Decorah public opinion., June 08, 1897, Image 1

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Vol. 3.
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AKEKS A GREEN, Proprietors.
Is published on Tuesday of each week at De
cors h, Winuesheik county, lowa. Publica
tion office at 211 West Water Street, over
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ties. Rates given on application.
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JOHN M. CANNON,
Attorney at Law.
Office! n Platt Building.
Cresco, lowa.
Money to Lonn on Farm Security.
Real Estate Bought and Sold.
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Attorney at Law,
Crksco, lowa.
Collections Promptly Attended to.
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Attorney at Law.
Office over Cresco Savings Bank,
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Decorah. lowa.
E. P. JOHNSON,
County Attorney,
Winnesheik County.
Dkcorah. lowa.
M. A. HARMON,
Attorney at Law,
DECORAH, lowa, First National Bank
Building, up-stairs.
O. K. WH.I.KTT. S. WItLKTT. W. WILLETT.
WILLETT & WILLETT,
Attorneys at Law.
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I)eeorah, lowa.
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Attorney at Law.
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tation and Office Treatment: 9:00 to li:00
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(Successor to Dr. E. H. Williams.)
Office and residence, Cadwell building,
Winnebago St., Decorali. lowa.
H. C. bulis,
Physician and Surgeon,
Office over Welser’s Drug Store.
DECORAH lowa.
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Practical Phrenologist
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for health, marriage, business pursuits, etc.
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Attached. Prices Reasonable
Buss will call at your home for all trains when
ordered. Telephone call No. 20.
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WEMETT BROTHERS.
Mail Stage Lines.
Personß wishing to go north to Burr Oak,
Prosper, Hesper, Locust, Mable and Spring
Water, leave an order ut the Stiles House.
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REPAIR Co.
Repairers of and Dealers in
Organs, Sewing (Tachlne* and Bicycles.
Supplies of all klnda kept in atock
i| pu i (it
Jl ILL/111 Vi Lv
FOR SALE
6o or 70 feet
OF THE
North End
OF THE
inn PROPERTY INC
WEST DECORAH,
Decora!) public (fiDpintott.
RAILROAD TIME CARD.
Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul Railway—
Decorah Branch.
Passenger depot comer Water and Day
streets. Telephone 56a.
Depart. Arrive.
Minneapolis, St. Paul,)
Mason City and west. >fl0:15 a. m. +4:25 p. m.
Cedar Rapids, Kansas)
City, Dubuque, Savan- >+2:25 p. m. +12:45 p. m.
na and Chicago. )
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son, Milwaukee, Chi- [ +9:00 p. m. +9:2oa. m.
cago and St. Louis. )
Accommodation Calmar J-JI.-30 p. m.
•Daily. + Except Sunday, t Sunday only
Burlington, Cedar Rapids A Northern
Train No. 52 (passenger) leaves Decorah at
3:30 p. m. and No. 54 (Freight) at 6:30 A. m.
No. 51 (Passenger) arrives at 1:50 v. M.,and
No 53 (Freight) at 5:00 p. m.
The 3:30 passenger makes close connection at
Cedar Rapids with through trains to Chicago.
St. Louis. Kansas City, Omaha, St. Paul and
points beyond. All trains daily except Sun
day.
Freight trains shown above will carry pas
sengers only when provided with tickets.
C. S. RICE, Agent.
J. MORTON. Gen. Ticket A Pass. Ag’t.
Winnesheik County
BANK,
Decorali - - lowa.
THE OLDEST BANK IN IOWA.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855.
The Largest,
The Strongest,
BANK
in the County.
Capital, - - SIOO,OOO.
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY.
#300,000.
Safety Deposit Boxes,
for the Use of Our Customers.
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MRS. L. A. WEISER, V. P.
E. W. HOLWAY, Cashier.
OLE P. ODE, Ass’t Cashier.
L. J. ANDERSON,
Dealer in and Breeder of Fashionable
Bred Trotters and Pacers.
FIRST CLASS FEED BARN IN CONNECTION.
Horses boarded by day, week or month.
Cor. Washington and Broadway Sts.
