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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
"DAMN THE ROAD LAW"
What Supervisor Grave of the Brem-
err County Independent Thinks
of the Road Business.

That's what a township trustee
said the other day. After he had
thus relieved himself, we thought of
some things we saw last summer
and fall, while driving over Bremen
county. In one township we drove
over several miles of road that had
been we'll graded and drained and
that had been dragged after rains.
All the ruts and holes had been
plastered level with the drag while
the dirt was still quite moist. The
culverts had been built with con-
crete. There were no weeds on the
highway The clover and timothy
on each side of the driveway had
been moved There were no weeds,
not even under the fences. While
driving on this road everything was
lovely and we were at peace with
mankind, says the Waverly Inde-
pendent.
But we kept on going until we
found quite another style of road.
A lot of sod had been rolled on the
driveway and the entire highway
for nearly a mile was as rough as
lava bed. There were patches of
weeds as high as our rig. Where
there should have been culverts,
there were a few rotten plank, and
the water remained until it was
taken away by evaporation. Every
thing we saw on that road made us
feel the first word of the head OF
these comments.
Both roads described above had
been worked" under the same law,
but by different men. The one was
good, the other was bad.
In the neighborhood of the good
roads we also found a pretty school
house, we'll painted. The out build
ings were clean. The fuel was
housed There were no weeds on
the play ground nor on the lawn.
Trees and hedges furnished wind
breaks and shade and encouraged
the birds to make their homes there.
Plants and flowers smiled at us
! from the windows. At recess time
twenty happy girls and boys were
on the play ground, and they con-
vinced us that we were in a good
neighborhood, where life was worth
living. All the patrons spoke well
of their school and their teacher.
There was also something they
called the school house in the neigh
borhood of the bad road. The build
ing had not been painted for twen-
ty-five years. There was an old
half-down fence. The one lone out
building leaned at an angle of 45
degrees. The fuel was not housed
There were no trees and the director
said there was no use in planting
trees, because the children Destroy
ed them as soon as they were plant
ed. The school house and all its
surroundings had the appearance OF
a poor orphan, and if the patrons
said anything about their school il
was that the school didn't amount
to much.
The same schools laws are sup
posed to govern both these schools
After all, whether our laws are
good or bad, it depends good dea
on what kind of people we are
Good laws will help, but the best
laws will not make good roads and
good schools if there are not good
citizens behind the laws to enforce
them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
Gave a Gentle Hint.

A good story is told on a fresh
young Charles City fellow who has
been calling on a jolly west side
girl. 1t seems that he is somewhat
slow-so slow in fact that his calls
are too prolonged to suit the girl in
the case. The other night, so the
story goes, she got exceedingly
wearied at the length of his call and
concluded to try gentle hint"
She tried him on guessing contests
and finally asked him to translate
the following: 10000 900 90 co.
He could see no sense in it and final
{ly she told him to take pencil and
Edraw a line down from the first 0,
up from the fourth, down from the
fifth, up from the seventh and eighth
and down the tenth. He did so,
saw a great light, hustled into his
overcoat and hastily said, good
ni9ht." And they say he hasn't
\ back.-EX.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
DEBORAH GRANITE WORKS.
Old Firm DissOlves Partnership.
Announcement of Messrs.
Cox Il Son.

