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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07
Geo. W. SChOenhut,
ELD0RA, IOWA.
PRINCE OF HAIR GROWERS.
REAL ESTATE AGENCY.

No. 1870 acres % mile from Arteslan, =.
d., IS acres broke, no buildings. 5000; one-hah
down.
No 22-lOOO acres of fine timber land, prin-
cipally walnut and oak very valuable Tor
lumber, miles from the county seat of Scott
county Tenn. Some timber tracts IN this
locality no better are held at SO per acre.
This tract will go at the low price OF SlO per
acre either as a whole or divided. A big in
vestment for some one to buy it and cut the
timber for lumber. Would trade for income
town property, or improved farms.
No. S7.-A $1,000 stock of groceries, notions,
etc. and two story double store building, all
for $500 in Winnesheik county VIII trade
| for land in this county.
No. l5.-lGO acres in Wichita county, Kan.
| % mile from Coronado station, ~ mile nom
| Leoti. the county seat; is free from sand.
gravel or gumbo, 30 acres broke, balance IN
native grass very fine pie"e; price $40 per
acre. VIII exchange
No. 39-A bargain in hotel, the Park
| Hotel in the town of Calmar Ia, formerly
held at $4,000 now offered for the low price OF
$1,000. Owned by an aged widow who is
determined TO sell. A money maker be
| quick if you want it.
| No 40-A quarter section of as fine piece
| of land in as good country as ever lay out OF
doors. , miles from r. r. town. All IN, crop;
one-third of crop going To purchaser, located
In Hamlin county, ,. D., price $3.50 per acre
No. IA level and excellent quarter, all
tillable, adjoining the 4. f. village OF Rec
Heights, Hand county, 5. ID. II is worth
| $1,000 of any ones money.
No. "A piece of mill property, including
also good house, barn, ETC., on Turkey
river, in Winnesheik and Fayette counties, in
Iowa, will sell $500, 500 down; or will trade
at $1,000 for n. Dakota land.
No. 5O-A bargain: l6O acres - miles
southeast of Decorah good house aud gram
airy and warm stable, well and windmill,
price only $40 per acre, road TO DEBORAH level.
No 52-A farm of l55 acres. miles west OF
Lansing, no acres under pillow, cheap build
ings, some timber. price s23 per acre.
No. 5l.-Improved farm. $50 acres, good
buildings springs, ITO acres cultivated.
balance timber and pasture, price s25 per acre.
A number of quarter sections in Hand and
Hyde Counties $. D., fine soil, at 500 per
quarter cash. Will soon be worth double,
S. z. WAGER, Agent,
Calmar, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07
81 have one fixed rule which 1 never

81 have one fixed rule which l never
depart from in the management of
my farm" said a very successful
farmer in Minnesota to us recently,
"and that is to sow two quarts of
clover seed on every acre of small
grain sown each year" Said he, lit
makes no difference whether / want
to pasture the field, cut it for hay,
or plow the clover crop under, want
to see clover coming up through
every stubble field have on the
farm" This man was everlastingly
right and laid down a rule, which ii
followed, would soon put other farms
than his in the very highest state OF
fertility and productiveness.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

An infusion of Holstein blood into
herd of cattle will do more to de-
moralize the color of the herd than
any other breed of stock, they become
ring streaked and speckled-black.
black and white, dun color, red and
While and every whimsical vagary
OF color known to kline. And it will
further put long legs onto the critters
and make beef men look askance at
all the steers. AS pure breed by
themselves the Holsteins are a most
valuable one, but make tine worst
cross of any of our pure-bred cat
tie.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

instance, the Wealthy apple is per.
fectly at home there. There should
DO l20 hearing trees on each acre at
the end of six years from. planting.
Small fruits, beans, potatoes and
vines grown among the trees up to
that time will give paying crops for
the next twenty years of not less
than 500 per acre besides the crop
OF clover which may be grown
among the trees may be rea'
sonably looked for if a man had from
twenty to forty acres in such orchard
so that he could put up his own cold
storage plant and hold his crop for
the better prices of the spring trade,
this income could easily be doubled.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

We noted man giving twenty
acre field of corn an extra plowing
the other day. The corn was almos'
as high as his shoulders and he was
doing the blowing with single horse
and light plow. Inasmuch as che
field was clean and had been well
tended, was he doing any good? We
are 81 the opinion that he was and
IN view of the drouth which prevailed
at the time, he was probably making
four or nve dollars day at work, il
not more.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07
Orchards in Minnesota.

