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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
Prominent Citizen Charged With
Trihing With q Widows
Affections.
TRIAL WILL BE HELD
AT GRAND OPERA HOUSE
Col. A. V. Newton, Well Known
Lawyer-lecturer of Worcester,
Mass, Will Attend to De.
tails and Personally
Conduct the En-.
tertainment.

For some time, it is alleged, one
of our prominent citizens has paid
more or less attention to a young
and beautiful widow of this town
forgetting, or at least not needing,
the advice of the immortal Mr.. We'll
Ter to his son Samuel to beware of
the vidders.''
He now claims that he was not at
tached to her, but however that may
have been the widow became attach
ed to him, and as he seems to have
lost interest in the matter, she has
attached his property, which is a
form of attachment that he does not
enjoy.
The result is that he finds himself
the defendant in first-class Breach
of Promise Case and his questionabl BILE
attitude towards the widow will be
given an airing in the near future.
The parties in the case are so
prominent that it is feared no court
room will hold the vast crowd desir-
Gus of attending the trial, so it will
be held in Grand Opera House on
Wednesday Evening, Oct. 20, under
the auspices Of the Ladies' Guild Of
Grace Church for whose benefit the
proceeds will be devoted.
In other words, it will be Mock
Court Trial. and it promises to be
lone of the most enjoyable affairs Of
many years, as large number of our
leading people will participate in the
proceedings.
The committee having the trial in
charge have engaged Col. A. v. New
ton, the we'll known lawyer-lecturer
Of Worchester, Mass, to attend to
the details and personally conduct the
Col. Newton has had remarkable
success in conducting similar enter
tainments and without doubt the
Breach of Promise Trial will be here,
as elsewhere, an event long to be
remembered with pleasure.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
Will be Held at Fair Grounds About
Oct. Is and is, Put on by the
Motor Car Racing AssO-
citation Of Illinois.
WE'LL KNOWN AND POPULAR
DRIVERS ARE COMING
Full Particulars of the Races and
Drivers Will be Given Next
Week. There Will be at
Least Six Starters.

Mr.. R. w. Delaney, manager of the
Motor Car Racing Association Of
Illinois, was in Decorah Monday, and
made arrangements with the Winnie
shiek County Fair Association to
hold big auto races at Decorah about
the middle of October, and lovers of
good, clean, thrilling sport will again
have the opportunity of seeing some
of the fastest cars and drivers in the
business in action this season. The
Motor Car Racing Association has
been conducting races throughout
the middle west with great success,
and have a following of the best
known and most popular drivers OF
today. Some of the cars that will
compete are: The famous Duesen-
berg No. 1, which averaged 99.6
miles per hour on the Omaha speed
way, driven by Billy Chandler; the
100 horsepower Chicago Stutz No. ),
driven by Fay Cartner; National
Bullet, driven by dare devil Jor-
dan of California; the little Buick
bob Cat" driven by Eddie Lyons;
and the big Burman Special" now
owned and piloted by Earl Day.
The dates have not yet been defin7
itely decided on. but will probably o"
two days, Friday and Saturday, Oct.
Is and 1s,rs There will be a field Of
at least six starters, large purses
will be offered and there will be four
big races each day. A special purse
will be offered for a new record for
one mile, now held by Louis Disbrow,
time 1 minute, 8 1-5 seconds.
Just recently new state record
was set at Winona. Mimi, OF mlu-
ute, 8 seconds, and as the Decorah
track is very good one, this record
too may be lowered. More complete
details will be given in our next is
sue.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
SENATOR CUMMINS SUPPORTERS.
Congressman q. N. Haugen and Atty.
Howard j. Clark Visit Mime.
apOlis i'm Interest of
Cummings.

