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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Has 18th Largest Library.

Luther college now ranks fourth
among Lutheran schools in America
in respect to number of volumes in
its library. There is one college and
two seminaries with libraries lar
ger. Among colleges built and sup
ported by Lutherans it ranks second.
Luther college previous to receiving
the Bang library had 1888 volumes.
The Bang library has in the neigh
borhood of $500 volumes, which
makes the total number of volumes
in the Luther college library about
24,663
Following are the seven Lutheran
schools having the largest libraries:
Pennsylvania college, Gettysburg,
Pa, 1850 volumes.
Augustana Theological seminary,
Rock Island, ILL.,, 27,245 volumes.
Lutheran Theological seminary.
Philadelphia, Pa, $4,000 volumes.
Luther college DEBORAH, Iowa, "a, >
663 volumes.
Roanoke college, Salem, Va, a.
600 volumes.
Theological seminary of General
Synod, Gettysburg, Pa, 10000 vol
umes.
Muhlenburg college, Allentown,
Pa, 1900 volumes.
These figures are taken from the
report of the United States commits
sioner of education for 1912.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Fifteen-Year-oId Crime is Solved.

Sidney, Ia, Nov. 17,-Thomas Sill
colt was sentenced TO two years of
hard labor in the Fort Madison pen
itentiary by Judge Woodruff yester-
day for crime he committed fifteen
years ago.
In December, 1898, Silcott, then a
porter in a local hotel, hired a sad
die horse of Lot Brown to ride to
Hamburg, saying he would return on
the following day He failed to re-
turn, and on Jan. l6, 1899, the grand
jury found an indictment against
him charging horse stealing.
Lot Brown, the owner of the horse
has been constable for forty years.
He has boosted that he some day
would capture Silcott.
Last Thursday he noted in the po-
lice notes of a Council Bluffs paper
that Thomas Silcott had been SEN
fenced to serve ten days for drunk
enness. Brown Immediately went to
Council Bluffs and brought back Sill
colt, who pleaded guilty to the aged
charge.
He said he had traded the horse
for watch and little money at Ne
braska City.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Champion Girl Husker.

Webster. City, Ia, Nov. IA
good many phenomenal corn husking
records are being made in Hamilton
county this fall but the prize show
ing of them all thus far will prob
ably go to a young girl. She is
Miss Lily Brock and her record is
lis bushels in a day.
Miss Brock is a daughter of NJ H.
Brock and she lives near Jewell Her
father, like many farmers here
abouts, has been short on huskers
this fall and Hiss Lily has been help
ing out. She has been husking
above a hundred bushels every day
and her best days WORK reached 115.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Farmers Day.

Agriculture day in the schools is
the latest suggestion of that very
active body, the bureau of educa-
ton for the government. Some
states already have this holiday and
the bureau urges its general adop-
ton all over the country, says the
Marshalltown Times Republican
Why not in Iowa where agricul-
ture is the principal business of the
majority Of the inhabitants of the
state and where the person who
saves little money still retains the
old instinct to put it into a piece OF
land. We have labor day as one OF
our best observed holidays. Why not
one day devoted to farm life and the
most important and fundamental
branch of production?
Why in the rural schools should
the question Of trusts be debated
and the problem of cooperation
among farmers be neglected? Why
study the origin of races and neglect
the origin of plants, why trace the
emigration of races and not the mi
grafton of plants, why not count the
victories of peace as we'll as those OF
war?
Invention and discovery OF meth
DDS and the evolution OF agriculture
have changed the map of the world
more than all the battles ever fought.
Why not celebrate Burbank with the
barons of the magma charta and the
cotton gin with the discovery Of gun
powder?
Wouldn't be bad idea for one
day in the country school where par
ents and pupils might gather to OBJ
serve Farmers Day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
MGREGoR's HANDSOME BANK.
Extensive Improvements Are Made
At First National Institution.

