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Decorah public opinion., 1922-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Moore spen;
Christmas with his parents at Cres-
co.
Clarence McKeag went to Man.
chester Saturday to spend Christ
mas.
! For all those wishing to see Karl
ID. Fisk about eyesight, his next De-
corah visit viii be Jan. 2 and 8.
J Editor Jno. X. Griebel, wife and
children of Elkader, spent Christmas
here with his parents and brother.
Miss Luella Lee came down from
Minneapolis last week to spend the
Christmas holidays with her mother.
Miss Mae Schaub returned to St.
Paul Tuesday after an extended visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Schaub and sister, Mrs. Otto knder-
son.
Miss Doris Hogan who has been
attending the University at Iowa
City returned home last Thursday to
spend her vacation with her mother,
Mrs. VIM. Hogan.
Miss Agnes Swenson departed
Thursday for Mortified, Mimi, TO
assist her brother Dan and sister
Miss Sophie in their cancy store
during the holiday.
Mr.. E. S. Humble and grandson
Howard Zimmerman returned to
Kasota, Mimi, Tuesday after y
visit with his daughter, Mrs. E. w.
Hartman Christmas.
Misses Almeda and Hester Cut
ting and Carroll Cutting arrived
home last week for the Christmas
vacation froQ studies at the Uni
versity at Iowa City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Casper Selland
and the latter's sister, Mrs. Cobb and
two children went to Hawkeye Sat-
urday to spend Christmas with the,r
mother, Mrs. ID. j. Sensor.
Rats are just as universal in
their "pesterence" as taxes-the !
families increase every year. Meyers
Red Devil Poison Kernels help pay |
the taxes. For sale at drug stores. |
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Henry Usgaard, of Davidson,
Sask., Canada, arrived Wednesday |
night on a visit to his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Lars Usgaard, of Canoe
Twp, and his sister, Mrs. Edwin
H Hapgen, of Decorah.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-12-27
Miss Marie Lnzu,n was ! shon-

-. t a
Miss Marie Luzuin was shop
per from Calnar on Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. j. j. Tuffley were
shoppers from Calmar Saturday.
Mr.. Oscar Strom lert Saturday
for Albert Lea to visit relatives dur
ing Christmas.
Miss Amelia Knoke went to
Cresco Saturday to visit her sister,
Mrs. F. c. Woelstein.
Harry Hess arrived Friday from
Des Moines to spend Christmas with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hess.
Miss Euniee. Brannon left Satur-
day morning for Waucoma to visit
home folks during Christmas and
New Years.
Prof. A. w. Swenson, of Waver-
~, is enjoying the Christmas vaca-
ton at the parental home here of
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Swenson.
Mrs. Mary Tokvam and daugh-
ter Cora left Sunday morning for
Mason City to spend Christmas with
her daughter Mrs. E. J. Hoare.
Mrs. C. ]. Weiser and son HUI
bert arrived home Friday flom ASH
vile, N. c., where Hubert attends
school, to spend the holidays here.
Mrs. Luverne Gahwaller and
baby concluded her visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George john
son and returned home to Charles
City.
Mrs. w. S. Dunning and daugh-
ter Eleanore left for Huron, S. OAK,
Thursday to visit during the holidays
with the formers sister Mrs. E. A.
Mingeau.
Walter Hutchinson and Lester
Schrubbe arrived Thursday from
Iowa City, where they attend the
University to spend Christmas with
their parents.
Miss Ellen Evans from Canton
College, Alex of Central City and
Rudolph from Luther Seminary, st.
Paul are home for the Holidays with
theif parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. c.
Evans.
Mayor f. w. Conover and wife
departed Saturday for Sheldon, Iowa,
where they will spent the holidays |
with their son Harry and wife. Tney
will not return until after the New
Year.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-12-27

