Decorah public opinion., June 29, 1897, Image 1

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Vol. 3.
S’uAtio Q^tiwityyi
AKERS 4 GREEN, Proprietors.
is published on Tuesday of each week at De
eorah, Winnesheik county, lowa. Publica
tion office at 211 West Water Street.
Subscription Price, $1.50 per year.
Otters Advertisers a good means of reaching
tlie people or Winneshelk and Howard coun
ties. Rates given on application.
Business Cards $5 per year.
Legal advertising at legal rates.
iJnsinese (Hards.
JOHN M. CANNON,
Attorney at Law.
Office n Platt Building.
Ckesco, lowa.
Money to Loan on Farm Security.
Real Estate Bought and Hold.
Prompt Attention Given to Collections.
W H. TILL,SON,
Attorney at Law,
Ckesco, lowa.
Collections Promptly Attended to.
JOHN McCOOK,
Attorney at Law.
Office over fresco Havings Bank,
Ckesco, lowa.
E. R. Acers. E. W. Cutting.
ACEItS & CUTTING
Attorneys at Law.
Office, Rooms 4 and 6, Ben Bear Block.
Decorah. lowa.
eTp7 JOHNBON7
County Attorney,
Winnesheik County.
Decokah. lowa.
M. A. HARMON,
Attorney at Law,
DECORAH, lowa, First National Bank
Building, upstairs.
O. K. WILLETT. N. WILLETT. W. WILLETT.
WILLETT & WILLETT,
Attorneys at Law.
Office over First National Bunk, Water Street,
Decorab, lowa.
J. J. CAMERON,
Attorney at Law.
Steyer Opera House, DECORAH, lowa.»
Practices In all Courts.
GEO. KON RATH,
Attorney at Law,
Opp. Public Opinion Office
Wm. LOVERING,
Insurance Agent.
Fire, Lightning. Tornado, Life and Accident
Insurance. Send yourage and P. O. Address
and net rates on guaranteed polices. Office
over J. Finn’s hardware store, Decorah lowa.
C. L. TOPLIFF,
Dentist.
Offiice In Hen Bear Block, Decorab.
L M. HMALL, M. D.
Surgeon and Physician.
Office over Urott’s Hardware Store. Consul
tation and Office Treatment: 9:00 to li:00
A. m., 2:00 to 1.00 p. M.
GEoTm. STEVENS, M. D.
(Successor to Dr. E. H. Williams.)
Office and residence, Cadwell building,
Winnebago St., Decorah. lowa.
H. C. BULIS,
Physician and Surgeon,
Office over Welser’s Drug Store.
DECORAH lowa.
PROF. E WILLARD SPURR,
Practical Phrenologist
And expert delineator of Character from per
sou or photo. Accurate confidential advice
for health, marriage, business pursuits, etc.
Orders received for all phrenological publica
tions. Call or address 209 West Water Ht., De
corab, la. Office hours from 9a. m to 10 p. m.
St CLOUD HOTEL and LIVERY,
Accommodations First Class. Good Livery
Attached. Prices Reasonable
Buss will call at your home for all trains when
ordered. Telephone call No. 20.
GEO. M. and E. A. CLARK, Proprietors.
WEMETT BROTHERS.”
Mail Stage Lines.
Persons wishing to go north to Burr Oak,
Prosper, Hesper, Locust, Mable and Spring
Water, leave an order at the Utiles House.
STAR
REPAIR Co.
Repairers of aud Dealers in
Organs, Sewing /Tachines and Bicycles.
Supplies of all kinds kept In stock
■mm
FOR SALK
6o or 70 feet
OK thk
North End
OK THK
INB won IK
WEST DECORAH.
Decoral) public (fiDpittion.
RAILROAD TIME CARD.
Chicago, Milwaukee 4 St. Paul Railway—
Decorah Branch.
Passenger depot comer Water and Day
streets. Telephone 56a.
Depart. Arrive.
Minneapolis, St. Paul,)
Mason City and west. Vf 10:15 a. m. f4:25 p. m.
Cedar Rapids, Kansas)
City, Dubuque, Ha van- V ‘2:25 p. ro. f 12:45 p. m.
na and Chicago. j
Pra. du Cbein, Madi-i
sou, Milwaukee, Chi- >81:00 p. m. fo:2oa. m.
cago and Ht. Louis. )
Accommodation Calmnr }■ JI :.‘JO p. m.
