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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29
THE NEW ERA.

The great modern achievement is
human fight. The perfected motor
car is tremendous step in the ad-
vance Of movement over a quarter
century ago. but flight belongs to
a new and astounding order of ad-
vance. The conquest of the air is
on. The news of wonderful flights
is becoming an every day occurrence.
Two years ago flights as we know
1T today was an unknown thing.
More than four hours in the air is
some record when we consider that
two years ago a quarter of that
time in the air was wonderful
matter. The straits of Dover have
been crossed in safety; passengers
are being transferred to the Passion
Play at Oberammergau; contests
and meets innumerable are schedul-
ed to take place before 1910 is over !;
factories by the score are going up
about the world for the manufac-
ture of air transports; new litera-
ture and a new corps of journals
devoted to the subject are coming
to the fore rapidly, and aviators are
increasing at an astonishing pace.
No imagination can picture the
future of aviation, no mind is so
prophetic as to foresee the stride
forward this new wonder will make
in the coming decade, but it is safe
to say that nothing has occurred in
the human endeavor of centuries to
equal what will be accomplished in
this field between now and 1920.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29
COUNTY CONVENTIONS.
Will be Held at the Court House
Next Saturday.
NO OFFICERS TO NOMINATE
Successful Candidates Before Pri.
y mary Received 1hrty-Five Per
Cent. Convention Will Sc
lect State and Judi
ciaI Dele gates.

The county convention of each
political party, in each county in
Iowa, will be held on next Saturday,
July I'd, at eleven o'clock. Those
for Winneshiek county will be held
at the court house as usual, the re-
publican and democratic parties be-
ing the only ores to hold conven-
tions.
There will probably be no con-
tests for nominations before the
rSnventions, as in every case where
there were contesting candidates be-
fnfre the primaries, the successful
one received the thirty-five per
cent of the vote necessary to nomin-
|ate. The list of nominations for
the republican party is complete
with the exception of County Super
infendant of Schools. which may
possibly be filled by the convention.
1T certainly should be. This is the
first time in many years that the
ticket has not been filled, and the
central committee should make an
effort to hare complete ticket.
The democratic primary did not
nominate candidates for county at
torney or surveyor, and possibly this
may be done by the convention.
The principal work of the con-
ventiOn, however, will be the selec-
tion of delegates to the state and
judicial conventions. County con-
veptions as held now create but lit
tie interest, and the attendance is
generally light.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29
GROCERIES CONSOLIDATE.
Messrs. Tracy and Hanson Buy
StOddard Grocery and Will
Close the Stores Owned
by Them.

One of the largest grocery store
deals in the history of Decorah was
closed Friday when Messrs. r. H.
Tracy and Ed. Hanson took posses
sion of the grocery store of L. NJ.
Stoddard on Water street. Form
ing partnership they purchased
this store and will consolidate with
it the stock of the Tracy store in
the second ward and the Hanson
store in the fifth ward, closing both
of these stores. Before consolidat-
ing however, they will have special
sales in both of these places and
close out at very low price large
amounts of the stock. The StOd-
dard store is one of the very best
in the city and already has a large
stock of up-to-date groceries, and
when the other two stocks are con-
solidated with it the line will be
complete and ample in every detail.
Messrs. Tracy and Hanson are
both experienced and successful
grocery men and they will certainly
enjoy large patronage in the new
location. The closing of the other
two stores will afford a better mar
ket for all of the groceries of De-
corah
Our people will regret to lose the
family of L. NJ. Stoddard, who has
accepted position as travelling
salesman for the Richardson Silk
Co. with the state of Illinois for his
territory. While he has not defin-
itely determined the matter. yet he
will probably make his headquar-
ters and live at Decatur, Ill.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29
FEDERAL POST-OFFICE.
Building Will be 5OX9O and Stone
Will Match Court House.

Our people will be glad to note
that progress upon the preparations
for our new S60,000.0O federal
post-office building is being made at
Washington, and that in all prob
ability contracts will be made be-
fore many months and work started
next season.
Postmaster j. j. Marsh has re-
ceived a letter from Congressman
Haugen concerning the matter
which will be of general interest,
and we take the liberty to print it,
as follows:
Il called al the Supt. of Archi-
techts Office to look over the plans
and specifications, an' was pleased
to find that some suggestions Offer
ed relative to material will be fol-
lowed out. The building will be
5Ox90, and the stone used will
match that in the court house across
the street. ! am sure that the good
people of Decorah will be pleased
with it.
Copies of the notices for bids
went TO the public printer about
congested conditions there it has
not yet been returned, but l take
1T will be in few days, when they
Will be forwarded To the papers
'rheee."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29
Not Much to Blame.

