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AGift" I because it pays J for itself in the • fuel it saves— • Areola: Hot-Water • Heating Outfit | j PeterJohnson&Sons: l INC. Z • Phone 183 Decorah, la. J fttbUc opinion.. BY HARRY J. GREEN, DECORAH, IOWA, NOV. 30, 1921 Man Held For Theft of Linotype Parts Red Wing, Minn.—Frank James, 36 years old, who says he is a mach inist, is under arrest pending investi gation for a new sort of thievery committed at the Republican news paper office in this city. He broke into the office Tuesday night, ac cording to the police, and took away with him three dozen “space bands”, used on linotype machines. Word was sent to neighboring towns and James was arrested at Lake City, where he is reported to have offer ed some of the bands for sale to newspapers. When he was taken in to custody James had eleven of the bands on his person, but he denies the theft. Moonshiner Assessed Record Fine Des Moines, lowa—ln the federal court, before a jury of his peers, Frank Trumbaur, a Madison county farmer, was fournh guilty of violating both the %)irit and the letter of the prohibitory law, and Judge Wade imposed a fine of $2,51(>, the heaviest penalty ever imposed in court here for a similar offense. Trumbaur is a renter, occupying the fain, owned by C. A. Robbins, formerly assistant at torney general. Neighbors became suspicious and Mr. Robbins was no tified. The result w'as the finding of a large quantity of corn mash in the “ripening” process, hidden under a lot of cane and corn fodder in the bam. Judge Wade ordered the clerk of the Madison county district court at Winterset to spread $2,516 in taxes against whatever property Trmibaur may possess. A Lady Greaser “We must treat our new cook with respect. She belongs to the Revolu tionary Dames where she came from.” “Where’d she come from?” “Mexico.” A Special Selling of OVERCOATS S3O Exceptional Values—All Wool Hand Tailoring THESE are unusually fine coats, hand tailored in all the newest styles—ulsters, town ulsters, raglans, etc. II you appreciate well made, custom tailored clothes, you will instantly realize the wonderful values in these overcoats. They are only another example of Germann’s ability to give un usually fine values at unusually low prices. Frank A. Germann % • Little Red Hen Yields Lost S2OO Diamond Aberdeen, S. D.,- -It was only a common Rhode Island Red hen, bt.l not until a most fitting and proper lime—just before Thanksgiving day —itid it reveal the mystery of a long lost diamond. A diamond valued at between SIOO and S2OO and belong ing to Fannie Smart of Aberdeen was taken from the gizzard of this hen after it was given up as per manently lost Two months ago Miss Smart lost the diamond from her ring while clapping her hands at the hens in the yard. Day af ter day the missing jewel was sear ched fori but not until Mrs. Smart killed the seventh hen since the loss was the diamond found shining up in the gizzard of the hen. High School Students Fined Following some trouble between one the teachers at the high schoo l in Fayette and two of the students which resulted in a visit paid to the teacher’s room at night by the stu dents who desired him to retract some statement, and a bodily en counter which followed his refusal, the two students were taken into Mayor O. W. Stevenson’s court Mon day afternoon. One of them pleaded guilty of the offense and was fined, sls, which is'to be worked out for the city, and the other at first en tered a plea of not guilty, but later changed his plea anjl was given a $lO fine. Discussing the case the Mayor gave the boys a good straight talk regarding sportsmanship (the case having originated over 'athle tics) and some advice as to their conduct.—Fayette County Leader. Wanted Lift, Not Loot Pella, lowa, —That was no “hold up” on the Great White way, seven miles west of Pella, as chronicled in The Register of Nov. 14. It was a case where the “holdupmen” were as badly scared as the supposed vic tims. The “painted bandits” were three young men who were driving west on the White Pole road when they met with some car trouble. The three got out as a car ap proached from the west. One of the men held up his hand to stop the approaching car so he might ride back to town to get help, but the man and woman in the car evidently .mistook jthe three men for highway robbers and the man put his foot on the gas and the woman took a shot at the supposed bandits. The mortorist and the bandits were equally frightened. Married Life a La Mode Husband (angrily)—“What! No supper ready? • That is the limit. I’m going to a restaurant.” Wife—“ Wait just five minutes.” “Will it be ready then?” “No, but then I’ll go with you.” A loquacious friend is often worse than a disci-eet enemy. DECORAH PUBLIC OPINION, DECORAH, IOWA PRISON POPULATION GAINS 290 IN YEAR State Board of Parole Makes Re f port of Work. The state board of parole sent out a report last week showing that while 252 prisoners kvesr© f received at Fort Madison from Oct. 1, 1920 until Sept. 30, 1921, seventy-nina were paroled, and while 545 were received during the same period at Anamosa, 211 were paroled. In addition to those paroled, ninety-seven prisoners were re leased from Fort Madison through expiration of sentence, commuted sentence, escape or death. Through the ysame causes, over winch the board has no control, 120 were re leased from Anamosa, leaving a net gain in prisons population in lowa for one year of 290. With the above report the board sent a letter which says in part: “There has been in the past much loose talk aoid unwarranted criti cism of the board of parole and its work, and we feel justified in call ing attention to the same through the tabulation which we here pre