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The Detroit times., 1916-08-17
GASOLINE PRICE
DROPS ONE CENT

A reduction OF one cent in the
price OF gasoline has been made in
Detroit By the Standard Oil Co.
making the present price lsc q gal
Ion instead OF lac The drop IN
price is not local. bu, is taking
place all over the country. The re-
duction. according 10 Edgar D. John
son, manager Of the Detroit branch
OF the Standard OF. IL due 10 a de-
cline in the price OF crude oil.
The annual national convention OF
Railway Agents il 70 meet for its
annual convention today az Cedar
Point. Ohio
The Detroit times., 1916-08-17
clyde I. webster, former tnited
state. district attornry. aud Frank

y SeAiand former agent for the
Winton automobile IN Detroit were
given "a luncheon bN zoo members
20 the petroi, Rotary club IN Hotel
StatIer, wedne ~iav. a. noon Roth
are 20 leave the city because q
business changes Mr. Webster VII
~ succeeded within a few DAYS hy
John = KiunAne. newly appointed
district attorney whose arrival =
daily expected NJ ~eAland goes
20 cleveland "a rsrressnt 'Ne 'af-
lilac Motor Co
The Detroit times., 1916-08-17

a6lcd the Allies 20 penetrate at
points on the Guillemont Maurepas
road. besides giving them complete
control OF the highway from Maurc
pas 20 Clery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
An Indian Christians Prayer.

A missionary thus describes a SER
vice held with the Indian Christians
in a remote village. We had some
singing, and / spoke few minutes
from the words John did no miracle,
but all things that John spake of this
man were true" Then several fol-
lowed with prayer 1t was particu-
larly encouraging to notice how much
progress the converts were making
in extempore prayer. Dhun Singh
prayed, "Oh God, thou knowest that
we, too, are simple people, we can
not raise the dead, or open the eyes
of the blind but do Thou let Thy Holy
Spirit work in our lives to the end
that all that we say and all that we
do and all that we are, may be wit
less unto the heather that Jesus
Christ saves and keeps from sim
How it rejoiced my heart to glance
around that room and see that band
of earnest Christian men and women.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
Work on Golfer Dam Started.

Supt. Bridges of the sewer system
was feeling pretty happy Monday,
when another big ditching machine
arrived in DEBORAH, and also a large
amount of steel sheeting for the cof-
fer dam to be built across the river
near the West Side bridge. The steel
sheeting will be put down immediate
ly and work on the dam pushed to
completion. This steel sheeting can be
driven 60 or 70 feet down, with the
aid of a 5000 pound hammer There
is no question now but that the dam
will be completed easily and rapidly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
The Country Doctor.

The world owes a lot to the coun-
try DOCTOR His chest may NOT be dec
Grated with Carnegie Medal, wealth
seldom comes to him, and his honors
are few, but no man does more for
humanity than the country doctor.
Always on the alert to answer the
summons of the sick, he makes long
drives, in the dead of winter, battling
against the cold and bad roads to ar
rive in time to stave off death, and
relieve suffering and distress. He has
no regular hours; he knows no holi-
days. he eats when and where ne
can. Often poorly paid, and not I'M
rarely not paid at all, he always does
his best. Unselfish, and with the
first thought Of others, he often
breaks down and undermines his own
health to pull his patients through
a crisis. Unhonored, unwept and
unsung may be said of him in many
cases. And yet who is deserving OF
more honor and more praise? He
ushers us into this world, eases our
pains while we are here and makes
our final exit as peaceful as possible.
Yes the world owes lot to the coun-
try doctor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
WANT RELF IN KANSAS.
Paramount Film Exchange Offered
DecOrahian Management of Big
Kansas City Picture
Show

Manager R. J. Relf of the Star
theatre in this city has recently re-
ceived a flattering offer from the
Paramount Film Exchange at Kansas
City to go there and manage a new
modern picture theatre now in course
of construction.
The theatre will seat 1900 people.
He was also offered a lease on the
building. Mr.. Relf has been doing
business with the Paramount people
since he took charge of the Star here
and they appreciated the business
they secured from him, and felt that
he must be manager who knows his
business and was making good.
The offer was declined by Mr.. Relf,
AS the Stars bushes is satisfactory
to him. He employs from seven to
nine people most of the time daily.
Last year his expenses were $4,000
for films, ETC., and this year he ex-
poets to spend from $4,000 to $15,-
00G. While he feels very grateful
for the offer rendered him from Kan
sas City he is going to remain at the
helm of the Star and give his pat
rons the best he can book in pictures
for the future.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
Brought Two Prisoners Here.

