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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-22
buy AT HOME AND.
SAVE more MONEY.
Money Spent With Mail Order Houses
b Gone Out of the Community.
Make Your Home Town
1907 Home Town
HOME MERCHANTS GIVE
PUBLIC SQUARE DEAL
Should be Closer Spirit of Co-0pera-
tion Between the Home Mer-
chant and People of the
Community.

The apparent unwillingness of the
large mail order houses TO accept a
loss on the immense stores of mer-
chandise carried by them has brought
about a tremendous decrease in their
sales during the last few months.
Reports show monthly looses in
sales running from $5,00O,000 to
$15, 10000 The decreases amount
to more than so per cent of the
usual values of business. For ex-
ample, One of the largest mail or
der houses had total sales in Feb
ruary 1921 of about s14,0O0,O0O as
compared with l2S,000,00O in Feb
ruary 1920. Another had sales in
February 1921 of approximately
S5,500,000 as compared with over
s11 100000 during February 1920.
This condition is general.
1t appears that the mail order
houses are endeavoring to sell mer-
chandise based upon prices quoted
in catalogues printed over a year
ago. The prices quoted and being
charged are in some instances from
25 to so per cent higher than those
quoted and charged in community re-
tail stores. The time has come when
people should see the advantages of
supporting home business enter
prises, not only for the interest of
the individual, but for the good of
the COMMUNITY at large.
The welfare Of the community is
largely dependent upon the success
of its merchants and the prosperity
Eof its population. 1t is well
known fact that mail order houses
pay no taxes except in cities where
they have their headquarters, or own
property. They do little or nothing
toward assisting numerous move
ments promulgated from time to time
for community bettement; they
build no roads; they contribute moth
ing to schools, libraries, churches
or any other activity which make
our community worth living in.
The volume of business lost by
mail order houses indicates that the
confidence of the public may be
shifting to the retail merchant where
it belongs. The home retail mer-
chant has, as a rule, been fair;
has labored faithfully to serve eff
GENTLY, and has worked for only a
fair margin of profit. The public
should show its appreciation of the
fact that town merchants are supply
ing goods at fair and honest prices,
while mail order houses are evident
ly maintaining any prices.
The very nature of the mail order
business makes the present situation
inevitable. Home merchants, by
close cnotact with manufacturer and
iobber, can give the public square
deal, even on fuctuating and de-
clining market.
There should be a closer spirit of
cooperation between the home mer-
chant and the people of the COM
munity. Never again should the
public or our merchants permit mail
order houses to draw TIE resources
from the community as it did in
pre- war days.
Money spent with mail order houses
is gene ont of this community. Buy
at home. Make your home town
a 1000 home town organization and
help to bring greater prosperity to
everybody in your home town.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-22
Vital Statistics

One of the census men called al
tie home of workingman in New
York, noted in his neighborhood as
a great reader and a wiseacre fol
statistics. He found the man pour
ing over an encyclopedia.
"How many children have you?'
asked the census taker.
81 have just three-and that's all
there will be too," replied the man.
looking up from his book of knowl-
edge.
"All right, but why so positive? p
According to this book here,'
said the man with deadly serious
ness, ''every fourth child born in the
world is a Chinaman!"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-22

The Mason City Globe Gazette,
predicts that "The restaurants,
lunch rooms and boarding houses
that mairtail war prices, will be
complaining before long that too
mary people have gone into the bus
mess"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-22

The Traer Star Clipper says, "The
bright lights of the city draw in the
sporty crowd, but those that stick TO
the good old barn lantern and help
the old man care for the stock win
prosper more in the long rum"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-22
Obviously Feminine

"Oh, Bob, you've let in lot of
fiiesw
"I'll get after them, DEAR"
"You'll never kill them ALL"
swell, I'll kill these three, any
way-they're females"
"How do you know?"
"They made dash for the mir
ror the first thing."-Boston Tram
script. Il
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-22

Breathing through the mouth, in
stead Of the nose--a source of dis
case--is a fault with about so per
cent tf our population.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-22

A little boy at Sunday School be-
ing asked, what is the chief end of
man, replied, "The end that's got the
head on
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-22

That day is happiest whose work
is "snappiest."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-06-22
TESS.
Woonsocket, S. OAK,

