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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03
COUNTY BOARDS FOR SCHOOLS.
Legislative Committee FOrmuIates
New Scheme of Supervision for
County Schools.

A county board of five members,
to be elected at the spring school
election, shall have general SUI
ervisiOn over all the rural schools
end the power to fix schedule of
salaries for all teachers and to see
that all schools are maintained at
what the county board considers a
proper degree of efficiency, is an
important change from the present
system contained in a plan to be
submitted to the Iowa legislature
by the subcommittee of eight when
the legislature reconvenes today
The terms upon which the sub
committee agrees are the establish
ment of a county unit of supervi-
sion but township system of actual
management, thus leaving the
schools practically within the con-
troll of the people themselves, but
laying the foundation for q broader
system ~ school control and a bet
Ter ..nu more uniform class of rural
schools.
Other provisions embodied in the
plan are the abolition of school
treasurer, both rural and indepen-
dent, and the holding of the school
funds in the county treasury where
they will be placed on an interest
paying basis.
The removal of the county super
intendent from politics by making
the office elective at non-partisan
school election in the spring of the
year.
A township school board of three
members who have shall immediate
control of the schools and the town.
ship. electing the teachers and doing
substantially the things which the
present subdistrict directors now do.
BY giving the county board the
power to fix salaries, the most i'm
portant object of those who drafted
the commission bill will be accom-
plished, provided the members of the
county board are such men as they
are intended to be and as the school
men say they will be. In that case
they can fix salaries high enough to
secure good teachers, and township
directors would not be satisfied
with poor teachers when they are
paying a good salary.
The subcommittee is not agreed
upon the manner of levying the
school taxes. The contention is as
to whether the tax should be levied
as uniform tax throughout the
county, and held in a common fund,
or whether each school township
shall levy it's own taxes and have the
money held subject to its own de-
mands.
In case that the latter view is
taken IL ic QOroo6 that tho oNnntv
board of education shall have power
to raise the tax levy made by any
township. If they deem such levy
insufficient to maintain the schools
at proper degree of efficiency.
The sub committees expect to SUBJ
NIT their plan to the house COM
mittee after the legislative recess,
and If the plan is adopted the bill
will be rewritten in accordance
Herewith.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03
Taxation of Mortgages.

At present there is an effort to
pass a law In the legislature which
shall make it obligatory upon the
recorder to collect a tax of Y to 1
per cent upon the value of each
mortgage field at his office and re-
corded by him.
The basis of the contention is that
many mortgages escape taxation
especially in country districts. In
the city. however. none escape. or at
least very few. for the city assessor
spends from two to three weeks at
the recorders ONCE Of each period,
checking up and listing mortgages.
In the country things are different.
The assessors do not get enough
salary to enable them to come to the
court house and spend time in look
ing up the mortgages in their partic-
ular districts. Hence a great num-
ber escape taxation II the person re-
sponsible does not hand the mort
gage In for taxation. If the new
law goes through things will be DIFF
ferent. Every mortgage recorded
will be levied upon and the amount
due collected by the recorder.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03
COUNTY FAIR MEETING.
Reports Read, Officers Elected and
Plans Formulated for the Fair,
Which Will be Held Aug.
S4.S7.

The annual meeting of the Winnie
shiek County Agricultural Society
was held at the small court room on
Friday afternoon and was quite
we'll attended.
President G. F. Baker called the
meeting to order after which Sec
retary L. l.. Caldwell read his an
nual report, which showed receipts
of $2,943.04 for the fair of 1908,
with balance on hand of $142.OO.
On motion it was decided that the
fair If 1909 be held on August "a,
20. 26 and 9th, the same week as
the Winneshiek County Home Com
ing The following officers were
then elected:
President-G. F. Baker.
Vice Presidents-F. H. Baker, H.
M. Cummings, p. T. Ramlo, o. O.
Lomen
Secy-Treas.-L. L. Caldwell.
Executive Committee-Ben Bear,
F. H. Baker, E. j. Curtin, C. J..
Weiser, H. j. Green.
Committee to revise premium list
Ed. Brakeman, H. M. Cummings,
A. M. Thune, E. L. Beard, John
Harter, o. o. Lomen, G. F. Baker,
L. L. Caldwell.
The President and Executive Com
mittee were authorized to select a
board of directors, consisting of one
person from each township.
1t was then voted that hereafter
family season tickets should be is
sued, but one to a family, bearing
thereon the names of all members
of the family.
On motion the meeting adjourned
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

The nine advisors of President
elect VIM. H. Taft, who have been
selected by him to take charge of the
various departments of the govern
ment as represented in the cabinet
portfolios are as follows:
Secretary of State, Philander
Chase Knox of Pennsylvania; Secre-
tary of the Treasury, Franklin Mac
Veagh Of Illinois; Secretary of War,
Jacob M. Dickinson of Tennessee;
Attorney General, George w. Wick
ersham of New York; Postmaster
General, Frank H. Hitchcock of Mas
sachusetts; Secretary of the Navy,
George Won L. Meyer of Massachu-
setts; Secretary of the Interior,
Richard A. Ballinger of Washing
ton; Secretary of Agriculture, James
Wilson of Iowa; Secretary of Com
merce and Labor, Charles Nagel of
Missouri
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03
War ON Stock Disease.

