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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-03-10
NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT.

In District Court, State of Iowa, Win
neshiek County, SIS.
In matter OF the estate of Erick j
HOpperstad, deceased:
To the Treasurer of State, w. G.
Brown and Endre j. Hopperstad
Bertha j. Hoppers tad. Inga ]
Hopperstad, Juneva j. Hopperstad
Thor j.. Hopperstad, liver j. Hop
perstad, Ole j. Hopperstad.
You, and each of you, are hereb,
notified that the undersigned, duly
appointed and qualified appraisers OF
property charged, or sought to be
charged. with the payment of a Col
lateral Inheritance Tax, will, at IL
o'clock A. Nj. on the 3rd day OF
April, 1915, at County Clerks Office
DEBORAH, Iowa, in said county ana
state, proceed to appraise the prop,
erty OF the estate of said decedent
subject to the Collateral Inheritance
Tax, as provided by law
Please take notice and COVER.
yourselves accordingly.
Dated February 20, 1915.
c. w. FREEMAN,
CHAS. TRZCINSKl,
c. CHRISTEN,
9-4w Appraisers
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-03-10
CANOE VALLEY.
March s. 1915

March s, 1915.
The lagrippe seems to have had
the best part of quite a number
around these last days.
Mrs. Erick Fadness of Satire is
spending the week visiting at her
parental home.
Julia Haugen visited with her
cousin Mrs. Pete Peterson last Thurs
day afternoon.
A party of young folks was enter
tanned at c. Olsen's Thursday night.
A fine time was had by all
Clara Olsen spent Saturday at her
sisters place, Mrs. Pete Peterson.
A basket sociable is to be held in
Canoe, Dist. No. on Saturday night
the 18th OF March. A good pro-
gram is promised.
About 60 young folks gathered at
the home of Ole Haugen's Sunday
night and had kitchen shower on
Miss Julia, the bride to be.
Andrew Jaastad visited at Math
Thompsen's in Spring Water Sunday
afternoon.
Olga Carson spent Sunday night
with Anna Dotseth.
Olsen Bros. sawed wood for Ole
| Haugen one day last week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-03-10
OSSIAN.

March s, 1915.
Mrs. Andrew Lee and daughter
Agnes went to DEBORAH Monday TO
visit Mrs. p NJ Jewell.
Mrs. Walter Winn and Mrs. X.
Riggs were up from Castalia Mon
day.
Harry Billiard was DEBORAH Wis
itor Monday.
About 20 of the Philathia's pleas
antly surprised Mrs. Cover at the
home of Mrs. Edna Harvey Monday
evening. The c'ass was dressed as
little girls and played childrens
games. The class presented Mrs.
Cover with rocking chair. They all
spent an enjoyable evening.
A son was born TO MIR. and Mrs.
Hoskin's Monday March /. Congratl-
lations.
Mrs. Harmon Logsdon returned to
her home in DEBORAH Wednesday az
ter visit at the ii. o. Nicholson
home.
Miss Beatrice Becker was visitinq
friends in DEBORAH Wednesday.
Mrs. Irwin of Postville spent Wed
nesday with friends.
Tom Bouillette of Slayton, Mimi.
was renewing old friends last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Becker were
shopping in DEBORAH Wednesday.
Rep. Nicholson and Agnes Lee re.
turned to Des Moines Wednesday af-
ter a weeks yisi, with home folks.
VIM. Funke went to Dubuque We'd.
nesday TO see his daughter.
Johnnie Beardmore OF Dorchester
was visiting friends last week.
Misses Ruth Gunderson and Lillian
Anderson of DEBORAH spent Sunday
at home.
Mrs. Maud Billiard went to West
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-03-10
BLUFFTON.

