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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-24
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
I'm the District Court of Iowa, i'm and
For Winneshiek County. Febru-
AIRY Term, 1920

Jessie A. Mullaney, Plaintiff.
VS..
William Woods, Lima Woods, and
any Right, Title or Interest in
and to the Southwest Quarter of
the Southeast Quarter and Lot
Two of the Northwest Quarter of
the Southeast Quarter of Section
Fifteen, Township Ninety-Seven,
North, Range Seven, in Winnie
shiek County, Iowa, Defendants
To Said Defendants:
You and each of YOU are hereby
notified that there is now on file in
the office of the Clerk of the District
Court of Winneshiek County, Iowa,
the petition of plaintiff, claiming that
she is absolute owner of the land
above described and is in actual pos
session thereof, having obtained
title thereto by deeds of record in
County, Iowa. That the
plaintiff is credibly informed and be-
lieves that you make some claim to
said land adverse to her, but plain
tiff alleges that you and none of you
have any right, title or interest
whatsoever in said land or any part
thereof and that she and those
through whom she derived title
have been in adverse possession of
the same for more than fifty-five
years last past before the COM
of this action; and she
asks in said petition that she be de-
creed the absolute owner of said
land and that title thereto be QuietCO
in her against the defendants named
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-24
CHILDREN NEARLY FROZEN.
Five Found Destitute on Banks OF
River i'm Council Bluffs.

Council Bluffs, Ia.-One of the
most distressing incidents of the fuel
famine disclosed in Council Bluffs
was the discovery of family of five
children, found in dilapidated old
cabin on the Missouri river bottom,
by Probation officer Herner.
The FIVE children, ranging in ages
from 5 to Is years, were almost
starved and nearly dead from the
cold and exposure, having in addition
to scarcely anything to eat, little
clothing or bedding. They were also
entirely without fuel save few bits
of brush which they had gathered
from the river side.
The children, named Vencil, are
concerned in a story that is pitiful in
the extreme. Last June their mother
died from the effects of influenza.
Living remote from any other habi-
-tation the children appear to have
been entirely forgotten by all who
had known them in the life of their
mother So they just existed, the
Oldest daughter, Helen, a girl of / .
acting as mother to the little flock
OF four others.
A life insurance paid the children
$3.50 at the death of their mother
AS long as this money lasted the
children apparently thrived fairly
well. Ten days ago the money was
exhausted.
In Juvenile court it developed that
the children are heirs to thirteen
lots in the west end of the city
valued at $4,000. ~The father was
brought into court. He claimed that
his wife had divorced him and that
she had been awarded the custody OF
the children. He disclaimed RESPONSE
bility for the children but the court
held otherwise. Information was fl
ed against him and either guardian
will be appointed for the children
or the fathers wages will be garnish
. ed to provide for the children's sup
port.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-24

and unknown and that each of them
be forever barred and estopped from
claiming or having any interest in
said land adverse to her. For par
ticulars see petition on file.
And unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon of the second day
of the next term, being the Febru-
airy, 1920 term of said court, which
convenes at the court house in De-
corah, Iowa, on the End day of Feb
ruary, 1920, default will be entered
against you and judgment and decree
rendered thereon as prayed, and as
provided by law.
Dated this 18th day of December,
A. ID. 1919.
SENNEFF, BLISS, WITWER &
SENNEFF,
Attorneys for Plaintiff
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-24
NOTICE IN PROBATE.
To whom it may concern:

To whom it may concern:
You and each of you are hereby
notified to appear at the court house
in Winneshiek county, Iowa on the
End day of February. 1920, at $500
O'Clock p. m, to attend the probate
Of an instrument purporting to be
the Last Will and Testament of
Knut E. Vik late of Calmar Town
ship, in Winneshiek county, Iowa,
deceased, at which time and place
you will appear and show cause, il
any, why said will should not be adj
mitted to probate.
In testimony whereof have here
unto subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of said office, this 18th day
Of December, 1919.
S. j. MOORE,
Clerk District Court
w. M. STRAND, Attorney. 52-33
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-24

