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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
HOTEL HOBBIES

Bishop Allen Among Those Poisoned
 I met Bishop Allen at the train as he passed through Birmingham recently on his way from Chicago to Mobile and learned from him some of the particulars of the banquet to the new archbishop or Chicago at which poison had been put in the soup by a would-be assassin" said Dean CogIe
 The bishop along with the others at the table was made quite i'll. but he is now fully recovered. Arsenic was the poison used and had the miscreant un- derstood chemistry and dropped into the soup smaller portion than he did some or the guests would have died It was the overdose that saved them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
AGREEABLY sURPRTsED.

Do you get ali out of your new motor car that you expected to get out of it?''
 Yes, indeed"
 That's good"
 T took it to pieces not long ago and got dozens of parts out of it that had no idea it contained"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18

From making sport of zeppelins. Britons have come round to the point where they would like to own few.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18

No communication will he published without its authors n@me. heJected unauuscIipL WtIl not be returned un- less stamps are enclosed Tor mat pur- pose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18

Battered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second class matter un- der act of Congress March 8, 1873.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18

Miss Bessie Shaw and w. D. Brum- beloe are the only authorized travel ing representatives of The Age-Her- ala in it's circulation department Ihe Ase- Herald is not responsible for money paid to out-of-town carriers or dealers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18

Daily and Sunday Age-Hsrald, year $500 Daily without Sunday. .s.-........ eco Daily and Sunday, per month";. -5V
 Daily and Sunday, three months. 1.6O Weekly Age-Heralds per annun. .b0 Sunday Age-HeraId, per @nnum.. 2.V9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18

The Russians are at last gel on that isn't in a backward
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-09-20
OFFICER HAS BATTLE
WITH LAVHREAyEnS.
ONE IS SHOT IN LEG
Special Indian Agent Robert s.
Conroy Rounds Up Three Bad
Men and Lands Then IN Santa
Fe Jail Litter Exciting Time

santa Pc. y NJ sept 90 An.
hattie Ia which tho officer shot
wounded one man. Special lhdlah
AGENT Robert :. Couroy has arrived
IN SANTA Fe from the Santa cara III
diam reservation win three prison
ers-Juan Isadofa Tufu'a. WI" mas
been a fugitive ilOm justice IoI Two
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-09-20
Chihuahua Attacked
Second Time, Report
Try Evening u.rsN Leased wirel

u.- wore. current rrc today That
chihuahua Guy vas captured BY NIil
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-09-20
John Bull Says He Is
Sorry in Cebu Case

IVY rvenlng Herald Leased wltpl
Washington, sept, -g-Grcnt but-
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1916-12-22
ROAD
BUILDING
MATERIALS FOR A cULvERT
n Good Building Stone Abounds In Lo-
eality II Would Be Advisable to
Use This Substance.

BY PAUL u. SARGENT. United States
Department OF Public R1ads)
Available material In tho locality
where the work Ia being carried on
will generally determine the material
u which culverts will be constructed.
For example, ~ we are In a country
where good building stone abounds, Vt
would generally be advisable to use
this material for culyerts.
II no stone is handy. but good gravel
may be secured, plain concrete. or re
enforced concrete. may bo found to be
tho most economical material. 10
some localities we shall have to resort
TO the use OF pipes. My experience
has been that while n good oulvert
may he constructed by the use OF Wit.
rifGd tito. It's use In most cases has
boon a failure. This is due to lack OF
prope' care In laying the pipe.
All c%ulverts. of whatever material.
should be carried to n good foundation.
Generally speaking. I would recon-
mend that the waterways Of stone
culverts be paved. and that concrete
culverts be built with a concrete floor.
although this is not always necessary.
In any event the side walls should be
carried to a good. firm foundation. and
each end OF the culvert should be pro.
yided with n cutoff wall carried below
the frost to prevent undermining by
the water.
Pipe culverts should be laid on n
good, firm foundation. II the natural
soil does not proviue this. a founda.
tion should be excavated from twelve
20 fifteen inches below the bottom OF
the pipe and crushed stone or gravel
should be placed In the excavation
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1916-12-22

