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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-20
PLEASANT VALLEY.

Dec. Is, 1916.
A Merry Xmas to Public Opinion
and readers
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Rasmussen call
ed on friends at Locust last Sunday.
Mrs. Arthur Ellingson went 20
Waukon last Friday for visit with
friends and relatives.
Fred Iverson and Lien boys took
in the sale at John Thompson's on
Franklin Prairie last week.
Edwin Wick who has been confined
to his bed with appendicitis for sew
eral weeks is improving nicely,
which his many friends are glad to
hear.
Otto Lien spent Sunday with rela-
tives near Canoe Ridge.
Albert Ellingson was a business
caller at John Vick's on Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Harry Erickson and Mrs.
Narve Narveson spent Friday eve
ming with Mrs. Theo. Anderson.
Fred Iverson drove up to Canoe
Valley Sunday, spending the day
with friends.
Pete Helgeson called at Alvin
Barth's on Sunday.
The Equity Society met with
Theo. Anderson last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Jacobson
from near Satire called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Nels Lee one day last week.
Godfred Wick was out calling on
friends last Sunday.
Henry Severson and family have
moved onto his fathers farm, which
he will take possession of. With
wishes for success from his friends.
Mrs. Ed. Dresselhaus spent sever
al days Last week with her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Dirks.
The youngsters from this vicinity
are making their plans to attend
the Xmas tree with program and
| basket social next Friday evening
at the Daubney school.
Elvin and Fred Iverson are enjoy
ing short time of patching these
days.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-20
BLUFFTON.

Dec. Is, 1916.
A Merry Xmas and Happy New
Year to you all
Walter McCauley took chickens to
DEBORAH to market the latter part of
the week.
Miley Wilbur and family were to
Button Sunday visiting T. Muir
docks.
Mrs. Elmer Plagman and daugh-
ter Evelyn, of DEBORAH, are visiting
her folks, Il. Murdoch Her husband
is trapping up north of here.
August Bergman lost a good
horse this last week, had a horse
doctor from DEBORAH. Everything
was done that could be done for it,
but it could not be saved.
Otto Bergman went to Cresco the
latter part of the week for his ia.
Their, who has been visiting his
daughter, Mrs. p. O'Brien
Rupert Greenslade butchered "a
hog for his own use the other day.
Mr.. McCallum and his driver, of
DEBORAH, were to Bluffton Thursday
doing business with Brittendall.
Walter McCauley and wife went
to DEBORAH Saturday, TO get a
glimpse Of Santa, but there was such
crowd OF people there for the same
that they did not remain long.
Albert Odell attended Sunday
school and church yesterday.
Rev. Edie preached in Bluffton
yesterday, after service baptized
four children.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-20
CANOE VALLEY.

Dec. IS, 1916.
A Merry Christmas to the Editor
and all the readers.
Dr. Dahl was a professional caller
at the Pete Usgaard and Ole Haugen
homes last Monday night.
The Misses Olga Haugen and
Christina Hanson were guests for
dinner at Andrew Lukken's Sunday.
Carl Corson came down from
North Dakota last week for a visit
with relatives.
Ed. Roed and Myrtle Bolger had
the telephone put in their homes last
week.
Ingvold Peterson was business
caller at Ole Haugen's last Thurs
day night.
Miss Anna Usgaard has been on
the sick list the past week. She is
somewhat better at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Hoyt enter
tanned company of friends Sunday
Lewis Blein was a caller at A.
Lukken's Sunday
Miss Moseng arrived from Monte
vido, Mimi, last week, to join her
brothers in a visit at the Claus ST.
vertsgaard home.
Most everybody has been COM
planning about bad colds the past
week, here's hoping they will all get
over it till the Christmas pleasures
begin.
Mr. and Mrs. o. p. Olson visited
with their daughter Mrs. Alfred
Defining on Canoe Ridge Sunday.
Miss Alma Langaas came home
Saturday, after an extended stay az
the j. A. Nelson home in DEBORAH.
Carl Haugen visited with his
friend, Dan Danielson in DEBORAH,
Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence McLain
are rejoicing over the arrival of
baby girl born to them recently.
Congratulations.
Peter Haugen visited at Alfred
Dehning's on Canoe Ridge, Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Violet Ward teacher in Dist.
No. 3, will have Christmas tree at
school for the children Friday after
noon.
Carl and Edwin Haugen spent
Sunday afternoon with Andrew Jaa-
stad.
Pete Usgaard and Bonnie Hanson
were callers at Haugen's Sunday eve
ming.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-20
CORRESPONDENCE.
RAVENA.


