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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-10-18
Correspondence
News Happenings of the County,
Reported by Competent Corps of Writers.
HEsPER.
Oct II 1900

Oct. II, 1899.
(FrOm our regular correspondent.)
A little daughter gladdened the home
of Henry Sellman and wife Oct. 8.
Marion Wilcox, of La Crosse, was a
recent guest with the family of VIM.
Westgate.
Mrs. Fanny Darlington was a De-
corah visitor on Saturday.
Anna Slack has accepted a position
in stenography at Baraboo, Wis.
Anna johnson, of DEBORAH, was a
home visitor the latter part of the week.
j. Il. Ramlo and family were Hesper-
ties in DEBORAH the 18th.
Miss Christine Bolland goes to
Nillaca this week to be present at the
wedding of her cousin, Martha Bolland,
which takes place next Saturday.
Mrs. Lydia Camp left this morning
for Hesper, N. D., for visit with her
son Charles and family. DIR. d. A.
Haines, of Mabel, also went.
B. M. Liens store was again burgla-
rized on Sunday evening and yesterday
shoes and dry goods came up missing.
Josie Halseth went to Spring Grove
last Thursday to lake charge of her
millinery business.
The marriage of Theo. Selnes and
Julia Grindeland is to be solemnized
tomorrow at the home of the brides
parents, X. Grindeland and wife, in
Highland township.
A party in honor of Miss BERTHE
Gather was held at the home of DIR.
Slack on the evening of Oct. Z.
Mr.. Hutchins and wife, of Walton,
Wis, are spending week or two with
their children.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-10-18

Millinery. 1t is hardly necessary
to say anything about our Millinery
Department. Those hundreds of GUS
toners. that we have pleased 80 well,
viii testify to our ability to give perfect
satisfaction. Ifyou have never tried
us and have not been satisfied with
your hat, give us trial, we guarantee
to please you or refund your money.
Schuck Dry Goods Co.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-10-18

For Sale-The E. Pollitt farm In
Burr Oak township. For particulars
address K. Pollitt, Cresco. 29tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-10-18
RIDGEwAY.

Oct. II, 1899
(From our regular correspondent
Mds. Ed Bakken and J. E. Wampler
were Cresco visitors Saturday.
M. r.. Ringoen returned from Ham,
line, Mimi, Monday, where he has
been attending the dedication of the
Lutheran Theological SEMINARY.
A. w. Prann made Business trip to
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-05

johnson, S5l 3S4; Laurens, 1912. S12; LINCOLN
S76l; Lumpkin, $S7,385; Madison, 81 052;
McDufe $21, 4S9; Miller, $45. 373; Mitchell
81 III; Montgomery, $50 478; Murray. S43.-
OG3; MuscOgee. $744 245; Oconee, SIS; Ogle-
thorpe, 1876 OSS; Pickens, $1274S Pike s133,-
go; Polk S145 S94; Pulaski. $S5, 1874; Rabun,
$3111; Randolph, 50 $50; Taliaferro. $11 1866;
Tattnall. $40, S55; Taylor, S22.7 54; Epson,
$40, SOL; Walker, $S7, 042; Ware $121, 1914; War
rem. $21, SD; Washington, $43 ,99S; Webster,
s4S19
The decrease counties are Appling,
$50 039; Brooks, $124,571; Burke, $30,O69;
Chattahoochee, s37S76; Columbia, 5000;
Dougherty, $34 1858; Echols, S5,522; Efing-
ham, $4945; Greene, IS, 436; jefferson. $21,
$780, Jones, S25s6; Macon, $9415; Marion.
$107 $50; Mcintosh, $27371; Milton, S25 1913 !;
Monroe, $4,522 Pierce, $21 1856; Rockdale,
$24,a7; Schley. $29, 599; Screven, SO SOL
Stewart, S4S515; Thomas S2911; Towns
S10,659; Union, $2413; Wayne, $39,676; Will
cox, $6l,S97; Wilkinson. $S649O.
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AFFECTS BANKRUPTCY CASES.
JUDGE SPEER's DECISION AS TIC
HOMESTEAD WAIVERS.

