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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11
GETS AFTER 10. TRIGG.
A Subscriber Writes the Following Article
in Defense of the Aberdeen Angus
Cattle.
Canton. Mimi. May 4. 1904

Canton, Mimi, May 4, 1904.
Mr.. Editor
While looking over your issue of
April a7th, / noticed short article
by Mr.. Trigg headed 'Too many
Scrubs" That may be all very true
and agree on that point, but he goes
on enumerating the thoroughbred
breeds and one would get the idea that
he had inclued all, while he has left
out one of the best breeds if not the
best breed on earth and l will name it
the Aberdeen Angus Cattle. If he
considers them scrubs, he had better
haul in his horns and change his head
line to "Raise more scrubs. - There
are over $4,000 registered Angus in the
United States today.
According to the Breeders Gazette
and the Drovers' Journal there have
been sold at public auction in the
Union Stock Yards, during the four
International Expositions held in Chi
cago, 261 carloads of fat cattle. One
hundred and twenty three of these car
loads, or nearly one-half the entire
number, were grade Aberdeen Angus,
and sold for an average of $7.09 per
hundredweight; eighty-one carloads
we're Herefords, and sold for an aver
age of So. 36 per hnndredweight. and
fifty seven were Shorthorns, and sold
for an averge of Sc. SO per hundred
weight. Three out Of four of The
Grand Champion Dressed Carcass
Prizes of this show have been awal ded
to Aberdeen-A Angus and their grades.
These figures are facts, and show
that however much some breeds may
be in need of special means and efforts
to exaggerate both the numbers and
qualities of their cattle, the Angus
breed can best rely upon the truth.
and upon the verdict of the slaughter
ing markets of the world. Surely the
established reputation of the Angus
cattle at the stock yard centers of this
and other countries, based upon the
actual qualities of the breed, has only
to be widely advertised in an intelli-
gent way. by those engaged in the
trade, in order to secure satisfactory
results, leaving the field of exaggera-
tion to those whose cattle, or whose
reputation demand such method of
relief.
w. p. DONALD.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11
Spring Fever.

"If you're feeling sort o. restless,
An you don't know what it is,
If your energy is failin'
An you just can't tend to biz,
If your blood seems kind o. sluggish
You have got it sure as fate.
An you'd better quit a-workin'
An begin a-diggin' bait.
If you find yourself a-feelin'
That you'd like to pick fight,
II you find you re not a-sleepin'
An you hardly eat a bite,
If your head just keeps a-throbbin'
At mile a. minute rate,
You have got it; quit your workin'
An begin a-diggin' bait.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11
Iowa is for Hearst.

After one of the most exciting con-
ventions ever held in the state, the
democrats in their state convention at
Des Moines last Wednesday by vote
of 515 to 371 decided to stand for
Hearst, and elected as delegates-at-
large to the national convention Gen.
j. B. Weaver. Colfax; j. M. Parsons.
Rock Rapids; E. M. Carr, Manchester
s. B. Wadsworth. Council Bluffs.
The delegates from the Fourth district
are James Keiron of Waucoma. and A..
r. McCook of Elma Atty. Dan Shea
of this city was elected a member of
the state central committee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

The government has filed petition
of Intervention in the suit between
the state of Kansas and the state of
Colorado over the ownership of the
waters of the Arkansas river, which
rises in Colorado and flows for 2S9
miles in that state, then enters Kan
sas and flows for $40 miles in that
state, until it enters Oklahoma. The
future of 10, 900, 900 acres of once arid
lauds that have been reclaimed by ir-
rigation and of fully 60,000,000 acres
of land in the arid region, which the
government proposes to reclaim, is
bound up in the decision of this case.
Unless the supreme court holds that
the government rights to the appIo-
priation of the waters of interstate
streams is superior TO the rights OF
the state, it seems inevitable that the
reclamation act or irrigation law will
become dead letter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

In the third district convention at
Waterloo last Wednesday Congressman
Rirdsell was renominated, and 0. M.
Gillett of independence and E. s.
Ellsworth of Iowa Falls elected dele
gates to the national convention.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

A man, reputed to be rich, died pen
niless and left this will: "In the
name of God. Amen. There's only
one thing leave. I leave the earth.
My relatives have alwayS wanted that.
They can have it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

II, says 10 Trigg. (there is always
an eff connected with blunder)
Winnebago county had not passed that
fool set of resolutions, and, il Gov.
Cummins had been wise enough to let
national politics alone in his inau-
gural, there would have been no fight
over the Iowa idea.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