And after all the things of chief
interest in life are what Jim says
to me-" and what II says to Jim"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-24

It used to be said that if you slept
soundly it was because you either
had good digestion or too mucl
LIQUOR. Now it's good digestion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-24

Cork is the outer layer of the bark
of certain oak fiourishing in south
ern France.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-24
Christmas All the Yearl

Every time that Christmas comes
around again we wonder why We
haven't cultivated the Christmas spdr.
1t all the year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-24
A SEASONABLE SERMONETTE

c Cheerfulness is a personal posses
sion, but you can
n Hand some of it on to those whose
weary, Grab lives
r Represent naught but grim strug-
gle to exist, whose
! Inheritance is labour and sorrow
stranger TO joy.
S So, in kindly spirit, go forth, seek.
and find some of
T These joyless ones. Bring some
cheer into their lives.
M Make it Christmas resolve that
you will, out Of your
A Abundance or sufficiency, make,
with kindly heart, the
S Sun to shine at Christmas in one
poor home at least.
D Do this, and the deed shall bring
you such sweet Joy
A And satisfaction that the remem-
brance of it will make
Y Your own Christmas happy"
one in deed and in truth.
Milford chronicle., 1919-12-26
ENTRANCE ROADS FOR FARMS
Engineers Of Bureau Of Public Roads
Give Advice on Application Of
Bituminous Material.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
Owners Of large farms and rural
estates seeking a more satisfactory
type OF entrance road have applied
to the bureau of public roads Of the
United States department of agricul-
ture for advice regarding the applica-
tion of bituminous material on main
entrance and much-traveled farm
lanes.
The bureaus engineers point out
that such applications may be made
successfully on any farm road which
has already been constructed Of stone,
gravel, or other similar material, and
is In a thoroughly compacted and rea-
sonably smooth condition. A coal-tar
preparation applied cold, or an asphalt
tic oil, can be used and If applied by
the farm employees, the cost should
not exceed seven or eight cents a
square yard for materials. The com
pacted gravel or stone road should be
thoroughly cleaned of dust and the
bltumen applied with ordinary sprink-
ling pots from which the perforated
nozzle has been removed and the spout
carefully fattened into a symmetrical
oDpninp obOut One-Quarter
Milford chronicle., 1919-12-26
THE FARMER IN POLITICS

At time when old political divisions are fading out,
and lines cleavage often following the boundaries
Of class or occupation beginning to appear is in
eresting to speculate the probable course that the
great farming populaton OF the country will The
farmers do not perhaps. number actual majority of
the voters but they ii that their influence
il it could the support OF single party
would be quite decisive.
But it has always impossible to control the agr-
cultural vote The farmer the independent citizen
that exists He is usually his own master; he comes
nearer anyone else producing for himself and his
family all the necessares life; he thinks much and
independently less subject than the town dweller
and the craftsman the infection of crowd or class
opinion The Labor party promises to make special
enort to with itself farmers organizations all over
the country and both working men and farm
ers are agreed upon discomfort with present con-
ditions and desire a larger share in profit making
political management; CO hs eG&&F there IS
an apparent basis for such union.
But no movement that hopes to meet the problems of
society by constantly increasing scale of for con
santly diminishing amount of work get permanent
support Their experience Of life has
taught conditions be obtained only
through increased production and that you cannot get
production without work They the practical eeonom
iss they succumbed to the fllacy that has
deceived thousands Of dweliers commercial and
Industrial occupations akethat something somehow can
be had for nothing They know they must work and work
hard world be fed and that others must work
have the other necessaries and comforts OF
life No sensible the present situation have
been expressed by anyone than those embodied in the
resolutions of the International Farm Congress that met
recently City They put the blame for the high
cost Of living where belongs the tendency toward
ideness among OF the people and on the dis
position OF employers merchants and work people alike
to demand their the community are
fairly worth.
Meanwhile the farmers Ontario have surprised the
politicians by eeeting majority OF the members of the
provincial legislature who pledged the principles
OF the United Farmers organization. Their leader, Mr.
Drury, to be the premier. He himself has held
political Office and many Of his cabinet in like
II will be interesting what Of administration
the farmers provides Their platform except
that advocates prohibition and the initiative and refer
endum is not particularly radical, and their leaders dis
claim any revolutionary utopian aims But since they
did not themselves expect complete victory their
program was very carefully prepared in advance We
must await the actual processes Of legislation to see by
what means the Ontario farmers propose to bring about
The good government stability, efficiency and
air and equal enforcement the law that their party
Companion
Milford chronicle., 1919-12-26

