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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-23
STATE INCREASE TAX LEVY
eXeenanU catch.
Rate Set at 9.11 Mills, Against S.7o
In l92l-TOtal Amount Same
As Last Year.

The state executive council at
meeting held at the state house last
Saturday fixed the tax levy for state
purposes for 1922 at Gil mills as
against S.75 mills in 1921.
This Increase of approximately
one-th.rd of mill in the state levy
was caused by a decrease OF Soo,-
100000 in the assessment of live
stock in Iowa by local assessors, and
also because the railroads went into
the courts and secured a reduction In
The assessment made by the council
last year.
The livestock assessment in 1871,
was 1888, 939,O53 as against $685.
39O153 this year. This is a de-
crease Of approximately 20 per cent,
due to the lower prices that prevail
now. The council equalized the as
.sessments sent in by the county as
SCISSORS as between the various coun-
ties, but did not increase the assess
ments as a whole. "-
The Increase in the state levy viii
not raise any more taxes of course
as the value of the property taxed
has decreased. The last legislature
fixed the amount to be raised IN
taxes in Iowa at $1O,O72,OOO for 1921
and the same for 1922. The counc
must fix the levy so as TO raise this
amount. The taxes assessed TINS
wear will of course be collected II
1923.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-23

Rates-One Cent per word. Moth
ng less than twenty-five cents.
TOR SALE-Or trade, registered
Duroc Jersey. Will trade for reg
istered young pig. Otto Severson,
r. 4. DEBORAH. 34-2w Pd.
LOST-A sweater near court house
grounds during home coming. Fin
der please leave at this office.
34-1w
LOST-Between Locust and Spring
Grove, a black travelling bag con-
tanning baby clothes and pocket
book containing about 81. Fin
der keep money and return bag to
Mrs. John p. Denning, 719 Wash
ington St., DEBORAH, Iowa, 34-1w
FOR SALE-Hocking Valley Ensil-
age cutter SIZE "a. August Teske,
r. 6, Decorah. 34-3w Pd.
FOR SALE-Chervrolet car, five pas
senger. Will sell for cash, or con-
slider trade for building lot. APP
WANTED TO Observation-Disclosures
rooms two down stairs and one
| up stairs. Inquire at this office.
34tf.
FOR SALE-Scotch Collie pups. H.
C. Gross, DEBORAH, Iowa, R. T.
34-tf.
FOR RENT-or for sale my house
OH 10 East Broadway. Enquire of
Mrs. Virgins. 34-5w
WANTEDgTo buy good milk cow,
fresh one preferred. ID. Swenson,
81 River St. DEBORAH. Phone Red
10. 34-w
WANTED-Married couple to keep
! house for man with two children.
J Good chance for reliable party.
Phone Red $40 or Enquire at this
office. 34-2w Pd.
FOR SALE-A number of Pure Bred
Duroc Bears for sale. VIM. Macal,
Ridgeway, Iowa, R. 2, Box SO.
34-2w
WANTED-Man to work on farm by
the month. Enquire at this office
34-tf
FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms
in modern house, for light house
keeping. Enquire at this office.
34-1w
FOR SALE-Edison Photograph
with rs four minute records. Price
$35. Enquire of John Peterson,
City Hall, DEBORAH. 34-2w-pd.
LOST-Umbrella in Taxi Fair Week.
Enquire Noecker Taxi Service
34-1w-pd.
FOR SALE CHEAP-1-16 in. Papec
Silage Cutter, nearly new. Reed
& Lennon. 34-2w
WANTED-Mirrors to resilver, over
Kendrick Grocery Store, 2171a E.
Water st. 34-1w Pd.
FOR RENT-Three or four rooms.
Modern. One-half block from bus
mess district. Inquire at this Of
fee. 34-1w
FOUND-Sum of money last week
near the Pioneer Oil Co.'S well. G.
P. Bake, r. /, DEBORAH. Owner
J call at this office. 33-2w
HIDES-Don't sell your hides until
you see Meyer Bros, West Water
! St., Decorah. Highest prices paid.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-23

