Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-08-19
neiQbborbood Deus.
Interesting Items OF News Cleaned
From the Press Of Neishborins Counties

Canton, Mimi. has voted to erect a
new school building.
The Floyd County Veteran associa.
tion will meet in Charles City,
August ~.
A New Hampton, man who has
about 175 stands Of bees will sell
nearly fifteen hundred dollar worth
of honey this fall.
Frank Benedict, section foreman
on the @. & n. W. at Mason City,
lost both legs by falling under a
gravel train last week.
A modern tenement house is being
constructed at Mason City, 1O3x104
feet, three stories and basement, to
cost between $66, 900 and $4,000.
A twenty-five pound pickerel was
caught at Spirit Lake one day last
week, the largest fish taken from the
lake in several seasons The fishing
is unusually good THIS year.
David Johnson of Village Greek
killed the largest rattle snake ever
heard of in these parts last week.
The reptile sported sixteen rattles and
was as large as mans arm. Lansing
Mirror.
Paul d. May of Waukon arrived
home last week Monday evening from
the Philippines where he has been
in the service of the United States the
past three years, coming more direct
ly from Alaska.
The boat "Oleander, - built at the
Iowa Iron Works in Dubuque, has
been completed and started on it's way
to Memphis, Tenn, where it will do
duty for the United States government
as lighthouse tender.
Officer James DeHaven, at Nc.
Oregon, shot an unknown stranger
through the left breast Thursday
night, who had resisted arrest for dis
orderly conduct. The stranger has
since been in a serious condition.
The Democratic Senatorial Conven.
ton for Fayette and Allamakae
counties will be held at Postville
Aug. % to nominate a candidate to
oppose Archie Wilson in the political
foot race to the State Senate at Des
Moines.
The widow of Fred Bopp, the
Fayette county banker who was killed
in wreck on the Northwestern some
months ago out in South Dakota, has
commenced damage suit against the
company, $4,000 being the amount of
her claim.
Gentlemen of the jury" said a
Tecumseh, (Neb lawyer last week
"Thera were just thirty-six hogs in
the drove. Please remember the fact
just three times as many as in the
jury box, gentlemen. 1t is needless
to state that the lawyer lost the case.
The visit of Capt. R. P. Hobson to
Clear Lake last week was made gala
occasion at the lake. Besides his lee.
ture yacht party, including all the
craft on the lake, was given in his
honor, as we'll as yacht race, ball
and other elite functions, in each of
which he was the central attraction,
surrounded by dozens of Clear Lake
girls each of whom appeared pretty
enough and willing enough to be
Hobsonized.
The annual reunion of the Union
Veterans association of Fayette coun-
ty was held at West Union last week.
Nearly $50 veterans, many of them
with their families, were in attend
ance. Perfect weather prevailed. The
tents were pitched on the court house
square and all the exercises were held
in the open air. Col. ID. j. Palmer,
state railroad commissioner, was pre-
sent, as also was r. 7. st. John of
Mitchell county. These gentlemen
were each the subject of a resolution
adopted at the business meeting of
the association, the latter being de-
'clared the candidate of the Fayette
county veterans for next department
commander of the G.. A. r.