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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
A Hot Fire.

About ten o'clock last Thursday
morning the fire department was
called to the home of Jacob Hamre
on Day street. Fire had started In
the upper story CT the residence, and
before the department arrived had
gotten under strong Roadway, so
that it hardly seemed possible to
save the house; but the firemen soon
had several streams OF water on the
building, and in remarkably short
time had the fire under control, and
soon extinguished 1t.
DEBORAH has good many things
to be proud Of. but nothing more so
than its fire department. Although
purely a volunteer department, the
men always work like experienced
city firemen, and 1t is mighty stub
born fire that they do not soon con-
troll.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
HIGH SCHOOL BASE BALL TEAM.
Team Defeated West Union Satur-
day. Play Harmony Today,
CrescO Here Friday.

The high school base ball team
won another game of ball on Sat
urday afternoon when they defeated
the West Union high school team by
the score of to 3. George Baker
did the twirling for DEBORAH, and
pitched a fine game. While a good
many errors were made by both
sides, yet the game was a good one
and evidenced the fact that both
teams have some good material.
Today the team are at Harmony
Mimi, playing the high school team
of that place, and Friday the fas
Cresco team comes to DEBORAH. Thi;
ought to be scod game, and should
be largely attended. Cresco is af
ter the state championship, and oul
boys will do their best to beat them
Come out and root for the higf
school.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
d. WARD KING HERE.
Famous Inventor of King Road Dag
to Visit Our County
Fair.

Secretary Ed. Brakeman has just
closed an attraction for the coming
county fair which ought to bring ev-
cry person to the fair interested in
good roads. He has engaged Mr.. d.
Ward King of Maitland, Mo-, the
famous inventor of the King road
drag, which has done more than any
other one thing to improve the con-
dition CT country reads, to come to
DEBORAH and deliver lecture to the
people of this section at the fair.
He will speak on Wednesday, the
second day of the fair. Mr. King
is in demand in all parts of the
country, and gives very interest
ing and profitable lecture
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
FisIlin'

"Supposin' fish don't bite at first,
What are you goin' to do?
Throw down the pole, chuck out
your bait,
And say your fishin's thru?
You bet you amt; you're goin' to
fish
And fish, and fish, AMI wait,
Until you've catched basketfull,
Or used up all your bait.
"Supposin' success don't come al
first,
What are you goin' to do?
Throw up the sponge and kick your.
self,
And growl, and fret, and stew?
You bet you amt; you're goin' tC
bait,
And bait, and bait again,
Until success holds on your hook,
For grit is sure to win"
The Publicist
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
Registration of Fam Names

A new law enacted by the last
General Assembly provides that the
owner of farm may have the name
of his farm, together with the de-
scription of the land to which the
name applies, registered in the Of
fee of the recorder of the county in
which the farm is located, and no
name so recorded shall not be re-
corded as the name of any other
farm. The fee for such recording
is $1.00. Transfers by deed or 9TH
erwise of named farm, and farm
owner may cancel farm name on
the register in the recorders on pay
ment of fee of % cents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
PRINCIPAL Of High school.

The directors of the public schools
held a meeting on Friday, at which
they elected Prof E. G. Day of Gin
ton, high school principal. Prof. Day
is a graduate of Upper Iowa Univer-
sity, and the past few years has been
assistant principal of the high school
at Clinton, Iowa. He comes very
highly recommended, with a success
full record, and the members of the
beard of directors believe that they
have secured splendid man for
this position.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
What Iowa Means.

Council Bluffs Nonpariel: Iowa
is the Indian name for Beautiful
land, and it is even SO. With its
gently rolling surface, its rich, dark,
lcamy SOIL with its fields leveled
and cleared to receive the seed for
a bountiful harvest; with it's trees
just budding forth into luXuriant
foliage; with its comfortable look
ing white farm houses, its capaci-
Gus red barns; with it's herds of
Herefords, Durhams and Black
Polls, its red and black swine as
square as blocks and its sheep in
full fleece dotting thousands of hill
sides; with its beautiful streams
threading their way like silvery rib
bons through its wooded hills and
wales as they run ever onward to-
ward the great wide sea--where In
all the earth could you find a land
to compare with that which when
1t was first viewed by the noble red
men caused him to pause in won
drous amazement and exclaim,
Iowa!
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17

Is there anything in all this world
that is of more Importance to you
than good digestion? Food must be
eaten to sustain life and must be di-
gested and converted into blood.
When the digestion fails the whole
body suffers. Chamberlain's Tablets
are a rational and reliable cure for
Indigestion. They increase the flow
of bile, purify the blood, strengthen
the stomach, and tone up the whole
digestive apparatus to natural and
healthy action. For sale by all med
icine dealers. May
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
RECIPROCITY AND IOWA.
Some Sound Sense on Great Problem
Now Before Congress, by
Local Writer.

