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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-21
A Complaint.

English phrases are creeping into
our pure lingo at an amazing rate,
said George Ade at a house party at
Haxelden farm, his Indiana estate.
I'VE now call a dude by the Eng
lish term of nut A sack suit is a
lounge suit. A derby hat, iowler.
For excuse me- we say, I'm sorry.
Even one fine. old Yankee word
smart has been corrupted. You new
er know what smart means any
more"
Mr. Ade frowned.
Why" he said, when people
nowadays tell me a girls smart. 1
have to ask them:
High brow or low neck?'"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-21
PLANT POTATOES GENEROUSLY.
HE Size OF the Fiece Planted Has
Important Influence on Yield
Per Acre.

According to tests mace at the
Iowa agricultural experiment station
and elsewhere it is important that
the pieces of potato planted be
arge enough, because size mas a di-
rect Influence upon the yield Fer
acre.
In tests conducted several years
ago in a number of different coun-
Ties, the planting of one eye pieces
gave an average yield of 76.5 bush
els per acre. The planting of two eye
pieces gave an average yield of 81
bushels Fer acre. One-quarter pota-
toes were planted and the yield
to 1888 bushels. Where
halves were planted, the yield
amounted TO 113 bushels. A maxi
mum yield of 140.5 bushels per acre
are secured where large whole tub
ers were planted.
In Iowa, few' farmers iplant over
10 bushels of potatoes per acre. and
many only s. 1t is the experience OF
the experiment station at Ames that
these figures are too low and it Ia
that at least II to 16
bushels of seed per acre be used. 1t
may seem expensive to plant so hea.
'ily, but common sense and many
experiments justify it. An addition
Il bushel or two of potatoes used
IS seed may add ten to twenty times
hat amount to the final result.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-21

The Washington Democrat is wor-
ried over the farmers. 1t says they
are the goats forever and a cay in
our system of government. Bosh :;
that old gag has been USED SO long
that it ought to choke the newspa-
per that springs it. The northern
and central Iowa farmer is noDody's
goat. Neither does he drive a team
of goats but the latest high power
auto. He has more money i'll the
bank than any other class oil this sec
ton. He's happier and his outlook
is most pleasing; and he resents be-
ing treated as an imbecile or d pau
Per.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-21
Nelson w. AldriCh Dead.

Nelson w. Aldrich, former United
States senator from Rhode Island,
and for years prominent in republi-
can political circles, died of heart
disease at his home.
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich held a
seat in the United States senate con-
tinuously from 1881 to 1911. The
influence eXerted by him on govern
mental affairs was best illustrated by
the fact that when he was satirically
introduced to an audience as "the
general manager of the United
States" that appellation lived thro
the administrations of Mckinley,
Roosevelt and Taft.
Probably the greatest rarliamen-
tartan that ever served in the senate,
Mr.. Aldrich had no difficulty in
maintaining leadership of his party.
Although known among the veter-
ans as a committee senator, he
was quite as much at home on the
floor and naturally was more in evil
dence in the larger arena. While he
gave special attention to the tariff
and financial legislation in commit
tee, on the senate floor his ear was
open for all that was said on any
subject Of general importance. He
seldom failed to participate in the
of any measure affecting
policies.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-21
IOWA LEADS IN AUTO WORLD.
Shows Greatest Increase i'm Regis
tratiOn and State Department
Establishes Record for
Economy.

Iowa ranked first in the low cost
OF operating the automobile depart
ment for 1914 and also had the
greatest increase in automobile reg.
lstration over 1913. This state was
fourth in the amount of fees collect
ed and sixth in the number of autos
registered, according to the statis-
tics compiled by Secretary of State
Allen.
New York had the largest number
OF automobiles registered, 16S.223
paying license in that state. while
in iowa 106,0S7 registered. The
other states leading Iowa in this re-
spect and the number of cars regis
tered We're as follows:
C,.s ...'..... l3l ,l4O
California 23.5O4
Ohio 1oo9Io
pennsylvania o62
New York also led in the amount
OF fees collected. The four high
states are as follows:
new YORK Isl, ,529,S52.
y odlllornia ..... 1888, 1925
pennsylvania 49,. 1,1S4,645.5O
iowa ........ 1,040,135.54
Iowa registered 1,119 automobiles
more than the combined registra-
ton of Colorado, Florida, Kansas.
Idaho, South Dakota and Montana.
Only one state, PENNSYLVANIA. IS
sued more dealers licenses. PennsyI- |
vania had 1857 dealers, while Iowa
was second with 1920.
Iowa had only seven clerks in it's
automobile department, while Ohio |
had II, Illinois had Is, Pennsyl-
'ania and California Is each. ana
New York 129.
The total cost of operating tha
department was $5S,3S2.6S. This
state expended only five Per cent
II the fees collected for operating $
expenses, while it cost 20 per cent in
Wv York.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-21

