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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-04
Horse Drawn Vehicles.

Reports Of assessors from all over
Iowa show a decided falling off in
the value of horse drawn vehicles
upon Iowa farms. There are as many
horses as ever but they are used in
tilling and hauling rather than driv-
en- to buggies and carriages. This
means that the automobile is replac-
ing the horse drawn vehicles. The
returns from Marshall county may
be taken as fair sample Of the de-
crease in values. In 1910 the value
of vehicles of all kinds, except auto
mobiles, in that county was turned
in by the assessors as $172,579. In
three years, 1913, this had shrunk to
$55,259, a decrease of nearly $780,
900. This spring the assessed value
OF horse drawn vehicles had further
shrunk to $40,314, or a decrease of
about 800 per cent since 1910.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-04

Tuesday evening, Aug. 10th will
be the opening service. At this SER
vice Mrs. Wood will play on her
aluminium harp accompanied by Miss
Wood on the piano, Mr.. Brooks
solo Just For His Sake"
Rev. Woods subject will be-
THE Value of Personal Work"
1t is the desire of the church,
pastor, and eyangelists that every
one attend this meeting and have a
part in il barring no one.
Remember the campaign begins
Angus 10th. You are invited and be
sure and bring one with you. Adv.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-04
NonSenSic.

"Oh, what is that?" the small boy
t5 oEied.
,'It is q horse" his pa replied.
. 1T used to be employed to race
Or carry folks from place to place
In fact the horse is something like
The motor which now rules the
pike.
This difference, tho, the horse re-
veals
He runs on feet instead of wheels. y
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-04
A GREAT TENT MEETING.
At Burr Oak, Beginning Tuesday,
August 10th.

The time will be soon here when
.expectant men and women, boys and
girls will have the opportunity to
attend the Great Evangelistic Cam
paign in the large waterproof tent.
The campaign beginning Aug. 10Th.
The tent is large waterproof
tent, one that will accommodate all
OF the people. 1t is the plan to in
stall large platform to accommo-
date the chorus choir.
The evening services will open
with an inspiring song service con-
Quoted by c. B. Brooks the Chorus
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-04
Impaled on Pitchfork.

A young man, Joseph Welter,
working on farm near Remsen,
while getting down from hay rack,
slipped and was impaled on a pitch
fork, which penetrated into his body
a depth of eight inches. He is in
hospital in a serious condition.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-04

leader and soloist. There will be
special music. Mr.. Brooks singing a
solo each evening. After the song
service Evangelis. Wood will deliver
one of his strong sermons, one that
will command the attention of all.
The Evangelistic party are plan
ming on arriving in our little town
in time to take charge of the initial
service.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-04
Mason City Italians OF.

Mason City, Ia, Aug. 2.-Thirty-
seven Italians left here today to fight
against Austria They went by way
of Des Moines. All of them worked
at the Lehigh cement plant here.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-04

"A good talcum powder is a sum
mer necessity, use Meritol Talcum
and you will like it the best, sold
only at Parmans drug store.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-04
.25 Years

lots of 'em want my coin. I'll try
to find a little old-fashioned girl,
but she must be cute
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-04

Valdez College, DEBORAH, Iowa is
the oldest, strongest and best Eng
lish preparatory and business train
ing school in the West. 1t deals with
essentials that lead to eflicien-
cy Of the highest order.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-04

Sooner or later you will trade
at Miller's, why not sooner? 27tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-04
vi. j. SOUKUP
OPTICIAN.

Eyes examined, glasses fitted,
broken lenses duplicated.
DEBORAH, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-04

Try Our Want Column.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
FORMER IOWANS TO PICNIC.
Mid-Winter Fete of Iowa Association
of Southern California.

