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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-15
PUT UP A BRAVE DEFENSE.
six Men Surrounded by Two Hum
dred Indians, But They
Hold Out.

A detachment Of six men was
carrying dispatches from a com
mand near Red River to Camp Sup
ply. Of the six two were scouts,
Amos Chapman and William
Dixon. The others were cavalry
men, relates Outing. Far from
any refuge they were surrounded
by nearly 200 Indians. They
sought shelter in buffalo wallow
and prepared to hold their ground.
The attack came at six o'clock
in the morning and the long, long
day stretched before them. In the
first rush four of these men were
wounded, Private Smith mortally.
The other hurts were severe.
They were hemmed in on all
sides in an open plain, and were
Outnumbered almost twenty to
one. One of the scouts, while u
severe fire was being poured in at
them at close range, succeeded in
throwing up a scanty intrench-
ment with his bowie knife and his
bare hands. His comrades held
the Kiowas and COmanches off
until this little help was ready as
a refuge and they moved into the
trench, the wounded walking
with brave and painful effort.
Although Private Smith was
wounded unto death, he sat up
right in the trench to conceal his
crippled condition from the foe.
From early morning until night
this handful of five men was un-
der an almost constant fire, often
at such short range that they
could bring their pistols into play.
Thus they fought for their own
lives and defended their dying
comrade, without food and for
drink only little muddy rain
water mixed with their own blood.
They killed more than a dozen In
dams and wounded above a score.
Relief came that night, but it
was 36 hours after the first attack
before medical aid and food could
be given them at the nearest post.
Private Smith died before camp
was reached. Every man was
wounded, Scout Chapman severe
~ and Scout Dixon several times,
but not dangerously. This band
of four soldiers and two scouts
were Of those who had been march
ing for weeks amid the most
dreadful priyations. They were
worn to skin and bone, but their
souls were as "big as all outdoors"
and they finished at no odds under
heaven. And by such men as
these was this nation made.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-15
Rheumatism.

When pains or irritation exist on
any part of the body, the application
of Billiards. Snow Liniment gives
prompt relief. E. w. Sullivan, Prop.
Sullivan House. FL Reno, o. T.,
writes, June 6, 1902: 81 take pleas
ure in recommending Billiards. Snow
Liniment to all who are afflicted
with rheumatism. 1t is the only
remedy have found that gives inn
mediate relief" 25c, SOC and S1.00.
Sold by Cook & Higgins.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-15
Cures SCiatica.

Rev. w. L. Riley, L. L. D., Cuba,
N. Y, writes: After fifteen days
of Excruciating pain from sciatic
rheumatism, under various treat
ments, / was induced to try Billiards.
Snow Liniment; the first application
giving my first relief and the second
entire relief. | can give it unquali-
fed recommendation" 26c, SOC and
$1.00 Sold by Cook & Higgins.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-15

Those desiring life insurance will
Ind it to their interest to investi-
gate the plans and record Of the
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
Company of Newark, N. ]. No
stockholders. All profits divided
among policy holders. II is con-
spicous for economical manage
ment, liberality OF its policy Goa
tract, fair dealing with it's membere
and large annual dividends 10 GO
duce cost of your insurance.
II, ID. WALLACE Resident AgsHt.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-15

Capt. Evan P Howell, long prom
inently identified with Southern
journalism, died Sunday at his home
in Atlanta, Ca, after an illness of
three week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-15
Wide Circulation

TolstOy is in no sense a popular
writer, yet his works have a wider,
circulation than any living writer,
it is said. Up to the present his
books have beenprintedin As Ian
guages.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-15

Eczema, scald head, hives, itchiness
OF the skin of any sort instantly re-
lieved, permanently cure. Doan's
Ointment. At any drug store.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-15

Burdock Blood Bitters gives
man a clear head, an active brain,
strong vigorous body-makes him
for the battle of life.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-15

Anthony Reef, of New York, was
killed in Harlem by an automobile.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-15
H. j. Dudley, an old riverman,
was found dead at Memphis.

No such thing as summer COM
plant" where DR.. Fowler's Extract
of Wild Strawberry is kept handy.
remedy for every Iooseness
of the bowles.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-15

John Ingram, a farmer, was shot
to death near Donerail, KY.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-15

Ten thousand persons have been
homeless in India.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-15

A. A. Asher, M. P, ex-Sol. Gen.
to Scotland, is dead.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-15

DR.. j. B. Slaughter, of Tell City,
Ind, is dead.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-15

Group instantly relieved. DR..
Thomas Electaic Oil. Perfectly
safe. Never fails. At any drug
store.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-15

Gen, Roy Stone, a veteran of two
wars, died at Mandham, N. J.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10
MORE PUBLICITY NEEDED.

