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a large central square. A church
and modern schoolhouse face each
other from opposite sides. A day
nursery is nearby, a hospital is on
the outskirts. and a large eating
house to be operated by the Red
Cross is so situated as to be most
convenient for all. Elsewhere there
are stores, workrooms and work
shops fully equipped for various
trades and so built as to be an
ornament rather than detriment
to this twentieth century suburb of
this ancient city. The streets and
roads of the village are to be an OBJ
ject lesson to other Italian commu-
mites. Its water from the historic
Mcclellan aqueduct is so pure that a
glass of it will show no sediment
after standing a year. Sewage dis
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OFFICIAL LIST OF CASUALTIES
IN AMERICAN ARMIES ABROAD

ninghan, Fairfield. Mont; Earl Ell
lott, Hanley. n. M; W. Fred Etue,
Bay City, Mich; Jas. Fields, Kermit,
W. Va; Fred Fuerback, Milwaukee,
Wis; Jas. E. Goldthorpe, Fort Plain
n. Y. Alfred Cross Shawano, Wis. !;
sChas. E. Higgins, Alberta, Cam; Roy
Hopp, Milwaukee. Wis: Albert Lams,
Superior, Wis: Herman Leistikow,
y. Milwaukee, Wis: Angeles SOULS,
Tehachapi, Ca; Leo SZczepanski, Au-
burn, Mich; Jean B. Hourcaillon, San
Francisco, Call: L. a. knutson, Sister
Bay, Wis: Angelo Leberace, Concord,
Mass; Robert Luecke. Shawano, Wis:
Douglas McCIoskey, Carson City,
Mich: Hugh A. Manchester, Detroit,
Mich; hurry Mason. Blanchardvflle,
Wis; Merton Maynard, Lodi, is; Her.
man Otto Pardee, Bay City, Mich;
ehas. E. PEBBLES, Crystal City. Mo- j:
Elmer ]. Perkins, Houghton, Mich;
Peter Petronis, Scranton. Pa; Geo J.
Rutter. Seattle. Wash; j. H. Schooley,
ZiIlah, Wash; Ed VanHecke, Chicago,
H.; Ira w. Walker, Thorndale, Tex:
Ellsworth E. WEIGH, Dallas, Pa: Peter
Wirketis. Chicago ILL.,; julius wozen-
ski. Westfield, Mass.
DIED OF WOUNDS.
Corp. Clyde Burley, Big Run, Pa.
Mechanic John R. Strasbough. Dill
town, Pa.
Privates.
VIM. e. Bateman, Mountain Top.
Ark: Frank B. Ewell. Philadelphia,
Pa; Chas. H. Hurphy, Rushford.
Mimi; Albert H. Pohlman, Sedward
Neb.; Auis Porter, Quality, KY; Har-
rison Townsend, Seymour, Tenn; c.
II. Waltz, Pembroke. Pa; C. wunsch.
st Louis, Mo-; Walter W. Abrams,
Deep Creek, Wash: Jas. w. Blanchard.
Kalamazoo, Mich; Ira Jackson, Bah
cock. Ga: Jos. Jordan, Bangor. Me.
DIED OF DISEASE
Sergt. Mai. John NJ. Klingensn1ith,
Greensburg, Pa.
Sergt. Morris NJ. Rowley. Stockton.
Md.
PriVates.
John L. Anderson. Korbel, Cal; It.
A. Cunningham, Cambridge. Mass; J.
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D. Mcpherson, w. Toledo. o.
WOUNDED SEVERELY.
Lieut.. Leon NJ. Gurda, Milwaukee,,
Wis.
Sereeants.
John w. Agnor, Kerrs Creek. Va;
Eli Gebbard, Mckee, Ky; Clarence r.
Lanhanl, Lebanon, KY: Ralph p
Layne, Chicago. ILL.,; Alonzo NJ. Mar
tin, Union Hall. Va; John Norton
Central Falls, R. l.: Martin F. O'Hara
Pittsburg, Pa; Mede E. Roberts
Richdale, Mass; Thos. y. Sessions
Heber, Utah; Fred Sexton, Oneida,
Tenn: Royal P. Steinbacher Will
Transport, Pa; i. c. Tucker, Monroe
y. c.; Albert A. Gutenberg, Milwaukee,
Wis.
CorporaIs.
Harold w Baldwin, Battle Creek
Mich: Jesse r. Blair. Evansville, Ind.
Tony Desalvo, Kansas City, Mo-; Geo.