FOR SALE-Ford car, used less than
two wears, run very little, In hne
condition. Enquire j. w. Daubney.
33-tf.
FOR SALE-The DEBORAH Cafe. Do
ing good business. Have good
reasons for selling. Enquire q. 1.
Haugen. ooti'
FOR SALE-Brick store building,
PIC West Water ST., now occupied
by Longstreet Electric Studio. En-
ouire H. F. Barthell. 33-3w
FOR RENT-Modern house, six
rooms and bath, garden and gar
age, for rent Sept. 1. Enquire at
Willis & Ness. 33-tt.
FOR SALE-Or trade, registered
Duroc Jersey. viii trade for
registered young pig. Otto Sew
erson, r. 4, DEBORAH. 33-3w ia.
FOR SALE-Very best grade of
/ women and children's hand made
clothing, priced right. Sewers
wanted. Manning's Art Store.
FOR RENT-Modern furnished
rooms. two block from opera house:
( ENQUIRE at this office. 33-u
MONEY TO LOAN-On first real
estate mortgages. Rates 5 to 512
per cent. Winneshiek county mort
cages for sale. L. H. McMasters,
FOR RENT-Apartment of . rooms
404 Jefferson st. Phone white AZ.
Miss NJ. Davidson. S2-d
FOR SALE OR RENT-Farm OF
136 acres about one mile south Oh
Canoe. Will sell cheap if taken
soon. Inquire at this office or u;
! H. Musser, DEBORAH, Iowa. 3l-4 "a
WANTED-Good steady lady to 90
housekeeping. Enquire Ole Burrec
FOR sALE~Good COW hide travel
ing bag, cheap. Enquire at TINS
FOR SALE-studebaker truck, will
consider Ford car in trade. 5. l..
Brckner, at the Farmers Store
FOR sALE-Coon and Mink hound
5 wears old, guaranteed Taoplt
nroof. Registered with Y. h. :;
Pr.ce furnished on request. CalI
on or write Victor Valenta, Cal-
FOR 5TSi' sALE-Good productive farm
IN Winneshiek county, at a, yer!
reasonable PRIV, 'iiA nI4o n,
nart pavment 100 acres Dakota OF
= Canada land. For full int9rm lorna
ton write Box 122, Creseo' iowa
| 29-tf. roo,, -,yorl
and useful articles. come an
y ak ak TO me about it. Manning
e Art store. 211 Washington o.
DEBORAH, opposite National hote''
FOR RENT-Modern duplex house
VIII rent either the whole nous 8as
or fat, alone. /. w. Ward o ea :
= FOB Sfa'! ssAIEE8.OOO acres Of land !
" the heart of the oil district .
n Montana. North Dakota ana Nil
I nesota farms and | also nave
r. few small farms around Decor
from 40 acres and up al a sacrin'
&c taken at once. Ed. X. Hovde
,EMENT BLOCKS-For sale.
Won are going to use any Gene
. ST block, come and see me bef S
W building, as l have a lot Oh ~ y
ID blocks on hand, especially l
H. garages and portches. Hans
d; Rvgg, DEBORAH, Iowa. one plo
lc- west and one block north ire
the stone mill. ZI'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-23
A Job for You, Mr.. Reader


