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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-08
POSTMISTRESS INDICTED.
and Assistant Face
Charges. Officials Amazed at
Tangles i'm Iowa Post
offices.

Council Bluffs, Ia, March 6.-The
cases of the government against Vivi-
an Bartlett and Arlene Bartlett of
Brayton, Audubon county, both Of
whom were indicted by the federal
grand jury, were continued over un-
til the next term of court and both
women gave $1,000 bonds. Miss VI
Wan Bartlett was postmistress at
Brayton and Miss Arlene Bartlett
was her assistant. 1t is charged in
the indictment against the former
postmistress that she distracted sew
en- registered letters from the mail.
The indictment against Miss Arlene
Bartlett charges that she took six
Parcel post packages from the mail.
The number of attractions OF the
law by postmasters, and their assis.
ants in the last six months in Iowa
has amazed the government officials
who have had to deal with the cases.
In a majority OF the cases discrepan-
cies in government accounts have
resulted from a mixing Of personal
and government. cash accounts in a
hank. Whether or not penny is lost
by this method the government holds
one guilty of snch an act liable to
at once.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-08
WANTED BABY KILLED.
Science Called to Help Des Moines
Child Without Palate.

Des Moines, Ia, March 6.-Little
Dorothy Cleveland, aged two
n onths, deformeG since birth, whose
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cleve-
land. asked the city health officials
to kill her, has now a new mother,
who don't believe in the Haiseldon
idea of putting dcformed children out
of misery. She is Mrs. NJ. McMich-
ael, elected city mother by the coun-
Gil few days ago. She will super
wise the future of the child. At the
Methodist hospital, in few days, an
operation will be performed to re-
pair the deformity which caused the
parents to ask that the child be put
to death. Everything will be done
to repair the deformity, if medical
science can do it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-08
FARM SALE NETS $4,000.
Seed Corn Sold for Virtually SIS a
Bushel.

Usage, Ia, March 6.-Fully 1000
people attended an auction held on
the C. E. Buchanan farm about five
miles north of this city last week.
Horses sold as high as s235. hogs at
s35 each, and a 2-year-old heifer and
calf brought SIS. Chickens went at
II cents each. The total amount oil
the sale was little over $4,000.
One item of unusual interest was
100 bushels of seed corn grown last
season by farmer in the northern
part of the county. Mr.. Buchanan
took it in an automobile trade about
six weeks ago, allowing IS bushCl
for it. The corn was sold in small
lots at an average price of about So
O. bushel.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-08
Offered $50 For so Cent Bargain.

Dubuque, March "a Dubuque
man who knows something more
than little about liquor is telling
how he made a good purchase a few
days before the saloons of Dubuque
were closed. One night he happen
ed in at saloon where the cleanup
process had started. The proprietor
and bartenders were engaged in
hauling old bottles from the shelves
of cupboard and selling them fov
almost any price
Three dust covered bottles were
brought out. 1t was thought they
contained some out of date cordial,
but they were SO covered with dust
that the printing on the sides could
not be read. The proprietor told
him to take the three for so cents.
The bottles, full quarts, contained
absinthe, the French liquor now so
much sought after because it is no
longer manufactured, the French
government having enacted strict
law against its manufacture.
The purchaser claims to have been
offered $50 for a single one of the
bottles. though it originally was
worth less than SIS. He has not sol
and says he will not sell until he can
realize at least $100 bottle.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-08
Boys Encampment.

How 100 Farm Boys of the State
can enjoy the Iowa State Fair and
Exposition free of all Expense.
The dates chosen for the Iowa
State Fair and Exposition this year
|of 1916 are, August 23rd, September
1st.
The boys this year will be required
to write an essay on How Good
Roads will Benefit the Iowa Farm
er." These essays must be written
and placed on file with the county
superintendent by April 18th.
Boys who are interested should
make applications by writing to the
County superintendent. An entry
blank will be sent you.
Conditions Governing the Contest.
The boys will be required to write
essays of not less than 500 or more
than 1000 words. These essays must
be placed on file with the County
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-08
sUEFRAGIsTS WE'RE PLUCKY.
Seven Miles to Keep Engage
ment,

