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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-01-08
COUNTY FARM INVOICE, TAKEN
DECEMBER "a. 1907


Live Stock III COWS. 5 calves ? one
year-old steers. , one year-old heifers
yearlimg steers. yearling heifers. bull
IS hogs to kill. 30 shoats
Poultry: 300 chickens, 20 geese. 10
9uineas.
Hay and Grain:-4OO bushels oats
400 bushels corn. 30 tons of hay.
Vegetables -675 bushels of potatoes
$50 bushels onions. % bushels ruta
bagas. 80 bushels parsnips. 90 bushels
carrots.
Household supplies:-4 barrels kraut,
252 quarts canned fruit. ] bntt of chew
ing tobacco. 20 pounds of smoking to-
bacco. $50 bars of washing soap. ] bar
rel oatmeal. II cans I've, 100 pounds
sugar. i sacks -four. barrels salt, 30
pounds rice. 10 pounds pearl barley, -
pounds coffee, 30 pounds tea. 20 dozen
eggs. u barrel syrup, "a barrel vinegar,
100 gallons Kerosene. ] case matches.
Miscellaneous pair clippers, 2 raz-
ors. razor strops. / mug. ! brush,
barber chair, | barber shears.
Poor House Dining Room:-l range,
II chairs. , cupboards. ) tables. -four
bin. 3 curtains. 20 spoons. 20 knives, 20
iblhNs ildN- IdIIp. ucli.
coffee boiler. and pail. teapot. 81
bowls, IL individual sugar bowls, milk
pitchers. 81 plates. "a cups. "a saucers,
3 kettles, , frying pans, platters, !
clothes basket. , dish pans, 2 dippers.
Poor House Bath Room and Sitting
Room: 4 chairs. 2 spitoons. ] hot water
bottle. clothes bar, "a outside shirts.
% suits underwear. 81 pairs socks, 20
overalls
Bed Rooms :-2l beds and bedding.
Wash Room: > washing machines,
wringers. = wash boards.
Clothes Room is sheets and pillow
cases. 10 dresses, ) bedticks, feather
beds. , trunks.
Insane Ward, Ladies' Room-20 chairs,
l6 curtains, % pictures, 2 tables, tow
els. bed pan. % wool blankets. IL bed
blankets.
Bath Room:-lS suits underwear "a
pairs stockings, Is new dresses, s night
dresses, II cloaks, ID pillow cases and
sheets
Mems Ward: IA chairs. Is pictures.
10 towels, "a double blankets. Is bed
mattresses and spreads. IA curtains.
Bath Room :-2l suits heavy under
wear. % pairs new SOtk~. ~ SlIllS NulIl-
mer underwear. % shirts. - heavy
pants, 20 overalls. 3 sweaters. pairs
of suspenders, pairs mittens, , pair
German socks.
Dining Room: -3 tables. cupboard
2 frying pans, ladies'. ] range, coffee
boiler, 2 pals. % chairs, 80 cups. 81
plates. % bowls, 4 kettles. 30 spoons,
tray ] clothes basket dippers. ] dish
pan, clothes bar, wash-dishes, 2
lamps. ) pictures. } curtains, 3 wash
tubs. 3 wash boards, 9 boilers.
Private dwelling house % curtains.
coffee mill, kraut cutter. ice cream
freezer. sausage cutter kitchen table
| Singer sewing machine, physician
books of Insane Record. Book of In
sane. 2 small record books of Poor.
Side Room:- barrel chun, milk
cans. 2 strainers.
Machinery drag, corn pillow, !
hay loader, | rake, ] mower, breaking
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-01-08

room at the Court House for the pur-
pose of selecting Grand Jurors. Petit
Jurors and Talesmen Jurors for the year
1908.
Present: Chairman Selnes and MEM
bers Kubish, Jones, Cooper and Jewell.
The list of Jurors was prepared and
signed by all members of the Board and
attested by the County Auditor
On motion adjourned to $3.50 a. m,
Jan. 3, 1908.
At large for the I'd district. in
which is included four cars of
lumber at Ridgeway used in
I'd and Sd districts and also
four ears of lumber in Calmar
to be used in the county,. 5459.27
Total for the district 49,. SSll4.66
THIRD DISTRICT.
Martin Jones, Supervisor.
Burr Oak township .........S 639.2S
Fremont township ............ l944.S5
Orleans township ............ 445.33
Bluffton township ........... 1864
Lincoln township ............ l47OO
At large for the district -. 20l6.SO
Total for the district ..... S5379.sC
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-01-08
GEO. ]. COOPER.

