Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-08-28


West Union is making an effort to
secure twenty -four hour electric SER
vice.
Sand bars are becoming numerous
on the Mississippi river in the vicinity
of Dubuque.
Mason City is negotiating for the
removal of the Shaft boot and shoe
factory from Fairbault.
The Fayette County Veterans AS
ISOLATION will hold it's annual reunion
at West Union today aud tomorrow.
The Fayette County Fair dates
this year are Sept. 3-6, and a splendid
line of attractions is being advertised.
1t will be a big show.
The commandery in chief of the
Sons of Veterans, in session at Day.
ton, Ohio, voted 81, 900 to the Memoir
al university at Mason City.
The Elgin canning factory has de.
cided to double its power and boiler
capacity, and make other improve
mentA that will largely increase it's
outpn
Phil p Pawley, an Illinois Central
section foreman, was drowned in the
Cedar river at Charles City Sunday.
He was fishing and stepped into a
deep hole.
The Lamont Savings Bank and the
Beloit State Bank have purchased the
81. 600 in waterworks bonds of the
town of Lamont. The interest is 5
per cent.
The managers of the Charles City
Chautauqua met with success, tinan-
cially and otherwise, in it's 1907 as
sembly. The association now has
$500 in its treasury.
Joe Mounce of Elgin has filed suit
against Ira Bennett for So, 600 damages
claimed to have been done by the
latter to the former in fracas south
of Elgin on July 2Sth.
j. w. Cameron, an employee in the
@. q. w. shops at Oelwein, has been
engaged as instructor in the black
smith department of the state college
at Ames, and has gone there.
The Standard says the ticket sales
at the Waukon office of the Milwaukee
railway made an increase of at least
one-third during the last month, or
since the 2-cent fare bill became a
law.
All of our SO. 80 Oxfords 60 at
81 70, the 50 ones at 80. 40, and the
So 80 ones at $l.90. Remember that
these lots are all broken sizes that is
why we sell them cheap. Bromley d
Co. 1873
Merle Torson, ten-year-old girl of
West Union, while visiting at the
home of her grandfather in Dover
township, Fayette county, had a
swarm of bees light on her head and
neck. She was stung thirty-five
times, but recovered.
With the close of the present month
the postoffice at Jerlco will be dis
continued. Recent changes in the
routes have reduced the number Of
patrons of the office below the number
considered necessary for the support
of an office. New Hampton Gazette.
barrow Bros. bank on Monday
bought New Hampton city warrants to
the amount of $4,000, drawing 9 per
cent interest. The proceeds OF the
warrants will take care OF part OF
recent improvements and an overdraft
which had been created. New Hamp-
ton Gazstte.
Mrs. Suckow of Garnavil.o, met
with startling experience. While
reaching into nest of eggs she en-
countered black snake and it was
with difficulty that she shook the in
truder from her arm. Later the rep
tile was killed and found to measure
six feet in length.
While Otto Bartz, near New Hamp-
ton was separating his milk his eight
months old baby crept out to where
he was at work. The father let go OF
the handle of the machine, stopped
down and picked the little one up and
as he swung around one of the baby s
feet caught between the two cog
wheels, badly crushing it.
Men of northern Iowa are going to
the rescue of the recent tornado
sufferers with money. clothing, food
and assistance in other ways. The
relief has been systemized and a COM
mittee of farmers has made careful
investigation of the losses in personal
property, which they estimate at
500, coo.
$500 Reward
was offered without break for Twenty
Years for case of rheumatism which