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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-10-02
SPILLvILLE.
from our regular correspondent

From our regular correspondent
Sept. 80, 1901.
J. J. Haug and wife transacted bust
ness at DEBORAH, Tuesday.
F. HAPPIER returned from his business
trip this week.
Miss Lou Miller was DEBORAH visit.
or one day last week.
Miss Mary Panek, of Calmar, spent
Sunday under the parental roof.
F. G. Heuser and family were De.
corah visitors Sunday last.
Mike Graft and wife, of Calmar, drove
down and spent Sunday in our vicinity.
Mrs. Allen and children, of Cresco,
are the guests of G. H. Hauser.
Tarvestad of DEBORAH was caller in
our vicinity Thursday.
A number from our town attended
the caucus at Conover Thursday night.
Mesdames J. Swehla and j. Chevik
spent Wednesday last with friends at
Calmar.
Thirty-six young people were enter
tanned at Miss Mary Mikesh's Sunday
night. All report good time.
Don't miss the musical entertain
ment to be given by the young ladies
of our town Saturday evening Oct. 5th.
Refreshments will be served after the
entertainment. Proceeds are to be
used for the purchase of an organ for
the public school. Everybody come
and have good time.
Good bargains in picture frames at
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-10-02
Appointment of Administrator.

Notice of the appointment of administrator
of the estate OF Marion Il Mcintosh deceased
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That the
subscriber has been duly appointed Admins
tratrix OF the estate OF NJ b. Mcintosh late OF
Madison Township, In the County of Win.
nesheik, State of Iowa, deceased, intestate.
and has taken upon herself that trust by Civ
ing bonds as the law directs. All persons
having demands 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
CARRIE NJ. MCINTOSH.
Slvi AdmInistmirix
X. II. b. PoRrMAN ", attorney for estate.
Dated AT Deconh. Iowa. Sept. q, 1901.
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WILLIAM MCKINLEY
HIS LIFE AND WORK,
BY

GEN. CHARLES ii. GR0SVENOR.
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salary for an intelligent man or woman I'm
each town. Permanent position. 80cents per
hour for spare time. Manufacturer, Box ll02,
Chicago. 37-l0.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-10-19
THE SITUATION.

For some months an effort has
been made by this paper to gather
up the odds aud ends of the Peo-
pies party from the wreck Of
fusion and with them aud the in
dependent element in other par
ties form ticket that would com
msnd the confidence aud support
of the voters of Rio Grande
county. There We're but two al.
ternatives; the plan outlined above
or to follow the Jemison. St-pli-
enson Gibbs push to their end aud
finish. Billy Jemison was sent
here from Derver to lead the
fusion forces. He told the editor
Of this paper that We were in no
shape TO demand anything; that
there were not dozen voters be-
hind us. He then led his forces
into the convention aud IN less
than an hour the .Iemison. S,eph-
enson-prsh went down never to
rise again and they pulled Mr..
Chisholm down with them.
Jemison came up from Denver
with n swelled head. stopped of
at Monte Vista 10 see the two men
whom he "can always put his
hands on to do his bidding aud
then went on Ia Dsl Norte 10
finish his fusion slate. The dem
ocrais wer. tn have four Of the
seven officers and were To dictate
who should 90 on the ticket from
tn. populisi side. OF course the
democrats were Ia hnvc the com.
missioner in order to insure .Icsse
county pension for another two
years.
But the play would not work
and before Billy left town he
changed his No. I hat with n little
Mexican boy for "A No, : which
fits him much better.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-10-19

PoruLlsrs need not despair oi
the future. Although their party
has been traded on 10y il. leaders.
their principles .till Nv. and next
year NOR. than n million votes
will be- rolled NJ an the c,nvf.s.
sionnl ticket These votes will
not come from III. slums ot the
big cities: they will no, com. from
the foreign elements thm, hnv.
no, sssimilst.d with ns bat. ~
Senator Teller snys. they will
come from tn. best brain Of the
American people. They will rally
under n new name aud n new lead.
ership. History, during the next
Few years. will be- made fast and
on an enduring basis. Men are
beginning TO know that they have
brains aud realize they must uss
them In order 10 b~ successeui.
The cooperative commonwealth 10
mueh nsArss then the uillessium.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-10-19
TME DgxorR.ArS.

