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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10

Some of the state papers seem to be
worrying greatly over the fear that
the bitter opposition to Gov. Cum
Minis for denomination fer the third
term may be kept up until election,
and that there will be a general bolt
against him in election. We do not
believe that there is just cause for
such apprehension. Gov. Cummins
was nominated, and he will no doubt
be reelected. Personally, we were
opposed to his nomination, and we are
still sorry that he was nominated.
We believe that the party could have
bettered itself by nominating some
other man. But that is not sufficient
cause to bolt the ticket Gov. Cum
Minis is the republican nominee, and
to our mind. the republican party, the
platform and the ticket, is much great
er than any man or any candidate.
We are not going to be sorehead.
and simply because the man we
wanted to see nominated failed to be,
surrender either our principles or our
convictions. We do not believe in
tariff for revenue only" and that is
democratic doctrine. We cannot
see what there is to gain by playing
into the hands of the democratic party.
1t seems to us that the Des Moines
Register and Leader and several other
Iowa papers could be engaged in better
politics than continually harping
about this thing. They are doing
more to drive republicans away from
supporting the ticket that all the
standpat papers could possibly do.
Many of these embryo republican
newspapers could spend their time
much more profitably, it appears to
us, in defending republican principles
and policies, and thus make good
their own title to republicanism.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10
THE PROPOSED ELECTRIC LINE.
Map OF the Proposed Line Of the Minnea.
polls. Rochester and Dubuque Traction
Company. Recently Organized,
Which will Traverse
This Territory.

1t may be true that all this electric
line talk is simply ''hot air." but
the people of this county are so en-
Enthusiastically in favor of getting a
line built through this section that
we feel like boosting with all our
might any proposition that even sug.
gests a line through this city and
county. One thing is certain, that
the way to get line is for the peo-
pie to show their interest in the mat
ter, and to agree to give support to
any company that will construct a
road. Electric lines are being built
in all parts of the country, and STA
tisticians tell us that practically every
rural line in the country is paying
good dividends. We believe that a
line tapping such prosperous and
productive section as that of the above
proposed one, would he one of the
best things that ever happened to
Decorah, and we sincerely hope that
it will be built. Winneshiek's hand
some new court house, the new hotel,
the street paving, the opera house,
the electric power dam. and all the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10
Advertising Costs Nothing.

Some merchants say it 'does not
pay to advertise. " They don't know
The people may not flock to their
stores when they advertise. Yet they
do not know who may be attracted TO
their stores by their advertisements.
All the pepole will not be. II they
were there would be no necessity for
more than one store. But no mer-
chant ever lived who advertised his
goods in his home paper from Janu-
ary to January whose advertising ever
cost him cent. He sold more than
enough goods to pay for his adver-
tisement out of the profits of his extra
sales. The way to advertise is to
keep everlastingly at it, just as the
merchant keeps his store open every
day and tries to sell to all who call.
But he doesn't always sell TO every
one who calls, yet he keeps right on
trying to, and in the end his callers
become customers. The man who
says it does not pay to invite custo
mers to his store might just as vel
say it does not pay to be courteou,
when people call. Marion Register
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10
ChoHeld

other public improvements which have
made Decorah the best city of it's size
in Iowa, have been made possible by
the united effort of the citizens, and
if the people of Winneshiek county
give sufficient support TO the electric
line project it will only be matter
of time before it will be started in
earnest.
The proposed Minneapolis, Roches-
ter'and Dubuque line comes nearer
the elimination Of such project
than anything of the kind yet suggest
ed, and the Minneapolis papers have
something to say about it every day
or two. Should the opportunity
come to our people, they ought to be
in readiness to give it all the support
they can. We quote herewith from
the Saturday and Sunday issues OF
the Minneapolis Journal, and also
print map of the proposed route,
which certainly taps fine country,
and brings into close connection
some important centers:
"The new electric road proposed to
be built by the Minneapolis, Rochester
and Dubuque Traction Company
between Minneapolis and Dubuque,
is reported as being a practically as
sured fact, owing TO the support
which is being given it by business
men and cities along the right OF
way. The map of the proposed route,
which is produced herewith, shows
that the hackers of the line will
reach some of the principal cities be-
tween the two terminals. A study
of the route will show that w. p.
Mason, head of the promoting com
pany. intends to carry out his promise
of offsetting the heavy competition
from Chicago which has resulted in
diverting most of the traffic in the
Minneapolis territory to that city
The route will provide direct nortl
and south connection to Minneapolis,
and will afford local jobbers and man
ufacturers opportunity to cut into the
new territory, which is said to b,
eagerly waiting the completion of the
line.
1.-THE Minneapolis, Rochester & Du
buque Traction company will builC
from Minneapolis to Dubuque. 1t il
supposed to be fathered by the Cleve
land electric interests which hav,
built thru lines from Chicago to Du
buque, Plano and Joliet. by combina
tion of the Aurora, Elgin & Chicag,
road, the Elgin. Aurora & Southern
Traction. and the Cook County Sou
thern. The same capital is behind tn,
Chicago New York electric line.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10

