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


From our Regular Correspondence
Nov, 80. 1904.
Miss Ida Twseten has returned to
duies at Postmaster Wold's.,s
r H Worth snd son Harry Of La
Crosse were late visitors at the. home
of DR.. Worth. ~
Miss Matte Westgate of Lanesboro
came home to spend ThanksRi wing
with her parents.
J Jordan and Oscar Johnson have re-
turned from the Dakotas.
Mrs. Fanny Darlington has been
confined to her room the past week,
owing to sickness.
Edgar Engle OF DEBORAH came up to
spend few days with his mother,
Mrs M 7 Engle.
Charles Mitchell is helping his
uncle, g N Fawcett in the hardware
store at Mabel.
o Hutchins and Mrs " Fl Camp are
enjoying a visit from their father and
sister from Walton, Wis.
The members of the Friends and
Methodist churches and others had a
picnic Thanksgiving at the parson-
age.
Aunt Lydia Cook is still unable to
sit up.
Mrs Clara Battey departed last
week for Paducah, Kentucky, to spend
the winter with her daughter, Mrs
Homer.
3 o Burreson was Hesperite in De-
corah last Monday.
W II Camp is building an addition
to his kitchen.
Mrs Hadley ,of Oskaloosa, superin-
tendent of missionary work, entertain
ed the ladies at Mrs + @ Dilling-
hams. president of, the work here, on
the afternoon of the Goth.
E Fl Weber has built an addition to
Mrs M E Camerun's residence, max
ing vast improvement in it.
Saturdays crew of men finished put
ting up the new front fence of the
cemetery
Mrs Walter Darlington spent last
week in Mabel, taking treatment of
DR. O W Cady.
Mrs Hunt Of Houston, are here assist
ing in caring for their sister, Mrs
Robert Mcmillan
Mrs Elliiig Void entertained COM
pany of little folks on a recent date
in honor of her daughters eighth
birthday. Miss Bertha was the reci-
pient of an organ from her Grandma
uinnell.
On Dec LIST 9 A Hiatt will sell at
public action stock and numerous
articles Mr. and Mrs Hiatt expect to
spend the winter ihCalifornia.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30
CLAY HILL.

From our Regular Correspondent
November 2S, 1904.
Miss Haugen of Calmar has been the
guest of her cousin Miss Clara Erickson
the past week.
Last Thursday evening Mr. Henry
Gross gave a party to about 40 OF his
friends. The guests danced until about
II O'Clock, when light lunch was
served. A jolly good time is reported.
Mr. Otto John is staying in Locust
now.
Mrs. E. H. Rygg and Mrs. M. Grie-
bel were calling on Mrs. Andrew Lane
in front Run last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Pierson and son
Reginald spent Thanksgiving in De-
corah.
Mrs. Adam Weplar attended party
given by Mrs, Joel Dayton in DEBORAH
Thursday evening.
Mimi, were guests at the Rastetter
home one day last week. a
There was no school in District No.
5 Thursday and Friday.
The Masters Sharp of franklin Prai-
rie were guests of the Tillotson boys on
Thursday.
among these who attended the dance
at Gross Thursday evening were the
Misses Kniss, Hallman, Moe, and Mrs.
Henry Stortz of Freeport.
Miss Lizzie Williams went to Ply
mouth Rock Sunday where she will
teach the winter term of school.
Mrs. Malli has been called to DEBORAH
several times during the past week on
account of the illness OF her aunt Mrs.
Tobin.
Miss Mabel SOrenson who has been
working i'm Franklin Prairie was an
over Sunday visitor with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Daley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Haugen and their families, of
Madison township, and Mrs. Jaeger
and family of DEBORAH, spent Sunday
at M. GriebePs.
Mr.. Aaron Seegmiller of L"cust was
caller in our burg last Sunday.
Miss Mabel Nelson went to DEBORAH
Wednesday evening to spend Thanks
giving at her home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30
CANOE
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent
Nov. 80, 1904.
Alma and Tilla Otteson visited at
their grandparents, N @ Grindeland's
Tuesday.
Faldet Bros transacted business in
DEBORAH Friday.
Ephriam Mathews has discontinued
housekeeping and will work Gu the
Beard farm while Mrs p DinSer will
care for his two youngest children.
Gilbert Larsen of Nassert Is doing
carpenter work for + Larsen.
After about two weeks illness Mrs
George Blaess is able to be up again.
Miss Julia Faldet returned home
Thursday after few days stay with
her brother Bert Faldet and family.
Another dance at oliver Halvorson's
Saturday night
number of Nels Otteson's little
friends were invited to her home Sun
day to celebrate her eighth birthday.
Ole Kjarland marketed a load of
sheep in DEBORAH Saturday.
VIM and nj j Musser have their
new saving rig ready for all kinds OF
home and custom work. Anyone hav-
ing ANYTHING to do in their line will
do we'll to call on them one lie west
of Canoe.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30
BURR OAK.
From our regular correspondent,

