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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

Jennie Marsh plaintiff, VS.. Samuel NJ. Thomas
and .. Thomas, his wife, Clar A. Thom-
as and .......... Thomas, her husband, u. 4.
Winship, Benjamin w. Marsh and ...
Marsh, his wife and unknown claimants of
the property, defendants.
In the District Court of the State of Iowa, in
aud for Winnesheik County, May Term, A.
d. 1904.
To Samuel NJ. Thomas, ..... Thomas,
his wife. Clara A. Thomas and -. Thomas,
her husband, q. C. Winship, Benjamin w.
known claimants of the property.
You are hereby notified that on or before
the 18th day of March, A. ID. 1904 the petition
of Plaintiff in the above entitled cause will be
filed in the office of he clerk of the District
Court of the State of Iowa, in and for Win
nesheik County, claiming of you that she is
the absolute and unqualified owner in fee
simple of lots 4, 3, ., and 5 In BLOCK IL In
Morse's addition to West DEBORAH, Winnie
sheK County, Iowa and alleging that the De-
PENDANTS described as unknown claimants
of the property claim to have some inter
est in and to the said property which said in
terest is (alleged to be) claimed 10 have been
derived through the defts in said action who
ton explains that Plaintiff does not know
the names and residences of the said "un-
known claimants of property" though Plain
tiff has sought diligently 10 learn same and
known claimants of the property" make the
claim of being owners of the said property
and said petition explains and alleges that
v
22nd day of July 1879 unmarried and Plaintiff
asks the court to establish her absolute and
unqualified ownership Of said property and
TO enter a decree accordingly and also decree
! that all of said Defendants are forever barred
and estopped from having or claiming any
| interest in said property adverse to the title
and benefit of the Plaintiff, and that Plaintiffs
said title be Quoted in her and further that
the court decree that Defendant Benjamin w.
Marsh was unmarried on the 22nd day OF July
1879, and declare his status in that respect and
also that Plaintiff have any other rightful
equitable relief, and her costs If defense Is
| is filed for the defendants.
And that unless you appear thereto and de-
fend before noon OF the second day OF the next
! term, being the May 1904 term of the said
Court, which will commence at DEBORAH, Iowa
on the 9th day of May, 1904 default will be
entered against you and judgment and de-
cree rendered thereon as provided by law.
Dated eth dal of March A. ID. 1904.
FRANK SAYRE.
: Attorney for Plaintiff
The foregoing notice is approved and order
ed published when fled in DEBORAH Pub
/ lic'OpiniOn, a newspaper published in De-
corah, Winnesheik County, Iowa, 1kely to
give notice to all concerned and that such
publication shall be once each week for six
successive weeks.
Dated No rch 1903.
l.. L. FELLOWS,
Judge of the District Court 18th judicial
1 District of Iowa.
Filed March a 1904, A. L. HAAKENSON.
Clerk of the District Court,
Winnesheik Co. Iowa.
FRANK SAYRE. Plaintiffs Attorney. u-6
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23
Notice q Appointment.

Notice of the appointment of Administra.
trix of the estate of Anders X. Borsheim,
deceased.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. That the
subscriber has been duly appointed admins
trix of the estate of
ANDERS X. BORSHEIM,
late of Madison township in the County of
Winnesheik. State of Iowa, deceased, intestate,
and has taken upon herself that trust by
giving bonds as the law directs. All persons
having demands upon the estate of the said
deceased are required to exhibit the same.
and persons Indicted to the said estate are
called upon to make payment to
SIGRID BORSHIEM,
Administrators.
NJ. A. HARMON, Attorney.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, March 8, 1904. III
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

With proper care it is entirely pos
sible to realize 81 head on a flock of
$50 hens on any western farm. In
this limited number they largely OBJ
tain their living as scavengers. and the
cost of keeping them is very small.
There is no $50 made on the farm
with so large a percentage Of profit to
the farmer as this.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23
Notice of Appointment.

