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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-28
IOWA'S POPULATION.
Gains ii Per Cent So Far as Census
Count Has Gone.

Two and half millions for Iowa
is the cry of A. U. Swan, director of
the 1915 Iowa census. While Des
Moines is straining every effort to
reach the coveted goal of 100000,
the state is just as anxious to wipe
out the disgrace of 191O," when
the federal census revealed a falling
off in population. The count of 1910
showed 2,224,771. The government
census of 1900 gave the population
at 2,231,S53, or a loss of 1000 in
the ten years.
Few completed returns have been
received by the state census depart
ment to date. In thirty cities and
towns ranging in population from
less than 100 to 5000, the average
increase is ii per cent. If the same
ratio keeps up over the state the
population will go over the two and
a half million mark.
1t will be the middle of the sum-
mer before the census is complet-
ed. Many of the cities are delaying
their enumeration until the month
of May when the population is US
.ually at its best.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-28
STREETS OF DEBORAH
SHOULD Be OILED
General Oiling of all the Streets
Has Been Under Consideration
BY the City for Several
Weeks.
MAYOR BAKER HAS
MADE A PROPOSITION
Property Owners Will Have to Heln
Out to the Extent of $15 or $1S
Per Block and City Will
Assist Materially.

The question of oiling the resi-
dent streets of Decorah, and when
the work is to be started has been
under discussion by great many of
Burns has oiled the streets for sew
eral seasons past and the work done
save general satisfaction. This year
Mayor Baker has been considering
the proposition of oiling the streets
and make the oiling general all over
the city, and at a nominal cost to all
property owners. But it is not the
intention of the city to raise the re-
quired amount of money, although
il will help out materially to a GER
tain extent, as 1t has a certain sum
for this purpose.
The property owners in each block
will have to guarantee a certain
amount of money, say SIS to SIS,
and the city will do the rest. Now it
is up to the property owners in each
block to get busy and get the resi-
dents signed up. The cost will only
be in the neighborhood of 50 or S3
per lot, which is cheap, and about
half the cost Of other years. 1t is
the intention to oil in the neighbor-
hood of 75 blocks or more.
The city has ordered a tank spray
er and J. P. Burns has ordered a car
of oil. Both will be here in a day
or two. A large number of residents
have already signed up. Oil is cheap
right now and the streets can be fix
ed up in good shape for the entire
summer at a small cost, much less
than sprinkling with water cost in
former years.
Now if some gentleman in every
block in the city will get busy and
get the required amount signed up,
the streets will. he oiled in proper
manner Mayor Baker will give tho
required information concerning the
oiling proposition to any who will
call on him. 1t is up to the property
owners to get busy now.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-28
SCENIC BEAUTY IOWA COUNTIES
Wimeshiek, Allamakee and Clayton
to be Widely Advertised.

Mason City, Ia, April 26.-Pro-
fessor Calvin used to take a great
deal of delight when speaking of
the beauties of Allamakee, Clayton
and Winneshiek counties to call it
the Switzerland of Iowa. Not
many people even in Iowa realize
the scenic beauty of these counties.
With the rapid coming of good roads,
the anxiety of tourists to visit pic
turesque spots, has inspired the
newspaper men to take up this mat
ter and at largely attended meet
ing of pencil pushers held at Dom
nan the whole matter was gone over
and something will be done. Not
only will the newspapers be interest
ed but they expect to secure the
hearty cooperation of hotels, gar
ages, photographers, etc., in assist
ing to disseminate literature that
will Put the Switzerland of Amer
ica'' in possession of it's own.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-28
TOWN PROMOTION NO. 1.

