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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-07
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

July 4, 1909.
Rain followed by cooler weather
Distemper among some horses.
No rural free delivery on Monday
last.
Boy No. arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip KratZ, Jr. last
week In consequence of the happy
event Philips smile has greatly in
creased.
Kuntz brothers made a concrete
foundation for a new house for their
parents last week Thursday near
Frank Kuntz's place.
Quite a number took in the Chau-
tauqua at CrescO this week.
ROllie KratZ and Louis Wagner
drove to Protivin last Saturday af-
ternoon, returning in the early gray
CT the next morning.
Walter Michaels has been among
the sick.
A number of our people went to
DEBORAH Monday, some to Cresco
Spillville and Protivin, but the ma
jority celebrated at home.
Sadie and Violet Koch and Anna
Weidaman went to Arlington and
Strawberry Point last Saturday, for
pleasant trip.
Eddie Harwig of DEBORAH made a
visit in this vicinity short time
ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Wemark of
Kenmare, N. D., who have been Wis
iting in this vicinity for a few weeks,
returned to their home last Satur-
day in their fine touring car.
Miss Nal1ia Naccot want RI DacO-
rah last week Thursday to visit
friends and relatives and help them
celebrate Independence Day.
Demo Kratz went to Strawberry
Point last Friday to visit relatives
and friends, also to see the sights
and country.
Mrs. Frank KuntZ and son Nor
man went TO DEBORAH last Saturday
to visit the formers parents and see
the big celebration.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-07
EREEPORT.
July s. 1909.


Cold and rainy.
MOreg and Chester Delaney spent
Sunday at the home of their uncle,
S. Sorenson, on Clay Hill.
Mrs. c. Robinson visited her par
ents, S. X. Tolstad and wife, on Clay
Hill few days last week.
Miss Jennie Sanaker closed a three
months term of school in Orleans
township last Friday and came home
Saturday to spend her vacation with
her mother.
Miss Rose Funk departed last
Thursday night for Kenosha, Wis,
for a short visit with her brother
Hubert and other friends and rel
atives there.
Mrs. BolsOn of Canoe Ridge was
calling on Mrs. P. C. Delaney Friday
of last week.
James Slayer and mother were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Warn
on Canoe Ridge Sunday last.
Hy Snyder came down from Plain
view Friday to spent few weeks
with friends in Freeport.
Mrs. Mary Ruffridge was calling
on DEBORAH friends Tuesday.
Mrs. Stinson and nephew. James
Hardesty of Canoe Ridge passed
through Freeport Thursday of last
week.
Mrs. George Stager attended the
chautauqua last Saturday.
Mrs. Charley Hallman of Fairbault,
Mimi. came last Thursday for visit
of few weeks with her husband S
parents, S. B. Mailman and wife and
other relatives in and near Freeport.
Miss Jennie Sanaker spent Sunday
with friends in DEBORAH.
r. T. and c. b. Robinson went to
Ridgeway last week where they are
working for the fiber company.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-07
CANOE VALLEY.
July 5, 1909.


Mr.. Ole Danielson arrived home
last Thursday afternoon, after cou"
pie of weeks visit in Thief River
Falls with his brother and other rel
atives. Mr.. and Mrs. Dan BJorgum
accompanied him home to remain
here for a visit among friends and
relatives.
John Estrem and family attended
church here last Sunday. They re-
NAMED for dinner with Mrs. Es-
trem's folks, n. j. Corson and fam
lily. returning to their home on
Washington Prairie towards evening.
Mrs. j. Talloug returned hcme last
wednesday after a couple OF weeks
visit among friends and relatives
around Mabel and Riceford, Mimi.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Peterson were De-
corah shoppers last Wednesday.
Carl and Edwin Ringdahl came up
from town the 4th to spend a lew
DAYS with their grandmother, MIS-
c. Olson.
Clarence McLain has been staying
with his brother Theo. since he ar
1ivel from Canada. Their mother
has been quite sick for some time.
Quite few attended the picnic al
VERSIONS July 4th, but had not the
rain started in a little too early a
larger crowd might have showed up
There was also a picnic at Aivin
Barth's for both young and OLD
which lasted almost until the early
morning.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-07
PLEASANT VIEW.
July S. 1909.

