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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-23
The Nickel Plate Road

is the short line to the East n TIE
service equal to the best. You will save
and money by travelling over this
1t has three thru daily express
trains, with thru vestibuled sleeping
cars. and American Club Meals, rang
ing in price from 35 cents to 81, are
served in Nickel Plate dining cars;
also a la carte service. Try a trip over
the Nickel Plate road and you will find
the service equal to any between Chi
and the east.
Chicago depot: Harrison street and
Fifth avenue. City ticket offices III
Adams street, and Auditorium Annex,
John Y. Callahan, general agent. lib
Adams street, room 29S. Chicago.
All who use AtomiZers in treating
nasal catarrh will get the best result
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm. Price,
including spraying tube. rs cents. Sold
by druggists or mailed by Ely Bros, SO
Warren ST, N. Y.
New Orleans, Sept. 1, 1900.
Messrs. Ely Bros.:-I sold two bottles
of your Liquid Cream Balm to a Gus
toner. Vim. Lamberton, 1915 Delachaise
ST. New Orleans; he has used the two
bottles, giving him wonderful and most
satisfactory results. Geo. w. McDuff,
pharmacist.
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Third I'VE. Call evenings between and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-23

Rural letter carriers appointed
Braddyille, carrier, Thomas Steer. sub
stitute Arthur Steer; Derby, carrier;
Lee Wade, substitute Worth Wade;
Seymour, carrier, Harlem Armstrong,
substitute Willis Armstrong.
Contracts for carrying the mail from
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-23
ONE CE Mt A WORD

Advertisements under the headings.
WANTED" .'For Sale" II Rent" TO
Exchange" ITO Trade" Lost" or
Found" inserted in this column ONE
CENT A WORD for each insertion.
No advertisements inserted for less
than Is centR
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

to the establishment of which they
were willing to endure danger. disease,
nd even death. The large number
before me proclaims that the day and
the purpose of our assembling have
made deep impression.
How like an individual nation is (!
1t has parentage and granaparentage !;
it bears the fortunes and misfortunes
of heredity. 1t is born, it grows, it
enjoys manhood, suffers disease and
old age and may we not say develops
into q glorious immortality. The
american people in most respects is
exceedingly fortunate in its ancestry.
1t comes from virile old Anglo
Saxon stock that is full of honorable
traditions. We rejoice in our parent
age and we deem it great thing for q
nation in all the periods of it's for
tunes, to be able to look back with
pride to it's race Of founders and prin.
ciples Of institution. That happiness,
that pride is ours. Our past with it's
great eras-that Of settlement, that of
independence, that of national develop
ment-shOuld cause the spontaneous
evolution, as from germ, Of q wise,
moral and glowing future. Those
hOAVAO A0Ou Ouu WOAAOu VI tu0 p0Bt
should not look down upon q dwindled
pOsterity. The broad foundation OF
national character, which they sank
below frost and sand should bear mp
something permanent and enduring.
In 1915 this nation was born amid
the agony and suffering of separation
from the mother country. Before
this infant country could even stand
alone IL must receive the aid and suc-
cor Of France. It was for q time as
weak and purposeless in its activities
~ any weak and immature individual.
After 1t became able to support itself
it's fate was watched with interest and
anxiety by the family of nations.
During the critical period of youth it
was continually in danger of losing
it's small amount Of national vitality.
AS it advanced in age and experience,
1t came to have one controlling aim,
Unity of purpose" among all it's
members began to dominate it's social
mind and the Constitution became its
rule OF conduct. In time this puny,
sick, and wavering boyish nation be.
came possessed of a strength that
enabled 1t to take its place as vigorous
youth among the nations of the world.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03
PATRIOTS REMEMBERED
BY IMPRESSIVE MEMORIAL SERVICE
Citizens of DecOrah Honor the Memory of
the Boys in Blue on Memorial Day
With Appropriate Exercises and
Imposing Procession.

