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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-23
Spokes Around
ss''e,.s The. Hub &s;

Pioneer Dead-Mrs. Della II. Gale,
old resident of st. Johns, is dead at
the age of 80 years.
Indian Pioneer Dead-Phil Gruett,
who went 10 Isabella county from
Cratiot i'm the early fifties, is dead ut
Mt. Pleasant. He was born IN Ora
tiot "a years ago.
Clinton Farmer killed-lrwin Skim
ner. well known Clinton county farm
or. is dead as "A result of fall from
a tree, which he was trimming. He
fell only l6 feet and was able to walk
to his home, but died only few hours
later. He was rs years of age.
New Breckenridge Firm-The firm
Of Hodge Brothers, hardware dealers
at Breckenridge, has been dissolved,
3. l.. Hodge retiring from the organ
ization. The business will be contin-
ued by j. f. Hodge and his son, Law
renee, under the firm name of Hodge
& Son.
Rate Raised Charlotte will pay
.S1.95 for gas this coming year, this
being 10 per cent increase over the
existing rate. Only big drop in the
price of coal will put the Charlotte
rate under this figure.
Buys Building-Jacob Anspach has
purchased the Mey building in st
Louis, and is remedeling the building
He expects to move his store to that
location as soon as possible.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-23

FOR SALE-When you think of good
bakery goods, you naturally think
Of the Model Bakery. We make
full line Of all kinds of Baked
Goods. Give us a call and be con-
WINGED. dido
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-23

COR SALE-Equity in good six room
house and lot or will consider good
1921 or % car or truck as payment.
Also one lot clear. Will take car
as payment. Inquire of Norman
Fleming, l2l Pleasant Ave. 1922
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-23
MISCELLANEOUS

TOR EXCHANGE-or will sell,
equity in AZ acres of fine land all
improved, near Breckenridge and
Wheeler. Inquire Of Geo. E. Shar-
rar. 32tf-c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-23

TOR SALE-Good mixed hay, $500
per ton at barn for cash. One and
one-half miles east and one-half
mile north Of Alma. Inquire of Bert
Kittridge. 42-2w
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-23

FOR TRADE-A forty acre farm
VIII exchange for good modern city
property. Carl +. Harry. 256 Rock
ingham. 3S-2c
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-23

FOR SALE-House and lot. Will
take auto part payment. j. ID. Sui
livan-44-4c.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-23

TANI AND LIVERY at Tom Nor
tons feed barn. Call and get our
prices. Phone 1S4. L. A. White.
lip.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-23

Pioneer Dcad-Mrs. Della II. Gale,
old resident of st. Johns, is dead at
the age of 80 years.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-23

FOR RENT-Furnishe room for
rent to desirable gentleman, Wood
worth Ave, one block from Su-
perior st. See s. L. Bennett, IN
surance rooms As Opera House
Block. 37-tf-chg
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-23

Ann ArbOr Railroad
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-09-06
The Radios Predecessor

Broadcast wireless as news SER
vice is merely a development of a
plan inaugurated many years ago, in
1898, in Budapest by the establish
ment of the Telefor Heromde OF
Telephone Newsletter, which soon
counted its subscribers by thousands,
at the rate of a penny day. News
was collected in the ordinary way,
printed by photography on long strips
of paper and telephoned by specially
trained "stenters." 1t provided also
for advertising. For one form the
stenters would read of advertise
ments for u seconds, carefully sand
wiching them between interesting
items of news so that the subscriber
would not disconnect for fear of
missing something he really wanted
to hear.-Montreal Gazette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-09-06
Radicals Mark lin Lumber

SPAIN & Rose Lumber Company
received carload Of lumber last
week that showed the handiwork of
a hot bed of /. w. w. propagandists.
About every board in the carload
was disfgured on both sides with the
slogans and labels of this anti-Amer-
lean organization. Among them be-
ing the following Labor produces
all wealth, therefore all wealth must
go to labor "If you don't like this
Disagreement of your lumber, tell
your congressman 10 free the poll
teal prisoners" They say they are
going to keep up this un-American
procedure until all prisoners now do
ing time in the Federal prisons for
sedition during the war are released.
We believe it pretty near time for
true Americans to assert themselves
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-09-06
BUCK CREEK MAN ROBBED
Car Used by Bandits Tuesday Night
Thought to be One Stolen Sunday
Night From Electric Park
In Waterloo.