and the culvert well bedded on this
foundation. A head wall should be
provided at each end OF the pipe cul-
vert the same as for concrete or stone
culverts, 10 prevent the water from
getting under the culvert. or along tho
side OF Il. and washing II out. Cast
iron water pipo and corrugated metal.
u 0f good. pure iron. will be found to
mako satisfactory ~culverts where a
small opening is necessary.
All culverts should be laid on a
grade and. above all things. they
should be provided with a good out
let to take the water away from them.
Sometimes this will necessitate the
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1916-12-22

digging OF q ditch from two to six Dr.
seven hundred feet long. but the ditch
must be dug II necessary: the drain
is q failure unless we provide the
outlet.
All cuiverts should be covered with
a cushion OF earth TO Prevent tra .
from coming directly on them. In the
case OF stone or concrete culverts, six
or eight inches under the macadan
or gravel ~surfacing will be sum cient.
With pipe %culverts there should not be
less than twelve OF eighteen inches,
and two feet Of cover under surfacing
material will be more satisfactory.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-15
CAN ISSUE CHECKS OF ANY DE
SIRED AMOUNT.
Federal Law Passed i'm 1862 PrOhib
itin9 Checks Less Than 81 is
Not Enforced.

The United States is not enforcing
its statute against the writer's Of
checks for less than 81.
Simon Casady, president of the
Central state bank, Of Des Moines re-
ceived a letter from F. J. Kane, as
sistant comptroller of the currency.
explaining that the law was passed IN
1862.
To raise money for war purposes
the government authorized the GER
eral circulation of postage stamps as
money
To prevent individuals from writ.
ing checks to be used as money in
competition TO the postage stamps d
law was passed prohibiting bank
checks for less .han 81.
1.-The department feels there is no
conflict with this old law in issuing
checks for any amount however
small" Mr. Kane writes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-15
FREEPORT

March 10, 1916.
Mrs. Henry Eliason of DEBORAH
was visiting her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Hendrickson and
other friends in Freeport a few days
last week.
School meeting today Monday, two
directors. secretary and treasurer
to be elected
Frank Hendrickson has been quite
sick for the past two weeks. but is
somewhat better at this writing.
Mrs. Henry Eliason of DEBORAH
was visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hen
erickson and other friends in Free
port a few days last week.
Mrs. w. Dickinson and daughter
Cora and Mrs. w. Malcomb who Wis
tied at the o. H. Stevens and Paul
Daughenbaugh homes in Cresco for
a week, came home Tuesday of last
week.
Mrs. T. M. Freyer and baby arrived
here from Monona Wednesday last
for a few weeks visit with her
aunt Mrs. w. Dickinson.
Mrs. r. Tyler who has spent the
winter at Oelwein with her sons.
James and Garfield came home Fri
day last.
Mrs. w. Malcomb concluded an
eight weeks visit with her mother,
Mrs. w. ID. Dickinson and other rel
ativeS near Freeport and went to Ma
son City Wednesday last for a few
days visit with relatives in that
place before going to her home at Sa-
lem, s. ID.
Relatives and friends OF Byron
Barker received word Sunday that he
died Friday at Oxford, Col. we have
no particulars for an obituary.
Miss Cora Dickinson and Harry
Barker took the train Wednesday for
Oxford, Colo, called there by the
serious illness of Byron Barker.
There will lie a suffrage meeting
in the NJ. +. church in this place mex,
Sunday, March 18th. A Lady from
Des Moines as speaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. Il. SweitZer took
the train in DEBORAH Saturday for
LaGarS. H., for a few days visit
with friends.
Miss Hagar Delaney is quite sick
at this writing.
Glenn Funk who has been in Da-
kota for the past few weeks arrived
hCme Sunday night.
Ad0lrh Riste was cui 2 sick few
DAYS last week bat is abe 10 pc aDort
again.
Mrs Bertha Mott of DEBORAH was
calling at Mrs. w. Dickinson Sun
day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-15
WANT COLUMN.
Rates-One Cent per word. Moth.
ing less than ten cents.


