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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-09
GYPSIES TRAVEL BY AUTO.
And They Give Up Money When
Anyone Else Loses Any.

West Union, Ia.-Gypsies don't
travel in prairie schooners any
more than other people these days.
One evening five auto loads of these
peculiar people passed through West
Union.
They were halted by Sheriff c.
C. Wright upon complaint of Mayor
Blake of Clermont to the effect
that a resident of that town had
lost IS through their agency. Most
of the grownups in the band made
impassionate speeches to the sheriff
and assembled crowd, but they paid
IS just the same before they moved
on under instructions from the
sheriff to reach the county line be-
fore stopping.
They had collection of about
twenty small children OF all ages
from two weeks and upwards, al
showing some surface indications
of failure to observe the rule OF "a
bath every day"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-09
IOWA LAND AT $500 PER.
High Price for Suburban Property
Adjacent to Marcus.

Cherokee, IA new record FOR
price Of lands in Cherokee county
was established last week when
John Quinn sold tract of eighteen
and one-half acres just outside the
town of Marcus, at a consideration
of $500 per acre. The tract contain
ed twenty acres, but Mr.. Quinn re-
served an acre and half, contain
ing all improvements, house, barns,
ETC., so that the land sold has
absolutely no improvements, and has
only a few rods frontage on the
road.
A short time ago, l.. M. Chap
man, living three miles west of this
place, refused an offer of 100000
for his 240-acre farm or $4l6 per
acre.
Most of the farmers who have re-
Gently sold their land are now
kicking themselves for taking such
low price.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-09
DEMPSEY is NEW CHAMPION.
Knocked Willard Out i'm Third
Round at Toledo, Ohio, July 4

Jack Dempsey in three bloody
rounds during which the issue was
never in doubt attained the world S
premier fisticuff champion by de-
feating Jess Willard on July A at
Toledo, Ohio. The first round Demp-
sey sent home a body blow from
which the big fellow never recover
ed. The gong alone saved him from
defeat in this round, for with swol-
len cheeks, right eye closed, Demp-
sey knocked him down or threw
him helpless against the ropes seven
times Dempsey thought he had won
when the gong sounded and had to
be brought into the ring. Willard,
who lowered above his antagonist
like light house over a tug, acted
like sick man. He was beaten and
knew it. He swung wildly and feebly
while his relentless antagonist
pounded home blows like a great
riviting machine. There were cries
of stop it," stop it," "It's muir
der" Jess managed to last out the
third round and sank, into his cor
ner where he was given aromatic
spirits Of amonia.
He tried to smile and then his
seconds surrendered the match
Willard said:
"In the first round when Demp-
sey hit me with a left hook | tried
hard to counter, but I was rapidly
losing my strength. My eye was
closed at the end of the third round
and j realized it would be useless
for me to continue, as l could hardly
see. 1t is hard to admit defeat, but
Dempsey is the hardest puncher /
ever faced.
Jack ,Kearns, lmanager for the
new champion, said:
Jack is a real champion. He
knocked Willard out twice. They
gave us the fight in the second round
round, then brought us back with
the bell and Jack got him again in
the third round. Dempsey will be a
popular champion"
Dempsey said:
Il told you I would knock him
out in the first round, and to all
intents and purposes that is what /
did. He took lot of punishment in
the next two rounds, but was so
feeble that l hated to have to hit
him."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-09
Airship Drops From Clouds

Mr.. Scott Donaldson of the Kraft
Donaldson Clothing Co., had an ex-
perience yesterday which luckily oc-
Cured without injury to himself
Mr.. Donaldson desired to get q
bird s-eye view of the city and sur
rounding territory and was willing
to pay his dollar or so minute to
get away from the common level of
his neighbors, for a little while at
least, so decided to go up in the
the air ship with the pilot of the
aeroplane which was an attraction
at the Chautauqua yesterday.
They got away alright and Mr..
Donaldson was just beginning to
feel like a little birdie when they
discovered that the engine was miss
ing. (Mr. Donaldson didn't feel like
a birdie them Well, to make long
story short, they landed on the
WetzeI farm at Ernie, none the
worse for wear. A part or two OF
the airship was broken and new
parts have been wired for. In the
meantime the airship is at Ernie
Charles City Press.
Mr.. Donaldson is quite well known
in DEBORAH, as he married a De-
corah girl, Miss Lou Dalvey.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-09
A Cargo of .Rattlesnakes.

