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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

(t'rom our regular correspondent
Aug. 5, 1901.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Weitgenant passed
through here Friday on their way to
Rockford where they will make an ex-
tended visit with their sons.
Mr.. Giard was brought here Friday
from Freeport for burial.
George Kramer is visiting with l.. A
Meyer and other relatives about town,
The fore part of last week while
standing on an old ladder, painting Mr.
Brockamp's house, the ladder gave
way and the painter fell to the ground
breaking one arm and his hip. Medi
cal aid was Immediately summoned
and at this writing the patient is doing
nicely.
Mrs. M. j. Carter and Miss Mamie
Pope started Wednesday afternoon fol
Buffalo where they will spend at least
three months, as each of them have rel.
atives and friends living in New York
and other eastern states. Should Miss
Pope find employment while there she
will spend the winter before returning.
Mrs. Swennes, of Minneapolis, is Wis
iting at the homes of G. G. OylOe and
Ole Orange, her brother and sister.
Misses Clara Anderson and Agnes
Lee are visiting their cousins at Lime
Springs. They will return Wednesday.
Miss Stella Blanchaine returned from
her Pan-American trip last Tuesday.
Frank Mills is visiting with his
brother and family.
Mrs. Huber, of Dubuque, will make
the Zwack family long visit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07
So Says Geo. A. Smith, Maple Ie
Station Agent at New Hampton

Mr.. Smith is now in the West Ind
visited the mine and in letter to Nv.
j. Springer, dated July Is, 1901, sayl:
81 just returned from the camp md
had the pleasure of inspecting The
Blue Bird. Alth, a novice in mining,
/ think is fine dump of ore, the sai me
as the samples you have at home, and
some better. A good steam hoist isl in
place and everything in good condition
to get out lots of ore. We drove nofer
the new road and with work on bad
places is all right.
Judging from my observation and
the opinion of great many / have met
in this section who are posted on mines
and mining, I THINK THE BLUE BIRD
is A WINNER AND GOOD MINING IN
vEsTMENT. Thanks for the courtesy
shown. Yours Truly,
GEO. A. SMITH"
This comes from man well known
and well informed, and should carry
great weight.
Supt. Truax at the mine also writes
of date July %, 1901.
believe Mr.. Smiths estimate of $50 t.
1000 tons of ore on dump is low enough
but much of this ore is too low t.
handle, except on the ground (by con
centrating.) We have the ore in ever.
drift east and west and continuously
in the shaft from top to bottom. A
concentration will cost about $4,000
put in, and it will net US SIS to $40 pc
ton after all expenses are paid on So
ore, This sounds like quick money
but you see we are in larger quantities
of the lower grade ore and we will b
able to keep so ton concentracor busy
/ sent ore by Mr.. Smith today" Thi'
ore came from the 200 TT. level and il
very fine.
Every report from the mine shows
the "BlHe Bird" to be winner indeed
The prospect stage is passed and with
machinery dividend payer is assured
Stock is sure to advance materially in 8
few days. The investment is more
certain than crop, and the profits
immense.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07
WASHINGTON PRAIRIE.

tFrom our regular correspondent
Aug 5, 1901.
Miss Sophie Westby, from Waukon,
was calling on Washington Prairie
friends Saturday and Sunday.
Jens Ehri went to Dakota this even
ing on business matters.
Miss Maria Hagen was visiting John
Tangen and wife last week.
Threshers report fair yield of oats
and flax, barley is little light.
Quite number of young people sur
prised Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Westby
Sunday evening and had good time.
Julius Hill was calling on G. Forum,
Sunday.
John Hager was in DEBORAH Monday
on business matters.
Jane Williams lost one of his best
horses last week.
Misses Anna Lovstuen and Hanna
Loven and Ole Loven were the guests of
Miss Christine Evenrud and G. Sive-
sind last Sunday.
Hans Sivesind and wife have moved
back with her parents p. B. Halvorsen.
Lewis Nedreloe was visiting at Hans
Teslow's Sunday.
The dance at the Glenwood cave was
well attended Saturday evening.
G. Forum drove up to Satire Tues
day on business matters.
The singing school at Bergs school
house every Saturday evening is doing
well.
III. II. Evenrud was calling on A.
Kirkeby folks Sunday.
Mrs. G. Forum and Miss Christine
Evenrud were in Decorah Monday on
business and visiting their parents Mr..
and Mrs. A. Evenrud.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07
HESPER.
(From our regular correspondent

