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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-08
LOCAL ITEMS.

Miss Myrtle Morris returned to
Cresco Monday.
Miss Amelia knoke went to Cres-
co Friday on visit to her sister, Mrs.
Woolstein.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Shekelton
of Waucoma were business visitors
here Friday.
-Chas. Regain and family of Wau-
kon, spent Sunday here at the Ma
roney home.
Miss Emma Faldet went to Ma
son City Friday for visit at the E.
G. Ambli home.
Miss Emma Jewell came home
Thursday night from a two weeks Wis
it in Mobridge, S. D.
Mrs. T. NJ. Berge accompanied
her neice, Mrs. S. Langva to her
home in Minneapolis Monday.
Mrs. c. NJ Hanna came Satur-
day from Manchester for visit with
her daughter, Mrs. r. w. Relf.
Mrs. Ethel Heinz went to
Oskaloosa, Iowa, yesterday, having
visited her sister, Mrs. Thos. Mean
drews.
Mrs. d. F. Colville and daugh-
ter, Miss Louise are here from St.
Paul, on visit to relatives AID
friends.
Mrs. A. B. Wilder retained to
Minneapolis Monday after a short
visit here with her brother G.. T.
Towbridge.
Miss Marie Traa, erud leaves
Saturday for Omaha, Neb., for an in
definite stay with her cousin, Mrs. j.
O. Hossask,
MIR. and Mrs. Harry j. Sharp au-
toed ITO Canton, Mimi, Sunday to
spend the day with Mr.. and Mrs. En-
nest Boulett.
Miss Sylvia Bidne came Thurs
day from Oakland, Cal. for visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. S.
Bid1e of Locust.
Mrs. Severt Ringoen and daugh-
ter, Miss Margaret went to Mason
City Saturday for an outing of ten
days or two weeks.
MIR. and Mrs. Ernest Boulett,
Mrs. Leslie Beach, Mrs. William Ing
lett, also Mr. Frank Boulett of Can
ton, were DEBORAH visitors Saturday
"A baby girl weighing 5 "A pounds
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
Headington of Canoe last Wednes-
day August 1st. We extend congratu-
lations.
Mrs. Margaret McClaskey and
her brother James Maroney returned
to st. Paul Monday having been here
to the funeral of their sister, Miss
Anna Maroney.
Miss Elizabeth Byrnes and her
neice Elizabeth MILF returned to Cres-
co Friday. Miss Byrnes will leave
Monday for Chicago on her fall mil
linery buying trip.
Upper Iowa University prepares
young people for business. Write to
Principal w. c. Van Ness, Fayette,
Iowa, for information concerning the
Commercial School.
Mrs Mary Stussy of Corning,
Cal, and her neice Miss GeneVieye
Ames, of De Sofa, Wis, concluded a
visit here with the formers brother,
Mr.. A. Ames, aad went to De Sofa,
Monday.
Liquid egg preserver will keep
eggs fresh all year. Preserve them
now and save the difference in cost
now and next winter. 25c bottle will
preserve IL to / 5 doz. eggs. Sold at
Parman's drug store.
Miss Marian and Harold Green
came up from Des Moines last week
and are visiting with their grandpar-
ents, and other relatives in the city.
Marian graduated from the Des
Moines high schools this year. At the
close of school Harold heard the call
of the government, putting in two
months on farm, which brings him a
badge from the Boy Scout iheadquart-
ers at Des Moines in addition TO the
money earned.
Some special good bargains dur
ing fair week-Suits at old prices:
So, 50, $40 and s12. S. Lersen. 1922
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-08
Had Something to Learn.

A Canadian soldier received what
were supposed to be socks. The donor
had affixed her name to the gift and
the soldier wrote her as follows:
Socks received, dear lady,
They almost fit,
l wear one for helmet,
The other for nit;
l hope to meet you U
When I've done my Bit
But wish now to ask,
Where in hill did you learn to knit?
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-08

One of the interesting exhibits at
the Winneshiek county fair this year
will be the tecorah Public library
exhibit Books and Posters will at
tract your attention and lists of new
books will be distributed free to all
visitors.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-08
TT. Atkinson Here Sunday.

Next Sunday the fast Fort Akin
son ball team will be here for game
with DEBORAH at the fair grounds.
These two teams will play here fair
week and some good games can be
expected Don't miss the game here
next Sunday, Aug. II.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-16
LIKES new QUARTERS
COMMERCIAL CLUB ASKS FARM
ERs TO MEET THERE.
Room Enough For County Fair Equip
ment and Showing of Moving
Picture Slides.

