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The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
HISTORIC HOTEL CLOSES.
Thomas A. Edison Visited "5Iue
Goose" Hosiery at Fort Gratiot.

Goose" HosteIry at Fort Gratiot.
PORT HURON, June 1S.-After
80 years OF service, the Arthur house.
Fort Gratiot's historic hostelry, has
been closed. Since the removal of the
Grand Trunk locomotive shops 10 Bat.
tie Creek last fall business at the
hotel had decreased until the propri.
etor. Mr.. Wills. removed to Flint.
Many old-time railroad men will re-
member the house as The Blue
Goose" a name given It by a Grand
Trunk operator named Cornell. who
called the place after a wellknown
tavern in hts native England. Cornell
also named John CAROLS red brick
hotel "The Red Hen" but was given
such beating by Carroll for hickman
ing his place of business that the
name was used but few times How
ever, the name stuck to the Blue
Goose. and ii is still called by the
name to this day, much to the disgust
of the proprietor.
The house was built by Alex Nc
Arthur and for number of years con
Quoted by him, but since his death
has been rented to various tenants.
In the early days Thomas Edison
wac an operator and made frequent
visits TO the Blue Goose In the hey
day of its prosperity the owner re-
fused $4,000 for the property, but II
pould be purchased for a tenth OF that
amount today.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
En. Roberta In New Berth

Photographic Illustrations are now
80 generally used in advertisements,
and are SO popular that IL is hardly
believable that their use is OF com.
paratively recent date. The first man
TO realize and carry out the possibili
ties OF Photographic advertising was
Il. Donald Roberts. OF Detroit Mr.
Roberts is widely known. not only ss
pioneer In this important connection
but also he Is familiar to magazine
readers all over the world as the
creator OF many OF the most captiyat
ing advertisements which have APP
pcared in the magazines. Mr. Rob
erts' superiority was emphasized a
year or two ago in marked fashion
when he won the 1900 Eastman ko'
dak prize IN competition with profes-
oional photographers all over the
United States. Recently, Mr.. Roberts
has become a member of the Curtis
Advcrtlsing Co. OF Detroit.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
NEGRO SUSPECTS ARRESTED.
Police Believe Pair Nabbed Are
Responsible for Burglaries.

In the arrest OF Charles Andersen,
aged IS. Negro living at No. 81
Beacon-st., and the detention OF a Ne
gress named Agnes Shore, 10 years
cid, living at No PSI St Antoine-st.,
the police believe they are on the way
toward clearing up some recent bur
glaries.
Patrolman Dan Smith. a colored OF.
flcer, received a tip that Anderson
was the north-end burglar, and visited
his room at l o'clock Friday morn.
ing, placing him under arrest The
Negro carried a watch and a billy
Patrolmen Smith and Dean then Wis
tied the room OF the Shore woman.
They found two watches and chains.
a bracelet, a pin. a check book. a rule.
a pair Of pliers, silk handkerchief
and mans coat from a big down.
town store, all believed 10 be stolen
property The woman was also locked
uD.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
CLEMINSON INQUEST BEGINS.
State viii Probably Recommend Tna'
Husband Be Held Tor Trial.

CHICAGO. June ls.-The coroner
inquest over the body of Mrs. Nora
Jane Cleminson. who, 1t is alleged
was killed by her husband DR.. Haldane
Cleminson. began at 10 \ IN. today
The state will probably recommend
that Cleminson be held 10 the grand
fury on a charge Of murder
The woman was killed by chloro-
form according 10 the report Yesterday
OF the experts who examined the IN
ternal organs Of Mrs. Cleminson. The
experts found chloroform In large
quantities in the woman's stomach and
lungs.
After reading the\ experts report
without sign Cleminson reiterated
his statement that ne and his wife
had been chloroformed According "a
the attorneys for Cleminson, the de
fpnse will be suicide
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19

