Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-03-11

NEW hampton mas S<OoO persona
damage suit growing ont of defec
tive sidewalk.
Picturesque DEBORAH envelopes
containing pictures of public build
ings, at Brunt q Parman's. 10-2pd
The Farmers Mutual Insurance AS
ISOLATION of Chickasaw county gained
$50, 600 insurance in force in 1907 anc
now has 81. 532, 600 insurance in force.
Chicago Daily Tribune, Record
Herald, Inter Ocean. or Post and
Public Opinion. whole year, only
1919 AT this office only Aft
The c., M. Il st. P. railway com
pany have unloaded 5000 tons of coal
at North McGregor and $500 tons at
Calmar, in preparation of coal diff
culties libale to begin April lst
Tie occupants of the Fayette county
jail now number Is, the largest num-
Der in several years. An even dozen
OF the number are vags and DRINKS.
while four are held to the grand jury
for larceny.
Bill had billboard Bill also had a
board bill. The board bill bored Bill
so that Bill sold the billboard to pay
his board bill. So after Bill sold his
billboard TO pay his toard bill the
board bill 40 longer bored Bill
When the grand jury for the March
term OF court assembled at Dubuque
Judge Matthews announced that there
was not single case to be presented
for investigation. This occurrence is
almost without parallel in Dubuque.
Some of your buildings need new
roofs; buy good shingles now while
they are little cheaper, make roof
that will stand, one that don't need
fixing every year or two. G.. +.
Baker sells them. 6tf
Arch Berrier. the Nashua boy who
was tried for rape on Fannie Watkins
was found guilty and was sentenced
TO the reformatory at Anamosa for a
term anywhere from life down to a
few months, according to the new in.
determinate sentence law.
There is prospect that the annual
encampment of the Fifty-third Regi-
ment. Iowa National Guard, may be
held at Manchester next summer, in
case the regiment does not go to Fort
Riley, Kansas, to participate in the
maneuvers with the regular army
stationed at that Fort.
What am oratory, Brudder Jack
SOM" | will elucidate it to You
Brudder Simmons. Ii you says black
AIN white, dat am foolish. But if you
say black AM white, and bellers wifi
all de strength of your lungs an
pounds on table wifi bofe fists, dat am
orotory an some people will believe
you. Elk.
1t is officially announced that Thos.
ID. Healy of Fort Dodge will be made
general attorney for Iowa for the
Illinois Central road. He takes the
place of the late W. j. Knight of Du-
buque. Healy will retain his resi-
dence at Fort Dodge, a local attorney
being appointed to look after the in
terests of the road at Dubuque.
We have on what we term com
petent authority the the c., M. 4 St.
z. Ry. will extend the Turkey Valley
branch from West Union to Hawkeye
| and make it main line for its traffic
over the L K ID. and L. & NJ divisi.
ons. thus doing away with the Nc
| Gregor hills, which make the passage
of heavy trains too great a strain on
| its engines. The work of surveying
for the extension will be undertaken
as soon as the company can get to it.
-Hawkeye Beacon.
| Byron " Teet, prominent farmer
living in the country three miles south
of Edgewood, met with an accident
| Thursday night that cost his right
eve and may possibly cost him his
life. Mr. Teet was engaged in grind
ing feed when the tumbling rod which
ran from power house to the mill be
came disjointed and one end of il
struck him in the face, and Sc
mangied his right eve that it wa.
amputated by local physicians today
His condition is said to be precarious
though it is thought he will recover
He rs about 30 years old
Given Up TO Die.