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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-27
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice Of the appointment of an
administrator of the estate of
Toilet T. Wick, also known as T. q.
Wick, also known as Toilet Wick, de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given, that the
subscriber has been duly appointed
administrator of the estate of Toilet
T. Wick, also known as T. T. Wick,
also known as Toilet Wick, late of
DEBORAH Township, in the County of
Winneshiek, State of Iowa, deceased,
intestate, and has taken upon him
self that trust by giving bonds as
the law directs. All persons having
demands upon the estate of the said
deceased are required to exhibit the
same; and persons indebted to said
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-27
RED CROSS SELLS SURPLUS
Goods Bring $4,000, 900; $4,000, 900
Were Distributed In Direct
Relief Work.

Paris, Aug. 26-In statement
which. 1t is said, Is issued because of
many Inaccurate reports concerning
large sales of Red Cross merchandise,
the American Red Cross explains that
the only goods which have been sold
are certain perishable stuffs, second
hand equipment, surplus stocks and
articles which are no longer of any
use in direct relief relief work in
either France or eastern Europe. The
total of such sales In Europe, the
statement says, aggregated 30,0000O0
francs ($6,000.0O0), while the value Of
the relief supplies distributed in July
and August amounted to 100,0O0000
francs (pre-war worth $20,0O0,00O).
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-27

Try Our Want Column.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-27
RAvENA.

Will Miller of Parkstone, S. d
has been visiting at the Ben Eimers
home.
Austad Bros. from DEBORAH are
erecting new dwelling for Halvoi
Sersland.
Mrs. Marie Dewitt of McGregoI
has been visiting at the Ben Eimers
home.
Mrs. Ben Eimers accompanied by
Mrs. B. Holtey of Ossian left Mon
day for st. Paul with Mrs. Collins
and friends.
Joe Smith started to work on the
roads with Joe Broghammer.
Marguerite Lansing spent several
days with her friend Marguerite
Schriber of FIT. Atkinson.
Henry Huniker and Geo. Fan oil
Ossian are reshingling Vetle Tovson's
house.
A large crowd attended the Home
Coming at Washington Prairie
church Sunday.
Ellen Wangsness called at Vetle
Tovson's Monday morning.
Oscar, Signe and Vetle Tovson
spent Friday eve at Sven Tovson's.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-27
GENERAL FALLS IN THE SEA
Visiting italian Officer TumbIes as He
Leaves Warship to Visit
Boston, Mass.

Boston. Aug. 26.-Rear Admiral
Hugo Contz of the Italian navy, aud
officers of his flagship, the dreadnaught
Conte di Cavour, were welcomed to
this city. After barge from the bat
tleship Utah had taken off the officers
of the Conte oil Cavour, Gen. Gugliel.
motif of the Italian embassy tumbled
into the water when he fell from a
rope ladder on which he was climbing
to the dock at the army supply base.
The crew of the barge pulled him to
safety.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-27
soeiallsts Seek Nav charter.

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 26.-The 81,
Louis Socialist party. whose charter
was revoked recently by the state or
ganization, appointed committee to
seek new one. The charter was re-
voked because 1t was alleged that adj
vocates of the Communist party" had
gained control of the local orgaHza
ton.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-27
Forms Crack Army Unit.

Reval, Esthonia, Aug. 26-The crack
regiment of the new Esthonian army
is one organized and financed by an
American, II. G. Reisser.. II is com
posed of cavalry, infantry and artiller
units, numbers 1000 men and has bee
fighting with the north Russian arm,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-27

Mrs. Charley Reinke of near Cas-
Italia assisted Mrs. Bill Kuhse with
thrashing last Thursday.
Geo Bakken and family called at
Eber Decou's last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Lansing de-
parted for Dubuque on Sunday for
visit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-27
WARNS OF INDIA UPRISING
Sir Harrington Lovett Tells British
Lawmakers That Extremists
Are Active.

