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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-22
GOOD NEWS

The owner of valuable piece Of
property, located next to John Adam 9
dry goods store, has decided to make
some disposition of it. aud has author
lied the statement that il any satisfactory
arrangement can be made looking to
ward the establishment of large hard
ware and implement Co., or other en-
terprise equally valuable tn the CITY,
with possibly an opera house in connec-
ton, the owner will subscribe al amount
equal to the market value of the prop.
erty as it now stands. This is a
good opportunity, and wa will be
disappointed il some definite &C.
ton Is not taken to secure both The hard
ware implement and farm machinery
store, together with the opera house.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-22
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. John Ruhm. Jr Mr.
and Mrs. John Frierson and Miss Flea
nor Gregory attended the FAIR german
ct the Bethel House Thursday night.
Rev. A. s. Allen and Mr.. S H. Good
loe returned Thursday evening from
Brick Church, Giles county, where they
attended the session Of the Columbia
Presbytery
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Mathis have rent
ed the w. d. Brooks cottage on Church
Street aud will move thereto in few
days. Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks will move
to Maj. Lem Long 3 farm.
Mr.. Chas. HeizeIl left Thursday for
Philadelphia, where he will resi1@in the
future.
Mr. Buford Cooper is recovering very
rapidly, and will be able in few days to
go to mis- mother home in the country.
Mrs. John Ruhm, Sr., of Nashville, is
with relatives here.
Miss Lucille Hobbs, who has been the
attractive little guest Of Mr. and Mrs.
w. d. Brooks for several weeks, has re.
turned to. Memphis
ldrs. X. G. Fleming is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Lanier.
Miss Lizzie Bell Afford has returned
TO her home in Lawrenceburg after sew
eral week 8 visit to her brother, Mr.. G |.
Afford.
Mr.. J - Anderson is here to visit his
father. Mr.. j. NJ. Anderson, who is still
quite ILL.,
Mr.. L. l.. Frierson has returned from
a business trip to Nashville.
Miss Minnie Williamson, OF Lawrence
burg, is the guest of Miss Jessie Nc
Donald.
Mrs Mcbride has returned from Wis
it to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Ii. L. |
Richardson, at Summertown.
Mrs. II. d. Ruhm has returned from
a visit in Columbia. J
II. D. Ruhm is back from business
trip to Cookeville
Mrs. o. O. Watts OF Nashville, is the
guest of Mrs. G, S. Jackson.
H G.. Harlan J. c. Bostick and j. p.
Warnock are on fishing trip on Swan.
Misses Mary Conner and Mary Nc.
Cuddy left Sunday afternoon for Bristol,
where they will enter Sulens College.
Mrs. NJ Rosenthal is spending two
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-22
SICK

Mrs. Brown George and little son,
Howard, are quite ill at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Uhss. Held, of
Enter prise.
Buford Cooper, who has been i'll with
typhoid fever over eight weeks, is able
to sit up little now.
A case of diphthena is reported at
avenue.
Mr.. Cheatham Lea is seriously ILL.,
Encch. the young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. ii Thweatt, is ill at their home on
Washington avenue.
Mr.. G. L. Sager happened to an acct
dent last week which has disabled him
from work at the fnines.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-22
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

A car load of sewer pipe has been or
drred for the joint use of the city and
county, and wooden culberts Will be
done away with where practicable.
Arrangements are being made 70 build
several new cottages and residences this
fan as investments. Investments of this
nature have proven very profitable to
those who have made them, the net in
crease above taxes, insurance, etc, in
many instances exceeding - per cent,
and averaging about II per cent. after
paying insurance and taxes, and prop
erty does not get any cheaper, but does
enhance 10 value.
The city authorities here have deter
mined to enforce the ordinance of the
town OIL every one alike. Some weeks
ago notice was given to the merchants
that the sidewalks and streets in front of
their stores must be kept clear Of boxes,
barrels and merchandise, and as result
the place has presented a much more
attractive appearance. A few days ago
one of the merchants up town "Oroke
over, or forgot himself, and as result
a small fine was assessed against him
Hereafter every one will have to walk
chalk line or MIR. johnson" will get
you sure.
A small circus or vaudeville show is
billing the town for Saturday, Sept, %.
A movement is on foot here to organ
re an Automobile company for the pur-
pose OF establishing regular freight and |
service between Mt. Pleasant |
and Colombia. Some of our progressive |
citizens have grown weary of waiting !
for the Nashville Mt. Pleasant inter
urban railway.
The l. o. o. F. lodge held no meet
ing on Thursday night, on account of
the absence of the Warden, and other
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-22

