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working to bring credit and glory

working to bring credit and glory back to the Second Congressional District and to Arkansas. The hearty hand shakes and cheers
 told in no uncertain tones of the confidence the people had in him
 and how they were glad to see the blacksmith boy from the little shop in Franklin, Izard county rise to the top and forge his way to the front. From here he left for Denton and arrived
 there at 5 p. m., they were wait ing to hear him. Again he told them the story of his life and it's struggles and his work for the people. Here he bid the west ern district and it's people good bye and began the last lap of the journey and arrived at Portia the last stop at 7::30 D. m. Here was the largest meeting of the day. The house was packed and many looked in at the windows.
 The crowds reaching back to the walks. Hon. J. E. Mccall in- troduced him and although already having spoken 5 times he was fresher and better than ever. The crowd hung upon his earnestness was convincing.
 Many crowded around him at its close and pledged their support.
 It was a great day for the con- gressman md showed not only his ability but his great physical endurance, He has now com pleted his enti-e district and from expression heard on every hand he will be returned without any doubt and is stronger in the district than ever before. MT.
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count of his faithful stewardship and amid cheers of his loyal friends he left for Jesup.
 Here he was met by enthuslas- tic friends. Arriving at Smith vile he found a packed house waiting and after a few we Il chosen words by Squire Bascom Rainey, he told of how he had battled in congress for the peo- ple's rights and had by dint of hard work and faithful duty ris- en to place on the powerful con- mittee of the ways and means and now he was striving and
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TO-DAY YS SERMON THIS FOR CHRISTIANS ONLY

Can bo baptism that am baptfsed Wth?-MARK
 WAITER my ordains s right
 Though the drink
 That bitter 0 my faint heart
 will not fear shrink s. RODCAST <HE worst part of maryrdom is not the last agonzing moment; it is the wearing, daily steadfastness. Men who make up their minds to hold out against the ore of hour have sunk under the weaness and the harass of small prolonged vexatons And there Christians who have the weight of some deep ncommuni cable grief pressing cold ice, upon their hearts. To bear that cheerfuy and manfuy is to be martyr There many Christian bereaved and stricken in the best hopes of life. For such to quietly Father not as will but Thou wilt is to be martyr There is many Christian who feels the rksomeness of the duties of e and feels his spirit revotng from them To get up every morning with the firm resolve to find pleasure in those duties and do them we'll and finish the work which God has given to do that is to drink Chrst's The hubest occupation has in it materials of discipline for the highest heaven
 F. w. ROBERTSON
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Nujol, Vinol and vitalitas Send Anywhere by Nail

Through the aid of the parcel post we can send any of the above or any liquids up to one pint by mail, and WE PAY THE POSTAGE. Vinol, the great tonic, $1; Vitalitas, the medicine that builds you up, $1 and Nujol, the great laxative, better than Russian oil, 75c. Order bottle by mail and note the wonderful results. No matter what you want in the drug line, we can send it by parcel post. Try us. Snodgrass & Bracy, druggists, Little Rock, Ark.
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Oldfeld has been continually in

Oldfield has been continually in congress since his election until this summer and has taken ad- vantage of the adjournment of Congress to meet again the people of his district and to get better acquainted with them and their needs.
 It is freely predicted by bis friends and also by the Blade that if he remains in congress that he will be the democratic floor leader in a short time.- Walnut Ridge Blade. Adv.
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Can ye drink Of the cup of? and bn bapt baptism that am baptfsed Wfth2--MARk K 3e.
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Free. One Souvenir Tea. spoon With Each Box
 Guth Chocolates


 All this week Snodgrass & Bracy will give away one beauti- full triple-plated silver tea spoon representing Arkansas or any other state, with one pound box of Guth's delicious Maritan Chocolates, 39c pound, or Maxixe Chocolate Covered Cherries, price 39c. On mail orders post age 6 cents extra. OrderfWeek- ly and get six spoons.
 Respectfully,
 Snodgrass & Bracy, Drugs. Adv.) Little Rock, Ark.
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Annie McCleery : Chilson. o f Jonesboro. He was also survived by one brother and two sisters,
 Mrs. Margaret McCleery-Kenne- dy, of Stuttgart, Mrs. Nettie McCleery- Jackson, of Chillicothe, Mo. and Wm. McCIeery, of Rider.
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Bs To-day. Monroe County School Fair ba15 School Fair in Brinkley is s.aotest in History of County. ''I pr;nklev Entertains Hun-
 dreds of Visitors
 REMARKABLE INTEREST SHOWN.
1. ornARKABLE INTEREST SHOWN.

