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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
A Great Show.

"Stop Thief the kleptomania
farce which played to a large audi
ence at the Grand last night came up
to all expectations, proving one OF
the very best shows of its kind ever
appearing here. The audience fair
ly went wild over it, and INDUCED
in a spirit of laughter and mirth
which demonstrats that Stop Thief
was just what the doctor ordered.
The unexpected was always happen
ing, and when it did it was funny and
convulsed the audience with laugh
ter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
CHOKED TO DEATH.
Lloyd Bowman Grandson of Mrs.
Cyrus Mckay. of this City,
Meets Accidental Death

Miss Jessie Mckay went to Mason
City Saturday to attend the funeral
of her nephew, Lloyd Bowman who
was accidentally choked to death by
a skate strap, the particulars of
which are taken from the Mason City
Gazette as follows:
Sought by his sister, after he had
been missing, after going upstairs
after breakfast, for an hour or more,
Lloyd Bowman, age 16, son of Mr.
and Mrs. w. M. Bowman, 210 South
Superior, sophomore in the high
school was found dead in closet,
strangled by his own hand.
He had been fooling with skate
strap, with buckle of patent type
that does not release easily, setting
itself harder, the more it is pulled
up, unless just the right method is
followed to release it, and had tight
ened it up around his neck. In his
efforts to remove it, after it became
tighter, it evidently pressed closer
and closer, until death came from
slow strangulation according to his
relatives.
In the opinion of his friends and
relatives any thought of suicide is.
from the boys every disposition, en-
tirely preposterous. He was happy
go lucky youngster, without the
slightest motive for self destruction.
He was fool-hardy, however, and had
done stunts along the same line as
the one which cost his life today.
For instance, last summer he tied his
feet together beneath the body of the
pony, and rode it around. Had he
lost his position on the nag. he would
have been trampled beneath the an
imal's feet.
Lloyd got up this morning in his
usual frame of mind, cheerful and
happy, with a number of plans for
the spending of the day. After break
fast, about O'Clock, he returned to
his room. Nothing was thought of it
for some time, though it was out of
the ordinary for him to be in the
house for any length of time and re-
main quiet. Finally his sister, Miss
Jessie went to his room, opened the
door, and found him,-dead. The
strap was removed, and a physician
called, but life was extinct when he
came, and there was nothing left to
10 but call the coroner.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Will Lecture at Prosper.

Professor E. c. Davis of the Agri
cultural department of the .Minneso-
ia University will give a lecture on
general farm topies at the NJ. E,
church, Prosper, Mimi. Friday eve
ming, November 21st, 1913. The lee
ture will begin at 1880. Everybody
cordially invited. Professor Davis
comes at the invitation of Professor
Paul Johnson of the agricultural de-
partment of the Harmony high
school, and will spend the balance
of the week with Prof. Johnson in
said department.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
DIES SUDDENLY.
Mrs. William Hahn, OF MINNEAPOLIS
Dies Suddenly From Stroke of
ApOpleNy.

A telegram was received Monday
morning by Mrs. NJ. H. Montgomery
which conveyed the intelligence OF
the sudden death of her sister, Mrs,
William Hahn, from stroke of
apopleXy, at her home 1000, Blais-
dell ave-, Minneapolis. Mrs. Hahn
was quite well known in DEBORAH,
having visited here a number OF
times. Mrs. Montgomery departed
Monday for Minneapolis to attend
the funeral.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Vest Pocket Edition.

A steamboat drew up to the dock
at Memphis and lady alighted car
rying one of those hairless Mexican
dogs-a vest pocket edition of the
genus CAMS. A long, lank Missouri.
an unfolded himself from the nail
keg on which he had been reposing
and slowly approaching the lady,
with great Difference drawled: Il
beg YOU pahdon, madam, but is that
YOU dawg?" 1t is" snapped the
lady. is that all the dawg you got?'
Yes sir WAL, / beg you pahdon,
madam, but amt you mighty near
out of dawg?"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
An Idle Brain.

