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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
ROAD ENGINEER HERE.
Mr.. White, an Expert Road Man,
Laying Out Roads in Import
ant Places.

For some time the board of super
visors, the DEBORAH Commercial Club
and the Winneshiek County Auto and
Good Roads Club officers have been
working together in the hope that
extensive and definite plans for scien-
tific road work in Winneshiek county
ght be formulated and carried out.
Application was made to the state
highway commission to send us an
experienced engineer to assist the
county surveyor, Mr.. VIM. Lee, in
laying out some of the most import
ant roads that are to be rebuilt, and
last week Mr.. White, man of much
ability and experience arrived, and
with Mr.. Lee and the board has been
kept pretty busy ever since.
The most important piece of road
work in this vicinity to be under
taken at this time is the hill on the
Frankville road leading south from
Trout Run. This road is in fright
full condition, almost impossible at
times, and it is the desire of every
one that it be put into such shape
that it can be easily kept up. Several
other roads are to be looked after
also, so that it is hoped at the end
of this season the country roads will
show much improvement.
The new road across the sand hill
south of Freeport, built last season
by the DEBORAH Commercial Club and
the farmers east of the city, with
stood the severe winter remarkably
we'll, and is in good condition now,
but is being improved this week by
the Commercial Club, by widening it
out, filling up low places, etc.
Some sections of the county roads
are being dragged regularly, but
some are shamefully neglected. The
day will come, and not far distant,
when we will all wonder how we
ever stood for such road work as we
have had in the past thirty years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
THE FOURTH OF july.
Committee Busy With Preparations
For Big Celebration in
DEBORAH.

The committee having in charge
the preparations for the Fourth of
July celebration in DEBORAH are do
ing everything possible to make the
celebration one of the most enjoyable
ever held in northeastern Iowa.
While they are not ready as yet to
make complete announcement of the
program of events for the day, yet
the people are assured of very
pleasant day if the weather is good.
The securing of Senator Lafayette
Young, one Of the most famous ora
tors in America and one of the fore
most citizens of Iowa, as the speaker
of the day, ought to attract an inn
mense crowd alone. He is given
credit by practically everyone who
heard his address before the Com
mercial Club last year, of giving the
greatest address ever heard in De-
.corah, and we have had many great
speakers here. In addition there will
be base ball in the afternoon, fire.
works in the evening, and various
other amusements, enough to enter
tain the crowds from early until late.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
THE nth OF MAY.
Day Will be Observed i'm DEBORAH
With Base Ball and Band
Concert.

The annual celebration of the
18th of May" will not be as extern
sive in DEBORAH this year as usual,
for the reason that the Fourth of
July is to be celebrated here, and
the commencement season at Luther
College and the high school comes
earlier than usual, the former being
June 18th and the latter June 9Th.
However, the day will not be forgot
ten by oursN Norwegian friends, and in
81 quiet way they will remember the
day that brought independence to
their mother country. In the after
noon there will be base ball game
between the Luther College second
team and the new DEBORAH team
and at night an open air concert by
the Luther College Concert Band.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
LARGE Glass Confirmed.

A class of girls and boys number
ing twenty-four were confirmed at
the First lutheran church on Sum
day, composed of Joseph Wist, Eivind
Stabo, Arthur Freie, Hartwig Eng
bretson, Anna Anderson, Malvine An
derson, Alma Odden, Palma Aasen,
Nettie Thompson, Agnes Dale, Edith
Hexom, Dagmar Sperati, Ruth Sheel,
Clara Renaas, Beatrice Hande, Pearl
Halvorson, Ruth Wood, Ingvald
Myrah, Syvert Twenge, Carl Selland,
Ludwig Borseth, Adolph Rygg,
Adolph Mali, Clarence Juve.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
BASE BALL BENEFIT.
Local Organization to Give Big
Dance at Marsh's Hall
May 9th.

