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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-24
SOLDIER WRITES
FROM CAMP UPTON
Ellie Conrad Johnson, Winneshiek
Soldier Writes From Camp Up
ton, Long Island, New York
LEFT CAMP DODGE
MARCH TWENTY FIFTH
Took Three Days and Nights to
Make the Trip. Been i'm Quarin-
tine Most of Time Since.
Camp Upton, l.. l. N. Y.
April 8, 1918

camp upton, l.. |. n. Y.
April 8, 1913
Dear Friend Clarence:
How are you getting along these
days? l am o. X. and like the army
fine. | hope you will get well as
soon as can be expected. When
some of the boys told me the next
day of what had happened to you 1
could hardly believe it was so. 1t
was the last thing / would have
thought of you having such an ac-
cident when you and Oscar left
Anderson that evening after you
sawed wood. 1 was at Camp Dodge
until March 25, then a number of
us were transferred to Camp Upton,
New York. 1t took us about three
days and nights to get here. We
were on the train all the time ex-
, cept couple of times when they
took us off for hike. We have
our own mess kits and have to
wash them ourselves. Our mess kit
is made up of a knife, fork, spoon,
| one big cup and plate with a cover
that is used for sauce or pudding, or
anything man wants to put in II.
Our dishes are all aluminium ware,
so they are easy to wash. We boys
do a little of everything in camp
wash clothes, scrub floors, wash win
dows and work in the kitchen.
have had little cold since joining
the army. Here in Camp Upton we
have some work grubbing and clean
ing up. The part of the camp where
We are has not been finished. But
worst OF all we are under quaran-
tine for two weeks, after coming to
new place. They take us out and
around our barracks for little drill
and some work, but we do not get
to go to other parts of the camp.
There is Y. M. c. A. building near
our barracks where we 60 to church
service and other entertainments.
Everything is free. The weather is
beautiful here, was a little colder
here than in Iowa the first two or
three days. We have physical ex-
animation every day to keep away
sickness. The army is a great thing
Iif one don't weaken. l guess we will
forget what girls look like, if they
keep us in the army long enough.
How are Anna and Stella and the
rest of your folks? / have not been
up one night yet since / left De-
corah. Tell everybody hello from
me. Well must bid you good bye,
with best wishes to you and the
rest of your folks.
Ellie Conrad Johnson,
Barr. 16, SD Engineers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-24
VOLUNTEER WORKERS
DOING GOOD WORK
Everyone Ought to Have Some Little
Time He Could Put Into Conn.,
munity Work.
WOMEN DOING
WONDERFUL WORK
A Few Active People Run the
Churches, Improvement Socie-
ties and Other Community
Organizations.

One of the most encouraging fea-
lures of the war situation is the a.
mount of voluntary service that is
being given. All over the country
women are meeting to work on
bandages and dressings. Men in
great numbers have enrolled with
public safety committees, they serve
on home guards, professional men
give assistance in line with their
training, public speakers contribute
their ability to talk in public. There
are today millions of people who are
giving voluntary effort to public
causes.
In times of peace we go along
year after year without doing much
community work. A few active peo-
pie run the churches, improvement
societies, and other community or
ganizations. But those few people
may get tired after years of faithful
effort If they drop out, there is
frequently no one to take their
places.
Everyone ought to have some lit
tie time he could put into commun-
ity work A business man said the
other day that he was making it his
practice to give two hours day to
war work. Now If lot of business
men would but give an hour day
or only an evening week. to COM
munity service, lot of things would
get done that have always been con-
sidered impossible.
We feel proud in Decorah of our
pleasant and attractive community.
But IL some millionaire would offer
us his benefactions, we could easily
suggest ways for wise expenditure
for desirable improvements. Most
towns have to work out their own
problems and pay their own bills.
If we have to hire everything done.
we can only get the things that are
absolutely needed.
If we have been devoting our
whole time to selfish ends, let us feel
ashamed of ourselves. The man or
woman who is not giving some time
regularly to some form of communi-
ty effort is one who seeks to reap
where he has not sown.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-24
THIRTY MORE
l men LEAVE FRIDAY
VIII Leave on Rock Island on
Morning Tram for Camp Dodge
MORE MEN WILL
LEAVE EARLY IN MAY
The Men Will Assemble in Decorah
Thursday Afternoon and be
Sworn in

