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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-23
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Philadelphia 3; Chicago 4.
Washington 1; st. Louis s.
Boston O.: Detroit 6.
New York !; Cleveland 0.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-23
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.
aPittsburg s Boston o. IA IA
Il Chicago New York Il.
y Other games Dostpo ed-Rnln.
STANDING Of the Clubs.

To-day's Games.
Cincinnati ut Philadelphia.
Pittsburg ut Boston.
Chicago at New York.
st. Louis at Brooklyn.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-23
PAW. VA. LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.
Connellsvillc G; Grafton 2.
Uniontown 9; Fairmont l.
Standinu of the Clubs.

To-day's Games.
UniontoWn Mt FairmHnt.
ConncllsriIle ut Grafton.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-24

Pioneer Merchant Of DEBORAH Laid
to Rest on Sunday Afternoon.

Mr.. C. N. Goddard, pioneer mer-
chant of DEBORAH, and q man we'll
known throughout this part OF the
state, passed away at his home on
Maple avenue Thursday, after an i'll
ness which confined him to his home
for a couple of weeks. While he had
been in poor health for several
weeks, and of late confined TO his
bed, yet it was not considered seri-
Gus, and his death was not antici-
pated.
G. N. Goddard was native of
Rutland, Vermont, born in 1885.
He came to Iowa with his parents
in 1854, and in 1856 settled in this
city, serving as clerk until 1850,
when he entered into business for
himself. In 1862 a partnership was
formed, consisting of Goddard, Hen
ry & Hutchinson, the latter retiring
a few years later, when the firm was
known as Goddard e Henry. In
1874 the firm became Goddard &
Ellsworth, which continued until
1880, when Mr.. Goddard became sole
proprietor, and continued as such un-
til he sold out and retired from bust
ness a couple of years ago. The
dry goods store he occupied so long
was built in 1871, and was located
on the site of the first store in De-
corah, corner Water and Washington
streets. Mr. Goddard was married
in 1861 to Miss Jennie Richardson
of Clayton county, and she, with the
four children, Harry, Mrs. Clara
Goddard Willett, Herbert and Fred,
survive him.
Mr.. Goddard was a man who al
ways showed a deep interest in pub
lie affairs, both local and national.
He was a public spirited man, and
liberal in support Of public enter
prises. In politics he always took
an active part, being n man of firm
opinions, and a vigorous exponent
of the policies he believed to be
right. He served one term as mayor
of DEBORAH, and a little over one
term as postmaster. Throughout all
his life here he has been respected,
honored and esteemed, and his death
is loss to the community.
The funeral services were held
from the home on Sunday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. M. Willett, in
terment being in Phelps cemetery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-24
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS NOTES.
Schools, Reported by the
Superintendent.

Rev. Lemen gave the morning
talk Tuesday morning. He empha-
sized the fact that pluck has more
to do with the attainment of success
than luck
Mr.. L. l.. Caldwell will talk OF
incidents of the Civil War next
Tuesday morning. Editor Bier
mann of the Journal will also give a
talk at one of the morning exercises
next week.
A number of the grades will give
Thanksgiving programs Wednesday
afternoon.
School will close today, Wednes-
day, for the remainder of the week
to observe the regular Thanksgiving
vacation.
A number of pupils entered for
the first time Monday morning.
Enrolment continues to grow.
We were pleased to greet large
number of patrons last Thursday af-
ternoon, at the Robertson lecture,
notwithstanding the fact that the
hour was late on account of the train
being late. Mr.. Robertson was at
his best and gave an excellent lect-
ure.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-24
A Surprise Party.

