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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-06-20

Mrs. II. f. Fleming and four daugh-
tiers came up from Maquoketa last
week, for visit at Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
Dorn's.
Several young people from Ridge
way attended the Norwegian Young
Peoples society near Splllville last
Friday night.
I Misses Ethel and May Paley are
visiting at Grandpa Blackburn's.
10. 6. II. convention at Cresco next
Friday and Saturday. Quite few
from here expect to attend.
DIR. T. E. Fleming of Maquoketa
spent Thursday and Friday in Ridge
way, visiting relatives.
Miss Jennie Wiidman of Paris, was
the guest of Miss Mabel Dorm Friday.
When will our band conc rts com
mence?
Byron w. Dorm arrived from Califor
mia, Monday, after thirteen years
absence, for an extended visit with
home folks.
Mrs. J. c. Lewis and two daughters
visited DEBORAH relatives last Thurs
day.
ID. Dorm and family will be at home
to their friends Friday evening JUNE
%. Everybody cordially invited t.
call.
Preaching next Sunday and specia
review exercises.
Mrs. Wampler is visiting Postvill
relatives.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-06-20
KENDALLVILLE.

June, Is, 1900.
From our regular correspondent
Ida Eddy mas been enjoying a visit
from her mother and grandmother,
Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. MiddlebrOOk,
from Chester, for the past week.
Edna Burton, Mrs. +. Kendall, Mrs.
Walter Kendall and Mrs. Goldsworthy
visited friends at FlOrenceville last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Allen, of Garna-
villo, visited with relatives and friends
here last week.
A number of our Sunday school
pupils attended the s. s. convention
at the Morgan church Saturday and
Sunday.
Lutte Lester has been spending few
days at home.
We ale sorry to learn that Thos
Hynes, one of our Kendallville boys
who is in Virginia, had the misfortune
tn have his leg broken.
Mrs. Kate Elliott visited with Mrs
Edison Eddy one day last week.
The l.. A. 8. will meet this week on
Thursday instead of Wednesday as II
the usual day for meeting.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-06-20
BURR OAK.

June II, 1900.
(From our regular correspondent
Mrs. Geo. Emery is on the sick list.
Geo. Elijah has been laid up for 3
few days with a sore hand.
Mrs. DIR. Emmons and children re-
turned the from their visit at Sumner.
The strawberry sociable given by
the ladies of the Rebekha Lodge the
5th was success in every way. About
$40 was taken in.
Mrs. Benz. Ward is down on the
Canoe getting acquainted with the
little grandson that arrived at Steve
Pierce's the 18th.
Bert Mcintosh has taken possession
of the house he lately purchased o
Jerry Wolfenberger. Geo. Emery hai
moved into the house vacated by Bert
Mrs. s. Oxley and Mrs. +. A. Mas
tiers drove up from DEBORAH the 9th TO
short visit with relatives, returnin.
the 9Th.
Mrs. May Pfeiffer-Lane and child
rem, OF Sheldon, arrived Thursday TO
a few weeks visit at the parental home
Dave Price is quite sick with infiam
nation of the bowels.
Mrs. Townsend, who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. w. G. Cummings
left for her home at Lake City today.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-06-20
BAILEY SPRINGS.

June Is, 1900.
(From our regular correspondent9
Cool weather for June and for corn.
l.. Bender and family, of Canoe
Ridge, spent Sunday here with Pete
Bender.
Il. Moen, of DEBORAH, completed a
new stone bridge here Saturday in
place of the old wooden bridge, No. 9.
And. Barth and wife went to Pres
ton, Mimi, SATURDAY..
Fl. Webster, of DEBORAH, passed
through here yesterday, with a herd
of cattle.
o. L. Wennes, of Highlandville, was
business caller several days last week,
accompanied by grandpa Wennes.
Grandma Manning, CT FreepOrt, il
spending a few days here with her son
/ d. T. Manning.
F. Foltz and family and John Kop
pen and wife attended a picnic at De
corah yesterday
The dance at H. Gutzky's Saturday
night was failure on account of Their
not being gals enough in attendance
Mrs. f. Rosenthal ard children o
DEBORAH are visiting relatives ant
friends here.
/ F. Barth was business caller a
DEBORAH Thursday.
John Young is busy fighting quacl
grass in his corn field these days.
| A. Nelson went to Springwater OF
business Saturday.
b. Schenck, of Burr Oak, was
business caller here last Friday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-06-20

