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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-01


Attorney e. J. Hook departed
on business trip to Grinnell Thurs
day.
E. l.. Beard went to Des Moines
Thursday to attend the Iowa State
Fair.
Miss Tilla Mali departed Friday
for visit with cousin in Canton,
S. D.
Mrs. Ed Brakeman departed FRI
day for visit with her son in DAY.
export, Iowa.
Miss Ada Hard arrived home Fri
day after visit with her sister in Es-
therville, Iowa.
Miss Laura Dahl came down
from Calmar Friday for a visit with
Mrs. Henry Ness.
Mrs. L. R. Morrison and Mrs. II.
A. Moen went to Cresco Thursday for
a short visit with friends.
Miss Sarah Hjerland returned to
Northwood, Iowa Thursday after a
visit with Miss Ida Thompson.
Misses Hattie and Alice Hanson
lof Blooming Prairie, Mimi, arrived
Thursday for visit with cousins.
Mrs. Olga O'Brien and daughter
Evelyn went to Britt, Iowa Thursday
for a short visit with Mrs. Ida o.
Brien.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Soukup and daugh-
ter Virginia went to Minneapolis
Thursday for a few days visit with
friends.
Mrs. Bertha Risdahl arrived
home Thursday after a two. months
visit with relatives in Wilmar and
kenny, Mimi.
Miss Agnes Ingvoldstad went -
Minneapolis Thursday for visit with
her brothers. Her nephew, Lester,
accompanied her.
| Mrs. A. H. Koren returned to
Minneapolis Friday after a ten days
visit with her sister, Mrs. c. X.
Preus and other relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Engbretson de-
parted Thursday on purchasing trip
of fall and winter millinery to Mil
waukee and Chicago markets.
Mrs. Ole Severson and Miss Ber-
oh Dotorso,, of N;ppao pnHc a rr;yod
Thursday for a visit at the home of
the formers daughter, Mrs. Harry
Skinner.
Miss Stella Qualley concluded
her short visit with Mrs. Steen and
departed Thursday for Ironwood,
Mich. where she will teach the COM
ing year.
-Mds o. A. Olson of Flandreau,
S. d. and Mrs. n. A. Aasenhus of Ken
sett, Iowa returned to their homes
Thursday, having been called here by
the death of Mr.. NJ j. Holverson.
Mrs. VIM. Linzenmeyer and chill
dren returned to Prairie du Chen,
Wis.,, Saturday after two weeks Wis
it with relatives. Miss Emma LINEN
meyer accompanied her for short
visit.
Mrs. G.. w. Blake returned to
Greene, Iowa Friday after ten days
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
IL. N. Seim. Her nephew, Earl Ruff
ridge, who had spent the summer
here, returned home With her.
Katherine Hustvedt, graduate
of the college department Of the
American Conservatory of Music, Chi
cago. is prepared to accept pupils in
piano and harmony. For terms, write
4O1 Grove st. or phone 32S. 354w
All kinds of jewelry repairing
done at Parman's drug and jewelry
lstore.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-01

Miss Celia Helms returned to
Postville Saturday after visit with
Mrs. John Ripple.
Mrs. E. Pond returned to Cyca-
more, ILL.,, Friday after visit at the
John Kallevang home.
Miss Allie Andrus departed Fri
day for Armstrong, Iowa, where she
will teach the coming year.
Mrs. Chas. Hallman returned to
Faribault, Mimi. Saturday after
visit with relatives in Freeport.
; Miss Carrie Ellefson returned to
McGregor Saturday after two weeks
visit with her mother and sister.
Henry and w. T. Symonds went
to Des Moines Friday to attend the
Iowa State Fair and to visit relatives.
Miss May Linkenheil returned
to Rock Valley, Iowa Friday after n
six weeks visit with numerous rela-
tiyes.
Mrs. w. R. O'Hearn returned to
Minneapolis Friday after short Wis
it with her sister, Mrs. l.. L. Cad
we'll.
Mrs. S. L. Hanson returned to
Albert Lea, Mimi. Saturday after
visit with her mother, Mrs. A. p.
Forde.
Miss Anna Johnson returned to
Chicago Saturday after six weeks
visit at the Fred Sorenson home. on
Clay Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs., w. F.. Abbey and
son Lee arrived home Saturday after
a visit with her mother in Ann Ar
Dor, Mich.
Miss Ella Peterson departed Sat-
urday for De Lamere, N. D., where
she will teach music the coming
school year. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Garliet and
son Henry of Huntley, ILL.,, arrived
Friday for visit at the c. G. Fitz-
simmons home.
Miss Gena Lansrud, who is nurse
at the DEBORAH Hospital, was called
to Emmons, Mimi, Saturday by the
death of her father.
james and Margaret Whalen of
New Hampton, went to Cresco Satur-
day after a visit with their uncle,
Prof. C. A. Whalen.
Mrs. Walter Riley returned to
Faribault, Mimi, Saturday after a
ten days visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Riley.
Miss Nellie Sorlein concluded
her two weeks visit with Mrs; Lou
Alstad and daughter, and departed
Friday for her home in Bode, Iowa.
Miss Margaret Rau of Austin,
Mimi, and Miss Clara Torgeson Of
Cresco returned to their homes Fri
day after a visit with Miss Violet
Wick.
Miss BERTHE Schlarbaum con-
cluded her two weeks visit with her
sister, Mrs. Reuben Seegmiller and
departed Friday for her home in,
Hartley, Iowa.
-Egbert Wildman of Monticello,
MINI. and Miss Edrie Erickson of
Canton, Mimi, departed for their
home Saturday after visit with their
grandfather, Ed Crane.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-01
MARRYING Money
A smart story of society life that
the press is giving fine write-ups.
With Selected Comedy.
10 and Is cents.
Bringing Him Home Alive.