London. Aug. pa grave warning
about possibilities in India. arising
from the activities of the extremists,
was uttered by Sir Harrington Verney
Lovett, who has held many important
positions in the Indian government, in
the course Of testimony before the
committee of the government which Is
considering the India bill.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-27

estate are called upon to make pay
ment to
o. II. MELAAS,
Administrators.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, August
IL, 1919.
WILLETT C NELSON, Attorneys.
1874.
Try Our Want Column.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
HER ONE PRECIOUS MEMORY
Led Spinster to Dwell on
Kissing Episode.

The spinster waited two or three
hours to be admitted to the presence
of the man who visited their town
once a month to retail good advice and
his own proprietary medicine to the
come-ons.
At last she was admitted.
Yes, yes" said the brusque doctor.
Il want to know If influenza can be
transmitted by kissing?"
Beyond doubt. madam"
"Well a man with n pronounced
case of influenza kissed me-
$50! How long ago was ths?"
"Well-let's see. l think it vas
about two months ago"
why, madam! No harm can come
to you from the exposure. 1t is
quite too late"
81 knew it," she sighed. "hut just
love to talk about it."-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Painters Hard Luck.

a painter at work on water tank
at Buhl, Minn.. fOresaw catastrophe
on the bottom of the ladder and start
ed to come down. That frightened the
COW and she ran her horns through
the lower rungs of the ladder and
started off in a gallop, carrying the
ladder, painter. paint and all. The
louder he yelled the faster the COW
Travelled. 1t was but a short ride for
the painter, who struck the ground
uninjurcd, but the COW carried the lad
der for a quarter of mile.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
"CARRY 0N"!
If Constipated, Bilious
or Headachy, take
"CascaretS"

Feel grand! Be efficient! Don't stay
sick, bilious, headachy, constipated. Re-
move the liver and bowel poison which
is keeping your head dizzy, your tongue
coated, your breath bad and your stom-
Cascarets and enjoy the incest, gentlest
laxative-cathartic you ever expert
enced? Cascarets never grippe, sicken
or inconvenience one like Salts, Oil,
Calomel or harsh pills. Cascarets bring
sunshine to cloudy minds and half-sick
bodies. They work while you sleep. Adv.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
DIDN'T HELP TO GET CLOSE
Excellent Reason Why Old Gentleman
Could Not Decipher the Let
ters on the Card.

The old man was applying at the eye
hospital for some spectacles and the
doctor was making test of his eyes.
A card was fixed on the wall twenty Y
feet away from where the old man
was sitting. and the doctor asked him !:
Can you read that, my man"
mo. SIR said the old man. ~
can't"
The doctor told him to go nearer.
"Well. can you read it now"
Again the old man replied. mo
sir"
The doctor angrily pulled him for
ward until his nose almost touched the
placard.
"Well. can you read it now?"
"NO, SIR" said the old man sadly,
shaking his head. You see, sir, !
never learnt to read
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Physicians Order Rest.

Washin gton.-Under an absolute
prohibition against work or worry,
President Wilson began the vacation
which' has been prescribed as Il cure
for his attack of nervous exhaustion.
So thorough will be the effort to pre-
vent him from doing any work that he
will not be permitted to see any of the
Senate leaders in charge of the fight
for ratification of the peace treaty
White House officials believe It essen
tal that this subject be put entirely
aside.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Another Cousin?

A little Angeleno boy had spent sew
eral weeks in the East where several
families Of cousins lived who were
very fond of him and consequently
had done many nice things to make his
visit a pleasure.
A few nights after his return home,
when his mother was getting him
ready for bed, she was telling him
about God and how good He was to
him. when the little boy interrupted
Say mother, is God a cousin, too?''
Los Angeles Times.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
See What He Started.

Struck by the notice. Iron sinks.
in shop window wag went inside
and said he was perfectly aware of
the fact that iron sank
Alive to the occasion the smart shop
keeper retaliated:
"fes, and time flies, but wine vaults,
sulphur springs. jam rolls, grass slopes
music stands, sheep run, Kent hops
and holiday trips. scandal spreads
standard weights. India rubber tires,
the organ stops. the world goes round
trade returns, and"
But the visitor had bolted After
collecting his thoughts he returned
and showing his head at the doorway
shouted: Yes | know, and marble
busts. Irish World
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
THE MOST DANGEROUS
OF ALL DISEASES

Get some GOLD MEDAL Haarlem
Oil Capsules at once. They are an old,
tried preparation used all over the
world for centuries. They contain only
old-fashioned, soothing oils combined
with strength-g giving and system cleans
ing herbs, well known and used by ply
sicians in their daily practice. GOLD
ported direct from the laboratories in
Holland. They are convenient to take,
and will either give prompt relief or
your money will be refunded. Ask for
them at any drug store, but be sure
to get the original imported GOLD
MEDAL brand. Accept no substitutes.
In sealed packages. Three sizes,
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Marked for Assassination.

