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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-05-18
BUSINESS FAILS
TO SHOW SPEED
Conservation and Caution Charac-
terize Situation ThruOu. Iowa.
Federal Reserve Banks
Give Iowa More
Time.
MONEY TO BE SCARCE UNTIL
NEW CROP is HARVESTED
Acreage Seeded in State Not Mate
rally Reduced and Reserve on
Farms Are Not Heavy.

Des Moines-Conservatism and
caution characterize the business sit-
uation thruout Iowa, with the re-
suit that there is a marked con-
trast in the conditions at the pre-
sent time as compared with the
period up to the time the financial
stringency came on several months
ago. Business in this state slowed
up as soon as the decline in farm
prices made itself felt and it is now
generally recognized that money will
be scarce in Iowa until another farm
crop can be marketed at fair prices.
Except for the injury to the fruit
by the cold weather the crop season
in general thus far has been encour-
aging. The talk that acreage seed
ed to farm crops would be very mate
rally cut down because of the low
prices and the fact that a big per
cent of last years corn and oats is
still on the farms appears to have
been bad guessing. Reports received
by the state weather and crop bureau
indicate that seeding and planting
will not fail much below normal.
Attic there is plenty of feed for
cattle and the state is generally sun
derstocked" there is not much ,'uying
of cattle, as it is looked UPON by not
few farmers as an uncertain under
taking.
The expense and investment nee
essary for putting in the crops has
tended to still further deplete the
bank deposits in the state. Because
of the necessity of encouraging crop
production if the state is to have
anything to sell later on leading
bankers have convinced the federal
reserve bank officials that it would
not be good business to further urge
liquidation Of bank borrowings dur.
ing the crop season.
State Bank Commissioner NJ. V
Henderson, Jr., and President L. A
Andrews, of Ottumwa, head of the
Iowa Bankers Association, have re.
ceived word from the federal reserve
bank at Chicago that Iowa will be
given more time in which to liquidate
its obligations to the federal reserve
bank.
As is true thruout the country
generally factories in Iowa are natur
ally not enjoying the volume of bust
ness which was theirs during the
abnomaIly prosperous period. Re
ports received by State Labor Com
missioner A. L. Urick are to the eff
feet that while many factories which
have been shut down at various pc
RODS have reopened they are employ
ing only about so per cent of thu
normal amount of help.
The demand for farm help is be
low normal, with wages offered quite
a little below those of a year ago
Reports forwarded to the state labol
commissioner by county crop agent.
on farm wages being paid show tha
the average for married men is So.
per month as compared with 1872;
early in 1920 and for single he'll
$4O.25 as compared with S670S ;
year ago.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-05-18
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP


Roy Koch was a caller at the
Schild home last week.
Theo. Kratz called at the home of
his son Rollie Kratz one day last
week.
George Schamel Of DEBORAH was a
business caller thru here the past
week.
Mrs. Mike Kratz &eturned to her
home at Cresco after a stay of two
week or so at the home of her son
Wesley Kratz. f'
Mrs. Wesley Kratz is enjoying a
visit from her grandmother, these
days.
Wesley Kratz was a caller at the
An1el Koch home Sunday.
ROllle Kratz was a caller at the
Winfield Kratz home Sunday.
Adolph Vrba was caller on his
cousin Leonard Kreitzer Sunday.
Roy Koch, sister LeOna and Lizzie
dinned and spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Ernie Peters of Cresco.
The Misses LeOna and Lizzie Koch
spent Saturday with Theo. Kratz
and family.
Herbert Anderson was a caller at
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Peters, Jr.,
and family dinned Sunday with the
formers parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al
fred Peters, Sr., and family.
Earl Libbey, Eddie Peters and a
few other boys from Lanesboro, were
visiting friends and relatives in this
vicinity Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Baker of
Ridgeway spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Wesley Kratz.
Roy Koch was u caller at the
Harry Wiedeman home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Vopava OF
Sumner twp, were callers and shop
pers at Cresco F'Titay.
Little Clinton Koch spent Friday
with his grandmother, Mrs. Amel
Koch .
Roy Koch was a business caller
at Cresco one day.
4 Mrs. Ernie Peters of CrescO spent
a pleasant day with the home folks.
Charles Vrba was a business caller
at Cresco Friday
Charley Hornberger was a business
caller at Ridgeway last week.
Charles Vrba and Leonard Kreitzer
We're callers at Ridgeway Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Albertson
and Lars Hadwin Of Leroy, Mimi,
visited at Mr.. and Mrs. Henry An
derson home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Vrba and fam
lily were visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j.
j. Kreitzer Sunday
Mr.-and Mrs. Peter Anderson and
children visited Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Anderson Sunday.
Charles Vrba was a business caller
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-05-18
The Weeping willows Cry

