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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-08-13
RIDGEwAY.
I'm our regular correspondent

From our regular correspondent
August IL, 1902.
The Junior League members held
picnic at the river last Tuesday after
noon, and all enjoyed themselves wad-
ing and walking about through the
woods.
Sarah Aga went to DEBORAH Wednes-
day afternoon, to meet her cousin,
Helen Aga, ON her return from visit
with relatives at Waukon.
Mrs. Allen and daughter, Mrs. H.
Butz, departed Tuesday evening for a
visit with friends and relatives in
South Dakota.
A. @. jacobson is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Schamel were in
town Tuesday and Wednesday of last
week, to attend the funeral of Mrs
Schamels cousinS Lillian Brinkman.
Roy Anderson was DEBORAH visitor
Wednesday.
Mrs. W. J. Paley departed Thursday
for two weeks visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. L. H. Rollins, of Frede-
ricksburg.
Ladies Aid Society meets this week
with Mrs. Charles Doty Thursday
afternoon.
Mrs. NJ. r. Ringoen left for Chic
ago Thursday evening, where she will
visit her son "Ted'', and on her way
home she will visit friends and rela-
tives in Wisconsin.
Miss Helen Aga went to Albert Lea
Saturday, where she will visit a few
days before returning to her home in
S. Oak.
Miss Millward departed for her
home in northern Mimi, Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Doty are receiving a
visit from Mrs. Doty's cousin, Minnie
Truix.
Marian Wallace and a friend Sun
dayed at the G. r. Baker home.
Miss Clara Ringeon is entertaining
a couple of young friends from Wis.
Last Tuesday morning occurred the
death of Lillian Brinkman only child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Brinkman after
having been sick but TWEEN tyfour
hours she passed away and was laid to
rest in beautiful howery grave in
the German Methodist cemetery We'd
nesday afternoon. Lillian was four
months old Rev. Schlung assisted
by Rev. Hall conducted the funeral
services which were held at the Ger
man M. E. Church. The sympathy of
the whole community is extended to
the sad father and mother at this sad
time.
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News happenings OF tho County. =
reported by q competent corps OF WRITER'S
SPIELVILLE.

(From our regular correspondent
Aug. IL. 1902.
Miss Lena Seim of Conover was the
guest of Mary Kapinos Wednesday.
The excavating for the school house
began Wednesday.
Miss Josephine Dostal was at the
Fort Thursday calling on friends.
Misses Lena and Josie Klemish were
callers at DEBORAH last Tuesday shop
ping.
Messrs. J. Hospy, J. Kapinos and
J. G. Mashek were Conover callers
Monday.
F. Kapinos Sr. is visiting relatives
at McGregor this week.
Fl. Cooper and F. Bernatz were bust.
ness callers at Calmar Thursday.
Klemish and Balik are having thei1
residencei treated to coat of paint.
W. Speicker and wife drove to Wan.
coma Sunday, to spend the day with
relatives.
Miss Regina Kapler departed Satur'
day for Red Wing, Mimi. for visit.
Joe Shema and children, of De-
corah, were down for a brief visit
with his parents.
Geo. Nockels, of Calmar, stopped il
town ON his way to Protovin last We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Plecka and children of Calmal
spent Thursday at her parental home.
The German Medicine Co. left fol
Protovin Tuesday to stay two weeks.
The lucky winners of the prizes in the
voting contest last Monday evening
are as follows: Most popular young
lady, prize diamond ring, Miss Fannie
Benesh nail driving contest, prize
set of silver knives and forks, Mary
Beama baby contest, prize silver tea
set and water pitcher, Georgia
Kovarik.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-08-13
Castalia in Verse.
Concluded.


Frank Stanley owns the butcher shop,
And has fine line of beeves.
Frank always chooses the best ones
OF those which died "nit" of heaves.
w. G. Winn runs the barber shop
And can brush you up in fine trim,
Until you begin to think
You're the only fish in the swim.
A. w. Kramer, general merchandise,
Low prices and everything neat,
Has the very best of dry goods
And in groceries can't be beat.
d. Malloy is our bank cashier,
The bank is in Kramer's store.
Here's the place to deposit your wealth
Until you get more and more.
At Henry Neverman' machine shop,
Everything's up-to-date,
And in keeping right up to time
II. n. is never late.
Nearly the last, but not the least,
One item we did omit,
But it is an honorable profession
And does exactly fit.
Chas. Bloxham is our travelling man,
And if you don't think it rude,
He expects to make his fortune
Selling patent baby food.
Now as you read these verses
Open your purse and say,
l guess the Reviews a fine paper,
/ think I'll subscribe today.
Now you know Bert futile, the ed. -
He's got to live as we'll as you,
So you just walk into the office
And plank down plunker or two.
Contributed to Postville Review.
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FORT ATKINSON.

