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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
WHICH?

Two women stood by grave one
night, as the sun sank low in
the crimson west;
TAPS had been sounded, the throng
passed on and a soldier left
to his dreamless rest.
"Killed in action" the message
had read, ''and true to the last
to his country's CALL"
Faith had he-aye, and a lasting
love for the land that had asked
and been given his all.
One of the women who stood there
saw out of the past all her
memories come,
His childhood's fancies, his boy
hood whims; his marchings with
wooden sword and drum.
The woman who stood at her side
looked back to the memory or
memories, "a night long passed;
When troth was plighted with love-
lit eyes, a promise given and a
promise asked.
These women stood by his grave
one night when the sun sank
low in flaming west,
One was his mother and one was his
wife; which of them--think
youZloved him best?
Ada r. Gullickson,
DEBORAH, Iowa, Oct. 25, 1918
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Cresco Boy Escapes Hun Prison

Lieut.. Edward V. Issacs, U. S. n. a
Cresco boy, and brother of DR.. Chas.
Isaacs, we'll known in DEBORAH as a
ball player a few years ago, recently
escaped from German prison. He
was prisoner of the enemy after
being taken from the sinking liner,
President Wilson. He was prisoner
at Carlsruhe and made heis escape
with Lieut.. Harold Willis, an avia-
tor, of Boston. They made their way
through the Black forest, enduring
great hardships, and swan the
Rhine. -
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Rural Carrier Examination.

There will be a, civil service ex-
animation for rural carriers held at
the DEBORAH postoffice on Nov. %,
to fill the position of carrier at Lo-
Gust, Fort Atkinson and DEBORAH.
During the continuance of the war
the commission will admit women to
rural carrier examinations upon the
same conditions as men.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Nuts. Shells. Pits. Etc.

The latest orders from headquar-
ers are that this section of Iowa for
ward car load week, which means
that extraordinary efforts must ba
put forth by all, and in order to &C
complish it, urge everybody to
bring at once all the nuts, shells,
ETC., they can gather up. Bring or
send by express collect to
BEN BEAR.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
FATHER M. HOGAN, Pastor.
M. 10. Church Serv. ces.

If the quarantine is lifted the
usual services at the M. e. church
will be as follows: Morning servics
1920. Subject, ga Working Church.
Sunday School at II m. Epworth
League $50 p. m. Evening service
1880 p. m. Subject, "The Democracy
of God" All are cordially invited.
A. r. GRANT, Pastor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
New PIG Club Members.

Mr.. Ben Bear of the WinneshieA
County Pig Club is pleased to re-
port the following names OF ne"
members to the club, who nave
signified their intention of giving
pig:
DEBORAH Twp.-C. f. Johnson
solicitor. Chris and John Enger, Geo
NJ. Dibb, ALI Qualley, Chris Erickson
Canoe Twp.-Chris +. Johnson
solicitor. J. B. Jaastad.
Springfield Twp.-ole G, Halvor
sen.
TT. Atkinson-James Kacher.
Jackson Jct.--Joe Heatherton,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Card of Thanks,

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to the many kind friends and
reighbors, for their expressions of
sympathy, assistance and floral
offerings, during the illness and
death of our beloved husband, SON
and brother.
Mrs. Ludwig Winger.
Mrs. Gertrude Winger and family.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
St. Benedict,s Catholic Church.

1t is understood that the quaran-
tine will be lifted in DEBORAH, FRI
day morning, Nov. l.. In that case
mass will be neld in st. Benedicts
church Friday morning at s and
1890 O'Clock. Mass on Sundays in
the future will be at and 1880
also.
FATHER M. HOGAN, Pastor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Congregational Church.

Unless there is notice to the con-
trary there will be morning SER
vice next Sabbath and Sunday
School and Christian Endeavor, but
no evening service. Subject in the
morning, Jesus at the Bier"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Bakken Gets Fine Duroc.

E. F. Bakken has just purchased
another fine Duroc Jersey boar, q
spring pig, by Joe Ryan I'd, one OF
the best boars in the state. 1t was
secured from H. s. Fain, of Emmets-
burg and arrived in DEBORAH Monday
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
To Soft Coal Consumers.

