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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-01-19
ACCIDENT THIS NOON.
Outgoing Milwaukee Train De-
mOlishes Farmers Sleigh. Lit
tie Boy Badly Injured.

The outgoing Milwaukee train this
noon struck load of hogs being
driven to the Milwaukee yards by
Sam Wise of Locust, completely de-
molishing the sleigh, causing the
team to run away, injuring the little
son of Emil Oehler, who was riding
on the sleigh, and killing several
hogs The accident occurred on the
crossing near the yards. MIR. Wise
we understand, luckily escaped un-
injured. The train stopped imme-
diately and backed. up to the depot
with the injured boy, and DR.. Daub-
ney was called, taking the boy to his
office where he gave him medical at
tention., He was severely cut about
the head and his body was badly
bruised. After receiving medical at
tention he was taken to his home.
We do not know the extent of his
injuries, although he is apparently
badly hurt
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-01-19
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS NOTES.
Items of Interest Concerning the City
Schools, Reported by the Super
intendent.

Prof. Olson of the college will
give the weekly address to the high
school Thursday afternoon. On last
Friday morning We had the pleas
ure of having with us Hon. S. w.
Green of Ewing, Neb., who gave a
splendid talk.
On next Friday evening at Caimar
We play the return game of basket
ball with the high school team of
that place. This will be a double
header.
Our enrolment still continues to
grow. With the exception of the
week Immediately preceding the
Christmas vacation We have added
from l to 6 new pupils every
week, since the school year began.
This week has found new ones on
the roll, and last weeks attendance
was increased by 5.
The first half-year, or semester
of school, closes on Friday after
noon. On the whole, we have had
very good semesters work and
are very we'll pleased with the work
accomplished thus far. We hope to
recommend some change from time
to time and try to keep the school
up to its greatest efficiency.
In conferences from time to time
with parents, we find many get the
impression that because their chill
dren do not study at home of eve-
nings, that their work is very salts
factory at school and that home stu
dy is not necessary. This is often
an error. Compare report card and
the child's time and see whether a
little time spent of an evening with
his books, will not be worth while.
In the upper grades and in the high
school grades some definite work is
not only profitable and often neces-
sary, but is essential to developing
habits of industry. 1t also provides
a worthy and happy excuse from as
sociating with worthless companions,
often in questionable places. If we
are to believe history, Benjamin
Franklin was glad to study by a
street lamp with the cool breezes
playing about his locks.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-01-19
Roofs COI!aI,se.

Early Thursday morning the roof
OF the big lumber shed of the Econ
omy Lumber Company on East
Broadway collapsed from the heavy
weight of snow it supported, crush
ing to the ground with noise that
startled the residents for blocks
around. The building is 27S feet
long, and the big roof came down
all at once with a crash, splintering
the timbers and wrenching the
building badly. 1t is exceedingly
fortunate that the accident did not
happen later in the day, as there
are generally three or four teams
and number of men at work in the
shed. AS it happened no one was
under the roof when it fell. Is is
impossible to estimate the loss, but
1t will be considerable.
The same morning the roof of the
old stone barn in the rear of Reum's
meat market, one of the landmarks
of DEBORAH, caved In, and there haze
been reports of several similar ac-
cidents. AS a result the roofs of
practically all buildings have been
cleaned during the past week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-01-19
GOOD ROADS in WINTER.
Rural Mail Carrier Tells How Roads
Are Made Passable i'm Canoe
Township.

editor Public Opinion
| being the mail carrier on Rural
Route No. 4, DEBORAH. Iowa, am in
terested in any movement that will
improve our public roads. There
has been much written about roads
during the past two years, and l
will say that many suggestions are
good ones, and would no doubt i'm
prove our roads if carried out. But
at this season of the year and es-
pecially during the past two weeks.
all of these suggestions are cast to
the winds. There is drifted and
piled up snow for us to wallow
through as we best can over part of
cur route, or lie condemned by some
worthy patron if we fail to get
through.
On Saturday last 1 ran on to a
suggestion, which If carried out,
would solve the entire question of
blockaded roads during the winter
season / came to a piece of road
that was gone over with snow
plow, and the ease with which my
ponies trotted over that road was
remarkable. Mr.. o. A. p. Haugen
and E. G. Roed inform me that it is
surprising how many miles four
horses can cover with one of these
plows. Now. let us have The patrons
on each rural route in a grand trust,
with the sole object to pillow the
entire route each morning after a
| bad storm, and your troubles with
your mail carrier will be ended at
once. With your present telephone
facilities this would he practicable
and would result in much good. Let
us hear from someone else on this
subject.
r. F. TYLER.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-01-19
HORTICULTURIsTs MEET.
Very Interesting Meeting at Court
House Last Week Well
Attended.