July s, 1903.
Lots of rain these days
Mr.. and Mrs. John WEIGH came
last Saturday to spend tie 4th with
their daughter, Mrs. Frank Dowd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bachelor spent
the 4th with relatives at Frankville.
Mrs. VIM. Bachelor was visitor
at the home of her son Roy today.
Ingvold Haugsness spent the last
week with relatives in Ravena.
Alfred Baird delivered come cattle
to Castalia today.
Henry Bugenhagen entertained a
number of relatives and friends Sun
day evening.
Henry Hethouse and VIM. Budden-
berg purchased new hay leaders of
Harry Billiard last week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-07

If you have pains In the back,
weak back. or any other indications
of weakened or disordered condi-
ton of the kidneys or bladder, you
should get DeWitt's Kidney and
Bladder Pills right away when you
experience the least sign of kidney
OF bladder complaints, but be sure
you get DeWitt's Kidney and Blad-
der Pills. We know what they will
do for you, and If you will send your
name to f. c. Dewitt & Co., Chicago,
you vol receive a free trial box of
these kidney pills. They are sold
at Engbertson's Pharmacy. July
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-07
BURR OAK.

Ernest Reed mad a business trip
TO DEBORAH Monday, returning the
same day.
Miss Gladys MILFORD of Canton
was a caller at the Central Sunday
on her way to DEBORAH to attend the
Chautauqua exercises.
DR.. Emmons, accompanied by Jas.
Heckle, Leon Lighthall and George
Stager, autoed to Preston Friday, re-
turning the same day.
Mr. and Mrs. j. B. Reed and Kath-
1een drove to DEBORAH to attend
Chautauqua Tuesday.
Mrs. Turk Little, who has been
visiting relatives and old friends
here for several weeks. returned to
her home in South Dakota Wednes-
day.
Miss Hazel Briggs has been visit
ing her aunt. Mrs. Ernest Reed, for
a few days the past week.
Miss Hattie Little attended the
last week.
through our burg on their way home
to DEBORAH by stage Saturday.
Mrs. Dick Lyons of Dakota, who
Has DccH NlSlCluS nCi idtuCi, MI 3.
Donlan, and other relatives, return
ed 70 her home Tuesday.
Miss Iowa Briggs is spending "a
week with her cousin, Miss Leila
Marsh of DEBORAH.
Mrs. Ray Wemett is working at
Johnnie DOMAINS for few weeks.
Alva Norton and wife, Josie Cox,
Albert Cox and Jack AckersOn and
family went to the river for picnic
Sunday.
L. B. Whitney and Will Baker au-
toed up from DEBORAH to attend the
cattle sale at Burr Oak Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Emmons and Teddy are
spending a week with Mrs. Duffy in
DEBORAH and while there attended
the chautauqua.
IT. E. Roberts, accompanied by w.
S. Delay, Louise Failey. Jack Acker-
son and George Reed autOed to De-
corah Saturday, returning the same
day.
Dr. w. II. Emmons and Lucille au-
toed to Sumner, Ia. Saturday, to
spend few days with his mother.
who is failing very fast.
George Potter and Ed. Sharp made
a flying business trip to DEBORAH
Saturday.
Paul Roberts spent few days with
his uncle, Ed. Sharp, in the Bethel
community last week.
Albert Cox, Nina and Ruby Wicks
spent Thursday at the w, Wick's
home near Bluffton last week
George Smith, who bought the
Bowman place several months ago,
finished moving Thursday.
Several Burr Oak people are antici-
pacing taking in the chautauqua at
Cresco this week.
Miss Doris Porter. who has been
visiting relatives in and around Burr
Oak, is visiting her aunt, Miss Port
err, in Cresco for a few weeks.
Will Delay and James Heckle went
to La Crosse Monday morning, re-
turning the same day.
Elmer Keppe and wife visited at
Amherst Sunday, returning at night.
Harrison Shelley and family Sun
dayed at the John Ward home July
4th
Miss Hilda Gates spent the Fifth at
Cresco, returning the same day.
Earl Pierce and wife from near
Canton, accompanied by his mother,
Mrs. Mark Pierce, dinnered at the
Ben Ward home Sunday.
Rev. Hunter and wife and son
drove over from Mabel, Mimi. Sun
day afternoon. Rev. Hunter spoke
in the evening.
Miss Josephine Taylor is dressmak-
ing at the Will Darling home for a
few days this week.
In the last issue an item stated
that Walter and Marie Bucknell VS.
tied with Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Knee
skern Sunday, June goth. 1t should
have read walter Bucknell and
Marie Anderson" being one OF those
unavoidable errors that will happen
now and then in spite of every pre-
caution.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-07

