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r Out of the many tests by which Gas olene may be judged none Is more con vincing than the TEST OF PERFORMANCE in the hands of actual users. Fern Gasolene is favorably known among motor users because it proves up in actual use. Oneil Oil Co. Vubhr iOjnuum BY HARRY J. GREEN DEI OR AH, JO WA, JULY 26, 1922 OSSIAN, Leo Broghammer of Decorah was a visitor at the H. J. Ettledorf, Lome Monday. W. H. Layton and Bobby and Jack were West Union callers Monday. Miss Ruby Powers returned Mon-1 day from Fayette where she attend- i ®d summer school. Joseph YVolfe of Washington Twp, was a business caller in town Wed nesday. Mrs. Fred Peglow and son Gil- j bert of Monona came Tuesday for a j visit with Mrs. E. J. Gilbert and I family. Miss Genevieve McGary of Mil- J. waukee came Tuesday to join her mother in a visit at the home of j l Mrs. Julia Hanson. ! * Herman Hemesath departed Thurs- 1 day for Prairie du Chien, Wis., top 'College jßymen ’ S retrea \^ r ’ an T inn 1 afi ? r ; and J! rs : of lowa i a visit ttt the Jsouis tan nome. M iss Dorothy Johnson entertained a number of friends at a six o’clock it dinner Thursday night, it being the i occasion of her eighteenth birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Korbel and son < of Cal mar came Monday for a visit 1 at the Thos. Broderick home. ( Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Grim- , Etad, Sunday July 16, 1922, a daugh ter, Betty Jean. Congratulations, i Mr. and Mrs. Pe*er V. Feil came out from Chicago Monday for a visit with the former’s sister, Mrs. An drew Barthelme. Marcel Barthelme, -who has been visiting in Chicago the past three weeks, returned with them. *1 -Mis. B. Kipp and grand daughter went to Calmar Wednesday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. P. F. <schissel, and family. Ralph Sheley of Chicago is visit ing at the G. F. Gunderson home. Miss Barbara Mann went to Cedar Falls Wednesday for a visit with her juster, Miss Louisa Mann. a Miss Elizabeth Bauman of Calmar , visited friends in Ossian Monday. Miss Seraphia Figge entertained f che young ladies club at her home j Tuesday afternoon at “500”. The honors were awarded to the Misses Irene Meyer, Zephie Fleischer and Marie Holtey. ] Miss Sylvia Lukenbill of Marshall town is here visiting her aunt, Mrs. i F. Frantzen. , J. E. Boyle of McGregor was a business visitor in town Tuesday. Miss Barbara Salton of Clear Lake came Tuesday for a visit with her taster, Mrs. E. Frank. Mrs. Herb Perry of Jackson June- . eion visited Tuesday with her brother L. Bernatz. Miss Milly Brockman came Thurs day from Dubuque to visit with her mother, who is seriously ill. John Loe-ch and family of Fort j Atkinson were Oss'an callers Wed-: nesday. I Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Klisart and •daughter and Mrs. Jake Ernsdorf and son motored to Odgen, lowa, Wed nesday for a visit with friends. Mrs. J. A. Juen and Gladys and Billv and Mrs. T. F. Schmitz depart ed Wedne.-day via auto for Madison, Wis., to spend a week on the lakes with Mrs. Juen's si-ter, Mrs. W. E. "Weidner, and family. Mrs. Hugo and children and Miss Anna Becker of Indianapolis, Ind., are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mr*. Jos Becker and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Russett, Mr. and Mr*. Matt Wiltgen and Mr. and Mrs. Rae Runkle motored to Chicago last Tuesday morning where they will visit a week with Mrs. Runkle’* sis ter. Mrs. P. C. Rooney, and husband. The Misses Holtaus and Regina and Irene Meyer were Monona cal lers Thursday. Fred J. Figge went to Mmneapol.s Wednesday on business. Geo. A. Bieber of Fort Atkinson was a business visitor in town W ed- and Mrs. Pearl Staakey an! oi me executive council ox me outiej of lowa. .. * J Mr. and Mrs. John Meyer of Cedar Rapids are visiting with Mr. and 1 Mrs. Abe Oxley. Miss Henrietta Rogness went to Cre.-co Monday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Eric Rogness and family. From there she goes to Adams, ! Minn., to visit the Albert Knut son family. . . Rose Ettledorf was a Calmar visi tor Friday. Miss Dolores Hanson returned Mon day from Charles City, lowa, where j she visited friends. Rose Hauber of Calmar was a visitor at the H. J. Ettledorf home i Friday. Miss Catherine Figge went to Stacyville Saturday for a visit at t#s j Dr. Fillenworth home. Henry Schweinefus and daughter l Ruth and Mrs. M. F. Broghammer ! motored to Cedar Rapids Saturday i for a visit with relatives. Dr. C. F. Sobolik of Calmar spent ! Sundav with home folks. Mr. * and Mrs. C. F. Quinn and family and Mrs. J. M. Spillman and son* Harold returned Sunday from Nevada, lowa, after a two weeks visit there. . Alva Winn spent Sunday with home fofle* in Castalia. Miss Retta Mitchell of Canton has been a cherished guest at the Geo. Snell home the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Boulet ac companied bv the former’s sister and husband. