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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23

Chase. Ohio. After pining with sick
ness In the hospital. sad and despon-
dent because his anianoed In Nashville
did not write to him. tho young man
died Just before the arrival of a letter
from the lady which announced the
breaking OF the engagement Colonel
Hawkins had been requested to open
any letter that might come, and upon
reading the young lady.s cruel mes
sage. sent the following versified re-
ply:
Y9qr letter. lady, came too late.
For Heaven had claimed its own;
Ar sudden change-from prison bars
Unto the great white throne
Ana yet l think he would have stayed,
10 I'VE for his disdain,
could he have read the careless words
Which you havo sent in vain.
SO full of patience did he salt.
lnroush many a weary hour
Ihat DER his simple soldier faith
Sot even death had pow'r;
An a. yoo-did others whisper low
lneir homage in your ear
AS though amongst their shallow
His spirit had peer?
would that you were by me now
TO draw the sheet aside
And see how pure the look he wore
rh me moment when he died.
Had left its weary trace.
ana 'lwere the shadow of the Cross
upon his pallid face
Her love" ne said. could change for
The winters cold to spring;
AN. trust of fickle maiden's love, =
: Inou art a bitter thing,
For when these valleys. bright IN Nav
=. once more with blossoms wave ''
The. northern violets shall blow
Above his humble grave
Your dole of scanty words had been
But one more psng to bear,
For him who kissed unto the last
iour tFess OF golden hair.
! nlh not put ii whore he said
For, when the angels come.
l would not have them find the sign
vi iaisehood In the tomb
I've read your letter. and l know
=. The wiles that you wrough;
40 win that noble heart. of his,
w ana gained it--ernei thought!
give
,, For that is worthless all;
wat manly hosoms beat for truth
In folly's falsest thxal!
Y9g shall not nifty him. for now
His sorrow has an end
let would that you could stand with
Beside my fallen friend
:, As he-if II be given
May cen be pleading grace for YOU :.
before the court of Heaven
Tonight the cold winds whistle nv
,As my vigil keep
Within the prison dead house whera
rev mot,rners come to weep.
,.ude plank coffin holds his form.
Yet death exalts his face,
And would rather see him thus
~n clasped In your embrace.
tonight your home may shine with
Apd ring with merry song.
ana YOU be smiling. as your soul
:, HAD done no deadly wrong:
your , nSna SO fair that none would
y IT. penIned these words of pain:
iouF SKIN so white-would God your
Were half so free from stain.
I'd rather he my comrade dead
>. Than YOU in life supreme
for yours the sinners waking dread
And his the martyrs dream
Whom serve we In this llfe we servo
In that which IS to come.
ne chose his way; You yours let God
Pronounce the fitting doom
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23

The Battle of Antietam.
One night as | lay. musing,
:, Upon the damp. cold ground,
My knapsack for pillow,
My blanket wrapped around.
The dead were strewn around me.
:, As in their gore they lay.
For there had been dreadful hght
Upon the field that day.
I, was on the field of Antietam.
Where many heroes fell.
hesrh This tragic story.
And 1t to you I'll tell.
Away up in New e'. T %giAf State.
And Albany is the city.
Where 1 have lived of late.
And sisters ' whom NM i iovet
Oh! God look down upon me
with nifty from above.
YES the oldest brother.
When Just three years ago.
/ left, my home and kindred.
For the state Of Ohio
Not finding any business
For which / could apply
started off for New Orleans
NV fortunes there to try.
II was there was conscripted
And sent into the field,
ana there was no choice left ne.
But that / must die or yield.
So Off. with many others
They marched me that night,
And this is the tenth time
That I've been in fight.
| thought the boy who / had shot
Possessed female face.
ret through the battles fury.
1T was difficult to trace
And II him, / could only see
WIN love ! would embrace him
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
The Lone Grnre I'm the shrnnnlnnh