This lmptr has always opposed
fusion with any old party. ns such,
knowing to what i, would lcnd.
but We have submitted To the
party's will Fusion has run lis
race We followed il to lis death.
but refuse 10 attend lis funeral
We have urged the democrats in
TIN. county that fusion was no
longer practical: that populists
were bound for the present at
least. To take IN independent stand
and await results: that populists
feel that they have been unfairly
dealt with by the democrats. We
have urged the democrats to bilc
their time with patience. that
whenever that party gained the
confidence of the people in this
county or in this state the pop.
ulists and the indcpcnIcn, rcpnb.
licans would flock Ia them. but
they cannot build up their party
by bulldozing or by trading for
votes.
The democratic party has n
record for conservatism and for
reorganlziny about every four
years. They rcorganizcd for Sey-
more against untaXcd bonds and
the iniluitous national banking
system. They reorganlZcsl under
Greeley and TiIdcn and Cleveland
and Bryan and are now reorguniz-
ing, rs we believe. back to Clcvc-
land, the Philippines and other far
away Islands of the sea in which
the people have hut little interest.
But It seems they could not wait.
They were too hungry for county
Offices and for u pension for Jesse.
They forced the tight and they
have lost. Democrats can always
he relied on Ia make mistakes at
the right time
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-10-19
BILLY JEMisON.

IL comes with poor grnc. from
Billy Jemison TO be told by him
that this paper is not in shape to
demand recognition from the peo-
ples party after ". have supported
him for oili, eight years without
IA cents remuneration while he
WAS putting up as high as 500 a
year to the Bloom organ. Even
when he had got TO the end of
official life in Rio Grande county
We did what We could to pension
him on the state, aud in order to
be roviletl for, useless Office WAS
created for him. Peace to his
ashes. We still live.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-10-19

The democratic candidates are
all nice people and we hope they
will stand up and lm counted on
election day Ii they are not
elected this year thcv mnv he in
the great hereafter.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-10-19

ForH years ago. when the pop.
uli>is had the confidence of the
people. the democrats and rcpubli
cans joined drive. and the popu
lists beat the combination.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-10-19

SINCE the administration papers
have been jumping on To H.arst's
papers aud calling them Annrchis.
tic he has added over 92,Ooo names
to IN. lis,
II is hard la ,lown n coed man.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-10-19

Tnr head Of In. Stephenson
push -nid the editor q! this paper
hadn't n dozen votes behind h,m.
but We motto. when n question
came mp on which III. delegates
wer" not pledged they stayed with
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-10-19

OF the nominees It may I've sad:
Judge Mnryatt has served one
term and 81 far as We can learn he
has given general satisfaction 10
the people. His fees have been
moderate and reasonable. He
is obliging to those who have
business IN the county court
often coming to Monte Vista
at his own expense To accomino.
date those living in the east end Of
the county. As n trial judge he
has the courage of his convictions
and all are treated alike without
regard 10 their wealth or influence.
lie WAS elected three Years ago on
II tbrcc.corncrcd fight and i. much
stronger now than three year, ago.
C. c. Kerr is well qualified for
the office III clerk. but he l,oltcd
the best popnlist that ever ran for
office in RIO Grandc county. +. T.
Moody. He also bolicd X. \.
Chisholms nomination. also that Of
BILL Jcmi-on and Denny Gibbs
four years ago. lie was n cand,.
date for sheriff two years ago aud
wns defeated by Dennis Glib. by
one vote by means. best known
Ia the .Icml-on. Stephenson q lbbs
push. THIS year he made his bsi
with sand push 10 secure hi. nom.
inatipn
". \. Mn.iIl i. an old popu.
list. never kforc having sought
political honor..
I. A. Cochran i. a good man
and In. always been true Ia hi.
party, and il elected will do his
duty ~ he understand. II. hnt he
ha. n popular man 10 run against.
James Abrani. would make u
strong rncc for treasurer. but he
refused 10 lr u candidate before
the convention and will decline the
nomination u. We are informed.
Tnn's Y. Wilson l. one Of the
true and tried tSpul,-,.. The
l,ooilc gang. Whenever they had
any dirty jol'- to put through they
always Let Tunis Wilson severely
alone. liz is exceedingly popular
In the casi ensi of the county and
will POLL more votes here than both
bis orInncni. The independent
republicans land there are lot. of
thcm) will vote for Tuni. Wilson.
II Jcs.c Stephenson dcrsa't get h..
slime IN Tunis hr Is sure of M
sleeti0a.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-10-19

