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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-11
DESCENDED FROM PURITANS.
GamalieI Bradford Third Son of Dis
tinguished Family, Suicide for

Love,
South Framingham, Mass, Aug. s.
With copy of Byron's poems be-
side him, Gamaliel Bradford third, of
Wellesley Hills, direct descendent of
William Bradford, first Governor Of
the Plymouth Colony, and member
of the graduating class of 1910, at
Harvard. shot himself to death at a
local hotel today because the girl he
loved had refused him.
The young man was tenth descen-
dent of a family which contained
many prominent men. He was 23 years
old. His grandfather is Gamaliel Brad
ford of Brockline the well known
publicist. anti-Imperiallst and for
mer candidate for Governor of Massa-
chusetts.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-11
PIE CONTESTS POPULAR.
Midshipman Narrowly Escapes Court
Martial and Creates Some Excite


ment
Washington, d. c., Aug S.-Pie-
eating contests are expected to be-
come popular at the navy academy at
Annapolis.
Midshipman H. o. Roesch, who
escaped courtmartial for refereeing
one, has been assigned to the new
dreadnought. Delaware When Roesch
umpires the contest, Superintendent
Bowyer wanted him court martialed.
The navy department held the thing
was too trivial for official notice.
His graduation. which was being
held up, was Immediately allowed, and
his assignment to the biggest battle
ship of the navy followed today.
Roesch is the crack rifle shot of the
American army and navy.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-11
ELABORATE SCHEME
Witness in Alleged Bribery
Investigation Brings Out
More Details
MANY in ON THE DEAL

Graft OperatlOnS AuegtU ~ nave
Been Set in Action Regarding the
Transfer Of Indian Lands in Okla.
homa-RoOsevel Opposed 10 Per
Cent Fee.
McAlester, Okla, Aug. 10,-"Lo. the
poor Indian" learned a rev more
things about the proposed loan of
S30,000,000 worth of his land in the
hearing before the Congressional in
vestigating committee today. Con-
gressman C. D. Carter of the Fourth
Oklahoma district testified that at an
interiew at the home of Richard G.
Adams, an attorney at Washington,
Adams had said he had an arrange
ment by which he was to secure five
per cent of the profits" to be de-
rived from the McMurray contracts.
"He also told me-" testified Mr.. Car
ter, that Congressman B. s. Mcclure
was in on the deal and would get
his share. He also told me that DR..
Wright, delegate for the Choctaw
Indians at Washington, with a salary
of $4,000, was in on the deal. He also
said, we've got some Others but he
didn't mention other names"
Did Adams say he was going to
get five per cent of all the money
J. F. McMurray was to realize on the
deal?" asked Chairman Burke.
Yes, he said he was going to make
sure of it," as McMurray had double
crossed him at other times, but this
time he was going to fix it so he
wouldn't lost out and when McMur-
ray got his ten per cent, or $3,000,-
900, or whatever it amounted to, he,
(Adams) was going to get five per
cent of the proceeds.
II also met Jake L. Hamon at Wash
ington. He told me to go to that old
man, Gore, and get him to withdraw
that fool bill of his against the Nc
Murray contracts"
Adams was described as a Delaware
Indian who frequently has been men,
toned as having called on President
Taft in matters pertaining to Indian
affairs. 1t was Adams to whom the
Indians in this State were asked to
address kilograms urging President
Taft to approve the sale of the lands,
McMurray is the holder of the con-
tracts, by which, according to Sena-
tor Gore, a ten per cent. or $3,000,-
600 attorneys fee" would be allow
ed.
Carter said that he had been convin-
/ ced that President Roosevelt, during
the tendency of the old tribal con-
tracts, was strongly opposed to the
10 per cent fee.
John H. Shapard. formerly special
assistant in the department of the in
terror, testified that Senator Charles
Curtis of Kansas and Vice President
Sherman also opposed the amount OF
the fee.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-11
OFFICIAL A SUICIDE.
Head OF Police at Naples and Flor.
ence Kills Himself as Result OF
Paralytic Shock.

