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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-09

One of the pretty church affairs Of the
week will be the holiday supper given
Thursday evening, Dec: Is, by. the Girls
club of Holy Trinity church in the
clubhouse. Preceding the supper, at
4 o CLOCK, sale Of fancy and useful
articles will be held Supper will be
served at o'clock, continuing until 8
a fancy-work booth, in flower booth,
in candy booth and in the Ladies'
Home journal booth: tFor,, the children
there will be a large. .fshpond and after
8 o clock icecream eand cake will be
served. So .si s2so etsae1s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-09
PLYMoUTH's ANNUAL HELD
Reports Are Submitted on the Work of
the Year =" ~.sS,'.

Plymouth Congregational church at
it's annual meeting last night, elected C.
five years; Walter L. Badger, member of
the prudential committee for three
years; Mrs. o. j. Griffith, deaconess for
four years; T., A: Strong, clerk for one
year; Harrington Beard, Sunday school
superintendent. The 49, benevolences
budget amounts to $3.50 and next Sun
estimate will be presented for pledges.
Of this total $3.50 is required for city
work, 400 for country work, $1,000
for foreign missions and $500. for the
contingent fund. Rev. Herman P. Fisher
Of Crookston, Mimi, made a short talk,
reminiscent Of similar meeting he at
tended fourteen years ago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-09

Mrs. L. F. Allen entertained group
of women Monday afternoon at her
home on Crystal Lake avenue in honor
of the seventy-fourth birthday anniver-
sary of her mother, Mrs. NJ. H. Tomlin-
son.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-09

Il Miss Susanna e. Sirwell will be the
honor guest at an affair which will be
given tomorrow evening at the home Of
Miss E. Frank Whitemore, 1900 Clinton
avenue, by group of principals who
have been closely associated with her.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20
DR.. GeiSt Will Leave OSSian.

DR.. Geist has sold his practice to
DR.. Sayre of Marshalltown, the tran
saction having been made only a few
days ago. AS soon as DR.. Geist can
satisfactorily arrange matters here
pertaining to his profession he will
depart for Prairie du Chen, Wis and
will assume charge of the sanitarium.
He is a physician of more than ordi-
nary ability, and as surgeon has but
few equals, having had extensive prac-
tice and experience in both medical
science and surgical work. He has
for number of years prior to his COM
ing to Ossian been connected with
various hospitals in the east. and in
assuming charge of the sanitarium at
Prairie du CHEN the management of
that great institution may commend
themselves for securing so practical
and competent man for this respons-
ible position. -Ossian Bee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20
No. Is
Law Breakers in WinneSheik.

1t has come to the knowledge of
quite a number in this county that
certain parties are dynamiting the
river in various parts of the county
for fish, and that in a few instances
large numbers of fish of all kinds
known here have been found floating
about the banks of the river. bearing
every Indication of having been dyna-
mited. 1t is bad enough for people to
seine the river with large unlawful
seines, but when they commence to
wantonly destroy fish in large guam
titles in open disregard of the law
they should be given its extreme pen-
atty when apprehended Some of
these days the guilty parties will be
given an opportunity to settle with
the officers of the law if this thing
continues, and they will not be let
off very easy, either. Some of those
who delight in the sport and recrea-
tion of fishing have been making
strenuous efforts to stock the river
and streams here with game fish and
have been quite successful, but when
the fish are subject to wholesale
slaughter as above mentioned it is very
discouraging to attempt 1t.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20
High School Notes.

School work was resumed April II
after the two weeks intermission.
Leonard Logsden of Trout Run is
now attending school here III the high
school department.
Some of the boys of the A grade who
will take part in the class play have
been receiving instructions as to the
proper manner in which to embrace
certain other members of the play.
Miss Clarissa Riste visited here one
day last week.
Agnes Haugen has been taking Miss
Caroline Hegner's place during the
latter's illness.
Mabel Larsen returned last Friday
from Rochester where she underwent
an operation for appendicitis.
Miss Louise Curtin has commenced
her education by attending kindergar-
ten since the new semester.
Spring flowers and hats are now in
evidence.
The A class is making extensive
preparations for commencement.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20
Abe Jones on Christianity.

