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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09
CORN Growers AOTICE.
AN ARTICLE OF SPECIAL INTER.
EST AND PROFIT TO CORN
PRODUCERS.

All corn growers have no doubt been
greatly interested in the announcements
appearing in this and other papers, OF a
prize of $1,000 to be given for the best
To no one perhaps, has the offer ap-
pealed more strongly than to Prof. +. ";
Holden, Of the Iowa State Agricultural
College at Ames.
Prof Holden saw in this offer long
looked for opportunity. For years ProI.
Holden has labored for the fame or Iowa
as a corn state No individual has done
so much for the corn growers as mas me-
through his study of corn CULTIVATION,
and seed selection. Realizing that the
donor of so great sum must have
real and unselfish interest In Improving
the standard of corn, negotiations We're
entered into looking to certain Inou s ca
tons in the terms and awarding OF the
prize money.
The idea in Prof Holden's mind was
that he had devoted the best years or ms
life to inducing corn growers TO improve
the standard of their corn. In this gener-
Gus offer he saw an opportunity 10 MAKE
some further return to those VINO nave
so faithfully aided him in spreading tne
new and better corn gospel
His negotiations with the donor OF the
Sl,000-looking 10 its distribution IN what
seemed a fairer and more equable man
ner, having reached successful concur
sion, Prof. Holden is in a position 10
place the generous offer before corn
growers In new ana more atuacliVe
Prof. Holden calls the attention of
those interested to the followlng
First-The awarding of the $1,000 Will be
entirely in the hands of the Iowa State
Agricultural College at Ames; Prof. Hol-
den being actively in charge.
Second-This large sum Will be divided
into attractive prizes, instead OF going
TO one grower, so as to attract the great
est number of contestants.
Third-Details yet to De worked out In
clude the division of interest in this con-
s test-widely educational in it's scope, at
Ames and at the Corn Exposition in Des
Moines.
Fourth-The public announcements Of
the prize award are temporarily sus-
pended and the closing date has been adj
vanced to a time when the 1903 crop has
matured. AS soon as the details have
been worked out Prof. Holden will sug-
gest a renewal of the prize announce
ments which will appear in the columns
of this paper.
Every corn grower with the interests
of the industry and of his state at heart,
will welcome this change of plan. Under
the able direction of Prof. Holden the
suggestions of himself and associates viii
prove of far greater benefit than as orig
inally planned.
The editor asks his readers to watch
for the new announcements and TO COM
municare suggestions to Prof. Holden al
.Ames.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09
CANOE VALLEY.

June T. 19UJ.
Miss Nora Corson spent Saturday
night and Sunday with home folks.
Mrs. H. ABBY and e. Quandahl
visited with Mrs. c. Olson one day
last week.
The Y. p S. will meet with o. A.
p. Haugen next Sunday, June 18th.
Everybody is cordially invited.
Charlie Olson made a short call
on Emil Haugen last Sunday night.
Last Friday most of the members
of the Hauge church gathered and
erected a new fence around the
church and the cemetery.
Miss Christina and Amanda Han
son visited with Miss Anna Olson
last Sunday afternoon.
Pete Peterson was helping Ole
Haugen with some blowing last
week.
Mrs. Thalaug visited with Mrs.
Dotseth last Monday.
Ole Dotseth and family entertain
ed few friends for dinner last Sun
day.
Chris Swensons horse got tangled
in the wire fence last Friday and
was badly cut up.
Ole Haugen and l.. S. Blein at
tended the annual meeting of the
Norwegian Mutual Fire Insurance
Co. last Tuesday. Sam Anderson
and Martin Budahl were elected di-
rectors for Canoe township.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Haugen were
visiting relatives in this vicinity
Saturday night and Sunday. They
will depart for Wisconsin the first
part of this week to spend the sum-
mer with friends and relatives there.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Johnson en-
tertained friends for dinner last Sun
day.
Peter Haugen spent Saturday night
with Hartvig Haugen in DEBORAH.
Quite a few of the ladies around
here attended the l.. A. S. up to
Mrs. o. X Johnson's last Tuesday.
Mrs. H. l.. Hanson and daughter
Anna were DEBORAH shoppers last
Saturday.
Charlie Olson and Ingval Peterson
were out hunting for ginseng last
Sunday. They report it to be very
scarce.
All the farmers around here are
wearing a broad smile today on ac-
count of the fine rain they are get
ting
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09
Not Such a Feat.

