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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-08
NOTICE OF BRIDGE LETTING

Sealed proposals, indorsed Proposals
for Bridge Work" will be received by
at his office in the Court House in De-
corah Iowa, until 1880 o'clock p. m on
the 14th day of May, 1918, for the con-
struction of the bridges listed below.
Bids will be publicly opened and read
before the Board of Supervisors at the
time stated above.
l. Risdahl Bridge Between section
IA and Is Fremont township. Rein
span, concrete floor, Is foot roadway.
reinforced concrete abutments. and
wings, abutments is feet overall, 1858
yards of concrete, 11,440 pounds of re-
inforcing steel and GA piling, estimated
cost $4,000.
2. Bucknell Bridge. Section Z. Canoe
township. Reinforced concrete deck
girder, 80 foot span, concrete floor. 16
ments and wings, abutments II feet
overall. 1916 yards concrete, $500
pounds reinforcing steel, estimated. cost
$4,000.
g.. Humpal Bridge. Section IS,
Springfield township. One concrete
foot roadway. reinforced concrete abut-
ment and wings. Abutment II feet ov-
erall. As foot steel pony truss, to be
erected. 1873 yards of concrete. $3.50
pounds reinforcing steel, 52S feet pill
ing. Estimated cost $500. County Will
furnish floor lumber.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
1. A certified check for five per cent
$50 of bid, made payable to the Coun-
ty Auditor. shall be filed with each bid
which, in case of the bidder Cor bid
ders) receiving award, should he fail
to execute a contract and file bond
within ten (10) days after the accept
ance of his bid shall be forfeited TO the
county as liquidated damages.
,. All bids must be made on the reg
ular form furnished by the county.
sealed and plainly marked. Any
changes made in this form or any adj
dition thereto, may cause the rejection
of the bid. No bid will be considered
which contains a clause in which the
contractor reserves the right to accept
or reject contract awarded him by
the Board.
3. The successful bidder will be re-
quired to furnish a bond for fifty per
cent (50T) of the cost of the bridges,
issued by responsible surety, approved
by the Board, and drawn to protect the
county and any sub-contractor.
4. Contractors will be required to re-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-08
THE COST OF EDUCATION.
What Iowa is Spending to Benefit
Her Boys and Girls.

Iowa paid out last year for the
education of it's boys and girls an.
average of $31.S6 for each pupil, ac-
cording to a report completed by
Frank Joseph, assistant state super
intendent of public instruction.
The total cost of the school system
for the school year ending June 80,
1917, was $27,O16,177 The number
of students erolled i public schools
was 507,652.
The cost of the educatioal sys-
TEN is apportioned among 5000 cor
poratlons. There were 22,343 teach
ers.
According to the report, the aver
age salary for teachers in the state is
$685. a month. The average sal
airy of male teachers is 5000: fe-
male teachers $59.42. This was an
advance of 50 over the preceding
year.
The Iowa school system required
1927 school buildings, the value be-
ing estimated at $43,320,562. Dur
ing last year there were 243 new
buildings erected at an expense of
nearly $3sO00.0O0. Joseph reports
that these buildings are for the
most part modern and equipped for
the latest methods of teaching.
OF the school buildings in use last
year il Iowa, Joseph reports 10,147
of them are equipped with flags
Joseph has suggested that all dis
tricts in, the state display their pat
riotism by insisting that the flag be
flown from every school house in ac-
corda1ce with the law.
OF the total enrolment of 507 ,562
during the year 1917, the average
attendance is give1 as 4O0,299, the
average nonattendance being 81 per
cent or the loss of one days time il
the week.
1t is estimated by the assistant
state superintendent that the loss to
the state through non-attenda1ce is
$5,673,197.
Such tremendous losses are unt
believable until we study the ag-
gregate in the place of thinking of
the Individual pupil only" said as
sista1t superintendent Joseph.
Schools have been il session. IT'S
days, or SO months of the year.
Joseph points out that the school sys-
tenn is gradually coming to the point
where all of the schools will com
tinue nine months. He said that the
school system should not be judged
by the amount of money expended.
The success of the system, he said,
depends upon the work of the indi-
vidual schools.
The average cost of pupils in the
state institution at Anamosa was
$264.22. The average cost for
each inmate at Fort Madison was
$302.5S; Mitchelville, $272.S5, FL
dora, $1,000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-08