10 SO, wheat and cat straw. 81 ton.
Hides-No. cured. l2hc; No. 2
cured. IL Nc. No. green. lie; No 2
K sgs.G leS n kl Iss cures; No, J. ise, No.
9Lc. calf green, No. l.. Ice. No. :,
Islsc; calf cured, No. ] = Ice. No. ?.
l4hc. lamb skins. ESQ soc; shearlings.
HucI,Icb-rries-ss5 so per a4-qt case.
Limrs-sl Der i0O
Lcmons-california. s5.25ab.So per
Maple suxar-New. lo@l2c per 10.
Melons-Watermelon i0a soc each:
cantaloupes. So 500 100 per box.
Mushrooms-5Oc per box.
onions-cuban. $3.50 per box. Ber-
ornnses-taiifornia navels. s2.7Sa
$50 per box.
Oiis-Raw linseed. sic. boiled linz
seed, &c gal, less per cent for cash
souc. 9isc. turpentine. In barrel lots
reaches-s2.75a2 per s-basket crate
| PineappIes-Florida, s2dS per crate
Pop Corn-Ears. Ia qI2c per III,
! Potntoes-Michigan car lots. I. q. d.
! Detroit. 50a soc per hu, southern, N'oo
per hu,
PouItry-Hens. he ID. stag roosters,
/ &c. horilers. 2ic. geese. SD &c. ducks.
lfml5c turkeys. young, 10 a l6c 10.
PRO, Ision.-Mess pork. SEQ. family
/ DNiht - A+pN w W. AikiN Ni''Nf 49,
/ heavy se2.5oi smoked hams. 131o dry
sailed briskets. l2hc; shoulders. l0iac,
picnic hams, Toe. bacon. loo, lard. in
heroes. l2i4c, kettle rendered. i3iac
per no.
Raspberries--Red. $3.50 per 2t-qt
case.
straw Observation-Disclosures. i6-Qt cases.
81 50u 20. southern. 24-qt cases. 81. %.
sugar-Crystal dominocs. - 10, Eagle
,5's5. xXxX powdered. sSS5. sranu,
| lated extra coarse. $40, granulatcd.
fine. in bulk. $3.50; granulated I'm 25-
10 cotton bags. $685.. Michigan granu-
toners \, s5.25; No. l. $3.50. No. ,.
s6I5 No. g. $50. No. I. s5ob; No. :.
So No. g. si.s5; No. 10. s4.9o. No II.
sass. No. IL, $3.50, No 10, s4.i5, No.
Ia s475 No Is. s415 per 100 lbs.
Taiiow-No l. sac. No. ?. 4Rc per
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19

BOSTON. Mass. June ls-The COM
m rcial Bulletin viii say Of the wool
market Saturday.
Dealers who have desirable wool
either on spot or 10 arrive. are still
making moderate sized sales but those
who have cleaned out their holdings
naturally report a more quiet market
In territory woods. there Is a continued
good market At good prices. original
bag sales predOminating Flceced
woods are attracting little attention on
account OF extreme prices. Foreign
woods are in very short supply and
transactions are therefore mild Prices
generally strong
The shipment Of wool from Boston
TO June Ii. Inclusive. were 12l3l5.S32
pounds against 67.6l3.j25 pounds for
the same time last year. The receipts
10 June IS. Inclusive. were lT2.945.31l
pounds against 69.931.493 pounds the
same period last year
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
M A z | N e
VESSEL PASSAGES.

Detroit.
y, DETROIT juno iS.-Up: Socopa. j.
Haw SPooa. l2sO m ThGrsdaY A II II
/ 80; Yale, q Bennington. 20, Gill
I christ. . Josh Rhodes $50. Rappah-
mock. Matanzas. 5.55; Maryland. $40,
NJ. a. Bradley. 8 .5O Minneapolis, Z;
Lake Michigan. 20. Ramapo' : 40
EiNby. 9:i5 last night. Sinsloa. $40.
Panay. Schlesinger. 10 40, McGregor,
Allegheny. ,; Berlin, Aurora. > 40. John
$50, Nevada, $40; Mahoning. Gle 81
Paul. = Nettleton. ), q. Kerr. SIS:
;TraSn ..i,,,i = stein6rsnner' 1913;
Down Bunsen. Bryn Mawr. 1890 p
m Thursday Carnegie. I. sahara, 1.4j.
SaNona. Robert Fulton. Magma. ESQ:
Laughlin, 2s45, Wolf CsteeD. : Wiscon-
sin. t:lo. Utica go. Mariana. $50;
steamer Buffalo kotchtr. $40. Black
Rock $50, Maine. Tyron, Peck,
Abyssinia, 90, Starrucca. $40: VIM
NJ Mills. N.l5. salt Lake city. SEQ
sl-anaul14L--M 4alezaiaa. Paisley.
1920 OEdeushurs l0.49 Regina, mid
night. Black ChoCtaw Corey. 1870;
Hrml0Ck Lelfgh. go. Ogemaw
4 90 Lag AA.4.Er+r-err g. Pressure Isle,
. 500 Nonkers North Lake. 10. VIM. q
Mdther l015. Jas Wallace. Saranac,
lo.4 40, Wilkesbarre Il.-O, Ranney
tHewJ, 1850.
American 500.
SALT STE MARIE. Mich. June IS.
Up. Homer Warren. White, Fryant,
J 20 p n. Thursday Sir VIM Fair
BARN. i:35. John a McGraw. las; Car
Iiugton, EOS; Mariposa, 1925; sonora,
3:40; +. II. GratwiCk. No. ,. 500, Ina
periai. 3 80. :. . Co. No Al. 6
Coralia. Holley, Wissahickon. II;
Livingstone, Cornell. Manda. midnight.
Arabian, Midland Prince. ] Princeton.
>, New York Sierra. Colonel. 3; Rens-
stlaer. Coriiss. a. John Donaldson. 4.30.
Dan Hanna. ., Bradley. Woolson. Jeu-
ness Brightie. Norton. s. Edenborn.
:. Alex. Thompson, $50 Wotan. o.
Burlington, 10; Thomas Rarlum 10 so.
Angelina Il, North Wind. Bickerdikr.
II 80.
Down: George KtnC. 40 2 m. Thurs
day. kongo, -.l0. Thomas GAVIN. Is;
T.. r. Osler. $40; Ttutonia 2.45; Ma
taffa, TT. i. \ NJ Hre. 80 :. J. Muir
ply, Minnie NJ, J.25i James J. Hu.
6:15. Caledonia. g 20.
snyder. midnight TaEona. Cole
John Barlum. ., HeffelhnEer = Ger
man Rockefeller, Manila. = Northern
King, Linn. NOrthsca. ArgO. $50. Pere
Marquette, Lynch. IL I41beIlc. CastaIia.
noon.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19

