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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-31
Iowa Lands Once So to SO.

"All good corn land in Iowa will
soon reach $500 an acre." says j. ID.
James, of Storm Lake, in a recent
letter to Greater Iowa. Il travelled
over the state when you could buy
land for So. Sc, and 81 an acre, and
nobody wanted 1t. The time to have
bought ii was when 1t was $25 and
$35. The early settlers in Iowa had
some hard times. No one who was
here in the early days has forgotten
those times. If we had a bushel of
corn or bushel o. oats we got moth
ing for 1t. If we shipped fat steer
or good hog to Chicago, the rail
roads got half for hauling it to mar
ket. Now we do not depend on Chi
cago. We have packing houses in
Iowa that pay as much as Chicago,
and sometimes a little more. All
you have to do Is to keep tab on the
Sioux City market There will be a
day when Iowa will have the larg-
est packing houses i'm the United
States, when the western states get
settled as well as Iowa Is settled.
Iowa is destined to be a great
manufacturing state in time. We
have the coal and the water DOW
er, and we ought to manufacture ten
times more than we do. No state
in the Union uses more machinery
than Iowa, and we should manufac-
ture all Of ii in Iowa"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-31
DRAWS TEN YEARS.
Fellow Who Broke Jail at New
Hampton is Landed by Sheriff.

New Hampton, Iowa, Dec. 20
Justice, although temporarily defeat
ed, has been secured finally in the
case OF George Miller, the young
criminal who broke out of the Chick
asaw county jail in summer of 1912.
Recently he was located by Sheriff
Russell in the Minnesota state refor-
mat0ry at st. Cloud, and brought
back here to face trial before Judge
VIM. j. Springer, of this city. The
Judge sentenced him to ten years at
the reformatory at Anamosa.
Although young in years, Miller
seems to be experienced in crime and
heard his sentence with a smile. He
plead guilty" TO the charge OF
breaking and entering the i.awlel
station and an Ionia store, both 10,
Gated In this county. While await
ing his trial last year one evening
shortly after twilight he picked hi.
way through the brick wall and made
successful escape. The sheriff
traced him into Canada and then lost
the clue. However, his determine
tion to find him never ceased anC
ne located him In the Minnesota re-
iormatory where he had been com
mitted TOR the crime of forgery.
Dorsey Quick, a vagrant who wa.
IN jan here at the time of Miller's es
cape, is now serving a 7-years sen
tence at Fort Madison, as punish
ment for bringing In the tools 10 ait
J Miller In his escape.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-31
IMPERILS PURE FOOD LAW.
Decision i'm Ice Cream Case to BE
Carried to Supreme Court.

DeS Moines, Dec. 29.-The ice
cream makers made an unsuccessful
effort to have the legislature change
the law so as to permit them to sell
as ice cream any product regardless
of the amount OF real cream, or but
ter fat, which it contained. Now a
local court has sided with them and
held that the STATE has no power to
designate what shall or shall not be
sold as ice cream.
The claim of the ice cream makers
is that at certain seasons OF the
year, especially along about the
Fourth of July when the demand for
ic ecream and ices of all kinds is
greatest, it is practically impossible
to secure enough real cream to sup
ply the demand and that the manu-
facturers should be permitted to
put on the market and to sell under
the name of ice cream that which
contains very little cream in fact.
They insist the public will buy any
way and that very few of the pat
rons will ever know whether ii is a
high grade product or not.
The supreme court will be asked
to pass on the merits of the pure
food law as it relates to a require
ment that whatever is sold as ice
cream must contain certain
amount of cream or butter fat. The
dairy and food department has eX-
amined many samples of ice cream
collected during the past year or
two. They vary greatly as to the
contents. Some of them have as high
as % per cent of fat and others as
low as four-tenths of l per cent. Some
prosecutions have followed, and gen.
orally the quality of the ice cream
sold in the state has been improved
by reason of the existence of the law
and the knowledge that enforcement
was in vogue. The law does not I'M
dertake to prohibit the manufacture,
sale or use of any product whatever,
put merely that If sold as ice cream
it must come up to certain stan
dard. There is a federal law of ex-
actly similar import but the standard
is much lower.
Mr.. Barney calls attention to the
fact that il the state is unable to re-
quire a standard for ice cream it can
not very well require a standard for
butter or for flavoring extracts or for
anything. If there should be no
standard for butter it would be pos
sible to adulterate ii with water to
as high as 80 TO 40 per cent and thus
work vast fraud on the consuming
public. The department is doing
much work in requiring good quail
ity in flavoring extracts and in the
proper labelling of them
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-31
UNCOVER OPIUM DEN.
Mason City Police Make Startling
Discovery i'm Raid.

