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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-22
SEEKS $4,000 FOR BROKEN
PROMISE.
Miss Matte Amends Brings Action
i'm Hamilton County.

Webster City, Ia, Dec. 20.-Notice
or suit has just been filed here which
is probably the largest amount OF
damages ever asked in a breach of
promise case in Hamilton county.
The plaintiff in the case is Miss Hat
tie Amends, who lives near Kamrar.
She is suing Andrew Jensen, who
lives near Jewell, for $4,000 be-
cause Of his alleged failure to carry
out his promise to marry her.
Both parties to the action are
young people about 81 years of age
whose parents are we'll known in
the community where they reside.
The position in which young Jensen
finds himself is doubly unpleasant,
owing to a criminal action pending
against him in the district court in
which Miss Amends is the complain
ing witness. He is under indictment
and is now on trial on this charge.
The civil action is separate and in
no wise connected with the criminal
proceeding. The criminal action
even if sustained, affords the COM
planning witness no relief of tangi-
BILE kind. In the civil action she
asks $4,000 damages, alleging
that Jensen promised to marry her
and that he has never kept that
promise and that, in fact, he left the
state to avoid carrying out his part
of the agreement. The families of
both the young people are prominent
and the trial of both criminal and
civil actions will attract unusual at
tention over Hamilton county.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-22
INVOKE NEW LAW.
Iowa Falls Business Men Rid City
of Transient Statesmen.

Iowa Falls, Dec. 20.-Every re-
tail merchant in Iowa will be inter
ested in the manner in which some
transient merchants were ha1dled
by the home merchants under the
new law that entails a penalty for
fraudulent or deceptive advertising.
When some Kansas City men drop
ped into town with a stock of goods
in their trunks and opened up for a
three days sale with flash of adver-
Using that promised thriving bust
ness, the local merchants held a
council of war and decided to invoke
the new law that makes a merchant
deliver the goods he advertises, or
come across with a fine. Warrants
were sworn out, counsel was hired
and chemical analyses of goods Of
fered by the transients were made.
After a few hours of lombard
ment, the men from Missouri decided
to capitulate and the terms of sur
render was the forfeit of their three
days license amounting to $50, the
payment of all costs in the case and
to close up shop and get out Of town.
They accordingly moved on to green
er fields where the belligerency OF
the local merchants was of less pro-
nounced type.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-22
Y. w. C. A. TO HELP COURTING.
ParlOrs at Waterloo Building Offer
ed to Young Folks.

Waterloo, Ia, Dec. 20.-Waterloo
young women who do not have suita-
BILE places to entertain their young
men friends have been offered the
use of the Y. w. C. A. parlors Miss
Dortha Varker, general secretary,
says she believes in helping counting
and that she believes there can be
no better place for it than the Y. w.
C. A. In addition to the private par
lors of the Y. w. C. A, building
there are larger parlors where par
ties may be held by number of cou-
pies. These also have been placed
at the disposal of the young folks.
This is only one of the helpful in
fiuences of the Y. w. C. A. Another
is its free employment bureau which
has found positions for 237 young
women in the last eleven months.
Miss Florence Mcgowan a graduate
of the University of Iowa, has charge
of the employment bureau. Begin
ming Jan. l, new scheme will be
adopted whereby unskilled and in
experienced girls will be prepared by
the Y. w. c. A., for positions de-
manding certain amount of skill.
The association will also under
take to provide girls to take care Of
children while mothers do their
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-22
AEROPLANE TWELVE YEARS
OLD.
Orville Wright Made First Success
full Flight on Dec. II, 1908.

Twelve years ago, on December
II, 1903, the first successful fight
of human being in an aeroplane
driven by mechanical power was &C
complished by Orville Wright. Over
the bleak sand dunes of Kitty Hawk
N. c., Wright sailed for thirty-six
seconds. 1t was not a long flight,
but it served to confirm the Wrights
of their success and to prove that
navigation Of the air in heavier-than-
air machines was reality.
That first flight marked the begin
ming OF new epoch in history. Dur
ing the dozen years that have inter
vened, much has been done in the
development OF the aeroplane, in
the face of its pitiful toll of life.
There is much yet to be done, for the
navigation of the air is yet in its in
fancy
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-22
Fads and Fashions.

