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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-30
LOOKING GLASS PRAIRIE
MAY %, 1917.

May 70, 1911.
Martin Johnson and Henry Small
lev were callers at the Willard Pea
cock home west of Burr Oak Sun
day.
Charles Sellman was Mabel cal
Ter Tuesday evening.
Albert Van Vliet was a DEBORAH
caller one day this week
1t has been reported that an aero
plane was seen going south Friday
and a submarine was trying to head
it off.
Rob. Tillapaugh and wife were
Burr Oak callers Friday morning.
The Ladies Aid Society met with
Mrs. Albert Van Vliet Thursday af-
ternoon.
Rob. Tillapaugh and family, Mrs.
Walter Tillapaugh and Emmons and
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Feltis of Burr
Oak. spent Sunday afternoon at the
VIM. Feltis home.
MARITIME Johnson was caller al
Lars Usgaard's Monday.
Rob. Tillapaugh and wife were
DEBORAH callers Thursday.
Albert Broghamer was a caller
in this vicinity sunday evening.
Willard Peacock was business
caller at John Richert's Monday.
,,m. Feltis and wife called at the
Nick Richert home Tuesday evening
Mr.. Griswold of Hesper was a
business caller at the VIM. Feltis
home Saturday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Foltz and
daughter autoed to Prosper Friday
afternoon.
Hack Lurnner and Pete Egger
called at the Albert Van Vliet home
one day this week.
Iowa Telford is home for week
visit.
A few of the young people were
hanging May baskets Thursday eve
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-30
RIDGEWAY.
May %, 1917.

May 70, 1917.
Preaching service next Sunday,
3. at Morgan 1890 A. NJ; Libbey
school house $3.50 P. NJ. and at
Ridgeway at s o'clock in the evening.
Preparation for Children's Day,
June 10, seem to be the order of the
day.
The Epworth League Anniver-
sary program on last Sunday eve
ming brought out the finest atten-
dance on record. The meeting next
Sunday evening will be in charge
of the new 1st Vice President, Mile
Drum. Subject, What Are Ny Bible
Study Habits?"
The r. G. Baker family and the
Misses Jensen and Teskey autoed to
Cresco Friday evening.
The Epworth League members
were entertained at the NJ. &. par
sonage on Friday evening OF last
week.
Little Clyde Price who had the
misfortune recently to break his arm
is getting along nicely.
There was very large attendance
at the Morgan Ladies Aid at the
home Of Mrs. Frank Crawford on
last Thursday afternoon.
Remember the Libbey Ladies AID
at the Roy Libbey home on Friday
afternoon, June 8. The men are IN
yited to come from work just as they
are for a substantial supper. Vi
course the ladies will come early
for a social time.
DR.. Plummer was called to see
Mrs. nj. O. Libbey who was taken
suddenly very i'll on Thursday ar,
ternoon. She is now able TO be apou'
again.
The Morgan young people are pre-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-30

fit to summon her. After a long ILL
ness on tuesday, May 10, she heard
the voice OF the Good Shepherd cali
ing her, so loiselessly she slipped
away to Join the loved ones who had
passed on before. Besides her
daughter Mrs. Hawley, with whom
siN made her home, she leaves to
mourn her departure three brothers
Matln and William who live in On
talo, Canada, and Frances OF Ossian.
Funeral services were held at Cen
tennial church, Friday, May Is. Rev.
j. E. Healey officiatings
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-30

ming.
A few from this vicinity attended
the party at Pete Eggen's Friday
evening.
Mrs. Frank Perry will entertain
the Ladies Aid Society, June the Z.
Henry and Charlie Sellman were
callers at the VIM. Feltis home one
day this week.
Mr.. Gossman of DEBORAH was a
business caller in this vicinity We'd
llesday.
Will Hilleman and family autoed
to Burr Oak Friday evening.
Henry Sellman went TO La Crosse
Wis, Saturday to see his daughter
who is at the Lutheran hospital
there. Mrs. Sellman returned home
with Mr. Sellman Saturday evening
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-05-30

of Worthington, Mimi, their old
home.
j. w. Griffith and Ada, o. G. Allen
and Dorothy Scluetz were at Bluff
ton Thursday.
Mrs. Charley Flatland entertained
the Synod Ladies Aid Society on Sat-
urday afternoon.
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
CORN, OATS, WHEAT FOR FEED
Interesting Experiment at Wisconsin
Experiment Station With Three
Lots Of Heifers.