Strange may have been many OF
the cargoes that have passed thru
Muscatine and strange their manner
of passing but a cargo Of merchan-
disc that went thru that city takes
the angel food. The consignment in
this instance is nothing less than a
consignment of $50 rattlesnakes OF
the diamond and copperhead Variet-
les. They are the property or the
]. G.. Miles snake farm of Tucson,
Arizona, and are enroute in special
ly constructed automobile truck to
New York City, where they will be
sold to a firm whose business 1T is
to manufacture snake oil and lini'
ment.-Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-09
BEGS FOR
WHAT IT REFUSED
The Supervisors of Story County are
Going to Make Application for
Road Funds Rejected i'm Re-
cent Election
PROPOSES TO MAKE TEST
OF DEPARTMENT RULING
Promises to EXpend More Money on
Primary System and to Grade
and Gravel Certain Roads
in County

Nevada, lathe question oil
whether or not a county may secure
the federal aid for it's roads, as well
as secure the county apportionment
of the automobile tax, for the I'M
provement of the primary road sys-
TEN other than by paving, is &C be
tried out by the board of supervisors
of Story county.
So far Story county is the first
and only county in the state. to turn
down the paving proposition at a
special election.
The supervisors passed resolu-
ton in which they make application
to the state highway commission for
their portion of the FEDERAL county
cooperative road fund, to be used
in improving certain sections of the
primary system Of the county.
They designate the Wilson high
way from Ames north to the Hamil-
ton county line, the north seven
miles to be brought to a finished
grade and providing the necessary
drainage for the entire twelve miles.
They also designate the Colo-Col-
Inns road from Colo south to the
Jasper county line for improvement
by providing the necessary drainage
and surfacing with gravel, the road
having already been brought to
grade.
The board have also made arrange
ments to build mile of what the
members consider an ideal gravel
road bed. The road will start at the
city limits on Lincoln highway and
run west for one mile. The work of
drainage on this road has already
started and arrangements for the
gravel from Moingona have been
made.
The board wlli make this 2ppii-
cation tc the highway commission
for theS federal aid and the primary
road fund to be expended on road
improvement other than paving and
in this matter test out the question
that has been bone of contention
In the hard road arguments.
These roads designated are such
that it is thought possible the gov
eminent would approve of graveled
roadbeds. Should they secure this
there would then be the necessity of
trying them out on the kind Of i'm
provements absolutely necessary on
the Lincoln highway across the
county.
This proposition will be watched
with interest all over the state and
upon it depends much of the high
way interests of Story county.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-09
Speaker Travelled by Agoplane.

Waterloo, Ia.-In order to meet
his engagement at the big Victory
entertainment for returned soldiers
on the afternoon of July 4, DR.. e.
w. Flint, president of Cornell col
,ege was obliged to use the most
speedy conveyance at his command
after completing his address at Vim
ton, la. on the same afternoon.
He came by airplane.
The landing was at the Miller
Scales Aero company's field at
Byrnes park, and an automobile in
waiting whisked the orator to the
scene of the festivities two miles
away, at the municipal bathing
beach.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-09
What They Think of County Agents

What They Think of County Agents.
Over in Allamakee county where
the county agent has quit farmer
writes to his editor: IF there are
any farmers that want advice how to
farm, let them pay for it themselves,
but they are very few" You see,
this man doesn't believe in expert
menting, and yet he owes to ex-
Fermentation his silo, his binder,
telephone, and all the modern COM
fort-giving and money-making con-
veniences which he enjoys. If you
asked such a man if a priZe-winning
Percheron horse just happened to be
born that way, he would have to
say yes if he were consistent. But
he knows better and so does every
body else All the good things which
such people have are things that
have been forced upon them, and it
will always be that way.-New
Hampton Gazette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-09
Why Many Fall.

We limit the success of our own
work by our Incidence and lack OF faith
more than any outside circumstances
limit 1t for us. 1t is MT lack of talent
as much as lack of courage and effort
that circumscribes our usefulness
Exchange.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-09
Horse Is Deceived.

