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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18
COUNTY FAIRS GET S2O,9oo.
Winneshiek County Draws 500. 80
As State Aid for 1911 Fair.

Iowa paid S20,922.49 as state aid
to county fairs during the 1914 sea-
son, according TO the report of the
department of agriculture Winnie
shiek county drew $202.50 and ALA
makee county got S1846O. There
were nine y fairs held during the
summer, decrease of one sine
1913. An increase was Indicate
early in the year but number Of
the eNpositions were cancelled owing
to the inclement weather which FOL-
lowed the state fair.
In 1913 the state paid $20,175 70
aid the county fairs. The counties
which held no fairs during the past
season were Appanoose, Cherokee,
Clarke, Dallas, Decatur, Des Moines.
Dubuque, Emmett, Floyd, Franklin,
Fremont, Hamilton, Howard, Ida,
Lucas, Madison, Marion, Montgom-
cry, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth,
Polk, Ringgold, Scott, Union, Wash
ington.
The state aid is distributed on the
basis of 10 per cent of the first $500
paid out in premiums exclusive of
speed purses, ana 10 per cent on the
next $1,000 in premiums. The max
imum any one fair may draw is 5000,
but no county is limited in the mum.
Der of fairs. Black Hawk, Calhoun,
Chickasaw, Henry, Jones, Lee, Linn.
Marshall, Muscatine, O'Brien, Page,
Poweshiek counties each held two
fairs, while Clayton and Iowa coun-
ties had three each.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18
WRONG LETTERS APPEARED.
Frank a. Germann's Advertisement
Carried Wrong Contest Letters
Last Week.

Frank A. Germann, the clothier
has been conducting a very interest.
ing contest through his store for tn-
rast few weeks. In each of his adj
vertisements in this paper appear Ger.
tain letters, and different letters ap.
pear each week. Cut them out and
paste them on a strip of paper They
will form certain sentence, and al
the end of the contest eight hand,
some premiums will be given away
to the first eight correct solvers of the
sentence. In his advertisement il
last weeks papers, Mr.. Germanu
made a mistake in the letters, the
wrong ones appearing. Don't saws
them, but take the four letters which
appear in his advertisement in this
weeks issue. The contest is novel
one and eight valuable premiums a"e
going to different ones for the work
ing out of the sentence.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18
CHRISTMAS SHIP SAILED.
Naval Collier Jason Sailed Saturday
With 100 Car Loads Christmas
Presents.

With more than twelve hundred
tons of Christmas gifts, including al
most everything from toys, dolls to
clothing and food, gathered in every
sta e in the union for the children
OF Europe, the Naval Collier Jason,
sailed Saturday. The docks were
black with thousands of school chill
dren as the ship cut loose.
A message of Godspeed from Pres
ident Wilson, was received by Lien
tenant Commander Courtney.
There are 1900 cases aboard and
this is what they hold:
Fourteen cars Of children's clothes.
Five cars of womens clothes.
One car of mems clothes.
Five cars of toys.
Two cars of shoes.
Two cars of foodstuffs.
One car containing $4,000 worth
of merchandise bought in New York.
Twenty-three cars Of miscellanc-
Gus merchandise.
Twenty-Five cars of assorted
goods.
A total of eighty-two carloads of
Christmas presents.
There are about eighteen carloads
of small packages, making the tota.
number of Christmas donations plac-
ed on the Jason an even 100 carloads
of Christmas happiness.
Never before in the history of this
country has a real Christmas ship
started on a trip across the Atlantic
under the circumstances like those
under which the Jason sailed Satur-
day.
Old and younS, rich and poor, ana!
very poor ones at that, they have all
contributed toward the great Christ
mas fund which is being carried by
the novel ship commanded by tn
greatest admiral Sir Santa Claus.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18
Son Will Act as Secretary.