Miss Libbie Hitler went to Cal
mar Tuesday morning 20 spend the
day with friends.
MIR. and Mrs. A. Leytze spent
Christmas in Waterloo III the homes
of Mrs. Leytze's brothers.
-Wenzel Krysan, of Calmar, was
a Decorah visitor yesterday, and We
acknowledge a pleasant call.
Karl ID. Fisk will make his first
visit of the New Year Tuesday and
Wednesday, Jan. I'd and Sd at Win
neshiek Hotel.
Miss Louise Larson returned to
McGregor Tuesday after spending
Christmas with relatives here.
Miss Mildred Thompson left last
Tuesday for Minneapolis to spend
the week end with Prof. and Mrs, H.
Allen.
Miss Alma Lovstuen returned
from Roland, Iowa, last week to visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hans
Lovestuen.
Miss Sofie Swenson is home
from Mortified to spend the holi-
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. Swenson
Earl Christen came up from
Waukon Sunday and spent Christ
mas with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Christen.
Miss Alice Gosrnan returned to
Minneapolis Tuesday after a few
days visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. J. Gossman.
Miss Elsie Arness is expected
home this week from Fairview Hos
pital, Minneapolis to spend New
Years with home folks.
Manager j. j. Foran, of Gra-
hams store, accompanied by his wife,
went to Elkader Sunday to spend
Christmas with his mother.
Mrs. d. ]. Carton and children
concluded their visit with her sister,
Mrs., l.. Luren and returned home to
Eau Claire Tuesday morning.
MIR. Carl Meyrick who is attend
ing Minnesota State University re-
turned last Friday to visit during the |
holidays with relatives and friends. !
Mrs. Mary Tokvam and daugh-
ter Cora left for Mason City Sun
day to visit during the Christmas
with her daughter Mrs. K.
]. Hoare.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-12-27

MIR. and Mrs. l.. X. Knight spent
Christmas with Fayette relatives and
| friends.
MIR. and Mrs. Erwin Halvorson,
of Lawler were Christmas guests of
his mother here.
Ben Korsen has been up from
Ames on a Christmas vacation to his
mother and friends here.
Miss Tilie Thompson returned
home from st. Paul Saturday to visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. Thomp-
son.
Mrs. H. w. Goocher came from
Cresco this morning to visit at
the home of her daughter Mrs. F..
L. Christen.
Miss Marie Bake came from
Sioux City Saturday to visit her par
etns, Mr.. and Mrs. John Bake dur
ing Christmas.
Mrs. Ed Dresselhouse and
daughter Marion left for Lime
Springs Wednesday morning to visit
Mrs. Ida P. Obriham.
Miss Louise Moe returned to Az
bert Lea Wednesday after spending
Christmas with her mother and
other relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Bear and Ed
ward Bear, Jr., went to Chicago Sat-
urday to spend Christmas with their
daughter, Mrs. s. G. Heller.
Mrs. o. A. Nelson and daughter
Louise Helen, Of Goodell, Iowa, are
spending Christmas with her par,
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Rygg.
Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Bradrick au-
toed up from Spencer Saturday and
spent Christmas with Decorah rela-
tives returning home Tuesday.
For those pesky mice buy a small
box of MeyeEs' Red Devil Kernels.
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Miss Lucille Burtiss of Armour,
S. OAK, who has been attending the
Iowa City University is spending her
Christmas with Miss Cecil E. Thorn
as.
Special for Saturday-Chocolate
covered almonds, 60c per pound.
Sweet Shop.
Miss Inga Holm returned to Min
neapolis Wednesday after visiting
during the Christmas holidays with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. o. w.
Holm.
Miss Loretta Tierney and her
sister Mrs. P. F. OBrien and son
Joseph left for Lawler Saturday to
spend Sunday at the home of Fran
els Tieney.
Miss Ethel Trzcinski, of Fort
Dodge, Miss Ruth Trycinsd of Ma
son City and Ed Trzcinsh of Miles
City, Mont, were all here and spent
Christmas with their mother.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-12-27

Miss Florence Kobriger spent
Christmas at her home in Castalia.
Miss Lois Chinn spent Christmas
with her mother and brother at
Cedar Rapids.
Sanford Grant came up, from
Clarion and spent Christmas here,
returning that evening.
Eddie Welch arrived from Chi
cago Sunday to spend Christmas
with his father and aunts here.
Harry T. Green left last week
for Des Moines to spend the holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs III. J.
Green.
Mrs. o. C. Hotvedt left for Man
ard, Mimi, yesterday to visit her
brother Theodore Dysjdd during the
holidays.
Oscar Bergland came down from
Blue Earth, Mimi, and spent Christ
mas with his brother here and rela-
tives at Calmar
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd ostenson
and baby, of Charles City, spent
Christmas here with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Ostenson.
Mrs. C. H. Snyder and son
Charles, of Dubuque, were Clri tmas
guests of her sisters, Mrs. L II.
Schrempf and Mrs. Oscar Jaeger.
Harry F. Hess, Asst. General
] Manager of the Iowa NoKoa Co.,
returned to -pes Moines Tuesdav af-
few days visit with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hess.
Horace Weiser arrived home,
Christmas morning from Princeton,.
n. j., to spend the holidays WI, MS
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. ]. V ser.
He will remain until Jan. 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sohulze anJ Tfiss
Eva Gossman, of Elgin, ILL.,, an, Iiss
Alice Gossman, of Minneapo ara
Christmas guests of their o; ,nts,.
, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Gossman.
Mr.. and Mrs. James SchuI' and
MISS Eva Gossman returned { Ilg-
in, ILL.,, Tuesday after spc ling
Christmas with relatives, N and.
Mrs. C. j. Gossman and otner
Mrs. Nellie p. Beard. an Trx
M. A. Stnadberg of San r SEQ
are visiting at the home of and
Mrs. III. ID. Paine on their ga, ONE.
from Mansfield where they ted.
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Hut son.
of Cedar Rapids were c. mas
guests of ME formers pare DR..
and Mrs. T C. Hutchinson lso.
of the latter's, Mr. and Mr. .pe.
of 0sSian.
H. w. Barker's Presc - ia
the medicine for coughs, ~ ma
sore throat. THE r. 7ss
STORE.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-12-27

