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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28
ORIGINAL NOTICE IN PROBATE


In the District Court of Iowa, in and for
Winneshiek County, April term, A. d.. 1905.
c. j. Weiser, Executor OF the Estate of
John Pickworth, deceased, Plaintiff,
Harriet X. Webster, Elizabeth A.
Starkweather, Cora G. Gratrick, Flora
K. Pixley, Jennie NJ. Pixley, Rebecca
ley, Robert Corney. Ole Olson Ode,
Mary Pickworth, Lucy Peacock, MART
Faulgolskogen. Rebecca Tysh. Fanny
Walnead Mary Ln T,na' R Gertrude
Haugen, Edward Vine, Jane Hamre,
Milla Barlow, E.G. Wick, Mary Wick,
Ella WICK, olga Wick: United Norwe-
gan Lutheran Church. Grace Episco-
pal Church, ole Ode Little Ole,l ole
Ode Big Ole GO. Haugen, Childrens
Home OF pes Moines, Iowa; Iowa
Childrens Home Society, Des Moines
Home for Friend less Children, William
Pickworth, Thomas Pckworth, Fred
Tindall, Joseph Tindall. Elizabeth
Ada Tindali, Louisa Tindall, Anna
Brothem, q. y Gilbertson, Treasurer
ofState, Defendants.
To the above named defendants, and to
each of them:
You are hereby notified that on or before
the 18th day of April, 1905, there will be filed
in the Office of the ERIK of the district court
OF Iowa. in and for Winneshiek county, the
final report and petition for discharge OF G. j.
Weiser, executor of the estate of John Pick
WORTH. deceased, late of WinDeshiek county,
iowa, anu III Sdlu pctiblOh pdihbih Will dsh
for construction OF the WILL and alleges that
by the terms of said will the sum OF Fifty Dol
lars was bequeathed TO the Rev. q. .. Hau.
gen. and the sum OF Two Hundred Dollars TO
the Church in DEBORAH of which the Rev. q.
.. Haugen is pastor and Plaintiff claims that
the re was a clerical error in writing raid will
and the said q. o. Haugen mentioned therein
is the Rev. j. o. Haugen and was so intended
by said testator, and that the church referred
to in said will Is presided over by j. U. iiau-
gen instead of g. .. Haugen and is the United
Norwegian Lutheran Church of Decorah,
| Iowa, and was so intended by said testator at
| the time of making said will.
Plaintiff further claims in said petition that
was left to the Iowa Chldrens Home Society
by testator but that in drawing up the will said
society was designated as the Childrens Home
! of Des Moines, Iowa, but was intended by tes-
tator to mean the Iowa Childrens Home SO.
| ciety, and plaintih asks that the will be so
construed, and that in making payments OF
| legacies that he be authorized to make paw
ments 10 j. o. Haugen instead OF q. .. Hau-
gen and to the Iowa Childrens Home Society
| instead of the Childrens Home OF Des Moines,
Iowa, and 20 the United Norwegian Lutheran
| Church instead of to thesChurch of DEBORAH of
! which Rev. g. o. Haugen is pastor, and plain
| tiff asks for such other and further order as
may be just and equitable.
| fend thereto on or before noon of the second
| day of the next term of said District Court, to
| be held at DEBORAH, Iowa, commencing April
| 23rd, 1906, your default will be entered and
| judgment rendered against YOU in accordance
| with the prayer of said petition.
E. r. ACRES.
lQ4 Attorney for Plaintiff.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28

The west is enjoying rather re-.
markable winter, more open and mild
in type than any which has visited
that section since 1856. Stock has had
the run of the fields up to February,
and hardly any draft has been made
upon forage supplies, the blue grass
pastures seeming to afford an abun-
dance of palatable food.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28

