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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08
THE MIRROR OF THE TOWN.

The time has gone by when the
publisher of any newspaper, even of
tn humblest country weekly. goes
around asking support GU tot per-
sonal friendship. But the public
ought to realize just the same, that
the prosperity and progress of its
town is judged by outsiders by the
kind of newspaper product that is
sent out to represent it.
A town with poorly printed, ill
written, and generally slovenly news
papers is universally judged to be on
the toboggan. A town with enter
prising looking sheets gives an i'm
preston that there is enterprise in
the town that creates the good look
ing journal. When a man pays down
his dollars for subscription to his
home paper, or for advertising in its
columns, he is at the same time ad-
vertising his home town to the out
lying country and neignDoring cities.
The more a newspapers subscriptions
and advertising increases, the more
features the publisher can add, the
faster he can improve his mechanical
equipment, the more nearly can he
come to realizing his ideals of news
paper making.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08

his own premises, when, with a
spade and ten minutes work on his
part, the whole trouble if taken IL
time could have been rectified. In
telligent, well-directec, conscientious
service on the roads persistently en-
ployed will ultimately make country
roads everywhere almost as good as
city pavements. Now, that doesn't
mean slip-shod, half-hearted, make
shift methods, such as blowing up
mile or so of the center of the
road, leaving it ungraded, full of
large chunks in the center, to be-
come an Understandable mud hole as
soon as the rain descends. Wouldn't
ten rods of finished road each year
be better eventually than a mile of
the other kind. If so, why not adopt
some such scheme. There is no
for the construction of good roads
is so easily available as in Winnie
shiek county. Rock, sand and gravel
are everywhere. The county has a
stone crusher and it might be we'll
TO operate ii the whole year. moving
it from one part Of the county to
another. Then let the people of the
Iltownship, instead of blowing up a
mile of road, pillow up only so much
as can be properly shaped for drain
age and covered with crushed rock
and gravel, with all the funds at
hand, and the following year add
as much more good road to it, and
SO on until the good road is an ac-
complished fact. The greatest OBJ
stacle to such an achievement ar
present is the half heartedness of
our citizens toward the matter. So
long as we are willing to sit supinely
and pursue our time-honored, do
nothing policy, conditions as they are
will continue. The moment we be-
come aroused and get up and bestir
ourselves the problem will be solved,
and in the writer's judgment it is
high time we were getting under
motion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08

son for this view because the actual
cost to date Of the canal, which is now
half done and which will be completed
Jan. /, 1915, shows that the cost Of
engineering and construction will be
1927. 100000 instead Of $139, 705 200. as
originally estimated. In addition to
engineering and construction. the 9th
err expenses, including sanitation and
government and the amount paid for
the properties, the franchise and the
privilege of building the canal, in
crease the cost by SO, 435,O0O to a
total Of 1915, POI 900. The increase in
the cost of engineering and construc-
ton is due to substantial enlarge
ment Of the plan Of construction by
widening the canal 100 feet in the Gu
Zebra cut and by increasing the d.
mansions Of the locks, to the under
estimate Of the quantity Of the work
to be done under the original plan and
to an underestimate of the cost Of la
Dor and materials. both Of which have
greatly enhanced In price since the
original estimate was made.
Government Economy.
In order to avoid deficit for the
ensuing fiscal year l directed the
heads Of departments In the prepare
ton Of their estimates to make them
as low as possible consistent with i'm
perative governmental necessity. The
result has been, as I am advised by
the secretary Of the treasury, that the
estimates Of the expenses Of the gov
eminent for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1911-that Is, for the next
fiscal year-are less by $55,663,OOO
than the total of appropriations for
the current fiscal year and less by
100000 than the estimates for that
year. So far as the secretary Of the
treasury is able to form Judgment as
to future income, there will be no
deficit In the year ending June 80, 1911,
but a small surplus Of $712,0OO.
CONTINUED on page A.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08

We were little surprised a few
days ago, says an exchange, to find
$50 lying in the road beside the
hedge at the corner of one of our
business farmers home, and the
more so to find that it had lain there
unmolested for several months, but
beginning to look much the worse
for the exposure. The money was in
the shape of moving machine that
will have to be replaced by new
enc before many years unless cared
for better than that.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08
WINNEsHIEK COUNTY ROADS.

