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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-05
TWICE TOLD TESTIMONY.
DEBORAH People Are Doing All They
Can for Fellow Sufferers.

DEBORAH testimony has been pub
lished to prove the merit of Doan's
Kidney Pills to others in DEBORAH
who suffer from bad backs and kid
ney ills. Lest any sufferer doubt this
evidence of merit, we produce con-
firmed proof-statements from De-
corah people who again endorse
Doan's Kidney Pills--confirm their
former testimony. Here's a case:
Edw. B. Herwig, barber, Maple
Ave-, DEBORAH, says: II stand a great
deal and this strains my back. My
back ached terribly and the kidney
secretions were profuse and / was
tired out many times before the day
was half over. The only thing that
relieved me in any way was Doal's
Kidney Pills, procured from Wang.
lers' Pharmacy. They surely did their
work we'll and l can't say enough
for them.
OVER THREE YEARS LATER
Mr.. Herwig said: "My former en-
dorsement of Doan's Kidney Pills
holds good. use DoaI's when l have
any kidney ailments and they always
fix me up in quick order"
Coo at all dealers. Foster-Milburn
Co.. Buffalo, n. Y.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-05
BLUFFTON,

We are having nice warm rain
commenced in the night and is still
raining. The ground hog didn't see
its shadow yesterday.
Col. Mark Doolittle the auctioneer
of DEBORAH was in Button the first
of the week.
Nellie O'Brien has been taking care
of the flu patients at Ed Fuchs this
last week. The family is about over
lit now.
Mrs. H. Marcy and Mrs. Will
Daniels visited Mrs. Chas. Burgess
Tuesday.
Fred Lang and wife were shoppin g
in our burg Tuesday afternoon.
Archie Ward bought a COW Of
Miley Wilbur this last week.
Elmer Greenslade and family visit
ed Pat Horans' yesterday.
H. Marcy and wife autoed to De-
corah Saturday to do some shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brittendall took sup
per with August Bergmans' yester-
day evening.
Mrs. Will Camerons daughters at
tended the play at DEBORAH Saturday
might.
Mrs. Geo. Thayer has recovered
from the flu, which we are glad to
hear.
Pat Thyme hauled straw from Guy
Bently's last week.
Mrs. Fred Lenhart has been quite
sick last week with hemorids Of the
lungs. She is under DR.. Emmons'
care. Her sister, Mrs. Cameron has
been taking care of her. Mrs. Len
hart assisting them with the house
work.
Albert Hruska and Dick Dinger
were very bad this week with the flu.
DR.. Emmons is bringing them out all
right.
Pat Koran sold horse to the buy
ers in Cresco Saturday.
Sammy Cassel passed through here
this morning on his way to Harry
Harvey's to work for him.
Mrs. Walter McCauley visited her
parents II. Sheley's Saturday.
Fred Ward and Herb Van Welt
visited our burg Saturday afternoon
Lester Bronner has arrived home
from Camp Dodge. He was in the
hospital sixty days with the flu and
other ailments.
The Union Roll will meet with
MRS. Little the 9Th on saturday after
noon at p. m, no preventing proVi-
dence, all that are interested in this
work are cordially invited to attend
Mrs. Jane Eliza started for. Mime
apolis Saturday, boarded the train
at DEBORAH to see her son James who
met with an accident, had one of his
thumbs cut off at the first joint, got
caught in some machinery.
Mrs. Brittendall visited Mrs. Guy
Bently last Wednesday. They came
for her and brought her home.
Mrs. Lawrence Insminger and one
of her sisters took tea with Mrs. H.
Shelley yesterday.
Mrs. Mike White visited Mrs. Pat
Gallagher one day last week.
Archie Ward and wife are busy
this morning Smelling seed corn.
Percy Ward visited his grand
parents over Sunday.
Mr.. Van Welt has rented a house
in Bluffton, will move soon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-05
FREEPORT.