•Daily. f Except Sunday. J Sunday only
Burlington, Cedar Rapid 9 4 Northern
Train No. 52 (passenger) leaves Decornh at
3:30 p. M. and No. 54 (Freight) at 6:30 A. M.
No. 51 (Passenger) arrives at 1:50 H. M.,aud
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, Ht. Paul and
points beyond. All trains dally 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,
Decorah - - 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.
C. J. WEIBER, Pres.
YRti. L. A. WEIBER, 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 mouth.
Cor. Washington and Broadway Sts.
DECORAH
Steam Laundry.
MILLER & SON,
Proprietors,
All Classes of Laundry Work,
Also Cleaning and Dyeing.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
Oar Wagon will call for and Deliver Work.
EDWARD LARSON,
Fire, Life and Accident
ASSURANCE.
REPRESENTS
The Hawkeye, of Dcs Moines.
Heeurlty, of Davenport.
DubuuueFire and Marine, of Dubuque.
Westchester, of New York.
The Manchester, Manchester. Eng.
Northwestern Mutual Life, Milwaukee.
Office in Steyer’s Block, Room 1,
Water street, DECORAH, lowa.
DECORAH, WINNESHEIK COUNTY, IOWA, TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1897.
&uA>-tic, o^irnliyn
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY
Official Paper of the City of Decorah
and Winneshiek County, lotva.
OFFICE —4ii WEST WATER STREET, UPSTAIRS
TELEPHONE NO. 15.
Fred E. White For Governor.
At the democratic state convention,
held at Des Moines last Wednesday,
the democrats, free silver republicans
and populists effected a combine, nomi
nating the following persons for state
offices:
Governor
FRED W HITE (democrat)
Keokuk County.
Lieutenant Governor
B. A. PLUMMER (free silver republican)
Forest City.
Superintendent of Public lustruclion
G. W. RHINKHART (free silver republican)
Newton.
Supreme Judge
L. G. KJNNK (democrat)
Des Moines
Railroad Commissioner
S. B. CR ANK (populist)
(Dallas County.
Winneshiek was the only county not
represented in the convention, and
many counties sent double delegations.
The tickets will goon the ballot labelled
“democratic.” Sixty middle-of-the
road populists became dissatisfied with
the fusion arrangement and bolted the
convention, headed by A. W. C.
Weeks and “Calamity” Weller, who
threaten to put a middle-of-the-road
ticket in the field.
The Cater Trial.
The Cater trial opened at West Union
last Tuesday morning, and is attended by
in the neighborhood of 100 from this
county. A special panel of 105 jurors had
been drawn, from which the following
twelve men were readily selected:
John Smart, Union (’ B Bracy, Harlan
Geo Huek, Auburn J F Beiilmm, Jefferson
A I) (Justin, Center Luther Shaffer, Pi Valley
J C Clark, Fayette H A Maynard, Harlan
Eli Myers, Westfield ('has Stevens, Center
S B Milne, Harlan Tom Lewis, Westfield
The trial opened by the presentation of
the case for the prosecution by Co. Atty.
K. I*. Johnson, followed by John B. Kaye
for the defense, and the time has since been
occupied with the examination of witnesses.
The case will probably last for several
weeks. The attorneys employed are E. P.
Johnson, A. D. Gray and H. I*. Hancock
fertile state and J. B. Kaye. J. .1. Cameron
and Clements & Clements for the defense.
The Decorah Journal rushes into
print in its last issue, and copies an ar
ticle from the Orenco Plain Dealer
which unjustly criticizes tiie action of
Conductor Geo. Cross and his brake
man in quieting a blind man who was
aboard the south bound l. & M. train
the 16th inst. We have inquired iuto
the facts of the case quite extensively,
and are told by several witnesses that
the passenger in question was un
questionably either drunk or insane,
more probably the latter, ami that,
though seemingly blind, lie continued
to walk back aud forth in the car, and
by liis actions frightened all the ladies
aud children passengers; that, beiug
requested to quiet him, the brakeman
endeavored to induce him to sit down,
when the man began to tight, and the
brakeman then forced him into a seat
and held him there while a traveling
man went for the conductor, who,
when lie learned the si tuation, tele
graphed the marshal at Cresco to meet
tiie train upon its arrival there and re
move the unruly passenger, which was
done. The man gave his name as
Fleming, and his destination as Decor
ah: but as far as we have been able to
ascertain, lias no relatives in this
county. The articles in tiie Plain
Dealer and Journal are unjust criti
cisms of Mr. Cross and his brakeman,
who are well uud favorably known
along tiie line from here to Austin.
