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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-03-13
BARD PROCEEDINGS
|CEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
AT THEIR AD-
TURNED JANUARY SESSION
ELD MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1918.

YBO p. m. Monday March 4th, 1918.
me Board met as per adjournment
was called to order by the chair
Member present j. S. Williams.
Haugen and Chas. Ryan. At
j. p. Kuhn came in.
oved, seconded and carried that the
owing bonds be approved:
bnd of w. b. Ingvoldstad as men,
Nof Soldiers Relief Commission.
pnd of A. r. Smith, township clerk
urr Oak. township.
I'D of Clinton Bridge Works for
Ee iron for 1918.
,kved, seconded and carried that the
~ auditor be authorized to assign
INSURANCE policy of the Boggs
kerty to A. Leytze.
pved, seconded and carried that
IN Hyke be refunded $1.31 on ac-
4 of erroneous assessment in
Ellington township in 1917.
5 o'clock p. m. the Board on mo-
adjourned till $3.50 next morning.
30 a. m. Tuesday, March 5th, 1918.
= he Board met as per Adjournment
was called to order by the chair
Members present We're j. S.
Rams. j. p. Kuhn .. G. Haugen and
,. Ryan.
inutes of previous days meeting
and approved. At $3.50 o. l.. Sax
ycame in.
he tractor proposition was then
Nm up, and it was decided not to
thase a tractor this year.
Ne Board then commenced to check
claims and at noon adjourned till
30 p, m. Tuesday, March 9Th, 1918.
khe Board met as per adjournment
was called to order by the chair
b. All members present. Various
ters were at first taken up.
Is Board then continued with the
Alag of the claims, and at 500
o.
80 4. NJ. Wednesday. March 9Th.
Fhe Board met as per adjournment
q was called to order by the chair&
b. All members present. Minutes
previous days meeting read and
foved.
he Patrol System was at this time
EN- up.
koved, seconded and carried that the
hent foremen on culVertS be given
hpensation 40 cents an hour, and the
emen when doing cement or stone
Xix on bridges a compensation of so
Is an hour.
q noon the Board on motion adj
med till 1880 p. m.
80 p. m. Wednesday, March 9Th,
he Board met as per adjournment
4 was called to order by the chalr-
}. All members present
{he Bridge proposition was at this
Se taken up and it was decided to
lid the Humpal Bridge, the Bucknell
alge, and the Risdahl Bridge,
4 the County Engineer was
structed to draw plans and specifica-
s for the above named bridges.
Aoved, seconded and carried that the
Ia as audited be allowed and the
6itor instructed to issue warrants
kinst the proper funds in payment
3he same.
iRnutes Of days meeting read and
wed.
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-03-13

Motion by Bucknell, seconded by
Hislop, that the resolution of the
Finance Committee be adopted. Roll
call vote. Ayes: McAndrews, Nc
Kay, Bucknell, Willis, Hislop, Berge-
son and Engbretson. Seven ayes
and no nays. The motion was carried
and the resolution declared adopted.
Councilman Hislop, chairman of
the Fire Committee, reported that the
new fire hose had been tested and
found TO be satisfactory.
Motion by Mckay, seconded by
Engbretson, that councilman Buck
nell be authorized to have the new
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-08-29

a soldier, his efforts to do his duty are
sustained by the fact that in doing
this duty he has the sympathy and
backing Of his home community.
The maintenance of the morale at
home calls for the cheerful perform
ance of many duties, some are duties
to our country as a whole, others to
the boys from our own communities,
and North Canaan already has over
eighty. Without doubt the work in
which we can all participate and
where participation will accomplish
the most results is the maintenance
of the Red Cross. l am not going to
attempt to discuss this great organi-
cation at any length. There are so
many present tonight so much more
familiar with it that anything | might
say would seem insignificant to them
at least. Suffice it is to say that in
the conduct of the war it is second in
Importance only to the army itself.
It's great humanitarian work, nurs-
ing and caring for the sick and
wounded soldier boys, and not only
our soldiers and the'soldiers of our
Allies, but the poor and desolate
people of the devastated countries of
Europe. We are told that there is
no organization on which the army
depends so much as it does upon the
Red Cross, not alone for its ministra-
tions of mercy for which we know it
to be organized, but for a thousand
and one things in the line of euuip-
ment, clothes, motor trucks and
things innumerable, and it relies upon
the Red Cross because no appeal has
ever been made to it which was un-
answered.
have heard it said by one familiar
with events on the other side that
during the long months of hesitation
and preparation on our part, it was
the Red Cross which inspired the al
most despairing people of France
with the idea of the infallibility of
America, an inspiration which thew
know now to have been fully iusti-
fed.
North Canaan may we'll be proud
OF her record in connection with this
work of love, sympathy and efficien-
cy. She is entitled to tc proud of
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-08-29

