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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
RIDGEWAY.

March 6, 1896.
Roy Libby accompanied Mr.. Jones
to Spencer.
III. Miller, Jr. of Calmar was in town
Thursday last.
A. w. Prann left last Monday in
search of location.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Whitney visited
in Minneapolis and Medford last
week.
Ernest Baker of Sioux City was the
guest of his uncle, G. r. Baker, last
week.
Casper Larson and Rollin Baker are
at home from the U. l. U. for a short
vacation.
f. A. Hoyt was treating literally
Friday over the arrival of a baby girl
at his home.
Miss Whitney returned from Mime
sofa, where she had been visiting for a
month, last Wednesday.
Mr.. md Mrs. Millard of Cresco came
down Tuesday evening to help get our
Good Templar lodge in running order.
The people of Ridgeway We're
shocked to hear of the death of Joe
Wampler, the cousin of James Wamp-
ler, who visited here short time ago.
Messrs. st. John, Libby and Larson
attended the meeting of the Good
Templars at Burr Oak last Friday and
Saturday, and report splendid time.
G. Jones left last Wednesday to COM
mencc farming near Spencer. Mrs.
Jones left Thursday and visited friends
and relatives at Ossian; then went on
to Spencer.
Messrs. Smith and Libby and Misses
Cummins and Dorm attended the lee
ture at the Morgan church by Prof.
Oliver, of DEBORAH, Saturday evening,
February 20, and felt well repaid for
the long ride it was necessary to take.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
HESPER.
March 7, 1897.

March 7, 1897.
Miss May Potts is seriously ill.
Arthur Darlington had sale on
Thursday.
w. Strand of Mabel transacted busi-
ness here yesterday.
John Hiatt was business visitor in
Decorah on Monday.
d. C. Miles has gone to French
Creek for a few days.
DR.. Philip Slack has been nursing
the La Grippe for few days.
The meeting of the Hesper Teachers
Association convenes this afternoon.
E. L. Hill of French Creek is visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. A.
Hill.
Mrs. Cadwallader of Mabel spent a
few days here last week visiting
friends.
Mrs. G. w. E. Hill entertained the
audience at the M. r. Church very
pleasantly last Tuesday evening.
Miss Bertha Moen of Decorah closed
her school in the district east of town
with an entertainment last evening.
II. G. Meader, b. Nj. Lein, G. A.
Hiatt, and John Schmelzly were dele
gates to the republican county conven-
ton last Tuesday.
Miss Anna McMilien and Fred
Capin were united in marriage on
Wednesday at the residence of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
McMillen. Rev. Wood of Canton Off
ciated and the ceremony was witnessed
by large company Of relatives and
friends.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
Veterinary Notice.

AS shall be very busy during the
coming spring months L will be
pleased if those needing my services
will leave their orders at Weiser's drug
store or Simpsons livery barn, where
they will receive prompt attention.
Those from adjoining towns use tele-
phone No. SO. b. HARMON, V. s.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
For Ocean Steamship Tickets

Via the Beaver Line from Montreal
Quebec to Liverpool, or via any steam
ship line crossing the Atlantic, at low
est rates for first cabin, second cabin
and steerage, both outward and pre-
paid, apply to S. V. Potter Agent, Chi
cago, Milwaukee Il st. Paul Ry., at
Decorah, Ia, or address G. f. Wen
ham, Gen'l Steamship Agent, As
Adams ST., Chicago, III.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
RAILROAD TIME CARD.
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway
DecOrah Branch.

Passenger depot corner Water and Day
streets. Telephone 56a.
Depart. Arrive.
st. Paul, Mplis, Sioux
City, Kansas City Stl0l5 a. m. t425 p. m.
and St. Louis)
Omaha, Cedar Rapids, .o.os 49, 4,o.ak - -,
Chicago & Milwaukee, N'N' r. Ai' 'i]''' r. iA'
Dubuque, Chicago & 4o.oo anon -,
ST. Louis Uimited) i0'oo r. III ''N' a. Ai'.
Daily. Daily Except Sunday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern.

