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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31
Pleases a Large Audience.

One of the best crowds of the year
gathered at the Grand opera house
last Friday evening to witness the
production of "Mr. jolly of Joliet. "
The large number of holiday visitors
in town were out, many in full dress
and the evening proved delightful
one for all. The play was full of
mirth provoking specialties and bit
out of the ordinary class of plays seen
here, affording that spice which gives
flavor to a seasons bookings. 1t was
very good play and highly pleased
all.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31
Married Christmas Day.

Last Thursday at five O'Clock Rev.
K. w. Robbins performed the cere-
mony which united for life Mr.. Frank
Bryant to Miss Mathilda Knutson,
at the home of +. r. Scott on East
Water street. Both of these young
people are we'll known in Decorah,
and have large number of friends
who join us in wishing them much
JOY and happiness. They are occupy
ing rooms in the residence of Mr..
Scott.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

The sophomore class as body has
made public apology to the president,
the faculty, the students and every
body else connected with the Uni
veristy of Iowa down to the janitor,
to the public in general and to every
body, anywhere, Internationally de-
ploring the part they took in throw
ing the stones, bad eggs and the sku4.k
through the windows of the Burkeley
Imperial, disturbing the freshman
banquet, and argeeing to pay all dam
ages, which will amount from 5000 to
$500.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31
Des Moines is to have a new 81

Des Moines is to have a new six
story, fire proof European hotel.
Contracts for its erection have been
signed, architects selected and the
preparations of the plans commenced.
The new building will occupy the
ground on West Fourth street, &C by
1872 feet, now occupied by the State
Insurance company's building and
will be erected by the State Insurance
Company, the stockholders in which
will be George NJ. Christian, at
present United States marshal and for
many years proprietor of the Chaplin
hotel at Grinnell; Walter f. Ham
mond of Grinnell, owner of the Grin
nell electric lighting plant; Howard
Hedrick, deputy Unites States marshal
and a half owner of the Drexel bowl
ing alleys. Mr.. Christian will prob
ably be the manager of the new hotel.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

Ofhcials of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St Paul railroad played the art
of Santa Claus Christmas day and
dropped $500. 900 into the stockings of
the 4, 700 engineers and firemen en-
ployed ON its system. Their Christ
mas eve gift took the form of an
announcement of 10 per cent in
crease in the wages of the men and
was made through a settlement with
committees representing the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
A joint committee of thirty-five men,
bers secured the agreement with the
railroad, and the new scale will 60
into effect ON the first day of 1908.
Under the provisions of the new scale
the wages of the engineers employed
by the st. Paul railroad will range
from SO. so to "a. 40 for each run of
100 miles. The wages under the old
scale ranged from 50. 20 to 81. Fire
men secured proportional increase.
Their wages will be from 50. 30 to
81. S5 for run of 100 miles. Formerly
they received from s2 90 to 81 GO for
the same work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31
Married at Sioux Falls.

Last Wednesday, at Sioux Fal
S. d.. occurred the marriage of \
Will Roney, formerly of this city,
Miss Lizzie Mcdonald, of Sioux Fal
The groom grew up to manhood !
this county, and is young man /,
the highest repute, a gentleman j
every way, and we learn that h
bride is lady we'll worthy b
choice. 1t is the wish of all Il
friends here that their martial journ,
may be one Of happiness.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31
The Stroke of Twelve" Jan. Sth.

1.-THE Stroke of Twelve" with all
the big scenery, presented by an ex-
ceedingly strong company of great
merit, will be the attraction at the
Grand Jan. Sth. "The Stroke of
Twelve" has been played to good
houses everywhere, and we look for
packed house here. Secure your
seats early.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31
Assault and Battery Trial.

On Friday trial was held befol
Justice HI. F. Barthell. on charg
of assault and battery the informant
being filed by Andrew Nelson,
Hesper, against Edward Watts. of
same place. The trouble grew OF
a difficulty which occurred at a d
held in Tabor's hall. A jury was
panelled, and after hearing the
dence. the jury brought in We
of mot guilty, /" -
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

The powers have practically agreed
to accept The Hague tribunal as the
court of arbitration of the Venezuelan
difficulty. The present hopeful status
of the situation, which at one time
practically threatened the interests of
this country, is regarded by friends
of the administration as distinct
triumph for President Roosevelt, both
as national and an International
factor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

The most complete statement of the
Venezuelan case from the points Of
view of the several interested parties
that has yet been made appears in the
Review of Reviews for January.
This resume of the situation is con-
tributed by Mr.. A. Maurice Low.
The reasons for arbitration are sue
cinctly set forth by the editor in
".The Progress of the World.''
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

