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The Ordway new era., 1905-06-09

Newest thing in Ladies' Caps n,
'a!lavans'. Don; miss than,
The Ordway new era., 1905-06-09

Dr. and Mrs. Jeff.ry were Rocky
Ford visitors Tuesday.
The Ordway new era., 1905-06-09

New Stock of Ripon Gloves. Lots
OF them. All kinds. GalIavaus'.
The Ordway new era., 1905-06-09

Inc Women of woodcraft elec..d
.nv'r officers Tuesday afternoon. a,
1uardian Neighbor. Mrs. VIM NJ.
Neil. "m' Nc
ADVISER, Mrs. l.. W. Walter.
mas'cian' Mrs. Will Waugh.
n".s "e. sentinel, Edith Thomas.
outer Sentinel, Oran Burk.
The Ordway new era., 1905-06-09

Strawberries every day. Bes, aud
cheapest. At Gallavan Bros.
The Ordway new era., 1905-06-09

DR.. Griffin has been on the sick list
the pas; week
The Ordway new era., 1905-06-09

Get your meats at Galiavans' al.
ways. They have the best.
The Ordway new era., 1905-06-09

Published Weekly. Opposite Land Office
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
HooIigan Coming.

The approaching engagement of
Arthur J. Aylesworth's brilliant
farce, Hooligan's Troubles" is at.
tracing more than ordinary interest,
from the fact that quite number of
expert dramatic critics whose judg-
ment in things theatrical is worthy
Of respect. have claimed that this
comedy is undoubtedly the one par
excellence of this seasons offerings.
We are told that it is filled with the
most grotesque situations and ex-
cruciatingly ludicrous climaxes. To
give us good laugh in these cynical
and calloused days is contamination
much to be wished. The ability to
transport people from miserable and
unpleasant thoughts into those fof
brightness and mirth, is indeed rare
one and opportunities for a laugh are
not to be allowed to escape. If you
do not secure your seats for the
performance of Hooligan's Troubles"
you will certainly pass by an occasion
that will be regretted by you for q
considerable time, for the doings Of
Hooligan" will certainly chase away
dull care and prove the best panacea
for gloomy thoughts.
Hooligan" will be one of the first
of this season.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
Water Coal
Prominent Canoe Farmer Dies.

Ole O. Eggen, one of the prominent
pioneer residents of Canoe township.
died yesterday morning of heart
failure. Mr.. Eggen arose in the morn.
ing is usual and built fire and drank
a cup of coffee. Soon after he put his
hand on his heart and remarked that
he had an awful pain, and he laid
down for few minutes. When he
arose. he was seen to stagger. and
said II believe l am going to die. "
and sank down and expired.
Mr.. Eggen was about SO years old
and had lived on his home farm in
Canoe township for 80 years.
He was widely known throughout
the county, and had a large number
Of friends, who mourn his loss, and
who sympathize deeply with the be-
reaved family. He leaves widow and
four sons and three daughters to mourn
his loss. The funeral will be at the
home Thursday Aug. 10, at IL O'Clock.
and interment at the Lutheran ceme-
terry in Hesper.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
Council Again Votes Paving.

The matter of paving with vitrified
brick the streets about the court house
square, also between Main and Water
on Court street and between Wash
ington and Winnebago on Main streets
was again brought up before the city
council on last Wednesday evening,
and passed, and on Friday morning
the council held an adjourned meeting
at which the resolution setting forth
the proposition and naming Septem-
Der goth as the day. for final objec-
tions was passed, and appears else
where in this issue. The plan OF
the council is to make all preliminary
arrangements and let the contract
this fall, and possibly do some grading
this year, laying the brick as early as
possible next spring.
Another matter of Importance taken
up on Friday morning was that of
furnishing city water to Luther Col
lege. The ten year contract to furnish
their laying mains to the college ex-
pired, and the council voted to grant
free water to Luther College for a
future period of thirty years, in con-
sideration of the transfer of the
mains belonging to the college, from
the river bottom to the college) to the
city.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
LOUIS BENSON ON A TEAR.
Gets Drunk Monday Afternoon and Raises
Disturbance on Main Street.

