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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18
No.. IL
The Closing Number.

The last number of the lecture
course for this season bids fair to be
the best. Hon. G.. A. Gearhart is one
of Americas greatest platform
speakers, and should be given full
house at the Grand next TuC day
evening. We feel sure all vi be
we'll repaid for hearing him.
Mr.. Gearhart has remar kable
equipment for the Lyceum pla -orm.
Tall and commanding in physical pro-
portions; manner of singular grace;
the cultivated intellect of the scholar;
the voice of the perfect orator, OF
varying quality and great Carrying
power, easily reaching the ear of the
most remotes listener in the largest
Chautauqua audiences without appar-
ent effort. His lectures are fascinat-
ing for their loftiness of tone. blame
less morality, depth of thought and
breadth of intelligence. He interests.
controls and convinces by earnest ap-
peal to reason. "The Footprints of
the Centuries has been compared by
deep thinkers to "The Lost Chord, p"
by Wendell Phillips, and "The Harp
of the Senses" by Denote.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18
The True Situation.

There is whole lot of truth in the
following, so much that we publish
it: "When business man receives q
statement from a wholesale house
and he receives many-he sometimes
finds ON the statement that unless paid
by certain date sight draft will
be drawn for the amount due, and no
excuses are offered for sending the
statement. The business man has to
then move about and pay up that bill.
But when the business man sends out
statements to those who are owing
him, in an effort to raise money to
pay his bills, what takes place many
times? The person receiving the
statement takes It as an insult and
grows exceedingly hot. The person
who does this should engage in bust
ness and in "a short time will get over
that foolishness. The sending of state
ments and collecting of accounts is
one of the most important parts Of
business and those who neglect it will
soon become short on money. WALL
Lake Blade.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18
A Good Endorsement.

Yesterday Frank L. Perley's come
dians came to the Great Northern for
a fortnight engagement, presenting
Ranken and Witmark's musical
comedy, "The Chaperons The
theatre was crowded afternoon and
evening, and both genuine and hearty
was the enthusiasm shown. 1t is a
good show Mr.. Perley is Offering, one
of merit scientifically and musically
unusual in a cheaper priced house.
The piece itself is among the best OF
it's kind, the funmaking being above
the yerage, the lines bright and snap
py, and the music tuneful and taking.
The performance has about it a fresh
ness and animation that make it at
tractive and entertaining, and the cos
tunes and scenery are pleasing and in
good taste. The chorus contains a
number of girls who are pretty and
young, and who can both sing and
dance acceptably, and the men are
good looking, strong lunged chaps
who give good account of themselves.
The principals include Walter Jones,
who as O'Shadnessy is genuinely
funny without resorting TO rough and
tumble methods, his smoking of q
cigaret in the second act being capi-
tai bit of nonsense Edward Metcalfe
is full voiced Bazzini, Albert Farr-
ington vocally acceptable Tom, May
Boley good looking Chaperon, Gene
We've Day pretty to look at and enjoy
able to hear as Violet, and Eva Tan
quay, the star of the performance as
Phrosia. Her singing of "Billie Is
Very Good to Me" threatened to stop
the progress of the piece, so numerous
were the encores demanded, and her
"My Sambo'' found equally generous
favor r-Chicago Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18
An Incorrect Report.

1t has been announced through
local papers that Rev. H. H. Green,
of Dubuque, intends to resign his pre-.
sent position as presiding elder of Du.
buque district this year and move tc
Decorah to take up editorial work Oh
this paper. The report is incorrect.
He expects to move to Decorah about
April 18th. but will continue in his
present work at least until the ex'
piration of his term of office, wher
he may retire from active work an6
enjoy needed rest. No change is an
ticipated as to the editorial or bust
ness management of this paper.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

The Easter atmosphere pervades the
pages of the April number of the New
Idea Wcmans' Magazine like har-
binger of spring. Among the articles
of especial interest to be noted, are
New Art in Silverware, bv Mrs.
Oliver Bell Bunce 1.-The Layette, F."
by Nancy Hull "The Woman with Q
Purpose, by Mrs. Will Cumback
Floral Work that April Brings" by
Benjamin B. Keech the first of the
Mother Talks" by S. d. Gardner
East Indian Cookery, by Edith M.
Burtis, and seven excellent short
stories by the best writer's. In addi-
tion, there are charming examples of
verse. and many new ideas in all de-
partments that interest women.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

The oldest living thing in the world
is the big sequoia tree discovered in
California few days ago. Tested in
the usual way it is ascertained to be
7,344 years Of age, having started to
grow, according to commonly received
biblical chronology, before Noah's ark
landed on Ararat. The tree six feet
from the ground is over 81 feet in
diameter, and its height is 555 feet or
exactly that of the Washington noun
ment, claimed to be the tallest struc-
ture of its kind in the world. A few
years ago the grove" in which the
tree stands contained over 1000 trees
of the same species of exceptional size,
which have by human vandalism, been
reduced to 500.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

