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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-24
Julian Halvorson returned

Miss Julian Halvorson returned
Friday from Greston, Mimi.
Frank Morrison OF West Union
was a DEBORAH visitor Monday.
Miss Edith Albertson returned
to Ridgeway Saturday after VISITING
friends here.
Henry Graft went to Lacrosse
yesterday to visit relatives during
The holidays.
DIR. and Mrs. Wigdahl left Mon
day evening for Ruthaven, Iowa, to
spend the holidays with his folks.
*. /. Haugen went to Candy,
MINI. yesterday to spend Christmas
with his son, Rev. Clarence Haugen.
Mrs. c. Dudney and two child
rem went to Waukon yesterday to
visit her mother, Mrs. T.. Bresnahan.
Mis- Harriet Anundsen, of Olds,
Canada, came last week toAspend the
winter with her grandmother, Mrs
Gardner. - "~ ,.s.''.@ . ">.i..'
Mr.. and Mrs. I. n. Conigisky
and son Robert, of Peoria, III. are
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. j. Hook. - -.... ..
Miss Margaret Haas has accept
cd position with N. H. Adams, as
bookkeeper, taking the position re-
Gently held by Miss Ruth Coffeen.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Strike will
arrive this evening from Des Monies
on aiholidM visit to herrparents, NJ,
and Mrs: Herman Jaeger.
-Chas. Jewell is home from col
lege at Bonneville, Mo. for holiday
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Jewell.
Mrs. Helen Wilcox went tn Min
peapolis Tuesday to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Walter Ingvoldstad over
Christmas. -~--
Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Moore went
to Kendallville yesterday to spend
Christmas with his parents. 2. From
there Mrs. Moore will go to. Mime
apolis to visit her relatives.
The Misses Gladys, Lucille and
Anna Haberly are home from Coll
lege for the holidays, arriving last
Friday, the former from Iowa City
and the latter two from Ames.
Byron Chandler arrived home
Sunday from ,Cavour, S. D. where he
has been working on a job of
plumbing for several months. He was
accompanied home by his son Fred
who is employed in a bank there.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-24

There being vacancy in the Council.
caused by the resignation of Councilman
at Large Bergeson, motion was made
that the Council takeaan informal ballot
for the selection of someone to fill the
vacancy. a,. -, 5.......
The informal ballot resulted in three
votes being cast for w. B. Reed and
two for c. F. Barefoot. 8i
The Council then proceeded to the in
formal ballot. Five votes were cast, all
of which were for W.. b. Reed. s
The Mayor declared w. B. Reed elect
ed as Councilman at large to fill the va
cancy, he having received majority of
the votes. .4ifse.% n al#
The Mayor then, appointed Mr.. Reed
to serve on all the committees of which
Mr.. Bergeson had been a member, which
were as follows: Finance, Property,
Water Works and Fire. ~ ri
The Council then adjourned. la.,.s
g. MARK ID. WELLS, /
60 -, City CLERK.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-24

bonds and interest s.........,. $4,000
A. Guttormson. dragging ...,.....,. 900
LIST National Bank st. Paul, in
terest on bonds. ...,.......!. 10000
Waterloo Savings. Bank, sewer ''
bond and interest. .....s..... SIT ,92
On motion the water bill of the De
corah hospital amounting to $3.50 was
abated.
On motion the bill of Jas. B. Glow
& Sons was allowed subject to such de-
auctions for defective material and la
Dor as designated by the city engineer.
A resolution was adopted providing
for the paying off of $4,000 worth of
sewer outlet bonds, also for the taking
up of $4,000 worth of the same issue
of bonds and reissuing of them at 4&
per cent. .... .....,.., 81. .
A resolution was also adopted approx
ing of the form of the bonds and inter
est coupon, as prepared by the mayor
and city. clerk and presented before the
council. w.. ...--..
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-24
Sugar HOarderS.