Red Oak, Ia, March 6.-Two
prominent Iowa suffrage workers
Miss Flora Leech, organizer for the
ninth district, and Mrs. Edith Was
son McElroy, Montgomery county
chairman. demonstrated their game
ness and incidentally put TO shame a
number of husky men recently.
The two suffragists planned a
brief trip to Elliott on the north
branch of the railroad from here but
in their haste they boarded a train
on the south branch and were car
ried to Coburg instead. Coburg is a
small country town seven miles south
of Red Oak. When they discovered
their error the two suffragists tried
vainly for an hour to persuade a man
to haul them to Red Oak for they
had speaking engagement at Willis
ca that evening and there were no
trains running back to Red Oak in
time for them to make connections
No man would attempt the trip.
The mud's too deep for either a
car or wagon said the men,
"Well, wen walk it then" said
the pluckv women.
Haw, haw, we see you dom itu'
chortled the gallant men.
But the two suffragists showed
they could by starting of down the
railroad track, regardless OF the i'm
rediments offered by their modish
gowns and high heeled shoes.
They got TO Red Oak in time TO
catch the evening train for VilIisca.
where they kept their engagements.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-08
SEED CORN WEEK.
Boys Acre Contest. Week OF March
i3 Has Been Set Aside for Test
ing of Seed Corn.

Winneshiek County has about
eighty thousand acres of land de-
voted to corn each year. This would
mean about twelve thousand BUSH
els of seed corn would be needed III
the county, or approximately one
million two hundred thousand ears
IOf corn
The weather conditions were not
favorable last year for corn crop.
This makes it necessary for farmers
to test all seed corn before planting.
The law requires Agriculture to
be taught in our public schools. The
most important part of Agriculture
to be considered at this time is the
testing of seed corn. In order to help
the farmers and to give the children
the experience of testing seed corn,
have designated the week beginning
with March 18th to be set apart es.
recially for the testing Of seed corn.
All schools in the county, botn
rural and town schools should take
part and keep record in ties ing seed
corn.
The rag doll' tester or any other
form OF tester may be used. Six ker-
.nels should be taken from different
parts of the ear and tested.
You will be pleased to know that
the bankers of Winneshiek County
Rave taken an interest in the Acre
Corn Contest Tor boys. They have
offered $3.50 to be given in prizes to
the boys in the county. We have
planned to divide the county into the
following five districts:
1st-Fremont twp, Burr Oak.
Hesper and Highland townships.
2nd-Orleans. Bluffton, Canoe and
Pleasant townships.
3rd-Eincoln. Madison, DEBORAH
and Glenwood townships.
4th-Sumner, Calmar, Spring
field and Frankville townships.
5th-Jackson, Washington, Mill
tary and Bloomfield townships.
The prizes will be awarded as
follows in each district:
1st, SIS; End, $40. 3rd, $3.50:
9Th, So; 5th, $3.50 as sweepstake T.
the boys growing the best acres CT
corn. 1t is desired that he must at
tend the State Junior Short Course
and Convention of Iowa Boys and
Girls Clubs at Ames.
The above prizes are offered as
special inducement to boys in this
county. At the same time you can
compete for prizes offered by the
state, as this will be a regularly or
ganized county.
We would like to have a leader in
each township who will interest the
boys in the corn contest We shout !
have at least five boys from each
township who viii be willing to ente"
the contest.
Please write to the county Superin-
tendent's Office for further informa-
ton, if interested.
H. E. MILLER,
County Supt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-08
S3s A BUSHEL PAID FOR CORN.
High Prices Established for Good
Seed i'm Dubuque County. All Of
Grain Is Tested and
Guaranteed to Show
Fertility.

Dubuque. Ia, March Big pri-
ces are being paid here for farms
and farm products. Wilkinson Broth
ers sold eight bushels of seed corn
for $3.50 bushel. Patrick McGrain
sold ten bushels of seed corn at $3S
a busnel and at the same time dis
posed of seventeen brood sows at
$40 each. Patrick McComish sold
twenty-five bushels of seed corn al
SIS bushel.
All the seed corn sold at such pri'
ces was handpicked last fall before
frost danger came. All has been thor
oughly tested and is guaranteed tc
show at least 95 per cent fertility.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-08
SPELLING AND FIGURING DOWN
CONTEST.
Fourth Annual Contest VIII be Held
In DEBORAH Saturday, March
Eighteenth.