/ Ernest Heineman, proprietor of the
store at Buck Creek, was the victim
of bold holdup Tuesday evening.
He had closed the store and was at
his home when man knocked at his
door. When Mr.. Heineman opened
the door the man SAID that he was
driving thru and had run out of
gasoline when about 10 rods from
the store. A five gallon can was
filled with gasoline and taken to the
car, where another man was found.
While Mr.. Heineman was pouring
the gasoline into the tank this sec
ond man came around the car and,
pushing a revolver into Mr.. Heine-
mans side, told HIM to put up his
hands. The first man also showed
gun. Heineman was told to put
his arms behind him, when they We're
tied, and the men went through his
pockets.
Some SIS in currency and about 70
cents in change was taken, as were
also his bunch of keys TO the store.
Another car coming from the south
caused the robbers to put Heineman
into the car, and they ran a mile
north and about half mile west to
Buck Creek bridge, where Heineman
was put out of the car after being
blindfolded. After the robbers had
disappeared, Mr.. Heineman succeeded
in working himself loose and finding
his way home.
The car used was big sedan and
it is thought to be one that was stol-
en- from Electric park at Waterloo on
Sunday night. This car was later
found in Waterloo Wednesday, and
whether or not Mr.. Heineman can
identify it remains to be seen.-Oel-
vein Daily Register.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-09-06
Find petrified Elephant

Over northwest of Strawberry
Point, near what is called Reeds
Hollow, a number of farmers are eX-
cited over the find of a pertrifed ele-
plant plainly seen since the late
washout, the animal apparently hav-
ing been buried years ago in the
sand which later turned to rock.
Not much interest has been aroused
in the vicinity where the elephant
has been discovered, as Reeds Hol-
low has long been noted for its Won
derful rocks, its deep gulies and its
gold deposits. A find like a petrified
elephant simply arouses curiosity
Strawberry Point Press.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-09-06
A Hard Luck Record

Richard Luxe, driving his car to
town skidded into a telephone pole.
Coming back with the garage man to
clear up the wreck he found thieves
had stripped it of tires and fixtures,
Walking home in the rain two high
waymen with howitzers took all his
cash, a watch and his package of
plug cut away from him. Finally
reaching home Luxe discovered
lightning had struck the barn kill
ing a $3.50 Missouri mule and that
the hired man had lit out with the
family savings amounting to S14O
This made Luxe loser five times in
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-09-06
Wonders Never Cease

A German engineer named Rel
mann has succeeded in perfecting a
process for coloring living trees. 1t
has been found that a whole tree
from the end of its roots to the top
most leaf can be completely and
permanently colored with AS hours.
Anil;n dye is used and fifty grams
of it together with 200 liters of water
are sufficient for one tree.
Two Dresden firms have under
taken to exploit the patent. Fur
niture, cigarette cases, penholders
and other articles are to be put on
the market all made up in the new
colored wood. limitations of certain
natural woods are declared possible
through the process. American and
Dutch concerns are reported to be
showing special interest in finding
markets for the novelties.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-09-06

young. woman living between here
and Mechaniscsville and the sheriff
drove to her home.
Yes, Butterbaugh had been there
a short time before the officer ar
rived and the couple had gone rid
ing.
The sheriff waited for them and
when they showed up a little later
Butterbaugh was placed under ar
rest. At first he protested that he
thought the car he took was one
belonging to his brother but soon
weakened and confessed.
He said he was willing to waive
the grand jury and accept imme-
date sentence. He was taken be-
fore Judge Moffit who gave him
an indeterminate sentence not to
exceed FIVE years in the AnamOsa
reformatory.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-09-06
What TO do if Thief's Not IS

