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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-16
Seeks Immunity From Draft.

Seeking immunity from draft by
becoming a member of the Friends
church was the plan of one young
man of Marshalltown, who realizing
that he was within the draft age linn
it, determined to make an effort to
spouse the religious beliefs of the
Friends church and thus gain free
dom from draft.
The young man hunted up Rev. I.
N. Rich, pastor of the Friends
church, to talk the situation over
with him, and explained that for
some time he had believed as do the
Friends, that it is wrong to bear
arms. Rev. Mr.. Rich, however, did
not lend any encouragement to the
applicant to join the church at this
time.
Mr.. Rich says that other Friends
pastors thruout the state have had
similar experiences, and that they
have received a new form for men,
berships in their church, because OF
the war. While not wanting to dis
courage new memberships those who
may now want to join the church
must sign statement pledging that
their belief in the Friends doctrine
against bearing arms has been held
for some time, and not just acquired.
Times Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-16
Go West Young Man Go West

was Brigham Young's advise to the
people nearly centuary ago, and
never in the history of the United
States has the opportunity prevailed
as it does at this present day, with
the shortage of all kinds of food
stuff and the high prices On every
thing raised on the farm and the cry
of the government to the people to
till every acre of land available and
with the assurance that wheat will
be we'll over the $1.00 mark for
years to come, how can you afford
to miss the opportunity when you
can go West and buy good land at a
price that the first crop will pay for
the land. / still have 10000 acres
left in Musselshell Valley Montana,
that will run from 50 to 1907
steam pow land and no better soil
lays in the whole state of Montana
than We have. The price on this land
is from $1,000 to $500 per acre
with a small payment down and easy
terms on the balance. Rosebud coun-
~, Mont, raised 165, 00O bushels of
corn and 3,1S3 head of hogs in 1915,
besides it was one of the banner
counties in small grain and alfalfa.
Don't take my word for it but ar
range to go out and see for your
self. Excursion every Tuesday of
of each month. For particulars
write or call on
ED. X. HOVDEN,
1914 DEBORAH, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-16
What's the Limit as to Booze?

"How much of the wet goods Is
man allowed to transport from a
WET to a dry territory" is a problem
now confronting good many
Iowans and especially those who live
near a wet state as we do here in
Lansing, says the Lansing Mirror
EARLY in January when the Whit
more bill was introduced in the Iowa
legislature it provided that "a per-
con would be limited to two quarts
os liquor and one case of beer" A
late issue of the Oelwein Register
states that cit is unlawful for per-
SON to transport even very small
quantity across the state line IN
rotor car, on the train, or even to
walk across with botte on his per-
son." According to this statement IL
e. hazardous for those who are daily
Waiting Desoto from this side and
nrobably returning with something
On the hip" for their own use OF
course.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-16
DECORATION DAY.
Memorial Sunday and Decoration
Day Committees Appointed.

The following committees have
been appointed for Memorial Sun
day on May 81, and Decoration Day
on May 80 Next week the COM
plete program will appear.
Invitations: Mesdames Julia Kelly,
Grace Schulze. Isabelle Fitch.
Music: Mrs. Grace Nelson and
Miss Ada Hard.
Conference: Mesdames Lena Boil
linger, Thea Engbretson, Jennie
Trzcinski.
Floral: Mesdames Mary Bloom
field, Lena Dahl. Caroline Schrubbe,
Mrs. T. Z. nirkbride.
Evergreen Wreaths: Mesdames
Lizzie Baker, Lizzie Christen, Anne
ia Shattuck.
Decorating Opera House: Mes
damets Anna Severson, Kate Shat
tuck, Clara Haberly, Charlotte Van
Plet.
Decorating Monuments: John
Dahl, F. E. Cratsenberg.
Ushers for Memorial Sunday:
Messrs. w. B. Coup, F. E. Cratsen-
berg, e. R. Abbey.
Ushers for Memorial Day: Misses
Lucille Haberly, Carrie Mcintosh
Katherine Schulze. Charlotte Mol
lart.
Autos for Veterans-George A,
Baker.
The committee urges that al
churches unite in service Memorial
Sunday Present conditions demand
it. The Post has requested tnat the
Woman's Relief Corps have fIl
charge.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-16
Heavy Money.

