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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-09-20
Life's Highway.

Uncle Ed. In Kimballs Dairy
Farmer: Day by day, month by
month, year by year, our point of
view is always changing. AS the days
go by we see more of the past and
less of the future. In youths joyous
bloom there is no past-we know
none-we have none; but as the
years roll over our heads the past be-
comes more and more important
part of our lives.
We are way-farers journeying on
over long road, winding over hill
and valley. At the outset our looks
are all ahead and we are full of JOY
Gus anticipation; as we go on we
gradually lay away in the store
house of our memory pictures of 9TH
err days the pleasant and beautiful
scenes through which we have passed
the joys and sorrows of the jour
ney.
Some of us, on the way, get some
of the bloom rubbed off our youth
full dreams-and some must lay away
in the dim, quiet room of their men,
DRY great sorrows which they must
carry bravely to the end. Some, on
the way, lose those things which are
dearest to them and which, through
all their journey, they can never find
again; still they must struggle on,
though for space they see the road
through tears.
And some, in looking backward
over the road they have travelled,
must see places where they ruthless
ly tore up by the roots some tender
little flowers that were blooming
bravely by the wayside; some must
recall planting their heel on frag-
rant violet or plucking wild rose,
the path of some, instead of being
fairer and more beautiful than when
they passed, is marked by ruin and
desolation.
We are making the past-now-
every day-that We shall sit and
think over when we are Old-if We
ever do grow old. And we shall
think of it, whether the thoughts
sting or soothe-whether the pic
lures we have painted are beautiful
or distressing. Let us fill it up to
the brim with love, and sweetness
and beauty, so that in future years
the thought of it shall light our
faces up with joy and sweetness,
we shall have so many pleasant and
beautiful things to look back upon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-09-20

To make a boy into pure man, a
mother must do more than pray. She
must stand by him in time of tempta-
ton as the pilot sticks to the wheel
when rapids are around. She must
never desert him to go off to super
intend outside duties any more than
the engineer deserts his post and
goes into the baggage car to read up
engineering when his train is pound
ing across the country at forty miles
on hour.-EX.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-09-20
A Reasonable Excuse.

Just before school closed last
spring one of the country school
teachers received the following note
Dear Mum: Please Excuse Johnny
today He will not be at school. He
is acting as timekeeper for his faith
er. Late mite you gave him this
Example: i field is miles square
how long will it take man walking
3 miles an hour to walk "a times
around it? Johnny amt no man
so we had to send his dad. They
left early this morning and my hus-
band said they ought to be back late
tonite, though il would be hard 60
ing. Dear Mum, please make the
next problem about ladies as my hus-
band can't afford to lose a days
work. The Lord knows l don't have
no time to loaf, but ! can spare day
off occasionally better than my hus-
band can. Respectfully yrs, Mrs.
Jones'"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-09-20
NORMAL TRAINING SCHOOLS.
List of Schools Selected i'm Iowa For
Normal Training Courses.

The state department of public in
struction has now completed the
designation of forty-one high schools
of the state to be accredited normal
schools and to receive state aid for
carrying on instruction for teachers
1t is possible that one more school
may be designated, making a total of
forty-two, provided it is found the
funds at the disposal of the depart
ment will allow. There is $4,000
available for the purpose. Next year
there will be double the amount.
The complete list of normal training
schools follows: with the superin-
tendent or principal in charge:
Newton, E. ]. H. Beard.
Panora, Guthrie County High, H. E.
lllsley.
Northwood, Fl. A. Dwelle.
Waverly, w. ]. Griffith.
Onawa, F. E. Teller
Spencer, A. H. Avery.
Emmetsburg, ]. r. McComb.
cherokee, L.. III. MauS.
Carroll, w. H. Gemmill.
Osceola, F. p. Reed.
Greenfield, H. F. Valkmann.
Marshalltown, A. Palmer.
New Hampton, H. T. Ports.
Maquoketa, E. l.. Rickert
Elkader Robert Rienow.
Hampton, F. A. WEIGH.
Wapello, ]. l.. Packer.
Atlantic, Chas. e. Blodgett.
Estherville, V. l.. REIN.
Waukon, Charles F. Pye.
Creston, Alan Pickett. o.
lie Mars, F.. E. Palmer.
Audubon, H. p. Smith.
Malvern, F. e. Green.
Red Oak, w. F. Cramer.
Woodbine, M. A. Reed.
Ida Grove, r. r. Riley.
Manchester, j. r. Inman.
Marathon, ]. Z. Cundy.
Corydon, II. ID. Kiess.
What Cheer, w. M. Snyder.
Clarion, B. +. Myers.
Usage, George II. Sawyer.
Grundy Center, II. |. Clark.
Boone, +. G.. Meredith.
Fort Dodge, l.. II. Minkle.
Algona, j. F. Vanmeyer.
Lake City, r. A. Griffin.
Correctionville. M. ID. Smith.
Dubuque, j. II. Harris.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-09-20
A Good Suggestion.