Ludwig Johnson delivered hogs to
the Ossian market last Monday
wensel Lansing called in Centen-
NAL on Monday.
Ludwig Johnson delivered chick.
ems to Ossian on Monday.
August Peck delivered hogs to the
Ossian market Tuesday.
Philip Wagner was dehornine
cattle in this vicinity last Tuesday.
Eber Decou delivered hogs to Os-
sian last Tuesday.
Vetle Tovson called at Sven TOY.
son Tuesday.
Will Boeckman helped his broth
er Frank shred corn last Tuesday.
Andrew Etteldorf delivered chic
kens to Ossian last Monday
Julius Brown assisted Eber De
cou in repairing his pump last Tues
day
Frank Schweinefus assisted Will
Boeckman shred corn last Wednes-
day.
Charley Huber transacted bust
ness at Theo. Orvella's last Monday
Ben Eimers delivered a load Of
hogs TO Ossian last Tuesday.
Miss Anne Johnson who has been
working for John Aakre, has return
ed home.
John Ham, of Centennial, assisted
Will Boeckman in shredding corn
East Wednesday.
A number of farmers of this vicin-
ity attended the sale at Mrs. Her.
man Lang's. Thursday.
Halvor Sersland delivered chic.
EaDc tn OSciap last Thnrc6av
Mrs. julius Brown assisted hel
sister, Mrs. Herman Lang with he,
work last Thursday.
Winter begins today.
Willie Kipp has resigned and re.
turned to Ossian after working the
past season for Wensel Lansing.
Wensel Lansing delivered hogs tc
the Ossian market last Saturday.
There was no school last Friday
because most of the children wert
on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Tuttle OF
Postville spent few days at the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Lansing, the past week.
Frank Lansing spent few days a
p Barthelme Sr. the past week.
Master Edo Peck stayed a few
days the past week with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. K. Decou.
The basket sociable which was tt
be last Friday evening, was postpon
ed until Saturday evening on &C
count of bad weather. A large GROVE
was present and the baskets brought
sum of $1,000.
Raymond innegan stayed a few
days the past week with his sister
Mrs. F. Schweinefus.
Henry Miller delivered cattle t
Ossian last Saturday.
Sigurd Tovson spent Sunday af
ternoon at Henry Miller's.
Wensel Lansing called at Angus
Peck's last Monday.
Will Boeckman assisted vii
Wiltgen haul hogs last Monday.
Herman Lansing and sons are
hauling stumps from Halvor Sers
lands.
Mrs. Eber Decou visited at the
August Peck home last Saturday and
Sunday.
Carl and Andrew Moe called al
Sven Tovson's last Monday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-20

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dinger have
gone to housekeeping near DEBORAH,
where he will be handy to his wood
chopping.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Mercy picked and
dressed their geese and took them
to DEBORAH market this last week.
Mrs. Linderman and children
made Mrs. Richard Dinger a call
yesterday.
Gordon Baker just lost a good
COW. 1t means quite a loss these
days.
T. Murdoch butchered a hog for
their own table, it can't be said the
Blufftonites are starving for meat.
Percy Ward was a DEBORAH shop
per Saturday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-20

Mrs. r. Wanlass, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
Smith autoed through the cold to
DEBORAH, Friday night, to see Little
Mary in her new film LESS Than
the Dust
Fred Ward is hauling material for
a new barn to be built in the spring
James Wade while autoing near
HeSper Tuesday, turned the car over
and did considerable damage to it,
but felt fortunate that none of the
occupants were hurt.
Mrs. A. McIntire leaves today for
La Crosse to take treatment at St.
Francis hospital
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-20
CASTALIA.

Dec. IS, 1916.
Harold Barnhart was a West UE
ion passenger on Tuesday.
Mr.. j. Wander spent Tuesday
with relatives in Clermont.
II. NJ. Peterson OF Charlotte, la
was a business caller in town on
Tuesday.
A party was given at the home Of
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-20

