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Vol. 3.
RAILROAD TIME CARD.
Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul Railway—
Decorah Branch.
Passenger depot corner Water and Day
streets. Telephone 56a.
Depart. Arrive.
Minneapolis, 81. Paul,)
Mason City and west. >tlo:lsa. m. +4:25 p. m.
Cedar Rapids, Kansas)
City, Dubuque, Bavan->+2:25 p. m. +12:45 p. m.
na and Chicago. )
Pra. du Cheln, Madl-i
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cago and Bt. Louis. )
Accommodation Calmar }JI:3O p. ill.
* Dally. + Except Sunday. { Sunday only
Burlington, Cedar Rapids A Northern
Train No. 52 (passenger) leaves Decorali at
3:30 P. M. and No. 54 (Freight) at 6:30 A. M.
No. 51 (Passenger) arrives at 1:50 P. 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 Suu
aa.v.
Freight trains shown above will carry pas
sengers only when provided with tickets.
C. 8. RICE, Agent.
J. MORTON. Gen. 'Ticket A Pass. Ag’t.
Winnesheik County
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ESTABLISHED IN 1855.
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Capital - $50,000
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The only NATIONAL BANK
in Winneshiek County.
What We Do:
A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS,
And tlie hospitality of the Bank is
extended to the public.
RECEIVES DEPOSITS and will pay
interest thereon at a rate consistent
witli safe banking.
LOAN MON EY on approved secureties.
ISSUE DRAFTS payable on the prin
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SPECIAL ADVANTAGES for selling
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O. C. JOHNSON, Vice Pres.
H. C. HJERLEID, Cashier.
F. H. Baker. G. F. Gunderson.
O. L. Wennes. E. R. Thompson.
J. J. Hauo.
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Accommodations unexcelled.
Good Sample Room.
Free’ Bus to all Trains.
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Nice Driving Horses.
Easy Rilling Carriages.
Careful Drivers.
Gentle horses for ladies to drive.
Prices Reasonable.
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By AKERS A GREEN.
Official Paper of the City of Decorah
and W 'inneshiek County , lowa.
OFFICE—an WEST WATER STREET, UPSTAIRS
TELEPHONE NO. 15.
Republican County Convention.
A delegate Republican convention is hereby
called to be held at the eourt house in Decorah
on
THURSDAY. AUGUST 12th, 1897.
at the hour of 1:00 o’clock p. m., for the purpose
ofehoosing lSdelegatestotlie Republiean State
Convention to be held at Cedar Rapids, Aug.
18th, and 35 delegates to the Senatorial Con
vention to be held later, to nominate a Repub
lican candidate for State Senator, and the
transaction of any other business that may i>e
properly brought before It.
Under the usual apportionment such con
vention will beconstltuted as follows:
Hloomtleld 8 | Canoe 6
Military 7 i Bluffton 3
Washington 3 Orleans 5
Jackson 3 I Highland 8
Frankvllle 8| Hesper 8
Springfield 9 | Purr Oak 6
Calmar 11 Fremont 5
Sumner 3 I Decorah Ist ward 6
Glenwood 8 | “ 2nd “ 4
Madison 7 “ 3rd “ 5
Lincoln 8 “ 4th “ 10
Pleasant 8 “ outside 11
By order Republican Co. Central Committee,
W, R. TO YE, Chairman,
L. B. Whitney, Secretary.
Death of Mrs. Harden.
Mis. H. J. Harden, an old resident of
Burr Oak township, passed quietly
away at her home last Thursday at
noon, of sleeping palsy at the age of
63 years. The funeral services were
held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Rev.
J. Hilhurn, officiating. The remains
were laid to rest in the Burr Oak ceme
tery. Mrs. Harden’s husband died a
little over a year ago, and since that
time she has been gradually failiug,
and on last Thursday she weut to sleep
to awake no more. Mrs. Harden was
a sister of Messrs. John and Henry
Wingate, of Burr Oak. She also leaves
two sisters, one living in Wisconsin,
and Mrs. Millie Munn, of Nebraska,
who was with her at the time of her
death, besides other relatives to mourn
her loss. She was a lady respeeted and
loved by all who knew her, always
having a kind word for everyone.
♦
Cater Finally Disposed Of.
Cater was sentenced to the pen for
life by Judge Hobson Wednesday noon
and Sheriff' Hockiugs took him to Ana
mosa that evening. He accepted his
fate with stoieal indifference. During
his trial Cater remarked to Hockiugs
more than once that he would rather
be hung than go back to Anamosa.
Alf. hadn’t handcuffed him at any
time during the trial not wishing to
prejudice his case in any manner. The
minute the judge finished reading the
verdict Hockiugs snapped the irons on
Cater. Going back to jail the convict
quietly remarked: “You have used
me well since I have been here and I
admire yonr good judgment now”-
indicating the bracelets on his wrists.