With the Worlds Fair now in full
blast. the national populist convention
July 4th and the national democratic
convention July 9th, what lot of
trouble st. Louis has in store.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

The money the government pays the
old soldiers in pensions is at once put
into circulation and tradesmen of
every community get most of it. 1t is
not the idle dollar of the nabob, but
the nimble dolla- of the poor man 60
ing about like a missionary aud doing
good in the channels of trade.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

Railroad Commissioner Ed. Brown
has been indicted by the grand jury
of O'Brien county in four counts for
fraudulent banking. Under the cir
cumstances Iowa will doubtless be
looking for new commissioner; and
the suggestion is pertinent that our
old friend Ketchum of Marshalltown
would fill the bill to perfection. ac-
cording to our opinion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

The Standard Oil Company in 1908
supplied 81 per cent of the domestic
demand for kerosene and 80 per cent
of the export demand. Its net profits
for the year exceeded 100000, 900.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

Among the Iowa farmers who will
gather at Des Moines next Wednesday
there will be little talk of free trade
with Canada.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

Governor Cummins will hardly re-
peat his inaugural address before the
state convention next week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11
Advertised Letters.

Edward III. Jameson
Mr.. Chas. A. Knabstad
Miss Emma Larsen
Mr.. Sam Orten.
j. j. Marsh, Postmaster.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

State convention one week from to-
day. The present indications are that
the convention will be composed of
over 1000 stand patters and about 300
tariff rippers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

The fifth district nominated for the
sixth term in congress last Thursday
Robert @. Cousins. the eloquent and
'forceful vinron statesman.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11
Annual Iowa Christian Association COnyen.
ti0n.

Abba, Iowa. June 20.23 For this
occasion the Rock Island System has
arranged rate of fare and one-third on
certificate plan. For full information
call on nearest ticket agent. 1871
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

Where, oh where is this man Tom
Way, he of great renown three years
ago?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

Yellow has been adopted as TIE
official color of the Iowa democrats.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11
Subscription Price $1.5O per year.
Omce-81T Vest Water Street.
Telcph 10 No. 16.
Current Comment.

The Japs aappear to be doing busl
ness on land as we'll as on sea.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

The most prosperous town is tho one
where there is the greatest evidence
of local pride. 1t doesn't require
mansions and great lawns and the
trappings of wealth to make a pros
porous town or city, but order. clean
illness and the evidences of civic pride
are an absolute essential. The neat.
clean, we'll kept home with the evil
dences of personal interest. clean
streets and back alleys free from rub,
bish. the things that may be possessed
10y all save the really unfortunate, are
the things which make town invit
ing and upon which prosperity il
large measure rests.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

The contest for the congressional
nomination in the eleventh district
closed on Thursday after fifty five bal
lots, Senator E. H. Hubbard of Sioux
City being the fortunate choice of the
convention, and will succeed the pre-
sent Congressman Lot Thomas. He is
a native of Indiana. educated at Yale,
and came to Iowa in 1856. Was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1874, and soon be-
came prominent. He served a term
in the house of representatives and al
so in the state senate. and will serve
the same district in congress his father
served before him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

A farm wagon valued at 5000 will
be awarded to the farmer entering the
best 100 ears of seed corn in the an
nual corn judging contest at the agri-
cultural college next January The
vehicle is at present on exhibition at
the st. Louis worlds fair and will re-
main in the Iowa building there until
the close of the exposition, when it
will be brought to Ames to go to the
successful winner of the contest.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

If there is q chance to boom bust
ness. boom it, says an exchange. Don't
be knocker. don't pull long face
and get sour on your stomach, Hope
a bit. Get smile on you. Hold up
your head Get hold with both
hands, Then pull. Bury your hatchet.
Drop your tomahawk. Hide your
little hammer When stranger d. ps
in tell him this is the greatest town
on earth Don't roast Be jolly.
Get popular. It's dead easy. Help
yourself along. Push your friend
along with you. Soon you'll have a
whole procession. Be good fellow.
No man ever helped himself by knock
ing people down. No man ever got
rich trying to make people think he
was the only good man on earth. You
can't climb the ladder of fame by
stepping on other peoples corns.
They're their corns; not yours. and
they're tender. Keep off the corns.
All men are not alike. Once IN a
while you may find one who is very
much alike. But some are different
You re not the only shirt in the wash.
If you don't like their styles let 'em
alone. Don't knock. You'll get used
to it, There's no end of fun in mind
ing your own business. and it makes
other people like you better. Better
have others, stuck on you than get
stuck on yourself. Nobody get stuck
on knocker. Don't be one. Be good.
DIR. Swezey examines eyes and fits
ulasses
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

