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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-04

Mr.. Guy C. Grayson. of the Norfolk anu
Western, will moye his family to Bristol
Thursday. -
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Suit Against Leihermuth and Euker.

Suit has been Instituted In the United
States Court here by the United states
against f. Leibermnth and F. y. Euke1ri
The amount In vaIved Is Ss,sSs The suit
grows out of a bond or Iae desenualss
given on account OF a tobacco Imports
lion.
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Current Comment.

win the ellm1natlOn OF q large part OF
the negro vote in Virginia, party lines
will be less tightly drawn and voters
will study men and measures more close
ly. Character and efficiency will be the
standards by which candidates for office
are judged. If officers do not stand up
for integrity and honesty in office, strict
enforcement of all laws, ana economy in
the administration of affairs consistent
with good government they cannot hope
to win the support of their fellow citizens
by simply resting their claims on past
services to the Democratic party.-Suffoll1
Herald.
That is good, hard sense and we hope
the prophesy will come true. If it doesn't
tkere'll be much to our discredit,
Now, that was a cruel blow to the or
gauization Republicans in Virginia. dealt
by the Terrible Teddy, when they were
forced to make a fight against their
will But all yielded gracefully and the
convention to nominate opposition for our
game cock-Flood-wil be held at Bucf-
anan on September 26th next.-Clifton
Forge Review.
And what hollow mockery that Buchan-
an convention will be! But what the
boss says goes
Mrs. Ida Good, of Goodvlle, near
Cherry Grove. who promptly and per-
fectly discharges every duty of a first
class housekeeper and the various outside
duties a good woman finds to perform
picked with her own deft fingers. over 230
quarts of whortleberries and is not
yet weary of we'll doing. "-Winchester
Star.
Gracious! What blessing Mr.. Good
enjoys. We wonder if he was called upon
to eat all those whortleberries which his
interchangeable consort picked.
What's the matter with moving the
scene of our naval manoeuvres up the
Mediterranean a piece, and letting the
Sultan of Turkey see what a proposition
he IS monkeying with when he attempts
to stand off little bills Of the United
States?-Norfolk Ledger.
Does this proposition also contemplate
the removal of that Newport tea party,
including the Duke and Duchess of Marl-
borough, who held up the warships a few
days ago and extorted meal from the
Admiral?
This years oysters will be higher, at
least wholesale, because of a small crop
Charlottesville Progress.
Heavens! Don't tell us that the price
OF something else has gone up. too.
A man who had married the heiress to
Sl7,oo0oo0 died suddenly in Boston the
other day 1t is seldom pleasant to con-
template death under any circumstances,
but think of having to die horrible
death like that.-Alexandria Morning
Call
Horrible 1t truly is, but think how
miserable is the existence of the other
fellows, who tried to win the heiress.
failed and still live
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VIJVStfUIt
LUMBER COMPANY CHARTERED.
The Hall Tie and Lumber Company has
been incorporated under charter grant
ed by Judge Mullen. with a capital of
$4,000 The officers named are: ]. w.
Hall. president and treasurer: Robert
Cabaniss, vice-president: 0. Brownell
secretary; Charles T. Lassiter attorney,
all citizens of Petersburg. The purposes
of the company are the buying. selling
and manufacturing of lumber in all its
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rHuRspAy. ...... SEPTEMBER 4, 1902.
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NEWS OF PETERSBURG

REV. MIR. HOOKER WRITING a HIS
TORY OF THE CITY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-04
LUMBER COMPANY CHARTER.
The New Corporation Hnzs Capital
stock of s2a,ooo-Many Inquiries
as to Manufacturing rlant-A Mid
night Marriage.
night Marriage.

PETERSBURG, VA. September a.
fSpecial.)-Rev. George E. Booker. the
able and beloved young pastor of High
Street Methodist Episcopal church. is en-
gagged in writing. in the form of a story,
an historical sketch of the city of Peters
burg, with reference more especially, it
is stated. to the scenes and events OF the
stirring days of 1ss1-'65. Mr.. Booker is as
brilliant and scholarly as writer as he
is preacher, alA his book will be await
ed with interest.
A LATE NIGHT MARRIAGE.
Late last night Mr.. Albert R. Heath. an
employee of the Petersburg Iron Works.
and Miss Wiihelmina Casey were united
in marriage at the residence of Rev. DR..
H. w. Battle pastor of the First Baptist
church. The couple were accompanied on
their mission by friend. The bride Is
a handsome young lady from Halifax,
N c., and arrived In the city yesterday
evening. Their union was apparently a
happy one.
A LARGE EXCURSION PARTY.
A very large excursion party. gotten UP
for the benefit of the West-Street Metho-
dist Episcopal church. will leave here in
the morning for Norfolk and the seaside.
This season has been noted for It's sue
cessful excursions. and if the weather is
favorable. the one tomorrow, the las. of
the season, will be one of the largest and
most enjoyable.
LUMBER COMPANY CHARTERED.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-04-02
HARD Jop EASILY DONE.

