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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-19
FAMOUS CAT CASE SETTLED.
Lawsuit Caused by Staying of kitty
Withdrawn from Court.

Chrisney, Ind.-The famous "ca'
case" of the town of Chrisney against
David Axton has come to close. This
close is the withdrawal of the appeal
by the town of Chrisney. which was
taken to the circuit court from justice
Sandage's court at Gentryville. Al
different times there have been seven
attorneys employed and, exclusive OF
their fees, the costs have amounted
to more than $50. And. 1t was all
over a cat.
Some weeks ago Axton was annoyed
by tomcat, which sat on the BACK
fence at his home and made the might
hideous The cat had also pouncec
on some of the chickens owned by AK
ton and carried them away. Axton re
solved to do away with the cat.
He got shotgun and one nigh
blew out the brains of poor kitty" He
was arrested for violating the town or
dinance Of shooting within the cor
porate limits, but at a trial in Justice
Sandage's court at Gentryville he wal
found. not guilty. On the advice 0
the attorneys for the town OF Chris
ney the town board decided to appea
| the case to the Spencer district court
which was done few days ago. Nov
the attorneys have asked the with
| drawal of the appeal
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-19

restore the family fortune. They
argued that the medicine which was
SO good for their woman friends and
neighbors was equally good for the
women of the whole world.
The Pinkhams had no money. and
little. credit. Their first laboratory
was the kitchen, where roots and
herbs were stepped on the stove,
gradually filing q gross of bottles.
Then came the question of selling
it, for always before they had given
it away freely. They hired .. job
printer to run off some pamphlets
setting forth the merits Of the smedi-
cine, now called Lydia e. Pinkharn's
Vegetable Compound, and these Were
distributed by the Pinkham sons In
Boston, New York, and brooklyn.
The wonderful curative properties Of
the medicine were. to q great extent,
self-advertising, for whoever used it
recommended 1t TO others, and the de-
mand gradually increased.
In 1877, by combined efforts the FAM
lily had saved enough money to COM
mence newspaper advertising and from
that time the growth and success of
the enterprise were assured, until to-
day Lydia E. Pinkham and her Vege-
table Compound have become. house.
hold words everywhere, and many
| tons of roots and herbs are used annu-
ally in its manufacture.
Lydia e. Pinkham herself did not
live to see the great success of this
work. She passed to her reward years
ago, but not till she had provided
means for continuing her work as
effectively as she could have done it
herself.
During her long and eventful expe-
rience she was ever mebhodical In her
work and she was always careful topre-
serve a record of every ease that came. TO
lher attention. The case of every sick
woman who applied to her for advice
and there were ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
careful study, and the details, includ-
: ing symptoms, treatment and results
were recorded for future reference, and
to-day these records, together with
hundreds OF thousands made since, are
! available to sick women the world
over, and represent vast collabora-
|, ton of information regarding the
treatment of womanss ills, which fol
: authenticity and accuracy can hardly
: be equaled in any library in the
world.
|, With Lydia e. Pinlxham worked hel
!. daughter in law, the present Mrs
Pinkham. She was carefully instfucte'
: in all her hard-won knowledge, ant
2 for years she assisted her in her vas
correspondence.
= To her hands naturally fell tn
4 direction of the work when its origina
a tor passed away. For nearly twenty
o five years she has continued it, an
nothing in the work shows when tn
first Lydia II. Pinisham dropped he
! pen, and the present Mrs. PinkhaH
T" now the mother of a large family, too
it up With women assistants, some q
k capable as herself, the present Mrs
% Pfnkham continues this great work, an
IS probably from the Office of no othe
IS person have SO many women been &C
n yised how to regain health. Sick We
l. men, this advice is "Yours for Health
, freely given if you only write to as
% for it.
Such is the history of Lydia d. Pinl
s hams Vegetable Compound mad
n from simple roots and herbs; the on
great medicine for women's ailments
r, and the fitting monument to The riobl
20 woman whose name it bears.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-19

taurant at Waterville, Mo-, says:
Before using Doan's Kidney Pills I
suffered everything from kidney trou.
bles for year and half. had pain
In the back and head, and almost con-
tinous in the loins and felt weary
all the time. A few doses of Doan's
Kidney Pills brought great relief. and
l kept on taking them until in short
time was cured. think Doan's Kid
ney Pills are wonderful"
For sale by all dealers. 80 cents q
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-19
Uruguay's Financial Condition.

