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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07

Greater New York has a popula-
tion of 4,766,SS3. This figure is
the one given by the official count
of the returns of the thirteenth CEN
sus. OF this population 1,634,35I
persons live in Brooklyn. The CEN
sus figures place New York as the
second largest city in the world. 1t
is as large as any two foreign cities,
excepting London. New York had a
population of 3,437,202 in 1900 and
2,507,414 in 1890. The increase
from 1910. therefore. is 1,329,6S1,
or 1871 per cent, as compared with
an increase for the preceding de-
cade of 929,7SS, or 81 per cent.
The city now contains more persons
than did the whole of the United
States in 1890, the time of the first
census taking. Then the population
of the country was 3,929,214. The
population of the United States in
1900. at the second census, was
I5.30S.4s3.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07
THE DAN PATCH LINE.
Something of the Progress of the
New Electric Railway.

Decorah people have their eye on
the Dan Patch electric line, and are
interested in any news concerning
it. The same is true of the terri
tory adjacent to Decorah, for some
day we all hope that this road will
traverse this county.
The other day we received a let
ter from Mr.. M. w. Savage, the
president, concerning business mat
ters, and among other things, he
says:
You will, of course, be interested
in the progress we are making on
the Dan Patch Electric Line.
We have the Northern Section in
successful operation. The passen-
ger patronage is far beyond our ex-
pectatiOns. We carried over ten
thousand passengers the first %
days Of operation. The cars are
running on regular schedule time
between Minneapolis and Savage,
Minn., distance of about twelve
and a half miles.
Grading on the Northfield Division
Is finished and 5000 tons of steel
rails are now being delivered and
laid north from Lakeville. We
have planned to get the line in oper-
alton to Northfield by October Goth.
We have been successful in car
rying out our plans up to the pres
ent time, and there is no reason to
suppose that we will be other than
successful in carrying out our plans
to get the line operating success
fully into Northfield at the time set.
l am enclosing you circular on
which is reproduced some of the
photographs which have been taken
recently, showing cars in actual op-
Grafton, and giving you some idea
of the heavy passenger traffic.
We are pushing this work for
ward as rapidly as possible. We
are perhs )s not going as fast as
some would like to see, but we are
going safe. This is the first Elec-
trio Line that ! ever heard of that
began operation without mort
gage, a bond, or a debt; and our
1000 stockholders are to be COM
plimented on that fact"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07

years, we have the enormous loss of
100000.

years, we have the enormous loss of
$136,00O,00.
Can any fair minded man dispute
this? From reports we find that
40 cases were operated on in CrescO
within the last year, estimate them
at $4,000 each, and we see How
ard county has taken from us
100000. Is it any wonder they
are lauding hospital, and spend
ing 100000 to $4,000 for a new
one?
But we are not jealous; we are
proud of their efforts; we are glad
to know the cold facts. If they can
prosper with a $4,000 investment
in the way of hospital, why not
US with a $4,000 investment. All
that is asked is a two mill tax for
two years, and the remainder of the
$45,00O.0O asked for may never be
called out of the treasury. Our
hospital will not only be self-sus-
tanning. but it will put money in our
empty treasury every year. These
figures are the truth, you may de-
pend upon them.
Let US put plug in this great
leak In our county finance, by build
ing q hospital, where we can train
our own girls to become nurses,
treat our own people at home and
keep our own money within our
confines.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07
Iowa Banks Making Money.

The banks of Iowa have undivid-
ed profits to the amount of $685.
526.37, according to an abstract of
the recent banking reports which
have been compiled by Chief Clerk
C. B. Ellis of the state banking de-
partment. This is an increase in
undivided profits of $975,54O.95
over the report of February 16.
These undivided profits are dis
tributed so as to show $3,72S.-
371.05 in the savings banks and
$2,910,155.S2 in the state banks
and trust companies.
There are 663 savings banks in
the state and dividing the total un-
divided profits among them shows
that every savings bank in the state
has an average of $5,623.49 in un-
divided profits. This is taken by the
state banking officials to indicate
that every savings bank in the state
has an unusual degree of prosper
ity. The most encouraging feature
Of this situation, according to the
banking officials, is that it leaves
plenty of money with which to
move the bumper crops. This will
do away, they say, with the neces-
sity of sending east for money with
which to move the crops.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07
The FAIR next WEEK
Good Weather and Large Crowds
Will Make Big Fair.
SOME OF THE ATTRACTIONS
Officers Working Hard to Have
Everything in Fine Shape for
Annual Event. Amuse.
ments, Base Ball,
Races, Etc.

