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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26
HOrsemen!

/ have for sale one of the best gener-
al purpose stations in northern Iowa,
Honest John, Jr. He is a beautiful
bright bay horse with black points, l64
hands high, is a magnificent proper
toned horse, with round, shaply
built body, and short coupled back
and weighs in condition 1860 or 100
pounds. He shows up the old line
Canadian Clydesdale blood far more
than any other stallion ever brought
into this country; he is registered in
the Dominion Stud Book, at Goderich,
Ontario, Canada.
Heis by Honest John, by Real Mackay
(1S01 British Clydesdale book; dam
Nellie Or 5O) by Heather Jock 1883
British Clydesdale Book
This stallion will be sold and sold
cheap, and is good property for any
man. He will more than pay for him.
self this coming season. Call on or adj
dress l.. J. ANDERSON.
DEBORAH, Iowa.
Cor. Broadway and Washington.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26
WALL STREET.

Jan. %, 1897.
Mr.. Siegel says he was at the wrong
dance.
Very changeable weather the past
week or two.
We have some good boxers in this To-
cality at present.
II. Henry was seen on our streets a
short period ago.
M. Larkins gave little social hop to
the young people recently.
Mr.. Puntney scores his black team up
on our streets now and then.
There was large coon seen on the
street near Mrs. Madden's last week.
p Kelly and w. MCGEE belong to
the lodge of the l.. Y. M. Association.
M. A. Nolan is just where he can't
annoy anyone, and we hope he will
stay there i'm Pleasant Corner.
Mr.. p. O'Brien is as proud little
man as we have got over the arrival of
a little girl who came to his home.
A new broom sweeps clean and soon
old Grover will be swept aside and
Observation-Disclosures will be in his
worthy chair.
Most everybody on the street is en-
joying the pleasure of life, except j..
O'Brien, who says he has no conf
dence in the young ladies.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26
Not a Mistake,

but a positive fact, that people that dc
not read and post themselves, often get
mislead, pay out their money to get nc
satisfaction in return. Then one often
hears of people trying to get something
for nothing. Such people generally
get nothing for their good money. The
best is the cheapest and the cheapest is
the poorest. 1t always pays to buy a
good article which gives satisfaction.
When satisfaction is desired look pleas.
ant and go to Spur, the leading Decor
ah photographer. His platino finish is
out ofsight. His extra finish in glossy
work is simply par excellence.
200 Water St., DecoraE la.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26
Notice to Builders.

/ can furnish you all kinds of win
dow stills and door stills for building
purposes at reasonable rates. DEBORAH
Stone Quarry, formerly known as
Steyer's Quarry, furnishes the best
kind of rock, and I will guarantee the
rock to stand all kinds of weather.
Give it trial and i am sure you will
be fully satisfied. Call on me and get
prices, etc. GEO. w. HIGGINS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26
For Sale Cheap.

A house and two lots with good barn
and well in good location in West De
corah, block 8, two good Norman
stations, five and eight years old, one
good large yearling mare colt and one.
half interest in well drilling machine
in good repair Inquire of
47-3m ASH DAWLEY.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26

Jan. %, 1897.
All the talk now is about John Ca
ter.
Everybody is busy getting up their
wood.
A party at Van-Vleit's last Friday
evening.
Mrs. Geo. Smith is able to be up and
around again.
Mr.. Albert Vance, of DEBORAH, is Wis
iting Mr.. Oliver Reed.
Ed. Briggs delivered about 1900 lbs
of goods last Thursday.
Mrs. Geo. Morrison is visiting his
parents here for a short time.
Geo. Kline has got his feed mill in
operation. Give him call.
, Mr. Stanley Tyler and family, OF
Spring Valley, are visiting parents a
few days.
Miss Julia Heckle is staying at home
for short time, owing to sickness in
DEBORAH.
Perry Whitney's little girl, Bessie,
was taken to DEBORAH last Wednesday
for a medical examination. The doc
tors called it tuberculosis. A large
limp was growing on the back, caus.
ing the back bone to grow around ii
and become curved sideways. A hard
lump.was also growing on the upper
parts of both hips. The little girl was
taken to Mr.. Louie Moss residence
DEBORAH, where science treatment
was given her by lady from Mime.
apolis. No medical aid was given, and
the little girl was brought home Fri
day evening, said to be cured. That
was certainly mysterious cure.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26
LOCAL ITEMS.

