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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-10
A Lively Corpse.

y country doctor returning from a
visit in the small hours OF the morn
ing in the time of the body snatch
ers," had to pass a secluded burial
ground in which a deceased patient
had been inferred the day before
When ne reached the wall he saw a
horse and trap standing unattended
in the road outside. Looking oaut-
!ously over the wall he saw that two
men had just disterred the corpse.
Standing il the shadow of the wall,
he saw them bring out the body and
place it in sitting position on the
seat of the trap so that when they
drove away, the body, which they
had wrapped in dark cloak, would,
in the dim light, look like a third
man sitting between the ether two.
They then cot over the wall to fill
IN the grave. The doctor lifted the
body down from the trap, laid it I'M
der the wall and seated himself in its
place. After a short time the two
men got over the wall again threw
their spades into the back OF the trap
seated themselves one on each side
of him and drove Off Presently one
Of the men said to the other. The
body seems to be warm still" The
other replied, so it is" Then the
corpse said: Warm, If you had
been where | have been the past "a
hours you would be warm, too" The
two men leaped with a yell out of
the trap at opposite sides and ran
for their lives.-EXchange
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-10
An Interesting Case.

Fenton Reporter: Ed. Brass pur-
chased new milk can last week to
haul his cream to the creamery, and
after emptying his can of cream the
buttermaker rinsed it with steam and
put the cover on the can, but not
tight. Mr.. Grass forced the cover
down as far as he could AID Mr.. Bo-
lig told him he should not do that
as the air could not get out and it
might spoil his can for him. Ed paid
no attention TO the warning and be-
fore he knew it the can was twisted
all out of shape. Ed took the can
to a hardware store and wanted it re-
placed by a new one, saying that the
can was no good. The hardware COM
pany OF course would not do this
and so he went to look for justice.
Well. he finally was directed TO G..
w. Newell. being determined to get
out papers and so he presented his
case to George. The directors of the
creamery having a meeting at that
time in the bank Mr.. Newell directed
him 10 them. He explained his case
and said he thought it was up to
them to buy him a new can, and
there is where the case is resting at
the present writing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-10
Snap of a Lifetime

IS miles west Of Minneapolis, close
to school, church and station, $50
acres CT good land, free from stones
and foul seed; meadow cuts 40 tons
cf hay, large eight room house with
good cellar, large barn, all outbuild-
ings, nice orchard, pretty yard, pump
house with gasoline engine, hay rig
ging and litter carrier, two wells OF
splendid water, all buildings new,
team OF horses, wagon, harness, five
head OF cattle, all kinds of farm ma
chinery and stock, on the main road
with rural mail and telephone. On
account Of sickness must be sold at
cnce, S45 per acre takes everything.
$4,000 cash and balance on easy
terms. Come at once.
S. A. Carlisle, Wyoming, Mimi.
2S-1-pd.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-10
AN AWFUL ACCIDENT.
Body Burned to Crisp from Bust to
Feet--Died After Twelve Hours
of Suffering.

Probably the most sickening and
heartrenoine accident that has ever
taken place in Knoxville occurred at
IL O'Clock Saturday morning when
Mrs. James w. Scott, wife of a we'll
known citizen Of the west cad of
Pleasant street, was literally roasted
to death as the result of an explo-
sion of can of kerosene. The in
famable oil saturated the womans
clothing from her breast to her shoe
tops: instantly took fire and burned
practically every stitch of clothing
from the body, nothing in the way
of apparel being left except the up
Per portion Of the shoulders and col
lar of her dress waist. She fingered
in terrible agony, swadded in banda
ses and soothing ointments from foot
TO head, for about ! , hours, death
coming 70 her relief at 1915 the
same evening.-Knoxville Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-10
Two states After Young Man.

Perry. Ia. July 5.-Ray Lewis, a
young man 10 years OF Gge, whose
home is on farm at the edge OF
Dawson, west of Perry, is in seriIu
trouble as the officers of tvh states
are after him.
Lewis was arrested at his home
and arraigaed before Mayor l.. r.
Brown OF Dawson on a charge Of
rape, the complainin,, witness being
a 15-year-old girl named Alien. He
waived preliminary hearing and was
released on bail of 10000. The
crime is said to have been committed
last February, short time before
Lewis went to Minnesota, where he
has been working.
Yesterday morning word was re-
ceived from the sheriff of the Min
nesota county in wnich Lewis had
been living, asking that the boy be
arrested, as he had been charged
with a similar crime by q 16-year-
old girl living there.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-10
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Her Own Life Saturday Evening
at Mason City.

