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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-02-19
NOTICE TO ABSENTEE.
In the District Court of Iowa i'm and
for Winneshiek County.

February Term, 1913
To John A. Johnson, Absentee:
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file in the Office of the Clerk
of Court in and for said county, a pc
ton of Mollie f. Johnson, in which
she alleges that she is the widow OF
Filing Johnson, deceased; that as a
son and heir of said deceased you are
entitled to one-fourth of an undivid-
ed two-thirds of the proceeds of GER
tain premises sold in an action of par
tition in which the said Mollie E.
Johnson is plaintiff and Enga Hum
phrey ct al, are defendants. That said
premises are described as Lot OF
Block 3 and the south one-third OF
Lot / ) in block 3, all in the Village of
Hesper, County of Winneshiek, State
of Iowa, and that you are one of the
defendants in said action of partition.
That on or about the year 1900 you
were a resident of the said county OF
Winneshiek residing with your parents
therein; that at said time you aband-
oned the home of your parents, that
ever since you have absented your
self therefrom and concealed your
whereabouts from said family; that
your whereabouts is and has been UNI
known TO any member of said family
for more than seven years, namely
q.
years; that the proceeds derived from
the sale of the real estate heretofore
described and of which you were an
undivided owner by virtue of being
an heir of the said Filing johnson,
deceased, is of the actual value OF
about $50; that if you were dead
your mother, the said Mollie T.. John
son, the petitioner, would be your
sole and only heir; that because of
your absence for more than seven
years, she is entitled TO your share
in the proceeds of said sale by virtue
of being your mother; that it is nee
essary to have an administrator APP
pointed TO receive your share of the
proceeds derived from said sale and
pay the same over to the person enti-
tied thereto by law.
That unless you make your appear
ance at the expiration of the time re-
quired for publishing this notice un-
der Chapter 200, Laws of the Thirty
third General Assembly of Iowa, let
ters of Administration will issue to
Robinson Reid, on filing bond in the
sum of $500.
Take notice and govern yourself
accordingly.
]. A. NELSON,
Attorney for Mollie E. John
son, Petitioner.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-02-19
Alcohol In Pe-ru-na-
An Unjust Criticism

our teasing her, but is very stubborn.
She says that if she were to be sick in
the same way again she would GER
tainly get Peruna and take it, alcohol
or no alcohol. SO you see if people will
persist in such foolishness there ought
to be a law to prevent them"
| ventured to interpose a question.
you say the doctors could not cure
her, and yet you say Peruna did cure
her. What difference does it make to
you whether it was alcohol or some
other drug that effected the cure?"
We'll, don't know that it makes any
difference, but it is deceiving the people
to give them alcohol even though it
does cure them" he said
replied. 'Why, 1 cannot ex-
actly un Understand that. Alcohol
is a drug, the same as quiz
nine or morphiii If alcohol cures
certain diseases where is the deception =?
l understand that the Peruna people
print on the label of each bottle the
per cent. of alcohol contained in Peru
ma. Each patient may read it, if he
pleases I cannot see where there is
any deception"
well, I would not take Peruna,"
he persisted. Now. 1 was sick, had a
stomach disease. A violent pain, that
would come on about an hour or two
after each meal. 1t grew worse and
worse. 1 was also constipated. 1 con-
suited several doctors in our city about
my health. / went to see a prominent
specialist in New York City, paid out a
great deal of money, but no help. One
time was having a bad spell on the
fro IN, Tho .x,h1
the next seat was a retired physician
with whom / had been acquainted. He
said to me, My friend, if you want to
get well 1 would advise you to take a
glass of lager beer before each meal 1
think that will cure you Having fol-
lowed the directions of several good
physicians without any assistance,
thoughts would try the beer. In a
very short time 1 found it was helping
me, and got entirely we'll. My bowels
became regular and / had no more
pain. No more distress after meals
Now, If my mother had used some
remedy like that it would be all right
But to persist in using some secret
remedy like Peruna, 1 think it is out
rageous."
Again I ventured to ask some ques-
lions. l asked: What do you sup
pose it was in the lager beer that eff
fected the cure?"
"Why, presume it was the stimulant
it contained. Yes, no doubt it was the
stimulant."
'You know, of course, that the slim
ulant in beer is alcohol. the same as in
wine or whiskey or any other alco-
holic drink"
Eyes, have heard say that beer con-
tains about five per cent of alcohol.
THAT is correct" L replied. "You
took bottle of beer before each meal,
did you?"
Eyes"
'In doing so you were drinking a pint
Of five per cent. solution of alcohol"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-02-19
eyes. I sunnose so"