Frank Stevens was over from Con-
over yesterday.
Geo. Heckle was down from Burr
Oak yesterday.
Rev. l.. l.. Lockard went to West
Union yesterday.
Miss Julia Gullickson went to Min
neapolis yesterday.
H. Il. Little of Burr Oak, was in
the city yesterday.
F. M. Garman was repairing" at
West Union last week.
-Thos. Robert was business visitor
from Burr Oak yesterday.
Mrs. Frank Webster returned to
Bonairssyesterday, after visit here.
Mrs. Geo. Draper went to Forest
City yesterday, to visit her daughter.
Miss Julia Heckle returned to
school yesterday, after a weeks visit
at Burr Oak.
The installation of officers of the
DEBORAH Camp, Modern Woodmen, oc.
Cured last evening.
-McGregor voted on the water
works question yesterday. We have
not learned the result.
Rev. f. M. Robertson, p. E., held
quarterly meeting services in the M. E.
church Sunday evening.
Miss Loretta McNally, of Lime
Springs, visited at the home of P. Nc.
Cusker last week Tuesday.
The trustees of Bluffton township
have appointed Frank Kelly constable
and j. E. B. p. Goettelman justice OF
the peace.
e. j. Riley attended meeting Of
the Northwestern Lumberman's Asso
citation at Minneapolis last week. Mrs
Riley went with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kaddatz, O.
Fergus Falls, Mimi, Sundayed at the
home of }. Asseln. They left yesterday
morning for Atlanta, Ga.
Mr.. H. M. Langland, of Marshall
Mimi, eX-sheriff of Winneshiek county
came to DEBORAH last Tuesday for 8
short visit with old acquaintance.
The Postville burglary case was
disposed of by the parties, Orr ant
Fitzgerald, pleading guilty and being
sentenced respectively one to three
years and the other twenty months in
the penitentiary. These are the frs
Postville burglars ever brought to jus
tice.-ReUieU.
In the ReUieaO of ReUiea0s stats
tician estimates the aggregate of the
circulation of the papers of the world
at 1000, 900, 600 copies. He says: etc
grasp the idea of this magnitude we
may state that it would cover no fewer
than 10,450 square miles of surface
that it is printed on 7Sl $50 tons OF
paper, and further that If the number
$4,000, 100000 represented, instead OF
copies, seconds, it would take over 333
years for them to elapse. In lieu OF
this arrangement, we might press and
pile them vertically upwards to grad.
ually reach our highest mountains.
Topping all these, and even the high
est Alps, the pile would reach the
magnificent altitude of $50, or, in
round numbers; 500miles. Calculating
that the average man spends five min
utes reading his paper each day this
is very low estimate) we find that
the people of the world altogether an.
nually occupy time equivalent to 1O0,-
600 years reading newspapers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26
Playing Cards.

"The Cedar Rapids Route high
grade playing cards are for sale by al
agents of the b., c. r. q N. Ry
at the following prices: 15c per pack
two packs 25c; $3.50 per dozen. Order
direct from agents or send stamps OF
money order to the undersigned, anG
cards will be sent postage or express
paid.
j. MORTON, G. T. & p. A.,
TIL Cedar Rapids, La.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26
NOTICE IN PROBATE.
To ,OhOm IL may concern.

To WtOm IL may concern:
You and each of you are hereby notified TO
appear at the Court House in Winneshiek
County, Iowa, on the 18th day of February
A. ID. 1897, at l:30 Il. NJ, To attend the probate
Of an instrument purporting to be the last
Iowa, deceased, at which time and place you
will appear and show cause, If any, why said
will should not be admitted To probate.
In testimony whereof have hereunto sub
scribed my name and affixed the seal of said
Office, this 18th day of January 1897.
HENRY ELVIDGE,
4S4 Clerk of District Court.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26
Bargains for Builders.

A bargain for builders using cut stone.
/ sell cut stone, window stills, water
table, and all kinds of cut stones for
building purposes, at less than any
other dealer i'm northern Iowa. Call
on M. G.. Steyer Il Son, $40 w. Water
street, across from Lutheran Publish
ing House. 81
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26
HOmeseekers Excursions.

The G. M. & st. p. Ry., will sell
Homeseekers tickets January to 10,
February to is, March 2 to is and
April 6 to 20, 1897. For one fare plus
two dollars for the round trip. En-
quire of S. V. POTTER, Agt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26
For Rent.