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ingbret i of Prosper motored to Cresco Thurs *'* Lester Ward of Canistota, S D . has been calling on friends and rel atives in this vicinity the past week. Mrs. Cecil Wicks spent the week end with home folks at Burr Oak. Mr. and Mrs. Hughie Kelly and children were entertained at the lat ter’s mother s Mrs. Grace Pierce " Tames Weldon and mother were Canton callers Saturday forenoon. Mr .and Mrs. Merril Hudson and Mr. and Mrs. L. Hudson of Can ton spent Sunday evening at the Clemet Gossman home. Mr Emery Wilbur and sons and their* families had a family reunion at the Louie Underbakke home Sun- <la Mr. Jack Gallagher spent Sunday at the home of his brother Pat Gal laizher Sunday. _ . Cecil Wicks and Diana Price were Harmony callers Saturday. Geo. Snell visited friends neat Bluffton Saturday. . , Mi-* Bertha Wade is staying with her sister Mrs. Earl Ferns, helping care for the new girl who arrived Mr* ! J C. Moran and son Gerald spent Friday at her parental home. Herman Leistikow and family au toed to Hawkeve Sunday. ' A large number from here took in the ice cream sociable at Burr Oak Saturday evening. Mrs. John Keegan s niece "ho has been visiting here the pa?t ™ onth „ turned to her home at Hawkeye Sun ‘br. Reidie of Mabel, was a pro fessional caller at the J. S. s\ade home Monday morning. ravena Had a fine rain the past week. Harvesting is in full swing. Quite a few attended the Legion dance at Ossian on Wednesday eve !l Frank Lansing and Albert Thoman accompanied by Marshall Springer of Lawler and the Deputy* shenff New Hampton autoed to Mason City ! and captured the thief who on Sun day, July Ist stole two tires, two rims, two tubes and the fiont wheel of the Herman Lansing car, \vnicn ' was wrecked near Lawler. He is in heaven now and will be for some Mrs. John O. Meyer neighbors and friends surprised her on Sunday. It being her birthday. _ . Carl Stortz of North of Decorah assisted Henry Landing with haying ,the latter part of the week. Joe Smith is driving a -pan of jacks for August Lansing on the eountv work. l ed out of said bonus fund for twenty years for the payment of *'*'"*• DECJRAH PUBLIC OPINION, DECORAH, IOWA FORT ATKINSON John Huinker and family of Cal mar spent Sunday a: the Fred Hou dek home. Jos. A. Huber left for Chicago on Monday to attend the N. J. C. con vention. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tekippe and daughter Tillie were in LaCrosse last week, where the latter had her ton sils removed. Mrs. Lester Perrin of Mason City is visiting the Dr. Bush family. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Drilling of Cresco visited at the F. A. Smith home Tuesday. Fred Vattour of Ridgeway trans acted business in town Wednesday. Rev. Dragoun assisted Rev. Kerper in Calmar with Forty Hours De votions. Frank C. Smith and family, Mrs. John Schlier autoed to Decorah Fri day. M. A. Meyer was in Waucoma Thursday. John Brandt and Marie Behrens of Ossian visited relatives in town Sunday. Loretta Vsetecka and Emma Mos er were New Hampton shoppers Fri day. Grandma Polanskv of Spillville visited at the Jos Cbekal home Thurs day and Fridav. Thresa Nienhaus of Calmar visited at the M. A. Meyer home las: week. Ed Wagner and family of Ossian visited in town Sunday. John Nienhous of Festina was a caller in town Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Scheidel and sons, Leo and Arthur of Ossian were visitors at the Jake Kubish home Tuesdav. Ida Kubish was a Cresco caller Friday. Lloyd Weiler was called to Charles City last Monday on account of ‘he sudden death of his father, Jake Weiler. Viola Buoihoir returned to Calmar after visiting at the Matt Houdek home last week. Stephona Wandas visited the Dr. Jinderlee family in Cresco Thursday and Friday and from there went to Rochester to visit friends. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey of Castalia were callers in town Sunday. Mrs. Pete Held of Cedar Rapids visited at the Ad Fubek home last week. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Huber of Cresco spent Sunday with relatives. Martin Meyer and (laughters auto e<l to Conover and Calmar Sunday. Jas. Chekal is remodeling his store. • What was used formerv as the; t Opera House will now be used as j j store room for furniture. Will Bodensteiner spent Sunday t with his parents in Stacyville. Sisters of Good Shepard of Dubu- ( que are collecting for the Orphanage. James Vrba and Will Peshek and , familie- of Protivin spent Sunday j at the Frank Zeman home. A number of relatives and friends ( surprised Mrs. Frank Koch, Friday. ( The evening was spent in playing \ 500. G. H. Huber won the first j prize. Refreshments were served ; t at the usual hour after which all \ departed for home. Mr*. Ma.‘ t lloudok aml ■<wi-wer»y« Calmar callers Saturday I ( Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lansing of . Decorah called at the Fred Tuttle home Wednesday. Charles Stortz and son Leonard and j daughter Florence of Decorah, Mr. I and Mrs. Eugene Stortz and children' of Glendive, Montana were visitors j at the Mrs. Phil. Schissel Tuesday. Frank Lansing and Albert Theman j of Ossian visited at the Fred Tuttle home Monday. Mrs. Henry Jobnsrud and son Howard after several weeks visit at! the Dr. Bush home departed for her! ‘ home at Washington. , Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Smith a«d son,| Ida Kubish, Myrtle Perkins, Celia ; Sattler and Frederick Einwalter went to St. Luca* Tuesday evening, j Mrs. Ed. Peterson and children returned to Humoston, lowa after e visiting the Dr. Bush family. Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Richter of California came via auto for several n months visit with the latter’s brother _ Charles Glass. Mrs. Frank L. Smith visited rela v tives in Cedar Rapids. Bernard Hoffman of Milwaukee spent last week at the Geo. Summers e home. Mrs. Mike Kratz of Cresco spent r last week at the Budke and Glass homes. h The Ice Cream Social held for the benefit of the Brass Band W ednes day evening on the Martin Myer {lawn was a big success. Close to 4 .three hundred and fifty people were served. The proceeds amounted to sixty-two dollars. RAVENA We are having plenty of rain at this writing. Everybody is busy haying, some are harvesting winter wheat and barley. Some of our boys attended a dance at Eldorado on Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lansing and babv autoed to Calmar on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John O. Meyer and son Lawrence attended a funeral at Waukon Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nienhouse of Calmar and Mrs. John Neinhause of Waterloo visited at Joe Lansing’s Tuesday. Quite a few of August Peck neighbors and friends assisted him with bam raising on Monday. Herman Schreoder hauled -everal loads of hogs to Ossian market on Tuesday. . . Herman Bush, Sr., and family of Calmar visited at Ben Eimers on Thursday evening. Hugo Schneberger of 0--ian was I a business caller in our locality on i Thursday. 1 Henrv Schweinefu* of Ossian call ed at his son Frank’s Wednesday. BURR OAK. An ice cream sociable for the bene fit of the Burr Oak cemetery associa tion will be given on the lawn of LOOK FOR The Baking Powder that Gives the Best Service in Your Kitchen CALUMET The Economy BAKING POWDER GUARANTEES Pure and Wholesome Foods No FaUures When a “Big and Cheap” can of baking powder is offered you—LOOKOUT. Every can of Calumet is the same—keeping Qual ity Perfect last spoon ful good as the first. The World's Greatest Baking Powder the John Gates home, Burr Oak, on 1 Friday evening, July 2Mh, commenc ing at 7 o’clock. Cakes donated by | the ladies of the community will be 1 greatly appreciated. All are request- J ed to attend. Mrs. Emma Ackerson enjoyed a ( visit with her brother Joe from Du- r buque last week. , Mr. Lester Ward came Sunday - night for a visit with his grand- t mother and other relatives. Mr. Ward spent his boyhood days around 1 Burr Oak until a few years ago he c moved with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Deck Ward to Canistota, S. D., \ ■vhere they now live. ja “"Mrs. Marie* "Satfre spent a Tew { l days last week with her son Melvin and wife. {] Miss Edith Ervin and Albertine 1 Appey spent Friday with Mrs. M. l IR. Walton. li Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Van Vliet, I Mr. and Mr*. F. C. Ward and Mrs. Harrison Sheley spent Wednesday at I the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cha.*. Brittendall at Bluffton, lowa. Mr. and Mrs Prescott and grand son acme Wednesday for a visit with Mrs. Prescott sister, Mrs. I. N. Reed ; and family. j Miss Bertha Wade is caring for ;her sister Mrs. Earl Ferris and baby. I • Mrs. Fred Glise spent Thursday I I night at the home of her daughter '{Mrs. Theo. Emmons. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert VanVliet accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Smith motored to Fayette on Sat urday to attend the convention. Miss Irene Murdock returned home after spending some t ime at Calmar, • lowa. Mr. Rube Wilbur made a busine--* trip to Decorah on Thursday. His daughter Lois came this far and l spent the day with her grand par ents, Mr. and Mr*. Harrison Sheley. Mrs. Newhouse of Spring Grove spent last week with her son Albert and family. „ . Miss Nada and Myrtle Politt spent i Friday with their aunt Mrs. Ben Wicks. I Mr. and Mrs. John Master* spent ! last week, at the home of their daughter Mrs. Roy Wanlas. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Butler [motored from McGregor Saturday af jternoon and will spent Sunday with I relatives here. « ! Arthur Headington spent the week end with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Clem Headington 'made a business trip to Burr Oak on I The M. E. Ladies Aid Society will {meet at the home of Mr. and Mr*. Merle Smith Thursday, Aug. 3d for " U >Tr* n M. D. Whitney and daughter Madge and Mrs. Pack of Decorah spent Thursday afternoon at the Steve Pierce home learning millinery. Mrs. F. E. Glendenning is enjoy ing a visit from her mother Mrs. i Dver from St. Joseph, Mo Miss Albertine Abbey of Decorah : spent several days last week at the i G. Darling home. , . Mi*« Aggie Darling purchased a I new car Saturday from the dealer 1 at Cresco. ... . The ladies in the vicinity have been M enjoying a three days course m ™l - linerv at the Steve Pierce home. The farm bureau sends cut this lady to * teach the ladies how to make tneir Mi- Abe Pierce and family and • Mr. arid Mrs. Joe Moran called at the £ ar ] Ferris home on Friday evening *o see the new baby. p Albert Wingate motored to Pio*- pei- on Saturday for Mrs. Schanch - who will visit at the Wingate home fi a stTpaufC United Lutheran church, Burr Oak, lowa, Sunday, July 30, 1922. Our Annual Mission-Feast will be held on this day. There will be no . Sunday school. 1 At 10 o’clock A. M. we will have German Service*. Rev. F. W. Sch neider of Belmont, Wis., will preach. At 11 A. M. we will have English services Rev C. Pieper will preach the sermon. A dinner will be served by the ladies of St. Paul’s congregation free of charge. At 2:30 we will have English ser vices, Missionary Peteison of India i :.n4 Rev. F. W. Schneider will de , liver the message. At 8 o’clock P. M. a sermon in the [Norwegian language will be preached by Rev. O. Glesne, of Decorah, lowa, and Rev. Schneider will preach jin English. I An offering for Mission will be taken up at all services. All mem bers ami friends are cordially invited to be present. Do not miss these services, for we have Mission-Feast ■ only once a year. C. F. L. Pieper, i Pastor.’ 1 o —Try our want column. " "Hty, tellers! Came's oft! Jimmy Smith’s mother says every boy can have some Kellogg’s Corn Flakes! She’s f • treatin' the whole nine ’cause f' ___ (■ n 1 u>e elected her Jimmy cap fn QIwBSt mm tain! Oyyol. yoi. yii" perlct summer days food- FLAKES Heavy meals during warm weather encourage drowsi ness, sluggishness and headache! Eat Kellogg’s Corn Flakes liberally because they are the ideal summer food for youngsters and older folks. Kellogg’s digest easily and let you walk or play or sleep in peace. And, they’re satisfying to the keenest appetite. De- _ licious with fresh fruits! Insist upon Kellogg’s Corn Flakes in the rSjNj RED and GREEN package which bears the +***994 4' 1 signature of W. K. Kellogg, originator of Corn Flakes. None are genuine without itl CO duSotm l * * CORN FLAKES Also Bakers of KELLOGG S KRUMBLES and KELLOGG’S BRAN, cooked and krumblcd No Waste The moderate cost of Calumet combined with the highest merit estab lishes the greatest of bakingpowdereconomy. You save when you buy it. You save when you use it. Stage Tragedian’s Joke. They used to say of the late Louis James that he was one <*f the greatest humorists and practical jokers In stage history. It Is recounted, of him that on a certain occasion, in one of the Shakespearean tragedies, having to shake hands with a brother tragedi an. lie left clutched inescapably in thu latter's list a fat, raw oyster, which the unfortunate individual was obliged to keep by him through the remainder of the scene. Life’s D: One of the comnoW^uisenses ot adult life is old age. nnother is middle age. These are not limited to adult life. Youth, actually. Is not a function of time, hut a physical state. —Kugeua Lyman Fisk. Stop, Look and Listen. * “Pleasures," said Uncle Ezra, "anj much like mushrooms. I>e right kind am tine, but you lias to lie on de look out fob toadstools.” —Western Chris, tlafi Advocate.