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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-22
IOWA'S FATTEST MAN.
His Weight is 527 Pounds. Was
Married Last Week.

Nevada, Sept. 20.-Iowa's latest
man is married. Tuesday evening at
Ames was celebrated the marriage Of
George D. Nichols, age 43, weight
527, and Mrs. Violent Williams, of
Washington, age 40, weight 230.
mick" is familiarly known over
the state, especially among the trav-
cling men and among the students
and alumni of Iowa State College, he
having been engaged in the livery
business in Ames for years.
The romance which developed in
to this marriage started year or so
ago when Mick" confided to friend
a travelling man, that he had desire
to take unto himself a wife, one TO
make a home for him and share his
worldly possessions, the accumula-
tions of years of work. The friend
furnished him the name and address
of widow whom he recommended
very highly. NUN WiolO " iSA =
stating the circumstances and his de-
sire to we'd Some time elapsed and
no answer came.
The next time the salesman show
ed up Mick" told him of his disap-
pointment and he was furnished with
the name of Mrs. Williams, comely
widow of suitable temperament and
proportions. A letter was directed
to her and an answer came shortly
afterwards. An acquaintance was
formed, Cupid got his arrow well
aimed and the marriage of the cou-
pie Tuesday evening was the result.
During late years the bride has
been operating home for the aged
at Washington and it is her intention
to start similar institution at Ames,
in this she will be assisted by her hus-
band.
mick" is but five feet six inches
in height, has a waist measurement
of seventy-three inches and weighs
527 pounds. The bride is over six
feet in height and weighs 230 pounds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-22
BUY CATTLE IN IOWA.
Purchase Animals For Dairy
Herds.

Des Moines, Sept. 20.-Two prom
inent farmers from central New
Mexico, Mr.. Barber and Mr.. Taylor,
have come to Iowa to buy 500 head
of dairy cattle with which to stock
up their farms and those of their
neighbors. OF this number only
about fifty head will be pure bred.
They will buy about 800 Holsteins
and the rest will be Guernseys and
Jerseys. These two gentlemen will
use the farm of Wilcox & Stubs,
near Des Moines, as an assembling
point for their cattle and will ship
two car loads out the first of next
week.
Mr.. Taylor, who is a county agent
in his home county, said that they
would have to give some attention TO
dairying. So much alfalfa is being
grown all thru the United States that
the price has gone off badly in their
Part of the country, he said and they
will have to depend on other crops
and products to make their money.
Where they have formerly been re-
ceiving from $14 to SIG per ton for
their alfalfa they only get from Sc to
IS now, he said.
I'VE held a meeting in our county
and it was decided that Mr. Barber
and l come up here to Iowa and buy
dairy cattle" explained Mr.. Taylor.
1--WE need to increase the fertility of
our soils as we'll as to build up a
dairy industry. We can market dairy
products in southern California as
we'll as in southern Texas to advan-
tage. Our people have been cropping
the soils so long that the fertility is
being wasted and we must build them
up"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-22

say will be rigidly enforced. 1t not
only bars these shipments from the
infected territory but from the entire
state of IIInois.
The order prohibits the shipment
of cattle, sheep, goats and other rum
inants, swine, dressed carcasses,
hides, hair, wool, manure, hay, straw,
fodder, litter or bags or similar con-
tainers used for stock food, hog chol-
era serum, virus, raw milk and
cream. Horses will be admitted un-
der certain restrictions.
Order Most Sweeping.
This is one of the most sweeping
orders issued by the commission
since the foot and mouth disease
first made its appearance in this
country. 1t means that not only
viii the big Chicago market be clos
ed to buyers of feeder cattle, sheep
and swine but the Illinois manufac-
turers of hog cholera serum and vir-
us will be barred from doing business
in this state so long as their state is
under quarantine.
I'VE are going to enforce this or
der to the letter" said DR.. Gibson.
I'VE certainly can not afford to take
any chances whatever with this di-
sease. Iowa is free now and we are
going to keep it free from this trou-
bic if possible
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-22
Bary Girl Bleeds to Death.

