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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-01-04
10000 RUSSIANS TO PERSIA,
Sellers Dispatched by War Office
Preparations for Extended Campaign.

st. Petersburg, Dec 20. - Twenty
thousand additional troops of all arms
have been dispatched to Persia. Or
ders We're given to hang all Persians
who had participated in attacks upon
the cars soldiers. There is great
excitement at the war office and it
is believed preparations are being
made for an extended campaign in
Persia.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-01-04
TO REBUILD HATFIELD DAM.
Work Begins This Week to Cost APP
proximateIy $4,000.

Black River Falls, Wis, Dec. 90
The work of reconstructing the Hat
field dam started this week with a
force of $50 men. The present con-
crete dam will be replaced by gate
dam 70 avoid future danger to this
city and towns below and will cost
about $150,000. James o. Heyworth
of Chicago is the contractor and ex-
poets to have the work completed next
spring
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-01-04

Fire in the center Of the business
section of Harrisburg. Pa, destroyed
the Globe company's clothing stors
and damaged two adjoining proper
ties, with loss of 100000.
The Illinois supreme court handed
down decision upholding the consti-
tutionality of the commission form OF
government law.
The Western Union company an
nounced the adjustment Of all excess
charges on the delivery Of messages
in every city in the United States.
The Potter county (Pa.) grand jury
returned indictments against George
G. Bayless, president, and Fred n.
Hamlin. superintendent Of the Bayless
Pulp and Paper company Of Austin.
Pa. charging involuntary manslaugh-
ter because Of the Austin dam disas-
ter on September so last
The government hospital on the
Fort Peck reservation in Montana
was destroyed by fire. The inmates
We're taken out Of the building, but
many lost their clothing and personal
effects.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-01-04
DESTROYER REPORTED DISABLED
Navy Department Sends Relief to
Stormtossed Warrinn+on.

Washington, Dec. 29.-Caught in the
strong northwest gale blowing off the
Virginia capes the torpedoboat de-
stroyer Warrington was reported as
being disabled about fifteen miles
northeast of Cape Hatteras. Although
she is reported safely at anchor, three
other destroyers are standing by and
the revenue cutter Onondaga and the
cruiser Salem have been ordered to
her assistance.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-01-04
Lillian Russell to Wee.

New York, Dec. 29.-Lillian Russell,
the actress, is engaged to marry Alex
ander p Moore publisher of the Pitts
burgh Leader and power in Western
Pennsylvania politics. This will be
Miss Russell's fourth venture.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-01-04
Parcels Post System lndorsed

Washington, Dec. 20. - The parcels
post system received strong indorse-
ment from officers of the Pennsylvania
State Grange, who testified before the
senate committee on postoftices and
post roads
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-01-04
Boat Hits Rocks; Crew Rescued.

Block Island, R. l., Dec. 29.-The
four masted schooner Mary Adelaide
Randall of Port Jefferson, N. Y, coal
laden, was hurled upon the lodges west
of Block Island by terrific north
westerly gale and four hours and
half later the crew of 10 men were
rescued by the Block Island life saw
ing crew.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-01-04
Steel Schedule Comes First.

Washington, Dec. 20. - Representa-
tive Underwood, chairman of the ways
and means committee, announced that
the first legislation to be taken up by
the house would be the steel schedule.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-01-04

