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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-13

Hair chains made to order a
Trzcinski's. 48-3
Miss Eta Klein has been visiting
friends in Cresco for week past.
"A. O. Baker has been at Winnie.
peg, Canada, the past week, on bust
ness trip.
"A fine assortment of opera glasses
We are closing out at big discount
Brunt q Parman.
Monday noon from stay of severa
weeks in Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. w. Drew, OF
Howard county, visited in the city &
couple of days last week.
Mrs. A. A. Clark returned to Des
Moines Saturday, after a visit with hel
aunt. Mrs. j. M. Greene.
from Northfield SATURDAY. for an over
Sunday visit with her father.
Alma Berg, son of O. A. Berg, OF
Glenwood, returned Wednesday from
Lacrosse. where he had been receiving
treatment at the hospital.
"A mems supper will be given at
the Congregational church this even
ing. Come and see the men folks
serve good hot supper.
w. N. Drake went to Des Moines
on Monday to attend meeting of
the Duroc Jersey Swine Association,
OF which he is a member.
I'm the basket ball game at Luther
College on Friday the Luther College
team defeated U. l. u, Favette, by
the score of 30 TO II. 1t was one of
the best games playe1 here in some
time.
AT the election of officers of Hose
Go. No 2 on Wednesday evening the
following were chosen: Foreman.
Theo. Olson; Is Asst, John Lewis
End Asst, ID. Koran; Secretary, f.
j. Ambli Treasurer. @. G.. Freeberg.
Ben Bears fur display on the
east side of his store SATURDAY. was
as usual an interesting sight. Here
he exhibited upwards of hundred
garments in fur. ranging from small
to large amounts in price and of all
qualities and STYLES, a selection such
is not seen outside of the larger cities.
He sold quite number of them. and
many inspected the coats with view
to future purchases.
Switches at Trzcinski's. 4S-4
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-13
BULLETIN OF COMING EVENTS.

BULLETIN OF COMING EVENTS.
Dec. 15-Concert by Luren, assisted
by Miss Macha Vance, reader; Prof.
J. d. Bryson, violinist, and Laerken
singing society of Calmar.
Dec. 18-Auction sale, Catherine Nc.
Cormick, Admr. Bluffton township.
Dec. 22-The Tenderfoot Opera Com
pany at the Grand.
Jan. 2, 3,4-Lectures by Father Lam
bert, Steyer's opera house.
Jan. 16-Earl Drake Concert Co..
lecture course.
Feb. 26-Alton r. Packard. cartoonist
lecture course
Rev. FIR. Vaughn, lecture
course.
REV. Sam Jones. evangelist
lecturer. lecture course.
Dec. 25-Christmas, Monday.
La Junta tribune., 1905-08-23
se- vss.s. s... .. a.as.-

Ny. but things must be booming
in Raton." said a Las yegan this
morning who had been reading a
copy Of the Ration Gazette in the
Optic Office Why this paper says
the roundhouse up there is being
enlarged TO accommodate NINE HUN
DRED engines" An examination Of
the paragraph which had caused the
astonishment showed
that the gentleman was not familiar
with railway parlance. The mean
ing of the paragraph was simply
that engines of the 800 class will be
able to get into the enlarged round
house without dueking. Still Ration
is booming. all right.-I.as Vegas
Optic
La Junta tribune., 1905-08-23
Cay Csssess-

The city council was in session
Monday night. Mayor Bomgardner
Presiding. and all of the councilmen,
with the exception of Daimler.
being present
Joe Wiedeman was granted a per-
nit TO erect building on Granada
street, lsx35 feet in dimensions. for
the use of J. v. Welch. the tailor.
1t was ordered that a water
trough. twelve feet long, equipped
with an automatic valve, be con-
structed and placed at some eonven-
lent point on East Trinidad plaza
Property in owners in block 81,
bounded by Belleview. Carson. Iowa
and Montana streets, were order
ed to connect with the sewer
An order was passed requiring all
city officers who are under bond to
make a monthly report of the
transactions in their respective de-
partments. to be presented on the
first meeting night in each month.
The city clerk was instructed to
issue 500 in city warrants in favor
of the La Junta Home Company and
secure deed for the city reservoir
site. This is the concluding chapter
in transaction that has been in the
air for the last six years
The council then indulged in
prolonged discussion of the problem
of securing an adequate water sup
ply, which is the all-absorbing
question of the hour. but without
arriving at anything definite as to
the best manner in which to pro-
ceed. The council is really i'm earn
est in desire to do something to
better the water supply, but find
the problem a very vexing one.
They would be highly elated to re-
ceive a practical suggestion from
some of the wiseacre curbstone
spielers. who claim to be experts in
this particular line. and who have
been known to advance a new solu-
ton of the problem at least three
times a week.
La Junta tribune., 1905-08-23
Toe osys in Denver.

