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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
POST OFFICE PLANS.
Contractors Preparing to Bid on
DecOrah's New Federal Post
Office.

During the past few days con-
tractors have been here from the
cities looking over the local situa-
ton and examining the plans for the
new post office building with
view to filing bids within the
proper time.
From the examination of the
plans which postmaster Marsh has
on hand it is found that two separ-
ate bids will be taken from each
contractor one for stone and the
other for brick Either will be a
light gray color, and if stone is Sc
lected for the building material, it
will be similar to that in the Court
House. The building will front on
Main street and will have a base
ment about or feet above the
ground with suitable windows,
main floor and an attic. The top
of the building will be about 45
feet from the ground, with a gable
roof. In the basement will be the
heating plant, toilet rooms, storage
rooms, and apartments for the jani-
tor, and the main floor will consist
of a lobby extending the full length
of the building, facing on Main and
Winnebago streets. In the north
east corner will be the postmaster's
private room, while the money or
der and the registry room will be on
the southwest corner, facing Winnie
bago st. The main floor room will
be Is feet s inches high, we'll pro-
vided with windows and skylights.
The woodwork of the interior will
be finished in a grayish green and
the iron work black. There will
also be an entrance on Winnebago
street The building will have so
foot frontage on Main street and
will be 100 feet deep on Winnebago
street, with approaches in front,
and a rear porch for the handling
of mail. The entire length will be
about 12O feet.
The architecture is very pleasing
and calls for a handsome building
tat will be a pride to the city. 1t
is stipulated that work shall begin
this year and be finished by October,
1911.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
PAGER Dan Patch Retired.

Dan Patch has been permanently
retired from the racing and speed
exhibition stage. NJ w. Savage. his
owner. is authority for the state
ment that Dan Patch will never be
asked again to start in attempts to
lower the worlds records. He says
that this greatest of all horses has
done his share of work and that his
life from this time on will be spent
in enjoying a well earned rest, In
watching other harness horses
struggle to lower his record and in
perpetuating his greatness through
his get. While the champion will
not be called upon to make any of
the mighty efforts that have made
him famous, he will still do some
travelling and during the summer
months and fall will be an attrac-
ton at a large number of fairs all
over the United States.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
Annual Opera House Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Grand opera house
was held on Saturday evening. The
reports of the officers showed every
thing in first class shape. and it
was voted to declare dividend of
three per cent During the past
year quite extensive improvements
have been made upon the property,
and the fact that in spite of this
and a generally poor theatrical year
a dividend was paid, speaks well for
the management. The old officers
were reelected.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
MURDER AT MASON CITY.
Henry Lukes Found Foully MUIR
dered in Clump of Bushes.

With a bullet through his head,
and his face gashed by some sharp
instrument, and side and back of his
head mashed by something resemb-
ling club, the remains of Henry
Lukes were found in a clump of
bushes in what is known as Parker's
grove, one-half mile west of Mason
City.
Henry Lukes was employed in
the Wilson bakery and worked
nights. He was Is years of age,
never drank and was very quiet in
his habits. Hi father is dead and
his mother and two sistes live on
Powder street. He has been help
ing in the support of the family
AT two o'clock in the afternoon he
drew his weekly salary of $14.
How much more money he might
have had on his person is not
known. He was last seen at about
o O'Clock. What happened after
that hour is not known.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
Ladies Vote for Hospital.

Attorney General Byers has rem
dered an opinion to the effect that
in the vote for the county hospital,
the women of the county have a
right to vote on this matter just the
same as the men, under section
1131 of the Code. The women ap-
preciate the great advantage to be
gained by a hospital in this county,
and the fact that they will be given
the right to vote will greatly in
crease the chances of the PROPOSE
ton carrying.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
Preparing for New York Trip.

On Saturday Mr.. Ben Bear ex-
poets to go to New York, on his reg
ular semi-annual purchasing trip.
It's pretty hot weather to be in the
market, especially for winter goods,
but Mr.. Bear always gets there
among the first, has his pick of
cloths and makeup, plants down
the cold cash and gets the goods
made up just as he wants them, at
nearly his own price, in immense
quantities and of the very best quail
tiles, and when the goods come in
in the fall he will have stock such
as no store in this part of the coun-
try carries. Thirty-five years of this
sort of business without a break
has long since placed him in the
expert class when it comes to buy
ing clothing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
Runaway Causes Broken Leg.

