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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28
brother Walter, spent the other
sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.. Alfred
Peter ST. and famiI-

brother Walter, spent the otb.r
SUNDAY with Mr.. and Mrs.. Alfred
Peter Sr. and family
MT and Mrs. Robert Vopavs and
daughter Eileen were pleasant Ores.
co shoppers last week THURSDAY.
ernest Peter of Cresco was a very
pleasant caller at the Amel Koch
nome last week Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Demo Kratz of. Sum-
ner township were pleasant callers at
the parental home of the formers
FRIDAY night the other week.
Albert Anderson and Mr.. Green
were pleasant callers at the Amel
Koch and Harry Wiedeman homes
the other week Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Amel Koch and Mrs. Fred G..
hocn and son Clinton were pleasant
caiiers at the j. ]. Hornberger home
last week Thursday afternoon.
Roy Koch arrived home last week
wednesday evening from staying at
the Fred Falck home near Ridgeway
for number of days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vopaya and
daughter Eileen Of Sumter town
ship accompanied by Misses Nettie
Leona, and Lizzie Koch, autoed to
Cresco last week Wednesday to do
some shopping in that burg.
Leona Koch and sister Lizzie
were pleasant callers at the Fred
Falck home near Ridgeway recently
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred C. Koch and
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson were
visitors at the home of w. <. Wiede-
man the other week Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sobolik and
daughters. and Miss Elsie Vopava of
Sumner township autoed to Elma the
other Sunday to spend the day with
Mr.. ana Mrs. John Krall.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Falck and
daughter Opel from near Ridgeway
called at the Amel Koch home the
other Sunday evening Miss Ollie
Falck accompanied them back home.
Joe Novak was delivering hogs at
Ridgeway last week Saturday.
c. Schild was delivering hogs at
Ridgeway last week Saturday.
l.. e. Bechtol of Howard county,
assisted Joe Novak at delivering
hogs at Ridgeway last Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. II. House were pleas
ant shoppers at Ridgeway last week
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Kratz, son
Wesley and Miss Elizabeth O'Brien,
were entertained at dinner last Sun
day by Mr.. and Mrs. c.. Schild and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Kratz of
county were pleasant callers
on relatives, ETC., through here last
Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Kratz and
family were entertained at dinner
last Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Moe and family of Ridgeway.
Teachers and pupils of sub-iis-
trict number one. will give pro-
gram at their school house this
week Wednesday afternoon. All in
vited to attend same.
Members of the w. M. S. of the
church will meet with
Mrs. William Bigalk of Cresco next
week Tuesday afternoon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28
CORRESPONDENCE.
BURR OAK.

Nov. 26, 1917.
Mr.. and Mrs Merle Smith and
MRS. George Smith and Mrs. E. NJ.
Reed were DEBORAH shoppers Mon
day.
Mrs. B. M. Wicks spent part of last
week at the home Of her brother
gkas. Pollitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Ferris were
guests at the T.. M. Reed home Sun
day evening.
Remember the meeting of the l..
A. S. on December g. at the Gene
Heaiington home for dinner.
Paul Reed was home from Decor
ak for an over Sunday visit.
Mrs. r. ID. Weldon wishes to thank
her many friends who remembered
her with birthday cards The number
she received was 76.
Mrs. James Wade and daughter
Miss Bertha spent Sunday with Mrs.
Carl Pierce.
Mrs. Elnora Draper of DEBORAH
spent Thursday at the Sam Rite
home.
Mr., and Mrs. A. B. Wanless and
Mrs. Wanless's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Shoecraft spent last week at the
Fred Mitchell and Fred Lent homes
at Cresco.
Mrs. Frank Perry spent Tuesday
afternoon at the home of her sister,
Mrs. f. NJ. Reed
Rev. G. II. Sweet left Friday for
his new home at Arena, Wis.
Frank Perry and G.. N. Masters
were callers at the j. +. Masters
home Tuesday.
Harry Ward arrived last week
from Uplands, Ind, where he has
been attending school the past four
years, and will spend the winter with
relatives here.
Ed. Cooke came up from Waukon
Saturday to take his wife and chill
dran home after a weeks visit at the
John Nolte home.
Teddy Morrison spent part of last
week in DEBORAH visiting at the A..
M Morrison and J. B. Reed homes
and having dental work done.
Arthur Smith has been sick the
past week. Harold Cox is working
for him.
Bert Kimball returned Thursday
from Minnesota, where he has been
working for the Flick Sales Com
pany of Minneapolis.
Miss Louise Krumm is attending
school at Burr Oak,
Miss Florence McIntire spent
Tuesday night with Miss Bertha
Wicks at DEBORAH.
Mrs. w. II. Emmons was Decor
an visitor Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Hurd went to De-
corah Wednesday for few days visit
with relatives.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28

