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New Britain herald., 1919-01-17

sell upright mahogany
piano very reasonably; fine condi-
ton; monthly payments; Liberty
Bonds or War Stamps taken. Call
AT Arch street, LIST bell. 1-17-1d
New Britain herald., 1919-01-17

YOUNG MEN, 16 and over, are eligi-
bic for government railway mail
clerks. $92 month. Examinations
soon. For free particulars. write
Raymond Terry CORNER civil serv-
ice examiner), 1886 Columbian
Building, Washington. 1-17-4dX
New Britain herald., 1919-01-17

WANTED-We have permanent Do-
sition for man near his own home
at good pay If interested write
Pequod Nursery Co., Meridan,
Conn., 1-16-2dN
New Britain herald., 1919-01-17

WANTED-A position as IL house |
keeper. No objection to children. !!
Herald, XIX. l-l6-3dX |
New Britain herald., 1919-01-17
WANTED.

WA NTED-W Washing to do at home.
Anna Gabcl, 1913 fremont st.
+ = ok
New Britain herald., 1919-01-17

Manitoba girl for general house
work. Apply to Mrs. r. F'risbic,
BAL Hart st. 1-16-3d
New Britain herald., 1919-01-17

TO RENT-To couple without chill
dren, five room tenement, furnish
ed all new furniture. Box X, Her
aid. 1-13-6dX
New Britain herald., 1919-01-17

ANTED--Three or four furnished
rooms for light housekeeping. Hr-
aid, Box No. Xxx. 1-15-3dX
New Britain herald., 1919-01-17
To REM.

TO RENT-FiTc room tenement all
Improvement Maple street,
PlainVille. 1-15-3dN
New Britain herald., 1919-01-17

Have you lost a sum OF
money? Glasses, Pins and
Rings are found in surprising
quantities and turned in at
re Herald. YOrr money viii
surely remain in the finders
hands il he does nc: know
who lost il.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29
FRUIT GROWERS CONVENTION.
VIII BE Held in DEBORAH on Thurs
day and Friday, Feb. 6 and Z.

The Winneshiek County Horti-
cultural Society assisted by the Coun-
ty Agent has made arrangements to
hold q fruit growers convention
Feb. 6 and Z, Thursday and Friday
next week.
Among the topics to be taken up
for discussion is the culture of bees
This important industry has been
much neglected in this community,
especially of late and it is to be
hoped that something can be done
to revive the industry. Many other
topics oc Importance will be brought
up such as the necessity of spraying
if you only have one fruit tree.
Grapes, the easiest of all fruits
grown. Everbearing strawberrie3,
the most delicious of all fruits;
Varieties of fruits for this locality;
The pleasure of growing some flow
ers to beautify our homes, and last
but not least, the Importance Of
growing vegetables and garden
stuff for our household. Representa-
tive men along these lines will be in
attendance from Cresco, West Union,
Usage, Ames and other places, to-
gether with experienced local grow
ers. 1t will surely be very interest
ing convention and it is hoped that
lit will be of lasting benefit for the
community. You are all cordially in
vited to attend. Plan to take day
or two off, bring your wives SO you
can both see the fine displays Of
apples and flowers all grown right
here where we live.
Remember the date Thursday
afternoon and Friday all day, Feb.
9Th and 18th. For any information or
programs write the undersigned.
o. o. LOMEN, Sec'y.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29
Obituary..

John George Gaffney, whose death
occurred on Jan. 20 in the Waukon
hospital, was born Feb. 22,1S44 in
New York City. He enlisted in the
civil war as private in Co. G. 46th
Wisconsin Infantry. "
He was married Dec. 81, 1878, at
Preston, Mimi. to Clara Wilson. One
son, Jefferson C. was born to the
union. In 1879 the family moved to
McCook county, South Dakota, re-
naming there until 1888, when they
moved to Fillmore county, Mimi,
where they lived about eight years,
then came to Winneshiek county.
The wife and mother passed away in
1908. ~
The deceased was we'll and favor
ably known and was man we'll
liked by all who ever knew him, and
his death brings sorrow to many old
friends. The funeral services were
held Thursday from the home of his
son in Frankville. Rev. Seehus Of
ficiated.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29
Our Easter Sunday.