The firm of Cox, Price & Cox have
dissolved partnership. ]. S. Price
retains the old business and settles
all accounts.
We wish to thank the people of
DEBORAH and surrounding territory
for their past patronage and we also
solicit any future orders which the
public demands.
We have contracted with Mr..
Price to help sell his largest work
and shall at the same time sell fin
ished work direct from the quar-
ries, where the work can be turned
out with modern and up-to-date ma
chinery at the lowest possible cost.
We have not decided as to our
future location, but for the present
our headquarters will be in Decor
ah. Our speciality will be mauso-
leums and heavy monumental work.
A few things for intending pur-
chasers of monuments to think
about:
All works of taste must bear a
price in proportion to the skill, time,
expense, and risk attending their
invention and manufacture. Those
things called expensive, are when
justly estimated, the cheapest; they
are attended with much less profit
than those which everybody calls
cheap. Beautiful forms and compo-
sitions are not made by chance, nor
can they ever in any material be
made at small expense. A compo-
sitiOn for cheapness and not for ex-
cellence of workmanship is the most
frequent and certain cause of the
rapid decay and entire destruction
of arts and manufacturers.
Good corners and edges are es-
sential to the looks of any monu-
ment. Bad corners and crooked
edges spoil the looks of the finest
cut monuments All surface should
be straight and true and no dumps.
Much care should be taken to get
all stone in proper proportion, such
as the drop of the top, drop OF
washes, size and style of pediment,
proper proportion of mouldings,
etc.
Bottom bases and markers should
always have a. level bottom, and
bottom base should he the same
thickness all the way around as
they should be set on perfectly level
cement foundations. When the bot
tom is not level and the base is
thicker at one end than at the 9TH
er, it is hard to set, and is often I'M
satisfactory to the customer.
Be sure all beds are out of wind
and top beds not less than good
cut work. Bottom beds on rock
faced dies should be cut, as a
coarser joint makes it very difficult
to lead properly and do good jCD.
All round raised letters or polish
ed letters should be properly spaced
according to the room en- the stone.
/ Inscription letters should be spread
out to fill the space properly and
IL "a to 2 inch letters used and
1 cut deep. Letters for the family
name should be we'll raised and as
large as will look we'll in proportion
to the size of the monument.
/ All foundations should be put
deep enough so that the frost would
not affect it.
A good rule in purchasing mon
ument is to talk with the different
dealers, take plenty of time, find
out just what suits you and what
you want, then place your order
with the firm whom you think will
give you an up-to-date, all-around
satisfactory monument for the least
money. Very resp. yours,
S. NJ. cox & SON.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
Waterloo Wins From ID. III. S. Girls

Waterloo Wins From ID. Ill. $. Girls.
The victorious record of the sea-
son for the DEBORAH high school
girls was broken on Friday evening,
when the West Waterloo high school
girls came to DEBORAH and defeated
our girls by the score of 10 to II,
in a rough and tumble game that
was fast and furious. In the melee
Misses Nellie Jewell and Anna Pet
erson were injured, the latter sus-
tanning a dislocated shoulder, while
one of the Waterloo girls was also
put out for a short time. 1t was a
fine game, but somehow our girls
played in poor luck, and lost the
first time this season.
The Valdez basket ball team went
to Ossian last Tuesday, and defeat
ed the Ossian team that night, by
the score of "a to II.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
The --LATEST Man,

During the civil war captain of
a company which had sixty men in
its ranks, none of whom were as
energetic as the officer thought they
should be, hit upon a plan which he
believed would cure their habits of
laziness. One morning after roll
call the captain addressing his COM
mand said: Il have a nice easy
Job for the LATEST man in the COM
pany. VIII the LATEST man step to
the front? Instantly fifty-nine men
each took step forward. why
didn't you step to the 'front.'" in
quired the commander of the one
who did not come. Il was too lazy"
replied the soldier.-Philadelphia
League.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
25th Anniversary of w. II. c.

Col. Hughes Womans' Relief
Corps, No. 5S will celebrate the
25th anniversary of their organiza-
ton by giving reception at the
G. A. R. hall Tuesday afternoon and
evening, March 21st, from $3.50 to
$500 and from 1880 to $3.50.
All comrades of the G. A. R. will
be honored guests and each corp
member is requested to be present,
and is also privileged to extend an
invitation to three of her friends
outside of the orders.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
Foley Kidney Pills

Neutralize and remove the poi
sons that cause backache, rheuma-
tism, nervousness and all kidney
and bladder Irregularities. They
build up and restore the natural &C
ton of these vital organs. R. A.
Engbertson. Mar.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
Candidate in Piano Contest.

Miss Clara Renaas is a candidate
for the piano to be given away by
N. R. Croft in his piano contest, and
she will be very grateful to friends
who will vote for her, taking votes
for their purchases at this store. 4-3
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08
The Teachers Institute.

