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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-15
CANNING COMPOUNDS.
Pure Food Commissioner Barney
Warns About it's Use.

1t has come to the attention of the
Dairy and Food Commissioner that
many housewives still resort to the
use of canning compounds when
putting up vegetable in cans. AS
most Of the compounds and powders
put up for this use are chemicals of
more or less poisonous properties,
Commissioner Barney feels that a
word of warning at this time may be
beneficial to those contemplating the
use of canning compounds this sea-
son.
The canning compounds examined
by the Dairy and Food Laboratory
have been found to be either worth
less or if they had any decided pre-
sentative action, to consist of poi
sonous substances as boric acid, sui
phites or salicylic acid. While these
substances are not rank poisons,
their use in food products renders
the food deleterious to health.
There are no products of the or
chard or garden which cannot be
sterilized in jars by heat alone. If
there are any fruits which you do not
know how to can properly write to
the Household Science Department
of the Iowa State College at Ames or
to the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture, Washington, d. c., and full in
formation will be sent to you.
Do not use canning or preserving
compounds no matter how widely
advertised or well recommended. Re-
member that all such compounds
that will really preserve are poison
Gus.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-15
], KANSAS CITY MARKETS.
Reported by Our Correspondent on
Daily, Live Stock Doings.

Kansas City Stock Yards, Sept.
IS, 1915. -Stocker and feeder pur-
chases last week were 27,009 head,
heaviest this season, and extraordin
airy, inasmuch as that number was
more than sixty per cent of the total
supply of cattle, killers getting only
5000 head. Prices on stockers and
feeders were lower in the majority
of cases, some cheap cattle, around
Sc, being secured at bargain rates,
but few toppy feeding steers at
$3.50 to $500, were bought at strong
prices. A largei number of buyers
are here today, and they have arrived
at an opportune time, as the supply
of cattle is $4,000 head today, and
prices are lower on all classes. Kan
sas and Panhandle shippers have
made open threats that they are try
ing out the market this week, and
unless sales are at price that Will
pay out on their cattle, or show a
profit, they will stop shipping, and
make arrangements to go into win
ter quarters. Should this threat hold
good, and there is plenty of feed in
the country to permit of it's enforce
ment, receipts this fall, will be cut
down accordingly, and prices will
advance, if the demand from the
corn states comes up to expectations.
OF course stronger demand, may
cause more cattle to be turned on
the market, but it amounts to this,
prices must stay around present fig
ures, or do little better, cattle ship
pers claiming they have stronger
grasp on the situation than usual
this year. Well bred cattle of every
weight, from 700 to 1850 lbs, are
selling around 1925, while choice
fieshy feeders sell at $7.75 to 1925.
Cows are lower, well brc1 young stuff
1915 to $500, fancy lights $6.25,
yearling heifers up to $3.50, useful
old cows $3.50 to $500. Large num-
bers of stock hogs are available, at
$3.50 to IS. Feeding lambs are low
er, So to $2.35, feeding ewes So to
$3.50, young Western breeding ewes
Sc to $6.75, feeding yearlings $3.50
to 81, and there is plenty of Western
stuff coming now.
J. A. RICKART, y
Market Correspondent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-15
GILBERT BEDE SAYS. :

The man who is pleased with him.
self is usually hard to please in 9TH
er ways.
A mother of twenty-six children
attempted to commit suicide. Well,
it wasn't race suicide, anyway.
Why is it that a girl will act as
if she doesn't want to be touched
when she is aching to be crushed in
a mans arms?
Those who have served in posi-
tions of trust are not as quick to
criticize as those who never have
and haven't the ability to get into
position where they would be criti-
cized.
We have known a great many
people whom we would say Were
scrupulously honest under all ordin-
airy circumstances but very few OF
them would call a conductor back
to give him a fare he had missed.
Quite often you wonder how such
a good investment happened to fall
your way. In after years when the
dividends fail to come, you may find
that it didn't fall your way-that iC.
was thrown your way.
A girl lost her breach of promise
suit because when the man propos-
ed she merely nodded her answer.
The girl who wouldn't under such
circumstances climb into mans
lap, put her arms around his neck
and prepare her mouth for a kiss,
could hardly be considered as hay
ing given acquiescense that would
have any standing in court.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-15
WANT COLUMN,
Rates-One Cent per word. Moth.
ing less than ten cents.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,