Train No. So passenger leaves Decorah a
1886 p. M, and No. 81 (Freight) at $50 A. NJ
No. 81 (Passengerl arrives at 2:l0 p. NJ, anC
No SO (Freight) at 800 p. NJ.
The 1886 passenger makes close connection a
Cedar Rapids with through trains to Chicago
st. Louis. Kansas City, Omaha, st. Paul anC
points beyond. All trains daily except Sun
day. c. s. RICE, Agent.
]. MORTON. Gen. Ticket & Pass. Ag't.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
Vol. 2.
2AGc Cetnto's
AKERS & HEWITT, Proprietors

Is published on Tuesday of each week at De-
corah Winnesheik county, Iowa. Publica-
ton office in the Dickerman building (up-
stairsl, Winnebago street.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
DEBORAH WINNEsHEK COUNTY IOWA TUESDAY,
CITY OFFICERS.

CITY UFFlCERS.
f. w. DAUBNEY, Mayor.
ALDERMEN.
First Ward .............M. II. MERRILL
A. BERNATZ
Second Ward. P. THOMPSON
G. F. FRANCIS
Third Ward ..........N. II. ADAMS
F. w. CONOVER
Fourth Ward............G. F. BAKER
w. E. TESKEY
E. MATHER, City Clerk.
C. F. STILES, City Marshal.
FRANK DINGER, Night Watch.
THOS. WELDON, Street Commissioner.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
West Broadway.

Is now without a Rector, but occasional SER
vices will be held, OF which due notice win be
given. Services at 1890 a. m. and p. m. A
surpliced choir are usually present. st.
Agathas Guild meets every Wednesday. The
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
Do YOU want an AuctiOneer ?

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Offers his services to anyone In need, and
guarantees satisfaction. Open dates will be
given on application personally or at the
Decorah, where he can be found on Satur-
days. Especial attention given TO farm sales.
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Subscription Price, $3.50 per year.

Offers Advertisers a good means of reaching
the people of Winnesheik and Howard coun-
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Business Cards S. per year.
Legal advertising at legal rates
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06

question of the day. I shall not deal
in financial philosophy, but in hard
and dry facts.
There are sporadic discontents in the
country, partly genuine, partly pro-
duced by artificial agitation. They
may be specified thus: There are farm
erS who complain of the low prices of
agricultural products; laboring men
complaining of lack of remuneratiVe
employment; men in all sorts of pur-
suits complaining Of a general business
Stagnation and of scarcity of monet.
In some parts of the country, especially
the South and West, there are many
people complaining of g. want of cap
ital and a too-high rate of interest.
The cry for more money is the favorite
cry. These are the principal and the
most definite complaints. Beyond them.
however, an impression has been
spread by agitators that an organized
conspiracy of moneyed men, mainly
great bankers in America and in
Europe, backed by the monarchs and
aristocracies of the Old World is seek
Ing the general establishment of the
gold standard of value to monopolize
or corner the worlds money to the
general detrinaent.
Are these complaints well founded !?
Look at facts which nobody disputes.
That there has been a considerable fall
IN the prices OF many articles since 1873
Is certainly true. But was this fall
caused by the so-caIled decentralization
of silver through the act of 1872 Now.
, not to speak of other periods of our
: history, such as the period from 1S46
to 1851, everybody knows that there
was a considerable fall In prices, not
!. only as to agricultural products-cot-
ton. for instance, dropped from 81 a
pound in 1854 to- II cents in fSI1-but
In many kinds OF Industrial products
before 1873. What happened before
1873 cannot have been caused by what
happened in 1873. This is clear The
shrinkage after 1873 may, therefore,
have been caused by something else
Now for the facts. The act of 1873
in question became law on the 18th
of February. What was the effect :?
Wheat, rye, oats and corn rose above
the price of 1872, while cotton declined.
In 1874 wheat dropped little; corn
made jump upward; cotton declined
oats and rye rose. In 1875 there was a
general decline. In 1876 there vas a
rise in wheat and a decline in corn,
oats. rye and cotton. In 1877 there was
another rise in wheat, carrying the
price above that Of 1870 and up to that
of 1871. years preceding the act of
1873. Evidently, SC far the 20o-cent
dollar had not made its mark at all.
But will admit the possible plea that.
as they say. the act of 1873 having been
passed in secret, people did not know
anything about it. and prices remained
meaSureably steady. in ignorance of
what. dreadful things had happened.
Ifzsns tfer,..it would appear that, If the
kftoah c; pnes had only kept still about
1.-THE guins dollar would hay 1Tlodestfy
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06