Two lives paid the penalty of do
nestle infelicity and family trouble
between $3.50 and 8 o'clock Saturday
evening when Mrs. Carrie Pence
Thompson shot her husband, John
Edward Thompson, and then turned
the gun upon herself. Both wounds
we're fatal. The husband lived a
few minutes after he had been taken
TO the Park hospital by physicians
quarter of an hour after the shoot
ing, but the wife passed away almost
instantly. The ball, which struck
Thompson penetrated the head back
CT the left ear, took slightly up
ward course and lodged in the fore
part OF the brain. The second shot
fired struck Mrs. Thompson in the
center of the breast, penetrated the
body, severing an artery.
The shooting followed report
which had reached Mrs. Thompson s
ears that afternoon that her hus-
band was about 70 join a pleasure
party in an auto trip TO Charles
City to attend a dance. With the
party was a young woman to whom
Thompson had been paying some at
tention, so the report is. Mrs.
Thompson, during the afternoon, had
loaned her husband $40 which he
said he wanted TO purchase a suit of
clothes. She had now reasons TO be-
lieve that the money would be used
on the trip and decided TO stop IL.
He has been killing me by inches
and now l have killed him. were
the words of the desperate girl
shortly after she had fired the first
fatal shot.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-10
stork Brings a Taft, Teddy. Hughes.

StOfK BiinSS Iatt, Ieduy. hughes.
Albany, n. Y. July S.-The stork
paid a visit TO the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Turcott. of Cohoes. Pre-
yious to that time the Turcotts were
the proud possesors of seven fine
children. Turcott was smoking in
his back yard awaiting the news. The
back door opened and the doctor al
nounced:
Everything is all right It's a
boy! Ought 10 name him Taft"
Turcott took a puff at his pipe and
said, That goes"
1t was not long before the doctor
lreappeared and said:
Congratulations again. It's an
other boy. How about naming him
Teddy?"
Turcott took several puffs, THAT
| goes, too" he said.
! The nurse came and called the doc
tor, who soon appeared with the joy
full tidings
The third is boy, too. Better
call him Hughes"
| Turcott threw his pipe away
We'll, that goes, too, but | want you
to get out of here, or we'll have a
Bryan, Dix, Gaynor, and maybe
a Charlie Murphy"
Mother and children are doing
finely.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-10
Wasn't He Mean?

The lady singer at the local con-
cert had not proved a very great sue.
cess and the two young fellows were
discussing her as they went home
ward Finding they could not agree,
and not wishing to quarrel about her
enc tried TO explain TO the other the
quality OF her singing.
You see, John he said kindly,
she sings by ear
Johns face cleared.
All" he cried that explains it.
Il thought she couldn't make all that
noise with her mouth. Tit-Bits.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-10
Two Girls Caught Robbing.

Perry, Ia, July Am unusual
case came 10 the attention OF the To-
cal authorities Saturday evening,
when information was filed by C. s.
Swartz, groceryman. charging Mil
dred Moore and Bessie Hall with
stealing So from his safe. The girls
are only about Is years of age and
were caught only after trap had
been laid for them.
A week or so ago Swartz was rob-
bed OF $15, and he suspected the girls
who were in the store shortly before
the money was missed. The next
time they came in, he stationed a
clerk where the safe could be watch
ed and placed marked five dollar
bill in the money drawer One OF
the girls after making purchase
walked back to the safe. and wher
she thought no one was looking, tool
the money. They are being held
awaiting the action OF the juvenile
court.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-10
WEST UNION CHAUTAUQUA.
Some Big Attractions Booked and
the Date Set for August.

Active preparations for the West
Union chautauqua, the fifth annual
assembly of which is TO be held Aug.
BILL, We're set in motion on Monday
evening. The big attractions are to
be VIM. J. Bryan, the biggest draw
ing card on the American lecture
platform today; Senator w. S. Ken
yon, esteemed as a great man by all
Iowa and by the whole nation: and
Bishop Joseph f. Berry, one of the
leading pulpit orators of America.
The meeting Monday evening re-
suited in the choice of the following
persons for responsible positions:
Secretary f. NJ. Phillips to be gener-
al manager; Hon. II. l.. Adams to be
platform manager; and a full set of
committee chairmel.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-10
Wed; Divorced; Remarry.