The Winneshiek County Teachers
Institute will open Monday, March
27, 1911, and will be in session six
days. SlGURD REQUE,
SO Co. Supt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-03-08

Cakes, nuts, candies, and deli
cacies of all kinds at the Ole Dotseth
bakery. Aft.
Evening journal., 1911-05-22
SUES FOR COST
OF THIS MACHINE
PeterSbureh Co. Wants New
Castle Leather Co. to Settle
Bill Of $1,000

Before Judges Woolley and Boyce,
in Superior Court this morning, the
case Of the Mattoax Leather Company,
Incorporated. VS.. the New Castle
Leather Company, Patzowsky, Sleeper
and Binger, was called for trial Reu-
ben Satterthwaite appeared for the
plaintiff, and the defendant is repre-
sented by Robert H. Richards. The
action is to recover $1,000, being the
price of a Slocum seasoning machine
installed in the Morocco plant about
January 70, 1910. The plaintiff aver
red that they had not heard from the
New Castle Leather Company regard
ing payment for the machine until the
following March, when the morocco
company sent word that one part Of
the machine was missing upon its ar
rival from Petersburg, Va, and that
the machine had been returned TO
Petersburg. The building company
refused to accept the machine. hence
the suit.
The case will take up the attention
OF the court the entire day.
Evening journal., 1911-05-22
CHURCH CHOIRS IN
CHARITY CONCERT

on Tuesday night, June 6, al
Bishopstead will be given a concert
by the various choirs Of the Episcopal
Church in Wilmington. Every choir
taking part will render music OF a
particular characteristic. The concert
will begin promptly at o'clock. Incl
dental TO the concert and preceding
1t a supper will be served at 6 to 7.3o
o'clock There will be a May pole
dance to be executed by members OF
the Junior Auxiliary and under the
direction of Mrs. George G. Hall, and
Miss Louise Lea and her friends will
have charge of a candy table.
A complete program will appear be-
fore Sunday next The program, so
far as II has been arranged, follows;
Christ Church-Scotch songs (de-
tails TO be published later).
Old Swedes Church-English songs
Hail. Smiling Morn" Hunting
Chorus, Tom Bowling.
St. Andrews and Emmanuel: We'd
ding music, Faithful and True, .
Mendelssohn's March, Bridal Chorus
from The Rose Maiden" Madrigal
from The Mikado."
Trinity-Songs by Eaton flaming,
The Vikings. The Vagabond, Day
break, The Miller's Wooing.
St. John's-Plantation melodies
"Details to appear later).
Gates viii be open at D. m. Ad-
mission so cents. Supper will be in
charge OF Mrs. David B. Curlett The
Evening journal., 1911-05-22
COLORs FOR TICKETS.
Ballots at Straw Election to be Of Diff
ferent COlOrs.

ferent COlOrs.
In order to avoid confusion and pos
sible error in casting ballots for fav-
orite candidates, the committee in
charge of the Straw Election to be
held in this city on Saturday next,
May 27, in behalf Of the fund account
of the Minquadale Home, have de-
cided to have the tickets representing
ballots printed in different colors. The
Republican ticket will be blue in color
and will carry the name of DR.. Har-
rison W. Howell Mayor Spruance's
name will be printed on green
tickets; these will be readily dis
tinguishable from the others and his
friends can make no mistake when
buying votes. L. W. Brosius, the
prohibition candidate, and his sup
porters will find Mr.. Brosius' name
printed on white tickets. Those who
wish to support the candidacy of Miss
Emma Worrall. the nominee of the
Wilmington Equal Suffrage Associa-
tion as a candidate at this Straw Elec-
ton, will find Miss Worrall's name
printed on yellow tickets. These
several tickets can be purchased sing
ly at 10 cents each, or in strips carry
ing five or more, but no reduction, as
is the case with street car tickets, will
be made OH quantity purchases as
every cent, after all expenses have
been paid, will be turned into the
treasury of the Minquadale Home, one
of Wilmington's most worthy charit-
able institutions.
Evening journal., 1911-05-22
FOR CITY TREASURER.
Fred II. Steinle ..............6 ga
FOR COUNCIL.

First ward-Jacob Zimmerman,
1852; L. A. Hillersohn, &C. thinner
mann's majority, Sc
Second ward-Edward B. Abbott,
unopposed, total vote. BAL
34S; John McKelvey. 20s. Higgins
majority, 140.
Fourth ward-James Kane, unop-
posed. total vote, 355.
Fifth ward-David Curlett unop-
posed, total vote, 522
Sixth ward-David P. DuRoss, un-
opposed, total vote. 315.
Seventh ward had no candidate.
Eighth ward-G. w. Woodward, un-
opposed, total vote, 559. One district
missing.
Ninth ward-F. J. Gradwohl, unop-
posed, total vote. 542.
Tenth ward-First distrist. NJ. T.
Conway, 21S; John ]. Haney, 1877.
Second district, NJ T. Conway, 160;
John j. Haney, 1922 Haney's major
ity, 141.
Eleventh ward-First district, Jas.
A. McKeown, 1923; John J. McGovern,
73. Second district, James A. Nc
Keown, 1856; John ]. McGovern, 176.
McKeown's majority, 66.
Twelfth ward-First district, Sam
uel E. Hinger, 81; Richard c. Nc
Mullen, SO. Second district, Samuel
e. Hinger, 151; Richard c. McMul-
len, 1863. Third district, Samuel E.
Hinger, 1876; Richard c. McMullen.
81. Ringers majority, So.
Evening journal., 1911-05-22
PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL.
DR.. BROWN MAY
GET PRESIDENCY