Senator Hill threatens to stay
ON the democratic ticket Hardly.
When Jess, says get. Off the SEM
tor Will git.
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alive with fresh and important dispatches,
chiefly foreign. At length, after allowing
himself to become really interested in
Paris dispatch of some international con-
sequence, he turned his eyes again to the
mirror. She was leaning slightly for
ward, holding the open book in her lap,
but reading, with straining eyes, an arti-
Gle In the paper he held.
He calmly turned to the next page and
looked leisurely over it. Another glance,
quickly taken, showed to him a disap-
pointed frown on the pretty face and
reluctant resumption of novel reading. A
Few moments later he turned back to the
frst page, holding the paper in such a
position that she could not see, and, full
of curiosity, read every line Of the foreign
news, wondering what had interested her.
Under ordinary circumstances Lorry
would have offered her the paper and
thought nothing more about it. With her.
however, there was an air that made him
hesitate. He felt strangely awkward and
inexperienced beside her; precedents did
not seem to count. He arose, tossed the
paper over the back of the chair as if
casting 1t aside forever and strolled over
to the opposite window and looked out for
a few moments, jingling his coins care
lessly. The jingle of the pieces suggested
something else to him. His paper still
hung invitingly, upside down. as he had
left it. on the chair, and the lady was
porting over her novel. AS he passed her
he drew his right hand from his pocket
and a piece of money dropped to the floor
at her feet. Then began an embarrassed
search for the coin-in the wrong direc-
ton, of course. He knew precisely where
it had rolled, but purposely looked under
the seats on the other side of the car.
She drew her skirts aside and assisted in
- l.
the little piece of money, but did not pick
it up. Finally, laughing awkwardly, he
began to search on her side of the car.
Whereupon she rose and gave him more
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room. She became interested in the
search and bent over to scan the dark
corners with eager eyes. Their heads
were very close together more than once.
At last she uttered an exclamation and
her hand went to the floor in triumph.
They arose together flushed and smiling.
She had the coin in her hand.
II have it, she said gayly, delicious
foreign tinge to the words.
Il thank you he began, holding
out his hand as If in a dream of ecstacy,
but her eyes had fallen momentarily on
the object of their search.
"Oh!" she exclaimed, the prettiest sur
prise in the world coming into her face
1t was a coin from her faraway home
land, and she was betrayed into the in
voluntary exclamation. Instantly how
ever, she regained her composure and
dropped the piece into his outstretched
hand a proud flush mounting to her
cheek. a look of cold reserve to her eyes
He had hoped she would offer some COM
ment on what she must have considered
a strange coincidence, but he was disap-
pointed He wondered if she even heard
him say:
81 am sorry to have troubled you"
She had resumed her seat, and to him
there seemed a thousand miles between
them. Feeling decidedly uncomfortab BILE
and not a little abashed, he left her and
strobe to the 1oor Again mirror gave
him a thrill. This time it was the glass
in the cars end. He had taken but
half-dozen steps when the brown head
was turned slyIy and a pair of interested
eyes looked after him. She did not know
that he could see her, so he had the sat
isfaction of observing that pretty, puzzled
face plainly until he passed through the
door.
Grenfall had formed many chance &C
ouaintances during his travels, some
times taking risks and liberties that were
refreshingly bold. He had seldom been
repulsed. strange to say. and as he went
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-13
She Became Interested in the Search ard Bent
Over to Scan the Dark Corners With Eager Eyes.