Mason City, Dec. 29.-Mason City
is surely metropolitan. The police
officers of the city last night made a
raid on joint in the east part of the
city, expecting TO secure plenty OF
liquor, but in addition to this ran in
to a regular opium joint. This is
the first instance known to the peo-
pie here of anything of this kind eX-
listing. In this seizure was a BAN
boo pipe, place for the opium pill
steel tool to mould the raw opium
alcohol lamp, small can of opium
etc.
Henry Williams, Walter Smith
and Willie Dixon, were there and
were placed under arrest. One man
by the name of Riggs escaped. But
two weeks ago a raid was made on
this property and two others were
arrested after indictments had been
returned by the grand jury. The
owner of the property was apprised
and there is considerable indigna.
ton expressed because of the fact
that he rents to this class of people
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-31
CHRISTMAS AT SOLDIERS HOME
Nine Hundred Pounds of Turkey
Are DevOured by Members.

Marshalltown, Ia, Dec. 29.-lt
required 900 pounds of turkey to feed
the members of the Iowa soldiers
home at their Christmas dinner. Ten
gallons of oysters were used in max
ing the dressing, and five bushels of
potatoes, lao cans of peas, and 100
quarts of cranberries were served
with the great American bird. 9th
er things that went to make up the
annual Christmas dinner of Iowa
veterans were 215 glasses of jellies,
eighty three-pound loaves of bread,
10 pounds of butter, 1873 mince
and 15S apple pies, twenty4siX large
pans of fruit cake, forty-five pounds
of cheese, 1000 apples, 1000 ba-
nannas and 1000 oranges, 200
pounds of candy, twenty pounds of
coffee, and four pounds of tea.
A few over 1000 participated in
the meal, including the civilian help
employed in the institution.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-31
FAMILY FILLS TWO PCLLMANS.
Twenty Members of Reignking Fam
lily, of Schlesswig, Depart
For California.

Council Bluffs, Dec. 29.-It is not
often that more than twenty people
leave the state for the winter as did
party from Manning recently, but
it required two full Pullman cars to
transport just one family named
Reignking to California from Sch
leswig. Some of the members of the
two families were cousins and ne
phews of the reigning Reignkings,
but there were none but members,
close and distant, which occupied the
two Pullman cars.
One of the cars was sent to Sioux
City where it was taken by the Bur-
lington and the other car load was
brought here and turned over to the
Burlington. There were over forty
people in the two cars. At the head
of the excursion. which is for the
winter only, are August and Charles
Reignking, rich business men OF
Schleswig.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-31

waited for the teacher who did not
come. Some of the older ones fl
nally reported the matter to one Of
the directors, whose 19-year-old son,
Glen Seldom, also was found mis-
sing. The affair began to have
serious look and caused all sorts of
rumors, only one of which was true
that it was an elopement. The
couple were married. The young
couple are now at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Seldom, parents of
the youthful groom.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-31
A Distinguished Visitor.

Prof. Edward w. ID. Holloway of
national fame among SCIENTISTS for
his research work in botany, has
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Reeves
the past week. For many years
Prof. Holloway was actively connect
ed with the Winneshiek County
State bank at DEBORAH. During that
period he devoted his leisure hours
to scientific study. Of late years he
has given all his time to the work
holding a chair at the University OF
Minnesota. He has written several
books and spent much time in re-
search work in the mountains OF
Mexico and British America. This
winter he will go to southern Spain.
-McGregor News.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-31

Getting On and of the Water Wagon
is the Only Exercise Some Eel
lows Get.

