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HORTICULTURAL
SUCIETY MEETS
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Fifth Anniversary Last
Sunday.
AFFAIR HELD AT
THE HARTER HOME
•I. W. Jaraigan, of Des Moines,
Editor of the lowa Farmer
Gave a Splendid Address.
The Winneshiek County Horticul
tural Society met last Sunday after
noon at the beautiful home of Mr.
and Mrs. John Harter to celebrate
the 25th anniversary’, besides holding
their annual summer picnic.
The weather was ideal and more
than the usual number were present,
principally to hear Mr. J. W. Jami
gan, of Des Moines, editor of the
lowa Fanner, who delivered a splen
did and interesting address lasting
upwards of an hour. Other speakers
who made short addresses were John
Harter, Alderman M. A. Lange, Mrs.
C. W. Dack, 0. O. Lomen, Miss Gert
rude Crane and Mr. Dack. There
X was also a fine program of singing,
vocal solos and orchestra music, and
an elegant picnic lunch was furnished
by the ladies. Mr. O. O. Lomen
read the following brief history of
the society, which we print in full:
Miss Gertrude Crane read a very
i interesting paper on Frank N. Meyer,
f the Plant Hunter, sent out by the
U. S. Dept, of Agriculture. He
spent nine years traveling over China
\| and other Oriental countries hunting
\ for plants that could be planted and
m rde grow* in this country. He sent
thousands of live cuttings and hund
' Teds of bushes to this country, and
today there are growing and thriv-
ing all over the United States thou
sands of plants and trees that he
ku _ seat .over ai)d h«* v * Amerlcanis-
W j*/ «*» ; *
J !> toy O. Lomen)
This being the 25th anniversary of,
our society, a short history of its
work and acheivements as considered
appropriate. 25 years ago a meeting
of the fruit growers of this locality
and others interested in horticulture
met in the court room of the old
Court House, with the result that the
Winneshiek County Horticultural
Society was organized.
The* following well known residents
were enrolled as members when the
Constitution was adopted a short
time after the first meeting. E.
Blakeman, R. F. Tyler, Rev. J. Rid
ley, John Elwick, H. A. Bigelow, I)r.
Cartwright, E. A. Rygg, Hi ar ? s
Broghaninner, F. J. Han.-on, O. A.
Berg. 0. 0. Lomen, B. E. Jewell, W.
T Symonds, Rev. A. Jacob, on and
N. O*. Bue. u I
From this list who were the
founders of the society, N. O. Bue,
Chas. Broghammer and O. O. Lomen
are still active members.
Most of the original members have
passed away, others have moved out,
some have retired and a few have j
taken up other occupations in life. A
very large number of different per
sons have been members at various,
times so that the different names en-,
rolled runs into the hundreds. The
largest in one year if, about fifty.
Mr. I. Johnson of West Uommi or
Fayette County and Mr. A. E. Bents
of Cresco has belonged to this society
for about 20 years so has also Mr.
Harter at whose hospitable home and |
interesting grounds we are permitted i
to celebrate our anniversary and an- ■
liual summer meeting. During these |
25 years the society has held its.
annual meetings every year for the
transactions of its business, the ele •
tion of officers, disposing of com
mittee reports, besides dj®*®**}"* j
horticultural topics. *.®
large number of special meeting,
from time to time. We ha\e ar
ranged and held fruit growers con
ventions lasting two days a.-. A rule ’
the public was always invited to at
tend these meetings where subjects
pertaining to orchard and garden
was taken up for consideration. At
ip of these conventions there were
exhibitions of fruit grown in this
locality, even if held in the middle
of winter to prove that winter_ap
ples could be raised and was grown
here In November 1911 the society
held its first horticultural exposition
oftJS garden and orchard products.
At this show the society by un
tiring efforts and generous donation
of its members and many business
men and resklents of Decorah was
able to offer cash premiums amount
fng to about S3OO and merthand se
vafuert at about *6OO. a total
amount of S9OO for premiums.
At this exhibition more than 300
plates of home grown apples was
shown besides a fine exhibit of corn,
«rrain vegetables, canned fruit aim
TS an
turned out a grand affair and a sue
Ce Thi n expSion ta building was open
for four days and four evenings and
hundreds of people who saw
_ A few words in the Public Opinion
will do the work for you.
Utecetd) public ©pinion.
OPPliof LAYING
CROW DUTIES
lowa Supervisors Pass ResoK <to
That Effect at Their Conven
tion in Dubuque Last
Week.
REPEAL OF STATUTE
SECTION SOUGHT
They Would Also Bar Payment for
Gopher Feet, Rattlesnakes
and Ground Hogg.
