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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-03-13
A Solicitor Arrested.

B. A. Proffitt, a solicitor for the
Dubuque Times-Journal, blew into
Ossian Friday and proceeded to make
himself quite obnoxious. In the
evening, while collecting an account
from Sweining Peterson, the two be-
came engaged in a word battle in
changing Peterson to the extent of
so cents. Proffitt denied the charge,
but finally yielded and violently
threw so cents at Peterson's head,
but missed the mark. The word bat
tie continued for some time and ter
minated when Proffitt slapped Pet
erson in the face. Lester Fan, chief
cook in Nereson's restaurant, where
the trouble occurred, ordered Proffitt
to leave the building, but the brave
solicitor could not be persuaded to
leave until Lester produced a shil-
lalah of huge dimensions, after
which the solicitor made tracks.
Saturday morning the solicitor en-
gagged in similar pursuits which land
ed him in Mayor SchmitZ's court,
charged with the crime of using
blasphemous and obscene language,
to which he pleaded guilty. He was
fined $500 and costs of prosecution,
which he promptly paid. He then
swore out an information against
Frank II. Lansing, charging that in
dividual with the crime of using
blasphemous and obscene language.
Frank was promptly hailed into
court and pleaded mot guilty The
case was continued for one hour to
give the interested parties time to
procure counsel and witnesses. In
the interim Lansing asked to swear
out an information against Proffitt
on the charge of assault and battery,
but before the papers were issued
Lansing and Proffitt concluded it
would be best to settle matters, and
they did. Proffitt, being stranger,
could not find witnesses to prove his
charge, hence the case was with
drawn. Lansing and Proffitt paying
the coStS.-OsSian Bee
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-03-13
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.

Notice is hereby given that COM
pany known as THE Burr Oak
Store" with it's principal place of
business at Burr Oak, Winneshiek
county, Iowa, has been incorporated
under date of February 1st, 1912,
to buy, sell and exchange at whole
sale and retail line of general mer-
chandise and farm products. The
capital stock is 1000, divided in
to One Hundred and Fifty 150)
shares of One Hundred Dollars
$100) each and fully paid. The
corporate term is twenty 600 years,
the Indebtedness shall at no time
exceed two-thirds of the capital, and
the private property of stockholders
is exempt from corporate debts.
Its affairs shall be conducted by
five directors, elected at the annual
meeting which shall be held on the
second Wednesday in July of each
year. The directors elected to hold
office until the annual meeting in
July, 1912 are as follows: B. d.
Jewell, ID. III. Meyer. c. b. Hughes,
I. l.. Glenn and Elmer Keppe.
"a c. B. HUGHES, Secretary.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-03-13
ON DENCE
CENTENNIAL.

March II, 1912.
Charley Daniels was a DEBORAH
visitor Friday.
Lloyd Mundt was a guest at the
Burrows home one day last week.
Chris. Koch and son Walter were
business callers near Frankville one
day last week.
Miss Alma Shoemaker spent a
few days of last week with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Schoon-
maker
Frank Boeckman and family, Jen-
ME Bacon and Mrs. L. d. Burrows
and Will and Ed. Wiltgen spent
Sunday evening at the Daniels home.
George Allen was business caller
at the Ed. YOuman home.
Miss Jennie Bacon, who is teach
ing school near Cresco came Satur-
day for few days visit with rela-
tives.
Miss Nellie aDniels was guest of
her sister, Mrs. Rae Runkle from
Monday until Wednesday.
Theodore Rosa, who has been WIS.,
iting his brother Dave in Ossian a
few days, returned to his home on
Monday.
Mrs. George Allen and children
We're guests at the Ed. Allen home in
Castalia Wednesday.
Louis Monson of DEBORAH was
business caller in Centennial one day
last week.
Theodore Daniels and family and
Theodore Rosa, Anton and Will zee
were guests at the Will Duffy home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winn Rathbun went
to Monona Saturday for a visit at
the Frank Klinkle home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Daniels and
daughter Alice of DEBORAH came Fri
day for visit at the homes of Chas.
and Theo. Daniels, returning home
Sunday.
Mr.. Leighthold of Postville was
business caller in Centennial Tues
day.
Mrs. l.. d. Burrows and Jennie
Bacon We're guests at the Frank
Boeckman home Sunday.
A baby girl came to gladden. the
home of Henry Heiman and wife on
Saturday. Congratulations.
Miss Christina limp of near Os-
sian came Sunday to work for Mrs.
Joe Ehler.
Miss Sophie Linderbaum of Ossian
came Saturday for visit with her
friend, Miss Mabel Rekward.
Mrs. Crabtree and son Archie and
Ray Jones were callers at the Daniels
home Saturday.
DIR. Juen of Ossian was a profess
sional caller in Centennial one day
last week.
Mrs. Tine Harvey is suffering with
blood poison in her face.
Tony Herman has been working
for Rae Runkle for a few days.
A few from this icinity attended
the dance at Louis Rewards near
Moneek Saturday night.
Charley Daniels delivered a few
cattle to Ossian Saturday.
Theodore Daniels and family and
Theodore Rosa were guests at the
home of Mrs. l.. ID. Burrows today.
Theodore Daniels and daughter
Nellie were guests at the Charley
Daniels home Saturday evening.
Mrs. conrad Corneilusen and chill
dren departed for Humboldt Thurs
day, where they will make their
future home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-03-13
HER WEIGHT INCREASED
FROM 100 TOI4O POUNDS.
Wonderful. Praise Accorded
Perunathe Household Remedy

