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Middletown transcript., 1914-11-21
Hip Broken BY Fall

We are sorry to learn of the painful
accident of Mrs. G. W. Ingram, on
Tuesday night. Mrs. Ingram is nearly
80 years old, but is still quite active on
her feet for one of her years. Unfor-
tunately on Tuesday night she made a
mis-step while descending the stairs
from the second floor and met with a
serious and painful accident, breaking
her left hip. DR.. E. M. Vaughan
was quickly summoned and rendered all
aid possible, but she win doubtless be
confined to her bed for long time.
She and her family have the deepest
sympathy Of the entire community over
the unfortunate accident.
Middletown transcript., 1914-11-21
GEoReE 2. BRowN

George F. Brown, one of Smyrna''
most prominent citizens, did last. Wed
nesday. age IS years. He was born ir
Smyrna, and was the son of the late
Jonathan and Elizabeth Hoffeckei
Brown. In his early life he managed
his fathers farms, but after was as
sociated with the Farrell Safe Company
as a salesman. He is survived by a
wife, who was Miss Elva Davis, daugh-
ter of the late Colonel George Davis, OF
Smyrna, and two children, G.. Davis
Brown end Hirons Brown, of PhiIadel-
phia. Mrs. Alfred H. Brown, Of
Smyrna, is sister.
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MRS. SUSANNA pFRKrNs

Mrs. Susanna Perkins one of our
aged ladies, died at her home on Green
street, Tuesday morning. at o'clock
after an illness of seven weeks dura-
ton. Mrs. Perkins was 50 years of
age and was the widow of DR.. William
:. Perkins, who died several years ago
in Philadelphia, since which time she
has resided here with her nieces Misses
Elizabeth and Eta Price. The funeral
took place on Friday morning, with SER
vices at St. Joseph's Church and inter
ment at st. Joseph's cemetery, near
Warwick, Md.
Middletown transcript., 1914-11-21
RON Of Honor
TOWNSEND PUBLIC SCHOOL


The following pupils deserve specia
commentator for the month of Octo
ber:
10th grade Elizabeth Richardson,
Ruth Reynolds, Mildred Daniels.
9th grade-Reba Rittenhouse, DolIie
Hammon, Leola atledge, Helen Rey-
nolds.
9Th grade Gladys Pollitt, Leihah
Money, Irving Hart.
7th grade-Helen Pritchard, mabel
Harman,. Elsie Powell, Thressa Will
son. Rebecca BrambIe, Florence I'm
rub, Margaret Collins, Edward Graves.
9Th grade-sadie Carrow, Charles
Treleaven, Elizabeth Wilson, Mabel
Shockley.
9Th grade Elsie Landon, Elizabeth
Maloney, Clara Unruh, Ralph Heinold,
Paul KIotzbeecher-
4th grade-Edna Reynolds, Jack
Treleaven, Edward Hart, Harman Rey-
nolds.
Sd grade-Mary Schwatka, Myrtle
Ivory, Grace Guessford, Lillian West,
Esther Hutchison, Mary Watts, John
Hutchison, Csspar Klotzbeecher.
I'd grade-Lillian Alfree, Howard
Alfree, Davis Stats, Dorothy Alfree.
1st grade-Martha Weldon, Dorothy
Hayden, John Reynolds, Walter H. Lee
Walter M. Lee Boamus McNatt, Paul
Wiley.
Middletown transcript., 1914-11-21
Sales To Take Place

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th, 1916
Public Sale Of Stock, Farming Imple-
ments, etc, by C. E. Pool, near Nc
Donough, Del.
THURSDAY, JANUARY %, 1915. Public
Sale of Stock, farming implements, ETC.,
by Earnest farrell, on the Brady Farm.
one mile south Of Mt. Pleasant. Denny
Goldsboro1gh, Auctioneer.
Middletown transcript., 1914-11-21
SUFFERING BELGIAN
MiddIetown's Folk Showed Their
Sympathy Monday Night
THE RECEIPTS WERE Sll5.OO