The Weeping Willows Cry
How can they grow FELLOWSHIP
In the midst Of feather bed?
And how can a horse fly over ship
Or an ink stand on its head?
How can a wheelbarrow anything,
And when does a. butterfly?
Will the garden rake itself this
spring?
The weeping willows cry.
Does the apple sauce the canvasback,
Or the currant jell out loud?
Does the raspberry jam the hasty
snack
While the peach preserves the
crowd?
And what will the homeless oyster
stew
When the seas have all gone dry?
All these concern both me and you,
The weeping willows cry.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-05-18
SPILLVILLE.
Pioneer settIer Passes Away

Pioneer Settler Passes Away
Joseph j. Mikesh enc of the EARL.
est pioneer settlers of Spillville pass.
ed away at his home Friday, May
6, 1921, at 3 o'clock D. m, after
a prolonged illness of three and hall
years. HeN was born ] in August
1843, sin Bohemia, coming to this
country with his parents, at the age
of eleven years and settling on 9
farm, now owned by Mike Herold
two miles east of Spillville in Cal
mar township. He lived there until
he was married TO Miss Mary FOUL
elk by Rev. Mikota, in February in
1869, at St Wenceslaus church. To
this union nine children were born
All survive their father, and were
present at the funeral, five sons and
four daughters: James, professor of
Yale college, New Haven, Conn, An
ton, Mitchell, S. d., Martin, Mil
waukee, Joseph, Cedar Rapids, Adj
olph, who resides on the homestead,
east Of Spillville; Antonia-Mrs. Ed
Scheidle, 0ssian; Anna-Mrs. Jake
Kubish, FIT. Atkinson; Mary-Mrs.
Clemence Bechel Mason City; Emma
at DOIilCs <AlLCI hC JliCI
settled on a farm across the road
from his childhood home, living there
nearly thirty-six years in succession
and with his wife he there went
through the usual hardships which
the early pioneer settlers had to en-
dure. He retired from he farm in
1905 and moved to Spillville where
he resided until death. He had the
privilege to see this town as well
this part of our land grow up, and
change from a stark wilderness to
a great agricultural domain. When
he came here Spiiiville was stom-
posed of but single settler, Mr..
Joseph Spillman, who built a mill
and a store and around whom the
new community gathered. Mr.. Mix
esh before he was married helped to
build the first part of our beauti-
full Catholic church building, and
was always a loyal member of this
church. The funeral services were
held Monday, May 9, 1921, at the
Catcholic church, Rev. J. p. Broz,
officiating, interment made in the
parish cemetery. Anton Balik fun
eral director. The casket bearers
were relatives, Anton Fisher, Jake
Kubish, TT. Atkison, John Zoulek,
Clemence Herold, John and Frank
SOukup.
A long and well spent life came to
a close and the Lord called home to
his reward a faithful servant. May
the hardships and labors which he
bore so patiently and dutifully in this
mortal world help him to obtain the
reward of just man after death
the reward of Eternal Peace and Life
Everlasting
Those from out of town who at
tended the funeral Monday were Will
and Albert Jirak, of jackson Jet,
Clemence Bechel and grandson of
Mason City, Jim Milesh and wife of
Protivin, Edd Scheidel and family of
Ossian.
Joe Wagner of Fl. Atkinson was
in town Monday.
Ed Scheidle and family autoed over
from Ossian Sunday to visit rel
atives.
The following pupils took the
eighth grade examination last week
at the public school: Ray Novak, Joe
Herald, John Leebl. Frank Tuchek,
Lucy Suchan, Olga Hruska, and
Ethel Thompson.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-05-18
The Mark Shows.

