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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-05-22
Wins All the Big Prizes.

There is now no doubt among the
photographers of Iowa that Decorah is
on the map, Is pretty good town, and
has photographer that is a match for
the best of them. At the state conven-
tion of the Photographers Association
of Iowa at Des Moines last week f. w.
Spur made exhibits in several of the
departments, most notably in the prize
winners or sweep stakes class, and in
the miniature class. The other ex-
hibits were special pieces for display.
But the judges didn't do a thing TO
him. They awarded him first prize in
the prize winners or sweepstakes class,
first prize in the miniature class, and
then gave him ratings in all the other
classes in which he exhibited and the
summary showed that he ranked away
ahead of all of them, so besides the
gold me dals for the other classes he
was compelled to carry away also the
beautiful silver loving cup which re-
presents that his work stands above
that OF any other photographer in
Iowa. 1t Is distinction that may
well he coveted by anyone, and we
congratulate Nj. Spur on his success.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-05-22
Tent Meetings.

Elders Dick and Ridley are stirring
up quite an interest in their tent meet
ings. They are preaching ON line of
Bible subjects that are not much talked
abeut nowadays in the pulpit, such as
Personal Second Coming of Christ"
"Signs of the Times,n Punishment of
the Wicked, ""Home of the Redeemed
etc., but they do not neglect to make
prominent the practical duties of a
Christian life. They have question
box" and invite the people to bring in
their questions. They have arranged
to have Elder Sinider, of Floyd, give
next week a series of historical and
prophetical lectures. He is an able
and interesting speaker. and will illus
trate his lectures from chart.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-05-22
No. 81.
Sells a Pearl for $500.

A young lady near Waukon Junction
sold pearl last week Monday for the
magnificent sum of $500, the pearl
being much the finest and selling for
a greater price than any that has been
found in that section. The story of
her finding it tas related by the Waukon
Democrat is interesting:
"Her brother is a clam fisherman,
and one Sunday she repaired to the
riverside where he operated and aim
lessly overturned the shells that laid
about. Down at the waters edge
where it had rolled or been thrown she
espied an unopened shell 1t was
pinioned to the ground by heavy log
which resisted her efforts to move it.
She passed it by, but some unknown
impulse, she says, prompted her to
return to the spot again. She de-
termined to move the log if possible,
and with mighty effort succeeded in
doing so. Upon opening the clam,
out rolled the big pearl. She hastened
to the house with it and then for
weeks kept it carefully secreted before
she divulged to any one the fact of her
having found such large and magni-
ficent gem. The pearl Is as large as q
hazel nut and porfaot o--ai WHICH Inl-
parts to it the great value. 1t has
rich lustre and weighs Al grains.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-05-22
Sunday School Convention.

The Annual Sunday School Conven.
tion for Winnesheik County will be
held at Ridgeway June 9Th and 7th.
Edgar P. Ellyson of the Christian
Workers Training School, Marshall.
town, Iowa, will be present and give
talks on the Bible, which the best
Bible students of the county cannot
afford to miss, yet so plain the children
can understand. Others will speak on
topics of interest to the Sunday School
work. Let all Sunday Schools in the
county appoint delegates at once and
every one come prepared to make this
the best Sunday School Convention
ever held in Winnesheik County.
PHILIP SLACK, Pres.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-05-22
Inside the Bear.

A cowboy appeared at railroad sta.
tion in Nevada, and stated that he de-
sired to ship to parents east, the body
of a comrade who had been killed by a
grizzly bear. In shipping the box the
agent noticed that it was quite heavy,
and not the usual shape. In few
days came the telegram: "Some mis-
take, Bills body not arrived, box con-
tanned bear" The cowboy, who was
still at the station on a spree, wired
back: mo mistake, Bill's inside the
bear,u
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-05-22
MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM
FOR DEBORAH DAY OBSERVANCE
Formation of the Procession and Pro.
gram at the Grove. Address by
Gen. NJ. L. Sherman, of
fredericksburg, Iowa.

