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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-04-06
TAFT REPUBLICAN CLUBS.
Open Letter From Ex-Governor
jackson of Des Moines, to the
Republicans of the State.

To the Republicans of Iowa.
There is nothing to conceal about
the organization of the Iowa Taft
Republican Clubs. On the other
hand, We want the Republicans of
Iowa, whether they have affiliated
In the past with the Progressive or
the Standpatter, to know all there
is to know about the organization
of these clubs. We are perfectly
frank with you when we say we care
nothing about past affiliations or
past differences. We shall deal en-
tirely with the future. We have no
friends to reward or enemies to
punish. We, as an organization.
have no candidates to present or
candidates to support. The sole OBJ
lect of this organization is to enlist
every Republican in Iowa. regardless
OF his past affiliations, under the
banner of President William H. Taft.
and in support of Republcanism as
represented by him.
From the days of Abraham Lin
coin to the present time, the Repub-
lican party of Iowa has sustained
and strengthened the administration
of Republican presidents. We be-
lieve that President Taft has the
brain, heart and disposition to rem
der great and lasting good to the
people of this country. We believe
that Theodore Roosevelt never did a
wiser or more farseeing act than in
supporting William H. Taft as his
successor. We want and invite Re-
publicans of Iowa who believe in |
President Taft and the Republican,
ism he represents to join and be-
come an active member of the Taft
Republican Club, to the end that if |
a majority of Iowa Republicans shall |
rally under the Taft banner we may
give him such cordial, enthusiastic,
and material endorsement at the next /
Republican State Convention as shall |
bring to him encouragement in his
efforts and strength to his admins
tration.
Equally important with the en-
dorsement of President Taft and the
National Republican administration,
is the election of a republican Con-
gress, by uniting the Republicans of
Iowa, under the leadership of the
President, to insure the election OF
every republican nominated for con-
eress at the coming primary.
We shall, therefore, prosecute the
organization of Taft-Republican
Clubs in every township and voting
precinct in the state of Iowa, trust
ng and hoping that in such township
Dr. voting precinct the Taft Clubs
will have sufficient strength to elect
set of Taft Republican delegates
20. the County Convention at the
June primaries.
Republicans of Iowa, I have given
you frankly the reasons for the or
of the Taft-Republican
Clubs, and l am equally frank in
aging there are no reasons other
han here given for such an organ
zation. / invite you to join us: I
lrge you to come in under the flag
# our Republican president, William
Taft, that Iowa may remain faith
Ill to her traditions and emphatic
lily and efficiently support the ad-
of President Taft as she
las supported the administration of
ii prior Republican presidents.
FRANK d. JACKSON,
President, Taft-Republican
Clubs of Iowa..
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-04-06
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO
SELL REAL ESTATE,

In District Court of Iowa, April
Term, 1910, in and for Winneshiek
county, In the Matter of the Estate
OF j. c. Rolli 5. Deceased.
To Alvin Rollins. Frank Rollins.
Guy H. Rollins, Mrs. Olive
Manning Mary S. Rollins.
Elsie Rollins, James C. Roll
Inns, Bernice Rollins, Edsell Mil
Ter. Nellie Hudson, Roy Miller and
Emma Phillips, heirs at law of
j. Z. Rollins, late of said county,
deceased.
You and each of you are hereby
notified that there is now on file in
the office of the Clerk of District
Court OF Iowa, in and for Winnie
shiek County, Iowa, an application
by Clarence Christen, Administrator
OF said estate, for an order empower
ing him to sell and convey at either
public or private sale the following
real estate, to-wit: an undivided
two-thirds interest in and to the S.
e. "a of s. w. "A of Sec. "a. Town.
ship No. SO North. Range 8 West of
9TH p. NJ, also Lot IA and North
80 feet of Lot 10 in Averill's Addi-
tion TO DEBORAH, Winneshiek Coun-
ty, State of Iowa.
Also that he may deed to William
Mcnamara Lot 10, Blk. 3, Wheel |
er's Add. to DEBORAH in said county |
and state upon full payment of pur-
chase price as per contract with the |
said j. c. Rollins in his lifetime.
The matter will come up for hear
ing in said Court on the LIST day of
the April term of said Court, COM
on the 18th day of April,
1910 at l o'clock p. m. of said day,
or as soon thereafter as thu matter
is reached, and unless you appear
and object thereto. said order will |
be entered.
GEO. w. ADAMS,
Attorney for Clarence |
Christen, Admr. of Estate |
ia. of j. c. Rollins, deceased |
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-04-06
Fire. Fire Insurance.