mont passenger on Monday.
The Division No. l Of the Ladies
Aid of the NJ. +. church, will enter.
tain in the church parlor on Thurs.
day, Dec. 28th. A loo luncheon will
be served.
E. E. Malloy was a business cal.
Ter in Ossian on Monday.
Roy Richards of Waucoma, came
over on Saturday to spend a couple
of days with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Let. Richards.
The Castalia Union Sunday school,
will give their Christmas program
at the U. B. church Sunday, Dec. "a
at 1880 p. m.
l. B. McMartin spent the pasl
week with friends in Jackson Jet
Iowa
w. G. VIM and son Lyle and
George Bachelor we're DEBORAH viz
itors on Monday.
j. S. Brandt and wife of Cresco
were in town on Monday.
-O--
christmas Cheer will stay al
the year with an Edison i'm youi
home. See them at once at DEBORAH
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-20
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice Of the Appointment OF an
EXecutriX of the estate OF Andrew
Barth, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that the
subscriber has been duly appointed
EXecutriX of the estate OF Andrew
Barth, late of DEBORAH township, in
the county of Winneshiek, state of
Iowa, deceased, testate, and has TAX
en- upon herself that trust by quail
flying as the law directs. All persons
having demands upon the estate of
the said deceased are required to ex-
hibit the same; and persons indebt-
ed to said estate are called upon to
make payment to
KATHERINE BARTH,
Executrix.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, Deem
Der 16, 1916.
BOICE & HOOK, Attorneys. 5l-f
-O
Will there be a VICTROLA In
your home this Christmas. M. j. Sou
kup. 49-3
--O-------
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-20

Our Want Column.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-11
Corley-Ordway Wedding.

Orleans, Oct. 4.-Miss Marion
Frances Ordway and John Dean Cor
ley were married at 10 o'clock Wed
nesday forenoon, at the home of the
bride on School street. by Rev. w,
A. Warner of Barton in the presence
of the Immediate families and MIR.
and Mrs. Jerre Marston, with whom
the groom formerly boarded.
Both young people are very pop.
ular and the many presents of cut
glass, silver and other beautiful ano
useful articles showed the love and
esteem of their many friends. The
officials of the Sterling Trust Co. of
Johnson. gave the groom $50 in gold.
Mrs. Corley is a graduate of o. H.
S.. class of '07, and of Laselle Sem
mary, class of IL; is an accomplish
ed musician and has worked in the
postoffice five years, getting the ap-
pointment as assistant to the post
master three years ago.
Mr.. Corley was for several years
assistant cashier at the Central
Savings Bank and Trust Co., in Or
leans, and on January 1, 1915, re-
signed to accept a position with the
Sterling Trust Co.
The happy couple left by automo-
bile for a short wedding trip and will
make their home in Johnson.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-11
Mrs. Langdon Goodall.

Mrs. Langdon Goodall died Mon.
day at the home of her son, Charles
F. Goodall, with whom she had re-
sided since last fall. Cordelia A. Or
cult was born in Sutton March %,
1841, but soon after moved to JET.
ferson, N. H, which was her homo
the rest of her life with the exception
of a few years spent in Massachusetts,
and the short time here. About SO
or 81 years ago she married Langdon
Goodall who died in 1910. She was
a member of st. Johns Methods,
church at Jefferson. Two sons sur
vive her, Charles of St. Johnsbury
and DR.. Edwin B. of Amesbury,
Mass, who is on the staff of the Mas
sachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in
Boston, and one brother, L. F. Or
cult of Haverhill, N. H. Mrs. Good.
all had been i'll for seven weeks from
weakness caused by the extreme heat.
The funeral was from her sons home
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
Rev. George A. Martin off1ciated and
the bearers were the two sons, the
brother and Frank SWEET. Interment
was in the family lot at Mount Pleas.
ant cemetery. Those from out-of-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-11
ST. JoHNsBURY BOYS GOING.
Will Demonstrate Farm and Home
Handicrafts at Springfield, Mass.

Boys and girls demonstration and
judging teams covering projects in
Dictated below are to represent Yer
mont at the National Dairy Show and
Eastern States Exposition at Spring
field, Mass, on October 10, 1916.
1. Team to demonstrate I'D judge
in poultry: John A. Alexander,
South Royalton; Bertha E. Belknap,
Cavendish, and John H. Vondell,
Windsor.
2. Team to demonstrate and judge
in farm and home handicrafts: Sher-
burne C. Potts, st. Johnsbury; Orrie
jerks. st. Johnsbury, and Stanwood
Brooks, ST. Johnsbury.
8. Team to demonstrate and judge
in dairy products: Dewey A. Spoon.
er, Barre; Reginald Reed, Concord;
Ralph Balentines East Calais.
4. Team to demonstrate in pig
project: Ralph Hovey, Lyndonville;
Alice Hoyt, Lyndonville; Reginald
Grady, Lyndonville.
5. Team to demonstrate in can
ming, bread making and garment
making, and to judge in canningl
Dorothy Smith, Jacksonville Hazel
Cyr, Jeffersonville; Ina Westover
Jeffersonville. and LESSEE M. Cobb.
Jeffersonville.
6. Team to demonstrate in potato.
market gardening and corn projects,
and to judge in potato project: Otis
C. Chadwick, Randolph Center; Har.
old L. Poor, East Brookfield; Edward
C. Melby, North FerrisbuFg.
The teams are to leave their schools
on October II, 1916, and will meet
at White River Junction, from which
place they will proceed by the 2.3G
p. m. train to Springfield, Mass.
Schools where the young people are
enrolled are planning to give them
an inspiring send off. Other schools
along the route of travel will prob
ably meet at their respective railway
i1ns to cheer the teams.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-11
Academy Notes.