which has grown more and more in
tense since many months before the
war began. I have been permitted
to take some small part in the efforts
of this town to do it's part, and want
to say to you now that while the
army behind the lines in North Ca
naan is not entirely free from slack
ers or streaks of yellow, mighty little
of either can be found here, and
North Canaan can safely challenge
comparison of her record with any
other community of her size in the
state of Connecticut, and this state
by common consent and actual figures
has the blue ribbon among all states
of the Union for one hundred per
cent. patriotism.
The consideration then is the duty
to be performed by those who stay at
home. While do not consider my
self in any way qualified to lay down
the rules or establish courses of ac-
ton with respect to this subject |
shall give you a few thoughts which
occur to me in this connection, none
of which are new, and some of which
have been carried out with excellent
results in our own town.
First and most important of all l
believe is to sustain the morale of the
people at home. The morale of a
community is little more or less than
the public sentiment expressed by &C
tions. 1t is our belief expressed in
action, and l will confess that last
Sunday when Mr.. Ware struck my
place at home a real red hot cannon
ball of enthusiasm, it occurred to me
that possibly our patriotism might
be a little sub-normal in that respect.
1t is this morale at home which
sustains the morale of the army at
the front. Though thousands of miles
away the home spirit finds it's way
quickly to the front.
The boys who have gone to fight
have gone from sense of patriotic
duty and a desire to serve their coun-
try. That country is the one they
know best, their own home. They
have gone to protect their homes and
their home people. Now the boy who
becomes soldier is human just as
much after he puts on his uniform as
he was before, and being human and
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COMMUNITY SING
Continued from page 2

still the American flag has been
compelled to retreat, which is hu-
initiating to our people and my men
do not understand it. We propose
to counter attack at once" And do
YOU remember that when the counter
attack was made by that American
regiment the backs of the retreating
Huns were seen by the Allies for
the first time in many months, and
that the Hun has not yet had
chance to turn around.
Yes, my friends, we may we'll be
proud that we are Americans. Proud
to the limit of the boys who have
gone and who are constantly going
cover there, for we know from the
little we are permitted to read that
not a day passes when some young
American lad is not performing an
act as heroic sthat of Nathan Hale,
or as bold and daring as that of any
of the great heroes in our national
history from Lexington to Appomat-
toX.
We don't have to worry about the
boys. There is no trace of yellow in
our National Emblem, and we know
it will come back from it's pilgrimage
to foreign soil untarnished and with
added luster to it's folds.
How about ourselves? How about
those of us who are untitled by age
or environment for service among the
hosts of those who fight the battle?
We who remain behind the lines have
obligations to perform. No, they
may not be obligations, for believe
that most of us regard anything we
may do to aid this great effort as a
privilege. The time has long past
when some safe and inexpensive
method of showing our patriotism
should be considered. The Hun will
never be conquered by carrying flags
on our automobiles or by wearing
red, white and blue neckties We
must do more than that. In saying
this l do not reflect in the slightest
degree upon North Canaan. Next to
the pride have Il the fact that am
an American ranks closest my pride
in the fact t3at l am citizen of
North Canaan. This is a feeling
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-08-29

Queer epituphs are frequently fakes {;
but the following really appears in n
Salop churchyard: Elizabeth, the
wife of Richard Barklamb, passed to
eternity on Saturday, 21st of May,
1897, in thesseventy-first year of her
age. Richard Barklamb, the Ante
spouse Uxorious, was inferred here,
Goth JAN, 1906, in his eighty-fourth
year" What an antespouse uxorious
may be is not explained.-Cardiff
Western-Mail.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-08-29
Adds Life to Railroad Ties.

Railroad ties last about eight years
under normal conditions, when they
have to be renewed, which costs n good
deal of money and calls for n large
force of labor, says Popular Science
Monthly. 1t is estimated that treated
ties which are first kiln-dried and then
immersed In hot creosote until sat
urated, last twice as long. They are
absolutely waterproof aud impervious
10 rot.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-08-29
lnseparabIe Musical Instruments.

