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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-21
HOME DEMONSTRATION
PARTMENT.
DE.
Junior Sewing Clubs.

Voh TWINS SAuDSs
The organization of Girls Sewing
classes is making good progress. Ar
rangements have been made for four
classes in Highland township, one in
Pleasant township, one in Nordness
and one in Freeport. Glasses in CAL
mar township, Locust, and DEBORAH
are already doing work. The courses
offered are similar to those given in
city schools Any other localities
that are interested in Sewing Clas-
ses or Food Study classes should see
the Home Demonstration Agent soon,
in order that the work may be well
organized before July 1st.
Food Study Classes.
The Ossian Food Study class of
which Mrs. L. A. Klisart was leader
has completed the course of twelve
lessons, as outlined by the Extension
Department at Ames. There are clas-
ses in DEBORAH, FIT. Atkinson and
Frankville township that will COM
plete their work the latter part Of
May or June. 1t is expected that a
total Of fifty certificates will be
granted to women who have complet-
ed the course.
ESTHER E. CHRISTIANSON,
Home Demonstration Agent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-21
100 Acre Farm For Sale.

Most beautiful farm in southern
Minnesota, right on the Iowa line,
all under high state Of cultivation,
with splendid house and barn, fine
grove and orchard, ample water sup
ply. You can live right on the farm
and give your children high school
advantages. Located one mile from
Prosper, Mimi. If you see 1t you VIII
like it. Easy terms. Apply G. o.
Lermo, owner, Prosper, Mimi. or II.
&c. Hjerleid, DEBORAH, Iowa. 21-tf.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-21
Gen. Payton c. March Commends
r.. o. T. c. i'm Victory Loan
Drive. II. o. L. c. at Luther
Does Good Work

DoeS uOOu NOFk.
The following is an extract re-
ceived by the committee on Educa-
tion and Special Training from Gen.
Peyton C. March commanding the r.
o. T. c. Units throughout the coun-
try for the extraordinary spirit
shown in assisting in the Victory
Loan drive.
Il have been informed that the
Reserve Officers Training Corps In
its campaign instituted during the
Victory drive has secured subscrip-
tions to date amounting to twelve
million two hundred eighty three
thousand five hundred dollars. / de-
sire to congratulate tie committee
on Education and Special Training
and through it the officers and
members of the R. o. T. c. for this
extraordinary manifestation of
patriotic spirit. This is only an ex-
ample Of the splendid attitude of
Educational institutions toward all
questions of national service. The
students of the country nobly an
swered the call to duty in 1917 and
1918 and they have again shown
clearly that the American boy
stands behind his government at all
times"
Signed Peyton c. March, Chief of
Staff.
The R. o. T. C.. unit at Luther
college took a commendable part in
this Victory Loan drive, selling 30
bonds for total of $27,050 and Sc
curing the pledges for bonds for a
total of $3.50.
The splendid work of the Luther
College Military Band composed of
members of the r. o. T. c. was
large factor in the success of the
Victory Loan drive in DEBORAH. This
band gave a concert before the adj
dress of Mr.. Doreen at the opera
house and on May Sd attended each
polling place playing patriotic
music Which was an inspiration for
the citizens to Ego the limit for
their country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-21
Free Lecture on Christian Science
by John G. Lathrop, G. S. b.,
i'm Grand ODera House

Sunday afternoon, May 25, at $3.50.
Mr.. Lathrop is member of the
Board of Lectureship of the Mother
church. The First Church of Christ,
Scientist in Boston, Mass.
No collection. Everybody cordially
invited. 2O-2.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-21
a business course is a VALUABLE

"A Business Course is a valuable
asset in any occupation. Business
positions command the highest sal
aries in proportion to time spent in
preparation. The Cedar Valley Sum-
mer School offers full Twelve
weeks business course. Session opens
June 9th. For further information
address, Cedar Valley Junior College,
Usage, Iowa. .f.l. ,&
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-21

Subscribers will confer a favor upon
us by notifying us at once Of fail
ure to receive the paper regularly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-21
Great American Orchestra Coming.

The great American orchestra and
Jazz band, made up Of all returned
soldiers, under the personal manage
ment of L. l.. Skeels, of Waterloo,
will play for a dance at Haugen's
hall, DEBORAH, Friday, May %.
Everybody invited.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-21
Fine Home For Sale.