Conditions in the sugar trade con-
tinue a subject of some mystery,
and millions of Americans want Z
better explanation of the reasons
for the present famine. The. short
supply of this necessary, of life has
been a most burdensoine ineonveni-
ence and has 'interfered with the
.nourishment of the people.
b The charge is constantly repeated
that the reason for the shortage is
that large quantities of sugar are be-
ing held back for higher prices eX-
pected to prevail when government
restrictions are removed. Now it is
quite possible that prices will have
to go higher in order to encourage
the production of sufficient supply.
A large part of the worlds stock
used to come from Russia, Austria,
and Germany. These countries will
be disorganized for years. The
shortage from these fields will have
to be made up elsewhere The
price will have to be sufficient TO
make. it worth while to produce this
crop in sufficient volume.
But so long as the price of sugar
is controlled, it is the patriotic duty
of everyone holding sugar to cooper
ate with the government and abide
Loyalty by whatever decision the
government makes in regard to price
Holding sugar out of the market
will create the greatest indignation
against anyone guilty of it.
People who know of any boarded
sugar, or of any stocks held back
from public consumption, should com
municate the fact to the proper au-
thorities, who should proceed dras-
tically to force such supplies on the
large stocks are being held in that
way. One would naturally think
that the government long before this
would have forced them out. But
so much bad spirit has been shown
in these times, that one can never
tell what is going on under the sur.
face
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-24

Miss Hilda Bolson went to Cres-
co Saturday to spend a few days with
friends. aHgHrr
Mrs. L. F. Orr and son left Fri
day for Dubuque to spend Christmas
with her folks.
DIR. and Mrs. A. C. Vernon will
spend the holidays with her father
at Carroll, Iowa.
The William Makepeace family
left Friday for Long Beach, Cal to
spend the winter. I'd
Mrs. N. c. Qually went to Paie
ker, N. D. Thursday to visit her bro
Their, John Hamre. oa
William Hexom came Friday
from Minneapolis to spend the Holt.
days with his parents.
Miss Clara jacobson and neice
Cora Richard returned to Granger,
MINI. Saturday after visiting at the
Bert Richards home.
Miss Bertha Suhler arrived
from Chicago last week to spend
Christmas at home.
Kenneth Makepeace arrived
Thursday from Cedar Rapids tc
spend the holidays with friends, 3
Rev. and Mrs. Jordahl returned
to Ridgeway Friday after visiting a
few days with Mrs. Rev. Nillson.
xsrEsMrs. X. o. Flaskerud returned
10 Conover Thursday after visiting
Mrs. Ed. Hjerleid at the hospital.
Maurice Gjerset who is attend
ing Northwestern, University at Chic
ago, is home for the Christmas ho!i-
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. NJ. Graham went
to Charles City today to spend
Christmas with her sister, Mrs. Scott
Donaldson.
Miss Zerelda May Dahl arrived
yesterday from Chicago to spend
Christmas with her grandmother,
Mrs. A. NJ. SeyerSon.
Misses Estella Johnson, Ruth
Jacobson, Anna and Otto Glesne ar
rived home Friday from Mortified
for the Christmas holiday.
Reginald Pearson arrived home
Saturday from studies at Ames t.
spend the holidays with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Pearson.
Mrs. L. S. Dale and daughter
Louise went to Minneapolis Saturday
to visit couple of weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. F.. Ramberg.
Miss Hattie Moore, who has
been teaching school at Frankville
went to Ridgeway Saturday to spend
the holidays with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernie Heller, of
Minneapolis, spent several days here
last week at the Ben Bear home.
They returned home Sunday night
Roy Ellingson, son of Sheriff.
Ellingson and wife, who is employed
in bank at Elk River, Mimi. AR
rived home Saturday to spend
Christmas with his parents. o g
p Ed Holmberg, one of the mem.
bers of the butcher firm of Holm
berg & Erickson is wearing a broad
smile these days, over the arrival OF
a fine baby girl at his home on the
18th.
Misses Dorothy and Marjorie
Barfoot, Helen Williams. Carrie Nc
Lntosh, Mary Jennisch, Lester Sch
rubbe, Carl and Henry Meyrick,
Clarence Juve, and Stanley Price
arrived home Friday from Iowa City
where they have been attending the
University to spend the holiday va
cation at home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-24
Mems OVprcOafS.

