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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-18
THORSEN STILL MISSING.
SITUATION BECOMING ALARMING
A Diligent Search and Dragging Of the
River Fails TO Tighten the Mys-
terry. Strong Suspicious
Of Foul Play.

A local item in our last issue related
that Theodore Thorsen, who lived on
the Canoe, Hesper township, had been
missing since the Saturday before, and
that all efforts to locate him had been
in vain. Also that he had been seen
early Saturday morning by Night
Watch Rima, going towards West De
corah. AS the days go by the mystery
deepens. 1t has developed that he had
Sl40 in his possession, and that hat
which he had purchased the day before
was found on the river bank near Ned.
Hogan's; also some suspicious looking
tracks at the same place. He was i'm
tOxicated when last seen, and it was
presumed that he had started for Craw-
f2rd's barn, where his team was stabbed,
and had wandered to the river and
fallen in. Some cries were heard early
that morning by the people of the
neighbOrhood, sounding like cries Of
"help,' all of which facts lead to the
theory Of drowning. Sheriff Christen
and Deputy Olson diligently searched
the river banks, and have for week
been dragging the river bottom. but to
no avail. On Saturday a reward of $50
for the recovery of the body, dead or
alive, was offered by the former, which
has brought them much assistance in
their search. Monday morning dyna-
mite was exploded along the banks Of
the river, hoping that the concussior
might raise the body, but the attempt
was unsuccessful.
The suspicion of his being murdered
grows from day to day, many believing
that if he had fallen in the river his
body would have been found before
this. However it may be, we hope
that the mystery may be speedily
cleared up.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-18
Stealing Harness.

There seems to be some parties in
Decorah who have a mania for stealing
harness, and the neighborhood OF
Upper Broadway seems to be where
the work is being done. Some time
before leaving the city c. A. Neufert's
harness was stolen, but recently Alex.
Mckay lost one by the same method,
aud on Sunday J. t. Relf on going to
the barn to harness his horse found
that Ne was minus set. This ought
to suggest a close watch of barns in
that vicinity at least.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-18
Sigurd Halvorson Dead.

Just as we are placing our forms ON
the press, little after eleven o'clock,
Sigund Halvorson passes away, after
an illness of several weeks. In his
death the whole community mourns-.
He was universally popular with all
classes, of kindly disposition, and a
young man Of estimable character. We
must leave the obituary until next
week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-18
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION

To the Republican Electors Of Winnesheik 90. la:
Pursuant to a call of the Republican State
Central Central Committee and also to a call
of the Congressional Committee of the Fourth
convention OF the Republicans of Winnesheik
county, held In the city of Decorah, Iowa, on
Saturday, May 8, 1900, at i:3o p. N.
for the purpose ofselecting Fourteen delegates
aud altern ties to represent Winnesheik coun-
ty I'm a convention of the Fourth Congression-
al District of Iowa, to be held in the city OF
Des Moines, May 10, 1900, at O'Clock a. M,
and also delegates and alternates to represent
said County in the Republican State Conven-
ton TO be held in the city OF Des Moines, Ia,
May 10, 1900, at eleven O'Clock a. M, in accord
ance with the calls eretofore issued for said
Convention. Townships and voting precincts
will be entitled to the following delegates:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-18
Spring Millinery.

The spring stock of millinery at Mrs
S. ]. Clark's is now ready for inspect
ion. There will be no formal opening
Ladies are requested to suit their own
convenience about calling in to see the
goods. Mrs. Lou 8. Enright will have
charge Of the trimming as heretofore.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-18
For Sale or Rent.

