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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-04-08


L. B. WHITNEY, Treas.
Motion by Graham, seconded by Cad
wen, the report of the Treasurer be re-
ceived and placed on file. Motion was
carried.
WATER WORKS DEPARTMENT
REPORT.
DEBORAH, Iowa, April 1, 1908.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the men,
bers Of the City Council of the City
of DEBORAH, Iowa:
Gentlemen--We bee to submit our
annual report of the Water Works De-
partment for the year ending March 81,
1908
The cost of pumping the city water
for the year ending March 31st, 1908,
was $2,972.c3, against $3.32950 for cor
responding period of 1907. $357.47 less
than the previous year.
The amount of rentals collected for
the year ending March 31st, 1908, was
$5,794.79, against s3,161.32 for cores
ponding period of 1907: $2,6S3.47 more
The amount for rentals due and UNI
collected is $4,000, against $4,000 for
March S1st, 1907, a difference of ST.
10000.
There have been no meters purchased
for the year ending March S1st 1908.
We have paid for plumbing and meters
purchased in 1907, and other small
items, $494.97.
The reservoir was thoroughly cleaned
in June and your committee are glad
to report that the reservoir and its sur
roundings are in a very clearly and
sanitary condition.
We would respectfully suggest, and
urge the purchase Of meters sufficient
to place the whole system on meter
basis.
we would also recommend that in
stead of free water to the three ceme-
teries, that the pipes leading to them
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-04-08

lNDcblEDNEoo
Outstanding time orders, $1,000, due
July 16, 1908.
Outstanding time orders, $4,000, due
July Is, 1908.
Outstanding time orders, $1,000, due
July II, 1908.
Outstanding time orders, $1,000. due
April z, 1908.
Outstanding time orders, $1,000, due
April z. 1909
Outstanding time orders, $1,000. due
April z. 1910.
Outstanding time orders, $1,000. due
April 7, 1911.
Outstanding time order, $4,000, due
May 1, 1908.
Total amount of outstanding time
orders, 1000.
Time orders issued 1907, $4,000.
Time orders paid in 1907, $4,000.
OUTSTANDING BONDS.
Funding bonds. $500. due May /.
1912, at SO.
WATER WORKS BONDS.
$4,000 due Nov 1, 1910, at 40.
$1,000, due Sept. /, 1911, at AZ.
Total outstanding bonds, $13,500.
Total outstanding Indebtedness $24,-
500.
Cash balance on hand in bond fund.
$3,323.92.
Cash balance on hand in Water Works
sinking fund, $5,6SS.31.
AMOUNT RECEIVED FROM COUNTY
TREASITRER
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-04-08

Motion by Graham, seconded by Cad
well, the report of the Fire Committee
be received and placed on file. Motion
was carried.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16

boards for violins and organs, mantels,
and interior finishing. such as mOlding
door and window frames. and door jambs
1t IS manufactured also into all kinds of
lumber, including a good grade Of edge
grain flooring Tupelo gum, in the form
Of flooring, was recently found competing
successfully with Douglas FIR in the Los
Angeles market, even though bearing a
freight rate OF IS cents per hundred
weight from its source of production in
Louisiana
This is only one example Of the studies
carried on by the government for the
purpose Of creating markets and estab-
fishing uses for the kinds of wood whose
properties are not understood. The rea-
son for making these studies Is that by
finding substitutes for woods now in use
which have grown scarce In consequence
of an excessive demand. the timber sup
ply Of the country Is in effect increased,
the most economical use of wood is pro-
moted, and the evils Of a general short
age in wood supply are TO that degree
lessened.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
RENT AN INDEX OF CONDITION

