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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-11-06
CANOE VALLEY

Nov. 4 1918
Mrs. C. Myrah and children re-
turned home last Friday evening
after spending few days at the
parental home
o. Haugen returned home from
Chicago Wednesday evening where
he had been with a load OF cattle
the first part of the week.
Albert Haugen spent last week
with Clarence Myrah assisting with
corn husking and farm duties.
Mrs. j. Tallong was a pleasant
caller at the Hanson home last Fri
day morning.
Andrew Jaastad was short caller
at Haugens last Sunday afteronn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton Erickson
spent last Sunday with the latter's
home folks.
Alvin Haugen assisted Stanton
Erickson with corn husking this last
week.
Mrs. o. Haugen was a short caller
at Mrs. Hanson's Tuesday last week.
Anna Jaastad was pleasant cal
Ter with Mrs. o. Haugen Tuesday
last week.
Peter Haugen was helping Alfred
Demming with farm duties this last
week.
Clarence Olson was a short caller
1t Haugens last Friday morning
Ingavld Peterson was pleasant
caller at Haugen's last Sunday eve.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Fairness enjoyed
visit with the latter's home folks
on Sunday last.
Mrs. Stanton Erickson made a
short call at the Hanson home Sun
day afternoon.
Andrew Lukken was a short cal
Ter at Haugen's Friday afternoon.
| Gust Olson has been assisting I'd
Roed with corn husking these last
days,
Harry and Bessie Haugen We're
business callers with Geo. Jaastad
last Thursday forenoon.
Anna Dotseth spent the week end
at the parental home.
Geo. Jaastad and Clarence Olson
assisted Bonnie Hanson getting in a
new water tank on Monday last.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-11-06

Edw B. Herwig, barber, Maple
Ave., DEBORAH, says: Il stand a great
deal and this strains my back. My
back ached terribly and the kidney
secretions were profuse and was
tired out many times before the day
was half over. The only thing that
relieved me in any way was Doa1's
Kidney Pills, procured from Wang
lers' Pharmacy. They surely did their
work we'll and can't say enough
for them.
OVER THREE YEARS LATER
Mr.. Herwig said: "My former en-
dorsement OF Doan's Kidney Pills
holds good l use Doal's when I have
any kidney ailments and they always
fix me up in quick order
60c at all dealers. Foster-Mil5urn
Co.. Buffalo, n. Y.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-11-06
RAvENA

Nov. 4, 1ylS
The first snow of the season fell
last week.
Frank Lansing spent Tuesday NJ
the Geo. Bclk home in Lawler.
p. Barthelme Jr. delivered hogs
to Calmar Wednesday.
Herman Lansing and family who
were i'll with the flu are on the gain
again.
August Lansing delivered hogs to
Ossian market Thursday.
Edith Decou and neice Viola
Peck and Lawrence Meyer spent
Sunday at Aug. Peck's.
Monrad Nygaard autoed to De-
corah for physical examination.
Will Roman and son transacted
business in Ravena last Thursday.
Last Tuesday was election and
most everybody went to Nordness to
vote
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-11-06

Arthur Lang called at John Win
gers one day last week.
Those who spent Sunday eve. at
Sven Tovson's were: Edith Decon.
Viola Peck, Myrtle Oakland, Inga
kirkesbuen, Lawrence Meyer, Mon
rad Nygaard and Frank Brogham.
mer.
Hans Nygaard sold several loads of
corn to Joe DIESEL at Ossian.
Arthur Lang delivered a team of
horses to Romans at DEBORAH.
walker Decou and family spent
Sunday at August Lansing's.
Helmer Johnson spent Sunday
with home folks.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-11-06

her millinery season near Des Moines
last Wednesday.
Mrs. John Dinger returned from
Ossian last Thursday.
Mrs. S. Rosa of DEBORAH is spend
ing few days with her son John and
family.
DR.. Barfoot was a caller at the
Glover home last Friday. Mr.. Glow
er being sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Geotleman visit
ed with relatives in Hesper Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Geiebel visited at
the Ben Stortz home in Franklin
Prairie Sunday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-11-06
BIZ HARRY J. GREEN.
CoN0vER.

