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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
Decree is Not Repealed.

In our last issue we printed al
item that has been going the rounds
of the press to the effect that the
portion of the decree me Temere, .
governing the agreement made by
Protestants wishing to marry Catho-
lies had been repealed. The Catho-
lie papers state that the report was
false, and misunderstood, so that we
print this correction. The regula-
ton has not been withdrawn or re-
pealed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
WANT COLUMN.
Rates-One Cent per word. Moth
ing less than ten cents.
sTRAYED HOG-Black sow with

STRAYED HOG Black SOW with
white spots, about $50 pounds,
both ears cropped. Miss Olive
Manning, Canoe township. 33-3pd
FOR SALE OR RENT-My residence
property on South Washington st.
with or without the corner lot.
Mrs. Bertha Mott. 33tf.
WANTED-POSITION as farm hand.
Just arrived from Germany In
quire at this office. 33-1w .pd
AGENTS-$240.00 a month. New
patented rope maker. Makes ropes
any length; saves 200 to 400 per
cent. Big demand-free sample.
Write. Simplex Mfg. Co., Dept.
D., Kewanee, Ill. 33-1pd
FOR SALE-An Indian motorcycle,
two cylinder. 1t is in good run
ming order. Inquire of George
Child, DEBORAH, Iowa, r. R. s. 1872
FOR SALE-Eleven room brick
house; large brick floor cellar, a
good furnace, burns either wood
or coal; hard and soft water on
both floors; good barn with sheds
and room for poultry and vegeta-
BILE garden; three lots. Price
$500, on easy terms. f. w. p.
Baker, sos West Main ST., Decor
ah, Iowa. 33tf.
FOR SALE-A thoroughbred Jer-
sey Mich COW. Call at Engbert-
sons drug store. 33-1w. pd.
LOANS-If you want SO on loans,
guaranteed real estate security,
write First National Bank, Delano,
Calf, for particulars. 32-2pd
FOR SALE--Rubber tired top buggy,
National cash register and Oliver
typewriter, all practically new. In
quire at this office.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
A New Conductor.

AS we announced last week, Con-
ductor S. l.. Collins made his last
run between here and Calmar yes
terday, and with his wife was bid
ding his many DEBORAH friends good
bye. He will go to Minneapolis, to
take the run between there and Men
dota. His genial smile and kind
hearted disposition made him very
popular here and he will be missed.
His place is taken by Conductor Col
by of Austin.
Sam was presented with a beauti-
full silver loving cup last night, by a
number of his friends here, as a to-
ken of the high regard in which he
is held.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14

FOR SALE-House and lot. The
John Foltz place in West DEBORAH.
Inquire of G. S. Boice. S7tf
FOR SALE-About thirty Black
Polled Registered COWS and some
bulls ready for service. John J.
Walenta, Calmar, Ia, r. .. 2stf
FOR HOUSE DECoRATING-such
as papering, painting or varnish-
ing, call on w. +. Perry. Phone
509-White 15tf
FOR SALE-Eighty acre farm, Mad
ison township, three miles east OF
Ridgeway, all under cultivation.
Inquire at farm or this office. G.
w. Beers. stiff
HOUSE FOR SALE-A first class.
modern, 10 room house for sale
in DEBORAH; excellent location and
neighborhood; five minutes walk
from business center; hot water
heating, gas and electric light:
house; two corner lots; cement
sidewalk and boulevard. Apply at
Winneshiek County State Bank.
15tf
STRADIVARIUS vIOLIN-for sale
cheap. Excellent sweet tone and
in perfect condition. Could send
on trial. Write to Miss Bertha w.
Mardis. Route No. 5. Rosedale.
Kansas. 36tf
FOR SALE-Twelve acres, good
house and barn, inside corpora
ton. Also several residences and
farm six miles from town, cheap,
ii taken soon. A. G. Christian,
West DEBORAH. 1872
FOR SALE-Twenty-fve Rose Comb
Black Miuorca hens, to make room
for young stock. Prize stock, best
layers known. C. l.. Wells. 32-1pd
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
Purchase Delivery Trucks.

