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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-23
OIL FEVER SPREADING
OVER THE WHOLE SOUTH.
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"BEAUMONT OR BUST"
SEEMS TO BE SLOGAN.

q REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
q New Orleans. April 22.-The people
q all over Southern States are oil-crazed.
q Everybody is anxious to get IN on the
q ground floor and the railroads are
q having all they can do to carry the
Q people to the Lone Star staae. Ev-
Q cry railway train out OF this city to
q Texas Is crowded with people going
q to Beaumont to look over the ground.
Q 1t reminds the old prospectors OF
Q the days of Cripple Creek and other
q Western points in the days Of the I
o gold strikes. 1t Is case OF "beau-
Q mont or bust"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-23
believed IA ne Elopers,

A couple giving their names as Fred j:
Auer and Miss Amanda Stoldt were married
day The man gave his address az Chicago
and the bride told Marriage License Clerk
BSerbanm that her home vas at Blue Is
land, nj. The affair is thought to have peen
an aionement
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-23

Discharged at Preliminary Trial.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Flora. ILL.,. April 22.-Henry Waller and
John Murphy. who were arrested severa
days ago at Iuka: accused OF kinng Dan,s nr.
committed to Jail. had their prelininar,
trial to-day before Squire McVeigh In thi
city and were released.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-23

ravette: L. T. Hall, Potosi: ]: L. Eaton.
irondale; William H. Crandell. Birch Tree
n. ]. Pettijohn. Brookfeld: w. l. CrawIor1' u
Sedalia A. c. Bernays. st. Louis: ana >. T.
Enrfn Jefferson City.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-23

Owing to continued bad weather the St.
-Pittsburg baseball game. which was
to have been played on Monday. has been
POSTPONED to July 9.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-23
wafer Famine ON the Isthmus.

Colon. Colombia. April 22-The continued
drourht has produced a water famine
throughout the Isthmus. especially among O.
trihntion daily helps to allay the suffering.
A party OF l0o Jamaican laborers has ar
rived here for work on the Ecuador Rail-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-23
EldOPa0O.
REPuBLIc SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Eldorado. ILL.,. April 22-The annual city
school election was held here Saturday.
John H. Bramlett was elected President,
Iafe Farmer and g. A. d. Elder Members
of the Board.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-23
Secretary Of school Hoard.

| REPUBLlC SPECIAIA
len was elected Secretary of the Board Of
Education here Saturday. The members Of
the new School Board are all Democratic.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-23
VACCINATION CAUSES DEATH.
Texas Editor Succumbs to Effects
of incubation.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Denison. Tex, April 2a-Edmund Russell
Noble. city editor Of the Daily Herald. died
sunday night from the effects Of vaccina-
tion. He was q years old.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-23

Gold Near Shelbyville, III.
Pana, ILL.,. April 22.-Gold ore, said to as
saw $3.50 to the ton. was discovered near
Shelbyyille, fifteen miles east of here.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-23
To.DAY's NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS.

Local discount rates were quoted at to
per cent on call and time loans. The clear
ancee were s7464.773 and the balances Sss4.
s0o Domestic exchange was quoted as fol-
lows: New York. 15c premium bid. 2oc pre-
mium asked: Chicago par bid. 1oc premium
asked; Cincinnati 25c discount bid. par
asked: New Orleans. 10c discount bid par
asked: Louisville. l0c discount bid. par
asked.
The local wheat market closed higher at
c27sc h. May: Il a. July: .5u'5isc No. RED.
Corn closed higher at 45c n. May: 43stc July !;
x4i.6IiJc No. white. Oats closed at &c
May; 25ssc July; 2Slsc No. .
The local spot cotton market closed quiet.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-23

Marine Intelligencc.
Liverpool. April 22.-Arrived: Steamer
Servia, New York. via Queenstown.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-05
FREE
INSTRUCTION

IN handling you Kodak or Camara; In
printing or developing in any branch OF
photography.
We sell Eastman's Kodaks, as well
as all the best grades of amateur and
professional Cameras on the market
1901 Models. We do not sell second
hand and shop-worn instruments ar
bright and new, but advertise each In
strument for just what 1t actually is.
We do not carry EVERYTHING ap-
pertaining to Amateur and Professional
Photogra phy-no stock house in the
world does that: but we do carry by
far the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-05

A mellow and pure whisky. Spruanee,
Stanley q Cos Kentucky Fayorite"
md go r G."
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because we do nothing else. 1t is our
business, each of our nine employees II
an expert in his department.
WETURN OUT THE BEST PRINTS
IN THE CITY in one half the time that
1t takes elsewhere.
Our developer was second man in the
great Taber gallery in San Francisco
ne is an expert professional, and does
nothing but develop the plates and
aims of our customers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-05
ENGINEERING and Constructs
ROOMS Sos $685. sTANGENwALD BUILDING

solicited
and Estimates Prepared and
off
roads Bridges Buildings Highway
TONS etc.
investment purposes
FREDERI OK J.. AMWEG, M. Am
Engineer
W. r. CASTLE JR. Secretary Treasurer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06
OBITUARY..
HANS Valdez,