An eighty acre dairy farm, situated
one and one-half miles from DEBORAH,
with ten cows, good milk route,
and fixtures to run the business.
1872 Inquire of ID. A. REED.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26
For Sale.

A well located house and lot i'm Min
neapolis will be sold cheap or traded
for DEBORAH property. Call on or
address this Office.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26
Are You Going South?

If so address Southern Tour, Lock Box
572 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for rates,
routes and full information.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26
CORRESPONDENCE
News Furnished us by an Excellent
Corps of Writers From NeighbOr-
ing Cities and Towns.
BURR OAK.

To insure pu blication contrib utions should
reach us not later than Saturd ay noon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26
MARRIED.

HOLMES ELLINGSON-At DEBORAH, Iowa,
January 18th, 1897, Mr.. Edward Holmes, OF
Kendailville. Iowa, and Miss Jane Filing
son, Of Allamakee County, Iowa, K. +. Glib
son, J. r.. officiating.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26

OLD-At DEBORAH, Iowa, Jan
uary 22nd 1897, Mr.. A. E. Thune, of High.
landville, Iowa, and Miss Ella Void, of
Hesper, Iowa, X. +. Gibson, J. p. officiating.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26
House For Rent

Inquire of Andy Williams or b. j.
Reynolds. 4S-2
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26
Announcements and Reports of Enter
tainments, Social Gatherings, Etc.
of the Current Week.

An Indian Medicine show are hold
ing forth at Steyer's this week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26

The Luther College Musical Union
will give concert February 18th. Par
ticulars later.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26

A public dance was held at Steyer's
Friday evening, quite number trip
ping the light fantastic.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26

Luren Singing Society will give an
entertainment at Steyer's opera house
Thursday evening, Feb. A. The pro-
gram will consist of speeches, Nor
wegian and English, singing, music, a
farce by students of DEBORAH Institute,
and concludes with refreshments and
an old fashioned hop. Everybody in
vited. Tickets so cents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26

The Christian Endeavor society of
the First Congregational church ex-
tends cordial invitations to all to en-
joy a "Trip around the World" with
them on Friday eve, Jan. 29th, in the
church parlors.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26

til
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26

A jolly party of little folks were en-
tertained by Mrs. HI. S. Weiser at her
home last Saturday evening.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-01-26

The Ladies' Auxiliary have arranged
for a course of lectures, to be given dur
ing February. Revs. f. p. Shaffer and
o. H. Holmes, .Cresco, Rev. F. E.
Loveland, Cedar Rapids, and Rev.
Prof. Stub, of DEBORAH, will be the
speakers. If you love entertainment
and instruction you cannot afford to
miss hearing these gifted men. The
four lectures and concert only $1.O0.
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vember. Seventh new chorus singers
have been specially engaged, and Herr
Rissler is training them.
The town of Pampeluna, where Sara
safe was born, has received from the
great violinist a valuable collection OF
, works of art and other gifts bestowed
upon him by royalty and other admir-
ers. The collection is to form the nue.
leus of a museum for the town.
Sadie Stringham is credited with hav-
| ing scored a hit in Lottie Blair Parker
new play, Way Down East in a role
very different from anything she has ap-
| peared in heretofore. All the same, the
season closed abruptly the other day.
The great Cas- sino success, In Gay
New York" has started for the West.
The tour will be one of the longest
| played for some time by so expensive a
production.
The citizens of Reinerz in Silesia feel
so tickled by the fact that 1T was IN
their place that Chopin gave his first
| concert that they have erected monu-
ment 10 him.
| Mr. Hare has been playing Eccles
with great success in Scotland. He
scored a personal triumph also in "A
| Bachelors Romance" but the play
seems to have been received rather
coolly.
| Charles Coghlan and Alma Kruger
will play the leading parts in I'm Old
Vienna" which was to have been used
as a vehicle for Robert Hilliard's star
ring tour.
Jessie Bartlett Davis corresponds reg
ularly with a young man, and her
| husband doesn't object. The young
man is her son and he is II years old.
1t IS stated that Stuart Robson, in
view Of his advancing years, contem-
plates retiring from the stage. He is
rich and can afford to do so.
James O'Neill has declined to accept
| for production in this country Wilson
Barrett's play, The Daughters OF
Babylon"
Thomas w. Keene finds that the art
of acting is conducive to long life. Mr..
Keene has been in harness nearly forty
years.
The veteran John Jack has been en-
gagged for Mrs F'iske's company this
season.
According to George Backus, the
/ stage adventures is only the grasp
ing summer girl transformed.
Kate Claxton, Henry E. Dixey and
'Rattlesnake Jack" are prominent stars
in New Yorw music halls.
Adele Ritchie has scored an unques-
toned hit in the London production of
The Wizard of the Nile
And now Richard Mansfield says that
! he will play Hamlet"
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THE NEAGLE INSTITUTE.
Science Comes to the Relief of
the Suffering,

