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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-19
LOOKING GLASS PRAIRIE

Dec. IT, 1917.
Mr.. Kraby and family moved on
the Ed Sellman farm this week
Rob. Tillapaugh was a Mabel cal
Ter Friday.
Hugo Noecker called at the VIM.
Feltis home Wednesday moring
Clarence Knoke' spent Sunday at
the Willard Feltis home.
Zack Ericsson was Hesper caller
Friday.
Jake Richert, Valentine Stoskopf
and daughters, and Mr.. and Mrs. G..
Young and son were Mabel callers
Saturday.
Miss Kaufman spent Wednesday
afternoon at the Jack Ericsson home
VIM Feltis called at the George
Foltz home Tuesday afternoon.
Wyman Feltis aud sister, Wayne,
came from Scobey, Montant, Satur-
day evening for visit with relatives
3s Cliff Kinney and Byron Stoskopf
sawed wood for lack Ericsson We'd
nesday.
Roy Feltis called at the Jake Rich
ert home Thursday evening.
Charles Sellman hauled coal from
Mabel Monday.
sam Dbl Ill anu wv
hauled hogs to Mabel Tuesday.
Peter Forseth and family depart
ed for their home in Wisconsin Tues
day afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM Feltis and
daughter and the Misses Lila and Ell
sic Kimber spent Sunday afternoon
AT the Willard Feltls home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Koppen visited
at the John Young home near Can
ton Saturday a1d Sunday.
VIM. and Roy Feltis called at inc
lake Richert home Sunday morning
Tack Ericsson and family departed
for Wyoming, Iowa, Saturday NOR
ming to visit with Mr.. Ericso1s par
ents.
Cards were received from Hawar'
den. Sask., Canada, this week an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Clara
Tangeman to Mr.. Albert Feltis on
Thursday, December G. 1917, at Sas'
katoon. Sask. Albert was formerly
Wfnneshiek county boy, He moved
to Canada with his parents, MT. and
Mrs, Robt. EeItis In 1897. Mr.. and
Mrs. Feltis will be al. houae after jan
,1asi918 at Hawardep, Canada.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-19
CARL BUER WRITES
FROM CAMP Pike

Continued from first page
to the hospital every day. OF course
that is not many among a company
of $50 men.
The measles and mumps have been
in this camp ever since they opened
up. We are not allowed to leave the
building only for drill. But we sure
get in full days drill, nine hours ev-
cry day.
Yesterday afternoon it turned cold
and started to snow, and it showed
so that the ground is covered with
about five inches of snow, and today
it is SO cold that it makes me think
we are pretty close to the north pole
in place of being SO far south as we
are, but the weather has been nice
and warm here all the time since we
got here until yesterday when it
sure made quick change, but / hope
it Will turn hot again just as quick
as it turned cold, because we are not
dressed for this cold weather. We are
not out drilling today.
Last Monday we were out digging
trenches for the first time. We went
out in the morning and stayed out
there till in the evening, had dinner
out by the trenches. They did not
work us very hard, but we got quite
tired before night. We will get lots
OF trench digging here, we will even
have to get out at night and dig in
a short while. | see by your letter
you have been painting and fixing
up the house, that must have been
some job to paint the ceiling, but I'm
sure it made it look good.
| suppose you will be busy all the
time now before Christmas, as it is
almost here.
Well l don't think there is much
need for me to plan on anything for
Christmas, because I'm sure we will
have to stick to this building. OF
'Sul-S IL 10 llOI oo Dotd bCCciuoc IlCiS
are so many here that there is always
some excitement going on.
We sure would like to get out and
go to town (Little Rock), that is the
capital of Arkansas, so would like to
see what it looks like. 1t is only s
miles from this camp. l have no more
to write so will quit for this time.
Goodbye. Write soon.
Your brother
CARL BUER.
Co. G 346 Inf
Camp Pike, Arkansas.
p. S.-You said when / was down
there that if / would give in my name
to the DEBORAH Public Opinion Of
flee / could get the papers. wish you
would give in my name I sure would
like to have the'paper come SO that
could get the DEBORAH news.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-19
cOrah. Iowa.
49tf