(From our regular correspondent.)
Aug. sol.
Miss Gertrude Dillingham; sp Fri.
day and Saturday with Missrace
Taber of Mabel.
Mrs. Benedict of Highland anMrs.
Gibbons of Walton were guests the
home of DR.. Slack last week.
Mrs. E. Smell leaves for her he in
Grand Forks, North Dakota, tonrow.
Mrs. Fanny Darlington is ome
from a weeks visit with herster
Mrs. Ogden Casterton of DecoraI
Mrs. Rank of Denison, Iowa, ,ent
Wednesday with Mrs. r. Reid.
Prof. s. r. Thornton and fam of
CrescO were visitors among Hper
friends the latter part of the ek
Miss Luta remains for few avs
longer.
Deputy treasurer E. r. Hahn of
DEBORAH, was an over Sunday vtor
the 2lst.
Post Master E. j. Void spent I'd
nesday the 31st in West Union.
Mrs. VIM. Reed and childre OF
Minneapolis are visiting with Mr.. nd
Mrs. g. r.. Oren.
j. Darlington is building a sw
kitchen to his residence.
B. M. Lein and family have len
enjoyining visit from cousirin
Chicago.
Miss Mae e. Decker was rent
visitor with Preston friends.
Mrs. X. H. Worth and children o.
Lacrosse are visiting her parents Ir
and Mrs. E. johnson.
Mrs. Josephene Strong is addll
new windows to her DINING room
Mrs. Nellie Meader-K irshman mt
children of Mason City were late Wit
nrs with her parents, Mr.. and us
Myion Meader. Ill
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

Knights Tempar Pilgrimage to Louisville, Ky.
Knights Templar of South Dakota
and Iowa will join together and go by
special train to Louisville via the B.,
C. r, & N, r.. /. & p. and Big 4
Railways, leaving Cedar Rapids mid
night of August oath, picking up Tenn
lar Commandery of Des Moines at
West Liberty. Pullman's latest pat
tern sleepers will leave Sioux Falls Falls
a. M; Luverne, SEQ p. m; Estherville,
sos p. M; Iowa Falls, 9:25 p. M; Wat
erloo, 6:35 p. M; DEBORAH, 3:l5 p M;
West Union, 5:25 p. M; Independence,
6:45 p. M; Vinton, IL 40 p. M; and ar
rive Chicago 500 a. M, AUGUST 25th,
remaining in Chicago Sunday, leaving
same day $50 p. M, arriving at
Louisville August 26, 500 a. m.
Grand Commandery officers of Iowa
and South Dakota will accompany this
train as well as theOriental Command
cry Band of Newton, Iowa, the only
exclusively Knights Templar band in
the world.
For reservations i'm sleepers apply to
En-. Sir A. f. Pitcher, Sioux Falls; En-.
Sir VIM. Weldon, Iowa Falls; EN-. Sir
f. b. Shaw, West Union; HI. w. Hol-
man, Grand Capt. General of the Com
mandery, Independence, and En-. Sir
Chas. E. Baker, Cedar Rapids.
This train will be under the special
supervision of Right En-. Sir T.. D.
Soule, G. A. p. D., B., G. r. q y. Ry.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Write for de-
scriptive pamphler and map of Louis
vile. JNO. G. FARMER,
| A. G.. p. & II. A.,
b., G. r. & N. Ry.
Cedar Rapsds, la.
3l-4
Reynolds always uses the very best
material and purest chemicals in his
photos.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07
S2,700

buys fine ten room residence, GA feet
front lot, nice barn, good water, cistern,
cement sidewalk, everything in good
repair and gives good monthly rent,
about 20 feet from the end of paved
street. The house cannot be built for
less than $1,000. A good house for a
man who wants fine and good resi-
dence. For further particulars call at
this Office. 26tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07
Administrators Notice.