lone day." related Denny to his
friend Jerry, when Oh had wandered
too far inland on me shore leave OF
suddenly found that there was a
greath big haythen, tin feet tall,
chasin' me with knife as long as
yer arm. Oh took to me heels an
for fifty miles along the road we had
it nip an tuck. Then Oh turned into
the woods an we ran for some one
hundred an twenty miles more wild
him gainin' on me steadily, OWN to
his knowledge of the caunthry. Fin
ally, just as OF could feel his hot
breath burning on the back of me
neck. we came to 9 big lake. Wild one
great leap Oh landed safe on the OPP
posite shore leaving me pursurer con-
founding and impotent wild rage"
Faith and thot was no great
jump" commented Jerry, consider
in the runnin' sthart We had
Everybody's Magazine.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09
FRANKLIN PRAIRIE.

U
Mrs. NJ. j. Headington of DEBORAH
is visiting her son John this week.
l.. p. Grossman made short call
in Franklin Prairie Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Ruth and fam
lily were calling at III. S. Smiths Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. NARROW and
family spent Sunday at Frank Jew
ellis.
Miss Ella NARROW was calling on
her brother Jim Wednesday and
Thursday.
Miss Ina NARROW spent Tuesday
night and Wednesday at Bert Ruth's.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. NARROW were
calling at Mr.. Puntney's in Pleasant
Corners Wednesday evening.
Harry and Walter Sharp were call
ing at Will Headington's Thursday
evening.
w. c. McLain was called to Theo.
McLain's Sunday on account of the
sickness of Mrs. McLain.
Misses Sadie Headington, Ruby,
Myrtle and Walter Sharp spent Sun
day at VIM. Headington's.
Miss Ida NARROW was visiting
friends in Clay Hill Tuesday morn
ing.
A. j. Sharp and j. w. NARROW at
tended lodge in DEBORAH Thursday
evening.
Misses Nina Headington and Mil
dred Glover visited at VIM. Heading
tons Saturday and Sunday.
Henry King spent Sunday at c.. c
Marlow's.
Arthur Sharp and Clifford MARROW
attended the dance over near Sat
| tire Saturday evening.
Miss Hazel Headington spent Fri
day and Saturday in DEBORAH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09
HEsPER

June Z, 1909.
Frank Graham of Gardena, Cal,
has been in town for several days
calling on relatives and friends.
Jesse Johnson of Prosper, Mimi,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Hutchinson last Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Chase made few calls
on friends last week, besides looking
after business matters.
Memorial Day was observed on
Saturday a week ago at the school
house. Rev. H. C. Carter of Friends
church, assisted by Rev. Densmore,
were the speakers of the day. The
Hesper band discoursed some fine
music while the pupils of the public
school placed bouquets of flowers on
the soldiers graves.
II. C. Rowe has charge of the
grounds at the cemetery, which are
kept in fine shape.
Miss Lorena Carter, who has spent
nearly a year with friends at the
Pacific coast arrived home Saturday
evening.
q Last Monday Rob Reid went to
Davenport as delegate to the annual
state convention of the Free Masons
held at that place.
Oscar Reed has rented the house
belonging to Mrs. Mary Corners.
Miss Mary Childs Sundayed with
Ida Bergeson.
A number of our young people
were entertained at a party at Mr..
Henry Smalley's last Saturday night.
Peter Vickmeyer drove to Mabel
last Saturday evening.
John Ask went to Hettinger, n. D.,
hast week, looking after business
matters.
Peter Goldberg went to Canada
last Tuesday, for visit with his
sons.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09
SPRING WATER.

