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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-04-21
FREEPORT.

April 10, 1909.
School opens today with Miss Cora
Dickerson as teacher.
r. f. Gibson was transacting bust
ness in Freeport Monday.
b. Harmon was a professional
caller in our burg Monday.
Mrs. Arthur Crane of Bluffton was
an over Sunday visitor at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Kniss.
Mrs. 3. Arneson of Kalispell, Mon
tana, is visiting friends in this vic
unity this week.
Henry Miller was transacting BUSH
ness in Frankville one day last week.
Freeport friends were grieved to
hear Of the death of Mrs. Frances
Padden, who died at the home of
her mother, Mrs. Kraby in West
DEBORAH last Thursday from brain
fever Quite a few from this vicin-
ity attended the funeral which was
held Sunday. The bereaved rela-
tives have the sympathy of many
friends here.
John Headington visited at S. B.
Hallman's Sunday last.
rived Monday for a short visit with
friends and relatives in this place.
c. B. Robinson and family moved
here from Monona last week.
A few of the young people sprung
a surprise on Miss Ethel Kniss Sat
urday evening. A pleasant time is
reported.
Miss Amanda Hegtvedt, who has
spent the last few months in South
Dakota, returned home last week.
Miss Hagar Delaney began her
school in Glenwood township this
week.
E. Mailman, who has spent the
past year in Michigan, returned last
week and will make his home in
Freeport this summer.
Mrs. Ida Knutson was called here
from DEBORAH last Thursday by the
serious illness of her sister, Mrs.
C. b. Robinson.
Mrs. Winnie Coughlin returned
home Tuesday from her visit with
McGregor friends.
c. Funke was trancacting business
in Ossian few days last week.
Martha Sorenson is spending few
days at the Kraby home in DEBORAH.
Eugene Mailman of Trout Run
was pleasant caller here one day
last week.
Mrs. Ct. Strayer was on the sick
list last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Tillinghast of
Pleasant were Freeport callers last
Friday.
Mrs. Maude Anderson and Mrs.
j. A. Robinson were shopping in De-
corah last Thursday.
Alice Austad of Calmar is staying
with her aunt, Mrs. c. Allison and
attending school in Freeport.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-04-21

You should not delay under any
circumstances in cases of Kidney
and bladder trouble. You should
take something promptly that you
know is reliable, something like De
Wits Kidney and Bladder Pills.
They are unequaled for weak back
backache( Inflammation of the blad-
der, rheumatic pains, etc. When you
ask for DeWitt's Kidney and Blad.
der Pills, be sure you get them
They are antiseptic. Accept no sub
stitutes; insist upon getting the
right kind. For sale by Engbertson's
Pharmacy. Apl
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-04-21
FRANKVILLE.

April ~, 1909.
Arthur and Harry Holm came up
from Waterloo to spend Easter with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A.
Holm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Birdsell are the
proud and happy parents of little
son since the week before last.
Mrs. Jennie Mckinley of Iowa
City visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Waters, Sr., several days
last week.
Rev. Hume terminated his visit
with friends here and returned to
Atkins last Wednesday,
Roy Kneeskurn says that new lit
tie boy which came to their home
on Saturday, April 10th, is the big
gest and best boy in town.
Talcott Bollman of Castalia was a
guest at the home of his cousin, S.
II. Bollman, last week.
Rev. and Mrs. Gregg will be absent
from Tuesday until Friday this week
attending Prespbytery at Dubuque.
They will also visit Mrs. Dene
Flower while there; Mrs. Flower
was formerly Miss Ruby Kneeskern
of this place.
Grandpa NJ A. Holmes wears a
very dignilied smile on account of
that new little boy which came to
bless the home OF his son Harry and
wife at Waterloo last week
Mrs. Jennie Kneeskern and chill
dren went down to Atkins last We'd
nesday for a visit with home folks:
her aunt, Miss Vida Kneeskern,
accompanied her as far as Cedar
Rapids from which place she goes
to Waterloo to visit her sister, Mrs.
John Wilson and other relatives.
A telephone message on Thursday
conveyed the sad intelligence to rel
atives here that Mrs. Minnie Padden
had passed away at the home of her
mother Mrs. Crabby, at DEBORAH
The funeral occurred on Sunday at
DEBORAH and a number from here
were in attendance. She leaves to
mourn her loss her husband Francis
Padden, little son, her mother, two
sisters and several brothers.
Last Friday morning Jimmie Peck
and family were rejoicing over the
birth of a little daughter, but on
Saturday morning their joy was
turned to sorrow as the little one
closed her eyes TO open them no
more in this world. The funeral
took place last Saturday afternoon
On Saturday forenoon occurred
the funeral of the infant daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Swenson at
their home west of town, Rev.
Gregg, officiating. The remains were
taken to Bethel for interment.
We are pleased to note that Mrs.
Deippe, who has been quite i'll with
grippe is able TO be around again.
Mrs. Daisy Kneeskern is enjoying
visit from her mother, sister and
brother from Clayton, Iowa.
Mrs. j. l.. Webster was a guest at
the home of her brother, l.. r.
Letchford, several days last week.
No church services Sunday at the
Methodist church on account of bad
roads.
Charlie Brouilette was a guest at
the Weitgenant home in Ossian from
Saturday until Sunday evening.
On account of the almost impass-
able condition of the roads, DR..
Keisau made some of his trips into
the country on foot last week.
Tom Bollman, who was suffering
from a severe attack of grippe last
week, is able to be out again.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-04-21
CHILDREN WHO ARE SlCKLY

