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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

1t seems odd. but it is fact. that
the finest apples in the world are rails
ed in the Pecos valley. in New Mexico.
Here elevation offsets latitude, and at
a height of 5000 feet above sea level
climate, coupled with irrigation, pro-
duces conditions for the growing of a
perfect apple. The product of the or
chards there is all bought up for ex-
mort
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

Aud now the ladies have another
fad in headgear, and fortunately this
time harmless one. The new style is
to decorate the hat with real bugs of
various kinds, horned, crawling, scaly
and creepy things, dead, of course, but
still very lifelike. Now, if they would
only include mice as a decorative ma
terial we should have no objection to
new hats every thirty days.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

very important fact has recently
developed in connection with the grow
ing of macaroni wheat in the dry
northwest. In a season when other
varieties OF wheat have been most Sc
yerely injured by rust the macaroni
wheat has proved itself absolutely
rust proof and is showing up at the
machines with large yields of fine
grain.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

We note that for few weeks in mid
summer many Of our common birds
seem to disappear for time, having
raised their broods. but they have not
migrated in the sense that they have
moved entirely away. for along In
September many Of them are with us
again. Just where they betake them
selves during the dog days we do not
know.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

With the advent OF the automobile
the horse is having another breaking
in. Within a few years he has had to
face the bicycle. the traction engine
and the auto on the public roads, and
lie is no doubt wondering what comes
next. There are a good many chauf-
feurs who need killing and some
horses which should be sent from the
carriage to the pillow. while there are
not few ladies who should not be al,
lowed to run the risks OF the road. The
only trouble seems to lie In the coun-
try districts. where the auto is not as
yet common enough to educate the
horse to its use. There is but little
trouble In our cities.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

There are enough disastrous bank
failures reported from time to time,
in not few instances sweeping away
the accumulated savings of COM
munity for many years, enough trou-
BILE. misery and loss of confidence so
that we are firmly Of the opinion that
the banking laws Of the country should
require the adequate bonding of all
bank officials by the surety companies.
The public is confiding. trustful while
the dishonest banker repays their con-
fidence with perfidy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

On a recent extended trip through
the best parr of the northwest we saw
over n million acres of badly abused
land-land which was half farmed. land
which needed draining needed clover
and rest, needed fertilizing, land which
with decent treatment would produce
the finest crops in the world, but which.
maltreated as 1t is, does not pay one.
half of per cent upon its real value
too many acres, too many weeds and
too few men, men trying to spread
their work over 200 acres when they
could make more clean money work
ing forty. This thing is the great
agricultural plague Of the west.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

An eastern editor laments the dis
appearance Of the applejack still and
criticises the very poor quality Of the
rum which has taken the place of the
applejack. This lament is unnecessary.
for as an active disturber of the pub
tic peace, as promoter Of rural pug
naciousness. as a stimulant for wife
licking and raising the devil generally.
few liquid concoctions possess the ac-
tivity and vigor of old fashioned apple
Jack.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

The pasture fence if built Of WIRE as
most fences are, should have the wires
properly grounded as protection to
stock against the electric current. Cat
tie have a tendency to bunch near TO
fences during storm, making them
easy victims of the bolt which. falling
half mile away, may be carried with
sufficient voltage on the fence wires
tached to the fence wires down in the
earth about four feet every thirty rods
on the line of fence and the danger is
overcome. !.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

No better proof that an earlier ma
turing type of corn for the northerly
portion of the corn belt is needed than
is in evidence this year. A vast acre
age of corn planted by May 8 and hav-
ing up to Sept. had 100 days Of grace
is still far from mature and the posi-
BILE victim of an early September frost
A small sound ear Of corn Is always
worth more than a large soft one.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

An electric arc light on hot sum-
mer night will disclose a wonderful
assortment of night flying insect life
bugs. beetles and moths of infinite va
riety. The bats have quickly learned
that in the vicinity of these lights is to
be found a rare feeding ground, and it
is interesting to watch these winged
mice as they swoop down on and
through the swarming brood Of insect
life.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

There is a plethora of good things
this fall-too many vegetables. too
much fruit, the choicest plums and ap-
pies rotting under the trees. fifteen big
potatoes in every hill, the lazy man
without a garden able to live on the
fat of the land without cost. Have
such a year once in awhile, but for
tunately not often.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

4 Nebraska man thinks he has
struck snap. He buys alfalfa hay at
IS per ton. grinds it fine. mixes some
beet sugar sirup with it and sells it at
$50 per ton 1t is good ration but
whether profitable TO use or not is not
yet determined.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

