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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27
DECoRAHIAN ON SNOW STORMS.
l.. l.. Caldwell Tells of Regular
Ones In Iowa.

The following is TAKEN from the
Mason City Times, aid l.. l.. CALDWELL
who is visiting there tells about
some big Iowa snow storms:
Yesterdays wind and snow, as
it swept down with but brief notice
from the northwest, called to the
mind of l.. l.. Caldwell, veteran Mil
waukee conductor, now retired, so
much of the real billiards. of the
early days, which he and other pio1-
eer railway men encountered when
they piloted their trains over the l. &
ID.
The building up of the country and
cultivation of the fields, so that acre
after acre of corn stalks catch the
drifting SNOW that used to pick out
the right of ways of the railways to
pile upon has much to do with the
storms seeming less severe, Mr.. Cad
we'll says.
III IllS OIu II was -iOI vi
usual for the old Rodgers engines
which Mr. Caldwell compares with the
present day engines, as "Fords," to
take days and weeks to open up the
tracks. One thing that made rail
reading pleasant CD was the system
by which water was furnished en-
gines-the oldstyle cross head pump,
now replaced by inGectors. The
wheels had to be in motion to pump
water to the boiler, and if an engine
got stuck, it had to be lacked up,
ard the wheels turned, or the water
would all boil away, making draw
ing of the fire necessary.
Mr.. Caldwell is spending a few
days at the home of his nephew, c.
A. Caldwell, and with the N. C. Kotc-
hell family, and will go from there to
Webster City for a visit, before re-
turning to his home at DEBORAH. He
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27
" HARRY }. GREEN
Col akld No Coal.

When the frost is on the winder
An no coal is in the binA
Don't you set around and SILVER
Bundled up from toe to chin;
JUS play you're Captain Peary
Searchin' fer some long lost Pole,
An Wander thru the cellar
LooAin' fer a piece of coal.
Should you fin,1 a precious nugget
Keep it as a souvenir,
You may never see another
Till the Kaiser's licked l fear.
Put it up where all can view it,
An I'll bet my little farm,
When you think of all the sufferin'
Bill has caused, you'll soon be warm.
When you founder through the
snowbanks
! 'acirf winters fiercest blast,
1mnki1' of the oP-time fireside,
Be assured this cannot last.
Do your bit to help your country,
We must fight an fight to vim
When the frost is on the winder
An no coal is in the bin.
Vivian Dunlap il College Eye.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27
Notice to Dog Owners.

The City Ordinance No. az pro-
yides: mo dog over three months
shall be allowed by the owner TO run
at large unless license therefor
has been procured and the license
fee paid, which license shall be one
dollar for a male dog, AID three dol
lars for a female dog, nor unless
such dog shall wear metallic or
leather collar bearing the owner 5
name and the license tag.
1t is hereby made the duty OF the
City Marshal to kill any dog running
at large for which the owner mas
not paid the license, and which AMI
NAL does not have a collar and metal
tag on. as herein provided. That
such dog shall, whenever 1t Is pos
sible to catch the same, shall nrst
be impounded for three days ana
the owner thereof may recover said
dog by paying all license due, and an
additional fee of $3.50 to the Mar
shall for impounding the same.
1t shall be unlawful for any per
son owning a bitch to permit her 10
run at large when in heat, whether
license has been paid or not, and
whenever such bitch is found run
ming at large it Is the duty or the
marshal to kill such animal provi-
ded. that such bitch shall be I'M
pounded when it is possible to eaten
same, for a period of three days. and
the owner may recover same by pay
ing all license due and $500 to mar
shall for impou1ding same. A lee
of twenty-five cents a day shall also
be paid to the marshal for caring TOT
any such animals impounded.
You are hereby notified that the
marshals have been instructed to
enforce strictly the provisions OF the
Ordinances as to dogs running al
large. If you own or harbor dog
on your premises this means you.
Z. ]. HOOK. Mayor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27
COUNTY AGENT is BUSY MAN.
Meetings, Demonstrations, Visits,
Letters, Articles for Papers
Things That Keep Him
on the Jump

