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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-20

In 1905 the terms Of peace between
France and Austria were argued and
agreed to on Christmas. In these Aus
trla was forced to make several large
gifts OF territory to France. and Italy
to acknowledge Napoleon as king Of
italy.
The United States forces began their
withdrawal from Charleston. 8. c., to
Fort Sumter on Christmas, 1850.
Under duress from the powers, Tur'
hey, on Christmas, 1875, gave out a
new constitution for the whole Otto
man empire. which granted Christians
equal rights with Mohammedans-a de-
cree, by the way, which the sultan be-
gan cheerfully to disobey as soon as
the duress was removed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-20
JUMPED TO THE CONCLUSION THAT SHE HAD RELENTED.

pvrIiy pacK was turned, but she senSed
the disapprobation in his attitude The
lights swan, and the hum of conver-
sation was like the strange noises in
deep forests at night She winked furi-
ously, angry with herself. She finally
oyercame her temptation to dissolve In
tears, only to find that her honeyboy
was sitting partly turned away in an
attitude Of deep detection as well as
set determination.
People came In from the snowy
streets laden with parcels and carry
ing lunches OF holly and mistletOe, and
every one beamed with Joy and pleas
snr anuclpuuons. Time passed, ana
the obstinate young couple grew hun
grier and angrier, for now each began
to nurse the situation as a real griev-
ance. But, though the waiter lowered
around with unmistakable anxiety,
no one called him to give the order.
The situation was growing tense. Hon
eybun was seriously thinking of get
ting up and going straight home to her
mother, and honeyboy was wondering
why men were fools enough to marry.
The old head waiter was sufficiently
interested to watch them meditatively
by means Of mirrors, all unsuspected.
Something In the air. or maybe it was
the Christmas spirit. crept under his
vest and he felt tugging at his heart.
The bride was so pretty and the man
20 handsome he could not bear to see
this discord. especially tonight Sud,
denly he said to himself:
Blessed. II don't do II too"
He called the waiter and gave him
q quiet order and then took from his
pocket small package Of cards. each
having either bit Of mistletoe or
holly in colors in one corner. On
these he printed in very neat charac-
ters:
'POTAGE-CHRISTMAS EVE. VERY
PEPPERY."
The waiter came to him with the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-20
Our Navy.

Secretary of the Treasury Shaw in
a recent address stated these astonish-
ing facts:
1--WE spent in the last fiscal wear
81. .42 per capita on the navy. But we
have something to show for it. The
other day they set MP target twenty
one feet long ana seventeen feet wide.
There it stands. Over here mile
distant is battleship. 1t is moving
ten knots an hour, rocking slightly
over the waves and rolling slightly
from the recoil of the gun. Three
motions. They reach down into the
hold of the vessel and take cartridge
weighing three-quarters of ton,
swing it up fortv feet, put it into a
gun, fire it; reach down and get
another cartridge, swing it up AMI fire
it; and from this moving vessel out of
ten shots they put Hine thirteen inch
holes through that target one mile
away in five minutes by the watch.
1t used to take five minutes for each
shot. And then they put ten smaller
holes through the same target in two
minutes by the watch. 1t is worth
81. AZ to tell that.
"There is not battleship made by
the hand of man that can live Eve
minutes within mile of that kind OF
craftsmanship. am willing that
the world shall know that we are
spending some money on navy and
have navy to show for the money
spent. So long rs the world knows
we have such navy we will never
have use of navy"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-20

10 Oruer u G1nner In my Ire. Famer or
some one always did" This last was
said with just the least little bit OF
spirit. Besides, she was hungry; so
was he. That fact may pardon his
next words, spoken with what he
thought noble and masterful air:
ut is time you learned then. Now,
honeybun. / don't want you to look at
me in>that grieved and frightened way.
l am In the right. 1t is your duty-yes,
duty-to learn to make out the dinner
cards. You are not a child"
"Sir, never had to do such thing.
and won't; so now! l think you are
Just going to turn out horrid. after
allr
Nov, honey
Don't honey me! Please call me by
my proper name. am not a child.
You just said so."
"Hon-dearest, don't do that.'
She was showing symptoms of tears,
though she bravely tried to hide her
feelings. She felt the eyes of the very
respectable head waiter upon her. His
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-20
The McCurdy Cocktail.

