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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-11
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-11
An Optimist.

That's the person who has Savings
Account in this bank. He dosen t
worry. He knows that he is prepared
for any emergency. Things will look
especially bright to him on the first
of October when we paw our depositors
their interest for the past six months.
-Four Per cent. Be an Optimist.
There's nothing like 1t.
The National Bank of DEBORAH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-11
wan Paper, Liaseed OI, WINE Leau

Before buving wall paper, linseed
oil or white lead we ask you to call
on us and get our prices. They are
lower than the lowest. Let US figure
with::you on your large or small jobs.
H. A. Prastmark & Son.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-11
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

CITY HALL, Oct. 4th, 1905.
Regular meeting of the City Council
was called to order by Mayor Daubney.
Members present:-Groff, Hovden, Har-
mon, Baker, Adams, Curtin, Vance,
Couse, Sayre and Gillett.
Minutes of the previous meetings
were read and approved.
The Treasurers Report was read and
accepted
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Whereas, The following claims have
been examined and approved by the FL
nance Committee; therefore be il
Resolved, That they be allowed and
that the money to pay the same be and
is hereby appropriated and the Mayor
and Clerk are directed to issue orders
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-11

Gall for Josh Billings DC cigar.
o. Trzcinski.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-11
Notice of Appointment

Notice of Appointment
Notice of appointment OF Josephine Mar
low executrix OF the estate OF K. g. NARROW,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that the subscriber
has been duly appointed executrix OF the
estate of
e. q. NARROW,
late of DEBORAH Township, in the County OF
Winnesheik, State OF Iowa. deceased interstate
and has taken upon herself that trust as the
law directs. All persons ha wing demands upon
the estate of the ga i'd deceased are required to
exhibit the same; and persons indebted to the
said estate are called upon to make payment
to
4O-4 JOSEPHINE NARROW.
E. b. ACERS, Attorney for Estate.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa. Sept. 30, 1906.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-10-11

the resolution of the Finance Commit
tee be adopted. Roll call vote, 9 yeas.
ried.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, At meeting Of the City
Council Of the City of DEBORAH, Iowa,
held on the Goth day of July 1904, a
resolution was passed and adopted d.
recting the grading. graveling and curb
ing of Maple avenue in the 9Th ward in
said city of DEBORAH, Iowa, between the
west end of the bridge over the Upper
Iowa river near Biederman's store, and
the east end of the Tavener bridge over
the Upper Iowa river thereon and
WHEREAS. On the Bird day of No
vernber, 1904, the City of DEBORAH. Iowa,
entered into written contract with c..
construct said curling in said city of
DEBORAH. Iowa. by so curbing the afore-
said portion of Maple avenue in the
thereof, in accordance with the plans
and specifications prepared by M.
Tschirgi, engineer, and filed with the
City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, Certificates of said NJ.
perintendent, who were employed by
said city to supervise and superintend
the work of said Improvement, as well
as the certificate of the committee sell
ected by the Council to supervise the
said street Improvement and having
charge thereof, have been filed with the
provernent has been fully completed ac-
cordiag 10 contract and resolution of
the Council ordering the same; and
WHEREAS, At a meeting of the City
Council held on the End day of October
1905. n special assessment was levied
against the lots and portions of lots
WHEREAS. Said assessment was so
made for the purpose of paying for said
curbing on said portion of said Maple
avenue aforesaid. and in pursuance of
at a meeting thereof July 26th, 1904
Therefore be IL
RESOLVED. BY the City Council of
the City of DEBORAH. Iowa, that street
be designated assessment certiicates)
bearing six per cent interest, payable
annually, be issued one each for the
against against each lot and portion Of lot tie or
lots, as aforesaid, and payable to bearer
or contractor who performed the work
of making said Improvement. And
RESOLVED That the owners of each
lot or portion of lot, or lot against
which special assessment has been so
made as aforesaid. be notified by pub
ication In The DEBORAH Republican"
Journal" and Public Opinion that III
within 80 days from the date of said
special assessment, If such. owner or
owners shall in writing agree, that in
consideration of having the right TO pay
his assessment in installments, he will
not make objection to the illegality or
regularity, as to the assessment or
levy OF such special tax upon or against
his property, and will pay said assess
ment with interest thereon as aforesaid,
the same shall be payable in seven equal
annual installments, the LIST of which,
with interest on the whole assessment,
shall mature and be payable on the
date OF such assessment, and the 9TH
ers, with interest on the whole amount
unpaid annually thereafter, at the same
time and in the same manner as the
March semi-annual payment of ordinary
taxes but where no such promise and
agreement in writing shall be made by
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-17
ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