yes, L suppose So.
Five per cent. would be one-twen-
tieth. AS each pint contains sixteen
ounces you were then taking little less
than an ounce Of alcohol before each
meal"
yes"
But you objected to your mothers
taking alcohol in the Peruna, and yet
she was taking far less alcohol than you
were. AS 1 understand it, the dose of
Peruna is one tablespoonful Surprising
it to be twenty per cent alcohol, there
would be in each dose one-fifth Of a
tablespoonful of alcohol. which would
be about half a teaspoonful, while you
were taking at least four teaspoonfuls
of alcohol in your bottle of beer. And
yet you objected to your mothers TAX
ing Peruna on the ground that the Pc
runa contains alcohol In my opinion
it was the alcohol that cured both of
you. Your mother evidently was cured
of very serious ailment. Peruna con-
tains alcohol. 1t was undoubtedly the
alcohol that cured her, or at least
helped to. The other ingredients OF
Peruna might have assisted, no doubt
did. In your case it was the alcohol in
the beer that cured you of the stom-
ach difficulty. Peruna has cured
thousands of such cases."
!"Wen, declare" he replied, 1T never
thought of ii in that way before.
There has been SO much said about al
cohol being poisonous that 1 suppose
my mind has been prejudiced against
it, But if as you say there is also
alcohol in beer, the same kind Of alco-
hol as is used in Peruna, 1 cannot ses
vrho Il ;e,v
"Well," I replied, "you have been
doing exactly what the average man
and woman is doing. You have al
lowed your mind to become prejudiced
against Peruna on account of it's con-
tanning alcohol. Without stopping to-
look into the matter at all you have
assumed that there is something terri
bly, disreputable about remedies con-
tanning alcohol The fact is, however,
that most all fluid medicines, whether
prescribed by doctor or put up as
patent medicine, contain a certain
amount of alcohol. 1t was alcohol that
cured your mother. 1t was alcohol that
cured you. In my opinion, alcohol in
some form or other is making more
cures than all other drugs combined.
This is not saying, however, that Pc
runa contains only alcohol, for it does
contain excellent remedies besides al
cohol. But do contend that the alco-
hol in Peruna is not only not harmful to
those who take it, but If taken in the
doses prescribed on the bottle it will do
a great deal of good and there is not
the slightest danger of forming a
drug habit" PERUNA IS FOR SALE
AT ALL DRUG STORES.
are making inquiries for the old
time Peruna. To such would say,
this formula is now put out under the
name of KATHARINE, manufactured
by KA-TAR-NO Company, Columbus,
Ohio. Write them and they will be
pleased to send you a free booklet
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-02-19
The Farmers Mutual Hail AS

The Farmers Mutual Hail Asso
citation large advertisement of which
appears on another page, now com
mences its twenty-first year. Hun
dreds of our farmers in Winneshiel
who have carried protection in this
association can testify to its fair deal
ing with them and with their neigh
bors. This Association does business
only in Iowa, where hail storms are
not so numerous and where the cost
of protection is lowest. Public Opin
ion commends this association anC
its agents to farmers wanting protec
ton against hail storms on theil
growing crops. Ga
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-02-19
Two Fires at Mabel.

At about ten o'clock Friday morn
ing fire broke forth from the upper
story of the high school building Al.
though the fire department promptly
responded to an alarm the building
was doomed from the first as it had
gained considerable Roadway before
discovered. The scholars were march
ed out in order and much of the con
tents of the building was saved. A
perfectly calm day undoubtedly saved
the many surrounding buildings. We
estimate the loss at $4,000, with
$4,000 insurance. The indirect loss
in a great many ways would be hard
to estimate But as no lives were
lost everything can in time be replac-
ed
Prompt action on the part of our
efficient fire department prevented a
disastrous fire in our village Thurs
day morning An over heated pipe
or a defective chimney in the rear
end of the DIETRICH barber shop start
ed blaze in the upper floor which
burned through and out the east wall
With an exceedingly strong southwest
wind blowing and the location of the
building, had the fire gotten much OF
a start it would surely have resulted
in heavy loss. Fortunately, too, the
livery barn which occupies the adj
joining lot is an iron covered build
ing.-Mabel Record.
-O--
The spur of the moment has fatal
ly rowelled many boy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-02-19

The spur of the moment has fatal
~ rowelled many a boy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-02-19
JUSTICE MIsCARRIED.
Ten Year Old Boy Plead Guilty &c
Cutting Down Tree and Was
Not.