Notice OF the appointment of Administrators
of the estate of Edith l.. Daubney late of De-
coah Township, In the County OF Winnesheik,
State of Iowa. deceased, intestate, and has
as the law directs. All persons having de-
mands upon the estate Of the said deceased
are required to exhibit the same; and persons
indebted to the said estate are called upon to
make payment TO +. w. DAUBNEY Admins
traitor. Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, July End
1901. 304 NJ. A. HARTMAN. Atty.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

Valdez Normal School review term
for teachers opens Sept. 8. Those who
are deficient in arithmetic should
enter Prof. Coffeen's class in that
branch. Several teachers have decid-
ed to devote one-half of their time to
the subject of Arithmetic during the
full term. A speciality will be made Of
all certificate branches-music includ-
ed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

The Complete Course in Shorthand
and Typewriting and the Complete
Commercial without Office Practice at
the Valdez Business College, DEBORAH,
Iowa, including free tuition in the
Normal School, limited to s months,
$40. These rates are not duplicated by
any other College In America. 3l-4
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

AT DEBORAH Institute is taught the
system of shorthand and typewriting
that is demanded by all leading BUSH
ness houses. Tuition "a per month is
perhaps too low. 30-S
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

Valdez Business College, DEBORAH,
offers one months tuition free and free
car fare to students who enter the first
week in Sept. After that time one
months tuition free. 3l-4
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

DEBORAH is good Photographic
town and the best place in DEBORAH to
have your photos made is at Reynolds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07
$780,.
DR.. E. Detchon's Anti Diuretic

Ut. Z. DetcnOn Anu DluTetlc
May be worth to you more than 500
If you have child that soils bedding
from incontenence of water during
sleep. Cures young and old alike. 1t
arrests the trouble at once. ST Sold
by Engbertson's Pharmacy, DEBORAH,
Iowa. 2-1yr.
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

No photos too small and none to-
large for Reynolds to make.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

Good bargains in picture frames a
Reynolds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

THE BLUE BIRD" IS A WINilR
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07

Reynolds always uses the very best
material and purest chemicals in his
photos.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-08-07
OSSIAN.

(From our regular correspondent
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
Latest Il Tent Heat Cure.

Now it is proposed to cure consump-
tion by baking the patient. Exposed to
the blasts of icy wind that blow and
whirl from every point of the compass,
in the most exposed part of the city of
Boston, stand two tents, which are the
abiding-place of two Baltimore men.
These tents are heated by the German
army method. A trench is dug around
the back tent with branch to the 9TH
er. This is covered with sheet iron,
with an ordinary stovepipe for smoke
outlet. Under this a fire is built and
very shortly the place becomes delight
fully warm, despite the bowling storm
outside. The purpose of the tents is to
demonstrate the value of the new
theory of baking for the cure Of tuber-
culosis. When the interior of the tents
is completed they will show only
chairs tables, and the heated trench
In the latter the tubercular patient will
be placed. 1t will be heated to tenn
perature of over 200 degrees and the
patient will be literally baked. It is
thought the intense heat will kill the
tubercular bacilli which are the con-
sumption germs. The instigator of the
idea is southern physician, whose
name is widely known among medical
men as a daring scientist and original
investigator.
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07

that debases body mind or soul. III
the name of God, by the laying on OF
the hands of faith and prayer, ordain
the printing press for righteousness
and liberty and salvation. All of us
with some influence that will help in
the right direction, let us put our
hands to the work, imploring God to
hasten the consummation. In a ship
with hundreds of passengers approach
ing the South American coast the man
on the lookout neglected his work. and
IN few minutes the ship would have
been dashed to ruin on the rocks. But
cricket on board the vessel that had
made no sound all the voyage, set up
shrlll call at the smell of land, and,
the captain knowing that habit of the
insect, the vessel was stopped in time
to avoid an awful wreck. And so in
significant means now may do wonders
ana the scratch of pen may save tho
shipwreck of a soul.
Are you all ready for the signing OF
the contract, the league, the solemn
treaty proposed between journalism
and evangelism? Let it be Christian
marriage of the pulpit and the printing
press. The ordination of the former on
my head. the pen of the latter in INV
hand, it is appropriate that 1 publish
the banns of such marriage. Let
them from this day be one of the mag
nl1lcent work of the worlds redemp-
tion
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
LAKE DISAPPEARS.
Nsami, Great Lake of South Africa.
No Longer on the Man