Too many people seem to think
their duty of citizenship ends when
they vote and obey the law. Having
put a man in office they stand at
ease until the next order comes to
resume the political march. Unless
there be a rapid awakening the time
is rot far distant in this territory
when an object lesson will force the
taxpayers to realize they must be
on the Job and that they are a part,
in fact the most important part,
of government. The lesson will come
in the shortage of coal. We are
basking now in the heat of summer
but it will not be long before the
fires and furnaces must be lighted
ANY thinking man knows there VIII
be a coal shortage. The conditions
in the local coal yards are well
known, and the increasing difficulty
of obtaining fuel can be learned by
any one who cares to inquire. If the
people had been alive to their duty
thev would not today be caught be-
tween the millstones, the coal baron!
On the one hand and the labor lead
ers on the other squeezing out their
lives. The public could have ended
the strike in short order. But the
public remained Indifferent. WarA
weather was no time to get eXclte'
about possible coal shortage Int
coal barons have not worried. Inc
don't care whether there is a snort
age or not. They will arrange thei
output by fixing prices.
Even today the individual remains
apathetic. If every man and woman
we've 10 write letter to our Cor
pressman and to our two Unite
States Senators, particularly the con
pressman, asking what steps are DC
ING taken to protect his district an
demanding that he see that we obtai
an adequate supply of coal, some
thing might be done. There a
nIenty of letters written for IN
seeds. Why not a line on fair price
/ coal. Let our Congressman see we ar
on the Job and that we expect MN
A what he can to protect the peopI
f who sent him 70 Washington NJ
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-23
4 Great Runner

-.Weln Wer! interestedly eJacu-
7abea = motorist who had stopped his
vehicle to pick up young teiiow IN
tho road. 80 you were going to
walk ten miles TO town in your pare
feet? You are pretty big fellow
70 be going barefoot"
"Yep, Pm twenty years DID, re-
nlied Young Jurd Jogg of Straddie
Ridge, Ark, ave wore shoes oil ana
on for a year or 50, but the dad
blamed things make me so clumsy
I can't run down a rabbit to save
my life~ aa
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-23
A Sizzling Answer


The president Of large auto
mobile concern in Omaha, Nebraska,
having had difficulty in getting a
satisfactory stenographer, as last
report put the following adj in a
local paper.
Wanted: First class, highgrade
stenographer, salary no object. The
stenographer must get it as fast as
dictate, and get it right; must be
absolutely accurate; must have hu-
man intelligence. If you are not
cracker-jack, don't brother me-"
This is one of the letters received
in the mail the following morning.
IL note your requirements, as air.
ed in the newspaper, and hasten to
make inquiry as to this strenuous
business that takes such an extra
ordinary stenographer. Your adver-
tisement appeals to me strongly
stronger than prepared mustard-as
have seached Europe, Airope,
Irope, and Hoboken in quest of some
one who could use my talents to adj
vantage.
"When it comes to this chin music
proposition, have never found man,
woman or dictaphone who could get
first base on me. either fancy or
catch as catch can. | write short
hand so fast that | have to use
specially prepared pencil, with a
platinum point and water-cooling
equipmen. that / have constructed
at exorbitant expense, a note pad
made of asbestos composition, cover
ed with human hide, ruled with sui
phuric acid and stitched with cat
gut.
81 use the A. w. ignition, double
uni. high tension system exclusively
and will guarantee to deliver my rat
ed horse power under either A. l..
A. Nj. or S. A. E., standard. | have
been passed by the national board
of censorship and guaranteed under
the pure food and drug act.
81 run with my cut out open at all
speeds, and am in fact a guaranteed
double acknowledgements, drop
forged. oil tempered specimen of hu-
man lighting on a perfect thirty-siX
frame, ground to one-thousandth of
an inch. At hot air Juggling you
have nothing on me.
"If you wish To avail yourself OF
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-23
Fruit Along Roads Private Property

Some people think that anything
growing along the public road be-
longs to the public, but the courts
have held differently. Land owners
in giving of their possessions for a
roadway relinquish no title in the
land thus utilized, but have absolute
ownership and control except as TO
the concession for highway purposes
Grapes, plums and nuts growing
along roadways are the property OF
the AUDITING property owner. Farm
ers in the vicinity of Des MONIES
anticipating the ripening of wilC
grapes, have posted notices warning
the public that all such fruit is pr
vate property.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-23
u,on pr,e. for Manuscript.

