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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
THE GREAT AUDIENCE.

Many a merchant will stop his
work for half an hour to talk with a
customer who is in doubt as to the
merit of his goods. He feels that he
cannot afford to miss the chance to
convert a single doubling individual
into an active partisan of his store.
How infinitely more effective-is his
talk to the public when he puts it
into the form of convincing advertis-
ing for the home paper. The cost
of one advertisement may not be so
very much more than the cost Of the
time he will devote in one Gay to
discussing his goods with single in
Gividuals. In one case he reaches
small group of people, in the other
he states his case to thousands.
A person who is interested in MAX
ing certain purchases does not skip
the advertising in that line a great
many weeks in the year. Further
more the merchant through the
newspaper catches people in the lei
sure of their own homes, when they
have time to weigh every word he
says.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
HELD TO GRAND JURY.
and Failing to Receive it,
Attack PrOprietOrS.

On Friday night Archie Lewis
and Torger Christopherson went in
to the Winneshiek hotel bar and
demanded of Robert Vikre the pro-
prietor, and his bartender that they
give them something to drink. They
were refused, and going outside laid
in wait for them until after clos
ing time. When the bartender
came out he was assaulted by them,
and then they attacked the pro-
prietor. Robert Vikre, cutting his
face badly. They were arrested
and in hearing before Justice H.
F. Barthell were bound over to the
grand jury, bail being fixed at $500,
which they were unable to furnish
and are in Jail awaiting action by
the grand jury.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
Prose Poems.

We must lean on one another as
we journey through the land; each
must be the next mans brother,
holding out helping hand. If /
scorn to help the needy in my day
of wealth and pride, if l shoe away
the seedy and the sad and fearful
eyed it may happen that tomorrow
fortune from me will have turned.
may bear a load of sorrow that I'll
certainly have earned. For there's
nothing more uncertain than the
smiles on Fortunes face; she is
reckoning and flirtin' from her coy
trysting place; changeful as the
clouds above her, she will treat you
mighty nice; till she's sure you are
her lover, then you get a block of
ice. When she's handed you the
pitcher, and you toddle forth, for
lorn, not blooming rouble richer
than the guys you used to scorn,
you will find life hard and lonely,
find it cold and bitter then; you'll
murmur: IF I'd only treated white
my fellowmen!" We must lend, we
must borrow, we must give the help
ing hand, for we know not what TO-
morrow for the bunch Of us has
planned.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
DECLAMATORY CONTEST.
Annual Contest of High School
Pupils Will Take Place on
Friday Evening.

The declamatory contest which
takes place Friday evening at s
o'clock at the high school build
ing will consist of the following pro-
gram:
ORATORICAL CLASS.
Lincoln's Dedication Speech at Get
tysburg ........ Lawrence Acres
Patrick Henry's Speech on a Reso-
luton to Put Virginia Into a
State Of Defence Rodolph Evans
DRAMATIC CLASS.
An Improbable Servant
.......... Aagot Borge
How Tins Prayer was Answered
Ruth Seim
Old Mostis Agnes Langhans
The Convict's Violin. Alice Daniels
HUMOROUS CLASS.
A Telephone Romance.
-. Nancy Bailey
Biff Perkins Toboggan Slide :. -.
The Ball-headed Man. -. 49,.
-. Agnes Thompson
The Baar Story 80. Louise Dalvey
Music will be furnished by the
girls quartette consisting of Marie
Speratti, Margaret Sihler, Ruth Ing
volstad and Lillian Winters. Miss
Fanny Potter of Waucoma, Ia, has
charge of the training this week.
Practice on the operati "Chrysan-
themum," is proceeding we'll and it
will be ready for presentation soon.,
The standing Of our schools is in
Dictated by the fact that besides the
requests from time to time for a
report of the work which we are
attempting in the various depart
ments and for courses of study, we
have recently been asked for permits
sion from a member of the State
Teachers College faculty to spend
a week with us visiting our work in
the classes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
BASKET BALL SEASON CLOSES.
Luther College Wins All but Two
i'm Eight intercollegiate
Games.

