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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-28

drawing crowded houses for several
weeks, and the managers hope to con-
vince the hotel men that visitors want
clean vaudeville on Sunday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-28
No MODIFICATION
Of WOMEN'S LAWS
Industrial Board Refuses to Make
Changes at Request of Hos
pitals Until Inquiry

The State Indus
trial Board will go
slow in acting on
applica t | o n s for
notifications of the
women's e m p ! o y
ment law in hos
pitfalls and charitable
institutions and no
decisions upon those
recently filed will be
announced until a
thorough investiga-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18
ENFORCEMENT OF "BLUE LAWS"
Attorney General COssOn Discusses
Agitation at Des MOines.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 16.-Agita-
tion for the enforcement of the Sun
day blue laws in the capital city,
which has been going on for the
last two weeks, will not effect res
taurants, street cars, or ice cream
parlors and similar enterprises, ac-
cording to Attorney General Cosson.
Since the agitation was begun by
the Rev. Noah Wickham, Oklahoma,
representing the alliance which
stands for strict observance of the
Sabbath, there has been much dis
cussion locally, as to how far the
laws would reach.
Mr.. Cosson, in response to re-
quests, has referred to opinions he
had rendered on the subject in 1911
and 1912. The opinions make it
clear that enterprises, the operation
of which on Sunday is considered a
necessity by common consent, Will
not be interfered with.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18
MARKING OF HIGHWAYS.
Result of Automobile Travel is for
Better Marking of Highways.

One of the results of automobile
travel is a general effort for the
better marking of highways with
guideboards. The same thing idea
applies equally well in towns, where
there is commonly a lack of proper
marking of street corners, which is
irritating to visitors and newcomers.
In rural sections important road
functions have commonly at some
time or other been marked by guide
boards. These always used to be SIM
ply wood signs, with painted direc-
tions. In few years the paint is
washed off, and with the closest
scrutiny it may be impossible to de-
cipher the remnants of the informa-
tion.
1t is a common experience with
the old fashioned guideboard, to
read that certain town is ten miles
away. After you travel three miles
more, you will probably find anoth
er guideboard to the effect that that
town is II miles away.
Within the past year or two au-
tomobile associations and highway
departments have planted many
road signs, giving routes and dis
tances as we'll as warning motorists
against dangerous places. By one OF
the perversities of human nature,
these signs are often uprooted by
vandals within a few weeks after
they are erected. Boys use them as
targets for stone throwing, and boys
of older growth as marks for more
deadly weapons.
In towns street signs suffer SINH
larly. Idle boys enjoy the reputation
Of outlawry and of good marksman-
ship acquired by planting rock
squarely on a more or less fragile
metal sign.
Nothing adds more to the COM
fort of a traveller than clear mark
ings of the highway. Nothing makes
town seem more convenient and
up-to-date than the careful marking
of corners with names of streets
The man or the boy who destroys or
Injuries one of these signs is hurting
the reputation of his home town for
civic spirit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18
KILKENNY COMING
TO The GRAND
Fiske O'Hara's New Play Will be
Seen g. Decorah Sometime
,is Fall.
FAMOUS rRh .,1NcER
HA GREAT PLAY
Kilkenny Opens the q. son at the
Metropolitan in M apOlis
on Aug. 30.

Messrs. Weiser and Bear, manag-
ers of the Grand are closing up some
fine bookings for the coming fall and
winter season. They have some
great plays booked, and expect to
give the Grand's patrons some of
the best things ever seen here.
Among one of the big attractions is
Kilkenny, which is the title of
Fiske O'Hara's new play, from the
pen of Augustus Pitou, Sr. Mr.. o.
Hara will sing five new songs during
the course of the play, That's What
an Irishman Means" Contrary
Mary Clary," ireland Is Ireland to
Me" "Dear Mother Mine" and
'When It's Moonlight in Mayo" !"
The scenes of the play are laid in
Kilkenny, during the Kilkenny carr
nival. in 1910, affording opportuni-
ty for the wearing of picturesque
costumes.
Other fine bookings will be an
nounced later.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18
MARRIAGE AND INCOME.
Great Decay in Our Modern Life Of
What Can be Called the Pion-
eer Spirit.