The largest amount given tor
.oaarr manuscript was paid In New
work for Thackeray's "rhe Rose ano
che Ring" The author wrote ana IL
Illustrated 1t himself for chlIu II'en nv. :
and when II was last put up al auc>
tion IL realized $4,000
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-23
Emergency Call.

as ms the fire department
yelled the excited professor OF chem'
istry over the telephone Yes an IN,
swered voice. "What do you wantr
ssHow far is 1t to the nearest alarm
boxP My laboratory is on ire ana !
,nust send the call in at once.'-Amer-
jcan Legion Weekly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-23
MONEY TO LoAN-on first

MONEY TO LOAN--On first real
estate mortgages. Winneshiek coun-
ty mortgages for sale. f. H. Nc
Masters, Winneshiek Hotel Bldg.
FOR SALE-A few special govd
bargains in farms around here
right now. Easy terms. A renter
should look into this. Come and
see me. Geo. p. Ode, office East
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-23
Estray Notice.

Four Yearling Calves-Come to
my place about 2 months ago. Own
er call and prove property, pay for
this notice and cost Of keep.
l.. o. Aanas,
34-3 DEBORAH, Iowa
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-23
Markers and Dirty Windows.

English tests showed that factory
hands gained from ) to Is per cent In
etJ,clency after the factory windows
had been cleaned.-Scientihc Aineri'
can. a
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-23
wish to- avail yourself OF
nHI1ASA---s-s-v-s-~---s------s

the opportunity of lifetime, wire
me; but unless you are fully prepar
ed to pay the tariff for such services,
don't brother me, as Pm so nervous
that can't stand still long enough
TO have my dressmaker measure my
clothes. Spare your time and money
unless you want TO pay at least
$4,000 per week in cash or its equi
valent."
A Job for You, Mr.. Reader
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-23
AS Advertised

for Saturdays business we will give
our customers some very good bar
gains. Read, our ad and you will
see at a glance what we offer It's
money in your pocket to trade with
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-23

follows:
League of Iowa Municipali-
ties, membership ..-...-.....-- 20.OO
Northwestern stamp wks.
badges .........-....-. ........ ------ 100
F. M. Hughes, money paid
out ...----- ...-------.- 900
Fred Biermann, printing. 1898
Jas. B. Glow & Sons, water
mains and fittings .......-.--. 1228.32
case 80. ...... 1000
Motor Supply Co., oil - 1.35
Anundsen Pub. Co., oil .--. 100
F. M. Hughes, city clerk. 1850
Ira Rima, night watch ....-... 10000
H. Tavener, marshal ....----.... 100000
drayage 80. o.. ........ 1898
John Lewis, st. com. ........... 5000
John Peterson, driver fire
truck ....-.-. 0z.UV
c. A. Selland, sewer inspect
o.. OU.VU
Toney Swehlas storage II. q
l.. ...--.-..-.. ..--...-..-. ..---.--..---- o.UO
road oil -. -. SLIT
S. |. Iverson, Tax ............ 80. 4.20
VIM. Russell, labor ..............-. 27.45
Ed. Haug, drayage .,............ 200
Hanson & Altfllisch, engin-
eerlng .--.-------- -.--- ZZO.JZ
Chris Hoeg, inspector and
assistant engineer -. ...... 5000
H. +. Thompson, repairs LOO
Interstate Power Co., pump
ing .......... ........ ............... 391.60
Interstate Power Co., lights 270.72
Interstate Power Co., light
hre room -....... ..----.. .---.----. o.lV
Interstate Power Co., pump
ing Suage ..----...-.- 0.UU
Interstate Power Co., renu-
ais ....--.------.-- --...--. Z'OV
A. A. Vanpelt, sewer work. 200
Harry Hislop, street sweep
ing -.....-..... ...........- -...-. 1871
o. n. Hondy, engineer ....... ESQ
J. B. Borlaug, rep. etc. ...... $3.50
f. Christopher, street labor $3.50
Joe OverackeP, street labor $3.50
r. Rima, street labor .......... 31.65
C. Carlson, street labor $1,000. 1000
Chas. Miller, street labor. 3055
r. Tillapaugh, street labor 30.55
Z. w. Alberts, pump hitch
ing grounds ...--.-- ...-...-...--. 1919
A. r. Coffeen, rep. N. pump
house -,.--.-.--.-- -.-.------s5T3y ys
East End Grocery, gasoline 90
Bailey & Son, printing 11.l1
The Service Co., repairs ..--.- 3.57
Motion by LANCE, seconded by Is
tad the resolution of the Finance
Committee be adopted. Roll call vote
Ayes, Reed, LANCE, Istad, Anderson,
Bernatz and Willett. 6 ayes. No
nays. Carried.
1t was moved and seconded that
Alderman w. B. Reed and city solicit
tor f. P. Shea be selected as delegat-
es to attend the Iowa State Municipal
at Clinton, Aug. 15-l6-17.
Motion was carried.
Bids for the reconstruction of the
sewer beds, and sewer outlets were
opened and read. 1t was moved and
seconded the bids be rejected, and
the clerk be instructed to readvertise
for bids. Motion was carried.
A plat and schedule of the paving
on East Water and Montgomery
streets was presented and read by
CITY Engineer A. n. Hanson.
It was moved and seconded to adj
iourn to August Ord at 1880 p. m.
Motion carried.
F. NJ. HUGHES
City Clerk
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-23
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
70 August 2, 1922