Senator A. B. Cummins of Iowa
will enter into the contest for the
Republican nomination for president
of the United States. His friends
have their eyes fixed on Minnesota
and expect the support of this state,
says Fridays Minneapolis Tribune.
This fact was illustrated by the ar
rival in Minneapolis of two of Sen
atOr Cummins' close personal and
political friends in Iowa. They arc
Howard j. Clark, prominent at
torney of Des Moines and Congress-
man Gilbert N. Haugen of North
wood, Iowa.
Both Mr.. Haugen and Mr.. Clark
admitted that their visit here is in
the interests of Senator Cummins'
candidacy for the presidency.
'We are looking around" ex-
planned Mr.. Clark, "for the purpose
of discovering how widespread is
the Cummins sentiment. We feel
greatly encouraged. We have not
gone far enough to be able to say
what course Senator Cummins will
take or rather Senator Cummins'
friends will take, in advancing his
|candidacy. We have gone far enough,
however, to discover there is wide
spread interest in the Iowa senator
and there is no question that he
will go into the convention with the
lstrong backing of many states. We
have been very pleasantly surprised
at the general prevalence of Cum
Minis sentiment in Minnesota"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
PROF. HENN|NG LARSEN
At s1ATE UNIVERSITY
VIII Have q, ssge Of Work in Old
Morse and h '1lern Norwegian.
EARLY CoLLEGIAh., TRAINING
AT LUTHA Z COLLEGE
University Authorities Have Secured
the Services of an Exceptionally
Well Qualified Man.

Iowa City, Ia, Oct. 4.-The 300.-
900 Scandinavians in Iowa have been
given the recognition of having their
language made part of the teach
ing of the state university After
having no courses in Scandinavian
for several years the university offers
in the English department this year
courses in Old Morse and Modern
Norwegian.
Henning Larsen, the assistant pro-
fessor in charge, comes to the uni
versity with the unusual native abili-
ty and preparation. He is a Norwe-
gian by birth. He received his early
collegiate training at Luther college,
of Decorah, of which his father was
president. He then spent two years
here in graduate work. He was cho-
sen by the Scandinavian American
Foundation for a graduate scholar
ship in the University of Christiana,
Norway. and he spent year there
and studying elsewhere in Europe.
Returning to this country, he spent
two years at Princeton university,
holding a graduate scholarship, and
earned the degree Of doctor Of phil
osophy.
University. authorities feel that
they have secured an exceptionally
well qualified man for an important
place.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
Not Liable for Bad Road.

A county in Iowa cannot be held
liable for the condition of the coun-
try road system in the same manner
that it can for the bad condition OF
bridges and culverts, according to
Iowa Highway Commission. This
point has been passed upon by the
Iowa supreme court in case appeal
ed from Hardin county.
The ruling held that there could
be no recovery or damages because
of the condition Of the highway. a
car in which the men were riding
went of the embankment, it is
claimed. because Of the bad condi-
tion Of the road surface.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06

Iowa Cities Taxed at Billion Dollars.
The S51 cities and towns in Iowa
have taxable property worth ST.
according to the muni-
cipal report for 1915 now being pre-
pared by Auditor of State F. 5.
Shaw. Nearly half of this property,
or $556,631,672 worth Of it, is held
by the SO cities Of more than 5000
population in Iowa. These 36 cities
havsra total indebtedness Of $12,9l7,
324.
Since the 1914 municipal report
ten new cities have passed the 5000
mark in population. They are Fair
field, Shenandoah, Red Oak, Perry
Charlton, Newton, Abba, Ames, Le-
mars and Atlantic. There are now
101 cities in Iowa having total prop
erty to the value of $699,91O,l O,loa
and combined debt of S15,624,l22'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06

The HOlstein Advance says that II
anyone ten years ago had prophesied
that the farmers of Iowa ever would
spend $5O,O0O,0O0 year for auto
mobiles he would have been sent to
the crazy house. If these same farm
ers, not long hence, should make up
their minds to spend fifty millions
of dollars per year for good roads,
continues the advance. lit would be
a no more wonderful thing, for good
roads are just as necessary as auto
mobiles, really more so, for good
roads are a prime necessity, while
the auto is more or less a luxury.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
New Law Governing Registration Of
Motor Cars Goes into Effect
January 1.
= EVER QUESTIONS ASKED
THAN OTHER YEARS
AutOists Must Pay Fees Every Year
just As They Have Been
Doing.