The field to which we refer was a
dense plum, hazel brush, poplar and
sumac thicket. The field contains ten
acres and lots Of old and half decayed
stumps. the relics Of the heavy timber
which once grew there. To have grub
bed and cleaned off this tract to fit II
for the pillow would have cost not less
than SIS per acre. The owner bought
forty Angora goats and turned them
loose in 1t. Four years later those ten
acres We're as pretty piece of blue
grass pasture as could be found, and
all the handwork put on 1t was the
picking out of the rotted stamps and
grubs. and 1t was ready for the plow.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-04-02
A WORD WITH YOU,

We would like to have word or
two around the corner with some Of
our farmer friends who read this item
as 10 the conveniences furnished their
good wives for the never ending round
of homework. How about the fuel and
water supply? How about soft water
How about cooking utensils, stove and
all the rest? Are you riding a brand
new sulky plow and your wife trying
to cook your food on an old stove of
1862 pattern? Are you shut of the labor
Of handling your hay with your new
hayfork and your wife rubbing the
hide off her knuckles on an old wash
board for want of a decent washing
machine? Do you have a shoot in the
barn to let the grain down from the
bin above and make your wife go five
rods for all the wood and water she
uses? Don't that old floor in the kitch-
en- need replacing with new one as
badly as the horse stalls? You and
mother sit down together as soon as
you have read this and see if there are
not several little conveniences which
you could give her which would make
her work lighter and easier. The moth
er In the farm home has enough to do,
the good Lord knows, even when things
are fixed the best way possible.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-04-02
LIVES WELL ON TEN ACRES.

A good friend of ours, the owner of
only ten acres of good land, lives as
comfortably and happily on the prod
ucts of this little farm as any man on
much larger place. He keeps pair
of brood mares, which raise him two
good draft colts each year, barring ac-
cidents; he keeps two good cows, three
or four pigs, about seventy-five hens
and few stands of bees; he keeps
about two acres in small fruit-straw-
berries, raspberries, currants, gooseber-
ries-grows three or four acres Of po-
tatoes each year, an acre Of broom
corn which he works up into broOms in
the winter, an acre of onions and the
rest of his land in corn. He raises very
large crops, for he plows deep, fer
tilizes his land heavily and takes good
care of all crops while growing. He
has in addition a plum orchard and a
big asparagus bed, which both bring
in quite nice little sum each year. He
told us that he lived well and saved a
little money each year, and yet there
are lots of men who really believe that
they cannot live on less than 160 acres.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-04-02
SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.

We have request to give the facts
as to Cottonwood and adjoining coun-
ties located in the southwestern part of
Minnesota, as to the climate, soil, rain
fall and utility for general farming.
This is rolling prairie country, well
drained, rich alluvial soil, free from
stone and easily worked. Wheat, bar
ley, fax, oats, corn, potatoes and stock
Of all kinds do well. The rainfall is
ample in most seasons for the proper
maturing of crops, though. in common
with all the prairie west, drought dur
ing the growing season sometimes
shortens the crop. The climate is hot
in summer and cold In winter, very
healthful and bracing, and the country
Is peopled with most excellent class
of settlers. These good and desirable
farm lands have been very cheap up to
year or so ago. They have now adj
vanced in price and are selling at from
$50 to $40 per acre, with the certainty
that they will touch the $75 mark be-
fore many years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-04-02
A Fine Home For Sale

A fine farm of go acres. of fine bottom land
$40 acres cleared, 80 acres in hard maple
timber fenced and affording fine pastures.
The farm has miles OF woven wire fence on
ii and is well fenced otherwise. There is q
fine new house on 1t, a large modern frame
structure. Three large barns the largest 40x60
and built In the best kind of shape being ceiled
below throughout There is good hog house
with feed cooker, big machine house and
granary combined. wood house. milk house,
Ice honse, hen house and everything new and
arranged for convenience and comfort. There
is a fine well and stream of never falling
water Just back Of the barns. This farm is 5
miles from two r. II. towns and "a Of mile
from store creamery and school. They have
rural free mail delivery in this section also.
We can sell this farm at $50 per acre II taken
soon.
The bui dlngs are insured for some time.
The corn on this farm went 75 bushels to the
acre this year. Improvements are now being
added and If the place is not sold soon the
price will be raised. We have much good
land for sale In Iowa, Minnesota and the
Dakotas. Write for our list.
E. B. Champlin, Cresco, la.
J. J. Champlin, Spillville, ID.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-04-02
A WISE MAN.