"The amount of rent paid by a family or
Individual fixes the standard Of living
more than any other one thing
This assertion was made this week by
one Of the heads OF perhaps the broad
est-gauged and most advanced philan-
thropic organizations in New York City
I've can tell more about a new family" -"
she said. further. "by knowing the
amount OF rent paid than by half a dozen
other details. When a new appeal comes
to Us and we are told that the family is
paying IS month rent-there are only a
very few rooms TO be had for that now
in New York-we know that they have
sunk 20 very low standard OF living II
we find that the family has paid s15 or
S16 for several years. we are pretty sure
that they are thrifty and self-respecting,
and that their need is due to an acute
cause, and is likely to be only temporary
In New York. at least % per cent Of
the income is a just allowance for rent.
More than that means cutting down at
some important point. Less than that is
almost certain to mean saving at the ex-
pense of health or f-respect-perhaps
both. We have studied the question
through a wide range, starting with the
poorest Of the poor. and the rule and its
workings hold good. until incomes become
so large that q careful balancing Is un-
necessary"
While this association, 10 common with
all other charitable organizations IN New
York Just now. is having far more de-
mands than is usual from families which
have always been self-supporting, wher-
ever possible, the family's present stand
ard Of living will be maintained And this
Is one CT the most interesting points OF
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
An UnIuekv RSvivaI.

A proud young father revived an old
fashioned custom by announcing in the
papers the other day the birth of SON.
Since then he has received 70 sample tins
Of infants food, "a advertisements Of pat
ent cradles, over a case of assorted
brands Of condensed milk, II boxes of
powder. prospectuses Of 13 kinds Of feed
ing bottles. and innumerable samples OF
safety pins, rubber bibs, flannel, knitted
goods. and silk sponges. The father has
also been visited By three book agents
selling works on the care OF infants, four
insurance agents who desire to insure
the child's life on certain new lines. and
by six salesmen for infants Quitting
houses. He says he will not announce
the next addition to his family in this
fashion.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
DEAF OPERATOR WIZARD NOW
Unable to Hear a Sound, Telegraph
er Devises Unique Plan.
HOrsewhip and Metal Plate vibrator
Provide Remedy for Misfortune.
Gets Blows on Forehead.

Richmond. Ind. Feb. 15.-Perhaps with
out a parallel in the world is the case Of
William E. Elliott, who is .ctally deaf,
but IS able to distinguish the dots and
dashes Of the Morse alphabet Elliott
has for twenty-six years represented the
New York. Chicago and St. Louis Rail-
road Company as agent and operator at
Tippecanoe Ind.
Just after the Nickel Plate Railroad
was built through 10 Chicago in 1881, Mr.,
Elliott took a position as representative
OF the company at Tippecanoe. At that
time his hearing was far from good. and
II gradually became worse, so that in
time he was unable 70 hear any sound,
When Elliott realized that he was los
ing his hearing he sought a way OF read
ing the telegraph In order that he might
continue in the employ Of the railroad
company. He IoOsened the hammer on
his telegraph sounder and read the dots
and dashes by sight. There were times,
however, when he was not watching the
instrument. and on these occasions the
train dispatcher frequently called with
out q response from the IT. p" station.
Elliott then tried the plan Of attaching
a metal cord 10 the sounder and holding
a metal plug. attached 10 the cord, in his
mouth. This was not altogether satisfac-
tory. Next he took an old horsewhip cut
a piece about two feet long from the butt
and attached a metal plate 10 one end.
The other end was fastened 70 d telegraph
sounder. Elliott placed his forehead 20
the plate and the problem was solved
He has a student who tells him when TO
answer his calls. For years he has re-
ceiyed the code through hrs frontal bone
by means of the horsewhip.
Elliott IS now being assisted in HIS work
by his young daughter. who though, in
experienced as a telegrapher. premises to
develop into an expert. Elliott is fifty
five years OF age, but he is still regarded
as one of the most expert sending tele-
gTaphers on the division Of the Nickel
Plate Railroad on which he is employed
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
NEW WOODS USE

