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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-19
A Biz Catch.

Dave Gantenbein, the we'll known
fisherman of Diamond Bluff, with the
aid of a net over one thousand feet in
length, made the largest single haul
of fish ever recorded on the upper
Mississippi one day last week.
Twenty-four Thousand pounds, or
twelve tons of the calp species were
secured in the haul His feat tri-
umphs over his own record of last
winter when $1,000 pounds of the
"sewer trout" were seined from the
river. 1t took the services of team
and several men to carry the fish to
the Gantenbein camp The fish Will
be shipped to the eastern market and
will bring over 81, 900. New Albiu
News.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-19

Use Rawleigh's Remedies, abso-
lutely free from all poisoning drugs.
T. Fl. Johnson, Salesman. Head
quarters at st. Cloud Hotel. 4Stf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-19

Apples are good, healthy and
cheap. Everybody can afford them.
so can you. Buy now at H. j.
Hutchinson's
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-19

Complete rural delivery service has
been ordered established in Fayette
county January Q. The total number
of routes in the county is thirty one.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-19

Public Opinion and Chicago
Daily Tribune. both whole year for
only SO. rs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-19

Save your money and buy your
Christmas presents of the Unity
ladies, Dec. 20, 81, aud %.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-19

White, the Cresco athlete, has been
elected captain of the state university
football squad for next year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-19

New Hampton is organizing to build
a new hotel to replace the one recent
ly destroyed by fire. Come over and
take look at Decorah's palatial
structure, neighbors.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-19

While cleaning the house occupied
by Mrs. Christina Roller, the ccto-
genarian. killed recently in Waterloo
by locomotive. relatives found 1895
secreted in a tin can. Mrs. Roller
had been receiving aid from the
county for years and it was thought
that she was penniless at the time of
her death
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-19

An elopement which borders on the
sensational and which has made stir
in Britt in which DR.. Carton. young
physician of that place and Mrs.
Kiester, wife of A. T. Kiester. a
leading business man of Britt. are the
principals, occurred last week, the
couple driving by team through a
driving rain to Mason City where they
boarded a five o'clock Milwaukee
train early Wednesday morning for
Minneapolis. Both have families, DR..
Carton leaving a wife and three
children. while Mrs. Kiester leaves a
husband aud three little ones. DR.
Carton Is the son of prominent
resident of that town, has relatives in
this city and has been practicing
medicine for a number of years. Mrs.
Kiester is also known here. is a nurse
by profe ,sion and woman of charm
ing personality. Before coming to
Britt with her husband, she was a
resident of Minneapolis.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

The Independent said last week
that both Jones of Norton and Jones
of Cove were retired from the legisla-
ture on account of voting for the
school land bill of 1908, and the In
dependent adds that Jones of Trego
should be retired for the same reason.
The facts are that Jones of Cove re-
tired voluntary two years ago, and
Jones of Norton was defeated owing
to many complications of which the
school land law had nothing whatever
to do, and Jones of Trego will serve
another term and is friend to every
one, and in supporting the school
land bill OF 1908 gave the holders of
certificates the privilege of taking
out new certificate after fifteen an
nual payments have been made If
the Rev. Goodwin wants to go to the
legislature to vote against such a
measure, he needs just what he will
get. which is sure defeat.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

Forfeited school land contracts are
reinstated under the law of 1879, and
the Supreme Court decisions all quote
that law. The law of 1908 does not
apply to forfeitures, or re-instate-
ments. and was not intended to apply.
The faw of 1908 is all in favor of the
present holders of contracts. 1t en-
ables those who have been paying six
per cent interest for fifteen years to
exchange their contracts for new con-
tracts running twenty years at four
per cent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

A great deal is being said about the
school land law or changes made in
the same in the session of the legisla-
ture of 1908 of which DR.. Jones was a
mem ber. This act of the legislature
gave the holders of old certificates
the right after Is interest payments
are made to get new certificates at 4
per cent. 1t did not increase the
right of holder of an old certificate.
The holder of an old certificate can
not re-instate same when notice of
forfeiture has been issued only by
order of court. To prove this ask the
county treasurer or county clerk. The
law and supreme court ruling on this
are the same today they have been
since 1879.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

Judge Reeder has been member of
the bar for 80 years, and in active
practice during all the time except
the four years on the bench as judge
of this, the 23rd Judicial District.
And during all that time he did
nothing that he was so ashamed of
that he concealed his identity on
going into the Office of the clerk of
the district court. Mr.. Ruppenthal
did this on going into the clerks Of
fee in Trego county. Vote for Judge
Reeder. He is fair, honest, and is not
ashamed of his decisions while on the
bench.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

