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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20
CUT DOWN RURAL ROADS.
Senator Says Fifty Foot Highways
Are Sufficient for All Purposes.

! Senator ID. G.. Chase of Webster
City is preparing bill to be filed III
the senate providing for cutting
down the country roads from &C TO
so feet in width, the portion of the
road vacated to revert to the abut-
ting property. He says that he has
not figured accurately the number OF
acres this will bring into use, but
that it will be many thousands.
The country roads are wider than
it is necessary to have them,' said
Senator Chase. when the country
improves road it gives attention to
about 80 to 80 feet in the center.
The average width of the roads in
Iowa is &C feet. Allowing s or 10
feet on each side of the improved
portion of the road for bitches, so
feet is ample width for the road.
THE farmers could set their fem
Ices out to the 80 foot line, and in so
doing a strip of land equal to 6 feet
wide will be put in cultivation along
Ievery road The farmers owning the
land will not object. The only trou-
BILE l anticipate is from the telephone
and telegraph companies. Some of
them might be required to set their
poles out to the new fence line if the
bill goes through.
There is another advantage in
reducing the width of the road. Our
highways are now so wide that in
the summer they grow up in weeds
so thick that the county or the town
ship is not able to destroy them. The
weeds grow thickest near the fences
and on the eight foot strip beside the
road which gets no usage. If that
strip of ground which now grows
nothing but weeds is put inside the
farmers fence, it will be devoted to
production of crops and the county
will not have the problem of keep
ing the roads free of noXious vegeta-
ton
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20
PRESIDENT WILSON Is GRANDPA
val-Mother and Child Doing
Well,

Washington, ID. c., Jan. 1S.-A
son was born at the White house Sat
urday to Mrs. AFrancis Bowes Sayre,
President Wilson's daughter.
Mrs. Sayre and the child were re-
ported to be doing we'll. The child
was born at 4:30 o'clock Saturday
afternoon, but the fact was not for
mally announced until 6 O'Clock
when Secretary Tumulty gave out
the following statement:
"Dr. Grayson, the White house
physician, states that at 4:30 o'clock
Mrs. Sayre gave birth to fine boy.
Everything went perfectly and both
are doing we'll"
The boy weighed seven and a hal.
pounds. President Wilson made no
effort to conceal his joy when inform
ed that the child was a boy and that
Mrs. Sayre was we'll. His face was
wreathed in smiles for hours after
wards. 1t was his first grandchild
and the president had no boys of his
own.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20
CENTENNIALS OF 1915.
One Hundred Years on Jan. 3, last.
Since Andrew jackson Won the
Battle of New Orleans and
Eventually Presidency.

The year 1915 will be a period
abounding in opportunities for the
qualification of those who like to put
the history book down and speculate
on what might have happened but
for what did take place, medita-
tion Thackery thought amusing and
profitable. Throughout the greater
portion of it's course 1915 will be
dominated by Napoleon. The cen
tennial of his escape from Elba will
fall on February 26; of his arrival
at Paris on March 20, and of world
/ shaking Waterloo on June IS. st.
Helena became historic from October
II, 1915, when the exiled Titan land
ed there for the captivity he made
the discontinue of his enemies. But
Americans have an interest in the
calendar of centennials that is, their
own. 1t was 100 years on January
8, last, since Andrew Jackson won
the battle of New Orleans and
eventually-the presidency. Jackson's
victory was small affair compared
with Wellington's, but both battles
exerted great influence on the future
of the countrymen of the victors. In
the century which has just passed
Americans have seen so many and
fought so many great battles that
perhaps today they do not realize
that Jackson by his energy, his gift
for leadership, and his courage gain
ed with an improvised army vic
tory which entitled him to a perpe-
tual place in our hall of fame and de-
the Gulf of Mexico into a British
lake. Jackson fought in good time,
for the treaty Of peace between the
United States and Great Britain
reached New York on February H.,
1915, and was ratified six days later.
The events of 1915 are impressed
upon our ina gination because they
have behind them trenchant person
alities. The world will read Napole-
on books, and some of Napoleon s
luster is still reflected on the shield
of Wellington, his conqueror. Water
loo was intended to be the triumph
of reaction and for time the win
ners could make good their inten-
tion, but the world ultimately return
ed to the lesson which Napoleon had
unwittingly taught. Popular progress
halted at Waterloo, resumed it's
march. With war now going on
greater than any Napoleon or We'll
lington ever saw, there is no pros
pect for a great centennial celebra-
tion at Waterloo, more especially as
that famous field is within the arena
of hostilities When the day comes
around, June IS, 1915, We can OBJ
serve the anniversary for ourselves
by reading Thackery' or Victor Hugo.
as our individual tastes may indi-
cate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20

