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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-24
DEBORAH BOY
OVER IN TURKEY
Carl Arneson on the U. S. S. Sapelo
Writes His Parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Otto Arneson Inter-
esting Letter.
Is TUUU MILES
FROM HOME
Sailed Into the Straits of the Darla-
nelles Passing Within Ten
Miles Ruins of Ancient
Troy.
July 10, 1921.

cNiy -, AV-~s
Dear Folks:
Arrived yesterday, one step far
ther away from you. When we ar
rive on the st. Louis we will be
about 1000 miles from home. Well
I've been on the Sapelo 16 days now
and haven't done two minutes work
yet. If insomnia ever attacks me
I'll die of ennui.
Met all my old friends here and
they seemed quite glad to see me.
Seeing familiar faces and hearing my
name spoken is very pleasant. Its
something that they haven't forgot
ten my name. Tonight is dance
night at the Y. M. C. A. The Sapelo
crew are fresh fIom the states, scorn
the "Y" and dances thinking the
cafe and later the brig. / certainly
appreciate their attitude for ] will
be able TO secure that many more
numbers with Miss Stonecipher. sits
an i'll wind.
Last night man bound to Con-
stantinople got hardboiled and car
essed one of the ships company with
hottie of beer. The other mans
features were not improved thereby
The captain in his own sweet way
restricted the 36 men of the draft
to the ship for the stay in Venice.
A case of Eros giving Mars black
eye. The order was read at 12:45
p. m. and at 1:01 p. m. 35, no
"a of the draft were either ashore
or enroute ashore in gondolas. Mr..
MCGOWAN, the Executive Officer
appreciated the fact that / and the
wielder of the naughty flask were
aboard ard also that Miss Stonecip-
hes' requested my presence at the
dance and gave me liberty. The
other man is still in the brig, how
ever. tS
Saturday is Regatta Day and all
Venice will be a festival and "the
night will be filled with music" moon
light and decorated gondolas. The
Venetian Regatta is a grand affair.
Read Ben Hur last Sunday and
enjoyed it a great deal. don't
know whether Mr.. Wallace wrote of
the cities mentioned from an eye
witness point of view or not but
I'm going to keep the book for
reference when | get east. Am al
most sure of going to Palestine.
Will try to get a furlough there.
Some destroyer is always going to
Japha and ! may get to see Aa-
tioch.
The dance begins, Au Revior.
Lovingly,
CARL.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-24
WOMAN MADE VOW
Wife Fuifills Her Vow When Hus-
bands Life is Spared.

Lisbon, Iowa-A curious sight
was witnessed in the streets of Lis
bon just after dawn recently. Maria
Conceicao, wife of a workman, was
seen dragging herself painfully on
her knees from her house through
the busy streets to the Church of
Our Lady of Health, thus carrying
out a vow made during the illness
of her husband, in case of his re-
covery.
The distance from her house to the
church was more than two miles
and long before she had accomplish
ed one half of her pilgrimage, her
knees were torn by stones and her
dress was stained with blood.
Maria's husband a young tin-man,
fell seriously i'll about six months
ago and was given up by the doctors.
His devoted wife tended him with
untiring care and love and when it
was thought that he was dying, she
prayed for miracle that should
save his life, making a vow that if
he recovered she would go on her
knees, as sign of thanksgiving, to
the shrine Of the Lady of Health.
The husband recovered and the
wife has fulfilled her vow.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-24
U. S. S. SAPELO
Dardanelles,
July "a, 1921.

