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Evening journal., 1910-05-11
Rin Ruhhnr shipments.

The Hudson Supply Co, at Front
and Market streets. who are sales
agents for one of the largest rubber
manufacturers in the country, are re-
ceiving large shipments OF rubber
goods. consisting chiefly Of garden hose
water and steam hose, sheet rubber
and packing.
Evening journal., 1910-05-11
eriok Throvv,r Fin,d s1o.

Henry Hall. colored. charged with
disorderly conduct. was arraigned in
City Court this morning. Patrolman
Bradford said Hall at Front and Mar
kct streets was throwing bricks at
another colored man. A fine OF SO
and costs was imposed
Evening journal., 1910-05-11
Pnddlnrs Get lntn Court.

Albert Adele and John Long we're
arraigned in city Court this morning
on the charge OF peddling without a
license, but their hearing was contin-
ued until tomorrow. It is alleged the
men were selling a patent iron.
Evening journal., 1910-05-11
READING Firemen comino Here.

The Water Witch Fire Company, has
made arrangements at the Hotel Will
mington for the accommodation Of the
members of the Never Sink Fire Com
pany, No. 3, of Reading. Pa, from Oc-
tober to 8. The visitors will be the
guests of the local company during
the hremen's parade and celebration.
Evening journal., 1910-05-11
sAo Ein. For AssauItina Woman.

Frank smith was arraigned in City
Coutr this morning on the charge Of
assault and battery upon Anna West.
Testimony against him was heard
Yesterday and Smith this morning had
witnesses in his behalf He was fned
$40 and costs.
Evening journal., 1910-05-11
Woman ESCAPES CHARGE.

Annie Pryor, colored. was given a
hearing in city Court this morning on
the charge Of keeping a disorderly
house. Owing 10 lack Of evidence,
however, she was dismissed.
Evening journal., 1910-05-11
Eined $50 on AssauIt charae.

Isaac Christy. colored. charged with
assault and battery upon Charles Ben
son. colored. was fined $50 and costs
bv CITY Court Judge Cochran this
morning. Christy had witnesses this
morning to show that Benson had been
the aggressor.
Evening journal., 1910-05-11
Thank oferina ssrviee.

The thank Offering service at Mt.
Pleasant Church which was postponed
on account of the storm viii be held
on next Sunday at 1890 a. m.
Evening journal., 1910-05-11
Th.u Marri.d Aar.

The Rev. W. G. Koons, pastor Of
Scott NJ. e. Church last night mar
ried Sheridan Alcorn, of this city. and
Miss Fanny Marvel. of Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1910-05-11
Fined for Keeping Unreaistored poos

Janney Azzato was in city Court
this morning on the charge OF har-
boring three unregistered dogs. Dog
Catcher kopp testified against Az
cato. A fine OF S. and costs was i'm
posed.
Evening journal., 1910-05-11
Park Commission Conn

Park Commission Committee Meeting.
only routine business was transact
ed by the executive committee Of the
Board of Park Commissioners this
morning
Evening journal., 1910-05-11
capias For Him.

Archelli Leone, charged with violat-
ing a city ordinance by obstructing
sidewalk. was called in City Court this
morning but he was not present, and
a capias was issued for him.
Evening journal., 1910-05-11
ID HoId strawherrY Festival.

A strawberry festival. the first OF the
season, will be held on the lawn Of
Wesley NJ +. Church. Jackson and
Linden streets, on May is and 10.
Evening journal., 1910-05-11
Larceny oharas Continued.

Harry Moore, charged with the lar
ceny Of lead, was arraigned in City
Court this morning, but his hearing
was continued until Friday.
Evening journal., 1910-05-11
Marriann Loen.n Eor This Pair.

Magistrate Gluckman last night is
sued a marriage license to sheridan
Alcorn of this city and Fannie, Mar
vel, OF Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1910-05-11
Eleventh Ward League Msetins.

An important meeting of stockhold-
ers OF the Eleventh Ward Republican
League will be held on Saturday night
at the club house. No. 10 Lower Oak
Road.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
FALLS TO HIS DEATH
Mr.. a. A. Chandler, Pioneer Busi~
ness Man of Decorah, Meets
Untimely Death.
While Engaged in Mailing Board on
Old Windmill Tower Ladder
Tips Over and He is
Fatally Injured.