All the wanted styles at prices that
thrift commands. All the fashionable
'overcoats styles are here and no man
need look farther than Bears to find
the coat he wants at the price he
wishes to pay. It's a wonderful dis
play of the better qualities at lower
prices. BEARS
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-24
+ Cattle and Horses Burn.

The barn on the Charley H. Ruff
son farm, between Donnan and
Hawkeye, was destroyed by fire last
Thursday evening. Nineteen head of
cattle and two horses were burned
together with other contents. The
loss is estimated at $4,000. This
blaze is of mysterious origin and is
the sixth fire to occur on the place
since Aug. IS. ,. --
A friend in need always seems TO
find his friends in the same fix.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-24
LOCAL ITEMS.


A very
Merry Christmas
TO all our readers.
Mrs. Gena Funner of Ridgeway
was DEBORAH visitor Saturday.
Miss Mary Tobiason left for
Hatton, N. D. Monday on a visit to
relatives.
w. H. Tully returned to Dixon,
Ill. Saturday after visit at the w.
Johnson home.
Mrs. Dena Lovestuen went to
Minneapolis Monday to visit her son
Christ Evanson.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Watrud
went to Blanchard, Wis. Monday on
a visit to relatives.
Miss Petra Shuros left last week
for her home in Highlandville to
spend the holidays.
Miss Ruth Hegg returned last
week from Forest City to spend her
vacation with her parents. .
Miss Helen Burtis left Thursday
for Armour, S. D. to spend the
holidays with hefasafSaSa GsN
The big dance of the year, the
Hook & Ladder dance at Haugen's
hall, Dec. 20. Are you going?
Mrs. B. Solsteen is here from
: Minneapolis on visit to her father
X. Nelson and other relatives.
OF course you are going to tho
big Hook & and Ladder Co. dance at
Haugen's hall, Dec. 30. Deans or.
chestra will furnish the music.
MIR. and Mrs. E. j. Curtin and
daughter Louise arrived home Satur-
day from their trip to Chicago.
Z Remember the Hook & Ladder
dance, Haugen's hall. Dec. 90.
Deans orchestra will play. You. are
invited. y ~, " +.
Miss Laura Hegg returned home
last week. for the holidays from
studies at Downer College in Mil
waukee. --
w. A. Galdow arrived Sunday
from Lodi, Wis. on visit to his sis
ter, Mrs. Johnst Mcintosh and his
mother, brothers and sister at Cas-
Italia. @'
The last big dance Of the old
year will take place at Haugen's
hall, Dec. 20. when the Hook e lad
der Co. will put their dance on. Don't
!. miss it,
Charles Weiser. arrived home last
week from studies at Lawrenceville.
New Jersey to spend the holidays
with mis- parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. j.
.ttWeiser.
The Hook & Ladder boys extend
"a cordial invitation to everybody to
: attend their big dance at Haugen's
sshall, Dec. 20, with music by Deans
orchestra.
g Miss Theodore Nesheim, who is
: taking trained nurse course in St.
Paul arrived home last week for, a
7, holiday visit with her parents,
Alderman l.. j. Nesheim and wife.
! Miss Clara Litcher, who has been
the efficient bookkeeper at the Ben
! Bear Clothing Co. store the past
5 year has resigned, and she leaves
|, this week for her home in Waucoma
where she will take position with
Z the Webster Lumber Co.
p
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-12-24
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

December II, 1919.
Adjourned meeting of the City Coun-
ell was called to order by Mayor Buck
nell. All members present except Mr..
EngbretsOn. ..
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
The resolution of the Finance Com
mittee provided for the payment of. the
The Washington times., 1919-11-14
QUIZ LLOYD GEORGE
ON RUSSIAN PEACE
British Parliament Eager For
Explanation of Guild Hall
Speech Intimations.

