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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-06

Los Angeles will have something in future
in addition to scenery and movie plants. That
city has won the fight for the big plant of
the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and
the Goodyear Textile Mills Company. The
prize is a rich one-an industry with an in
vestment of $11 100000 in factory buildings
and equipment and an established annual
business of s15,OO0,OOO. More than 5000
workmen will be employed, and Goodyear's
Gardens, the colony for the workmen, will
contain 800 houses. Every workman has a
chance to own his own home on a small mi
tial payment and monthly installments, &C
cording to his ability to pay.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-06
Springtime in Georgia.

1t is springtime here in Georgia, and the
birds sing all day long,
Your heart thrills with the sweetness and
the rapture of their song;
Old Nature with her magic hands has crown
ed the forest queen,
And dressed her loyal subjects up in royal
robes of green.
The red bugs glow with tender pink, the dog
woods are in bloom,
And a scent of honeysuckle comes a-shifting
through the room;
You know down by the little brook the modest
violets grow,
Blue like the eyes of she you loved in the
dear long ago.
Every song of happy bird and every breeze
that sways
The tall and stately poplars take you back
to boyhood days,
When you used to steal out from the house
and leave the rest asleep,
For you knew the fish were biting where
''the creek ran still and deep"
Tho youth is dead and in your heart life's
fires are burning low,
The ghosts of youth come back to you when
springs warm breezes blow.
Owe learned here in London what the ten
year soldier tells:
If you've heard the East a-calling you won't
never heed naught else"
So wrote Rudyard Kipling, in his Road to
Mandalay,
Where the dawn comes up like thunder out
of China 'crost the bay"
midas bells could ring forever and he'd
never turn an ear,
If he'd ever been in Georgia in the spring
time of the year.
Dawson, Ga. W. T. BARFIELD.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-06

Can anyone explain satisfactorily why the
perfectly good bonds of old Uncle Samuel
than which there is no better security in
the world, are not worth more money than
they are today? If our dollars are so cheap
why will not bond for 500 exchange for
500 in this money? If things get back to
normal these bonds will be worth 100 cents
and more on the dollar, and will be liqui-
dated in dollars that will buy much more
than they will today.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-06

Statistician Noyes of New York tells the
readers of the Literary Digest that the Euro
pean countries owe America and Americans
$4,000, 100000. Figuring the interest rate at
per cent the annual interest would be ST.
000,O00,000. This is stupendous sum, to
say nothing of the principal And yet there
been selfish in it's dealings with the Euro
pean allies.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-06

An automobile tire manufacturing concern
announces. an advance in the cost of tires
The country will rise in revolution. 1t is all
right to increase the prices of necessities,
but when it comes to increasing the cost of
automobile tires and other luxuries the limit
is reached.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-06

The price of silk shirts is likely to advance
to $25 each, say the manufacturers Verify
a fool and his money are soon parted
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-06

The present lineup in politics is real inter
estine. Men who were bitter political enc
mics few years ago are now crawling into
he'd with each other, on both sides of the
controversy There is a moral taught IN tins,
and that is never to say anything about your
nolitical adversary that you cannot take back
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-06

DR.. Wiley says vegetables have nerves.
, Well, if they do not those who retail them
at current prices have nerve
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-06

1t is hoped the reaction from the hot air
area over Georgia will not start another
blizzard the day after the primary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-06

Well, the people who have been so extrava-
giant with their money have more to show
for it than the government has for lots OF
the money it has spent
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-06

The fathers of Herbert Hoover and Gov
ernor Lowden both having been blacksmiths
it is opportune for their supporters to start
the anvil chorus.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-06

w. ]. Bryan made the nomination of Wood
row Wilson possible, but he is not Dragging
about it nowadays.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-06

1t would hardly do for the world to come
to an end in time of such unsettled opinion
as now. Nobody would be satisfied with
heaven.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-06
WE'RE ON THE WAY

From the Chicago News
Opinion is about equally divided as to
whether the world is growing better or worse,
but there is unanimity of belief that some
thing is going on.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-06

If the president has improved in health so
much since the removal of Lansing why does
he not remove Burleson and get entirely
we'll?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-06

Perhaps it is not so much that some of the
men who have been spoken of are not OF
presidential size as it is that the job OF presi-
dent is bigger than it formerly was.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-06

It would not be so vexirg to be run down
bv reckless automobile driver if he were
not getting so much pleasure out of it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-06

1t is almost spring. One can feel the
very tingle of it in his system these balmy
days.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-06

Nobody but a fool looks for trouble. Other
people find it without looking for it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-06

