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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12
PAROONED HIS ASSAILANT.
Remarkable Treatment OF Convict -
Governor Bob Stewart.

Governor Bob Stewart.
Governor Bob Stewart, who was the
chief executive of Missouri once and aft
erward United States senator from thas
state, had IA strange career.
During his bernatorial incumbency
he WAS ore day looking through the
penitontiary at Jefferson City when he
saw among the convicts an aged man
whom he recognized. On the following
day he sent 10 the warden Of the prison
orders to have that man brought to the
executive mansion.
When the man appeared, the govern
IN. calling him by name, asked him II
he hadn { once been the mate Of Mis-
sopIi river steamboat. The convict ad-
united that he had been. and then the
following conversation ensued. the gov
eguor beginning
BE YOU remember at one time or
hav,Dg taken blankets away from boy
who VaS stowaway on the boat and
gcbiu2 him ashoreY'
The circumstance doesn't recur to
me now. but doubtless l did It. A
,;oamroat mate in those days had to be
sousiat.ghle of a brute. "
Yes sir, and you filled the bill ad.
nirabiy. was the boy you robbed and
kickcj ashore very near to this capital
city. ah.! thus | became enabled to give
you Your pardon. Here, sir, take It.
Now, right about March out OF thas
door and off these premises, and never
let me see your brutal old face again.
The old convict walked away quite
hriskiy Tor one of his age.
A little while ago senator told me
,hat one day about the close Of the war,
or perhaps a little later, he was walk
ing down Pennsy lvania avenue In Wash
ington with another senator when his
comranion abruptly called his attention
10 a rather distinguished looking man
IN "A gang If laborers who were cleaning
the streets, aud / think he said under
Uul.co surveillance.
do you know who that man ISL"
Tho sccouG senator asked
Nc. "
We'll. hat is Ex-Governor and ex-
Sena'cr Bob Stewart of Missouri. He
WAS Of q couvivial nature, and the conviv-
aliiies of Washington proved too much
for him. Chicago Times Herald.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12
EXCURSION RATES TO WASHING
TON FOR THE INAUGURA.
TION

ON account of the Presidential Inaug.
uration Ceremonies March ith, the
Ann Arbor r. r. will sell excursion
tickets from all stations to Washington
and return at one fare for the round
trip. Tickets will be sold March LIST,
2nd and 3rd, limited for return to
March Sth.. o33-6w
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12
War

waged upon the lesser ills. We have
often prevented greater troubles. AS a
weapon against Constipation, Indiges.
ton and Sickheadache DR.. CALDWELL
Syrup Pepsin leads in Importance. 10
doses 10 cents. Regular sizes SOC and
Sl.00. OF b. s. Webb.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12

For YOUR, PRoTECTIoN.-C atarrh
cures in liquid form to be taken
internally, usually contain Mercury or
Iodide of Potassa, or both, which are
injurious if too long taken. Catarrh is
a local, not blood disease, caused by
cold and damp weather 1t starts in
the nasal passages. Cold in the head,
if repeatedly neglected, results in ca.
tarrh. Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowl-
edged cure for these troubles and con-
tains no mercury nor any injurious
drug
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-02-12
Out of the Mouths of Babes.

Little Fife went to synagogue, and
when the rabbi called next day, wishing
to be sociable, she said to him, II heard
you speak your piece yesterday.
Ibid you, my childf" he said, half
surprised, half amused. How did you
like it?"
"Oh," answered the honest child.
cit made me awfully sleepy. Amer
can Hebrew.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02
LOCAL ITEMS.

The candy at the Sugar Bowl il
always fresh.
Miss Mary Rice, of Canton, is visit
ing i'm the city.
District court begins next Monday
Judge Hobson will preside.
Miss Allie Glice, of Burr Oak, il
the guest of Miss Imogene Lincoln.
Lou Wolfenberger, of Burr Oak
was in the city Friday and Saturday
Mrs. VIM. Barth, of Burr Oak has
been visiting friends i'm DEBORAH for 8
few days.
Mrs. Gibson, mother of Mrs. b
Harmon, returned Saturday from hel
Wisconsin visit.
Miss Nettie Gilierman came down
from Burr Oak Saturday, for a visi,
with her parents.
The electric light system is fast
nearing completion, and will be in op.
Grafton i'm day or two.
The German Lutheran Ladies Aid
Society will meet with Mrs. A. M.
Severson Friday afternoon at $50.
In the midst of his discourse last
Sunday morning Rev. l.. l.. Lockard
made reference to absent minded peo-
pie; said many funny things were said
of them, that generally they were
people who thought and thought deep
into matters. Just then smile might
have been seen playing over the fea-
lures of an elderly lady in the audi
ence as she glanced at the man who
sat by her side. Memory had called
up well remembered case of absent
mindedness on the part of her husband.
1t was at the gray dawn of spring
morn; he was in the act of dressing
himself (his mind evidently reveling
in the thoughts of the day before) when
his better half discovered him making
a vain effort to draw one of his
stockings over the opposite extremity
from his feet. AS the little man re-
quires 7s hat to fit his now thinly
clad Uranium, the stocking did not get
down over his eyes. Just then the
righteousness of the situation appeared
to him as his wife cried out what are
you trying to do?" The incident took
place over thirty years ago in the far
away east, and often goes to make
little merriment for their children and
grandchildren.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02
Three Opinions:

"The CHICAGO RECORD is model
newspaper in every sense of the Word.''-
Harrisburg Pa Call.
"7here is no paper published i'm America
that SO nearly approaches the true Journal
isfiC ideal as The CHICAGO RECORD
From "NeWspaperdom" View York;.
81 have come to the firm conclusion, after
q long test and after a wide comparison
with the journals of many cities and C0un-
tries, that The CHICAGO RECORD comes
as near being the ideal daily journal as we
are for some time likely to find on these
mortal shores. Prof. j. T. Hatfield i'm
The Evanston (!N) Index.
Sold BY newsdealers everywhere and subscriptions
received by all pOstmasteys Address THE CHI.
CAGO RECORD, l8I MadisOn-st
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

The full intensity of living is reached
only by the perfectly healthy. Sick
ness discounts the capacity for enjoy
ment. If his body is all out of order
and rundown, he will not be able to
enjoy anything, no matter how full of
enjoyment it may be for other people.
If he is just little bit out of order, if
he sis not sick, but doesn't feel Just
right" he will only be able to enjoy
things in a half.hearted sort of way.
The nearer he is to being perfectly well
the nearer will his capacity for enjoy
ment be perfect. If this condition does
not exist, something ought to be done.
That means nine cases in ten the use of
DIR. Pieree's Golden Medical Discovery.
1t works directly on the digestive
organs, and on the blood and through
these on ever tissue of the body. 1t
nlrkes the appetite good, digestion and
nutrition perfect and supplies rich, red
blood to all the tissues, building up
solid, healthful flesh.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

A Thimble club flourishes at Waverly.
The five officials are designated as
Most Worthy Grand Talker, Grand
Keeper of Needles and Thimbles, Most
Exalted Mistress of the Chatting Dish,
Outside Talker and Inside Talker.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

There are so churches in Allamakee
county, valued at Sl22,47s, capable of
seating II 1873, and with a membership
of 1855. 1t also has 2,4S7 children who
attend Sabbath school.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

Send q cents in one cent stamps to
Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, Buffalo, n. Y, and receive Dr.
Pierce's zoos page Common Sense
Medical Adviser profusely illustrated.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

The district court has ordered the
foreclosure of mortgage tor $4,000
against the Iowa Iron Works, Dubuque.
The firm built hetorpedo boat Ericsson,
the revenue cutter Window and many
Mississippi river steamboats,.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

Oelwein has been having some fun
with the Iowa Union Telephone Com
pany, too. They wanted franchise,
and wanted it bad, but got it-not.
The city council couldn't see it that
Way
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

Judge Murdoch, the veteran settler
of Clayton county, and prominent
figure in state politics for years, has
succumbed to paralysis.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

Bremen county farmers are reported
to be losing their calves, from lung few
er, or disease similar to the one that
has killed so many hogs lately.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

The Howard County Farmers Insti-
tute was in session at the court house
in CrescO Thursday and Friday last.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

The G. M. & st. p. oil house and
pumping station at North McGregor
was destroyed by fire on the 25th.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

The people of Staceyville expect the
Illinois Central railroad to build road
to their town, connecting with the
main line at Mona.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

All of the cases against the notori-
Gus Fields brothers, of Cedar Falls,
have been dismissed, and they are now
free
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

The Dunkards expect to erect hand
some church four miles east of Elgin
next spring.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

Merl Harris, the Cresco news boy,
was seriously injured by falling down
stairs last week Tuesday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

The Iowa Central will build new
depot at Mason CITY.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

Paul Naubauer, living four miles
southeast of Monona, committed sui
eide by shooting himself in the head
on the Dist
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

The teachers of Floyd, Cerro Gordo.
Chickasaw, Mitchell, Butler and Bre-
mer counties will hold joint meeting
at Charles City Feb. 9th.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

The county debt of Allamakee was
reduced from $4,000 to $1,000 during
last year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

A New Hampton firm has paid S1O,-
500 to poultry raisers for poultry this
winter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

Postville will have grand Firemen's
Dance Feb 10th.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

A new parochial school will be built
by the members of st. Mary's church
at New Hampton the coming spring.
1t will cost SO, 200.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

q. w. Stoddard, of Waukon, died
quite suddenly on the 23d. He was
for years cashier of the Waukon State
Bank.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

Floyd county has $175, 900 invested in
bridges.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

Spirit Lake will tax saloons 81 800
per year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02
In SOCIAL CIRCLES.

