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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06
CORRESPONDENCE.
BURR OAK.

Remember the big day, sport
Day" at Burr Oak, Thursday, Sept
IA. Big program of horse races, base
ball and big dance in evening.
Lew Halse and family are enjoy
ing car rides in their big REQ Six.
Carl Pierce and wife are spending
a few days in Bethel.
Mr.. H. Kelly has been enjoying a
months visit with a nephew from
Boston.
Mrs. d. Norton of Henry, N. d. is
visiting her son Alva and wife.
Miss Lucille Emmons and Miss
Nettie Reed took tea Saturday eve
with Mrs. Cliff Reed
Miss Bertha Gates spent last week
with New Albion friends.
Rev. w. Edie went to Fayette
Wednesday to make arrangements
for his children to attend school
there.
J. Doran bought a drove of fifty
fine sheep of n. Nelson Tuesday.
+. Kippe and DR.. Emmons autoed
to La Crosse Saturday evening for a
couple of days stay.
Fanny Peacock of Prosper spent
last week at her uncle Willard Pea
cocks.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. Kimball went
to Waterloo Thursday for their sew
en- passenger six cylinder REQ car. A.
NJ. Morrison accompanied them.
They returned Friday. Miss Leah
Roberts came home with them from
Fayette for a short visit.
Miss Minnie Kelley visited rela-
tives at Ames and took in the state
flair last week.
Bills are out for big moving pic
ture show here tomorrow night.
C. Potter, Jno. Gates and wife au-
toed to Cresco Friday afternoon.
Ezra Reed, wife and children ac-
companied his father in auto to Ma
son City Saturday for an over Sun
DAY visit with relatives.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Leeper were
driving E. Kippes car Tuesday they
ran in bank north of town and
broke a wheel but occupants es-
capped unhurt.
G. H. Kimball and wife, A. NJ. Nor
rison, wife and daughter Elva and
Miss Leah Roberts autoed to La
Crosse yesterday for the day.
Paul Reed is helper in the Mer-
camille store these days.
School begins today with the same
teachers as last year. Mr.. Gossman
and Miss Sanaker.
Ben Manning has moved to Pros
per to open up barber shop.
Miss Janet Milne OF Prosper called
on friends here today while on her
way to Volga City, where she has a
position in store.
Kathleen Reed has gone to Decor
all to attend school there. Her par
ents will move there soon.
IR be and Miles Wilbur autoed to
Bonair Sunday.
Joe Moran went to Sheldon, Ia,
Friday to meet his mother on her
way home from Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Reed and Mrs. p.
Donlan and son went to Preston to
the fair Wednesday.
| list a few days.
Florence Reed spent Thursday at
A. Seelye's.
C. N. Masters is back from a
weeks stay at the Pollitt home.
Mrs Ben Wicks spent last week
with Canton friends.
r. lieadlngton ana 1amlly were
DEBORAH visitors Friday.
Mrs Jno. Masters was calling on
| friends here Friday.
j. B. Reed and wife were bushes
visitors in Canton Wednesday.
Rev. Edie and family visited
Thursday at F. c. Wards.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Donald, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. Wanlass and Mr.. and Mrs.
f. NJ. Reed took dinner at Chimney
Rock Sunday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06
In After Years

Your baby will feel the effects of
improper feeding. =.
DO you know that cows milk
contains but one-sixth the amount or
iron of mothers milk and that
Thompson's Food (Peptonized) is
pure sweet milk modified on large
scale and so prepared that the iron
content equals that of mothers milk.
Your baby will thank you in after
years if you bring it up on Thomp-
sons Food (Peptonized). There
will be no danger of it being amaze
mic, rickety or backward in growth.
Ready for use by simply adding
water.
We suggest that you try SOC
package with our guarantee or
satisfaction.
+. }. PARMAN, PHARMACIST
DEBORAH, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06

AS good and cheaper than you
can can them yourself. California
Growers fruits. Hutchinson Grocery,
Distributors. Sept.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06

Ever short of Christmas money?
Look for the ad of the Citizens Saw
ings Bank in a few weeks. 35-2
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06

One hundred and thirty-five mil
lion tons of coal are yearly required
for steam railroads in this country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06
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
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06
DIR. III. III. THOMAS,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON

Office over New NARROW Building
Uecorah. Iowa Phone 4S5-2
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06
G. p. WILSON. ID. v. Nj.
VETERINARIAN

Calls answered promptly, day or
night. Hog Cholera, Prevention,
and vaccination, Given Special At
tention. Office Phone 407, Residence
118. DEBORAH, Iowa.
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]. ID. HEXOM, Nj. ID.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON

Rooms 8 and 9. Office phone No.
sos. Residence SIS. Office hours
Citizens Bank Bldg.
10 to IL. to 5. Sundays IL to 1.
DEBORAH, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06
BUSINESS CARDS.


