Decorah public opinion., February 15, 1922, Image 1

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TWELVE PAGES
Vol. XXVIII.
'4
DECORIANS ARE
TOURING THEWEST
Melvin A. Johnson Writes From San
Diego, Cal., Where He and Mrs.
Johnson are Visiting.
LOS ANGELES IS
THEIR NEXT STOP
Where They Will Attend the Big
Annual Picnic of lowa People
Located in California.
We received the following letter
fiom Melvin A. Johnson, who is en
joying a vacation from business at
Peter Johnson & Sons and taking
a trip through the west with Mrs.
Johnson. He writes from San Diego,
Cal., as follows:
Lear Friend:
Just a line cn our trip wes4. Not
much to see until we reached Phoe
nix, Arizona. There they irrigate
the valley from the Roosevelt Dam,
and raise oranges, grape fruit, le
mons and olives. We drove 40 miles
across the desert and up in the
mountains to a cow ranch. Stayed
in Phoenix four days, then took the
San Diego and Arizonia R. R. to
■San Diego. This is a great trip.
From E! Centro, Cal., to San Diego,
148 miles, the highest point on line
at Nepass is 3060 feet, lowest point
of El Centro, Cal. 50 feet below sea
level. The railroad crosses the
boundry line at Tijuana and Linders
and runs 44 miles into Mexico. There
are 21 tunnels on the S. D. & A.
R. It., three in Mexico, one partly
in Mexico and partly in the United
States, 17 in the Carriso Gorge.
The longest 2004 feet, the shortest
257 feet, nearly three vtijes of tun
r?iV Tft Eleven 'mfYe? through Car
riso Gorge! You would never be
lieve a railroad could be built in a
place like that. The depth of the
verge from the railroad track is
000 feet and believe me it look
ed it.
At Yuma, Arizonia, the S. P. hotel
will give you meals free any day the
sun doesn’t shine There are very
few meals they give away.
Very nice weather out here, some
rain, warm days, coo<l nights. This
city, San Diego, where we are now,
is a pretity place, splendid hotels,
good meals in first class cafes for
50 cents. We expect to stay here
fout or five days and then go to
Los Angeles for the lowa picnic,
and see the Grand Canyon on our
way home.
MELVIN A. JOHNSON.
P. S. (We) are myself and wife.
PUBLIC PARK FOR SPILLYILLE
Civic Improvement Association Fur
thering Plans for This
Improvement.
The Civic Improvement association
of Spillville has been furthering the
improvements to be made the com
ing season is the installation of play
ground paraphernalia, building a
pavilion for restaurant, refreshments
and women’s rest room purposes,
constructing a dam across the Tur
key (which skirts the park) to form
a small lake for boating, fishing and
bathing purposes, improvng drive
ways and grounds in general for pur
poses of out door sports, base ball,
tennis, golf, etc. This if carried out,
would mean an expend..ure of $3,-
000 to $4,000.
Gets Quick Fire Insurance Settlement
The following letter of apprecia
tion was received by T. J. ( rawford,
treasurer of the Winneshiek aFrm
ers Mutual Insurance Co.
Harpers Ferry, lywa.
Feb. 13, 1022.
Mr. T. J. Crawford, Trea>
Decorah, lowa.
Dear Sir:—We hereby acknowl
edge receipt of a $1,200 check in
settlement of insurance on L rban
Healy <1 welling which was burned
Feb. 3, 1922. This sure is a very
prompt settlement and speaks very
well for the Winneshiek Farmers
Mutual Insurance Co.
’ The Toledo Chronicle is convinced
that “Some people would never bi
able to start a conversation if weath
er had not been invented. In fact,
the statement applies Ito most of us."
fcj
Ulecofttl) public Opinion,
San Diego, Cal.,
Feb. 10.
Sincerely yours,
Your truly,
YHOS. CAVANAUGH.
• DECORAH, WINNESHIEK COUNTY, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15,1922
RIG DUROC SALE
FEBRUARY 22ND.
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E. L. k J/ 's r '4 & Son Will Offer Forty
Head and Gilts at
% lie Sale.
WILL BE A RE.
They Have Been in the Business
Twenty Years and Will Have
Some Great Offerings.