MY brother Ginmett," says the
deacon, Il am panied at heart to
know that you are backslidden. {"
WELL" answered brother Gimmett,
I'm sorry, too. But, deacon, right
after l joined the church / got a
felon on my second finger, then my
folks began cleaning house, then
four life insurance agents began
working on me all at one time, then
our cook quit, then the furnace
went out in the middle of the night
just when the first cold wave hit us,
then my wife bought a new dress
and hat, then the children took the
new phonograph apart tC see what
made it talk, and just yesterday the
PAPER hangers came and papered the
wrong room. / don't see that l am
very much to blame" e."-Westerr
Publisher.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29
VACATION FOR LITTLE ONES.

Vacation time for the kidiets
brings anything but holiday sug-
gestions to the growr-ups, who for
the next two months can not turn
over 10 overworked teachers the
duty of being fathers and mothers
to the small folks.
The American parent is SO fear
full of abridging the freedom of the
children, that the modern school
boy vacation is time of the most
unfettered license since the days Of
the jungle. On the farm there are
still tasks to be done, but the town
boy is as free from Adams curse
as in the sinless days of Paradise.
AS it really made a man of Adam
10 get out and earn his bread by the
sweat of his brow, SO the average
boy is quite as well off II he has a
few regular tasks. The trouble is
that he expects pay for all he does,
with scale of prices in which even
carrying pitcher of water up
stairs has its union prices. No
doubt it is all right to encourage
the boy, paying him for his harder
tasks, but he ought also to be will
ing to do something every day as his
free contribution toward family re-
sources.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

The Republican very likely will
have TO change its convention claim
Of insurgent control just as it did its
anti-primary claims of insurgent
success. Carroll carried the state
by just about the predicted major
ity, and all regular Republicans at
headquarters claim the control of
the convention by $50 majority of
delegates, with six of the congress
sinai districts. The Republican has
always been long on claims and al
most always short on execution.
Cheap politicians make wild claims
O. part Of their stock in trade.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

there will be none of this. This be-
ing true it is certain Iowa will fall
in line with Wisconsin, Minnesota
and other states of the Middle West
in giving a rousing endorsement to
President Taft and his administra-
ton. 1t is not predicted here there
will be any disposition TO punish
anyone in The convention.
The resolutions to be passed by
the Iowa state republican cunven-
tion, according to leaders here. will
contain no regrets and cUndemna-
'tions, burt rejoicings over prosperity
Of the times and endorsement of the
success of President Taft in giving
to the country a beneficial admin
istration and securing the enact
ment of laws for the BEST interest
a the people.
e. here has been some speculation
ing itical circles here as to wheth-
ser to resolutions will contain any
'seferelct ITO the primary law as 1T
now exh%>NGn the Iowa statute
books. "a the press m all sec
'tions of ther! ate have come COM
plants that u 'aw is a fadTfure as
it now stands. is quite certain
the legislature THIS coming winter
will have to deal with it but wheth-
er the state convention viii make
any reference to it in the resolu-
tions Is a matter entirely prSSle-
matical as yet
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29
Iowa Some Automobile State.

Chief of Police Carl received
from the secretary of state this
morning the list of several thou
sand automobiles that have been
registered in Iowa during the pas,
few weeks. The chief now has the
name of the owner, kind of ma.
chine, residence and number of IL,
AIS automobiles, 6,225 of these
having been registered since July
lst last year. Figured at an aver
age cost of $500 per car, makes
the money tied up in Iowa autos at
present something like $26, 900.
Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

Limburger cheese laid away in
cupboards and refrigerators will
drive ants away. No doubt of it,
1t will drive hog out of lanyard ;
it will drive a spike in brick; il
will drive tramp away from meal
of victuals; it will drive a mule
through barbed wire fence; it will
drive herd of cattle over a
precipice; it will drive Niger
away from chicken roost or man
to insanity who stays five minutes
within ten feet of its unsavory
presence. And yet some men will
sit up and eat the stuff and profess
to like it. Il, 49,.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

The governor of Nevada says he
won't interfere with the prize fight.
1t is so rare an experience for that
state to get lot of people to stay
over night that anything would 60
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

Mr.. Roosevelt may have had a
CORY dime shooting African beasts,
but If some of our hunfanitarians
had had their way 100 years ago,
il would not be possible to go out
in the weeds now without being de-
youfed by bears.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

Walter BrOokins went up 4,9O3
feet in an aeroplane June 18th. Re
calling cur feelings on a 90 foot
staging. while moving this print
shop, We hereby notify Walter that
we are not candidates for passage
on his next trip.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

Now that Arizona and New Mex
leo are admitted, it is time for
Alaska's Indians and half breeds to
demand the'right to help govern the
rest of us.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

The weather may delay the corn
and cotton crop. but the injunction
crop at Washington is heading up
lin good shape. No predictions are
made as to how many frosts there
will be before it is in out of the wet.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29
THE NEWSPAPER AS A FORUM.

