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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20


Speaking of plans for proposed rail-
road legislation. the Lowell Mass. }
Citizen says:
1.-THE scheme contemplated is so
radical in itself that it would require
very thorough discussion before the
government embarked upon it, even if
the opposition were less marked. The
plan to have the government regulate
the rates of freight transportation
which a privately-owned railroad may
charge has good many features that
admit of dispute. If the government
owned the roads outright. nobody
could question its right absolutely
to fix the rates. Few indeed question
its general supervisory powers now.
But to vest in any small commission
the absolute power to say what shall
and what shall not be charged by q
corporation which is only quasi-publi G
is so dubious o proposition. in the
broadcast view. as to necessitate very
careful canvassing before 1T is rushed
through any congress. ss."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

In Norway on pay davs saloons are
closed and savings banks open till
midnight. Servant girls hire for half
a year at time by contract at public
registry offices. There is telegraph
box on every street car One writes
the message, puts on the right num-
Der of stamps and drops it in the
box. Farmers can borrow money
from the government at 3 per cent.
There are practically no illiterates.
The average wage earnings ara $88 a
year. There are more reindeer than
horses, more sheep than cows.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20
CANAL VS. IRRIGA TON DITCHES

The Panama Canal is conceded to be
the giant undertaking of the age. a
project upon which the French have
failed. and the United States will
now take hold and build. We will
constr act the Panama Canal beyond a
peradventure of doubt and it will
become the greatest and most i'm
portant waterway in the world, with
untold possibilities to commerce and
the strategy of possible warfare.
What will it cost aud when will it be
completed? Engineers predict in 10
or Is years and estimate an expenditure
of 200 million dollars. Yet it will be
observed that the wording of these
estimates is provisional and qualified
both as the amount of treasure neces-
sarv for the work and as to the time
of completion.
But while this great American work
is going on. or rather its preliminary
surveys and excavations, Uncle Sam is
doing another engineering work which
promises even greater results than
the Panama Canal. The truth of this
becomes manifest to the most unthink.
ing upon a little reflection. The
government has now under considera-
tion-one is already completed-seven
great irrigation projects in the west
involving the reclamation of some
million and quarter acres of desert
land ar cost of about 30 million dol.
lars. A half dozen more are in the
course of survey and commencement
of work.
The fund for this work is constant
ly growing from the receints of all
the sales of public lands: moreover as
every dollar expended by the govern
ment must be returned TO the fund bv
the settlers taking the land. the fund
becomes a revolving one and is capable
of use over and over again for build
ing new works.
It is officially estimated that there
are over 20 million acres of irrigable
land in the west and it is admitted
that an intensivelv cultivated irrigated
agricultural community will support
a population of one person to the
acre, which would people the western
half of the United States with nearly
the present population of the entire
country.
The cost of this great work would
amount to two billion dollars-a work
the vastest ever entered into by any
country in any time. yet costing the
government not one dollar. for every
dam and every canal constructed is
paid for by eager settlers who flock
upon the rich, irrigated desert lands.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

1t is a matter of conQratulatiou
among the fraternity that the OLD
time jealous rivalry and vindictive
animosity of competitors in the same
newspaper field is gradually decreas.
ing as the younger generation takes
the place of the veteran whose aim
in business has been first to "kill of
the miscreant who prints that dis.
reputable yellow sheet across the
street." We have seen no better ex.
ample in some time than that now
taking place in Nashua G. r.
Wallis and wife of the Post have both
passed through a long and severe
siege of typhoid fever. during which
time editors Keller q Ellison of the
Reporter have taken charge of their
Office and issued their paper regularly
for them. 1t is an exhibition of
fraternal courtesy worthy Of emula-
tion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

If the state legislature will appro-
pirate 500 to buy new grounds and
construct new buildings for the
Winneshiek County Fair we will feel
more like favorin9 the proposition
asking it to build $50. 900 steel
grand stand for The Des Moines state
fair.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20
Subscription Price $l.50 a Year
Omcs..317 West Water Street
Beth Telephones Number Is.
Current Comment.