Easter this year comes on the third
Sunday in April, the goth, and is
three weeks later than last year. Last
year it came within day or two of
being as early as possible. Many peo-
pie cannot understand by what rule
Easter is changed in date every year,
1t is governed, entirely by the moon.
Easter is supposed to commemorate
the resurrection of Christ from the
tomb. The council of Nice made the
rule that Easter should be observed
on the first Sunday after the first full
moon that comes on or after the 21st
day of March. The first full moon
the year after that date comes on the
1 9Th of April and, consequently, Eas-
ter comes on the next Sunday. Ash
Wednesday comes on March 9Th and
the Lent Sunday on the. 9th. Elk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29
Nc Have Learned Our Lesson.

The following from the Marshall
town Timea,Republican is a pretty
good answer TO certain democratic
newspaper whose editor is also some
what oS a political trimmer who
thinks it is wrong to refuse to buy
of Germany:
eve could always make things as
good or better than any other ma
lions. The only reason we didn't was
that We wouldn't buy them. We i'm
agined that an imported" this or an
imported" that must be better than
ours. We ina gined even that our
race horses were scrubs until Pierre
Lorillard used some of his tobacco
money to breed a race horse with
and took old Iriquois over to Eng
land and glommed the English derby
against the best in the world
The aCo:tsmen found it out first
Probably because they were sports
men and ready to take a chance. We
can do anything that can be done
anywhe ere, do it as well or better and
do it cheaper in the long run.
"Wc have just been finding that
out as a people. 1t required a war and
the hate that comes with war to
teach Us that We can make and buy
at home everything that can be made
and sold anywhere on earth.
1--WE have begun to learn that Am
orleans can teach as we'll as any ma
ton. We used to send the budding
specialist to Vienna to be finished,
the embryonic engineer to Germany,
the hidden literary genius to Oxford
'It all became poppycock long ago
but We refused to know it. We want
ed to send 'em across. We wanted to
buy imported goods" We thought
it distinguished us as buyers.
"No nation worked the con game
of peculiar and extraordinary genius
better than Germany. But we got
fighting mad and began to look
about us we found that practically
all Germany had ever done was to
steal inventions and discoveries from
the United States, paint them over
and change the numbers.
| "Have we learned enough to know
that this country is ready for indus
trial, inventive, educative and moral
leadership of the globe?"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29
Interruption at Public Entertain
.'. meNtS.


|, The following is taken from the
last weeks issue of the Charles City
Intelligencer and it speaks for itself:
The writer is something of crank
when it comes to the interruption at
public entertainments such as that of
last Sunday afternoon at the Hill
dreth theatre. AS is known, the
auditorium was crowded from ''stem
to stern" and one would think that
the average person would have tie
good taste not to intrude. converse
tional trivialities on the ears of those
DESTROYS Of hearing the music. even
if they did not care to give their at
tention tot the sweet harm onies'
produced by stringed instruments and
flute, but this seemed to cut no figure
with several ladies who persisted in
marring some of the sweetest pas
sagas by conversation that could as
we'll have been deferred six weeks or
even six months and neither them
selves nor those forced to listen to
it been deprived of anything worth
while. The conversation ran some
thing like this: The futist was indul-
ging in a delightful solo when from
the sidelina came voice making the
that the speaker never
cared for the flute and much. prefer
red the bass drum if she had to listen
to anything. The violin then broke in
and, combined with the flute, pro-
duced a volume of sound that drown
ed out the voice of the complainant,
but she soon increased her air pres
sure and the listeners were treated
to a remark like this: Now there
goes that fiddle again and if there is
anything hate worse than flute 1t
is fiddle" And so on, aluminium,
world without end, the takers always
having the best of it because they
could increase the volume of sound,
while the musicians were under
some obligation to the audience to
produce harmony rather than just
sound. Just why some people will not
recognize the rights of their neigh
bors when they attend a public en-
tertainment, such as that of last Sun
day afternoon, we have never been
able to figure out, but such seems to
be the fact, hence one is frequently
deprived of the pleasure of getting
the best out of good music because
of the existence of that trait in hu-
man nature which causes people to
ignore the rights of others. First II
one does not enjoy music he should
not intrude himself where 1t is being
played; second, having gone to pub
lie concert, no one should persist In
carrying on a conversation with
neighbor and intruding his personal
opinions upon those who desire to
enjoy the music.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29
NOW THE MUTUAL TRUST.
Herman Dale, Local Agent Attended
Insurance Meeting i'm Chicago.

