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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-09

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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-09
A RAMBLE lNTHEPAST
BY Dorothy Tanner.

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cd with history. l
have taken a small
bit of territory and
dipped lightly into
its past, just
to show how in
terest gathers at
every turn.
We will start
from Whitehall, as
it is near West
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-09

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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-09

Co.'s Cough Isa;Eam
"a the oldest and best II will break up cold quicker
than anything else. 1t Is always reliable. Try It.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25
CHRISTIAN IN NAME.
Y. w. C. A. of Chicago Refuse
Help to an Unfortunate
Sister.

Chicago, Oct. 25.-Much comment has
been aroused against the management
of the Young Women's Christian as
sociation home. 228 Michigan avenue
because of the treatment accorded Miss
Annabe1 Farmer, the young girl who
ran away from her home in Chanute,
Kansas, and was found by a park pO-
Hceman overcome by exhaustion after
having been turned out of the Michi-
gan avenue quarters because of her in
ability to pay for accommodations.
For almost week the young woman
has been lodged in the Harrison street
mission. Up to today no reply had
been received from her father to re-
quests for transportation home and Of
fcers of the Young Women's Christian
association of which Miss Farmer was
an active member in Kansas, have she
says not tried to help her in any way.
Late today however, Miss Farmer
found employment and a home. She
also received an offer of marriage but
this she refused. A letter was receiv-
ed from the young lady's father today
saying that he was dependent on his
pension for support and would be un-
able to provide for her expenses home
until the next payment was due. He
requested that she secure employment
until then. The letter was signed Hon
J, O. Farmer"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25
VAN WYCK'S STRENGTH
A Statement Made That He
Will Win by 10000.

Chicago. Oct. 25.-The Chronicle pub
fishes the following from its New York
correspondent:
Judge Van Wyck will carry every bor-
ough in Greater New York. That is now
as certain as anything can be in advance
of accomplishment His plurality over
the highest of his opponents will not fall
below 10000, and is much more likely to
be $1,000 or $1,000. Very sanguine Demo-
Gratis think it may reach the 100000 mark.
The confidence in Judge Van Wyck's
election by a large plurality is not con-
fined to Democrats. 1t prevails among
Low and Tracy men as we'll Prominent
Republicans here and in Brooklyn admit
in private conversation that Judge Van
Wyck's plurality cannot be much less
than 10000 or so 900. after making the most
liberal estimates, warranted by the situ-
alton. for the other candidates.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25
SedgWick Farmer and a Woman
Die From Damp.
The Whole Affair ShrOuded in
Mystery.
CAT PUT IN THE WELL
Dies in Is SecOnds-COrpSeS
Taken Out
With a Hook and Pulley After
Four Hours Labor.

Wichita, Oct. 25.-Yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock Frank Moon and Mrs D.
Wells We're found dead in a well on
Moons farm, four miles from Derby
To all appearances the bodies had been
there since Saturday afternoon. Moon
had been working two or three days to
get the tubing out of the well, and dug
down nearly 20 feet around the wood
sections.
He did not return from his work last
night At dark George Randolph, who
happened to be at Moons house on an
errand, heard Mrs Wells send a neigh
Dor boy to look for Moon. 1t is thought
that Mrs. Wells found Moon in the well
both were asphyxiated. Sunday morn
ing the bodies We're found by a traveller
who notified the neighbOrs. The men,
suspecting that damp had caused the
death of Moon and Mrs. Wells. lowered
a lantern into the place and it was
quickly extinguished, nine feet from
the surface. Then a cat was put into
the hole, and only lived Is seconds. The
bodies We're both on the left side.
der his body till his neck was broken
The cOrpseS were taken out with a
hook and puleyS, q task that CURED
four hours work. Moon was so years
old, a farmer of cCnsiderabl wealth
and had served a number of years as
township trustee Mrs. Wells, who
kept house for Moons hired men, form
erly lived in Wichita, where her hus-
band died last March. Yesterday aft
the Moon place from all over the cOun-
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25
SOLDIERS HOME CROWDED
Total Number on the Rolls 3,192-
Fourteen Sleep on the Floor.

