Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-07

F. A. Hoyt is taking the initiative
toward the establishment of canning
factory at Fayette.
A lady at Arlington was scratched
by cat some time ago and blood
poisoning has developed.
Invest 81. 90 in our blood medicine.
You will find it the best investment
you ever made. -Brunt & Parman. 10-S
The Floyd County Farmers Insti.
tute is in session at Charles City this
week. Gov. Cummins speaks there
tonight.
-Salve Salve!! Spread the Salve,
but let it be Pine salve, natural
remedy for cuts, burns, sores, etc.
Brunt & Parman.
Andrew Carnegie has offered $50, DOC
TO Tabor College at Tabor, Iowa, con.
ditioned upon the raising of an
additional SIS. 900 for the endowment
OF the institution.
Amber Fern Prowse, daughter OF
John Prowse, of Manchester, died from
the effects of fall from wagon.
The little girl was riding home from
school with some companions and in
\ jumping from the wagon she sustained
injuries which caused her death.
Leslie Cooley is now full fledged
mail clerk. He made his first run
Wednesday, having been assigned the
run on the DEBORAH division, going
through here in the morning and eve
ming. We congratulate him on his
good fortune in being assigned to this
run. -Elgin Echo
Two infant children of George
Arends, of Hampton, were sutfocated
Thursday during the absence of the
parents, by the explosion of a gasoline
stove. The youngest child died in
stantly and the olLer one after few
hours, although heroic attempts were
made to save it's life. One child had
crawled under the bed to escape the
fumes and the other died in its high
chair by the table.
Last Saturday. Idel, the 10 -year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Smith, left home to spend the Sabbath
with her friend, Janette Bender, at
Fayette. Her father bought her tick
ct for Fayette at Hawkeye and saw her
onto the train waving her goodbye
as the train started She was to re-
turn Monday, bat did not come. The
family became uneasy when no letter
came and telephoned to M. Bender
and found she had not been there.
Her wher eabouts are unknown. The
distracted parents are making every
effort to find her. Gazette. 1t has
been learned since that the young lady
had eloped. -Fayette Reporter.
Miss Caroline Bensch, who lived
with the family of her neice. Mrs.
Louis Fritz, near Lycurgus, commit.
ted suicide Friday morning by hanging
herself from the ceiling of her room.
She had eaten breakfast with the
other members of the family, and a
short time later Mrs. Fritz missed
her, and thinking that she ought not
to stay in q cold room, went to find
her and found that she had taken her
own life. No cause for her act is
known and it is believed that 1T was
the result of fit of dependency,
brought ON by the thought that she
was dependent upon her relatives.
She was buried at Lansing-Waukon
Standard.
@. ]. Steno, of Hesper, Iowa, was
Waukon visitor Monday and caller
at this Office. Recently he learned OF
the excellent nerd of Chester White
hogs owned by N. j. Desmond, near
Waterville, and last week concluded to
secure some of his thoroughbreds, four
full blood blood sows which were
shipped here Monday morning. Mr..
Steno is one of the most prominent
business farmers of his township. and
besides the Chester White hogs which
he holds the best yet, has u fine lot
of Percheron horses and also Scotch
Collie dogs. In conversation with
him we came to the conclusion that he
is well posted in his business, though
comparatively a young man. -Waukon
Republican.
On the 18th of last October one f. T.
Clegg. an alleged-to-be wealthy real
estate man of Amigo, Wis, was
married to Miss Jessie Woodruff,
daughter of an Episcopal minister at
Sumner, Iowa. On Monday he was
arrested in Chicago, charged with
bigamy. 1t was anything but a
pleasing surprise to Mrs. Clegg' No 2.
to hear her husband admit that he
had another wife aud three children
in Wisconsin. Here is Clegg's sex
planation'' as reported in the daiiies
Somehow I must have forgotten
my first marriage in being so happy
with Miss Woodruff. The fellow
will be given an opportunity in jail
to try some cure for excessive
happiness and defective memory.