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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-08
FIRE DOES BIG DAMAGE.
Loss on Wilson Theatre and Two
Hotels at Mason City Amounts
to $4,000.

Mason City, Nov. Fire which
started under the balcony of the Will
son theatre early this morning COM
pletely Quilted the building, doing
immense damage to the Wilson hotel
and slight damage to the Cerro Cor
do hotel, both a part of the same
block. BY hard fighting the Cerro
Gordo hotel was saved, though the
north wing was damaged. The two
hotels and theatre occupy full
block.
The loss on the theatre and the
Wilson hotel is $4,000, with insur-
ance of $4,000. All guests of the
hotels escaped. but many of them
lost belongings. None were hurt, al
though many had narrow escapes.
Judging from reports an investi-
CATION will be made regarding the
origin of the fire. Fire Chief Conner
was one of the very first men to ar
rive at the theatre, and he stated
that fire was burning in three sep
arate parts of the building when he
arrived and they were quite distant
from each other. Thomas Arthur
holds the franchise controlling all
the big shows coming to the city and
if they play the Wilson theatre had
! to be used, 1t is not known that
this will furnish any clue whatever
The fact that there had not been a
show in the building for two nights,
and that there was no apparent de-
feet in the wiring leads to the belief
that the first might have been of in
cendiary origin.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-08
Chickens Were Drunk.

Mrs. Albert Weiss of Anamosa is
the owner of coop of fancy Brahma
chickens that got on a 'toot' the
other day. 1t seems Mrs. Weiss open
ed a quart jar of crab apples and
finding them rather soured threw
them into the coop. After the mid
day meal Mrs. Weiss went out to feed
her pets and found them, each and
every one staggering about the COOP
and making a noise like the song
Il won't go home until morning. '
Mrs. Weiss was at loss to under
stand the meaning of their antics and
called her husband. Mr.. Weiss was
onto the trouble Immediately. "Why
Amanda" he said, your chickens
are all drunk" And this in Ana
mosa, dry town.
One old hen squawked for several
moments in admiration at her re-
Election in a pan of water and then
sat down in mud puddle to think ii
over. One old rooster who had evil
IDENTIFY not been there before, was
leading a parade around the coop
and endeavoring to sing: 'My wife
won't let me-" in half dozen diff
erent languages.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-08
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-08
A Successful Fair.

The North Iowa fair at Mason City
is now the ranking fair in Iowa out
side of the state fair, according to a
showing which has been made by the
secretary of the Iowa fair associa-
ton. Marshalltown for many years
headed the list in the heaviest re-
ceipts and in amounts paid out in
premiums, but this year the Mason
City fair exceeded the Marshall coun-
ty fair by $6SS. The Mason City
fair paid out S3,250.7O in premiums.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-08
TELEGRAPHONE IN USE.
Great Western Installs New System
Between Council Bluffs and
Clarion.

Clarion, Nov. 6.-The division of
the Chicago Great Western railroad,
Council Bluffs to Clarion, has been
equipped with the system known as
the telegraphone. Every passenger car
and every freight caboose used on
the road contains an instrument that
resembles a telephone. Like instru-
ments are placed in The station build
ings here and at Council Bluffs, Fort
Dodge, Carroll and Harlan. If the
crew of train finds it necessary to
communicate with either of these
points they stop the train anywhere.
Then a telescope rod arrangement is
carried to the telegraph wires, the
other end of the wire being attached
to the instrument in the car, and the
conductor can sit down and ring UP
the nearest station containing one OF
the instruments and carry on a con-
versation with the same ease that
one converses over the ordinary tele-
phone in the city.
The new method is quick and said
to be reliable. Its use in the case OF
wrecks between stations in calling
for the wrecker or in carrying any
message required because of trouble
is practically num5erless. The sys-
tenn has been tried on this division
under various conditions and cir
cumstances and is said to have stood
the test.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-08
Hog Attacks Child.

Marshalltown, Nov. 6.-While at
play in his fathers yard, year old
Louis Nichols, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Nichols of Minerva, came near
losing his life when he was attacked
by an old SOW, with pigs, which had
broken out of the hog lot and evil
IDENTIFY feared the baby was going to
hurt one of her little ones. Knocking
the baby down the SOW bit the child
twice, and trampled him so that his
little body was badly bruised. Had
it not been for William Boucher,
who is employed at the Nichols home
the baby would have been killed.
Boucher happened to come along
shortly after the SOW had attacked
the child and drove the animal away
with club.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-08
Matches Kill Child.

Fayette, Ia, Nov. 6.-Phosphorus
poisoning is pronounced the cause
of the death of Ralph Bills, the one
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Bills.
The child was taken very i'll and a
physician summoned. At first it was
thought to be an attack of indiges-
ton, but it was soon manifest that
the child was poisoned. Search re-
vealed that he had eaten the Leads
off several matches.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-08
VindicatiOn Expensive.