thing more than words and preach
ments the peoples rights. And such
man is he who in five years has
got more things done for the peoples
good than even Mr.. Bryan's fertile
brain ever thought of; who has az
complished more reforms than were
ever wrought in the same time in
our history who is this moment in
the midst of the mighty work the
people have given him TO do and who
today with strength, justice and
Righteousness is leading the American
people onward to fuller practical re-
alization of their hopes. the president
of the American people-of all the
American people-Theodore Roosevelt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10

The following story is vouched for as
true by Maynard correspondent
On recent rainy morning party
we will designate as Brown went
down town in a neighboring city.
Just as he was leaving he was re-
minded by his wife that though they
had four umbrellas, all We're out of re-
pair. He took them along to have them
mended. After leaving them he went
into another store to make purchase,
and as he passed out he saw an um-
brella and picked it up, not thinking
but that it was his. A determined
looking female demanded it, and of
course he apologized and gave it up.
On his return home at night he called
for his four umbrellas, and as he en-
tered the street car he was rather EN-
barassed to meet the lady whose par.
achute he had thoughtlessly endeavor.
ed to swipe. Viewing his armful OF
umbrellas, she remarked: "Well,
you've had pretty good luck today
haven't you?'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10

The railroads of the United States
Xxi He'd 9,703 people-an average of
twenty-six day and injured
Sc. 0OS-an average of 2SS each
twentv-four hours-in the fiscal year
ended June 81, 1906. These were the
official figures made public recently
at Washington by the interstate COM
merce commission. OF these, the pas
sengers who met death numbered 537.
while those who were injured totaled
10, 457. In the previous year AL pas
sengers were killed and Gill injured.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10

Dubuque is having it's share of mu-
nicipal ownership troubles. Some
time ago the city took over the water
works system. Next the trustees were
charged with failing to make trust
worthy financial statements. Now
one of the big pumps has been broken,
and the taxpayers must dig up $4,000
for new one, or face water famine.
The mayor and part of the council re-
fuse to vote the appropriation, and
there is all kinds of excitement over
the difficulty. S.sae na
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10

The new republican central COM
mittee in Fayette county assessed the
candidates $3.50. 90 each for the cam
paign this fall, but they made such a
"holler" that the amount was cut in
two. This seems to be a case of re-
form not reforming. What on earth
do they want of $1,000 and over for a
county campaign, especially in such a
county as Fayette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10

Here is simple method of curing
facial neuralgia: Ii the neuralgia
is in the right side of the face the left
hand should be placed in basin of
water as hot as can be borne. Or if
neuralgia is in the left side of the face
the right hand should be placed in the
hot water. 1t is asserted that in this
way relief may be obtained in less
than five minutes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10

At this time of the year people are
naturally discussing in their minds
the question, where shall we buy our
goods? As our answer to this impor-
tant problem we refer them to the ad-
vetising columns in this issue. In
our columns will be found proclama-
tions from all the principal business
houses in the county.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10

A ballot as big as the side of a
house will be presented to each voter
when he steps into his booth on elec-
tion day, which this year will be the
largest ever voted in the history of the
state. The biennial amendment has
almost doubled tie number of names
and the independent candidates will
require an extra strip down the side.
Then there are the republican, dem
ocratic, socialist, prohibition and
peoples parties in addition to the in
dependent
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10

Voting machines will be used "on
trial" at the election this fall in
Charles City and the other towns of
Floyd county. How much better it
would have been had similar action
been taken in this county.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10
ELLIS !. 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 Classiica-
ton Records, always kept on
hand. Teachers Examination
the last Friday and Saturday Of
each month.
Office, Northwest corner ground floor
Court House, Decorah, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10

