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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-20
HOLDUP NEAR OSSIAN.
Julius Olson, Springfield Township
Farmer Relieved of $3.50
Friday Night.

Friday night about eight o'clock
Julius Olson, of Springfield township,
was returning home from a trip to
Ossian, where he hauled produce that
day. When about three miles and d
half out of Ossian on the main travel
ed road between Ossian and Calmar
Olson stated to the authorities that
his team was stopped by two men,
one short fellow and the other a
tall one. Sheriff Ellington respond
ed to a call from one of Olson's
neighbors, and in company with De-
putty Bucknell started for the scene
of the holdup, leaving here about ten
O'Clock. At first Olson said he didn't
know where the men came from, but
later thought they came out of the
bushes near culvert. He said the
smaller man shot at him and exhibit
ed small hole in the brim of his hat.
Then the big fellow, so Olson stated,
jumped up in the wagon, using an cpl
tibet and at the same time striking
him in the face with his fist. After
that all was blank to Olson. He was
relieved of $3.50. He had a check for
SIS in his pocket, but it was not TAX
en-.
The sheriff and his deputy drove to
where the holdup took place, but they
couldn't find any foot prints in the
road, or in the vicinity of the place.
Mr.. Olson accompanied the officers
and they drove into Ossian, but Olson
told the officers he didn't know
whether he could identify the
or not, if he did happen to see them.
About the only description given
was that one was short and the 9TH
err tall. The officers made a thorough
search around, but failed to find any
one answering the description given
them.
After the holdup and when Mr.. Oh
son revived he drove home distance
of about four miles, before anything
was said about the affair. If he had
stopped at the first farm house he
came to and given the alarm, perhaps
they might have stood some show of
getting on the track of the fellows.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-20
Death of James Courtney.

James Courtney, one of the pioneer
residents of Bluffton towns hip,
passed away at his home there Sun
day evening at five o'clock, death
being due primarily to ola age, hav-
ing suffered a general breakdown.
being i'll only about a week. The de-
ceased was bern in County Gavin, Ire
land, in the year 1888, and was in
his eighty-third year when the angel
of death claimed him.
In an early day he left his native
home in Ireland and came to Amer
lea, locating in Ohio, where he re-
NAMED for about five years, and was
married in Charleston, Ohio, to
Catharine Glenn, and shortly after
their marriage they moved to Win
neshiek County, locating on a farm in
Button township, where the family
home had since been. Seven children
were born to the union, three of
whom survive. They are an only
daughter, Catharine, and two sons,
Michael and Rev. Father John Court
ney, OF Keokuk, Iowa. The former
two children lived at home. The wife
and mother passed away three years
ago. One brother, Matt Courtney, of
DEBORAH, survives, and the sympathy
of all is extended to them in their
loss.
The deceased was one of the high
ly respected citizens of the county
and his integrity and honesty gained
for him the good will and confidence
or all, and his death marks the pas
sing OF one more Of the sturdy pion-
GERS of this county.
The funeral services will be held
this Wednesday morning from st.
Bridget's Catholic church at Bluffton.
Rev. Father John Courtney will cele-
Drate Solemn High Mass; assisted by
Rev. Father Gallagher, of East Du-
buque, as Deacon and Rev. Father
Mullen, OF La Mott, Sub-Deacon; Rev.
Father Renihan, of Oxford, Iowa,
Master of Ceremonies. Rev. Father
Sampson, pastor of st. Bridget's will
preach the funeral sermon. Burial
will be in the Catholic cemetery at
Bluffton.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-20
Married at Burr Oak.

The marriage of Miss Inez Sulli-
van and Brayton Whitney took place
at noon, Wednesday, September 18th
at the NJ. E. church in Burr Oak, in
the presence of a few friends. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. w.
E. Edie, pastor of the NJ E. church.
The bride was attended by Miss
Iona Pierce, the groom by Mr.. Joe
Moran. The bride is one of Burr
Oaks fairest daughters, while the
groom is worthy young man, and
his friends are legion.
After a sumptuous dinner prepar-
ed by the brides mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitney lett by auto for Colby,
Wis, where they will spend their
honeymoon at the home of the
groom's mother. They will live on
the Roy Miller farm northeast Of
Burr Oak.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-20
AUTO ACCIDENT AT TROUT RUN.
Car Driven by ii. Hosting of CaImar
Turned Turtle.