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, May 22.-About 5000
visitors attended the A. U. F. NJ. c.
Church Conference here yesterday,
making 1t the largest in many years.
Services we're held in the church hall
and in the yard at the rear Of the
church. The preaching was pro-
nounced to be the best In recent years.
This morning was given to unfin-
ished business and disciplinary
questions. IL is thought that the pre-
sent president, the Rev. George w.
Brown. d. d., OF Wilmington. will be
Reelected to the office of president.
The appointments will be announced
at 10 o'clock tonight. There will not
be very many changes among pastors
from all indications.
The Mite Society will hold anniver-
sary exercises on Wednesday.
Evening journal., 1911-05-22
THE MARKETS

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 22.-
FEED-Car lots, winter bran, in bulk,
per ton. $26.50a27O0; spring bran, in
100-pound sacks, per ton, $26.5Oa
27.O0.
WHEAT-Car lots in export eleva-
tor-No. 2 red, 90 1-2a94c.; steamer
NO. 2, 80 Liable; No. red, 80 liza
Gle
CORN.--Export mixed in elevator
May. 57a57 1-2c Car lots, in export
elevator-Export mixed, 57a57 lie. I;
steamer, SO 3-4a56 1-4c.; No. 3, 81 1-2
a55c.; No. 4. 52a52 1-2c.
OATS.--No. 2, white, 40a40 1-2c. /;
standard white, 80 1-2a40c; No. 3
white SS 1-2a39c.; rejected white,
S5 1-2a36 1-2c
FLOUR-Winter clear, S3.25a3. $50:
do patent, S415a4.65; Kansas straight,
sacks S410a440; spring clear,
$3,70a4.10; do straight, S4.35a4. so:
do patent. S4.S5a510.
BUTTER Western solid-packed
creamery, fancy, 23c: do do choice,
22a22 1-2c; frsts. 20a21c: seconds, 1sa
l9c; nearby prints, extra, 24c; do ex-
ira iirsts, 23c; firsts 21a22c.
BALED HAY AND STRAW-Tim-
othy Hay-No. / large bales, $4,000
No 1, small bales, sos. .50a26. 90; No. @
S2350a 24.50; No. 3, 500. .OOa2O.50: no
grade, S14.00a1600 Clover-mixed Hay
No. 1, S22.5Oa23.50; No. 2. S19OOa
1000. Straw-No. 1, straight rye,
s1150a12.00.
EGGS.-Standard crate, containing
30 dozen eggs. Pennsylvania and
other nearby firsts, in free cases, at
S5.25, at mark; nearby good current
receipts, in free cases, S4.S0; Western
good current receipts, $3.50.
GREEN FRUITS AND VEGETA-
BLES.-Apples, New York, per barrel
Baldwin. S4.50a6.00: other varieties,
No. 1, s4.50a6.00; do do No. 2. S4O0a
$50. Northwestern Apples, per box
Fancy varieties, S20Oa3.00. White Po-
tatoes, old crop, per bushel-Nearby
Pennsylvania, 55a60c. New York,
choice, 50a55c.; do fair to good, Asa
4Sc. White Potatoes, Jersey, old crop.
per basket-No. I. 30a35c.: No. 2. 15a
zoe. Florida potatoes, per barrel, No.
1, S4.50a5.00; No. 2, S4.00a425; Char
lesion potatoes, per barrel. S425a4. rs.
Sweet Potatoes, Jersey, per 5-S-bushel
basket, 50a90c.; do Delaware, per
hamper, No 1, S1.00a1.25; No. 2, 65a
soc.
LIVE PoULTRY.-Fewls, as to size
and quality, 15a16c.; old roosters, 10
allie; spring chickens, broilers, as TO
quality, Weighing 1a1 "a pounds
apiece, 25a30c.; ducks, IA 1-2a15c.
geese, 9a10c.; pigeons, old, per pair,
25caS0c.; do young per pair. 20a22c.
Evening journal., 1911-05-22
JUNIORS TO MARCH
ON MEMORIAL DAY

