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ADDITIONAL LOCALS

Dr. T. J. Stout has had his Maxwell made new by coat of paint.
 Chas. WeathiHgton mas pur- chased the No. ] Overland car of Dr. Murphy.
 Fred Roescher is planning to attend the Birmingham Confed- crate Re-Union and will go as a member of the Hagen Band.
 Oscar McCreight and Sam c. Bunch have been making a can vass for contributions to support a band organizs tion in Brinkley. They report splendid success.
 Robt. McSpadden former Brinkley boy sends the ARGUS an invitation to the graduating exercises of the Mt. Pleasant Academy, Barren Fork. Ark. Robert is member of their 1916 Class.
 Rev. and Mrs. w. T. Thurman have received a letter from South Texas telling of the im- provement in health of their daughter, Miss Nell, who went there for her health a few weeks ago.
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Madame Rumor says that

Madame Rumor says that a novel and secret marriage oc- cured in Brinkley on Tuesday night. The contracting parties, accompanied by friends, are said to have driven in to Brinkley in an auto and were quietly married at midnight in the auto. standing on the Main Street crossing of the Rock Island Ky. The report goes that there was a wager that the marriage should occur in the center of Brinkley, and that it should be secret for six months.
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SIX years ago Brinkley gif and markets drew nearly 4,0OO more bales of cotton to Brinkley than came last season. This means more than a quarter of a million dollars in cash alone that is lost to Brinkley trade circles. This in itself is more than 8 or 4 small factories and is worthy of consideration of our business men.
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Names of Farms Around
 Brinkley

Quite a number of our pro- rgressive farm owners around Brinkley have already named their farms. The ARGUS would like to print under this head each and every one as it is named. Kindly send in the name of your farm and those Of your friellGs that it may Le added to this list
 Fair Haven Farm. owned by A. N. Gibbs.
 ''The P. &.lP. Ranch" owned by Penrod and Prouty and managed by Henry Loewer.
 "The Eden Plantation" own ed by Wm. Tait.
 ''The Ilawade Farm. 7 owned by w. D. Wade.
 "The Oaks, " owned by O. H. Cooper.
 ''The Davy Crockett Farm, 7 owned by J. $. Crockett.
 ''Westview." ]" owned by Gus Simpson.
 Sunny Slope Farm,' owned by Woodie Cooper.
 ''The Oaks" owned by Ed Rriar.
 Fair View Farm" owned by Alex Oelschlager. "Chicheto Rice Farm" owned by A. N. Gibbs, 1 mile east of Zent.
 "Glen Echo" formerly the Theilbar place, now owned by A. N. Gibbs. .'Elim Farm, owned by P. F Elledge.
 .'Gustavus Farm" !" owned by Mir. and Mrs. w. T. Elledge and managed by P. F. Elledge.
 ''The St. Clair Rice Farm, 2 owned by Forth Bros. and op. erated by Henry Schaefer.
 ''The Cozy Corner Farm" on Pea Ridge, owned and controlled by MT. and Mrs. Jack Gray.
 "The Rosedale Farm" owned by MT. and Mrs. Dan o. Camp bell, of Keevil.
 Lone Star Ranch" owned by Travis and Greenlee anc managed by o. o. Travis, Mon roe, Ark.
 "Tippecanoe Farm,'' owned by Harshbarger and Staley anC managed by J. M. Dickson.
 ''Fairview Stock Farm" w dlnCOn, frOpfleLOr.
 Pleasant Ridge Rice Planta ton, "3la miles east of Zent, own ed by w. B. Decker, of Fair bury, H., and managed by w. W Owens.
 "Edgewood," rice farm south stwest of Hunter, owned by Alber Francis and family. l 40 Oaks" southwest o Brinkley, owned by J. c. Cash.
 Endwell stock and rice farm one mile east of Hunter ownel by H. L. Baker, managed by D Frederick.
 l ''The Herbel Rice Ranch,
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B Boys and Girls
 Club Work
EIaht studIes In Education
 Through Club Activities.
EDITORS NOTE.