June Z, 1909
The rain Monday was just what
we needed.
The Kvindeforening at Mrs. c.
Narveson's was we'll attended.
Otto Severson, accompanied his
sister, Mrs. Akre, to her home near
Ossian last week.
Sever Ellingson had the misfortune
to lose a fine horse by sickness last
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Larson visited with
their son Ben last Tuesday.
A large crowd of our young folks
attended the party at F. Stinson's
Saturday evening.
Ole Thompson marketed large
load of sheep last Friday.
Mrs. Henry Weber entertained the
German l.. A. s. last Wednesday aft
ernoon. A large crowd was present
and q very pleasant time enjoyed by
all.
The Carpenters, Halvorson & Son,
are at work on a new granary for
II. Erickson this week.
Tomorrow (June Sth), the cere-
mony will take place that will unite
for life Louis Thompson of this
place and Miss Bertha Ramsey of
Nasset The young people, who are
both favorably known, have the best
wishes OF all
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RAVENA.
June g 1909

unc Q, IOOVs
Mr.. Berg of West Union, agent for
the Watkins Medical Co., was a call
er on many farmers in Ravena last
Tuesday.
Messrs. George Brother and Fred
Gerleman are both the owners of
new buggy.
Philip Barthelma, Jr., bought a
new De Laval separator of Miller &
Jaegar of Calmar one day last week.
Mr.. Jaegar of Calmar was seen in
Ravena on last Wednesday.
John Schroeder of Ossian helped
his brother, Herman Schroeder, painC
the barn on last Thursday.
DR.. ]. A. Havirland of Ossian was
caller in Ravena last Tuesday.
Anton Anderson attended the dance
at Joe Ehler's last Tuesday evening.
Messrs. Herman Lansing, Herman
Schroeder, Philip Barthelma, Sr.,
and Andrew Etteldorf were business
visitors at DEBORAH last Friday.
Herman and William Lansing help
one day last week.
Theodore Holtey and son Roman
were passengers for Dyersville, Ia,
Friday, for a few days visit with
relatives.
George Brother and family Sun
dayed with Ossian relatives and
friends.
Louis Lee of Centennial was seen
on the Ravena roads last Saturday.
Misses Carrie Miller of Ossian was
visitor at the B. Holtey home last
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Holtey were
! Sunday visitors at the William Hol-
tey home.
Mr. and Mrs. M. ]. De Cou and
daughter Evelyn of Pleasant View
| were Sunday guests at the August
Peck home.
Miss Regina Barthelma was pass
| enger for FIT. Atkinson last Satur-
| tives and friends, returning on Mon
| day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Wagner of Os-
sian and Mr.. Wagner of Dubuque
were visitors at the Wenzel Lansing
home Saturday.
Mrs. Wenzel Lansing was a bust
ness visitor at DEBORAH Saturday. She
was accompanied by Mrs. c. Haubel
and Miss Minnie Lansing of Ossian
Quite a few from this vicinity at
tended the ice cream sociable at the
d. Schobcen home Sunday.
/ Miss Mary Werner, who has beer
| staying at the William Lansing home
| for a few weeks, returned to hel
home at Ossian on Sunday.
Mrs. Catherine Dolpherding OF
| Ransom, Ia, was visitor at the
Barney Holtey home Saturday.
Miss Minnie Lansing of Ossian was
q visitor with her sister, Mrs. Joe
Broghammer, Monday.
S. NJ. Ness and daughter, Tomine
were Sunday guests at the Ole Lo
men home.
Barney Holtey drove down to Cal
mar Monday.
Judge De Cou was Sunday CUES
at the August Peck home.
Mrs Lizzie Siteleta of Ransom, Ia.
was visitor at the B. Holtey HON,
Saturday
Philip Barthelma, ST., and daugh
ter Anna and Mrs. Philip Barthelma
Jr. and Mrs. Berg of Caledonia
Mimi, were Sunday visitors at tn,
Philip Wagner home west of Ossian
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09
IOWA'S OWN MAGAZINE.
1t is the Success and Sensation of
the Year.

The Golden West Magazine, edited
by the famous Sam. w. Small, evan
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by press, public men and people in
all parts of the Union with the high
est praise. 1t is first-class beautiful
ly illustrated and contains splendid,
uplifting reading for the live men
and clean families of the state. low
ans should be proud to sustain this
magazine.
A sample copy costs only 10 cents
and a three months trial subscrip-
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09

Everyone would be benefited by
taking Foley's Orino Laxative for
constipation, stomach and liver trou-
BILE. as 1t sweetens the stomach and
breath, gently stimulates the liver
and regulates the bowels and is
much superior to pills and ordinary
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June.
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Ten Big Piles

of splendid all wool suits selling at
$500. Don't wait. The best of course
will be picked first. Bears.
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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-01-28