The scientific study of the merits OF
many species Of trees against the use OF
which there has been a prejudice for
one reason or another is one Of the
most important phases Of the forest work
Of the government, from an economic
standpoint, and the investigations which
have already been made have provided
the lumber industry with much valuable
Information
The latest discoveries Of valuable quail
tiles in a former neglected species re-
suited after an investigation Of the tupelo
gum. which finds its home in the South
ern swamps. Experts say that the study
has brought out as important data as
the studies made on the loblolly pine.
another species which was neglected for
many years, but which is now put to
valuable use for many purposes.
Tupelo, two years ago, at the time the
study was begun, was little known and
seldom used even In the sections OF the
country where it is most plentiful. In
the logging off Of cypress in the Gulf
States. where tupelo is found in large
quantities, the trees were entirely dis
regarded. II was found that the preju-
dice then existing against the wood was
caused by a lack of knowledge Of
its properties and lack OF care in han
ding the material. The investigations
have been carried on by the United States
Forest Service. and have proved ths
value of the wood for a number Of uses.
The result of these studies removed. very
largely, the existing prejudices against
this gum, and in a short time the demand
FOR tupelo rapidly increased
This wood IS now widely used not only
in the State where 1t grows. but also in
distant sections of the country, IA the
manufacture of wooden pumps, sounding
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16

one OF the most interesting educational
and charitable works in New York. II not
in the country.
Every family and every individual. this
is The position Of these experienced au-
thorities on social economics and social
progress, should maintain as high a
standard of living as possible, a standard
demanding the best conditions obtainable
making for health. happiness, and de-
velopment.
A man with small wages and a large
family should consider the proper main
tenance and education OF that family
mis- best possible investment and provi-
sion for the future A man earning
SIS week, for instance. with a family
Of seven children, saves for Il rainy day
at the cost OF his children's best good.
physical. mental. and moral Such a
case, only one of many similar instances.
came to this brOad-minded organization
recently. there being sudden need for an
operation on the little cripple OF the
family
I'VE should have blamed the father"
said the authority first quoted. had ne
saved instead OF spending as wisely and
we'll as ne has. The little fat is in a
decent neighborhood with unusually good
hygienic conditions. The children show
that they have been we'll nourished, well
educated, we'll trained, we'll looked after
in every way; but 1t has taken al the
fathers wages, even with the wisest and
most careful spending. to accomplish
these laudable results.
We constantly urge and teach our
workers, our dependent families, and the
families we reach which are Tending for
themselves, to set their standard Of liv-
ing high and 10 try to maintain it-aiways
an honest, consistent MISUNDERSTANDING
this one Of the most important and vital
conditions OK a healthy social progress"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
Berlin American woman's Club.

At the annual meeting Of the Ameri-
can Woman's Club Of Berlin. held in
that city in January. the election Of
officers for the ensuing year took place.
Among the changes which may be OF
interest to Washington society It may
be mentioned that Mrs CharIemagne
Tower sent in her resignation as presi-
dent, owing to her pending departure,
and that Mrs Thackera was elected as
her successor. Miss MOlt was elected
vice president and Mrs. Wiser second
vice president, while Mrs. Hutmacher
remains treasurer and Mrs. Honan re-
cording secretary Of the club. Miss
Redfern, to whose untiring energy and
personal popularity the ever-growing
success OF the clab is largely due.
was unanimously elected directress.
The first and third Saturdays will con-
tinue TO be set apart for reception and
teas for members and their fTien6s.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16

in the brown ink of three decades ago,
had been written. SalmOnson gave him
the license.
SalmOnson believes the bulletin board
will prove good thing. even If Il does
cause complication once In while. He
thinks there are too much looseness in
the marriage regulations, and anything
that will have a tendency to make Il
harder to get married will make II harder
to dissolve the marriage knots when they
are tied
Salmonsons innovation meets with
great favor among the circuit and SUI
perior court judges, before whom the
divorce cases are tried. They think any
thing that will make IL harder for couples
TO get married viii make 1t easier to
keep them married.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
THE DES MONIES PLAN.
Western City Has Abolished Wards
and Councils.

