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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09
RAVENA

Roads were dragged Monday.
Herman Lansing was a passenger
for Fl. Atkinson Wednesday on bust
mess.
Alyvis Beckman of Ossian started
to work for Lewie Brandt Monday
for the coming season.
Oscar Monsoon of DEBORAH came up
to saw wood for August Lansing on
Wednesday.
Quite few of Allen Wangsness'
neighbors assisted him move to Cas-
Italia Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Broghammer
called at August Lansing's on We'd
Inesday.
Lewis Gronlie who has been work
ing for Anton Anderson the past
winter resigned and is now working
for Allen Wangsness south of Cas-
Italia.
julius Brown done some telephone
work at Ossian Wednesday.
John Meyer and family arrived
here Tuesday from Cresco and will
live on their farm in this vicinity
and we sure are glad to see John
and family back again.
Mrs. Lewie Felke of Centennial
visited with Miss Edith Decou Tues
day.
Eddie Schroeder was a passenger
for DEBORAH on Saturday to have
some dental work done.
Herman Lansing and son Frank
autoed to Castaha on business on
Saturday.
Mike Herteges hauled some wood
! to Ossian the past week.
Henry and Albert Lansing sawed
wood in Ossian Thursday and Fri
day.
Eddie and Frank Schroeder sawed
wood in Ossian Friday.
A pie social was held in our school
house on Friday evening. A large
crowd was present and all reported
a fine time.
Miss Regina Lansing spent a few
days the past week with friends in
Postville.
! viii Lansing and sons Leonard and
George called at Herman Lansing's
on Saturday.
u Mr.. and Mrs. John Broghammei
moved to the farm known as the
Kart farm, the middle of the week
which they rented for the coming
year.
j Sigurd Tovson went TO Decoraf
fore part of the week to act as cool
in his brothers cafe which Oscar
started Saturday. Here is good lucl
to Oscar and Sigurd both.
Lawrence Meyer and one of oul
popular young ladies were seen driv,
ing on our main street early Sunday
morning.
Herman Lansing and family spent
Sunday at John Meyers.
John Lansing of Ossian spent Sun.
day in Ravena.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09
CoNOVER

After a visit of several months
with relatives in Conover and CalmaT
Mr.. AMI Mrs. H. S. Swehla departed
for Fulse, Okla. Wednesday where
Mr.. Swehla has a position as manag-
er for a wholesale fruit house.
Mrs. +. F. Swehla was a business
visitor at Lawler Tuesday.
Paul Leuenberger shipped car
of household goods TO Grandu, MINI.
Monday.
Joe Setter went to Calmar with a
load of grain Tuesday.
Arthur Fisher of Spillville was a
business passenger for DEBORAH Mon
day.
Miss Mary Kopet, of 4 miles south
of here went to Fl. Atkinson Tues
dav to see Rosa Doubek who is sick,
Mr.. X. Doe transacted business at
DEBORAH Tuesday.
Joe Hayleck and wife moved to
Garner Thursday where Joe has a
job.
Mike Phillips of Calmar was a
business visitor in town Tuesday.
Lewis Benda and Ed Kapinos OF
Spillville made a business trip tc
DEBORAH Wednesday.
Miss Agnes Phillips and a friend
from Charles City came home FRIDAY
Miss Emma Sandager was bust
ness visitor at DEBORAH Friday.
John Phillips and John Polansky
drove to Calmar Friday on business
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09
CENTENNIAL.