Marshalltown, loWa-Authoritles
here are puzzled over what to do
with Mrs. Theta Walton, Negro, IA
wears old, who is accused of larceny
of S35 from the 'home of Walker
Terril, also Negro, providing the girl
is convicted of the crime.
The Iowa laws prevent the IN
generation of a female under Is
wears old in the state reformatory
at Rockwell City, and does not al
low a married woman being sent
to the girls industrial school at
Mitchellville. Being under 10
wears old prevents the girl being
confined in the county Jail, and
awaiting her hearing she is on pa
role to friends.
County Attorney Hoover has
asked the board of control for some
proyision in the case provided the
girl is convicted.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-09-06
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

The adjourned meeting of the city
council was called to order by Mayor
F. w. Conover. Members present;
Reed. LANCE, Istad, Anderson, Ber-
natz, Willett and Dale.
The objections filed with the city
clerk on account of the assessment
TO be made against the abuttlng pro-
perties on East Water and Mont
gomerv streets were read and order
ed filed.
A letter from the state highway
commission approving of the allot-
ment for the proposed paving from
the West End of the paving on Wa
ter street to the city limits on the
state road was read and placed on
file.
The contract between the city OF
DEBORAH and J. A. Dunkle for the
reconstruction of the sewer beds ana
outlet was read and accepted.
The report of Engineer A. N
Hanson of the completion of the
Water Extention on Hill street IN
the Fifth Ward was read and the
work accepted.
1t was moved and seconded a
cement side walk be ordered in on
lot to 10 inclusive, block "a May
nard & Snyder's addition. Motion
was carried.
1t was moved and seconded that
Water and Sewer extentions be or
dered in on lots 1915, block 10 West
Decorah. Motion was carried.
Moved and seconded to adjourn
Motion was carried.
f. Nj. HUGHrS,
City Clerk
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-09-06

Sheriff Barclay Knew How to Locate
A Stolen Car.

Upton, Iowa-Working the theory
of "find the woman" Sheriff Barclay
brought an automobile thief to quick
justice here.
Sunday evening Ernest Tweed
parked his roadster on the north
side of the square. Twenty minutes
later when he returned the car was
missing. He reported the loss to the
sheriff who learned, on inquiry, that
Ellsworth Butterbaugh had been seen
to take the car.
After telephoning officers in sur
rounding towns to watch for the
car it was learned that Butterbaugh
had been keeping company with a
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-09-06
TRACTOR FARMER AID
Graduate of Iowa State College
Deyises Measuring Plan.

Ames, Iowa. J. Leo Ahart, a
graduate of Iowa State College, has
perfected a plan which enables a
farmer, with the use of tractor to
pillow every foot of his field regard
less of the size or shape.
The fields are plowed in number
of ways, according to their size and
shape, SO that the soil may be turned
with a minimum number of burrows.
Plating the field is done with a
small ruler with string attached
and book of instructions.
The FARMER TON his pillow seat can
lay off his field according to this
plan. Mr.. Ahart has many testi-
monials. He is now farming 600
acres at Dow City, and is printing
the manuals as a side line.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-09-06
After 20 Years Married Life Seeks
Divorce

Nevada, Iowa,-After having lived
together for more than twenty-eight
years as husband and wife, rearing
two children to young womanhood
and manhood, and accommodating pro-
perty valued at $4,000, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. A. Robinson, southwest of
this city, have separated, and the
wife has filed suit for divorce and
alimony of $4,000.
The wife says that her husband
has been extremely jealous, and that
state of his mind has increased until
it became unbearable and it was
necessary for her to leave HIM Aug.
10. The Robinsons have a daughter,
aged %, who is employed in Des
Moines, and a son aged II.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-09-06
Window Full of Rnhles

In the window of the Strawberry
Point State Bank, says the Press, are
pinned 100000 rubles, Russian
money. Before the war they would
be worth in our money $4,000, but
today like kings and crowned rulers,
rubles have taken a tumble. The
whole million today might buy a
square meal in Russia. Cashier w.
F. Reinecke brought the rubles with
him from New York where he visited
several weeks ago.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-09-06
Woman Loses Legs

