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The Delta independent., 1923-11-23
Local Happenings
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Big reductions on ladies, misses ana
children's coats. The Fashion Shop
Mrs. NJ. H. Patnode is leaving this
week for visit with relatives at Es-
bon, Kansas.
j. D. Van Volkenburg was a return
ing passenger from eastern points on
Wednesday.
The Indian Princess you'd like TO
meet the children at Presbyterian
bazaar.
The F. B. Kesling family and their
guest, Mrs. Dodds, were entertained
at turkey dinner Sunday at the Nor,
deem home.
The Methodist bazaar will be held
December Sth, 1928, in the church
basement
]. C. Porter of Sacramento, Cali
ornia, was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. T. Gardner the first of the week
Mrs. Walter Merriam, a teacher in
the Columbine school, spent Saturday
and Sunday with home folks at Eek
ert
Mr.. and Mrs. John Boyden motored
to Montrose Friday, where they we're
dinner guests of Mrs. Joe Simpson,
who is the lady's cousin.
Saturday, Dec. 1st, is Red Cross day.
Delta County should have SOC men,
bers. Be ready to do your bit on that
day.
B. H. Atkinson is afforded an oppor-
tunity to become skilled in the culin-
ary art, as his wife and daughters
have gone to Udell, Ia, for a visit
with relatives.
The Delta independent., 1923-11-23

educational advantages they have had.
They would like to know more and
make more of themselves. They face
a strong temptation.
1t is very easy for such young peo-
pie to give up their ideals and drift
with the crowd. Yet if they have the
determination to win out, they can do
so. They need not give up all social
life, but they must make the majority
of their spare hours count toward the
high aims they have in view. Ameri-
can life gives them plenty of opportun-
ity for such young people to make
themselves felt.
The Delta independent., 1923-11-23
, ECKERT ITEMS "
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Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Bowie and
children moved to Delta last Monday.
The dedication services of the Bap-
tist church will be held Sunday at
2:SO p. m.
Evert Rogers went to Grand Junct-
ion last Thursday where he expects to
get work.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Nichols of
Cedaredge took dinner at the James
Skidmore home Sunday
Mrs. Miller attended the Woman s
club in Delta last Saturday. She was
Mrs. I. C. Halls guest
The Masons held a banquet at the
Presbyterian church basement Satur.
day evening. A large crowd attended
and a good time was had.
Mrs. viii Hornbeck left Sunday
for her home at Salt Lake City, after
spending a couple of months with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Monlux.
Everett Rogers and family came in
from Portland, Oregon, last week and
spent few days with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Rogers, and sister Mrs.
Skidmore.
The Delta independent., 1923-11-23

Mrs. John Weeks was in Delta on
Wednesday on a business mission.
Miss Helen Lobato of Somerset was
a Delta business visitor Wednesday
Mrs E. A. Moffatt left yesterday for
a brief visit with her husband at Aus
tin.
Miss Elva Beach left for Grand
Junction Wednesday where she will
make her home with her brother Van
Mrs John Harrington was an arrival
from Salida yesterday where she has
been visiting relatives for the past
month.
]. E. Porter, an old-time resident
of Delta passed through on his re-
turn from Seattle to his home in Dem
yer, Wednesday.
Miss Maud Bray was an arrival
from Gunnison, Saturday, to make a
brief stay with her father, who is in
Delta for an eye treatment.
Miss Delica Buckmaster and Mrs. C.
A Brown arrived yesterday from Yu-
hOlls OhleALlOIl-i, lOI d NlSll Will ltld-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Lemons and fam
lily returned to their home at Nocona.
Texas. yesterday, after a two months
stay in Delta.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Porter, newly
weds, were west bound passengers for
Sacramento. Wednesday, where they
will establish their home.
Miss Mildred Ward, who has been
making her home with Mrs. T. j. Bill
strom, left for Castle Gate, Utah,
where she will reside with her par
ents.
Returning to their home in Fuller.
ton, California Tuesday, were Mrs. NJ.
C. Petmecky and Mrs. Halle Boyson,
who have been visiting their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Foster Williams, Garnet
Mesa.
The Delta independent., 1923-11-23
SELF EDUCATION