Memorial Day. the day on which
the American people every year as
semble to honor and revere the memory
of those who in time of the country s
peril went forth to battle for universal
freedom and liberty, was fittingly
observed in Decorah ON Saturday with
ceremonies appropriate to the occasion.
At ten O'Clock the procession formed
on Water street according 20 the pro-
gram as published, which included
the Decorah City band, the veteran
members of Col. Hughes Post, No.
l6S, G. A. r., Col. Hughes Womans
Relief Corps. the Decorah Fire De-
partment, the Luther College band
and students, with Commander l.. T..
Couse, Speaker of the Day Prof. +.
l.. Coffeen, the officers and members
of the Womans Relief Corps, disabled
veterans and citizens in CARRIAGES, and
moved west and south to Main street,
thence east to Washington street.
thence north to Water street, and
thence to the Grand opera house,
where, on account of the inclemency
of the weather. the exercises were held.
The opera house had been beautifully
decorated for the occasion, and was
filed with citizens. On the stage sat
the ministers of the city, the speaker,
and the members of the Post, Relief
Corps and Sons of Veterans.
Tn. exercises opened with music by
the Decorah City band. followed by
prayer by Rev. DR.. Willett, and
selection by male quartette consist
ing of Messrs. Hill, Ingvolstad, Riley
and Adams. The General Orders were
read by Commander L. L. Couse,
Lincoln's Gettysburg address by H. ].
Green, and the roll of the dead of
Col. Hughes Post, No. 1853. for the
past two years. by Commander L. L.
Couse, as follows: James L. Gamer
on Jacob Haas, T. F. Auchmoody,
Calvin Brown, John Carver, Jason
w. Hull. Charles S. Tillotson, P. Nc
Cusker, Capt. E. I. Weiser, Chas Sy.
dow. T. Finn, S. o. Wilson. Prof.
E l. Coffeen was then announced and
delivered the address of tho occasion.
It was an effort that was scholary and
forceful and was heard with rapt at
tention by the large audience. We
give it in full below:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

A marriage license was recently
issued at Peoria, ILL.,, to an infant
boy, 2 years Of age and q girl Of 16.
This was done with the consent Of
the parents of both in order to keep
the inheritance intact. Since her
marriage the wife has her troubles,
and has to call in the assistance of
her mother-in.law as hubby will not
let her sing him to sleep, but insist
on crying for mamma in the old
fashioned way.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

We have come to
this place to do hon.
age to our dear dead
patriots and their
comrades yet living /;
we have come to ex-
tend our sympathy
for their sufferings,
our gratitude for
their labors, our ad-
miratiOn of their
bravery, our venera-
tion for their sacri-
fees. and our attach
ment to those prin-
ciples of civil liberty,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

Fire losses in the United States
and Canada during the year 1902,
were $l49. .347 ,45O, a gratifying reduc-
tion as compared with the year be-
fore, when they were 1854, 362, $50.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

1t is suggested that bill be intro
duced in the next session of the state
legislature to abolish the Office of
Coroner, relegating the duties thereof
to the Justices of the Peace, on &C.
count of the small amount of work
done by these officials.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

No good thing in life can be had
without effort and sacrifice, not even
. prosperous and successful town and
few people must not be expected to
practice all the self denial either.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

Advertisement writing has become
q regular occupation that is now often
more lucrative than regular news
paper work, especially if one can be
humorous and original. It is a promis-
ing field.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

The United States Department Of
Agriculture has several experts en-
gagged in breeding plants for special
purposes, both with seeds and bud
variations They are breeding corn
especially rich in protein for feeding
horses a. . substitute for oats, and
corn containing no protein for starch
makers, and both are Of richer content
and made much more productive by
this process.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

Gosh Walt Butler has been nomi.
mated by the democrats of Polk coun.
ty as their candidate for representa-
tivo
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

Japan's government report shows
that insurance policies aggregating
$3.50. 8S9. $50 are carried by Japanese.
The heathen in his blindness seems
to look out for the future of his
family.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

A membership in the New York
stock exchange now sells for $83, 900.
The membership is limited to 100.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

It's good time of year to begin
one teaspoon of sulphur, one teaspoon
of cream of tartar, two teaspoons of
molasses. Take three days, skip three
days. And if you aren't dead in nine
days you'll be cured of the grip. No
charge for the prescription.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03
Subscription Price $3.50 per year.
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Telephone No. Is.
CURRENT COMMENT

The annual Masonic Grand Lodge
of Iowa is III session at Waterloo this
week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

Iowa. peerless Iowa, is again the
host of President Roosevelt. this
week. The indications are that he
will not find it such dry state, after
all
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

One OF the largest families in st.
Louis, Mo. that of Arthur w. Becker
IS joyously celebrating the birth of
baby girl. This is the first time in
l40 years that a girl has been born
in the family.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

A political machine is q wicked
affair, especially the one that lines
up in opposition to the one which
holds you in allegiance. Your
machine is q band of honorable citi-
zens seeking to purify politics. The
other is q gang Of disreputables en-
deavoring to smother the highest SEN
timents Of the people. e.-Oelwein Regis
kov
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

The deeper the post Office depart
ment investigation goes, the worse i
seems to get.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