weeks ir New York. and during ner alb
sence Mrs. Moses Lazarus is with her
paren ts, Mr.. and Mrs. loeb,
Eugene and Joe Anderson we're here
Sunday with .heir father, Mr.. ]. VI
Anderson, who continues in quite fee
BILE condition.
Miss Mona Hill returned today after a
visit of several days with Miss Mamie
Hill, near Columbia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-22

Dr.. L. G.. Burgard. Dentist, at Free
ms n Hotel, Mt. Pleasant, Tuesdays and
Fridays.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22
:" American Blood Tells.

The report OF the delegates from the
Des Moines Commercial Club to the
Interstate Commerce Law Convention
in Chicago was presented to the board
of directors of the club at meeting
today. The delegates report
great difference of opinion on the
question of government regulation of
railroads existing among the delegates.
Regret is expressed over the division
which occurred. but it is impossible,
says the report, to see "how it could
be otherwise with American blood in
our veins. " The report follow "We,
as committee sent by the Commercial
club to Chicago to the n terstate Com
merce Law Convention, beg to make
the following report:
"We met as committee at the
Auditorium hotel and mingled with
the other delegates from all over the
United States, finding out what we
could before the meeting was called.
We found that there was considerable
difference of opinion and when we
presented our credentials at the door
of the convention we were refused
admittance unless we would sign a
certain paragraph, which we, as a
committee thought, was uncalled for.
"We therefore went with the ma
jority of the delegates who refused to
sign numbering 462 out of probably
700. We as a committee felt that our
action was the right one, especially
whsn we found that the actual busi-
ness interests of the United States
was represented by those who did not
enter the Bacon convention. And we
are also led to believe that this Bacon
convention was made up principally Of
delegates sent by the governors, which
made it more in the line of political
meeting than business convention.
"You. undoubtedly. have seen in
the papers the actions taken bv both
conventions and have noticed that they
are along the same line of thought.
We, as committee. wish to state that
we deplore the fact that there should
have been a division, but can not see
how it could have been otherwise with
American blood in our veins.
Signed.
q. A. McCune,
j. H. Cownie,
JIG. Olmsted, Chairman.
Committee.
Such reports come from all parts of
the country. Delegates from COM
mercjal clubs and large manufactures
refused to be coerced into advocating
whatever policies Mr.. Bacon and his
gang of politicians proposed, so they
held their own convention separately
and adopted resolutions expressing
their opinions.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22
CONFERENCE ON IMMIGRATION.
Editor B. Annundsen, of Decorah Heads
Iowa Delegation.

A national convention has beer
called to meet in the city of New York,
December 6 and 2. under the auspices
of the National Civic Federation. to
deliberate upon the question of i'm
migration. The governor has ap.
pointed ten delegates from Iowa who
will represent the state as follows
B. Anundson Decorah; Edward A..
Steinner, Grinnell V. Lyngby, Cedar
Rapids; w. r. Patterson, Iowa City
Rev. j. F. Nugent, Des Moines; O.
H. Cessna, Ames; OF. Wennerstrum.
Des Moines; Charles Griek. Daven-
port "A. L. Urick, Des Moines; E. E.
Clark, Cedar Rapids.
Among the questions which these
delegates will be asked to consider and
discuss says the Register and Leader
will be ones relating to the character
OF the population which reaches this
country: from immigration. should
the exclusion of the more undesirable
elements be extended, should there be
a change in the method of inspection,
would it he better to inpsect before
the emigrants are allowed on ship
board, are there external influences
tending to stimulate immigration,
what are the actual demands for
more labor in this country, what
crafts are most effected by imnigra-
tion, what per cent of the emiyrants
remain in the ports. how can the
emigrants be distributed better,
what effect would the placement of
emigrants in the south have on the
labor question, should the Chinese
coolie exclusion act be made more
stringent and extended to the Jap
and the Corean, and how should the
exemptions be administered.
August Belmont is the president of
the National Civic league and such
men as Grover Cleveland, Oscar
Straus, Gompers. etc.. are on the
advisory boards.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22