Leavenworth, Oct. 25.-There is a ser
ious complaint among the members of
the home about the crowded condition
of the dormitories. In order to provide
accommodations for the members ap-
plying for admission the capacity of
these dOrmitories is taxed beyond the
number intended to give pure air and
the result is that in some Of the wards
at night the air is so sitting as to ser
iOusly affect the health of many of the
old men.
Franklin hall, which will provide
sleeping accommodations for 100 men,
has been used in the past for tempOr-
airy quarters. but this is not now done
in order to prevent its use for dancing
by the younger people who live about
the home.
This has caused more or less COM
plant, and unless there is less crOwding
in the wards of the different company
quarters, there viii be a good deal of
sickness
The total number of members now on
the rolls of the home is 1882. 316 men
are sick in the hospital; the number
temporarily at post is 50 and Il men
sleep on the floor. There are seven va
cant beds in the hospital.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25

York newspaper which he represented
whooped things up on the outside in its
own peculiar style. This was done so
skil1fuIly that an immense amount of
public interest in the case and great
deal of sympathy for the incarcerated
Cuban girl were excited. Thousands of
women signed monster petitions" and
prominent people all over the world,
including such men as Gladstone and
Pope Leo, were persuaded to write let
ters asking for the release of Miss Cis-
neros. When things are redhot, Mr..
Decker, who in the meantime had been
carefully laying his plans in Havana,
steps in and rescues the young woman,
sends her to the United States and then
escapes himself under the very noses of
Wey1er's outwitted guards.
Mr.. Decker has all the physical re-
quirements of a hero and is fully fitted
to play Prince Charming on any stage,
even that of real life. He is strapping
young athlete who was born in Wash
ington 20 years ago and has since at
tanned a height of feet besides some
200 pounds of muscular avoirdupois and
a long, blond mustache. He did his first
newspaper work on the Washington
Post when he was 18. Later he went to
work in the Washington bureau of the
Baltimore American and retained that
post for six years. In August, 1896, he
joined the Washington staff of the New
York Journal, and on two former occa-
sions was sent to Cuba for that paper.
Just now he is being lionized, and his
address is Easy street
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25
EXPERIMENT. WITH KAFF1R.
Trial at Manhattan Shows Kafir Corn
is Good for Cattle

Manhattan, Oct. 25.-The men in
charge of the state agricultural college
have beeen making some experiments
in cattle feeding that will interest
stOckmen.
They got three lots of cattle as near
alike in every particular as possible
To one lot they fed corn, to the second
red kaffir corn, to the third white kaf-
fir corn. The feed was ground for each
lot, and to each the same weight of
feed was given each day. On the aver
ege in lot 1 it took 9.97 pounds of corn
and 5.69 pounds of roughness to make d
pound of beef. In lot it took 1885
pounds of red kaffir corn and 688
pounds of rOughness to make q pound
of beef. In lot 8 it took 1O41 pounds of
white kaffir corn and 6.92 of roughness
to make a pound of beef.
The average daily gain per head on
corn was 1.S6 pounds; on red kaffr corn
/ Il, on white kaffir corn LIS pounds.
Each lot was fed Is pounds of grain a
day for each head and they were given
all the fodder they wanted. 1t shows
that kafffr corn is nearly as good feed
for cattle as Indian
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25
A Mysterious and Fatal Disease
Has Appeared
In Dawson, the Center of the
KlOndike Mining Region.
FIVE VICTIMS DAILY
Is the Average Record Since it
Started.
Those Attacked Usually Die in
Three Days.

Victoria, B. c.. Oct. 25.-Miners who
came down on the steamer FaralIon
from Dyea and who left Dawson City
about 40 days ago, say that the day
before they left Hansen, one of the
managers of the Alaska Commercial
company, arrived in a canoe and told of
the abandonment of the efforts to get
food up the river.
Fully 400 miners at once made prep
aratiOnS to start out over the trails. but
the citizens committee refused to allow
them sufficient provisions for the jour
ney, so, save those who had already
started, all will have to remain and
share in the privatiOns at Dawson.
Charles Fries of Tacoma, who came
out with Bud Woods and Archie Burns
says that besides the famine myster-
iouS disease has broken out which is
carrying off an average of five men
daily. Twenty-fOur hours after the
victim is attacked he turns black from
the waist to the throat, and two days
later, in a majority of cases, is dead.
On the way out over the Dalton trail,
which in many places runs along the
YUkon's banks, the party met many
boats bound down. About 300 boats
are now going down the river with
from to Z men in each boat
The Fries party was the last to
leave Dawson. At Five Finger rapids
they fell in with the party headed by
six days before and, reaching Daltons
boat they caught up with the party
made up of John Frey, F. L. and J.
Trippe, and G. Holden, of New York
with an Indian guide.
This party ran short of food and for
four days none had any food save an
owl which they shot and some SOUP
made from rawhide strap which they
We're using in packing their goods.
The Farallon brought about $4,000 in
gold
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25
Pensions for Kansans.

