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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01
Vote for Ole J. Linde for
Supervisor Sd District.
CASTALIA.

Mr.. and Mrs. Neverman OF Musca-
tine and Mrs. J. b. Weltgen OF Os-
sian spent Monday at the Z. ]. Wiz
sching home.
Mrs. Nevenswander, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Nevenswander of Fay
cite spent the forepart of the week
with c. r. Nevenswander and family.
Miss Hazel Bernhart departed on
Tuesday for Manson, Iowa, where
she will spend two weeks with
friends.
Eileen Malloy spent Monday in
]. II. Witt went to St. Paul on bust
ness on Thursday.
Mrs. Downs and children of Wau'
kon were here visiting the home of
Mrs Sphar.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Riggs return
ed on Saturday after two weeks visit
with their son Lloyd and family in
Chicago.
MissMary Uhley of DEBORAH spent
Saturday at her home here.
George Hanson came up from Ce-
dar Rapids TO spend Sunday with
home folk.
Mrs. A. B. Clark went to Mason
Olty on thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Riggs, Will
Schara and Miss Jane Riggs were Os-
sian callers Friday.
Mrs. A. c. Satro was called to
Memphis, Tenn, on account of the
serious illness of her daughter, Mrs.
VIM. Buss.
w. F. Martin was a Postville visi-
tor Saturday.
J. H. Mcdonald and daughter OF
Dubuque who have been visiting
friends and relatives in this vicinity
for the past week left for West
Union on Saturday.
Alton Lambert went TO Chicago
with a carload of cattle Thursday re-
turning Saturday.
Mr.. Wilbur and son of St. Paul re-
turned to their home on Saturday
after several days visit with his aunt
Mrs. Sphar.
Mrs. Z. ]. Wirsching and Mrs.
John Kluss went to Calmar on Satur-
day to the Concert.
Nelson Gebbs of Council Bluffs,
Ia, came Saturday for visit at the
w. A. Gcbbs home.
Prof PlIlips spent Saturday at his
home in Postville.
w. NJ. Allen Of Ossian was in town
Thursday.
Henry Mayer and d. Peck of Os-
sian were in town Friday.
Joe Wirsching, John Bachhelder,
lanes and Mary Floody and Eileen
and Gene Malloy were Ossian passen-
gers Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Winn was a Postville
caller Monday.
Chas. Nevenswander came up from
Elgin to spend Sunday with home
folks.
Mrs. c.. Buchanan returned the fore
part of the week from visit with
her daughter Mrs. A. Kramer in
Dixon, ILL.,
The Ladies Aid of the M. f.
Church will give chicken Pie DIN
ner at the church on Nov. 9TH. Price
IS cents. Everybody is cordially IN
vited.
Miss Eva Hursh left Saturday for
her home at Newburg where she Will
spend her vacation.
Leta and Helen Thornton were
Postville callers on Monday.
Mrs. f. ]. Wirsching is on the sick
list. :,
Mrs. Gordon of Postville was in
town on Monday. :,
d. c. Malloy was Business caller
in Ossian Monday.
Henry Mayer of Ossian was Ill
Town Monday.
f. ]. Wirsching spent Sunday in
Calmar.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01

daughter May, took supper with her
aunt, Mrs. Brittendall Friday eve
ming.
The DEBORAH oil man delivered
gas in Bluffton Thursday.
Mrs. Henry Wernet has a daughter
visiting her from Alaska by the name
McCloud.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01
FREEPORT

Oct 80, 1916.
Mrs. L. Coughlin spent Sunday at
the home of her son, James, in De-
corah.
c. A. Funke returned Tuesday
from Northern Minnesota where he
visited a few days with his son HUI
bert and family.
There will be basket social at the
school house Friday evening. Pro-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01
BLUFFTON.

Oct. so, 1916.
Chas Burgess made trip to Burr
Oak the first of the week.
Orwell Whitmire visited Under
mans the first of the week. His home
is in Cresco.
Johnny McCauley visited the hub,
Friday.
John Thyme and family visited our
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01
Vote for 0. C. Haugen for
Supervisor 1st District.
CENTENNIAL.