To one piece of life assurance add
a bunch of good things. Stir in a
Depew smile, an ounce of McCurdy
benevolence and an equal portion of
Perkins precocity. To this squeeze
in general quantity of premium
juice and dash or two of campaign
contributions. Throw in q bomb of
Hughes interrogations and liberal
measure of revelations. Add howl
OF public Indignation. Dissolve a
few salaries and mix with sprinkling
of designations. Flavor with bunch
of Hyde violets aud set aside to cool.
This refresher is adapted to all
climates and all kinds and conditions
of people. New York Globe.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-20

The waiter came to him with the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-20
To our Subscribers.

In looking over our books we find
the names of many subscribers who
are in arrears to us for sums of from
one to ten dollars. The payment of
these accounts is doubtless an over
sight on the part of many, and while
it seems small amount to each one
Of you, to the publisher of the Public
Opinion it means a good bunch of
money. Of course it is needless to
add that we need this money, or
rather our creditors 10, and we trust
that this notice will bring an early
and substantial response. With this
years abundant crop and the excellent
prices that prevail for all products,
there is no reasonable excuse why
every delinquent subscriber should
not call and pay or send us the money.
Good warm water proof duck coats
AT RI h0 Raar,c
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-20

LINTON. honeyboy, isn't 1t
charming and awfully, de-
~ lightfully wicked to 60 of on
this spree all by ourselves?"
"Absurdly So" replied the still infat-
uated young husband, squeezing the
plump arm tucked SO confidingly under
his.
"And Aunt Mary thinks we are In
Connecticut. while Uncle James be-
lieves US to be in Canada and our
mothers and fathers are sure we are
In Florida. 1t is just too lovely for
anything, isn't itT'
Sand so we escape the deadly bother
Of a Christmas tree and the intermina-
BILE dinner party and all the sticky
children. And we will have our Christ
mas eve dinner all by our lonesome In
the swellest place In town. And here
we are, honeybun."
The happy couple stepped into the
vestibule. shaking the fakes from their
coats and stamping the snow from
their feet. The light fingered lovingly
on the pretty young face with its blue
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-20

cCRHND6 Of stssI and cable bind
- CIeseY eli Of humankind,
Hnd the wovhsrs u tbs world
b1vs common haG unfuvtsd.
Cbesght and traiae bAnlsb strtfs;
Love becemss the law Of Itfs.
ATINGCGGN hundred years ago
~ Came message sweet and lovt
And mat cong By angNs sung
CArovgh tire centuries he's rung.
BavhI II risss once again.
"peacs on earth, good viii to men,"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-20
Peace ON E@nrGh,
Good win to Mem
By ]. A. EDCERTON

cINCG that
- dim and die
tant time
War has been In
every cline,
Garth has been
submerged In
blood
OF q common bro
tberbeed
Vet amid the bat
tie cries
OFT that sweet
cong would
arise.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-20
GIFTS FOR A SOUL FoRLoRN.
By ARTHUR ]. BURDICK

~G6. Christmas is here
Witb its chill an cheer,
Hn' I know one seuI ferIern
Ns will dine today
In . dln'rnt way
Chan che Aggersd on tbls morn.
II had not cent that baskst down
Go that wtddsv. I would ebeke
H-sattn' my dinner. but now. ys Gee,
I'm happy, " I am brokei
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-20

Don't use kerosene to light your
fires, but drop little sugar on the
wood and light it. 1t is safer and
works just as we'll.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-12-20

The finest line of Christmas
Cigars in Decorah at Brunt u
Parman's.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-30
POLICE THINK THEY
HAVE BEEN DUPED

Some members of the police force
think a clever swindler has slipped
thru their hands in the person Of Grace
Curtiss, alias Grace Robinson, alias
Mabel Moody, who was discharged in
police court yesterday after serving
three days of a ninety-day term, i'm
posed for shoplifting:
Several of the police officers admit
that they were fooled by the ancient
who passed as the girl s sister. AS soon
as the girl pleaded guilty and refused
to give her true name she was sent to
the workhouse. In the meantime an
other pretty young woman came to
Matron Schaeffer, and, passing as the
fair shoplifter's sister, begged that the
prisoner be released. The sister prom
ised that the erring one should leave
the city, as there were other charges
against her.
Since then some Of the police officers
have been investigating and have
learned that the young woman was
visitor at central station once before,
AZ that time. William DRESSER was I'm,
der arrest for the Eau Claire. authori.
ties. charged with forgery, and the
woman came to the station and told
the officers that she was his betrothed
She had met him in Mankato, she said
while she was attending school there
Officers now think that she assisted
the young man in passing some 5of the
checks
Since then she has been frequently
seen on Washington avenue acting sus
piciously, and police officers were tolo
to look out for her. Several OF those
who aided in getting her sentence sus
pended are now convinced that they
were taken in by fake sister.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-30
LAWYERS MUST ANSWER
THEY WILL BE TRIED ON CHARGES
AT LAW ALUMNI BANQUET TO-
MORROW NIGHT.