Misses Bernice and Blanche Aller
were guests at the Mrs. Daniels home
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lars Nesvick ano
daug hter Johanna were guests al
the Rae Runkle home Friday evening
Will Weido is working for Henry
Ginapp this season.
Mr.. Arthur Olson of 0sceola, Wis
came last week for visit with re-
latives.
Henry Schlee was business cal
Ter near Eldorado one day last week
Will Duff was business caller al
the Hershal Lennon home Thursday
Miss Anna Nygaard of Ravena
was a guest of Miss Viola Mundt
Sunday.
Mat Wiltgen returned from his trip
to Rochester Thursday.
nellie Daniels was on the sick list
few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will. Duff departed
for Rock Falls Friday where they
will visit his brother, George and
family from there they will go to
Sioux City to visit his sister Mrs.
Roy Morris.
Miss Gladys Moen went to Ossian
today where she will assist Mrs.
Percy Billiard move.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hershal Lennon NOV
ed on the Will Duff farm Tuesday.
Mrs. Ed Russell spent few days
of last week with her mother Mrs.
LANCE at Castalia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wiedo enter
tanned number of friends at their
home Sunday evening.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Moen was baptized Sunday,
naming him Walter Kenneth.
Edna and Morris Youmans of north
of DEBORAH were guests at the Mrs.
Stevens home Saturday and Sunday.
Those who were entertained at the
John Moen home Sunday We're: Otto
Anderson and family of Ossian;
Arthur Olson of Osceola, Wis; Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Buddenburg and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Ginapp of near
Castalia, Carl Sersland and family,
Gena Hagalie and Harvey Hanson.
Miss Amanda Ginapp returned to
her home in Ossian Friday after a
few days stay at the Henry Ginapp
home.
Henry Schlee and family spent
Sunday at the Fred Wiedo home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Duff were guests
at the George Allen home few days
last week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09
CLAY HILL.

Mr. land Mrs. ]. j. Seegmiller of
DEBORAH spent the last week with
their son and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Griebel visited
with their daughter Mrs. Ben Stortz
IN DEBORAH Wednesday.
Mrs. Anna Rosa of DEBORAH spent
a couple of days with her son and
wife.
Mrs. M. Broghammer of Canoe
spent last Friday with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Linzenmeyer.
Mr.. c. Wennes of Highlandville
spent last Thursday night at the
Goetelman home.
Henry Kvam of DEBORAH has been
chopping wood for Mrs. Grinna and
Mr.. Frye the past two weeks.
Edward Seegmiller called at the
Glenn Stortz home in Franklin Prair-
lie Saturday.
Simon Broghammer of Ridgeway
visited with his parents recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Griebel and son
Carl of Pleasant Valley called at the
Griebel home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Skinner and
baby spent Sunday at the Dinger
home
Mr.. OLAF Sevrsgaard rented his
farm to Fred Borne and moved onto
his fathers farm in Canoe Twp. this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Rosa and son
Raymond visited with the formers
mother in DEBORAH Sunday.
Mrs. Ben Stortz and daughter
Vivian of DEBORAH spent Sunday and
Monday with her parents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09

Joe Puffer and Joe Frana were
Spillville callers Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Polansky ano
children autoed to Spillville on Sat
urday.
Frank Pecka was Saturday shop
per at Calmar.
Gust Olson drove to Calmar on
Saturday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Phillips and
daughter were Wednesday shoppers
at Calmar.
John Huber west of Spillville made
business trip to DEBORAH Thurs
day.
Lewis Sobolik from Charles City
arrived Friday night on a visit with
home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. Frana from Cal
mar were Sunday guests at the
James Janechek home.
Lewis Sobolik left for Charles
City Sunday where he has a job.
Conover Gypsies went to Calmar
with load of wood Saturday after
noon for sale.
Lewis Benda and son returned to
Spillville Monday a. m. from Cresco.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09

FOR SALE-Brick store building,
high grade shoe store fixtures,
eight room modern fiat above. At
Cresco, Iowa. Owner retired. $4,000
needed. Balance easy. w. F.. Allen,
1917 I'd Ave s., Minneapolis, MINI.
loft.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09
BURR OAK

Frank Perry returned Saturday
from Savannah, Mo. Mrs. Perry will
remain few weeks longer. q
Mrs. John Gates spent part of last
week at the home of her daughter
Mrs. James Headington at DEBORAH.
Mr.. and Mrs. Korah Wilbur have
started housekeeping in the tenant
house on the Emmett Knox farm,
and Mr.. Wilbur will work for Mr..
Knox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rube Wilbur were
DEBORAH visitors Tuesday.
James Wade had an auction sale
March 3. He has rented his farm to
Elmer Butler, but will remain on the
place.
Ralph Fredenberg of La Crosse
was guest Of relatives here part
of last week.
Miss Myrtle Wade spent several
days Of last week with her sister
Mrs. Carl Fierce.
Mrs. Charles Murdoch was guest
at the Z. NJ. Reed home Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Gene Headington visited on
Thursday at the home of her sister
Mrs. James Wade.
Rev. Meade and wife were guests
Tuesday evening at the Paul Wan
less home ond on Wednesday evening
at the Rube Wilbur home.
Miss Nellie Masters, eldest daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Masters
passed away at her home, March 5tf
after a years illness of tuberculosis
A large number of relatives ant
friends extend the deepest sympathy
to the family in this bereavement.
The marriage of Miss Lucy Chase
10 Frank Smell occurred at the
home of the bride on March 3D.. They
departed that afternoon for TRIP
to Lacrosse and Dubuque. Many
friends extend best wishes and con,
gratulations.
A farewell party was given Tues
day evening in the |. o. o. F. hal
for the Fremont Cox family anC
Will Winter. A large crowd attended
and a pleasant evening was spent.
Mrs. Rube Wilbur spent THURSDAY
with her Sister-in-law Mrs. Louie
Undertake.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wicks moved
last week from Harmony to theil
residence here in town.
Rob Richert has purchased the poo
room of Harry Cox and took pos
session Thursday.
On Easter Sunday, March q, Dis
trict Superintendent DR.. Curran viii
deliver the morning sermon at the
Al. E. church and conduct the quar-
terly conference after the service
Next Sunday the usual services viii
be held. Sunday School at 10 a. m
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09

