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Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-30
Death of Mrs. A. J. Miller

Mrs. Albertina Miller passed away
Saturday afternoon at FIVE o'clock az
400 River street. The deceased was
born in I onmeraIia, Germany, Oct.
28, 1853, and came to United States
with her parents at the age of 10,
locating in Chicago. She was mar
ried there to Peter Miller on Oct.
u, 1878. The same year they NOV
ed to Postville, residing there j
years, conducting a bakery and rest
aurant. After Il bref residence a.
Nashua and Victor, Iowa, they NOV
ell 20 Grandview, Iowa, where y
years of her life was spent, her hus-
band engaging il the general meg-
chandise business. In 1919 they
moved to Wheaton, H., and after the
death of her husband the following
year moved to Decorah, at whicn
place she passed away. She is s1c-
vived by two daughters, Lemma and
Mae, slso two sister, Mrs. Fred pd-
vel, of Ludlow Twp, and Mrs. Pau
Topel, of Postville, and they have the
sympathy of many in their loss. The
funeral services were held yesterday
from the home, conducted by Rev
j. A. Saathorn, of Postville, and
interment was in the Postville ceme-
terry.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-30
IA CONCERN
CONTRACT
Decorah Furniture o. Gets Contract
For Furnishings New DecOrah
High School.
MANY COMPETITIVE
BIDDERS IN FIELD
Growth of This Well Known Concern
i'm the Past Thirteen Years
Has Been Remarkable.

The Decorah Furniture Co., one of
Decorah's big furniture dealers and
home furnishers carried off the big
end of the furnishing for Decorah's
new high school building. The con-
tracts for these furnishings were
competitive and bidders from all over
the country were here with bids try
ing to land the big order, but the
merchandise and prices submitted by
the Decorah Furniture Co. couldn't
be touched by these out of town con-
Germs, and they were awarded the
contract.
The growth of this well known
concern during the past 13 years has
been remarkable. The big double
store occupies three floors and all are
loaded with one of the finest stocks
Of furniture, rugs, housefurnishings
of all kinds that can be found in any
furniture establishment throughout
the great northwest.
Scarcely a day passes that Their
big auto delivery truck isn't on the
road with big load of furniture.
Their territory is almost unlimited.
Last Friday they sent big truck
load of furniture to Luana, Iowa.
Last month they furnished a COM
plete fiat in Duluth, MINI.
These out of town shipments
speak we'll for the quality and bus
iness methods of this establishment
and also speaks well for Decorah in
having such firm located here.
The landing of the big contract in
furnishing the new Decorah high
school building, in such big compet-
ition, naturally calls forth congratu-
lations from the firms many friends
throughout this section.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-30
DAIRYMEN BACK
HAUCEN BILL
Measure Provides for Single Stand
ard in the Manufacture
of Butter.
BILL is CALLED
THE SINGLE STANDARD
Bill Defines Butter as Food Pro-
duct Made Exclusively From
Milk or Cream.

Des Moines, Iowa,-Representa-
tives of the dairy and butter making
interests have gone on record as
favoring the Haugen "single stand
ard" bill in congress, R. G. Clark,
dairy and food commissioner an
nounced yesterday.
At meeting of representatives of
the Iowa Butter Makers association
the Butter Makers Manufacturing
association and the Cooperative
Creameries association in the offices
of the Chamber of Commerce a re-
solution was passed indOrsing the
bill introduced in congress by Re-
preventative G. n. Haugen of Iowa,
providing for what is known as the
"single standard"
! This bill defines butter as food
product "made exclusively from milk
or cream, or both, with or without
common salt, and with or without adj
ditional coloring matter, and contain
ing not less than 80 per certum by
weight of milk fat
The double standard, which was
recently indorSed by the Minnesota
creamery organizations, not only call;
for not less than so per cent of milk
fat, but provides that butter shall
contain not more than l6 per cent OF
moisture.
There is now a ruling in the treas
ury department that 16 per cent OF
moisture in butter constitutes az
"excess," according to Commissioner
Clark, and while the double STANDARD
provides that an excess would be ovel
16 per cent, the Iowa butter inter
ests object to any standard for mols
ture.
The position of the Iowa buttel
people is that since at least 50 pc
cent must be milk fat, from l to Ia
per cent will be casein and from
to 8 per cent will he salt, there can
no. be much more than l6 per cent o
water in any event. To fix limit o
Is per cent moisture will, they say
compel them to put in more than .
per cent milk fat or run the risk 0
being prosecuted by unfriendly inter
) ests for fractional excess Of mos
ture which might be found in an
sample Of butter.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-30
COAL SITUATION
IN DEBORAH
Fuel Administrator Ben Bear Gives
Some Information and Advise
on Coal Situation Here.
ADVISES LAYING IN
OF SOME WOOD
1t Seems Apparent That Soft and
Hard Coal Will Not be Plenti-
full for Some Time to
Come.