LONDON, Nov. 14.-Premier I.loyd
George faced a cross-fre of questions
on the possibility of peace negotia-
tions with the soviet government Of
Russian when Parliament convened
today.
The Russian situation was the most
important topic on the days prosrar m
in Commons ,and it was expected that
both Liberal and Laborites would in
terrogate the premier Non his plans
for Russian peace.
1t is reported on excellent authority
that the premier's guild hall speech,
in which he intimated that negotia-
tions might be opened with the societ
government, came as a surprise to
the members Of the cabinet.
However, in this connection IL is
said that the foreign office merely
regards the premier's declaration as
n '.feeler" to test public opinion.
An interesting incident of the guild
hall banquet, where the premier made
his speech, came to light today. John
w. Davis, the American ambassador
was seated between Col. Winston
Churchill, secretary of war, and Wis
count Chinda, the Japanese ambassa-
The Washington times., 1919-11-14

duction is co per cent of what 1t WIS
in 1914.
There were fifty-three rolling
mills in the Liege district In lsif.
Twenty-nine of them were DESTROYER
and three badly damaged. or the
twenty-one remaining five have al.
ready been put into operation; 1,ooo
men are now employed there. There
were two iron mills. The Germans
destroyed the most important one.
Ten pudding furnaces were also de-
stroyed. But the management nave
already put two pudding furnaces
and an iron mill into operation.
The greatest individual damage was
done in the OugreeMarihave WORKS
and in those belonging to the, -Johh
Cockerill Company.
The Germans were very much AFRAID
of the wonderful electrical plant at
the Cockerill works. Despite everV-
thing the Germans did the CockerlD
plant is getting to work again.
The Washington times., 1919-11-14
COULTER JUNIOR

A practical device for hold
ing the shoe when being
cleaned and polished Has
eaanEeabi~ lasts Tor meH's and
somen's shoes Made with de-
tachabie vYali-bracket SO that
holder can be removed when
not In use. Useful alike TO
those that dress their own
ShOer or have Others attend -
Ia for them. Intended for high
and low shoes and for dress
Ing applied by brush. sponge
or cloth.
The Washington times., 1919-11-14
HELD in SLAYINC
OF FO.tMER CONSUL
Man to Be Formally Charged
With Killing of Honduran.
Jewels Found at His Home.

