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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-14
SUPERINTENDENT OF ROADS.
Time Coming for Them the Same as
We Now Have County Superfn-
tendents of Schools.

1.-THE time is coming" said DR.. s.
Bailey, of Mount Ayr, formerly men,
Der of the st. Louis exposition COM
mission, when we will be progress
sive enough in Iowa to have county
superintendent of roads, just as We
now have county superintendent Of
schools. And the business of keep
ing up the roads will then be put on
a business basis like the keeping up
Of the schools now is, or is meant to
be. OF course, nothing can guard
against the incompetence of some Of
the officers selected for public duties;
but the establishment of the Office
of county superintendent of roads
would result. in my Judgment, in the
making of good roads everywhere in
Iowa for the taxes raised would then
be expended with intelligence and
with some hope of results, whereas
now most of the taxes are wasted.
II would have the county superin-
tendent of roads contract for the
maintenance of the roads with per-
sons competent to do the work, who
could give bond that the work would
be done, and whose pay would de-
pend on whether they did the work
or not. The bridge system of the
state results in giving the counties
pretty good bridges, as RUE and il
the work of keeping up the roads
were let to contract the same way, I
tell you we would have good roads
in fact in this state.
THE King road drag is doing the
business in Iowa. All it needs Is
operation. AS Joe Trigg says, water
lis the most accommodating stuff in ma
,ture; it will always run away if you
will let it. All we need to do is to
have a ditch along the side of the
road, and just grade the road up
toward the middle and let it get hard
but this takes work after every rain
and il in the charge of a good and
competent road superintendent who
would spend his time inspecting
those sections of the road which were
under contract, they could be kept up.
1t is easy to Diet ermine just how many
roads in the county there are, how
many miles need working, and the
average number Of rains per year. It
would not be at all difficult to have
them all systematically and thor
|oughly worked all of the time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-14
GIVING OUT.
The Struggle DiscOurages Many
Citizen of DEBORAH.

Around all day with an aching
back,
Can't rest at night;
Enough to make any one give
out"
Doan's Kidney Pills are helping
thousands.
They are for kidney Dackache;
And other kidney ills.
Here is DEBORAH proof of their mer-
lit:
Sever Olson "A blacksmith, Maple
Ave-, DEBORAH, says: Many years OF
hard work as blacksmith is what
weakened my kidneys and brought ON
attacks of backache. When ! tried
to stoop to shoe horse, sharp pains
often caught me in the small OF my
back and almost doubled me up.
noticed that the kidney secretions
were highly colored. never let kid
|ney complaint get good hold on
me, because ! always used Doan's
Kidney Pills, procured from Eng
bertson's Pharmacy. right away and
was fixed up in fine shape"
Price soc at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mr.. Olson had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-14
BETTER RENT THE FARM.
Unless You Can Afford to Pay More
Than Half Value Down 1t is
Best Plan.

Farmers who buy land now and
depend entirely on the farm income
to pay interest and principal on a
mortgage of one-half or more of the
market price of the farm are run
ming a greater risk of losing the
farm than those farmers were who
bought Land when it was cheaper
and the rental rates were nearly the
mortgage rates. That is the state
ment of the assistant chief of farm
management at Iowa State college.
In the last fifteen years land has
trebled in price in Iowa and the cash
rental rate has decreased to about
one-half of the mortgage rate. The
farm purchaser pays 51a to per
cent for borrowed money in order to
own land when he could rent the
same kind of land at cash rental
rate of 2 to per cent.
The capitalist can better afford
to take the chance that the advance
in the price of land will make up
the difference between the mortgage
and the rental rate than can the
farmer, who in case of crop failure
and decline in land prices loses the
farm and also his savings up to the
time of ownership.
Cheaper money on long term pay
ments will encourage the farmer to
buy who has $1,000 to $4,000 saved
and wishes to own the farm he tills.
The federal farm loan banks will
probably supply money one per cent
cheaper than the present mortgage
rate and give the borrower the time
he needs to pay the loan.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-14
PLEASANT VALLEY.
(Too late for last week.

