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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-28
CORRESPONDENCE.
OSSIAN.

July 20, 1919.
Vincent Shekelton of Lawler visit
ed at the DR.. Lynch home Monday.
Miss Hazel Gilbert came from
Fairbault, Mimi, Tuesday for visit
with home folks.
Mrs. T. P. Baxter of Dubuque is
spending few days with her mother
Mrs. Elizabeth Boyle.
Earl Bothel came from n. McGreg-
or Monday after visit with his UNI
Gle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Downing.
Ruth Gunderson was DEBORAH
visitor Wednesday.
julius Moe and family of Chester
visited his brother John Moe last
week.
Mrs. Peter Thoman visited friends
in Cresco Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kaupel of Cres-
co came Tuesday to visit his mother,
Mrs. Anna Kaupel.
Mrs. Frank Briggs Of Rockford ar
rived Wednesday for visit with
relatives.
Gene Perry and Will Albright of
Castalia were here Thursday.
Louis DIESEL transacted business
in Oelwein Thursday.
Ruby Fan went to Chicago last
week to visit with her aunt Mrs.
Julia Cresy.
Mrs. d. Weitgenant went to Cas-
Italia Thursday to visit her brother
George Bucknam.
Mrs. Floy Bryan came from Cher
okee Thursday for visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Gilbert.
Mrs. Fred Jones returned from
Cresco Friday after visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Lemon.
Mr.. and Mrs. McManus and chill
dren went to Edgewood, Iowa, Sat
urday for visit with his sister Ell
len.
Dolores Har son was Postville
visitor Thursday.
Walter Seaman came from Mill
waukee Thursday to visit friends
here.
Sister Ottilla, Willamette and
Hildtrude returned from Dubuque
Thursday after spending their yaca-
ton there.
Clara Gunderson of Charles City
spent Sunday with Mrs. Mary Gun
derson.
Jim Driscoll came from Calmar
Saturday to visit friends.
Mr.. Brown of Cresco took Rev.
Kopos's place in the M. E. church
Sunday.
Merle Oxley returned from Cedar
Rapids Saturday after spending
three weeks with her sister, Mrs. P.
l.. Storkey.
Leo Figge was down from Mason
City Thursday.
Ruth Holien visited in Fort At
kinson between trains Thursday.
Mrs. Guernsey and three children
of Monona came Saturday for a visit
at the Andrew Scheidemantel home.
Wick Fiel and Mr.. Courtney of Chi
cago is visiting the formers sister,
Mrs. Andrew Barthelme.
Misses Ruth Holien, Mildred
Doane, Merle Oxley, Messrs. Fred
Doane, Earnest Holien, Donald and
Percy Bullard accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Bothel went to McGregor
today for a picnic.
Mrs. Fanny Allen will entertain
the Embroidery club at her home
Wednesday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-28
SPRING WATER.
July 26, 1915.

July 26, 1915.
Mr.. Alvin Severson visited with
day.
Mr.. Johnny Ellingson visited with
Filing Ellingson Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Erickson
visited with A. Severson Sunday.
Mr.. Ingvold Myrah called at the
Erickson home Sunday.
Mr.. Sever Ellingson was Decor
all caller Saturday.
Mr.. Frank Roney visited with his
brother, John Roney in Spring Wat
er Sunday.
Mr.. Willie Severson was a Decor
ah caller Saturday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-28
BLUFFTON.

