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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-05
Roy ElIingson Home From Canada.

Roy Ellingson, son of Sheriff Ell
iingson and wife, arrived home from
Canada last week, where he has been
working on a big farm operated by
Dick Bills, a son-in-law of Jim Thorn
as. He has been in Canada for the
past eight months. Roy is only eigh-
teen years old, bat he has demon
strated that he is made of the right
kind of stuff, and is not afraid of
work. This is the second year that he
has spent in Canada. He will re-
main at home now for some time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-05
Lieutenant Gorder Here.

Lieutenant Lester Gorder arrived
home Thanksgiving day on a visit to
his mother and many friends here. He
received his commission at the sec
ond officers training camp just closed
at FIT. Smelling. He will report on Dec.
Is at Camp Custer at Battle Creek,
Mich.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-05
Christian Science Services.

Freeman building, I'd floor, July
20, 1917.
Sunday 10:45 A. M. Subject
"Goi the Cause and the Creator"
Wednesday evening Testimonial
Meetings 8 O'Clock P. M.
Sunday School, II o'clock.
Free Reading Room opened from
2 to P. NJ. daily except Sunday.
A circulating library of all Mrs.
Eddy's works are also kept at the
reading room.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the church services and visit
the reading room.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-05
Chasing Ont

Discount on Edison monographs
and records at Parman's drug and
jewelry store. Why pay list price
when you can buy them at reduc-
tion? Largest stock of records in De-
corah to select from. Adv.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-05
DEBORAH Lutheran Church.
%. Glesne. Pastor. J

Sunday school OILS a. IN. Morning
service in Norwegian at 1890. Eve
ming service in English at 1880. La
dies Aid will meet at the church par
lors Thursday afternoon,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-05
Advertised Letters.

The following letters remain at the
DEBORAH postoffice unclaimed:
Mr.. William Dixon, Mr.. Emil Hell
mundstad, Mr.. Elborne Kerlus, Mr..
Theo. Lindell, Miss Perl Norten, c.
E. Little, Mr.. H. A. Robinson, Mr..
Peter Surly, Mr.. G.. W. Tafel.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-05
Nj. Il. Church.

Dec. 1917, the subject for the
morning sermon, "MyGhurch." Topic
for evening sermon Christ Crowded
Out" Good music and cordial well
come for all.
A. R. GRANT, Pastor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-05

standard makes of cigars, like
DENBYS, so in box at so at VICK'S
CLOSING OUT SALE.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-05

Beautiful presents given away at
the close of each auction at X. A.
VICK'S.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-05

The finest line of popular priced
candy at Miller's Economy Store.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-05

Our Want Column.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-20
HOW -----
To euro an Incipient Cold
and to Relieve a Cough

WAT HAT should we do if we are
~ catching cold? That means
If we start with sneezing
and chills. Promptly empty
the bowels, either by taking a strong
laxative, as epson salts or castor oil
or soap enemas, the latter several
times. so as to make them thoroughly
effective. The second action should be
to take boiling hot bath or a blanket
wrap. The latter is made by dipping
sheet into very hot water. which is
then wrapped around the patient and
followed by at least two blankets and
as many hot lids or bottles as the
house avails. Give the patient plenty
of hot lemonade to drink, and when a
copious sweat is produced take care
not to chill the patient by carefully
rubbing each part Of the body with
cold water. while the rest of the body
is well covered. But do not omit the
cold rub afterward. Remember to
have the head well covered with cold
congresses.
Light diet. consisting of fruit juices
with little sweetening. should be given.
All solid food should he avoided This
will assist greatly in fighting the cold.
Fasting is like housecleaning-givin
the bodily machinery time to get rid Of
all waste. If throat and nose begin
to feel dry. SO as to be uncomfortable,
do not neglect to mOisten these parts
A very good compound recommended
By one of the best authorities on the
matter is the following:
Oil of eucalyptus, twenty drops.
Menthol, ten grains.
Liquid paraffin. two ounces.
Dissolve and mix. Use in atomizer.
IL chilliness prevails the patient
should spend a day in bed. 1t is both
cheaper and more comfortable to do
this. for 1t avoids complications. Once
the cold toxins have got into your sys-
TEN you must expect serious discom-
fort for some time Nervous diseases,
heart trouble and kidney diseases have
often been started by one of these ap-
parently harmless colds.
If your nOstrils are particularly sore
and the secretions very profuse salt
water ought to be snuffed up the nose,
but never if the cold is in very severe
stage for fear of injecting the ears. If
you use the douche glass always keep
the mouth open. This does away with
the danger of having the solution run
to the ears. A disinfectant and sOoth-
ing solution follows:
Menthol, twenty grains.
Cemphor, twenty grains.
Liquid vaseline, two ounces.
Mix and label. Use in atOmizer as
nasal dOuche.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-20