Oct. 80, 1910.
Winfred and Addie Duff of Rock
Falls came Saturday for visit at the
Duff and George Allen homes.
Miss nellie Daniels who has been
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01
The Truth About Cancer.

A valuable book giving most
explanation of Can
Ger and its successful treatment
without the knife will be sent free
to anyone interested. Address O. A.
Johnson, M. d., Suite $50, 1920
Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-11-01

Statistics show that tens of thou
sands of women in America live on
les than $500 per week,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-17

The Democratic judicial COM
mlttee of the twenty-ninth judi
elal circuit met in Clinton Tues
day afternoon after the meeting
OF the Congressional committee
and elected J. A. Luchsinger, of
Appleton City, chairman and DR..
{. A: Lask, of Bates county, Sec
rotary. Adolph Musser, of Hold
en-, and Ben N. Neale, of Green
field, were elected members of the
Democratic state Committee.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-17
DEMOCRATIC MISSOURI

Edward +. Goltra, Democratic
National Committeeman has made
the following report to the Ma
tional Committee
missouri will remain in the
Democratic column this fall" he
said. II have made a canvass OF
the State and have no hesitation
in predicting that President Will
son will get Missouri's electorate
vote by comfortable margin.
Senator Reed will be reelected, as
will Speaker Champ Clark and all
other members of the lower house
of Congress who seek to return to
Washington. The Democratic
party in Missouri is united.'
Mr.. Goltra is right.
The Democratic party in Mis-
souri, will present an unbroken
front in November and the full
party vote will be cast for the
ticket from top to bottom. De-
mocracy this year has no sore
spots. There are no issues within
the party, no quarrels to divide it
unto factions. Missouri is for Will
son and Missouri Democracy has
nominated a state ticket par ex.
cellence, a ticket which every
Democrat in the state can and will
conscientiously support from Gov
ernor down, and too, the ticket is
one which attracts that independ-
ent vote which votes for the man
rather than the party.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-17
Dry Weather Orchard Hints.

Now the tall weeds and sum.
mer grasses in the orchard, allow.
ing them to lie as a mulch under
the trees.
Apples color and mature better,
especially on the lower limbs, if
the growth under the trees is
moved down.
Green weeds and summer grass
es exhaust moisture from the
orchard soil in a dry time, mulch
on the ground saves soil moisture.
Fruit buyers pay better prices
for apples in a clean orchards 4;
they can see the fruit. Its quail
ty shows up. 1t looks easy to han
die. The man with a neglected
orchard never gets what his fruit
is worth.
Apple picking is made easier if
the weeds are moved in the orch
ard and the place kept clean.
Pickers are disgruntled and do
poor work where they have to
wade through weeds and briars
wet with dew or autumn rains.
The grower who gets into his
orchard now sees anything else
which is the matter with his orch
ard, has his attention called to
anything which needs to be done
to improve it, and learns good
lesson for next years operation.
Dead limbs take a great deal
Of water from growing apple
trees. They are in the way at
gathering time and make the
whole crop look diseased. If
caused by canker, the disease will
spread to other parts of the orch
ard. Prune them out now, and
paint the wounds.
Water sprouts and surplus
limbs take too much water from
the trees in time of drouth prune
out those which are not needed on
the tree and save the water for
the ripening fruit; fruit won't
mature well where shaded by
sprouts. The crop shows up bet
ter where the tree is kept pruned,
admitting sunlight and air, and
enables the buyer to see the fruit
better. These statements are not
gdesses or mere opinions. They
are some of the things that have
been proved by careful tests at the
Missouri Agricultural Experiment
Station. c. Written, Missouri
Experiment Station. |
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-17
a bed quilt.

bed quilt.
Lee is about "a years of age,
about 5 feet 8 inches in height,
smooth faced and has rather dark
hair and blue eyes. He is slender
in build and weighs about 145
pounds. He has lately worn a
moustache which he dyed black
several days ago and which he
shaved off some time Tuesday.
He came to the county several
months ago in search of work and
applied to Boone Brandon who
gave him employment up to a
short time ago. During his. en-
Dloyment at the Brandon place
young Lee bore an excellent repu-
tatiOn.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-17

