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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-31

IL is said that there are hundreds of
people in Bennington who have not
been counted" in the 1920 census. If
the same proportion should be main
tanned throughout the state, Vermont
will make a sorry showing in the CEN
sus, for il is to such places as Benning-
ton that the state must look for in
creases to make up for the known losses
in the rural districts. The unofficial
reports from many rural sections go to
show that there has been marked
falling-off in the population of the
farm regions since the 1910 census !;
and, as an offset to that tendency, there
is little encouragement unless the evil
dences of progress in some of the larger
places are borne out by the actual fig
ures. As matter of fact, the census
bureau should grant more time for the
collection OF names in Vermont be-
cause the enumeration was called for
at time of the year that was the most
unfavorable for the work as well as for
the crest Of the states population.
Midwinter finds an exodus from Yer
mont Of those who normally should be
counted as a part Of the states popu-
laiion. not always those who go TO sum
mer resorts but those who pick mp. bag
and baggage, and 60 to the cities for
tho winter months, returning TO their
homes in the spring. We fear that
many of these people have not been
counted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-31
IMPROVING THE RURAL SCHOOL
SURROUNDINGS.

In Caledonia county a campaign has
been started to raise the standard of
the rural schools b. adopting a series
Of tests. which the schools must attain
to before they are allowed the right to
he classed a. a standard school Al the
outset. the tests have been made fairly
liberal ~ order that the schools need
not he discouraged over the chance Of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-31
CRANITEVILLE

The ladies aid society met at the
home of Mrs. j. II. Suitor last evening
and had a party for Mrs. William NC
Auley, who is to return to her home
soon having spent the past few months
with her daughter, Mrs. Suitor Inc
evening was spent in pleasant way
Refreshments of cake and coffee were
served and before the ladies left they
presented Mrs. McAuley purse OF
money as a token of friendship. Mrs.
McAulev has been in poor health this
winter. but is now on the way to re-
covery, and her many friends hope that
before spring she will be in perfect
health again.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Feeley of Bos-
ton arrived at the home of j. W. Rea'
son Thursday night. :,
The annual meeting OF the ladies' AID
society was held at the home OF Mrs.
Malcolm McRae, with very large
attendance. The following officers were
elected: President, Mrs, Gordon Me,
Leod: treasurer, Mrs. George Suitori
secretary. Mrs. Malcolm McKinnon. The
next meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs. Allen Smith, when work viii
be planned for the coming months.
Robert Cordick, who has made his
home in the Canadian Northwest and
who has been visiting friends and rel
atiyes about town. will go to Sher.
brooke, p. O., Monday, where he VIII
spend the winter.
The ladies aid society held quilting
at the home of Mrs. Malcolm Mckinnon
Thursday afternoon and evening.
DIR. W. f. Archibald has returned
from the new era conference in New
York. Delegates from all over New
England states and the state OF New
York were present to confer on the pol
ley of the new era movement in con-
neetion with the inter church move
ment the educational drive, the mem
bership drive and the drive for finances.
Dance and lunch in Gilbert's hall. un.
der the auspices of Lunion ST. Jean
Baptiste D'amerique, Monday, Feb. 2,
CAROLS orchestra, four pieces. Mem
bers admitted free; outsiders, 81 per
couple.-adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-31

Secretary Of War Baker has been en-
ioying two full weeks of immunity
from criticism. 1t must be strange
situation for him to be in.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-31
One Good Thing.

"There is one good thing about this
vers libre."
What's thatf"
Nobody has tried TO set any Of it to
a popular song. Exchange.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-31

january went out true to form a
real winter month.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-14
COUNTY BUYS
$4,000 TRACTOR
Machine Expected Here in Few Days
and Will be Put to Work Be-
tween Ridgeway and Cresco
FEDERAL AID WORK
DONE ON ROADS NOW
County Received Word Friday That
1t Has SIS 600 Available Now,
or About SIS1 a Mile