,......OUR......
Farm
Implement
FARM MACHINERY DEPARTMENT
Has been moved up town to the
building formerly occupiedby Cobb
Thornton Co., and is in charge Of
Mr.. J. t. Grimes, who will be
pleased to give your wants and or
ders his best attention.
Handling the very best and kind Of
implements and machinery best suit
ed for the planters Of this section,
Our implement and machinery de-
partment has steadily grown, andat
our new place we are even better
fitted and more conveniently situa-
ted to give you still better service
and display our goods.
You take no chances in buying from
us, every article is guaranteed by us
and its makers.
We invite you to come and let us
show you through our line.
Moline Black Land Flows
Disc HdrroWs
Drag-Tooth HarroWs
Distributors
Planters, &C cGt toIx sfG ss, Peanut
CuItivatOrs
Farm Wagons, 2 2%s 1 Horse
Fdirbanks-MOrse Gasoline
EnQineS. All Sizes
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-06
WHAT MExICo's MISSING

Mexico is having all the fun of presiden-
tial campaign except the preferential primary.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-28
VOCATIONAL TRAINING.

A few years ago anyone who adj
yocated vocational training in
schools was> considered a faddist
The majority of people did not then
know what the word meant. In a
few schools where they set up forges
and other simple equipment, the idea
was laughed to scorn by so-called
practical people,"
Yet this idea of vocational train
ing is rapidly spreading over the
country. Young men are taking
courses in such trades as automobile
repairing, plumbing, machinests'
work, tool making, electricity, draft
ing, pattern making, etc. Young
women are studying domestic science
millinery. dressmaking, and other
crafts. In the country towns the
young people study agricultural met
hods.
Some people say it is not the bust
ness of the schools to teach these
trades, which they can learn when
they begin to work. Yet those that
have this training will succeed 81
much better, that towns not having
these facilities will be forced to add
them, unless they want their stud.
ents to fall behind.
The young man without trade edu'
cation is likely to have to do on
thing over and over again, so HI
never gets a general knowledge of his
trade. The one with the vocational
education knows his work thoroughly
he has higher standards, and hi
knows how to accomplish the mos
in the least time.
Business interests are strongly il
favor of this form of school work
They know it will add to their tax
es. But 1t will give them more eff
ficeent producers and help then
build up bigger businesses.
The town or state that provides
agricultural instruction in rura
tsohools WI turn out more successful
farmers than the one that doesn't
A, state that lags behind blocks th
way to its own agricultural progres
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-28
ENJOYING GREAT BUSINESS.
Meritol Company Getting i'm Some
Mighty Big Orders.

January 1920 is starting in a most
promising manner for the A. d. & p.
A. of this city, manufacturers of the
Meritol Remedies. They. have re-
ceived a number of large orders
already this MONTH amounting to
over $4,000 each, and this week an
ether similar order came in, besides
a number of smaller ones, and the
resources of the factory are being
taxed right now.
Mr.. H. B. Winter, of-the firm, is
now in Chicago looking up new
labelling machinery and also ma
CEinery for putting Talcum powder
up in cans in the most efficient man
rer. The company is preparing also
to make some very extensive impro-
vements in the factory installing
other late machinery for labelling and
filling.
For some time the association has
enjoyed big business in the west
ard far west, and now the druggists
in the eastern states are being at
tracted to the Meritol line and many
rev accounts are coming from New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, as well
as many other eastern states.
One big eastern drug firm that has
placed big order with the company
has requested the Meritol people to
have picture taken of the car the
goods are shipped in. and they will
Use ii for advertising purposes.
This particular order, We understand
will require the use of an entire car
ic get the complete order out.
The Meritol factory employs a
large number of men and young wo-
men and are constantly adding to the
force. They are sorely In need of
more room, and this proposition Will
Pave to be taken up at once, 20 en-
able them to keep up with the big
orders coming in daily.
The company. has been busy the
past week making out dividend
checks to stockholders, which will
go to all parts of the United States,
and large sum of money will he
paid out 1t is a pleasure, also to
know that the greater portion of the
money in dividends will remain in
Decorah.
We are pleased to note the pros
perity of this popular firm, and to
know that they are enjoying such a
| wonderful growth.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-28

WORLDS FOOD DEMAND.
Bushels Of Wheat Per
Acre.