Our good friend w. w. Perry
of Shawnee township was in last
week and favored us with a most
pleasant call. Mr.. Perry, who is
rapidly making a name for him.
self as breeder of fine stock is
specializing on Poland China hogs
and breeders and fieldmen are
speaking highly of his breeding.
Although he has as yet held no
public sale of his hogs he has
worked up an excellent mail order
business and is rapidly building
UP one Of the finest herds in the
county.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-17
Congressional Committee Meeting

T The Democratic congressional
committee of this district met at
Clinton Tuesday and organized
by electing Payton A. Parks, of
Henry county, chairman; DR.. C..
A. Lusk Of Bates county, secre-
tary and'Le Spicer, of Cass coun-
ty, treasurer.
Every county in the district
was represented and the delegates
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-17
STOLE 80 HEAD OF CATTLE
Roy Lee Charged With Crime
Captured at Amsterdam by
G. P. A. Members.

Roy Lee was arrested in a hotel
at Amsterdam early Wednesday
morning charged with the theft Of
}8 head Of cattle from the Thomp-
son pasture 4 miles north of this
city less than twenty-four hours
after the cattle had been sold to
Palmer L. Lawson at Adrian, Mo.
The capture was made by Grover
Gilbert, Al Coop Frank Powell
and Everett Brandon, who traced
him along the road from Passaic
to Amsterdam.
When arrested Lee had in his
possession the amount derived
from the sale of the cattle,
$1353.20, together with about for
ty dollars of his own money. The
cattle are valued at over $4,000.
The theft of the cattle was dis
covered about 3 80 o'clock Tues
day afternoon by Jim Mckee and
Willard Eldridge who had gone
to the big pasture to drive the cat
tie to water. They Immediately
rode to Adrian in search of the
stock and found them there await
ing shipment. The alarm was Civ
en- and the c. p. A. notified and
after obtaining description Of
Lee and his horse a search was
instituted under the supervision
Of the G. P. A., which resulted in
the capture Of Lee.
A reward for the arrest of the
guilty party was offered by Pal
mer & Lawson in the sum of 5000.
The theft Of the cattle had evil
IDENTIFY been planned some time
ahead of it's execution, Lee going
to Adrian Saturday and giving
the name of Walker, described the
cattle to Palmer & Lawson who
agreed to buy them. He repre-
scented himself to be a stock raiser
living near the Henry county line.
Some time Monday night the cat
tie were taken from the pasture
and driven to the Rush place near
Adrian, reaching there about 8
o clock Tuesday morning where
they were held until daylight
when Lee notified Palmer & Law
son that the cattle were there and
they went to receive them. Lee
instructed Messrs. Palmer & Law
son to weigh the cattle up and
made an excuse to absent himself |
during the weighing. When it
came time for payment he refused
to accept either a check or draft,
but demanded the cash which was
paid him mostly in currency at
about noon.
Lee then rode his horse to Pas
sale where he remained until late
in the afternoon when he learned
that his description had been tele-
phoned to Passaic and he then had
his horse sent to the Brandon
place where he had been employed
md left Psssaic on foot. When
lpprehended in Amsterdam he
was in bed in the hotel and the
money vas lying on . chair under
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-17

A. B. Darlington, of Spruce
township, was in the city Wednes-
day and was pleasant caller at
this office His mother, who lives
with him and who has been in bad
health for some time, we are glad
to know is rapidly improving.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-17

were all in a jubilant mood over
the prospects for electing the en-
tire Democratic ticket next No.
vember.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-17

DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For President:
Woodrow Wilson.
For Vice President
Thos. r. Marshall.
For United States Senator:
James A. Reed.
For Governor:
Frederick d. Gardner.
For Lieutenant Governor
Wallace Crossley.
For Secretary Of State:
John l.. Sullivan.
For Auditor:
John p. Gordon.
For Treasurer
Geo. H. Middlekamp.
For Attorney General:
Frank W. McAllister.
For Judge Supreme Court No. /:
Archclaus NJ. Woodson
For Judge Supreme Court No. 2:
Fred l.. " llllamS.
For Judge X. G. Court of Ap.:
Ewing c. Bland.
For Representative in Congress:
Clement c. Dickinson.
For Judge Circuit Court Goth Cir:
Charles A. Calvird.
For Rep. in State Legislature:
James y. Sharp.
For Judge Co. Court, IN. Dist.):
John NJ. Reeder
For Judge Co. Court, Is. Dist.):
W. II. Lowder.
For Prosecuting Attorney:
". B. Dawson.
For Sheriff
J.DW. Baker.
For County Treasurer
J. II. Stone.
For Surveyor:
JOS. A. Flammang..
For Public Administrator:
Weldon d. Yates.
For Coroner:
{. j. Allen. NJ d.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-17

