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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-21
GOT A Is CHOICE.

.ThOs. Hayes Sentenced Before Judge
=; Sullivan Today. It'll
Thomas Hayes, the party who was
accused Of the theft of pair of
trousers from NJ. Fishman, the West
Side merchant, was before Judge Sui
Ivan today on complaint of bringing
stolen property into the state pre-
ferred by Mr.. Fishman.
He plead guilty and was given a
choice between a SIS fine or Is days
He Will probably take the latter by
necessity.
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A nice thing about having your fam.
ily away for the summer is no matter
how late you come home in the morn
Ing you don't have to take your shoes
of to go upstairs. =
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Some men are 80 fond of work that
they get all tired out over what they
are going to do tomorrow.
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Praises Our Roads.

Praises Our Roads.
Inspector Norton, who togethc: with,
Post master Thorson, is looking over
the proposed route 70" rural delivery
In this section, Is still at work and
VIII not be able to complete his in
vestisation until the last of the week.
MIR. Norton states that he finds the
country roads in Polk county excel
lent, comparing we'll with those in
other sections where he travels.
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Any old Joke will do to laugh at. II
the president Of your company makes
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-21

Judge +. F. Marker returned to
Crookston after an over Sunday visit
with his family.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06
CONCERNING
PARKINSON
By THOMAS G. FESSENDEN
Copyright. 1905. by E. S. Mcclure

There was nothing brilliant about
Parkinson. Indeed, his mental proc
esses were decidedly slow. He was
the sort of man who would listen to a
capital story with the face of craven
image, null over it the rest of the even
ing, and perhaps at midnight, when
quite alone, he would discover the point
and ha-ha uproariously. Withal, Par
kinson was a man to be depended
upon. You always knew where to find
him. You were sure that what he said
he meant and that what he meant he
would stick to through thick and thin.
He was TALL broad of shoulder, and
his homely face Radiated good nature.
Although the bulk of the great Parkin-
son fortune was his, he sat daily before
a desk in the office Of Thorpe & Toll
man. The fact that a fellow had a
little money did not render him exempt
from honest work, said Parkinson, and
this was why the foreign accounts of
Thorpe & Tollman were kept in his
round, boyish handwriting and also
WHY dThluSOu EcCclNCu Y1O at hOOA
every Saturday, which sum, be 1t stat
ed, did not cover the cost of his lunches
and cigars.
Now, when it came time for Parkin-
son to fall in love, he did 1t as he did
everything else-slowly, methodically,
with a painstaking regard for detail.
The young woman about whom he
finally found his affections centering-
another man would have made the dis
covery fully six months earlier than
did Parkinson-was q certain Miss
Margery Reeves, joyous, happy, ra-
diant creature, whom Parkinson wor-
SHIPPED with all the tenacity of his
stolid nature.
Miss Reeves regarded Parkinson as
a big, good natured, brotherly fellow,
trif1e slow and Obtuse at times, but
always the most dependable of her
satellites. The exact nature Of her at
titude toward him Parkinson did not
discover until one afternoon when they
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06

sat together beneath the walnut trees
at the farther bunker of the Country
club links.
1t was one of those haZy afternoons
which beget condolences. Miss Reeves
herself could not have told how the
conversation led up to it, but before
she was really aware of what she was
doing she was telling Parkinson all
about it and Parkinson was listening
with grave sympathy.
She told the whole bitter story-her
engagement to Tom Marshall, the quar-
rel which had broken it off and even
the ugly rumors which had come to
her ears concerning Marshalrs down
hill course since that time, and as she
finished there were tears in her eyes
and strange little quaver in her
voice.
Parkinson was tremendously i'm
pressed. He had never seen her in a
serious mood before. He sat quite still
for a long time, staring thoughtfully at
the walnut leaves above his head, stir
ring indolently in the breeze. Then he
smiled his slow, enigmatic smile.
Don't you think it's too hot to play
the rest Of the coursef' he asked, and,
helping her to her feet, he suggested
that they go back to the clubhouse for
tea.
They went back In silence. Once or
twice she glanced at Parkinson curl
ously. There was still a smile on his
face, but 1t was a very strange smile.
II seemed to mask something going on
IN his mind.
The following Monday Parkinson OBJ
tanned a leave of absence from the Of
fee and went to Boston. The latest
reports had located Tom Marshall
there. 1t was several days before
Parkinson found him in an obscure
little hotel. Marshall was looking
seedy, and there were unmistakable
marks of dissipation on his handsome
face.
Park" he cried as Parkinson enter
ed the dingy room where Marshall in
his shirt sleeves was sorting out bunch
es Of lottery tickets. Its good old
Park, as live! What brings you here,
old chapT
Parkinson sat down on a rickety
chair. The room was small and hot.
Moreover, he had just climbed six
long flights of stairs. He looked rather
tired and wilted.
Look here, Tom," he said abruptly,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06
Postomce Mysteries.

