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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

Sill Lila rugs loAoV az w SOheo'
K. I. Haugen.
Roy Schenck was home from trip
on the road over Sunday.
-Formaldehyde in any quantity
desired at Brunt & Parman's.
Dark prints, full pieces, fine stan
dard, cents per yard. K. /. Haugen.
w. M. Gibbs of Bluffton township
was a DEBORAH business visitor Mon
day.
Cashier II. Q. Hjerleid made a
business trip to Watertown, Wis, last
week.
ATTY. G. W. Reed of Cresco was a
business visitor in the city last We'd
nesday.
Rev. DR.. Willett has sold mis- two
lots OH River street to Prof. T. /.
Clifford.
F. L. Akers arrived home Monday
afternoon from land trip to northern
Missouri.
Geo. Sears and his brother in law.
Mr. Prindle were down from Ridge
way Monday.
Patrick Lyons of Jackson town
ship was calling on his many friends
here yesterday.
#. E. Cratsenberg of Burr Oak left
for Yankton, S. D., via DEBORAH last
week, on a business trip.
-Japalac for restoring lustre and
color on chairs, tables, etc., at Fl. A.
Prastmark & Son. ia
Mr.. A. Novak of Spillville was
transacting business and calling on
friends in the city Monday.
MIR. ". J. Ingersoll, one of the
prominent attorneys of Oelwein. was
a DEBORAH visitor Thursday.
p Vigdahl came mp from Elgin
Thursday, where he is conducting a
photograph gallery, for visit among
friends in the city.
-Muresco the best wall finish in
the world, 40 cents per pound
package. All colors. H. A. Prast-
mark & Son. TIA
In spite of the inclement weather
over eighty people accompanied the
excursion over the Milwaukee to
Minneapolis Sunday.
The Luther College Glee Club
gave fine program at Spring Grove
on Saturday evening, which was much
enjoyed by a large audience.
Mrs. J. j. Radcliffe and daughter
arrived last Wednesday from Beaus-
mont, N. D., for a visit at the home
of her mother, Mrs. j. Breckenridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Jones of
Cooperstown, N. D., stopped off for a
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
J. Weiser, on their way home from
the south.
Joel Dayton has purchased the old
Kidder house in West DEBORAH from
Mrs. A. L. Abbey and will move it
onto lot in his addition and fix it
up for rent.
Miss Lou Auchmoody has been out
from Chicago for week past, visit
ing at the home of her mother, and
recuperating after an attack of infiam-
matory rheumatism.
After wall paper buyers have
looked over the stock of others and get
their prices they come to Prastmark's
and buy their paper where the prices
are from 90 to 80 per cent cheaper than
at other places. TIA
Editor and Banker Edgar Ander-
son of Crary, N. D., has been the
guest of relatives in this county for
the past few days. He is on his way
to the st. Louis Exposition in COM
pany with the North Dakota editors,
and stopped off here Ell route for a
few days.
Atty. Geo. A. Garfield of Hum
Iboldt, who was formerly law student
here, has been in the city this week,
looking after the case IN court which
involves the Almon Rice estate, his
client making the claim that she is
the daughter of Mr.. Rice and entitled
to share in the distribution of tho es-
tate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11
Rupert Parker returned to New
Ham pton Yesterday.

