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La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1916-11-04

the Schools by acting as Substitute
teacher
She is Christian woman, a
worker in temperance circles. a
friend and admirer of children. with
sympathetic interest in child life
she Is qualified for the office she
seeks, and promises, II elected. to
Increase the efficiency Of the al
ready good schools Of Otcro county.
she will appreciate your vote and
support on November eth
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19

Most of this poultry came from
the farms of Winneshiek county and
like all pther products of these farms
was OF Nigh quality This amount
paid out for the poultry was $32,-
S6220, which certainly speaks we'll
for this firm. But that is only one
item of the many large ones they
pay. Take for instance, it cost $5,-
42224 for dressing this poultry, the
boxes they were packed in cot ST.,
092.60 and the freight amounted
to $2,141.1S. The amount of feed
used is another big item, which with
other incidentals would bring their
poultry business close up to $4,000.
The feathers shipped amounted to
1854 pounds.
One gentleman, Z. E. Brode, OF
Burr Oak who has been buying poul-
try for the firm, bought in the neigh
borhood of $4,000 worth, and
freighted the entire amount here
himself.
The poultry was all packed in
boxes, all graded, from the very choi-
cest down to the medium grades, and
the total number of boxes were -
|2S4. The poultry was all shipped to
Chicago and stored, and it took 20
big cars to transport it.
The Woldum people have an up-to-
date cold storage plant of their own,
which permits them to start dressing
poultry in the warmest weather.
The turkey crop was poor the past
season, owing to the wet weather,
and the firm only dressed $4,000
this year to $4,000 last year.
This firm, without doubt, has done
the biggest poultry business of any
firm in this section of the state.
Their business is growing yearly,
and their reputation for square and
honorable dealings is firmly estab-
lished among all of their large num-
ber of customers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
LAUNDRIES ARE HARD HIT.
One OF Waterloo's Oldest Business
institutions is Forced to Close
as Result of No
Chemicals.

Waterloo, Ia, Jan. II. - The
Chautauqua Hand laundry one OF
the oldest industries in the city, has
! been forced to suspend operations as
a direct result of the European war
and the increasing demand by man
ufacturers of high explosives for
many of the chemicals used in max
ing laundry supplies.
The company on Jan. l made a
! temporary arrangement with the
! fKimball laundry to do it's work on a
contract system until normal condi-
tions prevail. Yesterday, however,
the firm decided to close up it's bust
ness for good and contract was en-
tered into whereby the Chautauqua
laundry was taken over and merged
into the Kimball laundry. 1t is said
the fate of the Chautauqua laundry
is in all proba ability the fate that will
sooner or later overtake many laun-
dries in the country.
Washing sodas, which formerly
could be bought for $120 hundred,
now sell at $13. Blueing, formerly
selling at $3.50 a pound, now brings
$12 a pound, and starch has increas-
ed from to 10 cents pound. Ma
terials used to set colors have ad-
yanced from cents to IA cents a
pound. Potash, which people used
to make in a big kettle over wood
fire, could formerly be bought for
cents and it now has advanced to 10
cents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
MORE TAXES FOR 1916.
Increase i'm Many Counties Due to
Raise i'm Levy for School
Purposes.

or forty-seven counties which
have sent tax statements to the au-
ditor of state, forty-one have in
creased the amount oftaxes to bepaid
in 1915, compared with payments
made in 1915. Only six counties
have made reductions.
The forty-seven counties paid $22,-
463,746 taxes last year This year
they will pay $24,172,1S1, an in
crease of $1,708,435. At this rate
the total taxes to be paid in the state
will be increased over $3,00O,000.
State officials know of no reason
for this general increase in taxes.
The state tax levy shows a reduction,
In many of the counties the in
crease is due to the raise in levy for
school purposes, according to w. II.
Williams, revenue clerk in the audi
tors office.
The six counties which reduced
taxes are: Cass, Cherokee, Monona,
Pocahontas, Pottawattamie and Sac.
Van Buren, county shows an in
crease in taxes from $241,500 to
$277, ,044.
Crawford county shows an in
crease of almost 100000 in taxes,
and Des Moines county taxes jump
from $69S,S66 to $S01,913.
Winneshiek county last year paid
$374,637.42. For the year 1916
there is quite raise, as the amount
of taxes to be paid are $500, 1850
which is raise of 5,830.61 over
1915. The increase is for general
revenue for all purposes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
Everybody is Cordially Invited to be
in Decorah and Get i'm the Pic
lures, shown Later at
s,% Theatre.
THE DAYS AR:E
FRIDAY AND %sAT. JAN 1920
The Pictures Will AS~ude stores,
Public Buildings, srSol Chill
dren, Crowds on the reets
and Many Interes.
Scenes About the
City.

