Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-08

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barn. No calls made from 10 100 to
8 90 Saturdays. loft
The Mason City Globe Gazette has
installed new Merganthaler linotype
machine and has sold it's Simplex to
the Waverly Democrat.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application to organize
the First National Bank of Fayette
with a capital of $25, 200.
Rev. M. S. Rice, the we'll known
M. E. minister of West Union, was
made d. u. by Upper Iowa Universe
ty at the recent commencement.
The Sewell & Day Irvine is made
from the best qualities of fiber that
are grown, and is sold with a guar
antee that it is absolutely as repre-
sented. j. j. Marsh.
The Manchester News says that VIM.
f. Curtis, the noted correspondent,
will spend few days this month in
that city and furnish his paper some
thing about the state fish hatchery
there.
, Robert H. Ni,hol, reporter on the
Charles City Daily Press and we'll
known newspaper man, was married
Friday to Miss Kittie Holverson of
Forest City. The wedding took place
at Albert Lea.
Bennie Lange, the son of we'll
driller at Postville, while oiling his
father machine last Tuesday, became
caught in the shafting and before the
machinery could be stopped was badly
injured. although not fatally.
Clear Lake gets the district Wood.
mems picnic next year and the local
camp of that city has chosen Editor
Gray of the Mirror as head of the ar
rangements for the picnic. That in
sures a successful event from the start.
-Sewell & Day of Boston, Mass.
have manufactured twines and rope
for the past thirty years, and their
goods are known all over the United
States to be high grade. j. j. Marsh.
Lightning struck the county court
house at Toledo Thursday morning.
doing considerable damage to one of
the towers of the building bat no fire
resulted. The custodian, though quite
near, was shocked but not seriously
injured
Waverly will be the home of the
Apostolic mission house of the arch
diocese of Dubuque. This announce
ment was concluded Friday evening
at st. Joseph's college. The apostolic
mission is body of priests banded
together for the purpose of spreading
the Catholic faith.
Rev. A. s. Mcconnell, who was for
fifteen years up to 1890 pastor ct the
Congregational church at Cresco and
was we'll known all over this section
of the state, died at his home in Web
ster City last week. On account of
his poor health he had not been
preaching for several years.
Andrew McElhinney, an eccentric
old miser and said to be millionaire,
died suddenly in Waterloo last week.
His great wealth was not generally
known until few years ago. when the
tax ferrets unearthed large amount
of securities, etc., and made him dig
up a goodly sum for the county
treasury.
According to the Britt Tribune. the
lady who has lately become engaged
to Bob Fitzsimmons, the pugilist,
once resided near Britt. AS SOON as
her mother heard of the engagement,
she packed her grip and went to Chi
.cago, presumably to head the thing
off. The BRIDE be is an actress in
Bob's company and is widow.
X despatch from Cedar Falls says
The neighbors of Justice l.. Knapp
were treated to novel sight, that of
watching live green tree consumed
" hiN NuuSNu w % INV NllC ilOiIi tllC
electric light plant coming in contact
with "a large limb. The fire was not
extinguished until the limb was COM
pietely burned off and fell to the
ground. -
Last Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs. G. II.
Blossom of Waverly celebrated their
G3d wedding anniversary. This is
something unusual, as we believe that
statistics would warrant the statement
that not once in thousand times does
couple enjoy the companionship of
each other for three score years and
three. They were both apparently in
the best of health.
At the DEBORAH and Dubuque Dis
trict Epworth League convention at
Fayette last week 1873 delegates
registered and an excellent program
was carried out. j. W. Kint of Del
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