AAAA ALNAAA Az W LINZ PA AOsVN
Middletown's kindly folk last Mon
| day night, truly wore their hearts OF
their sleeves"l They showed at one,
their appreciation of H. s. New
mans fine movies" and their sym
pathy with the deeply wronged anC
greatly suffering Belgians by jammlng,
sardining in the Town Hall the biggest
crowd, so the oldest inhabitant AYERS,
that ever got inside those four walls.
Some wag swears there were some
small boys hanging on by their eyelids
along the edges! Numbers got only SO
far as the box Office, and left their Of
fering without having had the pleasure
of seeing the performance.
The exercises opened by the flashing
of the Nations beautiful Flag on the
screen quoting thereon Lineoln's fam
Gus words from his second inaugural,
with malice towards none, with love
for alp, whereupon the audience rose
and stood at salute.
The long and varied program of in
teresting sights at home and abroad
showed Old Home Week in Whining
ton; Dakar, the Senegal port; war
views in Belgium with their trained
dogs dragging rapid fire guns ETC., and
French and German battleships; the
comic bit, Forcing the Force" where
a couple of petticoated policemen
played lot of amusing pranks, touch
ed the crowds funny-bone and started
the buttons.
POOLS ever-enjoyable orchestra beat
its most tuneful record; William Meyers
sang with great effect the popular
English war song ''It,s Long Way to
Tipperary' and. the audience Joined
in the chorus from the score thrown on
the screen, and finally, it is quite need
less to say, Miss Gunkel, of Warwick,
delighted her auditory as she always |
does, with two charming solos. 4
Lovers of the melodrama got y half
dollars worth of thrills atd shivers
over the heroic daring of a "Ranch
Girl'R who made a bold fire rescue
and rode her bronchoman-fashion dash
inglyi
The Ladies of the Century Club who
were sponsors with Mr.. Newman in
the affair and everybody else, are
pleased with the financial out
nett
Miss Mary Hutchin read Governor
Miller's appeal to the citizens of Della
ware to help the Belgian sufferers and
told of the good work of the Century
Club in that behalf, closing with the
witty, remark that 1'The Tipperary
Song, about to be given was made in
the United States!
She. did not add, and so The Tran
script Co., does, that tits a feather in
he cap of Middletown's Century Club
and its Moving Picture show, that they
lre the first in the state to aid the Bel
gian Fund in this creditable manner.
Mr.. C. H. Shows versatile talents
we're utilized in the preparation of the
entertaining program, and he deser-
'edly shares with Mr.. Newman the
.redit of its success.
Good All this does high credit to
he town! Now let the people cap the
limax by helping out with The Tran
cript Co.'S Belgian Relief Fund whose
tarting subscribers are elsewhere pub
ished.
Middletown transcript., 1914-11-21
St. Anne's Church Notes

November 22d. The Sunday next
before AdAent.
Morning Prayer, Litany an Address
by Mr.. William J. Fisher, of St. Johns
Episcopal Church, Wilmington, Del,
at 1O.SOA. M, The evening service
viii be omitted.
Service November 26th. Thanksgiv-
ing Day, Morning Prayer, special
Thanksgiving intercessions, and ser
mon at 1890 The offering at this SER
vice is as usual for the Babies Hos
pital & Day Nursery, Wilmington, a
Diocesan Institution.
Middletown transcript., 1914-11-21
Received SS.00O

By the the will of the late Mrs. Cora
Dwight, Of New Haven, Conn, Mrs.
Eta Hall, daughter of the late Thomas
F. Dilworth, of Port Penn, received a
legacy Of $1,000. Mrs. Mary Reybold,
Of Delaware City. also received Sc, 900,
and Mrs. Thomas Dale Stewart, of
Delta, P, received $1,000 and Mrs.
Dwight was niece of the late William
Kennedy of Port Penn.
Middletown transcript., 1914-11-21
Four-MiIe Grave Of 10000

Amsterdam, Nov. 1.-THE Eieuwe
Rotterdamsche Courant quotes letter
from Galician priest stating that 4O,-
900 Austrians have been buried in one
day in a graye-six and one-half feet
wide and little more than four miles
long. The bodies, the letter says. were
laid next to each other in three layers.
These men were killed, it is stated, in
a battle lasting only few hours.
Middletown transcript., 1914-11-21
LOCAL NEWS