Thursday night H. Hosting who
| lives between Calmar and Fort At
kinson was in DEBORAH, coming over
by auto and three young ladies were
in the car with him. About $3.50 he
started out ON the road leading to
Freeport. He had just gotten over
the Trout Run bridge near the DR..
Swezey home and turned to the
right to take the south road. He
met another car just as he was
making the turn to the right and
the driver of this car, instead Of
keeping to the right, turned to the
left and Mr.. Hosting's, to avoid a
collision, had to turn his car COM
pletely out of the road and into a
ditch. The car turned completely
over, and the fact of the top being
up saved the occupants from any in
jury, and permitted them all to
crawl out from the overturned car.
Mr.. Hosting received slight cut on
his wrist, and the ladies were unln-
jured.
Attention is directed to auto driv-
ers and teamsters alike that it is nee
essary to keep to the right of the
street and on the right hand side of
the intersection when turning a cor
ner. The regulations call for this
precaution whether the street seems
to be clear or not. Drivers of teams
seem to have an impression that the
traffic rules do not apply to them
but to autos only. In this belief they
are wrong. A team driven on the
wrong side of the road is just as apt
to meet with a collision as an auto
going wrong. Get the habit of driv-
ing right in your own town and you
will have no trouble with the regu-
lations in other towns.
In some towns autos backing out
of garages cause accidents, and many
owners Of garages have been in
structed to see that signals are CIV
en- before cars are run out to the
street, and then to proceed cauti-
ously.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-20
Peter johnson Purchases Residenc,

Last week Peter Johnson, the ma
chinist, bought the former Thos. An
derson home near the Updegraff resi-
oence. The residence was purchased
from a daughter of Mr.. Anderson,
Mrs. Anna Hanson. Mr.. Johnson will
put in modern heating and plumb
ing system and electric lights, and he
and his wife will occupy the residence
as soon as the new improvements are
made.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-20
Had to Use the X-Ray.

The X-Ray machine DR.. Dahl re-
Gently installed has proven a great
thing for his practice. Last Saturday
Elmer Thompson, blacksmith who
conducts shop in the old foundry
building was working on a piece of
steel on the anvil, and small piece
of the steel flew into his hand, and
external examinations proved of no
avail, and it could not be located,
but when the X-Ray machine was
brought into play the steel was easily
located and removed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-20
AUTO DRIVER GETS TWO YEARS
After Pleading Guilty to Operating
Auto After Failing to Report
Accident.

Nevada, Ia, Sept. 1S.-Royal Har-
vey, PA years old, was sentenced
to two years in Anamosa reformatory
today by District Judge H. E. Fry,
after pleading guilty to operating an
automobile after he had failed to re-
port an accident
Harvey's automobile collided with
a buggy in which Mrs. A. Matison and
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-20
DiSlOCated His Big Toe,

Andrew Sorenson, carpenter, who
was working on a barn on the John
Matter farm north of DEBORAH fell
from scaffold last Saturday, a dis
lance of sixteen feet, and about the
only injury he suffered was the dis
location of his big toe on the right
foot. But the injury was enough to
cause him plenty of pain, until DR..
Dahl arrived from DEBORAH and re-
lieved it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-20
NJ. T.. Church Notes.

The pulpit will be occupied next
Sunday, morning and evening, by a
team of business men representing
the Business Mems Temperance
League of Iowa. Among them is an
eX-minister TO China, an eX-saloon
keeper and men in other walks of
life. Don't miss hearing them
There's not a preacher in the bunch.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-20
NOTICE.

The undersigned will not be re-
sponsible for any debts contracted
by my minor daughter, Pearl Ben
der, in the future. Adv.-3S-1pd.
MRS. BERTHA BENDER.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-20

"A little way from right is a
great way wrong with eye glasses and
spectacles. ]. II. Conigisky. At DR..
Conrad's office Sept. 22 and card,
FRIDAY and SATURDAY.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-20

her 2-year-old baby were riding here
about three weeks ago. After the col
lision he rushed away without assist
ing in the care of the injured The
horse was injured and had to be
shot.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-20
AUTUMN SUPPER.