In an experiment at the Wisconsin
experiment station three lots of heif-
ers weighing about $50 pounds were
fed equal amounts of nutrients. For
one lot the nutrients were wholly from
the wheat plant, another from oats
and the third from corn. All lots grew
at about normal rate, but after few
months it became easily observable
that the wheat lot was not 50 well
nOurished as the others. This was evil
dent from the appearance of the coat.
The corn and Oat-fed lots bred earlier
than the wheat fed one, showing that
the latter were depressed in some de-
gree. The corn-fed lot produced calves
which were of normal size and full of
vigOr. The Oat-fed lot produced calves,
which were of about normal size but
with very low vigOr, while those from
the wheat lot were about half as large
as the normal calf at birth and were
dead or ready to die when born. When
half of the rOughage of the wheat lot
was replaced with alfalfa hay the
calves were normal.
No reasons have yet been worked
out as to why these foods should act
so differently but it is important to
know how they affect animals.
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
State Wins Tax Suit.

Judgment for alleged omitted as
sessments for the years 1907 to 1911,
inclusive. against the Chesapeake &
Ohio. was returned by County Judge
r. c. Heat, of this county. The
Judgment would give the state $685.
600 and this county $10,500, with a
corresponding amount according to
mileage, for all the counties through
which the road runs The case will
be appealed to the Franklin Circuit
Court as was done in the case of the
Louisville & Nashville recently. The
suit was brought by Revenue Agent
Walter Byars. ]. w. Huntsman was
authorized to proceed under the ad-
ministration of Gov. A. E. Wilson and
Auditor Frank James, but suit was de-
layed by the action of the State Board
of Valuation and Assessment making
raises i'm railroad assessments in 1912
and succeeding years, and the litiga-
ton which followed those assessments.
The judgment carries a penalty of 20
per cent, Is of which goes to the
agent and s into the back tax reserve
fund. County Attorney. Wiley Marshall
also receives penalties. The judgment
for 1907 was s11,711, lao; for 1908 it
was 81 ,917 ,567; for 1909 it was $s.1S7,-
923; for 1910 it was $7,sS9,967, and for
1911 1t was $4,342,1 2,12S.
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
LOVE THRlVES ON EUGENICS
Marriages in Milwaukee. Are on the
Increase Despite Law Against
Unfit.

Marriage goes merrily on in Milwau-
kee, regardless of the eugcnics law,
says the Sentinel of that city.
Figures in the county clerks Office
show an increase in both 1913 and
1916 over 1914 in the number of Ii
censes issued. The eugenics law, in
operation for three years, has had no
effect upon the celebration of the time
honOred nuptials.
Il still maintain that the eug"nics
law has been of tremendous benefit to
the people of the state" declared Mrs.
G. A. Hipke, sponsor for the law. 1T
is asserted that doctors make only sU-
perficial tests of men who come to-
them for examination before marriage,
but / contend that no conscientious
physician could pass upon case which
might later bring results that would
reflect upon his earlier judgment"
Mrs. Hipke declared that. while she
had no present intention Of agitatinG
any change in the law she might CON
slider broadening of the law that
would include the women as well as
the men in the prenuptial examination
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
SYRUP OF FIGS FOR
A CH|LD'S BOWELS
1t is cruel to force nauseating,
harsh physic into a
sick child. .-

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the dose mother insisted
on-castor oil, calomel, cathartics.
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different
Mothers who cling to the old form Of
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is well-found-
ed. Their tender little "insides' are
injured by them.
If your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious California Syrup of Figs" Its
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take it; that it never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach, and that teaspocnful
given today saves a sick child tomor-
row.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle
of California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies. children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. Adv.
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19

horses and mules, saddle mares, draft
and saddle foals, two-year-old fillies
and three-year-old geldings divided
into pairs. Each animal received the
same grain ration consisting of corn
two parts, oats two parts, bran one
part. One of the animals in each pair
of the growing and idle horses re-
ceived alfalfa hay as its roughage. part
of which was fed at night and part in
the morning. The other animal in
each pair received alfalfa hay in the
morning and corn silage at night. The
draft animals at work were fed the
same except that timothy hay was
used instead of alfalfa. Some diff
Guilty was experienced in getting the
animals that had been on dry feed
previous to the test to eat the silage.
With two exceptions the animals re-
ceiving silage were in a more thrifty
condition at the end of the trial. The
silage-fed mule was kept in better
condition as shown by the hair, skin
and general appearance, and yet cost
less to feed than a mule Which re-
ceived no silage.
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
FIRE TRAPS KY. PRISONERS
Governor Saves Lives of Many Con-
victs in State Penitentiary Fire.