On Saturday evening, Nov. goth,
large number of friends and neigh
bors assembled at the home of Mrs
Mary Koran in Orleans township,
and gave her and the family fare
well surprise party on the eve OF
their departure for their new home
in Cresco. John Murtha in behalf OF
the friends and neighbors presented
Mrs. Koran with a handsome silver
set of knives and forks, tea spoons,
dessert spoons, sugar shell, beau
tiful lamp, and ten dollars in cash.
Mrs. Koran replied in a few words,
thanking them for their kind re-
membranes and said it would al
warys bring pleasant memories to
her of the many happy days she had
spent during her residence among
them.
A very pleasant evening was spent
in social chat, music and dancing.
A delicious supper was served by
the ladies, who brought well-flled
baskets, to which all did ample JUS
tice. 1t was an evening long to be
remembered by those present, and all
departed for their homes wishing
Mrs. Koran and family much happi
ness in their new home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-24
SMALL-FRY.

So some people think we are small
fry, do they? Well, now we will
challenge such people to go into
competition with us right here in
DEBORAH for the next five years, and
we will show you who is the REAL
small fry. We were never small
enough yet to go into the Guessing
Contest Business" We won't tell
you that we are going to give you
500, for nothing. Remember, when
anyone gives you money that you
will have to give them REAL VALUE
for every dollar of it in labor or
otherwise.
Mr.. Reader, if you get a certifi-
cate, bond or purchase check, (what-
ever they may call it,, from any
Guessing Contest" just wait few
days and they will send you another
one. Maybe five or six of them if
you will wait long enough. If you
are on the list, (and every one that
guesses isl they will get you If GER
tificates will bring you. Did you ever
see High Grade Piano sold on a
our time.
In the past ten years we have had
this guessing contest question shot
up to us by several different con-
Germs, but we will say that there
wasn't a first class factory in the
bunch. If you want to know who
one of them was we can tell you.
Some piano factories make one grade
of pianos, and will put any name
you desire on the fall board. So, If
you have lost pet dog by the name
of FIDO or any other name, they
will put it on the piano for you. But
poor Fido if he could hear it after
two years he would turn over in his
grave and howl. This advice from
one who knows costs you nothing.
Now it Is up to you.
MARSH MUSIC HOUSE.
DEBORAH, Iowa.
The Largest in the State.
46-2
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-24
Secures Splendid Position.

Mr.. Arthur Bailey, who has been
associated with Mr.. G. F. Baker in
his lumber yard for the past five
years, has accepted position with
the Sierra Nevada Lumber Co., at
Salt Lake City Utah. This is one of
the largest yards in the west, and
the promotion comes to Mr.. Bailey
through Mr.. Bakers efforts, as an
appreciation of his efficient and
faithful services. Although not
yet twenty-one years of age, Mr..
Bailey will start upon his new du-
ties at a salary of $110 per month,
and we look for rapid advancement,
for he is splendid young man, in
dustrious, faithful and honest, and
has the qualifications which denote
success. Mr.. j. H. Baker is in
charge of the yard with which he
will be associated at Salt Lake,
which will make the position very
agreeable one for him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-24
Mrs. Laura Stone-Mead Dead.

Last Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. c
w. Burdick received word of the
death at Prescott, Ariz., of Mrs
Laura Stone-Mead, whose home has
been at Seattle, Wash. She will
be remembered as little girl here
growing up at the home of Mr.. Bur
dick, and soon after she visited here
the last time was married and 10
Gated at Seattle. Here she became
afflicted with tuberculosis, and hel
delicate constitution soon gave way
She was taken to Arizona, but kept
growing worse until the end. She
was a cheerful, kindly dispositione6
woman, whose death will bring pangS
of sorrow to many hearts here.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-24
Elks' Memorial Sunday.

For a number of years the local
lodge of Elks have observed Memo
rial Sunday, the first in December,
and there will be no exception to the
rule this year. Rev. Father Mullin
of st. Benedict's Catholic church,
will deliver the memorial address,
there will be music appropriate to
the occasion, and the ritual memorial
service of the order will be carried
out. The exercises will be held at
the Elks' hall in the Steyer block, to
which the public is invited.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-24
A RECOMMENDATION.
To the. People of DEBORAH and Win
neshiek county in general:

