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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-09

Henry Forkenbrock of Dyersville,
father of Rev. H. H. Forkenbrock,
pastor of st. Mary's church of Water
loo, and who last year founded a
scholarship in st. Joseph's college at
Dubuque, has now furnished a
second scholarship for the American
college at Rome. The scholarship
costs $4,000. The chief condition,
approved by the colleges and the
archbishop of Dubuque, is that the
possessor be German or of German
descent, and that he study for the
archdiocese, and be able to preach
in German as long as it is necessary
in this archdiocese.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-09

Sunday number of boys got a
gun apiece and went out into the
woods, on hunting expedition. They
didn't succeed in getting any game
but one of the trio cooked a rifle and
tried it several times, so the story
goes. 1t worked pretty good and
Sylvester Campbell got the worst of
it from a gun in the hands of Joe
Roman. The bullet entered "Syl's"
left breast, struck a rib and was LODI
ged in his back, from whence it was
extracted, and young Campbell is
getting along pretty good. The gun
was loaded.-Waukon Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-09

A farm of $50 acres near West
Union was sold recently for $4,000.
The town of Delhi has raised IS,
900 and an electric light company of
Chicago is 20 put in $4,000. They
will dam the Maquoketa river, and
by putting in twenty foot dam ex-
pect to have at least 1000-horse-
power Aside from the light they
expect to furnish power for small
factories.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-09
Sends Conscience Money.

A Traer business man this week re-
ceived through the mails Sc of con-
science money The sender now lives
in another state. He is young man
who left Traer several years ago. He
stole the money from business house
burdened his mind that often it aft
ected his sleep. He makes full con-
fession, says he is sorry and if the
amount sent does not satisfy in full
he wants to know it Clarion
Clipper.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-09

Lloyd Schaffer, administrator of
the estate of Clarence Shaffer, has
brought suit against Wright county
for $4,000 damages. 1t will be re-
membered that Clarence was acct
IDENTIFY killed last fall, by a steam
threshing outfit going through a
county bridge in Troy township, and
which it is now claimed was not
kept in proper condition. The case
is docketed for the December term
of court, but we doubt if it will be
reached Clarion Clipper.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-09

llttle Late IOF FISH StOfleS, DuU-
w. H. c. Elwell, fish merchant at
McGregor, is authority for the state
ment that the supply of fish in the
Mississippi remains undiminished.
He has shipped 100000 pounds this
season, and the fishing still continues
excellent. These fish were all caught
in the immediate vicinity of Nc
Gregor, two of the town fishermen
receiving a check for $S12 for a
single months catch. A school of
four acres of fish is reported by a
gang of fishermen to have been seen
passing down the river recently
Exchange.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-09

While shredding corn at the farm
home of Henry Schweinefuss Friday
last, Wenzel Lansing had the misfor-
tune of getting his left hand into
the deadly mechanism of the machine
he was operating, amputating his
thumb and middle finger, besides lac
Grating and cutting his hand quite
badly. DR.. Juen from this place and
DR.. Jewell of DEBORAH were immedia-
tely summoned to the place and dres-
sed the wound, and at this time the
patient is doing as well as can be ex-
pected under the circumstances. We
are very sorry for Mr.. Lansing and
hope that he will soon be able to be
up and around.-Ossian Bee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-09

The Swenson Grubber Co. of
Cresco, shipped grubber outfit to
Sagan, China, last week. The Times
says that shipments of Cresco made
grubbers to South America, Austral-
la and South Africa are not uncom-
mon, but believes this is the first one
to go to the Celestial Kingdom.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-09

Sidney Harding, of Forest City,
claims to be the champion light
weight corn husker of northern Iowa.
Sidney is only Is years of age, but is
a whirl-wind in the field. Saturday
he went into the field with the intent
ion of husking all he could. He husk-
ed and cribbed 35 bushels in the
forenoon and so in the afternoon, a
total days work of S5 bushels.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-09

