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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08
SYNOD DURING EXPOSITION.
Committee on Transportation and
Arrangements Meets. Brorby
i'm Charge of Preliminary
Work.

Minneapolis, Oct. 6th.-The COM
mittee on transportation and ar
rangements for the convention of
the Norwegian Synod to be held in
San Francisco in 1915 in connec-
met at the Odin club last week and
organized for it's work by the cleo
tson of Attorney Joseph Brorby
formerly of DEBORAH, Iowa, as
chairman and Nils Fossen as secre-
tary, and established headquarters
at 80 Security Bank building in
Minneapolis.
Tentative plans for the general
work were adopted and represen-
tative was appointed to be circuit
manager in each conference circuit
of the synod, to have immediate
charge of the arrangements within
his circuit under the direction OF
the central committee.
The suggestion was also further
tentatively advanced that in the
various congregations treasurer
be elected under the direction of
some choir or young peoples socie-
ty, with whom the young people
who are planning to attend the
convention and exposition make
weekly savings deposits, which saw
ings could be supplemented in the
case of choirs or choruses contem-
plating the trip by the proceeds of
concerts and entertainments; the
purpose of this plan being that the
young people proposing to attend
the convention may begin at this
time to plan and prepare. In addi-
ton to the convention of the synod,
it is planned to have a convention
of both the Singers association and
the Young Peoples association.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08
BOY ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
Grin6stOne Flies to Pieces Striking
Fourteen Year Old Lad Be-
low the Heart.

Ed Wolf, aged a years. a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wolf, who reside
on the Slawson farm, one mile
south Of Granger, was almost in
stantly killed Wednesday forenoon
at about 1880. He, with another
brother, Carl, in the absence of
their father, had attached an iron
pipe to a grindstone and had belted
from this to the fly-wheel of a gas
oline engine, and the boy killed was
attempting to grind an axe on the
stone. AS it was running at a ter
rifle speed, sharpening the axe was
impossible and Carl attempted to
shut off the engine, and in some
way the grindstone was given a
sudden jerk over against the fly
wheel of the engine, breaking the
stone into fragments, one piece
striking Ed just below the heart
and another in the face, but it was
the injury to the heart that was ia
tai Other pieces of the stone were
scattered in every direction and
hurled long distances.
Doctor Tierney, of Granger was
summoned and administered stimu-
lants but of no avail and death re-
suited in about 20 minutes after
the accident The father was in
Cresco on business at the time and
was found and summoned home,
and the mother was also on the
way to Cresco but was stopped at a
neighbor's.
The deceased was a bright, man
ly boy, and the stricken family
have the sympathy of all in their
orrow.-Cresco Plain Dealer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08
LIVERY TEAM KILLED.
Fell Head First Into Rocky Ditch
About Six Feet Deep.

One of McDowell's livery teams
met death in peculiar manner
Sunday evening. Allie Watson, the
driver, had taken Mr.. Williams and
other employees of the Root River
Power Co. over to the camp on
North Branch, and when returning
about ten o'clock, the team instead
of turning to the left, which would
have taken them up the Connolly
hill, continued straight ahead on
the auto road via the Root Prairie
church and Fountain. At the bot
tom of the Ahern hill is a rickety
bridge without railing, placed at a
right angle to the road crossing a
dry run. In the intense darkness
the team, instead of turning, walk
ed on the bridge, showing that the
bridge and fell head first into the
rocky ditch about six feet below.
The left hind leg of each horse rest
ed on the bridge hsOwing that the
fall was not great, but both were
instantly killed. The road and the
surroundings were strange to Wat
son, and after ascertaining that
nothing could be done for the hor-
ers found both animals side by side
post till morning. Would-be rescu-
ers found both animals. sled by side
as though they had been placed in
their peculiar position. There had
been no struggle and not strap
was broken; the buggy remained
in the road. This particular place
is a regular death trap, terror to
travellers by day and night, and 1T
is hoped that the authorities will
now no longer delay in removing it.
Preston Times.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08
Only "a Wooden Bird.