Announcements and Reports of Enter
tainments, Social Gatherings, Etc.
of the Current Week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02
DepositOrs, First National Bank.

There will be meeting OF the de-
positors of the First National Bank of
DEBORAH, Iowa, of vital importance to
the depositors on Friday, Feb. 5th, at
2:p. m. 1897. The meeting will be held
in the Court room of the Court House.
By order of the committee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

Damon and Pythias are at Postville
tonight.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

A District Sunday school Conven-
ton will be held at Hesper Feb. 1920.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

The handsome new union depot at
Cedar Rapids was formally opened last
Wednesday. In a special edition of
the Gazette appears, among others, an
excellent cut of Harry Spealman, day
ticket agent of the B. G. r. & N, who
is well known in DEBORAH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02
NEWS OF NORTH IOWA.
A Collection of News Items of a
General Nature Gathered from
the Press of Northern Iowa.

McGregor will have waterworks.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

5000 BU. CLOVER SEED.
80 900 BU. TIMOTHY SEED.
Send samples by mail,
and I will make bids on
your seed.
DON'T--DOn't sell un-
til I have made you a
bid.
40 TO THE TELE-
PHONE for prices, and
you won't have to wait
a minute to hear from me.
HIDES, KIP, CALFSKINS
wanted, and at prices
away above what you
can sell at in your mar
ket at home.
Bring them along--it
will pay you.
N. H. ADAMS,
DEBORAH, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

Ben Wicks, of Burr Oak, took the
train here yesterday for Des Moines, a
delegate to the state meeting of the
Woodmen.
e. w Cutting went to Burr Oak
yesterday on business.
The stages out of DEBORAH are now
held until after the Burlington, so out
side towns get daily papers the same
day they are published. This is a con-
venenience that should be appreciated
by our farmers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

The new medical hospital of the
Iowa state university will be the larg-
est and finest of its kind i'm the United
States when completed. The contract
for erecting it has been awarded to
John HOWE, of Dubuque, on the con-
dition, in addition to the contract
price, that the building be constructed
OF Iowa materials and by Iowa labor
solely and exclusively.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

Hiram e. Wheeler, the Iowa farm
king, who was Republican nominee for
governor in 1891 and was defeated by
Horace Boies, has sold his farm of 900
acres in Sac county and will remove to
Texas He has purchased more than
1000 acres land fifty miles northeast
of Galveston, and proposes to establish
the largest dairy in the world. To this
end he has ordered two milking ma
chimes capable of milking 200 cows each
at once.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

Marble Rock Weeky:-Two anthem
tic cases in which contagious disease
has been contracted from animals are
reported i'm Iowa. Miss Lille Boyce,
of Mason City, is fatally i'll with con-
sumption, and examination proves that
her pet dog is affected with tuberculos-
is and that Miss Boyce contracted the
disease from the animal. A child at
DEBORAH is known to have contracted
scarlet fever from cat, and other cats
and pet rabbits in the vicinity are
known to be affected.
The editor of the above paper is the
same one who paid So i'm answer to an
advertisement chow to make your
pants lastn and received the reply
make your coat and vest first"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

Adolph Seikmeier is slight of stature,
weighs 100 pounds and is but 26 years
old, and one to see him would scarcely
believe that he is powerful enough to
lift ton. One of Adolph's pastimes is
to pick up horse shoe, any size or
weight, take firm grasp and straight
EN- it out like so much molassess candy.
He also shoulders barrel of salt, a
weigh of about 800 pounds. We are
told that he is a very handy man about
with threshing crew also, as he de-
lights in laying hold of the forward
end of a separator or engine and lifting
it into balance whenever the occasion
requires it.-AUamakee Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

The ladies of the Unity church
served supper to quite a number last
Thursday evening.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

Quite large number enjoyed "Trip
around the Worldn with Y. p. S. G..
E. Friday evening.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

hrdrce III one ACT.
Refreshments served. Social time
till ! o'clock. Good music secured. 50
cents admits to all. Children under II,
accompanied by parents admitted free.
Tickets on sale at Jackwitz'. Enter
tainment commences at 8 O'clock.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

Charles city Citizen:-The record of
losses by hog cholera for the whole state
given in percentages, by counties,
shows that Clayton county lost II per
cent, Allamakee 3, Winneshiek 2, How
ard 3, Mitchell s, Worth 10, WinnebagO
AZ, Fayette %, Chickasaw 2, Floyd %,
Cerro Gordo AS, Hancock So, Bremen 2,
Butler II, Franklin Al, Wright So. The
heaviest losses were in the southwest
ern counties, in some of them the loss
running as high as ~ per cent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

The annual concert of "Lurenu will
occur at Steyer's!opera house Thursday
evening. This society is SO well known
in DEBORAH that the mention of an en-
tertainment by them is welcome news.
They are deserving of liberal patronage
and we would be glad to see them
greeted by large audience.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02
Examination Free.