How to keep money safe from
thieves is "a problem that was solved
by the inhabitants of Jap, in the
Caroline islands, when they devised
a currency too heavy for burglars to
carry away. The money used by the
natives is in the form of huge
whee.s of stone, weighing as much as
500 pounds and roughly shaped in
form OF a grindstone. A large hole
in the center is feature of the Jap
money. Even the clam shell pennies
are perforated. The stones are used
for large purchases only. If an ISL
ander becomes wealthy enough to
purchase a pig he must part with a
500 pound circular stone, but if he is
required to deliver it for any dis
lance the pork is we'll earned
American Boy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-16

This is the latest triumph-thc combination
instrument thousands have waited for.
Yet it costs no more slightly less This
includes all the new features, all the latest i'm
provements in the Photographic art.
With Brunswick your musical library may
be as you wish. No restrictions to one make
Of record.
Everywhere music lovers are choosing the
Brunswick in competition. Whenever COM
parsons are made, Brunswick wins.
Hear then decide. Make comparisons.
You can't help preferring the Brunswick.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-16

When your motor slows up
doesn't deliver the goods-drive
down and let us prescribe the prop
er grade of Mobiloil to use. We are
Specialists" on motor ills and oils.
Motor Supply Company.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-16
A Wish For Each Day This Week

Sunday, May 13.-May the sermon
not hit us too hard.
Monday, May 14.-May the sun
shine get into our hearts.
Tuesday, May 15.-Nay the Eng
lish sparrows leave for other climes.
Wednesday, May 16.-May we
find time to read a good book occa-
sionally
Thursday, May 17.-May we be
happy all day.
Friday, May 1S.-May we live
and learn.
Saturday, May 19.-May we get
rid of all our ailments.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-16

BEN BEAR co.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-16
We Sell

clothing of quality only. If you buy
a suit or anything else which does
not give you satisfactory wear,
simply return it for exchange or
money refunded.
BEN BEAR co.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-26

house in 1905, according to a story
published by the New York Evening
Sun today. Colonel Moore was a.
captain and military aide to the
president when he boxed with Roose.
welt and swung the mighty walton
He has been steadily ascending tha
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-26
He Blinded Roosevelt.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Oct 26.-Colonel Dan
Moore of the both field artillery
stationed at Camp Meade, Md, is
the officer whose punch blinded Theo-
dore Roosevelts left eye at the white
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-26

ladder of promotions ever since.
Il cant tell about the blow" he Is
quoted az saying. when you put on
the gloves with President Roosevelt
it was a case of fight all the way"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-26
STOP! l.

STOP! LOOK THINK! LOWiTZ.
New feather toque hats, new tlnsei,
chineIle, veIours and velvet hats,
special Saturday. sl2 down to $1-SS.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-04-25

Anything in the line of job work assured.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-04-25
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To John Ellis your heirs, executors,
 assigns or personal representa-
 tives.
 You are hereby notified that we have expended in labor and improvements the sum of one hundred dollars for the year of 1916, on placer mining claim Queen Bench situated on left limit of Center Creek which is a tributary of Snake River and re- corded and more fully described in Vol. 194 at Page GA in the Records of the Cape Nome Re cording Precinct, in the Second Dj- vision of the Territory of Alaska.
 The above amount has been ex- pended under the provisions of the law concerning Annual Labor upor Mining Claims, being the amount required to hold said claim.
 And you and each of yon are further notified that if within ninety days after the last publication of this notice you fail to contribute your proportion of said expenditure, your interest in said claim will become the property of the undersigned your co-owner nnder section 2324 Revised Statutes of the United States.
 MAMIE BALL. R. w. BOWEN.
 Co-Owners.
 Date of first publ, April 25, 1917. Date of last publ, July 25, 1917.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-04-25

GET THE NEWS RIGHT. REAr THE WORKER.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-04-25

the construction of trunk line from Nome to Candle and the bill regulating the practice of dentistry have been indefinitely postponed.
 A bill was passed raising the salary of the Attorney-General to seven thousand dollars and bill was also passed paying the Cover nor and the Treasurer for services in connection with several commis- sions, making a total for these of one thousand dollars.
 The appropriation for an Agricult- ural College at Fairbanks is being considered. Daily and Snow are op- posing in a bitter debate this. mani
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-04-25