with his back to the door his face to
the window. studied it's lettering.
During the afternoon he stroled about
the train, his hand constantly jinglng
the coins. He passed her compartment
several times, yet refrained from look
ing in. But he wondered if she saw him
pass.
At one little station a group Of Indian
bear hunters created considerable interest
among the passengers. Grenfall was
down at the station platform at once,
looking over a great stack of game. AS
he left the car he met Uncle Caspar.
who was hurrying toward his nieces sec
ton. few moments later she came
down the steps, followed by the dignified
old gentleman. Grenfall tingled with a
strange delight as she moved quite close
to his side in her desire to see. Once he
glanced at her face; there was a pretty
look of fear in her eyes as she surveyed
the massive bears and the stark, stiff
antelopes. But she laughed as she turned
away with her uncle.
Grenfall was smoking his cigarette and
vigorously jingling the coins in his pocket
when the train pulled out Then he
swung on the car steps and found him
self at her feet. She was standing at
the top, where she had fingered mo-
ment. There was an expression of anx-
ltIJ III HSI tN Is DIS lie looked uD into
them, followed instantly by one of relief.
Then she passed into the car. She had
seen him swing upon the moving steps
and had feared for his safety-had shown
in her glorious face that she was glad
he did not fall beneath the wheels
Doubtless she would have been as solicit
Gus had he been the porter or the brake
man, he reasoned, but that she had no
ticed him at all pleased him.
At Abilene he bought the Kansas City
newspapers. After breakfast he found
a seat In the observation car and settled
himself to read. Presently some one took
a seat behind him. He did not look back,
but unconcernedly cast his eyes upon the
broad mirror in the opposite car wall
Instantly he forgot his paper. She was
sitting within five feet of him, a book
in her lap, her gaze bent briefly on the
fitting buildings outside. He studied the
reflection furtively until she took up the
book and began to read. Up to this time
he had wondered why some nonsensical
idiot had wasted looking glasses on the
walls of a railway coach; now he was
thinking of him as far-sighted men.
The first page of his paper was fairly
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GrenfalIs ticket carried him by way of
Chicago. He caught himself wondering if
he could exchange his ticket in ST. Louis
Travelling with her father and mother
I suppose?'
mo, sub; they's huh uncle and aunt.
heah huh call 'em uncle an aunt. TIL
ole gent'ma is Uncle Caspar [ dom
know what they talk bout. It's mostly
some foh'en language. Tn young lady
allus speaks American to me, but tn old
folks CANT talk it YER we'll They all
been to Frisco, an tn hired hep theys
got with EN- say they been to Mexico,
too. TIL young lady's got good American
dollahs, don care wha' she's been. She
allus smiles when she ask me to do any
thin, and I wouldn' care if she nevah
tipped me, s long as she smiles that
away"
Servants with them, you say?"
''Yas, sub: man an woman, mex sec
ton t'other side the ole folks. CANT say
morn fifteen words in American. TIL
woman is huh maid, an tn man he's tn
gen'ral hustler fer tn hull pahty''
"And you don't know her name?"
mo, sub, an 1 CANT YER well fin out"
"In what part of Europe does she liver"
Australia, think, subj"
You mean Austria
do 1? 'Scuse ma ig'nance I was ifs
guessin' at it anyhow; one places as good
as mother ovah thuh. 1 reckon"
Have you one of those dollars she gave
your
Eyes, sun. Hens coin that ain Ameh-
lean, but she says it's with seventy cents
in our money. It's a foh'en piece. She
tell me to keep it till 1 went ovah to huh
country; then l could have a high time
with it-that's what she says-'a high
time'-an' smiled kin O. KNOWN like"
Let me see that coin,' said Lorry, Gag
erly taking the silver piece from the por
ter's hand. 81 never saw one like 1t be-
fore. Greek. it looks to me, but can't
make thing out of these letters She
gave it to your"
'Yas, suh-las' evening. high time
on seventy cents! That's reediculous
Amt it?" demanded the porter scornfullv.
I'll give you a dollar for it. You can
have higher time on that"
The odd little coin changed owners i'm
mediately, and the new possessor dropned
it into his pocket with the inward con
viction that he was the silliest fool in
existence After the porter's departure
he took the coin from his pocket, and.
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to his section dlzzily he thought of the
good fortune that had been his in other
attempts, and asked himself why it had
not occurred to him to make the same ad-
vances in the present instance. Somehow
she was different. There was that strange
dignity, that pure beauty, that imperial
manner, all combining to forbid the faint
est thought of familiarity
He was more than astonished at himself
for having tricked her a few moments be-
fore into perfectly natural departure
from Indifference. She had been so re-
served and so natural that he looked back
and asked himself what had happened to
f1atter his vanity except a passing show
of interest. With this, he smiled and re-
called similar opportunities in days gone
by, all of which had been turned to ad-
vantage and had resulted in amusing pas
times. And here was a pretty girl with
an air of mystery about her. worthy of
his best efforts, but toward whom he had
not dared to turn a frivolous eye.
He took out the coin and leaned back
in his chair, wondering where it came
from. ''In any case" he thought, eth
make a good pocket-piece, and some dav
I'll find some idiot who knows more about
geography than 1 do" Mr.. Lorry's own
ideas of geography were jumbIed and
vague-as if he had got them by STUDYING
the labels on his hat box. He knew tbe
places he had been to and he recognized
a new country by the annoyances of the
Custom-house, but beyond this his ignor-
ance was complete. The coin, so far as he
knew. might have come from any one Of
a hundred small principalities scattered
about the continent. Yet it bothered him
a little that he could not tell which one
He was more than curious about a very
beautiful young woman-in fact, he was
undeniably interested in her. He nleas~
antly called himself an lass to have his
head turned over pretty face, a foreign
accent and an insignificant coin, and Vet
he was fascinated.
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TWO STRANGERS IN A COACH
Lorry wasted very little time. Hs
The colored American., 1901-07-13