Fl. j. Evans of Hartley has tender
ed his resignation as field deputy
state dairy commissioner and Com
missioner Wright is to appoint P. H.
Kieffer of Strawberry Point, cham
pion butter maker of Iowa, as his-suc-
cessor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

The number of men engaged in
teaching school in Iowa is 900 less
than it was year ago, according to
the late report of Supt. Barrett. The
small pay of teachers has driven the
men into more profitable avenues of
employment.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

There is at least one boy kept busy
at Cherokee these days, according to
the Democrat. He has the itch and a
Waterbury watch, and when he isn't
scratching he is winding.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31
To Standard Telephone Subscribers

Subscribers are requested to de
all directories of date previo
Dec. 10, 1902, so as to avoid conr,,,
in looking for numbers, The i
directories only should be used.
z. Moran, manager, 1913
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

A near by exchange, in giving an
extended account of prominent we'd
ding, among other things says
"The BRIDES mother controlled her
feelings very we'll until the trying
time of kissing her daughter after the
ceremony. Then she dissolved into
tears.''
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

Governor Cummins issued no
paroles to convicts in Iowa prisons on
Christmas day. Governor Shaw, his
predecessor, inaugurated the custom
of granting pardons and paroles ON
that day, but Governor Cummins did
not follow the precedent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

News from the treasury department
of the government at Washington
states that Waterloo is to have a
federal court as soon as. the govern
ment building is completed. If there
is anything else that Waterloo hasn t
already secured or is going to have
soon, people would like to know of it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

Mr.. Allison's thirty consecutive
years in the Senate will expire on the
4th of March, 1908, and if he will
live long enough Iowa will keep him
there another thirty. He is 73 years
of age. Senator Morgan, who is 7S
years old, and Senator Hoar, who is
76, did not enter the Senate until 1877.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

Moses M. Ham, SO years old, for
many years editor of the Dubuque
Herald, national democratic commit
teeman from 1872 to 1888, once state
senator and postmaster of Dubuque
during Cleveland's administration,
died Christmas night. His death is
deeply regretted by the newspaper
fraternity throughout Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

A peculiar freak of electricity is
noted in the Christmas number of the
Christian Advocate. A student at
Drew Theological Seminary had
returned to his room after skating,
with wet feet. and after removing
his shoes sat down and placed his feet
upon the steam radiator, then reach
ing up to adjust the electric light.
Soon afterward other students smelled
burning cloth and upon examination
found his body in the room, which
was dark except for the sputtering of
sparks from the radiator. The stu
dents grasped him, and as soon as his
feet were removed from the radiator
the lamp, which he still held in his
hand, though he was dead, became
bright. Experiments showed that
when the student lamp and radiator
were connected current of 572
volts passed through his body, indi-
eating that twice as many were loose
about the place. Further inspection
showed that storm had torn loose a
galvanized iron guy wire supporting
a pole near the seminary gate. On
this pole was main feed wire known
as primary, and reduced current
wire for electric lights, known as the
secondary. The guy wire crossed
them both, and was charged with
both currents. There was no disturb
ance of the electric light system, be-
cause there was no circuit. The brok-
en- wire trailed on the ground and
was frozen into the mud, the elec-
tricity travelling two hundred feet
through the earth TO underground
iron steam pipes, whence it reached
the radiator mentioned above, and
the student connecting the circuit
with his body to the electric light
in his room received the full current,
which caused his death.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

him,
And censure only what we can see,
perfect, ~
Unless he uses Rocky Mountain Tea
r. A. Engbretson.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

Of the three hundred and twenty
one members of the House of Repre-
sentatives who voted at the first elec-
tion of Thos. b. Reed to the Speaker
ship in 1889, says a writer in Col
lier's, only eighteen are now mem
bers of that body. A very great num-
ber of the others are already dead and
if the ex-Speaker could meet in one
company all those of his colleagues
who have preceded him to the other
world, he will find there nearly, II
not quite, a quorum of the Fifty-frst
Congress- And that House assembled
cnly thirteen years ago.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

The enormous expense incident to
moving large circus across the ocean
is something astounding. The Bar
mum & Bailey shows recently brought
home from Europe, cost the company
So, 600 for the steamship Minneapolis
The voyage took ten days. There
were in the neighborhood of five hun
dred animals. There were twenty
eight elephants, total of hundred
and fifty tons of elephants. Only one
animal d'ed-a small monkey-but a
baby zebu was born, so the total
living animals ON the boat was the
same ON arriving as embarked. Four
acres of deck space was occupied by
the circns. The show had been
abroad for five years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31
Nothing Else So Sure.