From our regular correspondent
Nov. 90 1904.
Miss Bessie Feltis came home
Saturday from Castalia where she has
beer visiting her sister Mrs. VIM.
Kelsie CLARK of Cresco was on our
streets Monday.
Mrs. Roberts and Mrs. Shelley spent
Saturday at the Bloomfield home in
| DEBORAH.
Bernie Schanck is counting in De-
corah this week. <
Mrs. Guptil who for some weeks
has been visiting her brother E. D..
Weldon departs tomorrow for her
home at Elgin III.
1t is rumored that wedding bells
will soon be Ginning.
r. @. Schanck will take in the
sights at st. Louis this week.
Mrs. Florence Briggs is saleslady at
E. Briggs store while Mrs. Briggs is
visiting in Minneapolis.
Frank Cratsenberg accompanied his
father to st. Louis last week.
Mrs. Goforth and daughter Martha
spent Thanksgiving with Mabel
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Pelt of Austin
are guests ut the Barth home.
Kathleen Shannon came up from De-
corah for a couple of days visit with
friends.
All those who attended the ball on
Thursday night report large crowd
and good time.
Mrs. Hattie Gripman with her hus-
band of Austin, Mimi. aressvisiting at
the Perry home.
The Weldon. Shelley. Roberts and
Kimball families ate Thanksgiving
turkey at the Brittendall home at
Blnffton.
Prof. Snialley Of DEBORAH will have
a dance in the hall Friday night.
Music by Helwig orchestra. supper
at hotel Roberts.
Mr.. l.. Brittendall and Wepler E.
Thayer of Washington are visiting at
the Roberts home and at Chas. Brit
,tendalrs at Bluffton, who Is a brother
of the former
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30
T Passing Counterfefts.

Johnny-Say, papa, passing counter
felt money is unlawful, isn't it? Papa
Yes. Johnny-Well, papa, if man
was walking along the street and saw
ten dollar counterfeit bill upon the
sidewalk and did not pick it up
wouldn't he be guilty Of passing coun-
terfeit money and couldn't he be ar
rested and put in jail? Papa-More
likely the lunatic asylum. Now you
may go to bed, my son.-Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30
OSSIAN.

