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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-05-13
The Insistent Book Lender.

81 know a greater nuisance than the
book borrower" said the omnivorOus
reader. "It Is the person who insist
upon lending books. Among my &C
quaintances are several people who
buy books apparently for the sole pur-
pose of lending them. Many times
have I been selected as the victim Of
those misguided philanthropists.
"'Here Is a splendid book says one.
Have you read itT
81 most certainly haven't read 1t,
and one glance at the title page as
sures me that nothing under the sun
can ever make me read 1t. but as
speak less strongly than I feel on the
subject my tormentor construes my
timid confession as a wish not to i'm
pose upon his kindness, and he insists
upon my taking the book home.
know quite well that 1 never shall
open the despised volume, but haven't
the moral courage to tell him that
scorn his taste In literature, so 1 take
the book.
"Since I haven't the slightest inter
est in 1t, I am likely to forget all about
the book until asked to return it. A
frantic search then fails to unearth 1t,
and find that the horrid thing is lost,
and all ON my account. York
Press
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-05-13
Cav. Her Cart. Blanche to Eat.

A woman who has been a victim OF
indigestion and is kept to dyspeptic's
diet most of the time was invited to a
dinner which she was anxious to at
tend.
She went to her telephone, and,
trusting to somewhat unreliable
memory, she asked to be connected by
the ever obliging central with tele-
phone 1894. When the connection had
been made she began her plaintive
query without any predatory, rs that
you, doctorY'
81 want very much to go to little
dinner tomorrow night" she began
rapidly, "and do you think it would
hurt me II ate just taste of soup
and perhaps a little fish or the least
tribe Of game and a bit Of salad or
ice? I really think my stomach
Here she was interrupted by a voice
from the other end Of the wire.
Madam" it said softly, "eat what
ever you choose and as much as you
choose. The more you eat the better
1t will please me. l am not your doc
tor, but I'm Burriam, the undertaken"
Exchange.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-05-13
CASTALIA
rom Our Regular Correspondent.

rom Our Regular Correspondent.
May IL, 1908.
Joe Barrett of Dubuque visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Barrett
last week.
Mrs. Jas. Harvey and baby were
DEBORAH visitors the fore part of last
| week.
Garrimoni will furnish the music
for the dance Thursday, May 14th and
supper will be served at Neverman' s
hotel.
Rev. Patterson preached at the W..
b. church Wednesday.
L. A. Meyer of Ossian attended to
the duties in the bank Wednesday
while d. @. Mallov attended the con-
venti0n at Dubuque.
W. O. VIM is convalescing from
his recent illness.
r. f. Clough returned to New
Hampton Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcintosh came
Saturday to visit at the home of
Adam Oaldow.
Lloyd Grandy departed for Clear
Lake Saturday.
While playing basket ball on the
school grounds Thursday, George Han
son fell. dislocating his shoulder and
fractured the bone between the Shout
der and elbow. He is getting along
nicely.
Geo. Lull of Postville was a bust
ness visitor in town several days the
past week.
Mrs. Preston Reeves retrned from
Waterloo Friday where she had been
visiting relatives.
The Young Crusaders were enter
tanned by Miss Hazel Cooper Friday
evening.
d. 9. Malloy was in DEBORAH Satur-
day on business.
W. K. Riggs, Irwin Allen, H. M
Knutsen, Fred O'Boy, W. H. Haefner
and Frank Kneeskern attended the
ball game at DEBORAH Saturday.
Mrs. H. M. Jones Of Ossian will
have millinery display at Haefner's
store Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. BIunck moved his household
effects into the E. o. Riggs house the
latter part of the week.
Misses Nellie Smith, Nora Floody
and Oman Tatro were at Ossian Fri
day evening roller skating.
Mrs. Chas. VIM was q DEBORAH
visitor Saturday.
Lorenzo Gibbs and son William at
tended the funeral of Wesley Gibbs at
Bluffton Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Culver went to Dickens,
Iowa Monday to visit.
Mrs. John Bachelor was an Ossian
visitor Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Knutsen were
over Sunday visitors at Ossian.
II. w. Neverman went to DEBORAH
Monday to serve on the jury.
Mrs. Hamilton Campbell went to
Bluffton Saturday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-05-13