The new quarters Of the Dallas
commercial club are beginning to
acquire the earmarks of a metropoh-
tan organization. Opportunities for
neat and attractive window displays,
the showing of motion picture slides
on topics of interest to the club and
community, and the combination of
county fair and commercial club ac-
tivities are some of the advantages OF
the new location.
The larger quarters will lead the
club to ask the farmers union and
all farmers organizations to hold
their institutes and meetings in the
club room, and to extend an invita-
tion to individual farmers and their
wives to make the club rooms their
headquarters when in Dallas. Signs
will be placed on the four roads just
at the outskirts of the city welcom-
ing the traveller to Dallas, the Prune
City. and inviting him to visit the
commercial club at 613 Mill street.
Many of the new ideas Of the club,
which are in the formative stage, are
along the lines advocated by D. M.
Lowe, who spoke at the club banquet
recently on "From the Outside Look
ing In." An employment bureau on
a small scale will be installed and
the secretary will supply all available
bulletins to farmers, upon request.
Signs will probably be placed on
most of the roads Of the county, which
will read as follows: "The Dallas
Commercial Club Invites You to The
Prune City"
Mrs. Winnie Braden expects to
make the room attractive and home
like by hanging pictures OF exhibits,
Dallas industries, Company L and the
like and by adding q long table for
circulars and possibly chair or two.
Special exhibits will be hung on a
lattice frame towards the back Of the
room, which will be set of BY screens.
Already the windows have attract
ed attention for their neatness and
style of arrangement. One is devot-
ed to fruit, prunes and peaches; and
the other to cereals, corn, oats and
barley.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-16
SEATS ARE GOING FAST
RECORD CROWD EXPECTED AT
GAME TOMORROW NIGHT.
Dallas Team and Fans Expect Vic.
tory But Multnomah Will Be
Stronger Than Ever.

Two hundred seats were placed or
sale at Stafrin's Tuesday and the,
were practically all sold last night
Manager Fred Gooch expects a rec.
ord crowd for the big game witt
Multnomah tomorrow night.
Another hundred seats have beer
erected and placed on sale and indi.
cations are that standing room will
be at a premium, even then. The
game has been advertised in Mon.
mouth, Independence, Amity, Perry
dale, Rickreall and other nearby
towns. The manager has not receiv-
ed definite word from Portland re.
garding the chartering of the spec
ial train, as yet, but there will un-
doubtedly be many Multnomah sup.
porters in the audience.
Multnomah's defense will have to
work overtime if they shut out Carl
Fenton from scoring tomorrow night.
The big center is dropping them in
with deadly accuracy from the most
difficult angles. The rest of the team
is not showing any extraordinary
brilliancy in practice but Woods and
Boydston have the reputation of
tplaying better ball at home than
abroad. This added to the advantage
of playing on familiar floor and
with house full of supporters has
prompted the more enthusiastic fans
to pick Dallas to win by six points
or more.
Dewey is the man most feared by
the local team; his lightning fast
floor work and dribbling give him
more shots than is conducive to a
Dallas victory, besides he drops in
long one every twice in while.
Sharpe will probably play forward
and Dewey, guard, with either Nor
ton or Edwards at center, and Too
mey and Twining alternating at the
other guard.g.szss---f -7Ts''---'
Dallas will probably lineup the
same as they did in Portland two
weeks ago, although Woods may be
drawn back as running guard, during
part Of the game.
Homer Jameson, premier referee
of the northwest, will handle the
game, which will be called at nine
o 'clock. Confectionery stores and
emporiums will likely
close for the event.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-16
BRIDGE BILL MAY DIE
POLK LOBBYISTS WORK TO
KILL IN COMMITTEE.
Bill Would Place Building of Inter
County Bridge in Hands Of
State Highway Engineers,