Friday and Saturday, Jan. 2S and
20, promise to be big days in Decor
ah. All Arrangements have been
completed for the taking of Decorah
: in moving pictures.
e. T. Fisher, representing the
United Educational and Publicity
Bureau of Minneapolis has been IN
y the city this week securing the CO.
operation of the business men to
make the taking of the pictures pos
sible, and large number have sign
ed up to have the work completed.
Most of the business men of De-
corah will also give some special
bargains on the above dates, and
j will make it interesting in many
4 ways for the big crowd of visitors
who are expected to be in the city on
the movie days.
There will be plenty of fun for ey-
! erybody when the pictures are taken,
J and still more fun when we all
lidNC Su0HIC W oGC Odl do
Others see us on the screen at the
Star.
Remember these pictures will be
taken on Friday and Saturday, jan
2S and 20, so don't fail to make
your plans to be in town on Movie
| day. You can have lot of fun and
incidentally the merchants will
make it worth while with special in
ducements. Every man, woman and
child in Decorah and surrounding
country are requested to be here.
Ii you have never seen motion
picture taken it will be a great op-
portunity, as an expert camera man
will be here two days, so don't forget
And be on hand and get in the pic
lures.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
FREE AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITS
or Northwest Products Will be
Shown i'm DecOrah on Feb. 10.

The Agricultural Exhibit Car OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway, touring the middle west
states, is the most effective agency
yet brought into use to enlighten
people on the wonderful crop yields
Of the western states. The car con-
corn and fruits. The car will visit
this city shortly and an announce
ment will be made in the paper later
as to the date the display will be
here.
The government crop reports indi-
cate that this year the aggregate
yield of these staples will be the lar
gest in history. Fabulous increases
are shown in many products, espe-
cially in Montana, the Dakotas,
Iowa, Minnesota and Washington.
The yields are phenomenal, going
beyond the highest estimates previ-
ously made by the most optimistic
experts. The attitude Of the rail
roads and the government is to stim-
ulate the interest of the people in
agricultural pursuits.
Last year the government spent
millions of dollars in AGRICULTURAL
research and study. 1t is encourag-
ing to find railroads lending their
support to a proposition that deals
so vitally with the country's pros
perity. Soil is Americas richest de-
pository and the wonderful crop spe
cimens exhibited in the agricultural
car of the st. Paul Railway, streng-
thens many of the claims made by
the Back to the Land" propaganda
The admission to the car is free and
a variety of literature regarding i'm
proved and unimproved lands is dis
tributed without cost. The car will
be at Calmar Feb. 18th and at De-
corah on Feb. 10Th.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
Eclipse of Moon Tomorrow.

Tomorrow morning, January 20,
at about o'clock, there will be a
partial eclipse of the moon, visible
from the beginning to end through
out the United States. The total dur
alton of the eclipse will be about one
hour and one-half, but counting
from the moment the moon enters
the half shadow or penumbra, the
duration of the phenomenon will be
about five hours. Following is an
explanation of tie eclipse:
The phenomenon of lunar eelipses
is primarily due to the fact that in
the solar system the only body that
gives off light of its own is the sun
and that all the other bodies, there
fore, shine only by reelected sunlight
and are visible only by virtue of his
borrowed light. The earth rotatcs
about the sun and the moon in turn
rotates about the earth. When col
ditions are right it is possible to con
ceive that the earth gets in precisely
be.ween the sun and the moon leaV-
ing the latter for the moment in
complete darkness. Of course the
continued rotation of the moon about
the earth soon brings it out again
where the sun can once more shine
upon its face.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
They Put "KiCk" in Cider.