To the. People of DEBORAH and Win.
neshiek county in general:
wish to commend to you Harry
A. Schremser of the DEBORAH Furni-
ture Co., who will have active charge
of the Undertaking Department. Mr.
Schremser has been in my employ
for the past eight years; he has a
very large experience as an Embalm-
er and Funeral Director, and is
thoroughly competent, and profess
tionally he will rank with the best in
the state. He is clean thorough,
Christian gentleman, and l most
gladly recommend him to you.
P. C. HEEGE.
We, the undersigned, most gladly
endorse the above.
R. F. Clarke, President Peoples
Bank.
r. B. Raines, President First Natl
Bank.
Theodore Morning, Pastor First
Presbyterian Church, Independence
Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-24
No Matter Where You Live in Iowa

A special correspondent will report
to The Register and Leader all the
important news of your locality.
The Register and Leader prints
and is the only Iowa newspaper re-
ceiving the double leased wire AS
ISOLATED Press news service. Ding's
cartoons are an extremely popular
feature and appear only in The Re-
gister and Leader.
New subscribers paying $500 for
the Daily or $500 for the Daily and
Sunday issues for 1910 will receive
the paper free during the balance OF
1909.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-24
SEE THE EXHIBIT CAR
OF THE
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST.
PAUL RAILWAY.

While in Omaha for the National
Corn Show, call at any time between
December and Is at the Exhibit
car of the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE,
& ST. PAUL RAILWAY (13th and
Jones Streets, Omaha) and see the
samples of farm products, etc., from
the Dakotas, Montana, Idaho and
Washington along the new Chicago,
Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway.
F. A. Miller General Passenger
Agent, c. NJ. & st. P. Ry., Chicago.
47-2
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-24
A Splendid Exhibit.

The exhibit of fur coats on the
east side of the Ben Bear store on
Saturday was one of the most ella
borate he has ever shown, and a dis
play that elected expressions of won
derment and surprise from every
body, for one never sees such al
immense stock of fur coats in a
town the size of DEBORAH unless he
comes to this store. There were
coats of every style and price, a
complete emporium of the latest and
best productions of the most prom
inent makers, and a large number
of people took occasion to give the
display an inspection.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-24
BEN BEAR.

Farmers, merchants, profession
al men, housewives, students; we
want you to have a checking account
with us. We have the facilities for
your accommodation in every way
and welcome your patronage. The
National Bank of DEBORAH. AL
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-24
1t is One of the

of dealing with us to be
able to select your wants from big
stock of new, up-to-date clothing,
and another advantage is that you
get the very lowest prices here al
ways.
BEN BEAR.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-24

Our glasses are reasonable In
price. Come in and see US. M. j.
Soukup, Optometrist. 3Stf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-24

Large stock of glass on hand.
We do glazing. Prices right.-H. A.
Prastmark & Son.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-24

Chicago Daily Journal and Pub
lie Opinion, both one year, anly
$3.50.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-24

A new stock of Hat Pins, Back
Combs and Fine Hair Ornaments
Just received at Brunt & Parman's.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-24

Stamp Photos 10 for loo at the
Novelty Studio, Grand Opera House.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-24
See the beautiful shapes
and unique decorations


and unique decorations
in hand painted china as
shown in our assortment of
Pickard China just received.
In this display are many
naturalistic, sem; convention
al and conventional treat
ments of flowers, fruits and
figures, beautifully worked
ur on an endless variety of
artistic shapes.
There are vases, sugars and
creamers, bon bons, water
pitchers, chocolate sets, trays,
satc.; in fact, everything you
can think of for decorating
the table and the home.
The prices range as low as
SO or So for some of the
smaller pieces; but for $40
to SIS you can have some of
the finest creations. We ex-
tend to you a cordial invita-
ton to call and see this beau
tiful line.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-17

