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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-23

roll in the eugenics registry. She is
Miss Susan Myrick of Milledgeville.
Miss Myrick was well able to qualify
in this perfection list. She is both
beautiful and athletic and not even
the most pessimistic judge would
find anything wrong with her figure.
Miss Myrick will be supervisor of
physical training for girls in the pub
lie schools at Hastings, Neb., next
fall and winter. She says she is a
firm believer in eugenics and the
manner in which she makes this
statement indicates that it would not
be worth while for any other than a
perfect man to apply for her perfect
hand.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-23
They Candle the Eggs.

The Usage merchants now candle
every egg taken in and bad and sus-
picious ones are thrown into the dis
card. Most merchants now keep
track of the different lots of eggs
received and charge all loss to the
person marketing the spoiled pro-
duct. When this custom becomes
universal the enormous losses in the
produce trade on this account will be
stopped, because the producers will
then exercise a little judgment in the
production and sale of eggs.-Osage
News.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-23
not be as negligible as those of tho
traditional investigating commission
Badly Hurt in Railroad Wreck.

In conversation with Chas Blox-
ham of this city Sunday morning he
told us of the sorry accident that re-
Gently befell his nephew, Will Blox-
ham, son of Samuel Bloxham OF
Castalia. Will it seems left home
week ago Wednesday on a surprise
visit to an aunt in Boston, not adj
vising her that he was coming. Ar
irving in Boston he was bit surpris-
ed himself to find his aunt was at her
summer home some miles away, so
Will boarded a train to go there
And when within a few miles OF his
destination the train was wrecked
and Will was badly injured about
the head, shoulder and leg, and he is
at this writing (Monday) in hospi-
tai at Salem, Mass, and at last re-
port had not regained consciousness
His father left for his bedside Tues.
day.-Postville Review.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-23
Poor Show Business at Waukon.

With all the big throng and good
business in town last week it is to be
regretted that the opera house man
agement met with a financial loss in
handling the Oprecht Stock Co. whom
they paid $500 outright for their
services and the door receipts for
the entire week were only S157. The
last night was only an S11 house.
The troupe themselves did not at
tract patronage as they had just as
sembled for the season and their
plays were more OF the nature of re
hearga ls.-Waukon Democrat
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-23
offered The Whole Congregation.

An exchange says that a railroad
contractor recently advertised for
300 sleepers. By return mail he re-
ceived letter from a neighborhood
clergyman offering him the whole
cCngre cation and choir at reas onable
terms, and a western editor adver-
tised for butter, eggs, potatoes or
Ito keep the wolf from the
door" The next morning a sub
scriber who was ten years in arrears
sent him two bull dogs.
-O----
Try Our Want Column.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-23
Gets 1o4 Bushels of Oats to Acre.

Perry, Ia, Aug. 21.-Dan Wess-
ling, a farmer living near Grand
Junction, north of Perry, has the
prize yield of oats for the community
thus far, getting a yield of 104 bush
els per acre from a four acre tract.
The tract was planted with new
variety of oats, No. 1903, which is be.
ing introduced by the agricultural
college at Ames. The piece yielded
369 bushels by measure and AS
bushels by weight, from thirteen
bushels of seed. The land was good
rich bottom soil which had been in
corn for three years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-23
Postyille Blacksmith Shop Burg
lariZed.

Sometime during Saturday night
the blacksmith shop OF j. p. Ellis
was entered by forcing a window
open and the cash box of the safe
robbed of its contents, something
over $14, and the papers were scat
tered about the room. The outer
door of the safe was not injured, it
being left unlocked, as usual. That
the job was the work of someone ia
miliar with the situation is the gem
eral opinion. Review.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-23
Nj. Il. Grattin Trades Horses.

During the fair week Geo. Hall
traded with Nj. T. Grattin, promin-
emit race man and writer for horse
publications, for Rex Treverbyn. a
one-year-old in whom he says there is
great promise. Rex has Industrious
ancestors and has himself been men
toned in many horse magazines as
a conner. Mr.. Hall traded Gowingo,
a four-year-old, who has made good
record in the past.-Waukon Stan
dard.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-23
Snake Steals Hens Eggs; Swallows
Them Whole.