The Knoxville Journal confident
ly believes that Iowa can name the
next president OF the United States
and it is firmly convinced that there
is no man in public life VINO would
make a more inspiring leader for
the reunited hosts of republicans to
follow, or who would make a great.
er chief executive than Albert b..
Cummins, of Iowa."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-21

In the magazines the little man al
ways bluffs the big bully who wants
to fight, but in real life the big man
gets away with all the bluffs when
fight talk Is being spilled.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-21

About the only fellows who don't
have to give a darn for the mail or
der houses, are the dentists. Not
many people get their teeth filled by
mail, although occasionally you run
across a person who has had his eye
teeth cut by the mail order houses.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-21

This is a queer world. The derelict
who manages to live to be 10 years
old gets more boosting than the bril-
liant man who works himself to
death before he is so.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-21
Nonresident Hunters.

Nonresident hunters will be re-
quired to pay a license fee of SO to
hunt in Iowa as the result OF the pas
sage by the house of a senate bill by
the committee on fish and game.
The Hageman bill permitting the
spearing of fish only in the iowlands
of the Mississippi river was recon-
sidered and passed by a vote OF "A to
IA by the house.
Bills by Senator Taylor fixing the
compensation of county auditors
and deputy auditors went through
easily. A bill by Bronson fixing the
compensation of county clerks also
was passed.
The house approved the Thomas
bill giving two-thirds of a town
council the right to declare vacant
any municipal Office, including that
of councilman.
Other Bills to Governor.
Other bills which already have
passed the senate and which secured
the approval of the house Saturday
are TO provide for fishways and au-
thorize game wardens to enforce the
statute; permit subcontractors to
file mechanics lien within thirty
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-21

Schedule X struck down the wool
industry and the war struck down
the cotton industry. Some admins
trations have such bad luck.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-21

A man may marry in haste, but he
usually takes his time about settling
the bills contracted during the hon
eymoon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-21

Gypsies in New England travel In
limousines; therefore they must have
stopped wearing their fortunes in
coins.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-21
Important Measures Passed.

Chief in Importance of the bills
passed by the house Saturday in
clude those appropriating $4,000
for the state railroad commission to
fight railroad rate advances; revis-
ing certain pure food laws and ap-
proPriating $34, 200 instead of S21,-
600 for annual support; making au-
to plates good for three years; Fro
viding state trade mark for butter;
permitting interurbans to acquire
water supply by condemnation, the
same as steam roads, and changing
procedure in juvenile court cases.
A bill by Senator Gillette which
passed the house Saturday permits
persons to engage in the business of
raising and selling pheasants, wild
duck, wood duck, quail and other
game birds.
The house concurred in senate
amendments slicing $4,000 from
bill appropriating $15O,0OO to repay
farmers for stock lost during the re-
cent foot and mouth disease epidem-
n
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-21
BIG CRIST OF BILLS
PASSED BY HOUSE
Twenty-nine M>7x yes Are APPROX
ed by Lower >'y; Most of
Them Thro1 Senate.
WORK HAS BEEN. ~
FAST AND e., CTVE
One Of the Chief Acts is Appi opria.
tiOn of $4,000 to Fight Rail-
road Advances.