the outlying country districts who
could not be away from home so long
that it was decided to compress the
dozen sessions into three days.
Its no pink tea we are planning, -
says Miss Byrns, assuming the role of
stern schoolma'a
There are to be reviews after each
lesson and examinations at the end.
Nobody need expect just to sit still and
be entertained by pleasant speeches.
Every pupil will have to learn to make
good speech on every subject studied.
Oh, yes, there are to be home lessons
also to be prepared outside of this
twelve hour day. Each woman will be
assigned a certain topic, will receive
literature concerning it and told to pre-
pare speech upon it for the next day.
I'm sure l don't know how they are
going to manage it." she added.
much of the suffrage work done in
the past by unframed workers lost eff
fectiveness because of that very lack
of training. Now we are going to find
out those who are good Mt public speak.
ing and train them for that. Those
who cant make speeches, but are good
at answering questions, are TO have
their special talent developed. Others
who show aptitude for canvassing will
be drilled for that particular and i'm
portant duty"
The college" will visit all the promi.
nent cities in New York state.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-20
Your Couture.

There is no longer any necessity for
loading the hair with braids, rats, puffs
and curls. The fashions today are so
simple that the woman who has only n
small crop of hair can easily dress it
well. In dressing your hair consider
the shape OF your face. The back Of
the head is of Importance. but the
frame made by the hair must be be-
coming to the face. Women of severe.
ly classic features and fine brows can
wear the hair brushed straight back
from the forehead and coiled at the
back of the head or at the nape of the
neck.
Simple hairdressing ngnecessitates clean
er hair, therefore healthier hair. The
hair must be thoroughly washed every
week or two, especially If one exer-
cises much. Some women boast OF
washing their hair but once In six
weeks. Imagine the scalp, with its
myriads of oil glands and its heavy
growth of hair TO retain the dust, be
ing bathed only once In that long period
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-20
Wife Left Husband; Mar.
ried Another In Legal
Manner
CHOOSE BETWEEN TWO
Woman In Dilemma When
Her First Mate Appears;
Neatly Solves Tt

On the 4th of last December little
Confroneca Laoga aged %, became the
bride of Toder (or Tom) Popian, rail.
road worker aged 25, and after Squire
Ben w. NcCray had tied the nuptial
knot which made the twain one, Mr..
Popian and his bride and her little
son aged about years, took up their
residence in a coy two-room apart.
ment Of box car along the l.. A. & s.
tracks in the east part of this city,
says the Ashland Press.
Monday OF last week Tom Glesh (or
Moldvon) arrived in the city from Orr
Vile looking for his wife and little boy.
lie was accompanied by two of his
friends and his arrival caused some an
xiety to Mr.. and Mrs. Popian for they
feared that he meant to do them some
harm. Complaint was made to the po-
lice and Moldvon (or Glesh) was ar
rested by Chief of Police Fred Smith
on charge of lettering.
The clearing up of the points at is
sue required considerable inquiry but
according to the information received
the fair and petite Confroneca became
the wife Of Tom Glesh some years
ago. At least they went to the Stark
county probate office and procured a
license, record of which was found but
il aDDears that there never was any re-
turn to Indicate that the marriage cere-
mony was performed.
Probably Glesh and Confroneca
thought that was sufficient authorize
ton of their nuptials and they began
their married life. To them were born
three children, Glesh says, One OF
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-20
ABOUT BILLIARD BALLS.
Why They Click When They Strike
One Another.