"You can often mend broken dishes
and broken friendships, mend 'em
pretty good" said wise woman; but
they're never just the same again
the place where the break was is sure
to show. Anybody that cares as much
for chiny and friendships as / do, will
be careful in handlin' both Of EN-"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-05-18
plmlnutive onlx Il statnr.

II Is related of Philetas of Cos dis
tinguished about $50 Il. C. as a poet
and grammarian, that he was so di-
minutive in size and avoirdupois that
he carried metal weights i'm his cloth
ing to prevent his being blown away
by the wind. He was the preceptor OF
Ptolemy Philadelphus.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-05-18
Mental consent must always nv,

Mental consent must always pre-
cede physical submission, or action,
so if you mentally say, Chiropractic
could do nothing for me without
some action on your part to test it,
you condemn yourself without a
trial, and thus go on living in your
and only half alive. DR..
A. c. Vernon, Phone 100.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-05-18
Idea of Canal Is Old

The project of 4 canal across the
lStlimuS Of Panama is about four hun.
dred years old. Balboa and Other
spanish explorers urged such construc.
ton before the emperor of Spain and
made surveys in search of feasible
line as early as 1925.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-05-18

FOR SALE-I have a number OF
good city residences for sale. See
me before buying. Geo. p. Ode,
DEBORAH. Stf.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-05-18
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Notice of the appointment of an
administrator of the estate of Allen
G. Allen, deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
that the subscriber has been duly
appointed administrator of the estate
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-26
DURING VACATION DAYS

You will doubtless have an oppor.
tunity during vacation days to scatter
seeds of kindness while on your vaca-
ton by showing your interest in all
animal life. Interest others in this
cause of mercy, justice and kindness
to every living creature.
Protect dogs and cats from i'll treat
ment; give them food and water and
a comfortable place to sleep. Do not
shut out your cat at night. Cats are
apt to disturb light sleepers or per-
sons who are ill
Do not allow your dog to follow a
bicycle or car. Many dogs are killed
many lost and others have been made
very sick by following bicycles or cars
for long distances.
Discourage nest-robbing, boys
among your companions, and encour.
age in its place an intelligent interest
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-26
A VACATION FOR MR., FARMER

We don't know how many farmers
are going to be able to take Seeing
America" vacation this fall after the
crops are all in and sold but it is pleas
ant to know that the farmers Of at
least one section viii be in a position
to do so,
Already the railroads have been
asked to submit figures for "cross-
country" trip by the farmers, their
wives-and perhaps some of the chill
dren-who live in the great finland
Empire" which consists of sections of
the States Of Washington, Idaho and
Oregon. Their lands are of volcanic
ash, 20 to "a inches deep and the soil
rs so rich that it yields go to 100 bush
els of wheat to the acre year in and
year out.
Must have been lots of money in
that during the war. and representa-
tive of the eInland Empire" farmer
says that there are good profits in it
even this year. Anyway, a lot of these
farmers are going to make the trip
clear to the Atlantic seaboard and
back by way of Southern California.
Every farmer and his wife is EMIT
led to a vacation and we hope more of
them will take it. if they possibly can.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-26
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MISSOURPS BIRTHDAY.

We are coming back, Missouri,
To the land our childhood knew.
Where the roses bloomed the sweetest
And warm hearts beat so true.
Where the cherries rippened reddest
About the dear old "swimmin' hole"
Of boyEood's long,
We want to smell the lilac flowers
That bloomed beside TIE door,
And watch the flash of lightning bugs
And hear church bells once more;
And turn the crank of the old well
And quaf its waters cold,
And wade the creek and dream as
though
We never lave grown old.
We want to stroll down Lovers Lane
Where, near the old mill stream,
We walked with ''her," life's only one,
And dream, and dream, and dream.
We want to taste of Mothers pie
And chicken crisp and brown,
We want to hear the hum of bees
And watch the sun go down.
And hear our neighbors calm hogs,
AS twilight shadows fall,
And low of cows and chirp of birds,
We want to hear it all.
We want to lie on clover grass
And watch the CROWN corn,
Anr raise our eyes up to the skies
And thank God we were born
In old Missouri.
ROSE VOORHEES, Rulings.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-26