June IL, 1921.
Dear Folks:-At Madison Uncle
Carl Hovde CDR. c. H. r. met the
train at 2:45 p. m. and took Bryn
and myself right out to the lake,
(Lake Madison) where we were to
give a concert right away. The
pavilion is an awfully big place and
the crowd was mighty small. Then,
to make matters worse, about the
time we had a good start it began
to pour and there wasn't much let
up until supper time. Bryn and l
went to Hovde's of course, and had
a royal time. Back to the Lake af-
terwards for the evening concert.
This time we had bigger crowd, but
/ guess the slippery roads kept lots
of people away, but those who were
there seemed to enjoy the concert.
Sylfast Orvall, Bryn and I went
back to DR.. CarPs after the concert
for some music. Mrs. Hovde is quite
a singer and we got back to our
car about midnight. Didn't leave
Madison until next morning at $50,
and ! got up just in time to have
strawberries and cream at the depot
restaurant before the train pulled
out. Got into Sioux Falls just before
dinner. / was sent to Berdals. Miss
Ida Berdal is very good friend of
Laura Haugen, is st. Olaf gradu-
Continued on page seyen) .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-13

The group of rather rambling build
ings of peculiar architecture opposite
1.-THE Children's park on the Sixth street
/ road creates much curiosity and COM
ment among the passers-by. Varied
rumors have gone around of the sort
of people who lived there. Remarks
from passing cars. loud enough over
the hum of the engines to reach the
owners, have sometimes been uncom-
plimentary. But much interest is
genuine, and when it causes one to
ask about the plan and the oddness,
the story is forthcoming with satisfy
ing completeness.
Seven years ago F. A. Campbell,
owner of the Oxford restaurant and
hotel, bought sixteen lots on the cor
ner of Sixth street and Washburn
pear as they do now. Business men
in the same block with Campbell on
Kansas avenue said he was throwing
away money in such a piece of land.
His wife wanted to get out into the
suburbs. but she did not favor buying
in the locality there.
A Location of Beauty and Quiet.
1t was at the time that Eva Hard
ing decided the lar1 to the city for
the Children's park. The beauty OF
today was not there 1t was not i'm
knew the fact of the deed and what
were the conditions of it. Looking
ahead he saw the beauty and quiet
that would always be near such a
frontage, and began to plan an idea
that was different.
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell have op-
Grated the Oxford for fifteen years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-13

For many years they lived in one of
the rooms at the hotel. Later they
came to feel that they must get out
where there was more room. The
life was too combining. Business cares
were too taxing.
1t was then that the land was Sc
cured. He began to carry out his idea,
doing most of the work himself
which was the thing he wanted to do
to get away from the cares of bust
ness. Mrs. Campbell has helped all
the way thru, working with him day
after day as he had time from his
business.
"A Health Resort.
at is a health resort that we have
here" said Campbell. do you know
I believe that this place has had more
to do with our present health than
any other thing. I doubt If either my
wife or myself would be alive today If
we had not gotten out and away from
the hotel"
The style of architecture is of Camp
bells own creation. Therefore, it is
not to be classified. The nearest that
can be said is that it is a combination
of bungalow and colonial, showing
qualities of both. There is nothing
like it in Topeka, because Campbell
believes in showing individuality in the
outward appearance of his home just
as some folks do on the inside.
The carpenter shop was built first,
for it was needed first of all to make
the other buildings possible. Then the
garage was started. 1t shows on the
left of the accompanying cut. When
it was finished, he built few rooms
back of it in which to live during the
summer time. They are completely
and cozily fitted up with every COM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-13

