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Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-25
OUR WALL PAPERS

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 THE TANNING STUDIO,
 No. 31 Willow St.
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Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-25
spesdx Horses in Training.

Several horses that give promise of showing plenty of speed are now in the stables of s. P Humphrey of the Central house. They may be expect ed to be heard from in the speed events in which they start One of the horses, owned by Mrs. Julia Dresser of Thompson and here for training, IS an exceptionally fine animal
Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-25

The Kind Yea Have Always Bought and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the sigma ture of Chas. H. Fletcher, and has been made under his personal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imi- tations and " Just-as-good are but Experiments that trif1e with and endanger the health of Infants and Children erie nee az ainst Experim mt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-27
SIGN THE NIULCT PETITION.
Don't Knock, But Sign the Mulct Pc.
titiOn and Help Thy Neighbor.
That Consent Petition and the
Law and Order League.

You would naturally think in
reading the article in the DEBORAH
Journal and the Republican, headed
THE Present Outlook and the Con-
sent Petition" and signed by the So
styled Law and Order League, that
this county and especially our good
city, is run and governed by this
mushroom concern and that whatever
they purpose to do is a go regard
less of anybody or anything else
even of mayor and council and OF
our county board of supervisors
How many are there of this outfit
BARELY bakers dozen, and who are
they? Why mostly men who never
paid cent of taxes in their lives,
men who have been heavy drinkers
in their former days and who do
not refuse a good snack" in their
present days, if somebody else furn-
ishes it and they can take it secretly.
Men who think more of Sears, Roe
buck e Co., than their home mer-
chants, and men who only temper
arily abide with use, they are here
today and somewhere else tomor-
row. Mercenary gospel spellbinder,
and yet this handful of-ahem-
wants to dictate to our taxpayers
our business men, mechanics, farm
ers and laborers whether there
shall be saloons for them or not,
whether these taxpayers think it for
the best toshave the saloons does not
matter to them in the least for they
tell us most arrogantly that they will
secure all the Withdrawals from our
Consent Petition they possibly can,
but mind you, there is no law written
on the statute books of the state OF
Iowa, giving them this right, only a
supreme court decision handed down
and that to the effect that man has
the right to change his mind (him-
self but it does not mean that this
shall be done by others by using all
kinds of unlawful methods such as
coercion, intimidation, threats of all
kinds, notably withdrawal of patron
age, refusal of communion, expulsion
from church, etc, but it does mean
and mind it, We holy men, that any
| signer of a consent petition may vol
unfairly have his name taken off, by
making the proper application before
the proper county official, but not be-
fore an ill-styled Law and Order
League and it's minions. How low
and degrading it is to force a man
who voluntarily signed a document
which has been sworn to for it's tru,
and lawful character before a No
tary Public, to break his word, to e
back on his own signature, to brin,
shame upon his own character ant
his neighbors' scorn upon him-trul.
dirty, dastardly act.
They tell us that they are perfect
ly willing to yield when 65 per cen
4 of the voters have been securet
legally here-sounds pretty good, blu
what did they do with our Consen
Petition in 1910, when we had clos
to II per cent? Do you remembe
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-27