From our regular correspondent
May IL. 1908.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Goettelmann of
DEBORAH Sundayed with relatives here
Mrs Cummings is enjoying a visit
from her sister of GAINESVILLE, Wis.
The young folks from this vicinity
enjoyed themselves at a picnic near
Siewer's spring.
Miss Louise Moen of DEBORAH visit
ed at the Charley Glover home last
week.
B. Jewell and wife were guests Of
Clay Hill friends, Sunday.
Mrs Frank Headington entertained
the l.. w. U. last Thursday. Every
one present enjoyed themselves i'm
mensely.
Mrs. M Griebel and son George
spent Sunday with relatives in Madi-
son township.
Miss Stella Sharp Of Franklin Prai-
RE visited with Miss Cecil Heading
ton, Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Nellie Rastetter Sundayed with
home folks.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-05-13
BURR OAK.

From our regular correspondent
May II. 1908.
Miss Bessie Feltis is visiting rela.
tives in Charles City.
l.. A. s. will meet Thursday after
noon with Mrs. Zoe Reed.
Everyone is invited to be present at
the old settlers picnic June Goth.
M. w. Harden of Marshall. MINI.
visited with friends here last week.
Oscar Reed and family of Hesper
Sundsyed with his brother Clayton.
M. Nelson made a business trip to
DEBORAH Saturday.
Mrs. Masters went to DEBORAH
last week to attend the Blekeberg-
Knudson wedding.
VIII Morrison is having a large
barn erected.
Mrs. Lyman Little made a trip to
New Albin and back yesterday. Her
husband, who has been spending the
week there, accompanied her home.
Ed. Sharp attended the funeral yes
terday of Mrs. Kingsbury north of
Canton.
+. Baker and wife of DEBORAH spent
Thursday at the Briggs home.
Mrs. Horace Stockmap came up
from DEBORAH Thursday and staid over
night with with her friend, Mrs.
Mabel Ward.
News from Mrs. Maude Ward states
that she has had an examination by a
lung specialist who says she has not
tuberculosis, and thinks continued
rest will improve her health. Her
many friends here hope this will
prove true.
Mrs. Fred Wemett and children
came down from Mabel Saturday for
an over Sunday visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. @. Ward went to
Bluffton Sunday to attend the funeral
of Mr.. W. Gibbs.
The masons completed the wall for
Briggs store Saturday and this week
four carpenters from Harmony will
join the crew of men in the frame
work of the building.
The Burr Oak ball team goes to De-
corah Saturday, to play the Luther
College second team.
Frank and Charles Reed are here
lIOm TdukNikio WDcIo buoy nave Ucou
working for several weeks.
Messrs. Ward and Lighthall made a
trip to Dccorah yesterday. They were
accompanied home by Misses Brorby
and Chamberlain.
Rev. Densmore and family are ex-
pected home from Illinois the last of
the week.
A little babe of Mr.. and John Rol-
Inns was buried in the cemetery here
Saturday.
Roy elise of Mabel set out 1870 apple
trees on the Kimball place Saturday.
Miss Selma jacobson has been visit
ng several days with Mabel friends.
Miss Martha Goforth goes to Mason
City today TO visit cousin.
NAPOLEON Peard of Enid. Oklahoma
is here preparing to put up modern
house on his farm south of town.
Preparations are being made for
Children's Day exercises at the NJ. E.
church for next month.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-05-13
GOVERNORS CASE LOST.
Judge Blair OF Manchester Beat the
Barbed Wire Trust.