Governor Cole l.. Blease of South
California has pardoned S,165 state
prisoners since he took office. Full
pardons just have been issued to the
last $500 OF that number. AS yet
no one has been able to determine
the governors purpose, least of al!
the governor himself-unless it be
to cut down administrative expenses
by the use of pardon blanks and ink
instead of food for more than 5000
prisoners
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20
When The Editor Gets Mad.

A Kansas paper says: Down i'll
Kansas City. Kan, Saturday, they
kept pecking away at ]. B. Nipple,
the editor of the Press, until they
got him mad. The chief of police
came in and took poke at Mr. Hip
pie early in the day and Nipple let 1t
pass. Then when he went on the
street several disappointed candi-
dates began to take pokes at him
so finally he just lost his patience
clean lost it. He broke the arm OF
the county auditor, knocked another
candidate down the court house steps
and later in the day whaled brawny
blacksmith, who hadn't heard that
Mr.. Nipple had lost his temper. 1t
takes lot to make an editor mad
but it can be done If one cares to
take the time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20

Tearing another's character to
pieces will not help yours no matter
how dirty the others may be. Point
ing out the filth in your neighbor' S
yard will not make that in your yard
more beautiful The white cottage
and the brown mansion each hide
trouble from the world People talk
and know not whereof they speak.
They retail slander to show how foul
is the dish most palatable to them.
Let us each mind our own business
and we'll never be out of employ
ment.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20
1.-THE SPOILERS COMING.
Wonderful Nine Reel Picture Pro-
ductiOn Coming to the Star
Tuesday.


1t has been the fashion of late to
picturiZe the work of famous au-
thors, and Selig has advanced this
as fine art in "The Spoilers from
the book by Rex Beach, in most spir.
tied and vital fashion. This moving
Picture play in nine reels, had its
first public representation at the spa
cious and beautiful new Strand
Theatre on Broadway, in New York
City, and has continued there as the
feature, arguing for its profitable
ness and popularity 1t followed this
success as a regular fixture feature
at the Studebaker Theatre, on Michi-
gan Avenue, Chicago, where it has
continued to do wonderful business
to capacity houses
The significant voice of the great
centers where this picture has a
showing, speaks volumes for this
production, which undoubtedly will
become phenomenal attraction
wherever presented The Spoilers
is as virile and as red-blooded a ro-
nance as any that has happened In
the American class during the de-
cade. 1t has been visualized in stun
ming fashion reflecting upon the as
tuteness of its progenitor, VIM n.
Selig, and the deep, live sympathic
sense of its producer, Colin Camp
bell, as well as in the vigorous and
respective action Of William Farnum
and all the other artists enlisted to
make it a star cast extraordinary.
This picture viii be presented in De-
corah, at the Star Theatre,
matinee and night, for one day Tues
day, Jan, 26th.
When one considers that THE
Spoilers" in book form when first
published, sold for 80, and was the
largest of the six big sellers of its
time; required six hours of ones
time to read and thoroughly digest
the best seats for the play of the
same name sold for cost $3.50, TAX
ing three hours for presentation
and those who have seen the play,
read the book and witnessed the pic
Tture proclaim the picture superior to
both; the picture being exhibited for
one-sixth the price which the book
sold for in the first edition, requir-
ing only two hours of ones time to
thoroughly digest the entire story,
one will readily realize that the NOV
ing picture business is worthy and
deserving of its prominence, it's i'm
portance, and educational value.
Manager Relf certainly is giving the
people of Decorah something won
derfully good in the moving picture
world.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20
SENATOR ENGER AT HOME.
Came up From Des MOines Saturday,
and Returned Monday.