In modern Spanish dances one finds
the woman gracefully waving tam
BOURNE, while her male partner agi-
tateS the bones, or "castanets." The
two seem to go together. Indeed, it
has been so for thousands of years.
They We're played together as an ac-
compartment of nmorous, and par
ticularly OF bacchanalian, dances ia
ancient Carthage, in Athens long be-
fore the Christian era, and in Rome.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-08-29
Uncle Eben.

1T you stop to think befo' you
speak," said Uncle Eben, I'd chances
are you'll discover you Td' have
muffin wuf tellin'. nohow."
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-08-29

1.-THE spirit with which our sol
r diers leave America and their
h efficiency on the battle fronts of
h Europe will he vitality affected
/ by the character of the environ
( ment surrounding our military
training camps. "--Woodrow VIII
T. son.
L.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-08-29

In order to obtain maximum re-
suits from theh great resources of our
country and apply these results most
effectively to the winning of the war,
many rules have been established and
are being effectively enforced under
tn direction of recognized experts.
l do not propose at this time to at
tempt any discussion of food conser-
walton, nor do l believe Brother
Ware would wish it. l think the exz
position of this topic should be left
to more apparent dietarians than
either he or |.
We must realize, however, if we
are to be we'll disciplined members
of the army at home we are to carry
out orders cheerfully and literally,
and as no single one of us would for
an instant consider as bearable a sys-
tenn under which our boys at the
be had, and more than they wanted,
front did not get the best that could
we will cheerfully eat doped pies and
drink coffee minus the usual amount
of sugar. Also to the end that our
great factories may turn out the
maximum of clothing and war ma
terlal of all sorts, and that steam be
furnished to transport all needed ar
ticles across theh water, we will look
forward without murmuring to an
! other chilly winter.
No effort should be spared to pre-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-15
Qpp1int,G
bT HAzf Mason
WARTIME DEBT
Mason

IN times like these keep ont Of debt
your solvencv's your one best bet
So long as you don't owe a cent to
any swaybacked hgrEsn gent, you have
the right to look AHEAD without a BIT Of
fear Of dread The times are weird.
uncertain tense no man has such pro-
phctic sense that he can say what
griefS in stock tomorrow morn at 10
o'clock We only know that priccs rise
until they scratch along the skies we
only know they won't go down while
Mars still wears his bughouse frown
Today you're husky. sound and hale. and
flt 10 gather in the kale Tomorrow YOU
may be informed you've lost the place
YOU long have warmed II hard luck
hands you thus, a poke. what will you
do il you are broker You cannot Dor
row fifty cents from any easy going
gents, for in these times Of grief and
groans each guy requires his stock Of
bones BE prudent now and put away
some guilders for the rainy day And
size up debt for what il is a monster
with genial rhiz. thing that hides
deceit ard guile behind d bland. allur-
ing smile
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-15
LEAGUE
IN RUNS SCORED,
GIANTS SECOND
Data on Majors as Teams
Reach Half Way Mark

NEW YORK. July l5.-wlth the halfwoy
mark reached In the major league baseball
season some interesting deductions are
possible from the records Of the various
clubs composing the National and Amer,
lean leagues According TO scmi official
figures, compiled up TO July q, the Chi-
cago Nationals are leading the senior or
Ranixaton in tho total number OF runs
mnde with 2sG. are second In hits nhu
third IN the number OF runners stranded
on bases. The New York Giants. holding
second plAce In the league race, hhu
assed a total number Of runs four less
than the Cubs and were third In hits
The Philadelphia team held first place
in hitting the total being .622 for sixty
seven games The Phillies Offset this
laudable stick work, however by pillng
up ll3 errors .hc second largest number
for the season TO date In the National
league St Louis In last plnce, went the
MoranItes the limit In this respect wlih
an aggregate Of 1871 The Carduals were
second In men lrft on bases, no less than
4bi batters were maroonod between tlrsl
and third Boston was the most untor-
tunate In this respect, having i6G strand
I'd Opposing teams made more runs
against st Louis than any other cluh.
with cincinnati the next ensi"st comhl-
nntlon to score against and llosiOn thlid
In TIE American league the New YORK
team has scored the greatest number
OF runs. the Yankees total hoinC 3OS
Cleveland Is second with 2'a and Boston
third with 29l Washington leads in hit
ting with Gi6 New York Is second with
g7S and ST Louis third with three LEGS
hits. The Washington players have mndc
the greatest number Of errors, no less
than 1872 mlbcucs being chhrred against
them Cleveland comes second I'm this re
spect and the tail-Cnd Athletics are third
high with l2l Cleveland had 5GS pnycr'
left on the bases and Washington bt2 St
Louis was third with bO3. More runs
were scored against Detroit than any of
the other American league teams, the
seven opposing clubs amassnc n total ot
aa7 at the expense Of the Tigers The
Athletics Welded 2S6 and the Cleveland
combination PSI.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-15
OFFENSIVE PUTS
STOCKS Lower
Heavy Tone Develops in Wall
Street Trading,