A big benefit base ball dance will
be given at Marsh's hall on Friday
evening, May oath. Helwig's well
known orchestra will furnish the
music.
Manager e. p. Shea has had his
squad out for light practice num-
Der of times during the past two
weeks and they are rounding into
form in nice shape. Some good games
will be played here this summer, as
most of the surrounding towns have
good teams organized, and it means
lot of enjoyment for the local fans
But one thing is sorely needed by the
DEBORAH team, and that is uniforms.
In giving this big dance the boys
hope to realize enough of the coin of
the realm to purchase some natty
suits, and if everybody will just give
their support their dreams can be
realized, and DEBORAH will have a
1912 team to be proud of. The team
is not organized for profit, but will
help greatly to keep the natives from
getting rusty on the great national
game.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
ARCHBISHOP KEANE HERE.
Prominent Catholic Divine to Lecture
at Opera House Next Sunday
Evening.

The coming of Archbishop James ].
Keane of Dubuque on his first official
visit to DEBORAH next Sunday will be
an occasion of moment to the Cath
olics of this section as well as to the
many friends of this distinguished
prelate outside of the church. 1t will
be the first time the Pensioners of
the church in DEBORAH and vicinity
have had an opportunity to hear him,
and he will no doubt be greeted by
a large audience. He will come to
DEBORAH from Ossian in the after
noon and lecture on Sunday evening
in the Grand opera house, and the
general public irrespective of relig-
ious affiliations is invited to hear
him. He is a splendid speaker and
will deliver an entertaining address.
The lecture will begin at 1880
O'Clock.
On Monday morning, at st. Bene-
diets Catholic church, he will con-
duct confirmation services, and will
confirm about eighty applicants.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
Grace Episcopal Church.

There will be communion service
with sermon at Grace Episcopal
church Ascension Day, Thursday,
May 10th, at 1000 a. m. All are
welcome.
No service Sundays, May 10th and
26th. Dean McVettie leaves on Sat
urday next, to attend the sixtieth an
nual convention of the church in the
diocese of Iowa, held in Trinity ca
thedral, Davenport. Bishop Morrison
asks for a suffragan bishop to be
elected at this convention. Sunday
there will be three celebrations of
the holy communion. Business ses-
sions will commence Monday and
continue three or four days.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
ATTEMPT TO REFORM FAILS.
Former DEBORAH Girl Marr;es Man
She Loved to Reform Him.
Husband Arrested i'm
Chicago.

The following from Mondays Chi
cago Tribune tells the life story of
Miss Ruth Corby, a former DEBORAH
girl. and her trials in attempting to
reform her husband:
''The story of a girl who believed
her love would reform a man came
| to light when Leonidas B. Saunders,
son Of wealthy lawyer and broker
| of Los Angeles, Cal, was arrested in
Chicago for passing worthless checks,
leaving his Is year old bride penni-
less in strange city.
Saunders, who is % years old,
came to Chicago from Salt Lake City,
Utah, three weeks ago. According
to his story he obtained work in the
Railway Exchange building. He be-
gan passing worthless checks, and
says the total amount of these prob
ably will exceed 5000. Most of the
money was spent for clothes for him
self and bride. He was taken into
custody on Saturday night at the
Lexington hotel by Detectives Birm-
lngham and Dillon. The prisoner
made no attempt to deny his wrong
Goings. He insisted he was crazed
by liquor.
Mrs. Saunders, who before her
marriage was Miss Ruth Corby of
Los Angeles, last night told the story
OF her husbands downfall and her
own attempts TO cure him of the
drink habit.
my husband and / were childhood
sweethearts in Los Angeles" she
said, and everything went along all
right until he began drinking heav-
lily. The habit became more and
more pronounced until at last he
passed a number CT worthless checks
at Los Angeles. His father, j. T.
saunders, made good for the checks
and there was no prosecution. He
then sent his son to the Southern
California State hospital The boy is
well educated and one of the best
court reporters in the country. The
OFFICIALS at the hospital made him
sort of a secretary. He had access to
liquor ard could even go uptown by
himself, so his stay there did him no
good
My parents at first were opposed
to the marriage, but he went to Salt
Lake and got a job and worked
steadily for several months and then
wrote for me to come there and be-
come his wife. | thought j could
help him to be a good man, and
loved him dearly, so went and we
were married on Feb. 9Th last.
We saved our money until We had
about two or three hundred dollars
and then my husband wanted to
move to Chicago. j found out since
that he began drinking again shortly
after our marriage and again wrote
worthless checks. 1t seems he had
lost the money | had saved betting
on horse races, but / supposed the
clothing We were buying in Chicago
was being bought with our own
money.
/ knew that before our marriage
he had squandered his private for
tune of more than 100000, but !
had so hoped that after we were mar
ried he would quit drinking. He is
the kindest man that ever lived when
not drinking. He is capable Of earn
ing a big salary. The police said
ought to leave him after this, but
how can I when he needs me so
badly now?"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
Sacred Heart Defeats Luther,