Around the wide wide world whether the sun adds s Instr. 20
the delights OF summer the beauties Of winter there i ono
toast today Erin Slanha gal Go Baugh II rang o,t =, Ft
and later greeted the reyeed Washington when he dned with HE
fellow members Of the Friendly of ST. Patrick those men ,h
e OUTLOOK was so sombre Tor American liberty pledged and
PAID handsome sum keep the struggle against the old ,
The toast has been the inspiration soldiers in MANY sacred
cause IN times OF has been the slogan of charity s
rhg and as beautiful that grace the history Of mans
nooeness Eles never ceased that while they MIGHT
go where glory awaited them their duty to revere the o
that gave them birth Through miles ocean has his bark sailed aud
through husband and pleasant valleys has the Gael Travelled h
nc oges not the light that burned in Kdarcs holy fame
ireland has her she still the Nobe ~ nation,
rave that her Sons do not despair Losing one kingdom e have
won The dominion Of all loving hearts An the 6n,r ou,I; -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-17

I had another few moment. conversa-
ton with my conductor friend coming
down on the car this morning. He told
OF an incident that he'd laughed over
ever since II happened and went to show
mat some people can appreciate when
they've been done a good turn.
1T was about noon-time Yesterday. -
said the conductor. "and at Winter street
dignihed edate-looxing man boa rded
my car and found a seattle only one
left. At the next stop n woman got on
the car and as she carried good sized
bundle the dignfed man arose and offered
his seating space with Take my place
madam She sat down with a bump
and burst out. Why, the Yery idea that
you have the audacity to speak to me
l did not address you. sir No sir, not a
word! You're the most presumptuous in
dividual | ever saw. Ia let YOU under
stand that I'm decent married woman
ana that you have no right TO speak 10
me. Why-why--the very idea OF your
saying word 10 me. II my husband was
here why he'd--he'd--'
"Of course the man was thunderstrucls
at the TRADE. He backed unceremoniously
out OF the car and l know he got of the
car two blocks sooner than be intended
10 TEDDY SAWYER
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-17
A SCHOOL COMMISSION.

There doubt of the existence in this city Of nredor,
ant sentiment in favor OF reduction the thorough
reorganization of the school Experiences with the present
unwedy and cumbersome during years have been far
from pleasant while the time they exceedingly
costly to the taxpayers
The committee shown little disposition to limit ex
penditure to the placed disposal by city council and
IN other ways has revealed itself incapable efficient
ton OF school affairs which absolutely
tor the large amounts annually expended obtained In
oidualy no doubt members of the school
their efforts public manner that viii be as
satisfactory TO citizens and profitable pupils as possible but
collectively they have fallen far short of any such
desire.
The of failure easily discenbe first in the undness
OF body consisting OF ryth again political
influences which cannot be escaped constituted as the
present school committee If there department munich
pal government above all Others from politics
IS the department OF edieaeHi but penicous pol
ica influences long the direction school
affairs committed the present school
committee Understanding this all friends of the public
SCHOOLS nave tor several years advocated the creation
pact commission made up to possess the necessary
qualifications for efficient management
Heretofore the number of commissioners generally favored has
been hve but at the state house is claimed change
in sentiment and that now desired From such
board busnesslke satisfactory could
be looked for than given during recent but other
legislation proposed which be likely to vtiate nv
good that may come from the establishment commission
1t proposed commission the control Of all
school property we'll the appointment anos and other en-
ployes OF the department the city council The
argument made that this transfer power obvate friction
between the school board and bahish politics
but VIII it, Not at all On the contrary change will provoke
rather than clashes the ianos and other
elected by the city council would very pay
little heed directions school board which would he
Poweriess to punish either negligence inecncy Moreover
he appointments are made by the city political element
wa" DC ever present to the detrmen and possibly the
of the school administration.
While there may be objection legislation limiting the ex-
pendes OF the school board the by the cv on
c nere VIII be emphatic dsappovs of proposes TO
Dee he powers OF any school commission that may
Such board render that intelligent service that
mas SO long been desired is be appointment and
control of its employees.
III 'ne city IS to .fve commission manage school affairs
that commission should be clothed and not stripued d ,
thonty necessary efficient management
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-17
GEN. KUROPATK!H IS
DISMISSED ANO DISGRACED
Continued from page one

