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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Roy Edward Riggs Dead.

Roy Edward Ryggs passed away
yesterday at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Rygg on Winnie
bago street, after short illness
from influenza, which developed in
to pneumonia. Roy was born in De-
corah April "a, 1903, and had al
ways lived here, and was favorite
in large circle of young friends
who liked him for his manly
traits of character. He is sur
yived by his parents, one brother
and five sisters, Mrs. Ole A. Nelson,
Alma, Logged, Hazel, Marie and
Agnes. and the sympathy of many
friends is extended to them. The
funeral will be held Friday. Rev.
Askevold will offlciate and interment
will be in the Norwegian cemetery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Conductor George Boyer Dead.

Word came from Austin, Mimi
yesterday that Geo. Boyer passed
away at his home there from in
luenza. George was son of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Boyer, former we'll
known residents, now living in Aus
tin. He was conductor on the
Milwaukee and a fine young man,
who had hundreds of friends here
who are grieved to hear of his death
He was married and is survived by
his wife and several children. The
funeral will take place in Austin.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Lieut.. Jewell Now a Captain.

Word came last week to Mrs. P.
NJ. Jewell of this city that her son
Lieut.. M. D. Jewell had been ele-
waited to the rank of Captain IN the
medical corps. He is stationed at
Waynesville, North Carolina, where
he attends to the gassed and tuber-
cular patients sent from France. The
camp is located up in the Blue Ridge
mountains, and is one of the big and
important camps in this country.
The Captains many friends here will
be pleased to hear of his promotion.
That his promotion is merited theme
lis no doubt, because his ability as IN
doctor is well known, and he was one
of the first of the volunteers to en-
list his services and was very
anxious to get into the army and do
his bit to win the war, and his pre-
motion to aCaptaincy comes as re-
ward of merit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Lars Hamre Dead.

Lars Hamre passed away at his
home in this city last evening at
seven o'clock, after a weeks illness.
He was taken sick with influenza,
rapidly developed into pneumonia.
Everything possible was done for
him.. but to no avail. The deceased
was born in Norway 81 years ago,
on Oct. 20. He came to this country
in 1905, and had resided in DEBORAH
practically all the time until his
death. For number of years he
conducted shoe store and shoe re-
pair shop here. Lars was big
hearted, well liked man, and during
his long residence here he made
many warm friendships, and he was
liked for his congenial nature and
honorable dealings always. He is
survived by the bereaved wife and
one daughter, now seven years old
He is also survived by his mother
and brothers and sisters, Rev
Haugeland, Glendale, N. D.; Ole
Decorah; Jacob, Montana; Mrs
Tweeter, Madison Twp; liver, Crook.
Ilston, Mibn.; BERT, DEBORAH, and
Olaf a soldier in the United States
army, stationed in England.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30

full. They serve quantities of food
that were never ordered and never
wanted. Many travellers liked to
surround themselves with an array
of dishes, so that they can pick and
select what looks attractive to them.
They don't expect to eat the whole
dinner, merely want to get an as
sortment from which to choose, the
rest to go to the garbage barrel.
That is not merely a miserable
policy for war times, but it makes
travelling more costly for everyone.
The tendency for hotels to arrange
their prices on the European plan
basis has tended to restrict this a
good deal. Still many hotels still
run on the lavish old American plan.
This was we'll enough for the times
when food was so abundant and
cheap, but those times will never re-
turn.
Enormous numbers of people de-
pend upon busy lunch rooms and
restaurants for one or more meal a
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Death of Elmo Z. Kennedy.

Elmo E. Kennedy, beloved son Of
Mrs. Eta M. Kennedy, passed away
at his home on the West Side LAST
Friday afternoon at two o'clock. He
had been i'll with influenza, which de-
veloped into pneumonia. Elmo was
the only child of Mrs. Kennedy, and
was 16 years Of age, his birthday
being on May 2sth. He was fine
young boy, bright and stIdious, and
his death comes as severe blow
to the bereaved mother, who has the
sympathy of many friends in her loss.
The funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon from the home. Rev.
Willett officiated and interment was
IN Phelps cemetery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Ed Briggs Here from Canada.

