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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07
BIG BIRD HOUSE CONTEST.
Three Hundred Built by Boys in
Sixth Grade School.

Mason City, Ia, April 5.-More
than 800 bird houses have been en-
tered in the prize bird house contest,
which is being held here under the
direction of Secretary Hubbard of
the Y. NJ. c. A, Superintendent Pal
mer of the grade schools, R. E. Will
cox of the public school manual
training department and Frank E.
Currie.
The contest is open to boys of the
sixth, seventh and eighth grades of
the public schools, and a number of
prizes have been offered by Frank
Currie to the boys who construct the
most artistic and substantial bird
houses.
Bird houses of almost every color
and description have been submitted
and the prizes are to be awarded in
the course of a weeks time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07
Miss Lena Haukedahl Passes Away

We were much surprised and
grieved to hear that Miss Lena Hau-
kedahl, whose home is about two
miles northeast of Calmar, died in
st. Paul, Mimi, Thursday morning,
April 1st, 1915. The remains were
brought here for burial, arriving this
afternoon The funeral will be held
Saturday afternoon, 1880 at the
house and about $3.50 at the church.
1t is sad indeed that a young woman,
so apparently robust and strong
should be taken away at the pegin-
ming of a good and useful life.
She leaves to mourn her death a
widowed mother, four brothers and
three sisters; Christian, Sever, Mrs.
X. Wick, Mrs. Anna Amundson, Ma
thilda, Gustav and Andrew.-Calmar
Courier.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07
Old Arkansawyer Ran Away.

An Arkansas story: A wideawake
manager of a newspaper wanted to
increase his outside circulation and
sent solicitor into the wilds of Ar
kansas to secure subscriptions. "At
the first house / visited" said the
solicitor in describing his experien-
ces, 1.-The daughter told me that her
pa and ma were down in the corn
field. i went down to the field and
there the old woman had the old man
hitched to a pillow. / talked to her
first and explained all the advanta-
ges of our great newspaper but she
wouldn't subscribe. then talked to
the old man and he wouldn't fall for
me. Finally / became rather exas-
perated and spread it before him.
There, l said, is the greatest news
paper in the world at the same
time giving the paper loud smack
with my open hand. Do you know
what that old fool did? He ran away
and broke that pillow all to pieces"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

The second mistake buying a
theoretical" car - is perhaps the
sadder mistake of the two-because
when you have made this mistake,
you have on your hands some engi-
neer's or designers untried theory,
instead of tried, known, successful
car. And you have paid price that,
put in the right Car, would never have
been a reproach - but would have
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

bought an automobile of real pride
and joy.
1t is because we see these two mis-.
takes being constantly made - be-
cause we see sensible people being
constantly talked into these "auto-
mobile fiascos" that we boast so
much about the record of the car we
sell-The Maxwell.
me Maxwell Cars to-day-at an up-keep
nply practical investment.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

1t cost $4,000 to make the new
railroad station at Oakland, Ca,
whisper proof When the station
was opened, it was found that whis-
pers were echoed to every part of the
big waiting room.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

If member of your family died
would you print the obituary on a
billboard? If your wife entertained
would you send an account of it 10
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

Our spring line of children's
blouses is the best We have ever
sold. New shape, new style, 25e and
soc. S. Larsen. 14-2
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07
You will have only yourself to blame if youare talked
into" buying an unsuitable" or Theoretical" Car
in


The first mistake buying an s'un-
suitable" carts perhaps made even
less often than the second. But for
your own sake study your needs sem
sibly, just as you study your house,
hold needs, and buy a car you can
afford to enjoy--a car you will have
pride in, and yet one that will not be
"ghost of reproach" to your good
sense.
$4,000 happy satisfied Maxwell ON
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

ment in a newspaper? Every man
who uses a billboard is adding to
nature taking. The newspapers build
your town.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

in your family would you get out Il
handful? You would send such item
to a newspaper, wouldn't you? Then
why don't you put your advertise
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07

the theatre program man? If you
were to enlarge your business would
you advertise in a hotel register?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07
200 Maxwell Cars Every Day

