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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-12-06
LOCAL ITEMS.

We print sale bills cheap.
Merchants Carnival tonight.
F. A. Pitzenberger was over from
Ossan Monday.
National Theatre Company at
Steyer's all this week.
-Supt. f. j. Hook transacted BUSH
ness at Ossian yesterday.
Mrs. w. e. Teskey spent Sunday
with her friends in Cresco.
Jos. Spillman was over from o.
star Monday, on business.
Mrs. Geo. Heuser was Thanks
giving visitor at Spillville.
Miss Gyda Chase went to Postville
last Wednesday, for visit.
andrew sampson returned Satur-
day from his trip to Norway.
John Mizener was over from Os-
sian Friday, on business trip. -
Send copy of Picturesque Deco
rah" to your friends for Christmas.
Miss Bessie Shipley ate Thanks
giving turkey with relatives at Calmar.
B. o. Stills arrived from Mime
polls Friday, for visit with relatives.
Boy Bulls was home from the
Howard county farm to spend Thanks
giving.
20. F. Schrubbe and wife enjoyed q
visit last week from Adam Uhley, of
Ossian. SESsy
Miss Norton. has. been
home from Mason City for week,
visiting. ~ @id
Seven cars of stock were shipped
from DEBORAH Sunday over the Mil
waukee.
Mrs. Cleghorn returned to Cresco
yesterday, after visit with Mrs. Nc
Claskey.
Miss Loring, of Hampton, has
been visiting DEBORAH friends for sever
al days. fs t 4
MIR. Bullock, of Madison, Dakota,
was the guest of b. II. Wells, last
Wednesday.
IN. LANCE and l.. B. Richmond, of
Button, attended the Post meeting
Friday night
John It. Baker returned to Wau-
coma Monday, having been home to
spend Thanksgiving.
Harry Webster and VIM. Roman
returned from business trip to Chica-
go yesterday morning.
Sheriff Christen went to Winona,
Mimi, Monday, where he was called
to testify in law suit.
Henry Adams and wife went to
Madison, Wis, Friday, to visit with
his sisters for few days.
"A ten-pound girl has occupied the
attention of the Geo. Schulze home.
stead since Monday morning.
&C. A. LANCE, of Button, passed
through the city Monday, on his way
to Dakota, on business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. J. Weiser returned
Sunday from their visit at Lakefield
Z ana other points in Minnesota.
Mrs. Christ. Puntney arrived from
Bridgewater, s. D., last Thursday, TO
q visit with relatives In this vicinity.
MIR. and Mrs. H. z. Dixson, ant
Glen attended the Burdick-DixsoI
nuptials at Manchester last Thursday
The Ideal Mandolin and Guitar
Orchestra gave another concert a
liver Larson's store Saturday evening
Mrs. Richardson returned Il
Minneapolis yesterday, after visit
with her daughter, Mrs. M. H. Mont
gomery.
Baptist church next Sunday morn
ing, subject, "God: Some Attributes
evening subject, "The New Birth
Some Evidences"
Miss Ella Gibbs, Of Waukon, Is a
the Stiles Hotel, with q fine line O
hand-painted china. She Is splendi,
artist and does beautiful work.
We noticed the following Button
ties In DEBORAH Monday: E. Elzea ant
wife, G. Sharp, Robt. Richmond
Chas. Sherman, VIM. Cameron ant
Chas jackson. They were attending
court. s...
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-12-06
For Sale.

so acres of choice timber land, two
miles west of Burr Oak. Wish to sell
at once. Apply to
III. ]. HUTCHINSON.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-04
BAD FIRE AFTER ALL.
Considerable Property Destroyed al
Pride's former Sunday and Monday.


