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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-01-03
May Receive Pay.

Representative NJ. 2. Bailey, Of
RinRRold county. has prepared q bill
for the amendment of the state road
law SD that the farmer who works the
roads in front Of his farm may receive
compensation therefor. The law
which Mr.. Bailey has drafted provides
that the trustees Of each of the town.
ships of the state shall be authorized
to have the highways under their
charge worked by the King road drag /;
they shall have the drag used not
less than ten times ON each road in
their jurisdiction, at q cost of not to
exceed so cents per mile for such work
and they shall give preference to the
persons near the highways worked in
their townships.
This means that the trustees of the
township will employ the farmers to
do the work. They will get back in
cash the road taxes they pay in cash
or 80 much Of them AZ is necessary to
do the work Of keeping the roads in
good shape with the drag. The
solution Of the road problem in this
way not only insures good roads cheap
but 1t avoids the disorganisation OF
the new road law by amendments
which were offered by the score in
the last session.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-01-03

owe their origin, and of what epoch
and evolutionary processes they mutely
tell, is unknown, but their appearance
testifies well to their antiquity. The
opinion of authorities is that at some
time in the distant past this area was
covered by forest of stately pines.
Years passed, and then probably an
inland sea spread over the origin. The
depression for this area may have
been caused by an earthquake. al Though
such is not known. Any way, the
forest was felled to the ground, and
over their prostrated trunks, ard
probably after the inland sea had
vanished, volcano crates belched
chemical spume to serve as a mantle
for the deceased pines and vanish ed
oceans bed. The forest of other days
repOsed in oblivion. No monuments
marked or dotted its grave, but time
went on and nature came slowly to
its rescue; erosion began its work, and
after centuries of slow steady labor
it has accomplished much OF its task
OF resurrection. But how changed is
the forest. As it reposed under its
volcanic blanket, natures sybaritic
chemistry has also been at work, and
now instead of logs of wood we find
logs Of stone, and hence the great
petrified forest of Arizona, and the
largest and most wonderful in the
world. The government realizing it's
great interest on this account has re-
Gently declared the area q public re-
serve, and every year hundreds of peo-
pie from all parts of the world travel
many miles to look upon this ancient
forest.
The drive to the western section of
the forest from Holbrook is much more
tiring than the one from Adamana to
the eastern, but il he has the time
the visitor will f:nd both sections well
worth visiting. And then, TOO. if he
cares to become etnnologist for brief
time, he should also visit the fast
disappearing remains of the Aztecs
near the section of the forest at
AdamaEa, the remains of that race of
people that once inhabited Mexico
and the southwestern part of the
United States. Here, not far from
the forest, are still to be found crum-
bling walls of their ancient habita-
tions, small broken bits OF oddly
painted pottery, and ON the sides of
large sandstone rocks not far away
strange and as yet uninterrupted
hieroglyphics. Drifting sand has
nearly buried these Old walls, but
enough of them are still exposed to
study their masonry. Between these
old remains and tile crudely con-
structed houses of the Pueblo Indians
of today, not far distant, is noticed
striking similarity, ) and the opinion
Of many students is4that the latter are
descendants of the Axtecs. Arrow
heads made of petrifed wood are oc-
casionally found near these ruins.
CHAS. ALMA BYERS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-01-03

Gov. Cummins has gone to Washing
ton again ON business connected with
state affairs. It has been the usual
custom for Lafe Young to be sent for
at about the same time, and Lafe has
q general thing been eating dinner
with the president at about the time
that Mr.. Cummins was estimating the
height Of the big monument from the
third story window Of she hotel. II
Mr.. Oummins succeeds in getting tha
president to endorse the Iowa idea
again a. has been his usual custom
Iowa politics will doubtless continue
until the legislature meets. Britt
Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-01-03