The annual mid-winter picnic of
the Iowa Association of Southern
California will be held in Eastlake
park, Los Angeles, Cal, all day Mon
day, Feb. %. If the weather is
rainy the picnic will be February
81, and if still rainy on that date il
will be held on March 6.
The Winneshiek colony in Los
Angeles is large at present, and these
will, probably, all attend the coming
reunion.
c. II. Parsons, secretary of the
Iowa association addresses the fol-
lowing greeting to Iowans in Cali
fornia and to those at home:
This is a greeting and an invi-
tation to all the Hawkeyes everywhere
to join us in this jolly annual reun-
ion. Come from where ever you are
and meet the old friends once more.
All the splendid popular features Of
these delightful gatherings will be
carried out as far as possible.
Just count them up. All-day
picnic, basket dinner at noon, shor..
program, county registration, co...
lege reunions and registrations from
3 to o'clock, and the jolliest social
time all day long with the old friends
and neighbors.
In connection with this greeting
to our old friends still in Iowa, We
want to ask every one who comes
to California this year to visit the
two great eXpositions at San Diego
and San Francisco, to be sure when
in Los Angeles to register at the
Iowa headquarters so that old friends
may find you. You will also find
there tens of thousands of your fel.
low Hawkeyes all registered by
counties with the California address
to guide you to them. We want to
do all we can for our Iowa visitors
and to be able to give them reliable
information"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
Quarrel Brings Profit of $1,000.

Shenandoah, Ia, Feb. Slow 4
threat made one man profit OF
$4,000 is told by friends of Thomas
Gwynn, a grain dealer at Yorktown,
la. Some time ago the station agent
at Yorktown and Mr.. Gwynn became
involved in a controversy and both
swore out warrants against the 9TH
err, it is said. The grain merchant
made the assertion that he would
never ship another pound over the
railroad as long as the agent re-
NAMED.
He abided by his word
The grain kept coming in. The
elevator was crammed to the top,
grain was stored in every available
place.
Still the agent remained On the
job-and then the market began to
go up. 1t broke records.
And the grain that was stored pen
ding the dismissal of the agent piled
lup and made the nice little profit OF
Is $4,000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
Death of Anthony Gallagher.

The following article from the
Mason City Daily Times of February
3, tells of the death of Anthony Gal
lagher, for a number of years a resi-
dent of DEBORAH and Calmar.
Funeral services for the late An
thony Gallagher, who died at the
home of his son-in-law, James Har-
die, at Spencer Sunday, Jan. 81, are
to be held tomorrow morning at $3.50
o'clock from ST. Joseph's Catholic
church, and will be in barge of
Father Malloy. The Knights of Col
umbus will assist in the services. In
terment will be at st. Joseph ceme-
terry. The body will arrive from Spen-
Ger tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock
on the Milwaukee.
Mr.. Gallagher lived in this city
about ten years and was employed
by the Milwaukee railroad. About
two years ago he went to Spencer,
and since that time has made his
home with his son-in-law, James
Hardie. Mr. Gallagher was &c years
old and was born in Ireland.
He is survived by his sister, Mrs.
VBoy of Castalia, Iowa, and five
children, John j., of Des MOines;
Peter A., of Manhattan, Mont; Pat
rick g., of Spencer, and Mrs. NJ. j.
Lawless of Columbus, Ohio.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
Death Of Henry w. Masters.

Henry w. Masters died at an ear
ly hour Friday morning, Jan. 29th.,
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Chas. Nilsson, after a short illness.
Mr.. Masters had not been we'll for
two months, and after much per-
suasion he went to the Mitson home
a week previous to his death. His
condition became worse and was soon
critical. On Thursday the physi-
clans gave up the case, and he pas
sed away at 1-:05 Friday morning.
Henry w. Masters was born at
Horribly, Steuben county, N. Y. Sep
TENDER 4, 1S45. He was married
December u, 1866, to Margaret Vos-
burgh at Monterey, Schuyler county,
N. Y. and came with his family to
Burr Oak township, Iowa, in March,
1869, where he resided until the fall
of 1904 when the residence was TAX
en- up in Canton. Mrs. Masters died
and Mr.. Masters has lived here since,
being in the employ of d. B. Norton.
At his death, Jan. 29th, Mr.. Mas
ters was slightly more than sixty
nine years old. He is survived by
five children. F.. A. Masters and Mrs.
Chas. Nilsson Of Canton, Mrs. Lewis
Halse of DEBORAH, Ia, and Mrs. Abe
Pierce and G.. II. Masters of Burr
Oak. He is also survived by TWEEN
ty grandchildren and one great
grandchild, also two brothers, G.. NJ.
Masters of Burr Oak and j. F.. Mas
tiers of Canton. Mr.. Masters has
been a devoted Mason, being a mem
Der of the Burr Oak Blue Lodge, al.
so the Chapter, Commentary, knight
Templars and Shriners. AS a man,
he has been much respected, AMI
those who have had the pleasure Of
knowing him, greatly regret his TAX
ing away.
The funeral was held at one o.
clock Sunday afternoon at the home
of Chas. Mitson, Rev. X. l.. Jones OF
the Canton Pres byterian church Off
ciating. Owing to the inclement
weather the services were very short
both at the home and at the ceme-
terry in Burr Oak.-Canton Reporter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
A Heavyweight Family.