1t has been suggested that if per-
sons calling up the business houses
and ordering goods to be delivered
would give their names after being
answered by the house, it would save
not be as many mistakes as some
times occur.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-09-20

Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
Still retains it's high place as the
best household remedy for all coughs
and colds, either for children or
grown persons. Prevents serious re-
suits from cold. Take only the
genuine Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound and refuse substitutes. X. A.
Engbertson. sept
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-09-20
Common Colds Must
he Taken Seriously

For unless cured they sap the Vitality
and lower the vital resistance TO
more serious infection. Protect your
children and yourself by the prompt
use of Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound and note its quick and de-
cisive results. For coughs, colds,
Group whooping cough, bronchitis
and affections of the throat, chest
and lungs, it is an ever ready and
valuable remedy. r. A. Engbert-
son. sept
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18
Six Months in Jail For SQUIRE.

Justice of Peace Weisert at
Vincennes gets limit of the law:
Young girl in scandal; Judge
Cobb of Circuit Court fines Of
fender $500 and adds sentence:
aged man, known for literary
culture, begs court for leniency.
Justice of the Peace Edward
Weisert, was fined $500 and SEN
fenced to six months in the coun-
ty Jail by Judge Orlando II Cobb
In Juvenile court on his plea of
guilty to a charge of contributing
to the delinquency of Elsa Sug-
gett, 10 years old.
The penalty is the limit impos.
ed by law. Weisert begged and
pleaded with Judge Cobb for a |
suspension of the sentence, but
the Judge announced firmly that
he could not make any modifica-
ton in the sentence.
Weisert is ~ years old and one
of the best known men in Vim
cennes. He if highly educated i
and speaks and writes several |
languages. For twelve years
has been justice of the peace
of Vincennes township.
At the time of his arrest.
Weisert had the girl on his lap
and was holding a glass of wine
to her lips. 1t was not necessary
for her to testify today: Weisert
admitting all that was charged
against him
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18
Gravel Road Notice

Notice is hereby given that on
the 24th, day of July 1911 w. S.
Hays and 63 others free-holders
of Columbia Township Dubois
County, Indiana filed their peti-
tion in the office of the Auditor
of Dubois County praying for an
extension of the A. w. Cave ct al
system of Free Gravel Roads
of Columbia Township, Dubois
County, Indiana and notice is
further given that said petition
will be heard by the Board of
Commissioners of Dubois County
on the 4th, day of September
1911. NJ A. SWEENEY.
Auditor Dubois County.
Richard NJ. Milburn, Atty.
August ii, 1911. 3 wks
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18
SHOT BY HIS WIFE At CUzC0
Louis P. MerteS Killed.

Sunday afternoon during a
family quarrel was shot and kill
ed by his wife near Ellswor tn
Mertes has ben working on the
rock roads in the neighborhood
and Sunday the quarrel began
about MIS- Mertes' Is yoa- ~
daughter by another ma
Mertes is alleged to have ~
ened to kill her and chaseu ~,
out in the yard and had grabb ri
her around the neck when has
wife who had followed him shot
him With revolver the ball en-
tering his chest just below the
breast bone and coming out of
the left side. passing through
his heart He was "a years, 81
months and 2 days old
Coroner Meinker held the in
quest Monday and the Jury re-
turned a verdict of Murder in
the first degree The woman
is a daught r of Tom. Nolan and |
was brought to Jasper and piac-
ed in jail This makes 2 in Jail |
for Murderthis is something that |
seldom happens in this county.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18
Ills Little Game.

