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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-14
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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-14
LIlrilaNlliu III,

Miss t.tnl me- Nth The Arundel
stei.anv g4.ls Fri'lay afternoon ant
perfech | the organization Of an en-
tllsiast club u cighteen menlhals
TIE Friendship Club = the name
Which the girls aage chosen Stte9
,her business meeting the Young
people plunged into Christmas gif'
making Miss I.iiai hal gone oat
armed With i generous supply ..
color pettgts Ghris mas pos
ear,is 2ly cardboard. hloiters and
ll5Fan aaa il 4 short time from the
chaos Of naieriala attractive caien-
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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-14
WAYS OF KINDNESS
TO LOWER ANIMALS

Some people think that only those
persons who belong 10 d Humane So
ciety are expected Il Eenort cases Of
cruelty 10 animals which they see or
ka09 abon; This is i MI lke Those
who are noi members. as we'll as those
Who are. should notify The nearest
humane agent or police officer when
they know OF the abuse or suffering
of any animal All communicas ions
are confidential
II you know Of horse that is no.;
properly taken care OF. or is KEEP; in
cold or dirty stable. or is worked
when lame or very old. tell the hue
name ofiicer about the case.
II you knoW 81 a dog. chained all
he time wfhout exercise. or one
without water or proper shelter. tell
the humane officer about the case
If you know Of cai MOI well fed
or cared for. tel the humane officer
about The ease
III some cases il might be better
FIRST u speak 10 the owner Yourself
or write i kind letter
The Law says lla No animal may
be starved or abused No horse beaten
or overloaded ana il Furnishes those
persons VINO are cruel io animals The
law against cruelty includes the cruel
abandoning OF animals
Ali cases should be reported 10 j
III BlaisIell. s III XIX a Agent Phone
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-14
VII Give CIlristnaas cantata

ne SUNDAY School of Eastport NJ
T. Church will serve a chicken sup
per 4a ne ie6 1ire room u the church
OF ta;esday and Wednesday Of this
week fhs patronage u the public
8 eorilai4F solicited
barins ehfis'aIa week the Sunday
school = 4 give Cnr.stIaas cant..ta
enhillea The Itart o. he Bells.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-14
@i,n1o, .t Home

SiYtif9 If naon ,il 1914 int.sa aat
prnfrs iaE,l NsMt8 lilli were .as
Sos q i ic.al hour IN he y "
i reception rG3lll musical pro
gran rad been planned and reading
Mers o gfyen Light refres anlenfs
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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-14

Ut might be well 10 remember While
correcting your disobcdient offspring
that you did not die young.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-09-17
Sunday on business.

Sunday on business.
A. H. Fronabarger was in Hunt.
ingdon Tuesday on business.
From all reports the school rally al
Lexington last Wednesday was sue,
cess.
Clifford Cunningham and Glenn
Walker, were in Union Cross on so.
cial business last Sunday.
E. R. Horn, of Jackson, visited or
Route 2, last week.
Will Roberts and wife, of Abortion
were Sunday guests of Mrs. Roberts
mother, Mrs. J. c. Finch.
G. A, Hendrix and family, Of near
Alberton, attended church here Sun
day and spent the afternoon with w.
R. Wilson and wife.
Come on, all we local writers, let's
join the office pull for country news.
If some has to go to the waste bas-
ket tbs better to do too much than too
little. So. I'll leave you here and
leave some space for some good read
ing matter and advertising.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-09-17

here Tuesday on business.
Mr.. Wells, representing the Fried
mon Shelby Shoe Co., of st. Louis,
was here last week on business.
Mrs. Jeff Rosser went to Nashville
last Tuesday to buy big line of Mil
linery and Ready-to-Wear gods for
ladies'.
There has been bridge built across
Big Sandy canal and Exchange cross
ing, and the road is now open for
travel.
w. L. Marley, Of Poplar corner
was here last week on business.
E. f. Stewart was in Jackson last
week on business.
A. w. Nayler, Of the Nayler Engin-
eering Co., of Paris, was here last
week on business.
Miss Myrtle Wood visited in your
city last week.
Miss Mary McGill returned last
Monday from Camden where she has
been visiting for the past several
weeks.
L. F. Francisco and Frank Crockett
were in your city on business last
week.
George Bolen was in Camden on
Tuesday on bushes.
Bud Oakley, Of your city, was here
Saturday.
E. Bolen and wife, Of Yuma were
visitors near here last weekend.
Ernest Francisco was in Hunting
don last week to see home folks.
In New York City, at the Electrical
Exposition, in 1918, it was found to be
true that the cow MIXED to the ac-
compartment of the Photograph music
will give from 10 to II per cent more
than the average yield of milk. Might
pay to get photograph and keep at
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-09-17
Widersville Items.
ByH J. BOLEN, Correspondent.

