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Vol. 2.
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Individual Responsibility, 1300,000.00.
Strongest Bank in the
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DECORAH, WINNESHEIK COUNTY, IO.VA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1896.
SPu&Ccg Qj&vni&n
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY.
By AKERS A GREEN.
Official Paper of the City of Decorah.
orric»-sii west water street, upstairs.
TELEPHONE NO. 15.
Republican National Ticket.
For President
WILLIAM McKINLEY
of Ohio.
For Vice President
GARRETT A. HOBART
of New Jersey.
Republican State Ticket.
For Secretary of State
G. L. DOBSON
For Auditor of State
c. g. McCarthy
For Treasurer of State
JOHN HERRIOTT
For Attorney General
MILTON REMLEY
For Railroad Commissioner
E. A. DAWSON
For Judge of Supreme Court
SCOTT M. LADD
For Elector—Fourth District
AMOS BABCOCK
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.
A delegate Republican convention is hereby
called to be held at the Court House In Decor
ah, on
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th, 1896,
at the hour of 1.-00 o’clock p. in., for the pur
pose of nominating candidates for county
officers to be elected this year, viz:
County Attorney,
Clerk of Courts,
County Auditor,
Recorder of Deeds.
Also by the delegates from the Ist and 3d Su
pervisor Districts, a candidate for County Su
pervisor from each of said Ist and 3d districts.
Under the usual apportionment such con
vention will be constituted as follows:
Bloomfield .6 Canoe 4
Military 6 Bluffton 3
Washington 3 Orleans 4
Jackson... 3 Highland 7
Frankvllle 6 Hesper 6
Springfield 8 Burr Oak A
Calmar 8 Freemont 4
Sumner 3 Decorah—lst ward...J>
Glen wood „.7 “ —2d ‘ ~..8
Madison 6 “ —3d “ 4
Lincoln B “ —4th “ 8
Pleasant A “ —outside »
By order of Republican Co. Central Com.
W. R. TOYE, Chairman.
L. B. WHITNEY. Secretary.
The G. A. R. Encampment.
It is estimated that not less than
100,000 strangers visited St. Paul last
week to witness the annual G. A. R.
encampment held in that city; and it
is to the credit of the railroads that they
handled the vast throngs with a won
derful facility, acquired only by being
called on to meet the necessities of these
oft recurring great gatherings. St.
Paul also was quite equal to the occa
sion, having made ample provision for
the crowds. We have heard only
words of praise for those having charge
of affairs. The parade was a magnifi
cient spectacle, viewed by hundreds of
thousands of people, who were delight
ed with it. Shouts for McKinley
were constantly ringing out all along
the line, aud it was very evident who
was the choice of the old soldiers.
The living flag composed of 2000 child
ren was the chief feature of the march;
it represented “old glory” alive and
was cheered by the passing veterans to
the echo. lowa had 1000 to 1500 men
In line and was warmly greeted by
the spectators as she filed jiast the
sight seers.
General Clarkson of Omaha was
chosen Commander in Chief for the
ensuing year. There is scarcely any
doubt that Judge Given, of lowa,
would have been elected had he not
refused it, feeling that such an election
would hinder the fulfillment of the
duties of his present position.
In “A Fatal Campaign,” (September
Midland Monthly , lies Moines) Col. A.
Q. Hatry vividly describes the pivotal
hattlea of Franklin and Nashville.
Mn. C. F. McLean, who wrote
“Stevenson at Gretz,” tell Midland'*
readers of Senator Foraker, of Ohio,
and his charming family, illustrating
the paper with latest photographs.
Christmas Kve and Christmas morn
ing in Bethlehem and Jerusalem is the
inspiring theme ofN. Tjeruagel. W.
8. Moore, author of “The Famous
Charge at Ft. Donelson,” discusses
Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts at
Ames. Frank W. Calkins’ “Young
Homesteaders” are beginning to talk
of books and think of love. The
Editorial Department reveals a note of
Preparation ror the October event, the
eglnniug of “Grant’s Life in the
West,” by Col. John W. Emerson, of
Missouri, a triend and comrade of the
General. Muoli interest is felt in this
forthcoming serial.
THE WINNESHIEK COUNTY FAIR.