l wonder how many Iowa farmers
realize the size of western Canada,
and the competition to be expected
in the future from that immense
territory.
The three provinces of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta combined
are about 16 times as large as all
of Iowa, large part containing fer
tile. soil, capable of growing just as
large crops as we can grow in Iowa.
If published statments are true, the
grain crops are so per cent more
productive there than here.
Now in regard to live stock, in
addition to their native grasses, al
falfa, clover and peas do well and
with their oat and other straws, cat
tie and all kinds of live stock can
be wintered just as cheaply as in
Iowa. Then with millions of acres
of unbroken prairie, live stock can
be summered with only the expense
of the herdsman, less than the Iowa
farmer pays in taxes on his live
stock.
Inside of ten years and probably
inside of five years, the vast prairies
of western Canada will be furnish
ing the meat for our eastern cities.
l know that Iowa is the garden spot
of the world, but / also know that
our enterprising farmers have prob
ably lived beyond their means in
building beautiful homes, buying
more land and other expenses, ex-
pecting prices of live stock would
remain where it was last year. Com
pared with a year ago prices have
declined on hogs 40 per cent, cattle
about 80 per cent and horses gen.
orally 20 to % per cent.
If congress removes the present
duty on live stock and grains we
must expect the price of all com
modities the Iowa farmer grows tc
fall still lower, SO low in fact thai
farming in Iowa will cease to be re-
munerative. / hope that time will
not come. The only thing that viii
prevent it is to defeat the reciproci
ty treaty now up to congress. Lee
every farmer in the United State:
use his influence with his congress
man to defeat this measure.
While the writer is strong Taft
man, he cannot agree with him in
regard to reciprocity, or his state
ments that the farmer will not be
injured by the same if it is approx
ed by congress.
Brother farmers, be warned II
time Do not forget that to thu
north of us there are millions O
acres of grazing lands open to the
public on which to Craze the live
stock that we must come in compe.
tition with in the future.
Respectfully submitted,
JOE HENRY
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17

Captain Evelyn Briggs Baldwin,
the Artic explorer, is in Washington
working out his plans for an expedi-
ton to cross the Attic ocean by way
of the North Pole. 1t Is the purpose
of Captain Baldwin to enter the
pack-ice to the northwest OF Point
Barrow, Alaska in 1913, and to
make fast to a large ice foe which
he states will be carried along just
as a car is drawn by a cable. In
four years time the ship and the
expedition will have followed me-
chemically in straight courses over
the northern curvature of the earth,
crossing the Pole. Captain Baldwin
has converted scientists to the belief
that his plan is feasible and correct,
and that through the use OF a ship
which cannot be crushed by Ice
packs, that his plan cannot help but
succeed. But one wonders how any
man can lay out program which
requires SO much patience and hard
work as that involved in this enter
prise.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
New Rock Island Card.

A new time card went into effect
on the Rock Island Monday, the
only change being that the night
train arrived in DEBORAH at 1925 in
stead of sos. The change is made
so as to allow the train to stop
twenty minutes at Maynard for sup
per.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
Convention Opens saturday.

The DEBORAH district convention
of the Womans Home Missionary
Society will be held at the Methodist
church in this city on Saturday and
Sunday next 1t is expected that
there will be delegates in attendance
from throughout Northeastern Iowa.
The program was published in these
columns last week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
Omen Air Shooting Gallery.

During the past week shooting
gallery has been fitted up between
the r. W. Boyd saloon and Peterson
restaurant on Washington street, by
Flick Johnson. 1t has been a very
attractive place since it opened, and
promises to furnish lots of sport for
those who enjoy shooting during the
summer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
This Book wolgh Reading.

The Adler-i-ka book, telling how
you can EASILY guard against APP
pendicitis and how you can relieve
stomach and bowel trouble almost
INSTANTLY, is offered free for a
short time by r. A. Engbretson.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17

"A new remeuy for rheumatism
compounded by the American Drug
and Press Association from spe-
cial formula discovered by its chem
ists-Meritol Rheumatism Powders
easy to take, certain In results.
A boon to every sufferer. Onered
as the best known remedy for rheu-
matism in all it's forms. Recon-
mended by physicians and all who
have tried 1t. For sale by e. }. Par
man, local representative. May
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
Household Goods For Sale.

| will be at the Vending resid-
ence on Friday this week from three
10 five to dispose of the remaining
personal effects of the late Elizabeth
Vending, Everything will be sold.
w. F. Baker, Administrator.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17

Myling Head, in the Farce islands,
is a sheer precipice 1900, feet in
height.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17

Cakes, nuts. candies. and deli
cacies OF all kinds at the Ole Dotseth
bakery. 41tr.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17

For tired, aching, swollen feet,
Meritol Foot Powder. Brunt 4
Parman.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
Fine Negligee

shirts of the better quality. At
BEARS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
Those $1,000

suits are the sensations of the year
BEN BEARS.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-11-17
MAY BUILD YET.