The champion heavyweight family
of the United States is credited as
living at Violet, Texas. 1t is COM
posed OF the twelve children Of the
late Joe Hoelscher, who died a few
months ago at Lott, Tex, at the age
of 50 years. The twelve children,
brothers and sisters, have combin-
ed weight of 1850 pounds, or an
average of 255 pounds each. They
have eighty-five children and sixty
five grandchildren. All of these de-
scendants are in the heavyweight
class and give promise of coming MP
TO the family standard in this re-
spect. The men of this family are
not only OF unusual weight, but they
possess prodigious physical strength.
They are all farmers and some OF
them have made remarkable records
in crop yields.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
LITTLE GIRL FALLS 35 FEET.
"Sliding Down Banisters" While Her
Mother Worked Leads to Awful
Tumble-FelI From Parlor
Floor to Landing of
Basement Flight.

In the midst of her childish play
at sliding down the banisters'' lead
ing TO the parlor floor of the Mon
trose hotel at Cedar Rapids, Tues
DAY night, little Leona Hines. e.
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. Nj. Hines, of 80 Seventh avenue.
lost her balance and fell a distance
vi thirty-hVe feet to the mosaic
floor OF the basement landing be-
meath, sustaining terrible injuries.
ohe was at once rushed to Mercy
hospital in the police ambulance and
Placed upon the operating table,
where an examination was made and
attention given by DR.. j. ]. Murphy.
Altho the tot sustained a fractured
skull, broken arm three broken
ribs, dislocated shoulder and Sc
we're gashes about her face and head
III the long fall, Dr. Murphy had
good hopes for her eventual recov-
cry.
The child had gone to the hotel
with her mother, who was EMPLOYED
as an extra girl at the banquet of
the Redrath-Vawter agents, in the
hotel parlors Tuesday night. DURING
the mothers engaged hours, the tot
played about the second floor un-
watched and unnoticed until she fell
screaming, almost into the midst Of
the lobby, then crowded with pat
rons, alighting on her head ami
shoulders.
The girl was conscious when pick
ed up, and until the arrival of the
ambulance was cared for by Mana
ger Taylor and Miss Frances O'Hearn
or the cigar stand. At Mr.. Taylor's
direction she was taken to the hos
pital and every possible care given
her. On the way to the hospital she
lost consciousness and it was feared
that she was dying, but after being
treated by the doctor she at once fell
asleep. Her vitality, stated DR.. Muir
ply, will be sufficient to assure her
recovery 'nless complications arise.
The fracture of the skull is of little
moment since TIE brain was not in
jured
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
MANY SMOKERS IN SCHOOLS.
Shenandoah Teachers Find One Girl
Using Weed. Nearly Twenty
Per Cent of Boys Use
Tobacco.

A girl pupil in the grades of the
Shenandoah public schools is addict
ed to smoking according to the IA
culty's report on the number of
smokers among the school children.
There has been an increase among
the students of the habit and to get
definite figures superintendent A. H.
Speer asked the teachers to make
accurate reports of the smokers ii
their respective rooms. One teacher
includes among the list of victims OF
the tobacco habit, young miss in
her early teens.
The total number of smokers in
the grades is siXty-nine, which is | 8
per cent of the boy students. The
greatest number of these is fifteen in
the fourth grade. The per cent ia
the high school is As, or nearly one
half the enrolment of the boy stu
dents.
This is a conservative report and
many names were omitted of which
information was not at hand" says
Superintendent Speer. Reports will
be made later on the grade standing
of these smokers
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
LOST THEIR PET GROUND HOG
Missing Pet is MOurned by Family
Near Mason City.