On motion the per diem and mileage
of members was allowed as follows:
Geo. j. Cooper, 2 days and 9 miles
$3.50.
NJ. A. Kubish, day and Is miles
$3.50.
Martin Jones, 2 days and IL miles
$3.50.
Q. NJ. Selnes, , days and II miles
1920.
b. +. Jewell, days and miles
$40.
The minutes We're read and approved
On motion adjourned.
o. NJ. SELVES. Chairman.
Attest: /. LINNEVOLD,
County Auditor and Clerk Board o.
Supervisors.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-01-08
Dec. % 1907. $40 q m

DEC. y. TJUI. SOU q. III.
Board met. Members all present and
called to order. Minutes of previous
meeting We're read and approved. On
motion adjourned TO 80 p. m.
present and called to order The entire
afternoon was taken up in checking up
the reports of the different committees
Moved, seconded and carried that the
reports of the Chairman of the Bridge.
Highway, Court House and Poor be APP
nrovad
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-01-08

pillow, hay fork, and rope, water
tank. corn shelter, cultivator, pipe
tong. rolling cutter, ] lawn mower, |
wrench and ! vice for pipe.
b. +. JEWELL, Chairman.
O. NJ. SELVES.
NJ. A. KUBISH.
MARTIN JONES.
GEO. J. COOPER.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-01-08
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.
Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors
at the November Adjourned
Session, Dec. &c, 1907.
Dec. %. 1907. 1870 D. m.

DEC. 70, I3UI. I:3U p. III.
Board met as per adjournment. Pres
ent, Chairman Selnes and members
Cooper, Jones and Jewell Absent, Mr..
Kubish.
Minutes of previous meeting were read
and approved.
Moved. seconded and carried that $3.50
taxes of G. Christianson be refunded,
the same being recommended by the
City Council and also a clerical error in
not having same omitted from the as
SCISSORS book at the time of the meet
ing of the Board of Review
The remainder of the afternoon was
taken up in checking over the reports
rof the different committees.
On motion adjourned to $50 a. M,
Dec. %, 1907.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-07-02
RICHES ON STATE GROUNDS.
Finest Clay in Iowa Found on Guart
Rifle Range. -.-....

Sc Des Moines. lathe new National
Guard camp ground, north of Des
Moines, which the state bought recent
ly has turned out to be almost as
good as gold mine.
Discovery has been made of bank
Of blue clay that is said to be about
the finest that has ever been seen in
Iowa.
Value has not been put on the de-
posit, for it has not been fully sur
veyed. The graders ran upon it while
grading down one of the hills It was
found to be solid hill of clay. It
was SO hard that it would not yield to
shovel or play, and the workmen had
to take to dynamite to loosen it SO
that it could be handled at the point
under grade. The depth and extent Of
the bank can only be guessed.
That it is of very great value is not
doubted. It will be inspected by prac-
tical brick, tile, and pottery men
Soon, and an estimate made Of it as
soon as the extent of it is disclosed
More than 100 horses and the equiv
alent Of men are at work on the Inn
provements of the camp ground. Gen.
Thrift of the guard has returned from
Chicago, where. he made a large saw
ing on investment Of government
funds in equipping the rifle range that
Is now being erected with fifty. targets.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-07-02
HOMELESS BREAkFAsrFoOD.
Shipped Around World and Back Be
cause No One Wants II.

Seattle, Wash.-Upon a dock at Vic:
toria there reposes 800 tons of predi.
gested, ready to serve breakfast food
which landed in Victoria after a voy-
age that makes the trip of tho battle
ship fleet through the straits look
cheap.
Breakfast food has been at a dis
count In Victoria ever since the arrival
OF the steamer Fir from the west coast
of South America for Tacoma. Weigh
ing little, the cereal filled a large part
OF the space in the Eir's hold. Since
1t has reposed on the Victoria wharf
many hungry Jim Dumps among tho
water front loiterers has been con-
7erted into Sunny Jim.
The homeless breakfast food was
shipped in the first place from Mon
treal to England by men who hoped
to find market for it there The Eng
fish branch Of their house failed to dis
pose OF it, and 1t was sent round the
.lorn. with the idea of disposing of it
TO the battleship feet Uncle Sans
shirs, however, had all the breakfast
food they needed, and as last resort
the Montreal concern, which had lost
several thousand dollars in the ven
ture, shipped the predigested cereal
north on the Fir and unloaded in
Victoria, thus saving paying duty
through entry into the United States.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-07-02
ANCIENT COURTS SEVERE.
oid.rime Records Unearthed Snow
Strange Punishments.