Continued from page One.
( C1inese Bandits are even reported ~ be
In the rear OF Harbin.
A consummation or the Mukden disaster
is feared Napoleons plight In the re-
! treat from Moscow with Kutusofr's Cos
sacks harrs ssing. the starving. freezing
Frenchmen, was hardly as bad or dan
gerous
Nothing further mas arrived from tn.
ircnt, but II IL fearcd that the decinsted
baitalions. which had hardly recovered
II on, the Generalization Of the Mukdeu
retreat. have again been thrown into con.
fusicn ny Field Marshal Oyanas relent.
less, merciless pursuit
Tho war office greatly fears that more
cf tho siege and field guns which Kuro.
patktn managed 20 save al Mukden have
been sacrificed in the hurried fight from
Tie Pass.
QUESTION or FOOD.
The question Of ammunition and food is
Jlso vital as II is known that the Rus
slams were compelled to burn more stores
at Tie Pass. where The commissariat was
CITY beginning 20 feed the half-fan1ished
troops when the new retreat was ordered
Rut even in the fact of the possibility of
the complote loss OF the army and The All .
mitted fact that Vlsdivostok is already
rSNbly lost the Emperor still shows no
signs Of Welding
Preparations for continuing the war on
larger scale than ever are proceedinR
Tho dictum has gone forth that another
army OF 10000 men II 10 be sent To the
Far East and In order TO avoid DELAY II
has been decided. instead OF sending only
reserve men, 10 form new armies largely
OF regular units leaving the reserves 10
replace the regulars in garrison duty at
hcme
throughout tho war many military
men have contended that IL was a fatal
mistake Co send reserve men TO the far
east 4 division OF tho imperial guard
will be sent to the front.
HAD 10000 MEN
Gen. Oku's Headquarters. SATURDAY
March il.-Nia Yinkow. March iG-From
Information received from Russian
prisoners and residents OF ssiukden n is
estimated that Gen. Kuropatkin's forces
at the beginning OF the battle OF Mukden
consisted of over $4,000 men His loss I'm
killed and wounded before March 10 is
estimated at 10000. Nearly all his wound
I'd were removed north before the railway
was cut Less than 1000 remained in the
Russian hospitals at Mukden. Three hun
dred Japanese were found I'M the Rus
sian hospitals also.
Reports So 70 tho number of prisoners
raptured arc ss yet lncomplets over
sHo we're captured IN Mukden lnclgdins
The wounded The Euselsns set ere 10
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-17

cleaning that they know will break out
on the good wives AZ almost any moment.
Housocleaniug is Just as sure as taxes,
and about as agreeable 10 tho masculine
sex.
During the housecleaning season a man
Is never himself pretty soon II YOU sec
man fretting in his Office or walking
the streets o. drinking bromldes, YOU may
gamble ana you won't be far from right
that his wife has begun her houseciean-
Ing game II really does not matter II the
house Is cleaned I'm sections every week
all through the other seasons OF the year.
when the real housecleaning season comes
things have got TO bel all torn up or IL
doesn't seem 10 the housewife as II any
thing was being done. Then is the time
that the poor hard working hubby
comes home at night expecting to get a
nire. Christlan-like hot dinner and finds
That he must be contented with some
cold beans and q piece OF wsrmed-up
tninco pic which he senerally eats OFT the
Kitchen stove.
Tho curtains are down the carpet up
bic slippers are resting IN some unknown
srut. and his esFy chair has faded from
view Tho cat slts rloomlly on tho top
~ fne bookcase which stands IN tho
middle " the room the dos "a enjoy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-17