Orator: Brig. Gen'l Milo l.. Sher
man, of fredericksburg, Iowa.
Procession will form at 1890 a. m
on Main street, between Winnebag'
and Main streets facing in the follow
ing order:
FIRST DIVISION.
P. McCusker commanding assisted
by A. L. Abbey and G. o. Maltby.
l. Decorah City Band.
?. Decorah Fire Department.
3. Col. Hughes Post, No. 16S
G. A. r.
4. All defenders of "Old Gloryn not
members of the G. A. r.
5. Sons of Veterans.
SECOND SECTION.
|. Luther College Band.
2. Luther College.
3. Decorah Institute.
4. Decorah High School
5. West Decorah School.
6. Citizens on foot.
SECOND DIVISION.
Fl. l.. Coffeen, commanding, as
sisted by A. H. Groves and P. Quinn.
l. Orator and others in carriages.
2. Disabled soldiers in carriages.
8. Decorah High School Glee Club
in carriages.
4. Floral committee in carriages.
8. Mayor and City Council of De-
corah in carriages.
6. Mayor and City Council of West
Decorah in carriages.
Z. Citizens in carriages.
Procession will move at 1890 a. M.
to State street, north to Water street,
west to Mechanic street, south to
Broadway, thence west to Updes raff's
grove where the services will be held.
ORDER OF EXERCISES AT GROVE.
l. Music-Luther College Band.
2. straightforward High School
Glee Club.
8. G. A. R. services.
4. Music-DoubIe male quartet.
>5. Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg
6. Address-Brig. Genl Milo L.
Sherman.
Z. Music-Decorah City Band.
s. Singing-Decorah High School
Glee Club.
8. Hymn-''America," by all pre-
sent.
10. Benediction.
AT the close of the services delega-
tons in charge of the officers of the day
and assistants will visit the cemeteries
and decorate the graves. This being
lay sacred to the memory of our
soldier dead it is requested that all
games and amusements be suspended;
t being also legal holiday, it is
hoped all places of business will be
closed at least from 10 a. m. to p. M,
hat all may be able to attend these
services. All flags displayed should
De at half mast.
A Union Memorial service will be
leld in the Grand opera house, at 1890
!. M, Sunday, May, 26th. Sermon
'y Rev. NJ. Willett, d. d. Every
,ody invited to this as well as to the
Memorial services, Thursday, May so.
Persons having flowers to contribute
will please leave them with Mrs. j. HI.
Baker on Washington street early
Wednesday morning, May 29th.
The evergreen committees will please
cave their evergreens at Hose House
No. 2, on Tuesday evening, May 2Sth.
By THE COMMITTEE.
E. 1. WEIsER, Chm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-05-22
HAS FINISHED THE POEM
AND WRITES AGAIN ABOUT TRUSTS
Abe Jones Relates Some Experiences
Which He has Lately Gone
Through.

have got mi CRATE poim kompleted
and expekt to go east next weak. /
thot | wood give you one more komun-
ikashion, as after this l may not rite
enything but poitry.
Mckinley rit to me the other day
and sed that he wood wind up his
"tower" in about week and for me to
be shure to meet him in Buffalo.
| hav lately discovered there is a
wus kombination that trusts, espesh-
tally for me. 1t is the CRATE miss-trust
organizashun. l went into a meat
market the other day and Civ ritten
order for a pound of STAKE" and 1
never see feller so mad as he was.
He said they didn't run lumber yard
nor wood yard and if 1 wanted fense
stakes too go in the woods and kut
them. He sed sum wurds was pro-
nounsed alike but spelt different and
ment different. / told him / node that
LENT it when in kollidge-but sup
posed in this kase twas al the same, as
the meet had ben in the habit of gitin
if sharpened at one end wood drive all
rite. I told him to rol it up and set it
down, but found he was one of the
"miss-trust" gang, and he set it down
behind the kounter, and took a pound
of liver and departed "for greener pas
lures" 1 next went too drug stor
to get box of pills. He handed EN-
out and sed twenty five cents" I
asked him if he was in the trust" and
he sed he ''trusted" they wood have
the desired effekt. 1 told him to set
EN- down and he sed 'not today" so
took one as sample and if 1 like EN-
am goin to by hole box when I git
the money.
Par visited me awhile ago and went
into Barber Shop to git his hare kut.
A big phat feller was slingin razer for
all twas out. He sed he had lately
jined powrful gang and coodn't
change the prise, so he kut off just
three hares and charged par 25 cents.
AS neer as / kan figger it was 81 sents
a hare. OF korse there was no charge
for lie, as there want hare enuff to alb
sorb eny.
The neerest 1 ever KUN to being
robbed in open dalite was buyin a |
newspaper the other day. / went in
to an offs and the boss was out. A
spruse young feller that seemed to be |
"cheef kook and bottle washer" sed |
they had an extra order for 10000 |
copies that week and I wood have to
pay 25 cents for one | told him to do
it up and set it down. He sed that
chares had riz and they want settin
down as much as formerly and l wood
have to pay kash. told him hadn't
eny money but wood give him chek
on mi bank; he sed al rite and this is a
kopy of the chek:
To the Docarh Sand Bank:-Pay to
the feller who runs printing press,
25 scents for kindling wood and chge
to mi acct, when properly indemni-
fed. This yungster klames to be doin
a big biznes, but while l was in thare
it scanned to me like they was doin a
big lot of SCREEN goods biznes."
Oh deer. What world of truble
this is, nobody eskapes, and 1 sea by
the kort reports that the jolly fellers
that sci likker are all under the
shadow of HILL"
ABE JONES, JR.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-05-22