Late develoments in the controversy
between the state highway commits
sion and the Great Northern over that
portion of the state road No. 10, want
ed by the railroad for a right of way
indicate that if the railroad company
is as anxious to build as it's past pub
lie statement would lead one to be-
lieve, construction work may soon
begin on the ungraded portion of the
branch line between Oroyille and
Wenatchee. At the conference held in
Olympia two weeks ago no definite
conclusion could be arrived at because
of the demand of the highway COM
mission, which the railroad company
considered unrea sonable. The COM
mission insisted that a road "a feet
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-11-17

oon'aiiieu lou acres and many early
settlers IN the country drew lots there
among whom, by the way. was the
writer. After the opening dav the
government townsite idea fell through.
principally from neglect on the part
the lot owners, and later Curtis Brig
ham located 120 acres as a homestead
IL was claimed at the time that Major
Tamblin, still clining to the townsite
idea, intended securing title to the bal
ance with scrip, but this also failed
as before his plans matured DR.. f. s.
Beale, now of this place, filed home
stead on the remaining forty. Thus
vanished the last hope of town at
that point, though for several years
there was a post Office there.
Miss Georgia Warren, now Mrs. J. O.
Loundagin, of Chesaw, being the first
postmistress, and for some time a
general store was conducted by Major
Tamblin. For the greater share of
his life Major Tamblin followed the
opening of Indian reservations, oper-
ating much in the same manner as on
the north half The town of Nez
Perce, Idaho, was a government town
site, located by him at the opening of
that reservation, and for some years
he was postmaster there. During his
residence in this county, Major Tam
blin was active in politics, always
having an ambition to represent this
county in the state legislature, an am
bition which he never realized. He
was a veteran of the civil war, where
he saw much hard service. The last
few years of his life he spent mostly
in Spokane, where he was engaged in
the real estate business. A man of
strong prejudice and set convictions,
Major Tamblin made many bitter enc
mics, as we'll as numerous warm
friends in this and other parts of the
northwest He was SO years old at the
time of his death.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-11-17
IS PLANT EXPLODES
ETYLENE PLANT AT RIVERSIDE
BLOWS UP AND WRECKS
BUILDING.
||[lKS MANY GLASS FRONTS
h One Is Injured, but Considerable 4
Damage Is Done to Nearby

RIVERSIDE, WASH, Nov. 15.-The
eetylene gas plant of the Okanogan
Nate Bank exploded Sunday morning
i II o'clock, completely demolishing
he building in which it was located
md damaging the bank. the Edwards
building and small building % feet
iistant
The plate glass front Of tho bank
vas blown out and the rear room filled
With sawdust and debris. Nearly all
the windows in the Edwards building
we're broken, and some in the c. f.
Blackwell store and warehouses. Will
sons harness shop and the Glenwood
Mercantile company. The force of the
explosion was felt over a mile away
sufficiently to jar dishes and cause
banging lamps to swing
The loss to the bank is about $500,
10 the Edwards building about 500,
and $50 will cover the minor losses of
oher places OF business.
The acetylene gas plant was install
ed in building in the rear of the
bank, in specially built room with
dOuble walls, and the space between
+ the walls filled with sawdust. The
room was provided with vent to car
~ off any escaping gas but this vent
probably had become clogged allowing
the room to fill with gas. How it ex
ploded cannot be explained.
There were a number of narrow es-
vas injured. Sam Albright had left
the building not five minutes before
the explosion, and states that he no.
iced strong odor of gas, but sup
posed that it was nothing unusual.
Mr. Champion had been in the build
ing just short time before after coal
and was sitting in the main banking
room when the explosion occurred. In
the apartments of w. F. Calvert, in
the rear of the Edwards building, pic
lures were hurled to the floor, and
everything in the kitchen that was
loose was scattered over the floor and
tabl.
The Okanogan State Bank had let
contract for electric lights and had
ordered combination gas and electric
hxtures, but when Mr.. Lund returned
from trip to Oroville and viewed the
remains he decided that he would
not need gas any more, that his acety-
lene plant was for sale very cheap
and changed his order for combination
fixtures to straight electric.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-11-17
MOLSON NEWS.