Waiting is always irksome. 1t is a
test of ones amiability. Sit in de-
pot and wait 80 minutes for belated
train and how impatient YOU get. Re-
main in buggy while the other fell
low goes into the office to see man
and every second is minute. Wait
10 minutes for your wife to put on her
bonnet for church and you wonder
how women can be so pokey. Fill an
appointment and find that you are the
only one of the committee on hand,
and see how your estimate of the in
tegrity of man in general has depre-
ciated. Wait at the church door
while Brother So-and-So is wrestling
with the Lord in prayer and find that
your faith in things religious is slip
ping away. This phenomena of the
mind that makes wait such grevious
trial is a species of martyrdom that
we all suffer. When we are young we
are waiting for manhood and when
old we are waiting for aeath.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

Entered 1t tho post ONCE In Deoorah
Iowa. as second Glass Mail Matter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

If there are any gentlemen in Des
Moines who are cherishing the delu-
sion that the 5th congressional district
is to be carried this year for the Iowa
idea, they are probably ria of that de-
lusion by this time. The 5th district
seldom goes crazy politically. 1t does
not follow every covered wagon that
comes along. 1t was the pioneer dis
trict in the fight for the gold standard.
The 9th district republicans were
shouting the word gold" and print
ing it In black type when some people
in other portiops # the, state wers
afraid to whisper it even. And as
for the Iowa idea, taking the district
as whole. it was and is practically
free from it. Cedar Rapids Republi-
caO
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

The new inebriate law will effect a
commendable change in the treatment
of dipsomaniacs. 1t provides for the
converting of the Knoxville institu-
tion into an inebriate hospital. Pa
tients are committed as formerly, with
the requirement that they must work
if they are able. Expert physicians
treat them, and they may be paroled
after good behavior. but they have to
make regular reports of their conduct
60 the hospital uperintendent, the
County Clerk first signing the report.
Another good provision of the law
make it criminal offense with a
severe penalty attached If any person
gives or buys Intoxicating liquors for
paroled patient.
The Newtown bee., 1904-12-23

It was the editors pleasure to look through the model plant of the Bor- den's Condensed Milk Co. at Lime Rock, on Saturday. The buildings are new and are erected on modern plans. There is the office, engine room, re- ceiving room, and the large room. where the milk is bottled and the bottles washed. Attached to the creamery is large ice house, while at the other end are coal sheds. The ice is taken from the HOuSatOnic river, about a hundred feet distant from the factory. The buildings are all painted white. As THE REE understands it, buildings of a similar type will be erected in the not distant future in Newtown. In all their factories the Borden people hire high grade of men. The most cleanly and up-tO-date methods are also insisted upon. At the Lime Rock plant w. P. RiSley is the Superintend- ent and manager, D. P. Arnold book keeper, F. D. Waite engineer, H. w.. Simons foreman, F. M. Pick inspector. Other workers in the factory are Will Pulver, Frank Christian. G. o. Orlan- di, Frank Nichols, Frank Irish, George Bishop, Joseph Clark, c. B. Andrews, J. Goux, o. PendletOn and Bert Dean. The night watchman is William Mor- rissey. Between 5000 and 1000 quarts of milk are received. Two teams are run out bv the Borden people to bring in the milk, one going as far south as Cornwall Plains. Superintendent Ris- ley is most affable gentlemen and looks closely after the company's in- tereSt.
The Newtown bee., 1904-12-23