Cicero, has been discovered and iden-
titled near the seashore at Brindisi,
Italy.
In addition to the recent slaughter
OF Persians by the Russians at Tab
r1z, a massacre has occurred at Resht,
according to official kilograms from
Teheran, received in London. The dis
patches say that 500 Persians were
killed by the Cossacks at Resht, many
of the victims being women and chill
dren.
The Spanish government, it Is I'M
derstood, has finally settled upon the
basis for provisional commercial con-
vention with Cuba. The proposed
treaty does not clash with Cuba's COM
mercial conventions with the United
States, Its best market.
Labor unrest In England shows
signs of becoming serious. The Dun
dee strike was settled by small con-
cessions to the workmen, but the
threatened universal coal strike shows
no signs of being prevented, and
workmen at the Thames shipbuilding
yards threaten TO try to create a gen.
eral strike in their industry.
Gen. Rafael Reyes, the leader of the
latest revolution against President
Madero, surrendered to the federal
soldiers at Trev1no, Mexico. The rev.
olutionist admitted the defeat of his
attempt to overthrow the rule OF
Madero
"A DanK messenger was murdered
and robbed of 100000 in one of the
business streets OF Paris in daylight
The Persian cabinet has given to
the Russian minister, S. Pokleyski-
koziell, at Teheran, verbal assurances
OF It's intention to comply with the
demands Of the Russian ultimatum.
The erection of a tariff wall be-
tween Russia and the United States
at the expiration Of the Russo.Amer-
lean commerce and navigation treaty
of 1882 is the object OF a bill intro.
duced in the duma at St. Petersburg
by ex-Prestdent Guchkofr and lib
other signers representing the Octo-
brist and National parties. These
parties constitute the majority in the
duma.
Senior Cuesta, Mexican consul at
Douglas. Ariz., conducted a search OF
the baseball park pavilion and seized
more than thousand rounds of am
munttion which had been concealed
there.
The trial OF the Camorrists at Viter-
BIO. Italy. has all but collapsed. Wit.
nesses who have been summoned fail
to appear, and the authorities have
been unable to find them. The jurors
have asked the court to discontinue
the trial.
Personal
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-01-04
FOREIGN

The remains of the famous Roman
| villa owned by Lenio Flaccus, where
he often acted as host to his friend
Cicero, has been discovered and iden-
Italy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20

Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 16.-Eight
ministers, members of the Des Moines
Ministerial Association, have come
out openly in favor of substituting
the ballot for the petition of consent.
Eighteen others opposed it, but they
opposed it not on the grounds that
the ballot was wrong, but that they
were opposed to anything that would
in any way allow the sale of any liz
nor under any conditions whatever.
IN other words they stood for abso
lutte and statewide prohibition and
opposed anything that did not favor
them.
1t is a condition and not theory
that we face however, and the fact
remains that under a certain con-
dition liquor can be sold in Iowa.
The question then remains, which is
he better way for a community TO
decide, whether or not ii shall be
wet" or dry? Eight ministers in
Des Moines, recognizing the existing
conditions, stated openly that the BAL
lnt was the better way. They took
the stand that the ballot was step
in the right direction in that it gave
the people fair opportunity tn ex-
press their views. Their idea was
that the only way to win the state
over 10 the temperance cause was not
by taking an unfair advantage, but
by persuasion and influence. In speak
ing of the bill, Rev. Thomas Casady
said: 1T is great deal better to
be beaten by the unfair element fair
ly than to unfairly beat the unfair
element.
The stand taken by the Des Mo.nes
ministers is somewhat of reflection
of what is taking place all over the
state in an effort to adopt the Amer
lean method of deciding this great
public question, namely by the secret
ballot.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20
4 Statement.

To Whom 1t May Concern:
The undersigned has received an
anonymous letter mailed by someone
in DEBORAH. 1t is typewriter and re-
fers to the circulation OF the mulct
petition in Winneshiek county.
1t seems that the writer of said
letter felt the guilt of his vulgar
trick, which prompted him to mail 1t
in a sealed envelope after writing it
on a postal card.
AS 10 arrests for drunkenness, vic
es and crimes, compare statistics OF a
large city in Maine where prohibition
has ruled for fifty years. with those
of the open city of Milwaukee.
A malicious, treacherous character
who writes anonymous letters cannot
convince me that / am working for
and serving the devil. 1t takes a
great deal higher authority TO decide
who is in such service, the people
who are favoring the regulation OF
the LIQUOR traffic or the forces oppos-
ing such regulations.
HENRY POTRATZ.
Prairie du Chen, Wis.
18th, 1912.
Advertisement.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20
Happiness Right Here and Now,

A German in New York tho other
day cut his throat because he did
not receive an expected letter con-
tanning a remittance, and all The
while the letter was in the box, but
he did not see it, as it lay fiat ON the
bottom and was of the same color as
the wood.
A man named Perkins rrospected
over near Cripple Creek and found
nothing; the next day Stratton crack
ed a boulder six feet from the path
Perkins had followed and unearthed
millions. A traveller was lost in the
snow upon the western plains and
lay down and died in the darkness,
a hundred rods from his house.
The pathetic thing about human
ity is not that its desired glory is
so far off, but that ii is so near that
and yet it is missed. The whole world
il hunting for happiness; most de-
clare they do not find it. The race
dreams of a Golden Age somewhere
down the dim future; the individual
hopes to attain bliss the other side OF
Jordan. Yet if there is any one thing
our wisest men have demonstrated
from Socrates to Carlyle and Thor
eau. it is that happiness is here and
not somewhere else.-Selected.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20
THE MOTHER.