One of t'he greates-t offerings of
pure bred, registered Duroc Jersey
sows and gilts ever offered at a
sale in Northeastern lowa, will be
put on sale by E. L. Beard & Son
at their fine farm just at the edge of
the city limits of Decorah, one mile
west of the city on the Ridgeway
road, on Wednesday, Feb. 22. The
sale will open at one p. m.
Farmers as, well as breeders will
have a real opportunity to secure
some great individuals at this sale,
as the the reputation of Beard &
Son in the Duroc Jersey hog world
is one which stands out very promin
ent.
They will offer 40 head of sows
and gilts from the best breeding
strains in the land. The offerings uie
strong in the blood of Chief Defen
der, King the Col. and Top Col’s
King, bred to Beard’s aged herd
boars Long Pathfinder’s Repeater
and Pathfinder Ladd 11th.
The sows weigh fiom 250 '.o 425
pounds and a finer lot, we don t be
lieve was ever offered at a sale.
Hogs continue to be the backbone
of the farmers’ pocketbook when
everything else fails, as they have
been during the past year of business
depression. Even at the farm *sales
grade brood sows bring fifteen ami
sixteen cerr'.s il pound, so one car.
easiy understand the advantage of
adding to their herd of porkers
some of the big type Duioc Jerseys.
Beard & Son have been ru sing
hogs for twenty years and specialized
in Duroc Jerseys. Some years they
have raised and fattened five car
loads, and with their experience they
ought to know how to raise hogs that
do well.
The incoming Milwaukee trains
run right past the Bean! farm and
the trains will stop at the farm
on sale day to accomodate the visi
tors.
A fine, appetizing'free hot lunch
will be served on sale day, and the
visitors will all be made as comfort
able as it is possible to make them.
The sale will open at one o’clock
and it goes without saying that a
big crowd will be in attendance. A
catalogue of the sale will be sent on
request,* ami sealed bids can be sent
to Col. Geo. Waters, auctioneer,
whose address is Postville, lowa. Re
member the date, next Wednesday,
Feb. 22, and attend this great Duroc
sale. The name of E. L. Beard &
Son is a guarantee of a square deal,
and if you are 'in the field for a
Duroc Jersey sow or gilt then be on
hand when Col. Waters opens this
sale on next Wednesday afternoon.
Supervisors Back Up on Salary Cut
For the Engineer
Marshalltown, lowa—Reconsidera
tion of the action by the board of
supervisors recently of cutting the
county engineer salary SSOO per year
resulted last week in the supervisors
raising the lower figure fixed and
making the salary for 1022, $2,600
instead of $2,300. On Jan. 18 the
board reduced the salary of the coun
ty engineer from $2,800 to $2,300,
but since that time has decided that
the reduction was too much. A S7OO
allowance for automobile upkeep, as
fixed on Jan. 16, remains unchanged.
St. Olaf Coming Friday
The Lu'.her quintet is out for blood
next Friday evening. Hot reports
are coming down from Northfield.
St. Olaf ranks second in the fast
Minnesota' conference. Last year this
aggregation showed a fine brand of
basket ball on the Luther floor. Lu
ther has been showing some real
speed and action this year with no
games lost on the home floor. Come
out and see a real game, which is
called at 8:00.
Will Serve Lunch Tuesday
Lunch will be served in the Cath
olic church basement next Tuesday
afternoon by Mesdames John Goss
man, Chas. Gossman, Mary Gennann,
and Mrs. N. R. Groff.
GREATWRESTLERS
COMING FEB. 28
Marin Plestina World’s Most Talked
of Wrestler to Appear in De
corah in Match With
Carl Jensen.
BOUT TAKES PLACE
AT GRAND OPERA HOUSE
DUROC SALE
Show is Put on by the Decorah Lodge
of Elks. Prices 50c, 75c
SI.OO, Plus War Tax.
At last Decorah is to be given a
chance to see Marin Plestina the
most talked of wrestler in the world.
It will be remembered that four
years ago he appeared here with
“Fanner” Burns and “Ole ’ Marsh.
At that, time both Bums and Marsh
expressed themselves regarding the
ability of Plestina and both sand he
was the world’s greatest wrestler.