For the second time in twenty
seven years, Clear Lake was not
frozen over on Thanksgiven day.
Careful service is characteristic
of our eye examinations, your eyes
are safe in our care. M. j. Soukup,
Optician, DEBORAH.
German Cough & Consumption
Remedy is the one cough cure we al
ways guarantee. 1t will cure your
cough, your money back if it does
not. Brunt & Parman.
Work is being pshed at the juno
tion on the plant of the Missouri Iron
Company. A gang of carpenters from
Chicago arrived last week and all
buildings which were to be complet-
ed this fall will be finished up
Woukon Standard.
Last Saturday morning while
Hugh Rice and Mac and Elmer Nc
I4aughlin were hunting rabbits near
the Elgin road above town, Hugh
Rice, aged about 13 years, shot
Elmer through the body, from which
the boy died about 1870 Sunday
fternoon.-Elkader Register and
Argus.
The Des Moines Daily Register
and Leader will be mailed to new
subscribers from now to Jan. 1, 1910
upon payment of $4.00-thus allow
ing the balance of 1908 free. Daily
and Sunday to Jan. 1, 1910, $500.
A woman at Jubilee, Blackhawk
county, let her 2-year-old son amuse
himself with a celluloid comb. The
little one LIT it come in contact with
a hot stove and an explosion occurr-
ed that burned it in a frightful
manner.
DR.. ]. G.. Van Ness, who was at
Iowa City hospital and had cancer
removed, is recovering, and to the
surprise of the surgeons is regaining
his speech. The cancer was on the
vocal cords and the surgeons inform
ed him before the operation that he
would never be able to talk again
out loud, but he is talking, and his
voice promises to be nearly as good
as ever.
Word has been received in Mason
City from Richmond. Ind, to the
effect that the Sons of Veterans in
that state have appropriated the sum
of $1,000 for the purpose of erect
ing a memorial shaft to the veterans
of the cival war on the campus of the
Memorial university. The monument
will be especially in memory of the
veterans from Indiana.
The missing W. l.. Weaver, son OF
Justice Weaver, of the state supreme
court, and the prominent young at
torney who disappeared from Iowa
Falls last spring under a cloud, has
i. been located in the United States
navy. Efforts are being made by
local officers to bring him back here
to answer to two indictments for
uttering forged instruments.
C. J.. Peterson, assistant travelling
freight agent for the Milwaukee road,
was appointed travelling passenger
and freight agent for the Council
Bluffs division, with his official res
idence in 'Des Moines. Mr.. Peterson
began railroading twenty-five years
ago, as yard clerk at Calmar, Iowa.
he was first given station at Hartly,
was sent to Spirit Lake and thence
as agent at Mason City. from which
he was promoted to assistant freight
agent. The new place is decided
promotion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-09

Sam Scott, Des Moines insurance
man, broke the bone in a toe while
sleeping, one night last week at Clear
Lake. The toe became caught in the
sheet, and in attempting to extricate
himself a quick jerk resulted in a
fracture.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-09

Our new stock of fine jewelry
watches and clocks is now in, our
prices this year will be lower than
ever. Brunt & Parman, Druggists
and jewelers..
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-09

This Town Has Its Share of Dread
Disease, Which is Said To Yield
to Simple Home Receipt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-09
ASKS US TO PRINT

How To Prepare a Mixture To Cure
Rheumatism.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-01
LODGE MEMBERS
ARE STRUNG UP
HEPBURN law
May Cause Change of Methods
of Operation by
Syndicate.

PITTsBURG. Pa, Aug. Am i'm
portant conference Of railroad men
was held this week at the home OF
Senator S. b. Elkins, at Elkins. w
Va 1t was attended by Col. ]. NJ
SchOonmaker and General Manager
J. II. Yohc, fthe Pittsburg & Lake
Erie, and Henry G. Davis, the cap
Itallst.
II was stated in Pittsburg that rep
resentatives of the Baltimore & Ohio
and the Pennsylvania were also at
the meeting, and the subject under
discussion was the future of the Lit
tie Eanawha syndicate.
That the conference was OF the ut
most Importance to the interests con-
nccted with the syndicate is generally
believed by railroad and financial
men, and there was rumor that ar
rangements were being made to sepa-
rate the railroad and coal interests
of the syndicate, in order that the
line might be built and operated in
accordance with the Hepburn amend
mcnt.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-01
NICHOLAS COUNTY
Are Solid for Taft, swisher and
Gaines in This
Campaign.