McGregor, Iowa, Nov 17.-Ex-
tensive Improvements on the First
National Bank OF McGregor, one of
the earliest national banks estab-
lished in Iowa, have been completed
under the new management which
bought the controlling interests last
winter. The bank is now one of the
handsomest and most thoroughly up
to-date of any in this section of
Iowa. Crotch mahogany finish inter
ior woodwork, mahogany furniture,
mosaic tile floors, inverted electric
lighting system, new front with
plate glass below and Luxfer prism
lights above and hand decorated
walls are among the Improvements.
S. Merrill, governor of Iowa at
one time, was president of the First
National in early years. William Lar
rabee, another of Iowa's governors
and brother Frank Larrabee bought
out the interests of Mr.. Merrill and
with former Congressman Thos. Up
degraff were the largest stockholders
for many years, F. Larrabee acting
as president. Last winter G. J. Weis-
er, president of the Winneshiek
County State Bank of DEBORAH, and
II. Reeves and w. F. Daubenberger,
OF McGregor, bought out the inter-
ests of the Larrabee brothers and
others and are now the largest share
holders. The present President of
the bank, w. K. kinnaird, has been
an official of the institution in one
capacity or another since it was
founded. The other officers are: w.
F. Daubenberger and C. j. Weiser,
Vice Presidents; F. S. Richards.
Cashier; and H. Reeves, A. Clemens
and F. G.. Bell, Directors.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Loses Hand in Corn Elevator.

Mr. s. H. F. Schultz OF McGregor
had his left hand so badly torn and
crushed in corn elevator Saturday
evening that it was necessary to am
putate nearly all OF it but the thumb.
The machine was one of the Mar
selles Portable Corn Elevators. 1t
had been in operation all day Satur-
day filing the corn crib. About sew
en- o'clock as Mr.. Schultz was stand
ing near the hopper OF it he stopped
down to pick up an ear OF corn. 1t
was quite dark and reaching too near
in the dim light his hand was caught
in one OF the revolving chains which
carry up the corn. Ii the belt had
not gone of his whole arm would
probably have been lost. AS it was
his hand was caught in such a way it
was nearly quarter of an hour be-
fore those who ran to help him could
get it loose. Mr.. Schultz is seventy
two years Old
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Winneshiek Girl in Good Work.

Miss Clara Jacobson, daughter of
the late Abraham jacobson, of Win
neshiek county, Iowa, and sister of
j. o. and Ragnvald Jacobson is here
in the interest of "Kvindernes Min
degrave other words, she is
taking up a collection among the
Scandinavian people which will be
sent to Norway to be used for those
suffering from tuberculosis and
widows and orphans of those perish
ing at sea, also for marked ability
to young men and women who are
striving for a better education but
unable to proceed on account of lack
of funds. The above work is being
carried on by men as we'll as women
in all parts of the United States, and
is truly big and noble work.-Hills
Minnesota Crescent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
STAY AWAY FROM CALIFORNIA
Y. vi. G. A. Warns Young Women
There Are No Jobs There.

Des Moines, Nov. 17.-An appeal
from the Young Women's Christian
Association to stop Iowa young wo-
men going to California in search of
Jobs, was made to Governor George
w. Clarke last week.
Evelyn B. kock, general secretary
of the association with Offices at 1919
street, San Francisco,
writes that hundreds of girls looking
for positions as nurses, stenogra-
piers and in other lines are coming
to San Francisco believeing that
there will be more work incident to
the Panama exposition than Califor-
MIA people can do.
Miss Kock says there are hundreds
Of girls in Frisco out of work and
that the association is over-taXed in
an effort to feed and cloth them.
There are not enough jobs for the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
WHISKEY SEIZED AT MASON CITY
Bottled Liquor Was Labeled As
Drugs and Holiday Goods
For Shipments.

Mason City, Ia, Nov. 17.-Seven
hundred and sixty-eight half pints
of whisky were seized at the Chica-
so, Milwaukee & st. Paul depot one
night last week. The whisky was
packed in five big boxes labeled
drugs and holiday goods" The
shipment was made by C. S. Berry
man, druggist of this city, from
Mason City to Garner. The boxes
the whisky are from the
Iowa Drug company of Des Moines
and are labelled drugs" A war
rant for the arrest of the travelling
salesman has also been issued. Both
federal and state officers are at work
on this case. Bergman was arrested
and gave bonds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Begin Building Hospital.

