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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17
Great Show for The Money.

The Standard Theatre was filled
last night to see the opening of the
Jack Hoeffier Company and it is with
out question the best popular priced
show ever seen in Pekin. The perfor-
nance last night, "Sign of the C7uci-
fix" can easily be classed with the
dollar shows seen here heretofore.
The leading parts were in the hands
of Miss Gertrude Ewing and Mr.. Nc
Kee. They were supported by the
best acting company ever seen in this
city. Manager Hoetf1er carries all his
own scenery and many handsome sett-
.ings we're displayed last night. AS a
rule the repertoire companies playing
here have had their actors do special
ties between acts, but such is not the
case with this company. as many real
ly bigh-class vaudeville acts were
seen last night who are carried for
their speciality acts only and they
were good ones. The Hoeffier COM
pany should pack the Standard every
night this weeK and our people will
do we'll not to miss these really high
class productions at popular prices
Tonight the company presents "Our
Old Kentucky Home" with all
special scenic effects and new vaude-
willie acts. This will be the first pre-
sentation of this play here at 10. 20
and 30 cents. -Pskin. ILL.,, Times.
At the Grand Fair Week
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

One of our prominent farmers car
ries under his wagon seat a yard of
red flannel and on the approach of an
automobile he waves to the Chauffeur
to stop until he passes. So far the auto
moile men have respected his signal.
If this plan is carried out the farmers
say there will be little trouble in
meeting such a contrivance on the
same road.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

Public sentiment in favor of more
severe regulation governing the sales
of poisons is making headway rapidly.
Few men or women who have resolved
to kill themselves find much difficulty
in buying anywhere the necessary
drugs. This is especially true of the
purchase of carbolic acid, which can
be obtained IN deadly quantities from
pharmacists well nigh all over the
country in nearly every hour of the
day or night.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17
PronunciatiOns.

The following is given out from Il
state department. at Washington
the proper prouunciations of the mann
you so often see in reading the Iepor
from the Russian Japanese war:
Manchuria-Man-c choo.re-s
Vladivostok-V dee vos-tok
Peking-Pee-king
Seoul-Soo-o
Wei Hal Wei-Wey- hi-way
Nuchanwang M chwhang
Tokyo-To.kee-o
Chemulpo-Chay-mul-po
Liau-Tong-Lee-o ow toong
Ta-ku-Tay-ku
Tien Tsing-Tee-en
Chemulpo-Chay -mul-po
Shikoki-Shee-ko-koo
Nagasaki-Nah-gas shake
Fusan-Foo-san
Mukden-Mook- den
Yok hah- nah
Yongampho-Young-am-po
Yalu-Yay-loo
Wiji-We-gu
Antung-An-to -toong
Shan Hal. .Kwan-Shan-h -hi-kwan
Harbin-Har-bin
Shantung-Shan-toong
Shanghai-Shang-hi
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

Even though he be a multi, your
great grandpa Davis, if he shows that
community of interest with the Demo-
cratic campaign committee fund SO
earnestly desired. will have an excel
lent chance to emulate tine Carnegie
anti crime idea, and die poor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

Observation-Disclosures, otherwise coin
collectors. report remarkable scarcity
of 1901 dollars. Some people are
troubled about getting 1904 dollars.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

Few people realize. says an ex-
change, the position that the merchant
occupies in community. They think
of him only as necessary fixture to a
town, as a sort of a utensil for the
public, but when it comes to paying
him, a nuisance. The farmer thinks
the merchant has al easy time of it,
that he makes a profit on everything he
sells he doesn't realize that the mer-
chant sells OH a close margin, has long
hours and must be punctual as the
sun; he is expected to sell honest
goods at the same price peddlars and
mail order houses sell short weight.
adulterated or inferior grades; he is
expected to always sell good butter
and pay fancy prices for produce, no
matter what condition they may be in !;
that he is the prey of commission
men. and that his flour is expected to
make the best bread whether baked
properly or not The farmer does not
realize that the merchant who wins
must he ashustler, a man whose head
teemf with new ideas and original
projects that he must be diplomat,
keen conservative buyer, and an
--Aos-eeonomizing by saw
ing nails out of boxes or selling tea
lead. but by cutting down expenses,
keeping his stock neat and salable, by
advertising himself as an honorable
and efficient merchant.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

