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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-21
Ship Hogs on Steamer.

Old timers at the Sioux City stock
yards were given reminder OF ear
lier days by the arrival of the river
boats Sanford and Pabina loaded
with 321 hogs from the Mule Hooi
ranch near Dallas, S. d. The start
was made at o'clock Friday NOR
ming and they expected to arrive
some time Saturday. They became
caught on a snag and did not reach
Sioux City until early Sunday NOR
ming. The consignment was madl
by Lewis and Frank Jackson, sons OF
a former governor of Iowa, who arc
Jointly interested in large ranch
and manage an extensive stock bust
ness.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-21
QUEER EXPERIENCE WITH
LIGHTNING.
GlenwoOd, Ia, Farmer and Helper
Struck While Working i'm Fields.

Glenwood, Ia, July 19.-B. A.
White of Center. township and his
helper, viii Buckingham, had Il
mighty close call during a storm.
They were cutivating corn when a
bolt of lightning struck a post nnkr
| by and one of Mr.. Whites horses
was knocked flat on the ground and
Mr.. White was thrown about a rod
away, and close to Buckingham and
his team. The mules Buckingham
was working were making their get
away, so Mr.. White, thinking one CT
his horses was dead, started to help
catch the mules. On getting them
stopped he looked around and saw
his dead" horse had risen and that
his team was also running, ard
blowing corn in all directions. When
he caught that team the one that
was knocked down was still stagger-
ing like an intoxicated man.
Mr.. Buckingham's hands were
burnt a little from holding on to
the cultivator handles and MIR.
Whites three fingers on his right
hand were terribly burned. For some
time they looked like fingers on a
dead man-shriveled and colorless.
Both horses and men were nearly
dead the rest of the day and bDth
men had severe headache all the
next day. Mr.. White had just taken
hold of the snap on the neckyoke to
unhitch the horse that was knocked
down.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-21
Painting Parson Dons Overalls.

Attired in overalls and blouse,
Rev. Earl B. Baker, pastor of Linden
Methodist church, at Waterloo led &
band of volunteers in spreading a
coat of paint on the edifice. Because
the congregation is erecting a new
parsonage it did not wish to spare
funds for decorating the church.
You get the paint, and | will see
that it is put on" promised the
young pastor. Yesterday he called
for volunteers to assist him, and
among them was young lady mem
Der who said she would come in male
attire so that she could climb ladders
as easily as the men.
The church was completely COW
cred with paint before shutdown.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-21
Juice" From DEBORAH.

Electric current was furnished last
night for the first time from the
Upper Iowa Power Co. plant at De-
corah. The lights last night were
brilliant and, we believe, almost
equal to those furnished by the Os-
sian plant If the power and brilli-
ancy of the lamps are maintained
throughout the life of the contract,
we'll tell you so; if not, we'll tell SO
too, you bet! We're always willing
to give the devil his dues. "-Ossian
Bee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-21
CHAMPION BOY HIKER.
He Walked From Frisco to New
York and is Now ON Way Back.

Jefferson, Ia, July 19.-Lawrence
Benz, Is years old, and champion
boy walker of the world" stopped
overnight at Jefferson on the second
day of double trip across the Unit
ed States. He is out on a wager with
the Holman Athletic association Of
San Francisco and if he arrives i'll
that city on Sept. / he will complete
a trip of $500 miles and get $4,000.
He is required to go without mo-
ney and is not allowed to sell any
thing. The officials of the Lincoln
Highway association entertain him
along the route. At different points
he gets letters and when he arrived
here he presented nineteen, one writ
ten by the mayor of New York and
the others on his way west. He start
ed from San Francisco on Sept. !,
1914, reached New York in LAP days,
remained there for one month and
is now on his way back He has worn
out four pairs of shoes so far this
time over and his brown suit is COW
cred with names and addresses writ
ten in ink by friends whom he has
met
Last winter he was not allowed to
wear gloves, ear-tabs or an overcoat.
When he crossed the eighty miles
of sand in the great American des-
ert in Nevada he carried jug of
three gallons of water with him be-
sides a basket of sandwiches and
wood enough for fires every night
to keep the lizards away. He is the
picture of health and his legs are
like iron. On May l, 1914, when he
started on his trip he weighed 101
pounds, and now he weighs 1161a
pounds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-21
Horse Killed by Auto.

