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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
ICWAN GIVES SOCIAL CENTER
TO THE FARMERS
PhilanthrOpist Establishes a Com
munity Home in Order to
brighten Rural Life.

With the purpose of making rural
life more comfortable Jasper Thomp-
son, banker, farmer, philosopher, and
philantbropist, has turned over to
the rural community in which he
lives a community home. Four miles
west of Forest City, in Winnebago
county, Ia, on a farm valued at
100000, the community building is
located
In the front is a valley of the
richest agricultural land, fringed
with oak, walnut, and box elder.
The building is of artistic design,
built of brick and concrete. The
inside finishing is in fir, stained
dark brown. In the building are
large halls, comfort rooms, recep-
ton rooms, library, and sleeping
rooms, living rooms, dining room
and kitchen for use of directors OF
the institution.
Sunnyside Farm is the name CIV
en- to this social center. The pur-
poses it is hoped to serve will be to
remove the drudgery of farm life.
If the people desire Sunday ser
vice or dance or lecture course
no place will be better fitted for il
than Sunnyside.
If a social is to be given this is
the place with wide open doors to
receive the people. Country clubs
will use the building, and men who
like to debate will find this a popu-
ar forum. 1t belongs to the people,
and it is theirs to build up COM
munity friendliness that will make
for more happy and contented
people.
This is not the result of sudden
| flash that came into the mind OF Jas
per Thompson. 1t has been a dream
of years. When he was a boy on the
farm he saw the drudgery of farm
life and longed for the day when he
might be able to break these shac-
kles. He saw mothers on the farm
toll day after day and year after
year, hardly seeing a neighbor, let
alone attending an entertainment.
He grew up and reared boys of his
own on the farm, but found it task
to keep them there because of city
allurements.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
PLYMOUTH ROCK.

Oct 4, 1915.
Miss Hattie Barnes visited with
home folks over Sunday.
Mrs. Martin johnson and son Paul
visited at the Albert Monsen home
Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Pierce called
afternoon.
Mrs. Ed Wilbur returned home
Friday after two weeks visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Martie Jones,
near Lime Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. O'Brien took
in the sights of Harmony Friday.
Mrs. Ryan returned to her home
at Harmony Thursday after a few
weeks visit with her daughter Mrs.
Terry McCabe.
Mrs. Hoyt of Cresco returned
home Wednesday after a few days
visit at the home of her nephew, VIM.
Hoye and family.
MIR. and Mrs. Martie Jones and
daughter Eva May Sundayed with
Mrs. JOnes's mother, Mrs. Ed Will
bur.
Edith Wentworth visited Sunday
Monsen.
Autoing was great Sunday eve
ming.
Frank Hayes started work for
Joe McCabe today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene McCabe autoed
tod DEBORAH Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. VIM. O'Brien Sundayed with
home folks near Bluffton.
Sarah Murdoch is at present help
ing Mrs. VIM. Hayes with her house
work.
Miss Mabel Murtha of Cresco is
visiting relatives here.
Little Harold Knox visited with
her grandma Mrs. VIM. Mullaney q
couple of days last week
Misses Gertrude Mullaney and
Nettie McCabe visited at the Emmot
Knox home last week one day.
John Henderson had his silo fill
ed last week.
Joe johnson is having his silo fill
ed today.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
KANSAS CITY MARKETS,
Reported by Our Correspondent on
Daily Live Stock Doings.

Kansas City Stock Yards, Oct. A.,
receipts were the
heaviest of the season last week, and
stocker and feeder out go increased
in proportion, total shipments to the
country 33,478 head. Foot and
mouth disease developments are
keeping a great many stockmen on
the fence, with reference to making
purchases, which hating tendency
is causing prices to remain at COM
paratively low level. The supply to-
day is $4,000 cattle, heaviest run
this year, market steady to weak.
The best grades of both stockers and
feeders are holding up steady, good
fleshy feeders last week, weighing
400 lbs, at $3.50, and fancy light
stockers up to $S.75, but the best
grades of straight feeders weighing
1850 to 1900 lbs. are selling at
$3.50 to $7.75, plain feeders $6.7 5
to 1925, choice panhandle yearlings
$3.50 to $50, Colorado yearlings
and twos $500 to $3.50, a world of
useful cattle, good colors, and prom
Using outcome, weighing 600 to
900 lbs, at Sc to $3.50, plain off
color stock steers down to $3.50.
Sock calves are firm, strictly prime
white face steers or heifers up to
50, fair to good calves around $7.75,
stock cows and heifers s. to $7.25.
will continue heavy through
October Kansas has been shipping
lightly, and the panhandle country
has barely scratched the ground as
regards mark citing cattle so far this
fall. In that country owners have
stimulated prices to a false basis,
trading among themselves, but the
surplus will have to be sent to mar
ket, and it will come this month in
large measure. Colorado is ship
ping heavily, and New Mexico will
furnish thousands of good young cat
tie before the season closes. Feed
ing lambs are / > to % higher than
a week ago, prices SIS to $685.,
choice breeding ewes up to $3.50,
good Western breeders Sc to $6.7 D.,
feeding ewes So to 1915. Stock hogs
are scarce, and are selling around
IS.
j. A. RICKART,
Market Correspondent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
LEAD IN RAISING HORSES.
POttawattamie and KOssuth COun-
ties Have Best Records.

