Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-02

N1ohoihs iOOtDdhl prayer dt L OStNllle
has provoked the mayor of that town
to issue proclamation forbidding the
playing of the game within the town
limits.
Now is the right time to trans
plant elm trees or to bury in the
ground until spring. Will do until
ground freezes. Will also do to set
evergreens now. Joel Dayton.
Center township republicans solved
the race problem la Roosevelt by
electing a colored man constable. Mr..
Failes is probably the only negro hold
ing an elective Office north of Mason
and Dixon's line. Lansing Journal.
-Morrison's stove and furniture
exchange is busy place these days.
If you have second hand stove or
furniture, or want to buy good
stove or any kind of furniture, call at
his d ,uble store near Stiles Hotel.
All kinds OF furniture and stoves, a
large supply on hand, at very reason
able rates.
One dav last week while the pro-
prietor of a blind pig at Hawkeye was
at dinner some Carrie Nation sort of
person entered the shop by the back
door and knocked down and broke his
bottles of lightning exhilerator and
tipped the bar over.
Get map and be happy ever
after.
One of the most decided successes
this season, is the broad shou ldered
coat-a garment of rare elegance. and
of most stylish appearance. All
our coats are made in this fashion and
fit elegantly. Our prices are certain
ly the lowest and we guarantee every
garment we sell. Ben Bear.
The Eastern Star lodges of Iowa are
working for fund to build Mason
&c and Eastern Star Home for aged
members. The lodge at Manchester
mas pledged $1,000 if the home is
located there and Cedar Rapids, Mason
City, Msrshalltown and other cities
are after it.
Cut glass at The Button.
A pair of ferrets at the Alden mill
are kept in constant attendance to
protect the premises against rats and
mice. They put in an appearance
every morning for breakfast of
bread and milk but are seldom seen at
any other time. No. rats are ever seen
either. -Dows Advocate.
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scribers.
I1cHullChS, WCdltuy oCl
farmer living eight miles from Man
son, Iowa. went to town and cele-
brated the event, as was his custom.
Driving ho,ne drunk lie ran his team
into a ditch. and not being able to
exricate the outfit managed to unhitch
tine horses, and after walking about
five miles fell into a pond beside the
road where he was found badly frozen.
He was taken home alive but died a
few hours after. He had had his
"fun" and paid the penalty.
Suit brought by the administrator of
the Leonidas estate against the Dia-
mond 10 company and Mato Breen was
tried in Davenport and resulted in a
verdict in favor of plaintiff for 1000.
1t will be remembered that Leonidas
ia ner and son were shot and killed by
Mate Breen on the steamer Dubuque
just out of Davenport on the 10th of
July, 1902, the men having 1uarreled
on the boat. Two long and important
trials of the case were previously had,
and the mate acquitted on the ground
of self defense.
Our customers come to us for
quality and stay because they get it,
Brunt & Parman. 46-2
There was great fire alarm an hour
and half after midnight Tuesday
morning, The dining car on the new
G. G. w. Ry. between the creamery
supply house aud the old hawks roost
in the bend of the river, southeast.
caught fire from an old stove with a
pipe that didn't quite reach through
the roof. 1t was one of the combina-
tion diners and sleepers of the Dagoes
1t was handsome fire, but the alarm
was distressingly immense. A num-
Der of the boys of the fire department
got there in fine shape and moved the
rest of the cars from the burning one
Only one car burned and another one
was slightly damaged. 1t is estimated
that thousands of lives were destroyed
in the fire, but there was not human
life lost -Wayerly Tndenendent