A fine home, with an extra lot,
close to the business section Of the
city, on Main street is for sale cheap.
Particulars can be had at this office.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-21

Remember the great American
orchestra and Jazz band at Haugen's
hall, DEBORAH, Friday, May 2S. One
of the best dance orchestras travel
ing. Be one of the merry ones.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-24
Local Happenings

We handle the best coal that
money can buy. Farmers Elevator Co.
Have that suit cleaned, pressed and
repaired at the o. X. shop. ] D. Roach
proprietor.
Mrs. H.. E. Close returned home
Saturday from a two weeks visit with
Milton friends and in Grand Forks.
Attorney Devaney returned on Sat-
urday after spending most of tive
week in Grafton and Grand Forks at.
tending to legal matters.
S. j. A. Boyd went Saturday to his
home at Hannah for a short home
visit after spending the week in
touring the schools Of the county.
Miss Myrtle Stevenson returned to
her home east of town on Saturday
from an extended stay in Chicago
since last spring during which she
completed a commercial course in a
businesa college.
Cashier L. l.. Gardner of the First
National Bank, has purchased the va.
cant lots on Seventh street south of
the William Stevenson home, and ex.
poets to have building operations
started in a short time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-24

Langdon won yesterday evenings
ball game in which the visitors came
from Wales by what practically
amounted to a two to one score.
Father M. M. Cory: State in this
weeks paper that on Sunday at 900
O'Clock a. m. mass will be celebrated
at Dresden and at Wales at II 100
o'clock a. m.
Mrs. George W%arkentine, who has
been under treatment for some time
at DR.. Wold's s%snitorium, left this
week for a few days visit at her
home near Alsen.
Rev. G. P. Drew returned yester-
day from his trip to Racine, Wis,
where the Episcopalian conference
was in session for ten days. The US
ual order of services will be obser-
we'd on Sunday at the local church.
John Kelner, who recently became
a Langdon resident, purchasing the
Pinkerton home on Fourth street for
his family, left yesterday for Shake
pee, MINI, where he will take the
mud baths for his rheumatic trouble.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-24

Chinberg & Bellin, we'll known over
this county and the northern part of
the state for several years as travel
ing statesmen for the Hankinson Nur-
sery, have started in on their summer
campaign here. They expect to visit
the trade of Langdon and vicinity in
the next week or ten days.
1t is reported that both Tom Lind
| say and Bob Work, two of the boys
of Langdon still in the service are now
making the trip overseas and will be
heard from as having safely landed
most any day. DR.. Judd H. Kirk
ham in a recent letter wrote of
having safely arrived on this side of
the Atlantic.
Ed. Bair a son of Mrs. C. H. 10th:
speich and being n of the five boys
of the Lothspeich family to enter &C.
tive military service overseas during
the war arrived on yesterdays passen-
ger, He stopped off at points down in
Illinois for a visit with old friends
before starting for the home of the
family here in the west.
Miss Irene Murphy has returned
to Langdon during the week from
Southern California, where she has
been making a stay covering the past
year and a half. spending the great
er part Of the time in Los Angeles.
Miss Murphy will resume teaching
school which she was compelled 10
abandon at the time of her leaving
here owing to the condition of her
! health, which is now much improved
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-24

Harry l. Scott is again among his
old Langdon friends for a visit until
after the fair next week He came
on yesterdays train from Fargo,
where he gave the Interstate fair a
"once over He also spent some
little time in Winnipeg looking up
family relatives and old friends.
Hot walter and heating and plumb.
ing-highest grade of goods at low
est prices.
C. O. Rye. Langdon, N. D.42-St
1919 Wonderful Ideal all cast
pipes furnace at a very low price.
Get my price before you buy.
C. O. Rye, Langdon, N. D.. 42-9t
Out Of town visitors of note here
during the week included the mayor
and several members of the city
council from Kakota, Mimi, who
came to look over and investigate the
working plan and general a%daptability
of Langdon's municipal water works
to public improvements they have in
view at Kakota.
E, P. Harwood the Delco light mar
has this week completed the installa-
ton of electric lighting plants at the
farm homes of Dan F. Mcdonald and
Henry Jennings nea town. He has
contracts ahead for the installation of
nearly a hundred Delco lighting plant
in various parts of the county be.
tween now and fall.
Jas. Godfrey accompanied by Mrs.
Godfrey and the two children, arrived
Monday from Deering, N. D., and
will visit some time with Langdon
relatives and friends. MIR. Godfrey
has sold out the barber shop he has
been operating at Deering since ieav-
ing Langdon four years ago and the
family will remain here while he
looks up o new location,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-24

