davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-01-08
Parcels Post and Merchants.


The new parcels post law has been
viewed with great deal of misgiving
by retail merchants everywhere. How
ever, 1t should give them new oppor-
tunities of which they have had lit
tie conception, says the Dubuque
Times-Journal.
1t improves their position as re-
spects distant mail order houses. A
mail order house 800 to 600 miles
away must pay 62 cents to get 10
pound parcel mailed. The local mer-
chant serving the same article to- a
fifty mile territory, can get the same
thing carried for 32 cents. He can
send it for local delivery, including
such rural routes as may start at the
home postoffice for IA cents.
A mail order house over one thou
sand miles away must pay 81 cents
to get such parcel mailed.
1t should be possible for the local
merchants of this town to develop a
trade in the outlying country for ma
terial to be delivered by parcels post.
Suppose farmer wants steak for
dinner He can order it by telephone
and have it mailed within so miles
for eight cents. The possibilities for
the development of this business are
unlimited. The postage is cheaper
than the time he would spend in the
provision store making his purchase
and paying for It,
In the outlying country around this
town, there is thus a great potential
trade waiting for someone to get. 1t
will go to the man who gets after il
with advertising.
The people in the farm home rare
ly pass the town merchants shop win
dow. They will do their shopping
through the newspaper. There the
merchant has a chance to show them
his goods. 1t is great show window
in which the entire community looks
every day. Formerly high express
charges threw obstacles around mail
order business to the nearby terri
tory. Now the lower rates and the
spread of rural delivery open a big
new field for the merchant with an
outlying country to draw from. .Ad-
vertising in newspapers will bring
this business.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-01-08
IOWA AGAIN LEADS.
Ranks Highest in Census i'm the Sale
of Domestic Animals.

A census bulletin issued on domes-
tic animals shows the Importance OF
the live stock business in Iowa. The
figures are those gathered in 1909 for
the latest census, that of 1910. In
summing up the showing made by
leading states the census bureau says /:
Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Kansas,
Nebraska, in order named, ranked
highest among the states in 1909 in
the gross value of domestic animals
sold, each reporting more than $780,
100000. Texas reported the sale of
the largest number of cattle (exclud-
ing calves), Iowa ranking second, but
New York ranked first in the number
of calves sold, with Wisconsin second
While Iowa reported the sale of more
horses than any other state, Missouri
ranked first in the combined numher
of horses, mules and asses and bur-
ros sold, the number of mules sold by
Missouri farmers being nearly twice
as great as the number sold by the
farmers of any other state. Iowa
ranked first with respect to number
of swine sold and Missouri ranked
second. Montana and Ohio ranked
first and second, respectively, in the
sale of sheep.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-01-08

George w. Pease, who lives on the
east side of town, secured $11O0 cash
from a small fraction of an acre of
land last fall, when he harvested his
first crop of ginseng roots. Mr.. Pease
now has an acre and quarter of
ginseng under cultivation. The roots
of this herb, dug from few small
beds, amount to two hundred pounds,
dried, and were literally worth their
weight in gold, bringing over thou
sand dollars. Mr.. Pease said he did
not receive first price on the market,
because the roots were not consid-
cred to be the best age for sale, being
only five years old. Martin Gokey al
so has small patch of ginseng on his
place In the north part of town. This
year he dug over one hundred pounds
of roots, which, when dry, shrunk to
forty pounds, for which he expects to
receive 81 a pound-Hampton Chron-
icle.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-01-08
Game Warden Makes Report.

