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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-01-15
JUDGE ORDERS RE-
SALE OF RAILROAD
Leslie M. Shaw Is Refused More Time
in Which to Complete the Pur-
chase of Railroad.
FoRFEITs PREVIOUS PAYMENTS
Sums Aggregating More Than Sixty
Thousand Dollars Wiped Out
Syndicate May Appeal.

The Atlantic Northern & Southern
railroad is to be resold.
Judge Arthur in district court at At
lantic Monday afternoon formally de-
clared forfeited all the money that
former Governor Leslie NJ. Shaw has
put into the road since it was bid in
a year ago last September by Col.
George w. Adams of the Iowa & Oma-
ha Short Line, the predecessor of the
Shaw syndicate.
This money, amounting in all to $67,-
$40, has been paid to the receiver
from time to time in order to secure
postponements of the payment of the
$4O2, 900 originally bid for the road,
when the syndicate could not, for one
reason or another, succeed in floating
it's bonds.
The road, however, is little if any
thing ahead from the payment, as the
amount has been practically eaten up
by the interest on the claims, the
taxes for two years that have been
paid while the matter was pending,
the extra attorney and receiver fees
and the deterioration of the physical
condition of the road.
Date of Sale Not Set.
The definite date for the resale of
the road was not set Monday after
noon, but it is expected to be held in
about thirty days. Thorough adver-
tising of the date and conditions OF
the resale will be made before the
time for the road to be put up at auc-
tion again.
At the hearing Monday J.. J. Hess.
of Council Bluffs, was the only one OF
the Shaw attorneys who haye I; !.
peared at previous hearings to put in
an appearance. He made formal
appeal for more time, but there
seemed nothing but hopes behind it,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-01-15
WELL PLEASED WITH
FIRST SHORT COURSE
People Purchase Tickets for Next
Years Course, the One Just Held
Proving So Popular.
WEATHER HINDERs ATTENDANCE
Great Interest Manifest by Those At
tending and Much Praise Given
Officials in Crarge.

The first annual Crawford County
Ames short course, held here last
week, was decided success and
from present indications the short
course week will be an annual event
in Crawford county. While the at
tendance at this first short course
was not as large as had been expected
the benefit derived from it was sufi-
cient to repay for the expenditures
made to secure it and if the enthus
iasm shown the latter part of the
week is an indication, next years
short course will be one of the best
held in the state. The cold and dis
agreeable weather kept many farmers
from attending who had planned on
spending the week here The farm
ers who did attend realized that it
was for their benefit and theirs alone
that the short course was held and
they attended every class possible
during the week. Those. who were not
fortunate enough to win prizes went
home with the firm determination to
raise better products during the COM
ing ear and enter them at the next
yearh course.
~ The Attendance.
The first of the week less than
twenty-five tickets had been sold,
which made it rather discouraging for
those in charge, but on Wednesday,
however, the enrolment had increased
to over one hundred, not including
children, whose attendance was more
than sixty.
This short course was arranged
through the unceasing efforts of some
of Crawford county'sa citizens who
worked for over year in promoting
the session which has proven such Il
grand success. No small amount of
credit is due to the men behind this
movement and to the officers of the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-01-15

condition were such that he was not
prepared to resist the attack of pneu-
monia which seized him two weeks
ago and caused his death upon the
10th of January.
b Tho deceased was born in Ran
dolph county, Ill.,, Oct. 4, 1888, and
was, therefore, 70 years, 8 months
and 6 days of age the day of his death.
When three years of age he moved
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-01-15
The Newest Spring Styles in Serge Dresses

Clearance of ladies' fascnators. We of
Everything goes regardless of former price
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-01-15
HARDY PIONEER
ANSWERS CALL
r. 3. Johnston, Long Time Resident
Of Crawford County, Called by
Death Last Friday.
WAS BORN in THE YEAR 1888
Father of Twelve Children, Ten of
Whom With Widow, Survive
Funeral Held Sunday.