The Winneshiek County Horticul-
tural Society held it's annual meet
ing and fruit growers convention
ut the court house last Wednesday
and Thursday. The attendance was
fairly good and there were some
very interesting papers and discus
sions, one or two of which will be
published in these columns later. In
the exhibit of apples there were
seven exhibitors showing 622 plates,
with IA plates of seedlings, all fine
specimens.
The society extended a vote OF
thanks TO President F. Brakeman
and Secretary 0. o. Lomen for their
efforts In managing the society so
successfully and increasing interest
in its work. Mr.. Gardner of Usage
Rev. Wn. McVettie of this city were
elected honorary members OF the So
ciety. Thanks was also extended to
Secy. Wesley Greene of the state
horticultural society for copies of the
horticultural reports.
Following is a list of the pre-
miums awarded:
Best and largest display-1st
Isaac Johnson; I'd, John Harter; Sd,
A Shindelar.
Seedlings, best display-1st, John
Harter; I'd, Isaac Johnson.
Largest plate of apples l..
Street.
Best plate of ssedlings-Isaac
Johnson.
Best display of fall and winter
apples, one plate each-1st, A. Shin
delar; I'd. John Harter.
Best plate Golden Russett-Isaac
Johnson.
Best plate Wealthy-John Harter.
Best plate Melinda-A. Shindelar.
Among those whom We noticed in
attendance from outside the city
were Rev. A. Jacobson, o. A. Berge,
o. o. Lomen, Washington Prairie;
G. Seegmiller, John Harter, Locust;
o. l.. Street, Hesper; G. LINEN
meyer, A. B. Mcintosh, Mabel,
Mimi. A. M. Morrison, Prosper,
Mimi; A. E. Bents, Cresco; Isaac
Johnson, West Union; c. T. Gard
ner, Usage; Tony Marshall, Cresco.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-01-19
Try Lermo's homemade pies.


Charles Tillapaugh was down
from Burr Oak last Wednesday.
&C. HI. Culver was a business
visitor at Manfort, Wis. last week.
Miss Luella Dresselhaus of
Canoe township was shopping in the
city Saturday.
Lewis Halse of Bluffton town
ship was a business visitor in the
city Saturday.
Mr.. James Curran of Bluffton
township was in the city Saturday.
and made us his annual call.
Philip Pfister of Locust was
transacting business and calling on
his many friends in DEBORAH Monday.
Rudolph Noecker and family
came up from West Union Wednes-
day, for brief visit with relatives.
MIR. and Mrs. F. A. Kuntz Of
Ridgeway have been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Bertossa,
the past week.
e. w. ID. Holway was down
from Minneapolis the past week, Wis
iting friends and attending to busi-
ness matters.
Hon. s. w. Green concluded his
visit with his parents. Rev. and Mrs.
II. III. Green Saturday, and departed
for his home at Ewing. Neb., leaving
Mrs. Green and the baby for longer
visit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-01-19
New Firm at Elandreau. S. ID

We are in receipt of a copy of a
Flandreau, S. ID. newspaper, con-
tanning the announcement of the
purchase of the dry goods and gro
Gerry departments of j. p. Tenold's
big department store at Flandreau,
S. D., by Moon Bros. e Hove, the
firm comprising A. L. Moen, former
ly of the Moen Cloak Store here,
his brother Hans Moen and Ole
Hove. Mr.. Tenold retains the mems
clothing and furnishings. The many
Winneshiek friends of these gentle
men will wish them every success.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-01-19
Basket Ball at Luther.

Luther plays her second game of
the season on the local floor tomor-
row night, Jan. goth, at s o'clock.
The opposing team. comes from the
Iowa State University. Iowa has a
strong team and comes here intent
on winning. Luther is prepared to
wipe out last years defeat and con-
sequently a hard fight may be eX-
pected. Remember the date, Jan.
goth, at s O'Clock, p. m.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-01-19
BULLETIN OF COMING EVENTS.