BOSTON. June ls-Captain Archi
bald Butt. military aide OF President
Taft. has arrived at Beverly to com.
p!ete arrangements for the arrival oil
the president and his family the frst
week Of July. Telegraph and tele.
phone cables have been installed in
the summer White House and every
thing is ready for the coming OF the
president
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
BOSTON COPPER
BOSTON COPPER LETTER.

Reported Tor The limos by HlNICn
stone q Co Market opened weaker.
considerable liquidation IN evidence.
Tie sharp decline in the London metal
IA Anna iganated have been influential
Ga changing sentiment 10 a marked de
gree Practically the entire copper
list shows declines Calumet n Art
IONA AZ one time was ; y points lower.
North Butte. ,. Range IL old DO
minion. l. Osceola. l. ana Butte Coali-
ton There has been however, some
recovery from the low points. bur the
market Is very feverish and under pres
sure other departments OF the mar
ket are weak in sympathy and bust
ness has been on a reduced scale
There is quite considerable" demand
Tor investment Issues. like American
Telephone and Swift
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
MICHIGAN WOMAN HURT.
Triple Collision Occurred in Railroad
Yard-Trainman Is Killed.

FOND DU LAC. Wis June ls.--One
trainman was killed. one badly in.
jured and several passengers less seri-
ously hurt early today in triple col
lision on the Northwestern railroad in
the yard here. Two switch engines
had collided and before the wrecka2e
could be removed passenger train
running so miles an hour crashed into
It.
The dead Engineer Thomas Nc
Donald, OF Fond Du Lac.
The most seriously injured are:
Fireman William Burton. Fond Du
Lac. and Mrs. o. s. Kuhn and baby,
of Nauganee. Mich.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
NEW YORK STOCK LETTER.

Reported FOR The Times by carson
Craig 4 Co. StOcks-After an unCCr
tain opening. prices improved and mar
kg4 quoted down New York Central
held very well all during the session
Rumors ~ some announcement cominC
from the interests were widespread
Yesterday. and today the story revived
with fair amount II followers. There
has been 40 concerted attack on prices
today outside Of a little pressure IN
metal stocks These stocks recovered
with The rest Steel has been held
steadily. and all attempts % depress IL
have met with defeat. The Washing
ton DEVELOPMENTS are en- zerly awaited
and the result OF the voting viii have
influence on course 81 prices. Several
small industrials were strong and well
supported among these were Union
Bag a paper. and Central I.eAther
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. June lS.-Pork--Steady
Lard-F'irmer. middle west, spot SIP 10
4l2.2O Sugar-Raw. dull. refined
dun CoGee-Rto No. :. on the spot. :
mStac Tallow-Dull. nominal, city
5a.c, country. "a a 57sc Dressed poul-
try. firm unchanged. Live poultry
duh Cheese-Fairiy active, full cream,
specials. l3is 4l4i&c skins, specials,
llH.c. full SKINS. 2d3c.
Coffee options opened qulet, un-
changed to 10 points decline. Butter
Dull weak. receipts 9.933 creamery,
cytra. 26c, state dairy. tubs. 81 q ,oc
initiation ArSts,-2l II -EggS=Dull.
weak, receipts ll.00S. nearby white
fancy. 25G Zoe. nearby mixed fancy,
2SG2 4c fresh nrsts. 20ia a 22c
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
CULVER LEAVES JAIL AGAIN.
Editor Released on Writ Of Habeas
Corpus