Frank Tyler had bee, composed of
thirteen men, who helped to erect
barn, which was completed last week.
Jake Haas, Mr.. aud Mrs. Pearson
and Miss Emma Pearson, visited at
Enger's last Sunday.
Ed. Dahl of DEBORAH, visited friends
on the Hill Sunday last.
There was a swollen violin in this
vicinity recently, but we presume the
owner, John Scion, has succeeded in
draining the water out of it by this
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Leach and Mrs.
Mailman, were up from Freeport Sum
day.
Mrs. Dave Coughlin is on the sick
list.
Our school closed the 18th, and a
grand picnic was had whereby friends,
relatives and parents were invited.
Verne Sheetz visited friends here
Saturday evening.
AL. Thoman was at Locust Sunday.
| A washing machine agent passed
through this vicinity recently.
Will Molli hauled potatoes to the
city last week.
Jennie Johnson visited with her
parents few days last week.
Jim Molli is working for Joe Holland
during corn blowing.
Chas. Broghamer has nearly COM
pleted his new house, and when COM
pleted will add one more to Clay HiA's
beautiful residences.
Our farmers seem patient, yes, very
patient, to ride over this road and not
order il fixed up q bit. The bridges
all broken down with an additional
planking raised about three inches,
the hills with rocks, bitches and
stumps, that makes q person feel like
they're riding on smooth pavement.
Bill Williams has added coat of
I amt to his house.
A cistern with the capacity of 200
ba, rels has been put down on the
Gross farm.
Geo. Frye, of DEBORAH, visited re-
latives here Sunday
Albert Grinnea has added a new
porch to his house.
Ole Rohm came up on his wheel
from DEBORAH Friday evening, on bust
ness.
Will Williams, Jr., intends to have
J finished with his own hay by July 4th,
as he has contracted for IS acres after
that time.
Jim Molli and Joe Hollan sheared
Is sheep in one day recently.
Carl Erickson was on the sick list
a couple days of last week.
Walter Gross made flying trip to
Satire today.
Andrew Setback and Ed Kreider at
tended the dance at Locust Saturday
night. A good time Is reported.
The hay crop In this vicinity is said
to be the poorest in years.
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-06-20
FREEPORT.

June IS, 1900.
From our regular correspondent
Fine weather at present.
Miss Lulu Klein spent last week
visiting friends in DEBORAH. She re-
turned home Saturday
Miss Hattie Headington, who is en-
gagged as a teacher in the Calmar
schools, came home last week.
There seems to be quite an attrac-
ton in Freeport of late, for some OF the
DEBORAH boys, and one in particular.
The road work that was done last
week south of the poor farm was a
great improvement; which will be
advantageous in all seasons, and
especially in the spring of the year.
Clark Headington spent last Sunday
at home.
l.. f. Stevens, of Burr Oak, spent
Saturday and Sunday in Freeport.
Miss Mabel Van Pelt left Sunday
for visit with her friend, Miss luck
meyer.
Mrs. ID. Coughlin, of Clay Hill, was
reported seriously i'll last week.
An ice cream social is advertised by
The ladies of the M. E. church To-
Wednesday evening June 10th, at thu
residence of Mrs. l.. Frink. All ar
cordially invited.
Harry Van Pelt and John Lee spen
Sunday at home.
f. M. Bulmer and wife, Of Canoe
visited at her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
s. Warn last Sunday.
Mrs. ID. H. leach and Mrs. M. Knis
were on the sick list last week.
Mr.. and Mrs 4. 0. Iverson an
baby visited friends and relatives \
and around Freeport Saturday an
Sunday.
Mrs Ed. Brakeman and daughte
Minnie. spent Sunday at the home
ID. HI. Leach.
Quite a number of our people al
tended the June races last week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-06-20