If in any part of the United States
the weather bureau is distributing
anything better than this portion Of
the state of Iowa is receiving, our
advise to those in charge of that de-
partment, is that they bottle up q
good quantity of it as souvenir for
future generations tn wonder at. All
through the month of November thus
far we have had phenomenal weather,
and it is our belief that never in the
history of the state, have our farmers
been more highly favored in tais re-
spect than the present fall; the corn
is being harvested at great rate.
The coal dealers NAV not find it in
their hearts to get happy over the
situation, as it is just at present. Let
them possess their souls in patience,
however, they will have their innings
later. In the mean time every rail-
road in the state is kept busy moving
our immense crops, and will likely
need all their freight cars for some
time to come.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22

The veteran senator, William b.
Allison, was the recipient of well
merited honor in his home city OF
Dubuque, last Wednesday night. The
function was a dinner given in his
honor by the Dubuque club, and is
characterized by the Times as one of
the brilliant events in the social
history of the city. Senator Allison
has been resident of Dubuque for
fifty years. He has represented his
Iowa constituency in the House of
Representatives and in the Senate of
the United States for over forty con-
tinuous wears.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22

All Christendom is extending
sympathy to the unfortunate Jews in
Russia. whose lot is indeed a hard
one. The wholesale massacre of these
people constitutes one of the darkest
pages in history. 1t is a cruel blot
upon the civilization of the twentieth
century. which the tide of enlighten-
ment of this age can not permit to
continue much longer. The day is not
far distant when new civilization
in Russia will sweep from power all
who are in any degree responsible for
these dastardly outrages.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22

A Mason CITY man named Moore
loaned 81, 800 on farm thirty years
ago, became very i'll and forgot he had
assigned it to friend to collect when
due while he went to California. 1t
came back tG memory lately and he
looked up the man who collected the
mortgage. He had placed it in big
bank to Moure's credit and it now
amounts to over ten thousand dollars.
That's the story that comes from
California.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22

According to Director e. r. Sage,
OF the Iowa climate and crop service
bureau, there are 5000, 600 acres of
corn in Iowa. There is in the
vicinity of 100000, OOU0 bushels Of
corn which will require an army of
1901 600 huskers thirty days to- hnsk
and crib it. These men will have to
be paid an average of three cents per
bushel, which means that it will cost
S1O, 500, 900 to reap the harvest.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22
The Employment of Women.

The times have changed greatly in
regard to occupations open for employ
ment OF women. In the days of not so
very long ago there was only one &C.
cupation that afforded girls and women
an opportunity to earn living, and
that was teaching school. No matter
what her previous training had been
about every girl that had received a
few years. instruction in a district
school felt that she was competent to
teach. Then they were employed in
the schools throughout the length and
breadth of the land and often at
ridiculously small wages. They
mOnopolized the summer schools to
such an extent that the school master
was seldom seen abroad other than in
the winter months when there was
premium paid for Drawn and muscle
to keep the unruly boys in check who
were only enrolled for the winter
term. A great change has gradually
taken place, and now Notwithstanding
fairly remunerative salaries are paid,
we are told that the crop of school
ma 'ams is short and that the demand
will soon exceed the supply. The
reason for this changed condition is
obvious. A woman now has many
opportunities for labor in various new
fields of usefulness opened MP for her.
The exacting, nerve racking and soul
grinding work of instructing and
controlling and whipping into shape
large classes of children is no longer
inviting. The girls are found in stores
as clerks. bookkeepers and stenogra-
pliers. They study medicine, law and
for the ministry. They are found in
factories, shops and printing offices
and make excellent employees Many
are employed as telephone and tele-
graph operators and there are but few
lines that employ large numbers of
laborers but you will find more or less
women enrolled in some part of the
work. The pay may not be as large as
the teacher now receives, and the
hours of service longer, still there is
a freedom and lack of responsibility
that makes the work more attractive
than the exacting requirements de-
manded of those who are called to
perform the difficult task of teaching
school.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22