Rates-One Cent per word. Moth.
ing less than ten cents.
''.''.'""'.'".''""'.,."Y.'"" OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Notwithstanding and also a
waitress at st. Cloud Hotel. 10-2pd
FOR SALE-Black work horse,
weight about 1900 pounds. En-
quire of j. Berge. Satire, Iowa.
10-2pd.
FOR SALE-Thc Updegraff resi-
dence; modern house, three lots.
Enquire Citizens Savings Bank.
10-2w
FOR SALE-Farm, 95 acres. For
price aud particulars write Au-
gust Teske, DEBORAH r. Z. Tele-
phone at house. loft
ROOM FOR RENT-Inquire at 30S
Vernon st. 7tf.
FARMS-Your address, and you
will receive a reliable farm list of
over 70 farms in East Central,
MINI. Write l.. p Larson, Bra
ham, Mimi. 5-11pd.
FOR SALE:-Seven room house in
Curtin's Addition. Good we'll and
barn. Lot has $50 foot front. In
quire of George Frye, R 4, Decor
ah. eff
FOR SALE-Second hand organs,
extra good ones, cheap. Rud Bros
DEBORAH. 6-tf
FOR SALE-House and two lots.
Mrs. Jacob Anderson, 412 River
st. 9-tf.
FOR SALE-Registered Hereford
bull, years old. julius Clausen,
route one, Calmar. 9-3wpd.
FOR SALE-A few small houses.
cheap and on easy payments. En-
Quire Worth's Music Store. Stf.
FOR SALE--Or rent, modern Z room
house. James Bucknell. Stf
BARRED ROCKS--Prize winners
wherever shown. Both matings.
Eggs for Matching three dollars
for fifteen. E. w. Cutting, Decor
ah Iowa. 9-tf.
FARMERS ATTENTION-Buck
Reds-Eggs for Matching, from
the best laying strain in the state.
$500 per 100. Frank Drummer.
94pd
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-15
SPILLVILLE.

March IS, 1916.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Skoda and John
Junko of Lawler visited at the Cibu-
Ear home the fore part of last week.
Chas Lusk and jim Kulish at
tended a dance at Protivin Monday.
Mr.. L. ]. Benda has been hauling
lumber from Cpnover the latter part
Of the week for the new house he In
tends 10 build this spring.
l.. A. S. met with Mrs. j. 3ernatz
Thursday afternoon.
Chas. Vrba of near Cresco was In
town the fore part of last week.
Thos. Novak sold his residence 10
Mrs. Matt Phillip of Calmar for
$4,000. Mr.. Novak is going to move
to Cresco.
Regina Soukup visited at the A.
G. Fisher home few days last week.
Miss Mable Hess teaching west oil
Spillville spent Sunday with home
folks at DEBORAH
Monroe Luenberger visited rela-
tives at Ossian the latter part OF the
week returning Saturday.
Miss Zeffe Valenta of Calmar was
a guest of Mrs. Frank Hauber last
week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-15
THE FRESH AIR HABIT.

| A text book on physiology used
some years ago in many public
| schools, stated that sufficient ventil-
alton for sleeping room was provid-
| ed by single window opened one
inch for each person. Most people
would choke in such a room now.
Children today are taught, even in
cold climates, to sleep with windows
wide open. Office and factory work
ers find the night the one chance
when they can have access to invig-
Grating air.
| An illustration of the modern feel
| ing about fresh air was given the
past week in Chicago. Fresh air
coaches were run on the elevated
trains, with windows wide open, to
meet protests against stuffy cars.
| The fresh air cars were reported very
popular.
Still there are lot Of people left
who are fussy about fresh air. Even
with temperatures up to 70, they
fear the least stirring Of air and live
in terror Of drafts. They begin to
shiver the moment the thermom eter
gets down around ~. They look
around Grossly to see if some one has
left a window open by small crack.
This is often the case with women
workers in Offices. They wear flmy
summer waists through the cool wea-
Their, and expect the rooms to be
heated to fit their fiimsy raiment.
The people who are most fearful
Of catching cold from fresh air are
the vey ones who suffer most from
have this ailment. Out door workers
in cold climates are commonly free
from it. 1t is the hot house life Of
unventilated stores and shops that
inflames sensitive nasal passages. A
room where number of people
work together usually has to be
heated to suit the chilliest and thin
nest blooded person OF the whole lot.
If school children are sluggish, let
the teacher throw the windows open,
and declare a recess. Then see how
the youngsters brighten up. 1t would
pay business people to air out every
other hour Just to wake their clerks
up.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-15