GENERAL LEONARD WOOD was held back from lakins
any part the great and his case can be com
pared with that General Miles n the Spansh-Amercan
war which the result OF political manipuations on
the part OF those in the Administration AT the
present time there is every indication that General Wood
will receive the nomination for President Of the Unie1
the hands Of the Republican Party and strangely
enough his being held from active war work Is
probably the strongest working for his nomination
in the minds OF the people. General Wood represents
the principles Of Americansm which the strong
forces in the life Of Theodore Roosevelt which have been
recognized necessary the continuance of this nation
as power With four five strong men as likely
candidates the Presidency the Republicans have
wealth OF nominees either Of which the period Of
reconstruction welfare OF the nation will be assured
General Wood is our personal favore. but should the
National select either Lowden OF Illinois or
Harding OF Ohio there will be stawart and efficient
administration at Washington bring the country back
to a prosperous and happy condition
Milford chronicle., 1919-12-26
MILLVILLE

People are still suffering from vac
cinated arms.
The stork visited the home OF MI
and Mrs Harry Dukes last week and
LEFT them a fine baby boy.
Mr.. and Mrs John Townsend nave
returned home after paying a visit to
their children in Philadelphia.
HoraceEvans Of Detroit. Mich.' is
spending the Christmas holidays with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Archie
Evans
Miss Mae Townsend visited Miss
Ola Dukes last week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Daisey has gone to
spend the winter with her son, Ed
ward Daisey and family.
People who like sleighing certainly
made use of the snow on Sunday.
Christmas is close at hand and this
will be the last letter from Millville
before thep. and the writer wishes
for an a very merry Christmas and
happy New Year.
Milford chronicle., 1919-12-26
ROAD OUT OF SOLID GRANITE
VIII Lead From Estes Park to Glen
Lake, Connecting With Lincoln
Highway,

In the Rocky mountains. Colorado,
aided by the federal government, is
building eight miles Of road out Of
solid graRite. The road, which will
lead from Estes Park in the Rockies
to Glen Lake. connecting with the Lin
coin highway and forming a part Of
the transcontinental highway, win
bring Switzerland to America. The
road will cost, when completed, more
than $25.OOO a mile.
Milford chronicle., 1919-12-26
BIG ROAD PROGRAM PLANNED
Alabama to Issue s25, 100000 in Bonds
- Match ESSese! Appropriation
for Highways.

Plans to issue $25.O0O,OOO in bonds
to match a similar federal apprOpria-
ton for building roads in Alabama
were set on foot at a meeting of the
Alabama Highway Improvement asso-
citation. The project includes a three
mill levy by counties for maintenance.
A constitutional amendment to au-
thorize this project will be asked Of
the next legislature.
Milford chronicle., 1919-12-26
KIND EXPRESSIONS FOR
THE MILFORD CHRONICLE

