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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
STRANGE WAR RECORD.
Efforts to Clear History of Three
Years Reveals Very Peculiar
Incidents.

Rock Rapids, Ia, April 13-Wm
M. Carroll, veteran of the civil
war and resident of Lyon county
for thirty years, has at last succeed
ed in getting his civil war record
cleared from stain. When a boy OF
Is in Ohio he ran away from home
and enlisted in an Ohio regiment
serving about a year. He was cap
tured and for several months was In
Libby and Belle Isle prisons. He was
paroled to a camp at Columbus,
Ohio, where with other prisoners
waiting for exchange he was induced
to go to GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and enlisted
in the Tenth Ohio cavalry. The re-
cruiting officer told him that he
would get him transferred from his
former regiment. After a years SER
vice he found that the transfer had
not been made, so he left the regi-
ment and started up the Kanawha
river to join his own regiment.
He met an officer who informed
him he was classed as deserter and
he had better go back.
He then enlisted in the Tenth Ken
lucky calvalry and served until the
end Of the war. Many affidavits from
his former comrades show he was a
brave and efficient soldier during
service.
Senator Kenyon has just had a bill
passed giving him an honorable dis
charge.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
DEMANDS PAY FOR DEAD COWS.
Supervisors of Delaware County Up
Against it i'm Suit.

Hopkinton, Ia, April 13.-The
board of supervisors of Delaware Co.
will have a perplexing problem to
rule on at the next meeting. The
problem, briefly stated is this: Must
the county pay for the appetite of
COW, or rather ten head of cows?
When Gus Barnd, contractor, built
the bridge over the Maquoketa river,
northeast of town, he used white
lead about the work and thoughtless-
ly left an open pail of the lead near
the bridge. Now one end of the
bridge rests on the land used by AL
fred Marolf as pasture for his cat
tie and the cattle took turns licking
out the pail. The result was that ten
head Of high class stock then and
there turned up their toes. Veterin-
arians from Manchester and this
place were called but could do moth
ing. An examination of the stomach
of the dead animals revealed a lump
of insOluble lead in each. The loss
of the ten head will figure about
$500, Mr.. Marolf states besides the
discontinuance of snug little milk
check at the end of each month.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
SETTLES WITH ROCK ISLAND.
G. G. HOux, Well Known i'm DEBORAH
Settles Railroad Suit.

A suit by c. G. Houx of Cedar Rap
ids for $4,000 damages for injuries
sustained in the Maynard wreck was
the most important new case filed for
the April term of court. The suit
brought a prompt response, for Mr..
Houx, who was in West Union on his
business rounds Monday, stated that
he had received word from his attor-
neys at Cedar Rapids that a satisfac-
tory settlement had been made Sat-
urday, and the suit withdrawn. Fol-
lowing is the text of Mr.. Houck's
suit:
c. G. Houx VS.. c. r. I. & P. Rail-
way Co. Suit for $4,000 damages
for injuries sustained in wreck Of
passenger train near Maynard Sept.
l, 1913. The plaintiff is a travelling
salesman for a wholesale grocery
firm, and is well known in Fayette
county, though his home is in Cedar
Rapids. The petition enumerates
sprains, cuts, dislocations, and bruis-
es on various parts of the plaintiffs
body, chief among which are perma-
nent weakness of the left ankle, con-
fusion which has caused permanent
injury to the liver, shock to nervous
system, and inability to carry weight
with his right arm. Fitzpatrick &
Frantzen.-West Union Gazette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
FATHER WANTED TO DIE.
Unable to Support MOtherless Chill.
dren Cause of Act.

Nevada, Ia, April 13.-Discour-
aged because he was unable to prop
erly support himself and his three
children, Henry McMasters, form
er resident of this county attempted
suicide in his room at Newton Thurs
day McMasters' wife died about
two years ago and he has since been
working by the day and endeavoring
to support his small children. A
few days ago his housekeeper left
him but said she would return in the
afternoon. When she did return she
found the man suffering from a dose
Of arsenic which he had taken with
suicidal intent. A doctor was called
and the poison removed in time TO
prevent death. McMasters pleaded
with those trying to save him, stat
ing that he wished to die as he was
unable to properly care for his chill
dren, that everyone was down on him
and he was unable to secure credit
for provisions.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
IOWA'S ESCAPE.
1t Might Have Been an Indian Reser-
walton.