Growth, advance in population
prosperity and civic advantages /:
the dream of every community. The
importance of town is gagged b!
the outside world by it's figures o1
population. Every progressive mar
is anxious to see his town grow
greater, confident that at the same
time it must grow better.
Where SO many towns are com
peting for the same end, many OF
these hopes must be disappointed
If some places gain, others will re-
main stationary or lose. If COM
munity remains Indifferent to its
own advancement, the chances are
that it will remain stationary, while
it's young and enterprising men go
elsewhere.
The problem of what practical
| things can be done to make town
advance in population and prosper
| ity is one vitality important to our
own community How shall we get
our share of the splendid advance
that has been accomplished by so
many places, which has multiplied
the value of all property and of ey'
cry solvent business, and secured
many public improvements and com
forts of living not otherwise to be
had?
| This question was put recently by
a representative of this paper, to
the secretary of hustling Board of
Trade in one of the most progress
sive cities in the United States.
The questioner expected to have
the secretary reel off a long story
OF organization and machinery, by
which new industries were secured,
capital subscribed, and factories
built.
Instead he was surprised to hear
the Board of Trade man reply, that
| it often seemed to him that the get
ting of new industries and increases
in population were matter of luck
or chance. You can send your APP
reals in a thousand directions" he
said, and get nothing. Then in some
unexpected way the news of your ad-
vantages makes an impression on
the thousand and first man, in the
quarter where you least expected 1T,
and you land something Big
This Board Of Trade man did not
mean that a community can lie back
and go ahead without effort. On the
contrary, only consistent and inces-
SAINT effort can make a town grow.
This effort ought not to be burden
some on any one man, but it must
be persistent The next following
editorials in this series will tell how
several Board of Trade men think
that these ends can be achieved.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-28
Catholic Directory.

The official Catholic directory,
just issued, gives the following
summary of statistics for last year
from the archdiocese Of Dubuque, of
which Decorah is part: Archbishop.
1; secular priests, 326; priests of re-
ligious orders, 10; total priests, 1856;
churches with resident priest, 163;
missions and churches, 66; total
|churches, 229; stations, II; chapels,
10; colleges, 1; students, 426; aca-
denies for young ladies, IL; fe-
males educated in higher branches.
1850; parishes with parocnial
schools, 90; pupils including some
in secular schools, 25,S90; orphan
asylums, / orphans, 230; industrial
home, /; total number of young
people under Catholic care, 3O,Slo;
hospitals. s. other charitable insti-
tutions, 3; baptisms, 4,O7S; deaths,
Ills; Catholic population, 132,560.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-28
RURAL CARRIERS DUTIES IN
CREASE.
Mailmen Must Insure Packages,
Carry Scales, Maps, Guides Etc.

The rural mail carrier is again re.
ceiving the attention of the posta
department. According to the postal
bulletin all rural carriers will in the
future be equipped with a Parcel
post scale, maps, guides and fur
nished with supply of insurance
and C. o. D. tags.
The POSTAL bulletin carries orders
that the rural carrier be instructed
to accept parcels for insurance or
collection on delivery as they are ac-
cepted from patrons at the post Of
flee. The patrons of the rural
routes are to receive the same SER
vice which is accorded to the people
who patronize the city postoffice.
The rural carriers will issue the cou-
pom receipts direct to the senders
of such parcels at the time the arti-
cles are received.
Few people realize the multitude
of duties which the rural carrier
performs in the course of the days
work. According to the postal rules
and regulations, the rural carrier
must be prepared to perform the
following duties: Deliveries into ad-
dresses, collections from boxes on
their routes of mail matter of all
clsEses, serving of postoffice with
mail when such service is authorized
and the sale of stamps and supplies.
He must receive and receipt for
all matter presented for registra-
tion, deliver registered mail and
handle registered mail matter in
transit over his route.
He must take applications for mo-
ney orders, and the money therefor
accepts parcel for insurance and col
lection on delivery, and attend to
the transferring of mail of former
patrons whose addresses have been
changed to other routes. He also
erects United States collection boxes
and performs such other duties as
may be required of him by law and
the regulations Of the postal depart
ment.
Uncle Sam calls upon the rural car
rier to perform the man Who takes
duties of courtesy and obligations to
perform.
He is often the connecting link
between the city and the country
when the roads are bad in the win
ter time and he gives out the news
as he makes his rounds. He is US
ually familiar with the happenings
along the route as good policemen
is with the life of his beat He
tells of the babies born and often
times he is the first to speak of a
death.
His appearance is one of the inn
portant daily events of the day in
the county household, for he brings
the mail, and news of the busy ci-
ties and the trade markets of the
world, and often times he bears It'd
ings of dear ones far away, or silent
ly delivers the black-bordered en-
velope.
A parcel post scale will now be
added to the equipment which this
busy man must carry. On it he
will weigh the parcels he receives
and no doubt boy or two for
proud parents.
-O-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-28