NEW YORK July lj.-StOcks were lr-
regular at The opening OF today's market
but soon developed a heavy tone on re-
ports indicating a renewal OF the German
Offensive along the western front Ac-
i've equipments and specinlties. particu-
larly tohacCos Yielded II to ~ points
during the first hour. United States
steel and Reading reacted 2 points nnd
other leaders were / to . points under
last weeks final prices Trading quick
ened on the decline. Liberty bonds were
steady
Supporting orders came into the mar
F't during the noon hour and effected
'tL'e substantial recOveries. stcels, COP
pers and equipments rallying / to IL
poiHts Sumntra tobacco more than re
t''cvcd Its severe luss and General Mo
itr' rchouuicd ~ points.
ON loss disturbing foreign adyices the
f"..H fn.f.. r,rp,rru in the
final hour the closing was irregular.
Liberty aias Gulu uI eco .o pr.t. ....
.'u to liui second Is at g3 90
10 y, .N. as at 1854 to 9G 90. first con
vcruhle Is at 929G to $500. and second
convertible as At % % to ~ 10
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-15
Buying Wave Fails to STOP
Upward Trend
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. July l5.-Although favor
able weather and hig receipts led to u
the effect failed to last Aggressive
buying on the decline brought about II
rally which more than ovvrcame all the
losses Opening prices, which varied
from y to INC lower. with August
1888 TO l6Oa and September. $l.59Ia
to {l.60 were followed by "A slight ad-
ditlonal sag and then sharp upturn.
Subsequently, prices scored substAn-
tial gains owing more or less 10 a de
crease In the visible supply total and
to reports that the car supply in many
sections was not large.
Oats swayed with corn After open
ing Nc to NC down. the market raj
He'd to well above Saturdays finish
Business in provisions was nearly az
n Etandstill
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-15
QUOTAS IN NEW DRAFT
CALL HERE ANNOUNCED

One hundred and seventeen draft
men will 60 for Oklahoma county dur
ing the five day period beginning Aug
ust s, their destination being Camp
Fremont Cal, according to compiled
lists in the adjutant generals oliica
today. OF the III men 100 will be
from Oklahoma City, under the follow
ing boards city board No | Is; CITY
board No. 2, 40; city board No } 40
These men are IN the call for l2O
snen taken from the state Of Okla
honis and reclassified men will make
10 fhe bulk OF the local call
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-15
Y. N. c. A. WAR WORK
LEADERS TO COME HERE

Oklahoma City men who are inter
eSted in Y NJ c. A. activities and
who want to help make life happier
for the American boys in France and
elsewhere abroad will have an oppor
iunity 10 make personal inquiry abou,
the work and its requirements tomor
now afternoon A. B Derbyshre will
speak to the Rotary club and also the
Lions club tomorrow at noon on the
work overseas and later in the after
noon he and Z. f. Dennston. who has
charge of the personnel at San Antonio
will go to the City Y NJ. c. A. rooms
in the new building and will meet any
men who wish to enquire about the
work
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-15
ST LOUIS

ST LOUIS. July l5.-HOGS Receipts.
5000, Be lower. lights. {l770nl7A SIS, pigs.
mixed and butchers. 81 50
Hl7. 10; good heavy, il75Ou1775: bulk.
CATTLE. Receipts. n. 1000.
lower, native beef steers. Sll 50dlS 90.
yearling stcrs and heifers. s. 50nl6 90
cows, tIJ0Ul37j. stockcrs and feeders.
{s 50Ti2 no. fair to prime southern beet
steers. 10000 l77D. beef cows and helf-
ers. I6O0Il300. native calves, t775H
II no SHEEP Receipts. . 500. steady
lambs. 81 GOA 90. ewes. Sll OOml2 10,
Gamers and choppers, 81 OO0 1000.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-15
BALTIMORE FLlER DIES
AFTER AlRPLANE FALL

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July IS
Lieut. Alexander Santos died at the
base hospital Fort Sam Houston, TO.
day from injuries received when he
tell in an sirplane near Brooks field
at $50 O'Clock this morning A cadet
escaped with slight injuries Hi,
father is John Santos of Baltimore. Md
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-15
KANSAS CITY.