The county campaign began two
months ago. Ii there were anything
wrong or disreputable about any of
our candidates there has been plenty
of time to dig it up and plenty of
people to tell it. Pay no attention to
campaign lies or fake yarns told just
on the eve of election when there is
neither time nor opportunity to deny
or explain
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

This is our last appeal to the voters
before election. We invite your at
tention for the last time to the Re
publican candidates and challenge
comparison with their opponents,
confident that every one of them will
be found competent and worthy of
support. Take them up one by one,
from Governor Hoch to township
trustee, compare fairly, judge i'm
partially, and then you will vote the
Republican ticket straight. Put your
mark in the circle under the eagle
and stop right there.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

If r. R. Wilson studied 'itriginom-
etry'' as he claims let him show up
the papers. Mr.. Harlan's papers are
here In our office certified from the
ersity--surveying, 100 per cent;
trigOnometry, 81 per cent: calculus,
80 per cent-and may be seen by any
one who questions the correctness OF
this statement.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

The voter viii make no mistake If
he puts his mark in the circle under
the eagle and stops right there, but
Ii he must vote for candidates on
other tickets he can do so by marking
in the squares at the right of their
names. Make no other mark on the
ballot.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

Every voter in the county may vote
for six high school trustees three
under the eagle and three under the
rooster-three Republicans and three
Democrats. There is no politics in it
and voting is not limited to districts.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

DR.. A. b. Jones belongs to the ma
jority party in the legislature. He
has had experience and is a man of
ability and influence among men. He
has lived in the county four times as
long as his competitor has. He knows
what the people want and how to get
it. Vote for A. B. Jones for repre-
sentative. Under the eagle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

conspicuous place in the office of the
county clerk The return merely
states that it was posted in the coun-
ty clerks Office The notice aud the
return of service in such cases are
jurisdictiCnal. No intendment of
material matter will be made and no
presumption of material character
will be INDUCED in such cases for the
purpose of su5jecting parties to juris-
diction. Jurisdiction must atfirma-
lively appear, and, usually with tech
nical fuilness. The sheriff'S notice,
if posted in the county clerks office,
ont of sight or even in an obscure
place, would not be good notice.
lt must be posted IN a conspicuous
place and the sheriff must return
that he posted il in such place.
peremptory writ of mandamus
will be allowed as prayed for"
The case of Abernathy Furniture
Co. VS. Spencer, county treasurer of
Logan county, was decided on May
5, 1895. The opinion was written by
present Chief Justice Johnson, and
was concurred in by the two populist
members of the court, Chief Justice
Doster and Justice Stephen Fl. Allen,
and contains the following language:
The return also fails GO show that
the notice was posted in the manner
required by the statute. t requires
that it shall be posted sin conspicu-
GUS place in the Office OF the county
clerk, and return is sufficient which
merely states that it was posted in
the county clerks office.
Knott VS.. Tade. 50 Kansas "a, 4S
Pac. sol.
To affect forfeiture there must be
a strict compliance with with statu-
tory requirements. Unless notice is
given to the purchaser as the statute
provides, there is no Jurisdiction to
declare forfeiture and any proceed
ing based on insufficient notice is
without force.
The facts set forth by the plain
tiffs entitled them to the relief
which they ask, and, as the case was
finally submitted on the averments of
the alternative writ, it follows that
the peremptory writ must be allowed"
The fact of the matter is that the
statute of 1908 simply plainly declares
the law to be just what the Supreme
Court of the state without dissent by
any member of it has steadily declar-
ed that the lawsof 1879 was whenever.
the question was raised at any time
in the past twenty years.
There has not been d time since
1879 when the holder of an old school
land contract could not compel the
treasurer to accept the money on the
contract and coald not hold the land
however much be was in arrears of
payment. unless an absolutely legal
notice had been issued and served on
him strictly in accordance with law.
1t is fact that some people in the
western part of the state have gotten
an idea that the law and rulings of
the court have changed during the
past few years, but such is not the
case. There simply were no suits
arising under the law in Trego coun-
ty until recently, except one, because
the lands were not valuable enough
that the holders cared anything
about paying out under their con-
tracts.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

