Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-05-20

anniversary of it's settlement June 6.
The opening of the new state Odd
Fellows Orphan Home will occur at
Mason City today.
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finest premium we have ever given.
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Oelwein is contemplating the max
ing of city park. containing fish
ing and bathing pond, etc.
Mrs Wheelock was at Waverly last
week conducting cooking school
with her usual marked success.
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Governor A. B. Cummins is to deliver
the address to the high school gradu-
ating class of Chas. City on June Sd.
The biennial convention of the
Catholic Order of Foresters, known
as the state court. will be held in
Marshalltown, June 8 and 10.
By fall down an elevator shaft at
Waverly last week John Leet broke
his leg, dislocated his shoulder and
sustained various other injuries.
Waukon has prospects of getting a
condensed milk factory located there.
Sufficient stock has been subscribed to
insure the success of the undertaking.
There were three cases of white
and colored person being united in
marriage in northern Iowa last week,
at Waverly, Hampton and Mason City.
Every paid subscriber TO Public
Opinion is entitled to one of our hand
some new county maps free. Come in
and get one, or have your neighbor
call for it.
The new Carnegie library for Water
loo will be located in the center of
the river and practically form part
of the new Fourth street bridge now
being built.
The Times states that Ben Warner,
the. 'heatrical man, has purchased re-
'sidence property at McGregor and
with his family had arrived there for
the summer.
Gall and get one of the Winnesheik
county maps, if you are paid in adj
vance subscriber. New and old sub
scribers treated exactly alike.
A county good roads convention
will be called to assemble in Oelwein
at some time in the early part of
June. This is movement in the
right direction.
The committee on amusements for
the Woodmen picnic to be held at
Waukon in June has engaged the Ne
braska Indians and the Algona colored
teams for ball game.
Delos Prouty of Elkader was
drowned last week while boat riding.
being carried over the dam by the
swift current aud drowned in the
turbulant water below.
June 10th has been set for the dedi-
cation of the monuments given by
VIM Larrabee at Clermont. Special
trains will be run over the Rock
Island, and a one-fare rate given.
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handsome map of Winnesheik county,
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At Cresco ON the 23d and Gath of
June will be held the next meeting
of the Northern Iowa Veteran Associa-
tion. The principal address of the
occasion will be delivered by Maj.
Chas. Mackenzie of Des Moines.
Last week two pearl buyers direct
from Paris and three from New York
visited Lansing, McGregor and
Prairie du CHEN looking for gems.
Pearls valued at $1,000, $4,000 and S2l00
respectively were bought during their
visit.
The Butler county board of supervi-
1sors has ordered refund of ~, 800 of
taxes recently collected by the tax
ferrets in chat county. This is the
result of the recent supreme court
decision that taxes cannot be legally
collected after five years.
If You want one of those elegant
county maps, those made for carrying
in the pocket, mailed to you and you
are paid subscriber. send us three
cents in stamps for postage, and we
will send you one free. The card
board maps cannot be mailed.
Miss Mary Gaul, well known
dressmaker of Gutenberg, Dubuque
county, was killed last Thursday
while riding to Dubuque with store.
keeper. In some way the wagon was
overturned and the wheels passed
over her, killing her instantly.
The question, Resolved, that al
railroads within the United States
should be owned and operated by the
Federal Government. will be de-
Ill