The Fourth Annual Spelling and
Figuring Down Contest will be held
In DEBORAH, Saturday, March 18th,
beginning at ten O'Clock A. NJ.
A list of words will not be sent to
the teachers this year for the use
OF the contestants. The words that
Will be used will consist of work that
has been done during the school year
in the regular class recitations. This
VIII not necessitlte any extra time or
work in preparing for the contest.
Plans have been made for a State
lSpelling Contest. The winner in the
County Spelling Contest will repre-
sent Winneshiek County at the State
Spelling Contest which will be held
In connection with the State Fair
August 21st to Sept. /, 1916.
One hundred dollars is to be given
away in premiums. Contestants will
be chosen from each county to rep
resent them at the State Contest.
The pupil representing Winnie
shiek County will have all expenses
Paid to go to the State Contest. This
should make our Spelling Contest OF
special interest this year.
This year we will have a written
spelling contest instead of oral, so
that each contestant may spell all
the words.
Figuring Down Contest.
The Figuring Down Contest will
take up work in the four fundamen-
tails the divisor and multiplier not
to exceed two numbers.
Rules.
All contestants must be enrolled
or have been enrolled in some rural
school or any other grade below the
high school in the city schools or
parochia1 schools.
Each rural school may have one
representative in each contest or one
pupil from the same school may COM
pete in both contests. Each town or
city school may nave two representa-
tives in each cont est or the same two
may compete in both contests.
Prizes-Spelling Contest.
The prizes consist of a Diploma
OF Honor given to the eight contes-
tants winning highest rank. In addi-
ton the following cash prizes will
be given:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-08
Has Caesarean Operation.

AS the result of eclampsia, which
necessitated a Caesarean section.
Mrs. Harry Wood, of near Conrad, is
seriously ill at the Deaconess hospital
at Marshalltown following an opera
ton performed Tuesday night. Twin
baby girls were taken from tine mo-
ther, one child being dead and the
other dying Wednesday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-08
superintendent on or before April

superintendent on or before April
18th.
Competition will be limited to
boys of good character of from ID to
10 years of age.
2.-Candidates must live on
farms. Attendance at city high
schools will not be considered a bar
TO competition.
3.-Candidates must be willing to
cooperate with other boys and rep
resentatiVes of the fair management
to make the visit to the fair of
greatest value to all concerned and
to that end must put themselves alb
solutely under the supervision and
direction of the camp management.
4.-Boys who won in 1912, 1913,
1914 and 1915 are not eligible this
year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-08

DIR. Conrad's business has grown
into the necessity of an Office at
tendant. He has employed Miss Alice
Hamre, who will be on duty each
DAY TO receive patrons and attend to
telephone calls, and otherwise LOOK
after the Doctors interest. adv.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-08

Prizes-Ffguring Down Contest.
The prizes for the Figuring Down
Contest will be the same as for the
Spelling Contest.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-08

i am at present located in my old
office with DR.. Clark, doing exclu-
sively eye, ear, nose and throat work.
DR.. Sweeney. eff
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-08

Some great bargains in second
hand pianos and organs, taken in ex-
change on new planes. Take eleva-
tor third floor, Marsh Music House.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-08

Old Nursery Rhymes Reyamped.
Little Boy Blue
Cut out the horn,
You've blown it steadily
Since Christmas morn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-08

Sooner or later you will trade
at Miller's, why not sooner. 27-tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-08

Figuring Down Contest.
The Figuring Down Contest will
take up work in the four fundamen-
tails the divisor and multiplier not
to exceed two numbers.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-23
CALL IS ISSUED FOR General
STRIKE IN new YORK OF
ALL union WORKERS

New York, Sept. 23.-Trades un-
ions here today began to vote on rati-
flying of the action of 80 delegates
who called for general suspension
of work" next Wednesday in connec-
tion with the street car employees
strike. All union wage earners were
appealed to to stay at home until the
traction companies make 1t possible for
them to ride in street cars without Of
fense to their union allegiance. Rati-
fication of the action would call 750.-
900 men and women away from their
work.
Leaders In the sympathetic strike
movement declare many OF the unions
already have voted to ratify their rec
concentrations, and that any union man
who does not quit work Wednesday will
be denounced as a traitor. Statements
issued by tho leaders indicate that
they are incensed by Mayor Mitchels
warning that he sjood ready 10 use
military power to restrain violence and
declare that they consider the city to
be dominated by the traction interests.
To reinforce the police, Commissioner
Woods today instructed the captains to
select 10 civilians in each precinct to
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-23

Mskinof.

