Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-07-15

37S births and only 100 deaths is the
record compiled by Cerro Gordo coun-
ty assessors, for the year 1907. That s
good
Fort Dodge is having quite an
epidemic of typhoid fever owing to
the heavy rains washing pollution in
to the wells of the city.
For a first-class hair cut or shaw Q
go to the Central Barber Shop, Haus-
with 81 Shema proprietors. We now
have a four-chair shop and can give
you quick service. Shoe shining
parlor aud bath rooms in connection.
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Ringing Bros. circus passed through
Fredericksburg Sunday and it required
six train loads to transport it from
Dubuque to Minneapolis. Not thirty
years ago Ringing Bros. all five of
it was here that they started their
menageria by buying two wild cats of
Elias Impson and Eli Gouldsberry.
Now they employ twenty times more
people than attended their show at
this place at that time. News.
a wholesale tobacco and cigar
establishment which will supply the
trade in Mason City and all the sur
rounding territory will be opened in
a few weeks by ]. L. Liesenberg. Mr..
Liesenberg has conducted small to-
bacco jobbing establishment in
Charles City but goes to Mason City
to make his establishment large and
to take avantage of the extensive
transportation facilities offered by
numerous railroads.
The Hart Parr company has re-
ceived another fine order by cablegram
from Manila. Philippine Islands. The
order called for two traction engines
to he shipped at once for use of the
government in the great work which
it is carrying on in the far off Pacific.
This order will make four engines
which have been sent to Manila and
bearing as they do the approval of the
government will be splendid testi-
mony in fastening their introduction
into every country in the world. -
Charles City Intelligencer.
An Independence, Iowa dispatch
says: -Four thousand people waited
in vain on the nations natal day for
the great spectacular engine smash-up
which was to have been staged, as the
big feature of this city's celebration
of the Fourth With miniature
track constructed, and two life-sized
engines steamed up ready to dash into
each other the engineers and firemen
suddenly disappeared, the fires went
down and the bluff was off. When
later in the day he was almost mobbed
and only the aid OF police authorities
kept away the maddened throng'''
The Upper Iowa Power 90. are busy
running their wires from the site of
their old dam to tie new location two
miles further down the river. The
plant at DEBORAH will furnish the
power for running the machinery in
putting in the new dam. The line to
Waukon will be commenced soon. the
first car load of poles arriving Satur-
day. IL will take about ten car loads
to complete the line. -Standard.
Throwing himself against the fly
wheel in the Independence Tile Fact.
DRY, whiriing a full revolution. and
finally succeeding in throwing off the
belt, Fred McGown Thursday saved a
young man named Coons from certain
death in the mixer. Work was
proceeding uneventfully in the plant
when the whole force was aroused by
Coons' agonized shrieks. Looking in
his direction, the men saw Coons
horribly entangled in the machinery.
the grinding oogs imbedding them
selves in the arm and side OF the suff-
erer. McGown was the one man who
was not transfxed with horror. He
jumped at the belt. sidewise blow
failed to throw it off the wheel. He
struck another and failed again. Then
McGown caught hold of the belt with
both hands. The fast moving band
bore him along to the wheel. He did
not let go. Instead he went on and
up and down on the other side. AS he
reached the end Of his revolution his
effort succeeded. The belt was off. A
dozen hands reached for Coons and
tenderly extricated him. His arm was
broken in three places and big holes
punched in his side. McGown pooh.
poohs his deed. but friends are plan
ming to notify the Carnegie committee
on prizes for heroism.
During the summer kidney irregu-
larities are often caused by excessive
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