An opportunity of spending two
days in the Queen City Of the Plains
will be given on Sunday. August
9th. when the Santa Fe will run a
special train excursion. starting
from Larned Kan, at TSP p. m,
August 26th. and arriving in Denver
at 1890 o'clock Sunday morning.
The train will leave La Junta Sum
day at 3:55 a. m. and the rate will
be 1915. Returning leave Denver
8 p. m, August 2sth. In addition to
Denvers's many other attractions
there will be game of baseball be-
tween the Denver and Sioux City
clubs on the 9th, and Denver and
St. Joseph on the 2sth. Everybody
is going. Why not you? Ask the
local agent for further particulars.
La Junta tribune., 1905-08-23
nm,,e.. 10, s.... 3. ,~e,e,.m.o,.

One little stretch Of about ten
miles of track near Trinidad, Colo,
is costing the the Santa Fe railroad
more money than any one hundred
miles anywhere else along the sys-
TEN.
This is a short stretch between
Morley and Jansen. where the com.
pany is double-tracking. The cost
cannot be even roughly estimated,
but is is probably well into six
figures.
The work has been going on for
some time, but the progress has
been rather slow. 1t is part of the
double track which is being put in
between Trinidad and Ration to re-
lieve the traffic congestion over the
hill.
The great cost is due to the fact
that about six bridges are being put
in to cover that brief distance.
Every one of these bridges viii be a
very costly affair, inasmuch as they
are all being constructed of mason
~. They are being put in to stay
for all time and no expense is being
spared in the work.
At the present time the work is
being done on two bridges between
Morley and Starkville. A force of
nearly 500 men is being worked on
the bridges and the double tracking
together. One Of the largest
masonry bridges in the country is
included in the plans. 1t will be
thrown across the Animas river and
will be 2lO feet in length. The firm
Of Widell 4 Finley, Of Chicago, has
the contract for the bridges and it is
one of the largest single contracts
Of the kind which has ever been let
by railroad company.
After leaving Morley and Jansen
the work Of double tracking will be
comparatively easy, as only a few
more bridges are necessary. 1t is
expected that the stretch of track
between those two points will be
completed before the winter sets in.
The work of putting in the mason
~ wall along the Santa Fe tracks in
front Of the depot in Trinidad will
be commenced in a few days. The
concrete has been unloaded on the
ground along with some stone. LAS
Vegas Optic.
La Junta tribune., 1905-08-23
Shest cs.rss in gsse.ss.ss.

We have just received a copy Of
the first annual announcement Of
the Short Course in Agriculture and
Domestic Science To be offered for
the first time at the Agricultural
College at Fort Collins this coming
winter.
There has been a great demand on
the part of young men and young
women from the farm homes Of
Colorado for a course in practical
agriculture. stock raising. cooking.
sewing. ETC.. to more thoroughly
equip themselves for their life work
on the farms and ranches Of Colo
RADIO. The course offered. which
will continue for three months In
each Of two winters, will be of such
value that no young man or young
woman with ambition to excel in
their calling can afford to miss this
opportunity Of getting all the prac-
tical knowledge possible at a mini
mum expenditure Of time and
money. A copy Of the announce
ment can be secured by addressing
w. L. Carlyle, dean Of the Axricul-
tural College. Fort Collins, Colo.
La Junta tribune., 1905-08-23
messs nssIes aecsss 0.ohss.

Thirty hundred and thirty-two
head Of horses is the record Of ship
ments this season from Las Animas
and HuerfAno counties. This breaks
all previous record for the district
and places Trinidad in the front
rank Of the horse markets Of the
west. The demand for horses has
been principally from Kansas City
and Texas. and prices have been
raised from IS to rs per cent over
last year. The heaviest buyer has
been Tom Tate. of La Junta. who
has bought 2.945 horses since April
lst. II is said that the increase Of
horse prices will materially effect
ranch conditions in this district. The
cattle market has been dull this
year.
La Junta tribune., 1905-08-23

general topic of conversation since
its presentation here. York State
Folks" is different from the usual
run Of rural plays for it leaves a
distinct impression of its own upon
the mind Of the spectator. To the
habitual theatre-goer, tired of the
stage fiction, stage villain, and stage
heroics, this absolutely natural de-
piction of the American village life,
just as it actually exists, comes as a
pleasing variation. There is an
abundance of bright dialogue. droll
humor, and the pathos and senti-
ment of the play is not of the arti-
fetal sort. The stage settings are
remarkably elaborate and many Of
the scenes are so well managed as to
receive heartier applause than ever
was here before.
La Junta tribune., 1905-08-23
''vosh Ststs gotks-