Radical legislation looking towards
the stamping out of tuberculosis in
Iowa dairy herds is soon to be asked
Of the Iowa legislature. A bill pro-
viding for the removal from the
dairy herds of the state of all cattle
thus afflicted is being drawn under
the direction of Professor C. F. Cur
tiss of Ames.
The bill provides that a commits
sion shall be appointed to include
the head of the livestock depart
ment of Ames college and the state
veterinarian. This commission shall
superintend the killing of cattle
found to be diseased. The DISPOSE
tion of the carcasses to rendering
companies or. if approved by govern
ment inspectors. for meat purposes,
Is left to the commission, but the re-
turns go to the owner. A fund is to
be created from which stock owners
are to be paid certain per cent OF
the appraised value of slaughtered
animals.
Iowa stock raisers and farmers are
intensely interested in the measure
since tuberculosis has become dan
gerOusly common in Iowa herds. Re-
Gently John Cownie of the state
board of control, in purchasing
blOOded cattle for the state institu.
tiOns, discovered that one-third OF
the animals submitted to him re-
spOnded to the tuberculin test
Thousands of dollars worth of Iowa
cattle will be destroyed if the bill as
proposed is enacted, but Legislators
feel that drastic measures are neces.
sary.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

The Whipple bill to provide a
single board of control for the three
state educational institutions. state
university. agricultural college and
normal school, has been unanimous
ly recommended for passage by the
senate committee and prospects
seem good for its enactment. The
plan Is to provide for q board of
eleven members to take the place of
the present system of . separate
board for each institution, similar
to the board Of control now In
charge of the other state institu-
tions. The bill also provides a COM
mittee Of three on finance, one at
Iowa City. one at Ames and one at
Cedar Falls.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

Mr.. Roosevelt will go out of office
with the gratitude and approval Of
the great body of his fellow country
men. His inlpulsiveness leads him
to make errors of Judgment here
and there. but he has a magnificent
gift for political organization that
enables him to accomplish his ends
to a large extent. His great work
is to commit the Republican party
fairly and squarely to a reform of
business and law in favor of the
square deal to the common man.
With the intense feeling against
trust abuses. Bryan might have been
our next president had not Roose-
welt kept the Republican party in
the track of progressive legislation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

Wall street may think it is going
to get wholly new deal under
Taft, but Mr. Taft nevertheless has
always seen the Teddy policies in
a very Rosey light.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

Down at Rock Island on Lincoln's
birthday the caterer mixed two ice
cream orders. one containing a
strong mixture of sherry intended
for club going to church party
and the plain ice cream ordered by
the church going to the club. The
result was a hilarious time in the
church parlors and nothing doing"
at the club.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

II Mr.. Roosevelt wishes to share
oil the experiences of life he won't
dodge the responsibilities of his
moving day. but will tackle the
stove pipe and take up the carpet
like the rest of us.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

The greatest ovation ever handed
out to an American will no doubt
be given to Mr.. Roosevelt on his trip
through Europe after the African
adventure. Mr.. Roosevelt is admir-
ed in Europe. and no living king of
them all could arouse the enthus-
iasm that will be manifested for the
great leader Of republican institu-
tions.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

Mr.. Taft's vacation of dancing and
dining is over. Now let us see If he
can make the trusts do the barn
dance like Teddy did!
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

A bill has been introduced in the
Kansas legislature to tax all bachel-
ore over forty years of age. Like
the bull which the farmer attached
to the plow to show that bull there
was something in this life besides
pleasure the bachelor should be
made to pay for his liberty.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

Mr.. Taft, ranking the learned
professions, puts the ministry first,
teaching second, and literature and
journalism next, with law and medi-
cine last. The newspaper worker is
content to be just himself, while the
other professions scramble for halos
in the shape of Doctors degrees.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

Some of the senator's are getting
final kick at the man who made
reluctant Congress move a little
faster than 1t wanted to, by censur-
ing the presidents action on the
Tennessee Coal and Iron merger.
The country understands perfectly
that some emergency measures have
to be taken in times of panic that
might not pass muster in days of
prosperity.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

Mr.. Taft will have five lawyers in
his cabinet, but considering the
bristling array of costly legal talent
hired by the trusts to help them
break the laws, Uncle Sam also
needs fast bunch of legal knot
tiers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

