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, 1912-02-22
1916 Beverly Road,
Flatbush, Brooklyn.
Keeping The Road Open

Superintendent Austin, of the
S. & E. Ry. is an energetic man
and is not going to let his line
be blocdaded by snow again if he
IA help it. Monday vas an I'M
usually stormy day and from the
way the snow came down, looked
tho there might be another block
ade if it were followed by a high
wind. After the train had arrived
in Encampment, Mr.. Austin
promptly sent an engine out with
a snow pillow to go over the line
ard keep the road open. The
snow pillow returned from Walcott
about five o'clock Oh it's way back
to Encsmpment after opening up
the line clear thru. There is no
real danger of a blockade now ex-
cept it be the Mead cut aud the
one just beyond Pass creek, where
the former snow banks still stand
re a menace to the road in case OF
hiuh wind. There is just a mar.
row cut thru those two cuts, bare
ly wide enough for the passage OF
the train aud the steps of the
passenger car touches each side in
passing thru them.
, 1912-02-22
Grand Chancellor Here

Will Reid, the Grand Chancel-
lor of the Knights of Pythias of
the state of Wyoming, made Sara
toga a visit last Thursday in his
official capacity and spent the
afternoon visiting with the breth.
ren. A special session of Platte
Valley Lodge, Nc 16, was called
for that evening and the members
listened to a very interesting and
instructive address from their
Grand Chancellor. Mr.. Reid WAS
very pleasant and helpful in his
remarks and did a great deal to
strengthen and assist the bretb sn
and they all enjoyed his visit very
much. When he left for home
Friday morning he carried with
him the good wishes of every
member and they express the hope
that he will be able to visit this
lodge again before his term OF
office expires.
, 1912-02-22

Winsor, whose laugh was clear
and Infectious during the early
part of the evening, had lost his
voice and his laugh had died to a
whisper by this time and he could
only make signs and terash his legs
Everybody stood up and yelled.
The players caught the infection
and waded in. Bailey and Pilon
danced the Highland fling. Mace
and Joe NUM- had Il ''four-hands
round! with Taylor and Bates. 1t
kept Pearson busy pulling the
Nuts off the Jeffs and rescuing
the ball so Cusack could toss it in
the basket. Every one Of them
played ball, but it was the most
laughable game that ever mortal
man looked on. The Fat men"
sweat from every pore and the
"Skinnies" never lost an opportun-
lty to trip them up, just for the
fun of seeing them scramble in
their efforts to get on their feet
again But the Nuts" won the
game by a score of IL to 0. And
then everybody went wild and de-
clared that they never had had 81
much fun in all their lives.
The receipts at the door were
S23, 30, which pleased every body
and put the basket ball boys well
to the good. The "Welter Wei
ghts" had challenged the winners
and the game is to come off in the
hall Friday night. And so we will
have it all over again. By that
time Winsor Will have recovered
his voice and he promises, to bring
a tin horn with him in Ease it
should fail him again.
If you want to laugh your ribs
loose at both ends. come and see
the next game which takes place
tomorrow night. 1t is worth a
hunered dollars and it only cost a
quarter.
, 1912-02-22
THE SOUTH AMERICAN PLAN
Van Loan writes "Bally" a Letter, sue-
costing he Adopt that as we'll as
American and European Plans

The following letter from &. E.
Van Loan, the author of the artic-
le in Outing, will explain ITSELF.
We understand that "Bally" will
not adopt the South American
Plan until after the arrival of the
Van Loan party:
My dear Bally:-
81 am rejoiced to know that you
now have a hotel which is the
fsherman's headquarters, also that
you run it on the American or
European plan. l would suggest
that you also introduce the South
American plan, which is a very
excellent n of which you have
probably not heard. In Rio Jane
iro, if a man goes into a hotel and
secures accommodation, the law does
not permit the proprietor to heave
him out for non payment of his.
board bill The law. makes the
proprietor keep the said guest in
definitly but the law also will not
allow the guest to leave the coun-
try. He is virtuly a prisoner. l
couldn't think of anything better
than your hotel run along those
lines.
1 don't care how busy you are
going to be this summer and fall
you simply will have to- hit the
open country with us. l have
heard from Connie and he says
he will be there or bust. I have
also written to Clarke, who is how
in California, putting the bee on
him also, 80 we may have a grand
gathering of the clans. Between
August l and Sept Is suits very
nicely and l will keep you posted
as we 20 along.
Do not do anything about adopt
ing that South American plan I'M
til l look up the law on the sub
ject." Yours as usual
@. E. Van Loan
1915 Beverly Road,
Flatbush, Brooklyn.
, 1912-02-22

