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

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possible bargains at the Great Fir
Sale. A. Neish q Sons.
Mrs. Martha Ramsey, of Iowa City
recently deceased, has left AN estat
valued at S75, 600 to the State Univer
sity of Iowa. The bequest was mad,
in memory of her husband. DR.
Mark Ramsey. once superintendent of
the asylum at Mount Pleasant, anC
lecturer of the S. U. 1. College Of
Medicine.
A female lion tanner with the
Patterson carnival shows, met with
a serious assault at Dubuque las,
week. During an exhibition, an ugly
lioness became enraged, striking the
woman with a sweep of its paw and
tearing her breast and right arm. She
was rescued by an attendant welding
red hot bar. The crowd became
panic stricken.
At picnic at Humboldt, July 18th,
a which Frank Gotch and Charles
Hackenschmidt were giving an exhi-
bition wrestling match, the temper.
airy grand stand collapsed and twenty
people were injured. Their injuries
consisting chiefly Of broken legs and
arms. Gotch arrayed in wrestling
tights rescued his sister who was in
danger of being seriously hurt.
Don't become discouraged, and lose
faith in good old Iowa, simply be.
cause she happens to be few days be-
hind time with her showers and sun
shine, says the Kensett News.
There is not single case on record
where anyone ever starved to death
in this garden spot of the world, un-
less they were too cowardly to steal,
or tudam lazy to work. Iowa takes
care of her own, and a goodly por-
tion of the balance of the world even
in a short crop" year.
An Oelwein dispatch to the Des
Moines Capital says: ''Hazleton
capitalists are preparing to build an
interurban line from Oelwein TO
Hazleton, with the idea of making
the latter n residence town for the
railroad and business men of Oelwein.
The road would draw heavy revenue
from those who patronize the park at
the site of the dam. Gasoline motor
type of car is favored for the line, to
avoid the expense of putting in an
electric plant.
Over at Londo1, Mimi, a farmer
Swaneberg has freak talf that is at.
tracing good deal of attention. The
calf is all that is claimed for it. From
the knees down it is pretty fair
calf. Above the knees it is as near
like mud turtle as possible. 1t has
a shell on its back, iolnted tail,
down to the point. The
head is like that of a calf but with
shell above it. 1t has two mouths one
like calf and one like turtle. A
man interested in animal curios from
st. Paul came to see it the other
day and Chicago seeker hunted it
out recently. The owner may secure
a fancy figure for the creature though
the calf's mother seems quite dis
gusted with her baby. Austin
Herald.
The Sisters of Mercy of this city
have notified the Physicians associa-
tion of Mason City of their intention
to accept the offer made to them to
assume $50, 600 of the cost of the new
$50, 600 hospital to be erected there.
The sisters have agreed to furnish
this amount and assume charge of the
new hospital, providing that
Mason City will furnish $50, 600 in
and site for the building. A
OF Mason City physicians
and business men have been appointed
to raise the money and get options.
So far the sisters of the local hospital
have only accepted the proposition OH
the condition that Mason City meet
them half way, but of this there is no
room for doubt. as Mason City is an
xious to get the new building. -Du.
buque Times-Journal.
Herman Woiters took load of milk
to the Bremen creamery Tuesday
morning. The rain that morning made
raging torrents of every creek and ra-
vine. The creek at Laird's grove had
risen and was many feet higher than
usual. Mr.. Wolters came along at
about 10 o'clock on his return home.
The current swept his team from the
grade into the creek which was about
five feet deep. A son of Mr.. Wolters
saw from the house what had happen
ed and ran to rescue his father. Mr..
Wolter got away from the team and
out of the stream with nothing worse
than a severe ducking. BY this time
Louis Keller, who was looking after
his sheep in the pasture, heard the
racket and calls for help. He hurried
to the scene and helped young Wotlers
cot ont the. horSas one Of them