TOO late for last week.
Narye Narveson and family enlcy-
I'd sunday with Mr.. 'and Mrs. harry
Erickson. ,.,nas, al
Ter at Theo. Anderson's on thurs
day. ..,.;,ad friends
on Canoe Ridge from Saturday uh-
I'll Sunday. .rostan Tos.
tensions last Sunday. sneot
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred lverson ,.s spen.
sunday at the home Of the !, la nanos >
mother, Mrs. Julia corsen OF oano'
Valley. .,,raa Tostensou
came up from DEBORAH ; on "eu
Say for a visit with relatives. rr,dav
Mrs Olias Severson spent friua'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-14
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice of the Appointment of an
administrator of the estate of Gjer
Torkelson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that the
subscriber has been duly appointed
administrator of the estate OF Gjer
Torkelson, late of Lincoln township,
In the county of Winneshiek. state
OF Iowa, deceased, intestate, and
has taken upon himself that trust by
giving bonds as the law directs. All
persons having demands upon the
estate of the said deceased are re-
quired to exhibit the same; and per-
sons indebted 10 said estate are call
ed upon to make payment to
0. r.. RINGOEN,
Administrator.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, March z,
1917. ia
o. 0. RUE, Attorney.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-14

afternoon with Mrs. Theo. Anderson.
Arthur Ellingson was a business
caller at John Vick's last Friday.
Several from here attended the
dance at Satire Friday evning.
Godfred Wick was seen out JOY
riding on Sunday.
John Wick spent Sunday with AL
bert Ellingson.
Mrs. Arthur Ellingson called at
Liens on Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Erickson and
children Lille, Florence and Nor
man, moved to DEBORAH last week,
where they will make their future
home.
Everybody is wondering if winter
is not soon over, but just have pa
thence is the best hopes.
Mail on Route is being delivered
by Jake Lee at present.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-14
Why the Oyster is Cleanest of All
Fish

Why the Oyster is Cleanest of All
Fish.
The following facts about oysters
are given by member of family
that has been connected with the oy.
ster trade for 800 years:
The average oyster, before suitable
for consumption, is between and 4
years of age. They are undoubtedly
the cleanest, as well as the most nu-
trious of fish, for it is fact that If
anything in the way of dirt gets into
the shell of an oyster it Immediately
dies.
The embryo, when it is about
twelve months old, is planted in the
most suitable waters. The young oy-
sters are taken out in fiat-bottomed
boats, shoveled overheard in likely
spots, and allowed to remain there
until they are stable and ready for
catching. This is done by means of
dredges, which go over the oyster
beds with a large rake arrangements
dragging from ropes on the bottom
Of the sea, the oysters being thus
forced from the bed into the large
nets fastened to the inside of the
rake.
The breeding powers of oysters
are simply amazing, and it has been
computed that 1000 full-grown par
ents produce 44O,00O,000 embryos
in the course of year. But of these
duals reach maturity, for the NOR
tally is enormous, millions being
washed away and devoured by hun
cry fish.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-14
gnblie 0piuiuu.
SATIRE.