Although we don't care a rap
whether or not the law compells the
railroads to pay cash for advertising
and prevents them from exchanging
railroad transportation for advertis-
ing, and we really think it would be
better for some newspapers if it did,
yet we do believe such legislation or
construction is class legislation of the
most fragrant type, and would not
stand test of any court having juris-
diction. We do not believe it is Un-
Gle Sans or any other mans business
if a newspaper man desires to ex-
change fifty dollars worth of adver-
tising for fifty dollars worth of rail
road transportation, whether he uses
the transportation or not, any more
than it would be if he should ex.
change a years subscription for a
bunch of pumpkins, and gave the
pumpkins to the boys for jack-o-lan-
terms.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10

Down in Fayette county the DEM
ocrats are experiencing difficulty in
filling their ticket, several of the
nominees having refused to allow
their names to remain on the ticket.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10

The country merchant who does not
advertise continuously has no kick
coming" if the mail order houses gets
the business away from him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10
IOWA's CORN CROP 39S, ,OOO, 900 BUSHELS.
Iowa Grain Dealers Association Gives Es.
innate. All Crops Except Barley
Higher Than in 1905.

Such is the cereal production of Iowa
for the season, which has just closed,
according to the final estimate of the
Iowa Grain Dealers association.
The corn crop, which is the largest,
is an increase over that of last year by
52, 1873, 200 bushels. In his report Sec
retary George A. Wells of the associ-
alton gives the credit of 5000, 600
bushels increase to Prof. P. G.. Holden
OF the State Agricultural School and
his campaign for good seed corn. The
one noticeable feature of the corn this
year, and that for which Professor
Holden is credited, is the improved
stand of corn. In an actual count of
nearly 800 fields an per cent better
stand is shown this year than last.
The great figures on corn show that
the average yield per acre is 41% bu-
shells
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10

G.. ID. HELEN, of the Webster City
Journal, is considering the establish
ment of an evening daily in East Des
MOineS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10

We print more sale bills than all
the other Decorah offices combined.
Come to us again this year for good
Job at a low price. If.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10

Charles E. Magoon has been ap
pointed provisional governor of Cuba,
and was expected to arrive in Havana
yesterday to assume charge of the po
sition. 1t is the general belief that
the troubles will soon be over. and
that the government will again bt
placed in the hands of the Cuban'
themselves.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10

1t is not easy to learn to keep
household account book all at once.
A young husband gave his wife
neat little account book prettily
bound and designed to be inviting in
appearance. He also gave her fifty
dollars, and said: II want you to
put down what | give You on this
side, and on the other write down
the way it goes. and in two weeks |
will give you another supply" Two
weeks later he asked for the book.
"Oh, l have kept that account"
said the young matron ''here it is -
And on one page was inscribed:
Received from Fred fifty dollars. "
and on the opposite was this sum-
mary, "Spent it ALL. :"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10

4 united pull for factories should
be the next move in the progress of
Decorah. A few good factories would
do wonders, and we can get them by
joining forces and going after them
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10
Current Comment.

The man who is alive, well and lives
in Iowa has enough to be thankful for
this wear
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10
Iowa Money for Iowaps.

In an item noting the commercial
success of the city of Waterloo. the
Iowa State Register gives few facts
which should be read in every town
in the state, as follows:
Iowa has carried agriculture to the
point that all the available land is
taken. There will be much perfecting
of detail in the farming and stock rails
ing of the future but the limits of
cultivatable soil have been reached.
The growing capital of the state
must have new outlet, and it will
either be in new enterprises in the
state or in speculative ventures outside
the state. The trouble with Iowa to-
day is that too much of it's available
capital is tied up in outside invest
ments.
If half the money that has been put
into Canada and northern lands in
the last ten wears had been intelli-
as Waterloo has secured in chat
period, Iowa would be hive of in
dustry and of money-making as COM
pared TO which what we have done
would seem tame.
There is not town or village in
Iowa but should be ON the lookout
for a factory of some sort. There
are numberless products that can be
turned out protitably and there is
capital in abundance to finance the
undertaking. All that is needed is
a little caution and good sense in
starting and little skill and persis-
tence after the start has been made.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10

The u. >. government has just es'
tablished'a a special department for ex'
pertinent with the American hen, the
great farm mortgage litter, where
special study will be made, with d
view to an increase in egg produc,
tion. Prof. Slocum, an expert in
eggology, is in charge.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10
II. l.. COFFEEN
REAL ESTATE DEALER

Has bargains in land near Decorah,
also in other parts of Winneshiek County.
He can give you as good bargains on
Dakota or Wisconsin lands as any dealer
in the state. Office with c. S. Boce
over Reeds Hardware Store. References
those to whom he has sold land. Call on
him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10

1t has been tentatively decided that
the Panama Canal will be built by
contract, aud now it is to be hoped
that there will be no delay in getting
down to business in earnest.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10

Don't forget that want column.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-29
Hunting a Job.
Wallula Gateway.

