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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-06-16
NOTICE OF PETITION.

Notice of petition for letters of adj
ministration on the estate of Marion
NJ. Scott, an absentee.
TO Marion NJ. Scott, absentee, and
TO Margaret L. Brown, Cora L. Bry-
don, Emmy Shepherd, Warren w.
Scott. Minerva V. Scott, E. w. Scott
and Samson Scott, his heirs.
You are each hereby notified that
there is now on file in the office of
the clerk of the District Court OF
Iowa, in and for Winneshiek county,
a petition of Z. w. Scott, claiming
that he is the brother of Marion Nj.
Scott, who is the owner of S526.2O
in money coming to him under the
last will and testament and from the
estate of E. r. Scott, deceased.
That more than ten years ago said
Marion M. Scott was a resident of
the state of Iowa, residing in the
county of Winneshiek in said state,
and had resided there ever since his
birth, residing with his fathers fam
lily.
That more than ten years ago he
abandoned his said family and has
gone to parts unknown for a period
of more than ten years, and has alb
sented himself from his usual place
of residence and concealed his where
abouts from his family without
known cause for a period of more
than seven years, and his whereabouts
is and has been for all Of said time
unknown to any member of said fam
| lily.
That said money is in the hands of
X. l. Haugen of DEBORAH, Iowa, as
executor of the last will and tesla
ment of E. r. Scott, deceased, and
is ready to be turned over under or
der of court already entered in the
administration of said estate and on
| final report of the executor therein.
That if said Marion NJ Scott is de-
ceased his heirs are as follows
Margaret l.. Brown, a sister, of Hans
boro, North Dakota; Cora l.. Brydon,
sister, of Francis, Saskatchewan,
Canada; Emmy Shepherd, sister.
of Oregon City, Oregon; Warren w.
Scott, brother, of Red Bluff, Cali
fornia; Minerva V. Scott sister, of
Hammond, Indiana; E. w. Scott, a
brother, of Oregon City, Oregon.
and Samson Scott, a brother, of De-
corah, Iowa.
That said Marion NJ. Scott, hav-
ing absented himself from his usual
place of residence and concealed his
whereabouts from his family without
known cause for period of more
than seven years and having gone to
parts unknown for period of more
than ten years, your petitioner prays
that letters of administration on his
estate may be issued to E. w. Cut
ting or some other qualified person.
And that unless you appear there
to and defend On or before noon OF
the second day of the September
Term, A. ID. 1915, of said court,
which will commence on the goth
Gay of September, A. d. 1915, at the
court house in Decorah, Iowa. de-
fault will be entered against you and
the court will hear proof presented,
and will order letters of administra-
ton on the estate of such absentee
to issue as though he were known TO
be dead. The court will also hear
rroof and determine who the legal
heirs of such absentee are and their
respective interests in such estate.
1913 Il. w. CUTTING,
Attorney for petitioner.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-06-16
BIG RICEVILLE FARM SOLD.
Changes Hands Four Times in Eight
Years-First Price S75-Last
Sale at $3.50 Per Acre.

The big farm on the hill, common
ly spoken of as the st. John place,
was recently sold by Mr.. John
Spooner through the Montague land
agency, at $4,000 per acre. The
new owner is H. w. KuseI, veal
they resident of Dysart.
The farm comprises 22S acres and
the sale involves the princely sum
of $35, 200. Mr.. Kusel expects 70
take charge of the place personally,
and is the same gentleman who
bought the Chas. Hinchcliffe farm
some time ago.
The farm is one of the best equip
ped in the county, and has changed
hands four times in the past eight
years, each time at a big advance
Col. R. T. st. John, who for years
owned and lived on the place, sold
it about eight years ago for $500
per acre. A. o. Jacobs, the pur-
chaser, made some improvements on
it, erecting a large barn and put
ting in some thing. After holding
It about three years he sold to n. w.
Taylor at $1,000 per acre, includ-
ing some stock in the transfer. NJ.
Taylor held the place for about like
cried in the meantime building two
silos and fencing. He then sold
10 John Spooner also added to the
Of the farm by fencing
and sold to Mr.. Kusel at $4,000 per
Recorder.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-06-16
A Mistake Made by Many.

