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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

OLDEST SURVEYOR

We think Elkader has the distinc-
ton of having the Oldest surveyor in
active service in the state. Chas.
Schecker is IS years old but is always
ready for work in that line and fire.
quently engages in it under circum-
stances that would daunt a younger
man but Mr.. Schecker,is just as young
and aotive.as is possible for man OF
his age. He served in Co. d. 27th
Iowa from lS62-65 and has been doing
surveying in this county over 30 years.
If there is anyone who can beat this
record we would like to hear from
them. Argus.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23
CRAZY, OF COURSE.

Henry H. Moeller of Lafayette town
ship in Bremen county had his wife
brought before the commissioners of
insanity because she wouldn't talk.
She said the reason she didn't talk was
because he would beat her when she
talked. She said she had to take care
of five children and milk fifteen cows
while her husband went hunting and
fishing much of his time. II her side
of the story is right the man has in
troduced the wrong evidence-the
woman's own evidence is the proof
that she is crazy. Any woman who
would stand deal of that kind is GER
tainly crazy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23
CATHOLIC FORESTERS.

April gath will be big day for thu
Catholic Order of Foresters in north.
eastern Iowa. Thousands of the For.
esters will make pilgrimage TO Gel,
vein on that day. Excursion rates on
the railroads will bring the rank and
file of the order there to attend big
meet. There will be installations,
special services under direction of FIR.
O'Oonnor. and meetings of the order
in the various halls in the city. II
will be one of the largest gatherings
of visitors in Oelwein for several
years, and will test the capacity OF
the city to entertain them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23
HERE'S AN IDEA

Mr.. Will Price. one of the enterpris-
ing farmers of r. f. D. No. /, who.
by the way, lives some distance from
his box, is perfecting an arrangement
to carry his mail from the box to the
house without making the walk there
to. A small wire continuance, work
ing over a large drum turned by
crank, with several pulleys to assist
the smooth working of the arrange
ment. is the idea. 1t has the promise
of working like a charm. Jefferson
Bee
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23
OELWEIN INTER-URBAN.

At a meeting of the Oelwein I'm
provement Club last night the report
of President H. H. Polk, of the Des
Moines Inter Urban, in relation &c
the proposed GENERALIZATION inter.
urban railway was read. He recon-
mends the project as a paying one,
and after giving details of construo.
tion, rolling stock, gives the estimated
cost for the 6.3 miles, which includes
a spur to the Abbott stone quarry, a;
$50, 900. He advised that the road be
operated by steam, as it is cheaper
than electricity. 1t is said that Hazel.
ton people will take half the stock. =
Oelwein Register.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23
$50, 900 OPERA HOUSE.

Friday q deal was contaminated by
which G. H. Phillips came. into pos
session Of the two lots north of the
Pattison Hospital opposite Hotel
Mealey. They were purchased of Mrs.
1. Pattison, the price being $4,000.
This gives Mr.. Phillips land on the
corner lOOxl40 feet, a fine location for
an opera house. He proposes to erect
three story building covering the en-
tire lots. While the plans have not
been fully decided upon it is probable
that there will be four store rooms,
each 25x70, facing Frederick street,
and the remainder of the building
70x100 will be devoted to the audi
forum of an opera house. This will
make an auditorium capable of seat
ing 1, 200 people, and will be equipped
in every way equal, to the best opera
house in the state. The city council
last week passed resolution exempt
ing the opera house from taxation for
a period of ten years. This was done
because it is felt that an opera house
commensurate with the size of the city
is needed. and to assist man who will
put $40. 600 or $50, 900 into such build
ing. -Oelwein Register.
FEAT your sale hills Drinted at this
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23
HAUE MEEftNU.'

A number of our sporting fraternity
are taking an interest in getting up a
race meeting to be held at the fair
grounds the third week in May, and a
paper is being circulated to raise the
necessary money for this purpose.
Charles City did not get into the &C.
dar Valley circuit, but it is the in
tention to make the Charles City races
just as attractive for fast horses as any
on the list. Herald.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23
A CURIOSITY.