The basket ball season for Luz
Their College ended with the game
with Grinnell. The management
had a date with Gustavus Adolphus
for March 18th, but at the request
of the st. Peter management the
game was cancelled. 1t has also
been found necessary to cancel sew
eral games, with such universities at
Marquette, Ripon, etc. Luther has
sent out a winning team and has
had a successful season. Out of
eight intercollegiate games play q
only two were lost, to Grirneli ana
Carleton The success W = Luz
Their had on her trip was most sra
tifying. Nearly every man on the.
squad was crippled more or less
ut that didn't seem TO prevent their
playing remarkable &; mes. There
were five seniors on the team this
Year, so that TIE outlook for next
season is not so pI on .ising but j.
c. seldom fails to send out a team
that can cope with the other COL
leges, and we trust that the manage
ment next year may win laurels for
L. c. commensurate with those of
1901, which, under the guidance
Of Capt. Estenson kept up Luther's
cp1op Ala ofb1At;o rooor1
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
Free Gifts to Brides,

In accordance with our custom for
several years past, we will continue
to present the Public Opinion free of
charge to all Winneshiek county
brides who live in the county, for one
year. If you have been recently
married, send us your name and ad-
dress and we will send You the paper
one year free. tt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
s. T.. Tubbs Dead.

We have just learned of the
death of S. e. Tubbs, brother of
Mrs. Lewis Holcomb, at his home
in Florida, where he has been liv-
ing for some time. Years ago he
was a familiar figure in DEBORAH.
An old soldier, later clerk of the
court, and for good many years
resident of this city He after
wards moved to Superior, Wis, and
later to Florida. He was we'll known
throughout the county and will be
kindly remembered by many old
residents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
NEW MODERN EQUIPMENT.
Public Opinion Installing New At
tached Folding Machine, Latest
Product of Inventors.

During the past few days Mr..
Wenstrand of the Omaha Folding
Machine Company has been in this
Office, installing in our press room
fine new Evans folding machine,
a newcomer in the newspaper field,
which is rapidly replacing the less
modern folders. With this new ma
chine, which is attached directly to
The printing press and automatically
receives the papers as they are
printed, folds, trims and pastes
them, delivering them ready for
mailing, much time and labor is
saved and that is what counts in
modern newspaper plants. With
this new machine, added to our 9TH
err equipment, which is all the best
that money can buy, in our own
building, our plant is one of the
best in the state. The returns from
this business 20 right back into the
plant, in the endeavor to give our
patrons better service as each year
goes by.
The work of adjusting this new
folder cannot be done until after we
go to press, and it is possible that
it may make the paper late today to
some of our city readers on this
account.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
MemOir-Lampson.

Mary Rathbun was born at Rock
ford, ILL.,, Aug. Z, 1850. When she
was six weeks old her parents NOV
ed to Winneshiek county, Iowa, and
settled in Frankville township,
where she lived until Dec. %, 1872,
when she was married to Orrin
Lampson and went to Howard coun-
ty and lived on a farm near Lime
Springs, where four children were
born to them. In the fall of 1884
they moved to Riverside county,
California, which was her home at
the time of her death. She came
to her old home on a visit in May
of last year. Since then her health
gradually failed until she passed
away at the home of her sister. Mrs.
w. G. Fish, in Cresco, Iowa, March
4, 1911 following a stroke of apo
plexy on February 22d. She is sur
vived by four children, George of
Parsons, Kansas, Mrs. Minnie Hol-
land of Riverside, California and
Winifred of Salem, Oregon, and five
grandchildren, also three sisters,
Mrs. Newton Freer Of Heron Lake,
Mimi, Mrs. w. G. Fish of Cresco,
Iowa, Mrs. A. w. Oxley of Ossian
and one brother, G. w. Rathbun of
Ossian. Her son George and daugh-
ter Winnifred and her sister Mrs.
Freer were with her at the time of
her death. Mrs. Lampson gave her
heart to God and her name to the
Methodist Episcopal church and
to both her best en-
daovOr opd diad in tho faith Che
was a good faithful exponent of the
religion of Christ Funeral services
and interment at Centennial Sunday
afternoon conducted by Rev. w.
NJ. Lemen of this city.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
School Election Monday.