1he Gre mentioned In the wcstbrook
column Of this paper OF Monday proved
more Obstructive than was thought nt
first. The fire was ct Pride's corner.
The fire was discovered by Mrs. Scholl.
q lady Of 20 years, who was engaged In
washing dinner dishes. when sudden ly
she looked out OF doors In the direction
Of the barn and saw that 1t was enveloped
In flames. She at once went to the field
and summoned her son and the other
workmen. A crew Of fire fighters was
at once organized and efforts were made
to save the houses In the near
vicinity. The heat OF the fire was
intense and the sparks were flying in all
directions. West OF the Scholl house Is a
large house owned by Mr.. Albion Har-
mon. Near this house are houses owned
by Mr.. c. Edwin Bowers and Mr.. John
Kempton, all of Theses buildings within a
few rods Of the burning barn. Later II
the afternoon the men were assisted BY
the other neighbors In the vicinity OF
Pride's corner and Falmouth.
The men had hard work to keep the Ore
away from the ScholPs house. The house
Is connected with long hen COOP and
had the fire caught in the coop the house
would have been almost certainly doomed.
While the men were engaged in fighting
the IRE about the houses the flames
spread into the woods. The men were
Obliged to fight the fire all Saturday
night and all day Sunday. AT night Sun
day the fire was under control and the
firemen returned to their homes, while
a few of the men were left to watch for
renewal of the fire.
The wind came up during the night
and the fire was rskindled so that the
men were kept busy the most of the
night and through the day yesterday.
As result Of the fire the losses thus far
are the heaviest on Mr.. Soholl as he lost
his barn and farming implements and
other property to the amount of $1,000.
A Mr.. Harmon lost large amount of
timber land.
Mr.. Philip Scholl while fighting the fire
was quite badly burned on the face and
arms and is also suffering as result OF
the smoke which he inhaled. He was
placed under medical treatment yester.
day.
The injuries are not dangerous but
DIR. Gardiner says 1t will be quite a long
time before he is fully recovered owing
to the condition of the young mans
lungs.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-04
SIMPSONS ITINERARY.
win luke HIS Fleet TO Por tIand and
Bar Harbor.

Admiral Sampson has revised the itin-
erary for the remainder of the summer
cruise Of the North Atlantic squadron,
and the programme is now as follows:
Leave Newport for Portsmouth, N. H.,
Friday afternoon, July 9TH, touch at
Rockport, Mass. and arrive at Ports
mouth ON July 10.
Leave Portsmouth, July Is.
Arrive at Portland, Me-, July II.
Leave Portland, July IL.
Arrive at Newport, July 20.
Leave Newport again on August for
Bar Harbor Me.
There is report, which seems to have
some foundation, although it is not off.
ciaf that Admiral Sampson Will take his
fleet from Newport or New York, proba-
bly, New York, some time in September,
proceed to Fayal, in the Azores. and there
await the arrival of Admiral Dewey In
the Olympia, and escort him back across
the Atlantic to the United States. Fayal
is about ten days' steaming, at the speed
of the North Atlantic squadron as at
present made up, from New York. and il
Admiral Dewey is to bs here by October
1, 1t would be necessary for Admiral
Sampson to start close to the first of Sep.
TENDER, in order to allow time for the
ooaliug which would be necessary at the
Azores, If that was the point decided
upon to meet the Manila hero.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-04
OFFENDERS sENTENCEn.
Yesterdays Session Of the mun,s.ps,
Court.

There were II offenders before Judee
Hill in the Municipal court yesterday
morning, seven intoxication Complaints.
two assaults one vagrsncy and two COM
mon DRINKS.
Michael E. Eiaherty pleaded not guilty
to an assault ON his daughter Add. Fla
berry. The young woman told her story
as follows: She WAS in house on Carey
lane Saturday night tending the baby for
the woman who was out when her father
came down saw her in the window told
her to 60 home, tore her shirt waist,
struck and kicked her.
Flsherty claimed that the house was
not fit place for his daughter to be In
and he thought he had right to inflict
chastisement on bis daughter, who is ct II
under age. He did tell her to 90 homo
and caught hold of her shirt waist and
tore IL He did not. however strike or
kick her. The case was continued to July
for further evidence. n
James J. Haddican was fined SO and
costs for assaulting Frank W. PhilBrook
on Washington street last Thursday Ieven-
ing. Some argument arose betweeh Phil
brook and Haddican and another young
man, growing out of an insulting re-
mark made by the boys about George 1.
johnson who wes with Philbrook. Phil.
brook resented the insult and told the
boys to keep still.
Philbrook and johnson left the store
and as they were going along Washington
street Haddican sprang up and struck
Philbrook In the face and then began to
throw stones. Haddioan claimed that he
was afraid johnson would hurt him and
he ran away. He claimed took now moth
ing Of any stones being thrown,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-04
THE CASE OF browns.