Hon. L. NJ. Enger, state senator,
OF Decorah and Hon. II. P. Nichol-
son, state representative, of Ossian
arrived home Monday from Des
Moines where they have put in a
busy three months. The legislature
adjourned Saturday.
Speaking of the work Of the Iegis-
lature, Lieutenant Gov Harding
said:
''On the whole it was a very good
session. The two things which stand
out the strongest are the work along
temperance lines and the lack of in
creaSes in state expenditures. The
fact that the legislature was con-
seryative in expenditures shows THAI
it responded to the desire of the
public to halt along this line. | think
1t means that there is going to be
more attention Paid to the demands
OF the people to have taxes reduced.
AS l recall it there was not a single
new commission established by the
Thirty-siXth general assembly"
Striving to clean up their work as
quickly as possible, the house Satur-
day morning and afternoon put thru
twenty-seven bills and two resolu-
tions, the majority of which already
have been approved by the senate.
Few measures called up were
killed. The only important bill sent
to the discard was substitute offer |
ed by conference committee 10 sem |
ate file 100 by Thomas providing
Tor county uniformity of text books. |
The house refused to adopt the re-
'rort.
: The measure as amended and |
passed by the house several days ago
provided for the submission of the |
proposition in all counties OF the |
state not now having county unifor-
nifty. The conference committee re-
ported out a bill giving a county
board of education power to select
the books.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-07
Senn's Printing Plant Is Moved.

Deadwood.-The printing outfit Of
the DeadWood Telegram, of which E.
l.. Sem is the publisher, was moved
into the street on an allegation Of nom
payment of rent. In an explanation
of the situation, published in his
newspaper a few days age Mr.. Sem
stated that he had counter claims and
that the issues would go into court.
He charges his personal enemies in
Deadwood with conspiring to force
him out of business here on account
of the fight waged by the Telegram
against immoral resorts. In his last
issue Mr.. Sem declared that he would
go to the Legislative session at Pierre
and labor for laws to compel the cor
rection of conditions at Deadwood and
that he would secure backing to con-
tinue another paper here, If only a
week. He warned his opponents that
the only way to make him leave Dead
wood for good, is to clean up the town,
as he has been demanding. The ma
terial of the Telegram will be stored
for the present and the publication of
the paper discontinued until Mr.. Sem
gets ready to renew his contest.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-07
Shocks Cause Death.

Howard.-Two severe shocks from
lightning, experienced about two years
when a member Of her household fell
down a stairway, indirectly were re-
sponsible for the death a few days
ago of Mrs. Christopher Aaland, who
lived near here. Her six brothers
acted as pallbearers at her funeral.
She is survived by a husband and two
children and other relatives. She was
born at Hills, Mimi, June 13, 1884,
and was married about three years
ago. The shocks sustained by her un-
dermined her health and resulted in
the nervous breakdown which caused
her death.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-07
WAR ON
Rosebud Man Trying to Corner the
Grain Market,

Winner.-P p. II. Simons, who until
place, has started a war upon the
elevator companies in the Rosebud by
raising the prices of farm produce
from 6 to 10 per cent and storing ii.
Simons claims that the elevators have
for some time endeavored to drive
him out of the coal business. He sold
his coal business last week and be-
gan buying ell corn and grain Of
fered en- the streets, paying the first
day 4 cents more than offered by the
elevator companies.
The elevator companies for a few
days began to hold their own until
Simons forced them to give him the
business by raising the price still high
er, to the great enjoyment of the farm
ers in this vicinity.
Simons claims there are SOC, 900
bushels. of corn in Trip county alone,
and that by raising the price of the
product to the extent he has in the
past two weeks has meant a difference
of $780, coo to the farmers.
Since the fight started many farm
ers have begun to bring their product
to Winner instead of other markets.
Simcns says there will be no let up
on high prices and that he has un
limited capital to put into grain and
that he will continue to pay more
than the elevators offer, no matter
how high they may go.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-07
Veteran Physician Dead.

Lead.-Lying at the bottom of a u
foot prospect hole, within a short dis
lance of the county infrmary, where
he has made his home for years, DR..
Henry o Bruins, one of the early
day physicians of this section, died
CT exposure before a searching party
found him. Won Bruins, who was 70
years old, came to the Hills in 1877
and vas at m time connected with
the staff of Homestake hospital doc
tors. His health failed him six years
ago. The old man started for Lead
lust before his death, but missing his
way evidently fell into the prospect
hole. Friends found the body the
next day. He has a sister at Santa
Ana, Cal, and a brother at Grand
Island, Neb.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-07
Held for Cattle RustIinu.

