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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12
EIGHT MURDERED WITH AK.
Found Dead with Heads Bea-
ten and Hacked.

Villisca, Iowa, June 10.-Eight
people were murdered with an AK in
the home Of James p Moore here last
night. They are Mr.. ana Mrs. James
B Moore, their four children and
Edith and Blanche Stillinser. daugh-
ters of Joseph Stillinger, a farmer
who lives south Of Eillisca. Mr..
Moore was prominent implement
dealer All OF the victims we're hor-
ribly rautilated. They met death
while in their beds. There was no
sign OF struggle. 1t seemed, how
ever, that one of the girls had rails
ed one arm in a mute appeal for
mercy. Gore spat;ercd all tle beds.
1i.r eads and faces CT the dead were
crushed, cut and distorted by heavy
blows of bloody AK with which the
arch-fiend of murderer accomplish
ed the awful deed. Sheriff jackson
has arrived from Red Oak. The
county coroner has come from Stan
ton, bloodhounds and detectives have
been sent fer. No arrests have been
made but suspects are being watch
ed. Mr.. and Mrs. Moore, their
children, and the Stillinger girls at
tended church last night. They We're
never seen alive again, it is thought,
except by the murderer. The Still
linger girls were in from the coun-
try TO take part in he Children s
Day exercises at church. They stay
ed all night at the Moore home. 1t
is located in the most populous part
Of the town and there are many near
neighbors, but none of them heard
any cutlery from the house of trag-
edy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12
90. y. ls-s5li''tlF -. - =
GREAT SHOW COMING.
Bills Far East Shows United
Here July 27th.

Mr.. Lynch, advance agent of the
greatest wild west aggregation in
the world, was in the city Monday
and closed contracts, with the assis-
lance of the DEBORAH Commercial
Club, for the appearance in this city
on Saturday, July 81, of the great
combined shows, Buffalo Bills Wild
West and Pawnee Bills Far East
Shows. Announcement of their ap-
pearance here is all that is neces-
sary TO assure an immense crowd
There is nothing on earth of the mag
nitude or splendor of this aggrega-
ton. Fifty cars, five hundred mag
nificent horses, the finest that mon
ey can buy, and everything on a SIM
liar scale, shows something of the
greatness of the organization. Buff
falo Bills Wild West show alone
was great, but combine it with Paw
nee Bills Far East and it is prac-
tically doubled in size. Buffalo Bill
and Pawnee Bill will both be here
with the shows, and thousands will
come to DEBORAH on that day to see
them
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12
A BICYCLE SMASH-UP.
Boys ON Bicycle, and All Are
Injured.

Monday evening as he closed his
tailor shop, Mr.. l.. j. Neshiem start
ed to ride his bicycle home, and as
he came up Water street two boys
were racing toward him on bicycles
He tried to get out of their way, but
finding this impossible, attempted to
ride between them, and there was a
miX-up in which all were quite bad
ly injured. He was thrown to the
pavement and stuck his foot through
enc of the wheels, having his eye
bruised and blackened, his face bad
ly scratched, and cash cut in his
scalp. One of the boys was rendered
unconscious for a few moments and
the other was badly bruised
We have been fearing just such an
accident, or worse. Boys ride their
bicycles back and forth across Water
street, in and out among the teams
and autos, disregarding established
rules of caution and needless of dan
ger. Drivers of autos dodge them
with difficulty and they must be
taught, just as auto drivers, carriage
drivers and pedestrians must be
taught, to use utmost care on Water
and adjoining streets, which are not
Fairgrounds or visiting places, but
highways for the passage of carri-
ages, autos and other vehicles.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12
WILL GO TO SPRING GROVE.
Marion Green Accompanies Prof.
Sperai and Luther College Or
chestra to Sing Creation"
at HalIingstevne.

Today Prof. Carlo A. Sperati, the
Luther College Orchestra and Mar
ion Green, the basso who sang eli
Jah' here last evening, will go to
Spring Grove, Mimi, by autos, where
tonight they will assist the Spring
Grove Choral Club in singing the
great oratorio Creation" The Hal
lingstevne" opened at Spring Grove
yesterday, with an entertainment by
Joakim Arneson, the Norwegian trav-
elogue and lecturer. This morning
there was program of moving pic
lures, this afternoon a base ball
game, Luther College and Caledonia,
and this evening the oratorio "Crea-
ton" Tomorrow there will be a ball
game between Spring Grove and
Lanesboro, a Halling program and
banquet; and Friday a sermon by
Prof. j. Thoen of Albert Lea, base
ball between Luther College and Cal
edonia, and moving picture enter
tainment. There promises to be
large crowd present, and no doubt
everybody will have a good time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12
Rare Surgical Success.

