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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-02-17
peruerse Little Girl.

Lord Grey, the British ambassador,
said at luncheon in New York:
7 "The advocates of world peace are
opposed with so many silly arguments
that they begin to think it's a very
perverse and naughty world indeed.
"And isn't the world indeed getting
rather perverse and naughty? was
buying Christmas gifts in a toyshop
when / heard beautifully dressed
little girl say to salesman:
"'I want doll, please, that will
saw "D-- It." when / hit it,"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-02-17
Her Favorite Pieces.

Six-year-old Gertrude was fond of
certain parts of the chicken which
we are wont to term giblets. The
other night the family had chicken
for supper and Gertrude began to ask
for her favorite parts. She first de-
handed and then ate the liver. Next
came the heart and after 1t long
pause. She desired the gizzard but
she had forgotten its name. She
looked Iongingly at mother, but that
worthy made no suggestions. In des-
peration Gertrude went to descrip-
ton. eOh, mother" she exclaimed,
won't you give me the piece that
has all the little rocks in it?"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-02-17
First Girl Ever Photographed.

While France claims to have invent
ed photography through the genius of
Daguerre, the, painter. America Is
proud of the fact that 1t was one OF
her sons who photographed the first
face.
After years of patient labor Da-
guerre succeeded In taking sunlight
pictures of scenery on a sensitive
plate.
This was in 1889. and year later
Prof. John W. Draper Of New York
took a photograph Of his sister Dor
othy. the first person to have her like
ness reproduced on prepared back
ground with the help OF the suns
rays.
It took an hour 10 take the photo
graph, and the picture may still be
seen.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-02-17
Supreme Office.

Robert came home filed with excite
ment about new club formed by sew
eral Of the neighborhood associates,
He said, slim is president and Myron
is vice president. but ! am the most
important officer"
"And what are your" asked Uncle
Robert.
"why, I'm janitor, and they can't
get in till unlock the door"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-02-17
Novel Idea Of Aviation.

A certain Francis Lana, some two
centuries ago worked out to his own
satisfaction that vessel, with its air
supply exhausted would sustain itself
suspended In the atmosphere. He pro-
duced such vessel hut there is no ev-
idence to show that his scheme was
ever attempted as an air-machine.
Now women and children can fly
through the air. and that so simply
that the children make pictures of
their flight, and think no more Of 1t
than they do Of going by train. or by
boat.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-02-17
Eovpt Grew Cotton in 200 8. c.

Cotton has been grown in Egypt
since 200 b. c.. but II was not until a
hundred years ago that Jumel. a
French engineer. suggested the intro
duction OF the commercial varieties.
In 1922 the famous American sea
island cotton was the first sown. Five
years later Brazilian variety was In
troduced. The two strains were min
gled and from them came the famous
.sAshmounr plant and the still finer
"Mutafh,"'' which is one of the most
productive cottons In the world.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-02-17
High Priced Language.

Hey, Bill"
"What is itT
"Your doctors out here with fat
tire"
diagnose the case as fiatulency OF
the perimeter and charge him accord
ingly," ordered the garage man.
'That's the way he does biz."--Louis-
Vile Coyrler-Journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-02-17
She Made a Distinction.

Nothing could be of finer distinction
than that drawn by the woman Of
whom her attorney. asked this ques-
ton:
"You wish to divorce your husband?
You cannot agree? In what way does
your incompatibility of temperament
manifest itself?
"Oh. l wish to get divorced and he
doesn't"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-02-17
Extreme Economist.

"Are the locomotives going to riRg
bells and blow whistles when they are
returned to private ownership"
81 don't know" replied Mr.. Dustin
Stax, cautiously, whether We can af-
ford to use up all that steam and man
power"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-02-17
Times WhirIiqiu.

Old Horse-Remember how the au-
tomobiles, when they came into prom
inence. laughed at us for poking
along?
Buggy-Yep.. but them was happy
days.
Old Horse-Now It's case of the
airplane laughing at the automobiles.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-02-17
A Regular stunt.