The following letter came 10 lue
office of the Milford Chronicle this
week from gentleman who resides
near Georgetown and he gave permis-
sion to print any part of his letter that
we cared to set into type. II is let
ter out OF the usual line. but full OF
appreciation of the Chronicle as
newspaper. Editor.
~ Georgetown. Del, Dec. %, 1913
Gentlemen
Your letter received in regards to
nv subscription. Enclosed you viii
find my check for $3.50 to pay for 1920.
While we differ in political views.
the Chronicle is the best newspaper
for all the State and county newsdhis
side of Wilmington; or, | will say, in
the entire State.
NV father used to receive the Chron-
icle thirty or more years ago when
resided at home with him. and so it
is no stranger to me.
noticed your remarks in the last
issue of the Chronicle that there Is
a shortage Of newspaper and that you
are going to give. us fewer pages That
is all right; but say no more about the
School Code, for that will be attended
to at the next election.
Now in regards to the smallpox.
do not believe there is q case OF real
smallpox I'm Sussex county. Our doc
tors who have been getting from eight
TO ten dollars out of some poor fam
lilies right at Christmas time. should
give the money back for vaccinating.
and then go on a trip to Heaven when
they die with white shirt on.
Now as to another item | read about
in the Chronicle viz: II said that
Professor Hardestys office had moth
ing but old chairs and boxes to sit
upon That is an untruth. He has an
all right office. and a Better coal fire
than have had bad luck and got
some bad coal
Give us all the news you can about
Georgetown. for 1, like many others.
have cut out the Georgetown papers
as they are not worth going to the
mail box for / had rather give two
dollars for the Chronicle even though
it is a Republican sheet, than give ten
cents a year for all the Georgetown
way they are conducted
now
A Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year. and success to the mana
gers OF the Milford Chronicle.
George p Stoeckel
Milford chronicle., 1919-12-26

Of an inch wide. so that the material
may be poured in a broad. fiat stream.
If a large amount of work is to be
done, a specially designed pouring
can may be purchased Of dealers in
road equipment. Care should be
taken to have an even distribution,
and the quantity applied should be
approximately one-half gallon to a
square yard of road surface. After
applying the bitumlnOus material,
clean gravel or stone chips should be
spread evenly over the surface, and
II possible, rolled with lawn or field
roller. Where gravel or chips are not
available, clean. coarse sand wilNserve
as covering material. It should be
spread in sufficient quantity to pre-
vent the bitumInOus material from ad-
herring to tires Of passing vehicles.
Attention is called TO the fact that
this treatment should not be made
where drainage from the stables or
barns will flow over IT. Where mud
holes are likely TO form around hitch
ing posts or at stable entrances, II a
more durable pavement is desired, a
section Of concrete slab should be
laid.
Milford chronicle., 1919-12-26

Some one wants what you have to
sell. Then advertise 1t in the Chron-
icle next week.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-28

FOR SALE-McCarthy Greenhouse. Everything modern and up-to-date; doing fine business; will sell cheap if sold right away. Owner must leave for states. Wire or write Mr. Norman A. Erickson, Box 383, Nc Carthy, Alaska.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-28
SOLDIER LONGS FOR CORDOVA
 RAZOR BACKS

| Our former townsman, Charles w. Mock, writes the Daily Times editor from Archangel, where he is with the American troops, as a member of Company c, 30th Engineers. He says {: Just line to you from far oil Russia, where can be seen a glimpse of the distant northern lights. We ar. rived in Russia some time ago; have done a good work, but still have plenty to do. It will require lots of time and patience to straighten out this battle worn country, which the miserable Bolsheviki are trying to get entirely under it's influence, and they cannot be subdued in a day or a month.
 May the day be not far distant when we can return to peaceful country. The great moral effect that this worlds war will have will be hard to express in words. Those of us who are fortunate enough to return to our native land will bring back with us knowledge gained while serving our country that will be of great help in the future. We have learned more than ever, to fully appreciate good old America.
 AS regards the cold weather, it affects me more than it did in Alaska, being somewhat damper. Our clothing for this Russian expedition is very sat isfactory, but still how l would love to have a good pair of moosehide moc- casins for my feet. I have often had the pleasure of eating some of the Alaska canned salmon. All of the soldiers enjoy this fish, but how l would like fry of Cordova razor back clams."
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-28
VICIOUS DOCS ON RAMPAGE
 AT NENANA

