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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-18
Paving Prices Down

Sioux City Journal-The contract
for one mile of paving through the
town of Moville, awarded by the
Woodbury. county board of super
visors at price of $2.51 per
square yard, or $27,3S5.l6 for the
mile, is almost a duplicate of
contract recently let by the Kos
suth county board of supervisors.
The Kossuth county contract calls
for the construction of eleven and
one-half miles of eighteen foot con-
crete pavement at $3.50 per square
yard, or S27 7,350.40 per mile.
These prices are but slightly higher
than the price established on a
contract recently awarded by the
Illinois division of highways, as
cited in the Journal the other day.
The Illinois price was S26,524.21 per
mile. The Kossuth county price is
reported to be the lowest in Iowa
since 1917.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-18
BIG HOMECOMING
NEXT AUGUST.
Commercial Club Planning on Big
Homecoming of Former Resi-
dents Fair Week.
DATES WILL BE
WEEK OF AUG. z
Will be One of the Biggest Reunion
Gatherings Ever Held
In DecOrah.

The Decorah Commercial Club has
fixed the date for the big homecom-
ing of former residents here for the
week of August Z, 1922. 1t will be
the week of the Winneshiek county
fair also, the dates of the fair being
Aug. s, 9, 10, IL, but the homecom-
ing will be on for the entire seven
days of the week.
Many former residents have al
ready expressed their intentions of
being here, and it looks now like we
will have the biggest crowd of for
mer residents here at one time the
city has ever witnessed.
Committees will soon start work
planning on the reception to be ac-
corded the visitors and royal time
will be in store for all.
A reunion of the old famous De-
corah Drum Corps is another feature
planned for this homecoming. Mem
bers are scattered all over the Unit
ed States, but all who are on motheri
earth now who belonged to that
famous organization are going to try
and be here again and revive the
spirits of long ago.
Watch the papers for further par
ticulars about this great homecom-
ing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-18
What Kansas Women Can Do

Here are some of the things a
woman can legally do in Kansas.
She can take her maiden name af-
ter her husband dies, without legal
process or legislative acts.
She can retain her own name af-
ter she is married
She may persuade her husband to
take her name and give up his fam
lily name if she does not like it.
She can keep her maiden name
and he can keep his name.
She can keep her maiden name
for business transactions and use her
husbands for social affairs.
If the wife does not like either her
name or the husbands they can take
a name that suits them better.
A woman can wear mems clothing
without restrictions, except she must
not pose as a man.
She can hold any office in the
state and run for congress.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-18
c. 0: F. BANQUET
fine AFFAIR
About 165 Enjoye( S. Feast of Ora
tory and Good 4. IS to Eat
Sunday Even
TWENTY FIVE INITIATEbV
IN THE AFTERNz. "
Recording Secretary Emil Rosenthal
Presented With Legion of
Honor Badge.

The initiatory banquet given by
the Catholic Order of Foresters of
Decorah Court No. 1910 in the
church basement of st. Benedict's
Catholic church Sunday evening was
largely attended, about loo being
present. The banquet coupled with
the excellent after dinner addresses
proved one of the finest affairs held
here in long time.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
church served the banquet, and they
have been coming in for much praise
for the excellence of the viands
served.
During the afternoon a class of 25
young men were initiated into the
order at the Woodmen hall by a
degree team from Waterloo.
I 4 At $50 banquet was served in
the basement of the church, to which
about 165 people sat down.
After the banquet a program of
toasts and music was enjoyed.
Atty. E. p. Shea acted as toast
master and as usual acquitted him
self in a capital manner. His witty
introductions and work of carrying
out an interesting program came
in for high commentator by all
present.
Misses Hazel Courtney and Lucille
Rosenthal contributed much to the
program with delightful vocal solos,
and Mrs. Ruth Downey contributed
a most enjoyable violin solo.
Toas.s, which were greatly enjoyed
were given by o. ]. McHugh, of
Cresco, one of the state court
trustees and Chas. E. Byrnes, state
court secretary, of Cedar Rapids and
Rev. Father Hogan, pastor of st.
Benedicts Catholic church. Several
members of the degree team also
spoke.
Mr.. Emil Rosenthal, recording sec
retary of the local court, was given
a big ovation and was called to
the speakers platform by State Sec
retary Byrnes and was highly COM
plimented on his work in behalf of
the order.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-18