Physician and Surgeon.
Office in the Trzcinski building,
second floor. Office hours, 10 to IL
q. M; 2 to p. M; to 9 p. m.
Standard phone, 1872 for office;
257-3 for residence.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06
M. j. SOUKUP
OPTICIAN.

Eyes examined, glasses fitted,
broken lenses duplicated.
DEBORAH, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06
DENTIST

Telephone 35S. Offices in Decor.
ah State Bank Bldg.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06
MRS. PHOEBE LINCOLN, Specialist

euperfluous Hair, Moles, Warts, Bro
ken Veins, Lime Balls and other
facial blemishs permanently re-
moved by electricity. Best OF Ref
eSences. 603 River St. DEBORAH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06

Office over Bromley & Co.'s Shoe
Store. Specialty-Good work at rea.
sonable prices.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06

Treatment OF rheumatism and the
Heart is my Specially.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06

/ have eleven years college train
ing and seventeen years of expert
ence.
AGHASIE OSHANA, Nj. ID.
Mason City, Iowa.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
ATToRNEYs-AT
FEDERALs MUST WITHDRAW
ALL THEIR LAW SUITS
Few Details in Peace Agreement Still
= Unsettled.

Chicago, jar. ga few details of
the peace agreement between the Fed
eral League and organized baseball
are still unsettled, it was learned here
today. and will not be settled until
several suits pending against the ma
tional commission and some of the
clubs in organized baseball are with
drawn, according TO President Johnson
of the American League. rhe details
include taking over oy the American
and National Leagues. together of the
Federal League parks III Brooklyn and
Newark.
President johnson today after a tel
ephorle conversation with Judge Will
Jams, the leagues legal representa-
tive at st. Louis. decided that his org
anization would not go through with
the concluding acts of the peace agree
nent until the Federals withdraw all
their suits. He said he knew of no
reason why the suits had not been
withdrawn, especially as he understood
the cases instituted by the national
agreement clubs had been abandoned.
The Marsans suit, he said, would not
be prosecuted further and the Indian
apolis clubs suit, which sought to pre-
vent Pitcher Burks playing with the
Federals, he understood had been call
ed off.
The stockholders in the Baltimore
Federal League club, according to
President Johnson, are believed by
organized ball leaders to be holding
back the withdrawal of the suits.
They still hope to- force the sale of
their park on the international League,
it. is understood, or to be included
among the owners of the new Balti-
more club. Some of them wish to see
a major league club, put in Baltimore.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
STOCK PRICES DECLINED.
Strong Opening Was Followed by a
Recession of Values.

New York, Jan. 26.-The trend of
today's session of the stock exchange
must have been a source of disap-
pointment to those who hoped that
resumption of the U. S. Steel common
dividend and that corporations re-
markabIe statement statement of earn
ings would life the market out of its
recent pessimistic mood. Stocks were
strong at the outset, mainly in con-
sequence of extensive short covering.
but after the noon hour prices receded
with a succession of irregular declines
which more than effaced most initial
gains. In fact, minimum quotations
were lowest in many instances for
weeks past
to explain the markets failure to re-
spond to good news. Further foreign
liquidation was accepted as the chief
obstacle, although domestic develop
ments, such as the threatened contest
between the railroads and their en-
ployes assumed increased Importance
Washington's refusal to accept Ber-
Inns terms in the settlement of the
Lusitania incident also figured in the
calculations of the trading element.
U. S. Steel was of course the fore
most feature, opening with an offer
ing of $4,000 shares at Sc to So 3-S, de-
clining to SO IL and closing at that
price, a net loss of a point. Dealings
in Steel were again largely prepon-
derant, exceeding the combined out
put of other leading issues.
All parts of the list contributed to
the initial advance, with virtually no
losses, but before the end of the first
hour realizing and short selling COM
pletely reversed the early order. Heav-
mess of the rails, which was most
acute in the final hour, was the most
disconcerting feature. Canadian Pacific
fell to 1853, with 1 to point declines
in other investment issues, while high
priced specialties were to points
lower.
Among the few noteworthy excep-
lions to the lowering movement were
the Mercantile Marine issues, the pre-
ferred rising two to 81 SIS and the
4 IL per cent. certificates L IL to
the new record of 102 IL.
Bethlehem Steel fell IT 1-2 to ass
International Nickel 10 to POP, Cuban
American Sugar to 176 and WHY'S
Overland 6 to 212 in the ieverish
operations Immediately preceding the
close. Total sales of stocks amounted
to 755, 600 shares.
Except for the strength of marines
the bond market was heavy. Total
sales, par value, aggregated $4,715. 900
U. S. registered rs and As declined
Ia and 1-2 per cent. respectively or
call.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27

