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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-06
"CHEAP" DESCRIBES TT.

The other evening a newspaper
man sat in at a certain lodge and a
brother who evidently believed in
conserving for the other fellow rose
to remark that he thought that send
ing out printed postal notices for
special meetings should be eliminat-
ed now that it requires extra post
age. Continuing he remarked that
this would save the printing bill and
that the papers would publish the
notice of meeting without charge.
Now what do you know about thatg
If that was not suggesting a double
scalping for the newspaper offices
which also conduct job shop, then
nothing ever did. Another brother
suggested that Uncle Sam needed
the money for the stamps and that
he objected to the exclusive free
newspaper notices. No he was not a
publisher The cheap scheme was
turned down.-Oelweia Register.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-06
FREEPORT.

Feb. A +, 1918.
Ruth Diager of Clay Hill spent a
part of last week at the home of her
brother, Harold.
NJ. l.. Delaney is carrying mail on
route at the present writing.
Those who gre on the sick list at
present are c. A. Funke, Frances
Robinson and Mrs. j. A. Robinson.
A. X. Sweitzer returned Friday
from a trip to Washington d. c., and
other eastern cities.
Some from here attended a social
at the Ronglein school house Friday
evening.
About six o'clock Sunday evening
it was discovered that the home Of s..
Ellis was on fire. The neighbors
quickly gathered there and did all
in their power to save the house but
there being a strong wind, nothing
could be done and the house was to-
tally destroyed. Nearly everything
on the lower floor was saved but
practically everything up stairs and
in the cellar was destroyed. MI
Ellis had just completed an ADDITION
! to his house and his loss is, very
heavy one. We do not know wheth-
er ne has insurance or not. 1t is
thought the fire started from de-
Elective chimney.
Rev. Grant will hold services here
next Sunday afternoon at O'Clock
All are invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Funke and
children of Canton spent few days
last week at the G. A. Funke home
Mrs. Alice Marietta and son Harry
returned to their home in Chicago
| Wednesday night having been here
to attend the funeral of Mr.. Skinner
Quite a number from DEBORAH at
tended the social here Friday even
ing.
The sale at the T. e. Kirkbridt
home will be held Feb. 8 instead Of
Feb. 13 as stated last week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-06

Mrs. Joe Klimesh Sunday afternoon.
Joe Phillips was business caller
in town Sunday.
A. A Olson has returned home
from a business trip to louisiana
Charlie Phillips was Calmar bus
mess caller Wednesday.
Cyril Cummings was caller in
Calmar Thursday
Joe Klimesh bought two loads OF
hay from his father Tuesday
VIM. Phillips drove to Spillyille
Thursday.
Geo. Cummings was a business
caller in Calmar Tuesday evening.
James Pizinger, Geo. Klema, VIM.
Sobolik attended the basket social
dance at Spillville Monday evening.
James Novak of near Conover was
,, caller in this town Wednesday.
Joe Klimesh drove to Calmar and
hauled a load of coal home Wednes-
day. Joe Liska bought a load the
same day.
John Korbel was il town one day
last week.
Miss o. Humpal of near Calmar was
visiting her sister, Mrs. j. Janechek
and JsDent Sunday AFTERNOON with
Mrs. Klimesh.
Mrs. A. Frey returned home from,
Mason City where she visited with
friends last week.
Ed Sobolik made a business trip
to DEBORAH Friday.
VIM. Smith came home from st.
Paul to Spillville after visiting rel
atives.
Glenn and Ed Humpal and Miss
Gertrude Herold of Spillville were
passengers for Austin last week.
Lucy Siberal came home from Ma
son City Saturday.
A baby girl was born to Frank
Phillips and wife Jan. 20. Mother
and baby are doing nicely
Henry Haug of Spillville took the
train for DEBORAH Thursday on bust
ness
Frank Kapler came home from
Mason City for a visit with home
folks in Spillville.
Mss Stella Klimesh from Cedar
Rapids came home to Spillville Fri
day. c
Miss Stella Phillips and her bro
Their VIM. spent Sunday in the coun-
try with their sister, Mrs. j. Humpd
and family.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-06
PLEASANT VALLEY.

