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By AKEII!S & HEWITT.
DECORAH, IOWA, NOV. 8, 1895.
INSPECTION OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The Different Departments Were Inspected by
the Mayor and City Council—Companies
Gave Exhibition Dr’lis and Passed in
Review—Then Banqueted at the Winnesheik
House. .
On Friday evening last occurred the
annual inspection of the Fire Depart
ment by the city Fathers. Everything
was found, as it should be, in first-class
order.
After the inspection the companies
gave an exhibition drill, which was
fine, and reflected much credit upon
their drill-master, Assistant Cliief B.
B. Morss, and also the different fore
men. They then passed in review, and
continued the match into the dining
room of the Winnesheik house, where
a banquet had been prepared for them
by the genial landlords, Messrs. Mur
rish & Green.
Mayor Daubney, then, in a few well
chosen remarks, welcomed the fire
boys, the city council and the invited
guests to the banquet, after which Rev.
Hilliard invoked the divine blessing,
and then all assembled sat up and re
galed the inner man.
After all appetites had been appeased,
Fire Chief A. W. Grow acted as mas
ter of ceremonies, and an impromtu
program was carried out, which was
about as follows:
Assistant Chief Henry Elvidge read
the rejKirts of the different depart
ments.
Hon. A. K. Bailey was called upon
for a speech. He got up and said that
he had not been notified that he would
be called upon, and thought it was a put
up job, but he spoke for about five
minutes, and was very hearty in his
praise for the fire departments in the
excellent work they had done in the
past year.
Next on the program was music by
the Male Quartette, which was ren
dered in an excellent manner.
Dan Shea, Esq., an exempt fireman,
was next called upon. He responded
with a short talk about the firemen of
his day, and also those who had passed
away.
E. P. Johnson was next called up.
He thanked the mayor, city council
and Fire Department for the honor of
being called upon to sjieak for the
patriarchs, and gave a short history of
the excellent system of waterworks of
the city.
Arthur F. Anundsenwas next called.
He responded with a short talk on the
Fire Department in general, and dab
bled a little in politics.
Norman Willett, an exempt fireman,
was next upon the program. He got up
and said he had been notified that he
would be called upon to speak, and
that he was just ready to start for
Spillville when he got the notice, but
he didn’t think Spillville was a very
good place to prepare a talk to a gath
ering of th s kind. He talked a short
time on the “boys of ’70,” when he was
an active member.
Ex-Mayor C. N. Goddard was next
to respond. He said, as a business
man and on behalf of the business men
of Decorah, he wanted to thank the
Fire Department for the services they
had rendered the city. He also com
pared the present way of fighting fire
with that of forty years ago.
Ben Bear was next and gave the boys
a five-minute talk, which was well re
ceived.
Ex-Mayor Clayborn Day told about
the first fire that happened in Decorah.
It in the old Decorah house, which
occupied the ground where Andrew
Sampson’s building now stands. He
said they carried water in buckets from
the spring back of where the Winne
sheik house stands and put the flreout.
Alderman F. \V. Conover was called
upon to represent the City Council, and
gave vent to a few well-chosen remarks.
Alderman A. Barnatz, chairman of
Fire Department, was next called. He
said there was nothing left to say, but
that he wanted to say to the fire boys
that if there was anything he could do
for them, that he was at their service.
And then came C. B. Lennon with a
short talk, after which he proposed to
drink a toast. He said he hoped they
would all steal, and fight, and lie and
drink; steal away from bad company,
fight for the principlesof right, lie on a
bed of flow ers, and drink nothing but
pure, cold spring water.
This concluded the program for the
evening, and each one wended his way
homeward with a light heart and a
full stomach.
Killed Her Child and Herself.
A telegram from Preston, Minn, to
the St. Paul Pioneer Press, dated Oct.
31, reads as follows:
The coroner was called to Canton,
where it was found that a child and a
woman were dead by poison. The
child which was illegitimate, was ix>i
woned bv its mother, who then took a
dose of the same stuff. The girl’s name
' was Wolford, but in December, 1891,
she was married to a man named
Charters and left the county, but soon
returned, claiming the man was dead.
Her career has been erratic, and there
is little douot that her mind was un-
to an extent that rendered
her unaccountable. No inquest was
held.
GOLD IN NEBRASKA’S GRAVEL.
Expert Says the Milford Fields Are Rich in
Precious Metal.