| From our regular correspondent
Monday, November %.
Mrs. M. J. Carter and Mrs. Welton
| Cornell attended the Nj. E. ladies' sale
at Castalia last Friday.
Arrangements are being made for q
Christmas tree at the M. +. church.
Mr.. Windell of Howard county was
an Ossian visitor today.
Mr.. Harmie De Graft came home
from Mason City to spend Thanksgiv-
ing, returning today.
Announcements are out for the mar
rage of Miss Zoe Cornell to Henry j.
Mayer, to take place at the brides
home Tuesday, Nov. 20.
Several from Ossian and vicinity at.
tended the funeral service of Mrs. VIM
at Castalia Sunday.
At this writing, Mrs. DR.. Wells is
quite low and her recovery is very un-
certain.
Misses Edith and Anna Becker went
to Dubuque Wednesday to visit their
sister who is at the convent at that
place.
Mrs. A. G. Heck was at McGregor a
few days last week.
The L. A. S. ladies took i'm seventeen
dollars at their Thanksgiving supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peyer departed for Chi
cagO today, called there by the illness
of their daughter Mrs. Wells.
Misses Rose and Victoria Meyer Wis
tied part of last week with friends at
Fl. Atkinson.
In jumping from the high sidewalk
on Main street Friday, Mr.. BlOOmhag-
er, who resides DOrth of Castalia, had
the misfortune to break a limb.
Mics Gala Banning spent part of
last week with her sister, Mrs. braves,
at Castalia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Kinyon came
down from Mason City and spent
Thanksgiving with home folks.
About % from here attended the
st. Louis fair at social in the opera
house at Calmar Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. p. Nicholson are at
tending the big fair this week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30
The Value of a Name.

Nelson, a thriving little English town,
is living instance Of the value of
name Not long after the battle Of
Trafalgar some tinker. tailor or other
person established tiny wayside inn
and called it after the naval hero.
There was nobody on the spot from
whom to expect custom, but the road
led to and from populous districts.
Travellers stopped at the place, and
presently a cottage or two began to
rise, then more of them, and the name
Of the public house answered for the
whole. That was the nucleus Of the
present town. Now 10000 people live
around the site which the old inn
keeper chose and called after the name
of his hero.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

Nov. 10Th, 1904.

| Kendall and Birtwhistle finished
their work on the interior finish on
the residence of J. P. Helmer in Orleans
township last week. The house is built
on the cottage style 28x2S feet square
of the house is divided into dining
room finished in quarter sawed yellow
pine; parlor, sitting room and parlor
l'l,edroOm is finished in red and white
birch with the latest style cap and
turned bead trim. The open stair case
lis white birch; the second story consists
of three sleeping rooms, three closes
and hall finished in cypress birch and
yellow pine. The house is heated
with furnace put in by our village
hardware merchant Mr.. Hammervold.
Geo. Daskam and wife were callers
in the village Sunday and took dim
ner at the Kendall home.
Walt Kendall was making, some
repairs on the church windows Satur-
day.
Our old townman Will Shurtliff is
believed to be lost: the last seen of him
was in Cresco at the depot where car
was being loaded for Mr. Fifield to ship
to Fayette. Bill was supposed to GO
with the car to Fayette: the car got
there; but somehow Bill was side
tracked. A tracer will be sent out
after him soon.
School begun here on the 14th with
May Humphrey as teacher.
Our village miller sent some old mill
machinery to Minneapolis last week
in exchange for up to date feed mill.
A Miss Peterson of Satire is paying
visit to her sister here Mrs. Hammer
void.
Cora HOllenbach is spending q few
days in the village, the guest of Lille
Lester.
Doe Nelson & Co. have closed the
creamery at Harmony MINI. on
account of not having cream enough
to pay to run it any longer.
Harold Kendall gave his first magic
lantern entertainment Sunday evening
to few invited guests. the next in
tertainment will be given for the ben
eft of the M. f. church at this place.
Walt Kendall, the newly elected
Justice of the Peace is thinking some
offering a cash prize for the first couple
to be married. If Walt would do all
act of justice he should try and grow
some hair on his bald head or wear a
wig while he sits on the bench of
Justice.
William Reuter- has tho mill fixed
up In good shape now; he has just put
in a new feed mill also a set of rolls
for grinding buck wheat he is better
prepared TO serve the public now than
ever before.
The dime sociable in the hall Satur-
day evening netted the l. A S some
thing like $500.
l. j. Moore was DEBORAH visitor
Saturday.
J.. G.. Burton and daughter May
Clink and Granddaughter Edna Mae are
visiting relatives in Indiana.
Our village Blacksmith is OH visit
TO La Crosse to purchase some pig iron.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30
Another Cheap Clubbing Rate.