Mrs. A. Z. Fletcher returned to
her home in Parker, S. D. last Thurs
day having been called here to attend
the funeral of her grandmother, Mrs
l.. Frink.
Bessie Kniss spent the latter part
of the week with her cousin, Mrs.
Claude Hall in DEBORAH.
Fillmore Miller of Clay Hill spent
Sunday with home folks.
Sergt. Henry Bartlett of Camp
Grant was called here the latter part
of the week on account of the
serious illness of his sister, Mrs. j.
A. Robinson.
Cora Dickinson and Ethel Miller
were Sunday guests at the G. w.
Baker home in DEBORAH.
Mrs. J. n. Headington of DEBORAH
is visiting at the home of her son,
j. A. Headington at this writing.
Mr.. Russell and family Of DEBORAH
have moved on the w. Strand farm.
Arthur Crane from near DEBORAH
was Freeport visitor Friday.
r. T. Robinson went to Mime
apolis Saturday where he will spend
several weeks with his sister, Mrs.
Geo. Rock.
Phoebe Sorenson, Gail and Phoebe
Headington were over Sunday visit
ors at the S. Sorenson home on Clay
Hill.
There will be services here again
Sunday, Feb. 16 at p. m. Sunday
school each Sunday at 2:15. Young
Peoples meeting at p. m. each Sun
DAY.
Mrs. Milton Kniss and daughter
turned Friday from several days
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Crane
near DEBORAH.
Mrs. A. NJ. Sheetz who has been
quite sick for several days is some
what better at the present writing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-05
SPILLVILLE

Jos. Swehla returned home Mon
day after spending a few days at
Cedar Rapids with his mother who
has been seriously i'll.
Misses Lulu and Della Sbiral were
callers Wednesday at Calmar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Mikesh of Pro-
twin We're guests Saturday at the
home of Anton Fisher.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Herold passed away Wednesday
Jan. 20, 1919 The funeral took place
Friday at ST. Wenceslaus church. the
adjoining cemetery. We extend our
sympathy to the bereaved parents.
The following were Cresco callers
on Thursday: Mesdames Joe Stradle.
A. A. Novak, Frank Kovarik and
Miss Mary Kovarik.
The former Mikesh restaurant
building is being torn down.
Ed Sbiral transacted business at
FIT. Atkinson Wednesday.
Frank Fisher of Protivin was a
caller here Wednesday.
Mr.. Goodno of near DEBORAH was a
business caller in this vicinity on
Saturday. ,
Frank Swehla and sister Louise
autoed to Fl Atkinson Saturday.
Mrs. Robert Heuser was at Decor
all Tuesday to deliver the Red Cross
garments which were finished here.
Mrs. John Zoulek returned home
Saturday after few days visit at the
Will Wagner home near Ridgeway.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Herold and chill
dren Of near Cresco were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Richie.
Mrs. Jos. Ptachek is visiting re-
latives at Charles City.
John Zoulek autoed to Conover
on Thursday
Miss Regina Fisher returned home
last week after two weeks visit at
the home of Joe Prochaska near
Protivin.
Misses Bessie and Carrie Tuchek
went to Cresco Thursday. The latter
remained at the home Of her brother
for an extended stay.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bernatz
a girl on Sunday, Jan. 26. We con-
graduate.
Ed Swehla will open up a restau-
Irant in the near future in the former
post Office building.
Ben Novak arrived home Tuesday
from Camp Dodge.
Fishers orchestra rendered music
Tuesday evening at a dance at Fort
Atkinson.
Joe Huber was a business caller
Tuesday at Protivin.
John Sbiral was at Calmar Satur-
day on business.
Miss Lizzie Williams spent Friday
and Saturday with Mrs. Gilbert
Haatvedt.
Lewis Swehla who has been in
France for some time, notified rela-
tives here that he is now in New
York. rAtT
Miss Louise Swehla returned home
Tuesday after a weeks visit with re-
latives at Mason City.