We have been acquainted witii Mr.
Cross for several years, and have always
known him to be of a kind disposition,
and shall be very loath to believe any
such story.
That public sentiment in favor of
protection is on tiie iuerease, even in
such states as Georgia, is shown by tiie
speeches and votes of democratic sena
tors on several schedules of the tariff
hill.
American hens lay $290,000,600
worth of eggs every year.
By AKERS & GREEN.
WOMAN’S SUFFRAGE FACTS.
It is sometimes said “The Suffrage
Movement Seems to be Dying of In
anition.” On this point let the facts
speak for themselves.
Sixty years ago, women could not
vote anywhere. In 1838 Kentucky
gave school suffrage to widows, and in
1845 the |law was changed, making
widows and spinsters having taxable
property eligible to vote for school
trustees except iti cities governed by
charters. In 1881, Kansas gave school
suffrage to all women. In 1809 Eng
land gave municipal suffrage to single
women and widows, and Wyoming
gave full suffrage to all women. School
suffrage was granted in 1875 by Michi
gan and Minnesota, in 1878 by Colora
do, in 1878 by New Hampshire and
Oregon, in 1879 by Massachusetts, in
1830 by New York and Vermont. In
1881, municipal suffrage was extended
to the single women and widows of
Scotland. Nebraska gave women
school suffrage in 1883, and Wisconsin
in 1885. In 1888 New Brunswick and
Ontario gave municipal suffrage to
single women and widows, and Wash
ington gave school suffrage to all wo
men. In 1887 municipal suffrage was
extended to all women in Kansas, and
school suffrage in North and South
Dakota, Montana, Arizona and New
Jersey. In 1891 school suffrage was
granted in Illinois. In 1892 municipal
suffrage was extended to single women
and widows in the Province of Quebec.
In 1892 school suffrage was granted in
Connecticut, and full suffrage iu Colo
rado and New Zealand. In 1894
school suffrage was granted in Ohio, a
limited municipal suffrage in lowa,
and parish and district suffrage in
England to women both married and
single. In 1895 full suffrage was
granted iu South Australia to women
both married and single. In 1898 full
suffrage was granted to women in Utah
and Idaho. The question is now {tend
ing in South Dakota, Washington and
in several of the British provinces.
Paper Wednesday Xext Week.
Next Monday will i>e a gala day for
Decorab. We have all been preparing
for its celebretlou for several weeks,
aud if the weather is favorable we ex
pect tiie largest crowd Decorah has
ever seen. To entertain the immense
number of people present and make
them enjoy tiie day as much as possible
will consume tiie time of most of our
business men. We want to join in the
fuu and want our employes to also, aud
in order that our force may have a
holiday, we have decided to postpone
the issuance of Public Opinion until
Wednesday, instead of Tuesday, our
regular day. However, our office will
Ik 1 open, and we extend a very cordial
invitation to our friends to call and see
us. and you will be welcome to the
freedom of the office.
The New ’Phone.
The new Standard telephone ex
change which has been in process of
erection for some time is nearly com
pleted. Miss Jeuuie Adams, as “cen
tral” assumed her duties Saturday, and
most of tiie patrons are now using their
instruments. The instruments work
excellent, the tones are clear aud dis
tinct, and so far the system lias given
tiie best of satisfaction. New orders
are rapidly coming in, aud the mana
gers confidently expect a large and
protltable exchange. The price of ren
tal is within the reach of all, and many
more ’phones will lie used than before.
As soon as practicable lines will be put
in to all the villages of the county.
Two Fire Alarms.
About 8:30 o’clock last Wednesday
evening the tire department was called
out to extinguish a burning chimney
in the St. Cloud hotel. The tire was
conllned to tiie chimney, and wus put
out after a hard struggle. Owing to a
mistake and a cry of tire about 11:30
the same evening the lire bell was
rung and tiie department responded,
but no tire was found, and tiiey re
turned home, chagrined at having
been called out by a false alarm.