NO Longer OH the Map.
A great lake has vanished in South
Africa. Ngami is its name and a map
drawn in 1908 shows that it was then
one of the most conspicuous features
OF the country. When Livingston
however, visited it on July 2S, 1S49, he
found that it's water was slowly disap-
pearing and that its banks were be-
ing covered with rank vegetation. To-
day there is no water in the lake. it's
place being occupied by spacious mo-
rass, which quickly swallows any one
who is so adventurous as to set foot
on 1T. Beneath this morass is still
some water, but in order to bring it to
the surface, the ground must be bored
to considerable depth. River Tauchs
formerly flowed into this lake, but no
the tributaries that led to the lake are
dry, and the river itself is also choked
up thirty-two kilometers north OF
Ngami. During the last ten or twelve
years the water has disappeared very
rapidly, and the reason apparently is
because the mouth of the river was
gradually filled with the thousands OF
small floats or RATS on which the ma
tlves We're wont to take their early
tribute of corn to Denokans. These
RATS We're left year after year and
travellers maintain that the river
found itself powerless against an OBJ
stacle like this the result being that
the river and lake have become dry
and that what was once fertile agricul-
tural region is now bleak and barren.
Formerly there were several villages
near the lake, but now these, too, have
vanished, and only few cattle kraals
are to be seen. "And it will be impos-
sible to restore the lake." says S. Par
rarge, who visited the place recently,
"siAce in it's present condition it would
require more water than the river
could give it. Lake Ngami is gone
forever
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
FINE FOR A LAUGH.
A Serious Thing to Giggle in Church 4
1900

1900
Mrs. Beda Button of New Haven,
who lived beyond the century mark,
used to tell many amusing old-time an
ecdotes to her friends. One of them
seems to prove that hundred years
ago laugh might have been serious
affair." In 1900, when she was young
girl, she attended church one Sunday
with a friend of her own age. Now,
of course, it is not proper to giggle in
church or to whisper unnecessarily;
but girls will be girls. During the
singing of a hymn she. observed some
thing funny going on in another pew,
where there was a number of lively
children whose sense of the import
ance of outward decorum could not
prevent them from indulging in pranks
on the sly. She called her friends
attention to it in a whisper which was
in itself comically worded; and the
friend, taken by surprise, laughed out
loud, and then, overcome by confusion,
sat down, blushing violently. In her
embarrassment she did not notice q
ripe peach which lay on the seat; she
sat on it, and general litter ran
from pew to pew at her expense. The
next morning Mrs. Button was sum-
moned before a magistrate, formally
and seriously reprimanded for creating
an unseemlys disturbance in church and
fined ten shA1ings. She was merry
lady, even at hundred years of age.
But" she would say, "since that day I
have always been solemn as the min
lister himself in church. you may bs
alreiO
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
REBuKE TO lDLERs.
Charles the Gveat Finds Poor Pupils
Mast ISrnfcior&

