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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-03
Card Of Thanks,

We wish to express deep gratitude
to the many friends and relatives in
DEBORAH and in Burr Oak for their
kind assistance and their sympathy
during the long :llness and the inter-
ment of our beloved son and brother.
E. Lincoln and family.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-03
Spoke on Prison Reform

Rev. Charles Parsons of Des
Moines, superintendent of the Iowa
Society for the Friendless, spoke on
the subject of prison reform at the
United Lutheran and Congregation
al churches on Sunday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-03

HtttHutU N % NCCOIHS "t SFC"NV'
Sunday a party of local knights
of Columbus, composed of M. P.
Moran, Emil Rosenthal, ellis Och
Ter, James Hogan, Frank German,
Phil and John Carolan, all went to
Cresco to attend big initiation.
Steward Glen Funke, of the county
farm and County Auditor w. R.
Shea were initiated into the order.
The boys all report fine time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-03

At the annual election of officers
of the local Yeomen lodge last night
the following were elected:
Foreman-A. NJ. Sherry.
NJ. CT. E. Bloomfield.
Correspondent-Mrs. Russia His
lop.
Chaplain-Mrs. A. r. Severson.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-03

John! John! there's horrid hen
gobbling a huge worm-and we've
been eating her eggs all week. -
London Opinion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-03

II man fails to treat you politely
that is a sign he has nothing which
he wishes to sell you.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11
COMMERCIAL CLUB BUYS WHEAT

Manhattan Kan Sept-11--Through
The recommendations of the farm bu-
reau in CowIey county and o. P.
Drake county agent the commercial
clubs of Winfield and Arkansas City
have appropriated $1,000 each with
which TO buy up quantities of seed in
that county. Much of this seed is to
be selected under the supervision OF
the county agent and stored at Win
field and Arkansas City Later II Will
be sold TO farmers in the county at
cost
In Cowley county. as in many other
counties OF the state. the corn crop IS
very short and II will be difficult for
the average farmer to get seed corn
for the coming year There are nu-
merous fields here and there. however.
which by reason of unusually favOra bic
conditions viii produce considera BILE
seed The fund subscribed yrhe two
commercial clubs will insure plenty of
seed for those farmers who did not
grow any this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11
STATE FAIR NOTES.
Emergency Hospital Activity-Chief
Hughes a Joke Victim

The emergency hospital on the state
fair grounds reported having had sew
eral calls for aid this morning One
man, who has concession on the
grounds, was brought to the emergen-
cy tent at 1 O'Clock this morning on a
strercher- Early Wednesday he was
bitten by spider. Blood poisoning
began TO set in and by midnight his
leg was badly swollen and was Civ
ing him intense pain His leg was IN
doubleday saved through the prompt
attention given at the hospital where
the victim Of the bite spent the bal
ance of the night and today. \ man
who had fit Wednesday was also in
the hospital today There was another
case Of typhoid fever-a Topeka man
Other complaints were of a more trivial
nature. There was no little excitement
in the horse pavilion Wednesday after
noon J. w F. Hughes, chief OF Do
lice, was the victim Of a practical joke
and he was peeved. The excitement
was on when in his fury he searchee
for the perpetrator Of the deed
There was q bucket of water sitting
on q box and hundreds of persons who
picked up the cup to take 4 drink were
treated to an electrical shock by one
Of the Lee Brothers who are display
ing Percherou horses There were bat
teries in the box on which the bucket
of water was standing, and a. wire at
tached TO the cup was connected with
them Wien a button was pressed a
shock was produced The people gen
orally took the joke good naturedIy. but
the chief of police put q stop TO the
fun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11