A physician recently remarked
that lit was an awful punishment to
be only slightly i'll and have nothing
to do" The man who is only half
way sick, if he has nothing to occu-
Ply his attention, soon grows moriDly
interpretive and his mind becomes
filled with exaggerated ideas of his
condition. Disease grows and -four
ishes under sucn conditions. Regular
employment is conductive to health.
Work keeps the blood active and the
mind away from the physical condi-
tion.-Health.
Twins are likely to have a double
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
His Legacy.

A prominent Congressman decided
to turn over part of his law practice
to his son. Shortly afterwards the
young man entered the Office and
with face beaming with pleasure
exclaimed:
Father, you know that Wilbour
case you'd been trying for the last
ten years?"
The Congressman admitted that
he did.
Well" said the young man til
umphantly, I've settled it,"
Settled it," reiterated his father.
Settled it! Why, my boy, l gave you
that case as an annuity !"-Lippin-
colts.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
A Real Candy Kid.

When Freeport young lady went
driving with a young man not long
ago she saw big box of scandy on
the seat of the buggy as she stepped
in and she was tickled to death. The
young man did not present her with
the candy, however, but passed" the
box, about every two miles of the
drive. When they returned to her
home the young man handed the
box toward the young lady and she
gripped it with a "mine-at-last" sort
of sigh Take a piece into the
house with YOU" said the young
man holding onto his end of the box
"T-t-take two pieces, he added, gen.
erously. 1t is said the lower layer
of candy in the box is still intact, al
though the young man has taken six
other girls driving since then, and
it is thought the candy will hold out
through the winter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Resigned His Position.

Standish Bromley arrived home
Thursday from Middletown, Ohio,
where he had been working for some
time as a stenographer in the employ
of a Chicago Construction company
Standish was forced to give up his
position on account of his eyes
troubling him. He had an excellent
position with the company, and it is
to be regretted he was forced to give
it up at this time. But with good
rest and care he will be able to re-
sumo his work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Eastern Star Entertains.

The DEBORAH o. E. S. Chapter No.
73 entertained the Waukon Chapter
at the Masonic hall Friday evening.
The day was pleasant and about 80
autoed over from Waukon and en-
joyed most delightful evening. A
fine banquet was served at six
O'Clock, and speeches and toasts in
dulged in during the evening. 1t
proved most enjoyable affair.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Died in st. Paul.

Walter II. Dickerman, the eldest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Dickerman,
former well known residents of De-
corah passed away at his home in ST..
Paul, Nov. 8. Mr.. Dickerman was
In the real estate business in ST.
Paul.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Adventist Church Notes.

The public is cordially invited to
the following services; Bible school
and prayer meeting Wednesday
night, 1880; Sabbath School (Sat. J
100 p. m; with preaching service
to follow, at 2;l5 p. M; and again
sunday night at 1880 p. m. The
lectures are usually illustrated and
upon bible topics of more than or
binary Importance for our time. Re-
member the place, Cor. Washington
and Broadway, and you are well
CONES. ID. A. Pastor. Att.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Some Winneshiek Corn.

Our Castalia correspondent re-
ports that C. J. Tatro, of that place
has on exhibition in the Castalia Saw
ings Bank window, display of corn
that went 100 bushels to the acre
on 22 acres.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Inyincible.

On his eighty-fourth birthday Paul
Smith, the veteran Adirondack no
tel-keeper, who started life as a
guide and died owning million
dollars worth of forest land, was
telling about lawsuit he had over
a land title. Il sat in the courtroom
before the case opened with my wit
nesses around me. My opponent
hustled in, stopped, looked my wit
nesses over carefully, and said:
Paul are those your Witnesses
They are, said /. Then you win
said he. I've had them witnesses
twice myself. Youth Companion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19

Other places charge 25c to see
the Battle of Gettysburg" We
ought to but we wont. You can see
1T Saturday at the Empire all day.
10 and 15c.-Adv.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19

Send the boys and girls early
Saturday to the matinee at 10 a. N.
One show before dinner, so you can
go later and see the Battle of Get
tysburg' at the Empire. 10 and 15c.
ADV.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19

II you suddenly saw a house on
fire, what three celebrated authors
would you feel inclined to name?
Great Scott, Howit, Burns.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
A Pulling Answer,

