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Vol. 3.
RAILROAD TIME CARD.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway—
Decorah Branch.
Passenger depot comer Water and Day
streets. Telephone 56a.
Depart. Arrive.
Minneapolis, St. Paul,)
Mason City and west. f10:15 a. m. +4:25 p. m.
Cedar Rapids, Kansas)
City, Dubuque, Ha van- >*2:25 p. m. f!2:45 p. m.
na and Chicago. )
Pra. du Chein, Madi-)
son, Milwaukee, Chi- tOKJOp. m. 19:20a.m.
cago and St. Louis. )
Accommodation Calmar )qi:3o p. m.
♦Dally. f Except Sunday. I Sunday only
Burlington, Cedar Rapids A Northern
Train No. 52 (passenger) leaves Deeonili 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, Bt. Paul and
points beyond. All trulns daily except Bun
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.
Wianesheik County
BANK,
Decorah - - lowa.
THE OLDEST BANK IN IOWA.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855.
The largest,
The Strongest,
BANK
in tine County.
Capital, - - #ioo,ooo.
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY.
$300,000.
Safety Deposit Boxes,
for the Use of Our Customers.
C. J. WEIBER, Pres.
MRS. L. A. WEISER, V. P.
E. W. D. HOLWAY, Cashier.
H. B. HUBTVEDT, Ass’t Cashier.
DECORAH
Steam Laundry.
MILLER A SON,
Proprietor®.
All Classes of Laundry Work,
Also Cleaning and Dyeing.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
Our Wagon will call for and Delirer Work.
THE
National Bank
Of Decorah.
DECORAH. . . . IOWA.
Capital - #50,000
Safety to Depositors #IOO,OOO
The only NATIONAL BANK
in Winneshiek County.
What We Do:
A GENERAL BANKINC BUSINESS,
And tlie hospitality of the Bunk is
extended to the public.
RECEIVES DEPOSITS and will pay
interest thereon at a rate consistent
with safe hanking.
LOAN MONEY on approved seeureties.
ISSUE DRAFTS payable on the prin
cipal cities of tlie world for any amount.
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES for selling
drafts on Kcandanavia, Germany,
Great Britain aud Ireland.
Don’t Fail to Call and See Us.
OFFICERS AND*DIRECTORS:
L. B. WHITNEY, Pres.
O. C. JOHNSON, Vice Pres.
H. C. HJERLEID, Cashier.
F. H. Baker. G. F. Gunderson.
O. L. Wennkh. FI. R. Thompson.
J. J. Haijo.
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EDWARD LARSON,
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REPRESENTS
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Security, of Davenport.
DubuoueFire 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.
ST. CLOUD HOTEL.
Accommodations unexcelled.
Good Sample Room.
Free’ Bus to all Trains.
ST. CLOUD HOTEL LIVERY.
Nice Driving Horses.
Easy Riding Carriages.
Careful Drivers.
Gentle horses for ladies to drive.
Prices Reasonable.
L. J. ANDERSON,'
Dealer »n and Breeder of Fashionable
Bred Trotters and Paeers.
FIRST CLASS FEEL BARN IN CONNECTION.
Horses hoarded by day, week or month.
Cor. Washington and Broadway Sts.
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entitles holder to one $5 Enam
eled Lapera Photograph, 16 by 20
inches. They are just what you
want. For particulars inquire of
COUSE & TRACY.
Goods delivered to all parts of tlie city.
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DECORAH, WINNESHEIK COUNTY, IOWA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1897.
SPub-Cic Q'LLni<yn
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY.
By AKERS 4 GREEN.
Official Paper of the Oily of Decorah
and Winneshiek County, lowa.
OFFICE —xii WEST WATER STREET, UPSTAIRS
TELEPHONE NO. 15.
Republican County Convention.
A delegate Republiean convention Is hereby
called to be held at the court house In Decorab
on
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12th, 1897.
at the hourof 1:00 o’clock p. m., for the purpose
of choosing 18 delegates to the Republican 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 Stab* Senator, and the
transaction of any other business that may be
properly brought before It.
Under the usual apportionment such con
vention will becoustituted as follows:
Bloomfield 8 I Canoe 6
Military 7 | Bluffton 3
Washington 3 I Orleans 5
Jacks* *» 3 | Highland 8
Frankvllle 8 | Hesper 8
Springfield 9 Burr Oak 6
Calmar 11 Fremont 5
Sumner 3 Decorah Ist ward 6
Glenwood 8 “ 2nd “ 4
Madison 7 I “ 3rd “ 5
Lincoln R “ 4th “ 10
Pleasant 8 “ outside 11
By order Republican Co. Central Committee,
W. R. TO YE, Chairman,
L. B. Whitney, Secretary.
Republican Senatorial Convention.