If your order for your winters
supply of soft coal has been placed,
and up to this time it has not been
delivered, please confer with Ben
Bear, of the Fuel Committee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
services in Episcopal Church.

Rev. McVettie wishes to announce
that services in Grace Episcopal
church will be resumed next Sunday
morning at 1880 o'clock.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Rows and Girls.

will give you tickets to the Star
or Lyric theatres If you will bring
all the nuts, shells, pits, etc., you can
bring. You are doing patriotic
duty as well. BEN bEAi''
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30

bride arrived in the city two weeks
ago, and have been guests at the
Peterson home. Mr.. Piper will re-
turn to his home tomorrow.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
Car Load Of New York Apples.

We have just received a car load
Of fancy A grade, New York apples
The varieties are Kings, Greetings,
Gill Flower, Russets, Baldwins, etc.
Leave your orders.
II ROSENTHAI.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30

F. ]. ROSENTHAL.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

Someone went to Washington and
impersonated Judge A. E. Helm, coun-
sci for the public utilities commits
sion, before the Interstate Commerce
Commission. Whoever did the imper-
sonating told the commission the Kan
sas Utilities Commission was favor
able to having the Leavenworth G.
Topeka Railroad junked. The Kansas
commission received letter recently
asking for information about the l.. &
T., and the letter explained Judge
Helm had appeared before the inter
state body and urged the junking Of
the railroad.
The Kansas commission has been
fighting for two years to keep the l..
& T. in operation. 1t supplies a big
territory and tearing up the road
would be disastrous to large num-
ber of people. The commission was
surprised to learn it had been reported
as favoring the junking of the road,
especially when Judge Helm and Rep
resentative ID. r. Anthony had ap-
peared before the commission and
urged the road be not sent to the
scrap heap.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

Charged with threatening to kill the
President Of the United States, Valen-
tine Portz, a farmer living near Meri-
den, north of Topeka, was arrested re-
Gently by G.. C. Jackson, deputy United
States marshal. Portz was indicted
by a federal grand jury at Topeka.
Portz and his wife were both born
in Germany, Jackson stated. He also
said Portz had his first naturalization
papers and claims he took out his
final papers in Arkansas several years
ago. Portz was placed in local Jail
and his bond fixed at $4,000.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

Webs spun by spiders around the
delicate mechanism of a seismograph
at the University of Kansas have pre-
vented the machine from recording
none but the most violent earthquakes
this year, according to statement
made by Professor F. e. Kester, in
charge of the instrument. The fact
that only few earthquake have been
recorded on the instrument recently,
despite the fact that many such dis
turbances had occurred, caused an in
spection to be made with, the result
that spider webs were found. The
seismograph has been thoroughly
cleaned.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
Literary Critic.

Little six-year-old Allan. scion Of a
bookish family, had mastered reading
so efficiently that his first glimpses
of storyland were growing hazy in hi.
memory. One afternoon he conflded to
his mother: Mildred was showing
me her new book today, and it's the
queerest thing yOu ever sawl Why,
1t Just says: is 1t cat7 It is q
cat. Can. the cat runT and a lot Of
stuff like that Course I was too DO
lite to say so, but It didn't seem te
me the style was bit julcyF"-
Rochester Post Express
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
WHERE FARMING
IS PROFITABLE.
The Future of Great Possibilities.