Grady Smith, of Deepwater
township, WIS in the city Wednes-
day and says that his father. Col.
I. N. Smith. who last summer fell
and broke his leg and has been
confined to his bed since that
time, is getting along fine and is
able to take a few steps around
the house, which will be welcome
news to his many friends.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-17

Mrs. Adsline Stanley and
daughter, Miss Daisy, who have
been the guests Of Mrs. SANKEY'S
sister, Mrs. Caroline Morrison, re-
turned to their home in Kansas
City Thursday morning.
The broad ax., 1916-10-07
TAX OFFICERS
FAVOR AMENDMENT
Both County and State Assess.
ing Officials Urge
Tax Reform

candidates for member of the Board
of Review and Board of Assessors are
boosting for the Tax Amendment
which will be voted upon in Novem-
ber," says the Chicago Daily News re-
| ferring especially to the candidates for
the offices named in Chicago.
The Association of Supervisors, Coun.
ty Commissioners and County and Pro-
bate Clerks of Illinois, composed chief
! ly of taxing officials, at its recent con-
vention in Quincy, adopted resolutions
urging the voters to support the
Amendment State Auditor, James j.
Brady, who is ex-officio chairman of the
State Board of Equalization-techn
cally the supreme taxing body of the
State, and State Treasurer Andrew
Russell, who is the Republican nomi-
nee for State Auditor, both urge the
adoption of the Amendment. So do
most of the county treasurers, as
SCISSORS and members of the boards Of
review throughout the State.
No men in Illinois are so keenly
aware of the defects of the present
system of taxing intangibles as those
who have served on the assessing
bodies. They know that is is impos-
sible to hunt out and assess all the
hidden forms of wealth which the law
requires them to discover. Recent
attempts in Chicago in the direction Of
imposing penalties upon intangible
property owners who do not make re-
turns have been frustrated by the de-
cisions of the Illinois Supreme Court
As a matter of fact Illinois assessing
bodies do not have official authority
suficient to enable them to uncover
hidden taxable values. And. IL they
have ample powers to bring every
body before them and compel true
statements to be made, imposing PEN
alties in cases of noncompliance, they
would still be incapable Of enforcing
the law uniformly because they would
lack the time and necessary clerical
force.
The broad ax., 1916-10-07
EVASION IS PROVOKED
Excessive Intangible Tax Rate
Induces SequestTdtiOn.

Possible Enforcement Tends to Drivs
Money and Other Forms of Wealth
Out of Illinois.
The excessive tax rate on intangible
property values explains-if it does
not justify evasion. The theory OF
taxation has always been that the tax
rate should be proportionate to the in.
come of the property. This is not so
with the uniform tax rate system of
Illinois. Property-and the courts, not
the constitution, have defined prop
erty"-includes many things that are
not income producing. Money in hand
produces no income. An ordinary COM
mercial bank deposit produces little
or no income. Savings bank deposits
earn three per cent "Credit"-book &C
counts against customers produce no
interest income based on time. Munich
pal and State bonds pay only four per
cent II these are made to pay taxes
at the same rate as actual property
half or more Of the income will be
taken. In some cases a part of the
principal will be taken. In time a
given sum of money in hand would ali
be taxed back into the public treasury.
II the current tax rate is collected the
thrifty wage worker is deprived of
two-thirds Of the small increment Of his
savings and would be prompted to with
draw his money and hoard it; or,
worse still, abandon thrift and cease to
save. A man buys a bond at the
time the tax rate is one per cent
or less; then, gradually, the tax rate
increases until it approximates two per
cent-half of his interest income. II
a man owns and rents property, if he
sells goods, manufactures, or renders
professional service, he can increase
his charges as his tax and other costs
increase
The effect of these conditions is to
invite and provoke evasion of intan-
gible value assessments. The intangible
owner has an excuse-too good an ex-
cuse-for evading the law. The as
SCISSOR knows that it is in existence
but he cannot locate it or determine
the ownership. The result of the sys-
tenn is that little or no intangibles are
assessed. Mortgages, credits, bonds
and stocks pay little or no revenue?
They ought to pay as much in Illinois
as in other states. They cannot be
made to pay more-or, they will move
They are not immovable like farms.
The Tax Amendment will enable the
legislature to correct these errors of
our tax system. 1t must have a ma
jority of all the votes cast Noysm-
Der z.
The broad ax., 1916-10-07
ASSESSORS HELPLESS
Not to Blame Because the Tax
System Fails.