guests at the Joe Uhlenhake home
in Ossian Sunday.
Mrs. ]. j. Rosa and son Raymond
who have been visiting in this vicin-
ity returned to their home at Decor
an Friday
Ed. Wiltgen and mother and Miss
Phillie Wiltgen, Mrs. Frank Boeck-
man and Miss Helen Kipp of Ossian
were guests at the Mrs. Anna Dan
iels home Tuesday.
Theodore Rosa returned Tuesday
after few days stay at the home Of
his brother Dave in Ossian.
DR.. Lynch of Ossian called in Cen
tennial Saturday evening.
Mrs. George Allen and children
day with her mother, Mrs. Janette
Duff.
Miss Eta Stevens was a guest of
her sister. Mrs. Ed. Youmans We'd
nesday.
Rae Runkle and Charley Daniels
were fishing at the lower dam We'd
nesday.
Mrs. George Allen and children
Rae Runkle home.
A few from here attended the
dance at Holthouse near Festina
Monday night.
Webb Rosa was an Ossian bust
ness caller Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Rae Runkle AMI Miss nellie
Daniels were DEBORAH callers Mon
day
Edwin and Henry Ginapp and sis
ter, Amanda called at the Mrs. DAN
iels home Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Anna Daniels spent Thurs
day with Mrs. George Allen.
A basket social was given in the
Webb Rosa school Friday evening.
Proceeds were $35 which will be
used to purchase new black board.
Henry and Edwin Ginapp called
at Will Wiltgen's one evening last
week
Chester Harris and Emmett stevens
called at the Mrs. Stevens home Sun
day evening.
and Mat Wiltgen and wife Of south
of Ossian were entertained at the
Mrs. Daniels home Sunday.
Miss Mary Harris spent Friday
night with Miss Nellie Daniels.
Fathers Tilrgen and Meyerhoffer
and Fred Leibolt of Ossian called at
the Joe Ehler home Sunday after
noon.
Miss Agnes Moen who has been
working at the julius Brown home
returned home today.
Alvin Knutsvik sawed wood for
Mrs Daniels Saturday afternoon.
The Pleasant Ridge Telephone Co.
have been putting a new line In
Centennial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Youmans and
family were guests at the Clarence
Miller home north of DEBORAH from
Saturday until Sunday
Bernice, Jerrine and Blanche Al
len were guests of their grandmoth-
er Mrs. Isaac Duff Saturday night.
Raymond and Donald Daniels are
visiting at the Mat Wiltgen home
south of Ossian.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice of the appointment of an adj
ministratrix of the estate OF Ellend
j. Dalen deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that the
subscriber has been duly appointed
administrator of the estate of Ellend
J. Dalen. late OF Springfield town
ship, in the county of WiIneshiek,
state OF Iowa, deceased, intestate, and
has taken upon herself that trust by
giving bonds as the law directs. All
persons having demands upon the es-
tate OF the said deceased are required
to exhibit the same; and persons in
debted to said estate are called upon
to make payment to
ELMIE l.. DALEN,
Administrative.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa. Nov. Z,
|1917.
BoICE G HOOK. Attorneys.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28
CLAY HILL

Nov. 26, 1917.
Mrs. Carolina Gross and Mrs. E.
Erickson went to Dubuque last
Wednesday to visit relatives for a
week.
A few young ladies' assisted Mrs.
Tieskotter at quilting last Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Bolson attended
Craby's sale near Satire last Tues
day.
Miss Bessie MacMan of Sioux Falls,
is a-guest at the Williams home the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Dinger o.
Freeport spent Thursday evening
with the formers parents.
School starts today with Lou
Williams as teacher.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28
CENTENNIAL.