That CHARLES City correspondent Of
the daily papers who endeavored to
stir mp political excitement last week
by announcing the names Of . half
do1en candidates against Hon. q. N.
Haugan for the congressional nomi-
nation next summer must have had
his head buried In the sand when he
imagined such . thing. There never
he's bean . time since he was elected
Congressman when Mr.. Haugen was
stronger with the people Of the district
than the present, and We do not be-
lieye there II = single person in the
district who he's the slightest intention
Of oontssting for the nomination next
yeex, Tho fact 10, Mr.. Hauaen has
been on the right side Of 20 many
public proportions, 20 judioious in
his appointments. and 20 sealous in
the interests Of his constituency. that
Il will take vastly moro than the
imaginations Of some rattle. Drained
correspondent to unseat him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-01-03

Here are Spangler's prophecies for
1906:
The dissolution of Russia.
The overthrow of Turkey.
The assassination of the czar of
Russia.
The assassination of the sultan of
Turkey.
The prevention of three wars by
President Roosevelt.
A protracted race war in the south.
Destructive spring floods in the
United States.
A destructive eruption of Mount
Vesuvius.
The activity of Mont Pelee ana
Popocatepetl.
Volcanic eruptions in all parts of
the world.
The eruption of many volcanoes now
supposed to be extinct.
Great loss of life at sea by storms.
Destruction of two western cities
BY cyclones.
Earthquakes in all parts of the
world.
Destructive earthquakes in Califor-
mia and the Philippines.
Rebellion in Spain.
Great disturbances all over Europe.
Spangler says further that the sum-
mer Of 1905 will be hot and sultry
throughout the temperate zone, with
extensive death rate.
That Christ will make his spirit felt
among the people Of the United States
and England, in which countries
there are to be fervent religious and
potent political movements which
are to overcome in great degree the
present spirit of graft and COM
mercialism.
That the United States will con-
tinue rs . world power and the leader
Of other nations.
That Pennsylvania is to have an
administration of the people and that
discoveries of corruption will be
discussed which will drive some of
the guilty to suicide.
That God will wreck terrible ven
gence upon the Russias for the mas.
sacre Of the Jews. Y. World.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-01-03

One of the most important sessions
of the Iowa state teachers associations
in the history Of the state was held
at Des Moines last week. Among the
things recommended by the association
were State Superintendent Riggs
plan to require all teachers and county
superintendents to hold q state Ger.
tificate: law prohibiting child
labor in factories and unsanitary
occupations the compulsory education
law: the abolition Of football in
colleges and high schools; larger
salaries for teachers in public schools
and state educational institutions a
plan enabling holders Of certificates in
Iowa to teach in other states without
re-examination. through system ot
reciprocity. ]. H. 7. Main, dean Of
Iowa COLLEGE, Grinnell. was elected
president OF thesassocation. q
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-01-03

When La Toilette gives up the
governorship Of Wisconsin to take his
seat in the U. 8. senate he will be
succeeded by Lieut.. Gov. James
Davidson, who 10 . resident of
Soldiers' Grove, and inland town of
Crawford county. Just across the
river from our Allamakee. The pos
abilities Of success in this grand free
country Of ours are again evidenced
by Davidson's career. He IL q Nor
wegian by birth and has barely passed
his 10th year. At the age Of eighteen
years he arrived at Madison, friend.
less, penniless. unable to speak or
understand the Language Of the country
and in debt for his passage money.
The Arst work he did was ON . farm.
Later he learned the tailor's trade,
and then abandoned this to clerk in q
general store. Within few years he
had saved enough to enable him to
open . general store at Soldiers Grove
and this place has ever since been his
home, his business increasing from
year to year. In 1885 his atore was
destroyed BY are, entailina . loss of
90. 600, this being attributed to in
cendiaries. but was immediately
rebuilt. He has held various Offices
of trust In county and state in late
years and has been allied with La
Toilette in his great struggle for the
masses over there. -Waukon Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-01-03

We hope that the legislature will
make haste to pass stringent pure
food law. and not worry so much
about primary elections. Our stomachs
are Of more Importance than the
method of nominating officers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-01-03
Mr.. Perkins Speaks Out.

