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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-12-01
Home made candy C. A. NeufeI

Home made candy c. A. Neufert.
John Urba, of Spillville, was in the
city yesterday.
p. l.. Kittlesby, of Calmar, was in
the city last Tuesday.
Miss Lolita Elvidge has been visit
ing at the home of an uncle in Elkader.
For the biggest bargains in dry
goods go to The Schuck Dry Goods
Co.
so extra heavy all wool beaver
shawls at so cents on the $1.0O, at
Schuck's.
500 extra heavy double fleeced
blankets eleven-fourths size, for 40 cts,
at Schuck's.
Our suits are made by the best
makers in the land. Cheap prices for
good goods. Ben Bear.
Charles F. Schrubbe came over
from Ossian last Wednesday, for a
short visit with relatives.
Mrs. ThOs. Weldon and family left
last Tuesday for Ellsworth, Mimi,
where their future home will be.
We have just placed large order
for the finest line of Christmas Candies
ever brought to DEBORAH. c. A. Neufert.
j. c. Strong and Misses Mae Nc
Kay and Leila Harrison Sundayed at
the home of DIR. Wilcox, in Frank
vile.
Farmer Burns, the champion wrest.
Ter, walked over from Calmar Sunday
just for a little exercise. His many
friends are glad to see him.
-Chas. Huntress and Bert McMil
len came in from Lacrosse last We'd
nesday, Bert having come for home
visit. They are on the road, in the
show business.
Remember that you can get JUS
what you want in the line of jewelry
at prices to suit your pocketbooks a
Torsen's. His line is well selected
and is up to date.
DIR. G. L. Topliff has a new remedy
for nervous people with sensitive teeth
1t takes the pain away and enables ont
to have teeth operated on with com
parative ease. Try it.
We need wood, and will be obliged
to any of our subscribers who viii
bring us some on subscription. o
any who are not subscribers will b
given receipt for subscription for thu
amount of wood brought.
"a Yenuine Yentleman," which
is Americanized Swede for "a Genuin
Gentleman" is the rather unique It'll
of Gus Heege's successful play whicl
will be seen at the Grand Dec 2. 1t
Mr.. Heeges latest effort and the lead
ing character which he assumes him
self is said to be the most humorou
and by far the most artistic thing h
has ever done. 1t begins with laugh
ter and ends i'm roar. This goo
thing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-12-01

Apples by the barrel at Daubney's.
$1,000 extra value listers. Go to
Bears.
Best lunch counter IN the city at
Daubney's.
Fine all wool ladies ribbed hose for
Is cents at Schuck's.
Extra heavy wool underwear for
374 cts at Schuck's & Co.
&C. A. Neufert's will be headquarters
for Christmas Candies. Prices the low
est.
Mrs. A. G. Tatro. of Castalla, has
been visiting her son, G. G. Tatro, for
several days.
Have your sewing machines clean
ed and repaired for the fall's work by
the Star Repair Co.
Get your Oysters at Daubney's.
He has them by the bulk or can; al
ways fresh. Try them.
Atty j. w. Sandusky, of New
Hampton, was transacting legal bust
ness here last Tuesday.
Il. Newland and o. Moen left last
Wednesday on trip to Norway, their
destination being Throndhjem.
Go to l.. A. Marsh's exclusive gro
Gerry store for oysters. Wealways keep
fresh stock of the best on hand. %
Each of our customers will receive
Chicago Rotary Cake Cutter with
every sack of Worlds Fair flour
Couse & Tracy. 4l-2
If you subscribe for PUBLIC OPIN-
ION, you are sure of getting oil the ne,0s
fifty-two weeks in the year. Let us
put your name on our list.
See the new process of making
coffee and have it explained to you al
l.. A. Marsh's, all this week. The
ladies are especially invited to call in
and have trial cup.
"A competent Norwegian girl wants
a place with private family to do gen
eral hOusework. Services can be Sc
cured by inquiring Wednesday, before
p. M, at this Office or Freeman
Reeves, Rudolph block.
Mr.. Michael Ryan and Miss Mar.
Shelley, both former residents of thi
section, Were married in McCook Co.
South Dakota, last Wednesday and ar
rived here Thursday for visit with re
latives hereabouts. They will resid
permanently in California.
Next Sunday will be anniversar.
day with the Unity church. The.
will celebrate the first year of Mr. viii
sons passionate with an anniversar.
sermon in the morning, and specia
musical program in the evening. Tn
choir will be assisted by Mrs. Mildre'
Baker, Mrs. c. s. Marsh, Mr.. Ben Nc
Kay, Mr.. Soukup and Dottie Bear.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-12-01
The Old.Time Fire.

