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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11
Conductor Geo. Cross Disabled.

Yesterday Geo. Gross met with a
mishap that will lay him up for a
while. There was car of imported
heavy draft horses in the yard here
and Geo. got into the car to look at
the animals. On leaving the car he
jumped down to the ground from the
side door of the car. Being heavy
man his knees gave way and in the
lurch the ligaments were torn loose or
most severely strained on both legs
above the knee, so that he became un-
able to walk. He was taken to his
home at Austin this morning We
hope he may speedily recover and tina,
he may soon be in the old familiar
place punching tickets. - OalmaI
Courier.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11
kipp.Schroeder Nuptials.

On Tuesday morning. November 3.
1908, at S:15 o'clock, occurred the
marriage of Mr.. Bernard Kipp to Miss
Catherine Schroeder, the ceremony
being performed in ST. Francis de
Sales Catholic church. the pastor off,
ciating They were attended by Mr..
Peter Schroeder. brother of the bride,
and Miss Cecilia kipp, sister Of the
groom. After service at the church
the happy couple repaired to the home
of the brides parents, where sump-
tuous spread awaited them. They
departed on the afternoon train for
Dubuque, where they will spend a
portion of their honeymoon with Mrs.
Phelen, sister of the groom.
The groom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Barney Kipp. residing west of
Ossian. and the bride is the daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. John Schroeder of
this city. Both young people were
born and reared here, and have host
of friends who join the Bee in wish
ing them happy journey through
life. -Ossian Bee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11
Big Game Forty Years Ago.

y McGregor Times item of 43 years
ago: Messrs. Cawelti & Bergman
favored us ON Friday last with a fine
roast of bear meat. The bruin from
whose side the roast came was killed
by Allen Riley about three miles from
McGregor. He had been seen and fol-
lowed some days before by the neigh
bors in the Sni Magill region, but not
until Riley got shot at him did he
stop travelling 1t is said by our ex-
changes that the late heavy snow
caused many of these woody devils to
travel southwardly Deer are also
plenty. Williams d Bro. bought one
the other day, killed on Yellow river,
near Mr.. Dereme's, which weighed
300 pounds. The bear and deer here
spoken of brought about $50 each.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11
BOY KILLED IN MADISON
FOUR YEAR OLD SON OF KNUT X. HOVDEN
KILLED in RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
Was in the Corn Field With His Father, and
the Team Ran Away, the Boy Receiv.
ing Fatal Injuries.

Arthur. the four-year. old son of
Knudt K. Hovden, living on the old
Hovden homestead one mile west of
the brick church in Madison town.
hsip, was injured on Friday so seri.
ously that he died an hour and a half
later
The little boy was ont in the corn
field with his father, husking corn.
and as they were driving from the
field with a load of corn, and were
going down the side of hill the
wagon tongue broke, letting the
wagon forward onto the horses,
frightening them so that they ran.
The boy was thrown out and either
kicked by one of the horses or run
over by the wheel. The only wound
that they could discover was a
scratch on the back of his neck. but
he died within an hour and a half
after being taken home.
He was fine little fellow, the
pride and Joy of his parents and
many other relatives in the county.
and his sudden death is a sad blow
to them, in which they have the
sincere sympathy of every one who
knows them.
The funeral services were held on
Monday afternoon. from the Madison
church. and were largely attended.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11
When TO Hunt,

The game law of Iowa furnish the
following dates during which hunters
may search for the various kinds of
game a publication of the list may be
of benefit to those who are inclined to
be careless in this regard and then see
fit to plead ignorance Of the law
when they may be taken to task for
it's violation:
Quail, Nov. / to Dec. 15.
Grouse. Nov. / to Dec. 15.
Prarie Chicken, Sept. to Dec. /.
Wild Turkev. Nov. to Dec. Is.
Plover. Sept. to April 10.
Snipe, all the year.
Woodcock, July 10 to Jan l.
Rail, Sept. l to April 5.
Goose swan, Sept /. to April 10.
Squirrel. Sept. to January /.
Rabbit. all the year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11

How many residents of the state of
Iowa know the meaning of the Indian
word from which the name of their
state was taken? 1t is safe to say
that the proportion is not more than
one out of thousand. The word
Iowa" is combination of Sac and
Fox words meaning This is the
place" The story of the origin of
the word is that while wandering on
the prairies of Illinois band of the
Sac and Fox Indians became separated
from their brethren and travelled west.
ward in search of new hunting
grounds. Day after day they travelled
and when at last they came to the
Mississippi river near the mouth of
the Iowa, the chief of the band,
looking out over the fertile valleys to
the west from the bluff upon which
he was standing. raised his hands
heavenward and exclaimed, Iowa"
or This is the place. " The word was
spelled "Ayoua" by the early French
explorers of the Mississippi basin, the
photography of the word afterwards
changing to 'Ioway." as it was spell
led by the early English speaking
settlers. and finally to the present
spelling. "Iowa"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11

