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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-23
B. f. JEWELL, Chm.
NJ. A. KUBISH.
NJ. j. NICHOLSON.
EDWIN HOVER.
ID & yUnI L,L,NpEPC ER

r. s. WOLFENBERGER.
COUNTY FARM INVOICE TAKEN ON
DEC. Is, 1906.
Live stock-14 calves; II cows; 4
yearling heifers' 4 yearling steers; /
two-year-old steer; IL hogs to kill; 39
shoats.
Pouitry-25o chickens; S5 geese; S5
ducks; guineas.
Grain and hay-400 bushels oats; 700
Sashe nay onions SIS
bushels potatoes; 40 bushels turnips; s
bushels ruta bagas; bushels beets;
2 bushels parsni,s: 10 bushels carrots;
Household SUPPLIES barrels kraut:
1862 quarts canned fruit; 10 pounds home
grown tobacco; SO pounds plug tobac-
co; Is pounds smoking tobacco; 200
bars washing soap; $50 pounds oatmeal;
SO cans I've; $50 pounds sugar; AS sacks
flour; 100 pounds rice; 125 pounds pearl
90 dozen eggs; so gallons syrup: gall
Ions vinegar; IS gallons Kerosene; 26
packages washing powder; 81 boxes OF
matches: IL brooms.
Miscellaneous pair clippers; ra-
zors: 2 razor stroops; / mug; l brush;
! barber chair; ! barber shears.
Jan. 10. 1907. 1880 p m.
Board met as per adjournment. Mem
bers present:-Selnes. Jones, Jewell and
( Cooper, nubsii absent.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
the County Treasurer in account with
the State General Revenue. the Iowa
state College revenue. the Iowa state
University Revenue and the Iowa State
Normal School revenue. as prepared by
the County Auditor, were presented and
on motion approved.
The following official bonds We're on
motion approved:
John H. Leidahl, Constable. Pleasant
Arthur Darlington, Constable, High
land.
JOS. schneeberger, Constable. Wash
Philip Goettleman, ]. p, Button
g. F. Barefoot, Clerk, Madison.
b. c. Craig, Assessor, Fremont.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
CHILE WOULD
PUT ON AIRS
This South American Republic
Thinks She Should Have
al Ambassador
other Lstin-Ameriean Republics Were
Jealous and Succeeded In Heading
on Such a Movement by Their
Hated Rival.

Washington. Chlles failure to send
a minister TO Washington to replace
Walker Martinez who did not return
home after the PanAmcrican confer
cnco at Rio Ianiero last summer. has
caused much comment The neglect
Of the chilean congress 10 appropriate
sufficient money 10 maintain the lcga
ton has been given az a reason for
leaving the American mission In
charge of Alberto Y0achnm. secretary
Of the legation But h has just be-.
come known that the real cause was
hidden deep Ia Latin American poll
tics
Chile decided u would be- a good
idea Ia have an ambassador Ia Wash.
ingion and steps we're taken to dis
cover what the United States Thoughts.
of the proposed elevation of the Chill
can representative 10 Washington
The suggestion that the Chilean en-.
yOy might be- raised Ia ambaHHadOriul
rank set all l.atin.Amorica on edge
and general movement was instl
tutcd BY the southern republics Ia
head On such movement Argentina,
being uniriondly 10 chile. was espcc
Tally opposed to the plan. as Brazil
and chile are always rated as allies
and Argentina did not want her two
strongest rivals Ia OutHtrlp her in
American representation.
II has not been the policy of the
state department 10 send ambassador
to any country which cannot be ranked
as n world power. and when the hos
tllty NJ the rest OF South America
to such change became known. the
United States decided that the qucs
tion had better not be- agitatcd further /
az this time
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
MEXICO AS PgAcgmAkgR.
IL Asked to Intervene to End Contra
American War.

" NhNeu 70 intervene TO End Contra
American War.
City Of Mexico. Mexico has been
requested by the republic OF Salvador
70 intervene ana use its best Efforts
% bring about peace In Central Amer.
tea DR. iialtaznr Estuplnian. the
minister Of Mexico from Salvador. re-.
coiyed telegram from his govern.
ment saying Salvador was withdraw.
ing her troops from Honduras terri.
tory and WAS eager for peace. Dr.
Estuplnlan then conferred with Pros.
idcnt Diaz. As result Of the con
ference message was sent TO Am
bassador Crcel In Washington by the
president. The contents OF this dis.
patch worc not made public, but It Ia
stated ON good authority that Prcsl.
dent Dlaz has instructed Mr. Crpel to
Join the American government In de.
the cessation OF hostiliticy
Salvador has been AN active ally OF
Honduras
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
THE PRESIDENT CONFERS
ON THE RAILROAD ISSUE
Scheme Tor Federal Regulation Of the
Roads Discussed by Roosevelt and
His Advisers.