The almost impossible condition
CT the roads throughout the county
during the past month is a rather
unusual thing at this season of the
year. We are accustomed to bad
roads for time more or less pro-
tracted every spring, but the roads
have been worse at this time than
in the spring season, for the reason
that they have been bad everywhere,
excepting only such places as have
naturally rock bottom or have been
properly macadamized, whereas, in
spring time there are always places
more or less shaded or protected
that don't get bad until the earlier
broken up spots have a chance to
dry. We have no means of accu-
rately estimating the property loss
TO the people of the county through
such conditions, but it is safe to
say that, everything considered, it
would mount into the thousands OF
dollars, to say nothing of the enorm-
Gus inconvenience suffered. If there
is way to avoid these recurring
then the solution of the problem
ought diligently to be sought by
every lover of the promotion of the
public welfare. Every one ought to
be vitality interested in the good
roads problem, because it affects us
all in varying degrees-the merchant,
the tradesman and the professional
man, but most of all the farmer, who
has to travel the roads, for he must
suffer possible loss OF markets for
his produce, inconvenience and dis
comforts, which might at times be
serious, wearing out his beasts of
burden and depreciation in farm lar d
values.
Winneshiek county's road tax ag-
gregates approximately S30,000.O0
annually. This money is distributed
among the five supervisor districts,
and much of it used as a bridge
fund. Some fine stretches of road
have been built in the county in re-
cent years, roads that are permanent,
roads over which horse could trot
and draw vehicle, or team draw
a heavy load as easily on any day
during the past month as at any 9TH
err season of the year, roads abso-
But these stretches of road are thor
oughly and properly macadamized
and they cover spots which prior to
their construction were practically
impossible in seasons of this kind.
The lesson such accomplishments
teach ought to be taken to heart
and the work extended until the
miserable conditions now prevailing
exist only in memory. There never
was time when a good roads move
ment ought to meet more universal
appreciation than right now. Every
citizen, instead of laying awake
nights in devising schemes as to how
he can get receipt for his poll tax
by the least possible exertion. ought
to deem it an honor and a privilege
to have an opportunity to be Of use
in a most needed public service. He
ought to go at his work 1intelligently
and with the determination to ac-
complish permanently beneficial re-
suits. 1t ought to be disgrace to
any man to allow miserable road
condition to grow from bad to worse
right under his nose and in front of
-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08

It's not much to say for a man
that "he never had an enemy" You
could write that over cabbage
head. 1t would be appropriate in
an essay on mush. Or in a pany-
gyric on putty. 1t makes first
class epitaph over the grave of an
OK. If you never did anything to
make anybody mad at you, you have
been called a man merely through
courtesy. You should apply for a
place as dummy in the window of
a clothing store.-Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08

Someone has said: when you're
looking for amusement fer to cheer
life's bitter cup, why, there anti no
combination like baby an a pup"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08

Some of the meanest men on earth
can lie down with their conscience
and sleep like babe until the break
fast bell rings.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08

Someone wants to know why it
isn't called feet ball. That's be-
cause one leg of every player is in a
sling most of the time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08

What is the shortest day. asks
an exchange A holiday. OF course.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08
The Panama Canal.

The policy OF paying Tor the con-
struction Of the Panama canal not
cut of current revenue, but by bond
issue, was adopted in the Spooner act
.Of 1902, and there seems to be no good
reason for departing from the prlnci-
pie by which part at least Of the
burden Of the cost Of the canal shall
fall upon our posterity. who are to
onjoy It. and there Is all the more rea-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08
In tho Far East.

In the far east this government pre-
serves unchanged its policy of support
ing the principle Of equality Of oppor-
tunity and scrupulous respect for the
integrity Of the Chinese empire, to
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-01
CORN SHOW EXHIBITS ARE
BEING RUSHED TO OMAHA
Buildings Are Busy Places as Con-
tractors Near End of
Their Work.

