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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-14

-Huyler's Candies at Brunt & Par
mans
Peter Meyer was over from Cal
mar Thursday.
Carl Freeberg spent few days at
Dubuque last week.
w. nj. Gibbs was down from Bluff
ton township Friday, on business
trip.
u. F. Soukup of Spillville played
here for the dance Friday evening at
Steyer's.
Ladies' shampoo.ng only % cents.
will come to your house. Phone No.
AL. 50-3
Mrs. Q. II. Stouffer concluded her
visit Friday and returned home to
Charles City.
% p. Ode and Hans Evauson of
Ca lmar were tTansacting business in
the city Friday.
A new, fine thing-i imported grape
art ware at Brunt & Parman's. Have
you seen IL?
Mrs. Fuller returned to Cresco
Monday, after a visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles DAILY.
Fl O. Schanck, tho hustling Burr
Oak merchant, was in the city Mon
day. too busy TO speak to anyone.
Manager Oarl Meyer of the Calmar
Mfg. Co. was in the city Monday, on
business connected with that institu-
ton.
Football players, for bruises and
spra.ns nothing equals Bruess' A. b.
O. Liniment. 80 cents. Wangler
Bros. 494
fancy box for Christmas presents, 30
cents. 80 cents. 500 and 81 90 per box.
The Button.
A hot water bottle is worth b. 90
ms an antidote to cold feet alone. Many
other uses Good ones from SOC up,
at Brunt q Parman's.
Mrs. julius Olson and daughter
returned home to Madison, Wis. Mon
day, after visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. liver Larsen.
We want your holiday trade this
year We have the stock. the prices
are right. and we will treat you
courteously Come in and see us
often. N. N. Quandahl q Co.
The Board of Supervisors met on
Monday afternoon TO close up some
matters referring to the new court
house, settling mp the business of the
year so far as possible at this time.
The Benton county Board of Sup
ervisors were here last Wednesday,
inspecting our magnificent new court
house. The people of that county
have just voted to build new court
house. and they were getting ideas
for future use.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-14

Melvin Marsh spent a day or two
with relatives here last week.
!, Our line of holiday goods is larger
and better than ever. Brunt d Par
mans.
Atty. f. s. Burling of Postville
was in attendance at the district court
Thursday.
John Todd was down from Ken
dallville Thursday, looking after bust
ness matters.
John johnson has boon down from
Preston for fow days, visiting rela-
tives and friends 4
A f. Anundsen received visit
the past week from his friend, DR..
Clapp, of Iowa City.
Atty A ID. Gray and ]. Fl. Phil
lips of Preston we're business visitors
in the city Thursday.
e. W. Hoyt departed yesterday
morning for Winona, Mimi. and other
points. on a business trip.
Why not give him a box of cigars
for Christmas We have them in all
styles. N. N. Quandahl q Go.
Conductor George Graham has
been down from Austin for a few
days, visiting his mother and friends
here.
w. Fl, Peck is out from Chicago,
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. Pec., and calling on the trade
here.
AT the Sugar Bowl YOU will find
the best line of fancy filed bon bon
boxes in the city. The prices are
right, too. 500
Grandpa + Fl. Baker received the
pleasing news on Monday of the birth
of a granddaughter at the ]. B. Scher-
merhorn home in Chiago.
ATTY @. e. Boice and Dr. II. Fl.
Green went to Favotte Friday. where
they acted as jndg on delivery in an
oratorical confess at Upper Iowa
University.
We have succeeded in getting the
clubbing rate Of So rs FOR both the Chi
cago Daily Tribnne and Public
Opinion extended TO Jan. LIST. This is
cheaper than the price of the Tribune
alone.
Frank Savoie shot one of the larg-
est jack rabbits ever seen here. on
Sunday, on the hill just north of the
city. 1t was beautiful specimen.
weighing ten pounds, with its ears
tipped with black.
PROT. j. V. Bowers delivered ono of
his popular lectures before q good
sized audience at Nordness on Thurs
day evening. Prof. Bowers has some
very interesting lectures, is talker
OF ability, and highly entertaining
speaker. His hearers are always i'm
pressed with the fact that he knows
what he is talking about and this is
the secret of his great success, both as
lecturer and phrenologist.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-14