NOV. 4, 1918
James Jaechek was q business
caller in Spillville Wednesday.
Cyril Cummings autoed down to
Spillville Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. A. Olson returned to Calmar
last week Wednesday after couple
of weeks with her sons Anton and
Gust west of here.
Mrs, Jerome Huber and Mrs. Lucy
Huber autoed down here from Spill
vile Saturday AFTERNOON.
John Falnes was seen here Satur-
day evening.
Cyril Cummings and George Bee
var attended the movies at Calmar
Sunday evening
the movies at Calmar Saturday eve.
James Humpal and son Willie Of
north Of here hauled loads of hogs
to Calmar market Saturday.
William Herold of near Spillville
was caller in this town Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Stella Phillips was visitor
at the Geo. Cummings home Sunday
afternoon
A bunch of Conover boys walked
to Calmar and attended the show
Sunday evening.
John Humpal and family north of
here autoed down to Spillville AMI
spent Sunday with relatives.
II. Cooper from Spillyille autoed
through here today (Monday)
Fred Sorenson of DEBORAH rer
sumes his duty as teacher i'll the
public school here which commenced
today (Monday.)
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-11-06
CAL.MAR.

NOV. 4, 1918
Alfred Christoferson of st. Paul
is here visiting his parents.
Miss Florence wager entertained
the Jolly Six Halloween night.
Miss Cloteil Huinker of Dubuque
is at nome for short visit with her
parents.
The Will Miller family are all ill
with the influenza.
The Henry Giesen family have all
been indesposed.
Mrs. Frank Uher Sr. left for
Prairie du Chem last evening being
called there on account of the SER
ious illness of her grandson.
Word was received here of the
death OF Mrs. Sophia Parsons at
oregon. Mrs. Parsons was resi-
dent of Calmar for many years and
moved west about a year ago with
her daughter-in-law to make her
future home.
The John Flaskerud family moved
out on the Herman Wangsness farm.
Miss Elsie Peterson resigned her
position as night telephone opera
tor and will go TO Lime Springs to
make her home for some time. Her
vacancy is filed by Miss Ingrid Mere
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Washburn went
to Portage, Wis. Tuesday to attend
the funeral of Mr. Washburn's
mother.
The Red Cross knitting units will
meet at the following homes this
week
Unit No. Mrs. S. Severson.
Unit No. Mrs. Frank Uher, Sr.
Unit No. 3-Miss Randy Kittlsby
Unit No. AIRS Carl Meyer.
The surgical dressing rooms will
be open this week.
Mrs. John Hastings returned from.
Austin today.
Miss Bertha Miller is on the sick
list.
Alfred Veme of N. Oak. is her,
visiting his mother
Tuesday, Oct 20, 1918 Gustav
Haugen passed away at the home of
his parents Mr.. and Mrs H. Haugan
after O few days illness from infiuen-
"a. The young man was in his 33
year and has lived his life in this
community. He is mourned by his
parents and two sisters, Hilda and
Mrs. Gunder Sjulle of Litchfield, N
ID. who have the sympathy of all in
their time of sorrow
Death again entered the H. Hau-
gen home this week when their
daughter, Mrs. Gunder Sjulle passed
away this morning at 10 o'clock
after few days illness from in
flnenZa. She arrived Wednesday from
Litchfield, N. ID. to attend her bro
theirs funeral and was taken i'll
with the epidemic. She was youne
woman about 80 years of age and
leaves two small children and hus-
band besides her parents and one
sister, Hilda. Our heartfelt SYM
pathy goes out to the bereaved ones
who have been visited with so much
sorrow.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-11-06
SPILLVILLE

Nov. 4, 1918
Frank Swehla was business CALI
Ter Friday at Calmar.
Louis Suchan departed for Ames
recently to attend college.
Frank Kulesh was business cal
Ter Wednesday at Calmar. r.
Frank Moudry of near Cresco was
here Tuesday
Miss Clara Mikesh Of near Proti-
vim was a guest last Wednesday of
Miss Caroline Hruska.
Miss Name Herold returned home
Sunday after a few days visit with
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-11-06

sisted VIII H.I.c:aan and son to haul
hogs to Mabel this week.
Idella and Willard Welsh called al
the VIM. Feltis home Tuesday.
Charlie McMillen transacted bust
ness in Mabel Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Foltz spen:
Thursday afternoon at the VIM.
Thompson home
Mrs. Philip Riohert and children
were Mabel shoppers Friday after
noon.
Emil Helm of Hesper is doing some
carpenter work for VIM. Feltis al
this writing
VIM. Welsh Sr. and John McMii-
len were business callers in Mabel
Friday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-11-06
LOOKING GLASS PRAIRIE.

