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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-09-21
High School Notes.

Miss Esther Nelson of Boone, Iowa,
has been elected to fill the vacancy in
the seventh grade, caused by the resig
nation of Miss Holmes. Miss Nelson
is graduate of the Boone High
School, Iowa State Normal, and the
Penmanship course at the Capital City
Commercial College. She has had
several years experience as a teacher
Miss Holmes has been compelled to
resign on account of i'll health, and as
she has been very efficient teacher,
will be greatly missed throughout the
whole school.
Walter Riley has been secured AS
foot ball coach. We will have a
heavier team this year, and we hope
as good one as we had last year.
Miss Georgia Adams now presides
at the piano in the kindergarten.
George Trzcinski departed Monday
for Mckinney. N. D., where he has
secured good position in bank.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-09-21
The Hand of Death.

Mrs. Carrie a. Child, wife of Amasa
Child, of the fifth ward. passed away
last week Tuesday afternoon at four
O'Clock, mt the age of thirty -four
years. She had been in failing health
for some time, but she was not taken
seriously i'll until short time before
her death. About a week before she
was taken to Rochester. Mimi. to con
suit the physicians at the hospital in
that city, but they could off r her no
hopes of recovery and she was brought
home She was the daughter of An
drew Haugcn Of Canoe township aud
was 'narried TO Mr.. Child Dec. IL,
1890, 70 which union three children
were horn. The funeral services were
held from the United Lutheran church
Friday afternoon at 2 80 O'Clock. The
bereaved family have the heartfelt
sympathy of all their acquaintance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-09-21
George Kline Seriously Injured.

George Kline met with an accident
while threshing at the farm of John
Longaas in Canoe lcwnship last Thurs
day evening which has left him in
bad shape and will doubtless keep him
to his bed for some time. While the
machine was running he attempted to
throw off the belt by pushing it aside
with his knee, but his leg was caught
and he was carried about the machine,
badly crushing and decorating his left
leg, fracturing the bones of his leg
aud hip in several places so that they
protruded from the flesh. and bruising
him severely. It was necessary to
stop the machine and cut the belt in
order to set him free. Drs. Daubney
of this city and Emmons of Burr Oak
were called and dressed the wounds,
and have been giving him every atten.
ton, but he has been in precarlous
condition since the accident.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-09-21
Death in Button township.

Mrs. Abbie Malanaphy. mother of
John Malanaphy and Mrs. Martin
Jones, passed away on Friday at her
home in Bluffron township, at the age
of eighty years. after an illness of less
than week from a complication OF
diseases. She has been a resident OF
Winnesheik county fifty years, com.
ing here with her husband from Wood
stock. ILL.,, who died thirty eight years
ago. She leaves two sons and one
daughter. John of Canoe township,
Thos. of Ulex, Ore, and Mrs. Martin
Jones of Button A brother. Martin
DAILY and a sister, Mrs. Ellen Henry
of Button township, also survive
her. The funeral was held on Sunday
afternoon from the Button CathoiC
church, Rev. FIR. Have officiating.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-09-21
{. M. & ST. p. Excursions.

$40 to st. Louis and return on sale
every date except Friday and Saturday
until Nov. 80, 1904. :
Personally conducted excursions tc
st. Louis, Mo-, each Tuesday com.
mencing Sept. ~, via 9. NJ. & st. P.
Ry., the @. M. & st. P. Ry will rur
a through chair car leaving Calmal
at IL 100. To make connection with
this car leave DEBORAH at II :45 a. m.
This car will arrive in Chicago al
9:55 p. M, st. Louis at s 100 a. m.
the following morning. 7. R. Cook
will accompany the car each week and
will reserve good hotel accommoda.
tions for those who desire. Only three
blocks from the south entrance to the
exposition grounds, lodging and break
fast, only one dollar. Z day tickets
from DEBORAH, $40. Is day tickets
from DEBORAH, $14.65. Sleeper rates
to be had with 10 day tickets 81 from
Chicago. For further information call
on @. M. & st. P. agent or write to
j. r. Cook, special agent, West
Union, Iowa. 1875
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-09-21
Brother Killed in Duluth.

A telegram was received by Officer
Otto Olson Friday evening stating
that man by the name of s. Q. John
son had been killed at Duluth, MINI.
who claimed to have brother in De-
corah. After considerable difficulty
and the obtaining of a description of
the man. he was located the next even
ing as the brother of Mr.. J. o. John
son, foreman of the composing room
at the Lutheran Publishing House.
He was sailor on the lakes, was about
forty years old, and had told his
brother in letter received a couple
OF weeks before his death that he would
make only one more trip and then 90
to Pennsylvania to live. The parti-
culars of his death are not known.
His remains were buried at Duluth.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-09-21
Court House Clock Bell Arrives.

