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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-05-14

The statement of the condition of
state and savings banks in Iowa at the
close of business April 5 has been is
sued by the auditor and is the most re-
markable one ever given out. 1t
shows that for 116 days, from Dec. 10,
the date of the last bank call, to
April 5, the deposits in Iowa state
and savings banks increased at the
rate of over STA, 200 day, the total
increase in the period being $l3, 1858,
4S5. IL. The number of banks has in
creased by seventeen in the period
The amount ON deposit in Iowa state
and savings banks now is over $780,
600, 900, or three times what it was
ten years ago, and the largest in the
history of the state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-05-14

A number of changes i'll the Iowa
National Guard are likely to result
from the inspection this spring. The
inspecting officer has recommended to
Adjt. Gen. Byers that three companies
be mustered out of the service, as they
have fallen below the standard. The
companies recommended for muster
out are: Company d., of the Fiftieth
regiment at Washington; Company E,
of the Fifty second regiment, at Hull
Company f, of the Forty-ninth regi-
ment, at Independence.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-05-14
A Hundred Years of History.

Today Aunt Locky Perry warmly
greeted her many friends on her one
hundreth anniversary. She mingled
among them in her usual way, taking
a kindly interest in all their affairs,
remembering their names readily ON
hearing their voices, as her vision is
nearly gone. When grandma was an
infant Ohio was admitted as the
seventeenth state. She was one year
old when the Louisiana purchase was
made. She retains a distinct recol-
lection of seeing the British Red
Goats ON our soil in the war of 1S12-l4.
She was young Miss of fourteen
summers when the battle of Water
loo was fought and mother of a
family when Lafayette visited this
country. Longfellow, Whittier and
Holmes have come, touched the hearts
of the people with their sweet songs,
and Englands queen was born, grew
old on the throne and died in the
good woman's lifetime In her
younger days grass was cut with a
scythe, grain by sickle, threshing
was done with fail, or trodden out
by cattle, flax and wool were carded
and spun and woven by women of the
household. Letter postage was 25
cents. There were no railroads, tele-
graph or telephone lines, electric
lights or any of our modern conven-
fences. --Waverly Independent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-05-14

We shall be interested in watching
the first case of the enforcement of the
law passed by the recent session of the
Iowa state legislature which provides
for the arrest and punishment of dipso-
maniacs, inebriates and those addict
ed to the excessive use of narcotics.
The penalty attached to the law is a
sentence in the asylum, or place at
the asylum where such patients will
be treated for the disease or habit
Patients may be paroled after 80 days
treatment, the parole stipulating to-
tai abstinence from the use of liquor
or drug which has caused their trouble.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-05-14

Entered at the post Office in Decorah
Iowa. as second Glass Mail Matter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-05-14

A good one is told, on one of the
Hampton doctors. A few days ago he
was called to the bedside of patient.
He pulled out his watch, felt the
mans pulse and began to count
"seven, eight. nine, jack, queen,
king" The patient Immediately
burst out laughing and got well.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-05-14

our want column.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-05-14

Andrew Carnegie has given $67, 212,
923 in donations to public libraries,
$52, 270,173 to the United States
Scotland comes next with over $13, 900,
600, the balance of his contributions
being distributed between England,
Ireland, Canada and Cuba Iowa re-
ceives 1907, 800. Mr.. Carnegie has
changed his method of giving. In
stead of continuing to give away large
sums to single cities he has adopted
the plan of giving away amounts
much smaller in size thus increasing
the number of recipients greatly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-05-14
S~$Gc Chistcos
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
III. J. GREEN,
Editor and Proprietor.

The Only Official Paper of winnesheik
County and the City Of Decorah.
The Green Forest tribune., 1902-04-19

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The Green Forest tribune., 1902-04-19
Ralsing C Canta1oupes.