Sioux City, July S.-Married, di-
vorced and remarked again, all with
in the period of two years, has been
the matrimonial experience of Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Walker, who were
married in Sioux City today The
couple were married in Minneapolis
two years ago, and lived together
nearly year before Mrs. Walker OBJ
tained a divorce on the grounds of
cruelty. After several months a
correspondence was started which
caused the dead love TO revive and
resulted in a second wedding. So
delightful was the second courtship
that Mrs. Walker decided that all the
bad things she had said against her
husband could not be so. The
Walkers will now live in Cherokee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-10
Auto Turns Turtle; Driver is Killed.

Humboldt, Ia, July 4-Charles De
Groote we'll known resident of Rut-
land was instantly killed yesterday
when his automobile turned turtle
and fell down the steep embankment
of the Des Moines river near Brad
gate Walter Forsythe suffered a
broken arm, and Adam Zimmerman
another companion, escaped with mi
nor injuries. De Groote attempted
to avoid a mud hole, and drove the
auto too near the embankment. The
machine fell upon him, crushing him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-10
NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT.

State of Iowa, Wilneshiek county,
SIS. In district court.
In the matter of the estate of +.
r. Earl, deceased.
To the treasurer of state, w. w.
Morrow, and Della Olson, Winnie
shiek county, Iowa; Louisa Fuller,
Wineshiek county, Iowa; Alfred T.
Wheeler, Utica, n. Y; May T. Law
son, e. Syracuse, n. Y; r. Myron
Wheeler, Fort Hancock, n. Y; o.
Della Adams, Washington, d. c.;
Lois Willard, Brooklyn, n. Y.
You, and each of you, are hereby
notified that the undersigned, duly
appointed and qualified appraisers
of property charged, or sought to be
charged, with the payment of col
lateral inheritance tax, Will. at 10
o'clock a. m. on the goth day of Ju-
ly, 1912, at county clerks office
DEBORAH, Iowa, in said county and
state, proceed to appraise the proper
ty Of the estate of said decedent sub
ject to the Collateral Inheritance
Tax, as provided by law.
Please take notice and govern
yourselves accordingly.
Dated June II, 1912.
c. w. Freeman, C. Christen, C
McMasters, Appraisers.
w. l.. Barker, Cresco Iowa, at
torney. 25-4
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-10

In these days of high cost OF liv-
ing, medicine that gets a man up
cut OF bed and able to work in a few
days is a valuable and welcome rem
edy. John Heath, Michigan Bar,
Cal, had kidney and bladder trouble,
was confined TO his bed, unable to
turn without help. II commenced
using Foley Kidney Pills and can
truly say l was relieved at once"
His example is worth following. Sold
by Engbertson's Pharmacy. July
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-10
New Home is Dedicated.

Mason City, Ia, July Especial
trains brought three thousand Odd
Fellows and visitors to Mason City
July 4th for the dedication of the
home for old folgs just completed at
a cost of $4,000 Grand Master
Stevenson OF Council Bluffs made the
dedication address. Last night the
grand officers were guests at ban
quet given by the Commercial club.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-10
Head Crushed by Weight.

Davenport, July 3.-George Neb-
rich, age 81, was instantly killed
late yesterday, When two-ton iron
weight fell on his head crushing ev-
cry bone in his body. He had been
married ten weeks and leaves be-
sides his grief-stricken widow, two
brothers and two sisters.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-10

n. J. Gorham, Cashier Bank of
Woodville, Woodville, Ga. had very
severe attack of kidney trouble and
the pains in his kidneys and back
were terrible. Il got a bottle of Fo-
ley Kidney Pills from our druggist
and they entirely relieved me. l have
more benefit from them than any 9TH
err medicine" Sold by Engbertson's
Pharmacy. July
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-10
Shakespeare Up-to-Date.