Ferguson-Pve just been reading
that the aviators today can do any
thing bird can do. Yes, sir. they've
got the thing down so fine that there
isn't bird alive that has anything on
them.
Fitzgerald-Zatso? Well, when you
see an aviator fast asleep hanging
onto branch Of tree with one foot,
then I'll come and take look.-Amer-
lean Legion Weekly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-02-17
whx He Wanted STRONG Ones.

"Gimme three cigars" ordered
O'Rourke, showing quarter across the
counter.
"Strong ones or mildT
"Gimme the strong ones. The weak
vans Is always Dustin in me pocket"
The American Legion Weekly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-11-02
listen TO me-
AT GRAND TONIGHT
Big Musical Extravaganza Arrived
Today and Great Show is
Promised.
SOME GOOD SEATS
ARE STILL LEFT
Get Yours at Parman's and See the
Best Attraction of the Season
Tonight. :.

Girls who can really sing and dance
have been lacking from road attrac-
tions during the past few seasons
Perhaps this scarcity has been due
to the fact that vaudeville for sew
eral years has featured big girl acts
while now it favors novelties and
the producers of road attractions
have gained thereby.
"Listen ITO Me-, lie Comte and
Flesheris big musical extravaganza
coming to the Grand Opera House,
tonight, Wednesday, Nov. End, car
ries a bewitching chorus that has
proven a great asset to this splendid
performance. The girls are wonder
fully clever dancers and trip gaily
through the novel drills and dances
fetchingly; while their voices are
heard to advantage in the ensembles.
Reserved seats can be secured at
Z. j. Paiman's drug store. A pack
ed house should and will greet this
attraction. Get your ticket this af-
ternoon and insure yourself a good
seat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-11-02
RICH BEGGARS

Once upon time it was predicted
that beggars in carriages would ride.
1t has come to pass that they do,
but, modern enough in all their ways
the beggars use to taxicab in going
to their "places Of business" Thus
a new use has been found for the
motor car, and an aims-giving pu
has had its eyes opened to some of
the real conditions existing. Chi
cago police short time, ago routed
beggars who had driven up to their
favorite corners in taxicabs for
which they paid regular fares in the
regular way.
Things of that kind injure the beg
gipg business, as some beggars al
ready have complained. Other injur-
les have resulted from the discovery
that unworthy beggars have been
owners of valuable property and
comfortable bank accounts. Some of
them possess fortunes, all taken
from generous palms on the streets
of the cities. 1t is likely that half
the time beggars are in better finan-
cial condition than the persons from
whom they receive aims.
A woman 20 years old was arrest
ed the other day at Philadelphia be-
cause she abused and struck at a
pedestrian who told her he had moth
ing to give. The police 'matron
searched the beggar and found a
pocketbook containing 1929, dia-
mond bracelet, diamond lavalliere
and a bank book showing deposits OF
S3,04S. Yet she had asked for pen
MES and had become furious and
violent when they did not fall into
her hand. Such cases make it hard
for worthy unfortunstes to receive
the help they need. 1t is difficult to
know into what hands to drop coins
from generous and charitable poe.
ket.-Sioux City Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-11-02
HOME RENTERS IN L. S.
Fifty four Per Cent of the Homes in
Year 1920 Were Rented.

Fifty-four and four-tenths per
cent of the homes of the United
States in the year 1920 were rented,
28.2 per cent owned by their occupants
and were free from membranes,
and 17,5 per. cent were owned but
mortgaged, according to census bu-
reau statistics made public. The pro-
portion of mortgaged homes in 1910
were Is per cent, or 2.5 per cent less
than in 1920. The total number Of
homes enumerated in 1920 was a.
351, 1,676. OF this number 12,943,59S
were rented and 10,866,960 were
owned by their occupants, and for
the remaining 541,118 the facts as
to tenure were not ascertained by
enumerators. OF these owned homes
6,522,119 were free from incum-
brance and 4,059,5 SOB were incumber-
ed, while for the remaining 2S5,24S
the status as to incumbrance was not
reported.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-11-02
The Advance in Liberty Bonds