From the Times of Aug. s, 1902.
Chas. Glass is under the weather at
this writing.
Fl. J. Giesen was down from Calmar
Tuesday.
Mrs. Geo. Huber returned from
Cresco yesterday afternoon.
Lloyd Weller returned, from Airing
ton Wednesday evening.
Otto Book transacted business at
DEBORAH yesterday.
Mrs. F. A. Schneider returned from
DEBORAH Thursday.
r. F. B. Portman and wife, of De-
corah, were in our city yesterday.
F. A. Schneider and Mrs. Chas.
Craig were DEBORAH visitors Wednes-
day.
Last Sunday the home team met
their Waterloo, Postville winning the
game by score of II to /.
A. Dostal, of Calmar, has charge of
the bank during cashier Pouska's alb
sence.
Martin Christopher, of DEBORAH,
transacted business in our city We'd
nesday.
John Dovarik went to Olivia, MINI. ),
Tuesday to look after his land in
terests there.
F. A. Schneider has moved TIE Bush
house onto the lots east of the Chas.
Krumm residence.
Misses Lora and Annie Becker, of
Ossian, were in this city Wednesday
visiting relatives.
Miss Lorena Weller returned to her
home at Charles City yesterday after
spending a week in this city.
Geo. Bieber and +. j. Pouska left
Tuesday for trip to Oklahoma
They expect TO be gone a week or two
sight seeing in the sunny south.
Geo. E. Cooney entertained num-
Der of his friends at O'Clock tea
Wednesday afternoon and all present
report very enjoyable time. The
invited guests were Furgeson, Lent
and Zobal.
Married, at the home of the brides
parents at Arlington, Iowa, Wednes-
day morning at eight O'Clock, Miss
Jessie Thompson to Mr.. Jess Weller,
OF this city. Rev. Mattox officiating.
The bride is one of Arlington's ac-
complished young ladies and will be
life long helpmate to the man of her
choice. The groom is the son Of Nv
and Mrs. Jacob Weller, and is
man of sterling qualities, which al
go toward making their journey
through married life happy one.
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CLAY HILL.
Kovarik.

Aug. IL, 1902.
Farmers are about through harvest
ing.
Miss Bidne of DEBORAH was visiting
with Miss Clara Erickson last week.
A. B. Tyler drove to Calmar Sun
day.
There was picnic held at the home
of Geo. Rastetter last Sunday, which
was well attended and fine time is
reported.
Lewis Mallie from Canton visited
at his brothers. VIM. Mallie last Sun
day.
H. Digerness and Gross Bros. have
purchased a new threshing outfit
which will be started on the hill this
week.
Sam Barth of Satire was ON the hill
Sunday.
A. Delay passed through the hill
last Friday with threshing outfit on
his way to MINI.
large croWu dttehueu the JAIL
game here last Sunday between the
Jr. and the ST.. ball teams, the game
resulted in score of 16 to in favor
of the Sr. IS; the boys are very good
players but the old boys take the front
row for while yet.
H. Digerness purchased fine horse
from Allie Headington one day last
week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-08-13
A Necessary PrecautiOn.