Mothers who value their own COM
fort and the welfare of their chill
dren, should never be without a box
of Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
children, for use throughout the
season. They Break up Colds, Cure
Feverishness, Constipation, Teething
Disorders, Headache and Stomach
Troubles. THESE POWDERS NEW
Err FAIL. Sold by all Drug Stores,
csc. Don't accept any substitute.
A trial package will be sent FREE
TO any mother who will address Allen
S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y. If
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-04-21
CASTALIA.

April 10, 1909.
Mrs. Harry McMartin is on the
sick list.
A. F. Smith returned from Iowa
City Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Jennings and
children came up from Waterloo
Tuesday TO visit Mrs. Martha Put
nam.
Miss Agnes Sawyer returned to
Fayette Monday, accompanied by
her friend, Miss Bessie Shaw, who
spent her vacation with Miss Saw
yer.
Miss Amelia Buddenburg of Post
vile visited friends here Wednesday.
Garrimoni's harp orchestra has
been engaged for the dance We'd
nesday, April 2Sth. Supper at
Neverman's hotel
A baby girl arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Mann Wednes-
day, April 14th.
Mrs. George Fay of Postville Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. A. r. Theas,
the latter part of the week.
Mrs. Ernest Allen and Miss May
Clark were at Ossian Thursday.
Miss Lubke came down from De-
corah Saturday to visit her sister,
Mrs. Will Anderson.
Miss HOWE Hunter was visiting
friends in Ossian from Tuesday un-
til Thursday.
Miss Jennie L. Baird of Des
Moines, WASH, remembered her
many friends with postals last
week. She writes that she is en-
joying good health and they are hav-
ing regular June weather there.
Earl Bachelor has been on the
sick list the past week from tonsil-
tits.
Mrs. Louis Woolsey went to DEL
vein Friday to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Joe Slorah.
Miss Teresa Peterson went to ST.
Olaf Thursday on account of the ILL
ness of her mother.
The three weeks old baby daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ander-
man was found dead in bed Tuesday
morning. The funeral was held in
the German Lutheran church at
Postville Thursday afternoon and in
terment took place at Postville.
Miss Halle Cooper and Mrs. w.
C. Winn and Alva were Postville
visitors Thursday.
Chas. BloXham came up from
Cherry Valley Friday for a short
visit at the S. A. Bloxham home
Chas. Nuenswander went to Elgin
Friday for a short visit with rela-
tives.
A baby arrived at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Doud, Wednesday,
April 14th.
Eli Gardner and wife are still at
the Thos. Doud home helping take
care of Mrs. Doud, who is slowly
convalescing from pneumonia.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-04-21

If you have backache and urinary
troubles you should take Foley's
Kidney Remedy to strengthen and
build up the kidneys so they will act
properly, as a serious kidney trouble
may develop. Engbertson's Phar-
macy. Apl.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-04-21