The people of this community
were shocked when the news spread
about on Saturday night that Mr..
A. A. Chandler, one of the pioneer
citizens and business men of De-
corah, had come to his death by a
fall at his home on the west side.
In the yard at their home there
has for some years been wind
mill with a wooden to, er. This
tower had stood there for some
time and had become rotten and
unsafe, and they talked about
bracing it up by mailing cross pieces
from the corners. Accordingly on,
Saturday Mr.. Chandler got VIM.
Thompson to go over and look at
it, and they decided that it would
not pay to try to brace it, but that
it had better come down. So they
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
HOLCOMB IN HERO STUNT.
DecOrian at Superior, Wis. Has Mar.
row Escape While Rescuing
Girl in Water.

A copy of the Superior. Wis.
News-Tribune comes to us, which
contains an extended account of the
grocerymen's picnic held there a
few days ago, and among other
things it tells how WIG. Holcomb,
formerly of this city, rescued girl
from drowning who had gone be-
yond proper depth in the wading
contest, as follows:
wv. G. HolcOmb, manager of the
local branch of the National Biscuit
Co., did the hero stunt and came
near paying dearly for it. He hap
pened to be in swimming near the
place where the wading contest was
going on and when the woman went
under he Immediately swan to the
spot and on her return to the sur
face took hold of her with the in
tention of towing her to shallow
spot. The woman Immediately en-
twined her arms about the would
be rescuer and the two nearly went
down. He, however, retained his
presence of mind and took the only
course open to him, that of forcing
the woman to release her grasp
upon him. After that it was but the
work or moment to get her to a
place where she could put her feet
on ground and sniff the air without
danger of getting any water tangled
up with her breathing apparatus"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
SOME DRY SEASONS.
Record of Years of Severe DrOuth
Since Days of Pilgrim Fathers.

An interesting record is that of
the severe drouth, as far back as
the landing of the pilgrims, says an
exchange. How many thousand
times are observations made like the
following: Such a cold season, :"
Such dry weather" Such a hot
season." or "Such wet weather, 8"
Such high wind or calms," etc.
All those who think that the dry
spell we are having is the longest
ever known, will do we'll to read the
following:
In the summer of 1857, 70 days
in succession without rain.
In the summer of 1862, so days
in succession without rain.
In the summer of 1859, 81 days
in succession without rain.
In the summer of 1880, 92 days
in succession without rain.
In the summer of 1862, 1913 days
in succession without rain.
In the summer of 1902, 23 days
in succession without rain.
In the summer of 1912, 2S days
in succession without rain.
In the summer of 1856, "a days
in succession without rain.
In the summer of 1871, AZ days
in succession without rain.
In the summer of 1874, 26 days
in succession without rain.
In the summer of 1876, 26 days
in succession without rain.
1t will be seen that the long est
drought that ever occurred in Amer
lea was the summer of 1852. No
rain fell from the 1st of May until
the 1st of September, making 1913
days without rain. Many of the in
habitants sent to England for hay
and grain.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
JJNkIN DEATH FIFTH HANGING
The List of yOwans Who Have Paid
ahe Death Penalty For Crime.

The hanging of John Junkin in
the penitemtiary at Fort Madison
Friday, July 2S, at noon, will be the
fifth legal hanging in Iowa since the
law was changed restoring capital
punishment.
The list of legal executions is as
follows:
Chester Bellows at Charles City
1887, for murder of his niece.
James o. Dooley of Adams coun-
ty, at Fort Madison. Oct. 10, 1894
for murder of his sweetheart. He
was 16 years old at the time of his
execution.
J. X. Cumberland of Shelby coun-
ty, at Fort Madison, Feb. 8, 1895,
for murder Of two men.
Joseph Smith. negro, at Fort
Madison, April 20, 1906. He had
killed a woman with whom he was
in love but who had spurned him.
In addition to these men who
have been required to expatiate on
the gallows their crimes of murder,
there have been nine men sentenced
to hang but whose sentences have
been commuted to life Imprisonment
or who were freed on retrial.
They are as follows:
Harry Hortman, Cherokee county.
killed his sweetheart.
Dick Williams, Keokuk county,
murdered a woman.
Louis Phillips and Albert G..
Brooks, Buena Vista county killed
members of posse when caught in
act of robbing bank.
Charles Rocker, Lyon county,
sentenced to hang for murder of
wife's first husband, freed on re-
trial
Charles Stegall. Scott county.
George Weems and John Ham,
mill, Polk county, killed L. d. Rid
path, Des Moines.
Louis Busse, Butler county,
killed his wife.
Junkin is the second negro to
draw the life penalty and will be
the second to pay the death penalty
for taking human life.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
THE PERSONAL ELEMENT.