Farmers in the vicinity of New
Carlisle, Penn, have found new
way to "beat" the local option laws
Thousands of gallons Of cider
were made in that section last fall
The farmers have discovered that by
running it through cream separa.
tor all the water is extracted, leav'
ing little but the pure alcohol re,
naming.
Its got an awful kick. Just as
good as rock and rye declared one
farmer, who allowed his barrel OF
cider to set in the warm November
sun two weeks before giving it the
once over in the cream separator
Since his discovery, others are
filling their cellars with jugs of the
extracted juice, to tide EN- over the
long winter months.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
They Have Shipped $50, 146 Pounds
OF Dressed Poultry the Past
Four Months to Storage
Quarters i'm Chicago.
HAVE PAID OUT
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT MONEY
They Have Employed Between 20
and 20 Men i'm Dressing Poultry
and Have Paid Out
So, ,422.24 For This
Work
Work.

The Woldum Produce Co. OF this
city the we'll known packers and
shippers of poultry and eggs are
just closing up one of the most sue
cessful years since they opened up
for business here They have been
deyoting most OF their time for the
past four months dressing poultry
chickens, turkeys. ducks and geese,
Between 20 and % men have been
employed at this work and they
have dressed 81 ,432 birds, or a total
of 335, 146 pounds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
Made a Quick Sale.

G. r. Hamre, who purchased 40
acres of land of the Brakeman farm
west of town about two weeks ago,
sold the land Monday to Elmer
Smorstad, of Glenwood township,
who will move on to it. The consid-
Grafton was $4,000. Mr.. Hamre
bought the land merely as an invest
ment and his quick disposal OF it,
demonstrates good business ability.
The land is some of the best in the
county.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19

Beauseant COmmandery.

Beauseant Commandery, No. 1:
knights Templar, held their installa.
tion of officers for the year 1916 on
Monday evening, Jan. II, and the
following officers were installed.
l.. B. Whitney, Commander.
A. Leytze, Genlmo.
c. w. Reed, Capt.-Gen.
Frank Jewell, Sr. Warden.
w. w. Sanders, Jr. Warden.
Rev. H. H. Green, Prelate.
r. F. B. Portman, Treas.
f. e. Cratsenberg, Recorder.
e. j. Parman, Standard Bearer.
Fl. F. Barthell, Sword Bearer.
p. II. Schlatter, Warder.
j. II. Mackenstad, Sentinel
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
Ladies of the Grand Army Install
Officers

Last Wednesday Jan. 22th, L. l..
Couse acting as installing officer, the
following named officers were INSTALL
ed for the ensuing year.
Mary A. Burt.
Sr Vice Pres. Christine Meyrick.
Jr. Vice Pres Ellen Wohlford.
Tres.-Elnora c Draper
Sec.-Nellie Thompson.
Conductor Gillett.
Asst. Conductor-Ida Topliff.
Guard-Emily Stortz.
Asst. Guard-Caddie Drake.
Chaplain-Olive Wicks.
Musician-Marie Ode.
Patriotic lnstructor-Mary j.
Couse.
1st Delegate-Nellie Thompson.
End Marie Ode.
3rd Delegate-Elmina Houg.
1st lternate-Christine Meyrick.
2nd Alternate-Anna Wingaard.
3rd Martha Hanson.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
Garfield Circle Elects.

Grafield Circle for the year 1915
has chosen for it's officers the follow.
ing:
President-M Mary A. Burt.
" Pres.-Christin Meyrick.
V. j. PreS.-Ellen Wohlford.
Treas.-Elnora c. Draper.
sec.-Nellle Thompson.
Chaplain-Olive Wicks.
Con.-Olive Gillette.
Asst. Con.-Ida Topliff
Guard Emily Stortz.
Asst. Guard-Caddie Drake.
Musician-Marie Ode.
Installing Officer-L. l.. Couse.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
Time For Bryan to Laugh.

