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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1923-01-17
adjourned I'M san next mornlne

adjourned till $50 next morning.
900 A. NJ. Friday January s. 1893.
| The board met as per adjournment
and was called TO order by the Chair.
man. All members present Minutes OF
previous days session read and APP
proved.
Moved, seconded and carried the fol,
lowing bonds be approved:
Bond of w. c. Winn, Assessor of Cas-
4 Italia Corporation.
! Bond of Harold F. Harvey. Assessor
of Bloomfield Township.
| Moved, seconded and carried that the
following reports be approved.
Report of Trustees of Burr Oak Town
! ship
Report of Trustees of Bluffton Town
ship.
Report of Trustees of Hesper Town
ship
Report of Trustees of Calmar Town
ship.
Report of Trustees of Highland Town
ship.
Report of Trustees of Jackson Town
ship.
Report of Trustees of Military Town
ship.
Report of Trustees of Madison Town
Report of Trustees of Pleasant Town
ship.
Report of Trustees of DEBORAH Town
ship.
Report of Trustees of Springfield
Township.
Report of Trustees of Fremont Town
ship.
Report of Trustees of Bloomfield
Township.
Report of Trustees of Lincoln Town
ship.
The following resolution was on mo-
tion adopted, all members being present
and all voting aye:
RESOLUTION Authorizing the Issu-
ance of Road Certificates in Anticipation
of Primary Road Fund Allotment for
the year 1923
WHEREAS the legislature OF the
state of Iowa has created Primary
Road System and Primary Road
Fund; has pledged said fund to the
improvement of said system OF roads
said fund for the current and succeed
ing year in an amount not exceeding
ninety per cent of the county's allot-
ment of said fund for the preceding
year, by the issuance of road certit-
Gates. (Section "a. Chapter 237 3sth Gen
eral Assembly, and
WHEREAS 1t is necessary TO antici-
pate Wnneshiek county's allotment In
the sum Of $35,0)001 in order to provide
funds with which to pay for improve
ment of the Primary Road system now
under construction or about to be con-
WHEREAS. winneshiek county's al
lotment of the Primary Road Fund for
the year 1922 was s96ll2.92 and
WHEREAS no part of said county's
alotments for the year 1923 has here
tofore been anticipated by the issuance
NOW THEREFORE,. BE IT RESOL-
WE'D BY THE BOARD OF SUPER
VISORS OF WINNESHTEK COUNTY.
IOWA:
Section /. That we hereby authorize
e issuance of road certificates in the
ma lg1 lNNs
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1923-01-17
DOMESTIC ANIMAL CLAIMS

.ARENCE T.. SEVERSON
,unty Auditor NJ. G. BEkGHNN,
Chairman, Board Of Supervisors
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1923-01-17

Moved, seconded and carried the Ste.
wards report for the month of Decem.
Der 1872 be approved.
Moved seconded and carried the fol.
lowing bonds be approved:
Bond OF Fred W. Douglas, Assesso,
Of Canoe Township.
Bond of Joe DENY. Assessor of Jack.
Bond Of 6. NJ. oyloe, Assessor OF
Springfield Township.
Bond of NJ V. Kinkor, Assessor
Sumner Township.
Bond of o. c. Carlsborg, Assessor
Glenwood Township.
Bond of Geo. III. vanWey, Assessor
Frankville Township.
Bond OF Robert NJ Bjonerud, Assessor
Calmar Township.
C. II: Masters. Assessor Burr Oak
Albert womeldorf, Assessor Decorat.
Township
A. C., Grindeland. Township Clerk
Highland Twp.
n; II. Gjeyre, Township Clerk Spring
field Townships
II. J. Giesen, Township Clerk Cal
j. E. Boyle, Township Clerk Military
Township.
Alex Throndson. Township Clerk Mad
ison Township.
d, C. Malloy, Township Clerk
Bloomfield township
j. J. Huber, Township Clerk SUM-
ner Township.
coin Township.
Geo. f. Cooney, Justice Of the Peace
Washington Township.
IL. F. Barthell, Justice of the Peace
ecolah township.
luther Reed, Constable DEBORAH Town
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-01
Life Saving Work
Of Red Cross Corps
Wars on Drownir1gs