We had the pleasure of a visit
last week with our old friend Ed
Briggs, formerly of Burr Oak, but
for six or Z years past resident OF
Swift Current, Canada. He had been
to Chicago with train load Of live
stock and run up to DEBORAH and
Burr Oak for a short visit. Ed is
connected with big automobile con-
Germ there, and when it comes to
salesmanship we know he can place
a Peerless or a Ford whenever and
wherever he wants to. He is look
ing fine and his friends were glad
to see him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
sIMPLIFIED EATING.
satisfaction of Stomach First In
terest in life With Many People.

The 21 new rules established ny
the United States food administra-
ton for the conduct of public eating
places will look difficult to some o.
eight course dinner people. Epi-
cures and gourmands may feel them
selves stinted. There are plenty OF
people to whom the satisfaction OF
the stomach is the first interest IN
life.
Such people detect shadlngs o.
culinary merit not perceptiole TO the
vulgar, and reject with scorn all that
fails to satisfy their high standards
Of taste. They must sometimes g.
hungry under the new rules.
For ordinary people these rules
contain nothing that VIII cause
serious discomfort. Hotels and eat
ing houses have always been waste
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Minister Enlists Services.

Supervisor o. l.. Saxvik arrived
home Monday from Nestrom, Mimi
He was accompanied by his son-in'
law, Rev. b. A. Johnson, who has
enlisted his services in the army and
will enter the S. A. 7. G. at Luther
college, and prepare for Chaplain
work. He is a graduate of Luther,
and was a pastor of a church in
Nestrom, and was very much liked
by his congregation, and they were
sorry to have him leave, and would
not have permitted, only for the fact
of him jonining Uncle Sans forces.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
: Married Last Wednesday.

Mr.. Herbert Clough and Miss
Anna o. Tinjun were united in mar
riage at the Congregational parse
mage by Rev. Willett last Wednes-
day. The groom is the well known
foreman at the Adams Seed Co., and
his bride is one of the countys very
best young women. Both have many
friends and all join with us in ex-
tending congratulations and best
wishes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Ex-President Taft at Calmar.

Ex-President William H. Taft will
speak at Calmar on Wednesday even
ing, Nov. 10. He was booked for
Oct. 20, but the date was postponed.
Without doubt the biggtst crowd
Calmar has had in years will be there
on that night. 1t will be a great
treat to our people to bear Mr.. TAI.
Full particulars will be given in our
next issue. Watch for them. The
people of Calmar are surely to be
congratulated on getting an ex-
president of the United States to
come and speak there and the people
of DEBORAH are going over and help
them celebrate the event too.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Monster Cheese ON Display.

If you are lover of cheese there
is no chance to go hungry for it now,
as F. j. Rosenthal has one in his
store window, monster cream
cheese that weighs AS pounds, is
six feet in circumference and 2212
inches high. 1t is going to be cut
and sold on Cheese Day, which takes
place at this store on Saturday, Nov.
q
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Cheese Day.

AS we are unable to determine the
number of varieties of imported
cheese that we will receive we are
unable to state theyarieties of cheese
in this weeks issue. Our list OF do
nestle cheese is complete, and we
promise It to be the finest and larg-
est assortment OF. cheese that we
have ever had. Cheese Day" Satur-
day, Nov. o. FRED j. RoSENTHAL-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Moving TO Armour, S. d..

G. w. Welsh and family will
leave this week for Armour, S. d.
where they will make their future
home. He will be connected with
South Dakota Light G Power Co.
We dislike TO see this estimable
family leave here, and wish them
happiness and prosperity in their
new home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Robbed Waukon Postofice.

Sheriff Ellingson received a phone
call from the sheriff of Allamakee
county this morning stating that the
postoffice at Waukon was robbed last
night. What the robbers took we
did not learn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Chas. Van Horn Overseas.

A card received by his parents
here this week, notes the safe arrival
of Sergt. Chas. Van Horn overseas.
Charley certainly made some fast
time, as he was home on short
furlough scarcelyla month ago.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Wounded IN France.

The name of John A. Fox, address,
DEBORAH, appeared in the casualty
list in Sundays papers, as being
wounded in France, degree unde-
termined.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Card of Thanks.