Frankfort, Ky.-Leading a band Of
fire fighting convicts, Governor Stan
ley, of Kentucky, saved the lives of
more than. 40 convicts trapped in cells
when fire broke out in the state peni-
tentiary. Two prisoners were burned
to death and a third victim was added
to the list when Will Jones, of Win
chester, died two days later, and 80
others are in the hospital. Fire de-
stroyed one cell house and badly dam
aged another. The key to the cell
houses was broken when fire broke
out and it was impossible to release
the prisoners. Governor Stanley aided
by band of convicts scaled the walls
of the burning building, passed over a
flame swept roof and slid down chains
to the burning cell houses and liberat-
ed the imprisoned men by battering
down doors with pick, axes and crow
bars. Then the men were carried to
the prison walls and let down in rope
slings to rescuers below.
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
EXTRA SESSION is URGED
To Revise Taxation Laws Becoming
More insistent in Kentucky.

Lexington, Ky.-The call from the
people for reformation of Kentucky's
archaic system of taxation at spe-
cial session of the General Assembly
to be called by Governor A. o. Stanley
for that purpose, and for no other pur-
pose, daily is becoming stronger and
more insistent. In the course of his
vile Board of Trade, Governor Stanley
said he was alive to. the needs of the
state for new and better system of
taxation, and he commended the rec
concentrations of the State Tax Com:
mission, but he declared most posi-
lature to Frankfort in an extra ses-
sion until he has the word of the mem
bers that they would attend strictly to
the business of framing a new tax law
and that they would not undertake to
raise other questions and inject other
issues into their deliberations.
The members of the Louisville
Board of Trade, in common with the
members of commercial organizations
in all of the cities and many of the
towns of Kentucky, had indorsed the
recommendations of the Tax Commits
sion as an excellent outline for the
construction of new system, and had
asked the Governor to get the law
makers at work at once and they were
put out to hear him say he would not
take chance on the General Assem-
bly,
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
APPROPRIATION
IS NOT NEEDED
BURNED cELLHouSE CAN BE RE-
STORED UNDER $4,000 Ac-
coRDING TO BOARD.
HINES WORKING UPON DETAILS
Sprinkler System Can't Be Installed
y Board Embodiea With Authority
To Make Repairs.

Especial Frankfort Correspondence
Frankfort-No appropriation by
the General Assembly will be
necessary to restore cell house
A at the reformatory in better
condition than it was before the
fire. This can be done probably
under $4,000, and the prison board
has authority to make repairs. 1t can
not, however, instill sprinkler sys-
TEN in the cell houses, as this does
not come under the head of repairs.
Instead of a slate roof supported by
frame joists and rafters and wooden
walks around the tiers of cells, fire.
proof roof of steel supporters will be
constructed and the walks and stairs
wiH be metal or concrete. The over
head will be open, too, so that no fire
can shoulder above the cell block I'm
observed.
The walls and the concrete cell
block are as good as before the fire.
Cell house B, a modern structure, but
two decades old, has frame supports
and wooden walks also. An outside
doorway, to be used in emergencies,
will be cut into cell house B, the only
entrance to which now is through old
cell house A.
Chairman Hines, of the Prison
Board, said they have not entirely de-
cided upon the details of reconstruc.
ton, but will do so as rapidly as is
possible.
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
Hog Cholera Doomed.

Il hope before the end of my admin
istration to see hog cholera eradicated
from Kentucky" declared Commits
sioner- of Agriculture Mat S. Cohen,
chairman of the State Livestock Sani-
tary Board, after a conference of the
board with representatives of the Fed
eral Bureau of Animal Industry in
regard to cooperative efforts for the
control of all contagious diseases
among animals. Especial efforts are
now being made for the eradication of
hog cholera, which cost the agricuI-
tural industry of the state S2,000,0 900
in 1912. Commissioner Cohen said they
had agreed on plan of work which,
he believes, will be effective. The
plan has to be sent to Washington for
approval Since 1919 hog cholera has
been reduced about half principally
due to rigid inspection and disinfect-
ing of stock cars during the fight
against foot and mouth disease. The
Kentucky department endeavored to
continue the practice, but could not
get the cooperation of the government
and other states. Present at the con-
ference were Commissioner Cohen, DR..
E. s. Good, of the University Of Ken
tucky: State Veterinarian S. F. Mus
selman, DR.. A. ]. Payne, of the Fed
erai Bureau; DR.. Fred Mutchler and
DIR. o. S. Crisler, of the Extension
Board, and Senator H. NJ. Froman.
Lewis J,etterie T L HOrn6bv and R
]. Bassett.
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
Sum for Vocational Work.