The Des Moines plan has abolished
wards, boards, and aldermanic system
It has concentrated the executive, legis-
lative, and judicial work in one body Of
men. The executive and administrative
affairs are the principal duties TO be per
formed-the others are incidental. And
this body of c0uHCilmen, in whom all Of
this power is concentrated. represents
the entire people and no particular di-
vision, writes Silas B. Allen, Of the Ma
tiOnal Municipal League, I'm L.eslie's
Weekly. They act collectively in counsel
ing the welfare of the city. in executing
its laws and administering its affairs in
accordance with the best judgment OF
the majority Of their number.
Thus at one stroke the ward system is
abolished the possibility of each ward
being law unto itself IS prevented. and
the distribution of the city's funds among
the respective wards TO satisfy the al
dermen and their constituency is made q
thing of the past; the executive power
has been concentrated and the entire
responsibility fixed in a definite body.
harmony and cooperation are made nee
essary, and each member Of the council
is responsible for the condition Of the
whole city.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
Real Estate instruction via Mail.

keai Estate instruction via Mall
Our graduates are much sought after
by leading agents" is the modest an
nouneement held out as bait for prospeo-
tive students by a metropolitan real es-
tate notwithstanding this science in
all its branches" A special course upon
the subject of landlord liability insur-
ance" is provided by paying an additional
fee In an article published IN the pros
pectus issued by the above concern the
statement is made that we guarantee to
show you how TO become n successful
broker, familiarizing pupils with the OBJ
legations imposed by law on owners. ex-
ecutors, amid guardians" Explaining
how the institution manages so that long
range education may consistently be i'm
parted, this note is trotted out TO serve
as reconCiling evidence: We imbue the
broad general principles involved-yet we
are as familiar with the statutes of Cali
fornia as we are with those in force in
New York"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
OPPOSE TRIAL MARRIAGES.
Judge Declares Lax Divorce Laws
Seriously Objectionable.

Spokane. Wash, Feb. 15.-"The mere
fact that man and his wife cannot
live together is no ground for divorce.
An administration Of the law which, in
its practical working. allows a divorce
merely upon application therefor, on dis
satisfaction and uncongeniality. estab-
fishes at once and ipso facto a system OF
trial marriage Such a system in rs
effect upon the family and upon the child
hood of the land would be fatal to our
institutions"
Miles Poindexter, senior judge Of the
Spokane County Superior Court. Republi-
can candidate for Congress from the
Third district IN Washington, and presl-
dent OF the Southern Club, Of Spokane,
made the foregoing ruling in the suit for
divorce instituted by Julian o. Tiffany.
formerly Of Clinton. Iowa, where they
were married February %. 1895. against
his wife, Lillian Tiffany.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
MILES OF STRAIGHT ROAD.
A Condition Which Makes Motoring
q Delight in France.

There are many sections OF the chief
roads in France which run for milss in
an absolutely straight line. The country
is invariably rolling and It IS nothing
unusual TO come to the summit Of some
hill and see the road stretching away -
front as straight as die as far as the
eye can reach.
Another feature OF the French roads Is
the entire absence Of fences. says the
Outing Magazine. Fields come to the
very edge Of the grass bordering the rows
Of trees that line the roads, and in Nor
mandy and Brittany, especially, every
foot of the acreage seems to be TILED
In many places both cutters of the road
on hills are carefully paved with stones,
so that the water may be carried Off
without cutting ruts in the macadam at
the edges.
Motoring is ideal when It can be en-
jeyed under mile after mile of arched
foliage. past fertile fields. and pictur-
esque cottages.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
THE NEW AGE.

When naTiss are forgotten
And fleets ara useless things.
When the dove shall warm her bosom
Beneath the eagles wings.
When memory cf battles
At last : strange and old,
When nations have one banner
And creeds have found one fold.
When the Hand that spriukles midnight
With its powdered drift Of suns
Has hushed this tiny tumult
OF sects and swords and guns.
Then Hates last note Of dlseoTd
In all God S worlds shall cease,
In the conquest which is service.
II the victory which IS peace.
frederick Lawrence Knowles.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16

