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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
GLENWooD TOWNSHIP.

June "a, 1918.
Carl Teslow was a business cal
Ter in DEBORAH last Saturday eve, ,
The school in the Rocksvold
school house closed last Friday.
Helmer Lovestuen transacted
business in DEBORAH Saturday night.
Quite number from Glenwood
attended the surprise party held
on Fred Smorstad last Thursday
evening and good time was report
ed.
Alfred Lysne was business CAL
Ter in DEBORAH last Saturday night.
Arthur Moe was seen in DEBORAH
last Saturday evening.
Willie Williams was a business
caller in DEBORAH Saturday evening.
John Syslak and Victor Berge
transacted some business in DEBORAH
one day last week.
Nels Tinjum was a business man
in DEBORAH last Saturday evening.
Jorgan Ehire autoed to DEBORAH
last Saturday evening.
Quite a number Of young folks
were entertained at Ole Berge's
home last Wednesday evening and
everybody had a good time.
Henery Evenrud was a business
caller in DEBORAH one day last week.
Christ Fortune was a business
caller down in the SINNERS bottom
last Sunday afternoon.
Stella Scarvie finished her school
in -Ridgeway last Friday and re-
turned home for Sunday.
Olaf Berge was visiting with
friends and relatives in Glenwood
last week.
Otto Tinjum was a business man
in Decorah last Saturday night.
Walter Scarvie was seen on the
streets OF DEBORAH last Saturday
afternoon.
Albert Westby was a business
caller in Waukon one day last week.
Ollie Moe made a business call
on Ole Berg one day last week.
Adoiph Nelson called at Ole
Kvame's home last Sunday eve.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Ehire called on
o. c. Carlsborg last Sunday after
noon.
Oscar Anderson was out for q
Joy ride Sunday evening.
Oliver Rate drove thru Glenwood
several times last Sunday evening
Carl Evenrud called on his home
folks last Sunday afternoon.
Jorgan Ehire was a pleasant cal
Ter at Nels Vicks home last Sun
day night.
Carl Teslow was a pleasant cal
Ter at Klinkenberg's last Sunday
evening.
Christ Fortune was doing some
carpentering work for John Lyslack.
Olaf Lovelin from Burr Oak
dropped down in Glenwood Sunday
night.
e Kvame has started carpenter
ing on Otto Noes new barn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
NORTH MADISON.

June "a, 1918.
Myrtle Boo spent several days of
last week visiting at her grandpar"
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. Neste.
Clarence, Lloyd and Beatrice
Hovey were visitors at Charley
Falcks' from Wednesday til Thurs
day.
Mrs. Gilbert Wick was shopper
at Ridgeway.
mrs. E. o. Flaskerud and daugh-
ter, Ella were callers at H. j.
Fretheims' Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Andrew Doe and baby Alice,
and Stena Neste were visitors at
z. Bergan's Thursday afternoon.
H. j. Fretheim and family, john
ny Fretheim and sister, Nettie auto
ed to Canoe Sunday to visit friends.
Mrs. Gilbert Wick entertained a
company of relatives from Adams
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Wick, Mrs.
o. P. Hovey and Esther and Bea-
trice were callers at II. j. Fret
helms. Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Butt spent
Sunday at the latter's mother, Mrs.
G. Wick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Doe were
visiting the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs P. Neste Sunday.
Mrs. Gilbert Wick, Albert and
Laurence, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Ber-
gan and children visited at the
II. Skadeland home the other sun
day
Myrtle Fre.heinm visited few
days at Eddy Fretheim's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Flaskerud
were entertained at supper at b.
o. Flaskerud's Friday evening.
Lloyd Hovey visited with Fran
els Drew Sunday evening.
Joe Donovan visited with Joel
Fretheim Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Fretheim and
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert HELEN autoed
to Kensett, Saturday for few days
visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Macal spent
a few days last week visiting the
formers parents and relatives al
Austin, Mimi.
Verna Larson visited with Ina
Bergan a few days returning home
on Wednesday.
Mrs. H. Ii. Fretheim called on
her sister, Mrs. Ben Thompson
Friday.
Mrs. Gilbert Wick and Mrs. II. j.
Frethtim attended l.. A. 5. at MRS
Nels VERSIONS near Ridgeway FIJI
day afternoon.
Stena Neste who has been help
ing her sister, Mrs. Andrew Boo
with domestic duties the past tWc
weeks returned home Thursday.
LLOYD Fretheim is at this writing
STAYING at the Oscar Wick home.
Evelyn Falness of Calmar came
Thursday to visit few days at e
o. Flaskerud's.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
RIDGEWAY.