One of the questions with which
county superintendents will have to
deal at the approaching meeting OF
their association here is the method
of cooperation between the state and
federal governments under the Smith.
Hughes Act for promotion of vocation.
al education Under this act the fed
eral government proposes to appro-
pirate large sums for agricultural and
industrial trade training in the public
schools upon condition that the states
appropriate an equal amount. State
Superintendent V. D Gilbert is send
ing out circulars to the county super
intendents, containing a digest of the
measure, and they will propose to the
General Assembly a plan whereby the
state may take advantage of the offer.
For the first year the government
would appropriate S1,700,000, increas-
ing it annually until the total of ST.
100000 in 1923-24. OF thus sum the
first year a half million each would
go for agricultural training, trades
and industrial training and training
of vocational teachers; and 100000
for administration and investigation
by the federal board. The second year
the agricultural and trades training
would receive s75O,OO0, the next year
81, ,000,000 the next 81 ESQ, 900, the next
81, 100000, the next s1,75O,oOO, the, next
$4,000 900. the next $2,50O,000, and iu
1923-24 a total of 100000 each. For
the education of vocational teachers
the second year there would be $780,
600 the next 100000 and for the six
succeeding years $1,0OO,O0O.
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
Oldham County Assessed.

The County Board of Tax Super
visors for Oldham county has about
completed its work and figures will be
available in a few days showing the
changes made from the return of the
Assessor. The total valuation of all
taxable property in the county as re-
turned by Assessor Voters is $4,371,-
6S5, an increase over 1915 of sS2,s $50.
Some of the items which go to make
up the amount are: Bonds, 1896, 6,310; /;
notes, secured and unsecured, S349,'
SIS; accounts, S13,660; cash on de-
posit, s119,190; stock in corporations,
s55,S35. There are 1892 acres of
land in the county, the value of which
is given as s2,6O2,675. Town lots are
assessed at $612,9O5 and personal
property at s1,29S,S35.
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
TREATING AN IRRITATED EYE
Battle Affected Organ With Ten Per
Cent Solution of Boric Acid
Slightly Darken Barn.

When the eye of an animal is irri-
tated and watery bathe it with ten
per cent solution of bOric acid twice
daily, using a new swab of absorbent
cotton each time. Slightly darken the
stable. Wet all feed to prevent dust,
and as far as possible keep the ami
NAL out of dust.
1t may be that the tear ducts are
obstructed, and if so they should be
cleaned by a competent veterinarian.
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
Reward for oobbs Offered.

According to County Judge ]. E. VIII
liams, of McCreary county, Pierce
Dobbs is charged in that county with
ambushing and shooting his own broth
er, Joe Dobbs, to death while Joe was
going along the highway with his wife,
At Judge Williams suggestion Gov.
the arrest and conviction of Pierce
Dobbs.
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
MUST WAIT FOR ORDER
~ Am the Governor" Said Stanley to
officials at Paducah.

Paducah, Ky.-Lube Martin, the ne
gro charged with killing Guthrie Dui-
guild, white man, who was brought
here from Murray, KY, for safekeep-
ing, will remain until his return is or
dered by Governor A. o. Stanley. II
am governor of Kentucky and that ne
gro will be taken back to Murray when
/ say so and not before" said Govern
or Stanley when he stopped here on
his way to Murray.
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
Sale Ct Candy Is offense.

Selling candy on Sunday is viola
ton of the statute prohibiting work on
Sunday. The Court of Appeals de-
cided that candy is not necessity
within the meaning of the statute, and
upheld the fine of $50 imposed ON Gil
bert McAfee, of Salviso, a storekeeper,
I'm the Mercer Circuit Court, for sell
ing James Kennedy five cents worth
of candy on Sunday. The court was
asked to lay down rule concerning
the conduct of business on Sunday and
to name the exceptions that might
arise, but the court declined to do this.
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
FEEDING SKIM MILK TO PIGS
Younger and Smaller the Animals the
More Valuable Is the Milk-Feed
Mixed With Grain.

Skim milk that is not from tubercu-
lar cows is valuable pig feed. The
best way to feed it is three pounds of
skim milk to one pound of grain. Fed
In this proportion skim milk has Sc
cured all the way from 81 to 40 cents
per hundred pounds
The younger and smaller the pigs
are the more valuable is the milk. 1t
should always be naked with grain in
the proportion given.
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
Pay Taxes on Temple.