A Republiean Senatorial Convention is here
by called to meet in Calmar on
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25th.
at 1:30 o’clock p. in., to place in nomination a
candidate for Slate Senator to represent the
42 district, and to transact such other business
as may come before it.
By order op Committee.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES.
Republican caucuses will be held in the
following places on the dates named, for the
purpose of choosing delegates to the county
convention, to be held at the court house in
tills city, August 12, 1897.
DECORAH, OUTSIDE OF CITY.
Caucus will be held at the court house, Tues
day afternoon, August 10th, at 1:30 o’clock, to
choose II delegates. Townsh 1 p Com.
2ND WARD.
At Wilbur Lumber Co’s, office, August 10th,
at 7:30 p.m. 4 delegates. Ward Com.
4TII WARD.
At hose house No. 2, Tuesday evening, Aug
ust 10th, at 7:30 o'clock. 10 delegates.
Ward Com.
MADISON.
At Dibb’s school house, district No. 4, Aug
ust 10th, at 4 o'clock p. in. 7 delegates.
Township Com.
PLEASANT.
At school house No. 8. Wednesday, August
11 at 8 o’clock p. in. 8 delegates.
Township Com.
BLUFFTON.
At the school house in Bluffton, August 10th,
at 7:30 p. m. 3delegates. Township Com.
LINCOLN.
At Anderson & Magnus' hall, Ridgeway*
Wednesday evening, August 11th. at 7 o’clock
-8 delegates. Twp. Com.
GLENWOOD.
At Smith School house, Tuesday evening,
August 10th, at Bp. m. 8 delegates
TvvP.CoM.
SPRINGFIELD.
A Republican caucus will be held at the
Nordness school bouse Wednesday, August
Uth, at 1:30o’clock, for the purpose ol electing
nine delegates to attend the County Conven
tion to beheld the day following.
By Order op Com.
IS HE HONEST?
The very over conscientious senior
editor of the Decorah Republican
pleads for purity ami honesty in offi
cials. Weugree with him fully in the
regard he has for both. He, however,
covertly if not openly assails the hon
esty of Dr. Daubney, and if not in the
columns of his paper, lie, personally,
with words and letters assails the pur
ity of the doctor's character. He does
not tell the public what is true and
what he will not deny, that he agreed
to a peace with, and the active support
of Dr. Daubney, if he, (Daubney) would
earnestly support Harry Goddard for
the position of Postmaster of Deeorah.
The public would be asked by this very
clean and Christian politician to recog
nize Dr. Daubney as the very man for
state senator if the Dr. would earnestly
supiKirt and lend his intluence to Harry
Goddard. If he will not then the
withholding of such influence makes
the Dr. a thing too unholy to touch.
Every word of this is true. However,
the people are asked to believe that Dr.
D. is all that Is corrupt and dishonest,
because he chooses to be a free man in
the post office tight. One question is
enough for any reasonable, thinking,
honest man, viz; In the face of such
evidence, and ull can be proven, can
you lie influenced by such hypocritical
pretending?
SENATORIAL MATTERS.
As the time for the county convention
draws near enthusiasm in political
affairs is at its height. Several ot the
caucuses have already been held, and
interest in the outcome is growing
daily. The tight for the nomination
for state senator is consuming the time
of local politicians, and is indeed being
closely contested.
The Public Opinion will not stoop
to degrading, disreputable methods to
elect any person to an office, or defeat
his opi>ouent for an office, and has eir
deavored to conduct its campaigns
with fairness and reason. We hope
we have created the sentiment among
the people of the county that our
campaigns have all been fought fairly
and honestly. We will not support a
candidate unless we believe that he
will lie aide to do more for those he
shall represent if elected than any
other available person. We do believe
that none of the candidates for state
senator, though all are capable, honor
able and deserving of recognition by
the party, would be able to represent
Winneshiek and Howard counties
with so great credit to constituents as
Dr. F. W. Daubney; and in the cam
paign we have not been too cowardly
to admit that he is our choice for that
office. He is a man whose competency
and integrity has attraited a lucrative
practice, which has given him a very
favorable acquaintance throughout
the county. He is in the prime of life,
is energetic, popular, and is a forcible
speaker; and we believe that he posses
es qualifications the like of which we
need in the halls of legislature,and that
if he shall be elected lie will so ably
represent this dislrict in the senate
that we shall have reason to he proud
of him.
In his candidacy for tlie mayoralty
last spriug the opposition hurled every
investive they could command at him.
Decorah never saw such a struggle in
the municipal election and never were
more debase political actions experi
enced in the city; but he was elected,
and by tlie largest majority the city of
Decoraii ever gave to a candidate for
iua) *r, and during his administration
the city has experienced the most rapid
and substantial progress in its history.