seems to have been put down in that
section in pretty good shape"
Mr. Armstrong left Monterey q lit
tie less than two weeks ago, and is
merely visiting in this country. He
viii return IN few days Three days
before he left the first train to come
directly from the City OF Mexico
reached Monterey. For several months
Luis POtosi had been torn up. and
trains had to be sent around by Tam
pico-
Train service from Monterey. to
Laredo on the border. he says, has
been re-estabIished and the trains run
comparatively regularly Once in
a while a train hits some dynamite on
the track and to avoid trouble the
railroads have been placing a car in
front of the engines TO save the en-
gines from destruction Passengers
are uniniurad when an explosion &C
ours and mparatively little damage
is done, he says
The worst phase of the situation
now is not the rebellion so much as
the pirating done by brigands. who
call themselves rebels and who mere
" are in the field for the loot they
can capture. Far that reason the
for foreigners, and natives also for
that matter.
7 believe the federal governm ent
is getting hold of the situation in good
shape MI Armstrong declares anu
that II only is q question of time until
there IS an end Of fighting and peace
is restored once more It is a Ques-
ton of strong methods and a strong
hand. and we at Monterey believe that
Huerta has both the strength and
diplomacy necessary TO handle the
difficult situation"
Mr. Armstrong formerly was from
Topeka He has lived at Monterey
about l. years and has been in the
republic of Mexico most of the time
for the last % years Like many 9TH
ers who have been there he believes
the country holds great promise for
anyone who is willing 10 work as
soon as the government has succeed
ed in bringing about peace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11
FETERITA TO CoBURN.
Osborne Farmer Sends State sample
of New Crop

Samples Of feterita- new dry
weather crop for Kansas, have been re-
ceived by F. D. Coburn. secretary of
the board OF agriculture, and are now
on display in the offices Of the board in
the state house The new grain is of
the sorghum family and except that it
has q white grain much resembles KAT
fir corn
The samples which were sent to the
board are from r. NJ Taylor, farmer
near Osborne In q letter TO the
board, Taylor states that the grain was
planted May 90 and that there has
not been sufficient rain on his farm
TO lay the dust since the date of the
planting Regardless of this fact. the
feterita is well headed and is appar-
emily a most excellent stock food Fet-
erita is much heavier than kaffir corn
and grows faster. il is claimed. Plant
ing of this corp in the western por-
lions of the state Will probably be
urged in a bulletin 20 be issued this
month from the offices of the agri-
cultural board
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11
IRONY OVER WIRE
Governor Hodges Takes a Dig
at Senator BristOw.
COngratulateS Men Who Voted
for Tariff Bill.

Governor Hodges today took advan-
tage of an opportunity TO ridicule the
progressive tendencies Of United States
Senator Joseph L Bristow Of Kansas
when he sent kilograms TO Senators La
Toilette and Poindexter. congratulate
ing them on their votes in favor of the
new tariff bill OF course the Kansas
governor didn't mention Senator BTis-
tow in his kilograms, but he made sar-
castle reference TO the PrOgreSsfyes
who were opposed to the Payne-AIdrich
bill in 1909 but supported the measure
when the new tariff measure was up
for vote this week in the national con-
gress
When the tariff bill was up, Senator
Bristow voted with the old line Repub
leans in opposition to the new tariff
program This vote has occasioned
of the Payne-Aldrich bill and words of
commentator from the friends of the
old tariff measure where have pre-
viously been unanimous in their con-
denlnation of the senior senator from
Kansas.
To Senator Robert La Toilette. Gov
ernor Hodges sent this brief telegram
which is fila with singers between
the lines:
Congratulations on your coura geous
stand in voting for the new tariff bill
Your vote shows that you are a true
Progressive in 1913 as well as in 1903
Senators who have called themselves
Progressives and have denounced the
Payne-A1drich tariff and yet voted this
week 10 continue IL in force have be-
lied their public professions and have
become pillars in the House of Special
Privilege
This telegram went from Governor
Hodges to Senator Miles Poindexter:
I congratulate you on your vote for
the new tariff You are a Progressive
with the courag &c of honest conviction
and have put to shame those who have
in season and out Of season. denounced
the Payne-Adrich bill as a crime and
yet this week voted 70 continue il in
force
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11
SERGEANT'S CONTEST.
How Many Flies Did the City Cap
ture?

