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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-10
Death of Mrs. John w. Stiles.


Mrs. John w. Stiles, one of the
pioneer mothers of DEBORAH, passed
away at her home at the Stiles
hotel on Friday evening, after an
extended illness.
Sarah e. Fleming was born July
IS, 1912, at Rutland, Vermont, and
came to DEBORAH in 1856, having
lived here ever since. She was unit
ed in marriage to John w. Stiles,
February Is, 1853, to whom two
sons and seven daughters were born.
One son died in infancy. She is sur
vived by one son, Charles of Cher
okee, Iowa, and seven daughters.
Mrs. Oscar Bondy, of New York
City, Mrs. Phil Schildknecht of Du-
buque, Iowa, Ruth of McGregor,
Iowa, Mrs. Norton and Mrs. E. R.
Haines, Mrs. E. w. Spur and Miss
Lizzie of DEBORAH. The funeral SER
vices were held on Monday morn
ing, from st. Benedict's Catholic
church, Rev. FIR. Have officiating,
attended by large number of
friends gained during her long resi-
lence here. Mrs. Stiles during her
long career as landlady at the
Stiles Hotel was well known by the
citizens of this city and vicinity
and by the many who through thu
years have been patrons of the
hotel. She was lady of admirable
character, good friend and neigh.
Dor whose life was devoted to her
family, and the regret at her demise
is general. Another good mother
| has passed beyond.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-10
Dance is Postponed.

The dance to be given by the
Ladies' Dancing Orchestra of De-
corah, noted in these columns last
week, has been postponed until
Wednesday evening, March 18th, at
Marsh's hall. Please remember the
date and arrange to attend. This
will be very enjoyable dance and
q large crowd will be there.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-10
Decorahians at the Auto Show.

Chicago is this week the Mecca of
everyone who wants an auto or
would like to and has the time and
the price to be there, for the big
auto show is on. Among the De-
corahians who are taking it in are
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Baker, Ed. Ross
ley, Oscar Bauder, b. 0. Marsh, An
ton Arneson, Will Tobiason, C. j.
Weiser, Ben Bear and Henry Reeves.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-10

A girl and a second baseman pick
ed up each others suit cases on
train. The exchange was not so
disastrous, for she got ball suit
and he ball gown.-Menomine
County (Mich.) Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-10
A PATRIOTIC sumner.

The ladies of the Congregational
church will give a patriotic supper
on Friday evening in the church
parlors from $3.50 until all are serv-
ed. Come and bring your friends.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-10

Mr.. Mark D. Wells has during the
past week leased the fine Solberg
store building in the center of the
Grand opera house block, for a term
of three years or more. This Is one
of the finest store rooms in DEBORAH
and will make splendid location
for Mr.. Wells.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-10

Oral betting appears to go in New
York state. The racing men who
have prophesied the decline of the
horse to follow the anti-race track
betting laws, will now take a more
roseate view of Dobbin's future.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-10

The building of the greatest wire
less telegraphy station in the world
will be undertaken in Washington In
a few days and the navy department
expects to have it in operation with
in twelve months. The station will
have an area of communication OF
three thousand miles. This means
that bureau chiefs may sit and talk
with battleships at almost any point
on the North Atlantic. 1t is even
limited that they hope to communi-
cate with the French station on the
Eiffel tower in Paris. The station
here will be by virtue of it's power
o central station for others along the
coast. The tower will be of steel,
six hundred feet high. Just where
the tower will be located is not de-
cided but by erecting it on Mt. Pleas
ant or near the new naval observ-
atory it will start from an elevation
two or three hundred feet higher
than if located on low ground like
the Washington monument
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-10
Will Pay Bridge Warrants.

Notice is hereby given that there
are now funds on hand to pay all
outstanding bridge warrants of Win
neshiek county and persons holding
same will please present them for
payment as soon as possible.
G. Jorgenson, Co., Treasurer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-10
Lady Foresters' Sociable.
G. F. BAKER, President.

On tomorrow Thursday after
noon the ladies Of the Catholic Order
of Foresters will hold sociable at
the Yeomen hall. A program of en-
tertainment has been arranged that
will be sure to please. All are in
vited.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-10
A Valentine Supper.

The Ladies' Guild of the Episcopal
church will hold a valentine supper
in the basement of the church,
February 18th. Price rs cents. All
invited.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-10
Meeting of School Officers.