Railroad Detective Graf, of Calmar,
brought two prisoners to the county
Jail in DEBORAH yesterday. They were
arrested in Calmar as suspicious char
acters. They were seen to jump from
o coal car by brakeman and some
thing dropped from one of the mems
pockets On investigation the pack
age was found to contain cartridges.
Detective Graf was notified and
rounded the fellows up near the
round house. A big revolver was
found near by, which evidently had
been hidden, and the fellows were
take into custody.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
THE ETERNAL BOY PROBLEM.

Goethe was mistaken. The eternal
feminine is not the important ques-
ton. 1t is rather the boy question.
1t is rather the boy question, that is
the eternal one and the pressing one
always. How to bring the boy up
Alright, how to get him started in life
along lines of honor as we'll as sue
cess, that is the problem that con-
fronts thousands of fathers and mo-
theirs all the time. Girls are easier
to bring up and get started Alright,
although certain number of them
also slip from their moorings. A ia
Their of family of girls recently said
to us: Il am glad mine are girls. Boys
are a harder problem. i see so many
of them going wrong, so many par
ents worried to death over their boys
that l am glad l have none" But we
suggested to him that some time
those girls might want to get mar
ried, and what kind of men were they
going to marry if the young males
were all on the road to evil. Those
precious girls of his also were linked
up with the ood-for-nothing boys of
the world. That presented him with
another problem.-Cedar Rapids Re-
publican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
BRIDGE CONTRACTS LET.
Beard of Supervisors Let Contract
for Ten New Bridges
Yesterday.

The Winneshiek board of super
visors met yesterday, and spent most
of the day looking over the bridge
contracts submitted. The Dubuque
Boat & Boiler Works got the con-
tract to build ten new bridges, and
the amount of the bids were $14 1868.
Following are the bridges to be built,
work on which will start within the
next two or three weeks:
1.-Mullaney-E. line n. E. Il N.
E. a Sec. 10, Military twp. 2Ox2O 1.
Beam, price $1S69.
2.-Manderfield- line S. E. a
s. w. "A Sec. 10, Bloomfield twp. l
Beam, 32x16, price $1S79.
-Monroe-S. E. a N. w. Il,
Sec. 16, Bloomfield twp, 80 it. steel
truss, 80 Beam, price $1259.
4.-Stenor Lees. line N. w. u !,
N. E. "A Sec. 2S, Springfield twp,
20x16, l Beam, price S1376.
5.-Gaskill-N. w. Il, N. E. u
Sec. 10, Orleans, 32X16, Beam,
price, $1611.
6-Hattlestad-S. line S. E. a n.
E. a Sec. 10, Orleans, price $1699.
Schaefer-S. line S. E. a, S.
E. a, Sec. 10, Orleans, 20x20 |
Beam, price $1659.
S.-Carroll-County line. Howard
Co. N. E. Il, S. w. a, Sec. IS, 22x16,
l Beam, price $3.50.
9-Kimber-E. line N E. Il, S.
w. Il, Sec. 81, Hesper, 32X16 /
Beam, price $2133.
10-Leach-S. line N. w. a, S.
w. n, Sec 10, DEBORAH, abutments
and wings, price $1313.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
Shipping Ice In.