(ToO late for last week.
Spring month is here, but as long
Is the thermometer registers 10 and
IL degrees below zero, We can't be-
lieve there is much spring about it.
M. j. Akre and family, Miss Dor
othy Bjerke were Sunday guests at
Jonas Akre's.
Stella and Cora Otteson entertain
ed a few friends Wednesday after
noon.
p. E. Gavle came up from Madison
Twp. Saturday to visit relatives and
returned home Wednesday. "a
Mrs. Albert Nordheim returned
home from DEBORAH Saturday, after
a weeks visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ole Juve.
Mr.. Ames the Watkins man from
DEBORAH, was in this vicinity this
past week, supplying his many GUS
toners.
Mr.. Stork visited the home of Mr..
Eldine Ellingson Saturday, March
"a, and left with them, bouncing
baby boy. Congratulations.
Martha Gavle returned home Tues
day evening, after spending a couple
weeks in DEBORAH, having some dem
tai work done.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Lund, Mr.. and
Mrs. Magne Ford, were callers at
Charley Twett's Sunday.
Annie Osmundson is staying with
her sister, Mrs. Atkinson at this
writing.
Miss Schletter was entertained at
the Ed. Nordheim home from Tues
day until Wednesday.
Esther Grindeland concluded a
few weeks visit with home folks
here, and returned to DEBORAH Sat-
nrday. =.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Gavle and his
brother, P. e. Gavle were guests at
Mrs. T. Stoen Sunday evening.
Mrs. Ollie Fitch has been visiting
with Mrs Ed. Lund this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Ford called
on Ole Gavles Sunday.
Peter Grove and Tom Otteson
made business trip to Waukon
Wednesday.
Helmer Hendrickson the popular
we'll driller OF DEBORAH passed thru
our berg Thursday, with his drilling
outfit
Theodore Juve has rented Mrs. b.
Horvey's farm north of Satire, form
erly occupied by Helmer Peterson.
Mr.. N. Grindeland and son Sander,
drove to DEBORAH Saturday
RI. o. Aker transacted business in
DEBORAH Saturday.
Mrs. Emma Sampson is visiting
friends and relatives in DEBORAH
Saturday.
Amin and Sander Atkinson mar
Ixo+od haoe af nqcnrah FRIDAY
The Satire Telephone Co., held
their annual meeting Saturday eve
ming. at school house No. 8. The
following officers were reelected for
the ensuing year: Ed Nordhim,
pres; Ed. .Lund, Secye and Treas;
Oscar Jacobson, Herman TWeet,
Sander Atkinson, Andrew Gavle, d.
rectors.
A special school meeting viii &c
held Monday, March II, at No
school house. 1t will be left to the
voters of Pleasant twp. to consider
the new school house question.
Carpenter Gjere from Highland
vile, has taken the contract to build
a new modern barn for Andrew
Gavle in the spring.
Gilbert Bernard our sad-lrop
agent is making daily calls among
the neighbors of Satire, demons.rat-
ing to the ladies how easy irCning
can be done by using a self heating
monitor sad-iron
Helmer Peterson has hired cut 10
Andrew Gavle for the summer ana
will be on duty March IA.
A couple of Satire scouts made
flying trip to Highlandville SATURDAY
morning, owing to the fact tnat
school closed Friday. there wouih DC
a lob to take the school ma'ams 10
DEBORAH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-14
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice of the appointment of an
executrix of the estate of William
H. Smith, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that the
subscriber has been duly appointed
executrix of the estate of William
H. Smith, late of Frankville town
ship, in the county of Winneshiek,
state of Iowa, deceased, testate, and
has taken upon herself that trust by
giving bonds as the law directs. All
persons having demands upon the
estate of the said deceased are re-
quired to exhibit the same; and per-
sons indebted to said estate are call
ed upon to make payment to
ELLEN G. SMITH,
Executrix.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, Feb. II,
1917 S-4
WILLETT & NELSON, Attorneys.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-14
In Talking Over the Phone.

1t may be interesting to know that
oftentimes when one is talking over
the telephone and the party COM
plains of not being able to hear we'll,
it is the speakers fault, for if the
lips are one inch away from the
transmitter it lengthens the line
fifty-seven miles; two inches away
lengthens the line 12s miles; three
inches 17S miles, and four inches
|21S miles.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-14
SIushy Stanzas.

Slushy StanZas.
Said a raw-boned and ugly old maid,
Who had passed forty-ive in the
shade,
II must get me man,
Anyway that I can,
And I'm not very choice as to grade. :"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-14
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul

RObbng Peter Paul N
rival
Cathedral
Cathedrain London. In
a deficiency in the Pauls?"
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-19
GOLD.COPPER GROUP
 |5 CHANGING HANDS

PRESCOTT, Aug. 1S.-Returning on Friday from Pasadena, Cal, B. M Gore, who made an inspection of a gold-copper property in Blue Tanks district during June, stated a deal had been closed, conditioned on title be ing clear, and for this purpose he comes to Prescott to investigate the records. accompanied by the seller Thomas B. Stillwell The latter had been in a hospital at Anaheim, Cal for the past month.
 Mir Gore plans to begin operations during the early part of September his son coming from Searchlight New, to take charge. Mir. Gore alsu is interested in a property in the liar cuvar range, and during the time when the famous Mollie Gibson, of Aspen, Colo, was rated as a silver bonanza, he was assistant manager for several months, as well as a large shareholder He believes silver has come back to stay, and never again will be sub jected to a political knockout.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-19
MASCOT SHIPMENTS GREATLY INCREASED
 BY NEW OPERATORS