Why do our people so rarely
write to the newspapers giving their
opinions. on matters Of home prog
ressY
The American people have an
enormous faculty for talk unaccom-
panied by action. The Englishman
is forever writing to his newspapers
about abuses small and great. From
the crossing sweeper to the railroad
president, all fear the influence on
public sentiment of these public ex-
pressions of opinion. The American
walks downtown growing at public
officials and public service corpora
tions but it all ends in thin air and
nothing is done. The newspapers
are left alone to bring pressure on
these agencies, which come to think
that the newspapers represent mere
ly single men or small groups OF
men.
Let the public stand by the news,
papers in their effort for better
work in public and corporate capa'
city. Why feel this morbid sensi
tiveness about seeing your name il
print? Why not give the public the
advantage of some of these goo(
suggestions you scatter around il
the ineffectiveness of the small con
versational circle? Remember tina
published letter has hundreds o
times more influence than opinions
privately spoken.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

The Boston Globe points out that
no one sent Col. Roosevelt any
flowers. In view of the Colonel's
undue modesty about expressing his
opinions, bunch of demure and
shrinking violets might be appro-
pirate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

The big fight is located at Reno,
and the population of Nevada will
suspend for a day the hunting of
jack rabbits and the manufacture of
mining stock certificates for the
eastern lamb trade.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

st. Thomas college makes Mr..
Taft a doctor of Jurisprudence. DR..
Taft should give congress jurispru-
dence treatment for the pernicious
anaemia that makes II so slow in
getting it's work done.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

In getting by his provision for a
tariff board, Mr.. Taft scores big
achievement. The bottom facts will
be of more permanent value than
any experimental slashes in the
schedules.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

Secretary of War Dickinson has
started out to circle the globe. III
he thinks travelling is enough to
make a man president. he should
reflect on the career of William Jen-
nings Bryan.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

Peary says it's harder work trav-
cling in Europe than in the Arctic.
This must be why DR.. Cook is TAX
ing the rest and seclusion cure.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

The administration has not been
of the windmill order, but the power
has been turned on to grind out a
legislative grist all the same.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

Meat is higher again. The trust
has to get its money back somehow
since no one eats any meat now but
the hired girl.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

Jane Adams is the first woman
to get an honorary degree from
Yale, but the feminine wiles of
hosts of our girls show them to be
masters of arts.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

The lack of rain in the Northwest
causes alarm about the wheat crop,
but nothing could be done anyway
until the circuses get by.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

After having conducted night
school to teach the rulers of Europe
to read the signs of the times, Col.
Roosevelt has some reason to hope
that Eudopean civilization will not
soon settle back in the dumps
again.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

Yale university conferred 500
degrees at it's commencement. This
might be called the heat of educa-
tional zeal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

The lid on Teddy's mouth disap-
points the expectations of the space
writer's, who mourn for the good
old days of yester year. Why this
whichness?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

Although the United States spent
S59.55S.419 on education last year,
there are still many people who will
ask, us it hot enough for you?"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

Now that the commercial air ship
service is started in Germany, little
asteroids and comets playing on the
track should stop, look, and listen.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

T. r. found 5000 letters waiting
for him. The cost of living COM
mittee should have investigated the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

Richard Parr gets 100000 for
showing up sugar frauds. This is
one of number of indications that
it is growing profitable to be honest.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

The nan who walks down the
street like he meant business is not
often the one who loafs when al
work
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

The new swell thing from Paris
is called the "hobble gown" 1t
strikes us as a pretty lame excuse
for extravagant dressing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

The Kaiser has had to have an
operation on his knee. Probably
stiffness merely. He never bent the
knee to anyone.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

Indiana farmers find the letter B
on oat leaves, and ask IL it means
Bryan or Beveridge. More likely
Baseball.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

Teddy. Jr, has now come to the
time of life when man enters into
,subjection to the higher powers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

1t Is surprising how bad a good
cigar can taste when a man is feel
ing that way.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