The seniors elected their reception
committee at a class meeting held
Wednesday morning. A committee
was also selected to supervise the
publishing of the Student
Twenty students of the junior and
senior classes have made arrange
ments to study at home during the
sixth period. This action was neces-
STATED by the lack of study room in
the Academy building.
Louis c. Bell registered Wednes-
day as a member of the senior class.
The total enrolment now lacks only
two of $40.
Miss Beatrice Hall registered Mon
day.
There was no football practice last
night owing to the wet weather
Miss Phillipa Joscelyn exile OF
Patten, Me-, was visitor at the
school Monday.
The following have been selected
for the orchestra: Violins, Marjorie
Cramton, Allen Hunter, Vera Genge,
Fred Lougee, Mary Dinsmore, Grace
Rodliff, Clayton Silsby, Harold Wells,
Francis Taylor and Rhea Gibsoa
cello, Katherine Boynton; cornet,
George Mcleod and Charles Branch ::
flute, Edward Nelson; piano Eunice
McGillivray.
The seniors held their corn roast
Saturday night at o'clock. At 8
they removed to the auditorium in
the Academy building, where dancing
was enjoyed until 1890. Nearly the
entire class was in attendance ano
they report a fine time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-11
oouRr MOVES RAPIp1Y.
Five Caledonia County Gases Submit
ted on Briefs-Two Set at Heel
OF Docket.

Montpelier, Oct An supreme
court today FIVE Caledonia county
cases were submitted on briefs and
two were set at the heel of the docket,
disposing Of all cases up to those
from Rutland county. The cases sub.
mitted on briefs follow: Bert w.
Green VS.. Lewis /. Laclair, trover,
town of Barnet VS.. town of Norton,
general assumpsit; Martin d. Turn
er VS.. d. ]. Howard. apt: Theresa
M. Dionne, apt, VS.. American Express
Co.. w. l.. Johnson VS.. Case g. Elmer.
son.
Cases set at the heel of the docket
were Percy d. eSanderson VS.. Boston
& Maine railroad, and Walter ]. AL.
drich VS.. Boston e. Maine railroad.
Yesterday afternoon opinions were
given in the following cases:
In re estate of David Robinson. Sa.
rah r. Hills, apt, judgment affirmed
to be certified to probate court, opin.
ion by Taylor, Bennington county.
Caledonia county-Nelson &. Wal
lace VS.. Martin H. Gibson, judgment
reversed and plaintiff given verdict
for $4,413.39, Taylor; Hattie NJ. Ban.
croft, admx., VS.. A. III. Cote, judgment
for defendant reversed and cause re-
manded, Munson.
Essex county-Joseph and Sarah
Lapointe VS.. Ovid Sage and Thomas
Lapointe, verdict allowing plaintiffs
the right to premises set aside and
cause remanded, Powers; Albert r
Beecher VS.. Vermont Mutual Fire In
surance Co., judgment affirmed for
plaintiff for damages of $261.67
Powers; Moses Morse VS.. Hannah
Stoddard's estate, degree modified
and affirmed, Munson.
Orleans county-Town of Lowell
VS. H. d. Stannard and town of Bar
ton. judgment for plaintiff to recover
$4,422.54 reversed and judgment of
$1,315 With costs for plaintiff, Taylor;
Fitzgerald Land & Lumber Co. VS.
Prouty e. Miller, petition for new trial
affirmed, HasAlton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-11
SCHOOL ENROLMENT.
Shows 1910 Pupils In Public Schools
of st. Johnsbury-Increase OF
rs Over Year Ago.

