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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-09-13
STATE TWINE FACTORY.
Prospect That Iowa VIII Have One in the
Not Distant Future.


Des Moines, Ia, Sept. 1.-THE men,
bers of the board of control of state
institutions returned Saturday from
Saltwater, Mimi, where they thor
oughly investigated the binding Irvine
factory which the state operates in the
penitentiary there. The board was
disappointed in finding that it would
require about $250,O00 capital to estab-
lish the manufacture.
But there is every reason to believe
it would be profitable to the state, and
it will probably be recommended to
the next legislature. The board has
determined that it will consider any
plan Of manufacturing on state account
in the penitentiary. If adpoted, the
plan will be operated at Anamosa
penitentiary.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-09-13
Bic Starch PIant Sold.

Sioux City, Ia, Sept. 5.-The Sioux
City Starch works, one of the largest
plants of the kind in the country, has
been bought by the United States
Starch company, newly-organized
company under New Jersey laws. 1t is
said that the United States Starch
company is not in the trus,. The con-
sideration is believed to be about $685.
600
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-09-13
-DeWitt's Little Early Risers ,

-DeWitt's Little Early Risers per-
manently cure chronic constipation,
biliousness, nervousness and worn-out
feeling; cleanse and regulate the en-
tire system. Small, pleasant, never
grippe or sicken-''famous little pills"
Wangler Bros.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-09-13

For wounds, burns, scalds, sores,
skin diseases and all irritating erup-
tions, nothing SO soothing and healing
as DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Mrs.
Emma Bolles, Matron Englewood
Nursery, Chicago, says of it: "When
all else fails In healing our babies, it
will cure" Wangler Bros.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-09-13
For Sale

1853 acres in section 13, Button town.
ship, with so acres under the pillow.
Good house, 16x24, living spring that
never failed. The balance all oak
timber, never been culled. Inquire of
John McCauley, box %, Bluffton, la.
1915 mo-pd
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-09-13
Lock law.

Ed. HI. Hardin, China Springs,
Tex, says: "One large dose of Nor
ley's Wonderful Eight cured my mare
of lock-jaw. 1t was q wonderful cure
and saved me sos animal. Free trial
bottles at Brunt Il Parman.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-09-13
Church Convention at Des Moines.

Des Moines, Ia, Sept. 5.-The annual
convention of the Christian church of
Iowa opened here yesterday, with about
100 delegates present and 800 expected
before the close. The annual meeting
of the Christian women's board of mis-
sions is also in session. The day was
devoted to preliminary work, receiving
reports which for both organizations
were highly satisfactory.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-09-13
Another Hot Day in Iowa.

Des Moines. Ia, Sept. THE tenn
perature again reached 80 degrees. ac-
cording to the government thermome-
ter, yesterday, the same record that
was made Tuesday and the highest of
the year. A wind of thirty miles an
hour blew from the south all day, hav-
ing a destructive effect on all vegeta-
ton.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-09-13
He Ii Wanted for Arson.

Des Moines, Ia. Sept. S.-A telegram
from Toronto announces the arrest of
Charles A. Spiegel, wanted in this
town for arson. Spiegel conducted q
fur store and after 1t burned was In
dicted for arson. He had fed, and has
Just been located In Toronto.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-09-13
Horrible Suicide OF . Farmer.

Waterloo, Ia, Sept. S.-John Miner, q
farmer living two miles east Of Water
loo, committed suicide yesterday after
noon by locking himself In his barn
and setting 1t on fire. He was seen to
fall into the flames, and his body was
burned to ashes,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-09-13

The great success of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
In the treatment of bowel complaints
has made II standard over the greater
part of the civilized world. For sale
by Brunt & Parman, druggists.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-09-13
-There,s ALWAYS hone while there

There's always hope while there's
One Minute Cough Cure. "An attack
of pneumonia left my lungs in bad
shape and was near the first stages of
consumption. One Minute Cough
Cure completely cured me-" writes
Helen McHenry, Bismark, N. D..
Gives instant relief. Wangler Bros.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-09-13

You'll never get tired, tagged out,
disappointed, unhappy, or make mis-
takes in marriage if you use Rocky
Mountain Tea. n. A. Engbretson.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-09-13
Chester II. Brown. Ka

Chester H. Brown, Kalamazoo.
Mich, says: "KodOl Dyspepsia Cure
cured me of a severe case of indigest-
ion; can strongly recommend i. to all
dyspeptics." Digests what you eat
without aid from the stomach, and
cures dyspepsia. Wangler Bros.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-09-13
FOR HAWKEYE FOLKS
STATE ITEMS WHICH WILL BE OF
GENERAL INTEREST.

