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Connecticut western news., 1912-12-12

Klubman-"Saw the doctor last Satur- day. He said 1 must taper off on the drinks by taking one every other day"
 Kinney-"But I've seen you drinking every day this week.
 Klubmann-"Sure Saturday hasn't come around yet. ."-Boston Transcript.
Connecticut western news., 1912-12-12
Recent Marriages.

By Rev. E. O. Gillette Dec. 2, William w. Pierce and Mary Melvina Brazzo, both of Bridgeport.
 By Rev, E. o. Gillette, Dec. 0. Joseph Flatten of Norwalk and Uneeda Mar guerite Surdam, of Salisbury.
Connecticut western news., 1912-12-12

"You say you spent your vacation canoeing with friends ?"
 We were friends when the expedition started. Washington Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1912-12-12

"That was the meauest crook ever ran across" said the police officer in community where graft prevails.
 What has he done?" "'
 "He got me to fix up an iron clad sys tenn protection for him and his gang, and then robbed the savings bank where put my rake-o Washington Star.
Connecticut western news., 1912-12-12
Eastern Star Officers.

At regular meeting of Esther Chap ter No. 720, O. E. S., held Wednesday of last week the following officers, for the ensuing year were elected w. M., Alice O. Ford W. P, A. w. Holsapple; Assistant M., Helen Hanlon ; Conduc- tor, Caroline Holt Assistant Conductor, Katherine Shaw ; Secretary, Isabel Rog- CT; Treasurer, Anna Trieschmann Adah. Harriet Graney Ruth, Minnie Holsapple; Esther, Mary Howe; Mar tha, Elsie Decker; Electa, Ida Dewey Chaplain, Maude Whitford; Marshal, Minnie Laffargue Organist,. Ada s. Lee Warder. l.. E. Howe; Sentinel, G. w. Ford.
 "You can't fool all the people all of the time."
 "l'd be satisfied if I could fool my people any of the time. .''-Satire.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14
WOODNIEN MAY SECEDE.
Hamilton County Members Plan to
Form Separate
Organization.

Webster City, Ia, Feb. 12.-If the
plans now being formulated here ma
terialize, Hamilton county Modern
Woodmen will secede from the pres
ent organization and a new fratern-
al insurance organization will spring
up with Webster City as its birth
place. In this connection it is inter-
esting to recall that the Modern
Woodmen, too, started in Iowa, the
first camp having been organized at
Lyons.
The local camp at a meeting dis
cussed the action of the head camp
in raising the rates. All admit the
rates needed revision, but feel they
have been revised out of all proper
tion. Some even intimate the head
officers of the lodge have been in
huenced to the advantage of some of
the old line insurance companies.
There are in Hamilton county
l,1O0 Modern Woodmen-a suffi-
GENTLY large organization to form a
good sized nucleus for a new organi-
cation. So convinced has the local
camp become that the time is ripe
for the formation of new order that
they have appointed committees to
make a thorough investigation and
report upon the matter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14
SUIT BRINGS $1,000.
w. G. POOley of jefferson Sues
Mother and Father
of Bride.

Jefferson, Ia, Feb. 9.-The largest
damage verdict ever rendered in
Green county was given by the jury
in the case of Pooley of Jefferson
against o. J. Dutton and wife OF
Grand Junction, the amount being
for $11, 900 in favor of the plaintiff
Pooley and Pauline Dutton, the
daughter CT the defendants, were
married in Nes Moines by the Rev.
R. B. II. I'll on July 80, 1910,
against the $ es of the father ana
mother of TIE bride, and Pooley
claims that i,r ediately thereafter
the buttons to-en to try and alien
ate the affections CT his wife, and
that in March, 1911, they had sue
ceeded so that his wife finally left
him and he was seIt away from the
luton home in G end Junction,
when he went th &c to get her to re-
turn to him. The case has occupied
the time of the & stl let court for
more than a week and the jury re-
turned the verdict l.o5r a delibera-
ton of only two and one-half hours.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14
Railroad Wins Snit.