Box coats are best suited to figures
With immature lines.
Long, narrow barrel muffs are one
If the old-time inspirations.
Serge is an absolutely safe mater
al to select for the fall suit.
The edges of Jackets and skirts
ire bound with Titan braids.
Lots of cloth dresses are made in
Ityles which permit their being worn
or the street without any outer
wrap.
Black corduroy is said to be COM
ng in for the shorter sports coats.
Ehey should be worn with white
Ikirts.
eros de Londres is a rich, old
fashioned silk, which is being revived
DIR many uses--it even appears
lmong blouses.
| One sees the close waist, the drop
Jhoulder, the fare, the extreme
hortness and the pulled sleeve all
one gown.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-22
West Union Boy i'm France.

West Union, Ia, Dec. 20.-Harry
|Cowles, West Union youth, who has
been serving as a motorcycle mes
senger with the Canadian contin-
gent in France, has been released by
the British army authorities from
Further service, and is on his way
home. This news was furnished his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. f. Cowles,
by the department of state which OBJ
aimed the young mans release.
In a recent letter to his parents he
said the mud was two feet deep in
8he trenches in France occupied by
The British.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-22
lie Took the Hint.

A young man of one of our neigh
oring towns called on a young lady
br the evening, and after arriving
ould not find words to say. After
Etting for an hour he was given q
encil and paper and these directions:
raw nine cyphers, draw line down
kom the right hand side OF the first,
b from the right hand side of the
burth, down from the right hand
de of the fifth cypher, up from the
| chit hand side of the seventh, and
bwn from the right hand side OF
he eighth cypher. What did she tell
m?-Exchange.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-22
CALL FOR MANY TEACHERS.
Towns and Cities Asked University
to Supply 1877 For This Year
and Want More Now.

Five hundrcS cities and towns in
Iowa asked the State University OF
Iowa to supply 1917 teachers, prin-
cipals and superintendent for the
present school year, according to fig
ures which have just been compiled
by Dean w. A. Jessup of the college
of education.
The university committee in charge
of recommendations of teachers was
asked to furnish 700 high school
teachers, SO superintendent or prin-
cipals of small high schools, II prin-
cipals of high schools having super
intendents, % teachers of normal
schools, AZ college or university in
structors, 8 ward principals, and
267 grade teachers.
How many of these places were
filled it is not possible to tell accur-
ately as many of the employing
boards or applicants for the posi-
lions failed to report to the univer-
sity the results of negotiations. The
university could not possibly have
met all the calls, however, for it hal
only 456 persons listed as wanting
teaching positions.
Calls for teachers for the second
semester of the school year are nov
pouring into Dean Jessup's office
and he is trying to find enough
teachers or suitable training to
meet them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-22
Making a Man.

"dhihS hhh.
Hurry the baby as fast as you can,
Hurry him, worry him, make him a
OFF with his baby clothes, get him in
pants,
Feed him on brain food and make
him advance.
Hustle him as soon as he is able to
walk,
Into the grammar school; cram him
with talk.
Fill his poor head full of figures and
facts,
Keep on a examining them in till it
cracks.
Once boys grew up at rational rate,
Now we develop a man while you
Rush him thru college, compel him
to grab
OF every known subject, dip and a
dab.
Get him in business and after the
cash,
All by the time he can grow mus
tache.
Let him forget he was ever boy,
Make gold his god and its jingle his
joy.
Keep him hustling and clear out G!
breath
Until he wins-nervous prostration
and death.-EX. a
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-22
Coffee Houses Likely to Replace
Davenport Bars.

! Davenport, Ia, Dec. 20.-Coffee
houses to take the places of the sa-
toons which will go out of business
here the first of the year were advo-
Sated at a meeting of the Friendly
House, Davenport's leading social
settlement. The coffee houses are
blamed to serve the needs of the
working class.
The fact that Davenport has been
wet center since it was founded is
kausing the philanthropists great
worry in looking into the future OF
social conditions here.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-22
Recommended For Group.

w. C. Allen, Boseley, Mo, says
II have raised a family of four chill
dren and used Foley's Honey ana
Tar with all of them. ! find 1t the
best cough and Group medicine l
ever used. i used it for eight or ten
years and can recommend 1t TOT
Group" Same satisfactory results for
coughs and colds. Engbertson's Phar-
macy. Dec
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-22

Order your storm windows and
storm doors from Ingvoldstad & Co.,
of course. 46-tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-22
Lands Value More Than Doubles i'm
Eight Years.

