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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-12-23

has been teaching in Swans Island; Mr.. Albert
Damn. student at Hebron: Miss Fannie
Brown from Brooks High school: Mr.. Mckinley
Damn from Dartmouth; Miss Annie Nicker-
son from Kent's Hill, and Misses Bernice
Damn and Ruby Gray from Maine Central In
stitute.
Mr.. Isaac Nickerson. one of our Oldest in.
habitants, died at his home here last week
The funeral services were held at the home
Friday afternoon. Rev. Arthur A. Blair of Bel
fast officiating. Mr.. Nickerson was one of
the finest men who has left our midst for many
years. he was an indulgent husband and
father. kind neighbor and faithful friend.
he leaves one son, Fred, and one daughter,
LYDIA. who still keep the old home place, and
one sister, Mrs. Maria Goodhue. besides sew
eral nephe VS. and nieces. The interment was
In the family lot in Green Lawn cemetery.
Ills wife. formerly Miss Lizzie Cunningham. and
one daughter. Mrs Arthur Moore of Monroe,
proceeded MIN many years ago.
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swANvILLE.

Mrs. G. 7. Nickerson is visiting friends ii
Belfast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmerton have baby boy
born Dec. 18th.
Mrs. Edward C. Marden is quite sick with
acute eczema. She is attended by DR.. F. C
Small Of Belfast.
Emery Cunningham. Bucksport student
who has been at home sick for the past seven
weeks, is still very low.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Chase have gone to Ev-
erett. Mass. to spend the holidays with their
daughters. Mrs. Frank E. Nickerson, and fam
lily, and Miss Julia M. Chase
Mr.. and Mrs. A. I Nickerson, Master and
Ceres of Waldo Pomona Grange Mr.. and Mrs.
James Webster, Master and Ceres of Comet
Grange, and Mr. and Mrs. Porter Webb, Over.
seer and Flora of Comet Grange, will attend
the State Grange in Portland this week
1t seems nice to have the young people all
at home again. Miss Doris Nickerson. who
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THORNDlKE.

Miss Marian Monroe went to Lewiston, Dec
18th, to enter the C, M. G. hospital to train fol
a nurse.
Alta special town meeting Dec. 9th the select
men were instructed to make contract fol-
one year with the Central Maine Power Co.
for street lights.
Potatoes were bringing rs cents per bushel
last week, and quite few were hauled. Sew
eral cars were loaded by the firms of Peter
H armon & Son, Newson & Mcleod and Brag-
don Brothers.
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Congressman kltchln OF North Caro-
lima has the courage of his convictions
and has expressed them under condi-
tiors which few public men would care.
or dare, to confront. Mr.. Kitchin is
the chairman of the Ways and Means
committee of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Democratic floor leader,
and yet he has declared his opposition to
what he calls the hysteria of the mo-
ment, ard the ''extravagant and revolu
tionary'' ideas which the preparedness
advocates wish Congress to sanction
plans endorsed ard advocated by Presi-
cent Wilson. In an interview published
in The Independent of Dec goth Mr..
kitchin thus states his position: II am
rot opposed to preparedness. such pol
icy as We have followed for the last five
years; it is the insane preparedness pro-
paganda that arouses every bit of fight
that is in me-
Mr. kitchin is in advance of his time.
He is expressing the sober second
thought of the American people, that
will make itself heard later, as it has in
the case of the war on business and the
free trade propaganda. Everyone real
ICES now that but for the temporary bus
mess boom due to the war and recent
crops the Underwood tariff and the leg
islation that has crippled the railroads
and handicapped business generally
would have had disastrous effects in the
country at large.
Mr.. kitcbn's position is widely differ
ent from that OF Mr. Bryan. While a
member of President Wilson's cabinet
Bryan was intriguing for personal gain
or political advancement and awaited op-
portunity for an issue that would enable
him to make sensational retirement.
In this connection we quote from a
speech in the House of Representatives
last Friday by Congressman Augustus P.
Gardner of Massachusetts. Referring
to proposed investigations of org aniza-
tons Tor and against preparedness, Mr..
Gardner declared the Committee on
Rules, to do its full duty, should investi-
gate William Jennings Bryan, among
others, to determine whether he was
making money out of his propaganda.
Mr.. kitchin, on the other hand, said
that there was no official hostility on his
part to the President, and that their re-
lations were most pleasant. They had
had most pleasant and cordial inter-
view and on this question simply agreed
to disagree, each believing that they
were right, and the President assured
Mr.. Kitchin, as he has others, that "this
question is not party question, but one
for the thought and conviction of each
individual.
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DEMONSTRATION FARMS SHOW BIG
YIELDS.