The regular. meeting of the city
council was called to order by Mayor
F. w. Conovef. Members present,
Reed, LANCE, Istad, Anderson, Ber-
natz, Willett. Alderman Dale was
absent.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The report of the city treasurer
was read, accepted, and ordered filed.
Resolutions of the Finance Commit
tee. Whereas, the following claims
have been examined and approved by
the Finance Committee, therefore,
Be it Resolved, that they be allowed
and the money necessary to pay the
same be and hereby is appropriated,
and the Mayor and Clerk are directed
to issue orders on the treasurer as
follnVrS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-23
WANT COLUMN.

Rates-One Cent per word. Moth
ing less than twenty-five cents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-23

The president Of a large auto
mobile concern in Omaha, Nebraska,
having had difficulty in getting a
satisfactory stenographer, as a last
report put the following adj in
The New York herald., 1922-12-07

p a sSn CIV d Shs 1885
1881 9....:.. 4s%
....1osx N Y N II 6 H
3 4 ssA Cons A 1884
)3S 2....... 40
.... ~ N Y N H 4 H
: q sSM Cons 4s 1885
40 ~. 4....... 20
49,. ssA n Y Railways
IN q nsa Ley adj inc IS AZ
er a leoS A....... Q
q issuea os Certificates
49, oon,s 5..,.... 5h
80: SSN 5....... 5M
an q i'm Y State Rys
or . i96z 4He 1862
y isoueu 2....... 60
80. % NY Steam Cor
an q lex "a A 1947
The New York herald., 1922-12-07
NO CARS, WHEAT DUMPED
ALONG THE RAILROADS
Conditions in Northwest Scid
to Be Alarming.

WARRINGTON. Dec. 6.-Efforts to re-
lieve the shortage of cars for transpor-
'tation of the bumper crops of the North
west and to prevent threatened financial
disaster and suffering were announced
late to-day by Burton X. Wheeler. Sena.
tor-elect of Montana. Several kilograms
describing the situation, he said. have
been filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission and 1t has ordered an in
spector to Montana to investigate the
traffic conditions.
. kilograms placed before the Inter-
state Commerce Commission tell Of wide
spread ruin and of almost panic condi-
tion OF apprehension that even greater
losses will be inflicted" said Mr..
Wheeler. He added that thousands of
bushels of wheat have been dumped
along the roads because the farmers can
obtain neither cars nor storage facilities.
while cattle have been awaiting ship
ment as long as six weeks and have sus-
tained "a deterioration averaging $500 a
car"
The New York herald., 1922-12-07
DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST.