&C. F. John OF Hesper township
was in the city Thursday.
Public Opinion and Chicago Inter
Ocean. weekly. one year, $1.75.
IL. w. Bennett OF Burr Oak town
ship, was business visitor Thursday.
u. H. Hiatt of Hesper was attend
ing to business matters in the city
Thursday.
Col A. l.. Sortor of Mason City
was calling OH his many acquaintance
here last Wednesday. '-'
DIR. E. A. Ainsworth of West
Union was DEBORAH professional
visitor last Wednesday.
q. @. Brown and Elmer eager. of
Orleans township, were business visit
ors in the city yesterday.
-Schall- Hutchiuson's, Lowney's.
and Iiuyler's the fl rest candies in the
world at Brunt & parman.
-Footlets aud feet, when sore, well
come Bruess' A. b. O. Liniment. 80
cents. Wangler Bros. 49-4
-Billow's stock of iewelry and sill
verware for the holidays is strictly
uptodate and prices reasonable.
Fred Sellman arrived home Thurs
dav from the implement dealers as
ISOLATION meeting at Des Moines.
l. N. Holmes departed yesterday
for Olympia. Wash, having come to
DEBORAH with the remains of his sister
We will keep open evenings com
mencing Wednesday, Dec. l4th and
continue until Christmas. Mott q
Co. 500
Mr. Theo. Rosa of Frankvill lilo
township was in the city last Wednes-
day, transacting business and calling
on his many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. A. Hiatt of Hes.
per left via De- iorah last Thursday for
Los Angeles, Cal, and will spend the
winter in that state.
Hedges bakery displays q windcw
this week which takes front rank
among the many handsome Christmas
windows. The display of holiday
eatables has boen very lastly arranged.
Young Peoples Religious Union
at Unity church SUNDAY evening at
6:15. Subject, "The Bible its origin,
growth aud value" Leader, Miss
Amy Reed
Advertised letters this week at
the DEBORAH post Office are addressed
to Mr.. RI, M. Amstadt, Ada Blakeley.
Mr.. ii. Il. Moore, Mrs. Vim. Miner,
Mr. Will Smell. Mr.. Torga Thorson,
John L. Warbasse. Mr.. John Wilson
The Public Opinions space this
week is pretty we'll taken up by mer-
chants with their holiday announce
ments, but they make good reading.
and should be carefully perused by
all. ASS consequence we have been
compelled to condense all news items
as much as possible.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-14

Holiday goods of all kinds at N.
N. Quandahl & Co. s.
Fine package candies, fresh each
week at Brunt g. Parmans.
%. Verne Oliver has been appointed
deputy clerk of Fayette county.
Mrs. L. Bulls went to Chicago
yesterday. for visit with her daugh-
| ters
Atty. John B. Kaye of Calmar was
professional visitor in the city yes
terday.
Mrs L.. o. Reed arrived home
yesterday afternoon from her visits at
McGregor and Madison and Edgerton,
Wis
Mrs. Shepard departed yesterday
non3 for her home in Oregon City,
Oregon, after visit with relatives in
the city.
Rub that sore chest with A. B. c..
Liniment. 1t invariably reaches the
spot. 80 cents. Wangler Bros. 49-4
Remember if you buy your holt
day jewelry of Billow with every So
and S. cash purchase or more. you get
hand painted sea she'll free.
Don't forget to call at Fred j.
Rosenthal's store for all that is new
aud up-to- date IN holiday goods. Our
counters are loaded. Fred j. Rnsen-
thai. 500
The Ladies' Union Aid Society
will meet with Mrs. O. A. Schall
next FRIDAY. Dec. 10th at 100 p. IN.
All are cordially invited to be pre-
sent. By order of the President.
Miss 10 Louise Marsh will open
the children class in physical cul
ture at the Marsh hall next Saturday.
Hours from two to four. Private les
sons Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days
The Board of Supervisors of Pierce
county. Wis the onuntv seat of which
is Ellsworth. were in the city yester-
dav, inspecting our new court house,
that county having decided to erect "a
new county building.
AT the Methodist church Sunday
az 80 tho subject will be How
prepare for Christmas. At 700 D
IN 1.-THE How Where and When of
the Nativity" Services at the Stortz
school house at 3 100 p. m.
Richard Schrubbe has cut an open
ing bet Seen his store and his build
ing south, formerly occupied by Elby
& Co.. and after the Christmas season
will rse ii for wall paper, paints. etc.
Just now he has Christmas goods in
the room.
Mrs. Rev. N. 0. Field who has
been visiting with her sister, Mrs. O.
p. Egeland for couple of monthns,
departed Tuesday on account of the
illness of her mother. for Canton, s.
D.. where she expects to make her
future home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-14
GMGc Oe1'stos
BY HARRY ]. GREEN.
DEBORAH, IOWA, DEC. IA, 1904.
BULLETIN OF COMING EVENTS.

