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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13
THE IOWA REPUBLICAN VOTE.
Biggest Vote i'm History of State. Onf,
Three Democrats Elected to
Senate. II out 1OS in
House.

Iowa maintained its record as a
Republican stronghold in the recent
election. Complete returns indicate
that the Republican majority in both
branches of the legislature is the
greatest in the history Of the state.
Only three Democrats were elected
to the Iowa senate this year. There
Iare seven hold over Democratic
members. In the house, where there
are no hold overs, there are only
fourteen Democrats of 10S repre-
sentatives.
During the last session of the legis :.
lature there were fifteen Democratic
senators and thirty-two members of
the house.
Drastic scratching by the Demo-
Gratis of the head of their state ticket
extended all the way down the line,
and in many counties where Repub.
lican officeholder was almost un-
known the G. o. p. county ticket sue
ceeded in electing several members.
Gov. Elect w. l.. Harding of Sioux
City has declared himself for short
session of the legislature, with the
reduction Of the amount of legisla-
ton to a minimum.
The road question is expected to be
the big one discussed. Farmers ex-
pressed themselves as much opposed
to permanent road building at the re-
cent election, and no measures look
ing forward to paved country high
ways are expected,
The legislature is overwhelmingly
dry. Gov. Elect Harding has declared
himself opposed to the return of the
saloon to Iowa, and will favor the
submission of constitutional prohibit
ton to vote of the people. Iowa is
slready dry under statutory law.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13
DECL4AMATORY CONTEST.
Will be Held at High School Assem-
bly, Room Monday and Tuesday
Evenings, Dec. 1S and 10.

Two excellent programs will be
given at the High School Assembly
room on Monday and Tuesday eve
nings, Dec. Is and 10, by students
of the Decorah High School. The ad-
mission will be IS cents, and the
programs start at 7:45 o'clock. A
large crowd will undoubtedly attend
these contests. Following is the pro-
gram for both evenings:
Monday Evening, Dec. 18th.
Piano Solo ..... charlotte Mollart
"The Imp and the Author.
=. :. Henrietta Naeseth
"On Christmas Day in the Morning
-. Lucille Burtis
THE Masque of the Red Death"
.Ardath conrad
vocal SOLO Doris futile
American Democracy" ........
:. Sylvan Christian
THE Union Soldier"
Alexander Evans
Flute and Clarinet Duet. ......
Hiram Coffeen-Geo. Cummings
What William Henry Did" ......
............ Lillian Baker
Where Ignorance is Bliss" ......
>. d. Kenneth Makepeace
THE First Calf. Francis Marsh
"The Village Gossip, Myrtle Sharp
Who's Afraid" 80. Celia Holm
Piano Solo ..... .Rosalie Barnard
Tuesday Evening, Dec. 10th.
Piano Solo -. Henrietta Naeseth
The Lie' -. 49,. .Netty Gunderson
The Soul of the Violin.
-. Mabel Oakland
How Christmas Came to Crappy
Shute' Anna Haberiy
Vocal Solo =. Mabel Oakland
Liberty and Death. Otto Glesne
War and Public Opinion. 49,.
...... 80. Hiram COffeen
Piano Solo -. Norma Haugen
THE Hazing of the Valiant.
-. ......... .Margit Prestgard
"Mr. Dooley on Travelling" ......
-. ........... Harold Meyrick
'Monopolizing the Information Bu-
reau" ..... .Almeda Cutting
THE Egotistical Lover" -. -.
MANN. Harold Schlatter
Little Gentleman. Doris Tuttle
The Party" >. Nora Bergeson
Victor Selections -. .......
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13
THE CASE OF MARY SMITH OF
CHICAGO.