Rome. August S.-Signor Ballanti,
who was at one time head of the po-
lice department of Naples and Flor
ence. but who retired on pension in
1907, committed suicide last night.
He had recently suffered from par
'alyto stroke, and he feared another.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-11
FARMER HIT BY TRAIN.

Excursion Train Ran Over Elderly
Man at North Hero, Killing Him
Instantly.
North Hero, Aug. 9.-John Ander-
son, farmer aged about SIS years,
was run over and instantly killed at
crossing near North Hero station
today by special excursion train
south bound Both legs and one arm
were broken and his head badly man
gled. death being instantaneous. An
derson was near the track when he
heard the train whistle, and evidently
believed 1t to be the regular train
which stops at the station and he
ieisurely proceeded to drive across
the track.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-11
MAKE READY FOR TOURISTS.
State Road Commissioner Gates VIII
Direct ills Men in Special Improve
ments

The Munsey Tourists will certainly
remember their run through this
State as well as through this city, as
the road commissioners are to be in
structed to see that the roads under
their supervision are placed in the
best possible condition before the
22nd of this month.
The following letter which has
been received by Smith S. Ballard,
secretary of the Automobile Club
from Charles w. Gates, State highway
commissioner, regarding the matter
is self explanatory.
81 note by the Montpelier Journal
that the 'Munsey Tourists are COM
ing through Vermont the 22nd to Bur-
lington via Montpelier. Can you give
me the exact route they will take
from the point of entering the State
to the point of leaving? | am anxious
that the commissioners do a little ex-
ira work along the line, and see that
everything is in shipshape for them.
Thanking you in advance for this
information, am
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-11
Very truly yours,
CHARLES w. GATES,
Commissioner

Mr.. Ballard has replied to Commits
sloner Gates letter giving the desired
information and the tourists will find
the Vermont roads to be in the very
best of condition. thanks to the com
mendable foresight on the part of Mr..
Gates.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-11
SERVICE, WHEN YOU NEED 1T,

on fixed dates in each year as long
as you live. No care, no expense.
Maximum income for minimum in
vestment furnished by our Annui-
ties. National Life Insurance Co.,
Montpelier, VT (MutuaD. s. s.
Ballard, General Agent, Hip Law
renee Block.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28
Letter From a Decorahian.

We are in receipt of the follow
ing letter from Mr. A. B. Robinson,
who recently left his home of many
years at Freeport, for Maple Plain,
Mimi, which we have no doubt will
be read with much pleasure by old
friends and acquaintance:
Maple Plain, Mimi, Dec. %.
Dear Editor:-
/ thought / would write a few
lines TO you, which if you have
room for and wish to, you may pub
lish. Perhaps there are some of
the good people VINO do not know
where we are located, as we bought
a place and had to take possession
almost ar once, therefore we had no
time to lose.
We are glad to say that the Pub
lie Opinion was the first mail we re-
ceived from home.
We are located one and one-half
miles from Maple Plain, Mimi,
which is Oh the Great Northern rail
read. We are less than one-half
mile from the track, and three
mn III VI i~CICAld, NIiNh 10 OiA
the 500 railroad. We are four
miles north of Minnetonka lake,
and one-half mile southwest from
independence lake, where there are
lots of fish. They have caught a
good many there in the last two
weeks. Three men came in We'd
nesday with about all they could
carry of crappies, sunfish, bass and
pickerel They fish through the ice.
We were over to the lake, but had
no time to fish.
The weather has been fine up
here. About one-half inch of snow
fell yesterday, and it is colder this
evening, zero at 600 p. m.
The natives up here on the whole
seem to be nice people and good
neighbors. Most of the farmers
raise some berries and have an or
chard.
| will close by wishing everybody
a Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year. A. b. Robinson.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
AND BIDDERS,

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Supervisors Of Winneshiek
County, Iowa, will receive bids and
applications at the Office of the
County Auditor in DEBORAH, Iowa,
UP to 1880 p. M, January 4, 1911
for the following positions for the
ensuing year:
A Steward at the County Home.
Physician for attending inmates
at the County Home and the CouT-
ty Jail, and also applications for
the following positions:
Matron at the County Home at a
salary of 100000 per year.
Nightwatch at the County Home
at salary CT $4,000 per year.
Coz: at the County Home al a
salary Of $4,000 per year.
Day nan at the County Home at
a salary Of $4,000 per year.
Also Tor furnishing 40 cords Ind
growth green body Oak wood, and
20 cords green soft wood 20 be de-
livered at the County Home before
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28
WHAT HAS HAMPERED IOWA.
James Atkinson, Editor of Home
stead, Says State Must Adver-
tise Resources, If 1t Is To
Increase Population.