The following statements are taken
from an editorial under the above head
in the Des Moines Capitol:
Publicity is the greatest safeguard
the people have.
Public officials act with greater
caution and give greater consideration
to their own acts if they know every
thing is going to be published.
Yet it is strange that some boards
of supervisors in the state are opposed
to publicity and determined to print
in the county papers as little as possi-
BILE. They regard every dollar paid
for publishing the proceedings of the
board, as so much money wasted.
There is no law requiring the pro-
ceedings OF school boards TO be publi-
shed, but there ought to be.
Enormous sums of money are paid
out through the medium of the ex-
eutive council. Proceedings of the
council are published in meager form
only. Funds are used for proper pur-
poses, but the public is not informed
as TO details.
Township trustees, road supervisors
aud all forms of commissions have
proceedings and disburse money in
relation TO which the public is not
informed. Proceedings of all such
officers and bodies should be printed
in limited number of newspapers
and paid for out of the public funds.
Money could not be paid ont for bet
ter purpose than to secure publicity.
Lawson and others have demonstrated
what publicity can do.
The newspapers by publicity, are
doing more TO correct abuses in public
affairs than laws. The beef trust, the
Standard Oil combine and every other
combination of kindred nature, is in
deadly fear of publicity.
The Equitable Life Insurance com.
pany is passing through siege OF
publicity which will not only end in
the reform of that company, but viii
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10
A Great Economie Problem.

TO selling out. They must move away
The capitalist who has purchased
your neighbors' farms wants yours.
Won decline TO sell and he makes it
unpleasant for you. Your old neigh
bors are gone. There is no longer
need of the town where you have done
your trading.
We submit the question: Which is
better for you, community of farmers
under old conditions or the new con-
ditions with yourself and the neigbor
CD of the l0,0O0-acre farm?
Which is better for your old neigh
bors?
Which is better for the nation?
One mail order house in Chicago
received in a single day one-fifth of
the entire business mail of that city.
When that fact is known and also
that single and individual catalogue
houses sell annually $25, 900, 0O0 to
$50, 900, 600, you can plainly see that
the distribution of merchandise is GEN.
tering rapidly in few hands.
How long, at this rate, will it be
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

until prices on merchandise will be
marked up and marked down just as
oil is?
If you patronize mail order houses
you are fostering monopoly by build
ing up the large catalogue house.
Every order you send away to a
mail order house contributes share to
the success of a monopoly!
You are feeding a monopoly
While You do this, local enterprises
go hungry for patronage.
The country does not need more 10,
000-acre farms.
1t does need more 40 to 100 acre
farms.
The counry does not need ten mon
strOus mail-order houses to do all the
business.
1t does need 100, 600 small merchants.
What is the responsibility of the
cit zen who helps to develop a mo.
noply?
Is he contributing to the stability
and perpetuity of the republic?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

The nation is face 10 face with great
economic questions one of the greatest
of which is the Capitalization of capi-
tol in commercial and industrial en-
terprises. Otherwise stated, shall
the Americn nation consist of few or
many individual dealers?
You own farm of 100 acres. For
this farm you have worked hard. Yon
have sacrificed pleasures and comforts
during period of twenty to thirty
years. The farm is now yours.
1t is paid for, clear of ALI encum-
brance. Tie old mortgage has been
lifted.
More than that, you have COM
Portable house and we'll constructed
barns and buildings and good neighors.
You expected to make it your home
for the remainder of your life. Just
when you think that you have every
thing arranged comfortably a capitalist
comes your way. He enjoys that
section of the country and has bs
agents buy up 10, 900 acres around you?
Your old neighbors are inveigled in
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10
McGregOr Girls Like DecOrah.

Last Saturday the Girls Basket Ball
team. with Mr.. Eugene McKeown as
referee and Mr.. Carl Nelson as umpire,
played the Decorah Institute at De-
corah. The Decorah team is one of
the best in the state and has an
enviable reputation for speed, dexterity
and team work, so we need not feel
disappointed because our team was
defeated but on the contrary we
should be and are proud of them,
proud of the showing they made with
only two weeks practice and also that
this was the first out of town game
they ever played. Decorah certainly
benefited by our girls lack of prac-
tice, but look out next time Decorah,
our girls arrived here with determin-
ed and hungry expression which had
an ominous foreboding, so we look for
our team arrived at Decorah they were
met by delegation who escorted them
TO the several homes where they were
feted and entertained. 4 banquet
was served III their honor at the st.
Cloud hotel after which the two
happy and confident teams proceeded
TO the opera house to play before an
audience of about $50 people. In the
course of 2 or weeks there will be
return game in McGregor and we
hope that the same appreciation will
be shown here as at Decorah and that
large crowd will attend the game.
-McGregor News.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