1915 Monroe County t Fair which closes IT IT y tonight (Friday) wll' 5, in history as being oy ! greatest and most sue :, 1 Fair ever held in al I Arkansas.
 |peeks preparations have kinq on among the thou 4 school children of Mon |pty and when the Fall 1 yesterday (Thursday) ! the result or ms preparation was notice every way. Roe, Clarendon, Keevil, love, Blackton and Mon- bols came in on special Fith hundreds of enthusl- iends flying their in school flags and colors, several big brass bands bstriotic airs, with husky buters and yellers mak- |ir ring with their school gs and shouts.
 1t was a ''hot time in bwn" and how nice and pleasing it was to see
 people wake things up t shouts and yells and music. There was no snooze in old Brinkley ile these hundreds of led youngsters allowed trotism and pride to Ter.
 other School Fairs 3 no paying or admit ge to anything. Every
 as FREE AS THE AIR every real loyal Brink Pd to see the warm ospitality shown the
 of visitors by the Pchool pupils, teachers atest interest in the htestS centered around
 St for the elegant
 Elng Cup. This cup
 nted by H. E. Lynch,
 tnown Clarendon fur
 hardware merchant,
 Y held by the Keevil
 ght by Prof. w. H.
 DIS award will not be
 this afternoon (Fri-
 noon at 4::30 o'clock
 Or Athletic Contests
 |ued on Page 2.)
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South Dakoto.
 The funeral was from the home of his son, Ralph w. Mo- Cleery on South New Orleans Ave, Tuesday afternoon, Rev. w. T. Thurman of the Presby- terian church officiating.
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Hon. w. A. Oldfeld, the con- gressman of this district in com pany with friends made a whirl- wind and record breaking tour of the western district of this county on Saturday of last week,
 In a Ford machine the party left Walnut Ridge at 6 o'clock and ar rived at Lynn. the first speak ing appointment at 8:45. Here he was met by an enthusiastic
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crowd and spoke at 9. He was introduced by John Morgan and spoke for one hour. Leaving immediately for Catheytown, the next stop. Here they arrived at lO:45 and found a fine crowd in
 waiting. The machine was stop under a big tree and the stores and shops all closed and he was introduced by young Mullins For another hour he gave an ac-.
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Has Hard Time.
 Someone is quoted as having said that of all the letters in the alphabet "E' is the most unfortunate, because it is always out of cash, always in debt, never out of danger, and in hell all the time" It is also the most fro quently used letter in the alphabet
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Wanted Cum Logs

Delivered on cars, Cotton Belt or Iron Mountain R,R. Inspec- ton at loading point. Call on or write. Chicago Veneer Co.
 2 t. Clarendon, Ark.
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Piles Cured in 6 to 14pays

Your druggist will refund nabney if PAzo OINTMENT fails to cure any 4ase of Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Files in to 14 days.
 The first application gives Esse and Rest. soc.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-03-03
CASTALIA.