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Proprietors.
All Classes of Laundry Work,
Also Cleaning and Dyeing.
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REPRESENTS
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Security, of Davenport.
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Westchester, of New York.
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Office in Steyer’s Block, Room 1,
Water street, DECORAH, lowa.
DECORAH, WINNESHEIK COUNTY, IOWA, TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1897.
SPute-CLc Qfevnuyyt
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY.
By AKERS A GREEN.
Official Paper of the City of Dccorah
and Winneshiek County, lowa.
OFFICE—an WEST WATER STREET, UPSTAIRS
TELEPHONE NO. 15.
The Bicycle Race.
On account of rain and poor track
the bicycle race between Herb. Has
kell and Henry Klein was postponed
fiom Tuesday until Friday evening.
A large number of people gathered at
the track to witness the race and ex
citement ran high. Plenty of money
was wagered, and there was consider
able doubt in the minds of the greater
number present who the winner would
lie. The provisions of the race were
that tlie two should start even and
Haskell to beat Klein by fifty feet in a
half mile. The start was made about
7:30 o’clock and it was a pretty
race, though Haskell’s superior racing
ability was plainly evident from the
start. He shoved ahead and gained
rapidly during the whole course, finish
ing from 80 to 100 feet ahead of
his opponent, the time being 1:13.
Haskell shows good racing qualities
and with proper training will make a
good match for the majority of ama
tuers.
The Local Markets.
Following are tiie Decorali markets
at tiie time of going to press:
Wheat ! 60i«i.65
Barley 18«< .20
Oats 15M1.16
(’orn 18(>i.20
Timothy Seed $2.00(u52.40
Clover Hoed $3.00<« $4.50
Flax 65(41.67
Live Hog* $8.10*1*3.15
Beef on foot s2.oo(<' $4.25
Dairy Butter lDt .12
Kbks 06
Potatoes 20*i .25
Hay 55.00<« $6.50
Hard Wood, Dry $3.25*i53.75
Soft Wood, Dry $2.00*i52.25
“Great Deeds of Great Men.”
is tiie subject of Bishop C. H. Fowler's
address before the Epworth League
Convention at Toronto July 15-18.
Thousands will hear it and if you
would like to lie one of tiie number
call on any ticket agent of the 8., C. R.
& N. Ry. or address tiie undersigned
for full information regarding low
rates of fare for this occasion.
J. Morton, G. P. & T. A.,
Cedar Rapids, la.
Prohibition County Convention.
There will lie a convention of the
prohibition party held at Decorali at
tiie court house Tuesday, June 15th,
at 2p. m., for tiie purpose of selecting
delegates to the state convention and
to transact such other business as may
come before tiie convention.
Phillip Slack,
Chairman Co. Cen. Com.
Notice to Builders.
I can furnish you all kinds of win
dow sills and door sills for building
purposes at reasonable rates. Decorah
Stone Quarry, formerly known as
Steyer’s Quarry, furnishes the best
kind of rock, and I will guarantee tiie
rock to stand all kinds of weather.
Give it a trial and I am sure you will
be fully satisAed. Call on me and get
prices, etc. Geo. W. Hkigins.
A woman never really knows the
meaning of happiness and content un
til she is the mother of a healthy,
happy child. The health of the
child depends on the health
of tiie mother, both before and
after birth. Most all of woman’s weak
ness and particularly tiie weakness
that most strongly inlluences the health
of children, comes from some derange
ment or disease of the distinctly femi
nine - organs. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite
Prescription will cure troubles of this
nature, it should be taken regularly
by every woman during the entire per
iod of gestation. It gives strength to
all the organs involved, lessens tiie
pains of childbirth and insures tiie
health of both mother and child.
Send 21 one-cent stamps to cover cost
of mailing only, and receive free a copy
of Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser. Ad
dress, World’s Dispensary Medical As
sociation, Buffalo, N. Y.
A Beautiful Wedding.
On last Thursday evening at Grace
church occurred the marriage of Miss
Edith Uheever Dent, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Dent, of this city, to
Mr. Alexander Frederick Reichmann,
of Chicago, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex.
