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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-23
Electric LIGHTS in RidgeMay.

Ridgeway has electric lights now,
but on a small scale. Baker John
son Co. now have in operation their
own electric light plant 1t is of
the same type as the one in use in
the court house at DEBORAH, and was
bought of the same firm-Fair-
b,inks, Morse & Co. The lights
were turned on last night in the
store for the first time, and running
direct from the engine gave fine
steady light. The lamps used are
40 watt and the system is of 10
voltage, furnishing current enough
to run 1875 lights at one time.
In addition to the lights in the
store the residences of Messrs. Baker
and Johnson will also be lighted
from the same plant.
More of these plants will eventu-
ally be installed in Ridgeway, no
doubt. The Baker-J ohnson plant,
which is a large one, being furnish
ed with a four-horse engine, will
cost with all wiring about $500 to
$500. We believe the town ought
to purchase a plant similar to this
Tor lighting our streets.
Mr.. Otto Welter of McGregor has
charge of the installation Of the sys-
Review.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-23
BLUE BOOK IOWA WOMEN.
Mrs. Winona +. Reeves of KeOkuk
Will Supervise Important
Work

Keokuk, July 14.-Mrs. Winona
z. Reeves of Keokuk as been select
ed to compile the Blue Book of
tory of the prominent contemporary
women of the state. 1t will be the
result of the first organized effort TO
express the significance of the 'wo-
mems movement in Iowa. The var
ious women's organizations are spon-
sors for the history
The Blue book will contain a COM
plete record of the activities of Iowa
women in education, in philantho-
ply, in reform work, in social SER
vice, in the professions; women
prominent in society and in the
club movement, in patriotic organ
izations, in literature, in journalism
and in business. The accomplish
ments of the women of the state
from the first organizations to the
present time will be included both
for their efforts in the upbuildings
of Iowa and for national achieve
ments.
The list of names to go in the
book selected by women in official
positions in the clubs, patriotic and
other organizations in which women
have been prominent. Several humid
red women will be included, taken
from almost every city in the state.
Mrs. Reeves, who will compile the
book, has long been prominently
identified with various women's or
CARNATIONS in Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-23
MAIL POUCH STOLEN.
Mail Thieves Get Sack of Mail al
Bows.

Bows, Ia, July 21.--A mail pouch
containing registered letters and
first class mail matter, was stolen
from the Rock Island depot. The
pouch was brought in on the Ger
mania & Bows line, to be transferred
to the main line passenger. The
thief who evidently was no novice,
opened all the mail, taking several
registered packages. The pouch was
found late yesterday in a corn field
north of town.
Packages of opened letters were
found in four different places around
town. The letters were brought
to the postoffice, and are being adj
dressed to the persons for whom
they were originally intended. 1t is
estimated that the pouch contained
from $4,000 to $4,000 in checks
and drafts, none of which was taken.
A quantity of stamps also was left
by the robber. A federal detective
is working on the case.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-23
Auto Accident At Fit. Atkinson.

Last Sunday about noon Clarence
Faulck met with an accident which
resulted in the breaking of front
wheel, top, windshield and one lamp,
while he was rounding the foot Of
the Fort hill where the road is very
narrow and grade about Is to 20
feet high, turning out for another
auto they were meeting, and to avoid
collision he was forced to the
very edge of the grade where they
struck a small ditch washed out by
the recent rains, throwing the ma
chine over the edge of the grade, be-
yond the control of the driver, down
the grade which is very steep and
through a three-barbed wire fence
with the above results. The other
occupant of the car, Al Moser, was
able to jump before the car started
down the grade. The most lucky
and surprising incident was that the
car remained right side up, for had
the car turned turtle both of the oc-
cupants would have been in great
danger of being crushed under the
car.-Ossian Bee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-23
Run Over by Much Machinery; Lives

Iowa City, Iowa, July 21.-Near-
ly all the machinery on the farm
ran over Edward Olson, a young
man from Gary, Indiana, who came
to Iowa City to visit relatives and
concluded while here to work dur
ing harvest on the farm of Capt. G..
f. Hall. He was driving hay
rack followed by hay loader, when
the front upright broke and dropped
him under the heels of the horses.
They ran away, and two wheels Of
wagon loaded with a ton and a
half of hay passed over his chest.
Then the wheels and prongs of the
hay loader went over him. He was
picked up for dead, but medical eX-
animation showed that his injuries
were not fatal. He had three ribs
broken on one side of his chest, three
ribs torn loose on the opposite side,
his clavicle dislocated, with an ac-
compartment of gashes and bruises
Mr.. Olson is relative of Winfield
Hughes, an Iowa City music dealer
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-23
The Skin and Not the Blood.