Iowa City, Ia, Sept. 2O.-Alice,
the 4lyeer-old daughter of Bert Bur-
rows, living five miles south of Tip
ton, was accidentally shot by her
father late yesterday. She died at
the University Hospital last night.
More than half of the left leg was
shot away at the thigh when the
father attempted to put a she'll into
the shot gun. Iowa's muddy roads
prevented the child's removal TO a
physician, who could have spared
her life, had she reached there on
time. The automobile which convey
ed her to the hospital became stuck
in the mud, while the child Slowly
bled to death.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-22
Our Untouched Resources.

Washington, d. c., Sept. 20.-Per-
sons who are pessimistic about the
future of this little, old republic of
ours and think we are headed for the
demnition bow-bows, or words to
that effect, should read some facts
that came to light here today and
cheer up. We have so many un-
touched resources that we only have
been touching the high spots. In a
United States government report dug
up by newspaper correspondent to-
day it was sown that in four of the
great states of the mighty Northwest
only 10 per cent of the tillable land
is being cultivated. These states
are Minnesota, North Dakota, South
Dakota and Montana. In other
words, there is vast empire up
there in the northwest larger than
most of the countries of Europe that
never has felt the touch of pillow or
harrow. SO we should worry about
posterity.
To become more specific, there
are some 100000 acres of avail
able land in that country that only
is waiting for the settler to come and
get busy. Think of the millions Of
people that are yet to be, who shall
come and live and thrive and build
cities on those bounding plains!
OF course, you'll say, well, the
land can't be worth much or some
body would be cultivating it,
Wrong.
Well, what's the answer, then?
Inacessibility-that is what used
to be the answer. But now there is
ample transportation through this
empire primeval and it is going to
come to the front rapidly from now
on, experts declare. Not until the
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
Railway was constructed through
those pdTlS ulu lhiS uHtiiiOu Pio'iNO
have a chance. 1t was isolated far
from the pathways of man.
Government reports show that
these lands have no superior any
where for the raising OF such crops
as corn, oats, wheat, barley, rye,
flax and hay. That is why Montana
has just won the Grand Prize on
cereals at the Panama-Pacific Inter
national Exposition. With only ~
per cent of their tillable acreage un'
der cultivation these great common
lwealths line up in the cavalcade OF
states about as follows: Fourteenth
lin production of wheat, eighteenth
I'm the production of oats, fifteenth II
harley, twentieth in potatoes AM
Third in flax. All of which VII
ldoubt,ess make 1t easy for you TO uh
derstand why there on the grea
nlains new towns are springing UP
new industries are being established
now avenues of trade are being lai'
out-a new nation, strong and migil
: ~ as the hills, is coming into exis
ence.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-22
hid The Old Man Good.

Geo. w. Clough, of Prentiss, Miss.
is seyenty-seven years old and had
trouble with his kidneys for many
years He writes that Foley Kidney
pills did him much good. He used
many remedies, but this is the only
one that ever helped him. No man,
Young or old, can afford to neglect
svmntoms of kidney trouble. Eng
pharmacy. Sept
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-22
ORDER MOST SWEEPING.
Quarantine Against Illinois Live
Stock Bars Many Articles.

The Iowa animal health commits
sion Thursday passed an order pro-
hibiting the shipment of live stock
and other products into Iowa from
Illinois because of the foot and
mouth disease. The order became eff
fective Friday and the authorities
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-22
Tiniest Babe Dies.

Waterloo, Ia, Sept. 20.-Emma
Jean, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Brink, born twelve days ago and
weighing only one pound at birth.
died yesterday. This was probably
the tiniest babe ever born in Iowa
that lived at or after birth. The faith
,er is an Illinois Central engineer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-22

While in market a week ago I
selected some very late new things
in hats. Ask to see them. S. Lar
sen. 37-2w
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-22

Our Want Column.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-22
Fur Trimmed
Suits

Over 25 of these new Suits
have arrived within the past
week and
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-11
RUSSIA6 ROUTED
FROM CARPATHIANS
LEAVING MANY DEAD, is REPORT
FROM VIENNA WAR PRESS
BUREAU.
CLAIM OTHER PASSES WON
Geneve Reports Austrian Forces Are
Driven Back, Battle RACES in
BukoWina.