Held That the United states Courts
Have Jurisdiction to Enforce
waiver Notes Against Exemptions
Set Apart Under the State Laws.
Differed From Judge Newman.
Otherwise Creditors Rights
Would BE Defeated.
Macon. Ca, Aug. 4-Judge Emory
Speer in tho United States District Court
rendered at this place to-day a decision
of great Importance. 1t affects the i'm
mense volume of indebtedness upon writ
ten promises to pay where the debtors
waive the benefit Of the homestead and
exemption authorized by the law of the
state, and the private credit secured
thereby.
A number of bankrupts who had exc
cuted such debts with waiver of home
stead. caused their exemptions to he set
apart in bankruptcy, and sought their dis
charges, whereupon counsel for the cred
itors filed plenary proceedings in the ma
ture of bills in equity seeking to stay the
discharges until the creditors holding
waiver notes could put their claims in
JNHoAhNAlif t4'liIi III tlAt SNdtE 'Ouit VI III
the United States Court, this being the
method by which the stipulation of waiver
could be made effective as a lien binding
upon the bankrupts' exemptions. These
bills were demurred to upon the ground
that the United States Court did not have
jurisdiction TO determine claims against
the bankrupts exemption.
The case was heard on the demurrer
Judge Speer, differing from Judge New
man, of the Northern district of Georgia,
held that the United States court had ju-
risdiction TO enforce by suitable DEGREES
the waiver notes against the exemption set
apart to the bankrupt. He stayed the dis
charges until creditors of this class could
have their claims definitely settled, and
directed In the cases before the court that
DEGREES be entered making the exemptions
liable for the debts due on the notes waiv-
ing homestead and exemption.
Otherwise, the discharge in bankruptcy
would have barred proceedings on all
claims of this class, and where they had
not previously been reduced to judgement
In the state courts, would have defeated
the rights of the creditors inuring under
the constitution of the state which makes
a debt containing a waiver of homestead
binding upon the property exempted there
by.
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HURTS OFFER NOT ACCEPTED.
Atlanta Can Make No Use of His
Railroad Proposition.

Atlanta, Aug. 4-The Council commit
tee before which the big fight for street
railway franchises has been in progress
for a couple of weeks. win not report in
favor of accepting the offer of Mr.. Joel
Hurt, in which he proposed to give the
city a percentage of net profits in his
company and sell out to the city at par on
his stock at any time the city might find
itself In position to buy.
The committee held a meeting to-day for
the purpose of formulating its report to
Council next Monday. City Attorney An
derson was called before the committee,
and in response to questions, stated that
he did not believe the city could accept
the Hurt proposition if 1t wanted to, be-
cause the state constitution stands in the
way. In the state constitution cities are
limited as to the percentage of their bond
ed Indebtedness, and Atlanta could not get
under the 100000 of Consolidated bonds
which she would have to do in accepting
Mr.. Hurts proposition, and stay within
the limits set by the constitution.
This opinion of the city attorney knocked
out the proposition made by Mr.. Hurt. IL
made a hole in his Trojan horse, which
was packed with troubles for Mr.. Atkin-
son and his associates. The committee
will now consider the franchises on their
merits, and although there may be some
heretofore unknown conditions attached to
the grants, the chances are that Mr. At
hnson will get what he has been fight
ing for
Had 1t been possible for the city to ac-
cept the proposition of Mr.. Hurt for di-
vision of net profits, and If the city au-
thorties favored its acceptance, the At
kinson applications would have been
knocked into a cooked hat of course, just
as Mr.. Hurt probaO,y calculated when he
SHE'D his boomerang, for IL would then
have been to the citys interest TO pre-
serve the monopoly of the Hurt lines
The committee does not propose 10 make
its action public until the meeting of Coun-
ell next Monday, but there is no doubt
as to the trend of the forthcoming report
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STATES TAX VALUES,
Healthy Increase, But Not So Large
as Predicted.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 4.-Anent the glowing
predictions of the increase i'm the tax re-
turns of the state il is interesting to note
the figures of increases and decreases so
far received from the counties in the con
trollers office. 1t ought TO be very crafty
ing to the average Georgian to feel that he
is growing richer every day, a belief super
induced by the glowing predictions afore-
said and the smart juggling of the tax
figures by the deft artists in the newspaper
Offices but a careful insight into the re-
turns so far received do not indicate that
the increase in the 1877 counties
will reach anything in the neigh
borhood of $1SOOOOOO Thus far IS coun-
ties have made returns. OF these 81 show
aggregate Increases of $4197,6 l9 or s6S S13
per county. The other q counties re-
ported show an aggregate decrease of
1854, 7S5, or $S1, 65S per county. The differ
ence between the increases and the de
creases amounts to 1884, 1874, or an actual
increase of all the counties returned of
$S7,9SS per county. Saying all the other
counties to be returned would increase
proportionately as those already in we
of $5,2O4,S56. But very material gains
are expected from the counties of Chat
ham, Fulton, Bib, Richmond and Floyd.