A man mild OF manner aud speech
has finally spoken. For almost year
Mr.. George D. Perkins has been re-
ferred to as a possible candidate Tor
governor of the state next year. So
TAR he himself has given no sign as to
his intentions in the matter. But
the discussion has gone so far.
especially in Des Moines, that it has
been suggested to him that he may he
governor of his state provided he will
pledge himself as to the senatorship.
Now, the senatorship is not vacant,
and it is not likely to be made vacant
in the near future. Senator Allison
is still alive. It has been conceded
by both factions in the republican
party in Iowa that if he is alive he
will be reelected to the senate. as a
matter Of state pride and personal
affection. Mr.. Cummins himself has
spoken to that effect. There can
therefore be no vacancy during the
next four years, except through the
death of Senator Allison. To ask a
man who is talked Of as candidate
for governor to pledge himself to
appoint certain man in the event of
such . death is, as Mr.. Perkins des-
cribes it, ''Rhoulish politics. Yet
this is the kind Of politics we have
been treated to in this state. Men
propose to dispose of the Offices years
ahead, instead Of leaving few small
things like that to the people, the
dear people who are hereafter to vote
at state wide and compulsory pri-
maries.
Mr.. Perkins. having had these sug-
gestions made to him, resents them
in an editorial in his paper. And he
goes step farther. He says that
the time has come in Iowa when
everything political should not be
decided from the sole view point of
Mr.. Cummins' aspirations for the
United States senatorship. For fifteen
years that ambition has been one of
the directing motives in politics.
Every contest for every Legislative
and executive Office has been waged
along that line. Mr.. Perkins is of the
opinion that the time has come when
even in Iowa we can consider, and
may consider. something beyond the
aspirations of Albert B. Cummins. It
is not necessary for every man who
is talked of for. Office should be ''lined
up'' as to his attitude toward Mr..
Cummins' aspirations and brow beaten
and bounded il perchance he refuses
to cline up'' properly.
In other words. Mr. Perkins believes
in a governor for Iowa who will
be content to be governor, who will
devote his time and energies to the
duties Of the Iowa Office instead of
using the place merely to loox ahead
to the senatorship.
Mr.. Perkins has struck keynote.
It means greater independence in
Iowa politics in the future. Cedar
Rapids Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-01-03

.n0,O New York farmers in a
signed petition demand the Immediate
resignation Of Depew and Platt from
the United States senatorship, de-
claring them absolutely unfit to re-
present the state in congress. Such
q wave Of righteous reform is sweeping
over the old Empire state that soon
the Oldest inhabitants wont recognize
the environments.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-01-03

The "tarifi rippers'' have as yet not
recovered from the shock Of the bomb
shell hurled into their camp by the
unmistakable "stand pat" tone Of the
president's message. Some Of them
had worked themselves up to such q
frenzy over Gov. Cummins' arratic
radicalism in respect to the tariff, the
railroads. Canadian free trade, etc.,
that thay took it for granted that the
president would endorse whatever
Cummins suggested. The discovery
Of the latter's a,tual size in the
public eye Is almost appalling to them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-01-03
Let us each resolve that during 1905

Let rs each resolve that during 1905
We will give ourselves, our neiahbors.
our competitors and our associates a
square deal. !" Let us put aside all
petty jealousies let rs ''live and lei
live," and all join in . united effort
to better the condition Of orr city,
and thereby ourselves. An honorable
ambition to succeed, backed up by
honest methods, constant energy and
diligence, coupled with scrupuloua
honesty and recognition Of the rights
Of others, will nine times out Of ten
bring success In whatever vocation we
may be engaged. That the highest
anticipations Of everyone who reads
this item may ba realised during the
year, 10 our sincere wish.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-01-03

