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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-01-18
The Dough Head Discovered.

That truth is stranger than fiction is
illustrated by the following true story.
relates the Lapeer Press: About 40
years ago boy was kicked by horse.
The physician attending the case found
his skull was broken, and good share
Of his brains had leaked out. Thinking
to do the best he could and knowing it
would not do to leave the place vacant,
the doctor took buckwheat -four, and,
making thick batter, trephined the
skull and filled the cavity. That boy
lived and grew to be man, weighs $50
pounds and is smart as most men.
Living not far from lakewood, he does
business in Lapeer quite often and is
all right, only once in awhile that buck
wheat batter will rise, and then he is
daft for time. DR.. William Rossman,
who died in this city, did the surgical
job.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-01-18
Cocks as Breeders,

1t is not an unusual thing for cock
turkey to take charge of brood Of
young ones. and go about with them
and hover them as the hen would and
we have even heard that if one were
shut up for awhile with clutch of
eggs he would proceed to sit on them
and hatch them cut, but we never test
cd the truth of this. Yet it would not
be strange If true, as we know that in
some wild birds the male has to do his
share of the incubation Of the eggs and
with many kinds the father feeds the
young quite as frequently and faithfully
as the mother. Capons also are said to
be ready upon little persuasion to take
charge Of o brood Of chickens, but now
we have story in an exchange of q
Brahma rooster that took charge Of
lot Of chickens after the hen had left
them and brooded them faithfully.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-01-18
BURR OAK
Jan. IS, 1899.

! Jan. Is, 1899.
t (From our regular correspondent
A. Rollins is very sick with the
measles.
Chas. Porter has begun his duty as
assessor.
We are glad to report Mrs. Henry
Wingate isimproving slowly.
Mr.. McIntire has taken the job of
filing the creamery ice house for SIS.
Teachers meeting will be held at the
school house next Saturday, Jan. 2lst.
The Silver Creek Creamery Co. elect
ed VIM. Ward as secretary and treas
urer.
The Modern Woodmen Camp at Burr
Oak will give banquet at the /. o. O..
F. hall, January 18th.
Mrs. l.. B. Whitney, of DEBORAH,
Sundayed with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Cratsenberg.
Mrs. Reid, of Hesper, will be at
SchancF's Hotel, Monday, Jan. 23rd,
to organize her class in cutting and fit
ting.
j. Wolfenberger has sold his farm of
40 acres to Mr.. McMullen for $500.
Jerry does not give possession until
March. He then thinks of going west
to grow up with the country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-01-18
SATIRE.
(From our regular correspondent !.


From our regular correspondent.
Jan. l6, 1899.
Valentine Barth was in DEBORAH on
Saturday.
Geo. Stoskoff transacted business at
the hub Saturday.
Sam Stoskoff went to DEBORAH Mon
day to do some shopping.
The party that gathered at Lewis
Hover's Saturday evening, was crowd
that was full of fun and happiness, and
the good cheer that prevailed made the
occasion all the more enjoyable. 1t
was given by Miss Minnie Johnson, in
honor of her school mates. They were
all well fed with the goodies prepared
for these refined young ladies and
gentlemen. 1t was a veritable feast.
Soup, sandwiches, boiled beef, boiled
PORK, roast coon, apple pie, lemon pie,
mince pie, cake, cookies, doughnuts,
oranges, tea, coffee, lemonade and
many other delicious eatables were
provided. After the refreshments were
served Mike Musser made short
speech on Chow to Behave in Society,
and How to Become Gentleman"
After the speech the young people
played cards and games and told stories
until late hour, when they sang
"good night" farewell, and dispersed
to their homes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-01-18
saturday. Jan. IL.

The fire which broke out in the ]. S.
Menken company's dry goods store at
Memphis totally destroyed that building
and contents, causing loss of $3.50 ,000
No further damage was done.
There are 1,2SS,16S telephones in use in
the world. the service covering 1,509, 499
miles
Mrs. Louise Lander was rescued from
an ice foe in the lake off Burton place,
Chicago, whittier she had gone. il is
supposed, in an effort to end her life
General Wheeler says that during the
past war he used the same spurs he
used in the civil war.
Andrew Carnegie promises to give
s250,000 for a free library for residents
of Washington if congress will spend
an equal sum in purchasing a site.
Colonel James A. Sexton is seriously
sick at Washington with infammatory
rheumatism and kidney trouble.
Miss Maria Jeffreys. who died in Lon
don recently at the age of ST. was a
granddaughter of Charles Wesley. the
hymnodist
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-01-18
Monday, Jan. 16.