Two negroes in Washington were
overheard discussing the intelli-
gence of birds in general.
Birds is shore sensible" observ-
ed one to the ether. "Yo' kin learn
them anything. | ulster work for a
lady that had one in a clock, an
when it was time to tell de time it
ulster come out an say cuckoo Jest
as many times as de time was'" /
"Yo' doan say SOP" asked the
ether negro incredulously.
Shore thing!" responded the
first negro. But de mos wonder
full part was dat it was only a wood
en- bird too
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08
HOGS HAD THE CHOLERA.
AnamOsa Farmer Files Suit Against
Man From Whom He Bought
Them.

Anamosa, Ia, Oct. 81. r. So
per, farmer of this place, has
brought suit against Representative
j. H. ]. Stuff whose home is near
Monticello. Mr.. Soper claims that
about six months ago he bought a
number of hogs from Stuff which
were infected with cholera. The
result was that Mr.. Soper lost
practically all his herd. Stuff claims
that he had no relation with the
firm that sold the hogs, that he had
severed his relations with the firm
about a year ago and his son and
a man named Austin had reorgan-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08
AN OLD FAEORITE.

The boy stood on the burning deck,
Whence all but him had fled;
The flame that lit the battles wreck
Shone 'orund him DER the dead.
Yet beautiful and bright he stood,
AS born to rule the storm;
A creature of heroic blood,
A proud though childlike form.
The flames rolled on; he would not
Without his fathers word;
That father, faint in death below,
His voice no longer heard.
He called aloud, Say, father say,
If yet my task is done?"
He knew not that the chieftain lay
Unconscious of his son.
Speak, father" once again he
If / may yet be gone."
And but the booming shots replied,
AS fast the flames rolled on.
Upon his brow he felt their breath,
Auu III his waving mar
And looked from that lone post OF
death,
In still yet brave despair.
He shouted yet once more aloud,
My father! must l stay?"
While Ger him fast, through sail
and shroud,
The wreathing fires made way.
They wrapped the ship in splendor
wild,
They caught the flag on high,
And streamed above the gallant
child
Like banners in the sky.
Then came burst of thunder
sound.
The boy-O, where was he?
Ask of the winds that far around
With fragments strewed the sea-
With mast and helm and pennon
fair
That well had borne their part
But the noblest thing that persisted
there
Was the young faithful heart
Mrs HemenS
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08
Echo of MAYNARD Wreck.

Waterloo, Oct. 5.-Action for
$1,000 damages has been started
in the district court here against
the Rock Island railroad by Miss
Ida Wickham, who was a passen-
ger on the Rock Island train which
was wrecked two miles south OF
MAYNARD, Ia, Sept. |.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08
Cracked Ice.

A New York barkeeper was spend
ing his vacation in Maine.
On his departure he spent a
nigh in Bridgton. A severe electric
storm took place and hailstones
large as marbles erased against the
windows.
The proprietor of the hotel came in
and asked:
Does the storm scare you?
Oh, no, replied the barkeeper in
sad accents, but | can't help feel
ing pretty bad to see so much crack
ed ice wasted on prohibition state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08
''Meanest Man" Kills Poor Family
Birds.

Marshalltown, Oct 6.-"This
meanest man" lives here. Yester-
day morning when the family of
George Paten, poor teamster,
arose there were found lying in the
front yard the heads and carcasses
of thirty-two out of thirty-five
young chickens the family had car
ed for during the long hot summer,
planning on having meat for Sunday
dinners through the winter.
The police can not account for
the outrage unless some thief eX-
pected to market the springers but
was frightened away before he
could gather them up after killing
them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08

lied the firm under the name
Stuff Austin. However he
failed to publish the fact OF his
leaving the firm and the new firm
failed to announce the change so
the suit is making rather a COM
plicated case.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08
Notice.

There will be a meeting of the stock
holders of the Citizen Savings Bank
at its offices in DEBORAH, Ia, on
Thursday, Oct. so, 1913 at a. m,
for the purpose of amending and
renewing the articles of incorpora-
tion OF said bank.
b. j. MCKAY,
Cashier
4O-4w
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08

The earliest successful locomotive
in England was completed just 100
years ago. 1t was named Putting
Billy The owner was warned
that IF the noise of the engine dis
turbs the cattle grazing in the lands
adjacent to the wagon way Grail
way, so as to put them off their
feed it may be considered a nuis-
ance."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08

Boiling graniteware utensils in So
da water once in while will re-
move grease and keep them fresh and
wholesome.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08