! Charges that sound serious have been
placed against Dean w. S. Pattee, Judge
II. D. Dickinson and others in a state
ment issued today by the Alumni asso-
citation Of the law college of the Uni
Yersity of Minnesota. In fact, suit has
been begun against these men and 9TH
ers, and will be tried in a court which
will convene at the Nicollet hotel at
1880 tomorrow evening. 1t is placed on
the calendar, or menucard, as follows:
University Court Universal District. The Law
Alumni Association. Complainant. II. V. Mercer,
Solicitor vs.. W. s. rattee as Dean; All Mem
bers of Complainant: Edwin a. Jaggard and
Charles B. Elliott Defendants, Pro Sc:
! Defendants: Charged With:
Dean w S. Pattee. Legal Ideals. y
Riplet B: Brewer. ."Brcaking into Politics.
Arnold Guesmer. ......... philosophical Wit. y
: j. L. LlYesay. ............ Inc Best ClaSs
Lee Combs; vBlizzards -
= Other defedants heard upon their request.
4 (Retring President. Tosatmaster.)
! The law alumni association has about
! 10000 members, scattered all over the
world, and a large number Of the Min
{ nesota- made lawyers will gather at this
! banquet. 1t is not restricted to them
! however, as all lawyers are invited to
! the spread
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-30
AUTOS GALORE IN LINE
NEARLY 1000 RIGS ALREAY AS
SURED TILE GREAT PARADE
NEXT THURSDAY. 5z

Minneapolis is to have an automobile
parade Thursday, evening that will
seclipse anything Of the sort ever pulled
off in the west. The successful parade
Of last year was only. a starter.
Acceptances are pouring in by the
score and it is expected that over $50
machines of all sizes and makes will
Minneapolis participate, but drivers
from St. Paul, Mankato, Duluth and
other towns have accepted and will also
take part in the parade. .. &c.,
The St. Paul club will send over a
delegation Of $50 at least, and most of
the machines will be in line. Five ma
chimes will come from New Richmond,
Wis, to participate, and there will be
several from Duluth. The route OF the
parade will be down Park avenue from
Twenty eighth street to Tenth street,
over Tenth to Third avenue S, down
Third avenue to Washington, to Nicol-
let, and up Nicollet to Grant street. The
line will then countermarch to Wash:
ington avenue, to Hennepin avenue and
proceeding out Hennepin, will disband
at the foot of Lowry hill. The parade
will start promptly at pm.
The Journal Cadet band will lead
the parade in the big Pillsbury truck
and the Journal touring cars. The ma
CnlneS Will DE CldSSlueu anu eoCn IIlohe
will be in a class by itself. The parade
will form on the streets off Park ave
nue. from Twentv-eighth street to Sew
enteenth street, as follows: ~ =.
! Stearns. Pierce. Columbia-Twenty-ei ghtl
Pope ee-Toiedo-Twenty- eighth street, east o
W Vi street. west of Parl
| avenue.
Locomobile, Royal Tourist-Twenty-se ventl
| street east of Park avenue.
| Packard-Twenty sixth street, west of Parl
| avenue. -
White-Twenty sixth street. east Of Park av
| Mercedes. Fiat. Peer1ess-Twenty-hfths street
| west of Park avenue.
| KNOX. National-Twenty-f street. east o
! Park avenue
! Thomas-Twenty fourth street, west Of Parl
avenue.
| avenue.
| Ford Yale, Orient. Marion Northern, Gilmore
Haynes-Apperson Twenty second street west o
Park avenue and Twenty second street east o
| Park avenue.
Autocar. Buick-Franklin avenue, west o
| Park avenue. ~
Franklin Premier-Franklin avenue, east o
| Park avenue. 49,. .-.-
| Olds-Nineteenth street. west of Park avenue
| Cadillac-E;ghteenth street, west Of Park av
Pope Hartford Glide. Queen-Eighteent
street, east of Park avenue. Il
| MaXwell-Seventeenth street, west Of Park av
Ali Others Cars Except Electrics-seven
teenth street, east of Park avenue.
| Electric rigs meet Park avenue south o
| Twenty ninth street. r ..-.i.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-30
MAKING LIFE A BURDEN
FOR JEWISH PEDDLERS