GENERAL EIGHT HOUR LAW
 WILL PASS SENATE TODAY

and more reasonable objection is that it is to be used to discredit the general eight hour bill which will probably pass the senate to- morrow according to the schedule, and then go to the Governor.
 The Senate passed the House bill appropriating twenty thousand dol lars for the erection of relief cabins along the roads and trails, to be spent under the direction of the Territorial road commissioner
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-04-25

fest anxiety on the part of the Fourth Division to grab a big chunk of pork from the territorial barrel Daily holds that the money should go to the maintenance of schools and roads and that colleges will be purely local institutions for years to come, a point was well taken.
 The eight hour bill for women is being considered. It is being op- posed by the cannery men who buck every labor reform. The only other
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-04-25

JUNEAU, April 24.-The Senate today passed the bill providing for the direct election of national com mitteeman and for delegates to na- tional conventions.
 The House has passed the Senate Bill making the "forget-me-not" the official flower of the Territory. The preamble to this bill contains a verse by Mrs. Darling of Nome.
 The memorial to Congress urging
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-04-25
MANY TELEGRAMS.

NJ. o. Solberg points out that the misconstruction placed upon the an swer to the telegram sent Governor Strong is due to the fact that the Governors published answer. replied in one telegram to many unpub- lished dispatches that had previous ly been sent out, one of which was and which had nothing to do with the meeting in the A. B. Hall.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-04-25
CONTEST CERTAIN.

Private dispatches received vest erday both by democrats and by Wickersham mites indicate that big contest will result from the seating of Sulzer and winch will involve every division. Charges of fraud are made by the Wickershamites and will be answered in kind by the Sulzerites, and there we are.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-04-25
BRIDGES RESIGNS HEAD
 SEATTLE PORT COMMISSION

SEATTLE, April 24.-Robert Bridges, one of the ablest organizers and most efficient administrators the city ever had and who has been the very able president of the po- pular Commission which is now en- gagged in selling foodstuffs direct to
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-04-25
SPRING TIME IS HERE
 "NOW FOR THE TAILOR" ;"

For the best work in tailoring see us. We make alterations. We do cleaning, pressing and re- pairing for ladies and gentlemen. We make suits to order.
 First class workmanship, modern method and prompt service. We appreciate your patronage.
 Yours to pleaes
 NOME TAILORING co. Next door to Segerstrom X Hagen
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-04-25

consumers from producers, result ing in a sweeping reduction in prices, has much to the regret of the citizens of the city sent in his resignation and offered his services likely that he will be quickly made use of by the government.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-04-25
TAKE LUMBER.

Pete Yeager left on Monday night with a big load of lumber and supplies for the Hot Springs farm. Cultivation on an extensive scale is planned this summer so that the high cost of living may be re- duced by the productive capacity ot the .Kruzagamappa farm.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-04-25
ALL ON SURFACE.

Waldhelm and Co.,, operating on Dry creek, have finished stoping out for the winter and the pay is now on the surface ready to be sluiced when the water starts run ming.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-04-25
HOLD MEETING.

The NomeSeward Peninsula Chamber of Commerce will hold a meeting in the Igloo at eight-thirty this evening to transact business of importance.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-15
PRICES OF COAL
FIXED AT YARDS
Coal Administrator Informs
Gurdon w. Wattles Local
Committee Will Investigate
Retail Establishments.

Prices of coal are soon to be fixed
at the retail yards for the small manu-
featuring plants, according to letters
received from Fuel Administrator
Garfield by G. w. Wattles, Nebraska
food administrator. This will be for
the small manufacturing plants, which
have to depend upon soft" coal,
These prices, the communication says,
will probably be announced by the
end of the month.
Local committees will be asked to
investigate the cost of conducting a
retail coal business and will report
on the findings. Coal dealers will
not be allowed to serve on such COM
mittees, it is pointed out, merely be-
cause the government does not wish
to embarrassing them by asking them
to pass judgment on the other men
in their own line of business.
These committees will work under
the state coal administration when
one is appointed.
Hears of Price Hiking.
Complaints are being made daily
to Food Administrator Wattles con-
cerning alleged practices of raising
prices of produce to the consumer
and of forcing them down when the
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-15
Mcclure Files First Suit
Since Named by Neville