\. Goodwin, Beaver Dam, Wis; Jos.
J. Hack, Jr., Rhinelander. Wis: C. NJ
Kyle, WEIGH, w. V; J. w. Leidinger,
East Boston, Mass: Chester A Logan
Harlem, Ga: Sam L. McAdams. HavA
ersville, KY; f. L. Miller. Pottsville
Pa: Joe w. Moss. Huntington. w. Va:
Thos. Murphy, Monroe, Wis; Clar-
ence P. Noe, Wetmore, Kan: John B.
Purdv, Brodhead, Wis; Dick r. Rags
dale, Dallas, Tex: John D. Reuter-
Custer, Mont: VIM. Theune. Cedar
Grove, Wis: F. Wieczorkowsky. South
Amboy y. J.; F. J. Winston. Sta,
City, Ark; Chas. Stuckey, okeechobee.
Flo
Bugler Lee D. Merrill. Pardeeville
Wis
Mechanics.
Fred j. Allen, Rockford, ILL.,: Vernon
Trumbly, Geary. Okla; Jos. o. Tyzak
Chicago, H.: VIM. ]. WflIett. New
Haven, Ky.
WAGNER Fred NJ. Prast. Michigan
City, Ind.
Privates.
Jas. Albano. West Rutland. Vt: Ray
mond G. Alpers, Nevada City, Cal:
Siguard Anderson, Chicago, ILL.,; Peter
p. Angerinos, Seattle. WASH. Earl r.,
Angstadt, Reading. Pa: Michele An
tonic, Freeport, Pa; Ora A. Baldwin
McLeansboro, H.: K. L. Brookings
Monticello, Ark; Odar A. Busby. Tab
Ter. Okla: Jas. A. Rutterf;eld. Charles
town, Mass: Claude F. Chapman
Qulin, Mo-: Chas. L. Cochran, Chicago
H.; Henry Cohen. Chicago. H.: Ed
y. Corliss, torpedo tender. u. s. NJ:
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RED CROSS IRONATED HERBS
fWfTA pEp91eIs

IF you don't feel well or IL you wake UP
tired and all run down with headache,
biliousnass, indigestion and feel all out
Of sorts, take q bottle Of IRONATED
HERBS with PEPSIN. Guaranteed to
put you in the pink Of condition. Thie
and more than one hundred other Rec
Cross Remedies and Toilet Preparation
,old and guaranteed only by
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| Harold n. unefare, Peoria, ILL.,; Nathan
K. currie, Bravo, Mich; D. Davis
Pottsville. Pa; Frank J. Anderson.
LaJo1la, Ca: Geo. J. Carda, Enid.
Mont: Joaquin Chavez, Corvio, y. M;
VIM. H. Coffin, Levering, Mich; JOS. J..
Connors. Brooklyn, n. Y; Eugene T.
Hormier. Central Falls. r. l.: George
W. Craven Colorado Springs, Colo;
Carl e. Erickson. New Sweden. Me-:
Salvatore Ferraro, New York, n. Y;
; VIM. +. Gordon, Brooklyn, n. Y; j. y.
Grotzke, Portage, Wis; Thos Philip
Kicher Sykesvi1le, Pa: A. Knapp,
Janesville. Wis. E. ]. Predergast
Chicago, H.; Logan Qualls, Harlowton.
Mont: Dan T. Sullivan, Springfield.
Mass: Pablo Tabares. Yuico. Mex;
Jas. F. Waldron. New Bedford. Mass;
Ruben H. Dransfields Indianapolis, Ind.
G. NJ Dup1echan. Fort Barre. La: A
J. E1lingson, Climax, Mich; Stephen
w Ferris. Scronton, Pa: V. GiecewicZ,
Chicago III; Eugene Gignac, Frank
lin, y. H.: Donald L. Gilbert, Alanson,
Mich: Claude NJ. Gray. Hillsboro, Ore.
Perry r. Griffen. Sulphur Springs.
Tex: Miles Grubic Portland, Ore:
Robert A Hollander Dorchester.
Mass: Chester f. Hopkins, Mize, Miss
Burton G. Hoor, Watertown, n. Y:
Henry G. Hubbard Tallahassee, Fla:
Morre11 b. Jackson. Calico Rock. Ark;
Vaurice Joy, Houston. Tex: Ernest w.
Lambert, South Acton, Mass; Arthur
J. LeClerc. Auburn Me; W. Leszczyn-
ski, Milwaukee. WIS., Rollin Livick,
Edgerton, Wis: Michael McEntee, st.