The Old-Time Fire.
Talk about your buildin's
That's het up by steam,
Give me the old oak fire
Where the old folks used TO dream
The rickety dogirons,
One sided as could be,
The ashes banked with taters
That was roastin there for me.
The dog on one side, drOwsin,
Or barkin nigh the door,
The kitten cutting capers
With the knittin on the floor.
An me a little towhead
By mammy's side at night,
With both my cheeks Albumin
From the red flames leapin bright.
These steam het buildin's make me
Jest weary fer the blaze
That was heap more comfortable
In my childhoOd's nights an days.
An I'd give the finest heater
In the buildin's bet by steam
Fer the old time chimbiy corner
Where the old folks used to dream.
Atlanta Constitution.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-12-01
LOCAL ITEMS.

See
Gus
-Heege
AT the
G rand
Tomorrow.
Buy your mittens at Bears.
--Caps-heavy underwear, cheap at
Bears.
Atty. L. Bulls was Calmar visi-
tor Thursday.
Mrs. Brorby went to Ridgeway
Saturday morning.
MIR. Gunderson, of Ossian, was
DEBORAH visitor Friday.
-Children's underwear at 5 cts and
upwards. Only at Schuck's.
Mrs. H. o. Emery, of Ossian, is Wis
iting friends in West DEBORAH
Hot and cold Soda, Coffee and
Chocolate with whipped cream.
G. A. NEUFERT.
Remember, Gus Heege will appear
at the Grandltomorrowtevening.
DIR. and Mrs G. H. Bedding, of Cal
mar, lwere.in the city. Thursday.
Will Rankin was down from st.
Paul to spend Thanksgiving, returning
Friday.
Buy DR.. Topliff's tooth powder. 1t
can be found at drug stores and can't
be beat %
Go to Joel Shema for first class
hair cut and shave. Under Nicolas
key,s Restaurant. 4O-4
Mr.. Frank Matthews, Y. M. G.. A.
Secretary of Cedar Rapids, was in the
city over Sunday.
We have the best line of fur coats
in the city. We guarantee lowest
prices. Go to Bears
j. J. Haug, of Spillville, was a
business visitor in this city last We'd
nesday and Thursday.
Major z. H. Hitchcock left for
Washington Friday. He spent Sunday
with his son in Chicago.
Biggest line of children's cotton
and wooden hose in the city at prices
way down, at Schuck's.
"A. M. Perry came home from
Shellsburg last Wednesday, and spent
Thanksgiving in the city.
Peter Peterson, mother and sister,
of Calmar, spent Thanksgiving with
the family of Ed. Rudolph.
Get your job printing done at this
Office and receive satisfaction. We are
busy, but not too busy to attend to your
work.
English services will be held in
the United Lutheran church next
Sunday evening. Services begin at
o'clock.
Geo. Smell, of Button township,
has been giving thanks since last We'd
nesday because of the birth of nine
pound girl.
PUBLIC OPINION from now until
January l, 1898, only $3.50, the price
of one years subscription. Tell your
friends about it.
Communion services were held at
the M. E. church on Sunday morning.
The quarterly conference will be held
Tuesday evening.
Call on M. c. Steyer & Son for
prices on all kinds of cut stone, ETC.,
for building purposes, at ii9 w. Water
street, opposite Lutheran Publishing
House. 81
Ladies do not fail to see the new
process of making coffee, and have it
explained to you at l.. A. Marsh's all
this week. Ladies especially invited
to call in the afternoons and get cup
of coffee free.
ga subscriber who has not paid for
his paper for six years." says Mis-
souri, exchange" "writes to us to know
how we stand on the financial question.
We have telegraphed the sheriff to ar
rest him until we get our shot gun re-
paired. We can stand some things
but such brazen effrontery as this is
unbearable."
Fl. G. Schanck's stage office is at
the st. Cloud Hotel. Leave orders
there for the north. Stage leaves daily
at 800 p. M, for Burr Oak, Prosper,
Hesper and Mabel. Connects with
train going west on narrow gauge, and
makes drives to any place within 25
miles Of Burr Oak. Telephone him at
st. Cloud hotel or Rollins barn.
The herald., 1896-10-12
A PROFESSIONAL PUGILIST