The Luther College base ball team
. is out on its trip to neighboring col
leges, and on Monday afternoon were
defeated by the Sacred Heart Col
lege, Prairie du Chen team, by the
score of 5 to /. Yesterday they did
not play, but this afternoon they are
at Carleton College, Mortified, Min
nesota, and on Friday will play st.
Olaf College at the same place, and
Shattuck on Saturday at Faribault,
Minnesota. Several games in the
original schedule have been cancel
led for various reasons.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
Burglars Are About.

Northeastern Iowa has been visit
ed by a number of burglars during
the past couple of weeks, nearly ev-
cry town having been covered by
them. Some DEBORAH residences have
been entered, but We have learned
of nothing of value being taken. At
Ossian three stores were burglarized,
at Ridgeway five different places. At
Cresco Mrs. Anna Gibbey was robbed
of $1,000 in gold and over $4,000
IN bills, which she kept in a trunk in
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
4 Handsome Horse.

l.. j. Anderson has one of the finest
horses in his stables that We have
seen in many day. He is a beauti-
full bay Belgian and weighs 2,15O
pounds, and only a three year old at
that, which means he will weigh
2,400 to $500 pounds, when he gets
his growth.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
Bass Fishing Today,

The open season for game fish be-
gins today, and the local nimrods are
planning to enjoy many days sport
during the next few months. The in
dications point to excellent fishing
this season. The river is said to be
well stocked with bass. If it is as
good as last year everybody ought to
be satisfied.
A lot of big catches have already
been made this morning.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
Crushed His Fingers.

Theo. NJ. Ringdahl, who is employ
ed in the Sugar Bowl ice cream manu-
featuring plant, had the misfortune
one day last week to have his left
hand caught in the ice crushing ma
chine, and two fingers were badly
crushed, but fortunately he will not
lose them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
High school Defeats Cresco.

The high school base ball team
took Cresco into camp at that place
on Monday afternoon, defeating them
by the score of Is to 3. The boys
all played well, Thorgrimson doing
splendid work as pitcher, and George
Baker distinguishing himself with his
star batting. Quite a number went
UP to see the game.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
Omen Air Concert.

The first open air concert for the
season at Luther College will be CIV
en- on Friday evening, May 18th, on
the college campus. Tie chorus will
assist the band, and splendid pro-
gram has been arranged Admission
ten cents. Concert begins at SIS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
Old settlers Day at Burr Oak

Preparations are being made for
the annual old settlers day celebra-
ton at Burr Oak, which will be held
this year on Thursday. June goth.
1t is expected that the event will be
a very enjoyable one as usual.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
Marriage in Highland.

Last Thursday, at the brides home
in Highland township, Rev. K. See
huus officiating, occurred the mar
riage of Martin Iverson of Epping,
N. d., to Miss Bertha Matilda Vinje.
They departed a couple of days after
ward for Epping, N. D., where he is
manager of lumber yard WINES
shiek county friends congratulate. :
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
Local Talent Drama at Burr Oak.