If "figgers" and adding machines
don't lie, them 2S county agents IL
Iowa in 1917, putting in a total of
295 months, visited 1880 different
farms. An average agent working
II months, visited 493 farmers, ap-
proXimately 800 of those in an
average county. During the year,
over 80, 900 men called ON the agents
at their offices relative to some phase
Of farm bureau work.
The agents wrote a total of 2,226
articles that were published in local
papers, over So 600 letters AID dis
tributed 100000 pamphlets and cir
cular letters. Through 4,37S meet
ilgs, these 233 agets reached direct
ly over $4,000 people. Eighty six
per cent of these meetings were held
under the auspices of the farm bur-
eau or county agent. Excluding the
newspaper articles and estimating
that only one-half of the people the
agent dealt with or talked to were
farmers, the average farmer il the
organized counties was reached per-
sonally by his county agent five
times during the year.
Just a few lines of work carried
on by the agent were the statewide
seed corn selecting campaign, short
courses, farm management surveys,
food conservation campaigns, oat
smut demonstrations, farm labor
bureaus, cora and grain shows, far
mer's exchanges, dairy, calf, corn,
pig, baby beef and can hing clubs,
live stock breeders directory, far
mers' pic1ics,. hog cholera control,
fruit tree spraying and increased
pork productions
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27
To Close SO Rock Island Saloons.

Rock Island, ILL.,, Feb. 25-It is ex-
pected that by the end of the present
week fifty-six of Rock Island S
ninetyAseven saloons will be closed
upon order of the federal depart
ment of justice. The fifty-six sal
oons are located within a half mile
of Rock Island arsenal, at which
several hundred forces are stationed.
1t also proposed to suppress all
houses of prostitution found within
five miles of the arsenal. The
soldiers at the srsenal will not be
permitted, after the closing order is
made effective, to go outside the half
mile limit zone. Among the saloons
to be closed is that conducted by A.
w. Billburg and claimed to be the
longest bar in the world. Three ho-
tel bars are to be closed also.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27
Sold False Tax Books,

Logan, Ia, Feb. 25.-Deputy sher-
iff George Atkins and Sheriff M. d.
Myers arrested two men who gave
their names as +. l.. Luce AID Roy
COburn here for impersonating fed
eral officers.
The two are said to have been
working the income tax proposition
and sold blank books in which to
keep accounts.
Their sales indicated that they
had done BUSINESS at Blair, Fremont.
and other towns in Nebraska.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27

Our Want Column.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27
Popcorn a Novelty to French.

WoodbinIe, Ia, Feb. 25.-In send
ing supplies from here to the Wood
bine soldier boys in France. E. E.
Crane sert a sack of popcorn. The
boys went to a French home to pop
the corn and were not little sur
prised to learn that the French fami-
ly had neither tasted nor had seem
popcorn before.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27
Saves Million Chickens.

A million and half hens and pull
lets have been spared as the result
of Food Administrator Hoover's or
der that none of these shall be kill
ed for the present, according to an
estimate given publicity by Harry A..
Wheeler, food administrator for ILL
nois. He adds that as result the
output Of eggs by April is likely to
exceed all former records.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27
Pro-German Books Must Go.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 25.-Lafay-
cite Young, chairman of the state
council of defense, is addressing let
tiers to libraries over the state ask
ing them to throw out books of
pro,German nature. There are
considerable number of these books
which have found their way into
Iowa libraries, it is understood.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27
The FIFTY-FIFTY
FLOUR RULE
Government Not Attempting to I'M
prove Hardship on Anyone, But
Doing Its Best to Help
People Conserve.
WHEAT FLOUR FOR
SOLDIERS is OUR DUTY
All Should Be Eager to Do Full
Share to Avert More Serious
Conditions, if Not Real
Hardships Later

