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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-13
Womans' Relief Corps Officers.

Col. Hughes Woman's Relief CORPS
elected the following officers at its
meeting last Wednesday night.
Pres. Mrs. Louise Headington.
ST.. Vice-Mrs. Anna lSeverson.
Jr. Vice-Mrs Ellen Wohlford.
Chaplain-Mrs. Mary J. Couse.
Con. Miss Nettie Mcintosh.
Guard-Miss Ollie Blagsvedt.
Delegates-Mrs. Jennie Trzcinski,
Mrs. Ruth Whitbeck.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-13
decorations for Christmas.

We now have full line of holly,
wreatning, wreaths, mistletoe, etc.,
for Christmas. Will also have line
Of fine Christmas trees from Northern
Michigan These are the genuine
Christmas trees, and cost no more
than others. Call in and see them at
H. J. Hutchinson
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-13

Any one suffering from Kidney
pains, backache, bladder trouble or
rheumatism who will take dose of
Pine-ules upon retiring at night shall
be relieved before morning. -Brunt &
Parman.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-13
Notice.

Party who is known, is hereby re-
quested to return to the Col. Taylor y
Camp, the bed quilts. mattresses,
dishes, knives, forks, etc. otherwise
il may cause trouble and expense to
those concerned.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-13
Bows lake Warning.

Flipping cars is prohibited by law
and police officers are ordered to
arrest any preson so doing.
+. w. DAUBNEY,
49-4 Mayor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-13
Apples, Apples.

Special Sale on apples all this week
Price the lowest of the season. AL
kinds and varieties only at III.
HutchinSOn's,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
Tile STORE IS FLOODED.
Water Pipe Burst in the Third Floor
at COffeyville.

CoffeyviIle, Kas.. Feb. 23.+On ac-
count of a burst water pipe in the
third story the Coffeyville Mercantile
company on East Ninth street suf-
fered several hundred dollars damage.
The goods in the building are insured
against fire, tornado and cyclone, but
no provisions were in the insurance
contract covering a loss by water.
When the store closed Saturday
night everything was all right around
the establishment. When the place
was opened yesterday morning the
goods stored in the back part of the
building were watersoaked from the
top story to the basement.
On the top story the coffee room was
flooded and the goods were spoiled.
On the second story the dried fruit,
rolled oats and drugs were one con-
glomerate mass. Sulphur, salt, flour
and prunes all mixed together in a
ruined mess that cannot be used for
anything.
On the first floor the greatest loss
was to the package goods, such as
buckwheat flour, package raisins etc.
Tt is vet a difficult matter to tell
what the loss will aggregate. The en-
tire lot is nearly a total loss. Some
of the articles. such as rolled oats and
rice and -four, can be used for feed
but further than -rf- the loss will be
entire.-COffeyvill Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
Elegant Through Sleeper Service ST.
Louis to St. Augustine.


Beginning January 9Th, 1905, the
Southern Railway-only st. Louis line
with it's own rails to JacksOnville-put
into service fine observation sleeper
line from st. Louis to St Augustine,
Fla ONLY ONE NIGHT ON THE
ROAD. This sleeper will leave St
Louis every day except Sunday at
1000 a. m, arrive at Jacksonville the
next evening at 9:35 p. m. and arrive
St. Augustine at 1875 p. m. The trip
is directly through the beautiful Blue
Grass Region of Kentucky, thence via
Chattanooga, Atlanta and Macon, Co
At Lexington, Ky, this sleeper is
taken on to the famous Chicago &.
Florida SpeciaP'-the finest winter
train in the world, carrying every
variety of perfectly constructed equip
giving new charms to a Florida trip
this season. is that the Southern Rail-
way has arranged variable tour tick
cts, whereby passenger may pay the
small additional sum of $500 and Sc
cure a ticket going to Jacksonville
one route and return from there an
entirely different way; that is: go
South through Chattanooga and At
lanta and return via Savannah, Co.
lumbia, Asheville and Knoxville al
lowing stopOver privileges at different
points, including the Land of the
Sky with its mountain, forest and
stream charms. Write to any of our
representatives for full information.
G. B. Allen, Assistant General Passen-
ger Agent, st. Louis, Mo-; VIM Elan
nelly, Travelling Passenger Agent.
Kansas City. Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
Reasons Why Shippers DO Not
Get Satisfactory Relief.
st. Louis Attorney Sets Forth
Several Truths.
ONE SIDED HEARING.
Cannot Cope With Brilliant
Railroad Attorneys.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railway Circles.