Richard Bartlett Johnston, one OF the
pioneers Of the county and highly
respected citizen answered the call
of death on Friday. Mr.. Johnston had
experienced prolonged siege of i'll
ness some time ago and since then
had shown evidence of breaking down
and his advanced age and enfeebled
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-01-15

Mrs. A. Woodcock, superintendent
of the Bidwell home at Des Moines
and national secretary of the Home
Guards and Mothers Jewels, came to
Denison Saturday night to take up
the thank offering for the Woman's
Home Missionary society of the NJ.
E. church on Sunday morning. The
collection amounted to $91.SO. She
was the guest of Mrs. O. NJ. Criswell
while in Denison.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-01-15

Lace curtains and curtain materials offered at
great saving price during white goods sale Ne
shown such high grade lines of curtains and cur
tain materials for our JanuaryFebruary white
goods sale Hundreds of the newest patterns and the lat
est ideas being shown
Curtain nets-One big lot of curtain nets regular ?Oc
and 121sc values per yard only .............6 34e
Special values in curtain nets, in wide widths and
fine grades at, per yard 2sc, 44c and Csc
Lace curtain specal-One lot of Csc values yd 2ec
54 n fine quality lace curtain regular $500 value $ss
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pied by the tenants of the upper floors.
The dancing parlor will face Main
street and the club room will open on
an alley running east and west.
Tenants for the two store rooms
have already signed five year leases;
the candy kitchen proprietors get the
first room and Mr.. Reesberg the Sec
ond one. The rental for these rooms
is $50 per month each. During the
erection of the new building Mr..
Reesberg will occupy the J. Walsh
building on Main street, and the candy
kitchen will be moved into the street
in temporary quarters.
At a recent meeting a soliciting
committee was appointed and already
this committee has secured signatures
subscribing over $4,000. The COM
mittee is composed of
John Saggau, Chairman.
H. w. Moeller
II. c. Finneran
VIM. Brandt
John Nehls
VIM. Koepke
John H. Tamm
Herman Jaacks
Martin Saggau
Fred Jepsen
c. F. Denker
VIM. Schneider.
Architects are preparing plans and
specifications and the Review hopes
to soon have good picture of the
new building for it's readers. There
has been considerable speculation as
to who will manage the new opera
house when completed. We are re-
liably informed that Mr.. P. J. Krauth,
the manager of the present opera
house, has been decided upon by the
company, and he has already sub
scribed for some of the stock.
, The promoters of the new company
are men of ability and integrity and
the project is an assured fact and i'm
mediately upon the coming of spring
active building operation will COM
mence.
Mrs. A. Woodcock, superintendent
of the Bidwell home at Des Moines
and national secretary of the Home
Guards and Mothers Jewels. came to
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-19
IOWA WILD DEER IN FILM.
Moving Picture Men Get Views OF
Herds i'm Southwest Pat
of State.

Avoca. Mar IA panorama of
Wild deer in Iowa this year of 1918
is a statement to conjure with. Fri
day and Saturday moving pictures of
the herds OF antelope which for years
have roamed throughout southwest
eIn Iowa were taken near here. As
many as 80 deer were brought with
in the focus of the operators lens.
1t was stated at the close of two
days work that several reels of 100
to 200 feet long were secured.
The deer were caught in all sorts
of attitudes and positions. They
were pictured lying down in herds of
twenty and fifty; in herds grazing
and in full flight with the Nishna-
totna river bottom as a setting. The
deer, which have thrived and increas-
ed in numbers here, are now believed
to number between 900 and 400.
They are scattered over such a wide
territory that no one has ever been
able to make an accurate estimate OF
their number. William Barnholdt,
we'll known farmer, northeast of Az
oca counted 200 deer in one herd,
and one of his neighbors, on another
occasion, counted 240 of them. Later
in the season, during the mating, the
deer are not seen in large numbers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-19
BIG PRICE FOR IOWA FARM.
A Tract in Ida County Sells for $64,-
OOO-WOrth $500 An Acre.