Those whose falsehoods and intrigues
could not defeat him last spriug, are
again, armed to the teeth with swords
of revenge and untruthfuluess, strug
gling to cast him down, but we believe
that the people of this county will not
permit our politics to be debauched iu
this manner. Thinking that tlie peo
ple outside of Decoraii do not know how
tlie canvass was conducted last spring,
they are again using every conceivable
method to detract votes from him.
They slauder his personal character;
they accuse him of theft; they call him
an unlawful citi/.en, and whatever
comes into tlieir minds is used as an
argument against him, whether true
or not. We have known of such things
for some time, and have been loath to
publish the tacts, but they are carrying
it on to such a wholesale extent that it
compels us to cry out for honesty. We
deeply regret that the above article has
been called out, but we do despise un
clean methods in politics, and think
that tlie voters of the county should
stamp it out as forcibly as the citizens
of Decorah did at their municipal elec
tion.
The Winneshiek Connty Fair.
From now on the Fair Association
will utilize the method which made
Decorah’s Fourth of July a success,
namely that of tilling every moment
with some interesting development or
exhibition. The plan has not been
fully elaborated for this fall, but we
can truthfully say that this year’s fair
will far surpass in interest any that
has preceded it. The horse races will
be lively and entertaining; there will
be a scrappy ball game every day; the
aerialists will exhibit every day and
the diving horses will also be a daily
turn. The most wonderful trick bicy
clist the world has ever known has
been secured and will give daily his
marvelous exhibition.
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Notice.
Notice is hereby given to those de
siring copies of the new code that the
same will be distributed through the
Auditor’s office of this county, about
the first of October; they will l»e sold
at $6.00 per copy, and all who wish to
purchase copies should tile their appli
cation with me before the first of Sep
tember. This should be attended to at
once as I have to notify the Secretary
of State of the number required.
O. U. Johnson,
24-8 County Auditor.
Attention, Ladies.
The bargain of your life—s2.6o buys
any pair of ladies’ tan shin's in the
city. Smith A Dixson.
THE DEATH REAPER.
Those Who Have Been Called Home
During the Past Week.
Mrs. Hauser.
Tne circumstances turrounding the
death of Mrs. John Hauser, of Spill
ville, at 5:30 o’clock last Tuesday morn
ing were such that it was deemed best
to hold a coroner’s inquest, in conse
quence of which Coroner Gibson was
summoned, and with Dr. Barfoot and
G. O. Hewitt went to Spillvilleand im
paneled a jury consisting ofj. J.Haug
J. G. Mashek aud O. Kaplar, whose
investigation of the case revealed the
following facts: On Monday evening
it appeared that Mrs. Hauser did not
retire at the same time as the rest of the
family, and about eleven o’clock the
family heard strange sounds outside
the kitchen door, where she was found
by her daughter, in great distress. She
was taken into the house and Dr.
Young was called, who at first thought
that site was suffering from cholera
morbus, but a more careful diagnosis of
the case revealed something more seri
ous. A few weeks ago Mrs. Hauser
purchased a box of “Rough on Rats”
and powder resembling this poison was
found about the place. The doctor be
came convinced that the death re
sulted from arsenical poisoning, aud so
the jury rendered its verdict, although
they did not decide whether the death
was accidental or intentional.
Mrs. Hauser was born in Bohemia
tifty-six years ago. The burial occurred
at Calmar on Thursday.
William Murray.
The subject of this sketch was horn
in the county of Waterford, Ireland, in
March, 1858, and died in this city last
Friday at the age of thirty-nine years,
of quick consumption. He came to
America with his parents in 1868, and
located in Decorah, where he lived un
til 1878, when he moved to Waukou,
and came hack to Decorah last October.
The funeral was held yesterday morn
ing at nine o’clock from the Catholic
church, Rev. Fr. Hawe officiating, and
the remains were interred iu the Catho
lic cemetery. A very large number of
friends were present at the funeral,
and 75 teams followed the remains to
the grave, 85 of the teams Deing from
Waukou.
Andrew Ellestad.
Mr. Andrew Ellestad who has been
ill for some time with cancer of the
stomach, died at Vcstre Slidre, Norway,
July 17,th 1897. Mr. Ellestad was
born in Vestre Slidre, Norway
March 24, 1844, and when quite young
came to Decoraii. He lias been living
in Norway for two years past. His
wife died some time ago, leaving no
children, so that a brother in the west,
one sister in Norway, and one in Spring
Valley, Minn., Mrs. Hande are the
only surviving members of his family.
Mrs. Robert Schwartz.
Mrs. Robert Schwartz died at her
home in West Decoraii Saturday noon
August 7th, 1897, at the age of thirty!
one years. The funeral was held yes
terday afternoon, Rev. M. Willett offi.
dating, and was attended by a large
number of admiring friends. The
burial was in Phelps’ cemetery.
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Substantial Read Improvement.
