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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-02-22
RIDGEwAY.
Feb. 20, 1899.

Feb. 20, 1899.
From our regular correspondent.
Mrs. Thomas, of Cresco, is visiting
her son, w. G..
Hilda Bakken is visiting in DEBORAH
this week with her sister, Mrs. c. X.
Olson.
Sarah Kratz visited with Mabel Dorm
last week.
The school board received the full
amount of the insurance on the school
building, $500.
L. III. q. Larson's old store is to be
used as school building instead OF
Mrs. Aliens, as reported last week.
Sam Kuntz and family returned
from visit to Indiana last Thursday
morning, . younger brother of Lewis
Schorr coming with them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-02-22
LOCUST.
Feb. 81. 1899.

Feb. 81, 1899.
(From our regular Correspondent
Gusta Falck has recovered from the
grippe.
Gusta and Julia Falck were visiting
with their sister, Mrs. Henry Sellman,
near Hesper last Thursday.
John Kern marketed hogs at Decor
ali last week.
Philip Pfister and daughter Emma
made flying trip to Mabel on Thurs
day.
Mike Steyer & Son George, of Decor
ali, were business callers in our vicinity
last Friday.
Schwartzhoff Bros, of Dorchester,
were in our neighborhood looking for
horses on Saturday.
John Harter is busy now hauling
lumber for his new barn, which he
will erect this spring.
Two gentlemen from Calmar were in
the northern part of this county circu-
lating petition books for the removal of
the county seat to Calmar.
1t is only few days since in meet
ing people the question was asked, did
your cellar freeze? And the answer in
variably was not the cellar but the
potatoes.
Lena Liens smiling face was seen
behind the counters at the store on
Thursday while Geo. Ruffridge was
transacting business at DEBORAH.
Rev. Joseph Wells, State Missionary
of the American Sunday School Union,
delivered a very interesting speech on
last Friday evening. The attendance
was quite large.
Will Seegmiller and Alvin Pfister
were visiting Bailey Springs last Sun
day evening.
Wood saving is all the go nowadays.
Geo. Matter and family, Will Ruff
ridge, August Helleman and their
wives went to Granger on Thursday to
attend the Matter-Brunner wedding
which took place Feb. 10th. The
groom Is one of our most esteemed
young men; the bride is unknown to
the writer. May they be happy and
prosperous 10 the wish of the writer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-02-22
pulled" Bread.

When dough is being shaped for bak-
ing, knead 1t in such manner that the
grain will be lengthwise of the loaf
When baked and still warm remove the
crust. Cash the loaf at the ends and
pull apart into halves pulling from the
outside toward the center. Cash the
halves and separate into quarters. Re-
peat the process until the pieces are the
size Of bread stick. Place these ON a
rack in q pan and dry out the moisture
in slow oven and color a delicate
brown. Keep tightly closed in tin, and
when ready to use reheat in the oven.
The pieces should snap when broken. -
Boston Cooking School Magazine.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-02-22
FRANKVILLE.
Feb. 20, 1899.