A man who used TO be in pol
tiles and was a constant borrow
er found himself in need of :
new hat. But he couldn't fnd
andbody who would lend him q
cent.
Finally he went to an acquain-
lance and said.
Il want to borrow $50 for five
minutes"
You can have it if you will
put up couple of fingers for
security"
NIX, now; I've got q scheme.
You lend me the fifty and you
needn't let me get out of your
sight. Ii you do it III stake you
TO new hat.
Mystifed but curious, the ac-
qualntance agreed to this and
the two repaired to a prominent
hat store.
Wait a minute" said the ad-
venturer, and left his hacker do
ing sentry duty on the sidewalk. |
Picking out the most impor-
tant looking parsonage in the |
store the politician went up to
lim and said:
Il am So-and-So of the-dis-
riot. | have come to pay for
wo hats for which | gave orders
N you totwo of my constituents
With that he flashed $50 bill
There was a scurrying around
search of books and a reply !
o such orders had been present
d. :
Just look out for them, will I
our said the district leader.
aving the big bill, which was
ypnotlc in its way. for the clerk a
owed low and said yes
Half an hour later two orders
ere presented and two hats left
e store. Chicago Evening O.,
)st ..
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18
Hdppq Results
Have Made Many Jasper Resident tnlhu.
sIasliC.

No wonder scores of Jasper
citizens grow enthusiastic. Ii is
enough to make anyone happy "a
find relief after years of suffer
ing. Public statements like the
following are but truthful rep.
reservations of the daily work
done IN Jasper by Doan's Kid
ney Pills.
Mrs. Philip Schwenk. Mill St.
Jasper, Ind. says: Il can vouch
Tor the merits of Doan's Kidney
Pills both from personal expert
ence and from observation of
their good work in other cases
| procured Doan's Kidney Pills
at Flick and Pfau's Drug Store
and took them when suffering
from backache and pain and
stiffness in the neck. Relief
soon followed their use and | am
now IN much better health F"
Statement given in April 1907 } !
ALWAYS EFFECTIVE.
On March %, 1910, when Mrs. |
Schwenk was interviewed. she |
said; Nothing has occurred /
Turing the past three years to al
.er my opinion of Doan's Kidney
Pills | still take this remedy
III and on and it never fails to
help me-"
For sale by all dealers. PriceT
~ cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buf.
alo, New York, sole agents for the
jnited States.
Remember the name-Doan's--
nd take no other.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18
HARRISON Trustees Notice,

Notice Is hereby given that the under
signed Trustee of HARRISON townshIp,
VIII attend TO township Business on each
Monday OF the year at my office, and
persons having toSnsnip business to
transact are required to present it to him
on Saturdays
The township library will be kent al
nv home near Kellervile.
MARTIN TnIMLISG, Trustee.
[ an. y. 1908.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18
LEGAL BLANKS.

Warranty Deeds, Quit Claim
Deeds, Chattle Mortgages, Real
Estate Mortgages, Inventoies
Suponeas, Warrants, Reports etc
Tor Sale at the COURIER OFFICE.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18

One cup Of coffee and a soft
boiled egg will work a greater
miracle in husbands DISPOSE
ton at 3 a. m. than wireless feIe-
graphy has worked in modern
civilization.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18

There comes time in the life
OF every woman when she yearns
Tor sentiment; and neither her
love OF art nor the alteration of a
pet poodle seems quite to take
the place of a husband.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18
FRIDAY AUGUST Is, 1911

President Taft has named
Thursday Nov 80, 1911. as
Thanks giving day this year for
once in a 100 years Nov. has 5
Thursdays.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18

When a woman expresses an
intelligent opinion, it somehow
mas the same uncanny effect on
man as when pet parrot hap
pens to say the right thing at
the right moment.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18

Knect, the Evansville Courier
artist had a very good and also
amusing cartoon in the Sundays
Courier 1t showed that freight
shipments from Evansville had
Increased, in the past 10 years,
from 5000 cars TO 20502; Bank
Clearance from $43,3S2,214 to
s12O, 1851. both having more
than doubled, but the tax du-
plicate had only increased from
$33, 903 $40 to SAG. 100000 Does
the cartoon intend to show that
Evansville citizens are Tax
dodgers" The Tax duplicate
ought at least to be s67, S07, $50. |
The Boosting Courier and its
talented artist over did them
selves with that picture. AL
own filled with tax dodgers i,
lot good town to move to.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18
Dubois 0OinQS