Commissioner Hears Contest
The Government contest case
against q homestead entry was
, 1912-02-22
March Weather in February

A cold wave struck this country
Monday night, after a day filled
with snow, and the mercury went
to 8 degrees below zero that night.
February has been a March month
so far as weather is concerned,
blowing, showing, thawing, freez-
ing and, on the whole, the warm
est February we have had for sew
eral years. People are beginning
to look for an early spring and we
have not heard any one protesting
against the approach OF warm
weather, So, Mr.. Weather Man,
when you are ready, let 'er go
Gallagher.
, 1912-02-22

However this is l am not able
to discuss. But will say that in
every fight the best man wins and
if Mr.. Taylor is big enough to
take the German colony l can do
nothing more than l can do when
Mr.. Irwin trys to flch from Mr..
Cothren the credit due him for
gathering money in a scheme that
Mr.. Fry's deai friends called a
"hot air scheme" and for standing
by Mr.. Fry when the above boost
er was wearing shoe leather out
running to my house and telling
me how Bill Fry was out of one
trouble in another. And the deal
WAS not through till Mr.. Irwin
was telling people how he was the
principal promoter.
The habit of standing on corn
ers and free places, discussing and
quarreling about other peoples
affairs shows that a change of
climate would benefit the place
where gray matter is supposed
to dwell.
Mrs. Pearl Fry
, 1912-02-22
Frances E. Willard Memorial

The Frances E. Willard memoir
ial service given at the Presbyter-
ian church, last Sunday evening
was well attended. The Program
was quite as good as any that has
been given along this line of work.
Two features deserve especial
mention. Two choruses given by
the small school girls was certainly
worthy of praise.
, 1912-02-22
The Rawlins "Tumblers"

Six Rawlins boys, from IL to IA
wears of age, come over from thft
place Tuesday and gave a 30 min
utes exhibition of amateur tumbl-
ing and mat work in Jensen hall
that evening. The boys had been
trained by Mr.. House, instructor
in the Rawlins Athletic Club.
The boys received a great deal of
applause for their work as it was a
really excellent exhibition.
Then came the first half of the
basket ball game between the
Regulars and Subs, local teams
of school girls. Then the Rawlins
bows and the Saratoga high school
teams played the first half of a
basket ball game, following which
the girls completed their game
which was 5 TO 3 in favor of the
Regulars.
The boys game was then finish
ed and the Rawlins boys won 7
to 4
There was a fine audience and
everybody was pleased with the
evenings work,
, 1912-02-22
Rev. Brundage on Vacation

Reverend W. "a. Bainton srriv-
ed here Saturday and preached
Sunday, in the morning, at the
Presbyterian church at this place.
He says that Rev. II. E. Brund-
age, formerly pastor here who
went from here to Denver and
from there to preside over a
church in Washington, d. g., is
now on a vacation trip of three
months to Palestine. His congre-
cation gave him a vacation with
out decrease in salary and present
ed him with 800 besides toward
his expenses while gone. Rev.
Bainton now resides in Denver,
for which place he left Monday
morning.
, 1912-02-22

heard here last Friday befote U.
s. Commission, j. F. Crawford.
The testimony of but two Witness
es was taken and the work did not
occupy more than a couple of
hours. The Government was re-
presented by j. b. Favorite, a
special agent of the land office,
who came here from Cheyenne to
attend to the case. The final heat
ing on the testimony taken here
will be had in Cheyenne on the LIST
day of April, when the homestead
will probcbly be recommended for
cancellation.
, 1912-02-22
Repairing Water Tank

Geo. @. Austin, superintendent
Of the s. & E., WAS down Tuesday
looking after the company's water
tank on Spring creek. The tank
supply pipes are bursted and it
will fake two or three days to re.
pair them aud get the tank full of
water again. Mr.. Austin, who is
experimenting the repair work.
He does not hesitate to pull of
his coat aud wade in when it is
necessary.
, 1912-02-22
Criticises DR. Twins Screed