St. Louis, Feb. 2S.-Said a well known
lawyer of this city, talking of proposed
changes in the interstate commerce
law: Some recent experience has
shown me one reason why the state and
interstate commerce commissions do
not give more relief and satisfaction to
the public. When a case comes up be-
fore either the railroads are represent
ed by their very brightest traffic men
and lawyers in important matters, while
the shipper complaining represents
himself. The railroad side of the case
is put forward in the most plausible,
able, thorough manner The shipper
knows his own particular grievance,
and that is about all. He does not post
himself in the law, he does not know
how to handle the expert witnesses, and
does not know what points to bring out.
With every disposition to help him, the
commissioners are a unit, but they can
not act as lawyers for the complain
ants. The shipper loses or does not get
the case fairly presented, and then he
goes off and abuses the commissioners
and the law. 1t is own fault He
should either study up all points likely
to come up, know how to cross-exam-
inc, or employ some one who does know.
No law can enforce itself. No board of
commissioners can be expected to go
out for evidence or croSs-examine slick
Witnesses -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
SPORTING NEWS.
The Betting at Frisco Is 10 to 8
on Nelson.
Corbett Is Training Hard and
Faithfully for the Bout.
HE WENT FOUR ROUNDS
With Joe Cans, to Entertain a
Theatrical Company.
Nelson Spends the Days Out
Along the Road.

San Francisco. Feb. ga week
from the 21st Battling Nelson and
Young Corbett will swap make-ups in
the ring at Woodward's pavilion. The
Dane yesterday was all of 10 pounds
more than $50.
The Denverite was within few
pounds of the notch called for in the
articles. 1t is sure there will be no
extra ounces of flesh roosting upon
Billy RothwelI's ribs when he steps to
the center and opens fire upon the lad
from Hegewisch next week. He will
be full of strength. energy and desire
to fight
Yesterday Corbett entertained mem
bers of the Mother Goose company at
his quarters in San Rafael, and the
way he dug into Joe Cans for four
rounds simply astonished his guests.
He also punched the bag, wrestled and
skipped the rope until the pretty
dancing girls thought he must be
ready to collapse, but he never turned
a hair.
Nelson spent his day on the roads of
Marion county. He is working like a
Trojan, and will have to keep it up, for
weight must be literally torn off this
week to make 100 pounds by Tuesday.
From present appearance Harry
Corbett thinks the odds will be about
10 to s, with Nelson on the long end.
Lots of persons still consider Young
Corbett a great fighter, and will have
their checks down on him. AS he has
trained vigorously this time they will
flood the poolrooms with their money,
in order to get back what they dropped
on him in his last two fights.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
A Dancing Duel.

Mr.. Helps, a young London dancing
master, has accepted the challenge OF
a Liverpool professor of dancing to
dance to a finish"
A Frenchman at present holds the
worlds dancing record, having danced
without a break for eighteen consecu-
tive hours and the two competing
dancing masters hope to establish an
English record by dancing twice round
the clock.
Mr.. w. F. Hurndall, the well known
dancing instructor, has all the ar
rangements in hand for the extraor-
binary duel.
'sThe contest, providing the Liver
pool challenger accepts the conditions,
will begin at noon on March o. he
explained to an Express representative
yesterday.
s"The time throughout will be so
bars a minute, and the waltz will be
the dance selected. The competitors
will dance in an inner track in the
ballroom, and dancing couples who
come as spectators will dance in the
outer ring to a band. Whenever the
band stops an automatic piano will i'm
mediately begin to play.
From noon on the 9Th to the hour
on the 7th when the dancers finish,
the competitors will be on the move
Relays of lady partners will be pro-
vided, and food and drink will be
taken while dancing.
Mr.. Helps will train for the dance
by taking long walks and by dancing.
without a break, and then the time
will be increased by slow stages until
he can dance for hours together"
The dancing duel if it takes place,
will be the first of its kind ever held
in England.-London Express.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
FOR HIGHER WAGES.
Firemen on Northwestern Demand rs
Per Cent Increase.