Pat visited Nike in the wilds of
Africa and to show his bravery start
ed out alone in search of big game.
Presently shot was heard. Rushing
to the window Mike spied his friend
Pat hot-footing it for home, followed
by a huge lion gaining with every
step. Nearly spent, Pat reached the
door Just in time to cry: Quick,
quick, Mike, open the door. I'm bring
ing him home alive.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-01

Engagement rings cause a tinkling
in a girls heart
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-01
Card of Thanks.

The undersigned wish to express
their heartfelt thanks to the kind
and friends for their SYM
pathy and assistance, and beautiful
floral offerings, during the illness and
death of our beloved son and broth
er.
E. r. Blount and family.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-01

We want to rent some room
Read our adv. DEBORAH Furniture Co
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-01

E. r. Blount and family.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-24

had finished my toilet and was
lettering with Frank Bracebridge in
the library, when we heard a distinct
thwacking sound, which he informed
me was a signal for the serving up of
the dinner The squire kept up old
customs in kitchen as well as hall;
and the rolling-pin, struck upon the
dresser by the cook, summoned the
servants to carry in the meats and
fixings.
The dinner was served up in the
great hall, where the squire always
held this Christmas banquet A blaz-
ing, cracking fire Of logs had been
heaped on, to warm the spacious
apartment, and the flame went spark
ling and wreathing up the wide
mOuthed chimney. On the sideboard
was a display of plate that might
have Wed tat least in variety with
Belshazzar's parade Of the vessels Of
the temple: "Flagons, cans, cups, beak
ers gOblets, basins, and ewers;" the
gorgeous utensils of good compan-
ionship that had gradually accumulated
through many generations OF jovial
housekeepers Before these stood
the two Yule candles, beaming like
two stars Of the first magnitude; 9th.
eT lights were distributed in branches,
and the whole array glstened like a
armament OF silver.
We were ushered into this banquet
ing scene with the sound Of minis
trelsy, the old harper being seated on
a stool beside the fireplace, and
twanging his instrument with vast
deal more power than melody Never
did Christmas board displa ~ more
goodly and gracious assemblage of
countenances; those who were not
handsome were, at least, happy; and
happiness is a rare improver of your
hard-favored visage.
Enormous Pigs Head.
The parsOn said grace, which was
not q short, familiar one, such as is
commonly addI essed to the Deity in
these unceremonious days; but a long,
courtly, well-worded one OF the an
Cient school. There was now pause
as if something was expected; when
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-24
Aluminium in War.