accomplish the reform of life insurance
companies generally.
"Spread everything which concerns
the public, before the public and dc
it in the newspapers, should be the
motto of all boards and commissions.
There is less publicity in Iowa in re.
gard to the details of state, county,
and city government, than in any
other state in the union
Yet it is strange how radical every
Legislature is in opposition to addition
al publiity.
The good government that has pre-
vailed in New England can be largely
accounted for by the universal pub.
licity given to all proceedings OF
official bodies.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10
LECTURE COURSE ENGAGED.
Finest List of Talent Ever Presented to
the People of DecOrah Engaged
for Next Year.

The members of the Decorah Lyceum
Bureau labored faithfully Friday and
Saturday of last week with represen-
tatives of four of the leading bureaus,
in an effort to engage course Of
talent for next year that would be most
acceptable to our people and would ex-
Gel in point of merit anything of the
kind ever attempted here.
The result is the best and most ex.
pensive course yet held. Coming from
three different bureaus, course of at
fractions has been secured, each of
which is in itself worth more than the
| price of the whole course.
The local bureau was unanimous in
choosing William J. Bryan to haed
the course, but owing to the uncer-
tainty Of his lecturing this fall, it
was thought best to leave him off the
course and if possible secure him for
a special date.
The course consists of Sam Jones,
the great lecturer and evangelist who
is known throughout the length and
breadth of the land as one of the great
est speakers ever upon the platform.
The Earl Drake Concert Company is
accorded position at the forefront
in lyceum musical organizations. Last
year they appeared at Cresco, and the
people of our sister city demanded
and secured a return date for this
year. 1t is one of the very best con-
cert companies before the public.
Father L. j. Vaughn, actor, priest,
lecturer, is one of Americas most
talented and polished orators He is
everywhere received with the greatest
enthusiasm and as an orator is given
first rank by all the great critics His
lecture on 1.-THE Power of Love" is
said TO be great masterpiece.
Marc, the famous magician. will be
a great drawing card. After he was
selected as one of the numbers, the
men representing other bureaus and
other magicians, one of them a
magician himself. said to the commit
tee that he is without question the
greatest magician presented by lyceum
bureaus. He carries over 50, 600 worth
of paraphernalia, inclnding an elec-
trician and wonderful electric appli-
ances, and also has a fine saxophone
quartette with him. He is both a
magician and musician, and will
prove one of the popular numbers of
the course.
Frank Robertson, with his great il
lustrated lecture, is another prOmi-
nent booking. Mr. Robertson is con-
ceded by all TO be the best lecturer ON
travels before the public His views
are operated by an expert. and are
without an equal for clearness and
beauty. His lecture is entertaining
| and instructive, and one that has
| everywhere pleased and delighted i'm
mense audiences. Either Russia and
Japan" or 1.-The Northland" will be
his subject. The great cartoonist, AL
ton Packard, will add variety and en-
joyment to the course. He is con-
ceded to be the best in his line ON the
platform, and his entertainment will
be pleasing novelty for Decorah.
| Taken altogether, the committee
feel that the citizens of Decorah will
be grateful to them for affording them
such an excellent array of talent, after
having heard the different numbers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10
High School Musicale.

On Wednesday evening, May Gath
the combined Glee Clubs of the De-
orah High School with the assistance
of other members of the school will
give a musicale.
The Glee Clubs have done exception
ally good work this year and hope to
present program pleasing TO all. A
male quartette will also be an attrac-
tive feature of the evening. II is
hoped that the public will give the
boys and girls we'll filed house.
At the High School Building, We'd
nesday, May 24th. Admission Is cts.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

The universal genius who knows
how to do lots of things, usually
spends the most of his time doing
moth: ng. A steady plodder who is
Johnny on the spot every day in the
week will distance your brilliant
housekeeping genius who has gift
for dodging hard work. nine times out
of ten.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

You have no enemies? Then you
have never dared stand up for the right
against wrong, you have never even
dared to defend your own rights and
oppression. Had you done any of
these things you would have made
enemies. Even If you had done none
of these things, but achieved little
more success in your business than did
your neighbor. you would have had an
enemy, for failure always hates suc-
cess. The man who has no enemies
should be ashamed of it.-St. Louis
Republic.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

The people will now watch with
interest while Bigelow, the Milwaukee
millionaire defaulter of $4,000, 900,
gets probable sentence of few
months, and the poor laborer who
steals ham to feed his hungry family,
one of greater length.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