w. S. Allen, secretary of state, is
preparing to put the new automobile
registration law into effect on Jan
l. Letters are being prepared which
will be sent to all automobile owners
soon urging them to apply for 1915
number plates before Jan. /.
The new law provides for number
plates which will remain in service
for three years. The registration
fees have not been changed. Owners
of cars will be required to pay the
fees annually. In 1916 they will pay
the fee and receive a number plate
In 1917 and 1918 they will receive
notices from the state to pay the
amount required for registration. II
the owners do not pay within rea-
sonable time, the county attorney
will be instructed to begin actions.
The application for registration
has been greatly simplified. The old
form had nearly two dozen questions
TOR the auto owner to answer. The
form was so complicated that but few
applicants for registration filled in
the blank properly at the first trial.
This necessitated sending the appli-
cation back for correction.
The new form Of application asks
the name Of the owner of the car;
postofiice. county. street number,
model, number of cylinders, bore OF
cylinders, style Of the car. power
previous registration, name and ad.
dress Of the former owner and date
of purchase.
On the back Of the card is form
showing the fees required for every
car manufactured. Machines used
four years prior to Aug. 1, will be
registered for one-half of the regu-
lar rate New machines purchased
after Aug. 1 will be registered that
year for one-half the fee.
Under the new law all fees are
due Jan. 1; 10 per cent penalty will
be added if they are not paid before
April 1. and per cent additional
for each month thereafter. Motor
cars are subject to lien for all un-
paid fees.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
Learn a Little Every Day.

There are about 1920 islands in
the Japanese empire.
The MOhammedan religion fcrbids
the use of alcoholic liquors.
The song, Home Sweet Home, by
]. Howard Payne, was first sung in
an opera called "Clari."
Fifty-seven per cent of the popu-
lation of Peru are Indians, and an
additional twenty per cent, have In
dian blOOd.
Benitone, because of it's power to
absorb larger quantities of diotoma-
ceous earth than glycerine, has been
suggested as substitute for glycer-
inc in the manufacture Of dynamite.
Benitone is now used as an adulter-
ant in candies and drugs and also
in the manufacture of paper.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
Hennepin County Went Wet.

Hennepin county, Minnesota re-
jected prohibition by 5000 majority
at the local option election Monday
and consequently Minneapolis, a
city of $4,000 population, the larg-
est city in the country to test the
prohibition issue by ballot, will re-
main wet for three years, as that
length of time must pass before an
other option election.
In Chicago Mayor Thompson is
sued orders Monday to the 1000
saloons of that city to remain closed
tight on Sundays in the future. This
is the first time in the history OF
Chicago that the saloons have been
so ordered, and they will respect
Mayor Thompson's orders too, as he
is proving himself great mayor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
what q Straw stack is Worth.

1T has been fully demonstrated
that the straw produced on twenty
acres of average wheat has a value
of $50 to SIS, says Farm and Fire
side when spread on the land. in Its
fertilizing value alone, to say nothing
of the advantageous effect OF the
straw as a source of humus. The
ashes left after burning have min
eral value of less than Ave dollars In
a straw stack from twenty acres OF
average wheat, even II the ashes are
saved and spread over the land to
tn best advantage.
"Why burn the straw piles"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
Play The Game For The Games SAX.

Play The Game For The Games Sake
Says the Business Builder:-The
man who plays golf because his
physician tells him he needs the ex-
ercise may become a good player
through natural ability that had
been lying dormant. But the man
who plays the game because he'd
rather play golf than any other
game on earth has hundred times
better chance of doing the course in
record play.
Whether your business is swing
ing golf club or running a peanut
wagon, learn to like ito be enthu-
siastic over it. At the end of the
season, you'll find yourself q hum
dred per cent better golf player-or
the winner of twice as large pea
nut stand.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06

Naturalized Citizens Are Americans
by Choice and Net by Accident
Of Birth.