Next Friday morning April 26,
at seven o'clock 32 more men will
leave Decorah over the Rock Island
for Camp Dodge. The boys will
assemble in Decorah Thursday after
noon and be sworn in and in the
morning will leave for their training
quarters. Below we print list of
the names of the boys who will go.
Another call has been made for early
in May, when, We believe some Is
more will go from here.
Christ Sandgrind, Cresco, Iowa
Harold Adolph Spaun, Postville,
Iowa
Oscor Thorlief Larson, Chicago, Ill.
Gjermond H. Haugen, Decorah, Ia.
Othmer G.. Moser, FIT. Atkinson, Ia.
Ole B. Holverson, Harmony, Minn.
Arthur o. Lee, Decorah, Ia.
Peter o. Leseth, Decorah, Ia.
Stephen j. Hruska, Calmar, Ia.
Guilbert o. Holstad, Ridgeway, Ia.
Clarence o. Bidne, Locust, Ia.
Joseph j. Martinek, FIT. Atkinson,
Ia
Martin E. Hauge, Ossian, Ia.
Christian Hanson, Ossain, Ia.
Robert Hargreaves, Decorah, Ia.
George w. Harms, Calmar, la.
Clarence A. Clink, Cresco, la.
Oscar Johnson, ST. Paul, Mimi.
Lloyd l.. Larson, Decorah, Ia.
Arthur E. v. Sharp, Decorah, Ia.
Bernard Miller, Moline, Ill.
Walter Norton, Decorah, Ia.
Alfred e. Dotseth, Decorah, Ia.
James Edwin Young, Decora--, Ia.
Sylvester S. Wise, Decorah, Ia.
Carl Johan Hort, Decorah, Ia.
Cleto Nunes, Decorah, Ia.
Elmer Kimber. Decorah, Ia.
William H. Hustvedt, Decorah, la
Selmer o. Olson, Decorah, Ia.
Y sss.dtfie Wilmer Thompson, Prosper
MINI.
Thorval j. Torgerson, Lacrosse
Wis.
john Emry, Montana.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-24
MORE CANDIDATES. FILED.
Clerk $. j. Moore and Sheriff Ell
lingson File. Also A., Il. Istad
for Supervisor From Fifth.

Two of the present officers of Win
neshiek, County Clerk S. ]. Moore
and Sheriff O. o. Ellingson have
filed their papers for denomination.
Clerk Moore is. now serving his
first term and will be honored by
the Republicans of the county with
a second nomination. without op-
position. One thing is sure on the
grounds of fitness and capability
no better man than Mr.. Moore
could be found for the place, and
on these If no other he will be nomi-
mated He has been an obliging
and courteous official and has con-
Quoted the Office in most creditable
manner. and has made good in every
way.
Sheriff Ellingson is another candi-
date who we are pleased to announce
official who has made good in every
way. He is one of the most court
eous and painstaking officials that
Winneshiek has had in the sheriff's
Office in many years. He is man
who minds his own business and he
looks after the business of his Office
in a way that reflects great credit
on him. We do not believe that
Ole has an enemy in the county.
judging anyway from the many ex-
pressions of good will we have heard
extended about him. He will be
nominated and reelected.
The race for supervisor in the
fifth district, Decorah and Madison
is warming up, as another candi-
date, Mr.. A. T. Istad, of Madison,
has filed. This will make two candi-
dates in Madison, as e. A. Bakken
announced some time ago, while
A. T. Holton, of Decorah announced
last week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-24
The Pinch OF High Prices.

Fifteen years ago a farmer could
buy header or self-binder for $3.50.
The price now is $325. Two years
ago 14-inch gang-plows could be
bought for $55. Now they cost
$12O. The wagon that formerly sold
for SOS now costs $125,-Topeka
dispatch.
Likewise S0-cent wheat now sells
for S2.20. But no doubt 1t does
pinch to have a farm machine cost
as much as an automobile. New
York World.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-24
WARD CUMMINGS
WRITES FROM FRANCE
SON of MIR. and Mrs. III. Nj. Cum
ming &. -ites Them Two Cheery
Lette"ke rom Somewhere
HE is A son WhW
DOESN'T FoRGET>ax OTHER
Says the Civil War Was a PicnlC
Party Compared to What They
are Up Against Over There.
Somewhere in France
Sometime in 1918

