Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-01
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being constructed at Preston, Mimi.
Sweet cream can be had at the
Sugar Bowl, twelve cents per quart.
The Odd Fellows of Preston, MINI.
will erect an opera house and lodge
building.
Waukon sends delegation of nine
to the National Teachers Association
at Boston next month.
Mason City has Gentleman's Driv-
ing Club and very successful mat
inee was pulled off there last Tuesday.
Every paid subscriber to Public
Opinion gets a county map free by
calling for it. Greatest premium
ever offered
At a recent meeting of the city
council of Manchester it was decided
to pave five blocks of the business Sec
tion of the city.
Respectfully yours, DR.. S. Whit
beck, veterinarian, office Volding's
barn. No calls made from 10 100 to
5 100 Saturdays. 19tf
Forty dollars in prizes will be
given for the best showing made by
decorated carriages in line of parade
at Hampton's Fourth of July celebra-
tion.
at the annual meeting of the Iowa
Music Teachers Association at Ottum-
wa last week w. II. Pontius of Dubu-
que was elected president for the en-
suing year.
Capt. Merry of Manchester was
chosen trustee of Cornell College at
Mt. Vernon at the recent commence
ment, an honor bestowed on most
worthy man.
The Elkader fair will have DERBY
Day" The association has put up a
purse of $3.50 for one running race.
which is expected to attract string
of good gallopers and furnish some
fine sport
According to the Elkader papers,
Schoch, the base ball pitcher who was
making such a phenomenal record on
the Pacific coast, has "glass arm"
and it is feared that his days as a
pitcher are numbered.
Two Pacrkersburg men have in
vented device whereby the tongue or
thills can be instantly released from
a light wagon or buggy in case of a
runaway by simply pressing lever
within reach of the hand or foot.
1t is said that in the wreck ON the
Iowa Central near Waterloo last week.
in which eleven people were killed
and several injured, some of the pas
sengers in one of the rear sleepars
were not even awakened. Both the
passengers and, the cars must have
been good sleepers.
The regular monthly 1evi val of in
terest in the Waukon iron mines came
last week with the arrival of an inspec-
tion crew from one of the big mining
companies of Michigan. And as usual
on such occasions the Democrat re-
marks that the prospects for the operat-
ing of the mines are very bright.
The land agents of Iowa met at
Waterloo last week and formed an as
ISOLATION. Self protection against
INSCRIPTIONS and unprincipled agents
was the incentive which called these
men together and the meeting pro-
tested strongly against the practices
of that class of agents. J. M. Can
non of Cresco was chosen treasurer of
the society.
The Mason City National Guard
company will help Clear Lake cele-
brate the Fourth and will also indulge
in practice march going to and from
that city. The company in uniform
and accoutrements will march to the
Lake the evening before the Fourth,
go into camp and then march home
the morning after, all in real army
fashion. 1t will be good drill for
them.
One of the leading figures in the
recent Head Camp of M. w. A. at
Indianapolis was w. S. Hart. the we'll
known Waukon attorney. Mr.. Hart
was one of the floor leaders,in pushing
the Iowa REIMBURSEMENT plan. which
was finally adopted by the convention,
place which could have been filled
by only man of more than ordinary
ability, and they do say that Mr. Hart
filled the bill very satisfactorily.
A POOR SHOWING.