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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-26
DIR. MINISTER'S
VISITS ITALY
Well known Young DecOrah Eye
Specialist Who Is in France
With American Forces
Writes His Parents
PRICES in ITALY
ARE TERRIBLE HE SAYS
At One Hotel the Charges are 5000
Week, But the Doctor Says He
Passed This Place Up
Nice, France,
Jan. 20, 1919.

ANiNC, ioh,S,
Jan. 20, 1919.
Dear Father and Mother:
' Just line to let you know I am
we'll and having a delightful time.
Went to the Monte Carlo and over
into Italy today. The scenery was
beautiful. The train followed the sea
coast all the way. Great mountains
on one side of us and the Mediter
anean on the other. The cities are
built in terraces up the mountain side
and just ablaze with flowers. Every
villa has a wonderful garden. The
Casino is wonderful; went through
it. The Prince of Moraco has his pal
ace on peninsula extending into the
ocean. | have cards OF all of it, so
will tell and explain all when / come
home. The Rivira, (Re-ve-a-ra) of
which Nice is only a small part is
just lined with one town after an
other in a continuous line for about
hundred miles. The prices here are
simply terrible heard one old Am
erisen conversing with another in
the Casino. He said 'Mr. K usual
" spent 1000 francs week at that
particular hotel. But this year they
had become so unreasonable that he
was not coming" Just think of 600
a week and then their wanting Ik]re.
(By the way, to allay any fears you
might have, I did not stop there
l am afraid I'll be almost broke
when | get home, but this trip is
worth a great deal to me. I can
scarcely wait until you both can
come over here and see these Won
derful things. The roses and carna-
tions are gorgeous. Great palm trees,
fig, date, orange, lemon, olive and
pepper. Eevrything beautiful, Just
like the picture of California.
| leave tomorrow for Marseilles.
Don't know how long I'll remain
there. Then I go to Mines, and Paw
in the Bjorenes mountains. Just look
into Spain, then return to Nevirs. 1t
seems strange to see roses in the val
leys and snow just beyond on the
mountains. The mountain peaks are
clear up in the clouds.
Hope you keep we'll. expect to
be home to Decorah about March l
or IS, only a little over month.
Deepest love always, son,
EDWIN MONSTERS s
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-26
Hook Introduces More Bills.

Representative E. ]. Hook or
Winneshiek county has introduced
several more bills in the house or
representatives at Des Moines. one
of the bills is that of requesting So
licitors for charity funds to be
licensed by the cities in which they
are working. Another bill is for pro-
viding a method by which counties
and cities may combine to build
combined soldiers memorials and
public libraries. The other bill is to
give lawful guardians an oppor-
tunity to be heard in cases of adop-
ton upon recommendation or the
mayor or clerks Of the district
court.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-26
No Pension if Not Overseas.

Washington, PA ruling of the
United States pension bureau receiy-
ed here today indicates that soldiers
or their dependents who have not
served overseas are not eligible for
pensions.
Mrs. Carrie Drancker of this city
widow of Charles p. Drancker, took
up through Congressman Temple
the matter of pension, her husband
having died recently. Drancker was
a member of the Twenty-first United
States infantry.
Congressman Temple in a letter tc
the widow received today, says the
application was rejected by Commits
sioner G. G. Saltzgaber because hel
husband "did not render any actual
military service in the war with
Spain or the PHILIPPINE insurrection
as he was not stationed out OF the
United States at any time during the
service"
Congressman temple also says:
"The ruling, it is apparent, would
have an important bearing on th5
millions OF young men in the wal
that has just closed who never go'
away from the cantonments."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-26

The Cedar Rapids Republican
notes that "All over the country
they are planning memorial build
ings, but it may be noted that the
communities which desire them are
asking either their state or nation
al government to furnish the money.
They are all willing to erect memor-
ials, provided someone else pays for
them and we suspect that the word
memorial is merely used as camou-
fiage. What they want TO do is to add
to the importance of their cities.
The kind of a memorial that counts
is the one that men go into thelr
own pockets for"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-26

The story is told of a Swede VINO
came down from the woods, and en-
tering a Prairie du Chen saloon
asked for a drink of good old SPUR
rel whiskey. The bartender said
1--WE have no squirrel whiskey, but
we've got some old Crow "on'
Yudas PRIEST" said the Swede, i
don't want to fly; yust want to hop
around little"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-26