After couple of weeks delay in
the installation of the clock in the
court house tower. occasioned by the
non arrival of the bell, it was receiv.
ed by express Monday morning and at
noon hoisted to it's position 1t is a
handsome large bell. three feet.
eleven inches in diameter at the bot
tom, and weighs nearly ton. There
is all appropriate inscription on it,
reading Presented to Winnesheik
county, Iowa, by Charles John Weiser
in loving memory of his father and
mother. Horace Spangler and Louise
Amy Weiser, July 8, 1904" Work
on the completion of the click will
now be pushed rapidly forward, and
in about ten days, the bell will be
toiling the hours.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-09-21
District Court in Session.

The September session Of the district
court opened on Monday afternoon at
the court room in the j. j. Marsh
building, Judge l.. E. Fellows of
Lansing presiding. Monday afternoon
and yesterday morning were spent in
reading the default docket and dispos-
ing of probate matters. and yesterday
afternoon the petit jury arrived, when
the first criminal case, that of the
State of Iowa VS. Mary Neibling, in
dicted by the grand jury for keeping
house Of i'll fame north Of Bluffton,
was taken up The greater part of
the afternoon was spent in getting
the jury and the statement of the case
to the jury by Attorneys Willett for
the county ana Acers for the defense,
and the examination of the witnesses
began at five o'clock 1t is lik ely
that this case Will take two or three
days. There are three or four other
criminal matters to try, but the civil
docket is rather light The docket
contained at the opening fifty new
causes and seventy-nine old cnes,
with fifty-five matters in probate,
nineteen of them being final reports
of administrators Following is a
list of the cases noted "for trial."
p. B. Finn VS. F. A. Masters, coun-
ty auditor
@. B. Bergeson VS. DEBORAH Printing
Company.
Gunder A. Lervold VS. Jens Ander-
son.
Geo. Corliss VS. Elwood & Harmon.
Carl Mier VS. Johann Jahnke.
j. II. Lesher q Co. VS. l. j. Paterka.
Tomlinson. Stafford q Co. VS. James
Emery, ct al
John S. King VS. Elwood & Harmon.
j. NJ Chappell VS. Elwood & Har-
mon.
j. o. Rollins VS. Olaf Tolstad.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-09-21
Federation of Wemen's Clubs.

Arrangements have been made for
the holding of convention of the
Federation of Women's Clubs of the
fourth district in this city next Tues
day and Wednesday, under call of Mrs.
F. S. Robinson of Oelwein, president.
The program as arranged is an exhaus-
tive one, and there will be three meet
ings during the day Wednesday. Re-
representatives. are expected from many
of the northeastern Iowa towns, and
the ladies will have everything their
own way for day at least. All
ladies are welcome to attend the
meetings.
PROGRAMME.
Tuesday Evening,
Reception
At Home of Mrs. Emma Young
from eight to ten O'Clock.
Wednesday.
80 A. M.
Music.
Devotional Exercises Rev. Mar
garet Olmstead. DEBORAH.
Music.
Address of Welcome-Mrs Meta
M. Brunt. President Monday Club,
DEBORAH
Response Mrs. J. H. Boyce, Fay
cite.
Club Reports-Presidents. Report
Biennial I. F. W. O.
Woman's Opportunity-Fanny Park.
er Anderson, Oelwein.
Observation-Disclosures, Mrs. A. N.
Hobson, West Union.
200 P. M.
Music.
Household Economics, Theory
versus Practice-Mrs. Matt Parrott.
Chairman Household Economics Com.
mittee l. F. w. c.. Waterloo.
Observation-Disclosures, Mrs. A. E. Ell
lis, Cultus Club, Charles City.
Music.
Library Hour-Miss Alice Tyler,
Secretary Iowa Library Commission,
Oes Moines.
Discussion.
The Literature of the Bible-Mrs.
j. E. Blythe, President City Fedora.
tion. Mason City.
Twenty third Psalm - Concert
Reading.
Music.
500 P. M.
Music.
Women's Clubs and the Public
Schools--H. l.. Adams. Supt. Fayette
County Public Schools, West Union.
Practical Results of Federation
Mrs. T. J. Fletcher, President /. F.
". G., Marshalltown.
Question Box.
Music.
Monologue-'' Keeping a Seat at the
Benefit. - May Isabel Fisk. Zella
Myers Wilson. Oelwein.
Music
Adjournment.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-09-21
A Congregational Concert.