We have made another cheap club
rate for the benefit of our readers. By
a special arrangement we are able to
offer the Des Moines Daily Capital,
the great daily of the state. and the
Public Opinion both for the year 1905,
for only $3.50. cash in advance. This
is one of the cheapest rates we have
ever had for good daily paper. and
holds good until Dec. 2Sth only. If
you want it don't put it off too long.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30
CALMAk.

Nov. 20. 1904.
Miss Burns of Cresco spent Monday
in town with friends.
Miss Frances Hauber returned Mon
day from an extended visit at Festina
with her sister, Mrs John Etteldor'
Tom Pierce transacted business in
Chicago few days last week.
Mr. and Mrs Splcher of Oelwein
were guests ut the E O Walker home
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mds E Everson and M Everson spent
Thanksgiving with friends at Oxford
Junction.
Miss Harriet Campbell came up
from Monona Wednesday to spend
Thanksgiving vacation at home.
Mrs McKoberts called on friends here
Thanksgiving, enroute for Marion.
Miss Gladys Kaye came up from
Cedar Falls Wednesday and remained
over Sunday at home
Mrs S V Potter and Miss Alice
Fields attended the opera at DEBORAH
Friday evening.
Mrs Pete Graf was at DEBORAH Sat-
urday.
Miss Lydia Miller spent Thanks
giving at home.
T. W. Hazelton was business visit
or at DEBORAH Saturday.
Mr. E Rudolph and son Charles of
DEBORAH were Thanksgiving day guests
the home of Mrs e Peterson.
Miss Catherine Roome came down
from Orleans twp, to spend Thanks
iui, or
Mrs Kock and Miss Frances Hau-
Der went to Cresco Wednesday for a
few days visit.
Miss Anna Hauber returned Monday
from visit at the Anton Hauber farm
Miss Mary Ahern entertained few
young people Monday evening for har
nephew, John.
Mis-, Gertrude Daily came from Ma
son City Friday and remained over
Sunday with her mother.
Mrs Jno Welch is visiting her daugh-
tiers at breckenridge, Minn.
Mrs A w Smith ATTENDED Christian
Science convention at Charles City.
Monday.
Mrs Land of Albert Lea was guest
last week. of Mrs Nj Gilmartin.
Miss Elizabeth Kaye is visiting the
ST. Louis Fair with party OF West
Union people.
Misses Wohlford. Moen and Miller.
enjoyed THANKSGIVING vacation at their
respective homes.
Minnie Meyer spent Thanksgiving
day at Austin.
DR.. Horton and wife were up from
Eft. Atkinson Saturday evening to
take in the attraction ons The Pike. "
Among Ossian visitors Saturday
were Mrs. M Garter, A @ Heck. and
Mrs M Nicholson.
The trip to st Louis given by the l.
A S Saturday evening was one of the
most successful affairs evergiven here.
The opera house was crowded to the
utmost capaoity,and many peoplefrom
neighboring towns WERE present. Ii
would be impossible in a short space
to give credit to the i, various booths
and entertainments. The Filipino
village deserves special mention on
account of the skillful and appropriate
arrangement. Over $500 was re-
ceived but it has not been definitely
learned what the net proceeds Will be.
Quite number of our towns people
attended the Kopet-Kuhn wedding
at Festina Tuesday.
About 30 young people from Ossian
attended the club dance here Friday
evening.
Mrs. e @ Walker went to wankon
today.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30
Method In Her Madness.

are you putting your damp hands out
on the window sill for? You'll get
them all rough and red. Annabel-
Yes, know. But Mr.. de Million thinks
that every woman ought to do all sorts
Of housework, and I'm getting my
hands ready to show off tonight.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30
RIDGEWAY.
(From the Review.