INC Lone Grave I'm the Shenandoah
Beyond the ridge the pike wends down
Where once the lines of battle met,
through Berryville and NIlddletown
Where scars of warfare molder vet,
Where empty stills stare out upon
The ragged columns passed and gone.
Past little hamlets. gray and old.
. Where Early fought one fateft,i day.
NOW. set in summers green ami sold
Where fair-haired children romp and
play
Where ivy bravely casts It's shade
To hide the scars that hatred made.
AT length 1T seems to pause before
gray, old-fashioned home where
Spreads roses round the open loor.
u ANA. when she's In mood to olay.
one scatters petals on n grave
Seneath the trees where grasses wave.
"A soldiers grave" the housewife
An aged woman. bent and gray.
Who once beheld with those same eyes
invading armies pass her wav
And bore within her womanis hnort
mo hate that was a woman's par.
"A p soldier. sir-the Nineteenth Corps.
re struggled here before our door.
:, TOO weak and i'll to give his name
zoo Sick tn follow with hs own.
80" "eIe ne 'ied-wtth ns--alonc."
Today does some one sigh and weep
- In all the world is one who'd care
|" stoop above him in his sleep.
I'm And place bud or blossom there:
,oes some one long to place rose
'S|a her soldiers grave? Who knows
AND NJ, knowing not. SO MAY assumes
TO scatter springtime's fairest blooms
WIN lavish hand and seemingly
ney blossom sweeter DER the head
- d. Wells In Waterbury American
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
FIFTY YEARS AGO

Jul" afMa.a, expedition
July ao-ober roombs resign.
confederate Cnbinet by It. Hunter
July of Prairie Mo.
ederaI "'N-'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23

Like the Southern hearts. the rents and
the scars.
And the gashea and stains are still
there.
Oh, carry me back! I'm n soldier once
more.
Llsht-hearted and daring and gay
I'm Southern rebel whenever | look
At my suit OF Confederate gray.
Put 1t on when my form all breathlsss
and cold
In the dust of the grave we shall lay.
For l want to rest till the Great
Captain calls
In my suit of Confederate gray.
F. Fl. MARI.
Warrenton Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
with none present but him and me

quickly ran unto him.
Heard his story DER and DER.
FOR he was my own dear brother.
Who lay writhins in his gore.
kissed his cold brow fondly,
And took him TO my breast.
And cried. Forgive me. brother.
Before you so to rest"
In vain l tried to awake him,
In vain hls death deplore:
FOR he had gone TO that bright world
Where wars are known no more.
/ wrapped his cloak around him,
And scocped shallow grave
w mere laid my fond lost brother.
who. through fate. I could not save.
NJ r. J..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
A singing Rc,,uke.

Singing Rcbuke
During the. CIVIL War Colonel w. S.
Hawkins. of Tennessee. and young
man from Nashville wereJfenow- pris-
oners in the Federal prison at Camp
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
Fountain at Cemetery.

A beautiful bronze fountain and
cement basin will be in place at the
cemetery before Decoration day, oc-
cupying the site of the old tool
house. The funds are supplied from
the earnings of the Ladies Cemetery
association and will amount to sew
eral hundred dollars. When the
ladies last year contributed the
amount they had agreed to give to
the fund for erecting the $4,000 re-
ceiving vault Mrs. Anna B. Wood
dard informed them she had decid-
ed to bear the whole expense of put
ting in that vault as a memorial to
her husband the late Charles Wood
ard and returned to the ladies the
funds they had earned and contri-
buated on condition that they should
apply the money to the erection of
a fountain. The present improves
ment is the result of Mrs. Wood
ards liberality and of the labors
of the ladies of the association.
The fountain is plain, small
three-pan affair made of bronze with
a cement basin around it twelve
feet in diameter. A cement plat
form is also to be built in front of
the vault. The work is to be done
by Fred Carlson of DEBORAH prob
ably this week.-West Union Argo.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
DIETZ is FOUND GUILTY.
Verdict of Jury Will Cause Cameron
Dam Outlaw to Spend Remain-
ing Days i'm Prison. Wife,
Son and Daughter Are
Granted Liberty.

