Decorah public opinion., May 18, 1897, Image 1

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RAILROAD TIME CARD.
Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Pawl Railway—
Decorah Branch.
Passenger depot corner Water and Day
streets. Telephone 56a.
Depart. Arrive.
Minneapolis, Ht. Paul,)
Mason City and west. >flO: 15 a. m. f4:25 p. in.
Cedar Rapids, Kansas)
City, Dubuque, Ha van- '-♦2:25 p. m. fl2:-l5 p. m.
na and Chicago. )
Pra. du ('liein, Madi-}
son, Milwaukee, Chi- +9:00 p. m. t9:2on. m.
cagoand Ht. liOUis. )
Accommodation Cal mar y {1:50 p. m.
•Dally. t Except Sunday. J Sunday only
Burlington, Cedar Rapids 4 Northern
Train No. 52 (passenger) leaves Decorah at
3:30 p. m and No. 51 (Kreiglit)at 6:30 a. m.
No. 51 (Passenger) arrives at 1:50 v. M.,aud
No 53 (Freight) at 5:00 p. M.
Tiie 3:30 passenger makes close connection at
Cedar Rapids with through trains to Chicago,
St. Louis. Kansas City, Omaha, Ht. Paul and
points beyond. All trains daily except Sun
day.
FYeight trains shown above will carry pas
sengers only when provided with tickets.
C. S. KICK. Agent.
J. MORTON, Oen. Ticket A Pass. Ag’t.
Winnesheik County
VIBANK,
Decorah - - lowa.
THE OLDEST BANK IN IOWA.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855-
The Largest,
The Strongest,
BANK
in the County.
Capital, - - SIOO,OOO.
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$300,000.
Safety Deposit Boxes,
for the Use of Our Customers.
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E. W. HOLWAY, Cashier.
OLE P. ODE, Ass’t Cashier.
L. J. ANDERSON,
Dealer in ami Rrecder «f Fashionable
Rred Trot tew and Parers.
FIRST CLASS FEED BARN IN CONNECTION.
Horses boarded by day, week or month.
C’or. Washington and l.roadway Sts.
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Proprietors.
All Classes of Laundry Work,
Also Cleaning and Dyeing.
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Our Wagon will coll for and Deliver Work.
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REPRESENTS
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Hecurity, of Davenport.
Dubuuue Fire and Marine, of Dubuque.
West cheater, of New York.
The Manchester, Manchester, Eng.
Northwestern Mutual Life, Milwaukee.
Office in Hteyer’s Mock, Room 1,
Water street, DECORAH, lowa.
Decora!) Public (Btomtion.
SPwC-Ccc QfyLnZtyn
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY.
By AKERS A OREEN.
Official Paper of the City of Decorah
and Winneshiek County , lowa.
omce-Jii WEST WATER STREET, UPSTAIRS
TELEPHONE NO. 15.
Retail Merchants’ Association,
Some weeks ago the merchants of
this city organized a Retail Merchants’
Association, tint the organization was
not until last week fully completed;
tin* following description will give our
readers some idea ot its purpose. The
merchants belonging to the association
are:
K. I Haugen K. .L Rosenthal
1,. A. Marsh ('. N. Goddard
Andrew Sampson I ver Larsen
P. H. Whalen PennlngtouA Vance
schuck Dry Goods Co. John L. Hanson
Couse A Tracy Hutchinson A Co.
Geo. 1,. Stringer Geo. Bernatz
John C. Hexom Sinclair Bros.
Thos. A meson Kjomme A Ness
Emil Rosenthal J. A. McCusker
O. P. Tliuinpsou
It lias elected the following otHcers:
President, K. I. Haugen.
Vice President, L. A. Marsh.
Secretary, R. W. Sinclair.
Directors, G. L. Stringer and Geo.
Bernatz.
It also lias several committees ap
pointed for various pur|K>ses of work.
Some of the main objects of the asso
ciation arc (1) to protect members
against those who may lie termed pro
fessional deadbeats; (2) to adjust trade
relations; and (3) to encourage cordial
and friendly feelings among the mem
bership, and to do everything in their
power to promote the best interest and
advance the welfare of their patrons,
the citizens of Deeoruh and surround
ing country.