There seems to be a lack of proper
understanding of the motive of our
Government in making what is
generally known as the 'Fifty-Fifty"
rule, or the regulation requiring the
purchase and consumption of an
equal amount of certain substitutes
with each pound of wheat flour pur.
chased or consumed.
The Government is not attempting
to impose a hardship on anyone;
but on the contrary is doing it's
best to help the people to conserve
the very limited amount of wheat
-four now available for consumption,
thus averti1g a real hardship later
on.
The Wheat and Milling Division of
the Food Administration has recert-
ly stated that if we continue our
usual rate of consumption of wheat
-four the entire supply ON hand will
be exhausted in less than ninety
days, and the country would them be
on basis of Substitutes" only.
The Government felt it to be it's
duty to do everything I'M its power
to obviate this calamity, and hence
adopted the "Fifty-Fifty'' substitute
scheme as the best device at hand.
The shipment Of wheat -four to the
soldiers at the front is al imperative
duty and the Government will fulfil
this duty to the letter, and they are
trying to do their utmost to make
the situation as easy as possible for
those of us who are spared the hard
ships and dangers of the men at the
front.
From day to day it will grow more
difficult for jobbers, retailers, and
consumers to secure wheat -four,
(the term wheat -four as used here
covers straight wheat -four and
war -four" } hence the dealer who
does anything to increase his -four
sales, or who fails to insist ON the
observance of the Fifty Fifty regu-
lation is only standing in his own
light; or in other words, he is only
"fooling himself by Fastening the
day when he will have NO FLOUR
TO SELL.
In this crisis, We urge not only
the use of the recommended subs
titutes in accordance with the
government regulations, but the in
creased use of vegetables ard fruits
of all kinds that are obtainable.
with all that the Government is
asking us to do AID all the other
things we can do, no serious hard
ships will be imposed and our con-
ditioa will be much b tier than that
of the civilian population of all
European countries, it would seem
that we should be eager to do our
full share in order to avert more
serious conditions, if not real hard
ships later on, to say nothing OF our
duty to our boys cover There" and
our patriotic duty i'm the greatest
crisis our country has ever raced.
IF. DEEMS,
lU. s. Food Administrator for Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27

: TRY Our Want Column.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27

is hale and hearty, and we'll preserv-
ed, in spite of his advanced years
and thinks little more of long trip
now than he did when he was in ac-
tive railway service"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27
Glenwood Twp. Trustees Meeting.

The trustees of GleIwood twp.
will hold a meeting Wednesday,
March 6, at one o'clock at the
clerks Office to appoint a road
supervisor.
S-2w. TWP. TRUSTEES.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27

DIR. Swezey will do general
practice during the period of the
war. making calls in both city and
country. CAPT. A. ] SWEZEY.
saw.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27

Bring your next prescription to
John G. Schimming's drug store. /
will save you money. Att
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-15
MUSIC A DISTINCT
AID TO DEVELOPMENT

s& There are those Who argue that
m~ody building 4s only for those
who expect 10 be great composers
hence il is not necessary for general
edncation How shall this feeling be
Osercome Star, every one 10 ere
8Ating nusic3 You say, yes, but how
Shall that BIZ done?
First take away the erroneous i'm
4 PRECISION that musical composition is
only for professors. BIZ calling at1cn~
sAlon 70 this fact; Does the parent
b NeNd the child To school 20 study
s..rsaadtIs. spelling grammar. ~riAH2.
2Thstotar and eom position IN order 10
u naake him 4 Longfeliow. BrowpiH@
sAnnsI Na2axespeare How are VIC 80
aknow that genius equal 10 Longfci-
ss3fN, Browning and Shakespeare Is
mot latent If We 30 rot give II u
ASAhahce to develop?
|SS No other branch of study offers as
rrxat possibilities for individual Dis
@ENIOpnent AS music The three
EStrougest senses hearing. feeling
$2teing---are always in use Can a
&N1er sense OF feeling. hearing and
2eainx be developed by any other
examining.
sDr ~ r. Ciaxton, commissioner n
#4h< national board OF education.
SnA stated as his belief that after
E&lAe Beginning of reading. writing.
&213thmetic and geometry. music has
eaffr practical yalue than any 9TH
efslS@rA taught In the schools
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-15
VICTORY SONG DEDICATED
TO UNCLE SAM
Nritt"n During War. II Pruphesbd
What Has Happened.

Yankees on the Rhine" Is the
QtIe OF stirring and a very timely
patriotic song by r. y. Graves with
music by c w Bennett The lyric
was written in war times before the
presence of the American army on
German soil was an accomplished
fact. and when the words In verses
and chorus expressed merely an ar
dent wish
Then before the music was pub
Hshed came the armistfce. and what
ha3 been a sanguine hope hecame
history One line in the chorus
Wen plant the Stars and Stripes,
|ots. with Perahing on the Rhine" is
still in the future tense, but even this
81 now an existing fact.
The song Is referred 80 by its pub
hshcrs as national peace song.
dedicated to Uncle SAM It is writ
te1 IN two slightly different versions.
ore fer he army with title az quoted
abof e, the other for The navy with
the title, Yankees ON the Brine"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-15