Uruguay reduced her national debt
by $1.570,450 during 1905. The total
debt on January /, 1906, was $121, ASS
TAT, of which about so per cent. was
external. Uruguay is a prosperous
country. and in her prosperity is a
good customer of the United States.
Exports OF merchandise from this
country to Uruguay for the nine
months ending March 81, 1906,
amounted to $2,172.276, against 81, 200,.
642 in the same period of the pre-.
vious year.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-19
500 Reward. 500.

the readers Of this paper will be pleased to learn
mat there at least dreaded disease that science
mas been able 70 cure in all Its stages and that is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure 10 the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires constitu-
ylonai Treatment Halls. Catarrh Cure 10 taken In
eernaly acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system, thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength ny building up the constitution and assist
Ing nature 10 doing its work. The propretors have
20 mgch fatn In It's curative powers that they ofer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that It fails to
cure Send for list of testimonials
ADDRESS r. !. CHENEY d CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-19
New African River Revealed.

Marseilles.-The duke Of the Abruz.
I'll, who has arrived here, has just
made announcement that one of the
most important scientific results
achieved in his latest explorations in
the interior of Africa was the dis
covery of river never before de-
scribed in an geography. He marked
Its course and measured its VOLUME
and flow
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-19
THE WORLDS NEED
A sTicKLEss BUREAU DRAWER
SAYS Mr.. SHORTLY.
His Experience Has Shown Him How
Much the Human Race Would
Be Benefited by Such an
Invention.

"A fortune, large, mountainous
fortune" said Mr.. Shortly, awaits the
furniture manufacturer who will put
on the market a bureau with drawers
that won't stick.
"As 1t is, suppose that half the bu-
reaus in the world have drawers that
can't be opened without a struggle,
that couldn't be entirely closed with
out mall and that could not then be
opened without an axe. have one
such bureau 'myself-a bureau with
drawers that will never close entirely;
a bureau that tries me sorely; and
am a man of, even temper.
IF bureaus of this sort affect q man
of my self-command in this manner,
what must their effect be upon
myriads of people of dispositions more
excitable and explosive? See what
trouble one of these sticky drawer bu-
reaus has brought to friend of mine:
"He was a nice man, but impulsive
and somewhat given to self-indul-
gence, and he fought with himself I'm
| til one after another he had cut out
/
spring he cut that out and came forth
that strongest of all men, the man who
has conquered himself. In that splen
did strength he continued until day
before yesterday, when he fell.
"On that day, confident of his own
strength of mind. never doubling,
| never thinking of it in fact, he had
/ 4 co Ind
in his power of self-control, he tried
to get collar out of his top bureau
drawer.
"IThis drawer had stuck before, but
up to that day he had always managed
to open it somehow, and what was fal
greater, to keep his temper in opening
it; but on that day 1t wedged ant
stuck and resisted In a manner tina
would have tried any man and tina
proved, alas! too much in the end
for my friend.
For when the drawer wouldE'
come, anyway, cloud seemed to COM
over his mind, and he grasped the tw'
handles of it with his two hands an,
planted his foot firmly against tn
face of the drawer below and pushe,
with that while he pulled on the draw
er, viciously.
1.-THE drawer did yield at last, bu
when that came the bureau went owe
under the pressure of the foot he ha
against it, and the heavily loade
drawer came down with its sharp bac
edge square on the toes of the othe
foot.
"AlI the neighbors said-the wiz
dows being opened everywhere, as 9
this season so that all could hear
that they had never heard anythin
like it, never; and my friend has &C
to move. All were willing to admi
when they learned the cause, that tn
provocation had been great, but the
won't take another chance, and m
friend must go.
And all because of a sticky burea
drawer!
Bureau builders! Think of tn
benefits you would confer upon h,
mainly by making bureaus with draw
ers that would open and close easily
But l don't appeal to your philal
thropic side. appeal to your cupidit
A fortune, Himalayan fortune, avail
the bureau builder who first puts c
the market bureau with drawers tn;
won't stick"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-19
The woman,s Privilege,

what are you looking so glum
about?"
"Oh, my fiancee has changed her
mind
"Still worrying over that? 1t was
fully two weeks ago since you told
me she had broken off the engage
ment"
ooh! it's been on and off again
twice since then
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-19
CHASTITY Foreign Pun.