John F. Dietz was found guilty
CT murder in the first degree and
will spend the rest of his life at
hard labor in the state penitentiary
at Waupon if the verdict of the jury
is carried into execution. He was
convicted of the murder of Deputy
Sheriff Oscar Harpe in the battle of
Cameron Dam on October Sth last
The jury's finding was: John
F. Dietz guilty of murder in the
first degree. Hattie E. Dietz and
Leslie Dietz not guilty of murder
in the first degree"
The trouble between John F.
Dietz and the lumber company oper-
ating in Sawyer county, Wisconsin,
began in February, 1904, when Dietz
refused to allew the company to
float logs over the Cameron Dam
on a quarter section bought by Mrs.
Dietz without paying him toll.
In an attempt to arrest him on
various charges and legal processes,
Oscar Harpe, deputy sheriff, was
killed October Sth last. AT the
same time several men were wound
ed. Myra Dietz was shot in the
body, Clarence Dietz was shot in
the forehead and John Dietz was
wounded.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
sTABBTNG CURES DISEASE.
Mason City Greek Cured From
Tuberculosis of the
Bowels.

Mason City, May 11.-One of the
querest things has happened in this
city, that has ever been heard of,
according to the doctors of the city.
On Easter Sunday big Greek
celebration was held here and lot
of liquor was consumed by those
taking part in the celebration. In
the wind up of the days proceedings
a number of the men got into a
quarrel and later a stabbing ARRAY
Michael Viekovich was stabbed
as a result, and it was supposed
without doubt that he would sue
cumb from the effects of the
wounds. He was stabbed in numer-
Gus places in the bowels. the knife
going into the bowels, until the or.
gans were exposed to the light oil
day. Here comes the unique con-
tribution to science. Instead of the
stabbing and the consequent letting
out of his. bowels killing him, il
proved his good luck.
He has been suffering from the
effects of tuberculosis and the
bowels were affected seemingly be-
yond repair. The exposure of them
to the light and air, which is the
customary remedy applied to tuber-
cular trouble cured him and the
doctors of the city now say that he
will recover and be cured from the
tubercular trouble. 1T is an i'll
wind that"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
Iowa Fort VIII be Marked.

Estherville, Iowa, May ia
marble statute will be erected in the
near future to mark the site OF old
Fort Defiance, which stood where
the city of Estherville is now locat-
ed. The local lodge of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution has
the work of arranging for the shaft
in charge.
The monument will be thirty feet
high and will be built entirely OF
marble. A large marble cannon
ball, the top of which will be dec
Grated with carved American
eagle, will grace the top or the
shaft.
On name plate at the bottom OF
the shaft will be engraved the name
of Mrs. Esther Ridley. Mrs. Ridley
was the first white woman TO set
tie in Iowa and the town OF Esther
VILE was named after her.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
Albert Nieman Killed by lightning.

During the electrical storm yes
terday fornoon Albert Nieman, a
young man about %, was killed
while at work in the field on his
fathers farm, about five miles south
west of Hawkeye, was struck by
lightning and killed. He was using
three horses to the pillow and one OF
these was killed. Albert was the son
of Herman HI. Nieman, who lives at
Sumner and is engaged in stock buy
ing. The son was living on the old
place and working the farm. The
blow is sad one to the family and
the many friends of the youne man,
who was very popular in the To-
cality.-West Union Union.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
Revival Ends at West Union.

Evangelist E. j. Forsythe has just
closed a remarkable series of re-
vivals in the Methodist church at
West Union, lasting over a period
of five weeks. The results OF the
meeting were Ito converts, with
more than half of them coming from
the men of the community. The
evangelist was accompanied by his
wife, his son, Roy, who is a remark
able leader of song, and his sons
wife as pianist. They left for Ohio
to hold a four weeks meeting, and
then will return to Postville for a
meeting in June.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
Big Hospital at Waterloo.

Waterloo, lava, May 15.-Con-
tracts have been let for all portions
of the new Franciscan Sisters hospi-
tai, and the cost of the building will
be above 100000.
The contract for the superstruc-
ture was awarded to the Black Hawk
Construction company of Waterloo.
The foundation has been completed
The building will be nearly block
in length and four stories high.
Waterloo people agreed to make
donation of $500 to the Sisters
in return for an $4,000 building.
When completed this will be the
largest hospital in the state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
Head Crushed by Horses.

