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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-15
The Value of Land.

A group of New Hampton land men
were discussing things in general, land
particularly. Said one: do you
know why Chickasaw land is not
higher? Well, it is because people are
afraid real estate dealer will make a
dollar. We get an Illinois man in
here to look at land that is better
than the $3.50 an acre land that he has
been looking at in his own country.
We ask him, say $50 to SO an acre
and he is interested. First thing
you know some fellow that owns a
scrub piece somewhere calls the man
off to one side and ask him if he is
looking for land and tells him the
agent will skin him, that he himself
can sell him farm for $40 or $45.
That is enough. The Illinois man
thinks there is something wrong with
the country and won't listen TO
anybody after that; leaves town and
goes away with bad report of Chick
asaw county. Get it up high enough
and they'll buy. "-Gazette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-15
Turkey Rivers Water Power.

Looking at the unused water flow
that wastes over the Elkader dam,
Senator Bayless says: "You ought to
see the mills and factories on the Fox,
the Rock and other rivers in Wiscon-
sin and northern Illinois. Ever y
millsite and every drop of water is
utilized for power to propel ma
chinery in factories and mills of all
kinds. Manufactures of many kinds
and labor for thousands of workmen,
both male and female is found. What
is the matter with Elkader with heI
almost unrivalled water power
another one few miles above and a
splendid power few miles below.
Think of it and the wonderful pos
sibilities for the Turkey Valley. Al
to transportation, that's too easy.
The modern trolley lines solves thi:
question. "-Elkader Register.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-15
That Electric Line Again.

B. Schreiner, a civil engineer of
Des Moines, was in town Monday in
company with Wilkes Williams, of
Postviile, on an exploring trip that
may lead up to an electric line through
this section of the state. Parties have
been attracted to route starting from
Elma eastward to Cresco, DEBORAH,
Waukon, and thence south to Post
Vile. Farmersburg, Garnavillo, Coles
bnrg, and Dyersville, and Mr..
Schreiner and others have been sent
out to look over the topography of the
country and acquaint themselves with
other details. The route mentioned
certainly looks good from an inter
urban system standpoint. -Waukon
Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-15
To California via c. M. & St. p. Ry.

On Tuesdays tourist sleeper from
Calmar direct to Los Angeles and San
Francisco via Kansas City and the
Santa Fe railway. Leave DEBORAH
II AS a. m.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays tourist
sleepers from Savanna and Davenport
TO Los Angeles via Kansas City, Den
yer and San Francisco. Leave De-
corah AS p. m.
On Mondays and Saturdays tourist
sleepers from Marion or Savanna to
Los Angles via Omaha and San Fran
cisco coast line and interior line.
Leave DEBORAH at s :45 p. m.
DAILY tourist sleepers from. Marion
or Savanna to Los Angeles via Omaha
and San Francisco.
DAILY tourists sleepers from
Marion or Savanna to Los Angeles
via Omaha, Salt Lake City and New
San Pedro line. Leave DEBORAH at
/ AS a. IN. or 40 p. m.
On Tuesdays and THURSDAYS tourist
sleepers from Savanna and Davenport
to Los Angeles via Kansas CITY. Colo
RADIO, Salt Lake City and San Francisco.
We can send you any route on any
day as shown above.
s. Y. Potter. Agent
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-15
Unfair to the Sinner.

Last week we overheard discus
sion as to the propriety of revivalists
separating the sheep from the goats by
the "if you are Christian, stand
up'' method. With all due respect
and reverence, we hardly think the
method quite fair one. The
sinner" is invited to the church,
and he expects good treatment. He
does not wish to be branded as a black
sheep, nor does he enjoy having a
hundred pair of reproving eyes turned
on him, Especially is it distasteful
when he sees some people standing
whom he knows are no better than
himself Perhaps the idea is to make
the sinner so uncomfortable that he
will repent, but the trouble is that
the miserable reprobate once caught
in such dilemma is apt to stay away
when the next revival comes to town.
---Denison Review.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-15
Local Election Returns.