Over at Magnolia, Harrison coun-
ty, is reported one of the rarest cases
of surgical success in the United
States. A young fellow named Lew
Unmack, some days before, ran a
rusty nail'sin his foot. Lockjaw re-
suited a few days later and all hope
OF saving his life seemed at an end.
Them his brothers took him in an
automobile to Omaha where a spec
alist cut out section Of his skull
exposing the brain and then injected
right into the brain some of the an
ti-teanus serum. Four hours later
the young man regained conscious
ness his jaw relaxed, and he asked
to be taken home, and is now appar-
emily saved from what seemed GER
tain and awful death.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12
Synod Meeting at GIenwood..

Today the Synod meeting Tof the
district Norwegian Lutheranrschurch
will open at Rev. S. A. tySearyie's
church in Glenwood township, and
there promises to be large attend
ance from throughout the stateA The
opening service will by by Rev. X.
Xavier, and on the next Sunday nor
ming Bishop Bockman of TrondHjem
will deliver the sermon, and in the
afternoon there will be a concert by
Winneshiek County Norwegian
Sangerforbund, Prof. Carlo A. Sper-
ati directing. Two young men will
be ordained into the ministry, Messrs
Orting and Lillegaard. 1t is expect
ed that there will be large attend
ance at the meeting.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12
Medical Society at Calmar.

The Northeastern Iowa Medical So
ciety met at Calmar yesterday. DR..
p. NJ. Jewell of DEBORAH is president
of the society, and DR.. w. c. Hess of
Cresco, secretary and treasurer. The
morning session was devoted to the
report of the committee on constitu-
ton and bylaws by Drs. G. A. Plum
mer of Cresco, F. A. Hennessey of
Calmar, and F. S. Feeney of New
Hampton.
At the afternoon session papers
were read and discussed by the fol-
lowing physicians: p. NJ. Jewell, De-
corah; w. c.. Hess, L. j. Kaasa,
Cresco; F. r. Sparks, Westgate; F.
w. Lee, Riceville, and George Kessel,
CrescO
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12
Obituary.

Herman Henry Landmeier, whose
death was, noted ia these columns
last week, was born Dec. 10, 1917,
in Schale, Westfalen, Germany, and
died June 1912, at the home of his
son in Canoe township. sEeseane to
America in 1870 and for two years
lived on farm near Chicago, after
which he moved TO Winneshiek coun-
ty, and has since made his home
here. He was married in 1897 to
Adelaide Tebenhof, to which union
were born two sons and three daugh-
tiers, one daughter passing away a
number of years ago. His two sons,
George and Henry, live in Canoe
township. The funeral services were
held from the Canoe German Metho-
dist church, of which he has been a
member for forty years, Rev. A. F..
Damerow officiating.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12
Struck by Motorcycle.

Last Wednesday as Anthony Ber-
natz was crossing Washington street
at Mott G. Co.'s corner, he was knock
ed down by motorcycle, and sus-
tanned serious bruises, which have
confined him tC his hone 81 several
days. The motorcycle cat close
around the corner to the left instead
of keeping to the right as it should
have done. and Mr.. Bernatz di. not
see it in time to get out of the way.
This is a bad conner, and to prevent
accident. extreme vigilance is neces-
sary both on the part of thr pedCs-
trian and the motorcycle or automi-
bile driver.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12
A Card

This is to certify that Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound does not
contain any opiates, any habit form
ing drugs, or any ingredients that
could possibly harm its users. On
the contrary, its great healing and
soothing qualities make real rem
edy for coughs, colds, and irritations
of the throat, chest and lungs. The
genuine is in yellow package. Ask
for Foleys Honey and Tar Compound
and accept no substitute Sold by
Engbertson's Pharmacy. June
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12
To the State Encampment.