July "a, lSZl.
Dear Folks
We left Venice the day after the
water carnival and arrived the same
afternoon at Pola at three o'clock.
The water carnival was pretty but
not what | expected. There were
hundreds of gondolas lit up with
Japanese lanterns but the light be-
trayed the character of the boats
and the passengers. After the ideas
one gets of the beauty of such an
event then seeing mess of
Italians sitting around a table in
scavenger barge eating spaghetti
with their fingers and drinking hogs
heads of Dago Red, the disillusion-
ment is rather painful. And then the
music. Mark Twain, even, is de-
ceiving, for while the occupants of
the gondolas all contribute their
voices, they all sing different songs
and try to drown out their neigh
bors, and the result is terrible
bedlam. The fireworks consisted of
two or three red lights and one rock
ct. The crowds on the squares and
.plaZZas and in the cafes were worse
than Michigan Boulevard on a Sat
urday noon, and smelled infinitly
more like effervescent spirits of gar
lie. | went back to the ship, out at
the farther end of the grand canal,
in a gondola, through the throngs of
boats in the lagoon and under the
bridge to the Church of Health. The
farther got away the better I
liked it, for the lights all over the
lagoon We're pretty and the music,
more indistinct, could with a little
imagination, seem pretty. When |
neared the ship | found that barge
with twelve musicians was alongside
serenading so | kept the gondola
away from the ship and listened.
They played over an hour and every
ten minutes cost me three Ira but
it was worth it. They played eveuy
thing | ever heard of in the line of
opera and classic music. They had
a wonderful baritone and you should
have heard him swell out on the
solo from Carmen with cello, bass
vial and a dozen violins and guitars
for accompaniment. The women in
the party were very good too and
sure put a lot of pep into ''Yamov,
Tarantera, La Paloma, Oui Marie,
Santa Lucia, Barcarolc, Rigoietto and
selections from everything imagin-
able. came back thirty minutes
late but the officer of the deck had
Continued on last page.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-24
Pound SIS Check

George Oyloe, of Springfield town
ship, lost SS5 in Decorah fair week,
SO IN cash and a SIS check. The
check was found fey days later by
Adolph Hanson, son of Frank Han
son, near where the merry -go-round
was operating. The check was returned
to Mr. Oyloe, but he is still out S70.
Whether his pocket was picked or
he lot tae money is hard to tell,
but theiS is generally some light
fingered artists following up fairs
over the country who ply their game
in crowds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-24
Valdez COLLEGE
"a YEARS OLD
Well known Institution of Learning
Has Had Long and
Successful Career.
PROF. c. III. Valdez AT
IT'S HEAD CONTINUOUSLY
Successful Students From This School
Holding Renumerative Positions
All Over the Country.

Thirty four years ago the Valdez
Business College was opened in De-
corah by Prof. Charles H. Valdez,
and it has been one of the leading
and successful schools Of the state
al these years, and Prof. Valdez has
been continuously at its head since
the SCHOOL opened, and he is one of
the best known school men in the
state today.
He had had an excellent corps Of
teachers associated with him always.
The vice president and treasurer of
the institution is Prof. Charles Fl.
Whalen, who is head of the Com
mercial department, and connected
with the school for about eighteen
years.
Prof. Valdez came to Decorah in
1875, taking position as instructor
in Stacks Business College, and az
terwards taught in the public schools,
Luther College and Decorah Institute.
He was engaged as special teacher
OF penmanship, and he was one of
the very best penmanship Instructors
in the country.
He afterwards organized the Val
der Business College and Normal
School, the former being founded in
1888 and the latter year later.
In 1913 these institutions were in
corporated as Valdez Business Col
lege; Valdez Normal School and VAL
der Shorthand School.
In the neighborhood of ten thou
sand students have been enrolled in
this school, and they are now scatter
ed broadcast over the country, all
holding responsible and well paid
positions. One of the features of
the school is that it prepares its
pupils in short terms by practical
business training, so that within the
least possible time student is gain
ing earning power. Another feature
is that the school has always been
successful in securing good positions
for its pupils at the end of their
course.
This popular school opens again
for its thirty fourth year on Monday,
Aug. 20, and the prospects are that
the coming year will be the banner
year in the history of the institu-
ton. Thirty four years is a long
time to remain at the head of one
school, and it is mighty good evid-
ence also that the school has been
a success, and its past record is its
best advertisement, and we want to
congratulate Prof. Valdez on his long
and successful career here and trust
that Valdez College will enjoy many
more years Of success and prosper
ity.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-24