A number of the residents OF Burr
Oak are preparing an original COM
edy-drama in four acts, "A White
Lie" for presentation at the opera
house in that place on Thursday
evening, May 2Sd. Th3,, play is a
good one and the best h,k Aof Burr
Oak will participate. nm 20
sna--a eents~,aEys
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
Another New Automobile

Price & Gibbs, the monument deal
ers, are sporting classy little Max
we'll runabout which arrived the
other day. This makes the 1912
Maxwell line we'll represented in De-
corah, and no Maxwell ever yet failed
to make good.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
Echo Glee Club at Calmar.

The Echo Glee Club will give their
concert in Calmar this Wednesday
evening, according to the program
published in these columns last week
The club is composed of some of our
best singers, and doubtless they will
be greeted by a good sized audience.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
OstopatMc Physician Here.

DIR. H. L. Urban of Maquoketa, the
osteopathic physician who has been
expected in DEBORAH for some time,
arrived yesterday, and will probably
be located in few days. Both he
and and his wife are graduate osteo-
paths of five years practice.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
Gard NJ TbanIxSA

The undersigned take this means
of expressing their sincere Sratitude
for the many kindnesses and cour-
tesies extended to them by lfriends
both known and unknown, during
Ass of their son Arthur.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
BY HARRY ]. GREEN.
Will Go to Europe.

Prof. A. NJ. Rovelstad of Luther
College expects to enjoy a trip DUR
ing the summer to Italy and Greece
and other European countries, where
he will spend several weeks in study
and observation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
CiyiI Service Examination.

"A civil service examination for
clerk and carrier will be held at the
DEBORAH post Office on Saturday, June
LIST. Applications must be received
by Wednesday, May Goth.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15
Methodist Announcement.

Rev. DR.. Larrabee. cousin of Ex-
Gov. VIM Larrabee. will preach in
The Methodist church pext Sunday
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-05-15

The following varieties were grown
right i'm this latitude.
dakota Goldmine" dakota grown)
"Wimple's Yellow Dent Dakota Co.
''Early Murdoch" Dakota grOwn)
81 90 ner hu
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-11-19
STORING SEED POTATOES

Seed potatoes in storage have
three very definite requirements.
They must be kept in a place that
is cool, well ventilated and dark.
That the potatoes be kept cool is
most important. The best tempera-
ture is from 33 to 80 degrees. If the
temperature falls below 80 degrees
there is danger of freezing although
it takes a slightly lower temperature
to freeze potatoes than water. Good
ventilation is necessary in order to
prevent the spread of rot, and it is
well to keep the potatoes dark so
that they will not be tempted to
sprout at any time. A cool, dark,
well ventilated cellar that Is fairly
dry Is the best place to store seed
potatoes on the ordinary farm. AS
spring comes seed potatoes should
not be allowed to send out the long
pale, spindly shoots that are so Of
ten seen. This may be prevented
Dy Keeping the potatoes cool and
dark. Some of the eastern growers,
three or four weeks before planting
time, spread their seed potatoes out
in the light at temperature of 60
to 20 degrees and here allow them
to develop sprouts half to an inch
long. These are strong, stubby lit
tie sprouts, that are not broken off
in planting. 1t is said that this
process both hastens the maturity of
of the crop and increases the yield.
But to allow potatoes to send out
long, spindling shoots that are cas-
lily broken in handling is bad thing
for any kind of potatoes, seed or
Observation-Disclosures Farmer.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-11-19
MANY PERSONS KILLED
ON AMERICAN SIDE
OF BORDER

Washington, Nov. 15.-- Twenty.
three persons at least were killed or
badly wounded on the American side
OF the Mexican boundary last year
by bullets fired during the fighting
between the rebels and government
forces under Madero.
This fact was developed by the
special army board, headed by Col
onel Francis Herman, which has just
returned to Washington from an in
spection trip to FL Paso, Tex, and
Douglas, Ariz., where most of the
trouble occurred. The board is sat
isfled that other persons, many Of
them Mexicans, received lesser is
juries. Being charged merely to in
vestigate and report to congress the
extent of casualties the board prob
ably will not undertake to pass upon
the questions whether any Mexican
citizen who was injured on the
American side is entitled to indem-
nifty.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-11-19
BETRAY-
ED BY FINGER