San Francisco, Calif.-Charles NJ.
Schwab, Sir Cecil Spring-Ric Lord
Fisher of the British admiralty, the
late Lord Kitchener and the British
vice consul at Ensenada, Mexico, were
marked for assassination by agents of
the German government, according to
sworn testimony given by former First
Lieut.. Wilhelm Won Brincken, formerly
military attache of the German consul
of immigration Henry NJ. White OF
Seattle, Wash.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Mob Two Negroes.

Montgomery, Ala. = Two negroes,
Miles Phifer and Robert Crosby, the
latter a discharged soldier, We're taken
from the county officials about five
miles from Montgomery and shot to
death by mob of about twenty-five
masked men. Both negroes We're
charged with having assaulted white
women. The two negroes We're being
taken to the state prison mt Wetumpka
for safe keeping when the mob held up
the automobile carrying them.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03

No organs Of the human body are SO
important to health and long life as the
Kidneys. When they slow up and COM
mence to lag ip their duties, look out!
Danger is in sight.
Find out what the trouble is-with-
out delay. Whenever you feel nervous,
weak, dizzy, suffer from sleeplessness,
or have pains in the back, wake up at
once. Your kidneys need help. These are
are not performing their functions
properly. They are only half doing
their work and are allowing impurities
to accumulate and be converted into
uric acid and other poisons, which
are causing you distress and will. de-
stroy you unless they are driven from
your system.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Aftsr rhIrtx.Four Years.

A Bath nun has just received diyi-
dend checks from some shares of n
silver mine which he bought "a years
ago and had forgotten all about. A
friend who remembered the purchase
told him of notice in some paper
that the mine was about to pay its
first dividend and he began to cut
coulSons.-Grit.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Des Moines Holds Hog Show.

Des Moines, Iowa.-Hogs valued at
more than S1.5O0,OO0 We're in the pens
for the first day of the fourth annual
swine show and exposition here. One
boar, Grand Models Equal, in the aged
hoarS' class. is dead He was owned
by Thomas Robinson of Independence,
Iowa, and was insured for 1000.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Nav Overthrow Bolsheviki.

Washington.-The Russian soviet
government is prepared TO negotiate
for peace on terms that include the de-
rarture of the Bolshevist leaders from
Russia and the overthrow of the soviet
system, according to official adviceS
received here which are credited with
an authoritative character.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03

Watch cutieura Improve Your Skin.
On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash off Ointment in five minutes
with Cuticura Soap and hot water. It
is wonderful sometimes what Cuticura
will do for poor comple1ions. dandrufr,
itching and red rough hands.-Adv.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03

Accept California" Syrup of Figs
only-look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most harm
less laxative or physic for the little
stomach, liver and bowels. Children
love its delicious fruity taste. Full
directions for child's dose on each bot
tie. Give 1t without fear.
Mother! You must say california"
ADV.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03

F""ilHd--ls lhis all the u.oi..y
yor'vp rot?
Smith-ies. but that's enough to
send You TO prison
Footpad-Here, take 1t back. 1t amt
enough to keep me out, that's certain.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Bride Runs Away.

Some time ago l attended the we'd
ding of my cousin. 1t was quiet at.
fair, the pastor coming to the homo.
When he was just about to pronounce
them man and wife the bride began
to cry and ran into the other room.
The groom followed her saying Z:
MARY. he isn't through yet"
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Extensive Pet.

