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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-25

Lime, cement and plaster will soon
be in demand. We want you to know
we have a large and complete stock
of fresh goods. Gregory Coal, Coke
and Lime Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-25

The exhibits of school work in the
First ward and Arnold school were
held Friday afternoon. At the First
ward. in addition to the ward and
grade work shown, the exhibit, which
caused so much comment at the ST.
Louis exposition was on display. At
the Arson school the work of pupils
was placed so it could be seen by the
visitors in the different rooms. Good
sized crowds visited both buildings
during the day
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-25

Your trade in the fuel line may not
be very large this summer, but we
want it, and are prepared to furnish
the very best hard wood and all the
best grades of coal. especially Empire
nut. Everything under cover. Greg
DRY Coal, Coke and Lime Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-25

Next Thursday and Friday evenings
Mrs. Isabel Garghill Beecher will enter
tain at the Odeon theater under the-aus-
pices of the R. r. Y. M. c. A. Thurs
day evening she will give An Evening
of American Fiction, similar in ar
tions than given by her at the enter
tainment two years ago. Friday even
ing she will give the monologue, 1.-The
Little Minister" Tickets go on sale at
the Furbush hardware at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-25

You will have to hurry. Wall paper
for 2 cents per roll, border one-half
cent per yard. Crosby & Co., 20 North
First avenue.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18
A Model Ad.

The Decorah Posten has been using
a very clever advertisement in various
mediums throughout the country,
giving ten pointed reasons why the
general edition OF the Posten should
be used by advertisers. Among them
is Printers Ink, which in it's last
issue gives the ad the following notice
"If every publisherlof newspaper
or magazine who sometimes wonders
if it will pay him to advertise in
Printers Ink, would look at the is
sue of Sept. 7th, page Land examine
the reasons there set forth why an
advertiser should use that unapproach-
able medium for addressing the Nor
wegian population of the United States
they will have before them about as
good model of what a newspaper or
magazine advertisement addressed to
advertisers ought to be, as they are
likely to come across in month OF
Sundays. Where is there another
paper that can tell so good a story
so truthfully and so effectively. There
are not many that can.",
The advertisement is the same very
terse and convincing argument gotten
up by Mr.. Robt. Bergeson of the busi-
ness department Of the Posten and
used in their rate card.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18
What Iowa Butter is Worth.

Very few people have any idea Of
the enormous amount of the yearly
output Of Iowa butter. According to
figures prepared by Dairy Commits
sioner Wright for report he will soon
issue, 5000, 600 pounds were shipped
out OF the state last year, and about
65, 900. 600 pounds were consumed at
home. The butter shipped out of the
state was sold in New York at an
average price of 2l.4 cents per pound,
amounting to fourteen million dollars
net. which makes the total value Of
the Iowa butter for last year more
than twenty-five million dollars,
which is almost three times as much
as the value of all the silver mined in
the state of Colorado during the same
year.
A significant feature of this vast
butter production has been pointed
out by Ex-Railroad Commissioner
Coffin, who is so we'll known for the
long campaign he waged, which re-
suited in forcing the railroads to use
patent couplings and air brakes. thus
greatly reducing the number Of ac-
cidents in the state. Father" Coffin
recently remarked that this enormous
shipment of butter to the east, re
sulting in such return flow Of cash,
would not be possible were it not
for the special rates given by the
railroad to Iowa dairy products
allowing them to compete in the At
lantic coast markets with the pro-
ducts of farms in New England and
New York, which are hundreds of
miles nearer those markets-Exchange.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18
The Eqans Elwood Case Settled.

The settlement of the damage suit
of E. E. Evans against Ed. Elwood
for injuries received in fight at the
Elma stock yards in July. 1904, came
as big surprise last Thursday morn
ing. The impaneling of jury in the
case was set for that morning, but
before it was called the attorneys
gave notice that it had been settled.
The stipulation on file provides that
Mr.. Evans shall withdraw jhis claim
and Mr.. Elwood his counterclaim.
each paying their own costs and half
the court costs. In addition a check
Of 5000 was given Evans by Rev. FL.
Gum, of Elma, who effected the set
Element. -Cresco, P. d.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18
The Doctors Are Coming.