Don't neglect cold. 1t is worse than
unpleasant. 1t is dangerous. BY using
One Minute Cough Cure you can cure
it at once. Allays Inflammation clears
the head, soothes and strengthens the
he mucussmembraine. Cures coughs,
Group and lung troubles. ABSOLUTELY
safe. Acts Immediately. Children like
it. Engbertson's Phar. Wangler Bros.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-01
ACTIVITY in OIL FIELD
INDIANA DRILLERs BUSY EXPLORING
NEW AND OLD TERRITORY.
0ne-Third of the Operators i'm the
State Located i'm Grant County
April Statement.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MONTPELIER, Ind, April 90.-Opera-
tions in the Greater Indiana oil field for
the month of April shows 232 wells COM
pleted from which S,545 barrels of crude
oil per day are produced. This is an aver
age per we'll per day of Is barrels. There
were SO failures recorded during the month.
which is decrease of one from the March
report. There is renewed activity in the
field, as figures for the past two months
differ to the extent of more wells for
April than for March, while the increas Sc
IN the production is only IS barrels, due to
the striking of no large wells like those
that were drilled in in March. In new work
under way there are PIP wells drilling and
SO rigs up, total of 305, against a total for
March of PSI. This is net increase of "A in
new work under way over the March fig
ures
Drilling is still active in Grant county,
as one-third Of the operations of the State
are located in that county. The largest deal
of oil property closed in the State for the
past few years was that of the Huntington
Light and Fuel Company when they dis
posed of their holdings in 1000 acres OF
leases in Grant and Huntington counties
70 the ONO Oll Company Tor a cOnSldera-
ton OF SlI5,5OO. This only for one-half
interest as the purchasers already owned
the balance, which would have made the
sale as a whole $4,000, the largest deal
never yet made in Indiana. The property is
very valuable and the new owners will
drill II up at once. Other important trans
actions are pending in various parts of the
state and ere long some remarkable deals
will be closed. The Ohio Oil Company is
making silent bid for all the Indiana pro-
duction that can be bought at any fair
figure.
The gas waste case that is now pending
In the Grant county courts will settle the
facts whether or not oil man can drill
Tor oil within the gas belt, and put the oil
wells to producing regardless of the waste
or gas. The law from d business stand
point is a little strong, but some restric-
tons must be put on to protect the gas in
dustry as we'll The oil product brings i'm
the most money, but at the same time the
gas Is a fuel that thousands of people de-
pend upon, for IL lis easily handled and has
but little trouble connected with il.
The Following recapitulatiOn shows the
work OF Indiana during the month of
April, compared with that of March:
Summary of COMPLETED Wells
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Indiana Notes.

LAFAYETTE.-Mrs Eliza Fowler, who
presented $4,000 to Purdue University for
the erection of the Fowler Memorial Hall,
on Wednesday decided TO her grandson,
Cecil c. Fowler. the old Fowler home on
South street. The property is valued at
$1,000 and is one OF the oldest and finest
Of her grandson, whose marriage 10 Miss
Louise Campbell. of Watseka H., is to
take place some time next month.
WABASH.-AH the stock of the Coop
erative Telephone Company at Lafontaine
has been subscribed and the new system
is to be put in at once. The company will
make a special feature of farmers service,
and over one hundred telephones will be
installed among the landowners in the
vicinity. 1t is the purpose to supply this
service at 81 month. Connection is fur
nished by toll lines with all the towns in
a radius of fifteen miles.
RICHMOND.-The annual convention of
the Wayne County Sunday-sehOol Associa-
ton will be held at Williamsburg May %
and g. In addition 10 the prominent work
ers Of the county Mrs. Anna Black, of
mary work, and J. c. Carman, of Indian
apOliS, former state superintendent of Sun
day school work, will participate in the
programme.
MARION.-William Dollar. superntend
ent of the substation of the Central Union
Telephone Company, located in the north
ern suburbs of this city, accidentally shot
himself on Tuesday night while examining
a revolver. He was breaking the wea pom.
and thought it unloaded, when it dis
charged, the bullet striking him In the
breast The wound is not necessarily fatal.
WARREN.-The person who committed
the burglary at the Glover Leaf depot in
this city last Sunday has been identified as
Jacob Weaver, neWsbOy. aged about
fifteen years. Suspicion attached to him
soon after the occurrence. and when ques-
toned by Agent Fletcher Tuesday even
ing he confessed his guilt and his STEP
father. John Florey. paid over the amount
Of money distracted.
MUNCIE.-SenatOr Jonathan Z. Dolliver,
of Iowa. will speak in Muncie Thursday
night in the series of regular lecture course
attractions at the High-street Methodist
Church. The Delaware County Bar Asso-
citation will escort the distinguished Iowan
from the train. Judge Joseph q. Letter, of
the Delaware Circuit Court bench, will in
troduce the speaker.
FORTVILLE.-The Fortville Gun Club
Will hold a shooting tournament here on
Thursday. Many of the members of gun
clubs from Indianapolis, KokOmo, ElwOod,
Anderson and Muncie will be i'm attend
ance. The new opera house. which
seats 1000 people, is 10 be dedicated Thurs
day night.
DUBLIN.-Ties for the extension of the
Richmond street and interurban railway
lines to this place are now distributed and
the graders are rapidly coming this way.
Cars are to be running from Richmond
by July l.
CENTERNILLE.-Th School Board has
re-engaged all the present corps of teach
ers for next year The term, which will
close on Friday, has been very successful.
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IT MAY BE jerks.
Former Indiana COIIesian May Sue
ceed Adams Mt wisconsin.