Some time ago a Lad Of ten years
was arrested and bound over to the
grand jury for cutting tree in West
Union. The matter came before the
grand jury last week and that body
with S. e. Young as foreman, were
rot satisfied, the boy having pleaded
guilty and went to examine the prem
Uses and the tree. They went to the
premises, found the tree in the wood
shed, having been used as Christ
mas Tree, tnen they took it to the
stump fiom which it was said it had
been cut 10 satisfy themselves that it
was the tree and measured the lot of
the person making the accusation
and found that the tree had been cut
on the lot of another and not on his
as he had sworn TO. The grand jury
discharged the lad.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-02-19

WHEREAS, Mollie z. Johnson. has
filed petition in the Office of the
Clerk of Court, in and for said coun-
ty, alleging that John A. Johnson has
absented himself and concealed his
whereabouts from his usual place of
residence in said county for seven
years and upwards; that said absen-
tee has property interests in the said
county of Winneshiek in about the
value of $50; that if said absentee
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-02-19
INJURED IN PECULIAR MANNER
Leans Forward to Talk to Friend and
Hat Pin, is Jabbed Into Optic.

Webster City. Ia, Feb. 17.-Be.
cause a woman in front of her with q
long hat pin turned around TO speak
to her Mrs. BENZ. JaycoX, a prominent
and widely known Blairsburg woman
will probably lose the sight of one
eye.
The accident happened at a funer-
al. Mrs. JaycoX stopped over to
speak to the lady sitting in front OF
her. The latter turned her head sud
denly and a long hat pin she was
wearing pierced Mrs JaycoX's eyeball
She was hastily brought to Webster
City where the injury was attended
to. While the sight may be partially
saved, it is feared she will be unable
TO see very much out of this eye.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-02-19

were dead said petitioner would be
his sole and only heir; and asking
that letters of administration issue on
said absentee's estate.
Wherefore, it is ordered by the
court that the above notice be pub
lished in the Public Opinion, a week
ly newspaper, published in the City
of DEBORAH, in said county and state,
for eight consecutive weeks. and that
If said absentee fails to make his APP
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-02-19

Having a little business in one of
the federal offices of the city, after it
was finished l fell in conversation with
the official in charge concerning Pc
runa. | mention his business to show
that the conversation was conducted
with man of more than ordinary in
telligence, being a employee of the gov
eminent who had passed through sew
eral civil service examinations. He
said to me, not knowing who 1 was:
Il think great deal of this patent
medicine business ought to be stopped
Especially such remedies as Peruna
Peruna, as you know, is a stimulant
and contains eighteen or twenty per
cent. of alcohol. People take it without
knowing what it is, and such remedies
ought to be prohibited by law. My
own mother took Peruna once. She had
a cough, night sweats, was growing
emaciated and weak. Several doctors
examined her The opinion was ex-
pressed several times that she was
going into consumption. One thought
it was chronic bronchitis. At any rate,
her condition was quite serious. She was
unable to get any relief from the doc
tors she consulted, although she took
their medicines faithfully for nearly a
year. Some one told her about Peruna,
and against my wish and against the
wishes of our family, she began taking
1t. AT once she improved, and in less
than six months she apparently was
well. We did all we could to discour-
age her in taking Peruna, but she per-
sisted. 1t finally came out in the mag
azines that Peruna contained alcohol.
Then we knew at once what it was
that benefited my mother. it was SIM
ply the alcohol that Peruna contained.
We had the laugh on mother. We have
not ceased TO make fun of her yet about
ner being cured with dilution of alco-
hol. She seems to be embarrassed by
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-02-19

pearance at the end of the time re-
quired for publishing this notice, the
court shall, on being satisfied of the
truth of the facts set forth in the pc
tition, order letters of administration
to issue upon the estate of said alb
sentee issue as prayed.
A \. HOBSON,
Judge of the 18th Judicial
District, presiding.
6-s
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-02-19
The Merchants Burden.

Take up the merchants burden,
Go pay him as agreed.
He stood your friend in trouble,
Served you in time of need;
And now to wait forever
On unpaid bills high piled
OF never-pay-up people,
viii starve his wife and child.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-02-19
BY HARRY J. GREEN.
Farmer is a Suicide.

Marshalltown, Ia, Feb. 17.--While
desponden, owing to i'll health, James
Sichre, a Bohemian farmer living
near Chelsea, a small town east OF
here, committed suicide by shooting
himself. He leaves a wife and six
children
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-02-19
Lansing Tailor Found Dead.

