Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-07-17

Il A miniature cyclone lifted brake
man Curtis off his train near Clinton
and deposited him in a corn field nea
by. He is nursing an injured kne,
and ankle and other bruises.
4 John Power, a prominent farmer o.
Delaware county, and his two sons-in
law, George Smith and Don Minkler
in ignorance of the law. threw gian,
fire cracker into the Maquoketa river
which caused the obstruction of q
large number of fish. For this otfense,
they were arraiRned before a justice
of the peace of Manchester who gave
them the minimum fine for such
offenses which with the costs amount.
ed to S56. so.
Awful results followed a spanking
of 10-year-old st. Paul boy, July
4th. The boy disobeyed his mother
and she chased him in the good old
fashioned slipper way, the boy having
been doubled over the maternal knee.
Following the descent of the slipper
there were explosions, then flames,
the boys hip pockets having been
stuffed with torpedoes, matches, fire
crackers, etc. Both boy and woman
were severely burned.
1t is quite probable. says the Bull.
letin-J Journal, that the Independence
street car line will soon be thing of
the past, much as such an outcome is
to be regretted. But that is the de-
cision arrived at by the directors of
the Gedney company, because they
feel that he limit has been reached
and that it is financial folly to put up
the large amount of money made nec-
essary by the new paving, simply as
a matter of pride in keeping up
proposition that never has returned
any profit and from present appear
ances never will
During the severe electrical storm
about four O'Clock Monday morning
Lightning struck the residence of Dr.
t. E. Fleming, presiding elder of the
Dubuque district of the Methodist
Episcopal church, on East Main
street The members of the family
who were at home escaped injury,
beyond the natural shock incident
to such an occurrence. The telephone
wire and electric light apparatus en-
fering the building were damaged.
Members of the family were asleep
not more than ten feet from the par
tition upon which the wall paper
was damaged somewhat too close for
comfort. -Manchester Press.
A queer accident happened at Fred
Kurth's farm several days ago. AS
his hired man was cultivating corn
the team suddenly went down into
the ground to depth of IL feet pull.
ing the pillow along. The horses were
all tangled up, one on top of the other
and it took several men over two
hours to get them out. One had to be
pulled out with team and was con.
siderably used up but will get over it
alright. There was no indication of
an underground cave as the field has
been worked for long time and moth
ing had been seen to indicate anything
of that character. 1t was close call
for the horses and Mr.. Kurth was for
tunate in getting off as easy as he did.
-Elkader Argus.
During the past few days Mr..
Tschirgo, civil engineer of Dubuque,
has been busy running lines on ALA
makee street, and will submit plans
and specifications to the city council
for the paving of two blocks north of
Main street. He says the paving can
be done at very moderate cost and
put the street in excellent shape. In
with the gentleman he
strongly urged the sewerage question
dealt with before the paving was car
ried to any extent as it would neces-
state the tearing up Of the streets
again for that purpose. He will SUBJ
NIT his figures and plans to the city
council who will probably take some
action on the matter at the regulrar
meeting next Monday evening. u
Waukon Standard.