BETHLEHEM STEEr. CORPORATION.
Notice Of Dividends ON Eight Per Cent. Cumu-
latlve Convertible Preferred Stock, seven
Per Cent. Cumulative Preferred Stock.
Seven Per Cent. Non-C Cumulative Preferred
Stock. Common Stock and Glass Conn
mon Stock.
The fourth instalment OF two per cent.
(2e6) of the eight per cent. $3.50 dividend
upon tho Eight Per Cent Cumulative Con-
vertible Preferred Stock aud the fourth In
stalment OF one and three-duarters per cent.
t+So) OF the seven per cent. (7P6) dividend
upon the Seven Per Cent Non-Cumulative
Preferred Stock Of Bethlehem Steel Corpora
tion which were declared on January 20.
1922. and the regular dividends OF and
three-quarters per cent. CAet) upon the
Seven Per Cent. Cumulative Preferred Stock.
and OF one and one-quarter per cent. GAeo)
upon the Common Stock and Glass Com
mon Stock OF the Corporation which were
able January 2. 1923. to the respective
stock at the close OF business Decem-
ber Is, 1922.
The books for the transfer OF the shares
Of the Seven Per Cent. Cumulative Preferred
Stock and OF the Seven Per Cent. Non-Curnu-
lative Preferred Stock OF the Corporate
will he closed for said dividends thereon at
the close Of business on Friday. December -,
1922. and will be reopened at the opening
Of business on Tuesday. January 2. 1923.
The books for the other classes of the stock
Of the Corporation will not be closed for said
dividend.
Checks In payment OF the dividend will be
mailed r. II. McMATH, Secretary.
December 4. 1922.
The New York herald., 1922-12-07
RURAL CREDITS BILLS
IN HOUSE AND SENATE
RevolUing Fund of $50, ,OOO,,
600 Is Provided.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.--The Admins
tration's program for rural credits legis-
lation became more definitely outlined
to-day with the simultaneous introduc-
tion In the House and Senate OF ar
amended credits bill with new features
declared to have the support OF Secre-
tary Wallace as well as officials of the
Treasury Department and the Federal
Farm Loan Board.
Introduced by Senator Lenroot. Re.
publican. Wisconsin. and Representative
Anderson. Republican. Minnesota. author
and chairman respectively OF the Con-
gressional Agricultural Commission. the
bill would utilize the existing Federal
farm loan system rs a basis by creating
within II a farm credits department
through which. It was declared. potential
credit facilities would be provided for
farmers short and long term loans.
The twelve farm loan banks have
Government subscriptions totaling only
s12.000.o00 but under the bills intro.
duced to-day they would be provided
with revolving fund subscribed by the
Government totaiing 100000. 900. divided
equally among the twelve banks.
The New York herald., 1922-12-07
CUBA CANE SHOWS
net PROFIT IN YEAR
Sugar Corporation Report Re-
veals Big Improvement
Over 192O-1921.

The Cuba Cane Sugar Corporation for
the year ending September 80. 1922. re-
ports net profits of s2s.21s after inter-
est. discounts and taxes, In contrast
with net losses of ss.712.3s4 in the
previous year. Crediting the account
with $2.712.ss4 from sugar realizations
In excess Of valuation on September 80.
1921, brought the total profit up to
S2.404.155. which after deduction of
depreciation reserves of $2.250.000 left
a surplus OF $154,155. In the preceding
year the deficit after all charges and
taxes was $15,123.S99.
The profit and loss surplus on Sep
tember 80 last totaled $3.757,209 com
pared with S2,750.4S0 a year previous.
The increase arose from the years sur
plus of S154.155 and the addition of
$6721S4 balance Of reserves In respect
OF materials and supplies. customs du-
ties Of September 80. 1921, no longer
required. and $1So.39o balance of re-
serve for liquidation Of 1920-1921 crop,
no longer required. =
The following table compares the re-
suits of the Two wears.