Merservey, la, Feb. S.--The Eli
jah Vosbery family, living near here,
were mighty anxious to see one
grounding Tuesday. but he failed to
put in his appearance. The hole was
watched patiently and hopefully all
day long. 1t was pet ground hog.
so tame that he would eat from the
hands of members of the family. AS
the cold began to increase he became
uneasy and commenced digging and
fixing up his winters bed. The first
of November he went into his hole
and apparently pulled the hole in
with him. On the last day of digging
his hole he absolutely refused ID
eat The family would have gladly
suffered patiently six more weeks of
cold weather had they been privileg-
ed to have secured peep at their
pet ground hog.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
Girl Hurled 200 Feet and Killed.

Creston, Feb. S.-Miss Emma
Henderson, aged II, of EllstOn, was
hit by the Burlington fast mail at
Alton Junction, and her body was
thrown 200 feet She was dead
when picked up. Her sister, Mrs.
Richard Daub, who was standing up
on the viaduct, tainted at the sight.
fell three flights Of stairs, and was
picked up unconscious The women
were coming to Creston to visit Mr..
Daub, who is in a hospital here, and
Miss Henderson tried to cross the
track in front of the fast mail
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
USE THE NEWSPAPERS.

Don't advertise on trees or rocks
Afar from haunts of men.
You cannot sell the woodchuck
clocks
Or pictures for his den.
The squirrel may observe your sign
About your cure for chills,
And on it he may try to dine,
But that won't pay your bills.
The pOssum buys no breakfast foods,
We may as well confess.
So if you want to sell your goods
You'd better use the press.
New York Mail.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
After Many Years.

]. l.. Southers, Eau Claire, Wis,
writes Years ago | wrote you in
regard to great results i obtained
from Foley Kidney Pills. After all
these years / have never had re-
turn OF those terrible backaches
sleepless nights: l am permanently
cured" Men and women, young and
old, find this reliable remedy re-
lives rheumatism, backache, stiff
Joints and ills caused by weak or di-
seased kidneys or bladder. Engbert-
sons Pharmacy. Fep.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
County Pockets Empty.

lkeokuk, Ia, Feb. S.-Lee county
has empty pockets. The treasurer
of the county is stamping all war
rants for interest at 3 per cent, but
is not paying any of them for the
reason that he has no money avail
able. In only one fund, it is under
stood, is there any money, and that
is in the insane fund, from which
the support of the county farm is
derived. All other funds are declared
to be in the same condition as Moth.
er Hubbard's cupboard.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
Five Cents Proves 1t.

A Generous Offer. Cut out this
ad, enclose with cents to Foley &
Co., Chicago, ILL.,, and they will send
you our trial packages of Foley $
Honey and Tar Compound for coughs
colds, Group, bronchial and lagrippe
coughs: Foley Kidney Pills and
Foley Cathartic Tablets. For sale in
your town by Engbertson's Pharma-
cy. Feb.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
Operating the Furnace and Stove


Keep the little damper in the
fire door of the furnace closed" is
the advice of the state engineering
experiment station at Iowa State
College, which has conducted tests
to determine the best way to handle
the hampers on the average hot air
or hot water furnace.
Most of the waste of heat is due
to leaving this damper open when
it is not used especially to check a
low fire, or to admit air to a hot bed
of Goals when the CRATES are clogged.
The effect OF opening this damper is
to chill the heating gases. which
then pass out the chimney without
giving out as much heat as they
should. Under ordinary conditions
the damper is best kept closed.
The station men also advise
against filing up the furnace at
night with fresh coal, and then open
ing the check damper in the furnace
pipe to keep the fire down. Better re-
suits are secured by building up a
good bed of Goals gradually with
the check damper closed, until the
whole bed is cooked. Then the check
draft could be opened up for the
night. When fresh fuel is put in,
and the check draft opened, the tenn
perature does not get high enough
to burn up the hydrocarbons effici-
emily, and the carbon goes up the
chimney and waste follows.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
Lady Fingers.

