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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27
CLAY HILL.

Feb. 20, 1918.
Mrs. Lawrence Bolson went to
Cresco Wednesday to consult DR..
Kessel
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. SIeider and son
Kenneth visited with friends in
Franklin Prairie Friday.
The Red Cross Meeting was held
at Mrs. Frye's last Thursday, and as
usual was we'll attended. The next
meeting is at Mrs, Seegmiller's Thurs
day, March Z.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Rastetter and
baby visited at the Joe Rastetter
home in DEBORAH Sunday.
Mr. ard Mrs. NJ. Broghamer of
Canoe spent Sunday at the LINEN
meyer home.
Alex Erinna of DEBORAH was a
caller at the Geo. Frye. home Friday
Mr.. ard Mrs. Harold Dinger of
Freeport visited with the former
parents Sunday.
Miss Lucy Collins spent Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. Oscar Miller
of DEBORAH.
Fred Gross went to Sioux City Sat
urday night.
Mr.. VIM LinHenmeyer of Prairie
du Chen came Saturday to spend a
few days with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Glover spent
Sunday with relatives in. DEBORAH,
j. J. Rosa returned from a bust
ness trip through the Southwestern
part of the state Saturday night.
Mrs Albert Grinna visited with her
mother in DEBORAH Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Glover visited
with friends in Franklin Prairie
Sunday.
The Red Cross of Clay Hill AID
vic,rity have TO date turned in to
headquarters at DEBORAH the follow
ing: 80 sweaters, II helmets, Al
hospital pillows, several dozen hand
kerchiefs, 6 old linen tablecloths, 2
old bed spreads, several bundles OF
old white cloth. $500 has been
paid to Mr. Bear, and $1,000 has
been given to the Y. NJ. c. A.
For the relief of the Belgians they
contributed also: &c baby comfort
ers, baby blanket, 1 pair of baby
blankets, child's outing flannel
skirts. 2 outing flannel baby dresses,
2 calico dresses, l child's hood, l
pair of shoes, also a box containing
l cape, hoods, pinning blanket, l
flannel skirt, dresses, shirts,
slips, pair of wooden stockings, 1
blue wool dress, 1 baby blanket, 3
wool shirts.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27
CANOE VALLEY.

Feb. 25, 1918.
Really, it looks very much like
spring time. Still. we feel that we
have some bad days coming yet be-
fore long.
l.. S. Blein was a pleasant caller
with Henry Brandt and family last
Sunday evening.
August Dotseth has been nursing
the mumps this last week.
Scarlet fever have BEEN visiting at
Mrs. II. S. Halsen's home for the
last week, Amanda and Bonnie have
been DOWN with it. We are glad to
hear both are recovering end feeling
fine at this writing.
Carl Dotseth spent Friday after
moon at Haugen's.
Il. c.. Roed AID Ingvald Peterson
have been visiting our neighbor, col
lecting for the Lutheranl Brother
hood to benefit our soldiers.
School was closed in Dist. No.
Last Tuesday on account of the dis
ease that broke out.
Clarence Olson met with very
bad accident last Thursday night,
when he AID his brother Oscar came
home from saving wood in the neigh
borood. On account OF the ice, Clar-
emce was walking on the lower side
of the sled, trying to protect it from
sliding. Just as they entered home,
a piece on the sled broke and the
rack came off, the engine wheel hit
him above the ankle and broke both
bones and crushed him badly. DR..
Dahl was called, and he advised to
take him to the hospital the same
night, where he is being cared for,
although his pains were severe. We
hope for a speedy recovery.
Andrew Jaastad made short call
with l.. S. Blein Monday night last
week
Quite a few bright young boys
around here left for Camp Dodge
last Saturday morning.
Conrad Johnson was a pleasant
caller at o. Haugen's last Thursday
afternoon. also at Olson's. AS Con-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27

Tom Murdoch caught a fox and a
skunk yesterday. We were all proud
of the fox, but how as to the other
animal, couldn't say.
AGA LANCE is doing business in
Bluffton this morning, in spite of the
bad weather.
Lucille Burgess called in our burg
one day this last week
Mr.. George Bently, Guy Bently,
and Patt Thyme visited our burg yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patt Gallagher Wis
tied Brittendall's Friday evening.
There was farewell dance given
on Sammy Cassel and his sister
Gladys, Saturday night. Sammy
worked the home place last year, but
will work for Dave Cassel this sea-
son, so he and MS sister will move
il with their folks soon. A few
from Bluffton attended the dance.
All report a very nice time, and a
good sized crowd was in attendance
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Walters are
the proud parents of a baby boy,
born to them last Tuesday. Accept
our congratulations.
Charles Burgess went to DEBORAH
to-day to deliver a horse he sold a
short time ago.
H. Mercy's youngest child is on
the sick list.
Ada Sybert attended church yes
terday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27
BLUFFTON.