That Iowa at one time came neal
being made into a large Indian res.
ervation, similar to the Indian terri
tory now part of Oklahoma, is the
statement made by member of the
staff Of the State Historical Society
of Iowa. In the spring of 1888 a bill
to turn the greater part of the pres.
ent state Of Iowa into an Indian ter.
ritory was introduced in congress
But Senator Upton of Indiana, after
whom the town of Upton, Iowa, was
named, opposed the bill.
II have many friends and &C
quaintances in that country west of
the Mississippi, who desire to form
a state at no distant day." said Tip
ton in the debate in the United States
senate, 'and l wish to crafty them.
Does the honorable senator expect
to check the growing power of the
northwest? Sir, he might as we'll at
tempt to place himself at the mighty
cataract where the waters of the
great lakes descend from their level
into the abyss below, and stay the
current of the Niagara, as to attempt
to prevent the emigration of the in
intelligent, and enterpris-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
GANDER AGED BIB, is, DEAD.
Oldest Inhabitant of Barnyard n,
More MOleSts Hens.

Clinton, Mo-, April 13.-The 3d.
year-old gander belonging to w. H.
Ross, farmer in the north part of
Clinton county, believed to be the
Oldest goose in the world, is dead.
The average life of a goose is II to
10 years, and the oldest known in
this section of the country besides
Ross gander was 20 years.
The rare old bird, up to year ago,
was as lively as a fowl 80 years
younger, and had a peculiar habit of
invading the hen house and pulling
setting hens from the nests, although
he never harmed them nor ate the
Matching eggs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
ing people from all parts of the
United States to the Iowa territory,
west of the Mississippi river"
County Conservation.

Every wooden and iron bridge in
any county in Iowa can be replaced
with permanent concrete masonry
for approximately s450,O00. The
interest charge at school bond rates
would be $4,000 per annum and
$6767 per annum invested in farm
mortgages as school land funds are
now invested would pay off the prin-
cipal in thirty years. Any county
which is spending more than $685.
900 per annum for county bridges,
and most of them are, Is wasting ev-
cry dollar above that amount on
temporary repairs.-Council Bluffs
Nonparell.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
Aged Synod Pastor Dead

Rev. G. NJ. Erdahl, an old pastor
of the Norwegian Synod, died Mar
20 a. his home at Barrett, Mimi.
kev. Erdahl was born in Clifford
Hardanger, Norway, on Oct, 5, 1910
coming to America in 1847. In 1866
he graduated from Luther college
being a member of the first class
graduated from that institution. He
studied theology three years in St
Louis and later attended the Univer-
sity OF Michigan. After his ordina-
ton he took up mission work in Kan
sas, and in 1875 he accepted a call
from Lincoln, Emmanuel, and other
congregations in Grant county, Min.
nesota. Here he served as pastor
for 80 years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
IOWA'S STATE FAIR.
Best Saddle Horses i'm World to Race
This Year.

Des Moines, April 13.-Corre-
spending and visiting with managers
of the six other big state fairs sur
rounding Iowa, the department of
agriculture was ready to announce
today that an arrangement had been
made whereby the best saddle horses
in the world could be brought to
Iowa's fair this summer. Each state
fair will offer a purse of $1,000 for
one saddle horse race Owners can
then send their teams around a cir
cult Of six fairs to compete for prizes
totalling $4,000 for the single event.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
All The improvements.

A women had Swedish cook ant
one day she overheard this CONVEX
sation between her cook and the maid
next door, also a Swede:
How are you, Hilda?"
Il bane we'll, l like my yob. We
got cremated cellar, cemetery plumb
ing, elastic lights and hoosit."
Whats hoosit, Hilda?"
''Oh, bell rings you put thing
to your ear and say Hello, and some
one says Hello, and you say 'Hoos.
it?-Zella c. Parke, R. 3, Perryville
Ind.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
"ShOwer" For Bachelors.

West Liberty, Iowa, April 10
Glenn hettleson and Ben Mosher, To-
cal young men who will farm on
South Prairie this year in bachelor
surroundings, were the honored
guests at an unusual party, where a
crowd Of their Prairie friends came
to their home and gave them q
shower" usually confined to brides.
Kitchen articles OF all kinds. as well
as other paraphernalia to facilitate
housekeeping were heaped In the
parlor of the stag" home, and their
uses carefully explained to the two
men.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
Dies Leaning On Gate.

Nevada, Ia, April 13.-While
leaning over a gate which he had just
latohed at his home in Ames Charles
j. Brown, 81 years of age, carpen-
ter of that place suffered a paralytic
stroke and died very suddenly. The
funeral was held from the Baptist
church in Ames Thursday.
Some boys playing ball in a near
by lot noticed the man standing for
some time at the gate and thinking
he was Ill went over to investigate
only to find that he was dead. They
called neighbors and notified the
family. He was taken to his home
where physician was called
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
Named Woodrow Wilson.