NEW ORLEANS. La, Nov. A-An-
drew ]. Whitfield. arrested yesterday
at Alexandria, La, in connection with
the killing Of DR.. Leopoldo cordoya.
jr.. former Honduran consul general
and the attempted Staying of his wife
will be brought here today and
charged with the crime.
The staying happened Tuesday
night, according to Mrs. Cordova
who was scheduled TO sail for Cen
tral America on Wednesday. The
automobile in which they had been
riding stopped near the Lake Shore
track. DR.. Cordova got out and was
looking at the hood when struck on
the head by a man and shot down.
She was then struck on the head and
remembered nothing else until she
lregained consciousness
Whitfield. according to the police,
denied Implication in the Staying.
superintendent Mooney said today that
two witnesses had Identified the Jew
elry found in the former room of
Whitfield here as that OF the Cordova
family.
Miss Marie vanlas, cousin of DR..
Cordova, today identified a large dia-
mond ring found in whitneld's room
as the property OF the slsin man,
police headquarters. reported.
The Washington times., 1919-11-14
BELGIUM RECEIVERS
QUICKLY FROM WAR
First Nation to Feel Onslaught
Back on Peace
Basis.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 14-Belgium, whose
territory was the first to feel the
merciless strength of the Maile1
Fist, is the first country to recover
from the devastation that followed in
the wake of war.
The recovery is all the more re-
markable when one judges it from the
French standard, because, ten mouths
after the signing of the arnaas tice,
rance Is like a household m the
throes of removal. Hundreds Of
thousands of homeless French men
and women are dreading the coming
OF winter, for they will have no roof
to shelter them and very little coal
or none at ALTO keep them warm.
In France prices are soaring daily:
profiteering has become a fine ar.
There is a malaise in France; people
do not want to work, but they are
spending money heedlessly on lux
uries.
Matters are very different here.
There is practically no night lifes the
streets after 1890 are deserted.
There are no eccentric fashions; one
sees women decently and modest.y
clad. Here trade is prospecting; the
only ones that are doing badly are
the luxury trades. The theaters are
almost empty. and without any blar-
ing of trumpets or beating of drums
Belgium has gone "dry." The sale Of
alcohol except in the form OF beer
or wine. Is forbidden. Food is abund-
ant and fairly cheap. A meal for
two people. consisting of hors
d'oeuvre, eggs or fish, meat and vege-
tables, sweets and a glass of beer, at
one of the best restaurants in Brus-
sells can be purchased today for a
sovereign.
No Sugar Either.
France is without sugar or tobac
co. Here there is sufficient of the
first commodity to sweeten the sweet.
est of teeth, and enough of the sec-
ond to surfeit the most devoted d .
votee OF My, Lady Nicotine. But most
important of all-the people arr
working. When one remembers that
practically the whole of Belgium was
at this time last year in the hands
Of the foe the recovery is almost
miraculous.
When America entered the war tho
Germans began their systematic de-
struct ton OF the Belgian factories
that we're competitors with their
home industries, but despite all that
the enemy did it is estimated that
steel production is now 81 per cent
OF normal and iron production 81 pei
cent. The greatest damage was done
in Liege and Charlerol. There were
$50 factories of all kinds in anc
around the former city, but there
were FIVE principal steel plants each
supplied with blast furnaces and roll.
ing mills. or twenty-three bla Il
furnaces existing in 1914 ten were
completely destroyed and nine cou.
siderably damaged. Now there are
five furnaces working, and the pro,
The Washington times., 1919-11-14
Los ANGELES WARS
ON RENT COUCERS

LOS ANGELES, Cal. Etv. IFS
tablishment of a revolving fund by
the city to be used in financing house
building projects is under considera-
tion by the city council.
1t results from agitation by the
Los Angeles Rent Payers League,
which claims rent profiteering In Los
Angeles is rampant.
Under the proposed plan a charter
amendment would be necessary to
permit the city to appropriate sum
of money to be used in building
houses which would be sold TO 'citi'
zens on the installment plan at a low
rate Of interest and on long-term pay
ments.
The Washington times., 1919-11-14

Ghles Shoe Polshes and Dressings Shoe pre-
serve the leather Whttemore brand Enge brand Colum
bus brand BNby brand Nero brand Leather dyes black
mahogany brown gray. White coored shoe cleaners
Suede powders brushes; shoe shining outfit at s150 Wood
heels shoe strechTs shoe ace and lengths heel
Gnames arch NOn pair clothes
Bostonian cream. AA brown.
The Washington times., 1919-11-14

dor. Mr.. Davis asked Colonel
Churchill for the latest news from
Admiral Kolchak.
Colonel Churchill replied: you
two gentlemen (meaning the United
States and Japan) are responsible
for his predictment. Why haven't
you gone ir properly
After Premier Lloyd George had
finished his speech, Mr.. Davis turned
to Colonel Churchill and remarked:
Your premier has just told you
why we have not gone In. Russian
victories lead to quicksands."
The Washington times., 1919-11-14
PHARMACISTS PLAN FOR
CONVENTION HERE IN MAY

The local branch of the American
Pharmaceutical Association, at
meeting last night at the george
Washington University College of
Pharmacy, discussed plans for enter
tanning the annual convention Of the
American Pharmaceutical Association,
which is to meet in this city the week
CT May 3, 1920
Brief addresses were made by DR..
H. w. Wiley, DR.. L. F. Kebler, DR.. c.
c. Cannon, of the United States public
health service, and others.
An executive committee was ap-
pointed to arrange plans and call on
the pharmacists and members Of the
association here to solicit their sup
port.
The Washington times., 1919-11-14
STUDENTS TAKE Up BOXING.