ans ASoo Ibdn ICh CCuJ6.
GIRL WANTED-To help in kitchen.
comm rclal hotel. 37-4
FOR SALE-The Odam Wepler
home, house and two lots, price
$4,000. Inquire of Ed X. Hovden.
37-1pd.
LOST-About Aug. 1st., brown
steer with scars on both ears.
Please notify Charley Engen, Rs.
37-3pd.
FOR SALE-Two ranges, one gas.
one steel; also typewriter and
desk lamp. Enquire Margaret
Moran, or phone 1913, DEBORAH.
37-2w
FOUNDING keys, attached to piece
OF wire. Owner call at this office.
81
LOST-Saturday between Locust and
DEBORAH, hip boot Finder please
return to Wells Fargo Express
Office. 37-1w
FOR SALE-Lot of good household
furniture. Call at Ammi Smiths,
east Water st. 81
LOST-At Star Theatre Saturday,
parasol. Finder please leave at
this office. 37-1pd.
GIRL WANTED-For small family.
Inquire at Public Opinion. 1872
LOST-ln DEBORAH, long navy blue
suit coat, last week Tuesday. Mrs.
l.. S. Rogue, DEBORAH. 37-1w
FOR SALE-Male and female full
blood Duroc Jersey pigs. e. r.
Blount, DEBORAH. 37-2
FOR SALE-Well matched driving
team, registered, also new rubber
trim harness and new top buggy
Mrs. Rabena Ramlo, East Water
st. 363pd
FOR SALE-Residence and / u lot,
222 Maple Ave-, DEBORAH, Iowa. In
quire Albert 0. Sampson, 2427
Ballou ST., Chicago, Ill. 1913
FOR RENT-Furnished room, Mrs.
Jacob Anderson, 412 River ST. 36tf
FOR SALE-Aberdeen Angus bulls,
COWS, heifers. 20 bulls, 40 cows,
at farmers price. Free transpor-
tation from Calmar to buyers.
John j. Walenta, Calmar r 2. 2Stf
FOX SALE-NeW modern house, on
East Water street. Easy terms
Enquire at lngvoldstad's lumber
yard. 31tf
FOR SALE-Three good building
lots on East Main street; also five
good building lots at end of Wash
ington street. Enquire at Ing
voldstad's lumber yard. 31tf.
FOR RENT-The Seegmiller home,
9 rooms, on West Main street. En-
quire or write VIM. Seegmiller, r.
F.. d. No. 4, DEBORAH. 32-tf
LOST-Sbthrday night, clasp pin,
set with brilliants, valued as
keepsake. Return to H. A. War
ner for reward.
FOR RENT-Blacke.1li. shop, all
equipped, ready fer business. Mrs.
X. w. Knutson, DEBORAH. 35-3w
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-15
Public Opinion.
L REMEMBER! L REMEMBER.

] remember, / remember
The house where / was born;
The little window where the sun
Came peeping in at morn,
You'd hardly know the old place
now,
For dad is up to date,
And the farm is scientific
From the back lot to the gate.
The house and barn are lighted
With bright acetylene,
The engine in the laundry
Is run by gasoline.
We have silos, we have autos,
We have dynamos and things;
A telephone for gossip,
And photograph that sings.
The hired man has left us,
We miss his homely face;
A lot of college graduates
Are working in his place.
There's an engineer and fireman,
A chauffeur and vet,
Electrician and mechanic
Oh, the farms run right, you bet
The little window where the sun
Came peeping in at morn,
Now brightens up bathroom
That cost a car of corn
Our milkmaid is pneumatic
And she's sanitary, too;
But dad gets fifteen cents a quart
For milk that once brought two.
Our cattle came from Jersey,
And the hogs are all Duroc;
The sheep are Southdown beauties
And the hens are Plymouth Rock.
To have the best of everything
That is our aim and plan
For dad not only farms it,
But he's a business man.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-15
Time TO Ring OFF.

Some time ago an Office boy an
swering the telephone for the first
time in his life, and not knowing how
to use it, was told that when the bell
rang he was to answer it.
When therefore, he heard it ring,
he picked up the receiver and shout
ed
Halloa! Who's there?
The answer came back:
I'm one hundred and five.
Go on, said the boy. It's time you
were dead.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-15
GOOD ROADS SAVE MONEY.
Save in Hauling Produce to Market
Farmer Pays Huge Amount.