Dover. Del.-When some Of Delar
wares ancient court records were
found in the office Of the Kent county
prothonotary, some dating as far back
as 1899, the writing was found to be-
as legible as the day it was written.
Among them were records Of convtc-
lions of men and women for peculiar
offenses, the sentences frequently be-
ing 'nnusually severe.
One preacher was convicted for
marrying two couples in one day; q
spectator in the court was sent to
jail for smoking a pipe in the court
room; convict was arraigned for not
having a Roman "T' ON the front of
his shirt to designate that he had:
been imprisoned for theft, and a serv-
ant who had left her master without
his consent was sentenced to 10 days
In the county Jail.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-07-02
SALE.

I will sell at public auction on my
farm one-half mile east and one aud
one-half miles north of Warren, on
Saturday. July IL, 1908. commencing
at 10 a. M. all nv stock and farm
machinery. including about 30.horses
of all weights and sizes. IL milk
cows.a lot of young cattle. and my
large equipment of farm machinery.
Free lunch at noon. It is my in
tention to quit farming and 1devote
my entire time to my business in
town. ~ M. L. Larson.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-07-02

the funeral arrangements that she con-
sented to the presence Of troops in .
police capacity.
Only Active PalI-Bearers.
There were no honorary pall-bearers.
Those who bore Mr. Cleveland's body
to its final resting place in the Cleve-
land plot were Mayor George B. Nc
Clellan, Paul Morton. Commodore p.
C. Benedict, Richard Watson Glider of
Now York; Prof. Paul Van Dyke. Dean
Andrew F. West, Prof. q. Hibben,
Junius 8. Morgan, . nephew Of J. Pier
pont Morgan; A. d. Russell, Prof.
Howard McLenahan and Bayard Stock
ton of Princeton.
The services at the house, which
began at flve o'clock, were brief, after
which the cortege formed and pro
ceedsd to tho cemetery.
President Roosevelt, Gov. Fort OF
New Jersey. Gov. Hughes Of New
York, Gov. Hoke Smith Of Georgia.
members Of President Clsveland's cab
inets and other lotabls sitiseas were
among the mourners.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-07-02
July 2-July %.
CITATION FOR HEARING ON
PETITION FOR ADMINISTRA-

July 2-July %.
CITATION FOR HEARING ON
PETITION FOR ADMINISTRA-
TON.
Estate of Guleck Olson. Decedent.
State of Minnesota. County of
Marshall. In Probate Court. In
the Matter of the Estate of Guleck
Olson, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to Kris
tine Gunderson. Maria Christensen.
MARITIME Christensen. and all persons
interested in the granting of admin
istration of the estate of said dece-
dent: The petition of Kristine
Gunderson, having been filed in this
court, representing that = Guleck
Olosn, then resident of the County
uf Marshall. State of Minnesota.
died interstate on the Goth day Of
June. 1908: and praying that letters
of administration of his estate be
granted to Daniel S. Christensen, of
Lansford. North Dakota: and the
court having fixed the time and
place for hearing said petition:
THEREFORE,. YOU, AND EACH
OF YOU, are hereby cited and re-
0uired to show cause, If any you
have: before this court at the Pro-
bate Court Rooms. in the City of
Warren. in the County of Marshall,
State OF Minnesota, on the 25th day
of july, 1908, at ten O'Clock A. NJ,
why said petition should not be
grandted.
Witness. the Judge of said Court,
and the Seal of said court, this 3Oth
day of June, 1908.
Peter III. Holm.
Court Seal: Probate Judge.
Julius j. Olson.
Attorney for Petitioner,
Warren, MINI.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-07-02
ALLIcAToRs ARE AMIAsLE.
Government Scientist Says saurian l.
Lovable Creature.