Muscogee is already in with nearly quar-
ter of a million increase, about one-fourth
gain of the thee millions slump two or
three years ago. Assuming that the five
counties mentioned above yet to make re-
turns, would show an increase individual
1y sixteen times greater than the general
average of the counties so far reported, or
16 to !. thereby maintaining the popular
ratio, then the five combined would show
an increase eighty times larger than S37
9SS, the average county increase, or
50 039 040 which, ADDED to the net in
crease of the IS counties already reported
would show in the whole state an increase
only of SIS 2l3, 1856 or Sl0O000O0 short of the
popular pred elton now. From these figures
II is sim quite apparent that the last leg
islature took seasOnable action in Great
ing a tax commission TO devise some plan
10 bring about the great increase so long
and ardently hoped for, but which has
been so chary in materializing. 1t now
cooks as if this years increase would foot
up about 100000 or just one-third Of the
big figures gwen out. The largest increase
so far IS Muscogee and the smallest
OcOnee, with only SIS above her last year
return. Brooks shows the largest decrease,
$l2i5H, and Union the smallest, Sab.
The Counties Heard From.
The increase counties are: Baker, S. 767:
Bulloch, SAG, 1873; Butts, SO, 92S; Calhoun S12.-
81; Campbell, $50, 28S; Carroll, $50 297; ca
toosa, $5 1876; Cherokee, $40 525; Clarke, So
975; Clayton, $35, 299; Clinch, Sill, 979; Coffee
SS72S4; Coweta, S265, l47; Crawford, $3l 81 /;
Dade, S12,95S; Dawson, $l7525; Ebert S47.-
1l3; Emanuel. S9079 Fannin, $32 23S: Fay
cite, S23.S74; Forsyth 1892; Franklin, 500
653; Gilmer, $3G. 81; Glascock. 81 923; Cor
don $192 1852; Gwinnett Sl09 410 Han. S9i.-
464; Hancock, $13 So; Hart, $2f13l; Heard
1850; Henry, ST. $50; Jackson, $50 751 ;
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RAILWAY RETURNS INCREASED.
ArbitratOrs Split the Difference with
Controller General


Atlanta. Aug. 4-The arbitrators ap-
pointed to assess the value of the prop
erty of the Consolidated Street Railway
Company for state taxation made their
report to-day, and as forecasted in these
dispatches last night, it was favorable to
the Consolidated.
Unexpectedly to the public Judge At
kinson, acting for the state and Mr.. W.
T. Gentry for the street railway COMPANY
got together on the value of the property
without having to call in a third arbitra-
tor, a very unusual thing in such cases.
President Hurt had returned his street
railways 10 the state at $675OOO and Con
troller General Wright refused to accept
this, believing that a company stocked
at 81, 000 600 and having four and a half
millions of bonds ought to give In a lit
tie more for taxation. SO he set the value
at Sl,250000
The arbitrators, il appears, agreed to
split the difference between Mr.. Hurt and
the controller general and fixed the
amount at $500, 625 The Atlanta Railway
which was recently absorbed by Mr.. Hurt
and his associates was returned at 800 900
Controller Wright raised this to $500. 900
but with a spirit of compromise the arbi-
traitors made il $4,000
The action of the arbltrators is final
While Capt. Wright, the controller gen
eral did not get the figures he believed
right still the state Will receive consId-
erably more Ia taxes from the Hurt prom
critics than If he had not called the AT
lanta magnate TO taw.