When you suffer pains and aches
by day and sleep disturbing bladder
weakness by night, feel tired, ner-
vous and run down, the kidneys and
bladder should be restored to heal
thy, strong and regular action. 1t is
a mistake to postpone treatment.
Foley Kidney Pills put the kidneys
in sound, healthy condition and
keep them active and strong. Eng
bertson's Pharmacy. June
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-06-16
Marriage Last Thursday

Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock
at Washington Prairie church occur
red the marriage of Andrew Nelson
and Miss Mabel Hove, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. Torrison of
DEBORAH.
The bide and groom are two of
the most popular and esteemed young
people of Springfield township, and
we join their many friends in wish
ing them much Joy.
Miss Clara Nelson of Charles City
was brides maid and Gust Kjanaas
was groomsman.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-06-16
Make His Blood Run Cold.

Father and son went for a stroll
one sweltering day recently. AS
they passed a vender of ice cream
the boy turned to his father and
said, lovingly:
Il wish you'd puy me some ice
cream, fader. / do feel warm"
His father gazed at him for few
seconds in mild surprise and then
exclaimed:
mo, no, key, my poy; but III
tell you vot I'll do. I'll tell you
some ghost stories vot'll make
your blood run cold"
-O--
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-06-16
2nblie Opiniuu.

BY HARRY J.. GREEN.
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DEBORAH, IOWA, JUNE &c, 1915.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-06-16
Giant Iowa Strawberry.

West Point, Ia, June 14.-On ex-
hibition at the State bank here is a
strawberry that measures six inches
in circumference. 1t was grown by
William Link.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-06-16

We have a special lot of slip-ons
which have just been received and
winch we guarantee in every parti-
cular. These will be sold during
our sale at $500. Please call and
look at these coats and you will be
ass ured that the quality is of the best
and the prices positively the lowest.
BEAR 8
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-06-16
INSURE YOUR AUTOMOBILE

against fire at one-third to one-fourth
"old-line' rate. Send me Mfrs. num-
Der of your car, year built and cost
and i will send in your application.
Il. II. ADAMS, Agent,
la, State Mutual Auto. Ins. Assn.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-17
STATE APPLE SHOW
Reported By Ralph Howard of Pike
TOwnship-New Varieties $425.0O
in Premiums-The Value of Spray.
ing Ohio Leading in Fruit Pro-
ductiOn.

The annual apple show held under
the auspices of the students of hor-
ticu!ture and forestry, December
ninth, tenth and eleventh was mark
ed success, both in the quantity and
quality of the fruit and vegetables
exhibited. 1t was declared superior
to any of the State shows in the last
two years in Ohio, New Hampshire,
West Virginia and Pennsylvania,
Ihlrty-five students and ten growers
competed for premiums valued at
four hundred and twenty-five dollars
which is large increase in the Ohio
State Shows.
The apples were exhibited in large
room IN the Horticulture and Forestry
building. At one end was large
display rack reaching almost to the
ceiling. Among the apples on this
rack were tea varieties, uncommon
in Ohio, but which could be profit.
ably produced. These were shown BY
the State Experiment Station anc
are as follows: King David, Ensee
Bonum, Lenville, Boiken, Arkansas
Pattern Greening, Huntsman, Babbit
and Bayard. Extending the entire
length of the room were four tables
fllled with displays. Among these
were several varieties from the State
OF Michigan ON exhibition, but moi
competing. =,
In one rear corner of the room was
camp and artificial camp fire with
placards showing the danger o1
nres and the precautions which
should be used. To the left. of thi.
was a table on which were severa
species of insects and other para
sites, which affect fruit trees, in theil
different stages of development. Thes,
were also from the State Experimen
Station. In the other corner wer,
several kinds Of apples which wer,
partly rotted and deformed, causet
by these parasites. These were ap
pies which had not been sprayed an,
for the benefit of those who did no
ret TIE connection, there was
large placard which sad "Now will
you spray?"
Several features were used to ad,
to the attractiveness of the room. On,
was an imitation apple tree with
faucet IN the trunk which yieldet
sweet cider.
In another room were the appl
pie and vegetable displays. Her
demonstrations were given in max
ing salads ETC., from fruit and il
canning fruit. There were show
several parasites which affect vege
tables. Such exhibits show the prac
ticability of spraying and where tn
farmer stands in the production O
fruit. Special interest should b
given to the results of this shoy
since Ohio is leading her neighbor
ing states in fruit production.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-17
DEATH OF HOWARD FIGY.