The Rock Island railroad company
has been shipping ice into Decoran
the past week from Hazelton and are
filling their ice house in the yards
near the roundhouse. 1t is fine ice,
"a inches thick, and 400 tons has
been shipped in, which is the capaci-
ty of the house. The Farmers Cream
cry Co. has had several loads shipped
in also for one of their houses.
Tavenir Bros. are busy cutting ice
on the West Side, which is about 13
inches thick now, and expect to get
their West Side house filed, as well
as filling the Otto Dahljelm and FREQ
Reum houses.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
X. A. Wick is Forty-SiX.

x. A. Wick, the we'll known east
Water street jeweler, was given a
happy surprise last Monday evening
at his home, when about fifty lady
and gentlemen friends called and re-
minded him that father time had
clicked off his forty-sixth birthday.
Well filled baskets were brought and
most enjoyable evening was spent,
in congratulating the sturdy Morse
man, and the guests presented him
with a fine, comfortable rocking
chair, that he may enjoy his leisure
moments in.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
MONDAY CLUB ANNIVERSARY
Members Celebrated Clubs Twenti.
eth Anniversary on Monday.

The twentieth anniversary of the
organizing of the Monday Club in
DEBORAH was celebrated at the home
of Mrs Ray Algyer last Monday, Feb.
IA. Invitations had been sent out to
the honorary members and they re-
sponded by sending money to buy
Club flowers, yellow Narcissus.
The club has twenty members, and
Mrs. Wilcox, who is at present in Min
neapolis, sent birthday cake, appro-
priately decorated with twenty can
dies.
The dining room was decorated
with yellow chrysanthemums, and a
most tempting luncheon was served,
after which the regular club program
was held. The subject was Iowa
Day."
Mrs. Kate Reum gave the early
history and traditions of Iowa. Mrs
Sallie Bradish gave the history of
the Monday Club since it's beginning,
and Mrs. Viola Toye read a paper on
Iowa's Noted Women" Mrs. Cora
Simpson rendered a solo, entitled
Iowa, . which was greatly enjoyed.
After a general discussion of Iowa
the club adjourned, and after the adj
journmant all the ladies who were
born in Iowa were asked to step into
the hall, and about two-thirds of the
members crowded into it. After
this was over all who were born in
Winneshiek county were asked to
step in, and fully half of the ladies
Returned to the hall, and then those
who were born in DEBORAH were asked
to respond and five out of the twenty
stepped out.
The final question asked by one of
the ladies was "who all are going
to live in DEBORAH" and the entire
CLUB membership crowded into the
hall, which is evidence that the ladies
hold high regard for the best town
in Iowa.
Mrs. Murray Thompson, of Mime
apolis, was one of the out-of-town
guests, who attended the anniversary.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
SHIPPED $1,000 Worth Stock.

Aaron Seegmiller, of Locust, ship
ped another car of fat hogs, 20 in
number, to the Chicago markets, last
week They. were Duroc Jerseys, ten
months old, and averaged 240lpounds
each. The Seegmiller Bros. William,
Reuben and Aaron have shipped three
cars of fat hogs and two of cattle dur
ing the past month, which netted
them $4,000. They have couple of
more cars of hogs which will be rea-
dy for market about June.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
Horse Kills, Itself.

This forenoon. Charles Stortz- who
lives near Springwater came to De-
corah on business, and took his team
to the O'Neil & Olson blacksmith
shop to be shod. The horses were Abig
heavy sorrels. One of the animals was
about ten years old, and we under
stand was always a hard one to shoe,
and had to be roped. The horse reared
up and then lunged forward into the
wall, and injured itself so badly that
it died in about five minutes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
Band Dance Next Tuesday

The DEBORAH Merchants Band will
give another big dance at Steyerd
opera house next Tuesday evening.
This is one organization in DEBORAH
which deserves the support of all, and
the boys should be given one Of the
biggest receptions they ever had. 1t
costs money to maintain this organi-
cation and by patronizing their dan
ces, the boys will be enabled to keep
the organization together, and it is a
well known fact that any town needs
a good band.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
Dance Reunion Tonight.