A horse sees everything about Y
per cent larger than does a man. So
that siX-foOt man looms up little
short Of seven feet six inches high.
The fact has, of course, never been
proved, but favorite explanation or
the large image in a horses eye is
that If u horse knew mans exact size
he would realize his power and pass
beyond his control.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-09
Iowa Hog Record Broken,

VIM. Sexsmith, of Creston, sold
three boars by Pathfinder Giant and
two sons for $4,000 to Harry Olson,
of Arlington, S. D. The boar brought
$4,000 at 10 months old, which is
the record price for any breed in
the state of Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-09
Korean Women Independent

Korean women are no longer slaves
of their husbands, but are ready to
assert their rights Many of them no
longer depend on their husbands for
support as of old, but try to obtain
their own living in various branches
Of industry.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-09
Calmar Bride Rides in Aeroplane

Calmar Bride Rides in AerOplane.-
While at Waucoma, Mrs. Frank
Marion was the recipient Of. novel
wedding present. She is a friend OF
the Olson brothers Of McGregor,
who were at Waucoma with their
aeroplane, and they offered Mrs.
Marion a nice flight in their ma
chine ais a wedding gift if she car
ed to accept if, and we are told that
Mrs. Marion did not have to be
persuaded to accept, but was very
pleased to go. They eircled for
about Is minutes rising to an alti-
tude of about 1000 feet. Mrs. Mar
ron has received a wedding gift she
will always remember.-Calmar
Courier.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-09
Four Legged Iowa Duck.

Henry Kneep, farmer near
Traer, Iowa, mas a young duck
about month old that has four
legs. 1t can manipulate the four
legs very handily and is apparently
normal in all other respects.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-04
BROKEN ARROW WILL HAVE
HOMECOMING CELEBRATION

BROKEN ARROW, Oct a.2The
biggest celebration ever held IN
Broken Arrow VIII be- tho homecom-
"e chatiou 10 be- held here on
Wednesday,, october s. There viii he
.nn u' speakers. "a band. an airp,lur
a.l appropriate services in honor ~
l..sn who did not return
Tho whole countryside con,rihu-
'fv 10 Broken Arrow VIII take part
.u tho celebration as there IS not a
'..Ulh0rhool shat was not repre-
.Hu.oI with It's soldiers and sailors
ln fNe service. Practically an or The
mon will be AT home hy that time
ANA u ls the intention t1 give rhom
Do celebration that VIII he IN Keeping
with the honor due them. Brokcu
Arrow Will ae a closed town" on
'Hf d1'a and mo- stone vll he loft
uuurn,j in give lNesr veterans uf
'n. Worlds rrctfcs' Il real home
coming picnic including an old fash
toned barbecue.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-04

OKLAHOMA CITY. oct 3-l'
na. confidently, predicted today o.,
~tffu,rs and c.lZ"r8 engaged iu M,
chase 20 capture the negro who shot
and Killed j. w Williams. street car
conductor. last Tuesday that the
murderer would be appryheudrd h"-
,.ro night, but at late hour news
.f his arrest was lacking.
The FheT.frs office was advised
hy officials OF the Texas poU.tnn-
l+3 today that from the description
...rn Of the negro II was almost
certain that his name was Dave
Fletcher. alias Dave Euricy and
that he was an cN-cuuyIDt ut the
Texas institution. II the man wanted
hero proves to be tho Texas cN.cou-
Wet, ho has already served long
term In that state for an assault 10
E.N
10 was thought the trall "ot the
negro was found near Jones this aft
crup1u and blOodhuuuds were sent
f.r 20 aid in tracking tho fugitive
u.a9 since II was harmed that the
HtI was NJ least 10 hours old 10 was
said 20 ho doubtful whether the dogs
would be able To pick it up and sue
,.a.fu,ly follow f.
governor Robertson has added
= 1O 10 the reward already offered
i0r tho arrest Of tho negro which
brings he total reward up to more
than ZOO. Tho street railway
company Immediately offered $500
reward ana on learning ot the crime,
Mayor walton personally offered
500 and employees ot the street rail
way company hayo succeeded In
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-04

bNHTIESNILLE oct "A def
hI'r date for the opening Of the
,."Fl.t" o'duErlstic meetings in
hif'I'sriIlo wJs. set yesterday when
W"il was received from nI Charles
h'lE0 Scov!llo. stating that h., Will
b' prepared io begin the meetings
"u sunday. October AZ.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-04