Until recently 1t has been a gen.
orally accepted theory that eczema
was a disease ofNthe blood. Scien-
tific Investigations have taught us
that eczema is positively skin dis
ease and durable through the skin
alone. Meritol Eczema Remedy is
applied directly to the diseased skin,
the effect is marvellous and its re-
suits permanent. Do not delay try
ing Meritol Eczema Remedy. K. j..
Parman, sole agent.-Adv.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-23
NAP MAY BE LENGTHY.
Girl Who Slept Nine Days In Janu-
airy Again Falls Into Deep
Slumber.

Marshalltown, Ia, July Edith
Turner, the 1S-year-old Terrill, Ia,
miss who baffled physicians by sleep
ing for nine straight days last jan
uary, is again in the midst of what
promises to be another long sleep.
Last Saturday Miss Turner went
from her home to visit friends in
Ruthven, Ia. Sunday, with two girl
friends, Miss Turner was planning to
take an automobile ride. Later she
excused herself on the ground that she
was tired and wanted to take a nap
before starting for the drive. The
young woman is still sleeping and
all efforts to rouse her have been un-
availing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-23
Thought He Was Penniless.

When George Krane of Oelwein,
waiter, jumped to his death from
the steel arch bridge at Minneapolis,
one week ago he did it because he
thought he was penniless. He was
unaware that ever since January rel
atives had been frantically searching
for him to inform him that he was
the legal possessor of an estate of
$4,000 left to him by his uncle,
Michael Kane, of Oelwein. When
he committed suicide the $4,000
was awaiting him in bank at DEL
vein. He was rich and did not
know it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-23
To The End OF The Year $3.50.

Here's an offer that no one can
afford to pass by. For only3x1. so
you can get the daily Register and
Leader from now until January 1st.,
1914.
The Register and Leader is the
paper that carries Ding's Cartoons,
Mutt and jeff Comic Feature, two
Pages of sports news and the most
complete and reliable market reports
OF any Iowa paper.
Send today-through this paper,
your postmaster or. direct to the
Register and Leader, Des Moines,
wloa.-Adv. 30-2pd
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-23
gnblie Opinion.
BY HARRY j. GREEN.

DEBORAH, IOWA, JULY %, 1913.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-23
SQUARE DEALER.

their value you would use this won
derful remedy for rheumatism
Recommended by physicians and all
who have tried it. E. j. Parman,
sole agent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-23
The Richest Man in the World.

Could spend his entire fortune try
ing to make a better remedy for
rheumatism than Meritol Rheuma-
tism Powders. If you only knew
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-23

AS you travel in the smoking car
who merely chew stubs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-07-23
ATTORNEY AT LAW.

Practice in all courts.
Office in E. P. Johnson Bldg.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1913-05-03

lance of the working man who
wants to own a home, and when
building and loan association is
threatened with loss is the time
for banks to come to it's assist
ance. have no sympathy with
any bank which does otherwise. >"
us that irrevocable?" asked
the cashier.
'Tt certainly is," replied the
governor. Now you may go
back to your highball-drinking
friends, who sit around and crit
icise over their cigars, and who
haven't been on the West Side,
and haven't been at Dayton, and
haven't been anywhere else to
know whether there really was a
flood, and give them assurances
of my supreme contempt. -
Commoner.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1913-05-03