Encampment, Wyo., Feb. 10, 1912
Editor Saratoga Sun:
1 have been watching with in
terest the controversy between Mr..
Mccoy and DR.. Irwin, and just as
a person that is able to read, |
would like to ask Mr.. Irwin a few
questions for my benefit, as well
as for the benefit of a good many
people, who are asking the same
things.
Upon what basis do you claim
the right to write such an extern
sive article in behalf of the French
Greek Company, when you have
not a single dollar in the company
nor never did have, and that, too,
after the statements YOU have
made concerning the management
of the company Mr.. Mccoy has
been accused of not attending to
his own business because he wrote
a piece for the paper and was
standing up for the other man
that employs him and whose in
terests he is paid to attend to.
Yet MI. Irwin becomes very in-
dignant over any statement any
body makes in connection with
the French Greek company. He
seems to have forgotten about
making the most vicious attacks
ON the management of the French
Greek company and stating that
they did not have water enough
For people to pick up, not opl,
the French Greek peoples bust,
ness, but the Penny Wyoming, and
use them as a club to fight ouf
some little personal fight doei
them a vast amount of harm.
l think the word Booster
means CRATER oftentimes--a person
who trys to affiliate with othe
mems business enterprises for per
sonal gain. AS a stakeholder il
the French Greek Co. i will say
have always believed the manage
ment was doing all right except
ing after talking to Mr.. Irwin, an
he says no eastern man can hand
lie an irrigation project and tina
the present manager has not tn
proper training to know how I
6 finance such a thing, but hat
:. he were the manager the certai
things he would do.
, 1912-02-22

There were no less than 70 or rs
applications at this office for the stu
atoms offered in last weeks Sun in
which a ranchman advertised for two
families. The applications came in
person, by letter and by phone, and
are still coming. And yet some
people say it doesn't pay 70 adver-
tise.
, 1912-02-22
A SCREAMING FARCE


1oy hisut Wucu LILO muLto
played the "Jeffs'' a game of bask-
ct ball. The Rubes and the Giants
played a most excellent game-but
it was not in it with the other
game. The Rubes and the Giants
started the ball and played the
first half of their game. lasting 20
minutes, when the umpire called
the other players to the floor. The
Nuts" or the fat men we're COM
posed of the heavy weight bust
ness men of the town, as follows:
Ernest Pearson, j. G. Cusack, H,
E. Pilon, G. E. Jensen, and Will
lam Mace, with O. s. Taylor as
substitute. The "Jeffs" were
made up of the following: Joe
NUM-, Geo. W. Sisson, Frank
Scribner, W. 81. Bates and Don
Van Meter.
The game led out fast and furi-
GUS. Hardly anyone on either
team had ever played a game be-
fore except Cusack. who under
stood something of the rules, but
nobody on either side payed any
attention to rules-it was about
As orderly, so far as rules were
concerned, as a dog fight. 1t
was too laughable for words and
everybody screamed at the antics
of both sides.
The players rushed from side
to side in their frantic efforts to get
the ball, but the trouble was they
could not hold ii after they got it.
Somebody would knock it out of
their hands and kick it to the
other end of the hall and away
would go the whole bunch like a
herd of Hereford steers, after it.
At one time every player on the
two sides was stacked up in the
south west corner of the hall, fight
ing for the ball, which had rolled
out from the confused pile of wav-
ing legs and arms, and was plainly
visible to every one Except the
players out in the middle of the
hall. And the house screamed it.
self boarse over the ludicrous
spectacle.
Every man in both teams did
the best he could. 1t was no
joke to them--but it was nuts to
the audience to see them duck,
and run and pant, and do all kinds
of funny stunts. BalIy was bend
ing over in a quick dive for the
ball when Pilon, mistaking his
head for the ball, grabbed it and
went ripping off to the other end
of the hall with Bally fighting and
clawing for freedom. Mace was en-
deavoring to keep Frank Scribner
from throwing this ball to Bates,
aud both men forget where they
were, and with arms around each
other waltzed half way around the
hall before they could be separated
Pearson, who was playing forward
caught the ball and ran under JOE
NUM-, throwing the latter up on
the foot lights, in his endeavor tc
make a basket. Cusack was tn,
only cool one in the bunch. Fl,
had played before and he was abl'
to score while the rest of then
were piled up in some corner o
the hall in an imaginary scum'
for the ball.
At the end of 10 minutes tn,
Nuts were winded and a halt wa
called and the Rubes and Giant
played the second half of thei
game, resulting iu a victory for tn
Rubes of Is to IL. 1t was a fin
game and as the umpire and ref
cree held them down tightly to tn
rules, the contrast made the othe
game the more ia~ughable.
Taylor took Jensen's place dur
ing the latter half of the game be
tween the Nuts and the jeff
and at it they went, hammer an
tongs 1t sounded like a heard {
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-13
A Hasty Arrest.