One cup sugar, one-half cup but
ter, one-fourth cup milk, one egg,
one-half teaspoon soda one teaspoon
cream tartar one teaspoon flavoring,
one pint of flour. Roll out, cut in
strips and roll in sugar. Bake IN
quick oven.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
Motorcycle Pulls Cutter.

A motorcycle owned by the Leas
boys at Rossville gave a good exhi-
bition of the capabilities of the ma
chine by whirlirg into town Satur-
day, pulling cutter with two pas
sengers therein which it had brought
from Rossville at good speed. Wau-
kon Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
Steel Range for Domestic Science.

Steel Range for Domestic Science.
A new steel range is now a part
of the school house equipment here
in Waukon, one having been install
ed recently for use of the domestic
science department. In time we pre-
sumo we will have to record pending
S. cooks and those of our neighbour
ing schools. And the class yells.
won't they be roasting and done 10
IA turn?-Waukon Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
HOURS AND PRICES OF DECORAI
BARBER SHOPS.

The BARRIERS of DEBORAH have
adopted the following opening and
closing hours and schedule of prices
all of which will become effective
March /, 1915.
Opening and Closing Hours.
Nov. LIST to April lst., s a. m. TO
s p. M, Saturday III p. m.
April LIST to Nov. list. a. m. to 8
p. M. Saturday IL p. m.
On Christmas and on Sundays the
shops will be closed all day.
They will close at noon on
New Years Day.
Thanksgiving Day.
Decoration Day.
July 4th.
If DEBORAH celebrates the fourth
the shops will remain open till p.
m.
Schedule of Prices.
Shave, sc.
Hair cut, 25c.
Beard trimmed and hair cut, 35c.
Removing full beard and shave,
25c.
Single beard trim, sc.
Shampoo or sea foam, 25c.
Fitch shampoo, soc.
TONES, l5c and Toe.
Hair SINCE, 25c.
Single neck shave, 10c.
Razors hOned, soc.
Shaving the sick soc to $l.Oo,
hair cut SOC.
Please get your hair cut during
the week, as Saturday is our busy
day. 5-4w-Adv
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10

E. H. McMasters the eyesigEt
specialist. who has taken the place
of Karl d. Fisk, will be at the Win
neshiek hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 6. If
you need glasses, call and see him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10
To Select Canoe Twp. Road Supt

~ 'e oo Twp hoau supp.
The township trustees of Canoe
township will meet Saturday, Feb.
10, in DEBORAH at the Citizens Saw
ings Bank at 1880 o'clock to- select
a road superintendent for the ensu-
ing year. 5-2pd
E. A. SMITH,
Township Clerk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10

Method is always a good thing,
provided it does not become the
whole thing in life.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-10

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The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-14
MARRIED TEN YEARS
 HAVE l9 CHILDREN
FIVE SETS OF TTlPLETS HAVE BEEN BORN TO INDIANA
 COUPLE.

South Bend, Ind, March l3.-The population of Suoth Whitley near here, was decreased considerably and the hope of the village that it might become a regular city in time, was blasted with the departure for the west of the Frank Scott family News of the emigration of the Scotts was brought to South Bend today by Frank NJ. Prugh.
 Although married only ten years MT. and Mrs Scott have been the parents of nineteen children, thirteen of whom are living, all sons and all under the age of five years.
 Five sets Of triplets have been born to the Scotts They declared before their departure that they hop ed to find a suitable home for their entire family present and prospeo, tive, somewhere in Oklahoma or Kan, sas
 In naming the children born 10 them, Mir. and Mrs. Scott have pick. cd names beginning with the letter "A" thus far they have gone from Abel to Austin
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-14
TRAMP SAVES TRAIN
 FROM BEING WRECKED

- Fort Worth Texas, March 13-F'lag- ging a northbound Santa Fe passen- ger train ten miles north of Fort Worth. Harry Reedy. tramp. tonight is accredited with having saved the lives of a hundred passengers whose train was apparently the object of train wreckers. Reedy, walking the ties, saw men hastily leave the track ahead of him as he rounded curve near Hazlett, and when ne reached the point of their disappearance found a rail had been loosened from the ties and bent A moment later he heard the whistle of the approaching train, which stopped in response to his sig. na.s. A posse has left here in searcA of the wreckers.