Washington An important confer
ence was held az the White House
Wednesday at which the railroad Sit.
uatlon was discussed. Present we're
secretary Of the Treasury Cortelyou.
Secretary Of the Interior Garfield. As
sisstant Secretary Of State Bacon.
Chairman Knapp and Special Counsel
u. p kellogg Of the Interstate Com.
morcc commission and an the mem.
beers Of that commission. except
Messrs. Prouty and Cockrell. who are
out Of the city The conference lasted
two and half hours
Ai,cr the conference adjourned q
was stated that the meeting was
called TO outline a scheme to be pre-.
scented to the next congress for the
federal regulation OF railroads. The
plan proposed by Jacob n Schlff for
remcdying the railroad situation.
which has attracted great deal oi
attention, was not taken up at the
conference. Mr. kellogg. who has
charge NJ the Hartman investigation
denied that this question was brought
M at the conference.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
BOSS RUFF CARRIED ON
THEIR PRIVATE PAYROLL
Secretly Received Twelve Hundred
Per Month From the Pacific States
Telephone Company.

san Francisco Two sensational
pieces of evidence iu the bribery graft
investigation wote adduced before the
grand lurl saturday Three mem
beers uf tbc executive board OF the
Pacific States Telephone company. q
$ pillsbufy Homer $ King and
Timothy Hopkins. testified that the,
had NO knowledge whatsoever OF the
alleged briblug Of supervisors 10 vote
against the award of competitive
franchise 10 the Home Telephone com
pany. aud that " bribery was com
mlttod IL was up to" Wee President
l.0als Glass. whom the grand jury al
ready has Indicted on nine counts tc
explain Another member ~ the eH.
oxutlvc board. Percy s Morgan. made
the same denial Of knowledge soVor
al days ago when on the witness
stand.
The second sensation came shon
T.. 3 piIlsbury, who Dr. director Of
ana attorney Tor the Pacific states Tel.
phone company. testified That Abra'
ham Ruot the indicted political boss
has been Tor more than two years
on the private payroll Of that cprpor
alton and has been paid regularly
$1,000 month. This. said Pillsbury,
was more than The salary paid to
himself Whc nhod srUyCrcd this,
he testified. he objected 10 the com.
pany. and hls own remuneration was
Increased
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
subject to Awful Abuse.

Thun, Switzerland Mile latina
Loont'eh, the Russian woman who
murdered a Frenchman named Mul.
Ter at lnterlaken In September last.
mistaking him for NJ. Durnovo, an ok
minister Of the interior OF Russia. has
onhecn sentenced 10 four years soil.
tary confinement and 10 twenty years
expulsion from the country. The
prisoner complained that she had
been sentenced to four years soil.
by the examining magistrate and the
prison wardens, who. whom called to
the witness stand, were unable to
deny the charges
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
ASSEMBLY FOR rlLlplNos.
Election In July " Commission ne.
ports FaVorably.

Washington.-Thc Philippine com.
mission has been instructed by cable
70 Inform President Roosevelt wheth.
er a condition OF general aud com.
fete peace. with recognition OF the
authority Of the United States. has
continued In all that portion OF the
archipelago not Inhabited by Moros or
cher non'ChrlHtian tribes for the
past two years II The answer is I'm
The affirmative the president will III.
rect the commission to call general
ctction July 30 for the choice ~
delegates To the first popular assem-.
bI OF the people Of the Philippines
The proposed assembly. consisting OF
two houses, the upper composed OF
the Philippine commission aud the
lover OF the delegates To be elected.
VII take over all the legislative pow.
cr now exercised by the Philippine
commission alone. Under an act OF
congress none Of the members OF the
noChrlstlan tribes can participate In
the plpctlonn
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
OPEN SWITCH;
MANY KILLED
Sunset Express Meets Disaster
in California, Twenty-Six
Lives Being Lost.
Trainmen Left Switch open and the
Heavily Laden Train is perailed
While Running Forty Miles
an Hour-Three Men Are
Arrested.