It is supposed that he had made up his
uiind to make a desperate break for
liberty in the hope that he might be
shot before being recaptured.— Went
Cnion Argo.
•
Dk. F. W. Dauhnky, mayor of De
corah, prince of good fellows, was a
Mason City guest yesterday. His re
sponse to the address of welcome, ex
tended by the mayor of Clear Lake to
the Austin Flint Medical Society, was
in good taste aud spirit, and demon
strated that the Doctor has abilities
outside the line of his profession. Be
side being a highly successful physi
cian, Dr. Daubney has given Decorah
a successful administration in his two
terms as mayor which makes her the
closest rival to our own town of any
city in this district. Mrs. Daubney
and her son will enjoy the outing sea
son at the Oaks Hotel, Clear Lake.—
Ma*un City Qlobc Gazette.
A SPECIAL dispatch from Copenhag
en says a carrier pigeon has been caught
in the vicinity of Tromsoo Island, near
the north )>oint of Norway, with the
following (sup|>osed to lie from Andree,
who has lieen endeavoring to reach the
north )H>le in a balloon) stumped upon
its wing: “North pole passed. Fif
teenth.”
♦
In sizing up the work of congress it
should not be forgotten that the repub
licans are not a majority in the seuate;
otherwise some things would have been
a little different.
Sumner...
Ohm wood
GOV. DRAKE RESIGNS.
Will Not be a Candidate For Governor
This Fall —His Poor Health the
Reason.
Gov. Drake modified the guberna
torial campaign in this state by with
drawing from the contest. His reasons
are given explicitly in the subjoined
letter, which are almost solely on ac
count of physical disability, caused by
his recent fall on the state house steps.
The leading candidates now for the
governorship before the Republican
state convention, will be Lieutenant
Governor Parrott, of Waterloo, Senator
Funk, of Spirit Lake and W. L. Cul
bertson, of Carroll. There will doubt
less lie others. The governor’s letter is
as follows:
Des Moines, lowa, July 22, 1897.
“The Republicans of Iowa: It is
with great regret that I announce to
you t‘iat I cannot be a candidate for re
nomination. There is no sacrifice
which I could make that I would not
in order to yield to the wishes of those
who insist on my being such a candi
date, wishes expressed both in conven
tions and in the multitude of letters I
am receiving; hut it is impossible. In
March last, notwithstanding my desire
to return to private Jife, I yielded to the
urgent solicitation of many prominent
Republicans, and indicated a willing
ness to accept another nomination for
the governshop. To that determina
tion, I would have adhered, had it not
been for the injury I received last week.
At lirst I thought that the injury was
not serious, but I have been confined to
my lied for more than a week, and at a
consultation of physicians, which has
been held, 1 was informed that the
probabilities are against my leaving my
room for weeks to come, and further,
that it was doubtful, owing to an ail
ment of long standing that is aggra
vated by the injury, whether I could
take any part in thecampaigu this fall,
except at the peril of my life.
“Under these circumstances only one
thing remains for me to do. The Re
publican party should have in that
campaign a leader who can endure the
fatigue of a vigorous and energetic can
vass You must, therefore, choose
some other standard bearer. Whoso
ever he shall be, will, if physical disa
bility is to exclude me from active work
in the campaign, bear with him
moment my ardent hope for his suc
cess and that of the party with which I
have been proud to be identified during
its entire existence, for free home
steads, for the upbuilding of home in
dustries, for a sound currency and for
other benefiyient measures, I have par
ticipated. The belief that a magnifi
cent victory awaits us this fall, consoles
me somewhat for the sorrow I experi
ence in not being able to lead in the
coming tight.
“I cannot forget how kind aud
generous has been the support of the
Republican party, which gave me two
years ago the largest vote and one of
largest pluralities ever giveu a candi
date for governor in lowa, conscious of
having been actuated by none but patri
otic motives from the time when, in
early manhood, I, with many others,
served my country on the battle field of
the Union, purposing to continue in
that spirit until I shall lay down the
honors and responsibilities of my pres
ent official position, aud assuring my
fellow citizens that I shall never desired
to serve my party, my state and my
country less willingly or less ardently
with what ot the time and strength
God in his goodness shall give me, 1
am, Very sincerly yours.”
(Signed) F. M. DRAKE.
Death of Miss Marie Agaes Sherry.
It is painful indeed to record the
death of this noble aud upright girl.