pleasant place of worship. Promptly at lO.3O the congregation and many others gathered to attend the confirm atiOn and dedicatOrial services. Eight priests and Bishop Garrigan, assisted by George Meyers from Sioux City, were present to conduct and take part in the services. Solemn High Mass was celebrated by Rev A. J. Wagner of Mapleton. Following the bishop gave most impressive and instructive talk, directing his words more. eSpeci- ally to those about to be confirmed, after which he administered to class of 40 the SacramentS of confirmation. The girls to be confirmed made a very pretty appearance in their white dress es and long veilS. Each wore a wreath on the head. The choir was assisted by Dr Draper, the Misses Waterman and Harris and Miss Johnson of Chi cago. Miss Margaret Murphy of Ona- wa presided at the organ. The ser vices at the church were concluded by the greeting of the Bishop.
 The above item was clipped from the Hornick Index, which is published at Hornick. Pa, and without doubt the tidings will be of interest to the parishioners of St Rose's as it relates to the second chapel under the charge of Rev T. B. Smith which has heen dedicated since his appointment to the SOuiX City diocese. When the reverend pastor was chosen to guard the interest and welfare of this little mission he found there little frame church with neither prospects nor property to provide for the future l But these conditions generally, with which he was surrounded, were soon overcome. While his parishoners hesi- tated he never faltered and in a short time the old church was enlarged and remodeled in the most modern manner and one of the most joyous events in religious circles that ever took place in this little town was the re-dedica tiOn of St Phillips church on November 28, 1904. It will be with overflowing hearts that the parishioners of St Roses will tender their congratu- lations to the pastor who was once | their beloved curate at St Roses, for the great and noble work he has ac- complished and their best wishes for l his future success.
The Newtown bee., 1904-12-23
GRANGE MEETING.
POMONA MEETING AT BRIDGEPORT FOE
 THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS.


 On account of the severe snow storm the Pomona meeting at Bridgeport was not largely attended, but good fellow ship and enthusiasm prevailed. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Master, George B. Beers of Easton; overseer, Joseph Adams of Westport; lecturer, Mrs D. A. St John of New Canaan; steward, Benjamin Brundage of Danbury; assistant stew ard, Edward Osborne of Greenfield Hill; chaplain, Rev F. A. Holden of Huntington; treasurer, J. B. Selleck of New Canaan; secretary, Mrs N. E. Blakeman of Oronoque; gate keeper, George A. Sturges of Nortield; ceres, Mrs Sarah M. Glover of Newtown: PO- mona, Mrs Lena Holmes of Stratford: flora, Miss Josephine F. Stommell of Canaan; lady steward. Mrs Warren 0. Hubbell of Farmill River; pianist, Miss Alice Nichols of Trumbull; mem- Der of Executive committee, G. M. Wakelee of Shelton. It was voted to hold special meeting to install the new officers, on the 4th Wednesday of January, 1905, and it was left with the executive committee to arrange for place of meeting.
The Newtown bee., 1904-12-23
Wedding Gifts.

When you are in Danbury come into our new store and see what a beautiful assort- ment of goods we have. Everybody likes to see pretty things. We are glad to show them whether you wish to buy or not We have the largest and p easantest store in this part of the state and we keep splendid assortment of everything you would think of finding in A jewelry store. Our prices are as low as DOS sible for GOOD GOODS. We carry nothing else.
The Newtown bee., 1904-12-23

tirely remodeled in the most modern manner. Raised to a higher founda- tion, given new coat of paint, re-
 plaStered and the woodwork newly var niShed within, gives it most beauti- full appearance. A new hot air heat ing plant will, with all the other im- provements, render it a most comfort able place of worship. Much credit is due Father Smith for his untiring ef- forts to secure such a comfortable and
The Newtown bee., 1904-12-23
VOLUME XXVII.
Dr. Paul Norwood,
 Terry Block, Ansonia, Ct.

CHRONIC DISEASES A PPECIALTY.
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The Newtown bee., 1904-12-23
ST ROSES CHURCH.

TIDINGs FROM THE WEST-THE DEDI- CATION OF ST PHILLIPS ROMAN CATH OLIC CHURCH AT HORNICK, PA, ONE OF REV TERRENCE B. SMITHS MIS- SONS, WHO WAS FORMERLY A CUR ATE AT ST ROSES UNDER REV PAT RICK FOX.
 Monday, November 2S, was a day long to be remembered in HOrnick by the Catholic congregation of this place. The church has lately been en-
The Newtown bee., 1904-12-23
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The Newtown bee., 1904-12-23
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-11-24

A race war Is said to be threatened
at Fairmort, where all the Democratic
negroes have been warned by the Re.
publcans of their own race to leave
the city upon pain of being forced to
leave. At the election last week some
of the negroes voted the Democ' attic
ticket, and the blacks were response
bic for the election of Scott Lowe,
Democratic candidate for prosecuting
attorney. Since Loves election no.
tee has been published in a Republi-
can paper warning the Democratic
negroe, to leave Fairmont and stating
that if they do not leave voluntarily
within 10 days they will be forced
out. The negroes are standing their
ground and serious trouble g antici-
pated.