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FUNERAL INVITATIONS.

~~~~-~~~-@-~-@~~~>-~-~-~~
HULL-The friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Darwin B. Hull and Fred NJ. Hull and
family are invited to attend the funeral
of Darwin B. Hull, this Saturday. morn
ing, at 10 O'Clock. from St. PauTs Church,
corner of Duffy and Barnard streets. In
terment at Bonaventure.
WATERS.-The friends of Mr. and Mrs.
John f. Waters are invited to attend the
funeral of the former from st. Joseph =
Inhrmary at 10 O'Clock this morning.
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TROUBLE AT FORT MCPHERSON.
Drunken Recruits Cut Several Reg
uIar Soldiers

Atlanta, Aug. 4.-The riOting of recruits
from MCPHERSON Barracks which caused
the police a round of trouble last night.
had a more serious sequel at the post when
the drunken soldiers who had been in the
city blowing in their monthly pay, reach
ed there.
Reports from the barracks to-day are to
the effect that late last night the recruits
and members of the regular army regi-
ment stationed at Mcpherson got into a
riot and no less than eight men were more
or less seriously injured. These eight are
now lying in the post hospital, some suf-
fering from stabs. and cuts and others
from other kinds of wounds received in The
melee.
Officers at the post to-day refused to
give out any statement as to the fighting
Withholding the names of the injured ones
as well as those who were landed in the
guard house for participating in the riot
orders have been issued, however, for
the strictest preservation of order and the
tough gang that has been gathered togeth-
er by the recruiting of the Twenty
Regiment here, will be as severely disci-
plined as military regulations will allow
during the remainder of the time they are
kept at Mcpherson at least.
The recruits for this one regiment have
caused more trouble to the police of the
city, and more rowdyism at the post than
all the other troops combined who have
been assembled at that post since the be-
ginning of the war with Spain
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-05
SPECIAL NOTICES.
CHIoNoNTHUs VIRGINICUs.

GRAVEYARD or Chiononthus Virgini-
Gus is a plant that grows wild in South
ern forests and possesses wonderful power
as a regulator of the liver stimulate of
the kidneys, and a general Tejuvenator OF
a tired, broken-down system.
Compounded with the best alternatives, a ;
juniper berries, burdock, wild cherries, sar-
saparlla. etc, GRAYBEARD has estab-
lished itself as the greatest known specific
for those terrifying eruptions-called can
Ger, cure for which has hitherto been I'M
known.
it is not a patent medicine.
1t is the discovery of an eminent doctor
who cured himself years ago of an eating.
scrofulous eruption on the face-calied
cancer. Many of his friends were cured
of the same ailment and hundreds and hun
dreds have since been cured of lesser dis
eases originating in impure blood.
GRAVEYARD is purely vegetable
preparation which fact gives it prece-
dence over other blood remedies. 1t cures
malignant troubles by building you up
and making you stronger than your dis
ease and thus brushes out your disease.
II was the study of its discoverer TO so
compound it as not TO allow 1t to tear
down one part of the system while it eradi-
Gated an evil in another part. In other
words, it does not impair the digestion
while it Is breaking up deep-seated all
ments.
This was the feature that made It more
valuable than any other to the discoverer.
He had seen the injurious effects of con
tinued use of potash remedies and he eb-
hOred it. In certain parts of Georgia for
the last ten years, people have taken
GRAYBEARD regularly, even when they
had no particular ailment. but as a pre-
caution against possible disease originat-
ing in impure and impoverished blood, as
dyspepsia, rheumatism, itch eczema, ca
tarrh. scrofula, cancer and womans all
ments.
1t is a capital preparation" says DR..
Powell Walker of Atlanta, who has seen
it compounded. q really believe it has no
equal in its class. l use it myself. l pre-
scribe it for others I know the company
that makes it. And it's all right"
RESPESS DRUG co,
Manufacturers and Proprietors.
Savannah. Ga, Masonic Temple Build
ing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-05

Referring to the above notice l desire
to say to my friends, the patrons Of the
company and the public generally that in
assuming the management of the Knick-
erbocker Ice Company I shah endeavor
to furnish satisfactory service at all times.