Mrs. Landon is enjoying visit from
her cousin, Mrs. Potter, of Owatonna,
MINI.
Mrs. H. l.. Coffeen and children of
DEBORAH are visiting relatives in and
around Burr Oak.
Supervisor r. S. Wolfenberger and a
large crew of men are at work putting
road through the stone quarry west
of town.
j. N. Fossman is having fine large
barn built, 52x30 w. Edmister of
Canton has the job.
Miss Ida Ward entertained large
number of young folks Saturday after
noon, in honor of her 18th birthday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-06-20
FRANKVILLE.

June IS, 1900.
From our regular correspondent
Corn is generally good stand and
looks well.
Grass very light, and the hay crop
will be short.
Mrs. Mary Bollman returned to her
home near Frankville, after visit Of
several months with her sister, Mrs.
Pratt, of Sheldon.
The entertainment given by the l..
0. G. II. for the benefit of the famine
sufferers of India was grand success.
The receipts were little over $4,000.
The lodge desires through your
columns to thank all who contributed
so generously to its success in money,
time and talent in putting on the en-
tertainment. Where all did SO finely
it would not be just to give the praise
to any one person.
Sabbath evening Rev. Barton, OF
Postville, delivered a very eloquent ad
dress on the subject of temperance al
the Presbyterian church. 1t being the
third of series of gospel temperance
meetings given under the auspices o
the /. o. G. Il.
Ezra Bollman, who is aspiring to be
come Buffalo Bill the End, got two o
his fingers badly lacerated today be
: tween the teeth of a wild bronco.
Some IL or Is western broncos were
bought by different parties in thi
vicinity at Limbeck and Kneeskern'
sale last Saturday at Ossian. Life ant
accident policies ought to be in goot
demand before they commence t
break them.
Rev. Gregg has bought a pair of will
broncos and by the time he gets then
broke he will be able to preach us
fine sermon on the virtue of patience.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-06-20

Mr.. West has just returned from Al
lamakee county, where he has been
shearing sheep. He has sheared some
1000 sheep this season. He sheared
one flock for VIM. Hanson, of Luana,
1l9 in number, net weight of wool,
1863 lbs. Who can beat that?
Quite number of the young people
spent Sunday afternoon at L. r.
Letchford's as the guest of Miss Elsie
Crescy, of Chicago.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-06-20
Correspondence
Happenings Of the County,
Reported by Competent Corps Of Writers

Mr.. and Mrs. John Warn visited in
Freeport Sunday.
Old Mr.. Farnum is quite low with
stomach trouble.
Miss Winnie Robinson spent two
days on Clay Hill last week, during
the illness of Mrs. Coughlin.
Miss Lillian Wohlford went to Burr
Oak last week for few days visit with
her sister Minnie.
Barney Arneson was in from load
work to spend Sunday at home.
Chas. Lang and s. b. Mailman are
building roads Oh Clay Hill this week
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-06-20
CLAY HILL.

June IS, 1900.
From our regular correspondent.)
Fine weather for corn.
Good fences good nelghbors.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-06-20
RIDGEwAY.

June Is, 1900.
(From our regular correspondent
Adolph Aaker came home from Al
bert Lea, MIMI, Saturday, for two
weeks visit with home folks.
Miss Akers of DEBORAH is guest at
the Haislet home.
The Lamar register., 1900-10-24
Professor becomes Pastor.