McGregor, Ia, Aug. 21.-Mrs.
Walter Davies, who lives on a farm
near McGregor, had been suspicious
for week that some agent other
than herself was gathering eggs
from the nests in the chicken coop.
Yesterday afternoon she heard "a
commotion among the poultry and
on hurrying out to the henhouse
found a large blacksnake curled up
in the nest.
She called her husband and he
killed it. On picking it up he noticed
a lump in the snakes body which felt
hard to the touch. Curious as to
what it might be he cut the snake
open, when out rolled nice large
white china nest egg.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-23

loneliness. Now she studies the fash
ion papers, belongs to the grange and
woman's club, travels around to Wis
it her many relatives in the cities,
and may be seen on the roa driving
her husbands automobile. Every
morning the fields and valleys rev.
erberate with her conversation with
the neighbors in a 10 mile radius, as
she makes the telephone hum, often
tying up business messages by her
busy line.
The old time farmers wife made
butter, MIXED the cows, worked in
the garden, and was a general
drudge. The modern farmers wife
is no more likely to go crazy from
loneliness than anyone else. She has
as good ideas about the crops as her
huband. Her oDservant eye shows
her a thousand holes in the farm
economy that she would like to stop.
She does stop lots of them, and if
the hired man can't stop, she may
do it with her own hands. She still
lives a life of intense activity, and
may be as tired at the end of the day
as her cow-milking mother was.
What Congress can do TO reliev 2
her tolls is not clear. But if the sub
ject is taken up as requested, it will
promote some interesting discussion.
One may wish that the results should
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-23

Married at Ossian.

Wednesday, August 16, 1916, at
$500 O'Clock p. m, at the home OF
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. S. Sjoboen, occurred the marriage
of their daughter, Agnes, to Mr..
Ralph Billiard, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Percy Billiard, Rev Paul Koren per-
forming the ceremony. They were
attended by Miss Selma Sjoboen and
Louis Lovik, and Miss Luverne Bull
lard and Edward Schulze. A recep-
ton was held at the home of the
brides parents to about forty-five in
vited relatives.
The contracting parties went to
Minneapolis on wedding trip,
where they will remain for some time
and in September they will so to
Platte, S. D., where they will reside
on the groOm's farm.
They are fine young people, we'll
and favorably known by a large cir
Gle of friends, who join the Bee in
extending heartiest congratulations
-Ossian Bee.
-O-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-23
Type IL
CHANDLER SIX
$1295
No "Mark Up in Price
No "Mark Up" in Price

of intelligent manufacturing and four years on the
road in the service of thousands of Chandler drivers
Bear in mind that the Chandler is still featured
by its Bosch Magnetic Ignition which others
leave Off, even the marked up cars, because it costs
much more still featured by it's solid cast alumni
mum motor base extending from frame to frame
where others use cast iron; still featured by the
sturdlest, simplest chassis; still featured by ball
bearings in rear wheels, dfferental, transmission
and elsewhere, which helps make it the lightest
running car on the road.
Bear in mind that in this Type II Chandler you
get the exclusive Chandler full floating rear axle
with It's silent spiral bevel gear diferential. And
that the market affords; Gray & Davis separate
lighting and starting system; big double external
and internal brakes, which stop the car at the in
slant of command and hold it safe on any grade,
Bear in mind that you get all of these highest
grade, high priced features and scores Of others
which, together with Chandler workmanship, 90
to make up car the superior quality of which
cannot be questioned in comparison with the
quality of any one of the many marked up cars.
And remember, too, that in the Type II Chand;
Ter you are offered the beautiful tonneau cowl
bodies which preceded the midsummer "new
models OF other makes by seven months time.
In the Chandler you get mechanical excellence,
luxury OF body design, trim and finish. at the min
imum of purchase price.
If we asked you to pay 500 more or $500 more
that wouldn't make the car a bit better.
In considering your purchase of new car.
think for yourself.
Measure what Chandler offers you along side of
what any other car in the medium priced field
offers you, regardless Of price, and we think we
know what your decision will be. Measure it
along side of what any other car offers, keeping the
marked n6 price in mind, and we kn07V what your
decision will be- 4
Chandler Passenger Springfield Convertible Sedan SS
- *
Coupe deliveries in Ocoberl SS95
'''>'' '"'' =, - ,sN -
Your Chandler .~~e.r+7 ~
tor Car Co.,
MPANYsCLEVELAND OHIO
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-23

The holes in neighbours sidewalk
are the least eXcusable.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-23

Valdez College, DEBORAH, Iowa is
the oldest, strongest and best Eng
lish preparatory and business train
ing school in the West. 1t deals with
essentials that lead to paying posi-
tions. Send for a catalog.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-08-23
The Truth Made Men
Stop and Think