The insignia Of the American Red
Cross Life Saving Corps on the bath
ing apparel of men, women ana
youths is seen everywhere at favorite
bathing places along the coasts, riv-
ers, lakes and ponds. In its unrelent-
1ng campaign to reduce loss of life by
drowning the Red Cross is making
constant headway The demands for
instruction from organizations in all
parts of the country were so numer-
GUS the past year that it was neces-
sary to more than double the staff of
Red Cross instructors. This work of
training for water life-saving showed
an enrolment of over 10000 volun-
teers enlisted for duty on patrol, for
rescue and resuscitation, all compe-
tent to instruct others in the standard
water-safety methods. The Red Cross
by request of the War Department
gives water first aid training at the
United States Military and Naval
academies and in the military training
camps for reserve off GERS and civil
ians. The four cash prizes awarded
by the Red Cross last year for heroic
rescues were conferred upon two girls,
boy and a man, indicating that the
youths of the country stand well
the top in conserving life along
water courses.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-01
soil EartlIlrx

A fertile soil is Of great Importance
to successful faTming A good far
rler viii always maintain the fertil-
ity of his farm and where it has been
impoverished through poor farming
he will rebuild the land with
increased fertility. The farming OF
our predecessors and even Of the pres
ent generation. has too often disre-
garded the value of soil Fertility, nm
til today we have many acres OF run
down land; many acres which CON
tain plant food enough for but a par
'tial crop, and few acres which are
fertile enough for maximum yields
Too many people have considered
some men good, successful farmers
simply because they have had the
ability to acquire money. and often
this has been done at the expense of
the fertility of the farm They were
mot good farmers at all, but soil min
3ers. Let us be good farmers and con
slider the fertility which one system
of farming removes from the soil in
our market crops. Let US replace this
fertility with manures, fertilizers.
green crops, or In some other man
ner, and if our present system of
farming viii not permit this, let us
change our systeW. 1t may mean the
addition OF more live stock and if 50
let it be good stock and wen cared
for and then let us go little further
and care for the manure also and re
iturn it to the soil in good condition.
Then when we figure up the profits of
our live stock in our ledger, let US
not forget their value in maintaining
soil fertility.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-01
ITO DISASTERS IN YEAR
ENLIST RED CROSS AID
Nearly s400, 900 Spent in United
States = Greek Refugee
Work Completed.


For its preparedness to render re-
lief through effective and generous aid
to the sufferers from disaster the
American Red Cross is universally re-
garded as the one organization from
which response to appeal for help is
immediate. In the last year, accord
Ing to the annual report of the Red
Cross, its disaster relief operations
were carried out in 10 localities in
tie United States. This work, with
activities carried over from the previ-
o'ss year required the expenditure in
the United States of 1897, 46804 by
the. American Red Cross, its Chapters
and Branches. In the emergency. fol
lowing the defeat of the Greek forces
in Turkey and the burning Of the city
of Smyrna, which entailed the relief
Of nearly 100000 men, women and
chldren. Red Cross National Head
quarters expended s2,605, 5000 The
food distributed in Greece aggregated
I25.00o tons, garments, 100000; blan-
kets. 48,550: new shoes, 5000 pairs:
medical. hospital and sanitary sup
plies, 304 tons. In the feeding Of the
refugees there was listed upwards of
$4,000 children under three years Of
age
The disasters in the United States
during the past year reported 240 per-
sons killed. 991 Injured, 1881 rem
dered homeless. The total property
loss was estimated at $40, no 600.
Relief Of suffering caused by disas-
tiers of such magnitude as to over
whelm the resources of the communi-
ties in which they occur is fundamen
tai to the charter Of the American
Red Cross. In addition to making ap
preparations from its treasury and as,
signing trained personnel to relief
work, the Red cross in disaster cen
tralizes and makes more effective re-
lief funds and supplies contributed by
the country at large.
Since 1881 the Red Cross has ad-
ministered more than 500 600 900 for
the SINGLE purpose of disaster relief.
That it may continue to accept the re-
sponsibiiities which grave emergen-
cies place upon the American RED
Cross appeal is made for = natien-
wide renewal of membership during
the annual roll call, which opens on
Armistice Day. November II, and
closes on Thanksgiving Day, Novem-
Der 20.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-01

