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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-19
CANOE VALLEY.

Last Sunday was the first real
stormy day that has visited US dur
ing this winter.
Quite a few from our burg at
tended the party at J. Langaas on
last Saturday evening.
Dame rumor says wedding bells
will soon be heard in the near flu
ture.
Andrew Jaastad was caller at
Haugen's on Sunday evening.
Gust Budahl was a visitor in this
neighborhood the fore part of last
week.
Quite a few from here attended the
poultry show at DEBORAH the latter
part Of the week.
Carl, Harry and Albert Haugen
called at the home of l.. UsgaaTd
on last Sunday, getting a view of the
newly arrived neice.
Ida Peterson spent Saturday night
at the home Of Haugen, returning to
home folks on Sunday, after spend
ing the latter part of the week at
DEBORAH among friends and rela-
tives.
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. f.. Haugen at Hesper Twp. or
Saturday last.
The l.. A. s. will meet with Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Sivertsgaard on
Feb. LIST. Everybody welcome.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-19
ENGLISH OAK MOST DURABLE
Specimens of It Have Been Known to
Survive in Good Preservation for
Centuries.

The durability of English oak is the
greatest of any known forest timber,
discoveries having been made that it
is preserved almost as well under
water through centuries as il is when
shielded by roofs in ancient castles.
Professor Burnett of London pos
sessed a piece of English oak from
King Johns palace at Ethan, per-
fectly sound and strong, which can be
traced back for more than five hun
dred years. The oaken shrine of Ed
ward the Confessor is more than eight
hundred years old. One of the oaken
coronation chairs in Westminster ali
hey has been there for more than five
centuries.
In Gloucester cathedral there are
thirty-one stalls of rich tabernacle
work executed i'm oak in the reign of
Edward III. and beautifully perfect.
When the foundations Of the old Savoy
palace in London. built 200 years
previously, were torn down, the piles,
many of which were of oak. were
found in state of perfect soundness.
4 vessel found in the river Rother. in
Kent, said TO date back 10 the time Of
King Alfred. was found 10 he sound
despite the fact that its oakcn keel
had been buried in the mud. An oak
boat was found near Brigg in an al
most perfect condition. despite the
fact II was nearly two hundred years
old.-DetrOif News.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-19
DIFFER OVER WHAT IS JUNK
Opinions of Men and Women Show a
Decided Variance as to lmpor-
tant Subject.

"Junk is that pile of old clothes my
husband doesn't wear and won't let me
give away. Says some day he will
wear it on fishing trip. That pile Of
magazines he is saving till he finds
time to read them Is junk; that col
lection of pipes he never smokes is
junk. oh. If you want to know what
junk is ask any married woman. She
knows"
Ask man.
Junk? Well. 7 don't know bet
ter way to define the word than TO
give an example. My wife has chests
and bureau drawers filed with table
cloths and remnants of calico, lace
and all that sort Of stuff which she
never uses. That's junk. She has all
her old hats i'm that large box on
TOP of the closet shelf. That's junk.
We are only two in family, but she
has enough dishes 10 serve twenty
people and enough pots and pans TO
cook for forty. That's junk. Oh,
should say offhand that junk is the
accumulation of things around a house
for which woman has no immediate
use and may never use. That's a
pretty good definition of the word. Ask
any man. He'll tell you the same"
What do you think is junk? New
York Evening Sun.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-19
The story of ShelIac.

The useful shellac the product or
an insect. As so II energies INTO
the world, the ins, 10 * around for
a suitable place to commence opera
tIons which consists OF thrusting IT'S
beak into the trunk Of tree on which
II was born. In this manner II ADJ
serbs quantity Of the sap when Is
exuded from the pores Of its body I'M
M IL is completely covered. The In
sects are scraped from the surface OF
the tree trunk and then treated ana
cleaned until the sheliac Of commerce
n the result.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-19
Vegetation Carpets Sudan River.

The search for convenient ways of
transportation by which the products
OF the Sudan may reach the outer
world attracts attention TO a remark
able phenomenon Of vegetable life on
some of the head waters and tribu-
taries Of the Nile. This consists of
enormous growths Of papyrus and
other plants. completely covering the
streams and forming carpets of vege-
tation two or three feet thick, be-
meath which flows the water. Naviga-
ton by small boats is, Of course. pre-
vented 10y this obstruction, which is
in places supplemented by vines and
overhanging plants that arch the
streams from bank to bank. Heavy
floods occasionally sweep away the ac-
cumulation OF plants, but they are
quickly reformed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-19
MADE BRITISH NAVY GREAT
According to Magazine, the "Round
Pond" in Hyde Park Awoke
Ambition of Youth.