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Gets a Wetting and Looses 585.
Yesterday morning Geo. Selsvold
was wheeling a cart full of refuse to
Dry Run in the rear of the Stiles’ barn,
and in some manner fell iuto tiie creek
with tiie cart. He was unable to get
out until tiie current had forced him
down the creek opposite the Standard
Oil tanks, below the Burlington depot.
He lost SBS which wus in a purse in
his i>ocket, in the water.
*
The telegraph tolls paid by some
newspapers is out of all proportion with
the Cuban news purporting to be tele
graphed from Key West that they
print.
Fourth of July Matters.
As stated last week, the fair grounds
have been leased by the Fourth of July
committee and will be turned over to
those who have horses to be used as a
hitching ground. A couple of special
police will be on the ground for the
purpose of doing all that can be done
to prevent loss, etc., but it must be dis
tinctly understood that the committee
assumes no responsibility in the matter.
Free hay will be provided. It is earn
estly requested that all conveyances
will be kept off from Water street be
tween the Lutheran Publishing House
and the bridge by the Milwaukee pass
enger depot. Horses and vehicles
should utilize the other streets for the
purpose of getting immediately to the
place where they are to be hitched, and
if all will observe this rule Water street
can be used as a gala ground where
women and children can lie free from
the danger which would constantly
threaten were Water street used as a
thoroughfare for horses. The largest
possible number of bicyclers is wanted
in the parade and bikers are requested
to wear their biking costumes ex
clusively on this day and to decorate
their wheels where this is feasible.
All stores will be closed during the
procession and throughout the exer
cises at the grove.
Will Probably Locate Here.
Messrs. Place and Lappen, who are
looking up a location for a Max fibre
plant, are very favorably impressed
with the situation here, and it is quite
probable that the plant will be located
on the Freeport paper null property,
the Board of Supervisors have
promised to aid in preparing
the water power, and the gentle
men have spent part of the past week
in a trip through lowa and Minnesota
in search of fiax, finding the produc
tion much greater than they expected,
and so situated that with supply mills
at a few points they can ship to this
place easily. We sincerely hope satis
factory arrangements can be iuade for
the establishment of their plant here,
for the plant would be of great benefit
to our city and the farmers of the
county. However, they.have received
very flattering propositions from cities
iu southern Minnesota which are
anxious for them to locate in their
midst, and they may not decide to
come here after all. Parties are here
from Wells and Albert Lea, who offer
them large inducements to locate at
their cities, they too being experienced
men iu the tlax business. They leave
this morning on an investigating trip
west.
Two Beautiful Windows.
Again Ben Bear’s corner window
presents a scene in nature, aud is at
tracting the attention of passers.
Nestled at tiie foot of moss covered
crags a minature lake, clear as crystal,
is fed by a water fall; it contains
numerous varieties of fish, also frogs,
etc., whose maneuvers furnish amuse
ment for all who stop to witness. At
tiie top of the cliffs around the lake
palms and other plauts are growing.
The whole scene is u beautiful blend
ing with natural effects. E. J. Weiser
also has a window arranged ill a
similar style, witii the exception that
a large aquarium witii a glass front is
surrounded by grassy mounds. His
window is also very pretty.
Sons of Veterans, Attention.
You are hereby notified to- assemble
at the camp rooms in this city at 6:30 a.
m., Monday, July stli, to take part in
the “Fourth of July” celebration.
Eveiy Son of Veteran in Winneshiek
county is urged to be present.
An S. of V. reunion will be held at
tiie camp rooms in tiie afternoon. Geo.
Q. Gardner Camp extends a very cor
dial invitation to every Son of Veteran
who visits Decorah that day to make
the camp rooms his headquarters
during his stay in tiie city.
Official: H. J. Green, Captain.
J. A. McCusker, Serg’t.
The Local Markets.