June "a, 1918.
Louis Biel and brother John of
Cresco left Saturday via auto for
short visit with their brother who
is one of Uncle Sans soldiers at
Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Miss Lewis returned to
her home at Lime Springs Wednes-
day after visiting her sister, Mrs.
Alfred Milbrath for few days.
Mrs. Henry Butt and son Allen
were Cresco callers on Friday last.
Mrs. E. Ellingson and baby Al
bert Ellingson and Lamena John
son were shoppers in DEBORAH on
Wednesday last.
N. H. Owens and family spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
Archie Hoyt and family near De-
corah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bolmgren from
Blooming Prairie came saturday for
an over Sunday visit with the lat
tiers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Fjelstul. :,
Mrs. Lars Guttormunson left
Monday morning for st. Paul, Mimi.
where she will visit her son, Louis
and family for few days.
Mrs. r.. G. Baker, Karl and Geo.
returned home last Friday night
from Saude, where they visited al
the Oscar Natvig home The boys
think the farm is the only place 10
have great time.
Mrs. Ernest from Cresco came
Thursday for visit at the K, A
Blackburn home.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. l.. Gardanier re-
turned home Friday afternoon from
Postville where they have visited
friends and relatives for the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs, N. Schuet, Layahn
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
CQNNER
June "a, 1918.

June "a, 1918.
Miss Jessie Philips was pas
senger for Hayfield Tuesday. Her
mother accompanied her as far as
Calmar.
Mrs. e. VOyek and daughter apn
Misses Mary and Lillian Kinhor Of
near Protivin were<Decorah callers
Wednesday,
VIII Fisher of Spillville was in
town Thursday.
Gus H. Euser and Geo. Lubl of
Spillville We're seen in this, town
Thursday.
Mrs. NJ. Thomas and Miss Sarah
Halverson of Locust were guests at
the Geo. Cummings home Thursday.
Cyril Cummings was a passenger
for DEBORAH Friday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
Tack Window Shades.

When the window shade falls off
the rod take shoe string or any
kind of strong tape and put the tack
through it. No matter II the children
pull on it or the spring breaks. IL
win not tear off again.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
CENTENNIAL.

June n, 1918,
The bowery dance which was 10
he given at Rae Runkel's tonight
was postponed until after the 4h.
Emmett Stevens and Miss Etta
stevens went to Cresco Sunday TO
spend the day with orrie Stevens
and family.
Edwin Ginapp was West Union
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
BLUFFTON

June "a, 1918.
school closed in Dist. No. last
FRIDAY with basket sociable.
sac was raised for the Red Cross.
August Bergeman and family
visited Rupert Greenslade yesterday.
George Smell and son Claude cal
Cleveland County herald., 1918-05-16
FOR AMENDMENT NO. Is.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. Is.

DC 1t Resolved by the House Of Rep
rcscntatives and the Senate of the
Stntc of Arkansas, the Majority OF
10th Houses Agreeing. Thereto;
That the following is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the State of Arkansas, and
the same being submitted to the cleo
tors of the State for approval or re-
lection at the next general election
for Senators and Representatives, If a
majority of the electors voting at such
election adopt such amendment, the
same shall become a part of the Con-
stitlltion of the State of Arkansas, to-
wit:
Section l. Notwithstanding the linn
itation contained in Section l of Arti-
Gle Is of the Constitution, the credit
of the State may be loaned and in
dcbtedness incurred to an amount not
exceeding two per cent of the assess
cd valuation of all the property in the
funds to be loaned upon the security
of farm lands within the State, subject
to the limitations herein contained,
Sec. 2. The Governor, Secretary of
State and State Land Commissioner
shall constitute the State Land Board.
which board Is hereby authorized and
directed to issue and sell or pledge
bonds in the name Of the State, to be
known as arkansas Farm Credit
Bonds" in an amount not to exceed
two per cent of the assessed valuation
of all the property in the State, and
to place the proceeds in the State
Treasury in fund to be known as the
Arkansas Rural Credits Loan Fund
Sec g Said bonds shall be issued
in denominations of $500. $4,000,
$4,000 and 100000. and shall be Is
sued in series of $10,000,00 or multi
pies thereof. drawn to mature in not
said bonds be sold until applica tons
from bona fde purchasers of land ag-
eregating 100000 have been filed
with and approved by the State Land
3oard. Said bonds shall bear interest
a. the rate of four per cent per an
num-. and shall be exempt from tax
Ition by the State of Arkansas, or any
If its subdivisions.
Sec. A. Said State Land Board is au-
tborized and directed to loan the mon
eys in said Arkansas Rural Credits
Loan Fund to bona fide purchasers of
farm lands in Arkansas. upon notes Sc
cured by mortgages or deeds of trust
constituting first liens on such farm
lands in amounts which shall not ex-
coed seventy-f1ve per cent of the ap-
praised value of such lands. The cred
it OF the State shall not be loaned to
any person to purchase more than 80
acres of land, nor land valued at more
than $4,000 per acre. Nor shall a loan
Of less than 100000 nor more than s3,-
600 90 be made to any purchaser of
land.
Sec, 5. Sucn loans snail not be made
except to owners who Operate" and
occupy" lands mort~aged and shall
he made for tho following purposes:
(a) The payment for lands purchased
ny the purchase of live stock and 9th
or equipment, and the making of i'm
provements which, in the Judgment of
said board. will increase the produc-
nvitv of such lands or add to their
value as farm home in degree to
Justify such expenditure: and (cl for
Cleveland County herald., 1918-05-16
FOR AMENDMENT NO. IA.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. II.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
No. IA.