Howard Figy, nineteen years of
age, died Sunday morning at the
home of his sister Mrs. Krauss on
East Chestnut street. His last work
was in Toledo in Tiffany's drug store
which he left two months ago hoping
to regain lost health. He came here
for rest but his malady, bright's dis
ease proved fatal.
Howard was born in Wauseon, and
with the exception of about three and
one half years has always lived here.
The time away from here was spent
in Adrian and Toledo.
Funeral services were held in the
First Christian church Tuesday at
200 o'clock and the body laid to rest
in the Wauseon cemetery beside his
two sisters.
He is survived by his mother, two
brothers and one sister. He was
well known and liked in Wauseon. Be-
fore leaving this place he had become
a member of the Christian church
Rev. J. A. Wharton was the officiat-
ing minister. The family has the
sympathy of all who know them ir
the hour of their sorrow.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-17
EDUCATIONAL NOTES
Records of Visitors Week in Fulton
County Public SchOOls-NOvember
Records of Attendance -Examin-
> atiOns in The Rural SchOOls-Re-
ports From Supervision Districts.

The reports show that 1347 patrons
visited the rural schools during "Visit-
ing Week" The best records are as
follows: Louise Gottschalk, York
township, 80; Ross Shafer, Elmira
Special, n; Blossom Wales, Swan
Creek township, 60.
Delta again led the villages in the
highest per cent. Of attendance, 98.4;
Wauseon, in the highest per cent. of
visitors for the month of November
In the rural schools, district No. 5,
Gorham township, Mabel VanFossen
teacher, led in highest per cent. of
attendance, 1926 per cent. The aver
age attendance for the village schools
was 97.47 per cent; for the rural
schools, 93.71 per cent. Supervision
district No. led in percentage of
attendance, 94.22 per cent. Super
vison district No. 2, in number OF
visitors, 512
The examinations in the rural
schools will be held December 21 and
%. Questions for the 7th and 9Th
grades will be sent out. from the
County Superintendents office.
The committee on "Fair Display
Work" have their recommendations
nearly ready to submit to the fail
board and it is hoped that the full
list Of work together with. the prem
iums offered will be in the hands Of
the teachers soon.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-17
FAIR BOARD
Annual Meeting of Fulton County
Agricultural Society Held at Court
House Saturday December 11th-
Report of Auditing Committee
Board Members and Officers Elect
ed = Next Meeting January 4th,
1916.

The Annual Meeting of the Fulton
County Agricultural Society was held
last Saturday at the court house, the
attendance, judging from the num-
Der of votes cast, which was seventy
seven, was very fair; though leaving
something to be desired in that line.
1t seems to us that we might have
more enthusiasm and cooperation in
regard to the Fulton County Fair if
only more of the members of the So
ciety would attend these business
meetings of the Society and learn at
first hand some of the business prob
lens that confront the officers of the
society. No set of officers or direc-
tors can make a successful fair with
out the cooperation of the member
ship of the society who must be de-
pended upon to furnish the exhibits
that lend interest and attractiveness
to the fair '94
The following report of the Audit
ing Committee was received and filed:
"We, the undersigned, being duly
appointed by the president to audit
the books of the Secretary and Treas
urer of the Board of Directors of the
Fulton County Agricultural Society
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-17
BOOSTERS CLUB
Regular December Meeting At T. &
|. Hall Last Monday Evening-Re-
presentatives of Van Camp Com
pany Present. Assurance of Steady
Market For Milk at WauseOn Con-
densOry-Meeting of Club January
10th, 1916.

Possibly the cold weather of last
Monday night was the reason that
there was a small attendance at the
regular meeting of the Wauseon
Boosters Club. President G. E. Howe
presided and the committee appointed
to act with a committee from the
Civic Club in arranging for a Com
munity Christmas Tree, reported rec
ommending that the Boosters Club
bear half of the expense connected
with the tree. The report was adopt
ed and the committee continued to as
sist in the work incidental to the
tree; this committee consists of H.
D Meister and Ed Scott. Messers.
T. C. Kennedy and McNair former
Superintendents of the Wauseon Con-
densory and Messers. Jackman and
Mattison also representatives of the
Van Camp Company were present to
present the interests of that COM
panv. Messers McNair and Kennedy
in their talks. went over the condi-
| tions that have prevailed in the
evaporated milk business during the
rast two or three years and explain
ed how the company had done their
best to take care of the product of
the dairymen who patronize the Wau-
seon Condensory during the time
when there was no market for the
finished product, and they further
announced that the market was open
Continued on page 10)
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-17
ION, OHIO, FRIDAY DECEMBER II 1915
JOHN GRAIL.