Don't get scared and give away
your COWS. or sell them for less than
they are worth because somebody
comes along and tells you that they
are diseased A few days ago q man
came along to a farmer in Tama
county. and said that he had been
commissioned to test cows for farmers
to see if they were free from tuber.
culosis In one place he told a farmer
that ten of his herd were effected and
that he had better sell them for what
he could get. The next day a man
came along looking for COWS to buy
and the farmer sold the ten for Sl5 a
head when they were worth $40 a
head. 1t took few days for the far
mer to see that between the two he
had been swindled. Ask stranger
who appears on your premises to in
spect your live stock, to show his
credentials. -Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11
BIG DAM NEARING COMPLETION.
Power House Almost Finished, and Work.
men Are Busy This Week Completing
Last Piers For Tainter Gates.

The big power dam being construct
ed by Messrs. Rich & Carlson of Chi
cago for the Upper Iowa Power Co..
ten miles northeast of the city on the
Oneota river, is raidly completion,
and all indications now point to it's
completion and operation within a
month.
This immense structure of concrete
which will furnish over 1000 horse
power and from which electricity
will be generated and transmitted to
Decorah and Waukon and eventually
to Ossian. Calmar, Castalia and pos
sibly other nearby towns for power
and lighting purposes, is project in
which every public spirited citizen of
northeastern Iowa is interested, for it
will mean an impetus in the bringing
here of factories which will employ
many people, in all probability.
All that is left to be done of the
concrete work is the completion of
the top of the big power house, six ad-
ditional piers between the big rock
cliff on the south side of the river
and the power house (three being al
ready finiSed, and the upper part of
the wall connecting the power house
with the long retaining wall at che
extreme left and in front of the dam
proper. These piers and the wall are
already finished to point about four
feet above the water level, so that all
danger of delay from high water is
passed. While this is being done the
machinery for generating the electric
ity, which is already on the ground,
will be installed. and it is thought all
this will be completed not later than
the second week in December and the
gates closed down to fill MP the big
lake above the dam. which will be
three to four miles long. and of vari-
ous widths at different points.
The former dam erected seven miles
below Decorah was thought at the
time to be a large structure. put it
sinks into insignificance compared to
this one. The one item of cement,
s, 900 barrels, % car loads, gives but
little idea OF the immensity of it.
Its construction in every particular
appears far superior to the other.
The main walls are six and eight feet
thick, it is built entirely on a solid
rock foundation. and everything has
been done in substantial manner,
ample allowance being given tor a
large increase in the volume of water
over anything ever known in this To-
cality.
One cannot form an accurate idea of
the structure and its plan of operation
without visit to the place. which is
a delightful drive at this time of the
year. Not day passes without a
large number of people being there in
specting the work, and it is expected
that after it is completed and the lake
is filled that it will make one of the
most popular summer resorts in this
section. for the surrounding scenery
is not surpassed for beauty at any
point in Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11

President VIM. HI. Taft sound
ed the keynote of prosperity for the
next four years and outlined the poll
cy to be followed by him in the fol-
lowing patriotic sentiments, in an
address before the Cincinnati Com
mercial Club Thursday night. He
said: Every business man who is
obeying the law may go ahead with
all the energy in his possession
every enterprise which is within the
statutes may proceed without fear of
interference from the administration,
when acting legally but all in
terests within the jurisdiction of the
federal government may expect rigid
enforcement of the laws against dis
hor est methods Business men are to
be shown the lines of legality, and
are to be directed within the lines of
legality. which lines have been en-
phasized within the last four years.
Business men shall know they are to
conform to the laws npon the statute
books, and that no favors are to be ex.
pected for those who break the laws.
This shall be so that men who con-
duct legal business may understand
the government is back of them and
does not intend to do anything to in.
tefere with their legitima advance
ment 1t is question of definite
knowledge of the statutes and of their
clear understanding which shall make
honest progress of our business pos.
sible. And that is, in my belief. all
that is necessary to make that prog
ress substantial and enduring
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11

The annual convention of Iowa but
termakers will be held in Waterloo
Nov. Is. 10 and 30. The association
would like to have every buttermaker
in the state enter a tub of butter in
the butter contest. All buttermakers
and others interested in furthering
the dairy interests of this great state
are invited.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11

There is some consolation, Mr..
Bryan, in the fact that other great
men have sought the presidency for
years without avail. Clay. Seward.
Chase, Calhoun. Webster and Blaine
all sacrificed their ambition upon the
altar of their country. and yet their
craftsmanship lives after them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11