How can We tell whether reso-
luton is good or not till after we
have broken 1t?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-06-29

Most songs must be guilty; they
are so severely punished.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-23

A decided sensation was caused in
the CITY and valley today when, at
the very hour that an election was to
have been held by the voters in the
Pomona, Loback and Columbine
school districts, now consolidated in
to one district under the provisions
Of the new state law, for the purpose
OF Issuing bonds and providing for
the sale of property in order to pro-
vide for the erection of new joint
school building, Sheriff Schrader ap-
peared at the polling place, served
sensational complaints upon the three
officers of the consolidated district
and prevented the holding of the cleo
tion.
President R. E, Turpin of the con-
solidated district. who was elected
president while he WAS ON visit
east and the two other officials, ac-
cepted the service. posted notice on
the Pomona school house door, where
the election was to have been held,
stating that the election had been
enjoined by the district attorney. The
three officials then came into the city
this afternoon to secure legal advice.
The sensational complaint, sworn
to by the district attorney. Is quite
lengthy. 1t declares that the election
at which 1t was voted to consolidate
the three districts was Illegal; that
several requirements of the law had
not been met with: that the three of
ficials of the new district were NOT
legally elected, had no power and
were acting unlawfully. 1t charges
that five Illegal votes were cast at
the election; that one ballot was re-
moved by President Turpin from the
ballot box; that the election was
only a "petended election" 1t al
leges that the vote. II legally counted
in the Pomona district, would be Sc
for consolidation instead of 62 for
consolidation, and 60 against con-
solidation.
The other two districts over
whelmingly approved the consolida-
tion plan. but in Pomona 1t was al
most tie vote.
Many other charges are set forth
in the complaint.
The defendant officials are given
twenty days In which to make answer
in the district court.
President Turpin and the other Of
ficials declare emphatically that they
conducted the election squarely and
fairly, that every effort was made to
be impartial and they propose to de-
fend their actions in this respect.
The three officials are among the
leading fruit growers of the county
and no men are more highly respect
ed.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-23
MORE FRESH AIR AND MORE
EXERCISE NEEDED.
cessity Of Physical Development
Good Water, Pure Air and
Physical Drills for the
Children Are In
sisted Upon.
ALE MOST TIMELY SUGGESTIONS.

Superintendent j. II. Allen of the
city schools of Grand junction today
issued to the several scores of teach
ers in the city schools a letter that Is
at once very important and very in
teresting, and should be read by all
pupils and parents. The letter fol-
lows:
Grand Junction, Colo,
February %, 1910.
Fellow Teachers:
My frequent visitations to your
work shows marked progress in the
various branches of study, and in
most lines decided Improvement
this year over former years. / wish
to thank you one and all for your
hearty cooperation.
For several months l have been
reading in regard to the physical de-
velopment of children in the public
schools. AS result of this reading
and a careful study of the problem,
offer the following suggestions:
l. Clean faces, clean hands and
well combed hair should be insisted
upon. This is necessary in the lower
grades. and my observation convinces
me that it should receive attention
in a few cases in the higher grades.
Cleanliness is next to godliness. -
The subject of thorough bath with
soap and warm water at least once
a week is a proper topic for conver-
sation between teacher and pupils.
2. Statistics from many sources
and a physical examination of our
boys at the Y. NJ. c. A. this year
show conclusively that many chill
dren are inducing curvature of the
spine by incorrect position at the
desk. The children should not sit on
the small of the back. They should
sit erect The desks are made for
writing and unfortunately the pres
ent school desk, as manufactured by
all firms, has no appliance for the
correct position of the book while the
CONTINUED on Page Seven)
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-23

1t is openly charged by many peo-
pie in the three districts today that
the charges are instigated by land
owners who do not want the Pomona
school site abandoned for fear it may
lessen the value of their property.
The case will attract more than
countrywide attention. 1t involves
the consolidation of schools PROPOSE
tion which is attracting attention
throughout the country.
Attorneys Wheeler and Weiser rep
resent the plaintiff side in the case.
Mr.. Turpin, after he had read the
allegations, said:
"We-L. p. Nissen, Capt. A. H.
Keene and myself.-who were the
officers of election on the day in ques-
tion, tried to be fair. and we believe
We were fair and that our decisions
will be sustained when the case
comes to trial.
II will not now take up the charg-
es In detail; but, as to the character
of them. will give the circumstances
In regard to the one that / extracted
ballot from the box.
"a man applied to vote whom l
did not know. l asked him II he was
a legally qualified voter He said