Hebrew peddlers and others of that
nationality will not be molested by
roughs if Mayor Jones and Police Su-
perintendent Doyle have heir way.
. Several delegations Of Hebrews,
among them some prominent merchants,
have called upon the mayor recently
7 and reported that in some districts Of
the city the peddlers are not allowed
to ply their trade. If they venture in
these forbidden districts they are IN,
variably met with showers of sticks and
stones, and in not a few instances the
peddlers have been seriously hurt: =,
/ In a letter to Superintendent Doyle,
! the mayor has asked that every officer
/ be instructed to arrest any person at
tempting to modest the -peddlers, and
I that they should be locked up and prop
erly charged. They are not to be al
/ lowed their freedom after little cur
/ tain lecture.
/ Superintendent Doyle said today that
! he would take the matter in hand and
see that the practice is stopped. If
necessary, special officers will be as,
signed to the worst districts, and round
! up the young men who think it joke
! to ,harass the peddlers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-30
TOMAHAWK Il.
WON AT CALHOUN.
Boats Had but Little Wind for
Their Race This Morn
ing.

Halle Refers sloop Tomahawk III.
was an easy winner at Lake Calhoun
this morning. The. nearest boat was
the GrassG seven mt TlowHr ana
Tramp. They are all in the open class
and we're sailed by George Haggerty, O.
Edwards and James AtWater.
2 Owing to the dispatch of Starter
Baird, the races began promptly, on
time, the preparatory gun being fred at
1925, and the open class starting five
minutes later. The Mercury, Grace and
Mikado slipped into the lead. Five
minutes later the frst-class sloops
crossed the buoy line, and five minutes
after that the swallowde class
were fighting for lead, and the Calhoun
Yacht club was successfully launched
for the season.
1t looked to be dead certainty that
there would be no race, as there was
barely enough wind to stir ripple.
The Tomahawk II. proved, to be a good
drifter, and slowly crept into the lead.
The club dock and the shore were
crowded with onlookers, and many gay
parties were out in canoes and row
boats. After it was seen that Halle
Reiter was doing his duty and that the
Grace, Tramp, Mikada and Mercury
were fighting it out, all eyes were
turned on the Hiawatha in the open
class and the swallow design boats.
Saturday the swallow boats will sail
to pick winner, and the winner will
race for the rudder cup to determine
which is the better type of boat. The
Hiawatha did not show particularly
fast in the drifting match, but when
the breeze freshened up, took the lead
over the swallowsdesign boats. She had
the best Of it by five minutes at the
start and increased the lead on the sec.
| ond round. -.r-..z ?.
! The boats sailed were: First-class
sloops, Scorpion, owned by Schooley and
Edgerton; the Tomahawk II, owned by
Hollie Reiter, and the Venture, owned
by L. Latham; swallow design class, the
Bandit, owned by H. Fisher; the Swal
low, owned by T. F. Reiter, and the
Hoodoo, owned by A. D. Nelson; oper
class, Grace, owned by George Hag
| gerty; Mercury, O.. Edwards; Tramp
James Atwater; Thistle, Fillmore anc
Anterior; Mikada, William Palett; Hla
watha, P. Cross; Neenamoosha, O
Keller; Pearl, George Johnson; Manawa
L. Paul; Gema, Harry Hodges; Novelty
Aspasia, George Shaw; Iris, Fred Alb
bolt, and Buzz, G. Mccormack. --s~,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-30
GRAIN APPEALS
BOARD IS NAMED
GOVERNOR RECASTS MEMBER
SHIP ENTIRELY.
Twin Cities and Duluth Have No Rep
resentation On New Board-Only One
Reappointed Was Named by Present
Governor to Fill Two Re-
publiCans On List.
New Grain Board Of Appeals.
A. F. Evenson, st. Peter.
Theo. Thorson, Glenwood.
Wy II Kol,o Io1loa1>