The board of county commissioners
reached an adjournment Of their July
meeting on Saturday at noon.
The Democrat is having an extra
heavyrun on it's advertising space this
week by Langdon merchants who are
getting ready for the fair.
Langdon has already begun to get
things into readiness for the big
throng of visitors who will spend the
biggest part of next week here in at
tendance at the county fair.
DR.. G. E. Stromberg and j. M.
.Stonecypher. of the Segouin basement
barber shop. left Monday in the doc
tors auto for Chicago, where each
will make a months visit with their
folks and old friends.
The county commissioners will be
here again on Saturday of this week,
for a short special session to take up
the matter Of re.districting three of
VIC Au40A oSuOOl Ol6II1CLS III WHICH IL
is contemplated to open up q consoli.
dated school with the start-of of the
fall and winter term.
On Wednesday and Thursday of
next week July 3Oth and 31st, the
Stearns dramatic company will fill a
two night engagement at the Auditor
ium with a change of bill each night.
The Stearns company are popular 10.
cal favorits and should appear before
capacity houses of fair week visitors
John F, Anderson, a former Milton
resident now a Walsh county court
house attache at Grafton with the
rank of tax commissioner is gather.
ing wads of coin into the county cash
box from the moneys and credits of
estates that have become assessable
under the new law. These estates to.
tai up to a valuation of $341. $40. SO
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-24

If you want a good range coal or
der Miller's Creek. Farmers Eleva-
tor Co.
John B. Mooney was among the
number of Langdcn state fair -isitors
to return home Saturday.
Miss Eva Souch left Tuesday for a
vacation visit with some old friends
of the family at Williston.
Emil Hanggi one of the prize win.
mig farmers of the Clyde settlement
was over here Tuesday Oh business.
William Howitz left yesterday on a
business trip to the Twin Cities, ex.
pecting to return home the latter
part of the week.
Miss Mile Halbeisen is a guest
at the Monroe home while here from
Golden Valley for a vacation visit
with Langdon friends.
Jos. ]. Fischer and C. M. Turner
went north Friday, returning to
Wales after a few days in the Forks
taking in the big state fair.
Sheriff Thompson was in Grand
Forks a couple of days the end of the
week and took his little son along to
see the sights at the big state fair.
Mrs. A w. Blakely went to Graf.
ton yesterday to witness the soldiers
home coming celebration of Walsh
county and enjoy a weeks visit with
friends.
Miss Luc:: Mulligan. accompanied
by Mrs. Egan and two children, ar.
rived Tuesday from Montana and will
spend some time visiting at the Null
ligan home.
Sebastian Hamerl, accompanied by
Mrs. Hamerl and baby arrived Mon
day from Roseau. Mimi, and will
visit for some time with Mt. Carmel
relatives and friends.
Farmers! The rest room in the
basement Of the Langdon Sanitorium
was fitted up for your convenience
and comfort. Make use Of it during
the county fair next week.
Mrs. John A. Crawford and her
sister.in-law, Mrs. A. R. Marshall,
of Williston, who is visiting here,
spent a couple of days last week in
Grand Forks attending the state fair
Mrs. Rude, whose husband returns
to the Langdon high school this fall
as instructor in manual training and
physical director. returned Tuesday
from q vacation visit with friends
living in South Dakota.
Julius Redman, formerly employ
ed as a tailor in the shop of George
Bostik arrived on Saturdays train
from Roundup, Mont, accompanied
by his wife. They will remain some
time visiting with friends.
James Colligan is the purchaser Of
a Langdon home during the past few
days" purchasing the Fifth street cot
tage owned by Mrs. Grant johnson.
The Collignan family have moved in
to their new nome this week.
Murray Archer the Iona drugg is,
and telephone exchange man was owe,
from the 500 line town Tuesday. Tn,
dry spell effect upon the crop he say.
is more noticeable south and east O.
their town than Immediately arount
Iona and over this way,
Alex. Mclean, returning this weel
from a trip through a considerable
portion of Saskatchewan, is not over
} ly impressed with the present crol
prospect of the Canadian Northwest,
Much of it is dried out with a slim
prospect of anything being harvested
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-24