Austria and Germany use more
aluminium for war purposes than all
the other warning nations combined.
It has been known, in fact, that Ger
many has for some years been collect
ing and storing the metal for war
uses.
The great majority of the drinking
mugs, cans and cups of the German
soldier are made OF the light metal
The frames for Zeppelins and the
fuses for shells are made from alu-
minum.
One of the difficulties the Ger
mans have had to face is the short
age Of copper necessary for the rings
around shells. Many of the German
shells are now provided with alumni
um rings.
Although aluminium does make
substitute, even in cartridges as well
as shells and fuses, it is not so good
as copper The French authorities e8-
perimented with it some years ago for
artillery purposes, but rejected it.
The Germans are using it in such
large quantities because they're forced
to DO so on account Of the shortage
Of copper.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-24
CONVERSATIONS

Osmium Is one Of the most valuable
metals. 1t is worth $50 a pound.
A human being cannot breathe at a
height of seven miles from the earth.
Fountain pens are most popular in
Bohemia and are carried by practical
ly all business men, students and
clerks
The use of zinc plates in boiler is
said to prevent the formation of the
scale which interferes with the boil.
er's efficiency.
In 1918. the last year for which the
official record is in, more than 1000
changes In names we're allowed and
decreed by the probate judges of Mas
Bachusetts.
Young men and women of the
Azores are looking toward the United
States for their university training
and are anxious to know costs and pos
abilities of earning their living here.
Mrs. AlOVsia Drole, poor peasant
woman Of Spitalic. in Carnia, has sent
ten sons to the front. Eight Of them
are now fighting IN Poland and on the
ls0nao. and two are prisoners Of war
hl RnhRiR.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-24

at many a rehearsal. was amused
too at the air OF profound gravity
with which the butler and other serv'
ants executed the duties assigned
/ them, however eccentric.
The dinnertime passed away in this
| flow of innocent hilarity; and, though
the old hall may have resouudcd IN its
| time with many a scene OF broader
| rout and revel, yet | doubt whether IL
ever witnessed more honest and gen.
| uine enjoyment How easy II is for one
| benevolent being to diffuse pleasure
around him: and how truly is a kind
heart a fountain of gladness, making
everything in its vicinity to freshen
into smiles; the joyous disposition Of
the worthy squire was perfectly con
tagious; he was happy himself and
| disposed to make all the world happy;
and the little eccentricities of his hu.
NOR did but season. in a manner, the
sweetness and philanthropy.
The Children's Games.
After the dinner table was removed,
the hall was given up to the younger
members of the family, whC. prompted
to all kinds of noisy mirth by the
Oxonian and Master Simon, made its
old walls ring with their merriment,
as they played at rompng games,
delight in witnessing the gambOls Of
children, and particularly at this happy
holiday season, and could not h,lp
stealing out Il the drawing room
| found them at the game Of blind,
mans buff. Master Simon, who vas
the leader of their reyels. and seemed
on all occasions to fulfill the o.iice
Of that ancient potentate, the Lord OF
Misrule, was blinded in the midst Of
the hall The little beings were as busy
about him as the mock fairies about
Falstaff; pinching him, pluckng at the
skirts of his coat, and tickling him
with straws. One fine blue-eyed girl of
about thirteen, with her flaXen hair
all in beautiful confusion, her froIic
face in a glow, her frock half torn OF
her shoulders, a complete picture OF
romp, was the chief tormentor; and,
from the slyness with which Master
Simon avoided the smaller game, and
hemmed this wild little nymph in cor.
ners. and obliged her to jump shrek
ing over chairs, suspected the rogue
of being not a whit more blinded than
was convenient.
For my part was in a continual
excitement. from the varied scenes OF
whims and innocent gayety passing be-
fore me- 1t was inspiring to me to
see wild-eyed frolic and warm-heart-
ed hospitality breaking out from
among the chills and gloom of win
ter, and old age throwing off his apa-
thy. and catching once more the
freshness of youthful enjoyment felt
also an interest in the scene, from
the consideration that these tieeung
customs were posting fast into obliy
ion. and that this was, perhaps, the
only family in England in which the
whole of them were still puncttliously
observed. There was a quaintness, too,
mingled vita all this revelry, that,
gave it a peculiar est; it was suited
to the time and place; and as the
old manor house almost reeled with
mirth and wassail, it seemed echolng
back the joviality of long-departed
years.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-24


What h
he
0 a window.
Mergenthaler employee
kindly
She have this and awfuly that mistake
wasma il n
Mr. is
Buhe
going o
finish sleep another He told
0 resolution
a Of bed said Mr.. Mergnthaler
piano carriers, do it,"
bed
the pillow and closed his
The bedw was o
youc go o the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-24

Maley started home with the birds and something
ret o Office and cali in
somebody you Maley told Kramer
shrewd hunter something
phoned his telling her he'd
be With smile his the ducks
good right departed He
hre the a
gentle
all and left them
n
1t a good 0 taxidermy.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-24
Overheard at the "Movlss. ;.