Louis, Mo-: Harry s. McKitrick, Cleve-
land, O.: John J. O'NeiIl. Waterbury,
Conn; C. R. Peterson, Roberts, ILL.,:
| WIN. NJ Rayland. Chickasha- Okla:
Jau1 Summons, Gibson. Ca; I. Sedof-
SKY Brooklyn, n. Y; Leonard L.
Smith, Lagrange. Ind; VIM. Strecker.
Chicago, ILL.,: Ambrose Tate. MORROW,
La: e. E. Thompson.sI Ala;
Joseph Turro, Stratford. Conn; D. r.
Watt. steuhenville, o.: Jesse Williams,
Hornbeck, La; Earl r. Wiseman. Ew-
| ing, NIB: Geo. sMatzko. E. Port Ches-
ter, Conn; Roman Okraska, Holyoke.
Mass: Stanley Olinssi. Albion,f Mich.
Luther H. Richsyrds, Bramwell, W. Va. !:
Edward w. Rogers, Hawkeye, Mass. :
Edwin J. Shaw, Gloucester, Mass; r.
Y Spencer, Lacyvi1le, Pa: Geo. F.
Taaffe. Keene, y. H.; G. E. Whisen-
hunt, Ada. Okla; Jos. Zach. Chicago,
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American Red Cross
Builds a Cement VII
lage to Care for Ref
ugees.

Z Rising within the shadow of the
tower OF Pisa is one of the most
modern towns In Europe, and 1t is
an American village-an American
Red Cross Refugee village, by the
way, built Of concrete and with the
most approved hygienic arrange
ments. Where as late as last April
an orchard bloomed, this village of
cottages, stores and workrooms is
springing up like Jacks bean stalk.
Before September 1t will be hive
of industry for two thousand refu-
gees from the German smash, many
OF them wives, children and grand
parents of italian soldiers.
The structures already built or
under way will house two thousand
people, but the plans provide for
the erection of homes for three
thousand more on the thirty acres
constituting the towns site. The
neat rows of airy, well lighted ee-
ment houses, designed in Italian
style by Italian architects, surround
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posal, plumbing and other sanitary
facilities are to be as modern as
those of an up-to-date American
suburb.
The ground for this village, which
was requisftioned by the Governor
of the province when the American
Red Cross agreed TO defray the cost
Of the structures to house the refu-
gees, was formally broken on HAY /
by Major Chester Aldrich, repre-
senting the Red Cross. italian
architects and workmen, under
American leadership, ever since
have been breaking ell local con-
struction records. Many Of the
houses now are ready for oecupan-
cy, and early In August these two
thousand homeless people at last
will have permanent habitation
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]. Mcclellan, Dorchester, Mass; Jos.
8. Sikore, Milwaukee. Wis: Harry
yliet Yonkers, Yonkers, n. Y.
Mechanic James Deguell, OiAtha.
Colo.
Corbit Adkins. Export. w Va; D.
Anatola, Brooklyn, N. Y: A. Anderson,
Belvidere, ILL.,; Harry Ashcroft. AL
toonar lPa.: Harry o. Beattie, Jamaica,
VT: Gerald A. BedwelI, fndianoIa, Ia:
3. =. Behrineer, st. Marys, Pa; Victor
BefshInsky, North Chicago, H.; VIM.
BillenEren, Brooklyn, N. Y; Geo. L.
lacker, Allerton. ILL.,: John j. Blaser.
Cresco. Ia; r. c.. Bombardner, Harris
burg, Pa; Holland p. Boyd, Davenport,
va; F. buckingham, Princeton. Mimi;
Conrad A. F. Burxel, Reese, Mich;
Blaine Calvin, Pleasant Grove, CAL;
Maurice Casey, Starksboro, VT: En-
nest Cavaliere, New York, n. Y; Dan
cifullo, Bayonna, n. j.; Fay Cline,
Yellton. okla: John E. Connolly. Bat
tie Creek, Neb.; August Conway,
Clarified, Pa; Ell Cook. MeKeesport,
Pa; VIM F. Cook. Tecumsek, Okla. !;
y. A. Croll, w. Hoboi<eT, n. j.; James
Cronin, Northifeld, Mimi; James r.
Currie, New York. Ny; Frank e.
DonaFHe. Lansing, Mich; August T.
Eitzen. Maple City, Mich; Wordie O.