T. ]. English. superintendent of the
Cincinnati and Sandusky division of
the Big Four had resigned to accept
the superintendency Of the Chicago di-
vision of the Baltimore and Ohio with
headquarters at Garrett, Ind.
Woman's suffrage was defeated In
Washington by over 10000 in $4,000
votes
The LenoX Athletic club has voted
not to entertain any proposition from
Fitzsimmons looking to a contest be-
tween him and Sharkey under the
auspices of the club.
The London Globe says that Japan
will shortly place large order for the
construction Of cruisers In England.
It has been definitely settled that the
state troops will leave Pana, his, this
week and more labor turbulence is
looked for there.
The Globe Carbon company, Of Ra-
VIENNA, o.. proposes making a fight
against the new combine known as the
National Carbon company.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-01-18
SUNDAY SCHOOL MISSIONARY WORK
Report of Missionary c. ]. Harlan on
the Past Years Work.

The number of Sunday School organ
lied is not as large as in the two previ-
GUS years, AS this field is becoming more
thoroughly covered with each succeed
ing year, and the time is devoted more
to the general strengthening of the
work in hand and making it more per-
manent and fruitful.
In addition to the 80 Schools previ-
ously organized with 1853 Teachers and
Scholars gathered into them, we have
during the past year, established new
ones with 1l9 Teachers and Scholars;
p with 81 Teachers and Scholars, II
other scholars for the first time and
made 81 re-visits to Schools previously
reported; aided Is Conventions, deliv-
cred 1856 sermons and addresses, made
1861 visits to families, wrote sos letters
and travelled 479O miles.
As some of these Schools have been
in communities nearly destitute Of
Christian workers, or constantly chang
ing the best workers moving away, it
has been impossible to maintain them
permanently But even where the
word of God istaught but a few months
we believe His word that, "It shall
not return unto me void, but it shall
accomplish that which please, and it
shall prosper in the thing whereto l
sent it,"
Some of the visits to these homes
have been especially helpful to the
members of the families and a great
blessing to the missionary himself,
while precious souls have been led into
the Kingdom of Christ.
Beside the work in our own field, 9TH
er districts have demanded our services,
which have resulted in the opening up
of two other counties Mitchell and
WORTHY and the placing of two new
men in there as Missionaries, one for a
short term and the other permanently.
AS we work in harmony with all
Evangelical Denominations and Nat
ionaiities, we are able to reach commune
tiles which could not be reached along
strictly sectarian lines.
AS the Lord has blessed this work in
the past, let us pray that He may even
more richly bless it in the future and
that your humble servant may be an
instrument in His hands of leading
many to righteousness.
Again thanking you for your manifest
interest in this work by your contribut-
ions and encouraging words, and wish
ing you and your friends much joy and
happiness for the New Year,
remain, Yours in the Masters Serv-
ice, Gu. HARLAN.
Missionary, American Sunday School
Union.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-01-18

A GIVE SOLICITORS WANTED EVERYWHERE
hfor "The Story of the Philippines" by Murat
Halstead commissioned by the government
as Official Historian to the War Department.
The book was written in army camps at San
Francisco, on the Pacific with General Merritt,
in the hospitals at Honolulu, in Hong Kong,
In the American trenches at Manila, in the in
surgent camps with Aguinaldo. on the deck of
the Olympia with Dewey. and in the roar of
battle at the fall of Manila. Bonanza for ag-
government photographers on the spot.
Large book. Low prices. Big profits. Freight
paid. Credit given. Drop all trashy unoffic-
ial war books. Outfit free. Address +. r.
Barber. Sec'y., Star Insurance Bldg. Chicago.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-01-18
RIDGEwAY.

