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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18
TELEGRAMS MAY BE OPENED.

OF the many popular suppositions
which are erroneous. - said tele-
grapher to reporter, lone is the
addressee or the receiver of a telegram
upon which the tolls are to be collected
must pay the charges if he opens the
envelope and reads the message.
This. however, is not correct, but it
is astonishing how universal is the
belief. There are many ways of ac-
counting for it, and perhaps one may
be attributed to the fact that letter
sent through them mails upon which
postage is due and collectible is sur
rendered to the addressee only upon
the payment of the necessary def
cient postage.
Much more Importance attaches to
telegram than to letter on the part
Of the recipient. and it is seldom
that a person will refuse to receive
and to pay for a telegram sent col
lect, though the Individual might
refuse to pay the additional po tage
due upon letter. holding that if the
sender did not esteem it of sufficient
Importance to fully prepay it the ad-
dressee did not care to receive it, But
there is always more or less impor-
tance regarding telegram, and many
persons have received collect tele-
gram and then kicked themselves be-
cause they were required to pay the
charges.
But telegram may be opened, read
and refused precisely as the addressee
OF letter may refuse to receive a
letter. In the latter instance the ad-
dressee does not open the envelope.
but indorses thereon the words Re-
fused by addressed and signs his
name, and this is the course to pursue
with telegram which the addressee
does not desire to accept, only the en-
velope may first be opened.
The telegraph company protects
itself in always insisting at the time
of the receipt of collect message
that the sender shall deposit with the
receiver sufficient sum to pay for
the full tolls, and if this is not de-
manded and received by the clerk ac-
cepting the message he is held per-
sonally responsible by the company in
the event of the message being re-
fused at the other end of the line.
Many persons send collect tele-
grams, often at great length and con-
siderable cost, as a means of annoy
ance or as joke ON the recipient. but
the joke may be turned on the other
fellow by simply refusing to pay the
charges. There is one exception, how
ever to the rule, and the public might
bear it in mind to advantage. Often
kilograms are sent which require a
direct and immediate answer. In
these instances the collect charges
are expected to be paid. whether the
recipient likes the message or not,
and it is seldom that we have trouble
in such cases as regards the tolls. -
Washington Star
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18
COUNTY FAIRASUCCESS
FINE WEATHER. MANY EXHIBITS AND
SPLENDID ADJUSTMENTS ATTRACT
LARGE CROWDS.
Every Department Of the Fair Was Man.
aged Successfully. and the Crowds
Were Well Pleased. Base Ball Being
the Center Of Attraction
Each Day.

The Winnesheik County Fair of 1907
will go down in history as one of the
very best held in the county in many
years. A special effort had been made
this year by the managers and the
business men of Decorah to make
success of the fair, and it may be
truthfully said that they succeeded
in every particular. True, the splen-
did weather of the entire week contri-
buted as much as anything to bring
ing out the big crowds, with the re-
suit that the revenues are sufficient
to meet all the expenses, which are
heavy this year, and leave a substan-
tial balance in the treasury.
In our last issue we gave a short
resume of the exhibits which was
necessarily incomplete because of the
fact that many were not installed
when we wrote the article Tuesday
afternoon. Several were added later
which deserve mention, but we are
unable on account of lack of space to
again note the exhibits in detail,
stating only that they were unusually
fine. The swine exhibit as usual took
precedence. with good showings of
cattle, aud few horses. sheep and
poultry.
The amusements this year were all
of extraordinary merit and furnished
plenty of entertainment for the
crowds. Chingalo was a very clever
juggler, the ''leap the gap'act of Ed.
Wheeler thrilling. and the balloon
scensions and parachute jumps of the
Flying Quinnettes were MS good as
any ever seen here. The Blondins in
their trapeze acts were splendid. A
number of good races were pulled off
which took interest away from the
ball games for only few moments at
a time. OF course the great central
attraction each day was the ball game,
and these brought large crowds of
rooters from each town represented,
many outsiders also coming in to see
them. An account of each game may
be found in the base ball column in
this paper. On the grounds were more
than the usual number of tent shows
Cora Beckwith, the noted swimmer,
Renix Bros. in southern melodies,
ry-go-round, moving pictures,
photo galleries, cane and baby racks,
lemonade stands, etc.
Taken altogether, it was complete
in every department and gave excel
lent satisfaction. The attendance
was larger each day than for several
years. and everybody seemed well
pleased with the fair.
Now that the society is out of debt,
preparations will be made for a fair
next year that will greatly discount
any ever held in the county. Suffi-
cient money will be appropriated to
secure the very best attractions, and
special effort made to increase the
exhibits in every department.. 1t is
not too early to commence to boost
for the fair of 1908.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18