A good business property with two
story store building. Located one
block west of Postoflice. For terms
and particulars apply to p. @. PETER
ON, music dealer. 2-5 mo pd.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-18

z The twenty-eighth general assembly
passed 2l0 laws and all were approved
by Gov. Shaw. There were 7Sl bills
introduced in the two houses, 1858 in the
Senate and 413 i'm the House.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-18

THE American exhibit at the Paris
Exposition represents over 1900 firms
and 10000 Americans are employed
on the grounds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-18

THE Porto Rican bill has been signed
by the President, and is now the law OF
the land. Chas. A. Allen, Assistant
Secretary OF the Navy, has accepted
the post of governor provided in the
bill and will leave at once for the
island.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-18
PROF. E. WILLARD SPURR,
PRACTICAL PHRENoLo9Isr

A~A expert delineator Of Character nom per.
- a. thoto. Accurate confidential advice
az health, marriage, busincss pursuita, etc.
0rdors recsdved for all chronological pubiica-
0ona CAll or address - West Water y, Do
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-18
NEXT week Friday is Arbor Day.

Gov. SHAW has reappointed b. p.
Norton, of Cresco, as state diary COM
missioner.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-18

BY order of the Republican County Central
j. j. MARSH, Chairman.
l.. l.. CALDWELL, Secretary.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-18
RAILROAD TINE CARD.
tesgs, Milwaukee 4 St Paul Railway
|, Decersh Branch.

Passenger depot corner Water and Day
gtreets Telephone SEA.
Depart Arrive.
nninpsapolis, 81 Paul, .,o.,s. - ...os = m
CITY and west.
Csdar Rapids, Kansasl
CITY, Dubuque, and t2:2o p. m. 1926 p, m
iss Ssssssa;; s9 s;,,. Chicago ~" ,. m ".s.. m
DAILY. Except Sunday. tsunday only
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-18
AKERs d GREEN,
JOB PRINTERS.

Operating power plant having all the latest
sspliances and facilities for doing excellent
vork promptly, at moderate rates. We print
everything In the job line. Come and see us
when you need job work. PUBLIC OPINION
sfYics Sl7 w. Water Street, DEBORAH. Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-18
description Price, yI.so per year.

"srr Advertisers good means Of reaching
beopie OF Winneshefk and Howard coun-
Rates given ON application.
yiness Cards IS per year.
al advertising at legal rates
,.sses e psgs, .,s win aep sSaO,s!q e,S;:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-18
.2uMc Chinio's
AKERs Z GREEN, pr.prsssr..

lgubiished ON wednesday Of each week 81
0ornh Winnesheik county. Iowa. Publica-
!. odics Of 3l7 West Water Street.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-18

ADMIRAL DEWEY has not yet made
public the promised statement of his
position on public matters, but it is
known that he is consulting with GER
tain and sundry hackers in regard to it.
There is little doubt that when it comes
it will bear unmistakable traces of the
hands of men who are thoroughly IA
miliar with politics, and will show a
knowledge of the situation far beyond
that of a man who has been sailor all
his life. This, of course, will rob the
statement of much weight.
THE Paris exposition opened Satur-
day, and was.attended by large crowds.
Many of the buildings are not yet COM
plete, and but comparatively few of
the exhibits arranged. The Americans
especially will be proud of their coun-
try's display for the United States
stands second only to France in the
number of exhibitors, which treble
those of any foreign country. America
has three times the number of exhib-
itors France had at the Worlds Fair in
Chicago. she occupies S29, ,052 square
feet with her Al distinct exhibition
spaces; 32 in the main exhibition
grounds, and IA in the Vincennes an
mex, excluding the ground covered oy
our eagle surmounting the national
pavilion on Quai D'Orasy
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-18

2SGc Ch1,sicn
By AKERs 4 GREEN.

PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-19
Gods in His heaven,
AIS right with the world"

Whatever else in the past has suffered
change or decay, the republican party,
which for 40 years has been identified
with everything ennobling ana uplifting
III our history, was never as vital, as
viriie, ana as vigorous as today. And
the heritage We shall transmit to the new
century, to the coming generation and to
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-19
THE WAYS OF THE MUSK RAT.

st. Nicholas: If you go often and
watch, you may see a good many curious
things: see "Musquash" CHATS the In
dian name) digging a canal. or building
his house, or cutting wood, or catching
a trout, or cracking a fresh water clam,
or rolling a ducks egg along on the
waters edge, SO as not to break it, to his
little ones in the den far below. And if
you like bananas, o may sometimes
smack your lips at seeing him eat his
banana in his own way. This is how he
does it:
First he goes to the PUSHES, and diving
down, bites off the biggest one close to the
bottom, SO as to save the soft, white part
that grows under water. Then he lows it
to his favorite eating place. This is some
times the top of a bog, sometimes a fla.
rock on the shore, sometimes a stranded
log; but wherever it is. he likes to eat in
that one place, and always goes there
when he is not 90 far away or too
hungry to wait.
Crawling out to his table, he cuts off a
piece of the stump of his rush, and sits
up straight. holding it in his forepaWs.
Then he peels 1t carefully, pulling off
strip after strip - the outer husk with
his teeth, till only the soft. white, luscious
pith remains. This he devours greedily.
holding it in his paws and biting he enc
off and biting it off again, until there
isn't any end left-exactly as a school
boy often eats a banana Then he cuts
off a second piece. if the rush Is a big
one, or swims and gets another which
he treats in the same way.
And if you are a boy watching him,
your mouth begins to water" and you
go and cut a rush for yourself, and eat
it as Musquash did. If you are hungry.
it is not very bad.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-19
AVERSION.

Chicago Chronicle: There is a woman
IN Chicago afflicted with a peculiar mis-
fortune. Her sense of smell is most in
ord1nately developed and she is most
peculiarly averse to even the fragrance
of flowers. Perfume is of Ill things The
most extremely distasteful and needless
to say, he Chicago woman's sensitive
nose is frequently and unpleasantly suf-
fering. She never wears flowers ana al
ways selects inodorous blossoms for her
table n rooms.
One morning during the past week she
attended early service at church a nd as
the building was not at all crowded she
choose a seat in a pew with a special re-
ference to her peculiar aversion. She
selected her position 50 as to be far
enough away from the altar to escape
the fragrance of the flowers in the sane
tuary and she saw as we'll that no one
sat near her. She was ql.te alone in a
little circle of vacant pews and proceed
ed to begin her devotion Of not ba.ng dis
turbed by the fumes Of her chief aver
sion.
After a time, while her head was bent
in prayer she thought she perceived a
faint fragrance in her immediate vicinity:
Hastily raising her head she looked
around her, only to discover she was still
monarch of all she surveyed in he: par
ticular section OF the church and that lao
one shared her corner of The ediice.
Amazedly she dropped .rr eyes % the
pew in front AND here on the ledge Of a
seat lay a handkerchief saturated with
perfume. It was not there when the VIC
tim choose her position, for she looked
out always for stray handkerchiefs as
she did for people with whose habits she
YVES unfamiliar. No one had passed up
the aisle or she would AVE heard the
step, so that the sudden presence of the
handkerchief was unexplained. And it
still remains a mystery, although the
pious victim is beginning to suspect a
mischievous friend.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-19

its service is not to BE- compared to that
Of the orator. To fill this portion Of the
the party leaders to obtain the services of
all the most eloquent men in the country.
To secure this service large sums Of
one remembers that there were not less
than 1900 speakers in the service Of the
republican committee alone during the cam
that this one department now costs more
than was ordinarily expended upon the en-
tire political campaign.
Another department that is of the utmost
Importance Is the bureau of Information,
which. to a certain extent. is attached to
the literary bureau: II is the object Of this
to the arguments Of their opponents.
II q public speaker or a private indi-
vidual desires particulars in regard to any
charge of the opposition, or wishes to know
how best to answer a campaign argument,
he has only to wire this department, and
ately.
In connection with these bureaus is an
other department whose province it is to
furnish newspapers with political material.
From this branch of the work there goes
out column after column Of editorial mat
ter and page after page Of prepared read
newspaper men and writer's of the greatest
ability. Besides this there are departments
for the preparation of to be
circulated among the naturalized foreign
ers. papers and booklets in German, Ital-
ian, French, Polish, Hebrew and every
to e5h the lf foreigg p shaf NIGHT possibly appeal
In addition there are departments for al
most every conceivable purpose, from a
clusively to one in charge Of the trans
portation of speakers and the arrangement
of torch-light parades, for, when a presi-
dent and vice president are to- be elected.
possibly tend to arouse the voters to the
proper state of enthusiasm.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-19
WEAPONS.