The Congregational church choir
assisted by Misses Macna Vance, Ger
trude Bear and Hilda Holm. will give
concert at the church on this weei
Friday evening. after which refresh
ments will be served. The price fol
both the concert and refreshments will
be twenty-five cents. The concert
will be we'll worth hearing, as may
be seen by the following
PROGRAM
Choir-"Rippling River" F. A.
Solo-w.S S. Riley, "Song of Thanks
giving" f Allitson.
Piano Solo-Gertrude Bear, "The
Rustic of Spring." Sinding.
Choir" The Shoogy Shoo," Grace
Mayhem.
Reading-Macha Vance. "Love
Among the Ruins" Robert Browning.
Solo - Ethel Baker, Herbststrum,
"Autumnal Gale" EDWARD Grieg.
Choir -" Brightly Cleans the
Silvery Starlight, E. K. Heyser.
Recitation-"Papa's Letter." Hilda
Holm.
Choir" Forget Me Not" vocal
gavotte, TIL. Giese.
Reading-Macha Vance. christmas
at the Plantation" Thomas Nelson
Page.
Solo-Ethel Baker-(a) "Slumber
Song" Maud Valerie White. (b) "He
was Prince" f. Lynes.
Choir-"Nursery Rhyme Suite,
Arthur Custance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-09-21
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

ID. Weitgeuant was up from Ossian
Saturday, on business.
WIN. Koren went to st. Louis
Wednesday, to take in che fair
g. F. Francis arrived home Fri
day from his trip to Chicago and st.
Louis.
DIR. Dana Jewell and Carl Free
berg leave for st. Louis today, to see
the fair.
That want column found lot of
things last week. Ever try it.
"A. S. Bailey of Minneapolis,
was the guest of his brother, A. X.
Bailey. Monday evening.
"A. l.. Abbey departed on Monday
for Dell Rapids, S. D., to see about
the big crop on his farm near there.
Attorneys W. l.. Converse, G. G.
Upton and John McCook OF. Cresco are
busy in the district court this week.
M. W. Drew of Bonair, Howard
county. was looking after business
and calling on friends here Monday.
The ladies of the Maccabees will
give a dance in Steyers hall Friday
evening, Sept. 23d. Tickets so cents.
The Iowa State Register and Pub
lie Opinion, both one year, and fine
map of Winnesheik county. all for
sl.75.
Mrs. A. w. Buntrock was over
from Waukon few days last week,
departing Saturday for Chicago. where
her future home will be-
Work has commenced on the lay
ing OF the brick for the new hotel,
and the building will doubtless pro-
gress more rapidly from now on.
Atty. A F. Anundsen returned to
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Thursday,
being called thither by a telegram
announcing the illness of his law part
ner.
IN. E. Brekke sold his residence
ON East Water street last week to Mr..
Sorlien of Frankville township. and
returned to Chicago Thursday, where
the family will live in the future.
The Winnesheik County Horticul.
tural Society held a meeting at the
court room on Saturday afternoon,
which was quite we'll attended. A
number OF topics of interest to horti-
culturalists were discussed.
The upper story of the ]. J. Marsh
building is being plastered and fitted
up for fine hall. 1t will be used
during the winter by the dancing club
and will make one of the best rooms
in the city for this purpose
Mrs. G. H. Lawrence informs us
of the marriage of her sister, Miss
Marie Trail, who was formerly in the
employ of the Schuck Dry Goods Co. :,
to Mr.. Earl Mittlestadt OF Fayette,
Iowa, at the BRIDES home in Missouri.
They will live at Petersburg. Iowa.
DEBORAH friends congratulate.
There will be services at the
Methodist church next Sunday morn
ing at II 100 O'Clock and Sunday even
ing at z 80 O'Clock. Also preaching
at the Stortz school house at 3 90
O'Clock Rev. Hunt will deliver his
excellent lecture of Mormonism at
the Stortz school houseFriday evening
of this week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-09-21
AN APPRECIATION.