Advices received at Washington by
Minister Christian Hauge indicate
that the affirmative vote in the recent
election to determine Norwegian
Sentiment as to the successor of
Prince Karl aggregated SO. 9s6, and the
negative vote 67,554. The total
number entitled to vote was 435, 900.
So Norway is to be monarchy and
not republic as some predicted it
would be.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22

Accor ling to the census of the state
just completed there are %, 500 sete.
rams Of the civil war living in Iowa.
but of these ouly 10, 44S were members
of Iowa organizations. There are
some interesting facts connected with
these veterans living in the state.
There are 36 who are more than 80
years of age. The largest number are
so years old, there :being 2, 100 of these
living in Iowa. There are 81 who
are but 90 years of age. In 1851 they
must have been years II old, and in
1866, at the end of the war they were
but 10. There are 3,70l who are
under 60 years of age, out of the %, 56s
old soldiers living in the state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22

The municipal ownership league of
New York City expended $50, 206
during the late campaign. Of this
sum Mr.. Hearst, candidate for mayor,
contributd $65, ,S4a in the interest of
municipal ownership. No wonder he
is making strenuous fight to knock
out his opponents. heretofore the
record as held by Gov. Higgins, who
spent S22, 900 during the last state
campaign.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22

The throat specialist exhibited his
larvngoscope to nervous woman
patient and remarked lyon would
be surprised to know how far down
we can see with this instrument. I"
And then, as he was about to place
the laryngoscope in her throat, she
apologized for having hole in her
stocking.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22

Egypt is the only country in the
world where there are more men than
women. The male sex in the
dominion of the khodive exceeds the
female by l60,0
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22

How many know that 25-cent can
of stovspipe enamel will make an old
range or cook stove look like new?
One can will paint small range and
several joints of pipe twice.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22

Up to the present time, if we are
not mistaken. no decision has been
made public by Custodian McCurdy
in the Tom Graham case, and there
are some people who are slow to be-
lieve that there ever will be.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22

There appears to be no dimunltion
in the crop of foot ball accidents this
fall, nevertheless the boys will get
into the game.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22

Farmers will be making their own
fence posts, drain tile, water tanks, and
silos with cement inside of five wears.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22
Subscription Price $l.50 a Year
Omce..8l7 West Water street
Beth Telephones Number Is.
Current Comment.

Montreal has the largest -four mill
in the British Empire. 1t turns ont
five thousand barrels of -four day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22

Some people go ahead and do things ;
others sit back idly ..and criticize the
doing. Which class is of greater
benefit to the world?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22

The song of sympathy never comes
until the sinner has been to the school
of sorrow.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22

Office, Northwest corner ground floor
of Court House, Decorah. Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22
ELLIS J. HOOK,
COUNTY SUPT. SCHOOLS.

School Officers Blanks and Rec
ords, Secretary's Order Books,
Treasurer's Account Books, Di-
rector's Enumeration Records,
Teachers Daily and Classifica-
ton Records, always kept on
hand. Teachers Examination
the last Friday and Saturday Of
each month.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEPTEMBER
ADJOURNED SESSION OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
FIRST DAY.

DEBORAH, Iowa, Nov. 49, 1906
Board met as per adjournment. Mem
bers all present and called to order by
the chairman. Minutes of previous
meeting read and approved.
The resignation Of G.. E. Schenck as
County Surveyor was on motion ac-
cepted.
The balance Of the afternoon was TAX
en- up in talking over Bridge and Road
Work throughout the county
On motion Board adjourned to $40
a. m, Nov. 18th.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22
SECOND DAY.

