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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-09-28
DAIRYING IN
WINNESHIEK co.
This County Ranks Eighth in the
State of Iowa in Matter Pro-
duction Butterfat.
DAIRY CALF CLUB
SHOW HELD AT OSSIAN
Winneshiek County Horticultural
Society Will Hold Meeting
Sunday, Oct. 2, at John
Harter's Home.

The work of the Farm Bureau
Dairy Calf Club was terminated with
the show at Ossian Sept. 18th.
Eleven of the seventeen calves which
were originally in the lot were
brought in to the show. The boys
are to be complimented upon the
work that they have put on their
calves and the care which they have
given them. We were very glad to
see that the boys who had done the
most work on their calves were the
ones that were placed near the head
of the list.
C. B. Finley, Extension Dairy
Specialist, gave the boys and their
parents a splendid talk on dairying
and its possibilities. He brought out
clearly that the average Iowa COW
produces only lao lbs. of butter fat
and that the average COW in the
Winneshiek County Cow Testing As
ISOLATION which closed its work July
first averaged only 161 lbs. He
pointed out that it was possible by
using real dairy sires from high
producing dams to raise cows which
will produce from 800 to 500 lbs.
of milk and with no more work and
with but little more feed than it
takes for the cows which only give
half that amount.
Mr.. Quist, Extension Club Leader,
was also present and gave a short
talk on the possibilities of club work
as it develops leadership. We are
very anxious to get some clubs or
ganized in farm management. 1t is
our purpose to organize these clubs
only when there is sufficient num-
Der of boys or girls who will take up
the work in a particular community
to form a club of six or more. Our
idea in this is that the club mem
bers must come together to talk over
their problems and transact the bust
ness of the club. This will develop
leadership, which is the crying need
of the farm movement at present.
The calves were placed and the
| following priZes awarded:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-09-28
LOCAL ITEMS.

&C. F. Heuser was over from
spillville last Wednesday.
Tom Flemming went to DUBUQUE
Tuesday to visit with friends.
20. H. Seim went to Prairie du
CHEN Tuesday to spend few DAYS.
Mrs. Thomas Knutson, of Wau-
kon, spent Sunday with Miss Marie
Hove.
Reginald Pearson returned to
Ames Sunday morning to resume his
studies.
Mr.. Peter Morton visited a few
days this week with his daughter,
Mrs. Il. Engbretson.
Miss Amanda Shaw returned to
Minneapolis Monday after visiting
her father who is I'LL.
Ben Corsen concluded his home
visit and returned to studies at
Ames Sunday morning.
John Nefstad came down from
Minneapolis last week on business
and visit to old friends.
Miss Martha Lee returned home
from Minneapolis Saturday, after
weeks visit with relatives.
Mr.. Olaf Wick left yesterday
morning for Lacrosse to visit with
his brother, Rev. E, o. Wick.
Mrs. J. S. Wilkins returned
home to New Hampton Friday, after
visiting her father, John Finn.
Mrs. Emil Brown of Lang, Sask.,
Canada, is here visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. P. Haugen.
Editor John Griebel and wife, of
Elkader were visiting DEBORAH rela-
tives and friends over Sunday.
Mrs. H. B. Winter went to Ma
son City Saturday on a weeks visit
to her sister. Mrs. ]. d. Mullaney.
Mrs. Andrew Lane went to Wa
terloo Saturday on a visit to her
daughter, Mrs. r. Z. Broadsword.
Mrs. Anna Dahl of Calmar, who
had been here visiting with Mrs.
Martha Hanson returned home Tues
day.
Miss Borgild Brusveen returned
home to Sioux Falls Saturday morn
ing after a visit with numerous De-
corah friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Nordheim
of Highlandville left Monday on
their honeymoon trip to Albert Lea
and Lake Mills.
Mrs. NJ. Wallace of Waterloo
who has been here visiting friends
left Monday for Cresco on a short
visit to friends.
Miss Beatha Anderson, Of Albert
Lea, came last Thursday on visit
to her mother, Mrs. Forde and her
many friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Boehm, OF
Postville, were over-Sunday visitors
at the home of Mrs. Boehm's sister,
Mrs. B. +. Lennon.
Miss Clara HeXom left Monday
morning for Virginia, Mimi, to visit
her brother and sister in law, Rev.
and Mrs. VIM. Hexom.
Misses Catherine Hutchinson
and Tena Whalen left for Mime
apolis Monday to spend several days
this week with friends.
You are cordially invited to at
tend a demonstration sale of the
excellent Sunshine Biscuit PRODUCTS
and Club House Coffee at our store
Saturday, Oct. /, F. J: RoSEN-
THAI, DEBORAH. Advertisement
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-09-28