That girl, Mary Smith, of. Chicago,
who undertook to live on farm with
an aged couple on the promise of a
$4,000 reward upon their death, in
dentals in abundance in the mean
time, gave up the job after years
experiment. The case is now being
made the topic of much learned dis
cussion around the perennial topic Of
why the young folks leave the farm.
She complained of lack Of social life,
ionesomeness until it became unbear-
able. Naturally enough, since Mary
had been used to the cheap hustle and
hustle Of the streets of Chicago.
Hers was not case of leaving the
farm, but leaving the city. She had
nothing in common with farm life and
little enough in sympathy with the
good old folks with whom she was
living. 1t is not test case at all. No
one can stay where his heart is not,
and his heart will not be where he
has no interests. To the man who
goes to the city the noise of it spells
lonesomeness for him that he never
experienced in his farm life. No one
can be contented or happy except
where he has something in which he
is interested and the degree of his
happiness is measured by the depth
of his interest. Mary Smith is illus
trative of nothing except the folly of
a young girl from big city trying TO
live in farm house, house in which
she had no love and no interest-ex-
cept that 100000 in the future.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13
DEATH COMES SUDDENLY.
Agnes II. Ingvoldstad Passed Away
Yebterday Afternoon. Ill Only
Few Hours.

The community was shocked yes
terday afternoon when news OF the
death OF Miss Agnes P. lngvoldstad
was made known. She was taken
ill Monday night with a hemorrhage
and several doctors were called in
attendance, but she passed away at
two O'Clock in the afternoon. Mon
day she had been as well as ever and
had made no complaint of being ill,
and had been at her work in the Of
fce of the Ingvoldstad Lumber Co.,
of which she was secretary and
treasurer. She made her home with
her mother on Day street.
The deceased was born in Decorah
on Aug. 25, 1877, and her home had
always been here. She was a gradu-
ate of the Decorah high school, and
for number Of years past had been
associated with her brother, Wm.
Ingvoldstad in the lumber and coal
business. When the firm was incor-
rorated she was elected to the office
OF secretary and treasurer. She was
an exceptionally bright young lady,
with cheerful disposition, ana was
an excellent business woman, and
her sudden death is severe shock TO
her multitude OF friends here.
| She is survived by her bereaved
mother, Mrs: p. y. Ingvoldstad, nine
brothers and two sisters. They are
Orlando, Brooklyn, N. Y; Hildor,
Sioux City; Carl. Colorado Springs;
Walte- and Arthur, Minneapolis:
Ferdinand. Los Angeles; Will, De-
corah; Richard, El Centre. Cal;
Otto. Chicago: Mrs. Ruth Hurley,
Springs, s. d.. and Mrs.
Ethel Moore. spring Valley, Wis.
The date OF the funeral services
were not set at tnis writing, but will
possibly take place Friday, if ths
relatives all arrive. The services
will be held at the United Lutheran
and Rev. o. Glesne and Rev.
o. Haugen will officiate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13

THE SAVINGS BANK EDUCATION.
Citizens Savings Bank of DecOrah,
Has Interesting Ad This Week.

Has any one ever stopped to think
of the amount of educational work
that has been done in Iowa, thru the
savings banks by means of Christ
mas funds and other deposits? asks
an exchange. 1t is a splendid thing
to teach a boy to save his money, the
small amounts that he is apt to fritter
away. When boy once learns the
luxury of bank account he acquires
"a new interest in life and his view
point is materially changed. We have
heard of one boy who used to spend
all his earnings, as SO many other
boys do, but some one interested him
in bank book and now he has hun.
dreds of dollars in the bank, draw
ing interest and earning money for
him. 1t was a new revelation to him
that hundred dollars saved could
do two days work for him each year,
that is, earn as much as he could
earn with his hands in two days of
hard work. When a boy once realizes
this fact and practices it for a while
he is going to be changed boy-seA
if he is not. A boy who has learned
to save and who has learned what in
terest money is, is boy who has
done more than save-he has saved
himself. When boy has learned
that much he is not apt to go wrong
after that, for most wrong
doing involves wastage of money, or
wastage Of time which ought to be
worth money even to an ambitious
boy.
The Citizens Savings Bank has an
advertisement in this issue of Public
Opinion which should be read by
everybody. They have plan under
way which will mean much to the
people of Decorah and vicinity. The
details of the proposition will be Civ
en- out next week, andsan announce
ment of the opening date is set for
Saturday, Dec %. Watch for this
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13
Enjoying Visit From Uncle.