Now that Walter Wellman has got
ten peace established. why wouldn' t
it be good thing for him to settle
this railroad rate controversy, and be
done with il.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

Possibly Senator Titus foresaw the
big corn crop of Iowa this year when
he hypnotized the people into voting
for biennial elections. The farmer
will soon be too busy filling his corn
cribs and building new ones to talk
politics, attend conventions or vote
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

Experts estimate that it will require
1900. 900 freight cars to move the
crops of 1905 to market. This means
81. 500 trains of 40 cars each. and
figuring six employees to operate each
train. it will require 225. 200.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

The man who commits breach Of
the law and then desires his name kept
out of the papers on account Of his
family-not that he would care per-
sonally-should have thought of his
family sooner. Such man hopes that
newspaper workers will have greater
respect for his family than he has
shown.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

''Why am like a pin." asked Mr..
Jones triumphantly of his wife, he
expecting her to say. Because you
are so sharp. "but she said. Because
il you should get lost it wouldn't be
worth while to spend time in look.
ing for you. "-Armstro lg Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20
ELLIS ]. HOOK
COUNTY SUPT. SCHOOLS.

School Officers Blanks and Rec
ords, Secretary's Order Books,
Treasurer's Account Books, Di-
rector's Enumeration Records,
Teachers Daily and Classifica-
ton Records, always kept on
hand. Teachers Examination
the last Friday and Saturday of
each month.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

On Saturday the official statement
of the Iowa census was published.
which shows that the past five years
the state has lost in popuation 30, 481.
Out of the ninety y-nine counties only
twenty-five show an increase. Winnie.
siiek being one of the number
Practically all of the large cities have
made gains. the loss being almost
exclusively confined to the rural
districts. which confirms the state.
ment that the enlargement of Iowa
farms is the cause of the decrease.
Among the cities Des Moines is the
largest with 75. 42S; then comes Du-
buque 4l,54l. Sioux City 40,916,
Davenport 39.741 The total popula-
tion for the state is 2.20l. .372 as com
pared with 2.23l. .S53 FIVE years ago
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

Its getting nearly auction sale
time. Remember that this Office prints
more sale bills than all the others
combined. prints them right and at
reasonable prices. S7tf.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

There is but one editor in the Ohio
pantitentiary. and he Was sent NJ
under mitigating circumstances. He
shot delinquent subscriber.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

When Gov. Cummins was supporting
Boies for governor. Secretary Shaw
was supporting the republican state
ticket /; when Gov. Cummins was sup
porting democratic nominee for state
senator from Polk county. Secretary
Shaw was loyal republican. When
Gov. Cummins was advocating free
silver. Secretary Shaw was distin-
gushing himself on the stump as An
advocate of the gold standard, and
through his efforts as much as to those
of any one mans in the nation. are
we indebted for our present financial
system; and while Gov. Cummins is
proclaiming for Canadian reciprocity
and tariff ripping. Secretary Shaw
has been the steadfast friend of pro-
lection. the tariff legislation that has
done so much to make this nation
great and strong. This. in brief.
is the political reputation of these two
gentleman during past the IA years.
Charles City Herald
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

Senator Wark of the Canadian par
Lament died recently aged 101 wears.
after continuous service Of sixty
four years in the senate. 10. TrigR
thinks such a proposition in the case
of Senator Allison, for instance would
be pretty discouraging to some Iowa
politicians.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

All told. foreign loans. domestic
loans. war taxes. increased custom
duties. etc.. Japan has raised nearly
$3.50. 600. 600 for war purposes. As
wages in the United States are at least
six times higher than in Japan. the
amount raised by that country is equal
to our raising s5. 100. 600, 600.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

Sequoyah was the Indian name of
George Guess the half breed who was
the inventor of the Cherokee alphabet.
by means of which he brought written
knowledge in their own tongue to his
people. The Statehood Convention at
Muskogee now propose TO honor this
half-b breed by applying for the admis-
sion of the Indian Territory as state
under the name of Sequoyah. And
this is not the only honor accorded to
him. since it is recalled that the
"big tree" of California was named
'Sequoia gigantea' after him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