BE 1t Resolved by the Senate and
mouse of Representatives OF the
state of Arkansas, the Majority of
Both Houses Agreeing TheretOi
That the following is hereby pro-
posed sas an amendment to the Con.
st1tution of the State of Arkansas, ana
the same being submitted to the cleo
tors of the State for approval or re-
lection at the next general electioh
Tor Senators and REPRESENTATIVES, II a
majority of the electors voting at such
election adopt such amendment the
same shall become a part of the Con-
stltution of the State of Arkansas To-
wit:
That Sections 2 and of Article Z
Of the Constitution of the State of Ar
kansas be amended to read as follows:
The Supreme Court shall be compoS,,
ed of seven Judges. one of whom shali
be styled Chief Justice and elected as
such. In the consideration and decls-
ion of cases, all Judges may SIT or the
Court may be divided into two dlVls,
ions, and the decision of each OF sa1a
divisions shall be the decision or the
Court The Chief Justice shall assign
three of the Associate Justices to each
division, and he may change such as
siEnments from time to time, ana the
Associate Justices may interchange
with each other by agreement among
themselves. The concurrence OF thfee
Judges shall be necessary to decls-
ion in either division. When the
Court is sitting in banc, the Chief Jus
tise shall preside, and the concurrence
of four shall be necessary to decis-
ion. The Chief Justice shall allot the
cases to the divisions and he may or
der any case to be decided or recon
sidered by the court in banc. the
Chief, Justice may sit in either division,
and shall preside when so sitting. The
Judges of each division shall elect
presiding Judge for that division. who
shall preside when the Chief Justice Is
not sitting in that division. If the
Chief Justice is absent from the Court,
| the senior Judge present shall perform
his duties.
The Governor shall appoint the two
additional Judges provided for herein,
one of whom shall hold office until his
successor is elected at the general cleo
ton for State officers in 1922, and
qualities, and one of whom shall hold
office until his successor is elected at
the general election for State officers
in 1924, and qualities.
Approved by the Governor. and f11ed
in the office of the Secretary of State,
January II, 1917.
Each elector may vote for or against
the above amendment.
Witness my official signature this,
the oath day of April, 1918.
[Seall TOM ]. TERRAL,
Secretary of State,
Cleveland County herald., 1918-05-16

AN ORDINANCE MAKING
EITHER WRITTENOR SPOKEN
DISLOYALTYOR SEDITION A
MISDEMEANOR AND FIXING
THE PUNISHMENT THERE.
FOR.
Whereas, The United States is
now at war to establish the free
dom nations and to secure for
individuals the enjoyment of
free government a war that re-
quires for its success the united
sympathy and support of our
people: and
Whereas, any disloyalty or
Cleveland County herald., 1918-05-16
PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE AMEND
MENT,
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
No, 10.