A friend Of ours while looking for a
farm two years ago in locality where
good land touched $50 per acre, which
price was a little too high for him,
found what was called the poorest
quarter section in the township for sale
at $33 per acre-a peaty marsh, largely.
He quietly took few levels and found
out that there was ample fall to easily
drain the tract and then bought the
land. the neighbors all calling him a
foolish man for investing. The land
was drained, and any of the men who
poked fun at him would now be very
glad IL they could raise such crops of
millet. corn. potatoes and timothy as
he does.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-04-02
STOCK FOODs.

To settle, if possible, the controversy
over the question of the real value Of
the continental stock foods which
have sprung into so much prominence
during the past few years most in
teresting experiment has been under
taken by the Iowa experiment station.
Upon large farm in the central part
of the state nine lots of steers Of twen-
ty head in each are to be fed to fin
ish for the market. Crushed corn and
cobmeal will be the chief ration used
in connection with roughage and grass
in season. In addition, one lot will be
fed ration of gluten meal, another
germ oil meal. and the rest, instead of
these concentrated foods, will be fed
various kinds Of stock food made by
different companies. The test is to COW
er six months, and the cattle are to be
weighed every thirty days by station
expert as well as fed by one. This will
settle the question of the real value Of
stock foods.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-04-02
WILL 1T BE A coon Years

Looks like it. Trade conditions and
money matters favor still further
reach of American enterprise and push.
Interest rates are low and capital abun-
dant and available for all legitimate
enterprises. The consumptive power of
the country is very great-never great
err. This means much for the farmer.
One full crop, IL it should be obtained
this year, would not supply the current
demand and leave much of a surplus
to be carried over. There is every in
ducement for every farmer to produce
all that his land is capable Of, he being
almost assured of good prices for all he
can raise. 1t may not be good crop
year, some crops may fail partially, in
which event no lower prices for such
product may be expected than obtains
now. A good deal depends upon the
man himself whether it will be good
year or not-whether or not he will be
able to meet the demands made upon
him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-04-02
The Rest Time

The best time to cure cough or cold
is when you are first affected. A
pleasant and sure remedy for sore
throat, weak lungs, bronchial sore
ness, coughing spells, etc., is Gooch's
Mexican syrup for coughs and con-
sumption. Be wise in time and keep
bottle in your medicine chest, always
handy for immediate use, remember
ing the old adage, "a stitch in time
saves nine." 1t is a true lung tonic
and sells for only rs cents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-04-02
WHAT ONE MANS GRAY MATTER
DID.

When Henry Bessemer, experiment.
ing in his foundry thirty years ago, dis
covered that blast Of heated air fore
ed through a mass of molten cast iron
would burn the carbon out Of the metal
and convert it into steel, he changed
the industrial and economic condition
Of the whole world, he made glad the
waste places Of the earth, almost ami
hilated distance, determined the lOca
ton of emigrants and settlers, bridged
the seas with ocean carriers and grid
ironed the continents with railway
beds The lofty skyscrapers lift their
costly domes higher and higher as his
monuments. while every acre of land
and every bushel Of grain and pound Of
meat has been enhanced in value by
his great invention. Cheap steel alone
makes modern progress and develop
ment possible.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-04-02
THE CHRONIC DICKERER.

Some men whom we know have a
perfect mania for trading and dicker-
ing. They never drive the same team
Of horses two weeks in succession or
live in the same house for two years.
They will trade anything they own for
anything they can get. We notice two
or three things in connection with these
men-'they never seem to make any
money in the long run, and their word
is usually a matter Of dispute in bust
ness circles. II Is mighty difficult for a
man to be trading all the time and tell
nothing but the truth.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-04-02
A NICE TREAT.

A short time ago we saw a farmer.
accompanied by his wife and five chill
dren, drive up to the door of fine no.
tel and after registering enter the din
ing hall and sit down to one Of the fine
dinners for which the institution is
noted. We found out that this was not
the usual custom Of the farmer when
he came to town. but was done as a
treat for his wife and family. 1t was
nice thing to do and was an event in
the lives of the little people which they
will remember as long as they live
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-04-02
BEER AND BARGAINS.

We know Of farmer who. while a
good fellow in many ways, filled up
with beer one day last August when
the hot winds babe fair to ruin the
corn crop. and while discouraged and
booty sold his eighty acre cornfield
for SO per acre. He sObered up lat.
err and. the rains coming and reno.
waiting his cornfield and making it
yield thirty-five bushels per acre, he
tried to back out. and In a suit to re-
cover his\ only defense was that he
was drunk when he made the bargain.
which plea the court would not recog.
nize. Did the court do right?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-04-02
SUGAR BEETs FOR THE DAIRY.