State Fish and Game Warden Geo.
A. Lincoln has issued in printed form
his biennial report to Governor B. F.
Carroll in which the statistics show
some interesting figures. The total
sale of hunters licenses for 1912
to $1S2,O29. OF this sum
$91,321 was for 1911 and $90,70S
for 1912, this year falling short 1913.
The report shows great many
violations of the state law, the vio-
lators for the three years past num-
bering 743. These prosecutions re-
suited in total penalty of $11,S92.-
Sc. OF the total number thirty-sev-
en- received Jail sentences and an
equal number were found guilty. OF
unlawful devices destroyed there
were 100 traps, 257 hoop nets, 104
seines. 730 trot and throw lines, 16
trammel nets, IS spears, 9 boats and
2 tents, with total value of $500.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-01-08
HANDSOME new BANK
Winneshiek County State Bank Will
Erect Fine New Building.
A BEAUTIFUL STRUCTURE
COVERING TWO FULL LOTS
Present Location and Adjoining Lot
VIII BE Used for Modern Bank.
ing House Providing Addi-
tiOnal Facilities.

Mr.. E. Hill Turnock of Chicago, an
architect who has prepared the plans
for several of our best buildings,
spent the past week in Decorah draw
ing plans and specifications for a
beautiful modern bank building for
the Winneshiek County State Bank,
which will cover the present location
and the lot adjoining it on the east,
owned by the Weiser estate, hereto
fore occupied by Wangler Bros. drug
gists.
The present structure was built
over twenty years ago, and is grossly
inadequate for the needs of the bank
and the convenience of it's customers.
The increase in space being demand
ed, the officers of the institution have
determined to erect structure that
will be credit to the city, the bank
and its customers, and because Of
their gratitude for the steadily in
creasing confidence and patronage,
they will build perhaps more securely
and elaborately than they otherwise
would. They believe that a hand
some, modern banking house, with
all the latest appliances and conven-
fences, is due themselves and their
customers.
Besides, there is much sentiment in
the decision to erect such structure.
This bank, the oldest in Iowa, repre-
sents three generations of bankers,
and another generation will soon be
prepared to enter the institution.
With this tn}niind, and with the de-
NE tQsprovide the best service pos
sible to it's patrons and friends, a
banking house as beautiful and as
modern as our court house, federal
postoffice and other public buildings
will be constructed.
Work will be commenced as soon
as possible, and will be arranged so
as not to interfere with the business
of the bank in its present location.
The east side of the structure will be
first and occupied while
the west side is being finished. 1t is
hoped to have it all complete by Oc-
taber 1st.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-01-08

III may De tnat the manufacturers
have over-estimated their market,
but past experience would seem to
show that the market for low priced
cars is still far from glutted. Ample
proof of this is in the fact that there
are very few low priced cars on the
secondhand market.
Another reason which has had con-
siderable influence on the increase in
the product of these low priced cars
Is the fact that SO many of them are
being sold in foreign markets, and
there is every indication that the for
'eign demand will increase rapidly as
will the American demand.
These two facts, together with the
universal prosperity everywhere ap-
parent throughout this country would
seem to indicate that even this enor-
nous output will be safely marketed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-01-08

This month was remarkable in
weather annals because of the combi-
nation of favorable circumstances.
From the averages, the state may ex-
pect as dry December once in four
years, the temperature will be on the
average as high once in FIVE years,
while day as warm as Dec. IA, when
the thermometer rose to SO, may be
expected only once in ten years. In
1898 the thermometer reached go,
and in 1896 it rose to 66.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-01-08
When a Boy Takes Notice.

Did you ever, when you were a
boy. have rear ornament in the
shape of a patch on the seat of your
pants? And do you remember that
having to wear a roundabout or an
abbreviated coat or wamus, you were
vitally conscious Of the fact, or tho't
you were, that everybody was looking
at 1t and making invidious remarks
about it? And do you remember the
humiliating. shamed feeling that pos
sessed you? You were at an age when
you were '.too large to be considered
a boy and not large enough to be a
man." an age when you sometimes
wished you were dead and those about
you did not consider the matter Of
sufficient Importance to worry about
1t? An age when you began to realize
there were pretty girls in the world
made to be worshipped. but when you
attempted to talk to them your
tongue Glove to the top of your mouth
and your thoughts strayed backward
to the patch on your pants? And do
you remember further how you al
ways tried to face the music and the
beauty. and the tactics you employed
to evade turning your back to the
company and thus make public ex-
hibition of that patch?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-01-08
DECEMBER AN IDEAL MONTH.
Weather Never Before Equalled in
the History of the State.