200 Maxwell Cars Every Day
aweefe
n
poh tntb kept blu actual deEedeo Maxwell
pp republic in ~ buy dh n must merritt
Maxwell hour of the day. Yes what
financially mou gains the purhasd nrmna land
The Maxwell Max,x
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-04-07


standing afford and
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-03
HOSPITAL NOTES
Deferred Items)

Henry Roberts was able to leave
the hospital Friday after a long and
critical illness.-Anna Sicklcr of
Hirschville had recovered from an at
tack of pneumonia and returned home
this week.-Regina Pfaff of Richard
ton, Mrs. A. D. McNeer of Belfield,
Mrs. Peter Herauf of Marshall, Mrs.
Daniel Lidvin Of Kill6eer and Mrs.
B, J. Determan Of Belfield are recov-
ering from operations.-Mrs. Charles
Oukrop is recovering nicely from an
operation as is also Mrs. George
Brown, wife Of Sheriff Brown.-Mrs.
J. K. Swihart of Medora was leaving
for home Friday after a successful
operation.-Miss Mary S~huttleworth
of Medora is taking treatment
Charles Nolan of this city entered
the hospital this week for a minor
operation Erred Brown of Richardton
was brought in with a broken leg
Aman Haul, residing out from Dick
inson, was in the hospital a few days
suffering from a powder burn in the
face.-Seven operations were per-
formed 'Lhursday.-Thursday Virgin
ia, Verne, Harriet and Robert Myers,
children Of Mrs. Clara Myers of Me-
dora, entered for tonsil and nose oper-
atoms.
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-03
share to a big program of events.

share to a big program of events.
For a real thriller Jay Coughan's
Auto Stadium will be found to be
about the brand of article you are
looking for. A perpendicular track,
absolutely SO, not "eaf1y," four dare
devil speed fends in autos and on mo-
torcycles, n of them, a frail woman,
all Of them on the track at the same
time riding at a speed of over ninety
miles an hour, and you have some
idea of the attraction that is getting
the big money on account of it's start
ling sensationalism.
Mile. Marie is the Parisinne, who
has been in this business in this coun-
try but a few months and is now lead
ing all auto drivers for her sensa-
tional rides in a racing car. Flirting
with death at every show she sue
ceeds each day to cut off some minute
fraction of time and is about the
speediest rider in the business, the
Barney Oldfield" of the Workman
Stadium.
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-03
STICK TO YOUR JOB
The world has little use for a

The world has little S for a quit
ter. The fellow who starts and backs
out because the creek is up; the fell
low Who promises to saw wood for
you Wednesday and discovers about
9 o'clock that there is a screw loose,
in the end of his saw and sends YOU
word Saturday that he could not
come; the fellow who starts out to
trim the hedge and blisters his hands
and decides to let it go until next
spring; the boy who goes racing
through his school books until he
strikes participles and compound frac-
lions, then wants to quit school and
get a job; the girl who starts out to
be a great musician and learns just
enough to play ragtime and beguile
the fancies OF some saphead-there
is a big family of these cutters but
they are a sorry lot. They never
want a JOB that takes time and pa
thence. With the qualifications of a
bill poster, they would like to earn
the salary of a railroad president.
Their ideal is a job that requires only
two hours of easy labor each day
with Saturday and holidays off. p
You will find them scattered up and
down the road of Human Failures, al
ways turning back from the handle
Of the pillow, always complaining of
their lot and the >unfairness of the
world. They are clogs in the wheels,
broken rails on the road, time killers,
patience killers, forever wanting
what they do not deserve. The only
people who accomplish things in this
world are those who qualify them
selves in spite of bad crops, high
water and measles; who hang to their
work until. failure turns to victory;
whose courage rises as difficulties
thicken and whose faces are forever
turned to the rising sun. It was not
a bad plan, that of the Indians of
6inging their boys into the river,
where they had to swim or drown
The best thing any parent can do for
his child is to compel him to; finish
what he undertakes; and the best
thing any boy or girl can do is to do
this very thing without being made to
do it. Success is a good deal a mat
ter Of habit. There is not much diff
ference between failure and success
simply one quits and the other does
not. !.
Marion Fl. Schlotzhauer.
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-03
the submarine ballet and serve