When an old court house WON'T
sell for $50. 90 it is certain a new one
is needed. At Decorah man who
had bid that amount backed out anG
the county is the owner. The con
tract for the new building has been
let for $74,S75, but our guess is that
it will cost half more than that
which would not build any too gooG
a house for a county like Winnesheik.
New Hampton Gazette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

Look out for the grafters. To-
gether with spring will come book
agents, mining stock promoters, nurs-
cry agents, newspaper and magazine
solicitors, and grafters for anything
under the sun. Follow these two
rules and you will be wise and also
happy. Do all your buying at home
and sign no orders, notes or papers of
any kind. Don't be a sucker.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

Congressman Haugen and Mason
City are receiving the congratula-
tions of the press of this part of the
state upon their good fortune in Sc
curing an appropriation for public
building for Mason City. We believe
and hope that it will not be many
years before Decorah will be favored
with SINH lar appropriation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

In India, China, Japan and adjacent
countries are about 400, 900, 600, people
who rarely eat meat, yet they are
strong, active and long-lived. Oar
win is authority for the statement
that the Andean natives perform twice
the work of ordinary laborers and
subsist almost entirely on a diet of
bananas
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

The superintendent of the schools
of Dubuque has undertaken the de-
lightful task of breaking up the prac-
tice of "spooning" among the older
boys and girls. Our advice to him is
to first invent some device which will
induce water to run up hill. 1t will
help to train his mind to the practice
of patience.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

|, Mayor Robinson of Cedar Falls has
heaped upon himself a storm of indi-
gnation by giving " fire water" to
some of the fire department after a
hard battle with the flames.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18
Abe Jones.

The fellows who tumbled over them
selves at the state convention last year
and shouted over their success in rub
bing a democratic tenet into the old
line republicans are now getting so
tame they can be led without halter.
Soft soap and taffy is being spooned
out by them in homeopathic doses.
They have finally come down off their
high horse and are eating humble pie.
Look at this from the Spirit Lake
Beacon. "Reaffirmation of previous
expression on the tariff and reciproci-
ty is neither necessary nor desirable. "
They will all be back in the Republi-
can party yet chastened and wiser
than they were. If they were right
why are they crawfishing. Britt
Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

President Roosevelt was speaking
to a friend about his mail, which
averages 800 to 600 letters day, says
an exchange. Zone of the most re-
markable letters ever received" he
said, arrived ON the morning the
first details of the Martinique disaster
were printed in the newspapers. The
writer said he saw that the American
consul at Martinique had been burned
to death. He applied for the place and
wound up with this sentence 81
make this early application so as to
get in ahead of those loathsome crea-
lures, the once seekers
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

There will be built soon in St.
Paul, Mimi, some of the largest rice
mills to be found in the world. They
will be built in order to mill millions
of pounds of the trough" oriental
rice that the Great Northern railroad
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

1t is announced that there will be
no state fair in Iowa next year, it be-
ing deemed inadvisable to attempt to
hold fair during the progress of the
st. Louis exposition.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

The state board of health has decid-
ed that chicken-pox must be quaran-
tined and advertised the same as
measles, allowing visitors to come and
go, as we'll as the family. Its object
is to insure publicity for those who
do not wish to come in contact with
the malady.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

So good many patriots (O urge
newspaper men to keep out OF politics.
How would the politicians like to be
kept out of the newspapers?-Star
Clippera
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

A woman ON the west side stands
before the drawing room and practices
her daily physical culture stunt while
her husband in the kitchen prepares
the family breakfast.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

In an entire year only one person
was killed on the railways of Great
Britain. In three months $40 persons
have been killed and II, 1862 injured on
American lines. The reason for this
is plain-it is much more serious
matter to kill person on an English
railroad than it is in America
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

The Niagara Falls Power Company
has made bid for three million feet
of red wood timber to be delivered at
Buffalo, New York, next July. The
offer has been accepted. Redwood is
much used instead of steel for a great
tunnel to be constructed next summer
1t is said to last many years longer
r,n staal
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

One of the best examples we have
seen of true christian spirit in this
mercenary age is the decision OF Rev.
Preston, of Usage, to remain there as
pastor of the Congregational church
at 81, 500 per year in spite of unani-
nous call to a Sacramento church at
80, 500 per year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

A charming sketch of the School
Colony at Mandres- Vair, sustain
ed by the XIth reimbursement of Paris
as a summer resort for its school
children, appears in the Living Age
for Feb 81, from the pen of Sir Ed
mund Verney.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

If the reported purchase of the
Perre- Marquette road in Michigan and
the Frisco line in the southwest by
the Rock Island is true, the latter
will have the largest railroad system
in the worlds, 600 miles of track.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