The Bremen who were called to Psaks
island on sunday to extinguish the brush
IRE returned at $50 o'clock yesterday
morning IS the fire had been totally ex-
tineuished and there seemed to be no fur
Their danger. A number Of acres Of brush
and grass land was burned over. but for
tunately the damage Is small. as 1t was
kept away from any Of the cottages.
Chief Eldriuge was seen by reporter
yesterday noon and stated that be had
lodged during the forenoon formal
complaints against Alonzo E. browns for
his refusal to obey, the chiefs orders TO
assist 10 hauling the hose at Sunday Is
fire. Chief Eldridrs snys that he called
on Drown for help because he knew he
had teams and was In the employ of the
city street department. He was very
much surprised at browns refusal. 1.-THE
way / understand It," says the chief,
"the chief Of the fire department. has the
same authority to call for ala from out
side parties In an emergency that a police
officer does to call for aid to suppress a
riot or Ito help to make an arrest and
there Is penalty provided for n refusal
to obey orders. I have no suggestion to
mako concerning what ought to be done
In this case; have turned the matter
over to the Mayor
The chief said that those whose cottages
were threatened, both men and women,
took hold and fought the fire nobly, but
disinterested parties simply stood and
laughed when he made general demand
for help. He was thus forced to come
back to the city for more help. 'If q
number of those cottages had been burned
up and considerable damage had re-
suited" said the chief, "I think that
there would be now more general indig-
nation felt at browns refusal to nelp
haul the hose, than there is"
Mayor Robinson stated yesterday that
be had been notified of Mr.. Browns re-
fusal to obey Chief Eldridge's orders, and
that the matter would be considered as
soon as more pressing matters have been
disposed Of. 1t Is understood that Mr.
browns will be given an opportunity
to present his side of the case to the mayor
on Wednesday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-04

Miss Mabel Stevenson OF Knigntvfne
and Edward J. Ingraham the Vie
Tins.

Miss Mabel Stevenson, whose home Is
In Knigtville. suffered from serious 40.
cident Saturday about 10 o'clock. She is
in the employ Of Foster. Avery s. Co. Of
this city, and was returning home Ton
car Of the Portland railroad. Reaching
knightville and while attempting TO get
off, the car started and Miss Stevenson
was thrown heavily to the ground. She
struck on her right elbow and cut a cash
OF an inch ard a half In her arm. A
piece OF flesh which was hanging to the
wound was out of by scissors and the
shock to her system was considerable.
young man who was on the car at
the time jumped of and picking her up
assisted her to her home. Miss Stevenson
Is still confined to her bad as a result of
her fall and she was badly shaken up.
EDWARD j. sINGRAHAM's BAD
FALL.
Edward ]. lngraham Of this city, was
a sight to behold after extricating him.
self from q barbed wire fence which he
run into at Ligonia Saturday afternoon
about O'Clock.
lngraham Is an active boy Of about IL
years who delivers messages for the Vest
ern Union Telegraph Co. He was riding
his wheel post haste with death mes.
sage In his hand, when he struck a rock
and was thrown with considerable force
into barbed wire fence. He was liter
ally pinned to the fence for some time
and with the greatest difficulty got out of
his entanglement His right hand was
badly out. his face slightly injured and
his legs suffered much. His clothes were
torn into shreds and 1t will be a few days
at least before he RECEIVERS from his bad
fall.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-04
BRIEF JOTTINGS.


David Murdoch was driving up Middle
street yesterday when his horse slipped
on the car track and fell, breaking the
shafts OF his buggy.
large generator arrived Saturday for
the Portland g. Yarmouth electric road,
and ". W. Webster took the contract to
haul 1t to Falmouth where the power
house is located. 1t took eight horses
two days to accomplish the task.
Mr.. Larrabee has bought four young
foxes which will he placed In cage at
Underwood Spring park this week. The
management of the road expect to be able
to open the park on the 18th or 18th of
July.
Seamen's Bethel Sunday school will go
to Princes point on their annual picnic
today.
A line new portrait of Miss Lisle Leigh
mas been placed on exhibition in the Port
and Railroad company's office.
Inc board OF trade is having very
large call from all over the country for
books and circulars regarding Portland
and vicinity and It's attractions as sum-
mer resort The prospects are bright for
this seasons bussines in this line.
Deputy cheriffs Gribben and Osborne
maze Two large seizures on Saturday
nigns AT Nathan Druker's place, 81
inoia street, they unearthed hiding
place and took out 1856 bottles OF ale and
Sio ooD'ies Oh lager beer; at Barker's place
a barrel and considerable whiskey and
GIN On sunday small seizure was
maze al 4'o.47 commercial street.
AT meeting OF the directors of the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-04
BROKE INTO RESTAURANT.

Enterprlsing burglars broke into the
Preble restaurant on Preble street some
time during Saturday night or Sunday
morning. They did not secure any
money, bat they. were not to be outdone
completely, SO they rummaged around
the premises to see what could be found
worth carrying away. A large piece OF
beef and smaller piece of pork were
what they finally determined to appro-
pirate unto themselves. Entrance was
affected through one of the windows in
the rear, and the burglars were obliged to
climb over high gate on Preble street
or go through rear door in the PEBBLE
house. to reach the window. There is no
clue to the prepetrator.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-04
Y. W. G. A. NOTES.