present the submarine ballet and serve
to introduce Americas lady champion
diver, Miss Lillian Cooley, in her lat
est aquatic diversions. Miss Lillian
is the original Neptune's Daughter of
the New York production at Keith's
theatre. ! a&:s
Barnes Fifty Horsepower Carry
Us-All is a beautiful machine elabor-
ately decorated and furnished with all
the latest improvements, Wortham's
ferris wheel will pass muster with the
best and biggest, and The new ride,
the Tango Frolic, is well worth try
ing out, it's unique and novel.
Features that command attention
with the Workman Shows are the ex-
cellence of their appearance, as we'll
as the varied and novel attractions
that are to be found inside. 1t is
not the average carnival that one
sees when taking in the sights of the
Workman Midway, but rather a COM
bination of exposition and circus fea-
lures that are above the average for
any travelling tented organization.
All parts of the globe are repre-
sented in. the shows, all kinds Of peo-
pie and animals exhibited, a cosmo-
politan atmosphere pervades the
whole and fun and frivolity is mingled
with educational features in the vari-
GUS offerings which are all of an en-
pertaining nature.
In the Roman Hippodrome, conduct
ed for the Workman interests by Jas.
and William Dyer will be seen. the fin
est trained wild animal acts in the
country.
In the Hippodrome in addition there
will be found many other animal fea-
lures, two big bear acts are to be
seen-both of them clever and fin
Iished-one by immense black bruins
and the other by cinnamons, clever
stunts are performed by each and the
entire show is full Of such acts. In
addition .The Kokomos" give. a
splendid performance in the way of
aerial gymnastics whilst clever aero
bats and performers contribute their
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-03
ATTRACTIONS OF THE
.ag. BIG CARNIVAL

Eta Louise Blake. Americas fam
sous comedienne and producer. has the
Miracle Girl to offer patrons Of the
carnival. Eta Louise is nothing If
not thorough and the pot paurri of
mystery, mirth and melody that she
gives is Of a pleasing nature and an
entertainment that everyone ought to
gee. e,
Noble Farley and his congress of
living wonders eulled from. all parts
of the earth is to be reckoned with
as n of the headliners Of the Worth
am shows. His big feature is Prin-
cess Carita, the smallest entertainer
on earth.
George Faley has his celebrated
Filipino Midgets with the carnival
and these little brown people are as
entertaining as ever. There is a
clever Filipino band in connection and
the little man and woman have
learned to be tango experts.
James and William Dyer have "a
mammoth Jungleland show in which
will be found a number of the .strang-
est and rarest animals and birds in
existence.
William Rogers and his wife pre-
sent a "Trip to Mars" and make the
trip there very interesting from the
way it is patronized, and the appear
ance Of the peoples faces when they
come back. It's a most imposing
structure and has a very attractive
appearance.
The Crystal Tangle will be another
feature that everybody will want to
visit, it is one of the best of it's kind
and a real puzzle to visitors.
In many carnivals there are So
called musical comedies, and in many
cases they are nothing: but the name.
With the Workman Shows will be. an
attraction that will come up to, if
not exceed in talent any presented in
the best houses all over the country.
Whilst Neptune's Daughter will
.EF
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-03
ENOUGH CHILDREN

ever receive the proper balance Of food
to sufficiently nourish both body and
brain during the growing period when
natures demands are greater than in
mature life. This is shown in 90 many
pale faces, lean bodies, frequent colds,
and lack of ambition.
For all such children we say with
u%nmistakable earnestness: They need
Scott's Emulsion, and need it now. 1t
possesses in concentrated form the very
food elements to enrich their blood. 1t
changes weakness to strength; it makes
them sturdy and strong. No alcohol.
Scott & Bovine, Bloomfield, NJ.
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-03
3 IBRAR NOTES