West Union, lathe case of c..
II. Blake VS.. C. r. |. & p. Ry. at
West Union terminated last Saturday
morning when the jury, after being
out all night, returned a verdict for
the defendant. The plaintiff brought
suit for $4,000, alleging that the
defendants engine scared the plain
tiff's team while he was unloading
coal at Oelwein, nearly two years
ago, causing them to run away and
permanently injure him. Judge NJ.
j. Wade of Iowa City appeared for
the plaintiff and Senator H. L. Adams
or West Union for the defendant.
Senator Adams argument to the jury
is pronounced by court followers to
be one of the strongest ever heard
here. Judge Wade has won some
record breaking verdicts, but it seems
in the brilliant young senator that
he has at last met a foeman worthy
of his steel.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14
$2,1OO FOR SALOON LICENSE.
George Jacobs is Chosen to Conduct
Only Saloon Gutenberg
Will Have.

Gutenberg, Ia, Feb. 1O.-At a
special election held here yesterday
to determine to whom should be
given the privilege If conducting the
only saloon in the city, George ia
cobs was selected by a considerable
majority. Gutenberg, under the
Moon law, is entitled to only one sa-
loon instead of four as formerly, and
at recent meeting of the city coun-
Gil it was decided to hold an election
at which to determine who should be
allowed to pay $2,700 for the only
license to be granted Jacobs was
elected and has announced that ne
will take up the license at once.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14
Disease Takes Horses.

Estherville, Ia, Feb 12.-Henry
Meyer of Hoprig last week lost two
OF his best driving horses with a dis
ease, the nature of which no one
seems to understand. Quite num-
Der of farmers of Emmett county re-
port horses dying in this manner.
1T seems to be some kind Of spinal
trouble, the horses only being sick
short time. Investigation is being
made by the doctors and it is hoped
that they will find some cure.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14
Elk 100 Years Old.

Shenandoah, Ia, Feb. 12.-The
one hundredth birthday anniversary
of John NJ. Phipps, who lives halfway
between Farragut and Shenandoah,
on Feb. IA, when he will be admitted
will be celebrated in a novel manner
to free membership in the Elks lodge
at Shenandoah.
Uncle John" Phipps acquired
much notoriety some years ago when
Chicago and eastern dailies devoted
considerable space to the story of his
life and sought to prove that he was
the father of John ID. Rockefeller.
In the history of the Standard Oil
company, Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell stated
that William Rockefeller, father of
John D., was living under an alias
near small town in the middle
west. Clues pointed to the Shenan-
doah vicinity, and star reporters for
the metropolitan dailies hit the trail
to Shenandoah, believing John NJ
Phipps to be the man. They sought
him at all hours of the day and night,
and even routed him out of bed be-
fore daylight to answer their ques-
lions. They were unable to prove
their case.
Mr.. Phipps is reticent about his
early life. He was born in Virginia
in the spring proceeding the declara-
ton of war against England in 1912,
came west when II, and acquired
considerable wealth during the pio-
neer days in Missouri and Iowa. His
lands he has decided to his children,
reserving only enough of this world S
goods for his own use until his
death. Until year ago he had a
twin brother, Eli, living in Okla
homa, and the two old men used to
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14
Interests at Stake.

Rev. G. A. Thayer of the Unitarian
church, Cincinnati: "A democracy
should depend upon what the people
| want, on their yes, or no. In the old
day the county was the unit, but so
far as | have been trained the town
Is the unit. | suppose that leaving
the matter to the counties has not
sprung up from disinterested mo-
tive, but with the knowledge that the
county would generally vote against
the city. You must throw the re-
sponsibility upon the people whose
interests are at stake. They will set
tie the matter. So the people who
live in the city, who will be governed
by the laws, should have the right to
say how they shall be governed, not
only in this matter but in Others"
DR.. Thayer was speaking of the liq-
uor problem and its regulation. 1t
is certainly right that all questions
should be decided by the people
whose interests are az stake" The
people of cities should decide their
problems. They know how to do it,
and the people living in the country
should decide their problems. They
know how TO decide them, but in
this state neither the people of the
city. town or counties have the prop
er method of deciding the regula-
ton of the liquor problem of which
DR.. Thayer speaks. The ballot sys-
tenn is the weapon and the friend of
the people of this country, and it is
high time when the people of this
state should decide whether they
want saloons by ballots in the var
ious counties instead of by the anti
quated petition system for consent.
When the legislature does away with
the petition plan and substitutes the
direct vote on county option, Iowans
will have the privilege of expressing
their true opinions on liquor regula-
ton. z
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14
\ Winter King Drag.