Ida Grove, Ia, Mar. ideals in
farm lands recorded here March l by
County Recorder J. w. Murphy
reached a total of $2,241,3S4. The
biggest transfer was for $64 200, and
was a farm sold by David Warnock
to A. /. SPOTS, both being from
Battle Creek. Ely his purchase of
two hundred acres from Fritz Pulitzer
for $24 500, Ed. Bailey, prominent
stockman, became the largest land
owner in the county, and his holdings
now aggregate 1880 acres, all of
which is worth upward of $500 per
acre. An instance of the rise of farm
values in northwest Iowa is shown
by the transfer of eighty acres in
-Iaple township, which Robert Nc
Comb sold to Jens Kirkholm. Nc
Comb, who bought this land for $64S
in 1881, sold it for 5000. Satur-
day afternoon, during the rush, there
were forty farm deeds filed for a to-
tai of $74 1913. One farm near Hol-
stein sold for $3.50 an acre.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-19
Big Piece of Mine Machinery.

What is termed "drier" for the
iron mine plant is at the Junction
awaiting transit over the branch,
which will be ticklish undertaking
because OF its immense size. 1t is a
huge steel tube 10 feet in diameter
and 10 feet in length. 1t has been
shipped from the works at Milwaukee
In two sections, each section occupy
ing two cars. There are two other
cars loaded with fixtures, the ship
ment consisting of six cars in all.
The concrete piers are all in place
1or the new continuance which will
De riveted together at the mines.
A vast lot of construction work and
this new machinery to the value of
upwards OF SIS, 200 has been added to
the plant the past winter under di-
rection OF Supt Erwin, in readiness
Tor operating the mines on a big
scale in the near future.-Waukon
Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-19
BROTHERS IN sTABBING AFFRAY
One Convicted at New Hampton
Others Arrested in Other States.

New Hampton, Ia, March IF.
o. Evans has been tried and found
guilty of being implicated in The stab
bing affair which occurred at Nash
ua several weeks ago. The affair had
the obscure nature of a general fam
lily feud, and the three Evans broth
ers, Gordon, Ira and Ora, attacked
Harry Vanston, who during the me-
lee, was badly stabbed with knife.
1t is said that a heavy sheepskiD coat
prevented his injuries from being
more serious and perhaps fatal.
Gordon and Ira Immediately left
the country and escaped arrest. but
Ora, the one who was least implicat-
ed in the affair, was brought to the
Chickasaw county jail at New Hamp-
ton, and tried for the offense. His
sentence. which is to be pronounced
this week by Judge Hobson, of West
Union, probably will be light.
Sheriff A. NJ Russell has been on
the lookout for the two brothers
who escaped, finally locating them,
one in Minnesota and one in North
Dakota, where they are now in jail,
1t is presumed that they were trying
to reach Canada. They will be bro't
to New Hampton in few days to
await trial at the next term of court.
They will be charged with assault
with intent to do great bodily in
jury.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-19
Twenty-eight Iowa Postmasters.

Twenty-eight Iowa democrats were
recommended for postoffice appoint
ments last week by Representatives
Pepper, Connolly and Kirkpatrick
Judge Wade and State Chairman
Reed.
The complete list of recommends
tions is: Edward McConnaughey, AL
lerton; r. Spencer, Audubon; j. H.
Schultz, Breda; A. w. Lee, Britt; C.
w. Harris, Coin; c. l.. Price, Indian
ella; Frank Carpenter, Estherville,
bradley Hopkins, Forest City; j. j.
Donahue, Gilmore City; c. II. Wood
ward, Gowrie; ID. ID. Darby, Ham
burg; j. ]. McDermott, Manila; A.
c. Johnson, Marshalltown; Henry
Eppers, Montrose; Peter Jungers,
Hospers; G. w. b. Fletcher, Lewis;
Anton Huebsch, McGregor; j. j.
Herbster, Milford; G. G. Booth, Pres
colt; E. l.. Helmer, Sanborn; War
rem Ellington, Sheldon; George NJ
Waterman, Sidney; w. II. Carmody,
ST.. Valley Junction; H. G. Kruse,
Vinton; John McGloin, Wall Lake;
w. w. Finn, Wesley; Elmer Hopkins,
Whiting, and Arthur Goshorn, Whit
erset.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-19
Regulating Dances.