demand for a horizontal increase in
wages of about Is per cent has been made
by the locomotive dremen of the North
western system. A committee represent
ing the fremen has been in conference on
the matter with the management of the
Northwestern The company is opposed
to granting any increase in wages, claim
ing it pays its employees much as any
other western road pays for the same
work
The demand made on the Northwestern
created much uneasiness among the man
ayers of other western roads yesterday.
All of them agreed that in view of the ma
tional and state legislation proposed and
being enacted affecting the revenue of the
railroads they should stand solidly against
any demands for higher wages. This was
the unanimous sentiment at an informal
meeting yesterday of the general mana
gers of a number of western roads. A
meeting of the general managers asso-
citation will be held to consider the threat
ened labor trouble.
1t is conceded that the Northwestern
pays its men as high wages as any other
western line, and that if it is forced to
grant an increase in pay it will be to
other classes of employees, and all other
roads will be forced to follow its exam
pie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
WINTER MEAT EATING.
The Poor Stomach's Tale of Woe
just Now NIi-o-na Is Needed.

At this season of the year thous-
ands of people are already showing
the i'll symptoms that are sure to re-
suit from the usual winter diet. In
door life, intoxicating, hearty food,
lack of exercise, overwork, and poor
ventilation spell sickness and poor
health.
If the stomach cannot do its work
properly, ill health is sure to follow
Mi-o-na is the one medicine that as
sures a natural digestion, that
strengthens the stomach, that soothes
and heals all irritation, congestion,
and Inflammation in the stomach or
bowels 1t is this that makes it a GER
tain and guaranteed cure for all
stomach troubles.
If the digestion is impaired, the
blood is Impoverished and becomes
filed with poisonous impurities, de-
ranging the whole system and causing
sickness and suffering. Mi-o-na, act
ing upon the stomach and digestive
organs cures sleeplessness, nervous
troubles headaches, backaches, and
general weakness and debility.
If you are weak and afling the
chances are that it is due to a diseased
stomach, but you can be cured by
using Mi-o-na. Ask Rowley & Snow,
the reliable druggists. at Sixth and
Kansas avenue, to show you the
strong guarantee under which Mi-o-na
is sold. Mona costs but soc a boz.
If it does not help you. the price p
absolutely nothing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
One Way Rates.

Every day from March 1st to May
18th, 1905, the Union Pacific will sell
One-way Colonist tickets at the follow
ing rates, from Missouri River termi-
anls, Council Bluffs, to Kansas City in
elusive:
$4,000 to ogden and Salt Lake City.
$4,000 to Butte, Anaconda and Hell
ena.
S22.5O to Spokane and wenatchee.
Wash.
$500 to Everett, Fairhaven, What
com, Vancouver and Victoria, via
Huntington and Spokane.
$4,000 to Tacoma and Seattle, via
Huntington and Spokane.
$500 to Portland and Astoria, or
Ashland, Roseburg, Eugene, Albany
and Salem via Portland.
$500 to San Francisco, Los Angeles
and San Diego.
Corespondingly low rates to many
other California, Oregon, Washington,
Montana, Utah and Idaho points.
Through Tourist cars run every day
on Union Pacific between Missouri
River and Pacific Coats; double berth
1915. For full information call on or
address nearest Union Pacific agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
RATES UP. OIL DOWN.
This Appears to Be the Situation in
Kansas Oil Fields.

Chanute, Kan, Feb. 23.-Two years ago
the freight rate from Chanute to Kansas
City was cents per 100 pounds on oil of
the weights of ga pounds to the gallon
The rate was raised to 10 cents per 100
pounds in the latter part of 1904. The
rate and the weight per gallon remained
the same until the summer of 1904, when
the pipeline of the Standard Oil company
was being constructed to Kansas City.
Then the rate was advanced to II cents
per 100 pounds
Shortly after the completion of this line
in September of last year the weight of
the gallon was increased to IA pounds by
the arbitrary action of the railroads. This
makes a difference of 800 pounds in a car,
or difference in the rate at present fig
ures of S13O5 per car.
Cars of oil are not weighed. The rail
road company fixes an arbitrary weight
and there is no appeal from that. 1t can
raise the weight per gallon to pounds,
and though there is not gallon of oil
ever produced in Kansas which weighed
pounds, yet the shipper would have to
pay on that basis of weight. As a matter
of fact tests made here have demonstrated
that the original weight of ga pounds per-
gallon was not very far wrong. The
weight of. a gallon in Pennsylvania is fix
ed at 6A pounds but that oil is just a
shade lighter than Kansas oil.
During all the time that the railroad
rate has been increasing the price of oil
has decreased. This has been the case par
ticularly since the pipeline was made. The
complaint against the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas Railroad company is on the rate
and extensive arbitrary weight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
REUNION OF RAILWAY MEN.
Programme Includes the Roll Call of
Membership OF 1855.