In the various ways in which good
roads make a different community,
the department of agriculture gives
first place to the economic view, the
Saving in hauling produce to market.
In most parts of the country this is
more question of the bad condition
of the road surface than of grades.
To illustrates: On a muddy earth
road the maximum load of 1900
pound horse varies from nothing to
500 pounds; on a smooth, dry earth
road from 1000 to 1000 pounds; on
a gravel road in bad condition from
1000 to 1900 pounds; on a gravel
road in good condition about 5000
pounds; on macadam road from q
600 to 5000 pounds; on a brick road
from 5000 to 5000 pounds. Admit
ting that horse with given load is
capable of certain fixed duty per
day, the effective radius of travel on
a macadam road is three to five times
as much as on moderately muddy
earth road. The difficulty with un-
improved earth roads is that they
are moderately muddy many months
of the year.
AS to grades, it is assumed that a
horse can draw about 1000 pounds
on an improved level earth road.
With the same force against the col
lar he can draw continuously only /, ;
600 pounds on five per cent grade.
that is, rise of five feet in one hum
dred; and $50 pounds on a ten per
cent grade. In practice the load in
hauling to market is limited by the
maximum grades and maximum hard
spots and by the resistance of the
bad surface.
According to government experts,
the cost of hauling a ton OF farm
produce mile varies from II cents
in localities where fairly hard gravel
roads exist, to 50 cents per ton in
parts of the country where the roads
are in bad condition On the other
hand, in those European countries
where hard roads prevail, the cost is
as low as cents per ton per mile.
The Department of Agriculture has
estimated that the total haulage ex-
pense to American farmers for a
year is approximately $50O,0O0,-
600. And every dollar of this stu
pendous sum comes from the farm
er's pocket, for he is the one great
producer who cannot add the haulage
expense to his wares, for the prices
he gets are on a delivered basis.
If every farmer would take pencil
and paper; figure the amount in tons
of the produce and stock he markets
in a year; multiply it by the number
of miles he must haul it to market
multiply the total by %, which is
about the average haulage cost per
ton Fer mile, and then consider that
he could save nearly half of this
amount every year if he had an i'm
proved road all the way to his mar
ket, he would become an earnest good
roads worker
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-15

1t is estimated there are only about
100000 Angora goats in the Unit
ed States, over one-third and posi-
bly, one-half OF them browsing over
the mountain ranges of West Texas,
Oregon follows in point of number,
then California, Iowa and New Mex
leo.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-15
Wise.

Carl have to warn my chauf-
feur continually to keep down his
speed.
Barr-Afraid of breaking the law,
oh?
Carr-The law be blowed! Afraid
of his breaking my precious head.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-09-15

The first time a young woman is
taken to a fashionable restaurant by
her sweetheart is a great event in
her life which she will remember
and talk about for vars.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-04
ELECTRIC engines
MILWAUKEE COMPANY WILL USE
THEM ON COAST DIVISION.

Avery, Idaho, Dec. 4.-When the
Olympian limited, one of the fast
trains of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul road. pulled out of here this
morning, the heavy steel passenger
coaches were hauled by one of the
largest electric lomotives ever built
in America. and which was exhibited
in Aberdeen, s. D., en- route west.
The trip will mark the inauguration
of the Milwaukee's plan to use cleo
tricity instead of steam as the motive
power on the Rocky and Bitter Root
mountain divisions. BY the first of
the year all the roads traffic of
freight and passengers will be han
died over the mountain divisions by
the use of mammoth electric locomo-
tives. forty-three of which have been
contracted for. The substitution of
electricity for steam is expected to
double the carrying capacity of the
road. The motors are strong enough
to pull the heaviest passenger trains
at more than mile minute. When
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-04
PARENTS FINED
DAY COUNTY PEOPLE COLLIDE
WITH THE COMPULSORY
SCHOOL LAW.

