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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-04

same to be built and constructed five
feet wide, and on North side of Broad
way street abutting on lot nine 90 in
block No. forty (40) in Original
Town of DEBORAH, Iowa, same to be
built and constructed six feet in
width, and on North side of Broad
way AUDITING ON lot seven ca in
block No. forty (40), Original Town
OF DEBORAH, Iowa. same to he built
and constructed six feet in width.
and on North side of Main street
abutting ON lot six (6) of Sub-Div.
lots eight ~ and nine 90 in block
twelve (l2) Original Town of Decor
all, Iowa, same to be built and con-
structed eight feet in width, and on
East side of Winnebago street abut-
ting on lot ten (10) in block No.
seventeen Q7) in Original Town of
DEBORAH, Iowa, same to be built and
constructed six feet in wi It'll.
And ON East side of Maiden Lane
AUDITING on lot fourteen (14) in block
No three go in South DEBORAH,
(addition) same to be built and con-
structed five feet in width. and on
North side of Broadway street abut-
ting on lot ten (10) in biloxi seventeen
an in Original Town of DEBORAH,
same to be built and constructed six
feet in width, and North side of
Broadway street abutting on lot nine
90 in block seventeen (17) in Origi-
nal Town of DEBORAH, Iowa, and on
North side of Broadway street abut-
ting on lot eight ~ in block No
seventeen QO in Original Town of
DEBORAH. same 20 be built and con-
structed six feet in width
And on the South side of Lloyd
street AUDITING lot seven ~ in block
two (2) in Townships addition to
DEBORAH, Iowa, the same to be built
and constructed five feet in width,
and on the North side of Broadway
street AUDITING lot one CD of Sub
division of lots six (6) and seven "a
| in block seventeen Q0, Original
| Town Of DEBORAH, Iowa, same to be
built and constructed six feet in
width, and on the South side of Win
nesheik Avenue abutting lot six (6)
in block three (3) in Curtin's first
addition to DEBORAH, Iowa, same to
be built and constructed 3 feet in
width, and ON West side of Third
street AUDITING lot six (6) in block
three go in Curtin's first addition to
DEBORAH, same to be built 5 feet wide,
and on North side of DEBORAH Avenue
abutting lots six (6) and seven % in
block twelve 12) in Park Addition to
DEBORAH, Iowa, same to be built and
constructed 5k feet in width. and on
West side of Third street abutting lot
six (6) in block twelve (l2) in Park
Addition to DEBORAH, Iowa, same to
be constructed five feet in width, and
on the North side of Vernon street
abutting west one-half of lot ten (l0)
in Parker's Addition to DEBORAH,
Iowa, to be built and constructed six
feet in width.
Said cement sidewalks to be built
and constructed six feet in width ex-
cept when OF erwise specified and
shall be built and constructed of the
best quality Portland cement in ac-
cordance with Ordinance No. 240 of
the ordinances of the City of DEBORAH,
Iowa. and according to the plans and
specifications therefor adopted by the
City Council of the said City of De-
corah, Iowa, on the 22ld day of July,
1907, and now on file in the office of
the City Clerk of said City.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-04
Notice Of Hearing and Consideration Of
Proposed Resolution Of Necessity.