The annual election of the indie
pendent School District of Decorah
will be held on next Monday after
noon, at the city hall. There will
be two members of the Board of
Education elected, to succeed L. l..
Caldwell and S. E. Brickner. Messrs.
r. H. Tract and B. E. Bucknell will
be candidates, we understand, and
Mr.. H. B. Hustvedt has consented
to accept a position on the board
If the voters desire to elect him.
The election will take place between
one and six o'clock.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
INVESTIGATE TELEPHONES.
Committee of Business Men of WASH
ingtOn, Iowa, Look Over Stand
ard Equipment i'm DEBORAH.

A committee of citizens from
Washington, Iowa, arrived in De-
corah on Monday, to make a
thorough investigation for that city
Of the equipment, service, etc., of
the Standard Telephone Company of
DEBORAH, having in view the estab-
lishment of similar system in that
place. Manager Moran extended
them every courtesy possible, and
they were very much pleased with
the system, as well as with the city
and its many admirable features.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
Odd.

That we should speak of wading
through a dry book.
That enc can make ones maiden
proposal to a widow.
That fellow can be in a girls
presence and yet be gone"
That the more We think of some
people the less we think of them.
That we often speak of folks be-
ing at odds when they are really
trying to get even.
That the more people we get to
help us keep a secret, the sooner
it gets away from us.
That saying man is capable of
anything" IS very different thing
from recommending him as thoroly
capable. Transcript.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
Electric Lights.

Electric light is now cheaper. The
last argument of other lighting sys-
TENS is gone and they can no long
err offer even the claim of economy.
With Mazda Tungsten Lamps, cleo
trio light becomes at once greater
luxury and also much cheaper. The
distinctive feature of the Tungsten
Lamp is the metal filament, which
gives a greater quantity of clear,
white light with about one-third
the electricity required by old style
lamps giving the same candle pow
err. 1t will pay you to investigate
this new lamp whether you are now
using electric light or not. We would
like to tell you about these new
lamps. Upper Iowa Power Co.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
Basket Ball Tonight.

The last basket ball game of the
season wilt be played at Steyer's
this Wednesday evening, between
the DEBORAH high school and Valdez
College girls teams. This will be
the final game of the season, and
promises to be a fast one. Come
out and root for your fa"orites.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
Unwarranted Concern.

The world can spare the millionaire
Who sits behind yon granite wall
Deciding whether we may share
Prosperity or, in despair,
Be victims of hard times, this fall
If he, tomorrow, or tonight,
Should fall asleep, to wake no
more,
The world would still revolve all
right,
The sun would still give forth his
light,
The winds would blow, as hereto
fore
If he fell in the deepest pit
That Satan has prepared below
The world would not be Jared bit;
Yet Wall street nearly has a fit
If he but coughs or bumps his
toe.
-Chicapn Record EaraId
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
ST. Patrick's Dance.

A big dance will be given on the
evening of March II at Marsh's
hall. Prof. Hoare's orchestra will
furnish the music and a big time
is promised the big crowd that will
be in attendance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
Court Adjourned Again.

Under instructions from Judge
Hobson, who is holding court at
Cresco this week, Clerk o. Kalle-
wang yesterday adjourned court I'M
til next Tuesday, March 14th, as he
has been doing from week to week
since Judge Hobson left here.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
Celebrates Birthday.

Friday night Oneota Rebekah
Lodge, l. o. o. F. celebrated its
twelfth birthday in royal style at
the lodge rooms. There was large
attendance, a splendid banquet, with
dancing, games and a general good
time, such as these gatherings al
ways are.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
Work Resumed on Post Office.