Programme Includes the Roll Call of
Membership OF 1855.
c. NJ Bert, secretary of the Aneri-
can Association of General Passenger
and Ticket Agents, has issued the call
and programme for the semi-centennial
anniversary meeting of the association
to be held at Pittsburg on March 13.
In the evening there is to be a $40
plate banquet, at which the speeches
will be largely reminiscent Among the
old time railroad men who have been
selected to address the banqueters is
Colonel James L. Taylor, who for years
represented the Pennsylvania system in
London: Samuel Powell, A. ]. Smith,
d. J. Flanders, S. H. Hardwick, George
L. Conner, George T. Nicholson, II. c.
Donald, George H. Daniels, H. c. Town
send and F. I. Whitney.
The programme is as follows:
Roll call of the memberships for 1855,
1880 and the present.
Addresses by President F. E. Booth
by and D. B. Martin, of the Baltimore
& Ohio.
Reports of committees on means of
lettering and strengthening the frater-
nal society of the association, on pro-
posed amendments to the constitution
and bylaws; on a proposition for the
association to assume incidental ex-
penses of the fraternal order, and on
proposition to grant the secretary an
increased salary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23

Of farm life and leaving his home in
iowa started out to see the world
Everything went we'll until he reached
Idau where he was "ditched' by a
heartless brakeman. His available
cash assets at that time amounted to
10 cents which he judiciously invested
IN cheese and crackers. While wait
ing Tor another train Fred was sizing
up the country hereabouts and he re-
solved then and there to possess him
self of a home in this imm ediate To-
callty- He never forgot his resolve
and in after years when he became
one of the leading baseball magnates
of America he returned and pur-
chased several hundred acres of fine
Walnut bottom land and now has one
OF the best farms in Kansas, where he
makes his headquarters during the
winter Inonths.-Udau News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
KANSAS NEWS.
An AtchisOn Man Home From
Argentine Republic.
Left During january Which LIS
August Up Here.
OPPRESSIVELY H O u.
They "HOld Americans Up for
Everything to Eat.
Once Paid SLIGO for a Cup of
Coffee and a Cigar.
OPPRESSIVELY HO 7.

Atohison. Feb. 23.-The Globe says:
N. f. Hess. who arrived home from the
Argentine Republic, left BuenOs Ayres
January II. during oppressively hot
weather. Down there they have their
warmest weather in December and jan
uary. He came home by way of Lon
don, and the weather continued hot IN
til the ship was four days off the Eng
Iish coast. when colder weather was
encountered 1t was rather severe in
London, where Hess, and the party of
implement men with him remained
three days. sailing from Liverpool Feb
ruary s. Hess was in South America
for the Acme Harvester company, of
Peoria, and it wants him to go back,
but he may decline as he doesn't like
the country North American people
are up against a continual hold-up- a
hotel tried to charge him S14 for two
beds and three meals. Hess woUldn' t
stand it, and the bill was reduced to
$40. He once paid 81 so for a cup of cof-
fee and a cigar. During three months
of the time he was in the Argentine
country he was located at the town of
Esperanza, five or six hundred miles
northwest Of BuenOS AyreS. 1t has TO-,
600 people, and no Americans or Eng
liSh speaking people that he discovered.
There were a few Germans, whom he
talked to when he got awfully lone
some. The Spanish language is spoken,
which Hess was able to understand
fairly well before he left. thanks to
Latin education secured at st. Bene-
diets college. The mail service of
South America is Wretched. Before
leaving AtchisOn last summer Hess
subscribed for the Weekly Globe, and
didn't get a single copy. although it
was mailed to him every Thursday He
thought he might not be understood
and sent Spanish speaking people to the
postoffice for him. The paper was or
dered sent to BuenOs Ayres, and when
he went to Esperanto he left a dollar
at the pOstoffice there to have the pa
per forwarded He is also out that dol
lar. Mrs. Hess wrote him 20 letters,
and he received just eight of them Be
ing unable to get the Globe he had his
wife cut out clippings that she thought
he would be interested in, but not one
OF these letters ever reached him. They
must have a boycott on the Globe down
there. Julius Deutsch, who lived in
Germany for nearly two years, took the
Daily Globe. and didn't miss a copy,
although they always came in punches
of three or four or five You have
heard a great deal of Argentine Re
the American product out of the for
eign market. Hess says it is sure
enough good wheat, and that the yield
ranges from IS to so bushels to the acre,
as near as he can judge, as they have
a different basis of measurement 1t is
so many kilos instead of so many bush
els. He says they also make better
bread down there than they do here;
that the bread and coffee they serve are
8. continual delight. Hess will be at
home several weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
WANT $4,000 EACH.
Wilson County Boys Have a Grievance
Against Frisco.