The lowa Supervisors’ association
went on record as opposed to the
paying of bounties on gopher feet,
crows and rattlesnakes in a resolu
tion drafted during a business meet
ing of the annual convention held
,at Dubuque last week, according to
the Telegraph Herald:
“There is no more reason for pay
ing these bounties than there is for
paying a bounty on cockle-burrs or
smut on corn,” said the supervisors.
The supervisors claim that the
handling of the scalps is a nuisance
and should be discontinued.
The resolution in full is given be
low:
“Whereas, the board of supervis
ors in certain counties in the state,
have passed resolutions instructing
the county auditors to pay a bounty
on ground hog scalps as provided by
Section 2348-g Sup. 1913, and where
as, the handling of such scalps
through the county auditor’s office
is a nuisance, and should be discon
tinued, and,
Whereas, there is no more reason
for paying sa : d bounty than there is
for paying a bounty on cockle burrs
or smut on corn.
Therefore, be it resolved, by the
county auditors in convention this
seventeenth day of August, 1922,
that the legislature of the state of
lowa do repeal said Section 2348-g
Bb",. 1913.
Also bounty on gopher feet, crows
and rattlesnakes.
Be it further resolved, that a copy
of this resolution be sent to each
county auditor with a request that
he forward the same to the represen
tative from his county, and to use
his influence to have said section re
pealed.”
“Dated at Dubuque, lowa, this 17th
day of August, 1922.”
John L. Hanson Critically 111
Word received by friends in De
corah state that John L. Hanson, for
many years a prominent baker in
Decorah, was lying very ill at hfs
home in San Antonio, Texas, and it
was feared would not last long. HU
many friends in Decorah and vicinity
will be grieved to hear this.
Race Horses Become Unmanagable
Last Sunday George and . Rene
Malli started out from Decorah,
driving two race horses, hitched to
a buggy, and were leading a third
race horse. The animals started to
kick and Rene jumped off and got
hold of the horses they were lead
ing. George was injured somewhat,
receiving a bad cut in the ankle.
Old Pastor’s Advice to Brides
A wise old minister before parting
with a young couple he had joined in
matrimony used to slip a card into
the bride’s hand on which was print
ed this advice.
‘‘When you marry* hvm, love him.
After you marry him, study him.
If he is generous, appreciate him.
When he is sad, cheer him. When
he is quarrelsome, ignore him. If he
is noble, praise him. If he is sloth
ful, spur him. If he "s secretive,
trust him. If he is jealous, cure him.
If he favors society, accompany him.
When he does you a favor, thank
him. When he deserves it, kiss him.
Let him think how well you undei
stand him, but never let him know
that you manage him.”
The groom was doubtless left to
struggle along as best he could in
piloting the matrimonial bark with
out any specific orders from the
parson.
The Chautauqua gave two per
formances on Sunday in which the
performers were the All College Glee.
Persons were admitted on pad tic
kets. B. F. Butler, counsel for de
"~-'dant, gave notice of appeal and
f : shed an appeal bond in the sum
of $250. It is understood the valid
ity of the ordinance will be attacked
in the upper courts.
Flies rush where tempting food
is spread.
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DECORAH, WINNESHIEK COUNTY, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1922 NO. 34
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COAL SHORTAGE
CAUSE OF WORRY
Question Now Where Small Con
sumer is Going to Get His
Winter’s Supply of
Coal.
WOOD AS SUBSTITUTE
ALSO HARD TO GET
Concerns Selling Patent Oil Heaters
And Gas Heating Appliances
Receiving Many Calls.
Des Moines, lowa— The question as
to where the small consumer, the
householder who bums from ten to
twenty tons of coal each winter, is
going to get his fuel supply for the
coming winter is now looming as one
of the biggest aspects of the present
coal strike, according to those in
touch with the situation.
At the present time all the efforts
of the state and national fuel admin- j
istration are being exerted toward
getting an adequate supply of coal to !
keep the public utilities and munici- 1
pal light and power plants from clos-I
ing down completely. The needs of
the smaH consumer have not yet been
officially considered.
“WS are barely able to keep the
industries going,” stated Fuel Ad- !
ministrator Charles Webster yester
day, “there is no coal for the house
holder.”
Even if the production of coal is
resumed in the next fifteen days, it
will take sixty days for the miners
to get a maximum production of coal
into the cars, E. C. Smith, president
of the lowa operators has announced.
This may result in many of the small
consumers being unable to get a fuel
supply before the cold weather be
gins in earnest.
