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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-07

save where the lure of perspective calls
tourists to the snow line.
Equally inviting is the call of the
brook. Rainbow and cutthroat trout
abound and challenge the skill of the
angler. Far up the speckled beauty
sports and leaps with the freedom born
of long years without molestation. A
few hours Of tramping and wading and
the basket is full. These are the al
lurements Of the great mountain sec.
tion.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-07

auction
A good stiff breeze2 What use
will that be7' asked the auctioneer
You must be green, young fell
low, said the farmer. Don't you
know that when grains waving in
the breeze it always seems to look
a lot thicker--you see the same heads
two and three times over, '"-Coun-
try Gentleman.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-07

Soda Crackers are ex-
tremely sensitive to
moisture.
Before the advent of
Uneeda Biscuit the only
persons who ever tasted
fresh, crisp soda crackers
were the people in the
bakeries.
II ow t h at we ave
Uneeda Biscuit-we have
perfectly baked soda
crackers-perfectly kept.
No moisture can reach
them-no communicating
influences can effect
their flavor-their good
ness is imprisoned only
to be liberated by you,
for you, when you open
the package. Five cents.
NATIONAL BISCUIT
COMPANY
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-07
The Call of the Bell

1t is music to Johnnys ears if he starts the dav with
atwarm, nourishing breakfast of SHREDDED WHEAT
and It's SO easy to get him off to school without fuss or
worry because it's and has in it everything
he needs for study play It's the whole wheat cooked
shredded and baked to a crisp, golden brown
Simply heat the biscuits in the oven few moments
to restore crispness then pour hot milk over them add
ing little cream and salt or sweeten to suit the taste
matchmaking, bran-buding food for children and
grown-ups, for athletes and invads for outdoor mo-,
and indoor men, for workers with hand or brain.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-30
BEADED TRHTM1NGs-A SAMPLE LINE
Handsome GarnitureS 0Qn . n;oa.
Worth to S4.00, for SWV Gu sgaVG(

large importer his entire sample line consis,n
hundreds of the Dress
The pieces the Of this
They to half price ask you to come early -
look them and make selection one-he saving w
justify your trouble
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-22
GOES TO POOR FARM.
Charlie Rathbun, Veteran Waverly
Horseman Asks Admittance to
County Home.

Charlie Rathbun, the veteran
horseman, appeared before the
board of supervisors on Monday and
asked that he be permitted to go to
the county home to spend his re-
naming days. For the past three
years he has been living at the fair
grounds, where he has comfortable
quarters; but his days of usefulness
as driver and trainer are over,
and as he has not accumulated an
abundance of the goods of this world
he decided that home at the coun-
ty farm would be fitting close to
his career.
Mr.. Rathbun is one of the best
known horsemen in Iowa, and with
the exception of Hunt Barnes, of
New Hampton, he is the last of the
old school of drivers. Over sixty
years in the sulky is the record that
he has marked up against him. He
is past sc years of age, and began
driving when he was twenty-one.
For the past few years he has not
been driving in races, but he has
been handling hoses up to the pres
ent time. In the days of the old
high-wheel sulkeys, long before the
bikes were thought of, he had many
exciting experiences, for those We're
the days when drivers drove to win,
and it was not an uncommon oc-
currence for sulkey to be cut down
by horseman who had been poe
keted." In his class were Bill Dean,
Andy Overman, Frank Trask, John
Kathan, Hunt Barnes and others,
most of whom have passed away.
John Kathan is still driving and
lives at Usage. He is considerably
younger than Mr.. Rathbun, but at
this time he is not doing much out
side of training, as he has suffered
a couple of accidents during the
past two years. Hunt Barnes, who
is one year younger than the local
horseman, still rides behind the rae
ers, and his record for actual SER
vice in the sulkey is greater than
that of Mr.. Rathbun, as he began
his career only one year later than
our veteran reinsman, and is still
at it.
Charlie Rathbun was considered
one of the most honorable horsemen
that ever graced track. He would
take no undue advantage in a race,
but always drove to win. He has
owned and trained some of the best
horses in the state, but like many
others, he found it an expensive
pastime, and in his declining years
he finds that purses he has won did
not leave above the expense account
a balance sufficient to carry him to
the end of life's journey. He has
some assets to show for his work,
but with his usefulness gone, the
amount would not sustain him long,
and he has applied for admission to
the county homeland this after
sixty years in the sulkey.-Waverly
Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-22
Mich Cows Selling High.