Feb %, 1918.
This is a rainy morning, and the
roads are quite muddy.
Terry O'Brien hauled a load of hay
for c. w. Brittendall Tuesday.
Joe Kinney and Mr. Sybert went
to DEBORAH Tuesday on business.
The Melver Brothers sawed wood
for James Carlan Wednesday.
Hazel Elzea went to Cresco this
last week to visit her grandma Jack
son, who is in the Mercy Hospital
We hear Mrs. Jackson is not quite
well, is not able to come home yet.
Edward Dinger is butchering a hog
to-day.
Archie Ward went up north Always
this morning to haul a load of oats
for Edd Fuchs.
Will LANCE is nursing a very Sc
we're cold.
Charles Burgess has been hauling
wood for Mr.. Taylor the past week.
By the looks of the big pile of wood
we think Mr.. Taylor does not intend
to freeze another winter, or even get
chilly.
Richard Dinger reached home
from Spring Valley the latter part
of the week, where he went to attend
his mother-in-law's funeral. His wife
will come home some time this week.
Pauline Motley and Mrs. Britten-
dali spent a very pleasant evening
with Mrs. Ernest Bergman Thursday
evening.
Mr.. Pat Koran is moving on to the
place he has rented for this year
Rob Prices place that Steele has just
vacated one of the McCabe's will
move into the place that Koran has
just vacated, known as thu Ralph
Sharp place.
Mrs. Benin Shelley of Burr Oak
passed away Tuesday night, after a
lingering illness of that dread diease
consumption. She leaves a husband,
three grown-up children, two grand
children, several relatives and dear
friends to mourn her departure
Bluffto1 people will remember her
as Clymena Snyder, who taught sew
eral terms of school near here in
the Coldwater district when young
| lady. Those of Button who at
tended her funeral were August and
Ernest Bergman, Mr.. and Mrs. Brit
| tendall
Ray Obrien was a Bluffton shop
per Saturday.
Motley Obrien of DEBORAH is visit
ing the old home place and relatives
and friends in this vicinity.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27

Miss Mary Schissel of Mimi. came
last week to visit her mother.
August Lansing transacted bust
ness in DEBORAH Wednesday.
Mrs. Harry Schafer and daughter
Marvel went to Waterville Friday to
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
lefson.
Mrs. Reed Elwood and son and
Jennie Harris came down from Elma
Friday to visit her mother, Mrs. Ed.
Dowd.
Miss Agnes Kolsrud went to Water
vile Friday to spend a few days with
home folks.
Miss Maude Kennedy of Wadena,
Mimi, is visiting her friend, Mrs.
VIM. Mullaley
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Monson went
to Iowa City Wednesday for the lat
ter to doctor at the hospital
Mrs. j. U. Lynch entertained the
knitting club at her home Saturday
afternoon.
Ray Sobolik of Girard was in town
Saturday.
c. w. Lee of Minneapolis came
Saturday to see his mother, Mrs.
Carrie Lee. He returned to-day, ac-
companied by his mother, who will
make the family a visit.
Miss Clarice Meyer entertained the
Junior Knitters at her home Satur-
day afternoon.
The w. C. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Anna OXley next Saturday
March 2, at 2.30. Every
one invited.
Miss Ellen Torske died last night
at her home after suffering several
years from bronchial asthma.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27

rad was one of the boys among those
that went to camp he was saying
goodbye to his many friends. We
hope to see this bright boy back
home some day, after the war is
over.
Theo Narveson and family were
visitors with Mr.. and Mrs. John Mar
vesol last Sunday.
Harry Haugen called at Andrew
Jaastad last Sunday afternoon.
Christina Hanson came home last
Monday morning, after a few weeks
stay in DEBORAH with A. H. Lovaas
and family.
Edwin Haugen, called at the hos
pital last Sunday afternoon to see
Clarence Olsen. He is doing as we'll
as cam be expected.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27

with colds, sore throat, etc. these
days.
Some of the Peters boys were
pleasant callers at Cresco the latter
part Of last week.
Theo. Kratz sold a horse last week
to buyers at Ridgeway.
Some of Schorr's folks were pleas
ant shoppers at Cresco the last of
the week.
A number of our private cores
pondents failed us the past week,
causing a shortage of news.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27
OSSIAN