The board of supervisors of Win
peshiek county at a meeting last
week purchased 1915 Minneapolis
Tractor at cost of $4100. This ma
chine was purchased through Peter
Finberg, who is now agent in this
district for the company. The ma
chine will be here in a few days and
will be put to work first on the
primary road system between Ridge
way and Cresco.
The county has never owned a
gCod tractor before and this move
,,by the board looks like a good one.
The fact of the matter is the feder-
al aid fund will eventually pay for
the tractor, but Of course the county
orders it and pays for it In the first
place. When it is used on these pri
nary roads the federal government
allows from $40 to $40 a day for
its use and men to operate it.
The county received word Friday
that $4,000 was available right
now for Winneshiek county for the
primary road system, which is about
S1s7 a mile. This money comes
from the automobile licenses.
The roads in this county that will
le improved by it are Decorah
Rjdgeway Cresco road, DEBORAH
Burr Oak Prosper, Decorah- -Waukon.
Ieeorah Frankvilie- Festina- -Eldoradc
Calmar- Ossian -Castalia- Postville and
Cresco- -Kendallville- Harmony.
There has been considerable kick.
ing about the road leading cut ot
recorah on the state road leading to
Trout Run. The work OF improving
this road could not be undertaken
very we'll by the supervisors until
TAX. federal aid proposition was set
tied. Now this road will no doubt
be taken care of and fixed up in
good shape.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-14
CRESCO COMES
NEXT SUNDAY
Will Play Decorah at Fair Grounds
They Have Salaried Team of
Fast Ones .,
TRIMMED LANSING
. TO o SUNDAY
Big Crowd Will be in Attendance at
This Game, One of the Best
Booked Yet.

Decorah base ball fans will have
the pleasure of seeing one of the
best games of the season here next
Sunday, July Is, when the fast
Cresco ball team plays Decorah at
the fair grounds. Cresco has a SAL
aried team of good ball players and
they have been tearing UP the earth
with their fast stuff. They took Ian
sing into camp last Sunday to the
tune of to 0. They are coming to
Decorah and big crowd of rooters
will be with them to back them 70
a finish. The old saying is the big
ger they are the harder they fall
so come out and see Decorah bounce
them off their pins. Let's give the
team big crowd next Sunday. The
locals are going fine. Anderson. is
pitching great ball and his team
mates are fighting all the time to
back him to the limit. Remembe.
next Sunday at three O'Clock CT the
fair grounds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-14
Civic Funds.

Many progressive towns are not
satisfied with what public improve.
ments they may be able to get thru
the municiple government and tax
alton. They raise funds by subscrip-
tion campaigns with which to put
over projects for which the mass OF
the tax payers are not ready.
In Middletown, Ohio. for instance
they have raised fund Of s1,030. !
COO. This will be applied to such
causes as the local hospital, parks,
and Fairgrounds, girls club, library
community building, Y. NC. A.
building, etc.
Middletown has a population al
5000. so its people gave at the
rate Of $40 FER capita. It would be
possible to realize dreams heretofore
regarded as impossible IL here in
Decorah the people would contribute
an average of $40 each for civic
causes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-14
FIRES GAIN AT RATE OF S1OO,
900 A MONTH
Figures Show Big Increase Over
Last Year-State Fire Marshal
Lays 1t Largely to Carless-
ness i'm Garages.

Fire losses in Jcwa and the United
States have bee. Seadily increasing
since the beginni S,f 1920, accord
ing to J. A. Tracy <e fire marshal,
who releases figure, SSowing San in,
crease of over s1OOl ga month in
Iowa for four of the fiji 1--WE months
of 1920, over the I SNsponding
months of 1919.
The number of fires O Ng the
first five months of 1920 v 1900
as compared with 1871 in a19.
The increase came in gasolene fires
and garage blazes in large measure,
according to Tracy. who placed the
blame for the rise in the number OF
tres upon the increasing carlessness
of persons who handle inflammables
If the big Douglas starch factory
fire at Cedar Rapids, which occur.
red in May, 1919, and did s2,450,-
coo worth of damage, be eliminated,
The next increase in fire losses from
Jan. to June 1, 1920, is more than
II 800. 900 over that of the cores.
ponding period in 1919. The Douglas
fire resulted from an explosion and
was an outstanding disaster, so may,
be properly excluded from the com
Parison of fire losses, according to
the fire marshal. 4.
The figures given out by Mr..
Tracy show:
January, 1920, increase Of SILL
600 over January, 1919; February,
1890, increase of s103 900 over Feb
rnary, 1919; March, 1920, increase
|of $4,000 over March, 1919;
April, 1920, increase of $7o0, 900
over April. 1919; May. 1920. de-
crease of $4,000 over. May, 1920;
decrease of $4,000
The total loss for five months of
1920 is $3,75l,162. The 1919 fgure
for the same month is s4,S44.27s.
II the $2,f7O,O0O damage done by
the Cedar Hapids catastrophe be sub
tracted the 1920 is SO 743,162. The
:9l9 figure for over a million and a
quarter dollars.
There have been no more large
fires this year than usual. accord
ing to the fire marshal, but .sere
Rave been MANI more small ones,
especially garage fires and blazes
resulting from careless handling of
inflammables such as gasolene and
kerosene.
Three fourths of the fires so far
in 1920 should not have occurred, .
says Mr.. Tracy. There is too much
filling of gasolene tanks by lantern
light, and too much striking matches
about automobile gas tanks. Too
many torches start fires in garages
because they are not handled right
| ly,"
The increase is general throughout
the country, and is not confined to
Iowa, MIR. Tracy declares.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-14