only ten have been given out in the
state.
Mr.. Rosenthal responded in an
apptecative manner for the honors
conferred upon him, and he received
the congratulations of scores of
friends.
The banquet and feast of oratory
was hugely enjoyed, and the affair
will long be remembered as a most
enjoyable one by all who had the
good fortune to attend.
The Catholic Order of Foresters
has an. insurance membership of over
100000 in the United States and
Canada. There are 104 subordinate
courts in Iowa with membership Of
$500, The order is almost 20 years
old and has disbursed in payment Of
death claims over twenty-eight mil
lions of dollars, and more than four
millions for sick and funeral benefits
and other charitable and benevolent
purposes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-18
Where Does Our Corn Go To?

The following item in the Daily
Trade Bulletin published in Chicago,
devoted to financial and commercial
news will be of interest in showing
something of the corn situation over
in Russia:
Argentine shipments show 5000
bu. corn as coming to America, and
also Russia is shipping $4,000 bu.
wheat and 215,000 bu. corn. The
wheat goes to the Continent and the
corn TO the United States and the
Continent. These Russian shipments
will cause some interest, no doubt"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-18
CITY PLANNING
ON MORE PAVING
East Water Street and Moa,. gomery
Street Included in Resolution
To Pave This Year.
PROVIDING THE
PRICE is RIGHT
Property Owners May Appear ON
Feb. 9 to Make Objections to
The Contemplated
improvements.

At the last meeting of the city
council proposed resolution of nec-
essity for more paving in Decorah
was introduced, a copy of the re-
solution being printed on another
page of this issue Of Public Opinion.
The contemplated paving will be
on East Water street from the
bridge at the Milwaukee depot east
to the turn at the creamery and then
south on Montgomery street to the
south line of the Decorah hospital.
The block of paving on Washing
ton street from Mott q Co.'s corner
south to the bridge on Main street is
contemplated to be repaved. Also
the alley in the rear of Rasmussen,
Kjome and Sons store to the pave
ment in the rear of Decorah Posten.
Whether the council will actually
go ahead with the work this year,
or not, we understand depends
wholly on the price offered by the
paving contractors. Some of the
aldermen have expressed themselves
that the price must be right, or
the project will not go through,
which sounds sensible, if they will
only take due and just deliberation
on what just price is. Cement is
down and labor is down and it looks
like the high priced paving of the
past several years should come down,
down to where the ordinary citizen
can pay it with very little embar-
assment.
Some 20 year, sgu-wnsn the bridk
paving was laid on Washington
street it cost the insignificant sum
of $125 for a full sized lot. We
presume now it would cost or z
times that much. A SO foot lot on
Broadway cost S487.10 last year.
Paving is coming and when the
prices get within reason, if they ever
do, practically all the principal
streets in all the small towns of the
country vii enjoy their concrete,
asphalt or brick drives.
Water street being on the primary
road, should come in for some state
help. We understand that it will,
but the assistance offered is very
insignificant. But even so every dol
lar should be secured, no matter how
small the amount.
The price Of the concrete paving
on Broadway last year was $3.76 a
square yard. Of course these figures
have been lowered materially since
last year, and 1922 prices should be
way lower, as cement, labor, etc.
has come down.
In the pavement of future streets
if the entire city council takes the
matter in a firm grip, looks to the
matter of surveying and see that no
unnecessary tax is put on in this
respect, by surveying and resurvey-
ing, and that the work be done with
out any unnecessary red tape, it
will save the city and taxpayers
hundreds of dollars, no doubt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-18
C. KNOKE RAISES
MONSTER LEMON
Canoe Township Man Exhibited
Twelve Ounce Lemon of Own
Raising in Decorah
Thursday.
NO CALIFORNIA LEMON
CAN EQUAL 1T
could Make Enough Good Lemon.
ade For Big Gathering of
Thirsty People.