Diligent Council, No. 10, Jr. Order
United American Mechanics, will
parade with the Grand Army on
Decoration Day. The rife company
ct the Junior Mechanics, under Cap
tain w. w butcher, and First Lieu
tenant Ira McCarns, will turn out
twenty-four men with Diligent Coun-
ell. The rifle company will have all
day work on Decoration Day. In the
early hours they will turn out with
Sheridan Post, No. %, after which
they visit all the different graves Of
the departed members and hold me-
mortal service and fire a salute over
each grave. In the afternoon they
will parade with the Grand Army, af-
ter which they will go to Claymont
and fire salute for the Juniors when
they present the flag to the Claymont
school.
Diligent Council is looking for a
large turnout on Decoration Day. and
they invite all patriotic Juniors to
turn out with them. They will meet
at Red Mems Hall. at 1.15 o'clock
Herman Walker has been appointed
chief marshal, and A. W Aurand, aid.
Diligent Council degree team visited
Welcome Council on Wednesday even
ing and gave all three degrees in a
class initiation. They will confer all
three degrees for Industrial Council,
of New Castle. on Friday, June 2. Cap
tain w. w. butcher, of the degree
team, has now some Of the best men
on the team that the Council ever
had.
Ira McCarns, sergeant Of the guards
in the degree work; Foster Jones,
Francis Wilde, George Lukens, Her
man Walker and Mr.. Kite have their
parts perfect
Evening journal., 1911-05-22
SIN The KEENEST
OF DETECTIVES
Pastor Cunningham Says Gods
> Law Has No Statute Of
Limitations

The Rev. Henry Cunningham
preached in the East Lake Presbyter-
ian Church. last evening on The I'm
failing Detective" Taking for his text,
BE surt your sin will find you out, "
be showed that Gods law never fails
to operate, and, moreover. is not
bound by "a statute of limitation, -
Mr.. Cunningham said:
Many of you, doubtless, have read
Sherlock Holmes. How it shows the
acuteness and cleverness of a detec-
tive, who with little clues to work on
yet finds the criminal. More sure
than Sherlock Holmes is the detec-
tive of our text, Sin. Be sure your
sin will find you out. Mum, xxi. 23.
There is certainty here because It is
Gods word, and back of the word is
God Himself.
I'VE cannot escape from our sins by
lapse of time. Many think if evil
done and not found out in the pres
ent that time will bury it, Just as
the seed hidden in the ground sooner
or later manifests itself, so will the
evil There are some physical sins
which in course of time will reveal
themselves in their consequences,
despite the silence Of man and the
lapse of time. In Gods law. there is
no such enactment as the statute of
limitations
I'VE cannot escape from our sins
by concealment A sin may seem to
be completely buried and grass grow
over the grave, but there is resur-
rection. Take a few examples from
history, past and present. Cain, who
slew his brother Abel; Achan, who
took the silver and the gold Ana
MAS and Sapphira, who lied unto the
Holy Ghost; Duez, in the recent
French scandal.
"The text applies equally to pri-
vate, commercial and public life"
Evening journal., 1911-05-22
GOLDEN EAGLES
MOURN THE DEAD
Supreme Lodge Officer Prln-
Cipal Speaker at Sunday
Service

Memorial services by the knights
Of the Golden Eagle were held yes
terday afternoon at No. 610 Market
street The attendance was large
and a musical program was present.
ed. Prayer was offered by the Rev.
John V. Blake of Marshallton. The
principal speaker was John B. Trieb-
Ter of Philadelphia, supreme master
Of records. He referred to the growth
Of the Golden Eagles and then pathe-
tically said in part:
"A feeling of sadness comes over
me standing here, as have on many
former occasions. miss, as I glance
over the assembly, some old familiar
faces-faces that for years have
seemed a part of these meetings"
Then as silence reigned for a moment
he paid a glowing tribute to those
who answered so we'll the call Of
valour Of courtesy. of fidelity and OF
honor; four words that mark the
highest standard Of Knighthood."