The question of future life is one
that causes frequent discussions, but
to my mind it is not absolutely neces-
sary to consult a tbeologian or even
| the scriptures The unerring law of
nature settles it, There is hardly a
human being with an intelligence
above the brute creation but what be-
lieves in some kind of II hereafter mil
lions who never heard sermon or of
bible, and where did they get the
idea unless it is from nature. The
widest savage has his bows, arrows
and tomahawk buried with him for use
in the "happy hunting gounds' of the
"Great beyond" One may say what
interest is it to you? You are not a
church member. Very true, but l
prefer to live in land of Christians
than in land Of cannibals. There is
not so much danger of being roasted
and eaten, and then the society is bet
ter. Neither ain a prohibitionist for
it has been partial or total failure
from the early days of Neal Dow to
the present time, yet there is no doubt
that the excessive use of Intoxicating
liquor has filled more jails, broken up
more happy homes, caused more tears
and broken hearts than any other one
thing in the world. Whether one is q
member of church or not, it should
be his duty as we'll as pleasure to give
credit for good results no matter from
what source they come. A glance at
the tremendous power of Christianity
for good should convince the most OBJ
durate. but if not. consider for mo-
ment the difference in intelligence,
wealth, prosperity and happiness be-
tween Christian and nom Christian
nations.
Some 1900 years ago there appeared
on earth teacher who taught and
preached among other undying prin-
eiples' Peace on earth and good will
to men," He may have referred to
the long and bloody wars before his
time as we'll as to the future life and
happiness of the world. The Chris
tian world should unite in opposition
to war for it is no more or less than
legal murder. The great teacher had
a few followers and many enemies In
and about Jerusalem but today the in
fluence of his example and teachings
have spread to the uttermost parts of
the earth, and Christianity now num-
bers nearly 500, 900. 600 followers and
is growing rapidly; and it must be ad-
mitted that the mightiest commercial,
educational and reformatory power on
earth is Christianity.
ABE JONES.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20
Committees for Memorial Day

Col. Hughes Post, G.. A. r. have
been making preliminary preparations
for the observance of Memorial Day
in Decorah as usual The complete
program will be announced later.
Following is list of the committees
appointed to carry out the observance ::
Program. L. CALDWELL.
Music-S. V. Potter.
Carriages IS. Oxley.
Evergreens-John Stortz. NJ Lange,
E. Robinson.
Finance-C. J. Weiser, E. j. Cur
tin. l.. B. Whitney.
Opera house-Mrs. ]. H. Baker,
Mrs. l.. l.. Couse.
Decorating monumental. j. Green,
Fl. H. Caldwell, E. l.. Coffeen.
Decoration of opera house-Mrs. j.
H. Baker, Mrs. Col. Hughes, Mrs. @.
l. Holcomb, Mr.. A. j. Cratsenberg.
Marshal of the DAY. L. CALDWELL.
Decorating the Graves-C. l.. Hol-
comb, H. H. Caldwell, w. A. Ellis
worth, s. E. Rrickner, @. H. Lawrence.
Speakers-Post Commander
All the churches and schools are in
vited to take part in these services.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20
Nerves We're Good Enough.

A doctor over ut Sigourney tells this
good one: A patient called at his
office, stated his ills. and the doctor
wrote prescription and handed it to
him. The patient then inquired the
probable cost of getting it filled and
was told about sixty cents would pay
the bill. The patient then asked the
doctor for the loan of that amount,
and the doctor, scratched his head,
drew line through several parts of
the prescription and then handed it to
the patient, saying: Now you can
get it filled for about a dime. Those
] scratched out were for your nerves,
but see you do not need anything for
them. '-EX.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

The legislature has made an appro-
priation for monument in memory
of the Iowa soldiers who died in An
dersonville. and the bill provides for
the appointment of five commissi toners
to select and erect the same. There
is not in the state of Iowa a man bet
ter fitted by his service and prison ex-
perience for place on this board
than J. M. Usher of this city. He was
a prisoner eighteen months. more
than eleven of which were spent in
the repel hole of Andersonville. That
he survived to tell the story of its
horrors is one of the remarkable
things he cannot account for. 1t il
up to the Governor to pick the..right
men to do the work assigned by the
bill, and when he can do that and al
the same time do honor to one of the
bravest and best of the Union veterans
it is almost safe to say that Mr.
Lisher's name will be in the list. =
West Union Gazette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

Bear in mind that the antitrust
law was passed by republican con-
gress under republican administra.
tion, a republican governor started
the ball rolling and republican presi-
dent and attorney general commenced
the first prosecution under the law
and won. while on appeal the five re-
publican judges of the supreme court
affirmed it's constItutionality while the
four democratic members opposed. -
Rockford Register
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20
In Praise of the MuIct Law.