Dear Lord, there is SO much to do in
one brief busy day.
The little clothes to wash and iron
and mend and put away;
The little toys to gather up, the little
beds to make
And the little griefs to soothe away
from little hearts that ache.
The little bodies to be kept, for thy
sake, clean and sweet,
AS temple for the dwelling of the
Christly spirit meet.
And Mary Mother one time knew the
blessedness of this;
The little feet to wash at night, the
little lips to kiss.
Forgive me, Lord, if that seem neg
lectful of thy work.
1t is not that my heart is hard, it is
not that / shirk,
But that my heart and hands are
full with these, my little ones,
My little daughter, fair and sweet,
my sturdy little sons.
And now sometimes | am so tired,
cannot even pray,
But ] drew nigh at night to him
whose mother knew the bliss
Of tender little feet to wash, and
little lips to kiss.
Esther Mary Clark in the Hutch
inson, Kan, Gazette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20
Has Tame Muskrats.

Glenwood, Ia, Nov. 1S.-W. L..
Jamison of the Jamison Drug COM
pany has on exhibition in his window
this week a family of muskrats that
he has kept in captivity since their
earliest rathood.
They are about full grown and as
tame as kittens, apparently enjoying
having their backs rubbed as much
as the family cat.
In color they are darker than the
rat in the wild state. They are much
more reliable as weather prophets
than the barometer that hangs above
them in the window. Foretelling
coming changes in the weather by
carrying straw or other convenient
building material into their box and
closing the door tightly before every
change in atmospheric conditions and
before the change is indicated by the
barometer
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20
VICTIM OF BRUTAL ATTACK.
Unknown Assailant Beat Mrs. Carl
Meyer of AIford-No Clue a: All.

Rock Rapids, Ia, Nov. 1S.-Miss
Kate Berg, whose parents reside in
Rock Rapids, was married to Carl
Meyer about one year ago, and they
have lived since on a farm near AL
word, Ia. The courtship that lead up
to this marriage was anything but
pleasant for the young couple.
On Sept 10, 1911, Miss Berg re-
ceived letter through the mail sign
ed Jealous" informing her in very
strong language that if she married
Meyer, or persisted in allowing him
to visit her, she would be manned
and blinded, and all kinds of threats
were made, but if she would leave
the country forever she would not be
harmed.
Last Saturday evening about 1880
the couple returned from Afford.
Meyer asked his wife to remain in the
buggy while he put up the team, but
she evidently went into the house and
returned to the buggy for something
she had left there. When her hus-
band went into the house she could
not be found, but he soon found her
near the buggy, lying on the ground
and unconscious and brutally mutt
lated. A club of hickory, part of a
fork handle, lay near by.
One blow cut her hat in two, caus-
ing a bad scalp wound, and she also
received severe blows on her should
ers and back. Two doctors were called
and it was several hours before she
regained consciousness. She did not
see her assailant, although she heard
him approach, but thought it was her
husband.
Such a dastardly crime has stirred
the people and every effort is being
made to trace the criminal, but there
is absolutely no clue. The officers
think it must be someone in the
neighborhood, and probably the writ
er of the threatening letter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice of the appointment of Altha
/. Daubney, Administrative, of the
Estate of Francis w. Daubney, de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given, that the
subscriber has been duly appointed
Administrative of the Estate of
Francis w. Daubney,
late of DEBORAH Township, in the
County of Winneshiek, State of Iowa,
deceased intestate, and has taken
upon herself that trust by giving
bonds as the law directs. All persons
having demands upon the estate OF
the said deceased are required to
exhibit the same; and persons in
debted to said estate are called upon
to make payment to
ALTHA l. DAUBNEY.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, Nov. 5, 1912.
E. r. Acres, Attorney. Asa
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20
Fishing On Dry Land.

