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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03
AN OFF YEAR ELECTION.

1t was not so many years ago that
the first week in November was .
period of intense excitement in the
newspaper Offices in most states.
even in an of year. The general
movement to lengthen terms OF
state officers has either entirely re-
moved the off-year election from the
political field, as is now the case In
about two thirds of the states, or as
in some cases. limits that contest to
a struggle for minor Offices. Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island are the
cnly states electing governors every
year, and Massachusetts,, New Jersey,
New York and Rhode Island the only
states that elect the lower house OF
the legislature for one year terms.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03
Shipped a Carload Of Live Turtle

Shipped Carload Of Live Turtles,
Here's another new and promising
product from the river front of Ala
makee being utilized. Last week. 8
Prairie du Chen Press says that
John vanderdrink and Fred Worth
last week caught and shipped TO the
New York market 10000 pouads of
Mississippi turtle. They were packed
in barrels and boxes alive and filled
a car. This is the record shipment
of turtle from the Mississippi river.
The eastern market at the present is
ave per pound for the live article
here. but when you go to New FORK
you must be prepared to pay 15c
for plate of the "delicacy." Wall
kon Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03
SATURDAY NIGHTS ATTRACTION
''The Man From Home" One of the
Finest Things Ever in DecOrsh,
Coming to the Grand This
Week.

One of the most attractive features
about the new play, "The Man From
Home," written by Booth Harrington
and Harry Leon Wilson which will
be seen at the Grand on Saturday
night is the humorous blow it strikes
at. the folly of international mar
riages, a theme that is handled with
out gloves from the rise of the cur
tain until it's fall. The authors have
deliberately set forth, 1t is UNDER
etood, with the idea of heaping ridi-
cule upon this form of republican in
sanity. and according to the success
the play has achieved in Chicago and
New York, have more than made
good their object. The concensus Of
opinion in both cities is that no more
delightful, entertaining play has been
seen in recent years, and that its sue
cess is due as much to the homely
spirit of truth as to it's clean whole
some nature.
The four acts are laid at the
Hotel Margherita Regina at Sorren-
to, Italy, and the chief figure, that
Of a lawyer from Kokomo, Ind.
stands forth with unusual brilliancy.
by the very reason of his foreign set
ting. Messrs. Liebler & Company
are responsible for the production in
it's every detail. and this is guaran-
ty of no small nature, as those who
have witnessed such plays as "The
Squaw Man," "Salomy Jane" ''The
Battle" "The Dawn of Tomorrow,
etc., are aware. The cast is one that
has been carefully selected in its
every detail. The underlying spirit
of the piece is true republicanism
that should come as distinctly re-
freshing note amid the plays of the
present day, and the high position of
the authors in the world of literature
would seem to indicate that it's ling
ual construction is perfect.
The big company will remain here
over night, leaving by special train
on Sunday for La Crosse.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03
What a Sister Town is Doing.


1t may not be news to the people
of New Hampton, but 1t will be to
others that we are enjoying heal
thy boom. This fact is apparent to
every property owner. His rentals
have increased twenty per cent, his
real estate values have increased pro.
portionately. And what is the cause!
Well, we are progressive enough to
believe that the location here of
these new industries has had much to
do with it. We have been informed
that the Padden Gas and Electric
Co. is receiving orders for it's pro-
duct from coast to coast. The Gas
olire Engine factory is unable to sup
ply the demand for It's engines. If the
plans of the Padden Gas Company
materialize they will establish an
other plant here that will be a
branch to their business. With this
new industry and the possible loca-
ton here Of the American Liquid
Fire Proofing Co.'s paint factory,
New Hampton has the prospects Of
having eighty families added to her
within the next ten
months. This means weekly pay
roll of wages to employees of $1,000.
This Is the way cities grow; this is
the idea on which Waterloo was
built. Let us all boost and not
knock and New Hampton will be one
of the livest towns in the state
New Hampton Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03
SCORES BOARD OF HEALTH.
DIR. A. j. Swezey Makes a Hit in
State Health Officers COnven-
ton and is Elected Presi-
dent.