Young people who are ambitious to
rise in life, but who never have had
much schooling, would be surprised if
they knew how many people of just
their own type have acquired know
ledge and gone on to positions of emil
nence.
Take one illustration, that of Hugh
had only a grammar school education
and began work at the age of II as a
stone mason. Most young people with
that kind of a start would settle
down to be masons all their lives.
But Miller looked deeper into his
work. AS he chiseled away on his
stone, so cold and meaningless to his
fellow workmen, he began to think
more about stones, and to study how
they came into existence. He read a
great deal, and by the time he was
81 years of age had published a vol
ume of poems. He worked as a stone
mason however for Is years, and then
after that was an accountant in a
bank. He did not really begin his
career of science and literature until
he was SO years old. He is consider
ed to have been the first scientist to
make geology known to the general
reader.
Not many people have the genius
TO go as far as that, but anyone who
will strive for self improvement can
go far with it There are here in Del
ia some who are not satisfied with the
The Delta independent., 1923-11-23
BURY THE HAMM Err

Community workers are always
much tried by the element of people
called knockers, the critical folks who
are always running down their home
towns, and making disparaging re-
marks whenever anyone tries to do
something.
In some places humorous and ap-
propriate ceremonies have been held
for ''burying the hammer" Nam
moth hammers have been buried in
the ground, as a symbol that the ham,
mering spirit is something that hurts
the community, and should be done
away with.
Besides the knockers, there is an
other adverse element, who might be
called the sleepers. They are good
natured, quiet people who don't do
any positive harm, and lack that
sharp and sometimes bitter spirit that
sets the knockers going. But these
sleepers constitute a dead weight of
indifference. How can they be
aroused to take a greater interest in
community and business projects?
The Delta independent., 1923-11-23

The management of the Colonial
theater in appreciation of the loyal
support of its patrons is going to give
away three of the finest turkeys the
Producers Market have to offer. One
each night, Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday. 47c
The Delta independent., 1923-11-23

The front of the Pure Food grocery
store received a coat OF white paint
this week, H. E. Perley doing the
work
The Delta independent., 1923-11-23

The Methodist bazaar December s.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-12-21
THE U OF A TOWN

In last week S issue of the Pioneer
an account was given by William AL
len White, as to what he considered
"The Gauge of the Worth OF a
Town.
He stated hat one could not judge
the worth of a town by its percent of
church members and that the town
with the big church and the little
school is a nuisance to American civ
ilization, no matter what the church
is. He further stated that a town
stands or falls upon the intelligence
and kindness of its citizenship as man
fest in its local institutions, and the
question to ask OF a community is not
how many church members it has bit
rather: how are the children cared for
in the schoolssY How is unemployment
abated? How are the poor cared for?
How are sanitary and health programs
carried out? How many books in the
public library and are they used ?
How well is safety of property and
life guardedq
Now | do not intend to contradict
Mr.. Whites statement, but am COM
PEELED to agree with him. Mr.. White
in his wide experience asa journalist
and author has an unususal %Opportun-
ity to study the ways of human pro-
gress. There are other tests else, that
| think Mr.. White could have added,
as to the gauge of the worth Of q
town, but that is not my purpose OF
writing. The point, in my mind, is this:
Did not Jesus teach the proper care
of children? Did He not say, Suffer
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-12-21