The Oelwein city council has pass
ed an ordinance establishing a regu-
lation to public dances in many part
iculars. According to the Register
the public dance ordinance provides
that license fee of Sc be charged for
each public dance, that no person un-
der sixteen years Of age re allowed
to attend unless ACCOMPANIED by par
ents or guardian, that the turkey trot
and grizzly bear, bunny hug, ct Get
era, dances of a sensuous character
be barred; that Saturday night dane
es close at 11:45 and on other nights
at 100 a. m, and that the city en-
ploy plain clothes policeman and a
police matron to see that the terms
OF the ordinance be complied with.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-19
Tie Livingstone VIII.

Monticello, Ia, March 1.-THE
contest over the will of the late Arch
ibald Livingston will be tried at Man
chester, the oath of this month. This
is the will which gave to Monticello
large farm lying near Sand Springs
Tor hospital purposes, providing that
Monticello contributed an additional
$4,000 for the same purpose, if the
city failed to comply with the condi-
tons the farm was to go to Lenox
college with the proviso that it con-
tribute $4,000. Monticello declined
the gift and Lenox is ready to accept
1t with the conditions attached there
to, but relatives have now come for
ward and are contesting the will on
the grounds that Livingston was men
tally unsound and incapable of max
ing will at that time. The suit has
been pending in the courts for over
two years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-19
30 CARLOADS CEMENT PER DAY.
Huge Plants at Mason City are Now
Running i'm Full Blast.

Mason City, Iowa, March. THE
Lehigh Cement plant is now in full
swing, employing AIS men and MAX
ing 1900 barrels of cement per day
One thousand carloads are now be-
ing shipped out of this mill every
month and orders are pouring in.
The demand seems to increase mater
tally each year. The demand for ce-
ment paving is growing very rapid
ly in Iowa. The Northwestern States
Portland Cement mill is meeting with
the same prosperity. 1t is being run
at full capacity with about the same
output, meaning that just one Iowa
city is putting on the cement mark
cts of the world two thousand car
loads each month, nearly seventy
cars or two train-loads per day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-19
band and Emily r.. omlie and.

band and Emily r. Omlie and
| Omlie, her husband, purporting to
convey title from them, is of record
in Winneshiek county, Iowa, and as
to whether one has ever been exec
uted, this defendant knows not.
That upon to-wit December 18th,
1858, one William Klonts obtained
and caused to be recorded a special
warranty deed to lot of the north
east quarter of the southeast quart
range west of the fifth P. NJ. in
Winneshiek county, Iowa.
That thereafter William Klontz eX-
ecuted a warranty deed to said prem
ises to John Adam Kern, but said
warranty deed was destroyed by fire
before the same was ever recorded
in the recorders office in Winneshiek
county, Iowa.
That if there are any other UNI
known claimants or owners of said
real estate, except as above set out,
then the owners and claimants of the
same are unknown to this plaintiff,
although he has sought diligently to
learn the names and residences OF
such unknown owners and claimants
That the unknown heirs and claim
ants of each of the defendants above
named are unknown to plaintiff al
though he has sought diligently TO
learn the names and residences of
such unknown heirs and claimants.
That all Of the right title or inter-
est which either of the defendants
ever had in and to any part of said
premises, has long been barred by
the Statute of Limitations and lost
by adverse possession.
Upon the foregoing facts plaintiff
asks that it be ordered, adjudged and
decreed that the title and estate of
the estate of Frank l.. Stinson, de-
ceased, in and to all of the. real prop
erty heretofore described, be estab-
lished as therein alleged against the
adverse claims of defendants to this
action and that all the defendants to
this action and all persons claiming
by or through them or either of them
be barred and forever estopped from
having or claiming any title adverse
/ to the plaintiff in and to any of said
premises and that the title thereto
be quoted in the estate of Frank l..
Stinson, deceased, and that any of the
defendants in any way contesting
plaintiffs rights as above alleged be
adjudged to pay the costs of this pro-
ceeding. Plaintiff also asks judg-
ment for such other and further re-
lief as may be equitable in the prem
Uses.
And unless you appear thereto and
answer thereto on or before noon of
the second day of the next April,
1913, term of said court, to be held
at DEBORAH, Iowa, in and for Winnie
shiek county, commencing on Monday
the 21st day of April, 1913, default
will be entered and judgment and de-
ere rendered against you thereon, in
accordance with the prayer of said
petition. ia
E. w. CUTTING,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-19