After spending FIVE hours in jail
Editor Charles Culver. OF the Little
Stick. was released on writ OF habeas
corpus by Judge Hosmer Thursday
afternoon. The writ is made return.
able Monday Harry w Rickel fun
niehed Culver's bond. which was fxeG
NJ So00
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
uors. Dealer Accused Of Fraud.

Arthur Chambers. a horse dealer,
giving his address as No. l6l Grand
Riyer.ave.. was bound over TO the re.
corder's court for trial, Friday morn
ing. after an examination before Po-
lice Justice Jeffries on the charge OF
swindllrg Ellis Aldo out OF s65 In a
hnren deal
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
-. q. HUDSON is DEAD.

MANCEIONA. Mich. June Is,--
Hiram b. Hudson. the first white
child born in Battle Creek. IL dead
here OF old age tie was 10 years old
and lived in Mancelona 20 years. In
1859 AM 1895 h. was the democratic
candidate for congress but was fe-
feated
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
Succeeds Dickinson.

CHICAGO. June ls.-Blewett Lee.
OF Chicago. has been appointed gen
eral solicitor and general counsel OF
the Illinois Central railroad to succeed
Jacob NJ Dickinson. who resigned TO
become secretary OF war. This IS the
announcement made by President j.
T. Harahan.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
Ne,u Divorce Suit.

Mary j. Eastman was the only per-
son to start suit for divorce. Friday
She asks for decree from Charles
! Eastman on the grounds OF deser'
tiou
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
400 PRODICE.

CHICAGO June 17-Cheese-Twins.
l+Vl4i4c, young Americas In q IL ). c.
Butter-Crea extras. % l2c. nrsts,
24lac, seconds. 23c. dairy. extras.
efiac. Eggs-Flrsts. zoe. seconds. lSc.
Live poultry-Turkeys. l&4 IL y c:
fowls lac, ducks. llg II isc. geese.
II
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
BUTTER AND EGGS.

Butter-Boar prices: Creamery. eN-
tras 2siac; hrsis. 25i5c; dairy, zoe;
packing stock, ishc per H.
Eggs-Current receipts. case count.
cases included. 20ia per doz Receipts
Friday lO49 Cases
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
Snow in Adirondacks.

MALONE, y. y. June lS.-Thete
were furries OF snow here and in the
Adirondacks this morning A cold
brisk wind accompanied the fall OF
snow
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
LIVE STOCK
DETNUII.
MIchlnnn IcnirnI sinck Nnrh.

DETROIT June 1S.-Cattlc--Duil and
unchanged outlook lower Prices
ranged sfolioWs Choice steers. aver
aging from 100 10 1900 lbs. s575d
$50. choice handy killers. $4,000 80 +.
hight TO good butchers steers and heif-
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
NEW YORK COTTON.
U. S. GOVERNMENT BONDS
PRODUCE.

There were only three cars OF straw
berries from OUTSIDE received this
morning which with about $50 cases
OF Michigan berries. made up the Of
ferings for the day \ week ago this
would have constituted n very small
DAYS receipts. bat with hlackberries,
red raspbcrrics huckleberries and
cherries coming rather freely. the
shortage is not 50 conspicuous. Prices
all alOna the line were well main
fafned and there was "A good deman !.
Receipts Of poultry were good for \
Rriday Brollers are beginning 20
work n little lower, but otherwise the
market cleans up easily AZ quotations.
Pressed calves are quiet. and the mar
ket as a whole is Ia a steady position.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19

CHTCNGO June Is-tiraIn market
opened tame. July wheat &c up open
iuE az Sfftt. Little buyjng. corn
started steady opening al 52Ac. &c
below Yesterdays close. oats opened
a sos, e.. 70 down. Trading slow
Noou-Whe and corn fcll of frac-
tiouallv during the forenoon, while
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
LOCAL STOCKS.
Financial.