Reichmann, of Le Mars, lowa. The
wedding ceremony was performed at
Grace church at 7:30 o’clock Thursday
evening, Rev. Dr. S. R. J. Hoyt, of
Davenport, officiating. The grooms
man was E. H. Dalton, of Le Mars t
the bridesmaids Miss Carrie Reich
mann, of Le Mars, and Mrs. Charles
Duff Scott, of Toronto, Out.; Messrs.
L. T. Cumberbatch, of LeMars, Robert
Simpson, of Decorali, and diaries
Duff Scott, of Toronto, Ont., acted as
ushers; Isabell Romanes and Monte
man Refchmann as pages; Miss Ella
Treat as organist; Prof. Haldor Hanson
as violinist. After the marriage cere
mony a reception to invited guests was
held at the residence of the parents of
the bride on Main street. Music was
furnished by Marsh’s orchestra, and
the occasion was a very pleasant one.
The bride and groom left at ten o’clock
for Chicago, where their home will be.
The guests from abroad were Mrs.
Silas Warren Cheever, of Hamilton.
()nt; Mrs. Francis Romanes, of Chicago;
Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Iteichmanu, of Le
Mars, lowa, parents of the groom;
Gilbert C. Maclagan, of LeMars, Iowa;
and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reichmann,
of Chicago.
Mr. Reichmann is 28 years of age,
and was born in Dubuque, lowa, and
was educated in the graded schools of
lowa, at the Jesuit College in Prairie
du Chien, and completed the law course
at Ann Arbor, Mich. He was engaged
with the law Arm of Dunn & Heins, of
Chicago, for two years, when he moved
to Le Mars, lowa, and was a member
of the firm of Argo, McDuffie & Reich
mann for lour years. Two years ago
he went back to Chicago, and has since
been practicing law under the Arm
name of Burton & Reichmann, with
offices in the Ashland Bloek.
Miss Dent was born in Ottawa, 111.’
and in 1876 moved with her parents to
Le Mars, lowa, where they lived until
cot 1 ing to Decorah last winter. She
was educated abroad, having spent five
years in study in Europe, and is a very
Aucnt linguist.
G. A. K. State Encampment.
The state encampment of tiie G. A.
It. takes place at Marshalltown this
week, also encampments of the Wo
man’s Relief Corps and Sous of Veter
ans. A special train left on the Bur
lington yesterday morning, carrying
the following persons from Decorah:
Capt. E. I. Weiser.
Mrs. William McClaskey.
Mrs. Geo. Draper.
Pat McCusker.
R. F. Greer.
Mrs. Cyrus McKay.
Mrs. C. M. Mclntosh.
Mrs. Maria M. Fenton. ?
Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Nelson.
L. L. Cadwell.
E. A. Griswold.
C. E. McLain.
Harry J. Green.
A. M. Linuevold.
A Family Wedding.
A quiet family wedding took place at
the resilience of Mr. and Mrs J. T.
Shipley on River street last Tuesday
morning, when Mr. Alexander Find
ley, of St. Paul, and Miss Mattie Ship
ley were united in the bonds of wed
lock by Rev. Dr. M. Willett. Miss
Shipley is the esteemed daughter of
of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Shipley, and the
best wishes of a large number of friends
go with tiiis couple.
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After picturing numerous other
State Federations, the Midland Month
ly, (Des Moines) in its June number
tells the story of lowa’s Federation,
with twenty-four portraits of promi
nent club women—and a rare body of
women they are. “Quantrell. theGuer
ilta Chief,” in this number is a thrilling
title of tiie Missouri and Kansas border
and of tiie tragic “Walker Raid” in
which several Quaker youths from
lowa were betrayed by Quantrell.
“June days at Cape May,” by George
Merriam Hyde, is a breezy picture of
a famous resort, the author evidently
uninfluenced by hotel patronage. The
number is full of good tilings.
*
Whenever tiie conductors of one or
two sensational newspapers in New
York run short of material a cabinet
resignation story is printed, under a
Washington date line. The latest of
these stories had four members of tiie
cabinet about to resign. The only
wonder is that anybody can lie found
to believe anything that is printed in
these papers, which prove their utter
unreliability in every issue.