March 8, 1915.
March came in very nice. We hope
she will behave all through the
month.
Nellie Knox who has been teach
ing school over in Sections district
and boarding with Tom Sections has
been very sick this last week She
will not be able to teach any more
this spring, but was able TO be taken
home yesterday.
Hugh Kelly's went over to Tom
Sections Tuesday for visit with the
sick.
Alice O'Brien stayed Tuesday night
with Brittendall's.
Death claimed John Ryans baby
Wednesday night. What is more sad?
1t went suddenly without any warn
ing, the relatives have the sympathy
of the entire community
John Green took Ralph Sharp to
DEBORAH Thursday, to board the
train for Woodstock, Ill. Thursday
was such a stormy day. John did not
return home until Friday.
Greenslades lost nice horse this
last week, it got it's leg broke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Greenslade Wis
tied their daughters this last week,
Lloyd Cameron's, and Mrs. George
Burgess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rupert Greenslade
are visiting with Gordon Bakers
| family.
Lena Whitmire is visiting a sis
ter in Chester, MINI. She is ex-
pected home tomorrow.
Elsie Burgman of Ridgeway has
been a treasured guest of Lena
Burgman's for few days. Mr. An
gust Burgman Sr. took her home
Saturday, will remain in Ridgeway
a few days visiting relatives.
H. Mercy has been breaking a
colt for Chas. Burgess this last week
Leila Green who has been visiting
at Henry Wemett's returned home
Saturday.
Carl Goocher of Ridgeway visit
ed Earnest and August Burgmanns
this last week.
Emil Motley of Bonair is spending
few days with his sister, Mrs. Ear
nest Burgmann.
There was cradle roll meeting
held in honor of Lora Mercy the 4th.
All that were present enjoyed the
meeting very much.
There was no school Thursday and
Friday on account of the death of
Mr.. Ryan's child.
The coffee and spice man of the
Black Hawk Co. took dinner at Brit
tendalPs today.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Burgman
and daughter Kathleen, took dinner
with Brittendalrs Sunday, it being
Mrs. Burgmann'S birthday.
DR.. Emmons was called Saturday
to see old lady Thyme. We believe
she will see spring yet, in spite of
the long winter. She is quite aged.
George Thayer and family have
got moved and settled on their place
in the Bethel neighborhood Mr..
Thayer's sister Ida, is visiting them
at present.
Lindermen and Melver are saving
Earnest Burgmann's wood today.
Walter McCauley made business
trip to DEBORAH today, Mrs. McCau-
ley and children are visiting her mo-
Their Mrs. Shelley today.
Archie Ward, Jimmie Weldon,
Jack Gallagher took dinner with
Walter MoCauley's yesterday.
Nelson Shelley was seen in Bluff
ton yesterday
Mrs. Mary Leonheart and Mrs.
Brittendall were out to tea party
at Mrs. Jack Halse's Saturday af-
ternoon. Before Mrs. Brittendall re-
turned home she washed and dressed
nine pound girl that DR.. Emmons
left there for Mrs. Halse. Mr.. and
Mrs. Halse seem to think their fam
lily is now complete, two boys and
two girls. The baby will be chris
tened Jeanette Halse.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-03-10
Union Friday to visit her mothe:

Union Friday to visit her mother
Mrs. Zoller.
The Waukon High School basket
ball team played the Ossian High
School team here Friday evening.
The visitors were defeated.
Prof. Grouse was a Calmar visit
or Saturday.
Miss Zephie Valenta of Calmar Wis
tied her friend Merl OXley Friday.
Henry Lukenbill of Postville is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Frantzen.
The teachers meeting was held in
the public school building Friday
morning and afternoon. Supt Miller,
of DEBORAH was present.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-03-10
Quick Action Wanted.

When one is coughing and splitting
with tickling throat, tightness in
chest, soreness in throat and lungs
when head is aching and the whole
body racked with a cough that won't
permit sleep-he wants immediate
relief Thousands say Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound is the surest and
quickest acting medicine for coughs,
colds. Group and la grippe. Engbert-
sons March.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
FRENCH CONFIDENT
WAR SOON OVER

Pans March ga correspondent at
hs front quotes Field Marshal sir John
French commander OF the British
forces. as saving that he does not be-
ueve this viii be long war and
that a decisive victory awaits the ef-
forts 81 tue allies but that ammunl~
lton must be supplied ia ever -increas-
tn& aus nffties 10 make this possible.
Ammunition is the eauisite Of
pushing ahead" Sir John said. Every
one needs plenty of ammunition, but
the Germans need II more than we do,
have had a feeling for some time
past that they were being sparing OF
their shells, They are economixing
because the Lack OF nitrates necessary
Yer the manufacture OF explosives is
making itself felt in Germany.
Neither Is the morale of their
troops the same. ono gets from thers,
an impression of fatigue and lassitude,
they had based all their calculations
ON a sudden smashing victory. That
plan failed. and the state OF mind OF
their troops has suffered as a con.e-
quence.
Economic difficulties in the interior
of the German empire are daily becom
ing more serious. No doubt the Ger
mans are still far from famine. but
they are manifestiy hampered IN OBJ
tanning a food supply. and that is
great deal
Il do not believe Il viii be o long
war Spring promises we'll for the
allies. We are convinced. I and all
those here that "a decisive and definite
victory awaits us at the end OF all these
ia ri months Of war"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
Great Army Released From
Seige of Przemysl Expect
ed To Attack Cracow
Cannon Not F fred
Upon City Itself
Reports Are Creditablc Both
70 Beseiged and Beseigers.
Operations On " c stern
Battleline Meagrc