Mrs. Frank Pavlosky was shop
per from Conover Friday.
Mr.. Weber from Madison is her,
on visit at the home of Mrs. b
Anundsen.
Miss Martha Fisher left fol
Spring Grove Saturday morning tc
visit with home folks.
Miss lnez Decker left Friday
morning for Leroy to spend the
Holidays with her home folks.
Editor T. F. Sch1nitz was a De-
corah visitor from Ossian Friday
We acknowledge pleasant call.
MIR. Curtis Bollman returned from
Iowa City last week to visit his par
ents during the Christmas holidays.
Miss Vera Matter went to Cres-
co Saturday to visit with Geo.
Meikle and family during the holi-
day.
Prof. David T. Nelson left We'd
nesday for his home at Mayville, N.
Oak, 70 spend Christmas and New
Years al home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Griffith left
Friday for Volga City to visit during
the holidays with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. Leete..
Charles Cratsenberg and Leo
Roman arrived home Wednesday eve
ming from studies at Iowa City for
the Christmas vacation.
Miss Ruby Holton is home from
Carthage College, H., where she has
been teaching to visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. t. Hotton.
Special for Saturday-chocolate
covered almonds, 60c per pound.
Sweet Shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Stoen ar
rived from Baker, N. Oak, last FRI
day to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sevisind during the holiday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. "A. o. Bru.1
void of Glenwood Twp, nine pound
baby boy Saturday, Dec. 10th, Pub
lie Opinion extends congratulations.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1922
TOO CLEAN FOR POLITICS"