corah, Iowa. 49tf
FOR SALE-A new cQQn-skin robe.
Enquire at Roman BIS. barn. soft
FOR SALE--2O head of full blooded
short horn cattle. 13 heifers from
one to two years old and seven
bulls from six to fourteen months.
Scotch and Scotch Top cattle. In
quire of Philip Carolan, DEBORAH,
Iowa, r. 3. Seven and three-quart-
i. ers miles N. w. of DEBORAH on the
Burr Oak road. 50-4
FOR SALE-One high grade Poland
China stock hog, priced right, on
ly one left. john Quandahl, route
3, DEBORAH. 50-2pd.
FOR RENT-My store building
on Water street, now occupied by
the Miller Economy store. For par
ticulars enquire of Mrs. ]. N. Top
Tiff on Washington street soft
FOR SALE-Several good breeding
cockerels, bred from heavy egg
strain single comb white leg
horns For sale cheap if taken at
once. These are from the noted ID.
w. Young strain. Severt Alstad.
DEBORAH. Call or write. soft
FOR SALE OR RENT-My farm of
400 acres 5 y miles northwest OF
DEBORAH on Button road. This
place has two springs of running
water year around and is a first
class stock farm VIII sell entire
farm or divide the land. Terms to
suit purchaser Enquire on premis-
es. Mrs. Patrick Keefe, DEBORAH,
Iowa, route s. 5O-3
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-19
RAVENA.

Dec. II, 1917.
A Merry Christmas to all.
DR.. Nash of Frankville was cal
Ter in Ravena few days the past
week.
Sigurd Tovson called at August
Peck's last Tuesday evening.
The grippe has been an unWel-
come caller in Ravena the past week.
Charley Huber and Hans Nygaard
delivered hogs to Ossian last Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lang's little
the measles
Several of our people have been
putting up wood for the coming sea-
son.
Elurish Lansing assisted Walker
Decou drive cattle to Ossian Wednes-
day.
Arthur Lang lost a COW last week.
Sam White returned to Julius
Brown last Friday after spending
few days in ST. Paul.
August Peck called at Arthur
Lang last Sunday.
Tobias Carlson is working fOf
Holvcr Sersland at this writing.
Oscar Toysou returned home last
Thur day from Webb Rosa's for a
few days.
Holyor Sersland has an attack or
blood poison in his arm and is under
the care of the doctor.
Christ Johnson and sisters Bright
and Anne left Monday for Wisconsin
to spend Christmas with relatives.
Edo Peck froze his ear while go
ing TO school one day last week.
Henry Miller delivered cattle to
Ossian last Tuesday, Ben Eimers as
sisting him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-19
HAROLD SCHLATTER
AT CAMP DEWEY
Continued from first pageD

Continued from first pageD
peeling onions for about six compan-
les, so there was a good reason. Don't
you think so?
Say Jack! You should see the gang
around here now-we just got word
half the company gets liberty(5 days.
Christmas and the other half New
Years, so 1 guess I'll be home much
sooner than l intended.
Well Jack l want to thank you
very much for the Opinion which
get every Friday and believe me it
makes a fellow feel better afte" she'd
ding tears for week.
The mess call was about five min
utes ago so will have to close for this
time
AS ever your friend,
HAROLD SCHLATTER.
Camp Dewey,
1st Reg. Co. ID,
Great Lakes, III.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-19
FRANKVILLE,