Mrs. Helene Opsahl left last
saturday for Lakes Barre, Pa.
-Nels Nelson went to Mason CITY
Monday on few days business trip.
Sheriff 0. o. Ellingson went to
Canada last week on a business trip.
Horace Weiser returned to
studies at Princeton university last
Saturday.
Mrs. Walter Mott went to Cres-
co Friday on a visit to her mother,
Mrs. Moen.
Mrs. F. NJ. Hughes went to Ma
son City yesterday to visit her sis
ter, Mrs. Klemme.
Miss Lottie Wick returned from
Cresco Thursday, after a weeks
visit with relatives.
Mrs. Sarah Hamre went to Os-
sian Friday to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Donald Billiard.
Mrs. Charles Falck went to
Mitchell, S. d., Friday on a visit to
her cousin, Mr.. Alex Fraser.
Miss jeanette Ness, of Albert
Lea, spent Sunday with her parents
here, Mr. and Mrs. 0. ]. Ness.
Mrs. ]. Hotvedt, of Ridgeway,
was a guest here of her sister, Mrs.
Claus Espeseth last Thursday.
Miss Ruth Klemma came from
Belmond, Iowa on a visit to Mrs.
Frank Hughes last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. P. Ode ana
children spent Sunday at the home
of Mr.. Ode's sister at Eldorado.
-Messrs. James H. Boye and F..
T. Vangsness, of Chicago, are here
this week, guests of B. o. Marsh.
Earl Marsh arrived home last
week from Metolious, Oregon, where
he has been located for some time.
Mrs. Harold Thompson left for
Fl. Atkinson last Thursday to spend
few days with Mrs. George Bic
Der.
Mrs. James w. Hogan came
from Chicago Thursday called here
by the illness of her father John
Finn.
Mrs. Title Hogen left for Min
neapolis Saturday onsa visit to Miss
Scammon. She will be gone about
a week.
Miss Clara jacobson returned
from Blair, Wis, yesterday, where
she taught parochial school this
summer.
Miss Eva Gossman returned to
Chicago Friday, after visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Gossman.
Misses, Mary Jennisch, Agnes
Gjerset and Carrie Mcintosh return
ed to studies at Iowa City last
Thursday.
Mrs. Anna Frick went to Min,
neapolis Saturday morning to spend
several days visiting with friends
and relatives.
Rev. H. w. Schneider returned
home to Winslow, H., this morning
after visiting his daughter, Mrs
Fred Schrubbe.
Mrs. J. o. Johnson returned
home to ST. Paul Saturday after Wis
iting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
r. C. Hjerlied.
Miss Emma Shuttleworth arriv-
ed here Thursday from Rockford
ILL.,. on a visit to her sister, Mrs
Cecilia NJ. Greer.
Mrs. Ben Erickson returned
from Sioux Falls, S. d., last Satur
day night where she visited her SIS
ter, Mrs. G. A. Aus
Mrs. L. Conaty returned home t
Madison, Wis, Monday, having spen
the summer here with her cousin
Mrs. Johnst Mcintosh.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-09-28

you are running chance of being
up against it for seed corn next
year. Most farmers distinctly re-
member when several years ago
we had wet fall and no frost until
late in the season. When the frost
came it was in the form of a hard
freeze which resulted in destroying
much of the seed. This year is
similar to the one to which / refer,
so much rain is apt to cause the
corn to be excessively moist even
though it has come to full maturity
and hard freeze would be disaster
Gus. II is not too early to make
down row through your field with a
team and wagon which will enable
you to gather a large quantity of
good seed with the least possible
effort. Get your seed corn now.
Winneshiek County Horticultural
Society to Hold Summer Meeting.
A meeting of the Winneshiek
County Horticultural Society will be
held at the home of John Harter on
Sunday, October End, at 200 p. m.
All interested in fruit raising are
cordially invited to be present. A
short program has been arranged
and it is planned to have those pre-
sent bring an evening lunch. Winnie
shiek County is ideal for frm> rails
ing and more interest should be
shown in this work. Come out and
enjoy an afternoon with your friends
and neighbors.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-09-28
Mrs. ]. w. Hogan returned HON