Notice of the appointment of an Administrat.
or of the Estate of George *. Morrison,
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that the subscriber
has been duly appointed Admins traitor of the
estate of George X. Morrison, late of Burr Ga k
township, in the county of Winnesheik State
of Iowa, deceased, intestate. and has taken
upon himself that trust by giving bonds as the
law directs. All persons having demands
upon the estate OF the said deceased are re-
quired to exhibit the same; and persons in
debted to the said estate are called upon to
make payment TO
LA A. NJ. MORRISON,
Administrator.
Dated at DEBORAH. Iowa. March y. 1904.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

Orchard trees will-bear to be planted
much more closely together in the west
than they will in the east, for the rea-
son that all western orchards are at
best short lived, and one need never ex-
pect to see there apple trees hundred
or more years old, such as may be
found in New York and the New Eng
land states. The trees in the western
orchard are further benefited by mod
erately close planting, as they afford
protection to each other from the heat
in summer, the cold in winter and the
force Of the winds of the prairie re-
giOns.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

A scientific journal closed long
article on wild mustard lately by say
ing that if the western farmers only
knew what fine dish mustard greens
up which grew on their farms. We
know of some farms where the old
man and all his tribe would have to eat
greens all day and all night, too, to
make any impression on the crop Of
mustard raised.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

To be obliged to hunt for tool just
when one wants to use it in a hurry is
hard ON ones temper. The small boy
is not always responsible either for
tools or other things left out of place.
The proper care of things-the putting
of them where they belong-is just SIM
ply habit, habit just as easy to ac-
quire as that of leaving things kicking
around
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

Good seed is the first step in securing
good crops, then proper and thorough
preparation of the seed bed. Ignoring
these things, many men work and fret
and fail, it being the same sort of fool
raise good calf on sour separator
milk
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

The difference between happiness and
misery for many farmer in the north
west depends a good deal ON whether
he has a mortgage on some other fell
lows farm or whether the other fellow
has one on his.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

There are no such things as tree
blackberries, ever bearing strawberries
and hardy peaches for north Iowa and
Minnesota. If any agent tries to sell
you such things, set the dog on him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

There is an absolute scarcity of oak
lumber all through the country, and
not a few enterprises are blocked for
the want of it. We have been burning
up and saving up our magnificent for
ests for century, with no man plant
ing to replace them, and we are nearly
face to face with timber famine.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

A simplicity Of living which permits
dispensing with hired help in the house
is a pretty good thing. Much company,
much style and all that, make slaves
of women.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

1t is not the big udder so much as il
is the wide udder-the one with the
teats well spread-which indicates the
good mixer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23
|EApM.WC HAlD~

A cow which goes dry five months
should do big business the other sew
en- in order to make her worth her
keep.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

1t is very interesting to read Of the
modern regeneration Of that most an
cient of countries, Egypt-hOw the
great river, the Nile, has been seized
by inventive genius and science and
made to water a worthless desert
waste and convert it into the most
fruitful and productive Of arabic land;
how the wise, enlightened and safe
financial policy imposed upon the coun-
try by England is redeeming the ma
ton in financial way, and how under
the very shadow of the pyramids and
the sphinx and in sight Of the ruined
temples Of a civilization old as human
history there are being evolved in the
twentieth century a new nation and a
new people.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

Somebody has to do the dirty work.
No matter to what degree of refine
ment we may attain as people, that
which we term the dirty, disagreeable
work of life can never be eliminated or
lodged. Somebody must wash the
dishes, do the family washing, milk the
COWS, clean out the barns. The very
effort to be refined and civilized but
makes more of this dirty work to do.
A type of education which leads one
to look contemptuously upon and avoid,
If possible, these omnipresent and dis
agreeable duties of life is defective to
the core. That education which en-
ables the possessor to do this sort of
disagreeable work with true manly and
womanly dignity is Of the right kind.
The true American Is man not
ashamed to be seen dressed in wamus
and overalls.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23
DISHES!

We are closing out our line OF dishes, if
you are i'm need of any call and get our
prices.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23
Original Notice +!

Dated at DEBORAH Iowa. March 9. 1904.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-03-23

Jennie Marsh plaintiff. VS.. Samuel NJ. Thomas
and Thomas, his wife, Ola ra A. Thom-
as and ... Thomas, her husband, G. G.
Winship, Benjamin w. Marsh and ..........
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
ASK A MAYOR
FOR PROTECTION
speeiaI pIspateh . The can.


