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BY HARRY J. GREEN
DECORAH, It)W A, JULY 26, 1922
Parents of Twins
Mr. and Mrs. Xels Severson, of
Springfield township, are the happy
parents of twins, a fine boy and
girl, born to them last Friday. Of
coarse the proud father is stepping
iiigh and wearing the simile that
come off. Their many friends
extend congratulations.
I. O. O. F. Band V. ill Picnic
The Odd Fellows Band will hold a
fcaske: picnic at the Bert Tyler farm
home on Sunday, July 30, where they
will spend the day in practice and in
drill formations. All members of
the lodge, and the Rebekahs and
their families and friends are invited
to go along and enjoy the day.
Bring your basket lunches ami spend
the day with the band boys.
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Home From Auto Trip
Mr. and Mrs. R. Bucknell arrived
home yesterday from a two weeks
visit at Decatur, 1!)., with their son
in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Stoddard. They made the trip
fcy auto, going via Dubuque and
Freeport, 111. It took them three
days going down, a distance of about
450 miles. The return trip was made
quicker. They left Decatur Monday
morning at 7 o’clock and arrived in
Decorah Tuesday afternoon at 4:30.
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Ode Sells Two Fine Residences
Geo. P. Ode, the real estate man,
told two very fine residences here
this week. W. L. Backmann pur
chased the fine new residence in
Pleasant Hill Addition, erected by
R. B. Bergeson. It is a very fine
home in every particular with all
modem
*6,500.
The other sale was that of the
Jacob Headington residence on Wash
ington street, which was purchased
fcy Fred Womeldorf for $6,000. Con
siderable ground goes with this resi
dence, it is in a fine location and
will make an excellent home for Mr.
Womeldorf and family.
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Will Calmar and Decorah Clash
A challenge was recently issued by
the Calmar base ball team to the
JTVcoayi JL£ .. mg to play
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Calmar does not seen- to come across
•with the proposition now. At any
rate the folowing has been issued by
the All Stars.
To the Calmar Base Ball Team:
All right, Calmar. Shoot. You’re
faded. By whom ? The Decorah All
Etars. Yes, the bonus was in Cal-!
mar the 24th day of July, but the
manager of the Calmar ball team
was unable to cover the velvet. They
#aid, “We are coming over Thursday
with the bonus”, also ' saying that
they have the best team.
Well let’s go, Calmar sports. .We
are waiting. Our hook is baited if
you will bite. Same players as in
previous game on both teams to put
over this operation, and it will be
worth going miles to see.
DECORAH ALL STARS.
[The SHR |
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TODAY .WEDNESDAY
“THE WISE KID”
' With GLADYS WALTON and
DAVID BUTLER. Also: “CEN
TURY" (omedy and “NEWS"
„ 10c and 22c
SATURDAY, JULY 29
“HIS BACK AGAINST
THE WALL”
a *GOLDWYV’ comedy drama, with
RAYMOND HATTON and a -elected
-Cast. You will he surprised at the
quality of this picture—a truly
fine offering. Also: ROUND FINK
of “THE LEATHER ( PUSHERS" ]
and first run “NEWS" (showing
Elks at Atlantic City, etc.) 10c-22c.
SUNDAY, JULY 30
NORMA TALMADGE
in a new print of one of her older
successes,
“THE MOTH”
EUGENE O’BRIEN is her leading ,
Also, with this: Latest D)R
(HY" Comedy. 10c-22c
"MONDAY AND TUESDAY
July 31 and Aug. 1
HARRY CAREY
in a 6 act super-western
“MAN TO MAN”
And with this: “C'OIX'IRY (HICK*.
ENS". a 2 part “PUNCH" (omedy. I
10-22 C
GOING ON BUYING TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Barge ill
Leave Sunday for Chicago.
Mr and Mrs. Marshall Barge of
the Decorah Coat & Suit Store in
company with Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
Kersey, of Mason City, leave Sun
day by auto for Chicago, where they
will spend some time in making
selections of new ready-to-wear gar
ments for fall. Next week, will be
! market week in Chicago when var
ious Easteni wholesale firms from
New York, Cleveland and other cit
| ie? will have their lines in Chicago
'for inspection and sale. Customers
; of the Decorah Coat & Suit Store
can interview Mr. Barge this week
before he leaves, concerning any spec-
I ial purchases they may desire him
!to make while in the market.
The firm expects to have many of
; the items here in time for fair and
Homecoming week. Mr. Barge plans
on heavy purchases and will bring
fine>t line here for fall the store
, has ever shown.