Work was resumed on the fed
eral post Office building on Monday.
The basement excavation has been
made, and the work of laying the
foundation will be started at once,
and the work pushed rapidly for
ward to completion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08

The vapor produced by dropping
20 drops Of carbolic acid on a hot
plate will kill all the flies in a mod
crate sized room.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08

Endurance is more valuable than
cleverness. 1t is the patient, steady
plodders who gain and keep for
tunes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08

The most practical solvent for oil
and grease stains on a floor is hot,
saturated solution OF common wash
ing soda.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08

More men fail through lack of
push than through lack of talent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08

Take pleasure in your work. A
task which appears distasteful at
first sight soon becomes a pleasure.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08

Australia raises nearly 10000, 900
arces of wheat a year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08

Vanity produces corns and vexa-
ton of spirit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08

Many run after felicity like a
man hunting for his hat; while 1t is
on his head.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08

Each of Germanys four new
Dreadnoughts will require a crew Of
1000 men.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08

Read our Want Column.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08

Great men can, outgrow nick
names.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08

Chicago Record Herald.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-27
AUTOMOBILE TAX
FUND is SHORT
Sum VIII be Divided Between the
Various Counties for Use In
Building Roads.

The kulp automobile law will yield
but little over $4,000 for good roads
purposes up until March of next year,
this despite the fact that the law be-
came effective July A and practically
every running motor car in the state
will have been registered and the fee
paid within a few weeks.
The reason is this:
Secretary of State Hayward, who
collects the motor car fees, does not
remit fees collected during any one
month until the fifteenth day of the
following month, this according to the
law. Hence all fees collected dur
ing July will not be turned over to
the treasurer Of state until August Is.
The Kulp law requires the treasurer
of state to make the apportionment of
the auto fund among the various coun-
ties of the state August of this year.
Hence all the fees collected in July
will not be available for the treasurer
when he makes the distribution.
The only money realized from the
new auto law - which he will have
on hand for distribution, Is the sum OF
$21 ,266.1S, collected by Secretary OF
State Hayward under the new act dur
ing the last two weeks in June.
OF this amount Is per cent will be
deducted to cover the expense of the
state in issuing the licenses. The re
naming So per cent will be distribut
ed among all the counties of the state
equally, in proportion to the number O
townships each county has to the
whole number of townships in thu
state.
Hence it is obvious that each coun
ty will secure but trifling amount 0
money for good roads purposes unit
after the next apportionment il
March, 1912.
When the Kulp bill was up for pas
! sage in the legislature last winter, tn
supporters estimated that it woul'
! WELD fund of almost S350,0G0 10
good roads purposes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
SNAPS FOR THE ALLlGAToRs
Goose Raiser Finally Found Out Just
Why His Flock Did Not
Increase.

The Oldest of us can remember be-
ing told that Little Bopeep lost his
sheep" but as they came home at
last, Bopeep was not so badly off as
was Bob vorus, who six years ago
started goose farm on his mill pond,
near Lumpkin, Georgia.
He knew the value of feathers, and
thought the people would appreciate
the opportunity of obtaining them
near home for making pillows and
beds.
His big mill pond was such fine
place for them to swim and live and
raise their young in. So he got five
hundred pairs of geese and put them
on his pond
Their nests were built in the PUSHES
along its banks and their melodious
voices reverberated from end to end
OF the pond. But they did not in
crease. according to Bob's notion;
their numbers were diminishing per-
ceptibly.
A dead one could be seen occasion
ally drifting along the edge of the
bordering rushes At first Bob thought
( 1t might be minks. offers, skunks,
/ foxes. or what not that were destroy
ing them, but soon found out that 1t
was alligators for he actually saw
one of the ugly reptiles catch goose
and pull it under water. Partly eaten
geese would sometimes be found.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-27
CITY NEWS.