Why They Click When They Strike
One Another.
What makes the "click" when two
billiard balls or other spheres of any
solid material strike each other? Pro-
fessor Banerii has found that the dis
tribution of the intensity of the sound
in various directions around the line
of impact is very remarkable, and he
has found methods of measuring the
force of these sounds so exactly that
he Is able to set down the following
conclusions:
The sound, he explains, is not due
as has been hitherto thought, to the
vibrations of the spheres. which in any
ordinary material, such as ivory, wood
or metal, are both too high In pitch to
be audible and too faint in intensity
to be heard. The click is due to air
vibrations caused by the reversal of
the motion of the spheres as a whole.
He has ascertained that the intensi-
ty Is at its highest or maximum In q
line joining the centers OF the spheres.
1t gradually diminishes almost to zero
at an angle of about siXty-seven de-
grees with line joining the centers,
when it again Increases to a second
maximum at an angle of ninety de-
grees. In other words, the click Is
loudest at the very point of contact of
the spheres, which is what we would
naturally expect.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-20
new OFFICERS,
MILFORD inst.
John Mitchell Elected Pres
fdent For 1918
AFFAIR BIG SUCCESS
Exhibits or School Boys And Young
Girls Cause Favorable Comment
From State Speakers-At-
tendance Large

The following are the new officers
of the Milford institute:
President-John Mitchell.
Vice Pres.-Clarence T. Coe.
Secretary-Blinn Gearhart.
Treasurer-T. r. Ewing.
Executive committee-L. M. Bot
tenfield, Edward Hawkins, w. M.
Larimore, Mrs. L. M. Bottenfield,
Mrs. Eva Ewing and Mrs. Lucy
Mitchell.
There was an exceptionally large
attendance at the institute this year.
It was as follows:
Wednesday morning-182.
Wednesday afternoon-190.
Wednesday evening-235.
Thursday morning-115.
Thursday afternoon-140.
Total-S62.
The exhibits we're very attractive.
There was display of corn, raised by
the boys OF the fifth, sixth and sew
enth grades, which was very fine.
State Speaker Ketner complimented
the young lads on their work, stating
that it was the equal of that done by
full-grown men.
Crocheting, sewing and kindred
arts were found on exhibition, the
work OF girls from 7 to Ia years of
age. Another state speaker, Mr.. Jen-
nings, said that this was with one ex-
ception the finest display he had ever
examined.
The Milford farmers will hold an
other institute next year. It is planned
to make it even bigger and better
than the one of 1917.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-20
ESCAPE
From Injury Little Short Of
Miraculous
Car, Holding Four Young Men, Skids
Near Centerburg, Throwing
Three Out

Centerburg, Feb. 24-In an acci-
dent near here last night at o'clock
which wrecked almost completely the
automobile. four young men, driving
through from Columbus to Gambler,
had an escape from serious injury
which was little short of miraculous.
In the party were Robert A. Bentley,
Thomas Il. Davey and Jack Chester
OF Columbus and Frederick II. Cross
of Houghton, Mich. The party was
enroute to Gambler to attend the
Kenyon-Mlami game. An Icy hill. just
east OF this place, caused the acci.
dent, the car skidding. Bentley, Dav-
ey and Cross we're thrown from the
car. but were injured only slightly.
Farmers near by assisted the party
out OF its trouble. The automobile
was badly damaged.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-20
How to\Make a Lamp Shade For Par
lor or Bedroom

How to\Make Lamp Shade For Par
lor or Bedroom.
Begin by cutting strip OF silk an
inch wider than the depth of the wire
lamp shade frame and two or three
times as long as the circumference of
the lower part of the shade. Turn I'M
der top and bottom of the silk so that
strip just the width of the depth Of
the lamp shade results and shir both
edges twice. Make small French
seam to join the two ends of the ma
terial and then slip 1t on the frame,
pull up the shirring threads and dis
tribute the gathers evenly. Tack into
place and cover the raw edges with
braid. Use narrow gilt braid for the
top and for the bottom fringe on braid.
For bedroom. If light blue or rose
silk is used. a cotton two colored braid
and fringe may be used instead of the
gilt.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-20
License ALONE NEEDED,
ITALIAN PAIR THOUGHT