BULLETIN UF lUMlNu EVENTS.
December 25-Christmas, Sunday.
Jan. 30-District court convenes.
Jan. 3-"Arizona" at the Grand
Jan. 10. 11-Good Roads meeting at
court house.
Jan, 12-Annual masquerade dance,
Hose Go. No. /.
June l905-Northeast Iowa Woodmen
picnic, DEBORAH
June l905-Northeastern Iowa Veter-
ans Association. DEBORAH.
june, 1905-District Convention. Ep-
worth league, DEBORAH.
July 1905 Norwegian Danish Press
Association of America, annual
meeting at DEBORAH.
August l905-Northern Iowa Dental
Society, DEBORAH.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15

"Why don't they ADVERTISED This
is question numbers of the sub
scribers of The Ranch are today asking
the publishers. The subscribers want
larger number of firms represented
in the columns of the paper, for the
simple reason that they are scattered
throughout the entire northwest, and
an advertiser living in one section may
be too far removed from sections in
which some subscribers live, and the
latter want to deal with some one
nearer home. Many stockman,
scotsman, a nurseryman, a poultryman
or other man who has some commodity
for the farmer is losing considerable
business by not coming out and boldly
proclaiming his name and his wares to
the most desirable class of buyers to be
found anywhere-the farmers. When
these men begin to realize that the only
way to get the business of the farmer
is to keep an advertisement all the time
in their favorite farm paper, then will
they begin to make more money than
they need for operating expenses. The
farmers have money and they are anx-
ious to spend it for good stock and
good implements, but now are they to
find what they want if the sellers do
not let them knows
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15
SAYS Tax Titles Are Invalid.

In the superior court at Colville
Judge Richardson has rendered deci-
sion regarding tax titles, which may
also be made to apply to otner counties
in the state. The case was that of j.
H. Young versus Louis Droz, involving
the validity of Stevens county tax til
ties based upon the general foreclosure
Judgment fled in December, 1902. This,
in effect, declares the judgment null,
and all persons who have suffered loss
of property by sale under that judg-
ment may now pay into the county
treasury the amount of their taxes to
date and redeem their property.
The decision affects the title to over
5000 pieces of real estate in that coun-
ty and opens up to the county treas
urer the collection of nearly $4,000 in
taxes that have been cancelled by oper-
alton of the proceedings involved. If
the purchaser at tax sale paid less than
the taxes, he is ahead the difference.
Most of the property bought in I'M
der the void judgment by the county
has since been sold by the treasurer
under order of the board of county
commissioners. In the case at bar the
property has since been improved by
the addition of valuable buildings, the
value of which may be lost.
There have been similar proceedings
in other counties, but never has the
question of the legality of these been
raised. Now that the Stevens county
court has decided against the holders
of tax titles, owners who lost their
property in other counties will un-
doubtedly test the law.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15
Plant Corn in Washington.

Every time we ask farmer why
he does not raise corn in this state
he answers that it cannot be done;
that the climatic conditions are such
that corn will not mature here. This
is admitted to be true, to an extent.
1t should not, however, be the means
of entirely knocking out the raising
of corn in Washington. Corn will
grow here, and some varieties are
better than others, but it requires
care in selecting the right kind and
in preparing the soil. Land that is not
too cold will be best suited to the
growing of corn, and from the expe-
rience of some of our subscribers 1t
appears pride of the North" is one
of the best varieties for the western
part of the state. For the silo corn
is one of the best crops to be had,
and it is unfortunate that our climate
is not so we'll suited to the growing
of corn as is the case in eastern and
southern states. The dairy industry is
developing fast and ensilage will be
one of the many things for succulence
in the winter. 1t should be the aim
of every rancher to take up the mat
ter of planting corn, no matter now
small a patch he may put in. He will
gain much valuable experience, and
in time, we believe, the raising OF corn
will be more generally followed by our
ranchers. e. J. Ross, a successful
farmer of King county, tells in this
issue how he raises corn and shows
how fine an ensilage it makes. There
is no reason why other farmers on
the coast cannot do as well. The
Ranch would like to see them make
trial the coming season and report
the results next fall
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15