say. i met friend Of mine in the street
and upon my How are your" he replied
that he felt fke-wel. he felt awful bad
according 10 the expression he used. on
course i asked him why. and honestly
ne couldn't tell me. Business, he said
was good all his family simply dotted on
him, and he really didn't know what wa
the troubls--Just felt bad. that's all.
When I left him I thought II over ana
1 began TO wonder. Say. did YOU ever get
that discontented. sinking-spe feeling
when the world looks 10 YOU as N the
INK had spilled; when YOU think that
everyone Is better off has a better time
and earns more shekels than you do;
when you feel as n life wasn't worth the
living at all and you wonder why you've
been born; when you wish you had John
Is wealth, and end up by saying ito
YOURSELF you might be contented with
haIf or H. I'll wager gold eagle TO "A
stale biscuit you've had just this sort of
a feeling
It's 10 10 j shot, though, when YOU
get one of those spells that something
IS me matter with your digestion or your
liver is out OF order and nothing at all
is really the matter with you that can't
be cured with little common sense.
Money can't buy heslth--money can't
ph Shase happiness or contentedneSS. You
fellows, who at the end OF the year find
you're about square with everybody. still
retain your health and friends. don't you
think you're better off than the man who
has cold couple OF million somewhere.
has a sour bell In his stomach, can't eat
anything without a pepsin or bicarbonate
chaser and can count his friends ON the
fingers OF his one hand
Don't borrow trouble.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-17

human the ascendant every race
and creed drink toast today the Ireland
brave and beautiful
St. PatrcSs day is eands day apostle
love and genteness Ein children ages yet
nue they have BEEN the friends of liberty and of
that ennobes humanity And when clouds
the dear old land when the triumphant song
Miriam heard around the world may upon happier
than those of the people of dsnes been
interviewer with those OF the daughters
charity has been nowhere given
whose today is Erin, Thy Bright Toast Forever"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-17
D--l &. -

5IsHoP--In East Providence. r. l.. on
the 10th inst. James n Bishop. in his
10th year.
Notice OF funeral later
5EAOLEY-In New York suddenly. on
March IA, William Bradley in his 18TH
year
Notice Of funeral later
5RoWN-In Putnam, Conn March Il.
Charles Brown. in the sith year OF his
age.
Funeral from the residence OF his son.
Gilman n. Brown, 6s Grove street. Put
nam Conn. Saturday, March IS, at 1880
p. m.
FULLER-At her home in this city.
March ie. Mrs Sarah r. Fuller daugh-
ter OF the late Daniel r. and Mary ".
Goodhue and wife OF William o. Fuller.
Notice OF funeral later
HATHURsT-In Mansfield, March IS.
Mary Eta ". Hayhurst, aged 5s years,
~ months and Is days. beloved wife Of
Robert Hayhurst
Services Saturday morning from her late
residence, at 1880 o'clock Burial a East
Greenwich. II. l., at 2 y. m.
HINEs-ln this city, 18th inst. Nora
Ames. wife OF William J. Hines. aged
33 years.
Funeral from her husbands residence.
Brayton avenue Osklawr. on saturdav.
March is. at o'clock n m Relatives
and friends are invited 10 attend
on Monday the goth inst. at II m.
Burial at Newport at 3:So D. m. Rela-
tives and friends are invited 10 attend.
Kindly omit flowers
Hoss-Tn this city. on the 18Th inst .
Kichsrd son Of the late Duncan and
Elizaber RUss, aged ss years
,An
residence Is Berkeley street Relatives
and friends are invited to attend
Nova Scotia papers please COPY.
shELooN-ln this city the 18th inst.
Albert T. sheldon aged So years
Funeral services Sunday. the ieth inst
az l;4b p. m. at his late residence 9s5
Broad street. Relatives and friends are
invited 10 attend. Burial strictly pri
vste. Kindly omit flowers.
souTHWIck-In this city. on the 18th
INST, Henry A. son of Mary I ana
the late William NJ southwick.
Funeral from his late residence 2ss
Pine street. Saturday morning the 18Th
inst. at o'clock Requiem mass AZ IN.
cathedral AT o.S0 o'clock Relatives and
friends are invited 10 attend RnrIaI ~
r. l.
TUFTs-Tn this city on the 18th inst.
Hiram Tufts. IN his saith wear.
Notice OF funeral service later.
this CITY on tho 18th
inst. Mary Elizabeth. wife Of William
=. Waterman. In the 6lst year OF her
age.
Funeral Saturday. March Is. AZ
o'clock p. m. from her late residence
os2 Potter avenue. Relatives and friends
arc invited TO attend
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-17

Ing himself in a soft corner OF the coal
nin In the cellar; the windows are all up.
lhe ME has gone out Uucky nre) and
nome doesn't look like II used 20.
Then is when some men lose their hone
OF heaven, for the words they utter under
their brea th-well, they couldn't be print
ed But the dear good wife In her clean
illness is -next-t to godliness idea which Is
right, goes right along ana gots through
with the cleaning just the same. and when
It's all finished tho husband nine times
out OF ten. will say publicly TO his fam
NY We'll. II does seem cleaner. after
all"
oh. those are happy days
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-17
The G~ow1er.