The Dickinson Public Library il
open from 200 to $50 in the after
noon and from 100 to 500 in the
evening. of every weekday; on Sun
days it is open from 200 to $50 in
the afternoon, and Saturday morning
from 900 to 1900.
The following books, magazines
and daily paper have been given to
the Library, in accordance with the
provisions of the will Of Mary Baker
Eddy, the founder Of Christian Sci
ence, which provides a fund to be
used in giving these books to public
Libraries throughout the United
States: -
Science and Health, in English and
German, "Christian Science versus
Pantheism," "The Unity of Good"
fundamental Divine Science" pulpit
and Press" "Christian Science and
the Peoples Idea of Cod" First
Church Of Christ, Scientist" "Miscel-
laneous Writings" christian Science
oentlnel' \mOnCnly), "Cnrlstlan Sci
ence Monitor" daily.
British and German Ideals; the
Meaning of the War" has been pre-
sented to the Library. This gives &C.
counts Of the Schism in Europe and
the different alliances among thu
European nations; Germany and the
Prussian spirit; and the Austro- Serb
ian dispute.
The Worlds Work for June is de-
voted in great part to discussions of
the relations between the United
States and Germany, now and in the
past.
The June number of the Fra states
that the magazine will continue not
w~ithstanding the death of the editor,
Ebert Hubbard. The June issue will
give some idea of its future plans
and policies.
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-03
YOUR TOWN

If you want to live in the kind Of a.
town
Like the kind of a town you like,
You needn't slip your clothes in a grip
And start on a long, long hike,
You'll only find what you've left be-
hind,
For there's nothing that's really
new,
It's a knock at yourself when you
knock your town,
It isn't the town, it's you!
Real towns r not made by men
afraid
Lest somebody gets ahead.
When every one works and nobody
shirks Il
You can raise a town from the
dead,
Andh, while you make your personal
stake,
Your neighbors can make one, too,
Your town will be what you want to
see, sS
It isn't the town-its' you!
Cincinnati Rotary Club.
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-03
co, X DANCE AT ARMORY
HELP THE MILITIA BOYS

Monday, July eth, Co. K will give
a dance at the armory, tickets $1.00;
the proceeds to go to the company
fund. The state allows each man
about 80 cents a day for ~rations and
what they cat over that amount the
company has to pay for. This is what
the company fund is for. We have no
way of raising a company fund ex-
cept by a dance.
If you are interested in the COM
pany buy a ticket and VIC will try and
give you a good time. The armory
will be clean. Music begins at Q p.
m.
C. N. BARKER, Capt.
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-03
VVRndllnIll

For Sale Cheap, If taken at once;
as good as new; it is 40 #. tower, a
posts g. Pederson.-adv. Cliff
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-14
LONDON PREPARED FOR THE
NEXT ZEPPELIN RAID 81.
London.

London. - London will be ready
when the Zeppelins come again. En-
tire system of defending capital from
sky attacks will be radically changed
as result of important conference
held last night.
The appointment of Admiral Sir
Percy Scott, England's greatest au-
thority on, naval gunnery, to take
charge of defenses of London against
Zeppelin raids is only one feature of
new "anti-Zeppelin program.
The Daily News today reported
that commander of last Zeppelin
that visited London dropped heavy
blade bone from horse or OK, upon
which was sketch of Zeppelin drop
ping bomb on head of Sir Edward
Grey, British foreign secretary. At
tached to bone was note reading: "a
present to Sir Edward Grey with the
compliments of commander and Of
ficers."
Zeppelin souvenir was attached to-
parachute and dropped into field,
where it was picked up and handed
to authorities.
To Fight Flyers With Flyers
New York, Sept. 14-In it's efforts
to protect London from Zeppelin at
tacks British government mas gwen
practically unlimited orders for aero
planes in this country, which have
resulted in development of number of
new machines of great speed and
power, the latest of which, a tiny
scout, had its first unofficial test yes
terday morning at the flying field in
Buffalo.
This scout is only 80 feet acorss the
wings and is driven by Curtiss 100
horsepower motor of the latest type
1t carries two men and will be used
for Zeppelin chasing as well as scout
ing. Practically the only fixed re-
quirement demanded by the British
government is that these scouts make
at least 100 miles an hour. The one
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-14