STOCKTON, June 4.-The warehouse
men and millmen have demanded that
the Mayor furnish protection for the
non-union men who have replaced the
striking and locked-Out lOngshOremen-
The police have thus far confined their
efforts merely to preventing so far as
possible. any overt act Crowds of strik-
ers and their sympathizers have been
permitted TO gather and annoy the
workmen as they have gone to and
from work. This keeps the neighbor-
hood in an unsettled condition and IS
causing the police to work overtime.
Mayor Williams to-day told the un-
ion leaders that if they would keep
their men away from the front he
would try and bring about settlement.
For this reason the disturbed section
was more quiet this evening. 1t is un-
derstood that, regardless of the result
of the conferences, the crowds will not
be allowed to again congregate to an
noy the non-unionists.
The warehousemen and millmen as
sert that they have plenty Of men and
that business is moving with usual dis
patch, and that the only trouble expe-
rienced is in the annoyance to their
employees.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05

IS PREVENTED
Supreme Court Blocks Plan
of Gopceyic to Secure
Estate of Deceased Wife

Milos Miltrov Gopcevic. the Sacra-
mento street car gripman, who came
into public notice by marrying Harry
Augustus Floyd, suffered reverse in
his attempt to secure possession of his
wife's estate at the hands of the Su-
preme Court yesterday. Other rela-
tives of the young heiress want a share
of the property and the ex-gripman
is endeavoring to thwart them.
He induced Superior Judge NJ S.
Sayre of Lake County to issue an or
der declaring that the estate would be
distributed to Gopcevic next Mon
day. The other heirs attempted to per-
suade the Judge to postpone action for
awhile, but he refused. The question
was presented to the Supreme Court
with the request that Judge Sayre be
restrained from distributing the es-
tate.
The court issued a temporary re-
straining order yesterday, returnable
July 5, and directed that Judge Sayre
be present at that time to show why
the prohibition should not be made
permanent.
Miss Harry Floyd was an orphan
possessed of 100000 Gopcevic was
gripman with a narrative that he
was a descendant Of the royal family
of Servia. The gripman would raise
his cap to the heiress when she got
on his car and the heiress would smile
at the gripman. The outcome of this
interchange of courtesies was a mar
riage which startled the various
grades of society.
A few months later the bride sud
denly died. In her will she devised
one-half Of her estate to her husband
and the other half to any child that
might be born to them. AS she died
childless, the entire estate, under the
law belongs to Gopcevic.
The young woman's mother had given
the estate to the daughter with the
proviso that the property should re-
vert to Mary Floyd McAdoo, Rosalie
r. Humes and Isabella L. Matthews in
case the girl should die childless or
intestate. These are the three con-
testants that hope to break It's will of
Mrs. Gopcevic.
Judge Mcguire represents ts-e thyee
relatives of the deceased.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05

llngton to st. Louis.
At Reno the Nevada delegation will
be gathered to the fold, and at Ogden
Utahs delegation will join. At Grang-
er, wyo., the members from Alaska.
Washington. Oregon, Idaho and Mon
tana will hitch their cars to the train,
while the Wyoming delegation will be
gathered in at Cheyenne. At Denver
the Colorado contingent VIII be coupled
to the train, and at La Junta Arizona
and New Mexico will become a part Of
the advancing force. At Mention the
Oklahoma and Indian Territory delega-
tions will be welcomed aboard. and at
Kansas City the growth Of the train
will cease when Kansas and South Da-
kota are met and greeted. Then will
the proselyting begin.
After the question of the route had
been definitely settled the delegation
went into executive session to discuss
question that for many years has
been one of extreme tenderness to the
Democrats-the question of finances
However, no loud talking floated from
the meeting chamber, and it was
agreed without ruction that an assess
ment of $3.50 be levied on each delegate
at large, SIS on each alternate delegate
at large, SIS on each district delegate
and $50 on each alternate district dele
gate The sum thus raised will be used
to defray the expenses of the delega-
ton outside of railroad transportation.
which has been fixed at $67 so for the
round trip.
Chairman TarDey was empowered to
appoint a committee of eight on recep-
! tion and a like committee on enter
tainment. His artistic judgment was
also relied upon in the matter of selec-
ton of badges and banner. which he
will have prepared immediateIY
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
ALLEGES FICEL
SWINDLED BANK
Son of Well Known Tailor
Accused of Uttering and
Passing Fictitious Check