Some idea of the great wealth that
the Western Canada farmer had in
view few years ago is now being real
lied. The amount received from the
sale of wheat, oats, barley, flax and
rye in 1917 was $27O,000,0O0, while the
sales Of live stock at Winnipeg alone
netted $40,000,000 additional. OF this
sum hogs alone gave over eleven mil
lion dollars. The increases at Calgary
and Edmonton were over 6A million
dollars.
This money, so easily earned, Is be-
Ing spent in improvements In farm
property, purchasing additional land.
buying tractors, automobiles, and I'M
proving home conditions, providing:
electric light, steam heat, new furni"
ture, pianos, buying Victory bonds
paying up old debts, etc.
Over five hundred tractors were sold
In Southern Alberta In 1917. one
implement agent reports that the in
crease in his business in 1917, over
that Of 1916, was equal to the total
business in 1915. 1t Is the same story
nll over the country. And 1t Is not
this evidence alone which proves the
advancement and growth of the three
prairie provinces, but the large in
crease in the number of settlers; the
Improvement In the extent Of the cul-
tivated areas and agricultural produc-
ton; the increase in value Of which
over 1915 was $77,000,000.
This wonderful progress that has
been made in agriculture In Western
Canada is but the beginning which
marks the future of the greatest agri-
cultural country on the continent,
showing future of great possibilities.
There are millions Of acres yet un-
titled, and of land as good as any or
that which is now giving its owners
return of from twenty to thirty dollars
an acre. figures that in many cases
represent the cost of the land, with all
cultivation costs included. 1t Is true
that the cost Of production has in
creased during the past few years, but
the price Of the product has also in
creased to a figure which leaves a
large balance to the credit Of the pro-
ducer.
The following table shows how this
works out. 1913 1917
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

The Interstate Business Mems AS
sociation, an Iowa insurance company,
has filed with the clerk of the United
States District Court petition asking
for restraining order against Carey
]. Wilson, state superintendent of in
surance, to prevent him from cancel
ing the compapy's license or interfer-
ing with its business activities in the
state. Filing of the. petition grows
out of the death of Johu P. Becker of
Wichita, May 10, 1917 1t is alleged
that after investigation the company
refused payment on the policy of $5,-
600 held by Becker's widow.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
MUCH IN LITTLE

The cattle tick alone is said to
cause more than $780, 100000 loss each
year.
The first lead pencil, or graphite
pencil, was made in England In the
reign of Queen Elizabeth.
Montreal claims to have the largest
flour mill in the British empire, with a
capacity Of 5000 barrels q day.
A Chinese woman. sixty years old,
has recently learned to read, 80 that
she may better understand the Bible.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

Chairs are being made of paper,
twisted and REINFORCED with steel
rods.
A gasoline engine driven dynamo
that Is entirely automatic in Its action
is attracting attention in England.
A ton of sapphires will be used this
year in an American factory where
the jeweled bearings Of electric meters
are made.
The fuel famine last winter made 1t
necessary for the mourners at q fu-
neral in Ohio to carry coal with them
to the church.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

Potato Week was such great sue
cess that Kansas is virtually stripped
of the tubers. Retailers at many
points have been unable to supply the
demand. In some quarters it is es-
timated the sale Of potatoes was 400
per cent above normal. The shortage
in certain localities has resulted in a
stiffening of the market, but the tu-
bers will continue cheap until the
1917 crop has disappeared. as there
is still big surplus in Colorado. The
weeks education has resulted in
greater knowledge in the use of pota-
toes and will result in great saving
in wheat.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

Hens can be killed after April 19,
1t was announced by Walter p. lnnes,
United States Food Administrator for
Kansas. Traffic in freshly killed hens
was ordered stopped from February
il to May l, but the food administra-
ton amended the order. There has
been a greatly increased egg produc-
tion, a corresponding drop in price
and young chicks have been hatched
in such great numbers that the food
administration believes the purpose Of
the ban against killing will have been
accomplished without waiting until
the close of the month.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

Herbert S. Hare, landscapeiartist of
Kansas City, has completed plans for
beautifying the campus at the Uni
versity of Kansas. The plans will in
clude a botanical garden and series
of greenhouses to be used IN research
work by students in botany. The
plans also include miniature lake
and a winding road entering the
campus at the southeast corner.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

Judge ]. C. Ruppenthal has SEN
fenced Miss Madeline Briggs to the
state industrial farm for women at
Lansing for a term not over three
years, the maximum sentence in Kan
sas for third degree manslaughter.
Miss Briggs was tried twice on a
charge of murder in connection with
the death of Mrs. Ethel Fisher at
Collyer January 26. E. A. Rea, attor-
ney for Miss Briggs, Immediately filed
a motion for a new trial, which was
withdrawn later and sentence pro-
nounced.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

Percentage increases are shown too
In another way, leading to the same
conclusion, from consultation Of the
Department Of Labor's review Of
prices. Taking 100 as the index num-
ber Of normal production in the de-
cade from 1890 to 1900, the Increases
in prices of farm products have
slightly outdistanced the increases in
his needs. Pct
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