Winneshiek county's annual fair
will be held in Decorah next week
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, and for several weeks the
officers have busted themselves with
preliminary preparations, the se-
curing of attractions, advertising.
etc. Nearly everything is now ready
for the big event, which everyone
hopes will be attended by good
weather and large crowds. 1t is the
one annual event for the country
people of Winneshiek county; the
one event where every person, from
all parts of the county. may come
together in big family picnic:
where the farmers and the city peo-
pie may intermingle in friendly in
tercourse; where may be seen the
product of the farm, the city, the
workshop and the home; where we
can all greet our neighbors and
friends in hearty handshake, and
cordial greeting, and together enjoy
rest from the busy cares of life
and be amused and entertained by
the sights to be seen on the fair
grounds.
Plan to come in; it will do you
good and help the fair. Bring your
whole family, stay two or three
days. You can we'll afford it, and
you will feel better for the recrea-
tion and the enjoyment. /
Besides the regular attractions of
the county fair, there will be sew
eral special amusement features.
The celebrated Japanese troupe of
acrobats, stage and trapeze per-
formers; the Womans Relief Corps
flag and marching drill; the bal
loon ascensiOns; Cora Beckwith. the
worlds champion swimmer, and her
company of lady swimmers; base
ball. Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day between the two old-time rivals,
Calmar and Decorah, both towns
having splendid teams; a full and
complete program of races; exhibits
OF all kinds in floral and agricul-
tural hall as we'll as in farm ma
These and many other at
fractions, with side shows, etc. will
please the people. In addition there
are prospects of large exhibit of
stock. All the sheep and hog pens
are already engaged, and most of
the places for cattle and horses. It
looks like there would be a great.
showing this year.
Another attraction will be a
of curiosities from the
wilds of the west, exhibited by Col.
West, and is said to be we'll worth
a careful inspection.
There will be speeches by the two
for congress from this
district, Congressman G. N. Haugen.
who speaks on Tuesday. Sept. 18th.
and Hon. D. d. Murphy, the demo-
cratic candidate, who will speak on
Friday, Sept. 18th. No doubt both
of these speeches will be given a
liberal hearing.
Well be looking for you next
week at the fair.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07

Dairy trains will be run to every
part of the state of Iowa during the
next year, according to the state
ment of Prof. H. G. Van Pelt, dairy
expert for the state dairy associa-
tiOn. Prof. Van Pelt declares that
he has received hundreds of inquir-
les from every part of Iowa and
from surrounding states relative to
the institute work that the dairy
association Is carrying on. Prof.
Van Pelt believes that the product
OF the Iowa cow will be increased
by $20.000.000 in the future
through the results of the dairy
train work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07

junction from the supreme court
restraining the board until the ap-
peal was heard. The attorney gen.
eral then filed a motion to dissolve
the injunction and hearing was
fixed. Now comes the word that the
Milwaukee has decided to comply
with the ruling laid down. 1t is a
decided victory for the Iowa Board
of Railway Commissioners.
The Iowa state fair this year was
larger and better than ever. The
stock display was exceptionally
good and the crops display showed
that Iowa is up to the highest stand
ard in productiveness. There was
evidence of prosperity on every
side. The state fair association has
done much toward the comfort of
q people during the past year.
" cement walks were laid and
son ommendable cement drinking
foun supplying good cold water
were Y slled. The new steel
grandstaN g a great feature. but
the attendt e demonstrates that It
should be az nd. in size.
At the quah meeting Of chief
executive offfceN 4 state institu-
Tins with the Board Of Control of
state institutions at the state capitol
September 1921 one Of the most
important subjects for discussion
will be led by c. F. Applegate,
superintendent of the state hospital
at Mt. Pleasant, who will read a
paper on "A State Colony for Epi-
leptics." There has long been dis
cussion in Iowa on the subject of
creating a colony for epileptics and
renewed efforts will undoubtedly
be ..,ade before the legislature this
winter to get an appropriation for
establishing such. William Shana-
han, medical superintendent of the
Craig Colony for Epileptics at
Sonyea, New York. will attend the
quarterly conference and give an
address on how the epileptics are
cared for in New York.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07

The Iowa state fair closed on Fri
day with the record of being the
largest exposition of the kind ever
held in Iowa. The gain in attend
ance over last year, despite incle-
ment and rainy weather, was 24,97S,
the total attendance for the year
being 221,954. Financially the fair
has neat surplus in the treasury.
To many Of our people. it will be a
matter of surprise to learn that the
Iowa state fair is the greatest fair
of the kind in the world. The
greatest showing of horses the world
ever saw, far surprising the great
New York horse shows, the show
ing of cattle, hogs, sheep, ETC., the
machinery and the other exhibits
place it, as is admitted by experts,
the worlds greatest fair. If the
people of Iowa only knew as much
about Iowa as they do about other
states and localities, you couldn't
get them out of the state to live
with any inducement. There isn't
a spot on earth that compares with
Iowa and Winneshiek county leads
all Iowa in opportunity today.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07