Forest City, Ia, Dec. 20.-Eight
hundred acres of land situated near
here has been sold for 100000. B.
"A. Plummer, who sold the tract,
bought it eight years ago for SAL
600. One hundred acres of the
land is situated four miles west of
this town.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-12-22
Sells Wool For $3.50.

Logan, Dec. gov. w. Latta, far
mer and live stock man living on a
farm adjoining Logan on the south
sold his spring and fall clippings,
28,433 pounds of wool, here Satur-
day for 1890. The fall clipping
was from 1,424 head of sheep.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-12
rRiPLErs DELIGHT FATHER.

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 12.-Three
physically perfect baby boys. each
Weighing exactly seven pounds arriv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-12

Illuminating gas Is being extracted
from a mixture of peat and coal by a
municipal gas plant in a Dutch city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-12
JURY COMPROMISES
CLAIM BY CASELRY
ASKING FOR $500

The jury In the Caseley-Harkness
case returned a verdict Thursday after
noon at $50 o'clock allowing John
T. Caseley, the plaintiff, $2,750. The
verdict of the jury was a compromise,
as in the original complaint $500 was
asked for the care of William Hank
ness. an aged man, who lived with the
Caseleys, southwest of the city, for
over twenty-five years.
The case went to the jury at $3.50
o'clock. William Keller, administra-
tor for the estate, said this morning
that he believes the amount allowed
by the jury Is too large and probably
will ask the court for re.trial. Free
man & Freeman were attorneys for
Caseley, who was prevented from tes-
tifying on account OF the fact that
he was the plaintiff In the case and
would have to testify against de-
ceased person.
The defense had only on witness on
the stand, Frank Lamb, an attorney
of White Plains, N. Y, who testified
that the value of the Hardness estate
in the state Of New York was $500.
The entire case of the defense was
based on cross-examination of the
plaintiffs witnesses.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-12
H0RTICUL TURAL BODY k
GIVES TEAS ROCKER

E. Y. Teas of Centerville, the only
surviving member Of the original In
diana State Horticultural Society, was
presented with big easy chair, at the
meeting yesterday morning of the
present organization in Tomlinson
hall in Indianapolis. where the fifth
annual apple show has been in prog
ress for the last week.
Mr.. Teas is more than eighty years
old but retains his interest in every.
thing pertaining to orchards and apple
growing. In the annual election OF
officers, Mrs. Teas was named as a
vice-president from one Of the thirteen
districts represented at the conven.
ton. Today was the last day of the
meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-12
.BAvIS FAvORS
EATON METHOD
OF ROAD WORK
Officials Anticipate Little
Trouble in Assessing Case
Of Tarvia Binder Against
Property Owners.

Board members Bavis and McMinn
and City Engineer Charles returned
last evening from Eaton after an In
spection Of roads and streets being I'M
proved in that locality, all greatly i'm
pressed with what they had seen and
convinced OF the importance OF adopt
ing similar street improvement pol
icy for Richmond.
Where roads are being remade a
two and half inch wearing surface
Of crushed rock and tarvia is being
put down on substantial rock base"
Mr.. Bavis said today. "One road which
was in fairly good condition is being
lightly surfaced with gravel mixed
with asphaltum. This surface will
keep the road in high class condition
Tor at least three years"
The board president stated that he
was convinced that in the future It
would be the best and most economi-
cal plan to repair macadam streets In
this city by the use Of light surface
Of asphaltum and gravel.
Surface Costs Little.
Streets can be surfaced In this L IT.
ter at a cost OF only ten cents a square
yard, which Is a cheaper and much
more satisfactory method than what
we have been employing" he said. Il
believe q macadam street in any of
our residential districts repaired with
/ surface Of asphaltum and gravel
would be almost as durable as paved
street for at least three years.
Where 1t is necessary to remake
macadam street we believe in adopt
ing the system used at Eaton. the
placing Of a two and half inch sur
face OF crushed rock mixed with tar
via. Such a street in any Of the resi-
Dental sections OF Richmond should
stand up under normal traffic for
eight or ten years"
Board members do not anticipate
any opposition to the plan of assessing
the actual cost OF placing tarvia
binder in macadam streets, to be con.
structed in the future, against the
benefited property owners. City En-
gineer Charles has estimated that this
cost would not exceed As cents a rum
ming foot.
Upkeep Costs Reduced.
in the long run It would cost the
property owners little or nothing.
Clerk Bescher remarked. Once tar
viaized macadam street is put down
the property owners street sprlnKlnR
or oiling expenses cease
Next year when the board inaugu-
rates its policy OF constructing only
tarviaized macadam streets rule re-
uuiring public service companies to
make all necessary repairs to pipes
and extensions Of services to curbs
before the improvement is started Will
he vigorously enforced. -k
The Importance OF enforcing such a
rule is indicated by the fact that SO
far this year 1909 permits have been
issued to tear up streets In the CITY
Tor main extensions and repair work.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-12
MILTON