E. M. SUNNES DEAD
Well Known Lutheran Publishing
House Pressman Passed Away
Monday.
Monday afternoon death claimed
another of Decorah's oldest and most
highly respected citizens, Mr. E. M.
Sunnes, who passed away at his
home on West Main street at one
o’clock, after a five months illness
from cancer of the stomach.
The deceased was born in Chris
tiania, Norway, Sept. 22, 1852, com
ing to America in 1872, locating in
Chicago where he lived for five years.
He came to Decorah in 1879, forty
three years ago, and his home had
been here ever since. He was united
in marriage here to Miss Emilie
Olava Olson on Nov. 3, 1883. Three
children were born to the union. One
son, Frank, passed away when 17
years of age. The surviving children
are Henry, of Chicago, and Miss
Vera who resides at home. The be
reaved wife and mother also sur
vives.
Mr. Sunnes was one of Decorah’s
best citizens. He was a home lov
ing man and beloved by everybody.
The many sterling qualities of his
character commended him to the con
fidence and good will of all and he
had a very extensive circle of friends!
vp tuiv' jpomunity nrt
fear' lie was" an expert printing
pressmaan in the employ of the Lu
theran Publishing House, working up
until the last few months when he
was taken ill. He will be missed
not only by his associates there, but
,by everybody here who ever had the
[pleasure of his acquaintance. He was
a loyal, good citizen, husband and
father, and the sympathy of all is
extended to the bereaved ones in
their loss.
For many years Mr. Sunnes was
a member of the famous Luren
Singing Society, and for many years
his splendid voice was heard with
much pleasure in concerts by this
■ popular society. He was also a
member of Let Norske Selkab.
The funeral services will be held
this Wednesday afternoon at 2:30
from the family home on West Main
street. Rev. Carlo A. Sperati will
[officiate and interment will be in
the Norwegian cemetery.
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Card of Thanks
The undersigned wish in this man
! ner to thank the many kind friends
; and neighbors for their assistance,
i sympathy and floral offerings during
the illness, death and burial of our
beloved husband and father.
Mrs. E. M. Sunnes and children.
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Ben f or sen Home From North
Dakota
Ben Corsen arrived home yesterday
from McKinsie county, North Dak
ota, where he was looking aftet
section of land he owns there. He
erected a house and other buildings i
on it while out there. He incidental-1
ly killed a few big rattlers, 14 in
number, and brought the rattles back'
with h m for souvenirs.
North Dakota is not the only place ,
rattlers are found either, as Harold
Hoeg, captured eleven up near Bluff
ton last week, and received the
bounty on them from the county
’ auditor.
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Shipped >even ( ars Stock
M. Tweet and Knute Bidne of
Pleasant Twp., arrived home yester
day from Chicago where they took
14 car' of stock, 7 of cattle and ■
lof hogs. Most of the cattle came
from the vicinity of Big Canoe ter
! territory. The stock was shipped
through the Equity.
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Christian Science Services
Sunday services at 10:45.
Subject Christian Science Services,
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Wednesday evening meeting a* >
1 o’clock.
Reading room open Wednesdays
; and Saturdays from 2 to 4.
DECJRAH PUBLIC OPINION, DZCOBAH, IOWA
WILL IOWA BE
LIGHTLESS AUG. 13
This Situation Will Prevail Unless
the Coal Stringency is Speedily
Relieved and Companies
Will be Forced to
Close.
BOTTOM OF COAL
BINS SEEN NOW
Thirty-one Electric Companies and
Twenty-seven Gas Companies
Sent in Questionnaires.
Unless the present coal strin
gency is speedily relieved, many
of the electric railway lines and
gas companies in the state will be
forced to close down their plants,
according to a survey just com
pleted by the American Elecrtic
Railway association, the National
Electric Light association and the
American Gas association.
Aug. 13 will witness the cut
ting off of electric light current
and gas supply in lowa towns if
more coal cannot be obtained, they
| state.
Thirty-one electric companies of
lowa, replying to the questionnaire
sent out during the course of the
survey, showed that'they have 51,-
855 tons of coal on hand, enough
to last fifty seven days. The
figures are based on the date of
July 6.
While twenty-seven gas com
panies replying have 15,152 tons of
steam coal on hand, or enough to last
until Sept. 3, they have only 4,492
lions of gas coal a supply which
would last only forty-eight days.
Five electric railway companies
have 10,010 tons of steam coal, or
enough to keep them running thirty
eight days.