"The signs favorable to Cummins
are now Of most encouraging ma
ture," saws the Council Bluffs Nom
pareil. IF these continue to multi
ply in the coming months as they
have in recent weeks it is apparent
to close political observers that with
loyal home support Iowa may go in
to the next national convention with
more than an even chance of bring
ing the presidential nomination and
the presidency west of the Father Of
Waters for the first time in the his
tory of the country"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-28

Some of the assemblymen paid
S15 apiece for the chairs they occu-
pied during the session desiring to
take them home with them. And
some of them paid whole lot more
than that to get into them in the
first place. What they did while sit
ting in them-but that's another
story.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-28

Looking over the comment on
the working of the new county SUI
rerintendent law the impression is
that it has been very satisfactory
|generally over the state. And listen
ing to conversation nobody seems
to feel that the populace have been
deprived of any privilege it highly
priced when the superintendency
was removed from offices elective
ropularly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-28

With so much fuss about the tip
taker as a nuisance that should be
suppressed why not somewhat about
the tip give who either wants to
buy the best of it or is too cowardly
to refuse to be held up. There are
some folks that fear walters sneer
more than the frown of the Almigh-
ty.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-28

When we read of the many who
get caught in some sin just because
the markets or something go wrong,
we wonder how many others commit
the same sins but do not get caught
because the markets or other things
go right.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-28

When her friends compliment her
on looking so young women
doesn't know whether to be pleased
at the compliment or to get mad be-
cause of the insinuation that she is
elder than she looks.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-28

If we must cut appropriations in
the state let it be done in every
other direction save in educational
lines" SAYS the Council Bluffs Nom
pareil. I'm work of this character
we can not afford to withhold sim
gle dollar which can bn wisely used.'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-28

Matches may be made in heaven
but they have to go to the other
place for the sulphur.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-28

Some of the greatest windfalls
have come from hard work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-28

The county clerks bill that pas
sed both houses but did not get to
enrolment would have made salar-
les OF clerks the same as auditor and
treasurer.
The increase OF salaries of coun-
ty officials averaged about 500 each
where there were increases, but in
some OF the larger counties the sal
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-08
FouR-PoUNo POTATOES -.
MAKE rs TO THE BUSHEE -
ON A COLORADO FARM

GREELEY, Colo.-In this year of
large potatoes two and a half and
three-pound spuds have been quite
common, but the largest and heaviest
potatoes yet reported from the Greeley
district, and which come near being
the record for size, even during the
good spud years of several years ago,
were raised by Charles Mason on his
ranch north of Greeley, eight of
which are now on exhibition in the
show window of a local store on
Eighth street. These eight potatoes
weigh Just a trif1e over thirty-two
punds, or four pounds each, making
them run only fifteen potatoes to the
bushel. These come from patch
that ran more than $50 sacks to the
acre of good, smooth, marketable po-
tatoes in which there was not the
slightest trace of scab or disease of
any kind. ~, T.:
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LEGAL NOTICE

IN. THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
First Judicial Circuit, Territory Of
Hawaii At Chambers. lin Probate.
In the matter of the estate OF Me-
lisa Motley, deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
The undersigned, having been duly
appointed administrator with the will
annexed of the estate of Melissa Not
ley, deceased, hereby gives notice to
all creditors of said deceased to pre-
sent their claims duly authenticated
and with proper vouchers, If any exist,
even If the claim is secured by mort
gage upon real estate, to him at his
office, No. 81 Merchant street, Homo
lulu, Territory of Hawaii, within six
months from date of the first publ
cation Of this notice, or within six
months from the day they fall due, or
the same will be forever barred, and
all persons indebted to the said estate
are hereby notified to make imme-
date payment to the undersigned as
such administrator with the will an
nexed.
Honolulu, T. H, November 80, 1915
H. NJ. Won HOLT,
Administrator with the VIII Annexed
of the Estate of Melissa Motley, de.
ceased.
Frear, Prosser, Anderson G Marx,
attorneys for administrator.
6334-Dec. 1, s, Is, %, %.
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GIRL rs FULL OF NEEDLES
AND DOCTORS BELIEVE SHE
SWALLOWED WHOLE PACKET