Another possibility which threat
ens to keep the residence furnaces
from coal is the rail strike, which a
may so diminish the railroad power
that even when the coal is mined
there will not be enough motive
power to move it. Wood has been
mentioned as a substitute for coal as
the winter’s fuel, but a careful sur
vey of the state made by farm bur
eau directors shows that the supply
will be ridiculously small in propor
tion to the demand.
“Cutting wood for furnace use is a
hard task, and one that is not pro
vocative of the best results,” stated
Don Merrill, farm bureau director for
Polk county. “There is little go&d
fuel wood on the lowa farms. Many,
counties have not enough wood to
supply even the farmers themselves.
Most of the wood available would be
green stuff, of poor use for heating
purposes.”
Householders who have one or two
tons of coal left over from last win
ter will probably be able to hold out
until plenty of the commodity is
available on the market, according to
Fuel Administrator Webster.
Concerns selling patent oil heaters,
and gas heating appliances are re
ceiving many calls for estimates for
turning the furnace heating systems
in many homes into oil and gas sys
tem s, according to reports.
The experts figures that if the
strike is settled by Sept. 1, the do
mestic consumers will be able to get
coal in small quantities by Nov. 1,”
stated E. C. Smith, president of the
lowa operators.
Householders of lowa are praying
for a mild winter.
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Food for Thought—Scandal
The story is told of a woman who
freely used her tongue to the sckndal
of others and made confession to the
priest of what she had done. He
gave her a ripe thistle top, and told
her to go out in various directions
and schatter the seeds one by one.
Wondering at the penance, she obey
ed and returned and told her con
fessor. To her amazement he bade
her go back and gather the seeds she
had scattered. And when she object
ed it would be impossible, he replied
that it would be still more difficult
to gather up and destroy all the ev.l
reports she had circulated about oth
ers.
Any thoughtless, careless child can
scatter a handful of thistle-seeds be
fore the wind in a moment, but the
strongest and wisest man cannot
gather them again.
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Extra Copies Pictorial Section
We have several copies of the pic*
torial section of last week’s issue of
Public Opinion that may be procured
'by anyone who wishes them,
j * PUBLIC OPINION
PUBLIC SCHOOL
OPENS SEPT. 4TH
Preparations Now Being Made for
the Opening of the Public
Schools in Decorah by
Supt. Gamertsfelder.
EXPECT TO INSTALL
COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT
Fine Corps of Teachers Have Been
Signed Up For The Coming
Year.
The Decorah Public Schools will
open Monday, September 4, at 9
o’clock. Only the morning session
will be held. The attention of pax*-
ents is called to the rule established
by the Board of Education that chil
dren who are five years old on or
before November 1, 1922 may enter
the Kindergarten when school starts
in September and the children
who are five years old on or before
March 1, 1923, may enter the Kinder-
I garten at the beginning of the sec
ond semester.
| Children who are entering grades
I other than the first grade from other
schools are requested to come to
! the Superintendent’s office on the
morning of Wednesday, August ‘<o,
between 9 and 10 o’clock to be
.properly classified. They should bring
itheir report cards or school credits
with them.
High school pupils are requested to
enroll as follows: Freshmen, Thurs
day, August 31, from 9 a. m. to 12
M., Sophmores, Thursday, August 31,
land Seniors, Friday, September 1,
from 1 P. M. to 3 P. M.; Juniors
from 9 A. M. to 12 M. The Board
of Education and the Faculty of the
Decorah H gh School extend a cor
dial invitation to the eighth grade j
graduates of the county to enroll as
Freshmen in the Etecorah High
School. Anyone with a certificate
showing that he has completed the
eighth grade work in an approved
village or city school, or possessing
a county eighth grade diploma, will
be admittted to the Freshmen class.
The High School authorities, of
c*w.-v. reserve the right to reclass
age as .-üb-Freshmen any who may
p'nove unable to carry on Freshmen '
work.
Six credits are required at the
beginning of the year for classificu- 1
tion as a Sophomore; 14 credits at
the beginning of the year are requii--
ed for classification as a Junior; 22
credits are required at the beginning
of the year for classification as a
Senior. |
Thirty credits are required for
gi-aduation. A credit is one prepared
subject in a class meeting five times
a week. |
Course of Study as in effect Sep
tember, 1922.
Ist Semester, 9th grade, required:
English 1, Genei*al Science 1, Ele
mentary Algebra 1.
> 2nd Semester, required: English 2,
General Science 2, Elementary Alge
hrsi 9
uru i
Elective; Beginning Latin 1, Man
ual Training 1, Home Economics 1,
Bookkeeping 1.
i 2nd semester, elective: Beginning
Latin 2, Manual Training 2, Home
Econm'cs 2, Bookkeeping 2.