Not in the history of Iowa has there
been December equalling December,
1912, for ideal weather, according to
the records of forty years of the gov
ernment observatory maintained at
the State University of Iowa by Prof
A. G. Smith.
There was only one day in the
month with enough precipitation to
be measured. The only approach to
this in the states history was in the
year 1898, when there were two prec-
ipitation days. The past month, ac-
cording to the records, has been
wholly free from severe storms, the
temperature has been decidedly above
the average. the daily range Of tenn
perature has been smaller than US
ual, and the lowest recorded tempera-
ture far above what was expected.
The following figures give the
weather factors for the past month as
compared in each case with the mean
for twenty-five years.
BY absolute maximum or minimum
is meant the highest Or
lowest point reached by the self-rec-
ording thermometer at any time dur
ing the month. The average maxi
mum and the average minimum
mean the average of the daily maxi
mum or minimum recorded.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-01-08
Auto Taxes Three-Ouarter Million.

Very likely the automobile taxes
for Iowa will aggregate three-quar-
ters of million dollars for this
year. The total received by the Sec
retary of state for 1912 was $780,
S95.45, which with other fees of his
office made total collection of $64S-
405.62. The automobile business has
been steadily and surely increasing
at rapid rate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-01-08

Yes, these are hard times. We
throw away ashes and soap. We
raise dogs and bug hogs. We grow
weeds and buy vegetables. We catch
fish from four dollar rod. We build
school houses and send our children
away from home to be educated. And
last, but not least, we send our boys
a forty dollar gun and twenty dol
lar dog to hunt ten cent game. Yes,
these are hard times. but whose fault
is it?ie Don't place all the blame on
the president and the trusts.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-01-08
POULTRY SHOW NEXT
Second Annual Show of Winneshiek
County Poultry Association.
Next Week.
LARGE NUMBER OF
ENTRIES ARE PROMISED
Public Programs Four Evenings Dur.
ing Week. Long List of Prem
iums for Prize Winners.

The second annual show of the
Winneshiek County Poultry Associa-
tion will be held in Decorah during
next week in the Marsh hall and ev-
cry indication points to a much more
successful show than last year, which
was surprise to all who attended it.
There are large number of poultry
fanciers in this county and through
out northeastern Iowa, and requests
for space are coming in so rapidly
that 1T is believed that the big hall
will be filled with pens.
The officers of the association are
E. ]. Stoddard. president; Len Lar
son, secretary; j. H. Duncan, assist
ant secretary; w. F. Baker, treasur-
er; R. H. Tracy, superintendent; Nj.
Christopher, assistant superintend-
ent; l.. o. Reed, o. o. Lomen, R. F.
Stead, Ed. Peterson. vice presidents.
The judge of the show will be
U j. Shanklin of Anamosa, one of
the best judges in the United States,
who will score the birds and place
the awards.
Four evenings during the week
there will be public programs, at
which there will be speeches, music.
etc.. and other entertainment for the
guests of the association.
The list of premiums is long and
one. We cannot give 1t en-
tire, but five $500 silver cups are
given by each of the following: Win
neshiek County State Bank, Citizens
Bank, National Bank of De-
corah, Winneshiek County officers,
Board of Supervisors Six $1,000 sill
yer loving cups are offered by the
Poultry Association, and one $3.50
silver loving cup by Ben Bear. In
addition to these special premiums,
all valuable, are offered by the fol-
lowing: Kellarstrass Poultry Farm,
City; Ferris Leghorn Farm,
Grand Rapids; Banner Root Cutter
Co.; two Otis & Moe drinking foun-
tains; Sefton Mfg. Co., Chicago;
keyes Davis Co., Battle Creek; Dia-
mond Egg Box Co., Minneapolis; Col
len Egg Poultry Journal, Des Moines:
American Poultry Advocate, Syra-
,use; Zenoleum Co.; Conkey Roup
Cure Co. The county special prem
ums are offered by Decorah Furni- ;
ture Co., X. l. Haugen, Willis &
Ness, Nj. ]. Soukup, Austen Larsen,
Mott & Co., Bromley & Co., Tracy &
Hanson, E. j. Parman, B. E. Bucknell,
J. 0. Groves. N r. Croft, Bollinger &
Goltz, A. Gjevre. Haas & Co., Reum
( Co., Dahl & Mollart, Bidne & Is
tad. R. A. Engbretson, Joe Shima,
Emil Rosenthal, o. j. Ness, p. j. En-
right, A. j. Sorenson, X. A. Wick, Null
Ter Bros. and Richard Schrubbe. Be-
sides all these there are twenty-four
Club Specials offered by the various
poultry clubs of the country.
Twelve handsome Hungarian pheas-
ants from an Illinois farm is the
hrst shipment of entries to arrive
from outside the city. They were Sc
cured by game warden George Mig
ener, and will be liberated after the
show. 1t is believed that the show
will be a big success in every way.
and it is hoped that the attendanceI
will be large every day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-01-08