Vienna. Austria.-The Austro-Hun.
garian war press bureau issued the
following description of the recent
lighting In the Carpathian mountains:
The battle for Dunkla Pass ended
favorably for US. Owing TO difficulties
of transport only weak Russian artil-
lery forces participated but the Rus
slams had concentrated near Dunkla
Pass strong infantry forces, which adj
yaneed against the heights.
Numerous dead and wounded COW
cred the battlefield Many prisoners
were taken The Russians finally re-
treated in full flight with the Austro-
Hungarians in pursuit.
Hard fighting continues in the Car
pathians, with successes Of eonsidera-
BILE Importance for the Russian troops,
according to an Official communication
issued. pursuit Of the Ausrians
after their resistance had been broken
at three fortified positions near Mezo-
loaborac is said to have resulted in tho
capture of more than $500 prisoners.
The capture of additional troops after
a retreat north OF Uzsok pass also Is
recorded, while it is stated Austrian
attacks were repulsed at other noun
tain passes. Minor RUSSIAN victories
ire claimed in East Prussia and North
ern Poland.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-11

WOULD LIMIT OPERATION OF
LAW AUTHORIZED BY PEG
PIE LAST FALL.
ROBERTSON INTRODUCES BILL
Motion to Reconsider the Vote BY
Which the Bill Was Passed
Was Tabled.
sLittle Rock

Eight sections of the newly enacted
child labor law Will be repealed should
the Senate concur with the House in
its action. A bill introduced by James
T. Robertson of Lee county, providing
for the repeal of several sections pass
ed by vote of 50 to -.
T A. Wilson of Pine Bluff. one of
the Jefferson county representatives,
led in an attempt to defeat the bills
passage, but his efforts were futile. \
motion to reconsider the vote by which
the bill was passed was tabled, thus
insuring its final disposition by the
House.
Among provisions of the child labor
law. and one of the sections attacked
that prohibiting any child under four
teen years of age from working or be-
ing permitted to work in any remuner-
ative occupation, and another is that
no child under sixteen years of age
can be employed to work in an oceu-
patton dangerous to life or limb or in.
furious to the health or morals.
Another section the bill would re-
peal is that prohibiting children under
sixteen years of age to be employed or
allowed to work more than six days a
week, nor more than eight hours a
day; or before the hours of o'clock
in the morning or after o'clock in
the evening. The sixth session of the
law, and one of the sections attacked.
would provide similar restrictions on
employment of children under eigh.
teen, extending the lumber of hours
they may be allowed to work day
from eight to ten and the time from
o'clock in the morning until 10
o clock at night.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-11

ONE WEEK OF HISTORY MAKING
IN THE ARKANSAS GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
STATE DRY" AFTER Jan. |
Empty Victory For Equal Suffrage, az
the Amendment Has Been Block
ed BY Three Others.
Little Rock

History was made in the fourth
week of the Arkansas General Assem-
bly,. The statewide prohibition bill
by Newberry and So others passed the
Senate, with an amendment making 1t
effective January /. 1916. The house
coneurred in the amendment, and the
amended bill was passed Saturday
morning, and has been signed by TIE
governor with pen presented by the
w C. r t., which Is to be preserved
In the archives of the Arkansas His
tory Commission.
The opposition broke down com
pletely in the Senate on Friday. and
the amended bill passed by vote OF
33 to 2, Senators Calvert and Hamil-
ton alone voting I'm the negative. S.nas
tor Calvert said he had been pledged
to vote against it. but now that he had
discharged his obligation, he would
never east another vote that could he
construed as fayoring the saloon.
At Friday night session held for
that purpose. the house by vote OF
81 to Is. passed the Senate resolu-
ton by Senator Garrett to submit an
equal suffrage amendment to the PEG
pie. 1t is an empty victory, however,
since there are already three amend
ments, and the suffrage amendment
cannot be submitted unless one of
the others is Withdrawn or fails to
get on the ticket
The night session at which the suf-
frage resolution was adopted was one
of the most interesting yet held. The
galleries and the floor wer. crowded.
Mrs. T. r. Gotham, an eloquent Lit.
tie Rock woman representing the Po-
litfcal Equality League, WAS accorded
the rare privilege of addressing the
house in support of the measure, and
her persuasive eloquenee won many
votes. There were speeches in IA
yor of the resolution by Johnson of
Sebastian and Josephs of Miller. and
speeches in opposition by Gray OF Ia
/ dependence, Ho1lensworth of 0uaehi-
Ia. Griffin of Pulaski, and Pierce OF
Calhoun. Representative Hatley OF
Polk introduced a novelty on the floor.
when he played THE Suffragette's
March" on his violin, responding to
an encore with The Arkansas
/ Traveller"
Being a resolution for eonstitu-
tional amendment, majority of the
total number elected, or 81, was re-
quired to pass it. Before the result
was announced. Mr.. Josephs changed
from aye" to mo" that he might
move a reconsideration. Mr.. Hollens-
worth, who had been surrounded by a
bevy of young women, electrified the
audience by announcing that he was
no better than Adam and Samson,
and that he would change from no"
TO aye" whereupon Mr. Josephs
changed back to aye and the reso.
luton was declared carried by vote
OF 81 to Is.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-11
Berlin Delighted.