Have you sold all those stock
ings?"
No; ! have them still on my
hands"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19

Everything in the latest hats
and furnishings at Germans new
store.-Adv.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19

Have you bought your ticket for
the Short Course?-Adv. Alb
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19

Swiss ingenuity has produced at
Geneva photograph alarm clock.
1t can be set to 'go off" at any desir-
ed moment and call out in loud
voice any reminder needed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Still Hone,

Mrs. McGinty had waited long and
patiently for her husband to come
home on Saturday night with his
weeks pay. Finally, she decided to
take the matter in her own hands,
and she called forth to the police
station TO inquire if he was there.
rs my Tim there?" she asked.
No" replied the lieutenant; but
sit down: we're expecting him ev-
cry minute. "-Lippincotts.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-03-01

race for governor. He made a bril-
liant campaign, against Richard Yates,
and he swept through Chicago, like a
streak of lightning, pulling the votes
of many thousand Afro-Amerieans af-
ter him; carrying the city against
President William Mckinley, which
was a fine tribute to his popularity.
He received over 100000 votes which
was the largest vote up to that time,
ever recorded in favor of Democratic
candidate for governor Of this state.
In 1901, he became a member of the
well-known and extensive law firm of
Kraus, Alsehuler and Holden and they
occupy most elaborate suites Of law
Offices in this city, or in fact in any
section of the country, on the twelfth
floor of the Tribune Building.
They have a library, consisting of
between five and seven thousand ele.
gantly bound books, covering every
phase or branch of the law.
Mr.. Alsehuler was a delegate at large
to the Denver convention and served as
a member of the committee on Resolu-
tions; he made the race for Governor
of this state at the primaries, April 6
1912, but the Hon. E. F. Dunno beat
him to it, no one however, supported
the present Governor more Loyalty than
Mr.. Alsehuler; he was a delegate at
large to the Baltimore convention and
was a member of the committee on
permanent organization and he lab
ored hard to bring about the nOmina-
ton of Woodrow Wilson for President
of the United States.
From June the first, 1900 down to
the present time Mr.. Alschuler has been
financial subscriber to The Broad Az
and once each week it finds its way
into his elegant home, $50 Lincoln
ave-, Aurora, Illinois.
There is one thing more that We can
not refrain from saying to the credit
o. Mr.. Alschuler, and that is that he
at all times deports himself like
first class gentleman and it affords us
much pleasure TO state that he is an
honor to the great state of Illinois
to this mighty nation and to humanity
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-03-01
THIRTY THOUSAND BEDS PRO
VIDED-Two HUNDRED THOU
SAND NEEDED.
Rapid Progress Of Anti-uupereulosis
Campaign and Future Needs Shown
In Interesting Comparison.
New York, Feb. Goth:

New York, Feb. Goth:
some comparisons showing the prog.
ress of the anti-tubereulosis campaign
in the last eight years and the present
needs Of this movement are made by
The National Association for the Study
and Prevention of tuberculosis in
brief report of its work issued to-day
IN connection with an appeal for fur
Their support.
During the eight years of its work,
The National Association has assisted
IN the organization of over 500 state
and local anti-tubereulosis societies To-
Gated in almost every state and terri
tory OF the union. Over 500 hospitals
and sanatoria have been established
with more than 10000 beds for con-
sumPtives. About 400 dispensaries with
more than 1000 physicians in attend
anee and at least $50 open air schools
for tuberculous and anaemie children
have also been provided. Laws dealing
with tuberculosis have been passed in
forty-five states and ordinances on this
subject have been adopted in over 200
cities and towns. An active field cam
Paign of education against tuberculosis
has been carried on in forty states and
territories by means of lectures, ex-
hlots, the press, and the distribution
Of over 100000 pamphlets on this
disease.
Contrasted with this rapid progress
which the anti-tubereulosis campaign
has made, The National Association
points out that at the present time
there is still need for at least 100000
hospital beds for INDECENT consump-
tives in the advanced stages of the dis
ease who must be segregated if tuber-
eulosis is to be kept from spreading.
Another 100000 beds in sanatoria for
tuberculosis patients, who are in the
early or durable stages Of the disease
are needed. In addition to this large
bed provision, The National Assoeia-
tion afhrms that visiting nurses, tn
bereulosis clinics and open air schools
should be established in almost every
city and town Of the United States.
Furthermore, the present campaign
eontemplates the continuous education
OF practically the entire population of
the United States amounting to 100000.
600 people, and the extension of the
campaign of organization already in
effect to take in every state, city and
town of the country.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-03-01
CONSERVE THE CHILD