Sioux City. Ia, Sept. 9.-The Journal
says today: John NJ. Ralya, humble
Sioux City butcher, has got the best
of the great Armour concern to the
tune Of perhaps 100000, and all in an
entirely legitimate way. Last spring
a representative of the Armours made
a proposition to Ralya to furnish him
his centre supply" of fresh pork for
the succeeding months at a rate based
upon So cents for loins, from which
chops are cut, and a corresponding
figure for other grades. Ralya ac-
cepted the proposition, and contract
was drawn and signed. In this con-
tract there was no limit placed upon
the amount of fresh pork that would
be supplied to Ralya. In short time
the price of products for which Ralya
had contracted commenced to rise.
RaIya Knows a Good Thing.
Then Ralya commenced doing job
bling business in fresh pork, and for
time his orders for this trade outside
Of his own market were filled as fast
as sent in. But the prices kept boom
ing and directly got to such figure
10 and Is cents pound-that the
Armours refused to fill the orders Sc
cured by Ralya on the outside. AS the
prices mounted skyward Ralya came
to more and more appreciate the snap
he had in his contract, and he became
convert to expansion. Ralya has
been able to get orders for scores of
carloads of pork loins, ETC., at profit
ranging in the vicinity of 500 per car
load.
His Sales Will Measure His Claim.
The statement is made that he Is
selling subject to delivery, and that
every refusal of the Armours to fill
the orders is simply piling up the
amount of the claim which he will
have against them for breach of con-
tract. These sales will therefore be
the measure of his claim, and there are
those who estimate the amount Of the
profits at not less than 100000. 1t
is reported that Armour sent a couple
of his best attorneys here to investi-
gate the Ralya contract, and that
after taking everything into considera-
ton they advised him that the best
that could be done would be to fatty
refuse to fill the orders under it and
trust to the law suit by Ralya, what
ever might be the amount Of dam
ages he could secure.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-09-13
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-09-13

1t takes q severe matrimonial frost
to kill the orange blossoms used in
making Rocky Mountain Tea. IS
cents. r. A. EngbretsOn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-09-13

The minutes were read and approved
On motion adjourned.
Attest: +. A. MASTERS.
Couny Auditor and Clerk,
of the Board of Super
visOrs
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-09-13

Ed Turner SO
exp for fun. Overhouse" 90
Burr Oak. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. -. 49, IS 80
Warn s, milk for II M Stohr, DEBORAH :. l s5
Webster Jas. nursing Chas Erving,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-09-13

ton and Hesper townships.
Up. m.-Board on returning called
to order and listened to the reading of
the minutes of yesterdays meeting,
which were approved.
On motion adjourned to a. m.
Sant
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-09-13

Moved and carried that the Auditor
be authorized and instructed to I'LL any
vacancies or correct any errors that
may occur in the above list of Judges
and Clerks of election.
On motion adjourned to s a. m.
Sept. 9th.
THIRD DAY.
Sa. m. Sept. 6.-Board was absent
all forenoon In viewing roads In Bluff
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-09-13
FIFTH DAY.

Sa. M, Sept. Sth.-Board was out all
forenoon in visiting the poor farm and
viewing bridge in Glenwood twp.
p. m. board met and spent the
afternoon in looking after bridge and
poor matters, also in auditing accounts.
On motion adjourned to a. M,
Sept. 9th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
An Expensive Luxury.