Judge Blair OF Manchester Beat the
Barbsd Wire Trust.
The statement made In supplements
issued by the Oummins' literary bu-
rsau that the governor destroyed the
barbed wire trust II unfounded. Judge
Blair Of Manchester 10 the man who
deserves credit for this. After the
.WashhurnsMoen- company had taken a
decree against the governcr's client.
the Baker Barbed Wire company Of
Des Moines. in federal court In that
city, May 81. 1881. Judge Blair sue
cessfuliy defended the Beat EN- Ali
Barbsd Wire company Of Waterloo in
an action for infringement tried before
Judge Ehiras In federal court at Du-
buque. The defendant company was
frst 70 make barbed wire b. ma
chinsry, each machine producing ton
q day. Previously barbed wire was
made by hand and sold at 10 cents
pound ana the washburn- Mosn con-
pany collected q royalty frsm The u
csAsel nanufactngesA
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-05-13


"Have you ever thought" said the
little man, why it is that so many
people small in stature have accom-
plished such great things In the world?
I'll tell you. It's because they get
their dander up. They get tired Of be-
ing looked down upon and Of being
treated patronizingly by the big fell
lows, and they just resolve to show
society that they are worth something,
even though their height may be in
the vicinity of five feet. In word.
quality, not quantity. becomes their
motto Another thing about the little
folks that I've noticed Is that they
have learned how to conserve their
energies and how to take care of them
selves. Your big man almost invaria-
bly, Is reckless with his strength. The
very generosity of large nature,
suppose, makes him care little about
his time, his health and innumerable
other things. He has an impression
that he can do pretty much anything
he sets out to do, and the chances
are that he does not devote overmuch
energy to preparation. The little fell
low, on the other hand, knows that he
has physical handicap, SO far as ap-
pearances go anyway. and he does his
best to overcome t."-Exchange.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-05-13

From our regular correspondent.

From our regular correspondent.
May IL, 1908.
Mrs. Hegner and daughter Marie
were guests of Mrs. Gustie Anderson
this week..
Miss Floy Hazelton was home from
Monona to spend Sunday.
Henry Meyer returned this week
from trip to Dakota.
A number of young people from
Oresco drove down Sunday and spent
the day.
Mrs. Daniels of Ossian visited al
the Rev. Wyatt home yesterday.
Mr.. Monahan and family moved to
Charles City today.
The VIM. Milward family spent
Sunday at DEBORAH.
Gilbert Olson, wife and babe of
Waterloo are here visiting the form
er's parents.
Thos Pierce is in Canada this week
on business.
Nettie Olson is home fromW aterloo.
Miss Gertrude Kaye has resigned
her position as principal of our public
schools for next year.
Miss Helena Dostal entertained the
Whist Club this week
Carl Meyer was here from Mason
City Tuesday.
Will Keene and Pete Graf have
gone to Seattle, Wash, for short va
cation.
Mrs Koehler of Spokane. Wash. is
here visiting her daughter. Mrs. L.
L. Gross.
Amos Stribley, who has been en-
ployed in his brothers. barber shop
here, has gone to Caledonia. Mimi.
Miss Dena Hoffer went to her home
in Elgin, Iowa the last of the week.
Mrs. James Cannon of st. Paul is
visiting at her parental home. the
Stribley home.
The Norwegian l.. A. s. meets with
Mrs. Nystrom Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Name Heinen was here from
Ossian Sunday.
Mrs. Parkin and children were here
visiting old acquaintance this week.
8. Reece of Cresco has leased the
photograph gallery and will be here
every Wednesday.
The Laerken Singing Society of
Calmar and the Grieg Singing Socie-
ty OF Ossian will give a concert at
Oalmar opera house, May 10th.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-05-13
FRANKVILLE
From Our Regular Correspondent