Feb. 4, 1918.
Several of the young folks drove
over from Canoe Ridge and Lake
View last Tuesday evening and gave
Miss Lizzie Severson pleasant sur
prise. The ladies brought baskets and
a fine supper was served and they
all returned to their homes at late
hour all feeling that they had had a
fine time.
Mrs. N. C.. Narveson called on Mrs.
Thep. Anderson last saturday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Rena Slime and daughter Mil
dred and Albert Lien spent last Sun
day afternoon at Liens.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Dirks drove to
DEBORAH last Friday. The latter re-
NAMED in DEBORAH with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM, Dresselhause and
returned home Sunday.
Otto Lien called on Theo. lyerson
last Saturday evening.
George Barth from Locust was a
caller i1 this vicinity last Satur-
day afternoon.
Lizzie Severson entertained num-
Der of friends and relatives last Sun
day for dinner.
Mss Syn1eva Jsssendahl spent
from Saturday till Sunday at her
home in Highlandville..
Asher Van Pelt spent Sunday at
Olias Severson's.
Don't forget the tie social in Dist.
No. S Saturday evening. Feb. %. A
good program will be given by the
school children. All proceeds VIII
GO to the benefit of the Red Cross.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-06
CLAY HILL
Feb. 4 1a1s


Alexander Grinna of DEBORAH Wis
tied with his aunt a couple of days
last week.
Mrs. Geo. Rastetter is enjoying a
visit from her mother of Faribault.
She came last Sunday night, Jan. 81.
Ruth Dinger spent part of last
week with her brother and wife in
Freeport.
DR.. Wilson of DEBORAH made apro-
fessional call at the Skinne& home
Thursday night.
The Red Cross meeting was held
with Mrs. Chas. NARROW in Franklin
Prairie last Thursday and in spite
of the severe weather, was well at
Tended. Mrs. VIM. Kreutter enter
tains next Thursday, Feb. 7th.
John Severson Of Minneapolis
came the fore part of last week to
visit with his sister, Mrs. Harry Skin
ner.
Norbert Guebruid of Round Prai-
rie came Saturday to visit with his
aunt, Mrs. Ida Grinna for couple
of days.
Mr.. AID Mrs. Harmon Logsdon and
daughter D.lla of Trout Run spent
Sunday at j. j. Rosa's.
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Dinger of
Freeport visited with the formers
parents, Sunday.
Little Helen and John Stortz con-
cluded two weeks visit with grand
ma Segmiller and returned home on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Miller and
daughter Gladys, and Ethel Miller OF
DEBORAH, were Sunday guests at the
VIM. Kreutter home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-06
CALMAR.

Feb. a, 1918.
Don't forget the Band Concert and
dance at the Frana Hall Friday even
ing, Feb. s. Half Of the proceeds
will go to the Red Cross. Every
body come and help the good cause
along.
A Y. w. c. A. campaign will be
held here this week ito raise money
to build huts Tor the lRed cTbss
nurses who are serving in France.
Palma Barlow is on the sick list.
Miss Minnie Christianson pent
Saturday and Sunday at home from
Ossian.
Mrs. J. A. Huber Of Fort Atkinson
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-06
MADISON TOWNSHIP.
Feb. 4, 1918

Feb. 4, 1918.
1t has been some pretty cold
weather the last week. Rather hard
to be saving fuel.
Mr. and Mrs. e. f. Bakken left
Sunday morn.ng for Cedar Rapids.
e. f. Bakken was going to attend a
sale of Duroc Jerseys.
Henry Shetland is busy saving
wood in our neighborhood now.
Quite few of the boys in class
one were down to take the eXamin-
alton last week.
Miss Hilda Bakken started work
a couple weeks ago at the Adams
Seed Co., as stenographer.
ole Bakken> Jr., arrived home last
week from Albert Lea, Mimi. He has
been entertaining the mumps.
Ole Simosnon wet to McGregor last
week on business.
l.. Larson has been staying with
Toilet Evenson the last couple of
weeks.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-06
KENDALLVILLE.