Don't be in a hurry to send in your
estimate on the number Of flies in 40
gallons. for the best answers 10 which
Sanitary Sergeant J. \ Ramsey is Of
feriag a number OF cash prizes The
sergeant would rather the contestants
take ample time with their estimates.
and get them as near right as is pcs
sibIe-
If two persons tie for first or any
other prize the money viii be divided
instead of going TO the first one to
make the answer.
Ramsey urges the young people to
keep their answers secret 50 that no
one else viii get the benefit of their
estimates All answers received at the
sanitary office will be kept secret IN
til the awards are made
In counting your pint or quart of
flies for your estimate, count a blue
bottle fly as two" Sergeant Ramsey
says You viii be likely 10 find few
BE sure and shake down the flies
well in the bottle before counting
OF course you do notshaye TO count
either a pint or quart of flies to
get into the contest If you think you
can guess near enough the correct an
sver do So But Sergeant Ramsey
believes you will be likely to come
nearer the right number Il you count
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11
OPPOSES SOCIALISM.
Gompers Believes Working for To-
day. Not the Future

Washington Sept 11-President
Gomuers of the American Federation
of Labor today continued before the
lobby commission his story of the p0-
IiticaI and legislative activities of the
federation Gompers said since the
congressional campaign of 1910 the
declarations political activity has not
been systematic but rather sporadic
He declared he was opposed to So
ciaIfsu I believe IN doing some
thing to better things today. not to-
morrow he said I came 10 the
conclusion many years ago that we
should work for the better evoIu-
ton of the society in which We live
and not for the downfall Of society,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11
ROB BANK MESSENGER
Auto Bandits Snatch Satcf1eI Contain
ing Sf4.SOe.

CHICAGO Sept 11-Automooife
bandits today ESCAPED with a satcheI
containing 81, 500 in currency and So
600 in checks which they took from
Warrington McAvery. a young mes
senger Of the Garfield Park Savings
bank without the display of a pistol
Four men drove up in front of the
bank in an automobile as McAvery
was standing in front OF the building
waiting for a car 20 take him to an
other bank 70 deposit the money and
checks
Two Of the men jumped from the
machine and approached McAyery-
One Of them touched him on the
shoulder and as he turned around the
other grabbed the sztcheI and both
sprang into the car, which at once
Sped aWay-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11
LOCAL MENTION.

Safety razor blades sharpened better
than new. z5-35c- Brunt Drug Co.-Adv
ChaS- r Spencer has moved his law
Office TO Rooms 503-4 MuIvane build
ing--Adv-
J. NJ Hocksnberry lied damage suit
in the city court this morning against
the Capital Iron works and asks 800
for alleged injuries received in unload
ing iron
p N Adds III ". eth st. has an ex-
ceIlent line of wall paper and puts IN on
right. too Phone 4014--Adv-
Eat at the Washburn club. $50 Har-
rison. Special rate S2-75--Adv-
Ralph Helm pleaded guilty to steal
ing a railway ticket from Berryton to
Overlook on the Missouri Pacific and
was fined 81 in the city court today.
F. y Adds the paper hanging man, mas
some exceptional bargains In wall paper
III W 7tz- Phone A914--A6v.
W. E jeffrey. Dentist. 7ps Kansas ave-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11
ACTIVE AT COLLEGE.
Many Young Men VIII Work Their
Way Through School

The Washburn college office force
has all IL can do answering questions
and arranging courses for prospective
students Professor Kirkpatrick IS
larger than ever before One of fea-
lures Of the preliminary work is Sc
curing positions for students who pay
their own way through school Sta
tistics compiled last term show that
29 per cent of the men students are
completely self supporting, % per cent
earn from so to go per cent of their
expenses. and II per cent make from
10 to so per cent A paper route Is
the best proposition for a young fell
cost of q route is $500, and the earn
ing IS from s0-25 to $50 per hour
for an average time spent of = hours
per day Routes can be rented for
81 a month Many students work for
the Edison and telephone companies;
but the field of employment is by no
means limited
College men engage in all activities,
including auto repair, swimming in
structfon. detective work. road grading
and great variety Of manual labor, as
well as working in stores and offices
The college employment bureau gets
most Of the Jobs for the college boys
though the assistance OF the Y NJ c.
A and the dean of the law school is
also yalua bic.
If young man can get work for his
first year in school. he usually finds it
easy for the other three years. said
Dean McEachron- ..Au we can do Is
10 give the boys an introduction to the
men who have work to offer. and sue
cess depends on their own efforts
Some believe that luck Is back Of the
young man who earns his way through
college but 1 believe 1t is enterprise. L
think. too. that push counts for more
n r4rTTT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11
ARREST COUNTRY BOY
Government Has Charges Against
Pcstoffice Robbing Suspect

AIs year old country boy was hunt
ed down in Sherman county today and
arrested by Deputy United States Mar
shall L. A Need for robbIng the United
States mails Frank NeSeIick- son of
]. L Nesstck of RElet0n. according
TO the charges filed against him
slipped SIS out OF the pOStmaster's
drawer. and is wanted for robbing the
government
Just what the boy did with the
money is puzzling Topeka authorities
His father is a Weil-to-do farmer
In the statement of facts filed with
District Attorney Robertson today. J.
C Geruhart- postmaster of Ruleton.
asserts he has been missing money for
weeks ]. H Hobbs who fled the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11
CALDWELL IS FAVORED
President Uurged to Appoint kansan
Minister to Chile.