Hampton, Nov. 6.-When the ex-
penses of the recent Rush trial are
paid, the total costs will be $4,000.
The cost for jurors will reach about
$500 and of this amount $500 was
paid to the jurors who served on the
case, and about $500 to the other
members of the venire who were
held during the selection of the panel
nesses, coroner's inquest and autop-
sy will run up to 1000. II. c. Lig-
gett, who assisted the county ator-
ney in the prosecution of the case
will, receive 5000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-08
Temperance Will Come.

New York Evening Journal: Thos
A. Edison, travelling in France,
speaks with admiration of the vine
yards. The French people have rea-
son to admire and love those vine
yards. They have represented real
temperance centuries. They have
built up strong, sober and intelli-
gent men.
If Americans would give up the
cursed whiskey. which is a drug and
not a drink, if they would substi-
tute the natural wines that this
country can produce in quantities un-
limited, and the light beers of which
the brewing has been brought to so
great perfection in America, there
would be no serious drink problem
in this country. Natural wines and
beers do not lead to drunkenness.
On the contrary, used exclusively,
they take the place of alcoholic poi
sons and produce a temperate peo-
pie. For the man who works with
his muscles, who requires a great
deal of liquid, whose liver is neces-
sarily active, light beer is the ideal
drink.
Sometime in the future this will
be sober country. In that day COM
mon sense and law will have stopped
the use of whiskey and the other
alcoholic drugs. The consumption of
beer will be practically universal
among the working people and the
use and production of light red wines
greatly increased.
1t is a fact that drunkenness is
practically unknown among those
that use light wines and light beers
exclusively.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-08
Not GOrnpickerS.

Harry Springer was looking for a
couple of corn huskers a few days
ago. He visited the jungle north OF
town where there were between thir-
ty and forty Weary Willies" en-
camped who had corn husking
frames. Harry explained the object
of his visit to a bunch of the most
promising jungleities. They asked
Harry what kind of land his corn
was on, whether it was low, hilly or
rolling. He told them it was rolling
To which the spokesman of the party
responded, We'll, if your land is
rolling, you'd better roll it in and
We'll look it over" And Harry went
away without cornpicker.-Grundy
Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-08
Investigating Department Stores.

Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 6.-The
recognition that there is such thing
as expert knowledge and the admis-
sion that everybody does not know
it all simply by virtue of being hui
man being, are encouraging signs of
the times, and give promise that
there will be sane dealing with pub
lie questions of all kinds. Expert
evidence has upset the old idea that
prohibition is always a means to
temperance by showing it to be often
the very opposite. Now various cities
are setting the experts to work on
other problems, notably the depart
ment store problem, what the effect
of the conditions of work and wages
in those great emporiums is upon
the girls employed there. The num-
Der of these girls mounts into hum
dreds of thousands the country over,
and what concerns them concerns
vitality the welfare of the whole of
American society. Studies of the
conditions in mines and mills have
had remedial effect recently, and it
is believed that, if there is injustice
being done the department store en-
ployee and through her harm to the
social fabric, there will be reforms
effected in this line also. Des Moines
papers report a movement of this
sort in that city, by commission of
expert observers appointed by Mayor
Hanna.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-08
A Household Medicine

that stops coughs quickly and cures
colds is Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound. Mrs. Anna Pelzer, 1926
Jefferson ST., So. Omaha, Neb., says:
Il can recommend Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound as a sure cure
for coughs and colds 1t cured my
daughter of a bad cold and my neigh
Dor, Mrs. Benson, cured herself and
her whole family with Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound. Everyone in our
neighborhood speaks highly of it."
r. A. Engbertson. Nov.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-08
Are You Blue?

Are you blue? Despondent? De-
pressed? Everything going TO the
bow-wows? No courage to work?
Feel sure you are going to the poor
house or hospital?
Cheer up-the chances are your
liver is on a strike, affecting your
digestion. Meritol Chocolate Gran
ules correct all disorders of the
stomach and liver, and make life
look good to you. Z. j. Parman,
local representatives. Nov
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-08
Backache, Headache, Nervousness

and rheumatism, both in men and
women mean kidney trouble. Do
not allow it to progress beyond the
reach of medicine, but stop it
promptly with Foley Kidney Pills.
They regulate the action of the urin-
airy organs. Tonic in action, quick
in results. r. A. Engbertson. Nov
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-08
Still i'm Good Condition.