Mrs. j. w. Hogan returned home
to Chicago this week She has been
here for couple of weeks visiting
her father John Finn, who had been
i'll. We are pleased to state that
he is getting along nicely now.
Mrs. Anna Johnson Of Madison,
S. Oak, who has been here for sew
eral weeks visiting relatives and
friends returned home last week.
She was accompanied by her cousin,
Miss Stella Haaland.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-09-28

Air Tight Tins of so
Ask your dealer to show
you the new vacuum
sealed fins of so Chester
fields. a compact con-
venienf and absolutely
AIR -TIGHT packing
the cigarettes Keep fresh
indefinitely.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-09-28

1T didn't take much persuasion to
i get Chesterfields going they're
self-starters. That blend of fine Turk
ish and Domestic tobaccos makes
friends by the millions. Another thing,
you don't find Chesterfield smok-
err shifting" brands-he's in ''high"
all the time.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19
FEEDING THE BEARS

The Senate bears, johnson, Borah
Reed and LaFollette, have scented
something wrong in the secrecy with
which the government is said to be ne.
gotiating a peace treaty with Ger
many and are beginning to growl. The
President took prompt heed of coming
wrath and straightway summoned Be-
rah to the White House for a long
conference. Probably this will salts
fly the carnivora but again it may be
pointed out what happy stroke of
policy the administration missed when
one or more of the bears was not Sc
lected to go to Berlin as a peace del
egate. The bears are also demanding
that the disarmament conference be
open to the public. But how did it
happen that they did not insist that
the peace negotiations with Germany
be carried on at Washington instead
of Berlin and that the discussions be
public? Here is where their consis-
tency failed them.
But we may guess that nothing on
earth would have tempted the admin
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19

ing taxes for all purposes, and in ad-
dition thereto, we have all manner of
special taxes, unknown in the days of
Stone, and our state expenditures are
four times as great. Why should not
some aspiring statesman rise and Of
fer to the people to pursue the bust
ness of the state upon the theory that
taxation should be the minimum and
the states expenditures kept within
the limit of the revenue?
The Fifty-first General Assembly
appropriated nearly $35, 100000, which
will mean that the Hyde administra-
ton will cost for the expenses of the
state alone, not counting the sums
spent on roads. approximately $780,
100000 for the quadrennial period
This amounts to about 500 per capita
and when an analysis of the effect OF
the full valuation is made, and the
comparative lowering in the special
taxes, contrasted with the much.
I Wanted reduction of the state levy
in the face of doubled and trebled as
sessments-the discrimination viii be
so plain, that it will be found that the
load is carried by a great proportion
of the people.
The sensible solution of this whole
taxation question is the reduction Of
public expenditures. This is good De.
mocracy, and is the only policy that
will serve to satisfy the people.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19

customers, and they had the money,
and the first two days far outdis-
tanced in sales any two days in the
history of the firm even during the
"fat years" after peace had been re-
stored. He continued the sale two
weeks, broke the record in cash re-
ceipts in this section. 1t was phenom-
inal.
Here is the formula--A merchant
who had faith in. his ability to buy
right and had the confidence of the
people because, they know that when
this firm puts on sale that the people
get the best on the market; not few
odds and ends. And with this advant-
age was not afraid to spend plenty of
dollars on this one selling event in adj
vertising.-Selected.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19
WHY NOT CUT EXPENDITURES?