On last Wednesday afternoon e.
p. JOhnson's driving horse was
harnessed up at the Leonard stable
on Washington street and Joe An
derson and friend started out of the
barn driving the horse, when it
turned up Main street and started
to run away. In front of the ST.
Cloud annex the horse ran into the
curling and both men were thrown
out of the rig, Anderson sustaining
a fracture of both bones of his right
leg; his companion being cut about
the head.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
A Free Scholarship.

Highland Park College of Des
Moines, has offered a free scholar
ship TO this county, the county
superintendent having the appoint
ment in charge. We have a letter
from them to the effect that if any
young person desires to take ad-
vantage of this, he may ascertain
the requirements by calling on the
county superintendent
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
Canadian Pacific Railway Lands.

Never before in the land-selline
history of Western Canada has
the influx of settlers and investors
been anywhere near as great as
the crowds of buyers now at
tracted to Alberta by the splendid
agricultural lands recently plac-
ed on the market by the Canadian
Pacific Railway Company; the
retailing of these lands is run
ming into thousands of acres per
week
Our colonization project embraces
about 100000 acres of land,
sold at prices ranging from 50
per acre and up, and on ten
years time; landseekers' excur-
sions from St. Paul every Tues
day at 1890 A. NJ; low rates
furnished on personal applica>
ton.
Write us today or call for free il
Illustrated literature and informa-
ton. 3O-tf
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY,
Colonization Department,
176 E. Third Street, st. Paul Mimi.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
Buys Out His Partner.

The deal was closed last week
whereby Charles Blair purchased
the interest of his partner in the
firm of Blair & Johnson, plumbers
and steam filters, and is now con-
Quoting the business himself. Mr..
Blair is a splendid workman, and
has put in a good many jobs in De-
corah which give excellent salts
faction.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
\ New Grocery.

Mr.. E. j. Stoddard, ST., who was
associated with his son L. NJ. Stod-
hard in the grocery business, will go
into business for himself in the A
d. Thomas building on the West
side, which became vacant by the
sale of the Stoddard grocery to
Tracy and Hanson. This is a good
location and we hope Mr.. Stoddard
will enjoy a good patronage.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
Honored by the Sherifs.

The sheriffs of Iowa held their
state convention at Cedar Rapids
last week and in the election of Of
ficers honored Sheriff Thomas j.
Qualley of this county by electing
him secretary and treasurer. There
is no doubt that Tom will do credit
to the Office.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
Some More Fine Wheat.

Last week E. X. Blount brought
in fine bunch of wheat, which he
raised on Kornmeyer Bros land
southwest of the city. 1t is as fine
wheat as one cares to see, and is
only another demonstration of the
splendid crops old Winneshiek is
yielding this year
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

For Governor,
y B. f. CARROLL.
] For Lieutenant Governor,
GEORGE w. CLARKE.
(! For Secretary OF State,
w. c. HAYWARD.
! For Auditor of State,
JOHN l.. BLEAKLEY,
/ For Treasurer of State,
! w. w. MORROW.
For Attorney General,
GEORGE COSSON,
For Clerk of the Sopreme Court,
BURGESS w. GARRETT.
For Railroad Commissioners,
DAVID ]. PALMER,
CLIFFORD THORNE.
For Member of Congress, 4th Dist.
G. N. HAUGEN.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
TWentY-Fiye Per Cent

Discount on all our fine summer
suits of light colors of the Hart,
Schaffner & Marx quality; of the
Clothcraft quality as well as the
Il" System suits. All reduced rs
per cent from the former sale prices.
BEN PEAR.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27

Our school guarantees positions
to all competent graduates. Get
free illustrated 70-page book that
tells how to get most practical edu-
cation in the briefest time. Brand
rup & Nettleton Business College,
Winona, Mimi.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
SI.22&

Suits, which are worth four times
the price we ask for them. Remem-
Der, however, they are all small
sizes. BEN BEAR.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27

-MeritOl Peroxide Cream is what
you have been looking for. Csc at
Brunt & Parman's.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
JUDICIAL TICKET.

For Judges of District Court,
A. N. HOBSON,
L. Z. FELLOWS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-27
COUNTY TICKET.