The local physicians are already
making preparations for the entertain
ment of the Austin Flint and Cedar
Valley Medical Society which will
meet in this city on November l4th.
The day will be devoted to the
discussion of subjects of interest to
the medical profession and in the
evening the physicians of Winneshiek
county will tender the visiting doctors
banquet. 1t is expected that there
will be upwards of 100 present, and it
is hoped that they will have an enjoy
able and profitable meeting.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18
Mail Service From Hesper.

The postoffice department advertises
for bids for star (stage) mail route
between Decorah and Hesper. which
doubtless means that the protests
sent into the department against the
discontinuance of the present star
route mail delivery service from
some Minnesota point has had the
desired effect. The bids are to be re-
ceived for service from November
20, 1905, to June 30, 1907, and the SER
vice is to leave Hesper at :oO a.
M. arrive at Decorah by noon. and
returning leave Decorah at 80 D.
M. arriving at Hesper by 6 80 p m.
This will be good news to the citizens
of both Decorah and Hepser. for the
porposed discontinuance of this SER
vice would have made the service be-
tween the two places very unsatis-
factory.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18
Tfle Acquisition OF Iowa.

The acquisition of Iowa from the
Indians is the.theme of an interesting
and instructive. review to be publish
ed in the state census pamphlet. Ac-
companying it will be map chart
showing the course of civilization
westward.
In 1904 the eSac and Fox fIndians
ceded all.of the land which afterwards
was included in Wisconsin territory
and finally became Iowa. Eft was. not
until after the defeat of BIackhawk
in 1882, however, that the desirable
and present portion of Iowa wasswon
from the red men.
In 1895 the neutral strip was defined.
1t extended from the Mississippi at
about the south line of Clayton
county to point close to the site of
Fort Dodge, north to point in the
southern part of Kossuth county, and
thence to the Minnesota line at abont
Winneshiek county. This was ceded in
1880.
The Blackhawk purchase of 1892 and
the second purchase of 1887 took ir
all OF the eastern part of the state
south of the neutral strip from a
point on the boundary between Fay.
cite and Bremen counties to south of
BloOmfield's site on the southern
state line. The Keokuk reserve, how
ever, was ceded in 1880. 1t was about
400 square miles in Louisa, Musca-
tine and Washington counties. The
Indians in 1880 ceded from Ringold
Go. west to the river and north to Sac
City, thence to Humboldt and north to
Spirit Lake, and down again to Le-
Mars, the towns being used to desig-
nate the territory, though not built
for years and years afterwards, of
course.
In 1874 the section between the
neutral strip on the north, and the
state line ON the south, Blac4hawk
purchases on the east and the Potta-
watamie cession on the west was re-
deemed. In 1851 the remaining ir-
regular portions of northern Iowa
were ceded, ending the Indian pos
session.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18
How Came It7

We are asked how it came that the
beautiful and iridiscent colors of the
rainbow ever got mixed up in so low
a form Of organism as a clam shell,
whose fate is to be bnried in the
mud at the bottom of some stream.
Tell us why tiny violet hidden un-
der it's LEAKAGE will fill whole room
with its delightful fragrance; why a
plebeian born wood chopper could hew
his way from the primeval forest
the place of Americas greatest man !;
why Poe from out Of the filth Of the
gutter could give TO the world poems
which will only perish with it: why
a Millett, starving and unapprecia-
ted, could paint an "Angelus" why
the simple story of Uncle Tom could
shape the destiny of great nation.
The rainbow colors are heavens own
tints, whether they span the angry
background of the threatening storm
cloud, lie buried in she'll at the
bottom of mud swamp, break forth
in song, story or life of earth's lowly
ones and become radiant and lumi-
nous in the polished diamond. The
Creator touched all His handiwork
with some of this pristine color, and
let us be thankful that neither the
mud of the stream nor the filth of
the gutter, neither poverty nor en-
vironment, misfortune nor disaster,
can obliterate OF destroy it.-Joe
Trigg.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18