FOR SALE-Filling and black dirt.
Inquire of A. r. Coffeen. l1-S
MAN--Past 80 with horse and bug
gy to sell Stock Condition Powder
in Winneshiek County. Salary $40
per month. Address 8 Industrial
Bldg, Indianapolis, Indiana.
11-1pd.
FOR RENT-Good residence, Darn
and garden. Enquire this Office.
FOR RENT--60 acres of improved
land, enquire of G. G. Bucknell.
11-2pd.
FOR RINT-TWo good farms with
good buildings, $50 and 800 acres.
A good acre poultry farm for
sale or rent in Mason City, Iowa.
Write Farmers Union, Lakefield.
Mimi 11-2w
FOR SALE-The ,McClaskey store
building will be sold cheap to
close up the estate. Inquire Of
Christen Bros, exclusive agents.
lift.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-15
PORK PRICES JUMP.
Exhaustion of Supply Sends Ouota.
tiOns up to $1O.O5 Hundred
Pounds.

Chicago, March 10.-Owing to
scarcity of supplies, the Chicago hos
market Friday jumped up 20 cents to
$10.05 a hundred pounds. This is
$3.50 above the low point of Dec. 22
and is 50 cents over the price of a
week ago. Only $4,000 hogs were
received Friday.
The comparative exhaustion of the
hog supply is explained by the IN
precedented demand for pork Undue
ed largely by the tremendous CAL
from warning European nations.
Since Jan. l more than half a million
hogs in excess of the total for the
corresponding period of 1916 have
Eeen marketed in Chicago.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-15

Gustave Heuser and friends autoed
to Calmar Tuesday evening.
The c. l.. A. s. will meet with Mrs.
Josephine Kapinos mex Thursday.
Mary Sauchar returned home from
a visit with her sister Sunday.
Will Harold OF Walnut Grove,
Mimi, was a business caller in this
vicinity last week.
Jim Vrha and his sister Mrs. A.
MiFesh of near Cresco visited here
with friends Saturday.
ThoS. Novak was at Calmar ron-
day on business.
Mr.. Ant. Pinta left for his home
at Manly last Wednesday
John Kubesh of Calmar was in
town Thursday.
Philip Herold was at Cresco the
fore part of last week.
Mrs. Philip Frey moved Tuesday
into the home he purchased of Glenn
ence Herold recently.
Mr.. c. Siefert visited at Austin a
few DAYS last week.
Frank and JOHN Bina moved to the
Albert Novak's farm Saturday
which they have rented.
James Janechek and Geo. Cum
mings hauled machinery for J. j.
Swehla last week.
G. Borlaug and Mike Hosper as
sisted w. Kovarik's orchestra at the
A. r. c. S, opera house last Monday.
Walter Frey one of our estima BIZ
young farmers son of Charles Frey
abort three miles west of town was
adJudged winner of the corn growing
contest at Ames last January. He re-
ceived the prize that had been offer
ed to the winner last week at the
Citizens Bank at DEBORAH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-15
TAKES 200 POUND STURGEON.
Largest Fish Ever Landed at Spirit
Lake Taken With Spear.

Spirit Lake, March 13.-The larg-
est fish ever caught in these lakes
was landed yesterday by Ben Wiese
and Charles Wilson Jr. It seems that
Mr.. Wiese had been laying for one
of the large ones for some time, and
yesterday the time came, he was
alone in his fish house waiting for
Buffalo, when lie spied the monster
in about sixteen feet of water. He
drove his spear true to the mark,
and after playing the fish for some
time he managed to drive the second
spear into the fish and fasten the
ropes to the fish house. 1t was out
of the question for Mr.. Wiese 20
land the fish alone, so he went in
search of help and got his son-in-law,
Charles Wilson, TO help him. 1t was
fully twenty minutes before the gen
tlemen arrived at the fish house IT,
land the monster. During this time
the fish had been Juggling at the
spears and seemed to be as fresh as
at the start. After about thirty min
utes' work and number of attempts
to get the fish through the ice he was
finally landed and proved to be the
largest one ever caught in the lakes,
being a spoonbill sturgeon, six feet In
length, forty-seven inches around,
the tall measuring eighteen inches
across, and the bill twenty inches In
length, and weighing 200 pounds
The Spirit Lake Commercial Club
contemplates buying the fish, have II
mounted and placed on exhibition.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-15
CORRESPONDENCE.
CASTALIA.