Mrs. John Faucet was called to
Cincinnati by the death of a relative
this week. Mrs. Nancy Baldwin has
moved back from Brookville. Mrs.
Casper Knerian Of Richmond was the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. Adam Snyder,
Wednesday. :. "A straw stack on the
Charles Ferris place, near the Lake
Erie & Western railroad, caught fire
Wednesday and was destroyed......
Mrs. John Ohmit of Cambridge City
was the guest of her mother and sis.
ter, Mesdames Rebecca Working and
LATE Rayle.. .. .Mesdames Jesse Moore
and w. H. Miller spent Wednesday
with Mrs. Thomas King, Amanda
Needham and Mrs. Martha Chairman
at Centerville.. :. Frank Cummings of
Richmond was here Thursday. Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Beeson of Corners.
vile visited Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Bee.
son Thursday. Mrs. Alvin Lowry
and Mrs. c. A. Braden spent Thursday
at Lewisville.. Mrs Charles Davis
entertained the Embroidery club Wed.
nesday. Mrs. Rudolph Myers was a
guest. The following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. Chas. Davis;
secretary-treasurer, Mrs. W. H. Brown.
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
Robert Beeson.: Mrs. F. M. Jones
has white climbing clematis with two
blooms. -. Mrs. Elizabeth Atkinson
was the guest of Miss Barbara Kern
and Mrs. Fannie Engle Thursday %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Weigle of Cam
bridge City we're guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. D. Huddleston Thursday. -.
The Rev. NJ. S. Taylor will reach at
Doddrfdge chapel Sunday
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-12
NOTICE TO HUNTERS!
Hunting is strictly forbid
den on the farm of r. G.
Leeds in Boston township.
a2-1w r. G.. LEEDS.
EXPECTS ELECTION
OF RURAL CARRIERS
WITHIN few DAYS

Appointments of rural route carriers
sut OF Richmond, Cambridge City and
Hagerstown are expected at any time
by Postmaster Beck who had short
conference with Congressman Gray
recently. It is understood that the
list OF carriers has been completed
by the postoffice department at Wash
ington and that the names have been
certified to the congressman who will
choose from the roster.
Postmaster Beck said that he had
no information concerning the certi-
fled lists for the other rural route
stations in the county and he had not
been informed whether Congressman
Gray had the list or not.
The change will take effect Decem'
Der l and many Of the men who took
the. examination and stand a good
chance OF being chosen. have made
no provision to get an automobile.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-12
BUYS NEW AUTO
FOR TRUCK LINE

]. E. Richards, who runs the Glen
karn auto hack, has purchased a new
Federal truck and will put it in oper-
alton over his route in about two
weeks. He will keep his present ma
chine for emergency purposes and for
the use Of hauling private parties.
J. v. Shubert Of Marion, o., has sold
two other Federal trucks here besides
the one purchased by Mr.. Richards.
Anton Stole and the Jones Hard
ware company were the other pur-
chasers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-12
A PROcL AVIATION

Governor Samuel Rasn issued the following Thanssvns
There perhaps bssn time When TIE people Of state and
blessed
safed
Of
loving kindness.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-12
CRACKED FLuE
STARTS BLAZE
IN HACERS1OWN