$50, plus SIS salvage or S45 the
owner gets back for an animal that
is a detriment to his herd, also one
from which raw milk should not be
fed to children. If such reactor or
tubercular cattle are found the herd
is retested in six months. The cost
of this work is borne by the state.
After passing two clean tests the
herd is accredited, and the benefits
derived by the herd owner are:
/. Increased value of individual
animal and increased herd value.
2. Ability to ship interstate from
accredited herds for period of one
year.
3. Satisfaction of knowing that
dairy products offered for sale are
free from disease germs.
4. Elimination of economic losses
caused by tuberculosis.
The benefit derived by city in
having milk produced from accredit-
ed tuberculin free herds is already
apparent, as it will eliminate the per-
centage of tuberculosis in children.
This percentage for Decorah cannot
DS COIISClly uclcIiIllHtu, DuC Sstli pVS-
itively be eliminated by placing our
dairy herds on the accredited list of
the state. In as much as this $780,
600 comes out of our tax levy it is
evident that the work of accrediting
herds is already paid for and the
question is whether Decorah is going
to get value received for her tax
money, as it applies to this work.
The extra expense to the city Is
nothing. The diaryman by having
his herd accredited cannot be hurt
financially, unless all his cattle are
tubercular, in which case the milk
from such herd would be unfit for
children, neither would his herd be
worth much to him personally within
a period of a few years.
The city council has before them
a milk ordinance covering the pro-
duction of milk in cleanly manner
from tuberculosis free accredited
herds or by pasturization.
This ordinance has been unanim-
ously endorsed by the Commercial
Club. The ordinance gives the dairy
men the choice of the two methods,
either testing the cattle for tuber-
eplosis OF pastarizing their milk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-24

A fault-mender is better than a
fault-fnder.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-24
raund sss IA safe Place

Monday morning when Dennis
Koran, ianitor at the court house
and Jail, was cleaning up the Jail
department he found S66 in bills un-
der one of the cots. The money be-
lcnged to a young fellow who spent
a night at Hotel De Ellingson during
fair week. He thought, some one
had stolen it from him. AT any
rate the money fel Into honest hands
and was returned to the young fell
low by Mr.. Horan.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-24
Exempt Homes From Beer Raids

Washington-The conference re-
port on the anti-beer bill, definitely
agreed on Saturday and presented
to the senate, eXempts a mans
home from search without warrant
Obtained in due course of law bur
requires no warrant to search other
property provided an officer acts
without malice and has reasonable
cause to suspect the presence Of
liquor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-24

bdhNI WTiIiIIIFs III I7Vs 'fWIEENs
George Baker, Jr., Of Deeorah, our
crack tennis player, is coming strong
in the first two rounds Of the state
tennis meet at Des Moines this week.
Yesterday he defeated L. NJ. Davis,
of Des Moines 81, so in the frs.
round, and Kenneth Bishard, also
Of Des Moines 6-1, 6-2, in the second
round.
Darwin Alyger, of Decorlh, was
defeated in the first round by E. C.
Rea, Of Des Moines, the score being
6-3, 6-3.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-29

Mr.. and Mrs. John Pogue, of Ros-
ellie, were weekend visitors at the
homes of N. W. Tally and C. v. Cox
: Mrs. A., N. Kendall, of Natvine,
Wash, is visiting her brother, C. l..
Garrett, and family, {
Hugh Kendall ,sof Norfolk, Va, Wis.,
tied his uncle, c. !. Garrett, and fam
lily the past week. .p e..
Warpie KenelI, of, Jackson, S C. WIS.,
tied c. /. Garrett the past week.
Mrs. ]. P. London returned to her
home at Loughboro Sunday, after an
extended visit with her daughter,
Mrs. N. d. Sinclair.
Ira Eaton, of st. Louis, visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Joe Eaton, the
weekend.
Maurice ScharpeS and Chas. Ket-
finger spent the Weekend on fish
ing trip.
Miss Hyacinth Davidson is back at
her position, after an extended absence
due to the illness of a brother at
Jonesboro, Ark.
Mrs. Chas. Scharper and daughters,
Marie and Rosaline, of st. Louis were
here the past week. They formerly
resided here.
VIM. Sykes, of Iron Mountain, was
visitor here Saturday afternoon.
Clyde Poston went to st. Louis
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Smith returned
home Wednesday from an extended
visit with friends and relatives in
New Madrid.
New Madrid county.
Ed Turner has purchased the soft
drink establishment owned by Les
Black, of Elvins.
Two men were arrested here Friday
afternoon by Sam Doss, they being
wanted for the robbery of the home of
Val Mccain, of Flat River, that morn
ing. They stole pay check worth
sixty dollars and some jewelry. They
came here and cashed the check, it
having been Endorsed by Ed Turner,
he knowing one of the men. They
made a few purchases and were on the
train ready to go to DeSoto, when
they were informed by Mr.. Doss that
they were going to be guests of Ho-
tel Hunt at Pennington. All but S11
were recovered.
P. c. Friend, who took an airplane
ride last Tuesday says he is ready for
another. ,a.. D..
Mr.. Short and sister, of Pilot Knob,
were visitors here Sunday.
Jesse Wood and VIM. Black, of Ell
wins, were Sunday visitors here.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. F. Hughes and fam
lily, of Edge Hill, were Sunday guests
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wood.
Tip Henson, of Iron Mountain, was
visitor here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Nolte, of Iron
Mountain, were visitors here Monday.
Mrs. A. Treuernicht was a Middle
brook visitor Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Mccoy. of Poplar
Bluff, were visitors Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. l. D. Mccoy.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-29
LIBERTYVILE