Washington, Oct. 25.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-Levi B. Burger, Sylvan
Grove; Henry Hanly, National Military
Home. LeavenwOrth; Thomas Uric,
National Military Home, Leavenworth;
Samuel P. Young, Eureka; Henry Dove,
Kansas City.
Additional-Jacob H. Cassidy, Nation
al Military Home, LeavenwOrth; Chas.
Burdett Kansas City.
Restoration and Supplemental-Wm
D. Z. Manning, dead, New MurdOck-
Observation-Disclosures Brinkley, Ma
tional Military Home, LeaVenwOrth;
Henry b Cheney. Burlington.
Increase-Robert Mayes, Oakley;
Jesse X Thompson, BelOit; Henry r.
FeIdhoff, National Military Home, ,Leav-
enwOrth: James B. Cooper, Emporia;
BENJAMIN F. SweetIand, Sabetha.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25

lex Crisp, born in Sheffield, England,
Jan. 80, IS45; died in Atlanta Oct %,
1896. . On the north side is inscribed the
following, Speaker of the house of rep
resentatives of the United States, Fifty
second and Fifty third congresses.
Although the erection of the mon
ument was purely private affair and
the ceremony of placing the stone in po-
sition was conducted without any form
al exercises, yet hundreds of people
were on hand and watched the unveiI-
ing of the stone with uncovered heads,
which was striking tribute to the per
soual popularity of the ex-speaker. Mr..
Crisp was not only a political leader,
but he was man of whose mental su-
periority, sound Judgment and other
good qualities the people of Georgia
were proud, and although this Is the
first monument to his memory it may
not be the only one.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25
LEWELLING WAS MAD.
Was Kept Out of a Street Fight
by His Friends.

Wichita, Oct 25.-As Ex-Governor
Lewening walked down Main street he
was accosted by Dr.. Pratt, who called
out:
How are you. governor-have you
got rich yet?"
Lewelling remembered some harsh
statements DR. Pratt had made Of him
and charged the doctor with grievously
insulting him.
Very coony the latter Replied: 90.
no; 1 was merely inquiring after your
welfare
mo, you were not" replied the now
excited and agitated senator. You
meant to insult and malign me, sir, and
if you ever dare to do it again, shall
responsible for what you say-you are
crazy.
20. yes; am always responsible for
what 1 say answered Pratt, smiling.
But you wouldn't hurt a tOmcat; you
are a boodler and a fraud in reform.
BY this time a crowd had collected
about the two men. When Pratt charg
ed Lewelling with being d boodler the
latter drew back to strike, but friends
interfered.
The crowd made it so hot for Pratt
that he apOIOgized to LeweIlinS.
Pratt is a prominent middle-of-the-
road POpulist and has been identified
with several public enterprises. Last
year he announced himself as a candi-
date for vice president of the United
States, and now says he viii be candi-
date for governor next year.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25
TOM JoHNsoN's SONGS
Which He Has Composed Tor the
Henry George Campaign.


Henry George Campaign.
New York, Oct 25.-Tom L. Johnson,
who is Henry Georges closest friend
and adviser, has blossomed out as the
musical director of the Jefferson De-
mocracy campaign He has organized
a glee club which is one of the features
of the George canvass. Before turning
his glee club loose Mr.. Johnson rehearS-
ed it himself in songs which he wrote.
Writing the songs was an easy mat
ter for Tom L. Johnson. His first pro-
duction, sung to the tune of Hot Time
in the Old Town." has a verse running
this way:
Everybody's gwine to vote. you bet, on
this election day.
Time has come when labOring men are
jes gwine to have their say.
They's all tired of politics that's man
ufactured by machine.
Now they's gwine to make a dispensa-
tion that they know is clean.
Mister Low,
You'se gwine to get a fall;
Tracey man,
You won't get there at all,
And,
Old
Croker amt invited to de ball,
There'u be a landslide in the new town
that night, my Rooster
Mr.. johnson thinks that is a pretty
good song, and his round, jolly face
beams like the sun when he hears the
crowds applaud the singing of it. He is
just as proud, though, of what he calls
THE Thomas Jefferson Rally sung to
the air of The Battle Cry of Free
dom verse of which runs;
The man that earns his wages is
Entitled to his share.
Shouting the battle cry of Rooster!
And George and Dayton are the men
To II at the wOrkmen fair,
Shouting the battle cry of Rooster!
The Rooster, forever!
Hurrah, boysl HUrrahi
It's better on a ballot than
An ca gle or a star
Then wen rally round the Rooster;
It's good enough for me,
Shouting the battle cry of Rooster!
At least ten other songs, all as good
as these, have been written by Mr..
Johnson.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25
TRIES TO Kill HIs SONS
lola Man Becomes Insane and Starts
Out With a Gun.