The high price of milk cows is
one of the marks of the times on the
farms. Time was when good
mixer could be purchased at from
S25 to S35, and those who paid the
lagter. price were supposed to be
getting the best the country afford
ed. But that was long ago. After
awhile cows went up to from $40
to $50, and after that still higher.
1t is now we'll known that really
good mixer will bring from $50 to
even 500 without being blooded.
In other words, good mich cows
are now worth as much as horses
used TO sell for. But there are still
plenty of $50 cows that are being
MIXED in Iowa. That is, cows that
are worth not more than $50 as mo-
ney-makers. The up-to-date farm
or realizes that COW, to be worth
while, must be COW that produces
certain quantity of milk, must al
so be of a certain quality, contain
ing butter fat in proper proportions.
Cedar Rapids Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-22
Country Bows Chosen.

Keokuk, Ia, Oct. 20.-The Keo'
kuk Electric Street Railway com
pany prefers the boy who has been
reared on the farm to the city bred
man for motorman, and the com
pany is pursuing the policy of hir'
ing farm bred men whenever posi-.
BILE for the front ends of the cars
The general superintendent of the
company explains the reason:-
THE city bred boy has been used
to autos and perhaps has loafed
around garages. He has the speed
mania and will not run as carefully
as the country lad.
The city bred man on the from
end of the car sees a grocery Wagon
and he Immediately starts an eX
change of courtesies with the driver
of the wagon and often takes {
wheel off," one of the company Off
Gals said. ION the other hand your
country boy is going to slow up
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-22
School Ma'ams Beware.

Three agents for the Button Book
Co. of Kansas City came to Buena
Vista county to sell encyclopedias to
the country school maams. They
went forth and told the school
maams that the books were a neces-
sity, etc., etc., taking up the time
of the school, and becoming abusive
if the books were not purchased
even giving the county superinten.
dents name as authority in some
cases. Some of the patrons of the
schools complained with the result
that the county superintendent and
the county attorney got busy and
the three men were taken to the
latter's Office and the cases set be-
fore them. They were then given
the choice of leaving the county OF
standing trial. They preferred to
go. The books cost $21.90. We
trust that other counties will warn
their teachers from being imposed
upon by these fellows.-Buena Wis
ia Vidette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-22
HELD FOR SERIOUS CRIME.
An 11-Year-Old Girl Living Near
Rockford Victim of a 19.Year-
Old Youth.

Alfred Chalmier, a young man
aged 10, who has been working for
John Cook, a farmer living near
Rockford, was lodged in Jail at noon
today charged with rape upon the
person of Olive, the 11-year-old
daughter of his employer. 1t is
said that the intimacy between the
prisoner and the young girl has eX-
listed for some time and was expos
ed by the complaints made by the
girl to her parents.
Chalmier was arrested upon a
warrant sworn out before Justice
Crowell, taken in custody by Depu-
ty Sheriff Graham and when ar
raigned plead not guilty and was
committed to jail.-Charles City
Intelligencer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-22
PRISONER SLASHES MAYOR.
Following Assault. Jail Is Fired and
Three Barely Escape.