Great Britain always has been a
great business nation, but she only at
tanned her position of sea supremacy
in the eighteenth and nineteenth cen
turtles.
Ii came about i'm this way. A queen,
Catherine, consort of George H., was
interested in laying out royal parks.
and in that end of Hyde park that Is
now called Kensington gardens she de-
cided whimsically that patch OF wa
ter was needed. This is the famous
Round pond, the germ from which the
British sea spirit was born. London
boys began to sail on the pond little
boats of their own fashioning, but soon
shops sprang up TO supply them with
''mass production pattern ships" and
there is practically no amateur build
ing today. 1t became the fashion for
superior boys to wear sailor suits; and
paintings of little boys In the early
nineteenth century show that jaunty
ship in hand was considered artistic
and proper, too.
1t was sea Imagination that the
Round pond awoke in Great Britain,
and without ii the greatest of fleets
would never survive. 1t is sea imagi-
nation as national faculty that
America needs and must have.
There should he q Round pond for
boy ship experimenters in every part
of the United States.-The Nations
Business.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-19
sromIns Roses in France.

The French farmers set their bushes
In rows about four feet apart on the
gentle slope of the hills, and, so far as
IS possible. where they have south
eastern exposure. Young shoots are
taken from five-year-old bushes, ana
when they have grown, they are
trimmed to about a foot in height. and
such buds as appear are picked OFF, to
preserve the vitality in the bush ana
10 assure large crop for the second
year.
After the bush attains the age OF
seven wears IL does not produce the
quantity or quality of oil, so It is
pulled up and new one planted I'D
its place. The rose harvest begins
i'm April, runs through May and June.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-19
OSSIAN

Mr.. Fred Peglow and son Gilbert
o- Monona are visiting her mother
Mr.. Eva Gilbert.
Mrs. Henry Luenbergef Of Spill
vile came Wednesday for visit
with her sister. Mrs. Ed Dowd, She
returned home Saturday.
Mr.. Fred VIM went to Waterloo
lat week 20 see her sister Mrs.
Clarice Elliot.
Mr.. Rose LuzUm came from Cal
mar Wednesday TO visit friends.
Mrs. Chas. Hauber was a Calmar
visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. 4. r. Becker returned from
Des Moines Tuesday after spending
several months there.
Miss Stevens accompanied Miss
Friah to DEBORAH Wednesday to at
tend Carmen.
Clifford Jones Of Sask. Canada
came Wednesday to visit his brother
n. 3. Jones.
Mrs. l.. ID. Burrows went TO De
corah Tuesday to visit at the Tom
Logsdon home.
Miss Marie Brocamp went TO De
Ian ''AIl'n'ldg 10 NlSlL TRENDS.
The Teachers Training class met
with Mrs. W. NJ. Allen Tuesday.
Jesse Emry transacted business in
New Hampton Wednesday.
Mrs. Ed Dowd entertained the
Community Ladies Aid society ut
her home Thursday afternoon. The
following officers were elected: Mrs.
Chas Dewey, Pres: Mrs. G. w.
Rathbun. Sec. and Treas.
Glen Oyloc went 10 Chicago last
week 10 attend to business.
Will Hoetings Of Calmar was an
Oseian visitor "Wednesday.
Ms. c. II. Gilbert entertained q
number Of ladies AZ a Kitchen show
." Thu'"Aav everinP in honor ~
hinnie Gilbert ~ Boone. She received
many useful Rifts Tho evening was
SDent in PLAYING Five Hundred Miss
Victoria Meyer, Mrs. Fred Peglov
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-19
CONOVER

Miss Agnes Suchan Of Spillville
made a shopping trip TO DEBORAH on
THURSDAY.
Lewis Suchan from Spillville was
in town Thursday p. m. on business.
Chas. Frey west Of Spillville was
a business caller in town Thursday
p. m.
Mrs. James Janchek was in Calmar
Thursday to DO some shopping.
Miss Agnes Suchan Of Spillville
made a business call with Mrs. G.
H. Cummings Thursday p. m.
Mrs. +. F. Swehla went TO Calmar
Thursday on some business between
trains.
Mr.. A. Sobolik was a passenger for
Calmar the latter part Of the week.
Geo. II. Cummings made a business
trip 10 Calmar Thursday.
Leonard Humpal Of Calmar spent
Sunday at the home Of James Jane
chek.
Mrs. John Phillips and daughter
Rose went to Calmar Saturday after
noon TO do some shopping.
John Phillips and brother William
were passengers for CalmaT Satgr-
day.
John Huber west Of SpillvIlle g~as
in town for a load Of coal Saurdav.
James Pizinger was at CalmaT %
do some shopping.
Miss Lucy Huber came home 10
spilIville Monday from Dec5rah
where she Visited her brother and
S1amily.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-19
CENTENNIAL