May Ii, 1908.
G.. D. Bollman is suffering from an
unusually severe attack OF Dutch
measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frannie Padden are
entertaining little son since last
Tuesday.
Charlie Pilgrim purchased a new
bicycle in DEBORAH one day last week.
Mr.. and Mr.. Will McMulleL enter
tanned number of their friends at a
dancing party Wednesday evening.
Henry Klepper went over to Wau-
kon Wednesday and brought home q
new corn planter.
Miss Lulu Campbell who has been
visiting friends in Frankville, re-
turned to her home in Castalia last
Thursday. Walter Brandt accompan-
led her.
Charlie BrouiIette and Miss Verna
Waterman considered the delightful.
balny weather sufficient excuse for
INDUCING in an enjoyable moonlight
drive Friday evening.
Miss jamie Lyons came bone last
week and remained long enough to
make garden and attend to sundry
other duties; she reports her brother
in-law as getting better slowly.
Mrs. Lydia Klepper and little son
were calling on friends in Frankville
Thursday.
Gerald Moose went to Postvilie Sat-
urday after load of corn for Grant
Bollman. Harold Spaun and Claud
Won Nav onnnaniaA him
Miss Rosa Topic entertained her
friends at party Saturday evening.
Music and games helped make the
time pass pleasantly.
Miss May Lydon, who is attending
school in DEBORAH, came down Satur-
day for an over Sunday visit at home.
Mr.. Meikle is very sick, suffering
from appendicitis.
Fred Brouilette entertained num-
Der of his friends at q birthday party
Thursday evening; very pleasant
time is reported by those present.
Misses Mabel and Alba Smith were
shopping in Ossian Saturday.
Will McMullin's folks are now
costly domiciled in their new home,
having moved last week.
There will be prayer meeting at the
Methodist church Thursday evening.
| The ladies of the Presbyterian
church are requested to meet at the
church Thursday morning to do some
much needed house cleaning and put
the church in better shape for the in
stallation services. which will take
place on next Sabbath morning al
10 80 O'Clock.
Miss Verna Waterman, the teacher
| in the No. 8 school, has secured board
with Mrs. Jas. Kneeskern and will bs
En- inmate of that home -Sntil s~hel
school closes.
There will be Teachers Meeting
held at the school house next Saturday
May 10th. Supt. Hook Of DEBORAH IL
expected to be present also teacherl
from both Winneshiek and Allamaket
counties and possibly Supt. Peck Of
Waukon. Everybody interested II
schools and school work most cordial
ly invited to be present.
Rev. Garrison of Fayette occupied
the Methodist pulpit on Sabbath after
noon and the Presbyterian pulpit II
the evening. delivering two very fin
sermons. His discourse in the even
ing being directed especially to tn
young folks.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-05-13
NEW TOWNS IN WASH .NGTOS.


Five new towns to be established
this month in Whitman county, in the
productive Palouse district of eastern
Washington. Town lots on sale at
Spokane. Great opportunity for bust
ness men and investors to invest their
money proftably. For lots in Seabury
25th; for lots in Kenova and Palisade,
May 26th; for lots in Maiden, May
9th. All sales by auction. Further
information from +. A. Miller, Gen.
eral Passenger Agent, Chicago. 20-1
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-05-13
Harrow Etiquette.

Harrow Is not strong in customs,
but even the school on the hill has
few peculiar to itself.
One of the most singular is that
which strikes every visitor-the hug
ging Of the wall In the street by small
boys, whether they are In fiannels or
out of them, whether they are covered
with mud or Immediately clean and
smart, whether other and older pedes-
TRANS are elbowed into the gutter or
not.
Never do you see the younger Har-
'fovians Walking In the road. -Whyf
Because that Is "swagger," crime Of
the flrst magnitude.
No; custom prescribes that the place
for any boy who is not "three-yearer''
Il ~ close to the wall as he can posi-
bly, get-LOndon Chronicle
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-05-13
HESPER.
From our regular correspondent.)
IT4o InAn g. laak .-oN1