Leo Nickel Of Mission was here to
spend Sunday with C. Abourezk and
family.
Prof. G. E. Hoover spent a few days
last week visiting with an old schoo.
mate at Lakeview, Nebraska.
Next Tuesday is Christmas, anC
here's hoping that old Santa Clau:
does net overlook a single one of you
The Wood GARAGE the past week
placed an electric Illuminated sign OF
their big gas pump, which is quite al
Improvement.
c. Abourezk returned home Friday
evening from a weeks business anG
pleasure trip to Gregory, Burke, and
points in Nebraska.
T.. 8. C!eavcr, wife and daughter, j
J.. Orr, wife and son, Rex, and J. G.
Cordell and wife were guests at the
h. S. Richardson home last Sunday
nr. Master of Carter was here yes.
terday and found two well developed
eases of dipthcria in the Robert Lee
dem family. The family has beer
placed under quarantine.
l.. Helm of Winner was a Wood
visitor, Wednesday evening and wa.
the guest Of ]. B. Brown. He attend
ed the Joint installation of the Mason,
and the Stars here that evening.
Mrs. Burns is having n new ic,
house dug on her lot between the Star
Garage and the Blacksmith shop, anC
is having the old ice house on the rea
of the hotel lots filled up with dir
and will enlarge her flower garden
next summer.
T. F. Tobin on Monday installed
radio in the bank L.ilding, and h
will now listen in on some of the goo,
things which fill the air nightly. II
has one Of the new outfits that oper
ate on dry batteries and he report
very good success SO far.
As we understand it. there will b.
no Christmas tree and entertainment
IN wood this year, on account Of tn,
I quarantine that the children hav,
been under for the past two weeks
and not giving them time to prepare
= program. However, the school ex
poets to have n short Christmas pro
gram Monday afternoon, SO we ar
told.
Paul Meyer, of Winner, was al
overnight visitor in Wood, Wednes
day. Paul had the misfortune o.
being kicked in the left eye by a COW
at Witten, Thursday of last week, an,
for the time being it has put that optic
out of commission. However, n,
serious Or permanent injury will re
suit, but he had a mighty close cal
from losing the eye.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-12-21

little children to come unto me anG
forbid them not - that is to say, to
come unto righteousness? Did Jesus
encourage unemployment? or thou
shalt earn thy bread by the sweat of
thy brow. Did He teach neglect of
the poor, OF did He by word and act
show that He was a friend to the
needy? Did He teach thou shalt live
an unsanitary and unwholesome life,
Of thou shalt live a clean and whole
some life? Did He teach ignorance
and illiteracye Would He, if He were
here today, destroy and condemn the
libraries of the land, or would He
say unto the multitudes, "Seek We
widom?" Did He teach the detruction
of property and the taking Of life, or
did He teach thou shalt not covet,
steal or destroy thy neighbours prop
erty por take his lifeq No. Jesus
taught and encouraged these points
which Mr.. White has set up as tests
for the worth of a town. therefore
they are Christian principles, and
what other institution is more direct
ly responsible for the tutoring and
proper ~nurturing of christian prin-
ciples than the church of Jesus Christ?
the trouble is this: There are so many
churches in the land, especially in
the west, that are so narrow in their
views of christianity, and so afraid
that too many sinners would be saved,
that they fail to reach out to nourish,
guide and inspire the many worth
| while and God-given duties which
have been placed at the feet of the
onrushing throngs of mankind.
Yes, the big church and the little
| school is a nuisance to American CIV
ilization, but the big school and little
| church is a crime against mankind.
aginst Jesus and against God. The
| church should be a leader in right
eousness and christianity, but it is ut
terly failing in many places In this
| respect. and other institutions are
gradually taking upon themselves the
furthering If the principles and du-
ties that rightly belong to the church
Mary churches are becoming less
usefu! os the year 90 by, to the chang
ing need of humanity, and many have
closed Il cir doors. The questions are
Has the church gone to sleep at hel
post? Will she fail in her great mis-
sion? Or will she, if she is asleep
wake up in time to lead the multitudes
on to the goal of human projections
A Citizen.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-12-21