The best pills made are DeWitt s
Little Early Risers, the famous ilttie
liver pills. They are small, gehtie'
pleasant, easy to take and act promp-
thy. They are sold at Engbertson 5
pbarmacy July
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-07-07

Go to L. r. Morrison's for any
thing you want in secondhand fur
niture. Also lots of new goods. Our
business methods enable us to sell
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-11
HANS TRIAL IS
 NEARLY AT END
Evidence All ill and Attor- neys Will Sum Up Begin ming Tomorrow.
Special from United Press.) )


 Flushing, Jan. 11.-At noon to-day both sides rested in the Thornton J. Hains murder trial and court at once adjourned until tomorrow when the summing up addresses will begin. Un- der order of the court this case must reach the jury not later than Thurs day noon. Justice Crane informed John F. Mcintyre. who will sum up for Halns, and Ira G. Darrin who will sum up Tor the state. that they must finish tnelr arguments as soon as possible The Justice intimated his charge will take about two hours, so that the il1rv will probably be locked up immediatelv after luncheon on Thursday.
 Ihe most damaging evidence brought out against Thornton Hains since the trlal began came to-day from the lips oL e,l, woman, Mrs Harry W. Rockwell. rms woman confirmed unequivocaIIy the statement of Mrs. Annis that she ran down on the float with the firing of the first shot.
 While her evidence was limited bv the court to description of the move ments of Mrs. Annis, thus eliminating any description of Thornton Hains' gun play, she swore Mrs. Annis ran down on the Hoat, went about seven or eight feet across it and then rushed back m the runway to the dock. McIntyre struggled hard on cross-examination to snake her story but she stuck to it without single contradiction.
 thornton Hains was plainly very nervous as this witness testified. It was evident that he as well as his at torneys feared the effect of this story on the jury. Most of the other wifi nesses in rebuttal gave evidence of no material importance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-11
UnconquerabIs.

It was veteran soIdiery that re- peopIed the plantations and the home steads of the south, writes Thomas Nelson Page in, the Old Dominion; and withstood the forces thrown against them during the period of reconstruc- tion. In addition to personal pride, self reliance and physical courage, they possessed also race pride, which is inestimable in great popular strug- gle.
 However beaten and broken they were, the people came out of the war with their spirit unquenched and a be- lief that they were unconquerabIe.
 A story used to be told of an old Confederate soldier who was trudgfng home after the war, broken and rag ged and worn. He was asked what he would do if the Yankees got after him when he reached home.
 "Oh, they ain't goin' to trouble me-" he said. ''If they do I'll just whip lem again"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-11
Our Wonderful Railroads.

Gail Hamilton was right when she said that if there were never to be any railways on this continent 1t would have been an 1mpertinence for Columbus to have discovered it. Only by the railways could it's magnificent distances be bridged. Equally correct was Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last survivor of the signers of the Dec laratfon of Independence, when, on throwing up the first, shovelful of earth for the first railway of the Unit ed States which was intended to carry passengers and freight, the Baltimore and Ohio, he exclaimed, 'T consider this event second only to that of the adoption of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, if second even to that" That was in 1928 But England was far ahead of US in railway building in the beginning. Even Russia got bet ter start than we did. At the outset we imported not only our locomotives and cars, but also the rails on which they were run and the men to run them. However, John Stevens, Peter Cooper, Evan Thomas, Matthias Bald- win and others changed all this and in their various fields laid the founda- tions of railway system which is to- day in dimensions and completeness far ahead of that of any other half a dozen countries in the world combined. ,-Leslie's Weekly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-11
CHARTER TINKERING
 ABOUT TO BEGIN