Seventy-six bushels of oats per acre, 1Os
barrels OF potatoes per acre, sweet corn that
sold for STA. II per acre, nine tons of silage
corn per acre and So barrels of apples per
acre in the orchard, are the results obtained by
the University of Maine in their farm demons
tration work this year. The quality of all the
products was high and the yields large, despite
adverse conditions. High grade commercial
fertilizer was used on all the crops. The de-
monstrations will be continued next year.
Farmers who desire to know the exact methods
used may secure complete information by
writing M. D. Jones, Orono, Maine. the County
Extension Representative
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CHRISTMAS.

The Merry Christmas time is here,
The season that we love so dear;
And Ger the white and glistening snow,
The people hurry to and fro.
The children dance and shout with glee,
And Christmas bells ring merrily;
The story old we tell again.
Of the little babe in Bethlehem.
And while the yule-log embers glow,
Sweet memories come of the long age;
And prayer is raised to Him above,
AS we think of home. of peace and love-
CELIA MABEL NICKERSoN
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How's This?

We offer Une Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
] al's Csts1h Cure has been taken by catar
RI sufferers for the past thirty-fve years. and
has become known as the most reliable remedy
for Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure acts thru
the Blood on the Mucous surfaces, expelling
the Poison from the Blood and healing the
diseased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh Cure
for q short time you will see great improve
Halls Catarrh Cure at once and get rid Of
catarrh Send for testimonials, free.
F. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, Ohio
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
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An interview with Congressman Kitch-
in of North Carolina includes brief
sketch of his life and public services, in
which it is stated that he was born on
March "a, 1869. He was less than two
months old when the writer of this para
graph entered upon ten years service
a period covering five Congressional
terms-as a Washington correspondent.
Tempus fugit!
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NOTICES,

Probate Court. within and for the County of
Waldo. on the 22nd day of December, A. d
1915, in vacation.
A certain instrument purporting to be the
late of Belfast in said county of Waldo, de ,eased,
having been presented for probate. Dwight P.
Palmer and Charles NJ. Craig named as eXecu-
tors in said will to serve without bond.
Ordered, That notice be given to all persons
published three weeks successfully in The Re-
publican journal, published at Belfast, that they
may appear at a Probate Court, to be held at
Belfast. within and for said County. on the Sec
Ond Tuesday of Jai uary next. at ten of the
clock before noon, and show cause, if any they
have. why the same should not be proved, APP
proved aid allowed.
JAMES LIBBY, Judge.
A true copy. Attest:
ARTHUR W. LEONARD. Register.
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The Schooner w. c. T. U.

Wilbur A. Morse &. Co., of Friendship, Maine,
recently launched an auxiliary schooner for
the Lawrence Canning Company, which was
christened W. e. T. U. The new craft is 100
feet long by 16 feet beam, and will be propelled
by 12O horse power oil burning Nlesco Diesel
engine. built by the New London Ship and En-
CINE Company, She will have speed Of IL
knots. 1t is safe to say the w. c. T. U. was
christened with pure State Of Maine water, in
keeping with Ter name
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is YOUR STOMACH CLOGGED
WITH WASTE?
A. A. Howes Co. Guarantee to Return the
Money if Mona Does Not Relieve You.

cts pleasure to sell medicine when our
customers comes in afterward and tell US how
much good it has done them" said A. A. Howes
Co., the popular druggists to Journal man,
land that is why we like to sell and recommend
Mi-o-ns, the dyspepsia remedy. We have SO
much faith in this article that are going to
guarantee it in the future, and will return the
money to any purchaser of Milo ma whom it
does not help. That may seem rash but our
customers have said so many good words in its
favor that we do not expect to have many
packages returned
ANYONE who has dyspepsia, whose food does
not digest well, and who has to take thought
as to what he can eat, and when, can leave so
cents deposit at store and take home a box
Of Mi-o-na and if the remedy does not regulate
his digestion and help his dyspepsia he can
withdraw his money"
This shows great faith in the merit of MILO
ma. 1t is really most unsua medicine and
the rapid increase of sales since A. A. Howes
& Co.. introduced it in Belfast shows that it
does all that it is claimed to do relieves dys-
pepsia, regulates digestion and enables those
who use it to eat just what they want with no
fear of trouble after.
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NORTH lSLESBORO.