The Spokesman-Review an
nounces that former governor M.
E. Hay "can be counted on to en-
ter the race for U. S. senator
next year." With a million or so
behind him, for compaign ex-
penses. Mr.. Hay may be able to
make up in pleasing personalities
what he lacked in votes last
November. But under the new
law Of electing senators by the
direct vote of the people, it may
be that money alone will not be
able to elect a senator.
By next year, the public will
know whether the democratic ad-
minjstration has kept faith in its
pledges to the people, and when
the party has shown that, it is
likely that this state will favor
sending someone to the congress
sional hall who will be in SYM
pathy with the administration
and can have some influence.
Whether that man will be Mr..
Hay of Spokane, or Alonzo Mel
vile Of Colville, can not be plainly
seen at this writing, inasmuch as
we don't know what the latter's
politics will be next year-now
that he has divorced. himself
from his former political adviser.
The care and feeding of infants
is easy compared with the task
Of S. s. Drew, who has to feed
2,500,000 trout babies" every
two hours at the state fish hatch
cry near Spokane.
The young trout are now an
inch and a half long, and must
be fed every two hours, which
seems a frequent interval to the
experienced father versed in the
ways Of modern, scientific feed
ing of children. Fortunately the
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1913-05-03
A movement is now On foot to

A movement is now On foot to
secure the services Of a represen-
tative Of one of the leading film
companies to be in Colville during
the three days of Yep-Kanum.,
It has been ascertained that any
Of these companies will send an
agent to attend events of this
character free of charge to the
management. If this arrange
ment is made, it has been pro-
posed that all the parades, Indian
races, the Indian camp grounds,
broncho busting and a part Of
the ball games be taken in NOV.
ing pictures, while slides will be.
made Of Princess Amatap, noted,
Indians, distinguished VISITORS
Yep-Kanum committee, and
prominent citizens. If the AMI
imated Weekly could secure some
good films from Yep-Kanum il
would be the means of advertise
ing the celebration equal to the
Pendleton Roundup of 1912. &
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1913-05-03

Washington is certain to have
large delegation of survivors of
the battle of Gettysburg at the
reunion in Gettysburg, July l to3.
Adjutant General Fred Llew-
ellyn of the Washington national
guard announces that lao surviv-
-ors of the famous battle have
made application to attend at
the states expense; more are ex-
pected the next few weeks.
Both survivors of the union and
confederate forces are eligible to
the benefits of the fund. Wash
ington's delegation will make the
cross-continent journey fully or
ganized according to districts,
each with it's commanding officer,
adjutant, quartermaster and
commissary officers.
At the recent session of the
legislature SIS, 600 was appropri-
ated to pay the expenses of vet
Grams to the reunion. The ap-
preparation will be disbursed by
the state board Of finance, con-
sisting of Governor Ernest Lis
ter, State Treasurer Edward
Meath and State Auditor C. W.
Clausen. Adjutant General
Llewellyn has the duty of receiv-
ing and investigating appli-
cations.
Governor Cox, that fine old
democrat of Ohio, has endeared
himself to men and women the
world over by his hard and cour-
ageous efforts in behalf of the
flood sufferers of his state. A
Columbus dispatch to the Cincin-
natl Enquirer shows how Gov
ernor Cox gave an. overcautious
and inconsiderate banker taste
of his own medicine. The
Enquirer dispatch says: When
stories of flood disaster were fly
ing around Governor Cox learned
that the overcautious cashier of
a Columbus bank had demanded
immediate repayment of $4,000
deposited by his bank with a
West Side building and loan as
sociation.
Of the relief funds sent to Ohio
$3.50. 600 had been deposited with
the bank with which the cashier
in question is connected. Gov
ernor Cox Immediately ordered
the $3.50, 600 relief funds trans
ferred to other banks.
The cashier called on Governor
Cox to see if the governor would
not change his mind about the
withdrawal.
"A building and loan associa-
tion,' said the governor is the
peoples bank. 1t is the main re-
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1913-05-03

probably noticed that the Kettle
Falls department. "The Scimi-
tar, has been bringing forth
some exceptionally good articles
along two ines-financial, and
historical.
]. M. Williams, the Kettle Falls
banker, has for some years made
a study of financial questions of
interest to the small cities, and
nearly every week he has some
good article on this line, taking
up not only the high costs of liv-
ing, but financial reviews of the
country and the northwest.
These articles are of real value
to the public.
N. B. Wheeler, pioneer resi-
dent of the Columbia valley, and
a newspaper correspondent for
20 years, has written some most
interesting historical sketches of
people and affairs of years ago,
and the oldtimers have expressed
their appreciation of these
sketches.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1913-05-03