The Neagle Medical Institute at 7241.
K street, offers to the people of Central
California all the advantages of treat
ment for diseases afforded in the largest
cities. The Institute is not a travelling
catchpenny Device but has been estaD-
lished here for four years. Its record as
attested by testimonials from multitudes
OF grateful patients prove its claim to the
confidence of the afflicted. DIR. Neagle
has demonstrated his ability to keep faith
with the public.
with people seeking health and relief
from suffering, which in many cases they
have sought elsewhere in vain. The
laboratory is thoroughly equipped and
only experts are engaged in preparing the
medicines needed for the wide range of
diseases that the Institute successfully
treats. The consultation parlor is large,
light and airy, while the electrical dppar-
atus that fills so important a part III
modern scientific medical treatment is
OF the very latest design. The medical
and surgical instruments alone represent
a small fortune in value. Electric baths
so helpful in many cases are given here
All in all the Neagle Medical Institute
is doom to the sick, and 1t is gratifying
TO note that the public fully appreciate its
benefits.
DIR. NEAGLE. the founder of the IN
SIITUTE, is a regular physician, having
attended the Jefferson Medical College at
Philadelphia, and the Louisville Medical
College at Louisville, Kentucky, and grad
uated with honors. He also has numerous
courses, and has been licensed to prac-
tice medicine and surgery by the State
Boards Of Illinois, Missouri, Colorado and
California.
DIR. Neagle and associates treat and cure
all Chronic Diseases and Diseases of the
Eye, Ear, Throat and Lungs, Liver, Heart,
Kidney, Bladder Brain, Catarrh, Asthma,
rheumatism, Bronchitic, Headache, Deaf
ness, Chiils and Malaria, Skin Diseases,
Neuralgia, Diabetes, Dyspepsia, Dropsy,
Eczema, Scrofula, Chronic Diarrhea,
Hemorrhoids and Rectal Troubles, and all
forms OF Sores, Blood and Wasting Dis
eases.
ALL MALARIAL Diseases promptly
cured.
NERVOUS DISEASES and NERVOUS
PROSTRATION made a specially
Consultation, either at the Institute or
by mail, FREE, and STRICTLY CONFI-
DENTAL.
For further information call in person
or write to the NEAGLE MEDICAL IN
STITUTE of PHYSICIANS and SUR
GEONS, located permanently at 724l2 K
STREET, Sacramento.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED
by the Board of Supervisors of Sacra-
mento County, at their office. on street
between Sixth and Seventh streets. of sac,
ramento City, up to o'clock o. m of
MONDAY, October 25 1897 for the racon-
struction and macadamizing of the River
side Road, about / mile south of Sacra-
mento City, for a length of ION feef In
accordance with the plan. profile and spe-
ciIlcatons 2 IN reference thereto, and on file
Bids must be accompa niad h,, a oar.i
hed cheek, IN an amount equivalent 10 10
per cent of the aggregate amo1lnt of the
eld ms submitted s11,n or or by cash deposit in the
all or either Of said check. cash or bond
to to De e i,e in,orfelted to Sacramento County on
the failure Of the contractor to enter into
contract with the County of Sacramento
on tne terms specified in his accepted bid
bid ID, has been duly accepted. 500
Inc BOARD OF Supervisors reserves the
rlgnI 70 reject any or all bids as the public
good may require
By order OF said board
AtleSt: (Seal) VIM. B. HAMILTON,
o" Clerk of said board
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jealous.