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{From our regular correspondent
Our weather has moderated consider
ably within the past week, from 400
below to 500 above zero.
Germond Merrill is ON the gain.
May he continue to improve is the wish
of his many friends.
Kels Webster and Edna Letchford
have both come down with the measles
since our last issue.
John Brawford's entire family, ex-
cept John, are sick with LaGrippe.
Prof. Peck was seen on our streets for
short time Saturday, coming over
and going back the same day.
Little Lucille Peck has been quite
sick with LaGrippe during the past
week, but is better at this writing.
Mrs. Hattie Chamberlin, of DEBORAH,
came to our village Saturday to see her
sick uncle, and call on friends here.
Ladies' Aid meets with Mrs. o. F.
Miller Wednesday afternoon of this
week.
Hugh Sherry's little girl is very
sick with that brain trouble that seems
80 prevalent this spring.
Miss Cassidy, living few miles
north of Waukon, is stopping at the
home of Chris Mizener, while receiv-
ing medical treatment from DR.. Will
cox.
William Feltis, while leading two
year old colt out of the stable last
Thursday, was hurt quite badly by the
animal kicking him in the face, break
ing his nose and knocking him down.
He did not know at the time what had
hurt him. DIR. Wilcox was called and
raised the broken bones to their right
places and dressed the wound as he is
capable of dong, SO that Bill is now
able to get out again.
John Muir is trying to Organize a
singing class in our town. First meet
ing is called on Tuesday night of this
week. All DESTROYS of knowing more
about vocal music should avail them
selves of this opportunity.
Charley Shattuck and wife pull
stakes from their farm west of town
nest Tuesday morning, going to Castal.
ia to take the train for Oelwein where
Charley has recently purchased q
home. Charley is wide awake young
farmer, industrious, and very fond Of
accommodating wealth, which has been
his lot to do to reasonable measure,
and their many friends wish them as
good luck and as much prosperity in
their new home at Oelwein as they
have had on the farm, and should they
ever change their location again we
would be pleased to see them locate on
the old farm from where they are
moving. Oelwein is the gamer, our
community the loser by this change.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-02-22

Headington and Peacock, of Burr
Oak, were in our neighborhO0d last
week buying cattle.
Good thing the county seat is not at
Calmar yet, or we would have quite q
time of it when we wanted to pay our
taxes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-02-22
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 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.l
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-02-22
Peaches Served whole.

II peaches are to be served whole for
breakfast. brush them and arrange them
in pretty wicker basket with o han
die. Irvine the handle with some fresh
greer. vine. A few flowers stuck here
and there are also pleasing to the eye.
Yellow hollyhooks look particularly
we'll with peaches, suggests an OF.
change.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-05
The Iowa saloon Area.

There are ninety-nine counties in the
state, and in forty-eight of these saloons
are now in legal operation under the
mulet law, and the number is being year.
ly added TO. And it will not do to say
that it is only the river counties which
are anti-prohibition. for majority of
the counties now permitting liquor sales
are interior counties. Nor will it do to
say that it is the evil influence Of cities
which is responsible for the diffusion Of
the retail traffic. Among the counties
permitting liquor sales are such counties
as Dickinson, Cedar, Emmett, Fayette
Ida, Iowa, Monona, Palo Alto, Sac. Sioux
etc, in which the urban population is
very small.
The friendly light In which the saloon
is now viewed in Iowa certainly appears
from these figures If one recalls the pro-
visions Of the mulet law. That law in
counties having no cities of 5000 popula-
ton, and in the parts of counties outside
of such cities, requires that 60 per cent
Of the voters at the next preceding gen
eral election shall sign the petition Of
consent 1t has often been remarked that
this provision in fact demands what Is
equivalent to a three-fourths vote; for
every voter who is dead, every voter who
is away, or cannot be reached, is counted
as If he were opposed to the petition.
Total abstinence activity is certainly at
a low ebb in Iowa when IN representa-
tive Iowa rural counties what is equva-
lent to 70 per cent of the people ask that
the saloon be established
Formerly Iowa was foremost in tenn
perance activity. Why has It changed?
Why is it that the open saloon is able
to maintain itself under a law the pro-
visions of which would keep the saloon
out OF nearly all New York? Why has
Iowa today, even under a stricter law,
fewer prohibition counties than either
Kentucky or Georgia? The Leader has
no hesitancy in saying that the chief
cause IS the disastrous statewide prohi-
bitiOn experiment 10 which the temper
anCe people OF the state unwisely COM
mitted themselves some twenty years
ago. and to which they have chung with
such unwise persistence. Statewide pro-
hibition was a failure. an ignOminious.
complete failure. and in seeking 70 sus-
tain it that splendid moral suasion tenn
ture of Iowa life twenty years ago was
abandoned It was abandoned because the
temperance workers could not de two
things az once. and they were so en-
crossed In getting the laws they thought
right that they practically forgot the
fellows who make the laws With tenn
perance meetings. except Of the political
variety. row rare, is X strange that the
custom OF liquor drinking is steadily
growing IN the state. and that the prohi-
bitiOn area IS being surely circumscribed?
-Des MOines Leader.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-05
Another True Kansan Gone.