The Rock Island has just issued a
bulletin in which it states that it will
not stand for garnishment of the wages
Of its employees. The order states that
the first time an, employe permits his
wages to be garnished the employe
will be suspended and for q second
offense of this kind will be permanent.
ly discharged.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

Latest advices from the Scandinav-
ian peninsula indicate that Norway
and Sweden have practically agreed
for the peaceful establishment of
separate governments, and it is un-
derstood that Prince Charles of Den
mark will be elected King of Norway.
1t is likely that the final agreement
will be for the disarmament and not
demolition of the forts, both countries
agreeing not to increase armaments
and entering into permanent peace
treaty.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

The town o f Lancaster. once an
aspirant of the state capitol and a
rival Of Des Moines was wiped OFF
the map last Wednesday night bv the
burning Of Gilliland Bros store and
residence. Two small churches and
couple of residences is all that re.
mains of what once promised to be q
metropolis of the state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

Office, Northwest corner ground aoor
OF Court House, Decorah, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20

Wednesday afternoon the visiting
Ladies' and number or the dentists
were given a carriage ride about the
citv. all expressing surprise at the
unequalled natural beauties and the
public improvements and progress
siveness shown in all parts of the city.
On Wednesday evening a banquet
was partioipated in by all the visit
ors at the Winneshiek Hotel After a
dainty menu of delicious edibles SER
we'd as only Mr.. Bailey and his assist
ants know how. long program of
toasts by prominent members of the
profession was heartily enjoyed. Rev.
DR.. H. H. Green of this CITY acting as
toastmaster. This evenings portion
of the program proved o very enjov-
able feature of the meeting.
On Wednesday afternoon occurred
the election of officers and transaction
of business. Cedar Rapids was chosen
as the next meeting place. aud in
recognition of his efficient services as
secretary and later vice-president and
superintendent of clinics. and as a
compliment to the dentists of Decorah.
DR.. @. l.. Topliff was honored with
being elected president of the associa-
tion. The other officers are
Vice-Pres. DIR. j. d. Welsh. New
Hampton.
Secretary-Dr. @. N. Booth. Cedar
Rapids.
Treasurer-Dr. +. d. Miner. Gel.
vein.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-09-20
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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
III. J. GREEN.
Editor and Proprietor.

Ofnctal Paper Of Wfnnesheik County
and the City Of Decorah.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-15
OCTOBER IS.
A MYSTERIOUS MURDER.

in Doyle Enle
Of editor OF
habits that has comlngs ana
locked New
He repeated blows with blunt instu
proved lie
earlier
hadpr
of large reward have found
no lue to murderer
where Italian named
ncutup where
baby sIepts o
by assembled and by
brother
though police
of
CORY marks of mis- erin IL :
according
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-15
= LITTLE TALKS =

JOHN just the pack and get
ALLAN get of good
sound farmers to here and
AUGUST
threeye
free Kakaako people filing in properties
J. of jack
that serve fish chowder day
POSTMASTER PRATTIt knowingly
mailing them
nothing story am intending
of
of his freshness There nothing in all e
ruIef
that the Registry opens
them sharp at a for unch?
MANAGER cHURcHDo passing transports
help the
On Thursday
thirsty and they helped of
SENATOR AcIUnl county
cash the o
the and middle
paid its employees cash That everybody times good
cash
of looking young
follow 1 India of
sdery
health whisky preserve
were I an
his makeh
You don't hash all the time
When
If they had the Royal Hawaiian
once We played Tavaa, and it satisfied public
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-15
THE INSURANCE DEAL.