Cotton, Cal.-Onc Of the most dlsas-
trous wrecks In the history OF the
Southern Pacific occurred one and a
half miles east Of this town Thursday
when westbound train No. 9. from
New Orleans for San Francisco. ran
into an open switch while going at
the rate Of forty miles an hour. and
ten Of the fourteen coaches were de-
rallied with frightml results Twon.
iy.si1 persons are known to have been
Killed and the final list will probably
show more than this number The in.
jured number 100, many Of whom will
die.
The wrecked coaches were hurled
In every direction -Four Of them wero
smashed to fragments. Most Of tho
dead were Italians from New York
and New Orleans going to San Fran
cisco. They occupied the smoker and
day coach
The dorallment Of the train was
caused by the crew OF switch On.
gino leaving a switch open at this
point
l.. r. Alyord. W. X. Dnyls and !. q.
Guescnmeycr, members OF the switch.
Ing crew who are accused Of leaving
the switch open and causing the.
wreck were taken into custody and
held In $1,000 bail by Coroner Van
WE
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
LAND DISTRICTS ENLARGED.
Important Changes Made In Reorosr.
ization Of General Land Office.


ization Of General Land Office.
washlngton.-ln accordance with
orders issued by the president and the
secretary Of the Interior the commis
nionor Of the general land Office has
taken mp the work OF recognizing the
field and Office force under his control
In order To secure greater efficiency In
the field work Of the special agents
tho commissioner has founu d ndyls.
able To rcdlstrct the public land terri.
tory changing the lines so that for
the most part the field divisions haye
been enlarged, thus giving greater Ter.
ritory to the several chiefs. The chief,
OF divisions have been Invested with
more authority and greater snper
Visory powers than heretofore The
special agents will hc detailed TO m,
several chiefs from tme To Tim, and
placed directly under the musJirfion
OF the chiefs OF the several diyisinns
In the field. each chict being beld ra
sponslble Tor the efficient pprforD,nc..
OF all work In his division.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
linz Command Of AenuIitnl.

New York. Easter Sunday for IIar
ry Thaw In the Tombs was made moro
ohcorful by a visit from his wife.
TO whom had been granted a special
permit TO pass tho afternoon with her
husband. When Mrs. Thaw loft sho
spoke. for the first time since the
tragedy last June. to reporters "tlar
~ grows moro cheerful ana satisfied
with the way his annirs are progress.
ms every day" she said Like all
the rest Of ms. he Is perfectly conn.
dent that the commission will lind
him sane ana that the trial will go
on"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
DIsastrous Dynamite esploslon.

Atlanta, Ga.-As a result OF the ex.
plosion Of eight cases Of dynamite in
a freight car standing near the South,
em railway freight depot on Peters
street two negroes were killed. ono
was fatally injured and several others
were severely injured Three freight
cars were wrecked The dynamite
Is reported 10 have been shipped from
inc Dupont companys branch store IN
savannah 10 Atlanta and was de.
clnred 10 have been exploded by per.
cussion caps
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
STARVING CHINKS
TURN CANNIBALS
Spread of Fever Continues
and Heavy Rains Increase
The Famine Misery.
sps'modie RiO,ins Has Occurred. Blu,
the Outbreaks Have Not Been
serious-Relief Organization is
Taxed 10 the Utmost.

Shanghai The famino stricken
chinese have been practicing cannl.
balism In localities where the distress
IL most acute. The spread OF fever
continues and the heavy rains are In.
cFeasing the general misery. Spas.
modio rioting has occurred. but the
outbreaks have not been serious. The
famine relief organization IL taxed to
the utmost In supervising the dlstn
button Of relief and In managing the
RELIEF works. The committee IL ap.
peaiing FOR more voluntary hclpcrl.
Large orders for grair have been
placed In America, Australia and
Manchurla.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
LEGALITY is QUESTIONED.
Forest Service Asks Attorney Gen.
eral for an Opinion.

Washington The forest service has
submitted To the attorney general the
question OF the legality Of tho prac.
tico Of 80 charging commercial com.
panlos for the right OF conducting
water through the reserves for the
development NJ power ana other pur
poses as 10 cause them to contribute
To tho expense Of maintaining tho ro.
serve, The service has heretofore OK
acted payment for pipelines taking
water from the streams In the re-
serves, but the right 10 do so has
been question. and II Is now tho pur
pose TO secure the attorney GENERALS
view on tho point The forestry ad
mlnisiration takes the position that
the companies should pay something
for the service they receive, through
tho conservation Of the waters OF the
streams ON which they rely, aud they
hnd their only opportunity In the
charge OF right Of way Practically
all the water useA by them is con.
veyed through pipelines for the pro
duction OF electricity and the demand
Is constantly increasing
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
GROVER IS TOUCHED.
ES'President Gratefully Appreciate.
Congratulations Received.