Children, and little girls, especially,
can ask many questions and in some
instances, unanswerable questions as
was demonstrated in photoplay thea
ter the other evening
Mamma, what does that say?''
asked the little girl four years old,
who referred to paragraph of French
thrown on the screen.
The mother did not answer immedi-
ately, but the query was so loud that
persons all around the little girl and
her mother heard it. There were many
smiles and laughs as they realized the
inability of the mother to answer the
child's question.
However the mother was able to
make good" because an English YER
sion Of the paragraph was shown i'm
Teciaiely aiterward.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-24

Italy is now a good market for fire
extinguishers, a consular report says.
The number of sheep estimated to
have been shorn last season in Aus.
tralia and New Zealand was 1O9. .692..
264 which produced seven pounds and
twelve ounces each head, including
lambs, as against seven pounds for the
previous season.
Official figures fix the number OF
COWS in Hungary at 100000, of which
more than 100000 are pure blooded
animals of the best milk producing
breeds.
The foreign trade of the Philippines
for the calendar year 1914 shows a
slight increase over 1913, the total be-.
ing $48, 100000 Exports of hemp show
a decrease of over $4,000 tons, while
exports of sugar show a considerable
increase. the total being $4,000 tons.
All the crude bOrax material used
in this country is obtained from three
mines, all in southern and southeast.
ern California.
The word admiral Is derived from
the arabic emir-al-bahr. meaning lord
of the sea"
A state lunch in China comprises
l4G dishes.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-24
Chase's Valuation.

William NJ. Chase figured amusingly
in transaction concerning himself
and an unartistic congressman who
owns bad painting.
isn't that grand?" the latter re-
marked when pointing out his pur.
chase, "A great bargain, too. Got it
for four hundred dollars, and William
NJ. Chase says it is worth ten thousand
dollars"
friend of the painter heard this
statement and took it to Chase, who
smiingly explained:
He cornered me one day and want
cd me to fix value on it. but | told
him couldn't do it. He then came at
me with a question couldn't dodge;
well, Mr.. Chase, how much would
you charge to paint a picture like
that?
Il assured him most earnestly that
I wouldn't paint one like it for ten
thousand dollars"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-24
BRIDGE is A WONDER
QUEBEC STRUCTURE suRPAssEs
ANY EVER ERECTED.
Only the Famous Firth Of Forth
Bridge In Scotland, Constructed in
the Same Manner, Approaches
II In Magnitude.

In IT'S general dimensions as well as
IN the enormous size and weight of the
structural members composing 1t. the
Quebec bridge, now in an advanced
stage of construction, surpasses any
other structure OF the kind ever erect
cd, says Popular Mechanics. The one
bridge structure In the world that ap.
proachos II IN magnitude is the fa.
nous Firth Of Forth bridge IN Scot
land, the main channel span OF which
is nearly one hundred feet shorter
than that Of tho Quebec bridge. Both
.,ructures are OF the eaHtilever tyne.
Tho channel span OF the Quebec
bridge. measured between centors OF
towers. Is 800 foot The design and
fabrication OF the steel for the struc.
tlre therefore presented engineering
problems for which no precCdents eX.
istcd aud the first attempt 10 build
me bridge made by a private compary
resulted In q collapse OF the structure
I'M which many lives we're lost FOL.
lowing that catastrophe, the Dominion
government tOck over the work, and
year later undertook the cCnsfruC-
tion of the bridge The present bridge
ia on the same site as the original
structure, but owing 10 an increase ot
twcntyone feet IN the width between
trusges and 10 a considerable increase
IN the weight Of the superstructure,
new piers we're necessary. and these
we're built Immediately south of, and
rdiacent TO, the oyirinal piers The
two main piers alone contain approyi-
mRtely 10000 cubic Yards of masonry
and cost in the ncighborhood of ST..
100000 One of these piers goes 20
a depth Of sixty feet below the bed OF
the river, and the other to a depth OF
eighty feet.
In the erection OF the bridge the an
chor arms, which lie between the main
piers and the shore, we're constructed
on steel falsework, while the canti-
lever arms arc being built out over the
river without falseworlc by the can't
lever method The 640-foot suspended
truss to connect the cautilever arms
will be built on shore, loated into po.
sitiOn on pontoons, and then raised by
powerful jacks and connected with the
cantilevers. For the erection of the
heavy bridge members two travelling
cranes, one working on each side of
the river, are used. Each traveller
weighs about one thousand tons, and
is equipped with two hoisting ma
chimes each capable Of lifting one hun.
dred tons. The principal feature of
the travellers is a tower that stands
200 feet above the floor of the bridge.
on top Of the tower are
cranes through which the lifting lines
are worked All the machinery on
the travellers is electrically operated.
To avoid bringing uneven stresses on
the partly completed structure, simi.
lar members on the two sides of the
bridge are lifted by the cranes and
erected simultaneously. The total
length OF the bridge between abut-
ments is 3,239 feet AS now planned.
It should be possible for trains to cross
the bridge by the end of the year 1916.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-24
She's Aqln II.