WE NE had q
h u n ch Of fine
weather lately and
the husbands. hav-
ing had q winter =
peace and quiet.
with the exception
~ dallying with tho
furnace and seeing
that the cat is put
out at night. now
are rubbernecking
10 see the first
signs Of n Gus g.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-17

Whether the Colorado governorshp settled
majority OF the legislature wishes
Governor Adams will both down history having held
terms strange however that there should have
doubt all about the of the Roosevelt
can candidate for lieutenant The only possible explain
alton is that thousands of Republican labor
Adams These held Governor Peabody responsible
eral Bells acts, but did hold the party blameable
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-17
Voice of
fhs People
RATHER.
Editor Providence Nevs.

Editor Providence News:
one Of the panks said 10 be included
In tho program OF the new civic organize
ton Tho Citizens Union" IL an educa-
uonal qualification for voters. Isn't II
a little startling. Mr. Editor. TO con.
template the havoc that would he
wrought in our city government were
such a provision Incorporated into the
laws OF the state?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-17

real good newspaper story might be obtained from Congress
Tim Sullivan Of the Bowery if he would disclose just what
his constituents think Of leader Murphy playing golf with Rookie
fee 1t be- however that Murphy thinks in this way
out MCaen But then golf condolences be relied
much
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-17
What OTHERS
AFRO Saying

Chinese labor threatens evils when n
white labor lt has q tendency To- lower
! the standard OF living and wages. 10 take
| away that American chance 90 rise In the
vCrlG which Is the best part OF our heri-
taEe. But IN the south progress is retard-
oil and the white race is deprived OF op-
pcrtunities by the presence OF shiftless
Improbable and uncertain labor. Broadly
ana practically considered. the use "
Chinese labor In the South may be inn
possible without the consequence OF pour
Ing al undesirable element over other sec
tons of the country st. Louis Republic.
The failure or indefinite postponement
OF the Santo Domingo treaty-whch ~
unpleo sanity like a confession OF inability
to deal with an urgent situation. There
can be no question that matters in Santo
Doringo are in a bad way The Domin-
can government confesses e.. Our own
governments declare II. Even the critics
and opponents OF the presidents policy
and Of this treaty do not deny lt."-New
York Tribune.
Yesterdays dispatches from the Rus
sian capital state that ~ has been decided |
by the Tsar and his advisers 70 continue |
tie war. N that decision does not event i
unlly prove 90 be n 'bluff' ~ would appear
Ambassador Cassini spoke BY authority .
when he declared that the conflict would !
81 on But the action OF Paris bankers IN /
rcirsing TO subscribe 20 the Russian loan
must be disheartening 20 the war party
ln 50. Petersburg. The hankers arr not
'bluning, Baltimore sun
"santo Domingo - nov confronted with
tbs liability and she has appealed 10 this
con ntry Tor assistance n virtually means
a receivership to be administered by orr
E'vtrumcut Bot so long "a 10 Ia 90 our
% tctest 10 shut Europe out Of American
AFFAIRS how can we avoid interference I'm
ono way or another. however ffrnrroenble
tie obligation may bo?"-Plttsburg Ga
zstte
The sea blockade of Vladivostock is
bow complete. The band investment can
~ any time be made equally complete.
Iaian can. therefore. begin IN. nro-o.s Of
'tarv1ng the fortress into surrender when. :
'Vr she chooses rho ssprlns nnd mirluR
? fich cost 40 many god lives az Port
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-17
MARRIED

oIs.ANDERsoN-In Providence. r.
l.. March To- 1905. by Rev. York A.
King. Mr.. Edgar y. Hurdis OF this city
and Miss Henrietta DsVoe Anderson OF
Putnam. Conn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-17

1t hoped the general assembly will give attention
the of the ballot reform committee of
coming from committee just require searching scrutiny