After a shut down of three month;
or more, we are informed that the
coal mines in Illinois and Iowa have
again been opened and it would ap-
pear on the face of it that some
coal would come our way in the
near future, but at the present time
there is no immediate assurance of
it. From all information that can
be secured, even though the coal
mines are worked at full time, soft
and hard coal will not be plentiful
for some time to come. We must
not lose sight of the fact, that on
account of the closing down of a
great many coal mines the production
was cut down very materially, and
no matter how strong work will be
rushed at the mines, at the best
there will be a big shortage of coal.
Wood makes good fuel, and there is
plenty of it in our own county, and
as a precautiOn, it is we'll for our
people to "think of cold weather
now and lay in some wood 10 take
care of their early needs. The Fuel
Committee of Winneshiek county, ap-
pointed by Fuel Administrator Web
ster, will keep in touch with head
quarters, and will do everything n
their power to procure our full
share of coal, but the unsettled con-
ditions even now in the coal fields,
as we'll as the railroad strikes, make
e--naaaas--ef transportation very
limited, and it is hard telling just
when normal conditions will again
prevail; Sc we believe to procure
some wood will surely help matters
for the time being. Anything that
may be of interest to the public in
connection with the coal situation
will be given through the papers
The writer will be away to New
York for a little while and Mr.. Ray
Agyer, of the Winneshiek County
State Bank, has kindly consented tC
act in my place until my return.
Very sincerely,
BEN BEAR.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-30
SMALL GRAIN CROP
BIG IN iowa
Wheat Yield is Largest And Of Best
Quality on Record Making
50 to so Bushels to the
Acre.
MUCH OF 1T GRADES
EITHER NO. 1 OR NO 2
Farmers Use Judgment in Growing
More Wheat During Corn Price
Depression-lowa Corn
Crop Advancing
Rapidly.

Des Moines, 1owa-Iowa's small
grain crops this year will be the
greatest in yield in history, while
prospects for a bumper crop are eX-
cellent, according to George A. Wells,
secretary of the Western Gram
Dealers Association.
The wheat has been making 80 to
so bushels to the acre and is OF the
best quality ever raised, ranking with
the No. and No. 2 product, wheat
used in milling the best flour, Sec
retary Wells says.
"Oats are short, with little straw
but have large hard kernel, weigh
ing out between % to "a pounds 10
the bushel. This is considerable
heavier than last year, when Zo
pounds to the bushel was the best OF
the crop.
"Corn is maturing rapidly" Mr.
Wells says, "and should escape frost
OF course, it is impossible to say the
crop is safe until the first frost has
appeared, and then what hasn't ma
tured will be soft. :,
Iowa's yield of corn this year VIII
be about 14,O00,000 bushels less than
last wear when 414,000,00O bushels
were raised, according to Mr.. Wells
Farmers were true to predictions
when corn sold for % and 80 cents II
the fall of 1921. Instead of saving
ground for corn they planted win1ei
wheat.
Secretary Wells says the whea
crop will total 100000 bushels
Last years yield was 7,9S4'oo'
bushels. The oats crop last year wa
about 157 100000 bushels. This yea
liz is estimated it will reach lSo'ooo'
900 bushels.
Weather conditions have been 'dea
for farm crops this year, according .
Secretary Wells, and especially Nm
for small grain. Rain and sunshih
were about equally propornoneo :
develop bumper crop
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-30
German Police Dog Arrives

