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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-14
Rats Are Killing Lambs.

Quite a colony of rats seemed to
immigrate to the vicinity of North
Tracy and so vicious are they that at
Sam Phillips place they killed six
little lambs and would eat their eyes
ont and deep into the lambs heads.
Sam got busy soon as he discovered
the rodents and got twenty of them
right away and is longing for more
OF them. Everyone should get busy
Bellefountain Cor. 0skaloosa Globe.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-14
FARM BUREAU GLEAMINGS.
Did You Test Your Seed Corn?

The corn crop last year was not
only a bumper but it seemed to be
well matured Many a farmer is OF
the opinion that every kernal of his
seed corn will grow. Unfortunately
however, this condition does not OBJ
tain. 1t seemed that the corn con-
tanned an excessive amount of mois.
ture at the time of the first freeze
so that the germ was impaired. Many
farmers in the county have been busy
of late testing their seed corn and
have obtained some very discourag-
ing results. Other counties through
out the state are experiencing this
same difficulty. Seed corn selected
early and carefully cured seems to
be giving by far the best results al
though even this cannot be guaran-
teed perfect. Corn selected in husk-
ing time is not proving out and ought
to be tested by all means,
If you have tested seed corn from
the 1918 crop, you are likely to find
that of stronger vitality. No mat
ter what the seed, be sure to give
your seed corn a general test at once.
Unless that is perfect, get busy at
once on the single ear test. Let no
one else be disappointed with poor
corn this spring.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-14
VOLUNTEERS DEFEND
NATION.
Universal Training Bill is Killed by
Substitute.

| Washington, ID. C.-Voluntary
military training, a mild substitute
for the national defense program re-
commended by the military affairs
committee was adopted by the senate
Friday by vote of 46 to 8.
The vote does not constitute a
record of the senate's sentiment on
the question of universal training.
Many Democrats, strongly opposed
to universal training, voted for the
substitute to avoid the charge that
they were opposing all preparedness,
while some of the warmest advocates
of universal training supported the
new scheme because they had no
hope of getting anything better.
The opposition was based largely
upon the theory that the best and
most patriotic young men-the only
ones who would volunteer for the
training-would be sacrificed at the
opening of war, while slackers were
waiting to be drafted and trained.
If the house accepts the volunteer
plan, young men reaching their eigh-
teenth year and ten years thereafter
may apply for and receive military
training from the federal govern
ment. After undergoing a four
months training they may, if they
wish, enroll in the organized reserves
and be ready for service in case of
war for a period of five years. No
one in authority was willing to haz-
ard guess as to how large an army
could be raised in this manner, but
every one conceded that the substi-
tute was an extremely weak make
shift for military training.
The substitute was offered by
Senator Frelinghuysen of New Jersey
Republican, a strong advocate OF
universal military training after it
had become apparent that the mill
tary committees program was doom
ed to certain defeat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-14
40 Year Old Wagon at SIS.

Knoxville, Ia.-H. G.. Reeves of the
Buckeye neighborhood, twenty-nine
years ago purchased a wagon at the
James Minor sale, paying s11 for it
The wagon was equipped with a
good double box.
Mr.. Minor had used the wagon
eleven years prior to the sale.
At recent sale held by Mr.. Reev-
es the wagon was sold without the
box for SIS.
This wagon has been in use for the
past forty years. 1t was manufacture
ed by Morrison Bros. at Monroe.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-14
STILLS IN IOWA.
Grand Jury Holds Eleven at Rapid.
for MoOnshining.

Cedar Rapids, lathe federal
grand jury at noon today returned
eleven indictments against persons
recently arrested by federal agents
on charges of "moonshining. Two
of the indicted are women.
There are from two to four counts
in each indictment.
Pleas of not guilty were entered
by each of the defendants who de-
manded immediate trial. Trials prob.
ably will begin tomorrow.
The grand jury also indicted
William T. Roy, Rock Island rail.
road employee, on charge of obtain.
ing pass from the United States
railroad administration for the use
of a woman not his wife.
He entered a plea of guilty inn
mediately and was fined 500 and
costs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-14
Furniture for Sale,

Having rented my house, the fur
niture is for sale. Geo. w. Adams,
TO Washington street. 14-2-pd.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-14
Married.

