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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-11-09
RED CROSS JOINS IOWA TOWNS
cementing Social and Relief Interest:
Throughout State.

Through the local Red Cross Chap
tiers, the various towns in many of
the counties of the state are being
united in common community life.
During the past year there has been
a marked interest aroused In estab'
fishing community centers in differ
ent parts of the state.
A splendid example of this united
purpose to weld together the various
groups in recreational and educational
work Is that of Oxford, Johnson
county, Iowa. AS the outgrowth OF
the need for a meeting place where
persons from all parts of the county
might gather together, a building il
being erected with work and mate
rails donated by different residents.
Van Buren, county has two Red
Cross centers which function as an
integral port of the community life.
Activities are also carried on at the
center In Muscatine county and also
In Jasper and Wayne counties. Circu-
lating libraries, sometimes made up
of books donated at library showers"
are an added feature which appeals
TO the entire community.
Frequently, a recreation director is
I'm charge of the various activities for
children and grownups which center
around these headquarters. Meetings
are held and various groups are al
lowed the use of the rooms for social
gatherings, lectures and meetings.
From present indications. many
more of these Community centers VIII
be established during the year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-11-09
pecorah Wednesday.

DEBORAH Wednesday.
The Castaha high school base ball
team came over Wednesday on the
afternoon train and in a FIVE inning
game defeated the OSsian high school
by a score of 5 to 2. After the
game the boys walked home a dis
lance of five miles headed by l.. II.
Muth, principal of the Castaha
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. Frudden depart
ed Monday for their home in Charles
City after a few days visit with the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. JAS.
Becker and family.
Mrs. Mary Malloy and Thomas and
Henry Burns Of Jackson Junction
came Tuesday for a visit with rel
atives.
Misses Title and Regina Remke
went to New Hampton and Elma
Wednesday for visit with relatives.
JOS B. Thuiente of Festina was a
business visitor in Ossian Wednes-
day.
VIM. Haltey and Henry Boeckman
transacted business in DEBORAH Tues
day.
Miss Lydia Britton of Mason City
came Tuesday for a visit with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bntton
Mrs. w. p. Mullaney and RATHER
inc Powers motored to Clermont on
Wednesday to visit friends.
Mrs. Lars Hagalie and Mrs. A.
Fosaaen went to DEBORAH Wednesday
for a visit.
Miss Regina Meyer of Monona
came Friday to spend few days
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. l..
A. Meyer and family.
The Luana high school basket ball
team defeated the Ossian high school
Friday afternoon. The score was 10
to %.
Mrs. Thos. Broderick went to Cal
mar Saturday for a visit with
friends.
Miss Edna Hurley of Fort Atkin-
son came Saturday for visit with
her aunt Mrs. Ed Dowd.
Mrs. Carl Spinner of Calmar was
an Ossian visitor Saturday.
Mrs. John Etteldorf and daughter
Catherine of FeStina were Ossian
callers Saturday.
Miss Alvilla Cole was hostess to
few friends Thursday evening
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-11-09

late of Madison township, in the
county of Winneshiek, state of Iowa,
deceased intestate, and has taken
upon himself that trust by giving
bonds as the law directs. All per-
sons having demands upon the
estate of the said deceased are re-
CURED to exhibit the same; and
persons indebted to said estate are
called upon to make payment to
HENRY /. Austen,
Administrator.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, October
oath, 1921, 43-4w
BOICE g. HOOK, Attorneys.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-11-09
SAFEGUARD HEALTH
OF IOWA CHILDREN
Red Cross Nurses Reach One Child
IN Seven in Past Six Months.