her sister-in-law Mrs. E. Bergman
one day this last week.
James Weldon and mother were
to Burr Oak on Saturday on business.
Mrs. August Bergman and child
rem took dinner with Mrs. -.ichard
Greenslade Saturday.
Mrs. Sybert visited her daughter
Mrs. Jim Johnson of DEBORAH a
couple of days this last week.
p. j. O'Brien did not get home
from the Cresco hospital as was
stated in the paper last week, but is
expected home today.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09


ing less than twenty-five cents.
FOR SALE-Large boned yearling
Shorthorn bull, grade. Joseph Hol-
land, DEBORAH, Iowa. Off.
FOR SALE-Wisconsin Pedigreed
seed barley. Highland Chief and
Monarch seed oats. Write or. tele-
phone A. P. Pfster, DEBORAH, Iowa,
R4. 9-2.
FOR SALE-Summer home, size IA
TT. X 20ft. For information see
Mrs. Hannah Haas, over Electric
studio. 9-2.
FOR SALE-Two horse disc, good as
new. Fred Thomas, DEBORAH, Iowa.
9-2-pd.
WANTED-Small modern house tc
rent by April LIST. Enquire at this
office. 9-2-.
WANTED-House or fiat to rent for
family of three. Enquire Black 376.
9-2-pd.
FOR SALE-Rhode Island Red roost-
ers. Reed & Lennon, DEBORAH, Ia
Off.
LOST-A gold stick pin with large
ruby and pearl. Finder please leave
at this office. 9-2-pd.
NOTlCE-Will the party who found
cameo brooch on Water or Wash
ington street Saturday please leave
at this office. Reward 9-2
FOR SALE-9000 acres Montana
land. Will sell cheap, or consider.
trade for stock merchandise or in
come property. Ed. X. Hovden, De-
corah, Iowa. 6-tf.
FOR SALE-House, barn and two
lots. Enquire. Anton Arneson, at
Decorah Posten. Stiff.
FOR SALE-Nine Poland China
boar pigs, legeable to. be recorded,
and 16 gifts. S25 or $50. ENQUIRE
II. S. Herbenson, DEBORAH, r. 4.
Stiff
MONEY TO LOAN-on first real es-
tate mortgage. Winneshiek coun-
ty mortgages for sale. K. III. Nc
Masters, Winneshiek Hotel Bldg.
13-tf.
FOR SALE have a number OF
good city residences for sale. See
me before buying. Geo. P. Ode,
DEBORAH. Stf.
list a few farms ranging from 20
acres and up, well located Pos
session can be given March 1st.
Come and see me before you buy.
Geo. p. Ode, DEBORAH, Iowa. 1-tf.
WOOD SAWING-Cordwood S5c per
cord. Fleetwood, SLIPS per load.
Oscar Monson. Leave your orders
with Lewis Monsoon. Phone Red
1888. 47-tf.
IWANTED-Situation as stenograph-
er and bookkeeper. Apply at this
Office. 1O-1-pd.,
FOR SALE-One Clark road wagon
in good condition by Fl. o. Man
ming, 1913 Mechanic st. Phone
No. 27117, DEBORAH. 10-2-pd.
FOR SALE-Cheap good Studebaker
Four motor just overhauled and in
good condition. A real snap for
| quick cash deal. Call at Union
Springs Dairy or phone 49303.
loft.
WANTED-Competent girl for
general homework, small family,
good pay. Phone Black 339.
10-1.
FOR RENT-About Z or s acres
corn land in West DEBORAH. En-
quire of w. o. Thornton, West De-
corah. Phone Black 304.
l0-1-pd.
DROP Me A Garland / will.
come and take your measure for a
made to measure Nubone Corset.
Robena Sinclaire, BOG Court ST.,
DEBORAH, Iowa. 10-1-pd.
WANTED-Table waitress. Hotel
Waucoma, Waucoma, Iowa. 10-1.
FOR SALE-Registered Shorthorn
bull, dark red, one and one-haIf
years old. Good individual. Enquire
of Arthur Hoyt, r. 4.
9-2-pd.
FOR SALE-Brick store building,
high grade shoe store fixtures,
eight room modern fiat above. At
Cresco, Iowa. Owner retired. $4,000
needed. Balance easy. w. F. Allen,
1917 I'd Ave S., Minneapolis, MINI.
loft
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09