"Spirited lobbying" best describes
the inter-county bridge squabble dur
ing the past few days.
The Polk and Marion county courts
have brought all the influence they
can command to bear upon the legisla-
ture and even upon the governor.
Judge Kirkpatrick, R. E. Williams
and Walter L. Tooze, Jr., have been
arguing this county's cause and be-
lieve that the bill WI not get through
the senate.
But even if the bill is not thus
squelched, and the best plans some
times go awry, it is doubtful if Mar
ion county can force steel bridge
down Polk county's throat and mekt
them help pay for it. "The acton
of the Marion county court with ref
erence to House Bill 375 amounts to
coercion" said Walter l.. Tooze, Jr.,
who has been close follower of the
question from the start. "If he can
not win one way, Judge Bushey in
tends to win in another, Under House
Bill No. 375, Judge Bushey will un-
doubtedly throw the matter into the
hands of the Highway Commission
(steel sympathizers) at once, and seek
thus to force upon the people of Polk
county something that they do not
want. 1t has been well said "you
can drive horse to water, but yca
cannot make him drink and this
may be the case in this instance.
Polk county, and its officials will lisi-
en- to reason; but coercion is another
thing. The Courts might hold House
Bill No. 375 constitutional, and Mar
ion county might construct and pay
for the bridge; but when it came to
forcing Polk county to levy taxes to
pay its proportion, another very an
noying question might arise. In Mis-
souri,, county courts Of a certain eoun-
ty, for forty years, were regularly
committed to Jail on contempt of the
United States Supreme court because
they refused consistently to levy tax
considered unjust, and in Polk county
there are many of the "Show Me"
type of citizenship. The engineering
question seems to be the main STUN
bling block"
The bill passed the house 43 to 4;
those voting against it were Fuller
and Stafrin, Peck of Coos and Bar
ber of Yamhill. The fight yesterday
was to get action against it in the
senate. Judge kirkpatrick spent the
day in Salem on the job and did not
return last night.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-16

In the afternoon the "Teen Age
Ideals" were portrayed by Elsie For
rette of Dallas, who spoke on "The
Young Man Worth While" and by
Guy Lee of Perrydale on "The Young
Woman Worth While" Mr.. Phipps
followed this up with splendid ad-
dress on "The Heritage of Youth. j"
Mr.. Phipps then addressed a meet
ing for boys only.
In the evening union service was
held and the speakers of the evening
were G. Evert Baker, an attorney of
Portland, and c. A. Phipps. This
meeting was largely attended and was
a fitting close for the best conven-
tion ever held in Polk county. The
state convention will be held in New
berg, May 16, II and Is and every
school was urged to be represented
there.
Mrs. R. F. Holman, Secretary.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-16
PLAN BIG CEREAL SHOW
MRS. BRADEN AND PROF. HYS-
LoP START CAMPAIGN.
Will Be First Show of Kind in Ore
gon; Exhibit To Be in Agri-
cultural Pavilion.

The first real cereal show ever hele
in Oregon will be given in conjunc'
ton with the State fair at Salem
this fall, according to the plans OF
Mrs. Winnie Braden and Prof. u. H.
Hyslop, of the department OF farm
crops at the Oregon Agricultural col
lege.
The state fair board has promised
$3.50 towards premiums and like
amount will be solicited from i'm
plement houses; this will assure at
tractive prizes for exhibitors. The
show will be held in the center OF
the agricultural pavilion and Will De
in charge of Professor Hyslop.
There will be classes for oats,
wheat, rye and barley. Threshed
grains will be exhibited in bushel
lots. The full classification and size
Of sbeafs have not been definitely de-
cided upon, yet, but will be announe-
ed by Mrs. Braden, later. The OBJ
iect of the show is to stimulate IN
terest in cereal growing and to ex-
plain by comparison the relative mer-
it's and peculiarities of the different
varieties. 49,. g
Polk county has the reputation OF
growing the best oats in the state.
e D. Nairn of Perrydale took nrs'
nrize at the Seattle Land Products
show against the oats of Montana
washington and Oregon last octo-
hor He also won the first prlze TWO
wears ago at the Portland Land rro-
duets show. Polk county grows more
harley than wheat. Most of the wnea' VI =,
in the county is grown around ban,
ston and is Of excellent quality; u, .ne
leading variety is Red Russian Ine
small amount of white winter WneaI aa
that is grown here is classed with
the best in the state.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-16
1.-THE EYE OF THE NIGHT"
Orpheum Picture Saturday Depicts
Wonderful Scenery.