II. L. Price, of Avon, is tbaling hay
and straw in this community this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. G. Keith and daugh-
ter. Virginia, were visiting friends
here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Simpson spent
from Friday until Sunday of last week
with relatives at Fredericktown.
Rev. Andrews spent Saturday night
with H. B. Presnell and family.
Robt. London, of Route 3, was Wis.
itor in this community Tuesday OF
this week. t.u -.
Miss St. Mary Kinkead, of Farming
ton, spent the first, Of this week here
with relatives. as,,.,
"Uncle' Lawson Hughes, formerly
of this place, but who now lives IN
Pennington, had a stroke of paraly-
sis this week and il, in Q very Feeble Feeble,
condition. arl.P ,Sis~.,ig Il.
st. Louis, and daughter, Mrs, Goggin,
of Mitchell, spent, last week here with
the formers daughter, Mrs. N. 9. Sc
bastian, and family.
\ Mr.. and Mrs. J. .G.t Grow, of Farm
inpton, spent last week here at the
bedside of the formers siser, Miss Ell
len Grow, whose obituary will be seen
elsewhere in this paper.
Mrs. Robt. Crow and son, ALVIN, Oh
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-29
PRIMROSE


Jacob Matthey, Of near Melzo,
transacted business in Bonnie Terre
Saturday. =. ,y
Miss Eta Lawson was guest of
Miss Nellie Moon Sunday. a.,
Jake and Manual Moses, Of near
Silver Springs, were Bonnie Terre Wis
itors Saturday.
Rev. E. ]. Hamrick, Of near Hills
boro filled his appointment at the T..
M. B. church Saturday and Sunday.
Fenton Roberts was a business Wis
itor in Bonnie Terre Saturday.
Mr.. land Mrs. Jacob Pettes and chill
dren, of Bonnie Terre, motored out
here Saturday night and attended
church.
Leathel Rawson was a Bonnie Terre
visitor Saturday.
Rev. G.. j. Hamrick. of near Hills
boro, was guest at the home of VIM. A.
Moon Sunday.
John Forshee, of near Coonville,
was Bonnie Terre visitor Saturday.
Ernest Meyer, of Detroit. Mich, is
here visiting home folks at this writ
ing.
Quite a few from here were Golf
Springs visitors Sunday evening.
John Pettes and family spent Sun
day evening at the home of Mr.. Ora
ham.
Robt. Kerkoski and family, of
Bonnie Terre, motored out here Sun
day morning and spent the day with
Jacob Matthey.
Miss Famine Roberts, of near De-
Soto, spent Sunday here with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Goodin and
children, of Leadwood, mOtored out
here Sunday and spent the day.
Mrs. Lass Sash and little son, AL
bert, were guests at the home Of Fred
Cash the latter art of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Pettes and chill
dren, of Bonnie Terre. spent Sunday
at the home of W. P. Spradling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Murphy, of
near Wales Mines, motored to Bonnie
Terre Saturday.
Several from Melzo and Prospect
attended church here Sunday.
VIM. Murphy, of near Big River,
motored out to Bonnie Terre Saturday.
Mrs. Everetts and baby and Misses
,Verna and Lois Jones were guests at
the home of VIM. A. Moon Monday.
Mrs. Ida Jones was shopping in
Bonnie Terre Monday.
Miss Nellie Moon was guest of Miss
es Edna and Elsie Rawson the latter
part of last week.
Ferman Moon motored to Bonnie
Terre Monday night.
Mrs. John Rawson was a Tunnel
visitor last week.
The Moore Bros. are threshing in
this neighborhood at this writing.
Rev. E. }. Hamrick spent Sunday
night at the home of Willis Moon.
Mr.. Holdman transacted business in
Bonnie Terre last week.
VIM. A. Moon was a visitor in, the
Germania neighborhood last week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-29