Prince Paul. for that is his Christian
name, is a descendant from the Earl
of Jersey. He, like the Jersey Lily,
has had experience in marriage. He
has had two wives, both of them be-
ing dead. His second wife was a
Princess of Croy and she died in 1889.
His son by his first wife is now an
officer in the Austrian army. Prince
Paul is 54 years old, but does not show
his age by twenty. years.
MRS. LANGTRY.
Divorce has finally freed Mrs. Lang
try from her husband, Edward Lang
try 1t is said she now proposes to wed
the wealthy and sporty Prince Ester
hazy de Galantha, man we'll known
in Europe and famous for his horses.
Mrs. Langtry was born on the island
of Jersey in 1853, the daughter of a
clergyman. At IS she married Ed
ward Langtry, son of a shipping mer-
chant at Belfast and a Quaker In
1876 they were married and settled in a
pleasant home on the banks of the
Thames near London. For two years
they We're very happy. Then they
moved into a fashionable establishment
in London and began to entertain The
simple Jersey girl developed into sur
prising beauty. Many stories, some
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| slept for generations, after the mate
rials Of which it was made have crum-
| bled at the touch of time Moral and
not material it survives the lapse of
years, that death of supporters, the
| shattering of dynasties. Even so with
all right ideas, of which surely our ma
ton is an embodiment. Vaguely, yet
desperately the masses have held to the
| conviction that this widespread coun-
/ try is to be a supreme testing place of
| the trustwort Illness of the common
people; solemnly have they grown to a
sense Of unity and its absolute necessi-
| ty to national life. Glance back and
| seei
Who held in clinging desperation
| along the fringe of the continent de-
spite wild savagery before and cultured
savagery behind? The common peo-
| pie.
When lapsing time began to show the
| possibilities of this country and men
began to dream of rights based upon
| conditions here, uninfiuenced by the
/ idea of remote and half-crazy mon
arch, the common people watered the
| ground with DlOOQ.
| The supreme right to the manage
ment of our own affairs having Seen
decided, territory wide enough to in
| spire boundless enthusiasm confronted
| this plain people. BY splendid energy
| they have subjugated it, so that its
culture, it's progress, its completeness,
are a monument to the magnificent
power of common people, untrammeled
| by traditions.
Then a great moral question came up
! for settlement, whose issues struck at
| the very cohesion of our blood baptized
! nation. Desperately the national heart
yearned over the need Of a government
"one and inseparable." The common
! both sides, and by them was it fought
to a conclusion, so that even the van
quished now say the question was set
tied rightly.
Our pride is that ''the people can be
trusted. If thoroughly possessed by an
idea, their response is splendid. Like
some huge engine, their progress is ir-
| resistible when once motion is impart-
ed. The only complaint-and even that
| is a cause for pride as it is closely re-
| lated to the pernanency of national
purposes that they are slow to awak-
| en- to danger.
With your editors permission, / will
carry this idea further next week
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DE GALANTHA AND LANGTRY.
Prince and the Jersey Lily, Who 1t
is Said, Are Soon to Wed.

1t is reported that Mrs. Langtry is
soon to be led to the altar by Prince
Esterhazy de Galantha. He is popular
all over Europe and especially so in his
own country of Austria. He is one of
the foremost horsemen in Europe His
racing stock is well known through
out the continent and his income is
large enough to make a spendthrift
Jealous
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Miraculous Methods Of Information

Deaf Mani heard this morning that
the authorities intended to prohibit beg
ging on the streets.
Blind Man-Yes; I saw something to
that effect in the newspaper to-day
Judge.
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Elanor Moretti has a strong part in
"A Ward of France Klaw & Erlanger's 8
big play. presented in Philadelphia re-
Gently. The cast contains twenty seven
names and includes Maurice Barrymore,
Charles Kent and Maude Granger.
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scandaIous and some untrue, were told
about the fair lady. They We're cut by
the Marlboro set In 1882 she went on
the stage in London, later travelled in
America. and was financially success
ful. She failed TO get a divorce in 1883
and again in 1895. She has now been
successful.
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The famous English vocalists, Mr..
and Mrs. George Henschel. are among
the early musical attractions for Cali
fornia. They make their first appear
ance in Brooklyn on the 10Th instant.
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Mary Anderson (Mme De Navarro)
attended the recent performances Of 'As
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Saint-Saens has devoted the summer
months TO composing grand scena en-
titled "Cleopatre a Rome.
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Miss Lulu Klein, for several seasons
the leading actress of the late Annie
Pixley's company, has been engaged by
Manager w. NJ. Wilkison for F'reder-
ick Warde's company. She is to have
an important part in 1skander.'
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Sadie Stringham is credited with hav-
ing scored a hit in Lottie Blair Parker
new play, Way Down East, in role
very different from anything she has ap-
peared in heretofore. All the same the
season closed abruptly the other day.
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T. j. PENNISH,

Regular Republican Nominee for
TRUSTEE OF THE NINTH WARD.
Election, Tuesday. November 2, 1897.