McClure's Magazine says "the
stomach has ceased TO be serious
problem for the surgeon. There are
no problems for the modern surgeon.
They can perform eminently successful
operations on any part Of the human
body although it must be confessed
that quite frequently the person princi-
pally interested dies.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

A Kansas man has made bet that
he could invent question to which
fifty people would all give the same
answer. The experiment has been
tried and it works like charm. The
question is this: Have you heard that
Smith has committed suicide?"
Answer: "What Smith,"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

Postmaster General Cortelyou en-
joins the postmasters of the country
from serving on central committees
and taking prominent part in politics,
on the ground that "a postmaster caa
best serve his party by attention to his
official duti~ D."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

The Chautanqua movement is taking
Iowa by storm. Between forty and
fifty cities and towns of the state have
arranged for from week to two
weeks session during the summer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

A Kansas paper says the inventor
of new feeding bottle for infants
sent out the following among his
directions for using: when the
baby is done drinking it must be un-
screwed ana laid in cool place under
the hydrant. If the baby does not
thrive on fresh milk it should be boiled
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

We hear much about good men GO
ing wrong, but You may write it
down in your dairy that the good
man who goes wrong is in reality a
bad man who has just been found out.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

How true is the statement we know
not, but it is no doubt we'll substan-
tiated, that $33, 600, 900 go every month
into Wall street from people of the
cities and villages of the entire country
who are anxious to get something for
nothing in stock speculations, 80 per
cent of which goes into the Golfers of
the brokers and their 250, 600 en-
ployes, many of whom live in homes
of luxury. In one building alone are
Z, 500 men dependent upon stock gamb.
ling
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

A in Missouri minister an
nou. that hereafter he is going to
chanae the last part of service. Instead
of saying, Let us sing the doxology. I"
he is going to say, Let us adjust our
clothes, slip on our gloves, grab our
hats and be dismissed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

The battleship Kansas is TO be
christened with oil instead of cham
pagne. This ought 70 make smooth
sailing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

An economical young lady who does
not live thousand miles from town
wrote her own wedding invitations re-
Gently and got it "your presents is
requested. She wasn't ( making much
OF mistake after all, but it is
considered very bad form to put il
Just that way.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

A magazine writer wants TO know
the four sweetest words in the Eng
lish language. Enclosed please find
check" is quartet that is hard to
beat when addressed to a newspaper
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

The woman who can make good hut
ter, darn socks to a frazzle, cook
meal that tickles her husband and
keeps the children's necks and ears
clean seldom figures in divorce case.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

Cuba, the largest of the West India
islands and peculiarly attractive TO
Americans since theSpanish- American
war, has some thirteen million acres
of primeval forest, consisting of ma
hogany, cedar, logwood, redwood,
ebony, lignum vitae, and caiguran, the
last named wood being more durable
in the ground than irou or steel.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

Experience is a good teacher, but
charges like a specialist.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

Many people who think of Japan as
only an island small in extent and
population, may change their impress
sion by learning that the little lis
land" with its attachment of Formosa
and Kurile islands, contains 100, coo
square miles. Great Britain and
Wales only contains 5S,0 so that
Japan is almost trhee times as large as
Great Britain. and while Great Britain
and Wales have 2S, 900, 600 people Japan
has Al, 900. 600, so that in the line OF
population and extent of territory she
isn't so small. These islands are strung
along the Atlantic coast, while the
northern ones are in the arctic region,
the southern ones are in the tropics, sc
that the empire contains every variety
of climate and production.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

headquarters for everything in
staple and fancy groceries. @. S.
Marsh.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10
Subscription Price $3.50 a Year
Omcs..317 West Water Street.
Both Telephones Number IS.
Current Comment.

c. A. r. State Encampment at
Oskaloosa May 1918.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

Public Cfin;o~
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
H. J. GREEN.
Editor and Proprietor.

Ofictal Paper Of Winnesheik County
and the City Of Decorah.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-10

Entered at the post ONCE In Decorah
Iowa. as second Glass Mail Matter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-14
A Chance for Improvement.

The indications which, early in the
season, made it seem that Gardiner
High would have one of the best foot
ball teams among the State schools
are likely soon to be considered as
signs that have failed. There is
enough good material in the school for
= fast, heavy team. yet this will avail
nothing unless chance is soon made
Many Of the men who are best fitted to
play the game are showing a deplorable
lack of interest in practice, others arc
prevented from playing by their par
cnts, while. regrctable as it is, some
are not permitted to be numbered
among the prospective heroes of the
Sridiron because of deficiency in
studies. Among Gardiner people there
is a strong interest in football. and
they will be deeply disappointed if the
High school boys do not put good
team in the field. Even now, it is not
too late.