Mrs. Maria Goertz, Orienta, Okla
hopa, writes:
My husband, children and myself
have used your medicines, and we al
ways keep them in the house in case of
necessity. / was restored to health by
this medicine, and DR.. Hartman's in
valuable advice and books. People ask
about me from different places, and are
surprised that can do all of my house,
work alone, and that was cured by the
doctor of chronic catarrh. My husband
was cured of asthma, my daughter Of
earache and catarrh of the stomach, and
my son of catarrh of the throat. When
/ was sick weighed 100 pounds; now 1
weigh 140.
II have regained my health again, and
cannot thank you enough for your
advice. Nay God give you long life
and bless your work."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-03-13
Sale Bill Of Sixty-Two Years Ago.

In this day, when there are so
many public sales and when nearly
all the lists are published in the
papers, sale bill of the days of
1890 Will be of interest in COMPARE
son with the bill of the present day.
An auctioneer living at Delmar, Mis-
souri,, has in his possession a sale
bill sixty-two years old. The bill is
small poster and reads as follows:
State of Missouri, County Of Pike,
to whom it may concern: The under
signed will, Tuesday, September %,
lS4S, sell at public cutlery, for cash,
on premises, where Coon Creek
crosses on the Missouri road, the fol-
lowing chattels, to-wit: Six yoke of
oxen with yoke and chain, wagons
with beds, 4 buck niggers and 3 mig
ger wenches, 3 niger boys, prairie
plows. 20 steel traps, l barrel OF
picked cabbage, l hogshed of to-
Dacco, | lot of niger hoes, a spin
ming wheel, loom. 3 fox hounds, a
lot or coon. mink and skunk skins,
and lot of other articles. Am GO
ing TO California. Free head cheese,
apples and hard cider.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-03-13
IOWA GAME HAS NOT SUFFERED
State Game Warden Believes There
Will be Great Sport When Ban
on Hunting These Birds is
Lifted in 1915.