Feb. 25, 1918.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Britton, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Peyer, aid Mrs. VIM.
Holtey returned from Minneapolis
Wednesday, after attending the flu
neral of Mrs. Nick Britton.
Peter Thoman of Burr Oak visited
Ossian friends Wednesday.
Henry Schroeder was a McGregor
visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Welsh returned to her
home IL Waterloo Tuesday, after a
visit at the Louis Ebelhoer home
John and Otto Brockman returned
from Alta Vista Tuesday, after a
weeks visit with relatives.
john Broderick went to Coon Rap
ids Wednesday, where he accepted a
position.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27
CORRESPONDENCE
BURR OAK.

Mr.. AID Mrs. Frank Perry spent
Monday might of last week at the
home of Mrs. Perry's daughter, Mrs.
r. E. Harris at DEBORAH.
Mrs. John Johnson of Waterville
was a guest last week at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Gates.
Alfred Olsen returned to his home
at Mpls. Thursday, after spending a
month here conducting the sale at
the Mercantile.
Paul Reed is home from DEBORAH,
where he has been attending school
at Valders, having completed three
months course il bookkeeping.
The many friends of Mrs. Fred
elise will be glad to know that she
was able to ride to town Saturday.
Her daughter, Miss Gertrude, is also
improving.
Leslie Pierce came from DEBORAH
Friday for an over Sunday visit with
home folks.
Miss Jennie Sanaker and Miss Eli
zabeth WEIGH attended Study Center
at DEBORAH Saturday.
James Temple OF Bode, Iowa, was
here Saturday, tralsactiElg business
and visiting his cousin, DR.. w. H..
Emmons.
A. A. Seelye returned Saturday
from Oregon, where he has BEEN Wis
itiIg a sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Reed spent
Tuesday night at the j. B. Reed
home at Decorah.
AJrC NJ Moctarc Ohio ri ac
Pollitt and family spent Saturday at
the Roy Wanless home.
Ernest Shelley went to Nordness
Wednesday, where ne will work for
Victor Johnson
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Reid and son
returned Wednesday from a few
days visit with relatives at DEBORAH.
Frank Bandle was up from Ossian
last week, visiting his mother, Mrs.
Weltha Bandle, and his sister, Mrs.
Fred elise.
Paul Wa1less drove to Cresco We'd
nesday. He returned Thursday, and
his uncle, Robert Holt from Outlook,
Canada, came with him for few
days visit.
Report of work done by the Red
Cross Society between Jan. 20 and
Feb 21, 1918: 5 sweaters, 4 pairs
socks, II hospital shirts, 8 pairs
wristlets, 6 helmets, l tablecloth, 81
white squares.
Mrs. BEN Shelley passed away Feb.
| 10 at her home in Burr Oak, after
many years of suffering. Funeral
services were held Feb. % from the
| NJ. e. church, of which she was a
member, conducted by Rev. B. C.
1Supplee. Interme1t was made i'm the
Burr Oak cemetery.
Miss Anna Peterson and a friend
from Harmony came Friday evening
to spend a few days at the home of
Miss Peterson's parents. They spent
Sunday night at the SaIaker home
and returned to Harmony Monday.
Mrs. w. H. Emmons returned Sun
day from two weeks visit with
relatives at Waterloo.
The annual meeting of the Gene
terry Association will be held I'M the
evening of March 4, 1918, for the
purpose of electing the officers for
the present year. Sealed bids will
be received for the care of the ceme-
terry during the summer months.
Let all that have ar, interest il our
cemetery attend this meeting.
Prayer meeting will be held on
Thursday evenings in the Bethel
neighborhood at the Herbert Van
Welt home.
Paul Reed has been SEX since
Sunday with measles.
The boys from here that left for
Camp Dodge Saturday were Claude
Robinson Conrad Johnson, Alfred
Jacobsen, Peter Peterson, Leo Kelly
Albert Torgeson.
A number went from here to De
corah Friday evening to see the sol
der boys off to Camp Dodge.
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Evening journal., 1918-02-05
TURN on THE LIGHT