the quality of the organ that pumps
the blood through the left auricle into
the left ventricle into the aorta and
thence all over the body (if that is
the correct Interpretation of what Hy-
giene 3 shows the action of the heart
to be- one would say that he gives the
cold shivers, is egotistical and de-
cidedly stuck on himself But all this
goes to the four winds when the ac-
quaintance begins to grow. He is as
human, appreciative, sensitive feeling
and sympathetic as a child. If the
theaters had all Joseph Arends to
cater to they would not have a difficult
job for away down near the front
rows you can generally plan on De-
Boer and son Paul whether the attrac
ton is David Warfield in The Music
Master or the Bennett Moulton Stock
company ten. twent and thirt' in
depreciation of East Lynne. On holi
day not great time ago one of his
acquaintance found him out riding
over town in hack with his wife
playing they were just married and on
their honeymoon. Another time in the
busy part of the forenoon the officers
and they didn't know that he had
"uiNth iiSuilN tIlt ichSlI VI lnt tIlN
to attend the funeral of a humble
newspaper whom he carried on his list
of friends.
DeBoer is not politician. That is,
he will not dabble in the peanut
variety. But he is a good political
friend to have and when delegations
have come up to him and told him
what they would do DeBoer would
quietly but firmly expound what he
would do and then the delegations
would change their mind He has
been in a moral political fight with
the state for long time. He thinks
the office of governor should seek the
man and up to the present time the
state has insisted that the man should
go after it in the common shirt sleeves.
open pocket method. That is the rea.
son that DeBoer has never thus far
been governor, because his candidacy
has been too tentative and the state
wouldn't hand it over on a platter.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-17
Can't Afford Poor Roads.

No matter who may be the republican
candidate for the governorship of 1910,
it is already evident that the question of
good roads will be one of the most i'm
portant issues, if not the paramount is
sue, in the campaign as well as during the
following legislative session. 1t is recog-
nized that we cannot come into our own
as custodians of a great pleasure ground
unless we take prompt measure to put our
state in position to compete on more even
terms with New Hampshire and the Adj
rondack region as regards smooth and ser
viceable highways
1t is also to be borne in mind that
Maine which already has large tourist
patronage, is taking time by the forelock
to prepare better roads as an attraction
for summer visitors as well as for the
benefit of permanent residents. 1t is
stated that Maine this season is building
AIS pieces of state road at an approx
mate cost of $275,000, exceeding the ex-
penditure made in any of the last seven
years that state roads have been built
Next year work on trunk lines will be-
gin as soon as the appropriation is avail
able.
ton to measure adopted in Massachu-
sets. The highway commission of the
Bay state in order to obtain data from
which to make a fair apportionment of
its appropriations for road building has
adopted the scheme of taking census of
the amount of traffic on every main thor
oughfare in the state. Last week at 200
stations on the principal highways in
Massachusetts count was made of the
number of vehicles that passed each day
between Z a. m. and 8 p. m. Another
census viii be taken during week in De-
tober and from the totals thus obtained
the highway commission will be able to
divide its money in proportion to the
amount of traffic on each thoroughfare.
The Reformer suggests that if such
scheme We're adopted in Vermont the
highway apportionment would be much |
more equal than it can be as long as
mileage is the only basis.
The Bennington Banner, which has been
advocating general system of highway
Improvement in some such way as has |
been adopted in Maine says that "the |
sentiment in favor of those trunk line |
roads is growing all the time and if we
can ever get a legislature together that is |
willing to lop off few extravagances
income into trunk line road building
Vermont can build all the trunk lines
needed without an extra dollar of direct
taxation.
We can add to this statement in favor
Of the adoption of a thoroughly modern
plan of financing road system that will
give us a trunk system promptly, is also
'apidly increasing. 1t is realized that if
We continue our present piecemeal system
IF constructing short stretches of perma-
lent roadway. it will require decades to
provide complete trunk lines so greatly
needed and in the meantime our neighbor
ng states will have succeeded in thor
,ughly monopolizing the summer tourist
md summer resident business. With New
Hampshire realizing millions of dollars
rom this source, it requires no argument
o show that Vermont cannot afford to
10 without good roads.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-17
Verdant Mountain Patriots
No. Is
Think Him Over