Despite the extreme cold weather
OF this winter, Iowa game has win
tered we'll and with continued wealth
er like the present will be in good
the report of State Fish and Game
condition in the spring, according to
Warden George A. Lincoln. There
nave been several reports of quail
being frozen, one coming from the
vicinity of Waterloo and one from
near Oskaloosa in which the whole
flock were frozen, but they are the
only two cases known. One pheasant
was found dead near Cedar Rapids,
but this might have been caused by
flying against an obstruction in a
storm, or possibly might have frozen.
Generally, however, the game birds
have stood the winter we'll.
Some difficulty is being experience
ed in securing cartridges and prob
ably not more than half the number
desired will be available. An agent
is in Hungaria now purchasing all
he can get, but there have been so
many purchasers that the supply is
getting limited. During the late
winter nearly two thousand have
been secured and distributed at var
ious points in the state, but of late
the shipments have become few and
far between and the state now has
about all that will be secured this
year.
There has been some trouble in
places, relative to INSCRIPTIONS per-
sons damaging the game birds, but
generally, the people endeavor to en-
courage their development. Much has
been done to help them through the
cold weather. They have been fed
and protected as much as possible
and the result is encouraging.
There seems to be an opinion
among the farmers that quail brood
ed and provided for on the farm are
the farmers private property, al
though they were not the cause of
the Matching. Many of these fiocks
of quail become pets around the
homes and are much priced, yet in
stances are known where whole
fiocks have been killed to supply
food for the table, it being the plea
that they were the farmers prop
erty. In addition to this anonymous
iCtlClo nave Dtcu IeCtlhtu ny MI.
Lincoln, telling of the killing of
quail, but all communications that
have not the signature of the sender
are consigned to the waste basket.
This miscellaneous killing of quail
has done more damage by far among
these game birds than the cold
weather. But the general sentiment
is so favorable to the preservation of
game that such instances are rare.
A big game supply in the state
with only a short open season that
will supply good sport even for only
a month Is favorable to most of the
sportsmen, and there will be a gen
eral rejoicing in 1915 when the first
open season for cartridges and pleas
ants will occur. BY that time, with
favorable conditions, there should be
large fiocks of them, but it will take
a quick shot to bring them down and
only the real sportsman will shoot
them otherwise than on the wing,
although it is difficult to get an OPP
portunity to shoot at them when on
the ground.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-03-13
BURR OAK.
March II, 1912.

March II, 1912.
James Wade and family spent Sun
day at the E. Reed home.
B. Manning and A. Feltis were in
DEBORAH Saturday.
Herman McMullen has an auction
sale Tuesday and will then move to
Montana.
Josephine Taylor has returned
from a several weeks stay at the
Darling home.
Mrs. M. Armstrong of Canton Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. Arnold last
week.
The l.. A. S. sale was a great sue
cess, the dinner and sale amounting
to s207.OO.
Miss Bessie Shelley of Button is
spending a few days with her sister
Mrs. j. Ward
Mrs. p. E. Braderick of DEBORAH
was a guest of Mrs. Maude Reed a
few days last week.
Miss Winnie Winch of Prosper Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. Anderson last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmons returned
from Westgate, Iowa last week.
Albert Feltis will leave this week
for his home in Canada.
Mrs. d. Norton of Cresco is visit
ing her son, Alva and wife.
Oscar Johnson has rented the
lager farm southeast of town and
will move there soon.
viii Barth has sold his farm to
Mr.. Hjerleid of DEBORAH and will
move onto the home farm east of
here.
A $4,000 house enjoyed the play
given here Friday night, and many
were disappointed in not being able
to get in the hall. The company will
reproduce the play here soon. On
,Iednesday evening of this week they
will play at Canton.
Matte, Clarence and Fred Ward
returned home from Fergus Falls,
Mimi. Saturday, leaving their broth
err Ed. a little better.
Reuben Wilbur arrived here from
Viewfield, S. ID. Saturday and tomor-
row will begin work on the p. Snider
farm.
s. Torgeson has sold his farm to
Cresco banker.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-03-13
THOUGHT WOLF A DOG.
Farm Hand Carried Him Home and
Fed Him, Later Discovering
His Mistake.

Monticello, Ia, March 9.-Henry
Killers, German farm hand work.
ing for Ben Behrends near Onslow,
while doing chores the other night.
saw in the road near the house, what
appeared to be large and handsome
dog. tired out and apparently ex-
hausted. Approaching it in care
full manner and finding it harmless,
he picked it UP in his arms and car
ried it to the house. After feeding
and petting it for some time, he took
it to the barn where he put rope
around its neck and tied it up, much
pleased with his new watch dog.
When Mr.. Behrends came home he
was taken to the barn to see the new
dog. He Immediately recognized the
animal and informed the astonished
Henry that his easy catch" was a
large gray timber wolf. The wolf
was killed that night and the scalp
presented to the county auditor for
the bounty.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-03-13
CASTALIA.