~ N--rr- r-s.f- -~..,.--,g .-
Nh EeIle Daniels returned from
Cre5c' ueshay "nere me ha1 oetn
the pat eek "itn hiss BeI"ce
Amen al the mercy hospital.
MI,- Amanda IInapp Of O7aian rs
rpendl~2 a fc" day a her broth
eT Henry.
Fra'E Daniel. 'i HuH LAKE "a. K.
Canada came TUESDAY Tor a visit
with friends and relatives
Barn"y TeHPe returned TO his home
Saturday AFTER working for George
Allen.
Mr,s. 4 ma Daniel went to Charley
hcndersn"ts "Wednesday for -tay.
Mr.. HrOfge Alien anu Ms. Rae
huhK,e We're passenger" Tor Cresco
one gay Ia7t week where they visit
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-19

Iof Monona and Mrs. w. NJ. Scholz
won the honors.
Mrs. Mel Green of Castalia came
Friday to visit her sister Mrs. Luel-
la Weitgenant.
DR.. Schmitt of Postville was pro-
fessional caller at Bothels Friday.
Ed Teepe returned from Cresco
Saturday after undergoing an oper-
alton.
Mrs. Ed Dowd returned home from
TT. Atkinson Sunday after a visit
with her mother Mrs. Lawrence and
sister Mrs. Nina Hurley.
Mrs. r. w. Anderson ond son Ell
mer went to Des Moines Friday to
attend the funeral of Carl Herman
son.
Harry Bothel took his wife to the
Postville hospital Saturday to seek
medical aid.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-19
Mater Stored in Form Of Ice.

With the idea of getting away from
The expensive construction of dams Tor
the purpose of storing water, the sug-
restion has been made that the water
be stored in winter in the shape OF ice
and allowed to melt as ii may be de-
sired in summer time. This would in
sure water in sufficient quantities for
small irrigation systems at least ana
certainly would cut down the expense
OF storing. In addition to this II
would afford work for n certain class
Of labor which usually is not occupied
at this season of the year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-19
BLUFFTON.

Nine below zero this morning anC
pretty good sleighing.
Edd Jackson has been using VII
Halse's team to haul wood for him
self.
A school meeting was held Tues
day afternoon. Patt Gallagher Ii
president of the board, Guy BentlI
director.
Mrs. Ash attended the school meet
ing Tuesday afternoon.
James Weldon, Mrs. Ella Thayer
Ernie Ward and wife visited Brit,
tendalrs Thursday. Mrs. Brittendail
went home with Mrs. Thayer on I'm,
day. They went to Burr Oak and
surprised H. Shelley on his 10th birth,
day. All that were there had a good
time. -.
Mrs. BrittendaII visited Mrs. OF
taway ard her mother Mrs. L. Wei
don before returning home.
Mrs. Chas. Burgess attended the
school meeting Tuesday afternoon.
Her and her daughter Lucille took
supper with Brittendalps.
K c. Wilbur and wife are visiting
relatives down at Webb, Iowa.
Paul Ward returned home Satul-
day from MS prolonged stay at Can
istota, 5. D. 1890.
Terry Denman and Willis Kinney
q Canton were guests Of Oscar Will
bur's the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louie Cnderbakke
visited Mr.. Undertakes parents on
Sunday in Burr Oak and called on
grandma Weldon.
Morgan Cassel has rented his farm
20 Mart Leonhart this year. The
talk now is Mr.. Cassel and family
will move TO South Dakota. Mr..
LaOnhart will move on the place
about the first Of March. Fred
LANCE and family will move on TO
the place Mart Leonhart vacates
which belongs to Asa LANCE.
P. J. O'Brien is kept pretty busy |
this winter shoeing horses for peo-
pie.
Mrs. Ella Thayer, James Weldon /
visited at Getaways Saturday.
Mrs. Patt Gallagher dressed tur-
keys Wednesday for market
Mr. Henry Crawford is kept busy |
fling saws for his neighbors.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-19
THIS YOUNG MAN A C0MERI
Description Will Bring to Mind the
Good Old Copybook Maxims
Some Can Remember.

