Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-09-23


A seventeen. pound channel catfish
was caught in the Cedar river at
Cedar Falls.
Iowa Falls citizens have subscribed
more than six thousand dollars to a
race park fund.
Rev. Geo. E. Shear, pastor of the
M. E. church of State Center. will
give up the ministry at the end of
this conference year. and about Oct.
LIST will enter the banking business at
Rockford.
A syndicate has purchased the mill
and water power at Independence and
also at Littleton. A concrete dam
will be put in at Independence this
fall. to furnish power for the mill
and manufactures.
The canning factory at WaverlY is
said to be packing from no. 900 to
140, 600 cans of corn daily. The corn
is said to be extra good and the very
best of it comes from ground in which
sugar beets were grown last season.
The Charles City Press says that
Harry Rolph of that city, has just re-
turned from five days pearl hunt in
the Cedar river near Mitchell, where
he secured nine fine pearls, the largest
weighing Ia 1-2 grains. and ranging
in value from $50 to $500 each.
Wednesday evening man giving
the name of Charles Meyer was ar
rested in the Oelwein post office by
Officer Young. The stranger was
asking for his mail when the arrest
was made. He was pinched on q wire
from the chief of police at st. Paul.
who stated that he is wanted for en-
bezzlement of $500, and that St. Paul
officers will come to Oelwein to take
him back there.
The trial of Walter Whitbeck. ac-
cused of the murder of his father.
Arlo Whitbeck. at his home near Fort
Atkinson last March, is creating much
interest in the Fayette county court
at West Union. The case is being
closely contested, and large crowds
are in attendance. The West Union
Argo is showing commemorate enter
prise in issuing twice-a-week editions
during the trial.
Ole Woldum is back from an inspec-
tion of the Canadian country up
about Calgary. He was accompanied
by his brother in law, Mr.. Nassett.
and another resident of Winneshiek
county and they were all so we'll i'm
pressed with the future of the country
that they bought a quarter section
farm apiece. 1t is in an irrigated
section and Ole cannot get over tel.
ing of the whopping big crops he saw
being harvested from it. Ole will go
back to stay, we fear.-Waukon
Democrat.
Canvass of the city reveals there
will be seventy saloons at the least
calculation put out of business Oct
lst. when the mulct decree is schedul.
ed to go into effect at Dubuque.
Failure to secure consent of property
owners and prevalence Of churches
and school houses will exclude this
number. Country sections where
unincorporated hamlets support drink
dispensaries will become dry. Activ-
ity among other saloons in zeal to
comply with the law is noticeable.
A party at Oelwein received a reg
istered package from Scotland recently
containing a piece of wedding cake,
and being sealed and registered the
custom officials in New York were not
allowed to break the seal. therefore it
continued in its course According to
law, the package was opened in the
presence of the postmaster. AS Oel-
vein had no custom house official it
had to be sent to Dubuque to pass
muster, and after whack at the pure
food officials it will be ready to hand
over to the owner.
Capt. Thomas Graham, who is OF
the custodian's force in the capitol at
Des Moines. stopped of Monday even
ing, on his return from trip to his
home at DEBORAH, for an over nights
visit with his army comrade. l.. b.
Raymond. The two participated in
the battle of South Mountain forty
six years before-Sep. IA, lS62-where
one of them was wounded. and it goes
without saying that the two old vets
found enough to talk about until a
late hour at night. Capt. Graham re-
turned to Des Moines Tuesday morn
ing. Hampton Recorder.
Chamberlain Cough Remedy One oil the
Best on the Market.
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