The clerks In the foreign branch Of
the postoffice in New York, says the
Epworth Herald, have many amusing
episodes to tell. One day a modest
young man, after inspecting the mail
slots marked Foreign" "C1ty" and
Domestic" approached the clerk at
the window.
Where do you mail letters 2" he asked.
Ascertaining that the letter was for
city delivery, the clerk told the man
to drop 1t in the slot marked CITY"
The modest man went over, read the
inscriptions and came back to the win
dow with the letter still in his hand.
well, did you mail it?" inquired the
clerk.
NO." replied the man. 81 don't
know what to do. You see, It's this
way: She lives in the city, but she Is
n foreigner and domestic"
On the same day a man approached
the window and, thrusting in money
order, asked for the cash. The clerk,
after inspecting it, handed it back, re-
marking:
"We don't cash these here. This is
the foreign branch"
The man leaned over and said con-
fidentially: II know this is the foreign
branch. That's why I came here. That
order Is from my father-in-law in Gin
cinnati. and"-lowering bis voice-"he
Is foreigner"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06
HOME GROWN CELERY.

No vegetable that came from our gar
den the past year gave greater meas
ure of satisfaction or proved a more
toothsome delicacy than the product Of
q small bed of celery. If early celery
is desired, the seed should be sown In
a box indoors or in hotbed, the
plants being transferred to the open
ground as soon as the weather permits.
Transplanting gives stocky and Wig
orous plant. We have found a very
satisfactory arrangement for the celery
bed to be as follows: Dig trench Of
the width and length desired and to a
depth Of about eight or ten inches;
work into the soil at the bottom sew
eral wheelbarrow loads of well rOtted
manure, setting the plants in rows
about ten inches apart and about eight
inches apart in the row. Being in the
trench and below the surface Of the
ground, the bed does not dry out rap
idly, while the watering Of the bed is
greatly simplified. During the period
of early growth the bed should be hoed
and kept free from weeds. When about
twelve or fourteen inches high killing
should be begun, the earth taken from
the trench at the start being returned.
With this method no boards are neces-
sary. Two or three killings should be
given, care lbeing taken each time to
keep the earth from getting into the
crown of the plant. Celery raised in
the manner described is as much supe-
rior to that found on the market as is
full cream cheese to the skinniest
skim milk product. The golden, self
blanching variety has proved most sat
isfactOry.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06
sAGEHRUsH LANDS.

A number of Minnesota and Iowa
farmers have gone to Washington and
invested in farms located In a dead
level prairie tract of some $4,000 acres
lying north and east Of the Columbia
river, paying in the neighborhOod Of
$12 per acre. We understand from
some who have made such purchases
that the land in question is covered
with sagebrush, that one has to dig
down between 300 and 400 feet for
water and that there is practically no
rain from April until October. These
facts prove conclusively that such land
Is at best In a semiarid district and
that unless water can be obtained
through a system Of irrigation the pay
ment of the above amount per acre Is
very precarious speculation. 1t Is
true that along the water courses good
crops Of wheat may be raised, but we
are decidedly skeptical as to the Iowa
farmer being at all satisfied with such
an investment and a great deal more
skeptical as to his being willing to live
under the climate and physical con-
ditions prevailing Sagebrush and buff
falo grass are simple signals which ma
ture puts out warning the settler
against locating with view to carry
ing on ordinary agricultural opera
tons, and the warning is one that
every prospector for new land would
do well to heed. We hope the promise
Of the land agent will be more than
half fulfilled in the case of the men
who have made such purchases. but
we do not expect it to be.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06
A Gallant Quixote.

Northerners have got so accustomed
to the curt demands of street railway
employees to "Step lively" and "Move
up front" that the phrases have lost
much of their harshness. Crowded
traffic requires that men and women
should step lively for their own good
in order that the cars may make
schedule time.
In the south, where the stress Of life
is not so rude and the fine natural
courtesy of the southerner has leisure
to flourish, the manners of an employee
of a northern street railway would not
be tolerated; hence refreshing little
scene recorded in the Outlook.
An inexperienced middle aged south
erner mounted the platform Of car
in northern city. The conductor, not
dreaming of harm, had just propelled
a fair looking woman into the crowded
interior with the customary push and
the words, "Step livelyw
The southerner took the center Of
the situation by saying to him in an
intense voice:
You dare lay your hands upon an
other lady and I'll knock you off the
carr
The faces of the downtrodden race
Of passengers lighted up. The con-
ductor stared then realized the situa-
ton. AS long as the southerner rode
on the platform the amenities Of life
were observed.
1t was Don Quixote against the wind
mills of stress and struggle and bust
ness hurry, but nowadays America
needs Don Quixote in good many
places.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06