We have all heard, ad nauseum.
that women are the main reliance at
all religious services, where they
generally outnumber the members Of
the sterner sex about four to one,
and all that. After so much of that
sort of talk it is refreshing to hear
of a glorious exception-the exper.
ience of a clergyman who preached
To congregation of AIS men and only
four women. The fact that the SER
mon was preached in penitentiarv
rubs off little of the gloss, perhaps,
pertinently remarks the Northwood
Index.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18
The Cities Against Home.


The farmer has seen many changes
in the manner of the controlling and
the conducting of business in the past
few years. From the tiller Of the
soil being able to control the markets
of grain, that power has slipped from
him until it is manipulated by the
grain operators Of large cities. He is
uncertain as TO whether he will receive
adequate compensation for his efforts.
The latest effort in the concentration
Of business in cities is to take from
the farmer and residents of the small
er towns their opportunity to buy
their necessities at home and require
them to send their money to cities.
Perhaps the strongest factor in this
destruction of home markets is the
concerns known as catalogue houses.
Their aim is to, if possible, drive the
retail merchants located in the towns
of Iowa and other states out of bust
ness.
The home merchant has repeatedly
complained to his patrons and asked
them that instead of sending their
money abroad for what they need to
give him 1.-THE opportunity of filing
their orders, and has offered to 90 so
at prices as low or lower, for the same
quality of goods as that offered by
catalogue houses.
The Iowa members Of Congress- have
been aware of such conditions and
very one of them are bitterly opposed
to any change in the postal laws.
which would give the catalogue a
stronger hold on the trade OF the
country. These congressman are not
narrow minded men, hut have been
drilled in the releutless mill of years
of experience. One of the Iowa con-
gressmen has made the remark that
he is opposed to the encroachment OF
the catalogue house on the home mer-
chant for the good reason that in the
sending Of money to an unseen and
unknown merchant. gives that mer-
chant an opportunity to practice un-
scrupulous tactics upon the unsuspect-
ing customer.
AS we said in the beginning Of this
article it is the object Of the promo
ters of the catalogue house to drive
the home merchant out Of business
and il they succeed in doing SO, it
means the running of our beautiful and
home-like Iowa towns. When you
have depleted the home town you have
done much toward depreciating the
value of the farm lands. So this is a
question that not only is of vital in
terest to the retail merchant, but it
is of just as much interest to the
citizens of our towns and to the far
mers. 1t would certainly be a de-
plorable condition if we were obliged
to send away for the most of what we
need because our home merchants
have been driven out or business by
the catalogue houses.
These concerns must pay for their
goods just the same as the merchants
at home, and someone must pay the
millions of dollars they spend every
year in advertising their business. On
top of this expense is the thousands
upon thousands of dollars they pay
every month for rent of the building
they occupy, besides the additional
expense of an army of clerks. The
home merchant is not called upon to
meet any of these expenses.
1t seems the most of us should have
bred pride enough to prompt US to
trade at home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18
The Holy City" Pleases.

Gordon & Benefits spectacular pro-
duction of "The Holy City" at the
Grand ON Friday evening drew out a
good sized house, and they were de-
lighted with the evenings entertain
ment. The beautiful story of the
Christ life is faithfully portrayed in
true reverential manner, and there
is nothing in the play that could offend
the sensibilities of the most critical.
The different characters ale interpret
ed by competent artists, who give the
play throughout an entirely sincere in
depreciation, and the beautiful CO.'S
tunes and gorgeous stage settings
combine to make the production
worthy of the best that can be said of
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18

