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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
TRACTOR SCHOOL
FOR WINNESHIEk
These Schools Will Consist of Two
Full Day Sessions, Put on Either
At DEBORAH or Ossian.
NO CHARGES FOR
THE COURSE
Applications for the Tractor Schools
Should be Sent to the Farm
Bureau Office Here.
(By the County Agent.)

I
Farm tractors were introduced into
Iowa in 1918. Since that time their
use has grown rapidly until at the
present time there is practically one
tractor for every 20 farms, in Iowa.
In the spring of 1918 many demands
were placed upon the agricultural
engineering department of Iowa
State College for brief tractor
schools for the benefit of these new
tractor operators. During the winter
of 1919 nineteen of these schools
were held in as many counties. About
1000 farmers and tractor operators
attended these schools. lE $685.
L Possibly twice as many of these
schools have been scheduled for the
present winter. We have made ar
Iangements for specialist in this
work and to have one of these
schools on March "a and 25 if we
I'VE so desire.
These schools will consist of two
full day sessions and will be put on
either at Decorah or Ossian, the two
most logical centers for this work,
provided enough men will write US
expressing a desire to attend a
school of this character. The school
will open promptly at $50 each
morning and continue until o.
clock there will be lectures on gas
engines, valves, carburators, tractor
troubles and remedies, tractor lub-
rication and other fundamental top
les in a study of farm tractors. Fol-
lowing each lecture will be labora-
tory practice in making a further
study of the points brought out in
the lecture. Anyone interested in this
whether they own a tractor or
prospective buyer of one is requested
to write US requesting this work IL
sufficient number make request for
this course, same VIII NC Pae va
either of the above towns depending
upon the location of those who regis
ter.
There will be no charges for the
course. 1t should be immensely well
worth your while. Pass the word
on to others who may be interested
and be sure to urge them to write
us Immediately. We must know be-
fore February Is. If not enough
want the course, the dates will be
Cancelled at that time. Let's make
this school a real school. Send your
application for it to the farm bureau
o.scc IL interested.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
BIG MASQUERADE
TOMORROW
VIII be Given at Steyers Hall on
Thursday Evening, Feb. 3 for
Benefit New Fire Department
HELWIG'S ORCHESTRA
WILL FURNISH MUSIC
Fine List@of Prizes VIII be Given
Away for the Best Dancers and
Best Costumes

The DEBORAH fire department is
making preparations for a big mas
querade dance to be given at Stey-
ers hall on Thursday evening, Feb.
8. In former years these masquerades
were given by Hose Co. No. !, but
since the reorganization of the de-
partment, the dances will be given
under the auspices of the entire de-
partmeht.
Music will be furnished by Hell
wigs orchestra of six pieces. Mr..
Helwig has furnished the music for
these dances for good many years
and always pleases.
AS usual fine list of prizes will
be given away. The department gives
two $500 gold pieces for the best
ladies and best gentlemens costumes
and different merchants will give the
following:
Ladies' Prizes.
Best Costume, $500 in gold by de-
partment.
Most graceful dancer, sweater, by
GraIram's Store.
Best fancy costume, pair kid
gloves by Connor Bros. & knight.
Most comical costume, silk hose, by
F. J. Essential. Q
Best costume, any nationality, felt
slippers, by Bromley {. Son.
Best old maid, box candy, by the
Sweet shop.
Best Irish costume, silk umbrella,
by Mott & Co.
Best Norwegian costume, petit
coat by DEBORAH Coat & SHIT Store.
Best Original costume, petticoat,
by X. |. Haugen.
Tallest lady masquer, bottle per-
fume, by John Schimming.
Stoutest lady dancer, picture, by
DEBORAH Furniture Co.
Best hobo costume, Monroe tire
pump, b. Star Vulcanizing Works.
Blacklist lady dancer, 1000 lbs.
coal, by Ingvoldstad q Co.
Gentlemcn's Prizes.
Best costume, $500 in gold by de-
partment.
Most graceful dancer, suit case, by
Ben Bear Co.
Best fancy costume, mouth harp,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
by Frank o'Brien,

BY Frank o'Brien,
Most comical costume, Cleo spark
plugs, by Motor Supply Co.
Best costume, any nationality, box
Little Jay cigars, by #, J. Helwig.
Best Norwegian costume, initial
handkerchiefS, by r, A, Germann.
Tallest maSquer, dress gloves, by
IS. Larsen.
Best Irish costume, one ham, by
Bollinger & Co.
Best soldier costume, sack -four by
Emil Rosenthal.
Best jig dancer, o'celar Oil Mop
by Willis & Ness.
Best American costume, cores
pondent cards, by DEBORAH Republic
an.
Best cowboy costume, years sub
scription to DEBORAH Public Opinion.
Blacklist gentleman dancer, 500
pounds coal, by Stoskopf G. Baker.
The grand march will start at
eight o'clock. Dance tickets will be
S1.00 plus war tax, and spectators
80 cents, including tax.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02

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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
illumination Of manu,crints.