-n-1-,, N--r-r - N-b,I. Io4.rn
80
~ s'i4 s5it st't''' 81 rHeHl5Sl come ia
slo#l} and 3E2 read with aVidtty the
mul interest in military circles CEN
tiers rr,.,,,,,i -. g,,t,,~,. ~ ina Russian
'tA'l *'i rs tt'e'Sea ~ the SuCc'ss4ui
conclusion ~ the siS months siege.
.Aceordla.. t4 dispatches from Pet
,-,.e,,.a ~. tr,.4,.,tto,,, arr, ,,,,. Oar,
't''l ifti'tstss}s an" MS troops VIII no"
start az Gracr~ about $40 miles dis
t4nt. rho lust fortified stand Of Aus-
49,. ,,..f+ nj. ~, -. !.
- "'' oSe ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
Quiet In West.

Paris March 23-~Quiet prevailed ON
the greater part Of the western bat
tie line today and the few engage
mentss that We're fought had virtually
nu effect ON the general situation The
communicate issued this evening by
the French war office says that near
Newport the Allies artillery DESTROY
ed several observation points. and put
the occupants to flight: that at Car
ency a German trench was captured
and destroyed. that the Germans, by
the use Of burning liquid. drove the
French hack about twenty yards and
that two attacks at Les Eparges We're
Espuised- f.
New attempts By the Germans To
lombard scissors were checked by the
superiority of the artillery which the
Allies have assembled at that point
There was no fighting in Champagne
today except that the enemy sheiled
the advanced positions Of the French
troops.
Fighting occurred AT only two
points yesterday, according to the
commhnique issued this afternoon.
The Germans made two violent
coanter-attacl<s in the 4rgonne. but
failed. ia gain. In. Champagne. the.
French advanced slightly EomhS
thrown by a German aviator killad
three civilians in Rheims. ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
.|NCESSANT WORRYING
DROVE B00c0ck CRAZY
III Health Friends Say. Cause OF sui
eide of Nirgiuian in
New York

New York. March 2S.--Just what
Thought lurking In the disordered
mind of Howard Boocock led him 10
kill his wife and himself, in their
home at rs East Seventy fourth Street
on Monday night, viii never be
known, but II was the general opinion
of his relatives and friends today that
incessant worrying over his heal, h
brought sudden madness.
Fer months he had thought that he
had cancer and thar painful and
lingering death would he his. This
idea became an ohsessinn with him ii
sat with him al his desk while he
worked III The Office Of the Astor Trust
Company. and pursued him to the
quiet of the home that he loved above
all else. HE became morose. nervous
and irritable. and his friends ana
business associates noticed il.
4 few weeks ago he had an opera
ton for minor. but aggravating dis
order, An operation that had a severe
effect on his nervous system He
went to Florida to recuperate and
came back apparently we'll. only to
begin to go to pieces again as soon as
nj began work On MONDAY MORN
fern ffffItxss7 gss.,x,,,x.t To-,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
WOMEN PLANNING
WAR ON SUFFRAGE
In FOUR STATES

New YorA AIarca Thirty -nve
women, from New York New Jersey.
Massachusetts. And Pennsylvania spent
today al the residence OF Mrs Arthur
NJ l,odge, 5s@ rark Avenue, president
Of the National Associations Opposed
t. Woman suitcase discussing plans
for defeating she proposed amendments
To the constitutions of these four states
extending the franchise 20 women.
Representing more than one-fourth
of the population OF the United States,
these four states will he the battle
ground over which the sUnragists and
anti -sutfragists will conduct their cam
paiGn from now until election daN In
three Of the States the decision viii be
made on the regular election day No
vember . but in New Jersey the
amendment viii he voted OF at a
special election la September
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
VICE COMMISSION
NOW INVESTIGATING
SOURCE or SUPPLY
Study Study Effect of low Y ages,
Factory and Department
Store Conditions and Board
ing Houses