Minister Bowen seems to have been
another instance of the right man in
the right place. His conduct of the
Venezuelan affair has been so success
full that many Venezuelans would be
glad to honor him with the presidency
of their republic. But Americans
who have tact and know what and
how to do things seem too numerous
the world over nowadays.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

Figures show that in ten years the
deposits in Iowa state banks have in.
creased from $1s. 600, 600 to$l2 20. 600. 900.
Besides state banks we have private
and national banks, and it is estimat.
ed that the deposits in the three clas.
ses of banks at the close of 1902
amounted to $3.50, 900, O60, against $65. :
OOO, 900 ten years before. In these ten
years the population has only increas.
ed II per cent while the bank deposits
have been multiplied by four. Only
q few years ago and the couny record
or grew fat on chattel mortgage fees,
while the sheriff became rich through
foreclosure sales. These days are
past. Iowa has ceased to be debtor
state. For long time eastern loan
companies had q fine investment in
Iowa mortgages. but now Iowa can
loan to Wall street.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

Judy Pritchard of North Carolina
tells how healthy his state is, and
gives the following instance to prove
it: A mountaineer, age 90, and his
wife, age 80, were returning from the
funeral of thdfr oldest child, who h I'd
died at the age Of. II. They were
both deeply grieved. AS they were
discussing their loss the wife said:
81 always told you John, that we
would never raise that child. y.
Buffalo Commercial.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

Hard coal had hard time in it's in
fancy. In 1912 it was tested to see if
it would burn, but failure after fail
ure was the result. A furnace was
left fer several hours with large
amount of hard coal in it. A work
man had left his coat and in returning
for it he found the furnace red hot.
Since that time it's usefulness has
grown to such an extent that it now
rules the human race.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

In view of the establishment of the
Department of Commerce and Labor,
it may be interesting to note that the
internal commerce of the United
States last year has been estimated by
the Government statistician at
$40, 600, 900, 900. Fifty years ago it
was only q, 900. 900. 900. The manufac-
lures Of the United States are nearly
double those of Great Britain and
Ireland, and about equal to those Of
France, Germany and Russia COM
bined.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

Custom makes people do strange
things, and among the most sense
less of costom's decree is the publish
ed Gard Of Thanks. The true spirit
of thankfulness is too tender and too
deep to be disposed Of through cold
type. black ink and sterotyped express
sion. The idea that when friends
perform common acts Of kindness for
each other it is necessary or appro-
pirate to appear in public print with
q "Oard of Thanks" is all bosh. The
writer has been publishing "Cards of
Thanks" for fifteen or twenty years
more or less-and he expects to 60
on publishing them for years to come.
bat he regards them a. the most
senseless and inappropriate things
that ever appeared in print. Rice.
willie Recorder.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

A man who made millions by his
mechanical inventions, u man whose
inventions have changed the daily life
Of every American, told me, says Ed
ward Everett Hale. in the June Cos.
mopolitan, that he had asked fifty boys
what handiwork they would prefer /;
and that, in every instance. the boy
replied that he would like to be a
plumber. The curious truth was that
plumbing was the only mechanical art
which these boys, trained in our
modern life. had seen in practice.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-03

A Chicago merchant tells the Tri-
bune of that city that he uses various
methods of advertising, but nothing
else until his newspaper space has
been contracted for. "No other me.
dium," says he, "brings such imme-
diate or such large returns. Consider
ing the result it is by all odds the
cheapest. And why is this? simply
because the newspaper goes every
where. 1t is to be found in the home,
in the Office, in the store, in the shop,
on the cars-no place is denied it.
And all this is because it is a down
right necessity. The person who tries
to get along without it is certain to
fall out of the procession. The news
paper brings seller and buyer together
and thus is entitled to hold first place
in the matter of advertising.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09
N1NNNUNUNN
: correspondence. {
4 News happenings OF the County. 8
reported by q competent corps Of writers.
HESPER.