The old saying that Gin all good
things Iowa affords the BEST" and
this is true in raising lemons, the
kind that quenches the thirst in
"lemo" at five glass, and the sue
culent lemon pie. That Iowa lemons
raised in Winneshiek county fill the
bill and then some is proven by
Clarence Knoke, of Canoe township,
who brought a lemon of his own
raising to Decorah Thursday. 1t
measured IL inches around and
weighed IL ounces, and was about
as choice looking lemon as one
would wish to see.
The bush it grew on stands about
two feet high and is five years old.
1t started to bud last spring and Mr..
Knoke concluded that they would
be able to make lemonade from the
lemons by the Fourth of July, but
the bud fooled them and remained
a bud much longer than they anti
cipated, but finally the fruit formed,
and last Thursday the one lone lemon
on the tree was picked. In size the
ordinary lemon sold in the stores are
mere dwarfs in comparison. The tree
bore two lemons, the other falling off
shortly before.
Mr.. Knoke exhibited the lemon to
a number of his friends here and
all were amazed at it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-18

The Fo1esters were organized in
Decorah nearly % years ago and
Mr.. Rosenthal was charter mem
Der, holding the Office of Chief
Ranger, and during the life of the
court has ofliciated in practically all
the other offices. The local court
never put forth much effort for new
members for a long time, never
functioning very strongly until late
years.
Last June a membership contest
was inaugurated by the state court
for new memberships, the member
securing the most candidates to get
substantial prize. Mr.. Rosenthal
entered the contest and proved to
be the highest man, not only in
Iowa, but the United States, in Sc
curing the highest number of mem
bers. Last June big initiation Of the
local court took place when 20 MEM
bers were taken in. The high court
paid him a bonus of $40, and this
money he very generously turned
over to the treasury of the local
court. He felt so enthused over his
success in winning the $40 that he
pulled his coat, kept up his spirit,
and started out and secured 20 more
members, who were initiated last
Sunday. When Sec. Bynes called
Mr.. Rosenthal to the speakers plat
form, he complimented him highly
and on behalf of the state court
presented him with a handsome
Legion of Honor Badge, of which
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-18
Who is OUR
PRETT|EST GIRL
Most Beautiful Girl i'm Iowa is Going
To Get $1,000 and be Crowned
Queen of Next Iowa
State Fair.
WINNESHIEK COUNTY
HAS THAT GIRL
Its the County With More Good Look
ing Girls Than All Other Coun-
ties in the State Put
Together.

Who is Winneshiek County's pret
tiest girl? The Des Moines Register
and Iowa State Fair wants to fine
out, and the girl will be given $1,000
in gold and be crowned queen of the
next Iowa State Fair.
Selection will first be made OF
the most beautiful girl in each coun.
ty in lowa-and then the most beau.
tiful girl in each congressional dis
trict. Prizes will be given the
county winners and the district win
ners. The latter will be brought to
the Fair with all expenses paid
where they will be feted and honored
and then from among them the most
beautiful girl in the whole state will
be chosen.
This looks like easy money for
some Winneshiek county girl, as we
believe, Winneshiek county has more
good looking girls than all the other
counties in the state put together.
All of the SO counties in the state
have entered contestants with the
exception of three and Winneshiek
is one of the three. Girls look up
those fine photographs of yourselves
and send them to the Beauty Con-
test Editor of the Des Moines Regis
ter. Lets put Winneshiek on the
map, for we have the material.
Or, if you prefer, send the photo
graph to Public Opinion with your
name and address plainly written on
the Ah-H aapd we will forward them
10 Cgs Moines. l
Rules for the $1,000 Beauty Contest
To enter:
Remove picture of entrant from
folder.
Write on back of picture name
and address (including county,
of girl.
Mail to $1,000 Beauty Contest
Editor. The Des Moines Regi-
ter.
The contest program:
The prettiest girl in each Of
the ninety-nine counties will be
chosen from photographs sent to
the 81, 900 Beauty Contest Edi-
tor.
From the county winners, the
prettiest girl in each congress
sional district will be chosen.
Des Moines will count as
separate district, making twelve
in all.
The twelve in the finals will be
brought to the Iowa State Fair,
with all expenses paid, and en-
tertained by the Iowa state fair
board. At the fair, the most
beautiful will be chosen, crowned
queen of the fair and given The
Registers cash prize of $1,000.
Prizes will also be given the
county and district winners.
Married women and girls un-
der 16 are not eligible to the
contest.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-18
GOV. KENDALL
ATTACKS RATES
Says Rail Freight Rates Must Come
Down Twenty Five Per
Cent More.
FARM BUREAU MEETING
HELD LAST WEEK
State Farm Bureau Also Takes
Whack al the Des MOines
Farm Paper Methods.