csc is dead, one is in Wayne county.
and the little boy Mrs. Popian has.
II appears that when Mrs. Glesh de-
U6ed to wed Popian it was suggested
that it would be necessary to get a
divorce from the first husband and, ac-
cording to information received by
Chief Smith, one of their countrymen
made a couple of trips to Canton to
see about getting divorce but there
being no record of marriage, no divorce
was secured. The license was accord
ingly taken out and Popian and Con-
froneca were married
The former husband, Glesh, had his
hearing before Police Judge Chorpen-
ing on Monday afternoon and the court
after hearing the case discharged him.
On Tuesday morning Chief of Police
Smith and Glesh accompanied by an
interpreter went TO the Popian box
car and Mrs. Popian was asked wheth-
er she wanted to take her little boy
and return to her first husband, an
opinion having been expressed that
this being common law marriage it
would take precedence over the sec
ond. From her actions, one was lead
to believe that the little woman loved
them both and that it was a very diff
cult matter for her to decide whether
she should return to her first love or
remain the wife of Popian. When the
possibility of her going with Glesh, a
friend who claimed that Popian had
borrowed from him S35 to be used in
obtaining a divorce that wasn't OBJ
tanned for the reason previously not
ed, asked who was going to pay the
sos. The creditorfriend suggested
that Confroneca ought to be held as
security for the payment of the loan
but Chief Smith told him that sort of
a. procedure would not be permissible
in this country.
ConfrOneca was undecided for a
long time. 1t was impressed upon her
that if she decided to remain the wife
OF Popian, her former husband would
naturally be expected to remain away
and the little boy would stay with her.
If she should decide to resume her du-
ties as the wife of Glesh and take the
little boy with her, Popian would be
expected to abide by her decision
Finally, after much animated dis
cussion, Confroneca decided to remain
the wife of Popian, who promised that
he would see to paying back the $35.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-20
SOUTH NEARLY AS COLD
AS NORTH, SAYS ARNOLD

a 60-mile-an-hour wind. The train
was nine hours late. Arriving at st.
Augustine, Fla, Mr.. Arnold and his
sister, Miss Addie, found everything
frozen stiff. Flowers, green growth
and vegetables were destroyed.
Mr.. Arnold says that many of his
old friends are back again and the
welcome he and his sister received
was most hearty. Everybody, he
says, has wanted to sit outdoors, but
nobody has had the opportunity yet.
Mr. Arnold also sent a photograph Of
Florida fountain, frozen solid by the
recent cold snap.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-20
w. r. C. ENJOYS
AN ENTERTAINING
PROGRAM

w, X. c. met Friday evening at 200
o clock, The doors were thrown open
to the public at 1880 and the following
program was given
Song Washington-All
Readings, House by the Side of
the Road" and when Melindy Sings"
Miss Elinor Hobbs
Duet, Misses Leona and Helena
Pack, "Tis |, Be Not Afraid"
Duet, Misses Leona and Helena
Pack, "Mammy's Little Coal Black
Rose"
Reading, Mothers OF 1862" Mrs,
Graham.
Song. America. Love You,"-Al,
bert Crider,
Readings. The Old Grand Army
Man." and ABE ILncoin's Birthday
Mrs. Fred Stephens.
Solo. Mrs, Harry Wootton. accom-.
panied by Mrs. Paal Sawvel.
Reading. Little Hatchet Story" =
Mrs. Carrie Tiiton.
Piano solo-Ronald Scott.
Reading, "T.incoln's Tomb"-Mrs.
Lulu Morgan.
Patriotic medley. Mesdames Gill.
land, Wootton, Tilton and Morgan.
Reading. did Washington Swear at
Monmouth" by Post Commander Mil.
ton Martin,
Reading, Gen. Washington and
Captain Mollie- Miss Marie Breeze.
Marching Through Georgia" drum
Ronald Scott.
Readings Washington and Lincoln"
Mrs. Elizabeth White and Mrs. Car
rie Tilton.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-20
LOCAL MAN WRITES INTEREST.
INGLY OF FLORIDA

Isaac Walcutt of East Vine street
has received most interesting letter
from r. /. Arnold of this city. who is
spending several months in Florida.
Mr.. Arnold went south to escape cold
weather and, from his description,
has encountered even worse dose
of it than was experienced here.
He states that, in the journey
through Kentucky and Tennessee, a
terrible blizzard was encountered
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-20
Put Buttons In Salt.

Said an expert waitress lately; ~
have noticed In cafes and different
homes how angry looking one gets
when the salt and pepper shakers
don't work and their contents stick in
side. Now it viii surprise you how this
works. just put two large pearl but
tons inside of each shaker, and when
you go TO shake it 1t will surprise you
how easy II comes out. also find if
you put two spoonfuls of cornstarch to
two pounds of sugar and mix together
and then put what you want in your
sugar bowl 1t will not lump together,
and you VIII never notice there war
starch In It."
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-20
NEWsPRINT SHORTAGE
LARGELY ARTIFICIAL
COMMISSION DECIDES