Jan. 20-Basket Ball, Univ. of Iowa
VS.. Luther at l.. c.. Auditorium.
Jan. 26-"St Elmo" at the Grand.
Jan. 27-Annual Masquerade, Hose
Co. No. 1.
Jan 12-13-Annual Meeting, Winnie
shiek Co. Horticultural Society.
Jan. 1S-Annual Meeting, Winnie
shiek COOPERATIVE Telephone Co.
Jan. 31-Basket Ball, Mimi. Ayr.
College VS.. l.. c..
Feb. 10-Basket Ball, U. I. U. VS..
l.. G..
Sept. 13-16-Winneshiek County
Fair.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-01-19
Doughnut Day.

The Episcopal ladies will fry
doughnuts for sale, on Friday, Jan.
21st, from 1920 to 500 p. m. in
the Portman building on Winnebago
street Everyone come and buy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-01-19
Notice..

All parties knowing themselves
indebted to me will please call and
settle at once, as l need the money,
on account of the fire. 80
c.. E. MCKINNEY.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-01-19

Pneumonia Follows a Cold,
But never follows the use of Foley's
Honey and Tar, which stops the
cough, heals the lungs, and expels
the cold from your system. Eng
bertson's Pharmacy. Jan.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
RULES ON AID CONTEST OUT
Managers of Advertising Clubs Con
vention Issue List.
EIGHT CASH PRIZES OFFERED
fine Inducements In Money ana Other
Awards Held Ont for Ad Writers
mt Meeting to He Held in
Omaha In July.

Rules governing the advertisement writ
ing contest to be held in conjunction with
the convention of the Associated Adver-
Using Club OF America in Omaha July
31S-2O, have been announced. Eight cash
prizes and six prizes OF merchandise are
10 be given for the best ads written.
X Following are the rules and the prizes
offered:
Contest is open to writer's for advertise
menTs everywhere, except Omaha,
I Copy must DC READY Lur The printer, not
printed.
4 All copy for cash prizes given by
! the Omaha Ad Cluu VIII De sold at a copy
auction ON the last day OF the convention
4 and the writer OF AN advertisement viii
receive the money ii brings at the auction
2 All copy for special prizes given by in
those advertisers after the convention.
All copy for special prizes given by In
dustrial advertisers will be the property
of those advertisers after the convention.
= ALI copy submitted will be displayed al
the Hotel Rome during the national con-
vention.
Copy will be judged by an unprejudiced
committee of five advertising men and
prizes viii be given as soon after decision
as possible.
The name Of the writer must not appear
on copy. Each piece will be numbered to
correspond with a number on the letter
accompanying copy. Each contestant must
state specifically the prize or prizes FOL
which he is competing.
Further particulars regarding these sps'
bial offers may be obtained from the copy
contest committee, a. L, Gale, chairman
2 $50 Bee building.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
Agent Finds His
House Usurped
by Big Family
Discovers Mrs. Charles Golf and Large
Brood in Possession Without For
mality of Renting.

GO out" said the real estate man to
one of his aids, and take a look at that
house at 5245 Burdette. We ought to be
renting that soon"
When the aid came back to report he
said, why there's a family in it now"
Investigation proved the truth of the
solicitors statement.
Mrs Charles Golf and seven or eight
small children are occupying the home and
have occupied it for some days without
saying by your leave" or anything else,
according to the agents.
Ordinarily the Byron Reed company,
which is agent for the house. would have
an arrest made for trespassing, but the
Golf family-the children, at least-lnvites
some degree of commiseration.
The Associated Charities has helped the
family several times, and the chlldrens
case is pending in juvenile court. The
father and mother are separated.
Mrs. Golf, when asked how she had the
nerve to move in. asserted that she had
home, but had been unable to do so. The
Reed company is a little skeptical of this,
for a sign was tackled on the front of the
house until about the date when the COTS
moved in.
Up to date Mrs Goff is stlll holding the
fort, and has changed the old proverb to
read thus:
IT'S cheaper to move in quietly and then
stand pat than to pay rent"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
No Decision on
Cudahy Removal
Head of Company Declines to Discuss
the Question of Transplant
ing Clerks.