In the January American Maya
zine ABE Martin" the celebrated
Indiana funnyman, writes piece
about New Years resolutions. Fol-
lowing is an extract:
Sometimes wnen a Teller who kin
drink or leave it alone gifts t look
sums up all tn things he's done OF
undone, and tn energy an money
he's wasted an all tn things he's
missed or neglected in that regretted
time, tn past looms up like piece
O. tar soap. Then he quietly re-
solves t bid good-by t tn social cup
on New Years Day, little dreamin
o tn colossal struggle jest around
tn corner.
The Teller who has long been
used t. fortifyin' himself with d
stimulant on ever occasion has purity
tough sleddin' fer while aftere he
swears off Theirs tn ordeal o. buy
in new hat or attendin' banquet
TIL Teller who kin drink or leave il
alone allus smells like Deer Greek
distillery after he buys a new hat
an he'll often train fer weeks
times he'll set clean thro a banquet
or at least till n last syllable of an
address on TIL Weddin' O. tn
Oceans has died away in tn cigar.
cite smoke.
But how a feller's whole style o
pitchin' changes when he once gifts
thoroughly established on tn water
wagon an begins t talk natural fer
tn first time since tn first baby
come. How his patient wife misses
his CLOWN account o. tn days earn
ms when he used t stall thro' tn
evenin' meal! How his associates
miss his decided views on ever ques-
ton that comes up! How tn one
legged newsboy en- tn corner misses
his lavish generosity! How he kicks
on tn grocery bill! How his waist
coat pockets bulge with segars, each
one representa- a Is cent drink
that he's muffed while in tn hands
O. friends, an how his little children
miss tn peppermint drops that used
{ fall from his overcoat as he flung
1t carelessly across tn pianner.
LATE Bud. says that gittin' on an
off tn water wagon is tn only eXer-
else some fellers ever git"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-31
Superior Officer Shoots Four.

Superior, Wis, Dec. 29.-In a
bloody gun fight early this morning
Officer Carl Huber shot four mem
bers of gang of Italians when they
interfered when he was making an
attempt to arrest one of their num-
Der for threatening a woman with
a razor. Huber took the razor from
the man and was marching his pris-
oner to the patrol box when he look
ed over his shoulder and saw four
companions following, three of them
with drawn revolvers. They open
ed fire as Huber turned around. He
quickly showed his prisoner between
himself and the attacking party and
opened fire with his own gun. One
of them dropped at the first shot Or
ficer Huber is a son of G. II. Huber
of Calmar.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-31
RECORD LOAD OF OATS.
Spirited Contest at Ackley Results
i'm Farmer Hauling $3.50
Pounds.

Ackley, Dec. 29.-Probably the
largest load of oats that was ever
hauled on a wagon of ordinary size
was brought into a local elevator
last Saturday about o'clock by Jo-
hanneh Coble, young farmer liv-
ing southeast OF town. The load
was so large that the elevator scales
would not weigh all of it at one
time, together with the wagon, and
part had to be unloaded and two
weighings made. The total weight
of wagon and oats was HIPPO
pounds, the net weight of oats o.
2S0 pounds or 290 bushels. Mr..
Coolies load was just fifty-five pounds
heavier than one hauled in by Will
Weber, farmer living neighbor to
Mr.. Coble. Mr.. Weber's load was
brought in on sixteen foot wagon
on which special box had been
built.
There has been considerable rival
ry between Mr.. Weber and Mr.. Co
bic as to which one could haul the
biggest load to market. Wednesday
Weber brought in 1876 bushels on a
load and the same day Coble deliv-
eieu ole tndl weighed out 1919 push
els. Saturday Memo Meints, a far
mer living in the same neighborhood
as Weber and Coble brought in a
load that weighed out 242Ia bushels,
and Weber and Coble both decided
to beat it and each hearing that the
other intended to try set out to make
a record. News of the contest arous-
ed so great interest that huge
crowd gathered at the elevator to
see the two loads come in. Coble
arrived first with a 66-inch wagon
box and forty sacks fastened around
the sides and piled on top, until they
would just clear the door of the ell
evator A short time after Weber
appeared with his load and the ex-
cltement was intense until the
weights and result were announced
and the remarkable fact shown that
there was only fifty-five pounds OF
oats difference in the two, Mr.. We
ber's weighing S,225 pounds and the
other $3.50.
Try Our Want Column
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-31
GEMS IN DUCKS GIZZARD.
Mason City BARRIER Finds Garnets and
Sapphire i'm Bird.

Mason City, Dec. 29.-Jack Schell,
barber of this city. is in luck.
Three years ago last fall he was out
at Trumbull Lake hunting and bag
ged a number Of ducks. In dressing
a fine Mallard he discovered some
thing in the gizzard resembling glass
There were three of these pieces he
took out and he carried them some
time and then laid them away. A
few weeks ago he thought he would
have them examined and turned
them over to a jewelryman who in
turn sent them to Chicago. A re,
returned. Two of them are fine
specimens of garnet and the third
sapphire.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-31
For DEBORAH PeOple.