Mrs. Gilbert Haatvedt was having
dental work done Saturday last at
DEBORAH.
A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Haug on Saturday, Jan.
%. Congratulations
Dave Frey called on relatives Mon
day near Cresco.
The following returned Monday
from Texas: John and Jerome
Huber, Glenn Herold and son Ed.
Mrs. Dvorak visited last week at
Calmar.
Don't forget to attend the masquer-
ade ball which will be given at Fish
er's hall on Thursday evening, Feb.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-05
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

CandlemaSS last sunday made your
predictions as to the future state OF
the grounding.
Services next Sunday at the Evan
gelical church asl follows: Sunday
school at 20 a. m. followed by prayer
meeting. We will look for you.
Sam c. Kratz was pleasant caller
at Cresco fore part of last week.
A number of our farmers were
interviewing the horsebuyers at
Ridgeway Thursday.
School was resumed in sub-dist.
No. l, after an extended vacation.
Produce of all kinds seems to be
on the slump these days.
A number of our rural element
took in public sale at Ridgeway tho
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Peter were
pleasant callers at the home of their
son Alfred Peter last week Wednes.
day.
his neighbors last week Wednesday.
Some of our people were at De-
corah this week attending district
court.
Mrs. Mary Kratz of Cresco is visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Kratz these days, making the ac-
quaintance of newly arrived grand
daughter.
]. G. Kirschman attended a con.
vention at Charles City the past
week.
Miss Blanche NARROW began her
school again in dist. No. Monday
this week after a weeks vacation.
Some of our soldier boys arrived
home the past week. They received
hearty welcome and found the
home fires burning brightly.
Girl number four arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Kratz the
other Sunday. Congratulations by
friends and relatives to the proud
parents.
Hruska's folks were pleasant cal
lers at Cresco last week one day
Mrs. w. E. Weidman was a caller
at the Carl Haakinson home last
week one day.
l.. E. Bechtol has been doing chores
at the Mike Kratz home the past
week.
A numbers Of our farmers were
delivering hogs at Rid,geway last
week.
The W. NJ. S. of the Evangelical
church will meet with Mrs. E. p.
Thompson of Cresco next week Wed.
afternoon.
Wesley Kratz went to DEBORAH
fore part of the week to serve as a
juror.
Fritz Ramseyer of Ridgeway made
number of business calls in this
country the past week, canvassing
for book on the late war.
Charley Hornberger was a
pleasant caller at the Schild home
last week Friday.
Jim Soukup was saving wood for
his neighbors fore part of last week.
Mrs. Harry Weideman and child
rem We're callers at the ]. j. Horn
berger home last week Tuesday after
noon.
Fred c. Koch was pleasant cal
Ter at Cresco between trains last
week Tuesday
Theo. Kratz and family spent
other Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Moe of Ridgeway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wiedeman
and children were callers at the Fred
Leonard Sanderson, brother
Adolph and cousins Clarence, Fred
and Roy Sanderson spent last week
Tuesday evening at the Fred Koch
home.
Roy Koch spent Tuesday evening
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Koch
Joe Novak was a pleasant caller
at the Schild home last week one
day.
Mrs. ]. G.. Kirschman called at the
Haakenson home one day the past
week.
Miss Adele Hicky of Ridgeway
was visiting some of the patrons of
her school the past week.
Sunday some cars started up
from their long sleep and speeded
along our highways, but the rain
put a damper on them again.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-05
Put 2 drops of "Gets-It'' on and smile

There's only one corn remedy in
the world that peels corns and cal
luses off like a banana peel, and
that's Gets-It'. For walkers and
ISLANDERS, for shoppers and dancers,
there's immediate relief from corn
pains, and quick finish for any
corn or callus. "Gets-It" is applied
in two or three seconds. There's no
work, no fussy plasters, no wrap
ping of toes. "Gets-It" dries in a
second or two. That's all. AS easy to
use as signing your name. The corn
loosens from the true flesh and you
peel it right off with your fingers
while you wonder at the sight and
smile. That's why "Gets-It" is the
biggest selling corn remedy in the
world today. Be cornrfree at last.