With the worlds demand for in
creased food production, the farmer
has a great responsibility. But with
responsibility he has great problems.
Farm labor is now highly expensive
and scarce; moreover, the farmer is
turning to the tractor fast, but will
the tractor be enough
The average yield of wheat per
acre in the United States is some
thing over Is bushels. Only few
years ago it was IS bushels. This
is progress but cannot we make pro-
gress faster?
Are our botanical and agricultural
chemists bending every effort to pro-
duce better varieties of wheat
wheat with much greater yields and
also disease-resisting?
In this connection it is interesting
to note that England is making rapid
strides with improved wheats. For
20 years her botany and agricultural
scientists have been experimenting
and great results ar now showing.
Prof Biffin, of Cambridge, has pro-
duced ''yeoman," variety that has
been developed for high yield, disease
resistance and to compete in Eng
land with the strong wheats Of
Canada. The journal of the Board
of Agriculture" (England,) tells us
that three fields of 'yeoman" were
planted near Wye, Kent. No artificial
manure was used The usual, nor
NAL cultivation methods were carried
out. The three fields containing \
little more than 81 acres and the
wheat crop was 2072 bushels, or =
bushels per acre. Another field of
little over three acres, normally
cultivated but which had been under
beet previous year. averaged SO bus
hels to the acre.
OF course, ''yeoman' would prob
ably be no good at all in our soil and
under our climate, but its success
shows what can be done by scientific
skill.
We hope American skill Is at work
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-28
NATE KENDALL GETS FALL.
Candidate for Governor of Iowa In.
jured in IA Fall at Clarion La.

Hampton, Iowa,-Hon. n. E. Ken
dali, one of the leading candidates
for the republican nomination for
governor, is confined in a hospital
here with a fractured bone in his
right leg. The injury was received
at Clarion, but the fact that bone
was fractured was not revealed un-
til his arrival here
Mr.. Kendall delivered an address
at Clarion last night. He spoke in
the high school auditorium, and
when leaving the building slipped
On an icy walk. He was assisted to
his hotel, and superficial examin-
alton of the injury was made. Mr..
Kendall attempted to walk to the
train from his hotel, the bus being
out of commission. but could not
complete the trip afoot and sled
was procured. He came on to Hamp-
ten and physicians were called, who
found the fracture and ordered him
to the hospital. He will be unable
to resume his speaking campaign for
some time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-28
The Influenza Peril.

Influenza is more or less prevail
ent again. Chicago reported 1000
cases a few days ago, and it is re-
ported in many other localities.
While such terrible epidemic as
that Of 1918 is hardly probable. yet
it is a peril with which no chances
should be taken, and one that might
have very serious results before the
winter Is over. Boards of health
and the public must work together
to hold it down.
People having this disease ought
to be quarantined. It's disastrous
spread in 1918 was due to the fact
that persons with light cases mingled
freely with the public. II those who
cough and sneeze in public would
Just take the pains to cover their
mouths with handkerchief, 1t would
help reduce danger of this infection.
The United States was harder hit
by the 1918 epidemic than by the
war. II this country gets caught
again with such loss of life. II
will show both official incompetence
and popular folly. Drastic measures
may be necessary to check the fur
ther spread of this peril, and the
people everywhere should be prepar
al IN co-opapnfe fully
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-28
NEARLY MILLION
DOLLAR YEAR
The Equity Shipping Society Had the
Biggest Year in 1919 Since
They Opened Here Back in
1918
HANDLED 22,135
HEAD OF LIVESTOCK
Amount Received Was S945,7.6.15
For the Livestock Sold, A Most
Creditable Sum

A general statement of the busi-
ness done by the Winneshiek Equity
Cooperative Association for 1919 is
out and It shows the association has
nearly reached the million dollar
goal in one years shipping
, The number of hogs handled were
1859, number of cattle 1880 and
and sheep 1886, making a total OF
22,7S5 head. This stock was all ship
Ped out of Decorah over the Rock
Island and the money received for
same amounted to $945,776.15, near
ly one million dollars, which went to
the farmers of Winneshiek county.
The local manager of the associa-
tion here is Mr.. E. w. Oxley, and he
handled the immense business in a
most satisfactory manner. and all
shippers were highly pleased.
The Winneshiek Association is the
biggest cooperative society that
Ships to the Chicago yards.
This huge business passing thru
the hands of this association illus
tpates to some extent the immense
amount of stock raised in Winnie
shiek county. and when it is con-
sidered that several other big ship
pers handled large amount of stock
out of Decorah, besides private in
dividuals shipping their own, it
makes Winneshiek one of the ban
ner stock counties of Iowa.
The Equity Association had near
ly a million dollar year, despite the
fact that they had great deal of
trouble getting cars. and were COM
PEELED to turn away lot of stock
they were unable to handle.
The Equity-Co-operative Assicia-
tion at Ridgeway did a $250,000
b ,siness.
At meeting of the board last
week the following were elected:
Phil Carolan, President
C. M. Anderson, Vice Pres.
Henry Ruen, Sec.-Treas.
| The following directors were ell
ected. c. NJ. Anderson. p. E. Ram
sey, Ole Gilbertson, Chas. Nelson
Mons Tweet, Andrew Istad, Phil
| Carolan and Henry Ruen.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-28
CREAMERY HERE
DID BIG BUSINESS
Over 100000 Pounds Butter Made in
1919, Which Brought Farmers
Large Sum for Cream
BEST YEAR YET.
AFFAIRS IN FINE SHAPE
10, 151 Pounds Butter Sold at Cream-
cry and 525, ,942 Pounds Shipped
Out to Eastern Markets.