The government is in quest of car
penters to go 20 Panama to work.
Transportation will be furnished and
a steamer sails every five days from
New York City. Tt takes seven days
to make the trip and wages are paid
enroute. Men work but eight hours
per day and 56 cents per hour is the
schedule paid. The examination of
applicants has been SUSPENDED for a
short time. All that is required is for
a man to qualify as a good carpenter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18

The few remaining democrats of
Iowa are one bv one seeking shelter
under the banner of republicanism.
Among those to repudiare democracy
ami embrace republicanism the past
week are H. L. Williams, of Primghar,
a former democratic candidate for
governor Frank @. Stuart. of Chari-
tion, formerly editor of the demo-
cratic Des Moines Leader, and George
W. Cullison, of Harlan, chairman of
the last democratic state convention,
and repeatedly democratic candidate
for congressman and judge. The latter
declares the democratic party nc
longer stands for anything and we are
willing to let him have it that way.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18

Nothing can be said that would as
clearly demonstrate a confidence
founded on rock for the future of the
live stock industry, as the construction
of the enormous coliseum in Chicago
by the Stock Yards Company for the
purpose of holding annual educational
expositions of live stock by the Inter-
national Live Stock Exposition AS
ISOLATION. This years show will be
held December 2 to 8. When complete
this building will be the largest of
it's kind in the world dedicated to
live stock, 600 by $40 feet over all,
with an area $50 by 100 feet and
capacity to hold 10000 people in the
auditorium.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18
Churches will sing and sing "Resc,

Churches will sing and sing Rescue
the Perishing." but when a member.
young or old, makes mistep and goes
wrong, there is very little attempt to
rescue. The tendency is to push
them deeper down, rather than rescue
them. This is especially true in re-
gard to girls or women. They sing
"rescue," but act 'push down. F"
In the case of men it is little bet
ter. unless his failure is in his busi-
ness. Then instead of PRAYING for him
all prey on him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18

A college professor says an educa-
tion is "a transformation from an
indefinite incoherent homogenity to
a definite coherent homogeneity bv a
series of differentiation. The pro-
fessor hit the nail squarely on the
head, all right, all right. He had
better take something for that at once.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18

Startling discovery Gov. Cummins
does not want Secretary Shaw for
Iowa's candidate for the presidency.
It's fact. He said as much in his
Des Moines speech on Thursday night.
Neither does he want Hull for Con-
gresham. Perhaps he could get Walt
Butler or Jerry Sullivan to make. the
race if guaranteed his support.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18

2 Anyway, the fellow with nothing
but fraternal insurance knows that
he is getting his moneys worth.
Keep your insurance policy. Most
of the companies are intrinsically
sound. and all this publicity should
serve to give the policy holder more
nearly his due.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18

The expected announcement OF the
appointment of w. v. Wiclox. of Des
Moines, as pension agent to succeed the
late r. P. Clarkson came last week.
as we'll as the appointment Of M. J.
Tobin, of Benton county as United
States distict attorney to succeed H.
G.. Mcmillan, of Cedar Rapids.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18

The Western Publisher saws that
Missouri editor is slowly worrying
himself to death over the question of
what becomes of the wind when it
doesn't blow.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18

Sir Henry Irving, the foremost
figure on the English stage, died
suddenly Friday evening from syncope.
just after appearing in a performance
in London.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18
Subscription Price $l.50 a Year
omce.-017 West Water Street.
Dsth Telephsnes Number Is.
Current Comment.

Money comes so hard to the average
man that the friction rubs off all Of
the taint before it reaches him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18

A Kansas preacher refuses to take
wedding fees, as he does not think it
is right to profit by the mistakes of
others.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18

The SON of one of the life insurance
presidents claims that he worked
twelve years for q. .05O, 267. Poor boy,
he must have started from the bottom
OF the ladder of finance and been shot
MP.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18

A German theological seminary is
to be built in Dubuque at cost OF
$50. 900.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18

The Mabel Sentinel has suspended
publication. and the plant has been
moved to North Dakota.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18

The casual advertiser is like the
hare that sleeps by the wayside while
the tortoise keeps steadily at it to the
post. Constant advertising. like drop
=; ~ Wa Tor ema Eos6;fS marE g.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-18

ping water. makeslit:own mark. d.:
Evening star., 1905-10-21
Bananas and Empire.
,ago Record-Herald.