Mdrcn IL, l9l Z.
Mrs. Fred Barris entertained the
Larkin Club Wednesday afternoon.
Bessie Feltis of Burr Oak visited
her sister Mrs. Walter Winn last
week.
Miss Hazel Cooper was a Postville
caller Tuesday
Earl Birdsell and Albert Christof-
ferson were in DEBORAH one day last
week.
Misses Hazel Barnhart and Nellie
Neuenswander were guests of Miss
Dowd in Ossian Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. C. Thornton visit
ed friends in Monona last Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Upton of Fayette was in town
Saturday.
Roy Richards was a guest of his
friends in Ossian Friday.
Mrs. Bollman of Postville visited
friends here Wednesday.
The revival meetings at the U. B.
church were closed last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Wells visited
at the home of r. Harvey Sunday.
Harley Steele was a business Wis
itor at Monona Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. II. Barrett, Mrs.
Powers, Mrs. j. McKernan and ID. C.
Malloy were passengers for Ossian
ednesday.
Viva Bollman of Postville was a
guest of friends here Sunday.
Miss Mary Holzer returned to her
home at Elgin Saturday after a few
days visit at the home of Geo. Neu-
enswander.
Mrs. Kelse Webster Of Frankville
visited at the home of j. H. Knees
kern last week.
j. ID. Mullaney of Mason City was
a business caller here Monday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-03-13

In just cause the weak o'ercome
the strong.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-03-13
Free Gift tn BRIDES.

In accordance with our custom for
several years past, we will continue
TO present the Public Opinion free of
charge for one year to all Winnie
shiek county brides who live in the
county after their marriage for one
year. II you have been recently
married. send US your name and
address and We will send you the
paper one year free. tt
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-03-13
Quick Relief For rheumatism.

George w. Rooms, Lawton, Mich,
says: DIR. Detchons Relief for
Rheumatism has given my wife won
derful benefit for rheumatism. She
could not lift hand or foot, had to
be lifted for two months. She began
the use of the remedy and improved
rapidly. On Monday she could not
move and on Wednesday she got up,
dressed herself and walked out for
breakfast" Sold by r. A. Engbert-
son, druggist. 44-5mo
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-03-13
NOTICE IN PROBATE.
o Whom 1t May Concern.

To Whom 1t May Concern:
You and each of you are hereby
notified to appear at the Court House
in Winneshiek County, Iowa, on the
18th day of April. 1912, at 1870
O'Clock p. m, to attend the probate
OF an instrument purporting to be
the last will and testament of
MARTIN HANSON,
late OF Winneshiek County, Iowa, de-
ceased, at which time and place you
will appear and show cause, If any,
why said will should not be admit
ted to probate.
In testimony whereof l have here
unto subscribed my name and affix-
ed the seal of said office, this 9Th
day of March, 1912.
OLAF KALLEVANG,
lSeaD Clerk of District Court.
E. w. Cutting. Attorney. 11-3
m q ispexf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-03-13
Teachers Institute.

The Winneshiek County Teachers
Institute will be held in the high
school building, DEBORAH. Iowa, the
week commencing with Monday
March %. 1912. co. SUPT. 1913
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08

rest on the property, and put aside SIS monthly
to pay it. Young man. he said, YOU'RE a
ilnanccr and deserve encouragement" Later
he told ME $1,000 cash could get it. told a
friend needed $500, and while dsliked to
impose upon his friendship, if he could help me
out would give him mortgage on my furni-
turc. He wanted to know my purpose | dis
liked to tell him. He asked if ! had been
gambling. No Playing the ticker2' No
Finally told him, and he passed over the $500
on my note without security. AT last the day
was bi caking and felt rich. The other 81 900
the kindly agent lent me on the house got
my deed, and the joys of owning a home was
at last mine. No more rent bills! But "oW
home, how sweet the very name sounded
After funligating embarrassing and cleaning
we moved in; and then the work of altering
improving was real pleasure Two hours
earlier rising gave me time to paint and paper
the inside; second hand range, boiler, bath
tub and washstand from a junk shop, aided by
friendly plumber, fixed the bath and Kitchen
all light. Too proud to let the neighbors see
me paint the front, got cheap painter to do
it after busine hours. A little closet put I'D
here and bookshelf there, few curtains and
recruiting OF carpet soon had our little home
veritable "dove-cote." "A summe house in the
yard and the planting Of some flowers and
shrubbery revolutioni~ed the unsightly yard
And soon the neighbors called and congratu-
lated us on the mighty change.
Zach month l put in savings bank SIS
something less than had been paving out for
remit Before the mortgage matured | sold
the house for $4,000, paid my debts. took the
surplus, reinvested in another house; sold that,
and repeated the p. ocess eight times in seven
years, and finally got on Easy Street"
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West Virginia, and Smith told his old
associates goodbye and went off to
Denver.
From time to time Enthusiastically
cheerful letters camo back to Rich
mond. and apparently the young man
was rapidly recuperatlug. In the mean
time he was keeping up his medical
studies rs we'll as the circumstances
would permit. About three weeks ago
he contracted pneumonia, and the end
came speedily. thoughtful TO the last.
he sent farewell message TO his
Richmond schoolmates. He was buried
at MS West Virginia home. tho body
being accompanied by his brother. who
was present at the bedside.
The news was slow In getting to
Richmond, and it was not until Tues
day that the college here knew OF the
death OF young Smith. The students
were profoundly shocked. particula rly
the prospective graduates OF 1912,
among whom Buck" would have been
prominent aad not disease he was
studying TO tight stricken him down at
the last moment. Meetings OF the
senior class were held. and a COM
miitee was named to prepare suitable
resolutions and forward them to tho
sriaf-stricken mother of the young
man. The class also ordered a floral
design which will be placed upon the
grave In West Virginia.
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One Of the Prize Stories Another will appear next THURSDAY
HOW BOUGHT nay FIRST HOME"
With My MY $1,000