Lansing, Ia, Feb 17.-Herman
Hartbauer, well-known tailor of this
city, was found dead in bed at his
home on Front street Wednesday, He
was living alone and his sudden pas
sihg was caused by heart disease.
The evening world., 1913-09-04
AEROPLANE'S FALL
KILLS LIEUT.. LOVE,
US. ARMY AVIATOR
Aircraft Drops 800 Feet Like a
Shot at the Aviation School
Near San Diego.

aAN DIEGO. Cal. Sept. <--rirst
Lieut. Moss l.. Love. Signal Corps.
y. q. A.. was instantly killed to-day
when his aeroplane plunged 800 feet to
the ground at the army aviation school
near here. shortly before the accident
Love began to descend from an altitude
Of approximately 1000 feet. When 900
feet from the ground watchers saw,
they say. . pun OF smoke on the ma
chine. and II dropped like . shot. failing
In tho centre OF North Island. San Diego
Bay.
Sailors from the United States fleet
brought Loves body to Gan Diego. Love
wss q native Of virginia.
wAsHI%dTON. Sept. t.-Eieven avi.
ators have been killed In the army and
navy service since experiments were
started with heavier than air machines
In l9Gs-ten In the army and one In the
navy. In aviation the world over. ga
persons have been killed since 1908. III
during the present year.
The evening world., 1913-09-04

ne. ard 10 powerful are they. With
their press agents and their news
writer's, that they were able to attack
me through the corrupt press Of the city
md embarrass me In my work.
ORDERED FIRST NAMES IN LIST
APPOINTED.
II also at the very beginning Of
my Administration laid down the rule
that appointments and promotions In
the Police Department and the Fire
Department should be only By taking
Tho old way was to certify at least
three to the appointing ofYicer. and then
these miserable scamps would get all
three to pay them on the representa-
ton that they would be able to get the
appointment Only one would be ap-
pointed. but they kept his money and
restored the money to the other two.
II was a dirty game they could not hose
at. The captains were paying a. high
as $1,000 for appointment. The Same
thing was Going on In the Fire Depart
mont ! took all this sraft away from
these corrupt so-cailed leaders. No
wonder ~hey attack me.
"Ho wonder they are fsrocleus
against me. They have had four isaa
snd hungry years. Ties, the lgo0oosys
and the 1oisys ana the l9uxphys and
the Donohues. ana the whole bunch,
have had four lean ana hungry ysars.
have entered iAto no auarrsls With
them. had no time 70 quarrel with
them. simply went on sad did my
work from day TO day. ana kept their
hands ont Of the public treasury and
The evening world., 1913-09-04
HORSE JUMPS|NTOCAR
WOMAN CU1By SHAFT,
OTHERS ARE INJURED
Driver Loses Control Of AMI
NAL, Which Creates Panic
Among Passengers.

One woman passenger and several men
were hurt to-day on board q Coiuns0uG'
avenue open car when q horse hitohsd
to an express wagon tried to jump
through the car as II stopped at One
Hundred and Twelfth street IN Col,m.
bus avenue. Mrs. Mary Mulvihiii. forty.
nine.of No. 1853 West End avenue VA
on the end seat. The car was fun an1
the woman as she saw the horse piung.
Ing In her direction made a vain effort
TO get out OF the way. The animal
dashed forward and landed its hoofs on
the floor. The shafts we're carried for
ward and one entered the right lee Of
Mrs. Mulvihill.
Men In the same seat pulled the
woman away. as she had tainted aud
was In danger OF falling beneath he
horses hoofs. August Brinkman. who
said he was clerk. Of No. 800 West One
Hundred and Thirteenth street. we
thrown ont OF the car. Men and women
Joined in shouting for help. The horse
Kept snorting and stamping on the floor,
and II was only with difiiculty that men
from the sidewalk got the animal out %
the trap he had run into. The horse
was wedged fast between the seats
Tho rig belongs TO the Wells Fargo E1-
press Company and was driven by Hd.
win CARNEY. twenty-one years old, Of
No. 40 East One Hundred and Twenty.
NTH street. Gaffney was driving the
horse up the avenue behind another
car and made a quick turn out o6Sy
to lose control Of the animal.
When the animal nosed aboard Dsu
mis- sweeney. the motorman. rushed
back with his switch and tackled the
horse. while Policeman Byrne admon-
ished the passengers to keep quiet.
Gaffney. the driver. was thrown from
his seat on the wagon. None OF the
injured accepted the services OF an am.
bulance surgeon. A broken trace was
patched ZIP and CARNEY drove his steed
away. while the car. under the guild
ance Of Dennis Sweeney. continued IL
rattle up the avenue.
The evening world., 1913-09-04
MAYOR NEAR COLLAPSE, TAKES PASSAGE FOR EUROPE