All coal will advance ten cents per
month. Order early. Farmers Ele-
vator Co.
Oats reached a quotation of 81a
on the Chicago market last Friday
for September delivery.
Have your shoes repaired at the
o. X. shop, opposite the City Hall.
Emile Mason. proprietor.
Mrs. Allan Pinkerton returned to
the city Monday from their months
outing to the Great Lakes.
Herman Dohman's home on Sixth
street has been connected up with
the city's water and sewerage system
10. A. Wadsworth returned Monday
from Grand Forks and the Twin
Cities in the interest of his real es.
tate agency.
States Attorney and Mrs. G.. Grim.
son autoed to Grand Forks and visit.
ed with friends there several days
during the fair.
If you are sick and have tried
medicine without help do not give up
Go to the Langdon Sanitorium and
you will get relief.
Mrs Maddern a resident at Adams
Nd, is an out of town patient who
arrived last week to take a course at
the Langion sanitorium of DR.. Void
Mrs. w. A. Bolton left Tuesday
for the lake districts of the Mime.
sofa and Wisconsin and will visit 8
month there with her sister Mrs.
Chamberlain.
Mrs. ]. Lillico is here from he.
home on the northern side of the in.
ternational boundary taking a course
of treatment at DR.. Wold's widely
known sanitorium.
Robert Murie ia among the out o.
town residents who figure on moving
in from the farm this fall to max.
Langdon the family home, Mr.. Muri'
spent Tuesday in town house hunt nf
Ed. Timian went north Tuesday t,
his home at Dresden after having
nearly a year of military service ovel
in France, seeing considerable actor
with the American unite toward tn,
close of the war.
Robert Morrison, the merchant an,
postmaster at Beaulieu, was mingl
ing with Langdon friends Tuesday
Crops along the eastern border O
the county he says surpass any
thing to be found up here.
Mrs. Scott, who has been maxim,
a months visit here at the home o
her son, John w. Scott, left yester
day for Fargo. She will spend tn
summer with a son who is a grain
buyer in n of the nearlying towns
Langdon council Knights of Colum
bus sent quite a delegation over t
Devils Lake on a weekend auto tri
to participate in the reunion an
init ation of a big class of candidate
by the K. of C. council of the Satani
City.
Mrs. Gail, a Minneapolis friend G
the c. E Johnston family is spendin
che week here. Mrs. Gail is active
ly identified with the home an
foreign mission board work of tn
Baptist church, with territory co
ing the Northwest.
Mrs. J.. ]. Souch left Tuesday fo
Gilman, Mont, the home of he
brother, A. l.. Bradley, From Gill
man, Mont, they make an auto tri
to Edmonton, Regina and other point
in Saskatchewan to visit among re
~latives and old friends.
Mrs. John Mahon and her brother
Mr.. Thos. Ferguson, who arrived las
week from Arizona left yesterday o
a trip to a number of points over tn
Canadian Northwest where they hav
many relatives among whom they wi
visit during a months stay.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-24

Charles Dillon, piano tuner. Leave
or phone your order to A. O.. Void
Company, Langdon, N. D.
Mrs. Wand came up from Milton
on Monday for a visit with her little
daughter who is under treatment at
the Langdon sanitorium.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-24
DIR. E. ]. Hughes
DENTIST
A. NJ. HOURS P. NJ.
9 to IL Phone liz 1 to 6
SCHu1KER at Lanudon NJ n

!: SCHULKE BLOCK Langdon, N. D. f:
Mrs. B. A. Kelly who has been
visiting the home of her parents at
Dresden. Mr.. and Mrs. John G.
Mueller since the recent death of her
husband, a flu victim at Loreburn,
Sask., during the early part of last
winter was in town Friday.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-24

Miss Lucy A, Gordon goes to Lake
Killarney, Man., and will be accom-
panied by her parents, expecting to
home after a stay of a couple
of weeks there with relatives and
old friends of the family,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-12
WELCOME HOME HONOR ROLL

repair shops, A. E. F. Served from
Dec. IA, 1917, to May Is, 1919.
John w. Fisher, fireman, second
class, 1924 Second street. U. S. S.
Illinois, q. S. N. r. F. Served from
July 10, 1913, to May 81, 1919.
Charles F. ZiegIer, private, Port
Byron, Ill. One Hundred Ninth
infantry, Twenty-eighth division.
Served from June %, 1918, to May
%, 1919.
Roy W. Wangelin, private, Milan,
Ill. Three Hundred Twelfth in
fantry. Seventy-eighth division.
Served from Aug. 1, 1913, to June
8, 1919.
Frank o. Hamlin, private, 1925
Iowa street, Davenport. Three
Hundred Sixth infantry. Seventy
seventh division. Served from May
25, 1918, to May 26, 1919.
Harry C. Peterson, private, 523
Twelfth avenue. One Hundred
Twenty-fourth M. G. battalion,
Thirty-third division. Served from
Sept. Il, 1917, to May 81, 1919.
Harry B. Burgh, private, 902
Twentieth street. Detached ser
vice, A. E. F. Served from April
10, 1918, to May 2, 1919.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-12