KANSAS CITY, July l5.-HOGS Re
ccipls, 1900. Be to loc higher bulk,
fl750H lT7j heavy, N7.65dl7S0. lights,
Sl7.4OQ17G5 pigs, tlG.5Ou l72j CAT
TIE. Receipts. 2lOo0, including 5000
southerns, steady 10 IOc lower. prime fed
Steers. il750uls 3j dressed beef steers.
tl3 OOG 725 southern steers, S.00ul5 on
cows. 81 700Gl3.O0, heifers. ts.0Oul6.00,
stockers $500 Is 50. calves, {S0O0lA25
SHEEP Receipts. 1000 steady lambs,
{l6 00I SIS; ycarlngs. il4O0I II 90.
wethcrs, 3l2 OOdr n so. ewes, s. 0Od IL 50,
st OCkrrs Sc 5Ofi l6 3d.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-15
0ELAN0 NOW A MAJOR
IN ENGINEER CORPS

WASHINGTON, July l5-Appoint.
ment of Frederick A. Delano former
member of the federal reserve board,
to be a major in the army engineer
corps reserve, was announced today by
the war department.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-15
PHIL BAIRD WILL TOUR
SOUTHERN CANT0NMENTS

The Rev Phil Baird pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church will make
a tour of the variou, training camps.
lecturing TO the men instead Of taking
his usual vacation lie leaves today
for Camp Pike. Little Rock, where he
will remain until July p, later he will
20 to Camp Macarthur at Waco. to
Fort Logan at Houston. Texas. to
Ellington field at Houston. Texas, aud
then to Galveston. Corpus Christi, La
redo and San Antonio, completing his
tour on August 10.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-15
NEW York COTTON FUTURES

NEW ORLEANS, July IS Bearsh
consumption figures for June were Off
set I'm their effect on cotton today by tho
dry weather which prevailed In the belt
over Sundny. Fluctuations were nervous.
prices rising 10 10 rs points on the OPEN
iug call. only TO fail TO 10 points on Sat-
urdHys closing on the most active months
Immediately after the call. Later there
was recovery 10 "A net advance OF 10
10 l2 points
The demand increased moderately and
In the trrding W to noon the advance WIS
Wdened TO n to 40 points
Trading WIS very quiet later In this
morning aud fluctuations were somewhat
Irregular, with the trade waiting for tho
detailed weather report from the Hous-
ton district and further news from the
western front. Toward midday. however,
there was furry Of covering by early
sellers which sent prices into new high
ground for the day with October selling
Ht 2t1ic and December at 2ilic. or IS
a. 20 points net higher
spot cotton quiet 25 points Off Sales
on the spot 1856. 10 arrive, none Low
middlIng. 2j soc, mddllng soc good mid
ding 81 ibC. Receipts. 1893 stock.
3ig CIT.
Tho market turned very quiet with
values inclined 20 sag under the lnBo-
tivity A. / O'Clock prices were to
points ny net
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-15
KANSAS CITY.

KANSAS CITY. July i5-CAsH
WHEAT steady to lower No. 1 hard,
Rl7W22t; No. ?. I2l6u22i: No l red,
2lSH219; No 2, t2l5H2l7 CORN,
steady to lower No. mixed. $3.50
low, 81 s0nls2. OATS, unchanged: No.
2 white, 79hc; No . mixed 7iis 75c.
RYE, ii.7OMl 80
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-15
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. July COTTON spot.
quiet: prices unchanged. Good mlddlinE.
% G7d: mddllnE, .2Oid: low middle 4.
10 9gd Sales 900 bales including 500
n SID: good ordinary, 70 SGD, ordinary.
American Receipts, 1000 bales. no
Americans
Futures closed steady New con-
tracts July. q sad August. 20 56d;
September 10 sid: October 10 sad. Mo-
90 cod
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-15
Produce Provisions
KANSAS CITY.

KANSAS CITY. July 15.-BUTTER,
creamery. Ilc: nrsts. 394c. seconds.
3Sii; packing. 32hc EGGS. nrsts. 31ci
seconds SOC. POULTRY. hens 25c:
roosters, lsiAc, broilers. 90c. POTA-
TOES. weak, i225 to g. so.