her profession by long course of study,
which has made her a thoroughly ac-
complished boxer, and given her de-
gree of self confidence and courage that
enabled her on one occasion to knock
a tooth out of her husbands head. AS
this feat was accomplished in what was
known professionally as friendly
bout" it is possible to conceive of what
would happen If she were to tackle any
one in dead earnest.
She has put her knowledge of the gen.
tie art of self-defense to practical use,
and has already given boxing lessons
to certain women of high social position
in New York
The Female Jim Corbett' has more
than a dozen medals that have been
given her for various fistic exploits and
triumphs, and she has challenged Rolla
White to meet her III the ring with
gloves of the regulation size. Rolla
White is the venturesome lady who not
long ago sent challenge to Jim Cor
bett, and the subject of this sketch Is
sure that she can fight her to a finish
in one short round.
The athletic and undaunted lady al
ways travels with her husband. 1t is
pleasant to know that she earns more
money in a year than the. aveage bank
president and that she has paved the
way to fame and fortune for a great
many struggling members of her sex,
who have hitherto been engaged in cul-
mary pursuits, never dreaming that the
great modern profession of prize fight
ing and boxing was open to them, as
well as to their husbands, lovers or
brotherS.-New York Journal.
The herald., 1896-10-12
SILVER RALLY AT LANKERSHIM
Speeches by Supervisor Hanley, Hon. r.
j. Adcock and s. A. Waldron.

On Friday free silver meeting was
held at Lankershim under the auspices
of the Free Silver club of that place.
Mr. Carthouse presided. In the audi
ence We're men of all shades of political
views, the majority of whom were in
favor of free silver. Mr. James Hanley,
the supervisor of the Fifth district, and
Democratic candidate for reelection,
addressed the audience in few words,
his many friends giving him a hearty re-
ception and congratulating him upon
the many public improvements the
county is making in that vicinity. He
received much applause from those
present.
Hon. r. J. NAdcock was next intro
duced and spoke for about an hour max
ing logical and argumentative showing
of the great benefits to result from the
free and unlimited coinage of silver.
The speaker was frequently Interrupted
by applause upon every telling point,
which he never failed to rivet with un-
questioned facts.
Mr.. S. A. Waldron, the candidate for
the assembly from the Seventy fifth
district, was next presented to thzau-
dience and was greeted with applause
from his many friends. During his ad-
dress every mention of the names of the
candidates, from that of the president
down to the positions on the county tick
ct, was received with vociferous ap-
plause. Mr.. Waldron argued that the
hard times which the country is suffer-
ing is due to the demonetization of sill
yer and to the contraction of the cur
rency.
The herald., 1896-10-12
IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

"The sultan of Turkey is the most
wretche6 pinrhea1p lttts soSXereisn
most unhappy looking man, of dark com
plexon, with look of absolute terror in
his large eastern eyes. People say he is
nervous. and wonder, considering the
ate of his predecessor"
M Parrant, a noted member of the
chronological society of France, recently
extoled the merits of human flesh, declar-
ing that no more nourishing food could be
obtained. if it were only chosen with care.
He pointed out that according to the unan-
imous testimony of explorers, the natives
who enjoyed the most robust health and
could endure physical fatigue, better than
any others We're those who lived princi-
pally on human flesh
William Dyer, perhaps the most skillful
of "restorers." died recently at his home
in London. He was IA years old. For the
last fifteen years he has taken care of the
pictures in the national gallery. as well as
those in many private English collections.
OF the many important pictures which no
cleaned it is enough to mention two-Se..
bastino del Plumbos Raising of Lazarus
and Holbein's Ambassadors-and in both
these cases. as in many others, the deli
cate operation was accomplished with
great skill. Hf
The herald., 1896-10-12
ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS
Better City Government Workers Must
Act Promptly