Nov. 26, 1917.
Oscar Tovsen, of Ravena, called in
Centennial Sunday afternoon.
Miss Mary Harris spent Saturday
night with Mrs. Mary Stevens.
Mrs. Elizabeth Heiman is at the
Will Wiltgen home.
Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wiltgen
Saturday evening, Nov. "a, 1917, a
baby boy.
Mrs. Anna Daniels and daughter
nellie went to Ossian today to assist
at the Wiltgen-K ipp wedding which
will occur tomorrow.
Glenn Einck and family were
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28
M'II Show You How
Corns Peel Off,
Ever peel a Banana skin? That's it

Il should worry about those corns
II just put some 'Gets-It' on" Corns
zy, enduring pain, digging, slicing
toes tinkering with plasters and tape,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-10
MAY NEVER
KNOW "DIAMOND Jim" AGAIN

NEW YORK, Broadway is never
again to see the resplendant figure of
Diamond Jim" Brady.
The man who for years has enjoyed
the reputation of being the most be-
jeweled on earth has tangoed his last
tango and partaken of his last sup
per in the Times Square district.
Diamond JIM" according to word
received by his friends, is critically
ill at Atlantic City, and his physicians
hold no hope of his recovery.
His huge bulk and iron frame have
at last given way to the strain of his
persistent effort to crowd thirty
hours into twenty-four hour day.
Long a Picturesque Figure.
James Bushanan Brady, to give
him his full name, has long been one
of New York's most picturesque fig
ures. He is a man who made bust
ness of spending. He is credited with
having been Americas greatest sales
man.
His visiting card was a 500 BILL
He used to cut the bill in half and
place one-half in an envelope with a
note saying that the other half was
outside and wanted to see the man.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-10

oerlaln's bill provides for registra-
ton and training this year of young
men 20 and % years of age. In sub
sequent years men of 81, % and IS
years of age would be subject to
training upon call of the President.
How many men a call upon those
from 20 to % years of age would
raise, Senator Chamberlain said, was
problematical, but he estimated the
number at between 100000 and
100000. He predicted that eff we
should have a long war we shall
doubtless have to raise troops by
compulsory service" and said a uni
versal training plan would determine
definitely the number of men avail
able and those having the fewest
responsibilities and dependents.
Problem of Finances.
The task of financing the United
States for war will prove one of the
toughest problems Congress must
hand Experts declare that one
year or dinsr. will cost the United
The army ana .. ch
require billion dollars wiz. he
next year, half a billion must be
spent on coast Notifications. Anoth-
er billion dollars worth of ammuni-
ton is needed for emergency use. 1t
is expected, also, that billion dol
lars will be appropriated sooner or
later for the building of merchant
vessels, to be used in aiding England
and France securing supplies, and
also for transport service if, after
due consideration of the subject and
sufficient training of the men, it is
decided to send troops to Europe.
Allies Do Not Need Men.
The opinion appears to be grow
ing rapidly among members of Con-
gross and certain men connected with
the actual work of preparation for
war that Americas first job will be
to furnish money, food and war
material to the Allies and that for at
least six months we will not have
to contemplate sending men.
In the first place it would take at
least nine months to train an army
for warfare as it is now being wag-
ed in Europe. In the second place
there is no certainty that the Allies
want American men at this time.
England wants food and France
wants money and food Russia wants
money, although England appears to
have been able so far to finance Rus
STA.
The problem, therefore, according
to military experts, is one involving
the furnishing of food and materials
and of furnishing the ships to deliv-
err those supplies and naval vessels
to convoy the supply fleets.
Official Washington is aware of the
fact that the United States has taken
a very serious step.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-10
COVERED WITH ICE.
HOLLAND MONSTER
SKATING RINK NOW

THE HAGUE, Netherlands. -Hol-
land is at the present time one big
skating rink. From sovereign to hum
blest peasant, from aged grandmoth-
er and grandfather to the tiniest tod
dlers, the nation is sliding serenely,
merrily along on skates.
In striking contrast with the last
three or four mild winters a most
intense and continuous cold spell has
set in, and despite brilliant sunshine
from a clear sky every lake and ca
nal in the land of canals is now froZ-
en- as hard as the cobbled streets.
Even the big North sea canal, lead
ing from the sea to the port of Am
sterdam, is only being kept open by
icebreakers. Many of the islands are
islands no longer, and travellers pass
ing to and fro, instead of booking
their steamboat passage, buckle on
their skates. The mail is even being
conveyed to the famous island of
Marken, on the Zuyder Zee, by the
same process.
One can go from The Hague to
Amsterdam, to Rotterdam, to practi-
cally any part of the country, on
skates. The countryside, ordinarily
so deserted and quiet, on the Sab
bath in particular, is dotted every
where with fleeing Hollanders of all
ages; and in the towns themselves
he who will need go no further than
the canal just outside his door to in
dulge in the pastime
The lakes outside the royal house
in the wood at The Hague resemble
nothing so much as a fair, with their
stalls and seats and barrows and end
less kaleidoscope crowd whirling UP
and down and in and out, in ones,
twos, threes and fours, sometimes
with Joined hands, sometimes in chain
fashion.
On the big ring of the ice club
nearby may be occasionally seen the
queen herself, among the throng, for
skating is decidedly democratic
sport. Private brushes shoulders
with officer; indeed, Tristan soldier
was Mortified day or two ago to
recognize a general in the skater he
had accidentally overturned.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-10