Not very many people in this region
had difficulty in restraining themselves
from trying to vote on Tuesday Of this
week, but we have heard of one in
stance where resident of Westfield
left his corn husking, came to town
and drove up to the stone schoolhouse
to'cast his ballot. Another telephoned
into town just after supper to find out
who had been elected. ToSsome people
it did not occur that it was the usual
day for election, and they were Just
as mnch surprised to find out that fact
as others were to. learn that there was
nothing doing -Fayette Postal Gard.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-15
Jokes Come to Grief.

A Halloween joke played about a
year ago has turned up in the Worth
county courts, showing Ole Hanson of
this place plaintiff and Andrew John
son of Fertile, deft. Johnson owns
a threshing rig and last fall let it stand
over night in Hanlontown, which
happened to be Halloween. During
the night some mischief makers fired
the engine, hitched it to two buildings
belonging TO Hansen and moved them
from their sites to an out of the way
place at the edge of the village. The
buildings were considered by the citiz-
ems as eyesores, and for that reason it
was considered IA good joke. Now Han
son appears in court and asks damages
of Johnson for damage to his property.
-Hanlontown News.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-15
Original Notice.

To Alistus Williams, T. A. Williams l.. ].
Williams ID. o. Williams, w. H. Manning,
Al Manning, S. E.B. Manning. J. Q. Manning,
l.. l.. Manning, Rosa Manning, Lilly Man
ming, +. +. Manning. Ely Manning, Anna
Manning. a minor, Mary Lamb, David Will
Clyde Williams. Minnie Williams, Cecil
Williams, David Smith, Foreta Longfellow,
Mary Marthena Longfelow, Rebecca Ann
Rogers, Hannah Magill formerly Williams,
and T. S. Wowe, husband of Polly Ann
Howe and the premises described as follows;
to-wit; The Z a ofN f a Section II and
LOO n Range eight 81 West of the 5th P. Nj.
and the unknown owners thereof and their
heirs, assigns and devises unknown, deten-
dants.
To said defendants:
You and each of you are hereby notified
that there Is now on file in the office of the
ClerR OF the District Court, in and for Win
mesh elk County, Iowa, the petition of Rud-
die ]. White and Florence b. White, as plain
tiff scaming they are the absolute owners in
fee simple of the FORGING DESCRIBED premises.
That defendants Alstus Williams, T. A.
Williams, L. J. Williams, ID. o. Williams w.
III. Manning. A. Manning, S C. b. Manning,
o. Manning, o. y. Manning, A. D. Man
Manning Lilly Mannins, Z Z. Manning.
Ely Manning, Anna Manning, IA minor,
Mary Lamb. David Williams. AIRS, ALA
Minnie Williams, Cecil Williams. David
Smith, Foveta Longfellow, Mary Marthena
Longfellor, Rebecca Ann Rogers. Hannah
Magill and Il. ). Howe, husband of Polly Ann
Howe, and their heirs, assigns and devises
unknown, Claim [as:plaintiffsl are informed
and believed right title or interest in said
premises by reason of a deed of conveyance
executed In favor of David Reid by 8. q. B.
Williams and Elizabeth Williams, his wifel
and oth-rs dated February End 1869, and
which said deed is Recorded in Book IS" on
page SIT thereof. in the Office of the Recorder
OF Deeds, in and for Winneshiek County,
Iowa. aud praying that the u lie OF said fore
going premises be Quoted and you be
barred and forever estopped from having,
OF claiming any right or title thereto adverse
TO plaintiffs.
Now, unless you appear thereto and de-
fend before noon of the second day of the next
term. being the regular November term of
said District Court, which will commence at
DEBORAH in said County of Winneshiek, Iowa.
on the 9th day of November, your default
will be entered against you and judgment and
decree entered as prayed in said petition.
NJ. A HARMON,
4l-6 Attorney for plaintiffs
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-15

Speaking of it being hard to break
bad news to a relative, here is story :
An Irish section hand was killed while
at work, and the men with him felt
terribly and hated to tell his wife.
Finally one man, who was said to
have silver tongue, was selected to
break the news. He went to the
widows home and said to her !:
"Fhware is PATTI" "Shure anu he is
at wurrk on the thrack," replied the
widow. The er-hearted, silver
tongued newsbreaker took the widow s
hand and said you're liar, he's
dead. +"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-15
Iowa Equal Suffragists Meet.