A field Of wheat sowed with northern
grown seed in Iowa this year produced
twenty bushels per acre. while d
field grown under exactly similar con-
ditions on the same farm, but sowed
with home grown seed. returned only
moral TO this story
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

A friend cleaned out his henhouse
last spring and dumped the contents
five or six wheelbarrow loads-around
the base of fine, thrifty apple tree in
his yard The tree is now dying. This
kind Of fertilizer is absolute death to
plant and tree when so applied. While
very valuable. it still must be used very
sparingly and is best when mixed with
four times IS bulk of barnyard ferti-
liZer or other compost.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

If the orchard is large the sheep and
the pigs may be used to advantage as
temporary foragers, but under no cir
cumstances should they be fed in the
orchard or be allowed to use it as O
yard.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

A friend set out a soft maple tree
and a white elm last June after the
trees were in full leaf and made them
live. Usually they die when moved so
late in the season.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

A prominent florist says that peonies
will afford twice the satisfaction to the
lover Of nice flowers that roses will:
that the peonies have few or no en-
emies and by making a selection of the
right varieties they give him more sat
isfaction than do the roses. This may
be so for him. but for us we had rath
er pick one Jack or American Beauty
rose and have it grace the dining table
than to gather Il bushel basket full OF
the finest peonies we ever saw. or
course the roses are lots of trouble, but
that's true OF everything in the world
worth having
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30
Notice of Application TO Sell Real Estate
In District Court, Winnesheik County,


In District Court, Winnesheik County,
Iowa.
Notice of Application to sell Real
Estate. November Term. 1904.
In the matter of the estate of Chloe
j. Norton, deceased.
To Geo. A. Cooley, Eva 9. White,
Horace L. Cooley, Grant Cooley. Wv
ian @. Sibert:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that there is now on file in
the Office of the CLERK of the District
Court in and for Winnesheik County,
Iowa, the petition of ID. l.. Grannis,
administrator of said estate. asking the
Court to authorize and empower him
to sell the real estate hereinafter
described and belonging to said estate
at private or public sale for the pur-
pose of paying the debts of said estate,
said real ests te being described as fol-
lows, to-wit, the north half IN. ~
of the southwest quarter(S. W. "A
of the southwest quarter Is. w. IA
of the southwest quarter Is. W. IA
of section twelve Q2) township nine
ty-nine north 800 N. and range nine
west 60 W. } of the 5th p. M. contain
ing five co. acres and situated IN Win
nesheik County, Iowa; that upon
application being made TO the Judge
in vacation, an order was made fixing
the time and place of the hearing of
said petition on the goth day of No
vember. 1904, at the Court House in
Winnesheik County, Iowa. and that
unless you appear at said time and
place. said order will be granted as
prayed in said petition. Converse q
Grannis
ATTORNEYS for Administrator.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

A friend recently got rid Of $1,000
mortgage which worked overtime
nights and Sundays, hired man and a
whole lot of fret and worry by selling
One-half of his 200 acre farm. He is
now out of debt, has n balance to his
contentment have come TO the wife and
boys, and for the first time in good
many years he is really enjoying life.
When he gets hold of dollar now it
belongs to him. Nothing would induce
him to go back to the old way. Maybe
there is suggestion in this item for
some of our readers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

A railway in Kansas in 1884 planted
400 acres of Kansas land with catalpas
for future use as ties and telegraph
poles. The tract has been carefully
tended at total cost to date Of S124.;
per acre. The timber on this tract '
valued by the company at $391.21 per
acre. showing at even per cent COM
pound interest net profit Of S131.19
per acre. while the value of the tract
increases now in almost a geometricn
ratio. The railway corporations In this
have set the average land owner most
valuable object lesson.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

1t is a good idea in the fall to make
an inventory Of the stock you have on
hand and expect to winter and see
whether the corn cribs and rough fod
der bear right relation to the stock
This trying to winter cattle at stray
stacks and in cornields alone is a mis-
cradle business. and some very cruel
work is done in this line every year by
men who otherwise rate as pretty good
fellows AS 1t never pays In the long
run to do this. we often wonder why
men will keep doing 1t.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

A cross between the Jersey and the
Shorthorn very often results in high
quality of milk COW. For dairy pur-
poses this is one of the best crosses
which can be made where it is desired
TO have the steer calf worth something
as feeder.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

Many housekeepers have to put up
with good deal of waste In the use
Of cheese as part of the family
ration. AS generally used. more or
less dries up and is spoiled. Here is Il
better way: Take the cheese when
bought and run it through a sausage
cutter. Pack it as firmly as possible in
glass tumblers and cover the top with
cool place BY so doing the cheese will
keep perfectly. and not q morsel Of 1t
will be wasted. We have followed this
plan for years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