The art Of painting manuscripts
with miniatures and ornaments is an
art Of the most remote antiquity. The
Egyptian papyri containing portions
Of the Ritual or Book OF the Dca ! 8"
are ornamentcd with drawings an !
colored pictures. The persanS. Hin
dus and Chinese have Illuminated
manuscripts with great beauty, none
If which compete with those Of the
western nations in antiquity.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
BILL FOR TWO SETS
ELECTION JUDGES.
Continued from first page.

for absolute secrecy of the standing
of the vote, and severe penalties fol-
violating that secrecy are provided
A similar bill has been introduced
in the House and very likely one will
be passed at this session, as judges
and clerks of election, now that the
vote is doubled everywhere by the
women voting, cannot stand the
strain of handling the ballots in the
old way in the larger precincts. The
bill provides that the double elect
ion boards may only be employed in
precincts casting over 300 votes.
The soldiers bonus bill has not yet
to excite the members.
They expect it and expect to face it
when it comes, but it is no secret
that many of them cannot see how
the state can, provide such bonus
as the soldiers are entitled to-at
least not without a vote of the peo-
pie on the question of issuing state
bonds to pay it ALL That will take at
least two years more and is not
satisfactory to the legionires who are
pressing it.
Speaker McFarlane Of the House
started last week with his plan to
reduce the number of House COM
mittees from 60 to "a, by combining
a large number of them under fewer
heads. While committees do not cost
the state anything particularly, yet
there are so many of them that
members cannot possibly attend to
all the committee meetings scheduled
each afternoon. Some have had to
meet evenings already, and that is
usually an end-of-the-session exped-
| lent. Speaker McFarlane is willing
that the next speaker should not be
bothered with the task of making up
50 many committees, giving the best
ones 10 those who want them and
dividing up the rest among mem
bers on a per centage basis.
Just What is Work?
Things arc getting pretty busy
when a member of the General AS
sembly, has to put in fifteen hours
day AZ work. Now laugh, you
lhorny-handed reader who thinks that
a legislator cannot work. The fact
is, Some of the working farm
er and other members are already
finding that soft jobs may mean a lot
of work. For instance, here's a Pot
tawattamie county member who
groans as he gets up at 7:30 in the
morning, hurries into his best cloth
les, shavos and dolls up whatever he
can, hu-ries to breakfast, walks
mile over to the STATE house, finds q
stenographer and dictates a few
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
HESPER.

Miss Marian Casterton, Mrs. How
ard Pearson and Lillian spent Mon.
day evening with Mrs. Frank Frye
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Pearson and
Lillian called on Mr.. and Mrs. p
Thorson Sunday evening.
Mrs. Ole X. Sander visited at the
Ellen Aasum home Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Frey and Miss Rachel
Sander visited with Mrs. Jessie Nc
Millen Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Ole X. Sander, Mrs. Knut
Sander called on Mrs, Albert Halsey
Wednesday afternoon.
A shower was held at the +. J.
Void home Tuesday afternoon and
evening in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Void. A large crowd of Hes
per and Mabel friends attended and
a very enjoyable time was had by
all.
Roy Darling was Hesper shopper
Monday.
Miss Idella Rowe and Clara Sander
spent Monday afternoon with Mrs.
Ole X. Sander.
Frank Frey, Anton Peterson and
Knute Sander autoed to DEBORAH on
Wednesday.
Miss Lucy Johnson and Mrs. John
ME Humphrey called on Mrs. Lew
Humphrey Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Knute Sander and Mrs. Ole
X. Sander spent Wednesday after
noon with Mrs. Albert Halsey.
Mrs. julius Selness was a shopper
in Hesper Thursday
Sic Casterton was in our burg on
Thursday.
Mrs. Ole Molstad and Mrs. Anton
Peterson spent Thursday afternoon
with Mrs Olaf Sander.
Mrs. n. Nelson and Guy and Nels
were Hesper shoppers Friday.
Mrs. NJ. Jacobson, Miss Josie and
Mrs. Knut Sander spent Friday eve
with Mrs. Ole X. Sander.
Mrs Charley Johnson and daugh-
ter Vernice called at the Charley
Smith home Saturday.
Mrs. NJ. Darlington and son Will
liam were Mabel shoppers Saturday.
Mrs. James Aasum and children
and Mrs. Walt Darlington called on
Mrs. Edward Nelson Thursday.
mT. anu MIS-. IN l.. Lem were
guests at the Ole X. Sanden home
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Peterson and
Miss China Peterson spent Friday
at the Albert Halsey home
Roy Thorsen was in town on
Monday. a'
Nr. ard Mrs. Percy Robinson of
Mabel were over Sunday guests ut
.he Everets home.
Harry 3oikerg was a shopper AT
HeSper Saturday.
Mrs. Salye I;lTreson w2s Hes
Itv :lanper Monday.
4 large crowd attended the lat;
erau Y. {. sppinty given t. the
Crprth parlors Sunday evening.
Miss Mile OuIn and Miss T. :.a'
Hutchinson IRE visiting at the Il Z.
Rowe home.
Mr.. and Mrs Tom Humphrcy lent
TO Ridgeway Friday berg ,s;'td
,ncTe b. the i.;ness of the la,icY's
moitar
Mr.. and Mrs. Bertram Dahl wrJe
dinner guests at the John Tutteroen
Hume Sunday.
The Burreson girls spent Sunday
with home folks.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02