A reader in Minneapolis wants to
know if it is safe proposition to set
out a commercial orchard of apple
trees in the vicinity of Lake Mime
tonka. Assuming that a good loca-
aion for such orchard is selected. that
proper varieties are planted and that
the orchard is given the right sort
Oh care and attention, we de not know
Of more promising business propo
sition in the line Of horticulture. For
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

We saw large fields of speltz grow
fnc In the state of North Dakota
recently. This is cereal imported
by the Russians from the semi-arid
sections of that country and it is
proving a valuable grain where SINH
lar conditions exist here. 1t is a
sort of a cross between barley and
oats. stands drouth well and is a
valuable stock food. 1t yields from
30 to 40 bushels per acre.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

Where timothy and clover are
grown as mixed crop for hay it is a
very common mistake to let the clover
get too far matured before the crop
is cut. These plants do not mature
at the same time and it is far bet
ter TO cut the crop when the clover
is Just right even if the tiIaothy is
not matured, for the clover forms the
best part of such hay.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

Usually term of five years will
mark extremes of prices on all farm
products-the lowest as well as the
highest prizes which any commodity
brings. Thus, when any product
which may be safely held is selling
for less than the cost of production,
such commodity may be safely pnr'
chased and held with the certainty
that inside of five years it will touch
high-water mark.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

The lack of humidity in the atmos-
phere does almost as much to inJure
plant growth when associated with
extreme heat as lack of moisture
in the earth. 1t was the extreme dry
ness of the air during the heated
term of the past month which did
more to injure the corn crop than
the lack of moisture in the ground.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

There are few men in every com.
munity who always view crop fail.
ure with sincere delight and these
are the men who hoard their grain
crops year after year so that they
NAV take advantage Of other peoples
misfortunes. We know OF three or
four cid fellows with four or hve
years crops of corn on hand who
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

The law of Wisconsin requires the
gasoline can to be painted red and
the word gasoline" to be painted in
black thereon. Now, we would like to
know what color the woman should
he painted who will take this can
to fill lighted stove?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

There are now 5000 rural mall
routes in operation in the country
and more than 5000 more demanded.
For an experiment which was brand
ed complete failure at the start the
rural mail route has made a wonder
full development.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

While corn is semi-tropical plant
by nature, it still has developed such
an infinite variety of type adapted
to changing latitude that almost any
where where ninety days OF semi
tropical summer conditions prevail
there may be some variety OF corn
crown.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

The cost to build, maintain and
keep in repair the snow fences along
the railway lines in the northwest
prairie country is far greater than
would be involved in the planting of
trees along the cuts where such pro-
lection is necessary. Some day the
roads will take up this matter OF tree
culture as a snow protection In
practical way.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

There are no straw stacks to be
seen anywhere in the far north wheat
country. The wheat is largely cut
with header, or where cut with a
harvester the straw is used up as
fuel to run the threshing engine.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

We noticed very unusual sight in
northern Minnesota recently-a five
hundred-acre wheat field and in the
midst of the growing wheat, stacks
containing last years crop of wheat
still unthreshed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

The man with the wet farm can
drain it much easier than the man
on the hill lands can keep his fields
from washing and losing their fertil-
ity.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

1t is the good work which clover
does under ground rather than what
is does above ground which makes it
of such inestimable value to the
farmer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

Corn is the crop of greatest value
produced in this country, followed
by hay, wheat, cotton, oats and po-
tatoes in the order named.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

The bushel OF corn and the bushel
of wheat are closer together in the
matter of price than they have been
for good many years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

fairly gloated over the heat and 81.
moons of July which withered the
promising fields of the west and sent
the price of corn kiting on the
boards Of trade.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

The problem of whether it will pay
to feed 50-cent corn will confront
feeders all over the west the coming
winter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

rigs well kept and cared for Will
gain about one pound day up to the
time they are 200 days old.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07
The Greatest
Grower
on Earth!