DR.. Conrad has been enjoying a
visit this week from his uncle, Nj. w.
Shanklin, of Baker City, Oregon,
whom he had not seen in 3S years.
He used to live at Maynard and
built the first house in that town.
He went to Nebraska from Maynard
in the 70's and drove stage across
the country from French Town on
the Elkhorn river to Yankton, N. d.,
a distance of so miles, taking five
days to make the trip, with four
horse team. In 1888 he went to the
Pacific Coast in Washington and in
1900 to Baker county, Oregon, where
he is in the cattle business. He is
an old soldier and was in the 3Sth
Iowa Infantry, enlisting from Fay
ette This is his first visit back to
Iowa in 3S years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13
J. .THE MAN WITH A ZIG INCOME.
Tax Returns Shows That Incomes
Between $4,000 and $50O,OOO
Has Doubled Past Year.

The most obvious result of the war
munition and supply business is the
great increase in wealth of compar-
atvely small number of people. The
income tax returns show that the
number of incomes between $4,000
and 100000 has doubled during
the past year. The receipts from in
comes of $4,000 to $4,000 have in
creased so per cent.
New evidences of luxury are to be
seen ON every hand. All over the
country great lavish hotels are filed
to overflowing. The food and lodg-
ing may not be much superior, but
the stamp of style is found every
where from the sky parlor to the
bootblack. The most expensive mo-
tor cars are selling more freely than
ever before. Millions of money are
being made and new race of multi
mlllionaires infest the land.
What are all these newly rich peo-
pie going to do with their money?
They will build palaces by the sea
and in the mountains, hewng roads
out of rock and creating great monu-
ments to their superfiuity. 1t will
all employ great deal of labor at
excellent figures, and make it difficult
for ordinary people to get work done
But all the money will find its way
eventually into the hands of the COM
mon people.
The new rich man does not usually
spend his money wisely. Having suf-
fered from limited means all his life,
he rebounds to extremes of foolish
lavishness. where the man who inher-
its wealth would use it with less dis
play. The sight of money being
thrown away tends to increase class
bitterness.
The man with new fortune should
not consider it wholly his own. He
should look at it in part as the Gre
alton of a whole economic system, as
something made possible by our ia
Vorable social and educational insti-
tutions. by the faithful labor of his
subordinates. He should feel his in
aebtedness to the community in which
his money is made. Let him give lib-
orally OF his new golden store for
fuDiic causes and private charity,
and he will nave done much to estab-
lish 1t on stable foundation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13
EIGHT HOGS RRING s4os.se
n. q. TOllefsOn, of Calmar TWP.
Gets Big Check for Car Load
Hogs.

Last week T. o. Tollefson, one Of
the enterprising farmers of Calmar
township, shipped car of 50 fine
Chester White hogs to the Chicago
market, which consisted of 81 spring
shoats and eight old ones. The
eight hogs weighed 4,170 pounds, an
average of 521 Il pounds each, and
selling at price of $3.50 per han
dred brought a check for $40S66.
The 81 shoats weighed 1880
pounds and sold at a price of $40
per hundred, bringing a sum of ST.
PSI. The total amount for the car
was $1,639.66. We are thinking
that Mr.. Tollefson has every reason
to feel proud of this record, and it
certainly illustrates the fact that he
raises mighty good Chester White
hogs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13
DEC0Rks firm GETS
1T ORDER
American Drug Il Press w. sociation
Sends $3.50 Order of n inal
and Toilet Preparations
Ohio Firm.
COMPANY NOW PLANNING
ON ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS
Now Doing Larger Business Than
Any Similar Company in State
and Increasing Daily.

The American Drug & Press AS
sociation has just received a very
large mail order for their Medicinal
and Toilet Preparations from Gus
toner in southern Ohio. The order
amounted to over eleven hundred
fifty dollars and was shipped COM
plete Tuesday of this week. The
entire shipment weighed four thous-
and two hundred fifty pounds, and
forty-six large shipping boxes were
used in packing it.
This large order came entirely un-
solicited. Druggists in all parts Of
the United States are constantly
sending in large orders for Meritol
products which is an endorsement of
the highest character and shows very
clearly the high esteem in which
this firm is held by their customers
and is also great testimonial Of the
high standard quality of their pro-
ducts as large orders of this kind in
dicate very clearly that the people
generally are demanding Meritol
Preparations because they have
found them superior to others.
The Association has been estab-
lished little over six years and are
now planning on erecting additional
buildings to their present laborator
les which will give them more than
twice the room of their present
quarters. This is necessary owing
to the rapidly increasing business;
as they are now doing a larger busi-
ness than any similar company in
the state.
This firm is one of the best
in the country, and are now
manufacturing 784 preparations.
They keep a large force of employees
busy daily, and load after load of
their preparations leave Decorah
daily for all parts of the United
States. The reputation of this firm
for turning out high grade products
has been established, as their pre-
parations have proven their worth
a2d the company is to be congratu-
lated ON the success established.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13
IRVING LITERARY
SOCIETY PROGRAM
Special Public Program VIII be
Given in Auditorium at Luther
Monday Evening,
Dec. Is.
THE PROGRAM WILL
START AT S:15 p. NJ,
For Over Thirty-TwO Years Irving
Has Carried on Her High
Standard of Work
Here.