Milford, Neb., Nov. 8. —For ten
days Prof. HerU rt Bartlett has been
investigating the alleged gold fields in
the vicinity of Milford. He lias made
the following rejairt to a committee
interested in the lands:
“Upon my arrival hero I found that the in
formation received of these vast treasure
vaults had -been erroneous. Instead of a ledge
deposit, as one expert had put it, I found a
gravel gold-bearing claim miles in extent and
much of it fabulously rich, and taking It
altogether, it is equal in extent, vaster in
depth and richer in value than any similar
deposit in the world. Indeed, there have been
hut two similar ones known—one the great
Middle tield of Australia, from which the
owner cleared $2,000,000 and over; the ope in
Honduras, which I equipped for the late
Thomas l’arrott, was the other, and in regard
to that deposit, it was similar to this one. This
Honduras mine added millions to the already
princely fortune of its owner.
“Neither of these mines named was In point
of value anything like this one. The Austra
lian gave from $1.25 to $2.00 per ton. The vast
number ot tests made from every part of this
two miles square have been truly marvelous.
They have not only been made by me, but are
the results of many hands, some of them truly
eminent ones. Then* have been results running
as high ass2oo and as low as $3. My own have
not varied so widely, as low as $3 and us high
as SOO. The $3 was obtained from sand, and I
am sure it would have been pronounced of no
value by almost any one. We get very high
value from a stratum of deeply iron-stained
sand five ieet from the surface. These tests
have been carefully made and conservatively
judged, and viewing this depositfrom a life
time of ex i>eriencc I pronounce it of fabulous
value.”
Shafts and test holes have been sunk
and value established, and nothing
now remains to do but to adopt some
plans or means whereby this gold can
be got out cheaply and quickly.—Chi
cago Record.
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DEATH OF JACK DEMPSEY.
End of the Career of a Great Fighter—
Sketch of His Life.
Portland, Oregon. Nov. I.—Jack
Dempsey, the well-known pugilist, died
at his home in this city this morning
of consumption. About 11 o'clock last
night there was a perceptible change in
his condition, and it soon became ap
parent that the end was not far off. He
grew delerious and in his delerium re
viewed his ring career, frequently ut
tering the name of Jimmy Carroll.
About 4 o'clock this morning he be
came conscious again and realized the
near approach of death. His two
children were brought into the room
and said good-by. He then bade
his wife and friends at his bedside
good-by and relapsed into a semi-cons
cious state, continuing thus until just
before the end.
Dempsey has been alluded to as the greatest
fighter that ever lived, and with the faults he
possessed won the admiration of nine out of
ten followers of pugilism because of his won
derful gameness. The latter part of his life
was shadowed by several ill-matched tights,
which, in conjunction with drink, shortened
his career. The tight with Fitzsimmons at
New < Means, in 1891, was the laginning ot his
downfall. When he attempted to make a
showing against Tommy Ryan last summer
and so dismally failed, the 'fact became plain
that he was not tin* Jack Dempsey of old.
Dempsey was born in Ireland Dec. 15,1862.
He came to America when a mere lad and was
apprenticed to a cooper. Dempsey first came
into prominence as a wrestler, and when about
t wenty years of age took up boxing. In this,
also, lie became proficient, and his first match
—with Ed McDonald, of Brooklyn—showed
that lie had the making of a great laixer.
Dempsey then bested Jack Boylan in twenty
three rounds, aml in 1885 made ills first notable
victory over Bob.Turnbull. Soon after this
Dempsey challenged the world at 190 pounds
for SSOO to SIO,OOO a side. Bill Dacey accepted,
and was defeated in nine rounds. A draw
with Joe Helser frightened Jimmy Hurst out
of the country and Dempsey turned his atten
tion to George Fulljames, the light-weight
champion. The fight was pulled off July 90,
1884, and Dempsey won easily in twenty-two
rounds. Billy Frazier was beaten as easily,
and then Dempsey toured the country, de
feating all comers. On his return East he de
feated Jack Fogarty In twenty-seven rounds
and Pete McCoy in six rounds. George La
Blanche came upon the scene late In 1885, and
a match was made March 14, 1886. Dempsey
weighed 148 and the Marine 155, and Dempsey
won In thirteen rounds.
In 1887 Dempsey fought a draw with Jack
Burke, In Han Francisco, and later met Johnny
Reagan In New York, the latter contest last
ing forty-five rounds. Dempsey fought a six
round draw with Mike Donovan and lost his
first battle to La Blanche In California In 1889.