A meeting of the school officers of
Winneshiek county has been called
to meet at the Court House, De-
corah, Iowa, Wednesday, February
18th, 1909, at 1880 o'clock p. m,
to discuss the proposed changes in
the school bonds.
County Superintendent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-10

Don't forget Mott & Co.'s mus
lin underwear sale-ladies' and chill
dren's. Saves you lots of time II
you buy them ready-made.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-10
Business Mems Meeting.

There will be a meeting of the
Business Mems Association Friday
evening, Feb. 18th, at 1880 o'clock
at the Grand opera house. Every
body come and talk over the Home
Coming.
G. F. BAKER, President.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-10
Lincoln Postage Stamps.

New postage stamps commemorate
ing the one hundredth anniversary
Of the birth of Abraham Lincoln
will be placed on sale February II.
TIE new stamp is of the 2-cent
denomination and of special design,
size the same as the ordinary stamp
and red in color. The subject is a
profile within an ellipse on end of
the head of Lincoln from st. Gau-
den's statue, a spray of laurel leaves
appearing on either side of the ell
lipse. Above the subject appears
the words, ~. S. postage" while
below the ellipse is broken by a
ribbon bearing the dates of the
lamented presidents birth and his
one hundredth anniversary-"1S 500
Feb. IL, 1909"-with the denom-
nation in words, 1.-TWO cents" be-
meath All presidential postoffices
meath. All presidential postoffices
stamps without requisition.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-02-10

Valentines at Brunt & Par
mans. 5-2w
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-03

Entered as second-lass matter
November "a, 1903, at the p~ostofhce
at East Ely, Nevada. under the act OF
of March 3, 1879.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-03
tbe Republicans gained t

that the Republicans gained the
ascendency in the nations highest
tribunal.
Happily, however, ~partisanship
has very little sway over the indi-
vidual members of the court in their
attitude toward the questions of
constitutional Interpretation which
come before them. On most OF the
great suits from the Slaughter House
case of more than a third of a CEN
tury ago onward the divisions in the
court have been on other than party
lines. The country is glad of this,
and hopes that partisanship will con-
tinue to be dropped by members OF
the court Immediately after their APP
pointment. Necessarily republics and
all sorts of representative govern
ments of these days are SNAPPED, IN a
large degree, by partisan considera-
tions. There is one important
branch, however, of the American
government in which politics does
not enter. All that the country asks
of Mr.. Taft. in the selection OF q sue
cessor to Justice Peckham, is that
the appointee have legal ability, bal
ance and courage.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-03

taken before the interstate commerce
commission.
THE large shippers and other
business men of Reno complained of
the back haul charges from Sacra-
mento to Reno before the commits
sion. We invited the traffic man.
ayers of the principal railroads to
meet with US, and try to reach a
compromise. They declined. claim
ing that the present rates could not
be corrected.
ION March 29 an examiner
was sent to Reno, and spent three
days in that city. The railroad
commission put in its proofs, and a
continuance was granted at the re-
quest Of the railroad companies. The
case was taken up again last week.
The Southern Pacific was the only
railroad to appear although the New
York Central, Lake Shore and Michi-
gan and other eastern roads were
~subpoenaed.
In company with my colleagues
Messrs. Bartine and Shaughnessy, /
attended the hearings of the in
terstate commerce commission at
Salt Lake, Spokane, Seattle, Port
land. San Francisco and Phoenix"
Mr.. Thurtell has been professor of
mathematics at the University of Ne
yada for fourteen years, and is now
out on a leave of absence.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-03
SAYS
STATE WILL Win
Confident of Outcome in
Rates Case, Hearing Of
Which was had at Reno