Cedar Falls, Nov. 17.-Work was
commenced last week on the s35, 900
Sartori hospital here. The excavat-
ing will be done this fall and the
building will be erected next spring.
This hospital was made possible by
the bequest of $4,000 by the late
Joseph Sartori, one of the pioneer
settlers here. The city has levied a
2 mill tax to create a hospital fund.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Child Swallows 90 Buttons.

Washington, Ia, Nov. 1.-THE
11-months-old daughter of Will Por-
ter swallowed eight and one-helf
dozen bone buttons Friday night, and
today, aside from a slight sickness
suffered no i'll effects. The mother
had been employed sewing buttons
on garments for factory, and she
had allowed the child to play with
the buttons
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Would Make Them Better if They
Could.

The makers of Foley Kidney
Pills know that they have absolutely
the best combination of curative and
healing medicines for kidney and
bladder ailments and urinary irregu-
larities that 1t is possible to pro-
duce. That is why Foley Kidney
Pills are the best medicine for the
purpose you can buy. Engbertson
Pharmacy.-Adv. Nov.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
beautiful Hair, a Joy Forever.

If you have a beautiful head Of
hair, try to keep it. If you have
not, try to get it, Meritol Hair
Tonic keeps the scalp clean, pro-
notes a healthy growth of beautiful
hair, and keeps it soft and lustrous.
Try it. E. ]. Parman, Exclusive
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19

Topeka Capital: The most pro-
tracted and unsuccessful search is
that made by the man who is look
ing for a good watermelon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19
Stops Falling Hair
Halls Hair Remover certainly stops
falling hair. No doubt about it what
ever: You will surely be satisfied.
according to

residents of Frisco, according to
Miss Kock.
Conditions are similar at Los An
geles and other California cities,
Miss Kock declares.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-11-19

Have you been in our new store?
Let's get acquainted. Germann.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-28

PUNISHMENT OF
MEXICAN SOLDIERS
Who Shot an American Official Must
Be Made and American Imprisoned
at Chihuahua Must Be Released
Conference Today.

WASHINGTON, July 2s.-Strong
representations, the most drastic in
phraseology that have been made since
the present American administration
came into power at Washington. were
made to the Huerta government in
Mexico Yesterday The United States
government demanded not only the
prompt arrest, court martial and punish
ment OF the Mexican federal soldiers
who on Saturday shot Charles p. Dix
on, an American immigration official
At .Juarez. Mex, but the immediate re
lease Of Charles Bissell and Bernard
Mcdonald mining managers, impris-
oned by federal soldiers in chihuahua
city and said to be threatened with
| execution. Dixon was released yester-
DAY aud taken to FL Paso. So serious
were these incidents regarded in Off
eial circles at Washington that they
oyershadowed largely the theoretical
considerations Of policy which the visit
| of Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson had
| brought to a climax. The ambassador
himself was so exercised over the de
yelopments in Mexico that he dictated
two strong kilograms, one to the EN-
| bassv at Mexico City and the other
TO the American consul at Juarez and
while Secretary Bryan slightly modi
fed their tone, they were approved
and promptly dispatched.
Ambassador Wilson declined to dis
cuss the affair but he viii probably
explain his views on such happening.
when he meets President Wilson a
80 clock this afternoon for a gen
cral examination of conditions in Mex
leo. The president had Ambassado
Wilson 5 long report on hand yesterday
studied it carefully and after an earl,
conference today with Secretary Bryal
will inquire of the ambassador wha
remedies he would suggest. In tn
meantime the ambassador would Civ
/ no inkliug of the recommendations h
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-28
EMINENT DIVINE
FROM ENGLAND
Rev. John D. Jones, One of World S
Leading Congregationalists, Com
ing to Mortified.