At the meeting of the State Health
Officers Association, held at Des
Moines last week, DR.. A. j. Swezey
of this city was honored by being
elected president of the association.
The doctor seemed to have made a
hit in en- address in which he at
tackled the new law requiring an
afflicted family to pay the expense of
fumigation after quarantine, and
scored the legislature for the passage
of the new quarantine law. n
The Des Moines Register and
Leader printed a large cut Of DR..
Swezey, and in q lengthy article con-
corning the meeting. says: II
When DR.. Swezey attacked the
state board of health yesterday it
was with no mincing of words or
manner. The fact that the law COM
pels the family under quarantine to
pay all of the expenses of quarantine
and fumigation is one of it's very
worst features, declared DR.. Swezey
While it is the public that is protect
ed from an epidemic, it is the afflict-
ed family that has to assume the
burden of expense of this public pro-
lection, he argued. Unless the bread
winner of that family declares him
self a pauper there is no financial
assistance given to him to pay for
this public probationary method
from disease.
:" If / had started in to win one
thing l wound have continued until l
got that one law il did not get any,
thing else,' he said to the board.
The health officers of the state
wanted certain health regulation
laws, but took what they had given
to them by the legislature. The
board of health lost it's backbone
I'm defense members of the state
board of health stated to the con-
ference that they had to take what
they could get from the legislature
and not what they wanted.
Nevertheless, the health officers
of the state who are in session in
Des Moines are not in sympathy with
this piece of legislation, and will
make every emort before the next
| legislature to have the present quar-
duJluo law duu q OlOduSl
and more merciful quarantine legis-
lation passed that will not put an
added burden upon the afflicted
families under quarantine.
4 "The health officers of Iowa also
want a uniform municipal milk or
dinance 1t will be the definite pur-
pose of these health officials to SO
agitate and educate the public in the
matter of uniform municipal milk
ordinance within the next year that
the desired legislation may be secur-
ed in 1911. They ask that a uniform
score card system be used in every
municipality in Iowa for dairies and
dairymen. This is the system re-
commended by the agricultural de-
partment of the United States, and
score points on the sanitation of the
COW barns, ventilation, condition OF
the milch cows, personal cleanliness
of the dairymen and the hygienic
condition of the room where the milk
is transferred into vessels for distri-
button, and the condition of the
hauling wagons. A committee was
appointed by the association which
is to act with like committee from
the municipal league Of Iowa In
drafting this uniform milk ordinance
and lobby for its passage in the next
Legislature"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03
Real Patriotism.

You don't have to 60 to war to be
patriotic. Improve your locality, up
hold your town. enlarge its interests,
and lend hand to progress. and you
are q patriot-a lover of your coun-
try-as truly % the soldier who
shouldoya his musket.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03
Shipping Iron Ore.

A force has been put to work min
ing two hundred more tons of ore at
the iron mines and the sane is now
being hauled to town for shipment
to the Junction. 1t will be used for
test purposes of some new machinery
recently received at the reduction
plant there. Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03

The New York mayoralty candi-
dates are being treated by throat
specialists. Leather lungs are worth
more to a candidate than statesman
like insight.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03

Brooms are doubling in price be-
cause of failure Of the corn brush
crop. II this should interfere with
the customary processes of house
cleaning sigh OF relief would 60 up
from the masculine side of humanity.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03

The West Union Gazette prints the
news that a burglar entered
the home of an Iowa editor one night
recently. After . terrible struggle
the editor got the better Of him and
relieved him of his money.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03

The practical result OF assassin
ating Ito of Japan by Korean will
be more drastic rule for Korea.
Those that draw the sword perish by
the sword.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03

The Cedar Rapids Gazette makes
the pertinent suggestion that the
militia job be given to the fellows
who have taken out hunters licenses.
There are enough of them In Iowa to
form an army of considerable size.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03

Gen. Weyler. of Cuban fame, has
been appointed captain general OF
Catalonia, bat as there II no Maine
to blow up In these diggings Dnc}e
Sam probably won't 60 to war this
time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03

The first woman to make an aero
plane flight in America went up with
Wilbur Wright the other day. An
other trump card for the Suffra-
gettes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03

Our neighboring exchanges are
filled with notices of the building of
automobile garages, in the little
towns as we'll as the big ones. The
future of the auto is assured. In a
few years 1t will be considered as
necessary on the farm as the binder.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03

II DR.. Cook spent 35 days in cross
ing the ice pack to the North Pole.
and II It takes him 80 days to pre-
pare his data of this trip. how long
will 1t take him to climb Mount Nc
Kinley?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03

Harry Thaw loses his case before
the Court. of Appeals. He may yet
conclude that an umbrella is a better
weapon than a gun for people having
brafn storms.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03

Over in Europe 1t took 10000
troops to safeguard the Gear while
travelling. Here one soldier to 2O.-
900 people is all the tax payers want
to stand for.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03
Was Too Expensive.