From Our Regular Correspondents
Dec. Z, 1908.
Mrs. Cooley moved last week into
the house recently vacated by d. j.
Camp.
Vim. Westgate was confined to his
room the latter part of the week, ow-
ing to sickness.
Roy Hiatt is taking business course
at Valder's.
James McMillen is on the sick list.
The marriage of Mr.. Edward Haugen
and Miss ma Nesland was a recent
affair west of town.
DR.. Jensen of sSpring Grove was a
professional caller in this vicinity
during the week.
A Christmas tree and program in
the hall on the evening of the Gath is
being planned by the churches and
school.
The Friends church is without a
pastor for few weeks.
Margaret Baker of DEBORAH was a
late visitor with grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. E. M. Carter.
j. Fl. McMillen shipped car load
of stock to Chicago the Goth. His son
Charley and brother Alfred went to
take care of it.
Ed. Darlington and family Sun
dayed with Mr.. and Mrs. Sellman of
DEBORAH.
g. A. Nelson and family who have
lived on the Pike farm for the past
three years, moved today to their resi-
dence in town.
Oscar Street and Stone Tweeten
with their families have returned from
Hesper. N. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. J. WEIGH, Miss
Amy Hiatt and Mrs. G. r. Tabor were
DEBORAH visitors on Friday.
B. M. Lien has returned from a
business trip to Sioux Falls.
Mrs. Meader and daughter Mrs.
johnson of Mabel, were visitors with
Mrs. Hiatt the 9Th.
The Thanksgiving exercises at the
school house wore we'll attended and
the nicely planned program rendered
in q creditable manner under the su-
pervision of Mrs. Engle. The room
was very appropriately decorated. At
the close, Mr.. Dillingham;, one of the
school board, had sweet surprise in
the way of candy for the children.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09
Iowa Fair Plans Unchanged.

After much discussion /. has been
practically decided that Iowa will not
relinquish its state fair next year, but
every effort will be put forth to make
the exhibition better than any OF form
or years. The dates fixed for the Iowa
fair of 1904 are earlier than usual and
the exhibition will be held Aug. 10 to
Aug. rs, inclusive. These dates are
given out by the American Fair as
ISOLATION, which endeavors to set the
time for the various state exhibits so
they will not interfere with each other.
The discussion which has been going
on for several weeks relative to the
possibility that Iowa might abandon
her 1904 exhibit, was caused by the
fact that the state is figuring on bend
ing all its resources toward making
its showing at the st. Louis Worlds
fair better than that of any other
state. Agriculture and live stock will
play great part in this showing and
it was thought by many that the big
show at st. Louis would eclipse the
local exhibition, and that the material
to be sent there would so cripple the
state in exhibits that it could not
make a justifiable showing. These
fears are regarded as groundless by
the officers of the state association,
who believe Iowa is rich enough not
only to make creditable showing at
these two expositions at the same
time, but that she can supply material
for others if necessary. Another thing
in favor of the fair for next year is
the fact that Nebraska, Wisconsin,
Illinois and Minnesota have given
notice that their fairs will be held as
usual. 1t has also been feared by
many that the dropping of the great
exhibition for one year would tend to
deaden the interest which has of late
years been aroused in 1t over the state.
The members of the Iowa Louisiana
Purchase exposition commission, at
their session here a few days since,
placed themselves on record as favor.
ing the fair for 1904, and thus set at
rest the suspicion that they might
have thought the holding of it would
injure Iowa at st. Louis.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-12-09
Temperance Workers Elated.

The temperance workers throughout
the state who. have been laboring to
the end that bill will be introduced
in the session of the Iowa legislature
which convenes Jan. IL, having for its
object the grating of a state mar.
shall law" onto the statute books Of
the state, profess to be greatly elated
over the declaration made by former
Governor William Larrabee that he 10
in favor of the law. Governor Lar
rabee has put it this way:
eve have state commission, rail-
way commission and other boards Of
like character. 1t seems to me Of
vastly much more importance that We
have a commission or other body OF
men whose special duty it shall be to
see that the laws are enforced. The
enforcement of the liquor law of the
state, for example, is of more vital
concern than the enforcement of the
fish law"
AS stated in previous letter, there
has been a wide movement over thu
state the past year for the organiza-
ton of what are know as state mar
shall clubs" This work has been con-
Quoted by A. G. Rankin, we'll known
temperance orator, and it is claimed
he has perfected the organization of
clubs in more than 100 towns and
cities. These will have representa-
tives in Des Moines during the session
of the legislature, and they will be re-
inforced by numerous petitions from
temperance and church organizations
and from the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union of the state. During
the past summer a strenuous effort
was made to take the proposed state
marshal law before all of the religious
conventions and church conferences,
and ii is claimed appeals were secured
from nearly if not all of them to the
legislature asking that body to look
with favor upon the proposed statute
For the past few sessions of the legis-
lature the committees on suppression
of intemperance in both the house and
the senate have found it hard to dis
cover duties with which they could
busy themselves in that line. But all
will be different during the coming
session Of the legislature IL present
plans are not miscarried.
The state adjutant general wants an
arsenal built for the storage of Iowa's
military supplies and munitions and
implements of war.
JULIAN W. RICHARDS.