With but a week left for the installation
and the completion of exhibits, the Audi
forum and the annex are very busy places
these days. Both contractors nave large
forces at work putting the finishing touches
on the buildings and exhibits are beginning
to arrive.
A go1d many of the exhibits which the
railroads are bringing in free of charge
have arrived and are being carted to the
Auditorium. Tuesday two cars arrived, one
from Fresno, Cal, on the Union Pacific,
and one from Klamath Falls, Ore, on
the Great Northern. Both these won prizes
at the Seattle exposition.
Another exhibit which arrived Tuesday
morning was that of North Dakota, and it
Is now being Installed by W.. c. Gllbreath,
industrial agent of the state.
The Junior exhibit is Installed sufficiently
for the judges to begin work and e. e.
Faville, senior Judge Of this department is
now at work.
The government exhibit in the basement
room Of the Auditorium is nearly all in
place. Among the most interesting ex-
hiblts of the government are those of the
department Of animal industry, showing
what the government has learned of bene-
fit to those who raise live stock.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-01
THREE JUDGES MAY HEAR
THE J0SlYN CASTLE CASE
TrOup and EsteIIe Have Duplicate
Suits, Hence Tie Vote IL
Feared.

When and how the Joslyn castle suit
shah be heard will soon be settled in dis
trict court. 1t is possible that
Judges Estelle and Redick will sit with
Judge Troup in the hearing of the case.
John C. Gown and w. o. Gilbert APP
peared before Judge Troup in the morning
and the matter was discussed, ~though-Hot
being settled, 1t went over until the after
noon. One reason for having the three
judges hear the matter is this: There are
two similar suits, one before Judge Troup
ard the other before Judge Estelle. The
demurrer of Joslyn has been parsed upon
by Judge Troup and overruled and this
case Is ready for hearing on its merits.
Judge Estelle might sit with Judge Troup
but there would be possibility of a dis
agreement following a long trial and the
vote of a third judge would solve this
problem II It arose,
General Gown declared ne had no OBJ
lection to going ahead before Judge Troup
alone, a statement that evoked interest in
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-01
Loses
Client as Juror
F. H. Gaines Comes Near Landing H,
B. Ryner, by Whom He is
-
Retained.

II B. Ryner of the automatic Signal
company was disqualified as a juror in a
suiC In district court, although F. H.
Gaines made a hard fight for him. The
disqualification was because Gaines is at
torney for the Automatic Signal company.
The suit Is that of Edmund Hans
against the American Transfer company
for personal injury. 1t was tried last
summer and the jury disagreed in an un-
usual way. Eleven wished to give Hans
$1,000 and the twelfth insisted 1t should
not be more than $4,000. To the vexatlon of
Attorneys Moore and Daniel for plaintiff,
the jury neve- did get together on what
the amount should be.
Mr.. Moore, examining Mr.. Ryner, dis
covered that he had intimate business re-
lations with Mr., Gaines, whose firm is de-
Tending and Moore challenged for cause.
Gaines protested, but was overruled.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-01
Union Pacific
Makes Corn Show
Rate of One Cent
Applies This TO Nebraska and Adopts
Cent and a Half for Other
ST. ses.

The Union Pacific has cut rates for the
National Corn exposition to 1 cent per mile
In the state OF Nebraska and on its lines
west, including Colorado and wyoming,
has made the round-trip rate equal to
one and one-half fares. The Rock Island
lines, the Burlington route, the Northwest
ern line and the Missouri Pacific had al
ready announced a fare OILY cents per
mile in the state.
William II. Murray. assistant general
passenger agent for the Union Pacific.
announced the special low rate Of the Har-
riman system. The announcement is not
unexpected, for, at the time Of the State
fair at Lincoln and the Ak-Sar-Ben cele-
bration in Omaha. the Union Pacific cut
its rates below that OF the other lines oper-
ating in the state.
Circulars have been sent out to the
agents Of the Union Pacific specifying De
cember Z, s, 9, IA and 16 as dates OF sale
for special tickets, where the round trip
ticket costs SO or less, and December 6,
s, 10, 10 and 10, where the rate exceeds
Sc. The return limit on all classes OF
tickets is fixed as December 20.
Rate cutting by the Union Pacific will
make no difference in the attitude Of the
other four roads operating west OF Omaha.
The Rock Island will stand pat for the
one and ono-half cent rate" says @. s.
P6ntecost, division passenger agent Of that
system. Our line was quick to reply to
the request for special rates and we shall
stand by our first announcement 1t is a
fair rate and is general, for It applies to
Nebraska, Missouri. Kansas, wyoming.
Colorado and the Dakotas. We shall not
change our attitude in any respect"
From the Burlington headquarters, the
Northwestern ticket office and the Missouri
Pacific offices comes similar announce
merits.
This action by the Union Pacific comes as
good news to the corn show officials. 1t
will mean increased attendance, and Is
exposition.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-01
NEW LOVE TOO FAST FOR OLD
Walter Blaokett Marries Too Soon
and Now Loses Wife No. 2.
DIVORCE FROM NO. 1 SET ASIDE
After Having Lived since July with
New wife He IL Forced 60 Give
Her Up by order of
the Court.
DIVORCE FROM NO. 1 SET ASIDE

