Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-07-24

pended publication and it's editor ha,
taken charge of the Mabel Record.
A distinct earthquake shock wa:
felt at Fort Madison, Iowa, at 3 p
m. last Saturday. The Vibration
lasted several seconds.
Judge l.. M. Weaver, of the supreme
court of Iowa, has been elected presi.
dent of the board of directors of Ellis.
worth College, at Iowa Falls, to sue.
coed the late E. E. Ellsworth, found.
er of the institution.
Last week Tuesday A. X. Anderson
sold to Henry Schweinefuss 1415
acres timber land in section "a,
Springfield township, for 800 an acre,
the total consideration being $1,000. -
Ossin Bee.
Archbishop Keaue sailed Saturday
for Europe He will go direct to
Baden, Neuheim, Germany, where
he will spend the summer under the
care of an eminent specialist as is his
custom each year.
With an ice hook in his mouth,
Cecil Wright, the little Swear old son
of Ed Wright, Council Bluffs ice
man. was dragged through the street
at the back of an ice wagon. He is
permanently injured. He fell from
the rear OF the wagon and the hook
caught in his mouth.
We hear that Charley Morton, out
in North Dakota. had a'narrow escape
from bolt of lightning. He and
others were going bathing and were
on the lake bank, when lightning
struck near by, giving Charley such
a shock that he was unconscious for
"A while. He sent telegram to his
parents here to assure them of his
recovery. -Calmar Courier.
Joseph Meyer and wife received a
brief telegram dated July 18th from
Kansas City stating Will Meyer was
instantly killed. There were no
further particulars than that. He was
in the employ of a telephone COM
pany. Mr.. and Mrs. 10 Meyer left
here for Kansas City Wednesday after
noon. They have our heartfelt SYM
pathy in their affection. -Calmar
Courier.
The cellar is not always the safest
place during storm. To escape
what appeared to be coming cyclone,
a man named Hansford, residing six
miles south of Mason City, went into
the cellar of his home dur ing the
storm about midnight Saturday night
and was instantly killed by lightning
which followed down the chimney.
Hansford was a single man and came
from England only few years ago.
A couple of young men meeting an
Irishman asked him if he had heard
the news. 'What news?" says Pat.
"Why, the devil is dead" SIS that
so?' queried Pat, as he put his hand
in his pocket and handed each of
them quarter of a dollar. whats
this for?" they asked. "Well," says
Pat, "I'll tell you. In the old
country it's customary when the head
of the family dies to give the orphans
quarter.
A BROOKLYN newly married lady.
engaged in doing some cooking.
noticed that the supply of flour was
running short, but only needing a
little she thought she would get some
ont of a sack and leave the rest for
the merchant to deliver. So hastily
putting on her wraps she grabbed
what she believed to be pillow case
and hurried to the store, and asked
for dimes worth of -four. The
merchant took the offered receptacle,
poured the -four into it. when 10! it
streamed through two openings onto
the floor He held up the article and
the lady vanished, leaving -four and
everything behind. Instead of pill
low case she had brought certain
article belonging to her own ward
robe. -Ex.
The Butler County Press tells about
the meanest man in that county as
follows: A farmer living short dis
lance from this city in moment of
weakness the other day blew in 20
cents at a milliney store for hat
for his wife. On returning he was so
overcome with remorse that he went
out to the barn and did the hangman
act from one of the cross-beams. The
hired man happening along just be-
fore the curtain dropped on the scene,
promptly cut the old hayseed down.
He revived and apparently repented
of his rashness. At the end OF a
month, however, while expressing his
appreciation of his employees act he
qualified it by regretting the latter's
extravaganza in not untying the rope
instead OF cutting, and docked him
the price thereof. The hired man
believes that he cheated hell ont of