CHARLESTON, Aug!i speaking
Of the Republican, convention OF
Nicholas, which was held at Som
mersville, J. Calvin Sparks. said yes
terday. that he could safely say that
1t was one of the most harmonious
an biggest ever held in the county.
Strong resolutions were passed in
dorsing c. w. Swisher for governor.
as well as all the other candidates
nominated by the Republican state
convention. held in Charleston.
There is no Scherr sentiment IN
that county that can be observed.
Many strong denunciations have been
made by leading citizens against the
methods that were employed in the
Scherr campaign.
Il am sure" said Mr.. Sparks.
that Scherr could not be elected
for the lowest office in any district OF
Nicholas county.
We are for Taft, Swlsher. Gaines,
and the other regular Republicans.
We are not boilers in Nicholas coun-
ty. We believe in the right thing in
politics as well as in anything else"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-01
AN ADVANCE
of Eight and Twelve Per Cent.
for Cutters and FIatten-
ers Agreed to.

1t has been given out from an au-
thorItative source that the American
Window Glass Company have agreed
to pay the cutters and fiatteners en-
ployed in their various factories an
advance of per cent. on all single
strength glass and 12 per cent. on all
double strength. the advance to be-
come effective during the settlement
on which the men are now working.
This will mean the members of the
Window Glass Cutters & Flatteners
Association will receive IS $40 cents
per box for single strength and 21
Ia cents per box for double strength.
One of the tanks at the American
Window Glass Company's Bell YER
non, Pa. plants, will go out of blast
today for repairs after making a
steady run. No. l tank at their
Arnold. Pa. works, will also be
closed down. In both cases cold re-
pairs. will be necessary. as the tanks
have been operating continuously
for some time and they are practical
ly burned out. 1t Is thought the
work of repairing will be completed
in about eight weeks.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-01
GLASS TRADE
Continues to Improve and the
Demand is Holding Up
in Good Shape.

Business affairs in the window
glass world continue to improve and
demand for glass is holding up in
good shape" is the way the situation
is viewed by a prominent factor in
the trade, says the Commoner and
Glassworker. Shipments are going
forward at a better rate than for a
number of weeks and stocks on hand
are becoming broken to a consider
able degree.
Members of the Western Jobbers'
Association will hold a meeting at
the Auditorium Annex, Chicago, next
Tuesday, and judging from present
indications prices will be advanced
another notch or two before adjourn
ment takes place. This action will
In all probability be followed by
members OF the Eastern Window
Glass Jobbers' Association, who are
scheduled to meet week or two la
ter.
More stability is in evidence at the
present time than for many months
and the feeling OF optimism is gradu-
ally spreading, resulting in a general
movement to get a price more COM
mensurate- with the statistical posi-
tion of the market. This unanimity
OF sentiment was the main factor
that was needed to give the market a
brace and many who were formerly
very shaky are now holding out for
better figures.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-01
OVATION
Will Be rendered Manager
Ferd Drumm and Team at
Park Tomorrow.

A big ovation will be rendered
Manager Ferdinand Drumm OF the
Clarksburg baseball team by the
fans at Union park tomorrow after
noon in recognition of the splendid
work by him and his team on the
trip abroad this week. Without
doubt the hardest and best playing
of any team in the Pawva league was
done by Manager Drumm's band dur
ing the trip this week and he de-
serves a hearty welcome at the park
tomorrow. Loyal fans here should
show their appreciation of Drumm' s
work and the work of his players in
befitting manner. He has proved
himself to be one of the best minor
league baseball team managers In
the country and too much credit
cannot be given hbn for his fine
work in bringing his team up a long
hill to first place position, by all
those who favor good league ball in
this city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-01
sPEWED OUT
Of Arnold Scherr's Office is
Clerk for Another of the
Scherr Family.

c. s. Armstrong is not to be longer
conected with the office of State Au-
ditor A. C. Scherr. He will prob
ably be succeeded by a young man
named Scherr from Preston county.
"Pernicious activity In politics." is
said on the side to have been the
cause of Mr.. Armstrong; loss OF po-
sitlon. He is from Putnam county,
and is said to have failed to produce
enough votes from that county to
permit him to hold on to his office
longer.
Mr.. Armstrong is the second man
from the office of the auditor to lose
out during the last few days. and
authoritative statements are to the ef-
feet that other heads are to be drop
ped in the basket OF has-beens in
Mr.. Scherr's office. 1t is said that
Mr.. Armstrong was for Mr. SGhcrr's
nomination, hut that he did not work
as hard as he might have done for
the success of the defeated candidate
for nomination.
Mr.. Armstrong is married man.
His home is on Washington street
Charleston.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-01
As Members Of Such They Had
Approved Of the Murder
Of a White Man.
LYNCHlNG WAS NOT KNOWN
BY Towns Residents Until the
Bodies Were Found Sever
al Hours After It Occurs.