From our regular correspondent
(Too late for last week.
May 4, 1908.
DR.. Worth is having the interior OF
his drug store painted.
There was no preaching at the
Friends church last Sabbath as the
pastor, Rev. Garter went to Kedron,
MINI. to attend quarterly meeting.
Miss Ella Young and Mr.. Emil
Hollum were married in DEBORAH last
Thursday and are now keeping house
in the Westgate house.
Chas. Mitchell and wife have re-
turned from North Dakota, and will
soon go to housekeeping in the Lu-
cinda Allen house.
Martin Folstad of North Dakota is
on a visit to Hesper friends.
Quite a severe snow storm pre-.
vailed over this section of the county
last Monday and it is feared that the
fruit crop of the coming season is
much injured by the frost that fol-
lowed.
Mrs. Henry Pearson departed fol
Britton, ). ID. Tuesday morning to
visit sister who is in very poor
health.
Martin Kjelsberg died last Saturday
from pneumonia. being sick only a
few days. He leaves to mourn his
loss wife and baby boy.
The Y. p. O. met at Rob Peterson s
last Sunday.
N. Lein transacted business at De-
corah last SATURDAY.
Geo. Linzenmeyer and family and
Salveson's visited at p. Ramlo last
Sunday.
A number from here went fishing
at Bluffton Sunday.
Hesper, May IL, 1908.
Sidney Hubbell was q La Crosse
visitor Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hiatt departed
Wednesday for Denver, Colo. for al
indefinite visit.
Miss Marie Tweeten came home
from Minneapolis last week for 6
visit.
Will Johnson received Telegram
from Hesper, N. ID. last week. tina
the oldest son of Toby Hiatt wa!
dead.
Mrs Frank Casterton and Mrs
Emery Kise visited at Ruddy White
and Mrs. Braynt's last Saturday an(
Sunday.
A sad death was that of Martin
Chelsburg, who resided with his wifi
and two months old son on the Girls
void farm north Of town. He suffered
from very severe attack of pneumon
ia for nearly two weeks and the bes
medical assistance was secured. Deatl
came to claim him On Saturday after
noon, May Sd. Deceased was q mode
young man of good habits. He viii
be mourned by large circle o.
friends. The funeral services wer,
held from the Lutheran church O
Hesper.
Miss May Keune came home from
Deborah Friday, where she had beei
attending school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Bersie of Mabe
visited at V. M. Stoskoff's Sunday.
Henry Knoke is preparing to built
q large new modern barn.
The dance at Hesper has been post
poned until week later, May 22d
Music by the Morris McMillen or
chestra. Everyone Is cordially in
vited to come.
Peter vickmeyer spent Saturda.
at DEBORAH.
Glass of all kinds and sizes re
markably low prices at Prastmark
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-05-13

Traveller Ito valet)-That's . rather
large statue. Pat
Pat-Yes. sor. They tell me the hand
II eleven inches wide.
Traveler-Wonder why they didn't
make Il twelve inches?
Pat Because they didn't want to
make q foot.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-05-13

Glass of all kinds and sizes re-
markably low prices at Prastmark 81
Son. 19tf
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-27

Japan which wastes nothing In Its
domestic economy, realizes 100000
annually from Its seaweed products.
According to a report of G. J.
Davidson, an attache of the British
embassy at Toxic, more than 80 va.
rteties Of seaweed found along the
Japanese coast are utilized either for
food or as manufactured products.
/ The traveller ices bundles Of dried
Seaweed, white with the cr~ystallized
salt Of the sea water, hung from the
front Of every food stall. The coarser
varieties are stewed and served with
fish. Some of the delIta sprigs Of
sea grass are boiled with fish soups
and remain a vivid green, floating
against the red lacquer Of the soup
bowls.
Other species Of seaweed are used In
the manufacture of glue, of plaster
and Of starch. Whole villages are
given over to seaweed fishing aud the
drying and packing of the product for
shipment to the manufacturing plants
In the large cities. In the country
the coarse and ropy kelp for fertile.
Ing their vegetable fields.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-27
A GOLDEN GoLGoTHA.
Neyada's Place of skulls O Region
Of Great Wealth.