If yon owned a quarter section of
land free from membranes worth
$4,000 and if your nearest neigh
bor had a quarter section of the
same value and desired to quit
would it be bad business policy for
| you TO put an $4,000 mortgage on
the home place, buy him out by
paying half cash and proceed to
operate the half section under an
Indebtedness of $4,000? In a case
of Iowa land l would pronounce
this sound business, because there
is a reasonable prospect that this
800 land will be worth $3.50 in
,en years. One could we'll afford
to farm short-handcd in the matter
of help. If he made living, main
tanned the farm equipment and kept
the interest and taxes paid he would
net $4,000 in a ten-year period.
This has been exactly the situa-
ton in Iowa since the last census
was taken. Thousands of farms have
changed hands because the rapid
rise in value made easy" money for
those who wanted to quit" and it
afforded a good business opportunity
for those who had faith in future
values. 1t resulted in depopulating
the state just the same and this pro-
cess will continue until the specula
tive element in Iowa land disap-
pears. We have no doubt lost some
good citizens, but in the elimination
process the best have survived and
those who were shrewd enough to
buy the neighbours farm when he
wanted to sell are going to hold it,
and this being the case, it is doubt
full if the farms of Iowa will be re-
duced in size during the next decade
or two regardless of the desirability
of bringing this about.
AS the speculative element still
exists in the handling of Iowa land
the population is liable to a further
reduction unless some sensible mea-
sures are inaugurated to prevent it.
We have room here for men with
capital and the opportunities for
those without capital are boundless
in this state. We have been short
of help On the farms and as result
we have not kept the acre busy
enough. Modern machinery has
helped much, but we have not
enough men to operate the machin-
cry. We can get more people on the
farms of Iowa in one way only and
that is by building snug homes and
employing the whole family the
year around, rather than single
man for a few months. There are
thousands of farm-trained men in
our towns and cities who would glad
ly ''come back" if the opportunity
was presented. Let our needs along
this line be made known in some
practical way beyond the boundaries
of our state and let it be known
that we live in the most prosperous
state IN the union and can there
fore pay the highest wages and the
whole problem will be solved.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28
THE RIIS LECTURE.
Great New Yorker Will Speak on
BATTLE of the Sums"
January 9Th.

We take much pleasure in an
nouncing the next number of the
lecture course, the lecture by Jacob
A. Riis, the great New Yorker whom
Theodore Roosevelt, when he was
police commissioner, styled the most
useful citizen in New York. He will
be here on Saturday, Jan. 18th, and
will lecture upon THE Battle of the
Sums" The lecture outlines the
great work in the slums of New
York, and is illustrated with stere-
optican views. 1t is the leading
number of the lecture course, and
everyone who can possibly do so,
ought to hear him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28
Yuletide is Here.

Can't you think of someone-some
maid or some lad
Whom you might, if you would, helI
to cause to be glad?
You may not be rich; you may lone
to possess
Many things which you lack; but
think well and confess;
Might you not, if you tried, helI
somehow to spread cheer
Make someone remember that Yule-
tide is here?
Can't you think OF some way
though you may have to watch
well
So the wolf may not scratch at the
door where you dwell
In which you may help to give glee
or impart
A hope for which doubt will aban-
don some heart?
Is there no way in which you might
help if you would,
To make somone who doubts be-
lieve God is still good?
IS. E. Kiser, Chicago Record-Her-
aid.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28
q. A. II. Installation.