Pottawattamie county and Kossuth
county are leading the other coun-
ties of the state in raising horses,
according to the reports of the coun-
ty auditors as turned in to the state
auditor Pottawattamie county has
20,326 horses and Kossuth 20,414.
Plymouth county has 1852, Wood
bury and Polk 1892.
The state executive council, in adj
justing values for taxation purposes
fixed the average value of horses in
this state at $S4. Their value as re-
ported by the county assessors aver
aged SIS. Some of the counties re-
ported the values extraordinary low.
Wappello county's report on the val
ue Of horses was raised 107 per cent
by the council. Mononas reported
was increased 50 per cent
According to these reports there
are 1,279,525 horses in the state.
Their total value as reported by the
county assessors was $100,770, $50,
but the increase made by the coun-
ell brought their total value up to
$1O7, 544,617. The council made a
$5,OO0,OOO increase in the values of
three year old horses alone. They
were valued by the assessors at SS1 =
$4,000 and the council raised this
to $S6,1S3,000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
OLD PONIES RE-WRIT.

Up from the meadows, rich with
corn,
On almost any September morn,
The farmer folk from here and there
Are motoring in to the county fair.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
OLD FASHIONED WEATHER
SIGNS.
The Best Weather Prophet i'm the
World is the United States
Weather Bureau.

In it's current issue, Farm and Fire
side, the national farm paper pub
lished in Springfield, Ohio, says, Of
course, that the best weather prophet
in the world is the United States
Weather Bureau, which is right at
least four times cut of five. In regard
to the less scientific guides Farm
and Fireside says:
Here are few weather signs
which are older probably than anyone
living today. Experience has shown
them to be fairly reliable, and some
of them can be explained on scien-
tific basis:
Moonlight nights have the heavi
est frosts.
THE higher the clouds the finer
the weather.
THE farther the sight the nearer
the rain.
"Dew is an indication of fine
weather.
when stars flicker in a dark back
ground, rain or snow follows soon.
Expect a strong wind with stormy
weather when smoke frCm chimneys
hangs near the ground
Here are few in verse. They
have the advantage of being easily
remembered:
Clear moon,
Frost soon.
Year of snow
Fruit will grow.
Rain before seven,
Fine before eleven.
eff the sun set in gray
The next will be rainy day.
when the winds in the south
The rains in it's mouth.
The wind in the west
Suits everyone best.
eff you see grass in January
Lock your grain in your granary.
Evening red and morning gray
Help the traveller on his way;
Evening gray and morning red
Bring down rain upon his head.
When the clouds appear like rocks
and towers
The earth's refreshed by frequent
showers.
eff you can get the official wealth
er report by phone you'd better count
on that first. But the proverbs and
jingles just given are better than
comma pupSS ~
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
SPILLVILLE.