The czar of Russia has issued a
decree providing for freedom of reli-
gion throughout his dominions, estab-
llshing to some degree local self
government and making other conces-
sions to the village committees.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

Great spring tonic. Drives out
all impurities. Makes the blood rich.
Fills you with warm, tingling life.
A spring blessing is Rocky Mountain
Tea. 80 cents. r. A. Engbretson.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

The Cherokee Democrat says a
LeMars man has named his automo-
bile after his wife. He has not been
able to control it at any time since he
got il.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

1t is estimated that the hens of this
country lay $4,000, 200 worth of eggs
in year. But you never heard them
crow about it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

An exchange says the next great
need will be special wards in the state
insane hospitals for people who tried
to count the dots.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

Inc h~-sekeeper magazine for
March Is remarkable for its many
new and striking featu-as. OF these
the Society Woman's Letters 90 her
Daughter, edited by Martha McCul,
loch- VILLAINS, is perhaps the moot
novel. The first letter, published
this month, brightly introduces this
delightful series, with comments
wise and witty on society's observ.
ance of the Lenton season.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

Sow an act, and you reap habit
SOW habit and you reap a character
and SOW a character and you reap a
destiny.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

A IA year old boy at Chiffon, Wis. 1,
knows by heart the definition of every
word from "a" to "e' in Webster's
dictionary.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

The Farmers Voice tells of SOW
43 years old belonging to family in
Tennessee, and says she has been in
the family all these years, and during
that time has raised 500 pigs from
which money enough had been realized
to buy a goodlfarm. She was buried
ON the farm and a stone marked and
placed on her grave. We have known
of "hog" being in one family
longer than that and when he died he
got u column obituary notice and 8
5000 tombstone. He was different
breed, however. Nashua Reporter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18
Subscription Price $1.5O per year,
Of1ce-317 West Water Street.
Telephone No. Is.
CURRENT COMMENT

The toll of New York society
woman is harder than that of any
kitchen maid or washerwoman in the
CITY.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

State Superintendent Barrett's an.
nual report contains recommends
tion for the increase of teachers
salaries He finds that the average
wage paid the teachers during the last
year shows an actual decline over the
preceding year; that in twenty years
the monthly salary paid teachers has
risen only 4S cents per year for men
and fourteen cents for women; the
average daily wage paid all classes OF
teachers, superintendents and princi'
pals being one dollar.
An easy thing to get-The "Har'
ris Suspenders" price 10 cents and up
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

Get your new citizen early on the
BALI nine; a boy committed to the
great American game has gone good
ways toward Americahism. Spring
field Republican. In commenting on
the above the Des Moines Capital
says: 1T would be interesting to
know how much sports have done
towards fusing the various foreign
elements of our population into ma
tion. There is spirit of comradeship
on the baseball diamond that over
comes all prejudices of race and train
ing. The football eleven makes one
the negro, the Indian. the Pole, the
Hebrew, the Yankee. When young
Lewis "a negro) was appointed as
sistant district attorney in Boston, it
was found that his prowuess as Har-
ward coach had paved the way for the
enthusiastic reception that was ten
dered him. There is an involuntary
respect which every man feels for an
other who is true sportsman. 1t is
in a way the respect which every
man feels for true soldier. The
qualities which win on the diamond,
are the qualities which all men admire
in other men. We are not sure that
the Republican is not right. Get all
our various populations together in
the ball mines.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

Allison-grand old Allison, of Iowa,
the nestor of the Senate celebrated his
74th birthday anniversary last week
Monday and on Wednesday noon had
served thirty consecutive years as U.
S. Senator from Iowa. On Thursday
he entered upon his sixth term in the
same capacity, a record held by no
man since the inception of the govern
ment. All Iowa and the whole
United States joins us in expressing
the hope that he will be spared to
complete the term, preserving his
usual good health and vitality.
Everyone knows this is a big coun-
try but it has remained for Senator
Beveridge to tell US, as he does in
the Saturday Evening Post, that our
boundary lines are also "imperialis-
tic" He says of the country: 1t is
imperially bounded also. On the east
is one of the worlds greatest oceans /;
on the west is the other of the
worlds greatest oceans; on the
south is the worlds greatest gulf on
it's north are the worlds greatest
lakes. Through its center runs the
worlds greatest river in its west are
the worlds greatest mountains,
heavy with the worlds richest mines.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18
G&Gc Chistcm
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
H. J. GREEN,
Editor and Proprietor.