Senator L. NJ Enger came up from
Des Moines Saturday and spent Sun
day with his family, returning to Des
Moines again on Monday. The sena-
tor has some important measures he
is going to bring before the legisla-
ture. He proposes to divide the leg
islature session into two parts, or
sessions. The first session. to be
! limited to thirty days, to open on the
second Monday in January, next fol-
lowing the general election, and to
be known as the short term.
The second session to open on the
lsecond Monday in January of the
next year and to last from fifty to six
ty days, as may be found necessary
by the assembly, and to be known as
the long term.
The first session will be devoted
to organization, Inauguration of the
governor, introduction of bills, COM
mittee work, as much as possible on
bills, passing of legalizing acts, ac-
tion on bills deemed of such imme-
diate Importance as may be proclaim
ed by the governor or by concurrent
resolution of the assembly. Provi-
sion also to be made for introduction
of bills after the adjournment of first
session until March 10th next fol-
lowing.
Bills so introduced to be sent to
the president of the senate by SEN
ators, or to the speaker of the house
by representatives, who after March
| 9th will have the bills printed in
the regular way and sent TO the legis-
lators.
The second session is to be given
entirely to consideration of bills in
committee and on the floor. The
bills are not to be introduced except
such as are deemed necessary for
conformity, or otherwise by commit
tees, or by request of the governor,
or by concurrent resolution of the
ASSEMBLY.
Under this system of legislation
the members may get better inform
ed on all the measures and PROPOSE
tions before them. The public will
know and can be consulted during
the mOefvening ten months between
sessions, and the press will take part
in the discussions, and there will be
more system in legislation.
1t will come nearer to the people
and be better guarded by the men,
bers. The cost of the assembly for
the biennial term will not be increas-
ed, and the salary or mileage of the
members does not need be increased.
And likewise other expenses incum-
bent on legislation need not be III
creased. This is Enger's idea.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20

There is truth and fidelity to ma
ture in The Call of the Cumber-
lands" Charles Neville Bucks great
novelaot mountain life, which has
been pat into playing form by Hugo
B. Koch and will be the attraction at
the Grand. on Saturday night, Jan.
30th
THE Call OF the Cumberlands' is
something new, something SO entire-
ly out of the general run of plays
that it is quite refreshing 10 witness.
In the first act of this play, we are
introduced to a different kind OF peo-
pie than those VIC meet in our every
day life. The delightful wizardry of
the mountains seems to cover it all
like a benediction. We can almost
hear the whippoorwill send his
mournful cry across the tree tops,
a young moon slips across the noun
tains and it's beams reveal the flow
ing rhododendrons and the glistening
laurels. All these impressions and
many more are conveyed to the spec
tator by the excellent scenic and
electrical effects that have been pro-
vided for this production by the pre-
ducers, Messrs. Gaskill & MacVitty,
who have also provided company
that is suited in every way to define
ate the various odd characters that
move and have their being in this
drama. Chief among these Is Hugo
B. Koch, who in the part oil samson
South, has seiected a cnafaotSa fttSa
in every way to display his more
than exceptional ability and who has
already established himself among
all class of theatergoers as prime
favorite and whose return to Decor
ah in such an excellent part will be
welcomed by his many friends and
admirers. /,
Samson South" the part essay
ed by Mr.. Koch, is one of those pc
culiar mountain characters who,
while surrounded by an atmosphere
of ignorance has that natural desire
to rise above his environment and
make something more of himself.
than his fellow mountaineers have
achieved. He loves his mountains
and his people, however, and after
hn hos hrnl
ignorance that walled him up and
has become to all intents and pur-
poses a man of culture and polish,
he harks readily to the cry OF his
people in distress and returns to be-
come a Saviour and like Moses, leads
them out of the Egyptian darkness
into the sunlight of a better under
standing and the enlightment of ed
ucation. There are stirring scenes
enacted during the progress of this
drama. Pathos follows laughter and
excitement and powerful climaxes
follow these lighter scenes, holding
the spectator in grip of intense In
terest from the beginning to the end.
The battle between the South's and
the Holman's is a realistic picture Of
the blood feuds that exist even today
in the Cumberland Mountains, and
the scenes depicted in this drama
are in no way ovcrdrawn or exagger-
ated These mountain people live in
an atmosphere of suppressed ex-
citement, continuously. Don't miss
this attraction, as it certainly is one
of the very best of it's kind ON the
American stage. Seats now selling.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20