Miss Marian Coombs has been visiting rela-
tives in Boston.
Miss Olive Coombs, who is teaching in Lime
stone,is at home for the Christmas vacation.
Mrs. Annie Bunker is spending the winter
in Sangervile with her niece, Mrs. Jackson
Clark
Miss Edna Pendleton has gone to Framing
ham, Mass, where she has employment in the
straw shop for the winter.
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WALDO SS.-In Court of Probate, held at BEL
w last. on the 14th day of December, 1916.
Mertie Pendleton guardian ofJoseph 7. Lamb of
Linc0lnviie, in SAID County having presented her
anee.
Ordered. that notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully in The Republican Journal, q
newspaper published in Belfast, in said County,
that all persons interested may attend at a Pro-
bate Court, to be held at Belfast. on the 18th
day of January next. and show cause. ii any
they have, why the said account should not be
allowed.
JAMES LIBBY Judge.
A true copy. Attest:
ARTHUR W. LEONARD. Register.
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WALDO STATION.

Mrs. Hunt of Morrill, and her son. who is
visiting his parents, spoke at Evans Corner,
Sunday, Dec 18th, and held the close atten-
ton of their hearers, presenting the lessons
of the Savior's birth. life and message in a
very interesting and beautiful way The Sun
day school will, with the Grange. have an enter
tainment in Richie Grange hall Friday even
n.y. Dec. oath.
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State of Trade.

Activity Sustained. Holiday trade leads
but wholesale and jobbing trade is active.
Prompt shipment orders feature. A record
holiday trade probable. Industry active.
Cereals higher. Embargoes extend to west.
Railroads busy. Ciearings large. Collections
good. Winter wheat conditions low. but acre.
age next to argest-Bradstreet' Dec. 18th.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE. The sub
"A scriber hereby gives notice that he has been
duly appointed administrator of the estate of
ANN A. GOWEN, late of Thorndike,
in the County of Waldo, deceased, and giver
demands against the estate of said deceased arr
desired to present the same for settlement, anC
all indebted thereto are requested to make pay
ment Immediately.
SELWYN THOMPSON,
Belfast. Me-, Dec. IA, 1916.
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Halbert P. Gardner, who seems to be
about all that is left of the Progressive
party IN Maine, says that his party is
more eager for the coming presidential
campaign than it was for the last one. :"
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DR.. Anna Shaw says the United States
is unfit to mediate in the war; that it
cannot "plead for justice in Europe
when it denies justice to its own wo-
men,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-12-23

The Republican National convention
will be held in Chicago June 7th, one
week before the Democratic National
convention, which is to be held in st.
Louis.
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Military Course at Colby.

Military training has begun at Colby Col
lege uoder the direction of the athletic d.
rector. Harvey COIN. Students having scru.
Piles against the military course will be allow
ed to substitute other physical exercises.
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Well, it's over-the White House we'd
ding.
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Collectors Notice of Sale.

Unpaid of
The following list of n
1915 ifsad
due
at Grange
heidi a m:
o Owner. Descipt of PROPERTY Tia
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27
COURT NEXT WEEK.
Judge HObsOn Will Open February
Term Next Monday.