Hanlontown, Iowa-Mrs. c. w.
Shots, living on a farm near here,
lost both legs just above the knee
when they were caught in the fly,
wheel belt of a gasoline engine, the
power from which she was using to
run her washing machine, Thursday.
She was rushed to the Mercy hos
pital at Mason City, where both
limbs were amputated. Her condi-
tion is serious.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-09-06
Bears New Fall Suits

are coming in fast. The quality is
better this fall, than for many years,
and prices are such that customers
will see at a glance that We are
the best clothiers to trade with. We
guarantee every dollars worth you
buy from us, and sell only the better
qualities of clothes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-09-06

and insist that these Bolshevists be
sent home. They belong in Russia,
and to Russia they should be deport-
ed at once.-Edgewood Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-09-06

Costly apparel does not always
make woman look neat and attrac-
tive.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-09-06

The bears those typy, big boned, smooth, fast
growing kind with prominent blood lines of the breed
to their credit We selling the four bears out OF
our show litter as special attraction and if you
looking for something of the blue ribbon type we have
them here
The sows are all picked out of our breeding herd,
and each one has fine litter by her side. The tters
are all good sized, and you are taking no chance in
buying this combination.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-09-06

our want column.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-12
COST ONLY 5 CENTS M ACRE
This Would Be Result of Rate In
crease 1t Is Claimed

Des Moines, Oct. IA 10 per cent
increase in freight rates on corn and
other coarse grains would add $8 per
year to the cost of each iowa farm, or
approximately cents per acre, At
torney J. A. Davis, chief counsel for
the northwest roads, who are seeking
this increase, declared today in the
grain rate hearing before Interstate
Commerce Examiner H c. Keen.
c. B. Hutchings of the American
Farm Bureau federation said that be-
cause of the higher market value of
wheat, as compared with the other
grains, the freight rate on wheat as
compared with other grains should
remain higher and that the volume of
production should play an important
part in rate-making. He was the
first witness for the six northwestern
states, who are contest1ng the petition
of the roads for increased rates. He
was to be followed on the stand this
afternoon by J. F. Conway of the
Kansas public utilities commission.
The state expects to close its case
bV Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-12
Fill With Concrete an
Old Well Found in Hotel
kdnsdnE Excavation Work
Another Pier Ran Into Qucksand-Waters Reached in
Nearly All Pier Hoes-Night Shifts VIII Be Used
to Pour Concrete Next Week

BY the end of the week the Pratt
Thompson Construction company ex-
poets to be under a full head of speed
in constructing the new $500, 900 Hotel
Kansan at Ninth and Kansas avenue
Most of the woes of getting the big
structure out of the ground have
passed and rapid progress is expected
to be made until the building is COM
pleted.
Most of the troubles of the con-
tractors were in hurrying excavation
work and sinking the pier pits TO bed
rock. In practically all of the pits a
strong flow of water was encountered
which delayed work and added to ex-
cavating expenses. Several unusual
formations were also found. One pit
revealed a thick bed of quieksand
The fact that the sand was dry. how
ever, saved lot of trouble and delay
in building the particular pier.
In the sinking of one hole an old
well or cistern was found. Fortunately
the hole went only to bed rock and
the unexpected excavation was filled
with concrete. None of the volunteers
who observe progress of construction
from the curb lines were able to recall
occasions when the mystery well or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-12
EDITORS TO GO TO PARSONS
Third District Newspaper Men to Hold
Conference Saturday.

Third district Republican editors
in the political Balkans of Kansas
will hold their autumn meeting in
Parsons Saturday. The meeting is not
only of Importance to publishers in
the southeastern district. but may have
state and district political significance
A number of prominent Kansas news
paper men will attend the sessions.
Members of the Parsons Cha mber
of Commerce and Labette county Re-
publican publishers will play hosts to
the visiting men and women. Busi-
ness sessions in the afternoon will
conclude with a dinner at the Mat
thewson hotel at night w. Y. Nor
gan, Republican nominee for governor,
and William Allen White, of Emporia,
will be the principal speakers. Seth
Wells, Erie; Emmett D. George, Inde-
pendence; H. w. Shideler. Girard; N.
w. Huston, Columbus; F. w. Brinker-
hoff, Pittsburg: Hugh Powell, Coffey-
be the principal speakers at the bust =
ness meeting. Tom Thompson, of
Howard, president of the association,
will preside. Clyde NJ. Reed, of Par
sons, chairman of the public utilities
commission, will be in charge of the
evening program.
The Third district Republican edi-
tors hold semi-annual meetings. Their
sessions attract almost as much atten-
ton as the state convention. More
than fifty publishers attended the
spring meeting in independence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-12
SEARCH FOR MISSING GIRLS
Detectives, Hunting for Margaret
Davis, Find Three Others Missing.