letters, then has to be ready to arise
for prayer and answer the first roll
call. From that time till noon he
must be listening and alert to catch
any business that may affect his in
If the committees on which he is as
signed At noon he lines up in three
terests or that of his community, or
hundred formation and finally gets
a lunch of something and hikes back
up stairs to get off few more let
ters to constituents. Then a meeting
of one of his committees is announc-
ed, and he goes into small, tight,
hot room, that means sutfocating
bake of hide and hair for an hour,
when he is called to another COM
mittee meeting, and goes through the
same thing and later to still another
subcommittee meeting where he has
to sweat and pour over the details
of a legislative matter that is of no
particular interest to him. At five
o'clock ne is feeling mean enough to
bite a mad dog, and cleaning up his
desk and papers he starts for town
to relax little. When he gets there
he is to go out to dine with some
friends who wish to disclose another
particular line of legislation, and at
nine he gets back down in the lobby
of the hotel to find bunch of his
wanting meeting with
him to discuss ways and means of
changing something or other, getting
more money for something, or aid
ing an improvement of some kind.
Eleven o'clock and busy every min
ute from the time he get up, the
member says, Gosh-a-mighty, | didn't
know there was 50 much work in
this business. | am so tired could
lie down and die. But--he will pro-
baby be ready to come back again
for next session provided the dear
people think he should.
The committee on state printing
have been having .org sessions,
ing to gain information and find a
way TO let the contract for state
printing so that the state can De
supplied with printed supplies at the
lowest possible price and with some
guarantee that the goods will be de-
livered promptly and as required.
The efforts OF past years to ais-
credit the state printers who have
been handling this work mas resulted
in chaos. During the past year no.
body would DO the printing, and
could rot at the prices fixed BY law
as the maximum. Hereafter the work
will doubtless be let on contract to
bidders who will be un-
der bond, and without a maximum
price binding the state printing board
down TO a figure too low to get the
work.
SENATOR X.
Quail and pcacocks belong to the
pheasant family.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
At Winneshiek Hotel

remember you receive the benee,
OF 80 years experience OF one of the
pest refractionists IN glass ffttinr
MARI ID. Fisk has always kept no
with the times In aii the latest 10
sehtions and improvements In lenses
and eye glasses. " S'S's
Eyes nre scientifically Examined
ana All glasses warranted to IN Re
sure and consult him about vor,
eyes or glasses. so''
Hours a. m. to 5 p. m.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
nunt.nn aaze,les From Autos.

The speed OF the gazelle has al
ways made II exceedingly difficult to
hunt them, but now II is common
thing to see gazelle hunters In auto
mobiles darling across the desert Of
Morocco i'm chase of these speedy an
imals. The results of the hunt are
invariably greater than when horses
are used, because the animals become
tired out before overtaking the ga
zelles.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
Notice.