o - IS
DENVER, Colo.-An operation for
appendicitis was performed one year
ago on Miss Lucille Won Reucau, 3S
South Sherman street. A few days
after the operation, the young woman
felt pain near the incision.i A needle
was projecting fro mher flesh. 1t was
thought at first that the needle might
have been one accidentally dropped
into the wound when the surgeon was
operating. The needle proved to be
half of an ordinary sewing needle,
however.
Miss Won Reucau recently experience
ed singing pain in her right big toe.
Examination showed the point of a
needle sticking out of the toe. A ply
stefan was summoned and the little
piece of steel was removed. 1t also
was but half Of needle.
1t was first thought that the second
half needle taken from the toe would
prove to be the other half of the
needle found at first in the appendix.
1t could not have been, however, as
both pieces bore points.
The only explanation is that Miss
Won Reucau, when child, must have
swallowed package of needles, al
though she does not recall it. Wheth-
er any more needles remain in the
young woman's body is unknown. If
these are, their presence is not max
ing itself apparent TO Miss Won Reu-
eau. '.>
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YARDS BUSY With
VAR VESSELSN
BRITAIN

A decrease in the number of mer-
chant vessels under construction in
British shfpbuilding yards in the
quarter which closed recently. is
shown In figures compiled by Lloyd's
Register, according to the Coast Sea
mems Journal, which says:
The returns compiled by Lloyd's
Register show that, excluding war
ships, there were 432 merchant YES.
sells of 1,536,177 tons gross. under con.
struction in the United Kingdom at
the close of the quarter ended Sep
TENDER 30, against 1876 vessels, with a
gross tonnage of 1,723,550 tons twelve
months ago, and 442 vessels of 1906
925 tons gross at the end of the June
quarter.
The rate of progress in merchant
ship construction is very much reduc-
ed in the present circumstances, and
the immediate output win be consid-
erably less than that which would be
obtained under normal conditions.
During last quarter, II vessels were
commenced and Sc were launched.
ut is reported, however, that the
British government has decided to al
low builders more freedom in the con-
struction of merchant work, so that in
the next return large increase may
be expected"
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SEALED TENDERS.

Sealed tenders win be received by
the Board of Harbor Commissioners
until 2 o'clock p. m, of Friday, jan
nary z, 1916, for furnishing and IN
stalling Electrical Equipment on Job
No. H. G. SS-E and H. C. SO NIX for
sugar handling machinery at Kuhio
Wharf, Hflo, Hawaii
Plans, specifications and blank
forms of proposal are on file in the
office OF the Board of Harbor Com
missioners, Capitol building. Honolulu,
and with Mr.. w. r. Hobby, Hilo, Ha-
wall.
The Board Of Harbor Commissions
ers reserves the right to reject any
or all tenders.
(Signed) A. c. WHEELER,
Acting Chairman, Board Of Harbor
Commissioners.
6337-1Ot
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NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given that on and
after December 15, 1915, the freight
rate on general merchandise on all
steamers of the Matscn Navigation
Company from San Francisco and Pu-
get Sound ports to island ports Of
call, and from island ports of call to
San Francisco and Puget Sound, will
be increased from the present basis
of $3.50 per ton to $500 per ton.
Any additional information relative
to classification Of freights can be
obtained by application at the office
of our shipping department
CASTLE & COOKE, LIMITED.
Agents, Matson Navigation Co.
633412t
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SEALED TENDERS.

