Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-01-08

fuDllc opinion has forced upon the
city council of Mason City the advis-
ability of demanding a municipal
meat inspection in the near future.
On Thursday evening a vote was taken
that favored the measure.
The directors of the Fayette County
Agricultural society at their meeting
Saturday afternoon decided to build a
poultry house on the fair grounds be-
fore the opening OF the 1908 fair.
This will give the chicken raisers a
respectable place in which to show
their stock. Union.
Fire, supposed to have started in a
bin of fine coal near the furnace, de-
stroyed the municipal light plant at
Elma Monday. The plant was erected
about ten years ago and new dyna-
mo was installed two months ago.
Loss, IS, 900; insurance. $4,000.
The city fathers of Oelwein have
raised the mulct saloon tax $3.50 per
annum, and the price of the privilege
there now is $3.50. Through some
influence the license was reduced
about two years ago to 1000, and
now most of the reduction has been
restored Eight places have been
given permits to run under the revised
rate.
Miss Alice Perry, of Waterloo,
sustained the fracture of her left
wrist one day last week while wiring
ing water from pressing cloth. Her
father, Officer A. M. Perry, sustained
fracture of the left wrist before her
birth and his arm had not been strong
since. Physicians are of the opinion
the weakness in that particular spot
was hereditary.
They have school over in Fayette
county, says the West Union Argo,
which is attended by only two chill
dren, both from one family, as several
families in the district are sending
their children to the West Union
schools. The teacher draws $36
an argument in favor of the township
central school.
New Hampton is to have farmers
institute on Feb. 18th and 18th, for
the purpose of showing farmers better
methods of farming. Among other
able lecturers, President Storms of
the Iowa Agricultural college. will
deliver an address on Agriculture
in the High Schools and A. NJ
Wilson and Miss Ruth Wallace, both
of Ames, will also speak.
Howard and X. G. feathers, on the
Hornbeck farm six miles west of the
city. engaged largely in popcorn Gull
ture both last year and this. The
yield was much better last year, they
getting $40 Bushels from 80 acres, and
this year planting 90 acres from which
they got 600 bushels. They sell the
corn on the cob at $l.50 per 100
pounds. West Union Argo.
There is move on foot i'll Charles
City and at Marble Rock to extend
the electric service between these
two towns. A mass meeting will be
held in Marble Rock and the senti-
ment of the people entertained. Far
mers along the route via Roseville, if
they wish it, may sign up for the
service and in this way every farm
house will be supplied with electric
light service.
j. w. Judson, of Forest City, met
instant death by plunging from a
window in his room on the second
floor of the Hotel Summit. by acct
dent or suicidal intent. At the time
his wife was at breakfast in the din
ing room below. Mr.. Judson was n
years of age and for some time had
been in poor health. Mr.. Judson was
some years ago one OF the prominent
travelling statesmen of the Middle
West.
Undoubtedly the youngest grand
mother in the state of Iowa and per-
haps, too, in many other states, is
Mrs. Jerry Wagner, aged 81 years, of
Let's, who gained the distinction
Thursday of last week by the birth of
seven pound baby to Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Manley, the latter daughter of
Mrs. Wagner Both Mrs. Wagner,
and her daughter, Mrs. Manley, were
married when they were under six
teen years of age, which accounts for
Mrs. Wagner being grandmother so
early in life.
Clear Lake boasts of the oldest mar
ried couple in Iowa. in the persons of
Mr.. and Mrs. s. III. Richardson. On
Jan. 28th they will celebrate their
SEVENTEEN wedding anniversary. Mrs.
Richardson will be 30 years of age
in April, and her husband will round
out nine decades in August. The