Office Hours: 9 to ~ a. M,
and I to 6 p. m. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-02-02

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society will meet with Mrs. Clark, POI
East Water street next Friday at 2:3O
d. m.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-02

says that it is row impossible for Mr. Low
to be the republican candidate II says:
Amidst unremitted general effort and
steadily increasing hope to put the country
above the dangers threatened by a rcvolu-
ticnary democracy, venomous and self
Worsh1ping organization in the center of
the fight, the Citizens Union, has struck
hostile blow at the party leading it, The
weapon used. man with more or less
aftlliation with republicanism, makes IL n
blow in the back. Under the circum-
stances, Ii behcoves the New York repub-
llcans to continue their part in the great
national business hand with undimin-
ished hope. but with redoubled energy.
ANY one who will calmly sit down and
contemplate the relations between the re-
publican organization in the Greater New
York and the national republican party of
sound money and social order will see not
only the folly, but also the essential polit-
fcai crookedness of the proposition that
the republicans should make Mr.. Seth Low
their candidate after his nomination by the
Citizens UniCn.
IF Mr. Plat, Mr.. Quigg and M. Worth
should desire to support such a candidate.
they would be compelled in common de-
cency to retire from the republican organ
ization, as Mr.. Low has retired, and sup
port him as a member of the Citizens
Union. They would have to bolt from their
party. leaving to others the task of putting
its ticket in the field at election time
NO honest power can now make Mr..
Low the republican candidate"
The Herald does not treat the subjec.
editorally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-02
GOLD SEEKERS PUSHING ON
Steamer Farallon Brings Advices from
Alaskan Ports.
Many PrOspectOrs VIII Winter at
Dyea and SkaEuay and Go to
klOndil<e I'm Spring.

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, September ..
The steamer FaraIlon arrived last night
from Dyea and Skaguay. The officers of
the steamer tell interesting stories of the
condition of affairs at both landings. They
say that at Dyea the gold seekers are slow
ly but surely crossing the divide and the
read for ten miles up the canyon is strewn
with tents, provisions. discarded baggage
and dead horses. Less than LOCO people
are on the Seach at Dyea, as all make ef-
forts to get across the divide as soon as
landed
AT Skaguay things present a different APP
pearance. There are between 5000 and
6.OOO people there. Less than fifty men
have succeeded in getting across White
pass. and hundreds have given up trying
to cross unit. spring Steamer officers say
lain had fallen continually there for eight
days and that it is utterly impossible to
cross. All kinds of business is fiourishing.
Men are selling outfits for little or moth
ing.
A saloon keeper at Dyea is buying -four
emptying it in hopper in a tent and
selling the empty sacks at I5c. each. The
Farallons officers deny that Il man was
killed at Skaguay for stealing but say
that in case of theft death would be the
result.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-02
AROUSED HIS WRATH.
4 Lawyer Starts I'm to Chastise a Wit
ness.

Considerable excitement took place in
the United States branch of the Police
Court--Judge Kimball, presiding-today
during the trial of the case of Robert
KiLg, who was charged with assaulting
Alien W. Brinkley. Both parties are col
ored.
Lawyer Jones, who was acting as coun-
sci for King. was engaged in sever ely
cross-examining the complaining witness,
when suddenly tie latter exclaimed that
the lawyer was asserting '.falsehoods."
IF you say that again." said Mr.. Jones
TO the witness, II will pull you off the
stand"
well. I repeat it," said the witness.
Mr.. Jones left his place by the side of
the prosecuting attorney. and, passing be-
hind the rail which separates the attaches
of the court from the public, started to-
ward the witness.
Before. however. he had reached the
witness stand Mr.. Jones was gently taken
hold OF by Bailiff Darr, who suggested Ia
the former that such proceedings were
not proper in court.
Judge Kimball also said that the .urbu-
lent actions must cease. and cautioned the
witness that IL he again intimatej that the
lawyer was untruthful he would deal with
him for contempt
Presently the excitement subsidized but
later Mr.. Jones apologized to Judge KIM
ball for his having allowed himself to lose
control Of his actions. Judge Eimban &C.
copied the apology. and the incident vas
at this point regarded as ended.