Leonard Olaf Gunderson, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gunderson OF
Allamakee County, Iowa, and Lou
Use Rosetta Flatten. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Lars Flatten of Winneshiell
county, Iowa, were married at the
Caledonia n. z. l.. parsonage yester-
day (TuesdayD Anna Clauson and
Thodore Flatten were witnesses. Mr..
Gunderson was in the overseas army
fourteen months in the late war. The
young couple will live on the John
Gunderson farm this summer.-Cale-
donna Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-14
TRADING AND PRODUCING.
Seems Easy to Keep Watch Of Stock
and Produce Markets.

Many people are natural born
traders. When other boys were
raising chickens or tending gardens,
thus actually producing some thing,
the traders were swapping jack
knives out back OF the school house.
They had the smart idea OF picking
up something for less than it was
worth, and selling it for all they
could get.
II seems a rather easy thing to
keep watch of the stock and produce
markets, and pick up something SELL
ing at a low price, reaping a big
unearned profit when the next rise
comes. Unfortunately the rise in that
Particular article is likely never to
come. II it was selling low, it prob
ably had inherent defects which the
insiders knew.
man who gets that particular
bug in his system finds il difficult to
throw off, He is apt to neglect his
own business while he dabbles in
schemes and ventures. If he doesn't
play the stock market, he may get
interested in purely speculative
schemes in real estate or food pro-
ducts. In most cases he does not
add anything to production
In one sense all business is specu-
lative. Every purchase involves TAX
ing chances. But legitimate trade,
such as is done by the stores here
in DEBORAH, performs the necessary
function OF distribution. There is a
lot of work in getting stuff from the
mills and farms to the users, and IL
distributed with reasonable degree
of economy, it is productive work.
The public rebels against the toll
levied by those who merely speculate
Before long means will be found to
eliminate much of this needless tax.
, The mere trader would better learn
to proform some real service OF pro-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-14
The Cleanup Season ON
the Farm

There are many things on the farm
which need attention at this season.
Barns, Roofs, implements, Fences.
Etc. are apt to need a Coat of paint.
The harness should be revived with
q good harness oil and the Auto or
Carriage overhauled and painted.
Our stock contains practically every
thing which will be needed, Paint.
Wall paper, housekeeping Drugs,
Lubricating Oils, Harness Oil, wind
oW Glass, Chamois, Sponges, Brush
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-14

duction or economical distribution,
or he will find his occupation gone.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-14
sPUDs AT $4,000 A PECK!
New English Variety to Produce 30
Tons to the Acre.

The perfect potato, which resists
blight and other "spud" diseases, has
been developed, according to Samuel
RYDER, head of a well-known English
seed firm. He refused to give the
name of the hybridst, but said he
paid him $4,000 for seed potatoes
which wouldn't fill peck measure.
eve have bought up all the hy-
bridized seed of this expert" said
Ryder. "The average potato yield in
1918, was four tons per acre in Eng
land. With the new seed, six pounds
per root, or 33 tons per acre, can be
produced. The full results of the per-
feet potato may not be reaped for
two or three years"
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-14

Cash paid for eggs at Reum's
market. tt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-14
Pnbltf Op;uion.
BY HARRY j. GREEN.
DEBORAH, IOWA, APRIL Ia, 1920
A Bad Corn Cost Man Leg.

Waterloo, la. l.. Wilson, 73
years old, has undergone an opera
tiOn for removal of leg on account
OF infection from corn.
Medicine used on it resulted in a
wound which led to blood poison
and amputation was the only possible
means of saving his life.
His condition is grave.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-14
Parman's Farm Bulletin
Scientific Treatment of
Field and Garden Seeds

Statistics show that millions of dol
lars are wasted every year through
failure to properly treat seeds.
Prices are high and the demand un-
usually good, so don't take chance
on crop failures this year.
Formaldehyde, Blue Stone, Etc.
Spraying solutions of all kinds may
also be had at our store. The use of
such preparations have much TO do
with the production of good crops.
Mail orders have prompt attention.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-14
A Policy Containing

