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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-07-05

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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-07-05

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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-27

For the first time in our lives. We
noticed liberal sprinkling of old
time. rock-ribbed democrats in attend.
ance at the convention Saturday, and
a few of them among the delegates.
Even our good friend, John Carolan. q
lifelong consistent democrat OF
Bluffton township, a man of much
ability and perhaps more widely read
on political subjects than any man in
the county, occupied front seat
and took much interest in the proceed
ings. John was feeling good. because
he felt that he was among his friends.
We felt about like John did some
years ago, when he was serving on a
jury in the district court in this city.
The jury had been out all night con-
sidering case of minor import, and
through the long hours repeated ballots
were taken. each time John voting
one way and the other eleven men
the other. Finally in his desperatio L
John exclaimed: "Be HI, you're
the most stubborn lot of men / ever
saw
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-27
An Honored Recognition.

Supt E. j. Hook of this county
has been signally honored by being
invited by the Executive Committee
of the Iowa State Teachers Associa.
tion to prepare paper to be read on
Thursday morning of the assoclat on
meeting in Des Moines next Decem-
Der, on the fourth subdivision of the
follow. ing topic: "Shall we have a
teaching profession in Iowa? Q) AS
viewed from layman's standpoint
Judge Horace E. Decemer, Red Oak,
member of the Supreme Court of
Iowa; (2) Comparisons between
Iowa and foreign countries; President
Geo. E. MacLean, Iowa State Uni
versity, Iowa City. (3) Viewed
from the economic side; City Supt.
w. N. Clifford, Council Bluffs. (4)
viewed from the legislative side new
Legislation, and changes in the exist.
ing laws; Supt. E. j. Hook, Decorah.
The acceptance of the proffer means
an investigation of school legislation
in other states of the union and the
determining in what respects we may
apply such legislation to Iowa con.
ditions. 1t may also require con.
structive thought, for one may recon-.
mend legislation the like of which is
not now in existence.
To be placed upon the general
association program, and in a sym
postum wi tin such distinguished men
as the above is a recognition which
Supt. Hook may well feel proud of.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-27

A few of the famous scandal mOngers
of this town have maliciously
maligned this editor the past week
because he is supporter of Perkins.
They have spread outlandish lies about
him, which decent people have rightly
refused to listen to. and have done
everything in their power to injure
his character and standing, simply be-
cause he dared" to support Perkins.
This editor has enjoyed the personal
friendship of Mr.. Perkins for
ten years past. He is newspaper
man, and for forty years has stood at
the head of the profession in Iowa.
Long before Gov. Cummins was
thought of as candidate for the third
term, seven years, as governor, the
writer promised Mr.. Perkins his sup
port if at any time he should be a
candidate. We have kept our promise,
and are not ashamed of it. We have
read and heard the malicious false
hoods circulated with sincere regret
that residents of this city could stooI
so low. May we ourselves never be
guilty of such conduct. This is the
one stain upon the campaign IN
Winnesheik.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-27
ANENT THE VOTING MACHINE.
From Every Section Of the County Comes
Words Of Censure. Glenwood
Township Passes Resolution.