The Cudahy Packing company has
reached no decision as to moving all or
part of its general office force to Chicago.
Nothing has been decided" said E. A
Cudahy Saturday, and will, not be for
some time. l can't say when"
Further than this statement, Mr.. Cudahy
declined to discuss the question Of re-
moval at all though he intimated that
plans for the projected new office building
in South Omaha are not being rushed.
The office force itself of the Cudahy
Packing company knows very little of the
proposed removal of the general offices.
There is talk enough to warrant the feeling
OF expectancy which prevails at, the plant.
When approached, must of the men from
the general manager down became the in
quisitors and wanted to know what founda-
ton there was for certain newspaper
articles. .ts
Patrick Sheehy. superintendent of the
local plant said: Il would not give you a
wrong impression, but we think there is
something to the rumor of moving; but 1
would rather you would get all your in
formation from Mr.. Cudahy himself
General Manager Michael Murphy stated
to prominent men in the Exchange build
Ing that he knew little of the proposed re-
moval, but he was positive that there was
not the slightest foundation or excuse for
the statement that the removal was due to
any quarrel over the possession or the
purchase Of real estate.
Most of the live stock interests in all
their branches expressed the opinion that
the least said about the removal the better
for the local market as the talk kept the
local business stirred up and the rumors
Of the day had their direct effect upon
the markets
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
PAULSON BROWNS In BASIN
New Water Works Employe Falls to
His Death.
WAS CLEANING OUT THE SAND
browns In Fifteen Feet of Water and
Body is Recommendations
Wife and Family of Three
Children.
WAS CLEANING OUT THE SAND

While playing the hose upon side Of the
settling basin at Florence, Hans Paulson,
AZ years old, lost his footing and was
drowned in fifteen feet of water Saturday
morning. The body was recovered after
several hours. ~
Coroner Crosby took charge of the corpse
and will investigate the accident
Paulson is survived by a wife and three
children.
He had been employed with the
water works gang but two days. He was
with three or four others at work cleaning
out the settling basin when the accident
occurred. His death was due, according
to witnesses, to the mans inability to
swim.
The basin is twenty-eight feet deep and
about $50 feet square, its sides being Of
cement The underground pipes had been
opened and half the water had been let
out before the work of cleaning was I'M
dertaken. The pipes were Immediately
closed again upon the alarm Of the mans
fall into the water to prevent the body
from passing out into the river
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
LONG WHO is SHORT TAKEN
His Name is Long, ana Prisoners
Height is Nearly as short as
HiR Name.

Earl S. Long, who in the description sent
the local police, is shown to be five feet
two inches in height, and who for the sake
of brevity is commonly called shorty"
was arrested yesterday afternoon by De-
tective Devereese on the charge of wife
abandonment. Long has been employed
by the Omaha Gas company and was in
this way traced by the officers. He is
from st. Joseph c. H. Haskell, chief of
police in that city, wired Omaha that he
held a warrant for Long and asked that he
be held.
II. E. Prouty, who is wanted in Wood
stock. ILL.,. for abandoning his wife and
child, was also arrested in Omaha yester-
day by Detectives Van Dusen and Nit.
chell. A telegram was received that the
sheriff would arrive Saturday to return
him to his home.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
Insanity Verdict
Saves Mcbride
Jury Finds Wesley Mcbride Not
Guilty, but Asks His Com
initial in Asylum.

Upon grounds of insanity, Wesley Nc
Bride, the 15-year-old youth who killed
Harry Long, playmate, was found not
guilty by a jury in Judge Estelle's court
at o'clock Saturday morning. The jury
was out five hours before reaching its
verdict.
With the verdict the jury recommended
that Mcbride be committed to tho state
asylum for the insane.
Mcbride, who had been completely calm
and unmoved during the trial. showed the
first sign of emotion when the verdict
acquitting him was read. In that moment
he bowed over and wept His father and
mother, who had sat with him throughout
the ordeal. likewise wept on their sons
shoulders and kissed him.
1t is expected Judge Estclle will issue tho
order committing Mcbride to the asylum
as he has no other alternative than tc
comply with the recommendation of the
jury. Attorneys for the defense say there
will be no appeal.
Mcbride shot Harry Long, 10 years old
to death November q, 1909.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
LAND FOR SALE "NEXT
TO HELL'S HALF ACRE.
Country Club Has Proposition to Buy
Some Land ON Which Cat
tie GraEed.

Three lots bought in Saturday morning
for 1925 by a. p. Turkey & Son will be ad-
vertsed for sale at once at 500. This is
no sign of business insanity on the Tukeys'
part, but quite the contrary. This agency
is offering a whole blocl; west of the land
known as the Country Club annex and
having control OF all but the three lots
bought them in to make the whole block
&c. The land viii be advertised as next
to Helrs Half Acre" which is the affec-
Tomato term Country club golfers apply to
that part of the course on the McShane
property.
incidentally tho Country club may solve
its litigation with Mr.. McShane by purchase
for a proposition to sell the land is now
before the club.
Last summer when differences arose Mr.
McShane turned COWS In TO Craze on this
property and the Country club went into
court for an injunction against the cattle
Since then matters have been quiescent
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
BAUMBARGER DENIES ALL
CO-RespOndent in CrOnk Divorce Case
Goes on StRnd-RepOrters
Testify.