There will be joint installation of
Col. Hughes Post and Relief Corps
Wednesday evening, Jan. 4th, at the
G. A. r. hall Department Com
mander II. A. Dyer OF Mason City
will be present TO conduct the in
estallation service The usual supper
for members at $50. Pension day
lunch fOl comrades will be served
by the ladies of the w. r. c. at noon
nie same date.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28

John Coates and -- Coates, his
wife, John H. Schlott and --
Schlott, his wife, Jacob Stoner and
-Stoner, his wife and David
Stricken and Stricken,
his wife. Defendants.
To Defendants above named and
all of them:
You are hereby notified, that on
or before the 9th day of December,
A. d., 1910, the petition of plain
tiffs in the above entitled cause will
be filed in the office of the Clerk
of the District Court of the state
of Iowa, in and for Winneshiek
county, claiming of you a decree Of
the Court in equity that plaintiffs are
the absolute owners in fee simple,
and they and their antecedents have
been in open and adverse possess
sion for forty years or more of the
W " of sw u, sec 80 and " of
sc "a of sec 81, all in twp. SO north
range 8, west of the 9Th p. NJ, and
asking that such title be confirmed
and established and quieted as
against all of the said Defendants,
and that said Defendants be forever
barred and estopped from having or
claiming any right, title or interest
in or to the above described real
property and asking for the costs
of this action against whomsoever
may wrongfully defend herein. A
copy of the petition is filed for you.
And unless you appear thereto
and defend before noon of the sec
ond day of the January Term, A.
d., 1911, of the said Court, which
will commence at DEBORAH, Iowa on
the goth day of January, A. d. 1911,
default will be entered against you
and judgment rendered thereon.
FRANK SAYRE,
52-4 Attorney for Plaintiffs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28
Take Care!

Remember that when your kid
neys are affected, your life is in dan
ger. M. Mayer, Rochester, N. Y,
says: "My trouble started with a
sharp shooting pain over my back,
which grew worse daily. l felt slug
gish and tired, my kidney action was
irregular and infrequent. ! started
using Foley Kidney Pills. Each
dose seemed to put new life and
strength into me, and now am
completely cured and feel better and
stronger than for years. r. A. En-
bertsOn. Dec.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28
Splendid Clubbing Opportunity.

BY special agreement with the
Successful Poultry Journal of Chi
cago we are enabled to furnish this
splendid paper for 20 cents per year
to readers of Public Opinion. Price
OF Poultry Journal is so cents a
year, and this rate is just half price.
1t is a first class poultry magazine
and we have secured this rate sim
ply as matter of accommodation to
our readers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28
Married in Utah.

DEBORAH friends of Harry Ray
mond Hislop, formerly of this city,
have received cards announcing his
marriage on Nov. Goth, at Ogden,
Utah, to Miss Rose Myrtle Lloyd.
Since leaving DEBORAH Mr.. Hislop
has gradually advanced in the ex-
agent for the Wells, Fargo Express
Co., with headquarters at Reno, Ne
vada. His many friends here will
unite in congratulations.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28
The Play Tonight.

1t is needless to say much about
THE Lion and the Mouse, which
Genes to the Grand tonight 1t has
been here before, and is one of the
very finest things we have ever had.
1t is a magnificent production, and
the person who is not very much i'm
pressed with it, is devoid of senti-
ment 1t is well worth an evening
in this delightful mid-holiday sea-
son.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28
Trouble for the Dentists.

The dentists are having more
trouble than anybody else over these
new tangled hair dressings. 1t en-
harnesses a dentist a good deal when
pound of rats come loose in a
lady's hair and the uncanny things
fal down into her mouth just when
he has a filling half tamped.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28
Teachers Home for Christmas.

The teaching force of the city
schools left on Saturday for their
several homes, to spend the holiday
vacation. Miss Lurana Warner went
to Mason City, Miss Mary Green,
Mt. Vernon Miss Nell Newton, New
ell; Miss Elizabeth Hruska, Cedar
Rapids; Miss Nellie Haynes, Prof.
Roller and Miss Lillian Greer, Chi
cago.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28
The Selfish View.

do you want cheaper postage?"
Il don't know" replied the man
who considers only his own inter-
ests. Il don't write many letters
myself, and l don't see why | should
lie eager to make it easier for the
meE who send me bills. Wash
ington Star.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28
A Simple Safeguard for Mothers.

