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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08
The Woman Who Can Cook.

A girl with one dimple and 400
freckles is a cinch IL she possesses a
sweet disposition and knowledge
of domestic science. AS homely as
she may be to the unthinking world,
she becomes glorified when she dons
the bingham apron and goes into a
shining kitchen and pulls from the
singing range the well-made bread,
the majestic pies and the sublime pot
Ticker. In the eyes of her entranced
husband she outglitters the Queen of
Sheba and her children rise up and
call her blessed three times day and
several times between mails.
When the bread is perfectly baked,
the coffee strong and hot, the stake
juicy and fragrant, the hash well
built and appetizing and the batter
cakes light and smoking as the butter
is absorbed, the spirit of the Lord
descends upon that household like g
dove and the caverns of the lucky
mans soul echo with GLORY Halle
lujah!" 1t beats bridge, it lays
euchre in the shade. it makes the job
in the shop look like 80 cents. The
girl who can cook is divinity. She
is the delight of mans soul and a
glory in the sight of God. And We
have such girls in Texas, but the need
for a million or more is pressing.
Houston (Texas) Post.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08
Horse Thieves in Iowa.

In northeastern Iowa there once
operated one of the most desperate
gangs of horse thieves and counter
feiters that ever lifted stock or pass
ed bogus paper. They numbered alSo
among their misdeeds, burglary,
highway robbery, and not infrequent-
ly murder, and were part of an or
ganized band of criminals who main
sin and Michigan and assisted each
other in disposing of their ill-gotten
gains far from the scene of the crime.
The story of how station was
broken up and the operators driven
by violence out of Jackson county
Iowa, is graphically told in a publ
cation just issued by The State His
torical Society of Iowa. The book is
a biographical volume by Harvey
Reid on Colonel Thomas Cox, an
early settler and pioneer legislator of
Iowa. A gang of men, under the
leadership of w. w. Brown, hotel
keeper in Bellevue, Jackson county
had so enraged the settlers by de
predations and crimes for which it
seemed impossible to convict them
that on April Fools Day, 1910, the
countp sheriff and Colonel Cox gath
cred force of forty armed men and
stormed The Brown hotel where the
miscreants held defiant possession
Guns were in play in a trice and
there were killed and wounded on
both sides when the conflict ended
Several of the gang escaped but thir-
teen were captured. Voting by means
of red and white beans on the ques-
ton of hanging the captives, the de-
cision was finally made TO whip them
on the bare back and send them down
the river in oarless boats. They never
returned 20 the scene of their bloody
defeat, although other parts of Iowa
later suffered from their crimes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08
Blanket the Horses.

The farmer who is too poor to buy
pair of warm blankets for his team,
with hogs at 81 and milk at $3.50
hundred, ought to try doing the
chores in a union suit and see how
he likes it. The man who will allow
a faithful team to stand for hours in
the teeth Of a bitter wind, while he
hugs the grocery store stove and set
Ties the tariff question, has disposi-
ton which would make hyena turn
green with envy. We nave seen men
who had plenty of time in which to
gable about Joe Cannon and the
steel schedule, but who were too busy
to slip a couple of blankets on a
shiyering team. If there is a hell,
the man who allows his team to
freeze to the pavement on a winters
hight will be called upon to do a jig
at the tail of a toasting fork that
will last 10000 years. Manchester
Press.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08
Would Install Stone Crusher.

We are in touch, through our pa.
per, with certain party in Cedar
Rapids who wishes to help open uI
and develop a good stone quarry in
this section. His idea is to install
stone crushing plant and to market
the stone among the contractors and
builders in the county at cheaper
rate than they have had to pay in
the past. We suggest to any of oul
readers who have an option on a
stone quarry, that they correspond
with Mr.. L. A. King, Cedar Rapids
Iowa, office, Cedar Rapids Transfer
Pudding. 46-tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08
Lemons for Tuberculosis.