Notice is hereby given that the
City Council of the City of DEBORAH, La.
will consider the following proposed
resolution of necessity at a meeting
to be held at the Council Chamber.
in the City Hall, in said City at
z 80 o'clock p. M, on the gath day OF
September, 1907, said proposed reso-
luton of necessity being as follows:
PROPOSED RESOLUTION OF
NECESSITY.
Be it resolved by the City Council
of the City of DEBORAH, Iowa:
Whereas, 1t is deemed advisable and
necessary Con said Councils own
motion) to construct cement sidewalks
along certain streets, in the City OF
DEBORAH, Iowa, hereinafter described.
Now, therefore, Be it Resolved by
the City Council of the City of De-
corah, Iowa that the said City Coun-
Gil will consider the following pro-
posed resolution of necessity. at a
meeting of the said City Council, to
be held on the Gath day of September,
1907, at 80 O'Clock p. N. at the
Council Chamber, in the City Hall,
in the said City of DEBORAH, Iowa,
and the City Clerk is hereby directed
to give twenty days notice, in ac-
cordance with law and the ordinances
governing the same. Said resolution
of necessity being as follows, to-wit ::
Be it Resolved by the City Council
of the City Of DEBORAH, Iowa, that the
advisabiliJy and necessity of con-
structing cement sidewalks along the
following described streets, in said
City of Decorah, Iowa, is hereby de-
clared and directed:
On the North side of Railroad
Avenue, AUDITING lots fifty.ive (55),
fifty-six 1850, fifty-seven (57). and
fifty eight (5S) in Railroad Addition
to Decorah Iowa, the same to be
built and constructed five feet 60 it. }
in width.
And on South side of Broadway
street abutting Lot four az in Block
twenty three (23) in Original Town
of DEBORAH, Iowa, same to be built
and constructed six feet in width.
And on the West side of Day street
in Original Town of DEBORAH. Iowa,
AUDITING lot one ~ in block one a.
in Original Town of DEBORAH, same
TO be built and constructed six (6)
feet in width, and on East side of
Washington street abutting lots forty
six and forty-seven (46 and Az in
Railroad Addition to DEBORAH, Iowa,
same to be built and constructed 51a
feet in width, and on East side OF
John street AUDITING on lot five TO-,
in block seven a. in Otis 81 Stevens
! addition, same to be built and con-
structed five and one-half (5H TT.
feet in width, and on East side of
John street AUDITING lot six 90 in
block seven ca in said Otis g. Stew
ems addition to DEBORAH, Iowa, same
to be built and constructed five and
one-half (51a) feet in width, and on
South side of Pearl street abutting on
lot one CD and north one-half of lot
two CD in block No two (2) in
Wheeler's addition to DEBORAH. Iowa,
the same to be built and constructed
five (5) feet in width, and on North
side of South Avenue AUDITING lots
nine (9) and ten (l0) in block four "a
in Park Addition to DEBORAH. Iowa.
to be constructed and built five feet
in width, and on North side of
DEBORAH Avenue AUDITING lots nine
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-04

The cost of building and construct
ing said cement sidewalks is to be as
sessed TO the AUDITING properly owners
and certificates issued to the contract
or for the amount thereof against a
fund to be derived from tax To be
levied under Sections 719 and SAL of
the Code of '97, as amended by Chap
ter thirty of the Acts and Resolutions
of the Thirtieth General Assembly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-04

and Chapter Forty, Acts and Resolu-
tions of the Thirty-Second General
Assembly. which certificates shall be
accepted by the contractor in payment
of said work.
All persons interested will take due
notice and govern themselves accord
ingly. Dated August 18th, 1907. 33-4
f. w. Daubney, Mayor.
Attest: f. M. Hughes, City Clerk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-04

The contractor will be required to
give cement contractors bond in
the sum of $500 for the faithful per-
formance of all of the conditions of
his contract for the said improvement.
The work of building and construct
ing said cement sidewalks TO COM
rlence on the 18th dav of October,
1907, and shall be completed on the
18th day of November, 1907.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-04

4 ~ Rs 4nS
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-08
WILL Get NO FEE FROM
kARLuk WHALERs' AWARD
Judgment for Lawyer Wallis
Clients Will Leave Them
in Debt to the Ship

r. Wall, attorney for the MEM
bers of the crew OF the whaler Karluk,
does not take much comfort in his
having obtained damages for his cli-
ents in the United States district
couEt They sued for damages for
breach of contract, starvation and cruel
treatment. and Judge de Haven awarded
them $50 each for having been placed
on short rations for seven months.
Their lay" or share of the catch dur
ing the two years and more-they were
on the cruise has been figured at S44.21
each, estimated on whalebone at $1.50
pound. The bone was sold at prices
ranging from $3.50 to $3.50 a pound, but
the crews contract was on the basis of
$3.50. Each man on signing shipping
articles received $40 advance money,
(which went to the boarding house keep
sr. During the cruise they contracted
debts to the slop chest ranging from
$150, the lowest, to $780, the highest.
for clothing, tobacco. and other neces-
saries. which was not extravagant.
considering that bargain counter prices
do not prevail on board whalers.
| So the men~came out OF the case with
nothing for two years labor in the
Arctic and most OF them In debt to the
owners of the ship. When whalers are
discharged at the end of q cruise they
are given 81 which pays the boatman
! for taking them ashore.
! The men who go on whaling voyages
are not sailors. They are country boys,
dissipated city laborers and clerks.
who wish to escape from the alcoholic
and drug habits, and other men who
have good reasons for wishing to be
out of the reach of the police for a
few years. until things blow over"
Wall did not receive q cent for his
professional services. and his clients
must go to work for their tobacco.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-08
BAR ASSOCIATION MAY
. STOP THE ASSIGNMENT
Of CASES TO HEBBARD
Committee Gathers Much
Data on Accusations
Against Judge
WILL MEET TO-DAY
Members of Grievance Body
to Fix Date for the
Trial of Jurist