The dog nuisance in Nenana, about which much has already been said and absolutely nothing done toward its abatement, would appear to be very grave menace, especially to children and it is feared that, unless the own CTS of the many dogs of Nenana take steps to properly restrain and care for their animals, serious accident is likely to take place.
 At an early hour yesterday morn. ing, one of the dogs belonging to Charles Spann trailed Willis Nicely for short distance and attacked him on the street between the Arctic pool room and the Nicely house. Willis managed to ward off the attack and went into the Arctic to get a gun. The matter was reported to the owner of the dog, who readily consented to its destruction, which was accom- plished later.
 Later on the same day, another dog, also belonging to Charles Spann, at tackled Willis Nicely, and once more he managed to drive the animal away. The fact that he was not seriously bitten on both occasions was due to the fact that he was on his guard / Claude Taylor, of the signal corps, was attacked by dogs several times during the past few days, while on his rounds with telegrams for deliv- cry, and his prompt action in repelling the attacks every time is responsible for his escape from injury thus far.
 George Taylor, well-known carpen- ter and contractor of Nenana, was at tackled and bitten by dog recently, and it is believed that several other cases have occurred around stown which have not been reported.
 There appears to be no law or ordi- nance to compel dog owners to, keep their animals chained, and several citi- zens are seriously considering the proposition of carrying light revolvers and destroying the dogs whenever an attack is ttempted.-Nenana News.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-28

slty of Washington, and Lieutenant But Clark, University of California football players. Both men served with the 363rd infantry in the Afgonne fighting. xAA ggs rrofessional bAsebkil paa at are back again include Sergeant How ard Mundorff, former fielder for the San Francisco club; Matt Hynes, g pitcher of the Northwestern circuit Carl King, catcher and manager fol the Baker City team, and Bill Me Ivor, Seattle pitcher
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-28
ADOPT NEW METHOD
 OF SINKING SHAFT

What is believed to be an entirely new and also an improved method of sinking working shaft on a mining claim is now being applied by Sul livan & Rahovich, laymen on Steel creek.
 During the time the drill prospect ing was going on on that creek the laymen had four holes put down tc bedrock by the drill-92 feet-a hole for each corner of the shaft. Steam pipes were run to the bottom of each hole and the entire shaft thawed in one thaw. All that remains to be done is to hoist out the dirt, the operation being successful one.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-28
REPR0DUCES MINIATURES0F
 MANY MINES

BUTTE, Mont, May 28 (by Asso- ciated Press).-To have the toys" which he started making as means of diversion during his leisure hours, come into demand in remote corners of the earth, and to have them figure in the courts in important litigation is the experience of F. A. Linforth, a geologist and mining engineer.
 In little engineering mining shop in a corner of his home, MT. Linforth, a graduate of the University of Cali fornia, ten years ago began molding, or folding, to be more exact, minia- ture models of mine plans and mining machinery out of various kinds of paper and cardboard. It became a hobby with him, and he became so proficient that he was able to repro duce on almost watch charm" scale, the vast and complicated inner works of mining plants. He made models of the largest mines of Butte so pre- cisely that miners could point out the various stopes or raises in which they worked
 An exploration company which is building large shelter in Chile re- gently requested MT. Linforth to make a papier mache relief map of the To- cation of the proposed plant and to build on it the shelter. Without even having seen the ground, MT. Linforth by means of surveys sent him, made a reproduction of the site, hundreds of acres in extent, and built on it the miniature shelter on which the com pany since has actually begun con- struction work on it's South American property. This model was made on a scale of 100 feet to the inch.
 Miniature Implications of mines have been ordered by mining men to be sent to New York and other large cities in order to interest financiers in properties for which capital was sought. The model of shelter found it's way to the University of Santiago, Chile, with the result that a communi- cation came from this school asking MT. Linforth to reproduce it models of certain mines and smelters of the United States. As result South Am erican mining students at this uni versity have before them in their . class rooms. ahmQnG ether mod dels. the
 . lll.. sIssItsCf In lsf1A vim every piece of machinery in place, and the reproduction faithful to the minutest detail
 In the Montana federal court law suit involving millions of dollars is at issue and MT. Linforths services, have been sought to reproduce for ex. animation in the court room, small models of two of the largest mines in the Butte district When the case comes to trial the court will follow the argument, which involves title to various veins, by having the points mentioned in the testimony pointed out.
 My hobby never can become busi- ness," said MT. Linforth There is not enough mine construction to make it commercial proposition because in few weeks I can reproduce the miniature of plant costing millions of dollars"
 Several of MT. Linforth's associates work with him each evening in his lit tie home factory which is known in