John Grail died at his home on
East Chestnut street Wednesday the
8th Of December. Funeral services
were held in the home on Friday at
HOO, Rev. ]. A. Wharton officiating.
Mr.. Grail was born in Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania August 10, 1887, stop
ping for some years in Bucyrus. The
last twenty-one years with the ex-
ception of three he has lived in Wau-
seon. The three years were spent
in Adrian, Michigan. June 10, 1869
he was married to Mary A. Ferrall.
After her death he was united in
marriage in April 1866 to Mary C.
Stevenson. The five living children
are Clark of McGuffey, Ohio; Earl, of
Bucyrus; Lawrence of Edgerton; Lee
IF Basis, Wyoming and Dilla of
Wauseon. Three brothers and one
sister are living.
Mr.. Grail united with the Chris
tian church more than fifty years
ago. He died in the hope a better
life beyond.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-17

some of those among the apparently
more intelligent. had little conception
of the function of a public library ex-
cept as a place to get novels and
books for children.
Ever since it's opening, nine years
ago, the Wauseon Library has been
doing excellent work in connection
with the local clubs for women and
the public schools. In fact, it is a
school district library. But in COM
mon with most other libraries, l sus-
pect, it has not been permitted the
privilege of having the general adult
public use its reading and reference
rooms. SO here was opportunity for
another experiment. The next news
paper publicity briefly described the
resources of the reading and refer
ence rooms and the use of the peri
odical indexes. also referring to the
pioneer work of the late William F.
Poole. The aim was to make known
to the busy man of affairs in as di-
rect a manner as possible the fact
that the public library can usually
answer Immediately his inquiry con-
cerning some topic of current in
terest, and, moreover, can place before
him more material on the topic than
he can find anywhere else in the COM
munity. Again was newspaper pub
licity justified by it's results. And the
work thus begun was followed up by
inviting adult visitors into the refer
ence room should they visit the IL
brary during any but rush hours.
A rather unusual experience from
this newspaper publicity came from
published accounts of the Saturday
story-hour for children. Almost i'm
mediately one of the publishers re-
ceived an inquiry from a far-distant
township as to whether or not coun-
try children could come to the story
hours. Ever quick to see an advant-
age that would boost the business OF
the community, this publisher sug-
gested that the Saturday story-hours
not only be made available to the chill.
dren from the country, but that g
special effort be made to give the
fact all possible publicity, as il
would be an inducement for country
people to do their Saturday trading
in Wauseon by providing a place fol
the entertainment and safekeeping Of
children. We did once make the an
nouncement, and some Saturday
visitors took advantage of the invita-
ton. But we did not repeat the in
vitation. nor make extended effor-
along this, line largely because of th'
lack of facilities on the busiest Ii
brary day of the week. Nevertheless
one cannot helm but think that tn,
newspapr publisher suggested mos
successful means for actually demon
strating the usefulness of the library
= One verv desirable means of pub
. licity for the Librarian, it seems to m
is to call public attention to the re
sources of the library in matters o
local history and of current loca
interest. For not only does he thu
reach many people that he could no
. otherwise easily reach. but he is al
so performing a public duty that j
: not likely to be performed by an
other person in the community, tn
E important incidents of which ar
often lost to record entirely throug
neglect. For instance, many of yo
Continued on page 1D
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-17
PUBLICITY FOR LIBRARIES
Paper Read By Howard b. Sohn, Lii
brarian Of Wauseon Before the An
naal Meeting of The Ohio Library
Association at Columbus October
7th, 1915-Reprinted from ~The
Library Journal" New York, Is
sue Of December, 1915.