Ildu pun ycbtciudy.
W. Fl. Pollitt went to Manchester
Thursday, on business trip.
e. A. Waterbury made a business
trip to Fort Atkinson yesterday.
H. T. Toye of North wood came to
DEBORAH Friday, for visit with rela-
tives.
john Mapson went to Fort Akin
son Monday, on business for the NJ.
B. A.
j. f. Lannon was up from Glen
wood township Saturday, on bust
ness trip.
Mrs. j. S. Roome and mother of
Calmar were guests of friends in the
city Friday.
Atty. Geo. W. Adams arrived
home Wednesday from an extended
eastern trip.
IN. W. Vance and L. B. Whitney
are off to Wisconsin, in quest of the
festive trout.
j. S. johnson of Waukon made a
trip to DEBORAH last Friday morning
in his autmobile.
Mrs. J. X. Shaw concluded her
visit with her parents Sunday. and re-
turned to Minneapolis
Mrs. Hanson returned to James
Vile, Wis. last week. after visit at
the home of R. Schrubbe.
Mrs. Alice Dunbar of Owatonna,
MINI. arrived on Monday, for visit
with her sister, Mrs. A. N. Vance.
Hon. Nels Larsen of Highland
township was in the city yesterday,
attending to some business matters.
Mrs. Schulze returned home to
Charles City Thursday, after a visit
with her sister. Mrs. Peter Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs A. Bradish departed
for st. Paul Saturday, for few
days visit with relatives in that city.
The exterior woodwork OF the
Citizens Savings Bank was frightened
up last week with new coat of paint.
&C. Lein of near Locust departed
yesterday morning for Prince Albert,
Canada, where he had land interests.
Editor A. @. Heck of Ossian was
in the city Saturday, congratulating
himself upon the Hearst victory in
Iowa.
Prof. G.. Bothne is making pre-
partitions for tour of Europe He
will be absent about two ysars and
will spend much of the time in re-
search.
Z In a game of base ball between
the DEBORAH Institute and Valdez
College teams on the grounds in the
south part of the city Saturday, the
Valdez team was victorious, score 16
to 2.
BISHOP Thos. N. Morrison. the
eminent divine of the Episcopal diocese
of Iowa, conducted services at Grace
church last evening, which were
greatly appreciated by an audience
that filled the church.
A contest between Ossian and De-
corah in pitching horse shoes on Mon
day resulted in victory for the home
team by twenty points. DEBORAH was
represented by w. r. Smith, Eugene
Kenyon and Geo. Schamel, and Ossian
by Ed. Reum, John Kneeskern and
John Spillman.
The district court has attracted
quite number this week outside of
the regular panel of jurors. Yester-
day we noticed as witnesses in the
Moore case which was postponed. Geo.
W. Estey, @. Linnebaum, VIM. Martin
and VIM. Schroeder. of Bloomfield
township; and I. ]. Crawford, VIM.
Brandt, d. W. Baldwin and G. Mer-
ril of Frankville.
Our want column proved friend
in need to large number the past
week. 1t found strayed horse, a
hired girl, sold farm, rented two
houses and found some lost property.
all for less than dollar. If the peo-
Pile of this county only knew how
easy it is to get anything you want in
this manner, the want column would
| fill page every week.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
RECENT COMMENT.
That Weather bureau Matter.


The incident which. "narkins the elimination Of a
long series of similar fasshoods usually malicious and
always deliberate" constrained the Great Father to this
of discipline tho Heralds story that the
Roosevelt children had the legs of Of the fat
Thanksgiving turkeys had the Presi-
Of collapse while the advocate Of the stren
uous life stood by and laughed Sunday newspaper
commentators OF the mind of the Springfield Re-
publican (Which spells President with small p). in
thinking THAT the president has been poorly advised,
when he issues order excluding newspaper from
Of the departments because of such provocation
Like he wasn't advised at ALL but just got home
the Boston Herald his account the best he
could His action is criticised being official pun
deal with it? Colonel Roosevelt can't conveniently in
ve the Herads reporter to meet him behind the White
House barn and close the incident However let
cept the Springfield Republicans suggestion that
President has done wrong Ee ought to be punished.
like other wrons6oer We beg to suggest that the
outraged press get with him by forming n con-
spiracy of dignfed silence and refusing to print any
atte whatever about any of the Roosevelt chill
dren. Let them and unheralded and unsung
like snybody elses children Let the boys go shooting
without notice from Press and tho girls
play with dolls. to dances, visit their friends
without having kodaks snapped at he being logged
by reporters Relegate them all obscurity of pr-
vate life! 1t malignant to avenge the Pres-
DENTS oense his offspring in this but he ought
to be rcbuked, and this is the way to do it
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
SMOKE ABATEMENT.