Prohibition has certainly taken a
lot OF kick out of the 4th of July
In the good old days. it didn't take
much of celebration to satisfy the
crowd. And most everybody observed
the holiday more serupulously than
now. Not many men were willing to
work on the 4th. And many of then
were unable to work for several
days afterward. There was always
something to do" in any town
whether or not there was much OF 9
celebration. 1t affords diversion
simply to be looking for some
thing" And there was usually some.
thing to be found. 1t was the Eight,
eenth Amendment that solved ths
sane 4th" problem so much dis,
cassed few years ago.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-14
THE ham TREE
MULE AT THE FAIR
Funniest Act Ever Seen and q
Scream From Start to Finish,
A Big State Fair Attract
GORGEOUS FIREWORKS DISPLAY
EVERY NIGHT OF FAIR
Fair Opens On Tuesday, Aug. 10,
Four Days and Nights, Sf2, 500
in Premiums Purses and
Attractions.

The dates of the big Winneshiek
county fair are less than a month
away. 1t will open on Aug. 10 and
lun four days and four nights. The
grounds are being put in shape now,
and new buildings are being erected
to accomodate the big string of racs
horses and cattle, hog and sheep
exhibits.
The premiums, purses and at
fractions this year will cost s12,500,
and nothing will be left undone TO
make the fair worth any persons
time to attend. The attractions are
all high class stuff. The horse races
alone this year will be the best ever
seen here, as more fast horses will
he here than ever started at a county
fair. The live stock show will be an
ether worth while attraction this
year and special efforts will be made
to have a big showing, and farmers
should get busy right now preparing
their stock exhibition.
One of the real sensational fea-
lures of the fair will be AL Wilson
in his leaps from plane to plane in
mid air while flying at a trefic
speed. This is an act entirely new to
this section and one OF the most
sensational ard death- -defying stunts
ever attempted.
Prof. Walter Rarb and Miss Adams
in thrilling balloon ascentions and
parachute jumps will be with US
again. There are none better in the
business than these people.
The Thearle- -Dufield fireworks will
be night attraction each night Of
the fair. This is a great attraction
of high class, meritorious order
Other attractions are the "Skat-
ing Macs sensational skatorialists,
who will do their fancy stunts each
day and night. 1sei
The HAVANA Japs in juggling and
novelty acts are great hit
Season tickets can be purchased
in book form containing eight cou-
pons giving single admission each
enc of the four days and four even
iags of the fair. A person buying one
or these tickets can attend the fair
every day. go home for supper and
come back for the night fair without
further expense, and the average
cost will be only 371a cents for
each program. The tickets are
transferable and interchan geable
and are good any day or night of
ne week until used up.
The officers of the fair aA G. F.
Baker, president, Ben Bear. vice
president, l.. l.. Caldwell, treasurer;
E j. Curtin, secretary and R. E.
Bucknell, assistant secretary. and
a line to any of these officials re-
garding any information about the
fair will be gladly answered.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-14
THE KEY TO SUCCESS.
World Pays for Brain Power as Well
as Hand Labor.