What promises to be the most
event of the theatrical sea
son is the engagement of Arthur
Sidman's York State Folks" which
comes to the La Junta Theatre next
evening.
The play. the company, the un-
usually pretty scenery have been the
La Junta tribune., 1905-08-23
SEQ Chisss 1Ssses-

Charles II. Paddock and John
harrington have leased the Norman
storeroom on Trinidad plaza. for
merly occupied by Mrs Juliet
Brown. and about the first of the
month will open a chilli parlor and
short order restaurant.
La Junta tribune., 1905-08-23
Do ve. us., ,s xs.s IS Per es.s1

Thousands of dollars worth of
merchandise. perfect and as good
material as you have To pay any,
where 35 per cent more. Examine
the goods carefully. Select that
which interests you. and you will
find even greater value on sale than
we've told you in print
The MENDEISON Stock.
La Junta tribune., 1905-08-23
Chamberlain's
collie. cH0LERA AND
Diarrhea Remedy

Afew doses Of this remedy will
Invariably cure an ordinary At
tack Of dlarrhea.
Il has been used IN nine cpl
demics Of dysentery with perfect
success.
Il can always be depended
upon, even in the moro severe
aetacln Of cFamp colo and chol-
sra morbus-
lt 10 equally successful for
summer diarrhea and cholera
infAntum In children. and is the
means ofsaving the lives Of many
children each year.
When reduced wifh water and
sWeetened It 10 pleasant to take:
Every man Of . family shouA
6esp tAis rsmedy in hts hone.
Boy it now. Il nay save LIE.
PAscB, 4tc LAnos Sus. eoc.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-09-14
A CLEAR COMPLEXION.

A Simp'e Home Treatment for Black.
heads, Red, Rough and Oily Skin aud
DisfixurinE H..mors.
II you are afflicted with pimples,
blackheads. red. rough or oily skin, or
d%isfiguring humors. you will find this
simple home treatment most agreeable,
speedily effective and economical.
Gently smear the face with the great
emollient skin cure, Cuticura ONT
ment, but do not rub. Wash Off the
ointment. in five minutes with Cuticura
Soap and hot water. and battle freely.
Repeat this morning and evening and
you will soon be rewarded with n skin
soft. white and clear. Cuticura Soap,
the best toilet and complexion soap in
the world, assisted by Cuticura ONT
ment, will preserve. purify and beau
tify the complexion and keep the skin
In a healthy condition, preventing
b%lackheads. pimples, eruptions or the
return of eczema and other skin trou
bles. Used as a shampoo it cleanses
the scalp of crusts and scales, remov.
ing dandrulf and promoting the growth
of the hair. =. red rough hands, itch.
ing palms and painful finger ends.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment achieve
marvellous results, often in a single
night.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-09-14
MURDERER WILL
ASK FOR PARDON
Edward Wilson, Life Prisoner,
Seeks Release After
Thirteen Years.
HE SLEW A YOUNG BOY
Moody County People, 1t Is Said, Bit
terly Oppose the Release Of the
Man vividly Recalling the
Brutality Of the Crime.

Flandrea, S. D., Sept. 6.-Notice has
been published in the ~F'landreau En-
terprise that Edward Wilson, con-
victed of the murder of Otto Solquist in
1892, will ask the board of pardons to
release him from the penitentiary or
rather to commute his sentence from
life to twenty years in the penitentiary.
If this communication is granted it will
practically release him from the prison
at once as he will be allowed certain
time for good behavior. 1t will be
claimed by his attorneys that a doctor
has decided that Wilson has only six
months to live n that this will give
him only enough time to see his moth
err and return to his native state and
prepare for death.
Crime Was Brutal.
The murder for which Wilson was
convicted was one of the worst that
was ever committed in the state. 1t
appears that Wilson and the boy Sol
quist were working with a threshing
crew IN the southern part of this II
" ana that Wilson knew the boy had
considerable money which he had saved
for the purpose of sending to the old
country for his mother.
One Sunday in November, 1892, Will
son ~purSuaded the boy to accompany
him to Fiandreau. Before starting for
town Wilson went into the OF
the mar they We're working for and
secured q monkey wrench which he
secreted under his bib overalls n car
ried same all day and on the way home
that evening when out upon a vacant
section of land Wilson beat the boy to
death with the monkey wrench and
came back to town. The next day Will.
son returned to the place where they
were working and tried to get the boys
clothing and the rest of the money he
had, saying that the boy a gone to
Sioux City and told him to get his
money and clothes. This led to sus.
picion and the friends of the boy fol-
lowed Wilson and arrested him. Upon
him was found the money that Solauist
had, together with Solquist's watch and
other property. A search was made
for the body which was found and the
most brutal murder vas unearthed that
hau ever been committed in the state.
Tried in Lincoln County.
The case was taken to Lincoln coun-
~ for trial and he was found guilty and
sentenced to life imprisonment. There
is no doubt of his guilt, and at the
time of his conviction 1t was a wonder
to even his lawyers that he was not
hanged and SO pleased were they at
n outcome of the trial thai not even a
motion for a new trial was ever made.
Wilson has made a model prisoner
ana Tor that reason his friends are ask.
Ing that his sentence be COMMITTED.
Feel1ng Is very strong against the
granting of this application and Moody
county will resist it till the last.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-09-14
MUNICIPAL GAS SERVICE.
Profits Realized by the City of Hull,
Enoland.