New irrigation bitches, large, small
and otherwise, are being ploughed
through the land all the time. North
Yakima and Seattle capital is doing
a goodly portion of the work of de-
veloping the sage-brush country into
a land of homes and contentment. We
learned the other day that Geo. s.
Rankin, of North Yakima, and J. F.
McNaug ht, of Seattle, have organized
the Maxwell Land & Irrigation Co.,
and intend to develop from 1000 to
10000 acres of land in Umatilla county,
Ore. They have purchased the Mime
haha Irrigation Co.'s holdings at Max
we'll, Ore, which company has already
constructed eight miles of canal. The
land lies along the main line of the
o. R. & NJ, and is considered very valu-
able. With the land goes the TOWNSHIP
of Maxwell, which is owned by the
company. They expect to commence
work on the scheme as soon as the
weather settles, and will build from
twelve to fifteen miles of new canal
this summer.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15

of their number, to take statistics in
the various districts of the state. The
experience in irrigation possessed by
some of the federal governments fore
most experts on irrigation is to be
utilized in mapping out the plan of
work for this state. On the whole,
the irrigation interests of Washing
ton are about to enter a new era-and
it is the earnest hope of every loyal
citizen that no mistake be made at
the outset.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15

Seattle ought to have "city mar
ket"-a place where the people from
the rural districts can place their prod
uce on sale daily and where anybody
can go and purchase what he wants.
Such a market is maintained in many
eastern cities that can boast of not
half the population Seattle has. A mar
ket of this kind would give an outlet
for a great deal of produce that is now
allowed to go to waste where it was
grown. 1t is not every rancher that
cares to send in his produce to the
commission houses, but if the large
cities in the state would each main
tain city market there would be
opened to the producer in each section
a channel through which he could dis
pose of his goods and make a good
deal extra money. The expressions
of opinion that we have heard as to
the utility of such a market in Seattle
are all favorable. The producers in
the territory tributary to Seattle are
invited to express their opinions in
the columns of The Ranch.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15

Mail-order buying is coming more
and more into general use. The farm
er's family is the best patron of the
mail order house, and naturally the
proper channel to reach the farmer of
the northwest is The Ranch.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15
Ranch Small Talk

Have you few sheep on your farm?
If your answer is negative, will you tell
us why you have no sheep? Do you
not think they are good thing to have
about the place?
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15

Have you received one of the new
catalogues of the Pacific Seed & Floral
Company, of Seattle? If you have not,
better write for one now.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15

The paper is sent to each subscriber until
an order to discontinue is received from the
subscriber. We must be notified in writing,
by letter or postal card. when subscriber
wishes his paper stopped. Returning the
paper will not answer, as we cannot find 1t on
our list from the name alone on the paper.
We must have both name and address, and
all arrearages or dues must be paid as re-
quired by law.
Date of expiration of subscription Is
shown on your paper by address label con-
tanning your name.
Failing to receive the paper regularly you
should notify the Seattle Office at once,
when mistakes. II any, will be corrected.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15

foods the chemical section of the Iowa
agricultural experiment station has
been conducting Investigations, and
the results have been published in bull
letin IA, entitled breakfast Foods"
Copies may be had by adore ssing
Prof. G. F. Curtiss, director, Ames,
Iowa. 1t is we'll worth a perusal.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15

Address all communications to THE
RANCH, Downs Bldg, Seattle Washington.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15
The Result of Advertising.
Gene M Simpson, Breeder of Leg
horns, Buff, Brown and White.

Corvallis, Oregon, 3-3-19O4.
The Ranch, Seattle, Wash,
Dear Sirs: Enclosed please find
check covering the within statement.
Please discontinue my ad. for the
present, as I have more orders than I
can fill AS soon as 1 can enlarge my
plant will give you another ad.
Thanking you for past favors, l
remain,
Yours truly,
GENE M. SIMPSON.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15