March l. 1915.
IneZ Meyer entertained about
fourteen of her little friends at a
party on Monday, Feb. END. The oc-
casion being her ninth birthday an
niversary.
E. E. Malloy was business caller
at Postville Wednesday.
Mrs. VIM. Albright went to Fay
cite on Monday for a few days visit
with friends.
Miss Anna Schara was Postville
caller on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Zimmerman
were passengers for Fayette on We'd
nesday, where they spent few days
visiting the latter's brother, Lester
Meyer.
p. E. Caldow was business caller
in Postville Wednesday.
Mrs. Thos. Kane spent a few days
with her daughter Frances, at Prai-
RE du Chen last week.
Ben Baird OF Tacoma, Wash, came
the fore part of the week for Wis
it with friends in Castalia and vicir-
Iity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duffaney OF st. Paul
Ndutc Odlul III Niohb CT SAAS
home of the latter's mother, Mrs.
Rose O'Boy.
Mrs. H.. H. Meyer entertained a
number of her friends at quilting
bee at her home on Thursday.
Miss Genevieve Stone of Monona
spent Saturday at the w. L. Richard )
home.
Mrs G.. Bernhart was passenger
for Elgin on Saturday She returned
the same day and was accompanied
by her son Harold.
Fred O'Boy was an Ossian caller
on sunday.
Mr.. H. Carragher of Mason City
was a business caller in town on
Monday.
Miss Mae Shellhammer came up
from Monona on Sunday.
Ben Baird was DEBORAH caller On
Wednesday.
Miss Susie Fordyce spent Sunday
and Monday with her parents in Ran
dalia.
Prof. Hoppe was an Ossian caller
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Kluss spent few
days of the past week with relative;
| in Ionia.
The Campfire girls entertained a
number of their friends at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Thornton.
Fred Kneeskern returned on Sun
day from Austin and Mason City.
| Mrs. Archie Ostlie of Clermont
was up for few days visit at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Brandt.
Mrs. Bert Riggs went to Aurora
the forepart of the week to attend
the funeral of her mother.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-03-03
NERVES TREATED FREE.
DR.. Franklin Miles, The Great Nerve
Specialist, Gives New Book and
$3.50 homeopathic Treat
Ment Free as a Trial.
Many Cured After
Doctors Failed.

Sick people whose nerves are weak
or deranged-whoh have weak heart,
stomach, liver, kidneys or bladder;
blues, headache, dizziness or dull
ness: nervous dyspepsia, irritably,
cold hands and feet, shortness of
breath, irregular heartbeat, dropsy,
drowsiness, nervousness, nervous eX-
harstion, sleeplessness, trembling,
wandering pains, backache, irritable
spine, hysteria. rheumatism, catarrh.
constipation-would do well to ac-
cept DR.. Miles liberal offer. You may
never have another opportunity.
The Doctors Special homeopathic
Treatment for this class of diseases
is the result of 40 years study and
immense experience and is scientific
and remarkably successful. 1t is so
successful that he does not hesitate
to offer Free Trial to any sick one.
Every treatment is specially pre-
pared for each patient and consists
of curative elixir, tonic tablets,
eliminating pills, and a plaster.
Years of rial have demonstrated
that his Treatment is many times as
successful as that usually prescribed
by physicians.
Send for Remarkable Cures in Your
State.
Mr.. Benjamin f. Artz. Pataskala,
Ohio, cured after 9 physicians failed.
Miss Mary Graham, Irving, H., after
8 failed. Mrs. Ed w. jenkins, Bas-
trop, Texas, after 20 failed. Mr.. G.
w. Bybee, Washington c. H., Ohio,
|l21 North Main ST., after s failed.
Mrs Edna T. Baxter, New Ashford,
Mass. after failed.
Write at once, describe your dis
case, stating age, weight, how long
sick, etc. He will send you a free
$3.50 Special Trial Treatment which
has been prepared especially for you,
valuable advice and his book on
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Through the
Nerves" Address Dr. Franklin
Miles. Dept, NF., S65 to SO Main
lSt., Elkhart, Ind. o-'w
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-03-03
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