Eat twelve lemons a day for twelve
days. This is the simple cure for
tuberculosis, recommended by Mrs.
Charles S. Banse of Sioux City, who
after being given up TO die by the
physicians, made herself a healthy
woman by taking the lemon cure
boil the lemons until they are pal
atable. I took twelve lemons day
in this manner for more than twelve
days, but I saw the marked improve
ment before the twelve days had
elapsed. am we'll woman today"
Mrs. Banse now is picture of health
Her lungs are in no way affected and
she swears by the lemon cure.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08
Low ROUND-TRIP FARES TO CHI
CAGO IN NOVEMBER AND
DECEMBER.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST
PAUL RY.

This Railway will sell excursion
tickets to Chicago during November
and December at ONE AND ONE
HALF FARES FOR THE ROUND
TRIP, on account of the following
expositions at Chicago.
National Farm Land Con-
gress, November 1 6 to 20; Unit
ed States Land and Irrigation
Exposition, November 20 to De-
cember A International Live
Stock Exposition, November y
to December 10.
Complete information regarding
cost of tickets, dates of sale, return
limit, etc., from local agent Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway. F.
A. Miller, General Passenger Agent,
Alb
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08
Foxes Spread Hydrophobia.

DR.. Whitbeck tells us that one dog
and two head of cattle have died of
Eydrophobia some three miles north
of Spring Grove and wishes to advise
the people to keep dogs tied up
through the winter as the disease
may develop any time for two or
three months afterward. Fox are
quite likely to spread the disease
and the Doctor thinks this is the
source of the present outbreak
Spring Grove Herald.
We suggest that foxes be kept tied
up also.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08
Des MOines Capitals Bargain Period
Rate This Year Will Be $500.

The Des Moines Capital can be Sc
cured the balance of this year and
all of next, by new subscribers for
the bargain period alone. In other
words. $500 pays from now until
Jan. 1, 1911. Trial subscriptions
will also be accepted the balance of
this year for soc. Leave your sub
scription at this office.
The Des Moines Capital and PUB
address from now until Jan. 1, 1911
on receipt Of $3.50. This is an ex-
ceptionally liberal offer and should
be taken advantage of at once to Sc
cure its full benefits. 44tf.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08
w. II. c. Supper and Sale.

The w. r. c. will serve a chicken
pie supper Tuesday, Dec. 14th, in
their hall, beginning at $500 o'clock.
The hall will be open all the after
noon for the sale of useful and fancy
articles.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08
Neckwear

OF the best, newest and finest quail
titles are here. Our shapes are new,
the shades and color1ngs the very
latest. A new lot of 200 dozen a
35c each or splendid all-silk four
in hand ties for $1.00, just worth
$3.50. Come and see BEN BEAR
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08

After exposure, and when you
feel a cold coming on, take Foley's
Honey and Tar, the great throat and
lung remedy. 1t stops the cough,
relieves the congestion, and expels
the cold from your system. Is mild
ly laxative. Engbertson's Pharmacy.
Dec.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08
Must. Close Ont

My business before the first of
March. Have one of the finest livery
stocks in Iowa. My business the
past year was $4,000. Will either
sell or trade for land. w. ]. Norton.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08

If you wish to give your wife or
daughter a nice Christmas present,
call at F. J. Rosenthal's and get one
of those fine sewing machines. 4S4
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08

Chicago Tribune or Record Her
aid and the Public Opinion, regular
price $3.50, both one year for $4.-
rs. If
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08

The symptoms of kidney trouble
are urinary disorders. weak back
and backache, rheumatism and rheu-
matte pains and twinges, pains in
the groin, etc. There is nothing as
good for kidney and bladder trouble
as DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder
Pills. You may depend upon them
to give entire satisfaction. They
are antiseptic, act promptly ant
soothe pain. Sold by Engbertson's
Pharmacy. Dec
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08

Special attention given to chill
dren's hair cutting at B. E. Buck
nel,'s. 16tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08

30 per cent discount on Wall
Paper to make room for our new
stock. H. A. Prastmark e. Son.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08
Auction Sale.