Bryan probably is chorting to
himself-now that the administra-
ton admits it is considering the
enactment of an order preventing
Americans from taking passage on
ships owned in belligerent nations
their death at the hands of murder
Gus submarine commanders whose
definition of war license is written in
human blood BRYAN first proposed
this plan-and was laughed down
for it.-Cedar Rapids Gazette
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19

Remarking that w. w. Marsh,
democratic committeeman from Iowa
says that Roosevelt will be the re-
publican nominee for president and
that the best men and women of the
republican party will help to re-elect
President Wilson, the Perry Chief
further remarks that ''all of which
TO show that sometimes some people
do not know all about other peoples
business
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
Husband and Wife Both Ill.

Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Keefe. OF
BluHton township have both been
confined to their beds by illness for
couple of weeks. While they had
been pretty sick couple, reports
from their home state they are on
the gain, which will be good news
to all of their old friends here.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
We Stand Corrected.

I I.ssSFssseek we published an article
to the effect that four Iowans are
now at the head of four states of the
United States. According to j. M.
feeling a former Decorahian and now
proprietor of the Hotel Clarke at
Hastings, Neb. we omitted the name
of one former Iowan, Gov. Byrne, of
South Dakota, who was born near
Waukon. We gladly make the cor
rection to keep history straight. 1t
is hard to lose Iowans, as they are
always bobbing up on top somewhere.
Take for instance, Mr.. feeling, him
self, he is one of the leading hotel
men of the west, and if we mistake
not his name has been mentioned for
the office Of governor of Nebraska.
Well here is hoping that he will get
in the running some day, and make
the sixth Iowan at the head of a
Istate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
John Finn Ill.

Sunday morning John Finn was
taken very ill with bowel trouble and
was pretty sick man for couple OF
days. His daughter, Mrs. j. S. Will
kns, of New Hampton came Owe"
Monday and is assisting in caring
for him. DR.. Jewell has been attend
ing him, and at this writing ne Is
ge ting along nicely.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
Report Unspeakabie Cruelty to Horse

Officers for the Iowa Humane So
ciety have been asked by the citizens
of DAYTON TO prosecute man for al
legged cruelty to his horse
According to the letter received
at the Office of the society Friday the
man tied the halter to the jaw and
tongue of the horse and pulled it be-
hind an automobile six miles. The
tongue was torn and became infect
ed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
Julius Rosenthal at Hospital.

Julius Rosenthal. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs Emil Rosenthal, underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the De-
corah hospital yesterday by Drs.
Dahl and Barfoot, julius came dove
down from the farm near Canton
Monday, and in the evening was get
ting ready to start for home. wher
he was stricken suddenly with the at,
tack In his fathers grocery store.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19

The state board of health is call
ing on local boards of health for the
annual reports en- venereal diseases.
The first reports under the new law
were received last year, and were
far from satisfactory, the state Off
cials say. There were 1000 cases re-
ported In 1914.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
Shipped Car of War Horses.

Pat Roman arrived home this NOR
ming from Chicago where he had
taken a load of war horses, which he
sold to agents of the French govern
ment.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
OLE TRIMS l.. c.
st. Olaf Gives Luther Taste of De.
feat Before Large Number
of Basket Ball Fans.

1t was with intense regret that the
large crowd wandered away from the
Luther Auditorium last Monday eve-
ming, after having seen the fast ST.
Olaf Five defeat Luther by the
small margin of IA to 13. 1t sure
was battle royal, and one that made
your blood boil. We can truthfully
state that it was the best basket bail
contest we have seen in many moons.
AS the crowd was assembling in
the Auditorium pickup band favor
ed them with several selections, as
sisted by Chi Hanson, Luther's
yell-master We will have to give it
to Chi, he sure kept the students
busy in trying to rattle the Oles, but
they refused to be ratified.
The first half started out in the
usual IL Cole spirit, neither side
scoring for several minutes, but the
Oles we regret 10 say piled up bas-
kets before Luther was able to start
any thing; Streeter came to their aid
and made two foul throws, St. Olaf
then made another basket. This
ended the first half by the score of
s to in st. Olaf's favor Oles team
work was superior to that of Luth-
er's in this half and they also did eX-
Cellent work in covering up
Between nalfs CHI Hanson again
made his appearance, which helped
cheer-up the fans, and gave them
some hope for victory
The second half started out in a
more furious manner than the first,
Luther, with the determination, that
if there was going to be a victory
for any one they were going to cap
ture it for the Blue and White. But
although they did put up a wonder
full fight, they had to taste their first
defeat of the season, from their old
time rivals. Luther scored 3 field
baskets and 3 fouls in this half, while
Ole got only l field basket and four
fouls. Thus Luther was defeated by
the score of 4 to 49, If there had
been five minutes more of play We
believe Luther would have been able
No spell victory. Farstad FolS
Streeter's place in the last few min
utes of play, playing his position.
we'll.
We venture to say that when Luth
er goes to Northfield they will turn
the tables on Ole, and then we will
all join in one BREATH
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
WHY il PAYS TO Read the Ads.