The newspapers are printing
more or less mythical story of how
certain girls at one Of the Harvard
university summer schools have
pledged themselves not to marry a
man with less than $4,000 income.
While stories of this kind are usual
ly more or less fabulous, they do
represent the conviction entertained
by many twentieth century young
women. A good many of the pro-
ducts of the exotic civilization OF
the larger cities would say that $2,-
900 is altogether too little.
To the girl who has come up in a
family having several servants, au-
tomobiles, and all the finish of cul-
tured and wealthy living, the in
come of a young business or pro-
fessional man seems hopeless. Many.
of them could never get by without
generous checks from their fathers.
Yet these fathers know very we'll
in their inner hearts that a young
couple would have much more self
respect and much more character,
were they to make an effort to live
on their own production.
There is a great decay in our
modern life of what can be called
the pioneer spirit. In all periods OF
our country's history, ambitious
men and women have been willing
to go into the fringes of civilization
and live on the wages of day labor,
until they got their start. Mutual
love and confidence in the future
made it possible, and gave zest even
to washing dishes or saving up a
wood pile.
Many young men of today are un-
able to push a lawn mower, and
many young women give up in des-
pair if their second girl quits work.
Comforts and luxuries that are
uneared. not achieved by toll and
struggle are enervating and soften
moral fiber. 1t may be too much
for the children of wealthy homes
to be expected to start as their faith
ers did. But they make some very
bad guesses, when they permit their
choice in matrimony to be much in
fluenced by the question of income
This is one of the cases where the
last at 20 is often the first at 40.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18
MANY PRIZES UP
FOR BIG RACE
Motorcycle Endurance Run With
Well Known Riders Entered
Starts From DecOrah
Sunday Aug. 20.
SILVER LOVING CUP
FOR WINNESHIEK RIDERS
Entrees Coming in From MinneapO-
lis, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo.
Possibly Fifty Riders
Will Start.

The one hundred mile motorcycle
endurance run promoted by the
Winneshiek county Motorcycle Club
and Public Opinion will start from
the Hathaway garage in Decorah
Sunday morning, Aug. 30, at ten
o'clock.
The big event is creating all kinds
of enthusiasm. There will be pri-
yes of sweaters, caps, gloves, lamps,
tanks, tandem seats, tires, tubes,
etc. Besides, a handsome silver low
ing cup will be given. This prize
will stay in Winneshiek county,
and must be won three times by
the same contestant, and then it
belongs to him. H. B. Montgomery,
secretary of the local club is receiv-
ing inquiries every day about the
contest, and instead of % riders,
about so will participate.
H. F. Drake, secretary of the
American Federation of Motorcy-
clists, of Springfield, Mass, will
referee the run, which will be made
Waukon, Postville, Cas-
talia, Calmar, Spillville, Ridgeway,
Cresco, Kendallville, Burr Oak, Hes
per and back to Decorah.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18
THE HACKNIAN.
Towns Like Ours Have Men Who
Are Dependable and Faithful.