Section eight of Article Ten of the
Constitution Of Missouri provides that
whenever the taxable property of the
state shall amount to nine hundred
million dollars, the rate for state rev.
enue purposes shall not exceed fifteen
cents. The valuation Of nine hundred
million dollars was reached during
the administration of Governor Stone
nearly thirty years ago. When it was
reached the tax levy automatically
was cut from twenty to fifteen cents
on the 500 valuation. 1t is interest
ing to observe the manner in which
the Stone administration met this sit
uation, whereby ore-fourth of the rev.
enue of the state was cut off by the
increase in the valuation. The Stone
regime might, had it followed the
methods adopted under the present
government, have proceeded to in
crease the valuation of the state still
further, so as to make the maximum
levy of fifteen cents yield sum equal
to, or even greater, than the sum af-
forded by the twenty cent levy. In
stead of that, Governor Stone and his
associates in office, proceeding upon
sound, old-fashioned Democratic
grounds, decided to keep the states
expenses within the revenue.
Nothing illustrates better the man
ner in which we have travelled on the
broad highway of public extrava-
gance. Our assessed valuation for
1921 is $4,30O,O0O 900, not including
the railroads. At the proportion of
the states expenses in the time of
Stone, the tax levy ought to be less
than five cents on the hundred dollars.
The valuation is three and two-thirds
times as great as it was under Stone,
when the constitution directed the levy
to be reduced to fifteen cents. Yet we
have a total levy of ten cents, includ-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19

selling effort must be more earnest,
more intelligent, more sustained.
So believe we are safe in saying
that the farmer is little more in
clined to buy now than he was a few
months ago; that the prospects for
another crop and the ability to forget
what has gone before are putting
cheer into his heart; and that extra
sales effort now and this fall and win
ter will enable the retail merchant to
close the year 1921 with much bet
ter financial showing than he thought
he was going to be able to make.
Furthermore, it is perfectly obvious
to me that the sensible line for the
retailer to follow in selling is that
which represents the least resistance.
This means, sell the things that are
easiest to scll-that are already half
sold by means of advertising, or that
are at least more readily accepted by
the customer as a result of such ad-
vertising.
Consumer acceptance" created by
advertising, never meant as much to
the retail dealer as it does in these
days when Consumer stubbornness"
is proving to be a real obstacle in the
path of business.
Not being in as willing a buying
mood as heretofore, it is only natural
that the buyer should ignore the I'M
known, untried, experimental things
and stick to the products whose quail
ity is pledged to him in honest adver-
Using.
1t is a time when buyers must
choose carefully; must discriminate in
matters of quality, reputation of the
manufacturer, general service. These
things are insured in widely adver-
tised goods. They must be. If they
were not, such goods could not be
widely advertised except at loss to
the maker of them.
There will be a more flexible market
this fall-an easier market, in GER
tain measure. But it will still be a
buyers market for long time to
| come.
Until the price of the farmers shoes
is more nearly commensurate with the
price of the grain he grows; until the
purchasing power of his bushel of
wheat or corn is greater than it is TO-
day, it will be buyers market as far
as the farmer is concerned.
Therefore the retail merchant can
not afford to waste time and effort in
unexplored fields. He must use every
sales help he can get. There are
many manufacturers who are eager to
work with him in helping him to sell.
And, together, they can sell. Bust
ness will be better because merchants
can make it better, if they will. Let
any one of the readers of Team Work
try it out along this line, pushing
merchandise that is already pushed
for him, and his reward will be appar-
ent in increased business and larger
profts.-Albert w. Gale.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19
BREEDERS OF BOLSHEyISM

The New York papers print the fol-
lowing news dispatch with much sat
isfaction, on their front pages:
Washington--Eeferring to Henry
Ford as "an over-zealous entrepre-
neur" (enterpriser) who should not be
permitted "for purposes of his own
to break down freight rates upon
which a number of railroads princi-
pally depend for their livelihood" the
Northwestern Virginia Coal Associa-
ton protested today to the Interstate
Commerce Commission against coal
rate reductions proposed by Mr.. Ford's
road, the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton.
Birds of a feather WILL stick to-
gether, although we do not refer to
the railroads as thieves. The North
western Virginia Coal Association con-
sists of big operators. And at that,
some coal operators are honest.
We all remember that during the
war large numbers of the big coal
operators in the United States pock-
eted, ruthlessly and without shame,
hundreds and even thousands of per
cent profit on their investment in a
single year. Now that the war and
initiation are over and the rest of us
who have anything to sell are COM
PEELED to swallow our losses and take
whatever we can get for our goods,
most of the coal operators are schem-
ing to uphold the old profteering
prices. A ton of coal that was Sd be-
fore the war is now anywhere from
$40 to SIC ton. And don't let them
fool you with the story that the heavy
increases in miners wages is the
cause. That 81 coal could be sold
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19