Congregationalists are especially in
terestcd in the announcement that
Rev. John Daniel Jones of Bourne
mouth, England, is to be present at the
Mortified general conference, which
opens Aug ], and is to address the
gathering daily. He comes from En-
land as the leading Congregational de-
vine in that land and is chairman Of
the Congregational Union, which has
Just completed the raising of 1890
coo for supplementing the salaries of
underpaid clergymen. During the past
four years the total responsibility of
this work has laid on his shoulders
He is to preach in Or. Jewett 5 New
York church this summer and is an
able, sound and scholarly expositor of
the Bible.
Although he has never been NJ
Mortified, his previous visit to the
United States a few years ago made
a deep impression on the Congregation
al board, before which he spoke.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-28
READY TO FINISH
MAIN STREET WORK
Contracting Firm Coming from Boston
to Tackle West Side-Job Was
Held Up Unavoidably

Road Commissioner Henry r. Brown
hopes that within a few days the work
of finishing the Main street road
work will be in progress as the Glib
hons Contracting company of Boston
which has the job, has finally promis
ed to come here this week to finish the
job.
Representatives Of the firm came
here to do the Main street work upon
the assurance given to Mr. Brown by
concern from which the trap rock
for the road was bought that 125 tons
of that material would be here at a
certain time. 1t was not here and all
the work that was ready for the Glib.
hons concern was the east side OF
Nam street. That was completed and
the contractor shipped his machinery
away. 1t has been difficult to Get him
back here owing TO other work he had
at different places.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-28
BALKAN FIGHTING CONTINUES.
Greeks Drive Bulgarians Up Struma
Valley - Reports of Massacres.

BUCHAREST. July 2S-The Balkan
peace conference is expected to open
Wednesday. but meantime serious
fighting continues. The Greeks refused
Bulgaria 5 request for even three
DAYS truce and, after heavy fighting,
with great difficulty have got through
Kresna pass. infieting a defeat on the
Bulgarians at Simekle, caturing three
siege guns and driving the Bulgarians
back on Diuma. The Greeks claim that
they annihilated the whole left of the
Bulgarian army and that they have
forced the Bulgarians back along the
Struma valley by which they success
fully invaded Macedonia right up to
Djuma on the Bulgarian frontier.
Unless peace speedily is negotiated
another great battle is likely to occur
at Struma. No news was received
yesterday of fighting on the Servian
frontier. but the large number of
wounded men arriving in Belgrade in
dictate that severe actions are taking
place. The concert of the powers seems
as powerless as before to adopt any
united action against Turkey. The
porte, however has disavowed the ae-
tion Of its troops in penetrating old
/ bulgaria ana no Iuftnef advance OF
Turkish troops has been reported. The
Turks claim their spoils at Adrianople
consisted Of $50 guns, $4,000 rifles and
/ 100000 sacks of corn.
There are frequent reports of atroci-
ties and massacres by Bulgarians and
Turks. Izzet Pasha, the Turkish com
mander-in-chief. reports that the Bulga
rians murdered 200 Ottoman soldiers
who had been taken prisoners near
| kizilv Enidje, while an admission o.
Turkish massacres of Armenians a
Niagara and Rodosto comes in a re
port from Constantinople that mum
Der of Moslems have been sentenced
to death or to long terms of imprison
ment for implication in the massacres
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-28
SPECTACULAR BLAZE
AT OLD HOTEL SITE
Debris from Brattleboro House Burn
ed Saturday Night Before About
1000 Spectators.