He was again defeated by Bob Fitzsimmons In
thirteen rounds at New Orleans, Jan. 14, 1891,
and his last contest was the farce with Tommy
Ryan, who got the decision in the third
round.—Ex.
Collision With a Comet.
According to recent European advices
Paris is in a state of pleasing anxiety
over the present whereabouts and future
movements of Faye’s comet, a sjieeies
of celestial tramp which lias several
times shown an inclination to pay a
visit to tiie earth and place itself in
contact with some of our best people.
M. Flammarion, who is not only a dis
tinguished astronomer, but a delight
ful romancer, has pointed out in his La
Fin du Monde certain phenomena
which may be confidently reckoned up
on as prophetic of an impending colli
sion l>etween the earth and one of the
heavenly bodies. One of these condi
tions. an abnormal degree of beat and
dryness, has been noticeably present
in the weather of the past month, and
the Parisians are thinking seriously of
restoring to the litany the ancient
prayer lor protection against the devil,
the Turk, and the comet, a famous trio
of medieval fieri is which it was gener
ally supposed had long since been su
perannuuted and forgotten.
It is barely possible that the present
excitement may Ik* due to the fact that
the advertising’ bureau of the exjM>si
tion of 1!MX) has begun active work.
Delays are dangerous, as was in
stanced only a few days ago in the re
ported arrival of the American sea ser
pent just to late to save the hotel busi
ness of the Jersey coast. The French
men have evidently taken warning l»y
this mortifying occurrence; they have
begun well and boldly, and that is
half the battle.—Harper’s Weekly.
0. T. Grattan Burned Out.
From the St. Paul Pioneer Press we
clip the following which tells of a cal
amity which befell our former towns
man:
Elkton, S. D., Oct. 28.—The recent
fire here broke out in a barn in the
rear of Showellcr’s store, destroying P.
J. Murphy’s residence, Schoweller
Bros’ double store building and stock,
O. T. Grattan’s hardware store and
stock and C. J. Strong’s store building.
Total loss, $25,000; insurance, $5,000.
Vacha Acquiud.
Mason City, Oct 26.— The St. Ana
gar murder case, which has been at
tracting a great deal of attention of
late, terminated last night within less
than an hour from the time the jury
retired, they returning a verdict of ac
quittal, which releases Cacha from jail,
who was accused of killing Bu hr mas
ter last spring in a harness shop in a
drunken spree. Des Maines Daily
News. •
LOCAL NOTICES.
—Fruits of all kinds at Neufert’s
—Spurr’s photographs are purely
artistic.
—Daubney's is headquarters for
candies and fruits.
—Go to Daubney's for the finest
cigars in the city.
—When you want a good meal or
lunch, goto Daubney’s.
—Ob! that candy case sit Neufert’s,
it is the finest in the city.
—For the best photographic work go
to Spurr, “0!» Water street.
—Hair Chains made to order, at
Trzeinski’s. low
—Our odd suits, all-wool, best quality
at $2.00, are trade winners. See Ben
Bear.
—For Saturday’s trade we offer
sjK'cisil prices on suits and overcoats.
All new and fresh; guaranted up-to
date. See Ben Bear.
—The new play which the German
comedian, Charles Gardner, gives this
season is “The Prize Winner.’’
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Birthday Party.
Miss Maggie Thompson, youngest
daughter of Wm. Thompson, had a
birthday party at her home on the 31st
of October. She was twelve years old,
and received a nice lot of * presents.
The names of the guests were: Bcr
tlm Anderson, Lottie Christen, Addie
Marsh, Stella Peck, Anna Thompson,
Edna Auchmoody, Mabel Auclnnoody,
Georgia Adams, Nellie Power, Edna
Rice, May Carry, Jessie Reed, Lottie
Akers—all having a very nice time.
[The above was written by one of the par
ticipants, a little girl of eleven summers.—
Eds.]
F. C. SCHANCK’S
STAGE OFFICE.
At S»t, Cloud Hotel.
Leave orders there for the NORTH, stage
leaves office daily at 3:30 p. M., for Burr Oak,
Prosper, Hesper and Mabel. Connects with
train going west on narrow gauge, and makes
drives to any place within 25 miiesjtf Burr Oak.
L. A. MARSH,
Grocer.
Has the Best Family Grocer
ies Teas, Coffees and
Spices, which
He Sells at Astonishingly
LOW PRICES!^
No. 1 New York Apples,
The Best in the City.