F. P. Briggs received check for SO
cents Wednesday morning which he
intends framing and handing down to
future generations as a valuable relic.
At the time of the organization of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition at Chi
cago. he subscribed for two shares of
stock, of the par value of $50. to assist
in the work of building the great
White City which was the admiration
of thousands in 1898. and this check
for SO cents represents the only and
final dividend ever declared on the
stock, being at the rate of 65-l00 per
cent on the dollar. That is even bet
ter than the average exposition has
done in repaying the original invest
ment, says the Prairie du Chen Re-
cord.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23
REV. SCHAFFER SENSATIONAL

A remark by Rev.F. p. Shaffer, pas
tor of the M. E. church, at Charles
City, has caused mild sensation. In
his Sunday sermon he is reported to
have said: "A man who buys stocks
or bonds on margins is gambler and
thief, and is worse than the men
that cast lots for Christ's garments
after he was crucifed. A prominent
business man arose and walked from
the church, and in the next issue of
the Daily Press w. H. Baker, manager
for A. j. Cummings of st. Paul. who
conducts brokerage office here, an
swered the pastor, saying among other
things that he has had many preachers
as patrons as we'll as church members,
and invites the pastor to investigate
the matter and modify his language.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

The hard and determined struggle
between the brewery and nti-brewery
factions of Waterloo, has resulted in a
victory for the brewery forces whose
petition has been filed with many
names to spare. The total names to
the petition was 1916 and only l,456
were needed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

The proposition to build system of
waterworks will be voted on by the
citizens of Westgate at this coming
spring election. They will also vote
as to whether or not they are willing
that the town shall be bonded for
$1,000 to pay for the same.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

A lady once addressed her servant
Bridget. what are you doing-sweep-
ing out the room?' "No. marin, I"
replied the maid, giving her broom a
more vigorous swing, 81 do be only
sweeping out the dirt, and leaving the
room -
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

There is no mistaking that Frank
Heffern, OF Eldora, who committed
suicide at Eldora on Tuesday, wanted
to die, since he adopted three methods
of ending his.life any. one of which
would probably have been effective.
He climbed tree, tied "a rope about
the limo on which he stood, drank the
contents of two ounce bottle of chic
reform, blew out his brains with a
rifle. and then launched himself into
space. A searching party found his
body dangling from the tree. He was
twenty-four years old and believed
himself suffering from an incurable
disease.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

An inquiry recently conducted by
the county auditor reveals that Butler
county has committed 1872 patients to
the insane hospital at Independence
during the last thirty years at cost
of nearly 100000
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

The proposition to bond the city of
Cresco for $4,000 for a new ward
school was lost by 80 votes at the re-
cent election.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

Sumner is raising crop of criminals
that will 60 out in the world and do
all sorts of deyiltry, or rather, the
parents are raising them. The Sum-
ner Gazette says it is common thing
to see boys down in"the railroad yard
throwing off coal from the cars and
taking it home, with the knowledge
and consent of their parents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

Geo. Packman of Charles City fell
dead from heart disease last Wednes-
day. He had returned that noon from
spending the winter in California.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23
FIomeseekers Excursions.

On first and third Tuesday, Dedem-
Der 1908 to April 1904, to points on the
O., M. & st. P. Ry., and to southern,
southeastern and southwestern points
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

The Western Passenger Association
has announced that it has granted a
rate of one fare for the round trip
from Iowa points to the department
encampment of the q. A. r. in Mason
City this year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

An editor of an exchange will never
get to Heaven after writing this
MARY had little calf-and how that
girl did hate 1t! She joined the girls
gymnasium club to try and cultivate
it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

DR.. Shaw, of Greene, has recently
become an inmate of the poor house.
He is SO years of age and was former
ly quite prominent land holder in
Floyd county.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

E. B. Snedigar the postmaster at
Maynard was found dead in the cellar
of his store where he had been work
ing. The cause is supposed to have
been heart trouble.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

The Waterloo city water is held to
be responsible for the scourge of
typhoid raging in that city, and pure
supply will of necessity be provided.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

Charles City is to try the expert,
ment of Farmers Auction and Ex-
change Sale," at which the farmers
can bring to town anything they de-.
sire to dispose of and have it sold for
a slight commission.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

B. f. Roumaine, a c., M. & st. P.
Ry. detective from Chicago, spent
several days in Waterville last week.
He was sent to ferrit out who-it was
swiped two gallon jug Of whiskey
from the depot warehouse short time
ago He found the fellow who owned
up but said that it was taken for q
joke on the fellow to whom it was
sent. Just the same the fellow was
prevailed upon to "dig up" in order
to 60 free. -Waukon Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

The town of Rockford. Iowa, makes
its candidates for marshal and street
commissioner bid for the jobs. It's a
good way to get poor service.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