Notice of the appointment ofan Admins.
traitor OF the estate OF liver !. Hagen, de-
ceased.
Notice is Hereby Given, That the subscriber
has been duly appointed administrator OF the
estate of
IVER /. HAGEN
late of Pleasant Township, in the county of
Winneshiek. state of Iowa, deceased. intes-
tate, and has taken upon himself that trust
by giving bonds as the law directs. All per-
sons having demands upon the estate OF the
said deceased are required to exhibit the
same; and persons indebted to the said estate
are called upon to make payment 10
OLE I. AGEN,
Administrator.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa. May 7, 1906
19-4w W. M. STRAND, Atty.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06
NOTICE IN PROBATE.

To Whom IL May Concern:
You and each OF you are hereby notified to APP.
pear at the court house in Winneshiek county
Iowa, on the oath day of Sept, A. D., 1905. al
1880 o'clock p. m, to attend the probate OF an
instrument purporting to be the last will and
testamentof
c. b PIKE,
late of Hesper township, in Winneshiek
county, Iowa, deceased, at which time and
place you will appear and show cause. il any
why said will should not be admitted to pro-
bate.
In testimony whereof have hereunto sub.
scribed my name and affixed the seal of said
office, this Goth day of May, 1906.
s. Z. BRICKNER. Clerk District Court
FRANK SAYRE, Attorney. 22-3
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06
A Thousand Dollars worth Of Good.

II have been afflicted with kidney
and bladder trouble for years, passing
gravel or stones with excruciating
pain, saws A. HI. Thurnes,a well
known coal operator of Buffalo, o.
Il got no relief from medicine until
l began taking Foley's Kidney Cure.
then the result was surprising. A
few doses started the brick dust like
substance and l feel like new man.
1t has done me 81, 900 worth of
good" Foley's Kidney Cure will
cure every form of kidney or bladder
disease. Brunt & Parman.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06
Notice of Appointment.

Notice of the appointment of an Admins
traitor of the estate of Elline Toyen, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that the SUBSCRIBE
has been duly appointed administrator OF thr
estate of
ELLINE TOYEN
late of Glenwood Twp, in county of Winnie.
shiek state of Iowa, deceased, intestate, and
has taken upon himself that trust by giving
bonds as the law directs. All persons having
demands upon the estate of the said deceased
are required to exhibit the same; and persons
indebted to the said estate are called upon to
make payment To
ANTON II. KIRKEBY,
20-4 Administrator
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, May IA, 1906.
w. NJ. STRAND, Attorney.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06

'.you'd better cut this out and come
home with me-"
Marshall laughed unpleasantly.
Like this, Park? 1 guess not.
Homes no place for me just yet"
Eyes it isl said Parkinson, with I'M
wonted sharpness Listen to me,
Tom. There's a girl over there that's
got to be happy at any cost" He paus-
ed to mop his face He reminded Mar
shall of some great wounded animal.
There was something like pain in his
eyes. And you've got to make her
happy" he went on. do you hear?
It's UP to you You needn't worry
about money. can fix you up in that
line until you can get on your feet
again. But you've got to go back with
me anyway. She-she wants you to
come back. How do / know? Well, l
know, and that's enough"
Msrshall tossed the lottery tickets
ON to the bed and turned to the other
man with sudden comprehension.
Park" he said gently, you're a
queer old brick. Yes, I'll go back with
you, if you say so. Tonight? All right,
then, tonight it is"
The messenger came with Margery
Reeves note just as Parkinson was
leaving the office. He hailed the first
cab and drove uptown, his mind a
vague maelstrom of doubts and fears.
The note was noncommittal. 1t merely
requested him to call at the house as
soon as possible. Was she angry be-
cause he had found Tom Marshall and
brought him back, or did she merely
wish to thank him for his efforts in
that line? He had not seen her since
that afternoon at the links. The thought
of seeing her now cut him sharply.
The end, so far as he was concerned,
had come that day beneath the walnut
trees by the farther bunker when he
had seen the tears in her eyes, the
tears that had not been for him, but
for Tom Marshall.
He waited for her in the big dim hall
She came down the wide stairs dressed
in white, her eyes shining. There was
radiant happiness in her face that
hurt him strangely.
"Oh, how can / ever thank you fol-
what you have done?' she cried.
1T really wasn't anything" Parkin
son mumbled.
Wasn't it anything to find Tom Mar
shall and bring him back? Wasn't
that anything to your" she asked.
Yes, it was something" he admitted
lamely. Confound that lump in his
| throat.
You dear, unselfish, stupid fellow
she laughed. what do you suppose
Tom told mel"
He shook his head miserably.
| "He said he came back to make me
understand that the one man in the
world who was everything had hoped
of him and which he was not was
your
did he say thatT asked Parkinson
incredulously.
"He did," she declared, "and I told
him'-her eyes fell demurely-''th he
wasted his time and his car fare, be
cause I had found that out long ago"
And then Parkinson = well, even 9
/ stupid man sometimes acts on impulse
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06
Notice of Expiration.