Algona, Ia, Oct 20.-Germania
located in Kossuth county, twenty,
two miles north of Algona was
thrown into excitement by a serious
cutting ARRAY in which Robert
Hamilton, mayor, narrowly escaped
death.
The case was given double inter
est by the subsequent burning of the
Jail where the accused men were
incarcerated.
Late in the afternoon two men
were taken into custody by Mayor
Hamilton and Marshal J. n. Wheel
er. While they were being taken
to the lookup, Ferdinand Koppen,
farmer near Germania interferred
and was arrested, charged with dis
turbing the peace. Considerable diff
ficulty was experienced in getting
the three men within the bars which
was a steel cage built inside the
town fire hall.
AS Koppen was being thrust
through the door, he drew a knife
and slashed the face and throat of
Mayor Hamilton, almost severing
the jugular vein. Koppen was quick
ly disarmed, the door was locked
on him, and the mayor was hurried
to doctors office.
While interest was conferred on
the wounded man, smoke was seen
issuing from the fire hall and it was
discovered that fire had been set to
the mattresses in the iron cell.
The bars were too close together
to admit water to be thrown on the
flames and when the door was at
last forced open, Koppen was found
huddled in one corner with his coat
drawn over his head. His hands
were badly burned. One of his COM
panions was terribly burned about
the body and is now in the hospital
with slight chances of recovery. The
third man only suffered from the
heat and smoke.
Koppen has been held to the
grand jury charged with attempted
manslaughter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-22
At Waukon Hospital.

A girl named Esther Christoffer-
son residing in Winneshiek county
was brought to the hospital here
last week in the hopes of relieving
her of some terrible burns she re-
ceived several weeks ago. While
near a lamp a celluloid comb in her
hair caught fire which ignited her
clothes and she was painfully burn
ed over the greater part of her
body. Skin grating will be resort
ed to to renew the burned portions
of her body and it is planned to
have some of her relatives furnish
particles of skin from their bodies.
-Waukon Democrat
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-22
Concrete Laying Record.

Creston, Ia, Oct. 20.-Truman
Shaw of this city claims the record
for laying cement. He declares he
placed 1000 feet of the product in
one day with a single mixer and a
force of only ten men. The work
was done on the new Beatle build
ing.
The contractor securing the SER
vices of Mr.. Shaw in the making OF
the floor, desired that it should be
laid all in one piece, and it was to
accomplish this that Mr.. Shaw and
his men handled in one day cement
weighing fifty tons.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-22

We have our fur coat depart
ment complete and are showing eX-
ira heavy sheep lined ulsters, AZ,
so and 50 inches long, made up es-
pecially for us, of the best sheep
pelts we can procure and the out
side of these garments are the very
best quality moleskin and as we
have bought these goods before the
advance, we are ready to give our
customers the biggest bargains in
these goods which can be procured.
Our prices are from $1,000 to
$500. with our positive guarantee
that these goods cannot be matched
anywhere in the country for the
money.
We will thank our customers to
come in when they want a good
wearing, warm overcoat, as they can
save money buying from us.
BEN BEAR.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-22
Special Police on Duty.

Chas. Bachtell has entered upon
his duties as special police at the
Gilmartin saloon, following the res
olution passed at the last Council
meeting granting the petition OF
Mr.. Gilmartin to employ a man at
his expense to act as special police.
The petition defined the duties OF
Policeman Bachtell to be to keep
out of the saloon all undesirable
parties, minors. drunkards and in
toxicated persons; to prevent LOAF
ing on the sidewalk and maintain
order day and night around the
place. Mr.. Gilmartin assumes re-
sponsibility for all the acts OF the
special police, acquitting the city OF
any liability that may accrue to any
one in the performance of his duty
-McGregor Times.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-22
Will Test Teachers Minimum Wage

West Union, Ia, Oct. 20.-Fay-
cite county will furnish a test case
under the new law which makes it
a misdemeanor for school officers
to pay teachers less wages than are
provided for by the minimum wage
scale established by the legislature.
NJ N. Bopp, living near Hawkeye,
is president of the school board Of
the district township of Windsor,
where Miss Madge Gilmer has a
contract calling for $40. Her GER
tificate entities her to S42.90. Sheriff
Clark has served notice on Mr..
Bopp and the trial probably will be
held Saturday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-22
Dental Student Drowned.