Dec. II, 1917.
Sherman Bollman and Charles
Henderson, hauled coal from Post
vile Tuesday.
irving Hughes transacted business
In DEBORAH Wednesday.
Mrs Kate Peck and Mrs. Rilla
Letchtord attended a w. C. T. u.
meeting at the Burling home in Post
vile Wednesday, afternoon.
Claude Van Wey hauled goods
from Postville for his fathers store
Tuesday
Mr.. Spoggy of Postville was a
business caller at Jas. f. Knees
kern's Friday.
Walter Kneeskern made a trip to
Postville Wednesday.
Mrs. Nellie Clarke came back Fri
day from a weeks visit with friends
at New Album.
Grant Bollman was down from De-
corah Friday.
j. A. Peck transacted business in
Postville Friday.
Lewis Meikle is still on the sick
list.
at the Red Cross meeting held at
the Chris Waters home two weeks
ago, unit of the ladies west of
town was formed with Mrs. Geo.
Wolfe, captain. Mrs. Geo. Van Wev,
was appointed general of the town
ship, AID Mrs. Rilla Letchford. cap
tain OF the unit in the village.
Mr.. White, the teacher, was given
a post card shower by his pupils Fri
day, and surprise party in the eve
ming, the occasion being his birthday
anniversary
Harry Waters made a trip to De-
corah the first of the week.
Charles Barrett transacted bust
ness in DEBORAH Friday.
The l.. A. S. will meet with Mrs.
Rllla Letchford Wednesday after
noon of this week.
The Village Improvement Society
purchased the piano at Hubbell's sale
and placed it in the M. E. church,
where it will be used for programs
etc
Mr.. AID Mrs. Carl Letchford and
Mrs. Klettner of Postville were cal
lers in town Saturday en- route for
DEBORAH.
The Christmas tree and program
will be held at the Presbyterian
church Monday evening, December
oath
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Letchford of
Baskerville came Saturday for an
extended visit with their sister, Mrs.
Rilla Letchford
The Misses Ruby Nash, Mildred
Owens and Bessie Birdsell came over
from Postville Friday for an over
Sunday visit.
Miss Hazel Meikle spent the week
end at home from Waukon.
Sherman Bollman and family and
Mrs. Geo. Letchford were DEBORAH
shoppers Saturday.
Earl Van Wey is having a siege of
la grippe
Charles Barrett is buying poultry
for Woldum Bros at DEBORAH.
Jas. Webster and Clarke Sherman
were callers in PostVille Wednesday.
There will be Christmas program
AID tree at the Highland school house
Friday evening, Dec. 21.
Harold Spaun made a trip to Cas-
Italia and Postville Saturday.
A meeting was held Saturday eve
ming at the church and arrange
me1ts made for Red Cross sale here
on Saturday, Jan. 5. Everyone asked
to assist in every way possible and
make it a success.
DR.. Nash was professional cal
Ter az the Arthur Lang home in Cen
tennial several days last week.
Z. II. Waters AID son Kenneth
were POstVille callers Saturday.
John EWings and daughter Mrs.
Ellen Schutta were business callers
in DEBORAH Saturday
Hans Stegan hauIod coal from no
corah for Lewis Meikle Saturday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-19
Ii You Are Not

a Red Cross member, join now. II
you are, pay your 1918 dues. See that
a service flag, with every member OF
your family represented, is hung II
your home. See that your name is on
the honor roll of Winneshiek chap
ter. You know $1.OO makes you an
annual member. $500 makes you a
subscribing member, which brings a
fine Red Cross magazine to your
home every month during the year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-19
Give Us Credit.

When a man thinks he can squash
some bit of news by threatening to
stop the paper" he doesn't give
the. editor credit for much self re-
spect.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-19
from nothing to $700.

from nothing to $500.
City reservoir, raised from nothing
to $3.50.
Roll call vote. All seven members
voting aye. The motion was carried.
Moved and seconded to adjourn I'M
til Wednesday, December 10th, at
1880 p. M.
The motion was carried.
l.. S. DALE, City Clerk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-19
You Know

whatever you buy at Bears is good In
quality, and you don't throw any mo
ney away when you buya good nun
Ter a mackinaw,sa good sweater,
some good underwear or any. otner
useful articles such as We sell.
- !, BEARS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-19
The
Advertised
Article

is one in which the mer-
chant himself has implicit
faith-else hewill not adj
vertise it. You are safe in
patronizing the mer-
chants whose ads appear
in this paper because their
goods are up to date and
not shop worn. /: {:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-19