New York, Sept 23.-Alexandre Mis-
kinoff, the Russian prince, whose title
has been officially denied, is prepared
to defend vigorously the suit for divorce
brought against him by his wife,
Mrs. Aimee Crocker-Gouraud Miskinoff.
heiress to the Crocker millions. John
C. Oldmixon. counsel for the princess.
has appeared before the supreme court.
after the lapse of the required time
since summons was served on the
prince, and has obtained permission
to file the complaint. sMr. Oldmixon
also asked that a referee be appoint
ed to hear the clients testimony that
publicity might be avoided.
The Miskinoffs have been to court
with marital problems before. The last
time the princess appeared it was in
defense of a suit for separation. 1t was
not until Mrs. Miskinoff filed her an
swer to tn, princes papers that knowl
edge of the suit became public.
1t then became known that the
prince had demanded the appearance
in court of the princess baby, which
same he had declared the princess
had stolen away from him after he
had spent many morning trundling
it in Central park. The princess asked
the court to announce that there had
been no issue of their marriage and
that she had not given birth to child.
There was, however. an adopted daugh-
ter, YYonne Gouraud. II years old.
This trial had an interruption when
1t was well in progress, the lawyers
on both sides announcing that their
clients wished proceedings stopped,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-23
PIONEERS OF MONTANA
IN annual SESSION

Helena, Mont, Sept. 2s.-Men and
women, who founded Montana and did
so much toward establishing and main
tanning it's institutions met here today
to participate in the proceedings of
the thirty third annual meeting of the
Society of Montana Pioneers. The
meeting will continue until next We'd
nesday.
The business meetings will be held
in the, Helena Auditorium. The direc-
tors Of the society expect the largest
attendance of any meeting and an
elaborate program of entertainment has
been prepared.
The principal matters to be discussed
will be the erection of monuments to
mark the Mullan trail. and of statues
to Lewis and Clark at the great falls
of the Missouri river and at the three
forks of the same river.
The society has 1900 members. Its
membership has included $500 pioneers
since its organization in 1884, but 1900
of that number have died. The pres
ent officers of the society are: Presi-
dent, John Blair. of Helmville; secre-
tary. J. u. Sanders, of Helena, and
treasurer, Richard Jockey. Of Helena.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-23
WILL CONSIDER
many QUESTIONS
OF IMPORTANCE
General Convention of the
Protestant E pi s c o p a |
Church to Be Held Next
Month at st. Louis.

St. Louis, Sept 23.--The coming
month will witness the making of &C.
clestiastical history here by the forty
fourth triennial general convention of
the Protestant Episcopal church. Be
ginning Wednesday. Oct IL, more than
100 bishops, with several times that
number of clerical and lay delegates,
will meet in the Moolah temple to hold
daily sessions for two weeks or long
er.
The bishops will constitute the house
OF bishops and the clergymen and
laymen will sit in the house of depu-
ties. These two bodies will discuss
proposed amendments to the church
constitution and their debates will
bring to a head questions that have
been agitating the church for many
years.
Among the important subjects sched-
uled for consideration are the relation
of the Episcopal church to other Chris
tian communions; revision and en-
richment of the prayer book; Chris
tian education; missionary organiza-
tion and the election of bishop for
negroes in the United States.
QUESTION OF OPEN SESSION.
The session of the house of deputies
will be open to the public. Another at
tempt to throw the session of the house
Of bishops open to the public will be
made. Such an attempt at the last
triennial general convention was de-
feated by a narrow margin.
One of the interesting features OF
the convention aside from the ordinary
routine of business, will be a celebra-
ton in honor of the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the election to the episcopate of
Bishop Tuttle of Missouri. Bishop Tut
tie is the oldest member of the house
of bishops In point of service and by
right of seniority has held the honor
of presiding bishop for many years. He
is to preside over the approaching ses-
sions in this city and will also preach
the convention sermon.
The total number of delegates to
the convention will be close to 800 and
in addition there will be many visit
ors to the gathering. For their recep-
ton and entertainment elaborate pre-
parations are now being made by the
local church organizations.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-23