Emil Rosenthal received one of the
German police dogs Sunday morning
by express, that he brought back
As far as New York with him on
his return from Germany. He had
two dogs and viii Kern one. The
animals were kept in New York for
inspection before being released. One
was shipped, and a report came yes
terday that the other two had died,
but Mr.. Rosenthal is not sure the
information is correct yet.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-30
Popular Couple Married

The marriage of Mr.. Fred Wom-
eldorf to Miss Freda Josvanger was
soiemnized last Saturday evening at
five o'clock at the parsonage Of the
United Lutheran church, Rev. O.
Giesne performing the ceremony.
They were attended by Miss Emr a
Womeidorf, sister cl the groom, as
bridesmaid, and Mr. Oscar JosvangeS, ;,
brother of the bride, was best man.
After the ceremony a reception was
rendered the happy young couple at
the home of the groom's parents, in
Curtin's addition. This is a union
of two most estimable young people
The bride is daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Josvanger, o!
Madison Twp, and she is one OF
he county's finest young women, :
young lady of grace and refnemen
and her friends are as numerous a:
! her acquaintanceS. She is a gradu
ate of the 1916 class of the Decorai
! hign school, and has been one of tht
efficient teachers of the county. Th'
groom is son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
son Womeldort of this city, and il
a young man of sterling worth ant
character. For some time past h
has been one Of Uncle Sans rura
carriers on route five. He is pOss
essed Of a sunny disposition ant
counts his friends on every hand
They left on a honeymoon trip t
Fores. City to visit the brides sis
ter, Mrs. Oscar Aspenson. On thei
return they will make their home o.
Washington street.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-30
JURORS FOR THE
SEPTEMBER Term.
Trial Jurors Summoned to Appear
at Court House in DecOrah at
500 O'clock Tuesday,
Sept. 19.
HON. w. J. SPRINGER
PRESIDING JUDGE
District Court Will Open on Monday,
Sept. Is, Jurors Reporting
Following Day.

The September term of the district
court for Winneshiek county will
open in Decorah on Monday, Sept
Is. Hon w. J. Springer, of New
Hampton, will be the presiding Judge
The following trial jurors have been
drawn for the term, and they are to
appear at 800 o'clock p. m. on Tues
day, Sept. 10.
Ernest Boulet, Burr Oak.
Helge jacobson, Hesper.
Amund Amundsen, Highland.
r. H. Burr, Orleans.
Billie Brown, Bluffton.
Mart Leonhard, Bluffton.
d. Z. Wise, Pleasant
Stanton Erickson, Pleasant.
John Berg, Pleasant
Oscar Ellingson, Pleasant.
Ed. Dresselhause, Pleasant.
Spencer Bakken, Lincoln.
N. o. Rue, Lincoln.
c. o. Blekeberg, Madison.
N. H. Owen, Madison.
T. X. Neste, Madison.
Sam Anderson, Decorah.
Winnie Coughlin, Decorah.
Will Kreuter, Decorah.
Oscar RiSte, Decorah I'd.
Harold Swenson, Decorah I'd.
Nels NJ. Ramsey, Decorah I'd.
A. +. Holm, Decorah Sd
Ed Sellman, Deoorah 4th.
G. Oehler, Decorah 4th.
George Beer, Decorah 4th.
o. Bauder, Decorah 5th.
o. A. Ask, Decorah 5th.
Melvin Graves, Glenwood.
Andrew Dalen, Glenwood.
John Lannon, Glenwood.
Iver Anderson, Sumner.
Rob Vopava, Summer. --
Bertha Anderson, Calmar 1st.
Frank j. Swartz, Calmar I'd.
w. A. Kubik, Calmar I'd.
w. j. Shilhacek, Calmar I'd.
Hartvik Ask, Frankville.
Harry Goddard, Jackson.
Frank Jacobs, Washington I'd.
John Broghanier, Military.
w. F, Helwig, Military.
Berge Benson, Military.
Jas. Floody, Bloomfield.
Fred c. Shara, Bloomfield.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-30
Methodist Church Notes