0t4c1s az IL. Young Pee
pies meeting at Z p. m. preaching at
500.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Manning visited
Friday and Saturday at the home
of Mrs. Manning's father B. M.
Wicks at DEBORAH.
Mrs. Bertha Wade is spending this
week with Mrs. Charles Murdoch.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09
Much in Little.

A baby will make love stronger,
days shorter, night longer, bank roll
smaller, home happier, clothes shah
bier the past forgotten and the future
worth living for.-Office TONES.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09
Should Cultivate That, Too.

SO many singers want to run before
they can walk, says critic. With
some singers whom We have heard the
ability to dodge as well as run would
be an advantage.-LondOn Punch.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09

When you buy one of our mems
pure fibre hose at 90 cents you buy
the best value in America for the
BEARS.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-07-07

sinking silence, from such as L Yet
/ thought / saw
Il am very weak. That last night
sapped my small strength, and then
the fever gripped me. But my mind
is quite clear.
Il can see you now. the compassion
In your kind eyes as you stopped over
the wounded lad fallen at your door
compassion that changed involuntary
ly 10 aversion. TO hatred, as you saw
the too-familiar gray Of the German
field uniform.
"You would have turned away-l
knew it--but you could not Some
thing held you. Was II the thought
Of boy In the horizon bluei Or was
IL the utter helplessness Of the young
stranger that touched your mother
hearth No tears Of pity softened your
eyes. yet ] felt your knotted hands
fumbling at my stained coat. dragging
my weight over the low doorsill 80.
Then was lying in bed, such a
bed as my weary body had not known
for months. ! was clean, too. and ~
ing between clean sheets, the numbins
pain somehow softened. Someone bent
over me. offering food. Your touch
was gentle; you no longer shrank
from me.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-07-07

again / wakened II was night,
the moonlight streaming In through
the tiny window. You were kneeling
on the earthen floor. talking with your
God.
Then ! saw anew this awful con-
fiict, In its power 10 scar a woman's
heart. For you spoke Of loved ones
conceive sons with the colors, offer
ing their lives daily for France; the
husband Of your youth. lying beneath
a wooden cross; a daughters purity
violated by the invader; the child,
your last, slain before your very eyes.
An, how well you knew the bitterness
Of war;
yet you could pray. Kneeling there,
crushed and alone In your old age,
amid the ruins Of all you had cher
ished. you prayed for me. Enemy
though he was you asked Gods bless
ing upon the wounded lad you had
taken In
"You slept that night. upon the
hard floor. And also slept. in spite
Of my pain, for your words had
brought me a strange peace.
For two days and nights lay pas
sive, gaining strength TO complete my
mission. Patiently ! was cared for,
and tenderly, and ] marvelled at the
miracle 81 your love.
For how could you know that IL
was for France. the France Of my IA.
Tiers. that had fought for her that
I had risked life and honorf And how,
indeed. could you know Of the bitter.
ness Of soul. the cruel dlsillusionment
and loss Of faith. that had driven me
TO this unhonored taski
Il could not speak. Even when. dis
carding the lying uniform that could
no longer serve me. / slipped away in
the stolen smcck q your dead hus-
bend. / could leave no word.
@Now at las; may speak, for my
work IL done and ! rest
what may come I know not. but
this ! know: Ny spirit that was
crushed is whole sgain. You saved
life, o mother Of France, bur you did
more than that-you gave back faith
20 3 soul that vas dead That u why,
as uAit here. ! have no fear. Surely
TIE God who has cOmf0rted your heart
viii not forget me
-Sox Il IL evening. and I am weary.
But IN my heart is peace that VII
never leave me. Goodnight. dear
mother. and may The good God bless
you for vhAf you have done
r. ruos.x--4-. - 49, sr-ahl~d
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-07-07
MANCHESTER DEPOT