The Catholic Ladies' League Of
Mason City have raised 81, 900 for a
new altar for their church.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

The coal dealers of northern. Iowa
will hold convention at Charles City
next Wednesday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

-Hexom's big cash low price sale
of groceries is still on. Don't fail to
take advantage Of it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

The Episcopalians of Charles City
will erect a church building this sum-
mer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

The Iowa G. A. X. encampment
will be held at Mason City, June 10,
1904.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

Mason City gambling dens were
raided by the police. The occupants
were fined $40 and costs each.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

Willie Arnold, son of VI. Arnold
of near Saude, had the misfortune to
shoot himself through the hand by the
accidental discharge of pistol Sun
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

Two hundred and fifty thousand
tons of ice have been shipped from
Prairie du CHEN this winter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

Lansing has reduced the number of
wards within It's corporate limits from
four to three.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

The grand jury of Butler county re-
turned five true bills, all against
druggists for selling liquor illegally,
three in Greene and two in Clarks-
willie.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

The United States Express company
has made Mason City division point.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

Garnavillo is soon to have a new
bank, company having been or
ganized to open private bank about
June lst. W. F. Meyer is president
and Aug. Hempler vice. president OF
the company. Garnavillo has rich
section of country surrounding it and
their local capitalists have been work
ing up bank for some time. -Elkader
Argus.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

Get your sale bills printed at this
Office.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-02
OFFICIAL CUP OF COFFEE.
Proper Method Of Brewing the Bev-
erage to Be Determined in
Washington

By direction of the secretary of agri-
culture the bureau of plant industry is to
take up at once experiments to deter
mine the best manner in which to brew a
cup of coffee. To this end, says Wash
ington report, f. l.. Lewton, a specially
trained expert, has been engaged. The
view of the department ia that a cup of
coffee is good because of the manner in
which it is brewed, rather than from the
quality of the bean from which the bev-
erage is made. 1t will be appreciated by
all persons acquainted with the art and
mystery of coffee making that various con-
ditions, apparently trivial in themselves,
have to be taken into consideration in
producing the beverage.
For instance, in the process of roasting
the beans may be more or less damaged
by being under OF over done, and the
flavor of the coffee thus impaired to q
corresponding degree. Hence the necessity
for ideal conditions in roasting. Again, the
effects of water at various temperatures
upon the ground coffee and the proper
period for infusion will, for the first
time in the history of coffee-making, be
thoroughly and accurately ascertained.
The retention of caffeine, the active
principle Of coffee, to which it owes its
stimulating effects, and the elimination Of
the caffeotannic and caffeic acids, wh.cl
are not only injurious to health, but com
municate an unpleasant, bitter taste te
the beverage, will be, of course, the prin
opal objects,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-02

disadvantage a New York man has de-
vised the tent bed shown in the illus
tration, the idea of which is very SIM
pie and ut the same time substantial.
An ordinary tent is supported by means
of end posts and, ii necessary, also
a center post, connected to the upper
horizontal ridge pole, to which is sus-
pended at regular intervals any num-
Der of suspending bands. The sides OF
the tent have an equal number VI
elongated openings about two feet from
the ground in alignment with the bands,
these bands being designed to connect
with similar bands attached to the I'M
der side of the bed or stretcher. Guy
ropes are also connected with the ends
! of the stretcher bands making the sup
port more secure and taking away any
undue strain from the sides of the tent.
From the ridge are suspended a series
| of ropes, which hold the bed in the
center. BY using hooks for fastening
means the bed can be quickly folded
UP when not in use, leaving the interior
| of the tent unincumbered.-N.O 0. Times.
| Democrat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-02
Runs a Crow Incubator,

Farmer Billings, of Brookdale, Pa.
has taken contract to furnish New
York millinery manufacturer with
crows heads at % cents apiece. It
costs something to get dead crow.
Alive it is ar elusive bird and amma-
milton is expensive, but Billings is an
enterprising speculator. He has set up
q chicken incubator in which is placed,
as fast as laid, the eggs of about 100
hen crows that have been trapped and
confined with perhaps a dozen cock
crows. Within Is days the little crea-
lures are Matched aid fortnight later
they are ready to be beheaded. 1t is
understood that the head of a crow
chick is worth just as much as an
adult of the same species. At the uni
form rate of four for a dollar, dead.
they will pay the producer. Billings
has the only crow hatchery in the
woild.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-02
GENERATES POWER FROM THE
WAVES.