According to report which reach
ed this office there is resident OF
one of the sections of the city who is
likely to get into trouble. The re-
oort is in circulation that he enjoys
fshing on dry land and while he is
outside the jurisdiction of the game
warden he is liable TO get into trouble
with neighbors. 1t is stated that ne
uses the common fish hook, only a
very small one, and hooks it into a
kernel of corn, tying the end of the
string to a convenient hitching post
and awaits results. He seldom fails
catching chickens and quite frequent
ly gets nice springer. 1t appears
that he has been apprehended by one
of his neighbors and wants to settle
out the neighbor does not seem dis
posed along that line.-Mason City
Times
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20
Postoffice Robber is Held.

Council Bluffs, Nov. 1S.-Clarence
B. Hartshorn, aged Is, who escaped
from Eldora last year and was ar
rested at Corning while trying to sell
quantity of postage stamps, was to-
day bound over to the federal grand
jury by the United States Commits
sioner w. F. Sapp, of this city. Hart
shorn confessed to Postoffice Inspec-
tor c. S. Ranger to robbing the post
office at Pacific Junction November Z.
He first declared that he had secured
the stamps while robbing a Nebras-
ka postoffice, but this was shown by
investigation of the federal authori-
ties to have been a stall TO cover
up the Iowa burglary.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20
Great Cement Center.

Mason City, Iowa, Nov. 1S.-The
Northwestern States Portland Gem
ent officers and directors concluded
their annual meeting here today. The
reports were in the nature of rev.
citation even to the directors when
il was announced that the output OF
the mill during the past year had
been 1900 car loads, or putting ii
in more Understandable terms, a
train load of about forty cars pei
day. Within half mile of the North
western States is the Lehigh Port
land cement plant with about the
same capacity.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20
TraiIed nv Rlnodhounds.

After trailing for nearly three
miles the man who broke the big
plate glass window in the German
Savings bank at Gilbertsville, the two
bloodhounds of Springfield, Ill. sent to
Waterloo for the purpose, ran The
guilty. party down in a cornfield and
upon being taken to Gilbertsville, the
accused individual, who is farmer
named thinner, confessed to the act
of vandalism and paid all costs and
damages, including the expense caus-
ed by bringing the hounds to Water
loo and the cost of new window,
in all to something over
Waterloo Reporter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20
Child Fatally Burned.

Cumberland, Iowa, Nov. 1S.-The
6-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Bickings of this place was fat
ally burned and the child's mother
was terribly burned trying to save
her child from death. A number of
children were playing and secured
some matches with which they start
ed a fire in a pile of straw, setting
fire to the girls clothing, which was
entirely burned from her body.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20
Husband Refuses to Talk.

Mason City, Nov. 1S.-Refusal on
the part of husband to talk to his
wife, to communicate with her in any
way, to eat his meals in silence, re-
fusing even to speak when asked a
civil question or refusal to accompany
his wife in public, is sufficient ground
for a divorce according to a petition
filed by Mrs. Ethel Trevitt against
Clyde Trevitt Both are well known
young people of this city. They were
married in 1907.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20
Elect Dead Man to Office.

Carroll, Ia, Nov. 1S.-Attorney
General Cosson has been asked to de-
termine what happens when voters
elect a dead man to office. Victor
Schirk was elected county supervisor
after he had been buried five days.
A. P. Patten, his opponent, who re-
ceived half as many votes, is claim
ing the election.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20
Run Down by an Auto.

, Fort Dodge, Nov. Isl. G. Lar
son, of Badger, was arrested this af-
ternoon for running down 68year-
old Peter Nordwall, of this city, drag
ging him thirty feet and proceeding
on his way at greater speed than be-
fore. Bystanders took the number OF
his car, making detection possible.
Nordwall is severely crushed and all
hope for his recovery has been aban-
doned
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20
Attempt Girls Life.

