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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12
OSSIAN.
tFrom our regular correspondent

(From our regular correspondent
Nov. IL, 1902.
DR.. and Mrs. Wells returned from
Chicago last Wednesday.
Miss Benson visited with Mrs.
Whitlofer Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. Tony Brennon is moving his
family into the rooms above Kane s
saloon today.
:. Mr.. John Wirshing has moved his
family into Mr.. Billiards. house north
of the tracks.
Miss Agnes Lee spent Sunday with
Miss Anna Benson at her home.
A bowling contest was given Friday
night at Neresons, between Calmar
and Ossian, resulting in favor of the
latter
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Huinker and
daughter Tilla spent Sunday with
Festina relatives.
L.. A. Meyer and Otto Gleisner were
Castalia callers the fore part of last
week.
Mr.. Andrew Lee is home for a few
days.
The DeCou and Weitgenant families
of young people spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brother.
Miss Jennie Mayer has opened a
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12
A GOOD CORN CROP.

A twenty acre field Of corn growing
near where the writer lives was ma
tured early in September and will pro-
duce at a conservative estimate seven
ty-fve bushels per acre. This field was
planted May II on clover sod turned
over last September and has received
clean and thorough cultivation. There
is nothing very remarkable about this,
only that right in the neighborhOod
where this corn is grown there are a
thousand acres of corn which are so
very much inferior-the crop behind
time, full of weeds, half cared for and
giving no promise, If frost comes at the
usual date, of making anything save
twenty or thirty bushels of soft corn
to the acre. The moral to this story Is
that the one man with the twenty
acres knows something about raising
corn which his thirty neighbors with
the thousand acres ought to know, for
success is always worth looking into
This twenty acre field Of corn might
well form the topic for whole days
discussion at a farmers institute-soil,
preparation, kind Of seed, cultivation
and all that pertained to the produc-
ton of the crop. Such field is prac-
teal object lesson, and the owners ex-
perience Is worth more than an alb
struse lecture by some scientist on the
growing Of corn crop.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12
EXPENSIVE EXPERIENCE.

A very costly lesson was learned by
hundreds of farmers through the grain
growing sections of the west and north
west this season in the matter of de-
pending upon machines to thrash their
grain from the shock, all save the for
tunate few who were first on the
thrashing circuit being heavy losers
by reason of unfayorable weather,
which badly bleached out the shocks
Of grain and in many instances set
them to growing. There was fine
weather enough Immediately after har-
vest for nearly every man to have safe
ly secured his grain in the stack had it
not been for the shock thrashing craze
which compelled him to go with all
hands and help his fortunate neighbor
at the head of the list do his thrash
ing. The losses sustained would pay
the stacking and thrashing bills for
these men for several years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12
WHY THEY FAIL.

II is to be regretted that so much of
the work and financial resources of the
several county agricultural societies are
almost compelled to be diverted into
schemes for the sensational entertain
ment Of the very people who more than
any others specially need the instruc-
tive education on agricultural lines
which 1t is the mission of the fair to
supply. The high diving. parachute
dropping. snake eating Punch and
Judy. merry go round, red lemonade
patronage is catered for. while the real
mission of the fair is obscured by CIV
ing $500 for $50 trotting race and 50
premium for the best cow or the best
horse in the county. AS result Of this
unwise policy scores of county fair as
sociations have either thrown up the
sponge or else are on their last legs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12
FREEPORT.
Fom our regular correspondent


November II, 1902.
School began Monday after two
weeks vacation, with Miss Beard as
primary teacher, and Miss Tyler as
principal for the winter term.
Miss Maud Lee spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Lee.
Sam Lappen returned here last week
from Waukon, where he has been
working for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Brickner of De-
corah visited with Mr.. and Mrs. n.
Drake Sunday.
A gun club was organized here
Sunday.
Mrs. Dundas returned to her home
at Armstrong, Iowa, last Thursday,
after few weeks visit with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Delay.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Deremo came over
from Elon last week, and expect to
make their home here in the future.
James Lennon of Ossian was Free
port caller last Wednesday.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
with Mrs. A. "A. Snyder at Trout Run
on Wednesday, Nov. 10Th.
The Yeomen lodge will give an
oyster supper in the school house next
Friday evening, Nov. 10Th, and a
dance in the hall after the supper.
All are cordially invited.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12
BURR OAK.