Des Moines, Iowa,-Principles un-
derlying the formation of the agri-
cultural bloc in congress were upheld
and denial was made that the bloc
exists to further class legislation, in
an address delivered by ]. r. Ho-
ward, president of the American
Farm Bureau Federation, in the au
ditorium.
Mr.. Howard also defended HIM
self and other officials of the ma
tional farm bureau organization
against recent criticism by Senator
LaFollette directed against their
participation in conferences with
manufacturers and rail executives,
saying he conferred with "big busi-
ness" as the representative of the
biggest business in the world, and
without betraying the interests of
the business.
Support Asked for CO-Ops.
Support of the cooperative plans
of the United States Grain Growers
and the National Live Stock Pro-
ducers Association was asked. In
finance the farmers were urged to
join with the bureau federation and
the Iowa Bankers Association in
making a success of the Iowa Farm
Credit Corporation, a concern or
ganized to function under legislation
passed at the last session of the
Legislature.
Oppose "AutO Boulevards"
The farm to market method of
road building was advocated by E..
Fl. Cunningham, secretary of the
Iowa organization. He said farm
to market roads, rather than auto
mobile boulevards, are what the
farmers need and what the bureau
organization has always advocated.
1t was suggested that a committee
should be named to draw up plan
for Iowa, calling into consultation
other farm organizations and lead
ing farmers and taxpayers to crys-
talize public sentiment on sound
plan. Mr.. Cunningham recommend
ed that emphasis should be placed
on the secondary road system; that
farm TO market roads should be
drained, graded, and, on approval Of
taxpayers, .gravelled; that secondary
roads should be constructed and
Continued on last page.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-18
ROADS ARE SLIGHT BURDEN
Jasper County Highways Cost Farm,
er Only 20 Cents Per Acre.

Newton, Iowa,-Jasper county
farmers are paying less than 20 cents
an acre tax for roads, according to
figures in the office of A. E. Hulse,
county auditor.
The average actual assessed valua-
ton for Jasper county farm land is
SS5 an acre. The taxable valuation
would be one-f(urth of this, which
makes $21.25. The county road tax
is mills, which would make the
amount of tax assessed against an
acre of farm land cents, three and
three-fourth mills. The township
road tax can not exceed mills. As
Stunning it were placed at the limit of
6 mills, the township tax would
amount to II cents, seven and half
mills per acre, making total county
and township road tax of 10 cents,
twelve and half mills against each
acre of farm land in Jasper county.
Township trustees, if they deem it
necessary may vote mill tax for
draining roads.
Funds for primary roads are not
obtained from direct taxation, but
are provided thru state moneys, OBJ
tanned from automobile fees, and
from federal aid.
These figures show that the tax
against farm land for roads is not
so exorbitant as has in some cases
been represented.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-18

What is sown in youth is reaped
in middle age.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-18
Cheap Mule