The association expects to do some
co-operative buying which will enable
their many patrons to get the best
prices on some staples that can lie ob
tained anywhere in this section of the
country.
They have already ordered sugar
beet seed, which they will scatter
among a few farmers for trial this year
with the object in view of sometime
having a sugar factory located here.
So it would seem, at once, that this as
sociation may be a great lienefit to De
corah and surrounding country, not
only in good prices, but in using their
combined efforts to advance the busi
ness interest and build up our city.
Or. Cole “went wrong” in the
Pont ( Card again last week, all be
cause our up-to-date minstrel show
when at West Union made Fayette the
victim of a couple of friendly jokes.
He endeavored to strike us hard, and
even insinuated that our ball team,
band and minstrel troU)K> are “corn
fed.” Well, we may lie, but we
haven’t got col(e)d feet anyway. We
know a good thing when we see it, and
hereafter will keep our eyes peeled for
some of those aboriginiau monstroci
ties, who showed (?) our boys how to
play base ball, should they ever again
venture from their mossgrown door
yards.
The Household Companion, oue of
the choicest and best five cent maga
zines in the market, reaches our
table. It is full ot bright things, and
its cheapness places it within the reach
of all. It certainly fills the place for a
magazine cheap in price but one of the
l>est in quality.
The Republican state convention
will lie held in Cedar Rapids August
lHth.nml will be one of the largest in
the history of the party. It will pro
bably be distinguished by hotly con
tested nominations. The large vote of
last fall will jieriuit 1300 delegates to be
present.
A Washington woman has with
drawn from the Episcopal church be
cause negroes were allowed to com
mune. Perhaps she would desire to
withdraw from heaven if she found
negroes there.
A member of the Kansus legislature
saved enough money out of his $l5O sal
ary to lift a SIOOO mortgage. We have
known lowa legislators to do better
than that.
DECORAH, WINNESHEIK COUNTY, IOWA, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1897.
THE ITTH OF MAY.
An Enthusiastic Celebration at Lu
ther College Yesterday.
Our Scandinavian friends celebrated
the eighty-third anniversary of Nor
wegian independence yesterday with
appropriate exercises during the day
and evening. Quite a number w’ere in
from the country ahd neighboring
towns, and the day was made one of
general good times and renewal of ac
quaintances.
I n the forenoon an excellent program
was carried out, the principal address
being by Prof. Thrond Bothue, of Chi
cago. He is a good speaker, is a man
of profound thought and gave an ad
dress which was listened to with in
terest by the hearers. The rest of the
program consisted of music and speech
es in English and Norwegian, all of
which were heartily enjoyed.
In the afternoon occurred a base ball
game between the Luther College and
St. Olaf ball teams, resulting in a vic
tory for Luther College by the score of
lOtoO. The game was quite interest
ing, but was an easy victory for the
home team.
One of the I>est features of the festivi
ties was the concert given last evening
by the Luther College Musical Union.
They had been practicing for some
time on this program, and rendered a
concert which was indeed excellent
from beginning to end. Each number
was executed with a precision which
indicated unusual musical ability and
was received with applause by those
who heard it.
Elocutionary Recital.
Miss Julia F. Mason, a graduate of
the Columbia School of Oratory, Chica
go, will give an Elocutionary Recital
in the M. E. church of this city, under
the auspices the Epworth League, Fri
eveiling, May 21, 1897, at BAM) p. m.
Admission 25 cents.
program:
Quartette selected.
Messrs. Halvorson, Tracy, Adams, Coleman.
Histerly Scheme H. ('. Bunuer.
Miss Julia F. Mason.
Patsy Kate D. Wiggins.
Miss Jullu F. Mason.
Solo—Recoljectlona of the l*avt Henrac-e.
Miss Cora Auehinoody.
Stranded Ship
Miss Julia F. Mason.
Pupa aud Boy Free Press.
Miss Julia F. Mason.
Solo Selected.
Mr. S. Halvorson.