Every day the vigilant newspaper
Is asked to keep it out of the pa
per-" Many people while secretly
liking to see their names in print,
want it to appear that they are
shocked and wounded by seeing
themselves in the democracy of cold
type.
The practical result IS to make
newspapers inaccurate. Fearing
foolish objections to the printing of
legitimate news, most newspapers
are sometimes led into erroneous
statements by the effort to get the
information from third parties.
If people don't want things in
print, they should keep their secrets
to themselves, or only share them
with trusted friends. When they
give out facts under no pledge of
secrecy, it is just as legitimate for
the newspaper to spread those facts
by print, as for friends to spread
them by way of mouth, often in the
careless manner of private speech.
The real thoroughbred neither
courts nor fears publicity. When
the newspaper wants information
about his doings, he Is too confident
of his position to fear to give it,
and in consequence the information
thus found at headquarters is cor
rect.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
WHEN BUSINESS Is DULL.

Some mEsn advertise literally
when rushed to death, and won't
advertise at all in the dull times
when they need business to keep
their help going Their rush in the
busy times is NO doubt due to the
cumulative result of past publicity,
but the more you can persuade The
public to buy ib dull times, the bet
ter you can meet the demands of the
public. If the merchants could get
steady trade through the nest of
July and August, they could also
avoid some of the extra expense for
the belated rush OF the fall trade.
Can you not get the public to an
Z. Spating future wants by a few
i F" ly bargains, creating a steady
all ~ year around current of trade
thro . your store? Your clerks
haveA the time to attend to GUS
toners v,perly. They can give
full explanations, and make many
sales that would be lost in days of
hurry and scurry. The customer
that may leave your store in Octo-
iber because she is not waited upon
Instantly, can now have all the at
tention she wants. Why not induce
her to visit you today.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
IOWA LEADS IN HOGS.
Chicago Tribune Reviews Pork
Situation and Gives Hawkeye
State the Palm i'm the
Business.
THEY ARE WORTH $50, ,2sO, 900
Illinois Trails i'm Second Place, Ne
braska Third, While Indiana
Comes i'm Fourth Place
i'm Race.

The people of the United States
have a fondness for bacon and ham
and salt pork and sausageS anG
spare ribs and the other delicacies
the hog gives. One-third of all the
swine in the world are in our coun-
try, and the 47,7S2,0O0 head which
are here now are worth an average
of $9.14 each (they were on the
first day of this year when the es-
Inmates were made) or a total OF
$465,373,0 1000.
There are 6,365,OOO fewer hogs
than in 1909, but they are worth
$3.50 more per head-the hogs be-
ing valued at $S1, 500. 900 more than
in 1909, despite the great decrease
in numbers
Iowa is the place to go to get
your hogs, though you must be pre-
pared to pay $11.30 each for them,
or nearly the top price. If you buy
one in New Jersey or Connecticut
for $12.5O you may not get any
thing better, because there are not
many swine in those states. If you
buy one in Arkansas for $3.50 you
will get it cheaper than in any other
state-but it may be raZorback
built for running, not for eating
purposes.
Iowa is in a class by itself as a
hog state, and Illinois, which is
right at the heels of the Hawkeye
state in the total live stock inter-
ests, is poor second. Iowa appar-
emily feeds most of its corn crop to
hogs, while Illinois gives her grain
principally to horses.
Iowa has 6,4S5,000 swine, which
were worth on the first of the year
100000. This is more hogs
than are in all Canada, Cuba, Eng
land. Ireland. Scotland, and Wales
combined. And it is nearly one
seventh of the total number in the
United States.
Illinois has 3.772, 900 hogs, which
are valued at $1,000 each, or total
of $44,115,OOO. The other states
among the leading hog producers
are:
Third, Nebraska, 3,201, 900 head,
1925 each, $35, 200. Fourth,
Indiana, 2,578,00O head, $40 each,
$25,7SO,500. Fifth, Ohio, 2,047 600
head, 5000 each, $21,9O3,OOO.
Sixth, Missouri. 2,714,OO0 head.
$3.50 each, $21, 900. Seventh,
Texas. 3,3O5,0O0 head, $3.50 each,
$21,153,00O.
Wisconsin and Kansas both al
most reach the $20.00O,0O0 mark,
with $19,4S2,OOO for Wisconsin and
$19 100000 for Kansas. Michigan
is tenth. with $12,17O,00O; Minne-
sofa is eleventh with $11,534.0OO;
Oklahoma is twelfth with $10.250,-
900 South Dakota is thirteenth with
$S,936, 900; pennsylvania is four
teenth with $S,S44,000; Tennessee
fifteenth, $S,216,000; New York
sixteenth, $7,544.OOO; Kentucky is
seventeenth with $6,725,00O; Cali
fornia is eighteenth with $4,42S,00O
and North Dakota is nineteenth with
$2,266,00O.
The above nineteen states have a
total of $359,373,O00 worth of
swine, or 80 per cent of the total in
tie country. Some of the southern
states have larger numbers of swine
than a few of the above listed
states, but the average value is much
lower. Ohio. for instance, has more
than a million fewer head of hogs
than Texas, but their total value is
more than a million dollars greater.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27