CHICAGO, April 9o.-It is understood
that the committee appointed by the board
Of regents 10 select president for the
University OF Wisconsin has narrowed its
choice down to Prof. William De Witte
Hyde, Of Bowdoin, and Prof. jeremiah
Whipple jerks, of Cornell University.
Dr. jeremiah w jerks has been director
OF the department of economies, political
and social science at Cornell University
since 1893. He was born at st. Clair, Mich.
in 1856, graduated from the University of
Michigan with the degree OF A b. in 1878,
and got his masters degree two years
thereafter. He was professor of ancient
languages at Mount Norris College, Mount
Morris. H.. from 1879 TO 1SS2, during which
time he studied law and was admitted to
the bar.
IN 1855 DR. jerks received the degree OF
doctor Of philosophy in Halle, Germany,
and the same year went TO Peoria. III.
where he taught English in the high school.
From 1886 to 1859 he was professor of pOlti-
cal science and English literature at Knox
College, and from 1890 to 1891 he was pro-
fessor of political economy and social SCI
ence at the University OF Indiana. In 1891
he was called TO Cornell, where he was
made professor of political economy and
social institutions. and two years later
became director of the department.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-01
ROBINSON is NOMINATED
FOR FOURTH TIME HE WILL LEAD
TWELFTH DISTRICT DEMOCRATS.
Cheers for Bryan, but Nome for Haul
ing Down the Fiag-Miers to BE
Nominated at Vincennes.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind, April N.-James Nj.
Robinson, Democratic member of Congress,
broke all records in this district to-day by
receiving his fourth nomination. The con-
vention was held in the opera house at
Kendallville. Owing to the absence OF OPP
position the crowd small and mostly
made up of delegates. The. proceedings
were remarkably quiet. and several party
workers could not restrain remarks upon
the conspicuous absences. The party lead
ers present were few, it being apparent
that the delegates were composed or Rob-
inson's personal following. The three Cole
rick brothers, Of this city, Judge collars,
j. NJ. Barrett and VIII Breen, OF this city,
were not present, nor were Cyrus Cline,
former Senator NoyeS and Judge Powers, OF
Steuben, nor o. f. Ballou and John HanOn,
of Lagrange, nor Tom Marshall, Senator
Heller and w. f. McNagly. of Columbia
City. These absentees were the most signiti
cant feature of the convention. No reso-
Iutions were offered or adopted.
The convention stage was embellished
with portraits of Washington. Lincoln and
Bryan. Andrew a. Adams, of Whitley
county, was installed as permanent chair
man. He early defined Democrats to mean
only those who always vote the Democratic
ticket without variablencss or shadow OF
turning. he arraigned the Republican par
ty in the matter of trusts and referred to
Senator Beverage ''voluble youth who
declared trusts are steps in the ladder OF
commercial supremacy"
Frank j. Dunten, of Lagrange put Mr..
Robinson in nominate ton. eulOgizing him as
a paragon of success, sprung from poverty
and toll. He praised Mr. Robinsons devo-
ton to his widowed mother and passing to
his political life, put him in the usual at
titude of opposition to Republican measures.
Twice he rung in the name OF Bryan, ana
was literally applauded, though not by all
tine delegates. The chief applause was when
he referred TO Bryan as the greatest politi-
cal leader in history"
When he boldly proclaimed that in GER
tain cases where the American flag stood
for tyranny, Robinson would help haul ii
down, there was dead silence. Mr.. Robin
sons speech of acceptance charged the Re-
publican party with class legislation; fos-
tering trusts, which sell goods abroad cheap
er than at home and carried goods abroad
in subsidized ships. He scored the Philip
pine policy and charged extravaganza, ia
voritism. corruption, etc. In closing he lit
orally said he was proud of the fact that he
had sucked Democracy from the breast of
his democratic mother" his mother being in
the audience He left tonight for Wash
IngtOn.
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FUNERAL OF J. S. MORTON.
Body of the Former Secretary of Ag-
ricuIture Laid at Rest.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., April 30.-The
remains of the late Sterling Morton, for
mer secretary Of agriculture, arrived in this
city from Chicago early to-day on special
train. A committee of prominent citizens
met the funeral train, and, together, with a
detachment of Company c, Nebraska Ma
uonal Guard, escorted the remains to the
public library, where they lay in state until
u:30. During the forenoon the school chill
dren of the city, each grade marshaled by
a teacher, visited the library to take fare
well view of their lifelong friend. The
funeral service of the Episcopal Church
was held at Arbor Lodge al L o'clock. Gov
ernor Savage and staff arrived from Lin
coin on an early train, accompanied by a
large number of former associates and
friends OF the deceased.
AT the conclusion of the services at Ar
Dor Lodge the funeral oOrtege moved to
Wyuke Cemetery, where the remains were
laid beside those of his wife and his son
Carl, In the family lot.
Messages of coincidence continue to come
IN, among those received being one from
former President Cleveland. and one from
former Secretary of War Daniel S. Lamont.
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Average March wells. brls.................1S 1914
Average April wells. brls..................n
Wells and Rigs