A man said the other day that he
liked his job, because he did not
have to think much about it. He
could just sit down at his bench, and
get his hands going in the custom
ary rut, and it did not call for any,
mental application. He was a fellow
who is much interested in sports.
Probably his thought during those
hours of labor was mostly on his
games. He was studying out bett n
plays and more clever stategy at
tase ball and lawn tennis. and mean
while giving only superficial atten-
tion to his work.
1t is very easy to see why a man
like that does not get along in life.
II his work was one requiring any
brain power, his employer could not
be getting the best possible service.
1t is not possible for a man to think
about two things in one moment.
There are of course many jobs so
routine that they can be performed
pretty we'll by man who is think
about something else. But a job OF
that kind does not lead to anything
else. 1t is no preparation for higher
usefulness. A fellow who is doing
work of that kind, II ambitious, will
be planning how he can graduate
into some position requiring more
brains.
None of the young folks here In
Decorah should expect to attain any
considerable success in life, unless
he concentrates his attention on his
own work and on his plans for
achievement. The world pays not
merely for the hand labor of its
workers, but it pays for their brain
power as we'll.
| If your thoughts are constantly
studying the inner secrets of your
trade or business, trying to attain
superior knowledge, by and by you
Twill get superior skill and infornd
tion, and will be able to command
superior pay.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-14
The Merchants Profit.

In discussing the prices asked by
retail stores, many people assume
that whatever a merchant gets, over
and above the price paid to the
wholesaler. is clear profit. For in
stance, il man buys a shoe for
$500. and sells it for $500, it is
said that he gets 60 per cent profit.
This calculation overlooks the fact
that the merchant must pay for his
rent, his clerk hire, his taxes, and
the many other costs of business,
out Of this margin between buying
ard selling price. In such a case as
the above, it would be found that the
actual profit was only small frac-
tion of the percentage figured above.
The way for people here to tell
whether dealer is asking too
much, is to read carefully the adver-
tising published in The Public
Opinion. This gives a standard Of
values, and enables the buyer TO
know what he ought to pay for any
given grade of goods.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-14

The country. newspaper office,
with its odor of printers ink and the
constant call of cold type, where the
is required to be reporter, editor
publisher. business manager, to look
after subscriptions and see TO ads
and collections, not to mention Civ
lag attention as leading citizen to
tie affairs of the community, is one
.of Americas greatest universities.
Out of this university have come
riany of Americas greatest men.
Senator Harding has gone thru the
ordeal of this great school with con
spicuous success. says the Dubuque
Times Journal. Il
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-14
wNNEsHEK COUNTY IOWA, WEDNESDAY,
WAS FORMER wINNEsHIEKER.
Rev. o. j. Kvale Who Beat Cong.
VOlstad in Minnesota Well
Known Here.

The Rev. o. J. Kvale who beat
Congressman A J. Volstad for re.
nomination to congressman is for.
mer Winneshiek man, and bro.
ther of Ex- Sheriff T. J. Qualley. A
dispatch from st. Paul has the fol
lowing to say about his nomination !:
Though indorsed for the nomin-
elton by the national nonpartisan
league the Rev. o. J. Kvale of Ben
son, Minn. who defeated congress
man A. J. Volstad for the republi
can congressional nomination IN the
seventh Minnesota district declares
he "is not a member of the league" 4"
"The leagues Endorsement for
congress came to me entirely un-
sought" he said. "The only expla-
nation that has been given me is
that several of the farmers from
this district, who met at Mime
apolis, had heard me give some pa
triotic addresses, and on the
strength of these asked me to make
the race. No living mortal has asked
rie to espouse any certain program
If any kind"
Prohibition was not an issue
when the Rev. Mr.. Kvale entered
the race against Volstead, who is
the author of the prohibition en-
forcement act. The Rev. Mr.. Kvalc
gave this statement on his stand re
garding various issues.
"In my numerous campaign
speeches and in a statement sent
to the voters of the district, I an
bounced that my record is as dry
as Mr.. Volsteads with possibly a
Little to spare. l made. my fight on
the issue before the American peo-
pie today: Shall Wall street or the
leople rule the nation? l am and
always have been a progressive re-
publican"
A farm near Decorah. Ia. was the
birthplace of the successful candi-
Gate. He was 81 years old last Feb.
8. In the rural schools near Deeorah
he received his elementary education
then entering Luther college at De
corah, graduating. ir 1890, and com
p'eting his training for the ministry
at Luther seminary in 1898. Later
he took postgraduate work at the
University OF Chicago. 80 = a-'.- :.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-14

II is perhaps true, as economists
gay, that two great political parties
ere necessary, one to rule and the
other to serve as check. But in the
light of the last eight years ex
perience. it is an easy conclusion
that it is the republican party that
Should rule and the democratic party
that should stand by and check.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-14
The Heroic shovel wielders.