The report which has been circulated
through the state, especially the west
ern part, that Senator Allison is in ex-
ceeding poor health. scarcely able to
leave his bed, was given a backset by
his association with the editors at
Dubuque last week. We do not think
he has looked better in years. On
Thursday evening he gave one of the
most forceful addresses we have ever
heard him deliver, extending over an
hour and half. Friday morning he
was at the dock at nine O'Clock and
made the trip up the river with the
editors, which was a strenuous day
for young man, aud telephone call
at his residence at $50 o'clock Satur-
day morning revealed the fact that he
had just returned from a two-mile
walk which he takes every morning.
AT ten O'Clock he was seen driving
about the city, at IL 80 was down town
walking. Few men the age of Senator
Allison enjoy his strength and
agility.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18

1t is matter of universal regret
that Walter Wellman has been COM
pelled to abandon his airship flight In
search of the north pole for this year,
the latest date at which it was con-
sidered safe to make the flight having
expired without favorable breeze.
An ascent was made on Sept. I'd in a
strong northwesterly wind. which
drove the great airship southeastwards
overland. and it was found necessary
to cut the balloon adrift from the
other parts of the machine. The
efficiency of the airship has been
demonstrated however, and it is
hoped that successful fight may be
made next year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18

Suits will soon be started in the
name of the state of Iowa against
the Western Union and Postal Tele-
graph companies for $1,000, 600 dol
lars each. for failure to comply with
the Iowa law passed in 1886, imposing
penalty of 800 dollars for each day
the corporation does business in the
state without filing its articles of in
corporation. 1t is said that similar
suits will also be started against
several other companies.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18

A weekly exchange emphasizes
three points of law which farmers and
city residents would do we'll to re-
member. First: If your dog runs out
upon the public highway and
frightens team you are responsible
for the damage done. Second: If you
own any bees and they fasten them
selves upon team along the highway
and the animals run away in conse-
quence, as owner of the bees you are
liable for damage. Third: If you
have your team unhitched. or in the
hands of an incompetent person and
it runs away, Won are liable for the
damages resulting.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18

A new telegraph company has been
organized, with capital OF So, 600, :
600, which expects to be able to
handle business between Chicago,
Milwaukee, st. Louis and other mid
die western cities by the first of the
year. 1t will be called the American
Union and will give local services for
one cent per word, with no charge
for address signatures. 1t will mark
the beginning of lower telegraph rates
if it becomes successful.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18

Yes. Larrabee has endorsed Cum
Minis for Senator. But what of it /;
Larrabee has had it il for Senator
Allison for years, on personal grounds
we'll known to those who have watched
state politics for few years past.
An endorsement or criticism purely
from spite has little merit and should
have little influence.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18

The Panama Canal cost the American
government SS4. 449, 900 up to Docem-
ber 3lst. 1906. according to the state
ment of audited expenditures made on
that date and just published. The
bulk of this expenditure was $50. 600,
600 to the French company and Pana.
ma government. for the canal properly,
right-of way and franchises, 30. 449,
600 went for material and supplies.
General administration tooksl. 124. 200
government and sanitation, "a, 3Sl, 0S9
construction and engineering, 80. 729,
554. Other expenses include $l2. 1876,
s52 under the head of the "plant, .
which includes rolling stock, mach.
inery, the second main track across
the isthmus, buildings, and zone
waterworks, etc.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18

For the first time in the history of
the state bank deposits have reached
the enormous sum of over $3.50. 600, 600,
making over 5000 per capital In the
state and savings banks ON August 22d
there were deposits amounting to
sa09, AL, 900 and in the national banks
$3.50, 900, 900 more.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18

A recent estimate by Sec'y Wells
of the Iowa Gain Dealers Association
places the corn crop at rs per cent of
last years bumper crop, oats 65 per
cent. barley 90 per cent He estimates
that there will be 2Sl, 1863. 064 bushels
of corn. 90, 235, 0OS bushels of oats,
963, 952 bushels of rye and 13, 724, SIG
bushels of barley in the state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18

