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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-06-19
NEW LAWS JULY 4th.
Large Number Of Important Measures Be.
come Effective on the Fourth Of July.

Many OF the most important enact.
ments of the recent Iowa Legislature
viii go into effect on July 4th. and q
list of these viii be of general in.
terest The list is as follows:
Prohibiting contributions by cor
porations to political campaigns or
| candidates. penalty, six months to
one year in Jail and fine of not exceed.
| ing 81 ZOO.
Uniform fire insurance policy law.
Limiting the life of insurance
proxies to two months.
Establishing fraternal congress rates
for fraternal insurance concerns.
Two cent fare law. No penalty.
Sixteen hours limit of labor by
railroad employees Penalty of fine
from 500 to $500.
Anti.pass law. Penalty, fine OF
from $lO0 to 1000, or jail sentence
of from thirty to ninety days.
Fixing filing and registration of an.
tomobiles at $5.
Giving the secretary of state and at
torney general power to pass on ar
ticles of incorporation offered for i'll
ing and to reject same.
Requiring corporations to issue only
paid up capital stock. Penalty, $500
to 81, 600 fine and thirty days TO six
months in Jail cancellation of stock
and dissolution of corporation.
Prohibiting false representation as
to value of stock in corporations,
making ii felony punishable by $500
fine, or one year in prison or six
months in Jail as the maximum.
Requiring candidates for Office at
primary, municipal and general elec-
tions TO file sworn staement of ex-
penses. in detail, showing dates and
amounts of each payment TO or dis
bursement from fund and names of
persons giving or receiving. Requir-
ing party chairmen to make like state
ments of receipts and expenses. State
ments to become permanent record.
Treating at or near the polls prohi-
bitei. Penalty, $50 to $500 fine. or
thirty days to six months in Jail.
Primary election law.
Giving cities power to license and
regulate intelligence and employment
offices, bureaus, etc.
Giving cities the power to regulate
and license dance halls, skating rinks,
AOAeuhC NOA4CAos poAAhAoeS oht SAoAAvoy
ants, or prohibit same.
Giving cities the power to regulate
and license construction and location
Of bill boards.
Giving cities power to issue bonds
and certificates and levy tax for con.
struction of bridges.
Requiring all street cars to have en-.
,siosed vestibules-
Putting the parks under the city
council aud allowing it to fix the sal
aries of park commissioners.
Supervisors meetings changed to
the second secular day in January,
first Monday in April and June,
second Monday in September in each
year. and the first Monday in Novem-
ber in odd numbered years and on the
first Monday after the general election
in even numbered years.
Permit use of county land for monu-
ments, fountains, ornamental or art
purposes
Prescribe forms for use of county
auditors, treasurers, and clerks of
courts, through commission named
by the auditor Of state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-06-19

A pupil in one of the schools, down
where the boys came from, was asked
by the teacher to define the word
spine, and this is the way he served it
up: "A spine is long Timber lone
your head sits on one end of it, and
you sit ON the other.''
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-06-19

II the reported discovery of pro-
cess in England whereby alcohol may
be made of peat at an expense of less
than six cents gallon is true, Iowa
can be depended upon to supply the
world with alcohol for many years to
come.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-06-19

The state G. A. r. encampment at
Dubuque last week was one OF the
very best held in the history of the
state. Col. d. ]. Palmer of Washing.
ton was chosen Commander and Cedar
Rapids the next place of meeting.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-06-19
c. ]. Mills Passes Awav.

Mr.. @. j. Mills. postmaster and
well known citizen of Ossian. passed
away on Thursday from pneumonia.
after an illness of about ten days.
Mr.. Mills was we'll and favorably
known throughout the county, and his
death will be generally mourned. He
has been postmaster at Ossian for
several years, also conducting drug
store and the telephone central. The
funeral services were held on Sunday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-06-19

The railroads are fighting the two.
cent fare in other states and it is said
that they are preparing to do SO in
Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-06-19

"The Battle Him of the Republic
is the manner in which the Brooklyn
Eagle styles President Roosevelt
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-06-19

The third class postmasters of ALA
makee, Clayton, Winnesheik, and
Fayette counties will hold q conven-
tion at McGregor, June 25th.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-06-19
Cmce..317 West Water street
Both Telephones. Number IS.
Current Comment.