Over at Hawkeye they had no
money in the city treasury with
which to pay $6 day for labor so
the citizens of that booming little
city got out and with the help of the
community farmers they hauled to
town and placed on their streets
S36 loads Of gravel, have leyeled
them of and fixed them up in fne
shape They called the deed" "The
Heroic Shovel Wielders." or "How
Hawkeye Came Out of the Mud"
and great credit is due to their lead
ing druggist, Louis Hauth. for the
inspiring thought which allowed
them to accomplish so much.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-14

In a contest that was open to any
one in the United States, Aroostook
County. Maine, kept its laurels as a
potato raising district in 1919 by
winning the first three prizes for
raising the greatest quantity of po.
[tatoes on five acres of land. A Pres
que Isle man, Alexander McPheson
won the first prize OF $1,000. He
raised 2,672 bushels of potatoes on
his five acre plot, or 5S4.4 bushels
an acre.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-14

Anybody can give good excuse
for not doing what he is expected 70
do. but the one who delivers the
goods" makes the Others give the
excuses.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-14

Fears that the ten-hour law will
apply to household servants are
groundless, Nothing on earth could
induce them to work that long.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-14

The automobile which has the
most cylinders is not always the best
one and the same applies to the
platform which has the most planks.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-14

Why do they always refer to him
as an ''old'' bachelor Some of the
worst ones are young
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-14

An old maids idea of good baby
IS an absent baby. ,31
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-14

Cresco at Decorah, July IS.
Oelwein at Decorah, July %.
Elkader at Decorah. Aug. L.
Decorah at Elkader Aug. s.
Monona at Decorah, Aug. Is.
Aug. 22, open date.
Decorah at cresco Aug, 90.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-09-09
The Social Evil.

Men will some day discover ,b,.
chastity is as precious a jewel in , r,.,
as it is in a woman; virtuous ~.
chaste men are needed TO father a no.
feet race. Upon the shoulder, NJ -.
children of tomorrow will fall all n.
obligations made by the prcscrr p,n.
Grafton. They will be compelled :,
take up the broken threads Of yes,s,.
day and respin them and weave
greater civilization than the world has
yet seen.
Only the strong will have par, !,
these responsibilities; there will be M
place for weaklings. The man WIN i,
wastrel and disease ridden will m,
be permitted to further his own VII.
ends as he is today. He who carrie,
virulent germs in his body will become
an outcast with the hands Of every
man turned against him.
The time is ripe for an awakening
of the social conscience. Civil com.
munities should rise in their might
and declare, in order to safeguard
future generations, that the old teach.
ings that there must be ore stantgr,
of morals for men and another to-
woman be thrown into the trash bean
as being relics Of day that has Fail.
ed.
Men expect chastity of the woman
they marry, and declare they would MOI,
wed one who was unclean moralIy
They refuse to see how inconsister,
they are. No man should demand
more of woman than he is willing
to give in return. His failure in hi.
proves him weakling ami the woman
the stronger Of the two.-Dr. F. F.
Farnsworth, P A. Surgeon, u. S. Put.
lie Health Service, Charleston, W. Va
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-09-09

primitive dwellings once s,oo4
vestige remains Of the r,,,. Nt
used in the construction OF ,bess ,'4s
cherias. Hundreds of shell r... an
are scattered about and are fon.1
consist Of astonishing NUMB 70
Mollusca, the bones of ever "
Of fish found in the channel s,. 1s-'7s
OF seals, sea elephants, whales -,
ter, the island fox and various ,s - W.
birds. 7-due
An examination Of some mound. =.
closes all sorts of curious v,a,s;r.
stone cooking pots. oils, mortar -.
ties, drills, bone needles and s,r1ost
shell beads, charm stones, pipes onE
and few arrowheads, spear 7,;.,|
and swords made Of bone. The .L
sence of many weapons proves :.
peaceful attributes of the isra,+a.I
Small limitations of boats ami g.
carved from crystallized tale and 50.
pentine also show a rut..ra,,,.
knowledge of the art of sculr,g-a