tFrom our regular correspondent
November IL, 1902.
The fall term of school closed Fri
day.
Mrs. Edmund Pollitt and daughter
of Orleans spent last week with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Landon.
Bert Kimball went to DEBORAH and
procured lumber for barn.
Luther Reed and family are moving
to DEBORAH today where they will
make their future home. A farewell
party was given them last week by
their friends who presented them with
beautiful rocking chair.
E. MahStfy of Mediapolis, Iowa, is
here again buying another car load
of cattle.
Surprise parties are all the rage of
late. Saturday night there was one
at Mr.. Cassels and one on Vera Kim
Der, tonight one at Horace Stockman' S
and one at Guy Masters tomorrow
night, and more to follow.
Mark Stockman and family moved
TO Canton last week.
Guy Masters moves next week into
r. Stead's tenant house and will
farm Mr.. s. IS land next year.
The village was awakened O'Clock
Saturday morning by the church bells
and the cry OF fire. Harry Pierce's
hay barn and contents, barn and
chicken house were entirely burned by
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

dressmaking shop in the opera house
building, in the rooms formerly &C.
cupied by Mr.. Robinson. the land
agent.
Miss Oral Wright of Postville begins
her winter term of school today in
the Rosa district.
Miss Laura Oyloe and Miss Cora
Barlow spent Saturday and Sunday at
Fayette.
A temperance lecture will be given
in the Universalist church Thursday
evening.
Miss Clarissa Clark, of Calmar, was
calling on friends yesterday.
Don't miss the "Trip Around the
World one week from Friday. 1t is
novel and amusing.
Miss Laura Larson spent Friday
with Miss Ella Wangsness.
Miss Felicia Chissel is teaching the
winter term in the Collins district.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12
SUGAR BETS AND THE CORN BELT.

We thought few years ago that the
cultivation of the sugar beet might
be made valuable feature of agricul-
ture in the corn belt of the country.
We have since changed our opinion.
The financial returns to the grower are
altogether unsatisfactory. The crop
needs prompt care and attention when
the farmer can least spare the time.
The needed help is hard to obtain, and
the labor connected with the crop is
of the get down on all fourssSack
breaking type which the corn aiser
despises. The sugar beet will find
friends in all the sunny, irrigated por-
ton of the west and to some extent in
the more thickly settled portions Of the
east, where child help is cheap and
easily obtained, but not where sixty
bushels of corn to the acre can be
grown or where clover grows knee
high and blue grass thrives, where
creameries prosper and the Poland-Chi-
ma hog and Shorthorn steer grunt and
snort whenever the beet subject is
mentioned.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12
: corntespondence...
News hAppsnin6s Of the County.
4 reported by . c>npstent corps Of writsrs.

fire. The fire started between the hay
barn and chicken house, and was first
noticed by j. Heckle who was awaken
ed by the strong light; he reached the
barn in time to get out the stock,
prompt action was used and soon
nearly hundred men were gathered
and it was only by hard fighting that
the fire did not spread more. Several
times fire was extinguished on the par
sonage lot. The buildings were in
sured but it will not near cover the
damages
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12
A THIN DIET.

Some very foolish things occasional
~ creep into the so called agricultural
papers. Speaking Of the nutritive value
of the banana, a paper Of the kind re-
ferred to says, "Do you know that
dimes worth of bananas will keep a
family two days If properly served
and insure the members against sick
nesses which result from summer
overlooking" We should say SO.
About eight bananas can be got for
dime. If family consisted of four
persons, that would be one banana
apiece per day. No overlooking here,
sure. If man undertook to work on
such a nutritive ration as this, he
would have to be hauled from the field
on a stoneboat by 10 o'clock in the
forenoon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12
HESPER.
From our regular correspondence