best advantage. Usually this can
only be found by experimenting with
the piano in different positions
Never pui II aga inst an outside wall
II II can be helped and never put it
right ur against the wall. No singer
would sing with her lips, pressed
against the sheet OF music. Some
say The instrument should be at least
Inches away from the wall. bat
~ far the best plan IL to place II
dt9Gonally across the corner of the
room. Az someone puts 1t, this
gives the piano more breathing space
or elbow room.
Then again the top should he
opened when the piano is in use. Tho
doing Of this is not only best for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-15
MUSICIANS At PLAY
IN LONDON CONCERT


london England If Beethoven
had visited he Queens Hail on a
recent Magdav he would have had
fuH oaporfflaits "a satisfy that "an-
5og'uned" inigih which so constantly
-clt~d him The occasiof was a hu-
Woro4s concert arranged by l.andon
R,sald ia aid Of th~' British Ecd
ttFos@ and MANY IF the best known
a,s Of lhe day w.4re There brought
toaetaer to give delight ta others an1
- hrd ~ for themselves Who
Wouid willingly have missed seeing
GEORGE EoaeY conduct 4hc ROYAL A.
hee' Haiti orchestra with serious
tess TINT INC audience could not tn
}.tg-tlaavG 49, take at It's fHcc value
THeic i9Sjstepre upon regarding his
H4sSter}v Gestures A. an excellent
pieco Of IfoIfng evidently gave much
pain 10 The great comedian. The
v.orl. "a Irctfd was nslibes lannon's
rig2!fsto needless 10 saw II had ~
ae repeated a second time. when The
tzzawnaratee emphasis and the olllts.
unexpected changes of time only
5raved to- increase The general sneeri-
tacnt
fhis however. was not nv any
44ssars tba aep{nnipu az /, nroctat4f
which was flietl to he hrim with Tho
bantor III music as WeH as with he
fHn ~ ltin musicians themselves To
REGARD each mfrth provaktne item Is
hardly r,ataxsafv. bJf Uavdn,s Far.
gsfHs sv,unhanv tla1s, NOV nnlant1 ard
f6e Tow syfophonv Of Hlsrroyo can.
ett m sov esxf. he Jeff ait Of accorlf5t
II MAY bf Remembered that Iaxdf,
u,rn,t tbc erare,peilY syrnnhonv Ia
order IA rive his n..tron prince Mich
airs Esfcrhayy. a hint thai the or
Gbe.,trg was tired Of his country pal-
arn aud tia s1trrounaings and Innged
lor r Sotoufn in Vienna. For this
},tirI,ose The composer wrote a spe.
l-,i svmrhony which proceeded on
The usual lines until the last move
4i5nt when Nv degreos yarfous mem
}5rra az tbn han3 took nm their in.
ats.tt,sno,ft4s aria elotf.+s,,,; on the s.tts74
49,. .r@a,,s ~, flsss.~ ,31.9sae's. t7.n Il
q '-ffa..GsF f;ft sf.i,K ~ '~ wa,ffct, ss
,o,,ajciona How out their candies fne
lev one and The lauehter arau 10 4
i{paax non sir tredefirk cnwen re
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-15

performers on grand pianos. but for
users OF uprights as well. Also the
iaus.c rack should be pulled out when
p3asing To let the sound come out
without obstruction Some people.
whose long list Of good points does
not include tidiness, canro. open the
top because II is piled up with mu-
sic that should be in its place in the
iausis cabinet.
Other persons who are bound to
make their pianos serve them in "a
many ways AS possible, use the top
'or storing photos in frames, vases.
books and curios of all kinds. This
practice may be permissible If the
piano ia considered merely parIor
furnishfng--if it were purchased be-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-15
official French army order.

To rid your house of mices mix any
kind of food they like with tartar
emetic and PUT 1t where they can
cat it.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-15
TO SECURE BEST TONE
FROM YOUR PIANO

Those who give consideration 10
securing the best tonal results from
the piano In their home probably
every room where Ii sounds 10 tina
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-15
music A LANGUAGE
We ALL UNDERSTAND
Iii tiae Evolution al Mciods it N"nhs
Aptaar thai RNthn Preceded
Melody and Melody Pre-
coded Harmony.