Daniel is the only man who ever
lived who was not spoiled by being
lionized and though Mr.. Roosevelt
has escaped so far no one is willing
to predict the ultimate effect Of
lionizing upon him until he has re-
turned from Africa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

The greatly to be desired good
roads legislation hoped for at the
present session of the legislature
appears to suffer from decided
apathy among legislators concerning
this matter, and the precedence of
other matters which seem to the lay
man to be of minor Importance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

AS long as the society maiden can
wear her Lenten suit of Sackcloth
In the sheath style. she doesn't wor-
ry much about the diet of ashes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

When the government investigates
the powder combine, will 1t interfere
with woman's reliance to talcum. on
the ground that this Is a case Of
powder trust?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

For every minute that Congress
delays In passing forest bill, noble
old trees that 1t took a century to
grow, fall under the lumberman's
axe.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

An exchange tells the story of q
prohibition candidate in Howard
county, who had SO much campaign
literature left over that he stored It
In his barn, not thinking about his
cows. The cows ate up the prohibi-
tion literature and every COW on the
place went dry.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

No matter what the weather hap
pens to be in Washington on March
4th, Congress is sure to feel, that the
temperature is warmer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

The Nevada Senate passes a law
excluding aliens from grazing lands.
The aliens won't care so long as
there is no law requiring them to
settle In Nevada.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

Yesterday was Allison Day
throughout the state when the men,
ory of Iowa's most distinguished
statesman was honored in public
programs and in the schools, and
the movement inaugurated to erect
monument to his memory by pub
lie subscription.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

These high prices in wheat may
cheer the farmer, but the star board
er views with gloom the injection of
any more wind into bakers bread.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

The anti-Greek riots at Omaha
suggest that we can't say much to
the South against lynching negroes.
while the North pulls down 80 build
ings belonging to the descendants
Of Homer and Demosthenes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

The naval critics must at least ad-
NIT that our feet, having navigated
$4,000 miles without a mishap, is q
mighty sea worthy and we'll handled
bunch of ships.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

The death record of the feet on
its world trip was only one-sixth
that of the ordinary city. War seems
the safest profession with us.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

The court of inquiry for the
Brownsville case is the only way that
that mess can ever be cleared up.
As long as there Is politics In 1t the
truth will never come out.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

Not many presidential messages
recently. Teddy is preparing his
message to the lions of Africa. They
will be more attentive than Con-
gress.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

No suicide is ever justifiable, tho
lions and tigers in Africa would now
seem to have an excuse. They have
but a few weeks to live.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

The religion that makes people
pay their debts; the religion that
keeps people from speaking Ill of
their neighbors; the religion that
makes no distinction between wealth
and poverty; the religion that makes
people honest and upright: religion
that is a part of persons every
day life exampled In a kind deed.
loving acts. endearing words. Is what
is needed In the world today.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

e. H. Hartman is leading the
simple life In tents in Texas at $25s
per week. Mr.. Hartman pays
dearer for his simple life than the
rest of US.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

War between Austria and Servia
is now called unavoidable-so say
foreign correspondents who get more
space on war scare copy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

Routine work of navy life will
now seem to the jackies of the flee'
like The pile of wood to the small
boy after the ecstasy of circus day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

Too bad the jury of farmers
couldn't try the Standard oil case
But the lawyers think the farmer
knows more about the milk than the
oil can.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

Don't bring any pyramids home
from Egypt Mr.. Morgan. Wall
street has plenty of pyramids in
stocks, more than we can find room
for.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03
Current Comment.
Hail, President Taft |!

Mr.. Tafts inaugural is to be only
5000 words. After taking lessons
in Southern cookery, he has learned
how to boil 1t down.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

A merchant in a Wisconsin town
out to do some collecting. When he
returned from an unsuccessful trip
he reported: "Yim Yonsen say he
will pay ven he sell his hogs. Vim
Olsen, he will pay ven he sell him
wheat and Bill Pack say he will pay
In january" Well, said the boss,
that's the first time Bill ever set a
date to pay. Did he really say he
would pay in January? well. aye
tank So" said the clerk, "He said 1t
ban tam cold day ven you get that
money. ! tank that ban in Yanu-
ary."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

1t is said the postal department IL
short on twine. There should be-
plenty of red tape on hand anyway.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

The yarns about a break between
Roosevelt and Taft will hardly be
believed outside the Ananias Club.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03
SabscriptiQn Price 81. so q Year
Ssbscsiptisns $2.oo . Year

Advertising latess- Display. is cents per inch
each insertion. fiat rate. Contracts for
1909 inches i21a cents per inch. Locals
10 cents per line.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

Omco..0l7 West water Street
Telophone Nc. IS
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-03