Now is the time to look after
your Insurance. Dry, warm wealth
er breeds fires. Get good insurance
and be protected. 13-3
PAINE, the Insurance MAN.
Phone No. 227.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-04-06

Sewing machines repaired, and
cleaned for spring sewing; also sup
plies. Fred Rosenthal. 7tf.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-14
aside and repeat the ceremony. Both
emperors and adelies move. when the
surface is suitable, by tobogganing."
Wild British Cattle.

The wild cattle of Great Britain
have become one of the curiosites of
the bovine race in England. There
are very few herds of them remaining,
and most Of these are diminishing
from very natural cause. OF course
they are confined in parks and are
jealousy guarded from any admixture
Of alien blood. They are as wild as
buffaloes and are treated In the same
way as deer. In color they are white,
with red ears. and historians assert
that they had large share in the evo-
luton Of the Shorthorn as 1t is known
today. 1t is certain that the color
mentioned very often crops up quise
unexpectedly in our pedigree herds.
They will probably become extinct in
few years owing to the extreme diff
Guilty of procuring sires unrelated to
the herds and yet of the same breed
Farm and Home.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-14
PENGUINS.
The conicaI Way These Queer Birds
Of the Antarctic Act.

The comicaI Way These Queer Birds
Of the Antarctic Act.
The resemblance Of pengiuns to
human beings is always noticed" says
Lieutenant E. FL. Shackleton In his
book. The Heart Of the Antarctic"
This is partly due to the habit Of
walking erect. But there are truly a
great RAINY human traits about them.
They are the civilized natives Of these
regions. and their civilization. IL much
simpler than ours. is in some respects
higher and more worthy Of the name"
or two Of the photographs that appear
In the book the following remarks are
made:
"AD emperor penguin. meeting an
emperor or men or dogs. bows gravely
I'LL his beak Is almost touching his
breast. Keeping his head bow ID, he
makes a long speech In a muttering
manner, short sounds following In
groups Of four or Eve. Having finish
ed the speech. the head is kept bowed
q few seconds for politeness sake.
Then 1t Is raised. and he describes
with his bill as large a circle az the
points Of his neck win allow. IL you
have not comprehended be tries again.
Meantime his followers are apt to get
impatient They are sure be e act.
ing incorrectly. Then another male
VIII waddle forward, elbow the first
= -
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-14
History and Biography.

The whole value of history. of biog-
raphy. is to Increase my self trust by
demonstrating what man can be and
do. This Is the moral Of the Plutarchs.
the Cudworths, the Tennemanns, who
give US the story of men or Of opin-
ions. Any history of philosophy forti-
fies my faith by showing me that what
high dogmas had supposed were the
rare and late fruit Of a cumulative
culture and only now possible to some
recent Kant or Fichte were the
prompt improvisations of the earliest
inquirers-of Parmenides, Heraclitus
and Xenophanes.
In view Of these students the soul
seems to whisper: There is a better
way than this indolent learning of an.
other. Leave me alone. Do not teach
me out of Leibnitz or Schelling. and |
snail find II all out myself"
Still more do we owe to biography
the fertilization of our hope. If you
would know the power Of character
see how much you would impoyerisb
the world If you could make clean out
OF history the lives of Milton. Shake
speare and Plato. these three. and
cause them not to be. See you not how
much less the power Of man would be ?
Emerson.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-14
Why pinah Want.

Not long ago lieutenant I'm the
navy was ordered away on a three
years cruise. The order had been
dreaded for weeks. and when II came
the young wife, who was to be left IN
q Brooklyn flat with baby and a col.
ored servant. was In despair.
she controlled her sorrow very well.
however. until the actual moment of
pa-ting came. and then she went "a
though her heart would break. The
cruher was to leave the navy ward
early aext morning. and the lieutenan t
mad go,e to report for duty.
In ths midst of her lamentations the
young life heard a smiling and sob
bling In thu dining room, and upon rlanc.
ing throuah the door she saw Dinah.
tne colored snaid. rocking her body TO
ana fro in chair and weeping violent
~.
Why, ID Dinah. what's the m.mat-
ter" cried tie mistress. .You seem
70 t-t-take NJ. Blanks departure a
much to heart as l do"
Deed dos sn't Mis- BLANK: ,deed !
Doesn't" sobbtd Dinah. .What an
ooderin' dis chile am de- fac dat !
cui!ud seminar friend O. mine Am
gwine san hissst on dat same ols
cruisah"-New Yrk Herald.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-14
THE CULPRIT.
He Pointed Out the Real Guilty
Ones and Pronounced Sentence.
BY J. [. sHERARD.