Three auto trucks were purchased
last week by DEBORAH business m IN
from the agent of the International
Harvester Company, for use in deliv-
cry work about the city. They were
secured by H. ]. Hutchinson, the gro
Ger, A. Bernatz & Sons, millers, and
j. p. Burns, drayman. Each of these
will be very useful for the purposes
desired and will without doubt save
money for their owners.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
Contract for Big Mill.

The Fort Dodge Portland Cement
Co., of which M. j. Nicholson, for
emrly of Military township this coun-
ty, is president, has let the contract
for the construction of cement mill
and other necessary buildings, to cost
three quarters of million. The
company, of which Governor Carroll
is one of the directors, has been do
ing big business in crushed rock,
ind the construction of its cement
mill will make an enterprise Of great
importance 10 the cement and stone
industries of Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
Ole n. Forester.

ole n. Forester, a resident of Mad
ison township for forty years or more
died on Saturday evening, at the
Lutheran hospital in st. Paul, where
he had been for a month past. He
was seventy-two years of age, and
had been in i'll health for about ten
years and finally went to the hospital
for an operation, which was success
full, but complications following caus-
ed his demise. His wife has been
with him for a couple of weeks. He
was born in Vestre Slidre, Valders,
Norway, and came to America when
very young. Besides his wife, seven
children, two sons and five daugh-
tiers, mourn his death. The funeral
services are being held today (Wed-
nesday) with interment at the Hau-
gen cemetery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
Mrs. SieseI King.

Mrs. Siegel King, for many wears
resident Of this city, died at her
home in Minneapolis on Saturday
evening at $3.50 o'clock. Her maiden
name was Mary Koran and she was
~ years of age. She was born In
Winneshiek county, and was married
to Siegel King 10 years ago. They
have lived in Minneapolis about six
months. She is survived by her his
band and three children, four chill
dren having preceded her. The re-
mains were brought here Monday
night, and the funeral held from the
Catholic church yesterday morning,
Rev. FIR. John Have officiating.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
Electric Light

is the only smokeless light, there
fore the only clean and healthful
light. 1t has no injurious effect on
house plants. 1t is the most conven-
tent light, for the switch may be
placed anywhere. You get more
light from an electric lamp for one
cent than can be obtained from one
cents worth of kerosene or any 9TH
err source of light, and you avoid fill
ling and cleaning, also the smoke
which is given off by artificial lights
except electric light.
When your house is wired for cleo
trio light you may use an electric
iron, fan, toaster and many 9TH
err convenient and economical cleo
trical applications.
We should be glad to give you es-
innate and specifications for wiring
your house.
Upper Iowa Power Company.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
Important Notice.

A special flour demonstration will
be given next Saturday, August 18th
at John C. .Hexom & Sons store by
a lady direct from the mills. Ardee
is a. high patent flour and will give
you absolute satisfaction in every
respect. 1t is to your interest that
you attend this demonstration.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
Storm Puts Out Electricity.

The severe thunder and lightning
with the electric service and on
this account several columns of type
is left out this issue. All day yes
terday we had no electric power,
which operates our entire plant and
the presses could not run, nor the
linotype, hence the shortage in to-
days news. Several trees were
blown down on the line between De-
corah and the power dam, and re-
pairs were not made until late yester-
day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
Decorah Horses Race at Fonda.


G. f. Baker was at Fonda last
week, to see the races in which hors-
eS lad been entered by himself and
E. ]. Curtin. There was a big field
of horses and large attendance. In
the 2:20 trot Lou Burton, being out
of his class, was behind the money.
In the 2:30 class with eight entries,
Col. j. E. Leak won the first heat in
2:24A, the second in 2:26A, and
the third in 2:24A, but the judges
did not see it and gave it to another
horse, which brought the race to
five heats, one heat the next lay ard
he got second money. This week the
horses are at Alta, and then will go
to Des Moines for the state fair
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
Change i'm Police Force.

Officer T. H. Conner has resigned
his position as police officer in order
to go to Dakota to look after the har-
vesting of his crop, and Mayor Daub-
ney has given Nightwatchman T. C.
Johnson a position on the day force
and appointed Louis Wepler night
man in Johnson's place.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
The Short Course Coming.