Democratic voters can show their
party preference by marking in the
circle under the rooster. and then
cross over to the left and mark in the
squares at the right of the names of
such republicans as they wish to sup
port.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

Every Republican in the First Dis
trict should vote for Will King for
commissioner, and Democrats who
consider their own interests will do
likewise He is an old timer and has
had experience In the administration
of county affairs.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

Herman Long fer county attorney
was fairly nominated by a regular
convention of Republicans and de-
serves the vote of the whole party,
and should receive the votes of net
few Democrats
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

A. S. Peacock was nominated for
probate judge by the Republican con-
vention because he had FIVE months
experience; becase he is worthy and
well qualified; because he wants the
place and because it is the intention
to elect him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

Let every voter mark in the circle
at the head of his ticket to show to
what party he belongs.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

Hudson Harlan is the regular NOM
inee of regular convention for coun-
ty surveyor. He is both competent
and worthy of your SUPPORT.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03
l.. G. GLEASON,

Vote for Judge Reeder because his
acts and decisions are just and right,
and we are not ashamed OF them, and
we do not need to conceal them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

What a mIsflt it would be to crowd
twenty thousand dollar man into
little nine hundred dollar Office.
Vote for Gregg Marshall for county
treasurer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

A vote for Mrs. e. d. Smith is a
vote for faithful and efficient super
intendent of public instruction.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

Everybody knows Joe Poffenberger
and everybody knows that he will
make a good sheriff. Vote for Joe.
You will find his name under the
eagle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

Let everybody vote for c. E. Ridg-
way for clerk of the court. He is
careful and competent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

Don't forget your township ticket;
vote her straight by marking in the
circle under the eagle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

G. H. Benson is an old resident of
the county. He is capable and court
eous. worthy and well known. Vote
for Charley for county clerk.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

Prohibition voters have only half
a county ticket. They can give it a
good ending by jumping over into the
left hand column under the eagle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

Vote for Rudolph Horak for coro-
ner; he is deserving of your support
and is the regular nominee of his
party.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

Waste no votes on ''fillin" or bum
combe nominations. Vote fer the
regular nominees whom you really
expect and hope to see elected.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

Vote for both the Reeders; both
capable and experienced.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

Democrats and Republicans will
find Curt Redmond's name in the first
column, under the eagle. Vote for
Curt and after January 1st you Will
find him in the office of register of
deeds, an Office which he is especially
we'll fitted to fill
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03
In the District Court of Trego Coun-
ty, Kansas.
W. E. Saum, Plaintiff,

W. E. Saum. Plaintiff,
A. b. Cooper. County Treasurer of
Trego County, Kansas, Defendant.
CASE NO. 7I3.
Petition In Mandamus
Peeition filed on January %, 1900.
Order made by Lee Monroe, Judge
of the District Court, on January %,
1900, re-instating an old forfeited
school land contract.
1 hereby certify that the above is
the proceedings in said case as shown
by the records of the Office of Clerk of
the District Court.
r.. III. BURNS,
[sEAL.[ Clerk of the District Court,
Trego County, Kansas
The above case was brought to re-
instate an old contract on section 2
1921 which had been forfeited about
four years, and two attempts had
been made to forfeit same.
If any doubts, that an old contract
could not be re-instated, let them eX-
anime the records in the county
clerks office on this land; let them
see for themselves, that the holder of
the old certificate of this quarter
paid up six or seven years at one time
and that he did so in 1898, and again,
we want to impress upon the public
the fact that old certificates have
been re-instated, and have had just
as much right since 1879 az they have
TODAY. We denounce the reverend
gentleman who is siobbering around
over the county, as either ignorant
or willfully dishonest
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

Remember that there are three
amendments to be voted on, all good.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