Most people returning from a sum-
mer outing can tell some story about
their misadventures at the hands OF
the tri' e of hackmen encountered
during their travels. The cost OF
getting baggage carted is getting to
be a very sizable item, and the hack
man has a devious strategy by which
to augment it.
In towns like ours, the men who
pursue this calling are as dependa-
BILE and faithful as any mechanics
and tradespeople. They can earn liv-
ing only by doing faithful work for
a fair price, and must make and keep
friends by honest treatment.
But in the larger cities and popu-
lar summer resorts, tribe of vul-
lures haunt the railroad stations
Their call of "Keb, keb, keb, keb,"
assaults arriving tourists, upon whom
they pounce with hungry eyes. Their
unshorn and weather beaten faces
suggest that they need all the mo-
ney they can get. Often their appear
ance suggests that their families will
not get all of their revenue however.
Here is typical experience relat-
ed by one traveller. The tourist and
his party came in with five trunks
and a suit case. A hackman told him
the price for carrying the baggage
without passengers about 300 yards
would be $3.50. The traveller said
it was too much, whereupon the hack
man offered of his own accord to
carry it for S1.25.
When the hackman turned up, he
had but five pieces, and claimed the
other trunk could not be found. He
refused to accept less than S1.25.
Then the traveller returned to the
station, found the missing trunk in
plain sight, where the hackman had
no doubt left it, and which then had
to be carted to the destination at the
cost of added expense and inconveni-
ence. The hackman had got the JOB
for what seemed a good price, and
then was unwilling to fulfill the con-
tract he had himself proposed, and
no doubt chuckled at the annoyance
he had visited upon the travellers.
But the devil must have his due.
Hackmen are a hard worked tribe
OF people, overloaded by a thought
lels public with massive baggage.
Still, lot of them would stand bet
ter chances of success in life IL they
would learn to keep their agree
ments.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18
Farmers in Ten States Buy ZOO
Automobiles a Day.


In a recent issue of Farm and
Fireside, the national farm paper
published at Springfield, Ohio, a
contributor writes an interesting ar
ticle showing how motor cars affect
farm life. In the following extract
taken from the article appears some
remarkable facts about the use of
automobiles by farmers:
Take the ten states of the
Middle West, known as the grain
belt: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota Ne
braska, Wisconsin, Missouri, Kan
sas. South Dakota, North Dakota
and Oklahoma. Four years ago
these ten states owned 10000 au-
tomobiles, the proportion of farm
machines was perhaps one in ten.
The number of motor cars in these
ten states has quadrupled in the
last three years, and more than
doubled in the last two years, so
that on January 1, 1915, by figures
furnished by the various secretaries
of state, the number of cars was
559,730. OF this immense total
fully one-half belong to farmers.
The total in the ten states is increas-
ing at the rate of $4,000 machines
a month, 425 a day. The average
value of these machines was $3.50
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18

OF course the condition of the or
phans in the war countries is suffi-
cient to stir the sympathies of all
kindly people; but there are con-
siderable number of orphans and
hungry children close home who de-
serve and should have sympathy and
aid first. Perhaps the scripture which
Classics those who refuse to care
for their own as worse than infidels
might apply to the long sighted
charity that sees clearly across the
ocean and refuses to note the or
phans at it's own back doors.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18
Curious Things About Corn.

An observing farmer says: There
are some curious things about corn
and one is, where do the red and
speckled ears come from when you
don't plant any but white corn? And
another is why don't we find an ear
with an odd number of rows on it?
You can find a four leaf clover, but
you never found an odd row on an
ear of corn yet. 1t is always four
teen, sixteen and twenty or some
other even number, and we would
like to know about its mathematics
and what objection nature has in
these instances to odd numbers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18

Ramlo Giant; this fine animal weighs
about $50 pounds.
Albert Van Vliet of Hesper Twp.
has 16 head of Shorthorns, ten
roans and six reds, including COWS
and calves from two weeks up.
VIM. Hauswirth shows six Jersey
cows.
John Logsdon and Clarence Hall
have fifteen sheep, which are at
tracing much attention.
Messrs. Curtin, Roman and Baker
are showing their Mulefoot hogs
and Angora goats.
G. n. Steine was about the only
horse exhibitor on the grounds
yesterday with a big Belgian Stall
lion.
More exhibits are coming today,
which will make the stock exhibit
one of the best in years.
Reed & Lennon, the we'll known
implement men have a large tent
in the center Of race track, showing
big display of farm machinery.
The poultry display is good and
should not be missed.
The fair this year is one of the
best in years, and promises to
break all records. Every day is
big day. The Decorah Merchants
Band, as usual, added much to the
pleasure of the day with their eX-
cellent musical program. Following
is the program for the coming three
DAVIS
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18

At the coroners inquest on the
body of a woman who was drowned
in we'll the husband testified: ~
saw her when she leaned over the
curb and .ambled in, and was go
ing to help her out, but just then
saw the COW among the cabbages
and | thought l would drive her out
first. Mary orter known huff to hang
on till | got there"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18
If YOU CAN'T SMILE