lola, Oct. 25.-Last summer John
Piester, an old German living just out
side the city limits, became insane and
left suddenly for Germany, his old
home, announcing that he proposed TO
live there the rest of his life. Becoming
dissatisfied there, he soon returned
having apparently regained his reason
Sunday, however, he became violent
and, getting a revolver, which he had
purchased Saturday, he attempted to
kill his two sons. They eIuded him and
notified the officers. When they arriV-
ed Piester had barricaded himself in
the house and defed them. He finally
was persuaded to allow them to come
into the house, but would not permit
anyone to get possession of his revOl-
yer.
He is being closely guarded tonight,
for he has announced his intention of
killing two of the most prominent citi-
zens of the town.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25
THE CRISP MONUMENT.
A Simple Shaft Marks the Last Resting
Place of the Late Speaker.

A Simple Shaft Marks the Last Resting
Place of the Late Speaker.
A simple and not expensive shaft
marks the grave of the late Charles F.
Crisp, who was one of the leading
statesmen of the new south. The mon
ument is the first one erected to the
memory of the ex-speaker and stands in
the family plot in the Oak Grove ceme-
terry at Americus, Ga, of which city
Mr.. Crisp was an honOred citizen for
nearly a score of years.
1t was not erected, however, by the
public-perhaps it is too soon for such
a movement to be started-but by the
Crisp family. The shaft is of Italian
marble, artistically but not elaborately
carved. One of the panels bears the in
scription, Husband and Father" on
another are the words, Charles Freder-
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25

Mrs Ida III. Conner Has Trouble With
the Mutual Life.

Independence, Oct. 25.-Mrs. Ida NJ
Conner of Coffeyville by her attorneys
J. B. and W. L. ZiegIer. yesterday com
menced suit in district court against
the Mutual Life Insurance company of
New York for So, 900, the amount of an
insurance policy held by her late hus-
band, James E. Conner, in that com
pany.
The policy was issued in December
1898, and Mr.. Conner died April last
The insurance company claims that
he had made default in payment but it
seems that by agreement indorsed on
the policy the company had agreed to
accept quarterly instead of annual pay
ments and had been accepting such
payments even after they We're due. The
last installment was sent them two
days before Mr.. COmer's death, but
was returned by the company
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25
RESCUED MISS cIsNERos.
Karl Decker h the Newspaper Hero Of
the Hour.

Karl Decker h the Newspaper Hero OF
the hour.
In the person of Mr.. Karl Decker,
who rescued Evangelina Cisneros FROM
a Cuban prison, the reporter reaches his
apotheosis. Incidentally the public gets
an insight into the possibilities of the
newer journalism. 1t seems that beyond
the everyday reporters who write the
news, beyond the correspondents who
comment ON the same, there is the COM
missioner whose function it is to create
news.
Mr.. Decker is a commissioned
commissioner of rescue, if you please.
He was sent to Cuba not to write about
the progress of the struggle for indie
pendence, but to get a young woman
out of prison. Meanwhile the New
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25
INDIAN HAD A CIGARETTE.
So a Harper Girl Refused to Dance
With Him.

Harper, Oct. 25.-Roman Nose and
White Horse and about $50 Cheyennes
and ArapahOes, some of whom had par
ticipated in the Custer massacre and in
the butchery of a teacher and pupils in
western Kansas late in the sos. drove
here in wagons last week from their
reservations seventy miles away and
danced publicly in the Ferry block
An Indian without a partner seized
Miss Mabel Hunter. a pop1Iar ZolITs-
teacher, and insisted that she dance
with him, so she took his arm and cir
cled with him about Standing Rabbit
his chief, whose chanting and the beat
ing of drum marked time, the blank
eted savages with the white girl in their
midst constituting d strange scene
Another young woman who belonged
to the Iota society, organized during tho
LIQUOR fight here last summer to dis
courage bad habits among the young
men, declined the invitation of an In
dian who was smoking a cigarette
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25
A few weeks ago the editor 7