We overheard recently some ladies
talking about the woman who did their
washing. They admitted that the work
was well done. the clothes returned i'm
maculately clean and white. At the
same time they made slurring COM
ment upon the social position which
this woman occupied. Why should they
do this? What Is there unladylike con-
nected with the woman and the wash
tub? Doing this work for others. why
should 1t place social ban upon her?
In the cities young man whose busi-
ness it is to sort out the dirty buds
which come to public laundry ana
do up and deliver the Numbered
goods can move in the best society.
The more civilized we become the more
dirty work there Is to do, the more
clean clothes are needed, and 1t serves
women just right II by foolishly plac-
Ing a social ban on those Of their sex
who do this dirty work they often ind
themselves unable to secure much
needed assistance in the doing Of II.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28

1t is probably true that quack grass
is the worst seed Of all that western
farmers have to contend with, the hard
est to get rid of when once it gets a
foothold. And the worst of the case Is
that thousands of farmers are letting
this pest gain Judgment on their
farms and either do not know what il
means or else do not care.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28

An interesting object lesson for the
farmer who is Indifferent to the neces-
sity of proper crop rotation and soil
renewal is found In some districts Of
the south where land which had been
cropped to death is being increased in
value from 80 to 100 per cent by the
scientific employment Of fertilizers and
the practice Of crop rotation. The
good seed gospel is a great one, but il
can never prosper to any great extent
unless hitched up with the gospel of
good soil brought about by a proper
care of the same.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28

The merchant who counts upon his
country trade to work off his odds and
ends need not go around bowling be-
cause the mail order houses are get
ting his trade. The time has passed
when, because Of remotely located trad
ing points and meager knowledge of
prices and quality, the farmer can be
sold any old thing. Nowadays the man
in the country is generally as well post
ed and knows as well what he wants
as many of the people in the towns.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28

Water and air, two Of the essentials
Of life, have been so long free to all
that it is hard for people to accommo-
date themselves, as they are being
more and more compelled to do, to the
idea Of economizing in their use. The
figure "free as air" is no longer apro-
pos with large portions of the worlds
population which is congested in the
unhealthy confines of the larger cities,
while the question Of pure water even
at a price is often serious one.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28

While most farmers are quick to ap-
preciate the value Of good blood in all
their breeding animals many are
strangely reluctant to apply the same
rule to the seed sown and planted in
their fields. 1t matters not whether 1t
be corn or any Of the small grains, the
fact remains that the poor and inferior
seed II sown or planted is certain to
he the prime begetter of poor and in
ferior crop. No work done ON the farm
is SO well paid as is that devoted to
careful selection and thorough prepa-
ration of the seed to be sOwn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28

Man is essentially selfish creature,
and his conception of what is ultimate
ly the best is often distorted by the al
Turing prospect of immediate material
gain In no case Is this better illus
trated than in the destruction of the
magnificent forests which have for
ages been source Of beauty and pleas
ure, but which are rapidly disappear
ing before the greedy ak. The lofty
redw0ods of California, centuries old
before the white man first set his foot
upon the virgin soil Of the continent,
are sacrificed to the demands Of COM
merce and yield their ancient trunks to
provide material for piano legs and
bedroom suits and with their annihila-
ton passes forever what should be one
Of the most glorious hirthrights Of fu-
ture generations.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28

The men who undertake for the first
time the job of feeding carload of
steers for the market nearly always
come out losers. The profitable feed
ing Of steers is just as much Of a spe-
cial business as dairying. The usual
cause of such failure is the fact that
they pay too much for their feeders
and nine times out Of ten buy the
wrong kind; then they quite often sell
ut the wrong time. The safest thing a
man can do who wants to take up this
line of business is to go and work for
some successful feeder for year and
learn the A b G of the business.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28

One corn raiser and very success
full one tells us that he can add ten
bushels per acre to his yield Of corn
by simply giving the field thorough
hand hoeing after the corn Is laid by In
July and cutting out all the barren
stalks. If this is true 1t Is something
worth knowing, as the extra yield of
corn would more than pay for the work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28

So small matter as the shrinkage
on the shipment Of stock to market
proved the turning point on which the
sale of large farm hinged recently.
The farm was. a very desirable one, and
the would be buyer was man from
northern Illinois. where equally good
land commanded price Of $50 per
acre, while the farm which he sought
to buy could be had for $75 per acre,
but was forty-five hours from market
Figuring up the shrinkage on car lots
Of hogs and cattle, he decided to buy
the higher priced land nearer to mar
ket
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28