Held in This City Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday of last Week.
The V inneshiek County Fair is over.
It is to I e regretted that we could not
have h I good weather every day, as a
large a successful fair was assured,
but W' i tesday and Friday the steady
rain prU* snted a great number from at
tendinj * and also rendered the track
unfit f '‘icing. Thursday was au ex
cellent t and the fair ground was
crowded £ Had the other days been as
pleasant, we would undoubtedly have
had« ne of the largest fairs ever held
in Decorah.
The management are to be congratu
lated upon their untiring efforts to
make the fair a success. They have
gratuitously put a good deal of time
and considerable money into it, and
have spared no pains in endeavoring to
secure attractions that would draw
crowds. Secretery Coffeen has spent
most of the summer in an earnest en
deavor, working hard all of the time in
the interest of the fair, and is deserv
ing of credit for his enterprising spirit.
Good music was furnished by the
Decorah City Band, of twenty uni
formed men, who also gave concerts on
the street in the evening. Speeches
were made on Tuesday by Stephen A.
Douglass, son of the great statesman,
on the gold standard, and on Friday by
B. F. Wright, of Charles City, on the
silver question. The halls were filled
With beautiful displays by our mer
chants and farmers. Thursday was
the only fit day for the balloon race,
which was indeed a pleasing sight. The
air was still and the balloons rose close
together to a height of 3500 feet, the
Dwyer brothers making the ascent and
descent with parachutes in a very grace
ful and fearless manner, Charles, it be
ing only his second ascension, reaching
the ground first and winning the race.
Hon. John McHugh, of Cresco, had a
fine display of thoroughbred horses,
winning eight first premiums. The
races and base ball games were good,
and were thoroughly enjoyed by those
who witnessed them. Below is a list
of the races, the names in the order of
finish being given, also the scores and
winners of the ball games:
2:50 class.
Time: 3:334.2:324,2:334.
Mandrake.
Cousin Maud.
Creo.
Lou Sprague.
Egbertaline.
THREE YEAR OLD CLASS.
Time: 2:314,2:364,2:37.
A. J. L.
Ember Day.
Shiloh B.
FREE-FOR-ALL PACE.
Time: 2 :20«i, 2:204. 2:30.
Flask.
The Parson.
Pilot Medium, Jr.
RUNNING RACE.
Time: 64 sec., 54 sec.
Uncle Ned.
Tina.
Gentleman Jack.
PONY RUNNING RACE.
Time: 1:004,1:02.
Flora.
Nellie M.
Maple Leaf.
HORSES NEVER STARTED IN RACE.
Time: 2:554.8:50,2:56.
Electwood Jr.
Winnie T.
Dan.
Milo.
Alice.
FIVE MILE RELAY RACE.
Time: 12 rain., 10 sec.
McMillan's horses.
W. Madden’s “
ONE-HALF MILE OPEN BICYCLE.
Time: 1:21.
A. Stevens.
I. J. Boy uni.
E. E. Beeman.
ONE MILE OPEN BICYCLE.
Time: 2:40.
A. Stevens.
I. J. Boyum.
E. E. Beeman.
LADIES BICYCLE RACE.
Clara Drehmel.
Maud Johnson.
100 YARD FOOT RACE.
Time: 104 sec.
Chris Lange.
Jim.
Fred Landers.
BASE BALL.
Decorah vs. Lawler.
Wednesday—Decorah—l6 to 11.
Thursday -Lawler—3 to 0.
Friday—Decorah—l2 to 3.
At the national convention of the
gold democrats held at Indianapolis
last Wednesday and Thursday John M.
Palmer, of Illinois, was nominated for
president and Simon B. Buckner, of
Kentucky, for vice-president. 'Hie
platform states that the national honor
should be maintained, the present gold
standard should be continued, and that
tariff and excise taxes should bejas low
as will meet the necessities of the
government economically adminis
tered.
♦ '
A New Departure.
During the past week we have re
ceived and set up a new first class job
outfit, are now prepared to supply our
trade with anything in the line of job
work. Remember our type and every
thing is brand new, and we will guar
antee you satisfaction. Our press is
the celebrated “Peerless,” the finest in
the maket. The next time you have
any job work to be done, try us.