placed a board across the girts
about half way up and Mr.. Chand-
Ter went up and sawed off the four
corner posts of the mill, about
twenty feet from the ground. pull
ing the top of the tower over with
ropes.
ming they noticed the board that
had been laid across the girts. and
fearing that the strong wind which
was blowing might blow this and
the tower down and cause some
damage, Mr.. Chandler climbed up
on the tower ladder after supper, to
nail the board fast to the part of the
tower left standing, to strengthen
it. He had been cautioned by the
family not to climb on the ladder,
but did so, and his son Byron hear
ing him, went out to caution him to
get off the ladder and to help him,
and just as he went out the ladder
swung out from the top, and he
fell over backwards, striking on his
arm and hips, breaking his arm and
injuring the hip. He was carried
into the house and physician
called, but the shock was too much
for a man of his age, and he passed
away within an hour, his heart fail
ing.
Amos Augustus Chandler was
born Feb. 23, 1888. in Pennsyl-
vania, near jamestown. N. Y, and
when a boy moved with his family
to Michigan, where they lived for
about seven years, and then remov-
ed TO Wisconsin, remaining there
two or three years. In 1854 they
passed through Decorah and went to
Fillmore county. Mimi, at Big
Spring, and for seven years Mr..
Chandler worked in a saw mill on
the Canoe, called the Bartlett mill,
built by Mr.. Relding. Jan. 20. 1860
he was married to Miss Mary Ma
tilda Wheeler, who lived near Burr
Oak. the ceremony being performed,
by Rev. Ephriam Adams in Decorah.
They lived on farm in Fillmore
county until 1865, then at Frank
vile one year, and in 1866 came to
Decorah, where the family home has
been ever since. Four children were
born to them ,one boy dying in in
fancy. The wife and mother died a
lew years ago. The children are
Mrs. Alice G. Fisher and Mrs. Alta
M. Boughton of Chicago. and Byron
A. OF Decorah, all of whom were
present at the funeral. He also
leaves two sisters, Mrs Louisa Still
son OF Bethel, Wis. and Mrs. Selinda
Kennedy of Tacoma Park, WASH
ington, ID. C.
The funeral services were held
from the home yesterday afternoon.
conducted by Rev. w. M. Lemeu
with interment in Phelps cemetery.
me sad ending of Mr.. Chandler
is the cause of universal sorrow.
During his long career in busines
In Decorah, dealing i'm pumps, wind
mills. plumbing. etc., he has aIways
retained the respect and esteem or
everyone. for his manly character
and upright life. He was a good
citizen. and the family have the
sympathy of all in their bereaye-
ment.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
THE AVIATION FATALITIES.