We have everything in the line OF
paints, varnishes, brushes, etc
Thirty-eight years in the paint bust
ness has taught us to buy only the
best.
H. A. PRASTMARK & SON.
Telephone LA.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-27
# #H LIVE News or THE SPORTING WORLD e. $$~

man whose fame as a gridiron tutor is
national. Taking Pennsylvania when
prospects were not particularly bright
he turned out team that went through
the season undefeated and that was
classed by many coaches as the best
in the United States.
Only one other team has as good a
record, Harvard and with az the urg-
ings of the Pennsylvania athletic man
agement failed to induce the Crimson
gladiators to test the honors with the
Quaker champions After overwhelm-
ing Michigan % to 0, with an array
of onside kicks, forward passes and
brilliant straight plunging football, a
feat that left poor old Yost dazed and
helpless by the onslaughts of team
coached by a younger man who was
alert to the possibilities of the modern
gridiron game, the Quakers wound up
their season by overwhelming their old
opponent. Cornell by a score of
II to 4.
The northwest has noting to apollo
giZe for in its coaching staff. Doble
Grogan. Blanchard. Forbes and Metz
ger are big names to conjure with and
their achievements would class them
anywhere whit the very best in the
erals guiding the destinies of our
teams, We will doubtless be treated to
has progressed as far as any in the
country.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-27

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 27-With
no fights on hand for the next three
weeks and with only the gossip of COM
ing matches, we are resting up between
times as far as pugilism is concerned.
The Jack Johnson Stanley Ketchel
fight for October II is one of the
matches Of the future. while two local
lightweights, Johnny Brayne and Lew
Powell will battle in San Francisco on
October Is.
Johnson is already at the Seal Rock
house on the beach where he is doing
his training and Ketchel is due the
middle of the week to take up his
quarters at Joe Milletts at Colma,
where he has always done his training
The match has it's interesting sides
because the heavyweight champion OF
as far as real fight is concerned. nc
one expects anything of the kind
Ketchel is too small for Johnson they
all say, and with shrug of the
shoulders. they let it go at that. AS
a matter of fact. Ketchel seems built
just for Johnson's style of scrapping.
The white man will come tearing in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-27

England's star soccer team arrived
in New York for series of interna-
tional soccer football matches.
Motor boat races begun at New
York i'm connection whit Hudson Full
ton festivities.
Friday.
Illinois State fair openec with splen-
ADD SPORTING CALENDAR
did racing program for eight-day ses-
sion Night horse show to be feature
of meeting.
Fifth annual tri-city golf contest for
the Lesley cup opened on links of
Whitemarsh Country club. near Phila-
delphia. to be held for two days.
Open season for duck, brant and
goose Shooting opened on Long Island
and will extend to December 81
Saturday.
A large number of gridiron contests
fills the sporting calendar today. Fol-
lowing are the most important games:
Carlisle Indians VS.. Bucknell at Car
Isle. Yale versus Syracuse at New
Haven. Brown versus Calgate at Prov
idence. Penn versus Dickinson at Phil
adelphia. Princeton versus Stevens at
Princeton. Harvard versus BoWdoln
at Cambridge, Dartmouth versus Ner-
mont at Hanover, Williams versus
Bates at WilliamstoWn. Holly Cross
versus New Hampshire at Worcester
Phillips SXeter versus Lowell Iextlie
at Exeter, ST Louis VS.. Rolla at st
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Sporting Calendar For the
- Week -

gan at Hamilton, Ont. under the aus
pices of the Hamilton Jockey club.
Count Zeppelin arrived at Frank
fort on Main. Germany. for a series
Of balloon flights.
Wednesday.
Annual Horse Show opened at
Poughkeepsie. n. Y. with many en-
tries belonging to well-k known New
York sportsmen.
Brown football eleven plays Rhode
Island college. at Providence, r. |.
Yale meets wesleyan University on
the gridiron at New Haven, Conn.
Harvards elevel tackles Bates, at
Cambridge, Mass.
Boat races form chief feature OF
New York Today's program confined
to rowing races.
Fifth annual seniors tournament be
gan at Apawamis Golf club, Rye y
Y, to continue two days.
Contests in race at Aero club OF
Switzerland gathered at Zurich and
began practice for Gordon Bennett
balloon race.
Thursday.
Annual Field club horse show
opened at Morristown, n. J.
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Will Not Change Date.