Liberty bonds today are worth on
the market a total of $1,250,000, 600
more than they were some months
ago. This will do something to re-
move sore spot from many peoples
minds.
When the plain man who knows
little of investments, went up to his
bank year or so ago, and found
he could only get around $500 for
his $4,000 bond, he felt the ground
caving in around him. 1t tended to
confidence in his country.
Many people felt that the govern
ment at all costs should have taken
steps to bring those bonds back to
par. But the natural course Of
events will bring them back all right
When they cross par, it will be ;
boost for business.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-11-02
Death of Mrs. c. R. Williams

Melvina A. Hubbell, daughter of
Nelson Z. and Rebbecca Hill Hub
bell was born at Janesville, Wis,
Nov 10, 1889, and was said to have
been the first white child born in
GAINESVILLE. She came to Winneshiek
county in 1854, and moved to AL
lamakee county in 1856, where she
taught in the public schools for six
years.
She was married to C. r. Williams
Jan. /, 1862, in Allamakee county,
They lived on a farm in Frankville
township for SO years, and moved to
Decorah in June 1900, where she
passed away Oct. 26, 1921, from
heart failure, after about az weeks
illness.
She was the mother of six children
namely Clara, who died in infancy
E. p. Williams, Decorah; Jane W.
who died in infancy; Mrs. Mary M
Walker, Mason City; Miss Florence
A., at home; Mrs. Edith G. Web,
ster, Waukon. She is also survived
by six grandchildren and one great
grandchild, the bereaved husband
one brother, j. C. HubbelL of Flor
ida, and two sisters, Mrs. Julis
Freer, Binford, N. d., and Mrs. w
p. Raymond, Napa, CAL
In the death of Mrs. Williams on,
of Decorah's and Winneshiek coun
tvs most beloved mothers has beer
called to her last resting place. Sh,
was woman of high ideals, anc
she radiated sunshine and happines!
in the home she presided over 81
long, and she will be greatly miss
ed by many who knew her Ions
and loved her for her many beauti
full qualities of mind and character
The funeral services were held las
Saturday afternoon from the home
Rev. M. Willett of the Congrega
tional church officiated, and inter
ment was in Phelps cemetery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-11-02

Our children, the end and center of
cur lives, for whom our people deny
themselves, and of whose future they
daily dream, are in much peril to-
day from automobiles. As the cars
grow thicker on the streets the num-
Der of accidents increase, and many
are the little ones carried in a
minute to premature grave.
Twenty two Massachusetts cities
gave last summer on their play
grounds instruction to children on
safety. They laid down six rules for
children to obey as follows:-
Don't run in front of an auto.
Don't play in the street where
autos pass.
3-Don't chase playmate from
the sidewalk to the street.
don't catch on behind motor
5-Dont take hold of an auto
while riding a bicycle.
6-Don't run from om behind a
standing auto, street car, or ice cart
1t would be a fine idea to post
these rules conspicuously in all lower
grade school rooms in Decorah.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-11-02
Big HARVEST
COMMUNITY SALE
Merchants of Decorah Planning on
Community Sale. the Date of
Which Will be Announced
Soon.
BIG GENUINE BARGAINS
WILL BE OFFERED
Majority of Leading Merchants of
the City Are Represented, and
Will Offer Special
Bargains.