u n NY NhAiiiS luC past SIX
tssisehsssA}'Eysas2s months by Red
E tt Cross nurse. In the
$3.50 schools visited
by nurses connected with local Red
Cross Chapters, total of 65,340 chill
dren were given careful examination
for defects of teeth, tonsils. vision or
hearing, and $50 per cent were found
to have some one of these defects.
That these children might have an
opportunity to correct these defects,
clinics, Health Weeks" and other
community projects have been car
ried on extensively in the Chapters.
Dental clinics. in many cities and
towns have provided an opportunity
for correcting defective teeth. In Os-
kaloosa, a most successful clinic was
held last spring with the cooperation
of local dentists. 1t has become a
permanent part of the Junior program
In the Chapter.
In Council Bluffs Chapter, neces-
sity proved the mother of invention, y
and three barber chairs were installed
in a school room. So popular did the
clinic prove that several of the chill
dren whose cards had not been signed
by their parents asked to be allowed
TO have their teeth filled and nulled
Good health movies have prayed no
small part In arouslng communities
to the need of clinics and nutrition
work. Red Cross films have been
shown in the schools, in local motion
picture tbeaters and churches. AS
27.5 per cent of the 60,S9S children
weighed and measured were found TO
be more thsn z per cent underwelght,
the value of this visual teaching OF
health habits cannot be overestimated
Valuable educational work has been
carried on by health talks to both
children and adults. Red Cross
nurses have given 5,265 talks in the
schools to children, and to audiences
of both children and parents.
In addition TO the work with school
children, total of 1854 professional
visits were made in more than 10000
homes. Twenty per cent of these
calls were for bedside care. Instruc.
ton in caring for patients was given
in about 36 per cent Of these visits
while the investigation of clinic pa.
tients, follow up visits Of school chill.
dren and conferences with physicians
and interested workers in the com
munity occasioned the remainder.
tuberculosis clinics have been held
In a number of communities. They
are open to every person who has rea'
son to suspect a need for examination
Cedar Rapids recently held a. clinic
which was attended by persons from
many parts ofnLinn county.
That each OF the f27 Red Cross
Chapters in Iowa is potential cen.
ter for work of such far-reaching val
ne, is but another reason for renew
ing and increasing the membership OF
this great organization.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-11-09
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Notice Of the Appointment of an
Administrators of the estate Of
James Klinkenberg alias James M.
Johnson, Absentee.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
that the subscriber has been duly
appointed Administrator of the
estate of
JAMES KLINKENBERG ALIAS
JAMES NJ. JOHNSON,
formerly of Frankville township, in
the county of Winneshiek, state OF
Iowa, Absentee intestate, and has
taken up himself that trust by Civ
ing bonds as the law directs. AL
persons having demands upon the
estate of the said deceased are re-
quired to exhibit the same; and per-
sons indebted to said esate are call.
ed upon to make payment to
ALBERT ATKINSON,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-11-09
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Notice of the Appointment of an
administrator, of the estate of Tos-
ten H. Austen, deceased. -
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
that the subscriber has been duly
appointed Administrator, of the es-
tate of
TOSTEN H. Austen
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-11-09

Administrator.
> Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, October
10Th 1921 44-4w
WILLETT & NELSON, Attorneys.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-11-09
Is That Cold and
Cough Hanging On?

YOU will be convinced that DR..
Kings New Discovery does Just
what 1t is meant to do--soothes cough
raw Threats, congestion-tor
chests, loosens the phlegm pack and
breaks the obstinate cold and grippe
attack, relieves the congestion in the
head. No harmful drugs, therefore
good for children as well as grownups.
Right away you will notice the
change for the better. Has a con-
vincing, healing taste that you will
appreciate. Buy bottle at any drug
gists on the way home tonight 60c
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19

Then with full hearts and bounding
pulses we may renew the strain:
Great God, we thank thee for this
goodly home,
This bounteous birth land OF the
free,
Where wanderers from afar may
And breathe the air Of liberty;
Still may its flowers untrampled
spring.
Its harvests wave and cities rise
And long till time shall fold his
wing,
Remain earth's loveliest paradise"
Pungent Wit.
The erratic, brilliant and cpl
gramatie George Francis Train de-
livered a speech on this occasion
that was remarkable for its pungent
wit and great prophecies, which at
that time were considered extreme
ly extravagant and wild, but which
within a few years were all more
than fulfilled. In opening his ad-
dress Train said:
ut gives me great pleasure to
meet some of the live men of Ne
braska at the Inauguration of the
grandest enterprise under God that
the world ever witnessed. America
is the stage, the world is the au-
dience today. While one act of the
drama represents the booming OF
cannon on the Rapidan, the Cumber-
Turn to Page Nine. Column One)
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19
81 am indebted to you for this, damn