The Congregationalist says: "The
call of Prof Edward Cummings, of
Harvard University. to the pastorate
of the South Congregational church,
Boston, over which Dr. Edward Ever
EFT Hale has ministered so many years.
is of more than usual significance, in
that II implies that he will give up pro-
fessionaI ambitions at Harvard and
prefer the pastorate. and in that it will
be a notable instance of man coming
to the Christian ministry without much
of the conventional training for the
profession, but who, on the other hand
is unusually well equipped for the dis
cussion of the ethical and sociological
problems of the day.
The Lamar register., 1900-10-24
Especial Letter.


With much the same sort of pride
which German students take in exhib-
iting the scars sustained in their col
lege duels the young men Of American
universities are wont to point to the
injuries which they encounter in that
terrific college sport" the cane rush.
This is not trio of untamed In
dams after a week on the warpath or
a night of the ghost dance. 1t is pic
ture for which three Princeton stu
dents proudly posed after just fifteen
minutes of energetic operations some
where near the center of a cane rush.
Princeton's last essay in this line oc-
CURED one night recently. Three hun
dred students engaged in a contest
which. spectators aver. contained more
of the elements of brutality than any
prize-ring exhibition of recent years.
The fight waged around the historic
cannon on old Nassau's campus. When
it had spent its fury the clothing of
fully one-half of the combatants had
been torn TO tatters and the faces OF
some were battered almost beyond rec
The Lamar register., 1900-10-24
Mistaken for a Ghost.

Aaron Bell, colored. is in Jail in ST
Augustine, Fla. and he gives a pecu-
liar story as the cause of his trouble.
Bell is a grave digger. and while re-.
turning from his work shortly after
dark on a recent evening, he met Nan.
cy Gerard, colored woman. in New
Augustine. Upon meeting the woman
he began to beat her. and after tho
scufIle that followed the woman wau
found to be severely cut, and it iy
believed that Bell used knife. Tho
woman's side of her story has not
been heard yet. but Bell says that he
came upon the woman suddenly in a
dark and lonely ne!ghborhood. She
was dressed in white, and as she ap-
preached, Bell says he thought she was
a ghost, and becoming frightened he
made the attack. 1t seemed to take
him some time to discover his mistake.
The Lamar register., 1900-10-24

Franks of
|fudenfS
one FORM OF
A TERRIFIC
COLLEGE
sport"


ognition. This Jicture may convey a
slight idea of the facial gargoyle:.
wrought by the architectural experts
in the pleasant melee.
That more serious work is sometimes
done in such encounters was indicated
in the almost fatal injuring of Fritz
Wittig. Jr., member of the freshman
class at Rutgers College. a few days
ago. He was in the thickest of the
fight for time and suddenly disap
peared. He was later found uncon
scious on the field. A physician said
that he was suffering from concussion
of the brain. Only the greatest efforts
saved his life. A few nights before this
President Scott stopped cane rush.
Dean Winans of Princeton disapproves
of the rushes. and SO do most of the
college authorities.
But the students seem inclined to
continue to fight out the perennial
sophomore freshman disagreement in
this way, and to display their injuries
afterward-if they manage to get
about-with the air OF much to en-
We'd heroes.
The Lamar register., 1900-10-24
Canada's Educ ttIonai Campaign.

over ] 500 textbook and aliases of
the dominion of Canada have been
supplied to rural schools in Eng
land by Lord Strathcona, the Cana
dian high commissioner. The Cana
dian government is very anxious to
encourage the study of the history.
geography and resources of Canada in
the schools of the United Kingdom and
therefore offered about four weeks ago
to supply any rural schoolmaster with
as many specially prepared textbooks
as he had scholars. Schoolmasters all
over the country took up the idea with
enthusiasm and one and all agreed
that from an imperial point of view
nothing but good results, can follow.
The Lamar register., 1900-10-24
To Mothers Of Large Families.

