Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-02-22

be established in Dubuque.
Willing, the Waterloo fire bug, was
sentenced to six years in the peniten-
tiary.
The official records show that Jan.
uary was the coolest January in ten
years.
It is believed at Mason City that
the census will show population Of
$4,000.
Fifty business men of Nora Springs
have formed an association to boom
the town.
Waucoma business men are rightly
insisting upon better fire protection
for their town.
Andrew Carnegie has offered Nashua
a 5000 library building under his
usual conditions.
There is talk of taking steps to Sc
cure the establishment of superior
court at Waterloo.
Usage boasts of larger number Of
secret society lodges than any town in
the state of its size.
Fayette county has nineteen cream
cries. They produced last year 1885,
556 pounds of butter.
The Spring Grove Herald is max
ing vigorous campaign for a gas
lighting plant for that town.
West Union won the damage suit
over VIM Anders, who asked damages
for falling on an alleged defective
sidewalk.
Efforts are being made to organize
500, 900 stock company at Dubuque to
engage in the cracker business. The
prospects are bright.
A hot air furnace in the home of
DR.. Brown at Waverly recently ex-
ploded, demolishing the furnace and
terribly frightening the family.
A factory for the manufacture of
pressed brick and cement stone is to
be established in Waukon this year if
sufficient amount of home capital
can be induced to invest in the enter
prise.
Someone at Charles City one day
last week poured kerosene over dog
and then set fire to the animal. If
there isn't "lake of fire" there
ought to be for that individual.
Nashua Reporter.
Skiing, the great Scandinavian win
ter pastime, is all the rage with the
younger element Of both sexes. The
adjacent hills and the deep snow afford
excellent opportunities for prosecuting
this strenuous sport at present. -Lans-
ing Journal.
J. J. Ries, we'll known citizen of
Alta Vista. committed suicide last
week Monday afternoon by shooting
himself drought he heart with a 80
calibre revolver. The deed was COM
mitted in his own home in the absence
of his wife.
A destitute family named Chase was
found in the woods near Cascade, Iowa,
last week They were sick and starv-
ing and some of the children, includ-
ing six year old girl, had no cloth
ing whatever. The father of the fami-
ly is wood chopper.
Congressman -Haugen has succeeded
in getting an appropriation of $70,-
600 for Mason City in the post Office
building appropriation bill, which
has been reported to the House, but
there is grave doubt as to the pas
sage Of the bill at this session.
At Waverly the city council rented
a room in the free public library.
The library board put up placards
with 'no smoking" thereon, but the
council refused to be bound by the
same and have pulled down the cards.
and now there is war between library
trustees and council.
H. G. Addie, who in addition to his
telephone duties, manufactures
number of electrical specialties, re-
ceived an order from a Milwaukee
jobber for 400 condensers to be de-
livered in twenty days. They were to
fill an order from the U. s. govern
ment. Times.
Thomas Gallagher. farmer in Han
over township, Allamakee county, lost
his home by fire last week. The house
was an old log structure, ceiled with.
pine. The biggest loss to him, how
ever, was 1856 in actual money, the
result of his fall theshing which he
had only lately collected. The money
was in the upper part of the house.
Sewers at CreScO.
At special meeting of the city
council last week bids for the con-