MIR. c. w. Demmond win remain with
the company as superintendent Of deliv-
cries, and We bespeak for ourselves and
the Knickerbocker Ice Company your good
will and patronage.
I shall feel obliged if any complaints Of
unsatisfactory service be reported directly
to me- R. L. NJ. PARKS.
Manager.
Office Telephone 1914
Factory Telephone 1884,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-05
SPECIAL NOTICES.
ELECTION N0TICE.

City Of Savannah. Office Clerk OF Coun-
Gil, Aug. 4, 1Ss9.-A vacancy having oc-
CURED among the city physicians for the
Second District by reason of the resigna-
ton OF DR.. NJ. r. Davis, notice is hereby
given that M election viii be held at the
next regular meeting of Council, TO be
held on Wednesday, the 9th inst, at d.
m, TO fill the unexpired term caused by the
said resignation. All applications to be
filed with the Clerk of Council at or before
u m. Of the 9Th inst.
WIN. 7. BAILEY, Clerk Of Council.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-05
LOOKS LIKE ASSASSINATION.

c. L. Downs Shot at His Home by
James and william Graham.
Fort Myers. Fla, Aug 4.-News has
just reached here of the assassination yes
terHay afternoon of c. L. Downs al Hick-
opochee Creek, a settlement about forty
miles out
Deputy Sheriff Frank Carson was i'm
mediately dispatched TO the scene, and re-
turned with James and William Graham
under arrest and charged with the crime.
Neither man will talk, and ii is impossi-
bic to get any particulars of the murder,
but il is believed that the killing was en-
tirely unproVoked. Both men were placed
in Jail, and will be given a preliminary
hearing tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-05

Frank Chopin Bray, who has sue
ceeded DR.. Theodore l.. Flood a. editor
Of the "Chautauquan," is only 80 years
old. He graduated from Wesleyan in
1890, having first served an apprentice
ship as a printer and using his earnings
at this trade to work his way through
college.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-05
LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES

one SIZE smaller atter using Aliens Foot.
Itase, a powder to be shaken INTO M
shoes. 1t makes tight or new shoes fes,
easy; gives instant relief to corns ara
bunions. It's the greatest comfort a.
covery of the age. Cures swollen fea,
blisteTs and callous spots Aliens H..
Ease is a certain cure for in-growin,.
nails' sweating, hot aching feet. At az
druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Trial pack
age Tree by mail. Address. Allen s. Ohm
eted lie Roy, N. Y.
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Burke County,s First nn1e.

Waynesboro Ga, Aug. 4.-Burke coun-
tvs first bale of cotton was brought in here
this morning by J. w. Houston. The cot
ton was classed low middiing. The bale
weighed 800 pounds and was bought by c.
W. Skinner for GA cents.
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SPECIAL NOTICES,
NOTICE.

Office of the Knickerbocker Ice Co,
Room No. L. Provident Building,
Aug. /, 1899
I beg to announce TO the friends and
patrons OF the Knickerbocker Ice Com
pany that Mr. R. L. NJ. Parks will to-day
assume the management of this company
MRS. A. CAVANAUGH
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NOTICE

estate of Louisa II. Porter, late of Siam
ford, Conn, of their intention to transfer
Is shares of the capital stock Of the Sa-
Vannah Banl. and Trust Company
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RYAN's BUSINESS COLLEGE,

Room u, ProvIdent Building.
Day and night sessions. This college
furnishes a place where the business man
can secure competent office help OF both
sexes. Students taught to operate the
Remington Standard Typewriter, that be-
ing the machine which the business world
employs. bearing & Hull. sole dealers.
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MET A HORRIBLE DEATH.

Mnsury Caught in "a Belt and Mash
ed All to Pieces.
Fitzgerald Ga, Aug. A fatal accident
occurred at Dixon & Dorminey's mill. nine
miles below here, to-day. Mat Masury.
young man about p years old, while ar
ranging belt over a pulley in the mill.
was caught in the betting and hurled with
terrible force against the rafters of the
building He was injured internally. both
arms and one leg were broken He lived
only short time, dying in great agony de
spite the best medical attention