1t Is unjust The time for political
manoeuvering in athletics is gone and
never should come. Yale, Harvard
and Princeton, closely bound together
in athletic sport. are doing their best
to maintain in that sport a relation of
straightforward courtesy"
Regarding baseball, the report says:
Bad manners on the baseball field
and tactics that in some sports would
be condemned as unsportsmanlike are
still regarded by students and the
general public as part Of the game;
and of these bad manners Harvard
team, though in general clean players,
are not yet wholly free. A large part
of what players say on the field results
from deliberate adoption of technical
vocabulary. cheap and meagre in itself
and at best doubtful in its purposes.
Only a false conception of beautiful
game demands that a gentleman in
playing it shall cease to be a gentle
man"
Dean Briggs says he personally be-
lieves the rule banishing coaches from
the players bench during a baseball
game worth maintaining" but that
the question is one of expediency
rather than of right.
The report calls attention to in
| creased activity among Harvard I'M
dergraduates in both organized and
unorganized athletics. 1t expresses
doubt whether intercollegiate games OF
games with school teams are desirable
for freshmen.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
DANNY MURPHY RECEIVES
MANAGERsHIP OFFER
Wheeling Club After Former Athletic
General.

Danny Murphy, formerly Connie
Mack's field general and who has for
the past two seasons been with the
Brooklyn Federals, confirmed the re-
port Wednesday evening that he has
been offered the managership Of the
Wheeling, West Virginia club. at a
salary of $4,000.
The Wheeling club is rated Sas a
Glass B club and has player limit OF
II.
Danny has not yet given a final de-
cision but is considering the offer
There have been reports circulated
around stating that he has received
offers to return to Mack'S contingent as
a coach and the New London Plant
ers were after his services but he de-
MES the reports.
Only recently was published a list
of players declared free agents by the
National commission and Danny's
name appeared in the list. This was
brought about through the peace treaty
between the Federal and organized ball
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
Notice to Personal Taxpayers


Notice is hereby given to all persons
liable to pay the Personal Tax in the
Town of Sprague that 1 have a warrant
to levy and collect the Personal Taxes
payable Feb 1st, 1916, each of such
persons being assessed the sum of two
dollars his Personal Tax, and for
the purpose of collecting the same I
shall be at the Town Hall building, in
Baltic, every Tuesday and Saturday
during the month Of February. from
% V p m a FEB irS On 70 Viii Be- at the
store of Webster Standish. in Hanover.
from II a m. to l p. m On Thursday.
Feb. Cd, L will be at the store of John
Quinn. IN Versailles. from IL a. m. to !
y. m Personal Taxes will be received
on the dates mentioned above for the
different sections of the Town, and at
any other time l can be found at 7s
Main street. Baltic
All persons neglecting this notice
must oe proceeded against as directed
by the laws of this State.
Dated at Sprague, Conn, Jan. 18th.
JAMES INQUIRE. Collector.
jan13Th
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
FIELDER JONES THINKS BALL
PLAYERS LIFE SHORT
Average Active Player is. Not More
Than Five or Six Years.

amalgamated st. Louis Browns and
Feds, thinks the average life of ball
player in active service is all too
short. With proper care, he says,
a player should be in the game at IS
to 40. The life of the average ball
player is not more than five or six
year." said Jones, but the life of a
tar is something better than fifteen
years. Stars endure because to be a
star, you must take proper care. OF
yourself. However, there aren't many
stars. You easily can count them
among the present day crop. But of
you go back few years you'll find
that Wagner, Leach, Mathewson, Wal
lace, Plank, Crawford and others /
cannot mention just now were as good
at 35 as they were when they broke
In
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
PROMOTION OF GOOD FEELING
IN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
Urged by Dean Lebanon r. Briggs of
Harvard University.