Since that time Plestina .nas been
under the management of o>e and
Plestina has crossed America meeting
and defeating eveiy wrestler who has
dared to face him on the mat. With
the Collyer’s Eye publication of Chi
cago they have $!000 which is to be
given to the first wrestler ever win
ning a fall from Piestina. In over
six Piestina has not lost a fall. On
April 24th, 1919, Bernarr MacFad
dc < owner of Physical Culture Mag
azine posted a certified check for
$25,000 with the Empire Trust Com
pany of New York to back Piestina
for all or any part of it against any
wrestler in the world. But no wiest
ler or manager could be found who
would accept the defy. Marsh
claims and has always claimed for
the past five years that a “wrestling
trust” exists which will have nothing
to do with wrestler whom they can
not control. Thousands of dollars
have been offered to Piestina if he
would join this combination but he
has refu-ed to have anything to do
with them other than wrestle any
member of their outfit. But the
“trust” refuses absolutely to meet! .
Plestina in an up and up match tc I
a finish. On Tuesday evening, Feb. j
28th, Plestina is to meet Curl Jensen j
the giant Norseman in a two out
of three match to a finish. Jensen '
is said to be one of the strongest j
wrestlers in the world. He was a |
piofe sionul strong man before he
took up the wrestling game. He is
so strong that he takes horse shoes
and breaks them with his hands. As
an adde<r attraction to the show, i
Marsh writes us that Jensen’s man-;
ager say 3 he will allow Jensen to
give an exhibition of bleaking horse
shoes before the match. Ole also!
writes that he will give a short talk
on his more than four years battle,
with the “wrestling trust” and some
of the things that have been done
by the “trust” to discredit him and j
Plestina in the eyes of the people.
Everything points to a great show
and an evenings entertainment such
las has not been seen in Decorah or
vicinity for many years. The show
is being booked by Decorah Lodge
of the B. O. P. Elks and that alone
is guarantee enough that all will be
coiulucted in a first class manner.
Ladies can come as well as men as j
there will be nothing done which
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MARIN PLESTINA
FORMER SOLDIER
WRITES FRIENO
Martin Williams Gets an Interesting
Letter From a Soldier Pal of
The World War.
SAW’ MUCH SERVICE
NOT KICKING MUCH
Says He is Not a Bolshevik, But He
Hase Been Looking Around
Considerably.
184 Ornsby Ave.
Mt. Oliver, Pittsburgh, Pa
Dear Martin:
Received your letter of Dec. 26-21.
Sure was glad to hear from you.
After three years, it seems suoh a
short time ago since I was helping
to bring in the wounded, I can’t quite
realize that the war is over. And
good many of the boys, still have
reasons to believe it no<t over. It’s
still going hard with a lot of the
wounded. You ask about some of
the oilier fellows. Do you remem
ber a fellow by the name of Miller,
had a little black mustache, about ten
beds to the right of -where you
were, and about five beds from
Meyers. Meyers was 'the fellow
whose leg was amputated at Camp
59. Well if you can recollect this
man Miller, I want to say that 1
have been corresponding with him
ever since I came home. Aral he
has been having a hard time of it.
If you can remember his right arm
was all shot up, most of 'the flesh
was shot away from the upper part
of the aim. Well the last report
I bail from him he was still in a
hospital in New Yoik, with one
Operation after another, until lie is
almost disgusted. The last I heard
from him was about a year ago. I
have written to him twice but have
received no answer. He probably is
in bad shape.
Meyers is doing fine. But he says
his leg is still giving him trouble.
He has had two operatons preformed
since he got back to the states.
About a year ago I received a letter
from “Carp” Dillon the Marine. 1
don’t -know whether you remember
him, wounded in the legs, always
felt as though he didn't get enough
attention; howled more about the
eats than anyone in the hospital.