It would seem that there are only a
comparative few people who know that
all raised, whether with deadl-
effect or the reverse, against the heads
of states and royalties-as IN the recent
case where the Prince of Wales nearly
became a victim-are universally on the
continent of Europe destroyed utterly,
SO that no fragment remains. If pos
sible.
This rule has obtained for a great
number of years, and the origin of it was,
presumably, that there should not re-
main in the existence any article that
might serve as a reminder to people of
badly balanced minds. Anyhow. in
Russia, France, Germany. Austria. Italy
and Spain important government func-
tionaries have, in quite modern times,
been told off to personally see that MUIR
der weapons used upon the heads of
state should be pounded to ~ieces with
a steam hammer, or should be dissolved
in acids, or should be melted in furnaces.
In the cases both of the empress Of
Austria and President Cacaot, we'll with
in the public memory the horrible
weapons of murder We're destroyed with
some ceremony under official inspection,
and a subsequent boast on the part of an
American gentleman that he had pos
sessed himself of the weapon used upon
+ the present czar of Russia in Japan-an
! attempt was made upon him when a
youth-was absolutely c~Ontradicted by
Russian officials.
There was a strong agitation that the
weapons used against Presidents Lincoln
and Garfield respectively should be re-
duced to dust, but that which is amongst
most civilized races a sentiment that has
hardened into an unbreakabe rule did
not prevail in at least one of these cases.
But counting within this century alone.
a great number of cases could be adduced
where there has been a ceremonious de-
struction of regicide weapon In Europe.
for in all there have been quite 90 at
tempted or actual murders OF the heads
of states,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-19
CURIOUS WAY.

Memphis Scimitar: 'It is strange"
said A. w. Proctor. now a guest at the
Peabody. Ito see how towns, as soon "A
tneir is taken away from them,
aWlndie n die. Several years ago I was
travelling in the mountains Of North
Sarolina. One afternoon. after having
looked for a great while for a place
where | could lodge for the night, 1 ar
rlVed at tine summit of a mountain. There
IN the distance l saw what l supposed to
be a prosperous town. I decided that I
would go straight to it and put up at
some hotel. On arriving there 1 found
houses enough. but there We're no people
in them. The place is, or was, known as
Bald Mound, and had once been a thirty
ing mining town. There was a large cop
per mine close by. and there was a smell
ter in the suburbs. There were several
nice looking dwellings,, several churches
ana l found later there had been a bank
there. looked everywhere for a human
being, but could not find a single person.
II became interested and determined to
solve the mystery. I found an old woman
and from her I learned the history of the
deserted village. A few years before It
had been a prosperous town Of nearly
l,00O inhabitants. Most of the inhabi-
tants were miners and worked in the
copper mines close by. But the men who
owned the mines dissolved partnership,
and in settling up affairs there was some
difference and a lawsuit was begun,
thereby throwing all of the company's
property into the courts. The affairs Of
the company thus became tied up, and
no work could be DONE. As the town was
a milling town. the inhabitants were left
destitute. One by one they left until the
only inhabitant was this old woman. She
had remained. having no other place to
go.
Several months later I was travelling
through Alabama. l had almost forgot
ten the dead town that I saw in North
Carolina when one day + came upon an
other. 1t was known as Catawba. There
was not a single person there. The town
had been bought by a large and owner,
and large stone dwellings, once the resi-
dences Of bankers and merchants, and
buildings that had once been banks, were
used as warehouses by the planter who
purchased the property. I afterward
learned that this, too, had ono been a
prosperous town of about 1900 or 5000
people, and was the county seat of the
count A fine courthouse had been stu
ated there. Soon after the war a railroad
desired to come there, but many of the
principal usine men did not desire It.
and the railroad in revenge extended it's
road about three miles away from there.
A town sprung up where the road went,
and in a few years Catawba was desert
ed"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-19
REWARD.