Mr.. LauritZ ltaugen started Sun
day night on his return trip to Wash
ington, d. c., to resume his studies
in the Law Department of George
Washington University. He will also
serve as his fathers private secretary
which position gives him some uni
que social and business advantages,
and gives his father an assistant up
on whose zeal and loyalty he can alb
solutely rely. Student LauritZ's va
cation has been a rather strenuous
one, as he was his fathers right
hand man in the campaign, travelling
many hundred miles by train and au>
to, handling matters political with
tact and skill, and enjoying every
hour of the new experiences, he tells
us, especially tie outcome. On his
trip to Washington Mr.. Haugen was
accompanied by his friend Philip
Pomeroy, son of the president of the
Scandal bank ard member of the
Minneapolis Trust Co.-Northwood
Index.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18
Entertained Company Friends.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Dinger enter
tanned company of friends and rel
atives at their hospital home north
of DEBORAH on Sunday. Those pres
ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. P. C. Ramlo
and Miss Ida, of Hesper; Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph Faucet and baby of Mabel
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Sharp, Franklin
Prairie; Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Glover
and Miss Mildred and Ben Glover
Canoe; Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Geotleman
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Enger, Franklin
Prairie and Mrs. Jesse Limbeck and
daughter Georgia of Ossian.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18

In the opening basket ball game
of the season in DEBORAH at SteyerS
opera house last Friday evening, be-
tween the boys and girls teams OF
Valdez College of DEBORAH and tiie
Ossan High School, the latter teams
carried off the hCnors in both games.
The Ossian girls won by score OF
IS to 20 and the boys % to "a. Both
games were close, ard gave the spec
tators a fine evenings entertain
ment. The Ossian teams are both
good, and made up of fine young Id
dies and gentlemen, and it is always
a pleasure to have them come to De-
corah
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18
Mrs. Engri ThOrson Passes.

Mrs. Engri Thorson, the beloved
wife of Ammon fhorson, OF Pleasant
township, passed away last Tuesday
evening, Nov. 10, in her seventy-fifth
year. She leaves to mourn her loss
the bereaved husband, two sons and
two daughters. She was one of Win
neshiek County's good mothers and
in her long residence in the county,
made many friends, and her death
brings sorrow to them all. The SYM
pathy of all is extended TO the sor-
rowing husband and children.
The funeral was held Friday from
the Big Canoe church, Rev. Seehuus
officiating, burial being in the Big
Canoe cemetery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18
The Week in History.

Monday, fisherman starts March
to the sea, 1864.
Tuesday, 17-First Woman's temper
ance society organized, 1874.
Wednesday, 1S-Chester A. Arthur
died, 1886.
Thursday, Reorganization of w. C.
T. u, completed, 1874.
Friday, 20-First negro preacher IL
censed, 1880.
saturday, 21-Battle of Fort Mia
CARA, 1912. First meeting of con-
gress in Washington, 1900.
Sunday, 22-Pillory first used in
Boston, 1901.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18
Worth County Without Delinquent
Tax List.

Northwood, Ia, Nov. 16.-County
Treasurer j. j. Simmons has notified
the newspapers of Worth county THAI
this year there will be no delinquent
tax list to be advertised. Worth
county stands alone in this respect,
every other county in Iowa having
a delinquent list of one or more des
criptions, The advertised tax list In
this county has always been small,
consisting of only two or three dcs-
cr;ptions, but this year the slate Is
absolutely clean.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18
Arne Wick ut Kansas City.