Some attention is being paid by west
ern farmers to the low priced farms Of
the east. The western farmer should
approach this subject with much eau
ton, for on many Of these farms the
soil is gone beyond redemption, SO erod-
ed, so burned out with commercial fer
tilizers, that there Is nothing to work
on. The improvements, the markets,
the transportation facilities, the water
supply may all be of the highest order,
but If the soil is dead these things are
dear at any price.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28

Here is a new scheme on hog steal
ing: A large stock raiser became salts
tied that in some manner or other his
hogs, which had the run of large lot,
were being stolen, but as there was
never any squealing in the yard he
could get no clew to the matter. He
finally hired detective and presently
found out that man who had previ-
ously been In his employ would drive
the team at night up to the hog lot and,
fastening large sponge on the end Of
stick, would saturate 1t with chloro-
form and then 60 to the sleeping hogs
and soon have some Of them In con-
dition where they were easily handled
and put into the wagon without any
fuss.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28

North Of latitude AZ degrees 1t will
be found, taking a series of years,
that 1t will be safer and more profita-
BILE to plant varieties Of corn which
will ripen within period Of 100 days
than It will to grow the larger and
later maturing kind. The temptation
TO grow big corn along the northern
limit Of the corn belt costs the corn
growers Of that latitude vast sum Of
money each year. For, while they can
raise the big corn and the big ears, 1t
is only rarely that 1t is enabled to
properly mature before the frost
catches It. 1t Is every way better for
a man to have his cribs filled with a
thousand bushels Of good sound corn
which will keep than 1t IL to have 1900
bushels Of soft and immature corn
which he must feed out at once In or
der to save.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-28

Whether man likes to do 1t or not,
the time has come when In the conduct
Of his farm he is simply compelled to
closely study i'm every way possible
how to make machine take the place
and do the work Of man. In fact,
successful farming is becoming more
and more matter Of the sensible ham
ding of machinery. The most expen-
sive machine on any farm and the one
most difficult to handle is the hired
man. He is the oftenest out Of repair
and needs the most careful attention.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-10
Death of Paul E. Hendricks

Paul Egbert Hendricks died at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. E. Hendricks, at Bushnell this
county, on Wednesday May 2, 1906.
He had been in failing health for
some time and the grim reaper slowly
but surely claimed its own. The
funeral services we're held at the
Methodist church in Bushnell, Rev.
w. ]. Edgar, officiating, and the
remains laid at rest in the cemetery
at White on Saturday May 5th.
The deceased was born atsChippewa,
Falls, Wis, Aug. II, 1877, and came
to Dakota Territory with his sparents,
w. E. and Maggie B. Hendricks, in
April 1878. He received a common
school education and then Ispent one
year at High school, Spencer, Iowa,
after which he entered the South Da-
kota Agricultural college and pursued
his studies for two years. He then
engaged in the grain and lumber
business with his father at Bushnell
until failing health forced him to
retire. From a boy to manhood he
lived an honorable and upright life
and enjoyed the confidence and esteem
of his associates. His life was clean
and above reproach and he passed to
his reward with sure hope in God to
awaken in His image and likeness.
A wife, two little boys, his father,
mother and one brother are left to
mourn his loss.
Among the relatives who were
present from abroad to attend his
funeral were j. H. Hendricks, Dubu-
que, Ia; H. E. Hendricks, Ephie
Hendricks, Leslie Hendricks, Geo.
Billings, Grace Billings, Russell
Billings, Of Sioux Falls; Ed. Blais-
dell, West Concord, Mimi, and John
Blaisdell, of Hayfeld, MINI.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-10
A Narrow Escape