The undersigned will pay the sum of
twenty-five hundred dollars (s2, 500 00) to
any person or persons furnishing the un-
dersigned with information which will
lead TO the detection and conviction of
any person or persons Or corporations
who have heretofore or may hereafter
trespass upan and extract and remove
ores or minerals from any of the UNDER
ground workings beneath the surface Of
the Pennsylvania Lode Claim. Lot No.
17e. In Silver Bow county, Montana.
BOSTON AND MONTANA CONSOLE.
DATED COPPER AND SILVER
MINING COMPANY.
BY C. S.. Batternan. Asst Supt.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-19
LANES

good remedy. n there Is not any,
thing on the market mat equals French
Tan3y tablets fc- the relief and cure OF
painful and irregular menses. Thos
tablets remove all Instructions, no mat
ter what the cause. Manufactured by A.
Aueendre, Paris, France. n for aale
only by thu Ncwbro Drug Co.. Butte.
Mont. sole agents. Price. 81 per bog.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-19

their children, and to their children's
children, shall be a record clean and I'M
furnished. an u~nuuenchable faith in free
institutions, an unalterable belief in the
patriotism of the people,, and an undying
love of liberty an. of
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-19
~CHELTENHAM WATERS.

(From "Old Mortality Juniors" Epitaph.)
Here lies I and my two daughters,
Killed by drinking Cheltenham waters;
If we had stuck to Epson salts
shouldn't have been lying In these here
vaults.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-19
CANADA'S FIGHTING FORCE.

Four hundred thousand fighting men
can be called into field by Canada
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-21
WILL RESUME THE
USE OF CANNED BEEF.
Com missary Department Finds That
II Is Necessary for the Troops
In the Philippines.

WASHINGTON. April 2o--war depart
ment officials have been compelled to re-
sort to the use OF canned roast beef for the
subsistence Of the army IN the Philippines.
This Is due to the fact that 1t Is ah-
sdutely essential that the soldiers saan
be served with fresh meat and becagse Of
the impossibility OF providing Refrigerator
beef or cattle on the hoof under existing
conditions When the bulk Of the army
was located at the seashore and at easily
accessible points there was m difficulty in
providing them with fresh meats. hnt con-
ditions have now changed and the army is
scattered among 1sO points in various parts
Of the archipelago. a great many OF them
at considerable distance from the nearest
shipping point. There are no cattle avail
able and the refrigerated beef which has
heretofore formed the principal basis of
subsistence for the troops cannot be pre-
served in good condition long enough to
reach many OF the inland posts.
Cons equently 1t became necessary 70 look
tor some suitable substitute and the Ameri
can canned roast beef was the only thing
found TO meet the requirements
The suggestions for its use came origin
ally from the subsistence officers in the
Philippines and the chief commissary oai-
Ger at Manila recently cabled a requisition
for an immediate lot of about 10000 sans
Of roast beef and subsequent deliveries at
the rate OF about 5o.oo cans a month. Act
ing Commissary General Webster present
ed the matter to the secretary of war with
a strong Endorsement of the proposition.
As a measure extreme caution, however,
Secretary Root decided to get personal
opinion from Maj. Gen. Otis before taking
final action cable message OF Inquiry
was forwarded at once and Gen. Otis' reply
was received today. Its text was not made
public, but its general character may be
clearly inferred from the fact that In
structions have been sent TO Col Alex
ander. the commissary officer at Chicago.
TO arrange for the immediate dispatch OF a
large quantity OF roast beef to San Fran
cisco for shipment TO Manila by the first
available steamer. Special precautions viii
be taken to secure the best quality of beef
and to insure its proper care and preser-
yatfcn at all stages of its long journey TO
the Philippines