lEiOh VIZ
Mrs. G. s. Ebbesen is visiting friends
at Charles City this week.
Miss Susie Martin, of Cresco, is visit
ing at E. A. Hoyt's this week.
DR.. p. It. Lyon and wife were Ches-
ter visitors Monday afternoon.
Mrs. J. White, of Cresco, Is the guest
of the CIR. Baker family this week.
Mrs. Libbey and daughter, Violet,
drove down to Spillville this week
Tuesday.
Miss. Jennie Wildman, of Crcsco,
was the guest of Miss Nellie Hatha-
way over Sunday.
G.. X. Olson and wife came up from
DEBORAH yesterday for visit with the
Bakken families.
G. A. Bakken and Mrs. Andrew
Bakken drove to DEBORAH the first of
the week for visit with relatives.
Adolph Ringoen is home from De-
corah to spend Thanksgiving. He was
accompanied by Alfred Hendrickson.
Miss Clara Ringoen was taken sick
last week and was unable to teach her
school. Miss Alice Barker has been
teaching in her place.
\ Orville Allen commenced his duties
as clerk In G. r. Barker & sons store
Mis- week.
Miss G. Prann, who has been visit
ins her son, A. W. Prann, the past
wex returned to her home at Cresco
yestvday.
R0and HolversOn came up from De
corah Tuesday, to spend Thanksgiving
with ome folks.
Miss<ittie Koran, who is teac hing
school ear here went to Decofah yes
terday fr visit with home folks.
Chris hhield and family were visit
ing at th home of his sister, Mrs. w.
Tomen ofpecorah, the first of the week.
w. IL. llemme and wife went to
Fayettte .yterday to spend Thanks
giving withheir daughter, Mrs. J. ID.
Parker.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30
BeYOnd settlement.

Molly-What makes you so naughty
when you meet George? Why don't
you make up with him? Polly-Be-
cause 1 should have to demand an ex-
PLANTATION, and l can't remember what
it Is I'm supposed to be offended about.
Detroit Free Press.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30
Christmas Presents.

Miss Mather has ready for sale.
painting and fancy articles for Christ
mas presents, designs for burnt work
and china painting. Stamping done
for waists and fancy work. 603 East
Main street Alb
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30
SOcietY,a Pleasures.

Since the magnificent times Of the
Roman empire there has never been a
period when people have been so over
fed, overamused and overstimulated as.
in the imperial London of today
Lady's Pictorial
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Mary Simpson
=" Everything disagreed with me and
baby until l used HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea. Now baby sleeps ard
grows like weed" 80 cents. Tea o.
tablet form. r.. A. Engbertson.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30
A Manly Man,

He-You say you like a manly man.
What is your idea of manly man?
She-Well, for instance, one who
doesn't stay and stay and stay just
because no knows the girl isn't strong
enough to throw him out
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30
NASSETT.
From our regular correspondent

From our regular correspondent
Nov. 20, 1904.
Winter days are here.
Corn husking all done.
Gilbert Ness, Ole Korsrud and Nels
Ramsey were transacting business in
DEBORAH last Saturday.
Jens Kallevang was in town Satur-
day on business.
Mrs Iamphere was on the sick list
last Saturday.
Sheggerud. Bros. were transacting
business in town Saturday. which left
Julius with horse.
Christ Lee departed for Wisconsin
today, where he intends to make a
couple of weeks visit with his uncle.
Mr. Lamphere with his family de-
parted for Madison, Wis. this morn
ing, where they expect to make their
future home.
A Holvorson drove down town OH
business last Saturday.
Mrs Williams and Miss Berg were
wishing at pedarson's last Sunday.
Erick Ness is shipping four Gear
loads of cattle this week. 50
i
John Nelson sold two hogs. last Sat i.
urday to Haas, which he will take in
tomorrow.
Miss Mabel AmunTud Twill start
school this week.
John .Moen is going to have his
mouse improved with coat of paint.
Nels Wick and son are painting in
DEBORAH at presen.
= Nov. 2S. 1904.
Andrew Grimso Of Nebraska is max
ing an extended visit with Nassett
lfoiks,4e go
Martin Lee is husking corn for l.
Larson, |
Mrs E Williams and Miss Ida Berg
visited with SIN orstad's folks Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Lamphere went to Madi-
son. Wis. Monday, where they will
make their future home.
Melvin Guam and Melvin Ness at
tended the thresherman dance last
| Tuesday evening.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30
Probably Not.