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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-01
SHIPPERS KEEPING
CLOSE EYE ON RATE
DEBATE IN CAPITAL
ARGUMENTS TO WIPE OUT PRES
ENT CHARGES BEFORE INTER
STATE COMMERCE COMM SSION
ARE BEING HELD AT WASHING
TON.

Ottawa merchants and shippers are
Interested in the arguments being
made at Washington by the Inter
state Commerce Commission for
lower freight rates in all its classes.
They asked the Illinois freight
rates be not cancelled in it, entirety
until there is substantial uniformity
of ratings in the general classifica-
tions, SO far a., the important class
less than carload items are concern
ed.
The commission further recon-
mends That the Illinois scale of ella IS
rates be cancelled and that so far
as the first five classes are concerned
the Central Freight association scale
be used in its stead with related lower
cation ratings"
Oral arguments on the decision will
be heard by the railway administra-
tion in Washington October Is.
After reviewing the evidence pre-
scented in the case the commission
said to cancel the Illinois classitlca-
tion of freight rates would be to
give the Illinois carriers at least 10
per cent increase they sought IL
1911"
Shippers argued that the western
lines which predominate in Illinois
had not sought the l. per cent IN
crease but the commission did moi
entertain this view.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-01
FOUR NURSES TO
GRADUATE FROM
RYBURN SCHOOL

Four student nurses will be grad
.ated from tac R\burn Memorial Hos
pital Training school. in the 1919
class. The exact date for the com
moncomont exercises has not been
set. hut they will be held sometime
during the latter part OF the month
in the auditorium Of the Ottawa
township high school Fitting cere.
monies will be arranged for the grad.
uatloa program.
A banquet viii be held in honor oi
the graduates by the alumnae aSsocia.
zion Of the hospital the aight preced-
ing the commencement
The four young ladies who have
succo afuly completed their three
year course and are to be graduated
this year are Misses Margaret Buck.
ley. Florence Stewart, Rose Murray
and Alice GwNan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-01
BUFFALO MINERS
DEMAND INCREASE

Buffalo. \. =. Oct. THE first de.
mand Of the ton 200 miners of the cen
tral bituminOus field, calling for an
increase of sixty per cclt IN wage"
was before the joint conference of
miners and operators today. II was
expected that this and other issues
would be debated for several days
and that the full conference for a
test vote which viii determine
whether the miners viii carry out
their thrca, to strike on Nov !.
Tho principal arguments advanced
by the operators Is against the
advanced cost Of all materials when
go into the equipment Of the work.
men Many Of these thing which
rome out of the miler's wages. sucn
a. fuses, have more than doubled in
cost, it was claimed.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-01
UNCLE SAM GIVES
EVERYBODY CHANCE
TO BUY HIS GOODS
OTTAWA PEOPLE CAN BUY BLAN-
kETS. RUBBER BOOTS AND
SALE BY MAIL.

Twenty.four retail stores for the
sale Of household commodities, the
surplus stock Of war supplies, have
been opened to the public by the
United States government Ottawa
buyers in this district can make their
purchases through the army quarter
master retail stores division, Chicas .
H.. which will take care OF orders
from all Of Illinois,
Plan Mail Sale.
Only new and unused articles vii
be sold through the mail, while quan..
ties of reclaimed or renovated good:
will be handled at the stores and SOLD
over the country. The government
will insure free OF charge all pur
chases over s.. All mail orders must
be accompanied by cash, postal money
orders or certified checks, No unCer
tilted checks will be accepted
With the opening Of the government
stores il has been announced that the
sale OF army food through postoiliCe>
has been discontinued.
Give New Prices.
The following is list of the articles
and the prices asked, including deiiv
cry charges:
Cotton blankets, So pair,
Wool and cotton blankets, s. pair.
Wool blankets, So pair.
High rubber boots, $5.25 pair
Foot leggings, - cents pair
Combination oNerails, $50 pair.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-01
so ARRESTED IN
OMAHA RIOT CASES