A true love knot is said to be the
top-knot of woman's happiness.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-21

in war time and many arbitrary
things can be forgiven when public
sentiment approves them and when
1t Is a helpful means to greatly 20
he desire end. No one knows whet.
her the conscription law is constitu-
tional, that is to say II never has
been carried to our final judicial tri-
bunal for the purpose of finding out.
One reason Is that there is no popu-
lar demand for such procedure. Tho
masses of the people think il is all
right and are going ahead on that as
sumption. This will be attacked as a
violation OF fundamental liberties
and OF all the principles OF democrac-
les. but again we urge what so many
of our armchair reasoners ;fe liable
to forget. and that Is "Woi are at
war" We are walking in the twi-
light OF tho godsl When wo emerge
into the sunlisht-when our titanic
task Is done-we shall seek again our
peace mornings and adopt the old
time or will II be a new time code
for our government? Meantime lot
rs "blat' less and battle more!-
pittsaeld Eagle
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-21
DON'T LOSE YOUR PUNCH

If you feel a growing dissatisfaction
with life and i'll health seems to threat
en- you without the symptoms of any
specific disease showing, your nerves
are probably undernouTished because
your blood is thin.
Take a moment to examine into your
own case. Have you lost the ability
to make a quick decision and take
prompt action whenever necessary or
doyou worry and hesitate in indecision
and consume an undue amount of time
over things that you used to do quickly?
Are YOU prematurely oldf
Don't let the arteries in your brain
get hard. Don't let thin blood starye
your nervous system. Proper diet for
the first and a good tonic, DR.. VIII
liams' Pink Pills, for the second are
what you need. .
If you have any nervous troubles
write today to the DR.. Williams Medi-
cine Co., Schenectady, N. Y, for their
little book on nervous disorders. 1t
gives methods of home treatment and
directions regarding hygiene that every
one should have. A diet book will
also be sent free on request.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People are sold by your own druggist
or will be sent direct by mail, post
paid, on receipt of price, 90 cents per
box, six boxes for 500.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-21

The convictions secured in both the
Bradshaw and Warm murder cases
make II look as though it might be
again possible to enforce law in Yer.
mont. For quite a number OF years,
crime, both petty and serious, has
been steadily increasing, not only in
Vermont. but all over the country
The chief reason has been that it has
been so hard to secure convictions
that criminals were not deferred and
police officers and prosecuting attor-
neys have hesitated to make arrests
and start actions when they knew
that soft-hearted juries would acquit
the accused if they could find posi-
bic excuse or looDhole. Here in Ben
nington this summer there has been
great deal of petty crime. Gardens
have been raided, stores have suffer
cd from sneak thieving, repeated
breaches OF the peace have been ig-
n0red and hoodlumism has gone I'M
rebuked. Responsibility for this con
dition rests, not entirely, but to a
considerable degree, on juries. Law
cannot be enforced il iuries feel so
sorry for the poor chaps under arrest
that they win not convict them when
they are unquestionably guilty The
situation is easily accounted for. In
old days punishments were too harsh
and il the jury was not so merciful
the accused got no mercy, but this old
condition of affairs exists no longer
In these days, sentences are not Sc
we're. paroles are easy to get. where
circumstances warrant, and pardons
are the rule rather than the exception.
Under this modern state Of affairs a
greater responsibility rests on the
men who are drawn on juries. II they
want their communities orderly and
respectable and care to have their
property protected and their life Sc
cure, they must back up the prosecut
ing officers with convictions when the
respondent is guilty, beyond a reason
able doubt. They have not been doing
this in recent years. The courts and
parole officers can nowadays be relied
on to see that cruel punishments arr
not inflicted for trivial offences.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-21
oulhbIina over petty THINGS.

II people could only realize that We
are at war--that so many of our
statutes were made for peace time.
We haggle over technicalities forget.
ting that law is only the crystallized
sentiment of the people, that it can.
not be enforced in the face OF over
whelming public sentiment and that
technical law breaking might actual.
ly be boon If II We're for the public
welfare! When the house is on fire
he is fool indeed who stops to ar.
que out Of which we'll the water
should be taken with which to put It
out Many arbitrary things are done
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-21
SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING
To Hear Report Of Committee OF
Medical Inspection.

