Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-09-09

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deserted in June is the story told by
Mrs Nellie d. Hale in her breach of
promise suit for s25. 900 against Geo.
A. Gear, filed in the district court
last week at Des Moines.
Will Hazelton has purchased P. A.
Peterson's interest in the drug store
at Calmar and will conduct it in the
future. Mr.. Peterson has purchased
an interest in a bank at Fullerton,
Neb., and will remove his family to
that city.
Eddie, son of Nick Britton, sus-
tanned a fracture of his right wrist
Sunday afternoon while in the act of
cranking his fathers automobile.
Eddie tried to start the machine, and
the sudden reverse of the crank
twisted his wrist in such a manner as
to cause the fracture. Mr.. Britton
sold his machine to gentleman near
Clermont. -Ossian Bee.
Monday, Aug. 3lst, was the day on
which the Elgin Canning %. began
its pack for 1908. Although starting
little later than usual everything
looks promising, says the Echo, and
the corn which is coming in is of a
very superior quality and is cutting
we'll. There is very little doubt about
the pack this year being as large as
that of last despite the fact that the
acreage was cut down considerably by
the high water of several weeks ago.
A short time ago Sheriff Culver
sued Fayette county for the salary of
his deputy which he paid out of his
own pocket. The sheriff won in the
county court but it has been appealed
to the supreme court. If the sheriff
wins there. suits will be brought
against nearly every county in Iowa
for deputies salaries as heretofore the
sheriffs paid their deputies out of
their own pockets. The Iowa Sheriffs'
cases in the courts.
One Of the biggest individual ship
ments of live stock in several years
over the Rock Island from norther
Iowa has been made by John Griffith.
formerly we'll known resident of
Bows. but now engaged in stock
raising and farming in Emmett county.
The shipment consists of special
train of fourteen cars, two of cattle
and twelve of hogs. 1t is estimated
that at the present prices on the Chi
cago market fo- cattle and hogs that
the shipment netted Mr.. Griffith
$1,000.
An effort is again being made to
induce the board of supervisors OF
Fayette county to submit prop
osition to the voters for the levying of
q one mill tax for the erection of
memorial hall in honor of the Union
soldiers of the county. says the West
Union Gazette. The hall would
contain tablets bearing the names of
every soldier who enlisted from the
county, every soldier residing in the
county and every soldier who has died
and been buried in the county. A
petition will, we understand. be
presented to the board at the coming
session. There are many of us who
would like to see the petition granted.
A double elopement-but not in
high life-is the latest for Hampton.
Two dining room girls, Misses Agnes
Fox and Edna Kee. who strictly
speaking could hardly be termed coy
maidens, deserted their post of duty
at Hotel Rule early Friday morning.
and to date their whereabouts is a
mystery to their Hampton relatives
and friends. When last seen here the
girls were at the Iowa Central depot
in company with couple OF young
men who had been here during the
fair and held jobs at the horse barns,
being engaged in capacity of grooms
and described in horse lore as rub
bers." The young men left town on
the south bound passenger at :lS a.
m. and it is surmised that the girls
accompanied them to Des Moines. 1t
is mere thar probable that they will
return in few days sadder and we
hope wiser. Hampton Recorder.
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