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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06
is GREAT, GREAT GRANDMOTHER
WaukOn Woman is Ninety-fouT
Years Old. Still Does Her
HOuseWork.

Waukon, Sept. 4.-Her ninety
four years rest lightly on Mrs.
Damon Whaley of this city. In spite
of her great age she is still able to
dress herself and do part of her
homework. She also pieces quilts of
the finest and daintiest patterns,
and is busy, happy and contented.
Mrs. Whaley was born in Frontenac,
Canada, January 2, 1922, and has
lived in the United States seventy
seven years. James Monroe was
president of the United States when
she was born, and her life embraces
span of years that takes in all but
four of the twenty-eight presidents
of the United States. She was born
the year following the death of Ma
poleon Bonaparte and of the corona
ton of George w. of England. JET
ferson and Adams died when she was
4 years old and she was 10 years old
when Abraham Lincoln was fighting
IN the Blackhawk war.
Mrs. Valley was 10 years old
when Chicago was incorporated as a
city and when Princess Victoria be-
came queen of England. She was
married in 1899 at the age of II
years and came to Iowa sixty-one
years ago. She is the mother of five
children and lives with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Kimberly, aged "A years
Mrs. Whaley has five grandchildren,
fourteen great-grardchildre and
four at-grandchildren. She
has done her own Housekeeping,
washing, sewing and baking up TO
her ninety-third year. AS a child she
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06
TIE STRAW CARRIER.

Blessed is the man who invented
the straw carrier for modern thresh-
ing machines, says the editor of the
Fremont Tribune. 1t is simply a
huge tube through which is blown
the straw and chaff, and it is swung
around a quadrant by an operator
at the machine. l think / should
yet have been on the farm had it not
been for the dirty work of stacking
straw and standing at the tail end
of the machine to pitch it away. AS
a little fellow / would sink down to
my neck and get hotter than Tophet
and sweat like poll driver at cleo
ton. The chaff and dust would get
down my back and fill my lungs and
hair and eyes and plaster me over
till | looked like a little Hottentot
from Uganda. 1t was no fun, espe-
cially for one who saw no dividends
from the enterprise. And so at the
earliest opportunity / flew from the
ills / had to those | know not of COM
ing to Fremont at IS, attaching my
self to the Tribune, where / have
been trying TO stack a little straw ev-
er since, oftentimes finding there is
good deal of chaff and dust in this
work, too.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06
"Niggah English"

Two colored brothers were appar,
emily about to come to blows, rhet-
orical threats had been flying fast
"Niggah, don't mess wild me-" warn
ed one, "cause when yo' do yo' sho
is fiirtin' wild hearse." Don't
presticate wild me, Niggah," replied
the other showing a great bony fist,
don't force me TO- to press dis upon
yo' cause if yo' do, Ah'll hit yo' so
hard Ah'll separate yo' ideas from
yo' habits. Ah'll jest nacherally
knock your amazin' grace into a
floatin opportunity IF yo' mess
wild me Niggah," replied the other.
"Ah'll jest make one pass, an dere'll
be man pattin' yo' face wild a spade
tomorrow mornin'. Exchange.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06
Some Exciting Experiences.

Master Harold Morstad received q
bad tumble from the family auto
while riding with his father Sunday
The little fellow was standing I'D in
the seat as the auto was turned rath-
'er abruptly on Spring Avenue and he
was flung out on the brick pavement
with sufficient force to kill a grown
person, but he escaped nothing more
serious than a sorely bruised fore
head and arm. His baby sister also
met with fall last week which
threw her against a radiator and ne
cessitated having her lip stitched
which she cut severely. Both chill
dren are having narrowing child
hood experiences. They were asleep
in a house near Quandahl a few
weeks ago when it caught fire and
Harold was rescued half smothered
from up stairs. A day or two later
he fell asleep in the hay field and
there's no telling his fate had not the
horses hitched to a moving machine
stopped short as they observed his
little form in the grass ahead of
them.-Waukon Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06

remembers hearing her parents tell
Of the great battle of Waterloo.
which was still fresh in the memory
OF the people and only seven years
removed from her own birth. She has
always been great reader and is
member of the Methodist Episcopal
church.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06