We wish we had the power to per-
suade everybody i'm DEBORAH who
feels run down, worn out. and the
need of good tonic, something to
make you feel strong, tone up
your nerves, your digestion, and
your whole system, to try Meritol
Tonic Digestive. We have never
seen anything like 1t for a general
tonic. Try it on our say so. Il. j.
Parman, Exclusive Agency. Dec.
ADV.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-31
Ship Turtles to Philadelphia.

A consignment of four barrels of
turtles were shipped out by the Wells
Fargo Express company last week
to a Philadelphia concern by Linn
GodderZ, farmer living six miles
from Charles City. This is the second
shipment Mr.. Godderz has made
within the past few days and he
states that it IS quite profitable
business. The express on the four
barrels amounted to $44.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-31
Killed By Overturned Automobile.

Elkader, Ia, Dec. 29.-An auto
mobile in which Harvey Henning, his
two sisters and his brother were re-
turning home from a Christmas visit
turned turtle, instantly killing Mr..
Henning and seriously wounding the
two girls. Both the girls are still UNI
conscious
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-31
The Man Who Neglects Himself.

When his condition points to kid
ney trouble takes an unwise risk.
Backache, pain and soreness over
the kidneys, nervous or dizzy spells
poor sleep, are all symptoms that
will disappear with the regular use
OF Foley Kidney Pills. They put
the kidneys and bladder in a clean
strong and healthy condition. Eng
bertson Pharmacy-Adv Dec
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-31
A Flowing Well.

Ed G. Hicks has an artesian well
on his farm northwest of Monticello,
that should be the envy of most far
mers. The water rises to height of
three feet above the surface of the
ground on a con slant flow. The well
is less than a hundred feet deep and
is drilled into the rock. With prop
er piping in and float valve on the
tank where the stock take water he
will be independent of both wind and
gasoline power.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-31
ELOPES WITH TEACHER.
Farm Lad Wins Pretty SChoolmis
tress and Pupils Get
Vacation.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Dec. 20
When the scholars at the rural
school near Persia, taught by Miss
Alta McVay, reached the school
house Monday, they waited and
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-31
Shipped Two Fine Hogs.

John Young, one of Winneshiek
county's prosperous farmers deliver
ed two of his choice Poland China
hogs at this station last Monday to
be shipped to Freeborne county
Mabel Record
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-19

The state Agricultural College OF
oregon Is aiding in the identifying Of
farms by giving the farmers OF mat
state practical ideas on how 10 90
about IT, The work begins with the
rural district schools. about which are
pretty lawns. planted with artistic
flower beds and walks, with we'll
equipped Fairgrounds. Rural communj-
~ centres are thus formed, whore
every progressive farmer may see ideas
put into effect for the identifying of
his own yard
The schools. being the centre of
community interest. serve as the TO-
cusing point of community pride. and
from this centre civic improvements
are carried directly to every household
in the neighborhood. When new VIII
lagos are laid out due regard is oh
served to make them beautiful by Dro-
vidinG sites for parks and public
squares. In many instances the most
progressive citizens Of the older viii
lagos are furnished with plans for
making them more neat and attrac-
tive. and the general appearance of the
landscape is made more pleasing with
only n little change in the ARRANGEMENT
of the streets as originally laid out"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-19
BUSINESS MEN PRAISE Tnoors.
Officers and nd, soldiers Commended for Beu,


WINCHESTER. Va. September ls.-,At :, meet
ING tuesday night Of the Business Men :
ASSOCIATION OF Winchester. held In the Coun-
cl chamber at the cay Hall Ii resolution.
offered by Robert N. Ward. was unanimous
~ adopted. that the Business Mems Assocla-
uon indorte and commend the conduct and
behrlnK OF the troo~s Officers Of tho
cavalry regiments during their stay In Win
chester this summer, that such a resolution
be properly drawn and that engrossed copies
be furnished the commanding officer OF the
camp. Co!one! Murray. and the adiutant OF
each or tho regiments.
me meeting WAS called 10 order and pre- =
SIDED over by $. l. Lupton. president OF tho
association, ana "A large number OF represen-
tatlNe business men OF Winchester were pres
ent.
In brief speech Mr.. Ward explained his
resolution declaring that tho Officers Of
the cavalry regiments have shown them
selves 70 be men we'll worthy TO wear the
uniform OF the United states Army. and that
ne enlisted men-both the white men OF
the Eleventh and Fifteenth regiments and
the colored men OF the Tenth Regiment
nave 30 conducted themselves as to win the
appreciation OF all citizens: and that this
approbat!on--both OF officers and men
should be pu, In the form Of n resolution
and copies forwarded 10 the proper officers
OF the cavalry camp.
Several men present spoke in favor OF Mr..
wards resolution, which put by the
chair and carried by unanimous vote.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-19