Since the Public Opinion first an.
nounced to the people of the county
the fact that the Board of Supervisors
had voted to purchase twenty-s seven
U. S. Standard voting machines at a
cost of $650.00 each or total of
ST, 800. 90, there has been a general
condemnation of their action through
out the county, from one end to the
other. The people cannot understand
the matter, and are asking for an ex-
planatiOn. If Decorah was city of
100, 600 people and had a floating
population, or if the county had not
been put to large expense the past
few years by the building of new
court house, and the replacing of
bridges damaged by floods, etc. there
might be some excuse for this action,
but the wholesale purchase of
machines for each voting precinct, in
volving the expenditure of such a
large sum of money. they think de-
mands an explanation.
What is the reason for it? There
certainly is no necessity for the
machines. The Australian ballot sys-
tenn is now so thoroughly understood
and so simple that person who can
not vote as he wishes ought not to
be allowed a vote. There is practically
no saving in expense, that we can
figure out. At the best we can figure
a saving of only about $500. 90 in the
expense of elections in this county,
and the interest alone on the invest
ment must be 5000. 90 to 81, 900. 90 per
year.
We are requested to publish the
following Resolutions passed by the
recent republican caucus in Glenwood
township concerning the matter:
RESOLUTIONS.
At the caucus held in GlenwoOd
Township, Winnesheik County, Iowa,
a committee of five were appointed
to draft resolutions, condemning the
Board of Supervisors for their action
taken in ordering Voting Machines
for Winnesheik county.
Your committee beg leave to submit
the following resolution, expressing
the sentiment of the taxpayers of Glen
wood Township:
RESOLVED, That the action of our
Board of Supervisors in purchasing or
contracting for Voting Machines Tor
Winnesheik County, Iowa. be con-
demned and we strongly protest
against such action as unreasonable
and an unnecessary expense to the
already overburdened taxpayer of this
county.
Dated at Glenwood Township, Win
nesheik County, Iowa, June 22d, 1906
o. G. Carlsborg
A. I. Holten
G. j. Odden
Gust johnson
q. G. Evans
Committee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-27

John Carolan was in high glee Sat
urday He is consistent democrat
and felt in good company. He is sure
that there is fine chance for the
democrats to elect governor this year
in Iowa. He says that Cummins is
the only man that can divide the re-
publican parry, and so he was happy.
We agree with him. The supporters
of Perkins are republicans, not party
boilers. and will stay Dy their party
whoever is nominated. All the threats
of bolting come from the Cummins
side of the fence and many of them
openly say that they will vote against
a republican If Cummins is not
nominated. In such a case we be-
lieve he wonld run either on the dem
ocratic or an independent ticket.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-27

There's lot of good homely philo-
sophy in the following: SIN these
days of strife between the great politi-
cal parties, we must remember that
after all we are just band of broth
ers here on earth, travelling from the
cradle to the grave. We live side by
side, our children attend the same
school and after the smoke of battle
has cleared away, we will still be
friends and neighbors. Let the bitter
things go unsaid. At best, life 10
short, and we get out of it a full
measure of sorrow. Let Us in our
respective communities live as big,
good natured family"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-27

Howard county has selected as its
candidate for state senator from the
Winnesheik- Howard district, Mr.. H.
S. Burgess of Cresco, a man of ability
and high standing in that section.
He is very popular man in his home
town and if nominated and elected
would no doubt perform the duties and
carry the responsibilities of the Office
with credit to himself and his con-
stituents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-27
wINN ESHIEK FOR CUMMINs.