4 RECENT statement by the President of the
n Chandler Motor Car Company on motor
car values and motor car prices OCCaSoned
more searching thought on the part of pros
pective motor car purchasers than any other
announcement that has been made by the Auto
mobile Industry this year. 1t came as revelation
to many who had considered themselves we'll
informed.
That statement led to the purchas. of Chandler
Type II Skies within the past three weeks by hun
dreds OF men who had been attracted, by eXtrav-
agant advertising or otherwise, to some one OF the
several ''marked No cars in the medium priced
field.
If you read this statement by the President of
the Chandler Company, as you probably did, you
know what mean by marked up" You
know that in recent months sums ranging from
$50 to $500 have been quietly tackled on to the
selling prices of these Chandler competitors.
The explanation of the marked up prices has
been the abnormal conditions, said to exist and
really existing in degree, in the motor car
material market.
But you know, too, that the Chandler car has
not been marked up
And so you can still buy this great car-greatest
OF all the SixeS-at the same price established Ugh
teen months ago, long before the war had made
any effect on the material markets. And bear this
in mind, that every change made IN the Chandler
car in all these past months has been a refinement
and an Improvement EIe'y addltf0n 10 II has repre-
sented increased manufacturing cost. Nor single
thing has been cut out f'Ae car.
Bear in mind that today while others are asking
you to add eighty, a hundred, a hundred and fifty
or two hundred dollars to your check, S1295 plus
freight buys you this big luxurious highly refined
Chandler-ths Chandler with the marvellous
motor, the exclusive Chandler motor which has
been developed and perfected through four years
Chandler Seven Passenger Touring Car sl295
Chandler Roadster Sl295
our Passenger Convert
F..
Come Noe for
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-21

enjoying comfort, will have to come
down to direst poverty again.
You can see that close at hand are
infinitely worse problems than any
war Of strategy.
Storm signals-the air is full of
them.
-O-O-
PITHY POLITICAL POSTERS
Some posters make talk. Here's
one in West Side street cars: "Wil-
liam Lorimer. Never broke a promise,
Never deserted a friend"
$3.50 WORTH OF PRES
TN rTvn Nv
The sun., 1916-12-03
REAL JACK LONDON TO BE MET ONLY IN

three islands away, as distance Is
measured in the Hawaiian archipelago.
where the Londons had gone when the
weather had become too hot for
creative work in Honolulu, Mr.. Lon
don had taken a marked interest at
once In the little daughters of his host.
Louis Won Temsky. The first night
after dinner we were sitting on the
large lanai overlooking a valley that
reached down to the sea. One Of the
children. a little girl OF Q. encouraged
by the friendly smile In MIR. London's
eyes. sided up to the writer and said
shyly:
"Mr. London, We" indicating her sis
ter Of ~. who TOOK herself seriously as
an artist and liked to be read to In her
garnet studio while so employed,
have been reading one OF your books"
In a manner rot quite sure OF him.
self and shy as the child's he replied:
"Have you? Which one?"
"'The Valley Of the Moon" replied
the little girl.
"How far have you read?" Mr.. Lon
don was as hesitant as the little bread
and butter girl herself.
With a choke in her throat from
holding a conversaticu with the books
author. the big man himself. she looked
helplessly at her sister.
"Oh, sister, where were we reading
yesterday-when we got so sleepy"
For a moment the air was tense;
then Mrs. London. who Is "graciOusness
itself. broke the spell with a ringing
laugh.
The sun., 1916-12-03
There He Was Free to Be at His Best, Says One
Who Knew Him and Mrs. London in
Their Island DavS


revision of the stories he set out to
tell, yet always between them was
perfect trust and understanding.
Let me see. Jack" h would inter-
pose. a. merry twinkle dancing IN her
eyes, "Just-what-story n-tnat!'
without any SHOW OF resentment
ever, ne would come back with q word
That would act as cue. AS often as not
looking the assembly over MRS. Lon
DOR would say:
NO. mate. Tell this one START
ing him on with a Keynote.
One night ne was particulars cage
TO go beyond his wires ruling ana
looking Us over. his eyes rested on me
when he said:
Il do wish i knew all OF you Detter-
Tor this Is a good story.
1t was plain Mr.. contact
with a life that had rev frilis a mace
The sun., 1916-12-03