Well he wrote me a very nice letter
Celling me how much he owed the
Medics and me. Well, Martin, any
one else would have done the same
in my place. I don’t think it would
be possible for anyone to stand and
look on, and do nothing. So why
all the credit. I w*as in an infan
try outfit, and just before I went
over they transferred me to the
Medics, there were some mighty
fine fellow’s in that outfit, but when
we* got across, they split us up, and
about 30 of my outfit went to the
lines. I haven’t heal’d a word from
one of them. They where all doing
what they could. And if some of the
wounded hadn’t borne up so well,
our little help wouldn’t have done
much good. I remember Martin
when 1 used to bring the litter to
take you to the dressing room, and
1 noticed you pushing a kaki hand
kerchief in your mouth, iind how
you did chew r it when they put the
old alcohol on. And it sort of got
my “nanny”. I suppose you still
have a pret'ty good sized hole in
your leg. Weil Martin times have
changed, but I have “not”. I feel
sometimes as though I would like to
start a war of my own.
You may think me strange, this
war has* made me think. You know
we a v ! ought to get a shaking up
once in a while. Some of our poor
people need it, so they wake up, and
if they ever wake up Martin look
out. There will be a few of the
“Ruling Class” get the shaking of
their lives. No I am not a Bol
shevik, but I have been looking
around me. I don’t want that so
called bonus, not that I couldn’t use
it, but when I heard they wanted
could possibly offend anyone. This
may be the last chance Decorah peo
ple will have to see Plestina in ac
tion for sometime as he will sail
for Europe immediately after the
wrestling season closes to visit his
old home.
Remember the date, Tuesday eve
ning, Feb. 28. Admission will be
50c, 75c and SI.OO plus war tax.
Seat sale opens at E. J. Parman’s
drug store on Tuesday, Feb. 21.
CITY COUNCII LETS
SEWER CONTRACT
Eight Bids Offend on Momingside
Addition Improvement. Web
ster City Man Gets Job.
WAS $1,386 LOWER
THAN HIGHEST BIDDER
Council Also Passed Resolution of
Necessity for Paving
Certain Streets.
The City Council held an adjourn
ed meeting bust Thursday night to
receive bids on the construction of
a sanitary sewer system in Morning
side Addition, the new addition open
ed up south of the hospital a couple
years ago.
It was also the night for property
owners to appear and offer objec
tions to the proposed resolution of
necessity for paving Water street,
W a hington, etc.
There were eight bidders on the
sewer proposition, which shows that
various firms are keen for work this
year. Two local firms had bids
in and six outside firms.
The contract went to H. Teget, of
Webster City for $2,933.00. Follow
ing is a list of the bidders:
Seig Construction Co., Wa
terloo $3,309.00
Kramer & Co., S>t. Paul .... 3,584.00
C. L. Hanson, Charles City.. 4,142.00
W’ard & Teslow, Decorah .. 4,319.00
Adams & Graham, Cedar
Rapids 3,3 48 M
C. D. McNamara, Dubuque.. 3,735.00
Peter Johnson & Sons, De
corah 4,75.00
H. Teget, Webster City ... 2,933.00
Work on this project will start
early in the spring, we presume.
The successful bidder was $1,386
lower than the highest bidder in the
list of eight, which surely <is a con
siderable saving and looks as if that
contractor was getting back to pre
war prices.
Paving.. work, like other public
w’ork, has taken a big diop this
year, despite the prediction lust year
by contractors that their would not
be any lower prices for a long time
to eonie. But their predictions didn’t
hold water, and the public didn’t be
lieve in them either. They say labor
is down and many other things that
enter into this work, so it looks like
there is no reason for any city coun
cil to accept any bids unless it looks
fair and legitmate. When councils
and supervisors refuse to accept
these war bids then the prices will
get down within reason and paving
will be a-s popular as the merry-go
round at the county fair.
One man, who is in a position to
known, stated the other evening that
the prices on paving is fluctuating
so that nobody knows where they are
at, and the fluctuation is on the
downward trend at that.
The high prices of paving has
stopped work at Kingsley, lowa, and
the city fathers are not going to fall
for any old price that is offered
them, 'according to the mayor of
that town.
Mayor John P. Phelps says: “We
have our plans all 'perfected for
some sewers and paving but so far
as the present administration is con
cerned, there will be none of this
improving done just so long as the
cement trust holds the price of ce
ment up the way it is doing. Our
paving as planned will doubtless run
up considerably above SIOO,OOO. We
can not say just what the cost of
the sewer would be but presume it
would amount to right around $lO,-
000 to $15,000.