Quotations furnished by Lewis O.
Gorton. No 1913 Majestic building.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
CHICAGn GRAN LETTER.

ReT0rfaI Tor TN limos 0y CaTsOn,
Craig a. Co.. Wheat-Bears are max
Ing a rather determined fight in this
wheat. twice during the first hour
the July price was given a strong turn
on buying II half million bushels by
Ware Leland FIRST and Chaplin brokers
later. the wheat all going down 20 the
later house Brosscau, Bloom. and To-
cal bears selling wheat on every little
swell. Wrenn. Jackson Bros. and local
traders on selling side. Armour grain
fair buyers Of September Price rs now
y M 2. under close YESTERDAY Larger
MINNEAPOLIS receipts OF III cars. sell
ing ~ July wheat by cash people at
81 Louis and generally fine weather
encoura Eing bear operations + W.
snow estimates an average Of nine
bushels per acre for Rocks, Ellis Rus
sell and Osborne counties, Kansas. with
an area OF bout 500 600 acres
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT. June IS-Close. Because
an excited Russian officer shot az
British steamer. someone IN the wheat
trade yelled war on Thursday. and
enough buying resulted 20 give the
market an upturn. Much OF the short
wheat had a good profit In Il. and deal
ers Were ina mood TO take their PROFITS
even without the help OF any foreign
blood letting on Friday, the market
had another easy spell. and prices re-
stunned their downward Journey Crops
is rather cool. and harvesting IL max
ing good progress The market was
bearish again during the greater part
OF Friday, prices declining with only
small reactive power
Wheat quotations--Cash No red
Sis. July opened at 81 1864, declined
September opened steady at 81 TO =
dropped 70 si8sia ana advanced 20
81 o@ q December opened at 81 Il. los.
IT, and advanced to s1l0i. No red.
81 mixed I'D. car at si39; Ma. !
white Sl4S
Coarse grain quotations Corn-Cash
Ne ,6l2e. No. yellotg, ., isc
Oats--Cash No white. 6lc asked !:
Sept,m her. i5c asked; to come in !
car M 60c
Rye-Cash No ?. sgc
Beans-Cash. g. 81. October. SOS
March. 30 bags at s.
Receipts In the Detroit market Frir
day, Included ! car OF wheat, 10 OF
corn ana OF oats STOCKS are --htffV
bu % wheat 9 670 hu Of corn. 80, COZ
hu OF oars i9ss bu % barley, and 633
on of rye
Wheaj exports this week from Ar
Sentina l5i4oo0 bu; from Australia.
39S 600 bl
Argentine wheat visible supply H.
%, eco bu.-iast week. I.24e940 bH, last
year. 1896 600 bu
Kansas city wheat receipts : cars
Wheat receipts at 81. Louis. 1000 bu.
year ago. 5000 hu.
Northwestern wheat receipts Friday.
1S3 cars. year ago. l25.
Wheat IN Liverpool closed I'D and
corn iid higher
Bradstreet'z exports ~ wheat and
-four this week OS5 600 bu
Wheat receipts at primary points
Friday eiS0o0 bu; year ago. $4,000
hu
Fridays exports % wheat ana nour.
81 600
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19

no feathers. The plain, neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing Co.. No
Is John R-st Phone 1879
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19

Y D~@fress-ffke Prfptine. No fuss and
- feathers. The plain. neat kind that
1ookx right Times Printing Co.. No.
~ John Rest Phone 1895.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19

.,,Ies-Fancy. s7a750 per Dbl;
western box apples. 81 75g2jO box.
uInck ADMINISTRATIONS - per bu
Cabbage-New. si.25 q rs per crate.
CauIifower-si.I5u per doz.
CeIery-jOcq per doz
Chc@se-Michigan fats, new. l3c,
York state, I4a nc. 1dmburger.
fancy old. lie. new. 14c; brick cream,
i5r. Schw-itzer. fancy old. POODLE ~
Cherrie--So N,hern, - aS.25 per "a
Coaee-Package coffee S1t25g17 30
per 100 lbs
california Fruits-PlUms. SIS, cher
r{.s SIz5a225. apriCots. So. peaches
81 30 per box,
Dressed Caiyes-Fancy, "a l0ci COM
mon : QsU per 70.
FIour--Michigan patents. Ia wood
$40. second patents. - - straight
tG.S5 clear s670. rye Hour, 81 bhl
FerJ-Iobbing lots. bran. t29. coarse
corn meal SCI. corn and Oat chop. $50
coarse middlings. $50. hne middlings
S3l per ton.
Frr.h NegctabIes-Cucumbe 30 r.
SOC doz. lettuce. home grown. soc bu.
parsnips soc per bushel; tomatOes
tI5O crate, radlshFs. lOc doz. wax
boans gi75a2 90 per box new tur-
Minis 81 Is per box. green peas, $3.50
bu. ASPARAGUS 81 a. . per box, beets,
49, soc doz spinach. 25c bu.
G.ooseberrIes-S3 30 per bu
grippe FruIt-f5 ~ $50 per box
Honey-Fancv white, ad &c 10. am
be-. t0d1ic. extracted, bWh SEC per lp.
Hay-petroit shippers arc paying tbc
following prices for baled hay In car
lots o l. Detroit No. ] timothy
,l4glE5O. No. :. 3lS9 1880, clover
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19