Lansing, Ia, July 1.-TWO young
men of Waterville figured in a bad
accident last week when the spirited
team they were driving ran into an
auto. The auto was travelling at a
high rate of speed toward the team
and a confusion in turning caused
the collision. The horses heads went
through the windshield, one being
killed outright and the other badly
injured.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-21
MIDSUMMER COURT AT WEST
UNION.
Judge HObsOn, Sheriff Dewey, and
County Attorney Hughes Find
Something to do i'm July.

Even though it is midsummer,
and a long ways between district
court terms, there is a little doing
all the time in court circles.
Sheriff Dewey expects to leave the
last of the week for Mitchellville
with the sixteen-year-old fri from
Arlington, who was committed to the
state industrial school by Judge
Bane of the Oelwein superior court.
County Attorney Hughes, who Sc
cured last week a conviction in SUI
perior court of an Oelwein woman
on the charge of running a disorder
ly house, has begun injunction pro-
ceedings under the new Cosson red
light law, by which a mulct tax of
$500 will be assessed against the
property if the action is successful.
This is probably the first case in the
state under the new law passed by
the last legislature, which was re-
enacted after the old law was thrown
out by the supreme court.
Judge Hobson heard two inebri-
ate cases Friday from Clayton coun-
ty, and sent the men to Knoxville
County Attorney Palas was over
from Elkader.
Deputy Sheriff Swain searched an
automobile from the country Mon
day evening, on the order of the
owner, and found that the young
man who was driving it had a sup
ply of liquor, which was seized. The
use of automobiles for transporting
booze is being watched by the Off
GERS, and offenders are likely to suf-
fer.
Another new law permits habitual
drunkards to be committed as va
grants for one year in the county
Jail, and as habitual drunkards have
figured frequently in district court in
recent years the new vagrancy act
will be tried out in Fayette county
before long West Union Argo.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-21
BOLT KILLS TWO: WHO DEF
FIRST?
On Proof of Death Rests Division o
Estate, but Law Will Rule for
Luck.

Sioux City, Ia, July 19.-Upon the
issue of who died first of two per-
sons struck by lightning and killed
while standing under an umbrella,
linked arm in arm, depends whether
two estates or one must be admins
tered in the case of Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Schroeder, killed by bolt
here.
If the mother died last two es-
tates must be administered, if the
father died last, but one. In the
former case, during the brief inter
val of time between the two deaths
less than booths of second, Mrs
Schroeder would have been the le-
gal heir to one-third the estate OF
her husband, who died fraction Of
an instant before.
Should the investigation being
made into the case fail to reveal
which died first the old common law
presumption still must obtain. This
is that the husband, being the
stronger of the two and the better
able TO withstand the shock, will be
declared to have survived his wife
and only his estate need be admins
tered
r. J. Fachman, a cousin of Schroe'
der, today was appointed guardian
of the five children made orphans by
the tragedy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-21
Attacked BY Mad Dog.

Mrs. NJ. V. Potion, who was ter
ribly injured by vicious dog, which
attacked her in the farm yard 1T
Wellman, has been compelled to per-
nit the amputation of her arm. This
has been done to save her life, but it
may prove unavailing. The dog bit,
tore and chewed her arm into frag-
ments a month ago, and the sur
geons have found the fight to save
her life, without amputation, futile.
She is unconscious, and may not sur
vive the shock of the operation, fol-
lowing the grave injuries, which have
kept her in torment during the past
three weeks. Charles Potion, her son,
has been called from Iowa City to
her bedside.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-21
First Woman Bank Head Dies.