In England the government owns
the telegraph lines and its losses
since assuming that ownership amount
to $55,OoO,OOO, the present annual loss
being sS, S,5O0,OOO.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-05-22
Conditions for Farmers Telephones.

Those farmers who wish to become
members of the Glenwood Farmers
Telephone Co., must furnish poles and
labor, as directed by the following
section of their laws:
ANY person wishing to become a
member of this company shall pay to
the treasurer of the company the sum
of $500 and furnish 81 white or burr
oak poles, good and sound, not less
than twenty feet long and not less
than four inches in diameter at the
top. He shall work on the line when
1t is necessary during each year He
shall work wherever the board orders
him to. Each member shall pay for
his own instrument and ground rod,
which will be his own individual pro-
perty.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-05-22

AN exceedingly important discovery
Is made public for the first time in Nc
Clure's Magazine for June, in an article
called Geology and the Deluge," by
Prof. Frederick G. Wright, of Oberlin
College 1t is the result of the authors
recent geological explorations in Asia,
and it shows convincingly the reason
ableness of the theory of flood at the
time of Noah. 1t is a scientific contri-
button of unusual value.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-05-22

MAKING the lake cities Atlantic
ports Is no longer dream. A COM
pany has built four steamships, which
this month begin regular trips between
Chicago and European ports.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-05-22
Subscription Price $3.50 per year.

offers Advertisers good means of reaching
the people of Whine helix and Howard coun-
ties. Rates given on application.
Business Cards S. per year.
Legal advertising at legal rates.
rms paper Will be sent to subscribers until
all arrearages are paid and it is ordered stop
ped
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-05-22

SENATOR HARRIS, of KaLsas, calls
Dave Hill and other recent Eastern
advisors of the democratic party inten-
tional mischief makers. Poor old DEM
ocratic party! What a disorganized
condition It is In.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-05-22
For Sheriff

| hereby announce that / will be a cantf-
date for Sheriff before the Republican county
convention, and respectfully solicit the SUP
port of my friends. OF LAMBERT'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-05-22

DISTRIBUTORS of public relief at
Jacksonville, are having trouble with
the lazy element, which seeks to obtain
for nothing provisions ETC., which they
might buy for themselves by accept
ing work, which splentiful in the city.
Rules have been adopted which will
confine the relief to the deserving.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-05-22
2u&Ac Opinion
Fl. j. GREEN. Proprietor

Is published on Wednesday of each week at
Decorah, Winnesheik county, Iowa. Pub
lication Office at 3l7 West Water Street.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-05-22
For Sheriff

l hereby announce myself as a candidate fo,
the office OF Sheriff of Winnesheik Cbunty
subject TO the action of>the Republican county
convention. GEORGE MIZENER.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-05-22
More Rural Routes.