FROM the Cnlcago Record-Herald
The banana is in many ways known to
fame. 1t is the fruit which, according to
tradition, is enjoyed only after the taste
for 1t has been cultivated The men who
sell it In our big cities are daily reminders
of our latest immigration statistics. 1t has
suspicious relations with a trust and with
yellow fever. But this is nothing compared
with the influence it is now to have on the
destinies of nations. 1t is-perhaps-to be
the binding tie that makes possible the cre-
alton of a federation of Canada and the
British West Indies. Some weeks ago the
maritime board of trade, representing the
boards of trade of Nova Scotia, New Bruns-
wick and Quebec, resolved to appeal to the
dominion government TO take steps for a
federation of this character The sugges-
tion had been made before by British West
Indians, themselves, but when Canadians
took 1t up 1t at once assumed a more i'm
portant phase. Now 1t is being discussed
in London as a subject of which more will
be heard in the future.
The idea underlying the proposal seems
to be that as the United States is getting
trade footholds in the Caribbean, therefore
Canada, IN order to keep abreast of the
United States. ought to have similar foot
holds. If any banana producing lands. not
British possessions, get into free trade re-
lations with the United States then II will
be essential to both Canada and the British
islands to have free trade in bananas for
their mutual protection.N The dream of
Imperialism" charged up against the United
States must be offset by development of
Canadian Imperialism, and the latter will
be - more practicable scheme and capable
of earlier accomplishment" because ali
Canada needs to do Is to ask Great Britain
Tor the islands, when, OF course, she viii
get them.
Evening star., 1905-10-21
BECOMING RICH QUICKLY.
Fast Pace at Which Westerners Are
Acquiring Wealth.

From the Kansas City Journal.
The people of the states and territories
west of the Mississippi river and east OF
the Rockies have been acquiring wealth at
such a phenomenal rate that banks ana
trust companies located in this territory
have been obliged to purchase commercial
paper OF the Atlantic seaboard in order 10
keep their money employed at prontdpie
rate.
In 1890 the acreage Of Missouri farms was
go 7S0 $50, whereas in 1900 these ngures
were Increased to SO .997 900. This is an In
crease of over 100000 acres which have
been put into high cultivation, as has been
proved by the marvelously increased pro-
duction of wheat and cotton. In corn and
oats figures are about the same during the
periods already mentioned.
In 1890 the wheat crop of missouri
amounted to 17,63S, 900 bushels and in 1904
it was nearly 100000 bushels more,
amounting TO 27,163. 141 bushels. The cot
ton crop Is more than three times what II
was liz 1890, the difference being 1856 and
so, 519 bales, respectively. Taking the crops
above mentioned and reducing them to their
values, these amounted in 1890 to $109, ,73l,-
024, whereas in 1900 they had expanded to
$219, ,296 GOO. 1t will be seen, then, that IN
ten years the value of the crops in the state
of Missouri was little more than doubled.
This has resulted naturally in a reduction
of the state debt. In 1880 this amounted to
S11, ,159, ,S32, but had been reduced by 1000 TO
s4.39s, ,S39, only trife over one-thrd OF
what II was the decade before.
During this time the railroad mileage IN
Missouri increased from Q. .l42 te 1915 All
this growth has been paraIleled by the in
crease in banking and trust companies. The
resources of this branch of fiduciary indus
try amounted to $164,041.645 in 1881, and IN
1904 these resources had risen TO s3Sy,1o0.-
coo. This financial strength readily an
swers the inquiry constantly made In the
east why IL is that Missouri is no longer
disturbed by the movement OF her crop.