The Boston Pilot, the leading Catho-
lie and Irish American paper in the
United States, which has always been
a warm advocate of democracy has
come out in favor of Roosevelt. of
whom it speaks in unmeasured terms
of praise, declaring him to be mo
friend Of class or creed or race, but a
just man aud a safe one TO trust in
storm or calm"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

Colonel Bryan says that the money
question is for the present in abey-
ance, but that the silver question is
as sound in theory as it ever was. y
Just about
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

With such list of competent candi-
dates, Winnesheik county ought to get
a most efficient set of county officers
to grace the new county capital rapid
ly nearing completion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17
No. 33
THE PAPER.

When pa picks mp the paper.
He reads the war news through;
He looks up things in politics,
And skins the trade review.
But ma has different methods,
She reads the weather guess;
She fingers DER the marriages,
And articles OH dress.
When pa picks up the paper,
He reads it, bit by bit,
AnG when, at last, he puts it down,
He's really through with it.
But ma has different methods;
She'll lead some here and there,
And drop the paper; after while
She starts again somewhere.
When pa picks up the paper,
He reads CT baseball folks,
But ma goes through the births and
deaths,
And puzzles o'er the jokes.
She reads the editorials
And tries to grasp them. too
Of course, she reads the social page,
AS all good women do.
w.
The paper keeps pa posted
On subjects of the day;
The paper keeps ma posted. too.
In her 0rratic way.
The sheet must be progressive,
To satisfy my dad,
But ma is quite contented If
She firds bargain ad
Cleveland Leader.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

1t is the duty of every republican to
attend the caucuses and express his
preference as to the various candidates
now asking nomination at the hands
of the party.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

The fraternity Of northeastern Iowa
will welcome Mr.. Allen 9. Flint, who
has purchased the Kensett News from
Geo. r. Finch. and all will wish him
success in his new field.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

The Kansas City Journal is authori-
ty for the statement that the New York
Sun has figured out that the Demo
Gratis may carry the country this year
providing only they can get enough
votes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

A granddaughter of Jefferson Davis
is to be married to a relative OF
General Grant. Let us have more
peace.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

The Chicago convention declared
that protection which guards and de-
velops our industries is cardinal
policy of the Republican party. :"
There is nothing new in this; it is a
statement, though, upon which Repub-
licans can stand and invite discussion
and controversy. 1t is in word a
statement of the great scheme Of
government administration which has
made this country the foremost among
the nations of the whole world, which
has placed its industries far in the
lead of those of free-trade England,
has built up industries supplying our
own people with hundreds of millions
of dollars of products annually which
had heretofore been furnished by for
eign factories, and for which we
would be sending American mouey
abroad today if the free-trade or tariff
or-revenue-o only policy of the Demo-
cracy had been adopted since the Civil
War.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

The Fourth District Congressional
Convention at Postville last Wednes-
day nominated ". o. Holman of Mas
on City by acclamation as it's candi-
date for congressman. Holman is a
pretty good fellow. and will probably
come within ten or eleven thousand
votes of being elected.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

Here is new one: Whom tomorrow
is yesterday today will be as far from
the end Of the week as was to-
day from the beginning of the week,
when yesterday was tomorrow. What
is today? How old is Ann?-Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

The New York publishing house
which declares that no first class fic-
tion is being produced these days
should devote itself to an examination
of the platforms and resolutions of
the political conventions
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

The Prohibition candidate, Mr.
Swallow. has declared against "bun-
co, Doodle and booze" Has this
statesman forgotten history? A presi-
Dental election was lost, not many
years since by the useless ALTERATION.
rum, Romanism and rebellion. A
few more of these indiscretions and
Swallow will surely be defeated.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17
Current Comment.