co visitor Tuesday.
Miss Emma Balik arrived here
Monday from Mason City for a
weeks visit with home folks.
Mrs. Mary MoravetZ was staying
at the Martin Kalishek home near
Protivin the latter part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Ira and Mrs.
Kate Cibuzar returned last Thurs
day from their visit at Waubun,
Mimi. ~"
Miss Regina Soukup visited with
the Anton Fisher family, the fore
part of the week.
Miss Mary Bena returned to De-
corah Wednesday.
Mrs. H. Chandler of West Union
was visiting at the HAPPIER home the
past week.
Miss Teresa Kapler of Cresco
was visiting with her sister, Mrs.
John Huber, the past week.
Jos. Bena drove to Conover We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Frank Benda and Mrs. Jos.
Benesh visited with relatives at Cal
mar Saturday.
Miss Lizzie Lukesh of Protivin
was staying with her sister, Mrs.
Anton Fisher, the past week.
Miss Emma Klimesh visited at
the Geo. Huber home, the latter part
of the week.
Mrs. Gilbert Haadvedt returned
Friday from her visit in Minneapo-
dis.
John Janovsky drove to Calmar
Friday.
Oscar Heuser left for Dubuque
Saturday for a few days visit with
relatives.
Lewis Sobolik autoed down from
Conover Saturday.
Misses Josephine and Viola Dos
tai of Little Turkey and Mrs. La
sach Of Oxford Junction visited at
the W. J. Silhacek home Friday.
FIR. Helix of Garner, Ia, was Wis
iting at the Frank Ondrashek home
the latter part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Cooper and Miss
Gertie Kapler autoed to DEBORAH
Friday.
Misses Emma Lusk and Josephine
Tuohek spent Saturday with friends
at Calmar.
Quite a number of our people at
tended Farmers Day a. Calmar Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Tallman left
for Calmar Thursday.
MIR. Puffer of Fort Atkinson was
a business caller in town Saturday.
James Vrba visited at the James
Kreitzer home near Ridgeway Fri
day.
Mrs. G. Heuser went to DEBORAH
Wednesday for few days visit with
friends.
John j. Walenta was a DEBORAH
business caller Wednesday.
Frank Kulish drove to Calmar
Saturday.
James Poshusta, Edd Kapinos,
and Jos. F. Swehla drove to Calmar
several times during the week for
lumber for John j. Swehla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wenzel Riha and
family were down from near st. Lu-
cas- Tuesday.
Rev. Fathers Lakomy of Protivin,
Dragoun of Fort Atkinson ana
Opava of Little Turkey assisted Rev.
Broz on st. Wenceslaus day.
John Bloomingdale drove to Pro-
twin Monday
VIII Tobiason of DEBORAH assist
ed Fishers orchestra as trombonist
last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Mikesh and
daughter Emma visited at the j. j.
Kubesh home at Fort Atkinson Sun
day. 80
Albert Sbiral of Garner and Frank
Sbiral of Lidgerwood, N D., were
guests at the j. j. Sbiral home the
past week.
Thos. Taylor of Little Turkey was
in town Sunday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
How TO he Efficient

Nothing saps the vitality like kid
ney trouble. 1t causes backache,
headache, stiff joints, sore muscles,
"always tired" feeling, rheumatism
and other ills. To be efficient, you
must be healthy. Foley Kidney Pills
strengthen the kidneys, help them
do their work of filtering out from
the system the waste matter that
causes the trouble. EngbertsoHss
Pharmacy. Oct.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06

Merchants Band Dance, Steyer's
opera house, Thursday night, Oct. IA.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06

''lf you can get the official wealth
er report by phone you'd better count
on that first. But the proverbs and
jingles just given are better than a
guess"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-10-06
Two Children Had Group.

The two children Of j. w. Nix,
Ga, had Group. He writes
Both got so choked up they could
hardly breathe. i gave them Foley's
Honey and Tar and nothing else and
it completely cured them" Contains
no opiates. Cuts,the phlegm; opens
air passages. Engbertson's Phar-
macy Oct.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-08
TRADE TRIP DETAILS
NEARLY COMPLETED
Extension Boosters viii Cover
800 Miles and Stop at
Fourteen Cities

The trade excursion committee OF
the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce,
Charles w. Burtnett, chairman, in a
letter of announcement sent to each
members to-day gives a detailed de-
scription of the trip ,on February -
and Is.
The cost of the trip will be but $40
per person. y special train has been
arranged and fourteen cities will be
visited enroute, including Sunburv,
WilkeS-Barre and Reading. The trip
will cover three hundred miles. The
itinerary is as follows:
Leave Harrisburg February II. at
O'Clock. via the Northern Central
railroad, stopping at Millersburg,
Herndon and Sunbury. where luncheon
will be taken. At Northum berland.
special train will be taken by way of
the Delaware. Lackawanna and West
tern to Wilkes-Barre. stopping enroute
at Danville, Bloomsbury and Berwick.
Wilkes Barre will be reached at 4.4J
p. m. Hotel Sterling will be headquar-
ters.
on the following morning the spe-
cial train will leave Wilkes-Barre at
O'Clock and stop enroute to Read
@Ag ,at Hazleton. Pottsville. Auburn
and Hamburg. Lunch at Pottsville
Headquarters and dinner at new Ho-
tel Berkshire in Reading. Harrisburg
will be reached by a direct run from
Reading at about $50 o'clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-08
Mr.. Dewitt Plans to Ride
to Panama Exposition
a "Side-door Pullman