The world usually sides with the
man who makes a noise like ready
money.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-08

our Want Column.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-29
MERELY COMMENT

EMENEL1 @NOMNlEN4
Hooray! The first judge of the new
Morals Court is a good-natured, red
blooded human being, who will I'M
doubtedly temper Justice and mercy.
And his name is Judge Hopkins, He's
an Elk and Elks are rear people.
The next move of the o'Hara low
wage committee will be to take a
peep into sweatshops and factories.
Good. Just as important as investi-
eating department stores. "
And the newspapers will print most
of that news, Sweatshops and fac
tories don't advertise.
Did you notice that as soon as Ham
Lewis was elected senator, that con-
versational wind blew through his
whiskers.
Woodrow Wilson looks not upon
the tape when it is red. He does
things and does them now.
There's lot of good in everybody.
1t crops out when humanity is har-
assed by violence of the elements.
We're crazy only when hustling for
dollars for ourselves.
SeIfishness means unhappiness.
The real joy of life is in living for
others. 1t is more blessed to give
than to receive.
Ham eLwis not only has large pink
whiskers, but he also has large red
gall.
As U. S. senator he has demanded
the right to name the U. S. solicitor
general, an assistant attorney gem
eral, an assistant secretary of the
navy, the commissioner of internal
revenue and the controller of the cur
rency.
What President Wilson will prob
ably hand ]. Ham, will be swift kick
in his political parts.
Woodrow won't think much of a
Ham that merely wants to cabbage
jobs.
We hope The Tribune and Post
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-29

.When was young man work.
ed twelve hours day." said the sire.
81 admire your youthful energy, "Sre-
piled the son, 'but I admire still more
the mature wisdom which led you to
stop it."
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-29

Field store adyertises in The Trib and
The Post, but not in Teddy. He's no
newspaper.
An aIdermanic candidate who is
publicly pledged against that street
railway merger is safer than can
didate who is not.
The proposed merger is very likely
a job to yank millions out of the
pockets of the people of Chicago and
put them in the pockets of plutes.
Merriam will be valuable man in
the council 1t cuts no ice what party
tag he wears. He fights for Chicago
and knows how
A MAN may be a Republican,
Democrat, Progressive, Socialist or
whatnot, but as our old friend Bobby
Burns would say-"A MANS a MAN
for a. that"
Vote as you darned please on cleo
ton day. It's noboy's business but
your own. And nobody's looking
when you're in the voting booth.
Square yourself with your own
conscience and let 'er go at that
Will that, French seeress who is
seeing trouble in America kindly
mind her own business and look the
other way
, Not having much else to do we
presume the vice-president is vice
presidentfng as usual.
PEACE WITH ITS HORRORS
Grocer (who had lately joined the
militia, practising in shop)-Right,
left, right, left, four PAGES to the rear,
march! (Falls down trap-door into
the cellar.l -.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-29
PEACE WITH ITS HORRORS

Grocer (who had lately joined the
militia, practising in shop Fright,
left, right, left, four PAGES to the rear,
march! <(Falls down trap-door into
the cellar.) 49,.
Grocer's wife (anxiously)@Oh,
Jim, are you hurt?
Grocer (savagely, but with dignity
Go way, woman. What do you
know about war?
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-06
TASTY AND NOT EXPENSIVE
Lsftovd-s. Of Both Meat and vsseta-
tIes May ss Ussa ln.ths -Prspa-
ration of bdImas.,s, ;, =,

Here ia q way to use up your coarse.
outside leaves of head lettuce. bits Of
cold cooked mutton or veal and cold
boiled rice or even horniny grits or
spaghetti. Use equal amounts Of the
meat and rice; season to taste with
salt. pepper. onion and par4ley or .
little mint sauce. MoistenI slightly
with some white sauce and egg yolk.
roll up in lettuce leaves or tender
young cabbage leaves. tie securely.
and COOK gently for an hour in little
soup broth or water. Drain and Ar
range on q dish and pour around .
'eauce made of one cup Of milk. two
level teaspoonfuls each of butter and
flour.Hsalt and pepper to taste. tea
spoonfulrof minced parsley; a little
lemon Juice. Never let a milk sauce
stand on the IRE after adding egg and
lemon Juice. When mutton or veal
is used, or even boiled beef. nice
change may be made by serving an
ordinary white sauce. adding fresh
grated and bottled horseradish instead
Of the lemon Juice and egg.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-06
MARY DEAN.
LATE IDEAS IN MILLINERY
Prevailing styles Really Show Little
New, Though There Have Been
Few Changes Made.