That Nevada will win in its
fight for reduced railroad rates is
the opinion of Henry Thurtell, a
member of the Nevada Railroad
Commission, who arrived in the dis
trict Monday. He is registered at
the Northern and will be here for
several days attending to private
business.
Mr.. 1hurtell was an active par
ticipant at the W days session OF
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion at Reno last week before Com
missioners Lane, Clements, Prouty
and clark. One day vas devoted to
the hearing of the evidence, and the
next day was taken up in the presen-
tation of arguments by opposing
counsel. Commissioner Bartine
ably presented the points of the Ne
vada Shippers, while Attorney Du-
brow appeared in the interest of the
Southern Pacific.
I'VE showed without contradic-
ton" said Commissioner Thurteli,
that the average rate received by
the Southern PACING on freight from
Ogden to Reno is S11.51 a ton
While the OpeIdliH6 eApcuoSo VI IhC
company for that distance was 1884
a ton. The railroad commission had
prepared a tabulated table, proving
this statement beyond a doubt, and
the railroad attorneys admitted that
the tabulation was fair and just.
The points in dispute are to be sub
mitted on briefs, and we have been
given until December 10 to prepare
our brief, although it will be turned
in long before that time.
In order to correct an interstate
rate, it is necessary for the shippers
to present their complaints to the
railroad commission and request a
correction. These matters are then
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-03
DECISION IS
AGAINST THEM
Court of Appeals Holds
That Lower Court Was
Right in Gompers Case

WASHING ION, Nov. 2.-The dis
trict court of appeals today affirmed
the decision of the supreme court of
the District of Columbia, adjudging
President Samuel Gompers, Secre-
tary Frank Morrison and Vice Presi-
dent John Mitchell of the American
Federation of Labor guilty of con-
tempt of court in the Buck Stove &
Range case. Chief Justice Sheppard
dissented from the opinion of the
court on constitutional grounds.
The court held that the funda-
mental issue was whether the execu-
tive authority of the government
should be obeyed or defied. The
mere fact that the defendants were
officers of organized labor in Amer
lea, the court held, lent Importance
to the case and added to the gravity
of the situation, but it should not
be permitted to influence the results.
The action of the supreme court
of the District of Columbia in SEN
fencing Gompers, Mitchell and Nor
rison to twelve, nine and six months
imprisonment in Jail, respectively,
was the result of the failure of these
three defendants to obey an order
of the court directing them TO desist
from placing the Buck Stove & Range
Co. of st. Louis on their unfair list
in the prosecution of their boycott
against the corporation.
Chief Justice Sheppard in his mi
nority opinion held to the view that
the decree should be reversed, be-
cause it was caused by a lower court
without authority to make such or
ders as the defendants could be said
t. have disobeyed.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-03
No POLITICS IN THE COURT.

The death of Associate Justice
Rufus w. Peckham leaves only two
democrats on the supreme bench.
These are Chief Justice Fuller and
Associate Justice White, both of
whom were appointed by President
Cleveland, as also was Justice Peck
ham. Justices Harlan, Brewer, Nc
Kenna, Holmes, Day and Moody were
named by Republican presidents,
Harlan's services dating from 1877,
in the early days of President Hayes.
IL he serves three years longer he
will break the record made by AS
sociate Justice Stephen J. Field.
Gossip says that Mr.. Taft will Sc
lect a Democrat for Peckham's place.
Possibly he will. Custom heretofore
has confined the selection to members
Of the party to which the president
belonged. Necessarily this has given
the Republicans a predominance in
the court. And, as few of the MEM
bers die and none resign, this ascend
ency sometimes lasts long after the
sway OF its particular party in the
national government has passed.
Throughout Lincoln's and J%ohnson's
service, in the civil war ra, the Dem-
ocrats had a majority of the SUI
preme court. Chief Justice fancy,
who served till 1864, gave the coun-
try the touch of Jackson's vanished
hand. 1t was not until Grants service
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-03

Slowly but surely the hands on the
clock are dragging around to the day
and hour in November when Senator
Cummins OF Iowa is to formally an
swer the speech recently made by
Sneaker Cannon at Elgin, Ill. BY
that time the president will have re-
turned to Washington and the coun-
try will be hungering for a e sem
sation.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-03

STEPTOE LODGE NO. "A, F. q A. NJ.
The stated communication Of Step
toe Lodge No. "a, F. A. N. will be
held in Nevada Hall, Cherry Greek,
each Tuesday evening on or before
the full of the Moon, at 1880 o'clock,
D. m. G. G.. VUZETTI, w. NJ.
JOHN WEARNE. Secretary.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-03

Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, Chicago's
progressive superintendent of
schools, announces her purpose to
open night schools in which she OK
poets to educate young women in
housekeeping so that they will be
able to make the modest salaries Of
their future husbands go fur.
therest.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-03