Nearly everybody could profitably
keep few chickens, and there would
be pleasure in II for all who have a
fondness for birds and other animal
life, IL the work was done properly.
The usual excuse is that chickens
are too much trouble. Perhaps they
are when kept the way most people
keep them ON town lots. The fault
generally lies with the method OF the
breeder instead Of with the chickens.
There is no excuse for the filthy. Ill
smelling yards and houses, and wher-
ever these are found they are an eyi-
dence OF laziness or neglect upon the
part of the owner. There Is nothing
tedious or laborious about the work,
but there are little things that must
be done daily. and II these are done
at the proper time the fowls need not
be anything other than a pleasure
and a profitable side line.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-01-28
FIGHT psRlLs Drvea's LIFE.
Two Men Stop Pumping Air TO Worker
In River, But He Is Saved.

New York.--Left without air be-
cause the two men whose duty Il was
10 pump II 20 him had stopped work
10 fight each other. George Smith. a
diver. barely escaped death so feet un
der the surface Of the East river the
other day. lie was revived with din.
Guilty after being hauled out OF the
water. Benjamin Parkins. one OF the
combatants In the fight. Is In a hos
pital with a fractured skull. while his
assailant. Thomas Russell. is under
arrest charged with felonious assault
Smith was working on the hull Of
the sunken sound steamer a. NJ.
Whitney. A disagreement between
Russell and Parklns. who we're work
Ing the air pump, was followed. ac-
cordlng 90 the police. by Russell grab,
bling a piece OF iron pipe and striking
Parkins on the head. Parkins fell un-
conscious and Russell loaped over.
board and swan away.
Meanwhile the diver. deprived OF
air. was helpless and momentarily IN
danger OF death. Some time elapsed
before those on the dredge realized
his plight Then two men jumped TO
the pump and others signaled the
diver They got no response and fran.
tically began hauling Smith 10 the
surface Finally the diver was dragged
out Of the water.
Smith afterwards said his sensations
Rs the air supply failed were horrible.
When he felt the air falling he sig
nailed 10 his mates above Getting no
reply on the signal rope. he waited 70
be drawn up. but felt the awful pres
sure bearing him down. Just as he
was about TO go 10 sleep" as ne ex-
pressed II. he felt the air renewed.
bat was unable TO reply TO any sig.
nails.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-01-28
Farmers VIII co-operate.

In every community Is TO be found
man who is willing to place his
dairy, field or orchard at the disposal
Of the experiment station. provided
the latter furnishes plans. informa-
ton and all guidance necessary for
the proposed demonstration. The
building of a dairy barn. under the
immediate supervision OF a man from
the experiment station, is far better
than long-distance communication
through bulletins. The establishment,
OF proper crop rotation: the conduct.
ing OF orchard planting and its sub
sequent care. or the development OF
any phase of agriculture can be car.
ried on directly between the farmer
and the experiment station. Every
community should have a demoustra.
ton farm OF some kind.
Around this the institute work
should center. In order that the In
formation reach the greatest number.
Here the station man should explain
why such and such things are carried
on in certain manners on the demon,
stration farm After this. the bulle-
tin then serves its purpose by being
a ready reference, wherein the farm
err can look up details The old meth.
cd OF putting a bulletin into the fed
and demonstrate some fact, either
through tests, rotation plan or
spraying procedure; then. in the
farmers institute. all these things
should be carefully explained This
renders the bulletin more ineligible.
To properly perform its Junction.
and meet its obligations an expert
ment station needs two sets OF men.
One OF these carries on the investi
cations and other disseminates useful
knowledge among the people. Men
Of the latter group should have most
of their time to be in different parts
Of the state organizing institutes and
permanent Institutes OF various
kinds. They should carry on coopera
tive work with farmers In the several
districts, and in any and every way
possible distribute practical informa
ton wherever II might be needed.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-01-28