The picturesque scenery Of North
ern California coast is said never
to have been depicted on the screen
with more success than it is in "The
Eye of the Night" the Triangle play
which shows at the 0rpheum Saturday
and in which Thomas II. Ince presents
William H. Thompson, the "dean OF
the American stage" as star.
Departing from the usual run OF
recent pictures, this drama is a story
Of the sea--rather OF a sea coast vii
lage in England-and consequently q
vast majority of its scenes demand
ed q natural setting similar in ap-
pearance to the British coast. The
shore that fringes melville is one
of the beautiful wonder spots Of
Southern California, yet it in nowise
resembles the roek-bound coast OF
England. Hence in staging the sub
feet Director Walter Edwards was
compelled to take Thompson, Marjoy
Wilson, who supports him, and some
twenty other plays TO a point about
900 miles up the coast and there en-
camp for two weeks while the drama
was in the process Of making.
During the stay Of the company .
Total Of 1000 feet Of film was eI-
rosej, the greatest portion Of which
iiluttrates the matehless beauty OF
the rugged California coast. Among
the more imposing Of the seenss l.
that which shows the sunrise On the
horizon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-16
WHITE" HERE SUNDAY.
Is Popular Photo Play Which Dallas
People Have Been Waiting For.

Every real child-the calendar does
not count-will remember with de-
light the charming story of "Snow
White" which has been declared by
many to be their favorite. This IT.
resistible tale has been adapted by
the Famous Players Film Company
with Marguerite Clark in the stellar
role.
Director J. Searle Dawley, who was
in charge of the production, engaged
seven real midgets to play the roles
of the celebrated seven dwarfs In the
story, in which Miss Clark is said
to surpass even the wonderful work
which she did on the stage in the
theatrical adaptation OF "Sno"
White" in which she starred under
the direction of Winthrop Ames'
uSnow White" is the Paramount Pc
ture at the Orpheum Sunday and
Monday.
II is said that this motion picture
goes straight to the original story
for its source and that the adaptation
;s true to the Grimm conception IN
every detail. Especial attention has
been given by Director J. searie
Dawley to the Vaccinations OF the
- Ho, and of the wicked queen
Brapgoman, which can be depicted
or tbe screen as readily as the au.
thor H~ set it upon paper, because of
tbe tnek photography of which the
no,;on picture camera permits.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-16
TO HAVE STRONG BAND
CITY WILL PUT ORGANIZATION
ON FIRM BASIS.
Council Appropriates $42O; CONNER
cial Club Will Be Asked To
Pay Incidental Expenses.

'Dallas will have a bigger and bet
ter band than ever this year," sale
Carl Williams, member of the city's
band committee. About 80 pieces viii
be the strength at the first practice
March Is.
The band will be placed on a firm
81 financial basis this year. The
council has appropriated 1920 or $6(
month for seven months for the
directors salary, and the band mem
bers expect to go before the CONNER
cial club soon TO ask them to meet
the expenses for electric lights on
the bandstand, music and a small in
debtedness on lumber used on the
stand last year. These expenses will
aggregate about $40 a month, accord
ing to Mr.. Williams. Last year the
Commercial club subscribed $100 to-
wards the directors salary and the
business men were asked to contrib
ute for incidental expenses.
The band will not need as much f.
nancial aid as that, this year. They
now have library; last year they
had to raise funds for it. The mem
bers do not wish to spend their time
and that of the business men in cir
culating a subscription paper this
year and if the Commercial club ap-
propriates some $40 month, this
will not be necessary.
The band will practice four hours
a week under Director Harry Kyle,
beginning March Is. Members look
forward to a better year than ever
under the able leadership of MIR.
Kyle. Members who are earnestly
striving for stronger musical or
ganization hope to secure outside mu-
sicians to come here, by cooperation
with business men in giving them
Jobs. They point to the strong Sa-
lem band, which is made up almost
entirely Of men who have gone to Sa-
lem to accept positions in the bust
ness houses and state buildings.
The new beginners band started
practice Tuesday night with 25 piec-
es; it is composed mostly of Dallas
high school musicians, who are taking
advantage of the opportunity to
learn to play at the cty's expense.
Members of the old band paid So a
month for three years for director
to bring them to their present stand
ing; all the beginners have to do this
year is to purchase instruments. Elmo
Bennett has been elected president of
the younger organization.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-16
Cars Are More Plentiful.

The Southern Pacific company
s.ams ne 10 have their car shortage PROB
IsulHD Ism nearly "a in hand, according to the
WiIlar vii ette Valley Lumber company.
The II ,.-I mill has been getting cars almos. ot
Of will for the past two weeks: .Sn. Un.
a. factor s figuring in this supply is ina. az
oost r~o Of the cars are being used 70 70
carry lumber for the constTuiJsson s snntS. !.
other ears for the Union n, and ;,souSa sOaia-
eru oru' Pacific and C. s N. W. RAILROADS ., osos.
Tbe TI~ : Construction of most ,.ti.sT Of tnsSs
ears is in the hands of the America 1e;tb
Car and Foundry company Will
HEADQUARTERS at Chicago
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-16


was impossible to see a block away.
The thermometer hovered around the
Is below zero mark nearly all day.
The storm abated some during the
night and Monday dawned bright and
clear with a temperature Of IL be-
low. Seventeen head of cattle per-
ished during the blizzard on the farm
four miles east of Rossville, owned by
j. G. Laird of McGregor, and oper-
ated by Henry Snitker, who resides
on the Brennan farm adjoining. There
were about sixty cattle in the drove,
the remainder of which found shelter
about the straw stacks in the field
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-16
Some Difference in Weather.