The undersigned will hold an auc
ton sale at his farm one mile south
of DEBORAH, Thursday, Dec. 9th
when he will dispose of his cattle
horses, grain, machinery, etc. Free
lunch at noon.
WALTER MACKIN.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08
"They Come and Go"

But we are with you always. II
there is any one that ever bought a
new Piano or Organ from us in the
past twenty years, that is not salts
fed with it, we want to hear from
them. We have never sold anything
but standard grades, and we are
ready to stand behind them at all
times. You couldn't buy a cheap
grade piano or organ from us if you
wanted to. How about that Piano
or Organ for Christmas? Come and
see us
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08
MARSH MUSIC HOUSE,

B. o. MARSH, Sole Proprietor.
The largest Music House in the State
4S-2
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08

Paints, Oils, Wall Paper, Glass
and Putty at Brunt e Parman's.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-12-08
WALTER MACKIN.

Prices on Alabastine, Jap-a-lac
etc.-H. A. Prastmark e Son.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-10
SENATE AWAKEN|N {
To IMPORTANT
DUTY
WILL RlGIDLY SCRUTlNlZE FIT.
NESS OF APPOINTEES TO
PUBLIC OFFICE.

Washington, Jan. 9.-That the United
States senate is awakening to its con-
stitutonal responsibility in rigidly
scrutinizing the fitness of appointees
to public office and that the body
will exercise that function in the full
est degree in the future, was. in effect,
the declaration of Senator Depew of
New York tonight. The senator stated
with emphasis, however, that this
would not be undertaken in spirit
of antagonism to the president.
1T has been the general rule in the
past for the president to consult with
the senators from the state of the
appointee and If they assented and the
name was sent in, to have the senate
confirm without further question"
said Mr.. Depew. IF they did not as
sent and the senators or either of
them from the state of the appointee
objected then the senate refused to
confirm, throwing the whole RESPONSE
bility upon the senators from the
state. But the practice of the senate
within the last two years, and espe-
cially within the last year, is develop
ing distinction between officers
whose duties are wholly within the
state and those whose functions en-
brace matters Of administration which
are of interest to other states or to
the whole country"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-10
THREE MEN KILLED
IN Tunnel
CARPENTERS HELPERS CAUGHT
BENEATH COLLAPsiNG uUM.
30" ON FLAT CAR.

Salt Lake City, Jan. 9.-Officials of
the Western Pacific railroad company
In this city tonight received informa-
tion of an accident in Flower Lake
tunnel, IA miles west of Shafter, New,
which caused the death Of three men
and the serious injury of two others.
At the time of the accident the five
men. all carpenter helpers. were riding
through the tunnel on a flat car A
Jumbo" or improvised scaffold,
which was erected over a platform on
the car, came in contact with some
timber work on the roof of the tunnel
and the Jumbo" collapsed. The men
were pinioned beneath the pile of
wreckage, three of them being in
stantly killed.
When the news of the accident
reached Wells, New, a number of
physicians volunteered their services
and special train was started for
the scene of the accident. The COM
pany's officials here have not learned
the names Of the dead.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-10
WILL APPOINT COMMITTEE 70
KEEP SECRET SERVICE
TROUBLE PoT- BOILING.
RESOLUTION IS PASSED
Measure Presented by Tawney Provid-
ing tor Appointment Of Five Reprs-
sentat'ves to Investigate Appropria-
tions for Government Detective
Work, Is Adopted Unanimously.