A WORD with you-one that may sound
n like a fairy tale, but nevertheless is
~ true-as true as that the sun shines, as
that the rain falls to water the eartn.
in the pursuit Of discovering and compound
ing this New Modern Antiseptic Remedy, ana
/ may truthfully say its successful cuiInina-
ton comes TO me as the result OF years oi III
cessa MT work. ofdays spent in toll and nights
in wakeful studousness. Thus 1t Is am aoie
TO say to you that
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07
I Can Grow You a
Full Head of Hair

No matter If you have been bald for thlity
years or more. This modern antiseptic treat
ment is a purely vegetable compound. III IS
pure as heavens tear drops. 1t is natures
own remedy. II is therefore, with faith my
offer to- you will bring fruit. Some VIII say:
al have tried all treatments; nothing can do
me any good. / have spent too much money
without getting benefit Others believed their
remedy was best, just as you do" But was
one ever so sure that he let you take q costly
remedy? Take it under my guarantee ana
find out II il is a success. Should this remedy
fail, you will have all your money back to
buy other remedies with. This is an offer
which nobody else ever made you-nopody
else dare to make you-nobody ever Will III
you are discouraged because others failed, try
mine AT MY RISK.
do not send out any samples or Q. y. u.
packages Reference-Dunn's or Bradstreets
Commercial Agencies, or any bank in the city;
One bottle will convince the most skeptlcai
that have in this new discovery all claim.
PRICES, per bottle, So, So and $40 Seno
draft p. o. order or express order Hemem-
Der if 1t fails-your money back.
Address T-lyE
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-10-10

1t seems that Judge Gibson, State
Tax Commissioner, did not sign the
act raising the valuation of the state
from 100000 900 to $I436,284,ooo
The reason for his failure or refusal
to sign the document determined up
on and signed by the two assistant
commissioners is not announced. A
statement is made to the effect that
he wished to consult with the At
torney General before attaching his
signature, presumably with refer
cnce to the legal consequence of the
action Of the commission in the
premises. Judge ellison is reported
to have said, incidentally, propa-
bly,-that the schools do not need
the amount of money that the one
mill tax will bring them from this
increase Of the states valuation. We
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-10-10

A number of our exchanges assert
that Roosevelt was nominated for
vice president by party leaders in
order to get rid of him as a possible
and probable candidate for the pres
idency in 1904. They are entirely
off from the truth. The masses OF
the party demanded the nomination
of Roosevelt with the express inten-
ton of keeping him in line with the
succession, having in view his NOM
ination and election as the successor
to Mckinley. Had President Nc
Kinley survived, Roosevelt would
be nominated to the presidency by
the next national Republican con-
vention with practical unanimity as
he will be now.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-10-10
A Fiendlsh Attack.

An attack was lately made c. F.
Collier Of Cherokee, Iowa, that nearly
proved fatal. 1t came through ais kid
neys. His back got SO lame h could
not stoop without great pain, NJ ,r sit in
a chair except propped by cushic )ns. No
remedy helped him until he trit ID Elec-
trio Bitters which effected sucl won
derful change that he writes he feels
like new man. This marvelou medi-
cine cures backache and kidney trouble
purifies the blood and builds up your
health Only SOC at Tssgafti {.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-10-10

need not conclude from this that the
raising of the valuation Of the taxa
bic property of the state to two and
one-third times what it was year
ago is primarily to increase the
amount Of the one-mill tax. That
will result as a matter of course, re-
suit as an incident. That the COM
mission should increase the valua-
ton of the state was a logical con-
clusion from the gospel Of reform
preached to the local assessors.
They were ordered to assess the
property within their spheres Of op-
Grafton at full value upon pain of
prosecution. 1t has been generally
understood that property has usually
been assessed at less than half value.
Consequently it was up to the COM
mission to raise the valuation TO
more than double its former value.
1t is true this will increase the
amount of the mill tax, a tax requir-
ing the payment Of one tenth Of one
cent on every dollar Of assessed val
uation. In the aggregate this in
creased valuation will produce
$4,000 more to the school fund
than the usual amount. The local
assessors place the valuation of this
county at $9,297,67o which the state
tax commission raise to SIo,6I7,633,
an advance of about $I,3oo,ooo,
consequently the amount of the one
mill tax of the county this year will
be $Io,6I7 as against $6,oI7 last
year, about one and one-half times
what it was a year ago.
As to the statement that the
schools do not need the money this
year. As matter of fact the dis
tricts at their annual school meeting
in July could not anticipate this in
creased income as it was not known
whether the assessment would be
raised and if raised to what sum.
Consequently they based their esti-
mates upon last years distribution
Of the fund and voted to raise by tax
such an additional sum as would
meet the requirements of the school
for the year. The excess of this tax
will be needed for next years ex-
penses (when the local tax will be
less by the amount of this excess
In fact it will fill, or help to fill, a
long felt want. The schools are as
a general thing shy of funds in
the fall and this money not needed
for this school year will come very
handy next fall.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-10-10