| fort one could wish. Switches for the
electric lights over the entire place are
by the dining room door.
A Generd Supply House.
After that he, built the wood and
coal shed, which is large enough to
serve as a general supply house 1t
One looking at it from the road would
not know that it was the taller build
ing in the center of the cut
The remainder of the buildings are
simply chicken houses and scratch
pens for winter use. They are ex-
tensive, but that is one of the inn
portant things about the place, for
every night in the laying season
Campbell takes 100 eggs down to the
restaurant for use there. Chickens
for the Sunday dinners are supplied
from the pens. The scraps from the
tables go back to the chickens.
The garden plot too supplies the
needs of the business with tomatoes,
carrots, turnips, and vegetables of all
kinds. 1t is a distinct advantage to
haze such things fresh. and it is
good hobby to give the work and
change that makes for health.
To Build Home Later.
The heart of the idea has not been
realized. The home is yet to be built.
1t will be located west of the driveway
and a little nearer the road. But it
ditions become more settled, accord
ing to Campbell. Instead of building
all the necessary accompanying houS-
ing after the home, Campbell has re-
versed the process and has all these
buildings built. And not only that.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-13

but there are flower beds, and lawn,
and shrubs, and trees well on the way
to maturity. In the seven years all
this has been growing to work out the
ultimate dream of the author. When
the home is ready to go into every
thing will be there that goes to make
beautiful surroundings.
The house will be in harmony with
the buildings already there, tho it will
not be the same There is variance
style will be followed. They are all
built on a ground level foundation,
of wood in the lower part, and stucco
in portion of the sides. The upper
part varies perhaps more in its con-
struction and decoration than any
of granite roofing of different colors
in some of the gables, boxing it with
different designs. 1t is used entirely
for the roofs.
The decorative grills now adjoining
the yard are to be used on the porches
the old part of the state house, where
they have been connected with in
teresting early Kansas history.
Reads Many Books.
Campbell has gathered from books
and magazines many ideas that he has
fostered and made into original COM
binations which have been incorpo-
rated into the working out of his arch
itecture and building.
There are many good sites in out
lying sections of the city for little
suburban homes" Campbell said. IF
1 could be the source of inspiration
to people to get out where they can
live better, I would consider it worth
while if for no other reason. What
I am trying to do is to build a home
that is different, that suits me, and at
the same time that would be a source
of pleasure to the general public
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-13

William Brady is authority for the state
ment and Charlyie Chaplin received ST.
100000 in one year from one film.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-09

Game called to see Mrs. Ida Smith one
Lucien Stokes.
] Mrs. E. C. Partain and Mrs. Ella
afternoon last week.
! Miss Maydee Partain, of Lone Oak,
spent Saturday night with her cousin,
Miss Minnie Belle Partain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grady Belts and little
son, of Caledonia, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
G. f. Belts last Sunday.
Miss Minnie Belle Partain spent
Sunday with Miss Maydee Partain at
Lone Oak.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. I. Sanders called
to see Mrs. Ida Smith last Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. L. A. Halbert and Miss MSytis
Pinnix motored from Hamilton to the
boarding place of Miss Pink, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Groves,
last Sunday.
Among those from this section who
attended the singing at Stanley school
house, Sunday afternoon, were Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Conner and children, Mr..
and Mrs Grady Huff and baby, and
Mr.. Earl Groves. They report a grand
singing and a large crowd, with sew
eral good leaders.
Master Hunter Groves and Master
James Groves spent Sunday afternoon
with Master Edward Rose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ballard and children,
of Black Creek, visited in this COM
munity last Sunday.
Mr.. Vaughan, of Lone Oak, spent
one day of last week with his daughter,
Mrs. Harvey Partain, at her State
Line home.
Mr. w. II. Conner made business
trip to Columbus on Monday.
Mrs. 4. C. Partain, Mrs. Edna
Hawkins and Master L. A. Hawkins
called to see Mrs. j. W. Walls on We'd
nesday Of last week. The numerous
friends Of Mrs. Walls regret to learn
that she is still quite i'll, and hope that
she will soon recover.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-09
BORDER SPRINGS