Brady's success in business was a
sensation and his income enormous.
In the course of time he became pres
ident of big car company, vice pres
ident of the largest railway supply
house in the world and director in
many corporations.
Jewels Celebrated World Over.
His Jewels that have given to him
his Broadway name are celebrated the
world over. Mr.. Brady collected not
diamonds alone. He had passion
for all sorts of precious stones.
One night he would wear studs,
cuff buttons and waistcoat buttons of
diamonds. Another night he would
display rubies. Perhaps the next
night he would be a-glitter with
splendid emeralds. He buttoned his
shirts with diamonds and his suspend
err buckles glittered with the finest
white stones.
Queer as it may seen, Mr.. Brady
has always been next door to tee
totaler. Only on rare occasions was
he known to take drink, and he new
er was known to smoke. AS an eater,
however, he went to the limit of the
game, and it is his lifelong habit of
overlooking that is held responsible
by his physicians for his breakdown.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-10
SIX SOCIETY WOMEN ARE
ORDERED FROM A THEATRE
Nine. Nazimova Halls Play Until
Mrs. Marshall Field and Party
Are Ushered Out.

Washington, D. C.-Mrs. Marshall
Field and five other Washington So
ciety women, whose names could
not be learned, occupying a box at
the Belasco Theater, where Nine.
Nazimova is appearing in "Ception
Shoals" were compelled to leave the
playhouse before the end of the per-
Torrance
Toward the end of the second act.
when Miss Elizabeth Luckett, in the
role of a young mother, attempts
to explain to girl of her own age,
isolated from all women up to this
time, information concerning mar
ried life, an audible comment came
from the box occupied by the Field
party.
But Nine. Nazimova told the
manager of the theater that she could
not proceed until the cause of the
disturbance was removed The
manager thereupon proceeded to the
box, and while the lights were low
cred the occupants thereof filed out.
The play was then resumed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-10

blind tigers here. 1t has been easy
enough to dig up one, if anybody
wanted a bottle of whisky. Owing to
the extra risk, however the price
went up to $3.50 and even 81 al
quart for whisky that ordinarily sold
at $3.50 to So. Maybe the adition-
al risk under the bone-dry bill will
still further run up the price, if the
blind tigers are willing to keep on
taking chances.
The bone-dry bill had not been a
law more than dozen hours before
the first application was made to the
ordinary of Fulton county for wine
for sacramento purposes for All
Saints Episcopal Church of Allan
ia. Two gallons of wine We're ar
ranged for by the church authori-
ties to cover the needs for April.
Numerous applications were made
for shipments of alcohol for pur-
poses allowed under the bill even
before Ordinary Jeffries had be-
come familiar with the terms of the
bill and his duty under it.
Many Jewish citizens celebrated
the Passover in their own homes, US
ing wine. This has brought about
another ENHANCEMENT. 1t is said to
have been given as the opinion of
President Persons of the Senate and
Speaker Burwell of the House that
the law would not interfere with
wine for the Passover ceremonies
or for the Lords Supper, regardless
of whether they are celebrated in
churches or in private homes.
Persons Says Law Won't Be Enforc-
ed as to Homes.
And it begins to appear that, in
so far as ones keeping a bottle of
booze at his home is concerned, the
new ''bone-dry' law isn't such a
wild and woolly affair, after all.
There is no question but that the
'bone-dry" law forbids anyone to
keep any liquor at his home, but it
is the expressed opinion of Senator
Ogden Persons, president of the
state senate that no effort will ever
be made to enforce the features of
the law which forbids a man to
keep liquor in his home.
Cannot Search Home Under Warrant
Under the general laws of Geor-
gia," stated Senator Persons, 'the
! only way an officer can make a
search of a mans home is with a
search warrant and this warrant
must be sworn out for the recovery
of stolen property. The new law
makes no change in this provision
whatsoever, but, on the contrary, de-
clares liquor contraband, thereby
taking away from it its qualifica-
tions as property and a search war
rant, therefore, could not be sworn
out to find liquor in a mans home.
do not expect that a search war
rant will ever be sworn out for the
purpose of ascertaining whether or
not private citizen has liquor at
his home.
''The object of this feature of the
law is. TO get the blind tiger and
liquor in such places may be found
upon a raid, just as has been the
case in the past"
This view of the senator's coin
cides with that expressed by Cover
nor Harris, in reply to a telegram
of inquiry upon the point from
Georgia sheriff
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-10
FOOD PRICES REVIEW
FOR PAST TEN YEARS
BIG ADVANCE is RECORDED
IN THE COST OF ALL NE
CESSITIES OF LIFE.