The Live Stock State Bank of
Draper failed to open its doors for
business, Thursday of last week.
Slow collections are given as the cause
Of the failure.
Emil Wilske, of Draper. was Q
Wood visitor last Monday, and just as
he was starting for home he had the
Iisfortune to break the oil pump on
lis DGdge ear, and as a result was
| compelled to spend the night in Wood
and wait for repairs TO come ont from
Winner.
Toe Biz Crow Of near Cut Meat, in
this county, was arrested Wednesday
Nv Federal authorities, and brought
before t.. S. Commissioner Kirch for
hearing. He was charged with as
aultino Philip Quick Bear with a dan
| gcrous weapon. He was bound over
to the spring term of the federal court
ut Deadwood. His bond was fixed at
81, 900.
Elmo Mitchell, who has been at the
Mayo hospital at Rochester, Mimi:
| where he underwent several opera
lions. returned home last Saturday
apparently n well man in every re-
spect. Buck certainly looks like a
different maj, than when he left here
10 enter the hospital, in fact he Is
looking better than we ever saw him
boxing, and his friends here rejoice
% see him back in Mellettc county
and in such good health.
p. G. Mcdonald, the carrier on the
star route between Wood. Brave and
Runningville, on Tuesday morning of
last week had the misfortune to break
one of the bones in his right arm just
above the wrist, while cranking his
Ford. Pat didn't think much about
it at first, but the arm gave him con-
siderable pain, and Sunday, after con
sulting a doctor, he found that the
arm had been broken. He is getting
along all right at this writing.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-12-21

For Week Ending December 10

Total precipitation from January l.
1923, to date DDS
Precipitation, previous years:
1913--17.96. 1914--l9.57. 1915--32.42.
l9l6--l8.S2. 19l7-18.21. 1918--19.5S.
l9l9--2032. l92O-2S.l5. l921-18.20.
1922-24.53.
Fred C.. Kirch, Observer.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-12-21

Simon Fridy and wife, Of White
River, were Sunday guests at the Ar
thur "Siegmun1 home southwest of
Wood.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1923-01-31
DR.. LAURITZ LARSEN DEAD
Former DecOrahian and Head Luth-
eran Council Dies in Erie,
Pennsylvania.

The sad news reached Decorah on
Monday of the death of Dr. Lauritz
Larsen, son of the late DIR. Larsen of
Luther College. He died Sunday
night at Erie, Pa, of pneumonia, af-
ter a weeks illness. He was presi-
dent of the National Lutheran Coun-
Gil of America and had been in
Pennsylvania on business connected
with the council. The family home
is in Brooklyn, N. Y. The deceas-
ed was 40 years of age. He was
married to a Decopah girl, Miss Lot
tie Haugen, daughter of Mrs. Jose
phine Haugen, of this city. He is
also survived by his mother, Mrs.
Ingevold Larsen of Mortified, Minn.,
and two sisters on the faculty of St
Olaf college of Mortified. He wal
a graduate of Luther College and
the Lutheran Seminary of st. Paul.
getting doctors degree.
He has been one of the prominent
Lutheran leaders in America and was
we'll known both as an author and
educator. He arrived home from q
trip TO Europe just before Christmas
where he had been on relief work.
Burial will take place at Brooklyn
N. Y. Thursday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1923-01-31
ROBBERS GET LIFE SENTENCE
Judge Springer Imposes Severe Pen
atty Upon Two Young Men
From Mason City.

John Bergstad, age 20, and Roy
Glass, age 10, were sentenced to life
in Cresco Tuesday af-
ternoon by Judge Springer after they
had pleaded guilty to an information
by County Attorney w. L. Barker
charging them with breaking, enter
ing and robbing the Kalishek pool
hall in Protivin.
The Judge came over from New
Hampton on the noon train, convened
court, imposed sentence and returned
home on the 2 o'clock. He stated
that the punishment was severe, but
mo more than present conditions de-
manded. The wave of crime which Is
sweeping over the country must be
stopped and the most effective way 10
stop it is to impose severe penalties.
The length of time which they win
actually serve will depend largely up
on their conduct in prison.
Glass claims Freeport, ILL.,, as his
home and papers on his person, in
cluding a letter to his mother veri-
fies that statement. He has a sister
living at Thompson, Iowa. Bergstad
is wanderer, but both have been in
Mason City for some time past
Cresco Times.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1923-01-31
The Fruit of Industry