A basket of Killarney roses brought
$1,000 at Red Cross dance in Edo
rado the other night. Leo and George
Ramsey, wealthy oil men, were the
bidders. The bidding started at So.
George Ramsey made the final bid of
$1,000 and was awarded the bouquet.
He gave the roses back to the Red
Cross and they were sold for $40 each,
netting 5000.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
news ITEMS FROM
ALL over KANSAS
Happenings of More or Less
Interest Gathered From
Many Sources.
Or. EVA HARDING GOES FREE
Federal Jury Finds Topeka Woman
and Associates Not Guilty OF
obstrucins Draft Law.

DR.. Eva Harding, l. Gilberg and Err
nest Newman of Topeka and Prof.
George w. Kleihge of Lawrence were
acquitted of completely to defeat the
operation of the Selective Service Law
by jury in the United States District
Court at Topeka. The jury was out
nearly an hour. The four have been
more or less active in Socialist organ
izations in Topeka for years.
Last May Raymond Moore and Earl
Browder of Kansas City sent repre-
sentative to Topeka to arrange for a
meeting to perfect an organization to
resist the operation Of the draft.
Moore and his wife were urging men
not to register in Kansas City. When
Harvey klelnschmidt, the representa-
tive, came to Topeka he found a meet
ing hal already been called for Sunday
afternoon at the Unitarian Church to
discuss the high cost of living.
The Moores and Browder attended
this meeting; in fact, took the meeting
away from the Topekans and turned 1t
into a meeting in opposition to the
draft.
Moore and his wife were convicted
of resisting the draft In the federal
court in Kansas City last fall. Moore
was sentenced to two years in prison
and his wife was fined $1,000.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

The town of Lovewell, in Jewell
County, received, as the result of re-
cent public Red Cross street auction,
the sum OF $500, making 1t one of the
best sales yet reported in that part of
the state. A broken shovel brought
5000.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

A bonfire of more than usual inter-
est and significance was that at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Harris,
in Emporia. when they cremated a
German flag. Mrs. Harris, who is a
former national president of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps, had in her pos
session the flags of all the nations
which she used to illustrate flag
song which she sings at frequent pub
lie entertainments. She got out her
collection of flags the other day and
decided that the German emblem had
no place in her home.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

At the annual school meeting in
Burlingame provision was made for an
increase in the salaries of teachers,
and resolution was adopted to elm
mate the teaching of German from the
Burlingame schools.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

John Nagle, a German, has been
turned over to the federal officers for
alleged German activity. In Jail at
Augusta, other prisoners compelled
Nagle to wear an American flag. Of
ficials say Nagle has talked for the
kaiser and against enlistment.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

John w. Weaver, who died at his
home in Emporia recently, had lived
in Lyon County since 1857 and helped
to survey the townsite of Emporia
He was in Lawrence at the time of
the Quantrell raid and was one of the
states defenders against the Price
raid.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

James M. Stuchberry, So years old,
a retired merchant of Desoto, Kas.,
is dead at Wichita. He had been Wis
iting his son when stricken. He Joined
the Odd Fellows lodge in Leavenworth
in early days and was the Oldest liv-
ing member of that lodge in Kansas.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

Carl Sellards. son of Mrs. Barbara
Sellards of Lawrence, was slightly
wounded in action in France, April Z,
according to telegram received from
the War Department. Sellards enlisted
in the United States marine corps last
May, when he was in ST. Paul, He
went to France In February.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

Petitions are in circulation at Sa-
lima asking the county commissioners
to pave the Meridian Road from Sail
ma to the Ottawa County line. Peti-
tions have been out several days ask
ing for the paving of the Golden Belt
Road west.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
FRECKLES
Nov 10 he Tins 10 Get Rid Of These Ugly Spots

NOV u tAs IlnO % OsI Nu Of IheSe UBV OPOV
There's NO longer the slightest need OF
feeling ashamed of your freckles, as the pre-
Bcription othine-double Strengths guar
Anteed to remove these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce of othine-doubl0
ength-from your druggist. and apply q
little Of II night and morning and you should
begun to disappear, while the lighter ones
have vanished entirely. II IL seldom that
more than one ounce is needed to completely
clear the skin and gain q beautiful clear
complexion. -
Be sure to ask for the double strength 9TH
the. a. this IL sold under guarantee OF money
hack n IL fails to remove freckleg.-Adv.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