There is now no doubt of the agri-
cultural short course being held in
Winneshiek county the coming win
ter, Representative Enger having re-
oeived word from the agricultural
college that one of the courses had
been reversed for this county.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
Ruying EalI Millinery.

Mrs. Altha Daubney is in Chi
cago, looking up the advance fall
styles in millinery, and making pur-
chases for her store. She makes an
effort to keep abreast of the styles
at all times of the year, and for this
purpose makes frequent trips to the
city.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14

WANTED-Canvasse and collector
for Winneshiek and Howard coun-
ties. One who can furnish horse
and buggy preferred. Will buy
horse and buggy for a man that
can produce results. State age
and present and past positions in
first letter. Address c. l.. H., in
care of Public Opinion.
FOR SALE-Small farm of six acres,
good house, barn and machine
shed, fenced in good shape. One
mile from DEBORAH. Also a farm
of 1856 acres four miles from town
at bargain. For prices and par
ticulars see Il. X. Hovden. 21tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
CantOn's Day OFF.

Canton, Mimi. will hold it's an
1ual Day Off, celebration tomor-
row Thursday These occasions
always draw large crowd and they
are well entertained. The DEBORAH
Merchants Band expects to go up to
furnish music.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14

Messrs. e. F. Sellman and w. b.
Reed went to Waterloo yesterday
expecting to drive home a new Over
land auto, they having taken the ag-
ency for this car next year
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
". O. ". ut Gilman.

The local Woodmen of the World
base ball team will play game OF
base ball with the Calmar team at
Calmar next Sunday. Both teams
are composed of excellent players
and a good game is anticipated.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
Kills a Big Rather.

Last Friday, while at work on the
rebuilding of the Frankville- Ossian
road southeast of the city. Harold
Reed killed a big rattlesnake, which
had eleven rattles. !, Two or three
rattlers have been killed this summer
in that same locality.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
Mrs. Hans Johnson.

Mrs. Hans Johnson, resident OF
Springwater, Canoe township, died
en- Sunday, and the funeral services
will be held on Wednesday. We re-
gret that we have no further partic-
ulars.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
Card of Thanks.

The undersigned desire by this
method to sincerely thank the neigh
bors and friends who assisted them
during their recent bereavement. X.
X. Ulen and Family.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
Sell Another Farm.

The julius Woldt farm seven miles
north of the city was sold this week
to Geo. Matter, through Beard &
Kennedy The farm contains 100
acres.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-14
sSseSstc cht,tco,g
BY Harry j. GREEN.
VII Sell the Overland.

DEBORAH, IA. AUGUST IA. 1912.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-22
JUST A LITTLE TOO HASTY
Mr.. NewIywed Resented What He Con-
sidered Impertinence, but, the
Joke Was on Him.

They were on their wedding tour
and imagined that every ciEility CIV
en- them related to their new condition
of servitude.
Having stopped at a way station, the
bridegroom was approached by the
station agent, who asked:
Are you going to take the next
train?"
tits none of your business" re-
torted the bridegroom, Indignantly, as
he guided the bride Up the platform,
where they condoled with each other
over the impertinence of some of the
natives.
Onward came the train, its vapor
curling from afar. 1t was the last to
their destination that day-an express.
Nearer and nearer it came at full
speed; then in a moment it whizzed
past and was gone.
why in thunder didn't that train
stop!" yelled the bridegroom.
Cos you said 'twarn't none of my
bizness. 1 has to signal if that trains
to STOP"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-22
SLAMS AMAZON GUARD

siam is one of the few countries
which boast of corps of women police.
The members of this Amazon Guard
are all old and ugly They wear uni
form though they are not armed. Their
chief duty is to act as gate keeprs
of the inner, or women's palace at
Bangkok. They follow any stranger
who enters the palace and remain
with him until he takes his departure.
They see that there is no mischief
made and that no one makes love to
the royal wives and concubines. Men
who have business inside the palace
doctors, architects, carpenters, cleo
trio light filters, etc.-enter the pal
ace freely, but are always accompa-
MED by some of the Amazon guard.
The palace has some difficulty in re-
cruiting these guards, as the work is
hard and the pay poor, and the quail
fication-uncomplimentary.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-22