Naturally. at this date very little
that can be, rishtfully termed new is
in evidence. says the Dry Goods Econ
omist. The most pronounced change
ia the return of maline hats to strong
favor.
Drapes of maline over hemp are
especially favored; but brim extern
sion, ruffies and huge wired bows Of
maline are also being offered.
Hats-of Chantilly lace are being
prominently featured. Some of the
most striking Of these have the lace
fitted 80 smoothly and firmly over q
wire foundation a. to present almost
a tailored appearance.
The popularity Of quills continues
unabated. They are used either alone
or in combination with wheat. flowers.
ribbon or feathers. Among the smart
est models now shown are white
hemps trimmed with white quills and
white wheat. with white moire rib
bon band. r
Another striking combination 10 a
broad black quill with tiny white para
disc sprays curling out from Its cen
ter.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-06
LIKE THE SEPARATE COLLAR
No Accessory Of the Season Has Been
Received With More GenuIns
Appreciation.

An accessory which can be adopted
with greater confidence is the separate
white collar to be worn with the coat
A few years ago girls and younger
women wore embroidered white col
lars over their coat lapels, but the
present renaissance of the fashion is
in a different form. The collars now
worn are much more attractive and
elaborate. They come in all the modi-
fications of the square or rounded cut
and very often end in the long rufrle
or plating which is SO great fad
just now. Others are in the shape of
a modified flchu. They are both be-
coming and practical, as they protect
the waist underneath. Especially with
a collarless blouse-that is to say, an
open-necked one-they are almost nee
essary. Otherwise the hard line of
the coat is very trying. both in ap-
pearance and In feeling.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-06
FROSTED RICE FOR HOT DAY
Few Desserts VIII Be Found Superior
to This When II 10 Properly
Prepared.

Cook a cupful of rice in pint of
: boiling water until dry, then add q
pint of milk, tablespoonful of but
ter. the grated rind of lemon and
the beaten yolks Of four eggs; butter
a pudding dish and pour in the mix
ture: bake until the pudding is firm;
beat the whites of the eggs until stiff.
add four level tablespoonfuls Of sugar.
a tablespoonful of lemon Juice; spread
over the top of the pudding and bake
very slowly until the meringue has
puffed and taken on a lovely golden
brown color; close all the draughts Of
the stove and II necessary leave the
oven door open, as all meringues must
be cooked very slowly at not much
more than a drying heat.-Emma Pad
dock Telford in Washington Star.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-06
Shadow Lace Over Foundation
Meesallns.

dressmaker for 1t and gives carte
blanche in matters of handwork and
real lace. and there are many girls
In ultra smart boarding schools who
have ordered frocks of this type. But
the great host of girl graduates is by
necessity limited to less costly va
riety Of frock simplicity. and after all.
the indennable charm attached to
youth has more to do with the success
Of graduation frock than hand tucks
and real lace.
There are quantities of models and
materials available for the youthful
graduate. The materials most in IA
vor are hne cotton marquisette. cot
ton voile. fne linen lawns, lace. net
and chiffon.
The most practical of graduating
frocks il. OF course. the frock that
will stand Tubing and look well after
the ordeal. Fine lingerie frocks are
nowadays more often sent to the clean
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-06