The action of the Missouri Supreme Court in sus-
taining the smokeabatement statute fortifes the
municipal departments of St Louis and other Mis-
soun cities having population Of more than 100000
in the campaign against Of the worst of metro
politan nusances Under the courts ruling the law
becomes effective.
The court, In denying motion for rehearins,
declares that the State Legislature is qualified to
define the discharge Of dense smoke to be nuisance
and that the Legislature is empowered to make laws
and prescribe penalties for suppressing the nuisance
'The classification" says the court 'is not an un-
atmosphere of the city. other firms may do likewise.
Impedlments and obstructions to enforcement OF
the Nw are practically removed, there is no fur
ther incentive for legal contests the part of
monsuants, and the department may proceed, with
out hestancy, in requiring the installation Of such
devces as will eliminate an Objectionable and SAM
tary nuisance With the declaration of the court to
help 1t will be easier TO impress the virtue of the
law.
Much progress has been made is evident, in
have compiled willingly with the statute. although
doubling its efficiency and have assisted the officials
In creating favorable feeling even some Of those
who went to law did SO with 10 intention Of evading
but rather Of Strengthening the regulations But the
courts action 60 fortifes the officials that general
compliance may be expected, and the people conse-
Queutly look to the officials for results.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
LANCASTER FUNERAL PLANS.
Former Political Leader to Be
Buried Tomorrow.

The funeral Of Richard D. Lancaster.
who died Wednesday night. will take place
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock from the
family residence. No. 5741 Won Versen ave-
nue.. The services will be held in ST
Roses Church, the Reverend Father Nc
Glynn officiating at requiem high mass.
The interment will be In Calvary Gene
terry
Mr.. Lancaster figured prominently in
Missouri State and national politics for
more than thirty years. and was a life
long frieno OF the late United States SEN
ator George Vest.
He was born in Ireland. but came to St
Louis In 1Si9. and engaged in the real es-
tate business. At the time Of his death
he was s. years old.
A wife. Annie. and seven children-R-
j., Mrs. D. E. Whelan, Mrs. J. J. Butler,
Arthur A., Mrs. A. II Witzleben, George
and Vest-survive him.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
WEOS GIRL HE TOLD
OF WATER CURE"
Il. ". Perry, Former Soldier, and
Miss Carter, Marry After
Lengthy Correspondence
in Philippines

Henry W. Perry and Miss Emma Carter
were married last night in the b,me Of
the brides mother. Mrs Emma Carter. OF
No. 1903 Hunt avenue, as the result OF
lengthy correspondence while Perry was
soldier in the Philippines.
The ceremony was performed by the
Reverend Doctor Ewing OF the Taylor
Avenue Baptist Church, in the presence
Of about fifty guests, including many
clerks employed by the Carondelet Foun-
dry Company, where Perry is a book
keeper.
Perry was a member Of Company c,
Thirteenth United States Infantry. While
in the Philippines he wrote to Miss Car
ter. vividly describing the nature OF the
water cure" which wa, then the main
topic of discussion In army circles
Thoughtlessly. Miss Carter permitted tbs
description to be published. 1t was soon
read by the officer, of Perry's regiment.
Perry was summoned to Manila. He was
threatened with a court-ma tai and was
asked by the officers to deny his connec-
ton with the writing Of the letter. but
this he refused to DO.
Finally the matter was dropped and he
was promoted to be Quartermaster Ser
geant
After Perry returned to the ''States'' hs
obtained room at Mrs. Carriers home.
where the courtShip continued until last
night.
Mr. and Mrs Perry will reside tempo
rarily with the brides mother, at no.
4SoS Hunt avenue.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
A CHANGE OF TENSE.