Rapid City.-Word from the Rose
bud tells of the arrest by Sheriff
Pierce and deputies Of Gregory u
ty Of Earl Duncan, of Gregory, and
Ray Kobe and Theron Sheib, of Dix
on, for alleged cattle rustling. The
men are accused of being connected
with the disappearance of twenty-sev-
en- head cf cattle belonging TO August
Lenser, Of Dixon. The officers have
been trying to trace the gang for some
time and a number of the Lenser cat
tie were traced to the Sioux City
markets, but none recovered. Other
ranchers in the same sections also
lost heavily and evidences were nu-
merous of a we'll organized gang Of
rustlers.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-07
Winter FEEDING Point.

Belle Fourche.-At, the present
time there are 1000 head of sheep
winter feeding in the Belle Fourche
valley. The number would have been
greater had there not been a partial
financial stringency early in the win.
ter, preventing many stockmen
financing their operations. These
sheep are being fattened for market
and their shipment will commence
in about ten days. Everything points
to the Belle Fourche valley becoming
one of the greatest winter feeding
points in the country, as conditions
there are ideal for producing that re-
suit.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-07
DIES IN THE SNOW
WALKED SIX MILES FOR CHRIST
MAS SERVICES, ARRIVING TOO
LATE FOR EXERCISES.
HAPPENINGS OF THE STATE
What is Going On Here and There
That Is of Interest to the Read
ers Throughout South Dako-
ia and Vicinity.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
MaGison.-The body of Anna Dobl-
man. a young woman living northwest
of Madison, was found frozen in the
snow near the roadside about two
miles from her home. The girl hal
left her home Christmas eve to at
tend Christmas exercises in a Luther
an church six miles away. She walked
the entire distance, arriving too late
for the services, and started to walk
back. Her parents thought she had
stopped with relatives who lived near
the church. 1t is believed the girl
was not in her right mind, as she
was not dressed to withstand the cold
and had insisted on leaving home
against the wishes of her parents.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-07
HazeInut Tany.

Mix a pinch Of salt, a pinch of cream
of tartar, a teaspoonful of vinegar and
half a cupful of water and add to a
pound of lump sugar which has been
put into a saucepan with two table
spoonfuls of butter, melted. Stir con-
stantly until boiling and then add two
cupfuls of hazelnuts, which have been
shelled and halved. Stir and cook
until the candy is brown, add a scant
teaspoonful of vanilla and pour into
butter pans. Mark into squares when
cool.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-07
Rabbit Hunts End with Supper.

Pierre.-Rabbit hunts are the order
of the day in the western and central
parts of the state, the hunts generally
being by two parties under captains,
with a supper as the prize, the cost
to be stood by the loosers. In such
a recent hunt in the vicinity of OF
tumwa, Stanley county, the game
gathered made a Ioad for a foul horse
team TO haul 10 the railway at Mid
land from which point they were
shipped east. About a thousand rab-
bits were killed in the hunt, and there
does not appear to be any appreciable
shortage in the number of these ami
mails in that section.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-07
Swiss Potato Soup.

Wash, pare and cut in halves four
small potatoes. Wash, pare and cut
in slices one large white turnip. Par
boil together ten minutes, drain, add
half an onion cut in slices, and three
cupfuls of boiling water Cook until
vegetables are soft; drain, ~reserving
the water to add to the vegetables af-
ter rubbing them through a sieve.
Add one quart of scalded milk, reheat.
and bind with shortening and flour
cooked together, using four table
spoonfuls shortening and half a cup
full of -four. Season with salt and
pepper.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-07
Three Lodged in Prison.

Sioux Falls.-Three new prisoners
have just been lodged in the Sioux
Falls penitentiary to serve terms for
various crimes. Charles Bobbins, OF
Rapid City, will serve a term of four
years for m~anslaughter in the second
degree. Another Of the new inmates
is George Hardesty, also of Rapid
city, who was convicted of murder
and was sentenced for life. Robert
Hrant, of Roberts county, will serve
6fteen months for bigamy.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-07
NO TRACE OF ENGINEER.
Last Trace Is When He Stopped at
Flower Store to Purchase Roses.