Lobbie- Shakespeare does not
seem to draw very we'll nowadays.
Manager No, but / believe AS
You Like 1t" could be made to go
with a corps de Rosalnds and a gem
uine hard-glove singing match in a
place OF that old-fashioned wrestling
bout. -PitCsburg Post.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-10

An increasing number of people
report regularly of the satisfactory
Pills and commend their healing and
curative qualities. Foley Kidney pills
are carefully prepared medicine,
guaranteed to contain no harmful or
habit forming drugs. They can only
have a beneficial effect when used
for kidney and bladder troubles. for
backache, rheumatism, weak back or
lumbago. Sold by Engbertson's
Pharmacy, DEBORAH, Iowa. July.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-10

An empty lie sometimes makes a
big noise.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-07-11
How It Appeared TO a New York
Paper.

\ MONTH ago political leaders (Democrats)
n in Atlanta Ca. warned from New
York that Thomas Watson must be kept
off the delegation to the national convention at
Baltimore. The warning went by personal mes
senger from prominent Democrats among whom
were Charles F. Murphy, head of Tammany Hall
who Joined by Senator O'Gorman and other
Roman Catholics. The message said that after
Watson's attack on Cardinal Gibbons of Balti-
more and the church in general not only would
his membership of the convention kill any candi-
date he favored, but his very presence would be
harmful to his party Watsors arrest seems to
have been planned to further disqualify him as
a member Of the convention. Of course the
National Democratic Committee, with such a
respectable person Mr.. Thomas Taggart at it's
head, has been warned that admitting Watson
would be regarded insult to fifteen mil
lion Catholics in the United States and as there
is no such thing as independence among the poll
ticians it looks as if Watson, the only man of
political prominence to defy the rotten hierarchy
might be sacrificed to appease the cardinals and
the pope-Truth Seeker
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-07-11
THOMSON, Ga, july II, 1912.
The Life and Times OF Andrew
Jackson.

THERE have been unavoidable delays in,
the publication of this book of mine
These | do not regret, for they have enabled
me to secure much new material which was
not In my possession when writing the serial.
This new material will be used in the book
and will add value and interest to it.
In "The Life and Times of Andrew Jack
son" there is great deal of American history
not to be found in any other book.
Like the biography of Jefferson, it gives
wide view and searching analysis of con-
temperous events
The book will contain nearly5OO pages and
will be illustrated
1t is now going through the press and will
soon be ready for delivery.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-07-11

The Roman Catholics have tried very hard to
suppress Maria Monks story of her life in a con-
vent Read it and you will know why. Price
6Oc postpaid. The Jeffersonian Publishing Co.,
Thomson, Ga
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-07-11

The JeffersOnians cannot assume RESPONSE
biIity for unsolicited manuscripts or letters
sent them. When found available, then are
published; If accompanied by stamps for
turn postage, they returned IL not avail"
able.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-07-11
THE JEFFERGONIAN
What Was Meant By This
Threat, Which Has Not
Been DiSaVOvved!


In recent issue, describing the unwilling
of the statue of Christopher Columbus in
Washington, D. Co. the Tablet stated that
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, ex-comnander- in Chief
of the q. S. Army, must have felt very
badly, as he sat upon the stage, during the
ceremonies, and saw 10000 Knights of
Columbus march by, with their swords
drawn.
The Tablet asserted that these Knights of
Columbus were Fourth Degree men, who
were simply awaiting the opportunity to cut
pathway with those swords, for the Pope,
to the White House.
This statement we published in our paper,
some weeks ago.
We called attention to this threat, and
inquired what it meant.
No disclaimer on the part of the Knights
Of Columbus, has been filed.
They do not deny that the Knights of
Columbus constitute military organization;
that it has a military discipline, and that it
has laid In stores Of guns and ammunition.
It is said that these war-lil1e munitions are
secretly stored in the underground apart
ments of Roman Catholic universities.
We have recently published, again and
again, the oath Of treason which these men
take
Why do these Knights Of Columbus
parade the streets, bearing deadly weapons?
Why are they permitted to do SO?
Why should they be allowed this military
organization and this military equipment?
Why should they not be compelled to take
out charters, under our State governments,
and to submit their ritual and bylaws to the
approval of our State authorities?
country that society should be honeycombed
by secret military organizations who are
under oath to serve foreign master, and to
boycott Protestants?
When Roman Catholic newspaper
declares on it's editorial page, that those men
of the sword, are merely waiting until they
are strong enough to use the sword, is it not
about time for American patriots to put
none but Americans on guard?
When Roman Catholic organs warn US
that the Knights of Columbus are merely
waiting for an opportunity to hew for their
foreign master, a pathway to the White
House, is there no occasion for alarm?
To hew pathway with swords, means
bloodshed.
To hew pathway with swords for for
elgn pOtentate means treasonA
The threat Of an armed capture of the
White House for the Pope means civil war.
Were Baptist newspaper to threaten
forcible seizure of the government, it would
conyulse the country.
If Masonic organ should make such
threat, the Roman Catholics would raise no
end of noise.
For the Grand Army of the Union, or the
Confederate Veterans to make such threat
would certainly call for National denuncia-
ton.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-07-11
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~ means that your subsCrip-
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NOW.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-07-11