Gilmore, Magnolia, Ark; A. Fernandez,
Cadillac, Mich; Geo. A. Goodney, Re-
public Mich, Arthur r. Hahn, Emb-
den. n. D.; r.. NJ Haness, Dora, Ark;
Fred w. Hartwick, Grand Rapids.
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and be given facilities for resuming
their old trades.
Model Town to Be Carried on by
Women.
1t will largely be woman ruled
town. Many of the citizens of this
new community will come from
Venice, and In the main they will be
women, for in Italy every able
bodied man whose work has not al
ready been cut out for him behind
the lines is fighting at the front for
the women he has left bNsind him.
Therefore, it is a case of the woman
who is behind the man who Is be-
hind the gun. Many of these wo-
men will be home workers by both
instinct and training, though almost
every class known to the country
will be represented. Many of the
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home industries for which Venice
Is famed will be carried on under
Red Cross encouragement and aid
in this modern suburb of Pisa.
There will be, lace-making and gar
ment making, shoemaking and doz-
ems of other activities, for in select
ing the site for the town all these
matters had to be borne in mind
Those not engaged In home indus
tries will find ready employment in
the factories of Pisa.
This village, however, Is only one
of the many measures employed by
the American Red Cross to assist
refugees and families of soldiers In
Italy. In practically every village
on mainland and islands Red Cross
relief is operative. The families OF
over 100000 Italian soldiers have
been visited and their Immediate
needs supplied. In cooperation
with italian Governmental and oth-
er agencies, workshops, day nurs-
cries, schools. soup kitchens, cloth
ing centers, dry food shops, sewing
rooms, factories for the manufac-
ture of shoes and furniture and 9th
er needed supplies, orphan asylums,
summer camps for children. hospf
tails and dispensaries have beer
opened in many places.
Italian relief organizations have
been assisted financially to carry on
and extend their work to cope with
the refugee problem. Everywhere
behind the line these activities are
fighters victory spirit, just as surely
as are the Red Cross canteens and
rest houses for soldiers on the front
line and In the railway depots.
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Ill.
WOUNDED Degree Undetermined
Lieut.. Shores E. Ciinard, Atlanta, Ga.
Ser1cants.
John Baker, Lancaster, KY, Law
renee f. Brock, Baldwinsville, Mass.
Michael Prisman, Brooklyn. n. Y: w.
l.. Richard. w. Philadelphia, Pa
Corporals.
Earl Bareus, Liberty, Ind: Jos. w
Barteck, Bitumen. Pa; w. 6line, Jol-
let. Ill.,; Warren Wansburg, Syracuse
n ": Paul F. Haworth, Elwood, Neb.
Anton S. Heupel. Milwaukee, Wis: ]
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CONTINUED on Page Three,
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KILLED IN ACTION
Capt OrvilIe L. Anderson, Great
Falls, Mont.
Lieutenant.
JOS w. Emery. Jr., Quincy, H.; Ger
aid F. Kelly, Marietta. Ohio; Lee H.
Hall, St. Louis, Mo-; Chas. T. Gardner.
Louisville, Ky.
Sergeants.
Jas. Sebo, Dayton. O.; VIM. Lessel-
young. Marshfield. Wis; Roy Vingers.
Lacrosse, Wis.
Corp. Albert Edward WethereH.
Saginaw, Mich.
Privates.
jos. Adams, Chicago, ILL.,; Homer A.
Armstrong, Philomath Ore; Wells
Armstrong, Ridgefield, Wash: Guy c..
Burson, Casper, Wynn; Dan F. Gala
han, New Haven, Conn; Chas. JOS.
Casey, Philadelphia, Pa: Moses j
Collette. Spencer Mass; Stanley
Coryell. Brownton. Wis; Thos. J.
Coughlin, New York, n. Y; Walter H.
Creasey. Custer, Wash; Thos. F. Cum
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29
MONTANA LAND PLEASES.
Chicago Man Inspected the Ed X.
HOvden Tract and Speaks
Highly of 1t.

The following article relative to
the tract of land owned by Ed. X.