Iowa City, Oct. 20.-K. G. Lyber-
ger of Usage, Iowa, was drowned
in the Iowa river here last night
when a canoe in which he was rid
ing with Ross Simpson and Frank
Ettinger upset. The three were stu
dents in the dental college at the
university, having come here with
the Drake dental school.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-22
A Strong Endorsement.

w. H. Holmes of the DEBORAH, Ia.
Journal says, Il have been a suffer
er from Piles ard Hemmorhoids for
years. got no relief until my
druggist recommended Meritol Pile
Remedy Before l had taken half
the package the distress was gone
and l have had no trouble since.
would not take a thousand dollars
and be back in my former condi-
tom. E. j. Parman, Exclusive
ASent.-Adv.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-22
Building For the Future.

The DEBORAH Commercial club has
purchased and are fitting up
building as gymnasium, primarily
for the use of the youth of the
town. West Union has begun agi-
tation for gymnasium there, to
be used as the headquarters for the
large Boy Scout organization. Many
a criminal might now be success
full business man If his youthful en-
eilgies had had Legitimacy out
let, such as gymnasium anords.
In addition TO it's other benefits
the gym can make the gang
an instrument of good to the town
instead of menace To themselves.
Dubuque Times-Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-22
BEET RAISERS TO PROFIT.
Sugar Makers Will Pay Cero GOrdC
Farmers $4,000.

Mason City. Ia, Oct. 2O.-Ap-
proximately $4,000 will be paid
out to beet raisers in this county
this fall according to statements
made by the representatives of the
Iowa Sugar company at Waverly.
The beet harvest now is on here
and hundreds of tons of the roots
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-22
YOUNG LADY SUES DENTIST.
Picture Showing Her Decayed Teeth
Was Printed in Pamphlet.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Oct. 20.-Af-
ter having deliberated twenty-four
hours in the case of Hoffman VS..
Harmon, jury in the Linn county
district court this noon returned a
verdict for the plaintiff for $3.50.
The action was brought by Bessie
Hoffman of Waterloo against DR..
w. r. Harmon, dentist here. She
claimed he used her picture show
ing her teeth in a decayed condi-
ton, scattering phamphlets broad
cast over the state. She asked
$4,000 damage.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-22


sick. The trouble seemed to be the
stomach and liver. She suffered
great pain. Was unable to get any
thing to help her. She was growing
weaker and weaker. She became
tired of life.
Somebody suggested that she write
to the Peruna Co. She did so.
Through their advice she began to
use Peruna. In a letter from her. at
this time she says: Through the
use Of Peruna have regained my
health. I took only bottle and a
half when I was able to sleep and
eat again and my nervousness disap-
peared." No wonder Mrs. Mueller
keeps Peruna in the house. Under
similar circumstances Peruna would
be in every house In the land.
Any one taking Peruna ought to
have a free copy of the ILLS of Life. :
Address Peruna Co. Columbus. Ohio.
People who object to liquid medi-
cines can now obtain Peruna Tablets.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-22
Most Beautiful Little Woman Dies

New Abba, Iowa, Oct. 20.-Miss
Ruthey Howes who is dead here at
the age of sc, was reputed to have
been the smallest perfectly formed
woman in Iowa. She was 81 inches
tall and weighed 60 pounds. Miss
Howes was a remarkably beautiful
and attractive woman in miniature
She was school teacher and must
clan of ability.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-22
Logsdon Sells Thoroughbred Lambs

John Logsdon came over from
DEBORAH Saturday, bringing a lot of
thoroughbred young lambs to the
combination sale, which were
bought by Otto Meier. At the same
time John enjoyed a good visit with
Reconsideration Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-22
"WANT ADS"