The Humbolt Republican says
'The public utilities bill, that hob
goblin that has pestered Iowa
legislatures for so many years, is a
good thing to kill on sight. 1t is a
bill to allow a commission to fix
rates of public utilities, such as cleo
trio light rates, telephone rates and
the like. In short, it is a plan to
create a board to fix matters that are
now in the hands of the people who
foot the bills"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-26
CROP AGENT BILL
PASSES HOUSE
Bill Would Place the Pay of the
County Farm Expert at $4,000
Year
SUPERVISORS TO MAKE
THE APPOINTMENT
Code Revision Commission Bill Pas
sed Unanimously by the Senate
Which Will Arrange Law
i'm Workable Form

Des Moines, lathe Iowa house
of representatives passed bill which
will insure the rapid and complete
development of the county crop agent
movement in Iowa, irrespective OF
federal aid. 1t now goes to the SEN
ate, where its chance is considered
to be good.
The crop expert in Iowa has been
in grave danger since a provision by
Senator Kenyon prohibiting the CIV
ing of federal aid to any county
agent organization which was financ-
ed in any way by private subscrip-
ton rode through congress on the
appropriation bill.
= The county agent scheme develop
ed here provides that first a county
farm bureau of 200 members must be
organized and contribute $500 a
year toward the agents hire. County
supervisors then may appropriate
$2,5ss more for the same purpose,
Federal Aid to be Lost.
This was not enough during the
war and it was eked out by $1,S0O
federal aid which has been available
to each county. Under the Kenyon
amendment this will be withdrawn
on July /. County farm bureaus,
ny,In
money could be provided.
The measure as passed today de-
cides that not only may county super
visors appropriate up to $4,000 a
year for farm bureaus which have
raised $1,000 or their cost of opera
tion but it also commands that
supervisors must make this appropri-
alton.
The senate today passed unani-
mously a bill to create code re-
vision commission, which will rear
range the body of the Iowa law in
workable form, subject to approval
either by special session OF the
general assembly, or the next regu-
lar session, at the governors dis
cretion. The commission will be OF
three members, who will be chosen
by the governor from list of five
submitted to him by the chief justice
the Iowa Supreme court.
Plan Threefold Revision.
The revision will be threefold. In
one volume will be printed the Iowa
law as it now stands, condensed bat
in no way changed in meaning. A
second volume will contain recon-
mendations of the commission for
textual revisions to make more work
able the statutes upon such general
subjects as health, schools and high
ways. The third volume will be a
book of annotations.
The house today received bill IN
troduced by Representative Smith o.
Clinton proposing to submit to rel
erendum at which women would be
allowed to vote the question Of
primary suffrage. Immediate enact
ment of this privilege for women Is
before the house in a bill intrOduc'
ed some time ago by Representative
Weaver of Polk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-26

when We scan the itemized
statement of the revenue bill for
1919, it gives us a gentle reminder
of what Mr.. Hohenzollern did when
he signed his name to the edict
which started the world war in 1914.
says the Waterloo Courier, and con-
tinues: "We must dig up over six
billions of dollars in taxes, practical
ly none of the items being known
to the people six years ago. That IS
not counting the fifteen or twenty
billions of bonds yet to be paid off
either. And all this but drop in the
bucket compared with the total cost
of a useless, wanton cruel war. Yes,
the people who started it ought to
pay and pay for fifty years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-26

Many a man is threatening 70
strike on job that a returning sol
der would consider a gold mine
after couple of years at $50
month. The best thing a man with
decent job can do is to be decent
with it. 1t may not last always.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-26
Tbompson Wins in Chicago.

Mayor VIM. Hale Thompson won
the Republican nomination for mayor
OF Chicago yesterday by $4,000 over
Judge Olson. Robert M. Sweitzer IS
the Democratic nominee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-26

"The reason mean man is longer
remembered by the multitude than n
good man is because the multitude Is
better able to appreciate meanness,
saws the Burlington Gazette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-26

House Builder asks what is the
largest building in the world heated
by hot air? Far as We know, It's
the Capitol at Washington.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-26

The Mason City Globe Gazette de-
clares that "the folks who complain
of the high rate of fire insurance
commonly include a lot who keep
their ashes in wooden barrels
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-26

Labor can't come down because
prices are high and prices can't come
down because labor costs so much.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-08-29
ARE NOT AIDED BY MUSIC
Why Marching Soldiers Keep Better
Time When There Are No Bands
in the Line.