Charles the Great Finds Poor Pupils
Most Proficient.
More than ], 100 years ago there lived
| IN France man who did much for
schools and learning, He was no less
a parsonage than king of his country,
and was known as Charles the Great,
or Chariemagne. He was no mean
scholar himself, for he could speak and
read Latin and had some knowledge OF
Greek. He spoke with great ease and
f1uency, but, try as he might, he could
not learn to write. He even took his
tablets to bed with him, that he might
practice when he could not sleep, bu.,
though no one could surpass him In
handling the sword, he could never
learn to manage the pen. However, he
saw that his children were early taught
this very necessary accomplishment,
and invited scholars from all over the
country to come to his court. Here
scholar Of the name of Alcuin estab-
lished school known as the Palace
school, which Charlemagne attended
with his family and many members OF
his court. He enjoyed this school so
much that he wished every one to share
In the pleasures of learning, so he es-
tablished schools in many bishop
RIGS and monastaries. In one of them
in Gaul he placed Clement, Scotch
man. In charge of number of child
rem. Some time after, the school had
been opened Charlemagne, who wss
travelling in Gaul, visited Clement and
made little examination of the pu
pills. Now the school was made up OF
children from different classes in So
ciety. There were children of mobiles,
children of the middle classes ana
children of the poor. What was Char
lemagne's surprise to learn that the
children of the poorer classes far surA
passed the others in the excellence OF
their work. He placed them on his
right hand and the little idle mobiles ON
his left. Then addressing those on his
right he said: "I praise you, dear
children, for your excellent efforts, and
desire you to continue, so that you may
attain unto perfection; then l intend
to give you rich bishoprics, or splendid
abbeys, and shall ever regard you as
| persons of merit" But to the others
he said, angrily: by the king OF
heaven, let others admire you as much
as they please; as for me, I set little
score by your birth or beauty; under
stand ye, and remember it we'll that
unless you give heed speedily to amend
your past negligence by diligent study
you will never obtain anything from
Charles" You can imagine what
dreadful CONSERVATION fell upon the
little mobiles when they heard this
threat of their sovereign, and 1 fancy,
that the next time King Charles passed
that way he found that all the learn
ing was not confined to the children Of
| the moor
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
Fruit Of Friendshin.

A principal fruit of friendship is the
ease and discharge of the fullness and
sweilings of the heart, which passions
of all kinds do cause and induce. We
know diseases of stoppings and suffo-
cations are the most dangerous in the
body; and it is not much otherwise in
the mind. You may take sarsa to
open the liver, steel to open the spleen,
flower Of sulphur for the lungs, casto-
reum for the brain; but no receipt
openeth the heart but a true friend, to
whom you may impart griefs, joys,
fears, hopes, suspicious, counsels, and
whatsoever lieth upon the heart to op-
press 1t, in a kind of civil shrift or
nfession.-Francis Bacon.
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
Trouble with His ronru,,

Patsy's difficulty with his tongue
again revealed the wisdom of the old
fashioned mother who has brought her
family through the various ills that
attacks childhood. Patsy McChrein,
10 years old, son of John McChrein,
started out for walk last evening,
says the Cincinnati Enquirer. After
visiting sereral downtown stores he
started across South Washington street
bridge. The night was clear; and coll
and frosty. Patsy stopped on II
bridge and looked up and down
canal. Then he cautiously pushed
end Of his tongue out Of his mi
and against the polished iron
rail of the bridge. The tongue
fast and Patsy shouted and screamed.
James -Conley, who has a stove and
hardware store at the south end Of
the bridge, heard Patsy's screams and
ran to his assistance, but did not know
what to do. He was followed by a
motherly old lady, who looked at Patsy
and exclaimed: BLESS the dear child
bring some cold water, pour it on II
tongue and iron, and the frost
let co." Conley got the water, pq
1t on. and in an instant Patsy wag
But DR.. Warfield, who was SUM
by Patsy's father. says that ski
be grated on Patsy's. topgp
lost part of it during his ss]t
free himself.
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
How He Earned His Title.

The dean of Christ church, in the
'3Os, was known as Presence of Mind"
Smith. A well-known tradition ex-
planned the same. Going down to
Nuneham with friend in his UNDER
graduate days. he returned alone.
Where is r 2" well, we had an
accident. The boat leaked, and while
we were bailing it T. fell over into
the water. He caught hold Of the sklff
and pulled it down to the waters edge.
Neither of us could swim, and If l had
not with great presence Of mind hit
him on the head with the boat hook
both would have been drowned."-
From "reminiscences of Oxford" by
the Rev. w. Tuckwell