Mason City, Ia, Nov. GA pelican
shot seven years ago by AIDE Randall,
a local contractor, and which had
been placed in cold storage, was re-
moved today and found to be in a
perfect state of preservation. The
bird will be sent to a taXidermist to
be mounted.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-08

For coughing, dryness and tick
ling in the throat, hoarsness and all
coughs and colds, take Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound. Contains no
opiates. r. A. Engbertson. Nov
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-08

For a first class hair cut or
shave go to the Central Barber Shop,
Hauswirth & Shima, proprietors. We
now have a four chair shop and can
give you quick service. Shoe shin
i'.g parlor and baths in connec-
ton. 26tf.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-08

Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets do not sicken or grippe, AMI
may be taken with perfect safety by
the most delicate woman or the
youngest child. The old and feeble
will also find them a most suitable
remedy for aiding and strengthening
their weakened digestion AMI for
regulating the bowels. For sale by
all medicine dealers. Nov
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-08

Remember that X. A. Wick
sells the famous Free Sewing Ma
chine. 7-tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-08

Cakes, nuts, candies, and deli
cacies of all kinds at the Ole Dotseth
bakery. att.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-29

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For women who never appear stylish in
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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-29

DR.. w. F. Wallace, of Bradford,
II. H., says Z" 1 use your Castoria
in my practice. and in my family. I"
Or. Wm. /. McCann or Omaha,
Neb., says ;" AS the father of thiz-
teen children I certainly know
something about your great nledi-
cine and aside from my own family
experience, have, in my years of
practice, found Castoria a popular
and efficient remedy in almost
every home"
DR.. Howard James, of New York,
City, says " Il is with great pleas
ure that / desire to testify to the
medicinal virtue of your Castoria.
I have ised it with marked benefit
in the case Of my own daughtec,
and have obtained excellent resui s
from it's administration to oth r
children in my practice"
DR.. j. r. Clausen, of Philadel-
phia, Pa, says : "The name that
your Castoria has made for itself
in the tens of thousands of homes
blessed by the presence Of children,
scarcely needs to be supplemented
by the Enforcement of the medical
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an excellent remedy"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-29
1t will be happy New Year Cor the
operatives of the White Rock Mills and
Local Laconics.

Charles W.. Short of Cincinnati has
sold tract of land from the Everett
farm at Watch Hill to Russell Alger
Jr.
DR.. Robert Farnham OF Block Island,
formerly of Westerly, has been operat-
ed upon for appendicitis. The opera
ton was performed at Newport. Upon
recovery DIR. and Mrs. Farmham Will
remain with Mr.. Farnham's parents in
Westerly for the balance of the win
ter.
Miss Ethel L. Widener of Wester-
ly and Fred Stanton of Beloit, Wis,
were married Wednesday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. D. Everett
Hoxie in West Broad street Miss
Nettie I. Spencer of Hope Valley was
bridesmaid and Chester A. Sherman of
Hope Valley best man. The officiating
clergyman was Rev. Eric H. Smith of
PaWtuckeE.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-29
NOAMk
Funeral of August Wagner Held Q
Thursday-Visitors In Town.


The funeral Of August Wagner was
held from his home on Morgan avenue
Thursday afternoon at o'clock Rev
c. T. Hatch and Rev. Andrew Potter
conducted the services. Burial was in
Noank Valley cemetery.
Schooner w. Talbot Dodge Capt.
Jasper Brown, is In port with a catch
of $500 Goldfish.
Miss Abbie Fish has returned from a
visit to friends in Providence.
Miss Hazel Ashcroft has returned
from Meriden, whsrs she was the guest
of Miss Helen Ross.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Park are visiting
frienGs in New York for several weeks
George a. Fish IL able to be out
after a severe Illness
The Woman's dc Of Grace Episco-
pal church held it's meeting Thursday
fternoon at the home OF Mrs. H. A
Sherman on Main street.
Harry Kelley has returned TO Bos-
ton after visiting his father, John KEEL
ley. Oh High street
Charles !. Libby has returned to his
duties in Tottenville after a visit to
his family here.
Miss Pearl Carson is visiting her
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-29

DR.. B. Halstead Scott, OF Chica-
go, Ill, says 81 have prescribed
your Castoria often for infants
during my practice and find it
very satisfactory"
DR.. William Belmont, Of Cleve-
land, Ohio, says You Castoria
Glands first m its class In my
thirty years of practice l can say !
never have found anything that SO
filed the place."
DR.. r. j. Hamlen, Of Detroit.
Mich, says 1 prescribe your Cas-
toria extensively as 1 have never
found anything to equal it for chill
dren's troubles. 4 am aware that
there are limitations in the field, but
1 always see that my patients get
F1etcher's."
DIR. Claiming Fl. Cook, of Saint
Louis, Mo-, seys: al have used
your Castor1a for several years past
in my own family and have always
found it thoroughly efficient and
never objected to by children,
which is a great consideration in
view of the fact that most medi-
cines of this character are obnox-
ious and therefore difficult of adj
ministration. AS a laxative 1
consider it the peer of anything
shat I ever prescribed"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-29