The legislature, by the amended
law, imposes upon the tax commits
sion the general supervision of the
assessment of property and the col
lection of taxes, commanding the
commission to see that all the taxa
bic property of the state is placed
upon the assessment rolls at its ac-
tual value. 1t may be seen by read
ing the law that the commission in
raising the states assessment has
done lust what the law directed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-10-10

Gently by number OF pubic speak
ers and certain misrepresentation
thoughts prompted by the recent ma
tional tragedy-that anarchy is
breeded and encouraged in this coun-
try by the national disrespect for
statute law; that many laws are in
tentionally and Systematically evad-
ed; that when a man fails to obey a
law-does what the law forhids or
refuses to do what the law com
mands--he not only encourages an
anarchy but is himself an anarchist.
It is probably true that Americans
do not manifest that reverence for
existing legislative enactments that
people in England, Germany and
the scandinavian countries do for
the laws in vogue among them, but
to conclude from this that our peo-
pie have the animus of the despica-
bic, murderous anarchists is to 60
a great ways and long distance out
of the way for a conclusion. Do
these speakers and writers mean to
insinuate that the people of this
country have a more lawless DISPOSE
lion, less regard for the rights of
Others, than our relatives in the old
countries? Are we derelict in obi
cations? Are we degcneratesa
The larger freedom of people in
America, freedom encouraged and
stimulated by environment-th ex-
pansiveness of the country, giving
every one ample "elbow room" with
little occasion of friction with his
neighbor-is accompanied with
greater freedom of thought and ex-
preston, encourages criticism in the
formative processes of government
in new country where the people
are "sovereigns. Men are more
accustomed here to look into condi-
tions-causes and effects. In new
country men experiment and modify
before settled conditions are obtain
ed. They want reasonable laws for
reasons distinctly apparent. Laws
in the old countries are fixtures, are
the crystallization of necessities in
the conditions of society, so requi-
site as to be considered absolute es-
sentials, so just as never to be called
in question; SO long established as to
be valid as the "common law" car
rying the veneration of traditions.
An American, living in the shifty
conditions of moving populations,
with communities in the formative
state of economic development with
the legislatu IS grinding out an en-
ormous grist of new statutes bienn-
ally, assumes that statute to com
mand his respect and cordial accept
ance must have an occasion for its
existence, must be founded in reason;
''for that law which is not guided by
reason is rather an iniquity than a
laws" "the primordial law is the
universal principle of obligations
to follow that which reason, speak
ing through conscience discerns to
be right" 1t is probable that many
man of honorable intentions will
feel no moral obligations to obey
law which he considers wrong, but
to say that because he exercises his
discretion to criticise an unjust law
he should be placed in the category
of assassins is absurd. His course
should the rather work for a more
profound respect for law and order
inasmuch as he advocates Justice and
right alone in the law. lust laws
command respect and discourage Vi
olence and bloodshed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-10-10

The legislature at its last session
passed law providing that county
boards may fix salary for the office
of sheriff, register of deeds, and clerk
of the circuit court. These are feed
offices and heretofore the compensa-
ton of the officers has been in APP
priation Of the fees.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-10-10

The editor OF the Maiden Rock News
announces that although he has here
tofore worked with the Democratic
party and voted that ticket he will
now support actively Gov. La Toilette
in his present administration and
work for his denomination and cleo
tIon next year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-10-10

Had we created the universe good
books would grow upon all the bushes
and the time wasted In sleep would
be devoted to reading.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-10-10

seli.rsspsCt is the root Of honor.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-02-15

II IS quite as necessary and important
TO know what care food requires after
purchasing as it is TO know how to select
such foods. Through carelessness and
Ignorance the loss is sometimes very
great. The meats and poultry should be
placed in a cool, dry atmosphere. Nest
or poultry should not rest against each
other. Chops and steaks should be ar
ranged 50 that they will not rest on each
other. II the poultry or meats are 20
hang, they should be suspended with the
tender and choices part down. Hang
turkey and poultry by the feet, mutton
and lamb by the shank bone.
DO not allow fresh fish to soak in wa
ter. If it is to be kept overnight or sew
eral hours, keep in a cool place until
ready to cook. Then, after cleaning. din
into water, wash quickly and wipe dry.
Butter should be kept where it will not
absorb od0rs and if purchased by the tub
or hrkin should have cloth over the top
and layer of salt half an inch thick.
When a pound or more is to be taken
from the tub, lift the cloth from one side
and when the amount is taken place the
cloth back and spread the salt sver it.
When several pounds are purchased at
time, put it in tin or agate pail, wiring
cloth out Of strong brine Of salt and