Only six days remain in which voters
may join the Better City Government
League if they would participate in the
postal primary for the selection Of NOM
inees for city offices. Only three days
remain in which candidates may file
petitions to have their names printed on
the primary ballot.
In view of these facts, the present
week will be a busy one for those in
terested in the better city government
movement. Some of the more enthusi-
astic workers are making a sixteen to
one proposition of it by endeavoring to
get sixteen new members this week for
every one that is in the league now.
Should they succeed in this there will
be few voters left in the city by next
Saturday night who are not pledged to
vote for the best candidates for city
offices, regardless of their party affilia :
tions. Such pledges made and faith
fully carried out would undoubtedly re-
suit in securing for Los Angeles a bet
ter municipal administration than it
has ever before enjoyed.
Whether this happy state of affairs
will be realized remains to be seen, but
certain it is that the voters will have
an abundance of candidates to select
from. Although the time is short pros
poets are that two or three candidates
for each office to be filled will file peti.
tions with Secretary Walton of the Bet
ter City Government League by next
Wednesday. Quite number of candi-
dates have already secured the requi.
site number of signers to enable them to
a place on the postal primary ballot,
and others are skirmishing for endors-
ers.
The central committee of the league
will meet on Wednesday evening 10
make up the ticket for the printer, and
by the end of the week it will be ready
to mail to the members of the organize
ton, who alone will have the privilege
to vote at this primary.
The various ward and precinct clubs
will also meet during the week for the
purpose of completing the membership
rolls in time for each member to be put
on the voting list. Applications for
membership should be made not later
than Friday to assure their being passed
upon in time for the applicant to get a
chance to vote.
The Third ward club will meet at Haz-
ards pavilion this evening. A large at
tendance is anticipated.
The herald., 1896-10-12
IN THE FIELD OF LABOR.
Busy Session of the Labor Congress Held
Observation-Disclosures Indorsed.

The Labor congress, which met in
Council of Labor hall yesterday, had a
heated discussion over the Endorsement
Of the different candidates, but the re-
suits finally reached were practically
unanimous. Many of the delegates par
ticipated in the discussion and the ora
torical surprises were numerous.
G. e. Fisk called the body to order
motion was made that all candi-
dates indorsed by this body be allowed
to participate in it's deliberations, was
voted down. the principal reason being
that it was in violation of the rules.
l.. r. Biddle, former member of the
congress, was present on business and
was allowed the privileges of the floor
A vote of thanks was rendered him for
the interest he had taken in the railroad
boys now imprisoned for contempt of
the federal court in the county Jail.
Those bodies having delegates in the
Labor congress who had received nomi-
nations, were requested to send new del
egates.
Committees on different subjects re-
ported progress. The action of the COM
mittee on conference was accepted and
indorsed.
The names of the different candidates
and their positions on the labor question
were taken up and the answers to Dues
tions propounded were read. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were indorsed:
r. w. Steele of Compton, candidate for
assembly from the Seventysecond dis
trict.
r. A. Sprague of Fairmount, of the
Seventieth district.
c. e. Fisk arose to a question of per-
sonal privilege, as his name was men
toned as a candidate. He wished it to
be understood that he was not a candi-
date for any office.
"a ba 10
instructed to inform the public that Mr.
Fisk is not a candidate for any office
was adopted.
Frank A. Cattern of South Pasadena,
candidate for assembly in the Seventy
first district, was next indorsed.
General Johnstone Jones. nominee on
the union-fusion ticket for state sena-
tor in the thirty-seventh district was
discussed.
General Jones had been previously
recommended for nomination to this Of
flee. There was some opposition devel-
oped to the Endorsement of Gen. Jones
Mr.. Bulla was spoken of in terms of
highest praise. Mr.: Jones was finally
indorsed. with one dissenting vote
A resolution was passed that this
congress use it's influence in the direc-
ton of harmoniZing the two conventions
on Monday toward fusion, and the sec
retary was instructed to write to the
chairmen of the two conventions re-
garding the matter.
Great enthusiasm was manifested in
the congress among the delegates over
the nomination of M p Snyder for
mayor by the Democratic city conven-
ton. The recognition accorded to Or
ganized labor in the Democratic plat.
form met with the unqualified approval
of the body.
At very late hour the convention ad-
The herald., 1896-10-12
GIRLS AND THEIR BROTHERS.
One Explanation of the Popularity of
Some Maidens,

