Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-07-22

A new bank was opened at Ran
dalia last week.
There are % cases of small pox
under quarani inc at Council Bluffs,
where the disease has taken virulent
form.
Before selling your hogs, cattle
and sheep see r. E. Elliott at the
First National Bank or Rock Island
stock yards. 19tf
A Chicago young woman who was
engaged to young man of the name
Carr ran away with street car con-
ductor. In other words. she changed
Cars.
The glucose works at Davenport
which employs 700 men, resumes
operations August lst. The plant will
then have been closed down for three
months.
W. r. Blake, editor of the Clermont
Enterprise, took trip TO Illinois two
weeks ago to visit his parents. and
while there had an arm broken while
playing ball.
Charles Hess. young man of Dy.
ersville, sustained broken back by
falling off load of hay last week.
He was working for farmer near
New Vienna
Owing to Inquiries on all sides we
beg to inform you that the splendid
piano used at the chautauqua was a
Story d Clark, furnished by AL. B.
Conigisky. 29tf
Gustav Dietsch and family of Post
Vile departed Monday for New York
City, from which place they sail for
Germany. Mr.. Dietsch formerly con-
Quoted the Postville "Voiksblatt
Ole Paulson is among the lucky
ones. he finding a dfty-four grain
pearl Wednesday. 1t is fine speci-
men, globe shaped. and is worth be-
tween $500 and 81. 900, says the Lansing
Mirror.
Last week two head of cattle be-
longing to farmer near New Hamp-
ton died from the heat in the pasture.
Old dairymen and stockmen say these
are the first instances of the kind ever
coming under their notice.
1t is not very often when you will
find father sitting ON the bench and
the son clerk of the courts. That
will be the sight when Joseph ].
CLARK takes the bench in Cerro Gordo
county soon. Mason City Republican.
For first-clas hair cut or shave
go to the Central Barber Shop, Haus-
wirth & Shema proprietors. We now
have four-chair shop and can give
you quick service. Shoe shining
parlor aud bath rooms in connection.
26tf
Evidence of spite work are apparent
in the killing Of valuable brood sow
on the Fred Turnbull farm, seven
miles north of Nashua. The animal S
brains were beaten out and it was
dragged some distance from the sty.
The sheriff and county attorney are
Investigating the affair.
Ringing Bros circus covered
Mason City and TT. Dodge with ad-
ve.tising matter for an exhibition last
week They did not appear in either
place and the advertising was done
simply to kill the patronage of
another circus that had dates in both
places.
Two little girls, Alma Pralle, aged
9, and Eleanor Carlson, have been
seriously injured at Hampton last
week. The little Pralle girl had Goth
feet nearly cut off by moving ma
chine, while the Carlson girl was
drawn into the revolving cylinder of
a manure spreader and had her arm
badly crushed.
Sheriff O. l.. Culver of Fayette Co.,
at st. Paul last week got high office,
being elected vice president OF the
National Association OF Sheriffs
This is the organization formerly
known as the Inter State Sheriffs' as
ISOLATION. the name being changed at
st. Paul and the membership thrown
open to all states in the Union.
Plaintive tale from the American
Greeting: The raspberry crop is now
ripe, but the chickens are picking
them. The hawks are catching the
chickens, the people are shooting the
hawks, the city marshal is after the
shooters, the public is after the city
marshal at all times, and the wet
weather is doing the public up gener-
ally.
The Doctor Away From Home When Most