Prose Act Marietta Holly.
Miss Julia F. Mason.
Travernes Hunt B. H. Davis.
Miss Julia F. Mason.
Tuba Solo—Happy Thought Fantaslc, Baseler.
Mr. W. F. Baker.
# ■
District Court Matters.
The May term of the district court
has been iu session since last week
Monday, only two jury cases having
been tried, viz: Abdallah Abraham
vs. C. M. & St. P. Ry., and Updahl vs.
Ice Cave Creamery Co. The jury
found for the defendant in both eases,
and the judge dismissed the case of
James Tucker vs. J. J. Cameron, et al.,
there being no cause of action, and
entered a judgment for costs in favor of
defendant. The grand jury found an
indictment against Reuben Barth for
robbing Haug’s store at Spillville, who
plead guilty and will be sentenced on
the last day of this term of court.
That Telephone Decision
We are informed by President Ste
vens, of the Standard Telephone Co.,
that the recent decision of the Supreme
Court in referenee to the Berliner pat
ents will not effect our new telephone
system iu any way whatever. The de
cision only decided the question as to
whether or not fraud had been exer
cised in postponing the issue of patents
to the Bell ’phone company. The
Standard telephones are under the pro
tection of patents independent of the
Bell company, and will not be effected
by this decision.
The blutfs that are being made by
some countries about retaliation against
the United States because of the in
creased duties in the Dingley tariff
bill, will not scare any nody. Coun
tries, like individuals, seldom bite ott
their noses to spite their faces. There
is no country on earth that is less de
pendent upon the products of other
countries than the United States. We
could prosper if we neither sold nor
bought u dollar’s worth of anything
outside our own boundaries.
“Kaiser Billy” lias adopted the
circular method of letting his subjects
know that he wants a bigger and bet
ter navy. Even an Euiporer ought to
have known that newspaper advertis
ing is away ahead of circulars.
On and after July 4th, 1897 the Ameri
can tlag will have 42 stars. There will
be six rows of stars, the first, third and
fifth rows will have 8 stars each and
the second, fourth and sixth, seven
stars each.
WE WILLCELEBRATE.
Decided by the Citizen’s Mass
Meeting Last Tuesday Night.
Decorah Invites Winneshiek And
Neighboring Counties to Unite
With Her in a Grand Fourth
of July Celebration.
Tbe response to a call for a meeting
of citizens to discuss the question of a
Fourth of July celebration in Decorali
at Portman’s office last Tuesday even
ing, was indeed liberal. Mr. Ben Bear
was chosen as chairman of the meet
ing and E. C. Bailey secretary. Every
one present seemed heartily in favor of
having a grand celebration in
and oue that will long be remembered
by all who shall attend. It was unani
mously voted to eelebrate and as the
4th falls on Sunday, Monday, the sth,
was selected as the day on which to
have the exercises. A motion em
powered the chairman to appoint two
others who should act with him as a
committee whose duty it should be to
appoint sub-committees and to have
general supervision of the celebration.
The evening was taken up with dis
cussing the questions of tinauce, place
of holding exercises, amusements,
speaker, etc. It seemed to be the pre
vailing opinion that no better place
than the court house square could be
secured for the oration, but final de
cisions were left to committees. The
question of speakers was thoroughly
discussed, and we understand the com
mittee are in correspondence with
several speakers of national reputation.
They anticipate securing someone who
is not only an excellent s)>eaker, but
who will attract an immense crowd
from this and neighboring counties.
The following committees have been
announced:
GENERAL ARRANGEMENT AND EXECU
TIVE COMMITTEE.
Ben Bear, Chairman K. I, Haugen
A. F. Auuudseu E. J. Weiner
J. J. Marsh C. Christen
J. W. Duubuey C. J. Weiser, Treasurer
COMMITTEE ON SPEAKER.
B. Anundsen A. K. Bailey
Dr. F. W. Daubney C. C. Coutant
COMMITTEE ON FIREWORKS.
M. A. Harmon Dr. F. W. Conover
K. F. B. Fort man
COMMITTEE ON PROGRAM.