Buy Shumate razor to-day and in
sure a smooth shave the rest Of your
life.-FOr sale at the Wildersville
Hardware Store.
Mrs. J. C. Britt was in Nashville
last week buying the millinery stock
for the Wildersville Supply Co.
Thomas White, of Whites store,
spent last week here.
Miss Hessie Flake spent last week
in Nashville buying goods for the C,
T. Flake general store.
The little infant of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Bunch died last Thursday eve
ming and was buried the afternoon
following in New Hope cemetery near
Yuma.
Several carloads of cross ties are
being shipped away from this place
now.
Rural carrier B. E. Todd has been
indisposed for the past week and his
substitute Willie E. Rush has been
carrying the mail.
The Birch house and lots were sold
to the highest bidder last Thursday
T. ID. Birchett was the purchaser.
p. H. Bolen and son, Addie and T
O. Hester, of Farmville, were here
last week on business.
Miss Florence Tilson has entered
school at Clarksburg.
Mrs. J. s. Horn, Of Jackson, spent
last week here with relatives and at
Yuma.
S. G. Cradle, the hardware man of
Louisville, was here last week.
w. C. Solomon, of Prairie, ILL.,, is
visiting relatives here.
Miss Dora Howell has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Ruby Rosser in
your city, recently.
Oscar Hester and wife, Of Farm
vile, were here last week shopping.
W. M. Houston, Of Parsons, was
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-09-17

the the dairy barn.
Mr.. W. L. Fesmire, Of Centre
Ridge, visited here last weekend.
Mrs. Willis Jones, Of your city, was
here Sunday to see her sister, Mrs. J.
C. Britt, who has been sick for the
past few days.
]. S. Bolen and wife, of Farmville,
were the guests of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. B. Cunningham, Saturday
night.
J. D. Tilson, Jr., Ed. Robinson,
Lawrence Harrington and Cecil Rob-
erts were in your city Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. J. T. Rosser visited her sister,
Mrs. Love Lewis, at West Port, Sun
day.
Miss Jessie Olive left Sunday for
Lexington where she will enter school
for the fall term.
Miss Gussie Gobelet, teacher Of
home economics, in the Clarksburg
school, was here Saturday, enroute to
Jackson. She was accompanied by
Mrs. John D. Tilson, of this place.
Both returned Sunday morning.
Elder ]. C. Lewis preached at the
Christian church here last Sunday.
The age of the American Flag sur
prises many, for while the United
States is the youngest of the great
nations of the world, it's flag is the
senior Of those in use to-day. 1t is
eight years older than the flag of
Spain; II years older than that of
France 20 years older than the Brit
ish ensign and preceded the flags of
Italy (1S48) Japan, (1859.)
Rev. w. E. E. Gibson preached at
the NJ. E. Church, South, Sunday
morning.
Misses Myrtle Wood and Dossie
Griggs were in your city Sunday
afternoon.
Clayton Birdwell and w. B. Rob-
erts were here Sunday.
Bob Harrison was in Johnsonville
last weekend to see home folk.
W. L. Bolen and Son, Henry How
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-09-17
ard, Of Yuma, were here Saturday.