. The woman who "keeps house, has
enough to do when she is in good, sound
health, but if she is weak, tired all the
time, and suffering from morn to night
with an aching back, house-work becomes
a heavy burden.
Many women who were afflicted in this
way say that Doan's Kidney Pills have
made life easier for them.
Women are subject to kidney disease.
The clothing they wear, the work they do,
the worry and strain of bearing and rear
ing children, the lack of proper exercise;
all tend to it.
Backache, bearing-down pains, headache,
dizzy SPELLS faintness, fits of 'blues," and
other troubles often thought to be peculiar
to the sex, are found frequently in kidney
disease. When any one of these ills APP
pears, together with discolored condi-
ton of the kidney secretions, with passages
too frequent, scanty or burning, just make
UP your mind that your kidneys are weak,
and be quick to help them.
Doan's Kidney Pills have helped great
many weak women through the trying
times when kidney disease means SO much
added misery. They do not disturb the
stomach or bowels and contain no poison
Gus, dangerous nor habitforming drugs.
Doan's are harmless for children too.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-22
MINERALS IN HUMAN BODY

The human body contains, among
other constituents, about two pounds
of phosphorus, which is essential to
the health of the bones and the vigor
of the brain. This phosphorus, If ex-
tracted and put to another use, would
make up about 1000 packages of fric.
ton matches.
Besides phosphorus, the body con.
tains few ounces OF sodium and hall
an ounce of potassium. The quantity
of the latter would be sufficient for
many experiments in class in chem
istry.
In addition to sodium and potas-
SUM there are few grains of mag
nesium, enough to make the ''silver
rain" for family's stock of rockets
on a Fourth of July evening or to
create a brilliant light visible at q
considerable distance.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-22
TWO WELL GUARDED SECRETS

There are two trade secrets at least
that the world at large may never
learn, but which it is well worth the
while of inventors to study. One is
the Chinese method of making the
bright and beautiful color known as
vermillion, or Chinese. red; and the
other is Turkish secret-the inlay-
ing,o the hardest steel with gold and
silver. Among the Chinese and the
Turks, these two secrets are guarded
we'll Apprentices. before they are
taken for either trade, must swear an
ironclad oath to reveal nothing of
what passes in the workshop. Tho
apprentices, furthermore. must belong
to families of standing, must pay a
large sum by way of guarantee. and
must furnish certificates of good char
acter and honesty. These secrets
have been handed down faithfully
from one generation to another for
hundreds of years.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-22
RAT IS SOLD AS PET DOG

The renewal of the fashion for small
dogs has led to a remarkable case OF
fraud, the victim Of which is one of
the best known women in Paris soci-
ETY.. Walking up and down the fash
ionable side of the Avenue de Bois de
Boulogne was a man who had several
toy dogs to show off. ostensibly for
sale. One OF the smallest of them
was particularly diminutive speoi-
men of the griffon. Finally a woman
stepped up to ask its price. The man
made the little dog perform several
tricks, and then, after some minutes
conversation, informed her that he had
still more remarkable specimen in
his coat pocket He then fished out
little creature scarcely more than half
the size Of the first
The woman concluded what she
thought was bargain and what the
man said was sacrifice. She put the
little one in her muff, went off to
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-22
PAJAMAS FOR PORCUPINE