copyright. 1909. by Associated Literary
fress.I
For the fourth time within a few
minutes after his tardy arrival some
one raped insistently on his Office
door. and Mayor Ford. turning a little
impatiently from perusal of his
morning mail at this fresh Interrupt
ton of his work. called mechanically:
"Come In"
The door opened gently, and the
chief Of police pushed his charge be-
fore him. The suggestion Of frown
which had gathered on the young
mayors brow instantly vanished
when he recognized who his unwill.
Ing caller was. He looked inqulringly
into the face OF the chief
The officer briefly detailed the facts
Of the boys trouble leading TO his ar
rest and detention at police headquar
tiers.
why, you-Jim-boy-I can't be
lieve It. w-what's the matter. any
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-14

starhmered in surprise. not knowing
what to say. won't you sit DOWN.
The young lady bowed stif1y, declined
the proffered chair and remained
standing.
Jim sent for me-" she said simply.
II heard he was in trouble"
"Yes; at least be is charged with
st-larceny, | mean." explained Ford,
catching at the legal term that sound
ed better. HE said that he had a
witness who could clear him of the
charge. But you-what are you-what
can do for you. Miss Tabor he
faltered.
Then. recovering his composure, he
told her what the charge was, stating
substantially what he had been in
formed by the chief.
Suddenly Jim pushed forward, ex-
citedly interrupting. "You mustn't
mind my buttin' In" he begged. I'm
goin' to tell you all jes' how 1t all wuz.
Let me have my say" he protested.
I'm not guilty. didn't take the
boys watch. You know | couldn' "a
done such thing. Ii was this way"
He came little nearer II took the
watch In fun. an John knowed IL.
told him what | meant to do. He I'M
derstands. Me an Johns the best of
friends. | couldn't "a taken his watch
or anybody else's. I'm no thief. Me
an him fixed things all up. He prom.
ises TO do what told him. He had me
arrested ol purpose. and jest at the
last minute he will come In and clear
me before the case comes up before
the mayo 1t must not go on the
book.
That was all fun; all made up." be
hurried on more boldly to explain
What mean Is this: You've both
been so good to me. An then Won
you parted an'-an' wouldn't have
nothin' to do with each other. Ii near
~ killed me. l didn't know what was
the matter with you all. l wanted t.
bring you together once more. an SC
l lay wake at night thinkin', thinkin'
thinkin'. An the- 1t all come to me
Ike fash. as clear IS day. IL was
the only way could think of doin' IL
1t was the only chance. | knowed IT'D
look bad for me for awhile. but
knowed lid be all right when it was
all over an you understood.
I'm not guilty. You two is the
guilty Ones" be pointed his trembling
finger ut them In accusation. "You'ys
stole from each other what you've qo1
to give back. II amt right for yor
all to net this way. can't stand /,
any more. and you must love-each-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES"
Jim could say no more, Whether /,
was bis heart. his wor.is or mere az
haustion mattered not.
John. the prosecutor" had entered
but the presence OF this arch consnir
ator was not noticed. Ford was IN
nrst TO take advantage of the situation
Re advanced smilingly, holding on,
both bis hands to Miss Talbot
I'VE are the guilty oneo sure enoueh
Lets take bis advice be pleaded.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-14
ROUSSEAU'S SHYNESS.
An Experience the Composer Had In q
Country Inn.