Sealed tenders will be received by
the Board Of Harbor Commissioners
until 2 o'clock p m, of Monday, Jan
uary 3, 1916, for Sugar Handling Ma
chinery on Job No. H. C. SS-M, for
Sugar Conveying System, Kuhio
Wharf, Hilo, Hawaii.
Plans, specifications and blank
forms of proposal are on file in the
office or the Board Of Harbor Com
missioners. Capitol building, Honolulu,
and with Mr.. w. r. Hobby, Hilo, Ha-
wall.
The Board of Harbor Commission
ers reserves the right to reject any
or all tenders.
(Signed) A. C. WHEELER,
Acting Chairman, Board Of Harbor
Commissioners.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
First Judicial Circuit, Territory of
Hawaii. At Chan1bers-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Susan
c. Bertelmann. -Kahilina, Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
The undersigned, C. M. Hite, the
duly appointed and qualified admins
traitor of the estate Of Susan C. Ber-
lehman Kahilina, deceased, hereby
gives notice to all persons having
claims against the estate Of the said
Susan C. Bertelmann Kahilina, de-
ceased, to present such claims, duly
authenticated and with proper vouch-
ers, If any exist, even though such
claims be secured by mortgage of
real estate, to the undersigned, at his
office, Judiciary building, City and
County of Honolulu, Territory of Ha-
waii, within six months from this date
or within six months from the day
they fall due, or such claims will be
forever barred.
And all persons indebted to said
estate are hereby notified to make
immediate settlement with the under
signed, administrator as aforesaid, at
his said office.
Dated at Honolulu, this LIST day of
December, A. d. 1915.
C. NJ. HITE,
Administrator of the estate of Susan
c. Bertelmann Kahilina, deceased.
Thompson, Milverton & Cathcart,
Rooms 2-12 Campbell block, Honolu-
III. attorneys for the said admins
traitor.
6SS4Dec. 1, s, IL, %, 90.
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erage temperature is IA degrees above
zero Fahrenheit would comprise Der.
lin, Wilma, Riga, DYinsk, Moscow and
Petrograd, To make up this average,
however, zones of greater cold are
comprised, the maximum at Petrograd
being 38 below zero and at Moscow AZ
below zero Fahrenheit. ~. -: !
Examining the situation from me-
THEOLOGICAL point of view, Able Nor.
eaux finds confirmation of the predic-
tions of naturalists in reviewing the
natural return of periods Of extreme
cold in the past We are approaching,
in his opinion, period OF cold winters
and he thinks that the. German sol
diers may experience the same vicis-
STUDIES as those that cost Napoleon
100000 men from the "Grand Army
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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF
HEALTH.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF
HEALTH.
Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. z, 1915.
TENDERS FOR PURCHASE OF
HIDES.
Sealed tenders endorsed Tenders
for Purchase OF Hides" for the pur.
chase of hides belonging to the Board
Of Health, for the period of six months
from January /, 1916, to June 80, 1916,
viii be received at the office of the
Board OF Health until IL o'clock, noon,
Monday, December 20, 1915.
Tenders must be for the price per
pound for hides delivered on the
wharf at Honolulu, on weights approx
ed by an agent of the Board of Health.
Payments required in u. s. Gold
Coin Immediately after delivery.
The Board does not bind itself to
accept the highest or any bid.
THE BOARD OF HEALTH,
BY its President,
j. S, B. PRATT, M. D..
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PROPHESIES WINTEROF BITTER
COLDON.EUROPFS BATILEFRONTS

PARIS.-Prediction that the win.
ter will be very severe have inspired
comparisons between the German
campaign in Russia and Napoleon's
Russian campaign of 1872. ..... IL
Able Moreaux of the Bourges obser
vatory points out that a curve indicat.
ing the European localities where the
average temperature in January is
zero Centigrade or 80 above zero Fab
renheit would pass along the coast
of Norway, protected by the Gulf
Stream from greater cold, ascend
abruptly along the west coast of Den.
mark, and follow line considerably
westward from Berlin. turning east.
ward in the region of Trieste to the
Black and Caspian seas. Another
curve marking a zone where the ay