have been asked to tell about the
publicity work of the Wauseon Pub
lie Library.
With less than two years of actual
library experience | do not hope, nor
would you expect, that | should speak
about those phases Of library pubhci-
ty with which most of you were famil-
lar long before / entered library
work. But there is one phase of IL
brary publicity that l think you will
generally agree has not yet been de-
veloped to the limits of it's possibil-
tiles, especially as applied to the
smaller libraries. That phase is the
publicity that will deal effectively
with the public outside the library
Perhaps / had better make the con-
fession here that / entered library
work following brief experience with
newspaper work. 1t was natural,
therefore, that should begin to re-
late the experiences of my new en-
vironment to those of the old. If one
2 has ever had to do with a newspaper,
especially with the weeklies and dali
les in our smaller cities and towns, a
fact that is brought very forcibly to
Out y AtJenliOn Is LndC LitS HcWSpd-
per is almost obliged to publish alb
solutely free Of charge matter brought
by public, semi-public and charitable
organizations, whether or not the
matter is of news interest. | had not
been long in library work when be-
gan to realize that the library as a
modern educational institution held as
much for human interest as the school
or any other public institution. Why,
therefore, should the people not know
as much about the working of their
public library as about the rest of
their institutions? And yet it seem
ed that the only publicity received
by the library in the press was an oc-
cnsional list of new books received.
The first time that l had occasion Ia
announce the receipt of new books
tried the experiment Of making the
announcement more than mere au-
thor and title list, especially as re-
garded the non-dction.. Several OF
the books had at the time something
Of current interest, and this fact
tried to feature at the very begin
ming. It was a news write-up pure
and simple. and as such It was pup
lished in the news columns of the ir-=i
press. all Of the publishers willing
", and even gladly, giving the space
free, And the result well, ther,
we're enough inquiries to show tha
interest had been aroused, and IL wa
not long before il was revealed tina
many people in the community, an'
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-17

Continued on page 10)
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-17
November Records.
Townships

Townships
Supervision District No. 1
Total number of visitors Visiting
Week. 425.
Average per cent. of attendance
94.22.
Best attendance 1926 per cent /,
Dist. No. 5, Gorham, Mabel Van Fos-
sen teacher.
Per cent. Of attendance by
townships: Gorham, 1854; Chester
field, 1895; Royalton. 90; Amhoy,
92I37; Dover, 90.27; Amboy-Fulton
Special, 92; Ambov-Richfeld, 82;
Tedrow Special, 5085.
Supervision District No. 2
Total number of visitors Visiting
Week" 512.
Average per cent. of attendance
SAL.
Beet attendance 9S.O7. Dist. No. 4,
Swan Creek, Blossom Wales teacher.
Per cent. of attendance by town.
ships: Swan Creek, COL; York, "a;
CONTINUED on page 10Y
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-17
CARD OF THANKS

For the numerous expressions of
sympathy, for the kind assistance, for
h ebeautiful flowers and to the pas
tor and singers we extend our most
sincere thanks for their part dur
ing the death and burial of our father,
A. R. Grail.
Dilla Grail and Brothers.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-17
The officers of the Board electe

The officers of the Board elected
were T. H. Fraker, President; s. w.
Sipe, Vice President and C. A.. Knapp
Treasurer. No Secretary was elected
Mr.. E. P. Ames refusing to be a
candidate.
The Board will meet to complete
the organization for 1916 and revise
the Premium List, at the court house
on Tuesday January 4th, 1916.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-17
OFFICERS ELECTED.

Wauseon Chapter No. Ill H. p,
W. H. Maddox; King, Clyde Wager;
Scribe, W. w. Alderman; Capt. of
Hosts, c. O. Castle; Prin. Sojourner,
Dorr Knight; R. A. c., G. B. McLain;
Treasurer, W. w. Croninger; Secy., F.
W. Meyer; G. M. End ", P. H. Gar
man; G. M, first ", Raymond Upp;
Guard, Art Wells.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-17
X. OF p ELECTION.

C. c., Otis Griffin; v. c., Herman
Case; Prelate, C. E. Trory; M. of W.,
J. F. Dimke; M. at A., Arthur Cor
such; K. of R. & S., Walter Disbrow;
M. of F., R. C. Campbell; M. of E.,
Chas. Struble; Trustee, w. w. Acker-
man.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-17

CaSn IN treasury ZS9.Sl
F. J. SPENCER
j. C. .GEESEY
w. L. BIDDLE.
The election of members of The
Board of Directors resulted in the re-
election of G. A. Leu from Franklin;
H. D. Walters from Chesterfield; T..
H. Fraker from York and E. E..
Spring member at large.