anyone whether Bill Brown is rated Al
or B3 because he is the Bradstreet
himself.
When the city wants something done
right they send for DeBoer and make
him president When the state wants
something done right they make De-
Boer chairman of the commission with
out pay. He smokes his black Massas-
soits and figures it out. Nobody has
succeeded in firing him out yet. He
has an idea that the schools are some
what important and while his small
son is beating the snare drum in the
Brownscombe drum corps Joseph
Arend is figuring out how he can get
some more money into that Permanent
School Fund pet Of his. When Farmer
Bells political future was threatened
by charges of graft in connection with
his accounts as cattle commissioner,
DeBoer sat up nights and purged him
as white as new fallen snow in order
that he might be trim for the governor
ship the same year DeBoer's own name
figured in the convention. He straight
ened out the accounts in the auditors
office so that it is now a minuteman
system He is secretary of the his
torical society and knows the history
of the state. When the legislature used
to get all balled up so that the mem
bers didn't have any knowledge of
how to vote than the boy who pumps
the organ has of music, DeBoer would
get up and straighten them out in a
dozen sentences or so. Then they
would vote, generally right. They did
this until it came to taxation and then
they voted as they ID pleased. He
sits on the board of trustees of Mont
peler seminary and makes them work
and stands by the Episcopal church to
the last ditch.
The snap of that under jaw in speak
ing combined with that misleading
smile and the crow-tracks on the edge
of those eyes amplifed through the
strong lens glasses, those dignified ges-
lures and the ebulition of language
from that well formed Danny Webster
mouth all combine to make the figure
in that revolving chair a bunch of
seeming pomposity and the first i'm
preston is one of awe. Were it not
for the personality behind it all and
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-17
Wouldn't That Palpitate You.

tSt. Adams MessenBef.)
Taft keeps his finger on the pulse of
the country" says newspaper headline.
If this includes the advertised quick
pulsed Caledonia county fair, the jovial
physician may be deceived into diagnosing
a fever. Quick pulsed" Isn't that love
"? How the blood courses through the
veins of our st. Johnsbury brethren when
they gaze in ecstasy upon whole acres of
seek-no-further apples dash churns, yarn
mttens fve-legged calves, Hubbard SQUASH
Holstein bulls, hand-painted mustache
cups, shooting galleries and worsted
what s-home- without-a-mothers." And
when our own "Prof" Bonett with his
parachute comes tumbling out of the sky
in pink tights like fallen angel running
away from Heaven with an umbrella, how
St. Johnsbury local pride crowds the
bounding heart up into the throat and
swallows it again. How the feverish
liquor plunges through the aristocratic
veins of the Fairbanks First National
church when the freefor-all race is an
nounced from the pulp-pardon, judges
stand, and the band begins to play. All!
Vanity Fair, indeed Would that some
Bunyan might linn thy sensuous snares
and save the brethren of Caledonia county
from that arterio-schlerosis of moral char
acter that their quick pulse must newt
ably bring
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-17

who traverse our main thoroughfare with
overloads of corn husks or cobs 1t is
daily almost hourly occurrence nowadays
to see team pass up Main street scatter
ing husks or cobs in its wake. Patrons
of the corn canning factory should use
little more care in making up their re-
turn loads. Only about so much can be
taken at each load anyway and the, sur
plus might just as well be left for an
other load as to be scattered through Main
street.
After having read enough of a book to
become in harmony with its atmosphere"
it is distinctly unpleasant sensation to
turn over page and find one or more of
the characters pictured in form and fea-
lures wholly unlike those of the readers
Imagination. The Meddler had similar
sensation Wednesday evening upon the
entrance of the heroine of Graustark at
the auditorium. Princess Yetive, from re-
peated readings of the McCutcheon story,
had always seemed to him a delightfully."-
ingenious parsonage, frank girlish and
unaffected. And when, in the play, she
turned out to be a midde-aged spinster
who simpered through her lighter lines
and ranted her emotional passages The
Meddler's disappointment may be mag
med But that is generally the case with
dramatized books especially highly mag
native tales. The setting with which the
reader adoms the story in his own mind
is too elaborate a one for travelling com
panles to carry and the characters of his
imagination are never found among the
applicants for positions in anything short
Of Broadway productions.