July 20, l9lo.
Walter McCauley went to Prosper
the first of the week with hogs.
Mrs. Whitmire helped Mrs. Ed
Folcks paper the fore part of tho
week.
Mr.. Jim Nolan stopped over night
with Walter McCauley one night this
last week.
Mrs. Iven Lingerman visited her
mother, Mrs. Newer Thursday.
Walter McCauley has a piece OF
ground into potatoes up to H. She
ley's, he plowed them Thursday.
Mrs. Linderman and Mrs. Drummer
papered Mrs. Sheleys kitchen FRI
day
Mr.. Henry Wernet and son George
went to DEBORAH Thursday to meet
Mrs. Kyle of Illinois. Mr. Wernet's
daughter, who will spend the beauti-
full summer days with her father,
mother and other relatives here.
Mr.. Brittendall made a business
trip to DEBORAH Thursday afternoon
returned home Friday.
Mrs. Daisy Burgman sold her
poultry to Elmer Greenslade. He
came for them Thursday evening.
Mrs. Brittendall was invited out
to tea Thursday at Mrs. E. Burg
mans.
Mrs. l.. Brounner came to Bluff
ton Thursday. Stayed over night
with grandma Farrell.
Walter McCauley went over TO
John Henry's Friday to buy corn.
John Green went along for company.
Mr.. Shelley called on Ed Folck's
Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Burgess auto
ed to Burr Oak Thursday looking
for carpenters
Gordon Baker and family spent
Thursday evening in Button.
Claud Brounner worked last week
for Albert Hrushka.
Agnes Melver stayed over night
in Bluffton Thursday night, return
ed to Mrs. Jack Halse's Friday NOR
ming, her place of work.
Bluffton had another one Of those
refreshing showers Thursday after
noon, it only lasted about half an
hour, but the rain just poured down
while it did last
Mrs Roy Gossman visited Mrs.
Phil Donlan Thursday.
There was dance in Erick o.
Brien's barn last Thursday night, it
was given in honor of cousin of
his, who is there visiting.
Mr.. Brittendall went to Burr Oak
Saturday afternoon on business, and
made his motherlin-law, Mrs. e.
Weldon call while there.
Who was the lucky one to get
that high priced COW and two calves
of II. Mercy? 1t seems it was Mr..
Hougan the man that lives on the
Smell place. He had to pay a good
price but he has some good stock.
Kathleen Burgman took break
fast with grandpa and grandma Brit
tendall Friday morning.
Miley Wilbur and family and VIC
let Ward Sundayed with 7, Muir
docks.
Lee VIII ur brought his father
and mother and sister Lois TO Bluff
ton yesterday to eat chicken dinner
with his grandpa and grandma She
ley.
~hlSulc w dIu ouhucsOu III biNiA
ton.
Mrs. Jack Halse was caller in
Bluffton one day this last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brittendall were in
vited to Mr.. Sheley's yesterday for
dinner in honor Of their daughters
birthday, Mrs. Walter McCauley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny Thyme
daughter EIoranca visited Hugh
Kelly's yesterday.
Gordon Baker and family Sunday
ed with Rupert Greenslade's.
Joe McCabe and family visited
Elmer Greenslade's yesterday.
Mr.. Will Lange and his brother
Acao were business callers in Blum
ton this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Madden were
shopping In our burg this morning.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-28
They Write Every Day.

Every day Foley G Co. receive
letters from grateful men and wo-
men, telling how Foley Kidney Pills
cured them of backache, sore mus
cles, stiff joints and other kidney
and bladder troubles. Is very quick
to relive lumbago and rheumatism
due to kidney trouble. No other rem
edy has a longer record of cures.
|Engbertson's Pharmacy. July
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-28
Not i'm His Line.

what do you intend to do now
that you're through college?" asked
the young B. AS father
I'm thinking of taking a post
graduate course in economics" re-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-28
piled his son.

Piled his son.
Economics, hey?" said the father.
IF that's got anything to do with
economy don't see what makes You
think you've got any special aptitude
for the study"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-28

Photo supplies, stationary. Null.
Ter Bros, jewelers., Citizens Bank
Bldg. cot
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A. G. WOODWARD. Nj. ID.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON

Special attention given TO diseases
of women and children. Offices in
Public Opinion Building, Upstairs.
Telephones:
Office 1872 Residence 1873
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DIR. III. III. THOMAS,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON

Office over New NARROW Building
DEBORAH, Iowa Phone 4S5-2
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G. Il. WILSON, ID. V. Nj.
VETERINARIAN

Calls answered promptly, day or
night Hog Cholera, Prevention,
and vaccination, Given Special At
tention. Office Phone 407, Residence
11S. DEBORAH, Iowa.
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MRS. PHOEBE LINCOLN, Specialist

Superfluous Hair, Moles, Warts, Bro
ken Veins, Lime Balls and other
facial blemishs permanently re-
moved by electricity. Best of Ref
Dences. sos River st. DEBORAH.
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AUBOLEE ~ NELSON,

Offices in New NARROW Building.
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Treatment OF rheumatism and the
Heart is my Specially.
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BOICE & HOOK.

ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Office on Winnebago Street.
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have eleven years college train
ing and seventeen years of expert
ence.
AGHASIE OSHANA, NJ. ID.
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Office over Bromley & Co.'s Shoe
Store. Specialty--Good work at rea-
sonable prices.
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Office in National Bank Building,
Up stairs. DEBORAH, Iowa.
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URBAN & URBAN,

Offices over DEBORAH Bakery
Telephone No. $50.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
BY FLoRENz z1EGFELD, JR..

BY FLORENz zIEGFELD, #JR.
How would you like to pick a
beauty chorus? How would you
feel il your employer would ask you
4 to select seventy-f1ve beautiful
young ladies. those who are talent
ed. have beauty, form, can sing and
dance, and il possible act. The lay
man would not consider it IL task
4 to choose beauty chorus. IN fact
i he would consider It a recreation.
He would not consider anything I'M
til confronted with his work and
then would proba bly, be glad to re-
tire in someone else's favor.
Before tell you how I select my
chorus will briefly outline how the
various theatrical managers employ
their choruses and by comparison
will demonstrate how my system
which has been in vogue since
have been connected with the mu-
steal comedy game. is superior to
the others In New York City there
are what are known as chorus girls.
agencies. These agencies register
the names of chorus girls whose
voices are tried when they are en-
rolled. and when a theatrical man
ager is In need Of a girl. he phones
the agency, who in turn sends the
girl to the stage manager, where she
Is given an opportunity to make
GOOD Then again some of the man
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21

DANA

ayers employ wardrobe women to
measure the girls foratights. and IL
her figure is a good one she is sent
to the stage mana ger, who passes on
her dancing ability, then IN turn has
the musical director try her voice.
In the case OF The Show Girl"
that is the tall, handsome girl. who
is expected to wear clothes we'll. the
wardrobe woman's report on her
figure tells the story.
It is selecting the new girls that
gives me many nights OF worry. I
select the new girls from possibly
$500 or 5000 applicants. OF course.
Y do not have them on the stage all
at one time. During the year en-
ploya an expert modiste. whose sole,
duties are to measure chorus girls
for tights She reports to me d.
rect. The girls figures are classed
as follows: "A. B. G.. Their per-
manent address is taken. This adj
dress, together with the form CLASH
fcation of A. B orsC is fled I en-
ploy a card index system and when
the time comes write to AS to como
in for an interview. II is at5that time
that I pass on their singing and
dancing ability. "A girl must have
another requirement besides good
looks and a good form. If she can
not sing or dance then She moves on
for the next.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-13
Forecast.
ALWAYS SENSIBLE.

Former President Taft has gained
much in the esteem of the nation
since he left the presidential chair.
His "horse sense" and clear state
ment of governmental issues anG
principles only emphasize that We
need more, not less, of his kind Of
leadership. .
Among his recent utterances is one
upon the treatment of criminals,
which in this day Of exaggerated hon
or systems and coddling of law violat.
ors and vicious types is exceedingly
refreshing. He directs his remarks
chiefly to. conditions existing in New
York, but they have a much broader
application. I'VE quote:
1T seems to me that the people Of
New York and of the country gener-
ally are in danger Of being led by an
unwise sentiment into treatment of
convicted criminals that will neither
impart to the criminals the proper les.
o from punishment nor will keep
before those likely to become crimi.
nails the fear of the law as a deter
rent. 1t is, Of course, wise and hui
mane that states prisons and peniten.
tiaries should be made as healthfui
as possible for the confinement of
those sentenced to spend a term with
in their walls. and it is wise to furnish
them healthful labor and exercise
each day. The impulse of many pris.
on reformers, however. to treat the
prisoners as victims Of society and to
make society the iscapegoat for all
tieir sins and vicious ]propensities
and crimes is a wrong one. which, if
yielded to, will certainly lead to a re,
tracing of steps toward greater rigid.
ity and severity"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-13
APPEALS TO REPUBLICANS.