Is to 1. Evidently, 20 have bin1etalHsm.
gold must be on hand. as well as sill
YER AS L have shown, between Mr..
Bryan's supposed election and his ex-
ira session of congress- our gold will
have run away from circulation. Part
OF it has been privately boarded, and
another, probably by far the larger
part, has, gone to Europe, where it
finds profitable employment Thus it
turns out that Mr.. Bryan's election
viii have served to possess the Amer
lean and still more the European
money powers" Of most of the gold
which he needs here for his bimetal-
ism. This is one Of the troubles which
the really sincere European bimetaI-
list foresaw when they almost pathet-
lcally implored their less sincere Amer
lean brothers not to think of the free
coinage of silver in the United States
alone, because it would drive almost
all the gold to Europe, and attract
silver to America. which would make
bimetallism impossible in Europe as
we'll as here.
The theory that free silver coinage
will make and keep the silver dollar
equal in value to the gold dollar rests
UPON absolutely nothing but MFR, sBry-
ans necessarily expressed personal be-
lief Fixed belief is happy state of
the mind. One of the strongest cases
OF bef1ef | ever met with was a man
who fnffexibly believed that he was the
Pope OF Rome and could, if he would.
fetch down the moon He was under
treatment by a specialist for mental
peculiarities
Every sensible person. trust will
now admit that free silver coinage in
the United States alone will make bifne-
: taiilsrn,. the equal use of both gold and
silver as money. utterly impossible. here
as well as abroad. It will confirm
Europe in gold monometailIsrn. and
condemn us to siiver-monometalIism
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06

the nation In the eyes of the whole
world by those Americans who ex-
hibited their own belief that the
American people were capable Of TAX
ing such a bait.
Mr.. Bryan has taste for scriptura1
illustration. He will remember how
Christ was taken up on a high noun
tain and promised all the glories of the
world if he would fall down and
worship the devil. He will also re-
member that Christ answered. So the
tempter now takes the American peo-
pie upthe mountain and says: II will
take from you half of your debts If
you will worship me-" But then brave
Uncle Sam rises up in all his dignity
manly pride, and honest wrath, and
speaks in thunder tones: Get thee be-
hind ME, SATAN For it is written that
thou shalt worship only the God Of
truth, honor, and righteousness, and
Him alone shalt thou serve"
This will be the voice of the Ameri-
can people on the third of November.
And the stars and stripes will continue
to wave undefled honorable and
-honored among the banners of man
kind
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06
HEAVY GOLD IMPORTS.
They Are Ensing the Situation,
Says the Financfer.

They Are Ensing the Situation,
Says the Financier.
NEW YORK, Sept 5-The New
York Financier; says: Over 81, 500, zoe in
gold arrived from Europe this week
Over 81 600, 900 of this gold arrived too
late to be Included in the current state
q fneflt- From this time out the banks
should begin to reflect the full effects
of the heavy shipments. The state
ment otherwise is a repetition of those
for three weeks previous. The banks
are losing heavily to the interior, and
are making up for the Withdrawals of
cash, by contracting their loans and
are also taking out as much new circu-
lation as possible to tide over the pres
ent stringency. Just how long this
policy of contraction could be con-
tinued without serious results is
question, but fortunately the supply Of
gold received or now in transit will
render no further action of the kind
necessary.
The bank statement does not show it.
but the imports of gold are already
easing the situation to a considerable
extent. The trouble is that the
surplus is unevenIy distributed.
twelve of the national banks still being
below the % per cent reserve; one of
them, the National Citizens, showing
only 1876 per cent. AS for actual oper-
ations. the banks gained s., ISL 200 in.
gold. The loss In cash, considering the
magnitude or interior shipments is
rather small. The one favorable fea-
ture which the weeks results show. IL
that withdrawals for boarding do not
figure to any extent The decrease in
deposits was caused by loan contrac-
lions and the movement above stated.
That the loss in cash at this season is
not abnormal is shown by the fact that
the interior demands last year from
Sept. to Oct 20, decreased deposits
SAG, 600, 600.
The Fourth National, Third National
and Western National made large in
creases in circulation Since the first
week in August the banks have taker,
out S3,179,500 new circulation Wheth-
er, as in 1893, the notes will be returned
almost unused, is not known, but &.
further expansion, in view of the
heavy gold imports, would seem IN
necessary as the profit on it is only
fractional
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06
sun MANSION MAY BE USED
AS A CLUB HOUSE FOR
WOMEN.
SCHEME AS YET CHAOTIC,
BUT 1T IS HOPED TO PUsu TT r,
SUCCESSFUL TF.RMIN
ALTON
EXPENSE THE MAIN OBSTACLE
To BE Overcome by the prometcr.
70 OF the Project, Which Finds
Much Favor.