The mortal remains of Hans Valdez,
the aged father of Prof. G. H. Valdez,
of the Valdez Business College and Nor
NAL School, and pioneer resident of
southern Minnesota, were laid to rest
at Newburg, Mimi, just across the
line, on last Thursday. He was born
in Norway in 1913, andlwas member
of the second distinct company of Nor
wegians to emigrate to America. He
landed in New York in 1897, and COM
ing west spent the winter in Michigan,
then going to Mission, LaSalle county,
ILL.,, where he resided until 1853, when
he moved to .Newburg, Mimi, arriving
there only two days after the first set
tier in the town. Here he farmed and
kept hotel. He was man of excep-
tiOnal intelligence, and took an active
part in the affairs of the country, and
he held numerous local offices, besides
being elected to the Minnesota legisla-
ture in 1871. When his county was Or
gained he organized his township and
gave Newburg its name. He is said to
have been the first Norwegian Baptist
preacher i'm America. He was married
three times, had sixteen children, and
in 1892 had over $50 descendants resi-
ding in six states. He was man
highly respected by all who knew him,
and his death will be mourned by a
large number of acquaintance
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06
Teachers Meeting at Hesper.


The teachers meeting at Hesper,
last Saturday was well attended, there
being about thirty-five present in the
forenoon and over one hundred In the
afternoon. The program as published
was duly carried out. Excellent papers
were given on Teaching Arithmetic,
GLOW to secure practical results in
Language work." Benefits of Free
Text Books" "Consolidation of Dis
tricts and transportation of children"
"Aims and methods of teaching music
in the schools" and "Use and abuse of
the library" The topic of "consolida-
ton of districts and transportation of
children" attracted most attention, as
this is one in which patrons and
officers as well as teachers are directly
interested. Bros. Dillingham; and Car
ter, veteran teachers, were present and
lent much to the enthusiasm of the
meeting by their interest and discus
sions. The meeting was favored with
two pleasing violin solos by Mr.. Fall
stad. Hesper is live, intellectual
comm unity, and one which appreciates
good things, especially along educa-
tional lines
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06
THE LOCAL MARKETS.
Following are the DEBORAH markets. at I'll
kme of going to press
BUSINESS LOCALS.
f. j. Lang for Sign Painting.

F. j. Lang for Sign Painting.
We are still in line for all kinds of
Bakery goods. We carry a fine stock
of candies, with a line of the incest
candy boxes made. Baker d Co.
Write II. III. Worth, DEBORAH ala,
FOR one of his new repairing priceIlists
Of violins, mandolins, guitars, etc.
III. III. WORTH.
Thorough veterinary education, 10
years experience. DR.. Whitbeck.
Office Andersoa's shoe shop, phone l4S.
Spur makes the finest photos in
the city, no cheap work at any price
We buy and sell all kinds of second
hand goods. Call and see l.. r
Morrison.
Oriental Statuary for sale at Spurr's
Art Studio. They are gems of art.
We have new model cash register,
one of the very finest in the market,
that we will dispose of cheap, If taken
soon. See it at this office.
Il have quite number of good
residences for sale. If taken soon will
be sold at bargain. -R. f. Gibson.
TO reach Omaha and Kansas City
IN time for all morning trains going
west and southwest, leave DEBORAH on
the Milwaukee at l;O5 p. m.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06
what Attracts Them.


ut is perfectly natural" said one
whose own business takes him about
more or less, that man should be in
terested wherever he may be in things
pertaining to his own business. / know
/ am in mine. When strike a strange
place, like to go through the quarter
where they carry on the business that
am engaged in and see how they run
things in II there. But / have lately
met with two illustrations of this sort
of thing that seemed to me to be rather
curious as wen as interesting.
Talking with a New York paint
manufactures about paint of certain
kind, the paint man said incidentally
that he had seen paint of that color on
walls in Pompeii. Oddly enough, the
other curious illustration arose out of
the same ancient city. A New Yorker
engaged in the manufacture of lead
pipe said, incidentally to something
that he was telling me about lead pipe,
that he had found in Pompeii lead pipe
In fair condition, this pipe, while COW
cred with an incrustation that had
gathered upon 1t In the long time 1t had
been buried, yet cutting with as bright
and perfect cleavage as though 1t had
been made yesterday instead Of many
centuries ago.
'"These two things interested some
what the paint man and the lead man
respectively, and they certainly inter
ested me."--New York Sun.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06

The White House at Washington is
to have new wings. When similar
addition was going to be made some
years ago to one Of the college build
ings at Harvard, James Russell Lowell
said to one of his classmates, 81 hope
they will fly away with it," While we
of course do not want such a fate to
befall the executive mansion at the ma
tional capital, it may be observed that
the proposed wings are not likely to
add materially to the beauty of a
structure which was never much to
brag about INTELLECTUALLY.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06
At the Churches.