Walter Moore Coleman writes to
Science from Cambridge, England,
calling attention to the fact that the
only time soldiers keep perfect step
is when they are without sound sig
nails, such as the beat of Il drum. And
he explains ii thus: Sound travels
about 1000 feet per second at o degree
c., or 265 feet in One-fOurth second.
The soldier next the drummer steps
with the drum-beat, the soldier 265
feet i'm the rear Is one-fourth second
late and has his foot in the air when
the foot of the front man Is on the
ground. This Is because they march
Mt 120 steps per minute 1.-TWO steps per
second), which gives One-half step in
One-fOurth second. Hence the soldier
who hears the signal one-fOurth Sec
end late will fall one-half step behind
The feet are seen to strike the ground
in receding waves as the sound passes
down the line. If the drum stops, the
men in two or three seconds get into
perfect step again and go with a sway
and swing absent at other times.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-08-29
READ THIS. ALL DOG LOVERS
According to His Story, This English
man Has a Pet That Is Really
Worth Owning.

Sir Frederick Banbury concluded a
recent speech in the British house Of
commons on the dogs protection bill
with q recital Of Lord ByrOn's famous
tribute to his dog, and the debate
which followed furnished at least one
further illustration of how faithful are
the lines to universal experience. A
letter read out by Colonel Burn from
a wOrkingman in his constituency told
how the writer was once rescued by
a spaniel retriever when he had
slipped down cliff TO strip of iso-
lated beach ut low tide. ~ could not"
he wrote, quite reach crevice in
the rock above me with my hands,
while my toes were very insecurity
fixed in another crack, with the rising
tide wetting me up to my waist, when
old Molly {the dog) found my where
abouts at last, and, after vainly bark
ing at the cliff top for assistance,
climbed down and suspended herself
from the nearest ledge, hung on by her
forepaws, while climbed up her
body to safety"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-08-29
Order Of Publication.

State OF Mich gan The Probate Court 70.
the County OF Shiawassee.
At q session OF the Probate Court for said
County, held at the probate Office In the City
OF Corunna, on Monday, the lith day OF July
A. ID. 1919.
Present Matthew Bush. Judge of Probate.
In the matter Of the estate OF George w
Benham. deceased.
On readlr and fling the petition OF John f.
Benham, representing thai be, the said John
+. Benham. is the son and sole heir at law OF
George W. BeDhim, deceased; that said de-
ceased left a last will and testament which has
been duly admitted TO probate. which said last
will and testament made no provisions for
said petitioner. and that said deceased made
no provision for said petitioner during his life
time, although said John II. Btnham is u son
and heir at raw OF isaid deceased and that
there remains IA balance OF real and personal
property TO be di tr,butcd among the heirs at
law Of said dtcta ed and that no tiua) HccOuI I
OF the Executor OF SAID estate has bee rem.
dered, tleG or allowed. but hat said estate Is
ready to be distributed and closed. and pray.
ingthat day be fixed for the hearing Of said
pc titton, and due notice thereof given, and
that decree be made giving to petitioner the
same share or portion, OF the estate OF said
deceased as he wosld have been entitled to had
the deceased DIED tntestate, to be assigned TO
petitioner as provided by law in case OF intes
tateg estates.
It is ordered that the nth day OF August
next at ten o'clock 10 the forenoon, at said
Probate ONCE, be assigned for hearing said
petition.
And IL Is further ordered, that copy OF this
order DE published three successive weeks,
previous to the said day OF hearing, In The
OwOSso Times newspaper printed and circu-
lating in said County OF Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
BY Judge Of Probate.
CLARIBEL CALI owAY,
Register OF Probate.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-08-29
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~. Disorders of the Kidneys
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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-08-29
Battle Of lundy's Lane.

On July %, 1914, the battle Of
Lundy's Lane, near Niagara Falls,
took place. The engagement was
fought on the Canadian side. Gen.
Jacob Brown, in command OF 5000
Americans, opposed Gen. Sir George
Drummond, commanding the British
forces of $500 men. Victory was
claimed by both sides, although the
British took possession of the battle
field. The British losses, however,
were greater than those of the Amer.
leans. The British lost S75 In killed,
wounded and missing, the Americans
$50. These losses made this battle,
which was otherwise Of slight impOr-
lance, one of the bloodiest of the war
of 1912.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-08-29
Why limitations Can't Pass Muster