The February term of the district
court for Winneshiek county will
open here Monday, Feb. 1st, with
Hon. Judge Hobson, of West Union
on the bench, and w. w. ComstoCl,
as reporter. No criminal causes arr
on the docket this term. There are
76 old causes, 46 new causes and sc
probate causes. The following cases
are marked for trial.
Register & Leader Co. VS.. J. A
Calendar, ct al.
Nellie Leonard VS.. Raymond
Leonard.
Truls Mikkelson Berg VS.. Otto E.
Schmidt as executor, ct al.
Grover Hamlet VS.. Ed X. Hovden,
ct al.
Hans Bergsrud VS.. William Noeck-
er.
Carl Book VS.. Julian Holkesvik.
Emil c. Magnusen VS.. Lewis Mag
nusen, ct al.
R. F. Leonard VS.. William Win.
tiers. ,ssgiv -.
Emma Lang VS.. Lloyd Wolf.
Herman Lang VS.. Lloyd Wolf.
Mary j. Thune, formerly Liquin
VS. H, c. Thune, deft., A. E. Thune,
garnishee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27
Card Party a Success.

The card party given by the la
dies of st. Benedict's Catholic church
at the Woodmen hall last Thursda y
evening was a decided success. A
large crowd was present and every
body greatly enjoyed themselves.
Five Hundred was played, and priz-
es were given. The ladies prize, a
hand painted vase, was won by Miss
Monnie Whalen and the gentlemen S
prize, silk umbrella, was won by
Harold Dinger. In the neighbor-
hood of $25 was realized on the eve
ning's entertainment.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27
WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO MAKE
IOWA GREATER?
Cuncil Bluffs Man Offers OppOrtuni-
ty To Make Nice Little Sum.

How would you make Iowa great
err?
A man wishes to know and he is
willing to pay real money to obtain
the information.
The president of commercial and
business college at Council Bluffs has
notified the Commercial club that he
will pay s25 in gold to the boy or
girl under 25 years of age who will
write the best essay on the theme,
How to Make Iowa Greater" The
contest is confined to boys and girls
living in the state, and all manu-
script must be in by July 4. The es-
say must not contain more than l.
500 words, and it must be so prepar-
ed that it may be published. Neatness
also will count in favor of the au-
thor.
1t is the idea of the man desiring
the information to give a suitable re-
ward to the person who answers his
question to his satisfaction and at
the same time furnish the Greater
Iowa association with material on
which to work for the betterment of
the state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27
Mott 4 Go. Are Busy.

Mott & Cos. big double store has
been very busy place the past few
days. The big fur sale advertised
for yesterday and today attracted a
big patronage, and as a result there
were a large number of satisfied
customers who bought beautiful furs
at most reasonable prices. 1t is one
of the greatest fur sales ever held
here.
Besides the fur sale Mott & Co.
have large advertisement in this
issue of Public Opinion, which should
be read, because it is chock full OF
excellent bargains. H .eY
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27
He Didn't Forget.

A young married lady living in the
Third ward one morning gave her
husband a sealed letter which he was
to read when he got to the office. He
did SO and the letter ran as follows;
Il am obliged to tell you something
that may give you pain, but there IS
no help for it. You shall know ev-
erything, whatever be the conse-
auences. For the last week / have
felt that it must come to this but |
have waited until the last extremity
and can remain silent no longer. Do
not overwhelm me with bitter re-
preach for you will have to put up
with your share of the trouble as
we'll as myself" Cold Derspiration
stood in thick drops on the brow OF
the husband who was prepared for
the worst. Trembling he read on:
Our Coal is Gone. Please order
a ton to be sent this afternoon.
thought you might forget it for the
tenth time and therefore wrote you
this letter." But he didn't forget
that time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27
GETTING READY FOR MARKET.
Ben Bear, Pioneer Clothing Mer-
chant About to Start on 18th
Trip to New York City.

Since the year 1876, when the
ed in DEBORAH, Mr.. Bear has been
making semi-annual trips to New
York City and the foremost clothing
best the markets afforded for mis-
patrons in DEBORAH. Mr. Bear is
preparing to leave this week On his
business trip to New
York. 1t SENS like a long time
when one stops to look back over all
those years, and it is, for a mer-
chant to be in the business harness,
and keeping up the business energy
and push that characterized him in
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27