Only "Mind-Readers" With Vast Power
and Clerical Force Could Enforce
Present UnworkabIe Law.
Assessors in Illinois are not to blame
for the tax lodging ana evasions Of
personal tax laws. The Illinois system
was planned merely to assess visible
property-things that could not es
cape observation. At first its defect
was not gravely serious, but as wealth
has increased a larger and larger
proportion of the taxable values in the
state have come to be intangible in
! character and invisible escaping the
eye Of the assessor. The law makes it
as much the assessors duty to assess
intangibles as it does to assess farm
lands, but the law does not give to the
assessor sufficient power to enable him
to hunt out intangible property.
"Supposing 1 had full power" asks
one assessor. What could / do? !
might call before me and question, I'M
der oath, every person who might posi-
bly, have intangibles, and try to compel
them to tell of their holdings. The law
might provide for their punishment If
they failed to answer properly. Even
then should have to be a mind-reader
and able to see through walls and into
strong boxes. Would the public like
that sort of thing?"
The assessing bodies have not sufi-
cient clerical machinery even il they
had the legal power. In Chicago there
are more than half a million of pos
sible taxpayers. To summon, question,
and deal with this number would re-
Quire the handling of a thousand a
week every day in the year. And, it
would not be possible to extend the
work over year. 1t would have to be
done in two or three months and this
means that a thousand a day would
have to be disposed of.
Realizing that they cannot uniform
ly assess hidden intangibles assessors
are reluctant to assess the few that are
returned by honest persons don't
feel like penalizing honesty! And, in
fact the assessor and every one else
knows that to tax intangibles at pres
emit tax rates will result in driving
them from the state to the public loss
Illinois needs a new tax system. The
Tax Amendment will make it possible
to enact proper laws-laws that will
make the taxation of intangibles auto
matic-and the rate not such as to
increase interest rates or drive in
tangibles out of the State. The amend
ment, to be adopted. must have a ma
jority of all the votes cast November z.
The broad ax., 1916-10-07
AMENDMENT RESULT
OF YEARS OF WORK
Product Of Study Of Impair.
tiaI Statewide Tax Com
mission of 1911.

The Edwardsville Intelligencer
points out that too much attention
cannot be given to the Tax Amend
ment." 1t took years of hard work to
secure submission of the Amendment
prepared by the statewide Tax
Commission of 1911-to the people.
The State Constitution provides that
''the General Assembly shall have no
power to propose amendments to the
same articles oftener than once in four
years" Because of this IL the Tax
Amendment is not adopted, no sub
stantial reform can be accomplished
for at least four years In the work
Of taxing intangible values. The re-
suit will be that tangible property even
more than now will have to bear the
burden of the support of government
In addition to this loss of revenue.
the Wholesale violation Of the tax
laws will continue. And, no more
harmful spectacle can be presented
to those who already have too
little regard for the mandates
of the law than the sight Of the
rich escaping. by means Of evasion
from the tax burden which the law
expressly places upon the certain
forms Of property which they hold. The
Tax Amendment will make It posi-
BILE for the legislature to enact Just
laws that will do away with tax eva
sion on intangibles. A majority OF
those voting at the election must vote
for the Amendment In order TO insure
tn ADOPTION.