The present state legislature Is an
expensive luxury-expensive to the
tax payers of the state, and luxury
for those whom it was supposed the
people voted to goto Topeka and enact
much needed legislation. All that
has been done 30 far has been the kill.
ing OF several bills that would have
been benefit to the state, the passage
of a few private bills which interest
only few people, principally con-
corning Topeka and Shawnee county
and the drawing of salaries by the
senators, representatives and their
employees.
There are 1874 people on the payroll
of the legislature. Of these, 125 are
members of the house and 40 are
mem ers of the senate; II are house
employees and 81 are clerks and stem
ographers of senate committees. Eli
members and employees of the legis-
lature receive So day, except pages,
who receive so. Both the senate and
house last week adopted resolution
to pay employees from the beginning
of the session, although many did not
begin work until more than two
weeks of the session had gone by.
Several committees with clerks have
not had bill to consider and probably
will not have any during the session.
The daily expenses of the legislature,
including salaries and supplies, aggre-
gate 81 $50.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
Not So Foolish, Either.

We.have fool idea that taxes ought
to be laid equally on ali classes of prop.
erty, in which event so much of the
weight would be transferred from land
and homes to stocks and bonds that we
would experience something of food
on account of the water that would be
squeezed out of the latter. We have
also another idea that an income tax is
the fairest tax in the world, and the
easiest paid, because the Income" has
the cash in hand to pay it with. The
fact of the matter is, we are full of fool
ideas, another one of which is, that
when man makes more than a million
of dollars in single life time, his bust
ness is not legitimate, and that in get
ting his millions he has robbed lot of
people to whom he should be compelled
to make restitution, by having the tax
screws pressed down on him SO tight
that all of his subsequent Accommodations
would go to the benefit of the public.
This is no doubt the foolest of all our
fool ideas, but there are lots of other
fools in this country who are thinking
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10

announcement that he had made to
his wife. Then he announced hymn,
which was sung, and following it Mr..
Stewart preached his own funeral ser.
mon. closing with a prayer for the re.
pose of his soul. Immediately after
ward he went to bed, and when a doc
torwas called he sent him away, say
ing that he had been called by death
and that medicine would do no good.
He requested that his body be taken
directly to the cemetery, and that no
funeral sermon be preached. as he had
attended to that. In the evening he
died, and his wishes were observed.
Physicians say that he had no physical
ailment. and that his death was due en-
tirely to his presentiment and his refusal
to combat Ossawattomie Globe,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
Preached His Own Funeral.

. Rev. August Stewart, an aged min.
lister of Paola, died Wednesday under
most peculiar circumstances, and was
buried Saturday. On Wednesday Rev.
Mr.. Stewart preached his own funeral
sermon, and at his own request there
were no services oper his remains Sat.
urday beyond short prayer. Wednes.
day morning Rev. Mr.. Stewart who
was in robust health for a man of his
age, announced to his wife that he had
done his last days work, and that he
would not livethe week out.
His wife tried to persuad him out of
the notion, but he chung to it and pre-.
pared for the end, disposing of all of
his personal property and making his
will. Wednesday afternoon he called
in his neighbors and made the same
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
Union Defenders Day Services.

Union defenders Day excuses are
held annually by the Sons of Veterans
in honor of Abraham Lincoln's birth
day on the 18th of February. This
year the 18th. comes on Sunday and
appropriate services will be held in the
Presbyterian church Sunday evening.
Rev. j. G. Berger will preach the
sermon. A special invitation is ex>
tended to the G. A. r. and Ladies Circle
and cordial Invitation to the publ C
in general.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
SHAKESPEARE IN GERMANY.
has Had an Immense influence on the
Popular Mind.