|
In reading the newspapers Of to-
day and seeing the big reports Of the
varying fortunes Of ''the Reds, in
front Of strong opposition, no doubt
confuses part of the public mind, as
to whether the Bolsheviki or the Gin
cinnatti baseball team is meant.
Jesse Bird, of your city, was here
Sunday on social business.
Mrs. Tom Stanford, of Alberton
visited her sister, Mrs. A. J. Webb
Sunday.
J. D. Roberts and Duke Saunders,
Of Alberton, were here Sunday.
W. R. and G. E. Bolen were in your
city Monday on business.
Paul Parker returned Tuesday from
a 1O-day's stay at Hot Springs, Ark.
Mrs. B. W. Walker and little son,
Woodrow, returned Monday from
Hollywood, Mo-, where she had been
visiting her father and other rela-
tives.
Miss Mary Beth Appleby, of your
city, is visiting here.
Emerald and Lester Sanders, of
your city, were here Sunday after
noon.
There will be preaching at the
Christian church next Sunday.
| A revival is going on at Union
Cross this week, on Route /.
Ellis Mincey and wife, of Route 2,
visited her parents, L. R. Wood and
family here Saturday night.
]. E. Eubanks, who has been on a
visit here, returned Sunday to his
home in Houston, Miss.
Several from here attended church
at Mt. Piscah. Route 2, Sunday.
The rain and wind of last Friday
evening did some considerable dam
age in this locality by washing away
several bridges, and blowing down
cotton and corn.
Howard Wilson, Of Route 1, near
Cross Roads, happened to the misfor-
tune Of getting q mule killed by light
ming last Friday evening.
Joe Derrybery, Of Bemis, has been
visiting on Route l.
Mrs. L. F. Gordon, Of Houston,
Miss, has joined her husband here on
visit to their children and other rel
atives.
Rev. E. J. Mincey, Of Temple. Okla
bona, arrived here Saturday, prepar-
atory to beginning . Today revival
in the Baptist church at Yuma.
A new coat Of paint has recently
been added to the Baptist church
building and other improvements
have also been made.
Mrs. Alice Doyle has returned to
her home in Paducah.
Miss Ruby Roberts is visiting here
this week.
Elder ]. C. lewis announced here
Sunday that he would preach next
Sunday at Stray Leaf, Route l.
Leslie Wood, Of Yuma, was here
Sunday.
L. E. Mincey, Of Yuma, was here
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-09-17
RAILROAD MEMS DAY
AT M. z. CHURCH, SOUTH.

Sunday will be observed as Rail-
road Mems day at the M. E. Church.
South. Services will be conducted by
members of the Laymen's Gospel
League at Jackson.
Sunday School at 9:45.
Morning service at HOO o'clock.
Mass meeting of all men Of the
town at 400 p. m.
Evening services at 1880.
A spiritual feast is in store for us,
and we are praying and confidently
expecting a great work of the power
from God.
H. r. ROSE, Pastor.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-09-17

DR.. W. B. Summers spent from last
Saturday until Monday with his pa
rents at Williston, both of whom are
in a very low condition.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-28
SOLDIER FINDS
new GAS CURE
Sergeant j. M. Riach, Stationed at
TT. Des Moines, Claims Most I'M
portant Discovery.
HAS EXPERIMENTED WITH
VARIOUS GASES
Has Found One Which He Says Has
Demonstrated That 1t Will Re-
lieye Consumptives.

Has the death knell of tuberculo-
sis germs been sounded?
Sergeant J. NJ. Riach of Mime.
apolis, stationed at FIT. Des Moines,
believes he has evolved the formula
for q yapor which positively kills
the germs, and quickly affects a cure
of the disease.
For several months the sergeant
has been experimenting with gases
in the basement of the headquarters
building at the fort. Encouraged in
his research by Major ]. NJ. Sharpe,
the young man worked patiently,
until success began to result from
his experiments.
The gas was tried first on resi-
dents at Ft. Des Moines suffering
from colds, or touches of flu. They
were relieved Immediately.
Sergeant Riach's first big ex-
pertinent as on a soldier who had
been gassed during the war. The
gas had drawn together the lobes of
the lungs, and the man was breath
ing with great difficulty. After treat
ment by the sergeant, the lobes were
opened, the membrane loosened, and
the man was greatly relieved
A more important test came Fri
day when M. Shanks, Twenty-third
and Maury streets. was taken to the
fort by Rev. William Miller, pastor
FIT. Des Moines Presbyterian church,
and Commander Edith Dennis, relief
officer of the Salvation army. Mr..
Shanks had been pronounced in the
last stages of consumption.
{ He was treated with the gas, and
was taken home greatly relieved.
He slept well last night, and for the
first time in months was free from
cold sweat during his sleep. He re-
turned to the fort today for second
treatment, and Sergeant Rich has as
sured him that he will be able to
work in six weeks.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-28
The Price of News Print.

Bryant Venable, vice president of
the Whitaker Paper Company said in
a speech before the Advertising Club
of Cincinnati, that he expected news
print paper would be fifteen cents a
pound by the fifteenth of June. This
refers to the price of paper in the
open market. Newspapers generally
are. paying under contract at the
present time five cents a pound for
paper. The general prediction is that
next year paper will be six or seven
cents a pound under contract and
fifteen or twenty cents pound in
the open market. When the war
broke out newspapers were paying
on an average of two cents a pound
for paper. The difficulty in the paper
market is because newspapers are
using more paper than the manu-
facturers can supply. The manufac-
turers are not entirely responsible
for these high prices inasmuch as
newspapers are bidding against each
other and thereby fixing the open
market terms. The continued ad-
vance in the price of paper means
that all newspapers must continue to
advance their subscription prices
Des Moines Capital.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-28
$50 FOR CIVIL WAR VETS.
House Bill To Increase Their Pensions
Passed by Senate.