A warrant was issued by. Police Judge
Fritz yesterday for the arrest of Theo-
dore A. Figel on felony charge of ut
tering and passing a fictitious check for
1866 80 on May 81 on the Wells-Fargo
Bank. The complaining witness is John
E. Miles, assistant cashier of the bank.
The check was drawn in favor of Fred
Bacon and purported to be signed by
Sam Klein. It is alleged that both these
persons are figments of Figels imag-
ination.
Miles says that Figel called at the
bank last Saturday and said he want
ed to open an account in the name Of
Sam Klein, one of his friends. He de-
posted a check in favor of Klein on
the New Western Bank, and on the
strength Of that deposit the check for
1865 80 presented by Figel on Tuesday
morning was cashed. 1t was later found
that the check on the New Western
Bank was worthless.
1t is also alleged by Miles that Figel
had passed several fictitious checks on
the Bank of California and other banks,
but he supposes that they had been
made good by FigePs father. who has
tailor shop in the Flood building, as
no action has been taken against him.
Miles further says that his bank will
not compromise the matter, but will
push it to a finish.
Figel acquired considerable notoriety
through his arrest on June 80, 1897, for
the murder of his employer, Isaac Hoff-
man of Hoffman, Rothchild & Co.,
wholesale merchants, Battery and Mar
ket streets, on June l. Figel was en-
ployed as cashier for the firm, and on
the evening of June 1 Hoffman's body
was discovered in the Office. There was
every indication of desperate strug-
gle. Figel claimed that he left Hoff-
man in the Office just in time to catch
the Tiburon boat.
Figel was tried-on the charge Of muir
der before a jury in Judge Murphy s
court and was acquitted on March T.,
1888. Seven charges of felony embez-
element and two charges of forgery
against him were dismissed on Decem-
Der 3, 1898, on motion of the District
Attorney.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
Men Employed at the South
ern Pacific Railroad Com
'pany's Yards Decide to
Quit Places in a Body
DEMAND FOR HIGHER
WAGES NOT GRANTED
Employees Union Takes Ac-
tiOn to Compel Compliance
With Schedule for Twen-
ty-Five Cents Per Hour
Gke5ZE, : :. q, s s:.rsSzO

Southern Pacific freight handlers at
station "B" of Third and Townsend
streets went out On strike at II o'clock
last night They want 25 cents per
hour and insist upon their demands.
In order to determine what steps
should be taken a meeting of the union
was held after the ultimate hour had
expired last night and the vote of the
union was to strike. Being Saturday
night, there was little work for the
freight handlers to do. and as a conse-
quence the railroad company was not
placed in an embarrassing position, nor
was the union taking undue advantage
of conditions.
The fact of the union making a de-
mand upon the company is strictly
in keeping with the rules OF the union.
After the union decided to go out on
strike the individuals had nothing fur
ther to say.
The question Of an advance of wages
was presented to the company one
month ago and the union set the date
for the reply last night. AS no reply
was forthcoming the union took the
silence as a sign of refusal and went
into counsel.
What the results will be it is for the
future to determine. The company is
firm and so are the men, Both sides
are after results and they both say
they will get them. The union de-
clares it has the right of wages and
the company says it has the right to
say what it will pay.
When the men quit last night their
work was practically done and no
trains were delayed by the action of
the union. Whether there will be
any further trouble is a matter which
is up to the company and the union.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
Plans to Convert
Hosts of Many
States.