Tuesday, July 18th, is DeLaval Ser
vice Day. Be sure and bring your
separator to Hemonway's Hardware
Store, Manchester. Advertisement.
Harold p. Bennett Of New York
City, arrived at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Bennett, the
first Of the week and is spending his
regular summer vacation here.
The Ladies' Altar Society of st.
Paul's Church will give lawn party
on the spacious lawns Of Mrs. 7. j.
Healcy at the Depot on Friday even
ing, of this week. The band will be
in attendance. Advertisement.
Mrs. E. C. Lovejoy and daughters,
the Misses Maud and Bertha Levejoy
and Miss Hodgkins, all Of Buffalo, N.
Y, have been guests Of Hon. and Mrs.
w. F. Andrews during the past week.
They are on a motor trip from Their
home to points on the coast Of Maine
and stopped over here for a visit and a
rest.
Fenton S. Jacobs, captain Of the
Bird U. S. Cavalry, stationed at TT.
Ethan Allen, was in town Saturday in
the interest Of the Citizens Military
Training c amp at Camp Devensr
Mass. Any young man interested in
military training will find il worth his
while to get in touch with the proper
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-07-07
Three Specie, OF Giraffe.

Dr Samuel Johnson did not quite
cover the facts when. IN his cole
brat,d dictionary. he defined the 81
raffe as ian Abyssinlan tninnl taller
Than the elephant. but not SO thick
As a matter OF fact. there are AT least
three species OF girafle-the one with
two horns, long familiar to US and
the second that dwells In :, rthenst-
ern Africa, and shows third frontal
horn Tin old bulls). or IN the Uganda
variety. with as many rs five small
horns on It's crown. In the second
SPECIES the pnfcnes In the network OF
cuioring are larger and ~ brighter
chestnut than In the ordinary kind.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-07-07

The first bottle OF Tanlac to reach
the public was sold just little over
six years ago. Its success was i'm
mediate and people everywhere we're
quick TO recognize il as medicine Of
merit Since that time
there have been sold throughout this
country and Canada something over
Twenty Million t20OOO,0o0) bottles
a record which has prob
ably never been equalled in the his
tory Of the drug trade in America.
Fame is International
The instant and phenomenal success
which Tanlac won when il was first
introduced has been extended to prac-
tically every large city, small town.
village and hamlet in North America.
Its fame has become international in
its scope and England, Japan, Mexico,
Cuba, Hawaii, Alaska, Porto Rico and
many European countries are clam
oring for it.
From coast 10 coast and from the
Great Lakes, Tanlac is known and
honored. Millions have taken II with
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-07-07
THE SPY
By ETHEL N. GAppAS.

&c lssL ~ Mcclure Newspaper sshS"Ate'
II WIS In English. the strange ad-
dress. IN Its sprawling, boyish hand
writing. The finest French, however,
would have beer as unintelligible to
poor old Nanette. II was oe village
care. himself white-haired and bowed
by the burdens Of war, who read the
closely written pages. French this, In
a woman't fine hand. and blotted here
and there as II by woman's tears.
TO the old stopped woman who
lives In the tiny cottage under the HILL
IN what was lie Bots des oiseaux.'
That is because he did not know
her name interposed the priest, and
the gray head nodded. though wonder
ingly.
Il, is many days since ] left you,
stole away In the night Ike a man
ashamed. What could you have
thoughti ] shall never know. Per
haps you expected only ingratitude,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-07-07

TIE pOsscr.p, was short sernslsd
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-07-07

By a aT-1 65-Ss mK pure ueTSe5H
duties
Tie il gone. dear mother, pad the
old cure. While Naneiie listened and
wepi softly, ~bui his smile Is won
drous sweet as be sleeps France viii
no, hear bis name. for IA. work Of
spy Is IN silence and shame. You
may never know how great task
your mercy has helped 10 accomplish.
But God VIII know. Pray for him.
mother. pray for France. pray Tor the
soul Of him We both have loved"