Wonder if the old grounding will
ever be satisfied?
Ruddy Earnst who was to have his
sale last week Tuesday, had same
postponed on account of the weather.
Reports from all parts of the coun-
ty are that the blizzard of last week
was quite general over the northwest.
Quite a number of our rural stu
dents went thru the ordeal of an
eighth grade exam for county diplo-
mas the latter part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Hrushka were
entertaining company from abroad
last week one day for a short time.
Albert Milk and son Bonnie were
pleasant callers at Cresco last week
Wednesday, between trains, getting
some dental work done.
Frank Vrba and family were pleas
ant callers at the home of j. j. Kreit-
ger last week Thursday
Ole Sanderson, secretary of school
board was around last week distri-
buting library books, and posting up
school election notices.
Parties were thru here last week
trying to sell a new brand of COT
fee to the women folks.
Mrs. Fred Falck from north of
Ridgeway was pleasant caller on
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Amel
Koch and her sister, Mrs. Robert Vo-
pava Of Sumner township.
Let us hope that the month of
March will know more than trying to
duplicate Februarys weather.
Mrs. Rollie KratZ spent last week
6oU lett fro nj tl,A IS n
and Mrs. Theo. Kratz.
Some of our younger people en-
joyed themselves at surprise par
| ty last week one evening. The US
ual good time composed of plays,
greetings, eatables, etc. were INDUCED
| in.
Tom Moe and sons finished paint
| ing and decorating the interior of
Fred Koch's new residence. Fred will
soon be ready to occupy same we
surmise.
All our roads were badly drifted
last week, which suspended traffic
on them for some time, and this too,
the latter part of February.
No rural free delivery mail reach
ed us until the latter part OF last
week on some routes. So war news
became scarce as well as other news
Demo Kratz was assisting his
brother Rollie last week in hauling
corn to the Joe Hopperstad farm in
Sumner township.
The attendance at our rural school
was greatly diminished, and in some
| cases no school was in session at all
during a few days of last week S
storm, and deep snow.
The fore part of this week has
been moving time for number of
those who have been renting farms
Willie Moe of Ridgeway has been
staying with his brother-in-law,
Rollie Kratz the past week, doing
chores, and assisting him in various
other ways.
Some of John Kuntz's children of
Wisconsin have been visiting friends
and relatives in this vicinity for a
number of days
| No services were held the other
Sunday in some Of our churches, ow-
ing to the rainy weather.
The rainy and misty weather of
last week eliminated into one OF the
greatest billiards of the season. 1t
| CiiihACu 10 vi w ulttlST CHOW
Bound" shut in from all the
World Without"
Election was held in some of our
sub-school districts Monday last. not
many changes were made.
Miss Amelia Kratz had to absent
herself from school last week owing
to a severe case of sore throat.
A. F. Schild taught school last Sat
urday to make up for lost time.
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CANOE VALLEY.

March 1, 1915.
Quite a large crowd attended the
l.. A. S. at Mrs. H. S. Hanson's last
Wednesday.
John Burreson and family of Hes
per were visitors at the parental
home of Austin Peterson Sunday.
Christine and Amanda Hanson
spent Sunday afternoon at o. P. Oh
sens.
Miss Elma Medberry arrived from
Fayette Saturday for an over Sunday
visit with her sister, Mrs. Arthur
Hoyt.
Edgar and Alvin Severson from
Spring Water were callers at Haug-
ems Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hoyt were Up
from Madison twp. Sunday, and spent
the day with Arthur Hoyt and fam
lily.
Mrs. Clarence Myrah of Glenwood
twp. spent a few days visiting with
her mother, Mrs. III. l.. Hanson the
first part of the week.
Mrs. Arthur Hoyt and children
Walter and Ethel left for Fayette on
Monday for a ten days visit at her
parental home.
Mrs. o. Haugen called on Mrs. c.
Swenson Monday afternoon.
hauling corn from Andrew Myrah's
auling corn from Andrew Myrah s
and to their home the first part of the
week.
Bonnie and Peter Hanson visited
with Harry and Albert Haugen Sun
day afternoon.
Ole and Peter Haugen were callers
at Isaac Petersons Sunday after,
noon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-03-03
OSSIAN.

Mdrcn L, 1919.
Misses Ceraphia and Marcilete
Figge returned to- Longwood, H.,
the first of last week to resume their
studies at the Academy.
Misses Clara and Marjorie Gunder-
son went to Charles City Monday al
ter visit with their sister-in-law,
Mrs. Mary Gunderson
III. o. DeGraf returned to Iowa
City Monday after spending a few
days at home
Mrs. Ina White of DEBORAH visit
ed her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
Vance Tuesday.
Mrs. NJ. Blankenheim was a New
Hampton visito: Wednesday.
Frank kneeskern was up from
Castalia Wednesday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. O.
Lee Tuesday the 23rd. Congratula-
tions.
Mrs. p. f. Meyer and daughter re-
turned to Florida Tuesday after a
visit with her sister, Mrs. Philip Mey-
or.
Mrs. John Schissel and Mrs. Louis
Meyer were visiting friends in Wau-
coma Wednesday.
Miss Agnes Lee of Des Moines
came home Friday for a weeks va
cation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Wolf moved
into their new home Friday that they
recently purchased.
III. p. Nicholson came from Des
Moines Friday for weeks rest. His
daughter Hazel accompanied him
home, after spending two weeks here.
Miss Augusta Boyle came from
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PLEASANT VALLEY.