The annual food b1il of the aver
age family has, according to an an
nouncement by the department of
labor at Washington in areview of
food prices, has gone from S339.30
to $425.54 at present.
The heaviest Increase in food
prices during the last four years is
shown in potatoes, the cost of which
has risen from 1885 to $44.69.
Other large increases are in eggs,
from S33.O1 to $43.O7. -four, S15.l2
to $25.40; butter, $45.72 to S54.78.
Of the whole list of foods only sir
loin and roundsteak are cheaper
than five years ago.
Four Per Cent. Jump
In the period from January Is to
February IS, food prices took
yer cent. jump. Onions led with
q II per cent. increase. Potatoes
went up 30 per cent. Eggs alone de-
creased in price.
It is estimated that if a dollars
worth of food bought in 1907 weigh
ed ten pounds it would weigh a trife
more than seven pounds to-day.
Despite the average increase of
10 per cent. in wages an hour in the
last ten years." says the depart
mcnt's statement, land despite cut
in hours work of per cent. the ris-
ing cost of food has operated to re-
duce the pay of the Aemican work
ingman about Is per cent. expressed
in terms of food his dollar will buy.
Contributing Causes.
Continuing, the review says that in
1916 conditions resulting from the
war pushed up food prices faster
than wages.
There were some crop shortages,
also" the report adds, (which con
tributed their share. Besides this,
however, there is reason to fear that
other elements are conspiring to
raise prices. Cold storage, rebilling,
reshipping and withholding of COM
modities from markets are suspected
to contribute to the present abnor-
NAL rise of prices of food"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-10
The Resolution Declaring a
State Of War With Germany

The
a Of Germany follows:
of the and the people
States of America therefore. be it
Resolved by the and
States of America in embed that the
the United the imperial German
has thus been thrust the United States hereby formally
cared the president
the military
of the
o country are hereby
pledged by the of the United States"
HOW THEY VOTED.
In the senate 81 voted for the resolution six voted
eight
Newands, Smith of Maryland Thomas, Tiden
The against of North
of Nebraska repub
and Vardaman of Mississippi, democrats.
In the
the opposed
Kitchen, the democratic leader in he
Miss Rankin of Montana the first
resolution She
to stand by country, but can't vote for war"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-10
GERMAN
SHIPS ARE SEIZED
EVERY MAN OF CREW HAD
BEEN SWORN TO SUPPORT
IMPERIAL CONVENT.

All German ships in American
harbors have now been seized and
taken over by the Government, it is
announced officially by the Treasury
Department.
The ships seized total 81 and to-
tai tonnage of 594,696. Ships were
seized in most of the important
ports of the country, both East and
West.
Among the interesting facts that
came to light when the American
boarders succeeded in penetrating
the ships interiors was that each
one is built as a naval auxiliary, be-
ing furnished with gun platforms
and steering gear below the water
line.
Under Penalty of Death
1t was also learned that the con-
tracts of the German crews pro-
vided that every man in the deck
department and engine room force
must be on leave from the Imperial
German navy and sworn to support
the German Government immediate
ly if war should be declared. The
penalty for refusal to obey officers
was death.
Coincident with the seizures, it
was announced that the crews taken
from them will be interned as
enemy aliens" Their imprison-
ment will not be as captives of war,
as their ships are not war vessels.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-10
NEGRO CONVICTED OF
KILLING CALHOUN MAN
SENTENCED TO TWELVE YEARS
IN PENITENTIARY. MOTHER
WAS LYNCHED AT LEARY.

Sam Conley, the Calhoun county
negro who was taken to Dougherty
county for trial under a change of
venue, was convicted of killing E. M.
Melvin, prominent white farmer, in
Calhoun county, last October was
found guilty of voluntary manslaugh-
ter 1t took the jury twelve hours
to agree.
Conley was sentenced to twelve
years in the penitentiary The ne
gro's leading counsel, John r. Coop
er of Macon, gave notice of motion
for new trial. Judge Harrell an
nounced that he would hear the mo
ton at cambridge in May.
There was a rather imposing array
Of attorneys in the case, which has
attracted unusual interest for one
of its kind.
The mother of Conley was killed
by mob soon after the death Of
Melvin.