"Slivers' Brubakersshas a new pair
of pants or pajamas. They have four
legs to them and the outfit includes a
nice, warm nightcap. Slivers is a
healthy young porcupine captured by
Miss Josie. Brubaker. a telephone OPP
orator of Evans, Colo.
During cold snap his mistress no
ticed that -Sliyers got snow between
his toes and that it rolled up under
his feet. Being unable to use quill
to remove the clinging ice, Slivers had
cold feet whenever there was snow on
the ground, and Miss Brubaker just
couldn't bear to see the poor thing
suffer, so she invented the unique
costume. The four-iegged garment
protects Slivers' feet and covers his
legs completely. A quill on each side
serves as suspender button to hold
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-22

those times, and said that ought to
have an operation. would not listen to
that, and when friend Of my husband 8
told him about Lydia E. Pinkham s Veg
.etable Compound and what it had done
for his wife, / was willing to take it.
Now look the picture of health and feel
like it, too. car do all my own house.
work, work in the garden and entertain
company and enjoy them, and can walk
as far as any ordinary woman, any day
in the week. Iwish / could talk to every
suffering woman and girl, and tell them
what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has done for me. Mrs.
DEMA BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
Remember, the remedy which did this
was Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Il has helped thousands of women who
have been troubled with displacements,
inflammation, liberation, tumors, irreg-
ularities, periodic pains, backache, that
bearing down feeling, indigestion, and
nervous prostration, after allother means
have failed. Why don't you try it?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-22

The Jewish race, which has pre-
served its race integrity elsewhere.
has found the vast numbers of China
too much for it. Remnants still re-
main of a colony that settled in Kali
Fong twenty centuries ago, but their
race traditions are only vague men,
DRY. William Edgar Cell. who has
visited them, writes:
"The early annals tell of them, and
there is good reason to believe that
they have been in China two thou
sand years. But for three centuries
they have gathered at this capital, and
have degenerated with it. Two hun
dred years ago they had handsome
block of buildings, with synagog
sixty by forty. Sixty years ago they
had suffered by great flood, and only
two hundred Jews were left. In 1866
Or. Martin found that they had pulled
down all their buildings and sold the
materials, some being built into a
mosque. A later observer reported
that some had turned Buddhist, some
Mosiem, and some were studying the
Confucian classics. Today we found
that only seven families remained; the
very soil had been sold, and is being
carted away to raise the level of 9TH
er parts, SO that a stagnant pond COW
ers the ancient Site The vretched
survivors seem to get their living by
transporting the earth, though they so
far recollect their past as to have a
few rubbings of the former inscrip-
tons to sell. Their religion has evap-
grated, for they have no Hebrew
schools and could not read them If
they had; only they still eat no pork,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-22
WOMEN AND HEALTH.

Women are beginning to realize
more fully that good health is not to
be found in the use of cosmetics and
face powders. The appearance OF
health may follow facial treatment,
but health itself lies much deeper than
the surface.
Most important to the health of ev-
cry woman is regularity of the bowels
and digestive organs. The weary
eyes, bad breath, frequent headaches,
pimples and general air of lassitude,
is in most every case due to consti-
patton or indigestion, or both. There
are various remedies prescribed for
this condition, but the easiest, most
pleasant and certainly effective, is
a combination of simple laxative
herbs with pepsin known to druggists
as DR.. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin. This
simple remedy is far preferable to
harsh salts and cathartics and violent
purgative waters that disturb the
whole system without affording more
than temporary relief.
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is a
tonic laxative, mild in its action,
pleasant to the taste and positive in
its effect, strengthening the muscles
of stomach and bowels SO that after
a short time these organs regain the
power to perform their natural func-
lions without assistance.
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is sold
by druggists everywhere in SOC and
$1.00 bottles. If you have never tried
it, write for a sample to DR.. w. B.
Caldwell, 201 Washington ST., Month
cello, ILL.,; he will gladly send trial
bottle without any expense to you
whatever.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-22
WHEN THEY WORE "PIGTAILS''

The edict sanctioning the abolition
of the pigtail reminds us that it is not
SO very long since the pigtail disap-
peared not merely from the army and
navy, but even from every day civilian
life in England. Waistlong pigtails
were the fashionable wear in England
about TAO and before that the bag
wig had been adorned with pigtail
Topped up in black silk bag. AS late
as 1858 an old gentleman was seen on
Cheapside with his gray hair tied be-
hind in a short queue, and even today
we can find relic of the pigtafl. for
the three pieces of black velvet on
the dress tunics of officers in the
royal Welsh fusiliers are the remains
of the ribbon with which the queue
was tied.