Second hand upright piano SIS.
Loewenstein's Music store.
News was received in Keokuk to-
day of the death of George Sewer,
we'll known citizen of Pennington,
who has many friends in Keokuk. Mr..
Sower for years was in the butcher
business in Pennington, but for some
time past had been retired. He was
sixty-two years of age and leaves a
wife and seven children. Heart dis
ease was the cause of death.
Second hand upright piano SIS.
Loewenstein's Music Store.
About 4:3O Wednesday afternoon
occurred the death of William Arnold
Mcmillan, the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Mcmillan of Ninth and
Timea streets. The child was eighteen
months old and was particularly
bright boy. The death came as a ter
rible shock to the parents, as the lit
tie fellow had been sick for just three
days, suffering with summer com
plant. The body will be taken tc
Humeston Iowa, for burial.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-27
Daily Range of Prices.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 81
49, IY;oh 7 pur CIocf
The Hemp Kings Of Yucatan.

The fifty kings live in costly pal
aces in Merida and many of them
have homes abroad They travel a
great deal, usually they speak several
different languages and they and their
families are most cultivated class of
people. All Merida and all Yucatan.
even all the peninsula Of Yucatan, are
dependent on the fifty Henequen
kings. Naturally these men are in
control of the political machinery OF
their state. and naturally they operate
that machinery for their own benefit
The slaves are 5000 Yaqui Indians i'm
ported from Sonora. 5000 Chinese
(Koreans) and between 100000 and
125, 900 native Mayas. who formerly
owned the lands that the Henequer
kings now own.-From Turner's Bar
Sarous Mexico"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-27
PERSONALS.

Miss Mildred Henneman has return
ed to her home from three weeks
visit with friends at Peoria, Ill.
Gilbert Lee and wife and daughters
from West Point were in the city to-
day to view the water power and at
tend the carnival. They made the trip
in Mr.. Lees automobile, covering the
distance in two hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Arnold of Humes-
ton, Iowa, were called to the city by
the death nf 'seir Eanachild. VII
liam A Mcmillan.
Mrs. Emma F. Heller leaves this ev-
ening for an extended visit at Denver
and other Colorado points.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry N. Walton
will leave for Chicago tomorrow in
their auto accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Phil CHASER and Mort Walton OF
Galveston, Texas The party will re
turn home about August 2
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-27
TENT MEETING
FRIDAY EVENING
Interdenomlnational Religious Exer-
cises to Be Held at Corner Of
Eleventh and Palean.

An INSTRUMENTATION tent meet
ing will be held on the corner of
Eleventh and Palean streets beginning
Friday evening, July 2sth, and con-
tinuing ten days. Rev. G. E.. Spear OF
Hutchinson, Kan, is in charge. He is
an attractive young speaker and
every one should avail themselves of
the opportunity to hear him. The
new song books, 1.-THE Best of Ali" No.
2, contains the latest and best gospel
songs. Every one who can sing is
urged to join in the choir If you
are interested in the salvation of souls
you are invited to come and join with
us, and pray for the unsaved. The
meeting is strictly INSTRUMENTATION
al and with no object in view but the
salvation of souls. Services start at
O'Clock each evening.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-27
New York Produce.
He Mace an Army.

A noteworthy example of patience In
small things is to be seen in the re-
cent acquisition of the Invalides of
some eight thousand little soldiers
made of cardboard and mounted on
little wooden stands, says the London
Globe 1t is the work of M. Pau!
Schmidt. Strasburger, and repre-.
sents the troops stationed in the ia
nous cathedral city in 1S4S. Infantry,
cavalry, artillery, voltigeurs, zouayes
and barracks fremen are represented,
and these had taken part in the con
quest of Algiers. For the most part
at any rate as far as the officers are
concerned the faces are true portraits
and at the back OF each figure the
name and rank Of the party IS to bt
found.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-27
Bluff Park Summer
Resort
Season Opens June Is

Beautifully located between Fort
Madison and Keokuk. Ia. on tho Mis-.
sissippi river. Cool atmosphere. High
elevation. Comfortable cottages. Good
board. Suitable accommodations.
Pure, medicinal mineral water. Row
boats; fishing; bathing; boating: ten
mis-; croquet. A fine hall for use Ut
guests; other amusements. Dining
hadd under management OF Mr.. J. L.
Ogden, formerly with Oriental Hotel
Nauvoo. ILL., For terms and particu.
lars write to ]. r. Whitaker, Mont
rose, Iowa.