Some very valuable informa- tion is contained in the following g clipping from the Springdale News concerning the question as to how to grow cantaloupes and whether or not the industry will pay in this section. The News says:
 A largely attended meeting of the Springdale Melon Growers Association was held Friday af- ternoon of last week, and an or der was made for 125 pounds of cantaloupe seed. They were or dered from Rocky Ford, Colo, the center of this great industry. About 15O acres will be planted this season. and those familiar with the matter claim that there will be good money in it. Can taloupes have been grown here on small scale and it has been demonstrated that they will grow to perfection, being the equal of those grown in Colorado. Those grown here will go on the market about twenty days before the Rocky Ford melon, which will in- sure good prices. It is the inten- tion to ship in car lots thereby securing lower freight rates. The melons are shipped in crates, holding forty five melons each, and there are two sizes of the crates to accommodate different size melons. It is estimated that from 100 to 200 crates can be grown on an acre. The planting season is from April 20 to May 1, and the melons are shipped out during the months of July and August"
The Green Forest tribune., 1902-04-19
Spring.

Earth, welded to the Sun, gave birth to four daughters and con- fided the shaping of her vesture to their keeping. Winter, the eld- est, silent, ermine- -cloaked wears the Northern crown, and from her ice shuttle the pole star rays and gleams. About her the North Wind roars his gusty love, and by her side the Orion watches, as she weaves the snow linen of force-conserving sleep. Spring, the youngest, is the heart flower, with curving pale gold hair bound by the moons slim crescent, wide curious eyes, like deep frost free pools that drink the sky, and all her tender body is wrapped in a warm midst, her mothers vital breath. Capriciously she webs a soft green gown, and meshes in it's folds snow flakes and vio- lets, and in it's trailing length en- snares bright birds, who hold it not imprisonment, and sing so freely that strains of music float from the folds that sweep the ground. The broad girdle to bind the robe about is wrought with gold in dent-de-lion work, and the ruby clasps are gorgets of humming birds rivited with dia- mond raindrops. At her first touch, the mole, deep in his tun- eled home, bestirs himself; the spring breaks forth, and at the cadence of her spinning song, the motive floats aIoft and the swift hawk feels it's pang. Even reluc- tant man, so far withdrawn from nature, opens his door, and shad- ing his eyes, looks for green fields.
The Green Forest tribune., 1902-04-19
Says Czolgosz Did Right.

The Rev. John Ardan, a Polls h Greek Catholic priest at Olyphant, Pa, has been communicated by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Hoban for printing an article in a Polish paper over his own signature say ing that Czolgosz did right in assassinating President McKin . ley. The priest has gone on performing the duties of pastor as heretofore, paying no attention to the order of excommunicaion so the courts were asked to grant an injunction to restrain him from further connection with the church, and a preliminary in- junction was granted returnable April 16.
 The offending article was print ed in a Polish paper at Oiyphant called the Swoba. After assert ing that Czolgosz did right in killing the president, the article goes on to say that there should be an equal division of the wealth of the world, and that the only way to bring this about was tc kill off the ruler.
The Green Forest tribune., 1902-04-19
TO Pension Mrs. Mckin1ey.

The following editorial is clip ped from the St. Louis Republic:
 ''Tnere should be no opposition from any quarter to the passage of the senate bill now favorably reported upon by the House Com mittee on Pensions, granting s pension of S5,O ,O00 per annum to the widow of the late President Mckinley.
 The precedent established in such 8 case is a good rather than an evil precedent. The late President Mckinley devoted his life to the public service. His abilities were such as to have in sured his becoming wealthy man had he practiced his profess sion of the law instead of remain ing in public life. The fact that he was a poor man at the close of his distinguished career is to his credit.
 The people whom MT. McKin- ly served are under a sacred ob- ligation to properly provide for his widow. Mrs. Mckinley must not be allowed to suffer because of the fact that the late president was single minded in his service to the people. The bill granting. her a pension of S5, ,000 per annum, should be passed by d unanimouY vOte.'
The Green Forest tribune., 1902-04-19
A Boys Essay on Journalism.