"There's an atmosphere of wealth
about this home" do you judge from
the size of the house, the ample garage
in the rear, the maid sweeping down
the front steps and IL gardener busy
on the lawn" NO, | judge by the
size of the dog on the veranda. Any
body who can afford to feed Great
Dane these days must have plenty of
money. y."-Birmingham Age Herald.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Again Peace on Earth

Jones doesn't believe in promoting
the good old idea of Peace on earth
and good will toward men," "What
makes you think so?" "He has bought
his son a cOrnet'
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Chapter /.

"There was once merderer with
yellow eyes, and his wife caid to him ::
If you merder me you will be hung,
And he was hung on Tuesday next
Finis."-BOOkman.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03

Fifteen million is the average daily
attendance Mt movie shows" in the
United States.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Widows Must Not Remarrv.

In Korea widows never remarry
Even though they have been married
only month they must not take
second husband.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Only Popularity Worth While.

l wish popularity; but it is that
popularity which follows, not that
which is run after-it is that popu-
larity which sooner or later never fails
to do justice to the pursuit of noble
ends by noble means.-Lord Mansfield.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03

Love realizes its blindness shortl
after the marriage ceremony.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03

When in need of good line of talk
patronize n telephone company.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Getting Together.

"How do you meet the high cost of
living?" You are not supposed to
meet 1t. 1t overtakes you"
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03

Persons not vaccinated are not per
nitted to vote in Norway.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
The Effects Of opiates.

nshMIs % are Peculiarly susceptible to opium
sna Sosss III continued these
nbey mental & craving for alcohol
are result dosing with opist
opas in the smallest day time and
The adstr.ton Of Anodne Drops cordia syrups
decrd and the druggist should
q
hemw wilfully % ~ - = So ~
N marco Il bearah -
genatur Chas. H. Fletcher ~
the
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03

Begin to educate your grandchil
lren by educating yourself.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Reflections of a FIatterer.

Odd that we should call it a dumb
waiter when it tells us what everyone
else in the house is talking about
Boston TRANSCRIPT
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03

London.-London is now facing
stricter food rationing than for year.
Regulations which We're winked at
even before the armistice, when sup
plies started coming in in larger guam
titles, have been clamped down hard
on all kinds of meats and butter and
sugar. Cured meats which were only
slightly rationed during the var to-
day were placed in the same category
as other meats. Fish was not placed
under the rationing edict, but the lack
of transportation is affecting the
supply.
1t is roughly estimated that there
is fourteen weeks food supply in
the country, if it is conserved. Res
taurants have eliminated butter from
their menus and restricted bread to
one roll per meal The familiar min
iature war steaks again are in evil
dence.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03

Some people do odd things for the
purpose of getting even.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
LONDON IS
ON RAT|ONS
COMPLETE TIE-uP LEAVES ENG.
LAND WITH SHORT FOOD
SUPPLIES.
FOURTEEN WEEKS FOOD
GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS sITUA.
TON WELL IN HAND, is
REPORT.
Western Newspaper Union News Service


Washington, Sept 3O-Shipping in
american ports, so far as it concerns
shlppihS board vessels with cargOes
consigned to ports of the United King
dom, are at n standstill because of
the strike of British railway workers.
suspension of the sailngs of all YES
sels under its control to ports of Eng
lahd, Scotland, Ireland and Wales has
been announced by the shipping
p"ard through the making public of
an order issued when the railroad
strike became a certainty.
The shipping board, it was ex-
planned, ordered saiings suspended
following receipt of information from
Its representatives in England as to
conditions in the ports there and after
the issuance of the British order pro-
ilibiting the furnishing of bunker coal
to any ships other than outbound Brit
ish vessels
While shipping board vessels allo-
Gated to the United Kingdom trade
constitute only about onc-half of the
American tonnage engaged in that
trade. the congestion of ports result
ing from the strike and the British
bunker coal order are expected to stop
eventually, should the strike continue,
the Sailings Of all American craft to
the British isles.
Shipping board officials refused to
comment on the effect the suspensions
would have on the gradual accumula-
ton and resultant congestion of goods
at Atlantic and Gulf ports.
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
Airy Persiflage.