Coffroth tried very hard to get John.
son to change the date of the match
to October % The promoter believed
that during Portola week the match
would be a bigger drawing card. but
Johnson said him nay.
''Ketchel signed the articles for thi:
fight six months ago." he declared, land
he has got to live up to them. l have
other engagements after October II and
I don't propose to let Britt have his
own way all the time. That fight will
take place as scheduled. or they will
lose $4,000 and that is my last word to
them
I'm going to train hard for this
fight | will do a good deal more
work than | did for Kaufman. There
will be road work and boxing every
day. / am going to be in shape to
get this fellow Ketchel and get him
fast He'll not last fore than II rounds
with me and then he can go after Lang
ford and see what that Boston fellow
will do to his middleweight title"
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NEW YORK. Sept 27.-Amons
sporting events on the calendar for this
week are the following:
Today.
Thirty-SeVen cars in the MunSey
reliability automobile run from Wash
ington to Boston reached New York.
Football team of the United States
Naval academy began practice at An
rapolis for opening of season Octo-
Der g.
Harness races begun in connection
with Tri-State fair at Trenton. n. J..
Entries include famous horses of New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland
Airship flights started at New ork
in contest for $4,000 prize of New
York orld for best record between
New York and Albany Wilbur Wright
and Glenn Curtiss chief competitors
Aquatic sports begun at New York
under direction of the Hudson Fulton
commission.
Horsemanship tests for army Off
GERS begun at Fort Meyer.
Tuesday.
Racing season opened at Belmont
Park, New York, to continue until
October IL.
Interstate Fair association races be-
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Forsakes Baseball.

TOLEDO, O., Sept. 27.-Jake Beck
ley the veteran first baseman, retired
from the baseball field today when Ae
DOTTED his uniform, marking the close of
his teams season. For the past three
years the famous old player has been
covering first base for the Kansas
City team of the American aSSocla-
ton. He has refused an offer to go
league at a splendid salary and says
he has given up baseball for good.
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We're received from half a dozen OF
more concerns, and in many quarters
preparations We're under way for weeks
looking to the most successful handling
Of teams in the race The Indian fac
tory. among others, announced its in
tention of entering not one but two
teams for the big event, one mid
get team composed Of the smallest rid
ers in the race. the other a team OF
heavy men. The American automobile
record for "a hours is LIZ miles. II
is expected that during the week these
little two wheel machineS will pile W
an enormous mileage.
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Northwest Grows Wise.

The result was that this advantage
in geographical location placed new
football on a strong basis long before
the primary experiments had been
completed in the northwest. In the
second year following the new rules,
the northwest gained some of the adj
vantages of eastern progress but the
coaches We're still men of the old
school. and many of them had never
seen Il game of football under the new
rules except those games played by the
teams that they coached and the teams
of their opponents.
In the east it is possible to see
football game somewhere between
teams of sterling caliber almost every
day of the week In the northwest
rarely are games played oftener than
once a week and usually these games
fall on Friday or Saturday. This
meant that few football experts had
an opportunity TO see WHAT WAS oeihS
done in the football world outside
The same was true last year with.
however. the advantage of consider
ably more experience. While III 1896
and 1907 the game had practically been
the old game. as coached before, the
innovations last year presented ma
terial advancement in showing more
spectacular game This year should
he brilliant. as practically all OF the
coaches in the northwest handing the
h,e teams are men who have been IN
timatclv in touch with eastern progress
along football lines and nave either
paved or coached the new game III
fields where they get the widest range
of experience. 1t is very douotIui IL
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there were hundreds of teams playing
football. Every time that a new play
in this area all of the other teams i'm
mediately became cognizant Of the
novelty In New England and around
New York and Philadelphia, with teams
of high class and splendid caliber and
lust a trolley car ride apart, it was
easy for the coaches. players and pub
lie to keep in touch with new football
as rapidly as it advanced
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-27

YESTERDAYS SCORES.
Northwest League.
Seattle 9. Aberdeen ); Seattle 8,
Aberdeen g.
Spokane 3, Vancouver /; Spokane 0.
Vancouver 6.
Tacoma 0. Portland 6; Tacoma 4,
PSrtlap6 q
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Forward Pass q STARTER.