Berltn.-AH the papers express en-
thusiasm over the work of the sub
marines as ushering in the war upon
Great Britains commerce as heralded
by Admiral Won Tirpitz Attention
is called particularly to the fact that
*u-21' is operating a thousand miles
from her base which is a greater ra-
dius of activity than hitherto was be-
lieved possible. The argument is ad-
vanced that what already has hap
pened to small coasters, may happen
to the great English liners.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-11
A Saving of $4,000. 900.

Washington Postmaster General
Bufleson awarded an $S.00O,00 con-
tract to a Columbus tO) company.
which will furnish nine billion
stamped envelopes to the government
during the next four years A Day
ton, o, concern, the present eontrae-
tor. was the unsuccessful bidder. at
nearly $2,00o0o0 more than the Co
lumbus company.s bid
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-11

The house Thursday afternoon pass
ed the Sawyer bill providing for the
appointment of a commission to con
duct the State Fair at Hot Springs, by
vote OF so to SO. Speaker Sawyer.
author of the bin, spoke for half an
hour in support of the measure, show
ing that all Objectionable features had
been removed from the racing system
known as the pari-mutuel, which is
provided for in the bill. Only one
short speech was made in opposition,
by Representative Thomasson Of Lo.
gan county, who said he opposed any,
thing that savored of gambling. Mr..
Sawyer said the bill when enacted
will permit the continuance of the
fair. and that IS per cent of the peo-
pie of Garland county favor it. No
financial obligation whatever is fixed
upon the state
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-11
Death in Present war Due to Disease.

Notwithstanding modern
medical science, so per cert of the
deaths in the present war are due to
disease. as against 20 due to gunfre-
These are the figures compiled by DR..
F. n. Sandwich, writing in the cur
rent issue of THE Hospital" This
same proportion obtained during the
Russo-Turkish war of 1S77-7S.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-11
President Leases Summer Home.

Washington.-Pres Wilson has
again leased the home of Winston
Churchill. the novelist. at Cornish.
N H., fer use as a summer White
House" Although the lease former
~ held by him expired last autumn.
and it was thought he would spend
his summer elsewhere. he has decid-
ed to take the place for another year.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-11
Sentiment For Peace

Washington President Wilson said
that while he saw nothing definite
now toward making peace in Europe.
there was a strong hope and senti-
ment for peace all over the world The
president was asked if there was any
thing definite in sight. but ife said he
was sorry To- say there was not
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-11

w. C. Hite, United States engineer
is locating road from Mountain View
to the White River division of the
Iron Mountain railroad Two routes
are being plotted. One leads to East
SYCAMORE and the other to Ruddells
The Warren county surveyor is as
sisting. The survey was suggested by
Senator w o. Edmondson, who favors
organizing road district to finance
the project.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-11