Abba, Ia, July 19.-Mrs. Caro-
line B. Drake, formerly president OF
the First National bank of Abba
died at her home here last night al
the age of SO years. She is believed
to have been the first woman bank
president in the United States. Her
husband, the late j. H. Drake, bro
Their to former Governor Drake OF
Iowa.
She had been a resident of Abba
for over fifty years and was a second
cousin of Abraham Lincoln.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-21
On Hike to Frisco With WheelbarroN

Iowa City, Ia, July 19.-CharleS
Nigg of Maquoketa is on hike 10
the coast again, this time with a
wheelbarrow. In payment of an cleo
ton bet made two years ago, he Is
now "hoofing it" to the exposition at
San Francisco pushing the aforesaid
one-wheeled conveyance. He viii
come through Iowa City tomorrow
Nigg spent seven years in the
Philippines, taught three or four
years, and is fluent linquist lie
expects to sail for the Philippines
from San Francisco after restina
from his journey and seeing the eN-
position.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-21
Thrown From Motorcycle.

A young man named Payne, broth
er of photographer Payne of this
city, who was coming from DEBORAH
on a motorcycle, was thrown from
the machine by a bump in the road
near the west line of the city Sunday
afternoon. He was badly dazed for
a time but no bones were broken.
The motorcycle was completely
wrecked .-Allamake Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-21
Piano Bench of 1000 Pieces.

Henry Weidinger, a veteran en-
ploye of the Atlee Lumber company
at Fort Madison has just completed
a novelty in the cabinet making line
"a piano bench containing over q
900 pieces of wood. 1t is inlaid, the
top having checkered design, the
sides having inlaid design of bloom
ing rose vines. The legs of the bench
are made of 100 pieces of wood OF
eight kinds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-21
Name for waukon Ball Team Wanted

A popular name is wanted for the
Waukon ball club and a season tic
ket will be awarded to the person
who suggests an appropriate name,
to be decided by committee of
three. Contest open to all. Mail or
file your selection before Saturday
next with Manager Bert Robey.-
Waukon Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-21
Wanted Now.

Right now, when hay fever is at
lacking its victims and when asthma
is causing so much distress, there is
demand for Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound-th the remedy that
brought relief TO thousands in pre-
vious years. Don't continue to suf-
fer. 1t will help you. Contains no
opiates. Engbertson's Pharmacy
July.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-21

If you want a good business posi-
ton, take the combined course at
Valdez College. DEBORAH, Iowa. A
right start is good beginning. Sc
cure q practical education.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-21
When Hot Weather Expresses.

When you feel oppressed, dull and
stupid, are inert and languid-do
not blame it all on the weather. Heat
will not affect you so much If the
bowels are regular. Foley Cathartic
Tablets are ideal for indigestion and
constipation. They relieve stout per-
sons of that bloated, heavy feeling.
-Engbertson Pharmacy. July
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-07-21
OLD PONIES RE-WRIT.

Baby bye,
Here's fly,
We must swat him, you and l,
For we know
On his toe
Naughty microbes grow.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-07

The silhouette OF the spring frock
is old-fashioned There is no gam
saying that But it is not this sill
houctte alone that recalls the fashion
plate OF the past. 1t is the many de
tails OF trimming that, fifty and sixty
years ago as well as now, make up
the real character OF womcn's frocks.
Take Ribbons. for Example.
Highly appropriate they arc, with
Z the other details OF fashion that make
up the accepted silhouette. They arc
the ribbons OF 1890. OF 1900. oi 1870;
vet they have about their texture,
about their arrangement something
essentially belonging to 1915.
1t is on evening frocks that rib
bons arc used in all their effective
ness. There they are used to trim
the skirt in almost endless Ways.
/ There Is the now usual method OF
using a wide satin ribbon about the
very edge OF the skirt. stirring OF
gathering it together AT six or eight
inch intervals, and catching it there
with bow or with an artificial flow
/ or Sometimes very wide ribbon i
: used, and II j. folded in lcngthwIsC
plcats to the desired width.
Then sometimes ribbon i used a.
! A binding at the skirt edge \ charm.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-07