~HFESI0 "
President Wilson's plans for nation.
al defense must be accomplished
through Republican votes.
There is no other alternative.
Bryan will be able to sway enough
Democratic members Of Congress to
defeat any program which the admin
~istration may propose as a strictly
party affair. The Commoner is in
Washington now, working against the
proposed scheme of preparedness.
The handsome majority in both
houses behind Wilson at previous ses-
sions has dwindled until it is most un.
certain, and with Bryan's opposition
the situation is bound to become en-
t%barrassing.
President Wilson has announced
that he will appeal TO Republican
leaders for support. There should be
no politics in the defense prepare
lions, hut it is rather significant that
an administration must show it's hand
in advance which a few months ago
had matters pretty much its own way
in the halls Of Congress.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-13

DORA" Hoyt never got a cent of roy
atty for writing the play.
"A Parlor Match was developed by
Hoyt. from an old skit called The
Book Agent" This skit belonged to
Evans 4 Hoey. The first real tinan.
cial success that Hoyt enjoyed was
his play "A Rag Baby" He had writ.
ten a piece called "Cezelia," founded
on a mythical patent medicine. 1t
was never produced right and it be-
came the theme for the last play Hoyt
ever wrote, "a Dog in a Manager"
In 1884 -Hoyt wrote "A Case Of
Wine," which was played in Texas by
Charles Bishop. "A Case of Wine"
later proved the foundation for Hoyt's
play "A Texas Steer" recently filmed
with great success by the Selig Poly
scope company. ..
While we were playing "A Hole in
the Ground," opening September IA,
1887, in the Fourteenth Street theater,
New York city (my first appearance
in New York city as an actor, Hoyt
. started writing "A Midnight Bell"
which was first produced in Frisco by
L. r. Stockwell In his stock company.
Hoyt saw it's possibilities and then
produced il, in the East.
Charles Hoyt had a way of writing
about his players personality and it
was while "A Hole in the Ground"
was on the boards that he wrote "A
Brass Monkey" and put me in to do
the song "Razzle Dazzle" The writer
of this song, VIM. Barton, was SO
pleased that be made me a present Of
the song The Wild Man Of Borneo."
which we did in "A Brass Monkey
Hoyt always produced his pieces
for two weeks. in the spring around
New England, then remained for a
week in Jersey City, then closed for
the summer, almost ready to produce
the piece without change in the fall.
Any alterations in the plot he would
make in the summer months.
Hoyt has an unusual method of de-.
veloping his plays. He would begin
By telling bis intimate friends about
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-13

Otis Harlan, King of Am
erican Comedians, Writes
of the Personal Side OF
Charles Hoyt, Playwright


an idea and it was wonderful how he
would enlarge it. Every time Hoyt.1
told his idea he had some new comedy:
interest and he built up his plays BY
telling it over and owe again. he
would then sit down and write an en'is
tire show in two or three days for heo
had all the construction in his mind.
l have seer Hoyt sit in our EPull.it
man sleeper, even in the day times
with the window shade drawn down g
over his head, looking out, but seeing Il
nothing but the funny ideas that were
tumbling out of his fertile brain, l1et.
was undoubtedly the most prolific and
most successful playwright that
American has ever known. He wrote
all of his manuscripts in long hand, u
later having them typewriter.
Hoyt was a man difficult to ap.@
proach. His most intimate friends, g
never called him Charlie" As a n,anti
he was cold and reserved. Frank Me-
Kee, his partner, even called him "'lMr.3
Hoyt." He was also most economical
with the pay roll. For three years T.
drew SIS weekly. He liked to split
the difference in salaries as for ex.7
ample: One actor demanded, $40
weekly and got $35, another asked forl
$35 and got 1921 so. But outside busi-.
ness hours, in the cafe or the dining
room. he corralled all checks. In
business he was close, in social life
unusually liberal. ll
Flora Walsh, loved by everyone.
died in Boston while we were playing
"A Texas Steer" Hoyt's second wife,
Caroline Miskel Hoyt, died In New
York city. while we were playing "A
lay and a Night"
Poor Charles EIoyt died at Charles
ton. N. H., in November, 1900. Gov.
ernor Rollins Of New Hampshire had
been petitioned to investigate his
case by the people who assert.
ed that Hoyt was not insane, but
was being kept in charge for some
Interior purpose. I had called upon
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-13
bryan is trying to put. Mr.. Wilson
in the Armageddon club.
SHIFTING RE PoNsIe,LirY.