March 10, 1916.
Misses Lucille Allen and Faye
Schoonmaker were shopping in Os-
sian on Thursday.
L. A. Meyer of Ossian was a bust
ness caller in town on Friday.
Fred O'Boy returned on Thursday
from Dixon, Illinois, where he spent
the winter employed at the Arthur
Kramer store. He visited friends in
Waterloo on his way home.
Z. B. keenan, of Blooming Prai-
RE. Mimi, spent Sunday at the d. C.
Malloy home.
VIM. Peckham was a business cal
Ter in DEBORAH Monday.
Mrs. II. S. Steele and son Robert
came up from Elgin to visit at the
home of her father, George Bernhart
on Thursday. She returned On Sat
urday, accompanied by her sisters
Hazel and Rilla.
u. c. Malloy was business caller
in DEBORAH on Wednesday.
Mrs. VIM. Peckham and daughter
went to Cresco on Monday.
Mrs. Johnson of Montana is spend
ing few days al the r. B. McKer-
nan home.
Mr.. McLavey Of Clermont is a
business caller in town today.
Mrs. f. Harvey was a Postyille
visitor on Thursday.
Eileen Malloy was an Ossian pas
senger on Thursday
Edward Floodv spent Saturday at
Ossian.
Mrs. Campbell Of DEBORAH return
ed TO her home on Thursday after a
weeks visit with relatives AMI
friends in this vicinity
Roy Richards was over from Wau.
coma On Thursday Pat Finnegan
went to Prairie du Chen On Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Albright and son spent
Thursday at the II. Burns home in
Ossian.
Mrs. Ray Allen has been on the
sick list the past week.
The home talent play given by the
Camp Fire girls ON Thursday night
was we'll attended The proceeds
We're 1922.
{. c. Thornton of Ossian spent
Sunday at home.
Public school vacation begins
Thursday, March %. School work
begins Thursday March 23rd.
The final county high school De-
clamatory contest win be held here
on Friday evening, April Z. A dozen
pupils are now at work on their BE
lections and will enjoy the services
OF the coach Mrs. Collet for six DAYS
Immediately preceding the prClim-
mary contest to be held Tuesday eve
ming, March 2Sth.
II j. McKeenan left on Monday
for St Paul, Ninn.
Tom Floody of Ossian was in town
on Saturday.
FARMERS-If you have more
seed corn than you need for your own
use, leave your name at the Castalia
Savings Bank and they will find a
buyer for you, without charge. All
should cooperate. The seed corn
question in this section, the home
grown seed is the best.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-15
Bits of Information.

A new process for the distillation
of peat has been patented in Great
Britain, which produces coke, fuel,
oil, toluel, ammonia, paraffin and
acetone of high grade.
1t has been estimated that the
earth can maintain a population of
5000, O,OOO--a total which will be
reached about A. d. 2100 at the pres
ent rate of increase.
Professor Harvey Worrall, the sta
tistican, says per cent of our laugh
ter is due to amusement. The other
81 per cent is the result of attempts
TO be polite.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-15
PLYMOUTH ROCK.

March 13, 1916.
Little Pauline McCabe has teen
on the sick list
Oliver Monsen visited his grand
parents last Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Mrs. ~ Ellingsen who mas been
helping at the Walter Ryan home
the last three weeks returned home
Yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hayes were
business visitors at Cresco Saturday
Mrs. Hayes is having dental wprii
done.
Patrick Mullaney and Vermont
Hayes are splitting wood for Able Nc
Nevin.
Joe McCabe took dinner at the
Mike Gaul home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will O'Brien spert
Sunday afternoon with her parents,
Mr.. and Ms. Terry McCabe.
Misses Nettie McCabe and Cert.
rude Mullaney visited at the Emmett
Knox home Friday and Saturday.
Joe McCabe's entertained company
SUNDAY evening.
Mr.. Charley Askelson took dinner
at A. G.. Monsen's Friday.
Miss Estella Monsen spent Thurs
day afternoon with her friend, Sara
| Stenson.
Mrs. John Ellingson and daugh-
ter Mabel spent Tuesday afternoon
at A. G.. Monsen's.
The merry buzz of the wood saw
was heard in this locality last week
Miss Ellen Ellingsen assisted Mrs
Bert McCabe with her household
duties last week.
Mary Hoye spent Sunday at the
home of her grandparents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Terry McCabe.