A bright little boy who attends one of the city public schools was told by his teacher, a few days ago, to write an essay on "Jour- nalism," and the next day he handed in the following:
 Journalism is the science of all sorts of journals. There is a heap of kinds of journals. Jour- nals is good things 'cept when they is hot journals, and then they is just awful. My ma, she takes fashion journal what is always full of pictures of horrid old maids with the ugliest dresses on I ever saw. The fashion jour- nal don't stop nothin' but the broken window light and pas bank account.
 ''There is sheep journals and hog journals and brass journals. too, and pa has got a journ al down town at the store and writes things in it about folks he don't want to forget. Then we had a woman cooked for us named Sal - ly Journal. She was the funniest journal 1 ever saw. She was a bald-headed journal.
 ''They ain't no more journals that I know of.
 "P. S.-I forgot to say that a man what puts grease on the cal wheels is called a journalist
The Green Forest tribune., 1902-04-19
Growing Cow Peas With Corn.

A number of our subscribers have grown COW peas in corn fields, with satisfactory results, as some will do this this year we give the following experience furnished the Breeders Gazette by one of it's correspondents:
 'I want to tell how SOW my peas in my corn, and 1 think l have better results than did be- fore. I used d peassowing de- vice whichis attached to my disc- cultivator, this can be attached over the last blowing of the corn and SOW the peas over the row of corn as you blow it. You can either SOW peas or beans broad- cast over the row, or drill a row on either side of the standing corn. like broadcasting best as I think it benefits the corn by be- ing all over the ridge, and l am sure you get more peas. Besides they are much more easily picked, as there is nothing in the center
The Green Forest tribune., 1902-04-19
If0W's This2

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 Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Green Forest tribune., 1902-04-19
Jeff is Not Always Bad.

The following incident from the Arkansas Optic, published by the Deaf Mute school at Little Rock. shows that Governor Jeff Davis has tact of winning out on all occasions:
 On Tuesday evening of last week Gov. Davis and the mem- bers of the Board paid our school a visit. The two new members Messrs. Greenlee and J. R. Bush, were present. At supper, Gov. Davis, after asking the blessing, agreeably surprised the children by insisting upon eating with them. There being no vacant seat he walked over to where lit tie Wallace Branson sat and picking him up took his stool, placing Wallace on his knee. This one simple act on the part of the Governor has greatly en- deared him to every child in the school. Every one of them will remember it as long as he lives. Of course the seat of honor had been arranged for him in the teachers dining room, but he preferred a supper with the chil- dren. He ate heartily and de- c!ared that he enjoyed it. When he arose to leave the dining-room. having to hurry back to the city, without suggestion there was an outburst of applause from every pupil. The governor had taken supper with them. Later he re- marked that he had before felt a building shake with applause, standing before an appreciative audience, when the noise was longer and louder and meant more, but that the simple, sincere applause our children gave him in their owa way-he would re- member always.
The Green Forest tribune., 1902-04-19
THE RAILROAD EXTENSION.
Ira fife to EvertOn Early in May
 is Expected.

The people of Green Forest have a special interest in the further extension of the railroad east. The more new country that is opened up, the wider attention it will attract to this country and the hope is entertained that the road will ultimately connect with either Memphis or Little Rock and become a trunk line. So long as it is only a spur, it is only a half railroad.
 The work is progressing very satisfactorily and railway traffic as far as Everton, the new town to be built by the St. Louis and North Arkansas railroad, is a possibility during the early part of May. This town is to belocat- ed at the junction of Clear and Hog creeks, just IS miles from Melville. It is understood that there is to be submitted to Yell vile proposition looking to the building of a spur from Everton to Melville. According to the plans of the railroad promoters, spurs are to be run from this point to the Sugar Orchard and Dodd City districts, as well as to Yell vile and Rush creek.
 Track laying is practically completed on the extension to Valley Springs and it is possible that the train service will be ex- tended beyond this point before June 1, as was originally expect ed. Reports from the grading camps tell of excellent progress and there is apparently no reason to believe that progress will not be made according to the schedule announced some three or four weeks ago by Chief Engineer Lee
The Green Forest tribune., 1902-04-19