Attention was attracted to a sled
driven up to the Bjerke mill Monday
by Holver Larsen, who had fastened
an ordinary plank to the head run
ners 1t proved to be a winter King
drag. The use of it answered as a
snow pillow and helped to make the
roadway firm outside of the tracks.
We are told that NJ. T. Jacobson,
who always observes as he lives, has
used the device every winter and he
says it helps winter roads wonderful
ly. Every farmer could do as Mr.
Larson and Mr.. Jacobson does. See
the point?-Watervil Budget.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14
Horse Walks UPSTAIRS.

Tom, one of the team of grays
used on the aerial fire truck at sta
ton No /, Waterloo, broke loose the
other day and promptly proceeded to
investigate the second story of the
Peverill building on Lafayette street.
1t is presumed that he would have
entered living rooms in the block if
he could have discovered an open
door at the top of the landing. He
was recaptured and gotten safely to
the street again, although it was
feared he might break leg, in de-
scending the stairs, which were dam
aged slightly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14
ASSIGN Cedar Valley Dates.

Mason City, Ia, Feb. At the
twelfth annual meeting of the Cedar
Valley Racing association tonight the
following dates We're assigned: Des
Meines, the week of June 2; Perry,
June 8; Marion. June 16; Waverly,
June %; La Porte City, July 16 Ma
son City, July Z; Algona, July IA;
Austin, Mimi, July 21; Usage, July
%. E. d. Feney of Austin was elect
ed president and H. S. Stanberry of
Mason City secretary.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14
Saloon License at Elkader $4,000.

Elkader, Ia, Feb. 12.-The city
council has fixed the annual license
to conduct saloons within the COR
poration at $4,000, in addition to
5000 mulct tax. The election of the
next corps of city officials will be
held March 25, and the petition for
consent to conduct saloons in Clay
ton county will expire the day fol-
lowing this election. Elkader- will
be entitled to only one saloon under
the Moon law, which will become
operative in Clayton county April 1st
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14
MARKETS TRAIN OF STOCK.
st. Ansgar, Iowa Man Takes Twenty
Four Cars of Live Stock to
Chicago.

st. Ansgar, Ia, Feb. 12.-F. j.
Setback has just returned from Chi
cago after having delivered an entire
trainload of cattle of his own raising
to market There were "a cars in
all, twenty of cattle, three % snee }
and one of hogs. He got a special
train which got the stock through
in good shape and he struck a goo
market. He took several alon" WITH
him to take care of the stock.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14
TrampS Are Put TO Work

Elkader, Ia, Feb. 12.-The board
of supervisors again has resumed
operations by working the tramps
housed at the county jail in cutting
out the sharp turns on the many
highways leading into the county
seat. George Cassidy, who last sea-
son did effective work with the
Weary Willies," is again superin-
tendent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14

Here is message of hope and
good cheer from Mrs. C. j. Martin,
Boone Mill, Va, who is the mother
of eighteen children. Mrs. Martin
was cured of stomach trouble and
constipation by Chamberlain Tab
lets, after five years of suffering, and
now recommends these tablets to the
public. For sale by all medicine
dealers. Feb
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14
How Cold Affects the kidneys,

Avoid taking cold if your kidneys
are sensitive. Cold congests the
kidneys, throws too much work upon
them, and weakens their action. Ser
ious kidney trouble and even Bright's
disease may result. Strengthen your
kidneys, get rid of the pain and sore
ness, build them up by the timely
use of Foley Kidney Pills. Tonic in
action, quick in results. r. A. Eng
bretSon. Feb
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14
Miss Lembke is Winner.

Elkader, Feb. 12.-Miss Louisa
Lembke of Cox Creek township won
first place in the spelling contest of
the district schools of Clayton coun-
ty. Miss Amy Kugel of Grand Mea-
dow township was second and Miss
Louisa Kuehl of Boardman township
was third.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14
Mad Dog i'm Furious Raid.

Waterloo, Ia, Feb. IA mad
dog racing from Readlyn to Fair
banks yesterday created consterna-
tion by biting cattle, hogs and horses
at Fairbanks. 1t bit Will Kauten, %,
and J.. Brakeman, 20. A carcass of
an animal was sent to Iowa City for
examination.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14
Disastrous Fire at Chester.

At a. m. Thursday morning
Chester had the most disastrous fire
in its history. Seven business places
were destroyed and many more were
threatened The fire originated in
Nichols pool room The loss is fair
ly we'll covered by insurance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14
Pupils Escape From Fire.