From the Washington Star.
consul Hamm, writing from Hull, Eng,
about the gas plant owned and run by the
municipality. says that the amount of gas
produced in the year ended March. 1905,
was LILO, S66, 600 cubic feet. against 1859,
10000 IN 1904; 3,415, 294 gallons of OIL and a.
275 tons of coke were used to make the
one. and 1862, 4O3 gallons of oil and %, 4O3
tons of coke to make the other. The can
dlepower in the first case was 17.N stand
ard sperm; in the second, 17.S.
The quantity of gas supplied was O.0s
per cent. more than the year before, and
that year showed an increase of 3.25 per
cent. over 1903. The coal and camel car
BOMBED was 456. TO tons in 1905, yielding
IL. 967 cubic feet OF gas per ton ass, 1854 in
1904, yielding 10,S6S cubic feet. The number
of gas consumers was 1852. l65 in 1906; l46, 457
in 1904. The number of gas stoves and en-
g.nes in 1906 was %, S62; in 1904. 1922.
The price Of gas was reduced, to ordin-
airy consumers, from GO to Sc cents per
1000 cubic feet inside the city limits, and
to outsiders. from 66 to 62 cents. A fur
Their reduction of 2 cents per 1000 cubic
feet was made June "a.
The cost Of coal. a 1el and oil per ton
carbonized was $2,5770 in 1906; in 1904,
81, 71SO.
The gross yearly profits, 1905. were
$3.50. 949, of which $2lO, SCI was paid in divi-
dends, while s., 1870. As. as required by act OF
parliament, went into a sinking fund. The
net profit was 1885,, 1888.
The length of mains was a trihe ovel
SS miles, an increase in 1906 of ffteer
miles. The number of public lamps In the
city Is 1885,; in the suburbs, 2.O7S. o.
course in the city limits, 5.S66 have mean
descent burners.
Estimates made by the experts of tn,
city of income were $3.4S5. coo; the actua
receipts were 50. 444. TO. The estimated ex
. a DON mn. a.
81. $780, 500. The estimates Of gross profit
were $656, COO; the actual. $755. $50.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-09-14
ASSESSMENT OF ALWAYS
Only Three States West Of Mississippi,
Have RATINGS az Aioh.

Pierre. s. D., Sept. 5.-In connection with
the criticism which is Just now being
aimed at the state assessment board in
regard TO Its railway assessments, and the
comparisons which are being made with
other states. to the disadvantage of South
Dakota, the following figures from the
government census are applicable. The
figures show the per cent. of assessment
of railroads on their commercial value in
states of the union generally, and for the
states which surround South Dakota tho
figures are all lower than for this state:
South Dakota is 2s.9. North Dakota, $50:
Nebraska. 1871; Wyoming. rs: Iowa. 1877:
Montana, 1871. Minnesota is not given in
the table. In fact the only states west
OF the Mississippi river which assess rail-
ways atlas high a per cent. OF their COM
mercial value as docs South Dakota. are
Missouri. Texas and Nevada. Livery 9th.
er state west of the Mississippi assessing
at a lower per centage Of commercial
value than does South Dakota.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-09-14
MYSTERY IN MURDER.
Dying Man Found in a Box Car at
Luddin, N. D., with Bullet Hole
in His Head.