August 9th there will be :
grand picnic given at St. Raph
aels Grove for the benefit of St
kaphael's church A grand din
ner and supper will be served to
everybody, so come along and
help us eat and have good time.
Miss Eta Merkel, Lorine Rade-
maker and Emma Thinning at
tended the reunion at French
Lick Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lady and
ISIS Katie of Jasper visited re.
latlves here Sunday.
Miss Maggie Helliman from
was the pleasant guest
of Maggie Friedman Sunday.
Mr.. Thomas Pruitt and daugh-
ter Mrs. Clyde Rickets and
daughter Marie came down from
Newton Stewart Saturday to Wis.
t Sr and Mrs Louis Downey.
Mrs. Herbert Rippenberger
and Mrs. Charles larry are here
rom Indianapolis visiting the
'ormer's parents Mrs B. Rowe. |
lamp
Mrs Jacob Allies and sister
Aatie visited Frank Friedman's
Herman Rademaker and daugh
er Irene arrived Monday from
.oulsville to visit his mother Mrs.
.ose Rademaker and other rela-
yes Irene viii stay with her
randma two weeks before she
eturns.
Leo Roschie came home from
oulsville where he had been {
tending business college. /,
Ben Schroering accompanied +
ike Agnes in his automobile to :
rench Lick Sunday. !
Miss Emma Vogd excepted a 9
'sition in the Sam Ellis Hotel at /
rench Lick Q
Willie Dudine was at Troy
inday. e
1t is a rumor here that the ?
'nday law ought to be enforced s
isa shame what all occurred I
lnday. h
Our town is making improve {
ents. Sidewalks are being =
nit and another blacksmith =
op will open in Andy Merkel's =
ace. Come along, make us T. a.
ow. %
Don't forget the big dinner at o.
e picnic Aug q y
Please tell your friends of the v
and picnic and big dinner that al
II be served Aug. q. to
Earl Dillon will move back 70 fc
sper Thursday having compIet- &C
the rock roads between here as
d Kellerville
There was great excitement II
re on account of the murder
LOUIS Mertes Sunday morning s -.
7. Mertes had been working on n,
; rock roads all week and il ne
S a shock to hear Of his sad trs
tn. Mrs. Mertes and daughter on
re arrested by deputy sheriff m,
.. Nordhoff assisted by I'D.
rdhoff and Louis Downey and al
ught to Dubois to Downey's =.
tel to await the first train in M
morning for .Jasnor "
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18
Pdtoka and Madison TBS
Vote the Tax for The Traction
Line.

The vote to grant subsidy of
one per cent tax to aid IN the
construction of the Vincennes
Southeastern Traction line car.
RED by a large majority in both
townships, the vote being as fol-
lows:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18

Charlie Green the millionaire
and only son of Hetty Green. the
richest woman in The world. has
been so pested with offers of
marriage by fashionable Maids
who are anxious for a husband
that he has served notice that
when he gets married he wants
a woman not a clothes horse"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18

A mans idea of the ethics of
Irritation is lie for lie, and a
fig for the truth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18

Miss Ellen Terry, at a fare
well luncheon in New York, paid
her respects to the harem skirt
If it's pretty and becoming,
cts welcome it," she said. for
If it's pretty and becoming it
Will stay. whether we welcome
it or not.
i hate ignorance and bigotry,
even in the matter of the harem
skirts. The other day pretty
girl in riding dress was stoned
and hlssed-the people took her
skirt for the harem skirt.
That was sheer ignorance =.
as bad as the school board kind.
There was a quarrel among the
school boardmen once in anEs-l
sex town. and an official font
London was sent down to settle
it. The official gathered he
board about him. He said he
would hear the chairman first RI
What, Mr.. Chairman he be
gan. was the cause of this quar-
rel?'
Well, YOU see. SIR said the
chairman, we had an argument
over spellin,' and wrote to II
You're crazyr broke in an.
'ther boardman. You can't
yrite!' I"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18
WAN TED

