Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-06-01

at sioux Clty June Itn. Tor a three
days session.
The Anamosa Fair Association has
decided OH having all running races
at the coming fair.
The Oresco Driving Club will hold
a matinee race meeting next Tuesday
afternoon, June 18th.
Will Duffy of Waterloo township,
Allamakee county, drew bounty on
five cub foxes last week.
A large consignment of small brook
trout was placed in the streams of
Howard county last week.
A GAINESVILLE man who did veter-
nary Job for friend was fined $50 for
practicing without a license.
The little girl of G. A. Hinkley at
Nashua pumped kerosene out of can
and drank it, almost dying uf strangu-
lation.
Chatfeld, Mimi, claims saloon
keeper who has dispensed liquor for
forty years and has never taken dose
of his own medicine.
Henry Hudson, working in a restau-
rant at Oelwein. was nearly barned to
death from an explosion of gasoline
lighting plant last week.
Fireman Claud Byerly was thrown
from an Illinois Central engine while
rounding a curve near Charles City
last week, and very seriously injured.
James Andrews of New Hampton
was given a $1,000 verdict against the
Great Western railroad for injuries re-
ceived while working on the section.
The Charles City Home for the
Aged, was the gift of Hon. S. B. Starr
three years ago and he has just made
another donation to The home of 1000
IN cash.
The Iowa and Minnesota State Line
Old Settlers association will hold Its
annual celebration at Chester on June
II. An elaborate program of races
and sports has been prepared.
On account of differences between
the firm of E. Oppenheim & Go. of
New Hampton and Chicago parties,
the clothing store of the former was
closed last week, and the stock will
be sold out sacrifice sale.
A most extraordinary case of suicide
is that of d. S. Campbell of Sioux
City. who shot himself while asleep
in a chair in the Office of Weber Bros.
on Friday, by using a revolver that
was in the. pigeonhole of desk.
A young lady applied for teachers
certificate. "Did your daughter pass
the examinations" asked an interested
friend. NAV - replied the disguised
father. Dew yeou know they asst
that gal about doin's that he'd hap
pened long afore she was born"
The forty seventh annual commence
ment of Upper Iowa University will
take place on Thursday morning.
June Is, at Fayette. The speaker on
that occasion will be Hon. M. j.
Wade, Dne of Iows's greatest orators.
At Hopkinton the sidewalk commit
tee got out with can of red paint
and branded the dangerous sidewalks
with the mark of red cross. 1t was
a danger signal and also notice to
property owners that the walks needed
repairing.
The dog poisoner is abroad in Usage
and as result q number of dogs,
several of them quite valuable, have
died. A reward of 800 has been
offered for any evidence that will lead
to the arrest and conviction of the per-
son or persons who did the deed.
A six year old child living near
Prairie du Chen. accidentally got a
cherry pit inserted in his ear a few
days ago, and was taken to the sani-
tarium where an operation was per-
formed though in vain, for infiamma-
tion had set in, resulting in brain
fever from which the child died.
A sharper has been working Mason
City people, offering years subscrip-
ton to Frank I,eslie's Magazine and
an album with music box attachment,
the whole shooting match for one dol
lar. He has been raking in a good
many cartwheels, as the sucker crop
seems to be unusually large this year.
The New Hampton Tribune COM
plains because the graduating class of
that city sent to Chicago mail order
house for the stock for their programs,
although the printing was done by one
of the New Hampton offices. The Tri-
bune says that the class lost $3 by the
operation, and it wonders if the gradu-
ates of 1904 will 60 to the mail order
house in Chicago for a write-up OF
the commencement exercises.
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