men? Why they swarmed all over
the county and forced over 400 sign
ers to withdraw, say forced, mis-
representing, intimidating, threaten
ing, promising, anything to accomp-
lish their shameful, dirty work and
leaving us consequently with less
than the necessary, but honestly and
legally gotten number of signers. i
am convinced that there are enough
men left in Winneshiek county with
their heart in the right place and an
independent mind, who will most en-
phatically resent this insult to free
American manhood, and stand by us
in the present Consent Petition by the
signing of the same to man and es-
tablish their independence again.
am willing to bet 10000
against a hundred cents that if the
voters had not been intimidated at
our last circulation of the Consent
Petition on election day and they had
been given a free, open and uninter-
fered chance to sign, we would have
obtained over so per cent in the
county, but-Oh, no! At every vot-
ing precinct they stood with the for
moral effect papers" in the hand and
the threat on their lips, interfering
with the voter to perform what as a
free and independent citizen he had
a perfectly lawful right to do. Sure
ly a nice state of affairs, and if this
is not throttling the independently of
manhood, | would like to know what
they call it. Do not think lightly of
this crime, running like pestilence
through our beloved Iowa. You can
not down any citizen Unfortunately
without damaging your own stand
ing. Men cannot commit wrong to
remove another wrong, especially
where the wrong is merely an abs
tract opinion and our personal right
factor in this life and we cannot af-
ford to trifle them away at any cost.
1t took manhood thousands of years
to gain this one point, we ought not
to fool it away by thinking we are
hurting the little saloon man. Men
that want to give, not take away
rights, are the heroes and loved ones
of mankind, and you might as we'll
vote away your eyesight, your hear
ing and every other sense, your body,
and soul, as your personal rights,
and the rights of others.
We do not need the advice of the
Law and Order League to be law
abiding. We are not law-breakers
and we resent the insult most en-
phatically, and let it be said and
known right here, that everyone OF
the members of the liquor dealers as
sociation, now forming this body, is a
citizen, a tax payer and morally
clean man, some of whom have rear
ed families which far surpass those
of some of the brethren.
The Law and Order League ad
mits the presence of bootleggers, ad
mits of drunkenness, Tin the alleys
especially Sundays) admits the righ
of any man to send for his beer ant
whiskey, and admits and submits tt
the dispensing of rotgut fusel oil tt
all ages by men, women and boys
and worst of all, it does not want Il
see the drunken boys OF IA to II
years of age, and even denies thu
/ can and / am willing to Civ
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-27
Serum from Kansas for Hogs.

Kansas is helping to supply serum
for the treatment of cholera among
hogs according to DR.. James |. Glib
son. The veterinary department OF
that state has large quantity OF the
serum manufactured and is distribu-
ting it to Iowans for the same price
Kansans get it.
Il get many requests for serum
every day." DR.. Gibson said. II re-
fer them to the Kansas board. w
j. Kennedy, head of the extension de-
partment at Ames and / held a con-
ference last night. He asked me to
secure all the serum available from
the Kansas board. l may decide to
do this"
From reports received from all
over the state cholera is still playing
havoc with the hogs. In some places
the disease has died out while in oth-
er places it is breaking out.
THE farmers are pretty much dis
couraged," DR.. Gibson said. I'VE can
do little for them as we have no
money to provide serum. We are able
to make a gallon where we should be
able to make a barrel. Something
must be done by the next legislature
to relieve us from this condition"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-27
Dedicate New Opera House.

Clermont will dedicate her new ten
thousand dollar opera house Thanks
giving Day. The exercises will COM
mence at three O'Clock p. M, and the
program prepared will be interesting.
Supper will be served from five to
seven o'clock in the basement, for
which a charge of thirty-five cents
will be made. An entertainment will
be given in the opera house from Z
O'Clock to $50, after which the grand
opening ball will take place. Those
wishing to attend will find that Cler-
mont will entertain them royalty. The
new opera house is one of the finest
in northeastern Iowa and credit to
the Brick City.-Ossian Bee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-27
NOTICE IN PROBATE.

To Whom 1t May Concern:
You and each of you are hereDy
notified to appear at the court mouse
in Winneshiek county, Iowa, on the
Ord day of February, 1913, at i:sV
O'Clock, p. m, to attend the propa.e
of an instrument purporting to be
the last will and testament OF A; ~
Thomas, late of DEBORAH township
in Winneshiek county, Iowa, deceas,
ed, at which time and place you VIII
appear and show cause, If any, why
said will should not be admitted 10
probate.
In testimony whereof l have mere,
unto subscribed my name and aihxeu
the seal of said office, this 18th day
of November, 1912.
OLAF Kalleyang,
Clerk of District Court.
BY s. j. Moore, Deputy. 90 .
~. A. Nelson, Attorney. 400
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-27