The Epworth League devotional
meeting and the regular evening
preaching service will be resumed
next Sunday. The Epworth League
meeting will begin at $50 o'clock
and the evening preaching service
at 1880 o'clock.
The Ladies Aid Society will hold
a special business meeting in the
League Room, Wednesday, Aug. both
at 2:3O o'clock. Officers for the
ensuing year will be elected at this
meeting and it is desired that every
member be present to take part in
the election. 1t is requested that
money for the quilt blocks be brought
in at this meeting.
The Womens Foreign Missionary
Society will meet at the home OF
Mrs. James Price, Friday afternoon,
Sept. 1st, at 2;30 o'clock. All mem
bers are urged to be present as there
will be an election of officers.
Services next Sunday inelude:-
Sunday school at 10 A. NJ; Morn
inp Worship at ! A. NJ; Epworth
League at $3.50 P. NJ; Evening Wor,
ship at 7:30 P. NJ.
Regular mid week services will be
resumed Wednesday evening Sept
9Th. The hour will be 1880 O'Clock
and the public is invited to attend
This meeting is held in the Epwoltf
League room.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-30
FARMERS PICNIC
LABOR DAY
Big County Wide Farmers Picnic
Will be Held at WenZel Lans-
ing's on Labor Day
BIG PROGRAM SPORTS
WILL BE GIVEN
Motion Pictures Will be Shown by
the County Agent in the
Evening.

Arrangements are nearing COM
pletion for a countrywide farmers
picnic at the home of Wenzel Lans-
ing, north of Ossian, on September
4th. The main address of the day
will be given by Mrs. Ellsworth Rich
ardson, of Pella, Iowa, at 1:30 P. M.
Mrs. Richardson has national re-
putation as speaker for farm
audiences.
Local ball teams will put on
good ball game and the usual field
sports, such as tug of war, races,
etc. will be carried out. Music will
be furnished by the Ossian band and
everything bids fair for one of the
best picnics ever held in Winneshiek
County.
Everyone is invited to bring their
baskets at 1900 o'clock for the big
picnic dinner.
Motion pictures will be shown by
the County Agent in the evening.
This set of films is one of the best
sent out by the Visual Instruction
Service, two reels which deals with
the eradication of the round worm
in hogs is perhaps one of the best
educational films on the list. Every
farmer should see it.
Soil Erosion Demonstrations
One of our big problems is the
maintaining of soil fertility and pre-
venting the washing of our soils and
the cutting of gulches and bitches on
ou1 farms. Demonstrations in tie
construction of dams to prevent soil
erosion will be conducted by A. W..
Clyde of the Extension Service co
operating with the Winneshiek Coun
tv Farm Bureau as follows:
September 5th--Washington Twp,
Fred Tekippe at 9:3O A. M; Spring
field Twp, John Jordahl, at 200 P.
NJ.
September 6th-Hesper Twp, R.
]. White, at 9:3O A. NJ; Orleans
Twp, Carlton eager, at 200 P. M.
This work of unusual Importance
in Winneshiek County and all farm
ers having trouble with soil erosion
should arrange to attend one of these
/ demonstrations
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-30
Stilled Another Still

Monday afternoon about five o'clock
County Attorney j. A. Nelson and
Marshal Tavener went out to the
Henry Brandt farm in Canoe town.
ship, where they discovered a still.
1t was found in an old log building.
They found a still, made out of
copper boiler, with the necessary
coils attached, also a burner gaso-
line stove, so lbs. of sugar and big
barrel of mash. They took sample
of the mash and destroyed the rest.
The other contrivances were taken
to Decorah. The county attorney is
awaiting certain developments before
making any arrests.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-30
Canoe Methodist Church