/. A clause which requires no fuc-
Their premium payments should you
become permantly disabled. or dis
ability occurs before reaching age
CO.,
2. A clause which provides that In
event of your disability, before you
reach age so, you receive an income
of $4,000 per year as long as You
live and then payment of $4,000 to
your beneficiary at your death.
3. A clause which provides that
YOUR family shall receive $4,000 in
stead of $4,000, in case you lose
YOUR life thru accident. Or, in lied
of $4,000 in lump sum, $4,000
will be paid in cash and an addition
al $6,79S will be paid in installments
for twenty years to your beneficiary
or s11,79S.0O in all.
The above contract can be secured
for larger or smaller amounts than
S., 900. Back of this policy is the
MUTUAL TRUST LIFE INSURANCE
| COMPANY
of Chicago, Illinois
which deposits approved securities
for the full legal reserve on every
policy with the
STATE OF ILLINOIS
HERMAN +. DALE
General Agent for Northeastern Ia.)
Office Over DEBORAH State Bank,
DEBORAH, IOWA.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-14
A Handy Healer

Cuts, Scratches, bruises, and other
wounds of animals should be treated
prontly. so as to guard against in
fectiOn
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-14
Sturdy Stock

Stock, just like people, are apt to be
IN run down condition in the spring
In order to build them up, use
International Stock Powder
It's use willkeep digestion perfect
and insure proper activity of the
other organs.
Mail orders solicited. Price Goo to So
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-14
L.iniment

is rapid healer tits powerful germ
icide and repelS all insects, Heals all
slight wounds without scar.
Keen il handy.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-28
Youth Found Guilty
OF Attack On Girls
J. Gets 8-Year Sentence

Stanley Fox, 10 years old, in
county jai[-garb, stood before Dis
trict Judge Redick yesterday and
was sentenced to the state peniten-
.tiary for eight years. His mother
sat. in the court room and wept ST.
lently after the sentence was pro-
nounced. He was found guilty by
"a jury in district coukt January 7 Of
statutory crime. The complain
ants against him were Eva Turn
quist and Belle Anderson, 16-year-
old girls.
Fox, James O'Hara, Thomas Sui
livan and Amos German were
charged with taking the two young
girls in an automobile late the night
of September IS, 1919, to a lonely
road west of the city and there at
tacking them. Details which pointed
to plan to assault the young girls
were related by the girls on the
witness stand at the trials of Fox
and O'Hara.
O'Hara was found guilty also and
was sentenced last week to the peni-
tertiary for one to eight years.
Chief Deputy County Attorney Cof-
fey prosecuted both cases.
Thomas Sullivan, another mem
Der of the quartet. fled from the
city right after O'Hara was found
guilty. Sullivan, in fleeing,
Jumped" "a $500 bond and aban-
doned his young wife and three chill
dren.
Fox will appeal his case to the
supreme court. He is under $2,50O
bond,
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-28
South Side .BreDittes

For ,xpress and hauling of.any kind cali
George Luce. South 1894. .
st Mary Court No. SIT. Woman's Catho-
lie Order of Foresters. will. ineet Wednes-
day at p na.- at, ST.. Mary: school hall. -
Superior Lodge. No. 1913. Degree. of
Honor. will give card party with games
and prizes Wednesday at Odd Fellows
hall.
A complete foreign exchange depart
ment Money sent to all parts of Europe.
Live Stock National Eank, junction Gath
and N SITS.
A complete foreign exchange depart
ment. Money sent to all parts Of Europe.
Live Stock National Bank. junction Twen-
ty-fourth and N streets-Adv.
The Kensington Of Upchurch Lodge No.
2, Degree Of Honor. will meet with Mrs
Fred Lightfoot, 2s23 South Twenty-third
street. Thursday afternoon.
The women Of the South Side Christian
church will meet Wednesday afternoon
at the home OF Mrs. J. L. Shainholtz,
4730 South Nineteenth street.
A number Of books on live stock, added
to the South Side branch library, include
hand book on breeds Of live stock and
western live stock management.
George Burke, S1s Bancroft street, was
arrested Monday night at Sixth and
Pierce streets by Sergeant Allen on
charge of Illegal possession Of Intoxicating
liquor. His bond Of &2S was declared for
feited when he failed to appear in South
Side police court.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-28
What Harry Underwood Did for
Madge.