For a very short time, a years
subscription FREE will be given
to CampbelFs Scientific Farmer,
the great farm paper, to all per-
sons who pay for their Examiner
in advance.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1913-05-03
D. H. KIMPLE
Architect

Plans and specifications for all classes
of buildings, furnished in short order,
together with the approximate cost of
the building. You can save money on
any kind of building by securing plans
and estimates first.
Colville, Washington
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1913-05-03

trout are not fed from bottles,
but on liver, of which 40 pounds
to the feeding are required. The
liver is ground up fine and makes
a toothsome morsel for them.
Lest the fish devour one another
the hatchery is kept dark at all
times so the white fins on their
backs are not visible.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1913-05-03

The editor Of the Statesman
Index announces that he has pur-
chased the controlling interest III
that paper from Geo. W. Seal
and that hereafter the destiniss
Of the Index will rest in the
"hollow Of his hand" as he ex-
presses it. We congratulate the
editor. It is to his credit that he
has turned a junk shop into a
newspaper Office, and was able to
get through the last campaign
without supporting any political
party. We only hope, with his
paper now in the hollow of his
hands, that he will hold his hands
together if they ever itch and are
politically scratched.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1913-05-03

A Washington dispatch says
that poll Of the congressional
delegation from this state shows
SenatorJones andRepresentatives
LaFollette, Johnson. Humphrey
and Falconer opposed to the tariff
reduction bill, and Representa-
tive Bryan favorable to it. Sem
ator Poindexter was not guess
toned as to his attitude. 4
Stevens county citizens who
had the pleasure of voting for
the above congressional mixture
of stand-pat, progressive, and
near-progressive congressmen
will take pleasure in knowing
that their representatives will
take no part in lowering the costs
Of necessities to the common
people,
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1913-05-03

flood, and give them assurances
of my supreme contempt. y
Commoner.
Red Top Harrigan of the Colville Ex-
aminer tries to play politics every day
in the year. In his last issue he ap-
parentIy wished to convey the impress
sion to his readers that while prosecut-
ing attorney of Stevens county Howard
w. Stull made lot of money. OF
course, Red Top did not care to be d.
rect in his remarks, so he resorted to
innuendo. he announced that Mr..
Stull had bought one of the latest au-
tomebiles, and left his readers to draw
their own conclusions. AS matter, of
fact Mr.. Stull has not bought a ma
chine and has no intention of doing so,
and Red Top no doubt was aware of
this fact when he penned the paragraph
in question.
The above lamentation from
last weeks Index is not to the
point. In these modern days of
political activities, it is known
that man who can afford to run
for Office can afford to run an
auto, for in many cases the auto
would be cheaper, would run
easier and over fewer obstruc-
tions, and would emit less gas.
We all know that few county Of
flee holders except ex-treasurers
come out of office particularly
wealthy as a result of their office,
but it is supposed that an attor-
ney can always get money
that's what they are employed to
do for their clients. And if At
torney Stull insists on putting his
money into law books and his
surplus earnings into Panama
bonds, we bow to the inevitable,
and he can come down and ride
in our car at any time.
In the up-building of country
towns and rural communities and
in protecting them from infiu-
ences that are tending to draw
trade and population away from
country districts and to congest
people and business in the larger
cities, efficient and up-to-date
business methods on the part of
local merchants are necessary.
Farmers and other consumers in
the smaller towns are often crit
icised for buying away from
home. While it is true this hurts
the community, business is bus
mess, and if they can do better,
or think they can do better, by
buying in Chicago than in their
home town, they cannot be
greatly blamed for doing so. It
is also true that, taking every
thing into consideration, they can
usually buy anything they may
need or want of their home mer-
chants just as economically as
they can anywhere else, and in
many cases they get really better
value from their home merchants.
But if the. public does not know
this and if the lure of handsome
catalogs from far-away concerns
is stronger than the business
methods Of the local merchant,
whose fault is it?
There is much truth in the fol-
lowing resolution adopted at the
meeting of the Inland Empire
Press association in Spokane in
June 1912: I'VE further believe
that the merchants of the small
cities and towns are in a measure
responsible for the inroads of the
mail order. houses upon their
trade. Having the advantage Of
immediate and personal contact
with their customers, they
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1913-05-03

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Come in and find out about prices and reductions on
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-20
SEES OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE DAIRYMAN
Southern Part Of State Not as Well
Provided With creameries az the
Northern Section.