in some manner a allovCr lace is
used
The wash fabrics "i tho year are
very sheer. This lace cloth. inr IN
stance. i transparent and Cnbw cbby
in the better qualities. Then "rGaudIc
is used. and that i a. sheer - any
fabric could be handkerchief linen
is also used. and that j. not 80 sheer
as some oi the other fabrics. hul 1t j.
used in thin. fine qualities. BAti~tc.
too. and certain sorts "i Lawn OF
sheer texture arc also used.
The fashion ior ~hcrru,>> - quite
di>ccrniblc IN the hats ui the >priug
that have already gained popularity.
MANY al them have Transparent
brim>. often oi colorcd chiffon held
on wire frames. But these broad
tran>parcnCic> are trimmed With tiny
flowers that break the plain surface
and break the Transparent effect. a.
WE'LL Sometimes w." hTIu~ ui chit
ION arc put together over a layer OF
flowers. with charming decided
" puarrt-CttcCt.
There are many Transparent
crowns. a. well - bruins. and some "I
these are quite loose and big to &C
comm"datc the high couture, WmCl
i still the accepted couture.
The FInrinu skirt.
Little l., Little the tlarrnr skirt +,
gaming popularity. Perhaps tho
news from Paris that almost all TIC
big drr>>mah cr> there favor II dccrd-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-07

Lace is used in both these evening
frocks. On the right deep blue satin
forms the foundation and the bodice,
which ends in a train at the back, and
on the left there Is an odd bodice OF
black velvet.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28
A HALLOWEEN
SOCIAL and fR0LIC"

The Bryantsville School will give
Halloween Social on Saturday night,
Oct. 30th at O'Clock. for the benefit
Of q school Library. All are invited to
come and help make merry.
The witch viii appear and ghosts
will haunt all superstitious people. The
fortune tellers will be on hand and all
are urged 10 have the future foretold.
Thsxe will be Fish Pond which
VI De enjoyed by all the children as
well as the old. Some eminent story
tellers will be present and a good time
is expected in general. All who wish
may mask end Wen present a guessing
contest. Come and bring a merry
! crowd and look out for the "Goblins".
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28
GOES TO RICHMOND.

Mr.. Henry Conn. who has conducted
the blacksmith shop for several wears
past at Point Leavell. has bought an
interest in garage with his brother,
Frank Conn. at Richmond. and moved
with his family to that city. Mr.. Tom
Hurt has leased the shop and is pre-
pared to look after the patrons and to
give satisfaction. Mr.. Conn wishes to
thank the good people there for their
trade, which he appreciated and asks
them to patronize his successor as
literally as was done in the past.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28
HIGHWAY MARKERS.

Peter Lee Anterior, President Jack
son Highway Association. Louisville.
in correspondence with the President
of Boone Way Association. this place
says;
80 far as can see at this time
there will be no contest for the location
of the Jackson Highway between here
and Lexington and | can see no possible
objection to the Boone Way and Jack.
son Highway using the same road, the
marking for one road could be put or
one side and for the other on the other
side. We will all work together tC
make the road as good as possible fol-
everybody who goes over it,"
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28
DOLLAR PIES.

The pie supper given at Rice's
Academy last week, by Miss Margaret
0'Hearn, was a financial success in
every way. The large orderly crowd
added very much to the enthusiasm and
the bidding was very spirited from the
time the first pie was offered. The
total of twenty-four pies brought the
round sum of twenty-four dollars.
While he failed to get every pie tina,
was offered. it 10 said that Mr.. N. ].
Gosney never failed to make a gooc
bid and several were knocked off" tc
this popular pie eater.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28

"No Illiteracy Sunday" is not plea
for funds. but a plea for prayer and CO.
operation. Many teachers have v0lun-
teered tt teach. the editors have given
and are giving columns Of space and
we do not believe Christian brethren
will withhold their aid when illiteracy
means NO BIBLE READING AND NO
ATTENDANCE AT SU NDA Y
SCHOOL BY our illiterate population.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28
fine COWS SOLD.

Mr.. G. B. Swinebroad. the champion
Jersey breeder Of this county, sold a
few days ago. six choice Jersey cows,
with calves by side, to Mr.. George
Burge. of Jefferson county, for 500 a
head. Mr.. Swinebroad has a number
of prize winners of this breed, some Of
which are thought to be the best in the
state
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28

Miss Cora Dow. aged AZ, died from
tuberculosis at Cincinnati Sunday night.
She was the founder Of the chain Of
Dow drug store and was the most
widely known and most successful
business woman in the west. Her
stores at Cincinnati she sold a few
weeks ago to a syndicate for about a
million dollars.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28
D. A. R. CHAPTER
ORGANIZED.