COOL appearance who is not afraid of
work can make this satisfactory end
permanent business. Write at once for
terms. Outfit free. Territory unlimit-
ed: Big money can be made. Apply
quick ALLEN NURSERY Co, Rochester,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18

The truth is that the love of
dress is, next after drink and
gambling, one of the curses of
our country.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18

NlIs' ~ N ~ " % Ter lelT-
lhis parei IT, m,,led regularly 10 ii
subscribers Until definite order to dis
continue g received and all arrears paid
IN full /; unless in tie discretion OF the
publisher different coune should be
deemed advisable.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18

Ihe sunset of your life will
rot be beautiful unless you make
your home life pleasant during
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18
Brother Ed.


My brother Ed is deaf anC
dumb, but, goodnesslhe is bright
why, he can figure any sun
when he is feeling right. AND
quick of thought Why, honestly,
he thinks before he speaks, and
oftentimes he thinks ahead for
half dozen weeks.
One day while it was raining
Edward ambled down the street.
each man he saw had turned his
trousers up above his feet. Now
EDWARD S pants were much too
short-his pants were number
threes--and should he turn 'em
70, why, they would come above
MS knees. And so, while he
'ould not contrive to double up
MS clothes, he laughed at his
)redlcament and then turned up
lis nosel
One night while roaming
through the woods a grisly grizz. (
' bear chased brother Ed until /
o lost some twenty pounds of
an What could he do? He
~ dn't shout and scare the bear
way, and as the night was early
ell, he couldn't wait for day.
A noise, a shout he softly
fought, Ny kingdom for q
lout." But that was all the good
did; he couldn't get it out. And !
len athought occurred to him
lat knocked him off his pins,
I'd over logs and rocks he fell |
I'd loudly barked his shinsl a
OF course, the barking scared
e bear, which turned his tail
I'd fled, which also helps to turn +
is tale which helped my brother
4. ;,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-08-18
PAToKA TP.
Total Majority for
MADISON TIP.

Total Majority for LOG
This makes the majority in the
two townships for the one per-
cent subsidy to aid in the con-
struction of the Traction line 426.
The road to yesterday,
Why travel it?
A tangle skein. so why
Unwind it?
The future calls you on,
The past is dead,
And all you hope to DO
Lies just ahead
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3. & 6. q. Balm.

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SO. f. Na6 oem Norben. .55 uahn.
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sllanu i'm Saaie nno anf @eiien.

9inn febem mir i'm Yierteliabr
Der 5erien nn6 Der Neiien,
Sas @iele - un6 nit Ned)t fiirtuabr-
als slaerbeites preiien.
galb eilt man aus ber Stabt b;naus
Nnf 8abnen, Sd)iff un6 Oidbern,
llnb rnbt nDn ben Strapa5em aus
Sn @albern nnb tn 8Gbern.
Dian m5d)t eininal int Sonnenlidjt
Bon aller Amai seneien.
Wfan bat genn8 bonn Griegsberidjt
ltnb rtag i'm nidJt mcgr lcien.
Waan frent ant Sal fd, flimmt hinanf
Sen 5els I'M 8ergeslanbe,
ltnb balt iid NIT Gersniisem anf
Nm fiibleu Meeresitranbe.
9Dd, adj, in Spmmerfriidjen aud
gliibt nidjt nur reiner Segen;
Nnf Meniden, ipie auf 8anm un6
Sfranh,
5alit uft MIR ST. piel &esen.
Anfj ipnit iteat St5renbes iidj eiu,
Selbit iuenn Der Simmel better,
Drum faun Dir nnr BON Nnten iein
Gin mnntcrer 8eslciter.
limb bieier lit ~ | a III o"=8ier
Sir alle Spmmerfriiden;
9enn nirsenbs, nirscnbs fann man Cir
'gSas Sd)5ncres anftiidjen.
S'rmm reiit On, trinf ~ III o." @ier.
Gs iuirb Dir itets befomnem:
Gin Seher bats ais Glirier
amf Geiien mitgenpmnten.
aae fir ben Sommerauientbart
Gs Dir iidD sYseiellen,
llnb 51gere nidJt mnb tn es balb:
Sin Gmantum 81 beiteflen.