There is every advantage in trad
ing with the firms that advertise
The non-advertiser who tells you he
can sell cheaper because he spends
no money for advertising, shows by
that very argument how little he
knows of modern methods of mer-
chandising. You, yourself, knew he
is wrong. Do you ever go out OF
town to trade? II you do, you do
not go into the city and hunt up the
stores whose advertisements yon
have never seen. You hurry to the
stores you are familiar with through
their advertising. Ask yourself then,
if advertising pays. 1t pays the
store, and it pays the customer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
Ice Harvest is On.

Tavenir Bros. the Decorah ice
dealers have started harvesting the
1916 ice crop. The ice is about 10
inches thick and of good quality.
They filled their big ice house near
the Milwaukee tracks this week, and
will start on their west side house in
a day or two.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
Appointed by Governor.

Governor Clarke on Friday ap-
pointed Hon. l.. Nj. Enger as one or
the honorary delegates to attend the
National Drainage Congress to be
held at Cairo, ILL.,, today and tomor-
row.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
Allamakee's New Ruling on Taxes

Allamakee county warrants as now
issued have provision printed there
on which states that they are not
transferable nor assignable until the
county treasurer shall certify thereon
that there is no delinquent personal
tax unpaid by the payee. If delin-
quent taxes exist same to be deduct
ed before payment of the order This
is a recent order of the Board of Su-
pervisors and is pretty good way to
clean up the delinquent tax slate.
However, few counties in the state
show less delinquent taxes than ALA
makee-Lansing Mirror.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19

The question Of what shall become
OF all the ex-bartenders is aked. Why
can't their former patrons support
them? They always did before, and
never got anything of any value for
their money either,-Osage Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
Some Opponents of Suffrage.

A woman who is going about the
country making living something
after the order of the Cherry sisters,
appeared at Dubuque theatre dur
ing the week, says the Times-Jour-
nal. While there she was interview
ed by newspaper man and during
her remarks she expressed herself as
vigorously opposed to equal suffrage
Woman's place is in the home; she
should spend her days in the kitchen
experimenting with new dishes or in
darning hubby's socks. Woman
should be very gentle and retiring
asserted this anti-suffrage apostle.
We can agree with part of what
this publicity-seeking woman says.
but her inconsistency is striking. 1t
gives fine insight to the opposition
to equal suffrage. The opposition is
fearful lest equal suffrage will lower
the dignity of women.
Lowering woman's dignity. indeed!
Did you ever notice what class it is
that is worrying about lowering wo-
mans dignity? Our actress CD critic
is one of them; the professional poll
tician is another, and so is the semi
barbarian who believes woman a
beast of burden
There are great many honest
persons opposed to equal suffrage,
licity-seeking woman, or coarse talk
ing man, opposing suffrage the
grounds that it would lower the dig
nifty of woman, we feel duty bound
to uncover their hypocrisy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19

The number of automobiles regis
tered at the state house yesterday
passed the $4,000 mark.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19

The water in Great Salt Lake is 10
per cent salt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19
St. Olaf-Second Half.


OFFICIALS: - Referee, F. l.
Blume; Scorers, Ulvilden and Mel
son: Time keeper, Swanson.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-01-19

The largest cavern in the world Is
the Mammoth cave, Of Kentucky.