The city may have to answer
roundly for the hasty arrest and i'm
prisonment of a young man named
l.. r. Brown, fruit dealer from Mis-
souri,, who brought a carload of ap-
Piles here and disposed of them at
retail from the car at the depot. He
was charged with violating the trans
lent merchant ordinance and arrest
ed and fined $12.35. To this he pro-
tested without avail and then paid
the fine. He claimed a right to sell
his apples under state license that
he carried and opened up again on
Saturday. For this he was again ar
rested and jailed but was released
that evening. There are some doubts
now as to the city's rights in the
matter and the young man has been
allowed to dispose of his apples with
out interference. But he deeply re-
sents the indignities heaped upon him
and has notified the mayor that a
payment of $500 damages must be
Forthcoming to him this week or
suit will be started against the city.
Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-13
A Ludicrous Mistake.

One of our prominent business
men has had to meet with a consider
able lot of joshing from his friends
since Halloween because of ludic-
rous mistake that he made. Coming
down Allamakee street that evening
he met bevy of the fair sex enroute
to party. Thy were in disguise
but he was quite certain they were
all some young lady acquaintance
OF his and in a spirit of jovialty he
sought to give each one of them a
waltz. He hadn't got very far with
his favors when he was astounded to
md that his supposed young lady
friends were some of our sedate and
middle aged schoOlma ans who were
indignant in a jiffy over his ardent
attentions. They told it, for the tale
would have never have gotten out
were it left to him.-Waukon Demo-
crat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-13
DESERTER Is TAKEN.
Navy Deserter Arrested i'm Dubuque
Also Carried Back 20 Answer
to His MisdOings.

1t was the old, old story of a wo-
man responsible for a man in hiding
being caught when Charles II. Grow.
deserter from the United States Ar
my, was caught at Charles City, on
Friday night.
Crow was member of Co. NJ. 9th
Cavalry, and was stationed at Fort
Sill, Okla. He deserted some time
ago and since that time the govern
ment officials have been looking for
him. They found him at Charles
City, working in one of the factories
there.
Just how they got him may never
all be told. 1t is known, however.
that Crow had a lady friend and that
he corresponded with her. 1t seems
the governments agents knew of the
and of his saying in
one OF his letters: IF they get me
they will have to ramble some"
Nj. F. Joy of Chicago, special agent
OF the army, looking after assertions
made the arrest and brought the
prisoner to Dubuque Thursday eve
nlng, placing him in the city Jail
while he looked after some other
matters of business here.
AT the police station Mr.. JOY
learned that the Dubuque police had
another deserter in charge, George
Duerr, deserter from the naval
training school in Chicago. He de-
termined and did take the two back
to Chicago with him, leaving Du-
buque shortly after midnight Thurs
day night.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-13
BLACK HAND PLOT.
Three Alleged Plotters Already are
Under Indictment for Crime.

Iowa City, Ia, Nov. 9.-Confes-
fesion of Carl +. Osborne today that
he was member of a gang of twen-
ey-hve men in eastern Iowa who have
been instigating attempts at black
mailing families in several counties
of this vicinity has disclosed one of
the boldest plots against lives of far
mers that this section of the state
has ever known.
Authorities in both Iowa City and
Cedar Rapids have tried repeatedly
for the past two years to secure evil
dence which will lead to the arrest
of every member of the gang which
has long been thought to exist and
whose first activities were directed
against the John l.. Adams family
at Scion, just northeast of here.
The life of John Adams was twice
attempted before arrests were Sc
cured. Activities of federal author
tiles, however, have now resulted in
the conviction of one member of the
gang, George Cawley. Three others
remain under indictment and Os-
borne, whose latest attempt was
against the Edward Falls family of
Morse is now under $500 bonds.
Osborne was arrested at West Lib
erty Sunday.
Little can be drawn from Osborne
as to the gangs methods, his earlier
confession under cross examination
being very much contradicted. He
continues to admit sending four
threatening letters to various famil-
les, however. Osborne's father has
arrived from Rochelle, ILL.,, in an
effort to raise money to release his
son on bond.
An added sensation was given to
the entire affair this week when the
body of Miss Mary L. Miller, aged
20, was found at her home in Scion,
where she had committed suicide by
the strychnine route. Her estimated
wealth passed the seventy-five thous-
and dollar mark. Her friends de-
clare her suicide followed the impli-
cation of her favorite nephew, Har-
ley Miller, arrested in CONNECTION
with the blackhand outrages. r. G..
Miller, father of Harley Miller, died
of grief at his sons arrest two
months ago.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Healy of
Cedar Rapids and Attorney s. K.
Stevenson of Iowa City are working
on the case.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-13
Oldest Resident Dead.