Samuel Arthur, 92 years old, is dead
at Atchison. He is survived by all
of his fourteen children, the oldest
being sc years old and the youngest
so; also by fifty-two grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

Anne Hopkins, one of the most pol.
ular of Washington's society girls, wh1
was married on April 8 to Capt. John
Gregory Hope Of the Royal Flyi u
corps. Captain Hope is in Washington
on detail by the British war Office. and
he and his bride have taken house in
the cnpital.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

The congregation of Trinity Ger
man Lutheran church at Atchison has
voted to discontinue the use of the
German language in the church SER
vices and in its schools, not only for
the duration Of the war, but perma-
nently.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
eutIeura Beauty Doctor

uS'SUFN DCdUIy DUOIUT
For cleansing and identifying the
skin, hands and hair, Cuticura Soap
and Ointment afford the most effective
preparations. For free samples ad-
dress, "Cuticura, Dept. x, Boston" At
druggists and by mail. Soap Is, oint-
ment 25 and 50.-Adv.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

One Of the poorest excuses we know
of Is "the woman tempted me-"
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

The Normal School at Emporia will
not tolerate slackers. A couple Of
weeks ago it was agreed by faculty
members and students that every one
OF them, boys and girls, men and wo-
men, should engage in some form Of
war activity, and that each one should
do at least one hours work a week in
the making of surgical dressings. A
record of workers was kept, and this
has revealed the fact that but little
more than one-third of the total num-
ber of students in the college depart
ment are doing war work. Special
meetings of the students were called
and resolution adopted putting the
entire enrolment into war work.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

Those Dear Girls.
"Jack says there isn't another girl
In town with a complexion like mlne."
"And you still speak to him?"
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
Dependence.

Knicker-"Have you anyone depend
ent on your Rastus-"Yassah nah
wife depends on supportin' me. sah."
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
When Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eve Remedy

'a,s 40 s%'a,Esog og .!S,ss !S,ss 1ye oonfere @ osnts .
BUEKA BEAKDX CO., CHICAGO
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

-Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-20
GLOBE SIGHTS
From the Atchison Globe. I

Billy Sunday prays like a Henry
Because everybody does it is a poor
defense.
Many things seem alluring, which
attained, you want to give back.
Outside of meat market there
never was a fish weighed accurately.
Altho this is an era of substitutes,
a substitute for brains is still lacking.
A word doesn't indicate much. A
lawyers brief is about the longest
thing in the world.
A pet canary bird at the Atchison
hospital laid an egg yesterday. and its
name has been changed from Julius
Caesar to Julia Caesar.
Link Preston: After long deliber-
alton 1 find myself against the saloon
and in favor Of a glass of beer occa-
sionally, and if that is treason bring
on your stone wall"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-20

of the delightful time he had in To-
peka.
This is about all for the first even
ing with Lauder in New York on this
trip. This article is written in New
York on Saturday, May IS, for Mon
days paper, and must catch the II
O'Clock mail to reach Topeka on time.
This means that this chapter will be
split about fifty-fifty. The second in
stallment will appear as Chapter X in
the paper for tomorrow. I will be
home that day from a hurried trip to
Philadelphia as delegate to the great
win the War for Permanent Peace"
days and covered mornings. afternoons
and nights. 1t was an inspiring gath
ering. Every note militant: The war
must be fought to finish and fought
with every resource of men. means and
money-win the war for permanent
peace. There were several thousand
delegates and the largest hotel was
obliged to refuse one thousand appli-
cants for rooms. William Howard
Taft presided and Taft is a genius at
presiding and at whatever he under
takes. His popularity is surprising
and well earned. 1t is worth a trip to
Philadelphia to hear the Taft chuckle,
to observe his good humor and sit un-
der the inspiration of his words and
actions. He received a tremendous
ovation on many of the occasions at
this convention. F. P. NJ.
ITO Re Continued Tov,,or,,rxyN