The people OF this community were
greatly shocked and grieved Sunday
when the sad news flashed over the
telephone that Captain Shields had
died at his home in Vernon, Ala The
remains were carried to Columbus for
burial Peace to his ashes.
Mrs. James Henry Conner attended
a most enjoyable storm party at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dod-
son one night during the past week.
Mr. z. l.. Rose had the misfortune
to have his automobile partially de
stroyed by fire on Friday of last
week.
Miss Myrtis Pinnix spent last week
with home folk smear Hamilton. She
has returned, however, and resumed
her school work.
Mrs. Ella Game was the weekend
guest of her daughter, Mrs. L. L.
Paltain.
Mrs Q. +. Smith and daughter, lit
tie Miss Aline Smith, spent last Thurs
say very pleasantly with Miss Fannie
Mae Hale and Mrs. Mary Belts.
Little Miss Hilda Caine spent the
last weekend with the little Misses
Madge and Lorene Conner.
Mrs. Annie Savage, Miss Gertrude
Savage and Miss Mildred Smith spent
last Thursday with Miss Ruth
Ridgeway.
Mrs. f. C. Partain was called to the
bedside of Mrs. ]. w. Walls last Thurs
day night.
Mr.. ana Mrs. j. Nj. Conner were
entertained in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Taylor, near Eggel
Springs, last Sunday.
Mr., Howard Savage and Miss Ger
trude Savage were guests of Miss
Ruth Ridgeway last Sunday.
Mrs. Ella Game and Mrs. f. c. Par
tain called to see Mrs. j. w. Walls OF
Sunday morning.
Mr.. James Baxter was a business
visitor in Columbus last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Baxter and lit
tie daughter, Gladys, spent Saturday
night with Doctor and Mrs. Penning'
ton at Steens.
Mrs. John Hays, Of Star, Ala, spent
Sunday with her daughter, Mrs
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-09

When the stores have specials to
offer their customers they advertise
this fact in the newspapers, and that
means the Dispatch. The person look
ing for special and reduced prices and
bargains in every line will find it
profitable to watch the advertise
ments in the Dispatch. The merchants
tell the story of then, stores in the
advertisements. It's always interest
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-09

Mary Mcdonald, Of Toronto, owes
her life to a motorcycle. While out
horseback riding recently, her mount
was frightened and ran away, gal
Looping madiy. Mary was saved by
Fritz Murphy, who saw her plight
drove up alongside the flying steed
and CALAMITY lifted her onto his ma
chine. The horse ran over an en-
bankmemt little farther on and
was killed.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-09
FERNBANK

Mr.. P. T. Hodo spent the past week
in West Point and other points in East
Mississippi.
Mrs. Myrtle Hicks spent Tuesday at
Stems.
Mr.. Earl Grimm spent several days
in Columbus and Tuscumbia the past
week. i.
Mrs. L. Atkins and Mrs. J. 2. Grimm
spent Wednesday at Fayette.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Grimm spent
Wednesday in Columbus.
Miss Gala Seay, of Vernon, spent
Wednesday here, and she and her
father, Dr. M. R. Seay, motored to
Columbus Wednesday evening and
spent Thursday there.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Fowler and
sister, of Bankston, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Fowler the past
week.
Messrs. William Carnes and Arthur
Lagrone, of Birmingham, were guests
Of Mr.. Guy Cunningham for couple
Of days the past week.
Mrs. Sterling Thrower, of Column
bus, spent Thursday evening here.
Mrs. L. Atkins visited her sons
Messrs. |. H. and Glenn Atkins, in
Columbus the past week.
Mr.. C. A. Grimm was visitor in
Columbus on Friday.
/ Mrs. f. M. Seay and Mrs. j. w
Beatty spent Sunday at Steens.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.Pritchett spent the
last weekend in Birmingham.
Mastor Rayford Pritchett and his
sister, Virginia, spent the past week
end at Fayette.
Mr.. Glenn Atkins, Of Columbus, is
the guest of mis- parents, Mr.. and Mrs
L. Atkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. T. Hodo spent Sun
day at Millport.
Mr.. J. Seay, of Melbourne, had The
misfortune to get his barn and ha!
destroyed by fire last Sunday. TIL,
barn was situated near the road, ap
proximately quarter of a mile from
Mr.. Seay's dwelling.
Mr.. William Woods spent SatursaN
in Columbus.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-09

better condition Of affairs. 1t will
help lot when the town man and his
country cousin work together in a
spirit of mutual helpfulness and CO.
along lines for the general
good of all. The wise merchant knows
that the better shape the farmer is in,
the more money will he
have to spend at the stores. So let
US all, town folks and country people,
pull together as one man in an effort
to bring more money in to our county
through our farm bureau and our
Chamber of Commerce. To be happy
and prosperous should be our aim.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-09