An Experience the Composer Had In q
Country Inn.
On one occasion Rousseau composed
an opera. which was performed be-
fore King Louis XIV and met with
the royal approval The king sent for
him, and If he had put In an appear
ance he would probably have obtained
a pension He was, however. Of a re-
firing disposition and could not bring
himself 10 face the court TO his
friends he gave as reason his repub-
lican opinions. but his real reason was
his shyness
Accordingly he fed from the court
and sought the privacy Of country
inn While he was there man came
In who began telling the company
that he was the celebrated Rousseau
and proceeded TO give an account of
the opera, which. he said. had been
performed before the king with great
success.
Most men In Rousseau's position
would have felt nothing but contempt
for the impostor. but this extraordina-
~ man felt only pity and shame. Il
trembled and blushed so.' be tells us
In his Confessions" "for fear the
man should be found out that ii
might have been thought that 1 was
the impostor" He was afraid that
somebody might come In who knew
him and expose the pretender. At last
he could bear it no longer and slipped
out unobserved
Very few people would treat an
impostor like that Westminster Ga.
zette.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-14

in" be added. with some display OF
anxiety. Not anyways until | get my
witness. I've got witness who en-
clear me all right"
"All right. then. Wen wait. It's
half an hour till court time. Don't
docket the case until you hear from
me- Ford called to the chief. who
was leaving the room.
We'll. Jim, ] won't believe that you
are guilty until you've been tried and
convicted" He caught himself about
to add Add I won't believe 1t then"
Who's your witness. boy" Ford
asked.
"0h. wait and see." Jim replied la
conicalfy.
"You refuse to tell meT'
"Yes. sir"
Come. now. You must not talk that
way. Perhaps you don't realize that
you are in the hands of the officers of
the law and charged with an ugly Of
Tense. Do you? Speak out, boy"
Jim remained speechless.
You refuse to answer my question:
Ford spoke with an unmistakable show
OF irritation.
Il do" Jim replied doggedly. ANY
ways till my witness comes"
Ford turned to the unfinished work
at his desk, but his thoughts refused
to dwell there. In spite of himself his
mind reverted to events OF the past
two years. with all of which Jim was
so intimately associated. He recalled
the pathetic circumstances that brought
the ragged. poverty cursed boy into
his life and into that of another The
death Of Jim's parents. his legacy of
abject poverty. the unselfish determi-
nation Of Miss Talbot. the teacher of
the little west end school. to care for
him instead Of sending him away to
an orphanage; the alternate care Jim
involved and the amusement be az.
forded. the friendship and the more
than friendship Ford entertained for
the lovable teacher, her 6nal consent
to let him share the burden of the
boys support. the happy days that fol
lowed. the fond dreams of the future
and then the abrupt ending of 1t all.
All these things flashed through his
mind and smote him with q pang OF
/ regret.
A wave of pity for the boy swept
over him. Could Jim. good. faithful
boy that be had been--could he do such
q thing as that? And then that trace
Of cynicism that had Of late crept into
Ford's mind began to assert itself.
'Heredity and crime are closely bound
together" he thought to himself. This
boys father may haye been a crimi
nal. Nobody knew anything about
him. He wandered here. shiftless
without energy. died. and In all proba
bility left TO the boy no heritage save
that Of an Unborn criminal instinct"
His reflections were interrupted BY ,
sixth knock on the door. gentle and
hesitnting this time.
"coms In" came the invitation ab
sently.
Ford arose awkwardly to meet th'
caller. "Miss Talbot. y-you herer b
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-14

She did not resist She let him take
her hands. Eyes, we are the guilty
ones" she replied laughingly. with an
effort to conceal her real feelings. 1--WE
need to be punished"
What is your sentence. your honor?''
Ford gayly called 10 Jim.
Jim In the exultation Of the moment
rose proudly to the occasion.
Life sentence" he pronounced
grandly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-14
Colorado In Extramis.

The mountain lions haunt her hills:
The wildcats cry through canyons shrills
Nimrod. come!
Coyotes invade the towns with thrills,
And antelope no fellow kills,
While Colorado shakes with chills.
Nimrod, come! Oh, Njmrod, come!
The deer eat up the farmers. hay: E
The mountain sheen are getting gay
Nimrod. core!--
While he whose dut Is to slay,
The executioner. Vail say,
Has wasted time in Africa.
Nimre". come! Oh. Nimrod. cornell
Brooklyn Eagle.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-14
Different.

what do you consider a woman's
declining yearsY
"The years Of youth and beauty.
Then she declines all proposals. After
that season has gone"-
Does she no longer decline propos-
als?"
"She no longer gets them."-Hous-
ton Post.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-14
Plain Gasoline.

Plain Gasoline.
once upon midday dreary
As wandered. weak and weary.
Down the lane 4
was suddenly sent Keeling
ny subtle something stealing
Der my brain. ~
And methought the air grew denser.
incense from an unseen cen.erIss
Murmured !.
I was wrong. That odor evil
Fioated from q big red devil
Going by.
-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-14
Any Doc In Dancer.