A majority of California's pledged
Convention, which will be called to or
der in ST. Louis on July 6, met at the
Hearst headquarters, Grand Hotel,
Yesterday afternoon and evolved a
scheme in the interest of their patron
candidate that is sublime in it's potent
simplicity.
Their scheme is nothing less than to
convert every national delegate that
dwells west of the Missouri line to the
views of Hearst To do this Califor-
MAS delegation will gather these wide
ly scattered missionaries to st. Louis
on one special train, and while the
measured click of rolling car wheels
soothes their combative instincts the
Tarpeyan eloquence will work their
conversion.
1t is a good scheme, and so admir-
ably does it work in theory that it was
fore the assembled California delegates
could get down to the business of the
meeting yesterday and call the roll.
The brilliancy of their plan staggered
them.
The calling of the roll developed that
there were present Delegates at Large
d. NJ. Delmas, NJ. F. Tarpey and d. w.
Carmichael; District Delegates Jasper
Mcdonald, w. M. Cannon. w. ]. Nc
Gee, J. b. Sanford, a. I. McSorley, p.
c. Cohr, J. j. Mcdonald and II. c..
Butler and Alternates M. +. Coch-
rane, Louis H. Mooser, Edward l. Cof-
fey and A. b. Tarpey. Al McCabe filed
the office of secretary, reinforced by
George J. Cleary, who will carry the
title of assistant secretary to st. Louis.
After NJ. F. Tarpey had been elected
chairman and d. w. Carmichael treas
urer the question Of the proper route
to take from San Francisco to the con-
vention city in order to further the
plan of conversion as outlined above
was taken up. After some discussion
IL was decided that the California dele
cation, accompanied by that of Hawaii,
should leave the city on June % at
1873 a. m. Delegates were requested
to gather at the ferry at 10 o'clock
and for half an hour accustom them
selves to the blare of the band that
will accompany them on the trip across
the bay.
At IL o'clock the special train, COM
posed of four sleepers, an observation
car a composite diner and smoker and
two baggage cars-the last two filled
to capacity with fruits and wines-will
start across the continent The train
will proceed over the Southern Pacific
tracks to Ogden, Union Pacific to Den-
yer. Santa Fe to Kansas City and Bur-
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
INSANE WOMAN
IN RESTAURANT
Scene Created by Cultured
English Widow Results i'll
Her Removal to Hospital

Mrs. George E. Wilson, a well edu-
Gated English woman, said to be a
widow. became violently insane at noon
yesterday in restaurant at 219 Ellis
street. She was accompanied by her
nurse, a Mrs. bennett, who had been
directed by DR.. Wilton Preston to bring
her charge to him this morning for
treatment. On reaching the restaurant
Mrs. Wilson became unmanageable and
persisted in entering the place, where
she created such a scene that the pro-
prietor sent in a call ror the ambu-
lance and had her removed to the
Emergency Hospital. There Ers. VIII
son was placed in a padded cell, but
was afterward released in charge of
her nurse and c., Shepherd, her broth
er, upon order of DR.. Wadsworth of
the hospital staff She was taken to
her rooms at SIT Post street. 1t was
reported from several sources that Mrs.
Wilson is the wife Of an Englishman,
whose father is among the nobility of
England, but those in possession of the
facts tried to suppress the story of her
cation of refinement.
DR.. Preston said she had been under
his care as patient for mental trouble
but short time having recently come
here from Portland, Oregon, and that
while there she had been under delu-
sions caused by excitement over Chris
tian science. The landlady at 817 Post
street, however, said that Christian
science had nothing to do with the
trouble, but was simply mentioned to
Mrs. Wilson day or so ago as a REM
edy for her condition and that she has
been talking about that treatment until
to-day when she became violent. DR..
Preston thinks the trouble is but tenn
porary and that with proper treatment
Mrs. Wilson will recover.
Further inquiry last evening at SIT
Post street developed the fact that G.
Shepherd, the brother Of Mrs. Wilson,
came to San Francisco about six
months ago. He was extremely reti-
cent about his affairs, but seemed a
highly educated and widely travelled
Englishman. The sister came here a
few weeks ago from the north for
treatment, but the landlady could not
say whether she came from Oregon or
British Columbia. Shepherd it was
said, keenly felt the publication of his
sisters predicament, and declined to
discuss it.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
Prisoners sentenced.

Joseph Murphy, alias Frank Carroll.
who pleaded guilty in Judge Dunne's
court to a Charge of robbery, was SEN
fenced yesterday to serve ten years in
Folsom penitentiary. He and George
Garron were arrested for holding up
Joseph Joyce on the night of February
25, and robbing him of $50. Garron
has yet to be tried. Frank Drew, con-
victed of burglary, was sentenced to
serve four years in San Quentin. He
rified the room of Walter G. Loring at
21sA Mason street on the morning of
January g.