Judges Supreme Court
W. A. Johnston Ottawa, and r.
Burch. Saline. six year term; Silas Porter.
wyandotte, O. B. Graves. four year term
Governor f. W. Hoch
Marion county
Lieutenant Governor J. Fitzgerald
Ford county
Secretary of State-.-. g E. Denton
Harper county
State Auditor. James NJ. Nation
Neosho county
State Treasurer Mark Tulley
Montgomery county
Attorney General f 5 jackson
Greenwood county
State superintendent of Schools
.- ..--.--------- ---------E E T. Fairchild
Ellsworth county
insurance Commissioner. Charles Barnes
Usage county
State Printer. Tom McNeal
Shawnee county.
Railroad Commissioners
Frank L. Ryan, Leavenworth county, C.
A. Ryker. Reno county; George W. Kan
avel. Harvey county
DISTRICT.
Congressman Sixth District. W. A, Reeder
JUDICIAL.
Judge 23rd District. .-.---.-.- J. Fl. Reeder
COUNTY.
Represe entative- b. Jones
Treasurer ..--.---.-------------.G- c. Marshall
county - II DGuSOh
Register of Deeds dS....-.-..-..-C G. r, Redmond
Probate Judge. ge.-..-..--.-.-..A. S. Peacock
Clerk of the District COurt---.C- E. Ridgway
Sheriff f.--......-........-..J. Fl. Poffen berger
Surveyor -----------------H H. Harlan
County Superintendent. Mrs c. D. Smith
County Attorney ....-----.-------.---H H. Long
Coroner r. Horak
Commissioners 1st District ...W. F. King
High School Trustees-1st District, c. Q
Yetter, End District, r. G. Wilson, 3rd
District, Thos. O'Toole.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

L hereby certify that the holder of
school land certificate upon which
forfeiture has been noted on the rec
ords cannot pay up and re-instate the
old certificate until an order of court
compels the same.
l.. G. GLEASON,
County Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me
this 3Ist day of October, 1906
a. S PEACOCK,
TsEAL.1 Probate Judge,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03
Kansas City Starr Hello central
give me long distance"
ssI1Ong DiStance2"

AdHSdS OlbJ Obdf-7 I1CAlO CSHti al
give me long distance"
'sLong Distance?"
"Giye me Chicago"
ssChicago?n This is the Kansas
City Star of Missouri talking Have
you any loose politicians there?
Would like to have a Democrat-one
that says "niggah" preferred.
..Oh yes, hello stock yards, glad to
meet you Kumel. Say, we would like
to run you for governor of Kansas
this fall.
ssOut Of touche'' "Oh no we can fix
that all right"
"Yes.''
ssOh no."
s.An right, come as soon as possible,
All right. Good by
"Hello long distance, give me Kan
sas."i
Kansas"
"Hello. this is the Star of Kansas
City, Missouri talking. We will
furnish you candidate for governor
this fall and want you to elect him."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

Every decision that Judge Reeder
has been reversed in by the supreme
court has been the reversal of de-
cision ia favor Of equity and in the
interest of our home people. Vote
fer Judge Reeder.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

Pay us-we need coin-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-11-03

TsEAL-1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-12
CLEVELAND THINKS
 NEW YORK AFFLICTED
Was Profoundly Startled By Demo cratic Selection of Candidate to
 Represent Them In Contest.

New York, October 1.-The World to- day publishes Il statement by Grover Cleveland on the New York political cam paign which, 1t states, was written yes- terday by the ex-Presdent at his home in Princeton. The statement follows:
 Tt is difficult for me to overcome my reluctance to expressing my views of the present political situation in the state of New York, and yet I can never lose the interest in her political welfare which has grown out of my long residence and my active participation in her political movements
 "G confess I was exceedingly surprised by the outcome of the recent democratic convention Though I was not near enough to be in touC.- with the incidents leading up to this result, being absent on my vacation and devoting little attention to political occurrences, my estimate of the conservative good Judgment of the democracy of the state and my eoncep- ton of democratic principles and pur- poses were such that I was profoundly startled by the selection made of a candi date to represent them in the pending canvas.
 "Of course every voter of the state must settle with his own conscience in deter mining his action in this emergency. hut ] can not but regard the democratic sit uation presented to my old associates in New York as an afflctive one"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-12
STRIKERS TO MEET
 OFFICIALS TODAY
General Manager Spencer of the Southern Issues Statement to
 Striking Machinists.

Washington, October 1l.-There will be a conference today between President OConnell of the International Machinists and officials of the Southern railway re- garding the strike of nearly 1000 machin- ists of the system for higher wages. and MT. O'Connell tonight expressed his be- lief that at this conference all the dif- ferences between the railway and the striking maehinsts would be satisfactori- ly adjusted.
 General Manager Spencer issued a state- ment addressed to the strikers today.
 In his statement MT. Spencer speaks of the gravity of the situation and says it is his belief that after q careful consid- elation the employees of the company would conclude that their attitude to- ward the company is not entirely just.
 General Manager Spencer and 'Superin- tendent Stewart will represent the road at tomorrow conference. Mr. O'Connell returned tonight from a trip that included the principal cities of the middle west.