Webster, Dec. 4.-Do your chill
dren attend school? Ii not, you had
better get busy and send them at
once. The compulsory school law
passed by the last legislature is very
rigid and county superintendents are
obliged to enforce 1t to the letter, or
get into trouble themselves.
1t has been the habit of some
thoughtless parents in Day county to
keep their children out of school to
help at home. Under certain condi-
tions this is allowed. but the neces-
sity must be great. and must be
proven to the satisfaction Of the au-
thorities.
This past week two parties were
fined for this offense.
John Storley, of Nutley township,
paid a fine of $40 and costs, total
Of $1S.lE, for not sending his son,
Melvin, to school.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-04
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TODAY
Items Taken from the Daily
Leader Files

The skating rink is being again
flooded this afternoon.
Malcolm McGillivray is again un
der the weather and confined TO his
home.
John Whitethorn, of Badus, proved
up on his homestead entry on the
swA Il section 110s53, before Clerk
of Court Preston today.
Deputy Clerk Murray has issued a
license to wed to VIM. Baltz, of Ere
mont, Neb., and Lydia Richter, of
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Strong and
Pearle Smith took their departure
for the Pacific coast this morning via
Kansas City and the Southern Pacific.
f. G.. Campbell, the assistant train
dispatcher at our depot, has been re-
ieved from duty here and returned
to Lacrosse this morning. Train
Dispatcher Wood will now handle
the business alone
Yes OGar, who was best man at
the Hooval-Madlin wedding return
ed from Woonsocket today. He says
the newly married couple took the
train for Sioux City and will return
to make their home in Madison next
Saturday evening.
The Masons of this city will have
public installation of officers Decem-
Der Is, so far as the members of the
order and their families are concern
ed A social function at the close of
the installation ceremony will be one
of the enjoyable features of the oc-
casion.
Mrs. Rook, washer woman, while
standing on chair to hang up some
| linen at the Hotel Madison today,
slipped and fell to the floor in such
manner as to break both bones of
her right arm at the wrist The frac-
ture is very severe one and the
physician says will require the wear
| ing of splints for six weeks.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-04
governor BYRNE
CHIEF SPEAKER AT DAIRY MEN
AND BUTTERMAKEKS'
CONVENTION.

Sioux Falls, Dec. Gov. Frank
NJ Byrne was the chief speaker at
the closing session of the annual con
vention of the South Dakota Dairy
mems and Butter Makers association,
which opened here Tuesday Other
speakers included w. A. McKarrow,
of the United States department of
agriculture; II. A. Meehan, dairyman
of the United States department of
and state agricultural extension de-
partment, and Prof. C. Larson, of
South Dakota Agricultural college.
The place for the next annual con-
yention will be decided by the execu-
tive committee
The following officers were elected
for the coming year President. A.
w Willander, of Beresford; secre-
tary-treasurer, A. p. Ryger, Brook
ings.
Last evening those attending the
convention were guests of the Com
mercial club at theater party, which
was followed by a Dutch lunch and
smoker
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-04
IS MISLEADING
PROCLAMATION OPENING GOV
ERNMENT LAND IN WEST
PART OF STATE.

Pierre, Dec. although the
United States land department sent
out proclamation that about $780,
900 acres of land in Stanley and Ly-
man counties would be thrown open
to settlement on December 10, the
notice is misleading in way, as the
actual situation is that but 200, 900
acres of land in scattered tracts in
Stanley, Haakon and Jackson coun-
ties will be open to settlement on that
date. In the proclamation Lyman
county was mentioned, but there is
no land there open for homesteaders,
as all the remaining government land
in that county was sold at public
auction about two months ago
1t Is presumed by the local United
States land office force that the proc
lamation Is put in one of the regular
forms and mentions the amount of
land originally there for settlement,
taking no account of land which has
been settled upon during the years
since the homesteads were first
opened.
Stanley county, as meant by the
proclamation, includes the portions
recently formed of old Stanley coun-
ty, making Haakon and Jackson
counties, and in this combined area
there are 100000 acres to be opened
December 10. The land office here
has been swamped with inquiries
since the proclamation was issued.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-04
STATE NEWS.