from So to 81 ton at reasonable
profit, despite the high wage scale and
high railroad rates.
The operators are doing everything
in their power to keep up the whole
sale price of coal and boost Bolshe-
vism in this country. They know that
If Ford reduces the railroad rate on
fuel 20 per cent, coal will be cheaper
in some places, and that the tendency
therefore will be to force down prices
everywhere at the mines.
The protest to Washington is only
a part of the same game which kept
coal prices up all this summer-kept
them so high that people wouldn't
buy. That meant closed down mines
and no wage expenses for the operat-
ors. When winter comes people will
simply have to buy. Then the operat-
ors will open up the mines and the ex-
cessive demand will send prices kiting
higher than ever. And, as usual,
they'll make the innocent retail coal
dealer stand the brunt of it.
Let Henry Ford sell his goods for
what he pleases, or give them away
if he wants. But if there is to be an
investigation, let's investigate those
breeders of Bolshevism-the coal OPP
orators.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19

istration to bring German delega-
ton to Washington to negotiate peace
terms. The spectacle of such con-
ference being carried on would have
brought home to the American people
the humiliating position to which the
great senatorial conspiracy of 1920 re-
duced this country and might have
prematurely put in motion that wave
of revulsion that political prophets
already claim to see.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19

We have lately discovered the mean
est man. He is an officeholder, ready
to retire, and will remove to another
state. He freely told us he virtually
had no further need for the Democrat
ic party, as he will not be candidate
again, and he didn't give a t;nker's
dam what became of the state of Mis-
souri, politically or otherwisely, as he
is to soon leave it. Missouri will be
gamer by his leaving, but the trouble
is there are too many like him left:
men who do not know how to thank
the bridge that bore them over the
stream. Just how many are there in
both parties who are there for what
they get out of it, not for the benefit
they can be to mankind? You remem-
Der there were many who followed
Jesus "for the loaves and fishes" Well,
this breed bred, and we have their
measley-faced lecherous offspring with
us today.-Dexter Statesman.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19

"It isn't good policy to let clock
run down before winding it up. Same
way with business-and the key is ad-
vertising."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19

666 cures Malaria, Chills and Fever,
Bilious Fever, Colds and LaGrIppe, or
money refunded.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-08
CAPTAIN
OF TRACK TEAM
Won Every Event He Participated in
Last Year. Breaking Pole Vault
Reconsideration Today

Henry Lawton of the senior class was
elected track captain today in a meeting
OF the members of the Brattleboro high
school track team. He received the vote
of every other member of the team.
Lawton y an all-around athlete and one
of the heavy point getters. At the inter
scholastic meet on the Valley fair grounds
last May. when BrattIebOro wen by a
margin of 81 points over Rutland. Law
ton was the second highest point winner
taking l.. while Leighton Moves. then in
the class of 1921, scored but one more
point.
At that time Lawton broke the invita-
ton meet pole vault record. clearing the
bar at 9 feet 9 inches He won the high
est number Of first places, leading the field
in every event in which he participated.
being the pole vault, shot put and high
jump. In the shot put his distance was
40 feet and in the jump he went over the
bar at , feet q inch.
The prospects for a winning team this
year are good. The meet probably win
be held the last Saturday in May
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-08
SPECIAL SESSION s
EARLY IN APRIL
President Harding Says None VIII BE
Called Before 4th of
Next Month.

WASHINGTON. March S.-Prcsident
Harding announced early today that the
special session Of congress would be
called not before April t. and week
later.
The announcement was made after a
White House dinner which Republican
leaders of the senate and house attended.
The conference lasted foe four hours and
the President said the legislative pro
gram had been discussed.
This is the beginning of the program
of cooperation between the president
and congress-" said President Harding
1T is an early step in the fulfiIlment of
what | believe the best policy of conduct
ing the government, bringing the fellows
together and getting them acquainted
with Others views"
Opposition to the re-enactmcnt of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff law 0S a stop gap
measure until Il law could be framed
developed at the conference according to
some Of those attending
Chairman Forduey was said to have
presented an equalization tariff plan to
protect industry designed to place for
eign goods on the American market on
par with the Wholesale prices Of sim
liar American goods.