From the Louisville Courier-Joumal
The cackling of geese once saved Rome.
but since that time setting it up in type
for the Congressional Record has cost
more than the worth of the taxable prop
erty Of the Eternal CITY.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
BETS LEAD TO CRIME
Records Show Track Gam
blers Are EmbezzlerS.
NEW YORK FIGURES COMPILED

s'T,he Ponies" Responsible for Many
DOyvnfalIs-VietimsI Include Persons
from All WfIlkS of Life-Rank Cash
ier's Unusual Record of DupIieIty.
Factory Owners Worried.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
SOCIETY ON SUNDAY
Former Customs Now Only
a Pleasant Memory.
ALWAYS WALKED TO CHURCH

Twenty Years Ago the Gay Sunday
supper Was Unknown in New YsFk.
sabbath Dinner Usually a Reunion
of the Whole FamiIy-There Were
30 Biz Private Bathrooms Then.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
Brings 'ROund Bible

Regardless of the fact that he looked
every day Of that limit be was told his
mother had sworn he was not yet twenty,
and there was nothing to do under the
circumstances but refuse the permit
A few days later the same young man
appeared at the window with a big Bible
under his arm. and a few minutes later
he had the book opened 20 the family
history" page and was showing Salmon
son where his name and date Of birth,
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16

derloin resorts was known as a Give
one ana good spender This clerks
peculations are said 10 have amounted 20
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-19

Eilers Piano House sell il for less.
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w. S. G. MEN
ARE BARRED
BY FACULTY

"Prexy' Bryan and Bib Deiner Of
the w. S. c. team have been declared
ineligible to play any more this sea-
son by the faculty committee at the
Pullman institution. The question of
their eligibility was taken up by the
committee before the Idaho game, and
as the question was not decided they
were not allowed to play in that game.
Deiner was barred on the ground
that he is really a freshman student
at the college. He came to w. S. c..
from the University of Colorado, and
while in that school he got enough
credits to enter the sophomore class,
but the difference in the scholastic
standings of the two institutions only
makes him eligible for the freshman
class at Pullman
Bryan was barred from further
playing on the football team on the
ground that he returned to college
this fall with the intention of playing
football and not for his studies. At
the present time he is up in all his
college work, but the committee be-
heVlng that football was the object
OF his return to college this" year
barred him from the team.
In Deiner's case the committee was
split in their vote and the final bal
lot was their vote and the final ballot
was three for and two against. If
Bryan continues to keep up in his work
he Will probably be allowed to play
baseball while Deiner will be eligible
to play football again next fall.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-19
CONGLIN BOY
Is INCORRIGIBLE

Wilbur Conklin was brought down
from Prescott this morning by Marshal
Charles Long, of that city, and is
lodged in the county Jail on the charge
of incorrigibility. Young Conklin has
been running wild in the Prescott
country for some time, it is stated, and
the authorities there deemed it time
to stop his wanderings.
He is the boy who some time ago
was said to have stole the horse from
his father Clifford Conklin, of formal
dehyde milk fame. He has been, it is
said, wild and ungovernable for some
time.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-19

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAVIS
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed tc
cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleed
ing Or Protruding Piles in to IA days
or money refunded. soc.
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500 Rewardd. S1Ok.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh, Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity Catarrh being
constitutional disease requires a con-
Stltutlonal treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting di-
rectly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by build
ing UP the constitution and assisting
nature in doing it's work. The proprie-
tors have so much faith in it's cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it fails
to cure. Send for list OF testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO. To-
IodO q
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COAL--No dust, ash or SCOT. F. F
Root. Phone 2153.
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ChIckering Pianos at Eiers Piano
House.
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kimbaII Piaros-Eilers Piano Hous.
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Stoves Put Up and BIackened.
Stoves put Up and blackened. House
cleaning done. All other odd jobs no
matter what, call Lyon. Phone 1S45.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-19

Buy Baby" Chandeliers riano
House.
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Auto Player Piano-EiIers Piano
House.
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Genuine PianoIa Pianos-Eilers PA
no House.
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For good Pianos see EiIers Piano
House.
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Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
PATTON.
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we sell it for Iess-EiIers Piano
House.
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Certainly we are going to EiIers PA
no House.
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Weber Pianos-Eilers Fiano House.