In an editorial on Citizens by
Choice the St. Paul Pioneer Press
calls attention to the fact that nat
uralized citizens of the United States
are Americans by choice and not by
accident of birth, and in that connec-
tion it quotes from the novel, "Thc
Fall of Nation" in which John Vas
sar, member Of Congress, and nat
. uralized Pole, is made to say:
'The man or woman born in free
America inherits it all as matter OF
course. He rarely thinks of his
priceless birthright. To my old
father every day of life is Fourth
of July! To me it is the same. A
frail, half starved little orphan cling
ing to his hand thirty-one years ago.
] stood on the deck of steamer and
saw this wonderful Promised Land.
You are American by an accident of
birth. You had no choice. We are
American because we willed to come.
We love this land because it's
worth loving. We know why we
love it. We lifted up our eyes from
a far country-amid tears and ashes
and ruins-and saw the light OF
Liberty shining here across the
seas. We came and you received us
with open arms. You set no hired
spies to watch us. You made our
homes and our firesides holy ground.
We kiss the soil beneath our feet. 1t
is our country-our flag. our nation.
our people as 1t can't be yours who
do not realize it's full meaning"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
FARMERS POSSESS
MOST AUTOMOBILES
Wtnneshiek County Has 1865 Auto
mobiles According to Records
In Secretary of State Aliens
Office. Winneshiek's
Population is
2223O.
CAR FOR EVERY n
PEOPLE IN WINNESHIEK
Some Counties in Iowa Having No
Large Cities Boast Average
of Machine for Nine
Persons.

City dwellers of Iowa are far be-
mind farmers in the per capita owner
ship of automobiles, according to the
records in the office of w. S. Allen,
secretary of state.
The figures show that there are
relatively more cars in the rural dis
tricts than in the cities. There are
140,16S automobiles registered in
Iowa. Figured on the 1910 census,
this is one car to every fifteen per-
sons in the state.
Winneshiek county has 1855 au-
tomobiles. The population of the
county is 22,23O, SO there is a car
for every seventeen people in the
county.
In the counties where the big
cities are located, the percentage OF
car owners is lower. Polk county
with $3.50 automobiles, has one car
to every nineteen persons. Wood
bury county, of which Sioux City is
the county seat, has 2,966 cars, or
one to every twenty-five persons. Du-
buque county has 1866 cars, or one
to every thirty-three persons.
The counties which have no large
cities average one car to every nine
persons. Buena Vista county has
1.722 cars, while the population Of
the county is 1891. Clay county
with 9 population Of 12.766 has L.
3S5 cars. Humboldt county, popu-
lation 12.l82, has l,240 sautomo-
Ebites, Kossuth county. population 81.
s7f, has 2,127 machines. Ida county
has one car to every nine persons.
Iowa has received $1,137.500 in
automobile registration fees so far
this year. Last year the fees were
$1,O4O,135. This year there are &c.
900 more cars registered than there
were in 1914.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
"But why confine our thoughts

"But why c0nfine our Thoughts
and actions to country? Why not
think first-and hardest-of our
own community" inquiries the
Hampton Record. "Why not give
our best thought and our most per-
sistent efforts to the improving OF
local conditions and to greater
and more profitable development OF
NJ adjacent farm lands? We honor
the man who reveres and defends
his country, but we give equal ad-
miration and respect to the one who
thinks of home as we'll as OF coun-
try"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06

"All that Iowa need do to become
a fruit state OF greater Importance
than any western commonwealth, is
to devote the same intelligence to
apples that is given to corn and
hogs" declares the Des Moines Reg
lister. "Does it pay? Well, one indivi-
dual in Polk county rented an old,
run down, 80 acre orchard this year.
at IS an acre, and operated 1t along
scientific lines. He has crop of 81
600 bushels. which will bring him
$4,000"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
PREPAREDNESS.