Mad2e.
When | have grown so senile and
doddering that my memory fails ME
altogether | shall be able to forget
the motor drive through the wood
road to Southampton in which
Harry Underwood "set the pace
Until then it will be one Of the
most vivid of my recolections.
To him, of course, it was all or
dinary speed. But to ME it was a
Valkyrie- like ride, in which with set
teeth and flying locks, my one
thought was to keep Mr.. Under
woods car in view.
The nature of the winding road
made this impossible at times, but
it would be only few minutes be-
fore | caught sight of him again.
From the way he kept looking back
Judged that though he was set
ting the pace" he was yet keeping
strict watch upon my driving, &C
commodating his. ideas Of speed to
my inexperience, and this thought
was the only solace ! had in the diff
ficult task I had before me.
For, queer enough. considering
the aversion which had felt for
Harry Underwood. l now watched
him as child would gaze at faith.
er in time of peril The thought OF
the man somewhere behind me on
the road, the man whom Mr.: I'm
derwood's graphic tongue had pic
tured as letting no opportunity slip
to spy upon me, terrified me so COM
pletely that was glad to forget
everything disagreeable about Harry
Underwood and to remember only
with deep thankfulness his great
physical strength, his quickness and
resourcefulness, and his expressed
determination to protect ME at all
hazards. -
"All hell can't get at you, if only
get the chance to be in the way" he
had said, and the very profanity
gave ME a sense of = security that
nothing else could, it was so char
actcristic of the old daredevil Har-
ry Underwood i had known, who
stopped at nothing if he was enlisted
in the cause of friend. ..
There were few cars on the road,
and we were going at such pace
that no cars had passed us. Instead,
Mr.. Underwood had gone past three
and I had obediently but fearfully
followed-an experience which
made me feel as if my heart was de-
tached from its usual position and
pushed up into my throat.
A Favor Asked. i
AS the miles reeled off behind US,
however, with no accident and no
sign of the man pursuing US, | be-
came less terror-stricken, more ac-
customed to the tricks of driving
which Mr.. Underwood was uncon-
sciously showing me. i began to
be able to take my eyes occasionally
frem the speeding machine in front
of me, almost to enjoy the whip of
the exhilaratirg early autumn air
against my cheeks.
AS if he had guessed my feeling,
Mr.. Underwood suddenly drew up |
his car by the side of the road.
alighted, and came back to where l
had stopped my own car when he
had given me the signal.
Were about out of the woods
new" he said. The rest Of the road
is, fairly straight, and there are
more houaes along It. And. let me
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-28
Pneumonia Causes
Death Of Civil War
Veteran and Pionee,

Gilbert Bolen, Is years old, died
suddenly Monday night of pncu.
monia at the Swedish Mission hospi,
tai. Mr.. Bolen came to Nebraska in
1889, and lived on the South Sidt
until the death OF his wife, six yesrs
ago. .-...
He was born in Sciota county
Illinois, May u, 1874. lie was
civil war veteran, serving with this
Fourth Ohio cavalry, Sherman's
division. He was member of this
Phil kearney post, e. A. X. OF the
South Side.
For the last six years Mr.. Bolen
had lived with two sons in Missis-
sippi until this winter, which hd
spent with his daughter of this city,
Miss 1nez Bolen. Carter Lake club.
He is survived by seven sons, Viii.
lam of Omaha; Q. H of Lexington,
Neb.; d. c of Brady, Neb.. G. X.
of Dentohia, Miss; c. Z. Of Canton.
Miss; C.. W. of Wisner. S. D., ar
E, Bolen Of Morrell, Neb., and two
daughters, Miss Edna Bolen Of
Portland, Ore. and Miss Inez Bolen
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-28
Governor Replies in
Sharp Letter to the
Criticism Of. Mayor

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 27.-(Special.)
Mayor Ed P. Smiths attack on
the code bill in a recent speech in
Omaha is answered by Governor
S. r. McKeivie in communication
in part as follows:
you seem to have overlooked
something in your reference to the
unbounded power that is given to
the governor by the code. The code
gives no power at all. 1t only gives
authority and fixes responsibility.
The governor points out that the
cabinet form of government has
been in force in Illinois nearly two
years, and has been recommended
by the governors Of IA states. He
says that not single constitutional
officer has been eliminated by the
bill, and that it has saved the state
an average of $4,000 month.
In closing he suggests that when
the mayor starts making comments,
he keep somewhere within the
facts"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-28
Lisco Light Plant Burns;:.
Town Now in Darkness