The legal voters of the Bennington
Graded school district are hereby no.
titled and warned to meet at High
school hall in said district on Satur.
day the 29th day of September, 1917
at eight O'Clock In the evening TO
transact the following business:
1. To hear the report of the com.
mittoo appointed at the last annual
meeting to investigate the matter OF
medical inspection OF schools and TO
make report thereon
g To see II the district will vote
to have medical inspection of It's
schools pursuant to the provisions Of
No. Il OF the Acts OF 1915.
g. To transact any other business
that may properly como before said
meeting.
Dated at Bennington, Vermont this
18th day OF September, 1917.
NJ. b. Morgan, clerk.
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NO.TTgJEs

The share holders of the Benning-
ton cooperative Savings and Loan as.
ISOLATION are hereby notified that the
association is ready to make loan to
It's share holders 10 the full amount
of their shares. Also any one inter
ested in a loan. who Is not share
holder, may become one and thereby
be entitled to u loan at once. For
full information call at the assoc-
alton rooms in w. II. Wills offices,
Hawks block
II l.. Hall, president
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-21

The published accounts in the city
papers of the arrival of the Connecticut
conscripts at Camp Deyens should be
cut out and sent to a few Connecticut
papers which were particularly often
sive in printing falsehoods about Yer
mont during the volunteer recruiting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-21
Ways Of HeIalns the Boys

There are a great many ways of
helping the boys at the front. We
are sure that all those at home want
to do the best thing for their com
fort. A Boston Journal correspon'
dent says we ought not to buy tobac-
co for them when there are so many
actual needs to I'LL at homo and
abroad. But we fancy that most OF
those who contribute to the tobacco
funds, contribute to the other funds
too. A good friend writes to us IN
protest ON moral grounds, against the
newspaper campaigns to buy
smokes" for the soldiers. We
sympathize with his point of view, CT
course. Hut we think he is rather
stretching a point when he says that
the tobacco trust is behind the move
mont
With as much reason argue that
the wool trust is behind the sweaters
and helmets we are sending or the
glass trust behind those who mako
the jam. officers in France were the
ones who started the funds. They
wrote that the one, great untitled
need of the boys over there, In tho
trenches, during the long night vigil
and In the otherwise uncomfortable
confinement In the field hospitals was
the simple solnce OF tobacco" At
this distance It Is easy to assert that
the use OF tobacco Is wrong. But
our representatives at the front ap.
peal to us for definite, positive con-
tribution to soldier welfare. This
contribution IS going forward in gen.
...,..u .....n...r.. nllAnnnII Lfnnln
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NOT3s-Gs

To the taxpayers OF TIC towns Of
Rennlntgon:. A rate BIZ :, Z tho town
taxes OF 1917 has heen nlaoed In my
hands for collection TO follows: 80
cents on the dollar for the town Tux,
20 cents on the dollar for the town
highway tax, as cents on the dollar
for the town district school TAX. ]
hereby demand payment OF said taxes,
and notify you that Ivill attend at the
Bennington County Savings bank from
o'clock A. m. until o'clock p. m
There will Do discount OF per cent
on town tax II paid within 80 days.
q. n. Dewey. treasurer.
bennington, VI, July Is. 1917
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How quick a sick man

would avail himself Of a chance to In
sure II he could get one In order to
set insured you must commence well
and so in to stay. Now is the time,
here the place. National Life ms.
Co, OF VI. (Mutual) Earle 5. kins-
ley General Agent, Mead Building,
Rutland, Vt. Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-21

An agreement is said to have been
reached witch viii make the retail
price CT sugar eight cents per pound.
1t seems to be easier to reach an
agreement than to enforce the price
agreed upon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-21
state Of Ohio. GUY Of 1,oladO. ! r.

State or Ohio. CIV of TOlndo. I >.
Lucaa County p''
Frank j. Cheney mnscr oath TINT hc 10
senior partner OF the flrm OF ~ I Cheney
q Co, doing hnylness In the CITY OK Toe
ledo, County ana state aforesaid, and
that said firm viii paw the sum OF ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR each and cv.
cry case OF Cninrrh That cannot be cured
by the use CT HALLS CAT NRtH CURE.
FRANK T. CHENEY.
Sworn 10 before mo and subscribed In
my presence this 9th day OF December,
a y. 1880.
(JuaD A. W GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Il taken internally
and acts directly upcn the blood md NIT
coua surfaces ~ the Bysirn. Send for
teatlmoninla free
n ]. CHrf5EY G CO. Toledo. O.
Sold hy al Druggists. &c.
Take Hairs Far.ily Pills Tor conoiiphtion.