Nine hundred dollars of worthless rent re-
ccipts were on the file Married for three wears.
| was clerk-salary SOS per month By rigid
economy we kept along without much debt
But, oh! the shocking regularity of that $50 80
rent every month. One day | lamcnted nv
poverty and whined to the little wife would
never be able to get ahead as long as had to
pay that Internal rent" ''Why don't YOU buy
house and stop it," looked at her in aston
shmcnt. Buy home!-without cent! Hid
ing my poverty, said to her, and in all sin
certify, We'll, my dear, | will tell you syhy
am too poor to buy such home as would
like to put you in, and too proud to put you in
such a home as could buy land venture
to say this is the great stumbling block in the
way of othcrs). Put aside that foolish pride"
she samely added, for would rather live in a
log cabin and cali it ours, and be happy, than
have you in fine house and worried to t, death.
This challenge sharpened my wits I had i'm
mind house, rather old and diplapidatcd, but
on gcnteel, respectable side street, and to-
gethe we inspected it. Untidy, dirty, in bad
repair and uninviting; it was, however, not past
redemption. The price was $1,000, and had
not cent to my name.
But where's there's a will there's a way"
had about $1,000 in household goods, and
that was all. saw the agent and frankly told
him | hadn't cent in the world but if he
would take $1,000 all cash for the house
would beg, borrow or steal the money and
buy it. He was astonished at such an unusual
proposition and chidcd me for imposing on his
time, and requested an explanation. told him
was sick of paying house rent, had deternine ed
to stop it, and buy the first available house
could get. My plan being to raise $500 on my
furniture as cash payment, and to borrow the
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PLANNING ARRESTS
They VIII lie Mnde From boston To
Pacific Const.

PnGtHc Cont.
indianapolis, Ind, February Ca
passes for the simultaneous arrests OF
all the men named In the thirty-two
indictments returned by the Federal
grand jury in the dynamite conspiracy
cases. with certified copies OF the In
the expectation that the arrests might
be effected within five days-possibIy
Monday
Although the men, most OF them
labor union officials and agents, are
scattered from Boston to the Pacific
coast, the papers for their apprehen-
sion have been so arranged that they
are to be arrested and afforded an OPP
portun!ty TO give bond on the same day
and as near as possible within q few
hours. The bonds. said for all tho mon
to aggregate 100000, are to be asked
on March IL. when they are to be ar
raigned before Federal Judge 4. B.
Anderson.
The necessity of tho government to
take into custody so many prisoners
located IN at least twenty distant
cities within given time, so that,
through premature arrest. one defend
ant by demanding copy OF his In
his alleged coconspirators. is regarded
as unusual
1t has developed that the defendants.
accused of completely with the Nc
Namaras and Ortie E. McNlanigal In
perpetrating more than one hundred
explosions before and after tho wreck
Ing of the Los Angeles Times Build
Ing. will number at least forty and
probably more. The statement was
made that there were Mt least eight
more defendants than the number OF
| indictments returned, as many Of tho
, true bills contained more than ono
name. kilograms announcing the re-
have been forwarded from United
States District Attorney Charles w.
Miller's office to-day to authorities IN
various Federal districts where arrests
arc to follow.
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4. J. CHEWING COMPANY.