DeMolay Commandery, Knights
Templar, No. IL, of Louisville, must
pay taxes on its temple on the south
side of Broadway, between Second and
Third streets, the Court of Appeals
said in an opinion by Chief Justice Set
tie, affirming the Jefferson Circuit
Court In the case of Henry Vogt, trus-
tee, against the city of Louisville.
The property is valued at about s47,-
600 and the trustee brought suit to en-
join the city from assessing the prop
erty for taxation on the ground that
it is used for purposes of purely pub
hc charity"
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
COAL MINERS ARE IN DEMAND.

Whitesburg, Ky.-Large increases
are being made in mining work in the
coal fields, new men being put into the
mines as rapidly as they can be Sc
cured. Hundreds of men are being
brought in every week. Operators in
many instances are gratified over the
fact that old contracts. which were
made at a very low price, are now run
ming out, and contracts are being made
at prices over. third higher, in fact.
at an unusually high price. New con-
syacts were raade In the Hazard fed
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
FEEDING HORSES AND MULES
Found That SiIage Can Be Used
as Hay Substitute.

During an experiment which began
December 1914 and ended March 1915,
in which 20 horses and mules were
used in the effort to find out the ef-
fects of silage as food, the following
results were obtained. The results in
dicate that silage can be successfully
substituted for part of the hay in
the ration of horses at the rate of two
pounds of silage for one pound of hay.
The animals studied included draft
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
Grecian Dolls.

As one might expect, the little Greek
girls had beautiful dolls. They were
made of clay and wax and decorated
with bright colors. They had beautiful
garments which could be put on and
taken off at will. and some of them
We're made to represent the gods and
heroes 50 much revered by the people.
movable limbs.
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
Effect Kentucky Bank.

A list of the state banks of Ken
lucky, whose checks will be cleared
through the Federal Reserve Banks,
was announced by the Federal Re-
serve Board. This is the first time
such a list has been made public by
the Treasury Department. 1t offers an
invaluable aid to the bankers of the
state. The board in issuing the list
made it clear that it is subject to
change without notice. Copies will be
distributed to all bankers in Kentucky,
through the Federal Reserve Banks of
Cleveland and st. Louis, in which dis
tricts Kentucky is divided.
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
Bonus system in Jsrsn.

The highest salaried man in Japan
does not receive enough money in that
form to pay for gasoline used by his
automobile. for salaries of the man
ayers of business corporations are in
significantly small. says the Japan
Times. Salaries, however, are moi the
total income of business neil. Under
the Japanese custom there is Il Liberal
bonus system. and the bonus amounts
to 500 or 400 times the monthly salary
in some cases.
The Mitsui company is regarded as.
the biggest corporation in Japan aud
their directors are noted for their
large incomes Each director is said
to receive in the form of a bonus
about 100000 year. although his
salary may be only $3.50 a month.
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
WILL DEVELOP TIMBER TRACTS.

Whitesburg, Ky.-McGlone Bros, of
Roxana, have purchased additional
timber tracts on Bull Creek, near
Blackey, and will develop the property
by installing stave mills. About 100
men will be given employment in the
new development.
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
Baseball Men Colonels.

Joe and Mike E. Cantillon, the base.
ball men, are now Kentucky Colonels,
having been commissioned by Gov.
Stanley aides-de-camp on his staff with
the rank of Colonel. The compliment
was in return for their hospitality dur
ing the Governors recent duck hunt
ing trip, when he was entertained by
them at their lodge on Reelfoot Lake.
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
Jackson Offices inspected.

With a report on the inspection OF
comfy Offices in Jackson county, State
Inspector and Examiner Nat B. Sewell
covered into the state treasury $10s.S6,
collected as follows: From County
Judge J. ID. Spurlock, $14.96; from Cir
cult Clerk L. W. Powell, s2.04; from
County Clerk r. NJ. Ward, s9.6S; from
Sheriff John Farmer, $S2.73. He re-
ported $40.36 not yet collected.
Mount Vernon signal., 1917-01-19
.IaII Sentence Reversed.

Floyd Maggard, who took advantage
Of the privilege of calling on friend
to slip away from an officer who was
conducting him to his examining trial
on some offense in Leslie county, did
not forcibly escape from the officer,
the Court Of Appeals said, reversing a
six-months' Jail sentence.