sensible normal way of drinking, in
stead of leaving them to the mercy
of the bootlegger and his vile liquor.
This is all written with a good and
honest will, without malice or hatred
toward anyone concerned, not even
to the anonymous letter-writer, who
told me that l was working for the
devil (whoever that isl etc., and only
prompted by the desire to answer and
correct, defend and suggest that
which l deem my right and my duty
to express as your law-abiding, lib
erty-loving, conscientious citizen,
OTTO M. DREXEL.
Don't knock, but sign the mulct
petition, and help thy neighbor.
Advertisement.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-27

the names of these mislead boys anG
also the names of dozens of witnes.
ses of this shameful state of affairs
during the rule of the great Law and
Order League that was going to give
us such model city.
Oh, We gods and little fishes IL
be bumped!
Let us see what the closing of the
saloons has done otherwise in our
good city and county. 1t has increas-
ed the business in the northern part
about 200 per cent and in Ridgeway
by at least 400 per cent, and now
ask fair-minded business men in De-
corah, Castalia, Ossian, Calmar, Spill
vile, Fort Atkinson, Jackson juno
ton, what it has done to them and
whether they are satisfied with this
dirty work, ask the property owners
how they like the rent they are get
| ting now, inquire why two big store
buildings are unoccupied and why the
National hotel, the third largest in
the city, has not had renter for the
last months and has been vacant
during this time, ask the contractors
and employers if they can get labor
ing men as easily as they used to, and
they will tell you it's hard matter
to get them, and they will tell you
also the reason why. Just ask. Yet
this seems preferable to them to a
wide open, clean daylight place Of
business, conducted by good, clean
men, who pay heavy tax, helping
the city and county and who dispense
the lighter beverage mostly preferred
by 50 per cent of their customers,
who are men of age and not strip
| lings of from IA to 20 years. They
say: sale of liquor to intoxi-
Gated men and minors was systemat-
| ically disregarded. What shameful
accusation and internal lie. Let it
be known then, and do you not doubt
my word, that every saloon keeper
abides by the mulct law as strictly as
the maker of the same can, and that
he constantly is in dread of some mi
nor or Keeleyite sneaking in on him,
and many youngster who was of
age, has been turned down for fear
that he had not told the truth. Men
will make gluttons OF themselves,
even in drinking, yes, and get drunk,
and it's an awful easy task to count
! those who never lmbibed too much,
but let that be as it may, all want
to say is that no saloon keeper ever
coaxed or forced man in his place
! and made him drunk, the fact being
that he has to ask for what he wants
is refused if intoxicated, and it seems
1 to me, that if men of the better elias
ses would mingle more with those OF
the middle and lower classes in these
places, it would undoubtedly have g
wholesome and moral effect, and the
tendency to create self-respect and &
more temperate habit. Why not
When you visit the large cities yor
do not hesitate to go to the fine buf
fets, restaurants, ETC., where they
serve intoxicants, yes, and you'll no
refuse a highball or a cocktail mol
would your better half forsooth.
|, We are all brethren and as Ions
as drinking is going on, and will 81
, on as long as this old earth stands
why not take the lesser evil, if evi
, it be, and assist the legal dispenser
) in educating their customers to ;
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-27
What Advertising Did for One Man

What Advertising Did Tor One Man.
John H. Darrah, one Of the leading
merchants of Charlton, Iowa, who
operates stores at Knoxville and
Shenandoah, Is now starting store
in Sidney. Eighteen years ago Mr..
Darrah was clerk in store in Corn
ing and started a racket store In
Charlton. He did not have big
bank account or a wealthy relative
to back him, but he had knowledge
of goods and faith in advertising. In
and out of season he has kept stead
lily at it. Did not take little space
this week and then drop out for SIX
months, but each week has told thro
the local columns what he had to
sell. He has always lived up to mis-
advertising and today is In posses
sion of string of valuable stores
which are making money for him
faster than he ever dreamed. In ten
more years Darrah will be the mer-
chant prince of Iowa. He has not
counted what he has paid for adver-
Using as merely something to help
the newspapers, but in an address be-
fore the Iowa Editorial Association
told them that he owed his success
to advertising and living up to what
he advertised and he is still keeping
it up for the same selfish reason that
he knows it will continue to bring
him returns, says the Clarinda Her.
AID
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-27
The New Ruling is Liked.