The Chicago. Milwaukee and st.
Paul Railway company now has reach
ed the most difficult part of the con-
struction work of its extension to the
Pacific coast. says an exchange. This
work is on the heavy grade between
Billings and Butte. Progress is very
slow, and moro than year will be
required to complete this stretch. A
greater portion of the route will be
tunneled and excavated through solid
granite. Three shifts of men are
working day and night on this section
of the road. The laying of steel is to
closely follow the roadbed cons truc-
tion, and it is believed the line will
be finished to Butte Hill" by the
time the five tunnels shall be bored.
Many carloads of steel are being sent
to Billings for this part of the line.
Some OF the cars are loaded with
rails but scores of them are loaded
with steel for the construction OF
bridges.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18

Two ladies were talking the other
day and in some way the telephone
subject came under discussion. They
both had party line telephones.
One of the ladies was telling about
how mean somebody in the neighbor-
hood is. To use her own language.
the somebody will talk to some other
fool for half an hour, and never say
anything either, and here l will be
nearly wild wanting to order things
for dinner or tell Tom what want
him to fetch home.' "Are you bother
ed that way?" The other replied: 81
nsed to be, but am not any more. A
friend Of mine who is connected with
the service told ne how to put ON a
choker and ! will tell you. You may
have noticed those two metal knobs
at the top of the instrument. Well,
they are there whether you have
noticed them or not. Now. when
somebody has used the line about
twice as long as they ought to, / just
lay key or q short piece of wirs
across those two knobs. Then. in a
minute or two. take off my short
circuit and can get central all right
l used to feel as if wanted to say
bad words but now / let the gossips
feel that way" The hint was thank
fully received by the one to whom it
was given and perhaps others will be
thankful too.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18

The Cummins candidacy starts out
ON the basis of securing democratic
votes for Cummins in the republican
primary. Inasmuch as he admits that
he was elected governor by democratic
votes this is not strange, but it is
barely possible that the democratic
party will have its eyes open in the
coming campaign.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18

While we were in the east month
ago we took advantage of an invita-
tion to inspect new all steel pas
senger coach made for the Erie rail-
road, which makes new departure
in the manufacture of passenger
trains. This car is practically non
wreckable and will not burn. There
is less than 800 pounds of wood or
other infiammable material used in it's
construction and all of that has been
treated with preparation which it is
claimed, renders it immune to an
ordinary degree of heat. The car
looks like the standard passenger
coach in general use, and the ordin-
airy observer would not notice any
difference. 1t is somewhat shorter in
length than the usual Erie coach. be-
ing but so feet in length, but its
weight is much in excess of the
wooden car, being nearly 100000
pounds. A seventy-five foot modern
Pullman with berths and other in
terror fittings averages 100, 600 pounds
ready for service. The body and
truck construction is entirely of steel.
as is the floor, which is made of one
eighth inch steel plates covered by
non- -combustible composition. The
Pullman type OF wide vestibule has
been used, the window sashes are of
metal and open automatically there
are continuous baggage racks and
lighting is from Pintsch gas mantle
burners. The car is equipped with
Westinghouse high speed brakes and
has seating capacity OF 81 persons.
The doors in either end are OF wood,
and the seats are covered with plush
but the designers claim that neither
will burn. The car is so strongly
built and so we'll riveted and bolted
that it will stand almost any shock
that railroad service will give it. Its
weight is the only bad point, from an
operating view, but it is expected
that designers will profit by expert
ence and produce steel coach of equal
strength but of lighter weigh. The
Erie has been pioneer in the steel
line, having had in service for two
years or more several all steel baggage
and postal cars. which are giving ex-
cellent satisfaction. The cost, at pres
emit. of steel coaches is much above
that OF wooden cars, due largely to
experimental construction but builders
| feel that this can be greatly reduced
when cars are built in large numbers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18

when did Senator Allison become
too old to help the people of Iowa."
asks the Grinnell Herald. WAS it
in the rate bill fight, which he helped
even more than Dolliver to carry for
the president? Was it in the fight
over government inspection of pack
ing houses? Was it in the pure food
bill contest?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18

Sir Thomas Upton will build new
challenger for the American cup, and
for the fourth time attempt to wrest
the yacht trophy from the New York
Yacht Club His Yacht will be called
shamrock "" and the challenge
issued through the Royal Irish Yacht
Club
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18