he'd a opened that jackpot in the last
eame he played, havin' his IA READY
afo' he done IL. he mought a got away
with IL. but no. He was that eager he
done IL thoutcn p'cautionS.'
Done what" demanded Jake Win
tcrbottom n~ervously. "ro' all pears
la he "A hellova while gittin' 10 tn end
% this yer story
Il done said what he done" replied
The old man with great dignity. He
done opened a jackpot. An that was
the last game he played into. They
couldn't nobody say II no palmer, an
tn end ~ the story come dawggone
quick alter ne done it,"
We'll tn amt nothin' criminal bout
onerin' "A jackpot. Is they" asked Joe
l'assctt, who WIS also showing signs az
Impotence.
Not II yo' has op'ncrs, they amt"
sa!d the old man. but pears I'm what
was said later on what iiud Hooker
dom got n notion what il ii make tn"
game mo- int'restin' If "A man was to
take a chanst on fllin' somepin' else,
"Hc done spoke about IL tn one v his
n~cighbors afo'hand. sayin' II "A man
was to draw two guards to a pair %
tens. To- Example. he mought cit one or
W mo an git away with II. Pears
he was warned o. the danger. hut no.
go co'sc. the idce was all right.
r'vidin' he'd have the luck To fill, hut
this p'tic'lar time luck was ag'in him.
lie didn't had on'y two tens, an he
didn't better in the draw. so just
%nachully they seen what he Tor when
ii come to the showdown.
"Mchbe he mought "A got away with
II at that. II tho pot hadn't "a hap
psned To be x big s. twas. hut the
moral sentiment o. the c'munity was
shocked ut him tryin' to hawg s much
: they was into il. an just nachully
they was c'nsid'able shootin' did"
"Oh, shucks." said Mr.. Blaisdell, and
nc too went outside.
The sun., 1916-12-03
Their Island Days

the Londons. both in Honolulu and on
the other islands. Their cottage at
Waikiki Beach was not a stone throw
from the lanai (Hawaiian for veranda)
Of Our beach hotel. Hour after hour,
while rainbows played their elusive
game, now back up through the Moana
Valley, now through sitting spray.
liquid sunshine, as the Hawaiian has
II, of the dreamlike coral sea. a group
Of congenial spirits a around a table
On the lanai and talked Of strange
lands, strange seas and stranger peo-
pies.
The Jack London Of popular concep-
ton had no relation to the man him.
self. In a asu he was responsible
for this Misunderstanding. He never
tried TO cover up the facts of his lowly
birth. his early struggles for existence.
to say nothing Of his struggle for rec
ognition as q writer. Instead his life
wal one long attempt to convince the
world through his pen that the condi-
tons which produced hH pitiful begin
nings were all wrong.
His method was chiefly to show up
every man as a primitive. with primi-
tiNV puooioiic-of dtCS. ENOW u uTutc,
an animal in other words, he would
argue, strikes except in self-de-
fence: the corporation. organized capt.
tai. itself beyond the reach OF a blow.
strikes deep and brushes the soul Of
this primitive. which left to itself
would not harm a flea.
But Mr.. London did not always talk
on such deep. headaching topics. His
remarks, his observations, his stories
were as light and as frothy as the
spray that dashed over the coral reef
and broke on the shore at our feet.
He was at his best when telling
South Sea tales. sometimes Of the
petty. mimic Kingdoms set up by con.
quering P~olynesians on an atoll. some.
times Of a hog Of a trader. as he
dubbed the usual white man found al
out Of the way ports of call. But We
were always subjected to his wife,
The sun., 1916-12-03

immcrit that ptic1ar time on'y 10
they bcin' a torable big pot on the
table with three or 10 in. an him
havin' "A straight flush to draw to. he
p'ferrcd 70 to play the hand out afo'
shootin'.
THAT give time To- Bud Hooker To
put up a argument. like | said. an n"
claims what he has a right To- To deal
any way he damn well piers. bein' y
he's the dealer. but = long s sam
~'t,jects an has the drop onto him. hell
take hack the cyard what he done give
out I'm the bottom an give him n
often the top.
"Well. Sam takes il an looks at II.
an findin' what II was the cyard he
wanted To- to fill his straight flush. he
let's it go at that. ruther n 10 shoot"
This yer Hooker person pears TO
been c'nsid'ahle lucky To- a man 7
played = wide open as he pears to
have said Joe Bassctt ~thouchtfully.
"Sho' was" said the old man. Life
like he done lived It 'peared to he n
narrer 'scape alter another firm what
was comm to him rightful. Tow'ds
the last, though, 'pcared like his luck
changed an the end came suddint.
They was credit due to him, though.
To- his p'sistent cffo'ts To cit mo- poke
in the game. o. co'sc they want
nothin' 'riginal bout claimin' tho priv
lege o. dca,in' anyway he seen N when
he had the deal regular. That's been
did afo', hut he was al'ays tryin' m
PIN tow'ds cyarryin' out the first prin-
ciples o. the game, what amt nothin'
---t -. t-,. -. " -tN shA ntyAr n, M -
money"
That's right enourh.' said BlaIsicll,
but pears like he was some reckless
They Is things what can't he did
'thouten a mans ready to shoot fret.
'Cordin' to what yo' all says, he pears
to been ign'ant O. that p~'tic'lar pr!nci-
pie"
"Sho' was" said the Old man "lf
The sun., 1916-12-03
HE TRIED TO PUT MORE POKE
IN THE GAME OF POKER