DR.. Z. e. Elmer. the Chesaw physi-
clan. has decided to locate in Nelson,
and is moving his office furniture and
drug stock to this place.
Grain is being hauled TO market at
a swift pace this week, an average OF
three ear loads per day arriving from
the surrounding country. Sleighlng is
coed and the farmers are making the
most of the favorable cOnCiti )ns
Chas. G. Kohrdt, the local black
smith, has inaugurated a new 'chcd-
ulc of prices on horse shoeing, and is
one of the busiest men in town.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-11-17
PR|NCESSR RACE
FOUR LADIES RUSTLING FOR THE
ELUSIVE VOTE FOR PRIN.
CESS HONORS.
THE VOTING IS SECRET NOW
The Polls Positively Close at 9:OO
O'Clock, Saturday Evening.
Nov. Is, 1911.
THE VOTE AT NOON THURSDAY.
Nov. Is, 1911.

The race for Princess honors has
warmed up to the exciting point by
the entering of two new candidates,
Mrs. j. c. Wild and Mrs. f. s. Taylor
Mrs. Wild proved herself a fine vote
getter on her first days canvass, and
is hold her position admirably Mrs
| Taylor has done well and will un-
doubtedly be in strong at the finihs
The friends of Miss Eliza Grathwohl
and Miss Mildred Mitchell are sup
porting these young ladies in an ex-
| cellent manner.
| The candidates have all read the de-
tailed program of pleasures that are
being held in store for them, but it is
so grand and withal so worth the
while that the main features should
be understood by their friends. so they
may be sure to cast as many votes as
possible for their favorite.
Our princess will be met at the Spo-
kane depot by her chaperon and
knight in waiting, who will escort her
! to the home where she is to be enter
tanned and these two people will be
her attendants for the whole week of
| pleasure.
The cremation of Kink Apple is the
center of attraction on the evening of
November %, and the princess will
have her place both in the auto parade
| ~,
apple show later
| November "a is princess Day." and
consists of an auto parade and a big
reception or theater party in the aft
ernoon. In the evening King Apple
and his court will give the princesses
a reception at the Apple Show, after
which there will be several court
dances given by the Spokane children
Following this reception, the prin-
| cesses and chaperones, escorted by
the knights in waiting, will attend the
grand coronation ball at the hall of
| Doges DavenpOrt's, where King APP
pie and his court, including the prin-
cesses, will lead the grand march
Gl9!oos eugNodS 'Su!u9A9 sun Su!InO
will be presented to the princesses.
This is just two days program, but
the balance of the week holds as much
and more in the way of good, clean
pleasure for the lady who succeeds in
being elected princess.
Don't wait for the ladies to ask you
to vote for them, but go to Newell S
store and cast a goodly bunch of votes
for the lady you most wish to see car
ry off this high honor. There is no
time like the present. Go now.
Oroville will be represented at ev-
cry function of the Apple show this
year, and this election of a princess
is not only an important thing for the
lady chosen but means great deal
towards the fulfilment of plans of the
Commercial club to make their ad-
vertising produce the best results.
Again we repeat, go and vote, The
time is short and the cause worthy
one
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-11-17
GEORGE II. TAMBLN.

Last weeks CheSaw News contains
the announcement of the death OF
Major Geo. H. Tamblin which occurred
in Spokane, the malady being pneu-
monia. Burial took place at Molsoh
last week. Major Tamblin spent sever
al years in the east end of the county
he having located a homestead near
kipling when the north half OF the
Colville reservation was thrown opeh'
and had a wide acquaintance in thls
part of the state. He was CIVIL ehsl-
neer by profession, and before the
opening of the reservation he heaoeu
party of surveyors which spent sew
eral months locating homesteads lor
settlers. On the opening day, through
an organization effected by him, near
ly 200 filings were sent direct 10 .ne
district land office, rider with re-
lay of horses along the route leaving
point near the later site OF hlpilns
at six o'clock in the evening OF the
opening day and arriving at water
Vile before the land office opened lor
business the next morning. This 10
eating business netted Major Tampiih
and his partners a large sum, great
er share of which he subsequently
spent in the same locality lmpro'ihs
his homestead and in boosting @ u!e
townsite of Kipling. Kipling was oris
inally located by Major TamDiih do
government townsite prior to the
opening of the reservation. the p'a'
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-11-17
THE PRINCETON CEMENT PLANT.

Thomas j. Byrns came down from
Princeton the first Of the week and
Wednesday filed on homestead in the
Aeneas valley. Mr.. Byrns has lived
on the place for a number of years
and will make final proof in the near
future, the necessary residence for a
five year proof already having been
made.
For the past several weeks Mr.. Byrns
has been employed at the big cement
plant being put in at Princeton. He
reports that the main building of the
plant has been completed, but that
the cold weather has put stop to the
stone work on the other buildings. The
spur of railroad which is to connect
the cement works with the main line
is being built, and it is thought will
be completed in the next two weeks,
AS soon as this is completed the work
of installing the machinery in the
main building will begin and that part
of the big plant put in operation. A
big bridge to be crossed by the spur
will be temporary structure at first,
the permanent bridge 20 be built la
ter When finally completed the
Princeton concern will be one of the
largest cement plants on the conti-
nent