A woman went into newspaper
office and wished to advertise for her
husband who-had disappeared. When
told that they charged two dollars an
inch she went out. saying
break her up at that rate az
band was over six feet long.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03

II these lurid tales continue to
come out of the jungle, there may
be q demand that T. r. submit his
proofs to the University of Copen-
hagen before drawing any more dol
lar-a-words.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03

The continued flirting of Mr.. Taft
with the South indicates only two
possible outcomes. "a marriage or a
breach of promise case.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03

The New York customs service is
said to be rotten with graft. Can
we ever get graft out of Uncle Sans
system without killing on the old
gentleman?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03

Our faith in the universe, sadly
shaken when the base ball season
closed, is revived by some of those
luscious creations of pumpkin pie.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03
NEWSPAPER SPACE.

Every line in a newspaper costs
it's publisher something. If it is to
benefit some individual, he may
fairly expect to pay something. You
do not go into a grocery and ask the
proprietor to hand you out ten
pounds of sugar for nothing, even
though the grocer may be q personal
friend and even though the gift may
not be large one.
If the beneficiary of advertising
does not pay for it, the proprietor
has to settle the bill. Nevertheless,
many people cannot seem to learn
that a newspaper plays its expenses
by renting space. and that it is just
as much entitled to collect the rent
for every day that space is occupied
as you are for the house you rent to
tenant.
Most newspapers expect to treat
philanthropic enterprises literally
yet in spite of this many of these
enterprises expect the newspaper to
give them space rent free while they
carry their job printing to some
other shop. The place for them to
look for support is the place they
patronize with their job printing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03

The lack of fatalities at foot ball
this season will diminish the gate
receipts If the managers don't look
out.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03

The astronomers need not worry
about the yellow veil covering Mars.
Must be smoke from the fall bonfire
season.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03

Many q man who cannot read an
ordinary barometer undertakes with
confidence to settle the North Pole
row.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03
Current Comment.

The fall of the sheath gown ia
heralded. 1t would be more rea-
listic to speak of its splitting.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03
"Tav Paw" O'Connor is over

"Tay Pay" O'Connor is over here.
working for Irish home rule. II
our bright Irish friends could cap
ture the politics Of English cities
a. they have Of American. It would
be the English who would be asking
homo rule. d.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03

Iowa raised $400. 100000 worth
of grain this year. This just about
equals the output of all the gold
mines of the world during the past
year. The average Iowa farm 10 the
best gold mine a man can have. In
addition to the competence he can
secure by tilling 1t he gains good
health. intercourse with the best
people on earth, good school and
church privileges. climate that for
ten months in the year can't be beat
en-and a climate the other two
months that makes him appreciate
that of the ten. Iowa is grand
state-worth living in as long as one
Can-and her farmers and all her
citizens are especially favored and
have especial reason to be satisfied
with their lot.-Tama Herald.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03

-conisisky optioian. winn. BIZ.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-11-03
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-18
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
CONTINUED from Page Eighty

Mr. BEYER:1s there any appeal in this
bill of yours?
Mr.. HERSEY: No.
cat this point the Speaker resumed the
Chair)
Mr.. TRIMBLE of Calais: Mr.. Speak
er and Gentlemen of the House. in be-
half of the railroad committee of which
| am a member I would like to echo
the statements made by the gentleman
from South Portland (Mr. Spear).
Everything that he said is absolutely
true. The bill has hung along in the
committee but it has not been entirely
before the committee. When the first
bill was presented by the gentleman
from HOuiton (Mr. Hersey) and the
hearing was held on it and discussion
was had it vas plainly apparent that
the bill was incomplete. 1t provided
for things that We're not necessary, and
it did not provide for things which
were necessary. Now, in the minds IF
the members of that committee it was
also plainly apparent that some legis-
lation on this subject was advisable
and necessary: and the question was,
what would be the simplest bill, and
how it could be done to the best in
terests of the people of the State. The
gentleman from Houlton had provided
in his bill the method of carrying on
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-18

that the Speaker will lay the matter
before the House for action.
Further complications in committee as
sienments are anticipated when Speaker
Cannon announces the committees on
printing and accounts. Representative
OConnell of Massachusetts probably will
be reappointed on the accounts commit
tee. Although an acting Democratic
'whip.' Mr.. O'Connell voted with the
Republicans throughout the contest over
the adoption of the rules Monday Nh
Clark will probably net approve his reap
pertinent as whip at once. Mr. O'Con-
nell's seat in the House is being contest
ed. 1t is not believed that any of these
complications will interfere with the pro-
sress of the tariff bill.
The vote was given viva voce and while
it was unquestionably against using Mr.
james, the Speaker announced the oppo-
site result and named Mr.. Collier OF
Mississippi. AS he was not heard 10 OBJ
jet the appointment will stand.
1t was afterwards announced that Mr.
Collier and as u consequence he will re-
main on the committee Mr.. Collier is The
star of John Sharp Williams as repre-
sentative from the Vicksburg district.
The full committee on mileage as finally
announced is: Kennedy. Iowa; Lundin
Illinois; Garner. Pennsylvania; Collier.
Mssissisppi and Denver. Ohio.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-18
RICH STILL MISSING.
Man Who Shot North Yarmouth Aead'
envy Student Not Vet Caught.