Earlham, Ia, Feb. 12.-Fire caus-
ed from a spark on the roof Thurs
day caused fire at the school house
while school was in session, but by
the use of the fire drill the pupils
quickly left the building in safety.
The fire company had a stream of
water on the roof inside of a few
minutes, and little damage was done
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14
Kills Man i'm Poker Came.

Mason City, Ia, Feb. Ia. E.
Lakin, claiming to be sheep herder
at Rexberg, Idaho, presented himself
to Rev. Dr. l.. c. Clark, pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal church, to-
day and confessed that he had MUIR
dered a man there, shooting him
twice while in 2 quarrel over a poker
game. Lakin is held pending inves-
tigation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14

Do you know that more real dan
ger turks in a common cold than in
any other of the minor ailments?
The safe way is to take Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, thoroughly
reliable preparation, and rid yourself
of the cold as quickly as possible.
This remedy is for sale by all medi-
cine dealers. Feb
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14

There is no better medicine made
for colds than Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. 1t acts on natures plan,
relieves the lungs, opens the secre-
tions, aids expectoration; and re-
stores the system to a healthy condi-
ton. For sale by all medicine deal
ers. Feb
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14

visit back and forth each year. At
the time of Ellis death they were
supposed to be the Oldest pair of
twins in the world.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14

Foley Kidney Pills will cure any
case of kidney or bladder trouble not
beyond the reach of medicine. No
medicine can do more. r. A. Eng
bretson. Feb
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14

You will pay just as much for a
bottle of Meritol Cough Remedy as
for any of the other cough medicines,
but you save money in buying it.
The saving is in what you get, not
what you pay. The sure-to-cure-
you quality is in every bottle of this
remedy, and you get good results
when you take it, Neglected colds
often develop serious conditions, aId
when you buy a cough medicine you
want to be sure you are getting one
that will cure your cold. Meritol
Cough Remedy always cures. Price
25 and so cents a bottle. For sale
yb T.. j. Parman Feb
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-02-14
The Sound Sleep of Good Health

is not for those suffering from kid
ney ailments and Irregularities. The
prompt use of Foley Kidney Pills
will dispel backache and rheuma-
tism, heal and strengthen sore, weak
and ailing kidneys, restore normal
action, and with it health and
strength. Mrs. NJ. F. SALISBURY,
Sterling, H., says: Il suffered great
pain in my back and kidneys, could
not sleep at night, and could not
raise by hands over my head. But
two bottles of Foley Kidney Pills
cured me-" r. a. Engbertson. Feb
The Winslow mail., 1912-11-16
FIagged Train with Shirt

Tearing his shirt from his
back an Ohio man tagged train
and saved it from wreck, but
H. +. Alston, Raleigh, N. c., once
prevented a wreck with Electric
Bitters. | was in terrible plight
when | began to use them, che
writes, my stomach, head, back
and kidneys were all badly effect
ed and my liver was in bad con-
dition, but four bottles of EleC-
trio Bitters made me feel like a
new man A trial will convince
you of their matchless merit for
stomach, liver or kidney trouble.
Price 50 cents at all druggists. j,
The Winslow mail., 1912-11-16
Holbrook Happenings
From the Holbrook Argus.

H. S. Sims of Los Angeles rep
resenting the Los Angeles Rub
Der Stamp Co., was a business
visitor in town for a few days
this week.
Next week will be a busy one
for Chairman w. p. Geary of the
Arizona Corporation Commission.
He leaves for northern Arizona
tonight and Monday he will con-
duct ahearing at Flagstaff. Tues
day he will confer with Santa Fe
officials at Winslow.
Wells, Fargo & Co. will be de-
PENDANTS at the Flagstaff hearing.
A number of Flagstaff citizens
have asked the corporation COM
mission to extend it's free delivery
limits in the Skylight City.
Is your husband cross? An irri
table, fault finding disposition is
often due to a disordered stom
ach. A man with good digestion
is nearly always good natured.
A great many have been perma
nently cured of stomach trouble
by taking Cham berlain's Tablets
For sale by all dealers. +
At Winslow the railroad com
pany claims there is no legal eros
sing of the Santa Fe tracks with
in a mile of the depot. There is
a place that has been commonly
used as a crossing a number Of
years, but it is constantly block
ed with cars and engines. Evi-
IDENTIFY the company wants to
keep the world away from its de-
pot. Phoenix Gazette.
The boy's appetlteis often cause
Of amazement. If you would have
such an appetite take Cham ber-
lain's Tablets. They not only
create healthy appetite, but
strengthen the stomach and en-
able it TO do it's work naturally.
For sale by all dealers. i
The Winslow mail., 1912-11-16
Porto Rico's New Wonder