Arne Wick, son of Mr.. and Mrs. X.
A. Wick, departed Saturday for Kan
sas City to attend a big meeting Of
the agents for the Country Gentle
man, Ladies Home Journal and Sat-
urday Evening Post. Arne has been
the local agent for these papers in
DEBORAH for some time and has done
remarkably we'll The expense Of
the trip is betrayed by the publishers
and it promises TO be a most enjoy
able one as we'll as instructive for
the agents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18
SEND IN THE NEWS.
churches, Lodges and Schools Could
Have Own Reporter.
(By "ObSeryer'

since l begun writing these arti.
cles for Public Opinion | have learn
ed considerable about the newspaper
business, and this week | am going
TO urge the readers to help the pub
Usher out by sending in the items
of news they know.
1t seems the community in which
paper is published expects its new;.
paper employees to know everything
that is going on-never thinks of
telling the publisher the items thew
expect to see in the paper. bur
blames him if he fails to learn of
them himself.
Why can't every church, school.
lodge and every other society in orr
community have a reporter of its
own whose duty it would be to see
that news regarding it was sent TO
the paper. i am sure the publisher
would approve Of such a plan AID
gladly print every item furnished
him.
There is not church, school or
other organization that does not have
real, interesting happenings every
week, and if these were reported our
local PAPER would be chuck" full OF
interest in every issue. Our Sunday
schools could furnish news; the pub
lie schools in town and surroundin,
country could furnish news; every
lodge could report it's meetings. All
that is needed is a determined effort
on the part of the associations them
selves. Surely the paper does its
part in granting us the space, free.
A great many people feel they can
not write well enough, or do not un-
derstand what is wanted well enough
to act as such a reporter, but all OF
this is mistake. / have learned
that all paper asks is that it be CIV
en- the news, and if it is not gotten
up correctly for publication, someone
in the office will be only too glad to
put it in shape for publication. And
We should not censor the publisher
IF he changes our contributions. 1t
is his privilege to alter items to con-
form to his rules. Ny own contribu-
tons often are altered in the word
ing, and | have always had to ac-
knowledge the change improved
them. Sometimes, too, We may be
disappointed by sending in an item,
correct in every way, and then see IL
in lint wholly wrong. The publish
er has not knowingly done this. The
chances are some one else had hand
ed in the same item before your
reached him. The first item had
been put into type. Then yours came
in. The publisher sees it is a report
of the same event, and naturally lets
the first report stand, not knowing
it to contain an error.
We all depend upon the local pap
err to chronicle the items of the entire
community. Why not let the entire
community come to a better under
lstanding with the paper. 1t is not
only willing, but anxious for your
news. Send it in. And let's not for
get the suggestion of having re-
porter in all of our societies. What
organization will be the first to APP
point one?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18
Fancy Work Sale.

The Ladies Aid Society of the
United Lutheran church, will hold d
sale of Fancy Work, Aprons, etc, on
Saturday, Nov. y, in the church
basement. Lunch will be served from
o'clock until all are served. Lunch
10c. Coffee and sandwiches loo.
Everybody cordially invited.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18
Child Breaks Arm.

The little three year old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick McKenna, of
Bluffton, had the misfortune to fall
down last Thursday, breaking one
Of his arms between the elbow and
wrist DR.. Jewell was called and
fixed the little fellow up in good
shape, and he is getting along fine.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18
Our Best Seller.

We are selling more of Meritol Ec-
zema Remedy than all the others put
together, This large sale is due to
the fact that it is preparation of un-
usual merit, made expressly for one
purpose, eczema in its various forms.
If you are afflicted with this loath-
some disease, do not delay using Mer-
itol Eczema Remedy. E. ]. Parman
Exclusive Agency. Nov
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18
Entertained Friday Afternoon.

Mrs. Dora Headington entertained
a company of lady friends at her
home in Curtin's addition Friday af-
ternoon. Five Hundred was played.
and the afternoon proved most en-
joyable one for ell present, and Mrs.
Hcadington was voted a most pleas
ing and entertaining hostess.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18
M. Il. Church Notes.

Sunday Services. 1880 A. NJ
1.-THE Value of Bible Study" 1880
p. M.-"The New Individuality. A
plea for personality adjusting itself
to the problems and conditions of to-
day. All cordially invited.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18
FoIey's Honey and Tar Compound
for Group.