Served from May 3, 1917. to May
II, 1919.
Elliott Lundberg. corporal. Au-
gustana college. Battery F, One
Hundred Twenty-third field artil-
lery. Served from May 1, 1917 70
June s, 1919.
Clark C. Long. corporal, 3271s
Twentieth street. Battery F, One
Hundred Twenty-third field arul-
lery. Served from July II, 1917, 10
June s, 1919.
Porter Kirby, WAGNER, 600 West
Oak street, Burr Oak. Ind. Bat
terry F, One Hundred Twenty-third
field artillery. Served from July
"a, 1917, to June 8, 1919.
Fred w. Anderson. private. 45l0
Fifth avenue. Company f, Three
Hundred Fifty-third infantry, Eigh-
ty-ninth division. Served from
June 27. 1918, to June l. 1919.
Ira Cook, corporal, Coal Valley.
Battery f, One Hundred Twenty
third field artillery. Served from
Sept. 10, 1917, to June 7, 1919.
Louis Cook, private, Coal valley.
Battery f, One Hundred Twenty
third field artillery. Served from
June 5, 1917, to June s, 1919.
Allen T. Eddy, sergeant, Milan,
III. Mobile laboratory. Thirty
third division. Served from April
20, 1917, to June 3, 1919.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-12

Arthur Lyons, private. Illinois
City, Ill. Auxiliary remount. quar-
|termasters. Served from June 81,
1918, to May 5, 1919.
Sherrard Ditch, private, 1902
Fourth avenue. Company B, am
munition train. Served from April
3, 1918, TO March 10, 1919.
August Blancke. private, 273S
Fifth avenue. Company A, Sixth
Illinois infantry. Served from
Aug. IL, 1915, to April "a. 1917.
Dease Shonbroeck, seaman, sec
ond class. 4o5 Eighteenth street.
U. S. navy. Served from July 8,
1918, to March %, 1919.
Paul ]. Seitz, sergeant, 1011
Fourteenth street. Ambulance
company 356, Eighty-ninth divis
ion, A. E. F. Served from June 3.
1917, to May 5, 1919.
George r. Garlcck. yeoman, AIS
Third street U. S. S. Mississippi.
Served from June, 1918, TO May 30.
1913.
Oliver Wood, private. Taylor
Ridge, Ill. Three Hundred Elev-
enth infantry. Seventy-eighth di-
vision. Ser ed from June "a, 1918,
to June 1, 1919.
" Morris Klamen, private, 1113
Eighth avenue. Company B.,
Eighth NJ. G. battalion, Third di-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-12

vision. Served from May 81, 1913,
to March -, 1919.
William Pritchard. private, Eigh-
teenth avenue, Thirty-fifth street.
Battery F, One Hundred Twenty
third field artillery. Served from
April %, 1917, to June s, 1919.
Philip Pollsio, private, 2110
Fourth avenue. Company M, One
Hundred Thirty-first infantry
Served from Sept. 10, 1918, to
March 5, 1919.
Ben Schaider, private, 1415 Fifth
avenue. Company l, One Hundred
Thirty-first infantry. Served from
Sept. 10. 1917, to June 5, 1919.
Ernest Bregger. private. 291O
Sixth avenue. Company d, Thir-
ty-ninth infantry. A. f. F. Serv-
ed from Sept. 10, 1917, to May },
1919.
Lee Elmer Eckard, private, Ala
Twenty-second street. Camp Shell
by. Served from May 2S, 1918, to
June 3. 1919.
Albert Brand. sergeant. 1923
Third avenue. Construction com
pany attached to quartermasters
corps, Camp Funston. Served from
June Is, 1918, TO June 1, 1919.
Harvey Abner, private, 292S
Eleventh-and- avenue. Com
pany B, Thirteenth engineers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-12

William Long, private, Coal VAL
ley, Ill. One Hundred Twenty
eighth engineers. Served from
Sept. 5, 1918, to May 26, 1919.
Carl E. Lundberg. private, 1888
Fourteenth street. Company A,
One Hundred Twenty-second NJ. G..
battalion, A. E. F. Served from
June q, 1918, to May q, 1919.
David Blaser, private Taylor
Ridge, Ill. Company 1, One Hun
dred Fifty-third infantry. Served
from June 81, 1918, to June 1. 1918.
Harry B. Marblestone. private
Headquarters company, One Hun
dred Twenty-fifth infantry. Serv-
ed from June 20, 1917. to May 20.
1919.
John Lyons, private, $50 Twenty
eighth street. Company d, One
Hundred Ninth infantry, Twenty
eighth division. Served from June
27, 1918, to May Is, 1919.
William r. Lafrenz, mechanic.
COS Thirteenth avenue. One Hun
bred Thirty-second field artillery,
Thirty-third division. Served from
Sept. II, 1917, to May 81, 1919.
Ebert R. Herlocker, sergeant,
1921 Twcnty-fi-st street Ordnance