For State Senator,
p. M. JEWELL.
For Representative,
L. M. ENGER.
For County Treasurer,
G. JORGENSON.
For County Auditor,
w. B. REED,
For Clerk of Court.
OLAF KALLEVANG.
For County Recorder,
CORA AUCHMOODY.
For Sheriff,
THOS. j. QUALLEY.
For County Attorney,
n. WILLETT.
For County Surveyor,
WILL NJ. LEE.
For County Coroner,
A. j. SWEZEY.
For Supervisor, 9Th District
CLARENCE CHRISTEN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-15

hear Of Harry Montague Well. the
hearts he broke and the letters he used
20 get armfuls % them. some Of ON filed
with hair Tie was a nice chap and wasn't
spoiled a bit, and handsome. didn' Z
blame the girls a bit. although ! could
be cross 10 'em when they used 20 ask
mo hundreds Of questions. Was he mar
riedg Just az Il il vas any business Of
mine whether a matinee idols married
or not
His Romso was a pretty thing 20 sec,
and when he played Claude Mslnofis in
The Lady Of Lyons ! tell you It's fact
that | used 10 carry the flowers and
presents-embroidered slippers was the
style then-around 20 his boarding place
in Twenty-third street just a. a favor
70 him when the boy vas away. He WASH {
the kind that imposes on you.
Yes. Il makes me sort o. sad az I sit
here and think Of all the great actors and
Actresses who have come and gone. IL
don't take long 20 forget on the stage
There's always a new one % IN tho place
Of the old. Who ever speaks OF Harry
Montague nOW2 Who remembers how
handsome he was' No oDe. gless. except
perhaps soIns Old man like me
You 90 along Broadway and you see
a poster with a pretty girls face on Il
with q rose IN her hair and q smile on her
lips. but she won't last. Do you ever
hear anybody comparing the beauties q
to-day with. we'll say Mss Cassidy. she
called herself Miss Cassidy and Id pre-
tend % forget and aay Here's some
letters for you. Miss Cassidy in the good
old Irish way. and she'd look mad and
speak pert and say. Cassidy. IL you
please
she was the principal attraction in
play called 'lse Roi Carrotte- which was
gwen a. the Grand Opera HOUSE II cost
$4,000 % put II On and Il was a failure.
but the costumes Tor the girls compared
very iayorably with the prettiest you so
to-day They mads EN- look like insects
or fancy bugs and in the grand trans
formation scene that they always had In
tho spectacles then there was a large
cookie shell twenty feet high or ~ that
snowy hiHFAHu am W. " was MlHH AaAlflN %
larRe az life and twice a. beautiful Then
the shell closed up and with a last 10
WildsrinE smile. a. they advertised. Miss
Cassidy was lost 20 view,
DO YOU hear people recalling J y.
Siudley2 lie looked like Forrest. ~ the
way. and has Simon LSgrss in Uncle
Toms Cabin was a wonderful bit u
actin. When you read about Elsie
Ferguson, does any one compare her
work with that ~ her mother-in-law.
Mru. Hoey. who took the part of ANY
Campbell in The Relief of Lucknow
II remember right that vas al Wallacks
Lyceum. which was situated two doors
from BroOEne and opened in 1850, when
| was a msre lad.
1T was a. that house that Matilda
Heron played Camille for the first time,
and the father Of Mr. Sothern was Armand.
There was a tremendous snowstorm the
first night. about seven years after the
theatre opened but the house was crowded.
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project IN my bonnet and the matter was
going along finely with the help Of several
prominent people 20 whom my ideas were
nov and plaasing
Among thcse we're several astuts
business nan. and " the subsidy prumiaed
ne had not diaappeared by way % q "a +.
faihting nriend, very likely the project
would have had IL inception on The other
Billa. Alqn like George Meredilh, Teuny-
nhn and Matthew Arnold saW me AOgnrdinE
u. and she very last lettar Robert brown
inR WrOls 20 AmsriCa Ia In my posssAsion.
Il relates W a play 5y him which | had
had EUns correspondence about. and in
this letlsr he wishes ROdspeed Tor my
plan, which he had fOstered personally.
I had been playing in Chicago some
time when through the interest " Mrs.
William Vaughn Moody. who is one %
the most remArknble women ] have ever
mot. having . degree a. doctor Of phil
ooophy, q business experience and q
professional prestige. ! received ~
IL was their ideA " form q company to
hs known a. The Players. which was 10
he under my mnnAgemgnt and with whom
was 10 act. 1hia was 10 BE- suppVrteai
BY . guarantee Of $4,000. 90 BE- raised by
Subscriptions &c IN the case Of the New
Theatre.
The matter dragged; women arr
fearful Ia business, you know John
had % be told about 4. and apparently
John was not lying awake nights 10
worry about its success. The idea leaked
out, some other rival plans were formed,