SIS Pickleby a manicure artist?"
II don't know. Why?"
Il just saw him and he told me that
he had c'qrge of hundred hands at
his place OF business -Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

was q charter member. The funeral
was held at the United Brotherhood
church Sunday morning. Rev. Smith
of Calmar preaching the funeral SER
mon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

You can't get the Chicago Tri-
bune and Participation clubbing rate
% $3. 20 after Dec. LIST. Come in now
if you don't want to miss it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-11-30

Order yol storm sash now. Prices
are low at lnapldstad 81 Co. 46-4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-03

The road Ia beauty. like the way TO
7 mans heart. i through his stomach.
II Your stomach's bad. you can't he
handsome. HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain. Tea cures all stomach troubles.
IS cents. For sale by T. II. Thomas,
pharmacist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-03
Advertised Letter List No. 10.

Letters remaining uncallcd for in
the Rock Island postoflice for the
week ending April 30. 1904: Miss Edie
Bolston, Charles Browning. Jerry
Burke. Mrs. Annie Cool. II. Carter. W
II. Dooley, Clarence Dovis. Davis Dean.
f. :. Gilman. Mrs. Mary Griffin. Mrs.
{. +. Hunt. y. Kal. Mrs. Hattie Lom-
bard. {. +. Locke. r \. Lewis. \. Mar
tin. Mrs. George McCandles. George
W. Nelson. T. o. Operberg. W. y. Pol
lard. Mr.. Flo Rider. Harry {. Scott.
Il. ID. Wallace. Jos. Weinrott- Mrs. VIII
liam Washington, C. \. Winston. Miss
Lutte Wright. Mrs. y Townson. For
eign: Joe Weinrott. John Brown.
L Ii. THOMAS, Postmaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-03
FIVE THOUSAND ILLINOIS
BOYS OUT FOR CORN PRIZES

Saturday was the last day on which
applications would be considered by
Secretary HostCtter, Of the Illinois
Farmers institute, for seed corn to be
distributed to boys under Is years of
age i'm the state for the contest for
premiums for the best corn grown
from the seed, the premiums being of
fercG by county farmers institutes
and in some cases by manufacturers
and merchants.
Secretary Hostctter states that no
less than 5000 boys have taken advan-
tage of the offer of the State FARM
crs' institute, and that 'probabfy 1000
other boys had entered the contest i'll
the counties of Mason, Massac, Cal
houn. Boone and Lee in which the
county farmers institute had furnish
ed the corn for the competition. The
county farmers Institutes have offer
ed prizes ranging from $50 to 500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-03
BENKERT AND FOLLOWERS
HOLD THEIR CONVENTION

Press dispatches state that William
Rudolph Rcnkert, of Davenport. pulled
off according to schedule the national
convention of the united christian
party at music hall at the worlds fair
grounds at st. Louis yesterday after
noon. The delegates were not so nu-
merouS that they were unable to find
seats on the stage while the 1000
seats in the body of the house were
empty. In the rush and excitement
attendant upon the first open day Of
the big exposition the convention at
tracted very little attention. Chief at
tention was given to the adoption of
platform in which the tariff,
labor. trusts, the money question and
other issues were passed over and the
platform as adopted may be summed
up in the declaration that the chris
tian party is and shall be to work and
stand fer union in His name and for
the fulfillment of Gods law through
direct legislation of the people. gov
erned by the golden rule. regardless
of nationality. sex or creed"