America" Was the First Big War
Vessel Of the United States.
The 74-gun line-ofsbattle ship Am
erica was launched at Portsmouth,
N. Fl, about 100 years ago. If the
word had been in use, this battleship
would have been known as America
Grst dreadnought. It was built I'M
der the direction of Paul Jones, the
famous naval hero Of the Revolution
When Jones returned from Europe
in 1881. after his battle on the Bon
homme Richard with the Scraps,
Congress rendered him a vote Of
thanks, and authorized him to go
ehead and build the America to drive
the British from our waters. But it
took time then, as well as now, to
build battleship. and before the
America was finished the war had
ended.
Congress presented the ship to
France to Offset the loss Of the IA
gun French ship Magnitude, which
had been destroyed in Boston harbor.
So the first line-of-battle ship the
United States ever built never had
chance 70 show it's fighting strength
under the American flag.
Today tina superdreadnought Penn
syivania is to the battleship Con-
necticut as the gunship America was
to the convrted East Indiaman, the
R0nhomme Richard, in which Paul
Jones first made the American navy
power on the sea. When the Bon
homme Richard defeated the Scraps
the American natlen numbered lees
than 100000 people; today it has
more than 90 times that number,
but it has navy 10000 times as
strong as IT'S little collection of war
ships in Revolutionary days.
One of the smallest guaboats today
could sink the whole feet Of briggs
and schooners OF 1875, and possibly
whip the whole British navy Of that
day. a battleship like the Pennsyl-
vania could aEnihilate all the nayies
of the world in the days of the Revo-
luton. The Pennsylvania cost more
than s14.0OO.000, or enough to build
all the wooden warships of the
world in 1776. An hours broadside
from this superdreadnought would
cost more than it did to build the
finest American battleship.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-01
Red Cross Fie'
Of Actor
All tn

Represented by 93.e6S n the
American Red Cross penetrates to
nearly every part Of the world The
insular and foreign roll call statistics
for the past year are most conclu-
sive manifestation of the Red Cross
spirit carried into the most remote
lands. In Europe there are 4.0SS
members; In Turkey. and active in
the Constantinople Chapter, 3.545. Chi
ma has an enrolment OF 2,252, Africa,
1S6. India, 224, and Australia. 29
Even yladivostok. in frigid Siberia.
has live chapter with 100 members.
The Philippine Islands can mobilize
5S.747 under the Red Cross banner
and Hawaii 1858. The total funds
raised through foreign and insular
mem bership enrolment and sent to
national headquarters in. Washington
mounted to $60.2l6.54, while an add
tionaI SSS,S50 was forwarded for the
endowment fund of the American Red
Cross. The high seas roll call in 1922
was an inspiring success. The Navy
signed on 4.3S1 for the Red Cross and
she merchant ships 4.141. OF the to-
sal membership outside the United
States 1890 are registered with chap
tiers in foreign lands. the insular pos
sessions and dependencies.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-01
JIMMY FOOLED his MA.
And She Went To The School
Teacher To See About It.

And She Went To The School
Teacher To See About It.
what do you mean by writing me
that my Jimmie can't pass into the
next grader" stormed an irate fe-
male, bursting into the principals
room "An' after him dom such
grand work all the year"
why, Mrs. Flaherty," replied the
teacher, "you must know better than
that. I'VE sent you his report cards
every month and you know that his
marks have been nearly all DIS
'Indade they have, and Vi sou say
he can't pass. l northumberland It,
num-"
81 am afraid you don't understand
our system of marking. D means de-
fcicnt, you know"
"Sure, don't know PLAT that may
he mum, but Jimmie told me al
about the letters. Sure ID is dandy.
&C. is corking. b is bum, an a IS
awful-an' he's got 'Cs' and 'Ds' livery
month"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-01
PENALTIES OF KISSING.

Not So Severe Now As In The Purf-
tan Days OF New England.
A man at Brinsley has been fined
one pound for kissing lady in the
street. In the New England OF the
seventeenth century he would have
been much more severely dealt with.
Mrs. Earle. In her book on Puritan
New England, recalls the case Of
Captain Kemble, of Boston, who in
1856 was 'set for two hours in the
public stocks for his Iewd and un-
seemly behavior, which consisted In
kissing his wife publicly on the Sab
bath day, upon the doorstep of his
house when he had just returned
from an absence of three years"
Attempts have been made to stop
kissing in fact as well as in the fic-
ton have recorded. In Iceland the
time laws were very severe in
this regard. Punishment was the
penalty for kissing another mans
wife, with or without her consent
and the same punishment followed on
kissing an unmarried woman against
her will Even when kissing had the
recipients sanction thee penalty was
a fine for each offense. But there
must have been times, in winter,
wien Punishment from Iceland seem
ed cheap at the price of q snatched
kissi-London Chronicle.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-01
FAT MANS LITTLE JOKE.
Merely Named His Stock In Trade
To His Inqulsitor.