Washington, Jan. s.--That the house
does not intend to stop with its ac-
ton Of yesterday in rebuking the pres
ident in connection with his structures
concerning the secret service was evi-
denced today, when, at the instance
Of Mr.. Tawney of Minnesota and with
out a dissenting vote. 1t adopted a res
oiution of inquiry into the amount of
moneys appropriated for the present
fiscal year for detecting frauds and the
efforts made to bring TO trial offend
ers against the law. The resolution
called for the appointment of a COM
mittee of five members and to ad-
minister oaths.
The sum of 5000 was appropriated
1t Is understood that there win be
nothing further from the president on
the matter of the secret service res
olution adopted by the house yester-
day.
After providing that the committee
shall ascertain the amount of money
appropriated for the present fiscal
year that could be used to prevent
frauds upon the several branches of
the public service, with particular ref
erence to the public lands, the reso-
luton instructs the committee to as
certain what branches Of the public
service. paid for in whole or IN part.
out of the United States treasury, are
authorized Or are In existence and
supported by appropriations made by
congress whose principal duties are
to detect and prevent frauds, or to ap-
prehend and bring to trial persons
charged with violating the laws of
the United States; whether such
branches of the public service or any
persons employed therein have been
or are engaged in any duty not con
templated by the law or the appropri-
alton establishing or providing for
sucn service; the names of the per
sons employed, for any period, in
each branch of such service during
the current and last fiscal year: the
rates of compensation and allowances
PAID or being paid to each of them,
oy whom they are appointed and at
whose recommendation, and a state
ment OF the specific duty performed or
engaged upon by each of such en-
ployes.
Acting Chairman Hale of the SEN
ate committee on appropriations TODAY
appointed Senators Gallinger, Hem
ehWay and Clapp as subcommittee
TO consider President Roosevelt's ref
erence TO congress In the portion Of
ms annual message which deals with
the secret service. At the meeting of
the appropriation committee today the
communication of the president In re-
ply to Senator Hales request for in
formation concerning the activities Of
The secret service under the different
executive departments was exhibited
but not read.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-10
Senator Suddenly Discovers That Important
Land Deal Papers Are Missing.
|N1|MATES THAT SECRET SERVICE MEN TOOK THEM
Southern Statesman Declares instruments of Utmost lmpor
tance to His Reply to Presidents Accusations, but
Confidently Asserts Executive Will Be
Hosted by His Own Petard.

day to the preparation of his reply to
the presidents charges against him,
which he will make in the shape of a
speech in the senate on Monday. He
has found himself embarrassed to no
small degree by the loss of number
Of documents bearing upon the case,
but tells his friends that, regardless
of the disappearance of these papers.
he will make a showing that will sat-
isfy them and that he had no wrons
intention in connection with the Ore
gon lands. He has talked freely with
visitors regarding the line Of his de-
fense, but has requested the newspaper
men to refrain from quoting him be-
cause Of his desire not to present his
case piecemeal His speech will be
about 1000 words in length and will
be delivered from manuscript. Mr..
Tillman is rapid talker and it Is not
believed that he will consume more
than an hour of the senate's time.
Comparatively few senators have
called on him today, but their failure
in this respect, say the senator's
friends, has been due rather to a de-
sire to afford him an opportunity to
get out his statement without inter-
ruption than to a lack of interest in
him.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-10
SIX NIGHT RIDERS
MUST HANG
TENNESSEE JUDGE SENTENCES
CONVICTED MEN TO PAY
DEATH PENALTY.

Union City, Tenn, Jan. Six night
riders were today sentenced to hang
February 10. Two were given 20 years
in the penitentiary.
Judge Jones today imposed the
death penalty on Garrett Johnson,
It'd Burton, Bob Ransom, Fred Pin
ion, Arthur Cloar and Sam Apple
white, the night riders who were
found guilty of the murder of Captain
Quentin Ranken, and sentenced Bud
Morris and Bob Huffman, the two
other defendants, to 20 years impris-
onment
The attorneys for the defendants
gave notice of an appeal to the state
supreme court. If this tribunal does
not interfere the first named six men
will be hanged on February 49,
In applying to Judge Jones today
for new trial, the defense attacked
the competency of Jurors Mckinney
and Dahnke, asserting that they had
expressed opinion as to the guilt of
the defendants.
After having heard the testimony of
three witnesses introduced by the de-
tense In their effort to prove that
Juror Mckinney had expressed an
opinion as to the guilt of the men, the
state proved by members of the jury
that he insisted on mitigating crcam-
stances being included In the verdict.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-10
DETECTIVES SEARCH
FOR MISSING
MINISTER
PREACHER ACCUSED OF MUIR
DER BELIEVED TO BE IN
HIDING IN CHICAGO.