Louis Benson we'll known character
about town, filled up with booze Mon
dav morning and proceeded to make a
disturbance in his home ON Main street
in the frame building next to Seeg.
millers barn. He returned home about
noon and began scolding his wife
abnut something that had happened
and drove the women and children
out in the street, and began ravinG
like maniac. Mrs. VIM. Gould,
who lives in the second story of the
same house. went to the assistance OF
the family when Benson turned Oh
her and she ran out into the street,
and, being so frightened tainted away.
Mr.. Seegmiller ran out of his barn
to the assistance of Mrs. Gould and
Benson drew knife from his poke,
and threatened to kill him or anyone
else who interfered with him. Mar.
shall Kenyon was soon on the scene
and with the assistance of l.. j.
Anderson and Ohas. Mckinney. Ben
son was placed in the Jail.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
To Canada and the Great Lakes.

If the next two issues of Public
Opinion show a marked improvement
over the ordinary, just give the credit
to the boys of the Office force, for the
editor has hied himself away and left
the force" in charge. In company
with Jos. P. Wangler and H. j.
Hutchinson he departed on Saturday
night for trip which promises much
en- joyment and recreation. They will
stop day or two in st. Paul, going
thence to Winnipeg, Manitoba, thence
to Duluth, Mimi, and via the Great
Lakes TO Sault Ste Marie, Mich. +,
Mackinac Island, and Chicago, STOP
ping at the interesting intervening
points.
For nearly ten years the editor has
had direct charge of the subject mat
ter of each issue of Public Opinion,
and he feels that it will do both him
and the paper good to get away for
awhile.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
The Peace ENJOYS.

The Japanese peace envoys arrived
at Oytser Bay August 9Th and were
received by President Roosevelt amid
the firing of salutes by American ves-
sells, and playing of the Star Spangled
Banner. They were Immediately escort
ed to the wardroom of the Mayf1ower
and presented to the president.
Sergius Witte and Barron Rosen. the
Russian emperor's plenipotentaries to
the peace conference. were informally
entertained bv the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt on Friday. After the pre-
sentation Of the Japanese to the presi.
dent the envoys of Russia and Japan
were formally introduced TO each
other.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
Building New Fibre Mill.

Ground was broken yesterday OH the
Payne lots in South DEBORAH ON the
Milwaukee tracks for the new mill to
be erected here by the Union Fibre
Co., to replace the mill recently des.
troyed by fire at Freeport. The new
mill will be lS0xS4 feet, 20 feet high,
and will be fitted with new, modern
machinery throughout. 1t is the pur-
pose of Mr.. +. W. Hovt, the superin.
tendent of mills, to whom the city is
indebted for securing this mill for
DEBORAH, to gradually enlarge this
plant until it becomes ample to take
care of all the flax raised within a
wide radius of DEBORAH, and to COM
plete the product here ready for
market, which will necessitate the
employment of twenty to fifty men
from the start.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
OBITUARY.

Ole H. Opsal was born in Muskego.
Wisconsin June end, 1853, and when
he was about one year old his parents
moved with him to Winneshiek
County, Iowa, settling near what is
called Burr Oak Springs.
He lived at home with his parents
until he was some % or % years old.
when he started out for himself. first
going into the pineries as a chopper
in the winters and running log RATS in
the spring and summers. this he fol-
lowed one or two seasons, from this
he tried steamboating for the next
several years, both on the Mississippi
and Missouri Rivers. working mostly
at this as fireman. About 1878 he
quit the river work and took up a
claim in South Dakota, after this he
returned to Winneshiek County, Iowa
and for several years was in the en-
ploy OF Messrs. Galby & Aaker. run
ming grain elevator for them.
About the year 1890 he engaged in
the general merchandise business in
Ridgeway. but as he had to depend
largely upon hired help to attend to
his business, he closed it out after a
short time.
For the past few years he has been
engaged in carpenter work and
moving buildings in DEBORAH, Iowa,
and it is probable while engaged at
this latter occupation that he contrac-
ted the illness which finally caused
his death. which occurred at the
old home now occupied by his only
sister, Mrs. John S. Johnson, his
death occurring at O'Clock Friday
evening, August 4th, 1905.
He leaves one sister and three
brothers TO mourn his death.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
Sunday School Picnic .