Have you any idea how popular you
become If you are a girl whose brother
is entering upon the dancing and eligible
stage? 1t is a thing really beautiful to
contemplate, the sweet affection and
thoughtfulness of the girls who either
know or want to know your brother,
says a writer in the WASHINGTON Star
1t is one of the several pleasant things
connected with the growing up of what
was a small brother. Girls call that new
er called before. The debutantes cover
you with delicate attentions. II you
are of an unsuspicious disposition you
will think the charm lies in yourself,
but If you are moderately sharp you will
see through it. You are invited to small
affairs of the buds that reason will tell
you you would not be thought an addi-
ton to were it not for the halo Of glory
that a young man brother poises above
your brow. You see so much of the fine
side of girl nature that you gradually
reform the rather severe judgments that
you made from your own experiences
with your own sex; perhaps girls are
better than you believed after all. There
is not much danger of youI ever having
too good an opinion of girl nature, how
ever. For May will in the course of a
nice, cosy afternoon tea chat tell you
how untidy Bess and Dodo and Lily are,
and how Katy and Julia and Clara and
"al the other girls" smoke cigarettes,
and how Lizzie and Helen and Anna and
Maud let the men hold their hands. And
Bess or Julia or Helen will drop in some
morning and tell you just about the
same thing, only that Mays name will
appear in all the lists of sinners and the
speakers name will be conspicuous by
it's absence. Then you will realize that
the coming girl is not much more of q
saint than you are. They talk to youin
a connding sort of way, rather as'if you
were the elder sister that they would
like to have you be some day.
I know girl that has about the incest
brother in town. The girl is an awful
bore, and she's catfish and hateful. too.
but dear mel how all the other girls do
love her. How they make her handker-
chiefs and embroideries that show off
their needeworlz; how those who are
too proper to give the brother their pho
tographs lay them at the sisters shrine:
how many "sprees" she gets invited to
that brotherless girls sigh for in vain:
jokes are laughed at and her eternal
stories of conquests impossible she ever
should have made are listened to with
rapt attention. / know, because I like
the brother myself, and though l don't
bow down and worship her quite as some
of the girls do. / frankly admit that I
am pretty nice to her, whereas under
other circumstances / wouldn't tolerate
her l suppose it's human nature That
girls a goose. She hasn't an idea that
it isn't she who attracts, which makes
her still more unsupportable. AS for the
brothers of sisters I can't make out
whether they see through it all or not.
Men are such mean, close mouthed
things
The herald., 1896-10-12
TRAP AND TRIGGER.

Mallard and teal have been at San
Diego for month past and widgeon
have begun to appear The citizens of
that county do not approve of the state
game law, as by the time the season
opens the best flights of ducks have gone
They have been killed for the past
month. and are openly exposed for sale
in the markets now. Quail are said to
be plentiful and full grown.
The trap shooting season of 1895 was
brought to a fitting conclusion by the
great tournament of the California In
animate Target association, held at San
Jose last Sunday and Monday, says the
San Francisco Chronicle. AS expected,
the tournament proved the largest ever
held in the world. The number of en-
tries in the first event was 1853, as against
1853 for the opening event at Stockton last
spring
The management Of the San Jose tour
nament was all that could be desired.
The five sets of electric traps worked to
perfection and during the tournament
and the two days preceding disposed of
more than $4,000 bluerocks.
The only unpleasant incident of the
tournament occurred on the second day,
when the sustaining of a protest de-
prived the Los Angeles team of the as
sociations championship trophy. The
allowance of the protest made tie score
between Los Angeles and the Olympics.
The southern team refused to shoot off
the tie. The questiCa, raised by the pro-
test was as to whel\ar Leighton of Los
Angeles, after shooting at bird which
he missed was properly allowed to shoot
at another bird on the theory that he had
been balked by the crossing Of two bi.ds
thrown from different bulkheads. The
allowance of the extra bird was protest.
ed. Judy Of Visalia was the first to
move that the protest be sustained, and
this motion was carried by unanimous
vote. The equity of this decision cannot
be questioned, no matter how much diff
ference of opinion may exist as to the
proper Interpretation of shooting rules.
1t was admitted by the Los Angeles
captain that the bird should not have
been counted. He insisted, however, that
the decision Of the referee was final and
that the scoring Of the bird broke" end
ed the matter.