NORMAN, Okla, Nov. 14.-Boxing
as a sport is popular with University
of Oklahoma students this year, ac-
cording to Dewey Luster, Instructor
wrestling classes are a close second.
A series of students bouts will be
arranged.
The Washington times., 1919-11-14
CHICAGO SUGAR HITS SKY.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE sky was
the limit on the price Of sugar in Chi
cago today. The fair price committee
admitted the sugar situation was no
longer under control when 10 cents a
pound was charged.
The Washington times., 1919-11-14
E:aSeS
Colds
At oncelN Relief with
"Par S Cold Compound"

stay stuffed-upl Quit blowing and
snufflingl A dose of '.Pspe's Cold
Compound" taken every two hours un-
I'll three doses are taken utunily
breaks up a severe cold and ends al
grippe misery.
geo up nostrils and the air passs q
OF your head; stop nose runninG: re-
heve the headache, duilness, feverteh-
ness, sneexine. soreness and stiffness.
"Pape's Cold Compound 10 the
quickest surest relief known and
costs only a few cents at drug stores
IL ac4 without assistance. Tastes
nice. Contains no Quinine- Insist ON
The Washington times., 1919-11-14
A SENSIBLE
INVESTMENT

A practical shoe
repairing outfit
that will enable
every family In
Washington to
pr &c true
economy. IL Will
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repairing bill IS
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every outfit. steel
shOemnkcrS' hn N
upcr, rNGr' ~ Nv
stand, Richards
steel knISe-, nails.
heel plates and
many other neces-
sary tools make
mp the OUTFIT mt
2.75. other out
at. for lrss. bssS
repairing material
prices In our stor,
The Washington times., 1919-11-14

Don't let careless expes6stsrs ~aks
Q sseve 81 ysuY p0rse. Bay wtseiy
sna inere"se ycsr savings ~ isvsss.
Tag In War Saving stsnps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30

WILL sell at bargain for quick sale, about 50 healthy. well-bred Duroc. Berkshire and Hampshire hogs. in cluding pigs, shoats and brood sows :; also about 50 mixed Angora goats, also about 100 young. fine laying White Leghorn and Buff Orpington hens: all on Bradley farm, near Nor ris, Ala. John M. Bradley, Birming- ham. Phone Main S2s7; residence 2309-W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 90 Real Estate For Sale or Exchange
 Florida

Healthiest summer and winter climate. unequalled in America; high eleva- tion; 7-room, perfect condition pun galow for sale. garage, tlhest lloWer and vegetable garden, l0ON So' pear ing orange trees bargain price $5000 cash will exchange for any clear farm or clear leased property of equal value: close to railroad sta- tion between New York and Jack sonville, of equal cash value; also have 19 acres well stocked paylns hog and poultry farm. all new build ings, s4500 cash only Address &Owner. Box 419, Lakeland Fla.
 farm in Houston county, Ala bama, near Dothan; splendid land, lying beautifully level, practically all stumped, well fenced, with fine stream of water forming the boun- dary line on the back side of the place; four houses, big barn, close to church and school, five miles from railway station, no waste, 2So acres in cultivation; we can sell this place for $35 per acre, terms of about $5OO0 cash, the balance can be carried ln- definitely if desired; we can take Liberty Bonds at face value for the first payment, or will take good ad- ditional security on other property for part of this first payment If de- sired. Purchaser will receive 5000 rent for present year. This is splendid farm on easy terms. Write Smith <, Morgan Dothan Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30

WANTED-MISCELLANEOUS 12 WANTED To EXCHANGE~Piano oll piano-player for good Dodge car, oa worlds best photograph for good used piano. E. E. Forbes & Sons, 1922 3d ave.