"He's better off, for he was too
clean for politics" To Congressman
StolPs friends, and especially his
county folk, was his defeat in the
recent campaign a distinct disappoint-
ment, and the above quotation repeat
ed frequently in reference thereto,
correctly expresses the opinion OF
those who have lived nearest to him
and who know him best.
But is it not sad state of affairs
when men with strength of character
who do not stop to ordinary tactics
of the present-day common place plane
of political life, preferlng to depend
upon merit, experience and fitness,
rather than win by tricks and trades,
or through smothe and cunning prac-
tees, are lost to the service of the
country solely by some quick or ores
tionable shuttle of the cards?
Can it be possibly true that many
people prefer to be humbugged, and
rather accept the shady side of po-
litical practices than to demand clean,
clearcut statemanship?
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much interested in the machinery
used for pumping. The engine and
pump were one piece of machinery
suspended over the pier by cable
from skidder and could be raised
or lowered at will in order to pump
the water from any part of the pier.
The camp used by the people con-
structing the bridge is built at the
edge of the river, on piling sufficient
ly high to be above high water. This
building rudely constructed is two
stories high and is well screened.
Mr.. Pennell, who is general man.
ager of the construction of bridges,
and approaches had us put across the
river in small boats. He and Mr..
Roberts, engineer for the state high
way department, went with our par
ty over on the Berkeley county side
of the river, and were exceedingly
courteous and generous in their effort
to show US things of interest.
For about one-half mile again we
crawled over fallen trees, walked
logs, jumped mudholes, etc., until
We came to the fill on the Berkeley
side. There we waited for half an
hour or more for a dirt train. At
last it came, the engine pushing
ahead of it seven cars of dirt. Here
we had the pleasure of seing the cars
unloaded. It reminded the writer of
the old two wheel dump cart-all
you had to do was to pull out the
pin and it dumped itself. In less
time than it takes to write it the
cars were unloaded, and the party
crawIed aboard ready for the rest OF
the trip through the Santee swamp.
We soon came to a place where
they were contracting long trestle,
the railway track of course, having
been built around the places left for
trestling. Not a piece of wood is in
the trestle. It is all concrete built
upon concrete piling. The flooring
and railing also being of concrete.
All concrete structures however, are
reinforced with iron rods throughout.
At the end of our journey we came
to the great excavations where they
are getting the dirt for the fill, and
are making concrete pillars for tres
ties. After viewing the work at the
other end of the great roadway across
the Santee swamp our party caught
the next loaded train back to the
end of its track, and made our way
afoot the rest of the way except for
crossing the river in boats.
1t was about 4 o'clock p. m, when
we arrived back at the bluff on this
side of the swamp. Here we were
tired and hungry. But the best fea-
ture of the whole day was still be-
fore us. On the hill awaiting us was
splendid feast consisting Of pine
bark stew, barbecue and good old
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public to go visit the bridge and to
see for themselves the great work go
ing on and at the same time offer
ing any person desiring to go, his
services in showing them the con-
struction of the bridge and ap-
proacheS.
Taking advantage of Mr.. Graham's
generous offer about thirty of us,
citizens from different parts of the
county, assembled on the north bluff
of the Santee swamp Friday morning,
September Is, and started out through
the great swamp with Mr.. Graham
as our pilot.
The first impressive vision to greet
our eyes on approaching the swamp
was the clear streak of open road
way five miles long, extending from
the bluff on the Williamsburg side
to the bluff on the Berkeley side, the
only obstruction to the view being
the drawer span of the bridge rest
ing upon its pier in the Santee river,
and which seemed to reach from one
side of the clearing to the other.
On entering the swamp we first
came to the fill or dam being con-
structed by Mr.. P. o. Arrowsmith.
He has about $50 feet of fill built
and is now constructing 300 feet tres
ling around the place left for the
concrete bridge and by the time this
article is published he will have COM
pleted the trestling and will be haul
ing dirt for the second section of the
fill. One does not realize the i'm
mensity of the work until one walks
out on the high fill about 80 feet
wide and looks down upon the earth
about thirty feet below. After view
ing the work carried on by Mr.. Ar
rowsmith, off we started through the
opening crawling over fallen trees,
walking logs over creeks, sloughs,
jumping mudholes and bogs. Right
here, l shall state that while our par
ty was composed only of the sterner
sex, they varied as to ages and sizes
ranging from II to 70 years of age
and from rs to 250 pounds averdupoiS,
and when brother of the heavier
weight tackled a Shiny log across a
stream or a bog there was often
a scene that brought laughter from
the rest of US at the expense of the
actor. We soon reached the SanSee
river, where the bridge is being built.
At this place the river is about 125
yards wide. The bridge across the
river will rest on five large concrete
piers, three of which are already
complete and ready for the super
structure. The two piers on the Will
liamsburg side of the river are not
yet built, but the contractors were
busy pumping mud and water out of
one of them preparatory to pouring
in cement. Our party were very
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country ham, besides the other things
that go with such a sumptious spread.
The party will ever be grateful to
Hon. S. A. Graham, Mr.. P. o. Ar
rowsmith, Mr.. Pennell and Mr.. Rob-
erts in their efforts to MAKE this an
enjoyable occasion for our party of
thirty.
In conclusion the writer would like
to urge that everybody should see
this greatest piece of construction
now going on In the South. It's en-
tire cost will be less than 100000
of which amount Williamsburg coun-
ty will have to pay not more than
S65,0OO. We should be proud of the
fact that we shall reap such great
benefit for such a small cost to US.
w. H. WEIGH.
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Card of Thanks.

To the voters ana citizens of the He
bron Magisterial:
| take this method of thanking the
good people of the Hebron Magis-
terial District for the vote given me
in the primary election on the 18th
of this month.
1 bear no i'll will or malice against
any one who did not vote for me.
1 ask the assistance and coopera-
ton of every citizen in my district
in helping me to discharge the duties
of this office.
Again thanking you for your sup
port, I am,
w. H. Baker.
New Zion, S. c., September 21, 1922
1tp
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Citizens Inspect Santee Bridge.