NOV. 10Th, $3.50 a. m.
Board met as per, adjournment. Mem
Ders all present and called to order by
the chairman. Minutes of Yesterdays
meeting read and approved.
The bids for a concrete bridge across
the Iowa river between east and west
Decorah were opened and were as fol-
Bid of N. M. Stark G. Company. Des
Moines, Iowa.. was $15,0o0.00, payable
as follows:-In County Warrants and
as follows:-50 per cent when material
ana concrete is on the ground Is per
cent when work is completed, and S5
per cent 80 days later. Said warrants
TO be paid as follows:-50 per cent on
cent and 35 per cent IL months from
date.
Bid of j. G. Ratcliffe:-To build
tions for the sum Of s15'5oO.%5c, $50 % con-
tractor to have old material in Old
bridge to use free of charge.
On motion the contract was awarded
10 N. M Stark a Co., they being the
lowest bidders.
The contract with N. M. Stark & Co.
was presented and duly signed by both
Moved, seconded and carried that F.
=. Gratsenberg be, appointed Surveyor
resignation of c. r. Schenck.
On motion adjourned to go D. m.
1880 p. m.-Board met. Members all
present and called to order by the chair
Moved, seconded and carried that
Miss Cora Auchmoody be employed to
sranseribe Transfer Records Nos. l, 2,
per hundred words
The bond of F. E. Cratsenberg as
county Surveyor was presented and on
motion approved.
On motion adjourned to 1880 d. M
1880 p. m.-Board met Members all
present and called to order by the
chairman.
The entire evening was taken up in
looking over and checking in claims
against the county,
On motion adjourned to 500 a. M
November 18TH
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-11-22

. t.oO ~ H-bOdTu met. Members all
present and called to order by the
chairman.
The entire evening was taken up in
looking over and checking in claims
against the county
On motion adjourned to 500 a m
November 18TH
THIRD DAY.
Nov. 18th, 1905 a.. M
Board met as per adjournment. Mem
bers all present and called to order by
the chairman. Minutes Of yesterdays
meeting read and approved.
Moved, seconded and carried that
$2.Os be refunded to John Nelson Of
DEBORAH township. the same being a
Moved, seconded and carried that the
Treasurer be instructed to strike the
following taxes from the tax list. the
Council of Decorah:-Taxes against
Gilbert Christianson, John J.. Seim, Mrs
Thomas Anderson, John Donaldson and
Mrs. B. Allen, all of Decorah corpora
ton, and also the taxes of Arvilla Jac-
obs of Frankville.
On motion j. G. Ratcliffe was award
rof building the bridges
ing to the following figures:
Platform steel bridges 20 feet and
under $500 per foot
Platform steel bridges 21 feet up to
33 feet, $3.50 per foot
Platform steel bridges "a feet UP to
43 feet, $500 per foot.
Platform steel bridges A feet up to
SO feet, $1,000 per foot.
Platform steel bridges SO feet up to
SO feet, $500 per foot
Concrete steel piers $125.00 per pier
Tubes, Is inch, $3.50.
Tubes, "a inch. $6.75.
Tubes, 80 inch, $3.50.
Tubes, SO inch, 1915.
Piling, 37h cents for new work and
40 cents for repair work
The following resolution was pre-
sented and on motion adopted
RESOILVED. That fho County
urer be instructed to transfer One Thou
sand Dollars s1 ,000) from the tempo
rary school fund to the county fund
This amount being the accumulation of
the one-half per cent interest belonging
to the county for the handling of the
permanent school fund
The following schedules Of accounts
was allowed and the Auditor instructed
20 draw warrants on the proper funds
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-05
Seek to Bar Yankee Lumber.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Canadian
lumbermen are bringing pressure to
bear upon parliament to prohibit the
importation into that country of Amer
lean lumber. There is no tariff into
Canada against lumber, and the lum-
ber merchants are resisting tine impor-
tation of pine from the southern states
while this country levies a 50 duty on
lumber from Canada.
At the same time Canadian paper
and wOOdpulp manufacturers are get
ting together to ask parliament to pro-
hibit the expectation of those articles.
Special committees have been appoint
ed in each case to prepare a petition
to parliament, and to confer with Pre-
mier Laurier.