The John Miller chapter. Of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
was organized last Thursday at the
home of Mrs. John M. Farra.
The following officers were chosen at
this meeting; Regent, Mrs. John Farra,
Vice Regent, Miss Alberta Anderson,
Corresponding Secretary Mrs. Jennie
Terrill. Recording Secretary, Miss Bet
tie Walker Burnside, Treasurer. Mrs.
Pattie Engleman, Historian, Miss lane
Terrill, Chaplain. Mrs. Jennie Terrill,
Librarian. Miss Annie Margaret Elkin.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28
POSTPONED.

On account Of so much sickness in
the community. the oyster supper an
nounced in our last issue to take place
at Paint Lick under the auspices Of the
local w, C. 7. U. at that place has
been postponed TO some future date.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28

Every democrat who gives his brain
as we'll as his strong arm to the cause
he breaches. is deserving Of the very
highest encomious from his party. And
victory will always perch itself upon
the honor Of such democrats as these.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28

Maud Muller on a summers day
watched the hired man rake hay. She
laughed and chortled in her glee when
up his pants leg crawled bee. Later
the farm hand laughed in turn when a
big grasshopper crawled up her'n.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28
SCHOOL FAIR POSTPONED.

The school fair which was postponed
on account Of so much sickness turnout
the county will take place Saturday,
Nov. 10th at Graded School building.
Much interest has been manifested in
this school fair both by teachers and
nunils.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28

The great democratic organization
was never so perfect as now. The
name of Stanley seems to have electrii
fed the whole people. Go and stamp
under the rooster and all will be for
gotten
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28

II you are pioneers in your advocacy
Of the democratic ticket. then pull off
your coats and plunge into the thickest
OF the fray for owsley Stanley and his
associates for the cause of good
government and better times.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28
THANKS AWFULLYl

The office force is indebted to Mr..
Homer Tinsley for some very delight
full sweet cider. We we're tired and
thristy::and all drank to his good health.
MAY he live long and prospect
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28

Those democrats who talk and never
work, have no claim upon the party.
Those that put their shoulders to the
wheel and hand out the goods are true
and genuine believers in Jeffersonian
principles,
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28

"Who are these mountain people?'
said an ignorant but wealthy city man.
They are plain citizens, seated in
cane-hottom chairs, on rag carpets, be-
fore open fire-places, with their babies
on their knees"
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28

Asa vote getter, Owsley Stanley
stands far above any other Kentuckian
Of today. The more he is known the
farther advanced he is ahead of all
other competitors.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28

Lets fool the republicans with such a
rousing majority for Stanley. that they
will become fully aware of what a
democratic cyclone looks like.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28

The Ladies Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian church will give their an
nual Silver Tea Friday. October 20 7:3O
p. NJ. Everybody is cordially invited.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28

The democratic platform contains
good planks only. but without such a
firm and resolute leader as Owsley
Stanley it could not be put into actual
effect
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28
sDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER %. 1915.
LOSES BARN.

Mr.. Grant Hammond had the mis-
fortune to lose his barn and contents by
fire last Saturday night. The origin Of
the FIRE is unknown. His loss is about
500. with 5000 insurance.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28

Kentucky has more illiterates than
have the states of Wyoming, Idaho.
Utah. Nevada. North Dakota, South
Dakota. Washington, Oregon, Iowa.
Kansas and Nebraska combined.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28

The bugle notes have at last been
waited upon the air Of democracy I'M
ul every section Of the commonwealth
vibrates with their most sounding call.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28

Let every man constitute himself a
committee to see that he and his neigh
bors cast their votes for Stanley and
the entire democratic ticket.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28

Stanley and Black loom up every
where like two shining stars to light
the way to good times and prosperity
and woodrow Wilson records the motion.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28

No one understands me, no one agrees
with me. The Kaiser.
When one understands him. how
could one agree with him?-B unsen.