Princeton, n. Former Premden,
Grover Cleveland has furnished the
following TO the newspapers aud re.
qucatcd ita publication:
1T seems 10 be- impossible for mo
20 acknowledge. except through tho
press OF the country, the generosity
ana kindly consideration OF my coun.
lrymon. which have been made mani.
Test by congratulalory messages and
newspaper comment ON the occasion
u my SEVENTEEN birthday These have
ieeply touched me, and In the book
u grateful rccollcctlons they are writ
.cn whore every remaining day Of my
TIE | can turn page and read them
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
Witness Loses Easy Money.

Warrington During Wednesdays
session OF the trial Of Blnger Hermann
for alleged misconduct while commits.
slonor OF the land onice, Judge Stat.
ford fined Witness A. G, King Of Sea-.
tie 5000 for refusing to obey a sum,
mons which made It necessary for him
20 be brought TO Washington by q
marshal Kings fee and mileage as a
witness amount to 1904. This will
leave him sufficient funds to pay for
his return TO Seattle, which was the
basis OF the fine.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
VETERAN CONGRESSMAN DEAD.
Came Within One Vote Of Andrew
Jaekson's Place for viee.P President

Jaekson's Place for vies.Prsaldent.
Blnghamton. ~ Y-Former Con.
gresham Gnlusha A. Grow died at his
home In Glcnwood. Pa, Sunday after.
noon ~ result Of general break.
down attributed to old age.
Mr. Grow wis elected 10 congress
from the Wllmot district NJ Pennsyi.
vanla aH the youngest member Of that
body In 1851. and after retirement
from public life for nearly forty years
he rccntorcd the house OF rcpresen.
'atives as cOngrcHamnnut.larg from
Pcnnsylyanla fourteen years ago.
When he retired four years ago his
public service In the house extended
over the longest period. although not
continuous service. OF any man who
over sat In that body.
During the atc.bollum days he was
one OF the best known men In tho
United States, and In 1864 he came
within one vote OF belny nominated for
vice president In place Of Andrew
jackson.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
LIMIT ON AaMAmeNrs.
Great Britain Asks to Have Question
90 70 hanun Conference.

London. -Grent Britain has made o
formal and official request upon Rus
STA to Include In the program Of the
next The Hage conference the qucs
ton OF Limitation OF the expenditure
on ornaments. ad has notified the
powers invited TO attend the confer.
onco Of this action This was done
several days ago and up TO the pres.
ont time the foreign once has not
boon advised M any opposition to
Great lirltain's proposal. Neither has
Great Britain learned tho nature OF
the negotiations In ~. Petersburg be-.
tween the ambassadors Of Germany
ana Austria and Emperor Nicholas.
but Il IL believed these exchanges
have had TO do with the form In which
tho subject OF disarmament should
be introduced.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
Armenian Runs Amuek.

AeNandropol, Russian Armenia A
series OF brutal murders was porpo-
trated here by man named Kara,
potyante, who lately had boon without
employment and was refused further
board and lodging in the homo OF a
married sister karapotyante with a
stllletto MORALLY wounded his sister
KILLED her husband. mortally wounded
nephew and niece. killed a neigh.
DOR who answered their cry for helm
and mortally wounded the wife and
mother OF this neighbor Then no
committed suicide.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05

Cleveland. On the arrest hcn
Sunday of three men aud o woman
giving the names of Edward Weiss
and Max Harris, NJ New York. and
charles pruckrr and Claudia Carlson.
OF lhls clly, the police believe they
nave caught a clique OF clover wire.
lappers wanted In several cities Tho
arrests were made following an al.
legged attempt 10 swindlc \. ~ Marks
wealthy scrop iron dealer here. Out
II $4,000. '''
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
Youthful Murdress ln,nns.

Carmel, N. Y.-Tho jury found Jen.
ME Burch not guilty on account of
her being insane, II Is believed this
verdict will result In her committal
10 the Matteawan asylum for the
criminal insane jennie Burch. who
is 10 years old was tried for the
murder by poisoning Of a child named
Winship, Il was shown Miss Burch
was suffering from a mental malady.
which dulled her understanding
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05

Beatty, Nov.-Railroad day for Beat
~ has been decided upon us Aprn l5
for ON that date the first train oyo,
tho Brock line will reach the BuIlfos
district Since the purchase OF Bsa,.
" by DR. W. S. Phillips and as,o
'la'es OF New York the railroad has
redoubled its Efforts To reach the Rpu.
frog district before the berlnnipg n,
summer aud now the line is complsts
To within five miles ol town ana trains
are running 10 the SprlugdaIo s,nr
which Is but ten miles out
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
Worst is Now over.

sacramento. Cal Although all the
rich island districts between Court
land and Antioch are under water
and thousands OF dollars Of damage
has been done By the recent Hood. the
reports from down the river may be
termed enthusiastic The worst is
over. the water Is falling, all districts
not already flooded will be saved and
the determined people who We're driy.
en- from their homes are preparing TO
20 back and begin over, TO build their
levees higher and 10 save their pro,
duotlve lands from disaster In the IA,
ture
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
sioo,ooo,ooo DIVIDENDS.
April Disbursements Of Railroads and
Other Corporations viii be Large.