times helpless IN the face Of unin'
formed popular opinion. which rates
the value OF an Institution by the
number OF names In IS catalogue"
Investigator is Not Merely curlo.
The Investigator, after being pro.
duced. cannot. however, work empty
handed. II real investigator is the
priceless possession OF a state. he Is
not to be considered a curio, nor Re
merely the recipient OF high admire
ton. lie is in greater need OF a lab
oratory wherein to carry on his in.
vestigations; or a farm wherein to
extend his research. and his time
should not be taken up by routine
duties. cheaper men can attend to
them.
While the station should search Tor
new truths. yet its obligation to the
farmer Is to present to him facts al
ready worked out, and this dissent
nation of knowledge should be car
ried on In such way as TO be OF
immediate and greatest value. In
fact, the greatest needs Of most OF
our experiment stations at present
are ways and means for the diffusion
Of facts among people whose taxes
create and maintain them.
There are three methods by which
the station can place itself into true
correlation with the farmer; first
demonstration work; second. farmers
Institutes. and third. bulletins. news
paper articles. etc. All OF these meth
DDS. named in order OF their impor'
lance. may be known collectively as
extension" work.
Until recent years bulletins, and an
occasional lecture by a station man.
we're the only means OF impartins
useful knowledge TO the farmer. Elk
perience has taught the staIion. how.
ever. that bulletins are poor convey.
ors OF information. as compared with
actual demonstration. The average
man would much rather see some
thing than read about Il; so a well.
conducted demonstration in a commu.
nifty is OF more value than all that
printers ink and verbal juggling can
bestow. Cooperation with individual
farmers themselves is the ideal and
only way for an experiment station
to serve It's constituents. 1t might
seem a great undertaking to start
cooperation OF this kind. but exps
Renee teaches the practicability OF
the project
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-01-28
LANP SHADES
Slant Has Been AbaD-
doped fer a Straight
Line effect.

Fancy lamp shades have assumed an
almost straight side line instead OF the
slant which once characterized these
dainty tribes OF silk. brocade and TOW
ers. Among the newest French shades
Is one resembling n section OF cylln.
der having the outside covered with
Milan lace. In a rich yellow tint. with
a lining OF rose.colorcd silk. Tiny rose
satin flowers border the top, which is
finished with an edge OF gold lace with
fringe added 10 the bottom. Each
quarter OF the shade has vertical row
OF tiny silk roses reaching Its entire
height. These are placed. In double
rows In rather conventional style
without giving a suff look to the use
full ornament
For a dinner table shade there Is
nothing more attractive and pleasing
than one OF rose-colored silk fulled
over the frame and with a narrow gilt
galloon az the upper and lower edges
Then over the shirred silk goes a lat.
tice 81 narrow gold ribbon with gold
sequlns holding the intersections OF
the ribbons together.
Gold passementerie imparts dainty
touch 10 a dinner candle shade which
has the frame covered with gold-col.
ored silk shlrred on rather full and the
top and bottom edges finished with
gilt lace. Festoons OF tiny silt roses
add a rich touch to this ornament. The
flowers are drapcd In shallow curves
with long dangling fringes or ropes OF
roses trailing down the frame. where
the festoons are caughts up TO the top
OF the shade
Powered silk ribbon or material by
the yard can be converted into most
delightful lamp shades by stirring a
width or length OF Il over a firm wire
frame and lining the shade with thin
plain-colored SILK Before sewing on
the passementerie short silk fringe
can be fastened around the bottom and
then an inch.wlde silk or gilt galloon
be sewed over this. with passemen.
terie ornaments decorating the upper
part at intervals
For a more elaborate and less sub.
stantlal shade they are using tullo
shirred very fun over silk with fringes
for the bottom and passemen,erie trim.
ming the top in deep band. The cen.
ter OF the shade is decorated with
handsome passema.terie In an arbor
effect. and the whole shade Is then
lined with rose or gold silk. There are
few colors suitable for this purpose:
rich yellows. rose pinks and cream col
or produce very good effects.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-01-28
HOLDER FoR THE HATPlNs.
Adornment for Room In cheaply-Made
Continuance.

An attractive hatpIn holder which
may be cheaply made. yet Is quite an
adornment to girls room. is concoct-
ed from a long spool. These may be
OF any desired size. but those which
hold baby ribbon are best
The rims OF the spools are finished
IN gold or silver paint and the body
covered with a gay bit OF brocade. or
a bit OF silk hand-painted or embroid-
cred. AS there Is no strain on the
outer part OF the spoon. the covering
can easily be pasted.
Narrow ribbons are tied to each end
to form loop by which the holder is
suspended. These are finished at the
top with a small rosette. Through the
heart Of the spool is thrust a core OF
cork or OF wool. through which the
hatpins are easily stuck from either
end.