SHIFTING RE RESPONSIBILITY.
1t has become a favorite hobby Of
legislatures to rob governors Of their
appointive power by permitting other
executive officials to share the respon-
sibility with him.
The tendency is bad. 1t is usually,
but not always, inspired by political
pique. If other state officials are to be
called upon to act in an advisory ca
pacity, there is no valid reason why
the a%ppointipe power should not be
vested solely in the hands Of the gov
ernor. Should the chief executive
abuse that power, the people nave ar.
pie opportunity to show their displeas.
mre and prevent his longer continu.
ance in Office. To create commissions
Of, five or more members and delegate
to, them the organization of an ex-
ecntive department is to shift respon.
sjbility.
The state immigration bill, soon to
be tested in the supreme court, is an
excellent example of this curtailmen,
Of the appointive power Of a chief ex
ecutive. It creates a department and
imposes five masters where there
should be only one. Experience has
shown that government by loosely
constituted boards and commissions
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-13

some a~cquainances with some comic
cut ups for which ] had a peculiar
talent. l lived then at GAINESVILLE,
Ohio. l was about to leave for home
next day when Hoyt called. To make
a long story short, he put me in his
play "A Hole in the. Ground" He
was in Columbus rehearsing for the
opening.
remember that Hoyt was taken
into the Elks lodge in Columbus the
night before we opened. Flora Walsh
was Hoyt's leading woman and he
married Flora on July 25, 1887. She
was seventeen on July Gath and Hoyt
was twenty-seyen on July 26 and they
selected the day between for the wed.
ding day. Charlie Reed, an old min.
stre) man, Fannie Stevens and I were
at the wedding, which occurred at
Charleston, N. ".
w. "a Bunch Of Keys" Hoyt's first sue
cess was suggested by Willie Edowin,
who in later years starred in Flora.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-13
PAY BIG WAGE TO
GERMAN LAB0RERS

Berlin, Nov. 12.-The men and the
women now employed at compare
lively high wages throughout Ger.
many constitute a problem that al
ready is occupying the attention of
labor leaders in every part Of the
Empire. The more thoughtful of the
workers realize that the days of big
pay and unlimited work are not going
to last forever, and that with peace
is going to come a strenuous time Of
possible hardship, and they are saw.
ing their money. 1
The bulk of the workers, however,
r not savers to any degree, but
hand-to.mouth livers Notwithstanding
their present favorable circumstan-
ices, circumstances which certainly
will not improve when several hun
dred thousand II not several million
bread earners now in the army are
thrown back on the labor. market.
! Though. the more optimistic believe
that employers will take back their
aid employees at once. they have to ad-
nit, nevertheless, that even such a
desirable solution of the impending
problems means the displacement Of
many now, at work, and that. It: pre-.
supposes an almost. immediate re-
sumption of the old volume of indus.
try and trade "4
The. biggest problem is that Of the
adult male workers. who, with the ad-
vent of peace,,Acan easily create an
unprecedented unemployment situa.
uation. Other problems are those Of
the young men, boys for. the most
part, who in the present hey.day of
much work at high wages either
have hurried through: their appren-
;ticeships or have become full.tledged
master workmen at once, and who
naturally will be loathe to relinauish
their places even to the heroes Of the
Fatherland: and secondly of the
women now filling mems places. The
majority of the latter will return to
their places in the home, but some
proportion will have lost their hus.
bands OF supporters, and, if forced
out Of their present occupations, will
have to be taken care OF elsewhere.
Leaders of responsible, organized,
labor organizations have taken advan.
tage of increased wages to swell the
treasures. This has been the cas-.
Ter to accomplish because Of the
dwindling sums that have had to be
paid out to the unemployed. When
peace does come and the food begins
there will be millions on hand, but
still not enough, in the estimation of
the leaders, to take car of matters.
The government has been brought
to realize the seriousness of the i'm.
pending situation, according to Al
win Koersten OF the Trades Employ
ment bureau in Berlin, and does not
look unfavorably on proposition to
retain in service but on furlough for
from eight to twelve. weeks all such
soldiers as In the ordinary course of
events would be mustered out imme.
diately at the conclusion or hostili-
ties.