HAGERsToWN. Ind. Nov. 1.-THE
fire department was called Thursday
afternoon at $50 o'clock t. extingutsA
= blaze in IN upstairs room Of the
Hastings property. which caught are
around the chimney. The furniture
was damaged and . large hole was
burned.in the roof. Frank Hawkins
has returned from Spartansburg whore
he attended the funeral OF his brother.
John Hawkins. Mr.. and Mrs. w. O.
Jones had ~ their guests Sunday, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Lutz Of Pennville, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Norris and Mrs. Robinson
Of Richmond. Mrs. r. n. Brant was
hostess this afternoon for the Social
Circle. =. The Christian Aid society
will meet Tuesday afternoon 1t the
church for special sewing. Mrs. ].
H. Kidwell will entertain the Progress
sive club Wednesday afternoon. "A
surprise reception was rendered to
Mrs. Peterson OF Lincoln, Neb.. We'd
nesday afternoon at the hoem OF her
daughter, Mrs. Wiesmeir. at the NJ. e.
parsonage by the M. e. Missionary
society. The hours were spent cocial-
ly and luncheon was served. Mr..
and Mrs. Peterson will leave In q few
days for their home in Nebraska.
Mrs. John Hahn of New Castle spent
Wednesday with her sister, Mrs. Geo.
parsons. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rep.
logic. Mrs. Nan Benbow and Mrs. Mag
gle Replogle were In Richmond Wed
nesday.. =. The M. E. Aid society IL
arranging for = Christmas bazaar to
be held December and g.. J.. Mrs. Ru-
hannah Shafer Is visiting her daugh-
ter at New Castle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-12
.SHuRLEY MACHINES
COLLIDE AT TENTH

Both machines were damaged and
temporarily put out Of commission at
6 O'Clock last night when q Ford taxi
cab and the Westcott hotel motor bus
collided at the corner of Tenth and
Main streets. Ira Huffman was driv-
ing the bus and q man named White
was operating the taxicab.
Both drivers wanted to turn north
onto Tenth street and met with q
crash that could be heard more than
q square away. Both front wheels OF
the taxi were damaged and the truck
had one wheel and fender damaged.
Both machines are owned by the Shur-
ley Livery company. s..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-12
GIVEN NEW SPEED TRIAL

BOSTON, Mass, Nov. 1.-THE
United States collier Neptune, which
has failed to attain the required
speed on her recent trial, will have
another trial. On her first attempt
she made 1885 knots, while her con-
tract calls for IA knots. Since then
her bottom has been scraped.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-12
FIGHT AGAINST sNEEziNG.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Nov. ia
campaign against sneezing is contem.
plated by the public library authorities
because investigations in the east
have proved that tuberculosis can be
transmitted by persons cneezing into
books while reading them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-12

ed at the home Of August Scarpone.
IN East Georgia street. The mother
70 doing well and the daddy Of the
triplets celebrated the event In . be-
fitting manner.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-07-29

low the mouth of White Bird creek.
Is granted.
The application of Louis Fitting for
the renewal of his license to maintain
and operate a toll ferry across the
Middle Fork at East Kooskia Idano,
same is hereby granted.
The application of the Kamiah Bridge
Co.. Ltd, for the renewal of their
license to maintain and operate a toll
bridge across the Clearwater river
at Kamiah, Idaho, was granted, same
to run from July 20. 1915.
The application of Jack Wills for
the cancellation of Delinquent certifi-
cate No. 937 for the year 1913, as
sessed in the name of Kooskia Power
and Land Co., upon the property now
described as all of block 5, Reversible
addition to the town of Kooslxia, Idaho,
belonging to school distritc No. SO,
granted.
Application of John Wilson for the
cancellation of Delinquent Cert. No.
for the year 1913 assessed In the
name of John Wilson and described as
to wit: SEA- sen Sec. II Twp 20 N.
r. e. B. N. Enormously assessed and
ordered cancelled.
The petition OF August Won Bargen.
Riley Rice. ct al, for the closing of a
road known as the j. L. Miller hoad
established Jan. is, 1890. in Sec g..
Twp. 81. Range 2. was taken under ad-
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