A spectacular blaze which attracted
a crowd of not far from 1000 persons
took place at the site of the old Brat
tlcboro House Saturday night, when
the lath and waste wood which had
accumulated during the raZing of the
old structure was burned IN order to
dispose Of it. The accumulation had
made a large pile, dry as finder, and
when match was applied the flames
quickly leaped to the top of the pile
and made blaze twice as high as any
Of the surrounding buildings.
Edwrd McCraw and f.. w. Hart OF
North Adams, the contractors who tore
down the building, had given away
many loads of kindling to those who
were willing to carry it off, but cords
of it remained, and while it was ex-
celleut for kinlling the cost of cart
ing it away was more than it was
worth to those not owning teams, and
besides that many were timid about
having ii brought to their premises
through fear of vermin.
In order to get it out OF the way
the contractors secured permission to
burn it provided they would select
some time when the air was still and
would have lines OF hose ready to pro-
tect property. Mr.. McCraw was
away Saturday evening, but Mr. Hart
thought the ii II time had arrived-asft
about 5 O'Clock he had two lines OF
hose laid, one near the bridge and one
on Hudson street, and started a fire at
each corner of the pile.
Within q few minutes the huge
4 blaze lighted up the surrounding terri
tory with a brilliancy that made the
electric lights appear like lightning
bugs BY comparison, and persons be
gan to gather from every direction
A big Saturday night crowd was OF
the streets, and they swarmed upon
the bridge and in the street and occu
pied every point Of vantage. Heat
from the fire could be felt as far back
as II. NJ Wood 5 store, and perspira
tion was started on those as near a.
the Park building.
Water was played on the piles O
lumber, billboard, telephone pole an,
other property that it was desired t,
save, and by Q o o'clock the blaze hat
died down to small proportions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-28

has in mind beyond the general state
ment that his plan would conserve the
friendly relations between Mexico and
the United States and protect like
wise the interests of American citizens
in the southern republic.
The ambassador s long experience
with outbursts against American citl-
zens such as those against which the
American government yesterday lodged
protest viii make him an important
factor in whatever policy is adopted
toward the Huerta government on dc-
count Of Saturdays developments at
Juarez ana Chihuahua City. The de-
mand that the soldiers at Juarez be
urt-martialed and the guilty be pun
ished IS much more pointed request
than has hitherto been voiced by the
American government. Although Nc
Donald. who is Bissell's fellow prison
or at Santa Rosalia, IS reported TO pc
an English subject, the demands Tor
protection cover both individuals ana
the American consul at chihuahua
was ordered to 90 to the extreme OF
precaution to prevent harm from De
/ falling the >two mining men.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-28
a Lost Lighting Plant.

The recent floating Of a grounded
vessel has resulted in depriving the
city of Oeos, Guatemala of its electric
light plant The Kosmas liner, Sesos
iris, while en- route from Hamburg to
San Francisco in 1907. ran ashore, and
all attempts to float her proved I'M
availing. Private interests first made
use of her as a coffee warehouse, and
the citizens Of Ocos later converted
her into lighting plant, utilizing her
engines to furnish the city with cleo
tricity. Now, after five years, the YES
sci is restored to her original use.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-28
WEST CONQUERED EAST.
Harris and Hall Defaulted for the
Championship at Omaha.

The West defeated the East satur-
day for the championships in singles
and doubles of the fourth national
clay court tennis tournament at Oma.
ha, Neb. In the singles John Strach-
an of san Francisco defeated Merrrl
Hail Of New York and the doubles
match was forfeited to him AMI his
partner, Clarence Griffin, by Fred Har
ris and Hall because of the former 5
illness. Harris s physicians forbid hin
to play. Strachan played a brilliant
game and took three sets out of fou
played. The score was 60, 81, 6
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-28
HOW TO PLANT FISH.
State Commissioner Titcomb Issues
Pamphlet for Benefit of
AnolerS.

State Fish and Game Commissioner
John W. Titcomb of Lyndonville has
sent to fishermen in this town as well
rs to anglers ia other parts of the
state, copies of recently issued pam
phlet giving information as to how to
obtain and plant fish and other mat
ters relevant to this subject. All APP
plications for trout must be made pri-
or to Feb. /.
Concerning the six-ineh trout law
Mr.. Titcomb has the following to say:
The six-inch law is designed to al
low the trout an opportunity to re
produce once before it is killed. Wher
YOU keep a short trout you are shut
Ting off this opportunity and making
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-28
Who Has What lie Advertises

future fishing so much poorer. When
you hook a short trout if you wet your
hand before removing it from the
hook and take out the hook carefully
the trout viii nearly always live if
gently returned to the water. Expert
fishermen sometimes like to use a
barbless hook.