Amopg the candidates already an
nounced for state Offices to be filed at
the next election are Julian w.
Richards, Of Waterloo, and W. e.
Hayward. Of Davenport, for secretary
Of state. and II. w. Byers. Of Harlan.
for attorney general. For governor
tbose most prominently mentioned are
Geo. W. Perkins, Of Sioux City, State
Auditor B. F. Carroll, and some o1
the friends Of Governor Cummins are
urging him to be candidate for the
third term.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-01-03
II. L. COFFEEN
REAL ESTATE DEALER

REAL ESTATE DDALEN.
Has bargains in land near Decorah,
also in other paris Of Winneshiek County.
He can give you - good bargains on
Dakota or Wisconsin lands % any dealer
IN the seate. Office with C.. s. Boice
over Reeds Hardware Store. References
Nose - whom be has sold land. Call on
him. 80
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-01-03

Charles T. Yerkes, the noted street
railway financier of Chicago and Lon
don, died in New York ON Friday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-01-03

COmrade T. w. Hazelton, Of Calmar,
is one of the most prominent candi-
dates for Seraeant-at-arm of the Iowa
House at it's coming session. He has
served two terms as doorkeeDer of
the House and by his courteous manner
and diligent attention to his duties
has won the esteem OF the members of
both the House and Senate. Every
one in Winneshiek county will wish
him good fortune in his laudable
ambition. for he is in every way
worthy the position he is seeking.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-01-03

The educational board of control
commission to investigate the FEAST
bility Of single board of contol to
manage all state educational institu-
tion finances will propose q board Of
fifteen members to be appointed by the
governor; this board to elect three as
an executive committee outside the
membership of board Of fifteen: the
committee to receive salary Of Is, 000
each, membars Of. board to serve with
out salary, but to be paid per diem
and expenses. What is the sense Of
the board Of fifteen,'' unless to
provide Job" for cohorts Of the
governor? A board of three only to
attend to the whole matter would be
just as practical as the present board
Of control of three members to super-
wise other state institutions. in our
opinion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-01-03

The Iowa state Legislature convenes
in Des Moines Monday, January 9Th.
1t promises to produce the most i'm
portant and most drastic legislation
of any session in years in point of
radical changes in some of the laws Of
the state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-01-03
Current Comment.

Here's lookin' at ye, 1906! May We
live long and prosper.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-01-24
.RAMPARTER RETURNS
 FROM
 LITTLE KUSK0kWIM
Not Encouraging for Prospectors, and White and Native Ttappers
 Have Pared But Poorly.

J. C. Fluga, wellknown Rampant miner, returned from the Little kusko- quinn last Saturday. He reports pretty hard trip, having siwashed it a couple of nights and spent some others in cabins with no stove and consequently no fire. Trail had to be broken most of the way. On the Panama below Baker Creek no trail was open, and Mir. Huga heard the mail carriers were encountering great difficulties. It was said Carrier Stroker, bound from Panama to Fairbanks about ten days ago, had his nose frozen so that d part of it will have to come off. In passing the windy points on the Panama any exposed portion of the face is liable to freeze.
 Mir. Fluga started into the Little kus- koquim country last September. He poled up the Crossjacket tor koskakiU, !, which comes into the Panama five miles below Cosna, and portrayed over to what he took to be the Novitno, but later found to be the Little Kuskoquim. The unusually early snowfall prevented a thorough sizing up of the country, and prospecting had to be done more or less at random. Fine colors were found, but nothing that indicated pay.
 Thirty-odd white men are in the country, mostly trapping. Whites and natives have each made very light catch. Natives reported no white men on the lower Little Kuskokwim.
 Phil Patterson, Mir. Fluga's partner, will remain in the country and boat the outfit down next spring. Mir. Fluga will prospect in the Rampant district.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-01-24
Silver Bow Basin
 Tunnel Begun
Skagway Alaskan, Nov. 25.