Is just Another name for
Opportunities. Every one
of the want ads" that APP
pear in Public Opinion is an
opportunity for someone
To the man out of work, it
means a position-To the
person who Is dissatisfied
with his present location,
1t means new home, or
new room-To the person
with money, 1t means safe
and paying investment.
Want ads are not for any
certain class Of people
they are universal-They
mean as much to the million
aire broker as to the humble
laborer.
You'll never know the
good things that the want
ad" column hold for you, un-
til you start reading them.
Turn to the Want Column
of this issue and you will
find an advertisement that
F. interests you, even though
you scorn the idea now:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-22
TOOK PE-RU.NA
Was Able to Sleep and Eat
Again

Mrs. Mueller
says: II k e e p
Peruna In the
house constant
ly. When ! am
not feeling well
/ take a few
doses. 1t always
restores"
Mrs. Muellers
story Of her ex-
perience with
Peruna fully ex-
plains why she
always keeps
Peruna on hand.
A few years ago
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-22

are being hauled to two loading sta
lions along the interurban.
Try Our Want Column.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
Known as the Boyle Proper
ty South Of the City
Man Said to Represent Cor
poration Was Here About
a Week Ago.

A rumOr was current about
the city yesterday to the
effect that a representative
of the United States Steel
Corporation had been here
during the past week and
taken an option of the Boyle
lands which are located on
the shore of Chequamegon
Bay about two miles south of
the city.
An endeavOr was made by
The Times to verify the re
port this morning and in
a telephone communication
with the dynamite plant we
were informed that a gentle
man, whose card would indi-
cate that he was a represent
ative of the steel corporation,
was here about a week ago
and took an option on the
property.
The Boyle lands are locat-
ed on the Ashland Bayfield,
road two miles south of the
city. The tract contains
about sixty acres and fronts
on Chequamegon Bay. The
water at this point is deep
enough to permit of docks
being built at this point.
For some time there has
been rumors current that the
steel company might build
docks on Chequamegon Bay
and naturally the report that
a steel corporation man had
been here and taken an option
on bay front property
caused considerable excite
ment.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-09-25
YOUNG PEOPLE WE'D
Miss Irene Leblanc Becomes Wife oi
Thos. Taraldson of Minneapolis.

A pretty church wedding was
solemnized at the St. Louis Catholic
church in this city yesterday morning
at six o'clock when Miss Irene Ada
Leblanc, oldest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. Leblanc of this city and MIR.
Thomas Taraldson of Minneapolis
were united in marriage, Father
Beaudette officiating at the ceremony.
The wedding ceremonies were attend
ed by relatives and friends of the
couple.
The bridesmaid was Miss Edna
Leblanc, "a sister of the bride, while
Earl Leblanc, brother of the bride,
acted as best man."
The bride was prettily attired in a
dress of white voile trimmed with
dainty lace and carried beautiful
boquet of roses. The bridesmaid
was also dressed in white voile and
carried roses.
Following the ceremony a wedding
breakfast was served at the Leblanc
residence and on account of the ill
ness of Mrs. Leblanc was attended
by only relatives and few intimate
friends of the contracting parties.
The room in which the breakfast was
served was very prettily trimmed
with ferns and flowers and a huge
bell was hung over the table and
under the bell sat the newly married
couple. Following the breakfast Mr..
and Mrs. Taraldson departed on the
morning train for Duluth on their
honey moon" trip and they will be at
home to their friends at 14th w.
Grant Street, Minneapolis, after
October 1st.
Among the out of town guests
present at the wedding were Mrs.
Johnrow of Alpena, Mich, sister of
Mrs. D. Leblanc, Mrs. Secord, Miss
Mabel Molowska and Miss Anna
Kerschefski of Ashland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taraldson are well
known throughout the city. The bride
came here with her parents from
Alpena, Mich. about three years ago.
On account of her amiable disposition
and lovable character she has made a
large circle of friends, especially
among the younger people of the city.
The groom is the son of Mr.. James
Taraldson of this city and resided
here from childhood until about five