Uncle Sam S annual income is s55S,
SS7, 14S.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

President Roosevelt will not 3e
any speeches during the campaign this
fall, his letter of acceptance which is
yet to be published being his only
forthcoming utterance upon political
questions.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

Secretary Wilson estimates the value
of this years American farm products
at four billion, FIVE hundred million
dollars.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

The national G. A. r. encampment
is in session in Roston this week.
One of the main questions before this
body for action will be the perpetua-
tion of the order by the admission OF
sons of veterans, but the opinion seems
to prevail that the order should pass
out of existence together with the
old veterans.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

And now comes French doctor who
assures us that by the use Of electric
ity. marvellous results are soon to be
obtained in the growth and develop
ment of fruits and vegetables. He
declares that we are to have straw
berries as large as pumpkins. apples
and potatoes of moustrous proportions,
and even animals. including the hu-
man family are to be of wonderful
physical development Well, in the
face of what science has already ac-
complished, don't be too sceptical.
Just wait and see.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

1t is now seen that Hills is the mas
ter mind. The surmises have de.
veloped into facts that the man of
Wolfert's Roost played the western
Democrats and. in fact, the entire
party for all they were worth, and
that the understanding between Hill
and Parker was and is today per-
feet one, with Hill as the experienced
engineer and the directing force. This
will be appreciated when it is known
that when Hill first emerged from his
long seclusion and reentered politics,
and while the papers and the politi-
clans were wondering what game was
up, Parker for the presidency was the
object All in all, it has been great
game, we'll conceived and ably exc
cuted with the mastery climax at st.
Louis. Hill was to handle the situa-
tion; if he found it wise or necessary
to beat Bryan and force gold plank.
the gold plank would go in the plat
form If he found ii best to juggle
the platform and draw Bryan sutfici-
emily into the wings of his net so that
he could not subsequently withdraw,
he would do so, Judge Parker to save
the day by supplying the necessary
financial pronunciamento. The pro-
gramme was carried out without a
hitch, and Hill subserved his personal
pride in the interest of his cause,
even to the extent of having Parker
send his famous gold telegram to
Sheehan. which distracted attention
from himself and even started the story
that the presidential nominee had
turned Hill down hard David Ben
nett Hill, former Senator and Cover
nor has executed many brilliant and
daring political moves. bur the story
of the nomination of Parker outdoes
them all,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

1t is not difficult to see now why
Judge Parker's views on public ques-
tions. and particularly the money
question, were held in leash. Mr..
Hills carefully prepared plan to con-
cede his gold plank to Bryan and get
that statesman committed to policy
of harmony. so that he could not we'll
subsequently, retreat, and then squar-
ing the platform with the sound
money Democrats by the spring.ng Of
the prearranged Parker telegram,
would not have been possible had the
latter gentleman made his views
known on public questions. 1t is
probable from now on Judge Parker
will drop his sphinxlike attributes.
since they have served the purpose
we'll.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

William Jennings Byran can have
no part of the Philo S. Bennett estate.
A decision was handed down by the
supreme court Friday sustaining the
verdict of the court OF probate Of
New Haven in refusing to approve as
part of Mr.. Benefits will a letter
to his wife directing her to pay $50.
900 to the free silver advocate. Every
contention made by Mr.. Bryan in his
efforts to obtain the money was 4set
aside by the higher court as of no
standing in law, and the decree appar-
emily leaves him without any ground
for carrying the case to any other court.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

Armed with q specific type of bi.
cycle wheel with a cyclometer at
tached. rural free delivery agents will
sooL be in the field, and it will be
their duty to run the wheel over every
rural free delivery route in the coun-
try, in order to determine the exact
length of the routes in miles. Ac-
oording to the number of miles each,
and, irrespective of the number of per-
sons the rural carrier serves, is the
salary of the carrier to be apportioned.
with S720 per annum as maximum pay
for the longest routes and $i3s as the
minimum.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

Another universal langage mas been
devised, to be known as Tutonish. 1t
is compounded of English, German,
Dutch and Scandinavian, by resident
of Tacoma, Ettas Molee. A specimen
shows that while it is understandable,
it has little else to recommend it:
Vic fadr hu bi in hevn; holirn bi
dauo nam; dauo reik kom; dauo vii
bi dun an erd, as it bi in hevn; Civ
iv dis dag vio dagli bred, and fergiv
vi VIC shuld as We fergiv vic shCldners.
This ought TO be a good language
for populist political campaign. -Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17