"Wunt to buy a mule, Rastus?" ?"
"What ails de mule, Sam?"
"Nothin'."
"Den what do you wunt 10 sell
him for?"
"Nothin'."
"I'll take him."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-18

Care may kill people but don't
care kills more.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-18

If you think you are genius,
you aren't.
The New York herald., 1922-04-18
SIGNED SECRETLY, STARTLES GENOA;
ALLIES ASSERT 1T is DLSHONORABLE
PACT COVERS MUTUAL.
SURRENDER OF CLAIMS
Basis Pledged in ALI Legal Relations,
Consular and Diplomatic Connections Resumed and
Most Favored Nation Principle Applied to
Russo German Trade.

THE RussoGerman Treaty signed
Thtchen Dr. Walter Ratheau
contains the following provisions
Governments have agreed to
military
Likewise the
civil caused
by State authori
tb)
of ships
the shall be settled basis Of reel
Of
the sale Russian material transported into Germany
enforce
Of affected
rights rights of the German Reich
Soviet Re-
subjects
provided the Soviet Government shall
not made third State.
diplomatic and
Of
rights the
include the and facilities
that formerly formed of the Russian Empire
other mutual
economic difficulties the most be-
In
exchange
countries
into force Immediately
The New York herald., 1922-04-18
FLIES FROM PALM BEACH
TO NEW YORK IN 10 HOURS
Clifford Webster Breaks All Seapane Records, Averag
ing 123 Miles an Hour for 1,220 Miles, Between
5:48 A. M. and 5 04 P M.

Flying through fog and rain, the
twin denominations OF the airman.
Clifford Webster. pilot. and Fred
Colder. mechanic. yesterday Travelled
from Palm Beach to New York be-
tween sunrise and sunset
At 5:4s A. NJ. young Webster
climbed into the pilots seat Of tho
Looming flying yacht with a copy OF
the Palm Beach Post in the pocket Of
his leather coat, and at 5:04 T.. NJ. he
stepped out OF the air yacht at the
foot Of Eighty-second street and tho
Hudson River and handed TIE Post to
Grover c. Looming. designer OF the
plane. AS he did SO ne explained with
a smile that he hadn't missed lunch
in his race up tho coastline. because
he lad stopped an hour and twenty
minutes at Southport. n. c.. for tha.
function.
About everything there is in the way
OF long distance speed records for sea-
planes was smashed into atoms by the
performance OF the flying yacht. for the
1920 miles up the coast was covered in
hours and 56 minutes flying time. In
other words. the 400 horsepower Liberty
motor kicked the light monoplane and
some 1000 pounds Of gasoline, oil, bag
gage. jilot and mechanic through the air
at the rate of 1913 miles an hour
There is a record for fast trains be-
tween Palm Beach and New York. but
both Mr.. Webster and Mr.. Looming were
far too happy last evening 10 draw any
comparisons. The measurements OF rail-
road speed on this run are not In hours
and minutes anyhow. II was explained
The flying yacht IN question has al
ready covered $4,000 miles around New
York. New England and the Florida
coast. Dave McCulloch. former pilot
Of the NC-3, few II most Of last winter
at Palm Beach and Miami. II Is Of the
type that Vincent Astor has ordered.
and Cliff Webster. who taught Mr.. Astor
The New York herald., 1922-04-18
Wipes Out the Past---T Tchitcherin
Brings Europe Peace---Rathenau

GENOA. April II tAssociated Press).
DIR. Rathenau. German Foreign
Minister. said tonight.
This treaty does. not in the least
interfere in the relations of Russia
and Germany with any other State,
but simply cancels the past with re-
gard to Germany and Russia and
lays the foundation for future COM
mon reconstruction. Because we
reached this understanding during
the Genoa conference it does not
mean that we intend to renounce
the general European aims of the
conference.
Indeed. Germany and Russia are
convinced that our understanding
win help in the attainment OF the
object of the conference. namely.
definite reestablishment OF European
peace"