1t is all tomfoolery to raise nice lot
of1shotes up to September and then GO
deliberately to work to kill them all off
by stutfing them with new corn. but
scores of pretty good farmers do this
very thing every year and somehow
seem as If they could never learn wis.
dom by experience. This new corn ra-
ton fed alone is a miserably balanced
to exceed one fourth Of the ration fed
the young pigs Farmers feed this new
corn and then charge the results to
cholera and Providence.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

1t is interesting to read of some food
comrensations. The Kansas river bot.
toms which were so mercilessly storm
swept early in June are now ripening
a splendid crop of corn. the food as IL
fertilizer more than offsetting the dam.
age wrought by the flood as a de-
stroyer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

A little over hundred years ago the
price of a pair of cotton stockings was
So. Today one can get three pairs for
a quarter
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

oklahoma comes to the front this
season with thirty-six peaches which
make q full bushel. Next
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

Potatoes are not contraband Of war
in the northwest this year The man
who usually robs his neighbours patch
is out of business now.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

A friend Dragging about the corn
crop in his locality made the statement
that every stalk had two ears on 1t.
We asked him to apply little mathe-
mates to his statement. Thus. given
an acre Of corn with just one stalk in
each hill and just one good ear on each
stalk, the yield would be 81 bush
els; put two ears on each stalk and we
have IS bushels. Allow an average
stand of two and a half stalks to the
hill, two ears on stalk, and we have
49, bushels per acre. When the prob
lem was worked out our friend con-
cluded thai he had been talking
through his hat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

A blue grass pasture makes good
return when it is properly used. TWEEN
ty acres carrying twenty steers gave
gain In meat weight Of PAT pounds
per head. which at cents per pound
amounted to S12.35 per acre for just
two months pasture during May and
June, and there was easily four months
pasture to be had from the land dur
ing the year after that When 1t is
considered that no expense was In
CURED for this crop it shows up bet
ter than most of our cultivated crops
in the matter Of net profit
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

TRAINS LEAVE DEBORAH AS FOLLOWS
No. 504 Passenger except Sunday las p. IN.
No. 542 Freight, except sunday. $50 a. m.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT DECORATE:
No. 5O7 Passenger. except Sunday.ll:2 20 p. m.
No. SAL Freight, except sunday. ..5:l5 p. m.
Sunday stock train leaves at 500 a. m.
For sleeping car reservations, tickets, time
tables, etc., apply to any Rock Island ticket
agent. u. G. GRUVER,
Local Agent
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

Every little while one reads some ar
ticle deploring the cruelty Of killing
dogs for use as food by our imported
savages or where the officials make
way with them when. found ownerless
and unlicensed in our cities. Yet these
same people will eat mutton. veal and
chicken and never once voice protest
against the cruel and bloody butcher
who takes innocent life In order TO
supply their wants. 1t Is no more
cruel to xii! dog than a sheep. a fat
poodle than fat lamb. and quite often
the greater service is rendered to the
public In the dog killing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

What are termed forest conditions
must be observed If success is expected
in the growing of trees. These consist
in a soil well supplied with humus, the
absence of grass, the coating Of decay
ing leaves and twigs thus conserving
the moisture so essential to the well
being of the trees When the trees are
so much trimmed out that the sun
light finds its way to the earth under
them. then comes the grass. and with
the grass come the cattle, and in a very
short time forest conditions are de-
stroyed and the trees die.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30
Strawberry and
Vegetable Dealers

The Passenger Department of the Illinois
Central Railroad Company have recently is
sued publication known as Circular Mo. II,
in which is described the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30
best territory in this country

for the growing of early vegetables. Every
dealer insuch products should address post
requesting copy of "Circular Nol2."
j. +. MERRY. Asst Genl Pass'r A gent
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-25

the same district, the same company
has drilled its Nos. and on the Prit.
ehard & Dye farm % ana 80 feet re-
speetiyely, into the Gordon and has nc
show Of oil-or gas in either.
J. i. Lambert No. 2, has been drilled
$ feet into the Gordon and mas show
Of oil and gas. j. /. Stewart No. y
has drilled its second test on the John
Stout farm Is feet into the stray sand
and has a show Of gas.
In Calhoun county, the South Penn
has drilled its No. > on The Camden
Sommers farm 10 feet into the sand
and has no oil 1t is still drilling and
stands chance to get a pay. The
Lowther Oil Co.'s test on the Robert
Smith farm is duster. The crescc
Oil &Gas Co.'S No. on the S. j. sill.
man farm, the South PENIS No. 3, on
the Camden Sommers farm and the
Lowther Oil Co.'s No. /, on the L
Blair farm are producing 100, l25 and
100 barrels a day respectively.
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THAT PREJUDICE IDEA.

