Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-25

A new iron foundry that will en-
ploy 400 men is being erected at Water
loo.
Lansing is making elaborate prepar-
ations for its second Farm Festival
Oct. IA.
"A city in Iowa is large bunch
of houses completely surrounded by
corn fields" says the Perry Chief.
The people of Cerro Gordo county
voted last week to instruct the board
of supervisors to spend $40. 600 or less
for the purchase of site for a fair
ground.
There are so many people going
around with subscription papers that
a man can make money by locking up
his place of business and staying at
home. -Ex.
Robert Ulrath had a peppermint
ranch of four acres near Britt this
year from which he has distilled 100
pounds of oil worth 81. go per pound.
giving him q return of $50 per acre.
The storm of last Tuesday night
was one of the heaviest in yea rs
throughout northeastern Iowa and
southern Minnesota, and the neighbor-
ing papers are filed with accounts of
damage done by lightning and high
water. A mile and half east of
Lanesboro, Slette. a laboring man
was killed by lightning while in bed,
while boy sleeping beside him was
not injured.
The two children of J. l.. Laird, a
prominent business man of Mason
City, were attacked by hog while
paying visit to the Laird farm north
of the city and both seriously injured.
The animal had the children under
her feet, when warned by the cries.
Mr.. Laird ran to the rescue. The
boys face was deeply cut from the
vicious teeth of the hog and his body
badly bruised. The girl escaped with
a lacerated arm and torn clothing.
Billy Hoffman, working for o. F.
Freehauf, had narrow escape from
death Wednesday morning. He was on
an electric light pole making some re-
pairs when fash of lightning passed
over the wire. He was stunned for a
moment and when he recovered he was
hanging by the life belt which he had
luckily fastened to the pole, precau-
tion which linemen do not always
take. The hand in which he held a
pair of nippers was slightly burned. =
Cresco Times.
A land owner of this county was in
the office a few days ago and volun-
teered what seemed to us at least some
interesting information. He has a
tendant on 160-acre farm who is
able to pay his entire rent from his
chickens and retain his entire crop
and dairy products for himself. The
man is raising 1000 chickens this
year. 1t can be easily figured that
these chickens and the eggs will take
care of the rent. Here is one of the
possibilities Of farming. Iowa Falls
Citizen.
A Fort Dodge young man went to a
preacher to get married, and the
preacher asked. "How old are you.
John?" He replied: 81 am half as
old as my father. He is two years
older than my mother. My eldest
sister is two years older than my
youngest sister. My youngest sister
is four years older than my youngest
BROTHER "How old are they al
together" asked the preacher. The
young..man replied that the five chill
dren were seventeen years older than
his father and mother. How old Is
John and each of the children and
his father and MISUNDERSTANDING
Well, if the young man isn't married
until the preacher gets his age figured
out. we fear that he will be paying
taxes on his single blessedness.
was so weak from an attack of
diarrhoea that / could scarcely attend
to my duties, when took dose of
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. 1t cured me en-
tirely and had been taking other
medicine for nine DAYS without
relief. heartily recommend this
remedy as being the best to my know
ledge for bowel complaints. r. G..
Stewart, OF the firm of Stewart q
Bro. Greenville, Ala. For sale by
Engbretson's Pharmacy. I'm