Regular services next Sunday al
+ernoon. Sunday school at ! o'clock.
Preaching at o'clock by the pastor,
Rev. George Woodall. 1t is request
ad that any who have not paid their
Centenary pledges please do SO by
next Sunday as the pastor has to
co,oplete his annual report and sent
il in by Sept. 10Th.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-30
Gov. Preus 80 Years Old

Gov. ]. A. o. Preus of Minnesot IA,
former Decorahian, spoke at the
Iowa State Fair last Saturday. In
cidentally it was the governors
thirty-ninth birthday. He met many
of his former boyhood friends and
classmates while in Des Moines.
Governor Preus is growing b;gge'
in the political world every day, and
he is one of the men who has the
metal to make a good ride towards
the white house in Washington.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-30
FOOTBALL AT
DEBORAH HIGH
Coach kelton TO Begin Early This
Season in Rounding Up Candi-
dates for High
School Team.
FOR WINNING
TEAM ARE BRIGHT
Season Will Open Here on Sept. %
With Calmar, and a Fine
Schedule of Games Has
Been Booked.

Decorah High expects to make the
first call for football candidates the
first week in September. This call
is expected to bring out the largest
crowd of prospective candidates in
the history of the school. From
forty to fifty men will be on deck for
the initial work out
Prospects for winning team are
bright from one view point and
slightly dark from another. The line
this season will be as strong as last
year if not stronger. Price and
Grant, ends, McKeag, Henning, Peck,
Thorson will all be back in school
this fall. Prospective candidates for
positions on the line will be Leonard
Anderson, husky 100 FOUNDER,
Holm, Haslip, Ringdahl, all who have
had some experience. These line
men will have enough beef to take
care of the opposition. A new group
of prospects appear to be sturdy
bunch and if they develop enough
should give good account of them
selves. The back field outlook is not
so bright. The loss of Olson, shifty
half, Jewell, consistent punter and
Handley, the speed king, will be
holes hard to fill. Only Algyer,
quarter back from last year is back
but in Captain Bauder who broke
his shoulder the first day of practicess
/! last. yesrr -toger Of .sttEesgth has
been added. His speed, experience
and battering ram tactics will give
all opponents plenty to think about.
The local high school team faces one
of the hardest schedules ever UNDER
taken and will have to work harder
than ever to uphold last years re-
cord. The opening game of the sea-
son will be played here September %
with Calmar, followed by the New
Hampton game on the 20. New
Hampton's three successive defeats
nave SeluStu lllcHl IO put IOiIu uii-
limited efforts to reverse the tide.
1t will be hard team. to defeat. The
next game with Charles City here
on October 6 will be the big test of
the season. Charles City, last year,
was one of the strongest teams in
the state going through the season
undefeated and have this year their
lentire team back with the exception
of two men. Lowe, 100 pound quar-
ter back and all state star is again
with them and is said to be a team
in himself.
The schedule follows:
Sept. 22-Calmar at Decorah.
Sept. 29-New Hampton at Decor
ah.
Oct. 6-Charles City at Decorah.
Oct. 13-Preps at Luther.
Oct. 21-West Union at Decorah.
Oct. 27-Oelwein at Deoorah.
Nov. 3-Waukon at Waukon.
Nov. 10-Fayette at Fayette.
Nov. 17--Preps at High School.
Nov. 30-Cresco at Cresco.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-30
Shoes From All Nations

The John C. Hexom & Son shoe
store windows contain a very unique
display of shoes this week. A great
many of them are not for sale, but
they are attracting lots of attention.
They are a display shown through
the courtesy of the Luther college
museum. There are wooden shoes
and straw shoes and various other
kinds, from Holland, Norway, India,
China, Japan also Persian and Egy-
tian shoes. It's a great display and
worth seeing.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-30
Journal Office Moved

Editor f. +. Biermann moved his
Journal office into his fine new
building on Water street last week,
He now has a very tine location
and the new home of the Journal is
fixed up in a very up to date and
modern manner.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-30
Ranks TO Close Labor Day