Feb. A, 1918.
A number from here attended a
lparty at the Byron Johnson home on
Monday evening. All report very
good time.
| Floss Handke is spending a week
with her friend, Mrs. S. M. Todd.
The Literary meeting Friday eve
Ming was well attended considering
the weather. After the program at
the church the crowd gathered at the
hall where 25c supper was served
and the proceeds given to the Y. W.
c.. A. The program at the church
was as follows Recitation, Arthur
Anderson; recitation, Glen Daskam;
paper, "Origin of Red Cross" by Ed
ma Fifield song Don't Take My
Darling Boy Away, Agnes Sletter,
Pearl Barnes and Ruth Barnes; rec
itation, Geo. Todd; song Miss Mabel
Daskam and Edna Todd; newspaper,
Clyde Barnes; song, Keep the Home
Fires Burning, mixed quartet;
reading, Clinton Fifield; recitation,
Elenor Fifield.
The l.. A. S.Nwill meet Wednes-
day for dinner at the S. M. Todd
home.
A number from here enjoyed
themselves at party at the Carleton
eager home Monday night.
Lester Palmer went away to enlist
last week, but did not pass. He ex-
poets to try it again in six months.
Elias Holmes and Earl Barnes
were Harmony visitors Tuesday
Homer Barnes came from WinQna
MINI. where he is clerking in 5 and
j c store, for an over Sunday visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Daskarh, Clyde
Barnes, Luana and Marie Ellingson
Ruth Luden, Matte Burton, Rob
Thornton and VIM. Middlebrook en-
joyed themselves at a card party at
the S. NJ. Todd home Wednesday eve
ming.
Ole Ellingson has been on the sick
list this week.
Stanley Todd came up from De-
corah Friday for an over Sunday WIS.,
it at home.
Joe Rink spent Friday and Satur-
day with his parents at Austin.
A number from around here at
tended the Red Cross meeting at the
Ray Goldsworthy home near Har-
mony.
Little Marion Fifield has been on
the sick list the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Livingdahl at
tended the Literary meeting in the
church Friday night.
Sarah Askelson of Orleans spent
last week at the home Of her sister,
Mrs. J1o. Ellingson.
Henry Dunn of Cresco is staying
at the C. A. Eddy home doing the
chores while Clifford is at DEBORAH
acting on the jury,
Olive Ellingso1 spent few days OF
last week at the Stinson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Daskam and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Barnes attended
the Declamatory Contest at Cresco
Tuesday evening.
Miss Minnie Smythe is expected this
week from Prairie du Chen to keep
house at the Fred Barnes home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmo Stephenson and
Burton spent Sunday at the Al
Clink home.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Todd and Mar
ion and Floss Handke spent Sunday
at the Mrs. Low Burton home.
Edna BrEton is serving at the
Dave Easier home north Of town.
The Lutheran l.. A. S. will meet
at the ole Elhngson home for din
ner Tuesday Feb. IL.
Thomas Flemming was a Cresco
visitor Friday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-06
CONOvER.

Feb. a, 1918.
James Humpal was in town one
day last week.
Mike Phillip and his brother-in-law
Jos. Slider were in this town Sun
day.
Mrs. G. II. Cummings called on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-09

titled and the remains taken to
the Knox parlors. Alfred Coyne
identified his son by the clothing
and contents of his pockets.
An inquest was held last evening
by Coroner J. G. Miller and the
same verdict was returned as was
given in the other four cases. death
by accidental drowning. Witnesses
were boy friends and relatives OF
the deceased
Funeral Tomorrow.
Robert was the 9-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Coyne. S12
Fourth avenue. He leaves besides
his parents three brothers and two
sisters. Funeral services will be
held tomorrow afternoon from the
Knox chapel. Rev. J. c. Granger
of the First Baptist church will Of
ficiate. The boy was a member of
the Baptist Sunday school class.
Burial will be in Chippiannock GEM
etery.
There is now but one more of the
six boys to be found. Arthur VOL
lenhaupt, oldest of the six and in
stigator of the fatal trip, has not
been recovered from the river.
Buy War Savings stamps
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-09
RED CROSS WILL
CONVEY MESSAGES