A dispatch to Fridays dailies says
that the state convention of equal
suffragists meets at Panora, Iowa, to-
day, and will decide whether to make
a fight for suffrage amendment before
the legislative session this winter.
The resolution of submission was de-
feated in 1904. Mrs. Eldredge, Evlie
N. Logsdon, of DEBORAH, and Irene j..
Adams, of CrescU, led the discussion
of the subject, "Does the Indifference
of Women Hinder the Granting of
Their Political Rights. ("
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-15

A farmers cooperative store is to
be opened at Postville.
A five dollar gold piece was found
in chickens craw by a woman at
Strawberry Point.
Rev. Charles H. Stull of the Wauk-
on Baptist church, has accepted a call
TO Denison, Iowa.
Us. Wheeler, of Cerro Gordo county,
had twenty head of cattle stolen from
his farm last week
nearly killed by cavern while dig
ging we'll Friday.
Ernest Croskey, living near Man
chester, had his hand taken off in a
corn shredder Friday.
Postville is already preparing for
the entertainment of the Allamakee-
Clayton Woodmen picnic next year
The Water Power Company at
Charles City has been indicted by the
grand jury for neglecting to place fish
ways in their dam.
Judge HI. T. Reed has appointed
James A. Cutting, of Cresco, referee
IN bankruptcy for the district of
Howard county, vicesM. M. Moon
resigned.
though as is the elk, a pint of oats
fed to it will kill it. - That's what
Joe Trigg says, and probably it's true.
We know several Elks, however, who
have survived qrart of rye. WAY
erly Democrat.
The hog cholera is still raging in
Hancock county and over 1000 hogs
have so far died from the disease
cholera and farmers are alarmed at the
spread of the pest.
The Chicago Great Western railway
is made defendant in $40, 600 damage
suit brought by A. J. Britzel, of
Dubuque, for alleged injuries claimed
to have been received while in their
employ at Oelwein.
Some one stole three blank checks
from the check book of D.. @. Rathbun
& Co., of Fayette, and sent them from
Chicago to the bank at Fayette filled
out for $50, but the forgery was dis
covered and payment refused.
Mrs. M. 4. Mcdonald, the wealth
lest woman in Shell Rock, who died
few days ago, bequeathed her elegant
home and'considerable property to the
Methodist Episcopal church of that
city, of which she was member.
John Trigg, an early settler of
Plymouth county, who has for years
been heavy drinker, challenged a
Young man at Doom that he could con-
sumo gallon of whisky first, the
challenge being accepted. A room
was procured and each man drank the
amount named, but three days there
after both men were dead. Good
radiance.
James Preston, who occupied the
Van Alstyne farm in Coftin's Grove
township and who was one of the
most popular men in that township,
was killed by an Illinois Central
train yesterday morning, while en-
deavoring to cross the track near the
Masonville station. Mr.. Preston was
55 years of age,a man of family and
property. and an Industrious and ex-
emplary citizen. Manchester Press.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-15
1000 Gallons of Sorghum.

f. G. Matthys, of Pleasant Valley,
has finished the sorghum season after
a run of about 1000 gallons. After
the cane was run through crushers it
was cut up andiput in silc. 1t is
said to make superior feed for cattle.
West Union Argo.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-15

According to an exchange woman
who was great talebearer happened
to hear one neighbor speak lightly of
another and Immediately carried the
word from the first to the second neigh
Dor claiming that she thought as a
friend she ought to let the second
neighbor know what the first neighbor
was saying. But instead of thanking
the talebearer the second neighbor
said: "It makes no difference to me
how many rotten eggs my neighbor
has on his premises but the person
who carries the decayed hen fruit to
my house and breaks it under my
nose is my enemy.''
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-15

Mamma, why is it there will be no
marrying in heaven?"
"There wouldn't be men enough to
go around, my dear child
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-15

Mems Waterproof Shoes, madesentrely of
wear.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-15

Try a pair OF eur Sil-Kid Shoes for ladies, in
all feathers, in button and lace. Price So 90
and So so per pair.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-15