Bryan Downey, OF Ohio, gets
the chance to prove the referee was
wrong when he said Champ Johnny
Wilson was fouled in the Cleve-
land knockout.e Tex Richard has
signed the two for twelve rounds
Labor Day.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-26
you MIGHT MEET A FOOL

If we but touched our daily affairs
with the wand of fancy Would not
they be simplified? A few men have
tried it, and though some of them
passed into obscurity through the
bankruptcy court the survivors were
hailed as persons of genius. 1t thus
appears that fancy should ever be
tempered with discretion. 1t should
be used with that discrimination so
evident in a Colorado road warning,
where it appears to conspicuous ad-
vantage as an inspiration. At point
where the smoothly winding highway
invites to speed and peril the sign Of
fers this suggestion: Caution; many
curves; you might meet fool. That's
genius.
Such road sign is conducive to re-
Election. 1t does not glance from the
consciousness of the motorist as to the
customary admonitions of "Slow
down." and Sound your horn" In
stead it summons caution and bids her
sit tight with the driver until those
curves shall have been negotiated.
Around any one of them, careening
with haste and recklcssness, may dash
the fool in his motor car. It may be
that the motorists who read the sign,
and took its counsel, was himself not
guiltless of folly before he saw it. At
the same moment, mile away and
headed toward him, the fool perceives
similar sign. 1t fills him at once
with a lively apprehension of danger
from fools. The admirable result is
that two sancly conservative motorists
meet midway, at one of the dangerous
curves, and pass with cheerful hail and
never a mishap.
1t is too much to expect that similar
psychology will ever be prevalent in
road signs. We are sober sort of
artist when we approach official duty,
and we say to fancy and her imagin-
ings, Forget it. this is going to be a
practical job" For the reason that
highway warnings are oddly inadequ-
ate it were well for every motorist to
memorize that Colorado sign retaining
always its sufficient warning: "Cau-
ton, you might meet a fool" Port
land Oregonian.
Pay to advertise--well, some
What do you suppose President
Harding gave his old home town band
gold cornet for?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-26
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, Thos. J. Wheelen and
Maud Wheelen, his wife, E. N. Ed
wards and Lizzie Edwards, his wife,
by their certain deed of trust, dated
October 10, 1920, and recorded in trust
deed record book No. 126, at page 1913,
being one of the land records of st.
Francois County, Missouri, conveyed
TO r. C. Tucker, Trustee, all their in
terest in and to- the following describ-
ed real estate, situate, lying and being
in st. Francois County, Missouri, to-
wit: Leasehold No. 1872 of the Doe
Run Lead Company, together with all
buildings and improvements thereon
in and unto that piece of ground
known as Lot SO, Block l. New map
lot No. ID, block No. 81 as shown on
a plat of Flat River, Mo-, made by
Samuel Asbury, County Surveyor.
Which scid conveyance was made to
secure the payment of certain prom
issory note therein particularly de-
sTibed; and, whereas said note it past
due and unpaid.
Now, therefore, I, the undersigned
trustee, at the request of the legal
holder of said note, and in accordance
with the provisions and stipulations
of said deed of trust, and by virtue of
aathority vested. in me by said deed,
as trustee, hereby give notice that ]
will, on
Saturday, August ~, 1921,
at the south front door of the Court
House in the Citv of Pennington, in
the State of Missouri, between the
hours of 9 o'clock in the forenoon and
o'clock in the afternoon Of said day,
sell at public auction, to the highest
bidder for cash in hand the above de-
se1ibed property to pay said debt and
accrued interest and to satisfy costs
incurred herein.
Given under my hand this Aug. /,
1920.
R. C. TUCKER, Trustee.
Aug. s, IL, 10 and 26.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-26
in the living birds.