The Big Dance Reunion will be held
tonight at Steyer's hall. The hall
has been decorated in CLASSY" man
ner, and has an inviting appearance.
A large crowd is expected from all the
surrounding towns, and if you don't
want to miss a good time" you
should be present at this Big Reun-
ion Dance at Steyers tonight. Dane
ing from until 2.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
Will Sell Farm at Auction.

In this issue of Public Opinion a
fine farm is advertised for sale, and
the ad will be found on page II, CIV
ing descriptions, etc. The farm is
known as the Ole Hanson Arness es-
tate, and will be sold Tuesday,
Feb. %, on the premises.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
Different.

We lent England and France hall
billion dollars and never ;elt il,
proudly declares the man with the
whiting collar.
Could you stake me to a dollar till
tomorrow, Bill? asks his acquain-
lance.
Me? Great Scott? If | had a dol
lar more than l need I'd have il
framed and hang it up where ! could
look at it and see what money looks
like.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
Pictures Basket Ball Teams.

On another page of this issue of
Public Opinion, we are printing pic
lures of two of the best basket bail
teams in the state, the girls and boys
teams OF the DEBORAH high school
1866 season. They have been
winners from the start and we hope
to see them the state champions.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
Fire at Bert Lennon Home.

Last Wednesday night about 81 80
the fire department was called to tht'
Bert Lennon home on Broadway. The
water back in the fire potsin the fur
mace bursted, and the explosion blew
the lid off the top of the. furnace and
started blaze in the rafters of the
cellar ceiling. The fire was quickly
put out, and very little damage re-
suited. I'D"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
O'Neil & Olson Get Contract.

O'Neil & Olson were awarded a
contract by the City Council Monday
night to build a new walk on the
south side of the West DEBORAH
bridge. The old walk will be closed
up. 1t was too narrow and danger
Gus The new walk will be built the
proper width out of steel with cement
flooring, and high ratings will be
built on both sides.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
On Visit From South Dakota.

Henry Westby, a former we'll
known resident of this county, arriv.
ed last week, with his bride, having
d. on a visit to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gus Westhy, and his many
friends here. They departed yester-
day for Uhlen, Mimi, where they
will make their future home on a fine
farm near there. 81
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
L. A. Jayne Gets More Congratula-
tiOnS.

VIOnS.
T. A. jayne of DEBORAH, well known
to the people of Cresco and vicinity
as the live agent of the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Milwau-
kee, has renewed his contract with
the company for another ten years.
Mr. Jayne has been connected with
the Northwestern for twenty years.
The Times congratulates him and
hopes he may round out another
twenty years as successfully as he
has the past like period.-Cresco
Times.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
Four Leaf Glover Day.

Manager Sanford of Graham's store
will put on big sale at the store
next Tuesday, and it has been called
-Four Leaf Glover Day." A big adj
vertisement in this issue tells all
about it, and many big bargains are
quoted Look up the advertisement.
tfE[ -
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
Ed Beard Improving Nicely.

Ed Beard arrived home Saturday
from Cresco, where he recently UNI
derwent an operation, and it will be
good news TO his many friends that
he is improving nicely.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16

There is going to be big crowd
at Steyer's opera house next Tuesday
night. Are you coming? The band
boys are going to give dance and it
will be a big one, with the best of
music. adv.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
Home From Hospital.

Mrs. Howard Hurd was taken
home from the DEBORAH hospital Sat
urday, where she had undergone an
operation for appendicitis by DR..
Conrad She is getting along fine,
which will be good news to her many
friends.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

The l.. ]. Anderson Feed Barn on
corner of Washington and Broadway
must be sold at once. Call or see
GEO. MIZENER,
II Admir-. L. J. Anderson Estate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
Suhdued.

Won Blumer (roaring With rage
Who told you to put that paperSo
the wall?
Decorator-Your wife, sir.
Won Blumer-Pretty, isn't it?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
Last Dance Before Lent.

big dance before Lent, at Steyer's
opera house, Tuesday, March 7. Music
by Helwig's orchestra. adv.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16

Since the outbreak of the war, 3d.
900 settlers from the United States
have entered Canada.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
BRIDGE PLANK FOR SALE.