There has been considerable accession to the ranks of the hor- ticulturalists during the past six months. It is well to hold in mind that success in any calling de- pends upon the interest one takes in his work for the work itself rather than from the profit alone that he might make. Horticul- ture is science and it offers a world of investigation. But few employments give wider range for intellectual development than horticulture. One who under stands the growth of plants lives close to nature; he knows the birds and the insects. The won derful co-operation going on in the soil, which must exist in or der to make wood and fruit, will suggest co-operation among men, Practical Fruit Grower.
The Green Forest tribune., 1902-04-19
SUCCESSOR TO J. K. JONES.
X New Chairman of the Demo-
 cratic Party is to be Chosen.

X New Chairman of the Demo-
 cratic Party is to be Chosen.
 Since James K. Jones has been defeated for reelection to the United States senate, the nation al democracy has been casting about for a new chairman. The following dispatch from Indian apolis has been given to the as- sociated press:
 ''The impression prevails in political circles in Indianapolis and throughout the state that the selection of Thomas Taggart as a member of the executive com- mittee of the national congress- ional committee means that the party leaders have him in mind for chairman of the national dem- ocratic committee to succeed Senator Jones.
 It has been known for the last year and half that Taggart is ambitious to succeed to the posi- tion, and that he had made every effort to secure pledges of SUD- port from the chairmen of organ izations of the various states.
 Taggart is we'll known as a splendid organizer, and his strength in Indiana is perhaps greater than that of any other democratic leader. It is Tag gart's desire to secure the execu- tive position so that he can make a strong personal campaign throughout the states of the mid- de west in an effort to prevent the nomination of Senator Fairbanks for the presidency on the repub- lican ticket.
 Taggart's friends to- night de- clare that his elevation to the leadership of the national demo- cratic party is only matter of a few months. Taggart himself, however, has nothing to say on the subject further than to admit that he is ambitious to secure the place.
The Green Forest tribune., 1902-04-19
GO0d for Rheumatism.

Last fall I was taken with a very severe attack of muscular rheumatism which caused me great pain and annoyance. After trying several prescriptions and rheumatic cures, 1 decided to use Chamberlain s Pain Balm, which l had seen advertised in the South Jerseyman. After two applica- tions of this Remedy I was much better, and after using one bottle, was completely cured.-SALLIE HARRIS, Salem, N. J. For sale by Green Forest Drug Go.
The Green Forest tribune., 1902-04-19

of your corn row to bother you in picking. I have tried drilling a row with one-horse corn plant CT in center of rows, but 1 like the other way the better, as you can SOW for peas or beans and blow your corn at one operation.
 With this attachment you can see what you are doing and can SOW just as many peas to the acre as you want
The Green Forest tribune., 1902-04-19
VALUABLE MEDICIN For Coughs and Colds in ChilGrei.'

"I have not the slightest he. tancy in recommending Cha berlain's Cough Remedy to , who are suffering from coughs colds," says Chas. M. Cram Esq.,, a well known watch maj of Colombo, Ceylon. "It been some two years sinGfs Z City Dispensary first Ind .se attention to this valN uo'l, l,s., cine and 1 have repeah lato it and it has always been,rrial E cial. It has cured me pre- V all chest colds. It is manErY. effective for children .tomacll.f takes more than o,es Joh,t cure them of hoarstO., "bu5 persuaded many to- good
 uable medicine, ans thev
 as well pleased assw''s drs
 results. For salWe gu
 est Drug Go.
The Green Forest tribune., 1902-04-19
GEN. MILES MUST GO.
Tke President Will Retire the
 Lieutenant General.