Last week we mentioned the excel
lent work done by Supervisor John
Greer on the Burr Oak road, thinking
that the road was flushed, but Mr.
Greer informs us that the job is not
yet completed, and cannot be unless
financial aid is forthcoming. The
road bus as yet just been built tlat, mid
needs a stone dressing on the lop to
make a roadway that will last a life
time witli proper care. He lias already
expended SIBOO on the roud and says
he needs SSOO more to complete it as it
should lie. F’or this purpose he pro
posed to hold a public meeting at Burr
Oak, August 27th, when lie will make
his first speech in explaining to tlie
people what has been done and tlie
further needs of the ease. He thinks
that a few dollars from each farmer
using the road will give him enough
money to round up the roadway with
broken stone aud make a road which
the weather will not materially effect.
He will have have several gentle
men from Decorah with him at this
meeting, and ho|H*s that every
person who comes to Decorab by that
route will Ik* present.
Farm For Sale.
N. FL j section 19, Canoe township,
163 acres, with good improvements,
never-failing well, windmill, 146 acres
under cultivation, also 20 acres of tim
ber on Canoe creek. F’or particulars
inquire on premises of I). McMullen or
of R. F\ Gibson, Decoraii.
No. 25.
A BOLD ROBBERY.
Three Boys Break Into Andrew Qual
ley’s House.
On Saturday evening between six
and seven o’clock Jack Hogan, H.
Blakeman and a stranger broke into
Andrew Qualley’s house, a little ways
west of Tavenir’s West Decorah bridge.
They went out around the dugway aud
through the woods on the hill to a
point opposite the house, and watched
to see when the house would be vacated.
Mr. Qualley was up to Mr. Olson’s, a
neighbors, and his wife went out to
milk the cows, or do some similar work.
The hoys broke in a window and wheii
in the house scattered the things.
Books were thrown about and beds
torn up in the search for valuables.
Two very old trunks, relics that were
valued highly, were taken to the woods
and broken to pieces. It is not known
exactly what was secured, hut $lB in
money and several valuable old coins
have been found missing.
Upon being notified Sheriff Christen
went out to the house and investigated.
He returned to town and about mid
night found Blakeman in Hick’s
billiard room, and took him to jail
where *after some argument, he con
fessed the deed and told who the other
parties were, though he said he did not
go into the house. He got Hogan at
his home at two o'clock Sunday morn
ing. The stranger, in company with
“Bullhead” Lewis, left that night, but
the officers are on their track.
The boy also confessed to a like
robbery committed last March or April
when they secured $24 from the same
place, aud went to Ossian, Postville
and other points. The two ooys were
given a hearing yesterday, Blakeman
alone pleading guilty, and Hogan’s
hearing will be held the latter part of
the week.
A NEW RAILROAD POSSIBLE.
Decorab, Rochester & Red River Rail
road May be Constructed in the
Near Future.
For years the scheme of building a
railroad from New Alhin, following
the Upper lowa river through a rich,
productive territory through Decorah
and Granger, Minnesota, north across
tlie prairies and Root and Zumbro
river valleys to Rochester, and thence
north to the twin cities, has been
studiously pondered over by men of
means aud influence who are interested
in this section or the country, and it is
very probable that the matter will soon
he brought to a focus and the railroad
built. Men who are in a position to
know claim that no line in the west
would attract as great traffic, have such
an easy grade, or less cost of construc
tion. We are informed that the enter
prise is being backed by eastern cap
italists and that the posibility of the
completion of this railroad is not in
the least slight. With a rich, fertile
country, surrounded by a wealthy,
thrifty aud intelligent class of people,
we feel sure that a railroad through the
proposed counties would be a paying
investment.
A Farm Sold.
Mr. Edward F. Kidder, of BlufTton,
lowa, has sold his farm to Mr.
Melvin Demary, of Harmony, Min
nesota, consideration $40.00 per
acre. Mr. Kidder takes in payment
the hardware stock of Mr. Demary,
valued at SISOO. The transfers are
completed and the parties enter ut once
into possession of their respective pro
perty. Mr. Demary will at onco pro
ceed to improve the farm, work having
already begun. The people of Bluffton -
will find in Mr. Demary a hustler, anti
a Christian gentleman, and the people
of Harmony will tiiul Mr. Kidder one
who will take his place among them
ready to work and hear his share with
them in like manner.
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The Paper Mill Project.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new ttax llbre plant at Freeport. A
number of men ure busily tearing out
portions of the building and old ma
chinery and the new structure will Ite
commenced as soon us possible, also
work on the river. They expect to
have a portion of the plant runul ng by
September Ist.
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The Treasury receipts during the
first few months of the operations of
tlie Dingiey law will probably be light
because ot tlie enormous quantities of
foreign goods which were brought into
tlie country during tlie months in
which the Democrats aud Populists
held the Dingiey bill up iu the senate.