Group scares you. The loud
hoarse croupy cough, choking and
gasping for breath, labored breathing,
call for immediate relief. The very
first doses of Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound will master the Group. 1t
cuts the thick mucus, clears away the
phlegm and opens up and eases the
air passages. Engbertson Pharmacy.
Nov.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18
Fancy Work and Candy Sale

The Fortnightly Club will hold
their annual sale of candy AID fan
sy articles at the DEBORAH Furniture
store, Tuesday afternoon, Nov. "a.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18
Card of Thanks

The undersigned desire to thank
the many kind friends and neighbors
for their assistance and beautiful
floral offerings in the sickness and
death of our beloved husband and
father.
Mrs. A. P. Rude and daughters.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18

A rolling stone gathers no moss,
and why should anyone desire to be
mossback, anyway?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18

The worlds great need is tree
that produces gasoline.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18

Subscribers will confer favor upon
us by notifying us at once of fail
ure to receive the paper regular
ly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18

This paper presented free of charge
for one year to Winneshiek county
brides who remain in the county.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18

A feminist is man three-fourths
woman and four-fourths fool.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-11-18

The yellow address tag on the front
page each week shows the month
and year to which your paper is
paid for.
The herald., 1914-10-22
CHARTER
OF rICKWICK FILM COMPANY, nc.
United States Of America. State OF Louisiana.
Parish OF Orleans.

OF FItkWlCk FILM COMPANY, INC.
United States OF America. State OF Louisiana.
Parish OF Orleans
BE it known. that on this the 2nd Cay of
October, IN the year OF our Lord one Thousand
nine hundred aud fourteen. before me, Henry
George Mccall, a notary public, duly commits
stoned and qudllned. M and tor the parish OF
Orleans. state OF Louisiana. aforesaid, and
IN the presence OF the witnesses hereinafter
named ard undersigned, personally came and
appeared the several persons whose names are
hcreuuto subscribed, who >eyerally declared
that, ayaIlIng themselves OF the laws of the
state ut Louisiana, and especially the laws
relative TO corporations. they have covenautcd
and agreed To bind. form and constitute them
selves and 10 hereby bind. form and coustI-
iutc themselves. as well all such other
persons as may hereafter JON or become a,sO-
cIatcd with them. into corporation and body
pDlrt,C 900 law, Tor the objects aud purposes
and under the articles. agreement, and s'Ip-
ulatIpu~ following. to-wIt:
Article The name and title Of this cor
poratIou shall be PiCkvlCk Film Company.
enjoy all the rights. advantages and priv
legeN granted by law 20 corporations, and shall
exist for the full term and period of ninety
nine years from this day. II shall have power
20 contract. sue and be sued: to make and
use a corporate seal, and the same to alter
or break a. pleasure; to hold, receive. lease,
purchase, sell and convey, a. well as mort
gage. hypOthCCatc aud pledge property. real
personal and mixed. cOrporcai and iuCorpo-
real, to name and appoint such managers. dl'
rcCtors. otnccrS. agents and other employees
a, its interests and convenience may require
and To make and establish. as well as alter
and amend from time 10 time, such bylaws
rules and regulations as may be necessary
and cNpedieut for the proper management and
government of the affairs OF said corporation
Article 1.-THE domcIe of said corpora
tion Is hereby hXcd IN the city OF New Or
leans. state of Louisiana, and all citations OF
other legal process shall be served upon tine
president of said corporation, OF, IN his ab
scnCe, upon its secretary
Article III.-The objects and purposes o.
said corporation are hereby declared to be tC
manufacture, buy, lease sell and deal IN MO
tion pictures and motion picture apparatus: &
operate motion picture shows; and to do al
such business and all such acts and things
as may be necessary in order to carry OJ
| said objects and purposes a. may b,
usual and incident thereto.
Article IN-The capital stock OF said cor
| poratiOu Is hereby fixed at the sum OF tive
| thousand dollars, divided into and repre-
sented by 1--WE hundred shares OF the pa
value Of ten dollars each, which stock shal
| be issued for cash, payable thirty per cen
when the board OF directors shall call for tht
same. and the balance thereof Iu monthly in
staimeuts Of one dollar each per share; pro
vided that any stockholder may make tul
The herald., 1914-10-22
TIL r III f. II \ Id
Dusky Ghosts Scheme.