RUSSELLIVlIILE, KY. Aug. L
-Four negroes. Virgil, Tom and Robert
Jones and Joe Riley, were taken from
jail here early today and hanged to
a tree on the edge of the town.
Shots were fired by mob which
was composed of about fifty men,
but the people of the town knew
nothing of the affair until day light
revealed four bodies dangling from
a tree.
The negroes who were lynched
were members of lodge and at u
meeting recently 1t is said they APP
proved the murder OF James Cunning
ham, white farmer, by Negro ten
ant, Rufus Browder.
This murder occurred in the south
ern part of Logan county, and 1t is
supposed the mob was made up of
men from that part of the county.
The four Negroes had been In the
Jail here several days, and, while
there was considerable unrest since
an attempt on the part of a mob to
tahs bloWusI' slhyeI Vi SuhHIuS-
ham, from jail some nights ago, no
real trouble was anticipated, and
there was no guard around the pris-
on.
AN effort to get Browder failed,
owing to the fact that he had been
spirited out of Jail and sent to Louis
Vile where he is now. The mob
came into the town SO quietly that
not one resident of the city was
awakened Proceeding on to the
county jail, the jailer was forced to
hand over the keys.
The Negroes were secured and talk
en- to the tree where they were
hanged.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-01
MURDER COMMITTED
BY a Demented Farm Hand
Who Then Ends His
Own Life.

AURORA. H., Aug. ii. A. Nor
rell, wealthy farmer living al
Blackberry Center, near here, was
fatally shot and his housekeeper to,
day murdered by John Anderson
who was employed on Morrell"s farm
Anderson later cqmmitted suicide.
1t is believed Anderson was dement,,
ed.
When Mrs. Lucinda Morrell saw
her sons unconscious form she faint
ed and physicians predicted that
death from the shock would precedS
that OF her son.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-01
LIVES LOST
BY the Scores and Corpses Are
Floating Down the
Streams.

VIENNA. Aug. IA series OF ter
rife thunder and rain storms have
caused destruction and heavy loss OF
live in the Austrian Tyrol.
The BulSowina district and the I'll
Ter Valley suffered especially.
Reports coming in here indicate
that the loss of life has been heavy.
Corpses are floating down the swol-
len streams and houses and stock
have been washed away.
The death roll OF Bukowina is said
to be so, while in the ziller Valley
upward of 90 persons have lost their
lives.
The village of Mehrn, near Brig
legg, has been overwhelmed by a
landslide, and 16 persons are report.
ed to have been killed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-01
ALLEGED SNINDLER HERE
FIRES ARE STARTED
AT GLASS FACTORY
At Adamston With a View of
Factory Resumption at
An Early Date.

The Clarksburg Window Glass
Company has started fires in It's
Adamston factory today.
The object in starting the same is
to get the plant in running condition
by September / or a few days prior
to that time, perhaps.
There is prospect that that factory
will run in full the coming glass sea-
son and hopeful view is taken by
the management and the town, as the
operation Of the factory to its full
est capacity means much for the
owners and the people residing in
that hustling suburban town.
The other four window glass fac
tories in this community. as has been
announced, are preparing to resume
operations this month and the first
OF next, and with all five in opera
ton busy will be the times in window
glass circles here the season lasting
until next June.
Though the factories and manage
ments, as well as the employees, went
through much trouble and difficulty
the season just ended, yet the situa-
tion is one to encourage, being far
better than at the opening OF the
last season, and all are hopeful that
the glass city of West Virginia will
have the busiest year yet.
The starting OF these factories win
be marked by quite an influx Of
population, comprised of Industrious,
thrifty people, following which will
be big stimulus to general t'ad,
conditions of the city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-01
MADDEN DIES
In Cooks Hospital Where He
Was Operated on for
Appendicitis.