Chicago, Oct. 12.-While detectives
searching for Margaret Davis, IA
year-old high school girl missing since
Monday morning, followed several
clues today, the police were confronted
with new perplexities when the dis
appearance of three other young girls
was reported by frantic parents.
The newly reported missing girls
were Ivy Reeves and Frances Reilly,
both 16year-old high school students,
and Thelrna Kaiser, Is, employed by
a candy company.
None of these d.sappearances was
believed by the police to be related to
the case of the missing Davis girl.
however. The two st. Marys girls
were believed to be ruuaways Their
rooms at home were left IN confusion
and some of their clothing was gone.
They had not been seen since Monday.
The Kaiser girl went to work as usual
Tuesday. but failed 20 return home
that night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-12

IF there were anything to the SUI
perstition that Friday, the Thir-
teenth,' is unlucky, the human race
would have all been killed off in ac-
cidents long ago." S. d. Flora, state
meteorologist, commented today when
he had gone thru the pages of 200
year calendar in his office and dis
covered that Friday, ill-omened day,
has fallen or will fall on the "unlucky"
thirteenth day of the month no less
than 332 times in the 200 years be-
tween 1916 and 1876. Since there
have already passed 147 of those
years, and barring wars, famines, pes
thence, battle. murder. sudden death
and prohibition, no ill luck has yet
befallen the race. Flora's faith in the
popular superstition is beginning to
falter.
Tomorrow will be Friday, the 18th
of October, and the plug citizen will
watch his step in spite of the doubt
cast upon the effectiveness of the be-
lief thatft's an unlucky day.
October happens to be one of the
months which is most free from the
blight of the coinoidental occurrence
of the two unluckinesses. In the 200
year period, Friday falls on the thir-
teenth day of the month only twenty
eight times February, the shortest
month gets Friday on its thirteenth
day only twenty-five times. In No
NtIlDST anu N1dICil lIlS
occurs thirty-two times each.
Friday last occurred on October IL
in 1916, and will not occur again or
October 13 until 1914.
Friday occurred on January 13 oi
this year, and will not occur on the
thirteenth day of any month again
until in April of 1923.
Tho unwho1esome combination oc-
! CURED in three months-March, Feb
ruary and November in 1914. thu
opening year of the World war. Three
times in one year is the greatest mum
| Der of times it appears.
| F1ora's mother was born on Frida,
the thirteenth, which circumstance
doubtless helps to remove the curs'
from the day for him.
Anyhow" he says. you know TIVE
negatives make an affirmative, ant
| it's principle of physics that a reac
. ton neutralizes an action. SO mayb
| the double jinx just naturally coun
terra cts itself"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-12
Former Santa Fe Employees to
Chicago Great Western.
Six Hundred Members of Shop
Crafts Ready to Work.

With the Parthian shot-"The
Santa Fe can go to hell SO far as we
are concerned''-6o0 former shop en-
plpyes of that road today declared
their willingness to go to work for the
Chicago Great Western in Chicago.
wv ednesday an agent of the Great
Western arrived in Topeka, looking
for a small number of shopmen to go
to work for that road.
The response was staggering to the
agent. He had 500. volunteers for the
job. as soon as he visited the head
quarters of the shop crafts in Labor
hall, and a meeting had been held.
He called a halt and has wired to
the headauarters Of his road to find
oait what acGion to take.
Road Signed Agreement.
The shop craft members also worked
the wires, communicating with the
headquarters of their organization in
Chicago. The answer they received
was to the effect that the Great West
ern is one of the roads which signed
the agreement and on which the shop
crafts members have returned to their
jobs. and that everything is all right
Negotiations are suspended for the
present until the Great Western agent
finds out how many ex-Santa F'e men
his road can accommodate.