San Francisco, Nov. 1.-THE abb
sence of a finger from his right
hand and the ability of a detective
to remember in detail the descrip-
tons of men wanted in other cities
caused the arrest today of Eric e.
Cornell Of New York.
A few days ago police circular
was received here describing Cornell
who was wanted for forgery. Atten-
ton was directed particularly to the
fact that Cornell was minus one fin
ger.
Detective George Richards saw the
dapper young man today thought
that he measured to the Cornell de-
scription and had his opinion con-
firmed when he saw the mans right
hand.
Cornell will not discuss his case,
of which the police have no details.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-11-19
THE TRAMP PROBLEM
IN ENGLAND

The tramp problem in England is
in a fair way of solution. The way
ticket" method of dealing with va
grancy is a capital idea accomplish
ing the revolution. The latest report
on the working of the system indi-
Gates that within few years the
ranks of the ragged mandicants will
be reduced almost to a vanishing
point. The object of the way tick
ct" is to give better chance to the
unemployed who really want work
and to make the way of the profess
sional tramp as hard as possible. The
man who wants to work, but is COM
PEELED to take to the road, is taken
into the poorhouse at night and re-
leased next morning instead of suf-
fering the usual period of detention
When leaving he is given ticket
which entities him to a certain al
lowance of bread and cheese along
the road he intends to take. He is
also put In touch with the local Ia
Dor exchanges and everything pos
sible is done for him If he shows
genuine desire to obtain work. On
the other hand the habitual tramp
obtains short shrift, After spending
the night at the poor house he suf-
fers the usual period Of dentention
and gets the allotted task. Finally
he is given the way ticket" so that
he has no excuse for begging Very
soon the poor house masters begin
to look askance at the man who per-
sistently presents the ticket, and his
journey from village to village in the
counties where the system prevails
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-11-19

fere unless they do want us. And It
is better to err upon the side of no
interference than on the other side.
1t is hard not to put our finger in
the pie, for It has always been easier
to arrange other peoples affairs than
our own. Yet, it is Just those few
individuals who are strong enough
to conduct that feeling and who go
about minding their own business and
letting others mind theirs that stand
above the rank and file of the av.
erage person.
The MeddIer
Certainly any woman who gets the
reputation for interfering and med
ding in others affairs is not one
who will be wanted around a bust
ness Office One of the first lessons to
be learned II you are to be O sue
cess in life and in business Is not
to give advice until 1t Is asked for
and not to NEEDLE in anyone's af-
fairs.
If one has a sincere desire to be
of help to others the opportunity will
come without having to look for It.
Advice will be sought after, aid will
be asked. Then and then alone, has
one the right to step forward and try
to do their best to be of real SER
vice. Anything else is simply I'M
warranted intrusion in anothers life
and the desire to do this should be
destroyed the second it makes itself
apparent and not be given a chance
to live and grow. Only in this way
can one pass from the ranks of busy
bodies into the company of the cap
able and able workers and helpers
of the world.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-11-19
JOAQUIN MILLER is
ONCE MORE IN HEALTH

San Francisco, Nov. 15.-Joaquin
Miller is fast securing second lease
of life. The aged poet has so far
recovered from his recent illness as
to be able to leave his bed and re-
sumo his strolls. To dishes on hon
eyed hominy prepared by his daugh-
ter, Juanita, the poet ascribes his
"rejuvenation. The humble fare
constituted the main portion Of the
family menu and is offered to the
hungry wayfarer who makes the pill
grimage to Miller's home.
Today the poet received an express
package from the students OF the
Oklahoma college for girls who re-
Gently celebrated joaquin day,
received letter of appreciation from
the poet. and in return dispatched a
home made fruit cake and other me-
mentos Of culinary art as taught at
their college.