A Lennon correspondent of the
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader relates the
achievement of Fred Fuch, farmer
living near Lennon, who came TO
this country ten years ago a poor inn
migrant. He was 500 in debt when
he arrived at Lennon, and he had a
family to support. Four years he
worked at common labor. Then he
rented a farm, purchasing the neces,
sary equipment on credit. Today,
after six years. of industry, he is out
of debt and has money in the bank;
he owns cattle, horses and the ma
chinery to operate a GAO acre farm
and has comfortable home. Last
year his sales of live stock and pro-
duce from his farm amounted to more
than $4,000. "Don't cusssthe banks;
cuss yourself IL you fall Mr.. Fuchs
is quoted as saying. IL is apparent
that he has been too busy TO do any
complaining. If an immigrant Is
able 10 succeed in this fashion, what
good reason has any one else 70
complain that success Is not poss-
ible under existing conditions? -
Sioux City Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1923-01-31


am sure the treat of seeing thar
which is going on in this great met
lopohs means just as much to them
at this time, as to me in my many
trips to this city.
only hope that many of you in
Decorah who are equally intereste.
In knowing that which is going on
outside and who have the opportun-
ity, will avail yourselves and come
east when the time presents itself.
Il is most encouraging to learn
that there is a brighter business
trend and activity than on my pre-
yious trips. Manufacturers are busy,
prices in all commodities on the up
ward scale, general employment of
all classes which is the most healthy
sign Of continuing prosperity.
Never before, and this is the win
ter period, have ! witnessed the
amount of building now going on in
the city, applying equally as well 70
business and manufacturing buildings
as to tenement and apartment
houses. In former years the matter
of building was confined generally 10
She spring, summer and fall periods.
Very little in the winter. Now the
work in building is just as effec-
tive and carried on with more rapi1-
ity aa during the better weather
periods. Most of the buildings OF
course are founded or steel struc-
lures, the only delay being in the
cement which seems to be carried or
during the warmer days of the win
ter period.
1t was thought that rentals would
decline, but here | find nothing to 50
indicate. In the apartment houses
the tendency seems to be toward
four and five rooms, as against the
larger apartments of former days.
With the decrease of immigrants,
and a lack of obtaining labor for
household work at reasonable prices,
the housewife confines herself TO a
moderate space and less responsi-
biiity.
1t is remarkable to note, especially
in the upper residential sections
apartment houses, one block square,
accommodating hundreds of families
AT the same time building in the
suburban districts is going on with
greater momentum than ever before
and railroad Accommodations even
during the winter period make "
ideal to commute into the city IN
stead of living in the far uptown
sections.
For instance, one may hive IN
West.heT.er county more than 20
miles away from the city, making a
trip in 40 miru+es thropgh nvpresS
trains and arriving in the office In
from 10 to Is minutes from the res
pective terminals.
This condition of course makes NV
ing in the country preferable to the
congestion of the tenement sections
and II Is predicted that the over
flowed population of New York viii
soon extend its suburban living II
al Of the outlined districts Of Lone
Island, Westchester county and Ne"
Jersey.
Then again, the new .yehlcqlal
tunnel from New York 10 New Jer
sew Is under way. a tunnel whsci
will cost millions before being com
pleted, more than three Mules II
length and will accommodate tfe
(Continued on last page)
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1923-01-31
Charles City, Iowa,
Va~ o. 1900

SudrleS lily, Iowa,
January q, 1929.
Clarence E. Severson,
County Auditor,
Decorah, Iowa.
Dear SIR
We are in receipt of warrant
No. B17652, drawn by. you upon
the treasurer of Winneshiek
county for $226210 in payment or
our bill rendered in the matter of
the prosecution of B. F. Knees
kern, for which accept thanks.
We desire, in this connection,
to call your attention and the at
tention of the board of supervis-
ors to the excellent and able
management of the case against
Kneeskern by your county attor-
ney, Mr.. Nelson. Not only was he
very diligent in the matter ana
industrious but he exercised good
Judgment in the handling of this
case, and conducted it with great
ability in all respects. His argu-
ment to the jury was one of the
best made, so far as clarity and
conciseness were concerned, ans
his presentation Of the facts was
clear and convincing, and laid
foundation for what was to fol-
low, that was unassailable. We
desire 10 congratulate the board
upoE having at their service such
an able and concientious county
attorney.
I Respectfully,
p f. & F. M. LINNELL.