From Esop's Fables:-A Boar
stood whetting his tusks against an
old tree. A fox happened to pass by
and asked him what he meant Dv
such warlike preparations. there be-
ing no enemy In sight. THAT may
be-" answered the Boar; "but when
the enemy is in sight 1t IL time 10
think about something else"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06

why this unseemly struggle
among Iowa towns to show up the
greatest per capita wealth? Is 1t the
race 70 reach the goal set by some
parag;apher who said that this au-
tomo9ile business would not stop
until everybody had onei
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06

1t is urged that people who rob
fruit orchards Systematically should
at least leave enough so that the
owner can have some seed to plant
for future years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06

when the orator refers eloQuently
to the speedy coming of great events
a. ,s not clear whether he refers TO
the war in Europe or to the world s
series bail games. Y
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06

Colored shoes are to be worn this
fall by a large number of persons
who don't intend to have their feet
escape inspection.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06

AS the autumn season comes on,
the people settle down to the serious
work of the winter attending moving
picture shows.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06

We live in momentary fear that f
Przemysl is battered around much
more it will lose the one vowel II
has.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-31
TURN liAiR DARK
WITH SAGE TEA.
II Mined with sulphur II DarkcnN
40 Naturally Nobody can Tell.

IT Nl\'U VIII sulphur TT w hVHN
so Naturally Nobody ca" Tell.
The cld-tme mixture OF Sage
Tea and Sulphur for dlrhenine
gray, stroaked and faded hair is
grandmother's treatment, and folks
arc again using it to keep their hair
II aood. even color which is quite
sensible, as We are iiyiug in an age
when q youthful appearance is OF
the greatest advantage.
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SAltlplS.

Everything and everybody seems
70 De in a hurry these days, and
al with few exception seem 20 he
shloyHs health and feel very thank.
'1I that the han storm did us NJ
more damage than it did.
Tue concert or school program
was rendered Saturday night OWNS
go TIE rain storm on Thursday night
qua VIII say the program Was fine
ana was enjoyed by a large crowd
uol the Miners pauEhter.' a
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-31
SONS LIFE SAVED
Grateful Mother Makes
Public Statement
Remarkable lotter concerning Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound q quick relief for coughs
and colds.


and Tar Compound as q quick relief for coughs
and eolds.
at saved our sons life," says Mrs.
Edna Cramer in speaking of Foleys
Honey and Tar Compound "Of this
l am sure. Of all cough remedies
we ever used, Foleys Honey and Tar
Compound is far ahead of them all
1t has been our faithful friend for
several years and We rely upon 1t
FOR the quick relief of all our coughs
and colds. 1t never fails and we re-
commended it to all our friends. We
thought he would surely die from
strangulation. Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound completely and absolutely
cured him. We know it and WIZ
prove it to anyone interested.
DO you know the soothing, reliev-
ing benefits of Foleys Honey and Tar
Compound? You ought to. There is
healing in every dose. 1t spreads
u cool coating over the rough in
famed throat-stops the rackinG
cough--does all this in natural way.
containing no opiates and nothing
harmful.
Good druggists are glad to sell
Foleys Honey and Tar Compound be-
cause they know it is reliable and
successful. Refuse substitutes.
Sold everywhere
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p'''' a line chiIdren's program
was rendered. and an elaborate dia-
l''F was spread and some fine sing
ing furnished in the afternoon. The
gay afforded so much pleasure--a
regular nome comins-the meeting
OF Old friends. We feel very thank
'Ql to the Long Branch people and
are ready to come again, try US and
see.
Noy Lee Howell of ChatfieId
/ preached splendid sermon at the
Methodist church Sunday night HIS
many friends we're anxious to hear
him
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Notice.

When YOU have a society item
for the Daily Light call Mrs. George
T. Wilson, phone number GO It
takes some time to get all the de-
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management Of this paper will ap-
preciete it if you will assist by Civ
ing her the particulars as early as
possible II