TO convert the old Kfttson mansion,
into d women's club house is tba 49,
being agitated by some of the Climb
women or St Paul, who argue that
II Is a shame, after the old place has
been brought to life once more. to LET
II go back to its former state when
IL might be used so beautifully for
club house purposes. The idea Is RI
unite all of the women's clubs In tba
city, there being a good-sized number
OF organizations conducted entirely nv
women, many of which pay a large
rent for the monthly or sen1i-naontTlv
use OF some hall or church parlor not
particularly we'll suited to their needs
IL all of these local clubs unite along
this particular line the women feel
that there is little doubt but what the
idea could be easily carried out nm
less 1T should happen to cost too much
10 neat the place. This is a serfors
difHculty In the way of the project and
one the women feel they will have some
tFouoie 10 overcome in case the scheme
ever comes to a decided head. Prof.
Congdon has promised the services of
the Hvlng nag at concert for the
benefit of the scheme, and Gen. f. q
mason, IN Speaking Of the idea yester-
day. said that he only wished he had
the money and he would buy the old
house outright and make the women of
ST. Paul present of it. II the matter
ever amounts to anything and the
women really gain control Of the old
house for the purpose they desire. they
will rent 1t out by the evening for
dancing parties. In this way they
would hope to help pay expenses as
there is sad need in st. Paul for
some place suitable for the purpose Of
giving private parties in by those of
the society people whose homes for
some reason OF other are not fitted
for any large entertainment. The
women are very enthusiastic over the
scheme and will, no doubt, endeavor
to carry it out. The idea of a women,s
club house is a new one in the west.
though the women of Minneapolis agi-
tated such a scheme some time ago.
In the east there are a number of such
places, and they have proved a mutual
help To the members in many ways.
The Kittson house is just the place in
all st. Paul most suited for the pur-
pose. as the women who have suggested
the scheme feel
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06
remained 1eo-cent dollar and nobody
would have been hurt.
AN APPEAL, TO FACTS


In 1879 specie payments were re-
sumed. Metallic money circulated
again. And, more than that, the cry
about 1.-The crime of 1879 resounded
in congress and in the country. Then
at last the 200-cent gold dollar had its
opportunity. Prices could no longer
plead ignorance. What happened? In
1880 wheat rose above the price of
1879, likewise corn, cotton and oats.
In 1881 wheat rose again, also corn,
oats and cotton. In 1882 wheat and
cotton declined, while corn and oats
rose. The reports here given are those
of the New York market. They may
vary somewhat from reports of farm
prices, but they present the rises and
declines of prices with substantial cor
rectness. The facts prove conclusively
to every sane mind, that for nine years
after the act of 1S73-six years before
and three years after the resumption
of specie payments-the prices of the
agricultural staples mentioned, being
in most instances considerably above
1860 show absolutely no trace of any
such effect as would have been pro-
duced upon them had a great and sud
den change in the purchasing power
of the money of the country taken
place The act of 1873 did not create
a new state Of things. but simply rec
ognized a state of things which had
existed Tor many anu Ulday YEARS.
1t did thereby not only not destroy half
the money of the country. but not sin
gle dollar of it.
After quoting figures to show that
increased production is the most ra-
tfonaI explanation for any fall that
may have taken place in agricultural
products, Mr.. Schurz took UP the prob
able result of a free coinage victory,
adducing arguments to prove that gold
would be Immediately retired from
circulation, and that the sudden con-
traction of currency must necessarily
cause a universal panic before the
gap thus caused-omitting all other
considerations-could be filled by the
coinage of silver. Continuing he said:
After five or six months of such
deadly crisis, Mr.. Bryan's extra ses-
sion of congress would begin and give
us free coinage. Then, as Mr.. Bryan
solenlnly promised us in his great New
York grafton, free coinage will give
us bimetallism. bimetallism. will give
us an abundance Of money, and all
will be right Bimetallism? What is
binetallism? 1t is monetary system
in which the two metals circulate to-
gether for all the purposes of money
on a parity with each other upon a
fixed legal ratio-which in our case IS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06
WEAKNESS OF MIR. BRYAN'S POSI-
TSON EXPOSED BY THE EN-
SECRETARY.
PLEA FOR HONEST MONEY.
boy ORATOR CHARACTERIZED AS
A DEMAGOGUE AND AN IGNO-
RAMUS.
RECEIVED WITH ENTHUSIASM.
The Address Delivered Under the
Auspices of the American Hon
est Money League

CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-Central Music
hall was packed to the doors tonight
to hear the address of Carl Schurz,
who spoke under the auspices of the
American Honest Money league. Mr..
Scaurz paid particular attention to the
New York speech of Mr. Bryan, and
his description of what would occur
If Bryan is elected provoked re-
pa5ted cheers from his audience. He
5atly declared that, if Mr.. Bryan be-
Neved certain things, which he quoted
from Mr.. Bryan's New York address,
then Mr.. Bryan did not know what
free coinage meant, even though he
was its most ardent apostle. The au
dience, which numbered about $500. re-
ceived Mr.. Schurz's address with great
enthusiasm. He spoke in part as fol-
lows
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. Sept. AIRS. John NJ.
Palmer is fifty nine years of age. Her maiden
name was Hannah Mather Lamb. Her faith
er was James J.. Lamb, an early settler Of
Springfield and for many years one of the
leading business men of the city. He ac-
quired considerable wealth. and his family
enjoyed such advantages as wealth can bestow.
She was graduated at Monticello seminary,
and Is a lady Of superior education and refine
ment. When quite young she was elited in
marriage to Leigh Kimball, railroad man,
who died few years afterward. She remain
ed widow for thirty years. and about nine
years ago was married to Gen. Palmer, to
whom she has been most devoted wife. She
always accompanies him on his "stumping''
tours acts as his amanuensis and has render
ed him invaluable assistance in the prepara-
ton Of his autobiography, on which he has
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06
500 REWARD s1oo.


the readers of this paner viii he
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06
HONEST MONEY PLEA.

1 have come from the East to the
West to speak to you for honest money.
l do not imagine myself to be in an
''enemy's country There is to me no
anemys country within the boundaries
OF this republic. Wherever I am among
Americans 1 am among fellow citizens
and friends bound together by COM
mon interests and a common patriot
Ism. In this spirit 1 shall discuss the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06

LARIMoRE, N D.. Sept. 5.-Harry Gould.
who was arrested for keeping blind pig
was tried before Justice Dickson this after
noon and acquitted. He was fnTnsdisteIv
arrested for selling whisky and taken t1
Grand Forks to JAIL Great interest Is mani
Tested In these eases. the ladies' turning out
en- masse- The sentiment OF the town is
divided. and considerable ennity betweeT,
citizens exists. Aore cases come on Monday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06
THE pusr WORLD.

Hon. J. T. Lamb. OF the frm OF Lamb
Bros. OF Michigan City, N. D., is stopping
at the Merchants Mr.. Lamb Is returning
In the city some four or i've days.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06

been engaged for several years. She IS petite
and brunette, is cordial. vivacious and unas-
Stunning. She has never cared for the frivol-
tiles of society, and her life has been an active
and useful one. For ten or twelve years prior
to her marriage to Gen. Palmer she was city
librarian, and as such enjoyed a fine oppor-
tunity to crafty her taste for reading. Since
her marriage she found plenty to do in as
sfsting her distinguished husband. She was
reared in the Presbyterian church. and was
for years q teacher in the Sabbath school
After her MARI. age she united with the Bap-
fist church, in which her husband held mem
bersip. Her character is lovely one and
1t may truthfully be said of her that None
know her but to love her; none name her but
to prsGBA Mrs. Palmer was with her hus-
band a. .ie state convention at Chicago and
is now with him at Indianapolis She accom-
panies him on all of his political missions.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06
4 JEFFERSON AND JACKSON.

They invoke for their cause the names
of Jefferson and jackson. while every
reader of history Knows that jefferson
ard Jackson would have stood aghast.
ar their Wild sscF9etse. OF creating by law
false value and would have kicked