u am indebted to you for this, damn
you"
The campaign was hotly conduct
ed by both sides. At first the returns
showed that Morton had won, and
the canvassing board gave him a
certificate of election, but it was
soon discovered that flagrant
fraud had been perpetrated by Capt.
y B. Todd, cousin OF Mrs. Lin
coin. whose husband was then the
republican presidential candidate.
Captain Todd was the sutler at
Fort Randall and, with three or four
employees of his store, he crossed the
Missouri river and opened pre-
tended voting place, and sent in re-
turn of 2o2 votes as having been cast
for Morton in what, was then called
L'eau-qui-court county. Governor
Black issued second certificate Of
election to Daily, and OF this Morton
was entirely unaware until the clerk
in the house of representatives
called the name of Daily instead of
his own. 1t was complete and
staggering surprise 10 MoItoi WIN
was thus made the contestant for
the seat which congress decided be-
longed to Daily.
Eminent Republicans.
In the Chicago convention in June,
1860, Nebraska was represented by
some of the territory's most emi-
nent republicans. They were John
Taffe, A. S.-Paddock, P. w. Hitch
cock, S. H. Ebert, o. H. Irish and
Colonel Webster, who was chairman
of the delegation. Paddock, Irish and
Webster voted for Seward for presi-
dent, Taffe and Hitchcock voted
for Lincoln, and Ebert was for
! Chase. These men all became promi-
nent in the affairs of the nation.
Irish was made superintendent of
printing and engraving in the treas
ury department; Hitchcock and Pad
dock became United States senator's;
Taffe was elected congressman and
served three terms; Ebert was ap-
pointed chief justice of Colorado ter
ritory; and Webster became private
secretary to Secretary Of State
Seward.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19

we hope to grid the continent shall
stretch from sea to sea-" said Mr..
Poppleton in concluding his address,
they will stand perpetual hostages
against the terrible calamities OF ma
tional estrangement, disruption and
dismemberment. The act of con-
gress establishing this great enter
prise should have been entitled An
act to promote the preservation OF
the union, to prevent national dis
solution. and bind together the At
lantic and Pacific coasts by an indis-
soluble covenant, to resist and repel
foreign aggression There is not
on all the Mississippi and its tribu-
taries citizen so craven but that
were the free navigation of that noble
stream, from its source to its mouth,
denied him, he would achieve it with
the sword. So will this highway Of
the world be the common boon OF
every citizen, to be cherished and
defended with special devotion.
Prayer for Union.
Standing here at the initiation Of
this stupendous enterprise, in this
third year of our civil war, let US
devoutly pray that the hour which
witnesses its completion may behold
rebellion overthrown, a union re-
stored, a constitution unimpaired,
civil liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness the inalienable birthright of
the weakest, the poorest, and the
lowliest citizen in all our borders.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19

point from San Francisco. 1t was
agreed that Mr.. Creighton should
construct a line from Julesburg to
Salt Lake and there connect with
the California company. The Mis-
souri, & Western had by this time
built from Omaha to Julesburg.
The Pacific Telegraph company
was at once organized and congress
granted it subsidy of $4,000 q
year for 10 years. In this corpora
ton the Western Union owned the
majority of the stock. 1t was this
enterprise that laid the foundation
of the Creighton fortune.
Enthusiastic Celebration.
The second day of December
1868, is ever memorable in the an
nails of Omaha. 1t was early on that
day that telegram was received
announcing that President Lincoln
had fixed the initial point of the Un-
ion Pacific "on the western boundary
of the state of Iowa, opposite Oma-
ha." In the afternoon an enthusiastic
celebration was held by the citizens
of Omaha and Council Bluffs and
ground was formally broken at a
spot not far from the place where
the railroad shops were afterwards
built.
The principal address was made
by A. J. Poppleton. 1t was indeed a
most eloquent Grafton and deeply
impressed the large assembly
when those iron bands with which,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19

The steamboat, the stage and the
bull team were the means Of trans
portation in western Iowa and the
Trans Missouri country prior to the
advent of the railroad. Regular
lines of steamers piled between St.
Louis, St. Joseph and Omaha. The
arrival and departures Of steamers
at Omaha were from two to seven a
week. The Western Stage COM
pany operated from Omaha to a
connection with the railroads grad
sally approaching from Chicago,
and the Overland stages ran from
Omaha to Kearney making connec-
ton there with the main stage line
to Colorado and California.
The Colorado gold discoveries in
1858 made Omaha an important out
fitting point for the bull freight
trains across the plains to the foot
hills of the Rocky mountains. This
gold discovery proved great as
sistance to Omaha in resuscitating
it from the depressing effects of the
ever memorable countrywide finan-
cial panic of 1857, which made the
wildcat money worthless and real
money very scarce. The Colorado
immigration continued until 1864,
and proved big boost for Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19
The Advent of the Railroads