Alderman John H. Tague is going after the Firemen's and Policemen s pension law at the meeting of the charter revision committee to be held next Thursday night. He believes that the fire and police commission CTS should not have the initiative in the right to pension a member of either department after 20 years of service, but that the initiative should be left with the members of the de- partments, who should have the right to petition to be pensioned.
 Mayor Lee said this morning that he has another amendment to offer to the committee, one allowing the office of tax collector an additional S400 per annum to hire an extra clerk. He said he believed the office was short handed and that only $500 was allowed for clerk hire at this time This amount, he said, made it neces- sary to dispense with the services of the clerk for part of the year. With an additional $400 the collector could have an extra clerk during the busy season and with the $500 could keep clerk the year around.
 The revision committee is compos- ed of Mayor Lee, Auditor Heating. City Attorney Culilnan, John y. Morrissey, Alderman Wilson, Alderman Prim- rose and Alderman Tague.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-11
The Franz Halls Museum In Holland

Tho Franz HaIs Museum Tn Holland.
 Old Haarlem calls up the shadow of Franz Hals. The museum is verify a sanctuary to his memory. There the famous corporation pictures hang. One sees the members of the various guilds in the fu1lness of careless life, eating, drinking and merrymaking. Here Hals is seen at the height of his power. The splendid color and directness of work are revelation. Every figure seems alive, and one is convinced they were all in the flesh once. This great mas ter with one bold stroke of his brush made these men immortal. At eighty years he still painted, and his last pic- ture hangs beside his masterpieces. Haarlem and Hais will be associated as long as the place lasts. One mar vels at the execution of the Dutch painters, whether 1t be in the broad work of Halls or in the miniature finish of the genre masters. All of them had splendid sense of values, atmosphere and human life; a perfect harmony of relation fills their canvases.-Spring- field (Mass) Republican.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-11
MAYOR LEE TALKS
 ABOUT ABSENCE OF DIRECTOR BILTz
Takes Advantage of Incl dent to Show Strength of One of His Charter Amendments.

Public Works Director Biltz is his own boss and he has no one to ask if he desires to take a vacation, but May or Lee is of the opinion that it would have been an act of courtesy due him if the director had informed him that he was going to Florida. A report has been circulated that the director is combining business with pleasure and is figuring on a $7O,0OO contract at Pensacola, Fla.
 The fact that there is no one in au- thority over the director of public works is one Of the weaknesses of the present city charter and one of the reasons, according to the Mayor, that he advocates a board of public works to have Jurisdiction over the director and street department force.
 Since the director has been away the Mayor today stated he had several matters brought to his attention which only the director could pass upon, and he thought the people should know when they would be able to see the director. He added:
 As Mayor would not think of go- ing away without at least letting some one know where I was going and when l might be expected back"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-11
His Measure.

"A few friends" relates MT. James Moir in the Draughts World, were chatting with Wyllie, the checker champion, in club after one of hfs days of exhibition play in Glasgow when a youth, slightly under the infiu- ence of John Barleyeorn, threatened to nonopolize the conversation, blow ing his own horn and giving out in no uncertain language that he considered himself the equal of Wyllie. The old man took no notice of him for a time, but, occupying the usual five minutes in considering the move, quietly asked the youth to remove his hat (not more than six and half size), then sub stituted his own-which was large one and went we'll down over the young braggart's nose-and, casting his eye around the company, said scornfully, That's his measurep The company enjoyed the retort so much that the youth was glad to make a hurried exit"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-11
The Llaht That Eailsd.r

A wealthy Riyerina squatter, now departed, as he used to phrase if, s.tc the great muster," was noted almost as much for his Attic wit as for his parsimony. He also stuttered very badly and helped along his halting ut teranee with a frequent ejaculation of Dye see? Dye see? His niggardly traits gained him widespread local un. popularity and the bitter enmity of sundowners, who were always vigor- ously refused rations at his stations
 Smarting under this unusual inhoss pitality, some disappointed swaggerera once set fire to one Of the squatters wool sheds and then wrote upon q gate: "We've well burnt down your wool shed. Dye see? Dye seeT'
 Of course it caught the big man'a eye when next he passed through. Fol a moment he contemplated the an. and then with a sardonk grin took the stump of a blue pencil from his pocket and scrubbed under heath: "It was we'll insured. Dye sect Dye see?"-London Standard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-11
Cold and a Candle.