(From our regular correspondent.
Jan. 16, 1899.
Miss Halvorson is clerking at G. r..
Bakers.
The l.. A. S. met with Mrs. w. J.
Paley last Wednesday.
Frank Griffith, of Chicago, spent
Sunday with Ridgeway relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Johnson were
DEBORAH visitors last week Monday.
We understand that "baking pow
der" was decidedly cheap last week.
III. Leslie Dorm, Seymore Fosse and
Clair Baker drove to DEBORAH Monday.
Mrs. Little, of Cresco, comes to-day
and will be the guest OF Mrs. Thomas
for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. McCauley of Bluffton,
visited their daughter, Mrs. j. W. Grit
fifth, Saturday.
Miss Lottie Larson went to Canton,
South Dakota, last week, for visit
with her sister, Mrs. A. G. Tuve.
Lawrence Kassa came home from
Luther College last week, quite ILL.
We hope for his speedy recovery.
The L. A. s. will give social We'd
nesday evening at Anderson & Magnes'
hall. Everybody cordially invited.
Miss Ruth Baker entertained 26 of
her little friends at a birthday party
Saturday p. m. from 2:3O till 8. All
had delightful time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-01-18
Notice of Final Report.

In District Court, Wipneshiek county, Iowa:
In the matter of the estate of Mary Rasalea
Deutsch, deceased, and the final report and
petition for discharge of Executor.
To John Beckel, legatee of said estate. you
are hereby notified that on or before the 18th
day of January 1899, the final report and petit
ton for discharge of the undersigned executor
of said estate will be ON file with the clerk of
said District Court at his Office in DEBORAH in
said county of Winneshiek. That said petit
ton will show the receipts and disbursements
of said executor and a full and true account
Of his dongs as such executor and the same
will be called up for hearing and approval on
the first day OF the February 1899 term OF said
county of Winneshiek, commencing on the
9th day of February, 1899. You will govern
yourself accordingly.
Dated DEBORAH, Iowa. December 9th, 1898.
+. j. HUBER, Executor,
45-i BY DAN SHEA, hisattorney.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-01-18
THE NEWS In BRIEF.
TEL EGRAPHic ITEMS OF INTEREST IN
CONDENSED FORM

Some OF the Most Important Events OF tho
Past Few Days Culled from the General
News and Given In Short Paragraphs
and to the Point.
Tuesday, Jan. 10.
Purdue Agricultural college has is
sued a bulletin to the effect that the
loss by hog cholera in Indiana has been
100000 animals, valued at $5,000,000.
Grip is so prevalent in Sioux City. Ia.
that business is seriously hampered.
According to late advices from Daw-
son, the United States government will
be called upon to relieve INDECENT min
ers in the Klondike.
The death is announced in Brooklyn
of William Peak. the famous bellringer.
aged "a years.
Admiral Schley did not attend the
knights Templar ball at Chicago,
though he had been expected.
Robbers stopped a Reading coal train
by greasing the rails between Edge Hill
and Glenside, Pa, and stole car Of an
thracite.
The members Of the Cuban evacua-
ton commission have left Tampa, Fla,
for Washington.
An epidemic of grip has broken out
among the blooded horses in the vi
cinity Of Lexington, Ky.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-01-18
Wednesday, Jan. IL.

vandals at Chicago carried away
three valuable bronze plates ornament
ing the fancy lampposts at the Public
Library building.
Ten thousand dollars was earned for
charity by the ball and banquet Of the
Chicago Knight Templars.
The delegates to the Louisiana pur-
chase convention have unanimously Sc
lected st. Louis as the place of holding
the fair in 1903.
The Bankers and Merchants Build
ing and. Loan association, of Chicago,
has gone into voluntary liquidation.
Comptroller Dawes has authorized the
First National bank, of Mishawaka.
Ind, to begin business with capital
Of $4,000.
The eruption of Vesuvius increases.
All the old craters throw out flames and
lava, making terrific night spectacle.
The navy department has decided to
allow the naval station at Guam full
brass band.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-01-18
Thursday, Jan. IL.