atus being mounted upon pier or
wharf Connected to the main driving
wheel, which is about 80 feet in diameter
and is mounted on a stationary shaft or
axle, is q hub with metal extension
having an inner periphery provided with
teeth. A bar is secured to a weighted
float in the water-this float preferably
being a vessel filed with water-and
connected with q quick acting ratchet
clutch in the hub OF the driving wheel.
The motion of the waves Is transmitted
to the float, which moves the bar up and
down, rotating the fly wheel. This fly
wheel, of course, could be connected to
other pulleys and the power obtained
used for any purpose desired. Choppy
waves would tend to transmit power
at a comparatively high rate of speed.
thus making it unnecessary to employ
any considerable amount of gearing.
An adjustable means is also provided
by which the apparatus can be easily
and quickly adjusted to the different
states of the body of water upon which
1t is used, and also act as a protection
in case of storm.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-02
MuRMURs FROM GROUND.
Strange Sounds Heard for Many Cen.
turtles on the Red Sea
Borders.

A singular phenomenon occurs on the
borders of the Red sea to place called
Nakous, where intermittent underground
sounds have been heard for an unknown
number OF centuries. 1t is situated about
half a mile distant from the shore,
whence a long reach of sand ascends rap
idly to height of 300 feet. This reach is
about 800 feet wide and resembles an am
phitheater, being walled by low rocks.
The sounds coming up from the ground
at this place recur at intervals of about
an hour. They at first resemble low
murmur, but ere long there ls heard a
loud knocking, somewhat like the strokes
of a bell and which at the end of about
five minutes becomes SO strong az to agi.
tate the sand. The explanation of tnis
curious phenomenon given by the Arabs
is that there 10 . convent under the
ground here and that these monks ring
for prayers. So they call it Nakous
which means q bell.
The Arabs affirm that the noise &C
frightens their camels when they hear il
as to render them furious. Philosopher.
attribute the sound to suppressed volcanic
action-probably to the bubbling Of gas
or vapor underground.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-02
QUIT BURNING STRAW.
A More Economical Way Of Disposing
Of This Waste on the
Farm.

The old wasteful habit of burning
all the straw on the farm is still fol-
lowed on those farms that do not have
a good deal of stock. Even where it
is possible to utilize the straw by haul
lng it to the barnyard it is still burned,
because the owner does not figure out
that the fertility in the straw is worth
hauling the straw to the barnyard for.
He says that any way the ash is left and
there is some fertility in that. Taking
all in all he is under the impression
that he is getting about as much out
of his straw by burning it as in any
other way, unless he can sell it or feed
it to stock.
But all Investigations go to show
that humus plays much larger part
in the matter Of soil value than We
thought. Every pound of straw should
be brought back onto the land in some
form. A number of cattle will trample
up good deal of it If it is thrswn into
the barnyard from time to time. This
would be especially the case with some
barnyards we have seen and it would
at the same time greatly improve the
condition of the barnyards.
Get the straw and the manure mixed
together In the shortest possible time.
When the straw is mixed with the ma
nure 1t is surprising how quickly it
will go to pieces, says the Farmers Re-
view. One farmer has barnyard that
does not cover more than half an acre,
yet into that every year he puts the
cornstalks from 40 acres of land. The
stalks become quickly pslverized under
the feet of the farm animals and in the
course of months one fails to recognize
in the manure any cornstalks.
OF course this means work, but 1t
means also the keeping up of the pro-
ducing capacity of the land. It also
means the keeping up of the ability
of the land to resist drouth. Get the
straw into the manure and then get
the manure into the field as quickly as
possible after it is fit to go there.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-12-02
POINTERS.

Readiness begets steadiness
Grit is more valuable that wit
Modern machinery makes money.
Dilute sentiment with common sensA
Temperance is a good enough four
tain of youth.
Many lame man who does not lin .
% crippled only under his hat
A farmer can't know too much abous
his business, and his women folks can
act find enough ways to tighten thei2
tabor.
Do not nail or staple wire fence ia
trees. The tree will grow around the
staple, so that the wire will have to
De cut to remove 1t.
A dung fork Is good implement to
load stones from plowed ground. You
can handle one-half more stones and
save your back and haSds.
Shelter means protection from wind
arc vet. Hot, stuffy barns or bars
where the cold winter winds whistle
through do not meet the requirements.
Farm and Home.