'l'N me NSStflHitN Press D
Omaha Neb Oct Fif'y mon
and boys have been arroa'od IN con.
nectiou with Sunday nights riotinG,
when VIII Brown a negro held for as.
sagl'ing a white girl, was lvnched.
Among the prisoner, Is Sol Francis. 4?
wears Of age All of the arrested are
held for either murder. inci'ine to riot
or assault to commit murder and Will
Nl distinctions Of property
4 special grand jury will convene
OCT s 70 inquire into the charges
against the men
Dr f. G Henry physician attend
ing Mayor Smith who was nearly
hanged by the mob. stated early this
morning that the condition OF the
mayor was such that he thought all
danger past.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-01
COUSINS CONFESS
KILLING DOCTOR


Chicago. Oct. Three men, James
Klioris and two cousins. Christ Paris
and George Pappas, today We're under
arrest, CHARGED with the murder o'
Dr. Adrian Reginald karreman, whose
body was found early yesterday morn.
ing in his burning home under mys.
teriOus circumstances, Confessions g
were obtained from the three men,
according to the police.
They were tenants OF DR.. karreman
and became enraged at him, accord
ing to their alleged confessions. over
litigation that threatened to deprive
them Of a store operated 10y klioris
with his brother Louis,
DR.. karreman % yeas Old, was a
surgeon major in the LIST Illinois Re-
serve Militia He had practiccd mcdi.
cine twenty-five years,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-01
SENATE WILL VOTE
WEDNESDAY ON FALL
TREATY AMENDMENTS

washington. oct. t.. The Senate
will begin voting al 200 O'Clock to.
morrow on the amendments to the
peace treaty submitted by Senator
Fall. New Mexico. that the L. >. not
he roprccated ON the various interna-
tional commissions created by the
conference.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-01
CARY DENIES j, s. STEEL co. ABUSED ITS men
VETERANS WATCH
PLANS FOR BONUS
OTTAWA SERVICE MEN SHOW
KEEN INTEREST IN BILLS NOW
PENDING BEFORE CONGRESS.

Ottawa soldiers, sailors and MA.
rines are watching with con siderable
interest "a concerted drive for an ad
ditional bonus for service men which
has started in congress.
A. bond issue of one billion or two
billion dollars to supply funds for
bonuses is urged for passage.
Mckenzie Has Plan.
Representative Mckenzie of Illinois
urged his plan OF reiundilg to sold
iers and sailors the SIS Fer month
collected from them for the care OF
their dependents, and 10 pay them in
addition $l5 per month of service, eX-
elusive of the first two months, to
equalize the depreciation in value OF
the dollar
Representative King Swope of
Kentucky urged a flat bonus of S3U
excess Of Two months. which Is GOV
cred by bonus of $50, heretofore au
thoried By congress.
Others Have Plan
Representative Nelson of Wisconsin
Advocated the payment OF a bonus Of
$JG month for service, the payment
to be made in actual cash or il gov
ernment bond at the option OF the
soldier or sailor or beneficiary.
Chairman Fordney of he committee
announced that the American Legion
and other organization had requested
that no action be taken until such
time as recommendation can be made
to congress.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-01
RUSSIAN GENERAL
GIVES APOLOGY FOR
FLOGGING YANK

Washington, October 1.-The Rus
sial embassy today announced thai
Gen Razinotf, the superior Russian
commander in Siberia had apologized
to Mai Gen Grey. commander of the
American forces. for the Incident at
Imam. Siberia, Sept. >, involving the
arrest by Co5sack* of an American
officer and an enlisted man and the
flogging of the latter. The Russian
general said the troops responsible
for the flogging would be punished.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-01
WILSON PUTS IN
A RESTLESS NIGHT

Washington. oct. AFTER rest
less night President WILSON, fell
asleep during the forenoon and arose
later Or GraysonG issued the fol'
lowing bulletin
"The President had a rest less
night and consequently is ioeling
somewhat faded.
Thc prosidcn,F general condition
was reported as good as it wa, yes
terday despite his restless night.