Despite ample physical proportions
ard a countenance which could not by
the widest stretch OF the imagination
be considered pallid. Alberta Simp-
son, colored, has enacted the role Of
ghost with amazing success in an At
lantic City office building during the
past few days. She was captured aft
er she had frightened several stenog-
raphers so badly that medical atten-
ton was required, and was sentenced
TO 80 days in the county jail.
Invariably, when confronted by the
ghost" the stenographcrs have
dropped their purses and vanity boxes
before taking to their heels, and the
colored woman is reported TO have
reaped a rich harvest from this source.
1t was her plan to hide in retiring
rooms OF the Office building, utter
weird groans and thereby cause panic
among the girls as they entered.
The herald., 1914-10-22

At the first meeting OF the directors after
their election they shall elect a president, d
president, a secretary and treasurer.
All elections shall be under the supervision
Of the board OF directors and shall be held
IN accordance with law in such cases made
and provided.
Article NI-Any and all alterations amend
mcuts and changes IN this charter, including
the increase or decrease OF the capital stock,
shall be made in accordance with law.
The liquidation OF the affairs Of the corpo-
ration shall be made by two lIquidatorS, elect
cd according to law.
Article NII.-Tu all matters not hcrcinabovc
provided for, the provisions ot said act 257
OF the General Assembly, state Of Louisiana.
session 1914. shall govern.
Thus done and passed IN my office at the
city OF New Orleans on the day, month and
wear first hereiuabOve written in the pres
cuce OF Miss Lila l.. Dubuch and Edward
Hare. competent witnesses, who have here
unto signed, together with said appearers and
me. notary, after due reading OF the whole.
Original signed-Names Of subscribers.
Witnesses: Lila /. Dubuch. Edward Hare.
J. KENTON BAILEY, Notary Public.
|. the undersigned recorder of mortgages, in
and for the parish Of Orleans. state OF Lou
isiaua, hereby certihes that the above and
foregoing act OF Incorporation OF the Orleans
Riverside Realty Company. Inc, was this
day duly recorded in my office IN book ll27,
CSigned) EMILE J. LEONARD, D. R.
A true copy.
]. KENTON BAILEY, Notary Public.
oct ! 5 Is p 29.nov
The herald., 1914-10-22
Just Out OF Wives,

"The first time l went fishing up
IN Maine" said a New York clergy
man, who loves the gentle art, Il had
as my guide an odd old native Of the
backwoods named Joy-Cap'n Joy,
they called him. He was peculiarly
disinclined to be communicative. and
did not seem to find any interest in
any subject I from time TO time
brought forward, so one day on the
lake | thought ! would try him along
the line Of his domestic relations, and
| said to him:
Have you a wife, Cap'n?'
"'No, he drawled. I'm sort o. out
o. wives Jest now
"Not seeirg any particular point
about the reply let it 60 at that. but
/ found later that there was consider
able point tc it, for | learned that
Cap'n Joy had had five wives. and
had buried the fifth only the week De
,ora"
The herald., 1914-10-22
Men at Church.

There IS something wrong When
men must be COaxed and bribed to go
10 church like so many children. re.
marks the Pittsburgh Gazette Times.
Within the last few years this country
has Witnessed a recrudesCence Of mas
culine interest In the work of the
church. Laymen are no longer con-
tent to leave the burden to the minis
ter on the plea that he is paid to bear
It. The man In the pew is coming to
realize that he Is an active stockhold-
er in the church, with sponsibllities
to discharge as well as privileges TO
enjoy. Sensational methods OF at.
tracing men, that tend to turn q
church into a sort OF sociable club, are
not likely 10 be productive of lasting
benefit either to the religious institu-
ton or 10 the men themselveA