for owe my present good health to it"
All over the country there are women
who have been invalids for many years,
suffering with female arrangements.
What boon to such women IS DR..
Harfman'S free adViceI So famous
has his skill made him that hardly q
hamlet Or town In the country but
knows his name. He cures tens OF
thousands, and he offers 10 every
woman who will write TO him her
symptoms and a history Of her troy
bic, free advice and treatment.
The medicines he prescribes can be
obtained at any drug store, and the cost
is within the reach Of any woman. He
describes minutely and carefully just
what she shall do and get to make q
healthy robust woman of herself.
Address DR.. Hartman, Columbus,
Ohio, for 3 free copy of '.HeaIth and
Beauty"
The colored American., 1901-07-13

hardest worked man in the Customs
House. He is always busy moving
from Office to Office directing the affairs
Of his department.. He is Is fine Of
fcer. His son Henry is one Of the
brightest young chaps in Atlanta.
Rev. DR.. J. M. Henderson, president
of Morris Brown College, preached a
very fine sermon at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday morning.
Mr.. 8. J. Fountain was called to Eli
bertOn last week to attend the funeral
Of his father, a prominent minister IN
the A. NJ. E Church.
The colored American., 1901-07-13
DOWN ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
Highland Beach Notes.

The fine new hotel Of Mr.. George T.
Bowen, the popular steward of the
Merchants Club, of Baltimore is win
ming golden laurels from all who have
thus far been its guests. There were
egisteredlthere last week Mr. Lewis
IL, Douglass, wife and niece, and Miss
Nita Cook, Miss Lucy E. Motion, Mr
and Mrs. Alexander freeman and Miss
Eula Ross of Washington, D. G. and
a party OF six gentlemen from Baltimore.
The colored American., 1901-07-13

ington one day last week at her camp
on the Bay side.
Miss jamie Freeman has rented one of
the Douglass Cottages for the season.
Associated with her in the visiting are
two or three other of our Washington
teachers,
The season at this well known and
popular resort promises to be the most
enjoyable of any of the nine proceed
The colored American., 1901-07-13

given at the Francis Cottsge last Satur-
day night
Joseph Fl. Douglass left Monday
evening for Atlantic City, where he will
appear in concert July 9th. The pro
gram includes our poet, Dunbar.
The Soldiers and Sailors Beneficial
Upior, of which Major G. r. Douglass
is president, were the guests Of that
gen leman at his cottsge On July 4th.