The death of John A. Madden. Of
ShInnston. occurred In Cooks hos
pital at Fairmont Saturday morning
between and 6 o'clock Dissolution
was the result OF appendicitis.
Mr.. Madden first had typhoid fe-
yer and partially recovered. hut ex-
perienced relapse. after which APP
pendicitis developed and he was
taken from his home to the hospita'
Tuesday, where he underwent an OPP
Grafton. His condition continued
serious and his death finally resulted
The age OF Mr.. Madden was 4i
years He was son Of Jesse II
Madden. and an excellent citizen. A
wife and two children survive him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-01
PRIMARY TEACHERS MEET.

The Elementary Sunday School
Teachers Union held Its regular
meeting Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock at the home of the President,
Miss Florence Lynch. Besides the
regular business or the society, ar
rangements were made to have a lee
ture next Thursday afternoon by Miss
Martha Graham, state superintendent.
on primary teaching. The meeting
was well attended.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-01
MOTION OVERRULED
To Set Aside the Verdict in the
Case of the State
Against Geary.

Judge Charles W. Lynch held a
special term Of circuit court here
Saturday.
The motion to set aside the ver-
dict in the case of the state against
John Geary was overruled but judg-
ment was not given.
The court refused to gran N in
junction in the case OF McIntre VS..
Whyel.
A formal order was entered in the
cause of Hall against Adams.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-01
GUEST or LINCOLN CITY.

LINCOLN. Neb., Aug. Senator
Lafollette. Of Wisconsin. will be the
guest Of the city the day of the noti-
fication of w. J. Bryan. Aug. 12.
He and Mr.. Bryan are close personal
friends. Mr.. Bryan talked to the
Wisconsin legislature last winter
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-01
FALSE REPORT
Was That GauIey Coal Land
Company Would Sue
the B. & O.

Official denial is made OF publish
ed report that the Gauley Coal Land
Company is to institute a damage
suit for several millions dollars, on
the ground of alleged failure to fur
nish a railroad to its property in
Nicholas county.
6. a. Ellis, Of Boston, Mass. sec
retary of the Gauley Coal Land Com
pauy. says his company has no griev-
ance against the Baltimore & Ohio
and says 1t has no intention of bring
ing an action for damages.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-01
ToMKINs BABY DIES.

George A. Murray received a tele-
gram Saturday from his partner in
the Clarksburg Amusement Company,
Alfred Tompkins, in Pittsburg, con-
veying the news of the death Of Mr..
and Mrs. Tompkins's nine-months-old
son. Alfred Tompkins. Jr.. which
occurred at the Tompkins home on
Bailey avenue in Pittsburg Friday
night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-01
ORDERLY ELECTIONS.

HAVANA, Cuba, Aug. Reports
from all sections of the island show
that the elections are progressing in
an orderly manner today. The cleo
tions are for municipal and pro-
vincial officials.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-01
LONG HORSEBACK RIDE

j. NJ. Crouch. Arthur Parsons and
James White win leave early in the
morning on horseback for Webster
Springs, where they will spend two
weeks vacation. 1t Is their inten-
tion to ride all the way from Clarlss-
burg to Webster Springs and also to
ride all tho way back on their return.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-01
WILL BENEFIT.

BALTIMORE. Md, Aug. THE
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
is expected to benefit largely as a
result of the deal whereby E. H. Har-
riman. in conjunction with certain
banking Interests in New York, pro-
vides for the payment OF SIS, 900
Of notes of the Wheeling & Lake
Erie railroad, which mature today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-01
CADETS REINsTATED.

OYSTER BAY. l.. l.. Aug. L
President Roosevelt and Secretary of
War Wright today decided that eight
cadets recently dismissed from the
United States Military Academy for
hazing shall he reInstated and punish
ment administered according to dis
ciplinary methods of the academy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-01
AGED MAN
Dies ut Home at Moore Mines of
Kidney Trouble

John Hanschumaker an aged man
residing at Moore Mines, died at his
home Saturday morning at 4 O'Clock,
of kidney trouble. Two sons survive
him, George and w. NJ. Hanschu-
maker, living at home. He was 79
years of age.
Funeral services will be held at
the home Sunday morning at 10
o'clock and interment will be mado
in Elk View cemetery.