In the vestibule of certain hos
pital, visitors see card bearing this
advice: Never utter discouraging
word while you are in this hospital
You should come here only for the
purpose of helping. Keep your him
dering, sad looks for other places,
and if you can't smile, don't go in
If you can't smile, don't go in" !"
1t is good advice for other than hos
pital visitors. Who is beyond the
ministry of kind smile? 1t is tom
ic to the discouraged. 1t helps the
little child for whom the world holds
so much that makes afraid; and it
cheers the aged who finds life un-
speakably lonely. AS King Arthur's S
life was built by music, so the hap
pier life we all hunger for here upon
earth is built, in a large part, by
the cheerful faces we see as we bear
the load appointed for us.
Smiles are as indispensable to the
true success of life as money, mind
and might. AS long as a man can
smile he is not beaten. Not in hos
pitals only, but in the home and on
the street, there is a call for the
kindly, sunny smile. The way to
have it is to get the heart right with
God, and then turn the eye to light,
for the smile that helps, is the smile
of heavenly kindled joy and hope
East and West
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18

1t will cost cents less to treat a
hog for protection from cholera than
it did formerly. The state college
has reduced the cost of serum from
11a to IA cents per cubic centime-
ter. This lowers the price on a full
treatment just cents. Under the
new law, the state plant will sell
serum to veterinarians as we'll as to
farmers. Under the old law the state
sold only to farmers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18
WEDNESDAY,.
days.

1900 Il. M.-Procession to the fair
grounds, lead by the Decorah
Merchants Band.
200 =. M.-Free Act, Greer and
Cannon's Wild West Show.
2:15 p. M.-Aeroplane Flight by
Frank Champion of the young
Aeroplane Co., Kansas City.
2:3O p. M.-Speech, by Lieutenant
Governor Harding, of Iowa.
800 p. M.-Base Ball-Decorah
and Fort Atkinson.
4:3O p. M.-Second Flight of air
ship.
500 p. M-Balloon Ascension by
the VIM. Raub BalloOnists, fol-
lowed by four parachute drops.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18
1I-Cent Stamp is Issued.

The issuance of an 11-cent stamp
has been authorized by Postmaster
General Burleson and the Postoffice
Department is prepared to supply
stamps of this denomination to post
masters. The new stamp will be used
chiefly in prepaying postage on par
cells and postage and insurance fee
on insured parcels.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18
FRIDAY.

100 p. M.-Procession to the fair
grounds, lead by the Decorah
Merchants Band.
200 p. M.-Live Stock Parade.
2:15 II. M.-F'ree act, Greer and
Cannon's Wild West Show.
2:3O p. M.-Aeroplane Flight, by
Frank Champion of the Young
Aeroplane Co. of Kansas City.
2:45 p. M.-Three Mile Motorcycle
Race.
800 p. M.-Two Mile Motorcycle
Consolation Race. Winners of
the previous race barred.
-3:15 p. M.-Base Ball-Between
the two winning teams of We'd
nesday and Thursday games.
4:45 p. M.-Second Flight of the
Aeroplane.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18
THURSDAY.

. 1:OO II. M.-Procession to the fair
grounds, lead by the Decorah
Merchants Band.
200 T.. M.-Free act, Greer and
Cannons Wild West Show.
o:15 p. M.-Aeroplane Flight by
Frank Champion, of the Young
Aeroplane Co.
2:3O T.. M.-Five Mile Motorcycle
Race.
2:45 p. M.-21 u Mile Motorcycle
Race.
800 p. M.-Base Ball-Waucoma
and Calmar.
4:3O p. M.-Second Flight of Aer-
oplane.
500 p. M.-Balloon Ascension by
the Wm Raub Balloonists, fol-
lowed by four parachute drops.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18

Did you ever see young girl on
the street dressed in such an out
landish rig that you felt sorry for
the silly thing and wondered IL
there should not be law to punish
mothers who allow their daughters
to make such exhibitions Of them
selves?" inquiries the Colfax Clipper.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18

