Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-12-18
RED CROSSPICS
ARE ALL SOLD.
"a Car Loads Sold in Chicago This
Week. They Will Bring
Probably Better Than $780,
900
STATEMENT WILL BE
GIVEN OUT END WEEK
1914 Hogs Were Shipped From Here
Saturday Might. Two Died on
the Way

Last Saturday night at eleven o.
clock the vanguard of Winneshiek
County Red Cross hogs left Decorah
over the Milwaukee. Eight cars left
here, each car decorated witlr ban
ner telling about the special train If
hogs. The train proper was made up
at McGregor and constituted 27 car
loads.
The band was out Saturday night
and those porkers were given real
send off. An immense crowd was at
the depot to see the train depart.
Only cars left Decorah, the rest
being picked UP at McGregor.
Treasurer Ben Bear of the Red
Cross and the following accompanied
the train to Chicago: G. F. Heuser,
Spillville; L. A. Jirack, Jackson
Junction; Will Klatt, Calmar; Elmer
Ringeon, Ridgeway; Gilbert Pear
son, Decorah; G. A. Lomen and Nick
Schultz, Ridgeway; Ike Reid, Burr
! Oak; Halvor Ramlo, Decorah; Nj. r.
Smith, Burr Oak; E. E. Malloy, Cas-
talia and Glen Oyloe, Ossian.
Ben Bear sent a, telegram to r.
Alyger Monday morning as follows,
stating that the ''Winneshiek County
hog special, 27 carloads, created a
sensation at the stockyards today.
Nothing of the kind ever seen and
our train was surrounded by hund-
reds. Sold 25 carloads around $17. so
per hundred. Balance will sell to-
morrow. Pathe man took pictures of
train, will be shown on screen and
win be seen by fifty million people.
A great advertisements for Winnie
saieS County,
John Longstreet, the photographer
accompanied the train as far as Gut
Itenberg, where he got an excellent
picture of it, which has been attract
ing lots of attention at his gallery
this week.
The shipment numbered nearly
1000 hogs. The Chicago Daily Drov-
ers Journal gave 1914 hogs as the
number shipped. The proceeds of
some 334 hogs, sold for the same ac-
count, all over the county, have been
turned over to Mr.. Bear.
Mr.. Bear arrived home this morn
ing, pretty we'll worn out from his
strenuous trip and he repaired inn
mediately to his home for short
rest
Mr.. Bear says there were 100,-
900 hogs in Chicago Monday, and
| if arrangements had not been pre-
viously made for the Red Gross hogs
they wouldn't have been sold yet. 1t
! is estimated now that the shipment
brought better than $4,000.
The club has $3.50 members and
each subscribed pig. Some paid in
cash, and others are waiting until
| their pigs get older and bigger be-
fore paying in.
The Drovers Journal said the hogs
were mixed lot, as was expected.
Every breed was represented and
many of the hogs showed several
breeds. They We're big and little, fat
and thin, but this made no difference
to the packers who bought the
stock. There was no sorting, every
thing went with the load-and at
good prices,
The hogs We're consigned to
Everett C. Brown, president of the
Chicago Live Stock Exchange, but
to facilitate the sale the names of
all commission men were put into a
| hat and the fortunate firms We're
drawn by e. M. Hughes secretary OF
the exchange. No commission was
charged for selling the hogs, and the
firms whose names were not drawn
were keenly disappointed. Everyone
wanted the hogs.