4 w bOuhty 10 III
This is what was expected. While
Mr.. Perkins had large following of
consistent supporters throughout the
county, this county has never been
claimed for him by them, has
never been placed in the Perkins
column by the Perkins managers,
and has always been placed in the
Cummins column by the Cummins
managers.
In three or four of the precincts of
the county the Perkins men went to the
caucuses and cast their votes in favor
of Perkins delegation, but in the
majority of the caucuses no contest
was made for the delegations, conced-
ing them to the Cummins supporters.
Inasmuch as the sentiment of the
county has throughout the entire
campaign been for Cummins, those
who desired party harmony and the
prevention of such disgraceful con-
test here as has been waged in many
of the counties of the state, staid
away from the caucuses, or else
attended and took no part in the
selection of delegates.
The county was fairly and squarely
won for Cummins, and to his
supporters have been accorded the
right to conduct the convention as
they chose without interference by
the Perkins men. At the outset the
supporters of Mr.. Perkins and Mr..
Rathbun in this county promised that
so far as they were concerned they
would insist upon an open, fair oppor-
tunity for an expression of republican
sentiment, and no truthful person can
say that all sides have not had it.
We do not believe that a single man
in Winnesheik county was influenced
in his action during the campaign by
anything but the purest motives, and
the dictation of his own conscience.
We do not know of single cent be-
ing used to control a voter, or of any
attempts being made by ether side to
bulldoze or coerce anyone. That
there have been falsehoOds told and
Misrepresentation made we do know.
But We are willing to concede that
perhaps they were due to lack of
Judgment rather than a desire to do
wrong. Many of the silly. preposter-
Gus charges made by some of the Gum
Minis workers do not have the sanction
or Endorsement of the leaders among
his friends, we are sure, and can
be passed unnoticed.
Personally, we have no fault 70
find, no sores to heal. We have
anticipated the result for many weeks
and it was therefore not unexpected.
We have supported Mr.. Perkins as best
we could because we believed in
him, and have no cause to retract any
statement made or position taken.
We believe he would make better
governor than Gov. Cummins. We do
not believe that he is the friend of
the railroads or any corporation, nor
that he could be influenced by them.
His record in Iowa stands head and
shoulders above that of Gov. Cum
minis. Upon this we stand, and it is
a record that any nan might be proud
of.
We still hope and believe that when
the republicans of Iowa come together
in Des Moines on the first day of
August that they will see the wisdom
of refusing to accord Gov. Cummins
an unprecedented honor in the history
of Iowa, and we would not be sur
prised if neither Mr.. Cummins nor
Mr.. Perkins would be nominated.
This we believe would be the ideal
solution of the matter, the true
republican way.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-27

An observing editor in one Of the
neighboring towns has discovered that
the warm weather is bringing out
the freckles ON the cement sidewalks,
especially in front of the stores, where
men congregate to work their jaws.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-27
Subscription Price $3.50 a Yea.
Omce-.Sl7 West Water Street.
Both Telephsnes Numbsr IS.
Republican State Convention

To the Republican Electors of the State o
There will be delegate convention of the
republicans of Iowa held in the city of Des
Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, August l, O6,a
1880 o'clock a. m. for the purpose of placing
in domination candidates for the following
offices:
For governor.
For lieutenant governor,
For secretary of state.
For auditor of state.
For treasurer of state.
For attorney general
For judge OF the supreme court two candi
datesl.
For clerk of supreme court.
For superintendent of public instruction.
For reporter of supreme court.
For railroad commissioner, 1.-TWO candi
dates].
And for the transaction of such other bust.
ness as may properly come before said con-
All voters of the state who believe in repub.
lican principles and who endorse the policy
OF the republican party, are cordially invited
gates to said convention. The ratio OF
representation will be as follows:
One delegate at large for each county and
one additional delegate for each two hundred
votes or fraction of one hundred or over, cast
for Theodore Roosevelt, republican candidate
for president at the general election held No
vemDer S, 1904
The representation to which the several
counties will be entitled under this call Is al
follows:
Cerro Gordo ...... IL Howard ........... II
Chickasaw ....... IL Mitchell ..... l:
Clayton ........... is Wlnneshiek |,
Fayette. te......... 2l Worth ............
committee. X. H. Spence,
Chairman.
George r. Eastabrook, Secretary.
Des Moines, Iowa, April IL. 1906.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-27

A new highball has been discovered
for it that no trace of it can be de-
tected ON the breath of the man who
has enjoyed it. Out of consideration
FOR the ladies who disapprove OF such
mixtures we will not publish the
formula.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-27
lst PRIZE-SI5. 90 IN GOLD
Won by Miss Grace Christen.
I'd pRiZE-S35.oo GOLD WATCH
Won by Miss Lucille Norton.
Sd PRizE-SllvER GRAY DRESSER SET
Won by Miss Marie Hove.
&th PRiZE-$3s.oo GOLD WATCH
Won by Miss Violet Libbey.
GRAND PRIZES:
$4,000 HAMILTON PIANO.
$4,000 HOWARD PIANO.