The News is busily engaged in try
ing to prejudice the country people
against the city people and resorts to all
sorts of statements to do so. 1t likely
gets its inspiration from the way the
little Democratic court hause clique
thinks and acts as to its own party II
forgets to note the fact that Flanagan.
the nominee for, sheriff, rs from the
country. Then there is Davis for as
SCISSOR, also Randall for the county
court also Pigott for assessor, also
Fittro for surveyor, and also Jarrett for
the legislature, and Morris for prosecut-
ing attorney may truly be said to rep
resent the country more than the city
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city yesterday.
J. w. Harr fell from a ladder yes
terday and received painful injuries, but
it is thought not serious.
Rev. NJ. Steele returned yesterday
from attending the Christian Endeayor
meeting at Washington, D. c.
Mrs. $. D. Warner has returned TO
her home in Mogadore, Ohio, after
spending several months visiting her
son, c. II. Warner, at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Martin returned
yesterday from a visit to friends at
Kustlesville.
J. N. Wilkinson and A. j. Lodge
were in Clarksburg yesterday.
The South Penn Oil Co. have made
several locations in the neighborhood
and will commence drilling at once.
James Hunt, of Dunkirk, Pa, who
was spending a few days here renewing
old ecquaintances, has returned to his
home.
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john Patton can not have the nom-
nation for sheriff. Nor can NJ. j.
Francis have it. That is the edict that
has gone forth from the headquarters
of the little Democratic court house
clique Their organ says these men
must be content with the nomination
for the House of Delegates, if any thing
at all. And yet that gang tries to make
the impression that all Democrats are
free to run for Office. Maybe they are
but not until the clique has named the
Office they shall run for. Patton says
he is not regarded the sort of Democrat
they want, and just what they mean by.
that no one knows, unless it is that the
plan is that no one shall have Office, who
is not under their domination. The
idea is probably to establish a little do
main Of their own over the people Of
Harrison county, and to DO that they
begin with their own party. But Pat
ton and the party itself may later have
something to say about that, and it is
a dead sure thing the people themselves
viii have great deal 70 say a little
later about it and it will not be in the
clique's favor either.
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bitter oaths about Francis. Seeing that
they are about to lose their grip; and
that the party itself is really onto their
game, this little Democratic court house
ring comes out in one of its organs and
tries to taffy the friends of these gem
tlemen by suggesting that they ought
to be given the nominations for the leg
stature. That is the little Democratic
court house ring wants to throw them
the bone after it has been licked 50
clean that nothing is left on it. Great
and liberal scheme.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-25

The desperate methods resorted to by
the little Democratic clique is conyinc-
ing Of the fact that they know it is a
hopeless case with them, but they do
not like to give up without first seek
ing vengeance against those that the
people have favored. IT is a plain case
against them, so plain, in fact, that
they have no ground for denial, and as
the result their efforts at denial are very
weak.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-25

Silent as the tomb is The News on
that declaration that an active Demo
cratic politician not so very many years
ago wanted Republican sheriff to cast
aside the prompt payments of county
orders ihaugurated and established by
Republican sherifTs and return to the old
order of things, when order.shaving pre-
vailed and Democratic officials got a
diyy on most all orders paid. Silence is
doubtless golden in this instance.
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next senator from this district. That
is the gist of its argument in that par
ticular and yet ii knows full well that
its party will not nominate him and
that its party never did vote for him.
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there. The other six were born and
reared in the country and still live there
Tney have all been farmers and most
of them are closely identified today with
agricultural interests.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-25

The News Is sore because the miners
voted for Thorn instead of Harmer and
yet it was none of it's fight. 1t looks
more and more like the same quill shower
is employed on both the Democratic
sheets, namely the News and Herald.
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BUSTERS ORDER OF DAY.

On the east side of the Folsom dis;
trict, in this county, the South Penn Co
has drilled its second test on the 2. I
Mcintyre farm through the Gordon and
has a buster. A light showing of oil
was encountered in the stray sand. In
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-25

The little Democratic court house ring
finds its plans threatened John Pat
ton wants to run for sheriff and some
Democrat dared venture the name of
NJ. }. Francis in that connection in
star.chamber conference they held here
a few days ago, and there followed some
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-25

just what the object of the News is
in defending Harmer and denouncing
Thorn, We fail to see, unless they desire
to make Harmer's defeat in the county
prominnt and to defend the course Of
the Herald in helping it and the Demo.
cratic party turn the county over to the
Democrats.