The nervous little man next to the
car window sized up the fat man who
shared the seat with him and ventur-
ed the inquiry:
Flows business7"
Cant complain" said the other Ia
conically.
"What do you deal in?"
"Mothers-in-law, billy goats, the
weather. slit skirts, tramps, stranded
actors, candidates, politics, and the
like"
4Whattye tryin to do?" snarled
the nervous little man. "Tryin to
kid me?"
@Nope," the Fat man grinned. The
things have named in large meas
IRE comprise my stock in trade You
see, my dear sir, am professional
writer of jokes and anecdotes"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-01
COLOMBIAN ETIoUET.
A Tedious Performance, And Takes
C..l II

a Tedious Performance, And Takes
A Good Deal Of Time.
1t was the third or fourth day out
from Santa Maria, Colombia, and
early in the morning, when one OF
the South American passengers came
on deck. Another South American
arose from his deck chair, extended
his hand and as the men shook hands
inquired after the health of the new
conner, his wife and his children.
AS they had parted company only
about eight hours before in the smok-
ing room, this seemed like unneces-
sary courtesy. The observer noticed
that this happened in the case of all.
the Colombians on board, so he asked
one man about it.
1T is the custom of the country"
said he. "On the occasion Of meet
ing person for the first time each
day 1t is etiquet to shake hands and
to make inquiries about the health OF
the person SO greeted and of his rela-
tives. 1t would not be considered po-
lite to do otherwise"
Continuing, this man told Of taking
walk one day in Bogota with a
merchant of the place. They we're
bent on business and were to cover
a distance that might be made rather
easily in 10 minutes. Because of the
necessary stops to make the custom
airy inquiries and to shake hands
with friends of the merchant, the
trip tok nearly an hour
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-01
Many Slaves Still
Held in A1rica

London. The revival Of the
slave trade In Africa was re-
Gently discussed by John a.
Harris, the well-known author
ity on slavery.
"There is STILL he said, ian
appalling amount of slave own
ing in the world. Probably
there are not fewer than 100000
slaves in the various territories.
north, say, of the Zambezi At
the outbreak of the war there
were more than 100000 slaves
In German East Africa, and it
VIII take asgood many years be-
fore they are all set free.
In Abyssinia large part of
the population of 10000, 900 are
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-01
Holdlna out.

"poes he tell his wife everything"
Eyes. in time"
.1n time? l don't understand your"
"He usually waits month or two
before letting his wife know that
he's had raise in salary"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-01

Winchester, Va.-Washington's well
in the four-month drought that threat
ened such serious consequences to the
s9enandoah valley did not fad in
the lal~S nded for it by the then
Co ashington. constructor
ar Mt of FoFt Louden.
81 1855, with the French
moving slowly from the
hester, then an outpost of
civilization, was threatened
olnnel Washington. afterward
Il aRd President Of the new re-
:. was ordered by General Lou
ueli. commander-in-chief of the Eng
fish troops of America. TO construct a
fort.
A portion Of the embankment
thrown up by Washington Is still in
tact, andethe line of the fort is trace
able Within the boundaries are stu
ated the Fort Bouden seminary and
number OF private homes. In the yard
of home next to the seminary is the
Washington we'll No greater monu-
ment to that American hero can be
found.
The well is 1913 feet deep, drilled
through solid rock 1t Is about 31k
to feet in diameter and every inch
done by hand; not even an explosive
was used. So much trouble did the
engineer have in obtaining the right
temper for the steel that he's brought
from his old home at Mount Vernon
his private blacksmith. There Us no
record of how long 1t required to dig
the well-not more than three or four
months at the most.
The history Of Winchester records
that for 1911 years the old well has
continually functioned and has never
been polluted. short time ago, in
placing con- ofe cover over the top
of the well ing the excavation.
there was out fOur-inch solid
cannon ! charcoal iron. As the
R~incipi ce az Principle. Nd,
was the furnace making this class
Of met or to the Revolution, 1t Is
reasonaae to suppose that Washing
ton obtained his armament Erem this
place. owned, by his two unclea whore,
as young man, he had stRdied the
manufacture Of iron.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-01
Never saw Can't.

