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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-02-02
CLAY HILL.
January 81. 1910.

January 81, 1910.
Last Saturday a deal was made
between Geo. Frye and John Austad
of Calmar, by which the latter be-
came the owner of the best four
.year-old mare ever seen on Clay Hill,
for the neat sum of $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rosa went to
Sioux Falls, S. D., to visit relatives
of the latter.
Mr.. j. j. Seegmiller is on bust
ness trip to several points in the
southern part of the state.
Miss Sarah Cummings visited her
friend, Louise Curtin in DEBORAH,
Saturday and Sunday.
Messrs. Simon Broghamiher and
George Rastetter went to White
Lake, S. d., and Sloux Falls, S. d.,
respectively Friday night to visit
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hanson were
in this vicinity yesterday.
Mrs. Emma Severson of Decorah
visited with her parents here Sun
day.
MIR. James ]. Glover sold Dick
-Fto Anderson Bros. of DEBORAH last
week.
Mr.. j. j. Seegmiller sold his
;sorrel stallion to j. A. Sayles of
Jackson Co. Mimi. last week.
The l.. w. C. met with Mrs. Ras-
letter last Thursday.
Mrs. Bowley concluded her visit
at Albert Criminals today and went
to visit other relatives on Washing
ton Prairie.
Mr.. and~Mrs. Gilbert Pearson of
DEBORAH we're pleasant callers in this
vicinity one day last week.
About forty members of the Epis-
.copal church of DEBORAH enjoyed an
oyster supper at the hospitable home
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Cummings.
Mr.. Jacob Hove made business
trip to Waukon last week
Mr.. Wepler's neighbors helped
him haul ice from DEBORAH last Fri
day
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-02-02
NOTICE IN PROBATE.

You and each of you are hereby
notified to appear at the Court
House in Winneshiek County, Iowa,
on the 18th day of April, A. ID.
1910, at 1880 o'clock, P. M, to at
tend the probate of an instrument
purporting to be the last will and
testament of
GILBERT e. WICK,
late of Madison Township, in Win
neshiek County, Iowa, deceased, at
which time and place you will appear
and show cause, IL any, why said
will should not be admitted to pro-
bate.
In testimony whereof l have here
unto subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of said Office, this 22nd day
Of January, 1919.
(SEAL) s. e. BRICKNER,
Clerk of District Court
BY OLAF KALLEvANG, Deputy.
e. p. Johnson. Atty. 4-3..
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-02-02
BURR OAK.

January 81, 1910.
Miss Leah Roberts came home
from Fayette Monday to attend the
funeral Of her grandfather, E. d.
Weldon.
Miss Bessie McMullen visited Mrs.
Roy Wanless Monday.
- About twenty went from Burr Oak
Wednesday night to see "St. Elmo"
played in DEBORAH.
George Price and Vincent Kimber
left Thursday for their homes at
Bozeman, Montana and Portland,
Oregon.
Mrs. E. NJ Reed and son Paul
went to Harmony Thursday night,
for a few days visit with Mrs. Earl
Pierce.
The funeral of E. d. Weldon was
held Wednesday at the M. E. church,
Rev. Mellott officiating.
The l.. A. S. will meet Feb. 10th
with Mrs. Albert Van Vliet.
Rev. w. M. Lemen will deliver his
lecture on "The West" in the Meth
.odist church at Burr Oak Feb. 18th,
under the auspices of the Ladies'
Aid Society. Csc and 15c admission.
Rev. N. A. Mershon, Dist. Supt.,
will preach Sunday morning, Feb.
9th. He will hold the conference
Saturday evening at 1880 at the
church.
There will be a Lincoln Anniver-
,sary song service at the Methodist
church on Feb. 18th, at eleven
O'Clock.
The Bible Study Circle meets with
Mrs. Fairbanks this week on Friday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-02-02
CASTALIA.
January 81