H. C. Goddard G. M. Clark
O. F. Thompson L. A. Marsh
COMMITTEE ON FANTASTIC*.
Dan Shea Geo. E. Smith
C. A. Neufert.
COMMITTEE ON MUSIC.
Harry J. Green E. J. Curtin
Dr. C. L. Toplitr
COMMITTEE ON BICYCLE PARADE.
Henry Klvidge J. H. Duncan
L. B. Whitney Frank Baker.
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ELLEN BEACH YAW COMING.
Her Wonderful Voice Will be Heard
In Decorah.
Mr. Morss has completed arrange
menss with the inimitable soprano,
Ellen Beach Yaw, to give a concert in
the Grand opera house tomorrow
(Wednesday) evening. Miss Yaw is
something more than a tine singer; her
voice is a remarkable one in the fullest
sense of that much abused term. It
extends over nearly four octaves, from
low G below to E in the altissimo.
The beautiful quality of her voice and
perfect, method have received as much
praise as her extraordinary range.
Miss Yaw’s appearance here will be an
event that will be looked forward to,
not merely by musicians, but by all
music lovers.
Half Rates for tbe G. A. R.
For the annual encampment of the
G. A. K. of lowa, at Marshalltown
June 8 to 10, all agents of the 8., C. R.
& N. lty., in lowa, will sell tickets
June oth to oth inclusive, at rate of
ONE FARE FOR THE ROUND
TRIP. Finul limit June 12th. Call
on 8., C. It. & N. agent for further in
formation. 13-4
It would seem that Germany had
enough to do in Europe without seek
ing another dangerous diplomatic com
plication with tbe United States, by
attempting to limit the time in which
Americun citizens of German birth will
be allowed to stay in Germany. It is
quite certain that this government will
take prompt action if any American
citizen who is behaving himself is com
pelled to eurtaii any visit he may make
to Germany, either for business or
pleasure.
Secretary Wilson is daily show
ing that President McKinley chose
wisely when he put him at the head of
the Agricultural department, by dis
playing practical knowledge of agricul
tural needs and suggesting practical
methods of supplying them.
DECORAH CITY BAND.
A Well Equipped Musical Organization
In Our City, Having Thirty-Eight
Members.
The first of the series of Open Air
Band Concerts to be given during the
summer by the Decorah City Band
will be rendered on the corner of Maiu
and Winnebago streets next Thursday
evening. The date advertised hereto
fore (Wednesday) has been changed
for this week on account of the Ellen
Beach Yaw concert at the Grand on
Wednesday evening. Following is the
prgoram which will be presented:
FART I.
March—“ Zanzibar”... Heyser.
Grand Selection—“Maritann” Wallace.
Waltz—“ Jolly Fellows” Vollstadt.
FART 11.
Overture—“Torquato Tasso” Donizetti.
“Minuet” Paderewski.
March—“.lolly Coppersmith” Peters.
The band announce that they have
selected Wednesday evening of each
week for their concerts and respectfully
request parties fixing dates for local en
tertainments to bear this in mind, as
this date must be adhered to as far as
possible, and only on extreme occasions
will the concerts lie given on any other
evening than Wednesday.
The Decorah City Band is now in
better condition than ever before. It
contains thirty-eight members who
have been diligently drilling on diffi
cult music duriug the winter months
and is now executing “standard” over
tures aud selections in a creditable
manner. Nearly S7OO has been ex
pended in new instruments since last
fall, all of which are of the very best
makes, the total band stock now in
voicing over SIOOO. Decorah lias never
had a band as far advanced or as
thoroughly equipped as this one, and
it is an organization which has taken
five years of persistent labor to bring
to its present stage, and should be ap
preciated by our citizens. Several en
gagements have already been dated for
the summer, aud wherever the band
goes they will be a credit to the city,
and will be known as the Decorah City
Band.
The members of the band wish us to
express their thanks to the business
men of Decorah, who have given them
S3OO for this series ot concerts, and to as
sure them that the baud will do their
part towards repaying the favor
Following is a complete list of the
Decorah City Band as announced tor
this season.