AS a means of keeping Judge Heb
bard from trying cases in the superior
court in the interim which must elapse
before impeachment proceedings could
be brought against him at the next
session of the Legislature the bar asso-
citation may advise Presiding Judge
Coffey to assign no cases to Hebbard's
department Such action naturally
would only be taken conditional upon
the grievance committee of the asso-
citation reporting Hebbard guilty on
the charges of intemperance and in
ability brought on by alcoholism to
discharge his duties. At noon today
Judge j. c. McKinstry and Matt I. Sui
Ivan of the grievance and investigat
ing committees, respectively, will meet
to decide upon date of the hearing
of the accusations already filed against
Hebbard and made public.
The date of the trial will be set for
the middle of next week. The hearing
will be held at a law office and will be
executive. Judge Hebbard has not yet
made a reply to the charges. and 1t is
not known whether he will appear with
an answer to the complaint.
Judge Mckinstry said yesterday that
the delay in bringing the matter to
trial was due to the amount of evil
dence which had to be gathered and
arranged for presentation before date
could be set for a hearing on the
charges.
The bar association is not a legal
body in any actual sense. II the griev-
ance committed finds Hebbard guilty
of the charges to be presented and
prosecuted by the investigation COM
mittee. which is composed of Matt i.
Sullivan, Robert T. Deylin and Samuel
Knight, 1t could do nothing further
than bring impeachment proceedings
before the legislature or use its infiu-
ence with the presiding Judge to have
him assign no cases to the department
presided over by Hebbard. The pre-
siding Judge of the superior court has
the sole power to assign cases, and by
the exercise of this power negatively
he could exclude Hebbard from par
ticipating in the work of the court
That would mean an increment on
each of the other judges of the court
of one-eleventh of the normal work Of
each.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-08
PERJURY NOT 4 GROUND
FOR REVERSING VERDICT
Important Ruling Made. by
U. S. Appeal. Court in
Alaska Case

A decision was handed down by the
United States circuit court of appeals
yesterday in the case of o. A Nelson
and G. n. densley versus Mat Meehan
and T. H. Larsen, reversing the judg-
ment Of the lower court. Nelson and
Hensley sued the defendants in the
United States court Of Alaska to re-
cover half interest in defend
ants mining claim under contract
the consideration of which was the
sinking to bedrock of three holes on
the mine by the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs
obtained Judgment in the lower court
and the defendants appealed to the
United States circuit court of appeals
The appeal was dismissed subsequently
the defendants moved the lower court
TO set the judgment aside and grant a
new trial on the ground that Nelson
had committed perjury at the trial
when he swore that hole No 3 had been
bored TO bed rock. The Judge OF the
district court then inspected the hole,
decided that Nelson had deliberately
committed PERJURY, vacated the Judg-
ment and granted the defendants q new
trial The plaintiffs appealed to the
United States circuit court of appeals,
which decided in their favor yester-
day upon the point that the reversal in
the lower court had not been made
during the same term as the trial. and
that perjury committed during a trial
is not alone sufficient cause for re-
versal.
In the suit of the Charles Nelson
company against the Standard theater
company of Washington the decree
was affirmed and the appellee taxed
with the costs. A gambling and liquor
outfit being carried to Nome by the
steamer Santa Ana was damaged by
fire. smoke and water TO the extent OF
12.907, as found by the adjuster. The
lower court decided that the Charles
Nelson company should pay these
damages TO the theater company
The circuit court of appeals ad-
journed yesterday to meet in Seattle
on the second Monday in September
and-in this city on the first Monday in
October.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-08
CLAIMS TEACHERS PAY
WAS ILLEGALLY REDUCED
Principal O'Connor of Mission High
School Urges Auditor to Make
Up Deficiency of $4,000

J. B. O'Connor, principal of the Mis-
sion high school. urged Auditor
Horton yesterday to make up de-
ficiency of $4,000 in the pay of
teachers of the high schools
O'Connor said that the salaries of
the teachers named were reduced last
August in violation OF the charter,
which requires that the board of edu-
cation shall fix salaries of the depart
ment not later than in May. O'Connor
held that as the reductions were
clearly illegal the teachers should be
paid their full salaries in effect during g
the preceding fiscal year.
Horton said that he could not see
his way clear to-Faying the amounts
covering the reductions unless the
board of education would draw de-
mands for the same. 1t may be ne
cessary to bring friendly suit to de-
termine if the city is liable for the
payment of the full amounts of salaries
claimed.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-08