Allison, Iowa, May 15.-Harm
Wildeboer, who has been an en-
ploye at the Butler county farm for
the past two years, was killed last
Saturday evening. He had been to
Allison during the evening and had
returned home about 10 o'clock. He
was heard to drive into the yard,
by some of the inmates of the home,
but it was noticed that he did not
enter the house
Next morning he was found dead
in the stall of the team of horses
which he had driven to town the
night before, his head crushed be-
yond recognition,
The team of horses which he was
driving are very gentle. 1t is be-
lieved that the young man suffered
stroke of heart failure while un-
Harvesting the team, and that his
head was crushed by the horses
trampling upon him after he had
fallen.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
Enforces Closing Order.

The Sunday closing law was en-
forced in Usage by County Attorney
Kugler, who caused the arrest OF
member OF the firm of Nagris &
Durmus, candy and fruit dealers, on
a charge of keeping their store open
on Sunday and selling. The defend
ant was brought before Justice Bart
lett and after securing the advice OF
an attorney admitted the charge. A
fine of one dollar was imposed which
was suspended if the offense is not
repeated.
When the Sunday closing move
ment was started two months ago
merchants generally closed their
places of business.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
Auto Funeral in owa.

Little Sioux and Nicola, fifty miles
apart, had an automobile funeral be-
tween them last week. Mrs. Peter
Harter, seventy-four years old, died
at Little Sioux, and the funeral was
held from the family residence there,
the body being placed in an auto
mobile and the relatives and friends
entered five other machines and the
run to Nicola, fifty miles distant, was
made in two and one-half hours.
This is the first automobile funeral
held in the western part of Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
The Chief Reason

for the good success of our business
is the fact that we have always sold
good. honest merchandise q most
reasonable price. Hrad.eds OF salts
fed customers can testify to thai
fact. We would not be guilty OF
misusing customers confidence
under any consideration, no matter
how much we could gain by the tran
saction. Once a customer always q
customer, is our aim. Clothes VIII
wear out, no matter how good they
may be, and another suit is then
wanted, and we want to sell IL 70
YOU. You are positive OF saving
money If you trade with u.s..
BEN BEAR.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
Law is UnheId

Judge r. p. Howell of the district
court has upheld the constitutional
ity of the law passed by the general
assembly compelling farmer to
erect sheep and swine-tight fence
along his half of a lot, where an
adjoining property owner has SO
fenced his.
The law was passed two years ago,
and, while 1t has aroused the great
est interest over the state, and in
some cases much feeling, it has new
er before been tested in the courts.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
Mrs. Timp Hurt.

Tuesday evening while standing on
a chair, hanging pictures at her
home, Mrs. Peter limp met with a
very painful accident, leaving her in
a serious condition. Mrs. limp STEP
ped a little too far forward on the
chair, causing it to tip forward and
throwing her over the back of the
chair, on each end of which pro-
trudes a round. Mrs. limp fell on
to one of the rounds, from the ef-
fects of which she sustained several
broken blood vessels.--Ossian Bee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
Fayette Visited by Fire.

The town of Fayette was visited
by disastrous fire Thursday morn
ing when the Tracey lumber yards
near the depot were destroyed. The
origin of the blaze is mystery as
no trains had passed since the night
before. The stock yards and rail
road buildings were saved by the
quick action of the fire company.
The loss is stated by Mr.. Tracey to
be about $4,000, partly covered by
insurance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
Abba, Iowa, New Postal Bank

Postmaster General Hitchcock has
designated thirty-six additional pcs
tai savings repositories, which
makes a total of 129 repositories es-
tablished since January /.
Among the offices designated are:
Belleville, ILL.,; Indiana Harbor, Ind. ;
Abba, Iowa; independence, Kan;
Hopkinsville, KY; Gardner, Mass. ;
Owosso, Mich; Hibbing, Mimi. ;
Bookings, S. D.. st. Charles, Mo. /;
Miles City, Mont; North Platte,
Neb.; Dickinson, N. D.. Barberton,
o.; Bartlesville, Okla; Beaver Dam,
Wis.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
Automobile Turns Turtle.

While speeding their auto on the
National fair grounds track Henry
Muller and his two sons were in
jured seriously by the car turning
turtle. Mr.. Muller was bruised
badly, while one son had his skull
fractured and the other had a
shoulder and hip dislocated, arm
broken in two places and knee cap
broken. All are expected to live.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
West Union superintendent.

City Superintendent A. w. Moore
of Ackley, Hardin county, was IMAM
imously elected by the school board
to be superintendent of the West
Union schools for the year 1911-12,
at salary of $1,000. There were
over twenty-five applications.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17
People to Decide.