A. J. Barham left a copy OF the
Waukon. Iowa Democrat at The Oh
server Office yesterday. from which
vas clipped the following weather
item. showing the difference in eli
mate between this section and tha;
of wintery Iowa: Borealis, the storm
king. swooped down upon us in all hi'
fury Sunday and Sunday night and
gave us the worst blizzard in years
The wind blew a gale and at time
the air was 50 thick with snow I
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-16
Anniversary Celebration Monday

Narmion lodge number 9o, H. OF
p. will celebrate the anniversary O'
the founding of the order next Mon
Sov n;cbt. A banquet will be fea-
tnre Of the evening. following the an
- roIl-eaIl and initiation work. The
DsIlas lodge is considered one OF the
Iivest and best lodges in the :tale'
,.nEi,1 - first in percentage of Paid-up
merseTsbip. The anniversary IS ex-
nected to draw out large attendance
- among members as well as from
visiting knights.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-16
rsnmnuth 1ikel7 To Pave strse's.

Edward ]. Hines, city englleer a. ...at. o.
,,d|u,on,b. .um r, attended the council meet eel
Ing at the neighboi'hs el'y ~ ais
night. I5 Ways and m,,rs ,',.l were eF ,,,Ts- we
.nsss5 nns sssi for adding FIVE blo"Es Of pave ave
me- mem -uS.r = - construct, Mr.. Hines
mas 1a..;Ss-. uI It very probable that the
u.v;ng viii be done thi nmer'
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-16
Oscar Hayter To Aid Defense.

Oscar Hayter will appear with Vim
ton and Burdett of McMinnville when
the retrial of the Booth-Branson mur-
der case is started February 26. The
attorneys for the defense failed to
move for a change of venue when
Judge Belt opened his court in Nc
Minnville February S. Rumors pre-
vious to that date mentioned Dallas
as the seat of trial.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-16
ruller's Swedish Dialect Entertains.

Members Of the legislature seem to
appreciate W. V. Fuller's faculty for
telling good jokes and stories in Swe-
dish dialect as well as his Dallas
friends. He has acquired quite a rep
utation among the solons as an en-
tertainer. The Oregonian reporter
has hazarded the guess that Gas one
of the original promoters of the pres
ent fire patrol system, it is a safe bet
that Representative Fuller has won a
number of points in building up that
system by his happy faculty for tell
ing stories"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-16

Three steers weighing a total OF
416O pounds were bought by the Dal-
las Meat company this week from A
C. Stats on the Luekiamute. Mr..
Stats was paid for the animals at
the rate Of Be. per pound, receiving
s332.s0 for the beeves.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-16
Moves Feed Store.

J. L. Braden has moved his feed
and poultry supply store from Mill
street to the Barham Brothers ware
house on Ash street. He has use If
half the warehouse which he opened
for business Monday. He expects to
take over and use the entire building
next fall.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-16
More Construction Work Now.

The building and construction sea-
son is Just starting in Dallas. The
Willamette Valley Lumber company
reports that orders for local use are
coming in faster. The mill is sup
plying $4,000 feet Of lumber and
some timber to Barham Brothers, for
the city bunkers.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-16
Apprentice Graduates.

Rbinehart Dornhaeker has finished
bis apprentice term at the Southern
Pacific shops and received . diploma
emitting to the wages and privileges
Of a machinist. George Martin Schu-
EFT has started as an apprentice; the
term is four years.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-16
Dallas Boys on Rickreall Team.

Fred Gooch and Chauncey Hayes
went to Independence Wednesday
night with the Rickreall basketball
team, which was beaten % to IA in
q rough game. Manager Gooch may
take the Dallas second team to In
dependence, soon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-16
Woman on Land Products Board

Mrs. Winnie Braden received notice
Tuesday from the secretary OF the
Oregon Land Products show that she
had been chosen a member OF thu
advisory board this year. The show
will be held in Portland.