Lisco, Neb., Jan. 27.-(Special
Telegram. members of the John
Mitchell family, who occupy living
rooms in the front part of the gar
age of the Mitchell Motor company
here, escaped in scanty garments
this morning when fire destroyed
the garage and light plant of the
company. -
The town is in darkness as a re-
suit of the blaze, since electric cur
rent was furnished by this plant.
The fire was discovered about 3 a.
m. and is thought to have been
c,used by short circuit in the wiz
ing system. .... g..
Twenty automobiles were burned,
with large stock Of accessories and
the household effects of the Mitchell
family. The loss. is estimated at
$4,000, partially. covered by in
Surance
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-28
My Heart and My Husband
ADELE GARRIsON'S New Phase of
"Revelatlons of a Wife"

tell you, you're all to the mustard
as driver, little girl.
II always knew you were pretty
nifty at anything you undertook,
but | never expected you to do as
we'll as you have today. We've
covered the ground in short order l
can tell you, and | don't believe our
friend can catch up to you now
unless he's commandeered some
body's racing car. SO if you'd
rather toddle on home by yourself,
go ahead. I'll linger along the road
here and sort of rattle him little if
he does happen to show up. What
do you say?'
had not thought an hour before
that my lips would be uttering the
words | found myself pouring out
to Harry Underwood. But the fear
of the man who had threatened
Alice Holcombe and me had become
such an obsession that the very
thought of finishing my journey
alone without the protection on
which ! had been unconsciously
leaning since the appearance Of
Harry Underwood upon the scene
robbed me of bravery, almost Of
self-control.
"Oh, please-don'tp ] began,
changed my phraseology frantically
in humiliation at my own coward
ice. IF you don't mind, if it isn't
a bother to you, I'd much prefer
to go on as we--were. I--wish--
you-could-stay somewhere near
until-until-"
My Prophetic Soul. ..
"You poor little kidw His deep
voice was suddenly filled with a
beautiful tenderness. IL didn't dream
you were scared as stiff as all that.
Don't worry any more III stick
till the birthstone lake freezes over,
and deposit you in front of your
own door. l only thought could
perhaps serve you better this other
way.
But we'd better be hitting up a
pace again. My prophetic. soul tells
me that son-of-a-seacock back there
might have a streak of luck and
catch up to us, and I'd like to be a
little nearer civilization before he
does it, =. -.
The hum of racing car came
family to our ears. Harry Under
wood threw up his head and looked
in the direction in which we had
come. p.
. "I'll be d-d if he hasn't turned
the trick" he said.
Continued Tomorrow.)
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-28
PLAN TO MAKE
A REFEREN
N 0 RE DIFFICULT.
Provision Safeguards Spirit
Of Act by Requiring
Signs to Go Before
An Official.

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 27.-(Spe-
cial.)-Action by the constitutional
convention to make it increasingly
difficult to invoke the referendum
seems likely in view Of sentiment
developing in the assembly Tuesday
morning.
The convention went into COM
mittee of the whole and considered
the initiative and referendum as a
special order. The report of the con-
vention committee, reducing the
percentages. of signers required for
.the initiative and referendum, was
presented and then a series OF
amendments proposed. The dele
gates adjourned until Wednesday
morning without final action.
To Lessen Signers.
After the report of the committee
on initiative and referendum had
been sumitted, Delegate Walter l..
Anderson submitted an amendment,
embracing the same subject matter
contained in his proposal on the
subject, which had been killed by
the committee. The Anderson pro-
posal still further reduced the per-
centages required to invoke the ins
itiative and referendum, as follows:
To Initiate a Law-Committee
report, 7 per cent; Anderson amend
ment, 3 per cent.
For Constitutional Amendment
Committee report, 10 per. cent.
Anderson amendif e1t, 4, per ctnk
For Referendum re-
port, per cent? Anderson amend
ment 3 per cent.
To Prevent Abuse.
Delegate Anderson called atten-
ton to the fact that his measure
carried two vital provisions. to safe
guard the spirit and intent of the
initiative and referendum act and
to prevent its abuse through reduced
percentages of the required signers.
Under. the provisions of the An:
derson proposal, every signer of
the petitions would be required to
sign before some public official.
It also incorporated more rigid pro-
visions as to attestations of peti-
tions.
The report of the committee was
defended by Delegate Sidner of
Dodge county, chairman, who ex-
planned it in detail. -