years gone bv. Nevertheless Mr. Bear
feels just as young as ever and just
as eager to satisfy the wants of his
thousands of customers, as he did
the first few years of his business
career in DEBORAH. An old saying il
that a man is just as old as he feels
In that case then Mr. Bear must be
a pretty young man, as the years
don't seem to cut any figure with
him, as his enthusiasm and bust
ness methods are as full of snap and
vim as ever.
Buying clothing and furnishings
for forty years, and we dare say d
majority of those years for spot cash
has enabled Mr.. Bear to gather OH
his shelves and counters in his big
double store clothing and furnish
ing stock second to none in the
northwest. No matter how hard a
customer is to please, he generally
finds satisfaction at Bears.
Mr. Bear is having an immense
stock of clothing made up for him
in New York, and he will be there
to personally inspect it, and none, of
it will find its way to DEBORAH and
his store unless it is made in The
manner which Mr.. Bear feels will
please his customers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27
ANOTHER STYLE SHOW.
Graceman a. Co. Will Put on Living
Model Style Show i'm March.

Harry Graceman leaves Friday
for New York City and eastern mar
kets to purchase his stock of ladies
coats, suits, dresses, skirts, etc. for
the spring trade. The past season
has been a very successful one for
this popular store, and Mr. Grace
man leaves Friday with the intention
of buying a better and larger stock
of p-to-the-minute merchandise
than he ever has before. With the
first call for spring goods here he
expects to have a stock that will
please the most fastidious. Making
speciality of ladies garments ena-
bles him to pick the cream of the
market, and the best the eastern
markets affords will be seen at his
store for spring. Buying right is
half the selling and Mr.. Graceman
feels that he will be able to quote
some very attractive prices on his
stock this spring.
While in the east he will make ar
rangements for another living model
style show, to be held at his store
some time in March. The style show
held at this store last fall proved a
great attraction for the ladies', and
the spring show will be bigger and
better than ever.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27
"BILLY" AND HIS MONEY.

People who wonder what Billy"
Sunday does with his money may
find a little satisfaction in hearing
the story. that has just leaked out
concerning a kindness which Mr..
Sunday did on the quiet here few
days ago, says the Des Moines Capt.
tai.
Having received a request to go
to the home of an aged widow who
has been an invalid for some time
and could not go to the tabernacle
meetings, Mr.. Sunday sent word that
it would probably be impossible for
him to go, but that he would send a
man. Thereupon he himself went
unbeknownst to the woman, and
read the Bible and prayed with her.
Whether the evangelist was impress
sed with the smile of joy that ove--
spread the face of the patient wo-
man or the story of want and priva
ton which he read in the toilworn
features and the meagerly furnished
home, perhaps will never be known
The fact that he was very deeply
touched, however, cannot be denied
From the lips of the woman. Mr..
Sunday learned that her only daugh-
ter was at work in a downtown shop
and that her wages were barely suffi-
cient to provide fuel, food and CLOTH
ing. The evangelist said nothing.
but told the widow to have the
daughter that evening read her the
same passage from the old family BIZ
Tie from which he had quoted a ia
vorite paragraph.
The daughter came home as usual
that evening. After the housework
was done she sat down and read to
her mother. She could scarcely be-
lieve her eyes when the old Bible
fell open on her lap and she gazed
upon a check for $3.50 made out to
her mother and signed, w. A. Sun
day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-27
MARRIED IN ST. PAUL.
Well Known DEBORAH Brick Manufac-
turer Married in Cathedral at
st. Paul Thursday.

DEBORAH friends of the contracting
parties were most agreeably surpris-
ed Monday evening when Mr.. B. J.
Kornmeyer arrived home Monday
might from st. Paul, bringing a bride
with him. We were beginning to
think that B. J. was immune from
Cupids darts, but not so. He was
united in marriage on Thursday,
Jan. p, at st. Paul to Miss Margar-
let Rossley. The ceremony took place
in the Cathedral, Rev Father o.
Hara officiating.
The bride is a daughter of Thos.
Rossley of this city, and a young
lady who was born and grew ID
young womanhood in DEBORAH. She
is possessed of many womanly graces
and virtues and her friends here are
legion The husband of her choice
is one of Decorah's prominent bust
ness men, junior member of Korn-
meyer Bros, brick manufacturers,
and his friends are numbered by his
acquaintance. He is an excellent
business man and a gentleman whom
it is a pleasure to call friend. The
writer joins with the friends of this
popular young couple in wishing
them many happy returns of the day.