Mrs. ID. Gilkeson, 326 Ingles Ave-,
Youngstown, Ohio, gained wisdom
by experience. my little girl had
a severe cold and coughed almost
continuously. My sister recommend
ed Foley's Honey and Tar. The first
dose / gave her relieved the infiam-
alton in her throat and after using
only one bottle her throat and lungs
were entirely free from inflammation.
Since then ] always keep a bottle
of Foleys Honey and Tar In the
house. Accept no substitutes. r..
A. Engbertson. Dec
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28
YeOmen Officers,

The following have been elected
for the Brotherhood of American
Yeomen of this city for the ensuing
year:
Foreman-E. T. Olson.
NJ. CT. W. Miller.
CONSEQUENTLY. ]. Hauswirth.
Chaplain-Mrs. j. w. Miller.
Overseer-Mrs. A. NJ. Severson.
Rebekah-Mrs. w. j. Hauswirth.
Rowena-Mrs. Emil Johanson.
Sentinel-Emil Johanson.
- Watchman-O. n. Quandahl.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28
Thanks for Holiday Gifts.

The helping Hand Society wish to
thank the people of DEBORAH and
tions received at the Christmas tree
at Marsh's hall, Dec. %, 1910.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28
Notice,

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Citizens Savings Bank
will be held at their banking office
lin DEBORAH, Iowa, on Tuesday, Jan.
10, 1911, at o'clock p. m, for the
election of five directors and such
other business as may legally come
before it,
51-2 b. j. Mckay, Cashier.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28
Silver Creek Creamery Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Silver Creek Cream
cry Company will be held at the /.
o. o. F. hall in Burr Oak on Mon
day, Jan. 8, 1911. Annual reports
will be read, officers elected, and
other business of importance tran
sacted. J. a. Thompson, Sec.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28

the 1sr of April 1911.
The right of rejecting any and all
bids is reserved by the Board.
/. LINNEVOLD,
County Auditor.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa this 23rd
Gay Of Dec 1910.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28
ou Must Read This if
You Want the Benefit.

j. w. Greer, Greenwood, La, suf-
tered with a severe case Of lumbago,
1.-THE pains were so intense I was
forced to hypodermic injections for
relief. These attacks started with
pain in the small of my back
which gradually became fairly para
iy1.cg. My attention was attracted
to Foley's Kidney Remedy and am
glai TO say after using this wonder
full medicine ] am no longer bother
ed in any way by my old enemy,
lumbago." r.. A. Engbertson. Dec.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28

Worse than an alarm of fire at
night is the metallic cough of Group,
bringing dread to the household.
Careful mothers keep Foley's Honey
and Tar in the house and give it at
the first sign of danger. 1t contains
no opiates. r. A. Engbertson. Dec.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28
Grace Church Announcement.

At Grace church the Christmas
music will be repeated next Sunday
at the morning service. All are
welcome.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28

You get the best electric mas
sage there is to be had at b. E.
Bucknell's Barber Shop Baths and
cigars in connection. 16-tf.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

In the District Court, State of
Iowa, in and for Winneshiek county,
January Term, A. D., 1911.
John E. Johnson and Mary Ann
Johnson, Plaintiffs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28

Finest optical work obtainable
anywhere. !. fl. Conigisky, Win
neshiek Hotel Bldg. 421tf.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-12-28

made at Trzcinski's.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-23
THIS Is My 47th Birthday
WILLIAM ]. sPllLMAN.

William j. Spillman. chief OF the
bureau of plant industry of the I'm
tied States department OF agriculture
was born in Lawrence county. Mis-
souri,, October %, 1868. and received
his education at the universityx OF
Missouri. After leaving the univer.
sity he engaged in the study OF scien-
tific agriculture and in 1909 he be-
came agrostologist of the department
of agriculture at Washington which
position he continued to fill until his
appointment as chief OF the bureau OF
plant industry. Mr.. Spillman has
made the heredity of plants his spe-
cial study and he has also given much
attention to the distribution Of par.
entail characters In hybrid offspring.
In his chosen field Of agricultural
science he Is regarded as q high au-
thority and he has been honored with
membership in many OF the leading
American scientific societies.