The undersigned wish to thank the
many kind friends and neighhors
for their sympathy, assistance and
floral offerings, in the illness and
death of our beloved husband, son
and brother.
Mrs. John Ringdahl.
J. q. Ringdahl and family
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Hetnnan.

"Hetman," Is both Polish and Little
Russian for head man, captain, chief.
The Russian form of it is ''ataman;"
thus Cossack chief is called an alta
man. Both words are related to the
TeutOnic "Hauptmann."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30

day. The cost of food at these re-.
sorts has greatly increased during
recent years. If they can learn not
to waste their materials, and MAIN
tain economy as a regular policy
even after the war ends, the cost of
food at these places can be con-
siderably kept down.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
5. A. Il: 9. student Ereaks Arm.

Lawrence Lien, of Postville, a
student in the S. A TIC. at LII, her
is nursing a broken risht arm, SIS
tanned in foot ball scrimage last
Thursday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Big Stock Shipments

Manager Oxley of the DEBORAH
Equity shipped out IL loads of stock
Saturday, ~ loads of hogs, the
balance cattle and sheep. The week
previous they shipped 16 cars.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
All Founded on Love.

All true morality, inward and out
ward, is comprehended in love, for
love Is the foundation of all the com-
mandments.- Meister Eckhart.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Rows and Girls.

You get ticket to the Lyric or
Star free if you will bring nuts and
shells to BEN BEAR.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-11

the whites-a cry that was never ut
tered, for almost Immediately he wit
messed that which turned his happi-
ness to anger as he saw that both the
white men were welding heavy whips
brutality upon the naked backs of the
poor devils staggering along beneath
loads that would have overtaxed the
strength and endurance of strong men
at the beginning of new day.
Every now and then the rear guard
and the white men cast apprehensive
glances rearward, as though momen-
tarily expecting the naturalization OF
some long expected danger from that
quarter. The boy had paused after
his first sight of the caravan and now
was following slowly in the wake OF
the sordid, brutal spectacle.
Presently >Akut came up with him.
To the beast there was less OF horror
in the sight than to the lad, yet even
the great ape growled beneath his
breath at useless torture being in1ict-
ed upon the helpless slaves. ,sgG
He looked at the boy. Now that he.
had caught up with the creatures of
his own kind, why was it that he did
not rush forward. and greet them? He
put the questions to his companion
''They are fiends,'' muttered the boy.
II would not travel with such as they
for. If, I did. should set upon them
and kill them the first time they beat
their people as they are beating them
now. But" he added after a moments
thought, Il gan ask them the where
abouts Of the nearest port, and tthen'
Akilt;sWe can leave them
The ape made no reply, and the boy
swung to the ground and started at a
brisk walk toward the safari.: He was
hundred yards away, perhaps, when
one Of the whites caught sight of him.
The man gave shout of alarm, In
stantly leveling his rife upon the boy
and firing. The bullet struck just In
front of its mark, Scattering turf.and
fallen Leaves against the lads legs. A
second lataarsat.e' other White and the
Eblaek -soidiefstbf the rear guard were
firing Historically at hi him. .. n
Jack leaped behind a tree. runhit::
/ Days Of panic ridden fight through
the Jungle had filed Carl Jensen and
Sven Malbihn with jangling nerves and
their native Boys with unreasonable
terror. Every new note from behind
sounded. to their frightened ears the
coming of the sheik and his blood
thirsty followers. 49,. s,i.pi
When, after conquering their nerv-
! BUSINESS, theirear guard advanced upon
the .enenly's position to investigate
they found, nothing, for Akut and the
boy had retreated out of range OF the
nnfriendly guns :.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-11
. Jack sees the PRETTY little Ara
bian girl cruelty mistreated and
he rescues her from. the brutal
attack.
(To BE Continued
internal Combustion EnaIns.