Pierre Donate a gallon OF cream
to the cause" was the line of request
decided upon by the Universal Fran
chise League of South Dakota at the
meeting at Huron
Webster--Today while Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Block, of this city. were
hunting near Hedtkes pass, near
town, their automobile caught fire
from some unknown source, and was
completely destroyed Neither of the
two were injured.
Hot Springs--Mrs Truax, OF Hill
City, was seriously injured when she
either fell or jumped from the second
story balcony of the Hanson apart
ment building In this city. Herself
and husband had engaged rooms in
the apartment structure. She sus-
tanned fractured skull and other in
juries.
Mitchell--Turning turtle in the
ditch while being driven at 35 miles
per hour. an auto with seven passen-
gers fell on two men injuring them
badly and Jared an old lady of 63
years so that she is in very serious
condition and not expected to live.
The car was being driven by G.. w
Asutin, prominent plumber of the
city, and was one which his daughter
in-law had won the week previous in
newspaper subscription contest
Watertown---Thou of dollars
worth of home grown, thoroughbred
hogs and cattle were sold in Water
town at the annual sale of the Cod
ington County Improved Livestock
Breeders association The sale broke
all records Of the county, both in thu
attendance and the total value of the
stock sold. After the sale the asso
citation elected the following Officers
for the ensuing year: T. N. Bah
cock, president; Lee Slower, Georg'
Hall, Hans Mathiesen, Henry Stet
Charles Kreger, secretary and treas
urer.
Aberdeen--Frank Fisher, prom
inent farmer residing near Bath. die,
here last night from the effects o
burns received when he attempted I,
light fire with gasoline, mistakinl
that explosive for Kerosene. In tn
explosion which followed, Fisher
body was soon enveloped in a mas
of burning clothes, and before the,
could be torn from him, his body wa
so badly charred that death resulte,
shortly afterwards. He leaves
widow and large family.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-04
HIGH FIGURES.

The Curtis Publishing Co. an
nounces new rates for the Ladies
Home Journal-one of $8 per
line and $4,000 for a full inside
page, $1,000 for the second or
third cover in two colors, or $8,-
600 for third cover in three or
four colors, and $4,000 for the
back cover in four colors. For
the Saturday Evening Post, a rate
of $S per line is announced, one
of $4,000 for a full page, $4,000
for second or third covers in two
colors, $500 FOR fourth cover in
two colors and $4,000 for cen
ter double page in black or $12,-
900 in colors. The Youths Com
panion gets $4,000 per page,
while the large dailies of New
York and Chicago get all the way
from $500 to $1,000 per page in
regular editions.
These publications are crowded
with advertising, showing 1t pays
the advertisers even at the high
prices given for space.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-04

Decision Is Handed Down by the
Supreme Court.

Pierre. Dec. 4.-The supreme
court holds in the case of DeRock-
brain school district No. /, Corson
county. that surety company Is
liable for money lost In case of bank
failure, where bonded officer had
deposited moneys in the bank before
the failure. The case was brought
against the Northern Surety company
and a judgment for $3,192 secured
in the circuit court of Corson county,
which has been affirmed by the su-
preme court. The treasurer of that
township, who had given bond
through the Northern Surety COM
pany. deposited township funds in
the First State bank of Mclaughlin,
and, when that institution failed, suit
was brought against the surety COM
pany for recovery.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-04

Careful people see that they are stop
ped DIR. Kings New Discovery IS
remedy of tried merit 1t has held It's
own on the market for forty-slX years
Youth and old age testify to it's soothing
and healing qualities. Pneumonia and
lung troubles are often caused by delay
oftreatment. DR.. Kings New Discovery
stops those hacking coughs and relieves
lagrippe tendencies. Money back III ~
fails so cents and 81
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-04

Matt Mondry, of Kosciusko town
ship, was fined $40 and costs, total
of $30.35, for not sending his daugh-
ter, Mary, to school.
The hearings were before County
Judge Coomes last Friday
The authorities would rather the
children attended school and there
were no fines to be collected. Take
warning and save yourself unneces-
sary expense and publicity.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-04

Ouality-service is The Daily
Leaders watchword in news, printing
and advertising. Try us.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-04

the plan for electrifying the system
is completed. the entire traffic OF the
Milwaukee from Aberdeen, S. d., to
Seattle and Tacoma will be hauled by
the electric motors.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-04

When you think of printing phone
3eo-The Daily Leader. You always
oet what yo0 waA<.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-04

Railroad engineers are more exposed
to catching cold than other workers. T..
q. Dunaphant of Monette, Mo, has run a
Frisco engine rs years and all the med
tcine he has taken in Fo1eys Honey and
Tar He writes: II always keep 1t in
my home and recommend 1t to all who
have . bad cough or cold" Sold every