We hope our readers will post them
selves on the question of whether it
is best to abolish annual elections In
Iowa. If the amendment to the con-
stitutIon carries Iowa will hold elec-
tions but once in two years and that
on the even numbered years when
congressman are elected. Resting
largely on The ground that the people
should have a hand in government, we
favor elections each year. This i'm
presses the voter often with RESPONSE
bility, makes him keep posted on pub.
lie questions, keeps him in the habit
of attending elections and voting.
When all township, county and state
officers together with congressman are
to be decided on the same year there
is ample room for combines which
breed no good to the ordinary voter
The nearer he can keep to the town
meeting where all the voters could
be heard the better. We believe the
plan to abolish elections on the odd
numbered years is not good one and
that the amendment should be voted
down. Mason City Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-17
2%Gc Chios1cos
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY

Official Paper of Winnesheik County
and the City of Decorah.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-08-30
KANSAS FAIRS IN 1904.

Following is a list of fairs to be held
in Kansas in 1904. their dates, locations
board boa ie' of a agricul1ure and Compiled by
Secretary F. D. Cobura;
Allen County Agricultural Society,".
T. Tredway. secretary, La Harpe; Sept.
Sarton County Fair Association-W. P
Feder, 2iea IS secretary, Great Bend: Sept. 13-1s
co1ntS5nEiuott mrawe-HE5iu irwin. Secretary. Eiawa,
Butler County Fair Associa tion-H. NJ
RHe HeRns garE hn and Fa sPt ls9
(Chauta uqua county)GeW. M. Jones. sec
TstT5 SaF Geanfy v9s Fair seRt sea4
Hopes, secretary, Clay Center: Sept. SO.
cofTey County Agricultura1l Fair Associ-
'Vn' Gow,ey ley County Agricqlt aral and Stock
ano~ farS' Winf5eid;, Aug: 50 to Sept, Z co.
lev county)-J. NJ. Henderson. secretary.
Burden: Sept 7-g.
Crawford County Agricultural Fair AS
socia iation-Frank Mckay, secretary, Pitts
ELK Elk County cep Agricultural Fair Associa-
tion-J. F. Deal. secretary, Grenola; Sept.
Finney County Agricultural Society-A
H Warner, secretary, Garden City; Aug
Franklin County Agricultural Society
Carey NJ. Porter, secretary, Ottawa; Sept
0-1Si Greenwood County Fair Association-C
II HarveV County Agricultural Society
John c. Nicholson. secretary, Newton;
OGt: Geffel son County Agricultural and Me
chanics,i Association-George A. Patter-
Sor secretary. OskalooSa; Sept. 6-9
+sveII County Agricultural ASsocfa ton
Henry r. Honey, secretary. Mankato;
Segff 4effegson Iys County Poultry and Pet Stock
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. KaL.; Dec 1928;
&. II. Rhodes. judge; E w. kaufman.
seSleehn MsrshSn County Fair Assoeiation-E.
Miller. secretary. Marysyille; Sept. 1916.
Miami County Agricultural and Me-
bnnicaI Fair Association-H. A FLOYD.
Sacrefary Paola; Sept. 27-30
Mitchell County Agricultural Assicia-
ton p G. ChubPic. secretary. Beloit-
+ AImi1Ie secretary. Council Grove.s
Nemaha County Fair Association-w
Il. FTtzwater. secretary, Seneca; Aug. 81
10 Neog5o segf e County Fair Association-H.
7 5dse, secretary, Erie; Sept. 27-3O
Ness County Agricultural Associa ton
I. 3. Pemper, secretary, Ness City; Sept.
z0cSS Seage County Fair Association-E t.
price. secretary, Burlingame: Sept. 6-12.
co4nty)-A. L. Sponsler, secretary, Hutch
Rice County Agricultural Fair and Live
stock Association-W. T. Brown, secre-
I'd Riley County Agricultural Association
r II Worboys, secretary, Riley; Oct. 4-6.
Rocks County Fair Association-Olma
Adams. secretary. Stockton: Sept A-23.
Association tsedgwick countyl-H- L. Re
sing, secretary. Wichita; Sept. &c to Oct.
Kansas State Exposition Company
(Shawnee county)-C- H Sampson, secre-
tary, Topeka; Sept R-11.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-08-30
.DONIPHAN THE FIRST.
Heads the List of Kansas Strawberry
= Counties.

