Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-05-08

)I While he was digging grave in the
West Union cemetery Monday after
noon John Stier was stricken with
apoplexy, and was found in the grave
about 10 minutes later.
The Luther League convention OF
Northeastern Iowa will be held at
Strawberry Point June rs. A fine
program is being arranged. and it is
estimated that about $50 delegates
will attend
An honest looking individual called
at Waverly millinery store, looked
at some hats, selected three to take
home to show his wife and have her
select one. He 'skidooed, and
neither man nor hats have been seen
since.
If you need wall paper, would you
not rather go to a place where there
is large assortment to choose from?
We have wall paper store. Our
prices are at least % per cent lower
than others. II. A. Prastmark q Son.
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In an automobile accident Friday
Mrs Hartman of Lincoln township.
Cerro Gordo county, was probably
fatally injured She was enroute
home from Mason city with her
| Inn ban "a or iC,I,
cameoff, throwing the occupants many
feet
-S26.15 buys 1907 latest improved
Edison Photograph outfit, No. 5.
consisting of one $40 90 Standard
Machine, one 31x22 flower horn, one
horn-stand, twelve Edison gold mold
Records. Pay Sc IS cash, balance
$500 per month, or 500. 20 cash.
Worth's Music Store. l2.tf
t'renzied because her little son was
caught under an overturned draw
loaded with coal. Mrs. Will Powell
of Mason City on Wednesday after
noon jumped from the second story
window to the rescue. She was badly
hurt. The boy was in danger of be-
ing trampled by the team, but when
rescued was found to be uninjured
Frank Bohenck, night clerk in the
North McGregor hotel, lies in Jail at
Elkader on the charge of forging three
notes each for the sum of 500 on
three local men. When arrested by
Sheriff Dittmer. Bohenck, who is
little more than lad, had squan-
dered all but $iO0 He is a young man
! from an old and respected family liv-
ing in Giard tonship, this county.
An attempt was made to wreck the
flyer OH the Illinois Central between
Nashua and Plainfeld Wednesday
ties..on the track. They were slanting
to the south and it was intended TO
wreck the southbound train, but as
that train was late the northbound
train passed over the obstruction first
and crushed them down so that they
failed to do the damage intended.
There is much talk of an iron high
bridge being built across the Missis-
sippi river at Lansing, the money
being raised by the adjacent town.
ships voting a tax and then asking the
Iowa and Wisconsin legislatures for
appropriations. This will also neces-
state the filling and bridging of
sloughs along the Wisconsin shore,
and it is proposed that the sand bars
in the river be pumped for filling
material for this purpose.
The Rev. Henry Luz, who was
ordered to resign from the Dubuque
German Lutheran church four week 5
ago or be ousted, retains his post 1t
is rumored that Luz remains despite
the orders of the synod. and it is said
the synod washes it's hands of the
whole affair. Luz declared from the
start he had never quit. He was
charged with devoting his time and
money to money making schemes TO
the exclusion of his pastoral duties.
Here is the human biography in a
nutshell, " says an exchange. Born,
welcomed, caressed, cried. fed, grew,
amused, reared, studied. examined.
graduated, in love, engaged, married,
quarreled, reclined, suffered. deserted,
sick, dead, mourned, buried and for
gotten
4 And here is another: Born, yelled,
spanked, teethed. coliced. crept.
walked, schooled, thrashed, colleged,
clerked, advanced, specialized, caught,
jailed, indicted, tried, escaped,
Europed.
Old DR.. 0rumm0n0.