In this worladay world few women
are so placed that physical exertion
is not constantly demanded OF them
in their daily life.
Mrs Pinkham makcsa special appeal
to mothers of large families whose
work is never done, and many OF
whom suffer, and suffer for lack OF
intelligent aid.
To women, young or old. rich or
poor, Mrs. Pinliham. of Lynn, Mass,
extends her invita-: ion OF free advice.
Oh. women, do not let vour lives be
sacrificed when word from Mrs.
Pinkham, at the first approach OF
The Lamar register., 1900-10-24
Tin Roofs ENerywherc.

II there is one sight little more
frequent than all others in the streets
OF Galveston it Is the section of tin
roof. varying from a square yard to a
dozen square yards. If there is a
roof in the city which was not dam
aged it has not been reported. For
tin roofs the hurricane seems to have
had special fondness. 1t rolled up
the fragments and deposited them In
queer places, sure enough. The
houses OF Galveston abound in porches,
or verandas. or, as the popular name
here is. galleries. 1t was the ambi-
tion of the hurricane to leave at least
one curled and battered section Of tin
roofing on each gallery in the city
Correspondence St. Louis Globe Demo-
crat.
The Lamar register., 1900-10-24
suppre..lps Independent Rubber c.ther.r

suppressIpg Indepe ndent Rubber Gatherer
Several weeks ago Brazil awoke to
the Importance of suppressing the
band of Independent rubber gatherers
in the little republic of Acre on the
borders of Bolivia and Brazil. A gun
boat was sent up the Amazon to settle
the dispute. Nothing has been heard
from the expedition. and the taxes on
the exports of rubber from that region
are still being levied by the officials OF
the Acre republic. The dearth of news
from the seat of the trouble comes
from the fact that the republic
is 5000 miles from the sea coast. with
no telegraphic lines, and is reached
only after a long voyage up the ANA
zon and its tributaries. Acre produces
about $5.000.0OO worth of rubber an
nually.-Pedro de Castro in Rio de ia
neiro correspondence of Chicago Rec
ord.
The Lamar register., 1900-10-24
FAMOUS OLD PRISON.
odd Bailey" Second Only To the French
IsastIle In History.

ODD Bailey Second Only TO the French
BastiIe In History.
"Old Bailey" the most famous pris-
on in England. and second only to
the Bastile in France for historical
Significance, is about to be demolished.
This prison. which for 600 years has
been terror to criminals. will soon be
pulled down and n magnificent struc-
ture embodying all the latest ideas in
sanitary inventions will be built. In
1773 the original structure was de-
stroyed and on the site was built
court house. This, too, fell in the no
popery" riots of 1850. as readers of
.Barnaby Rudge" will remember. and
the place was rebuilt and enlarged in
1909. So the "Old Bailey" known to
Londoners today is only about hun
dred years old. 1t is one of the most
desolate buildings in London and its
mere appearance has probably pre-
vented more crime than any other
agency in the world. Their name Is
legion" might well be said of the cele-
brated criminals who have heard their
fate in that historic dock. according to
the New York Telegraph. Among po-
Bailey perhaps the regicides are the
most memorable. Out of the twenty
one prisoners arraigned in 1860 twelve
were executed, while seven paid for
their part in the execution of Charles
l. by lifelong Imprisonment. A tragic
episode in the history Of the "Old Bal
ley" was the invasion of the court by
the jail fever during the sessions OF
May, 1850. The fever obtained such a
hold in the neighboring prison that 1t
forced a way into the court. causing
the death of the judge of the Common
Plees, Sir Thomas Abney Baron Clark.
the lord mayor and several other mem-
bers of the bar and of the jury. These
plaques were directly consequent to
the lax sanitary laws. Little was
known of the art OF artificial ventila-
ton. The prisons were in shocking
condition. "Old Bailey" will always
be familiar to those who have read
Dickens. especially the lovery OF Bar
naby Rudge." Little Dorrit," Great
Expectations" and "Oliver Twist" The
great novelist made study OF Eng
lish prison life. as he did OF English
schools. Nicholas Nickleby" awoke
the English public to the horrors OF
their common school system. Little
Dorrit" raised such a storm of indig-
nation that prison classification, the
greatest need OF the time. was soon .u-
troduced. AS Squeers disappeared be-
fore the singing pen OF DICKENS SO
The Lamar register., 1900-10-24
STERILIZATION OF MILK.
Process Which Lessons NourishlnE
Oua,itie. ,f the Fluid,