"An aviator lives high"
"Oh, l don't know; only one flight
up."
The Dolores star., 1919-10-03
One Test Of a Vacation,

vacation is n success if the vaca
tionist comes back with the conscious
ness that work is an easy job.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-19
Two Days Rest Helps Lookouts More
Than Entire Week of Hard Battling
Now Sixth Place and but Fraction of Game Behind the
SlumpinQ Barons in Fifth

New Orleans, Little Rock and At
lanta, respective leaders in the
Southern league, each won Ave out
OF six games in the hye-day period
which closed yesterday, and the
championship race in the first divi-
sion remained unchanged except the
widening of the margin TO four games
between the Crackers at third and
Mobile at fourth. New Orleans up
set Memphis, who rose from seventh
place to nth. ousting Birmingham
for two days, and sent the Chicks
back to next to the bottom just be-
low Nashville at seventh and four
points behind Chattanooga at sixth.
II the locals could lay off another day
or so they might lead the league.
The Pelicans played championship
ball, which included a double header
from Mobile Wednesday. In the last
game of the twin bill. Daniels, New
Orleans right fielder, by scopping up
apparent singles from the ground
and twice in the same inning throw
ing the Bear runners out at first Is
believed to have set an association
record. Thrice he picked up the ball
in this game and hurled 1t to first
base in time to put out the runner,
but the baseman failed to complete
the third play.
New Orleans played in champion
ship form at Memphis, winning a
double header. in which Chick twirl-
ers were driven from the mound as
fast as they were sent in in an ef-
fort to stay the Pelican hitting. Yes
tertiay New Orleans added double
header from Memphis. Monday Mo-
bile administered the only defeat of
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-19
TAGGING THE BASES

Babe Ruth made two home runs at
Cleveland. His second with the
bases full in the ninth inning, enabled
the Red Sox to win.
Witt and Thomas of the Athletics
made errors at Detroit that gave the
Tigers a victory.
Leonard's pitching was a feature.
He hurled six-hit shut out.
Old Babe Adams outpitched Ar
then in game at Boston that was
held up three times by a drizzling
rain. Adams BANKED the Braves.
Frank Bakers bat and wild throw
by Earl Smith enabled the Yanks to
win their first game of the year in
ST. Louis.
Lefty Williams was a puzzle to the
Senators and Chicago broke Wash
ington's winning streak by shut out
victory.
The Giants, Cubs, Reds and Dod-
gers were kept idle by the weather.
man..
Joe Harris returned to the game
with the Indians and when injected
as pinch hitter, tripled with the
bases full at4
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-19
he week to the Pelican Champions.
Vols Trimmed.


Little Rock, in holding second
place, blocked Nashvilles ambitions
and trimmed the Volunteers IN four
games and sent them from sixth to
the cellar. Nashville did not win a
game this week. One win and loss
to Mobile completed the Traveller
card. which left a margin of three
games between second and top
places.
Atlanta, now looming up as a
strong contender for the pennant,
stood four games behind Little Rock.
The Crackers cyclonic playing with
Birmingham netted five victories to
one defeat and sent the Barons from
fifth to sixth for two days. One win
over Birmingham was a 6-to-5 count
in eighteen innings, the third longest
game in the association this season.
Atlanta set the mark for extra In
ming contests June 6 by winning a
6-to-4 victory in twenty three in
nings from Chattanooga. The Look
outs in turn defeated Nashville to
S. in twenty innings on July H.
Mobile, by two wins and three
losses, lost in percentage, but held
fourth place. The two victories were
over the leaders, New Orleans and
Little Rock.
birmingham, after the disastrous
period of six games with Atlanta,
held the lead in the secopd division
at less than three games behind Mo-
bile at fourth and by a margin OF
three points over Chattanooga at
sixth. The Barons had single vic
tory to their credit.
The Lookouts. rising from last to
within less than a game from fifth,
broke even in the four games with
Memphis that weather permitted the
club to play, but advanced more be-
cause of the Pelican drive on Mem
phis and the Little Rock slaughter
of Nashville.
Memphis, with the heaviest card
of the circuit. registered two wins 70
five defeats and finished seventh with
a handicap of Ave points.
Nashville, by not winning a game,
hit the cellar, but is within eight
points of the top of the second divi-
sion and a lone point behind Mem
phis.