panes has brought to he following
ooo by the New York Life December
payable P Morgan Co, contribution to the National
thing 1896 1900;
to $4,000
Life without the
which
L
of
bondsw
being mslead
$32OooOo
of bonds
That according Morton Equitable s2e5ooo
President Alexander
VicePresdent Mcintyre This
is knowna the
Equitable
by three other Equitable subsidiary concerns to wit the Commercial Trust
Bank Bank
Deposit Equitable
Life habtually
with
all the and holding the bankers liable
losses and giving them half the accrued profits
day
g. points
entere on the realized
Cromwell
in partci syndieates
Life paid half
bonds than the did
New paid Hamilton an
depoting his
and s55ooo respectively,
Office annexa without
Company,
Company
Company all
cate aIotments
salary the New York Life
the other officials have shown steady tendency
(Contiued on Page 81
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-15
GlIMPSES OF GREAT Men
VII.
(Ry the Editor.)


Tokaido railroad line at Kobe aston
and
Asking little shop where English
about He
his special Tokyo his military home in
a Hiroshima
of Probably
the needed nothing enhance the blaze of
their golden lacquer There twelve coaches the sixth being the En-
ministers and picked troops The
imperial facing the crowd sat
the that of the Negu of Abyssinia
who, himself wshpped as
stately
abers of DEATH the deity
heritage of and might
Guph and Hohenzolerns wearing
Rourbons herdlng
looking like should
dressed PEASANTS garb
in the
bic dignity his a master of
looking his people
him closely waiting word
permit her travel with the
chief something deity She has her train and
his and
type brushy of hair
Thanks
he and palor skin
Also
the old
inefab of imperial
him and the mind the and standard there by
study o and they
heard The uncovered paid their the
deity
hidden his palace
kyoto.
This is a glimpse of a
Hiroshima said coming
coolies
lined the with But
the police would photographs thought best
behind the barred window of shop There could stand
wooden platform and the heads of the crowd
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-15

IL
with them
Jms dressed comb and brusn
tobacco dozen eggs
had would
Jim needles vanish IN hay
Man. skinned to death Why
he
Chinatown 500 square foo
big brother the Seven
Suh
er = y y
friend He real
does promugae it in the papers
people this of
being 18karat of with
refreshing And that
belong
him when it to the
stage royalty reading of the
Honolulu just
i vast real
about Prnces Theresa
the results of practical The
get Never
board else
he
respectable
place
he did aboard the Calabria
smeIin OF with
- - -
his craftsmanship and something big
the of Representatives much greater than
All this talk of
hardwo
of why
name his colleagues in the House know him by and
House And that the simple truth The sole duty performed by
(Contued 81
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-15
COMMERCIAL
BY
DANIEL LOGAN.

Real estate has figured larger the previously
building the northwest corner of Fort and @
streets for $4,000 It intended by the prop
office building simultaneously announced
that Mecandess Brothers would
anu h streets with walls strong enough to sustain third
whenever deemed advisable Leases for its
Construction Depart
erecting buildings Army Khauiki overlooking Hone
buildings on the reservation
beginning has been bathing grounds
to construct new buildings Alexander
acquiring the property for addition
On Saturday u Judiciary building, E. Fisher
ee WIN SELL under decree of foreclosure the Royal Hawaiian
Annex leasehod Waikiki twenty years ada
cent to the Moana hotels present bathing
James F. Morgan has made of at
malkl Tor $1,000 Yesterday he sold three properties auction
coney Male satisfy iudg-
OF property of the
Gland minors square fronting on Aiauna
was sold to j. F. coburn for 1928 and lot 141
steere of the Henry Waerhoue
sale of Mrs K E. Ashles Henry Pfuger
tor $3.50 Another house has been started building lady
STOCKS, -s.,,,.-.
1925 cents pound $3.50 dropped I'D to
prsed however to see slide ta sugar men would not be sur
average - fe va " 0 ioui-
sugar stocks have held their own on the local.
exchange 1t understood that by
an outsider at s45 but Pioneer listed
same as week previous block of $50
traded soo5 dividend to the
in exchange for 100 Pioneer
made in the private sale
been follows $500, So &c. 2o TO- rs at s27;
hlhe $500 at s775 10 at 1925, 200 Brewing
($2o
($loo 10 $3.50 wi $780, at
49, Oahu Sugar (so0 $780,
n Co (s1oo) so (s1oo) (s2o)
$780, $780, Cal B. 6's
Dividends Oahu C.; Pepee1
p. r. &
John Watt Olaa in
of ha
Secretary Mead the Hawaiian reports
accomplished
About
of
In all 1857
month 1904 goodly
he
Most the
night
The meeting of Waiaua Agricultural the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-15