All wool hand tailored III. 5. q
M. fine suits, the very best ready to
wear clothes in America; no extra
VACANT prices, square treatment, al
ways come to Bears.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11

Marvin Potter of Nashua has voted
the republican ticket fifty.six times
in Iowa and claims the voting record.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11

Free rural mail delivery has beer
started in Canada by the opening of d
seven mile route as an experiment..
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11

Come in and talk it over with rs,
we can tell you whether you need
glasses or not or whether your old
ones are still the proper ones for you
to wear. M. j. Soukup, Optician.
Decorau. 44tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11

The Chicago Daily Tribune OF
Record Herald or Inter Ocean or Ex-
aminer only So. 20 per year if you take
this paper.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11

Although Lieutenant Governor
Warren Garst was defeated by Cover
nor.elect b. f. Carroll in the June
primaries for the republican nomina-
tion for Governor, yet he will become
Governor of Iowa before the Cover
nor-elect, Mr.. Carroll. 1t will all
come about in this way: Gov. A. B.
Cummins has been nominated by the
republicans of Iowa for United States
Senator. and will be unanimously
presented to the state legislature at it's
special session on Nov Gath as the re-.
publican candidate for that office.
and will be elected He will then
resign the governorship, and Lieuten-
ant Governor Garst will succeed to
the Office of Governor. serving only
until the Inauguration OF Governor.
elect b f Carroll in January.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11

Now they are booming Roosevelt
for United States Senator from New
York to succeed Platt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11

Current Comment.

Some newspapers are already fore
casting the result in 1919. That S
rubbing it in too hard.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11

The Des Moines Daily Register
and Leader will be mailed to new
subscribers from now to Jan. /. 1910
upon payment of 81. 00-thus allowing
the balance of 1908 free. Daily and
Sunday to Jan. /. 1910. $500
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11

Hon. William p. Hepburn, the only
republican candidate for congressman
defeated in Iowa, and one of the fam
ous "wheel horses" of the party, is
slated" by the newspapers for the
position of Secretary of Commerce
and Labor in the Taft cabinet. He
has been one of the ablest and most
prominent members of congress for
many years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11

You get the very largest assort-
ment, the very newest styles and best
clothes, when you go to Bears That
isn't all-sqnare treatment, lower
price ttan elsewhere. It's to your
own advantage to trade with us. We
want your busines. and we guarantee
satisfaction. Bears.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11

The November Review of Reviews
is full of timely information relative
to the crisis in Turkev and the
Balkans. Besides the Illuminating
editorial paragraphs in 1.-The Progress
of the World there is an excellent
summary of who's Who and What's
What" in the Balkans. by E. Alexan-
der Powell. late of the American
Consular Service and Balkan CORES
pondent of the London Evening
Standard.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11
n. F. BARTHELL
Attorney-at-Law
JUSTICE or PEACE.

SPECIAL ATTENTION TO COLLECTIONS
once First Door West of National Bank of
Decorah.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11
Suisse don Price $3.50 q Year

Advertising Ratess-Dsplay. Is cents per inch
each insertion. Aat rate. Contracts for
isoe inches III cents per inch. Locals 10
cents per line
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11

The result Of the senatorial primary
is substantial victory for Gov. Gum
Minis. Since the death of Senator AL
lison it has been quite evident that
he would be his successor. While we
have conscientiously supported others
in preference to him for this position,
yet we cheerfully bow to the will of
the majority. He should receive the
vote of every republican in the Iowa
House and Senate. He is an able man,
and wins his reward after years of
fighting for the ambition Of his life.
America now has the greatest fight
ing battleship ever built-the new
North Dakota. (which was launched
yesterday at Quincy Mass. She will
have a displacement of 1000 tons
more than any other vessel in the
navy, or 20, 600 tons thousand tons
greater weight than her British rival,
the Dreadnaught she will be $40 feet
long and 56 feet wide, drawing 81 feet
of water. She will be two city blocks
in length, and of bulk equal to four
story building So feet deep. She
will carry 900 people, and if stood
on end would be as high as the Wash
ington monument. She will have en-
gines of 90. 900 horse power, or equal
to a string of horses 40 miles long. if
harnessed one ahead of the other.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11