Forty-four Decorah merchants
have planned big Merchants Har-
west Community Sale for Decolnh,
the date of which will be announced
soon. 1s~t
Practically every merchant in, the
city will be represented, and it was
agreed that every precaution would
be taken to make certain that only
real bargains are offered, and to
avoid any transactions in the Com
munity Sale articles that are not
listed at substantial reduction in
prices.
A bureau Of information will be
maintained at the Community Rest
Room where visitors can obtain dir
ections to the stores which they wish
to visit and any other information
concerning Decorah they may seek.
The banks have arranged to throw
open their writing and rest rooms to
all out-of-town visitors and gener-
ally every provision for the comfort
of out of town shoppers is being
made.
Watch for dates of the big sale
and be prepared TO come to De-
corah and take home your share of
the big bargains that will be offered
by our merchants.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-11-02
What the Telephone Has Done

There are now around 100000
telephones in use in this country, the
increase for the past year having
been $4,000. 1t does not seem
many years ago when it was a sign
of wealth and luxury for man to
have a telephone in his home. Many
of the newspaper fellows can re-
member the vast exercise in leg
muscle that took place during that
period, when you had to walk all
over city to collect the news about
a church social.
While the widespread use of the
telephone promotes a good deal OF
idle gossip, yet it makes it infin-
itely easier to get business done, and
TO organize community movements.
Formerly if you wanted to arouse
interest in any public cause, you had
TO tramp around from store to store
and house to house. The effort was
SO great that most people shranS
back appalled,, and community move
ments languished. The marvellous
development of civic progress during
the past 10 years is due about al
much to the telephone as lany one
thing. 1t has berome 10 times easier
through this means 10 secure the co
spe ION OF nipss Of people
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-11-02
The Partnership Spirit

Postmaster General Hayes in a
recent address, said that he proposed
to go to great lengths to develop
the idea that the 100000 workers in
the post office department are part
ners in the enterprise. He is try
ing to make all of this vast body of
workers feel that their individual
needs will receive personal attention
and that they have an interest in
giving good service. If that spirit
can be iRstilled into the postal SER
vice, it must greatly improve its
morale and the class of work it will
do for the community.
If a vast and overgrown ma.
chine like the postal service, ear
produce feeling of enthusiasm ant
loyalty among its workers, it should
be possible to accomplish even better
results in the ordinary business en-,
telpriso. Where this is done, the
result musC be to improve service
and increase production.
The workers in any well managed
industry are always partners. They
share prosperity. If the employe!
work with superior skill and energy
the concern becomes better able tt
reward its helpers generously anC
almost always it does so.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-11-02
KEEP IOWA MONEY
HOME GOOD IDEA
State Would Grow and Prosper
". Beyond All The Other States
H> In The Union.
MORN hTE SECURITIES CO.
BEING FORMED
Iowa Bankers Association is Cola
borating With Iowa Farm
Bureau in Projecting the
Mortgage Securities
Company.

! (Marshalltown Times Republican,
If Iowa money could all be kept
at work in Iowa this state would
grow and prosper beyond all other
states in the union. That is the
conclusion of the president of the
Iowa bankers association who has
elaborated with the Iowa Farm Bu-
reau in projecting mortgage Sc
curities company to loan money to
farmers. "We know, he says, ''that
there are 212 men working in this
state every day selling security
from outside the state and we know
that to make expenses these sales
men must average around $4,000 per
day, $2,40O,OO0 per annum for each
of PIP men. Our banks are borrow
ing ninety-eight millions of dollars
from the federal reserve bank and
approximately $50 millions from 9TH
er banks"
The theory of the bankers and
farmers organizations is that if
Iowa investors could buy Iowa Sc
curities the Iowa banks would be
eased up until the Iowa farmer could
borrow Iowa money with far less.
difficulty than he now experiences
and the judgment of these men is
sound.
Practically every county in Iowa
should have local mortgage COM
|pany financed as strongly as any
bank and managed as capably as
banks are managed. Investment
bonds or mortgage certificates
should be sold by these companies
to the public and should be guaran-
teed by the investment companies.
Investment funds thus gathered
from home investors should be
loaned to Iowa farmers upon their
farms or upon their live stock Sc
curity. Iowa money could thus be
kept working at home in every coun-
ty where the home security is the
best. A foreign government sold
SO 100000 of its bonds in Iowa in
two weeks in February alone and
all of this Iowa money went out of
the state to the foreign lapd with
nothing in return but promise to
pay it back some day. 1t should
have been loaned to Iowa farmers
that they may hold their crops for a
better price or that they may build
more silos and more barns. 1t should
be given a safe place to be kept
working at home at an interest re-
turn better than banks can afford to
pay for time deposits.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-11-02
OIL DERRICK
HAS ARRIVED
Big 81 Foot Oil Rig Arrived Monday
Night, and Win Soon be
Set Up.
LOCATING GEOLOGIST
COMING AT ONCE
Sputting of the Oil Wells Will Soon
BE Music to the Ears of
Many Here.