Dear Mother:
Well it has been sometime since
l have had time to write to you,
but even now / don't know whether
l will be allowed to mail this, how
ever I'll write and that will in a
way relieve my mind of part of my
duty. We have been out around the
town tonight looking at the dana ge,
Fritz" or Jerry" as the troops
call him has done in the past three
years. / neglected to tell you that
we have made a move since I last
wrote, that's why we have been ex-
ploring the town. We have dog as
a mascot, "a fox terrier pup and it
is right in my lap while I am trying
to write and is bound to chew the
rubber on my pencil. l would like
to tell you of some of the things
l see and hear. Imagine a Fourth of
July celebration or display at night
with lots Of noise, multiplied several
times and accompanied by balloon
ascensions and Ruth Law soaring
overhead and you have something
like it. Great life. This town is
pretty badly "shot up. l would
like to tell you of what our work
consists, but that is FORBIDDEN. We
are all well and being comfortably
fed and taken care of. In fact the
quarters we are in now are by far
the best we have been in. W-'i I
guess l will have to stop for tonight
as have told about all and the pup
won't stay off my lap and paper.
Give my love TO all and tell Dad to
write.
Much love to my little mother.
Your son, WARD III.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-24
Regarding Sale of Hens.

The rule of the food administra-
tion prohibiting the sale of hens and
pallets for ulaughter terminated
April 20 instead of April 80, the
original date set. At the present
time only old hens and unproducers
should be marketed. When the
Matching season is over, male birds
should be disposed of in order that
infertile eggs may be produced. ANY
one desiring information on the
preservation of eggs can address
the State Agricultural College at
Ames, Iowa either directly or
through the County Agent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-24
Somewhere in France

Dear Dad:
Your letter received yesterday
and / can't express how glad 1t
made me feel to get it. AS you say,
mother has always filled the cor
respondence obligations for you as
well, nevertheless it makes a son
; feel pretty snappy to hear from his
Dad, once in while, and hope that
you can squeeze in few now and
then in some way and another
Yesterday was a banner day for us
at this front in the way of mail.
received seven letters-George, Sally
mother, you, 'Ockie Johnson, and
one from lady friend.
You can't tell me mother isn't a
wonder. / don't see how she hand
les so much and still finds time to
write to each and every one of Us
kids who are all away from home
guess IL I had saved az
of her letters in the last eight years
] would have one to show for ever,
week that passed I'll say this fol
the Red Cross that they can helI
win the war right at home as well
as we boys at the front, for 1t IL
the comfortable, we'll fed fellow In
the lines that has ambition to dc
his bit and little more. Any boy
might we'll be proud of a mother like
mine.
Ockie Johnson says he hasn't beer
drafted yet and is getting pretty
nervous; says he hopes the war will
last until he gets over here. CT dom
think he needs to worry on thai
score) / have found several Eng
lish Tommies who have heard Of ol
know the Palmers in London, and
have run across a lad by the name Of
Ward who | expect, is relative o.
some sort. If / get chance to gt
to England I'll look up all of then
/ can find.
George writes very interesting
letter and also long one. l could
do likewise If / was allowed to, bu
will say this much that the civil wal
was picnic party compared tC
this. Where we are Ca village)
there isn't a single house intact
The cellars are the only parts thai
are inhabitable and those were made
so by Fritz" before he had to re
treat. They now come in pretty
handy. Well the last but not least
I am well and never felt better II
my life. Give my regards to al
the told guard) around the restau
rant and love to the kids ant
mother
Your loving son,
WARD III.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-24
Drafted Calmar Man For Candidat

Drafted Calmar Man For Candidate.
The Democrats of the fourth dis
trict held a meeting at New Hamp-
ton last week and placed candi-
date in the field for Congress. They
selected Atty. j. C. Campbell OF
Charles City to make the race.
The New Hampton Tribune says
that the Howard Winneshiek county
delegations met after the Fourth
District conference and voted to
draft Hon. G. A. Meyer of Calmar
to make the race for Senator of the
oward-Winneshiek district to the
Iowa legislature. We have learned
that Mr.. Meyer has agreed to accept
the draft and will do his best to
win.
We don't see why they didn't
draft G. A. to be the Congressional
candidate. OF course it is hard
run and G. A. has made it once or
twice, and it takes some time for
good Democratic runner like Mr..
Meyer to get his breath back after a
run that the fourth district race
gives a fellow. Well the old saying
is that 1t is better to have loved
and lost, than never to have loved
at ali''. And we presume that some
Of these candidates feel that 1t Is
good to be a candidate, than never
| to be a candidate at all.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-24
LIBERTY DAY HERE
NEXT FRIDAY
DecOrah Will Observe the Day Set
Apart by President Wilson i'm
Fitting Manner.
BIG AFTERNOON AND
EVENING PROGRAM
Judge John w. Kintzinger, of Du-
buque, Will Speak in the Grand
In the Evening.
Next Friday, April 26, Decors