Don't finch. founder or fall. Don't
say YOU can't. Can't has never done
anything. Mans Il will'' mas wrought
miracles.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-01

"oh. mother" cried little Rose. as
she looked out and saw an unfamiliar
organ-grinder coming up 70 the house,
"the monkey has changed his mani"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-01

Il want to; therefore ! can!" is the
spirit that spurs the Red Cross work
sr In well-doing.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-01

There are 10000 motion picture
theaters in the United States.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-01

chile has spent s5.G57,5oO for 1923
bridges on Government railroads.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-01

There are 4SS. iron mines in the
United States.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-01
WELL DUG BY WASHINGTON
IN USE AFTER 1877 YEARS
Water Still Being faken From
Hole He Drilled in 1856.

Winchester, Va.-Washington's well
in the four-month drought that threat
ened such serious consequences to the
senandoah valley did not fad in
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1923-01-27
GOT OLD GENTLEMANS "GOAT"
College Boys Expression Made Him
Fear Money Had Been Wasted
on His Education.

Whenever old Eben Toothaker
doesn't understand what you say he
says, "What say?" So do his neigh
bors. 1t is not strange that he doesn't
understand his college boy sons way
of asking the same question.
Old Eben's wife noticed that he
was somewhat depressed the evening
after the boy had got back to the
farm from his first year at college
"What's the matter Eben?" she asked
"Mary, I've spent 5000 on that
boys education. and I'm afraid it's
wasted" said Eben. "He don't know
as much as he did when he went to
college"
"Why, what do you mean, father?"
"Well, tonight l said to him that 1t
looked to me 'sif 1t might rain tomor-
row, and what do ye s'pose he said?'
"Why, / don't know. What did he
sayT
"Well, sir, he begged my pardon p
Youths Companion.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1923-01-27
NO CANARIES IN CANARlEs
Marines Who Had Expected to Stock
Up There Met With Some
Disappointment.

Canaries are Scarcer than hens
teeth in the Canary islands, accord
ing to the United States marines of
the cruiser Pittsburgh, who arrived at
Gibraltar recently after visit to Las
Palmas, the principal seaport Of those
Islands. =
The marines expected to find ca
naries hopping all over the islands,
waiting for salt to be sprinkled on
their tails. Disillusionment came with
their first visit ashore.
The islands got their name from
canis, the Latin name for dog, and
the marines say there are fewer ca
naries In the Canaries than their are
snakes in Ireland.
Relatives and sweethearts of the
sea soldiers who were promised ship
ment of feathered songsters at an early
date will now have to wait until the
marines have an opportunity to visit
a bird store in the United States.
Any marine on the Pittsburgh is
ready to sell canary cage for
song.-From Letter to the Philadel-
phia Evening Public Ledger.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1923-01-27
NOT THAT KIND OF A BAT
Humanitarian NeedIessly AIarmed
Over Action Which He Thought
Savored of Cruelty.

The man was vegetarian and be.
Iieved that his mission was to safe
guard every animal, bird and fish
which required protection. One day
he came upon group of boys throw.
ing stones up into tree. He der
cided to protest.
"What are you doing, boysT ha
asked.
They stopped and stared at him.
"Come! Is it squirrel, or a Bird
mo, SIR" replied one Of the boys
"It's a bat"
"Poor bat!" cried the man. "And
why do you molest it? Has a bat no
right to live? Has 1t not the same
right to existence as yourself? What
has the bat done that you should
hurl stones at 1t"
"Please, sir" interrupted the boy,
"this is a baseball bat we were throw.
ing at the uts."-Pittsburgh Chron-
icle Telegraph.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1923-01-27
Brookhart Live Wire and Dead Shot
Col. Smith w. Brookhart of Wash

Col. Smith w. Brookhart of WASH
ington, Ia, the new United States
senator, is a farmer, soldier and law
yer. He is rugged, physically pow
erful man. He Is fifty-three years old,
weighs more than 200 pounds and Is
8 feet 10 inches tall. He never tasted
liuuor or tobacco and never swears.
Asked how he did it, the morning FOL
lowing election, he said:
''visiting the people in every coun-
ty. Spending no fabulous sums for
posters. Individuals, farm organiza-
tions and labor organizations supported
me at their own expense. My election
was a victory for the farmers, labor,
soldiers and mothers Of Iowa."
One of the colonePs favorite wal
lops throughout the entire campaign
was: "Seven billion dollars of wa
tered stock must be pumped out OF
the railroads" The repeal Of the
TRANSPORTATION act was the biggest
plank in his platform.
Colopol ProOlyhart Is DrpSidept of [