Mothers who give their little o
Mothers Worm Syrup give then
incest tasting and most effective WI
medicine made.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

1t is said that the postal cards used
in the United States the past year
would fill III freight cars
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

Russia has more holidays than any
European nation-S6 in all. Austria
comes next with 76.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

Allan Dawson, for several years
editor of the Leader, but since the
consolidation, city editor of the
Register-Leader, has accepted the
offer of James M. Pierce, owner OF
the Iowa Homestead, to take the posi-
tion of sditor of the Homestead. He
will assume his duties on January l
and the contract calls for five years
service.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31
CURRENT COMMENT.

During the past 70 years Venezuela
is said to have had 104 wars.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

Try our up-to-date business mems
lunch. Powers a. Hanson. 45tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

''our p1ece must be great among
the nations" said President Roose-
velt in his message. 'We may either
fail greatly or succeed greatly; but
we cannot avoid the endeavor from
which either great failure or great
success must come. Even if we
could, we cannot play small part.
If we should try, all that would fol-
low would be that we should play a
large part ignobly and shamefully. +"
A great truth compactly stated.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

"A full line of Allegrettes just in
at Hedges. att
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31
Subscription Price $1.50 per year.

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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

Entered at the post Office in Decorah
Iowa. as second Glass Mail Matter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-22
A Farce in Puerto Rico.

. San Juan, P. B., Oct. 16.-The
election registrations have been COM
plete farce. The Federals were shut
out in majority of the precincts OF
the island, due to an order of the ex-
ecusive council placing majority OF
Republicans on each board. At
Vieoues eight insular policemen guard
ed the booth, no Federals were admit
ted and none registered. In many
towns there have been no Federal
registrations and in consequence sew
eral towns, in addition to Cayey, the
Federals formally retired from the
election. In order to remedy this the
supervisor of elections allowed an ex-
tra registration day, yesterday, but
with the same result. Although in
strnctions we're wired to all the pre-
cincts to protect the right Of the Fed
erals they were uniformly disregard
ed. Wherever Federals attempted tc
register there was more or less disor-
der. Shooting affairs occurred at Aqua
dilla, Corozal, Vieques and Mayaguez.
Some persons were wounded but there
were no fatalities. Wholesale arrests
of Federals were made and thousands
of protests and charges have been hled.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-22
Cuban American Treaty.

Habana, Oct. 16.-Business men who
have been called in to consult with
President Palma On the proposed Gu
tban-A American commercial treaty feel
assured that the cabinet will approve
the proposition of the United States
and that it will be sent to congress
Within few days for adoption. There
IS some fear that thu radical element
IN congress will object to approving
any commercial treaty without first
settling the question of coaling sta
tions and without being Informed clear.
II sn the intention of the United
States with regard to the enforcement
Of the Plat amendment.
The commercial treaty submitted
to Cuba by Washington is practically
the Bliss tariff schedule which was
drawn up just before the American
military government withdrew from
the island and which leaves the pres
ent duty IN force against all other ma
lions bit gives the United States a
diferential of from 20 to so per cent.
In return the United States offers
Cuba reduction in duties of 20 per
cent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-22
POPULAR FALLAcY.
Generally Believed in But Never Existed
Strange Hold Of An Untrut!l.

One Of the most widely current and
inexplicable fallacies that are gener-
ally believed is called to mind by the
coming of the Adam Forepaugh and
Sells Brothers Enormous Shows Unit
ed. 1t is the silly twaddle about big
shows dividing and showing in small
cities and towns in different sections
of the country on the same day and
then coming together again III the
large cities and showing as on exhibit
tion. It is, as a matter of fact, one
of the most absurd ideas in the world,
and persons ordinarily sane upon every
other subject will persist in believing
that such things are done, notwith-
standing the fact that it is absolutely
so much without foundation in fact
that such thing has never even
once, been attempted much less being
done as regular custom. 1t would
be just as easy to cut horse in two
and send him up two roads at one time
and then when a main road is reach
ed put him together again. It is simp-
ly a physical impossibility for such
shows to be first divided and then
uHlG0d, 5uQ Keep Gu0 puUl1c III lSuOI-
ance of it. Any man who could in
vent a system that you'd make such
a thing possible wonld have fortune.
1t never has been done, it is not done
nor will it, in all human probability,
ever be done by these shows or any
others. So, when the Adam Fore
paugh and Sells Brothers Shows
comes here they will be exactly the
same as. they were in New York,
Brooklyn, Philadelphia and all the
cities they have visited this season,
and if anyone wants to gamble on it
there is no possible chance Of losing
any money waged on that proposition,
no matter what anyone says or be-
lieves. They will be here in all their
entirety on Thursday Oct. %.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-22
Conductors and Motormen Blamed.