Dvinsk, seVerlng rail eommunica cation
between Russian forces concentrated
about these two centers. One Ger
man army is pressing eastward north
Of Wilma and another is moving east
ward from region or Orany Retire
ment from this dangerous salient
probably will be necessary within ten
days. e''
Battle southeast of Riga Is daily
growing more furious. Gen. Won BeS-
eler has ben reinforced by Won Hin
denburg and is making every effort
to shatter Russian front on Dwina
from Dvinsk to within 80 miles Of
Riga. Germans are renewing their
attempt to cross Dwina near Linden.
Teuton army moving on Dvinsk from
southwest has advanced five miles
along Vilkomir road.
Pekin. - Arrests of Germans by
Japanese in Tsing-Tau continues.
Several dozen Germans have been
jailed on charge of attempting to
smuggle letters out of colony by
means of Chinese couriers.
Paris.-Reported French torpedo
boat has sunk German submarine off
entrance to the Dardanelles. Asia
Minor seaport town of Focha is in
flames. Inferred from this that the
Turks are convinced Dardanelles de-
lenses are about to fall and are re-
treating into the interior, burning
coast towns.
Paris. - FIotiIIas of French aero
planes raided German front. bonn
harding railway functions, while in
cessant cannonade on entire battle
line continued for sixteenth day.
London. - Total British casualties
for first year of war, 3S1, 1882.
London.-French cargo boat Oued
Sebou sunk by German submarine.
Crew rescued.
London. - Resumption of fighting
at Dardanelles, both on land and sea,
reported. Indications are allies are
rronorinO for coproY-fod otfoolxe IN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-13

the employer is the owner of the logs
driven or not. and irrespective of the
use he may intend to make of the logs
after they have been driven.
II. The defendant cannot be held
negligent because of the fact that it
furnished dynamite for the use of its
servants in the log driving operations,
for dynamite is customarily furnished
by the proprietors of such operations to
be used by their servants in prosecut-
ing the work of driving logs.
III A servant of mature years and
common intelligence. when he engages
to serve an employer. is conciuslVely
held to assume the risks of danger
which are known to him, as well as
those which are incident to his work
and which are obvious and apparent to
one of his intelligence.
". A servant who is injured by the
negligence or misconduct Of his fell
low servant cannot maintain an action
AGAINST his employer for such injuries.
unless the employer was negligent IN
the selection of that felloW-servant
The risk of injury by fellow-servant
is a risk the employee assumes.
Y. The fact that the negligent ser
want is a foreman does not change the
rule, unless at the time he was r-pre-
;enting the master. The test IS the
nature OF the duty that is being per
formed by the negligent servant at the
time of the injury, md not the compar-
ativc grades Of the two servants.
VI. The material facts in this case
are not in controversy. The plalIitll
was working in a crew of river drivers
on tie defendants drive on Elm
Stream in the northern part OF The
State. on tho day he was injured he
and eight other mon including the
foreman went in q boat a snort dis
tancc NJ Elm stream pond to release
ard bring down a quantity of logs that
were being kept back or jammed by
ice Sticks of dynamite, primed and
ready for use in breaking the jam,
We're taken in the beat imam open box.
There was also a bag containing ivNa-
mite put into the boat. The plaintiff
thus describes the accident that caus-
ed his injuries
"The foreman. until we got up where
the logs We're, opposite the logs, stood
in the middle of the boat. between the
second and third seats. When we got
up where he wanted to stop, he gave
orders for us to stop the boat, stepping
over the second and forward seat, and
began to light some of the dynamite,
standing directly over the box. He lit
a few sticks, and finally, l was seated
back to him, l turned around and see
him light one stick, and saw the fire
sputter and the match drop in the box.
l was looking on the ice every time he
threw a stick, and l kind of turned
my head towards the ice where he was
in the habit of throwing the stick,
and the whole thing exploded" AS a
result of the explosion three Of the
men in the boat, including the fore
man, were killed, and the plaintiff was
badly injured.
The plaintiff testified that before he
got into the boat he saw the foreman