~ The bill to which I referred was that
which proposed to put Express Companies,
the Pullman Car Co., the Telephone and
Telegraph Companies under the control of
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Brantley opposed this bill, SO did John
Sharpe Williams. There was no record
vote, and do not know how others of the
House voted. It. E. w. !
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-08-23
legal Notice
Ealt

Notice l. hereby given that the following
Administrator, ADMINISTRATORS aud Guar
dlans of the following named estates have hl-
ed their respective accounts current at the
July 1912 term Of the Randolph Probate Court
for confirmation aud approval at the October
1912 term OF said Court as follows. to-wlt;
A. J. Witt. Administrator estate OF Bertha
Rankin. nnal settlement
joe s johnson, Administrator estate Of Per.
mellaslancy. final settlement
Chester Bigger. Administrator estate OF
Carolin Mckee. final settlement.
Mollle +, Jones, Adminlstratrix estate OF W
g. Jones. second annual settlement
Martha +. Klngcade, Adminlstratrlx estat,
OF John Baldwin. final settlement.
Leota Foster Bennett. Guardian Notra Eos
ter. final settlement
ID. W. Reynolds. guardian Bush Kirkpatrick
final settlement.
CIV McCarroll. guardian Ida Milan. o.
nal settlement
And all parties Interested In said settle.
ments or estates or any part OF them are here.
by warned 20 appear on or before the 18th day
OF October. 1919, the same being the second
day OF the October 1912 term OF said court "a
be held In the court house In Pocahontas. Ark
ansas. and iile and present exceptions II any
they may have to said settlements OF any OF
either OF them or any item thereof or they
will be- hereafter precluded from excepting or
Objectlng 10 same.
Witness my hand as Probate Clerk and the
seal OF said Court at my office In POcahOntAs,
Arkansas, on this the 3ist day Of July. 1912.
BFN JOHNSTON.
lg4t. Probate Court Clerk
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-08-23
In Memory OF n. [. kerIey

II. l.. Kerley, better known as
Uncle Henry, departed this life
July 80, 1919, in bis seth year.
Uncle Henry was born IN Burt
county, North Carolina, June 4,
1897. lie moved from there to
Tennessee, and from there he came
to Randolph county, Arkansas, in
1850 and settled on a farm near
where ne died. When the Civil
war broke out be was among the
first to volunteer. lie served
through the war and held many
honorable positions in the Southern
army. lie professed faith in Christ
and joined the Missionary Baptist
church at an early age aud lived a
loyal and faithful member. lie de-
lighted very much in talking on the
scriptures. The writer has heard
him say, "he was prepared to die
aud would be glad when the sum
mons came to CO." lie was married
in 1851 to Miss Sarah Stoggs and
to this union was born nine children.
Mrs. Kerley having departed this
life he was again married in 1876
to Mrs. America Harris. To thus
union three children was born.
Uncle Henry had become an inva
Ind many years before he died but
he bore his Affections patiently un.
I'll death, saying, "that il was the
Lords will" lie leaves a wife, six
children and a host of relatives and
friends TO mourn their loss. After
funeral services, conducted by Rev.
q. A. Fowler, he was land TO rest in
the OVERLY cemetery. Weep not
dear aunt aud cousins for uncle has
paid the debt we all have to pay.
We would just say as uncle can not
come to us let's all live so that we
may meet him in, that home which
Jesus has prepared for the just.
A NEPHEW.