'nDr. Moss of the English polar expe- dition of 1875 and 1876, among other
 odd things, tells of the effect of cold on a wax candle which he burned. The temperature was 35 degrees below zero, and the doctor must have been considerably discouraged when, upon looking at his candle, he discovered that. the flame had all it could do to Keep warm. It was so cold that the flame could not melt all the wax of the candle, but was forced to eat its way down the candle, leaving a sort of skeleton of the candle standing. There was heat enough, however, to melt oddly shaped holes in the thin walls of wax, and the result was beautiful lacelike cylinder of white, with a tongue of yellow flame burning inside of it and sending out into the dark ness many streaks of light.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-11
RECKLESS AUTOING
 ACROSS THE BRIDGE
County Commissioners Is- sues Restraining Order Regulating Speed Pending Repairs

Upon complaint of w. H. Moore, an engineer in the employ of the Consoli- dated railroad the country commissiop- CTS to-day instructed Engineer H. G. Scofie1d of this city to prepare signs warning all autos that speeding over the Washington bridge pending the. re- pair of that structure faster than six miles sn hour will result in arrests and prosecutions. MT. Moore told the com missioners that several workmen now engaged in repairing that portion of the bridge used by the trolley road had narrow escapes from being run down by recklessly driven motor cars.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-11
BlG FEE FOR
 K. 5. STODDARD
Young Engineer Will Be Paid 4 Per Gent. on Cost of Congress Street Bridge, or About $1O,OOO.

The agreement between Raymond S. stoddard and the Congress street bridge commission was filed for record in the office of the city auditor this morning. The agreement is for superin- tending the construction of the bridge and preparing the plans and specifica- tioas 4 per cent of the cost of the bridge, minus $1,000 which is due the ae tate of the late R. N. Berrian for gaelir1inary work. As $264000 is the se at tirnated cost, Engineer Stoddard will sf eiye in the neighborhood of $9,56O.
 re is allowed to hire an assistant en- .,1eef at ain expense of $130 a month, f9 be borne by the city, and to hire saa inspector at $20 per week.
 The assist ant engineer will be w. H. Law. who was one of the assistant en- cineers upon the railroad elevation work through this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-11
Brandegee's Supporters Say They Apprehend No Con
 tingency Likely to Arise Which Will Result in the Defeat of Their Candidate
Hill Forces Nevertheless Are Confident and Expect that the NOrwalk Man Will Get the Votes When the Show Down Comes.
Special from United Press.)

Hartford, Jan. Tiff a disinterested politician could be found here to-day he would say that he does not know which of the two contestants for the Senatorial togs of United States Sena- tor Brandegee has the best chances to be chosen at the joint caucus to-mor- row afternoon, the present incumbent or Representative E. J. Hill of Nor walk. All appearances are for close fight. To-day both factions are seriously claiming victory, the Brande- gee side just a little louder than the Hill men. The betting favors Rrande- gee who has the backing of the better part of Connecticut's well oiled Repub- lican machine but Hills strong appeal to the commercial interests is admitted to have had a strong effect in the con- stituency of many members of the leg islature. Of the 255 members of the House, 205 are Republicans. The
 Democrats elected on Republican ticket will be out of the caucus. The Senate vote will be 31. Brandegee's men have claimed majority for him of 2 to 1 and to which the Hill men ridicule.
 The local contingent interested in the contest left for Hartford to-day where the real big work will be done tonight and early tomorrow. Sheriff Haw1ey was one of the earliest to get away. Postmaster Marigold, one of the Hill managers was also out of the city bright and early. William E.. Burnham was in Hartford to-day where as a presidential elector he helped cast the vote of the state for Taft.
 MT. Burnham is a Brandegee man tin this fight though he is strong ad- ,f hor.tff Hawley was in high glee apparently as he left town for he said he had re- ceived assurances which warrant him in believing that Brandegee will surely win by snug majority.
 Speaker Elmore s. Banks who is also a Brandegee man was in Hartford be- fore noon. The speaker has said all along that he would not use any of his power as speaker to get votes for either candidate for senator though he has not made any secret of his personal preferences.
 While the Hill men in this county are very hopeful it must be conceded that they are not as reseate as the forces and the latter say it is all over but the shouting.
 United States Senator Bulkeley ar rived to-day from Washington "to see the fun" as he stated, but Brandegee men hope for more results than mere onlooker would get from the Senior Senator's presence.
 Representative Hayes of Waterbury to-day announced that he would vote for Congressman E. J. Hill to succeed Frank B. Brandegee in the United States Senate. In making the state ment MT. Hayes declares that his de- cision is in response to what appears to him the evident desire of his con- Although MT. Hayes has positively refused to commit himself he was generally believed to favor Brandegee.