Nythe Several tasks of historical
nature-one of them a life OF a former
Virginia Congressman, Governor and
senator CIV. =. Gilcs)--are soon TO be
completed As soon as these studies
are completed il WAS my intention to
BEGIN collecting material FOR "a hlogra-
can be found TO that end Wish To-
ask your aid and that OF your readers
IN cndeaVoring 10 locate all extant ma
ing on the life OF the eminent Judge
IL may bc Of further interest TO YOU
10 know that il is the policy OF the
department Of history OF Richmond
college 10 stimulate in our students a
taste for productive historical scholar
snip some OF their original studies
are well worth the labor, and would
be worthy Of publication, could some
man or men OF means assist the stu
cents IN securing fund which they
nave begun 10 raise for that purpose
Richmond College
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-19
From tho II,ckcyvilIc Clarion.

Hank Tumms feels mighty high
toned since he went down TO tho city
TO have his eyes examined The spe-
cialist said Hank had compound ny
peroptc astigmatism complicated with
blepharitis cilliaris. They will have
hard time Keeping Hank out of the
smart set of polite society now.
The Clarion announced last week the
engagement of Mr.. Elmer Jones. the
popular canvasser for the Handy
Household Companion, to Miss Amy
Prinsle. our village milliecr. Both
nov wish to deny the allegation.
which was brought TO this Office by
2 mutual friend OF both. but we re-
fuse 70 retract, for the Clarion having
said they are engaged. they are en-
gagged, and the only proper thing for
IS TO get married. They ought to have
been married fourteen years ago. any
how.
Rev. Hudnutt. pastor of tho Hard
Smell church, says the lathing and
plasterinS and papcrhang!ng business
is so poor as side line in this mans
town that he may have to accept a
call TO Il larger field.
Amc Hilliker. our popular and
congenial groccryman. also ice
cream. shoe backing. lime. land
plaster and tar roofing sale. reports
10 Constable Ezra Hand that some
parties worked the combination on
his burgla/ proof Dill pickle barrel
one night this week and got away
with two or three dozen. Local
talent is suspected
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-19
THE suLZER TRYAI.

If William Sulzer shall escape re-
roval from office his largest debt OF
gratitude must be 70 the fathers who
framed the Constitution OF the State
Of New York. If he had gone TO bar
before the State Senate alone yesterday.
he could not have entertained half the
hope that to-day Re feels. for sus-
picion beclouds that body. 1t is In the
fact that the most important consti.
tuent Of the court Of impeachment is
the Court Of Appeals, the supreme judi
cis! bench OF the state, that sulzer
must rest his confidence. That court
sitting Jointly with the Senate. may
not be the Judge of the facts. but II
must be the judge ef the Law and o.
me competence OF the evidence.
The accused has announced that the
court Of impeachment will give him a
fair trial" that it Will rise above per-
sonal prejudices and that 1T Will do
me Justice" BY the presence of the
Court OF Appeals he is assured OF a
just TRIAL. whether just verdict re-
suit or not. HIS legal rights viii be
safeguaydcd
The country hopes that tho judg
ment IN The sulzer case VIII not be
based in personal or political preju-
dice but founded in justice The coun-
try hopes tina, President wagner. Of
the state. Senate, IS altogether correct
In his opinion that Every Senator
feels the same responsibility in this
grave matter as II he were a tustice NJ
the Court OF Appeals"
If William sulzer is guilty OF the
high crimes and misdemeanors With
which he Is charged, he should be con
Yicted and forever disqualified to hold
any Office OF honor or trust in the
state OF New York; II he is innocent on
The evidence Of the case but is con
victed on its politics the country VIII
convict TaTnmany Hall of the greatest
po'i'ical crime committed in any state
since the atrocities Of the carpetbae
era