January 81, 1910.
The NJ. w. A. lodge will give their
annual dance Monday evening, Feb.
7th. Dads orchestra will furnish
the music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roe Cornell and son
Clarence of Superior, Wis.,, came
Tuesday to visit her parents, Mr..
;and Mrs. A. c. Tatro.
Mrs. Mary McMartin arrived home
from Bigfoot, Wis. Tuesday morning
where she had been visiting her
brother.
Mrs. Dennis Sculley and children,
Leonard and Lance returned from
Hardin Friday, where she visited her
mother for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Gardner of Nc
sGregor were visitors at Thos. Dowd
and c. r. Winn homes the latter
part Of the week
Miss Alma Uhley was a DEBORAH
visitor the latter part of the week.
A number of the young folks at
Ftended the dance at Postville Satur-
day evening and report good time.
Mrs. Martha Putnam moved into
the McMartin house Thursday.
Miss Nellie Frye returned home
Saturday, after few weeks stay
at the Clarence Hawkins home, near
Ossian.
The contents of the mail sacks
were destroyed again Sunday morn
ing, repetition of the accident of
two weeks ago.
C. E. Walter and o. o. Hurles of
Viola, Wis, were visitors in town
the latter part of the week.
The pupils of the Castalia- High
School will present play entitled
THE Heavenly Twins" at the opera
house Friday evening, Feb. 4th. Ad-
mission 10 cents. Children free. AT
ter the play the l.. A. S. will serve
ten cent supper. All are cor
daily invited to attend.
The Farmers Cooperative So
ciety will hold their annual meeting
at the hall, Tuesday, Feb. Sth.
Mr.. A. Sykes, president of the
Farmers Corn Belt Meat Producers
Association, will give an address on
Cooperation"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-02-02
HIGHWAY NOTICE NO. 1905.

To all Whom it may Concern:
The Commissioner appointed to
vacate a highway, described as fol-
lows: Part of Highway No. 62 ly-
ing between the south line of Section
16, township 80. range Z and road
No. 566. All of said part of road
No. 60 being in the west half of sec
ton 16 and the southeast quarter
of the southwest quarter 2 section
8, township SO, range Z west of the
5th p. M.
Said vacation will affect lands
owned by samuel Wise, Jr. and VIM.
Dresselhouse; has reported in favor
of the vacation thereof, and all OBJ
ections thereto or claims for dam
ages must be filed in the Auditors
Office on or before noon of the LIST
day of March, A.. d. 1910, or such
highway will be vacated without
reference thereto.
I. LINNEVOLD,
Auditor ,of Winneshiek County,
Iowa. Sd
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-02-02
California Rock.

An unusually handsome book on
California has just been published
by the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE e
ST. PAIL. RAILWAY. 1t will be
sent to any address for three cents
postage. F. A. Miller General Pas
senger Agent, Chicago. 3-3 (42)
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-02-02
Sore Lungs and Raw Lungs.

Most people know the feeling, and
the miserable state of ill health it
indicates. All people should know
that Foley's Honey and Tar. the
greatest throat and lung remedy,
will quickly cure the soreness and
cough and restore a normal condi-
ton. Ask for Foley's Honey and Tar.
Engbertson's Pharmacy. Feb.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-02-02

DIR. SToCKDALE wants every person
who suffers from a chronic disease-it makes
no difference how bad the case, or how long
they have suffered, to call and consult him.
He will make thorough examination of
their case, tell exactly what can be done,
whether they are durable or not, how long
il will require and all about it. He treats
only chronic diseases. He has devoted
twenty years of his life to the study and
treatment of diseases of the Stomach, Liver,
Bowels and Kidneys; Indigestion, Dyspepsia.
Constipation and Diabetes; Heart and Nerve
Troubles, Rheumatism, Chronic Catarrh in
all its forms-in fact all Chronic Diseases.
DR.. SToCKDALE has system of treat
ment which he believes is the best known
for chronic diseases. He is able to cure
many cases that have resisted other treat
ments-that are considered incurable. He
wants it distinctly understood that he does
rot undertake any case that he thinks is
ncurable and will tell the patient candidly
when he has made the examination.
HE HAS A SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR
NERVOUS AND PHYSICAL WEAKNESS
OF MEN, WHICH HE WOULD LIKE TO
EXPLAIN IN PERSON. CALL AND GET
HIS OPINION AND ADVICE FREE OF
CHARGE.
If for any reason you cannot call or visit
him personally, write him for an examina-
ton blank at his home office.
Address
DIR. B. A. sTocKDALE,
Utica Building, Des Moines, Iowa.
a|The Doctor can be seen in his Office in
Des Moines, on Fridays and Saturdays or by
special appointment
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-02-02

Our Want Column Brings Results.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04
TORRENTIAL ADTECTIVES