The Only Oficial Paper of Winnesheik
County and the City Of Decorah.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-18

Entered at the post office in Decoraf
Iowa, as second Glass Mail Matter.
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-05-15
A Farmer straightened Out.

a man living ON a farm near here
came iu a short time ago completely
doubled up with rheumatism.
handed him a bottle Of G Chamberlain s
Pain Balm and told him 10 use it
freely and if not satisfied after using
il he need not pay @ cent for it, says
C. T. E5ydcr IF Patiau'- Mills. y T.
A few days later he walked iu rho
store J- straight as a string and
handed me a dollar saying. give m.
another bottle OF Chamberlain Pain
Balm ! want it iu the house eall the
time for It cured rue For sale bv
all druggists.
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-05-15
GREATLY ALARMED
BY a Persistent Cough but Per-
manantlv Cured by Cham
berlain 5 Cough
Remedy

mr. u y Burhage. student at
av BAD Grccu,llle 5. e. bad beeu
troubled fr four or Eve years with "a
continuous cough which hc says.
greatly alarmed me causing mc 90
fear that ] was m the first stage ai
consumption Mr. Iurbage having
seen Chamberlain Cough Remedy
advertised. concluded t9 try b.
Now read what be- says ai it. Il soon
leh remarkable change and after
using two bottle Of fhe twenty Eve
cent size WIS permanently cured
~1ld bv sll druggists
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-05-15
Too Great Risl.

I'm almost every uai- -hburh5gI some
one has died from au attack gf collie
or cholera marbus. often before med
iriue could Dee procured or phg-i-
clan summoned A reliable remedy
.r these diseases should be kept lf
hald The risk is too great for any
uae tH take. Chamberlain Collie
Cholera and DiarrLo6a Remedy has
undoubtedly saved the lives Hf more
people and relieved more pain and
suffering than amy other medicine Dol
use u can always be depended Mp.
.n For sale by all druggists
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-05-15

d. Cdnaday. the druggist La-
started some extensive ImNruyCmgu'~
and additions a. his soda fountain
which d wont lu summer months 3"
rcEale the thirsty multitude. Nov
marble slabs and panels. with cream
cabinet and modern sink VIII ha
placed around the fountain. while a
the opposite corner OF The drug g-.r
Will be arranged q cosy corner waar
one can sip the cod refreshing drink
al ease.
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-05-15

\ couple Of ambitious bike riders
from Aspen struck Gmuism Tues
day morning but they only stopped
long enough 10 take I'm the Redmcu
parade and then hit the Cochctopa
trail toward New Mexico They were
well weighted with blankets. cooking
utensils cameras, etc. and reported
II heartbreaking work carrying a -
pound bicycle and acooutremcnt~
through waist deep snow over Taylor
pass and around thc park.
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-05-15

Monday evening Charley GIeudeu-
ming was cutting piece of steel bon
the d. a r. &c. blacksmith shop
when % silver struck the third finger
af tho leit hand splitting the bone
near the kuucaIc u Is "a serious
cut but seems o. Doe getting along
Ed r.Hf
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-05-15

The Rodmen dance Tuesday even
ing was weil patr1uized and uo quas
tIon but those present had a cavtms
The supper furnished by Hurst l-
spoken Of very highly In the Red
men parade held at eleven O'Clock
that morning the new banner recent
ly purchased by the lodge was oz-
hibited for the first time and much
admired
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-05-15

J. NJ Allen is again behind the
counter at lafimer and Aliens and
Ralph Allen Is experimenting the
removal uf personal effects from tine
ranch ou Ohio creek. recently pur
chased by Bert Dollard, 10 the odd
home six miles above town.
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-05-15

Mrs. l.. :. Cole returned Nelues-
lay from AImagordo, y. NJ, where
-he has spent two weeks with Mr.
Cole who is bill clerk at that point
N the IL Pa-J and Northwestern
railway In spite Of the hpt climate
Nr Cole is gaining and NOW tips the
beam "a 20 pounds. which i- pretty
good weight Mrs Cole al-0 visited
a day with Miss Frances Keller, fnr-
merly telegraph operator here who
is now mmagerol the Western Onion
aflicc at Nmituu Colo Miss heller 5
friends will be- glad tH learn chat her
health is much improved during the
.ast wear.
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-05-15

. C Wcleh has beeu AZ Mauer
a iHlIs mill part ai the week
dpi some iauey painting aH delIy-
cry gIus Or tle mll aHi ilr Ga-
pcif -
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-05-15

5. ID Crump shook hands with
friends at the depot "Wednesday
he WAS bound for Telluride 90 l1uk
after cases iu the district court He
remarked thar Mrs. Crump and Elsie
would very likely spend a month
with Guuui-on friends this summer
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-05-15

A l-fmfIal uev foHee haas hgou
Pui aaa the resideuec 81 Mr and
Mrs Harry MlllzTaueh m West
Gm H
Gunnison news-champion., 1903-05-15

Chas Eastman. who is nuw travel
ing for the A. J keau company. of
Chicago. calendar makers. spent the
FIRST ul the week iu Guuuis0u selling
calendars and renewing old acquaiut-
ances. Charley still has his head
quarters at Salila