The President Will Retire the Lieutenant General.
 According to the dispatches and rumors that have been eminating from Washington for sometime, General Miles and the president are quite out of harmony.
 The issues are fairly joined be- tween the lieutenant general and the secretary of war. The troubles which began long ago under the Cleveland administra- ion have finally reached so crit ical a stage that the compulsory retirement of General Miles at an early date is an open secret and is not denied at the White House. In explanation of President Rooseveit's position one of his close friends, whs unquestionably speaks by authority says:
 "The question is not a person. al one between General Miles and Secretary Root. Atpresent Sec- retary Root has on his shoulders a heavier burden than any other member of the administration No man less strong could carry it at all; and now, at the very time when he requires the most loyal support of every subordi- nate who wishes well to the army and the nation, he has to spend much of his strength in meeting the opposition of the commanding general. If General Miles is re- tired it will be simply because af- ter patient trial President Roosevelt feels that on the high est ethical grounds his retention would work grave and lasting in justice to the army as a whole. As some of General Niles friends have said that it would be unfair to retire hin, it should be said in the first place that he secured his promotion to brigadier general ship only through the similar forced retirement of General Ord, he himself being jumped over by a number of his senior officers into the vacancy thus created; ; and, in the second place, that the only action of the kind taken by President Roosevelt since he has been in office was in the case of Colonel Moves, who was compul- soriIy retired after reaching the age of G2, on the recommendation of General Miles. In other words, the general has himself recom- mended and profited by the very action which his friends now fear may be taken at his expense. If he should go out before General Brooke is retired, General Brooke, who is General Miles senior both in service and in age, and who did gallant and distin- guished work as a volunteer in the civil war, would undoubtedly be put in his place as lieutenant general, as It IS known the admin istration has been very desirous of recognizing General Brooke's long and faithful service. Gen. eral Brooke, during the civil war, rendered equally meritorious ser- vice with General Miles; General Brooke was the first to obtain a commission, and throughout the civil war he retained his advan- tage, ending the war as General Miles senior. After peace came, General Miles was promoted over General Brooke's head. AS Gen. eral Brooke will necessarily hold the position but brief period be- fore his retirement for age, Gen eral s. B. M. Young is likely to succeed General Brooke and General Chaffee's promotion to follow two years hence.'
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-05-23
RAKER & BAILEY.

Out on Cyanide avenue is the
dairy of Raker q Bailey. where 80
of the finest milch COWS to be
found in the state furnish the resi-
dents of Florence with the purest
and freshest milk. This herd is
il>ed morning and evening and
two deliveries are made daily. For
this there are two teams i'll use,
and seven horses are needed for
the work. The milk wagon used
in delivery is specially made for
the business, being handy, cool and
easy riding so there is no chance
of a customer getting milk half
churned in transit. This wagon is
easily recognized because of its
white body and red trimmings,
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-05-23
BOULDER--FLORENCE
OIL GAS AND
COAL COMPANY

"Oil is King. Colorado oil is
King of oils. Fortune knocks
once at everyone's door, but rarely
ever uses IA battering ram.
The above very sensible state
ment sizes up the situation com
pletely, and is the slogan of the
Boulder-Florence Oil, Gas and
Coal company, which corporation is
preparing to develop its holdings as
soon rs arrangements can be made
for doing so. Realizing that no
oil producing company could have
too much oil land in the real oil
districts of Colorado. the manage
ment of this corporation has Sc
cured in absolute title. acreage as
follows: 100 acres in Boulder
Basin; 100 acres in the Berthoud
d strict; 100 acres between Nor
rison and Golden, lying in the oil
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-05-23
ARKANSAS VALLEY
ELECTRIC COMPANY,

Incandescent electric lights are
used in more homes, per capita, in
Florence, than in any city in the
entire west; and it is doubtful if
there is another city in this west
ern country using greater mum
of electric lights for residence and
business purposes than Florence.
The Arkansas Valley Electric COM
pany of this city, of which Mr.,
Charles Nicely is manager, has
boiler and engine capacity of no
horse power There are six dyna-
mos of 1000 incandescent and 30
arc lamp capacity, furnishing in
addition a first class power circuit.
There are % miles of line for
lights and power, this line being
composed of $50 miles of wire.
The service rendered by this com
pauy is first class, the city being
as well lighted as any in the