The banks of Decorah will be clos
d Labor Day, Monday, September 4,
legal holiday.
Decorah State Bank.
National Bank of Decorah.
Citizens Savings Bank.
Winneshiek County State Bank.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-30
Cuts Hand on Cup

Atty. E. ]. Hook has had his left
hand wrapped in a bandage since
Sunday. He was with picnic party
at the James NARROW farm Sunday,
and while going though a fence
carrying a cup, tripped and fell, the
cup cutting a big cash in the palm
of his hand.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-08-30
SCHOOL BOARD
LET'S CONTRACT
Equipment for the New DecOrah
High School Purchased
Last Week.
LOCAL FIRM GETS
BIG SHARE CONTRACT
Contracts to be Awarded Lates for
Equipment for Gymnasium and
Manual Training Room.

Contracts for the equipment of the
new high school were awarded at a
series of meetings of the Board of
Education and bidders and architects,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Following is resume of The con-
tracts awarded and prices:
Decorah Furniture Company.
3 manual training benches,
total ZO.O4
6 physics tables, total--.--...-..-. 468.50
/ instruction table ....-....-..-........ 364.63
/ apparatus case .-.................... 1876
A chemistry tables, total-.-..... 969.60
storage case ............................ 1879
key cabinet -.......-..~........-....... 17.75
2 Domestic Science tables. 1914
supply cabinet ....-.............-..~. 1851
On the above prices there was a
discouH per cent.
Metropolitan Supply Co.
2S9 Opera Chairs at ...-...........-..,-$4.32
Durabilt Steel Locker Co.
130 steel lockers at ..........-..~.-...$3.00
F. o. B. Decorah.
Northwestern School Supply Co.
100 stationary desks and seats
at 70
80 pedestal tablet arm chairs
DIT O.tO
Electric Service Company.
Lighting Fixtures -...-.-.....-,..........-Sl 1905
Partridge e. Company
Stee Library Shelves .-......-.........-..-.S19S
Contracts for the gymnasium equ-
ipi7 ard for manual training
room equipment have not yet been
let.
Evening star., 1922-04-14
GIVEN DUTY HERE.

Lieut.. Paul c. Warner. at the nava
air station. Pensacola. Fla. has beer
ordered to this city for duty in the bu.
reau of aeronautics. Navy Department
Evening star., 1922-04-14
CRANDALL'S YORK THEATER

MATINEE SATURDAY. 2:30
TODAY LIONEL BARRYMORE. in
'.RooMERANG RILL" And COMEDY.
COMING AND GOING"
TOMoRROW-STAR CAST. in THE BON
ME BRIER BUSH" And LARRY Sc
MON. in THE SHOW" ADDED MAT
NEE ATTRACTION, WHITE EAGLE
No g.
Evening star., 1922-04-14
Superstition

| broke mirror t'other day, and
dropped a fork upon the floor; and
Aunt Eliza rose to say, "Misfor-
tunes now will make you sore; no
man can fout the fates that way
and not find life beastly bore. It's
i'll to break a looking glass, it calls
up all the imps of gloom, and many
evils come to pass when forks are
strewn about the room; your luck's
forsaken you. alas. you're walking
hand i'll hand with DOOM" That
morning. by the early mail, | got a
letter from gent who long ago had
borrowed kale, and now he paid me
every cent; so what did dropping
forks avail? What force was in my
aunt's lament: | met broker and
he said. You know that oil well
stock you bought, We all supposed
that it was dead. too dead to skin. we
brokers thought! and now it's soar
ing overhead. in every market it is
sought" Then | rebuked my mil
dewed aunt when to my cottage
repaired; This sign-and- omen stuff
is cant, and bunk and piffle," ! de-
clared; and wearily she heard me
rant, and merely crossed her hands
and glared. Your spiel" she NUT
tered. rs no good you talk like one
who has the mango; the omens are
not understood by one whose wits
are wild and strange; if you were
wise you'd knock on wood-your
present luck is bound to change"
(Copyrightl WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1922-04-14
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