Next Friday, April 26, Decorah
will fittingly celebrate Liberty Loan
Day that day having been designa-
ted by President Wilson in pro-
clamation issued by him, which is
printed on another page in this
paper. On that day the people of
the United States are requested to
assemble in their respective COM
munities and literally pledge anew
their financial support to sustain
the nations cause. Patriotic demon
strations will be held everywhere.
The afternoon program will be
as follows: Procession will as
semble at the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul depot at $3.50, and the par
ade will start promptly at $500.
The parade will consist of the
Luther College Concert Band, the
Luther College faculty and students,
the Decorah Schools, the Drum
Corps, the Fire Department, the
Red Cross Chapter and Units, the
City Council, the Liberty Loan COM
mittees and solicitors, the Veterans
of the G. A. r., Merchants band,
Luren Singing Society, civilians in
automobiles. tee.
After the parade, there will be a
concert by the combined forces of
the Luther college and Decorah
Merchants band, Carlo A. Sperati,
director on the court house square.
In the evening commencing at
1870 the Decorah Band will give an
open air concert in front of the
Grand opera house. The Grand
Opera house orchestra, B. o. Marsh,
director will give a short program
in the opera house, after which Hon.
Judge John w. Kintzinger, of the
10th Judicial District of Dubuque,
will give an address. The judge is
an excellent speaker and a fine ad-
dress can be looked for.
There will be no admission
charged and everybody is cordially
invited. Children under sixteen
years of age are requested to re-
main at home. Remember the day
and date, next Friday, April 26.
The stores of the city will close
After Judge Kintzingers address al
the Grand in the evening. manager
Relf of the Star will show some
special patriotic films. Everybody
is invited to be in Decorah that day
and attend these exercises.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-24

The cause of death by lightning
is the destruction of the nerves by
the electric current.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-24

The quickest way out of this war
is straight thru it. Buy Liberty
Bonds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-24
Yankee Robinson Circus at Cresc,

Circus days are again on the pro-
gram. The famous Yankee Robin
son circus will appear at Cresco
next Friday, April 26, and they, as
usual remind the people they will
positively exhibit rain or shine. We
don't know whether the Yankee
Robinson show will head into De-
corah this year or not.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-04-24

One has to ,forego only few of
the ordinary pleasures to buy Lib
erty Bond, but the man who has to
go to the trenches hazards all for
them
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-07
LATAH COUNTY RECORDS

C. M-Fred Kennedy to W. B. Kennedy
$500; crop, one horse.
NJ L.-Albert E. Howry, Moscow. ane
Pearl Dew, Evan.
Revocation of Power of Attorney
Maryland Casualty Co., Daniel W. Han
nah, Marion T. Curry, George w. Sup
piger.
Power of Attorney-Miss Sarah c
Brickley appoints Parks & Day.
c. M-Advance-R umley Thresher Co
to c. Paine, $40; one Heyran Grain
Weigher No 4723.
0. c. D-Potlatch Lumber Company
to VIM Smith, 81; lots 3-5, Deary Home
& Orchard Tracts.
w Dora E. Carter to George E
Horton, $500; lot 5. Reeder's Subdivi-
sion; lot 5, Russell's Addition to Mos
cow
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-07
ASK LOWER RATES
! ON HAY TO MOSCOW
dAMBER OF.COMMERCE TAKES
] ACTION TO GET CHEAPER
STOCK FEED HERE

To secure cheaper feed for stock in
Utah county was the chief. topic of dis
lssion at the regular weekly. dinner of
be Moscow chamber of commerce Tues
by. 1t has been pointed out by Dean
Sdings and others that the livestock in
'stry of this section is threatened be-
use of the lack of hay and that south
Idaho is long on hay and short on
k" If the two (north Idaho stock
south Idaho hay) could be got to-
er it would prove highly beneficial
the producers of both. The cham
after some discussion; will arrange
SIX for reduced freight rates on hay
southern Idaho to Latah county
der that the stock here may be fed
Ugh the winter.
|ere was but a small attendance at
Tuesday meeting of the chamber of
MERGE A number of the most active
1bers are out of town. In the abb
&c of G. w. Suppiger, president, who
in Boise on business, A. H. Over
18th presided Mr. Oversmith made
usual five-minute talk on that very
lportant subject, prosperity after the
ar," in which he pictured the great
feed of beginning now to prepare for
liter the war conditions His talk, as
asual, was very interesting, to the point
ind quite instructive and convincing.
Rev. R. w. Hamilton, the new pastor
# the Baptist chcurch, was introduced
md spoke briefly to the members of
he chamber Rev. Mr. Hamilton with
lis family and mother has become resi-
tents of Moscow and shows an inclina-
on to take part in the civic life of the
lty. His talk was we'll received
The order of business at the meeting
text Tuesday will be the swimming pool
or Moscow. i The committee will have
detailed report to make at that time.
". A. Lauder. chairman of the commit
ee. with Homer David, L. F. Parsons.
J. P Mix and others are working hard
n the proposition and will have a re-
ort to make at the next meeting when
is hoped to get real action started.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-07
PRINCETON ITEMS OF
GENERAL INTEREST
SOCIAL. BUSINESS AND FARM.
ING NEWS FROM NORTHERN
LATAH COUNTY