Senator Kenyon who has been
travelling all over the state declares
Iowa crops this year will be bigger
than the average. He adds that the
farmers yelled wolf too soon. But
was it the farmers, or the unsophist-
icated city folks who were yelling
about a crop failure?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18

1T was street beggar who made
me feel my insignificance, said
former United States Senator
Chauncey M. Depew, land he did it
in gracious way. l was trifle
out of sorts when | said to him,
You can't hold me up" Not even
as a good example, he replied lift
ing his hat"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18

Secretary of State Allen received
a letter from an eastern man in
curing how he would proceed to
take up a homestead in Iowa. The
easiest way would be to pay about
5000 an acre for 500 acres and buy
an automobile.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18
Cannot Prevent Canadians Enlisting

Wife and mother have had their
day in Canada so far as forbidding
men folk to go to war is concerned,
and that day is past, according to
announcement today by the militia
department. 1t will no longer be
possible as it used to be for a wife
to keep her husband or her sons un-
der Is from enlisting by withhold
ing her consent. The department al
so served notice on Canadians that
they could no longer dodge military
service by paying SIS each.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18

The Grinnell Register says Some
paper with nothing better to do is
starting the question, who is the
greatest living Iowan?' Anybody
that wants it can have our guess.
There are too many of them and
things are not always what they
SEEM"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18

A woman will coax man into
spending money for some useless
and worthless luxury and then
criticize him for being hard up.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18

We holler like all get out for gov
ernment by the people, and then
when election time comes half of us
don't vote.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18

Some folks think luck is against
them just because they have to work
for what they get.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18

Sometimes one person appears un-
usually strong because his associates
are unusually weak.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18

What's the use Of man being good
when woman will be called his bet
ter half anyway.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18

Special Program japanese Day
light Fireworks during the after
noon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-18

Special Program Japanese Day
light Fireworks during the after
noon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-21

brought up again and last week was
tried on the proposition of damages
alone, as Spencer having sold the
printing plant, could not have traded
it as stipulated. At the trial year
ago, it developed that Conley had
executed a trust deed to the land in
volved to third party, before the
Spencer deal was settled, and dismiss
sal was on that ground, but the
plaintiff had evidence to show in this
trial, that while that was true, he had
an agreement that whenever Spencer
was ready TO go through with the
deal. the land would be decided back
to him.
Much of the evidence in last weeks
trial showed that Spencer had fallen
into the hands of some shrewd trad
ers and when he had been caught in
the dragnet, he refused to play the
bame. He was more fortunate than
many others who find themselves in
"a like situation. H. M. Boorman and
c. B. Clovis were attorneys for Mr.
Conley while Mr.. Spencer was rep
resented by j. M. Graham of this city
and Il. M. Willard, of Atlantic.
Monday and Tuesday the attention
of the court was taken up in the case
of Jess Fiscus VS. Frank Bartlett in
which the former sought to collect
the balance due him for wages. The
jury was out about an hour, and
brought in a verdict for Mr.. Fiscus
in the sum of $72.15.
The case of Walter Green VS. Albert
Herrick, both from the south part of
the county, is now being tried and it
will probably require the balance of
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-21
WERE MARRIED LAST NIGHT

Boise Mushrush and Miss Margaret
Mikklesen, daughter of Mrs. And
rev Mikklesen, both of this city,
were married last evening at the
home of the brides sister, Mrs. Nels
Mumksgaard at eight o'clock. Rev. ].
p. Christensen, pastor of the Dan
ish Lutheran church performed the
ceremony in the presence of thirty
five invited guests, after which all
partook of wedding supper.
The contracting parties are well
known in the community and have
a host of friends who will wish them
an abundance of happiness in their
married life. The bride has lived
here many years and is young lady
of splendid qualities. The groom
comes from an old Audubon family
and was raised to manhood in the
vicinity He is an Industrious young
man and has made his own way in
the world.
They will continue to reside in
Audubon and will go to housekeep-
ing as soon as they can find conven-
lent quarters to establish their new
home. That they may live to enjoy
prosperity without measure is the
wish of all who know them.