A conscientious, conservative, wise
old man, a strong temperance advo-
cate, is DR.. W. L. Pitts. mayor of
fredericksburg. He has written the
following in commendation of the
Iowa mulct law, which comes so near
the exact situation that it is we'll
worth reading:
1.-The 'Mulct' law is driving out the
saloon of Iowa faster than all the
work of temperance lecturers and tenn
perance reformers combined. 1t has
driven from the city of Dubuque alone
100. The saloons are less In numbers
throughout the state. We have had
two in our small town. One of these
has quit. Why do they quit business
They can't stand the tax. The two in
our small town paid us direct tax Of
81, ,610 yearly. Rents. family expenses,
clothing. interest on money invested
in saloon fixtures increased this
amount to $4,000. Taking out the
Sundays, holidays and elections they
must take in ten dollars day to get
even. How best to control the liquor
traffic has interested and puzzled the
brains of our state. Out of years of
experience and the trial of different
laws to control it's sale and use the
Mulct' law was evolved; with all it's
imperfections it is afar away cry a
head of any law given us yet. When
the petition was circulated in our
town for the 65 per cent number of
church members signed it. They had
thought and Investigated. The record
of the past was fearful one. The So
called temperance workers we're accom-
plishing nothing. Old men. young
men and minors were lying in our
streets drunk. Where did they get
the liquor? OF the wholesale houses
in Chicago, of the drug stores and the
bootleggers. Under the 'Mulct' law
there was hopes of better control of
the liquor traffic and the drink habit. "
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20
A Bright Idea. Try it.

One of our citizens has hit upon an
easy solution for the ''neighbor
hens" problem. Being troubled with
them, he has fixed several nice, cozy
nests in his barn and he is now being
supplied free of charge with the eggs
these dumb hens are appreciatingly
and justly laying on his premises.
There is nothing violent about this
method-breeds no quarrels, doesn't
result in throwing tin cans and cord
wood-in fact, ii is practical reoi-
procity that ought to meet with cordial
support. Rockford Register.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

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 80 miles in that
state, until it enters Oklahoma. The
future of 10, 600, 900 acres of once arid
lands that have been reclaimed by ir-
rigatien aud Of fully 60,000.OOO 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 governments right to the appro-
priation of the waters of interstate
streams is superior to the rights of the
state. it seems inevitable that the re-
clamation act or irrigation law will
become dead letter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

If Governor Cummins has linger-
Ing notion that only dead men stand
pat in the matter of Iowa republican
ism he'll certainly change his mind
by tho time all of the county conven-
tions have been held. for it, will be
evident that the standpatters are a
very numerous and very lively COM
bination of dead men. He would bet
ter try it again when he wants to say
something on the epigram order. =
Clarinda Herald.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

Il have never seen minute when
attributed to a president of the United
States, whether of my own or that
political faith of our adversaries, a
dishonorable or low motive in the
transaction of the business of the
people of the United States. 1t is
one of the guarantees of our form of
government. one of the monuments of
our national character, that from the
first president TO the last, though some
have been great and some not entirely
great, we never have had president
whose motives could be successfully
impeached at the bar of American his
tory. Senator Dolliver.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20
Something About Men.

Here is a bright little school girls
composition on men: "Men are what
women marry. They drink and smoke
and swear and have ever so many poe
kets. but they won't 60 to church.
Perhaps if they wore bonnets they
would. They are more logical than
women and always more geological.
Both men and women have sprung
from monkeys, but the women certain
ly sprung further than the men,"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

Congressman Lacey sat for while
and listened while some colleagues
from various sections of the country
told of the fine farming lands in and
near their homes. Finally he began
to praise the fertility of the Hawkeye
state. "Why. gentlemen, he said,
"there was never such a fertile soil
anywhere else on this earth. 1t is so
rich that the girls will not walk over
the newly plowed ground. They know
it will make their feet grow
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

The people Of Korea are neither
Japanese nor Chinese. They are Mon
golians, and have a polysyllable Ian
gusge. with a phonetic alphabet. They
have recorded history of undisputed
authenticity, which claims for them a
continues existence, as a Korean
people. of about FIVE thousand years,
the earlier part Of which, of course, is
shrouded in the mists of tradition and
fable.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

Mr.. Sully. who speculated in cotton
and broke, owing several millions of
dollars, before he failed bought a life
annuity of $4,000 and gave his wife
$500, 600, includinga a residence in New
York costing 5000, 900, all sof which is
beyond the reach of his creditors. He
evidently expected to become a hank
rupt and got good and ready for it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

The Department of Commerce and
Labor estimates that American tour
lists spend $50, 900, 900 in Europe and
the returning workmen who come to
the United States simply to acquire
money to take back with them Slc2.
600. 900 annually, the two classes drain
ing the country of more than $l62. 900,
600 of its accumulated money supply.
How to stop the big drain is question
now under discussion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

A new law in Mississippi makes it a
misdemeanor to do political work for
candidates for money. That is a law
that would be of much benefit to other
states. Purer politics would not hurt
this country and besides it would
greatly reduce the cost of campaigns
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

There will be several types of queer
men to be seen at the Worlds fair
hairy Ainus from the north OF Japan
and dog eating Igorrotos from the
Philippine islands. Then there will
be the st. Louis landlords and the
national democratic convention. -Jo.
Trigg.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