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, the
noted American clubwoman, has been
received abroad by royalty, and some
Of the foreign papers have the to-
merity to declare that she has a
proverbial right to look at a king
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-19
He Couldn't Tell.

What do you consider the six best
books of the year, Mr.. Ego?" asked
the young woman.
Enthusiastically" replied Mr.. Ego,
the novelist, I've written two books
this year. you know"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-19
WHO SHE WAS
And True Story of How the Vegetable Compound
Had Its Birth and How the "Panic of 1872 Caused
it to be Offered for Public Sale i'm Drug Stores.

This remarkable woman, whose
maiden name was Estes, was born In
Lynn, Mass, February 9th, 1919, com
ing from good old Quaker family.
For some years she taught school, and
became known as a woman of an alert
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-19
A Guess.

"Know anything about golf?"
mot much. Why"
what bunker, do you known"
81 suppose it's one of those cranks
that simply live and sleep on the
links. Catholic Standard and Times.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-19

II man would know himself thor
oughly he hasn't much time to waste
in trying to find out things about his
neighbor
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-19

they get out or or
der 1t causes back
ache, h Q a d a Q b 9 s,
dizziness, la n uor
and distressing urin-
airy troubles. Keep
the kidneys we'll
and all these suf-
ferings will be
saved you. Mrs,
S. A. Moore, pro-
prietor of a res.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-19
TIRED BACKS.

The kidneys have a great work to
DO In keeping the blood pure. When
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-04-11

Council the said Council. considering
the appointment OF officers, made an
appointment of Mr.. r. T. Reed to the
whereas. Mr.. LoVejoy HoIcomb. a at the
same time, had an application pending.
for the said office. under the law pro-
yiding a preference for soldiers of the
Whereas, This Council is not entirely
satisfied that 1t fully understood the
situation, as to the method of proceed
ure. and record-making, upon the de-
cision Of an appointment under such
circumstances: and
Whereas, This meeting of the Coun-
ell is the first meeting of the Council
after the said meeting OF the End of
April, this meeting being regular
meeting. Be it therefore
RESOLVED.
1St-That the action of the Council in
making the said appointment of Mr.
T.. I. Reed to the said office, be, and
the same hereby is. rescinded, and 1t is
ordered that the situation be considered
as restored to what it was prior to the
taking of the said action at the said
meeting of April End.
2nd-That the said E. r. Reed and
dates for the said Office shall be notified
by the Mayor Of the adoption of this
resolution, and Informed that at their
pleasure they may be in attendance at
meeting of this Council to be held on
the 9Th day of April. 1905. at Z o'clock
p. NJ, at which meeting the Council
will take up the subject of making an
appointment to the said Office. and pro-
coed to an investigation touching the
question of qualification, as contem-
plated by the law, under which the said
claim for preference is pending.
3rd.-That the notice above provided
shall be written and general in its ma
ture, informing the said persons of the
intention of the Council, and said notices
shall be duly returned and filed in the
Office of the City Clerk.
Motion by Sayre seconded by Jensen
the resolution be adopted. Roll call vote
yeas, no nays.
Motion by Hislop, seconded by H. Eng
gretson that when this Council adjourns
it adjourns to April 9th at o'clock
p M. Motion carried.
A petition from Mr.. Orr, Supt. of the
Standard Telephone Co.. asking the pri-
vilege to lower the telephone wires from
As to 35 feet and place them in cable
on Water street was read. Motion by
Baker the petition be received and filed.
Seconded by Curtin.
Motion by Baker the petition be re-
ferred to the City Attorney and he be
requested to be present with an ordi-
nance governing the same at the next
meeting. Seconded by H. Engbretson.
Motion was carried.
Motion by II. Engbretson the question
of salary for the chief of the fire depart
ment services be referred to the Fire
Committee. Seconded by Hislop. Mo-
ton was carried.
Motion by Curtin. seconded by Jen-
sen. to adjourn until Monday, o'clock
p. NJ Motion was carried.
L. NJ HUGHES,
City Clerk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-04-11
REPORT or FIRE cosxM1rrEE.