Even though the season is back.
ward, there is no evidence of short
age in the crop of June brides.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-06-19

If you need wall paper. would you
not rather 60 to place where there
is large assortment to choose from
We have . wall paper store. Our
prices are at least 20 per cent lower
than others. H. A. Prastmark & Son.
16tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-06-19
Subscription Price $3.50 a Year

Advertisins RatsG-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, 1907-06-19

Harmony perfumes, the finest and
best perfumes we have ever sold.
Have you tried them at Brunt g
Parman's? 24tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-06-19

The farmers cooperative cream
cries of Delaware county have Joined
hands in bitter war against the
Dairy City Creamery company OF
Manchester, an independent organiza'
tion, which the cooperative institu'
tions claim is trying to get q mono
poly on the milk and butter business
of that section by unjust methods.
Several representatives from the diff.
erent cooperative creameries of the
county held meeting recently and
framed protest which has been pub
lished in the local papers and which
has caused considerable CONSERVATION
among the farmers who have been
sending their milk to tho independent
corporation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-06-19

In these DAYS when the servant girl
problem is one of the hardest for the
housewife to solve, the experience OF
an Algona woman is especially trying
Hearing of help she could secure in a
nearby town, she went to see the girl
and, "to make assurance 6oubly
sure, > she induced the girl to return
home with her. On the way however,
young man made his appearance and
after engaging the young woman in
conversation few moments, the two
disappeared and few hours later the
girl appeared at the woman's home
and announced that she and the young
man had been married, so she could
not remain as she ha! agreed to. The
man of the family declares he would
rather undertake to marry six girls
than to hire one.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
NOTES

DR.. Tucker has returned from
his western trip. The indispOsi-
ton from which he suffered dur
ing his absence, and which delay
ed his return, he has entirely re-
covered from.
Friday, the 22nd, WashingtOn's
birthday gives Dartmouth "a holi-
day.
The basketball game at Will
Jamestown scheduled for this
week, has been postponed. The
medical directors of Dartmouth
Athletic association positively for
bade the game, because of the
large number of cases of scarlet
fever, in that town,
The concert to be given her by
ten artists from the Boston Sym
phOny orchstra, on Tuesday even
ing, Feb. 9th, promises to be Il
success. A large number of tick
cts have already been sold and in
dicatiOns are that a large part of
the student body, will attend,
On Wednesday of last week, the
College heating plant, consumed
forty tons of coal.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22
II PAYS TO USE. FERTILE
ING SALT.

Those who have used Salt on
light, sandy or wMn-Out soils are
almost unanimous in the opinion
that it is the cheapest and best
fertilizer that they can use on,
this kind of land, especially for
oats. The application of from
600 lbs. to 1000 lbs. per acre is,
said to more than double the crop.
Salt is also excellent as d weed
killer. The Vermont Experiment
Station especially recommends it
for killing Paint Brush on grass
land. c.. S. Page, Hyde Park,
VT, sells a very desirable Salt for
fertilizing purposes, put up in
cheap 1O0-pOund sacks, for the
very low price Of $3.50 per ton,
free on board cars at Hyde Park
This price is considerably less
than that for which ordinary Salt
can be bought and his Salt con-
tains considerable matter that
adds to its fertilizlng value. The
freight rates to points between
Lunenburg and Swanton and
Newport and White River Jet
are very low on this material, es-
pecially in u ton lots. Write for
full particulars.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22
A MODERN. SUCCESS,