The monthly board meeting OF the Y.
W. q. A. was held yesterday afternoon
in the rooms. Reports of tho several
committees were given and the following
statistical report for June was given by
the secretary. Miss Thompson: Stastical
report, June. 1890: Letters mailed, "a /;
cards mailed, 70; attendance at socials, 90
attendance at noon rest, L; number com
mittee meetings, 6; attendance commit
tee meetings, 6 attendance committee
meetings. 25; attendance gospel service,
i62; visits to rooms, s9s; directed to
boarding houses, 8; applications for work,
81; applications for help, ~; total attend.
ance at rooms, includiug gospel services,
socials, callers. etc, loss.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-04
REAL EsTATE TRANsERs.

The following transfers of real estate
have been recorded;
Lyman b. Twitchsli Of South Portland.
to Hattie Z. Day, wife OF Seth b. Day OF
Portland, and Vesta E1l Day. wife OF j.
Frank Day Of South Portland, for 81, two
lots OF land an the southwesterly side of
Day street, in South Portland,
Geo. Q. Frye of Portland to E. Eliza
beth Eastman of Portland, for 81. lot of
land anu buildings in Portland on the
westerly side of Msllen street 80 feet
northeriy from its intersection with Con-
gress street.
Hugh Sinnett and Margaret Sinnett OF
Harpswell, to Myra ). Doughty of
HarlsSell, for 81, lot of land on
Bailey's island. In Harpswell, containing
2,062 l-2 SQUARE feet of land on is1ht of
way leading into the public highway.
Hugh Sinnett and Margaret Sinnett of
HaFpswell. to James 5. Doughty of
Harpswell, for 81, lot of land in Harps-
well on Bailey's Island, containing 4,l25
square feet
Elbridge u. ssyward OF Portland to
Celia Valentine Becky Of Westbrook. a let
OF land and buildings on the northeastern
ly side OF Mayo street in Portland.
hozzilla Nj, Cobb OF Gorham to Robin
son Pratt of Windham. for 5000, a lot of
land and buildings in Windham on the
easterly side of the road leading from the
main road TO the Second Advent chapel.
containing 60 acres.
George ). Wesoott OF Portland to George
Q. Frye of Portland, for ST., lot of land
in Portland ON the southerly side of
Spring street and on the easteriy side of
Fietaher court, and buildings.
francis j. Orr of Harpswell to Lowell
+. Huntnon of brunswick, for $50, lot
OF land In Fast Harpswell on the shore of
Quohog bay, containin three acres.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-04
WOODFORDS.

Mr.. Harry w. Coolidge, who has been
The guest of Mr.. Richard Coolidge, Pearl
itreet, has returned to his home, North
Liyermore.
An unsuccessful attempt at burglary
was made at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry G. Thomas, 224 Forest avenue,
Sunday evening. MIR. and Mrs. Thomas
were ont during the evening to enjoy a
ride. During their absence the krear an
trance was forced, but efforts to forcs the
door leading into the kitchen were unsuc-
uessfui. Two handsome and highly val
ned kittens were either stolen or allowed
70 make their escape. Aside from this
nothing was taken and no Damage done
about the premises.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-04
A NEEDLESS GALL

The fire department was needless ~
called out at 6.45 yesterday morning in
response to an alarm from box 4s. Spark
from the chimney sat fire to the roof on
S. A. Skilling's lobster shop on CONNER
cial street, ri Some excitable individual
Immediately pulled in an alarm. butaBy
the time the department had reached tfe
scene the employees of the firm had turned
on a small stream of water from hose in
thu shop and extinguished the blaze IA
hole scarcely bigger than a mans hand
was burned In the roof.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-04
Personal.