On last Wednesday afternoon the
children of the United Church were
given a picnic in Schwartz's pasture,
on the west side. About 200 children
and parents were in attendance and a
splendid time was had by all who
attended. A slight rain somewhat
marred the festivities, but everyone
enjoved themselves nevertheless. The
weather on the start was threatening
but it was determined to hold the
picnic as it had been postponed once
before. and all felt well repaid for
going.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
A New Paper.

The Citizens Savings Bank has be-
gun the publication of a new monthly
paper called Bank Notes. 1t is an
eight page quarto. two columns to the
page. This enterprising bank requests
its friends and patrons to call i'll and
have their names placed on the mailing
list. The paper is very neatly gotten
up and is filled with instructive short
stories and other interesting matter
and should prove a splendid investment
for the bank.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
A Pleasing Entertainment.

A quartette of male singers repre-
senting Upper Iowa University, gave
an excellent concert at the Methodist
church last evening. Prof. James OF
the University who was with the
singers added pleasing feature in
his readings and representations OF
character. These gentlemen, with
Rev. d. G. Dutton, the agent, are
rendering the school good service by
their entertainments.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
Florists Meet in DEBORAH.

Last week Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday the Perry Florist AS.
socatiion, numbering about fifteen
members in this corner of the state.
held meeting here as guests of Florist
W. 7. Symonds. Besides discussing
various matters of mutual interest,
they enjoved being shown about the
CITY
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
The Yellow Jack.

Up to the present time a total of sol
cases of yellow fever are reported from
New Orleans. 1l2 deaths have occurred
already and the dread disease stalking
abb DAD threatens great devastation
among the people of the extreme
south. The general government has
taken the matter in hand and every
thing that can be will be done to
stamp out the yellow terror.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
CHURCH NOTICES.

The subject Of the sermon at the
Methodist church next Sunday will
be "Hirdranoes and Helps to Christ.
ian Living" At the evening service
at eight O'Clock the subject will be
How we may come to know God"
Pastor will preach at the Stortz school
house at three O'Clock.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
To the Harvest Fields

OF Minnesota, North and South
Dakota. Every day during the
month of August the Chicago Great
Western Railway will sell to parties
OF five or more harvest hands, tickets
to towns in the above states at greatly
reduced rates. For futher information
apply to any Great Western Agent OF
j. P. Elmer, G. P. A., st. Paul,
MINI. 32-4
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
Governor Cummins at the Fair

Our many readers will be glad to
learn that the fair management has
secured Gov Cummins for an address
at the fair Friday, Sept, 9Th. Gov
Cummins is one of the best speakers
in the nation and should be greeted
bY an immense audience.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
Initiated New Members.

The Woman Relief Corps last We'd
nesday evening initiated new mem
bers, received applications for 2 and
balloted for 6 besides transacting other
important business.
The Comrades of the g. A. R.
Joined the ladies at O'Clock p. m.
after which they held impressive
memorial services for the late Natio.
nal Commander in Chief. Wilmon w.
Blackmar who died recently at Boise
CITY, Idaho.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
Faculty.

The Valdez College supports strong
corps of teachers. 1t pays to attend
such school. 1t does not pay to
leave the district school unless you
are assured that better instruction
is afforded elsewhere. Enroll Aug. 28.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
Advertised Letters August 8.

Mr.. A. G.. Chase.
Mrs. @. Eggen.
fora Housen.
J. V. Harrown.
Mr.. Ohas. Hitler.
Mr.. Jack Johnson.
Miss Retta Mitchell.
Miss Edith Olsen.
Mrs. L. M. Robinson.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
Fire Company Social.

A sociable will be given ON Friday
evening of this week ON the West De-
corah school grounds, for the benefit
of the new west side hose company No.
3. Ice cream and cake will be served.
Everyone invited
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
W R c. Social.