An apology is due our readers for
the deplorable paucity of local items
in last weeks Gateway. The editor
attended the Republican state conven-
ton at Seattle and left the paper in
supposedly competent hands, but who
proved to be an irresponsible tramp
printer, who proceeded to get bilin'
drunk and, had not several staunch
friends of the Gateway came to the
rescue it is probable there would have
been no paper last week. The sub
editor made the boast publicly that
he would put the Gateway out Of
business" and he came near accom-
plishing the threat. 1t is needless to
remark that the tourists Eight was
turned OUT Immediately after the re-
turn of the editor.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-29
Throw Away Your Powder Bags.


Rev. John L. Scudder, pastor of the
First Congregational church, Of Jer-
sey City, and manager of the Peoples
Palace, is the author of the following,
which appears on cards announcing
the opening of the Peoples Palace
gymnastic classes.
All young women between Is and so
years of age desire to look pretty. If
you want a good figure, graceful fig
ure and an elastic step join the merry
gymnastic class, with its fancy march
es. musical drills and athletic capers.
Exchange cosmetics for a liberal per-
spiration twice a week. 1t you wish
to feel fine and preserve your healthful
spirits just exercise your muscles I'M
der a competent instructor. To be
happy you must be healthy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-29
GOMPERS CAMPAIGN.

There is said to be a division of SEN
timent among the leaders of the Amer
lean Federation with respect to the
GOmpers campaign against republican
congressman. John Mitchell is report
ed to be one Of the protestants on the
ground that the Federation is being
made too much of a democratic adjunct
and centering its opposition too large
ly upon republican candidates.
If the Federation were effective in
it's operations it might turn the control
Of congress over to the democrats,
thus blocking further progress by
President Roosevelt in his reform
movements, in which labor is quite as
much interested as anybody else. And
the same policy pursued might, if at
all effective. turn over both the legIs-
lative and. executive departments Of
the government eventually to the DEM
ocrats, with inevitable consequences
to the protection system and morally
certain commercial depression and
distress in labor circles.
Mr.. Gompers' campaign would have
been much more reasonable, and doubt
less more effective, if it had not been
so pointedly directed against repub-
licans. Possibly he did not intend to
place his organization in that attitude,
but the democratic candidates interro-
gated by the Federation catechism
seem to have been more ready than
the republicans to promise anything
that might be demanded of them in
the hope of promoting their political
prospects. In this way the democrats
appeared to be more generally in line
with labor's demands, although labor
has nothing to hope from the ascend
ancy of democratic policies, and it's
own experience should be sufficient
evidence on the subject.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-29
Mrs. Williams Shoots Snake.

MILTON EAGLE,-Mrs. Earl Will
Hams shot and killed a large rattle
snake last Saturday at her home on
South Fork The snake was discov-
cred near the kitchen door by one of
the children, who informed Mrs. Will
liams, and the lady seized a gun and
blew its head off. The snake had
nine rattles and a button and meas
ured about four feet in length. This
is the second rattler Mrs. Williams
has killed near the house this season.
Mrs. John Miller and Mrs. Adam
Crossman returned Tuesday from
Walla Walla. where they had been
visiting relatives for several days.
Mrs. w. E. Miller has the dipthe-
ria and is under quarantine. Another
case is reported in the home of Mr..
Campbell, who resides near the de-
pot
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-29
RooseveIt's Fatal BIunder,

VIM. Allen White in Emporia Gazette.
For once the Gazette will have to
go back on Theodore Roosevelt He
has made fatal blunder 1t is not
that he has indorsed the Petroleum v.
Nasty school of spelling The trouble
is he had 300 words to go on, and in
Guided a lot of words that no one uses,
like archaeology, orthopedic and pedo-
baptist, and left shivveree spelled
sharivari.
How did he make that oversight?
With whole dictionary full of words
to choose from he picked out those
that are rarely used and unimportant,
and left the word shivveree, which is
ever on the tongue of the great Middle
West, go scathless. If ever a word
needed reforming charivari is that
word. Why this favoritism? The Ga
Zelte mas StoOu Oy lHe TreSIueHt III
the Morton matter in the Bowen mat
ter, and in the controversy with Till
man; but to find that he left the bars
down to the word charivari indicates
a carelessness for the rights of our
toiling masses that is simply indefens-
ible. 1t is just such gross special
privileges as that of letting charivari
go unreformed that foment revolution.
The republican party will hear from
this in the campaign.