To the Mayor and the Members of the
City Council of the City of DEBORAH,
Iowa:
Your committee make the following
report regarding the fire department of
the city.
The Hook G. Ladder Co. has a mem
bership of 90 with the following equip
ment: One ladder truck in first class
condition, ladders, 8 rubber coats and
the necessary equipment of lanterns.
poles, hooks, etc.
Hose Co. No. has % members and
an equipment consisting of One Hose
cart, 400 feet of hose. (good.) chemical
terms, nozzles. wrenches, etc.
Hose Co No. has membership
of 10. They have for their use hose
house No. with one hose cart and ap-
purtenances and 400 feet of hose. noz-
zles, etc. A few minor articles are need
ed to complete the equipment; 90
cart $50 feet of hose and sundry tools
The latter company responds to calls
in the Third and Fifth wards.
There have been ten calls during the
year, five fires and five alarms. Three
barns and one summer kitchen were de-
stroyed. One restaurant stock and fix
lures totally lost and building serious
ly damaged.
600 feet of new hose has been added
during the year. The men in all de-
partments have been active in response
to calls and we feel that the city is to
be congratulated on having such well
Differed and equipped volunteer fire de-
partment.
JOHN CURTIN,
A. N. VANCE,
Committee.
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HOSE COMPANY NO. q.

Inventory of property in possession
of the company:
DEBORAH, Ia, March 81, 1906.
To Chief DEBORAH Fire Department.:
Following is list of city property used
by Hose Co. No. 2:
l hose house and contents, viz:
is chairs, need more.
2 desks, l table, / stove, need one
stove
electric lights, l telephone
l cart and appurtenances. viz:
400 feet linen hose, good.
2 flexible MOBILES, l stiff nozzle
l hydrant gate, hydrant wrenches,
(want one stilson wrench.)
10 spanners, s lanterns.
2 axes, 16 rubber coats.
l Siamese coupling, hose carriers.
Need brooms.
Yours truly.
FRED AMBLI, Sec'y
Hose Co. No. 2.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-04-11
RESCUE HOSE co. NO. 1.

Inventory of property in possession
of company:
DEBORAH, March %, 1906
DIR. A. F. Barfoot, Chief DEBORAH Fire
Department.
Dear Sir:-Below find inventory Of
Rescue Hose Co. No. I:
l hose cart
400 feet hose good condition.
$50 feet hose poor condition.
axes.
hydrant gates.
l Siamese coupling.
lanterns.
5 nozzles.
s rubber coats, good condition.
rubber coats, poor condition.
IL wrenches and spanners.
l hose expander.
Room furniture.
l pair rubber boots.
l chemical fire extinguisher.
Ladder straps, repairs for hose and
supplies for chemical.
Yours respectfully,
JOHN M. BERNATZ,
Foreman.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-04-11

O. Ellingson received / vote
2. t. Reed received s votes.
E. Z. Reed was declared elected to
The mayor appointed the following
committees:
Finance:-Sayre. Croft, Jensen.
Sidewalk - III. Engbretson, Jensen,
Baker, HislOp, r. Engbertson.
Streets - Curtin. Harmon, Sayre,, r.
Engbertson, Vance
Fire-Baker, Jensen, HisIop.
Lights-GrOff. Harmon, H. Engbret-
son, Curtin, Hislop
Property-Harmon, Jensen. r. Eng
bertsOn.
Motion by Vance, seconded by Curtin,
to adjourn. Motion carried.
F.. NJ. HUGHES,
City Clerk
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-04-11
w. F. BAKER.
JOHN CURTIN,
A. N. VANCE.
Committee.
CITY PROPERTY.

April End, 1906.
To His Honor the Mayor and the City
Council OF the City OF DEBORAH, Ia.
Your committee on City Property sub
nit the following report
List of property owned by the City:
Town hall situated in the 5th ward
on lot 8, Block 4.
Lot i'm Hanson's addition.
Strip of land on the south side of Dry
Run on Washington Street.
City hall on lot 4, block g. Water st.
Pumping station on lot 6, block H.
Pumping station west end of Water
Street
Tool house and pound on lots so, 81
and SO on Railroad avenue.
IL acres of land used as a public
hitching ground.
Hose House No. on So of lot 4,
With the exception of the "Town
Hail. In the 9TH ward the bqii Lii! are
new roof.
b. HARMON.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-04-11
THE BUSINESS
OF A YEAR.
ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE VARIOUS
CITY OFFICERS.
Complete Statement Of the City's Business
For the Past Year. Together With
Recent Council Proceedings.
CITY HALL, April 2, 1905.