Eldora, Iowa, Nov. 25.-The plan
of President Taft to place all fourth
class postmasters under the civil SER
vice law, will effect several postmas-
tiers in Hardin county. This means
that they will hold their jobs for life,
if they wish, unless removed for some
malfeasance in Office. There are four
teen postmasters in this county who
will be thus effected. They are as
follows: Abbott, Buckeye, Gloves,
Garden City, Clifford, Lawn Hill, Ma
cy, New Providence, Owasa, Robert
son, Sherman, Written and Wilke.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-27
Conscience Clear at Ninety-three.

The Postville Review says I'm
Gle Ed Douglas of that city, has vot-
ed for eighteen presidents. His first
vote was cast in 1914 for Henry Clay,
the Wing candidate, and his last one
for William H. Taft and the entire
republican ticket. Mr.. Douglas is in
his 93rd year and says Il owe my
long life to always having voted the
straight republican ticket and conse-
quently have had clear conscience
and nothing to worry about and make
me sick. He predicts the customary
hard times and business depression
following the democratic rule of af-
fairs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-27
Farmer PAYS Big Alimony.

Sioux City, Ia, Nov. 25.-Twelve
thousand large cold dollars, with a
little bit over, is the amount of ali
mony James Bauer, wealthy farmer
of near Kingsley, Iowa, will have to
pay to his wife, who today was grant
ed divorce and the custody of two
out of the three children. Bauer re-
Gently sold 2S0 acre farm for $4O,-
600, so he can afford the price of
his release, which was arranged by
conference of attorneys.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-27
Let Us Show You.

If you are sufferer of piles or
hemmorhoids in any form, come to
our store and let us show you Meri-
tol Pile Remedy. 1t is one of the
best preparations we have ever
handled and is sold on positive
guarantee. e. j. Parman, DEBORAH.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-02-24
Get Your Seeds
The following note explains itself

The following note explains itself:
Washington, d. c., Feb 18th.
Ny dear Editor-I would appreciate
the courtesy If you will kindly ad-
wise yoSr readers that l am now
ready to make my annual distribu-
tion Of vegetable and flower seeds,
and will be pleased to send small
assortment as long as they last to all
who write me for them. The supply
Is SO limited and the requests 80 nu-
merous that l can only send them
out on written request, and only a
few to each person.
! As / have only garden and flower
seeds, the applicants should state In
their requests which they want,
whether garden or flower, or both.
But 1t 10 useless to give list OF va
rieties Of seeds desired, as the de-
partmeht will not take the time to
pick out special seeds.
Ireceive u great many letters with
no signature or address, and as there
are two Thousand Taylors in WASH
ington, Z large number Of letters in
tended for me go astray. Parties
should be sure to sign their names
and give their addresses, and then
direct their letters or postals as fol-
lows: Hon. EDw. I. TAYLOR,
Congressman at Large, Colorado,
Washington, ID. G.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-02-24
Great Masonic Event

Masons all over the world are show
ing an interest in an event to be held
on April 18th next, in connection
with the placing of the keystone in
the arch over the main entrance to
the San Diego exposition. While this
big celebration will not open until
January l, 1915, the extensive plans
being carried out necessitate active
and energetic work every minute un-
til that date, for the San Diegans in
tend to have their big show absolu-
tely ready on time. That is why they
have progressed 80 fast as to be able
to announce the placing of the key
stone on April 18th.
The Knights Templar, Royal Arch
aud Royal Select Masons will have
charge of the imposing ceremonies
connected with the placing of the
great keystone. In California alone
5000 Masons will gather to attend
these ceremonies. Arizona, New Mex
leo, Oregon, Washington, Nevada,
Colorado, and other states, will send
delegations.
Some Masonic authorities say that
this ceremony has never been per-
formed since the days Of Solomon,
which will help to show why SO much
Importance is being attached to it in
Masonic circles.
The pageantry accompanying this
celebration will be impressive, COM
panies Of Knights Templar on white
chargers, others mounted only on
black chargers (and all of them gor-
geousty appareled), aiding to create
a spectacle which those who witness
it will never forget.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-02-24
Right You Are