A FTER all the fault finding as 20 details the country
"A now knows that Uncle sam did a big job 10 big
way-and didn't shout il from the house tops while he
doing t.
It appears now that instead Of being negligent in the
matter OF making heavy artillery arc playing the
game according to agreement with our Mles-lettins
them make the bis guns for
As shipping is the crucial thing in winning the war
the tonnage saved for her PURPOSES by having the
Allies make our big guns is vastly impo It means
more food supplies and American soldiers trans
ported
II is enough TO know, however, that our part OF the
general Allied p7oyam has been being completely
performed We are doing what our Allies want US to
DO all tha they expect TO do and The way they want
us 10 do Il
We believe It would be good policy in the future for
the War Depa tmen TO make public an the information
II possibly can about the conduct of the war Yes it
would be well to give he public information even II
some OF il does reach Germany
The people are well united support OF the President
They want to back him up to a victorious finish. But
they ought to know enough about the war to enable
them to avoid the snares laid for their iud5men by any
who, in Delaware or elsewhere want TO play the pro-
German game with the war.
Evening journal., 1918-02-05
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY S, 1918.
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7 ACK CONNELLY vaudeville artist replying, in one Of
his skts with Sister Jane, the question as to how
Il is expected to make McAdoo president 1920 says
'fhey are going to railroad him in
Which suggests the reason why Mr. McAdoo an
uounced to the Congressional Committee that while he
did not favor permanent Government ownership he did
demand hat the present Coy nmcnt control OF the roads
coniinue for indefinite period"
II the should Terminate in 1918 or 1919 and the
Administration could retain cont oil of the roads until
after the 1920 presidential election it could exercise
ployes induce them TO ote the Democratic ticket
This would be potent factor assuring the Democrats
four years in Office and that result having been
achieved the Administration would gladly renqush the
burden Of operating the roads on the other hand
would relieve railroad operators and opponents OF Federal
ownership of roads Of any ankle which they might
have arising out of the belief that this is to a
nxed pohcy.
II another instance Of playing to both sides in the
controversy TO make political capital and It is character
istc OF the Presidents son-in-aw. Federal owner
ship Of railroads is not approved by the majority Of the
people 1t is at present tolerated as war measure, and
already here are signs Of It's lnenlcency.
The people have never been called upon to vote on
the question as a fixed policy Of Cover nment and Con-
gress viii be recreant in its du II it fails TO adopt
measure which viii insure the prompt return of the
private control the earliest practicable date
after the is
And such measure should be mandatory naming a
day certain, not ef to the discretion Of the executive
Evening journal., 1918-02-05
With The Pdfaqraphers

Experimenting with the laws OF economies is a good
deal like mOnkeying with the buzz-saw while In mo ion
II is dincu to disturb the streams OF commerce without
accomplishing more harm than good.-Boston Transcript
In view Of the supendous burdens the country has
sumed, an attemp to finance the acquisition OF the rail
ways, with their twenty billions OF capitalization and
debt, in the future would be far from popular
New York Herald.
II the Administration and Congress are sincere in
their decalat that there is hought OF making this
the opportunity for permanent Government owne sh o.
they cannot fan TO the owners Of the railroads
the hundreds OF thousands OF stockholde whose moa
In those proper ies-that they do mean to give bacs
The 0pe ties And at this stage the best way the ony
way, to assn those railways to ma O. Con
law dc la unequ ocaly that the roads shall 10
at ixed time New York sun
Evening journal., 1918-02-05
MAN nE or LASTING nENErIT.

- ACT is there's distress whatever In the food
orders. bui the contrary. There's other people
earth better able than eget along without
wheat and meat There's other country with
many substitutes Of equal or greater food value
The order is simply discipline In the matter OF
ating with brains instead Of cultivated false tastes. The
fellow who misses 20 or 25 per cent Of wheat In his
bread is like the fellow who can't get along without
dope" in his clgares.
The sacrifice, II any. will not be the part OF the
noor. They already meatess meals and meatess
lays But the hits people whose ideas Of luxury
ealy conflict with intelligent eating Intelligent eating
may be Of the lasting good things growing out Of
the war like Government management Of railroads and
other corporations Of public utility nature
Evening journal., 1918-02-05
WE'VE mEAnn III nrro1E.