To Tom Emery, Gabe Hanson and Unknown
Owners
You are hereby notified. that the following
described Real Estate, situated in Winnie
sheik County, Iowa, to-wit:
n. pit. Lot nine ,9) Sw. Sc. Section 80
1909 and containing about acres.
Was sold for taxes of 1900, on the End day
of December 1901, to o. w. Emery, and that
the right of redemption will expire, and a
Treasurer's Deed for said land will be made
unless redemption from such sale be made
service of this notice. You will govern your
self accordingly.
Dated this Sth day of May A. ID. 1905.
o. w Emery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06
Notice of Appointment.

NoUlce or the appointment of an Executrix
OF the estate of Joel Day ton, deceased.
Notice Is hereby given, that the subscriber
has been duly appointed executrix of the
estate OF
JOEL DAYTON,
late OF Decorah township, in the county of
Winneshek. state of Iowa, deceased, testate.
and has taken upon herself that trust
as the law directs. All persons hav-
Ing demands upon the estate of the said
deceased are required TO exhibit the same;
called upon to make payment to
MARTHA DAYTON,
"a Executrix.
G. 3. BoICE. Attorney.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06
NOTICE In PROBATE.

To Whom IL May Concerns:
You and each ofyou are hereby notified TO
appear at the court house in Winneshiek
county. Iowa, on tn. Gath day of SEPT. A, D.,
1906, at 1870 o'clock p. M, to attend the probate
of an instrument purporting TO be the last
will and testament of
JULIA A. LAWRENCE,
late Of Jackson township, in Winneshiek
county, Iowa, deceased, at which time and
place you will appear and show cause II any,
wny said will should not be admitted to pro-
bate.
In testimony whereof have hereunto sub
scribed my name and afIixed the seal of said
Office, this oath day of May, 1906. 22.3
S. f. BRICKNER. Clerk District Court.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06

While the lack of 1t gives to the home
desolate appearance, there is more
danger in too much shade than in none
at all. Sunshine is the greatest germ
destroyer yet discovered and has the
advantage of costing little.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06

Much has been said about good seed
corn and good seeds in general, but it
is too much to expect good seed to do it
all. Good sense, good soil and good
care are also necessary essentials.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06

The ordinary plow used to cut down
the drifts after heavy snowstorms has
been said to work successfully, leav-
ing the otherwise impossible roads in
fine condition.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06

The first garden work in the spring
to command attention is to make the
hotbed, plant the early potatoes, the
onions and the peas.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06

There are probably no two articles
upon the market today which are more
generally adulterated than maple sugar
and baking powder. The former is
made from the juice Of corncobs and
glucose and the latter from alum and
various phosphates. Neither of these
commodities is cheap at any price.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06

For an all around primary school you
can't beat the little country school
house. ten or more little folk and
sweet little woman to teach them.
Every child may represent a separate
class, but that doesn't matter. Each
child has the patient. careful aid in its
studies which is so largely denied It
when attending the larger and graded
school.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06

If your child has taste for reading
encourage it along right lines. A little
history, biography and science along
with the stories may be the means of
lifting your boy from the plane of
Jack of all trades to some honorable
and lucrative position.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06

The mistakes Of last years crop sea-
son should not be repeated this year,
one of the most serious of which con-
sisted in planting corn only GO per
cent of which would terminate. 1t is
well to remember that the largest yields
of corn ever obtained were the result
Of an even stand of corn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06

When clover will do so much to reno
vate and redeem the farm. why don't
more men SOW it? It's hard to tell.
The many don't know and won't learn.
Some get discouraged and quit because
their seeding fails. The few stick
to it, build their soils up and make
money.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-06

-An..diseases caused by impurities
or.germs in the blood, which A-B-C
Family Tea removes quickly and
surely. 25c.