Tho man who has never been kissed Is en-
gagged to be married This news occurs stimuli
taneously with the intelligence that the moon has
developed crack eighty miles long and the one
phenomenon affords a perfect explanation of the
cthcr-the In the moon has split his ruce
laughing
We have long wondered what tho man in the
moon must have thought of the who has never
been kissed, and we have notion. 1t Is
gratifying to deduce from the present outburst Of
laughter that the celestial gentleman must have
taken the other seriously In the beginning; is good
to know that anyhow. the Chicagoan telling the
truth about 1t. Had he been fbbing the man In the
moon would have been laughing at him from the very
first AS it was. the celestial face took frown.
He ceased to beam. He glared. That the man who
had never been kissed produced by his statement Of
that fact profound sensation this earthly sphere
natural and inevitable, but that he Jared the
very heavens into serious concern was stupendous
To have startled that romantic lunar guardian Of
lovers nights into a grave and even angry expires
sion indicates what import the professors truth
bore for all creation.
Now, happily, all is changed Ills engagement Is
announced, the stars resume their normal courses
Venus from her far heights winks merriy once more
and the moons countenance, Its beamng benignity
fully restored. has fairly burst out laughing.
What then must our conclusion be? What has
occurred here below? Not merely the formal
nouncement of the good mans engagement No, no;
indeed, no. Some other report must have gone up
into the silvered night to gladden. the lunar ear;
Informal report smacking sweeter Of the
message. musical with the DID, DID, dear, familiar
story the tender duet Of love that has gone up to
the moon throughout all the ages since
into Eden. Let US then change the lenses to dess
nate the hero, not the man who has been
kissed" but the man who HAD never been
kissed"
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
WIFE AND DAUGHTER
GET GRAHAM ESTATE
Several Charitable Bequests Are
Made, but Nearly All OF 81
000,G00 Goes to Mrs. and
Miss Graham.

II the will o. Benjamin e. Graham. late
president of the Graham Paper Company.
who died last Monday. which was fled
for probate yesterday, the bulk Of the es-
tate. valued at about 81 .eoo0o was left
to his wife. Christine Eddie Graham, and
laughter. Christine Alexander Graham
Several charitable Institutions were in
cluded in the bequests.
He left his residence, No. Sli5 Lnde!l
boulevard. together with the furnishings,
and the Stable and contents to Mrs. Gra-
ham. The following other bequests were
made:
Christ Church Cathedral. permanent
fund of 5000; St. I.uke's Hospital. 5000:
st. Louis Chidren's Hospital, sl.000;
Bel!efontaine Cemetery Association. s.soo:
81 GO TO usa In keeping in order the burial
rot OF Frank F. t!!.ir; 800 for Joshua
Spau!dins lot, the title OF which Is in
the testaIor's name. and 500 for Henry 3.
GrahdTn's lot.
Other bequests are: Fifteen thousand
each 10 his hs.lf-sisters. Lucy G. King and
Ellie G. Aoranam. both of kirkwood. Mo-;
$3.50 each to hts niece. Anna Belle Rich
srGson of @ Sedaiia. MO-; MS fFieRd; @ Martha una
Sarah r. Malloy: $3.50 each to his sister.
Sarah VI. Pounsford Of College Hill. o.;
his niece, Mary Belle Richardson; his
HepncNs. W imam IL, .. T. anu Shaile,
Richardson of San Francisco. Cal. and
Si.0V9 each to his half-brother, Frank Gri-
ham of Georgetown, Colo, and John San
derson Reed OF Portland. ore.
The rest OF the estate IS lett In trust to
the St. Louis Union Trust Company. two
thirds of the income TO so to his wife, the
remainder TO his daughter unit. she be-
comes Il years old when the income is
TO be divided equally between them.
II his daughter dies without issue. before
her mother, tho latter will receive sll OF
the income.
II his wife dies before his daughter the
latter will receive all of the income. If
his daughter marries and dies .e.iv.ng is
mothers portion. II his wife dies and
daughter is without issue. when she dies
the residue will go TO his heirs at law.
The will was executed December 2 last
and was witnessed by John F. Shepley
and p Y Tupper
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
SAMPLE OF RIGHT METHODS.