The Rock Island chapter of the
Red Cross, in accordance with a
plan suggested by the United States
government to the National Red
Cross, is prepared to undertake the
conveying of messages from per
sons in this country to relatives or
friends in enemy, ally Of enemy
countries, or occupied territories
The Red Cross will endeavor to
deliver all messages without cost
but the delivery of messages can
not be guaranteed.
Messages will be accepted at To-
cal chapter headquarters. and will
be forwarded by the chapter to the
division office, which will in turn
forward to the the bureau of COM
munication at national headquar-
ters. Here the message, which must
be in English, will be translated or
paraphrased, and sent through a
neutral country to its destination.
The answer will follow the same
channels in reverse order.
The writer must be a person
known personally at chapter head
quarters as of good standing, or
must picocIlL d 1Stlel oiSHeu ny d
reputable person in the community
who vouches for the good faith and
trHthfulness of the writer.
Messages must be purely persona
and in no way relate to financial or
political matters or questions OF
public interest
A meeting of the board of direc-
tors and committee chairmen was
held last evening at the Red Cross
rooms. Reports were read and
matters of interest discussed. Ac-
counts of work done will be pub
lished later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-09

OF thousands of men in private
homes there have been some in
stances Of hospitality overdone 5r
taken advantage of. Some women.
-unwisely, have flooded soldiers
with sweets and unnecessary com
fortb,' and have written doieful let
ters TO their boys These things
and the 'godmother' idea are JUS
tifably discouraged But a sharp
distinction should be drawn be-
tween pink-tea sentimentality to-
ward the soldier and the organ
ICED hospitality which is super
vised by the government.
1.-THE recreation provided in
camp communities is not "A hit-or-
miss affair. Known all over as
the war camp community service,
it was long ago established by the
Recreation association Of America.
at the request of the war and navy
departments. This town hospital
ty for the men in service Is mobil-
lied by nearly two hundred trained
workers. IL is supervised by the
war and navy departments through
the commissions on training camp
activities, which is just as resDon-
sible for the activities outside o.,
the camps as for those OF the Y.
M c. A, knights of Columbus and
other agencies inside the camps
Answering the assertion that
"over 80 per cent Of the social
functions provided for the men
outside OF the camps have taken
the form of dances, which keeping
up until all hours, impair the ply
steal vitality of the men" Mr.. Fos-
dick said: This is mere specula-
ton. Dances do not constitute an
overwhelming proportion OF the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-09
SAGE TEA DANDY
TO DARKEN HAIR
tie orandmother's Recipe TO
Bring Back Color and
LUstfe to Hair

You can turn gray. faded hair
beautifully dark and lustrOus al
most over night II you'll get a bot
tie Of 'Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound" at any drug store Mi
lions OF bottles OF this old famous
Sage Tea Recipe, improved by the
addition OF other ingredients, are
sold annually, says a well known
druggist here because it darkens
the hair so naturally and evenly
that no one can tell 1t has been
applied.
Those whose hair IS turning gray
or becoming faded have d surprise
awaiting them, because after one
or two applications the gray hair
vanishes and your locks become
luxuriantly dark and beautiful
This is the age OF youth. Gray
haired. unattractiye folks aren't
wanted around, so get busy with
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound tonight and you'll be de-
lighted with your dark, handsome
hair and your youthful appearance
within a few days.
This preparation is a toilet requi.
site and is not intended for the
cure. mitigation Or prevention Of
disease~LAdy).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-09

SOCIAL LIFE AT
CAMpSREQU|RED
Chairman Of Commission Answers
Editorial knocking Among
Dancing Parties.
is NEEDED TO CURB VICE
Argument That Parties Are Sap
ping Vitality of Men Shown
to Be False.

Statements that home enter
tainments and recreation provided
for soldiers and sailors in cities
and towns near army and navy
camps are impairing the efficiency
of the men were emphatically de-
MED in a statement just issued by
Raymond B. Fosdick, chairman OF
the war and navy departments
commissions on training camp &C
tivities. He characterized as d
direct contradiction of the govern
ment's policy for the admonitiol
that the time has come for the
public to keep hands off our men
in service"
THAT time has no more come
Mr.. Fosdick declared, that the time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-09