Providing credit of State may be
loaned and Indebtedness incurred to an
amount not exceeding two per cent OF
tho assessed valuation of property in
State for the purpose of providing
funds to be loaned upon the security
of farm lands within the State or maxi
Ing farm loans: providing Governor.
Secretary of State and State Land Com
missioner shall constitute State Land
Board having authority to sell bonds
in name OF State, place money In state
Treasury and loan money to bona fide
purchasers of farm lands in Arkansas,
and prescribing manner In which such
loans shall be made and repaid; dele
eating to the Legislature the authority
to provide for carrying out administer.
ing and safeguarding the provisions of
this amendment; providing all provis-
ions of the Constitution of Arkansas
In conflict with this amendment are
repealed.
Cleveland County herald., 1918-05-16
PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE AMEND
MENT.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
No. Id. s.sff

Amending Sections 2 and of Arti-
cte . OF the Constitution of the State
OF Arkansas; providing that the Su-
creme Court of the State shall be
composed of seven Judges, one Chief
Justice and six Associate Justices; pro-
VidinG the Judges may sit in two di-
visions. and otherwise providing the
manner in which the court shall sit
and shall render it's decisions.
Providing for the selection and cleo
ton of the two additional Judges.
Cleveland County herald., 1918-05-16

with it, in the prosecution of the
war, and so to offend all loyal
and patriotic citizens as to cause
a breech of the peace.
Therefore, be it ordained by
the Town Council of the Incor-
porated Town of Rison. Arkan-
sas:
Section l. If any person shall
at any time or place within the
incorporate limits of the Town
of Rison, Arkansas, during the
time the United States of Amer
lea is at war with any other ma
ton, use any language in the
presence or hearing of another
person, or commit to writing and
printing, by letters, words, signs,
figures Or any otner manner, and
in any language, anything, Of
and concerning the United
States of America, the entry, or
the continuance, of the United
States Of America in the war, or
of and concerning the army,
navy or marine corps Of the
United States of America or of
any concerning any flag, stand
ard, color. or ensign of the
United States of America, or
any imitation thereof, or the uni
form of any officer of the army
or navy of the United States or
of and concerning any individual
or organization, who is authorita-
lively engaged in war work,
which language is disloyal or
abusive in character and calcula-
ted to bring into disrepute the
United States of America, the
entry, or the continuance, of the
United States of America in the
war, or the army, navy or ma
rine corps of the United States
of America or any flag, standard,
color, or ensign of the United
States of America, or any imita-
ton thereof, or the uniform of
any officer of the army or navy
of the United States, or any in
dividual or organization who is
authoritatively engaged in war
work, or is of such nature as
reasonably to be calculated to
provoke breach of the peace if
said in the presence and hearing
of citizen of the United States
OF America, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and
shall be punished by fine of not
less than ten dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars, or by
Imprisonment in the Cleveland
County Jail for not less than
ten days nor more than one
year or by both fine and impris-
onment.
Section 2. Any person who
shall, within this incorporated
town of Rison Arkansas, publicly
or privately, mutilate, deface,
defile, defy, tramp upon or cause
contempt upon, either by words
or acts, any flag, standard, or
ensign of the United States or
that of any of its officers, or on
any imitation of either of them,
shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and shall be punished
by a fine of not less than ten
dollars nor more than one hun
dred dollars, or by Imprisonment
in the Cleveland County jail, for
not less than ten days nor more
than one year or by both fine and
imprisonment.
Section g. Any person who,
during the existence of the war
between the United States and
any other nation, or nations,
shall knowingly, within the in
corporated limits of the Town of
Rison, Arkansas, display, or
have in his possession for any
purpose whatsoever, any flag,
standard, color, or coat Of arms
of any nation with the United
States is at war, or any imitation
thereof, or that of any state, sub
division, city or municipality of
any such nations, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and
Cleveland County herald., 1918-05-16
Shall the Whiskey Pirates
Throttle the Peoples Will?
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that debt, he is at liberty to do
so.
Patriotism Paramount To Politics
1t is unfortunate indeed that
in this terrific hour Of our
Nations stress and strife, the
good people of our State are call
ed upon to halt for a time their
prosecution of the various war
activities now absorbing the
hearts and minds of the Nation
to give brief consideration c
political issues raised by whisk-
ey candidate running against me
for second term as Governor.
believe that the good citizen
ship of our State, recognizing
that we have 20, 900 boys in diff
ferent branches of the service,
who are sacrificing their all in
order that the Potsdam dynasty
and the Kaiser may be crushed
and the world made free, are
concerned solely with t h e
adequate preparation of our
commonwealth to meet h c
supreme duty Of the hour to win
the war. | do not believe that
the rank and file of our people
are interested in petty, two by
four, peanut politics, launched
by a man whose past record
shows that he is not in harmony
with the moral, educational and
economic upbuilding Of our
commonwealth, man who is the
self constituted champion of the
whiskey people and who is
solely interested in his personal
and political preferment--a cand-
idate who, until recently, has
never been quoted in the news
papers as having made patriot
ic utterance in behalf of the great
cause for which we are fighting
Three million more boys will
soon be clad in kahki and called
into the service of our country.
Every home in this Nation is
affected by this war. Before
another year has passed, crepe
will trail sympathetically from
many of our doors, hundreds of
our firesides will be consumed in
sorrow and thousands of the good
old mothers of our country will
be overwhelmed by tears. When
the comfort and happiness, life
and limb of your boy is at stake,
| refuse to be drawn into a pc.
litical campaign, even though a
number o f ingenious political
falsehoods are being circulated
against me by my opponent, none
of which have any found
alton whatever and all of which
were known to be false at the
time of their utterance and were
conceived for the sole purpose of
boosting up Judge Potlicker's
waning political fortunes.
| have given my time, night
and day, to the prosecution of the
three liberty loan campaigns and
all of the other various war activ-
tiles. | shall continue t o sub
ordinate politics, and political
considerations, to the welfare
and safety of our boys at the
front and | do not believe that
the loyal citizenry of this State
will permit an aggregation of po-
litical poltroons to pilfer a peoples
patriotism. and interfere with nv
administration for the next two
years, when they realize that not
only the happiness and well-be-
ing of their boys are at stake but
that the freedom of the world
is involved. | shall continue my
patriotic sfforts, without refer
ence to my personal or political
interests. and leave my candidacy
in the hands of the good people
of the State.
CHAS. II. BROUGH,
Adv Candidate for Governor
Cleveland County herald., 1918-05-16
Assessors Notice.