The big tunnel from Gastineau chan mel on Juneau's water front under the mountain back of that place to Silver Bow Basin, that has been dreamed about for so many years by the citizens of "The Hub" is now under way. It is being driven by the Alaska Perseverance Company, which decided upon that method of working its basin properties instead of building railroad up the basin road and erecting its stamp mills in the basin itself The work on the tunnel began last Monday.
 The purpose of the Alaska Persever- ance Company is to haul all it's ore from it's great properties back of Juneau through this tunnel to the water front, where immense stamp mills will bc erected. It is expected also that the tunnel will uncover great deposits of ore that are now covered.
 The tunnel will bc constructed at a level 2,0 feet above the sea. lt will be nine ieSt square as to size and 5000 feet bong. It will ls driven a, the rate oi ls feet day, taking two years to complete the work. The tunnel and mills will eo~s ti,uo,ooo. Eleetaic power will he u-c'l in transporting the ore.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-01-24
A. B. NOTICE.

Dall River Dick, q wellknown young native from Six-mile Village, was mar ried last week to Lizzie, the adopted daughter of Joe Pitgu, of Rampant Vil- lage. Dick will make his home at the Rampant Village. He is an intelligent and energetic young man, and his bride has been known as an exceedingly we'll behaved and comedy girl
Yukon Valley news., 1906-01-24
Rainfall of Divers Places.

At Greytown, Nicaragua, 260 inches of rain falls year, on the average; 95 inches at Bahia, Brazil; 53 inches at St Johns, Newfoundland; n inches at New York; 3s inches at Chicago; 25 inches at London; 24 inches at san Francisco li inches at Denver. and ut Cairo, Egypt, but an inch and half. Yuma, Arizona, gets less than three inches.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-01-24

'big stick, secured keg of black pow der, and have been sitting on it ever since. Some day in the near future it's going to go off. When it does I'll land and take root in the feather bed-no work; money-in-y pocket surround ings which go with public office. packed the keg on which Teddy acci- dentally sat at San Juan hill. My pow der is of the same brand. If the people of Alaska don't wish to apply the neces- sary match-Michael Joseph will!
 ''One has but to look into the faces of all you fellows to realize brains is a scarce article in Alaska. None of you seem to have a bump or feature by which stranger could distinguish one from the other. You look to one like little heaps of hair and mackinaw. don't propose to cast any more seed on barren ground. My talk is over! In my hand I hold a little piece of paper on which read:
 "'We, the undersigned members of the Eureka Literary Society, recognizing in Michael Joseph Sullivan the one man who can inlelligently represent the peo- pie of Alaska in congress, hereby pledge to said Sullivan without solicitation on his part Cor debate on our partl our hearty support, influence, vote and purse
 Dated, Glen Gulch, Jan. II, 1906.
 'Now 1 want every one of you fellows to march over to the secretarys desk and sign this paper. Any one who ob- jects will please express himself. There seems to be no objection. Tomorrow shall issue to cath of you little badge, which you will wear at all times, whether in the hole or on the windlass, or-suffer the big stick. Those few of you who can read will find thereon: And the Lord said unto Moses, He who sitteth on a redhot stove shall surely rise.'
 After the Society has rendered me its thanks all members will please vacate." "
 The next meeting of the Society will be held on the night of Jan. 2l at the store of Pete Johnson. Mr. NJ. $. Gill will explain "How it Seems to Have a Grubstake-Full paid and Non-Assessa ble.''
 Don't forget that you are invited to attend. SALISBUR
 Secretary
Yukon Valley news., 1906-01-24

An authority says: The Rand mines Gin south Airieal will probably produce &,50o ,0o,0oo in gold. It is probable that within thirty years nearly all the payable reefs will have been exhausted, and the Rand having ceased to he val,ta- ble, will be abandoned ny most of its inhabitants, obliged to seek elsewhere their means oi Livelihood.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-01-24

Chisholm X Elwell, working hay on iIebh X Gaetx's ground al the lower end of norie creek, have lately run into much better pay than they have here,o- tore been hoisting. and are iubilant over the prospects for 6 gpsd elsanup.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-01-24

Bohemian garnet~ are fine ,lark-red variety of the garnet used considerably as a gem. It i- the gem stone ''pyrepe." iounsl principally in hoheInia anal south Airiea.