From far away Porto Rico
come reports OF a wonderful new
discovery that is believed will
vastly benefit the people. Ramon
T. Marchan, of Barceloneta,
writes CDR. Kings New Discov-
cry is doing splendid work here.
Il cured me about five times Of
terrible coughs and colds, also
my brother of a severe cold in
his chest and more than 20 9th
ers, who used it on my advice.
We hope this great medicine will
yet be sold in every drug store
in Porto Rico" For throat and
lung troubles it has no equal. A
trial will convince you of its mer-
its. SOC and $1.00. Trial bottle
free. Guaranteed by all drug,
gists. t
The Winslow mail., 1912-11-16
SCHOOL NOTES

For the second month the en-
rollment in the grammar room
was q, in the intermediate 81,
and in the primary 81, making
the total 113.
There were 9 tardy in the gram
mar room, 18in the intermediate,
and Is in the primary. In the
grammar room there were Is pu-
pills who were neither tardy or
absent while in the intermediate
II and in the primary 20 pupils
have the same good record. The
percent of attendance for the
school is 96 which is not SO good
as last month, due to the weather
somewhat.
The grammar room had the
quarterly test on Thursday and
Friday. Examinations are not alb
solute gauges of knowledge but
they are interesting in results,
and often painfully surprising.
The five who made the highest
average grades were Florence
Smith, Helen Smith, Lois Biggs,
Willie Woods and Annie Thomas.
In arithmetic Helen Smith, Hen
ry and Lorraine Lopez made 100.
In spelling Helen Sapp, Helen
Smith and Annie Thomas. In his
tory Helen Sapp. ~
The spelling contest in the
grammar room stands for the
second month 9Th grade II words
missed, 7th grade 35 words missed
and 5th grade s missed. This
makes the 5th grade victor for
both months.
The Halloween program in the
intermediate room was much en-
loyed by pupils and patrons. Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Woods visited all
the rooms, while Mesdames Zuck,
Sharp, Glaze, Biggs, Divelbess,
Rencher, Gardner and others
visited only tn the intermediate.
The grammar room returns
thanks for q new stove which was
put in place Monday.
Next week we will give the
names of the pupils who were
neither absent or tardy during
the month.
The Winslow mail., 1912-11-16

Miss Gussie Steat visited with
her father at Flagstaff Sunday.
F. W. Nelson returned to St.
Johns this week in his auto after
a strenuous trip to California in
thh machine. He was gone over
q month, and taking it all in all,
enjoyed the trip immensely.
"There could be no better
medicine than that Cham ber-
lain's Cough Remedy. My chill
dren were all sick with whooping
cough. One of them was in bed
bad a high fever and was cough
ing blood. Our doctor gave them
Cham berlain's Cough Remedy
and the first dose eased them,
and three bottles cured them.
says Mrs. r. A. Donaldson, of
Lexington, Miss. For sale by all
dealers.
A party of tourists enroute
from Oklahoma to California ar
rived here Wednesday and will
remain day or two. The have
two autos and a Stanley Steamer
like the ones used by the Parks
Transportation Company.
The two cars left here Sunday
morning after spending a couple
of days for repairs.
The Winslow mail., 1912-11-16
ITEMS FROM ST. JOHNS
HERALD

c. Scheele left Monday for Hol-
brook to deliver a band of lambs
to buyers at that place.
Messrs. Rosalio Candelaria and
son A. B. Candelaria, Of Concho,
delivered a big band Of lambs to
the buyers at Holbrook last week.
Mr.. E. w. Grimes arrived from
Holbrook last Friday and was ac-
companied by his mother and two
sisters-in-law, who are from Col
orado, and it is likely that they
will locate here.
The Winslow mail., 1912-11-16

Edna and Pauline Greer.
Messrs L. Caldwell, O. 0. Neel,
Henry Scorse, c. P. Smith, NJ. r.
Smith, w. w. Smith, G. II. Bal
don, E. E. Oldaker, Fish, Cyrus
McCleve, Schab, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Hennessey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thorwald Larson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Mathews and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd C. Hennine.