"Gets-It" the guaranteed, money
back corn remover, the only sure
way, costs but a trifle at any drug
store. M'fd by e. Lawrence & Co.
Chicago, Ill.
Sold in DEBORAH, Iowa and recon-
mended as the worlds best corn
remedy by r. A. Engbertson and E.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-05
BURR OAK.

Miss Florence Reed has been sick
the past week.
E. G. and E. NJ Reed were Decor
ali visitors Thursday.
Miss Palma Erickson is attending
school at Fayette.
The l.. A. S. will meet on Feb. 13
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
elise.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Moran return
ed Monday from Manley and a re-
ception was held in the /. o. o. F.
hall for them that evening.
Clayton Reed returned Wednesday
from Aurora, Ill. where he went a
week ago to see his sons Gordon and
Earl. Gordon has been very sick for
some time but was able to return
with his father.
Will Darling and will have a sale
Feb. 10. The NJ. E. ladies will serve
lunch at the sale.
M. d. Miller and Chester Harris
who have been working near De-
corah returned Wednesday.
Ray Little drove to- DEBORAH
Thursday to visit his brother Will
and also at the /. B. Reed home.
Feb. in the basement of the NJ. E.
church. Ladies are requested to
bring lunch. This will be free of
charge. All are cordially invited to
attend.
F. j. Potter returned last week
from visit at the home of his bro
Their at Renwick, Ia.
Arthur and Merle Smith and Elmer
nx.kI 4
Mrs. F. ]. Potter has been sick
the past week. Miss Rhoe Darling
is staying with her.
Forrest Wanless, another soldier
boy has been mustered out of the
service and reached home Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Nolte spent
Monday night in DEBORAH and attend
ed Uncle Sammy's Minstrels."
NJ. d. Miller and family moved
Thursday into the J. Wemette house
in the north part of town.
John Wicks is teaching in the NJ.
+. Price school.
Claude Wicks WAS out Friday with
the road drag. The road from Burr
Oak to DEBORAH and some of the side
roads were dragged last week.
Thomas Morrison has received his
discharge from army service and
reached home last week
M. F. Price was guest at the f.
M. Reed home Saturday evening.
w. c. Reed was a Mabel visitor
Friday.
Frank Banded of Ossian visited
relatives here last week. ... ~
Miss Vera Burgess of Cresco spent
part of last week with her aunt, Mrs.
Harry Harvey.
Dana Price and Miss Dorothy u
rich were up from DEBORAH and spent
Saturday and Sunday with home
folks.
Mrs. Geo. Reid and baby son ar
rived Saturday from Broderick,
Canada for a visit with her mother,
Mrs. Little and other relatives.
Mrs. Chris Rasmussen returned
last week from Waukon where she
spent several weeks with her mother
Mrs. Brandaas.
Roy Wanless has purchased Mrs.
Hannah Sharp's place, consideration
$500, and George Shelley has bot
Joseph Wemette's place in town, con-
sideratiOn $1,000. Mr.. Miller's fam
fly who had just moved into Wem-
ett's house will move into Mrs. Err
vim Browns.
A baby boy was born Feb. to Mr.
and Mrs. l.. G. Krumm.
The president of the Red Cross
unit wishes to announce that large
amount of sewing is on hand and all
that can, are requested to help with
this, as it was sent to Mrs. John
Gates and she is away, it was not
known that it was here for nearly
two weeks 1t will be left for distri-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-05

button with Mrs. John Wicks at the
hardware store.
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dark before her. 81 don't know what
I'm going to do - she walled. 81 was
paying the limit before. I shall have TO
90 without clothes.