Judge Franklin C. Adams, whose death at Topeka
CURED Saturday the founder of the
Society in fact although the Kansas Edi
toriaI association first recommend its formation.
The survival institution together
with all it accomplished along practical lines is
firing patience faith of the who gone
successive legislatures have ignored his
permitted of valuable collections
to have gone waste pile He never despared of sue
ceeding. tired of his unrequed labors He
noble, pure man, a Kansans He was past 70
years age and has been quite feeble year
He born jefferson county York, May 49,
and the age of 10 Ohio taught school
lie graduated from the Cincinnati law school 1852
1855 he removed settled Ashland across
the Kansas Manhattan. Free State
territorial days, always prominently identified
with His life, however part
life Of Kansas through his State
society extraordinary work he did in that
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-05
The Uitlander rIartyrs.

Mr. Labouchere throws a strong white light upon the
character Of the utander
conduct of three hundred English returning
land to escape the perils of the
What the ideas of the latter may regard the
mode in which order should be maintained in civilized
community be estimated by the conduct of three
dred of them returning home the Castle
captain reports that after the ship sailed they took
possession it, their mutinous
that the vessel arriving Ascension Island
ask the captain of English warshp aid him by
loan of marines. As this could done gov
of Ascension recommended the drastic
If the mutinous behavior continued What would
have been said Of the Transvaa if it had given
this counsel to the police in order rowdys
these same Britons when in the republic?"
Here is picture of bleeding martyrs with strong side
light Chamberlain and Rhodes These tortured
behalf Chamberlain has declared war
the brutal Beers heart to think
Of the gallant and chivalrous English gentlemen
brave and loyal English soldiers sacrificed
this hideous tragedysacrced greed of mean and
sOrdd cabaI of pirates.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-05
Ragged Edged Trouble Brewing.

What with Chamberlan's speech, Emperor Williams
visit to Victoria, conflicting from South
Africa things politically nearing the ragged edge in
Europe The Atlantic broad and the Pacific very
wide entanglng alliances do not particularly threaten
the dominion Sam, whose late appointment Of
young Hay as consul general Pretoria is calling forth
European comment However the Cape Colony
that all of South Africa joining the Beers
or are threatening disturbing England is max
ing France fit while Russia is growing restless
over proposed alliance of England and Germany, and
with America mistress of the Pacific, the
open question of partition for China Mean
while the Sultan Turkey has concluded that for
English occupation Nile valley, he not the sick
was he would like to take hand in
all around scrimmage authoratively stated among
other interesting exciting things that France Rus
STA have determined annexation Of the Dutch
republics Of South Africa be rati
if they prevent it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-05

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-05
1t Is the Chant of the Political Boss

One of the interesting subjects to before con-
will be that of what to do with Cuba. seems to
be all kinds people island If we were to Judge
by certain of Havana the people ready
to be Lex alone They government administered BY
Cubans.
Unfortunately however this kind Cuban press does
not represent the people of Cuba but the politicians These
adventures in the governing people and
they want something The real people, if they could
be got at good government and so does our own
country, were it only for its credit.
The Cubans getting good government and get
ting cheap But the politicians want government
that furnishes and jobs That is what is meant
by government of Cuba by Cubans
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-05
The Order of the Eiks.