There is certain man i'm our EN-
ploy who is not in very responsible
position at present.
Some day he will be and the gang
will ask: where did he get his
pulp"
He's putting pressure on the rope
right now and every day the pressure
is getting stronger.
He's here early and he goes home
late; in fact we do not think he knows
anything about working hours.
He's doing more than his present
position requires and has already
worked out of two jobs that have been
given him. You can't keep him down.
He studies at night, reads, and, best
of all. uses his head at all times.
He makes many mistakes. but only
makes the same mistake once.
But he goes ahead and does things.
Doesn't wait until he's told. but
looks ahead.
Wonderful thing this looking ahead,
and more wonderful still, you don't
have to look very far ahead to make
yourself different from the rest of the
gang"
He smiles easily and is cheerful.
We've never heard him even sug-
geSt that any one was trying TO get
him"
lie is too busy 10 think about ii
and tho crowd who MIGHT no trying
10 do it are not going fast enough 10
even bother him.
He isn't hundred per cent yet, but
he's coming along fast, and some day
you are going Ia say why did he
get that iOb?"-Fore River Log.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-19
Latitude OF Ukraine.

Ukraine lies between latitude 4S de-
grees and 81 degrees, north. II is wa
tered by the Dnieper, which intersects
II In winding course from north TO
south. The surface j. generally level
and IL II one Of the most fertile parts
Of Europe The heat Of Summer and
the cold OF winter are intense.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-19
Meaning of Word "Hogan."

The hut Of the Navajo Indians Is
called hogan IL consists OF a
conical framework covered with poles,
bark and earth. The main beams turn
north, south and west. while the en-
trance is OH tile east side. SometiAlas
the shelter Of the Pima tribes are also
chilled hoynns.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-19
BURR OAK

Rev. Sizemore has been engaged
by the school board to assist his wife
in the town school.
Mrs. +. d. Weldon has been quite
poorly the past few days. Her daugh-
ter Mrs. Clara Brittendall of Bluff
ton spent Saturday night and Sunday
with her.
Mrs. G. H. Kimball was sick sever
al days of last week.
Mrs. Luella McMartin and little
son are guests of Mrs. Alice Morri-
son.
Clifford Headington came from De-
corah Thursday to stay until Sunday
with home folks.
Pierre Feltis arrived Saturday
from Dakota for a visit with reIativ-
es and friends.
Mrs. john Gates spent part of last
week with her daughter Mrs. James
Headington and family at DEBORAH.
Joe Moran and Ted Morrison went
to DEBORAH Saturday after load of
hard coal.
Mrs. Charles Mead who has been
ill the past two weeks expects to
return TO her school today.
Mrs. Ella Thayer and son James
Weldon and Mrs. Clara BrittendalI of
Bluffton spent Saturday at the OF
tawa home.
A number of young people from
here attended the dance at Prosper
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Shelley were
guests Thursday at the H. w. Shelley
home.
Leslie Pierce and Paul Ward re-
turned Friday from Dakota where
they have been working the past
few months.
A baby boy was born on Jan. II
to Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Pierce. The
young man weighed 9l2 lbs. and
has been named Marshall Wade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Peacock were
shopping in Prosper Thursday fore
noon.
Mrs. james Wade spent Friday
night and Saturday with her daugb-
ter Mrs. Carl Pierce.
Mrs. Maud Reed and little son
Frank spent the week end with Mrs.
Joe Moran.
Mrs. Martha Perry and son Frank
have been at Savannah. Mo. the mast
two weeks, where Mrs. Perry went to
be treated for cancer. The treat
ment which she took at La Crosse
two months ago was of no benefit.
Her many friends hope that this
treatment may be successful.
Harry Cox. Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Nelson and Miss Florence McIntire
were DEBORAH visitors Thursday
Mrs. Alice Morrison spent Tues
day with Mrs. +. NJ. Reed
RUDE Wilbur and family, Mrs.
Clara Brittendall of Button, Mrs.
Ella Thayer and son James Weldon,
Ernest Ward and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. f. Ward and NJ. E. Marsh
were guests Friday at the H. w.
Shelley Lone. The occasion being
Mr. Sheley's birthday.
A social will be held in the Van
Welt school house the evening of
Jan. %. Ladies are requested to
bring a box with supper for two,
but they arc rot to be sold as at
the ordinary box social. This promis-
rs to be something new and enter
tanning. Come and see. Proceeds viii
20 toward paying for a Victrola.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Wanless were
very much surprised on Monday eve.
Ian. 10 when about 30 of their
friends and relatives gathered at
their home in honor Of Mr.. Wanless'
A pleasant evening was
spent and after refreshments had
been served, Rev. Mead IN behalf
Of the company presented Mr. Wan
less with a purse of money as a re-
of the occasion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-19