The Boston Journal has gained
thousands of readers in the past
year through it's enterprise as a
newspaper Although Il One.cent
paper in price,, il. is Il two-cent
paper in quality and quantity.
The Boston journal aims to reach
the homes of the New England
States. Its purpose is to- bring to
them the news of the day, pre-
scented in such a way that it is ac-
curate, concise and attractive
The Boston Journal does not. sac
rifice accuracy to- interest or clean
news to sensatiOnalism. 1T offers
a paper which all the family can
read with interest and confidence.
With good pictures and with a.
complete news system. The Jour
nal is able te,make Il paper that is,
thoroughly modern and up-tor
date. At the same, time The, Jour
nal gives many special features i'm
wOmen's pages, the financial de-
partment, the society columns
etc, which add to its popularity.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22

John Wanamaker lost his
country home a few days ago. The
loss was a million and a half and
he undoubtedly lost much that
money can not replace. The list
of contents saved includes only
two paintings. But on the philo-
sOphical plan of being glad it
was no worse, he is pleased that
so much was saved. There is a
vast amount of comfort in hav-
ing mind capable of looking at
this side of the question. Always
to be thankful and always to be
able to see how much worse a
catastrophe might have been is
to travel far on the road to con
tentment. OF course, this man is
a millionaire and could, financial
ly, afford the loss, but how many
of us are as philosophical over our
own losses, which are relatively
no more to us than was this loss
of a million and a half to the mil
liOnaire.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Concord Monitor.

The pass question being set
down as a special order in the
house for Wednesday, this week
the seventh of the session, by the
way-should see sometl ing done
with this matter which the Re
publican platform demanded
should be handled as soon as the
legislature organized Whatever
is done about passes, there should
be no Sinking the issue. The al
tentative methods should be made
plain in debate, their merits,
their disadvantages, their practi-
cabiIity, their liability to weaken
ing amendment in future sessions
Everything, in short, that can
be said for and against each plan
should be said-and then a vote
should be taken. AS a result of
that vote the house should adopt
an honest, constitutional and eff
fective method of prohibiting tile
political free pass. Nothing else
will be satisfactory; nothing else
will eliminate the free-pass issue
from the next campaign. 1t is
an. issue loaded with explosives;
now is the time to spoil the fuse.
(St. Adams Messenger.)
A few days ago, i'll referring to
the present local option liquor
law, The Montpelier Argus said:
"On every side the fact that the
law is making good is admitted.
More complete prohibition exists
in Vermont than before IN nearly
two score years."
Now comes The LUDLOW Tribune
introducing an editorial para
graph with this admission:
"a great many who have noted
the evil effects of certain express
packages brought into. nO-license'
towns-and Ludlow suffers i'll
common with other cOmmuni-
ties"
Here again we have demon
strated the tremendously signiti-
cant fact that, without the OppOr-
tunity to obtain liquor from the
outside of Vermont, there would
be no such thing as prohibition
inside the state. That does not
mean that all high4minded men
that vote mo- are not total alb
stainers, but it does mean that
probably most of them are not.
And this opens up an interesting
little speculation in ethics and
politics that mi ght make texts for
sermons.
Just as it was in state prohlbl-
tfon. so it is now under local OPP
ton, the ability to shift the moral
responsibility for the sale of RUM
on to- the "other" fefldw" outside
the state-and still get rum-is
the safety valve of the no-lieense'
part of the law. Seit will be- with
any prohibitory law so long as
most men are not total abstain
ers- There is no need to be- dis
couraged about it. Neither is there
any need to be deceived about
what mo- means to- most men.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22
Dlace where Colonel Bryan has