City Prosecutor Mcclure, appointed
by Governor Neville as special prose-
cutor to stamp out bootlegglng in
Omaha, filed his first suit in his new
capacity in county court against D.
D. Hopkins, druggist, 6O2 North Six
teenth street. James Buell. a detec-
tive, is named as the plaintiff.
Prosecutor Mcclure alleged Hop
kins sold alcohol as a beverage with
out a physicians prescription. 1t is
also charged the druggist failed to
comply with the prohibition law pro-
viding that druggists must report
within ten days after the first of the
month the amount, value and kind of
Intoxicating liquor on hand and pur-
chases made in the month preceding.
The petition asks the court to in
form Governor Neville of the filing
of the action.
The case has been set for hearing
in county court September l9.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-15

producer offers them for sale to the
dealer.
Other complaints are to the effect
that fields of potatoes and other crops
are bought and the produce allowed
to rot in the ground or to freeze in
cars in order to create a shortage
and force prices up.
Mr.. Wattles says: Il do not know
whether these reports are true or not.
Much has been heard of such prac
tees and we propose to investigate
the charges thoroughly. If we find
that these things are done willfully
the offenders will be dealt with dras-
tically, as the law provides drastic
penalties for such offenses."
1t is pointed out that whether these
things are or are not true, there is
going to be large group of people
who believe them, and it is time that
a thorough investigation be made to
show whether they are true or false,
that the matter may be cleared up.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-15

that they desired tc do everything III
their power to bring about this result
"A committee OF twenty-five rep
resentatives from the feeding, breed
ing, dairy cattle, hog and sheep in
dustries was named to cooperate
with the food administrator and the
Department of Agriculture on plans
to increase meat production. On
this committee were named:
On the Committee.
"Beef Raisers-Senator J, B. Ken
bricks, Wyoming; D. B. Heard, Arr
zona: w. T. McCray, Indiana; F, X.
Middleton. Mississippi; A. F. Gage,
Texas.
Cattle Feeders-E. L. Burke, Ne
braska; w. L. Stubbs, Kansas; Ed
ward Keefer, Illinois; J. G, lmboden,
Illinois; Heber Hord, Nebraska.
"Swine-H. c. Wallace, Iowa; E.
Z. Russell, Nebraska; A. J. Lovejoy,
Illinois; N. H. Gentry, Missouri c.
R. Sutton, Kansas,
"Dairymen-M. D. Mum, Mime
sofa; S. NJ. Shoemaker, Maryland; R.
Scoville, Connecticut; G. w. French,
Iowa; A. L. Brockway, New York.
"Sheep-F. G. Hagenbarth, Idaho;
J. NJ. Wilson, Wyoming; E. A. Saw
yer, Wyoming; ]. F. Dobbin, Wash
ington; F. NJ, Rockrock, Washing
tom"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-15
Youthful Omaha Soldier Boy
Writes of Camp Life in South

one. All boy has to do is to mind
and do his duty. He must MT let
the girls run away with his brains.
Getting in the guard house is all
uncalled for. have been in the
army almost eight months and have
been punished but once and that was
my own fault. l ct fourteen days,
but | deserved it, because | did not
send the allotment to you. | send
$3.50 out OF each pay day allowance to
you, mother, who labored and toiled so
hard for me, instead of gambling and
spending money on bad women, who
laugh afterward.
Mamma, just stop and think that
| am just schoolboy and sec where
| am and think am for the dear old
flag.
Mamma, it won't be long until !
am a sergeant and if | live and keep
my health | will be captain before
! serve my first four years. | am
studying hard and am going to be
a man for u. S. A. will be home
some day."
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-15
Bakers to Discuss How
To Sell Standard Loaf

Locally, the bakers say they cannot
say how soon standard loaf and a
standard price can be fixed. Jay
Burns of the Burns Baking company
is in Washington, member of the
emergency war council, which has
just submitted its plans for the con-
troll of the industry to the food ad-
ministration. F. w. Weber, man
ager of the Schultze Baking COM
pany in Omaha, said: II don't know
anything about how soon the bakers
can arrive at a standard basis on this
matter. l presume that will be dis
cussed pretty thoroughly at the con-
vention of the National Master Bak-
ers in Chicago next week"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-15