Saturdays dailies report from Wash
ington that on July lst two rural free
mail deliveries will be established,
running out of Calmar, with length OF
routes 90 miles, population served
l,2l5. The postoffice at Festina will be
discontinued and the postoffices at
Eldorado and Protovin will be sup
piled by the rural carriers. The car
riers will be Samuel Hovey and F. S.
Doty.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-05-22
Chicago, Milwaukee & 81. Paul Railway
Dec0rah Branch
Passenger Depot corner Water and Day streets.
Burlington, Cedar Rapids L Northern.

NO. 5O2 Passenger, leaves Decorah 9:l5 D. m.
e'So ofZ, Freight and Passenger, leaves DEBORAH
corah I:4O p. m. No. 54l, Freight and Passen.
ger arrives at Decorah 5:l5 p, m. All trains
daily except Sunday ~ 'AA7
Evening journal., 1901-10-09
Immediate Results
BUILDING BOON IN BRlDGEVlLLE
Real Estate ia Sussex Town Commands
Coed Prices
special 10 tho Evening Journaf.

Bridgeville. Oct S-Mrs. Rust,
widow Of Catesby f. Rust, died at her
home west of town on Saturday after
a short illness. She was rs years OF
age. Funeral services were held at
her home yesterday afternoon and were
largely attended. Interment was made
In Bridgeville cemetery.
In order TO divide the estate OF
Mitchell Layton, the heirs sold at pub
lic sale at the Columbia House, Bridge
VILE on Saturday, real estate TO the
value Of about $4,000. The property
consisted of houses and lots, farms
and woodlands. As an indication of
the value of farm lands in this part of
Sussex county, one tract OF land
brought S64 an acre and another tract
of 1872 acres, S41 an acre. f. l..
Wiley purchased the former and j. e.
Layton the latter Farms in this sec
tion have paid handsomely for several
years. making a demand for them.
Mrs. Madison Willin.M Harriet lay
ton. n. w. Viven, H. p. Cannon, r.
W Willin and S. II. Messick bought
the other portion of the real estate
that was sold on Saturday
Atl' uNlnt Idlto' Nildl were 10 nave
been held on Saturday, were postponed
until next Saturday Some fast Della
ware and Maryland horses have been
entered and good sport is expected.
No purses are offered the several per-
sons entering their horses for the
sport.
Bridgeville is now enjoying a build-
ing boom. Many houses are now in
course of erection and others will be
begun Us soon as worlxmen can be OBJ
tained. There is a great demand for
both carpenters and masons.
Even with the many houses now
being erected there are not enough tc
supply the demand. and several per
sons are unable TO get houses for mex
year.
The work of double tracking tn,
Delaware railroad between Cannon
and Seaford is nearing completion.
Evening journal., 1901-10-09

While riding ON a trolley car in
Philadelphia ON Saturday, j. Wesley
Vernon fell off and was severely in
jured.
Evening journal., 1901-10-09
MANY FRIENDS AT FUNERAL
baltimore Rector Delivers Eulopv
over Body ORG. Il. Raymond
Special % the Evening Journnl

special 70 the Evening Journal
Smryna, Oct S.-rhe funeral Of Colo
sci George II. Raymond Yesterday az
ternoon was largely attended. me SER
wees We're conducted at his late reei-
denoe i'm Commerce street by the Rev q
w. Dame, of Baltimore formerly re-
tor OF St. Peters Church. mis- tov,n
which the deceased had served so we'll
as senior and junior warden llaer-
ent times since 1850. Dr. Dame was
assisted Dy Rev. WI. Wilkie. OF Middle
town, and Dr. j. l. Estin. of SMYRNA
a quartet sang several selections and
many friends mourned with the mem
pers OF the family. Interment was
made IN 81. Peters Cemetery. Mr.. Raw.
mond had spent MANY years Of mis- life
IN the Town Council, and I'm the pub.
lie school board. He was a member q,
the Legislature OF 1867. defeating his
Republican opponent Enoch Spruance
by 900 votes
He also was a president of tho Ma.
ticnal Bank of Smyrna I'm 1876 he re-
signed, and, with The late Col n. G
Douglass, Former Congressman John II
Hohecker and A. p Griffith. organize,
the Fruit Growers Bank Cf which n,
was president until 1890. He was sever
times a delegate TO the Episcopal Die
cesan Convention. and twice a delegat
to the General Convention when tina
body met in New York and Boston.
Tomorrow evening a special meet
ing Of the Christian Endeavor Societ
Of Asbury NJ z. Church viii be held
and vote taken to determine whletha
the society shall be continued. or al
Epworth League organized to succce
IT, The members are divided uron N
question, e-d \ lively debate is exreotai
Evening journal., 1901-10-09
OELMAR RED MEN NAME OFFICERS
Rally Day Exercises Of Entertaining
Nature
speclal 10 the Evening journal.