you don't have TO fool and pu'ter
around with your corns, har1CBS
them up with bandages or try 10 dig
them out.
"GETS-IT" is liquid. You put
on a few drops in a few seconds. 1t
dries. It's painless. Put your stock
ing on right over it. Put on your
regular shoes. You won't limp or
have a corn twist" in your face.
The corn, callus or wart, will loosen
from your toe-off it comes. Glory
hallelujah! "GETS-IT' is the big
gest selling corn remedy in the
world. When you try it you know
why.
"GETS-IT" is sold and recon-
mended by druggists everywhere,
25c a bottle, or sent on receipt of
price by e. Lawrence & Co., Chlcaso,
Ill.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06
"See How That Corn
Comes Clear Off"
"GETS-IT" Loosens Your Corns
Right Off, It's the Modern Corn
WOnder-Never Fails

Its hard to believe anything
could act like that in getting a corn
off. Why, / just lifted that com
right off with my finger nail.
'GETS-IT' is certainly wonderful"
Yes, "GETS-IT" is the most won
derful corn-cure ever known because
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06
How They Do II,

Two married women were having
a chat, and, as usual, the conversa-
ton veered around to the expense of
living.
It's really awful how the rise in
prices has affected u.s. said one sad
ly. Why, do you know that my hills
for clothes this year are exactly
double what they were last year.
Goodness! gasped the other. J
don't see how your husband can af-
ford it,
He can't, replied the first calmly.
But then, he couldn't afford it last
year, so what's The difference?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06

"HESE two latest Overland de-
velopments again emphasize
i the enormous economy of enor-
NOUS production.
1000 day of cars of this size and
class is more than double the produce
tion of any other manufacturer.
1000 cars a day permit the use of
materials of a much higher quality.
1000 cars day permit many addi-
tional manufacturing economies;
many additional purchase savings.
1000 cars day enforce an accuracy
of workmanship which smaller pro-
auctions of cars in the same price
range neither permit nor require.
1000 cars day make possible bet
ter, larger, much more comfortable
cars than have ever before been pos
sible at anywhere near these prices.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06
Race Horse Killed bY Lightning.

During race at the fair grounds
at Mount Pleasant, Ia, Manager, a
prize winning pacing stallion, was
killed by bolt Of lightning. Hal Nc
Kinney another PAGER, OF Omaha
ownership, was seriously injured by
the lightning. The drivers escaped
unhurt. Managers mark was 2:06.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06

See our fine line of new fall
hats, our prices $1.4O, $500 and
$2.75. S. Larsen. 36-2w
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06

the Citizens Savings Bank in a
short time will announce their new
Christmas Club. Watch for it. 35-2
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06

California Growers brand of can
ned fruits; grown, packed and ship
ped direct TO you. None better. Save
half. Hutchinson Grocery, Distribu-
tors. Sept.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06

Advertisers who use the Public
Opinion columns get results. If.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06
What 1000 Cars Day Make Possible

And the notori This will warm
the heart of every six cylinder en-.
thusiast in the country.
You've heard all about fast gets
Always - smoothness - crawling and
climbing on high. This Six does all
that and then somel
The wheel base is 116 inches. It'
has the cantilever springs and even-
flow vacuum system with the gas tank
in rear.
The tires are four-inch. II has the
complete Auto-Lite electric starting
and lighting equipment with all
switches on the steering column.
Some Six! Yet the price is lower
than any other six of its size-$925.
But come in and see these new
models. Go over them-note all the
very real and important improves
ments.
We are ready to make demonstra.
tions of both models now.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06

In the first place, note the longer
wheel base-112 inches.
The en- bloc 35 horsepower motor
which has made the Overland famous
is continued.
True-it is perfected even more and
now it is a fitting climax of the expert
ence obtained from a quarter of
million of these Overland motors in
daily use.
Shock absorbing cantilever type
rear springs are big and important
Improvement.
The gasoline tank placed in the rear
is another improvement. The vac
uum system insuring a steady, even
gasoline flow at all times is still
another improvement.
The famous and complete Auto
Lite electric starting and lighting
equipment is furnished.
All electric switches are on the
steering column-right within reach.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06
Two New Values

Model
SIS

35-4o horsepower en- bloc motor
ll6-inch wheelbase
32x4 inch tires; non-skid. rear
Cantilever rear springs
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06

The artistically designed stream
line body with one-piece cowl makes
this car one of Americas most attrac-
tive models.
Yet the price IS thi4 our greatest
four cylinder valas, is hess than any
car of its size ever sold for before
$795.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06

This newest Overland is the largest
Four ever offered for so low a price.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06

Overland Six.
Here is the Six Of Sixesi A snappy
FIVE passenger, long stroke 40 horse
power model-easy to handle, light,
economical, mighty comforta BILE,
having all the advantages of higher
priced skies, yet it comes absolutely
complete at lower price than any
other Six of its Size.
Its smart body design is long and
low-having lines of artistic simplic-
ity.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1916-03-22
MilIsaps College GIee Club.