The present corporation clean up
unfortunately disturbs business, but
1t is a reminder to the trusts that
they should be at least as careful of
the honesty of their directors as of
their Office boys.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07

Col. Roosevelt on Saturday made
his first public utterance regarding
the administration of President
Taft. He endorsed the presidents
suggestions for a tariff commission
and complimented him upon his ne.
gotiations with foreign countries to
bring about the tariff agreements.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07

Congress made the biggest record
ever for progressive legislation, but
the kickers seem determined to put
in Democratic Congress. which
would merely turn over all import
ant problems to the several states.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07

The cloak makers strike, the
greatest Industrial disturbance of
American labor. was settled Friday.
Seventy thousand garment workers
who have been idle nine weeks will
return to work. Ten thousand and
those dependent on them-5O, 900
souls in all we're ON the point of
eviction and hundreds had already
been forced on the streets. The in
dustrial loss to employers and en-
ployes has run into the millions. In
the loss Of wages alone the total is
estimated at more than $4,000, 900
while the loss to jobbers and re-
tailers the country over, Is comput-
ed at ten times that. One essential
victory important to the nation at
large is the abolition of all contract
work at home. There will be no
more sweatshops.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07

Even the Kansas insurgents in
dorse the protective system, The
issue between Republicans is thus
not one of principle, but merely to
determine a fair rate of protection,
a difference easily adjusted in due
time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07
THE POLITICAL UNREST.

Although there are wars and ru-
mors of wars in the political field,
the worst of the POLITICAL asperities
of 20 years ago have passed away.
There are not so many men today
who regard their political choice
with the fervent faith of a religious
cult. Party lines are less clearly de-
fined. A great many men who used
to vote the Democratic ticket are
voting for Republican candidates to-
day. and great many men who once
counted themselves Republicans are
today supporting Democrats. The
younger generation resists attempts
to be labelled irrevocably with some
party tag, and votes the ticket that
for the time being seems to offer the
best chances of good business and
loyalty to the interest of the aver
age man
For this reason bitter denuncia-
tion of opposing policies are out of
place. The thing has got to be set
tied on business basis. When two
men are competing for the superin-
tendency of a big business plant,
they waste little breath in talk
about the meanness, treachery and
guile of the other fellow. Instead
they produce figures as to their per.
sonal experience with the business
and gift for getting the best work
out of subOrdinates. Political cam
paigns are being settled more and
more on this basis.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07

100000 have signed the c. w.
Morse pardon petition. Most Of
them would sign a petition for their
own Incarceration before taking the
bother to read II.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07

The customs men are searching
for diamond smugglers, and It's
rumored that such gems as truth
and honesty are not common among
our tourists.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07

II women want to wear trousers.
why don't they do so. instead of the
hobble skirt, a garment with all the
ugliness and none of the convent
ence of the masculine apparel?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07

II all the congressional speeches
now being circulated. which were
delivered with no one listening. are
given to the waste basket, the rag
man should have q prosperous fall
trade.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07

AS soon as it is decided who shall
have the base ball championships,
the American people will give a lit
tie incidental consideration to the
choice of a new Congress.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07

1t may be necessary to get up an
amendment to the constitution pre-
scribing the powers and duties of
T. r.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07

Boston and st. Louis are neck
and neck for fourth place in the
census. Which B wins. Beans or
Beer?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-07

At the air ship meets. the avia-
tors are dropping like rain upon the
just and unjust.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-09-02
PANAMA DIRT FLYING FAST
Records Broken in an Unusually Rainy
mediterranean Activity Ex-
tends Also to Sanitation.

Notwithstanding that the precipita-
ton during the rainy month OF June,
1910, in Panama was almost double
that in the same month Of 1909 and
1908. the work of excavation in the
canal last June exceeded by 100000
cubic yards the excavations in the cor
responding period of the previous year.
This fact was made known in re-
port to the war department on the
progress of the canal operations. AS
an indication of the great strides be-
ing made in the work, the report
showed that in June, 1904, the eXca-
walton amounted to 32,551 cubic
yards, as compared to 1,3O5,141 cubic
yards taken out last month.
Uncle Sans physicians and santa
ton experts who are responsible Tor
the health of the men on the Panama
canal job are taking no chances OF in
lection. They have eliminated mo-
squitoes and a crusade on the house
fly has been started.
The measures taken to extermtnate
the pest go so far as providing a law
which requires street vendors of con-
fectionery, fruits, pastry or anything
else which may draw flies to keep
their wares covered with wire screens
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-09-02
Drugs Is Drugs"