No out of town peddlar does any
thing to help the town. He gives
to our churches, schools or
public enterprises. He spends no
money here. He pays no taxes.
He has nothing in common with our
people. He can swindle you-and
often does-you can't help your
self. And when he leaves your town
If you have not shown him a liberal
patronage. he runs 1t down and says
the people are dead and behind the
times. Therefore patronize the home
merchant. who pays taxes and helps
to improve our churches. schools and,
In fact, the whole town.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-01-08

A Missouri paper says: If you have
frequent headaches. dizziness, faint
ing spells, chills. cramps, epilepsy or
jaundice 1t is sign that you are not
well and may die at any moment. Pay
your subscription in advance and
make yourself solid for good obit-
uary.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-01-08
en- years:

There are many in the trade who
will question the correctness of the
1913 estimate but not If the following
table of the largest producers is
carefully considered, mainly account
ed for among the largest factories,
which are probably fully capable of
producing the number of cars they
have planned to make. The list is as
follows:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-01-08

When a married man las to use a
nail to connect his trousers with his
suspenders he is justified In believ-
ing that marriage is failure
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-01-08

It's a queer thing about somnam-
bulists isn't it?"
Yes, rather"
you often hear of them getting up
and walking about and doing other
things that are of no Importance;
but you have never heard of one who
did any kind of work while he was
asleep, have you?''-Judge.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-01-08

Thesfarmer finds that the language
used on balky horse occasionally
comes In handy for his automobile.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-01-08
AUTOMOBILES IN 1913.
Fac'ory Output for Year 1913 Is Es-
timated at 0OO,O 900 Cars-Double
That OF This Year.

The tremendous output of the
American manufacturers of pleasure
cars, estimated by the best authori-
ties at from 100000 to 2S5,00O for
1912, pales into insignificance beside
the figures for the 1913 output as
gathered by the Automobile Trade
Journal of Philadelphia, a very well
known authority in the automobile in
dustry.
These statistics show that the out
of American cars will be doubled
tmI' Nming year as about 100000
cars a :, be built, greater Increase
in one y = than has been made dur
ing the past ten years.
Statements received from one
hundred motor car manufacturers,
whose output for the year 1913 will
be 564,650 pleasure cars, show that
If the expectations of the motor car
manufacturers are realized there will
be over 100000 cars built for 1913.
For in addition to the one hundred
above mentioned there are thirty-one
large factories and thirty-seven small
ones which did not furnish the num-
Der of cars they proposed to make,
and to these must also be added the
electric pleasure cars. The following
is a very conservative estimate for
the output of pleasure cars during the
year 1913:
100 manufacturers Figures furn-
lsned) ....... .564 800
81 large manufacturers estimate
from last year, ........ 100000
3 small manufacturers ESTIMATED
from last year, 5000
19 electric pleasure car manu-
facturers, estimated ..... 10000
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-01-08

lotdi .oz ,o0U
This output is more than double of
the past year, and is by far the great
est increase made in the production
OF MOTOR cars in any one year; in
fact, 1T is as great an increase as the
last ten years together, as is shown
in detail by the following table OF the
number of cars built each year for
ten wears. wa~ @1
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-10-02
OTHER PEOPLES MONEY