EDITORS NOTE.
 The Extension Division of the Uni- versity of Arkansas, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture. will offer this year. through this paper, . free correspond ence course in Boys and Girls Club work" consisting of eight lessons or articles. These lessons will appear in this paper at intervals of six weeks. Those who wish to take this course should write to the Director of Exten- sion Work, University of Arkansas. Fayetteville. stating name. age. occu- patton. and stating that he Cor she) proposes to carry the work through for the eight lessons. A farmers bulletin will be sent to supplement lesson No. 1. and later for each lesson if the question blank be returned for the pre- ceding lesson. These blanks will be sent with each bulletin. Preceding les. sons will be sent on request. The next lesson will be Primary Rules of Cot ton Growing"
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| T. J. Herbel, Mgr. Brinkley. ''Clark's Stock Farm, Jno. G. Clark, Mgr, Brinkley. s'Oak Lawn Farm" owned by Mrs. c. F. Greenlee, southeast of Brinkley.
 70. K. Farm" owned by Mrs. J. c. Moshier. B Oaks Farm" owned by Henry Cobb. Weatherby Ranch, 3 miles South of Wheatley, D. H. Smith, Manager.
 Ark. Rice Co.,, Ranch, " w. J. Penrose, Mgr. Hunter. Ark.
 Prairie View R. & L. Co. z ] w. P. Dawson and Jas. Engle l Props, Hunter, Ark.
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IF every other citizen was the same kind of a citizen as you, would there be any bigger, brighter. better Brinkley?'' Answer this question fairly and honestly in your own mind and if the answer doesn't sound just right then it's up to you not the other fellow-to change up.
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There were six auto car loads of out of town people in Brinkley to day, nearly all trading with ARGUS advertisers. If they are progressive enough to drive an auto they are wise enough to always trade with merchants who advertise. Say, MT. Mer. chant are you getting yours?
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THE fragrant vagrant' so conspicious in Brinkley a few weeks agohas vamoosed. They do say that Mayor Greenlee's method of handling the law violators has caused numbers of the fragrant vagrant class to hike to other fields.
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No news has been received this week from Gen, Johr Baumgartner's- Brigade of Fly Swatters. Whats the matter, General? All Brinkley needs tc lend a helping hand to the fly swatters right now. for every fly and mosquito routed now, means more than a regiment later on.
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GERMANY has for the first time in many a year ran up against the real metal of Ameri- ca. Her answer to Uncle Sam's note is going to prove one of the most interesting bits of the
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THE location of the Brinkley Government building has not been settled as yet, tho it is said that it will be on the south side.
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Two new factories for Brink ley in one month and prospects for others. That's ''going some'' even if we did loose the rice mill because we lost rock roads, don't you think?
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THERE is a lack of organiza- ton. of united team work in building this city which abso- lutely MUST be obtained before there is bigger, better bright CT Brinkley."
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THE need of commercial ol business mems organization in Brinkley was felt very percep- lively this. week. When, oh when?
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SAY nothing, do nothing and be nothing if you ..want to be criticised.

WILSON still holds the reins and it is beginning to look just like he will controll the situa- tion.
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worlds history. It's safe to figure that America safety lays in having man of the Wilson type at the head of affairs. just now.l
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PUSH the fly and mosquito campaign. Brinkley can be kept clean of these pests if Brinkleyites do their duty right now.
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High Grade B.l
 for Sale at.I

The ARGUS hal quantity of extra \ | nickle alloy babbit Y
 at 15 cts. per ID. q
 Phone, write or csll| l THl
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-05
FREEPORT,

July 8, 1916.
The l.. A. S. have postponed their
meeting until July 18th when they
will meet with Mrs. L. Coughlin. All
are invited to attend
Harry Barker went to Cresco Mon
day for brief visit with relatives.
The members of the Equity Asso-
citation are planning picnic at the w.
c. Sheetz home July 4th.
May Hallman has been quite sick
the past few days with tonsilitis.
Hattie Gross of Clay Hill spent
Sunday with Freeport friends.
Gilmore Kirkland and Walter Hall
man went to Madison Sunday, where
they played ball with the Clay Hill
boys.
DR.. Lakeland will hold services
here again in two weeks July l 9Th at
$3.50 P. NJ. Subject: MY Country,
Right or Wrong" He will speak
some on the present situation in Mex
leo. All are invited to attend.
Everett Lennon of Dubuque arriv-
ed here Friday and will spend some
time at the w. d. Gross home.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Logsdon spent
last Sunday with their sons Leonard
and John near Monona.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tyler and
daughter of DEBORAH were Sunday
visitors in this vicinity.
Miss Fortcamp is taking a vacation
from duties as matron at the Coun-
ty Home and is spending a few days
with friends near Castalia.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Miller and fam
lily of DEBORAH spent Sunday with
friends near here.
Dilla Logsdon is nursing a pa
tient at the w. MCGEE home near
Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Kinney of
Cresco were guests Of Freeport
friends a few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Coughlin of
DEBORAH were over Sunday visitors
with relatives here.
Mrs. Charles Hallman and children
returned to Minneapolis Saturday af-
ter spending week at the S. B. Hall
man home.
Ed Ambli and sister of DEBORAH
were pleasant callers here one eve
ming last week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-05
SELLING TO THE COW.
She's the Best Customer the Farmer
Has, Says SOutherner.