sus q ~ esaSfaets ~ wAieA meg
fsaeAsA me publio trsasury.
IL 10 only . few years ago that you
could not get . claim or contract
through the Comptroller's once for
payment uniess you went to your dis.
trict leader and begged him to ~help
you and paid him . percentage. Your
claim would BE- tied up there from day
to day, from week TO week, and from
month to month. Some fellow In the
corridor would accidentally say to you.
Why don't YOU 90 to your district lead
er He would seem to be 30 dlsintef-
ested about It that you would hardly
suspect the sort Of rascal he was.
And finally you would 90 to your
district leader in desperation and give
him per cent. or more. and he would
have II through the Comptroiier's once
for you and q check in your hands in
q trice. That grating has all been
done away with.
"Dat Z cannot now 70 iaso shses
thingS thoroughly. nor into more
things. Z shall have much 20 sag about
these thiA6s before election aay, how
ever, and ~ the rsAtpaysrs aAa taz-
payers Of shls town want that sort Of
footing government restored. Let them
just waik right up TO the polls ana DO
It. Am ready 70 quit
THE Murphy-Gaffney city contracts
were q scandal before I became Mayor.
Whether I remain In the Mayors ONCE
for four years more Of dreadfuliy hard
work. and continued moral ASSASSIN a ton
day by day. concerns the rentpayers
and taxpayers Of the city more than Il
concerns me-"
The evening world., 1913-09-04
AMERICAN DANGERS
ADVENT STARTS "PANIC"
White WoMen Residents of India
Fear Her Scanty Attire Viii En-
danger Their Prestige.

CALCUTTA. British India, Sept. A.
The white residents OF India are In a
condition Of semi-panic over the I'm
pending professional tour Of an Ameii-
can woman dancer who dances In scanty
attire and It appears probable the Do
lice authorities will prohibit her per-
formancss here.
The fear b generally expressed thss
the appearance Of white woman on
the stage under these conditions wfll
endanssr the prestige Of white women
In the eyes Of the natives.
The evening world., 1913-09-04
ZEPPELIN BALLOON
BUILT TOCR0SS
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Engineers Believe Giant Ma
rine Dirigible Can Make Trip
Without Undue Risk.
rR,EpRpcHsHAFEN. German

rRIEpRcrTsHAFEN. Germany
Sept. "a now Zeppelin marine dirigi-
bic. the biEgest yet constructed. was
nlied to-day for It's hrst HiEht. which 10
to take place on Sept 9. 1t was chris
tened the Zeppelin H." Its length 10
nearly 525 feet and its diameter just
over "a feet. while II 10 furnished with
motors DEVELOPING - Horsepower.
The eompany's engineers consider tia,
the airship could cross the Atlantic
Ocean without undue risk.
The diristbls nlls the company's lar.
ssst hail here ana an indication 10 given
Of Count zsppslin's intention to build
stiii larger air cruisers In the fact that
plans are under consideration to erect
Q larger revolving balloon shed.
The evening world., 1913-09-04
hPPRAISAtS OF ESTATES.

Nm. Anna ~. Fraser. widow OF George
q. 1sessr. died Jan. II. 1913: total estate.
Q.0. -: net value. ei.soO.s?.
esaes l. Hin. died Nov. 9. 1875 total
eDonte. tl3.se net value. el2s.S5.
li1sbeth Brahsisld. died April ~. 1907
~ setsts. $500: net value. T.6s2
Aoosaia seskamp. died Sept. y. 1910
ooe1 sgeats. s3t.sst; net value. Sis.oO7.
- o'Brsen. died Feb. II, 1917: total
6D)14A lsposits. u.ln: net value. tsss
4Soasfick 0smmer. died at Wee
h1otea. N. j.. Feb. 20, 1918: assets tax
49, - New York State. an equity
0M. IN No. ms West One Hundred ant
yIest street. value $4,000. net value o
~ York assets. $4,000
The evening world., 1913-09-04
LAMAR TELLS OF LOBBY
TO AID STEEL TRUST
Declares Government VIII Lose
S2S,ooo,ooo Claim If Levy
Bill Is Passed.

WASHINGTON. Sept %.-Existence
OF lobby to pass Representative
Levy's resolution to stop the Govern
ments antitrust suit against the
Steel Corporation was charged before
the House Lobby COMMITTEES to-day by
David Lamar. who offered testimony