On March first sale of county
bridge plank will be held at Bluffton.
70 ,. c. MORTON,
Supervisor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16
-'See What The STAR Has First"
STAR

We are sure proud of the shows we
have given our patrons the past
month. With the exception of one
picture, every program has been a
remarkable one. Looking ahead we
see a number of mighty fine pictures
that will surely increase the popu-
larity of both the PARAMOUNT and
TRIANGLE films, which are always
SO far i'm the lead.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-02-16

Try Our Want Column.
, 1916-06-07
Christiansted.

June 2nd.-"Mizpah" from ST. Thomas
Gendarme Westergaard, A Richardson, Cyril
Leidas, Marie Johannes. Helma Hendricksen
and 5 children, James Blake. Beathia Stag
ger, Elizabeth Miller, Lewellyn Kegy, CASH.
da Daniel, Rosa Francis, Oscar Williams,
Elizabeth Wordley, Maria Jordan, Christina
Hendricks. Mary Sebastian, Elizabeth Pat
rick and child.
June 3rd.-"Mizpah" for st. Thomas
Gendarme So Christensen, 68 Johansen and
So Gravesen, Maria Christensen and child,
Gwendolin Sprow and child, Robert George.
"Parima" for Barbados Cyril A. Kinds.
, 1916-06-07

It gives us great pleasure to announce
that to-day Mr.. & Mrs. Christian Ogaard
celebrates their GOLDEN WEDDING. 1t is
a blessing granted to few couples to live
together in welded happiness for the long
period of SO years. and we congratulate MIR.
& Mrs. Ogaard that this has been their
happy lot. AS young people on June Z, 1866
they were united in the bonds of holy we'd
lock, and 50 years later, in their old age,
they sh ow to their children, their children's
children and friends that time cannot change
true love, for love is eternal.
Mr.. Ogaard began life as an employee in
the r. M. S. Co.'S. Office when this island
was favoured by that C%ompany's opera
ions here, and later he became super
cargo of the schnr. "Vigiant', a post
which some of our leading men have held.
For thirty one ard q half ears Mr.. Ogaard
held the important and responsible post of
eStore Room Overseel" at the Central Fac
tory. He was in full charge of all the mate
rails kept in stock and great trust was
reposed in him by his employers. He proved
himself q loyal and faithful servant of the
Company whose work he often did, as the
writer knows we'll, when he was scarcely able
to be out. The Company has shown its
appreciation of his work and faithfulness by
g~ranting him a pension i'll his old age, re-
alizing that he worked rs long as he was
able. and that faithful service should be
rewarded.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Ogoard and their five
children, two of whom are in the United States
of America, ind their fifteen grandchildren we
extend our sincere congratulations, and hope
that many more years Of welded happiness
may be granted the old couple, and that
Gods promise to His aged servants may be
granted to them, His eight at eventide.
, 1916-06-07

8. Election of do. of the Nuptial Fund
of His Royal Highness Prince Valde-
mar.
The Chairman ~(Stakemann) remarked
that according to practice he would, if no
one objected, put these 3 items to the vote
under one.
No objection was made, II voting tickets
were handed in.
Elected were:
l. Member for Frederiksted TOWN. Coulter
with l3 votes md 4th. Member for Chris
tiansted Country District (SchmiegeIo0)
with IL votes.
l. Member for Christiansted Town (Sake-
maum) got 6 votes and q Member for
Frederiksted Town (Mereoin) got 4 votes.
The minutes of the last Meeting were then
read and t%acitly adopted.
The Chairman (Stokent01aa) remarked
that he now would take up Item 10 and
leave Item 8 as the last Oh the Order OF
the Day.
ITO be c~ontjnued)
, 1916-06-07
~TELEGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STA TION.
SPECIAL.
SPECIAL.

Censored at Jamaica.)
London, Juue 2nd-The British Admiralty
announces an engagement between the bat
tie fleets of Britain and Germany in the
North Sea.
New York, June 2nd-More than an hour
after the German wireless announcing the