Where one does not want to go to the
expense of silo with which to provide
a succulent and palatable winter ration
for the dairy herd, the next best thing,
we believe, is to grow patch of sugar
beets for the cows. While not perfect
milk ration, II supplemented with bran,
clover hay, alfalfa, oats or the gluten
feeds the cow fed on them will do her
best at the pail. These sugar beets may
be produced on any good corn soil at
the rate of from ten to fifteen tons per
acre, and 1t will pay any dairyman to
grow them for this purpose.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-04-02
TWO TYPES.

We saw the other day two cows
standing side by side in barn-one
a scrub native COW worth about $25.
the other blue blooded Cruikshank
worth 5000. Each had a month old calf
by her side. the scrub calf worth So for
veal, the Shorthorn calf already sold
for $3.50 when it was weaned The
scrub cow cost nearly as much TO keep.
not quite. as the Shorthorn. While these
two cows represented two extremes,
there is still suggestive lesson to be
drawn from this comparison.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-04-02
Don't Live Together.

Constipation and health never go to-
gether. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
promote easy action of the bowels
without distress. 81 have been
troubled with costiveness nine years."
says j. o. Greene, Depauw, Ind, az
have tried many remedies but Little
Early Risers give best results"
Engbretson Phar. Wangler Bros.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-04-02
LAND AND LAND AGENTS.

We have never known such an active
and excited market for all kinds Of
farm lands as at the present time.
the central west have felt the influence
of this demand for land to a greater or
less extent, it is in those regions where
good land partially or wholly unim-
proved is selling for from $40 to $50
per acre where the excitement has
been and is the most intense. Easy
money markets, low interest rates and
the general prosperity of the people,
coupled with the work of the tax fer
rets, who have made the farm mort
gage less desirable proposition than
it once was, are the impelling forces in
this unusual demand for farm lands.
AS result ar army Of men have seiz-
ed upon the opportunity and have be-
come land agents. Now some of these
agents have good land to sell, backed
tudes where rainfall, climate, soil and
general conditions invite the buyer
who is seeking home, and then again
some of them have land to sell which
no would be settler wants. So many
people are seeking new homes at the
present time that we wish to empha-
size what we have before mentioned in
these notes, the necessity of giving any
land bought a thorough personal in
spection not only as to it's topography,
but as to the nature of the soil. sub
soil, drainage facilities, rainfall, length
of growing season, liability to early
and late frosts, character of settlers.
distance from market, present and
prospective timber and fuel supply and
all the things which have so much to
do with the liking of country and a
farm and the making of success of
your business Land agents are very
human, and it is not best to accept all
the statements made by them as gospel
truth, for if you do you are likely to
get fooled. See for yourself and know.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-04-02
ENGLISH wALNUTs IN MISSOURI.

We have an inquiry as to whether
the English walnut would grow and do
well in southern Missouri. Basing an
opinion upon the question OF latitude
alone, we should say that 1t would,
but whether soil conditions would be
favorable or not we could not say.
Our native black walnut Is sort of
first cousin to the English walnut, and
the black walnut wants the richest
alluvial soils of the river bottoms for
Its best development. We would say.
try the English walnut Ia southern Mis-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-04-02
Stop sthe Cough and works off the Cold.
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets
cure a cold in one day. No cure, no
pay. Price 25 cents. 3-'O3
Relief in Six Hours .

Distressing Kidney and Bladder
disease relieved in six hours by New
Great South American Kidney Cure"
1t is a great surprise on account of its
exceeding promptness in relieving
pain in bladder, kidneys and back, in
male or female. Relieves retention of
water almost immediately. Ifyou want
quick relief and cure this is the remedy.
Sold by Eugbertson's Pharmacy Drug
glst DEBORAH, Iowa. 2-1yr.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-04-02
FARMERS TELEPHONES AND RAIL-
ROADS.

At time when one of the livest ques-
tons being agitated by the farmers all
over the country is the establishment
of the rural telephone lines we are
asked the question whether the farmers
in building such lines should be COM
PEELED when they have occasion to cross
line of railroad with such lines to
erect large and expensive poles twenty
eight feet in height in the clear so as
to not interfere with the traffic on such
railroad and whether such railway cor
porations, not owning the public high
ways where they cross them, but being
merely given the use of them by the
public, which does own the roads,
should not be compelled to provide con-
Quits under their roadbeds for the use
of the telephone lines. What should be
and what will be touching this and
many other similar matters will depend
wholly upon the kind of men who are
sent to represent the farmers in the leg
islature. The equities of the case in
point would seem to favor the conten-
ton of our correspondent-viz, that the
railroads occupying the public high
ways by courtesy from the public
should not in any manner obstruct
where it can be avoided the free use of
the highways by the public. This mat
ter will undoubtedly become a legal
point before long which will have to
be settled by the courts.