The enrolment of the public
schools of st. Johnsbury this year TO-
tails 1910, and shows an increase of
Is over the attendance taken a year
ago in the month of September
Summer street and the Fairbanks
Village schools both show a notice
able increase while the only school,
that has decreased to any extent is
the Maple street school. The num-
Der of pupils in the first grade of this
school is only IS.
In considering the statistics thai
follow it must be remembered that
the schools are on an eight grade
basis instead of a ninth grade basis
as heretofore, and that there are 25
more pupils in the public schools this
year, in eight grades, than there was
year ago in nine grades.
The pleasing feature of the attend
ance has been in the new arrange
ment, made within the last few days
so now none of the rooms are over
crowded.
A special feature of the work OF
the eighth grade has been the intro
duction of advanced sewing, one Pc
riod a week, for the girls, and me.
chanical drawing, one period a week
for the boys. The girls
now have cooking two hours and
forty-five minutes a week and sewing
fOrty-five minutes a week, while the
boys have manual training two hours
and forty-fve minutes a week and
mechanical drawing forty-fve min
utes. Moreover arrangements have
been made for boys and girls in the
fifth and sixth grades, who are over
IA years of age, to take the special
work. These pupils will probably
drop out before they have completed
the work of the grades, and it will be
a great advantage to them to take
these special subjects. The boys from
Goss Hollow, Four Corners, Pierce's
Mill, East ST. Johnsbury and St
Johnsbury Center come in every weeh
for their manual training.
The enrolment of the public
schools for the month of September
compared with the month of Septem-
Der last year is as follows:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-11
BAPTISTS ORGANIZED.
Union Church Officers and Committees
Selected and Plans Completed
For Coming Year.

For Coming Year.
The organization of the Union Bap-
fist church of st. Johnsbury having
been perfected, and plans and ar
rangementS made for the coming
year, a complete list of the officers
and committees of the church has
been completed, and is as follows:
Clerk, w. H. Boomhower; assistant
clerk, Miss Alice Clark; treasurer,
Miss A. Isabel Henderson deacons,
w. T. Parks, Robert Gordon, E. A.
Wilson; honorary deacons, d. S.
Knowlton and r. P. Kidder; trus-
tees of property, o. H. Smith, o. H.
Henderson and w. II. McFarlfn;
auditor, C. ]. Mcclure; music COM
mittee, Mrs. Elsie Harvey, Mrs. R
M. Badger, Mrs. Addie Wright, w. A
Wright and L. c. Lowe. The bust
ness committee consists of w. A
Wright, o. H. Smith, w. H. Boom
hover, o. H. Henderson, w. T. Parks.
c. J. Mcclure, R. A. Renfrew, E. G.
Grant. G. K. Goss, John Farnham,
Robert Gordon, W. H. McFarlin, e.
A. Wilson, D. S. Knowlton, T. H. Lys-
ter, Miss Isabel Henderson, Mrs. An
ME Hill, Miss Alice G. Clark and Mrs.
w. H. McFarlin.
up of the following members: Miss
Isabel Henderson, Mrs. Carrie Goss,
Mrs. Eliza Farnham, Mrs. w. Il,
Boomhower, Mrs. Julia Mitchell, Mrs.
Jane Wright, Miss lila Clark, Mrs. B
M. Spaulding, Mrs. w. T. Parks and
Mrs. o. H. Henderson.
On the soliciting committee are the
following: w. H. McFarlin, C. J.
Mcclure, o. H. Smith, Mrs. E. S.
Spaulding, Mrs. Oscar Cummings,
Mrs. John Campbell and Mrs Addie
Wright.
The ushers who will serve through
out the year are, for the morning SER
vice, w. T. Parks NJ. w. Kelley, Rob-
ert Gordon, w. H. Boomhower and
c. J. Mcclure; for the evening SER
vice, Robert Gordon, Walter Man
ming, Harlan Tolman, Stephen Carter
and Raymond McFarlin.
The committee on baptism are: Mrs.
E. S. Spaulding, Mrs. Eliza Farnham,
Mrs. J. E. Curtis, Robert Gordon, W.
H. Boomhower and Walter Manning;
decoration committee, Miss Clarissa
Howe, Miss Marjorie Tinker, Miss
Bertha Swain, Miss Lillian Boom
hover, j. B. Drummond, Harlan Toll
man and George Mcleod.
The deaconnesses are Mrs. E. S.
Spaulding, Mrs. r. M. Badger, Mrs.
Mamie Mcleod, Mrs. Robert Gordon,
Miss Alice Clark. Mrs. L. c. Howe.
Mrs. John Campbell, Mrs. w. H. Nc
Farlin, Mrs. Walter Manning, Mrs. J.
W. Kicker, Mrs. w. H. Boomhower,
and Mrs. Cora Valentine.
The following will serve on the
auxiliary of the City Mission: Mrs
Elsie Harvey, Mrs. Eliza Farnham
and Mrs. Oscar Cummings.
The City Mission general commit
tee is: o. H. Henderson, c. J. Nc
Clure and w H. McFarlin.