The board of supervisors of Cerro
Gordo county have been considering
the voting machine proposition and
very wisely decided to submit the
matter to the voters at the primary
next year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17

For soreness of the muscles
whether induced by violent exercise
or injury, Chamberlain Eminent is
excellent. This liniment is also high
ly esteemed for the relief it affords
in cases of rheumatism. Sold by all
medicine dealers. May
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17

A Sumner man, w. e. Davis un-
derwent four operations recently,
for appendicitis. hernia, wen and
tumor and is still alive.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-17

For first class hair cut or
shave go to the Central Barber Shop,
Hauswirth & Shima, proprietors. We
now have four chair shop and can
give you quick service. Shoe shin
b.g parlor and baths In connec-
ton. 26tf.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-07
MENDoN MATTERS.

Mendon, Feb 6.-There was a bas
ket ball game and dance billed far
saturday night between Wellsville
and Mendon, but owing to the bad
weather the team did not come. The
dance was in Richards hall but IL
vas poorly attended.
Norman Bigler of Teton, Idaho, is
guest of his aunt, Mrs. Helen Wal.
ker
The school basket ball team went
to Hyrum Friday and showed their
basket ball team how to play to the
tune of 10 to A in favor of Mendon.
Our boys are going to work for the
championship again this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Serge Gardner went
to Preston on visit Wednesday.
Leone, the three year old boy of
Mr.. and Mrs Heber Wood had the
misfortune of breaking his leg Thurs.
day.
Ersel Bigler of Logan spent Sun.
day in Mendon.
On account of the roads being i'm.
passable to Logan, the milk Is be,
ing shipped to the factory in Logan
on the train.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. p. Shelton are
selling out everything in Mendon and
are going to California on account of
Mr.. Shelton's health. Mrs. Poulsen of
Mendon, bought all of their land and
Flick Buist OF Garner bought their
home.
Mrs. Agnes Buist has returned home
from Garner Thursday where she has
been visiting with her son for about
six weeks.
There is still dreadful lot OF sick.
ness in our little town. There is
scarcely a house but what there Is
somebody sick with lagrippe.
Men and teams have been to work
all week on the streets repairing the
damage that the recent rains and
floods have done.
,dJoseph Watkins, Edna Baker, Jerry
Baker, Isaac Sorensen, Lottie Baker
John Baker. VIM. Sorensen,i Joseph
Watkins, .Jr., and Richard Baker at
tended the stake officers meetings In
Hyrum Saturday
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-07
TWO OF GANG CAPTURED.
Mexican Smugslers Murder Four Chin.
amen Whom They had Prom
ised to Pilot Across Border.

Nogales, Ariz, Feb. 3.--The bodies
of three Chinese, victims of the muir
derous band of Mexican smugglers
whose existence was revealed by one
celestial whom they had failed to
kill, were found today in deep can
you, five miles northwest of this place
Sheriff Saxon of Santa Cruz county
came upon the bodies while he was
hunting for men supposed to be men,
bers of the gang. Deputy Sberiffs ar
rested two suspects and they were
taken before the wounded Chinaman
in a hospital here today. Despite his
injuries, the Chinaman, who says four
of his companions were slain, wanted
tc attack the prisoners. Swearing in
''pidgin" English, he declared they
were members of the gang that con.
tracted to guide him and four COM
panions across the border and then
shot and robbed them. The China.
man was wounded four times.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-07

itself. When election day comes round
again as, for example, next year,
when President of the United States
is to be chosen as well as many other
officials of narrower jurisdiction =
Adams county will have restricted
electorate Of perhaps 1000 votes, as
compared with the 5000 votes avail.
able for recent elections. But the
1000 next year will go to the polls
with finer pride in the honor of be-
ing sovereign American citizens than
has ever been felt heretofore in any
county of the United States. They
will have had the thing brought home
to them: some 1000 citizens of AID.
ans county who have heretofore in.
dulged in the practice of selling their
votes will have been kept away from
the polls by sentence of disfranchise-
ment for term of five years. From
"A National Lesson from Adams
County" by Albert Shaw, in the Am.
erican Review of Reviews for Febru-
airy.