Other Corporations viii be Large.
Boston.- Dividend disbursements
for the month OF April will to-
tai over siOO.OOO.OOO for the on.
tire country. Disbursements OF
thlrtyone leading railroads and indus.
trial corporations alone viii raise
S75,O00.OOO, The two Hartman
roads, Union Pacific and Southern PA.
eihc, will pay out Sii.7O5.3ii aud
b.9iG23i respectively. while Canadian
Pacific will pay s5,Oi5,S67 and st. Paul
Si.639S0O. Southern Pacific will also
pay Interest. Si.OiS.579. and the Atch.
ison S3,OS2 $50 Northern Pacific In
torest will be SIEGE 500. American
Smelling win disbursc the largest dlvl.
dond NJ any industrial. Sl,S5O.OO. and
American Sugar will be second with
Sl,51j00O and General Electric third.
$780,, 900
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
HIS PLACE is THE ASYLUM.
Colorado Youth Tries to Blow up
County Hospital

Cripple Creek, Colo.-Roy Bour.
1uln, aged A. Is under arrest. charged
with attempting to blow up the Coun.
~ hospital The boy placed several
sticks Of dynamite In the furnace Of
the hospital, and had II exploded,
heavy loss Of life would have resulted.
LourquIn has mania for blowing up
things, and about a year ago lost an
eye and his right hand AS the result
of an explosion.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
Vice President Of Life Insurance Com.
pany Must DO Time.

st. Paul-Tho state supreme court
has denied the appeal OF Dr. Jacob f..
Force OF Minneapolis, who was SEN
fenced to three years in the state
prison on conviction OF misappro-
priatlne sd7i uf the funds OF the
Northwestern National Life Insur.
ance company while he was its vice
president During the release OF DIR.
Force ON bail pending his appeal ne
has spent most Of his time in Cali.
fornia, where he Is believed 10 DO.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
MURDERED HIS MOTHER.


Oakland, Cal Garland H. Solder
berg has confessed to the detectives
that he murdered his mother, Mrs,
Martha !. Soderberg. whose body was
found ON Sunday last locked IN q
closet az her homo on y street. North
oakland. He gave history OF the
crime In detail, claiming that he was
drunk az the time and that his mother
mad angered him by upbraiding him
for not treating her right.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
SAYS IT WOULD MEAN GRAFT.
Ex-senator Clark Opposed to Govern.
ment Control Of Railroads.

ment Control Of Railroads.
Boston FIX Senator W. A.. Clark.
Of Montana. IN an interview expressed
his Views on the railroad situation.
Senator CLARK Is opposed to Fedeial
ownership, believing that II would re-.
suit In disgraccful political graft. be-.
cause competent men could not be
round for executive 10 work under GOV.
eminent control hut he docs not
think there IL any danger OF govern.
ment ownership lie believes that the
twoccnt rate law ~ unconstitutional
and works undue hardshlps on roads
In the west. lie thinks that the courts
VIII suspend the law In some cases on
the ground that Is connscatory In un.
Justly dcprlyng the roads OF property
whore they ara Obliged TO operate ut
= loss under It's provisions.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-04-05
WENT ON RAMPAGE.
Sailors From 5attIeship Connecticut
Act Like savages.


Norfolk. Va.--One hundred sailors
from the battleshlp Connecticut. whno
en- route from wlloughby to Fortress
Monroe, upon the passenger steamer
Ocean View. without apparent cause
took forclble charge Of the steamer
and put the crew to rout. The sallots
broke windows and doors. drove tho
cooks from the galley. poured out all
provisions aboard. dumped on deck
the FIRE In the kitchen stove. turned
steam on the FIRE cXtlngulshers and
did other damage
When the steamer landed at Fort
ress Monroe the sailors hurried aboard
the Connecticut Their names are not
known. The owners OF the steamer
will make out a bill for damages and
send II to the commander OF the Con
necticut