The ladies of the Congregational
church will serve hot supper in the
church parlors next Wednesday, Sept.
9th. Price csc.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-20
Advertised Letters,

The Following unclaimed letters re.
main at the DEBORAH Postoffice:
Sept. IS, 1916.
Mr.. +, E. Agard. Mr. Earl Brown,
Mr.. Harry Swauk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-20

Miss Anna G.. Lamm, corsetiere
for The Spierella Corset, 22S Water
street, DEBORAH. 5-tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-20

Advertisers who use the Public
Opinion columns get results. tt.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-17
BUSY PLANT

Mlllvllle, N. j., Aug. 15.-The large
cotton factories of the Millville Man
ufacturing Company, which have been
in steady operation for the past elev-
en- months have discontinued work
for the usual summer vacation. The
Menantico Bleach and Dye Works,
which is operated by the same firm
and employees more than 500 hands.
will not make the summer stop, as is
usual, owing to the many orders
which are waiting to be filled before
fall.
Both plants have been working
nights during a large portion of the
year, and the outlook was never
brighter for the coming fall and win
ter work than at present.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-17
SOME GAME

The Bridgeton base ball team had
some strong practice yesterday after
noon, and is ready for the two fast
games which will be played this after
noon and tomorrow afternoon. To-
day the fans will get the heavy hitting
Swedesboro team and there should be
good game. Tomorrow the Bach
arach Giants will come here. Thta
will mean a stellar attraction. The
Giants are Southern base ball tossers,
all colored, and they have been maxi
ing base ball history in Atlantic City
this summer. Bridgeton will have to
play great ball to get on even terms
with the nifty colored fellows.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-17
PEPPERS
Secretary,

A great many complaints concern
ing diseases of peppers have come to
the attention of the plant pathologist
of the New Jersey Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station. In some cases the
piants~ appear to be vigorous, but set
very little fruit. In other cases the
foliage falls, leaving the plans almost
hare. uJst how much of these trou-
bles may be due to weather conditions
how much to mosaic, and how much
to other causes, are questions that
cannot be answered at this time.
Plants grown under wet conditions
are very likely to wilt and drop more
or less of their foliage on hot days,
even during periods when there is
considerable rain fall. There is also
a great deal of complaint concerning
the rotting of the fruit. Some of this
is due to the anthracnose disease and
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-17

ator Colgate's advisers. Is Essex
County alone responsible for recent
Republican victories? Last year New
Jersey was Republican on the Legis-
lative ticket by $4,000 majority. A
look at the returns would show that
the counties south of Mercer and
Ocean, inclusive, furnished Just 26.-
600 OF this majority, and the counties
In North Jersey furnished only IL 900.
Essex County is seven times as big in
population as Atlantic County, but it
only furnished 1000 more majority.
1t is two and sone-half times as big
as Passaic and yet it only produced
5000 more majority. 1t is three and
one-haf times as big as Camden and
only gave 1000 more majority. In
fact the three counties of Passaic.
Camden and Atlantic furnished 23 900
OF the Republican majority against
$4,000 in Essex And all three of
these counties, by the way, are solid
for Senator Edge.
Then this big county contention is
not substantiated by past events. The
last three Republican Governors were
Stokes, Murphy and Fort. Murphy
and Fort coming from Essex received
1900 and 5000 majority, respective
ly, while Stokes from South JERSEY
received $4,000 majority. Certainly
that does not prove that only a can
dldate from Essex can be elected
Why it is not even true on the Demo
cratic side, because Wilson from Mer-
Ger County received a bigger majority
IN Hudson County than Fielder did
That disposes of the contention that
Hudson would stand by local candi-
date regardless Of his politics.
EDGE ESSEX COUNTY CAM
PAIGN COMMITTEE.
]. R. Salmon,
Chairman.
LESTER PACH,
Secretary
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-17
WILL SELL PLANT