Nebraska seems bent upon lead
ing all states in the number OF
heavyweight wrestling champions
produced within her borders. No
sooner has Joe Stecher lost the
TILE to Stranger" Lewis than
ont Of the Cornhdsker state comes
John Pesek weighing 1871 pounds
and standing six feet bigh--a "a
year-old farm boy who in lA4 con-
tests lost but three decisions His
special hold Is the head scissor
Larney Lichtenstein, famous Chi
cago manager has taken charge
OF Pesek's affairs and says he will
pilot him to the championship
"The best youngster developed
since the days Of Frank Gotch, "
is the verdict OF mat critics. He
threw the great zby Sc o in
straight fallc--one in four MIN
utes. y
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-09

Our weekly D0N'T-Don't make
the mistake of thinking that just
because you are getting along with
out a spare tire now without hav-
ing any trouble that you are al
ways going to be so fortunate. Soon
err or later one of your tires is going
to give way and then you will be up
against it. A spare is the best msur-
ance against annoying delays.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-09
ROOMS FOR RENT

IL there is a room for rent in Col
umbus you will find it advertised in
the Dispatch classified section. Watch
the classified ads if you want a room
now or in a few weeks or few
months. 1t will surely show up there
if one happens to be available. Just
get in the habit of watching the Dis
patch ads for everything. They are
real human interest features Of a
newspaper.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-09

All children troubled with Worms hive an IN.
healthy color. which indicates poor blood and as a
rule. there is more or | ess stomach disturbance.
6koVES TASfELESS CHILL TONIC given reen-
lariy for two or three weeks will enrich the blood.
improve the digestion, and act as general Strength
enine Tonic to the whole system Nature will then
throw of or dispel the worms. and the Child WILDE
IN perfect health. Pleasant to take. Coo per bottle
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-09

The true "sky pilot" has now ar
rived Out in Oregon, a pastor of
the Apostolic faith who was an army
aviator during the war, makes
his circuit in a speedy airplane By
its use, he spreads the doctrines of
his faith to sections Of the state
which otherwise would be inacces-
sible TO him.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-09

A novel use for a bowl Of gold
fish has been found out in South
Dakota. It's getting to be the Gus
tom there to test the easy riding
Qualities Of a car by placing bowl
of goldfish in the tanneau. If any
of the water is splashed out or the
fish are greatly disturbed the Scar
is relocated to the N. G. class.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-09

Amt it shame! New York
City went and appropriated we'll
nigh five million to keep its streets
clear Of snow this winter, bought
hundreds Of snow plows and trac-
tors, and organized snow-hghting
forces, and now-doggone it-there
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-09
TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT
TOPICS
Tn,.I,,.t,J Ia, Gandtstob
Conducted by Goodrich

States below the Mason-DiXon
line last year showed their heels to
the rest of the country in the race
for the largest increase in auto reg
istration. OF the thirteen states
which showed gains of more than
25 per cent, eleven We're in the
South. Virginia led with gain of
ell per cent, as compared with the
national gain Of 22.2 per cent.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-09

Louisiana can now be called the
tractor state Of the union. A
recent survey showed that it had
5,G22 tractors, a larger number ac-
cording to population than any other
state. Tractor statesmen confidently
assert that this number will be
doubled next year They have prov
ed such labor savers that farmers
wouldn't think Of doing without them.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-09

Here's another indication of the
motor trucks rising dominance over
the horse and wagon. A South Bend
firm which specialized in the manu-
facture of wagons for Is years has
row decided to devote its entire fa-
cilities to the manufacture of auto
mobiles, Wagon making is going
out Of date, the company says.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-09

New York state now has a
"healthmobile." It's a large motor
truck fitted up like a doctors office
and is used in an intensive child
welfare campaign in the rural dis
tricts. 1t carries a moving picture
machine and screen for displaying
"health" movies. Use of the
healthmobile proved so successful
this year that New York's health au-
thorities are now considering using a
fleet of them next year.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-09

Motor-driven trench digging ma
chimes taken to France by the A. f.
f. during the war are now being
used in laying a gasoline pipe line
from Havre to Paris, l26 miles away.
The pipe is ten inches in diameter
and can carry enough gasoline to sup
ply Paris and all intermediate points.