The MiIlsaps Glee Club was well
coined at the Lampton Auditorium
last Friday evening by ell-filled
house, that became intensely inter-
ested in the young students vocal
achievements and in the interest
ing personnel presented as the
program progressed. Accompany
ing the Club were Miss Olive Wat
kins, pianiste, and Miss Elise
Moore, soprano. Miss Sullivan, a
sister of one of the Whitworth
Juniors, and Miss Elizabeth Wat
kins were also members of the
party. The Misses Watkins are
the lovely and attractive daughters
of DIR. A. F. Watkins, president Of
Millsaps College.
The program embraced fourteen
numbers; but enthusiastic encores
almost doubled it. The boys,
surely, never had more respon-
sive audience.
Mrs. Ashford's Little Jack
Horner" sung by Messrs. Carr,
Conner, Dawson and Yates in cos
tune, made a hit and relaxed the
most sedate and serious. "The
Hunters Song by the same COM
poser, was also well rendered,
while popularity was divided in
"I'd like to go down South once
mo, = by the octette, THE Jolly
Blacksmith Lay" and "Traume-
rel" Miss Moore's voice in the
last was very much enjoyed after
its introduction in Longs Burst,
ye Apple buds.
After the last number was given,
the happiest part of the program
to our splendid young visitors was
observed in their honor blythe SEN
iors of Whitworth. In the Cooper
Building, reception was tender
ed. Diversion was had in a
Conversational Ball. which was
brilliant with repartee, the sparkle
of wit and humor and the elo-
quence of English learned in the
class room.
This Social feature of the Glee
Clubs visit was enjoyed by no one
more than by DR.. B. E. Mitchell,
the Director, who wears so meek
and quiet a spirit along with his
degree won at Columbia University
and his splendid ability that few
suspected the boys called him
Prof. as member of Millsaps
faculty.
We hope the Glee Club will
make return engagement with
WhitWorth College individually
we are sure that the MilIsaps boys
incline toward Brookhaven as to
no other city in South Mississippi
The Semi-weekly leader., 1916-03-22
MILLER DEFEATS
WALL FOR JUDGE
incomplete Returns Indicate His Ma
Iority win Range Around Three
Hundred Votes.

Almost complete returns from
the special election for Circuit
Judge in the counties of Pike, Wal
thall, Lincoln and Copiah indicate
the election of Judge D. NJ. Miller,
Of Hazlehurst, over District Attor.
ney Hugh ". Wall by majority
ranging around 300.
Wall carried Lincoln county by
226 with all boxes in.
For constable in beat 4, Lincoln
county ]. Alex Moak was elected
over Sylvester Hedglen and R. l..
Phillips.
In Walthall county partial re-
turns give Wall 1853 and Miller
sl37. The vote was light.
In Copiah thirteen out of twenty
eight precincts heard from give
Miller, 531; Wall, 333. Fifteen
other precincts to hear from in the
county yet. Miller will carry this
county by about $50 votes.
Pike will give majority to Mil
Ter of about $50.
The Lincoln county vote by pre-
cincts is as follows:
The Semi-weekly leader., 1916-03-22
Moman's Rights Convention at Whit
worth College.

Freshmen of Whitworth enter
tanned the Juniors on Monday af-
ternoon at WoTnan's Rights Con-
vention held in the Cooper Build
ing. It was great fun for the stu
dents and faculty, as well, three of
the teachers being candidates Tor
President Wilson's White House.
Miss Drake, Miss McVoy and Mrs.
Pond We'd with each other in popu-
larity at the polls, the first named
coming out victorious in spite of
the fact that she voted for Miss
McVoy who forgot her pledge to
Miss Drake and voted for herself!
Later, Miss Drake played very
poor politics in appointing her am
bilious competitor Minister of FL
nance, her personal vote, prov
ing she was true to herself and
therefore, according to Shake
speare she could not be false to any
one, even when the financial
end is to be considered The
Freshmen were voIubly congratu-
lated upon the success of their eve
ming.
Dinner was served the Juniors
and the faculty at the close of the
Convention and the appetites Of
the defeated aspirants for Office
were found to be unimpaired by
the result Of the election.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1916-03-22
v. N. .. Meeting.