Clayton, N. j., Aug. 15.-The old
Moore Brothers Glass Works here,
and a number of dwellings and other
property formerly owned by the glass
concern and now held by the Clayton
Development Company, have been ad-
vertised to be sold for unpaid taxes on
September II, by w. G. Shreve,
borough tax collector for Clayton.
The delinquent taxes on the plant are
for the terms of 1914 and 1915.
The development company acquired
the property two or three years ago,
since which time it has been repeatedly
reported that the old glassworks was to
be converted inty big chemical plant
but this predicted boom has never ma
terialized.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-17
ISSUING
CERTIFICATES
Information Given by Ap-
plicant.
NO FEES CHARGED
Board Makes No Charge for Ger
tificates issued to Chill
dren,

The Bridgeton Board of Health will
hereafter issue an Identification GER
tificate to applicants who are required
to have certificates, on the statement
of required information by the appli-
cant.
The applicant will be called upon
to sign a paper certifying to the facts
of the statement given.
In the case of suspicious cases,
where the parties are not known to
the Board and the information is not
satisfactory, the Board may require a
physicians certificate.
The policy of the Board is to allow
people who have not been exposed
to 60 from place to place on neces-
sary business with the leat inconven-
lence and the least expense.
Such was the statement of the To-
cal Board to the State Board OF
Health, and coincided with by the
State Board over the telephone yes
terday afternoon.
From this statement it is shown
that physicians examination is not
required to get an identification Ger.
tificate which, in accordane with the
State Board of Health, allows the
passage of the applicant from place
to place in the State.
Neither President Mckee or Health
Officer Bellows is making any charge
for the certificates to the children. In
many cases the children who apply
to physicians for the certificate. is
charged anywhere from so cents to 81
Health officer Bellows IS Kept con-
stantly busy with his additional du-
ties.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-17
new COAST
PILOT VOLUME

A new publication entitled Atlantic
Coast Pilot, Section C, prepared by
the Coast and Geodetic Survey, De-
partment of Commerce, has recently
been issued. This volume replaces
Coast Pilot, Parts V and vi, and COW
ers the coast and inland waters from
Sandy Hook to Cape Henry, including
Delaware and Chesapeake Bays and
the inside route from New York to
Norfolk.
1t contains descriptions of the nav
igable waters in this region with di-
rections for navigating them, infor-
nation concerning port facilities,
places where supplies and fuel can be
obtained, where repairs can be made,
tidal and current information, and
much other information useful to YES
sells of every class.
The volume has been changed in
form and rewritten largely from new
data. Its scope has been consider
ably extended, especially by the in
PRODUCTION of the information for the
use of small craft and motor boats.
Some new features are the tables of
largest drydocks and marine railways,
table showing the average number
of hours per month that the fog sig
nails were operated, and the complete
meteorological tables for this region
which were prepared by the United
States Weather Bueau. Current OBJ
servations have also added consider
able new information as to times of
slack water at important points.
The volume embodies the results
OF surveys and special investigations
by the Survey, the Corps of Engineers
United States Army and others The
volume is on sale ath the Office of the
= Coast and Geodetic Survey in Wash
1ngton, D. c., and at the agencies of
the Survey in all the principal sea-
ports.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-17
WILL ERECT DWELLING

Theodore Bacon has taken out per-
NIT for the erection of a dwelling on
Mannheim avenue. Estimated cost
$22Oo.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-17
SMALL BOY IN
BIC TROUBLE