1t is doubtful If there are many SOL
dier boys in Uncle Sans army who
are younger than Ora A. Owen, son
OF Mrs. May Owen, 1902 California
street. Ora enlisted January 20, 1917,
and at that time he was Is years,
II months and IA days old. He en-
tered the service as a private and as a
result of close attention TO his duties
he has been promoted to corporal.
Prior to his enlistment he was
news and messenger boy. He is now
a member of Company NJ, Fifty fifth
United States infantry, stationed at
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, having recently
gone there from service on the MeXi-
can border.
Writing home to his mother, among
other things, Corpora Owen says:
You ask me in your letter il |
want to get out of the army? No,
mamma, l like army life and let me
tell you army life is healthy and
sweet. 1t is what you make it. You
can make it an awful life or a sweet
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-15
Evangelist Calls Self
"Star R0arder Around

DR.. J. w. Fifeld, who is now con-
Quoting a Bible mission" at Plym-
outh Congregational church, calls
himself THE star boarder-around,"
alluding to the fact that he is lunching
downtown as the guest of different
men each day and taking dinners with
twenty different families of Plymouth
church. This popular evangelist is
preaching to growing audiences each
evening at 8 o'clock, Saturdays ex-
cepted, and will continue until Sep
tember IS.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-15
HYMENEAL
Barrett-Sandwick.

DdIICII"DuIIUWISNs
Miss Olga Sandwich, daughter OF
H. E. Sandwich, and Ray Barrett,
both of Council Bluffs, were married
by Rev. Charles w. Savidge at his
residence Thursday noon. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Bellinger
Drew of Council Bluffs and Joseph
D. Smith of Company B, Sixth Ne
braska infantry.
Middletown transcript., 1917-11-03
HOW HE SAW THE BALI GAME
Kettle to Grounds to Prevent
Repetition Of Injuries.

II am a cautious man." said Mr..
Slowboy, "and rarely place myself in
danger without taking great precau-
tions," and he lifted out Of his wagon
a dry goods box and a brass kettle.
II came out here to see match three
weeks ago." the old man explained,
"and during the game red-hot ball,
right from the bat, struck me like
cannon shot between the eyes, bent
my spectacles down, broke both glass
es, disarranged my ideas, obstructed
my view of the game and knocked me
down. Then the catcher and short
stop ran together and stood on me.
and jumped to catch the ball, and
when they came down they both
kicked me for getting in the way and
making them miss the ball. And now
1 have brought along this dry goods
box to sit in and this brass kettle to
wear on my head"
And, placidly, safely. but a little
warm withal, he saw the game clear
through. j Pittsburgh .Chronicle-Tele-
graph.
Middletown transcript., 1917-11-03
What's Going On in
Maryland
FARM COURSE IN RURAL SCHOOLS
State OF Maryland To Accept a Ma
tional Fund.
Annapolis

Annapolis
The State Board of Education decid-
ed to participate in the distribution of
the internal fund created by the Smith
Labor act, by introducing a course on
farming in the rural schools Mary
lands share will be $4,000 annually,
which will b. distributed among the
several counties according to school
population. The course will also in
clude instruction in domestic science
for girl pupils.
DIR. Woods, president, of the Mary
land State College, offered suggestions
by which the schools in the country
will be enabled to cooperate with the
State College in making the new
course popular and succec-eul. He
looks forward to important results
through the dissemination Of educa-
tion bearing on farm work, especially
in view of the fact that farming is be-
! ing regarded as one of the most
profitable of occupations. All branches
of agriculture will be taught, includ-
ing soil analysis, fertilization, arbor
culture, poultry raising, etc.
The Introduction of the agricultural
course in the rural schools is regarded
as preliminary to the general introduc-
ton of vocational training in all Mary
land schools. This subject was ex-
tensively discussed at the meeting yes
terday. Vocational training would in
clude the professions, trades and other
occupations. On this subject DR..
Bates Stephens, state superintendent
Of Public instruction, says:
The critics of our system say that
our high school graduates are not able
to enter readily the vocations or ordi-
nary occupations by which a living is
earned, as about 80 per cent. of them
attempt to do. This criticism is hon
est, and our schools deserve it. The
students have been educated away
from work, as some put it. The estab-
lishment of manual training through
out the State was move in the right
direction, and has done much to over
come this, but not enough"