The Diesel engine is an Internal
combustion engine which runs on
crude oil and the lowest grades Of fuel
oil. 1t burns cheaper fuel and less of
1t than a gasoline engine. Its con-
struction Is heavier, but more simple,
as it requires neither magnetic nor
carburetor, positive ignition and burn
ing of the fuel without explosions be-
ing obtained from heat of great inten-
sity, generated by compression of the
air between the piston and the cylin-
der head and the liquid fuel being
atomized and sprayed into the heated
air in the combustion chamber under
great pressure. 1t is claimed that the
Diesel engine converts into available
mechanical energy a greater percent
age, of the power represented by the
heat contained in the fuel consumed
than any other form of engine yet pro-
duced.'
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-11

travelling an old but well marked spoor
"a .spoor that set his heart to leaplng
the spoor of man, of white men, 1or
among the prints. of naked feet were
the well defined outlines of European
made boots.
The trail. which marked the passage
of a good sized company, pointed north
at fight .iangles to the course the boy
and cthe-ape were taking toward the
coast.
Doubtless these white men knew the
nearest coast settlement. They might
even be headed for it now. At any
rate, 1t would be worth while overtak-
ing them, even If only for the pleasure
Of meeting again creatures Of his own
kind.
The boy was In the lead, excitement
and anticipation carrying him ahead
of his companion. And it was the boy
who first saw the rear guard OF the
caravan and the white men he had
been so anxious to Overtake.
Stumbling along the tangled trail Of
those ahead dozen heavily laden
blacks who, from fatigue or sickness,
had dropped behind were being prod
ded by the black soldiers Of the rear
guard. kicked when they fell and then
roughly jerked to their feet and hus-
tied onward. On either side walked
a giant white man, whose heavy blend
boards almost Obliterated their coun-
tenances-
The boys lips formed a glad cry OF
snlutation as his eyes first discovered
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-11
SAVES MONEY FOR THE ARMY
Indiana Mess Sergeant Feeds His Men
Tor Less T1fanETWenty-t1ve
Cents Each Day

How an inexperienced man can FEED
government troops and save money on
the lob is being demonstrated at Camp
TAYLOR by Lucas Lincoln of this city,
saws the indianapolis News. Lincoln
Is mess sergeant@of the Forty-second
company, Eleventh battalion. He was
one of the first drafted men to go from
here. having volunteered out of his
regular order of obligation. He is
son of a furniture manufacturer here
and is married.
In a letter home, Lincoln tells how
he is feeding 145 men for less than 70
cents each day. He says the food is
well cooked, and that the men have
plenty. A sample menu. inclosed In
the letter, shows how Lincoln made a
saving of $17.38 on the governments
food allowance for the three meals
scheduled.
For breakfast the men had nam
burger steak, biscuits and syrup,
hashed brown potatoes and coffee. The
dinner menu was vegetable soup, mac
aroni and cheese, bread and hot tea
and peach cobbler. For supper the
men had boiled ham, mashed potatoes.
bread and syrup, tea and steweo
prunes.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-11

Jack was dishearteneG and sad. He
had not entirely recovered from the
depressing effect of the unfriendly r.
ception he had received at the hands
of the blacks, and now he had found
an even more hostile one accorded
him by men of his own color.
1.-THE lesser beasts flee from me IN
terror" he murinured half to himself
the greater beasts are ready to tear
me to pieces at sight. Black men would
kill me with their spears or arrows.
And now white men, my own KIND,
have fired upon and driven me away.
Are all the creatures of the world
my enemies? Has the son OF Tarzan
no friend other than Akut2"
The old ape drew closer to the boy.
There are the great apes" he said.
"They only will be the friends OF
Akuts friend Only the great apes
will welcome the son Of Tarzan. You
have seen that men want nothing OF
you. Let us go now and continue our
search for the great apes-our people"
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-11
A Man of the People.


Representative Scott Ferris OF Okla-
homa is man of the people. A re-
cent experience he had proves 1t, ac-
cording to Elisha Hanson in Cartoon
Magazine.
Ferris was down in the Usage eoun-
try looking after some cattle land When
night overlook him and he stopped at
the home of a renter for shelter ana
food. When breakfast was served, an
of the members of the househofd
poured their coffee into their saueers
to let it cool, and Ferris did likewise
A few moments later, according 70
friend who accompanied Ferris, tive or
the women folk were overheard DIS
cussing. the congressman.
He seems plain, dent he2" enc SAID
3 Eyes, he; does, Il ;ttlhsss otheEs repsed.
"He saucers his tcoffee jqsft, n IKE any
body that wasn't stuck up would"
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-11
CHAPTER VII.
A Rescue.