Many of the electric railway com
panies receive their power from al
lied electric light companies, and
can weather the storm for a few
days longer, the survey shows.
lowa is a few days better off
than the rest of the country, ac
cording to the survey, haring six
days’ gas coal supply more than
the average for all the states, and
two days’ more coal for electric
lighting plants.
These are average figures only,
~ rtmrn- .
ing the end of their supply, and are!
curtailing service, says the Des
Moines Register.
EXCURSION TO CEDAR RAPIDS
Special Train Out of Decorah Next
Sunday for Bali Game Between
Oelwein and Sigourney.
The championship of lowa in semi
pro baseball will be decided at Cedar
Rapids Sunday, when the Sigourney
and Oelwein teams will meet at the
Bunny ball park, one game to be
played Saturday afternoon and a
double header Sunday. Considerable
feeling between the teams has been
aroused ami the series will be played
for the entire gate receipts. Ar
rangements have been made to run
an excursion train Sunday from De
corah :o Cedar Rapids over the C.
R. I. & P. arriving at Cedar Rapids
in time for dinner and leaving after
the game. Ask yoyr nearest agent
about time and fare for this excur
sion.—Advertisement.
Read Over These Driving Rules
You’ll Like 'Em
Here are a few of the most im
portant “rules of courtesy” for auto
mobilists from the winning set in
a newspaper contest.
“Be courteous to your benefac
tor, the traffic officer.
“Inform others of your intentions
by proper signal.-, that they may
flvoid blunders. • •
“Look out ?or the children, the
aged and the infirm.
“In ca.-e of accident, investigatej
and bear vour share of the blame.
.“Be a good sport. Let waiting pe
destrians and drivers pas.- a busy
intere-ection. They may be in as
great a hurry as you are.
“Use your horn as a friendly warn
ing, not as an instrument of terror.
“Wait your turn in a line of
traffic.
“Allow room on your left for those
who wish to pass.
“Turn off on a side street when
you need to make temporary repairs,
so you won’t hold up traffic on the
main thoroughfare.
“Be patient with other drivers;
some of them may be inexperienced.
Now, wouldn’t there be a lot
more pleasure in driving, for every
body, if everybody obeyed thc-e
rule- .’ More safety too. —Webster
Citv Freeman.
Ed Herwig Buys Residence
Ed Herwig, the barber, purchased
the residence recently built by Jess
Kr; ft :■ £urti i‘s addition from W.
B. Ingvoldstad .this week. The con
sideration was $5,000.
HOMECOMERS ARE
WRITING HOME
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Des Moines, lowa.
July 15, 1922.
Mr. J A. Nelson, Secretary,
Decorah, lowa.
My dear Nelson: —
The kindly invitation -of the peo
ple of Decorah through its Commer
cial Club to participate in Home
coming week finds ready response in
the hearts of all who have wonder
ed away from the home ties of good,
old Winneshiek. J
Thousands of individual thought
waves radiate these days from out
of Decorah in every direction, hun
dreds and thousands of miles dis
tant, to sons and daughters of the
best little city in America, calling
them “home” on the ides of August,
to participate in the welcome so cor
dially extended to all Decorahians
wherever they may be. Any one of
these who does not mention _ his
“home town” with pride, is devoid of
a sense of appreciation of rare and
beautiful scenery; of natural attrac
tions and advantages far beyond the
commonplace; a progressive, modern
city filled with loyal community
spirit and a citizenry of sturdy, liberty
loving people, whose genuine whole
souled hospitality on numerous oc
casions in the past has demonstrated
the sincerity of the welcome extended
to all to “come back home’ and
fraternize among the scenes and
environments of “Auld lang syne .
Yes, we are coming “home,” all of
us who possibly can, whose lot in
life has taken us out of Decorah
either temporarily or permanently,
and we look forward to having the
time of our lives visiting among the
dearest and truest friends we have
found anywhere.
Sincerely yours.
HARRY J. GREEN.
Grand Forks, N. D.
July 3, 1922.
J. A. Nelson, Sec’y.
Decorah, lowa.
Dear Sir:—My wife and J are
planning to be at Decorah fluring
Homecoming week. It is a pood many
years since I was there and I be
lieve this would be a good time to
renew old friendships. I shall be
there if possible.
Yours,
CHAS. M. COOLEY.
Freeport 111., July 20th 1922.
Mr. J. A. Nelson, Secy.
Winneshiek County Home Coming
Festival, Decorah, lowa.
Dear Sir:—This is to inform you
that 1 will attend the Home Coming
next month.
Verv truly yours,
FRED BIEDERMAN.
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Winneshiek Home Corning Festival.