The Order of the Elks so-called, nfs-nomer, or
otherwise their symbol which aners of
wapiti, is There is of the large deer
species found now principally in the higher mountain
of the Rockies the males of which carry large
antlers and which males provided with two ivory
whsng usks EACH which tusks also emblem
order referred The elk carries basin-shaped
pamaed antlers and the upper lip pro-
boscis. The American genuine The sym
bos insignia the social to are the
anters and of the wapiH.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-05
Daily Eagle
A New Republican AppOrtiOnment.
NJ. NJ. MURDOCH, Editor.


v Leland has gone to Washington to attend meeting
Of the executive committee National Republican cen
trail committee There proposition before the COM
rittee to change the representation in national
conventions advocate of such change As
it is now southern which overwhelmingly Demo-
cratic and which Republican vote to the
electoral college have who shall be the
Republican nominee for president states which are
always true blue southern Republicans who control
the southern delegations with much
say disposal of the patronage as if they had
really proposition Is to give each
state delegates proportional to the number of
votes they cast change impossible heretofore
conflicting interests of candidates AS there
will be but one next national convention,
the opportunity to base the conventions the the
Republican states respectively is just right The
proposed change will affect Kansas this state would
have exactly the of delegates she at
present entitled to- Leland the support of his
state such effort.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-05
Not at All.

And now she has come to live In Lon
| don-practicaliy next door," said Mrs.
Gorhambury.
How very-er-unneighborly re-
marked
Richard. of course, was my inform
ant. He said that he had run up against
| her in Sloane street.
We'll, one does run up against people
| in Sloane street"
And he actually told her that should
be delighted to come and see her"
And shall you?"
What am I to do?' sighed Mrs. Cor
hamburg. lone can't be rude, and sup
pose one can be on calling terfs with
out being friendly.
Life would be very monastic if one
couldn't"
But that isn't all. 1t was then for
the first time that he told me something
about her husband being an old friend
of his. For a year past not mention of
him and then I suddenly hear that he
was an old friend. Who was he? Where
did he come from?"
Sheffield, perhaps" I suggested.
What is she like?'
Now, you know that no one is fairer
than 1 am about peoples looks. I could
see absolutely nothing in her. I can never
see why men find such a charm in Wild
ows' weeds
'They make up for 1t by abhorring
widows wines"
"Eh. What? Oh, please don't. It is
very serious thing for me-" said Mrs.
Gorhambury, and became very grave.
"Ah, WELL" she continued. How could
I expect to avoid the fate of other
wives? A new face and where are we?
If had been a selfish creature, I sup
wives never seem to wear SO well as bad
ones"
Mrs. GorhamburyP 1 protested.
please don't! Don't try to furnish up
a complaint. I know that care and worry
must tell their tale
Then. why worry? Do you really think
that Richard is the sort of person TO rush
headlong to distractions like this?''
"One never knows with a man. Even
the stupidest of them can't be trusted"
said Mrs. Gorhambury. What makes
you think that Richard isn't like the
rest?"
Strong internal evidence" I said, po-
litely.
"Oh, no." she said 81 see it all She
will be in and out of the house all day
long. 1t will be intolerable. I won't
stand it, and 1 shall tell Richard that if
that Mrs. Marshall"
''Marshallr' I interjected.
Eyes; that's the woman's name"
Marshall" I repeated, for a light had
dawned on me.
You seem to know It,"
"Well, =
you know something's can see you
do. Tell me at once-tell me everything"
Mrs. Gorhambury, with some eagern ess.
How did you come to know her?''
81 don't know her. I said.
Dear me, how exasperating you are!'
But Bob Fraser married Mrs. Mar
shall a month or two ago, and he told
me that he had taken No. 81"
''Well?"
well. Richard knows Bob Fraser well
enough"
why didn't he tell me? Why didn't
you tell me? Then the husband was an
old friend after all, and of course I
ought to call and
"And Richard is himself again. I ad-
ded.
Mrs. Gorhambury flushed little as she
said.
His dear old self again. Do you know
that I am afraid that I have been rather
stupid about it all!''
"Oh, no." I said. mot at ALL"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-05
Kentucky in a Political Furore.