A fatal pistol shot took place at
Metz, in Lorraine, between Lieutenant
Schlueck, of the Kings regiment, and
Emile Tillement, son of rich flour
miller. Tillement was killed. A young
woman who sings at the Metz coliseum
was the occasion Of the quarrel.
Members Of Centenary Methodist
church at Chicago have approved the
institution of a supplied choir.
The Appeal. the official organ of the
w. C. T. U. Temple trustees, has been
moved from David City, Neb., and will
be issued from Chicago under the edi-
torship of Mrs. Matilda Carse.
Federal Judge Shiras at Dubuque has
decided that the life insurance Of vol
untary bankrupt becomes an asset.
The Elkins- Widener- Whitney syndi-
cate has added another industry to it's
numerous ventures by incorporating in
New Jersey an ice manufacturing COM
pany for New York.
Joseph Pearson Gill, well-known
civil engineer, is dead Of apoplexy at
New York. aged rs years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-01-18

Food does more harm than good
when not digested. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure digests. what you eat. Itprevents
wasting diseases and cures stomach
troubles. 1t cures indigestion, sour
stomach and belching, and allows a
WORKOUT stomach rest. 1t acts Instant
ly. Wangler Bros. ,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-01-18
CORRESPONDENCE.
News Furnished us by an Excellent
Corps of Writer'S From Neighbor.
ing Cities and Towns.

I'VE are especially DESTROYS of secur-
ing a competent, regular correspondent
from every section of the county not
already represented In our columns.
We would be pleased to have any who
will take up the work write us, and we
will state our arrangement for cor
respondence, etc.-EDs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-01-18
Friday. Jan. 13.

A syndicate of bankers has been
formed to buy the whole of this years
crop of Havana tobacco and eventually
to purchase every Cuban tobacco plan
tation.
General Aranti, with an expedition Of
1900 Italian troops, has been ordered
to Massowah.
One of the treasures of Hatfield
House. the residence of Lord Salisbury,
is an exquisitely carved ivory model of
Gladstone holding an axe in his hand.
Ex-Secretary William r. Day is re-
ported to be considering a proposition
to locate in Chicago.
st. Louis is to have a new national
bank, which will result from the con-
solidation of the State bank of st.
Louis and the Commercial bank.
Michael Buinuk and Michael Zazrski
were seriously burned at the Chicago
Malleable Iron works by the overturn-
ing of ladle of molten iron.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-01-18

ALL our farmer readers should take
dvantage ofthe unprecedented clubbing
offerwe this year make, which includes,
with this paper, The Iowa Homestead,
its Special Farmers Institute editions,
The Poultry Farmer, The Farmers
Mutual Insurance Journal and the
Humane Alliance. The subscription
price of these fivepublications amounts
TO $3.50, while our own paper is $l.5O, a
total of $3.50. We are prepared to send
them all, including our own paper, to
any farmer in this county for $1.95,
which is only As cents more than our
own subscription price. Never before
was SO much superior reading mater, of
the most practical and useful character,
offered for only $1.95. The first four of
the papers named are so well known
through the west that but little need
be said of them. They commend them
selves to the readers favorable attention
upon mere mention. The Humane
Alliance is devoted to humane edu-
cation, and should be in every farmers
family, SO that the boys and girls on
the farm may early imbibe the prin-
cipals of a broad humanity that shall
include all Gods creatures, and learn
the wickedness and brutalizing tend
ency of cruelty of all kinds. Take
advantage of this great offer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-01-18
A BARGAIN IN LAND.
Two Good Missouri Farms For Sale
Cheap.

Here is a bargain in land for the
lucky purchaser, situated just ad-
joining the town of Dixon, Pulaski
county, Mo-, on Frisco railway, q
splendid town of 800 inhabitants, sur
rounded by beautiful and productive
country. Following is description OF
the land-32O acres-viz:
NEh M, :SE9, 240 acres; NEf,
SW4 NWa, so acres, sec. 25, twp. 3s,
porth of Range IL, west of the 9th P. M.
This farm will be sold, if taken at once,
at $1,000 per acre, one-third cash, and
balance on easy time with low rate OF
interest.
The other farm contains 100. acres;
viz: M, SCI, and 81, NE9, sec. s, twp.
81, north of Range 10, west. There is
no waste land, all level, with good
timber, and all can be cultivated.
Terms, $1,000 per acre, two-thirds cash,
balance on easy time with low rate OF
interest. For further particulars in.
quire of III. +. BARTHELL.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-01-18