Commander l.. l.. Caldwell hands us
a copy of Saratoga paper, which
gives an exhaustive account of the
national G. a. r. and w. r.. @. en-
campment in that city last week
Among the old veterans no ceremony
is dearer than the annual occasion in
which they remember their comrades
and leaders with personal gifts. The
particular item to which our attention
was called is an account of such a
meeting, when Past Comma nder Cor
poral Tanner was presented with a
beautiful silver tea and table service
by his old comrades. and the presenta-
.tion on behalf of the w. r. @. to
Commander Brown Of silver loving
cup, within which were checks
amounting to So. 600. being the silver
anniversary gift of the Womans' Re-
lief Corps to the permanent fund of
the Grand Army of the Republic.
Other minor gifts were presented,
showing the close fellowship that ex-
lists between these two grand organic
ations.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18

The Iowa congressional campaign is
opened with the announcement of the
candidacy of Hon. Nate E. Kendall
of Abba, speaker of the last House of
Representatives, for congressman
from the sixth district.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18
Omce-.317 West Water Street
Both Telephones, Number IS.
Current Comment.

The Des Moines slate makers are
seriously considering making Senator
Smith of Usage lieutenant-governor
next year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18

The Waterloo Courier is response
BILE for the statement that it is un-
lawful to kill turtle doves in the state.
Many of the residents of Iowa are
under the impression that there is an
open season in this state on doves, as
is the case in many other states. but
the fact is that doves are protected the
year round and anyone killing these
birds at any time is subject to fine.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18

A newspaper has 5000 readers for
each 1000 subscribers. says an ex-
change. A merchant puts out 1000
hand bills, gets possibly 300 or 400
people to read them-that is, il the
boy who is trusted to distribute them
does not chuck them under the side
walk The handbills cost as much as
a half column advertisement in the
home paper. All the women and girls
and half the men and boys read the
advertisements. Result the merchant
who uses the newspaper has $500
more readers to each thousand of the
papers readers. There is no esti-
mating the amount of business that
advertising does bring to a merchant.
but that each dollar invested in ad.
vertising brings to the investor some
where from $40 to 500 worth of
business there can be no doubt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18

An inch of advertising properly ap.
piled will remove yard of cob webs
from any store. Ten inches used
regularly will knock feather duster
out OF business. Walker Pilot.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18
Subscription Price $l.5O a Year

Advertising Rates;-Display. is cents per inch
each insertion, fat rate. Contracts for
1000 inches lei cents per inch. Locals 10
cents per line.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18

Gov. Cummins as a leader in the
home state has been discredited by the
republican party" says the Mt. Ver-
non Hawkeye. ''and were it not for
his monumental egotism, after his
humiliating failure last fall to poll
the strength of his party by not less
than 60, 600 votes, he would step down
and out. If the time ever comes in
Iowa when the republicans can give
expression to their honest sentiments,
unhampered by machine and party in
fuence, the present governor will
find himself in hopeless minority.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-09-18

Iowa has one philanthropist whose
name will go down in history for
hundreds of benefactions of the most
commendable sort. He has given
away thousands of dollars to hospitals.
etc. and now is riding over the state
distributing aims to the needy and
deserving wherever he finds them.
His name is Abraham Simmer, of
Waverly. jew, and is a millionaire.
He says he intends to travel over the
entire state and give away practically
all his money before he dies. The world
has known few such men as Abraham
Simmer.
The Washington times., 1907-04-16
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

y B.-FoilowinE schedule figures published
only as information. alI arc not guaranteed.
900 \. M.-Dauvi,le and way stations.
- 80 a. MISUNDERSTANDING and way stations
600 A. M.-Sieepers and coaches 10 atlanta
ana New orleans. Dining Car,
sII.a0 A. AL-Sleepeis and coaches 10 Co
lumoia, Savannah, ana J1cksonviue- Dining
car.
$50 P M.-SleePers and coaches 70 At
lanta and Columbus. ca sunset Route
Tourist sleeper % san Francisco tTi-wcekly.
F4C p notwithstanding and way stations.
p4.55 p A-ChdTlCttesVine. WarrentOn. and
way stations.
$50 p M.-Sleepers and coaches to Char
Iotte Columbia. and Augusta Dining car.
sl0:I5 r. M.-Sleepers and coaches Cvia
Ivuchburg and BRISTOL to Chattanooga. Mem
phis and New Orleans Dining Car.
@I1-00 =. M-%ew York and New Orleans
Limited. Solid Pullman TO Asheville. At
ianta Birmingham. and New Orleans. Din
inc car CLUB ana Observation cars
No,a-=Daily. iNeek days.
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