Come in and see our store. It will cost you nothing.
egMIL ROSENTHAL
m “r
Says he is not in the habit of
advertising, but as he has a full
line of FINE GROCERIES, he
wants to let the people KNOW
the LOW PRICE
at which he is selling them, and
quotes the following prices:—
Granulated Sugar — 2o pounds for SI.OO.
Package Coffee —20 cents per pound.
Good Valaneia Raisins —5 cents per pound.
Oat Meal —3 cents per pound.
Lenox Soap —-7 bars for 25 cents.
Good Elour— at 75 cents per sack.
And all other articles furnished in a first-class grocery store
at prices in accordance with the above quotations.
EMIL ROSENTHAL,
West Decorah,
Pre© Delivery to any part of the city.
Census of Winnesheik County for 1895.
The following table shows the offi
cial enumeration of population of Win
nesheik county, lowa, census of 1895,
as compared with 1890:
1&90, 1595.
Bloomfield township N 1,005 991
Blutrton Ip., Including Blutlton
town 728 628
Blutlton town 179
Burr Oak township 731 742
Oil mar township Including Oil
mar and Spillville towns 2.074 2.322
Calinar town sl3 i,os<»
Spillville town set
Oanoe township 861 892
Deeoroh township, including De
corah city and West Decorah
town* 4,119 4,453
Decorah city 2,801 3,141
“ “ Find ward 814
“ “ Second ward 401
“ “ Third ward 650
“ “ Fourth ward 1,210
West Decorah town 447 517
Frankville township 913 921
Fremont township, 611 687
Glenwood township 1,035 986
Hesper township 849 900
Highland township 808 794
Jackson township 764 728
Lincoln tp., including Ridgeway
town 965 980
Ridgeway town 260
Madison township 675 706
Military tp., ineluding Osslan
town 1,611 1.623
Osslan town 609 638
Orleans township 658 .521
Pleasant townlblp x 63 894
Springfield township 1,087 1,040
Sumner township 806 772
Washington tp., ineluding Fort
Atkinson and Twin Springs
towns 1,435 1,168
Fort Atkinson town 480 341
Twin Springs town 92
Totals 22,528 22,748
W. M. McFarland,
.Secretary ot State and ex-officio Secretary ot
the Executive Council.
Celebration by Lutherans.
Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 3.—The
375th anniversary of the founding of
Lutheranism was celebrated by the ad
herents of that creed at the Exposition
building to-day, and at the same time
a monster religious celebration to com
memorate the semi-centennial of the
incorporation of the city was held.
There were over 12,000 present. The
addresses were delivered by the Revs.
H. Kieck and John Rading. A chorus
of 2,000 school children furnished the
vocal music.—Chicago Record.
What You Want
When You Buy a
m LAMPI
[ Gives Fight,
Won’t Smoke,
Is one that Is Well Made,
Is Ornamental,
„ Is Cheap.
All these features are combined in
OUR NEW LINE OF LAMPS.
' AT " WEISER’S DRUG STORE.
fifety Buy only “Klear Krystal”
Chimneys. One as good
as two of any other make. Vria
Wctr WE SELL THEM.-*®*
Special Inducement
LADIES’ FUR CAPES
E§jj Jackets gpij
CL P. THOMPSON’S,
Our cloak sale reduced our stock considerably,
and we have made new purchases of the very latest
and most desirable garments that can be found in the
market—Ladies’Jackets, made in the latest styles
with Hippie back, Box front and “Mellon” sleeves, and
of the very newest and most desirable cloths.
-«fc>©^©©^©^
FUR CAPES- —A large assortment, good quality and
Very Low Prices.
DRESS GOODS of the latest productions in fancy,
mixed, plaids and plain goods in all shades,
quality and prices.
**>©^©©^©<^
UNDERWEAR —A large assortment to select from,
Our early purchases enables us to sell cheaper
than if we had bought on a later
advancing market.
Shoes for Everybody !
A large stock and quality guaranteed.
tjCar* Call and see our bargains and we
guarantee satisfaction,
O. P. THOMPSON.
ares '
sThe seleciton of your Table Wares
J merits careful attention. Don’t buy
• a set simply because it is cheap, and
•••• ••••••••••••••••• ' n general style. —' \
The set will last a long time, and if you don’t like it
when you first get it, it will not grow in your favor.
Our stock is carefully selected from the standpoint
of artistic beauty and utility, and none but reliable
wares are offered.
Prices Are Unquestionably
The Lowest!
For Goods of Equal Quality.
PLEASE REMEMBER : —f
Our Grocery Stock is Full and Fresh.
PEHNINGTQN & YANCE.