Iowa now has one motor car for
every mile of highway in the state.
The total number is 100000. Ina
sine large wall map of Iowa, area
$4,000 square miles. showing every
county and township, and even the
section lines which family checker
board the state into small squares
Then imagine one car spotted on ev-
cry mile of highway.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20

That Fort Dodge girl whose pedo-
meter showed that she had tangoed
twenty-one miles of an evening
should now offer a report as to what
the machine records as regards 10
the carpet sweeper and the dishpan
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20

Johnny Poe, the famous Princeton
football star, has gone to the front
with the British forces. He proba-
bly, will find the war pretty tame,
compared with his gridiron battles.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20

The young man of today who
wants a dress suit before he has a
bank account is not going to get yer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20

If the foot and mouth disease
keeps spreading, it might be well to
put some chunks of beef in the mu-
seums as historical specimens.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20

A magazine writer says that kiss
on the forehead denotes reverence
We might add that kiss on the ear
denotes that the girl is an artful
dodger.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20
COST OF LIVING
TQ<.qWA FARMER
Government r to be 1921 Per
Year for Individual.
FOOD is GREATE Z CTOR
IN @ IF LIVING
Animal Products for Ia d Big As
set But Vegetable Garden is
Apparently Neglected.

Washington, ID. c., Jan. 18.-A
survey of 46 farms in Montgomery
county, Iowa, has recently been CON-
pleted by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, in order to as
certain how much the average farm
contributed TO the family's living in
the form Of products grown and con-
sumed directly on the farm. There
are two ways Of obtaining the nee
essities of life-raising them ones
self, and raising something else To
sell for money to buy them with.
Successful farming, say the experts,
depends upon the proper combina-
tion of the two methods.
The investigators found that in the
area studied in Iowa the cost OF
board and lodging on the farm for
each individual was on an average
S221 a year This sum included
food, fuel. oil, house rent, and house
labor. the items being as follows:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20
HUGO B. KOCH COMING i.
TO THE GRAND
In His New Play, 1.-THE Call of the
Cumberlands." A Play That
is Attracting Big Audiences
all Over the Country.
DATE Is SATURDAY
NIGHT, JAN 3Oth.

samson SOUTH" the Part Essayed
by MIR. Koch, is one of Those Pc
cnliar Mountain Characters,
and the Entire Play Holds
the Spectators i'm
Grip of Intense
Excitement.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20

Family pride has been the ruina
tion of many a young man.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20

1t isn't always the pretty girl who
makes good in a photograph.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20
Above the Average.