The ghasly train of mangled
bodies following the development Of
air transit is suggestive of the ven-
turesome spirit once prevalent in
the world. The aviators are just
about the same type as the vikings
and crusaders of old. These were
days when men walked the edge of
deaths abyss daily. They never
looked down at the chasm below,
but always at the path ahead, the
duty to be faced or the foe to be
fought that day. Tomorrow took
care of itself. The same spirit can
still be found in many peoples not
fully civilized. The Japs, for in
stance went to their death, in the
war with Russia, apparently with
out concern.
The typical man of the present
age is a different creature. 1t is
time of life insurance, of boards of
health, of anxious searching against
all possible chances of disease and
accident. If you told man that
there is one chance out of a hun
dred that he would die tomorrow
he would be as unhappy about it
as the old timer would to know that
his end was certain.
There may seem to be good
many aviators just now, but in pro-
portion to the population, it is about
one out of hundred thousand The
rest of us simply couldn't.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
Minnesota to Abrogate State Taxes.

Minnesota to AbrOgate State Taxes.
Minnesota taxes may be abrogat-
ed for the year 1911. No state
taxes will be paid, the state run
ming Itself through the collections
coming in from various sources and
through the unusual collections
made during the year. This is some
thing that probably never occurred
in the history of this or any other
state, but it is what it going to
happen if the recommendations
which Gov. A. o. Eberhart, follow
ing the suggestions made by At
torney General George T. Simpson
and other state officers, reported
to be considering, are followed:
At present the state treasury is
groaning under the burden of
great surplus. On Oct. 1 there will
be nearly $4.0OO,OOO in the treas
ury. On Oct. 1, 1909, there was
approximately $2,OO0,OOO. This year
there will be surplus of $1,700,-
900.
This surplus has come about
the successful settlement of
cases which have netted large sums
of money. The largest of these
items came from the settlement of
the lumber cases, the gross earnings
tax cases, the Kennedy inheritance
tax cases, and others.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27

Billy Bryan can't even carry the
Democrats of his own state. Mr..
Bryan has often talked about the
pocket nerve. but he is finding that
the throat nerve is still more con-
trolling.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27

Pinchot and Cannon can not
agree who is the father of conser.
vation. If some of the fathers had
stood by the kid when 1t was young.
its paternity would be easier to de-
termine.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27

1t is little early for suggestions
as to the members of the cabinet
for the new party fathered by the
Des Moines organ of Senator Cum
Minis, but in case Roosevelt and
Bryan and the rest of them go into
this thing and win, what is the mat
ter with Jack Johnson for Secretary
of War?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27

1000 people gathered around
Jack Johnson in a New York street
the other day. Were Thomas Car
lyle living he would have to add a
wierd chapter to Heroes and hero
worship"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27

The executive council have placed
the figure for the state tax levy at
3.3 mills. Over ten million dollars
is added to the assessment of prop
erty.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27

Zion City is to start again on the
original lines of Dowie, the modern
Elijah. But if they are going to
call down much fire from heaven,
we shall not go over there until
after Sept. l..
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27

Minister Komura of Japan talks
peace with us. The fellow who
talks war is apt to have a secluded
hole located where he can crawl in
case of scrap.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27

Uncle Joe Cannon, though over
come by the heat in Kansas, is on
deck again. Nothing like that
bothers anyone used to the tOrrid
hot air of Congress.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27

Col. Roosevelt having chopped
down six trees the other day, can
get his dinner at the Wayfarer's
Lodge If he loses his job as con-
tributing editor
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27

Although July cotton is very
scarce in New York, yet along the
wharves the sailors are spinning
all kinds of yarns.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27

A young woman who applied at
a public library for a collection of
fairy tales was very properly offer
ed a bunch of New York papers
by the intelligent librarian.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27

The first commercial trip of the
new monorail at New York ended
in an accident. Until the human
race learns to walk on one foot, we
shall prefer our cars on the biped
system.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27

Ella Flagg Young, head of the
National Educational Association,
says every teacher should swim.
This would help capture the boys
that play hockey.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27

Having visited Seattle, San Diego,
the tip of Florida and Eastport, Me-,
MIR. Taft captures the Puss in the
Corner reward of our presidents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27

The Hay Fever Association,
which meets Aug. 26 at Bethlehem,
N. H., is an organization that is not
to be sneezed at.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27

The news that Mr.. Jack Johnson
begins theatrical engagement
adds color to our hope that the
stage Is being elevated.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27

1t won't do much good to save
the American Boys fingers and
eyes July 4, if on the first warm
Sunday we have got to lose all of
him except his clothes left on the
bank.