From our regular correspondent
November 10, 1902.
Mrs. Hall returned from a two
months visit with her son in Sener-
ance, Kansas on Saturday evening.
Grinegar has been making changes
in the meat market which adds much
to the appearance.
Miss Clara Siversind was Decorah
visitor the latter part of the week.
A surprise rag bee took place at Mrs.
H. Riggs on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. B. Pike entertained
Mesdames Sherwin, Powers, Moft.t
and Cameron at tea the Sd.
Mrs. J. Darlington has returned
from DEBORAH where she has been tax
ing medical treatment
Miss Gae Weber began teaching in
V. Stoskoff's district today.
After an absence of three years, Abel
Nutting is the guest of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Nutting.
Mrs. Nutting and Miss Allen were
DEBORAH visitors the 9Th.
Miss Neufert of DEBORAH took mp
school duties in the W. o. Casterton
district east of town today.
Mrs. W. Nelson of Mabel who has
been taking medical treatment for
some time is at the home of her pa
.o..4. NJ oo5 Mre El;;ab Jobpcop
]. H. McMullen and family moved
last week into the house recently pur-
chased of l.. Goldberg.
Mrs. Ruggles of Grand Forks, who
has been spending the summer in the
east, is expected this week to visit the
family of d. @. Taber and Mrs. Hall.
Mrs. T. Aldrich, a former resident of
this place, died at the hospital in Port
land, Oregon, and was buried the I'd
inst She leaves son and daughter
to mourn her loss.
Joseph Hawks, who was taken i'll
the first of the week, died at his home
three miles southwest of town Satur-
day. He was one of the pioneer set
tiers, who came here from st. Adams,
Maine, and attained the age of eighty
years the Goth of May. The funeral
took place from the Friends church,
of which he was member, Rev. DR..
Slack officiating. Of the immediate
relatives a wife and two sons with
families are left to mourn the loss.
The sons are Alvin, a resident of this
place, and Sewall, of Denison, Iowa.
AS L. Reed, son and daughter were
making preparations to take up their
abode in DEBORAH, they were invited
out to spend the evening of the 9TH
with the family of Mr.. Chase. Hav-
ing arrived, to their great surprise
Mr.. Chase's people were all ready to
accompany them back in hurry to
attend the surprise party planned for
this occasion. They excused the liber-
ties their friends had taken and enter
tanned about one hundred Burr Oak
and Hesper people in very creditable
manner. Several different kinds of
amusements were introduced and no
doubt everybody had good time.
During the evening refreshments were
served, after which Mr.. R. Reid in
appropriate remarks presented Mr..
Reed with beautiful chair as slight
token of remembrance of the many
friends whose best wishes go with
them to their new home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12
CALMAR.
nr REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

From our regular correspondent
November IL, 1902
Mrs. Guy Nettleton of Fort Dodge,
Iowa, is visiting her parents here.
Mrs. Everson and son Earl have
again taken up their residence in Cal
mar, after having been in Minneapolis
for short time.
Miss Emma VIM went to Milwau
kee Friday, to take course in train
ing school for nurses.
Mrs. j. S. Roome returned from
Chicago, Sunday. Her mother, Mrs.
E. B. Bigelow, accompanied her home.
Miss Bess Hull of DEBORAH was
guest at the Graf home Sunday and
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs Ward Leffingwen re-
turned from their honeymoon spent
in Iowa City and Scion, Saturday.
Mrs. O. p Ode and children went
to DEBORAH, yesterday for a few days
visit with relatives.
Mrs. William Becker of Fort Atkin-
son was the guest of her SISTER, Mrs.
G. w. Giesen, over Sunday.
The Misses Irene Ryan and Bertha
Giesen spent Saturday with DEBORAH
friends.
The Rev. FIR Hogan, of Waucoma,
lis the guest of Rev. FIR. John Norris.
Mrs "A w. Smith went to Mason
City to attend meeting of Christian
Scientists.
Ed. Olson and family have moved
into their new house.
Miss Laura Oyloe and Miss Barker
were in town Sunday on their way
from Fayette to Ossian.
Miss Mary Graf is here from Austin,
making a short visit under the pa
rental roof.
Miss Winnie Mareness of Elma,
Iowa, is the guest of Miss Tillie
oite this week.
The Ladies' Aid Society held bus
mess meeting last Thursday at which
the following officers were elected:
Mrs. Henry Hertz, President; Mrs.
Leamon, Vice President; and Mrs. S.
r. wager. Secretary and Treasurer.
A heating plant was put into the
opera house block last week.
Mrs. Jennie Ashley returned to her
home in Fredericksburg last week
after having been the guest of her
sister, Mrs. E. O. Walker
Charles Campbell is making home
visit of couple of days.
Mrs. Peter Meyer and daughter Min
ME are spending few days with rel
atives in Dubuque.
Miss Gillian of Austin is spending
few days in Calmar.
A baby came to GLADDEN. the hearts
of Mr.. and Mrs Ingvold Olson, liv-
ing west of town, Saturday.
Miss Marie Sandager went to Albert
Lea last Friday for an extended visit
with relatives.
The ladies of the German Lutheran
church will be entertained tomorrow
afternoon by Mrs Henry Weselmann
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Gustafson died last Wednes-
day. In their loss the parents have
the sympathy of the entire community
Mrs. @. w. Giesen spent Friday with
relatives at the Fort.
Last Friday evening some of the
Calmar bowlers went 70 Ossian and
met the enemy, but were defeated
Mrs. o. p Ode will entertain the
Lutheran young women next Friday
evening.
At the election supper last Tuesday
evening given by the high school
pupils in the p. Meyer block, only
about $50 was taken in.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