Mr.. Herman Dale, of DEBORAH,
General Agent for the Scandal Life
Insurance Company attended the
annual convention of the field re-
personalities of, that company which
was held at its home office in Chic
ago, on January 81, %, and %. Mr.
Dale reports that at the policyhold-
ers' annual meeting which was held
on January %, the name of the com
pany was changed to the Mutual
Trust Life Insurance Company. The
President of the Company, in max
ing announcement of this change,
stated This company should have
an up-to date American name, one
that needs no explanation. Generally
speaking, a name does not mean
much. Still, it often misleads and
carries with it wrong impression.
Scandal life has been a good name
but it has too often created an i'm
preston that it is foreign COM
pany. For this reason the policy
holders and officers thought best to
make the change. Mutual Trust,
meaning trust one another, was
thought a very suitable name for a
purely mutual company" This COM
pany now has total of more than
Thirty Seven Millions of insurance
in force and assets aggregating APP
proximately Three Million, Seven
Hundred Thousand dollars. Mr..
Dale reports very successful meet
ing of the field forces, his company
having written over Twelve Millions
of new business during 1918, which
was an increase of twenty per cent
over the year previous. Mr.. Dale
states that Because of the tremen-
dous impetus given the life insur-
ance business by the vast sums paid
in death losses to the beneficiaries OF
those who We're the victims of the
influenza epidemic, over One Hun
dred MfllioB dollars having been
paid by the legal reserve life insur-
ance companies to such beneficiaries,
it is expected that 1919 will be the
banner year for that business.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29
GET YOUR LIBERTY BONDS.

The last payment on your Liberty
Bonds is due January 3Oth. Please
see that it, is made promptly. Bring
your receipt with you. These bonds
Except registered) are all on hand
ready for delivery when final pay
ment Is made. h
We are also holding number of
Third Loan and converted bonds
which owners have not called for.
Please bring in your receipts. Hang
ON to your bonds. Don't sell them or
trade them for something of doubt
fun value. We have safe place to
keep them IL you wish.
The National Bank of Decorah.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29
Mrs. liver RingdahI Underwent
Operation.

Last Wednesday Mrs, liver Ring
dahl underwent an operation for APP
pendicitis at the DEBORAH hospital.
The operation was successful and she
is getting along nicely, her friends
will be pleased to hear.
Mr.. Ringdahl is out again after
being confined to his home for eight
weeks. He was taken sick with in
fiuenza, which developed into pneu-
monia and his life was despaired of
for a while. He is gaining his
strength back now. and has been UP
town several times during the past
week. y. ) .
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29
Bargain in Fine Home.

There is fine residence in Decorah
for sale at a bargain, the Adam WEEP
Ter residence in Curtin's Addition,
The house is practically all modern
In an ideal location, and is just the
house for a family who wish a nice
up-to-date home. 1t will be sold
cheap. and particulars can be secured
at pubic Opinion Office. II interested
In nice home call and investigate
If.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29
Where Is He?

What has become Of the old fash
toned democrat who was violently OPP
posed to all vain pomp and glory and
especially royal fiubdubbery? He is
now putting out his chest because a
democrat president ate dinner with
his majesty the king of England at
Buckingham palace on gold dishes
worth Observation-Disclosures Star
Clipper.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29
Gard of Thanks.

Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Likkeby and
family of Canoe township, whose
home was burned two weeks ago,
wish to express their thanks to their
friends and neighbors who assisted
them and all those who so generous
ly donated.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29
How About Your Subscription?

Note the label on your Public
Opinion this week. If it reads Jan.
I19" it means that your subscription
expires in January. subscriptions are
required to be paid in advance, and
we do not want to drop any names
from the list, so remember to look at
the tag on your paper and renew
your subscription if your time has ex-
pired.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29
Lieut.. Acres Home From Army.