"Oh, Mrs. Lawn, we want to get
your vote for the Village Improvement
society's plans, We met Mr.. Lawn on
the way to the station, and he"
Yes? Hsw did he vote?"
why, he's for it with enthusiasm,
so we'll book you"
You'll book me as against it with
enthusiasm. In all the thirty years of
our married life my husband and
have never agreed on anything, and
it's too late to begin now"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-24

merriment and good cheer of the serv'
ants hall. My father. you must know,
is a bigoted devotee of the old school,
and prides himself upon keeping up
something of old English hospitality.
He is a tolerable specimen Of what
you will rarely meet with nowadays
in its purity, the old English country
gentleman; for our men of fortune
spend so much of their time in town,
and fashion is carried so much into
the country, that the strong rich Pc
culiarities of ancient rural life are al
most polished away.
My father was always scrupulous
in eXacting our holidays, and having
US around him on family festivals
He used to direct and superintend our
games with the strictness that some
parents do the studies Of their chill
dren. He was very particular that we
should play the old English games ac-
cOrding TO their original form and
consulted old books for precedent and
authority for every 'merrie sport
yet I assure you there never was ped.
hntrY 30 delightful It was the policy
o. the good old gentleman to make
his children feel that home was the
happiest place in the world, and
value this delicious home.feeling as
one of the choicest gifts a parent could
bestow."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-24

that wild ducks that are so blind they
eat sawdust are not any more pala'
table than fried doOrkIobs.
It's a story that is hard TO tell
having so many angles and containing
30 much mystery. But this is it:
Two fine canvasback ducks were
left at the city Jail with a note stating
they were for Sergent Maley.
Maley has lots of friends and he
was much pleased He telephoned to
his mother, telling her to cancel the
meat order for the day. as a friend mad
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-24

that sIumbering hour Which IS sweet
est of all when there came a hard and
threatening knock on his door Out
side he heard what sounded like a mob
of soldiers.
"Of course ho win get up" said
one.
Get Up. should think so" de.
clared another.
Mr. Mergenthaler thought he was
having a nightmare when four men of
great muscle and Drawn threw open
the door.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-24

Overalls are the ideal of comfort in
housekeeping And, If they are soiled.
what matter? They are easy to wash
or replaced at small cost
Many women are taking to the in.
novation. which made its first appear.
anco in Chicago. Young women par
ticularly are no longer willing to
risk their gowns and their lives by
waFhing windows and hanging pic.
lures in unwieldy skirts. And Savan.
nah women have not outgrown the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-24


very subject Josephine the
the of her colec
Importance
should what Of the Ellis home
instead
tall pitchers and
and
beautiful and with as
much form Grccian
ceramic
Wedgwood Royal Douon Mach Beeek cackle user Delft
When impressive sight OF so
all separate you
will menagee Of
there Toby pitcher hundreds of him and her.
genial smiling
Chamberlain
ability Toby pitcher
represent him the word
of the
elephants rabbits fish,
goats
pitchers tiny silver
Iosephnes little made
Yellowstone with
being left overnight of the
springs shell battle with the Moros furnishes
anot
And stamp jug pitcher
from the followed tooth OF an elephant and the skull OF
and the vegetable pitchers
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-24
FIyinc Starts.

Officer (furiously) the dooce
is the matter? Where are your shots
going?
Irish Recruit (nervously) Sure |
dunno, sor; they left ere all right!-
Passing Show.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-24

Temperance Orator-Remember the
old adage: You can lead horse to
water, but you cannot make him
drink"
Voice from Gallery-Whazzer mat
ter Chic) wizer horse? He zall right
hooray!
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-24
Mo Use for Him.

visitor-We are getting up rafle
for an old soldier. Won't you buy
ticket?
Miss Innocence-Mercy mol What
would ! do with him?--JesteF,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-24

1T must be glorious to be put into
a novel. Wouldn't you like that?
yes; guess it would be pretty
nice But I'm satisfied. I'm men
toned in Bradstreo'. "-Louisville
Courier-Journal.