The Woman's Relief Corps will
serve ice cream. cake. coffee and
sandwiches Friday afternoon and eve
ming Aug. IL, on the lawn at the re-
sidence of Mrs. Cyrus Mckay, Win
nebago street. Come everybody.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
Comparative Prices in Lighting Pumping

In the following table we give the
prices paid for street arc lighting in
a number of cities in Iowa. This
data was collected and complied by an
eminently reliable authority. The
price given is the cost per lamp per
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-08-09
Valdez College

Opens Aug. 2s. II you want to be
a bookkeeper, stenographer or teacher
this is the school to attend.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-01
$4,000 MEN OUT
ON A BIG STRIKE
WHICH MAY SPREAD AND TIE
UP EVEN THE STREET CAR
SYSTEMS Inv RERLIN-PLAN
FOR STRIKE BREAKERS.

Berlin, Sept. 30. "A lock our III three
OF the greatest electficaT companies in
Berlin began this afternoon. Thirty.
three thousand ben are ont III employ
ment. AS yet the trouble has not af-
fecicd the entire electrical industry,
but Il shove signs of spreading.
The employees Of the Berlin electrical
works, which generates nearly all the
electricity consumed FOR power ana
traction purposes In Berlin, met this
evening TO consider q sympathetic
strike but deferred action until sun
day night in order to await the result
OF conference to held Sunday he.
! tween the companies affected ana the
employees.
The engineers OF the Berlin electrl-
cal works, fearing d sudden strike, are
spending their entire time in the
shops. Suspension of work in these
shops would stop every street car line
in Berlin Il has already been ar.
ranged TO bring a detachmsnt Oh ma
chinists from the navy yard at Kiel in
order to keep the works going. Il
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-01
Her Seven Children With on Ak
and Made Huge Fire With
Their MutiIatei andOiI
Soaked Bodies
THEN GUT HER THROAT.
AND THREW HERSELF ON THE
BURNING HEAP - RESCUED
AND CONFESSED BUT SOON
DiED-SHE WAS
INSANE

Rock Island, H.. Sept. 3O.-Mls.
Clarance Markham. of Cambr dge,
near here. in a fit of temporary in
sanity today killed her seven children
with an AK. after which she placed
their bodies on bed, saturated it
wl& coal OIL and ses fire to it.
she then hacked her throat with a
knife and threw herself en- the burn
ing bed Neighbors rescued her but
she was so badly burned that She died
soon after she had made confession.
The eldest ch Id was nine years old,
the Youngest a babe in arms.
Neighbors, attracted by the smoke
of the burning dwelling, rushed to the
rescue and found Mrs Markham COW
cred with blood and badly DurnetI.
Barely able to tell her story, she at
first declared the crime had been
eommitted by strange man, but later
when the sheriff arrived she admitted
she had slain her children one by one
and attempted to destroy their bcsiies
and her own In the fire.
Soon afterward she died When the
ruins Of the home had cooled, the
charred corpses Of the children were
found each with its skull crushed.
The Markham's lived apart from the
neighbors. the husband being employ
el as a laborer on q near by farm. lie
was compelled to be away from home
during The day. Having noted his wife
acting dueerly for several weeks he
had kept the children. the oldest Of
whom was blat aina years. out NJ
school To be with the mother. She WAS
never Known " exhibit violent tenden.
cies previously.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-01
NORTHHAMP TON
MAY LOSE SMITH
ROW OVER CITY LIBRARY cHARc-
ES MAY RESULT I'M FAMOUS
GIRL COLLEGE COMING TO
ILLINOIS TOWN