The big S4 foot oil rig arrived in
Decorah Monday night over the
Rock Island for the Decorah Pioneer
Oil and Gas Co.
A locating geologist has been sent
for and will be here as soon as
possible, and he will pick out a
place to have the derrick iset up.
The work of setting the derrick
up will take several days, and cit
liens then will have the pleasure of
hearing the sputting of the wells,
which will no doubt be music to
the ears of many.s
Several new officers have been
added TO the personnel the past
week, and the following are the
company's officials now.
President, DR.. Geo. Kessel.
Vice Pres. B.. L. Jewell.
Sec. Treas, Atty. E. p. Shea.
Directors-Rev. Paul Koren and
Geo. Fagg.
Two contractors are now, on their
way from Texas, and the balance of
the employees of the company will
be Secorah people.
Stock has been selling rapidly in
the enterprise, and the company has
been getting many leases, and we
understand they want aNnumber of
more leases, which willy take i'm
many thousand acres. Meetings
were held Saturday and Monday at
Burr Oak and Satire regarding the
leases OF lands in that section.
Everything seems to be moving
along smoothly and just as soon as
sufficient leases have BEEN secured
then the actual work of drilling will
start.
just where the derrick will be set
up first has not been definitely de-
cided yet, but it will be only a short
time before the location will be made
known.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-11-02
WHAT WOULD
YOU DO?
Especially if You Were a Charming
Bachelor Girl Who Had Used
All Her Money and
Credit.
FIND OUT AT GRAND
OPERA HOUSE NOV. 3
When a widow by Proxy" Will be
Put on by Young Peoples Bible
Class of Congregational
Church. :.

III You were a charming bachelor
girl who had used up all her money
land her credit--paying the doc
tor bills of a widowed friend, and,
just as you had spent your last dol
Lar, this same friend should receive
letter from the home of her late
husbands stiff necked, ancestor wor-
Shipping, relatives--who had refused
even to see her--informing her that
she was entitled to her husbands
share of an estate, and, if the
friend refused to have anything to
do with the matter, would you
change places with her, as Gloria
Grey did, and go after that money?
And, if you fell in love with your
late Husbands" cousin, Steve, who
a sticller for the truth, and you
knew that he was just as madly
in love with you and that the only
thing that was keeping you apart
was "a smelly crepe veil' and the
acted and spoken lies necessitated
by your masquerade; but, if you
were almost certian that by telling
him the truth You would lose the
money that was to buy health for
your friends, and the man without
whom life would not be worth living
NOW just what would you do?
And, if, when you had made up
your mind that things just couldn't
get any worse, you should receive
word thaf--but come to "A Widow
BY Proxy on November Q, at the
Grand Opera House and see for
yourself just what did happen, and
enjoy better laughs and more of
them than you ever supposed could
be found in one play.
The play is put on by the Young
Peoples Bible Glass of the Con-
gregational church, and the cast OF
characters is as follows:
Gloria Grey ...... Hannah Drexel
Dolores ennington-Gloria's Wild
owed Friend Vera Thompson
Saphoronia and Angelica--The
stiffed necked relatives. .....
... Elizebeth Gelvin, Mrs. Kelton
Gilligan-A near French Dress
maker ...... Margaret Downer
Steven Pennington Howard Whitney
Jack Pennington . Harold Thompson
Gallaway-An out spoken lawyer
.......-,..... LII DdNlS
Robbns-A Butler ...........
.............D Dewey Butterfield