Washington.-The Smithsonian In
st1tution has just issued an account of
series of observations of the Ameri-
can alligator conducted under it's SUI
pervisiOn by Prof. Albert M. Reese.
The observations were made In the
Everglades, the smaller swamps and
lakes OF central Florida, and the Oke.
fenokee swamp in southern Georgia.
Prof. Reese indicates that in spite
OF its hoarse below and tho legends
81 Its voraciousness handed down by
The American negroes of long ago, the
alligator is really docile animal. In
fact, 1t is said that in some southern
sea-coast towns gators have been do
mesticated
1t has been a popular belief that
pickaninny meat is a favorite diet of
the alligator, but that it is not true,
for "a little negro boy can chase q
gator anywhere. When a gator
stretched out on log summing itself
sees, out OF one eye that it keeps open
even while asleep, the approach of a
dive and stays under water until the
shadow passes.
The American alligator is pro.
nounced to be not as bad as it has
been made out to be in story books,
but, in fact, a meek and lowly freak
OF the water and marshy places. 1t is
gradually becoming extinct, disappear.
ing before the onward march of civil
ization, and especially because of the
mad rush for it's hide to make hand
satchels, shoes, etc.
Prof. Reese was aided in his hunt
for alligator eggs by Miami half.
breed down in Florida, who is known
as the gator swamp merchant and is
called Alligator Bill. 1t is said that
when Bill is through coddling gator
the animal will follow him around like
dog.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-07-02
4. SACR IFIC
70 CUPID
~ guy BooTHBY
(copyright.)
hMA10

(Copyright.)
I have often wondered how 1t u that
Fate, usually so tolerant, ever per-
mits itself to create such absurd be.
ings as millionaires. To my sorrow be
1t said happen to be one myself and
can assure you at the present mo-
ment am far from being proud Of the
fact. We made our money, out Of can
dies - Briggs MISUNDERSTANDING.
Candle. We began life in a small shop
In what was then aristocratic Blooms
bury, and died worth quarter OF a
million. My father invested his in
heritance with the same acumen
which had distinguished his sire and
In due course left me, his only child,
what is called. in city parlance, "a
cool couple of Millions and the dou-
ble-barreled hyphened cognomen OF
Adolphus Leicester-Briggs, which ID
perhaps worse than all the rest put
together. Fl. w.
I It was at q musical at home that
I first made the acquaintance of Miss
Muriel Beverley. am prepared to con.
Tess that fell in love with her at
first sight. Nothing sweeter could DOS.
sibly be imagined than she looked in
her white frock and big picture hat.
Her father had met repeatedly ut 4
club of which we were both members
It may, or may not, surprise you to
hear that three months later was
engaged to Miss Muriel. Goodness
only knows had never been so happy
in my life before There never was Z
sweeter or more lovable girl, and l
worshiped the very ground she
walked upon. Everybody appeared
and say it advisedly, to be delighted
with the match, her father In partic
ular. She was one of the acknowl.
edged beauties of the year-while +
we'll I was Briggs Patent-Long-Burn
ing Candle, and a millionaire.
How Muriel felt about it know only
too we'll now-but at the time lived in
fools paradise.
Her father was not burdened with
wealth-to put it bluntly he was as
poor as the proverbial church mouse
AS matter of fact I have reason to
know that he lived up to every cent
of his income, and it was therefore
only fit and proper that he should de-
sire to see his daughter we'll settled
in life
1t was not long after that I was
invited to a house party by Muriel's
father where I met Capt. Gainsbor
ough, a young army officer.
Gainsborough, by the way, was a
remarkably handsome young fellow
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-07-02

Briggs Notwithstanding Candles
according to the advertisements-il-
lumine the world. Well, there's one
part of it in which they burn to con.
siderable extent, and that is In the
salubrious atmosphere Of the Argen-
tine. I have big horse-farm there
and l am on the lookout for a man
ager. As cavalry man you ought to
know something about horses. Marry
the girl of your heart, will take care
that the father offers no objections,
and go out. It all depends upon your
self then whether you are happy or
not
The silly fellow got up from his
chair, tried to speak, but could not ut
ter word. Then he shook me by the
hand and went to the other end Of the
room to look out on the street. Up
to that moment had always regard
ed hin as being a somewhat common
place young fellow. was mistaken
| in that, as l was. in several other
| things.
That afternoon we returned together
| to Beverley, where spent somewhat
unce mfortable half an hour with the
worthy old gentleman. However, I
persuaded him.
All this happened Is months ago.
Next month I propose going out to
South America to pay the young cou.
pie a visit and to inspect and pass my
opinion on my godson. sss
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-07-02