Wilkes Barre. Pa, Feb. s. John
Butch" McDevitt, who spent S2,500 in
playing 'millionaire-for-a day. is TO
become the most aristocratic bum in
the country, and is completing ar
rangements with railroad company
to take him to the Pacific coast in
April in a ''sidedoor Pullman"
Butch" plants to travel to Califor-
mia in two box cars. which he VIII
have specially fitted up for his freight
journey as a highbrow hobo.
Il have played a millionaire-for-a
day, and liked it." says John Jaj, but
now l want to try the ither end.
want to taste the philosophy of the
two extremes. l have been a bum
a genuine bum-in my time. and /
want to get back to the old life again
to see how it feels"
In becoming an aristocratic gum
Butch" plans to visit the Panama eX-
position He will have two freight
cars attached to a regular freight
train. In one car Butch will fit up
a private ROOM He will have electric
lights. windows. a library. a bath
room, an ice chest, and he will take
along a couple of servants to wait on
him. A part of this car will be cut
up into a dining room and a sleeping
room.
In his second car he will have a
mine mule, lot of safety lamps, tools
used by miners, a mine car and vari-
our other things to depict mining
methods. He will also take along n
big quantity of coal and these "black
diamonds" are to be the souvenirs he
will distribute.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-08
TECH SENIORS ELECT
ST|TELER PRESIDENT
Is HonOred For Third Successive
Term; Selects Class Day
Committees

At a recent meeting of the Senior
class of the Technical high school,
Norman Critchfield Stiteler. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Stiteler, 602 North Sew
enteenth streetfi was elected president
of the class for the third successive
year, being the only member to re-
ceive this honor. He will beliVer the
address of welcome and preside over
the class exercises next June. Casper
Wolfarth was elected vice-president,
and George r. Miller will fill the Of
fees of secretary and treasurer.
President Stiteler announced to-day
the following class-day committees:
Cap and down. Everett Kutz. hcair-
man; Charles Chayne and Jesse Bern
heisel. Invitation, stephen Anderson.
chairman; Victor Emanuel, Earl
Shuey and Glennon Melville. Glass
motto Franklin MetZler, chairman;
William Shceffer and Harry Reeser.
Glass flowers. Paul Shope, chairman;
Clarence Beck, George Zerting and
Merle Beach. Glass day pin, John
Todd.
The chairmen have called meetings
of their committees to be held in the
near future, at which time recon-
mendations for the commencement
activities will be made and reported
to the class for adoption.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-08
TIE VOTE ON SHIP
BILL NOW POSSIBLE
With Return of Newlands and
Smith, Fight in Senate Takes
New Aspect
MARSHALL MAY BE CALLED
Republican Leaders in Conference
to Consider New Plans
of Action
MAY BE CALLED
Rr 4,,ncint.d prc,s

| Washington. Feb. S.-The lull in the
| battle in the Senate over the admin
istration ship purchasing bill came tC
an end to-day. The Senate had been
in recess since F.iday. Meantime the
! Democratic leaders had been waiting
for the arrival of Senator Newlands
to reinforce their side.
The motion of Senator Clarke to re-
commit the shipping bill without in
Istructions still was pending with in
dications that It would be allowed to
come to a vote. Even with the vote
of Senator Newlands the Democatic
leaders admitted that they could not
defeat the Clarke motion.
The leaders, however, are pinning
their hopes on the motion of Senator
Gore TO discharge the commerce COM
mittee fro mfurther consideration of
a substitute ship purchase bill which
he introduced last week. They are
confident that with the support of pro-
gressive Republicans they can carry
the Gore motion. In that event the
substitute bill would be brought back
to the Senate and tht Republicans
would be compelled to resume their
defensive fight.
With the arrival of Senator New
lands and Senator Smith. of South
Carolina, the parliamentary situation
was changed. Senator Smith had not
been expected to return on account of
serious illness in his family. With his
vote and that of Senator Newlands.
administration leaders claimed a tie
vote on the motion to recommit with
instructions. Then the Nice-president
would be relied upon TO cast the de-
Gliding vote.
AS soon as Republican leaders
learned of the return of Senators
Nelands and Smith. a conference was
called TO consider plans of action.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-08
IS THIRD To
MEET DEATH BY FIRE
Daughter Was Burned in Gas Ex
plosion; Her Husband Blown
to Bits by Dynamite