At Graettinger a fellow tried to
work the graft of inducing one of the
prominent citizens to leave a thousand
dollars at a certain place or he would
be killed, but when the CRATER ap-
peared on the scene after the thousand
he was filled with lead. and he won't
bother anyone in this world again.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

"How long is it possible for man
to live without eating" asked man
of a number of lofers who were whit
ling dry goods boxes and cussing the
government. in neighboring town,
one day this week. They all answered
at once, "We don't know. ask that
country editor coming up the street. -
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

Fayette county instructed for Hearst
at its recent democratic convention.
Unless rhe anti-Hearst element bestirs
itself the millionaire editor will cap
ture the state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

For the first time in seven years, an
effort has been made to gather divorce
statistics in the United States. and
the result shows that in that time the
yearly average of divorce has grown
from 16. 436 to 10000 or has increased
more than 400 per cent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

Who dares say there is no efficacy in
prayers? A Kansas hotel keeper
earnestly prayed that the Lord might
decrease his troubles and that very
night his wife ran away with travel
ing man. His faith in the efficiency
OF prayer is now as firm as the rock OF
ages.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

Editors are about the only class of
men who can hold conventions without
arousing the suspicion that some sort
of combine is contemplated. Council
Bluffs Nonpareil.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

A man in Chicago jumped from a
II story building to the pavement be-
low last week and wasn't hurt in the
least. Fortunately he jumped from
the bottom of the lower story. -Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

Hiram Cronk is the sole survivor of
the 576, ,622 men who enlisted for the
war of 1912, and the Legislature of the
state of New York has voted him a
pension of S72 per month.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

The Iowa coal miners strike has
ended, an agreement between the
miners and operators having been
signed OH Saturday. The operators
get practically all the contention.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

A merchant down in Arkansas re-
fuses to advertise, "because" he says,
if he does. somebody will be pes
tern me all the time to show 'em my
goods. He is the same man who,
when customer came in and wanted
suit of clothes, asked him to come
back some time "when l am standin
mn -
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

Down at Independence there was a
recent lawsuit about whether United
States bonds held by national bank
were taxable. and the Iowa supreme
court has just decided that they are
taxable
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20

The Oelwein Register has installed
a Simplex Typesetting Machine like
the one we have in this office-a thing
of beauty and joy forever.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20
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Current Comment.

The fear is expressed by some Iowa
papers that the Governor is getting
ready to make another speech.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-20
2u%Ac Chinic~
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
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Editor and Proprietor.

Ofncial Paper Of Winnesheik County
and the City of Decorah.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1904-03-12

The menu, of seven courses, was
prepared under the supervision of
Mrs. I. c. Thome and was perfect
IN every detail; each dish being
nicely prepared and faultlessly
served.
While the hall was beng cleared
Tor dancing. the guests assembled
IN the lodge room and were delight
fully entertained by solos rem
dercd by Mrs. \. II. Chapman and
singing by the ladies quartette
composed of Mrs. WinchelI, Mrs,
w. $. Woods. Miss LYDIA Jacobs
and Miss Mabclle Clark.
The ball was thoroughly en-
Joyed by all present. The music
by the orchestra was fine and the
dancers were loath to leave.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1904-03-12
Scion Lodge K. of P Celebrates Anniversary.

anniversary of the founding of the
order-but for several reasons the
banquet was postponed to March
4th.
Last Friday evening at o'clock
the knights and their Indies and
invited guests were seated at the
banquet tables, which were SIX in
number, beautifully decorated with
flowers and shaded lights. The
stage was screened by lattice
work of crepe paper in the colors
of the order and together with the
bunting and insignia of the knights
produced very pretty effect.
Music was furnished throughout
the banquet and added greatly to
the enjoyment of the occasion.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1904-03-12

The attendance at this celebra.
ton exceeded all expectations and
the fact that the large crowd was
so nicely taken care of speaks well
OF the committees in charge.
The affair will long be remem.
bered with pleasure by all who
attended.
Following were the committees:
Banquct-E. +. Eversole, n. II.
Chapman, j. W. Thompson.
Bnll-Charlcs Hanson, Harry
Burnhnm, w b Vaudeville. Ho-
mer Burnham, Thco. Widman.
Receptlon-Gcorge G. WIdman.
W, o. Station, L. b. Sylvester.
* b. Powell, o. W. Sylvester.
The accompanying cut was made
from n photograph of the banquet
hall taken by A. l.. Stroup.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1904-03-12
Garter the Clothing Man

has n full stock Of clothing. boys' and
mems underwear, notions etc. Call and
let han show YOU ~omc bargains. iie !.
a pleasant man To deal with. after show.
ing everything IN hi, sior. II you go
away aud without buying he will take
M onenae. rhcr" j. nothing lazy aiou,
Carter and hence no trouble To show
goods. just call aud try him.