Does life ever seem monotonous to
you? If so, dispel that feeling by
attending the special public program
to be given by the Irving Literary
Society of Luther College at the
College Auditorium on Monday eve
ming, December 1S, 1915, at Sis,
p. M.
The literary societies of Luther
College are always full of life and
vigor. What they give is always
standard and classical.
Public programs serve as a medi-
um to let the public know and un-
derstand more fully real college life.
Spirited, idealistic, and classical as
these programs always are, they nev-
er fail to satisfy the most critical
audience. In quantity and quality,
they are just right.
For thirty-two years has Irving
carried on her high standard of
work. Time and again have her
best men entertained the public sue
cessfully. Time and again has she
been requested to render more public
programs. 1t is these requests that
Irving wishes to fulfill by Offering
the following special program:
Soldiers Chorus, from Gounod's
Faust"
Glee Clubs. Moe, Leader.
Address of Welcome 80. President
M. Lone.
Recitation ....... Danny Deever"
Harold Peterson.
'Papillow" ..y. (The Butterfly
Ernesto KohlgA
Flute Solo =. .... k-v. H.
Carl B. Ylvisaker.
Speech. who is a True Patrlcty.
Carl p. Birkels.
Dramatic Dialogue (Class!caD ..,r
G. NJ Olafson.
Emil Juye.
Spectator Drain Tickler) ......
Theodore |. Rotto.
Owe j. II. Preus.
Sigurd Hillaboe.
April Foor' (Heart Ticker
Edwin Kiland.
Paul j. Vvale. -
Alph Jorgenson.
he admission prices are right.
Only twenty-five cents for adults and
fifteen cents for children. Remem-
ber, way are welcoMS
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13
Blow at Election Bets.

Washington, Dec. 11.-With Sen
ator Owen announcing promises OF
support from republicans, the senate
settled down Wednesday to consider.
alton of the Owen corrupt practices
bill to limit expenditure of money in
congressional and presidential cleo
tions. Leaders predicted that the
measure in amended form would be
passed before the March adjourn,
ment.
Senator Owen said informally he
would withhold, for the present a.
least his resolution to direct a spe-
cial investigation in campaign expen-
ditures of all political parties in the
recent national election.
Senator Kenyon would amend the
corrupt practices bill to fine all elec-
tion betters $500 each.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13
The Doctors Met Tuesday.

The Winneshiek County Medical
Society held very interesting meet
ing at the court house Tuesday af-
ternoon. Some very fine papers
were read, and an election Of officers
was held also. DR.. A. +. Barfoot
read paper on Preventive Medi-
cine" Dr. Conrad, Diseases of Call
Bladder and Ducts" DR.. Woodward,
"Obstetric Anesthesia;" DR.. Farr, Of
Minneapolis, Surgical Technique"
and DR.. Fenton of the State Univer-
sity, Dental Medicine" The fol-
lowing officers were elected: DR.. ]. J.
Daily, president; DR.. A. F. Barfoot,
vice president and DR.. A. j. Swezey,
secretary-trea
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13
THE Man With the Missing Finger.

Bert Daniels and son Arthur have
gone into the moving picture busi-
ness They recently purchased a
four reel feature film, entitled The
Man With the Missing Finger" and
will show it in North and South Da-
kota, Minnesota and Northern Wis
consin. The writer had the pleasure
OF seeing this feature the other day
and it is one of the very best we
have seen in a long time. 1t is full
of gripping interest from start to
finish and holds an audience spell
bound. A dandy comedy is shown
with it, which makes an evening of
solid enjoyment. Messrs. Daniels
should do we'll with this feature.
They started out Monday, showing
first at Leroy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13
"a Chickens Bring S75.2l.