A large shipment of spring suits
just received Sophomore and Kuppen-
heimer makes. The colorings and
weaves in the woolens are very plain
and pretty this spring. Grays are
going to be very strongly made up
in Norfolk and sack coat styles. A
new weave this season is a soft WOOL
en-. In gray and blue with fine
white hair-line stripe. These wool
ems made up in the new Norfolk mod
ell are very pretty. Call in any time
and we will be pleased to show you.
S. Larsen.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-19
Towns to Have Soldiers Monument.

The Elkader Democrat states that
u. A. Brier of Monona has made a
contract with the Clayton board of
supervisors to erect a soldiers monu-
ment in the cemetery at Strawberry
Point, which will cost, when complet-
ed, about $4,000. The citizens of that
city will lay the foundation and Mr.
Briar will erect the monument, for
which he will receive $1,7O0, paid
out of the soldiers monument fund,
obtained from a half mill levy for
that purpose. The law provides that
the board of supervisors may levy
such tax and have a monument erect
ed at the county seat, also in every
town in which there are fifty or more
soldiers buried. We are informed that
Strawberry Point has fifty-two sold
iers sleeping in it's cemetery. 1t has
also been proposed that such a monu-
ment be erected on the court house
lawn in Elkader just as soon as cir
cumstances will permit. We feel quite
sure that a grateful people, and es-
pecially tax payers, will cheerfully
contribute of their means for such
cause"
Spring hats, shirts, neckties and
shoes, just arrived.-S. Larsen. 11-2
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-19
Calls Special Election.

Mason City, Ia, Mar. 17.-Mayor
F. Nj. Norris has called special cleo
ton to vote on the commission form
OF government, to be held on April
IL. There has been thorough dis
cussion of this plan in this city for
the past three weeks and as yet no
organized opposition has developed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-19
Pushes Wheelbarrow $500 Miles.

Los Angeles. Cal, March. IL
Pushing a wheelbarrow labeled,
From Maquoketa, Iowa, to the Pa
cific or Bust" Charles Nigg fulfilled
his election bet when he reached Long
Beach last night. He has tramped
$500 miles. His wager was that
Woodrow Wilson would not receive
fifty electoral votes, the loser to leave
Maquoketa for the coast bareheaded,
with one days rations pushing a
wheelbarrow.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-19
Boiler Bursted at Ossian.

The public school was compelled
to close down Monday, owing to the
fact that the boiler in the heating
plant bursted, leaving the building
without heat. There will be no school
this week-Bee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-19
sewer system at Postville.

A special election will be held at
Postville on April 10th, to decide
whether or not the town shall issue
bonds for $20,000.00 to construct a !
sewer system.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-19
N. f. Iowa Teachers Association.

The annual meeting of the north
east Iowa teachers association Will
be held at Independence March 81, %,
and 20. This annual gathering of
the teachers of this part of the state
always attracts a large number.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-19
Tied Cows Tail to Stall; Body Found

Cedar Rapids, March IA w.
Wilant, a retired farmer, tied the
tail of his COW to the stall before try
ing to milk her. The animal kicked
him in the head, crushing his skull.
The body was found later by neigh
bOr
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-19

Spring hats, shirts, neckties and
shoes, just arrived.-S. Larsen. 11-2