Yarmouth, Me-, March 1.-THE Officers
had found no trace early "Wednesday d!
Carroll d. Rich of Lynn, Mass, who,
Tuesday night. exclaiming: I've got you
this time" placed his arm over the
shoulder of Joel Kelsey of Freeport, :
student at North Yarmouth Academy,
and aiming a revolver at kelseys head
fired one shot which lodged in the lat.
ter's left arm. The officers were ASSISTED
by the sheriff's department and all nighs
trains and electric cars were carefulE
watched.
Rich is IS years old and Kelsey IS. I'm
shooting took place in front of MasonS
hall in Yarmouth village and was said y
have been due to jealousy in which 7
woman figured, although the facts als
meagre. Kelsey's wound was not consal
cred dangerous unless blood poisoning re-
suits from it.
Up to late hour there were no deVefI
opments in the case No such person ~
Carroll d. Rich can be found. There va.
until year or so ago a Clarence RlcH "
Freeport but he is not living anywhe''l
around here and Furthermore the ".
scription given by Kelsey does NOT
Clarence Rich.
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HOT BOUTS TOMORROW
NIGHT AT LEWISTON

Lewiston, Me, March 17.-(SpeciaD
kid clark of Lawrence and Mike
Cunningham are expected to put up a
hot exhibition under the auspices OF
the Canadian A. c. at City hall Friday
night Cunningham is anxious 70
square himself for his recent defeat
at Portland, which he ascribes to poor
condition and has trained to put up
the battle of his life in the coming out.
Gus Larrabee will meet Young Nc
Carron OF Boston and Young Nadead
will clash with Young Porter of Au-
burn. AS special trains will be run ID
accommodate the Shriners q big out
of-town attendance is expected. me
bouts will start promptly at $50 an
will be over in time for all the late
cars and trains.
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KENNEBEc.
uITCHFiElD.

POND ROAD--The news of the la'~
accident at the Rich ice house, Fan. !,
ingdale, which resulted in the DEAN :. =,
Ralph Ridley has brought sadness 4
the community here. where ne 49,.
passed the greater part of his me- a".
where his parents still reside. sihc i.
sympathy is expressed by everyone ~
the bereaved parents. Mr.. and Mrs
w. Ridley, and the brother, waiter :"
Morse.
Walter Merrill passed away l ~.
day night at his home at Merrii' .. N
ner. Mr.. Merrill was blacksmi'h =
trade and had followed that DusN .hsn
here until about two years ago. Vs. i,
he was obliged to give up WORK =" ons
count of failing health. A widow md
daughter and two sons survive, - NJ
have the sympathy of large cis
! friends in their bereavement II.
Everett Bird. Ben Hinkley ans soue.
nier Hodgkins attended the Mss.t
given by Gardiner Grange Mo
evening. 49,. wert
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Spauldins "
in Gardiner on business Weunh aye
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Heseit"ie ofief
returned to their home here' ,.usS.
psssing the winter. with their , maa
tor. Mrs. w. Z. Maxcy In GaI rn.a d
Everett Wiles has been cohn,
the house by illness.
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Mr.. Lewis was not a member of the
present House. The Chair Acknowledge
ed the mistake and Immediately des-
ignated Mr.. Bartlett for the vacancy
.! decline to serve" promptly respond
eel NJ. Bartlett
Then the Chair appoints the gentle
man from kertucky. Mr. James" said
Sp,3'.er Cannon.
And" said Mr.. James. 1.-The gentle
man / ON kentucky declines IL
serve
Falling on the rules providing that
the House can excuse member rom
Il committee assignment the Speaker
put the question to the House. The
Democrats generally voted to excuse
MIR Games but the opposition from
the Republican side WIS overwhelming.
Mir. Clark still withholds his approval
Of the appointment of Representative
Francis Barton Harrison and Repre-
sentative Brou3sard of Louisiana as the
new minority members of the commit
tee because of the displeasure among
the House Democrats over the action
of these two men in joining tie bolt
Monday on the rules fight in the House.
Mr.. Clark has not announced publicly
that he disapproves of the appoint
mentS.
Ii is believed that Representative
nroCssarti will accept the appointment
as he did not attend the caucus which
declared that no Democrat should ac-
cept an appointment without the pre-
vious approval of the minority leader.
Representative Harrison. who attend
ed that caucus, announced that he
would abide by it's action.
Mr.. Harrison has been a candidate
for the appointment. If he refuses to
serve on the committee, 1t is believed