Since the American Smelling & Re lining company took over the Mascot copper property at Mascot, July 1, it has been noted that increased ship ments of ore are going to the smell ters. Judging by the number of ore cars that are being taken daily to the camp. we would estimate they amount to about fifty carloads. This would equal about 2,500 tons of ore shipped for the month and will be the greatest quantity ever shipped in any given month from that camp. Reports reach ing Wilcox are to the effect that preparations are being made for an increased force of miners and that the property never looked better from the standpoint of ore exposed and being developed than at the present time.- Wilcox News.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-19
OWNER OF MOWRY TO WORK THE MINE
 IS LATEST REPORT
Concentrator to Be Construct ed-Work on New Shaft Will Start Within 30 Days, Is Report in Superior.

SUPERIOR, Ariz., Aug. 1S.-J. Smith and a couple of companions, of Warren, Pa, said to be the principal owners of the old Mowry mine, were in the Patagonia district last week, and made arrangements to again work this famous old property. It is an nounced a concentrator will be put up and a new shaft sunk, work to be started within thirty days. It is pre- sumed the visit of the Pennsylvania capitalists and the announcement of their intention to work the property themselves, puts an end to the deal which has been pending for some time with the Standard Metals company, 8 Los Angeles corporation, for the sale of the property. So much has been said and printed about the Mowry dur ing the last several years, generally to the effect that it was ot be started up again every few weeks, that any news concerning it is now taken with grain of salt" by mining men of this community. It has laid idle since 1907. In case the old producer is re- worked, as it necessarily must be, on a big scale, it will be a great boom to the town of Patagonia, as that place will be the shipping and supply point for the Mowry, as it now is for the Harshaw and Duquesne mines.
 The interesting history of the old Mowry is well known to all in this community, and to nearly every one in this part of the southwest, for that matter, but for the benefit of outsiders, the following paragraph from the U. s. Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 5S2, by Frank c. Schrader, is reprinted:
 ''The mine was located in the early sos and worked in the usual primitive way by the Mexicans, but it had been known to the Jesuits long before. It was relocated in 1858 and was pur- chased in 1859 by Lieutenant Sylves- ter Mowry, of the United States army, who was then stationed at Fort Crit tenden 0ust few miles above the present town of Patagonia), who is said 70 have expended about $200, 900 in the purchase of the mine and its equipment with reduction plant and other improvements. Lieutenant Now ry operated the mine successfully for about four years, employing 120 men, and shipped $1,5OO,O00 worth of ore, mostly to San Francisco and to Lon don and Europe by way of Guaymas, Mexico, twenty-five tons of the ore be ing sent to Europe as sample speci- mems in 1862. Some bars of the lead and silver bullion from the reduction works sold in England for $200 hun dredweight. Much of the ore was re- fined in the reduction plant, which consisted of twelve adobe smelters, and yielded S4,500 a week on the ground. The ore was transported to Guaymas, nearly 300 miles distant, by wagon. portion of the silver refined at the mine in an English cupel fur mace was nodded into bars worth from S2 to $500 each, and used as circu- lating medium instead of money in payment of current expenses"
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-19