Preparations Tor the University OF
Arkansas summer school are well I'M
der way, according to Dean J. r.
Jewell. Many of the courses are now
being outlined and will be sent out
over the state in pamphlet form. Sew
eral new courses will be added and
credit will be given on all work toward
an l.. |. degree.
The greatest emphasis Will be laid
on those courses preparatory to teach
ing. according to Dean Jewell. The
regular college work, however, viii
not he sacrificed.
Teachers have been able to go to
other Schools said DR.. Jewell, and
there take courses in teaching and re
ceira credit in them toward a teachers
degree. They have hitherto been re-
fused the credit here and that has
given other nearby summer schools
an advantage over the university It
is time for us to recognize this defect
and try to remedy it.
Among the new courses will be one
in practice teaching all during the
summer school. One year in practice
teaching Is now required for the teach
er's degree in the university. Former.
ly it was impossible for a student to
attend the summer school alone and
secure the teachers degree, on ae-
count of this course not being given
There are two objects in giving this
course. One is to allow students in
the university to get one-half years
work in practice teaching during the
summer, and the other is to give Ar
kansas teachers who want the L. L
course chance to work it off in the
summer vacation months.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-11
70 Enforce Tax on Cotton Futures

TO Enforce Tax on Cotton Futures.
Washington,-Deta regulations
to govern internal revenue collectors
In enforcement OF the new law tax
ing certain classes of cotton futures
transactions We're promulgated by the
commissioner of internal revenue. Rev
enue stamps. pnrehasable from collec-
tors will be used as medium of col
lecting the tax.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-11
u. s. Bank at Rio Janeiro.

New York.-Eleyen employees of the
National City Bank of New York sail
ed for Rio de Janeiro to establish the
second South American branch of the
bank. the first branch having been
opened in Buenos Aires. This will be
the first bank of its kind in Rio.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-11

Faulkner county will go strong for
diversified farming the coming spring
if the promises made to County Dem
onstration Agent j. w Parlier are
carried out. At recent meeting OF
the Peanut Growers Association 107
additional acres We're pledged to the
cultivation of this plant, bringing the
total to over 1000 Wheat. too, will
come in for a large acreage, and local
supply houses are finding it difficult
to keep enough seed wheat on hand
to meet the demand.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-11

Arkansas cotton ginned of the 1914
crop falls 1888 bales short of the
1913 crop, according to the prelim,-
nary report including up to January
16, 1915, of William J. Harris, direct
or of the National Bureau of the Gen.
sus, Department of Commerce, Wash
ington. The total for 1914 is 941, 6qi
bales, for 1913, 967,6S7 bales. MIS-
sissippi county remains far in the lead
with 55,259 bales in 1914, as compared
with 1881 in 1913.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-11

Chicago One of the large baking
companies here, the output of which
is $4,000 loayes of bread daily, an
nounced that enc cent would be add
ed to the price of the fve-cent loayes.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-11
roko MARY Goes Down With $500. 600.

Wellington. N. 1.-THE cargo on
hoard the Toxic Maru. one Of the
steamers sunk recently in the Lrglish
Channel by German submarine. was
valued at 100000 The Toxic Mara
was on her way from this port to Lon
don when she was sent to the bottom.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-11

Brown College of Arka.
delphia is the recipient of a gift to
the library donated by DR., A, c. Millar.
editor of the Western Methodist. 1t
is mostly literature, with some histori-
cal work. There are more than a hun.
dred books.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-11

The Crittenden County Bank and
Trust Company, located at Earle,
Charlottesville, Marion and Turrell,
Ark. has decided to cease operations
at rurrell because of the Baker Lum-
Der Company and the Crismore Stave
Mills closing for lack of timber. On
ly small percentage of the patrons
drew out funds, and it will be salts
factory to transfer all funds to Ma
rion, the county seat.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-11

A colony of homeseekers of Indiana
has bought 400 acres of farming land
in Cleveland county and have recently
arrived to make their homes in this
during the month of December and
found the roads exceedingly bad and
were compelled to ship their belong
ings part of the way. The colony con-
sists OF number of prosperous fam
lilies.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-02-11
STATE PARAGRAPHS.

Mrs. G. R. Case who owns the Case
Hotel at Mountain View, served her
guests with a lemon pie made from
homegrown lemons. This adds an
other trophy 10 the Ozarks, as no one
had ever thought of eating lemon pie
made from a lemon grown here. The
tree had been carefully sheltered dur
ing the cold months until it reached
the bearing age