GRACE EPISCoPAL-Services will be
conducted on Wednesday evening"
ut 7:20 p. M. Feb 18th, by Bishop Thos
M. Morrison.
BAPTIsT-The morning subject for
next Sunday will be, Light in the
Darkness" The evening subject,
Remember Lots Wife"
UNITY-Service next Sunday at 1920
q. IN. Subject of sermon, "Shall / go
TO Church," Sunday school at HAS
n. m. Everybody invited.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06
The rich Lose Ability to Enjoy.

The wealthy soon become satiated and
fall victims to ennui, which is worse than
WEAKNESS. See these in their boxes at
the opera Below them and above
them enthusiasm runs riot when the stars
sing. They applaud languidly with
dainty fan upon the gloved hand. They
do II because they think II is expected
Of them. But their eyes do not light up,
the color does not come into their checks,
their bosoms do not swell with emotion.
No. They are tired, they are worn out,
they have gone through too much, and
even music cannot move them. They
really are to be pitied. In the highest
gallery sit men and women who get much
more out of the music than these people.
They get delight, and Of delight those
who have too much are soon incapable
John Gilmcr Speed In Woman's Home
Companion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06
A Broken Ankle.

While VIM. Jansen, of the cigar firm
of Rubie & Jansen, was going home to
supper last Wednesday evening, he
sustained compound fracture of the
left ankle. He met Emil Rosenthal at
the Baptist church corner, and after a
friendly jostle started on home, but had
gone only few rods away when he
caught his foot in hole in the walk,
and called to Mr.. Rosenthal that he
had broken his ankle. Mr.. Rosenthal
went back and helped him home, and
DIR. Stevens was called to set the frac-
ture. Mr.. Jansen's many friends hope
for a speedy recovery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06
The Village Gossip.

Under no spreading chestnut tree
The village gossip tits;
Her sewing rests across her knee
She talks and never quits,
Her settled purpose seems to be
TO give somebody fits.
She casts a glance upon the crowd
Which slowly passes by;
She sees one lady tall and proud
And winks the other eve,
And what she dare not say out loud
She whispers, on the sly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06
NJ. W. A. Masquerade.

The members of the local camp, Mod
ern Woodmen of America, are making
preparations for grand masquerade
ball, to be given at Steyer's opera house
on Monday evening, Feb. 18th. Ev-
erything possible will be done to make
it pleasant dance for all. Good music
will be in attendance, the best of order
will be kept, and il will be gala event.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06
Advertised Letters.

Mrs. John Goss.
Miss Betse o. Johnson.
Mr.. Andrew Kristensen (Lakebo.)
Edw. M. Laughlin.
Mr.. Oluf l.. Olson.
Inga Ronning.
Mrs. Anna Thompson.
Mrs. John Tangen.
G. n. GODDARD, p. M.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06
"The Pixies" Feb. nth.

An entertainment entitled "Tbe Pix
les" little German brownies, will be
given at the Grand opera house on the
evening of Feb. 18th, under the aus
pices of st. Agatha's Guild, and the di-
rection of F. A. Salisbury. 1t is fairy
spectacle, with forty-two numbers,
comprising music, drills, marches, tab
Ieaux, etc, and will require two hun
dred children to properly present it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06
Whist Tournament.

Members of the Hook and Ladder
Company and Hose Co. No. enjoyed
a bout at whist in their rooms in the
city hall building on Monday evening.
Twelve hands were played and dupli-
Gated, and the Hooks came out vic
tors, reversing.No. ten points
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06

Now the womanhood of New York is
Indignantly protesting against the wax
models Of the feminine sex in the shop
windows displaying the latest styles in
corsets, hosiery and general lingerie.
The eastern metropolis always was an
extremely modest town.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06

The bookish London Saturday Re
view has got such bad attack OF jaun-
dice that it sneers AZ the literary chaps
who have been elected to the British
parliament Ingratitude, thy name is
the London Saturday Review.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06

Civil war has been raging in the Co
lombian republic for over year. 1t
appears that the Beers are not the only
ones who understand the art of holding
out.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06

Politicians in Hawaii are certainly
enterprising. 1t was necessary for the
board of health of the islands to pro-
hibit speakers from entering leper set
Elements to address the patients.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06
Social in West DEBORAH.

Next Friday evening the young
people of the Baptist Church will give
social at the home of 1. B. Keller, in
West DEBORAH. All are invited to
come.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06
Ready Printed Signs.