Frank Farrenkop and o. j. Oyloe
we're driving along in front OF the
power house last Friday noon when
the whistle blew and frightened the
horses causing them to run away. Mr..
Farrenkop held on to the lines till they
broke and then both men jumped
from the wagon. The horses then
ran into tree in front OF the school
yard, ripping large piece OF bark
from the tree and breaking the wagon
pole. They became detached from the
wagon at this time and ran home.
Things were badly smashed up, but
neither of the men were hurt.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-10
Walter Cheever and Family Home

Walter Cheever and Family Home
Walter Cheever and family returned
home again from Minneapolis Thurs
day morning, where Mr.. Cheever has
been under the DOCTORS care at the
hospital. We are told that Walter is
getting along splendidly and gets
around very we'll. This is the fourth
serious operation that he has been
compelled to undergo in the past year
and half, and we hope that now he
will get we'll without further trouble.
This operation, as we stated sometime
ago, was an amputation of one Of his
limbs above the knee. Walter is not
as thin as he was sometime ago, and
although his nerves are in bad condi-
ton, we understand that they are
much better than they have been. His
appetite is good and we are glad to see
him on the street again.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-10
MAY 10Th AND 18th

When Crawford and Hall challenged
Martin and Elrod to meet them at
Brookipgs, they were hopeful of
being able to crowd the machine
leaders into a corner and COMPEL
them to discuss principles for a
change. But it was a vain hope.
Elrod's prompt acceptance only shows
how the light weight governor would
rush in where the foxy congressman
fears to tread. Democrat.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-10
A SAD ACCIDENT
S. D. A. c., and Vermillion Meet
DELAYED by Accident to Student

~SAsA w W <ASSANSuS ~ SsoNShS
The track team of the S. D. A. c.,
was to have gone to Vermillion this
week to contest with the University
track team but on Tuesday DR.. Slagle
received telegram from DR.. Droppers
stating that the peet had been declared
off owing to an accident which had
happened to one of the University
students. The following telegram to
the dailies will explain:
Vermillion May S.-While on a
pleasure trip to Nebraska Bluffs yes
terday, Lillian Young, student at
the university, was shot accidentally
and may die. She was in crowd of
young ladies practicing shooting a
revolver, which was prematurely dis
charged. The victim is a daughter Of
Senator Warren Young of Ft. Pierre.
She has been taken to the Sioux City
hospital. The bullet is thought to
have penetrated the iniestines.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-10

Remember this! You will not find
any OF the corporation gang hanging
round the insurgent headquarters at
Sioux Falls. You will miss those
hearty handshakes from the party
boss, boys. You will not be invited
to an interview on the 'steenth floor
for the purpose OF helping three or
four OF those whose familiar faces are
omnipresent on such occasions, in
selecting the chairman and all the
committeeman of the convention.
Don't you feel sad to think how muesn
you will miss them?
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-10

c. n. Cooper who is travelling on
the state in the interest of the ma
chine faction of the Republican party
while in Mitchell last week was asked
what his opinion was of the charges
which were being circulated against
Coe /. Crawford regarding land frauds.
Mr.. Cooper said: "Not a word of
truth in the deal. l do not work
with Mr.. Crawford in politics and do
not stand for his so-called reforms,
but 1 will say that Coe 1. Crawford is
absolutely an honest man in every
respect"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-10
Bookings, S. D., May Z, 1906.

Bookings, 5. d., May Z, l9O6.
EDITOR OF BROOKINGS REGISTER,
DEAR SIR:-To the general public OF
Brookings and to the voters in partic-
ular it is a matter OF no small interest
and moment to know whether or not
the expected joint discussion by the
two factions of the Republican party of
the issues at stake in the campaign
already >opened is to take place, be-
tween whom, and when, and where.
An intelligent public has a strong
aversion to being trifled with, and, in
the end, will not stand for such treat
ment.
Very recently the writer spoke per-
sonally with two Of the most promi-
nent political leaders, one OF either
faction, to enquire about this expected
discussion. Their names are here
withheld solely from courtesy to these
gentlemen. Each practically charged
upon the opposing faction the response
bility of unwillingness to meet the
other in this joint debate, in other
words of "cOld feet"
1t appears to me that matters have
already gone so far that the public can
Justly claim, as a RIGHT, not merely as
a privilege, that they shall be given
opportunity at no distant date to listen
to this discussion. That there is cow
ardice somewhere is only too apparent,
and we have a right to know exactly
where it is. In case this almost prom
ised meeting cannot be brought about,
we MUST KNOW EXACTLY AND DEFI-
NITELY which side it is that blocks the
way to holding this meeting. Know
ledge of this fact would of itself throw
food of light upon the political situ-
alton, and we are FULLY ENTITLED to
this knowledge. Respectfully,
CHARLES w. JEROME.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-10