1— B. O. Marsh Director. Solo Bb Cornet.
2 James O. Groves Solo Bb Cornet.
3W. B. Coup Solo Bb Cornet.
4 Arthur Wilson Ist Bb Cornet.
5 Will McKay Ist Bb Cornet.
o —John liallinuu Ist Bb Cornet.
7 Will Lovering 2d Bb Cornet.
8— Harry Tyler 2d Bb Cornet.
9 Fred Reutu 2d Bb Cornet.
10— Ole Hammersniss 3d Bb Cornet.
11— Fred Ambli Flute and Piccolo.
12— A. M. Richards Eh Clarionet.
13— Harry Blodgett Solo Bb Clarionet.
14— Hawley Lennon Ist Bb Clariouet.
15— A. Paulson 2d Bb Clarionet.
16— Burt Tyler 2d Bb Clarionet.
17— Walter Hallman 3d Bb Clariouet.
18— George Steyer 3d Bb Clarionet.
19— B. B. Morss Eb Saxophone.
20— ('buries R. Gove Solo Eb Vito.
21— George Alstad Ist Eb Alto.
22 Roy Relf 2d Eb Alto.
23 Jacob Larson 2d Eb Alto.
24 H. J. Green Manager. Ist Rb Tenor.
25 Emil Asseln 2d Bb Tenor.
26 F. D. Baker 2Bb Tenor.
27 Geo. O. Norton Slide Trombone.
28— Charles McKay slide Trombone.
29 Charles S. Marsh Slide Trombone.
30 — B. O. Trombone Slide Trombone.
31 — Arthur F.Smith Euphonium.
32 C. A. Neufert Bassoon.
33 Charles Longhaus Bb Buss.
34 W. F. Baker Secretary-Treasurer. Kb Tuba.
35 G. O. Hewitt Kb Tuba.
36 H. T. Baker Tenor Drum.
37 H. Ambli Bass Drum.
38— Gustave Uilbertsou Traps.
The Local Markets.
Following are the Deeorah markets
at the time of going to press:
Wheat \... .60(a .65.
Barley 18*1 .24.
Oats 15(a). 16.
Coru 18e(.20.
Timothy Need $2-00<./ $2.15.
Clover Seed $3.00(.< $4.50.
Flax 65((0.67.
Live H»>gs f3.35*j >3.40.
Beef on foot s2.oo(<i $4.25.
Dairy Butter 13<i .14.
KOI 06.
Potatoes 20«< .25.
Hay '«o.00«f* $6.50.
Hard Wood, Dry $3.25*.53.75.
Soft Wood, Dry #2.UK<52.25.
The Special Farmers’ Institute Edi
tion which accompanies the regulur is
sue of the lowa Homestead this week
is of surpassing interest. It o{ieus with
an extended discussion of “Rut farm
ing and how to Reform it,” l»y seven
teen practical farmers; following this
comes tiie discussion of “The Farmer's
Vegetable Garden,’’ by eighteen farm
ers and farmers’ wives; nineteen farm
ers in six different states treat of “Arti
chokes as Hog Feed and for Other Pur
poses,” and twelve farmers discuss
“Small Fruit for the Fanner’s Table,”
from the .standpoint of five different
states. The Special contains, as usual,
sixteen pages, and forms a very com
plete discussion of the topics named
from a strictly practical point of view,
the contributions to it all being from
working farmers who “make a hand”
in the field do tiie work they talk
übnut. A copy of this special can lie
obtained free by calling at the office of
this pa)>er or by addressing a postal
card request therefor to tiie Homestead
Co., Des Moines, lowa.
MEMORIAL DAY, 1897.
Program of its Observance in Decorah,
Monday, May 31st.
Officer of the Day, A. H. Groves.
Assisted by L. L. Cadwell and K. F. Greer.
Orator. Prof. H. L. Coffeen.
Procession will form on Main Street, be
tween Winnebago and River Streets, at 10:00
a. m., facing east, in tbe following order:
Ist DIVISION.
L. L. Cadwell Commanding; assisted by
A. L. Abbey and G. M. Anderson.
Decorab City Rand.
