Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-05-29


Estherviile will celebrate its semi
centennial June A, and 6.
The new Iowa Odd Fellows home
at Mason City was dedicated yester-
day.
The members of West Unions NJ
E. church have just lifted $4,000
debt.
The date for the Woodman picnic at
New Albin has been changed to Tues
day. June 18th.
Some poor fellow proposes to fill a
''long felt want" with second news
paper at Hawkeye.
The Baptists of Waterloo have a
church lot and $50, 600 contributed
towards building on il.
The Mitchell county board of uper-
visors has ordered seven new steel
bridges for that county. 0
Reading glasses sl.O0 at Muller
Bros, Citizens Bank Bldg. 21-4
+. J. Billows the jeweler. 2l-2
Pres. MacL Lean of the State Univer-
sity delivers the commencement ad-
dress at Strawberry Point this year.
-Henney buggies are neat and built
durable. If you do not believe me
come and inspect for yourself. G. X.
Olson. 1914
The Woodmen of the World vii |
unveil a monument at the grave of
Rev. G. A. Marshall at Cresco on
Memorial Day.
Down in the mouth! You'll see
things in different light after taking
ADO Family Tea for your liver
25c. gal
Herb Sanders, wealthy retired
farmer of Charles City, committed
suicide Sunday by taking carbolic
acid aud paris green.
iniunctions have been filed against
fifteen Clayton county saloon keepers.
County Attorney Geske is informant.
The Masonic grand lodge of Iowa
will hold it's annual communication
at Clinton, June A, and 6, preceded
by three days school of instruction.
John Thompson, former Arlington
merchant, asks the federal court to
declare him a bankrupt and relieve
him of debts amounting to $l2, 740. 76
He scheduled no assets
A French Greek (Allamakee county,
farmer has just finished saving 56. 900
feet of lumber off his farm, all of
which goes into So, 800 house he is
intending to build the coming sum-
mer.
The bankers of Floyd Cerro Gordo.
Worth, Mitchell, Winnebago. Butler
Hancock, Franklin. and Hardin
counties. comprising Group Three"
of Iowa bankers. held their annual
meeting at Charles City yesterday.
Mrs. Henry Parker, of near Hawk
eye, was severely injured by kero-
sene explosion. The lady was using
kerosene to kindle a fire when the
flames burst from the front of the
stove and her clothing was ignited.
A two year old daughter was also
seriously burned.
Lloyd, the three year old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Mel Higgins, living west OF
Hopkintou, was burned TO death on
Friday. The boys clothing became
ignited while he was standing near &
pile of brush being burned and before
help could reach him he fell over into
the glow ng Goals He died several
hours later in terrible agony.
At the regular meeting OF Elk Camp
No. l48, NJ. w. A., held on Monday
evening last, the camp voted to buy
the hall they now occupy and have
rented for so long. This camp is now
in the most prosperous condition il
has been in since its organization anC
this is a move in the right direction
The building will be remodeled ant
repaired to meet the requirements o.
the order. Greeley Home Press.
A jury in the federal court returned
a verdict of guilty against Rev. JOIN
III. Swift of Winterset, Iowa, wh'
was tried on a charge of using tin
mails to extort money from W. j
Cornell, a prominent banker of Win
terset Swift's letters threatened t
expose alleged improper relations be
+, tween Cornell and young woman il
Swift's church choir.
Messrs Palmer q Schonenberg o
Minneapolis, representing the Har
rington-Skiles Co., fiscal agents o
that city, were in Cresco Tuesday am
Wednesday in the interests of tina
company who are engaged in fnanc
ing the "Dan Patch Air Line. 4" Thei
business was to give the people O
Cresco an opportunity to subscrib
for the preferred stock of the electri
line From here they went to DE
corah. While in the city they CAV