Mines. Dixon, Jesse Smith,
Frank Smith, L. R. James and ].
F. Mckenzie were hostesses for
the Baptist w. M. S. on Monday
afternoon. "The Social Problem
and Home Board" was discussed,
DR.. w. H. Frizell> leading with an
able and thoughtful paper. Two
points in DR. Frizell's paper that
struck home keenly were as fol-
lows -" Some children would be
better off without their parents
and If the church had not lost its
hold there would be no secret soci-
cites, benevolent and temperance
organizations, etc., outside of the
church. = These points are worth
considering along with one we may
mention, made by Rev. w. H. Hill
in sermon preached at the Metho-
dist Church at the beginning Of
the present meeting, as follows
Some people have just enough re-
ligion to make them miserableY
DR.. FrizeH was accorded a vote
of thanks for his presence and his
address, although the truth of it,
as truth always does, gave discom-
fort where it was most needed.
Mrs. S. N. Affords paper was
read by her gifted young daughter,
Miss Audelle.
Music numbers were given as
follows: violin solo, Miss Josie
Dixon accompanist, by Miss Fran
ces Barge; vocal solo, Miss Mamie
Harris; quartette, Mrs. Turn
bough, Miss Mary Cassidy, Mines.
Legitte and Maui.
The reports of the Building Cir
cles amounted to $50 with $4.37
otherwise contributed.
Sherbet and waters were served
the hundred present, large num-
Der of welcome guests being
among the number.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1916-03-22
JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY ROUTE THROUGH
FOUR COUNTIES SOUTH OF JACKSON SETTLED
BIG CONVENTION DECIDES ON COURSE AS FAR SOUTH AS TERTONE
MEETING WAS STRICTLY BUSINESS ONE WITH ONE AIM ONLY
Mech Good Accomplished for Good Roads Cause in Genera
Many Prominent Men Make Impromptu
Speeches IN Debate.

and of especially strong delega-
tions sent from some counties to
"root" or take advantage of any
opportunity where numbers would
count in carrying. Pike county
and Copiah were especially promi-
nent in this regard.
The gathering consummated and
accomplished two very important
missions if no more-it showed
.conclusively by the delegations
sent from the ten counties named
that the proposed Davis highway
through this section is generally
satisfactory and meets the approx
al of the public south of Jackson
through four counties, all ,oflwhich
have already been diIigent in the
construction of public highways.
Some of these counties already
have 200 miles of improved high
ways. M
AT times during the many dis
The Semi-weekly leader., 1916-03-22
An OLD RELIC CITIZEN HONORS
MEMORIES or THE OLD HOME

Mr.. Lewis Decell, in bringing
to light antique relics and bits of
furniture of a by gone age belong
ing to the house of his father of
the first half of the century, now
being torn down on w. Cherokee,
discovered an old fashioned medi-
cine chest that was once the prop
erty of his grandfather. The
chest which measures about two
feet in length and a foot or more
in depth, actually contained sam
pies of the nostrums used when
drug stores were appreciated be-
cause of their rarity and wfen
physicians were household gods to
be reyerenced or scrupulously re-
spected.
In that day and time the heads
of families relied more upon Ma
ture to have her perfect work, and
the be-spectacled Doctor, with his
patriarchal long hair and beard, was
not called in for fear of infection
of a scratch or even when the ex-
pected happened in the rearing of
the large families that grew round
and rosy with onion stews and
bread poultices. But when the
Doctor did alight with his saddle
bags at the front porch, he was re-
garded as an oracle handed down,
and was revered as a Wise-acre
above his fellows in all that per-
tained to sickness or health.
But, be that as it may at the
present time with the familiar
Doc and his pellets and pills
that "heIp Nature, Mr.. Decell
presented the medicine chest to his
friend, DR.. Geo. A. Love, who
values antiques, and with whom he
will make his home since his own
has given way for the erection of
the splendid church building of the
denomination to which Mr.. De-
cells sainted mother belonged.
1t may not be generally known
that Mr.. Decell has made a gener-
Gus contribution to the church
building and that he is gratifed at
the beneicent influence that will
go out from the old place about
which he and his sisters and
brothers played when they gather
ed around the big old family hearth
in Mothers room at the old Decell
House long time ago.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1916-03-22