The loss by the death of Mr.. Martin
Christopher to the Ben Bear store
and the business circles at large has
been so keenIy felt that his pastor in
making up his notes for the memorial
service at the Methodist church Sun
day evening, called on Mr.. Bear to
express to him something of the per-
sonal nature of Mr.. christopher. The
following statement of Mr.. Bear is so
open hearted and sincere, so like the
character of Mr.. Christopher, that we
take the liberty to give it place in
these columns:
"When about twenty-four years Of
age some conversation took place be-
tween Mr.. Christopher and myself.
when he said / am willing to come
into your store, and after month or
two you can pay me what you think 1
earn. He never asked a raise of
wages. and yet for many years has re-
ceived much larger compensation than
always cheerful, pleasant, accommo-
uattHks AWAY SiuCcIo, pCIt0Cuiy
truthful, never angry, always patient ;
could be relied upon, never complain
ed of his work. and was always true
to il. There was never any friction
between him and the other clerks, he
always got along with his associates
at the store nicely.
He never attempted to use his
authority, except in gentlemanly
manner. Charitable. never small
about anything. he was always ready
to give helping hand whenever &C.
casion required. He was public spirit
ed, and while not himself the pro-
prietor in business, yet whenever
money was collected for public enter
prises he was always ready to do his
share. He was punctual in business.
always at his post, an indefatigible
worker
l shall never forget the first time !
saw him after the first hemmorhage.
/ expected to find him detected, but
on the contrary he laughed and talked
as cheerfally as if the pest of luck had
come to him. l never saw better
illustration of the hymn
Go bury thy sorrow, the world has it's
Go bury it deeply, 60 hide it with
care;
Go think of it calmly when curtained
by night,
Go tell it to Jesus, and all will be
right.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-09-21
Boyd Loses His Valuable Dog.

f ". Boyd had to come home from
his hunting trip in South Dakota last
week without his valuable Imported
English setter, Rapid Ranger of
Bromfield. The dog started after a
jack rabbit one day while they were
out hunting and got lost, and although
they spent ten days looking for it,
they have been unable to get trace of
it. 1t is one of the very finest dogs in
the country, costing several hundred
dollars, and great loss to Mr.. Boyd,
who offers $50 reward for it's return
and is using every effort to find it,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-09-21
Barn Burned.

Gilbert A. Giere, of near Highland
Vile lost his large barn and contents
by fire last FRIDAY. The fire started
in some unknown manner while he
was out threshing. and entirely con-
sumed the harm, three horses. about
500 bushels of oats and other grain. a
large amount of hay. and all the ma
chinery. etc., stored there. Mr.. Gjere
carried insurance in the Norwegian
Mutual Protective Association Of
Winnesheik county, the amount not
being learned.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-09-21
DEBORAH Excelsior Co. Running.

The new DEBORAH Excelsior Com
pany commenced operations last week
in the building just north of the
Lutheran Publishing House on Mill
street, which has been fitted up fol
their use. They are operating six
excelsior machines and large press.
capable of producing car load pei
week. The power is furnished by ar
electric motor, and everything abou,
the place has an air of industry. We
wish the new enterprise every success
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-09-21
SEVENTEEN Birthday Anniversary.

The SEVENTEEN birthday anniversary
of Mr.. o. P. Thompson was the occa'
sion of delightful party in his honor
on Thursday evening, given by the
Norske Selskab, uf which he was a
charter member, and has been mem
Der ever since, twenty-six years. j.
Jackwitz was master of ceremonies
for the evening and there were several
excellent speeches made, beside songs
by Luren and bountiful repast. 1t
was a very pleasant evening for all
who were present
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-09-21
Card of Thanks,

The undersigned desire to express
their sincere thanks to the many
friends for their kindly assistance and
sympathy extended during their late
bereavement.
Z. Rudolph and Family.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-09-21

If you have never used our want
column you don't know what a good
thing 1T is. If you have lost anything,
found anything, want to sell. buy or
rent anything, want hired girl. a
Job. or wife, this want column will
find 1t for you, and find 1t cheap.
Those who have tried it use it right
along Get the habit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-09-21
Recording Bank Problem.

The answer to last weeks problem
is hours, 80 minutes, 90 seconds. The
winner is John Ramstad, Route No.
5, DEBORAH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-09-21
I~%Nc Ce1,stes
BY HARRY j. GREEN.

DEBORAH. IOWA. SEPT. q, 1904
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-29
The sHocKLEY APPEAL.