Process Whlch Lesso"S NourishihE
Qualities of the Fluid,
After all that has been written and
preached about the necessity of ster-
ilizing milk for the use of infants, if
those in care of them would do their
full duty the medical specialists in
the care of children are now of the
opinion that sterilization lessons the
nourishing qualities of milk, and rem
ders it more difficult of digestion.
The latest teaching on this import
ant topic in the best medical circles is
that milk must of necessity be steril-
lied for safety's sake If it has been
exposed to harmful germs, but that it
is altogether preferable to prepare in
fants' food with unsterilzed milk il
good and chemically clean milk can
be had. This means that pains should
be taken to get milk from healthy
cows that have been MIXED in clean
ly manner, the milk being kept there
after till ready for use in clean vessels.
closely covered.
1t Is easier now for those who can
afford to pay for it to procure chemi-
cally pure milk in large cities than in
most country places. A large number
Of people now make business of TAX
ing care of cows than many human
beings receive, milking them with the
utmost sanitary precautions. and con-
veying the milk to those who demand
chemically clean milk for infants and
invalids
On the farm the housewife usually
.
tacles. but in the majority of cases
the milking is done by hired man
who has never been taught, and does
not know that milker should have
clean hands. 1t would be easily pos
sible to insist that one who milks
should wash his hands thoroughly just
before milking. If there is not regu-
lar dairy for the milk, a special place
should be petitioned off to hold 1t
when sitting in the pans; this place
should be screened from flies, which
carry typhoid contagion. and nothing
but milk should be kept there, so that
! odors of fruits and vegetables and all
dust shall be kept from the milk and
cream.
Milk intended for infants should be
| put as soon as MIXED into glass bot
ties, that, after being cleaned, have
been rinsed in boiling water and turn
! ed upside down to drain upon scald-
ed dish. The bottles should then be
covered closely with stopper of cot
ton batting, or, If for transportation
the bottles should have a liquid tight
cap; this. If of metal, should be kept
from touching the milk with one ol
the patent paper caps, that can be dip
ped into boiling water without injury
The Lamar register., 1900-10-24
I.nrEest Mnn on Earth.

The biggest living man is Lewis Will
kins, who is now arousing great inter
est in the scientific circles of Europe.
wilkins was born on farm near 81,
Paul, Minnesota, in 1874. When lie
was but ten years old he measured six
feet in height and now has grown to
the tremendous height of 1914
inchcs-just thrce-qunrters of an inch
less than nine fcet--and weighs 36l
pounds.
The Lamar register., 1900-10-24
Bathtub Growing Smaller.

The change in the size of the bath
tub is one of the recent phenomena of
New York's growth. This valuable
and cherished adjunct to civilization
dwindles daily in size, and as the de-
mand for bathtub grows daily more
imperative in New York, there seems
probability that it will some day
reach the proportions suited to a hall
bedroom.-New York Sun
The Lamar register., 1900-10-24

Dennis. the hangman, and "Old Bal
ley" became things of the past. and
today Newgate is a model prison. The
old building. now to be demolished
was made as comfortable and health
full as the limited space would permit,
and the new edifice about to be erected
will be one of the finest in the world
The Lamar register., 1900-10-24
"t-ut" In Many Languages.

The cat is called kat in Danish and
Dutch. katt in Swedish, chat in French,
katti or katie in German. catus in Lat
in, gntto in Italian, cato in Portuguese
and Spanish. kot in Polish, kots in
Russian. cath in Welsh. kath in Corn
ish, Catua in Basque and gnz or katz
in Armenian.