A few weeks ago the editor was taken
with a very severe cold that caused him
to be in a most misera BILE condition. IT
was undoubtedly a bad case of la grippe
and recognizing it as dangerous he
took immediate steps to bring about n
speedy cure. From the advertisement
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and
the many good Recommendations in
cluded therein, we concluded to make
a first trial of the medicine. To saw that
it was satisfactory in its results. is
putting it very mildly indeed. It a ted
like magic and the result was a speedy
and permanent cure We have no hesi-
fancy in recommending this excellent
Cough Remedy to anyone afflicted with
a cough or cold in any form-The Ban
ner of Liberty, LibertytOwn, Maryland
The 25 and so cent sizes for sale by all
druggists.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25
SUING FOR HIS AFFIANoED.
Wichita Man Applies for a Writ of
Habsas Corpus for a Girl

Wichita. Oct. 25.@George Gahlen, a
Swiss. came to this country few years
ago. leaving his betrothed, Miss An
tones Houck, in Switzerland until he
could get the money to send for her
Three weeks ago he sent a draft, and
on Thursday she arrived at AllepO, this
county.
The girl fell into the hands of J.
Pantenberg, her half brother, who re-
fuses to let her see her lover
Saturday Gahlen appeared before
Judge Dale and got out a writ of ha-
beas corpus compelling Pantenburg to
give the girl up Miss Houck cannot
speak a word of English. Gahlen says
they will be married as soon as he can
set possession of her. He has already
obtained the marriage license.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25
COL. HALLowELL BETTER.
With His Wife He Leaves for New
Mexico for q Trim.

VTyandotte Oct. 25.-Colonel James R.
HaIiowell and wife left yes terday on the
Santa Fe for Albuquerque, n. M. For
some weeks they have been visiting
their relatives, Judge Thomas Anderson
and wife, at this place.
While here Colonel HallowelPs health
has improved materially. and he feels
confident that within a short time he
will have regained his Oldttme health,
and ready gain to fight the battles of
life. 1t is quite likely that he will be
compelled to remain in a dry climate,
and, if so, he will look after some busi-
ness matters in New Mexico as soon as
he is able to resume business.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25
Garnett State Bank Troubles.

Tomorrow at Garnett, Judge s. a.
Riggs will appoint G. W. Her receiver
of the Garnett State bank to fill the va
cancy caused by the removal of j. c.
johnson. Judge Riggs says he removed
Johnson because of incompetency. The
judge says all of the bank books are
missing and unless these and other
mysterious proceedings are fully ex-
pIained at a judicial investigation
which he will begin tomorrow some
BODY will likely be sent to Jail"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25
LOWERING INQUIRY ENDS.
Report on the Heel Dragging Case is
Being Form ulated

Chicago, Oct. 25-The members of the
Lowering court of inquiry are expected to
formulate their reports at Fort Sheridan
today for presentation to General Brooke
While the court is requested to express
an opinion, that opinion, under the mill
tary code, will simply be confined to an
expression as to a court martial of Cap
tain Lowering. 1t will be reviewed by
General Brooke and made public.
General Brooke's authority in the maj
ter can go no farther than appointing a
court martial if one is recommended.
Whatever may be the expression of the
court of inquiry as to the conduct of
Captain Lowering. military articles for
bid the commanding general imposing any
punishment upon the offender.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25

Are you lacking in strength and en-
ergy? Are you nervous. respondent.
irritable bilious, cOnstipated and gen
orally run down in health? If so, your
liver is torpid and a few doses of Herb
inc Will cure. Herbine has no equal
as a health restorer. Geo. w Stans-
field 632 Kansas avenue. and Miller's
Pharmacy. Sixth and Topeka avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25
Half of Lemen's Show in Jail

Fredonia. Oct 25.-The Fredonia Jail
is full of tin horn gamblers and about
half the Lemen Bros. show. When a
a deputy was sent down to Sedan after
the man who did the shooting at NeO-
desha in the recent riot, a gang of at
taches headed by Lemen, vigorously
interfered The sheriff went after
these too. and is bringing them in by
the sack full
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-25
Harrison Clarkson,s Case.

Judge Hazen today refused to allow
the CIarkson injunction case against
Insurance Commissioner McNau to be
removed to the federal court. He said
that while he was not anxious TO hear
the case the law required him to refuse
the request for removal. It is being
heard this afternoon on it's merits and
upon the result will depend the fate of
Harrison Ciarkson's insurance rate
sheets.