At a well-attended meeting Of
the Mason College German society
Prof. Fielder in the chairDr. F.
FL. Pughe, M. A. Oxon, lecturer in
the University of Breslau, read pa
per on 'EShakespeare's Influence on
German Literature, and the Position
Held by Him in the Intellectual Life
of the German People"
After some Introductory remarks
on the comparatively late develop
ment Of the German drama, the lee
turer proceeded to point out how, in
the classical period of the last CEN
fury, no more powerful agent was in
strumental in emancipating German
literature from the yoke of French
pseudo-classicism, and in creating a
national drama, than the vigorous in
fuence of the poetry of the kindred
English race. As early as 1928 Bod
mer had held up to the Germans Eng
Esh poetry, especially that of Milton,
as their literary model; but still
more important influence was that ex-
erted by the ''wild genius" who is
now regarded as the greatest drama
fist the Germanic race has produced.
1t was to Shakespeare's artistic meth
cd that Leasing appealed, indicating
his claim to be considered a truer
artist, according to Aristotelian can
ons, than the much-admired French
dramatists themselves. It was
Shakespeare's ineomparably poetical
genius that SO powerfully inspired
Goethe, who closely followed the
Shakespearean drama in his "Goetz
Won Berliehingen," and gave.the we'll
known mastery analysis of Hamlet
in "Wilhelm Meister's Apprentice
ship;" it was in Shakespeare's plays
that Schiller found a confirmation of
his belief in the moral educational
mission of the stage; and it was in
Shakespeare's name that the writer's
of "Storm and Stress" found their
watchword.
So great, indeed, became the en-
thusiasm for Shakespeare among all
classes of the nation that we might
safely assert the great British dram
atist now occupied a position in
German intellectual life comparable
only to that enjoyed by such leaders
of thought as Luther, Goethe, Schil-
Ter or Kant. After giving resume
of the activity of German translators
and literary critics, the speaker re-
ferred to the valuable service rem
dered to the cause of Shakespearean
study by the participation of German
scholars in refuting the theory of the
Baconian authorship of Shakes
peare's plays, which, with Ten
Brink, he described as a mere Git
erary epidemic Referring to
Shakespeare on the German stage
the lecturer remarked that of the 81
plays ascribed to Shakespeare IS
we're in the regular repertory of Ger
man theaters, and that in 1895 no
less than 706 performances of rs
plays were given on German stages.
ssTroilus and Cressida," which has
never been seen in England, was, he
added, performed for the first time
in Vienna in the present year.-Bir-
mingham Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
BREvITRs OF FUN.

She-"Why don't you talk more
when We are together?" HeTm
200 polite to interrupt you, my dear"
Melbourne Weekly Times.
81 would like coffee cup with the
words TO my dear mother-in-law' on
it." eve have none-there's no call
for them. "-Fliegende Blaetter.
Minister-"Do you love truth, my
little man?" Tommy (doubtfully)-
swell, I dunno hate awfully to get
caught in a ie.'-Boston Herald.
"Jack says this new horse he has
bought is a bargain" ''Then it is a
safe lady's. horse" 'Whyf" '"Be-
cause woman can always drive a bar
in."-Judy.
81 understand the old poet is iv-
ing in poverty. Is nothing being done
for him?" 'Why, yes; they are col
lecting funds for a monument in his
memory."-Cornell Widow.
you've been fool all your lifep
exclaimed the excited husband.
'sYou seem to forget, dear, that I re-
fused you three times before we were
married." said the wife, quietly
Town and Country Journal.
Ye're not goin' into that public
house, are ye, Tim?' "Sure, Oh am,
ye're riverince.' "Then do you know
the devil is goin' in wild your
Faith, thin, he'll have to pay for his
own drink, for Olive only got the price
of wan."- Sketch.
"Now, Thomas" said granny,
"there are only two apples left, and
they shall be for you and your little
brother. One is small and the other
is large. I know that you are not a
greedy boy-which shall I give you?'
''Well, granny" said the artfm one,
s'Pm like you, always hope for the
best. "-Pick-Me-Up.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
As Proud q Record.

O'Brien-And SO Jaykers is proud
av his descint, is he?
McTurk-Yes; he is terribly stuck
up about it.
O'Brien-Well, begorra, Owe bit
av a DESCENT meself to boast about.
Oh descinded four stories wanst whin
the ladder broke and niver SPILLED q
brick!-Baltimore Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10

The Beacon man takes exceptions
to being called the "Deacon." Pea
nut politicians should not kick at be-
ing :'roasted.''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
the same kind of ideas. journal of
Agriculture.