Northampton, Mass. Sept. 30
The action of the trustees CT the For
bes Library in imposing upon Smith
college girls a charge of SIS per year
for library privileges has been Ios.
lowed by intimations that the educa-
tional inst tuition may seek new
home.
President L. Clarke Seelye, of the
college said today that the Offer Of d
million dollars from a Joliet (In)
capitalist to move the college TO Illi
nois was honafide. The Joliet bidder
gave as his motive the desire to have
his daughters receive higher educa
ton without the necessity of leaving
home.
Relations between the college and
the city are undeniably strained The
Forbes library trustees say they did
not decide upon a SIS fee for Smith
young women until the trustees OF
the college refused to assist in the
maintenance of the library.
The college authorities aver that
the college cannot afford to contribute
TO the library. The girls uphold the
college trustees and characterize the
Forbes trustees by such adjeetivas al
mean, hateful t'stingy', "tight'
and impossible
A strong element Of the taxpayers
would have the state laws amended
20 as to permit the taxing Of the
college real estate. The carrying out
Of this plan undoubtedly would be fcl-
lowed by a decision of the college
trustees to leave Northampton. pro
vided the moving should not invali-
date important endowment funds
THE girls ought to pay for library
priv leges They shouldn't be en-
c0uraged to expect something for
nothing said a library trustee.
Northampton would never have
been of sufficient consequence to have
u ffrsrciass library but for the eollege
was the comment Of d Smith arqstae
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-01
MANY INDICTED
ON GRAFT CHARGE
In Connection With Alleged Cor.
ruptiOn in County
OFFICIALS ARE HELD
ON SEVERAL COUNTS - GRAND
JURY SAYS VICE AND CRIME
ARE ORGANIZED AND
FoSTERED IN u. S,

Milwaukee, Sept, 30.-The grand
jury completed its investigation of al
legged graft and corruption in county
affairs tonight and reported twenty
four indictments involving four per.
sens as follows:
Cornelius l. corcoran, president of
the common council, TWEEN ty counts.
Fred G. Schultz. newspaper reporter
one, bribery.
Frank G. Kiode. president of local
furniture company. one, perjury.
William Murphy. former alderman,
two perjury
The total number of indictments re-
turned are 150 affecting forty individ-
uals.
The report severely scores officers
who is alleges have been connected
with graft ard bribery. and it declares
that vice and crime are regularly or
ganized and fostered in the country" !"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-01
II $50 'l-sa--'-s---
HER BABIES
Left With . Stranger In South Bend
Mother May Have Suicided

South Bend. Ind, Sept. 30.--De-
serting her four children ranging in
age from 7 to 2 years, woman Civ
ing her age as Mrs Nellie Chapman
and her home as Grand Rapids, Mich,
mas disappeared and the police have
JAILED 70 find clew as to her where
abouts, although they have been on
me hunt since yesterday afternoon.
The woman. arr. we'd here yesterday
morning at s O'clock carrying baby
IN her arms and the three other child.
rem hanging to her skirts.
Going to the Assumption schGol
she inquired for hospital and attemp.
ted to have the sisters keep the child
rem for few hours Failing, she Wis.
tied the home Of c. II. Finch, and
telling a story Of having moved into
nearby house, and being required to
get to the freight depot % look after
her household goods, induced Mrs
Finch to care for the children for an
hour. That has been the last seen OF
her
After leaving the Finch home II
was discovered that d basket of cloth.
ing had been left behind. The child
rem are now al the home of the Child
rens AID society. The police think
the m ssng woman was deserted b,
her husband and has committed sui
eide In some out OF the way place.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-01
DAMAGE BY THE
RECENT TYPHOON
IN THE PHILIPPINES REACHED
s5,ooo,ooo, AND FORTY LIVES
ARE REPORTED LosT-MANY
ARE HOMELESS

Manila. Sept 80 Reports of the
damage done by the recent ryphoon
are still coming in very slowly. but
the latest estimate places the damage
.at close to s5,000.000. including rha
destruction Of the hemp plantation.
telegraph and telephone lines, trolley
service and houses unroofed or demol-
shei,
Forty Ives are reported lost, II at
these being Americans. The only
damage sustained By the American
naval forces We're the sinking Of she
cutter Leyte, with crew and six pas.
sengers, the driving ashore of tile
transport Rodriguez in I.egaspi aad
the launches Eoreha and Hercules
ashore in Taranguan.
II vaguely reported that much
damage was done among the southern
islands. No details have yat been re.
ceived, however. except that several
army posts in that section were dc.
stroyed. No lives are reported lost
there Supplies Of food and tents ara
being ruehed to Samar, where nearly
all the natives have been rende.ed
homeless and their crops destroyed.
Communications are being. restored
as rapidly as pcs tble but the raaina
Iof the storm was SO great that III Will
Pc several days before Manila II
aga 2 cenected BY telegraph with ;ll
m other islands. The sterefs of the
city have been cleared and the street
railroads again put In service.