Young man--here is one important
thing TO learn early In lie.
When you handle otSer peoples
money don't use 1t for your personal
business. Hold II saeredly apart from
your own funds and always have Il,
ready to turn over on moments no.
ticc.
You may think this needless advice.
but many a man has gone wrong be-
cause he did not learn this little thing
in cary life.
Many a man. some you knew very
well. have gone wrong because they
used the money intrus,ed to their
care by other people Several men
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-10-02
FLORENCE HOTEL
HAS BEEN REOPEneD

The Fremont hotel at Florence
which has been closed for some tim,
on account of an insufficiency OF bus
mess. has been re-opencd under u
management of Mr.. and Mrs. @. NJ
Griffin, who will endcavor by gener.
GUS treatment OF their guests, as well
as the public at large. to so popular
ize the place as to make their ven
ture success. The Fremont hotel q
one OF the largest. most attractive ant
best equipped hotels In this part o
the state and the people OF Florenc.
should cooperate as a matter OF civl'
pride with the new management II
making the enterprise remunerativ'
one.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-10-02
CONCRETE CONDUIT
FOR MILL DITCH

A reinforced steel concrete box cul-
vert. ATTY feet in length. four by ten
feet on its inside measurement. Is be-
ing installed by the city to carry the
flow OF the Mnl ditch across South
First street. The new culyert will
take the place of the old wooden
bridge that has done duty there for
many years and VIII be an improve
ment that will be highly appreciated
by the public. The work is being done
by the city under the supervision OF
Street Commissioner Tom Parker. In
stead OF by contract. and its cost Is
not expected to be much. II any. In
excess of Ave hundred dollars. First
street will be closed TO travel until
the undertaking is completed.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-10-02

are in the penitentiary today because
they used other peoples funds and
couldn't turn them over when called
for.
Begin right. II you are treasurer
for baseball club. literary society.
club or Sunday school. keep the
funds intact If the amount OF money
iustifies II open a bank account IN
the name OF your trust fund and keep
1t separate from all other funds.
As you grow up and look around
you will see ample reasons for this
precaution- We have known several
young men who started out well but
who took tumble because they used
other peoples funds for personal uses.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-10-02
SIGN YOUR NAME WHEN
WRITING TO 4 NEWSPAPER

Nearly every day The Record gets
some unsigned mail. Some OF these
are news items and some opinions, all
usually Intended for publication.
Ali newspapers have a general rule
of paying no attention to unsigned
communications. The newspaper
must know from whom any item of
news or communication comes.
You may not appreciate why this Is
necessary. so we Will tell you.
Some years ago a simple little item
telling of an ordinary wedding came
by mail to The Record office. Some OF
the young folks about the Record
Office took IT for granted that it must
be all right and the item went in. But
il wasn't all right. the folks were
not married, and the publication of
the item proved embarrassing to all
concerned.
Last week an item came In telling
of a wedding IL was unsigned. So
a reporter started out TO prove up on
the item and it took him a couple of
hours to locate the information. II
the lady who mailed the item had
signed her name. we could have
found all about IL in ten minutes.
Items Of news. no matter how
simple. are not used unless we know
who sends them or can find out some
other way that they are true.
Communications. no matter how
worthy. are not run unless We know
who writes them
The leaving OF of the name is US
uaily done innocentiy. Sometimes II
is done with a purpose. So the only
safe rule to go by is to pay no atten-
Iiou TO unsigned communications.
some Very good things get held up
OF this account We have one on the
desk nov about -Shop Early" We
nave several Others not so good