We have the exclusive agency for Krippen-
dorf, Dttman & Co.'S ladies' shoes. We
have them in all feathers, and all the newest
and 81 90.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-15

Meas Ok Hide Huning Boots, full three
soles, waterproof. Jsst the thing for hard
wear.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-15

Packard's Shoes for Men, in all the --latest
lasts and new feathers; they are beauties.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-05-10
500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
sing constitutional disease. requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. thereby destroying the foun.
daticn of the disease, and giving the pa
tient strength by building up the consti-
tuition and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure Send for list oftestimo monials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & Co.. Toledo. O.
Sold by all Druggist, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-05-10
Saved by Dynamite.

Sometimes flaming city is saved by
dynamiting a space that the fire can't
cross. Sometimes coagh hangs on so
long. you feel as if nothing but dynamite
would cure it. q. T. Gray, of Calheun,
Ga., writes: my wife had very aggra-
vated cough, which kept her awake nights.
Two physicians could not help her; so she
took DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds, which eased
her cough, gave her sleep and finally cured
her." Strictly scientific cure for bron'
chitis and Ia grippe. At The Kaufman
Drug Co.'S, drug store. Price SOC. and
s1.O0; guaranteed. Trial bo tile free.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-05-10
The Usual Form.

This story is told by a Georgia
congressman. One day an old negro
asked his mistress, a woman of un-
usual education and refinement, to
write a letter for him. "Write it to
my gal."
"What shall I write?" asked his
mistress good naturedly.
"Waal, T dunno, but jest say,
Notwithstanding A few lines
were written, working in the desired
word.
"What next?"
"Waal, missis, jest tell her to
'scuse bad spellin' and writin'!"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-05-10

Mrs. J. Harelson Read was killed
by lightning on Saturday in her
home in Georgetown county. Her
husband and daughter and friend
in the room with her at the time
were not hurt.
Gov. Hayward has commuted the
sentence of Sam Marks, colored,
from hanging to imprisonment for
life. Marks was to be hanged in
Darlington on Friday next for the
murder of white man named Langs-
ford.
For Selling two gallons OF "Kill-
Me. Q1ick" whiskey by State consta-
bles, a suit for S1O0 has been entered
against Chief Constable Hammet.
The plaintiff must have wanted to
die mighty bad else be would have
the constobles for saving his life by
taking the poison from him instead
Of suing them. But, then, some
men are ungrateful.
Frank Haven, secretary Of the
Albany, N. Y, board of underwriters,
was shot and killed on Monday by
Miss Julia Craver, a clerk in his
Office. She says she did not think
the pistol was loaded and pointed it
at him in fun.
A mormon could have good deal
of spending money borrowing back
the allowances of all his wives.
twenty-five carloads of strawber'
ries were shipped from Lake City,
Williamsburg county, last week.
Many man who praises the free
lunch down town growls about the
dinner at home.
The saint needs no other adver'
tising than Satan's assaults.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-05-10
a Good Suggestion.

Mr.. c. B. Wainwright, of Lemon City,
Fla, has written the manufacturers that
much better results are obtained from the
use of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy in cases of pains in the
stomach, collie and cholera morbus by tax
ing it in water as hot as can be drank.
That when taken in this way the effect is
double in rapidity. 1T seems to get at
the right spot instantly" he says. For
sale by The Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-05-10
The Delineator for June.

A striking cover design, girls
head in pastel, by George Gibbs,
introduces the reader Of the June
Delineator to varied and interest.
ing table of contents, supplemented
by a complete summary Of the sea-
sons styles. In the literary portion
of the magazine, Weymer Jay Mills
contributes the first of series OF
''Romances of Summer Resorts, :"
which promise much of interest,
pictorially and otherwise.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-05-10
Ks3slSEyIHISEzIslSsss