Washington Sept 1.-THE Kansas
deIegat ton today urged President viii
son to appoint John l. Caldwell Of
Fort Scott. Kan, as minister TO Chile
John Caldwell Is widely known in
Democratic circles in Kansas and for
a number Of years has taken an ac-
tive part il the political affairs of the
Second district. In 1910 he was the
Democratic nominee for congress in
the Second district. but was defeated
in the November election by
the late \ c Mitchell ur
Lawrence. the Republican nominee
During the last session of the legIsIa-
ture Caldwell was endorsed for the ap-
pointment as minister TO Chile and has
the support Of the entire Kansas dele
cation in Washington
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11

New York, Sept u--NONEY-Monsy on
call firm - zI3 per cent Ruling rate =.
per cent closing hid se.0s per cent Time
loans firm % days 4L4dHz per cent, %
days 4zQ4[ Per cent. 5 months 61Sz4 per
cent
Prime mercantile paper 5z4IS per cent.
sterling exchange steady AT $50 for 50
days and at SIS for demand CONNER
ciaI bills 4Sz1< per cent
SILyER-Bar silver e5zsc- Mexican dol
lars. 4Sc-
BONDS bonds steady: RAIL-
road bonds ir<eguls-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11
That and [. s. Recognition
Would Encourage Huerta.
Mexican Civil Engineer Gives
His Views in Topeka.
REPORTS ARE EXAGGERATED
III, ]. Armstrong Sees No Fear
Among Americans.
Former TOpekan Is Optimistic
Over Outlook.

II given recognition by the United
States. and with money enough to
prosecute a vigorous campaign. Presi-
dent Huerta OF Mexico probably would
be able TO handle the situation there
and finally dueu all disturbances, IN
the opinion OF H J Armstrong, a civil
engineer of Monterey, Mexico
Mr. Armstrong says that press dis
matches from Mexico regarding the suf-
fsrin- of Americans there have been
greatly exaggerated. as far as ne can
learn. and that with comparatively few
executions the Americans are not SUI
ferfnz and apparently are in no special
danger for either their lives or their
property Only in the isolated dis
t-fcts he saws. is there any particular
danger to Americans or their interests
we feel in Monterey and believe
Americans in other parts of the Re
public feel much the same. that if
President HuerIa were given recognI-
ton by the country. and enough money
could be secured TO prosecute a EIgor-
Gus campaign that the rebellion would
be put down without any special DIFF
hcuIry There is no question but that
Huerta is a strong man and he has
abundant nerve He may accomplish
his purpose without recognition by this
country. as a good many think he
will do
Press reports regarding the suffer
-
Ifeve much exaggerated In my own
vicinity there has been but little SUI
ferfng. and I hardly know OF a case ex-
cent tramps who more or less infest
the whole country, where Americans
are in destitute circumstance
II talked TO q man a few days before
I left Monterey who had come from
near Tampico- He told me the rebels.
or at least bandits who styled them
selves as rebels. had robbed all the ma
tfves near him but 50 far had not both
cred him or his property. However, he
was leaving the country because he
had decided that sooner OF later the
rebels would have TO rob him in order
70 i've. They had not bothered other
Foreigners in the vicinity. but had
cleaned out the native farmers he
said
Families Willing to Stay
II know that American business men
IN Monterey have talked of sending
4heir families out Of the country. but
have not done 50. some OF them be-
ear1se they do not see any need and
some of them because their families re-
@.,~e 70 leave them Very few people
ar leaving Monterey. and the rebellion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11

some Of them and estimate from that
In case you do not understand any
point in the rules the sergeant will be
glad 10 tell you about it IL you call him
at SS5 = q
Remember. no answers viii be re-
ceived by telephone Write your an
swers to Sergeant J. A Ramsey and
take or mail to the sergeant at the
city building. No coupons are ueces-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11
Game Postponed