place where Colonel Bryan has
spoken before.
A meeting of the jamestown
tercentennial commission was
held in Burlington, Feb. 18th
Lieut.. Gov. G.. II. Prouty, j. For.
rest Manning, Edgar o. Silver
Edward NJ. Goddard, and Charles
s.. Forbes being present. Govern
or Proctor was present and con
ferred with the commission. Lieu
tenant,GOvernOr Prouty presided
and laid before the commission
the various designs for the Yer.
mont building that is to be erect
ed at the exposition The com
mission is confident tiiat a salts.
factory building can be erected
well within the appropriation
available. The plans submitted
were fully discussed and the con,
tract for building will be let i'm
mediately.. Prof. g. FL. Perkins,
the state gnoiogist, met the com
mission and arrangements were
made whereby Professor Perkins
is to take Charge of preparing Il
state exhibit showing the mineral
resources of the state, using for
that purpose material in the state
cabinet at Montpelier, augmented
by collections from other sources.
The commission feel that the viii
Iingness of Professor Perkins to
take up this braInth of the2w0nk is
particularly fortunate, as it as
sJres full and accurate exhibit
of the mineral resources of the
state. Plans for the historical eX-
hibit were discussed Plans have
been formulated for issuing, de-
scriptiye and illustrated pubkica-
lions, setting forth in attractive.
form the material resources, and
industries of Vermont. These
qualifications will contain an. his
torical sketch of the. state, to-
gether with other matter showing
its economic and educational. de-
velopment. A circular embodying
the. conditions. under which. COM
mercial exhibits may be. made
will be issued by the commission
within a few days In addition
to space reserved by individual
exhibitors, the commission has
secured the assignments of $500
square feet of space for state ak.
thibits under the direction. of the
commission. This space issallated
in the following. buildings, Mines
and metallurgy, 900 square, feet !;
state exhibit palace, LOGO square
feet; food exhibit building, 1,00G
square feet; and in addition TO
this 200 square feet in the historic
arts building and $40 squaFe feet
in the education building Per-
sons desiring to secure exhibit
space in any Of the various build
ings can obtain applications blanks
for that purpose from Charles s.
Forbes, of ST. Albans, secretary
of the commission Prospective
exhibitors, wishing for information
concerning installation Of exhibits
should apply to, Mr.. Forbes.
The state board of railroad com
missiOners has issued a book con
tanning the rules of practice it has
adopted. In the introduction to-
this booklet the commissioners say
that the forms, pleadings, and pro
cedlare before the beard should he
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22

The Mortified News is to be
congratulated upon the instalIa
ton of a new Simplex Unitype
type-setting machine. It's a good
sign of prosperity coupled with an
energetic and wide awake manage
ment. Type-setting machines are
coming more and more to be con-
sidered indispensable if an office
puts forth claim of being thor
oughly equipped.
Says the Montpelier Argus, can
exchange desires to know what
future generations have done for
us. Sorry that it's curiosity can
not be satisfied"
There is a class of people that
retards progress as much as they
can, that seem closely related to
the bristle family. They want to
draw on the future as we'll as the
past to their own interests. This
people would gain something if
they should consider what the
past generations have done for
them.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22

rather informal and so as to give
full liberty of approach, untram-
melled by any set rules. The rules
adopted are for cases in which the
law provides that proceedings
tshall be by petition and answer.
The rules, ten in number, are as
follows; ''Petitions or complaints
| brought to the board of railroad
commissioners shall reCite in the
Introductory part the names,
places Of residence, COmplainants,
and defendants, and shall be sign
/ ed by the cDmplainants. The petit
ton shall contain a clear and ex-
plicit statement of the ground of
complaint, avoiding proliXity and
repetition. If the complaint re-
lates toa railroad crossing, bridge
depot, or other structure, such
crossing or structure shall be de-
scribed with such certainty that it
may be readily identified. The.
prayer of. the bill shall ask for the
: specific relief to which the COM
pIainants think they are entitled
When any such. petition is filed,
the board will cause Il subpoena
or summons to be, attached there
to, requiring, the defendant to APP
pear and answer, and will return
the petition. and the subpoena for
service as the law requires. The.
defendant shall enter its appear
ance and fileits answer OLE the, day
on which it is required to- appear
and answer,, and of which it shall
have had due notice; otherwise
the bill will be taken as confessed.
No formal demurrer. or formal
plea, except a plea to' the, plrisdic-
ton of the Gommissian,, shall be-
filed; but the defendant may In
sist in it's answer ON any special
matter that goes to. the merits of
the bill, and have the, same bene-
fit thereof rs if it had specially
pleaded the same OF demlrred to,
the bill. All answers shall be
verified by the oath of some, Off
Ger, division superintendent, or
other superior employee of the de-
PENDANT who has special charge
of the subjeet-matter OF the, com
plaint, regardless, of whether an
answer under oath is waived by
the petition. The oath shall be
in substance that the atfaidnt has
read the aaSwer, or heard it read
and knows the contents thereof,
and that the same is true of his
own knowledge, except the mat,
tiers stated to, he OLE his infOrma-
tiOn and belief, and that us to
those matters ne believes them to
Ike true. The oath may be admin
lstered by amy person authorized
by the laws of the state to ad
minister Oaths; and if taken out
of the state where, taken. The GER
tificase, of the, magistrate shall
state the, form of the oath taken.
The, defendant shall answer as
fully, directly, and particularly
to every material allegation of the
bill as if it had been particularly
iirterrOgdted in respect thereto.
Issue will be- treated as Joined on
an answer as soon as it is filed,
where it denies any material al
legation of the petition, or relies
on new matter in defence or jus
tification. At the time of filing |
any answer, pleading, or amend
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22