Gregory county is almost solid for
Senator Gamble and in opposition to
machine rule in the state. Gregory
county is very friendly toward the
senator for the untiripg effort he put
forth in the opening OF the Rosebud
and also the bill he had passed ex-
tending the time OF settlement to May
1.-Dispatch from Gregory.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-10
Lost His Right Arm

Yankton, s. D., May 3.-John
Wright, a young man whose parents
reside in Brookings, S. D., who has
been employed at the Yankton Port
land cement plant the past six weeks,
while removing piece Of metal from
the hopper of the coal pulverizer last
night suffered an injury which neces-
STATED the amputation OF his right
arm at a point just below the elbow.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-10

1t is reliably reported that Senator
Kittredge, believing that unless he
lays down and allows the insurgents
to have their own way in Minnehaha
county this year and does not make q
fight on Mr.. Ustrud he will have a
hard fight made on him two years
hence. Don't take any chances on
the senator, boys, he will be doing
his best to defeat Ustrud just the
same.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-10

AS conclusive evidence that Doodle
is being used by the machine" is
shown by the fact that all Republican
papers that have espoused the insur-
gent cause are not getting any of the
insurance statements this year while
the machine" papers are full OF
them. Republican patronage and
Republican funds are being used by
the "boss" to defeat the will OF the
people and disrupt the Republican
party.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-10
Card of Thanks

AS wife, father and mother OF Paul
Hendricks we earnestly express our
heartfelt thanks to our friends for
their many and loving acts OF kind
ness to us during his long illness and
last sad ceremonies. May they be in
like manner remembered in their hour
OF trial EDITH M. HENDRICKS
w. e. HENDRICKS
MAGGIE B. HENDRICKS
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-10

Senator Gamble is not above discuss
ing state issues even if he does not
hold a state office. He seem to be
better fortified to fill the position he
occupies than Martin who pretends to
know nothing about state issues and
then attempts to discuss them in places
where the insurgents have the poorest
chance to defend the people.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-10

The New York Press, leading
Republican newspaper OF that Metro
polls says of Senator La Toilette OF
Wisconsin,: SIN the first year OF his
senatorship, by his leadership Of this
battle, the gentleman from Wisconsin
has lowered over everyone OF his fel-
lows and has built for himself an
enduring place in the affections OF the
American people,"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-10
High School Base Ball

The Brookings high school defeated
the Estelline junior town team Satur-
day last in a game OF ball played
under the adverse conditions arising
from the inclement weather. But the
locals were victorious to /, making
but three errors. Arneson kept his
opponents guessing at the outcome OF
his shoots and speed, and fielded his
position perfectly. Sloan at the re-
ceiving end was also a success. The
rest OF the team-Ribstein, ID; Bone
steel. 2b; Thayer, 3b; Reeves, ss; John
son, II; Bunday, CT; and Mccoy rf;-
all did efficient work. The score by
innings:
1884 7S9
Brookings- 001003 5000
Estelline- 10000 00010-1
Time OF game, las; Umpire, Blanch-
ard.
The Brookings high school base ball
team will contend against Lake Benton
high school at the park on Saturday.
Last year Brookings defeated this
aggregation easily but this season the
latter is much stronger having defeated
Tracy 18 to O, so a good game should
result. AS the locals suffered a scratch
defeat in football last fall, they are
the more anxious for the victory in
the coming game.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-10

Principles and the rights OF the
people are Of greater importance than
any mans candidacy for Office. Vote
for delegation that represents your
principles.