Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-23

The Elgin city council has dispen
sed with the street lights, and the
Echo rightly "kicks."
Careful service is characteristic
OF our eye examinations, your eyes
are safe in our care. M. j. Soukup
Optician, DEBORAH.
G. E. Blodgett, agent for the Great
western railway at Cedar Falls, was
very seriously burned, when can OF
paint which he was warming on the
stove, exploded.
Send us your next order for
groceries. 1t will be appreciated.
G. A. Lomen's. 51-2
On January Clear Lake will vote
on bonding the city for $4,000 for i'm
provement to the water works. At
present the water is being taken from
the lake, but it is very unsatisfactory
and many favor wells.
Our new stock of fine jewelry
watches and clocks is now in, our
prices this year will be lower than
ever. Brunt & Parman, Druggists
and jewelers..
This paper received an interesting
letter yesterday from our old friend
Otto Drexel, of DEBORAH, one of the
biggest hearted men on the road and
whom 1t is pleasure always to
meet anywhere in this old world
sElkader Democrat.
Buy your Christmas groceries
from Geo. A. Lomen. All goods fresh
and strictly as represented. The
place to get honest value for your
money. 51-2
DR.. j. Mcdonnell has been appoint
ed railway physician for the Illinois
Central company at Nashua, to sue
coed DR.. j. d. Horton, who has served
in that capacity for a number of
years, but who has recently moved
to Paoli, Ind.
The Missouri Iron Co. have a no
tice elsewhere in this issue advertis-
ing for teams for work here at Wauk-
on about Feb, 1st, which would in
dictate that something in the ore line
is to move on and after that date
Waukon Democrat.
John Mcmahon of Howard, ILL.,,
who was in Mason City few days
fell from a bridge on south Main St.,
and was practically scalped. The
scalp was torn and fell from the top
of his head in large fold when he
was picked up. He claims to have
been knocked off and robbed. The
police are investigating.
The raising of buckwheat proved
to be quite a mortgage litter as we'll
as hogs and corn. H. H. Shields of
Mason City sowed four acres and
reaped lis bushels. This made 5000
pounds of -four and sells at 81 per
hundred, netting him about $3.50,
or an average per acre of $50. Buck
wheat requires about as little atten-
ton as anything that can be raised
on a farm.
George Lashbrook, resident of
Mitchell county, but employed for the
past few days at the Decker Packing
plant at Mason City, was dangerously
hurt by being struck in the face with
q circular saw he was operating. The
blade of the saw lacerated the flesh
in several places, cutting long, rag
ged gashes, which will leave his face
terribly Scared.
The safe in the wholesale drug
store of S. j. Peterson has been clos
ed for the last three weeks despite
the efforts of all corners to open it.
Mr.. Peterson was obliged to send for
an expert safe opener from Cincin-
natl to gain possession of his own
property. After two days work
with a drill under the direction of the
expert the safe yielded to the efforts
of the workers.-McGregor News.
In the damage case of William
Hamm, of Nashua, against the Him
ois Central company, a verdict was
rendered giving the plaintiff, Hamm,
$500 damages, the total amount sued
for being $4,000. One year ago Mr..
Hamm fell under the cars at Carr
Vile, where he had gone to work,
and was considerably hurt at the
time. Hamm claims that he was
standing on the steps waiting for
the train to stop, but instead 1t slack
ed up and then starting up again
1erked Hamm and threw him to the
ground.
we have earned the reputation
of being the largest fur dealers In
the west, by giving values SUCH as
cannot be had any where In the
county. We not alone undersell. but
we sell better coats. We make the
fur business our business In the sum-
mer time, so as to be prepared for
our customers wants In the winter.
See our great display Saturday, and
come prepared to buy good coat or