But You Ought To Be Paid For 1t.
If Hindenburg was to whisper in
your ear precisely what he desires
you to do he would say among other
things: TELL everybody that the
war will be over before next June.
Suggest that the English, French
and. Italians shall take care of them
selves and the United States take
care of the United States. Eat what
you want. Its yours, isn't it? Why
should you keep wheatless days and
meatless days because tr{se Bell
gians and French and British are
hungry. You raised the stuff. The
hogs are your hogs. Eat them. You
have money to buy coal with. What's
it to you that lot OF people who
never have anything any way shall go
cold. If they'd been as thrifty as
you they'd have put in their coal
last June. Keep your boy at home
if you can. Let the other mans boy
go. Maybe he'll stay there and may
be he will come back hurt. You and
yours il the meantime can be making
the best money you ever had a chance
to make, see? Those government
fellows aren't going without any
thing. They get theirs. Those fell
lows who come around urging you to
buy bonds are not out there
for their health, believe me. This
cutting you off your right to buy
ten sacks of -four and 100 pounds of
sugar is scheme of the grocery
men to keep up prices"
That's the way Hindelburg and the
crown prince would talk to you IL
they wished to use you. And they
do wish to use every potential traitor
and every fool in America. They
are finding one now and then too.
For those who think and talk that
way are doing their bit for the kali
ser.
The best aid the German cause
can have is delay and distrust and
selfishness in America. That is the
hope of the German war leaders.
They want you to help them out.
They spent $4,000, 900 hiring spys
and crooks to push that propagan-
da before the war started between
Germany ald America. It's worth
money, big money to them now.
II you talk that way you ought to be
getting yours. For the laborer is
worthy OF his hire. Nobody ever
denied that Judas earned those thir-
ty pieces of silver Marshalltown
Times Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-08

Chicago daily Tribune or Chica-
go Herald either paper for one year
with Public Opinion, only $5.15. If
you are already a subscriber of Pub
lie Opinion you can have either of
the Chicago papers for 1895 the
year. Better subscribe today. If
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-08
Army Hats.

Boys Khaki hats, and children's
Khaki U. S. A. Rah. Rah. hats soc.
s. LARSEN.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-08

Money to loan on LIST Real Es-
tate Mtgs. 5 Y %. E. H. McMasters,
DEBORAH. Iowa. 14tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-08

Bring your next prescription to
John G. Schimming's drug store. /
will save you money. Att
The Nenana news., 1918-01-12

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The Nenana news., 1918-01-12
BOYS ARE OFF
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The Nenana news., 1918-01-12
RoADHoUSE MAN
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The Nenana news., 1918-01-12
OFFICERS INSTALLED

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The Nenana news., 1918-01-12
WILL TELL
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The Nenana news., 1918-01-12
FLORENCE REED STARS
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The Nenana news., 1918-01-12
MUSHER FROM NENANA
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The Nenana news., 1918-01-12
SOCIALIST SAYS FERNS
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The Nenana news., 1918-01-12
Is ACTIVE
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The Nenana news., 1918-01-12
ELECTION NIGHT

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The Nenana news., 1918-01-12
NOTICE

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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-05
Sorehead in Chichens

There are mild outbreaks Of
sorehead reported in various sec.
tons of Florida. DR.. N. Nv. SAN
born, of the extension service,
urges that fine ground sulphur be
tried for both the prevention and
cure of sorehead. The usual meth
cd of giving it is to add three 10
five pounds of the fine sulphur to
every ninety-fve pounds of dry
mash feed and keep before all the
hens and chicks. This sulphur
can be had at poultry supply and
drug stores, and there is no re-
striction ON it's sale.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-05

Texas. =,
Owing to the enormous increase
of administrative work following
the passage of the Food Produc-
ton Act in August, 1917, Mr.. Gus
ley, then director of the Texas A..
& M. College, was called to Wash
ington by President Wilson to as
sist in this great work as assistant
secretary of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture.
In addition to being a great adj
ministrator, Mr.. Ousley is also a
brilliant speaker. Standing high
in the Councils of the Nation, he
will bring an important message
to the citrus growers and farmers
of Florida.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-05

Florida and by September 18th in
the northern part of the ;:llrus
belt. Spraying should be done as
soon after these dates as pra,ti-
cable. The larvae are more eoSi-
ly killed when they are young and
the sap that they will consume
while growing should be saved to
the trees.
Unless prompt and energetic
measures are adapted the grow
ers may expect:
(D An even heavier infestation
.Of whitefy with the accompany
ing sooty mold and damage to the
fruit and trees.
~ A rapid increase of purple
scale.
(3) General infection of melan-
oSe and stem-end rot.
az Severe damage to the trees
and a costly reduction in both
quantity and quality Of next
years crop.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-05
CITRUS SEMINAR
AT GAINESVILLE
Will Discuss Spraying Hon.
Clarence Ousley to Speak

