Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18

Prof. John Thaler OF Calmar has
organized band at Hawkeye.
The Waverly Independent says the
indications are that the sugar beet
crop will be the best crop in Bremen
county this year.
From now on we will close our
store at seven o'clock. except on Sat-
urday evenings, until further notice.
t. A. Price. 1878
Clair Baker. son of G. r. Baker of
Ridgeway, will start new bank at
ORama. Mimi. Hon. w. H. Klemme
will be one of the stockholders.
Two men have been arrested for the
burglary of the WEIGH and Powell
stores at Arlington short time ago,
and bound over to the grand jury.
The county records show that 400
acre farm in Floyd county is mort
gagged for $54. 900. This would bring
the land to s1S5 per acre if it paid off
the mortgage.
Mike Clark of Harmony was struck
by train on the Preston Isenours
branch Wednesday and instantly
killed, his body being decapitated
and badly mutilated. 1t is supposed
that he was drunk and wandered onto
the track. sitting there when the train
struck him.
Thursday of last week the Elgin
Canning Co., commenced its run for
the year 1907. The quality and guam
tity of the corn being put up is good
and for the first week they have made
large run. about S25, 900 cans having
already been put in the warehouse.
Over ninety hands are already on the
pay roll and more are being added
daily.
Clear Lake residents witnessed a
queer phenomenon the other night,
the streets being overrun by countless
lizards. The little reptiles. which
were about eight inches long, began
gathering soon after the electric lights
were turned on and they were so
thick that it was impossible to walk
without treading on them 1t is said
they were from the sloughs north of
town and were on their way to their
winter quarters in the lake.
Memorial university at Mason City
opened it's doors for the sixth year
with over one hundred students en-
rolled, the highest first day enroll
ment in the history of the institution
The G. A. r. interests of the nati ion
are taking hold of the maintenance
of the institution better than before,
and the school opens with good bal
ance in the treasury.
E. S. Blydenburgh. of Eldorado,
convicted of wife murder and who
served portion of life sentence, is
now free man. He was given his
freedom by Judge Evans. who took
the case from the jury and ordered
verdict of acquittal on Friday.
This development came at the close
of the evidence for the state. Blyden-
burgh's attorneys at the close of the
testimony submitted motion to take
from the jury, on the ground that
the state had failed to make case,
and this motion was at once sustain
ed. Blydenburgh was at once given
his freedom, and was heartily con-
graduated by his friends.
Whenever you are tempted to growl
against fate or complain of your lot
just look around and find out what
others are bearing. You will find
many men with more brains and better
education worse off than you are.
Then compare your lot with that of
such men and if you don't quit
complaining and go in for rejoicing,
there is something radically wrong
with your mental balance. When an
obstacle gets in your way, don't
waste time and energy in complain
ing about it. II you cannot push it
out of your path get over it. under it
or around it any way you can-and
leave the obstacle behind you. The
second obstacle will not appear half
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