THE DOLLAR OF THE DADDIES.
If any farmer thinks that he is going
to do all selling and no buying, or that
he is going to sell more than he buys
and thus get ahead of the world by the
use of a depreciated and fluctuating
currency, we commend to him the fol
lowing words of Daniel Webster:
“Sir, I pronounce the author of such
sentiments to be guilty of attempting a
detestable fraud on the community; a
double fraud; a fraud which is to cheat
men out of their property and out of
the earnings of their labor by first
cheating them out of their understand
ings.
“ ‘The natural hatred of the poor to
the rich.’ Sir, it shall not be till the
last moment of my existence; it shall
only be when I am drawn to the verge
of oblivion, when I shall cease to have
respect or affection for anything on
earth, that I will believe the people of
the United States capable of being
effectually deluded, cajoled,and driven
about in herds by such abominal frauds
as this. If they shall sink to that
point, if they so far cease to be men as
to yield to such pretences and such
clamor, they will be slaves already;
slaves to their own passions, slaves to
the fraud and knavery of pretended
friends.
“ ‘The natural hatred of the poor
against the rich.’ ‘The danger of a
moneyed aristocracy.’ Sir, I admonish
every intelligent laborer in the country
to be on his guard against such delu
sions. I tell him the attempt is to play
ofi'his passions against his interest,
and to prevail on him in the name of
liberty to destroy all the fruits of liber
ty, in the name of patriotism to injure
and affiict his country, in the name of
his own independence to destroy that
very independence, and make him a
beggar and a slave.
“Has he a dollar*.* He is advised to
do that which will destroy half its
value. Has he hands to labor? Let
him rather fold them and sit still than
be pushed on by fraud and artifice to
support measures which will reuder his
labor useless and hopeless.
“Sir, the very man of all others who
has the deepest interest in a sound cur
rency, who suffers most by mischievous
legislation in money matters, is the
man who earns his daily bread by his
daily toil. A depreciated currency,
sudden changes of prices, paper money
falling between morning and noon,
and falling still lower between noon
and night—these things constitute the
very harvest time of speculators, and of
the whole race of those who are at once
idle and crafty, and of that other race,
too, the Catilines of all times, marked
so as to be known forever, by one
stroke of the historian’s pen, ‘those
greedy of other men’s property and
prodieal of their own.’
“Capitalists, too, may outlive such
times; they may either prey on the
earnings of labor, by their cent, per
cent., or they may hoard. But the
laboring man, what can they hoard?
Preying on nobody he becomes the
prey of all. His property is in his
hands. His reliance, his productive
freehold, his all, his labor. Whether
he work on his own small capital or
another’s, his living is still earned by
his industry; and wheu the money of
the country becomes depreciated and
debased, whether it be adulterated coin
or paper without credit, that industry
is robbed of its reward. He then
labors for a country whose laws cheat
him out of his bread.
“I would say to every owner of every
quarter section of land in the West, I
would say to every man in the East
who follows his own plough, and to
every mechanic, artisan, and laborer
in every city in the country—l would
say to every man, everywhere, who
wishes by honest means to gain au
honest liviug, ‘Beware of wolves in
sheep’s clothing.’ Whoever attempts
under whatever popular cry, to shake
the stability of the public currency,
bring on distress in|monev matters, and
drive the country into the use of de
preciated money, stabs your interest
and your happiness to the heart.”
■ ■■ ■ ♦
The American girl is rich as far as
ideas are concerned, is quick-witted,
and ought to be sufficiently eager, be
cause sne is an American girl, to speak
correctly,” writes Ruth Ashmore in
September Ladies' Home Journal in
an article to girls on speaking correctly
and avoiding the use of slang. “She
need not be a prig, she need not sug
gest the schoolroom, but she should
speak intelligently and correctly.
There are two books to which my girls
may always turn tor English undeneld:
first, the Bible; second, the works of
Shakes{>eare. vulgar language sug
gests a vulgar mind, therefore, my
Dorothy, be careful about your speech.