There is much greater profit in
selling home grown feed to the COW
than in selling on a market" accord
ing to a writer in Profitable Farming
Magazine, st. Joseph, Mo.
"Oats and vetch hay, corn stover,
silage, cowpea hay, and sorghum can
be grown at very low cost and are
among the best feeds for the dairy
cow. If the COW is good one she
will pay full market price for the
hay, and the farmer will not have to-
bale or haul to market. Keep records,
charge the hay to the cows, and weed
out those that dc not pay. Cheap
milk cannot be made unless the farm
er grows his own feed. Selling the
cow home grown feeds not only
makes cheap milk but permits the
farmer to improve his land by hav-
ing larger quantities of manure"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-05
CALMAR.

July 5, 1915.
l.. j. Strobe of Milwaukee is a
guest of relatives here.
E. B. Olson went to Zumbrota,
Mimi. on business today.
Miss Gyda Christianson is at
home from Fayette for few days
vacation.
Harry Conover went to Cedar
Rapids Saturday for a weeks visit
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Tallman went to
Minneapolis Saturday to spend a few
days with friends.
Miss Elsie Case of Manchester
came today for a visit at the o. p
Ode home
Miss Anna Becker spent Sunday at
her home in Ossian.
Miss Edith Jacobson was a Decor
all visitor Saturday.
Miss Mary Shema spent the last
week at the home of her brother,
Joe, and family at DEBORAH.
Evans Kellogg is at home from
Charles City for a few days visit
with home folks.
j. ID. Becker transacted business
in McGregor last week.
Will Korbel of Lawler has been
visiting relatives here the past week
Mynard Washburn spent Sunday
at home from Austin.
The base ball game played between
Waucoma and Calmar at the form
er's place, resulted in a victory for
Waucoma, score being o to 5.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-05
FINANCING PIG CLUBS.
Bankers Are Taking to the New,
Farseeing Idea.

Bankers are taking kindly to the
plan of financing boys pig clubs, says
an article in Profitable Farming Mag
azine, st. Joseph, Mo. BY taking adj
vantage of the plan, the boys can get
pure bred pigs on their persNal
notes, and can pay for it from the
proceeds of the sale of the animal
for meat, or from the sale of Off
spring in the case of a breeding All
NAL. The member enters into a
business agreement with the par
ents' consent) with the banker al
in this way is relieved of the stigma
of charity, which is the result when
a pig is given outright. This ar
rangement is practical means of
teaching business methods to the rur-
al young people. 1t is also a charac-
ter-building process, for it is but nat
ural for a boy when treated as a man
to act in manly manner.
This apparent generosity on the
part of the bankers is in many cases
business acumen. A case in point is
that of Texas bank. The president
Of the bank placed 326 pigs among
the pig club members of his county
AS result of the acquaintance made
in securing and placing these pigs,
many new patrons were secured.
These patrons brought in over $751;
900 in individual deposits. Needless
to say this was a profitable business
for the bank, but it is also a means
that will increase with time in its
beneficial influence One of the Tex
as papers states that the banker has
laid the foundation for prosperity
which will be lasting. The boys that
he has helped to get started in the
hog business are now on their feet
financially and before many years
they will be making big shipments
OF hogs to market each year. The mo-
ney received from the sale of hogs
will be expended in further develop
ing the county. Every merchant in
the county will profit, the banis will
get more deposits, and the farmers
will have more money with which to
further. develop their farms"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-05
ANALYSE YOUR SOIL.
Get Line on the Needs of Your Soil
for Crops That Are to Follow.