One dog recently killed in one night
sixty out Of large flock of sheep near
where the writer lives. 1t seems al
most incredible that such a wholesale
destruction could be wrought by one
dog In so short a time. The act was
the expression Of hereditary instinct
derived from his woltish ancestors,
whose habit was to run down and kill
every helpless victim on their nightly
raids.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

If farm will rent so as to bring in 5
per cent on what it would sell for, it is
much better to keep the land than to
sell 1t and try to place the money at in
terest. The late custom Of taxing mon
eys and credits and the difficulty Of
finding desirable loans make the land
the better investment for money by
far.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

So many Americans are locating on
the fertile lands Of the Canadian north
west that our government would do
well to dicker an island or two for this
territory. Sod Save the King" is go
ing to have mighty slim show up
there In ten years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

A friend was telling us lately about
shooting mallard ducks by the gunny
sack full up in North Dakota. The birds
are shot on the marshes where they
were Matched and are so tame when
the season opens that it is hardly sport
to kill them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

Mixed crops of wheat and oats,
termed succotash, withstood the eff
fects Of the storms of the past season
much better than did crops of wheat
or oats alone, something which is in
favor of this way Of growing these
cereals.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

: In way to the prospective buyer of
a farm it is not altogether dra wback
that the weeds on such farm grow big
and strong. The wise man knows that
where weeds make vigorous growth
there is plenty of meat in the soil.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

When business pays, it then imme-
diately becomes dignified, and this fact
explains why so many professional
men who have heretofore turned up
their noses at the farmer and his occu-
patton are investing in farms and sing
ing the praises of agriculture as pro-
feSSion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

Carbon bisulphide introduced into
the burrows Of gophers, skunks and
other ground burrowing vermin makes
short wsrk Of them. They die, as do
the men in a coal mine after an explo-
sion. from firedamp and suffocation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

A serviceable automobile now sold
at 500 will be on the market inside Of
five years at $3.50 or less. The history
of the bicycle will be repeated in the
case Of the auto.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

We have a fine line of harness on
hand and can make anything you want
leave your order, now in our new
Quarters. Cor. Main and Washington
st. E. Rudolph & Co. 1872
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

The sumac and elderberry possess
many claims upon the lover of natural
beauty as agencies for the decoration
Of the home dooryard.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

A farmer can raise good boy much
easier by taking half day off and
going fishing with him than he can
by lecturing and licking him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-11-12

When wild prairie hay is selling for
81 per ton, well cured alfalfa hay is
worth $12.11 so far as its feeding value
is concerned.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-12-26
rhe Hon wnsn,t TO n1nme.