The experienced eye does not find
II difficult to decide whether q dla-
mOnd Is genuine, for the facets OF
real ones are seldom so regular as
those of fine limitations. With the lat
ter the greatest care Is taken In
grinding to polish and smooth the
whole stone so that there will be no
irregularity in the reflection or refrac-
ton Of the light.
A necessary tool for testing is the
file, which cannot scratch real dia-
mond, although 1t quickly leaves its
mark on the imitation. Better than
the file is the sapphire, for the sap
phire is the next hardest stone to
the diamond. Any stone that q sap
phire can stratch Is assuredly not a
diamond.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-08-29

would sound to the keen lawyer whose
life had been spent among men who
did not do things from honest mo-
lives.
When she reached the great Office
building her courage almost failed her
but, setting her will, she entered.
She went into the outer office, and,
without realizing the stir she made
among the clerks as she came into the
busy office atmosphere looking like a
wild rose strayed from some garden,
she found herself guided by a polite
young man to the waiting room.
She was one of three girls waiting.
Her wonder as to their errands there
was quickly ended when she heard one
of them say, 'Im going to make try
for the job even If l don't make good
afterward."
1t dawned upon Marion that the
girls were applicants for position as
stenographer or secretary to Colwell.
A binding thought made her culver.
She had prepared herself for secre-
tarial work in order to aid her father.
Colwell did not know her nor did any
else In the district. A wild, rash plan
formed In her mind; she, too, would
apply for the position, and perhaps
perhaps she could secure the fatal pa
pers which alone could convict her ia
Their.
ShiverIng slightly with nervousness
she watched the girls go in and come
out depressed. Then her turn came.
She stepped into the quiet Office
bravely, and found herself courteously
seated and then scanned quickly. She
had never been near enough to see his
eyes; she found them grave, searching.
with the thought of his mind hidden.
He asked her the usual questions and
then gave her some dictation. With
trembling but skilled fingers she wrote
and afterwtrd typed the matter. She
watched him. half praying, half hop
ing he would reject her, for she sensed
that he wss favOrably impressed.
He looked up with his gray eyes. IF
you wish The position II Is yours,
Miss -
Quick,y Marion breathed the name
she had already sent in to him
Marion Lane"
She vas soon at work beside him,
and through that fated afternoon she
came in touch, for the first time, with
II personality so strong that II mas
tered her. When the afternoon ended
he tvinsd TO her with friendly word.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-08-29
How Gas Has Gone to Waste.

Up at Pelican Rapids on the Atha-
basCa river, In western Canada is Il
gas we'll that has been roaring wildly
for 80 years, and in that time has sent
out gas worth millions of dollars. This,
too, has happened at time when the
heat end power potential in that
wasted gas have been needed very
much H. the world. II is estimated that
the well has spouted in the neighbor-
hood Of 2,OO0,O00 cubic feet of perfectly
good gas every "a hours for the 30
years Of its life.-Rochester Democrat
and Chronicle,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-08-29
When the Stake Is
High
Copyright. 1919. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
BY A. W. PEACH

Marion Bishop, listening in the quiet
of the hall, knew at last the reason for
the sudden change In her father. She
heard with slowing heart the grave
voice of the lawyer saying, "Colwell
has the papers which are the evidence
against you; and while we who know
you feel that your action was never
criminal to any degree, in the eyes Of
the law and the gang who are deter
mined to drive you from business, you
are guilty. l must tell you frankly.
You must prepare for the worst. Col
well takes office this week, and natu-
rally he will want to start with case
he can win"
Marion heard her fathers low groan
of pain, and she hurried down the hall
TO her room. There she stood, in ST.
lence and thought. She had watched
her father gradually seem to grow old
that month. He was haggard and worn,
and his will was gradually breaking
under the burden Of what he was fac
Ing
What could she do? That was the
question. She had often seen Colwell,
the young attorney who had been
elected states attorney. His strong,
serene face had appealed to her, and
she knew that IL his mind was made
up to imprison her father no plea Of
hers could count.
But l must do something-some-
thing Fathers lawyers evidently think
there Is nothing to be DONE" she
thought to herself. II will see Colwell
and tell him just how It Is"
Her decision reached, she set about
carrying 1t out; but all the way TO the
heart Of the city she was wondering
what she could say-and what he
would say. There was nothing for her
to say other than that she had faith
in her fathers honor and honesty. She
realized how foolish that statement
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-08-29
Too Good.

discharge that press agent imme-
diatelyw Numbered the theatrical man.
ager.
"But," protested the financial back
er, "he has gotten some wonderful pub
licity."
THAT'S the point. II the actors read
ali he has written they will become so
impressed with themselves that there
will be no hope Of meeting salary de-
mands."