Nov. 4, 1918
Mr.. John Koppen, Mrs. Ray Small
ley and Miss Vera Koppen returned
home from Camp Dodge this week.
Fred Darlington was Mabel cal
Ter TEuursday
Willie welsh and family autoed
to Hesper Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie McMillep
spent Sunday evening at the Henry
Pearson home.
Roy Feltis is husking corn for
Ernest FoltZ this week.
Willie Welsh delivered sheep to
Prosper Wednesday.
Philip Young, II. Jacobson, Willie
Broghammer and George Foltz as
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-11-06
CLAY HILL

NOV. 4, 1873
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Moen and
family of Glenwood visited at the
Grinna home the fore part OF last
week. Little Moline stayed to make
her home with Mrs. Grinna for
while.
Mrs. f. Skinner visited with her
daughter, Ruby Miller in Freeport
few DAYS last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Pearson OF
DEBORAH spent last Friday at the
Rastetter home.
Miss Ruth Dinger returned from
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-11-06
BLUFFTON

School board meets today to trans
act some business
School closed two weeks ago on ac-
count of the flu scare Some gre
quite anxious to have it start again.
Terry Mcconnell and Wife were
shopping in our lurg the FIRST Of the
week.
Mrs. T. Carolan and son called in
our burg the first Of the week.
The first furry OF snow Thursday
made some of the married men get
up their heating stoves and the mar
ried ladies get busy tying comforts.
Mabel McCauley and her brother
Elmer were shopping in our burg
Thursday.
Mr.. Will Cameron and two daugh-
tiers Caroline and Martha visited our
village Wednesday.
Thursday night was Halloween
night. Three boys got together tc
have little time, while we old folks
don't much like these jokes played
on us, nevertheless we were glad to
see three nice manly boys that have
not been called to the front yet, he
rest of the boys have gone to serve
their country. These expect a call
any time. To tell the truth this
place don't seem so cheerful without
our boys. kee
p. j. AO'Brien was dinner guest
with Brittendalls Friday
Elmer Greenslade was confined to
the house last week with Scarletina.
Mrs. Fred Lenhart called on Mrs.
AGA LANCE Thursday.
~ n Al, -
Prosper Saturday.
Morgue Rider went to DEBORAH
on business one day this last week.
Harry Marcy is working for John
McCauley.
Archie Ward, Candace Dinger.
Glen Bronner and Gladys Murdoch
went near DEBORAH yesterday to visit
Willie Dingers.
Rube Wilbur and family visited n.
Sheley's yesterday.
Mrs. Fl. Marcy is husking corn for
Archie Ward today. Help Is so
scarce the women are obliged to work
in the field
Candace Dinger is assisting Mrs.
Brittendall with her work today.
Grandma Murdoch visited Mrs.
Shelley Friday evening. She SAYS
many time during the civil war
she has gone to DEBORAH horseback
for their mail when there was no
bridges.
Mrs. Chas. Burgess is busy these
days doing her fall sewing, getting
her daughter ready for school.
Ed Fuches' took some stock and
some hogs to Ridgeway market one
day this last week. Chas. Burgess
helped him
Gene Marcy and family from the
Canoe visited their brother and FAM
lily Saturday night and Sunday. H.
Marcy OF this place.
Glenn Gossman and family passed
through this morning on their way
to visit Mark Pierce's who live near
Canton.
August Bergman is building corn
crib.
Mrs. Ella Thayer went back to
Rochester Saturday. Ernie Ward
went to bring Mr.. Thayer home to-
morrow. He will have to be brough,
home on a stretcher. The doctors
could do nothing for him.
Just received the sad intelligence
of the death of Mrs. Ezra Reed last
night. We all know her as julia
Heckle.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-11-06
WE BUY OLD FALSE TEETH

we pay from $500 TO $500 per
set (broken or mott We also pay
actual value for Diamonds, old gold,
Silver and Bridge-work. Send at
once by parcel post and receive cash
by return mail.
MAZER'S TOOTH SPECIALITY
Dept. Y, 2OO. so. 9TH ST.
37-12w-pd. Philadelphia, Pa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-11-06
POSITIVE PROOF.
Should Convince the Greatest Skep-
tic in DEBORAH.

Because it's the evidence of a
citizen.
Testimony easily investigated.
The strongest endorsement of mer-
it.
The best proof. Read it:
Gilpin observer., 1918-07-18
CHAPTER III.
Captured by the Huns.


