Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-02

making plans for $50, coo church.
Father Brunson, of Fayette, a
Methodist preacher in his ninety-se
ondyear, preached in his home church.
Sunday, July 16.
Sumner has voted twenty five year
franchise to Leon Stewart of Omaha
to operate an electric light plant. The
vote on the franchise was 1876 to 6.
The Waterloo Chautauqua is said to
have had the best season Of its history.
The profits will be devoted to the
building of new and larger pavilion.
The annual reunion of the Union
Veteran association of Fayette county
will be held on the public square in
West Union on Tuesday and Wednes-
day, Aug 90 and 90.
A horse and buggy containing Neva
Manning. of Independence, backed
over bluff thirty feet high, at
DEVILS Backbone, pleasure resort
near Lamont, killing the horse and
girl.
The Arlington News tells that the
II year old son of Mr.. John Dexter
met with a serions accident recently.
The little fellow fell off load of hay
and caught the chain in his rectum.
tearing out the left side.
A Charles City automobilist has little
trouble while encountering teams.
He stops. and speaking to horses
auiets them, going on the theory that
the sound of the voice coming from
the direction of the machine dispels
their fears.
The first patron of Waverly hard.
ware store on recent hot morning
was freckled boy. "Gimme five cents
worth Of turpentine, he said as he
planked upon the counter an empty
pop bottle and bright new nickle.
PA says he's going to get rid of
them bedbugs if it takes everv cent
he's got democrat.
1t is said that man who won't
take his home paper because he can
borrow one has invented machine
by which he can cook his dinner by
the smoke from his neighbours Chin
ney. The same fellow sits in the
back seat in church to save interest ON
his contributions and is always bor-
rowing ride to town to save the wear
and tear on his own horsefesh. Yes.
to the man who uses the wart on the
back of his neck for collar button.
Several years ago remarks an ex-
change, a young man made his first
trip from home to make his fortune
and landed in small Dakota town
without money or nearby friends. His
thoughts turned to his aid home and
he wrote the following letter to his
father: my Dear Loving Father
am ON the hog please send me $50.
Your loving son." The loving father
read the letter. turned it over and
wrote on the other side. ride the
hog home. The young man reached
wrote his father for transportation
suggestions
Henry Clews, the New York banker,
was dilating on the dangers of deceit.
By way of illustration he told OF a
society woman who saw in a jeweler' &
window collar of pearls that she
wanted. She inquired the price and
was told $4,000. She gave her check
for $4,000, saying that she would send
her husband to see the pearls, but the
jeweler was to tell him they cost only
$4,000. The storekeeper was familiar
with that sort Of game and agreed.
The husband came to see the pearls
and that evening told his wife he had
bought them. His wife delightedly
asked if he had brought home the col.
lar, whereupon he replied: "No dear
had it sent to my mother. You know,
it is herbirthday tomorrow.
Although he is worth between $50,
600 and $40, 900 James Meany recently
began work as section hand on the
Illinois Central at Waterloo for 81. 8;
per day. Despite his seventy ode
years he labors necessarily - 90,
he is happy. Mr.. Mo- v'eu W
Waterloo a few ais ago. Like any
Waterloo ...han who has been accus-
., All mis- life to hard labor, when
Meany came to Waterloo he found
nothing to 40 about the home and be-
Gonna restless and walked the streets
IN search IL incidents to break up
tha monobny. He states that walk
tho sidewalks became very tedious
and the idewalks became very hard
toward ne last. He said that he had
token itupon. himself to superintend
tho conjunction of certain public
;mnroynent, but as he was self APP
rointed like many other retired far
mers. te place did not pay very much.
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dered brIltion OF the stomach and Is
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