NOTICE hereby that will following Places on the dates
named below for the Of taking list Of the Personal
each resident Of Cleveland County:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-09

weeks with typhoid fever. Miss An
derson of Keokuk is the attending
nurse, and DR.. E. Wade the attending
| physician.
| Mrs Alice Todd is numbered
iamongst our sick.
| Ross Curry who has been in a serf-
GUS condition for several weeks, is
reported better at this time, he being
sufferer of typhoid pneumonia. A
nurse from Keokuk is in attendance,
also his aunt. Mrs. D. Champlain,
of Hope, Ark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Clark who
have been residing in Basco for sew
eral years, have again located In our
town in their old home place.
Mrs. E. M. Browning Of Chicago,
has been a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. S.
NV. Scott.
The box and pie supper given by
the Camp Pike girls drew large at
tendance, the receipts amounting to
$3.50, Jolt Polling being the auc-
tioneer. The opening program was
pleasing and everyone had a good
time.
Roy Walton reports that he likes
his position in Cleveland, Ohio, fine
ana IldJ LUeIe Is only OIS pidSo
which he would rather be and that
is at home.
The newly elected officers of the
Christian church are as follows:
Elder. w. Fleming.
Deacon W. O'Haver
Secretary and treasured. c. Bar
Der
Financial secretary-H. l.. O'Brien.
Pianist-Miss Matte Scott.
Assistant pianist-Mrs. Alma Cobb.
Our revival will open about the
first of November, Rev. LaHove haV-
ing charge.
The C. w. B. NJ. connected with
the church, was organized on last
Sunday afternoon by Mrs. Lura V.
Thompson Porter, past state presi-
dent. The full membership will be
given later. The officers are as fol-
lows:
President-Mrs. Mary Barber.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-09
WARTIME RECIPE
FOR GRAY HAIR
Actress Gives Simple inexpensive
Recipe for Streaked or Faded
Gray Hair.

Mrs. Mackie, the well known New
York actress, now a grandmother, and
whose hair is still dark, recently
made the following statement: Gray
streaked or faded hair can be imme-
diately turned black. brown or light
brown, whichever shade you desire,
by the use of the following simple
remedy that you can make at home:
Merely get a small box Of Orlex
powder at any drug store. 1t costs
very little and no extras to buy Dis.
solve it in water and comb 1t through
the hair. Full directions for mixing
and use come in each box.
You need not hesitate to use Or
lex, as a $4,000 gold bond comes in
each box guaranteeing the user that
Orlex powder does not contain silver,
lead, zinc, sulphur, mercury, aniline,
coal-tar products or their derivatives
ut does not rub off, is not sticky
or greasy, and leaves the hair fluffy.
1t will make gray haired person
look many years younger"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-09

AS soon as you eat tablet Of
Pape's Diapepsin all the indigestion
pain stops. Gases, acidity, heartburn,
fiatulence and dyspepsia vanish.
Pape's Diapepsin tablets cost very
little at drug stores.