Died at his home in Ossian, Ia,
November 3, 1912, Mr.. James Cahill,
aged 10 years, six months and IS
days, death being due to the infirmi-
ties of old age.
The deceased was born in Lime
rick, Ireland, April Is, 1888, and at
the age of fourteen years he came
to America, settling in Dubuque. in
1866 he came to Ossian, having lived
here continually--a period of forty
six years, making him Ossian's old
est resident. Others settled in Os-
sian before Mr.. Cahill, but all have
since gone to their reward, and but
few of the pioneers who followed him
here, are living.
In 1854 he was united in marriage
with Bridget Murphy, at Prairie du
Chen, Wis.,, to which union seven
children were born, namely: Ella,
Owatonna, Mimi; Mary, Devils Lake,
N. D.; Julia, Ossian; Kathryn, Mil
waukee; James, Ossian; William,
Moscow, Idaho; John, Dana, Sask.,
Canada; all of whom except William
and John were present when the
stern reaper found him, "as a shock
vi Soih, luily IiPC III tuc iNCol.
The wife and mother, Mrs. Cahill,
passed away March 10, 1908.
Funeral services were held Tues
day morning from st. Francis de
Sales Catholic church, of which the
deceased was a member, and inter-
ment made in the parish cemetery,
Rev. NJ. j. Thiltgen, d. d., officiat-
ing. The pail bearers were G. F.
Gunderson, Joseph Becker, F. w.
DIESEL, Joseph Peyer, Dave Weitge-
nant and Joseph Weitgenant.
Thus another good man, full of
years. is sleeping in the silent city,
and the grief that is felt over the
close of his long career is widespread
and sincere. His best monument will
be the good report he has left behind
him in the town in which he has lived
for forty-six years.-Bee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-13
Mulct Petition in Allamakee.

The move to secure consent for
the sale of liquor again in this coun-
ty is under way, parties having been
present at every polling place in the
county Tuesday to secure the sigma
lures of voters. Those in charge re-
port very successful start, but a
period of twenty days is given to Sc
cure the required 65 per cent. The
only form of opposition thus far from
the dry forces was the mailing of a
circular appealing to voters to not
sign the petition. 1t bears the sigma
ture of "Anti-Saloon League. -
Waukon Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-13
VOTING FOR EIGHTY YEARS.
Oldest Elk i'm World Votes for Pres
ident for Twentieth Time.

Marshalltown, Iowa, Nov. 11.-To
have voted for president for the goth
time was the unusual experience of
Joseph Tuffree, the oldest resident
of this county and the oldest Elk in
the world. Tuffree will be 1913 on
Feb 8. He cast his twentieth presi-
Dental vote Tuesday for Taft.
Tuffree walked to the polling place
unattended, cast his vote, and then
went to his real estate Office, where
he remained until noon attending to
his business.
Tuffree's first vote was cast for
Henry Clay in 1882. He has voted
every presidential year since with
the exception of one, when he was
moving in western Pennsylvania on
election day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-13
Tries Explosive Farming.

Ottumwa, Ia, Nov. 11-If you
can't get the best results from your
soil in any other way try dynamite.
This is the advice given by DR.. w.
E. Creath who introduced the explo-
sive style of farming in Wapel-
10 county. DR.. Creath placed forty
shots of dynamite on the buck shot
clay of his farm here and the eXplo-
sive threw up the dirt and loosened
it sufficiently to admit of moisture.
His crops have greatly repaid him
for the experiment.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-13
Burned by Gasoline.

Miss Audrey Hackett, residing
about mile south of town, was SER
iously burned about the face, hands
and head last Thursday evening, as
she was starting the fire for the eve
ming meal she mistook a can of gas
oline for kerosene and when the same
was put on the fire a terrific explo-
sion followed with the facts as above
stated. The young lady is member
of the high school and the youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Hackett.
She is slowly recovering. New
Hampton Tribune