Lieutenant e. l.. Acres returned
home to DEBORAH last week, his work
in the army being at an end. He en-
listed in August 1917 as a private
in the infantry in the regular army
for the period of the war. He first
went to St. Louis, thence to Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, where he was made a
corporal, then sergeant. The day
his regiment sailed from New York
for France he was promoted to 9
Lieutenancy and ordered to Camp
Lee at Petersburg, Virginia, to train
troops bound for overseas. He was
slated for duty in France when the
armistice was signed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29
Received His Discharge From Navy

Received His Discharge From Navy.
Ragnwald Jacobson arrived home
last week from Norfolk, Virginia,
having received his discharge from
the navy, in which he had served six
years. He was on the ship Vermont.
Mr.. Jacobson will remain here in the
future and will farm on the old
homestead on Washington Prairie.
His many friends will be pleased to
know that he will remain here. He
has had some great experiences dur
ing the past six years in the navy,
and has seen a lot of the country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank the fire de-
partment, friends and neighbors for
their assistance rendered at the fire
that threatened the destruction OF
our home on Sunday, Jan. 10.
pd. Mrs. c.. C. Bates and daughters.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29
Is Your subsc,. ption Paido

Many subscriptions to Public
Opinion become due this month.
Watch the address label and make
payment promptly, so as to continue
your name on the subscription list.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29
Farmers Form Loan Association.

Farmers II Offfl 1Odn aSSOClauOn.
Waucoma Sentinel: The farmers Of
Fayette, Winne3hiek and Chickasaw
Counties met ar Waucoma, Jan. 10,
1919, and formed an association
known as the First National Farm
Loan Association. A branch of the
Government Federal Land Bank,
whereby farmers can borrow money
for thirty-four and one half years at
5 and one half per cent. The terri
tor within which this association
shall transact business shall be Eden
Auburn, and Windor townships, Fay
ette county, Utica and Stapelton
townships, Chickasaw county, and
Jackson and Washington townships,
Winneshiek county. The following
officers were elected: 81
John Flynn, president; Henry
Faust, Vice President; Joe Reilly
Secretary and Treasurer; Directors
John Flynn, Henry Faust, ]. H.
Offers, Chas. Tessmer, w. H. Murphy
The officers of the association, First
State Savings Bank, Waucoma, Ia
Over. $55000.00 has already been
loaned.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29
Watch the Tag,

Watch the tag on your paper, if
it is marked Jan. 19' it means that
your subscription expires this month,
and, should be renewed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29
Gard of Thanks.

/ extend my deepest thanks to
friends and neighbors who gave me
their aid and sympathy in my time of
bereavement.
j. c. Gaffney.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29
COL. MARK NJ. DOOLITTLE
AuCtiOneer
DEBORAH, IOWA

Office at Higgins Building, Mis-
sion Billiard Hall. Phone or write
at my expense.
Terms: Merchandise Sales S per
cent. Street Sales S.. Farm Sales
per cent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29
Bankers. Lawyers Landmen.

Secure buyers for Minnesota Pro-
ductive Homestead Drainage Land,
Government gives title immediate
Iy, accepts entry applications ac-
knowledged before Notary Public,
No residence required. Agents want
ed. Maps and Engineer reports free.
American Land Company, Thief
River Falls, Minnesota. 5-Tw-pd,
Is lumber we'll dressed that puts
on a window sash?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29

If some one should make lemon
tart, would it not be right to turn
around and give a iemonade?'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29