Hovden, of DEBORAH, north of SUI
matra, Mont. is taken from the
Sumatra Record of May %, and
gives high praise to the land:
"Mr. Pentzer, of the Catholic
Land Information Bureau, of Chi
cago, was in Sumatra recently, In
behalf of the Bureau, inspecting
the Ed. X. Hovden tract, north OF
Sumatra, and other lands in this i'm
mediate vicinity. Mr.. Pentzer was
shown the land by G. B. McGlenn,
local land agent. In an interview
with the editor, Mr.. Pentzer de-
clares himself as very much pleased
with the development of the country,
character of the land, and conditions
in general in this locality, and that
he could conscientiously recommend
this vicinity to anyone seeking for
a new location. This is very
gratifying to residents of Sumatra
and vicinity, as this further justi-
fies their faith in the country, and
new settlers are always welcome
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29
Death Of Mrs. T. o. Wick.

Mrs. T. o. Wick passed away at
the hospital last Saturday, death
being due to cancer. The deceased
was born in Norway "a years ago,
a daughter of Nils and Beret Nilsson.
She came to this country when two
years old with her parents, settling
in Glenwood township. She was
married in DEBORAH Is. years ago
to T. o. Wick, and one daughter
was born to the union, who is now
16 years old. She is also survived
by the bereaved husband, her moth
er, two sisters and two brothers,
Mrs. John Odden, Madison town
ship; Miss Mary Ingvoldsen at
home and Anon and Andrew
Ingvoldson, of DEBORAH. The fam
lily home was in DEBORAH township,
whore the deceased was we'll known
and most highly respected by all
her friends, who are grieved to
hear of her death. The funeral will
be held today, Wednesday at $3.50
o'clock from the Lutheran church
Rev. Torri9on will officiate and in
terment will be in the Norwegian
cemetery in DEBORAH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29
Death OF Mrs. Mary Enriaht.

| Mrs. Mary Enright passed away
Saturday May 25, at 7:45 p. m.
at the residence of her sister, Miss
Kate Enright on Day street The
deceased was born August 2, 1887,
her parents being John and Gather
inc Enright. Her husband was the
late DR.. NJ. c. Enright, who passed
away in 1894 at st. Joseph, Mo,
where the family home had been
for nearly so years. Two sons
were born to the union, Albert j.,
of Enright & Co., st. Joseph, Mo.
and Charles F., Bank Commissioner
of Missouri, of Jefferson City, Mo.
and both were here to attend the
funeral. She is also survived by
one nephew and four neices, as
sistant postmaster E. ]. Powers,
DEBORAH; Mary Powers, Mrs. Evan
geline KotZebue, DEBORAH; Sister
Nj. Kosteka of the Sisters OF Mercy
and Mrs. Henry Halvorson of Az
doben, Iowa. The deceased was a
noble woman, a kind and gener-
Gus friend and beloved by all who
knew her. The funeral services
were held yesterday Tuesday froIl
st. Benedict's Catholic church. Rev.
Father Hogan officiate6 and in
torment was in the Catholic cene-
terry.
Charles r. Perry, assistant vice
president of the Chicago Great
Western railroad was here frcm
st. Joseph to attend the funeral.
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FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE.
E. j. Hook Candidate at Primaries
to Represent Winneshiek County

Ellis J. Hook, as will be seen by
an announcement elsewhere in this
issue is a candidate for States Rep
resentative from Winneshiek county
at the primaries to be held June
3rd.
Mr.. Hook was born on a farm
in Tazewell county, ILL.,, and re-
ceived his early education in the
common schools Of that county and
at Hopedale High School. He began
teaching in 1890, teaching two
terms in Illinois, and in the spring
Of 1892 went to Grundy Center,
iowa, where he worked on farm
to which his parents had previously
moved from Illinois. In this county
he also taught school during the
fall and winter of 1929, and in
the summer of 1898 came to De-
corah, entering the DEBORAH Insti-
tute, where he spent two years un-
der the instruction of John Brecken-
ridge, graduating from the higher
English Course.
From 1894 TO 1899 he was engag-
ed in teaching in the public schools
of Winneshiek county, and then
was appointed County Superinten-
dent to succeed G. o. Haugen, who
resigned to pursue a medical
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29
Hon. l.. NJ. Enger at Charles City.

Hon. L. NJ. Enger at Charles City.
We had brief call from Lauritz
NJ. Enger of DEBORAH, republican
candidate for congress in this dis
trict. Mr.. Enger has represented
his district in the state senate for
two terms and previous to that was
in the lower house as representative
from Winneshiek county for four
years. He is a Norwegian by birth
and has successfully and success
lfully attained to prominence by
his own effort, rising through all
gradations from hired man on a
farm to the legislature of his state.