Have yss Paid ior Ysse Rapse7
kemenbef. the United States
Government Requires All Sub-
scriptions to Newspaper 70 -
Paid Promptly. The Address Taf
on this Paper Gives: the Date %
Which You are Paid.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-03-31

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Lame :!
IL GEORGE BARI
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-03-31

5000 Popu
on The Lea
! hat Year.
father, and he says he Is Indifferent
about It. He intends to leave the coun-
try in any event. am going to write
to him tonight, asking him to let them
apply for a pardon. 1t may save him
from three years more Of servitude.
Mr. Clegg is sure he can get his re-
lease. What's the matter, EliasT"
The old clerks body had stiffened,
and the look on his face was something
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The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-03-31

was coming home. She had written to
Graydon from London, and the news
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i've DeyOnu the uLulI OI
emer's imprisonment.
| Of eighteen months Jane
The San Mateo item., 1909-12-11

score previous few hundred boxes
being approach
ed by who claimed TO be the commission business
agreed dispose Of their fruit to this
cents advance and whatever
garde OF the that
The fruit shipped; socaed commits
sion climbed into hs arshp
Of It. But each of the fruit
gil commission thieves representative
man or the firm he supposed
financial standing this
other whether letters
ton OF what conditions have been the past
their fruit as well as to the growing Of have seldom experienced
were specialists their line,
house to be ideal from
uonable standing member
had twelve OF experience
Our rating in Badstreet and Dunn 100000
trucks and horses and stable Which departmer
member OF the local Fruit and Produce
national completely
These
all specialists and have spent their life
where the best OF facilities central
which, by the $4,000 build splenddy organized
by separate department presided specialist
Beyond all this we give our business individual attention
tween house OF high standing handle Florida busne
specially such business We
hundreds the important
We this business don't
calling and are able to completely satisfy clients
The San Mateo item., 1909-12-11
FLORIDA'S FIRST FIRM II
NEW YORK CITY.

figures lon lie stan fy sOmhi
eg grower nj shippers
packages o Flrda fruit an
this and successfully that there wM which SUCCESS else we CO.
The San Mateo item., 1909-12-11
ALLIANCES BETWEEN SHIPPERS
AND COMMISSION MEN GROWING

u proper mm we're take by tn grower to Eh properly
% tray Spr~nhH@ ndehNh mwombn wagn
plying was exG
al comm
y h IA ~ had IA MGue IN % hh
The San Mateo item., 1909-12-11

years. The time Tor the DesnlTci II
ing, such as the commission busino'
through the medium of misunderstal
norance. is largely past. and the tut
understanding, proper recognition al
every day sees new alliances formed
commission men of a lasting, perm
The San Mateo item., 1909-12-11
GROWERS, SHIPPERS AND AS
SOCIATIONS WHOSE BUSINESS
WE HOLD.

their 1
wi h1b forth
@ @muhaa
The San Mateo item., 1909-12-11

llliams Brothers, Incorporated, Williams a
J. II. ]. A. Meadows Company Van De
Z Trask, the Wilmington Truck Growers AS
,ounty Fruit Growers Association, the Buffalo
Agency, Salisbury Melon Associa
W. +. Allen. Riverside Grove General
rove. E. Day, L. Mace. Syndicate Grove. A. @.
ickey. Captain Sims. ]. w. Chamberlin, ETC.,
needless for AS 10 state that the above are
The San Mateo item., 1909-12-11
GROWERS SHOULD KNOW COM
MISSION MEN WITH WHOM THEY
DEAL.

that being necessarily
asked whether his neghbo
NO He then asked him those looked the
mo Then he asked him If inquiries had Of
Now,
the other
diculty connecting with
complete and ample satisfaction.
ny to be well rated financially
ons and specialist in its line All We
have made specially Florida
building basement
t. and which in all immediate
aion National League Commission
through their department accordingly They are
cooling with capacity boxes room
OF statesmen Or auction handled
o has his force Of assistants hired on a
push knowledge and
and house OF the standing
known shippers
should be sufficient proof that
E@
So far the Florida deal
fruit vegetables than facilities for
doing We shall maintain branch
Orlando, Sanford and Miami and to
few select both fruits compile
ment has reached We opening branch office in
Washington. c. diversion anything consn
ed to at Potomac Yards will be
he weknOwn brands which aiming to do
~ shippers simply against possible dpres
This service will be high class particular and will mean the
business such AS we handle
nd will any other.
which our
the crouors A..ooo,o.
The San Mateo item., 1909-12-11

So far as the Florida deal Is concern
fruit and vegetables than ever before
doing so. We shall maintain branch
Orlando. Sanford and Miami, and we
few select accounts of both fruits and
ment has been reached. We are also
Washington. d. c., for diversion of ca