Taft will have 327 votes in the elec-
toral college. Bryan 1856. Taft winn-
ing ty more than two to one. Taft
carried 80 states. Bryan l6. The
United States Senate will be composed
of 60 republicans. 32 democrats; the
House of 208 republicans. 1873 demo-
Gratis. The Iowa house of representa-
tives will be composed of "a republi.
cans and "a democrats; the senate of
SO republicans and II democrats
Taft's plurality in Iowa is 10000.
Carroll's 1900. Cummins' $4,000.
The state board of health has es.
tablshed Pasteur Institute in con-
nection with its ARCHAEOLOGICAL
Laboratory which is a part of the De.
partment of Pathology and Bacteria.
logy of the university. By this act
ion any citizen of Iowa who has been
bitten by dogs or other animals
affected with hydrophobia may come
to the laboratory for treatment. The
work being a part of the health lab
oratory. which was established by a
special act of the legislature. will be
done free of charge for all citizens of
the state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-11-11

n BONA Eide Circulation. larger
= than any English papsr IN
Wianeshiek county ever had.
makes this the best for Adver.
tisers. We grew every week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-03

waist. which buttoned to my short trousers. My
father bought good many toys and had the
fastest sled in town. and the only that was
made in Chicago. Father spent his evenings at
home and read newspapers, magazines and books
To the family. Frequently he would 20 to Wiscou-
sin. Minnesota and Iowa to sell leather and ma ke
collections. lie travelled IN wa gon which
had springs and contained a bel and cooking uten-
sis. Sometimes l accompanied him. taking nv
shotgun along. When came to q field Of stubbIa
that had signs Of quails lie would stop the horses
and teach me how to shoot. He also taught me
how to swim. vading In the water with his hand
under my chin.
The store building in Gaiers vas four stories
high and was packed with goods Behind IL was
the harness factory. which extended 10 the next
street There was also large stock " carriage
hardware Father has said that ha was q clerk in
those days bIt he was mach more. IL time he
would have been partner IN the business I rec
"lect that his salary or 81 month was I-ss than
IL really required. and that gifts Of moner
TO my mother from her family in St Louis hclped
him considerably. The largest. I think. was about
S@- Grandfather Grant was al no time verv
liberal man. We lived in Galenl for eleven month
ami then my father went away To the war
HAT he foreseen that there would be war;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-03
A MATTER OF ECONOMY.

Mr. SANDSTONE would not listen. and the con-
sequence was that for the sake of a compare
lively small economy at the time the Soudan
abandoned to ,he Mahdi at the cost of
millions Of native lives. \ considerable portion
Of Central Africa was allowed to relapse into
barharism and all its attendant evils. and
vast amount of English and Egyptian money
and much English and Egyptian blood had to
be expended in reconqucrng the Soudan when
the authorities in England somewhat late in
the day became convinced of the truth of the
arguments urged upon them at tee close of
1853. the abandonment of the Central Afr
can dependencies of the khediviate being de-
creed from London.
If l lay emphasis on the name Of Mr Glad
stone in the matter it is because his opinions
were net shared by all the members of his
cabinet. Thus. | have before copies of
eral private letters written by me TO Khedye
Tewfik in February. 1881. recording for his in
formation conversations with several prominent
English statesmen after my arrival from Cairo,
and l find in letter dated February II, 1854.
written Immediately after a Ions talk with
Joseph Chamberlain, then President of the
Board of Trade and member of the govern
ment. in which / relate how, after having placed
before him the arguments of the Egyptian\m min
listers and Of the hhediVe with regard to. the
SOudan he Mr. Chamberlain. declared that he,
for his Mart. in favor of Egypt retaining
the Eastern sOudan-that is 10 say, all that por-
ton extending between the Nile and the Red
Sea, including Khartoum Rerber, and down
south along the Nile to Gondokoro and beyond.
I pointed that if this could be made
known. that If the English Cabinet would agree
to this. and the fact We're to be proclaimed at
once in Egypt many Of the native tribes of the
Soudan then Wavering in thei" allegiance. would
remain loyal To the Egyptian government. in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-03
GLADSTONE AND EGYPT.

Gladstone in the beginning of 1854 had but
two desires with regard TO Egypt One was to
fulfil quickly possible the pledges which
he had voluntarily and somewhat fooliShly
given the powers to withdraw from the Land
of the Nile order had been restored
and the other was to avoid Egypt proving any
expense Whatsoever to Great Britain. For the
domestic economy. Lord CrOmer. therefore,
when summoned from India TO assume the Writ
ual control of Egypt at the close Of 1883, was
well aware that what mis- government expected
Of him that he should avoid everything
that could possibly lead England into any fresh
expense with regard to Egypt. and that he
should restore administrative order as quickly
possible to admit Of the withdrawal Of
the British troops.
At the time when Lord Cromer first arrived
at Cairo. just after the destruction of General
Hickss expedition to the west of khartoum,
small detachment of English Indian troops
furnishing the backbone TO the Egyptian army.
then already well advanced in its organization
by Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood, Lord Gren-
fell and Lord Kitchener, would have proved
sufficient to suppress the Mahdist instruction
and to retain the hold of the Soudan. Rather
than permit this relatively trining expense the
English government of the day. despite the pro
tests Of the Khedive and Of every one OF the
abandonment of the Soudan, turning deaf