For the convenience ofthose desiring
signs for their respective uses, we have
printed the following on heavy card
board, and will retail them at ten
cents each:
House to rent
Rooms for rent
Girl wanted
For sale or rent
Board by the week
Board by day or week
This place for sale
No smoking allowed
Don't spit on the floor
No minors allowed
Closed-legal holiday
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06
Supper Tomorrow Evening.

The Ladies' Society of the United
Lutheran church will give a warm
supper in the basement of the st. Cloud
Hotel, tomorrow Thursday evening.
Everybody cordially invited.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06

Mr.. Kipling offers his Vermont home
for sale. Possibly he thinks that this
is the only way he can rid himself of
the terrible brother-in-la problem.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06
Salvation Army.

Special meeting at the hall Sunday
evening at o'clock, Mr.. Luther Hill
will preach, all are cordially invited
to attend. Captain BREAN.
Lieut., BRANT,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06
Teachers Meeting at Fort Atkinson.

A Teachers Meeting will be held at
Fort Atkinson on Saturday, Feb. 10Th,
which will be participated in by teach
ers and patrons of schools in that vicin-
ity.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-06

Is built right-side-up, and the work is in sight.
Operators who use the Oliver can correct mis-
distracted from their work by wondering
whether or not the printed page Is coming
the Oliver.
Please write to us today for booklet entitled
twenty-five Reasons" giving that many
points in which The Oliver Typewriter excels
all others. THE OLIVER TYPEWRITER Co.,
90 Dearborn St., Chicago.
W. =. Baker, DEBORAH, Iowa, agent for
Winnesheik county.
The Conservative, 1901-10-03
A cOmmu II i t v

MAKE A GOOD sons who-within
COMPOSITE. the limits of the
common welfare
doing the best they can for them
selves, will be a model of sobriety,
industry, intelligence and prosperity.
1t will need no courts. 1t will sup
port no prison. 1t will be too self
respecting to beg for class legisla-
tion. 1t will never advocate pater-
nalism in government. 1t will never
billet upon the public service, either
military or civil, men who, failing
in the handicrafts and the profess
sions, seek office as means of liveli-
hood and distinction. 1t will meas
ure the value of individual lives and
services by the benefits which they,
not their fathers, have conferred up
on the state. A pure democracy can
only be maintained by people who
are individually self -reliantly MAX
ing strenuous endeavors to develop,
cultivate and ennoble themselves.
When majority of our people become
thus employed the United States, as
their composite, will have the su-
preme satisfaction of approximating
fraternity, equality and justice in hu-
man government.
Then craftsmanship will not mean
merely office-getting for friends or ap-
propriation-getting for localities.
Then Congressional Directory biogra-
phies will recite not, as now, how
much the state has bestowed upon the
statesman, but how much in solid ben
eficent service, with self denying de-
vOtiOn, the statesman has accom-
plished for the state-not what the
people have done for him, but what
he has done for the people.
1t is then the duty of citizen to
live and act with the lofty purpose Of
doing things which shall make his
native country better. And thus liv-
ing and striving, when the shadows
begin to fall and the beautiful things
of the earth which he has admired
and loved are dissolving into blank
darkness, he may smile at dusty death
and be comforted in infinite content
ment, because with self-reliance he
shall have written an indelible auto
graph for good. Perhaps on some
soul that is wiser and whittier for his
teaching and example; perhaps only
on some spot of ground that is more
beautiful because of his thoughtful
tillage and tasteful care; perhaps by
having planted useful tree in some
soil or grand truth in some soul
he will have registered himself
worthy guest of this globe.
The Conservative, 1901-10-03
CHURCH BELLS.

CHURCH BELLS. sometimes asked
why every church
building has bell upon it, which is
kept in operation, as the neighbors
think, large part of the day and
night; is it that in this age of the
world one who wishes to worship re-
quires to be reminded of the place and
time by the ringing of bell?
With respect to the present usage,
practice would appear to be justified
by the results obtained Bells are
found attached to churches, school
houses and court houses, and in pre-
cisely those places do performances
begin at the hours for which they
are announced.
In other kinds of public gatherings,
as in meetings of lodges, city councils
or committees, it Is useless to attend at
the set time, and one is safe in hap
pening in anywhere within couple
of hours of it. There are even the
atres, in which the curtain is sup
posed to rise at 8 O'Clock, where the
commencement is delayed until it is
thought that as many are present as
mean to come From this point of
view, it is clear that much valuable
time would be saved to the cOmmun-
ity if bells were multiplied to the
point Of distraction.
But as to the period when, and the
object for which, religious societies
first took up the use of sonorous
metal as an adjunct to their worship,
it does not appear that there is any
man who knows this. The practice
seems to be universal. Wherever
mankind is found, the ruling powers
are addressed in the voice of bells, or
if the worshippers are still too rude
to be able to fashion bells, they con-
trive some kind of clatter to answer