ADVICE TO FARMERS.
How to Market Their Crops to the
Best Advantage.
We know of thousands of farmers
who are watching the Chicago mar
kets as they have never done before.
Why? Because, as many of them now
write us, the Chicago market is their
market. They are the advocates of
farmers direct shipments. They have
talked the matter in their homes, in
little farmers gathering at school houses
and in stores where the home merchant
has joined in the discussion. There is
no doubt where the country merchant
stands. He wants farmers to get to
the last cent all they can for their
grain. Why? They spend the money
at home. They make the town pros
perous when they make their farms
pay. So farmers ami storekeepers, and
and carpenters and blacksmiths and
lumber dealers and machinery men
have been discussing the Chicago mar
ket for tiie farmer. They are all inter
ested. In many cases Chicago daily
papers have been taken for no other
purposes than to keep watch of prices,
to see how corn and barley were grad
ing and to compare Chicago prices with
home bids. Railroad agents in Minne
sota, lowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Illi
nois and Indiana have been questioned
as never before about freight rates,
about methods of billing ears of grain,
about how long ears are on the way
and how cars are handled after they
reach the Chicago freight yards. Is
this a campaipn of education? The
best that ever received attention from
farmers; farmers are conservatives,
they wish to be sure they are right be
fore taking any new step. But they
are on the right track. The H. H. Carr
& Co. shipping plan for farmers makes
every level headed man with a car load
of grain his own shipper. He takes
the shippers’proAt. It surprises him
that he can save sl(>, $25 or *4O by a day
loading his own ear of grain. The rail
road, tiie state inspector, the official
weighmaster, the Farmer Commission
House do the rest. He gets his money
in a round sum. He has learned the
new way of marketing in Chicago in
stead of turning ins property over to u
middleman. Markets are unsettled
now. Everything appears to be on
bed-rock and any advance will tie a
double beneAt to the shipper, if the
farmer is the shipper. The direct ship
pers are the masters of the situation.
Mr. S. G. Atwood of Rockford, 111.,
writes: “I am very much pleased
with the sale of my car of oats because
it brought me about $50.00 more than
the grain dealers would have given me
here.” Mr. J. E. Williamson ofWata
go, 111., writes. “I can assure you that
I am satisAed with the sale of my clover
seed as it nets me 30c per hundred more
than the best otter L had.” Mr. H. L.
Olson of Elk Creek, lowa writes: “All
I was otic red here was 15c for 50 lbs.
of barley, while you net me about 22c.
for 48 pound*.. H. H. Carr & Co.
Miss Fuller, the Illusion Dancer.
Miss Ida Fuller cannot possibly have
any regrets at having visited Nevada
City, for the audience which greeted
her and her company at tiie Theatre
last night was a splendid one, in fact,
tiie house was crowded. Naturally,
the alluring reports of the fair dancer’s
ability which preceeded her coming
had a tendency to tone the public's ex
pectations up to a high pitch, doubless
in some instances bordering upon the
impossible. Yet it can be said with a
just amount of conservatism that Miss
Fuller amply fulfilled all promises and
the like of iter performance has- never
been witnessed in a local playhouse.
At times she undoubtedly had her
audience spell-bound, if the supreme
stillness which prevailed at intervals
could lie attributed to that source.
Accompanying Miss Fuller to give
variety to her performances are a num
ber of vaudeville artists who in their
different specialty turns ure very good.
The fore part of last night’s program
was devoted to this class of entertain
ment, but it was plainly observant th»i
the audience eagerly awaited the debut
of the illusion dancer.— Neruda City
Transcript.
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An Earthquake Shock.
The people of Decorah were awak
ened at live o’clock Sunday morning
by a very noticeable earthquake shock.
The ground shook, windows rattled,
and a deep rumbling lasted for over a
minute. There seems to he no question
but what it was an earthquake shock,
for it was heard ull over the city, and
frightend quite a number of our people.
•
Dueling is discountenanced almost
everywhere else, but at tiie German
Universities it is on the inurease.
