Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-08-26

up TO last week McGregOr had re-
ceived contributions for food relief to
the amount of Sc, 442. OF.
Before selling your hogs, cattle
and sheep see r. E. Elliott at the
First National Bank or Rock Island
stock yards. 19tf
A telegram from Ida Grove says
Theis Bros, of Arthur. Ida county,
hauled load of popcorn to town that
weighed 1890 pounds and sold for
$l10. SO, a record for single wagon of
farm produce in this country.
Three hundred and seventeen bushels
of winter wheat from eight acres of
land, thrashed out and sold and net
ting $3.50 from the little tract, is the
record of Hamilton county farmer
living two miles east of Jewel Els
therville indicator.
S. D. Mitchell. travelling salesman
for the Fowler Co., of Waterloo.
dropped over dead in the dining room
of the hotel at Northwood, last week
Friday. Mr.. Mitchell was we'll
known in this city and was a man
who made friends wherever he
travelled. He will be greatly missed.
A Chickasaw county correspondent
comes at US thusly: what Iowa
county can match that of Chickasaw?
Into the John Kolthoff home came four
lusty boys, all in a year. The first
pair of twins is not yet year old and
the second pair is now about two
weeks old. All four bid fair to grow
to worthy manhood, but in the mean
time the parents have something of a
problem OH their hands. -
James Gaul, living northeast of
Plymouth Rock, sustained fracture
of the collar bone last Tuesday morn.
ing while driving to town with load |
of hogs. He was sitting on board,
placed across the rack. and turned to
speak to a party driving behind him,
when in some way. he doesn't know |
just how, he was precipitated to the
ground with the result above mention
ed. -Cresco Plain Dealer.
While unlimited success has been |
theirs. when an appeal for aid came
from their boyhood town, the Ring
ling Brothers, kings of the circus
world. did not forget their childhood
hop,a apd raopondad with q donation /
of 500. The Ringlings lived in Nc
Gregor when boys and received their
earlier education there. When the |
Civic league was organized. after the
disastrous food swept away part of
the town. a public appeal was sent
out over Iowa. This appeal came to
the notice of the Ringing Brothers.
who responded promptly with a do
nation for the Ood-stricken town.
Mrs. O. H. Hanson of Fort Dodge is
the owner of apple trees that bore
two crops of apples last year. bloomed
three times. and this year are working |
out this strange freak again. Trees
are now in full Gloom for the second
time this year. and almost before the
first large crop of apples has been
gathered. These second blossoms
have been seen and present peculiar
appearance at this time Of the year.
with an odor that reminds one of |
spring. Last year the trees bore a
large crop of apples in August, and
the second blossoms had begun to ap-
pear at the picking. When frost came
the apples Of this second crop were as
large as hazelnuts and third set of
blossoms had appeared. This year the
trees bid fair to repeat the continuous
performance.
The home made souvenir card is the
real thing in Oelwein just now. 1t
has superseded the manufactured card
co large extent among people capable
of making it and its use is many and
varied. as it's nature. In the making
il requires the cunning hand or the
possession of some knack or fad such
as pyIOSIdpHJs photography Va any
thing that can produce novel effects
on the cards. Some people just pose
their friends in interesting or novel
positions and press the bulb OF the
CO. .. The result transferred to a
ID is sometimes interesting and al
ways novel. Some even carry this
idea out in a comedy way while the
favorite posers are sentimental. One
of the best was Of young man and
woman sitting beneath tree, the girl
patting her best beau's cheek. Both
were good looking and the card. as a
result is good to look at. but not
every one can Try this game. Del
vein Record.