| At the present time, when your
wheat is ripening, is your opportuni-
! ty to ''get a line on" the needs of
your soil for the crops that are to
follow. This is easy since we know
that as concerns the soil there are
two essentials to g. successful wheat
crop,-a sweet soil and fertile soil.
The first can be determined by a
Litmus paper test. Get a nickle's
worth of blue litmus paper at the
drug store, pack some of the soil
that it is moist; then break the ball
in halves, lay strip of the paper be-
tween them and press firmly into
ball again. Allow this to remain
| from two to four minutes, break
open and see what has happened. II
the paper is red, your soil is sour,
and what must be done to insure
good crops IS to apply air-slakes lime
at the rate of from 500 to 1000
pounds per acre or ground lime
stone at the rate of 1 to 2 tons can
be used Do this after the wheat
is cut and the land plowed.
AS concerns the fertility OF your
soil you can observe the growing
crop and tell approximately the
needs of the soil We know that
ammonia makes a quick start and a
large vegetable growth that phos-
phoric acid hastens maturity and puts
the plumpness into the grain and that
it is potash that puts the stiffness in
the straw. Are the stalks short and
'spindling? Do the heads fall out,
and are the grain plump? Does the
straw lodge, or fall down? If these
things happen it is a mute appeal
from your land that it needs a prop
.erly balanced ration in order to car
ry through to maturity and heavy
yield the crops that are sown on Il.
We have seen old feed lots make
six foot straw, yet yield not over 20
bushels of wheat per acre. The trou-
Die here was that there was too much
ammonia in proportion to the am
cunts of available phosphoric acid
and potash. Very few of us indeed
would say that an old feed lot would
need fertilizer, but this is just what
it does need, in order to balance the
supply of plant food and in this way
enable it to put forty bushels of
wheat on the forty bushel straw
which it grows. The same thing is
true of heavy rich soils, and of
course where the soil is poor in every
thing, fertilizer should be applied
which furnishes all the elements
needed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-05
Making Candy apples on the Stick

Select nice apples that are not too
large. Mount them on thin sticks
meat skewers will do. Have them rea-
dy so that by The time the syrup is
ready for dipping no time may be
lost
Syrup. One pound of sugar one
half cupful Of molasses, one-half
'cupful OF water, one-quarter tea
spoonful of cream of tartar, one Ia
blespoonful of butter. Cook until
dropped in cold water the syrup is
hard, or to 800 degrees Fahrenheit
on the candy thermometer. Keep
hot while dipping the apples. Coat
thoroughly. Lay in creased dish
and then they will harden immedi-
lately.
A reliable candy thermometer can
be bought for one dollar. AS an in
yestment it will pay for itself time
and time again. Learn to make jelly
by using the thermometer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-05
EAT THE DANDELIONS.
Don't Waste Them is Advice of Yam
kee Cousins i'm New England
States.

The head lines indicate the ad-
vice extended by our Yankee cous-
ms in the New England states, who
look upon the dandelion as a tooth
some delicacy of pest, as many
residents of the Hawkeye state do.
To put it mildly, they are panied at
the alarming extravaganza of Iowans,
who incite the children to dig up and
destroy hundreds of pounds of deli
cious dandelion green's at this sea-
son of the year.
Recent articles published in
Iowa papers concerning the destruc-
ton of hundreds of pounds of dan
delions almost bring tears to the eyes
of the thrifty folk of Massachusetts,
writes Massachusetts woman to
relatives in this community. 1T
seems such waste of good food"
For our dinner today" she con-
tinues, 1--WE are cooking one peck of
dandelions, for which we paid %
cents, one hour In water in which
one-half pound of pork has been boil
ing for several hours. With pota-
toes, parsnips, and ginger bread with
whipped cream, we think we have a
delicious dinner
"A local church aid served eight
bushels of dandelions cooked with
twenty-five pounds of pork May day.
The tickets were 80 cents, and all
were sold.
LAS write three men are passing,
each with one bushel of dandelions.
These will be washed and put in
crock, or butter firkin, with coarse
salt. A peck of dandelions, after
boiling one-half hour, may De pack
ed into quart jar and steriflzed for
winter use. The broad dandelion
leaves may be washed, clipped with
scissors to prevent MASKING, and
used instead of lettuce with hard
boiled eggs and salad dressing"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-05
One Way to Make Roads.