All those who knew her speak with
sorrow aud regret of her untimely
death, just past her 23d year, she
passes away leaving behind her, her
heart stricken parents, two sisters, a
brother and a large circle of mourning
friends. Miss Sherry was sick but a
little more than a week with an attack
of intermittent fever, and 011 Wednes
day evening, July 23rd, she passed
jteaeeably away from this life to that
home beyond from whence no traveller
returns. Her funeral took place Fri
day morning from Bt. Benedict’s
Catholic church in this city and her
remains were laid to rest in tin* Catho
lic cemetery, followed by a large con
course of relatives and loving friends.
Peace to her soul.
Two Fire Alarms.
During the week the tire department
has been twice called out, hut neither
time was their any need of their as
sistance. Thursday noon a burning
chimney in Henry Paine’s residence
was the cause of the alarm, hut the
fire was easily distinguished. On Fri
day morning about seven o'cloek the
department was called out from a sup
position that E. B. Morns’ house on
east Broadway was on fire. The tlames
of a bonfire in the rear of the house
mude it appear that they were coming
out of the roof of the house, which vas
the cause of the alarm lieing turned in.
The department were for tiie fifth con
secutive time called out where no water
was used.
IOWA FARM STATISTICS.
Showing the Acreage of all Crops To=
gether With the Number of Live
Stock for 1897.
Full returns of the farm statictic9
compiled by the township assessors
have been received and tabulated at
Des Moines, and these figures furnish
the basis for computing the crop acre
age for the eurreut season; also the
number of livestock Jan. 1, 1897, and
the losses by hog cholera in 1890. The
report given out is especially valuable,
as it will enable all classes to estimate
the probable soil output of the season
and farmers may discover the full scope
and extent of their operations.
The acreage of winter wheat planted
last fall was 194,400 acres. The un
usually damaging weather during the
winter and spring months reduced the
acreage fully 30 per cent, leaving 146,-
1*27 acres to be harvested. After de
ducting the area plowed under, the
condition of the crop is below 70 per
ceut. There is a very large increase in
the area of spring wheat planted, and
the coudition is fair, the present area
being 1,076,837 acres, and the condition
July Ist 88 per cent. If the conditions
for ripening and harvesting are favor
able, there should be a yield of 14,000,-
000 bushels of spring wheat, aud 2,000,-
000 bushels of winter whear. The in
crease in acreage of spring wheat over
1896 is 204,220 acres.
In corn a reduction of 760,414 acres
com pa ret i with last year is shown,
there being this year 8,610,145 acres
planted, which still maintains the lead
of lowa over all the states in the corn
belt.
The acreage in oats is 4,405,782 acres,
a slight reduction from last year, but
about the same as 1894. In barley there
is a small increase over 1896, 551,867
acres being seeded. The acreage of rye
is 226,198 acres, of potatoes 163,248 acres,
of cultivated hay (timothy, clover and
millet) 2,156,334 acres, of wild hay, not
including prairie pastures, 1,156,638
acres, aud of tlax 249,882 acres, a small
reduction from last year.
The bulk of the winter wheat area is
iu the southern districts and spring
wheat is a leading crop iu some of the
northern counties. Sioux couuty leads
with 130,940 acres of spring wheat, and
Lyon follows with 97,843 acres; Ply
mouth 90,142 acres; Osceola 44,010 acres,
aud Pottawattamie 43,390 acres. In
corn Pottawattamie keeps it lead with
210,144 acres and Woodbury second
with 170,270 acres. Jasper county has
the largest potatoe acreage, 9,226 acres,
and Scott county follows with 6,220
acres.
Following are the live stock figures,
Jan. 1, 1897: Cattle, 3,008,024; horses,
1,220,0138; sheep 464,791; hogs of all ages,
5,598,691. Hogs lost by cholera in 1896,
2,192,592, of which Warren county lost
tile greatest number 57,136, and Alla
makee the least, 941, while Winneshiek
comes sixth with a loss of 2,608.
Clear Lake Park Meeting.
Cordner and Pugh have opened the
State Camp Meeting at Clear Lake and
will be their until July 30th. On July
31st the Epworth League Assembly of
the Northwest opens, Bishop Ninde
speaking at 3 p. m. and preaching Sun
day. During the ten days ending
Aug. 9th., Prof. Tiios. Nicholson of
Cornell College will hold the Epworth
League Parliament every lorenoon and
Dr. Eaton of Des Moines will deliver a
scientific lecture with the use of a tele
scope. Dr. A. J. Palmer will give his
great lecture on “Co D. or Die No More”
Aug. sth, and Booker T. Washington
sjieaks Aug. 7th, at 3p. in. Bishop
Bowman lectures Aug. 7th and preach
es Aug. Bth. Get a certificate when
you pay tull fare going to get reduced
return rates.
Installation of Officers.