Our congressman should bear in
mind they were elected on demo-
cratic platform, which declared for q
revision Of the tariff downwards. No
exception was made In the case Of
lead, zinc, sugar, or anything else
that happens to be produced in Colo
RADIO. They should also remember
that there are In any line more con-
sumers than producers, and that the
Democratic party stands for the mas
ses and not the classes. II the prin-
ciple of lower tariff is correct, which
We firmly believe, 1t should be appli-
ed without favor. Sauce for the
goose must be similarly classified in
the case Of the gander.-Craig EN-
pire.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-02-24

According to the Rifle Reveille, .
short road is to be built out of Rife
to Harvey gap to tap the coal beds at
that place. 1t will be completed and
in operation, 1t is believed, by the
frat of May. The Garfield County
Coal company will own the road. The
promoters assert that 1t will be anil
lated In no way with either the Rio
Grande or Midland except thati will
make connections with these two
roads 1t Rifle.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-02-24
In New Hands

At the sale Of the Union Trading
company's stores at Pueblo last Sat-
urday the stores at Meeker, Rifle and
Ralison were bought in by Messrs. E.
e. Drach and B. T. Napier Of Glen
wood.
Nsssss. Dtaeh and Napier came In
xA1sseaysSa11slla rsdsala asetit6 San
day. T:iey sre thorough business
men With ample means, and they'll
put the stores on . sound business
bAsls
For the time being Mr.. Dick Lux
en- will remain in charge. 1t is hoped
that the working force In the Meeker
store will be made permanent From
Dick Luxen down they are all capa-
BILE and popular.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-02-24
Mr.. Cannon Gets Information

Uncle Joe Cannon, "High Protect
ion Joe," wanted to know, when the
Democratic metal bill was before the
House, why such articles ss sewing
machines has been placed on the free
list. Chairman Underwood Of the
Democratic Ways and Means COM
mittee. courteously supplied the ex-
speaker with the desired inf0rmat-
ion:
1--WE have placed these articles on
the free list for the benefit Of the
American people," said Underwood.
1.-THE uncontested testimony shows
that sewing machines are being sold
to the rich and poor alike in this
country for from $23 to t45 machine
and are being laid down, freight paid,
In China for ss.7e.
I'VE are not ashamed to go to the
American people and say that when
an article 10 manufactured In this
country 20 cheaply that 1t can COM
pete In all markets In the world, We
are willing to place 1t on the free
list for the benefit Of our own peo-
ple."
The metal bill passed by the Demo-
Gratis makes reductions on all metal
goods averaging IS per cent, and
places on the FREQ list Iron ore, nails,
sewing machines, cash registers and
many other articles now being sold
by American manufacturers cheaper
to foreigners than home customers.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-02-24
The Weather

here during the past week was neith-
or bad nor excessively good. Snow
fell 1t different times, aggregattng
about or 8 inches, In the regions Of
Meeker.
On Monday night ther mercury
dropped to 8 below, and on Tuesday
night 1t was below zero.
The temperature was high most of
the week.
Cold and bad storms are reported
from other sections Of the state.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-02-24
He Won't Limp Now

No more limping for Tom Moore,
of Cochran, Ga. ~ had bad sore
on my instep that nothing seemed to
help till l used Bueklen's Arnica
Salve," he writes, but this wonder
full healer soon cured me-" Heals old
running sores, ulcers, bOils, burns,
cuts, bruises. eczema or piles. Try
it. Only 25c, at all druggists.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-02-24

Just - was expected, the good Mr..
Patterson Is Offering his Citizens
party to all, regardless of color
or previous condition of politi-
cal servitude. There is something
wrong with the day that Editor Pat
terson hasn't third party to offer to
all patriots out Of Jobs.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-02-24

When Johnny, a Country Week"
ward, returned from visit to green
fields and real trees, he disclosed to
his mother this wonderful news: "Out
at the farm they don't get their milk
out Of q can; they pump it out of the
cow
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-02-24

The Clark boom seems to be gain
ing faster than that of any other
boom. Champ Clark is no longer q
dark horse for the Democratic nomi-
nation; he's right up with the lead