Increase drilling wells.....................
Increase rigs up and building.
Net increase in new work under way. "a
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UNCLE SANS" BIRTHPLACE.
Wilson Homestead in New Hampshire
Sold at Auction.

MASON, n. H, April SO.-The Wilson
homestead, said TO be the birthplace of the
original "Uncle Sam" was sold at auction
this afternoon for sl,50O The purchaser
was Capt. Orren a Hamblett, of Washing
ton.
Uncle Sam" was Samuel Wilson the
eldest of twelve children born on this farm.
During the second war with England, as
the story goes. he and his brother Edward
were contractors for government supple
al Troy y. Y. Ii was the Wilson idea TO
label their beef and pork packings ~. S."
and as Samuel Wilson was generally called
Uncle Sam" the army quickly referred 10
the supplies as Uncle Sans" This title
quickly was applied TO the government and
after the war was used everywhere in that
sense. Samuel Wilson died in Troy i'm 1901,
aged lightweight. The farm was sold to-
day because of the death of the last MEM
Der of the family 1t was owned by a Will
son for l22 wears
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-01
Elevator Fire i'm shelby.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE. Ind. April so. - Early
this morning the elevator at Lewis Creek,
nine miles south of this city. was destroyed
by fire. The elevator. which was owned
and operated by William Nading, of Shell
byVille. had a capacity of $4,000 bushels.
At the time of the fire there were stored
in II between SEQ and 5000 bushels of
corn. $40 bushels of wheat and 200 bushels
of oats These also were destroyed. The
loss amounts 10 $4,000. The building was
insured in the North British and MeTcan-
tile Company for 81 go. and in the Hartford
company for S1.5l0. The grain was in
sured IN the North British for $1,000, and in
the Phenix of Brooklyn for 5000. The
origin of the fire is unknown
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TO FIGHT INJUNCTIONS.
Railways Now Object 10 the Court Is
suing Permanent Orders.

CHICAGO, April 3o.-The Record-Herald
tomorrow will say: Control Of the rate
situation by means of Injunction against
a small number Of railroads has been de-
clared failure by the management Of
the lines now resting under restraining or
ders. Owing to this fact the twelve roads
against which restraining orders have been
issued have decided TO fight the issuance
OF a permanent order when the matter
shall be called for hearing before Judge
GrOsscup June %. This decision has been
reached because of the existing suspicion
that rates are being cut by lines not en-
Joined, and that preferences of various
kinds are being given. One of the lines
enjOined is complaining that IN certain
large cities competing lines are giving pref
erences in the form Of free carriage and
that this cannot be overcome. As result
effort will be made in June either TO OBJ
tain the dissolution OF the pending bills or
to induce the court to order the govern
ment 10 include with suits every railroad
in the country
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, April 30.-Mlle. Lazette, a
snake performer with the Wallace show
that showed in this city to-day. had a mar
rev escape from being squeezed to death
by a thirty-six-foot python during a per-
Torrance. Mile. Lazette had wound the
snake about her body in the customary
manner when she suddenly felt the coils
of the python Tightening about her. She
attempted TO free herself, but the snake
only squeezed the harder. She screamed as
we'll as she could. assistants ran to her aid
and gave the python drug that is kept on
hand for such occasions. Mile. Lazette was
almost Frustrated by her experience.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-01
Indiana Obituary.

MUNCIE. Ind. April 30-Richard Berger
aged seventy-one. one of the city's promi-
nent residents, died al midnight tonight
of heart trouble and dropsy. He was born
in Berks county Pennsylvania, in 1881, anC
came to Muncie in 1860. He was member
of the City Council for ten years and haC
two years of his present term TO serve al
patriarch Of the Indiana l. o. O. f. from
1881 to 1882. He was also a member of the
knights of Honor. He had made complete
preparations for his funeral. He left a
widow and three sons.
KOKOMO. Ind, April SO-william H
BrentOn, a leading resident of Vermont
Howard township, died this morning from
injuries received Sunday by being kicked
by a horse. A widow and one child sur
ViVe.