exported for The Times 10y Hayden.
me- 4 Co. ll6-llS Griswold-
The Detroit times., 1909-06-19
ROSToN WppI

'EN dividend. soc.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-13
Converted bv Medicine.

A woman missionary who was also
a doctor had a curious experience in
Burma, where upon her arrival she
found village community dying on
like flies with cholera. She made
house to house inspection, administer
ed a specific and, having broken the
back Of the malady, left behind her
several bottles of the medicine to be
used during her absence. Upon her
return the head man cheered her heart
by the greeting: Teacher, we have
come over to your side. The medicine
did US so much good that we have ac-
cepted your God" He led her to his
house and into the apartment sacred
to his worship. There. arrayed upon
the shelf. were the medicine bottles,
and he, with all his household, instant
ly bowed down and prayed to them
with thankful and contrite hearts,
Dundee Advertiser.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-13
BRIDGE FUND BONDED.
Board of Supervisors Decide to Bond
County for $4,000 to Take Up
Bridge Fund Indebtedness.

Winneshiek county is particularly
unfortunate in the number of bridges
which it has to keep up, and also in
the number of floods and severe
storms which it has had during the
past few years, which have destroyed
many bridges and necessitated the
expenditure of large amount of
money to keep them in repair.
On account of the fact that the
bridge fund has for some years been
overdrawn and the condition seemed
to be getting no better, the Board of
Supervisors last week voted to bond
the county in the sum of $4,000 to
take up the outstanding indebted
ness of the bridge fund. The bonds
were sold to Bechtel & Co., the we'll
known firm of Davenport, Iowa, for
four per cent. BY this act the Board
has saved the extra one per cent
which they have had to pay for the
The cost of the bridges during the
past year has been about $4,000,
and the remainder of the amount is
the everdraft of the fund for preced-
ing years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-13
The Editors Lament.

The following from a leading
newspaper out in North Dakota, will
be appreciated just at this time: 1T
is reported that one of the fastidious
ladies in a neighbOrhood town
kneads bread with her gloves on.
This incident may be somewhat Pc
culiar, but there are others. The
editor of this paper needs bread
with his shoes on. He needs bread
with his shirt on. He also needs
bread with his pants on, and unless
some of the delinquent subscribers
some of the deliquent subscribers
to this "Old Rag of Freedom" pays
up before long he will need bread
without a blamed thing on-and
North Dakota is no Garden of Eden
in the Winter time"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-13
TO EXAMINE COUNTY OFFICES.
Board of Supervisors Engage Experts
to Check Over Records and Re-
ports OF County Offices.

At it's session this week the Board
of Supervisors have contracted with
the firm of l.. A. Wilkinson & Son
of Des Moines, expert accountants,
to check over all of the county offices,
and examine the accounts and reports
of each officer, to see that they are
correct and in accordance with law.
This firm as we understand the con-
tract, is to receive ten dollars per
day and to furnish one assistant. If
another assistant is needed he is to
receive $500 per day additional. The
contract is to terminate when the
final report is made by the firm.
which probably means when they
have completed a thorough examinat-
ion of the books in all the offices. 1t is
not improbable that this will take in
the neighborhood of years time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-01-13
Valdez College Defeats MOnona.

The basket ball game at Steyer's
opera house on Friday evening be-
tween Valdez College and Monona
was one of the fastest games ever
in DEBORAH. The teams were evenly
seen here. The teams were evenly
matched, and the score kept close
through the game, Valdez finally
winning by the score of &c to 16.
Steil and Anderson distinguished
themselves in their excellent basket
work, and Daily as center did fine
work also. Turner and Shaffer of
the Valdez team also played well as
guards against fast opponents. 1t
is expected that a game with Nc
Gregor will be announced in few
days.