Humboldt, March 19.-G H. Teller,
assistant state diary commissioner,
Humboldt boy, who has just finished a
four weeks, campaign over the north
western and M. & st. l.. lines with
the State Dairy association Is loud In
praise of the opportunities and the fu-
ture of the dairy business in Iowa.
Mr.. Teller, an Ames college grad
uate, has charge of thirty counties in
southwestern Iowa, a portion OF the
state which is the least developed
along dairy lines. In that section
there are only sixty-fve creameries,
six counties only having one each.
In comparison, northeastern Iowa, the
banner locality, is dotted with them,
Bremen county having twenty-four ana
one milk condenser. AS result land
in Bremen county is worth around two
hundred dollars and over per acre
while in many parts OF southeastern
Iowa it only brings seventy-f1ve to one
hundred. 1t Is this difference in land
values that the state dairy men are
trying to impress upon the farmers.
The highest of farm lands Is nee
essitating changes In methods and the
dairy COW and the silo are to play
an important part in the solution. Co.
operative creameries, throwing out the
duel-purpose COW, silos and up-breed-
ing and elimination are some the
watch words of the dairy special
trains.
Keeping up the fertility of the soil
is another factor and when the farm
er is told that ton of butter only re-
duced his soil fertility forty cents and
Is worth $500; that ton of beef re-
duces it nine dollars and is worth $12O,
while corn reduces 1t seven dollars
and is worth but fifteen he begins to
think.
The dairy trains are being very
well attended and will result in great
increase in Iowa's dairy products has
already been shown by an increase In
shipping receipts by one Of Iowa's rail-
roads the past year Of fifty per cent in
dairy stuffs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-20
FUNERAL OF MRS.
HALL TUESDAY

Charlton, March 19.-Owing to the
severe storms in the western states,
the remains of Mrs Mary G. Hall Of
Denver, Colo, who died on Wednesday
of last week, did not reach here until
yesterday morning, and the funeral
services were held yesterday after
noon at 2 o'clock at the home of her
niece, Mrs. W.. H. Smith, conducted by
Rev. H. j. Bryce, pastor of the First
Baptist church, after which the re-
mains were laid to rest in the Chart
ton cemetery. Deceased was 81 years
of age, and was one Of the early
pioneers of Lucas county, coming
here in 1850. She resided in Charlton
for forty-two years, moving from here
to Denver, Colo, which city has since
been her home. She is survived by
two sons and one daughter, James
Hall, Of Lincoln township, this county,
Miss Margaret Hall and j. P. Hall Of
Denver, all of whom were present at
the last sad rites yesterday A daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Byron Hall, OF Cres-
ton, was also there.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-20
Legal Notices.
Notice Of Final Settlement.

In the district court Of Wapello county,
Iowa in probate.
S. Wheaton, deceased.
TO Lemuel c. Hatton, Lemuel G..
Hatton, Elaine Louise Mcconnell Hat
ton. Cora Ella Baker, John D. Wheaton,
CYRUS f. Wheaton, and to whom 1t may
concern:
You are hereby notified that the final
report of the undersigned administrator
of said estate is now OH file in the office
of the clerk Of the district court Of Wa
pello county, Iowa and unless you APP
pear and show cause to the contrary, II
any there be, on or before the second
day Of the next term Of said court. COM
mencing at Ottumwa in said county on
the twenty fifth day of August 1913,
said report will be approved and the
undersigned administrator discharged
from further duty and responsibility
therein. a
William M. Wheaton, administrator
Of estate OF Nancy S. Wheaton, deceas-
eS.