Decorah Fire Department.
Col. Hughes Post, No. 168, G. A. R.
Veteraus, not members ot the G. A. R.
Geo. tL Gardner Camp, Sons of Veterans.
Membersof the Y. M. C. A.
2d Section, G. 4 M. Anderson, Commanding.
Luther College Band.
Luther College Faculty and Students.
Decorah Institute.
Va'der’s Business College.
Deeoruh Public School.
West Decoraii Public School.
2d DIVISION.
R. F. Greek, Commanding;assisted byC. O.
Maltby and J. T. Baker.
Orator and others in Carriage.
Disabled Soldiers in Carriages.
Floral Commltte in Carriages.
Woman’s Relief Corps in Carriages.
Mayorund City Council of Decorah in Car.
riages.
Mayor and City Council of West Decorah
in Carriages.
Citizens in Carriages.
Procession will move at 10:30 a. in., and
march cast to State street, north to Water
street, west to Mechanic street, south to Broad
way, thence west to UpdegmtTs Grove, where
the services will be held.
EXERCISES AT THE GROVE.
Mustcby Luther College Band.
Music by Choir.
G. A. R. Services.
Music by Decornh City Band.
Music by Choir.
Address by Prof. H. L. CofTeen.
Hymn, “America” by all present.
Benediction, Rev. L. Larson.
At the close of the services at the
grove the Sons of Veterans under
charge of the Officer of the Day and
his assistants will visit the burial
places in the city and decorate the
graves. In the county there are many
soldier’s graves which the Post will not
be able to reach. The committee there
fore request that commanders and
friends living near such places will at
tend to this work, in order that no
soldier’s grave may be left without its
little tlag waviug over it, aud some
fioral token of remembrance placed up
on it.
This being a day set apart for the
sacred duty of remembering our
honored dead by appropriate services
and fioral tributes, it is hoped that all
games and amusements will be sus
pended, and that our places of business
will be closed between the hours of
10 a. m. aud 2:00 p. m., that all may be
able to unite in this solemn Memorial
Service.
Mr. Updegratf having kindly given
the use of his grounds for holding these
services, the committee request those
who drive to the grove to have their
teams iu charge of some oue who will
care for them and see they do no in
jury to the trees.
Persons having flowers to contribute
for this occasion will please leave them
with Mrs. J. H. Baker, No. 503 Wash
ington St., on Saturday, or by SAM)
a. in., Monday.
A Union Memorial Service will be
held in the Grand opera house, Sun
day, May 30th, at 10:30 a. in. Sermon
by Rev. Dr. M. Willett. Everybody
invited to this, as well as to the
Memorial Services on Monday, Maj
3lst. By The Committee.
The New First National.
Preparations for the opening of the
new First National Bank have been
under way for some time, but we have
not before been permitted to announce
the names of the officers. L. B. Whit
ney will be its president, H. C. Hjerlied
cashier and probably G. B. Baker, of
Ridgeway and J. J. Haug, of Spill ville
will lie members of the board of di
rectors. Almost all of the capital stock
has been subscribed and applications
for the balance are enough to insure
that it will all be takeu before the bank
is ready to Jo pen, which wili be about
June Ist.
People who assumed last fall that
the United States lias not enough
money, will be interested to know that
tiie money in circulation today iu the
United States is nearly 140 million dol
lars greater than a year ago. The
treasury figures show the circulation
on April 1, 1897, to be $1,009,000,694.
while that of A pill 1,1890. was almut
$1,5:J8,403,000. That additional 141
millions is a very tidy little sum.
The growth of the bicycle industry
in the United States is simply a marvel.
In 1890 the number of bicycle factories
in the United States numbered only
about seventeen, while they now num
ber upwards of 700, with an output of
1,300,000 wheels every year, of which
some2s or 30 per cent, are exported,
the Yankees beat the world in manu
facturing when they are given an even
chance.
Congressman Corliss, of Mich.,
left liolKHly in doubt of his position
when he declared the present civil ser
vice law to be “a most obnoxious and
arbitrary restriction of human liberty.”
No. 13.