Ed Teepe underwent an operation
at the Cresco hospital Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Schmidt spent
Tuesday night with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Allen in Castalia.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-19
BUSINESS CARDS

Ed l.. ACRES
Insurance In Sure Insurance.
Mutual Life of N. Y.
North River Fire ms. Co. of N. Y.
Iowa National Fire ms. Co.
Farmers Live Stock ms. Co. Of
Iowa.
Interstate Auto & Liability.
Room 4. Ben Bear Bldg. DEBORAH, Ia
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-19

DIR. A. f. FRITCHEN
Physician and Sergeon
Offices in Evanson Building.
DEBORAH, Iowa.
If not in Office leave call at Winnie
shiek Hotel.
Phone 70-2.
Office Hours--10 a. m. to IL ~,
2 to 4 p. M, z to s p. M, Sundays 9
to 10 a. m.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-01
STEADY WORK
ADVANCES MANY
IN SEDAN RACE
Consistent Workers Press.
ing S%pasmodic and Inter
mittent Campaigners

The steady workers in The Herald
Big Six Auto Campaign are gaining
ground. They are passing many of
the spasmodic workers and getting
enough subscriptions to enable them
selves to pile up a great many special
point credits.
With only a short time. left to Sc
cure special point credits under the
second special point offer, candidates
are working diligently to get as many
subscriptions as possible while their
remittances entitle them to large point
credits.
The second period of The Herald
Big Six Auto Campaign will end on
october IS and all rerittantes to en-
title candidates to special point credits
must reach The Herald office before
10 o'clock in the. evening of that day.
subscribers may pay contestants or
ask that their favorite candidate re-
celves point credits. The request for
points must be made at the time Of
sending in the subscription. Point
credits will not be issued to persons
requesting same unless request for
points is made at the time Of paying
or when sending in the subscription.
Every contender for the prize Sc
dams should use every remaining hour
of the c period to advantage if
they expect to secure one of the priz-
es. Competition is keen and the can
didates who become prize winners will
have to do some splendid work to de-
feat their competitors.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-01
Grain Prices Are
Watched Because OF s',.
Market Limitations.

Chicago, Oct. Board Of trade
members watched the course of grain
prices with unusual Interest today be-
cause of the elimination of trading in
"indemnities," also known as ."priyi-
leges," bids and offers" and puts
and calls VI
Last spring while the Capper-
Tlncher law regulating grain ex-
changes, which goes into effect late
in December imposing a prohibitivo
tax on this method OF. trading; was
being framed the officers and direo-
tors of the Chicago Board of Trade
recommended the indemnity trading
be discontinued The members Of
keyboard of trade a few weeks ago
voted to eliminate indemnities Octo-
Der l..
"Indennities' in substance are con-
tracts which give to the buyer the
privilege Of demanding a specifcA
quantity Of grain at a named price
within a certain time. or give him
the privilege Of delivering a specified
quantity at a named price withinsa
certain time.s Hence the name "priyi-
leges." ~
The utility of indemnity trading.
marketing experts Of the board OF
trade say, lay in the insurance 1t pro-
'NANN AN SPSSd1dSoIS dSdlISI flOlSuL
price swings in a stated period.
Spectators said a leading grain
man, provide a market in which
country elevator or farmers
may protect themselves from loss by
hedging Spectators are constantly
on the alert to buy or sell as ordinary
conditions of supply and demand in
dictate, but they in turn media chance
to hedge against the unexpected
such as a suddeSA hange in world po-
ntlcal or economic conditions that
would change price values" -
There are firms and individuals
which made a speciality of selling in
IDENTITIES. Thelate Russell Sage was
reputed to have made many of his
millions by the sale of stock privi-
leSes,' and catalogues process, on the
New York Stock exchange.
Years ago trading in puts and calls
was eliminated at Chicago, but the
trade was promptly transferred to the
Milwaukee and Minneapolis markets,
and as a consequence trading was
later resumed here.
Many~traders held the opinion that
the nov would make spectators
more conservative and thus reduce the
, volume of speculation. A reduction
in volume, it was further theorized.
would make for wider fluctuations in
price, a situation not desired by
farmers who, for many years have
Sc ought to stabilize prices.