tho women were scared out and for a
long time IL looked a. u the pet project
was throttled for good.
But Il wasn't dead; oh. no. While
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and the next morning the critics spoke
Of her a. tho American Rachel. think
Mrs. Heron was sOms connection o.
Henry Miller Il was at this theatre .
year later that Edwin Booth and r. l..
Davenport gave their famous production
Of 'OthellO' and a play by Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe. Didn't know she wrUte q
play Well she did: IL was called IeonoFe
or the Worlds Own ! amt saying
whether Il made money Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe's q fine woman.
There was one time when was 81 the
Chambers Street. Theatre when John
BrOugham WAa stage manager that you
didn't hear people talk Of any one slas
hut Charles Burton. who played TOOfles
in a piece by that name. hut you don't
hear anything about Charlie now. he
played Darid in David COpperfisld.
That was just about the time. wasn't IL,
when AZ NiblO'a Frank Bangs played In
After Dark Think Il was.
Il was never AZ Niblo's door, but used
70 90 over there when The Black Crook
was on. There was excitement for you.
All the clergy In town preaching against
Il and tho folks Just oroWding 20 go H.
Il was az the door when Frank Mayo
made HE success In Richard Ill, when
Harry Cunningham was leading man
In The Streets % New York when Oh
Mrs. John Drew made her bic hit AZ
Days IN The Big BONANZA and 'Pique.
when Johnny Mortimer appeared In
Under the Gas Ilghts, and vas with the
older Boucicault when h. had his long
run in The ShauRhraun.' md was az the
first night when In 1919 DAILY opened his
theatre and Oliver Wendell Holmes made
the presentation speech. think Fanny
Davenport played that night. AMI Ada
Dyas. George Clark. Louis James. James
Lewis. William Davidge and several
others
That in his long career BE- has had =
renutation Tor trlstworthlness Pop
Wood proves by relating that after the
burning o. the museum where p. T.
Rarnum kept many u his treasures
the care Of the Fee iee Mermaid was
entrusted 20 him.
I kept a little shop AZ the time down
town says Pop. and stuck the ner-
maid awav on a top shelf. Il was a
curious person. made q part % a mummy
sewed 20 a fishs body. with some long
horse hair On its head. She too Ia no
longer spoken o. though she had her
brief day u popularity. don't know
how many years II was after tho FIRE
when one day an old attendant Of the
museum came In and said 'Whur,r Ia
the mur-r-maidF Hs was an Irish
man by the name Of Nevins. and ne he
had all the necessary credentials gave
up the Feeiee person. A long time
afterward | was walking down the BoweFy
one day and In a window % little store
saw my old friend the mermaid. just
the same with the exception Of two or
three horse hairs which had disappeared
from her headpieoe.
Then ! los, sight Of her again. It's
the waV with en- all. They come and 60
Come and GO
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Mr.. Morris and some Of his fEisnds mid -
mo casually. Why don't you Wy and got
into the Art lnstituteP which IL the eamo
a. n one Or two Of your New York cnnens
should suggest my playing In the Aotgo-
politan Museum 81 Art
The idea took away my breath for \
moment then Said. Why. can ~ andthey
suggested that We all - 10 see Charles
Hutohins. president Of ono Of our IN
huential hanks and a director Of the in
stitute. II was In talking 20 him laarned
that ] could not charge admission 70 tn9
productions gwen there, but really did
not mind and said -. | knew ! would be
taken care u some way or other and ne
rest didn't matter.
In a short tree received word that
wns 10 have the Use u Fullerton Hall
in the Art Institute including the lighting.
heating and attendance. ] have ben
there two years now and a. every pr
formancs crowds are turned away.
why IN haavsn's name when ths
painting. the sculpture. tho other art
products Of the masters are Openod N
the public by tbs generosity Of milni-
opal legislation several times q week
should the dramatic art alone be- ignored
Why don't some Of your milhOnairoa
do a similar thing in New York and at
the Metropolitan or Some other plaoa
of equal sins and Importance Let the
public $50 what they are actually hungoT-
ing for. the word u the Broadway mana
gers 10 the contrary.
AT the Art Institute in Chicago have
made my abstraction OOncrete and I
have travelled with that concrete examDlo
during the closed season there IRON
Name 90 California, from New Orloana
10 Alaska, a thousand miles week Often-
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PASSING OF THE STAGE DOOR
POP WOOD SIGNS FOR GLORY
or 4 DAY THAT rs GONE.