Neodesha, Kas., Feb. 23.-It will be
remembered of the arrest. trial and
acquittal of U G. Bowery, Ed Talbert
ana Brakeman Neff. which occurred
last fall, the charge made against them
by the Frisco railroad company was
that of burglarizing its merchandise
cars.
The boys were arrested, placed in
chains and held over night in the city
Jail Through the services of Attor-
neys H G. White and s. s. Kirkpatrick
of Fredonia the hearing of the case re-
suited in an absolute acquittal the
evidence against them being fimsy.
indeed, and it is safe to say the verdict
met with the approval of every bust
ness man in Neodesha, especially those
who knew the boys best.
Bowers, TaIbert and Neff- now seek
to recover damages from the company
to the amount of $4,000 each, for
false arrest, false imprisonment, and
for malicious prosecution. by reason
of which their reputation has been in
jured, they have been Inundated, and
thrown out of employment. H. G.
White and S. S. Kirkpatrick are their
attorneys. Action is brought in the
Wilson county district court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
Great Bargain for Hart.

Chicago, Feb. 23.-CoI. James Hart
of the Clubs has just cIoseda highly sat
isfactOry deal with the manager of the
San Francisco baseball team whereby
Hart is to have his pick of the entire
Frisco club for the sum of 81. The
coast manager was hard put to find a
pitcher, and as Hart had the call on
Whalen, the only available man, it was
proposed that he be permitted to play
in San Francisco, and at the end of
the season Hart could have any man
he desired. This agreement was en-
tered into and made binding by the
payment of the nominal sum of 81.
Manager Harris was very glad to close
with these terms and also to return
the price paid for the pitcher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
Special Homeseekers' Rates via

March Z and 81 special homeseekers,
tickets will be sold to Galveston TT
Worth, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio
and other Texas points at the extremely
low rate of $500 for the round trip
Points in PecOs Valley and return 500
Ell Paso and return $3.50. Rate of one
fare plus $500 to points in Oklahoma
Indian Territory. Arizona. New Mexico,
Arkansas and Texas, tickets limited to
q days from date Of sale and stop
overs allowed on the going trip within
Is days.
For full information, literature. etc.
address T. L. King, c. P. and T. A.
Topeka, Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23

Ottawa, Kan, Feb. 23.-The announce
ment that o. p. CULLEN has returned from
Pomona after having secured possession
of his bride of a week. reveals a story of
some interest Mr.. Quillen's first wife died
five weeks ago, leaving a family of small
children. The family was under smallpox
quarantine at the time CULLEN. who is
aged 45, married Miss F1Ossie Stencil, aged
16. who had been hired to take care of his
children. On Monday Miss Stencils moth
er came over from Pomona and in Quill
len absence compelled her daughter to
return home 1t is claimed that d mes
sage was left for CULLEN warning him to
keep away from his bride CULLEN first
sought the aid of the sheriff in an unOffi-
cial capacity to help get his wife back
but falling in this went TO Pomona. last
night and met the girl by appointment
bringing her back with him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23

re-established and adhered to in all
cases except when the seals of the
box cars are found tempered with
The change in the rules began when
during and after the coal strike there
was complaint by the consignees that
the weight was short.
The complaints of the retail coal
dealers of Iowa and Nebraska were so
were talked of to compel all roads to
install a new scale costing $4,000 each
at every station. Ehis move resulted
in the railroads ssYing way and dis
carding mine rates and base freight
rates and agreeing to consider short
age claims. The plan is now declared
by the railroads to have proven bur-
densome.