'' ''F"ard pass of course was the
most evolutionary of these innova-
LUIS However. it was pressed pretty
"S STARTER by the onside kick
'' permitted any player on either
'' recover the ball as soon as it
'e- the ground. When modern
'a" was first introduced into the
.'' invest the progress was compare
'''y Slow. as the men who coached
9''~'e three years ago had never of
''''Se played any game under these
''sS The situation was similar in
'"S'' All of the teams started ex-
hung With a code of rules with
'''''Fo0s possibilities in the range of
'' permitted but of necessity in the
H. IS to the probable outcome Of
o'0 schemes that their imaginations
dictated. ''''' : ''''' ''''S
Yer tho east he'd en- i.rmanso
@'''n'age for rapid progress in the
" same and this was due to the
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Brooklyn 3. st. Louis a; Brooklyn
[ ST. Louis o.
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week. The event is a six days grind
for motorcyclists, the teams being made
up of three riders each, one rider being
on the track at time the ohter two
men being used for relief. Entries
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-27

Pacific Coast League.
Los Angeles 4. Portland g.
San Francisco IS. Oakland 3.
Vernon 8. Sacramento 0: Vernon 6.
Sacramento 8.
National League.
Chicago 3. Boston 2.
Cincinnati A. New York Z; Cincin-
natl g. New York O.
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COACHES ARE CLASSY
AS THOSE OF EASTERN COLLEGES

sany section of the country has group
of coaches more highly skilled at the
present time in the northwest.
Blanchard. who has been spoken of
number Of times and whose record
is So we'll known that it is needless to
comment further upon his ability He
took team at Whitman under dis
couraging circumstances and gave
them skill and class that made them
formidable opponets of every team
played last year. This year he has a
chance to enhance his glory and in
crease his prestige as he starts out
auspiciously with absolute confidence
of alumni and players and with better
material
DobIe Surprised Fans.
Doble IF Washington came to the
northN est last year unfamiliar With
western conditions and developed a
team thar opened the eyes of the lovers
Of the gridiron game. While it is true
that he had superior material. the ma
chine like precision and their grasp of
the fundamental principles underlying
the new game, ga 20 hem victories that
led to the championship.
The University of Oregon has Bob
Forbes. who is recognized as one of
the greatest ends that eastern football
ever produced Coming fresh from a
brilliant football experience in the east,
he gave the University of Oregon
coaching that developed practically
green team into a splendid organiza-
! ton of football opponents.
Grogan, who has been given charge
/ of football at the University of Idaho,
! is another man whose achievements on
/ the sridiron class him as one of the
i best know players in the middle west.
Coaching in that section Of the coun-
| try has given him an experience that
/ with his ability should enable him to
turn out a team that will do great
honor and credit to the Moscow insti-
tuition
Metzger Adds Luster
Tho Oregon Agricultural college in
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Metzger Adds Luster.

Tho Oregon Agricultural college in
securing Afetzger, the old Pennsylva-
mia star end and coach of their last
years championship team, adds to the
galaxy of northwest football coaches a
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against the stoneWall defense and will
be literally jabbed to pieces.
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Awning from the mountains. ranch
: country and cities. the numerous
'llS MO have won glory on the foot
~" ned for their colleges have again
'oa1ea the padded suits and cleated
N%S and are tearing up the turf of
'A' various gridirons Of the northwest.
rae same old round of tackling dummy,
"0'AiAg machine and rudimentary
''4aiQue Is being pounded in by the
"'SH Sa.aried experts who are just as
''sef Tor the glory OF II winning team
8 hfy are for the fat little salary
checks that are paid them for their
skill.
'Ae Same this year will doubtless ex-
renee greater advances towards
'N'''eu ana scientific football than has
" witnessed on northwest gridirons
' any other year The time is just
ABOUT pipe for high class demonstra-
wv" o' 'ne possibilities of modern foot
''.'. FOR the past three years, or since
''' inauguration of the new football
mat SO startled the sporting
"''lo by their complete divergence
VIII Ola presidents and former tradi-
''S associated with the old game.
S'sSS has been steadily made in
@S'e'!ng the innovations
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