In less than four days, next Satur-
day evening, two young ladies in-
Winnesheik county will be made hap
py by being awarded the handsome
high grade pianos now ON exhibition
in our Office window. and declared the
most popular girls in Winnesheik
county.
From the beginning this contest has
been great success. Nearly everyone
in Winnesheik county has become
interested in it, and the result has
been that hundreds of new subscribers
have been added to our great family of
readers, Public Opinion now visits
every nook and corner of this big
county. and 1900 to $4,000 people
read all the news every week from it's
columns. The merchant who adj
vertises in this paper is absolutely
guaranteed circulation far in excess
of any other medium, and in fact it
is the only legitimate medium of
reaching the largest number of readers
possible.
The young ladies who are contesting
for the pianos have greatly enjoyed
the work. for they have made many
new acquaintance and friends, and
have had an experience which will
always be of value to them
From now on to the end it will be
a scramble for votes. Every girl
will do her utmost to win, and if any
of our readers desire to help one of
them they must do it this week. Do
not put it off until the last day, as
there will be such rush that it will
be hard to handle the votes.
The ballot box is in the Citizens
Savings Bank, where the voting must
be done in the future. Voting can be
done either by coupons issued for cash
payments on subscription at this
office, or we will supply you with
printed envelopes in which you may
place the cash and mark the envelope
with the amount and the names of
the subscribers and for whom the
votes are to be cast, and the judges
will cast the correct number of votes
at the close of the contest. This is
done so that we will have no means
of knowing who is ahead. how many
votes are cast or for whom. The con-
test has been absolutely on the square
and we will see that it is to the end.
The girl who gets the most votes
will win.
Remember, there are but four days
left. Now for grand finish. Who
are you going to help?
We repeat this week the schedule
of votes for subscriptions which gov
erns the contest:
New Subscriptions 100 votes for 81. so
Renewal Subscriptions -. 900 1.5O
Renewal more than one year 750 1.50
Back Subscriptions =. 900 1.5O
5-year Subscriptions 500 $50
3 New Subscriptions handed in at
lO-year subscriptions :. 20, 900 Is. 90
10 New Subscriptions handed in
to one time - 20, 900 15. 90
l5-year Subscriptions 49,. so, 600 22. SO
10 New Subscriptions handed in
at one time .......... 5O, 600 22. 90
Note-The ballot box is at the
Citizens Savings Bank, and the key
in the Winnesheik County State Bank.
On account of the closing of the banks
of the city at 100 p. m. the ballot box
will be removed from the Citizens
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-27

The man who loses and smiles is a
better man than the one who wins
and boasts.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-27
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
COUNTY INsTRUCTs FOR CUMMINs.
As Anticipated Winnesheik County Joins
the Cummins Column. Convention
Well Attended and Harmonious
Throughout.

The republican county convention
for Winnesheik county, at the court
house on Saturday afternoon was
attended by delegations from all but
one precinct and was harmonious
throughout, the Cummins men having
everything their own way, as the
Perkins men had for some time con-
ceded the county to Cummins and took
no part in the deliberations of the
convention.
The convention was called to order
at 30 p. m. by the county chairman
who read the call and named DIR. P.
M. Jewell of Decorah as temporary
chairman. g. S. Boice was elected
temporary secretary.
N. Willett moved that a committee
on credentials of one from each of the
supervisors districts be appointed. E.
Riggs, Bloomfield; o. A. Tenold,
Calmar; G. r. Baker, Lincoln; Nels
Larsen. Highland N. Willett, De-
corah were named as the committee.
1t was found that the Cummins men
in Burr Oak township had contested
the regular delegates elected by the
caucus, and there were two dele
cations present. After hearing both
sides of the case, the committee recon-
mended the seating of the regularly
elected delegates, the Perkins delega-
tion. The committee then reported all
precincts properly represented except
Jackson. The recommendation was
also made that no precinct not repre- :
sented by regularly elected delegates
be given seats. On motion of Fl.
Engbretson the report was accepted and
the committee discharged.
On motion of j. ]. Hopperstad the
temporary organization was made
permanent.
Then came the only machine work
evident in the convent ion. Fearing
to trust the selection of delegates to
the state convention to a committee
selected by the delegates, although
they were Cummins men by large
majority, N. Willett. attorney for
the Rock Island railroad, read the
follwing list of names previously pre-
pared and moved that they be appoint
ed committee to select delegates to
the state convention: ID. w. Baldwin,
Frankville; o. p. Ode, Calmar; j.
jacobson, Lincoln; o. L. Wennes.
Highland; H. G. Hjerleid. Decorah.
While this committee were deli
berating Nels Larsen moved that de-
legates be also selected at this con-
vention for the senatorial conven-
tion, but there was no second to the
motion. and inasmuch as that was con-
trary to the call for the convention,
the matter was dropped:
The committee to select delegates
then announced the following:
L. B. Whitney. Decorah
w. A. Hoyt. Madison
j. J. Hopperstad, Decorah
B. HI. Adams, DecOrah
G. N. Goddard. DecOrah
A. A. Kicks, Calmar
o. A. TenOld, Calmar
o. p. Ode, Calmar
Andrew Erickson, Burr Oak
Elmer eager, Orleans
G. r. Baker, Lincoln
E. Riggs, Bloomfield
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-27