A few years ago the prune growers
of Washington and Oregon could hard
ly be restrained from putting every
dollar they possessed into prune or
chards, so great was the anticipation
for wealth from that source. Today
the other extreme is nearer the actual
state of affairs It would be serious
mistake for the prune grower in a
good locality, and possessing fair
sized orchard, to allow the present
depression to sway his judgment. Peo-
pie will eat prunes; in fact, the price
of prunes today is the only thing that
keeps the consumption from being
greater. The prune grower properly
situated will continue making money
in the next ten years perhaps more
than most other similar lines Of in
dustry.
An important meeting of prominent
men of the state was that held at
North Yakima last week to take up
the work of codifying the laws bearing
on irrigation. The governors irriga-
ton commissioners, as they are called,
are a representative set of men and
they have in their hands work that
calls for the greatest care at every step
taken. What they do now will have
more or less influence Of permanent
nature upon the states future irriga-
ton prospects. The projects of the
government, too, will hinge largely
upon the nature of the laws to be
enacted at the suggestion of the COM
mission. North Yakima, being the
center of irrigation in the state, was
chosen for the first meeting, that the
members might be where irrigation
problems are paramount. They set
about their work by detailing George
F. Cotterill, civil engineer and one
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15


Prof. G. F. Curtiss, director, Ames,
Iowa. 1t is we'll worth a perusal.
Senator Teller, of Colorado, the 9th
err day defined the difference between
a farmer and an agriculturist for the
benefit of his colleagues in the senate.
"a farmer" he said, works with his
hands and an agriculturist with his
mouth. There are too many agricul-
turists in the senate. Farming is the
only business in which l made a liv-
ing"
R. M. Kellogg, the leading straw
berry plant pathologist of the country,
is dead at his home in Three Rivers,
Mich, aged sixty. In his younger days
he devoted himself to law and mer-
camille pursuits, but his health failing
he took up horticulture. He devoted
himself so assiduously to the work
that he soon built up fine reputation
as an authority on the pedigree OF
plants.
Since the last issue of The Ranch
there have been issued special editions
of the state We refer to the Sunny
side Sun and the Chelan Leader, edit
ed by William Hitchcock and De Witt
G. Britt, respectively. Both are fine
efforts and will do a great deal OF good
to the towns in which they are pub
lished. Advertising is what we all need
to make the world know us.
If Gene M. Simpson, the Corvallis
poultryman, can secure, through ad-
vertising in The Ranch, more business
than he can take care Of, why should
not others do as well, too? Simpson
has carried an adv. in the columns of
this publication year in and year out,
and every one of our subscribers
knows of him and his Leghorns. His
great success is due to the careful
business methods he has of taking
care of all inquiries and turning them
into orders, as well as to the fact he
sells nothing but reliable stock.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15

The subscription list of The Ranch
is expanding by leaps and bounds these
days, owing to the good work being
done by the numerous travelling rep
resentatives this publication has out
all the time. Advertisers should make
note of this.
Patrons of this publication are al
ready finding the special want column
an important feature, judging by the
number of advertisements that have
come in for the column. 1t is cheap
and most effective means of commune
eating your wants to the thousands
who regularly read the columns of The
Ranch.
A fourth rural route is to be estab-
lished in Whatcom county, between
Everson and Central. The route has
been inspected and there is hardly
any doubt it will be in operation soon.
paid the county of Whatcom a high
compliment on the good condition of
the Improvement of it's roads.
Joel Shoemaker has been made agri-
cultural editor of the Twice-a-Week
Post Intelligencer. simultaneously up
on his taking command appeared
a long list of books on farming to be
found in the city library. The infer
ence is obvious. If the readers of that
paper will exercise a little patience
these works will all be reproduced in
installments in it's columns.
Until few years ago the good old
cracked oat was about the only break
fast food on the market, but today we
have a few hundred fancy brands
of foods, each of which "is the best"
according to the claims of the makers.
To ascertain the chemical compost
finp apd food uo1uo IF tho ua Y.iOuc
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-01
WOMEN ASKED FOR
HUSBANDS RELEASE
Was Sent to Jail for Wife Beating
Family Has No Means of
Support.

Mrs. Victoria Shulska appeared in
police court this morning to ask for
the release from the county Jail of her
husband, Mike Shulska. The man
was sent up last Thursday, as told in
the News, on charge Of wife-beat-
ing. Whsn he was arraigned the re-
'ouasaer was undecided as to what
course he should take, as the woman
had no visible means of support.
Upon hearing the wife say, however,
that she was afraid to go home with
him, the recorder sent him up for
three months. Mrs. Shulska said this
morning that somebody had stolen
coal and tools from a shed in their
rear yard and that she had no money.
She said she spent part of her last
dollar yesterday for carfare to New
Brunswick, whittier she went to see
her husband. The recorder sent an
order for the man s release, upon be-
ing convinced that that was the wisest
method of procedure.