THE Depa tment Of Labor declares that the agitation
for importation Of common labo-ers fom Mexico
and China preudcia because 1t increases the false
impression that there is not a sufficient supply of do
nestle labor.
"The war problem will be solved soon as the
country as whole realizes that there is general labor
shortage and deyotes all efforts to distribution of the
available supply"
No general shoriage2 Just well tell the people Of
the country that there is general shortage OF coal
Evening journal., 1918-02-05

DEMONS TI,A.E PP-LEsS FURNACE.
Much inte est S being taAen in the
demons.rat on all this week at No Sl2
King street OF the Calo,ic pipless fur
mace, sold by J. L. Perkins. Of Fifth
and Har ison streets Real estate agents
and real estate inv estor are especial.
invited to the demonstrations Thursda.
afternoon, this having been set aside 70
them, although anyone may attend
The Caloric system Of heatingNwhicl
does away with mazes Of heat pipe
has 5een Installed in the homes OF
number Of residents IN Wilmington an,
rural New Ca tie county
During this weeAs demonstrate
sealed bids win be received for the 81.
Evening journal., 1918-02-05
A Very p1ECIous DIsEAsE.

~ IIICAGO has a young girl who is 90 inches long and
~ IN growing being afflicted with what they call
ano-megia a disease that less than q hundred
of It reported in all medical history.
DO the Chicago surgeons declare that she's hopeless
and should be chooroformcd permitted to staryet
They do not She's Of unlimited Joy to them
They've operated her twice, and she stu
tnues to gow she's the most precious thing that
Chicago surgery ever got its hands
Just think OF patient that grows a brand opera
ion every month or so
Evening journal., 1918-02-05
so LET 1T BE.

General Allenby really winning the war. way down
here in Palestlne2 Certain it is that II Turkey
cracks" away from the central alliance, Bulgaria is a
and those Austro German armies In Italy must
run for their Teuonc holes Then, too. there would be
decided change in the Russian f. ont-Or rear as you
want 10 call it
Wouldn't It match In fine with The eternal fitness Of
things II the recovery Of the Holy Land should
the preservation of civilization? "lIe moves in a mys-
lerious way His wonders 20 perform"
Evening journal., 1918-02-05

OF NJ IS Luy NJ Ca win. tn junior class
W!ll eseat The Mla Who Married a
Dumb Wife," by Anatole France. It
was most successfully g ven at their re-
cept.onu to the class OF 1918 at the New
Century Club building on last Friday
night AID VIII be repeated in the audi
togium Of the Wilmington High School
IN 5 week for the Red Cross The stu
dents are determined to crowd the audi
torium for this patriotic cause, and ex-
tend a cordial invitation to the public
to attend the play
Evening journal., 1918-02-05

John L. Sullivan is dead but In the realm OF Fisana
he will be remembered for many years one Of the
greatest prlzenshers the world has produced He
pugllst OF the nrst class who made pre- ense
OF being any hing else There Of the Gentle
man John attitude about him Even after his defeat,
in his old ring age by "Genteman jim" Corbet Sulli-
had many friends and admirers than
had the panther-lke opponent, who had him down
by swift foot-vork and then rushed in and sent him
70 the mat
Evening journal., 1918-02-05
OFT OF OIIR REACH.

a ERNfAN measles" has been wiped Off the sanitary
ecorGs Of Camp Dix and Liberty measules' sub
sttuted Hanged II grasp the psychology Of IT,
II the measles not ruthless. If there sin
gle fea ure of ty about IT, we could see into IT,
bit the opposite Is the fact Such a low-down,
ira y fe ocious malady as the measles is properly
named Ge man. And why polute the term Liberty" by
such atlon7 Gee the Old Boy called Ger
man Devil" wouldn't him Liberty Devil" in
order to take crack at the Kaiser. would WEI
Evening journal., 1918-02-05
Id IL - OpENs-

co d l. TIL OPENS.
5chola g The local schools
D gan lhe.g E. u $ o. IN second te n
u the current a. s. &c day. The
en-ollment IN some OF The schools viii
OF be completed 70. several days, how
yer. At the II gh School the m d-year
promotions we made yesterday. The
class Of students entering the High
school are smaller than usual.
The students are very much inter-
sted In the first Of a series Of enter
tlinments that a. ie beng planned partly
or the benefit Of the Rcd G Oss and
partly for various departmental needs Of
the schools
On Friday evening under the direction
Evening journal., 1918-02-05
KNITTING AND KNOCKING.

II HE Federal Reserve Board says in is bulletin for
i January that IL is Of much Importance that the
Government should be helped to obtain goods to pro-
cure credit and that ln neither respect the Amer
people yet cooperating 10 sufficient degree"
Perhaps the people did not cooperate they should
in procuring credit for the Government but il not what
explanation has iho Reserve Board to make concerning
the over-subscrlptlon to two Liberty Loans3