Let your words mirror iteautiful
thoughts, and when Prince (’harming
is strolling through that wood in which
the grammar tree grows he will know
that you surely are the princess, for in
your answer to him there will be
diamonds and |>earls, in the form of
pure English, coming from your lips,
and he will learn to reverence all wo
men for ‘ your sweet sake.’ ”
THE OPINION OF A DEMOCRAT.
(New York World.)
In our present state it is a “condition
that confronts us and not a theory,”
and what are the facts? Under the
present administration the wishes of a
large number of Democrats on local
patronage and in many cases an over
whelming majority, have been entirely
ignored. Large amounts of money
have been borrowed in time of peace.
A deficiency in the revenue has arisen
(but, all honor to The World, it has
time and ugain advocated a remedy,)
but as it would toucli the tender hearts
which are located in the pockets of the
rich syndicates, no such legislation can
be accomplished. For political effect
the Monroe doctrine in regard to
Venezuela (with which we have no
more to do than the man in the moon)
has been hurled at the civilized world
in tones of thunder, brag and bun
combe, while to poor, suffering and
bleeding Cuba the cold shoulder is
turned.
The farmers of the country have
nothing whatever to sell that will bring
the cost of production, and in some
cases not one-half. Under the fore
going conditions is it surprising that
the people should want a change? We
already have a gold standard and can
a change make it any worse? The
sentiments of three-fourths of the
States of this Union are that the East
for a generation has controlled the
nomination for President and the
money of the country. That it is in
favor of laws beneficial to itself alone
and the balance of the country has
meekly* acquiesced for “lo these many
years.” Is it strange that we of the
West should rise in our might and de
mand what we consider our natural
and political rights and it is not
strange that the big guns of the East
must sulk in their tents because we
once in a lifetime want to name and
elect the next President? Suppose the
free coinage of silver should do more
harm than good. Who would be the
sufferers? Certainly not those who are
the leaders of the gold-standard craze
who count their wealth by millions,
who own and ride in palace cars, mag
nificent pleasure yachts, and spend
thousands upon thousands every sum
mer in Europe. But the actual suffer
ers, if any, would be those in
circumstances. The farmers wflifwork
sixteen hours a day to support their
families, pay their taxes aud interest:
the mechanics and laborers generally,
and yet these are the men all over this
country who are nearly unanimous for
the free coinage of silver.
H. A. Bigelow, Decorah, la.
THE DEATH ROLL.
GEORGE DAUBNEY.
George Daubney was born in Janu
ary, 1894, in Lincolnshire, Eng., and
died at his home in West Decorah last
Tuesday evening, at the age of 72
years, 7 months and 26 days. When
two years of age he was brought by his
parents to America, and lived for a few
years in Vermont. They located in
Kalamazoo County, Michigan, where
his marriage to Miss Charlotte Kim
ball, who survives him, occurred, tie
moved to lowa in 1854, settling in
Pleasant towship; after a few years of
farm life he moved to West Decorah,
where he lived until his death, which
resulted from a complication of ail
ments, probably the outcome of rheu
matism, from which he has suffered
almost all his life.
Mr. Daubney was much esteemed by
the many who knew him for his in
tegrity aud positivenessjof character,
and will lie deeply mourned by all.
Funeral services were held from the
house Thursday afternoon at 2:30
o’clock, Rev. A. G. Wilson officiating.
RAYMOND SLACK.
Raymond Joseph Slack was born
July 26, 1895, and died in this city
Sept. 4, 1896, from cholera infantum.
The child was a son of Paul and
Nellie J. Slack.
Funeral services were held from the
home Sunday morning at eleven
o’clock, the remains being iuterred in
the Catholic cemetery.
A Supposed Burglar.
A man by the name of John
Melvin was sent over from Spillville
Saturday, sentenced to fifteen days in
jail for assault. A number of articles
were found in his possession, which
caused suspicion that he is the man
who burglarized a store at Ossian last
Friday. Sheriff Christen firmly believes
that he is the man wanted.
McKinley Club.
At the meeting last uight enough
new names were added to the list to
swell the numlier of members to 555.
A speech will be given here Friday by
a Mr. James, who spoke here years ago,
and an endeavor will be made to se
eare Paul B. Du Chaillu, the noted
FA. l 'nth or and explorer, for an ad
dress also.
No. 29.