sent. People generally seem to lose sight of the fact that men who are sent to prison, other than those receiving life sentence, alw r ays leave at the expiration of their term. A great many do not seem to realize the importance of a pa role. When a man is released from prison on a parole, he is first of all assured of steady employment and the constant advice and help of this board during the period of his par ole, which in all cases is not less than one year. It is also not gen erally understood that in a great many instances under the present maximum sentence law; which we have in this state, prisoners are serving a much longer time for the same offense than they did under the old or definite sentence plan. “Thus it will be seen that the board has secured employment for 290 men who ,have been paroled during (the year, notwithstanding the depressing industrial condi tions which have prevailed. Is there anyone who is interested in the welfare of our state who will not readily admit that a great work has been performed in the con nection? not society’s interest bettei guarded by placing these men in remunerative employment rather than turn them loose to join the great army of unemployed? ‘Again it should be remembered that the habitual criminal is kept out of circulation by denying such a parole. Our penal institutions are rapidly filling up with this undesir able class of criminals. There is no other agency through which this could be accomplished except through the careful investigation made in each case by this board.” NO MONEY IN GOATS They Prove To Be Very Costly “Brush Eaters” There is not much money in goats, except for the commission men who originally sell the critter. At least C. D. Williams, vice president of the Hampton, lowa, Savings Bank, says all the business he has done with goats left a balance on the red side of the ledger. Two months ago he shipped in a car load of goats from Kansas City, to place on his farm along Maynes creek south of town. He purchased them for the purpose of clearing off the small underbrush, and paid SSOO for the carload. After the goats had finished their job of cleaning up the brush Mr. Williams shipped them to Chicago, and a few days later he received a check for $l4O for the bunch. The freight and commission on the load was about SBO, but the goats sold for enough over the $l4O to pay the freight bill and commis sion expense. The question now before the house is does it pay to hire goats at $350 for two months’ work, to clear off a little brush? The whole farm could be grubbed” by man power at less than the $350, the amount the goats charged Mr. Williams for doing the work. The goats are surely schooled in “unionism.” Probabiy some other land owner, who has a tract of land to clear has already purchased these same goats in Chicago, and paid the commission firm SSOO or more for them. The goat market is always uncertain at this end of the line, but always strong at the stock yards when a man wants to buy.—Hampton, lowa, Chronicle. OATS 15 CENTS BUSHEL But a Bowl in Chicago Cafe Costs 20 Cents. Chicago, IH.—With oats in the bin in his state selling at fiften cents, William Roylance, statistician, said he paid twenty cents for some when v DY? 7 St artsV / You IN OUR amsnas club next Christmas yoii will have Deposit Some Money Each Week. This is the Christmas Club Plan. Every man and every, woman can easily spare some money from their earnings each week. When that money is put in our Christmas Club you have money next December for your Christ mas needs or any future purpose. The Plan is Simple. Select the Club you wish to join and bring in your first deposit. We give you a Pass Book showing the Club joined and the amount deposited. Deposits are to be made Weekly or in advance. The following table explains the Club plan: We invite you to come in and join now. You will receive 4 per cent Interest 1 WINNESHEIK COUNTY STATE BANK B DECORAH - IOWA he got a few in a bowl. “I stood in line for twenty minutes ir. a restaurant here and then got a dish of oatmeal for twenty cents. Where I come from oats are a drug on the market at fifteen cents a 11l The Store of the Christmas Spirit displays a very large stock of depen able merchandise suitable for Holi day Gifts. SHOP EARLY—OnIy twenty-one shopping days until Christmas- K. L HAUGEN f Increasing Club Plan kp|„ h Deposit lc Ist week, 2c 2nd week. Increase IO “IC UIUU ic each week—in 50 weeks you have lA* f J AI..U Deposit 2c Ist week, 40 2nd week. Increase OC JIH Zu UIUU 2c each week—in Go weeks you have Zu. JU Cf* p||,L Deposit 5c Ist week, 10c 2nd week. Increase CO "JE Jv UIUU 5c each week—in 5a weeks you have Ov. I J 10« PIIIH Deposit lOc Ist week, 2<>c 2nd week. * n 'Cto7 IUU UIUU crease ioc each wick —in Go weeks you have <|)lZ / «OU Decreasing Club Plan You begin with the LARGEST payment and DECREASE each week. Even Amount Club Plan 25c Club Deposit 25c each week—in Go weeks yon have $ 12.50 50c Club Deposit soc each week—in Go weeks you have 25.00 $1 Club Deposit fi each week —in Go weeks you have 50.00 $2 Club Deposit $2 each week—in Go weeks you have 100.00 $5 Club Deposit $G each week—in Go weeks yon have 250.00 $lO Club Deposit $lO each week—in Go weeks you have 500.00 S2O Club Deposit S2O 1 ach week—in 5o weeks you have 1,000.00 SSO Club Deposit sso each week—in 5o weeks you have 2,500.00 SIOO Club Deposit SIOO each week- in 5c weeks you have 5,000.00 bushel”, he said. He explained tho high price in the city by declaring the “system of transportation is all balled up” and added, “we have everything )you want, but can’t get it to you.” lillllil Called “I didn’t see you in church last Sunday.” “Don’t doubt it. I took up tho collection.” ' I o 1 \ i 1 t,! •-W