Tho first telegraph line into
Omaha was constructed by Edward
Creighton and was completed Oc-
tober S, 1860, giving this city COM
munication with St. Louis and
thence with all parts of the east.
The next year Mr.. Creighton built
the Pacific telegraph from Omaha
to Salt Lake, connecting at that
point with the other half Of the line
from California, thus uniting the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Mr..
Creighton made the trip of survey
in the winter of lS60-6l. Going by
stage to Salt Lake he there made
the acquaintance of Brigham Young,
winning his lifelong friendship and
interesting him in the undertaking.
From Salt Lake he pushed on by
horseback through canyons and
over mountain passes. 1t was a
most perilous ride. The country was
then the land of hostile Indians. The
snow was deep and the weather was
intensely cold. Mr.. Creighton un-
derwent much suffering, his face be-
ing severely frost bitten. He finally
reached Sacramento and there held
conference with representatives Of
the California State Telegraph COM
pany, which had built line to that
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19
Organization Of Republican Party
Enlivens State Politics

standing his wretched grammar
and uncouth pronunciation.
Meetings were held throughout
the territory and the people were
addressed by the strongest men on
each side. When the election re-
turns were all in the republicans
claimed that Daily had received a
majority of $50 to Us votes, but the
democrats declared that Estabrook
had won. An investigation revealed
the fact that nearly 500 fraudulent
votes by repeaters had been re-
turned from Buffalo county, $50
miles beyond what was then the
frontier. This so-called election
was held at the ranch of the no.
torious Jack Morrow. Similar
frauds were committed elsewhere in
the territory. However, the certifi-
cate OF election was given to Esta-
brook, but Daily made a contest
and was awarded his seat. Judge
Conkling was Estabrook's attorney
betore congress.
The presidential election was now
near at hand and the democrats
feared that if a republican were
elected president the federal patron
age would be dealt out to members
Of the republican party, and in that
event they would have little or no
chance to elect democrat delegate
to congress two years later. The
legislature-the democrats being in
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. passed an
act fixing the election to be held the
next year, ard this measure was ap-
proved by the governor. ]. Ster.
ling Morton was regarded a. the
strongest democratic leader and &C.
cordingly in 1860 he was nominated
for delegate to congress, and Daily
was named as his opponent. Nor
ton was known to be . ready de-
batter, having an abundance of sharp
wit sandwiched with cutting sar.
casm. Daily, much to everybody's
surprise, accepted challenge to
meet him in debate.
Ridicules Daily.
In the opening meeting Morton
ridiculed Daily, quoted his ingram
matical expressions and mispronun-
Citations, and generally got the
laugh on him." Colonel Webster
now came to the rescue of Daily and
told him to "get back" at his oppo-
nent by declaring that Morton, the
son of a rich man, was a graduate
of college, and came west with a
small fortune, having the greatest
advantages that young man could
have, and which wealth could give
him, while he DAILY came from a
poor family whose home was in the
forests of Indiana where he felled
the timber, cut it into logs, burned
the logs into ashes and made black
or pearl ash, which he carried a
long distance to market and with
the proceeds bought tea for his
mother, who gave him all the in
struction that he had ever received,
and who taught him to love free
dom and hate oppression, and as a
consequence he could not be any
thing but a republican. Webster
prepared quite a lengthy speech
along these lines and Daily men,
orized and delivered it with great
effect, the tears rolling from his
eyes while he referred to his beloved
sanity mother.
Daily gained the sympathy Of the
audience, and that was the end of
the democratic ridicule. After the
meeting Morton said to Webster:
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19


whisk greatly
licans. Colon,
took the emf
hand, and wri.
the nominee o
should have {
In The Reput
as Daily's ado
Daily came
an explanation
informed him
to run as a
have to make
to that which
newspaper. \
and his next
Nebraska Cit.
republican line
Daily grew in
ity as a camps
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-11-04
LacIede 80; BuckIin 2I