Forest City, Iowa, April ia
government patent covering 16i
acres sof land between Forest City
and Thompson, known as the o. L.
Olson farm, has been filed in Winnie.
bago county with the name of Wood.
row Wilson attached. This is the
first and will probably be the last and
only patent filed in this county, il
not in the state of Iowa. This comes
about because of an error in a pat.
ent issued good many years age
and inasmuch as it had never been
recorded it was taken up and a new
patent issued of this date.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
Mad Dog Kills Geese.

Defiance, Ia, April 13-Some ex-
citement was caused at the A. E.
White home, about two miles north
east of town, Wednesday by the sud-
den appearance of a mad dog. The
animal snapped off the heads OF
about a dozen African geese, tried to
bite hog and COW and then started
for Mr.. White. who had pitchfork
in his hand and used 1t to kill the
dog.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
GETS PHILADELPHIA PRIZE.
Twelve Year Old Irvine Meyer of
Girard Had Best Ears of Corn.

McGregor, Ia, April 13.-Because
he won the first prize for the best
ten ears of yellow corn exhibited ut
the Farmers institute held here on
Feb. q and %, Irvine Meyer, the
12-year-old son of w. A. Meyer, of
Gard, has been awarded gold prize
by the Philadelphia Farm Journal.
The Journal is offering prizes to boys
who win premiums for corn at insti-
tutions and fairs. The corn was
planted, cultivated, harvested and Sc
lected by Irvine and in the contest
competed with the corn exhibited by
adult farmers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
Imaginary Heart Trouble.

Do you have pains in the region
OF the heart? Does your heart
thump? It's terrible pounding alarms
you? What is wrong? Do you believe
these SYMPTOMS mean heart trouble
Organic diseases of the heart very
seldom occasion much pain. Nearly
all of these pains are caused by some
arrangement Of the stomach. Meritol
Tonic Digestive is especially recon-
mended for Indigestion and dyspep-
sia, and for restoring the stomach to
its normal functions and-no more
heart disease?' e. j. Parman, FIX.
elusive Agent. March
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
Iowa Girl Marries in China.

Keosauqua, Ia. April 13.-Mr. and
Mrs. I. B. Day have received cable
gram from Chengtu. China, announc-
ing the marriage of their daughter,
Georgia, to a Mr.. Robertson, March
20. The groom is professor of min
ing engineering in the university at
Chengtu. The bride is graduate
Of Keosauqua High School and of the
Iowa State college at Ames, and has
been a missionary of the M. E. church
four years in west China.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
Bank to Build Modern Home.

Postville, Ia, April 13.-With the
intention of erecting a new building
the Citizens State Bank has purchas-
ed site in the main part of the city.
The present location has been used
for twenty-five years and is too small
for the needs of the institution.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
Puts Tramps to Work on Roads

North McGregor, Ia, April 10
Sheriff Bergmeyer has made good
use of the tramps in jail at Elkader
during the past year and put them
to work on the roads. Over $4,000
worth of work has been done by
Sheriff Bergmeyer's boarders.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
The Richest Man I'm 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
their value you would use this won
derful remedy for rheumatism. Rec
commended by those who have tried
it. E. j. Parman, Sole Local Agent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
Reliable-Foley's Honey and Tar Com.
pound.

Just be sure that you buy Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound-it is a
reliable medicine for coughs, colds,
Group. whooping coughs, bronchial
and la grippe coughs, which are wea-
kening to the system. 1t also gives
prompt and definite results for
hoarseness tickling throat and stuffy
wheezy breathing. Engbertson's Phar-
macy. March
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
What You Have Been Looking For.

MeritOl White Liniment is a
preparation that gives satisfaction
where pain killer and healer is
needed. We do not believe you could
get better liniment at any price. +.
j. Parman, Exclusive Agency. Mar.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15
7-Months.Old Babe is Operated Upon

Marshalltown, Ia, April 13.-The
tiniest subject OF surgical case ever
treated in a local hospital is Ruth
Baker, the 7-months-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Baker, Of
Rhodes, who was operated on We'd
nesday for severe case of mastoidi-
tbs. 1t is not likely that the babe
will recover
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15

Our stock of neckwear is the fl
nest we have ever sold, all new and
up-to-date style and colors. S. Lar
sen.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15

Nearly every man and woman you
meet is looking for sympathy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-04-15

A skillful girl can shed tears as
easily as fountain pen.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-03-13

Whence the Term "Quack.n
"Quack" doctor originally meant
quake" or ague doctor.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-03-13
NEARLY Nine TONS
OF BULLION SHIPPED

Shipments Of bullion and concen
trate Friday morning from Tonopah
amounted to S213, $50. This was
nothing more than the regular out
put but the appearance of the plat
form at the railroad station would
not have tempted a road agent or
train robber to any special effort.
The bullion was in bars weighing
$50 to 200 pounds each and it
would have required nothing short
of a railroad train to have taken
the stuff away.
The weight of the shipment total
ed 1854 pounds, or 4l6 pounds
short of nine tons of bullion. In
addition to these shipments two
companies sent out 80 tons Of con-
s.entrates.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-03-13
SUPREME COURT RULES
AGAINST TECHNICALI1IES