recreation program. 49,
meets. community sings athletic
church socials, autornos.el Sneeril
home hospitality and ma idea
forms OF entertainer, ltaei
vided. Dances almost sfra pro-
place Saturday nights-po, .sks
enough 10 impair their v,ts,,. oilsn
TO eradicate vice no- ~,
repression, but BY tho w W
ton OF attractive and beaI,ssssgls'
versions is the great purne -. q.
the commissions. Any sllgs, q
porary III effects result,n. .sa-
dentally from the system ~ lleh
alton In and about Gamma 80 VIE
ligible compared with the rsr,a w
able decrease in venersai 49,. 49,
rate obtained thereby. a~
Man power will win the
and we depend upon the Ams,, wv,
home in conserving tbs 49, 49,
As President Wilson has ~.
The spirit with which our solSl..
leave America. and their sHirls-..
on the battle fronts Of Eurooe ~
be vitality affected by the chsv,s
ire Of the environment surroprs
ing our military training camn1s
buy war Savings STAMPS
NOTED ITALIAN 90.
Rome -Italy'B most famous ala
man, Giuseppe Greppl, count a.
senator, has just celebrated M,
99th year. Eat well and YOU v,N
live well and long that's NV al
ret" ne said. In his younger yesr,
Count Greppi was a cavalry ofBra,
and later entered the diplomaiis
service travelling in Europe ars
oriental countries He lived n,
many years in Russia, who're 4,
was Italian ambassador.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-09

nced during the past months in proportion other
this particular time indeed commendabe that
year ago.
TO JUNE BRIDES-Th appeal especially directed
will certainly be well worth
make
ton your be any ms you say
June brides former years who> contemplate adding
advantage
the above invitation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-09
RIVER GIVES UP
FIFTH CORPSE
AFTER TRAGEDY
Remains of Robert C0yne. Aged .,
Recovered Near LinWoOd
Last Evening.
CLOTHING FURNISHES CLEV
Funeral Services Will Be Held To-
morrow Afternoon at First
Baptist Church.

Remains of Robert Coyne, fifth
OF the six boys who met death by
accidental drowning in the Missis-
sippi river on the evening of April
so, was finally located last night
after a search lasting over a week
Several men were fishing about
eight miles down from Davenport
just below LinwoOd. Fearing a
storm they returned to shore about
I 80. Close to where they landed
they sighted the body for which a
fruitless search had been on for
eight days
The strong velocity of the wind
threw the body to shore The body
was disfgured and at first couldn't
be identified. Rock Island was no
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-09

has come to stop conserving wheat
or supporting governme Mt loans.
Indeed the preservat'c1 of nor
man social relRtionsL. Us between
the public and the moc in training
is an essential part of our mill
tary program"
The statements calling forth M.
Fosdick's denial were made In an
editorial published In the May is
sue OF the Ladies' Home Journal.
The editorial declared that the en-
tertainment Of soldiers and sailors
In private homes of war camp
communities is proving detriment-
al TO the men in service, and that
over 80 per cent Of the social func-
tons provided for the men out
side of the camps have taken tn"
form of dances, which. kept up till
all hours, sent them back to camp
impaired in physical vitality. It
concluded with the injunction that
the time had come for the public to
keep its hands off the men in ser
vice.
Home Influence Needed.
1T is not true that the enter
ldlAinSAb VI hilS ALCi AZ DNA WV ~
private homes has resulted to the
detriment of the men instead OF to
their benefit Mr.. Fosdick stated.
There has been no change in the
attitude of the government toward
home hospitality. In fact, with
hundreds of thousands of men
pouring into the training camps,
the government desires more than
ever that the people of America
continue to offer to them the
wholesome influences of their
homes.
Naturally in the entertainment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-09

TO THE MRS.:
Next week is Thrift
Stamp week - see that
every member of your
family gets going the
Thrift Stamp way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-09
TO JUNE Brides

hardly anyone
hOmethe dining speaks all
This offers splendid Opportunity you make
dining pdefOr selection made
held be delivered whenever
Come possiblewere busy show
took.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-09

EVeH Tie porch has
great possibilities-it can
be made so attractive at
little expense if just the
right sort of furniture is
chosen.
One in search of pretty outdoor
furniture will be able to carry out
their ideas from this well selected
stock OF chairs, rockers, settees,
swfngs-designed TO spend the leis-
ure hours in comfort.
Now that the clock has been set
an hour ahead, you'll enjoy the long
daylight hours on the porch and
lawn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-09
Time for Refrigerators!

And that means you will want to III Au
shows up the refrigerator that lice eater" ha
heat out
It's system of constant automatic, cold, dry
No il is not high in price Come in and inspect it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-09

Tri-C1ty Towel Supply company.
For express call william Trefz
R. I. Clean Towel Service. Phone
r. l. 4476.
Where are you going for Sunday
dinner? Riverview Tea Room.
When? Either noon or night.