How could she pay the rent and have
enough to eat to keep her health on
her small salary? They would turn her
off if she complained. The world was
very cruel. What was the use of living,
anyway?
An hour later John came. lie had not
called for a long time and Nanette was
afraid he had forgotten. She frightened
up, brushed the tears from her face, and
went down to meet him. Perhaps he
would take her to the movies; that
would help her to forget.
But John was not thinking of the
movies. They walked out TO the river
bank. Moonlight streamed across the
river Passers chatted gayly, but
John was glum and silent, not at all
like himself.
"No, I'm not going to the movies ~
he growled, when 'Nanette dared the
suggestion. Couldn't stand en- to-
night -
"Why not? What ails you, John
I thought you liked the movies.
How can you expect hungry man
to enjoy the movies or anything else"
he groaned.
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THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
SOLVING THE PROBLEN
BY JULIA \. ROBINSON

NTANE10TE trudged YEARLY home
~ after her days worll--that is, she
went to her small room in a lodging
house. She was tired and a little dis
couraged, for the day had been u hard
one She stopped on the first floor TO
pay the rent for the following week.
for she might oversleep in the morning
and not have time to see the landlady
before going to work then she would
run the risk of losing her room. She
handed out the bills tremblingly. She
always cringed when she paid out those
precious dollars it took so long to earn
them and so much hard work Then
it was that the great blow came.
"From now on it'll be fifty cents
more week, announced the land
lady blandly, not noticing the shock to
the girl. "Everything's gone up" she
went on. Goals high. ! don't know
how I'm going to get enough for this
winter. I've got to raise on the rent. "
Nanette gasped, but dared not say a
word. How often she. had heard that
same story, "Everything's gone up
and what was she to do? Had rot
things gone up for her as we'll? Who
vas to help her on her expenses? She
had no one to fall back upon and de-
mand more money of them to meet the
high prices for everything she must
buy. 1t was the way they all did, and
she dared not protest.
Wearily the girl paid the extra halt
dollar and mounted the stairs to her
lodgings. Somehow, the little room that
she had tried to make beautiful with
her own simple brio IA brac had lost
it's attraction for her. 1t no longer
looked homelike, She sank into chail
and burst into tears. Everything looked
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Hungry? Why, John, you're not
hungry, really
eyes, ] am.
"But didn't you have your supper?
What's the matter with youE
"Matter enough, / should say " he
stormed, "when Il man cant get de
cent meal anywhere in the city You
pay all creation and don't get what's
fit to eat, and. not half enough of it.
m tired Of it, -
''Oh. John, it's too bad! she sym
pathized. 81 was down in the dumps
too, when you came because Mrs. Stokes
has raised my rent, and everything
costs so much. ] confess [ go hungry
myself sometimes. What are we going
to do with such prices?'
John whistled. That's the problem,
and hard one, too.
They sat silent for long time, star
ing at the ground, tuo much cast down
to talk. Suddenly John asked: Can
you make an omelet, Nanette
Nanettc laughed. "Why, / used to
make them at home. I think I could
now, if l had fresh eggs, and stove
to cook them on.
"And little house to put the stove
in J." he added. That's just it,skanette
it's home we need. What's the use OF
dragging on in this way, paying out all
your money and having nothing to snow
for it. Let's go to housekeeping, you
and |. Wen have little house some
where where we can keep few hens
and have few green things growing
to eat. We can save money, have a
good time-aud have enough to eat
at least :"
He had grown enthusiastic. but Nan
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CARRIED LIKE FRLARS OF OLD,
FATHER PAUL NVADES CITY
Head of Modern Order Of Franccans Kuon for His Piou
Work at Craymoor ~ Y, House for Poor 10
Conduct Retreat Here

Looking as though he had stepped
from the doors of a sixteenth CEN
tury monastery, Father Paul, the head
Of modern order Of Tranciscans, is
visiting the city.