Quite a party departed on Mon
day morning for Mason City, to at
tend the state encampment OF the G.
A. r. Among them were Mrs. L. L.
Caldwell, Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Hol-
comb, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Couse, Mrs.
A. M. Severson, Mrs. G. P. Hong,
Mrs. Geo. Draper, Mrs. Mary Burt,
John Stortz, c. o. Maltby, Miss Jes-
sic Mckay. Mrs. J.. w. Miller and
Mrs. Erick Anderson went out yes
terday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12
Burr Oak Old Settlers ,Picnic,

The annual old settlers spicnic at
Burr Oak will be held this year on
next week Thursday, June Goth, and
promises to be one of the post en-
joyable occasions of the Kind ever
held. There will be base ball, faces,
dancing, speeches. sports, of all Kinds.
picnic dinner tc.,1and a general.good
time for everybody. TheseApscnies
always attract a large crowd 2and
this year promises to be no ~excep-
tion to the rule The people oflBurr
Oak are royal entertainers, and il
you want day Of real efijoyment at
tend the picnic. -. ...' ~
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12
Saw the Equator.

"A woman who was about to start
On trip TO the southern part of the
world was advised to be sure to look
for the equator. On board the vessel
she approached the captain and told
him she would be greatly obliged il
he would point out the equator AT
ter awhile he told her they were
drawing near and gave her the use
of his telescope. Pulling a hair out
of his head, he held it in front of the
telescope and said to her: There
is the equator. Can you see it?" "Oh
yes, yes said she eXcitedly, land
there's camel on it"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12
DEBORAH Band at Charles City,

This is what the Charles City
Press has to say of our band, which
played at the NJ. w. A. picnic there
Thursday:
The concert by the DEBORAH band
was splendid. The leader had COM
plete control of every member and
the individual work was distinguish
ed but shone up no brighter than the
ensemble of the entire band. The
tuba solo was one of the finest eff
forts ever presented in this city. A
gentleman from DEBORAH sang a solo
with band accompaniment which-Xas
encored several times" --,s--s 4
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12
Willmar Synod Meeting.

At the Synod meeting at Willmar,
Mimi, Rev. TIL. Nilsson OF Madison
township was chosen editor of "Kir-
or. L. Larsen of Luther College as
President Emeritus, was increased
from $500 to $1,000 per year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12
Delegate to Convention.

At the republican state convention
at Cedar Rapids DR.. p NJ. Jewell of
this city was elected alternate dele
gate to the national republican con-
yention, the delegate being T. c..
Potter of Mason City. The latter is
ill, and DR.. Jewell will have the hon
or of representing the district. He
has our sympathies. We served in
like capacity eight years ago.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12
A Private Lighting Plant

Atthe meeting of the board of SUI
pervisors last week, they purchased
through c. z. Mckinney a private
lighting plant for the court house
and jail, ItRwiIl be. operated by a
gasolines engfne, with storage batter
les, and they hope with this outfit,
which, cost sf,500,sto cut the fight
ing bin in half. The past year it has
been over $1,000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12
DEBORAH WINS OPENER.
day, DEBORAH Winning from
Waukon.

The local base ball season was
opened Sunday by Decorah's newly
organized team by game with Wau-
kon, which the locals won easily,
through several inexcusable errors on
the part of the visitors. Riggs was
in the box for DEBORAH and pitched
a good game, striking out IL men,
while Waukon used two pitchers,
getting 8 strike-outs between them.
Following is the score by innings:-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12
Saloons Lose Out Again.

For the third and last time the
supreme court has decided against
the saloons in this county so far as
the last petitions are concerned, so
that they cannot reopen until new
petition is filed, with sufficient sig
natures.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12

A woman at West Union has been
in the habit of sending out of town
for everything. Not long ago her
husband lost his job. When he
sought another he was told to let
his wife send him out of town for
q Job
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12
Congregational Notice.

u Subject, at the Congregational
church next Sabbath morning, "A
Lost Bible and in the evening" Wind
Along the Waste a sermon based
upon a modern novel of that name.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12

Each age of our lives has its ioys.l'
Old people should. be- happy, and
they will be if Chamberlain Tab
let's are taken to strengthen the d.
sestion and keep the bowels regular.
These tablets are mild and gentle in
their action and especially suitable
for people of middle age and older.
For sale by Engbertson's Phar-
macy. June
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12
SociahIe af Ereenorf

An ice cream sociable will be CIV
en- in the Woman Hall at Freeport
Friday evening, June 18th, under
the auspices of the Methodist church.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-06-12