Washington, d. C.-The house bill
increasing pensions of civil war vet
erans to $50 monthly and those of
the widows of veterans to $50 month
ly was passed today by the senate
and now goes to conference. The
increases were provided to meet the
rising costs of living
Senate amendments made the in
creases applicable to veterans of the
Mexican war, who number 215, and
widows of veterans, who number L.
576, and also the widows of veterans
of the war of 1912, of whom seventy
three are living.
The present average pension of
veterans is $3.50. and that of WI
dows S25. The measure will add
about $65.25O,O00 to the present
pension roll OF $4,000, 900. Con-
gressional leaders said this was the
last general legislation planned in
behalf of the veterans of the civil
and Mexican wars. Last June there
we're 271,520 civil war veterans and
336,375 widows and dependents on
the pension rolls.
Besides the general pension OF IS 0
monthly, the bill provides pensions
up to $50 monthly for disabled vet
erans.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-28
DEMOCRATS WILL
BANQUET HERE
Winneshiek County Democrats Will
Give Banquet at Winneshiek
Hotel on May 9. Many
Notable Party Wheel
Horses Will Be
Here
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR COMING
Miss Anna b. Lawther, of Dubuauc
Democratic National Women
Committeeman viii Speak

The democrats of Winneshiek
county, through committee COM
posed of A. Leytze, E. A. Waterbury.
Atty. Walter w. jewell and Post
master F. E. Bierman, are preparing
for a big democratic banquet and
love feast to be held at the Winnie
shiek hotel in Decorah on Thurs
cay, May 6.
A large number of the prominent
democrats of the state are expected
to be here.
Wilbur W. Marsh, of Waterloo,
treasurer of the Democratic National
Committee is one of the promised
speakers.
Another well known democratic
orator coming is NJ. F. Healy, OF
Fort Dodge, who spoke in Decorah
at the Soldiers Homecoming last
year.
Clyde l.. Herring, the democratic
candidate, for governor will be an
other of the throng who will espouse
democratic theories.
Attorney Ray Files, candidate for
attorney general has also consented
to be on the speaking list.
Other notables who will be here
are Miss Anna B. Lawther, of Du-
buque, the democratic national COM
mitteeman for women, who will
speak.
DR.. ]. W. Reynolds, democratic
state chairman will be another
speaker. as well as Carl Evans, of
West Union. who will be the demo-
cratic candidate for congress from
the fourth district this year.
Atty. ID. J. Murphy. one of the well
known democrats of Wapkon, will
speak.
n. F. Reed. United States marshal
of the southern district. and E. r.
Feuling, editor of the New Hampton
Tribune and fourth district COM
mitteeman, will be here and also
Ruth V. Sumner, democratic nominee
for secretary of state.
The rest of the democratic state
ticket has been invited and it is ex-
pected that most of them will be-
here.
Banquet tickets are on sale at
S2.0'0 each and can be secured from
any member of the committee.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-28
Death of Mrs. Ole Bleka.

Mrs. Ole Bleka, one OF the pioneer
mothers OF this county, passed away
at her home East of Decorah,
last Friday afternoon. after an ex-
tended illness over the past five
months, having been confined TO her
bed since November.
The deceased. whose maiden name
was Bertine Fredrikka Hagen. was
born near Loeko, Norway, on March
"A. 1887. In the year 1865 she was
united in marriage to Ole A. Bleka,
who died in 1902. Five children were
born to the union, of which one died
in infancy. In the year 1868 she. with
her husband and one child, immi-
grated to this country and settled
in Winneshiek county, Iowa. where
she resided until her death. The de-
ceased is survived by four children,
Mrs. John Stoskopf, Decorah; Mrs.
Florence Olson, A. B. and H. N.Bleka
at home. and one grandchild, Roger
IStoskopf, of Decorah.
Mrs. Bleka was patient sufferer
during her long illness. She was pos
sessed of a CHEEKY disposition and
was beloved by many old friends who
knew her for many years, and all
loved her for her many high traits of
character. She was loving wife and
mother, and her death brings sor-
row to all, and to the bereaved chill
dren the sympathy of many friends
is extended.
The funeral services were held on
Monday afternoon from the United
Lutheran church. Rev. Glesne ofhcia-
ted and interment was in the Nor
wegian cemetery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-28
MOVE TO BRING
BACK beer, Wine
Organization Of ''GOOd Fellows
Being Perfected Throughout
Iowa. Movement Opposed to
Return Of Whisky
WANT TO RECALL
THE LIGHTER DRINKS
Pleas to be Sent to Congressman to
Modify Enforcement Act and
Declare 2.75 Beer and
Light Wines as Nom
intoxicating.