Cunning notices for sale at this Office
The best steak, roasts, lamb and ve
at w. C. JONES
Wagons and Dearborns for sale.
J. G. GREEN.
Wagons and Dearborns for sale.
J. G. GREEN.
FRESH and SALT FISH at my store
at all times. W. C. JONES.
wANTED-BALED HAY AND
STRAW. S. B. FoARD.
SHOT GUN SHELLS Smokeless
powder, chilled shot, 6Oc to 75c per box.
s. E. MASSEY.
William Cochran will open a harness
and shoe shop, in Odessa, November II.
SHOT GUN SHELLS. Leader and
repeater shells, chilled shot.
S E. MASSEY.
FOR SALE-Three fine dogs, Is
months DID, CHARLES R. JOSEPH.
Phone, 2O1-19. Williams Farm.
FoUND-Right hand driving glov9,
in front of the Middletown Hotel.
Owner can have same by applying at
THIS OFFICE,
FOUND-one bunch of keys on the
road leaping from Middletown to War
wick. Owner can have same by calling
at THIS OFFICE
DR.. M. B. Burstan has opened opti-
cal parlors at 80 Market st. Whining |
ton. Eyes Examined. Glasses correct
ly fitted. Office Hours 1. 80 p. m. to 5. 80
p. m. All work guaranteed.
Watch for our Free gifts: a sS5 90
Brass Bed; a $500 Administer rug, ok
IL; $12.OO Mahogany Rocking Char;
a $500 white all wool Blanket; $500
Eastman Brownie Camera "a.
FoGEL & BURsTAN.
DR.. Warren S. P. Combs Dentist.
Successor to the late DIR. J. C. Sites.
HIDES WANTED The highest cash
'rices paid for horse and COW hides.
w. C. JONES.
Now is the time to buy feed before
he price advances, as it is sure to do
ater. We now have on hand Clover
.eaf Dairy Feed, Bran, Sucrene Horse
Mule Feed, Sucrene Dairy Feed, Pu-
ina Dairy Feed, Protena Dairy Feed
nd Blatchord's Calf Meal.
MIDDLETowN FARMS, Inc.
After October first, the Public Lii
rary will be open on Tuesday after
Don from $50 to 500; on Friday even
lg from to $50, and on Saturday
ftenoon from 8 to o'clock. The Lii
ary will be open on Tue sday evenings
or school children exclusively.
We have made engagements with T.
'. Truitt to handle our Ice Cream in
Iiddletown. MIR. Truitt is now prepared
, serve our Ice Cream by the plate at !
is store on Main street, and also to !
axe orders for cream to be delivered at
our home in any quantity desired.
MIDDLETowN FARMS, Inc. +
Unclaimed Letters-The following list f
Letters remaining unclaimed in the +
ost Office, for week ending Nov. 18th: '
lrs. Deby Emerson, Mrs. James Stitses, Q
Irs. Amanda Clifton, Mrs. Belle Harris, h
Iiss Maud Cannon, Miss Hilda Evans, o
iss Edith Margin, Norbie R. Holmes, t
homas Dadney, Henry Donaldson, lip
ames Couldurhe, Harvey Rhichey, t
amuel Groomes. o
Middletown transcript., 1914-11-21

The Fogel & Burstan Gift Plan
prizes are a $500 Brass Bed, a
big $500 Administer Rug, a $12.OO
Mahogany Rocking Chair, a $500
all wool Blanket, a $500 Eastman
Kodak 2 A.
Middletown transcript., 1914-11-21
American Potash

Franklin K. Lane Secretary of the
Interior, announces that American pot
ash win be produced in California within
a few weeks. Chemical fertilizer man.
ufacturers fear that the quantity will
not be sufficient to meet the demand.
The plant at Searies Lake, CAL. will
start with production of five tons a
day, and this viii be increased to 100
tons day, or 81, 500 year.
Middletown transcript., 1914-11-21