.Winnes|liekCounty|
: IF it were not for the fact that time rolls
on very qucklyI would hardly believe that
this is my
o6TH SEMI-ANNUAL BUSINESS TRIP I:
to new York since I located in DEBORAH now :
43 years ago. It is a long long time and
many changes have taken place. and the most
serious Of them all was that we had to enter
{: the World War, so as to make the future ex-
{: istence in America, as all over the world, a
: safe place to live n to do business in and be
. permitted to live our own lite in our own
Democratic fashion.
This has been accomplished and the Al
lies have done it, but OUR OWN BOYS
HAVE BEEN THE GREATEST FACTOR Of
: all in bringing peace about, just at the time
when hardly anyone looked for it. 1t has
been wonderful victory, the greatest Of
victories in all time, and it seems to me that
all of US can look to the future with the fullest
confidence We live in the most wonderful
: country in the world, and there never was
: any doubt about that in the minds OF real
Americans. The world across the water
never knew just what stuff there was in real
: Americans, but these people know it now,
and America is looked upon by all the world
F: as the greatest country. .-r...
!: THIS IS A PERIOD OF RE-CONSTRUC-
l1 30
{: questions, not at the Peace Conference in
/: Versailles but in our own country. Howev-
+: er there will be no stop, as business will and
I: must continue as before, because the "get to-
(: gether' idea is more prevalent in every part
f: of our own country than it has ever been be-
: FORE and the world looks to the United States
/: for products Of every kind and to my way of
3 thinking, courage as well as confidence is all
: that is needed for prosperity.
AS FAR AS THIS BUSINESS is CON
I: CERNED, we are going to continue to do
f: business in the old familiar way, and am 60
ing to New York for the purpose of buying
: the best clothes I can find, and mean by
: that, quality must be fully up to the standard
as I would much rather not sell any clothing
at all than pan off inferior quality to our trade
: Our customers who have dealt with us many,
: many years, may rely upon the fact that we
will continue to do business strictly on the
Square Dealing Plan and we will use our best
efforts to merit your confidence in the future
as we have done in the past You have our
absolute assurance that whatever you buy
: here must be as represented and if not salts
factory, money is cheerfully returned
It is Getting Late for Winter OverCoats
|: but at that, the prices we are selling them
will pay you to buy now. Special values are
also offered in our Suit Department., and a
visit to the store at this time will be of great
advantage to you. Please remember we are
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-22
LETTERS FIGURE IN
$4,000 LOVE SUIT
Philadelphia Woman Tells Pittsfied
Court Wealthy Merchant Pro-
posed Marriage.

Court Wealthy Merchant Pro
posed Marriage.
Pittsdeld, Mass, Oct 14.-Letters
declaring ardent love purported to
have been written by Louis II. Reg.
nier, forty-nine years old married,
and a former prominent LenoX mer-
chant, were read in the bread of prom
Use suit which was started today in
superior court by Mrs, Daisy e. COIN
thirty-nine of Philadelphia. who asks
$25000, heart balm. declaring that
Regnier had asked her to marry him
at least dozen times within four
days. while a guest in her home at
Lancaster, Penn. and several times
before that by letter,
Mrs Gohn, who is rather short and
stout was told by her sutton, accord
ing to one letter read this afternoon,
not to call herself a fat woman and
added you are just my size"
Mrs Gohn took the stand at the
morning session, a Jury being chosen
quickly after the opening of court.
Judge Frederick Chase of Concord is
presiding Judge Chase again read
some of the l2"7rs after Attorney
Milton Il. Warner, who represents
Mrs. Coin, had read them aloud to
the jury.
AT Christmas time. 1917, Mrs. Gohn
said, when Regnier was her guest al
Lancaster, he took one Of her rings 10
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-22
CHURCH CONVENTION CONTEST
Southernerns Favor League of Ma
tons Covenant

Detroit, Mich, Oct 10 Determined
that the triennial general convention
of the Protestant Episcopal church
shall take a definite stand on the
: the League of Nations issue, the
southern delegations are marshaling
their forces against the resolution
adopted by the House Of Bishops that
fthe United States enter into "a con
I ventioh of nations"
Dr. G. Gordon Smeade OF Jackson,
Miss. characterized the resolution,
which was fathered by Bishop Brew
ster of Connecticut as "spineless, col
oress, and meaningless declared to-
day that he would wage "A fight to pre-
vent its adoption in the House of De
puties With him are aligned the
southern delegations, almost solid he
stated Dr. Smeade has before the
House of Deputies a resolution indors-
ing the League OF Nations covenant
in its present form
/ Ostensibly TO precent delay in legisla
tive action OF the House of Deputies
because of the heavy program yet un.
touched, proposal that there be no
debate on the League of Nations was
made and approved today, 3O7 to 11S.
Presentation of further resolutions,
however, will be permitted
DR. Smeade declared that this action
establishes dangerous precedent
in muzzling freedom of speech and
said the League issue is above politics
the greatest issue before the world
today, the greatest document that
ever emanted from the mind of man"
The Board of Missions today asked
the convention to authorize a campaign
among the church membership for
pledges TO finance the church work
extension program, to cost an unde-
termined amount that probably will
reach $1000O0,000. Consideration of
the detail of the program is expected
to occupy the attention of the conven-
ton several days