March 1 1915.
Mrs. Ole lverson of DEBORAH spent
last week with friends and relatives
in this vicinity. She returned home
Saturday
Emil Rasmussen of near Prosper
Mimi, moved to the Knut Tolstad
farm last week, which he has re-
Gently purchased. Mr. Tolstad and
family expect to move to DEBORAH
to make their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs n. C. Narveson spent
last Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. T.
Anderson.
The basket sociable that was held
in Dist. No. ), Saturday evening was
very we'll attended Some twenty bas-
kets were sold and the proceeds OF
the baskets were twenty-siX dollars
A fine program was given by the chill
dren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Erickson. Mrs
Ole Ellis, Mrs. Ole Iverson and Miss
Sarah Vale spent Friday with Mrs
It. Iverson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Narveson call.
ed on Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Erickson
Sunday. -
Minnie. Olga and Mabel Iverson
Mabel Oakland, Lois Rima and Ar
thur Peterson all of DEBORAH were
among those who came out Saturday
evening to attend the basket sociable
A few from this burg attended the
basket sociable in Spring Water Fri
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olias Erickson and
children spent Sunday with Sarah
Vale, Mr.. Erickson returned home
the same day, but Mrs. Erickson and
the children remained for a longer
visit.
Elvin Ellis and Otto Lien spent
last week in seeing the sights of
Minneapolis.
Several from this vicinity attended
the auction sale on Nels Korson' S
place last Thursday.
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Jackson Junction Saturday to spend
Sunday at home.
Miss Bessie Heck of Elkader came
Saturday to visit her parents.
Bonnie Baird of Tacoma, Wash,
was visiting old friends Saturday.
The Embroidery club will meet
with Luverne Billiard Wednesday af-
ternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. j. T. Meyer will re-
turn to their home today, after a Wis
it with their son, Henry and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Harvey of Cas-
Italia visited friends here Thursday.
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FREEPoRT.


(Too late for last week.
We are getting fine February
thaw.
Herbert Gross came down from
Ridgeway and spent Sunday at the
home of his brother Walter.
Miss Cora Dickinson came over
from Nordness and spent Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. w. Dickinson
DR.. Barefoot of DEBORAH made a
professional call in this vicinity one
day last week.
Miss Hattie Gross of Clay Hill
spent last week at the home of her
brother Walter.
Miss Mary Fortcamp is enjoying a
visit with her neice from Castalia
this week
Mr.. Willis from DEBORAH was OBJ
served on our streets Sunday NOR
ming
On account of bad weather we did
not have church in this place last
Sunday
Those from this place who attend
ed the basket social at the Drake
school house Saturday evening were
Messrs. Aaron Sweitzer, j. A. Robin
son. Mary, Chester and James Della
ney, Elmer Stohr, Henry Bartlett
Harold Dinger and Adolph Riste and
the Misses Hagar Delaney and Hat
tie Kirkland.
There will be church services in
this village next Sunday, Feb. 2S, at
1880 p. Nj. Sunday School promptly
at 1880 p. M. and Young Peoples
meeting at 1880 p. M. A cordial in
vitation is extended to all to attend.
We regret that we were unable 10
get the particulars of the terrible
accident near the Drake school house
Saturday evening in which Miss Min,
ME Womeldorf lost her life.
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c. T.. WILSON. ID. V. M.
VETERINARIAN

Calls answered promptly, day or
night. Hog Cholera, Prevention,
and vaccination, Given Special At
tention Office Phone 407, Residence
Ills. DEBORAH, Iowa.
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j. l.. THOMPSON,

Office opposite Reed e Lennon I'm.
plement House.
DEBORAH, Iowa. Phone 500
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DIR. III. HI. THOMAS,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON

Office over New NARROW Building
DEBORAH, Iowa Phone 4S5-2
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The old hog wore a melancholy
expression.
Why are you sad every time you
see hen passing? asked the little
pig.
| cannot help thinking of ham and
eggs, replied the old one.
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DIXON n LINZENMEYER,
MRS. PHOEBE LINCOLN, Specialize

Hair, Moles, Warts, Bro
ken Veins, Lime Balls and other
facial blemishs permanently re-
moved by electricity. Best Of Ref
erences. COS River St. DEBORAH.
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Office over Bromley & Co.'s Shoe
Store. Specialty-Good work at rea-
sonable prices.
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A. C.. 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