Ii In no evolution OF melody II would
appear that rhythm preceded melody.
and melody preceded harmony. some
people indeed. would have us believe
fhAf melody IS doomed, that tunes are
ch3lifsh, II not vulgar, and that the
music of the future VIII dispense win
1hAry II is a question too technical
"a discuss here. but J should Tx"
80 note thar no musician Of the iirst
rank has vet despis~d melody, and
that they are chiefly known 10 us w
the perfect tunes they have written.
Moreover. IL appears to me. that WINS"
harmony can be learned melody mis-
he ms nlrcd II Is an enchantin& RitE
thai OF conceising a tone poem Wnich,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-15
Red Cross Booth.

Red Cross Booth.
The Catholic Women's Red Cross
Auxiliary will have a booth at Muir
phys hotel during the coming week
for the purpose of securing renewals
and subscriptions to the Red Cross
Society. Miss Kate Lauhe, assisted
by a committee of ladies. will preside.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-15

cause II was thought the proper thing
TO get one, or because of desire to
keep up with some of ones friends
relatives or neighbors But IL the
piano Is owned for producing rnusic
In the bone and for the musical edu
cation OF the children. which are its
proper uses. then il should not be
made the substitute for n china cab
met.
You. demand. tone of your piano.
When you get a good instrument
keep II in tune, and give it a chance
along tthe lines above outlined
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-15
RESURRECTION UPoN
EGGS REMOVED.

The War Trade Board an
nouncc that List of Restricted
Imports No. 2 has been amended
by the removal thercfrom OF
Item 12s, Eggs. dried. frozen.
prepared, or preserved, and Yolks
OF Tags Applications for IL
censcs To import these commodi-
ties will now be considered.
VANCE G. MCCORMICK.
Chairman.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-15

To prevent scars from scalds or
burns, rub The new skin several
times day with sweet oil
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-15
Player Music Rolls
:soc Up.

We have an excel
,eut stock 10 choose
from now, including
all the popular song
and dance hits. All
are ss-note perfectly
cut' Rolls TO fit all
standard Players.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-15

7. II. DR., Cited by French.
Paris, Dec. Major Theodore
Roosevelt. Jr, was cited to day in an
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-15
Ask Especially to Hear the
Garcia and Euphona
Inner Player Pianos

Inc perfect PIayer-Pianos That
contain all the latest and finest
features which enable anyone TO
play aay music perfectly nd ar
&is'icai.y and When are. al the
same time splendid Instruments
feI- playing by hand Also
IN" So,p- Garcia and s o.
fuphona iuner-f layer Pianos
the highest development Of the
PLAYER Piano art,
And The Marvellous Electric
Reproducing Eupitona Inner
Player Piano.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-15
Musical Gifts for Children

Not merely Toys but
real musical instru-
meats with real keys.
hinged tops and fall
boards, inishcil in imi
TALON mahogany.
Other pri&Et styles
price Il up 10 So 90.
~ hs Grand STYLES AT
SIS. $50 and SO.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-21
EXHIBIT FOR FAIR
Crawford County Woman's Committee
Council Of Defense Arranging
Exhibit for Arion Fair.

The Crawford County Woman's
Committee Council of Defense is ar
ranging an exhibit for the fair at
Arion, in accordance with the re-
quest of the U. S. government. The
exhibit will comprise three divisions:
Welfare Work, Textile and Clothing
Conservation; Food Conservation
with Demonstrations. ...
The general arrangements are in
charge of Mrs. Jacob Sims, County
Chairman, Denison Iowa, who will
take special charge of the Welfare
Work. Mrs. John Blackman of Arion
will arrange the Clothing exhibit,
which will include made-over gar.
ments and economy work, etc. Mrs.
S. G. Wright, chairman of Denison
township is arranging for a fine dis
play Of products preserved by conser-
walton Embellishments. fats and su-
gar substitutes, with demonstrations
by Mrs. F. l.. Hoffman, Miss Martha
Weiss, Miss Katherine Sims and Mrs.
Wright. Miss Ollie Fox of Arion, has
charge of the preparations and decor
alton of the booths. Mrs. Schroeder
and sister, Miss Kahler, of Schleswig
are assisting in the preparation of the
clothing exhibit, and ladies through
out the county are interested in show
ing what they have accomplished to
help win the war.