Buckeye, Nov. 1S.-Word was re-
ceived here yesterday morning of an
attempt being made on the life of
Miss Louise Seely Of Des Moines, for
merly of Buckeye, few evenings
ago. She was sitting in her room
when some one took shot at her
through the window with at 3S-cali-
Der revolver, the bullet passing close
by her head, striking the stove, near
which she was sitting. The bullet
was turned over to the chief of po-
lice and detectives are investigating
the case.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20
Hudson Safe Wrecked.

Waterloo, Ia, Nov. 16.-Robbers
looted the bank at Hudson, near here
early today. They were frightened
away after the first explosion, which
wrecked the outer doors of the safe.
They had cut the telephone wires to
make good their escape and stole a
gasoline hand-car. 1t is supposed
they are on their way TO Des Moines.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20
Some Fish Story.

What is thought to be the largest
buffalo fish caught out of Spirit Lake
this year was seined the other day,
weighing eighty-four pounds. Over
twenty carloads of buffalo fish have
been shipped from Orleans station
this season and they are still work
ing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20

Is your husband cross? An irrit-
able, fault finding disposition is often
due to disordered stomach. A man
with good digestion is nearly always
good natured. A great many have
been permanently cured of stomach
trouble by taking Chamberlain s
Tablets. For sale by Engbertson's
Pharmacy, DEBORAH. Nov
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20
Buu Moose Pin is swalIowed.

The three-year-old son of Robert
Fowler of Iowa Falls swallow
ed his fathers bull moose pin. Doc
tors have been laboring over the lit
tie fellow but cannot get hold of the
pin. His condition is serious.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20

Remember, my son that beauty
is only skin Deep warned the Sage.
That's deep enough for me-" re-
piled the young man. I'm no CAM
nibal. "-Cincinnatti Enquirer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20

DIR. sTOCKDALE wants every person
who suffers from chronic disease-it makes
no difference how bad the case, or how long
they have suffered to call and consult MIN.
He will make thorough examination of
their case, tell exactly what can be done
whether they ere durable or not, how long
It will require and all about it. He treats
only chronic diseases. He has devoted
twenty years of his life to the study and
treatment Of diseases of the Stomach, Liver,
Bowels and Kidneys; Indigestion, Dyspepsia.
Constipation and Diabetes; Heart and Nerve
Troubles, Rheumatism, Chronic Catarrh in
al its forms-in fact all Chronic Diseases.
DIR. SToCKDALE has a system of treat
men: which he bell, yes is the best known
10. chronic diseases. He is able to cure
many cases that have resisted other treat
nents-that are considered incurable. He
wants it distinctly understood that h. does
.ot undertake any case that he thinks is
ncurable, and will tell the patient candidly
when he has made the examination.
HE HAS A SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR
NERVOUS AND PHYSICAL WEAKNESS
OF MEN, WHICH HE WOULD LIK1 TO
EXPLAIN IN PERSON. CALL AND GET
HIS OPINION AND ADVICE FREE OF
cHARGL.
If for any reason you cannot call or visit
him person ally, write him for an examins
ion blank at his home Office.
Address
DIR. B. A. sTocKDALE,
Utica Building. Des Moines. Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20
Winneshiek County Tax List
FOR TAXES OF A. ID. 1911.
DEBORAH, Iowa, Nov. 5, 1912.
OFFICE OF THE TREASURER.
Winneshiek County, Iowa.

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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-11-20
2uSAc Ch1nices.
By HARRY j. GREEN.

IOWA, NOV. 20, 1912.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-11-08
NEW FIRE WAGON HERE.

Too late for the Rex hotel fire at
which it was badly needed, the new
fire wagon recently ordered by the
council arrived in the city this morn
ing. The wagon was bought from
the w. S. Knott company in Mime
apolis and was shipped from Colum-
bus, Ohio, on October 10.
The new wagon carries the same
amount of hose as the old one and in
addition has forty feet of extension
ladders and several twelve foot roof
ladders. 1t also carries chemicals for
quick fire fighting. The wagon and
equipment without the hose weight
$3.50 pounds. At the present time 1t
is necessary for dray to follow the
hose wagon with ladders. 1t viii
now not be necessary to call in
dray except in cases of bad fires. Thu
old wagon will be used as a city cart