A. Baumbargsr, named by George p.
Cronk as correspondent in his divorce suit
against Mrs Cronk, was the principal wit
ness in the session yesterday afternoon.
His testimony was not unusai as he merely
denied everything charged by Cronk
Mrs. Cronk admitted on the stand that
she had written several letters, introduced
by the attorneys for the plaintiff, addressed
to Mr.. BaumbargeT. 1t is claimed that in
the letters Mrs, Cronk asked Baumbarger
to keep silent regarding the Joy ride
Omaha newspaper men who had inter
viewed Mrs. Cronk were placed on the stand
and testified that she had requested the
publication of serious charges against her
husband.
Judge Troup decided TO take recess over
Saturday, continuing the case Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
AUTO CLUB TAKES ACTION
Holds Meeting ON krug Tragedy and
Resolves TO Aid ia Preventing
Future Accidents,

In respect to William Krug who was
killed in an automobile accident Tueday.
the Omaha Automobile club held a special
meeting Thursday and adopted a resolution
deploring the tragedy and pledging its sup
port to the authorities in quelling reckless
driving. Following was the resolution
passed:
Resolved, That the members OF the
Omaha Automobile club deplore the recent
sad automobile accident resulting In the
death Of one Of our prominent citizens,
Mr.. William Krug, and do hereby protest
against fast and reckless driving by ir-
endorse the recent efforts on the part OF
the authorities toward curbing these prac-
tees, and desire 10 have IL understood that
the members OF the organization pledge
their support and cooperation toward this
end,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
POOL FAV0RS MAINS IDEA
Speaker of Last HOuse Visits Omaha
i'm the interests of His
Candidacy,

Charles Pool of Tecumseh speaker of
the last house, was i'm Omaha today and
called on Mayor Dahlman Mr.. Pool is
doing some scouting In the interest OF his
candidacy for secretary Of state on the
democratic ticket
II think the stand taken by Commits
sioLer Mains in the Fourth district con-
gressional matter was right" said Mr..
Pool. "All candidates should have a free
and fair field and no favor, either through
Endorsement by committees or combinations
OF candidates 1t is every mans privilege
TO run for office in tho primaries, II he
wants to, and no one should attempt to
close the field against any candidates in
favor OF some one particular candidate"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
STRIKER RESIGNS BY REQUEST
Superintendent of the Court House
Hands In His Resignation,
which IL Accepted.

The long-continued controversy between
superintendent George Stryker of the
county court house and the Board of
County Commissioners was ended Saturday
morning, when Superintendent Stryker
handed in his resignation at the request OF
the board. 1t will take effect July l. No
appointment viii be made to fill the va
cancy until next week.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
sWEDES TO HAVE FESTIVAL
over Three Thousand Persons VIII
Attend Big National Event I'm
Omaha July 8.

Upward of 5000 persons, according 10 an
nouncement, will be in attendance at the
Swedish national festival which is to be
held at Elmwood park July 3. All the
Swedish societies OF Omaha and the terri
tory surrounding, will have charge Of the
affair.
Singing by the Swedish choruses, and
athletic games will form the program. The
gathering will be the first Of its kind to be
undertaken In Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
Bathing Suits
for Carter Lake
Police Have Been Ordered to Arrest
Those Who Battle in Scant
Garb.

Many complaints have been received by
the police from patrons of Carter lake
who state that the bathing privileges at
that place are being grossly violated. 1t
seems that there is large crowd of boys
and young men who frequent the lake, and
battle with less than soant attire, along
the west bank and from the Illinois Cen
trail trestle. This is within the city limits
and is direct violation OF the ordinance
Captain Mostyn stated that he would detail
Officers Immediately TO the place with or
ders to arrest anyone found guilty OF such
misdemeanor.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
Wording Gets
Greeks Release
Faulty Sentence Gives Two Alleged
Greek Rioters Their
Freedom.

Two OF the fifteen Greeks who appeared
before Judge Estelle on writs of habeas
corpus Saturday morning were ordered
released on an error in phraseology. All
fifteen were tried in South Omaha police
court charged with rioting. II so happened
that the sentence passed upon two OF them
was worded 800 fine and thirty days"
while the others read 800 fine or thirty
days" The remaining thirteen will be
held for further hearing Monday.