Ira Jaggers, a Is year old boy. was
before Justice Charles Fielding yes
terday afternoon on complaint of
Constable Ephraim Milford, of Fair
ton, charged with the theft of s4S
from his mother, widow.
Mrs. Jaggers missed her wallet
with the money, last Saturday night,
and because of tilt she had had with
her son, over his bicycle, she surmised
he had taken the purse. She resides
in Fairton. She called on Constable
Mulford, and told him her suspicious
and asked him to find the boy.
81 think l can find him before to-
morrow morning, certainly before
Sunday night" said the constable.
"What shall 1 do with him when I
find him?" he asked.
Lock him up" said the mother.
When the last car from Bridgeton
came down on Saturday, Constable
Milford found the boy and arrested
him.
He brought the boy to Bridgeton
and locked him up. The mother the
second time had told him to lock him
up.
On Sunday he was taken before
Justice Fielding, where he gave bail
for a hearing yesterday afternoon.
Corporation Counsel F. A. Stanger,
Jr., appeared for the boy yesterday
and entered plea of not guilty.
Constable Mulford was sworn and
recited the story as above.
Mrs. Jaggers, sworn, said all the
money was recovered but 24c. The
Constable had found the money on
the boy when he arrested him. She
thought the boy had taken the money,
she said, not with the idea of stealing
it, but to spite her for locking up his
bicycle.
Mr.. Stanger thought the boy had
been sufficiently punished, but did
not oppose the boy being held for the
Grand Jury.
An older brother, a farmer, became
his bondsman, and he was released
under s1Oo bail.
The boy was very penitent and with
tears told the Justice he would never
no never, do the like again.
Louis Weinstein was arrested at
the Central produce house yesterday
afternoon, charged with assault and
battery on Earl Schlagel.
The Schlagel boy appeared before
Justice Fielding when he made the
complaint, with his head and face
badly beaten up and covered with
blood. His mother was with him.
Weinstein was arrested by Consta-
Bile Peter Custis; he entered a plea
of not guilty and was put under s1Oo
bail for hearing later. Being un-
able to get bail he was committed to
Jail in defauN. esWHHn
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-17
NOTICE TO
SCHOOL BOARDS

The matter of not opening the
schools at the scheduled time because
of the prevailing epidemic among
children known as poliomyelitis, or
child paralysis, is of pressing impor-
tance.
Section LAT of the school law, pro-
vides as follows:
Whenever the Board of Health of
any township, city, Incorporated town
borough or other municipality shall
declare any epidemic or cause of ill
health TO be so injurious or hazardous
as to make it necessary to close any
or all of the public schools in such
township, city, incorporated town,
borough or other municipality, said
board shall Immediately serve notice
on the Board of Education of the
school district situate in said town.
ship, city, incorporated town, borough
or other municipality that it is de-
sirable to close said school or schools.
Upon receipt of such notice such
Board of Education may close the
schools under it's control, or such of
them as may be designated by the
Board of Health, and said schools
shall not be re-opened until said
Board of Education shall be satisfied
that all danger from said epidemic or
nf hot 81,
1t will be noted that the law gives
to the local board of education full
authority to close the schools and
keep them closed until all danger
from the epidemic or cause of ill
health be removed.
However, this department advises
cooperation to the fullest with the
board of health. Whenever a board
of health advises that it is desirable
to close the schools in a given dis
trict, the board of education should
do so. Whether the schools should
be closed until fixed date is a mat
ter that rests with the board The
law says, until all danger shall have
passed. This, of course, can be de-
termined only as the future reveals it.
In regard to apportionment of
schools moneys for days attendance,
the law as found in Section 223, Di-
vision II, reads:
eff school in any district shall,
on account of contagious disease, de-
struction of the schoolhouse by fire
er otherwise, or for other good reason
be closed, for the purpose of this ap-
portiOnment, such school shall be
deemed to have been in session, and
the total days attendance upon such
school for the time it shall have been
closed as aforesaid shall be deter
mined by dividing the actual total
days attendance of the pupils en-
rolled in such school by the number
of days such school shall have been
actually in session, and multiplying
, the quotient thus obtained by the
number of school days such school
shall have been closed"
1t will be noted that this law ap-
plies in the present case. Moneys
Will be apportioned to the districts
for days attendance when closed be-
cause of epidemic.
Should teachers and janitors' sal
aries be paid during the time the
schools are closed, is a question now
frequently asked by boards of educa-
ton. 1t is the opinion of this lepart-
ment that all such salaries should be
paid, unless other reasons exist for
not doing so.
G. N. KENDALL,
Commissioner of Education.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-17
CROUCH ON RATS~ en-

CROUCH ON RATS" ends RATS,
MICE, Bugs. Die outdoors. Unbeat-
able Exterminator. Used World Over,
by U. 5. Govt. too. Economy Size,
20, or 15c. Drug & Country Stores.
Refuse substitutes. FREE Comic Pic
ture RE. S. Wells, Jersey City,N.J.
6-27 4w
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-17
FEW TOMATOES

AS vet there has not been an abun-
dance of tomatoes coming into the
factories, and it will be couple of
weeks before the busy season is ON in
earnest