Flower Store to Purchase Roses.
Observation-Disclosures so far have
been unable to find Gardner B. Spit
tier, the young locomotive engineer,
who disappeared here on December
16, while on his way from Huron to
Crandall, S. D., where he was to have
been married that day to Miss Emma
Lawson. The last seen of Splitter, so
far as can be a~scertained here, is
when he stopped at an Aberdeen flow
er store and ordered two dozen white
roses. asking the clerk to send them
to the Milwaukee & st. Louis station
before train time, if he did not call
cor them. Later he called for the
flowers and took them With him. At
both his visits to the flower store he
was accompanied by a stranger, and
this stranger was with him when q.
w. Hurst superintendent of police,
met Splitter on the street the same
day.
Splitter was a stranger to the flow.
er store people, bat his description
tallies with that given Of the man who
bought the white roses, and the de-
scription of the ran accompanying
the purchaser of the roses tallies with
that of the man Hurst saw with Spit
tier. Splitter is known to have had
a considerable amount of money en-
his person. as he intended to take his
bride to Chicago for a honeymoon trip
after their marriage at Crandall. The
records of the Milwaukee & st. Louis
station here show no tickets were sold
for Crandall from Aberdeen on De
cember 16.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-07
May Can the Buffaloes.

Pierre.-Canned buffalo beef as a
delicacy is what is proposed by Stan
ley Philip, one of the Philip heirs,
as a mean of disposing Of the herd
of buffaloes owned by the estate, and
which has become a burden. Efforts
to sell the herd have not been sue
cessful. The idea of Philip is to have
the meat canned IN tins of different
weight, and placed upon the market
in quantities in which it may be in
demand.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-07
Willie Knew.

Some time ago the teacher of a pub,
lie school was instructing a class in
geography, and when it came time to
hand out a few questions she turned
to Willie Smith.
Willie" she said, can you tell me
what is II of. the principal products
of the West, Indies %.
No, ma'am," frankly answered VIII
lie, after a moments hesitation. ....
Just think a Bit" encouragingly re-
turned the teacher; where does the
sugar come from that you use at your
house,"
Sometimes from the store" an
swered Willie, and sometimes we Dor
row it from the next-door neighbor."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-07
Took Cold
1t Settled In
NY Kidneys.
| Used
Peruna.
Am all
Right
Now.
| owe my
Health to
Peruna.

Mrs. Anna Under, r. F. D. 5, Das-
sci, Meeker Co. Mimi, writes: For
w years l suffered with that ter
rible disease. chronic catarrh.
Fortunately. ! saw your adver-
tisement in my paper. / got your
advice. and l took Peruna. Now ]
am well and the mother Of two
children. ! owe II all to Peruna.
Il would not be without that great
tonic for twice Its cost, for l am wei!
and strong now. I cannot speak in
too high terms CT its value as q
medicine"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-07
Jefferson Man Buried.

Jefferson.-The funeral of Ephraim
Bechard, a resident of this place for
the past forty-four years, who died at
a Sioux City hospital, were held here.
He is survived by a widow, two sons,
two daughters and one brother, +. A.
Bechard. who resides here. Another
brother lives in Sioux City, and a sis
ter in North Dakota.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-07
Density Of Population.

BY density Of population is meant
the number of persons to each square
mile of land area. Excluding the Dis
trict of Columbia, Rhode Island, with
50S.5 persons per square mile, is the
most densely populated state in the
Union, closely followed by Massachu-
sets, New Jersey and Connecticut, in
the order named, the only states
which have more than two hundred
persons per square mile.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-07
Wacner Orator Winner.

Wagner.-Stephon Tobin. of Wag-
ner, S. d., was awarded the first prize
at the Yankton college for oratory.
His subject was The Twilight of the
Kings" This honor carries with it a
cash prize and also makes Tobin a
representative Of the college in the
intercollegiate oratorical contest.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-07
Better GriddIe Cakes.

When making griddle cakes of but
termilk, they will be much lighter and
nor tender if one small cupful Of
very dry bread crumbs is added to
each pint of buttermilk. Less flour
will be needed, and the dry bread will
be utiIized.-"Home Department." Ma
tions. Magazine.