Twenty-one in one |day is a recent
record at Jena.
INDEPENDENCE EXCURSION.
Special Train. Very Low Rates.
On Thursday, June 17th, special
train for the first annual Y. M. C. A.
excursion will leave Decorali 7:30 a. m.
via B. C. li. & N. Ry.,and arrive Inde
pendence 11:00 a. m. Round trip rate
only $1.25; children 65c. Basket picnic
at Fairview Park upon arrival of train.
Big field contest at 1:00 p. m. between
Y. M. C. A. of Independence and De
corah, consisting of base ball game,
foot races, etc. Music by Decorali City
Band of 35 pieces and other good bands.
First class accommodations for all.
Baskets and bicycle carried free in
baggage car. Take advantage of the
low rate and enjoy an outing in the
beautiful city of Independence. Every
body invited. Returning train leaves
7.00 p. m. J. Morton, G. P. &T. A.
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There’s Stutf in That Boy.
A circumstance lias been related to us
which is too good to withhold. A few
days ago a son of Geo. Painton, of Cal
mar, was talking with another young
man who began to abuse tiie old sol
diers, stating that they ought not to re
ceive pensions, were not deserving,
etc., and Master Painton promptly
knocked him down and gave him a
sound threshing. Of course he was
tilled for doing tiie deed, but upon tell
ing his father what he had done, Mr.
Painton promptly told him that he
would pay his tine, and that lie would
pay his Aneevery time lie would thresh
a person from a like cause. Uncle
Sam can justly be proud of such citi
zens; would that there were a great
many more such fathers and sons in
the country.
Decorah to San Francisco only >‘20.50
Tickets at this rate will be sold June
29-30, July 1, 2 and 3, by the 8., C. R.
&N. Ry. for the Nat’l Convention Y.
P. S. C. E. at San Francisco, July 9 to
12. Tourists Sleeping Cars will leave
Cedar Rapids June 29, connecting at
Des Moines with “Tiie lowa Christian
Endeavor Special” which will be run
through to San Francisco without
change. Tiie rate per berth (accommo
dating two if desired) is only $5.50.
Return tickets will be on sale at San
Francisco at various dates from July
12 to August 9, at rate quoted above.
For berth reservation and further par
ticulars call 011 any 8., C. R. & N.
agent or address
J. Morton, G. P. & T. A.,
14-7 t Cedar Rapids, lowa.
Base Ball
The Luther College and Drake Uni
vesity (Des Moines) base ball teams
will cross bats on tiie home grounds
next Monday June 14th. Drake Uni
versity has one of tiie very best college
teams in lowa, and it is expected that
the game will lie hotly contested.
Turn out and encourage the boys.
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TORONTO, CANADA, July 13-18,
1897. International Convention Ep
worth League. ONE FARE FOR
THE ROUND TRIP.
PITTSBURG, PA., Juue 15-19, 1897.
National Council J. O. U. A. M. ONE
FAKE FOR THE ROUND TRIP.
PHOTOG R A PH ERS’ ASSOC IA
TION. Annual Meeting July 12-17,
Celeron, Lake Chautauqua. N. Y. ONE
FA RE Ft)R TH E ROUN D TRIP.
CHATTANOOGA, TKNN., July
15-18,1897. National Convention, Bap
tist Young People’s Union of America.
ONE FARE FOR THE ROUND
TRIP.
DETROIT, MICH., July 6-13, 1897.
National Young People’s Christian
Union. ONE FARE FOR THE
ROUND TRIP.
DETROIT, MICH., July 13-15, 1597.
Republican League of tiie U. S. ONE
FARE FOR THE ROUND TRIP.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., August 18-
23, 1897. Annual Convention Young
People’s Christian Union. ONE
FARE FOR THE ROUND TRIP.
INDIANAPOLIS, INI)., Sept. 9-11,
1897. National Encampment Sons of
Veterans. ONE EARF. FOR THE
ROUND TRIP.
Call on ticket agent 8., C. R. vfc N.
Ry., for dates of sale and further in
formation, or address
J. Morton, G. P. & T. A.,
Cedar Rapids, lowa.
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