The death of John II. Park, aged &C,
of 6S2 Race street. at the Harrisburg
Hospital yesterday afternoon as the
result of burns received while on duty
Saturday at the Rutherford yards of
the Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
way was the third tragedy of the kind
in the family. The first occurred four
teen years ago. when the eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. Park. Mrs. William Liddy,
was burned to death at her home in
Hagerstown in a gasoline stove eX-
plosion.
The third sudden death was that of
Mrs. Liddy's husband, killed nine
months after her in a dynamite eX-
plosion during the construction of the
York Haven power plant.
Flames Leap Back
John H. Park was an engine in
spector at the freight yards at Ruth
erford and he was opening the fire
door of an engine when flames blew
back. presumably caused by a leaking
burning his head, face and the lower
part of his body. Fellow workmen
tore the burning clothes from the vic
tim, wrapped him in other garments
and took him on a shifting engine to
the Philadelphia and Reading station,
tHeuCe 10 the nOSDltdl nN anlbuldntc.
Coroner Eckinger held an investi-
CATION late this afternoon.
Lived Here Half Century
John ii. Park was born February .
1S49, in Philadelphia. He first went
to work for the Philadelphia and
Reading RailwaySfn, Harrisburg when
16 years Of age and had worked for
that company all his life, with the eX-
ception of ten years. when he was an
engineer on the PENNSYLVANIA. He
was an engineer on the Reading
twenty eight years and for the last ten
years had been a locomotive inspector
at the Rutherford roundhouse. He
was a member of the Philadelphia and
Reading Veterans Association and the
Philadelphia and Reading Relief.
Mr.. Park is survived by his wife
and nine children. Charles, Mary and
Gertrude. at home; Mrs. William J.
Madden. Mrs. Charles Kaufold. Mrs.
Daniel Bremen. DR.. John II. Park, Jr.,
William j. Park and Frank \. Park,
all of Harrisburg; also sixteen grand
children.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day morning at o'clock in the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, South Cam
eron street, the Rev. w. V. Daley Off
ciating. Burial will be in Mount Cal
vary Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-08
Senator BeidIeman Will
Explain Narcotic Laws

Senator L. L. Beidleman has been
invited to speak to the members of the
Dauphin County Pharmaceutical AS
sociation at their regular meeting to-
morrow afternoon at 2.30 o'clock at
the Board of Trade. Mr.. Beidleman
has been asked to explain the state
laws in regard TO the sale of narcotics
and habit-forming drugs by retail
druggists.
Charles f. Kramer. 1925 North
Third street. secretary of the State
Board of Pharmacists. will give an
address on the Harrison bill, which
was passed by Congress at Washing
ton. prohibiting the sale of habit
forming drugs unless the prescription
is renewed by the doctor each time
Mr.. Kramer will also explain other
parts of the bill, giving much val
liable information about the sale of
drugs
The annual election of officers will
also take place at this meeting and the
secretary. j. II. Park. 621 Race street
and j. w. Cotterel. 1900 North Sixth
street, will submit reports
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-08
Gets SIX Months in
Jail; Tells Court He
Prefers Penitentiary

Sentenced to six months term in
the county prison, James Duncan, this
morning coolly told the Dauphin
county court that he would have
much preferred a sentence in the
Eastern Penitentiary.
'Penitentiary~?" Huh" said Dun
can, I'D a much rather Your Honor d
sent me down there this time"
Others VINO pleaded guilty and We're
sentenced were Tom Bonavic and
John Skirbin, burglary, nine to fifteen
months in penitentiary: George Rob
inson. larceny, seven months.
George W. Lewis, who pleaded
guilty TO several charges of false pre-
tense in acting as solicitor for local
newspapers and pocketing the funds,
got eight months in Jail.
John Essig and William Brady.
charged by City Sealer II. d. Reel
with short weighing in selling pota-
toes. will be tried at March quarter
sessions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-08
Bowman's B. B. B. Sale
VIII Begin Tomorrow

Bowman & Co. announce for to-
morrow the beginning of their B. B. B,
Sale "A semi-annual event that is al
ways featured by the store with
extraordinary offerings.
The present occasion is no eXcep-
ton to the rule, and buyers have been
at work for months in preparation
for the big event. AS a result every
department is brimful of new attrac-
tions and will take it's part in assist
ins, the management of the store in
their efforts to make this February
sale greater in it's achievements than
any of its predecessors.
Thousands of articles of every de-
scription which are to be found in a
department store are in the sale to-
morrow. A portion of them with full
details and prices are to be found on
Pages and of this paper. Further
attractions will be announced from
day to day as the sale progresses.