A year had passed since the two
Swedes had been driven in terror from
the savage country where the sheik
held sway. Little Meriem still played
with her doll Geeka, laviShing oil her
childish love upon the now almost
hopeless ruin of what had never, even
in it's palmiest days, possessed even
slight degree Of loneliness.
The sheik had been away for long
time; conducting caravan of ivory,
skins and rubber far into the north.
The interim had been one OF great
peace for Meriem. 1t is true that Ma
bunu had still been with her, to pinch
or beat her as the mood seized the vii
famous old nag, but Nahum was only
one. When the sheik was there also
there were two of them, and the sheik
was stronger and more brutal even
than Nahum. ~s ...
little Meriem often wondered why
the grim old man hated her SO. 1t Is
t~ue that he was cruel and unjust to
all with whom he came in contact, hut
TO Al6rlGul uc lCoCA tVu AhAS 6hS"StSS
cruelties, his most studied injustices.
AS the little girl played she pratt
tied continuously. to her companion
propped, in q sitting position with q
Couple of twigs. She was totally alb
sorbed in GeekaAso much SO that she
did not note the gentle swaying of the
branches of the tree above her. as they
bent. to the body of creature that had
entered them stealthily from. the jun
gle. ~ =. =,
In happy ignorance the little girl
played on, while From above two steady
eyes looked, down eupon her,s unp}linkT
ing, unwavering. There was none 9TH
err than the little girl in this part OF
the village, which had been almost de-
serted since the sheik had left long
months before upon HIS journey to-
ward the north. T&s
And out in the. jungle, an hours
march from the village, the sheik was
leading his returning caravan home
ward. .- ~.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-11

tile village and resumed their Journey
toward the coast.
All the while Jacks training Went
ON under the guidance of Akut. fet'
though the boy, loved the jungle, ne
had not let his selfish desires out
weigh, the sense of duty that had,
brought him to, a realization OF the
moral wrong which lay beneath the
adventurous escapade that had brought
him to Africa. His love OF father anu
mother was strong within him, TOO
strong to permit unalloyed happiness
which was undoubtedly causing them
DAYS of sorrow. 49,
And so he held tight to his deter
mination to find port upon the coast
where he might communicate WIN
them and receive funds for his return
TO London. There he felt sure that he
could now persuade his parents to let
him spend at least portion OF ms
time upon those African estates when
from little careless remarks dropped
at home he knew his father possessed
That would be something-better at
least than a lifetime of the cramped
and cloying restrictions of civilization.
And SO he was rather contented
than. otherwise as he made his way In
the direction OF the coast, for, Wnlie
he enjoyed the liberty and the savage
pleasures. of ,the wild, his. conscience
was at thee same time clear, for ne
knew that he was doing all that lay In
his power to return to his parents. lie
looked forward, too, TO meeting white
: men Observation-Disclosures of his own kind,
for there had been many occasions
upon which he had longed for other
companionship than that of the old
ape.
And at last the much dreamed tof
moment game, ;, They were passing
through tangled forest when the
boys sharp eyes discovered from'the
lower branches through which he was
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-11
Terrible.

"My dear, you mustn't let anybody
read that letter from Cousin George at
the front. I'm surprised that he'd
write such things"
"what's the matter with his let.
teri It's mighty interesting
"Some parts Of it are, but his con-
fessions of his disgraceful conduct
are dreadful. wouldn't for the world
have anyone know of his doings"
81 don't get you at ALL"
you don't7 Didn't you read that
part of his letter where he says he
was out with British tank last night,
and they rolled all over the placer
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-01-11
paner Bullets Effective.

Incredible as it may seem, says Pop
ular Science Monthly, bullets made OF
paper will do much damage. A re-
cent experiment has shown that pa
per bullet. after having passed through
six pieces of tin one foot apart,
hnckled them. A similar experiment
made with metal bullets showed that
they passed through the same thick
nesses of tin but they made only a
small clean-cut hole.