The board of trustees of Canoe
Twp. win meet in DEBORAH at the
Citizens Savings Bank on Monday
the 7 of February, 1921 at one o.
clock p. m. sharp. This meeting will
be for the purpose of hiring road
superintendent and tractor operat-
or for the coming season.
Those who are locking for the job
please be present at this meeting.
The board reserves the right to ac-
cept and reject all bids.
CARL o. HAUGEN,
Canoe Twp. Clerk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02

Quail and pcacocks belong to the
pheasant family.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02

YOU have never seen a corn tickled
10 death, just apply a few drops of
"Gets-It" to yours. Then watch THAI
corn die-peacefully as if it had gope
>to sleep, Soon it is nothing bet a
loose niece of dead skin that you can
mt oil with your fsssrs.
&c. after thesl.'rlow. Your drug
.-;rr-,,as- -u(.S<s-It". Cost but trifie
- nosSffg at all if il fails. MID. by
= lawrence & Co, Chicago.
sod in DEBORAH by Il. A. Engbret-
Son, Wangler's Pharmacy, Z. ]. Par
man.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
"GetS-It''
TiCkles
C0rnS
to Death

First Stops al P.in-~Then Peels
the Corn Oh.
Don't try to soI' tIot on corr tor
tured feet Get rid n yoar ccras. #
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-01
CIIILD MET ACCIDENTAL DIAT T,,.
Child of LESS than Six Years, Killed
at Cedar Springs by Brother.

Spartanburg, May 25. - Carroll
Newman, between five and six years
or age, was shot and instantly killed
about noon yesterday by Robert New
man, aged ten, at the home Of r. G.
Newman, at Cedar Springs. The lit
tie boy was leaning against his sis
ter's knee when the accident hap
pened. The girl, who Is Is years of
age, did not know that the larger
boy even had the gun. The children
were on the porch when the older
child went in the house and got the
gun. He was playing with 1t in some
way when tt was dischnrgod, The load
entering the right shoulder Of tue
boy, killing him instantly. The dead
boy was 4 son OF the late D. w. New
man. His father.and motnor- arc both
dead. Hc and his sister were living.
with their uncle, r. G.. Newman. One
OF the sisters Is in st. Louis and two
are in school. Young Robert New
man is one Of two children Tho cor
oner was notified and made an in
vestigation, but no inquest was nee
essary, as tho killing was plainly ac-
cidental.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-01
CamplOr Scale Pest Discovered.

Washington, May 25. Discovery
in New Orleans of the camphor scale,
new insect pest, was announced to-
day by the Department OF Agricul-
ture. 1t may prove "dire menace"
to the citrus fruit orchards and other
cultures of>the country unless 1t Is
checked at once, the department an
nounces. Local authorities are said
to be takin" active steps to control
the pest and have asked assistance
OF the Federal horticultural board
and the bhreau of entomology in the
work
The insect was discovered attack
ing camphor trees in the residential
area Of New Orleans. How 1t got in
to the United States is unknown, but
entomolOgists believe it was intro
duced little more than a year ago.
Hitherto it has been known to exist
almost exclusively in India, China
and Japan. Reported occurrences Of
1t in the Philippines and Porto Rico
were investigated as result Of the
outbreak in New Orleans.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-01
Enjoyable Celebration.

Seneca, May 25.-Special: The
family reunion and birthday celebra-
tion in honor OF Mrs. Elizabeth Nor
gan's eighty-sixth birthday, at the
home Of w. j. Huskamp, was at
tended by large number Of people,
considering tho unfaVorable weather.
Among those attending there woro
eight great-grandchildre A large
table was made across the long ve-
randa, where the dinner was served,
which was greatly enjoyed by all.
Though this most estimable lady
has lived to a ripe old age we hope
that she may live to see many moro
birthdays, each one being happier
than the others as they go by.
Subscribe for The Courier. (Bess.l
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-01
Colds Cause Grip and Influenza
LAXATIVE BRoMo QUlNINE Tablets remove tho
cause. There Is only one 'Bromo Qunne." E. w.
GROVES signature on the box 3Oc
Presidents Sister Made Defendant.

Washing ton, May 2G.-Mrs. Caro-
iyn Votaw, sister Of President Hard
ing, was made defendant in $685.
600 suit for alleged libel, filed to-day
in the District of Columbia Supreme
Court by Dr.. G. r. Lee Cole. The
plaintiff claims he was damaged in
his good name and reputation as a
result Of letter written by Mrs. Vo-
taw to Justice Stafford last April 30,
during the trial of the domestic diff
ficulties of DR.. Cole and his wife,
Minnie B. Cole.
In the letter Mrs. Votaw, who for
merly was connected with the wo-
mems bureau Of the police depart
plent. asked the court to carefully
consider the evidence, and charged
that Mrs. Cole had been terribly
wronged by Or. Cole.
Crandal Mackey, counsel for Dr..
Cole, called the letter to the atten-
tion of President Harding's secre-
tary. Mr.. Harding wrote the lawyer,
but the letter was not made public.
Rub-My-Tism Is n powerful Anti
''ptfc. Cures infected cuts, old sores,
letter, ctc.--adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-01