He began life on a farm in his home
county as a hired man, and at
various periods along his career
has been renter, land owner, clerk
and merchant. He has been en-
gagged in business as clerk and mer-
chant and for a time was engaged
: in newspaper work. During later
years he has been engaged in the
insurance business, at which he has
been successful. Mr.. Enger, We
take it, desires to represent his dis
! trict in congress in order to round
out very successful business and
political career.-Charles City In
telligencer.
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The following letter was recently
received by Mrs. Grace Porter, of
this city, acknowledging the recent
gift of $50 sent by the Monday
Club for the relief of the babies
Of Belgium:
Washington, D. c., May II.
My Dear Mrs. Porter:
1 have received your letter of
April 20, with its most generous
gift of 10000 for the babies for
Belgium from the Monday Club of
DEBORAH, and wish to express my
most appreciative thanks. 1t will
give me great pleasure to forward
this amount in the name of your
club to the proper authorities
abroad, and you may be sure that
it will do much good for the little
children who have suffered so much
in the war.
Your account of all that the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29
Gave Strong Memorial Address.

The Memorial Sunday exercises
at the Grand last Sunday were we'll
attended. Rev. NJ. Willett presided
and after a hymn by the audience.
gave the invocation, which was fol-
lowed by solo by Mrs. Cora Simp-
son and a reading Of the scripture
lesson by Rev. Bury. Mrs. c. E.
Barnhart rendered solo after
which Rev A. r. Grant of the M.
E. church delivered the sermon, and
it was one of the best Memorial
sermons ever delivered in DEBORAH.
The audience listened to his words
with close attention all through.
When reference was made to living
questions he was cheered by the
audience, who greatly appreciated
his sentiments. After paying a just
and eloquent tribute to the sol
diers of the civil war he turned
his attention to the present war
He exalted the public schools; de-
deprecated publications of news
papers in foreign languages, and he
touched on another. subject, that OF
temperance, and was roundly cheered
by the audience. The services were
closed with the singing OF
America" by the audience and q
quartette composed of Mrs. Simpson
Mrs. Barnhart, Mrs. A. Kelly ant
Mrs. A. r. Grant. { "a as HFI
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course. That same fall Mr.. Hook
was elected to the Office and con-
tinued in it until Jan. /, 1909,
when he took up the study of law,
first studying in law office and
and later at the State University of
Iowa, graduating in 1912. Pre-
viously to studying law, while SER
wing as county superintendent, he
secured a leave of absence. and pur-
sued special studies in the Liberai
Arts Department of the University
at Iowa City.
After graduating from the Uli-
versity he returned to Decorch and
began the practice of law, enjoy
ing a liberal patronage in con-
junction with C. S. boice his law
partner. He has always taken an
active interest in public affairs, and
has kept himself wen informed
along many lines.
When the city of DEBORAH voted
to establish Free Public Library
he was appointed on the board of
Trustees by Mayor Baker. and at the
meeting to organize the board he
was chosen president, to which po-
sition he was subsequently re-elect-
ed, serving until he resigned in
March 1917 when he was elected
Mayor of DEBORAH. In political af-
fairs he has always taken an active
interest, serving upon the county
Central Committee for a number
of years, and as chairman OF the
Republican County Central Com
mittee for the past four years.
For ten years he was member
of the Iowa State Teachers AS
ISOLATION, and of the Educational
Council of Iowa, body organized
to make special study of education
al systems of the United States and
of other countries and to study edu-
cational problems in the school
systems of the United States. AS
result of his membership in these
organizations he has has acquired
wide acquaintanceship over the
state. He is thoroughly acquainted
with Winneshiek county and knows
its conditions and needs, and Is
broadminded enough to give faii
consideration to all forms of bust
ness and industry in the county.
Mr.. Hook is an easy and fluent
public speaker, good thinker and
an ardently loyal American citizen
Should the people of Winneshieh
nominate him for the legislature
he certainly would be elected thi;
fall, and would ably and conscien
toously represent the county at
critical time in the history of the
state and nation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-29

generous ladies of your club have
done for Belgium has touched my
heart and you may be sure that
you all have the most heartfelt
thanks from all Belgians who know
of this noble work.
I have delayed sending this letter
as I was DESTROYS of sending you
some small token of appreciation,
and am mailing you Mrs. Vernon
Kellog's book Women of Belgium"
which l am sure will interest you.
Hoping that you will convey my
deep appreciation to all the men,
bers of the Monday club, / remain,
Very truly yours,
E. De CARTIER,
Belgian Minister.
To Mrs. Grace Porter,
DEBORAH. Iowa.