The writer took a doctors prescrip-
ton to the drug store to have it filed.
In some way this piece of paper be-
came torn in half, SO that when the
patron handed the druggist the first
piece, that public servant at once
measured out the ammonia salt 1t call
ed for and placed the small vial before
his customer
How much?" asked the patron.
Ten cents"
"Oh, beg pardon!" said the purchas-
er, at this juncture finding the remain
der of the prescription in his pocket.
This piece says to add enough water
to the other to make it four ounces"
Very WELL" rejoined the apothe-
cary, dumping the contents of the
small vial into four-ounc bottle and
adding the required water. There you
are, sir, 40 cents more, please"
What! 10 cents for ammonia and 40
cents for the water?"
Exactly. The doctors name writ
ten after the water makes it a pre-
scription under so cents Judges
Library.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-09-02

string being left in the spinner's hand.
In spinning the top, care should be
taken to wind the string firmly and
evenly on the peg, and when 1t is pull
ed out, neither too much nor too little
force should be used, and firm and
steady hand should be employed,
while the top should be held in per-
pendicular position. The string should
be drawn with a steadily increasing
force, or the top will not hum prop
erly.
There are various kinds of peg-tops,
and they also vary in shape. some be-
ing much rOunder than others. Those
are the best which are shaped like a
pear. There is also great variety as
regards the shape and size Of the peg,
which in some tops is short and thick,
in others long and tapering. Again.
tops are made of different kinds of
wood, some being made Of DEAL others
of elm, some of yew-tree aid others
OF lockwood These last are the Box
ers so highly priced. Some of the
very best tops are made o. lignum-
vitae, with long. handsome p'ays.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-09-02
MOUSE TRAP is VERY USEFUL
Easily Made by Placing Piece Of
Stout Paper over TOP Of
EarthenWare Jar.

II YOU have no cat and find II e mice
in your house getting altogett er too
bold for comfort. or if you wor Id like
to keep some mice for pets, home
made trap will catch them.
Over the top of an eartheF waTe jar
fasten a piece of writing payer, tight
" binding it with a string i,r elastic
hand In the center of the l,aper cut
a cross. Set the jar in the c oset, and
suspend by a string a piece Of cheese
over the center of the jar. and lie, n
something against the jar Sc that the
mice can reach the top. If there arr
any mice in the closet the bait will
attract them, but just as som as the
first mouse reaches the center of the
naner he will drop into tho jar and
the paper will fly back Into place
again. ready for the next conner. A
tran arranged in the same manner can
no used for the capture Of field and
harvest mice, which make odd and
amusing pets.
4 barrel covered with stiff brown
raner can be used for com mon rats,
but they will gnaw out uuless the
barrel be partly filed with water.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-09-02
NO MORE DYSPEPSIA
CREAM CHEESE AND PlLSENER
HERALDED AS A CURE.
Herr Joseph knirim of New York
Tells the World of Combination
That Will Make Weakest
Stomach Strong.

Herr Joseph Knirim, close friend of
Herr Most, the anarchist, and an ex-
pert on cheese and Pilsener beer, has
come back to the United States on
the French liner La Savoie, after an
absence of seven months from his
adopted country.
He kept little restaurant in Will
lam street, New York. While clean
ing the tables after the departure of
a customer, he invariably told the
next man the virtues of the food about
to make flight up the shaft from the
kitchen in the basement.
If the customer was disposed to ad-
nit in advance that the food was
good, the friend of Herr Most would
give him a talk anyhow on the virtue
of cream cheese and Pilsener beer in
the treatment Of indigestion. Knirim
would fondle a piece of cheese with
the sort of admiration and care a
father bestows upon his first infant,
and in the same fashion would he call
attention to the color and taste of
Ptlsener. His confidence in the cura-
tive properties of this nectar and am
brosia caused him to shut up shop
seven months ago to carry out his
beer and cheese experiments on him
self in Europe.
Were they a SUGGEST" laughed
Herr Knirim. "Ach, should say they
we're Pilsener beer and cream cheese
not milk cheese-will make the
owner of the most feeble stomach
strong and husky, and give him the
digestion of an OK. l went all over
Southern Europe looking for the real
cheese, and although l am a German
l must admit found it in Normandy.
France makes the only cheese for
dyspeptics.
THE Cammembert and the Gervais
of France were delicious; glided down
the alimentary canal so softly, and
nestled, ach, so comfortably in the
stomach! You could feel your stom-
ach thanking you and your brain told
you you were getting strong"
And the Pilsener, Herr Knirim?";
asked an interviewer.
"Ah, that is the other half of the
cure combination" he responded
soothingly. Il spent some time at Pill
sen, where three breweries make the
beer. Do you know, you would not
drink it if you saw the sluggish, al
most muddy waters of the Radbusa
river which is used in brewing it.
But when you see the beer itself,
and smell 1t. and know how delicious,
it is in it's bitterness-then- you
would let it roll down by the half
litre, full conscious that it is doing
you good. | have solved the problem
of digestion, and l shall give it to the
world free of charge. The only pay.
ment l shall probably get or ask for
is the satisfaction of seeing my fell
low men get we'll"