CITY HALL, April z, zoos.
The meeting of the City Council was
called to order by Mayor Daubney.
Members present-Grof, Baker, Adams,
Curtin, Couse, Vance, Sayre and Gillett.
Mr.. Hovden and Mr.. Harmon absent.
The minutes of the previous meetings
were read, corrected and approved.
The report of the City Treasurer was
read and accepted.
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Whereas, the following claims have
been examined and approved by the FL
nance Committee, therefore be it
Resolved, That they be allowed, and
the money necessary to pay the same be
and is hereby appropriated and the
mayor and clerk are directed to issue
orders on the Treasurer as follows:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-04-11

To the Honorable City Council of Deco
rah, Iowa:
Gentlemen:-I hereby submit mayors
report of official city business for the
year 1866. Received in fines, costs
and licenses the sum of S372.00, for
which Treasurer's receipts are hereby
presented. There has been a limited
number of trials by mayor as police
magistrate, in of which small
fines were collected. The other cases
were sentenced to serve short terms i'm
Jail. Wherever no money was collected,
no charge has been made against the
city for my services.
Respectfully submitted,
F. w. DAUBNEY, Mayor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-04-11
wArER WORKS REPORT.

To the Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Council of DEBORAH, Ia.
Gentlemen:-Your Water Committee
respectfully submit the following re-
port for the year ending March 81, 1906.
Paid out for pumping for 1904
account 36S.6S
Paid out for pumping for 1906
and 1906 .................. 27SS.2s
Paid for gate valves ........ 1880
Paid for stack on north station 1900
Paid out for l new pinch meter
at New Winneshiek/ hotel :. 5000
Lowering mains in 9Th ward :. 5S2.0i
Plumbing, etc .............. Halo
Painting hydrants ............ 5.2b
Collection of water rents ...$3276.95
The following goods on hand:- One
in. sleeve, two 6 in. sleeves, two
in. sleeves and one in. gate, one in.
gate, four in. LIS, Two 6 in. crosses.
Four SIS, four 6 in mains, one hydrant,
four in. mains.
Uncollected water rents .....$1100.nU
Overdraft in Water WORKS con
N. r. CROFT.
FRANK SAYRE.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-04-11
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.

Decoran. iowa, arr-.l 9, 1906.
To the Honorable Mayor of DEBORAH and
Members of the City Council.
Gentlemen:-Your Finance Commit
tee beg leave to report that we have
looked over all bills allowed during the
past year and have checked off the
Vouchers that were issued in payment
of the same, and believe that the same
are correct. Respectfully submitted,
N. III. ADAMS,
N. r. CROFT.
FRANK SAYRE,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-04-11
1EYo1r or cxur or FEE DE-
PA1TlEXT.

To the Mayor and City Council of De-
corah:
During the year ending March 31st,
1905, there has been ten (10) calls on
the department.
Five fires and five alarms.
or the fires three were barns and one
summer kitchen. Total loss one restau-
rant fixtures and stock total loss and
building badly damaged.
The alarms were three chimney fires.
one in alley by children and gasolene ex-
plosion. No particular damage I'm any
case of alarm. Respectfully submitted,
A. F. BAREFOOT, Chief.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-04-11
RESOLUTION.

Offered by Mr.. Sayre:
Whereas, On the End day of April,
1906, at a meeting of the City Council of
the City OF DEBORAH. Iowa, the said
meeting. being the first regular annual
meeting. for the organization of the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-04-11

Motion by COuse, seconded by Vance,
the resolution be adopted. Roll call, s
yeas, no nays. The motion was carried.
Motion by Baker that part of the rec
ord referring to Mr.. Groff's motion which
was afterwards withdrawn by him and
the rulings referring to said motion be
expunged from the record. Seconded
by Couse. Motion carried.
Motion by Adams, seconded by Couse,
to adjourn. Motion was carried.
Il. M. HUGHES, City Clerk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-04-11
CITY raEAsuarn,s REPORT.

To His Honor the Mayor. and the Hon
orable City Council of the City of
DEBORAH, Iowa:
Gentlemen.-I submit herewith my
report as Treasurer of the City of De-
corah from April End. 1905, to March
ed and paid out and the balances now
on hand Very respectfully,
L. B, WHITNEY,