Floyd county supervisors appro-
priated 81, 200 and the city council of
Charles City $500 for the building Of
a footbridge across the Cedar river
to the Chautaqua grounds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-27

The total assets of the state and
savings banks of Iowa have passed
the 5000, 900, 600 mark.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-27
Current Comment.

Winnesheik county is apparently
for Cummins.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-27
GREAT PIANO
CONTEST CLOSES
NEXT SATURDAY.
TWO ELEGANT PIANOS TO BE GIVEN
TO WINNERS.
WHO ISnOST POPULAR GIRL?

Grand Finish Of the Most Exciting Contest
Ever Held in Northern Iowa This Week.
Only Four Days More Before the
Votes Will be Counted and the
Pianos Given Away.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-27

NOte-The ballot box Is at the
Citizens Savings Bank, and the key
in the Winnesheik County State Bank.
On account of the closing of the banks
Of the city at 4 100 p. m. the ballot box
will be removed from the Citizens
Savings Bank to Ben Bears store at
four O'Clock Saturday afternoon,
where it will remain until the close
of the contest.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-27


L. B. Whitney. Decorah
w. A. Hoyt. Madison
j. J. Hopperstad, DecOrah
B. HI. Adams, Decorah
G. N. Goddard. DecOrah
A. A. Ricks, Calmar
o. A. TenOld, Calmar
o. p. Ode, Calmar
Andrew Erickson, Burr Oak
Elmer eager, Orleans
G. r. Baker, Lincoln
E. Riggs, Bloomfield
E. r. Webster, Military
Geo. M. Anderson, Frankville
Nels Larsen, Highland
A. T. Holton, GlenwoOd
o. M. Selnes, Highland
o. l.. Wennes, Highland
On motion of A. A. Ricks the report
was accepted and the committee dis.
charged.
LIB. Whitney moved the delegation
from Winnesheik county be instructed
to work and vote in the interest OF
the Hon. A. B. Cummins, first, last
and all the time, that no proxies
be allowed, and the dele
CATION present cast the full vote
of the county. and that this motion
be embodied in the credentials. The
motion was carried.
On motion of Vim. Summers the
convention adjourned.
Whew!!l
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Young Mems Single Breasted Suits, made up in the
styles, nicely tailored and trimmed, regular 50
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Young Mems Single or Double Breasted Suits In all
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Young Mems Tailored Suits, hair cloth IN
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All g. and IS shoes and oxfords Corona velours
Gun Metals, Kid Calf Leathers at this Clear
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BOYS, AND cHlLDREN's SUITS AT sAcRlFrc
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Boys All wool Knee Pants. Clearance Sale 39G
Mems striped Working Jackets regular rs Kind, Clear
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MEMS Summer Caps, regular csc and soc kind clear
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Mems Alpaca and Linen office Goats to close out.
clearance sale ........ 25G.