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Pearson Hon Sale Success
The pure bred Poland China hog
.-.ale held by G. T. Pearson & Son
yesterday tit their farm one half
mile south of the fair grounds was
a great suoce. s and they sold the
41 head advertised. The average
price was very good, some going at
$75, and the buyers., were highly
pleased with the offering’s. This was
the first sale held by Pearsons and
the visitors and buyers all speak in
glowing terms of it and give high
praise to the fine stock Pearsons
have.
Plestina Wins Last Niuht
A telegram from Ole Mar.*h to
B. O. Marsh of this city, received to
day stated that Plestina easily won
his match last night, in Chicago from
Frieberg.
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A.D.&P.A.PAYING
OUT DIVIDEND
Local Manufacturing Concern En
joying Steadily Increasing
Business. Best in its
History.
DIVIDENDS BEING
SENT OUT NOW
Company Has a Force of Salesmen
Covering the Entire United States,
Excepting New England
States.
The A. D. & P. A., manufacturers
of the Meritol line of remedies, per-’
fumes, etc., of Decorah, is now send
ing out dividend checks on the Pre
ferred A and Preferred B stocks.
The association is paying 5 per cent
on the former and 7 per cent on the
latter.
Last year was one of the most
strenuous in the drug business
throughout the United States, but
since last August the A. I>. & P. A.
business has been increasing steadily,
and it may be interesting to know
that the January busine.-s shows an
increase of more than 100 per cent
over the corresponding January of
last year. More people are'employ
ed by the association than ever be
fore.
The association now has a good
stock of their products in San Fran
cisco to supply the trade on the
western coust. They have also plac
ed a large stock in Brooklyn, N. Y.
for the purpose of supplying New
York City and the eastern states.
The company’s laboratory in the
factory here is in ohaige of Mr.
Louis F. Walechka, formerly of the
University of Minnesota, ably as
sisted by Mr. Lyle Becker, a gradu
ate of Highland Park college, Des
Moiyrs. Mr. Ear! liine-y of Decorah,
has been with the company 010,0
than a year, and is also assisting in
laboratory work.
Mr. B. B. Morss, Miss Marjorie
Austensen and Miss Jennie Hagen
compose the clerical force.
The finishing department in the
laboratory is still in charge of Miss
Theresa Rima, and the perfume de
partment is in charge of Miss Inga
Haugen.
The shipping department is a busy
place and is in charge of Mr. Win.
Rima, ably assisted by Messrs. Nets
Nelson and Giant Bollman.
The buildings and the carpenter
work is taken care of by Peter Ask.
The company has a force of sales
men covering the entire United
States, with the exception of the
New England states.
The Meritol establishment is per
haps the busiest place in Decorah,
and bids fair to put Decorah on the
map more than any other concern.
The 1922 business prospects are the
best in the company’s history, which
means much for Decoruh and the
enterprising people who are back of
this popular institution.
POLAND CHINA SALE
| Mullany Bros. Will Hold Big Sale
On Feb. 23. ,
Another Big Type Poland China
hog and Shorthorn bull sale will be
held by Mullany Bros, on the farm
known as the eHnry Hoover farm
11 miles N. E. of Decorah on Thurs
day, Feb. 23. Mullany Bros, are well
known breeders and have one of the
finest lots of hogs and cattle to be
found any place in the country. Their
sale last year was a great success,
and their offerings this year are the
best they ever had. Look up their
big ad in. this issue of Public Opinion
and be sure and attend this import
ant sale.
Brouuht Here for Buried
The remains-of Mrs. Billwyn Jones,
who passed away in Chicago Mon
day, were brought to Decorah this
morning for interment. The de
ceased will be remem bored as Miss
Jennie Cartwright, a sister of Mrs.
J. C. Beard, of Decorah. The fun
eral services will be held this after
noon from the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Beard. Rev. Wn. McVettie and Rev.
M. Willett will officiate. A complete
obituary will be given in our next
issue.
West Union Church Destroyed by Fire
The Presbyterian church burned
last week at West Union. The loss
totals $20,000. The blaze caught front
the flue. The insurance was $9,000.
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