Last Friday OLAF Moe, of Glen
wood township brought IA chickens
of the Columbian Rhode Island Red
strain to Decorah and sold them to
the Woldum Produce Co. gettiny a
check for $75.21, which is over a
dollar apiece To put one of those
chickens on your table means that
1t would be pretty expensive lux
ury. SO chickens out of the 73 net
ted Mr.. Moe SEQ.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13
Going in Business at Mason CITY.

Ed Shema arrived home Saturday
from Omaha, where he had been for
the past two months with the Aleme-
"a Dairy Co., working in the capa-
city OF chemist. Mr.. Shema and a
gentleman from Ames are going to
open up new business enterprise
at Mason City about March first. 1t
is $4,000 proposition, the gentle
men having under erection a build
ing S2x4O feet, in which they will
handle pasturized milk, ice cream
and fancy cheese.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13
Learn q Little Every Day.

In California there are 1870 noun
tain peaks 1900 feet high.
A gold coin loses 5 per cent, of its
value during Is years Of use.
The health is generally greatly i'm
proved after an attack of gout.
A sparrow for short distance, can
so at the rate of 80 miles an hour.
aCamels bred especially for speed
can travel at the rate OF 90 miles per
day.
Forty-one women out of every hun
dred, marry between the ages of 20
and 25.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13
WILL NEED $1,26S,715,S34.
Estimate Of Expense OF Government
is Given Out.

Washington. ID. c., Dec. H. -Esti-
mates of the expense of all branches
OF the government for the fiscal year
1918, for which the session of con-
gress assembled last week must ap-
propriate funds, total $1,26S,715,-
S34.
This sum is exclusive of $325,355.-
$40 to be appropriated for the pos
tai service which is expected to be
returned to the treasury by postal
revenue and sinking fund appropria-
tion of s60,748,OOO toward the pub
lie debt.
The total appropriations for the
fiscal year 1917 ending next June,
exclusive of these two items were ST.
The increase Of some $4,000, 900
represents the general trend of the
constantly increased cost of govern
ment as we'll as the increased cost of
living. Increases in compensation
and in numbers of employees are to
be found In the estimates of all
branches of the government and to
meet that tendency administration
officials have attempted a policy of
pairing down all proposals for new
projects with the exceptions of ma
tlonal defense, expenditures to meet
the growth of the country and the
many burdens, thrust upon the Unit
ed States by the war.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13
Opened New Paint Shop.

Messrs. Arthur Sampson and Roy
Dickson, have opened up a new auto
and buggy painting shop in the Jen-
nisch building on the corner of
Washington and Broadway, and are
now ready to do all kinds of work in
the above line. They are good work
men and should do we'll in the bust
ness this winter
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13
TOTAL POPULATION
OF UNITED STATES
Latest Estimates Give The Figures
as Being Over 113 Millions.
NEW YORK POPULOUS STATE
HAS 1O,366,77S
Philippine Islands Have Largest
Population of all Outlying Pos
sessiOns.-What Figures
Show.

Washington, Dec. 11.-Population
estimates of each of the United
States for January /, 1917, as deter
mined by the Bureau of the Census
which based it's calculations upon the
increase as shown by the federal
censuses of 1900 and 1910, have just
been announced as follows:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13

w. w. Shaw, who farms near
Barnes City, won a corn show prize
at that city by showing five ears
whose total length aggregated sixty
eight inches.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13

The Oldest miller in Iowa in point
of consecutive service is said TO be
Godfrey Peterson of Essex, who has
been at the same mill since 1881.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13

Steve Bowman of Maquoketa re-
Gently found prehistoric "celt'' or
stone AK about eight inches in length
and three iii width
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13

a sheep may be sheared in four AMI
half minutes by machine, or fifteen
minutes by hand.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13

The women of Capri have for ages
acted as porters, while the men dive
for and sell coral specimens.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13

The wreck record of the Baltic sea
is greater than that of any other part
OF the world.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13

(c) Total United States .113,309,285
(a) Enumeration by governor 1919
(b) Police census, 1915.
(c) Includes 45,123 persons in
military and naval service stationed
abroad.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-13

To read intelligently a man must
have vocabulary of 1000 words.