Many people of the state do not
seem to be aware of the fact that
bonds are now being issued by many
counties on the authority of the SUI
pervisors alone. While under our
present laws the county Is not per :
mitted to issue bonds in advance and
Use the bonds for the purpose of road
building, the county supervisors can,
under our present laws, incur an in
debtedness for bridge and road work,
and when this indebtedness exceeds
the sum of $4,000 on the first day of
January, April, June or September in
any year, the supervisors, by a two
thirds vote may issue bonds for the
purpose of bearing the Indebtedness.
At the present time, we are informed
that nearly half the counties in the
state have incurred bonded indebt-
edness in this way for bridge or road
work, the total amount of outstand-
ing bonds now being about $1,000
600. 1t is not necessary for the SUI
pervisors to submit The questions OF
issuing bonds to a vote of the people.
All they need to do is to go ahead
and run in debt to ali amount TO ex-
coed $4,000, and then, if two-thirds
OF them wish, they can issue bonds 10
ray off the Indebtedness.
A number of counties in the state
are improving their entire county
road system by this scheme. Among
these we might mention Dickinson
Clay, Buena Vista, Sac, Hardin, Ger
10 Gordo and perhaps there may be
others of which we do not know. II
these counties mass meetings of citi-
zens were held and at these meetings
1t was voted to instruct the super
visors to go ahead and improve the
county road system and afterwards
issue bonds to pay for the improve
ment. Such instruction by the citi-
2ens is not required, however. The
county supervisors may 40 this on
their own motion. -Wallace's Farm
err.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-05
TREES PLANTED BY MACHINE.
Plants From 10 to Is Thousand
Forest Tree Seedlings Day.

A machine which plants from 10
to Is thousand forest tree seedlings
a day is now being used at the
Letchworth Park Forest and Arbore-
tum, in Wyoming County, N. Y, &C
cording to officials of the Forest
Service who are acting as advisers in
the work. Previously the planting
has been done by hand at the rate OF
1900 to 1,500 trees each day per
man.
The machine was designed to set
out cabbage and tomato plants, but
works equally we'll with trees. 1t is
about the size of an ordinary moving
machine and is operated by three men
and two horses. One man drives the
team while the other two handle the
seedlings. The machine makes a
furrow in which the trees are set at
any desired distance, and an auto
matte device indicates where they
should be dropped. Two metal-tired
wheels push and roll the dirt Armly
down around the roots. This is a
very desirable feature, it is said, be-
cause the trees are apt to die ii this
is not well done. Two attachments
make it possible to place water and
fertilizer at the roots of each seed
ling. Another attachment marks the
line on which the next row of trees is
to be planted.
No cost figures are available yet,
but officials say that the cost will be
much less than when the planting is
done by hand. 1t is stated that the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-05
CASTALIA.
July 3,

July 3, 1916.
Misses Leta Thornton, Eva ard
Mae Hursh returned on Saturday
from DEBORAH where they took
teachers examination.
Miss Frances Bickle of Giard spent
the fore part of the week at the w.
III. Haefner home.
Mrs. Hursh and son John returned
on Wednesday from Cedar Falls,
where they spent the last two weeks.
F.. j. Figgie, l.. A. Meyer and son
Andrew were business callers in town
on Thursday.
Miss Leona Letchford of Frank
vile was the guest of Anna Schara
on Friday.
ID. G.. Malloy and daughter Eileen
Hazel Bernhart ana nellie Neuen-
swander were DEBORAH visitors on
Wednesday.
Mrs. II. H. Meyer entertained the
embroidery club at her home on
Thursday.
G.. r. Neuenswander and daughter
Wilma were Ossian visitors on Thurs
day.
Roy Richards and Geneva Stone
OF Waucoma were united in mar
riage at the home of her parents on
Wednesday, June 2Sth, 1916.
The Ladies Aid Society of the u.
b. church will hold their experience
meeting at the home of Mrs. Hursch,
Thursday afternoon July 18th. The
ladies will give in their experience
as to how they earned their dollars
at o'clock, after which a ten cent
luncheon will be served. A general
invitation is extended to all to be
present.
Mr. and Mrs. AL Schori and chill
dren of Elgin, Mrs. Lehman and son
Vern and Mrs. North and son of La
Porte City We're. guests at the G. r.
Neuenswander home on Sunday.
Mrs. Il. J. Wirsching has been on
the sick list the past week
Mrs. G.. Crabtree and children and
Mrs. Il. Allen of Waterloo are here
visiting relatives.
A reception was given on Friday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Rich
ards in honor of their son Roy and
4 his bride who arrived here Wednes-
| day from Waucoma.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. A. Hienan and
kchildren accompanied by Mr.. and
mrs. Mendo Hienan of Waterloo came
ESunday for VISIT with relatives ana
|faEiends lin this vicinity.
i Mrs. II. S. Steele and son Robert