er than to the laundress, but the young
girl is not as . rule over careful OF
her clothes and If frock must 20 to
the cleaner often during the summer
one will have little comfort from 1t.
Perhaps the summer is to be spent
where no cleaning establishment 10
close at hand and Inconvenience is
added to the time and expense en-
tailed.
It stands to reason therefore that
the frock actually fitted for Tubing is
the practical dress for the girl whose
wardrobe iS limited, and 1t is quite
possible to take tbs Into consideration
without sacrificing 100 much upon tho
altar Of utility.
A fino linon Il tho most satisfactory
material for the lingerie frock that is
to endure Tubing. and 1t will pay to
obtain an excellent quality. Batists.
voiles and marQuisettes are softer and
launder we'll II carefully handled. but
linon will outwear them every time.
The cotton marQuisettes, cotton
voiles and grapes are more recent ar
rivals and have achieved decided pop
ularity, and q very large percentage Of
the cotton graduating frocks this year
are being made up in these materials.
They launder we'll. are easily hand
led. are very soft and graceful, and
durable despite their sheerness and
lend themselves admirably to simple
forms of trimming. although they may
be made very elaborate with hand en-
broidery.
The cotton grapes in really good
quality are attractive materials and
are enjoying great vogue. both for
blouses and tub frocks. 1t is said that
they require no ironing and are very
practical on that account, but laun-
dresses insist that they are by no
means easily 1aundered, as they re-
quire stretching and more or less care.
full pressing to get them into the right
shape after laundering.
Embroidered cotton voiles and mar
quisettes make attractive graduating
frocks and in all the shops where
youthful dresses are shown one finds
quantities of such frocks made of such
material.
MARY DEAN.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-06
For the Tea Table.

For the woman who loves a cup of
toe In the afternoon and who also
likes small cooky or cheese cracker
or some such tid-bit to nibble while
slipping her tea. there is a new sug-
gestion in the way of serving waters
and cakes.
Often even a sandwich plate will be
too small to hold as many crackers as
are needed when three or four friends
drop IT. for a cup of tea and gossip,
and for this flower basket, the styls
that 10 fiat with tall handle, general
ly used for the garden when picking
flowers. is Just the thing. for. It holds
a most surprising number of cakes,
and in this way one can easily pass a
large number of tid-bits at one time
without the least Inconvenience, and
for crackers. decorated with Jelly and
cheese end such edbles as cannot be
laid on top of each other. this fiat
basket is unsurpassed
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-06
Smoked Einnan haddie.

Lay the haddie in roaster or large
dripping pan. then cover with boiling
water Set in hot oven over Is min
utes. remove carefully and drain, lay
on deep platter and pour over the fol
lowing sauce: To one pint sweet milk
add large tablespoonful flour. let come
to a boil: add piece Of butter, salt and
pepper to taste. The fish will not need
any salt
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-06
Last Of tho Ham,

The last of the ham has many posi-.
bilities, says the Commoner. When
all the meat that 1t will yield for nice
slicing has been taken OF, put the end
over the fire in a kettle Of cold water
and cook until quite tender. When
about half done, add about two table
spoonfuls Of vinegar to the water.
When cold. remove any skin, cut the
meat from the bone. rejecting all girls
tie or bits of bone. put through the
chopper twice and measure; to each
pint allow a gill Of milk. one table
spoonful of dry mustard. two dashes
of tobasco pepper and two eggs. Cool
in a double boiler for ten minutes
This Is fine for sandwich filling or
served cold for supper or made the
foundation of hot dish.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-06

Extremes in age - baseball age -
have been prominent in the big league
pitching this season. prominent by ef-
fective work. Such pitchers as
Mathewson and Plank are arguments
in favor of reversing the fixed custom
and building up with age. Each has
begun the 1913 year with a display of
form up to anything displayed In more
youthful times, as II the further away
from youth they get the more youth
full they become.
We fnd a considerable number OF
veterans going along with no appar-
ent diminution in skill and effective
ness. among them Mathewson. Plank.
Ames, Hughes, Rucker, Walsh, White,
Falkenberg. sallee. Richie and Cam
nits. II any OF these men have gone
back nothing that has happened this
year is q symptom to that erect; and
II any or all of these men have passed
the inevitable time at which a pitcher
begins to go the other way the signs
of that retrogression are hard to die
cover and the retrogression very
slow. Crack pitchers such as Matty.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-06

Walsh, Rucker' and Plank seem to
travel along for years on a plane
which may have its occasional depres-
sions in the way of effectiveness, but
which to all outward appearance
maintain an almost level standard of
excellence.
But the king Is dead; long live the
new king. The sos were in another
century. The year 1913 A. D. not only
finds veterans going at their best, but
has brought out dashes OF tip top work
by youngsters. Notable among these
are Seaton, Heating. Demaree, Perritt.
Mayer. Russell and Johnson (the In
diam, all of whom have pitched one
or more games of conspicuous excel
lence. Also such pitchers as Hub Pur-
due, Gregg, Alexander, Weilman, Al
len. Steen. Hendrix and Robinson.
comparatively late comers, are going
well,