BACK up what kyind OF a hand does
yo all reckon 20 mas
An bud Hooker he says. That's n
kangaroo. Jumps on even like. Beats
threes II IT'S ain rent suits, an beats
fos II It's a hush.'
But the Deacon says, 'Mebbe II does
In some turin parts. l haint never
been outen the state my own self. but
they amt nobody gwine to inter)uce
no kangaroos In the game In Missis-
sfppi. not thouten It's did over my
daid body. tn aint.' An bein' s he'd
orawed nrst. ne erected the pot.
MOS everybody has n weak spot
some'res. an Bud Hooker's weakness
was In underratin' tn Importance OF a
gun into a Emergency. Feared like he
didn't nev git hisn goin' till twas too
Ate. Otherwise he was a good player.
ever II ne was some crratic. but that
was a big handicap to him an was the
'casion Of his ANAL downfall. like I'm
gwine to 'xplain."
Il reckon they Amt no CALL" said
Jim Blaisdell. assuming a critical air.
10 NOBODY 10 do no 'xplainin'. Pears
like a man Hike him lived a heap longer
n red ought TO to. IL the Deacon left
him go alter a play like that. Pears
like he was c'nsid'able Of a fool. even II
he done played s well 8 yo' all claims
he done"
"Sho' was" said the old man. II
arays Considered what they want no
question o that, alter he done bet out
thataway onto a kangaroo, Is done
had a heap o. Experience into the game
my W self. an I hain't never met up
The sun., 1916-12-03

bers an had stopped in on the way
home I'm the Methodist meetin' to see
what was diddin'. 'Twa'n't Considered
fash'nable to pack q gun In chu'ch
them days. an they want heeled TO- a
festivity.
Some on 'em was bitter about II
an give UP goin' to chu'ch I'm that
time on. They took the ground what
It was all right enough TO- to 90 to
chu'ch when they want nothin' else to
lowed to interfere with nothin' M
potant like manifestin' disapprov1 O.
pervertin' the principles O. poker like
Bud Hooker Vas dom when he met UP
with r%etribution."
What was II he done?" said Jim
Blaisdell impatiently. Must "a been
somepin' ~c'nsid'able outen the way"
"Sho' was" said the old a 1T
kyind o. goes ag'in the grain to speak
d~isparagous c'ncernin' a man what's
done paid the hendlety To- his mis-
deeds. but they want no question but
what Bud Hooker done went a step
too far. A. I done said afo'. he 'peared
to be a nachul bon player. but unedi-
Gated, an bein' mo- r less reckless he
was al'ays tryln' experiments.
HE done come nigh bein' shot onc't
or twic't afo' that, long O. tryin' to
interjuce big dogs an little dogs an
lallapaloosers In the regular game what
wa played mostly every night up to
the tavern whar I was tendin' bar afo'
I bought out the place, an all I saved
him was him provin' by Cap'n Scho-
field. what was c~'nsid'able Of a travel
Ter In had been q fur moth as Mem
phis. what they was players in some
places what called 'em regular an took
pots with 'em.
THE sentiments o. the c'munity was
ag'in him, though. an they wouldn't
nobody else bet on them hands on'y
him. nor they wouldn't let him take no
pot on 'em when he showed 'em down.
so ne done quit tryin' of 'em evenchal
an played along regular TO- Considerable
while.
He come nigh raIsin' a riot. though.
one night alter he'd came home firm
one O. them New Orleans trips what I
done spoke Of. They was a tol'able
stin game goin' on when he done come
In an took a hand.
Everything went smooth TO- a spell.
an then he 'peared to git some 'xcited
owe a pat hand an, nigh bout bet his
haid off afo' an alter the draw. Dea-
con Pettigrew had three aces m mo-
r less confidence. though. an finally
he called.
"Then Bud Hooker he showed down
a deuce, To-. seven, nine an queen o.
various suits an reached TO- the pot.
but the Deacon pulled a gun an says.