THOSE WHO READ the appeal of
L the sister of ]. NJ. Shockley, con-
fessed murderer. for mercy for that
criminal, cannot fail to pity. not the
murderer. but the sister who suffers so
keenly for her brothers crime. She
asks that justice be tempered with mer-
cy in the case OF her brother. which
amounts to a request that he be sent
10 prison instead of executed. Now
simple justice demands the execution
OF ShocSley. Experience has shown
that in Utah a sentence of life impris-
onment does not mean life imprisOn-
meut. 1t means confinement for a COM
paratively brief period or years.
Shockley realizes this or he would not
ask 10 be sent to prison for life. No
sane man prefers a hopeless existence
within the four walls of a prison to
death. In Shockley's heart is the hope
that some day. when his crime has been
forgotten. when the wall OF the widows
and the orphans his murderous re-
volver made is stilled, a complaisant
pardOning board VIII give him his libei-
~. We have no sympathy for him or
for his plea for mercy. We do have
sympathy for his relatives. They seem
20 be decent. clean, respectable. people.
According TO the sisters own story
ShOckiey had the advantages OF a good
home and OF proper training in his
youth. If he had had the right in
stincts he would not have departed
from the lines laid down by that early
training. He is not entitled to sympa,
thy. His family is distressed, natural
~. But the sisters and friends are not
more distressed than the families and
the friends OF the men he murdered.
The extreme penalty Of the law should
be given 10 him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-29

er says they ARE still with US. and are
Involving a heavy expenditure which
cannot be measured accurately. bat
which certainly runs to several hundred
Thousand pounds every month";
In the nine years referred to the gov
eminent has. besides spending 81 ESQ, :
100000 in actual warfare, laid out 81.
0oo,0oooo0 in what are described as
normal or peace expenditures on sol
diers, sailors. battleships. barracks and
forts" During the same period Brit
ish consols have dropped from ia to IS
and the national debt has been in
creased something like SS15. 100000 No
wonder the English people are asking
themselves when their government s
greed for conquest is going to be sat
isfied and into what slough Of despond
it VIII lead the nation.
No account Of the good British blood
that has been spilled in all these use
less ware has been taken. The mOUrn-
ing Of thousands Of widows and or
phaned children is heard in the land.
happy families have been broken up,
homes destroyed. children scattered.
Should not the United States learn a
lesson from Great Britain? We have
a well developed imperial policy Of our
own that has cost US many millions OF
dollars and hundreds of lives. Is there
no way of cutting it off?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-29
EXPENSIVE IMPERIALISM.

IMPERIALISM is ONE Of the most
4 expensive luxuries in which nations
can indulge. The Speaker. London, re-
Gently discussed the cost Of British inn
perialism. During the last nine years
the British taxpayers have paid out
approximately s. 250. 000. OO0 on account
of the governments imDerialistic pol
icy. Some OF them think it is time TO
put a stop 20 such lavish expenditures.
Speaking FOR itself. the Speaker says;
"since the unionist party came into
power in 1895 they seem TO have en-
gagged their countrymen in at least
fourteen wars and military expeditions.
1t IS an atrocfous and bloOdthirsty rec
ord, OF which an empire OF savages
might be PROUD. but of which a kingdom
that stood among civilized powers for
peace. freedom and justice must be
eternalIy ashamed"
Two Of the wars referred TO were in
Ashanti. one was in the sudan. three
were with the natives in MatabeIeland
and AIashonaland, one was the Boer
war aud another was on the north from
tier o. India Others are the chinese
expedition and. so-called adventures"
in Venezuela. Alden. Kano. Thibet and
somaltland. OF the last two the Speak
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-29
PosTMAsTERs TO MEET.

THE PROPOSITION to form an asso-
L citation OF the postmasters of Utah
is sound and practical. The Herald is
assured that the promoters Of the or
ganization have no thought Of politics.
They do not intend to get together a
band of Oficeholders who shall discuss
chiefly ways and means of continuing
their tenure OF office. On the contrary,
politics is to be a tabooed subject, and
it should be.
The purpose of The association is to
get the postmasters together for an in
terchange of views as 10 the best
methods of conducting their Offices.
Suggestions for improvements to the
service will be made and from time TO
time men who are thoroughly familiar
with postofFice work viii be called on
to make talks to the members about
their work. An organization of this
character should result in many i'm
provements of benefit to the public.
A meeting win be held in Salt Lake
in Judge Stewards court room at the
joint building ApmI Z, at 1870 o'clock
III NiC AADi INNS II - AlohShA tlidl
about POO postmasters viii be present.
Governor Wells has consented to de-
liver an address of welcome, and talks
viii be made by James Glove, post
master at Provo, and others. At this
time. too. officers viii be elected and
such other steps taken as will insure
permanency for the association. We
believe every postmaster i'm the state
should be present If possible.