The annual meeting of the De-
corah Farmers Ice Cave Creamery
Co. was, held at the court house last
Wednesday. The report given by
Manager N. o. Bendickson showed
the largest business, we believe, ever
done by this creamery. Since taking
charge of this creamery Mr.. Bendick
son has yearly increased the output
and the business is in very -four
ishing condition, as the report be-
low will show. Right now the cream
cry has been turning out between
5000 and 5000 pounds of butter
every week At the meeting Wednes-
day very instructive lecture was
given by w. A. Wentworth. on Iowa
Dairy Council Work and Dairy Pro-
ducts.
The following officers for 1920
were elected
Gus. Johnson, President
Ole Ellingson, Vice President
Miss Ida Thompson. Secretary
N. o. Bendickson, Manager and
Buttermaker.
Directors--Sam Sorenson, o. A..
+ Haugen, L.. Larson, Hans Rosen-
dahl, H. H. Evenrud, Gilbert Horgen,
Chas. Broghammer, Ole Ellingson,
Henry Lubke, Carl Hexom.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-28
MAIL ORDER COMPETITION.

We call our readers attention to-,
a very interesting and logica, edi-
torial in this months National Groc-
er. It's good advice. Here it is.
The way the catalogue houses get
people in your city to send them or
ders is by asking them for their
business. II the mail orders are
larger than the orders from local
grocers, it is because the mail or
der houses are better at ASKING for
business.
Whether the mail order competit-
ion that affects you is the cheap
sort or that of high-class house in
larger city, it is to be met by ssk-
ing people to buy from youa by ask
ing them for their orders.
You cannot get out big calalogS
like the mail order house, but You do
not need to do so. Those calalugs,
even the grocery sections, contain
endless items that are of little or 20
interest to your patrons. Those cata-
logs have to be made to cover the
whole country. You can concentrate
your asking upon the comparatively
limited number of items that are OF
immediate live interest to your trade.
Ask your people for their business
by advertising to them constantly.
You can reach them every week.
perhaps every day, in the local news
papers or by means of circulars or
letters.
Don't get up one advertisement
and send 1t out and stop and wall for
returns. AS soon as one piece goes
cut forget about it and get another
ready. Keep them going all the time,
fight after fight, and the mail or
der house will be forgotten because
you are asking for trade so per-
sistently and diligently that wheE
there is need of your goods, tie buy
cr's mind unayoidably turns your
way.
II asking people to buy is TIE sec
let of the success of the mail order
houses. there is no reason why they
should have any advantage over
you who are right here on the
ground, where you can keep in close
touch with your public and ask them
in person and in other ways not open
to the big catalog house. Catalos
houses work no miracles. You really
have nothing to fear in their compe'
tition, even though they undersel
you in a few instances.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-28

eve let our school teacher borrow
roney to live. sell hosiery and stock
irgs to pay expenses during vacation
periods-and representatives of Iowa
bricklayers' organizations meet in
souix City and decide on minimum
wage of 50 day." remarks the Ce'
dar Rapids Gazette. That would be
funny If it did not hint at form OF
public insanity"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-28
No Hunger or Poverty In Iowa.

If the people of Iowa could take
1t on as their ambition forever to
destroy poverty and want, Iowa
would stand as the only state or gov
crnment in the world that had achie-
we'd such a thing. Iowa has done
many proud things; has furnished
men and money for all wars in which
the country has been engaged. But
the proudest thing that Iowa could
write upon her banner would be: No
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-28

$10,496.30
GUS JOHNSON
OSCAR WINGER
Auditors.
Total cream received . 2, ,147 1856 lbs.
Average test of cream 23.l %
Butter fat ......... .496,7O9.7 lbs.
Eutter made ..... .605.434 lbs.
Overrun Ill 1929 lbs. 22. 20
Average price received for
Dutter I....... 3o.l Gus.
Average paid for butter fat 62.6 cts.
Butter sold as cream -. 3,272 lbs.
STATEMENT
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-28
IS Year Old Blacksmith.

For man who is rs years of age
to be actually engaged at work every
day at the blacksmithing trade is
not a common thing. But such Is
the record of Henry Loos OF Lansing,
He has been SO years a resident OF
Lansing and nearly every day has
found him actively at work in his
Ston
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-28

From Jan. 1, 1919, to Jan. 1, 1920.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-28

5,434 lbs. Butter made
PAID OUT.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-28

'IA Wisconsin they have proposed
another new law-the women want
q iifty-fifty split of all moneys earned
ard they want it by law and by moth
Ing else Home happiness ought to
shine out of such a law" comments
the bachelor of the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-28

The storm Lake Pilot-Tribune says
There have been in the history OF
this country some headstrong men.
hot never has there been one which
ould equal our president"