< Secretary Barnes of the state hor-
9icultural society, is compiling the
1Hrst statistics about fruit ever received
by the society and the statistics show
that some accepted statements as to
the standing of counties in fruit rails
Sng are at fault For instance. Leav-
enworth has been accepted as the
great apple county but for last years
crop Sedgwick led the list and LeaVen-
worth held 14th place. Doniphan
county is at the top of the list of
strawberry raising counties.
The last legislature provided fo1
the taking of horticultural statistics
for the state society by the township
assessors and it is from these reports
that Secretary Barnes is compiling MS
Statistics.
4 The reports show that of the coun-
ties raising /, 900 crates of Strawberries,
or over, that there are Is counties in
the class for the crop of 1903 and that
Jefferson county got in by just one
crate The standing of the strawberry
counties and the number of crates
el,a1r raised in 1903 were as follows:
The Topeka state journal., 1904-08-30
BANKERS CONVENTION.
An Attendance of 5000 Is Anticipated
by the Managers.

New York. Aug. 30.-The conven-
tion Of the American Bankers aSSo-
citation which is to be held in this city
September IA, Is and 16 will be large
" attended by representative bankers
from all parts of the United States as
well as from Canada James r.
Branch. secretary of the association,
says letters he already has received
indicate that not less than 5000 out
of town delegates will be present The
Wabash and Lake Shore railroads will
run special trains to this city for the
exclusive use of bankers and their
friends Special arrangements have
been made with practically all of the
railroads of the United States for
transportation to and from the con-
yentiOu.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-08-30
FOOTBALL AT m. U.
The Outlook For a Strong Team at
Columbia Encouraging.

Columbia, Mo-, Aug 36.-The ad-
vance guard of the Missouri Tiger foot
ball team will arrive in Columbia this
week, and active practice for the com
ing season will begin. Several or the
prospective football men are already
in town, and Isadore Anderson, the
assistant coach, has been here for the
past week completing arrangements
for the early practice
A prospective lineup of the old men
is as follows: Center, Coons or Cur
rie; right guard, Childers; left guard,
Maxwell or Moorehouse; right tackle,
Captain Haggard; left tackle, Maxwell
or Bigger; right end, Tillman; left
end, Hall, Bigger, Anderson; quarter
backs, Leiber. Bayse. Jordin, Nichols,
Northcott. OF course, this lineup,
which is composed entirely of old men,
will be changed materially, and it is
very probable that the new men will
be given try-out in the first few
games.
BY the end of this week the full
squad will be in Columbia. In all
probability the team will leave Co
lumbia next Saturday for BruShwoOd
lake, a popular camping ground few
miles south of here, and will remain
in camp for a week or more. The
preliminary training will be of a very
light character and calculated only to
condition the men, many of whom
have done little hard work this sum-
mer. In order to round out the men
q llLIIe Garner Jnan usual the man.
agement has arranged an early game,
which win be played with Central col
lege September "a. This is two weeks
earlier than the season ever opened
in Columbia before. Usually the sea-
son is opened with a game on the first
Saturday in October. The schedule of
games has been broadened out so as
to include not only the old opponents
of the Tigers, but Indiana and Purdue
universities as well. The complete
schedule as it stands up to date is as
follows.
September 24-CentraI college at
Columbia
October 1-Kirksville normal at Co
lumbia.
october Simpson college at CO.
lumbia.
October 15-Haskell institute at
Kansas City.
october 20-Indiana at Columbia.
October 29-Purdue at st. Louis.
November 5-Washington at st.
Louis.
November 16-Washburn at Co.
lumbia.
November 24-Kansas at Kansas
City.