This sounds like quotation from Roget's the
saurus on the wrong side of the page or new
oOnmination service directed at flock of jackdaws
1t sounds bad bit in the case of their famous
prototype the bird Of Rheims, nobody appears to
be penny the worse. Mr.. Gayley is quite as hard
on the faculty as on the osk boys and he saws:
The long and short OF it is that we educators
don't educate We puzzled with educational
fads; and we fudde the schools in turn. From the
universities the cry goes up, How do more than we
dO?' By dong fewer things and better by reqtiir-
ing of the schools. From the schools the crv
"Ehe universities require much already
How do more than cam" By doing fewer things
and better. The universities do require too
much so much as, in the near future they will
require The schools trying not much but rnanv
things They fuddled with fads OF pedagogic
ignorance and conceit.
THE DOCTOR PRODUCT
It seems as if Professor Gayley were inclined to
question the value of the annual output of doctors
OF philosophy, the most exalted product of the
modern university, who yet neither doctors nor
philosophers, but roped and branded by an eager
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04
A HAMMER FOR IDOLS

have been reading once more that clever little
monograph, Idols. by Charles Mills Gayley of the
University OF California wherein he lashes the
follies OF contemporary youth, their grotesque
activities their pastors and masters in their habit
as they live at Berkeley. Professor Gayley sees
black The times out of Joint and everything is
rotten in the state OF Berkeley Stanford is no
better The undergraduates go up and down max
ing uncouth and savage noises, and the consecraed
groves OF Academe are Profaned by the barbarous
rite OF "Oski WOW wow It's cursed spite /
faith, that viii not be set right short of Hamlets
remedy OF half dozen first class funerals with
plentiful speeches from the pail bearers Thus does
the professor deal damnaton round for students and
instructors alike:
Busy to purpose, initiative, aimless; boastful
but unrelant nqulsve, but quickly losing interest,"
sudden ineffectual.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04
BILLY HAMILToN's PROPHECY

The republicans getting dose of their own
medicine. The democrats have seized on the
of the Chicago packers that the price
of meats going down natural consequence
of their victory, and they declare that the high
cost of living will disappear and shrvel up before
their conquering advance.
l have lively recollection OF the 90 campaign
when Mckinley running against Bryan, and
Billy Hamilton and Frank Mclaughlin were max
ing the republican fight in this state They
stretched across New Montgomery street from head
quarters in the Palace hotel the Saturday before
election huge banner which was ernblazoned
the legend:
-Four days from the dawn of prosperity
THE POET AND THE CONSPIRAToRs
I find in a Chico paper literary note stating
that Joaquin Miller has written book of poems
"aimed at womankind and their habits" and it is
added that with fine satire the aged poet has held
the mirror tip to the lady of fashion who is
devotee of tobacco" This is very odd. Toaouin OF
the Heights protests that he has written no such
book of poems any verse or worse for long
time Indeed, the poet has always been great
admirer of the SEX and it was bit of spectacle TO
see him summing himself in their smiles at gather
ing of the Sequoa club. It was at Chico also that
the recent report originated that the poet was dead
Joaquin was asked about it and explained: "If I
were really dead I would have no object in con-
cealng it,
Can there be Chico conspiracy against the peace
and dignity of the gray poet, or is it merely the
press agent operating from place of safety?
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04

Mr.. Gayley gives examples from his experience
of the painful teracy of certain doctors of phil
osophy, the result of the queer sided culture Of
which they the product One finds in solemn
and pretentious editorial in the Chronicle strange
hybrid that sounds as if it might have been written
by the very pearl OF modern doctors, to wit:
New York, by common consent, has been accorded
the title ofmetropolis. with the prefix of
commercial but thinks of designating Wash
lngton, the capital of the nation, by that title; is
it usual in speaking of the other great cities of the
country, Chicago, Philadelphia and Boston, to apply
the designation, although they frequently spoken
of the metropoi of the sections in which they
situated.
This extraordinary plural of metropolis appears
to be the offspring of an incestuous marriage
between the Greek and Latin gramnars. Now, if
the Chronicle had expatiated on the sins of the
flock OF illegitimate censi that have afflicted the
towns of Portland, Tacoma and Seattle this how
ever barbarous child of language might at least not
be classed as a cross between bulldog and a
window shutter
RUNNING AROUND IN CIRCLES
Returning to Professor Gayley I find him describ-
ing the astonishing activities that 60 to make up
a liberal education as the term is understood at
Berkeley. These:
Class meetings, business meetings committee
meetings editorial meetings, football rallies base
beachers garrulous athletics in the dining room and
parlors and on the porch, rehearsals of the glee
banjo, rehearsals for dramacs Ga word stand the
hair end, college dances and class banquets
fraternity dances and suppers preparation for the
dances and suppers more committees for the prepa-
rations, running up and down the campus for
ephemeral items for ephemeral articles in ephemeral
papers, soliciting of advertisements, running up
and down for subscriptions the dinners and the
dances and the papers and the cIubs running up
and down in college politics, making tickets, pull
ing wires, adjusting combinations, canvassng for
votes-canvassing the girls for spending hours
at sorority houses for voes-spending hours at
sorority houses for sentiment; talking rubbish un-
ceasingly thinking rubbish, revampng rubbish
rubbish about high jnks, rubbish about low, rubbish
about rallies, rubbish about pseudo civic honour,
rubbish about grls-what margin of leisure is left
for the one activity of college which is study?
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04
BV Edward f. CahiEl