It seems pretty clear that no great
effort is to be made to a%pprehend the
presumably colored individual who
stole the presidents possum at Dali
las. There are as yet no indications
of a white mans" mob in North
Texas.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-03

M. p. Remlinger, director Of the
Pasteur Institute at Constanttinople
writes to The Lancet to point u
the danger of spreading disease BIZ
allowing domestic animals to en-
ter the sick room. He sn)eared
bouillon cultures of va.ious micro
organisms on the COATS of dogs AM.
cats, and at regular intervals cot Off
a number of hairs and took cultures
from them. AS n result he found
that the typhoid bacillis was present
on seventeenth day and organism OF
diphtheria on the twenty-fourtn day
in undiminished cirulence. ,A@.cng
the diseases %merfionc1 by M. PEN
linger as offe..ng special danger in
this way are scar ct fever. measles.
diphtheria, whooping cough, tyil:tid
fever and tuberculosis.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-03
ODDS AND ENDS.

Miss Ivy e. Woodward, M. d., has
been admitted to full membership
in the Royal College Of Physicians
of London. 1t is the first time in It's
history that this body has conferred
the coveted NJ. r. e. P. upon a wo-
man, although some women have
obtained the l.. r. C. P, which lat
ter indicates the holder has been
licensed to practice the medical pre-
fession.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-03
THE WHITE Pine NEWS
Published by the
WHITE PINE NEWS PUBLISHING
COMPANY.

=: East Ely and Ely. Nevada.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-03
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

Another fine pay day is close at
hand to aid with the better feeling
the improved stock values has
brought to the district.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-03
TAFT AT BIRTHPLACE
OF SECRETARY OF WAR

COLUMBUS, Nov. p
President Taft received a joy
Gus welcome here today.
when he came for a visit TO
the birthplace of Secretary
of War Dickinson and
brought the secretary with
him. Mr.. Taft held a recep-
ton at the old home of Cen
eraI Lee of the Confederate
forces, as the guest of a o
OF the house, Blewett H. Lee.
Later he made an address on
the main street and before
leaving at 2:30 for Birming-
ham. Alabama. participated
in the first barbecue of his
trip.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-08-14
SPOKANE.
Prices Paid to Producers.

Timothy hay, $40 ton; grain hay.
$1S ton; alfalfa, $14 ton; oats, $2.10
cwt; feed wheat, $1.9O cwt; milling
wheat. $1.95 cwt: whole corn, $19O
Id; cows, live weight, 1-24c Id; sheep,
live weight, 5 1-2c@6c Id; hogs, live
weight, 6 1-2@7c ID; veal, rough and
heavy, 1904 Lee lb.
Poultry-Live hens, 13@14c lb;
dressed hens, 15@16c lb; live BOOSTERS,
10@11c lb; spring chickens, dressed,
16@17c ID; turkeys, live, 10000 lb;
dressed, 21@24c lb; geese, 15@16c Id;
ducks, 16@17c ID; dressed, 1sc ID.
Ranch eggs, case, 81, case count.
Butter-Good ranch, 10000; butter
fat, "a Lee lb.
Wholesale Feed Prices.
Timothy hay, $23 ton; grain hay, SIS
ton; alfalfa, $40 ton; oats, $3.50 cwt;
feed wheat, $2.10 cwt; rolled barley,
$1.s0 cwt; whole barley, $1.75 cwt;
bran, $25 ton; bran and shorts, $40
ton; red shorts, $27 ton; white shorts,
$50; straw, $40 ton.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-08-14
FIVE LIVES LOST Due To AN
EXPLOSION.
Central Office of Police and System Of
City is Complete Wreck-New Pro
cess of An Acetylene Plant Being In
stalled on West Third Street Goes
Wrong With Awful Result

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. live lives
were lost and $4,000 worth of property
destroyed in fire at rs to 81 West
Third street, late Saturday afternoon,
caused by the explosion of an acetylene
plant being installed by the Kuhle Car
bide Manufacturing company. Arnold
Kuhle, inventor of new process, and
a university student who was assisting
him, still unidentified, are believed to
be two of the dead bodies taken from
the ruins.
The other three dead bodies recovered
were those of a woman, supposed to be
Mrs. Gagnon, Tommy Bosky, aged 3,
and another year old child, as yet
unidentified.
The police system of the city is a
wreck, the central Office, adjoining the
building in which the explosion occur
red, being totally destroyed, as were
the stores east to the corner of Market
street. Several other occupants of the
upper floors of the buildings had hair
breadth escapes, two children being
thrown from an upper window into
life net held by iremen.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-08-14
THUG PoKEs GUN IN HIS FACE
Desperate, Masked in Red Handker-
chief, Holds Vancouver Cashier
With Revolver.