J. A. Nelson,
Dear Sir:—Replying to your letter
of June 10th in regard to Home
Coming August 7th to 13th, by all
means we will be there. Please ar
range to have a snare drum ready.
Yours sincerely,
H. T. BAKER,
655 W. Garfield Blvd.
Lincoln, Minn., June 29, 1922.
J. A. Nelson, Sec’y, Winneshiek Co.
Home Coming, Decorah, lowa.
Dear Sir:—l have your circular let
ter of a few days ago, which I re
ceived in an invitation to Decorah
Homecoming. Yes 1 would surely
like to be there at my old home
town, as Decorah has been my home
since I was 4 years old, so I am
one of the pioneers and will try to
come, if able. Thanks for remem
bering me.
AUGUSTA BLAKEMAN,
Box 75, Lincoln, Minn.
Winneshiek County Home Coming
Festival, J. A. Nelson, Sec’y.
Dear Sir:—Your kind invitation to
attend the homecoming to be held
during the week of August 7th to
13th was received some time ago.
Should have answered before this but
was not sure that I could take the
trip. I think I can say now that if
nothing happens to prevent I will he
with you for the homecoming. With
best wishes to you and your com
mittee for a successful festival, I am,!
Very trulv yours,
ANDREW BERGESON,
809 Kennedy St.,
Julv IT, 1922. Washington, D. C.
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Missouri Valley, lowa,
July 7th, 1922.
J. A. Nelson, Secretary Home Com
ing Festival, Decorah, lowa.
Dear Sir:—l received your kind
invitation to attend the Home-Com
ing Festival to be held in grand old
Winneshiek county, lowa, which I
received some time ago. I have been
somewhat dilatory in answering your
kind invitation, but will say that 1
will avail mvself of the opportunity
if nothing should intervene to pre
vent nie from coming.
1 was born in Winneshiek county,
on the 31st day of January 1653,
which makes me feel that I am al
most one of the old pioneers of the
greatest state in the union.
I assure you that 1 ?hall be plea>-
ed to meet all the old acquaintances,
ami also to meet you all m the peat
old county of Winneshiek, for I know
the hospitality of the people who
live in such a prosperous city as
vour city is. .
' Thanking you for your earnest
invitation. # „
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Mr. J. A. Nelson, Sec.
Decorah. lowa.
Dear Sir:—lf nothing happens to
prevent me, I "ill be in Decorah
August 7th to I3tb p rep. £f ent
Decorah Brum Corps of 18.fi. Hope
1 will meet Frank Coleman and W ill
Bucknell, "ho be***-# myself l
think are the only living members
of the original corps.
Yours,
MARK BROWN.
June 20, 1922.
Mr. J. A. 'Nelson, Sec’y.
Decorah, lowa. ... ...
Dear Friend: —You kind invitation
at hand and it will give me great
pleasure to be able to return at
Home-Coming time and enjoy the
many pleasures now planned.
With the best of hopes for a good
attendance.
I remain sincerely,
H. R. SCHLATTER.
BIG FAIR PROGRAM
NEARLY COMPLETE
Continued from first page
be one to enjoy the week and meet
your friends.
During the week at the fair
grounds Miss Quammen, Health
Nurse of Winneshiek county, will be
in attendance and give talks in the
afternoons between three and tour
o’clock on matters of interest in
connection with health nursing and
children's welfare. All are welcome.
The fireworks display will be great.
A big dray load arrived in Decorah
Monday by express from Chicago
and another load will follow in a day
or so.
The Valve Handle Wheeze
Ghentelmens: I got the pump
witch I by from you, butt for gawd’s
sake you doan semi me no handel. I
lose me my cusstomer. What’s the
u.-e a pump when she can have no
handel. Sure thing you doan treat
me rite.
I roat you ten days my cusstom
|er holler for water like hell from the
pump. You know he is hot summer
• now and the wind he no blow the
jpump. She got no handel, so what
| the hell I goan do wit it.
Doan send me handel purty quick
I send him kick and order some
! pump from myers bros cumpany.
Goodby. Yures truly. Antonia Dutra.
P. S. Since 1 rite I find the dam
-handel in the box. So excoose.
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Many of Our
new suits, new furnishings, new hats
'are in. We ordered these goods
early, so that they are here on sale
by fair week. We had made the
1 most stock 'will
geqfCmptete in detail. A com
plete line of many different models
of new suits, the latest in sport
models and newest colorings, all
made up expressly for us. The prices
are absolutely guaranteed the low
est and our guarantee with every
sale. You can trade here with ab
solute confidence.
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of Burr Oak
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