=
shortly before noon, in command Of
Captain Jepsen.
Immediately after landing from the
Puebla Captain Collins and HIS COM
panions went to the Office of the River
ton lumber company. where they told
the story of their experiences to Secre-
tarys Morris of the company
Besides Captain Collins the officers
and crew-of the Wizard were First
officer. Charles CAN'T; chief engineer,
J. J. Talley; second officer M. A. He'll
quist; first assistant engineer, A. d.
Sweeney; cook. S. Stoddart; 1remen. =.
McCabe, A. Hassan. A. Mustoffa; sailors.
J. Williams. o. Frederickson, b. Cleale.
The Wizard was one of the Oldest
and best known tugboats on the coasJ.
1t was built in 1858 and rebuilt in 1906
by w a. Boole G. Son, who shortly
afterward sold the craft to the River
ton lumber company for 100000. The
Wizard was insured for $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-08
TRIED AND SENTENCED
IN F0RTY-FNE MINUTES
Wheels of Justice Grind
Rapidly in Court of
Judge Cook

Grant Trask, who held up a restau-
rant in Haight street, withdrew his
plea of guilty in Judge Cooks court
yesterday morning. was tried, convicted
of robbery and sentenced to imprison-
ment for seven years, all within 45
minutes.
The impaneling of jury to try
Trask was conducted, against the pro-
test of the defense, under Judge Cooks
time saving system. w. NJ. Gibson. at
torney for defendant, insisted that ne
had the right to interrogate jurors - 5
TO the state of their mind for the
purpose of exercising peremptory ch al
lenges. The court overruled- the con-
tentions and insisted that the questions
be limited to bias and prejudice.
In explanation of that ruling Judge
Cook said that a challenge for cause
had to be interposed before there was
anything before the court. Without
mentioning names he said that man
called as a juror in an earthquake
murder case. swore that he knew moth
ing of the case at issue, although he
had previously told the judge in pri-
vate conversation that he knew great
deal about it. AS this lalesman was
peremptorily challenged, said Judge
Cook, the issue of perjury was not
raised and the court had no oppor-
tunity to act
By asking all general questions as
to the qualifications of jurors Judge
Cook expedited the work of finding .
men to try Trask. and case that un-
der ordinary circumstances would take
two days of a courts time was heard
and decided in three-quarters of an
hour. In order to test the time saving
system of selecting jurors, Attorney
Gibson will take an appeal. Shortly
before the 1906 fire the supreme court
ruled that Judge Cook was right, but
the opinion in the case at issue was
destroyed in the great confiagration.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-08
EMmoNs KEEPS SILENT

Contrary to the expectations OF the
prosecution E. w En1mons, now on
trial in Judge Lawlor's court on 4
charge of swindling Mrs. M. E. Hurst
in mining deal. did not take the
stand yesterday in his own behalf AS
Emmons at his former trial, which re-
suited in disagreement, had made
some admissions that pleased the prose-
cution, Assistant District Attorney
O'Gara asked that he be permitted to
put the transcript of that testimony in
evidence The defense made vigorous
objection, but Judge Lawlor granted
the request and Emmons' testimony
was read to the jury.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-08

was safe they could easily be rescued
no matter how quickly the tug sank.
Within 25 minutes after the Wizard
struck it went to the bottom. Five
minutes before it sank we lowered our
two lifeboats and rowed to the North
west.
AT first thought that could beach
! the tug and save her engines and boil
ers, but she filled so rapidly that there
was no chance. The fog was so dense
al the time the boat struck that 1t
was impossible for US to see SO feet
ahead"
On the morning of June ) Captain
Collins put his three sailors and three
firemen on board the schooner Henry
Wilson. which arrived, here last night
The captain and five officers and cook
were transferred to the -oil steamer
Atlas on the morning of June 6. and
yesterday morning they boarded the
City of Puebla. which arrived hero
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-08


But for the bravery and skill showed
By Collins the Northwest, like the
Wizard, would have gone to the bottom.
We were proceeding carefully along
the coast in a dense fog" said Captain
Collins yesterday, and at about 2:30
in the afternoon the Wizard struck a
submerged rock. The shock was a
terrific one, jolting us from bow 20
stern. A minute later the water began
TO rush in through big hole in the
bottom.
Il did the best could to save the
tug, but it took but few moments
for me to realize that such a task
was impossible. Accordingly, 1 ordered
all steam on and gave the word to pull
on the Northwest and get her out of
danger This we succeeded in doing
within a few minutes
"All my men stuck bravely to the
boat and worked like heroes. They
realized that as long as the Northwest
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-08
Thief IS CAPTURED
WITH SACK OF MONEY
Detective and Grocer Join
in Spirited Chase to
Recover Plumber