Pittsfeld, Mass, Oct. 15.-The find
ing in the inquest following the acci-
dent in which President Roosevelt's
body guard, Wm. Craig, was killed
here last September, filed today, says
that +" the unlawful acts of James I.
Kelly, conductor and Euclid Madden,
motorman,' of the electric car which
ran into the Presidents carriage,
contributed to the death Of Mr.
Craig. The finding was by special
Justice Chas. L. Hibbard.
Justice Hibbard finds that the
horses attached to the presidents car
riage were going at rate of six miles
an hour and the car at from 10 to >25
miles an hour. He also finds that
there was misunderstanding on the
part of the street car companies Of the
city as to what thoroughfares were
to be closed to traffic during the presi-
passage through the streets.
No evidence, the report says, was
found to show that the car was run
ming at regular schedule or that the
officials of the road had given any
orders for it to be run otherwise than
under normal conditions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-22
AGVTE RHALRY
Between a Negro Church and a
Negro Street Preacher.

The rivalry between the colored Con-
gregationaI Church and negro preach
or by the name of Sid Walker, has be-
come so. acute that the police are apt
to interfere in the near future.
The church in question is located
some distance on Campbell street.
Sid, who says he is simply "a man
serving God. is really neighbor OF
the church.
The charge is that every time ser
vices or Sunday School is held in the
church, Sid, who has a room near,
opens up in opposition. Evidently he
can out-preach the church people, for
they are complaining. The charge is
that Sid peaches SO loud and hammers
the table so industriously that the
congregation in the church are forced
to suspend. As Sid is poor hand at
quitting, he usually succeeds in put
ting he church out of business.
It is further charged that Sid
breaches on these occasions only to
oppose the church, and that he rarely
ever has congregation.
The police have yet to hear Sid's
side of the case. They are also debat-
ing how to restore peace, as they know
Of no law that forbids man preach
ing in his own house. Under these
circumstances the police are forced to
wait for further Developments. .-Au-
ousta Chronicle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-22
THE TOBACCO MARKET.
Wilmington. N. c., Working Fer
Market.

The business men OF Wilmington,
n. c., having become convinced that
the estabi bilshment Of a tobacco market
in that city and the encouragement
of tobacco growing in the vicinity
would be of great and perament benefit
to Wilmington have been working for
sometime to secure the establishment
of a warehouse. The Chamber of
Commerce has taken the lead in the
movement and has made & thorough
investigation of the business IN North
Carolina, having sent a committee on
a tour Of inspection and Investigation
to the leading markets Of that State.
In the Wilmington Star of the 9TH
instant there is a report of meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce to re-
ceive the report of one of the COM
mitteees and to discuss the tobacco
market question. The Star states that
every member of the body was present
and that s'the formal written report,
which was supplemented verbally and
by letters in such a manner as to leave
no doubt of the desirability of sue
cessful consummation of the venture
in the minds OF the entire BODY
The report was as follows:
Wilmington, n. c., Oct. IA, 1902.
MI. NJ. ". jacob, Chairman Com
mittee on Industrial and Business
Enterprises, Wilmington, n. G..
Dear Sir:-Your Committee would
respectfully report that, in accordance
with your instructions, we have visited
Goldsboro and Kinston, viewed the
tobacco warehouses, prize houses and
stemmeries, and are fully impressed
with the belief, that Wilmington has
as good advantages as either, and IN
some respects better, for the establish
ing of this business; that it IS purely
business proposition, and if taken
hold of in earnest, with the necessary
amount of capital, it can be made pro-
ftable to those taking stock in the
warehouses, and of immense value to
the community at large.
The evidences Of thrift at Goldsboro
directly traceable to the sale of tobacco
we're numerous, and without excep-
tion, every merchant there with
whom we talked was enthusiastic
about it. At Kinston the transforma-
tion of the town within ten years is
sufficient evidence of the wealth pro-
ducing power there is in the handling
of tobacco. What was ten years ago
an old field, is today the busiest
scenes of activity and the bandsomest
part of the city, representing invest
ments exceeding million. dollars. We
have studied the question as closely
as we could, and are convinced from
what we have seen that it is possible
within seven or eight years, the length
of time these two points have been
tobacco markets, to make Of Whining
ton greater market than either OF
them, and that it can be made pro-
ftable, to all concerned, from the
start.
The average amount received by the
producers of tobacco this year, in the
sections visited, is about 500 per acre.
Compare this with cotton, at Sl5 per
acre, and consider that it costs no
more to produce one than the other.
Respectfully.
VIM. E. Worth,
Geo. o. Gaylord.