Regardless Of the fact That there
are many VINO believe thai the Vice
Commission had very nearly compieted
its iabors. II can be stated on the
very highest authority that that body.
considers the work so far done by them
as Incomplete and a committee has al
ready been appointed to investigate
the source Of supply Tor the immoraI
houses.
Tho conditions surrcdssd.aaS tlls work
Ing girl, her home life, and the in
fuences for good and bad will be ia
vestigated, The Vice Commission con-
siders the most important part of the
work for which II was created that OF
Investigating the social evils of Rich
niond
The Vico Commission realizes that
its findings and the constructive work
along social lines which 1t is perform
ing, is a work the benefits from which
viii probably he felt for years
Merely HesinaiaG.
The fight which the commission has
made TO have Richmond abolish not
only the segregated district, but the
houses scattered about the city to their
minds is Just a beginning. big be
ginning, hut a beginning nevertheless
The committee which has tho work
OF Investigating the source of supply
Is ALREADY at work. II is planned TO
learn everything possible about the
things that come up in a young girl $
life which might lead her TO go as
tray.
THE commission viii look into the
conditions In the department stores
factories and other Hike industries OF
the city employing women and girls
They viii endeavcr to learn the in
huence which poor wages have upon
forcing "a girl into life OF SHANE. and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
POLICE RELEASE
ANOTHER SUSPECT

New ork. March 23.~Another sus-
pect in the murder of dve-vear- I'D
Leonore Anna Cohn was released to-
day by the police. after rigid cross
examination.
A patrolman saw poorly dressed
man thrice enter and return from the
dark hallway of the Cohn house early
this morning. He arrested him, and
noted several reddish stains on his
clothing. Inspector Faurot questioned
him for several hours.
Tie was then taken to the York.
Vile police station, where he said he
was Thomas McCres4 a wandering
musician. He was dismissed. the
charge of being suspicious char
acter and a vagrant. and he was al
lowed to go.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
NOTE OF INQUIRY
SENT TO JAPAN

Washington, March 23.--preslden,
Wilson let it be known today tina;
the government has addressed a note
of inquiry TO Japan regarding the de-
nands ;he latter country has made on
China. This disclosure was made in
order that the public might know tina,
the representations made thus far
have not gone so far as a protest. as
was reported widely in some dis
patches last week.
IN regard III the reports cable6 TO
this country from Toxic to the effect
that the inquiry of the United STATES
related merely to minor points in the
issues which have been raised between
Japan and China the President made
ii clear that this government does not
regard the POINTS concerning which
Information has been sought as Of
minor Importance
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
(areful Thought Is
Given To Selection
Fesidents Adams, OF Alder
men, and Peters, of Council.
Name Men Who Are To
Hear Testimony In Case
ON INNEsTTGA-
TION.
Burd Of -AldcrmeJt--Burton II
Inn dy member Finance Commit

Busd OF -AldcrmeJi--Burton II.
bFundy, member Finance Commit
u.
III. w. Melton, member Finance
Unlmittec.
w. w. Workman, member ~
nnce Committee.
Common CounIil--Fti-ar III. Fer
asOn. mcmlrer Committees on Adf
ertising and Enterprise and Or1ii-
onCcs.
Edgar b. English. member Com
n1ttces on Streets and Ordinances.
Clarence F. Seaton. member ES-
ance Committee.
George W. Rogers. member Conn.,
htttecs on Advertising and Enter
rises ahi Docks. River and Har-
Or.
rARD REPRksSENTATIO AND
BUSINESS.
Lee Ward---(srunds. oil mer-
)lant: Ferguson. printer.
Clay Ward-E.nglisl. lawyer:
ration. fuel MERCHANT.
Madison Ward-Workman ad-
crtising business.
| Jefferson Ward-NeIton. clerk,
lOgcrs, newspaper advertising.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
MOB OF MOSLEMS
BESEIGE MISSION

New y ork, March - Fifteen
thousand refugees are brseiged III the
American mission AT Crumiah. Persia
by Il Moslem mob, which has already
destroyed the French mission and
taken many women captives. accord
ing TO Cablegram received from
Tifiis. capital OF the Caucasus, today
by the Persian war relief committee at
its headquarters in this city The
cable which is signed by Aslanon. a
Russian contractor OF Tiiis, is a. fol-
lows.
IAN villages burned except three.
Two Christian quarters of Crumiah
plundered, and a great many people
killed Women taken captives Elf
teen thousand refugees in the Ameri-
can mission. Great danger
'''rhe French mission has been de-
stroyed. There are 10 600 refugees in
Russia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
BLANKET OF MYSTERY
THROWN ASIDE TODAY
Identity OF Elusive Oliver viii liz
Established nj the lac
Tanner Hearing.
HAS RAISED ONE CORNEI;
Man Who said He u One Who Made
Love to Little Millincr and Di~ap~
reared III Testify.