Two artfui thieves robbed the gro
cery of Thomas stuenberg at Bush and
Steiner streets yesterday. morning, but
the persistency and feetness of foot
displayed by the grocer and Detective
Gailivan resulted in the capture of
James Carroll. one of the pair. and the
recovery OF the money
Carroll was run down after being
pursued by Gallivan and Stuenberg for
seven or eight blocks. He is locked
Up in the city prison, while the police
are searching for the other man.
Carroll and his companion worked a
new game on -Stuenberg. Entering the
grocery about 10 o'clock they an
nounoed that they were DEPUTIES from
been sent to measure the store, alleg-
ing that Stuenberg was occupying a
portion OF the sidewalk.
The grocer suspected nothing, and
when Carrolls accomplice handed him
the end of a tape measure with the re-
! quest that he walk around the Bush
street side and measure off mis- prop
srty. .he grocer willingly did so. The
stranger held the other end of the
tape.
While Stuenberg was walking around
the corner Carroll entered the store
and picked up a sack containing s1s5
off the cash register. In his hurry 10
get out Of the place unobserved Car
roll tried to kick the door shut He
finally succeeded. but made so much
noise that the suspicious of-the grocer
were aroused 6nd he dropped his end
Of the tape and ran TO the front of the
store Just in time to see Carroll dash
down Steiner street in the direction OF
SUtter.
stuenberg gave chase. shouting
stop thief" as he ran. Carroll turned
into Sutter street and when nearing
Fillmore slackened his speed. but not
before Detective Gailivan. who was
riding on car. noticed him.
Gallivan jumped off the car and gave
chase. Carroll quickly hastened his
speed and managed to keep in the lead
for about six blocks. when Gallivan
overlook him. Carroll tried to throw
away the sack of money. but Ga1livan
understood Whist he was about and
gained possession of 1t.
Carroll was taken to the city prison
and registered on the detinue book
He claims to be an iron worker, but
refused to tell the police anything else
about himself.
While the grocer was pursuing Car
roll his companion made good his es-
cape. Captain Colby detailed two men
TO hunt for him and his arrest is ex-
pected TO be effected without difficulty
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-08

Captain P. H Collins and the II
members of the crew of the towboat
Wizard. which struck a rock and sank
of Point Gorda, on the afternoon of
May %, arrived here yesterday. The
captain and hive of his men were on
board the Pacific coast steamer City ot
Puebla and the other six arrived on
the sailing schooner Henry Wilson.
A dense fog overhung the coast when
the Wizard struck on one of the treach-
erous rocks that abound in the vicinity
of Point Gorda, which is 13 miles south
Of Cape Mendocino. The captain and
all hands stayed with the boat till the
last minute and succeeded in pulling
the barkeHtine Northwest which was
in tow OF the Wizard, off the rocks.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-08
Another Strike

Another strike. But ten strike"
this time-made by the June Sunset.
The Greater San Francisco number
is the title of this issue. and the pub
fishers are to be congratulated, as it is
unuuestionably a superb magazine The
two page panoramic photographs
showing the progress in San Francis
cos reconstruction are unsurpassed.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-08
RUNS OFF WITH COIN SACK

zJames Carroll, a boiler maker. and
two companions went into a restaurant
in Steiner street near Post yesterday
morning and while the other two kept
the proprietor in conversation Carroll
grabbed a sack containing $50 from
the cash drawer and ran He was
captured at Bush street and offered to
return the sack. He was booked for
grand larceny. Policeman C. Gallivan
made the arrest.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-08
OBTAINS DIVORCE DECREE

Mrs Laura Breitenstein was granted
an interlocutory decree of divorce yes
terday from Jacob Breitenstein. TIL,
evidence in the case. which was takeI
before Judge Trout, showed tha
Breitenstein threatened to shoot hi
wife and that after she had left hin
he told scandalous and untrue storie.
about her to her neighbors.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-08
WANTS SITE ron SCHOOL

The board of education requested the
supervisors yesterday to purchase a lot
al Nineteenth and Angelica streets. for
merly the site of the Youths directory,
as a site for the new Marshall primary
school.