opecihi 10 the Evening Journal
Delmars Oct. Sat meeting
of the /. o. Z. NJ. he'd recently. the fol-
lowing named officers were chosen for
the ensuing term: Prophet. w. II.
Hasting; sachem. e. r. Kenney; c. OF
r. J. c. w. Perdue; senior sycamore.
j. Green; junior sycamore, J. p.
Parker.
Sunday was rally day i'm the Sunday
school OF the Delmar NJ. E. Church.
The program prepared for the Sunday
School Union was used In part. The
roll-call was one OF the interesting
features As THE classes were called
each teacher and class arose and re
peated I'm concert a passage of Scrip
ture. Addresses were made by the SUI
perintendent. J. c. w. Perdue. and the
church pastor, the Rev W. w. Sharp.
There was a large attendance and a
good collection Miss Stella Kitchens
and Miss Minnie Parker gave select
readings,
Evening journal., 1901-10-09
GOVERNOR GOES TO BUFFALO
Party OF Prominent DeIawareans lie &,
City Early This Morning

Dover Oct 9.-The State House is
deserted. as the officials left yesterday
for Buffalo.
Governor Hmn and staff left yester-
day afternoon for Philadelphia, and
will leave there this morning for a
weeks stay i'm Buffalo. In the
party We're also Mr.. and Mrs.
Hun, Miss Alice HUM. Sec
retary of State Layton. Mrs. Layton,
Miss Layton, State Librarian Frear and
Cos onels Triedler and Barger. of Dover;
Sterner. of Camden; Haines, of Sea-
ford. Vivian of Bridgeville; Byle. oi
Georgetown. and General Hail. of Mil
ford
The general assemblymen left Phila-
delphia yesterday morning for thci
trip 10 Buffalo.
Tho Governor and his official family
wiz have headquarters near the Expo
sition grounds. On Saturday the party
will disband
Evening journal., 1901-10-09
WORTH ADNTIRING

Is the fine pork, hams and bacon tha
we have just received fresh from til
country. Good, juicy, sweet pork and
fine sugar cured ham will taste good
now these cool mornings. We have
anything else you like in the way of
prime meats, poultry, butter and eggs
and our prices viii suit you just as as
well.
Evening journal., 1901-10-09
AND WILMINGTON
PROPEIIER LINE

Through rates
given and bills OF
lading Issued 10
ell points North
South East and
West Exurss
dalivered IN eacl
Evening journal., 1901-10-09
cHINAMANs HEAD SEVERED

Cleveland Restaurant Keeper Found
Murdered-highbinders at Work.
Cleveland. o.. Oct 9.-Sing Ki. a
Chinese restaurant keeper on Erie
street. was found dead in his room last
night with his head almost severed
from his body. The police claim that
the affair is murder. but have not yet
placed the responsibility for the
crime. Sing Ki was last seen alive
last night. when he was quarreling
with a waitress in his restaurant she
proved an alibi, however. and was re.
leased after a brief Imprisonment
Chow Ki. brother of the murdered
man. says that his brother was a
member of the Highbinder society. Nc
| arrests have yet been made.
Evening journal., 1901-10-09

Post-Smith Brunt.
Ray-Phepe: Her Profession.
Raymond-Among the Lindens.
Little Red dSchoolhOuse.
Raymond-My Lady Barefoot
Shaw-A Sea Change
Tom.inson-Old Fort Schuyler.
Vaile-The n n. c.
Vaile-The Orcutt Girls.
Vaile-Sue Orcutt.
Vaile-Wheat and Huckleberries.
Whitbeck-New York.
Wiltse-A Brave Baby and Other Stor-
les.
Young-History of the Netherlands.