(From our regular correspondent.
Jan. 16, 1899.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-13
TEACHERS HARD AT 1T.
Great Interest Manifested in the
Work at Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal, July 13.-Despite
the fact that much Of the departmental
work of the National Educational as
ISOLATION convention is severely techni-
cal and not of general interest the at
tendance in all the sections continues
large. During the morning session the
Right Rev. G.. Montgomery, Catholic
bishop of this diocese delivered an ad-
dress on 'fThe Religious Element in the
Formation of Character" that attracted
close attention and was well received.
A somewhat similar line of thought
was traversed by Prof. Skidmore, Phil
adelphia normal school by her paper on
Evolution and Ethics" and the theme
was continued in the paper on THE
Development of Moral Character read
by c. A. Luckey, University of Nebras-
ka. The session closed with a discus
sion on q paper on The Scholar and
the State" contributed by r. F. Web
ster, superintendent San Francisco.
In the department of school admins
tratiOn a paper on the Employment
and Dismissal of Teachers read by E.
E. Rosling, president of the board of
education, TOcama, Wash, appealed
strongly to the assemblage. He argued
against the fashion of school boards
making the lowest salary the criterion
in selecting teachers.
In the science department, Prof. c.
w. Cobb of Albany, n. Y, briefly re-
viewed Thirty years in science teach
ing
In the natural science department.
Prof w. w. Hastings, University of
Nebraska, read an interesting paper on
anthropometric studies in Nebraska
being the result of examination made
of $500 children at Lincoln and /, 900 at
Omaha. The speaker pointed out that
the physical basis of mental efficiency is
clearly demonstrated by the fact that
the height. weight and other physical
qualities of children of the same age
correspond to school grades. It was
urged that a child whose development
is inferior to that of the typical child
of the same sex, age and height by
more than the calculated probable de-
Walton should not be allowed to pass to
a higher grade without the provision of
suitable forms of exercise for the cor
rection of his nhYsicaI disability.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-13
IN TIME TO BE COCNTED.
Large Increase in Immigration From
Europe.

Washington, July 13.-AImost COM
plete returns to the bureau of immi-
grafton of the treasury department of
immigrants arriving in the United
States for the fiscal year ended June
80, 1899, show an increase of S2,579 over
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1898.
The returns yet to be received will
not change the figures materially. The
number of immigrants arriving in 1899
was 81 ,878 as against 229, 299 for the
previous year. immigration for 1898
was the smallest for ten years.
Commissioner PowderIy attributes
this large increase in immigration dur
ing the last fiscal year to number of
reasons. The victorious war with Spain
served to attract favorable notice of the
United States throughout Europe and
the return of prosperity is, he thinks
also in a large measure responsible for
the influx from abroad. Within the
past two months there have been many
inquiries by intending immigrants as
to the location of agricultural lands in
various parts of the country, indicating
that many of those coming here con-
template making that their aVOcatiOu.
The commissioner has heretofore rec
commended to congress and will do so
again in his next annual report, that
the government immigration bureau
avail itself of the benefits of the labor
bureaus and factory inspection work
in the several states, so that the officer
here may intelligently aid immigrants
in locating in communities where there
is a demand for the labor they are cap
able of performing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-13

made of it what he hoped it to be, one
of the best in the country.
Mrs. Mary B. PeytOn, a sister of Mr..
TiIden, who would have been entitled to
One-half of his estate if he had left no
will and half of his residuary estate
when the clause for the viii was found
to be void, refused to allow the scheme
to fall through and made an agreement
with the Tilden trust, through the exc
cutOrs by which she relinQuished her
share in the estate for about 81, 0O0, 900
so that the remainder of what she would
have been entitled to was left to es
tabish the library. The New York pub
lie library, AstOr, Lenox and Tilden
foundations have received from the es-
tate 81, S59, OBJ, which is $4,000, 900 less
than the amount Tilden desired should
be devoted to this grand scheme for a
public library.
It was in the suit of George H. Tilden,
a nephew of Samuel J. Tilden, that the
residuary clause of the will was held to
be void after years of litigation, carried
to the court of appeals. Half of the resi-
duary estate went to himself and his
brothers and sisters-Samuel J. Tilden,
jr., Henrietta J. Swan, Caroline B. Whit
tlesey, Ruby Tilden Paine and Susan
Tilden Sabin, each receiving $454, O05.
Before the agreement of 1892 was en-
tered into the expenses of administra-
ton of the estate amounted to $685.,
9jS.O2, which was brought by the litiga
ton in which the estate was involved,
and the commission of the executors
were about S197.S6