Aberdeen. S. D., Sept. An un-
known man was found in a oxcar on
a Northwestern freight at Ludden, n.
D., last night in a dying condition, with
a bullet wound through his head.
Two men found on the same train
in another car say they were in the
car with the wounded man and two
Others The train stopped at Hecla,
S. D., when two masked men sprang in
to the car with revolvers drawn and
ordered hands w. The three men COM
piled. The two jumped from the car
while the other fought the robbers and
was shot.
The robbers disappeared. The three
men, frightened. got into another car.
The three. with the two who ran from
h robbers. were taken to Cakes. N.
D., where the wounded man is. The
robbers got or at Aberdeen. They are
described as a tall, slim man. with a
sandy mustache, and u hort man.
A man was arrested at Hecla this
morning answering the description of
the tall, slim man. He gave his name
as Doddes and says he got on the train
near Redfield. unarmed. He refuses to
fa1k
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-09-14
THINKS HER A BOB CAT
Mistake Costs tho Life of His Wife,
Daughter Of Discoverer Of
Eannnna Nina

Dendwood, 8. D., Sept. Mrs. Theo-
dore Coventry. daughter OF Otto
Grants. original owner of the Hidden
Fortune mine. was shot and killed at
Livingstone, Mont. Mr.. Grantz is un-
able to get any details. Her husband
is a travelling oculist. She was the old
est daughter of Grantz. He is the man
who made the great discovery OF the
Hidden Fortune claim which required
him to stand guard owe the ground
with a shotgun. He shipped one car OF
ore that brought him $50. 600. He leaves
for Montana tonight.
Facts Of the Tragedy.
Livengston. Mont. Sept. DIR. Cow
entry. known as DR.. Abbo. a travelling
eye specialist, of Deadwood. s. D., while
hunting bobcats rear Clyde park today,
accidental shot and killed his wife.
Mrs. Coventry had followed her hus-
band unknown to him and was ap-
preaching in the brush when he mis-
took her for an animal and fred. A bull.
let pierced her brain.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-09-14
SEEMS TO BE ASSURED.
Prospects for Electric Line from Brook
ings to Sioux Falls Bright.

Sioux Falls, S. d., Sept. 5.-If one
half the electric ~interurban electric
lines contemplated in this part of the
state are constructed, Sioux Falls will
be the hub of a number of such sys-
which will extend pretty we'll over
the eastern part of the state.
Information is received from Flan-
dreau of a meeting at that place Il few
evenings ago of the promoters of the
proposed electric line from Bookings
and citizens of %Flandreau. The ON
mittee of business men selected by the
citizens to consult with the promoters
are reported to have been very favor
able to granting the concessions asked
by the new company.
AS proposed the line will run from
Brookings south to Flandreau, thence
south and southeast to Egan, and
then south to Sioux Falls. At the meet
ing held in Flandreau the promoters
of the proposed line are said to have
convinced the business men of that
place that they meant business and
that the line would be constructed.
The promoters We're assured by the
committee of business men that the
concessions asked for would be granted
and that the r~ight-of-way through the
town would be donated. Another meet
ing of h ~Flandreau people will soon
be held to complete preparations for
the construction of the proposed line
to that place.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-09-14
JOURNALIST AS FARM HAND.
Says He Enjoys the Situation and l.
AccumuIatino "Copv."

~ dUo IL
Accommodating Copy"
Huron, S. D., Sept. oh. G. Eastwood.
sent out three months ago by a Toledo pa
per to become a harvest hand in the
wheat fields OF Kansas, Nebraska and the
Dakotas, spent a few hours in the city
yesterday.
Mr.. instructions were to en-
ter the fields as a harvest hand. work
with the harvesterS in such work and IN
such places as might seem to him proper.
and since that time he has lived entirely
upon, and paid his expenses out of wages
paid him as a harvest hand.
He expects to return to Toledo in about
two months. Referring to the financial
condition of farmers in the states visited.
Mr.. Eastwood sassy there is apparent. thrift
on every hand. good crops being the order
everywhere; there is contentment and
happiness in all the farm homes visited.
and he is quite enthusiastic over what he
has seen and learned OH this trip. He ex-
pressed surprise at finding hundreds of
farmers With large bank accounts, elegant
homes and sufficient to keep them COM
fortably all their days, and many DO to
southern states or to California to spend
their winters. They 1--we better, and enjoy
l.fe more fully than do the majority of
the farmers in the eastern states, and
while he has no thought of becoming a
farmer or stockman, he declares it the
most profitable and independent life to
lead. Aside from the fact that Mr.. East
wood expects to profit financially from his
trip bl locals published in the press. and
also In book form, he declares the EXPERT
ences are more than sufficient to compen-
safe him for time and energy and cash ex.
pended on this trip.