New York, March 90 AT ene h
the ilanket OF mystery covering the
identity OF oliver Osborne. ,ftly t;t~
peachea ON his own statement 70
James W. osborne. Is about 70 he
stripped ASIDE,
United States Attorney H. SnoN 1en
Marshall announced tonight thGg he
has raised corner of the blanket
hiding the mar who says that he, and
hot DANES W. osborne. was rh% rs
borne WHO made love t. Rae Tanzar.
the j., v IN iEerv forewoma = huse
suit for $50, o01 breach of promise
against the prominent lawyer WIS f"l-
lowed within two DAYS by ner own ar
rest ON charge OF sending fraudu-
lent letter Through the mails to Nil
Osborne.
y representative of the elusive oliver
visited MIR: Marshall today and Mr..
MARSHALL talked In such fashion that
he convinced the other that II would
be best for all concerned IL oliver comes
forward in time TO testify tomorrow
at the hearing in the criminal charge
against Miss Tanner.
Not hint would Mr.. Marshall give
today az TO the real name or where
aheuts OF oliver. lie did say. however
that he has proved conclusively that
there is such person, ard that he Will
probably be produced tomorrow. AS II
stands now Mr.. Marshall has never seen
Oliver, nor have any of MIR. Marshalfs
assistants. no one officially connected
with the case has seen Oliver since
he left James W. Osborne's Office last
Friday, after he had written out Il
statement narrating in full his rela
lions with the young woman whose
suit has caused so many complications
Received Three Letters.
Rosa Helen Kaiser. the young
Bronx woman who had sweetheart
last fall who used the name OF Oliver
Osborne. and who has convinced Mr..
Marshall that her Oliver and the
missing Oliver are the same man, has
given the authorities plenty of data
TO work upon IL they want TO go out
and get the missing Witness Miss
Kaiser said today that she met Oliver
last fall, and he and she soon be-
came engaged to he married
She received three letters from
him, one Of which she has mislaid.
another which she gave 10 Mr.. Mar
shall and a third which she gave to
Maxwell Slade. attorney for Rae
Tanner. last Friday Miss Kaiser
answered these letters through the
mail and she furnished the district
attorney with the address she sent
them to. With this as start 1t is
unlikely THAI Oliver Osborne COULD re-
main long hidden II Mr. Marshall
wanted TO send agents or the depart
ment OF Justice out to look for him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
SUPREME. COURT ENDS
ITS MARCH SESSION

Hearing arguments in several eases.
the State Supreme Court of Appeals
adjourned yesterday It's March term.
II will reconvene in June at Wytha-
willie.
Before Adjournment the court hand
ed down It's final order and decree II.
the case of the city Council of Alex
andria against Alexandria Countv,
and others, known as the Alexandy la
annexation proceedings, fixing April
as The dale on which the annexatipa
decree should so into effect.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
Famine Near In Vienna.

Rome. March CA dispatch from
Vienna says that tho municipal council
of that city has discussed measures 70
avert famine. II is estimated that six
thousand carloads of -four are needed
daily to feed he populnce until August.
TIE government is being urged to fur
nish these supplies since the munich
pality is powerless to secure them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
Relief Felt AT State Depart
ment But Assurance of Pun
ishment Not Believed
Warship Takes Gold
To Purchase Sisal
Seven Million Pesos To Be Paid
Out To Release Shortage In
Binding I'wine---Activity On
Border

Washington. March 23.-- Eeief vas
felt at the state Department today at
the receipt OF communication FIR af
General IalafoN Zapata minister O.
foreign affairs NJ Mexico city. *
pressing regret over the death Of
John Il. McMaHus. an Americas. at
the capital about two weeks ago, ana
conveying assurances that proper rep
aration viii be made to the Wido"
and children Of the deceased.
Secretary Bryan said that uegotia-
tions looking 10 the payment Of IL
dcmnity to Mrs McManus were pro
crossing sattsfa ctorily. bat lie refused
10 indicate the proba bic amount that
would he paid in reparation.
General p3lafcX apologized Tor tae
Incident in behalf OF General Iapata
and formal Notification that apologies
had been made came from the Bra
zilion minister in Mexico City who *
representing the United states there.
This government also was advised
that the persons responsible Tor the
death Of McManus would be punished.
Thu promise that punishment VIII
TF visited UPON the WUTuTTeTs IL re-
ceived here with some skepticism in
view Of the failure OF Mexican author
tiles in the past, TO deal severely with
natives guilty Of outrages a the ma
tionals of other countries.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
Pilot to Dcfame IAnelseY

Denver March Decentralization OF
the alleged plot to defame the char
acter of Judge Ben b. Lindsey. and
also bring about the adjustment of
the Juvenile Court, was reopened to-
day when DIR. Mary e. Bates. head Of
the Womans Protective League, was
put on grill before the House Of Rep
rcsentatives committee investigating
the Rowland money package scandal.