A towel dipped IN hot water,
wrung out and applied to the back
OF the neck will cure the severest of
headaches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-03
we Want you, Mr. Rowell.'

way we found Murphy on duty. Crewe
drew him aside. l saw him whisper
and saw Murphy touch the pocket of
his coat. l heard the clink of steel.
Then we three posted ourselves i'm
mediately beneath a bright electric
light and engaged in trivial converse
ton, as of three pleasure-seekers.
Half an hour must have gone by. At
least fifty men in blue suits had passed
US, a good half of whom might have
been the missing cashier. All at once
saw Crewe touch Murphy's arm, and
the two swung round and walked
leisurely after a good-looking young
fellow who was passing briskly up the
thoroughfare. At the Forty-second
street crossing he hesitated a mo-
ment, pulled out his cigarette case,
and began to smoke. An electric light
beat down full upon his face and
shoulders.
Crewe went up to him, fixed his
eyes on his collar, signalled Murphy,
and touched his captive on the Shout
der. The man started violently and
| let his cigarette fall.
1--WE want you, Mr.. Rowell," said
| Crewe. At the same instant Murphy
snapped the handouts upon the cash
ier's wrists.
81 can understand that your math-
ematical reasoning would, as-you said
enable you to postulate the average
man. remarked to Crewe subsequent
ly. But how could you positively identi-
| fly Rowell among your 1T men in blue
serge? And how could you know for
sure that he was strolling up Broad
way?"
81 didn't 1t was not until I got
him under the electric light that
was able to pronounce him RoweIl
with gertrude"
but how?"
do you remember the cashiers
seat at the London bank, with its
projecting grille?"
'Yes"
DO you remember that the man.
ager told US they had had an unusual
quantity of sunshine in London?'
Il do"
do you remember that Rowell
wore blue serge suit?"
We'll, what Of it?"
Don't you know blue serge fades"
in sunlight"
Precisely. And in consequence,
since he sat always in the same spot
and bent over his counter at the
same elevation. the bars of the grille
would leave thin stripes Of unfaded
material in the discolored cloth
Langton, to your eyes Rowell's
suit may have looked like any other
mans but to mine his breast and
shoulders were striped like a ze-
bras"
How did you know he would not
order new suit?"
"He had no time. The taiiors are
rushed at this season"
But he might have bought one
ready-made"
THE ready-made clothing trade Is
exclusively an American institution, y
Crewe answered suavely. mo Eng
iishman can ever be persuaded that
he viii look like anything but tramp
in suit Of ready-made clothes"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-03

bridge during the rush hours" 1 an
swered.
. my dear Langton, you are flying
off at tangent. That is not relative
to the matter at all. Many take sur
face cars from Brooklyn and never
pass the subway entrance. And Brook
Ign is barred from our consideration.
No, do you not see that at three
points the morning and evening traf-
fic is astonishingly even? At Twenty
third street 72 men pass in the morn
ing and 20 in the evening. At the
Fourteenth street subway 80 pass in
the morning and So in the evening
At the Brooklyn bridge subway en-
trance "a pass in the morning and
IS in the evening.
Therefore we can proceed by strik-
ing out like figures on either side of
our equation. These men in blue
serge suits are Office workers; they go
and return by the same routes morn
ing and evening. Emphatically Row
ell is not to be found among this lot
"At our northern point, Forty-sec-
ond street, the conditions are not
quite so even. The men who pass
in the morning number 1876; in the
evening 177-a difference of twenty
one. Now we begin to see daylight
at last after working out these figures.
We have to postulate the average
man, the average unemployed man.
Let us discover him from among the
| figures that we have left.
Passing Twenty-third street In
the afternoon, %. Passing Four
teenth street in the afternoon, 20. Pass
ing the Brooklyn bridge subway en-
trance in the afternoon, As But these
latter we must disregard, for that is
| in the Office district and these 46 are
, probably all workers.
Our final statement, therefore, is
that % men stroll of an afternoon
from Twenty-third street to Four
| teenth street, where their numbers
are augmented to 29. During the same
| period of the day 112 men stroll up
Broadway to Forty-second street,
where, by nightfall, their numbers
have increased to 1T.
!
most assuredly be found somewhere
in the theater district after the lights
are lit. Rowell will be there tonight.
/ have demonstrated this infallibly.
Come, Langton, We are going to arrest
him"
rose in bewilderment. Crewe's
figures were falling over one another
in my brain, and only one clear i'm
preston remained to me: That RoweIl
was obligingly waiting to tumble into
our arms at the juncture of Forty-sec-
ond street and Broadway. But surely
this was a case in -hich one could
not predicate the .vidual from the
universal. Suppose he had decided to
vary his itinerary for that evening,
suppose he had gone home Suppose
he were sick, or at theater, or in a
taxicab, or restaurant Suppose he
had taken a fancy to sit in Central
park until the hour of midnight Sup
pose he had escaped from the city and
were at that moment speeding west
ward. l glanced at Crewe. His face
was resolute, set into it's usual de-
cisive lines. l had known him to
solve greater mysteries-but always
by his optical gift, never by pare in
duction. And / could not help feeling
that there was a sad establishment
In store for him
I At Forty-second street and Broad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-03