Thomas A. Edison has served
this country and the world well
during the last forty-five years.
Through his laboratory work, liv-
ing in this age knows many luXu-
ries which the world now calls
necessities. Having worked so
long, he now has this to say about
the play time he has earned.
For forty-five years / have been max
ing experiments with electricity, but
all those years l have been turning
these experiments to commercial value
so fast that l have not had chance
to play with electricity for the fun of
the thing, just to see how much | can
find out about it. But from now on |
am going to give up the commercial
end of it and work in my laboratory
purely as a scientist. That will be the
pleasure l have long been promising
myself"
If we all regarded as play doing
that thing we like to do best of
all, we could get much more en-
jOyment out of many things we
now call work.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22

ment, the party filing the same
shall furnish one of the adverse
parties or their attorney copy
thereof, by personal delivery or
by mail, postage prepaid" The
rules bear the signatures of John
w. Redmond, Newport, Eli II.
Porter, Wilmington, and S. Hol-
lister jackson, Barre.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22

In recent compilation of accidents
and cause of accidents to VermOnters.
The Messenger referred to one death be-
ing caused by automobiles. 1t is only
right to explain, however, that this ac-
cident did not happen in Vermont, al
though its victim was a NermOnter. No
horse driver or pedestrian has ever
been killed by an automobile in Vermont,
and the fact is worthy of note-St.
Adams Messenger
And yet some people continue to be
more SkittiSh of automobiles than their
animals-MOntpelie Journal
But most animals have horse
sense, you know.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22

Will the State Fair go to Bur
lingtOn? That all depends. The
State Fair Commissioners want
it to 90 there and, if Burlington
is true to her past, she will not
let this chance slip to entertain
a convention or a fair that can be
headed her way. Burlington is a
good place to go to.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22

The Vermont has now become
an integral part Of the United
States navy and all Vermonters
are proud to be so well represent
ed.
With a few more forty below
mornings the creeks ought TO
freeze so deep that we can 90 out
next summer and cut our own. ice
to order Certainly there is no
excuse for dreading an approach
ing ice famine.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22

Blacksmiths will find Horse shoes,
Ok shoes, Horse Nails, Toe Calks, Calk-
ing Steel, Tire Steel, Sled and Sleigh
Shoe Steel, Bar and Band Iron.
Just ina car of Portland Cement and
Sewer Pipe, Lime and Hair.
H1avy Team Harness and some nice
Driving and Express Harness.
Horse Blankets, both street and sta
BILE. Circingles and Halters.
FUR ROBES.
We are yet running the S and 10 cent
counters of Tinware.
''' 5:'' a Vernon; ;'ss Libbey Bros.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22

The South Carolina Dispensary
system which held some attraction
for certain men in Vermont when
the local option law was under dis
cussiOn, has ceased to be popular
among the majority of the South
Carolinans, as the state senate
has now abolished it. Under this
system the state buys all the
liquors and a state commissioner
has oversight of the whole bust
ness. 1t lacks the "Ossible prohi
bitiOn feature of the Local Option
measure.