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 26.-The pro-
motion of good feeling in intercollegi-
ate athletics is urged in the report of
last seasons activities made public
tonight by Dean Lebanon r. Briggs,
chairman of the committee on the reg
ulation of athletic sports at Harvard
university. 1T is the hope of the COM
mittee,' said Dean Briggs, ito avoid
those chickering's which, magnified by
the press, have from time to time
reused unfriendly feeling, and to es-
tablish in intercollegiate athletics a
more generous and open relation than
has existed hitherto. There is no rea-
son why a Harvard man and a Yale
man should have anything to conceal
from each other regarding their ath-
letes or their athletic policy. Strategy
in a game may be legitimate and adj
mirable; strategy in the negotiations
of friendly rivals is inexcusable, and
constant suspicion is as intolerable as
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27

inches ahead of Roy W. Morse or this
city.
In the two-nile handicap walk,
George Goulding, the worlds champion
at this distance, started at scratch and
was unable to overtake Edward Reens
of this city, who had a handicap of
40 seconds.
Dave Caldwell of Boston, won the
600 yards scratch race from J. E. Mer-
edith OF the University of Pennsyl-
vania by two yards.
John w. Overton, Yale, unattached,
won the one and one half mile run,
scratch in 6:5S.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
Penn Nine to Go to Honolulu

Philadelphia, Jan. 26-The Uni
versity of Pennsylvania baseball team
may make a trip to Honolulu in the
summer of 1917. An invitation from
Alfred L. Castle, captain of the Rose
lawn baseball team of Honolulu, has
been received by Robert Dechert, man
ager of the Pennsylvania baseball
team, and is looked upon with much
favor by the officials. In the letter
to Manager Dechert, Cattle writes that
he would like to entertain the Penn
sylvania baseball team for one month
at Honolulu. and would pay the teams
travelling expenses from San Francisco
and return, and its expenses during
the months stay.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
FRANK eoTcH WILL
RETURN TO THE MAT.
Worlds Champion Wrestler Will TAX,
On Joe Stecher.


The seal of silence which since Frank
Gotch's retirement has surrounded the
future of the worlds catch-as- catch
1t was learned from an authentic
source that he is to return to the game
to meet Joe Stecher, the Nebraskan
wonder.
Question of Condition.
Tho question Of Gotch's fitness is the
only possible obstacle to a mat battle
with the youthful phenom and to test
himself, also to attract wide attention
to the contest itself, Gotch is to go
on the road with the -F'loto show.
This tour of the country Is to be-
gin about April "a. will last 200 days.
during which Gotch will meet in linn
tied contests all who wish to give him
tryout. A prize will go to those
who stay the limit, while as for the
champion, for his services he is to re-
ceive close to $1,000 a day. The exact
sum could not be learned here, but it
is not difficult to speculate that 1t will
be close to four figures. At the close
of the contract with the show people.
If Gotch is satisfied he can make good
with Stecher. the Nebraskian will be
signed at once and the promoters of
| the country will se given a chance
| to bid for the match
AS the big money in the wrestling
game is in the West, there appears
| little chance of the championship be-
| ing decided east of Chicago, though OF
course at this writing there Is nc
knowledge as to what bids may come
more. the three Eastern wrestling
centres.
Willard to Appear.
Signed for the same show with
Gotch is Jess Willard, the heavyweight
champion. is contracts, like that OF
| the wrestler. calls for a period Of zoe
days, beginning in April, the ring title
holder to receive $500 a day during
| that period. His contract is so arrang-
| ed that prior to its going into effect he
will have met Frank Moran and Fred
Fulton in title battles. one to bt
fought in the East and the other in
| the West.
| The confidence of the showmen tina
| Willard can defeat both Of these pros
pective opponents is shown by thei
| contract with him, but whether they
have misjudgeg their mans ability re-
mains for the future to show. For Will
| lard, Fulton would be a laugh ,thoul
in the West many have come Il
regard the young Minnesota giant a.
having a possible ring future II he Il
rightly handled.
| Moran, however, Is a far more Sc
rious proposition, and for this reason
Willard will not meet the Pittsburgh
heavyweight in anything but limited
| round, no-decision contest, which will
| be decided in one of the Eastern base
ball parks, presumably in the vicinit!
of New York. Later, following his tou
| with the show Willard may consen
to a second meeting with Moran il
New Orleans over the 20-round dis
| lance; but this, like several othe
points involved, will be decided by tn
turn of future events.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27