able to afford you an evenings enter
tainment."
knew better than to attempt to
question my companion further, but
was in fever OF anxiety during the
three ensuing days to understand
/ Crewe's purpose. His reasoning was
excellent upon an abstract plane. But
how did this counting of faces go to-
ward the capture of Rowell?
1t was not until after dinner that
my curiosity was gratified. Crewe
rinsed his fingers in the silver din
ner bowl, folded his napkin leisurely,
and took from his pocket a pad of
paper upon which were jotted several
series of figures.
do you believe in statistics, Lang
toni" he asked abruptly.
81 have heard it said that they can
prove anything"
They can; but not in the deroga-
! tory sense you mean. Are you aware
that, while small numbers are apt to
fluctuate, in the aggregate they are
practically unvarying?
For instance, in the gambling pal
ace at Monte Carlo, red may turn up
fifty times more than black during a
single day But in a week the rela-
tive numbers will be almost equal. In
a month they will be practically equal;
at the end of year there is usually
hardly a sensible difference between
the number of times that each has to
its credit
Take life insurance. Individually
human life is a most uncertain thing.
But when you take ten thousand lives
you can state with mathematical pre-
cision that a definite number of these
ten thousand persons will die at thir-
ty, certain number at forty, increas
ing number at fifty, and so on, until
at the age of ninety-six, the last sur
/ vivor perishes
"Langton, have simply applied this
fact TO the search for Rowell.
What do We know of him? That
he is an average-appearing English
man and wears a blue serge suit. I'm
doubtedly he possesses other suits
but equally surely he will be astute
enough to wear blue as differentiating
him less than suit with check
stripe, or patterns. Thus his OWL
cleverness assists in his undoing.
My orders to those detectives were
to count all the men in blue serge
suits who passed them, excluding
those whose age obviously excluded
the possibility of their being Rowell
ordered each man to make three
lists-one for the morning hours, one
for the afternoon, and one for the
evening, up to twelve o'clock, after
which the number of men in blue
serge suits abroad is too limited fol
US to draw deductions from it. Here
are the results:
Passing Forty-second street: Morn
ing, 156; afternoon, 112; evening, 1T
Total, AS
Passing the Brooklyn bridge sub
way entrance: Morning. "a; afternoon
&c; evening, IS. Total, 21s.
Passing Twenty-third street and
Sixth avenue: Morning, 70; afternoon
%; evening, 20. Total, 10.
Passing the subway entrance or
Fourteenth street: Morning, so; aft
ternoon, 90; evening, SIS. Total, 1874
What do you deduce from these
figures, Langton?"
That surprisingly small number
Of men blue serge suits emerge
from the entrance to the Brooklyn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-03

Muskogee, OkIa.-The Prairie OIL
and Gas company. formerly purchas-
ing agency of crude oil for the Stan
dard Oil company, announced an IT.
crease Of cents barrel in the price
of all Oklahoma crude oil.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-03
Then and Now.

Another difference between Samson
and modern men is that when he got
his hair cut he didn't get his shoes
shined.-Galveston News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-03
Cures After Hot Springs Fall.

TO CURE BLOOD
DISEASE 1t must
be entirely rc-
moved from the
system. The treat
ment we give you
acts so quickly
by neutraliziny
the poison that
you can almost
feel 1t being cast
out every day
and creates fresh,
pure blood. cleans
ing and building
up the system so