DR.. VIM. Charles White, Professor OF
Medicine in the University of Pitts.
burg, in a recent issue of the Bulletin
OF the American Academy Of Medicine,
discusses in most interesting way the
question of conservation of child life.
DR.. White, after calling attention to
the lowering birth rate all over the
world, and especially in one of the New
England States, namely Rhode Island,
where in 1910 there were only one-haIf
as many births as were recorded in
1908, SAYS Opposed in a measure to
the great army of child producers who
arc, in one way or another, curtailing
the supply is a growing army of con.
servationists to which We belong. The
great aim of this group of workers is
to conserve and retain for future use.
fulness those children who escapes the
vigilance of their forbears and get
born. To US every child is a treasure OF
growing value, the more we spend upon
it in feeding and educating it."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-03-01

Samuel Alsehuler, one of the ablest
LAWYERS in the middle west and one of
the most prominent Democratic poll
ticians in the great state of Illinois,
was born in this city, November 20,
1859, and while he was still a small
boy his highly respected and hOnOred
PARENTS, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Alschuler,
removed with him to his future home,
aurora, Illinois, where he has resided
unto this day. He received his edu-
cation in the public schools in the city
of his adoption and in time graduating
from its high school with high honOrs
On leaving school he became a clerk
in a gents furnishing goods store and
he cheerfully sold cotton socks, shoes
and fnery to many of the young bloods
of his boyhOOd days, who have since
become prominent in the various walks
of life.
At the end of his two years clerk
ship, he began the active study of law,
and being apt, and possessing a keen
legal mind, he was quick to grasp or
embrace all of the propositions per-
tanning to the law and it was an easy
task for him to thoroughly master
Blackstone, so much so; that he was
admitted to the Illinois Bar, in 1881,
and since that time, he has been ad-
mitted to the bar of all federal courts,
including the Supreme Court of the
United States, and he has proven'him-
self to be, a great honor to his chosen
profession.
He has always experienced much
pleasure in dabbling in politics, and
in 1892, he made an unsuccessful race
for congress in the Aurora congress
siOnal district.
He hOnorably served as State Com
missioner of claims under the late Gov
ernor John p. Altgeld, from 1898 to
ls96. He was a member of the legis-
lature of Illinois, from 1896 to 1900,
and while member of that body, he
accomplished much good and was in
struHental in securing the enactment
Of avs, which have been very bene-
fral to the people of this state.
D. 1900, the Democracy of Illinois,
no. mated Mr.. Alsch-ler, to make the
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-03-01
ROBERT MAGNER swEITzER.

mot to drive them away from him. As
an evidence of this fact, for years he has
been the head director of the Illinois
Commercial Mems Association and H.
linois Travelling Mems Health Assoei-
alton, and for more than twenty-five
years he has been chairman of the ex-
eeutive committee of the Alumni As
ISOLATION of st. Patriek's Commercial
Association; he is also a prominent
member Of the Illinois Athletic Club,
the Iroquois Club, Knights of Colum-
bus, Royal League, Elks, EdgebroOk
Country Club and the Jefferson Club.
In 1904 Mr.. Sweitzer was united in
marriage to Miss Alice KeviL They
are the parents of three children, two
daughters and one son, Robert NJ, Jr,
little Miss Alice SweitZer and q tiny
little three-weeks-old baby daughter, 50
far unnamed, and resides at 2e5s W.
Jackson Boulevard, in the 18th ward.
Mr.. SweitEer is q power in Demo
cratic politics on the west side, and he
assists to make and unmAke city, county
and state officials. He is . member of
the Democratic State Committee Of Hi
nois. he was a delegate at large to the
Baltimore convention and assisted
Roger C. Sullivan to swing the forty
eight delegates in that convention from
this state from Champ Clark to Wood
row Wilson, thereby securing his nom
ination to the presidency.
The doors on M. sWsitzsris inner
once always swing both wsys, and the
humblest citizen both Black and White
have experienced no trouble in sp-
preaching him, in order to state o.
transact their business with him
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-03-01