ALI stocked up--Iatest goods in
every department-nO idea Of NOV
ing! But The Globe Clothing Store
must mOve-its Big Stock Of Cloth
ing, Shoes, Hats, Furnishings, etc.,
MUST go for less than cost Come,
seeing is believing.
Middletown transcript., 1914-11-21
Card Of Thanks

Through the columns of the The
Transcript ! desire to extend my sin
cere thanks to all my friends and
neighbors who were so kind to me
during the illness and death Of my wife,
Elsa douglas
GEORGE r. DOUGLAS
Middletown transcript., 1914-11-21

The Globe Clothing Store, S. M.
Rosenberg, Prop, being forced to
move, offers its prizes in every
article soda 50 per cent. cut in
price
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-02-18

the west. The Secretary does not at
tempt to conceal the fact that there
ave been very unsatisfactory returns
from the great majority of these
projects, and at the same time no end
Of hardships and loss to the settlers.
AS there is growing tendency
among the states to cooperate in re-
clamation projects, one of the objects
of Secretary Lanes proposal is tc
bring the governors together, in or
der that everybody may help their
little bit.
The forest service is compiling a
new volume table for calculating the
board contents of standing western
yellow pine trees in the southwest
1t is based on actual measurements
of six thousand trees.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-02-18
Ben BEAR WRITES
FROM new YORK
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vanced prices, and unless you have
your seat in advance it's almost i'm
possible to procure one. There is a
great agitation, of getting a law pas
sed to stop theatre ticket specula-
tion," and it seems an outrage on
the public. In order to get good
seat, they must buy it from specu-
lator by paying soc, $1.00 and at
times $500 more than the original
price of the ticket. This is an expen-
sive city-there is no denying that
fact. Rents are very high. Food
stuff certainly is high enough, and
when it comes to wearing apparel,
merchants must get good profit be-
cause the expense, and rent of build
ings as we'll as other outlay is so
enormous, that of necessity, he must
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-02-18
PLYMOUTH ROCK.

Feb. 1t, 1914.
We were visited by blizzard
Sunday which came with a wind
blowing about sixty miles an hour.
Several families from this vicinity
were entertained at the Ole Ellis
home Sunday.
John Narveson called on his broth.
er Narve last Friday.
Hans Erickson and Narve Narve-
son put up their years supply of ice
last week.
Willie Iverson who has been at tie
sanitarium at Oakdale Iowa, return.
ed home last Wednesday.
Lizzie Severson and Lizzie Blum
called on Mrs. n. Narveson last Fri
day.
Lewis Monsol who represents til
Shores Medicine Company called VI
people in this burg last week.
Andrew Sore lson assisted Oscal
Erickson cutting wood a few day.
last week.
A few from this vicinity attend Il
basket social N Glenwood Twp
last Saturday evening. They spent
Saturday night and Sunday at til.
Hildor Egge home.
Albert and Otto Lien and Mar
Ellington attended the Masquerade
at DEBORAH last Thursday evening.
Gil1ert Ander. IN has been stay ne
with MS orothe Theo th.c last wee;
assisting him with his wood hauling
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-02-18
WANT COLUMN.
Rates-One Cent per word. Moth
ing less than tel cents.