Cedar Rapids, lat begins to ap-
pear that Old John Barleycorn may
not be as completely and safely buri-
ed as some would believe. Prohibit
ion is slated for a solar plexus blow
by new national organization
known as the Good Fellows OF Am
erica, recently organized, which has
the ayowed purpose to bring back
light wines and beer for the people
of the United States.
II. K. Hansen, a broker of Sioux
City, is secretary of the organization
and a embership campaign is now
being staged to bring to the atten-
tion of congress the requests of the
order. The idea is to send letters and
postcards to members of congress,
giving many reasons, believed by the
Good Fellows, why prohibition
should be placed on skids as far as
light wines and beer are concerned.
1t is hoped to have at least a mil
lion members in the order in the
near future thru a plan that every
new member must sign up fifty other
members. The literature and men,
bership blanks of the order have
been ciruclated in Cedar Rapids the
last few days in an effort to obtain
local support. Each person who be-
comes member is urged to send
his congressman a letter or card
voicing favorable comment on the
repeal of the prohibition law.
The demands OF the Good Fellows
are given as "a to per cent beer
and to II per cent wine. These are,
not, in the main, intoxicating drinks,
they say. They don't want the old
whisky saloon back, but believe that
a law should be passed permitting
the manufacture and use of light
wines and beer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-28
CORNER ON SPUDS.
MAKE PRICE HIGH
Someone Seems to be in Complete
Control of t. present Supply Of
Potatoes AZ, liking Prices
PLENTY TO BE HADG,
HOLDERS WOUL D. IT GO
Cedar Rapids Commission Men L
plain They Are Unable to OBJ
tain Potatoes to Fill Their
Orders.

Cedar Rapids, Ia.-With the
price of potatoes soaring to almost
prohibitive heights, local commits
sion men in this city say, that in
their opinion some one not in this
city, is specializing in potatoes and
there is no doubt that corner is be-
ing held on this commodity.
Friday we did not have a potato
in our house." said one commission
merchant, and II am certain that
other houses were in the same fix
In order not to give the impression
that local commission markets are
trying to create a shortage by hold
ing back and causing a higher price
in potatoes l will say that the local
commission men are trying their best
to hold the price of potatoes down.
II received clipping from a Cali
fornia publication that potatoes
would reach the price of 10 cents a
pound and from what l can learn it
is due TO speculation and incidentally
ue'ng the car shortage situation as
ar vcuse to boost prices" said the
me mt.
He also stated he had received a
quotation from a Minneapolis con-
cern giving a price of $3.50 per hun
pred pounds delivered in Cedar Rap
ids.
"It is my belief that speculators
are responsible for the present boost
in prices and the local commission
men do not want to give the i'm
preston that they are 'cornering
the market in order to get higher
prices. We would rather not handle
potatoes under the present condi-
tions," he stated.
The local wholesale price on po-
tatoes Saturday morning was $7.75
per hundred pounds. The retail price
is $135 a peck or in the neighbor-
hood Of s cents pound. Some
grocers are charging $1.65 a peck.
"There is not a scarcity of pota-
toes but the forces at work in the
making of prices and creating of a
so-called shortage are a dominant
factor in creating the prices of pota-
toes today" stated the merchant.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-04-28
X. 1. Haugen Celebrates Birthday.

Last Sunday marked the 10th
birthday of Mr.. X. l. Haugen. De-
corah's pioneer merchant, and he
celebrated the day with his children
in Minneapolis, Mrs. j. A. o. Preus,
Mrs. Paul Preus and Mrs. Wiprud.
Mr.. Haugen was born in Sigdahl,
Norway 1850 and came to the United
States in 1869, settling first in Min
nesota, and coming to Decorah in
1870. He became clerk in the E.
Severson store, which was the pres
ent site of his big store building now.
In short time he bought Mr.. Sever
son out and has conducted "A dry
goods and grocery store here ever
since. Mr.. Haugen is Decorah's old
lest business man, having conducted
continuous business here longer
than any other firm in the city. He
is hale and hearty. enjoying the best
of health and is as active as the first
day he opened up for business here.
Mr.. Haugen has thousands Of friends
Throughout this section, and all join
with us in extending to him many
happy returns of the day.