new GRAIN BOdfu OF Apped1S.
A. F. Evenson, ST. Peter.
Theo Thorson, Glenwood.
W. F. Kelso, Hallock.
G. F. McCorger, Fergus Falls.
T. B. McManus, Crookston.
F. B. Thorson, Winthrop.
Governor John a. johnson today an
nounced the names of the six successful
ones out of seventyfour applicants for
places on the grain board of appeals.
This board passes on all inspection
cases appealed from the grading fixed
members of the board are supposed to
be thoroly acquainted with grain
grades, They receive salary of $4,000
a year, and three are stationed at Min
neapolis and three at Duluth. The law
requires the board to be bipartisan, not
more than two members at each city to
belong to the same political party. In
the foregoing list there are two republi-
cans. The. Thorson of Glenwood and f.
3. Thorson of Winthrop. The rest are Al,
democrats, and w. F. Kelso of Hallock,
prominent Red river valley farmer
was on the ticket last fall for railroad
and warehouse commissioner. 49,.
For the first time there are no repre-
sentatives Of twin city or Duluth ele
vator and milling interests on the
board. Franklin L. Greenleaf of Min,
neapolis and b. H. Pugh of Duluth are
on the present board, but neither is re:
appointed. The explanation given at
the governor s office is that the cities
have had sufficient recognition, in other
ways. The only one of the present
board reappointed is A: r: Evenson OF
st. Peter, who is a neighbor and per-
sonal friend Of the governor, and was
appointed in the winter to succeed the
late M. Lally. Other members of the
old board who are. not reappointed are
A. G. ABBY of Rock Dell, Olmsted coun
ty, G.. J. Strang of Alexandria, and
James X. Stone of Montevideo.
The appointments take effect at the
end Of the present crop year, Aug. l.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-30
AN EARLY PIONEER GONE
THE FIRST TERRITORIAL LEGIS-
LATURE MET IN HOUSE OF MRS.
PULFORb. .a

Mrs. Mary Pulford, a Minnesota ter
ritorial pioneer of the early days, died
early this morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. j. G. Howard, 4O6 S
Ninth street, at the age Of 80 years. ,
Mrs. Pulford came to Minnesota with
her husband, George Pulford, one OF the
best known pioneers Of st: Paul, about
the year 1848 or 1850. The first terri
torial legislature Of Minnesota con-
vened in the historic old Central House
which was built and managed by them.
ing of this legislature says, ''The legis-
lature convened in the Central House,
which served the double purpose of cap
itoliuiIdngb and hotel. On the first floor
itol building and hotel. On thefrst fooor
was the secretary s office and the cham
Der of representatives. On the second
floor was the library and the council
chamber. AS the flag was run up the
staff on the roof Of the building, a num-
Der Of Indians on the bluffs nearby
witnessed the assembling and formation
of a government which would ultimate
ly crowd them out of the state.'
some thirty years ago, and its pro-
prietor died about twenty years ago.
Mrs. Pulford was well-known and be-
loved by the early residents Of the ter:
ritory, many of whom had partaken Of
| the hospitality Of the Central House
when they first came to the territory
as strangers. Many young bride OF
the early days, leaving home
and friends to make new home IN tht
territory, knew and loved her and found
her a friend. Until fifteen years agc
Mrs. Pplford made her home in St.
Paul, since then however she has made
her home in Minneapolis with the
daughter, Mrs. Howard, She also has
son, William Pulford, living in the
city.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
at D. M, from Hume & Davies under
taking parlors in the Masonic Temple
Services will also be held at Oakland
cemetery, St. Paul, at 80 p. NJ, where
the interment will be made.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-30
CAPT. sIGERFoos ACCEPTS
He Will Be Military Instructor at the
- .-s. University.

A dispatch from Washington says
Captain Edward P. Sigerfoos, of the Fiji.
tieth infantry, now stationed at Pitts
burg barracks, New York, has notified
the war department that he will accept
an assignment as military instructor at
the University of Minnesota Captain
Sigerfoos was chosen professor of mill
tary tactics at the last meeting of the
university board of regents, but there
has been some delay in securing his
transfer by the war department.
Orders detaching Major George ii.
Morgan from his university detail and
assigning Captain Sigerfoos to the
place will be issued between now and
Oct. l, when the transfer is to take
place.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-30
MAY SING IN BALL PARK
saengerbund VIII Be Held There If
Paul Auditorium Isn't Finished.

If the st. Paul Auditorium is not fin
ished before the Northwestern saenger-
bund to be held next year. music lovers
may hear the saengerfest at the base
ball park. The committee met to discuss
plans in Mayor Smiths office yesterday
afternoon and at Mozart hall in the even
ing. Amoig the officers present We're
President Theodore G.. Behrens OF Chi
cago; Vice President Otto ]. Rohland, st.
Paul; Secretary George J. Kieck, Milwau-
kee; John Wunder, of Davenport, Iowa,
and Carl Richter and Arthur Josetti Chi
cage, former presidents.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-30
BURNED BY STOVE EXPLOSION.

Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Rauchnot, 200
Minnetonka street, ST. Paul, We're pain
fully burned yesterday by the explosion of
a gasoline stove in their home. The ex-
plosion occurred while Mrs. Rauchnot was
working near the stove and her husband
ran to her assistance. Both were burned
about the face and arms before the flames
were extinguished.