Washington b. c., Feb. I Especially
After nearly year of investiga.
tions and hearings, the federal com
mission to investigate the newsprint
condition has announced that the al
legged newsprint paper shortage is
largely artificial, the prices extor-
tionate and that free competition has
ceased to exist. The commission an
nounced that the big newsprint manu-
facturers had decided to let the COM
mission arbitrate fair schedule of
prices"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-20

ly stock to the amount of s179. An
order for public sale of property has
been issued. The report was filed by
William G. Koons, assignee.
o
Deed Filed
Cecil C. Roberts to Walter C. Cur
tbs, parcel in Clinton, 81.
o
Jury Excused
The petit jury was excused Friday
until Wednesday morning. The cases
set for Monday and Tuesday we're
not ready for hearing.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-20
MOOSE INITIATE
FOUR CANDIDATES INDICTED
INTO MYSTERIES OF ORDER

IIiawatha Lodge, No. 1874, l.. o. O.
NJ. initiated a class of four new mem
bers at the home on West High street
Friday evening. There were goodly
number in attendance at the initia-
tion; also at the roast beef supper
that followed the ceremony. The sup
per which followed the initiation was
delicious and was consumed with rel
ish by all of the members of the
lodge.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-20
RESTRAINING ORDER
GRANTED BY COURT
Bricker Awarded $50 Dam.
ages BY Jury; Other
Court News

Charles e. Deffenbaugh came over
from Columbus Friday Just in time to
stop a sheriff's sale.
At 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
Sheriff Mossholder was to have sold
certain tracts of land in the action to
foreclose mortgage brought by the
Knox County Savings Bank VS.. Jennie
A Grubb, d. b. Grubb and d. B..
Grubb as administrator OF Elizabeth
Adams.
Deffenbaugh is a party defendant,
made so by court, and on Friday filed
an answer and cross-petition, the
prayer of which was that the court re-
strain the sheriff from selling the
first tract in the proceedings and that
the mortgage on this be reformed so
as TO cover a threefourths interest.
instead of an entire interest, of de-
PENDANTS I'm the tract.
Answering defendant AYERS that by
mutual mistake on the part of the
mortgagee, Jennie A. Grubb and d. b.
GTubb were made owners of an entire
interest I'm the tract, whereas they
owned but a three-fourths part.
He says that on Dec. IA, 1916, de-
PENDANTS conveyed TO him a one-sixth
interest in onefourth interest in
the property and that he paid to them
a consideration for this. Maintain
ing that irreparable harm would be
worked to his interest, he asks that
the sheriff be restrained from selling
the tract.
A restraining order has been grant.
I'd by Judge Blair and the sale stop
ped.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-20
Why a Duck ooosn'. Get wot by wats'

Why a Duck Doesn't Get Wet by Water
The answer is a simple one: Because
a duck greases its feathers to turn
away water, obtaining the original wa
terproof coat and setting an example
for man. There is a gland on the back
of duck. near the tail, which emits
oil from the creatures body. The
duck fiirts this oil over its thick.
smooth pumaee. which then Is almost
waterproof. aud Its body is kept dry
and warm, though the water in which
It lives he cold and the weather Sc
we're.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-20
STREAM & RIMER
REAL ESTATE AND LoANa

Farms and city property bought, sola
and exchanged. Properties rented aAe
rents collected. Fire insurance a spe-
cialty. Representing ~ old reliable
stock companies. Accident insurance,
i've stock insurance. Plate glass in.
surance, automobile Insurance. IN faol
we can insure any property you may
nave Surety bonds OF all kinds. Cali
and see us. Room ! Sipe bldg. South
Luther a Stream VIM. =. Rlmer
Main st. Cit. phone No. 447 Black;
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-20
A "SUFF" COLLEGE
Would Be Voters viii Train Wom-
en- to Speak.
is TO BE NO "PINK TEA"

Miss 6yrns, . New York Lawyer, ls
Starting Up State Schools to Teach
Women How to Be SpeIlbipders and
Good canvsssers.
A peripatetic suffrage college is the
latest move in the 1917 votes for wO-
men campaign. The object, says Dean
Elinor Byrns, one of New YOrk's active
women lawyers. is to seek out local
talent and train it for the task of con-
verting the voters Of the districts to
woman suffrage.
In January Miss Byrns opened her
first suffrage college at Buffalo. The
original plan was to devote five days
to this institution, but so many of the
atudents were found to be women from
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-20

Mrs. c. C. Mckee returned to her
home in Millwood Friday after spend
ign several days in this city with
friends.
Mrs, A. r. Fitzwater was called to
Newark Friday by the serious illness
of her daughter.inlaw, Mrs. Carrie
Farquhar.