Continued From Page One)
 in cash for the property to Charles Hooker, of Prescott, and Charles Ew. ing, of Jerome.
 In the north end of the district in terest is centered on the Jerome Daisy. At depth of 335 feet the Jer- ome Daisy shaft opened a flow of wat. CT which halted sinking until electric power and pumps can be installed. In the meantime a drift is being run to the northwest toward an iron blow out. The formation is sandstone that once carried a great deal of iron but has been leached by acids until it is almost white. These indications are regarded as favorable, for the ores Tn this district are found along acid dykes.
 Unless there is a shortage of cars. the United Verde Extension will break its production records this month and ship more than 5,OOO,OOO pounds of cop per to the smelters of Douglas, Globe and Humboldt. From six to ten car loads of ore are going out daily, and none of it averages less than 25 per cent copper. The last two months have been light, owing to car shortage and other causes. In June and July the production was in the neighborhood of 100000 pounds of copper.
 Satisfactory progress is being made in constructing the Extension com pany's S00-ton shelter at Verde, six miles southeast of Jerome, but it can not be in operation before next sum- mer. The railroad from Clarkdale down to the smelter site, built by the Extension company, will be in opera. tion before September l. Grading for a railroad from the smelter to the mouth of the 12,O00-foot tunnel that is to tap the mine on the 1,400-foot level is in progress.
 Much surface work is being done at the mine at the shelter site and at the U. V. Extension townsite on the Jer- ome ''hogback," known as Walnut Park. At the mine grading has been completed for a huge residence for Manager George Kingdom. When con- pleted this residence will rival the mansion of James s. Douglas, presi- dent of the company. which is one of the show places of northern Arizona.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-19
JEROME VERDE WORK
 AROUSES INTEREST
Crosscuts of Mine Are Be- lieved to Be Approaching Huge Ore Body That Has Made Two Big Producers.

JEROME, Aug. 1S.-With the west crosscut from the Columbia shalt through the fault, and the northwes: crosscut only 16 feet from the point where the rich ore penetrated by the diamond drill may be found, the Je- rome Verde is today being watched more closely than any other property in the district.
 The best opinion is that another week must elapse before any really big news comes from the Jerome Verde but, when the news does come, it may be big indeed. It is possible that ere may be found in both the crosscuts mentioned by the middle of next week.
 The northwest crosscut is not fol a little above the hole and to the south. When the face is 16 feet ahead of where it is today, a small station will be cut and winze sunk. It is estimated that the winze will have to go down 16 feet before it is on level with the ore where cut by the drill. Then a drift will have to be run ap- proximately % feet to the northward to reach the drill hole itself
 It is possible, of course, that when the crosscut reaches. the ledge in which the ore was located the exten- sion of the body may be opened. In fact, this is probable if the body is really large one.
 The west crosscut from the 1,045-foot level of the Columbia shaft has passed out of the mixed jasper, schist and quartz and through the fault. There the formation is a bleached porphyry very much like the white intrusive which surrounds the United Verde Ex- tension ore.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-19
Stage Patriots

Many poems are being written about the patriotism displayed by thousands of men in every line of business, but until recently the vast army of ''supes' embryo Moroscos and Mansfields whose daily toll consists of carrying a spear or being part of a mob in every manner of stage production, escaped notice.
 Randolph Hartley, advance agen; for Mrs Mary Maddern Fiske, did this We've been the Roman army and
 we've been the Paris mob. We've marched with Dave Belasco's
 boys in blue, We've fought in Shenandoah and we've
 often had the job
 Of assisting in The Tanning of the
 Shrew." We're battle battered veterans of ev-
 cry blessed age,
 We can stand before a stage direct
 or's damn" But we've made our last appearance
 and we're going to engage For a season on the road with Uncle
 Sam. And it isn't for the glory, and it isn't
 for the pay
 For some of us expects to be a star But it's just the human longing for the
 madness of the fray, It's the wanting to be really what
 We are. So we've quit the Roman army and
 we've laid the props aside. And the stage door shuts behind us
 with slam. And we ain't afraid of dying, for we've
 very often died,
 And we'll gladly die again for Uncle
 Sam.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-19
NEW TOM REED MILL MAKES GOOD SHOWING

KINGMAN, Aug. 1S.-According to a statement made recently by Super intendent F. NJ. Rabb. of the Tom Reed, the new mill at that property is treating considerably more than 25O tons daily. the average for July being PAT, despite the loss of more than a days time due to power troubles which were unavoidable. This is the best tonnage showing ever made by the company. and it is believed that when the reports of the amount of bull lion are ready to be made public, the present months production will be the best ever recorded in the company $ history. New methods of extraction. recently installed in the big mill, are working up nicely and a larger per centage of the values are being re- covered. and this fact. together with the increased tonnage. is the cause of the present prosperity which prevails in the affairs of Mohave countys greatest gold producer.