! shall not easily forget the 18th Of
August, 1917. I killed two Huns In
the double-seated machine in the
morning, another in the evening, and
then was captured myself. I may
have spent more eventful days in my
life, but I can't recall any just now.
That morning, in crossing the line
on early morning patrol, 1 noticed
two German balloons. decided that
a. soon as my patrol was over I
would 60 of on my own hook and see
what German balloon looked like
at close quarters.
These observation balloons are used
by both sides in conjunction with the
artillery. A man sits up in the bal
loon with wireless apparatus and d.
rects the firing Of the guns. From his
point Of vantage he can follow the
work Of his own artillery with a 10
markable degree Of accuracy and at
the same time he can observe the enc
my's movements and report them.
The Germans are very good at this
work, and they use great number Of
Gilpin observer., 1918-07-18

;enant Pat O'Brien

| ting It out It takes less than q min
ute for the fabric to burn OF the wings
and then the machine drops like an
arrow, leaving q trail Of smoke like a
comet.
AS their tracer bullets came closer
and closer to me realized that my
chances Of escape were nil. Their very
next shot, felt, must hit me.
Once. some days before, when was
flying over the line, I had watched a
fight above me. A German machine
was set on fire, and dived down
through our formation in flames on its
way to the ground. The Hun was div
ing at such a sharp angle that both
his wings came of, and as he passed
within few hundred feet Of me saw
the look Of horror on his face.
Now, when I expected any moment
to suffer similar fate, I could not
help thinking Of that poor HUNS last
look of agony.
realized that my only chance lay
An making an Immelman turn. This
maneuver was invented by German
one Of the greatest who ever few and
who was killed In action some time be-
fore. This turn. which made success
fully, brought one Of their machines
right in front of me, and as he sailed
along barely ten yards away, "had
the drop" on him, and he knew It.
His white face and startled eyes
can still see. He knew beyond Ques-
ton that his last moment had come,
because his position prevented his TAX
ing aim at me. while my gun pointed
straight at him. My first tracer bullet
passed within a yard of his head, the
second looked as II 1t hit his shoulder,
the third struck him In the neck, and
then I let him have the whole works,
and he went down In a spinning nose
dive.
All this time the three other Hun
machines were shooting away at me.
L could hear the bullets striking my
machine one after another. l hadn't
the slightest idea that I could ever
beat of those three Huns, but there
was nothing for me to do but fight, and
my hands were full.
In fighting, your machine Is drop
ping, dropping all the time. glanced
at my Instruments. and my altitude
was between 5000 and 5000 feet.
While I was still looking at the in
struments, the whole blamed works
disappeared. A burst Of bullets went
into the instrument board and blew
1t to smithereens, another bullet went
through my upper lip, came out Of the
roof of my mouth and lodged in my
throat, and the next thing knew was
when l came to in German hospital
the following morning at i've o'clock.
German time.
I was prisoner Of war.
Gilpin observer., 1918-07-18

and thence to Germany. He said when
they put in at Gibraltar. after leaving
England. there were two suspects
taken of the ship. men that he was
sure were neutral subjects, but much
to his relief his own passport and Gre
dentials were examined and passed
o. K.
The Hun spoke Of his voyage from
America to England as being excep-
tionally pleasant, and said he had
fine time, because he associated with
the English passengers on board, his
fluent English readily admitting him
to several spirited arguments on the
subject of the war, which he keenly
enjoyed. One little incident he related
revealed the remarkable tact which
our enemy displayed in his associa-
tions at sea, which no doubt resulted
advantageously for him. As he e1-
pressed 1t, he "made hit" one evening
when the crowd has assembled for a
little music by suggesting that they
sing "God Save the King" Thereafter
his popularity was assured and the de-
sired effect accomplished, for yer,
soon a French officer came up to him
and said, "It's too bad that England
and ourselves haven't men In our army
like you." 1t was too bad, he agreed,
In telling me about 1t, because he was
confident he could have done whole
lot more for Germany If he had been
In the English army. In spite of his
apparent loyalty, however, the man
didn't seem very enthusiastic over the
war and frankly admitted one day that
the old political battles waged in Cali
fornia were much more to his liking
than the battles he had gone through
over here. On second thought he
laughed as though it were good joke,
but he evidently intended me to infer
that he had taken a keen interest In
politics In San Francisco.
Gilpin observer., 1918-07-18