The United States Supreme
court set a good example for lower
tribunals when it ruled recently
that tochnicalities are not to be
considered in administration Of the
white slave Law.
A mar and woman were charged
by the government with having
caused the transportation Of two
women from Milwaukee to Evans
ton, ILL.,. for immoral purposeS1
Their only defense was technical
one. The accused demurred to the
complaint because the women were
transported on an electric line that
is not subject to the jurisdiction Of
the interstate commerce COMMITS
sion. Therefore the defendants set
up the claim that there was no
interstate transportation"
The highest court in the land
rules that such tec~hnicalities have
no bearing on the justice of the
case and upheld the charge against
the defendants.
Many men guilty of the foulest
murders have gone free through
te%chnicalities trivial compared to
this one.
The supreme court has set a
good example for trial judges in
Ignoring immaterial defcnses, says
Salt Lake Telegram.
We believe the time is coming
when sentiment will force the use
If common sense in administration
the law and there will be no
such thing as the release of a
because the prosecutor,
drawing up the complaint, failed
TO add that the gun with which he
did the killing was a deadly weap-
on. This very thing has happened.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-03-13
IS LOOKING FOR
BIG IMMIGRATION

One Of the greatest irrigation
projects of Nevada is soon to be
under way. The land to be irri-
gated lies along the eastern and
southern portion of Mason valley.
There are about 10000 acres to be
put under water and comprises
some Of the finest land in the val
ley. This vast acreage will furnish
homes for from 1000 to 5000
families. The climate is one If the
most ideal in the state, the loca-
tion is beautiful, the soil rich and
productive. The prices to be asked
for the water will be reasonable,
and the terms easy. This will put
the land within easy reach of all.
Residents are looking for a great
rush of homes seekers to this val.
ley when the land is thrown open
for settlement. Mason is the gate
way to this new area and will be-
come its trading center. Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-03-13
PRICE OF WOOL IS ADVANCING

The Humboldt Star says that the
wool market is on the jump despite
the removal of the tariff. In Ne
vada the Eastern buyers got in on
the ground floor and have ~purchas-
ed approximately rs per cent OF
the States clips before it has been
removed from the sleeps backs.
Prices have averaged considerably
higher than last year. sales having
been made as high as Is cents.
Last year few Of the sheepmen
realized more than 10 cents a
pound for their wool most Of which
was sold while the protective tariff
was still in effect.
Late reports from London indi-
cate an increase of u per cent on
the prices for merinos and 10 per
cent on other grades.
In Montana the mark I is very
active and nearly a million pounds
was sold last week at from l6 to Is
cents, with an offer of 10 cents re-
fused for n OF the largest clips.
The Montana wool is cleaner than
the Nevada and always sells for
about three cents mere per pound.
Considering the activity of the
market and the situation as report
ed from London. buyers for East
ern houses who are working in
Montana expect a further increase
in price of from Is to 20 per cent.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-03-13
IGNORANCE OF MINING

Mining men CT the West fire.
qucntly complain Of ignorance that
is often manifested in the east con-
corning the nature of the mining
industry. There should after all
he no surprise aroused by such
evidence of misunderstanding. Has
not the West been pictured to the
East in novel and magazine story
as a wild and woody" country,
where cowboys are permitted to
run at large and where gold mines
are found by the heroes Of fiction
just to show the readers how easy
it is to pull a hero ont Uf trouble?
The West is usually pictured in the
magazine story as it ought to be in
the imagination of the writer not
as it is.
j. Parker Claiming recently ex-
pressed the matter very neatly
when he said that present day
misconceptions were probably a
relic of fortv or fifty years ago,
when mining was not an industry,
but was an adventure" Many
people who have means of knowing
at first hand are apt to suppose
that the era Of mining as an ad-
venture is still with US and this
theory is kept alive by magazine
story writer's and artists. Occasion
ally some eastern stock promoter,
or his press agent having never
visited the West, is led into the
same mistake in the preparation Of
his LITERATURE"
So, after all, the western mar
should not become impatient at
these misconceptions, but rather
smile n smile of amused pity. When
he reads in a story magazine that
John and Mary hand in hand,
walked out over the hills and
stumbled on to a gold mine which
permitted them to get married the
next day to the tune Of a 81 ,000,-
600 fortune, he should sit down
and write>to the publisher and fir
a bit Of ridicule at him. Publishers
are human; bye and bye they
would take a tumble" and forbear
to insult the West by such damag-
ing twaddle. daily Mining Re.
cord.