The special election held in Beat
! yesterday to decide whether the
entire county should have grayeled
roads by the imposing of an addi-
tional tax for the purpose on Beat
! taxpayers was overwhelmingly
carried in favor of the roads and
the extra tax, in order
that the whole county will enjoy
the benefits already being derived
in Beat l, where the roads have
been built several years.
The vote, while not showing a
strong turn out of the voters,
did show decidedly the sentiment in
regard to the proposed bond issue
The Semi-weekly leader., 1916-03-22

The convention called to meet
here in conjunction with other
counties by the Brookhaven Board
of Trade to determine the route of
the Jefferson Davis Highway,
south of Jackson through Missis-
sippi, was successful in its purpose
to decide upon an official route
through FIVE counties-from jack
son to Tylertown, Miss, embrac-
ing five counties-Hinds, Copiah,
Lincoln, Pike and Walthall.
Ten counties were represented in
all being Kinds, Copiah, Lincoln
Amite, Pike, Jeff Davis, Marion,
Lawrence, Walthall and Franklin.
Contrary to the conventions held
at Memphis, Tenn, and Grenada,
Miss, for the same purpose as the
one held here, the gathering was
of an exceedingly orderly nature,
regardless Of the fact of the pres
ence of the hundreds of delegates
The Semi-weekly leader., 1916-03-22
CARLOAD OF PHONE POLES
MAKES A BIG SMOKE


Fire Saturday morning at II o.
clock practically destroyed a car
load of telephone poles that had
been unloaded in the railroad
yards just out of the business dis
trict of the city. The poles were
the property of the Cumberland
Telephone Co., cost $1,000 each
and were creosoted and of an extra
good grade intended for use within
the city limits. The loss is esti-
mated at between $500 and $500,
as the car contained 80. Some
of the remnants will be used.
On account of the creosote coat
ing the densest smoke ever
caused by any fire here quickly
rose from the pile, which is sup
posed to have ignited from a
switch engine, and even with the
fire department playing a constant
stream on the blaze it was hard to
extinguish.
A carload oil tank within half a
block at first created the idea in
the minds of many citizens that it
had become ignited.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1916-03-22
Mems Meeting at Methodist Church

On last Sunday afternoon at the
Methodist Church Rev. d. E. Kel-
". who is doing the preaching
during the protracted meeting,
chose for his subject "Can Man
Live in Brookhaven and go to
Heaven When He Dies?''
The main theme was, IF you
are not living the life you should
live, you alone are to blame. If
your wife's husband your sister $
brother, or your mothers son is
not the gentleman he should be,
then your wife's husband. your
sisters brother, and your mother 5
son is the one upon whom the
blame should be put. Your
friends and associates are not
responsible "
Subject at night :T The Biggest
Fool in Brookhaven or Son,
Remember in which Mr.. Kelly
proved that the biggest fool is the
one that doesn't hearken to the
voice of God.
x. x. *.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1916-03-22
Why People Patronize the
BrOOkhaven Bank & Trust Co.

places modern and well equipped banking rooms your
all easily accessible and the
directors OF many
experience always pleased to be
banking mat
complete facilities which it affords and its
the safety of all deposit
with by the assets of the bank and in adj
projections deposits guaranteed by
Depotors Guaranty Fund of the State of Mississippi
of the bank cordially invit-
ed become
...BrOOkhaven Bank & Trust Co.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1916-03-22
LINCOLN WILL HAVE Countrywide GOOD ROADS
Beat Decides BY Over Two to One Vote That Its Tax
Payers are Willing to Be Doubly Taxed IN
Order That the Whole County Can
Have Good Roads

which will be in the neighborhood
of 500, 600 for the other four beats
of the county, 420 being in favor of
the additional tax and 1863 against
it. The Board of Supervisors, accord
ing to arrangements already made,
will issue the bonds at their next
meeting.
The vote at the only two pre-
cincts in beat / stood as follows