smiled. At this time ] was JUST be-
ginning to say few words, as my
wound had prevented mo from talking,
but I said enough to let him know
what was doing there and how
happened to be there. He evidently
had heard my story from some of the
others, though, because he said it was
too bad had not broken my neck:
that he did not have much sympathy
with the flying corps anyway. He
asked me what part of America I came
from. and told him California"
After a few more questions he
learned that hailed from San Fran
cisco, and then added to my distress
by saying. "How would you like to
have a good, juicy steak right out Of
the Hofbrau2" Naturally told him
it would "hit the spot" but I hardly
thought my mouth was in shape just
then to eat 1t. I Immediately asked.
of course, what he knew about the
Hofbrau, and he replied, II was con-
nected with the place a good many
years. and ought to know all about
it."
After that this German officer and
became rather chummy; that is, as
far as I could be chummy with an
enemy, and we. whiled away good
many long hours talking about the
days we had spent in San Francisco,
and frequently in the conversation one
of us would mention some prominent
Californian, or some little incident oc-
curing there, with which we were
both familiar.
He told me when war was declared
he was, Of course, intensely patriotic
and thought the only thing for him to
do was to go back and aid in the de-
fense Of his country. He found that
he could not 60 directly from San
Francisco. because the water was too
well guarded by the English, SO he
boarded a boat for South America,
There he obtained forged passport
and in the guise of Montevidean took
passage for New York and from there
to England.
He passed through England without
any difficulty on his forged passport,
but concluded not to risk going to Hol.
land for fear Of exciting too much sus-
picion. so went down through the
Strait Of Gibraltar to Italy, which was
neutral at that time. up to Austria,
Gilpin observer., 1918-07-18


He Was Overcome and Captured by
tho Huns.
these balloons. It was considered a
very important part Of our work to
keep them out of the sky.
There are two ways Of going after a
balloon in a machine. One of them is
to cross the lines at low altitude, fly
Ing SO near the ground that the man
with the antiaircraft gun can't bother
you. You fly along until you get to the
level Of the balloon and II, in the
meantime. they have not drawn the
balloon down, you open fire on 1t and
the bullets you use will set 1t on fire
II they land.
The other way is to fly over where
you know the balloons to be, put your
machine in a spin so that they can't
hit you, get above them, spin over the
balloon and then open fire. In going
back over the line you cross at a few
hundred feet.
This is one Of the hardest Jobs in
the service. There is less danger In
attacking an enemy's aircraft.
Nevertheless, had made up my
mind to either get those balloons or
make them descend, and only hoped
that they would stay on the job until
/ had a chance at them.
When our two hours duty was nm.
therefore. dropped out of the forma-
ton as we crossed the lines and turned
back again.
was at height Of $1,000 feet, con-
siderably higher than the balloons.
Shutting my motor off. dropped down
through the clouds, thinking to find
the balloons at about five or six miles
behind the German lines.
Just MS came out Of the cloud
banks ! saw below me, about thou
sand feet. a two-seater hostile ma
chine doing artillery observation and
directing the German guns. This was
at a point about four miles behind the
German lines.
Evidently the German artillery saw
me and put out ground signals to at
tract the Hun machines attention, for
saw the observer quit his work and
grab his gun, while their pilot stuck
the nose Of his machine straight
down.
But they were too late to escape me.
was diving toward them at q speed
of probably two hundred miles an
hour. shooting all the time as fast as
possible. Their only chance lay in
the possibility that the force Of my
drive might break my wings. I knew
my danger In that direction. but as
soon ~ I came out Of my dive the
Huns would have their chance TO get
me, and knew I had to get them FIRST
and take q chance on my wings hold.
ing out.
Fortunately some Of my first bullets
found their mark. and was able to
come opt Of my dive at about four
thousand feet They never came out
Of theirsi
4. But right thsa came the lotteat sit-
Gilpin observer., 1918-07-18
CHAPTER w.
Clipped Wlnda

Clipped WInos.
The hospital in which I found my
self on the morning after my capture
was a private house made Of brick,
very low and dirty, and not at all
adapted for use as hospital. It had
evidently been used but a few days on
account Of the big push that was tax
Ing place at that time Of the year, and
In all probability would be abandoned
as soon as they had found a better
place.
In all, the house contained four
rooms and stable, which was by far
the largest Of all. Although I never
looked into this "wing' Of the hospital,
was told that 1t. too, was filed with
patients lying on beds Of straw around
on the ground. do not know whether
Gilpin observer., 1918-07-18
From hIs prison, o'BrIen VIII.
nesses a thrilling air battle
which results In the death Of hIs
chum' who 10 shot down by q
German flyer. Don't miss tho
next Installment.
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
Wives Evidently His Hobby

Probably the modern worlds marry
ing record for men was created By
George Witzofr. the bigamist, whose
marriages have variously been estimat-
ed at from 200 to 800. 1t was report
ed that In the space Of single week
he went through marriage ceremonies
with ten women.