gift think AS youngster I pos
sessed great power in my legs. I first
discovered It while wrestling with my
schoolmates. in Dodge. AS grew old
er ! tried ripping bags of meal Just
for my own amusement. When 1 took
up professional wrestling I learned the
value Of the scissors hold and I have
perfected IT by practising 1t continu-
ally"
Stecher's Gold Belt.
Stecher displayed with great pride
a gold belt that had been presented
to him by his admirers in Nebraska.
It cost 5000. which amount was
raised by popular subscription. No one
was permitted to contribute more than
So and he says that Governor John H
Morehead of Nebra ska presented the
belt to him at Dodge, his home town.
George Bothner says:
This Stecher resembles Frank
Gotch more than anyone have ever
seen. have never seen more won
derful leg work in my life"
And it is in leg work that Stccher
is remarkable. His scissors hold has
never been known to have been broken
and 1t works better on big men than
on the little fellows. 1t is told as
one of his favorite training stunts on
the farm is to fill a meal sack full
of corn and squeeze the sack between
his knees until the bag bursts.
Stecher's Quick Rise.
Stecher bounded into the limelght
on July 5 last, when he won from
Tom Cutler at Omaha. 1t is reported
that over 100000 changed hands on
the outcome. The way they tell It.
with wads of money ready to bet on
Cutler at z to 8. But the Stecher
hackers went around grabbing any
thing at even money and by the time
the men camc together Stecher was
made favorite.
Cutler, who before the match said it
was like taking candy from a baby
lasted 29 minuteS-the longest that
any of Steccher's opponents went. Joe
got the scissors on Cutler five minutes
after the bout started and slowly re-
duced the American apollo to sub
missiveness and finally unconscious
| ness. 1t took ten minutes to revive
| Cutler and when it came time for the
second fall, he simply laid down on the
mat, Stecher not having to put hand
on him.
Weighs 2o5 Pounds.
stecher weighs POS pounds strip
ped, but doesn't look it, is six feet
one-half inch high and is % years old
| He looks like great big, clean-livine
| boy, and as he neither smokes mol
| drinks and goes to bed early every
| night he probably Is as good as HI
| looks. Zbyszko is the same age, a lit
| tie shorter, but tips the beam at "a;
pounds. libby looks big enough Il
| eat the farmer boy alive but Bothnel
thinks that Zbyszko's advantage ii
weight is more than offset by Stecher'
remarkable leg work
GrappIer's Victories.
Stecher, by the way. has a long lis
of victories to his credit. He has de-
feated all the best men in the ives
and has wrestled a draw with Stran
/ gler Lewis. His record follows:
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
STECHER WILL BREAK
INTO LEMELIGHT TONIGHT
Nebraskan Farmer Will Meet Either
Zbysko or Masked Marvel.

Joe Stecher is training in George
Bothner's training quarters at New
York. He is making all who watch him
on the mat admit that he is one of
the greatest wrestlers in the business
He meets Zbyszko or the Masked Mar
vel tonight in New York. They eX-
pressed respect for his ability and
commented upon his quickness and the
deXterity with which he throws an op-
ponent with what as known as the
flying mare" the same being grab
bling an opponent by his wrist while
dropping to the mat on one knee and
whirling the opponent over his head
He frequently rolls over himself while
scoring this tackle and obtains his
famous scissors hold in mid-air, so
to speak.
Educated Legs.
In this respect his legs might be
called educated. There are few wrest-
lers in the game, we are informed by
Stecher's manager, who are able to
accomplish such feat. 1t was in just
such a manner that he defeated Amer
icus.
Stecher was asked how he devel-
oped his scissors hold. He said: 81
really don't know 1t was a natural
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
Fulton Still Wants Bout With Willard

Fred Fulton still wants a match
with Jess Willard. but he is willing
to take on Frank Moran first and let
the winner meet the champion. His
manager will arrive in New York
shortly to hurl def at the Pitts
burgh fighter.
Jess Willard is still without an OPP
ponent for the bout in New York in
April. Moran has been offered S12,-
500 with 80 per cent. of the movies"
or $4,000 with 20 per cent. of the
pictures, to meet the champion. The
offer has been turned down.