Mr.. John MeGillen, who has always
been a warm friend and associate of
Hon. John P. Hopkins, ex-mayOr of
Chicago, and is proud of that fact, is a
native of Chicago, being born in this
city fifty years ago.
He represents the third generation of
his family which have continuously re-
sided in this city and in Illinois since
1929.
Mr.. MeGillen, even in his bOyhOOd
days evineed an interest in Democratic
politics, and he was selected chairman
of the Democratic organization of this
city and Cook county at the age of
20 years.
When Carter H. Harrison, ST., was
elected mayor of this city for the last
time, he was also chairman Of the com
mittee when the Hon. John p. Hopkins
was elected to succeed the elder Harri-
son in 1898.
He is at the present time chairman
of the regular Democratic organization
of Cook county, and as such he rem
dered effective and valuable service in
behalf of the election of the Demo
cratic ticket in Cook county and the
entire Democratic ticket throughout the
State of Illinois, and also in behalf Of
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-03-01

the election of Woodrow Wilson and
Thomas R. Marshall to the presidency
and the viee-presideney of the United
States.
With the beginning of 1913 Mr.. Nc
Gillen was selected clerk and sec
rotary of the Sanitary District of Chi
eago and it is the first time after more
than twenty-five years of continuous
service to his party that his name has
ever appeared on the salary list.
In 1884 Mr.. MeGillen was united in
marriage to Miss Eliza P. Devine, also
a native of this city. She belonged to
one of the oldest and most highly es-
teemed Democratic families on the
North Side.
Mr.. and Mrs. MeGillen have for
many years lived in q lovely home at
2l36 Cleveland avenue. They are the
proud and happy parents of one dutiful
and beautiful daughter, Miss Rosalie
MeGillen, who is a student at the Sa-
cred Heart Convent as was her mother
in the generation preceding her.
Mr.. MeGillen is an honored member
of the following clubs and fraternal
organizations: the IrOquois Club, the
Jefferson Club, Chicago Elks No. 4 and
the Marquette Council of the knights
of Columbus.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-03-01

Then the doctor gives US this import
ant conclusion. He says: "After
watching a large number of children in
the dispensary and over 500 orphans in
the Presbyterian Orphanage for some
years in and out of homes, in and out
of schools, closed and open, I am con-
WINGED that the three fundamental
causes in producing sickness from these
infections in children, in addition to
the specific infeetive agents spread by
coughing, sneezing and splitting, are
POOR FOOD, POOR AIR and TOO
LITTLE REST.
The doctor lays much stress on the
importance and value of food, air and
rest as factors that increase the child s
resisting power against infection and
adds that his observations show that in
spite of the continued presence Of the
injecting agents, if only good food,
good air and rest are properly supplied,
the infection soon disappears or does
not occur in spite of the presence of
the injecting agent"
DR.. White now has two such schools
under his care, one the second in the
United States, for the open air treat
ment of tuberculous children, and one,
the first of its kind, for children culled
from the inmates of large orphanage,
And it is simply miraculous, he tells US,
how quickly the almost universal
coughs, running noses, and sPutum OF
the children clear up with more food
fresh air and rest; how rapidly the
tonsils reduce in size and how free they
remain from future infections unless a
return is made to the former unhealth
full conditions.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-03-01

Bernard F. Weber, John MeGillen,
Robert NJ. Sweitzer, Samuel Alsehuler,
Beniam F. Caldwell and Roger C. Sui
Ivan were the six delegates at large
to the Baltimore convention. Mr..
George E. Brennan, who has been a
subscriber to The Broad Ak since De-
tober !, 1899, was one of the district
delegates and at all times his cool polit-
zeal advice was sought, by the big
political ehieftains in their long effort
to put Woodrow Wilson over the plate.