FOR SALE-Good room house and
lot with cement walk, good we'll !;
or would trade for small place of
few acres. Address p. o. Box No.
1913, DEBORAH, Iowa. 7-3pd.
FOR SALE-Grade Hereford bull,
one year old. Percy Dow, RI, De-
corah. 7-2wpd-tf.
LOST-Gold trimmed eye glasses,
lost on Water Street. Finder
please leave at this Office.
LOST-Large white collie dog, with
lemon colored ears, and lemon
spot on forehead Finder return
to j. H. Logsdon and receive re-
ward. Dog answers to name of
Doc" ii
FOR SALE-Seven room house, Go
River ST. Inquire of DR.. Barfoot
5-4wpd.
Urls WA. 4ED-St. Cloud Hotel
7tf
FOR SALE-Three nice residences
and two fine building lots. w. l..
Tobiason, DEBORAH, Iowa. Enquire
at Marsh Music House. 53tf.
FOR SALE OR RENT-A farm of
333 acres in section IL and IA,
Bluffton township, now occupied
by Terrence Mcconnell. Inquire
of w. H. Smith, DEBORAH, Iowa.
41-tf
FOR RENT-My cottage in south
rart of DEBORAH. Possession given
March first. e. w. Cutting. 7tf.
FOR SALE CHEAP-My farm Of
107 acres, miles east of DEBORAH.
60 acres under cultivation, the
rest good pasture and timber
Albert Ellestad, DEBORAH. 6-3w
! FOR SALE-Ford automobile. Run
since June LIST. Inquire at this
office. eff.
FOR SALE have some very good
| bargains in houses and lots. Call
at Worth's Music store. 3tf.
WANTED-to place by a customer a
farm loan of $4,000 at so inter
est for five years optional yearly
settlement of 10000 or more al
any interest payment, or possibly
ten year loan. Security of farm
of 144 acres valued over 2,00(
and with improvements and neaI
DEBORAH. Call at Paines Insurance
office over DEBORAH State Bank
Building. A
/ FOR SALE-Eggs for Matching anC
stock in season from the famou!
Ferris Improved S. c. w. Leg
horns, trap-nested birds. Write FOL
prices. Do it now. Let me tell yo,
what they are. Donald j. Haugen
DEBORAH. 6tf
! WANTED or wood choppers
shack on place; Az miles from
town. Jack Nolan. g.:
REAL ESTATE BARGAINS hav,
for sale lot Of improved farm
in Red River Valley and Becke
County, Mimi. on very easy terms
and few Winneshiek Count,
farms. Also six residences in De
corah. For prices and particu' ,rs
! see Ed. X. Hoyden. agent. act
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-02-18
The Biggest Thing at Panama.

Some one has said that the most
interesting thing at Panama is not
the Culebra cut, where they have
gashed the great continental divide
down to the backbone. Nor is it the
completed achievement, eclipsing
even the Pyramids, hitherto the top
of the worlds mechanical skill. The
most interesting thing is George w.
Goethals, chief engineer, now ap-
pointed governor of the Canal Zone.
Engineer Stevens, formerly on the
job at Panama, said when he quit
that they did not need him any Ion
ger. All they had to do was to dig
ditch. What you need now he
added, is statesman" Col Goethals
has made his marvellous success by
adding to technical skill a gift for
inspiring and controlling the poly
glot spirits of As nationalities work
ing on this job.
The real safety valve of the whole
intense energy in play at the 18TH
mus is in the Colonel's Sunday NOR
ming conferences with whomsoever
has a grievance. Whether it is the
woman with baby who wants a
quieter fiat, or the engineer who is
grouchy over his pay, somehow it all
ends with big hearty laugh Goeth,
ais has given the impression that he
is personally interested in the life
story of the man or woman before
him.
! The average gang of street labor
ers or government employees have al
ways had the reputation of workine
in an easy, half hearted way. Some
how the incentive of personal ambi
ton seems TO be be dull on publ,
work. But the canal is public work
yet every one seems to be in hurry
Somehow the resistless energy ant
buoyant enthusiasm of the Colone
have put the spirit of achievement
into the whole force.
Such a career is not only an in
centiye to every ambitious American
but it Eliminates many problems o
handling men. 1t is a question O
personal enthusiasm. Give the fel
lows under you some goal to worl
for, and make them feel that you arr
interested in their winning, and the.
will do things.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-02-18
EESPER.