Story of an Indiscreet youth from
the White Cloud Globe: A maiden
fair, with sunkissed hair, came tripping
down the street; with face serene-her
age sixteen; but gee whizl wasn't she
sweet On banana peel slick she
came down quick, with a jolt that shook
out her curls; but the words she used
must be excused, for she's one of our
incest girls. The naughty young chap
who saw the mishap, and smil ed with
fendish delight, will regret the same,
when he finds his name is "Pants"
next Sunday night.
Creamery patrons in Barton county
will do we'll to keep up their interest
'fn dairy COWS. The dollars that come
in each month go long way to keep
many hundreds of families in this
county out of debt. Even with good
wheat crops for few years you will
find it will not pay to let up on the
milk supply for the creameries. Sure
cash is a whole lot better than uncertain
prospects"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-28
rtIrrirA,ion Cnns,cs. !.

I Missouln. Mont. Sept. 2l-Scycn,ecn
states mid territories are represented
at the meeting or the National Irriga.
tion Consfcss today and The meeting
has been full OF Interest The Nilsson.
III Board OF Trade To-day opened n
Eplendiil exhibition Of Montana. farm
Products that IL attracting much at,
trutiopg giIu sN' ~ NaIfPal" ~ HNhaF %
Practical problems otruprd tile Mt.
tent ION Of the congress at tliis morn.
ing's session. Il HiFa'I' .''A'"'
Dr. 'Drnphagnn OF Montana. rrof. W.
Whitney of Washington. y. C.: Prof.
BuflnmI of wyoming. and others Dis
c,isscd az length 7thc question Of; re-
claiming 'ulkali lands. 'rl,c principal
address atO the afternoon session was
TINT Of Hon. Elwood Mead Of wyo.
ming, whose, subject was, Water Right
1robl,'iiis,"" 'Thc.prcscnt meeting OF the
congress Il n n.mtist sr. crssful one The.
membership ,ls reported Of aii untisu.
ally large number OF stutps.. .,.5, =,
y Indiapa or tic ciist ana the con 81
states On the west. aMoiitnnh On the
north aud New Mexico on the SOUTH.
represent fhe Iiiii's eovcrt,I by, st.,te,
delegations. and are enthusiastic and
snccre.ty t,-orfit;ssf E'if1f . rwMI N
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-28
SETTLERS WIT RESIST.
TT, so siivuias~ Manner In which wriss
3 os Esieiissa shall ne s~rs~.t .1iDg

Trinidad. Colo. Sept. 2i-Tic posse
OF drpSty United States marshall.
which left Trinidad yesterday morning
10 serve writs ~ cviciiun an Maxwell
lnnd grant settlers are SIN In camp nj
Weston Just outside The grant iiue.
This morning they We're wniitri az, hy'
u committee of two appointed mt the
meeting Of the settlers NJ S'bncwaii.
Sun'iny.'and Informed that ih,,sc would
hc no interference with ont. or two Of
their number in serving writs. or amy
other papers they ihL to serve. but
that the posse would not h. permitted
to enter the S'on.-wnlI valley, '''' "a
\ cuurribr arrived In Triiil,lth this
evening direct from SioncwEii aud ~.
ports that throughout the whole valley
Ifi,r situation ~ one Of great excitement.
All hf The settlers nrt heavily ntih.d
aid do not hesitate to openly assert
ttnt they will not permit tho ,nssc 10
enter the valley aud begin the wori;
OF eviction. II cninot ~. learned whn,
move tho oi'icrrs will make now, rs
they arc stili resting quietly In rhmu.
Int II Is Inferred they Will walt whcrr
tlicy. mr.. until rI'inforcenicn,s arrive.
:sDf they are familiar with the situn.
tion In tho valley. and II is reasonable
TO, suppose that they arr. the deputies
VIII hardly advance. any further, us
they would encounter fully 300 armed
ulcn. each eager 10 tnkc n shot nj them.
Manager Schonhcre Of the Maxwell
company IL nt his headquarters In IN.
ton. but the representative OF the COM
nnry here TX ignorant ins to whnt COURSE.
VIII be pursued. gt'rhei sit,ntion IA 'critJ
'ithl and serious trouble al cannot i,c
avoided 1unlcssi the company calls Il
halt untilla iconirr1misei cnn btl effect
etl. 80 i -nUnL. M MlLnlILlM ulI lf LL.sl