Following are tiie Decorab markets
at tiie time of going to press:
Wlieut ttlXii.tto
Barley 18m .20
Oats 1500.11>
Corn in' 20
Timothy Seed s2.oo<n $2.47
Clover Bwil $3.00(it54.55
Flax 05(0). Ott
Live lious |2.1K)«i^3.00
Beef on fool $.150(" $4.00
Dairy Butter 10** .11
Eggs 00
Folatoes 35x< .40
Hay $.5.00(1 $0..50
Hunt Wood, Dry $3.25*r $3.75
Son Wood, Dry $2.00»52.25
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Mu. Bryan finds the home demand
for his lectures a little slack so he bus
gone over to talk to the Canadians.
No. 19.
VALDER NORMAL SCHOOL.
Commencement Exercises Held at the
Grand Opera House Friday
Evening.
If there are any institutions in this
city which its residents should feel
proud of they are its schools of learning,
for we are fortunate in having located
In our midst several institutions which
would do justice to a city of much
larger proportions. Foremost among
these is the Valder Business College
and Normal School. The esteem in
which it is held could not be better ex
pressed than by the immense audience
which crowded the Grand Opera house
on Friday evening to witness the grad
uating exercises of the “class of ’97” of
Valder Normal School. When the
curtain was raised it revealed on either
side of the stage the faculty ot the in
stitution, while iu the centre sat
twenty-six bright, intelligent young
ladies and gentlemen, who, with the
careful and painstaking instruction of
the faculty, had finished the prescribed
course and were about to graduate from
the above institution of learning.
Their names are:—
Alice Estella Owen.
Ivan Bert McMartln.
Minnie Mae Reed.
Roy Kenyon Pierce.
Jennie Ruth Elwick.
Charles Wesley Reed.
Theodore Klttelson. *
Martha J. Holland.
William Andrew Caldow.
William Emmons Roney.
Isabel Louise Gilbertson.
liouis H. Heinberg.
Ida Blanche Reed.
Mira Bell Mclntosh.
John Stork Dp yton.
Maude Elizabeth Holcomb.
Thomas Torkelson.
Ole Knsrud.
Charles Edward Trzclnski.
Mac A. Owen.
Alice Maude Rollins.
Vereua Matilda Walter.
Flora Estella Buettell.
Josephine Sophia Myhro.
John Jacob Trzcinski.
Marie Isubel Vaula.
The first twelve of the above had
been choseu by the class to deliver
orations, without regard to rank in
scholarship, but the remaining mem
bers also prepared orations, and sub
mitted them to the faculty.
The program rendered was an excel
lent oue. The oratious showed that the
graduates had secured a foundation of
learning which would be of unmeasur
able value to them for life. The musi
cal numbers were also well rendered,
and the entire program was interesting
and instructive.
A large number of former students
and friends of the school from abroad
were present to witness the exercises
and renew old acquaintances.
Prospective Y. M. C. A. Park.
The Y. M. C. A. have some pluns for
a park under consideration, which if
carried out will give the city a park
which could not be excelled for beaut}
in tiie state. There is a tract of laud
at the east end of Main street, 8j acres
in size, which would make an ideal
park. It is 1,400 feet long aud 450 feet
wide, and is an island, bounded on the
east by the river and on the west by the
race. It is indeed a beautiful place,
and is dotted with 25 or 30 tine elm
trees. The Y. M. C. A., if they can
make arrangements, propose to buy the
ground, construct a half mile race track,
ball ground, bathing pool, amphithea
tre, band stand, etc., and lit up the
place for a modern park. We hope
they will be able to do this, for Decorah
has always been sadly in need of a
good park, and we know of no better
place in tiie city for one.
Secretary Bliss Ims put himself
on record as believing with President
McKinley and Secretary Gage that
good times are only a little ways ahead
of us. He says of the business situa
tion: “I find a condition prevailing iu
business that is a good sign. Business
has not greatly improved, but there are
evidences that it will, and everybody
expects it to." Of the taritt outlook
Mr. Bliss says: “When it cornea out I
think it will be the best taritt' bill we
have had on the books in a generation,
and the best working taritt’also."
A great many people seem to be
much surprised because every taritt'
schedule recommended to the senate by
the republican steering committee has
been adopted with votes to spare, but
there is nothing surprising about it.
Every republican supports protection,
and there are democratic and populist
senators who have not dared to vote
against schedules providing protection
for products of their states.
Ik anything eau delay the prosperity
that will surely follow the republican
taritt, it is the utterance of calamity
howls by men of business prominency