Feb. 6, 1914.
The people Of Hesper received a
rare treat Saturday evening .4en the
LABEL Canadian Concert Company
appeared here as the second number
of our entertainment course. Their
next stop is at La Crosse, Wis, where
they give an entertainment Monday
evening.
Each artist was a host in herself,
and Miss LABEL in her delineations
of childhood, outrivals the babies
themselves. The birdlike soprano of
Miss Berg has left a lasting impress
sion in Hesper Miss Deering, as vio-
linist and pianist was much more
than support for the other two en-
tertainerS.
In fact some we're heard to remark
that this number, alone, more than
repaid them for the price Of the en-
tire course.
The next number of the entertain
ment course occurs the 9th of Feb
/ Hendershott the Drummer Boy, as
sisted by his son are booked for that
date.
Mrs. w. A. Plunkett and son
Lloyd were visiting Thursday with
W. Hilleman and family.
| Last Monday evening, Mrs. Chas
Smith was given a surprise in honor
of her birthday. The evening was
spent in playing games and singing
Along in the wee hours of the NOR
ming the crowd wendell its way home
voting Mr.. and Mrs. Smith very roya
entertainers in spite Of their grea'
surprise.
| Mr.. w. A. Plunkett transacted
business in DEBORAH Tuesday.
Mrs. Battey gave another of he
very enjoyable cuttings last Thurs
day.
Wolds have been holding reduc
ton sale making room for thei
spring stock of goods.
The heating plant Of the Hespe
school has been cutting up all sort
of antics, the past two weeks. Firs
the pipes bursted, then came a lea
in the faucet, draining the boiler.
Miss Lila Hilleman is spending tn
weed end at the home of Mrs. w.
Plunkett.
Grandma Darlington is feeling
little better lately but her health |
not very good this winter.
I The Ed Darlington family and
few other guests were entertained a
the Reid home Monday evening.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-02-18
COURT STILL IN SESSION.
CONTINUED from page fve)

Bessie Birdsell, ct al, minOls.
Guardian authorized to pay the past
unpaid expenses of his wards since
the death of their last parent and to
pay such further amounts as may pc
necessary for the support and educa-
ton of his said wards until further
orders of this court.
Mabel Hilleman, minor. Guardian
.authorized to SELF the 2-21 interest
of the ward in the premises in cues
ton. c. w. Freeman, c. McMasters
and G. Christen appointed appraisers.
Elmer Thompson Hedalen, ct al,
minors NJ j. Carter appointed
guardian ad litem for minors. An
swer on file. Guardian authorized to
execute and deliver mortgage on mi
nors interest in their real estate for
the purpose of renewing or buying
off mortgage now thereon as prayed
Aaron X Drake, of unsound mind
Final report of guardian made by
bondsmen approved and said guar.
dianship is closed upon payment Of
costs and filing proper vouchers.
Marguerite Gunderson, minor. Guar
dian authorized to eXpend $4,000
for the support and schooling of his
ward for the year 1914.
Edgar Stinson, minor. Guardian
i authorized to pay $3.50 year to tht
mother of her ward for support o
said child for not exceeding three
, years or until further ordered by TIN,
court.
Elizabeth McCauley, deceased, Fl
nal report of administrator witt
| Will annexed approved, and he i
discharged upon payment Of cost
, and paying to the clerk $40, the be
quest due Ada Griffith and filini
proper vouchers.
: Edward A. Bakken, deceased. Pc
: tition to sell furniture and merchan
disc. Administrative authorized t
r sell the property described in the pc
) tition as prayed therein. o. r. Rim
t gen, M. C. Magnes and 0. S. Magne
( appointed appraisers.
John A. Kuhn, deceased. Fina
: report of executor approved and II
!. is discharged upon payment of cost
and filing proper vouchers. Paymen
l of $500 each year to the widow dur
) ing her life by John Kuhn and 10
seph Kuhn in equal shares is order
4 ed as provided by will.
[ Charles F. Sexton. Petition I
sell personal property as prayed.
Edward G. Opdahl, deceased. Pet
ton and final report of sale. Execu
tors report of sale of real estate ap
proved and deed to Nettie Opdahl O
! date Jan. 80, 1914, approved.
, John Michalek, deceased. Admin
istrators report of sale of real /es
;, tate approved and administrator
! deed to Frank Vondershek of dat
: Jan. 26, 1912, approved.
Lizzie O'Brien, ct al, minor. Guar
dian authorized to enter int
contract as prayed.
b. Anundsen, deceased. Bond c
c. J. Weiser as trustee fixed. Bond c
c. j. Weiser as trustee fixed at $40
900, with sureties to be approved b
the clerk.
!, .,eline Gulbranson, deceased. Fl
: nal report administrator approved.
Matt Sebastian, incompetent. r9AI
plication for guardian for increase
: allowance to her ward allowed u
y to the sum of $3.50 per month.