St Paul. Sept 11--Indianz polls
St Paul first game postponed; rain
Milwaukee. Sept 11--LouisviIIe-
Milwaukee doubleheader postponed;
rain
Wichita, Sept 11--WIehita-Sioux
City game postponed; rian-
Kansas City. Sept 11--ColumbuS-
Kansas City game postponed; rain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11

complaint. claims he saw Frank alb
stract SIS from the postmaster's
drawer. The boy will be tried before
Commissioner George W. Chase Of
Junction City tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11

Galveston Sept lin the last "A
hours 9-35 inches OF rain has fallen
here Water IN the streets stopped
cars for an hour last night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11
Opening Millinery Sale

n rtnent
this
mention the shall the following
items will showing
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-19
An Iceberg Arch.
Daysey Mayme
AndHer Folks
By FRANCES L. GARsIDE.
YsANDER JOHN APPLETC

7 YSANDER JOHN APPLETON
interprets the Scriptures so lit
orally that he believes a whale
once found a man-sized germ in its
stomach.
He never attended a family reunion
that lasted as long as two days that
it didn't make him think deeply of
the famous one that lasted 40 days
in an ark when all the kin were sur
rounded by water and couldn't get
away
And the reflection always made his
misfortune seem trivial in compari-
son.
He interprets the commands in the
Bible so literally that when he re-
Gently read that a man should go
into his closet to pray, he realized
that he had been sadly remiss in his
duties. When he said grace at the
table, being a meek man, he had
thanked his wife. and when he had
prayed it had been at his bedside.
Il will reform" he said one Sunday
morning. Hereafter | win go into
my closet to pray. l will go now"
He opened the closet door and was
in the act of falling on his knees
when his eyes fell on the clothes
racks hung with his wife's gar
ments. There was dress after dress,
so completely filling the closet that
there was room for only one suit
belonging to Lysander John.
He counted seventeen dresses, and
his wife had told him that morning
she had nothing to wear. There was
the blue silk as good as new, which
she said was fit for the ragbag and
a broadcloth she had worn only
twice.
There's that green serge, that
black and white check, that brown
diagonal; the gray suit she had
bought two months ago; suit after
suit, and every one as good as new.
Good Lord, / wonder what ais"
The name of the Lord recalled him
to his purpose, and he tried to get on
his knees, but found there wasn't
room because of the shoes, brown,
white, black. kid, cloth, patent
leather high and low, that were
scattered around him.
ANY one would think" Lysander
John grumbled that my wife is a
centipede. And she said yesterday
she must get at least six more pairs
before another week"
In his anger he swore at woman
and her extravaganza, and, knowing
that resistance to his wife was futile,
he began kicking the shoes out into
the bedroom, throwing after each shoe
woman's garment in silk or wool,
His wrath grew with the contents of
the closet to such bounds that when
he had cleared a space large enough
for kneeling he no longer felt like it.
She has cost me all have on this
EARTH" he groaned, and now she
has cost me the chance to get to
Heaven"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-19
Up-to-Date Jokes

A policeman who was charged with
having lost his whistle was asked to
explain. He said:
you see, ! went home last night
and put my whistle on the table
turned round, and bless me, one of
my kids was choking and nearly
black in the face. You see, inspector,
he'd swallowed the whistle"
rs he dead?" asked the sympathetic
inspector.
mo, sir" was the reply He isn't
dead, but he's got whOoping cough,
and now every time he coughs the
whistle blows, and the COP on the
beat comes a-running to see what's
the trouble"
The maid Of all work is as black as
a pot when there comes a peal at the
front doorbell.
Mistress-Don't you go, Jane, but
just peep and see who It Is.
Jane latter peeping) it's all
right, mum; it's only the master
thought It was gentleman.
Jimson-Oh, yes, / knew old Sim
son. He was a good sort. He did a
very kind action once for me when
the clouds were dark and threatening
and the world looked so black
Pimson-What did he do?
Jimsoa-He lent me an umbrella.
i've just washed out a suit for my
little boy-and now it seems too tight
for him"
He'll ht it all right if you wash
the boy"