Neyada's Place of skulls O Region
of Great Wealth.
The unsuccessful prospector is a bird
Of passage. While there are many
prospectors at Goldfield who have
been successful there are more who
have met with failure. Some time ago
one Of these, who had first to borrow
a burro and find an angel to stake
him with a two weeks supply Of grub,
went to the south. For 80 miles he
plodded along alone through the DESC
late desert country, until he finally
landed on the banks Of the AmargoSa,
n Of those queer Nevada streams
which, to paraphrase the geography les
sons Of childhood, rise In some gloomy
canyon, flow south till they get tired
and empty into the sand. The Amar-
gosa emptles into Death Valley, is lit
orally swallowed by Its scorching,
swirling sands, and there, In the midst
Of as barren, scorched, arid and God.
forsaken a region as there Is on thu
face Of the globe, this adventurer dis
covered and located a mine which Ia
pronounced by expert biologists and
miners n Of the richest the world has
ever known. In this mine there has
been uncovered a body OF quartz 70
feet wide which yields Is high az ST.
600 a ton in gold, and averages $500.
1t is needless to say that the company
has no stock for sale.
Such was the beginning of Bull Frog,
the latest and perhaps most remarkable
of the three great mining centers Of
recrudescent Nevada. On the map,
Bull Frog will be found located in
Nye county, in the blank space general
Iy marked The Amargosa Desert" It
is on the eastern slope Of the Funeral
range Of volcanic mountains which
here mark the boundary between Ne
ada and California. Already one rail
road has wrlggled Its way thlther from
across the blisterlng plains to the east
ward, and another line, from Tonopah
md Goldfeld, is rapidly nearing COM
pletion.
But humanity Is not waiting on rail-
road contractors. BY every known
method of transit men are pouring into
what a few months ago was known
My as "The Horror Region and The
Mystery Land"-a western Golgotha,
out Of which hitherto had come moth.
:ng but gruesome tales Of human SUI.
'ering, insanity and death. g,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-02-27

Louis Hakl and Henry Schnei-
der were looking over land in the
vicinity of Scotland the latter part
of last week.
John Pisek, Sr.. will conduct a
Pubic sale on his farm at Lake
port Tuesday, March 3, 1908, at
which 3 horses, ~ chickens, 3
stacks of hay farm machinery,
he usehold furniture and other ar
ticles will be sold. The terms OF
sale are cash. Mr.. Pisek, owing
to his bad health, after the sale
will move to Arkansas where he
will make his future home.
The Tabor baseball team held a
meeting Monday evening and cleo
ted A. J. Novak their marager
and John F. hostel, captain, for
the coming season. The bonds
for the erection of a grand stand
have been withdrawn, since an az
reement has been reached be-
tween the team and Jas. A. Wag-
ner, who has of late, been serious
ly considering to erect the stand
at his expense and take a stipulat-
ed commission from the gate re
ceipts. The boys, and the town
folks in general, are higly pleased
with the proposition of Mr.. Wag-
ner.
Have your Money Orders made
at the Tabor State Bank and get
these premiums: For one M. o.
a Ladies or Gents purse worth
IS cents; for three M. o. a card
and currency case or a large poe
ket bill book, each worth 50 cts,
These articles are made of fine
leather and will last you a life
time. We are giving you these
absolutely free but undr the condi
ton that you have the required
number of M. o. made at our
bank. We want the people to &C
quire the habit of buying Bank
Money Orders, and by giving
these premiums, eventually, adver
tise our institution. That is the
reason we are distributing such
costly articles for a limited time
only. Come at once. before the
supply is exhausted.