u.Isn Recall when POuF Famous Aeioru
were Playing Hamlet" and Men
taErr 10 supe Tor Netting school
sri worship fOF Maudc Adams.
On a preface 20 an edition % The
E,.--f Way printed for private cir
,ll.tru only Eugene Walter writes in a
telling manner II the temptations Of tho
stage door. mentioning the motors %
wrI.uraircs and other itemized Injuries
nj. rns natural and obvious furnishings
Of that interesting place.
A tour personally conducted from one
70 another u These entrances would
rr1lan.v surprise a traveller who expected
10 witness spectacular scenes. Whatever
,ba sage door Of the past may have
been that d the present day IL sadly lack
inr m interest. Even when a butchery
20 make a Roman holiday for an Ameri-
can audience has been largely advertised
there Is no longer the crowd % Would-be
snperS anxious 10 wear armOr for the sake
4 honor. home and 50 cents per
iormanor All that Is now attended TO
without romance or fuss in a Broadway
Ohct
The largest crowd at any stage door
Is undoubtedly the crowd which patiently
stands at tho Empire when Maude
Adams il playing. and that is composed
II schoolgirls whose mothers. aunts
and older sisters are not ashamed TO
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ana bv A trick Of the lens Il made 20 APP
- n normal height
a. h much bored b. ceremony. During
~ visit tD Canada be- received address
M various towns on the Canadian Pacific
RailWaV on the observation platform OF
~ train. AZ North Bay, Ont. such an
addre-s was Rad him 10 which he
iistened with bored attention, attirod IN a
plain tweed suit. with cap such ~ hngiiah-
men affect.
When the train cOmmenoad - mo ve
slowly away acFoas tie commons near me
station the small boys amused them
aelVes by running Alongside the coaches
with their hands on the Vanished panels,
The Prince was all attention &C this and
was highly amused, becoming animated
and shouting words o. encouragement
iO the boys. who slowly hEEod back %
ne ohneFvati0n platform a. he tram
rafhernd speed When the youngsters
finally reached the platform the Primo
t0ok 0T his cap and hit each boy over the
kaah with In kindly farewell. using such
1wklnrlv ernrassions tO them 40, Young
grnmDs.' LITTLE raaCals.' Ac.
A. tho train moved away the LITTLE
rroirn of chiislrua wa waved q Laughing
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Venus aud there she was. fair ady;
hut alas, not beaminR with her usual
brilliant efulgency; and II Venus was
dimned what chance 10 show was there
for the DINNER cometY The fact IL that
the sky % the east and north was hREy.
and lying along a few degrees above the
horizon there hung a narrow hank u
cloud
But We got Venus an right. and then
We sought according 20 the rules We had
read NJ often. the comet. and do you know
F., thins caught lingering ghmP~e o. "
MIR FlattertOn Couldn't see II al all, hnk
am sure | did for one long look. hlsa =
long. MARROW sword u faint white light,
seen dimly athwaTt the sky n
-still | doubt II | would have seen
that II ! hadn't been looking for II. aud
now the cloud shut Venus in. but " released
her again soon and then We looked sons
more for the comet, but through that
haze the comet didn't come again Ard
the neighbors. the people In the house
who were going 20 get up ~ see the GOMEZ.
didn't come az all Up on the roof there
W. were still all alone
But gaze a. Ne might for tho oomae
our gazing, save for that one solitary
glimpse. was In vain and finally We raallsaa
that 10 wuuld be quite useless n loak
longer. The sun rises now bsfore 8
O'Clock and before it- glow vas begin
ming 10 grow In the eastern sky. and we
were beginning 20 get chilly. 70 then We
went below
1t had been a novel outing certainly.
and we had both enjoyed 10, but san ~
both thought u had hardly paid. and riEht
then and there We decided that the nagt
time Mr. Haley brings his comet arOuT'd
again. in or abOut 1887 w. would not eos
up 90 see u In the morning