faculty because of their successful pursuit and cap
ture of vagrant enclitic it may be, because OF
learned and laborious inquiry concerning the man
ners and customs of the cottony cushion scale. A
doctors thesis deals with the infinite but with
the ninitesimaI
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04

IRAN JOHNSON, being man
of serious purpose with a slough
of work ahead, puts on no frills
and grudges the time and effort
wasted, as it seems to him, on
the fallals and fripperies, the
roses and raptures OF society.
The so called Inauguration BALI
does not interest him. 1t was
my fortune once to attend a
function Of this sort, and there
I saw tailor disguised as
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04

requirements OF the situation will be more nearly
met by providing clear view of the boxes than
by bothering acoustics.
During one of the Grau seasons here Dave Rich
given the use of box one night by the lessee,
who could not attend on that occasion Next day
he asked how he enjoyed the performance.
"Oh, what's the use? he objected. "As soon as
the opera began they turned off the lights 50 nobody
could us
FATE OF FAMOUS TREE
The Calaveras Prospect corrects an error of fact
in paper in Sunset Magazine concerning the use
made of the bark of the Mother of the Forest in
the Calaveras grove of big trees and says:
The bark was not used for pin cushions It was
carefully taken off in sections, to be up again
proof Of the size of the wonderful trees of Cali
lorna lRls MS bark set up to Tspresent the Original
then taken to London. England, where it finally
destroyed in the fire that burned the famous Crystal
palace. The bark pin cushions and other ornaments
formerly sold at the Big Trees from the fallen
trees in the grove, of which there many in
various stages of decay.
remember seeing the tree or rather its she'll as
it stood great many years ago in the old Crystal
palace, and it decidedly the most impressive
object in that wonderful collection.
PECKsNIFFERoUs
Our queer spasm of virtue over the Jeffries-
Johnson prize fight began the fourth of July
and ended Thanksgiving day. If this had been
moral endurance contest we should not have got
very far forward. Governor Giett has fallen asleep
again and Mr. Hearst has gnomniously returned to
his wallow shouting for nickels just as if nothing
had happened at Reno. The Moran-Nelson fight
was far more bloody and brutal than the contest
in Nevada about which we felt so badly that we
would not even let the pictures be shown. AS for
those pictures correspondent OF the London Mail,
describing their exhibition in Dublin, writes that
the audience yawned at it, and if the last round
omitted the views might be shown to young
ladies' seminary. When Mr. Johnson's fists were
most active, are told the machine negects to
give him credit for anything than platonic
caresses accompanied by expression of serious
inquiry and when Mr.. Jeffries gets home tre-
mendous body blow and clinches" he appears to
be embracing Mr.. Johnson as one might greet
long lost brother. There is moment of spectacular
interest when the proud Caucasian coapses through
the ropes, but, in the pictures, he speedily collects
himself and marches off home. Such episodes were
shown with equal effect in half the newspapers in
the world, and the beholders paid no extra price to
them. Naturally the patrons of the picture
houses would have looked for something more
buggy.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04
RUNNING AROUND IN CIRCLES

Returning to Professor Gayley find him describ-
ing the astonishing activities" that go to make up
a liberal education as the term is understood at
Berkeley These:
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04
A GRAVE QUESTION