Tucker, has gone to Mr.. Tillman's of
near Libertyville, to stay.
John Hines and daughter, Mrs. Les
lie Caruthers, of Womack, passed
through here Saturday en- route to
Fredericktown.
Mrs. Clark and children spent last
week with relatives near Frederick
town. ed
Lalla Watts is guest of relatives
near Fredericktown.
Violas Umfeet attended the ice
cream social at Libertyville Saturday
night.
Mrs. John Beard, of Womack, was
here Thursday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. LEM.
James Ferguson was a business
visitor at Fredericktown last Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oda Wright and baby,
of near Rock Creek spent Sunday with
relatives here.
Naomi Loughary spent Sunday af-
ternoon with Viola Umheet.
Misses Ruby and Thena King spent
Sunday with their friends, Edna and
Birdie Ferguson.
NSlVWuCu OuL ldoG WCchsJ
A small shower of rain fell here
Monday afternoon which was appreci-
ated by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lahford spent Sunday
afternoon at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Ferguson.
Anna Meridith, of Fredericktown,
spent the weekend with her parents
here.
Misses Dora LEM, Ruby and Thelma
King were shopping at Fredericktown
last Wednesday.
Will Kiepe, of Libertyville, was here
last Saturday stacking wheat for VIM.
Lenz.
Mrs. Tulloch returned to Frederick
town Saturday after spending the past
week here with her daughter, Mrs. Jim
King and family.
Hazel and Lenard Holiday spent
Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Loughary.
William LEM and daughter attended
church services at Womack last Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Hicks was bus
mess visitors at Fredericktown last
Monday.
0rville King and sisters, Harvey,
Lydia and Anna Meredith, Ollie and
Odos Loughary attended church SER
vices at the d, E. Chuch at, Womack
last Sunday.
Mrs. Jim King and three children
and her mother, Mrs. Tulloch, spent
last Friday with Mr.. and Mrs. LEM
and daughtef. -
1da My;ckt III ,..s,. p,cl,eroaL b..
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-07-29
%:sCOUNTY CORRESPONDENCE ::

Ironton, and Emmett, Grow, of st,
Louis, attended the funeral of their
aunt, Miss Ellen Grow, last Monday!
Those from Pennington who attend
ed the funeral here last Monday were:
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Fleming, Mrs.
Laura Mccormick, Mrs. G. N. Baker,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Kinkead and
Daughter, St. Mary, Mr.. and Mrs. P.
/ G. Keith and daughter, Virginia, Rev.
and Mrs. R. L. Allen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Hughes, Mrs. L. Hughes and
Messrs. Cache and Herzog.
J. E. Burns, H. B. Presnell and E.
o. Presnell, were business visitors near
Fredericktown last Monday.
Alfred Tucker has been on the sick
list.
B. D. Pratt, of near Coffman, spent
a part of last week here with his
daughter, Mrs. Ed Turley.
The ice cream festival given by the
NJ. q. Church here last Saturday night
was attended by large crowd. The
proceeds amounted to $50.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lutenberger, Of Cher
ryville, were guests this week of the
latter's father, Theo. Keipe, and fam
lily, of this place.
A reunion of the Wallace family
was held at the home of Mrs. A. M.
Wallace on last Sunday at this place.
A large crowd, numbering 81, were
in attendance, all bringing well filled
baskets. At the noon hour the long
table in the dining room was filled to
overlooking with good things to eat,
of which all partook sumptuously.
Singing and music were enjoyed
throughout the day, which was one
long to be remembered by all pres
ent. Those present were, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. caves, Mr.. and Mrs. E. F.
Pratt, Wallace Kelly, Ralph Simms,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. V. Inman and daugh-
tiers, Fay and Audrey of st. Louis,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Grady of Desloge,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Hood and children,
Waldo, Willard, Una and Virginia of
st. Francois, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Alb
shire, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Parker and
children, Martin and Mercelite, Mrs.
T. w. Martin, Vernon Estes, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Presnell and children, Anna
Lee, Dorothy and Doris Of Flat River,
Mrs. Ida Carver and children, Jennie
and Clarence of Pennington, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. C. Wallace, Byron Wallace,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wallace and chill
dren, Winifred and George, Jr., of
Knob Lick, Mr.. and Mrs. E. O. Pres
nell and daughter, Cressie, Mr.. md
Mrs. ]. C. Wallace, Mrs. A. H. King,
Mrs. Julia Wallace, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
B. Presnell and children, Harry, By
ron and Edward, J. C. Conrad and
children, Annie and Jimmie of Lib
ertyville, and Rev. Clyde Hill, of
Fredericktown.