but without penny to bless himself
l might mention here that my age /,
42-that am short and stout and in
clined to badness.
1t was only few evenings later tha
Gainsborough came to me and tol(
me he had an urgent call and wa:
obliged to leave Immediately. l wei
knew the cause of his departure. IL
The problem was called upon tt
solve was a difficult one, and did no
quite see how was going to do it.
Next morning was trifie late fol
breakfast. Mrs. Beverley never made
her appearance at that meal, her
daughter officiating in her stead. Or
this occasion Muriel looked as If sh.
had passed q sleepless night. He
eyes we're red and swollen, and he
conversation was not as fluent a.
usual. Her father also struck me a,
being somewhat quieter than usual
Capt. Gainsborough was not to b,
seen
When we rose l made my way Il
the billiard-room, with the intention o
writing some letters. II I were Il
tell you that I was easy in my mint
l should not be speaking the truth. "A,
matter of fact was about as un
happy as a man could well be-.
tried to settle myself dow
to my correspondence; but til,
inspiration had flown, and at last, ii
despair, ! threw aside my pen and de
termined to go for stroll. For som,
reason or another chose the patl
which leads through the shrubber!
to what was called the Lady's Gar
den. The picture was beautiful be
yond compare.
Unfortunately, however, I was no
in the humor to enjoy it. / had passes
the statue OF Apollo and was abou
to descend the steps to the path below
when sound reached my ears which
made me pause. Some one was crying
and that some one was withou
doubt a woman. made my way Il
the direction whence the sound pro
sceeded, and discovered exactly whal
= expected to find. Nuriel. my prett,
4 u
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-07-02
July 2-October /.
ORDER LIMITING TIME TO
FILE CLAIMS. AND FOR
Us HEARTNG THEREON

FILE CLAIMS. AND FOR
HEARING THEREON.
Estate Of Henry Lokebo, Decedent.
State of Minnesota, County Of
Marshall. In Probate Court. In
the Matter of the Estate of Henry
Lokebo. Decedent. "a
Letters of Administration this day
having been granted to Anders
Schey. of Spruce Valley ToWnhsip,
Marshall Co., Minnesota.
1t Is Ordered. That the time with
In which all creditors of the above
named decedent may present claims
against his estate in this Court, be,
and the same hereby Is limited to
three months from and after the
date hereof; and that Saturday the
3rd day of October, 1908. at ten
o'clock A. NJ, in the Probate Court
Rooms, at the CITY of Warren, In
said County. be and the same here
by is, fixed and appointed as the
time and place for hearing upon the
examination, adjustment and allow
ance of such claims as shall be pre-
sented within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication Of this order in the War.
rem Sheaf as provided by law.
Dated June 30th 1908.
Peter 81. Holm,
(Court Seal. Judge Of Probate.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-07-02
Girls Accept Minister, Offer.

New Cumberland, Pa.-To raise
money at the dedication Of the new
Methodist church here Rev. DR.. John
Krantz of Iowa, announced he would
perform the marriage ceremony FREQ
for any girl who would give i've dol
lars to the church. Thirty pretty young
women promptly accepted the offer.
Now they're making leap-year pro-
posals, offering the unusual induce
ment of free marriage ceremony. It
Is predicted that many others viii fo3
low. i,
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a0ed nvo.
FvasFai 10 Very Simple. s..
Princeton, N. J., June 26.-The fu-
neSal OF Grover Cleveland Friday at
teYnoen was marked by extreme
simplicity. There were no bands to
play mournful dirgss on the way to
the old Princeton cemetery, no mill
ta1y escort, no eulogy BY the omciat-
ing clerSynen.
The half-mils Of thoroushfare
through which the oortege passed
from "Westland." tAs Cleveland homo
a BAyayd Lane. TO the cemetery. was
policsl BY mounted troops and blue.
osatsl soldisrs. but thay wore there
lar police duty and - . measure OF
pescaStisa n psotsct11g The living
resident, rather than @ a element
a display In payiAg ts1euts 70 do
naytsd chief executive.
Il had beea Mrs. UevelaaA's wish to
avcld anything Of Military nature ct
~ funeral. and II was enly when the
1ecsssity of S1arding President
Noosevelt. who was In attendance. was
Aerns upon Ter u tAoss = charge Of
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CHICAGO, June ga despatch
TO the Tribune from JerseyyilIe, H.,
says:
Daniel Mathews, aged 4, the most
bashiulmau in Illinois" avoided the
altar for the fourth time last night
The Rev. J. II. Jones and $50 quests
waited for an hour and half al the
church for him to appear and become
the husband OF Miss Marie Frazier,
but Mathews was elsewhere. Later
Daniel said he wanted to be married
more than anything else on earth,
that he really intended to face the
altar, but that something he does not
know what prevented him from get
ting there,
Miss Frazier admitted she was will
ing TO give the bashiul man another
chance, They will attempt TO over
come his timidity today with priv
Aate ceremony
Nrhe FIRST time Mathews promised to
goNbeiore the minister was two years