Mr.. Gayley goes to it like bull terrier after
rat This might be the work of professor of
rhetoric intoxicated by his own product, or, again,
it may be the judgment of serious minded man
afflicted with sense of humor. These qualities are
not Incompatible but rather supplementary one to
the other, for humor is in fact chiefly by-product
of logic. Now, the question that Mr. Gayley puts
by way of climax for his amusing enumeration is
grave and important. Yet the complaint is not
altogether Mr.. Gayley has probably read
"Verdant Green That book gives a description
of certain phases of life at Oxford and these are
curiously like Mr.. Gayleys enumeration of Berkeley
activities and although not so mu1ttudinous. are
every bit as tumultuous. Yet the picture is quite
untrue because it ignores the most important part
of the truth If Oxford were all that "Verdant
Green" implies and nothing more, and California
could do no better than fulfill Mr. Gavlev's oueer
catalogue of student activities, it would be bad
business.
AN OLD STORY
The complaint is not Prof Bernard Moses
of the same faculty with Mr. Gayey writes of things
at the University of Cordova in the Argentine one
of the most ancient institutions of learning in
America and this is how things were in that school
in the seventeenth century
The students gave little or no attention to anv
subjects except those which they were to be
examined for their degrees. They passed from one
course to another with very imperfect knowledge
OF the subjects supposed to constitute necessary
found themselves the final examination, a few
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04

undertook to repair their deficiencies by assduous
effort, but the majority found that the of
scholar had not the attractions they. fancied and
turned to other pursuits The evil of this state
of things clearly demanded correction and this was
attempted in 1880 by lengthening the course to ten
months, and insisting on attendance. Annual exam
nations established three years later, and it
became necessary to pass them with approval Ill
order to be advanced to the succeeding courses
his tightening of the lines of discipline led to acts
OF nsubordination the part of the students. That
IN an institution of learning they should be required
to listen to lectures and pass examinations seemed
to them interference with their rights students,
and they instituted rebellion. The claustro how
firmly supported the other authorities and the
two leaders of the rebellion expelled and order
restored
1t may even be that some of the wholesome
discipline that the Jesuit fathers applied on the rebel
ous young Cordovans might be useful at Berkeley
and might obviate the need of that procession Of
first class funerals prescribed by the late prince o
Denmark.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04
HANDY ANDY

Andy Lawrence, who used to run the Examiner
is now doing Hearst politics in Chicago, and he
made harmony" deal this year with Roger Sul-
van, the democratic boss They divided nomina-
tons on the ticket in Cook county which was
elected, but it seems that Roger is suspected of
purpose to hold up the general patronage of the
city and deny Hearst his share. At any rate, the
of peace in the democratic camp-Hearst is a
democrat in Chicago-is at an end, and Sullivan
is getting his" from the Hearst newspaper The
Tribune amuses itself over the situation thus:
We observe with grief that Uncle Tom
that good old man, Roger c. Sullivan is in trouble
again. We feared before the election that the cruel
Simon Legree, Mr. Hearst would sell him down the
river about Thursday, but he performed so we'll in
the fields Tuesday that led to hope he
might be saved
Hence surprise and sorrow to find him suffer
ing from the renewed disp1easure of the cruel Simon
who evidently hates the sight of the old man and
intends to get rid of him in way another.
Such being the case, hope for Uncle
Roger.
1t is discouraging to find that the Legree family
is breaking up. 1t interesting group, with
Simon caressing the faithful shoulders of good old
Uncle Roger, but had no faith to believe it rested
on secure foundations
What peace, serenity and harmony on Tues
day is discord, turbulence and strife, and Uncle
Roger is the block.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04

colonel Of the governors staff in uniform he him
self had builded which outbid the splendors OF the
rainbow. It spectacle for the high gods to
watch this absurd imitation of soldier who greatly
daring had the courage of his Clothes but other
wise had scarce the spirit to say "Bo" to his own
goose.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04
DEMOCRACY IS DRAB

It IS the defect, If you please of democracy to be
drab and neutral tinted European rulers are toll
Grated nowadays mostly because they mpart certain
sPendors and magnifcences to the seasons of cakes
and ale. They satisfy the very human appetite for
splurge and frills. It is the same impulse that in
this country drives a lot OF stodgy businessmen to
60 abroad in the light of day peacocking and
paradng with feathers their hats and tin swords
girded their loins. If, as may be- such peacock
cry makes the udioous greve nevertheless it salts
ies inborn human appetite for spectacle If
these gay sworders Of the pavement are first cousins
to the clown, yet they not only themselves enjoy
the masquerade, but likewise do they delight the
populace.
TURN LOOSE THE COLONIES
GIVE them a show, governor that will be. Let
loose the captains and the colonies and the knights
in arms. Take night off and kick up your heels.
Lay aside the cares OF government for the moment,
or turn them over while you wait to the eager hand
of the chairman OF the republican state committee
Lissner is willing.