The present administration merits decided appro-
bation from the public for its businesslike adjust
ment OF the hereditary garbage problem. Its eau
ton and resolution in steering the city away from an
almost Inevitable predicament form one Of the best
examples of the superiority OF good government
Suspicion has attached to au garbage legislation
for SO many years that unfrendly partisan and un-
scrupulous organs feel safe In msrepresenrng facts
and IN discredting honest and careful work The
public, remembering past difficulties is too ready to
take any critical assertion for granted, without in
vestgation and through somewhat pardonabe er-
rors OF Judgment to blame officials who should be
commended In the interest Of good government the
public should do justice to the present sdministr
ton for the consequential work which has been
done.
First, the present administration has provided the
people with municipal garbage collection and haul
Ing system 1t has terminated the old contract has
induced the contractor to SO out of business, has
made the city the owner Of the necessary property
and has made arrangements Tor municipal manage
ment The city now has, instead Of q contract
municipal collecting and hauling system This alone
proves the right purpose of the administration.
Second the present administration has positively
refused to enter into a contract under former
conditions for the disposal Of garbage 1t has de
clared that 1t win not be dictated to- as were pre-
vious administrations. and It has lived up to this
assertion by arranging to dispose Of garbage on
Chesley Island This action proves that the admin
istraton Is determined that the city shall do bust
ness In accordance with the best public opinion
The administration has done all of its work care
fully. It has Investigated the disposal systems in
other cities It has studied other systems In relation
to local conditions. It has made reliable plans for
solving the problem permanently. It has expert
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
TO-DAY IN ST. LOUIS.

, From The Republic. Dec. II. 1SD.
The frst concert Of the season CIV
, en by the Philharmonic Quintet
, Club IN Mercantile Library Hall
} proved to be delightful AFFAIR and
, drew . large and appreciativs an-
} dience.
} At . meeting Of the Board Of Pub
} fie improvements Commissioner
} Turner reported that Sidewalk Con-
, tractor Schmals had made satts-
} factory progress In the work end
} that there was no oauss for COM
plaint on any score.
The following ware the charity
hall returns: Captain Hercules.
} So15: L c Baker. S: n T. FowsrA
, rs: Captain Huehler. $z14: Captain
} Fur. S10o: George Il. Chase. 8; John
) C.. NaysA. S: William Tausstx. =;
Adotphas Busch. .: A. II. Smith.
= and Gfrard b. Alien. -,
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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
Roosevelt's Plurality Is HOOP,
and That of Higgins
S0,5G0.
PARKER IS BEHIND iiEn7'GK.
Total Number of Votes Cast Is
1.G2J, ,961-Ballots for Gov
ernor Show an Increase
of 69,3S9.