It is said that Secretary Cortleyou,
of President Roosevelt's cabinet, will
accept the Presidency of the Eqait-
able insurance company. His pres
ent salary is $4,000 per anrum. He
will now get 100000. Who wouldn't
leave patriotism and glory for the
''other feller" when such princely
increase in salary is knocking at the
door.
Wednesday dispatches says that
the Russian fleet is still in French
waters and that thousands of tons of
coal are stacked along the Saigon
river for the use of the Russians.
This game of hide and seek now be-
ing played by the opposing fleets
comes pretty high to the two belig-
Grant governments.
The strawberry men around Lake
City are making red hot kicks to the
Railroad Commissioners on account
of the inability, or neglect, which
ever you want to call it, of the rail-
road people to furnish a sufficient
number of frigerator cars to move
the berries, and it is claimed that
hundreds of dollars are being lost
dsily as result. It is said that the
berry crop this year is the largest in
the history of this State. Some
body must love strawberry shortcake
more than We do.
Generally speaking the shortest
day in the year is usually the day
before pay day.
Fortunately for mankind, the
weather never objects to being talk
ed about.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-05-10
Confederate Generals.
Death Leaves But Few Surviving of
the Gallant Band.


Eyes, the list of surviving eHcers
of the Confederate army is decreas-
ing sorrowfully fast" remarked that
gallant soldier from South Carolina,
former Senator Matthew G.. Butler,
last evening at the Riggs House, says
the Washington Post.
The death of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
leaves, according to my best recollec-
tion, only four who were Of the rank
of Major General-Generals Wheeler,
Lomax, Rosser and myself. OF the
Lieutenant Generals, but three eur
yive-Generals Buckner, Stewart,
and Stephen D. Lee, of Mississippi
South Carolina had in the Southern
cause :thirty-three general officers,
and of these only three are living"
General Butler himself, though
verging upon the tbree-score and ten
limit, is still vigorous, though. minus
q limb, which was lost in battle. For
generations men of his family have
been of commanding influence in the
old Palmetto state. The General is
spending the evening Of his life tran
gully and happily, staying for the
most part at his plantation on the
Savannah river, near Augusta, but
often coming to the national capital,
where for many years he was one of
the most honored and conspicuous Of
the Southern senators.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-05-10
Wagner County.

The Orangeburg Patriot
We should regret most grievously
to lose any portion of Orangeburg
county, but the people who are in
the proposed territory working to
form new county should not be de-
MED their rights under the law. We
do not believe, however, that the
people of the Springfield section are
willing to play second fiddle to
Wagener-especially when their tax
money would go largely towards pay
ing the fiddler.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-05-10

tack the vital organs, causing Catarrh OF
the bladder, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement of the kidneys and
a cure is obtained quickest by a proper
treatment of the kidneys. If YOU are feel
ing badly you can make 40 mistake by
taking DR.. kilmer's Swanp-Root, the
great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
1t corrects inability to hold urine and
scalding pain in passing it, and over
comes that unpleasant necessity of being
compelled to go often through the day,
and to get up many times during the
night. The mild and the extraordinary
effect of Swamp-Root is, soon realized.
It stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases.
Swamp-R oot is pleasant to take and is
sold by all druggists in hfty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles You may have a
sample bottle of this wonderful new dis
covery and book that tells all about it,
both sent free by mail. Address, DR.. Kill
mer & Co., Binghamton, n. Y. When
writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, Swamp
Root, Dr.. Kilmer's Swan1p-Root, and the
address, Binghamton, N. y, OH every
bottle.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-05-10
WIN Suffer from Rheumatism?

Why suffer from rheumatism when one
application OF, Cham berlain's g Pain Balm
will relieve the pain? The quick relief
which this liniment affords makes rest and
sleep possible, and that alone is worth
many times its cost. Many WHO have
used it hoping only for short relief from
suffering have been happily surprised to
find that after awhile the relief became
permanent. Mrs. '. 81. Leggett, Of Yum
Yum, Tennessee, q. s. A.. writes: II am
a great sufferer from rheumatism, all over
from head to foot, and Chamberlain's Pain
Balm is the only thing that will relieve the
pain" For sale by The Hartmann Drug
Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-05-10
Eats Boil Weevils.

Waco, Tex, May q Charles
Howard, of the chronological bureau
department of agricultur at Wash
inpton, has been notified of the dis
covery in Fall county, Texas, of q
peculiar bug which is destroying the
boil weevil.. The insect was found
on 8 plantation near Waco.