Better be off with the old love before
you are on with the new.
In the light Of a decision by Judge
Este.le in district court the old proverb
is appealing with peculiar cogency TO
Walter Blackett.
Blackett must abandon wife No. 2. even
II he does not resume living with wife
No. l. Mrs. Biackett No. 1 has won her
suit to have declared vacant the decree
Of divorce which Blackett obtained from
her at Christmas time, 1903. Consequently
Blackett's marriage to Miss Minna Gus
lawson which occurred last July is not legal.
VIII Blackett cease living with Mrs,
Blackett No. 2?' his attorney, Tom
Donohoe, was asked
Hes simply got to-" replied the lawyer.
While the consequences to Mrs. Blackett
are serious" said Judge Estelle in giving
his decision, Il am here to administer
and interpret the law as e. seems true, and
l shall do so. Besides Bsackett went into
his predicament with his eyes open. The
petition TO vacate the decree was filed last
May and personal service obtained on
B.ackett. In spite Of this he went ahead
and married in June or July"
Faulty Affidavit It's Cause.
A faulty affidavit preparatory to the dt-
vorce hearing of Christmastide, 1905, Is
the cause Of the voidlng Of the decree. The
affidavit declared that service by %publica-
tion was necessary and did not state that
the defendant, Mrs. Blackett No. 1 was
nonresident. The affidavit being defective
the court never acquired jurisdiction.
Besides" said the court, this affidavit
saying that he did not know her where
abouts was sworn to October 6 of last
year and filed November Z. October 16, in
the interim, Mrs. BlacKett came to Omaha
and the plaintiff saw and talked to her.
He could then have obtained the proper
personal service. This alone would cause
the v~acating of the decree If the other
ground were not sufficient.
The decree being vacated, the original
suit for divorce is still on the docket. Mrs.
Blackett No. 1 does not want her husband
to get a decree even now and will fight.
She announced some time ago that II she
won this case she would prosecute Blackett
for blgamy. Her attorneys do not favor
this.
Neither Blackett nor wife No. . was in
the court room when the decree was
handed down.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-01
SACRED HEART TO HAVE NEW
SCHOOL HOME IN FEW YEARS
OutErOwH Present Quarters and VIII
Use North Side Christian
Church for R-ecitatIOns.

In a few years Sacred Heart parish will
have a new school, with buildings costing
about $4,000. This announcement Is made
by Father p. ]. Judge, pastor.
Growth and development have overrun
the facilities Of the present building, and
it is because of this that Father Judge
bought the North Side Christian church
property, but this property Is not to be
used for church purposes The present
building Of the Christian church will be
employed as a lyceum and recitation hall
for a time at least, 1t will be entirely for
school and not church purposes.
There are seven lots in the ground Father
Judge has just bought on Locust street,
covering an area 34Ox124 feet.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Dodge.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-01
BROOKS SEES OMAHA MOVE
Wyoming Governor Is Impressed with
Steady Growth of the
Gate City.