missioner, Immediate passage OF the
Diil was Il hazy prospect. Admins
tration leaders expressed the hope
That it would be ADOPTED at the out
side by the early part OF next week.
Among minor amendments adopt
ed to-day was the committee provi-
sion for creation in the Navy Depart
ment Of special bureau Of aeronau-
tics, with the head to be selected by
the President.
Another amendment, by Senator
Smoot, Republican, Of Utah, adopted
would authorize the department to
continue publication Of the ship
ping bulletin" for the benefit OF ma
rine and other interests. The amend
ment provides that it be supplied to
subscribers at actual cost, about 81
a day.
Charleston Prospects brighter.
Reinstatement in the Naval AcndI
emy nj Annapolis OF 10 midship-
men who "funked" and wero forced
W ICSlBI lttSt JuHuuIS, WIS luS OD-
ject Of an amendment introduced by
Senator McKellar, Democrat, Of Ten
ncssce. 1t went over for further con-
sideration. Senator McKe and
others contended that the midship-
men had not been fairly dealt with
in re-examination. His amendment
proposed that they be renominated
and placed in grade a year behind
their class.
Further negotiations were held
to-day between Senators on amend
ments recently debated to establish
a new naval supply base at Alameda,
Cal, and for continuing work on the
Charleston, S. c., projects. Little
headway toward an agreement on
the Alameda project was reported but
advocates Of the Charleston work
claimed to have assurance that be-
fore a vote the Charleston items pro-
badly would be reinstated.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-01
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

Beware! Unless you see the name
"Bayer" OH package or on tablets you
arc not getting genuine Aspirin, pre-
scribed by physicians for twenty-One
years and proved safe by millions.
Take Aspirin only as told in the
Bayer package for colds, headache,
neuralgia, rheumatism, earache,
toothachc, lumbago and for pain.
Handy tin boxes Of twelve Bayer Tab
lets Of Aspirin cost few cents. Drug
gists also sell larger packages. Aspi-
rim Is the trade mark Of Bayer Manu-
facture Of Observation-Disclosures OF
Salicylica cid adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-01
-r,rrsttnl
TIIE DISARMAMENT PROPOSAL
Meets With Eavor-F0rcign Govern
mcntS Invited to Send Men.

Washington, May &c. - Unani-
nous Senate approval was given yes
terday to Senator Borahs proposal
for an International naval disarma-
ment conference.
BY a vote of "a to nothing the
Idaho Senator's amendment was add
ed to the naval appropriation bill,
authorizing and requesting the Pres
ident to invite the governments of
Great Britain and Japan to send
representatives to conference with
representatives of the United States
iii an EFFORT to- reach some agreement
on disarmament.
The vote was in conformity With
the understanding reached last week
by administration forces to give
their support to Senator Borah's
plan. Besides the 46 Republicans
and 28 Democrats voting for the
amendment, announcements were
made on behalf Of many absentees
that they, too, favored the disarma-
ment plan.
Text Of Amendment.
The text Of the amendment Is as
follows:
"That the President is authorized
and requested to invite the govern
ments of Great Britain and Japan to
send representatives to a conference,
which shall be charged with the duty
of promptly entering into an under
standing or agreement, by which the
naval expenditures and building pro-
grams of the said governments, to-
wit, the United States, Great Britain
and Japan, shall be substantially re-
duced annually during the next live
years to such an extent and upon
such terms as may be agreed upon,
which understanding or agreement
is to be reported to the respective
governments for approval"
Upon the passage of the bill the
amendment will go to conference
with the House, but its advocates
believe 1t will be endorsed and then
approved by President Harding.
With the Borah amendment incor-
porated, an effort was made to reach
a vote on the passage Of the bill late
to-day, but this was frustrated by
debate arising on minor amendments
to the bill. Senators LaFollette, Re-
publican, Of Wisconsin, and King,
Democrat, Of Utah, also had several
amendments pending. The latter
promised to introduce several to
abolish what he termed useless
navy yards and depots.
Opposes Capital Ships.
Senator LaFollette made another
lengthy address to-day in opposition
to capital ship construction and con-
siderable more debate was in pros
pect when adjournment was taken
tonight. With tomorrow set aside
by special order for consideration Of
the contested nomination OF David
II. Blair, to be internal revenue COM