you've got it; now keep it;
stick to it; don't lose it, your
pep, ybur pep!'-and pep and
basket ball seem to be synony-
nous as far as the Laclede boys
team is concerned. Even the
casual onlooker could observe
that the fifth game of the season
played with Bucklin on the
home court Tuesday afternoon,
was one characterized by swift
playing, we'll aimed throws, keen
perception and bulldog tenacity.
The two teams being we'll match
ed in weight and size, the ques-
tion of victory seemed one to be
decided by carefully practiced
playing and endurance. The
boys who ran Laclede's score up
to 33 and Bucklin's down to Il
were Morrow, Linn, Deipinger,
McKanna and Murphy. Mr..
Maddox of Bucklin refereed the
game.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-11-04
Methodist Episcopal Church
Edward r. Kelley. Pastor.

Edward R. Kelley. Pastor,
Sunday school, 9:45 a. NJ.
Morning Service, HOO a. m.
Evening Service, 7:30 p. m.
Mid-week Service, Thursday,
7:30 p. m.
In spite of the inclement
weather last Sunday the atten-
dance was good at both services.
While the congregation in the
evening was not as large as
usual, yet there was close at
tention given the message, which
we trust resulted in good.
On next Sunday morning it is
the purpose of the pastor to ad-
minister the Sacrament of the
Lords Supper. He will give a
short talk before the elements
are consecrated, setting forth
the reason for observing such a
Sacrament, etc.
The evening service will be of
an evangelistic nature.
The mid-week service on
Thursday evening should be of
interest to each member of the
church. We regret that more
are not attending these services.
They will prove beneficial to
you if you will come. Suppose
you try it once.
Walter M. McCune of Linneus
and Miss Jennie T. Lamme of
Laclede were united in marriage.
at the parsonage Saturday even
ing at 8 o'clock. We wish them
all the happiness possible.
The pastor is making his
rounds of pastoral calls as quick
Iy as possible trying to reach the
members out in the country be-
fore cold weather sets in and the
roads get bad. He is getting
along nicely in finding the
homes, and will get to see those
upon whom he has not as yet |
called as quickly as he can.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-11-04
Banking and Insurance

We wish to thank our friends
and patrons for their loyal sup
port to our interests; and having
sold the banking business to Mr..
c.. A. Felt of Mendon, we be-
speak for him the continuation
of your patronage. E. E. Ben
son remains an officer and en-
ploye of the bank. Ida L. Ben
son retains the insurance busi-
ness and solicits the same liberal
patronage accorded the insurance
business as when under the man
of Benson Brothers.
E. E. Benson.
Ida L. Benson.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1921-11-04
TOWN AND COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

For Sale-Poland China hog
and Merino buck. T. L. Humph.
fres.
The Reading Circle will meet
next Tuesday evening with Mrs.
o. A. Potter on route two.
We still have a few boxes of
those extra quality hand picked
apples at $2.40 the bushel box.
Laclede Cooperative Company.
Ira and Charles Frakes shipp-
ed in 62 head of black steers
from Greencastle Tuesday to
feed on their farms south Of
town.
J. G. Hall, one of the good
farmers from the National Trail,
was here on business Wednes-
day and called and renewed for
The Blade.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. W. Estes are
now enjoying electric lights in
their home, the house having
been wired and placed on the
service this week.
Mrs. John Poison was here
from st. Louis to attend the
funeral of her sister, Mrs. Claud
Gable, remained for a few days
visit with relatives.
Claude Gable and children
wish to tender thanks to the
kind neighbors and friends for
assistance during the illness
and at the funeral of the dear
wife and mother.
While loading some' hogs at
Forker last Friday, Elmer Guf-
CELL of Meadville lost his watch
charm and a part of the chain.
Finder will be rewarded by
notifying Mr.. Gudgell or this
office.
The semi-annual meeting OF
Phil Kearny post, G. A. R. will
be held next Saturday afternoon
at 200, November 5, and all
members are requested to be
present as there are some import
ant matters to be attended to.
The boys and girls basket
ball teams of Bucklin came oyer
Tuesday afternoon and a double
game was played on the Laclede
court. The home boys won SS
to 81 while the girls lost to the
visiting girls. In the evening
the visitors were entertained at
a weinie roast at the home of
Miss Lois Gould.