Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-09-30

Inc u. L. u. faculty at Fayette re-
fuses to allow students to play foot
ball this year.
The Republikaner, the Norwe-
gian paper published at Lake Mills
has suspended publication.
The Mississippi is said to be higher
than for several years. and causing
much damage on the lowlands.
There will be a reunion of the old
soldiers of the 3Sth Iowa at New
Hampton next Wednesday and Thurs
day.
John Campbell, of Dougherty town
ship, Cerro Gordo county. raised 1000
bushels of potatoes on five acres of
land.
George Johnson, of Cresco, was
drowned by the capsizing of boat at
Minnesota lake last week, while
hunting.
s. E. Green, brother of the editor,
and Fred Schneider, formerly of this
city, have purchased the Fred White
drug store at West Union.
Two miles of cement walk have
been put in here this season. and indl-
cations are that more will follow be-
fore the season closes. -Fayette Postal
Gard.
Elkader, like DEBORAH, will hold a
one day picnic or carnival on the fair
grounds 1t will be given by. the
ladies on Thursday, Oct. LIST, and be
for the benefit OF the new opera house
in that city.
1t was cloudy all Monday and Tues
day. One man said. "We won't have
any fair if it don't clear off ;" and the
other one said."We won't have any
corn if it does.'' Be d. if you do. be
d. if you don't. Britt Tribune.
A lady who resides in one of our
neighboring towns admits that she has
been caught in the fake scheme offer
ed in the mails under the heading
"How to get fat for So" She sent
the money and received word to buy
it at butcher shop.
The city council of Iowa City has
passed an ordinance prohibiting the
distribution of free samples of patent
medicine throughout the city, OIL &C
count of so many children being
poisoned and sickened by taking over
doses of pills and nostrums.
"Out of sight, out of mind is a
time honored proverb which applies
with peculiar force to a merchant ad-
vertising. Who remembers the ads of
last year or last month? Keep your
name before the public in our columns
if you would not be forgotten.
At the Allamakee democratic county
convention held Saturday ticket
headed by Robt. Hufschmidt for rep
resentative was named. George Hall
was nominated for treasurer, l.. Eells
for superintendent, Joseph Fahey for
surveyor, and DR.. Bassiers for coroner.
A Lansing paper says that town is
over run with squirrels. They swim
the river and are doing the same
thing all along the line to st. Paul.
This migration is said to take place
every SO often, but that paper holds
to the theory that it is caused by the
total failure of the nut crop in Wis
consin tins year.
Fred Hoeft, a young man who
recently went to Breckenridge, Mimi.
from Charles City, with a threshing
outfit, met his death last Saturday in
peculiar manner. While scuffling
with some of hts friends lie ruptured
a blood vessel and fell over backward,
the blood squirting from his nose and
mouth, and death Immediately ensued.
OF course it isn't true, but here is
one on the farmer who sent s. in ans
wer to an advertisement, to learn
how to get pound of butter out of a
quart of milk. The answer came back
as follows: Take pan and pour a
quart of milk into it, having first
placed pound of butter in the center
of the pan. Lift the butter ont. :"
A large nugget Of copper weighing
at least ten pounds, was dug up in tb >
bluffs where they are grading for the
Illinois Central. by one OF the steam
shovels. Such foreign substance in
such place gives opportunity for
much surmise as to how it came
there. 1t is on exhibition at the
Cedar Falls National bank and it
will be placed in the Normal mu-
scum Gazette.
At just twelve O'Clock, high twelve,
Sept. IL, 1855. DR.. Charles @. Parker
first reached Fayette, Iowa. He came
on horseback with his pill bags behind
on the saddle, in which manner he
had ridden from Columbus. Ohio,
where he had previously been practic'
ing medicine 1t was his thirty second
birthday, and last Saturday this dou-