While making the political cam
paign for nomination to the state
senate, Hon. S. A. Graham in speak
ing of the Santet bridge project ex-
tended general invitation to the
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Foreign Adve1tisins Represensahve
THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-12-21

1 power OF making ITSELF Felt an 07Sf
1 neighborhood. II could summon San
to Claus BY d kind Of wireless message
that went through walls and every
thing. r. reached az far ais the folks
who were having q ChTlsfInag e75
party two blocks away and made them
think Of Mr.. FoIsom's mill boss and
Mrs. Folsom's laundry woman. They
had been wishing for some new fun
for their party that day and now It
came into their heads to 60 over and
be Santa for the Tanners. SO the tree
drew a very silent but very busy COM
pany to the Tanners back door.
As the children had left directions
for Santa on the table 1t was easy to
flnd out what the tree was expected to
do, so, presently, 1t did it. There was
more, too, than orders for the wanted
things; the merrymakers had brought
with them enough to satisfy any rea-
sonable tree; there were picture books,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-12-21
you flowers all along"

you flowers all along"
oh" Helen said, IN have to tell
you the truth. I sent them to myself.
You were so shy, you seemed to liko
me and yet couldn't 60 about telling
me or asking me out, and / thought
maybe I'd make you curious or Jealous
or something"
"And you've cared for me all along
as I have for your" he queried.
She nodded. And then he told her
the warnings he had been given by his
mother.
81 don't know out what's she's
right" Helen said. II made designs
for you, she could t%ruthfully say"
But neither of them thought of thu
past, only of the glorious future ahead.
And Helen wore more violets a
Christmas day and a ring with a stona
which sparkled SO beautifully. And
they had dinner by themselves real
Christmas dinner, for 1t was not only
Christmas day--it was their weddi1el
DAY, tool
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-12-21

fng at the presents IN the basket. She
was awake, but turned away, and still
trying to squeeze out some tears be-
cause she was left over. And every
time the minister took her up she
would shut her eyes and go to sleep
again, unless he held her up pretty
straight, and then she seemed to be
sad, and to be dreaming about being
left over, even while she was awake.
She wasn't awake even on chill
dren's day until little baby Mower
came in to get ready to be baptized,
but as soon as he held her up she
opened her eyes, and when she saw
what a pleasant little boy he was she
looked pleasant and hopeful again.
Then he put her down, and she went
to sleep and slept until Christmas
came again.
With a new Christmas there she was
upon a tree once more, and they
were singing carols again and getting
ready to call of the names. This time
she was sure that somebody would
want her, for she had been patient a
whole year.. and she hadn't made any
fuss even though she had felt so sor-
ry. Besides, this was the very best
tree they had eve had, and so many
had come to see It. It was full of
gifts-not like the little tree that the
minister saw In the corner of a house
parlor-the mother said, TITS most all
tree and paper, but it's a tree"-there
were go-carts, and everything, and an
Indian tomahawk to go with a boys
warwhoop, and some fringed pants to
be put on with them, and a picture
OF a little girl in red, under a big
umbrella, in a snowstorm, and "Ain't
this a nice snowy day~ written under
the picture, and lots of things, and
the leftover doll, looling so friendly
and nice-nicer than v
Well, they began to call the names,
and almost the first thing somebody
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told him of a person she had known
whom she considered a miser, and she
had told him Of a joke upon this
"miser." For he had hargained with a
little shop dealer and had obtained an
article marked a dollar for fifty cents,
and then had walked down the street
a little farther on and had seen the
same article In another window for
twenty-five cents. And finally he had
seen 1t In a ten-cent store for a dime
well, he had almost considered life
useless, while everyone else had re-
joiced that 1t had been q good n on
the "miser."
One Of the reasons that made him
feel that she thought, perhaps, he was
mean was because she knew others
who were generous. Or, at least, one
other.
Every Saturday she had received
flowers. She had taken a card out of
the box a they had sat at the board
ing house table at breakfast. The
other boarders leased her about her
admirer and she seemed to enjoy it.
Only he felt uncomfortable and could
say nothing.
And Helen, whom he called to him.
self the dearest little girl, had been
receiving these flowers for quite q
few weeks now.
Finally he could stand it no longer.
His mother needn't tell him anything
more about the city's designing wom-
en-. He was not going to lose tina
dearest little girl, If there was yet q
chance, because of his mothers warn
ings to keep to himself.
And, besides, Christmas was coming,
and Christmas was q time Of year
when everyone felt happy. He was 60
ing to make a tremendous fight to b
happyl
And he sent her ~violets, beautiful
deep purple ~violets, with q pink rose
I'm the center.
Never had he seen her so happy al
she was over his violets. How differ
emily she acted about his than about
the others. And then he asked her IL
she would take q walk with him. So