Vancouver, B. c., Aug. "A des-
perado, masked in red handkerchief,
entered the Bridge street branch of the
Royal Bank of Canada at o'clock
Saturday night and at the point of a
gun forced Paying Teller Logan to
hand him a handful of bills amounting
to less than 800. If the man had kept
his nerve he probably would have Sc
cured several thousand dollars. People
in the bank were too astounded to
offer any resistance when the holdup
man entered
He walked to the window where Lo-
gan was standing and, leveling a re-
vOlver at the cashier s head, demanded
the money. Logan passed out a hand
full of bills Of small denomination. The
robber waited patiently for a while,
then suddenly seemed to lose his nerve,
and, grabbing the money, fed. He is
still at large.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-08-14
SPAIN EXECUTING
REBEL LEADERS
One Hundred and Twenty Of the Nov
ing Spirits at Barcelona Are Shot
Anxiety Grows.

San Sebastian, Aug. 2, by French
frontier.-An authoritative parsonage
declared that 10 eourtmartials sat all
through Thursday and Friday and that
the number Of reyolutionists condemn
ed and shot is estimated at 100. About
5000 royoluti0nists were killed or
wounded by machine guns or rife
FIRE.
The spanish government Is nov per.
uniting itself 10 enjoy for few
hours the encouraging news that has
boon received from the revolutionary
eonters az home and the war front h
Meliiia, not unmindful Of the fact that
AZ hours may again plunge tho nation
into 2 crisis from which a can NOT
emerge intact
Tho outcome, Tor the present AZ
least, hingoe upon tNo Threatened De.
euIlences fho declaration 0f d general
industrial strike and ihe foneHal 0f az
Aiiaeh ~ the Toonfolcomenu III the
Mpon against tAe army of General
Marine "a Ne|llla.
ihn government ~ Fastening irooua
Az lillpoa and iAf province IA hlscay.
whore ipe strike moFomeui y fufihasi
advanced
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-08-14
NEWS OF THE WORLD Big FIRE At ST. PAUL
SHORT ITEMS FROM ALL over
The ENTIRE GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

President Taft is preparing to leave
for Beverly, Mass.
Chicago may soon have a great tie
up of streetcars on account of labor
troubles.
Evelyn Thaw has confirmed the re-
port that she will sue Harry for a di-
vorce.
At Nairobi, British East Africa, Sat
urday, Colonel Roosevelt and his son
Kermit attended the races.
North Falmouth and Hatchville,
Mass, are threatened by the worst
forest fire that has occurred on. Cape
Cod this season.
AT San Francisco a Chinese leper
was discovered Saturday among the
Chinese at the detention sheds. He
goes back to China
At Opelousas, La, Onexime Thomas
and Emile Antoni, negroes, were taken
from the police and shot to death.
Thomas shot a white farmer several
months ago. He was found in Antoni' g
house and both were arrested.
Hubert Latham, the aviator, who
made two unsuccessful attempts to
cross the English channel in his aero
plane, has determined to attempt to
win the Deutsch prize of $4,000 for the
first aeroplanist to cross the channel
with a passenger.
Orville Wright, accompanied by his
sister, Miss Catherine Wright, and
brother, are home again in Dayton,
Ohio. Orville soon will leave for Ger
many to complete arrangements for
the company that has been organized
TO build Wright aeroplanes.
1t transpires that Lieutenant Abel
onoff, commander of the Russian sub
marine boat which, with its entire
crew, was recently sunk in the Black
sea, had literally turned pirate and
was cruising around in the depths of |
the Black sea to avoid arrest.
Joseph Schenigl, a parish priest at
Holes, Moravia, shot his mother to
death and then killed himself. The
tragedy grew out of the fact that the
priest s vow, which his mother in
duced him to take, prevented him from
marrying one of the girls of the parish
with whom he had fallen madly in love.