The Kentucky election board yesterday noon to oe
eide by canvass of the elected governor OF
that state At this writing word been received of
decision ExUnied States Senator Joe Blackburn who is
chairman OF the Democratic central committee admits
that the Republican nominee has been elected But that
does not settle it. for Goebe holds contrary and the
oanvassing board Goebes friends The people Of the
country at large have doubt correctness Of Joe
BIooku'ns conclusion and the majority who voted for
Taylor are IN no humor any Ioosness If oebl
IS declared elected by the throwing out of Republican cou
ties there be sanguinary- trouble The matter how.
ever may be all amicably settled by TODAY.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-05
Wedding Out That French Army.

While General de Galifet had sympathy with
the mcyr of the Isle of the Devil it predicted when
he first made minister Of that he would probe the
rotenness of the French army The blown
he is relentessy removing from active high officers
Of the military hierarchy whose smpathes bound
in the it existed under his predecessors While
giving number Of generals promotions the Legion
Honor, he has placed them definitely the retired list
though they be military inspectors members of the
military council. By second decree General de
Gafe decides that henceforh generals commanding army
corps in time peace shall them time war
and shall form of the council visiting Paris
however only their duties the council require
The object of the DEGREES council
generals who through old incapable of taking
mand in the field; the time the will gain
fresh blood be hampered by grayheads
lost their usefulness them too the stipulation resi-
dence from the intrgues and life of
Der Of unoccupied generals who source anxiety
to thorough Republicans.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-05
The I.arrest Tnrkex.

John Mccormick. farmer who resides
across the river from here In Illinois. is
the owner 81 a turkey gobbier which Is
probably the largest that has ever been
raised Il the nlted States. II towers in
% the air five feet and weighs about SIX
ty-fve pounds II books more Ike an os-
trlch than 2 turkey. Its legs ~ the feet
are IL inches in diameter. while close
10 the body they are the size % an ord3-
nary mans arm az the elbow. The bird :
Wiz - measure seven feet from tip % tip.
TIE turkey IS two years old and never
wsndsrs away. from home IS IS usually
the hshit - turkeys The bird IS ~ the
bronze breed. and NJ Mccormick says
be has been offered large SUMS for the
monster fowl bat hRs 70 desire n sell
it--Ciinton GoWsl Correspondence BUf-
faIo Express
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-05
Brigham Has Republican champion.

That is strong plea by Republican Ohio sen
atoT, John O Abbot for Brigham Roberts Abbot. who
has been living Utah as an Indian commissioner
thai he Roberts to be not only morally g ~
but that as member Of the constitutional ,r+.
'o0a'ed the prohibition Of polygamy future But
Roberts did not believe it would be for those who
already had more than wife to abandon them without
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-05
The New Speaker an American Hero.

General Henderson, who elected presiding officer
the lower house congress yesterday
and clothed with all the conferred by the rules of
the late Tom Reed the second foreign birth
to have been chosen that exalted position being
Charles F. Crisp, who was born in England David Brem-
practically American being brought to this country by
his parents when he but Years age He grew I'D
Iowa farm At p he war and lost a leg
at the battle Of cornth which caused his retirement from
the conflict otherwise he would be full general
AT Fort Donaldson he shot the neck but refused to
give the struggle until the forces were victorious
seeing which he fell down exhausted loss of blood On
the floor Of congress Henderson noted for his fiery eo
quence stumpng about promiscuousy not too noise
essly on his artificial limb It that he is the
first One-legged man to occupy the speakers chair.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-05
The Greatest American Gold Field.

yield Of about $25OOOOO is from the Cripple
Creek gold field for the of November That is the
largest product credited month in the history
OF the district Such figures show that Coorados most
boosted and famous gold region taking rank among
the very greatest fields 1t is far level of the
Wwatersrand in South Africa not equal the best
district in Western Australia these two exceptions
it is leading the world in gold mining