in the living birds.
Whether you own a horse or not, it
is your duty to demonstrate with a
driver who abuses his horse in any
way. Help him by advice or kindly
suggestion. Prevention of cruelty re-
duces the number of cases of prosecu-
ton.
Horses and cows will enjoy better
health and do better work if they are
groomed every day. All animals need
plenty of sunshine, clear water and
good food.
1t is cruel to carry fowls with their
head downward andttheir feet tied to-
gether. In most states this is an Of
Tense against the law and punishable
by fine. Never carry fowls in bags or
leave them in bags.
Fish should be killed as soon as TAX
en- out of the water by a sharp blow
on the back Of the head. Such fish
keep better and are better to eat.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-26
III @!!;!,,!',!;;!;!;'
ADMINISTRATORS OR
EyECIrTOp,C NOTICE


Notice is hereby given that letters
of administration upon the estate Of
John Francis AuBuchon, deceased
have been granted to the undersigned
by the Probate Court of st. Francois
county, Missouri, bearing date the } 9Th
day of August, 1921.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to Matte AuBuchon for allow
ance within six months from the date
of said letters or they may be preclud'
ed from any benefit of such estate;
and if said claims be not exhibited
within one year from the date of the
granting of letters on said estate they
shall be forever barred.
MATTE AUBUCHON,
Attest: Administrator Executor
X. c. Weber, Judge.
Aug. 10, &c, Sept. 2 and 9.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-26
"Cold In the Head

is an acute attack of Nasal Catarrh
Those subject to freqSent "colds liz
the head" will find that the use OF
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will
build up the System, cleanse the Blood
and render them less liable to colds
Repeated attacks OF Acute Catarrt
may lead to Chronic Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is
taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the
System, thus reducing the infamma.
ton and restoring normal conditions
All druggists. Circulars free.
#. ]. Cheney G Co.. Toledo, Ohio,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-26

Pay to advertise--well, some
What do you suppose President
Harding gave his old home town band
a gold cornet for?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-26
THE MIGHTY ACORN

Success and advertising go hand in
hand, to develop the industries of the
nation. Probably one of the best ex-
amples Of the power of advertising
has to transform small business into
an institution of worldwide proper
tions is that of Wrigley's Gum. To-
day the William Wrigley, Jr., company
spends $3,506,000 in advertising and
earns 20 per cent on its capital of &c.,
500, 900, with sales of $4,000, 700. 1t
employs from $4,000 to 10000 persons.
1t has 10000 acres of chicle Planta-
tons, and 5000 acres planted in mint.
It has factories in Chicago, Brooklyn,
Toronto and Sydney Australia The
combined output of the Chicago and
brooklyn factories is 100000 boxes a
day.
Rub-My-T1sm Is a great pain killer,
Relieves pain and soreness, Rheuma-
tism, Neuralgia. SpFains. etc.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-26
U'i,Alze6Rhhi5E5'
E26Wen2~
THE MIDNIGHT CALL

The doctor hears the noisy BELL and silently
he dons his garb and marches FORTH one chill pevades
streets and sngs his while Others
foted and Through all the osome weary battd
foes anticipating his night of
the doctors hopes The thought happy
eudes his IT'S his
the rainy day. and his heal the suffering
tits his lend the cheering smile,
the midnight ch
full dreamno u hour wherein
forget God give him strength heartache
and lead him gently when he midnight call!
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-26

We are not looking for any snaps.
All we want to do is to prove to you
that advertising pays a reasonable
profit, and then we have gained our
point---as well as your point.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-26

fFifty-three percent of the merchan-
disc manufactured in this, country is
sold to the rural population.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
~CHILDREN'S SHOCKS

A small lot made of fine
linene in Copen Blue and Old
Rose, beautifully embroidered,
sizes 6 to 12 years only; regu-
lar price 1928; for ACC
Wed. special blouse. ~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
BABY's ROMPERS

A small lot Of White Crepe
Rompers, smoked yoke trim
med; beautifully embroidered ;
small sizes only; reg. price
$1.9S a pair; For 100
Wed. special a pair. ~
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1921-01-28

Good and prompt printing at the
Mountain Advocate. II