PRINCETON.-Mr Dudley Tribble
was visiting his son Eldon and friends
here over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney lockwood
from Avon visited friends here Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Wilton returned
last week from their vacation of a
month at Tacoma and Seattle, where
they visited her sister, Mrs. Paul
Paulson.
Edgar Adair and wife, J. Rasmussen
and wife went to Moscow Tuesday as
James was called for war examina-
ton.
L. L. Young threshed his 40 acres
of fall wheat. Threshed it averaged
22 1-2 bushels to the acre.
Mr.. J. Turnbow and wife and some
friends from Palouse went through
town Tuesday enquiring where they
could find huckleberry patch.
Several auto loads went from here
Monday to see the boys off. c. Bun
nys, Fred Kinnvans, Engals, Mrs. G.
Cochran. Two boys from our town
going, J. Cochren and J. Engal.
C. R. Hawkins has gone with F..
Daily's thresher as sack sower.
Mrs. G. D. Gurnsey went to Avon
this week to give some instructions
in knitting.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-07
HOTEL MOSCOW ARRIVALS

L. j. Purcell, Weiser; 0 m. Elliott
Lewiston; E. D. Peterson, Wardner;
'Thos. Varley, Seattle; E. O. Bohm
Linden; E. L. Hudson, Linden; Kustz
Hare, Spokane; H. H. Zimmerman
Portland; D. A. Marsh and wife, Spo-
kane; L. B. Cottingham and wife
Spokane; w. T. Dickson, Spokane;
H. J. Miller, Portland, ]. D. Korin
Spokane; w. B. Skibeness, Spokane;
A. A. Cook, Spokane; ]. E. Dvorak,
Portland; w. c. Ingram, S. B., Ind;
w. O. Mcfarland, Occur d'Alene;
August Dahlgren, Kendrick; Cecil
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-07
MUST HAVE CARS TO
MOVE GRAIN CROPS
IDAHO DEFENSE COUNCIL AP.
PEALS TO GRAIN CORPORA
TON FOR RELIEF

4 BOISE. -. Under the caption, Idaho
Must Have Cars for Crops the state
council of defense makes the following
statement in the official bulletin with re-
gard to the crop and transportation stu
ion within this state:
It is of imperative Importance that
Idaho have sufficient supply of cars
with a priority right of movement from
those sections of the state not adequately
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-07

Captain Luther Felker, command
ant and military instructor for the
University of Idaho, leaves Thursday
morning for Boise to examine 40 ap-
plicants for entrance into the officers
training corps. He will return to Mos
COW Sunday evening.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-07

Emmett, Kendrick; T. w. Million,
Kendrick;. J.. E. Raisch, S. F.; r. L.
Jones, Spokane; 2. H. Madden Spo-
kane; D. Townsend, N. P. Ry.; H. H.
Creel, N. P. Ry; Mrs. Julia A. Moore,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-07

Walla Walla; Robert L. Moore, Walla
Walla; Amos Moore, Walla Wana;
Frank Baker, Wala Walla; Alfred A..
Grow and wife, Walla Walla; Adolph
Forest, Walla Walla.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-07
provided with warehouse capacity, if

provided with warehouse capacity, if
big wheat crop now being raised is sal
in its entirety. So pressing is the n eeS
to act now in saving the crop that thu
state council of defense, the food admin
istration and the director of the state
farm market bureau have conferenced on
the matter and taken it up with the
Washington authorities Conservation
of food is one of the big problems con-
fronting the country and in this connec-
ton the saving of the crops that are
being grown is a problem.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-07
Production is Increased.

Idaho has increased its wheat pro-
duction alone this year over last by SO
per cent. In some of the irrigated sec
tions the increase is as high as. IS per
cent Where this state raised 100000
bushels of wheat in 1917, it will this year
raise approximately 17,5O0,0OO bushels.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-07

0. B. Gregory of Olympia, former
ly principal of the Harvard school, is
in the city to take the physical exams.