said 70 be rather short. and if there
should be Il severe cold spell in the
next few days some of the dealers
would have a hard time filling their
orders.
Naugatuck.-The Naugatuck Liquor
Dealers association made its usual
Christmas donation to the Kings
Daughters and Sisters of Mercy. The
money was used in bringing Christmas
cheer to the poor.
Manohestsr.-Ths Grand Central the
alter, the towns new playhouse, was
opened for business Christmas day,
and ar the performance in the after
nc on and again in the evening the
house was packed.
Thompsonville.-T two poor boxes
Of st. Patrick's church were robbed of
their contents enc afternoon recently
by unknown persons The lids of the
IL xes were pried open and the amount
taken cannot be estimated, but as it
vas Christmas time it was probably
Ierge.
Deep River. BY the will Of the late
EIial Parker. his wife. Amanda c.
Parker. has the uEe, income. improve
ments and avails of all his estate. both
real and personal. during her natural
Iife. At hPr death BE came goe~ -
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-29

DIR. w. L. Leister. of Rogers,
Ark, says E" AS practicing ply
stefan I use Castoria and Like it
very much"
DR.. w. T. Seeley, of Anoisy, n.
Y, says 81 have used .,our Cas-
toria for several years - my
practice and have found it a safe
and -sliapIe remedy"
Or. Raymond M. Evarts, of Santa
Ynez, Cal, says after using
your Castoria for children for year.
it annoys me greatly to have an
ignorant druggist substitute some
thing else, especially to the pa
TENTS disadvantage, as in this case.
/ enclose herewith the wrapper of
the imitation"
DIR. r. NJ. Ward, of Kansas City,
Mo-, says Physicians generally
do not prescribe proprietary prepa-
rations, but in the case OF Castoria
my experience, like that of many
other physicians, has taught me to
make an exception. L prescribe
your Castoria in my practice be-
cause ! have found it to be q thor
oughly reliable remedy for chill
dren's complaints. Any physician
who has raised a family, as have,
will join me in heartiest recon-
mendation of Castoria.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-29

DIR. l.. o. Morgan. OF So. Amboy,
N. J. says; 81 prescribe your Caste
ria every day for children who are
suffering from constipation, with
better effect than I receive from
any other combination OF drcgA"
DIR. II. ]. Taft, of Brooklyn, N.
Y, says: "I have used your Caste
ria and found it an excellent
remedy in my household and priv
ate practice for many years. The
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DIR. VIM. L. Bosscrman, OF Buff
falo, N. Y, says: ~ am pleased 10
speak a good word for your Caste
ria. 1 think so highly of IL that I
not only recommend II to Others,
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DR.. F. II. Kyle, of st. Paul,
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sure to add my name 10 the long
list of those who have used and
now endorse your CastOriR. The
fact Of the ingredients being known
through the printing Of the formula
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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-29

voted to take az the study Of child
welfare for the season.
Westport--OWing 10 the mild wenth-
or, wild ducks along the shore ARE very
scarce.
Waterbury.-The Rev Father ISa-
ram, pastor OF the Church Of our
Lady OF Lourdes. is "a native Of Nazu-
roth.
New iiaven.--Iho Inmates OF 81
Franz - orphan asylum were treuted
to moving picture snow and an en-
tcrtninment by members Of the Poll
thcater cast the other evening at the
asylum fTOns $50 10 $50 o'clock.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-29
Brief State News

Bridsepcrt-Ars- T. NJ Spalding
spent the week end, including Christ
mas day. In Springfield with her sis
ter's family.
Hsrtford-Mr. and Mrs. Martin 7.
Rogers Of I'll Blue Hills avenue cele-
Grated their golden wedding anniver-
saIy this week.
Stafford SPrinss-The borough and
town officials will be ready to issue
licenses under the new pool room law
lght after jan 1.
Dsnbury.-The clothing store Of John
f. Woodruff in Main street was broken
into the other night and considerable
clothing. jewelry and small wares were
taken.
New Britain.-The coal supDly IS
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-29
His SAVINGS Gone.

His savings for the past five years
We're wiped out Monday morning when
Joe Catino. a New Britain hodcarr1er,
was f1imhammed out of $500 by a
couple of confidence men who made his
acquaintance and succeeded in seperat-
ing him from his bank account. The
handkerchief game was worked.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-29

At the orders of Director Eernes of
the New Haven department of public
works, all the watering troughs abo,.t
the city have been opened. They were
ordered closed because of the CHAMBERS
epidemic. This action was taken by
Director Games at the suggestion of
the health department.