The Burr Oak Lodge, I. O. O. F., in
stalled the following officers at their
last meeting.
N. M. J. Wllsey.
V. G.-B. Elzea.
Per. Sec.—M. J. Ervin.
Treas.—W. H. Ward.
It. S. N. (}.—W. Donaldson.
L. S. N. G.-W. M. Baker.
Warden—T. Robinson.
Conductor -H. T. Little.
It. S. V. (}.—W. H. Emmons.
L. S. V. G.—(). Blanchard.
O. O.—Frank Rees.
L. 8. S.—Clarence Sleeper.
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Equal Suffrage Association.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Kquul Suffrage Association will l>e held
at the residence of Mrs. Hughes on
Broadway, Monday afternoon at three
o,clock, August 2.
No. 23.
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
As the time for the county conven
tion draws near political affairs begin
to shape themselves, and the candi
dates are working for the nomination
for the different offices. Prominent
among these is the senatorial canvass,
and the question naturally arises:
“who will be the nominee for senator?”
It is established by precedent that a
resident of Winneshiek county shall be
our next senator, and the people of
Howard county have expressed a wil
lingness to aid iu nominating which
ever man Winneshiek county may de
termine upon. Several excellent men
are in the field, any one ot whom
would ably represent the 42nd district
in the senate if elected, but our position
in the matter is that we should choose
tiie candidate that will best serve us
after he has been elected.
With this in view, we know of no
better man in the county for the office
than I)r. F. W. Daubney. He is in the
prime of life, aud is possessed of a nat
ural push and energy which character
izes him as a progressive, successful
business man. He is popular with all
classes, and he has the respect of all
who know him; and we believe he has
just such qualifications as Winneshiek
and Howard counties need in the sen
ate. We want a man who is shrewd
enough to carefully guard our interests;
one who is able to draft resolutions or
bills, when such are for the good of his
constituents; and one who is able to ad
dress tiie senate on matters of import
ance when he deems it wise. Every
one who is acquainted with Dr. Daub
ney knows that he possesses all these
qualifications, and that added to them
is a sound, substantial judgement
which would never lie found wanting
in time of need. Should the people of
these two counties decide to elect him
senator, we believe that they would
find in him a representative of whom
they would feel proud, and a man who
would constantly be working in the in
terest ot those he would be represent
ing. We know of no man in the dis
trict who would do better service.
In endeavoring to forward the can
didacy of Dr. Daubney, we would not
say a word against the other candidates.
They are all honorable, competent, de
serving meu, and we would be glad to
see them honored, hut we believe this
is a critical time in state and national
affairs, and we should be represented
by the man who is able to accomplish
the most good for his constituents.
X-Rav in Decorah.
Drs. Downing & Co., have in their
offices in the Dickerman block one of
those wonderful X-Ray machines, and
at their iuvitation, the writer was de
lightfully entertained for a half hour,
having the pleasure of looking at the
bones of his hand and arm, which were
distinctly visible by the use ot the X-
Ray. also a pair of scissors were plainly
seen through an inch hoard, coins and
other articles placed inside a book, and
numerous articles hidden in various
ways could be plainly seeu by its use.
This wonderful discovery has revo
lutionized the practice of medicine and
surgery, and Drs. Downing & Co. are
finding it of incomputable value in
their daily practice. Dr. Johnson has
very kindly consented to exhibit it at
the “Woodland Fete” given by the
Kindergarten Assoc.ation next Friday
evening.
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The total national debt of the world
is $29,000,000,000, while in 1875 it was
$23,750,000,000. France has the dis
tinction of leading the world in this
regard, with a debt of $6,000,000,018),
followed by Great Britain with $8,800,-
000,000. The third on the list is Aus
tria-Hungary with $3,000,000,000, while
Russia is fourth with $2,875,000,000 and
Italy fifth with $2,630,000,000. Spain
comes next, with $1,395,000,000, and
the United States is seveuth with $996,
141,952. Germany has a debt of only
$420,000,000.
♦
The anxiety of the republicans to
get the tariff'bill upon the statute books
is the explanation of the fact that tiie
anti-trust amendment was not inserted
in that measure. They saw that the
discussion of it would occupy much
time, and for that reason decided to
push it us a separate measure aud not
delay tiie tariff' hill by complicating it
with this proposition.
Many republicans throughout the
state believe that Matt Parrott, of
Waterloo, should be tlieir standard
bearer this fall, aud he will have a
strong following at the Cedar Rapids
convention. Mr. Parrott ran about
6000 votes ahead of Drake two years
ago.
Among the possible candidates for
senator we also hear the name of Hon.
Nels Larsen, of Highland Township,
mentioned. Mr. Nelson’s experience
as representative would be of service if
lie should be Uected.