Omaha is certainly a busting city" re-
marked Governor Brooks of Wyoming.
I've been sitting here in the hotel window
for an hour watching the people go by.
That is a good measure, too, for the
activity of a city or the value of property
can pretty well be estimated according to
the number of people passing within a
period of time.
'"The streets are twice as crowded and
busy as they we're a year ago when l was
here. Omaha is certainly moving along,
and we who see the city only occasionally
are best fitted to note her progress"
Governor Brooks is on his way home,
but will probably return for the Corn
show.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-01
James Anderson IL CauGht in Fog
Crossing Tracks and Badly
Injured.

James Anderson. an aged scissors sharp.
ener. was struck by a street car at Twenty
second and Lake streets Tuesday morning
shortly after s o'clock and badly injured.
He was crossing the tracks and, owing
to the fog. did not see the car approaching
His right leg was broken and his read cut
and It is feared his skull fractured. His
injuries were so painful the patrol wagon
which vent out from the station did not
take him to the hospital, Instead an am
bulance was called.
The car was in charge OF William Wells,
conductor. and John Munson. motorman.
Anderson was taken to St. Joseph's hos
pital.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-01

the light of his remarks anent the decision
in the Paul case. Judge Troup has stated
that his desire to have the other judges
sit with. him is due solely to the fact that
Estelle has a duplicate case and hence
there ought to be a third judge.
General Gown did not appear in the after
noon at the appointed time for resuming
the discussion and the matter Is delayed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-01
REFUSE
TO TREAT PATIENTS
United Doctors Accept No IncurabIo
Cases for Treatment.
THEIR RECORD IS CLEAR
Cure Every Case They Treat. Iowa
Man Knows of Cases Refused.

The United Doctors, those expert medi-
cal specialists who have their Omaha In
stitute on the second floor OF the Neville
block, corner sixteenth and Harvey
streets, have established a grand reputa-
tion-not only in the 7umber OF cures
made. but also in The honesty and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of their business
methods.
Case after case has been refused by
these specialists because the patient came
too late. 1t is the United Doctors in
variable rule to never accept an incur
able case for treatment.
This fact is brought out in the follow
ing letter from a cured patients.
silver City, Ia. Nov. 81, 1909.
greatly l have improved under yoIr
treatment. l have been afflicted since /
BILE. chronic indigestion. and rhe1matisUmm-
would often be so dizzy that / could
hardly walk; / never mad any appetite
by many physicians and did not even get
any relief, and az for a cure, 1 had given
another tried and failed and / had be-
come completely discouraged. / was fin
ally induced TO call on The United Doc
their cures and knew Of one or two who
had obtained wonderful results from these
specialists. They said after Examination
that they could cure me. 4 did not be-
lieve it then. but like a drowning man
grasping at a straw, commenced their
treatment and now / know they were tell
ing the truth. l might have known that
II they could not have cured me they
would have said so, for I have known OF
cases they refused TO treat because the
sufferer had waited too long before con-
lsulting them, After treating for three
months ! feel like another man; I sleep
and eat better than I have for years ana
am now able 70 do a full days work. 1
know that ! will scou be O~nt&fely cured
FRANK COFFELT,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-01
Giant
Month for Money
Shows Gain in Bank Clearings of
Thirteen Million Dollars Over
Last November.

November, 1909, has been phenomenal In
the Omaha banking business. over the
corresponding month last year the bank
c~learings have gained SlS.O92573.72. During
the eleven months beginning in January
the banks in their c]learances have exceeded
the figures for each month of 1908. Com
p~srative figures for the two years are as
folloMs:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-01
THAT GASOLINE STOVE AGAIN
Man Badly Burned when He Fights
Flames from Explosion in
His Home,

John Lusso of $40 South Seventh street,
sustained painful but not dangerous in
juries when he attempted to put out a
fire from the explosion Of a gasoline stove
at his home Tuesday afternoon.
His face ami hands were badly burned.
The loss to the building is inconsiderable
The cause Of the explosion is unknown.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-01

could buy nothing better for female weak
nesses, lame back and kidney trouble than
Electric Bitters. SOC. For sale BY Beaton
png Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-01
.6O2,525,S67.2e

IotalS ....-.......6 J1,5 90, ooi.zo
Totals for the year 1903 will eclipse those
Of AalI other years.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-01

Bee Want Ads are Business Boosters.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-01
OLD MAN cur UP By A CAR

watohes-FRENzER-i5th and Dodge.