Port Huron, Mich, Jan. 9.--With the
exhaustion here today of every known
cleW that would tend to clear up the
Battle Run Methodist church murder
mystery, interest tonight Is centered
in the search being made In Chicago
for Rev. John H. Carmichael. Three
detectives who have been working on
the case here are in Chicago search
ing for Mr. Carmichael, for whose
arrest on the charge of numbering
Gideon Browning and burning his body
in the church stove a reward of $500
Is offered. Except for the report that
man answering to the minister's de-
scription took an early morning train
from the tunnel station for Chicago
on the day of the murder, there were
few real developments in the mystery
today.
Mrs. Carmichael was brought here
for further examination by Prosecutor
Brown. She told the prosecutor
that her husband had for some time
suffered from an affection of the head,
which caused pus to form and dis
charge from his ears. This trouble is
taken to support the belief that Car
michael must have been insane, If he
killed Browning.
In support of the belief that 1t was
Carmichael who took the train for
Chicago on Wednesday morning is the
fact that the minister's horse was
found few miles from the tunnel de-
pot headed back toward the scene of
the murder.
In corroboration of the belief that
the murder was committed by some
one familiar with the church, it Is
pointed out that one of the two stoves
in the edifice did not draw well, and
that 1t was In the other stove, capa-
BILE of developing a roaring fire that
the body was cremated. Browning
was evidently attacked and killed in
the rear of the church and then
dragged down the aisle to the stove
with the better draft
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-10
MEASURES
ARE MODIFIED
SLIGHTLY
EARTHQUAKE ZONE IS EXEMPT.
ED FROM TAXATION ON
BUILDING.

Rome, Jan. 9.--The parliamentary
committee, which is examining the
relief measures proposed by the gov
ernment in the chamber of deputies,
has modified them, with the consent
of the cabinet. The changes provide
that the building taxation be 2 per
cent for two years and that the
earthquake zone be exempted from all
taxation on buildings for four years.
A further provision is that all un-
claimed valuables in the devastated
district be devoted by the government
to the relief of the survivors.
Miss May Sherman of Eliza beth, N.
j., who was active in the measures
taken at Taormina for the relief of
the earthquake sufferers and who is
now in Rome, gave further details Of
the conditions of the refugees who
came under her observations. Some of
the wounded, she said, were so seri-
ously hurt that there was little chance
for their reaching Catania alive. They
and given every attention possible at
Taormina. The local italian doctors
and an English physician, Dr. Dash
wood, and his wife were indefatigable
in their labors. Four of the wounded
died during the first two hours.
"All the bakers of Taormina," said
Miss Sherman, "Were kept at work
making bread, and they were paid by
contributions from the foreign colony.
We all did everything possible to OBJ
tain clothing to cover the shivering
and naked people. There were many
children among the refugees who had
been made orphans by the earthquake.
Lady Hill and her daughter, who
have an embroidery school at Taor-
nina, gave themselves up to nursing
and caring for the sufferers, housing
some Of them in their villa"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-10
TAFT TO MAINTAIN SILENCE
ABOUT CABINET SELECTIONS

Augusta, Ca, Jan. 9.-Beyond the
reteration of the announcement that
Philander c. Knox will be secretary
Of state and Frank H. Hitchcock
Taft has determined that no other
cabinet appointments shall be made
known until March 4. To make this
determination effective, he will deny
all cabinet rumors, predictions or an
nouncements from any source or
quarter whatsoever. In the statement
OF this policy, attention was directed
to the announcement of the Knox ap-
pointment, made on the day Mr.. Taft
arrived in Augusta. and to the au-
thoritative statement by the Asso-
ciated Press from Hot Springs, Va,
Of the selection Of Mr.. Hitchcock as
postmaster general, both Of which
are pronounced correct by Mr.. Taft.
1t is predicted that Mr.. Hitchcock
will retire as chairman of the repub-
lican national committee at some con-
venient time to be determined upon
after he has assumed his cabinet
duties. In this event, he will desig-
nate a vice chairman, who will head
the committee until its meeting in
December preceding the next ma
tional election. when the election of a
chairman will be made. Mr.. Hitch
cock who Is here, declined to discuss
any plans he may have in this con-
nection.
Like trip into the grand old days
Of the past" was the experience of
the president-elect today in being the
guest OF the Beech Island Farmers