be sworn In as special policemen. This
would add about 900 men to the de-
partment.
The call was embodied in resolutions
adopted at conference of labor lead
ers representing the federated bodies
in all the boroughs of the city as well
as many national and international un-
ions. Eighty unions in the city were
represented.
Hugh Frayne, New York state organ
izer for the American Federation of
Labor. announced the determination to
call the sympathetic walkout in the fol-
lowing statement:
'It was, decided by unanimous vote
by Representatives of so unions of
Greater New York and vicinity that
there shall be a general suspension of
work in all trades and industries in
Greater New York and vicinity. The
same to commence Wednesday, Sep
tember 81, at a. M"
The call is based upon the principle
that the union men cannot maintain
their self respect If they ride upon cars
operated by strikebreakers, according
to q statement issued Friday night by
Ernest Bohm secretary of the Central
Federated union.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-23

as there had been a reconciliation.
The prince had admitted that he had
no child and that the baby he remem-
bered to have trundled was an adopted
one. There was also the announce
ment that though the suit was with
drawn neither party would have any
thing to do with the other thereafter.
But only a few evenings after leav-
ing the court the two were seen to-
gether in a moving picture play
house holding hands.
Early in June the couple were to-
gether at Atlantic City when the
princess suddenly left for New York
and sending for Mr.. Oldmixon asked
him to bring divorce proceedings.
The complaint names no co-respon-
dent. 1t asserts upon information
and belief that at various dates be-
tween the first day of January, 1915,
and the first day of July, 1916. and at
various places in the city, county and
state of New York" the defendant
committed offenses with "a woman
whose name is unknown to this plain
tiff" which provide grounds for di-
yorCe
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-23
JUDGE NORTONI WILL
VISIT BOISE. while ON
TOUR OF THE WEST

Chicago, Sept. 7S.-Reedy to pour
some hot shot into the TANKS OF the
standpat Republican ranks. Judge AL
bert D. Nortoni. Of Missouri, started q
long swing through tho west today that
will take him from Denver to Utah.
Wyoming. the Pacific coast up through
Montana and back to Omaha.
II am just going to ask Mr.. Justice
Hughes some questions" said Judge
Nortoni, who was the Progressive can
didate for governor In Missouri four
years ago. Il am going to ask the
questions that every real Progressive
wants answered before election day.
expect to get much of the territory
that the former justice covered dur
ing his trip through the west. I am
from the show me- state. but / do not
believe that expression applies to Mis-
souri, in particular this year. but to the
entire country. Mr.. Justice Hughes has
yet to show the Progressives of the
country any reason for voting for him
and the Penrose- -Barnes-Lodge-C Crane
combination that is trying to pull the
wool over the voters eyes in order to
get back in control.
Judge Nortoni will follow this
schedule: Denver. Oct q; Colorado
Springs. Oct. 8; Cheyenne, Oct. 4;
Salt Lake. Oct. 8; Ogden, Oct. 6; Boise,
Oct. Z: Portland, Oct. @; Seattle. Oct
10; Spokane. Oct. 12; Missoula, Oct.
1S: Helena, Oct, IA: Billings. Oct Is;
Sheridan. Oct. IT; Omaha. Oct 10.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-23
CAMPAIGN
TO Be OPENED BY
PRESIDENT TODAY
Will Speak to New Jersey
Men on the Administra-
tion's Attitude Toward
American Business.

Long Branch, N J., Sept 23.-Presi-
dent Wilson's program for today called
for the first of a series of speeches he
plans to deliver at Shadow Lawn in
his porch campaign" for reelection.
He planned to address a large delega-
tion of New Jersey business men on
the attitude of the administration to-
ward American business.
Ambassador Page of London dis
cussed British interference with Amer
lean trade and mails with the presi-
dent. who informed the ambassador Of
the resentment In this country over
British restrictions on neutral COM
merce.
The president accepted an invitation
to deliver an address at Omaha Octo-
Der 5.