MIR. and Mrs. ]. A. Reid and son Of
Amesbury. Mass, are spending the week
with her brother, MIR. Charles Berry,
Brackett street.
Mrs. Luretta NJ. Knowles, formerly
teacher in the Butler school, is in the
city,
j. "A. Tenney and wife, of Congress.
street, leave today for Detroit, Mich, ts
attend the Christian Endeavor conven'
tion.
miss Mary Eastman Shaw. who grad
uated III June from Miss Hersey's school
is passing the month of July in the Adir.
pndaoks, the guest of Boston friends.
Rear Admiral Rodgers, Capt. Robley
ID. Evans, Commander Sargent and Chief
Engineer Dayhuff of the United States
navy, had lunch at the Union Station
cafe Sunday noon. They were en- route
for Bath. where they are to conduct the
trials of the torpedo boat Dahlgren.
They had with them a draft of 16 men
from the o. S. S. Philadelphia. for duty
IN the Dahlgren.
President II. S. Lyon of the Chicago
board OF trade, together with his family,
Is making brief visit In Portland anc
Vicinity.
Miss Elva Elder, teacher in the public
schools of San Francisco, is visiting her
brother, Judge Elder In Deering.
Capt. A. II. Hall. the deputy collector
Of customs for Island Pond. spent Satur.
day and Sunday in Portland. He was the
guest Of the custom house officials of this
port and was entertained at Fern cottage
Mr.. K I. Dalton, formerly of Wood
lords, has been appointed superintendent
of the Ridgewood Gold Mining company,
which owns and viii operate the Rialtu
mine In Central City, Colorado.
Charles k. Hawkes. of Harvard Medical
school, left for Boston on Hriday last to
tccspt position as assistant to the sur.
geon in the City hospital for the month
Of July.
A large poster was hung in the city
government rooms last evening adsertis-
Ing the annual convention of the League
Df American Municipalities e. Syracuse.
n. Y, September 10 to 90. Among the
speakers advertised is Mr.. L. A. Cloudy
~, atiand9
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-04
NAPOLEON'S ESCAPE.
Monsieur EQuartier Wants n Whole
Loaf or None tn His Jail Sentences.

Napoleon QUARTER, of Biddeford. who
has been resident of Alfred Jail for a
short time because of his iindiscretion in
retailing intoxicating liquors to his fell
low citizens, attained his liberty Monday
morning by coup that may be called
strictly Napoleonic. The Judge of the
Biddeford Municipal court found Napo-
leon guilty on = search and seizure COM
plaint. The law says that in case Of
this sort the convicted person shall pay
fine Of one hundred dollars and costs.
And If he does not pay he must go to jail
for sixty days. The law says sixty days,
no more and no less. But the Biddeford
judge sentenced Napoleon to thirty days.
Anyone would have thought that
Napoleon would have been so satisfied
with his thirty days instead of the sixty
required by law that he would not have
mentioned the matter. But for some
reason-perhaps hecauaa3 he thought he
had been sighted by the oourt-he unbur-
dened himself to lawyerF, W. Hovsy, of
Biddeford. who straightway began habsas
corpus proceedings. Theoase swas heard
before Judge Bonney Monday forenoon,
Mr. Hovey arguing thatthe sentence was
illegal and that Napoleon was entitled to
his discharge. County Attorney William
S. Matthew's. of Berwick, who represent
ed York county, questioned Judge Bon
ney's jurisdiction lin the case. Judge
Bonney decided to assume jurisdiction.
Then he said that without question no
such sentence as Napoleon mad received
was provided by law. Therefore the man,
being confined on an Illegal sentence, was
entitled to his liberty. Judge Bonney
said it was q matter of resret to him that
he could not remand the case to the Bid
deford court for new sentence. As 1t
was he sho1ld be Obliged to give him his
liberty. QUARTER then departed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-04
NEW CORPORATIONS.

The following new corporations have
been organized in this city:
The Van Amringe Granite company,
with $50, 900 capital stock. The directors
are William b. Van Amringe and Frank
NJ. Frost, both of Boston, Mass. and
Harry l.. Cram Of Portland. The clerk
is Frederick Hale of Portland, the presi :.
dent Is William b. Van Amringe and the
treasurer Is Harry L. Cram.
Leggat Brothers with $3.50, 900 capital
stock. The directors are Harry L.. Cram,
A. j. Desmond, Arthur r.. Relchsr,
Harry p. Sweetser and Frederick Hale,
all of Portland. The clerk is Frederick
Hale. the treasurer is A. j. Desmond and
the president is Harry l.. Cram. ~
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-04
. MAJOR BUTLER IN SACo.
Biddeford Racord

Major Butler of Portland, who was
With the signal corps at Santiago and saw
about as much of real war as any Maine
man, was in town yesterday. He rode
,ut from Portland ON horseback and it
was the second time he has been out OF
lhe hospital, where he has besn under
treatment since the war closed. He was
fsmerly drum major of the First Regi-
nent band and came out here to call on
The hand boys.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-04
POST OFFICE HOURS.

The postoffioe will observe the usual
holiday hours today.
Ths cashiers office for the sale Of
stamps only, will be open from to a.
m and to p. M, and the general de
livery and the carriers windows at the
same hours.
There viii be one general carriers de-
livery In the morning at Z a. M. and
collections from the street boxes at ..
m. and p. IN.