We have visited breeders yards and
seen birds standing upon the nest pant
ing and breathless from the heat and
so weakened and exhausted from the
ravages of lice that they actually died
on the nest One case of cruelty that
we will never forget was one in which
just such a bird figured. She was a
large overweight bird and so infested
with lice as to make her wild with
pain and unable to sit or stand still.
Her owner had set her upon sit
ting Of high priced eggs of a new
variety and set his hopes high for
good hatch. The poor bird. not being
able to properly incubate the eggs, had
finished her labor with four chicks as
the result. While suffering a thousand
torments and tramping around the nest
she had trampled upon and killed three
of the chicks. The human brute who
owned her had no sooner discovered
the facts than in his rage he grabbed
the bird from the nest and with all
his strength hurled her to the ground.
She writhed few moments and then,
bleeding and crushed, lay quiet and
soon breathed her last. Perhaps inn
agined it, but 10 me there seemed TO
be an indescribable, pitiful, reproachful
look in the eyes of that dying bird
which told as plainly as words could
possibly tell that she loved her chicks
thousand times more than did or
could the man who took her life and
that she would have given her life in
protecting them. She was only a hen,
you say. Well, maybe that's all, but
the God who sees the fall Of the spar
row will see the hen also, and l
thanked him from the bottom OF my
heart that he gave me one which
would not permit me to wantonly, cow
ardly and inhumanly destroy a dumb
creature with the motherly instinct of
that hen. People who are capable Of
doing such things can never prosper
American Poultry Journal.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-12-26
A Chrlstian Endeavor cntechi.m.

A good friend of the movement has
prepared the following. which he styles
"a Christian Endeavor Catechism." 1t
answers conclsely some questions many
times asked by those less familiar
with the society:
When was the first society of Chris
tan Endeavor established? Feb. 2,
1881.
Where and by whom? In Williston
church, Portland, Me, by Rev. f. T.
Clark.
For what purpose? For the sake of
training large number of young con-
verts for the duties of church men,
bership.
What is now the purpose of the So
ciety? The same as at the beginning -
to train young people for the duties of
the church. Each society is in some
local church and in no sense outside
1t exists simply to make the young
people loyal and efficient members OF
the church of Christ. 1t is the church
training the young.
In what denominations is 1t found ?
In about the same proportions in all
the great evangelical denominations
and in all their subdivisions. Wher-
ever it has been established longest 1t
is most fully Endorsed by pastor and
churches,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-12-26

Water is an absolute necessity at all
times for fowls. Don't think for a mo-
ment that the fowls can do well or live
great while without plenty OF water.
and during hot weather this should
have special attention, for clean,
cool drink is as grateful to them as TO
ourselves No one should neglect the
water supply for either the young or
the old stock. In fact, they could not
long grind their food or pass it through
the crop without plenty Of water to
aid in the process, for by the aid of
the water is the food softened. diges-
ton aided and the system sustained.
1t is not much trouble to fill the water
pots twice a day during hot weather,
and the fowls need II every hour.
Watch the little chicks run and take n
little at tirse. then run away to feed,
and soon they come back for little
more. This continual supply or mois-
ture aids them in grinding and digest
ing their food, and they must have 1t
all the time and plenty Of 1t or they
viii not thrive as they should.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-12-26
Success or FniIure.

The unfortunate fact that so many 20
into business without counting the cost
is the cause of many failures in the
poultry business, says an exchange.
Entirely too many do not calculate the
continual vigilance that must be given
TO successful poultry culture. This is
the cost that must be calculated in this
business above all others. for failure is
assured in advance without it. No
matter what else you may have or how
much of it, whether money or lands,
failure is sure to follow unless the
closest attention Of some one who is
competent be given to the work.
Those who imagine that a poultry
plant. whether large or small. win run
itself are very poorly informed, for
nothing can be much further from the
fact. Regular attention and well dl-
rected attention must be given or the
venture win fail of good results. Moth
ing but disappointment ever follows
neglect Of fowls. This is proved be-
yond all peradyenture. No success
carres unless the best attention be
given the fowls. their feeding and their
care, Bear this in mind all the time,
and when you are disappointed with re
suits obtained see who Is to blame.