This is higher than any OF the fig-
ures obtained by similar surveys IN
New York, Vermont, Pennsylvania,
Wisconsin, Kansas, Ohio, Georgia,
North Carolina and Texas. The gen
eral average for all the areas studied
was $176. If We judge by the mo-
ney value of the things at his dispo-
sal this means that the farmer in the
Iowa area lived better than else
where. He ate the most food and
burned next to the most fuel, the
most work was done in his house TO
add to his comfort and the house It
self was exceeded in value only by
those in New York and Ohio.
Only small part of what he had
was paid for in money, in the case
of the house labor for example, no
more than one per cent, the rest be-
ing performed by members OF the
family. Had they done this work for
somebody else, however, they would
have been paid for it, and If 1t had
been performed by somebody else
thev would have had to pay. In oth-
er words, this labor has cash val
ue. and since it adds to the comfort
of the family, must be included in
the revenue from the farm.
The charge for rent must be con.
sidered in much the same way. The
value of the farm house is usually
included in the value of the land,
and the whole regarded as the capi-
tai which the farmer has invested In
his business. If this is done, how
ever, it is only fair to credit the farm
with having furnished it's occupants
with shelter, which, as every city
worker knows, has a high cash val
ue. On the Iowa farms included III
the investigation, the average an
nual value of this shelter-in other
words, the house rent, was estimat-
ed at $15S year, a figure which in
cluded interest, depreciation and re-
pairs.
Food Greater Factor.
The greater factor in the cost OF
maintaining life, however, Is food.
OF this the average family in the
Iowa area had $443.71 year, or
$1O5.G7 for each person. The con-
sumption OF food per person was the
largest of any of the areas but ii the
family be taken as the unit, Kansas,
Texas and Georgia rank higher. Six
ty-seyen per cent of the food was
homegrown, the rest purchased.
This compares favorably with the
general average for all the areas or
63 and in this respect Iowa, like
Kansas and Ohio, stands midway be-
tween such extremes as New York
where the farm produced only hair
the food consumed upon it and North
Carolina, where the overage family
spent only SLIPS on food in the en-
tire year.
From these and other figures pub
lished in Farmers Bulletin 635 or
the United States Department OF
Agriculture, "What the Farm Con-
tributes Directly to the Farmers
Living" it appears that the Iowa
farmer did so we'll largely because
(Continued on last page.)
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20

The gang way seems to be th'
path that leads to political glory.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-01-20

You can buy thing cheap if there
are no other bidders.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-04-23
MIDDLERURC

Prof. E. A. Wesley is very sick at
his home near Yosemite and his host
of friends have but little hope of his
recovery.
Our local weather prophets are pre-
dieting dry summer. They base their
prediction on the present unpreced-
ented dry spell which seems to us
might indicate the opposite.
There were six automobiles in
town at one time Saturday. 1t took
close watching to dogde them.
Miss Ruby Fogle is at Danville Wis
iting her grandmother, Mrs. Martha
Fogle.
The Mckinney minstrel gave a
creditable performance at the graded
school building Saturday night. The
house was fairly well filled and all
are said to have enjoyed the perfor-
nance.
An attempt will be made Friday to
vote bonds to finish paying for the
school property here. This proposition
has been defeated twice in the past,
but it is promised better sailing this
time. DR.. C. B. Creech has the matter
in hand and different methods of
persuasion are being used to win
friends to the proposition, than here
tofore, and it is thought there will be
but little opposition.
w. A. Hoskins brought Rev. Beagle
down Thursday and they spent sever
al hours here. Those who met Rev
Beagle were favorably impressed with
his appearance and more than likely
the church will call him for one
fourth time. He will preach here Sun
day morning when a full attendance
of the members is desired.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-04-23
SCORE OF GAMES NOW EVEN
Stanford Defeats Hu.tonville 8 to z
After IL Innings of Play.

In one of the hottest contested
ball games seen here in a long time,
the Stanford High School nine de-
feated Hustonville here Tuesday af-
ternOon by score of 8 to z. 1t re-
CURED II innings to decide the COM
bat, so viciously was it fought. A
pass to Coleman in the last half of
the 18th, his theft OF second and third
and tally on an infield out, won the
game for Stanford and made the
score of games between the two
teams two won and two lost each this
season. Except for a very ragged
game played by both sides, the entire
II innings were very interesting. Do
zier pitched splendid game for STAN
ford, and with perfect support would
have won the game without the extra
rounds. Hall also pitched well for
the West Enders during the nine in
nings he officiated. McMullin, who
succeeded him, was suffering with a
strained arm, but was very effective
until he let down in the 18th Just
long enough to give Coleman free
transportation to first which lost the
game for the visitors. The box score