He wears the flowing robes, the cowl
and crucifix of the friars of old. Like
y his brothers who have gone before, in
the dim past Of the church, he has given
his life to the poor and needy along the
highways of life.
humor and the same unselfshness of
purpose. Like them his only reward
in life is "the hope of the City of God
at the end of the road"
Father Paul has come to the city to
conduct a retreat--a series of religious
services--at the Cathedral this week.
He will conduct special services morn
and evening.
The story of Father Paul's work at
the monastery and lodging house for the
poor at Graymoor, near Garrison ~
Y,,-is like a page out of old church his
tory. Through it breathes the same
gentle and consecrated spirit that moved
the Franciscans Of medieval Europe to
minister to the poor and distressed, TO
feed them and preach to them.
Welcome at st. Christopher'S Inn
As he talks of the monastery and st.
! Christopher's Inn, where all men are
welcome, he calls up something of the
gray, shadowed calm of ancient clols-
ters, of calm eyed monks walking IN
/, meditation beneath old trees, and
through the quiet air the clear tolllhg
Of some high bronze bell.
st. Christopher's Inn, where Father
Paul has lived for the last ten years rs
on the main road between New York city
aud the west. Along this highway pass
all manner of wanderers, strange out
cast people, the poor and the great army
Of tramps. On their way to and from
the city's Bowery, they stop end share
the hospitality of the Franciscans. They
are ministered to kindly and bountitully
before they pass on their way to the
dark cities or the far places OF the
world. To some of them the trlars
minister in more than body. Many are
turned to q new road, the uphill road
back to decent living. By their simple
ity and kindness the triars Of Gray
moor have worked many miracles OF
today among their down and out
guests.
The story of the founding of the inn
and the "Unioh That Nothing Night Be
Lost" a branch of the Society of the
Atonement, which operates the inn
along the Hudson, might have been the
material for legend, had it happened
several centuries ago.
Among the, many 'brothers Christie
pher" who stopped from time to time al
the monastery was an old man OF eighty
years, friendless and threadbare. Dur
ing one of his visits, the question of a
place to train young men for the priest
hood was brought up, lie listened Will
interest and went his way, as he had
many times before,
In a few days there came to the
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the five loaves and two small fishes OF
the Scriptures. That was the old man S
gift to God from lifetime of frugahty
and humble living It was learned that
he lived alone on little farm in Con
necticut that he Travelled by the high
road because riding in the trains was
too expensive, that he was a miser,
but one who gave all his money to tho
work Of the church. On the occasion
when several of the friars went to visit
him in his little cabin at night, he lit
an oil lamp long enough to see who his
guests were and then, to save the oil
blew out the light.
His gift gave the impetus to the
Union That Nothing Might Be Lost"
and from that humble start, new
building was built and the present in :
come of the society has reached 500, q.
600 a year.
Father Paul was an Episcopal cler @
gyman of the Diocese of Delaware until
ten years ago. He is a cultured, brilliant
man, and is the editor of two Catholic
magazines, The Lamp and The Anti q
dote.
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cite was silent. She had never imagined
being wooed in quite that way. 1t seem
ed very practical and homely, just, to be
thinking Of eating. She wanted love
and romance-but then. John was hun
CRY and she pitied him. Yet she would
not yield at once, Her woman's CO.
quctry came to her aid.
"Oh. you want me just for your cook,
do your" she retortcd Cant YOU hire
some one else for II cook, john
lie saw the fun lurking in her eyes.
and began to understand. There. m
4 brute" he cried, 81 confess this does
not sound much like love making, but
it is, and mean it,. Leaving the eat
ing and :he practical part out Of the
question, want you, Nanette. | love
you. I've loved you for long time
but thought l must wait till ! had a
lille of money before I told you so. !
Thought we ought to have enough to be
gin in style before VIC got married, but
corldu't y" hc"in ON lust Il little. dear?