In every community where the
groves are infested with white
flies, it is evident that spraying is
necessary. The labor shortage is
making it more and more difficult
for the growers to organize crews
to do this work. With the fur
ther reduction Of farm labor it
will probably be necessary for the
growers to organize to do the
work which they as individuals
have done before. A few com
munities, already have such organ
izations, and the spraying is done
efficiently and economically with
"a minimum requirement of man
power.
At the Ninth Annual Citrus
Seminar which is to be held at the
University of Florida, Gainesville,
from September "a to q inclusive.
all phases Of grove spraying will
be discussed from the details of
mixing and applying the sprays
to that of organization to do the
work. Practically all makes Of
power sprayers sold in Florida
will be on exhibit, and experts
from the factory will be present
to give details concerning the op-
Grafton and upkeep of these ma
chimes.
Among the prominent speakers
who will address the meetings of
the Ninth Annual Citrus Semi
mar and the Third Annual Live
Stock Roundup to be held at the
University of Florida Septem5e-
"a to q inclusive, is the Honora-
bic Clarence Ousley, Assistant
Secretary of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. Mr.
Ousley is a southern man, born il
Georgia a graduate of the Ala
bama A. & NJ. College; noted
editor; and chairman of the Board
of Regents of the University of
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-05
Jewish Holidays

Jewish people of Tampa are
preparing to celebrate their an
nual holidays.
The great Jewish holidays Rosh
Hoshona New Years. and Yom
Kippur DAY of Atonement) will
be ushered in much sooner this
year than last.
Rosh Hoshona will be ushercd
in at sunset on Friday evening,
September 6, and continue
throughout Saturday, September
Il, and is also observed by ortho-
dox on Sunday, September s, I'M
til sunset of that day.
Yom Kippur, or the day Of a.
tenement, follows ten days later
and is ushered in at sunset on Sun
day evening, September Is, Mon
day, September 16, being Yom
kippur, and is observed by pray
Ier and fasting throughout the
world by all Jewery.
In addition to the above Sue
Goth, or the fast of the taberna-
cles, will be celebrated Sept. 81
and %, and Sept. % and %
Tampa Tribune.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-05

The government says we must
cut off every exchange not abso-
lutcly necessary to the conduct of
our newspaper. We could worry
along without any of them, but to
do without the sayings of such
editors as Jordan, of the Punta
Gorda Herald; Lee, of the Winter
Haven Chief; Goolsby, of the
Florida Advocate; Triplett, of the
St. Cloud Herald; Leach, of the
Leesburg Commercial, of the
weekly papers, and the two Tam
pa dailies and the Times-Union,
would take what sunshine there is
LETT out of issuing a country week
ly. These men are put on notice
that their papers are left on our
llst.-Manatee Banner.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-05
FARM and GROVE
Agricultural News Service
Extension Division u. of +.
Cor University of FloridaJ
THE WHITEFLY SITUATION
Threatens Great Injury to Next
Years Crop

The Entomologist of the Exper-
iment Station has just completed
a tour of citrus sections and re.
ports the whitefy situation truly
alarming. Never before has he
seen the whitefy so abundant and
the fungi so scarce. In a few
weeks the rainy season will close
and with it the season of the most
active growth of at least the red
Aschersonia. The growers need
not, therefore, look for much help
from the fungi this year and I'M
less there is an active spraying
campaign the losses caused by
whiteflies and purple scales will
be enormous. Not only will the
present crops of fruit be injured
but the trees themselves will be
seriously injured and next years
croD greatly reduced.
: Prof. Watson also reports much
: dead wood in the trees and as a
: result melanoSe and stem-end rot
is more plentiful than usual. With
the increase Of the purple scale
there is liable to be serious in.
crease in the amount of sten-end
rot. The scales collect under the
calvx and there Duncture the rind
of the fruit and these puncturas'
serve as avenues of entry for the
fungus which causes stem eud rot.
The soOty mold acts as a partial
protection to the crawlers and
other young stages of the scales
and as a result a heavy infesta-
ton of whitefy is usually follow
ed by serious purple scale infesta-
ton.
The cause of the scarcity of the
entomogenous fungi is undouht-
edlv the freezes of the past two
winters. The trees We're largely
defoliated and the falling leaves
carried the fungi with them. Then,
too. the scarcity of the whitehy
following the freezes caused many
growers to neglect spraying so
that the whitefy multiplied rapid
". Perhaps in many communi-
ties which are not provided with
annie sDraying outfits the organi-
cation and equipment of commu-
nitv spraying outfits would be adj
vjsable A well trained crew
which dcvotes most Of it's time IL
spraying should do better and
More thorough work than the or
dinarv crew composed often of in
oynnrjenced men.
Most Of the eggs Of the brood
now on the wing will have batch
ed by September ist IN South .