Madam. your pet dog bit my little
boy in the face this morning"
"Oh. you alarm me. Had your little
boys face been antiseptically wash
ed?"
"Of course not. p
Good heavens, woman. how could
you let the little darling run such a
risk? James, telephone at once for the
Observation-Disclosures York Journal.
Evening journal., 1910-08-20
CAUGHT ON THE FLY IN
THE WORLD OF BASEBALL

such a warm struggle for batting
honors last year and who threatened
to eclipse the Tigar star in base
stealing records. will not head the
league in hitting this season, neither
does he promise 10 beat Ty out for
the record of stolen sacks.
A cub bear has been forwarded TO
the Chicago Cubs by the Spokane
club. The Spokane fans hope that it
will bring luck. but Manager Chance
and his men don't take much stock In
the real live animal.
Manager Clarke, of Pittsburg, is the
author of this gem
More I see this baseball business
the funnier II seems. One day a man
feels like trading the entire crew for
a bunch of minors. Next day you
cannot see a spot where you can i'm
prove"
Why are National League games
longer. as a rule, than American
League games? The st. Louis Globe
Democrat explains:
Few games at National League
park have been played under the two
hour limit this season. but then the
wide difference in time is very early
explained by the fact that the players
of the older organization play a wait
ing game on the pitchers, while I'm
the American League IL is just the
opposite. Most of the players on the
Brown club. and. for that matter. all
the visiting clubs, walk up to the
plate and smash at the first ball
served up to them If II looks good.
And that explains why the games are
so much faster A pitcher in the
National League knows that he has
been in a game when the contest Is
finally over"
Evening journal., 1910-08-20

Four triple plays have been made
in the National League this season.
Manager McGinnity. of Newark,
has canned the veteran Steve"
Brodie. who has been with the Red
skins for three weeks.
"Rube Waddell lasted II seasons
in fast company. What left-hander
can boast of a longer or better rec
ord? The Rube is 36 years old. asks
the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
1Wis Speaker. champion center
fielder. is an auto maniac Experts
fear that he is spelling his batting
eye riding recklessly over the coun-
try roads and city paving blocks.
The Cubs have II on the Giants.
During 1909 the latter team defeated
Chicago's crowd but three times on
the Polo grounds. The record this
year is worse.
Charles Williams, the Cubs secre-
taTy, who is to be Evers' partner I'm
the Chicago shoe store venture. is
connoisseur In wearing apparel for
the pedal extremities.
Johnny Evers says the question
whether Johnny Killing could recover
his old form in throwing and batting
has been answered I'm the affirmative
President Ban Johnson is after the
owners Of the tail-end clubs in the
American League, and wants them to
get busy signing good players.
The full name of Outhelder
/ Thomason, the new player from To-
peka. who has just Joined the Maps.
has been revealed. II is Arthur Will
| son Townsend Thomson. Enough
names for a whole outfield and a
utility man.
| Eddie Collins. who gave Ty Cobb
Evening journal., 1910-08-20

the return of Catcher Pat Living
stone to duty have braced up these
departments. That stone wall inheld
is going along as smoothly as ever,
and the pitching staff is In excellent
condition. Bender Coombs. Plank and
Morgan are winning the majority Of
their games. Great credit must be
handed 10 Coombs. Since the start
OF the 1910 campaign he has twirled
grand ball In fact. he is the sensa-
tion OF the American League pitchers
this season. Bender. Maok's great
Indian twirler, is leading the winning
slabbists in Ban Johnsons circuit
Evening journal., 1910-08-20
RULES WILL WORK
TOBEST ADVANTAGE

The feeling among students OF the
football is that the new rules viii gem
orally work TO the best interests OF the
sport and bring Il to the plane which
is virtually demanded by the opposi-
tion. II was realized that the game
had to undergo certain changes and
the men In charge worked arduously
az their task 10 bring about the desired
reforms. II will not be very long now
before the knights OF the gridiron will
get down 20 real work and a matter
OF days from then TO the time when the
real battles VIII be witnessed. Then
we will also know just how well the
changes are going 10 work, for Il Is
the real trial on the field after all that
will decide just whether or not the new
rules come up to the hoped-for mark.
Pure Spices at Aliens
Drug Store, Tenth and Shipley Sts.s