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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-15

California
of
Gypsy
bewe SAM Pedro andPo int
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-15
YOUTH AND THE CIGARETTE


lad behind
Consequently
United
mistaken ideas of duty
London
he
smoking
small boys
onew Ladies' particularly
and gui of maiden apply their
Mr. Labouehere forget
of
the dminu
youth NICOTINE
great OF uneonscouly.
crouehng
of smoker in
moral
whipped culvaing
rejoice the of
dahng and paee Perfdy of
ideals and soundy
Since
San and
onthe subjec
Captaia Taggar Newspaper
3 THE INSURANCE DEAL
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-15

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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-11

by A. P. Mcdowell, Of Adair; the Iowa
State S~portsmen's amateur cup, held
by O. N. Ford, of Ceatral City; the L..
C. Smith cup, held by John Peterson.
of Randall; a Winchester pump gun.
a Remington double barreled gun and
a Parker gun They are to be placed
on exhibition in Hopkins Bros. Win
dow.
With the shoot but four days off C
w. Budd and Fred Whitney are about
the busiest men in Des Moines. They
We're at work yesterday preparing the
score sheets, a new scheme of MIR.
Whitney's that will do way with all
errors, liable to be made in copying
the scores from a blackboard. No
blackboard will be used at the state
shoot. Instead each mans score will
be kept upon a large sheet of paper
and each sheet will be turned in to the
secretary. The score sheets are large
enough SO that each shooter may see
Just how he Is marked by the referee,
The grounds for the shoot, at Bird
land Union park near the Belt line
bridge, are dry and in good condition,
A force of men Were put at work or
the grounds before the snow melted.
The grounds were then cleared OF
snow and scraped.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-11

the franchise was granted to all Span.
iards in Cuba, unless they signitied
their desire to retain their Spanish
citizenship.
Historic Points In Havana.
Havana is an old city. and there
are many old buildings and forts of
historic interest to be visited by the
American tourist. La Fuerza, the old.
est fort in the city, was built by De
Soto, who discovered the Mississippi
river. 1t is unoccupied ave as a
store house for old official records and
documents. The fortress of Canada
is the largest and most interesting Of
all the Notifications about the city at
this time. 1t covers about thirty-ive
acres of ground and cost Sl4,O00,O0O
to build at a time when the standard
Of value was much higher than at
present. 1t was built right after the
evacuation of Havana by the English
in 1863, and was constructed mainly
by slave labor who left In their wake
an awful trail of death and sorrow.
For it is said that these slaves intro
duced the yellow fever into Cuba
where it had previously been unknown.
This disease in the following hundred
years numbered its victims by the
hundreds of thousands, not only in
Cuba but in the United States as we'll,
and was not eradicated from this is.
land until four years ago. The Off
cial reports show that not a single
case of yellow fever has developed in
the island Of Cuba during the past
three years, nor with a single excep-
ton has there been any smallpox. The
annual death rate per n thousand
inhabitants is now 1857.
An Easy, Pleasant Trip.
Cuba is easily reached from the
United States, the trip from Iowa to
this city requiring but a little over
three days: We expect to leave here
on Saturday by the splendid steamship
Saratoga of the Munson line, reach.
ing Mobile Monday forenoon. There
we will take the Mobile & Ohio
through train to st. Louis, reaching st.
Louis Wednesday. Wednesday night
should find us safely at home in
Iowa. than which Notwithstanding the
tropical winter climate of the south
land. there is no more delightful or
desirable country in the world in
which to live.
A. w. Lee.