Albany. y. Y. Dec 15.-Rooscvelt'E plI-
rality In the State Of New York NJ the last
election was 1852, as shown hv the Off
cial returns certified to-day by the Board
OF State Canvassers. That OF Higgins -
Governor was $50 Parker Is shown 20
have run nearly 4e"0 behind Ee-rlck. the
Democratic candidate FOR Governor.
The highest EIector on each presider-
tiaI ticket Is taken as tho standard in thu
figures which follow. relating to the choice
Of presidential electors: James Z. March.
elector for Roosevelt. received a total o,
s59 &c votes. the highest Parker eiector re-
ceiv!ug ssc. .SS1. The other party totals for
President are: Debs Social Democrat).
3s,Ss3: Swallow (Prohibitionl. n.T7; Corri-
gan Socialist Labor. e.121; Watson Peo-
Pies party. 1853.
For Governor a total OF les 90T votes
were cast, of which Higgins received &i3.-
"a. IL plurality OF So.5G9 over TIE total of
7sa,7G cast for Herrick. Other candidates
for Governor received: PendergGst Social
Democrat). 36.e5s: Mckee Prohibition.
20.56S: De Leon Socialist Labor. S.gcs:
Boulton peoples party,. 6.1o5.
One of the results OF the State election
proper will be the loss OF status as an o.
fetal party by the Socialist Labor party
il having failed to cast the necessary to-
t.! of 1900 votes for its candidat ts FOR
Governor. The Peoples party was on .he
ballot by petition.
The total vote for Governor this year
shows an increase this year over last O.
e. SO
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
FIRING AT ZElGLER OF
NIGHTLY OCCURRENCE.
Importation OF Thirty Nonun;on
Miners From Chicago Results in
Fresh Outbreak of Lnwlesxncxs.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Zeigler, H.. Dec 15.-Night attacks or
Zeigier have been resumed with marked
activity. giving the etghty-hve soldiers on
guard duty plenty of opportunity TO use
their rifles. Last night the firing resumed
in the vicinity of the pumping station was
answered by the militia
For some time 1t had been exceptionally
quiet, but thirty miners were imported
into the stockade yesterday over the Illi-
uois Central Railroad from Chicago, and
this probably Is responsible for the new
outbreak. According to the contention of
the Zegler Coal Company. the shooting
intimidating the strilSebreakers and there
by causing them to leave the besieged
town.
Striking miners at Camp Turner contend
that at least 500 men imported into Zeigler
have eventually left on account OF the
continuous firing on the town.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16

mented, In order to avoid any mistake, and even
now in order to test method of disposal, takes
over, temporarily the management Of the nciner-
atng plant at the Worlds Fair
The Wells administration Is a business admins
tration 1t is working for the city and the citizens,
and in doing is ignoring the vuperation of gang
organs. In adjusting the garbage difficulties and in
preventing the recurrence of former legislation it
nstructs the public IN the advantages Of courageous
good government
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
DISCOUNTENANCED WEDDINGS
BY JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Daniel L. LeaII, Who Always Advised
Couples to Go to Ministers tn Be
Married. Dies Mt Polo, H.,
Rt Age of 9S.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Dixon. H.. Dec. t5.-Danisl L. Leall. the
oldest Police Justice il Illinois. is dead in
Polo. Judge Leall performed fewer mar
riage ceremonies than any other Justice
in the State. He discouraged this class of
business, for the reason that he considered
marriage ceremony too sacred for any
other person than a minister of the gospel
to perform. He uniformly advised seekers
after this class of service to go to
preacher.
Judge LeaT was IS years old when he
died, and he tried cases until few weeks
before his demise. He had been elected to
seven four-year terms without break.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
Gus Thomas Is Very Busy.

REPC SlAlC SFECIAl>
New York, Dec. l5.-Augustus Thomas,
the playwright, who has been living in
Paris and studying French plays and
French acting. returned yesterday for a
few weeks to rehearse his new comedy.
Mrs. Letiingwells Boots" and the Pic
ture" play from Gibson's drawings of
Mr.. Pipp," In which he is to have hand.
"A wrong impression" said Mr.. Thomas
yesterday, 'is abroad about that play. 1t
Is not merely series Of pictures. While
1t IS taken from the Gibson drawings, and.
with the exception OF Bird Center is the
only production, except farce comedy, in
spired by an artists pencil, it Is not mere
ly series Of pictures. 1t Is play.
while here expect to finish play for
Lawrence d'orsay, with a political and
diplomatic oolortns and Washington for
its scene. I shall spend part of this win
ter at the capital. making chara ter stud
les. Another play of mine. to take the
place Of 'The Other Girl has been ac-
cepted for Lionel barrymore. 1t Will be
put on rext September. l aIn also finish
Ing q play for john Drew for next sea-
SON."