10th Grade, required, Ist semester:
English 3, Plane Geometry 1, Euro
pean History 1.
2nd semester, required: English 4,
Plane Geometry 2, European History
2.
, Elective Ist. semester: Manual
Training 3, Home Economics 3,
Caesar 1, Bookkeeping 1, Biology 1.
I Elective, 2nd semester: Manual
Training 4, Home Economics 4, Cae
sar 2, Bookkeeping 2, Biology 2.
11th Grade, Ist semester, required:
United States History.
| 2nd semester required: Civics,
i Ist semester elective: H story ol
American Literature 1, Cicero 1,
Advanced Algebra, Physiology,
French 1, Biology 1, Public Speak
-1 2nd semester, elective: History of
American Literature 2, Cicero 2,
Solid Geometry, Agriculture, French
!2, Biology 2, Public Speaking 2.
I 12th grade, Ist semester, required:
Physics 1. .
* 2nd semester, required: Physics 2.
l| Ist semester, elective: History of
; English Literature 1, Economics,
, Vergil 1, Commercial Geography,
J French 3, Advanced Algebra, Public
Speaking 1. . .
1 | 2nd semester, elective: History of
English Literature 2, Grammer, Ver
gil 2, French 4, Solid Geometry,
i Public Speaking 2.
Normal Training Course
s! llth Grade, Ist semester: History
» of American Literature 1, Lrnteu
. States History, Physiology, Rural
i Education. , .
i 2nd semester: History of American
1 Literature 2, Civics, Agriculture,
1 Physiology.
12th grade, Ist semester: Ph>sics
1, school management, economics,
' physics 2, methods,
-.grammar, elective.
» Three years of English are requir
ed. The student must elect either
History of American Literature or
History of English Literature.
Music and Drawing are elective
throughout the course. One halt
credit is given for a year s work.
t Students of the Normal Training
, Course who successfully pass the
■I State Examinat’ons receive Normal
I Training Certificates which are re
f. cognized throughout the state.
Pupils with good grades from
FINE LETTER
FROM GERMANY
■ Fred J. Rosenthal Writes Letter
Which Contains Much Interest
ing News From the
Travelers.
STORY ON WILL KERN
IS MOST INTERESTING
Visitors Spent Some Time With Ben
i Bear’s Folks, and Enjoyed
Their Hospitality Very
Much.
Steamer Resolute,
Aug. 10, 1922.
Public Opinion, Decorah, lowa.
My dear John:—You have not
heard from me for sometime and as
I have a lot of time now will write
you a few lines. Wherf I was staying
with relativesl would generally find
time to write letters, but after leav
ing them and traveling around all I
could do was to send postal cards.
As you will note we are on our re
turn trip on the beautiful new
steamer, Resolute, and are more than
sailing along. There are close to
2,000 passengers on board and with
the very smooth sea we are having
an enjoyable time. There are not
so many sick ones on the steamer
now as when we went over. I had
a touch of seasickness yesterday, but
today I am feeling better after a
goo’d nights rest.
Well I am going to tell you a lit
tle about our trip after leaving our
relatives. We stai-ted out for Poland,
and had we known of the hardship
and expei’ience we encountered we
would never have attempted the trip.
The vise we received from the Pol
ish Consul in Chicago was not made
out correctly and we were advised
j that we had to go back the same
way we came in, which made several
bundled miles out of the wav for us.
Well we got through in a short time
and said goodbye Poland and went to
the beautiful city of Dresden. We
stayed there several days and then
went to Mergenbheim, where we met
Will Kern, and stayed f here about a
week and took the “bathh cure,”
and drank mineral water, 'inis done
vis lots of *;ood we .•
liked to have stayed longer. *>
■ happened to be in Mergentheim on
July 4, and as there were many
1 Americans there believe me w*e all
did some celebrating. From Mer
gentheim we went to Kenselsan to
see Mr. Ben Bear’s folks, and we
certainly enjoyed their hospitality.
■ We then went to Stuttgart and stay
ed there a couple of days, and then
went to Reuthingin to visit my wife’s
folks. Here we received the best to
be had, nothing was too good, they
thought. We had the pleasure of
visiting wonderful castles here. We
left Reuthengin for Heckingen and
visited some of my wife’s cousins,
and then went to Munchin. This
city is known for its wonderful
cathedrals and churches built cen
turies ago. We visited some of
them and we Americans wondered
how they ever constructed such
monstrous buildings in those days
when thev didn’t have cranes ami
derricks to lift stones weighing tons.
From Munch in we went to the little
village of Oberammergrau, which is
known all over the world and saw
. the Passion Play, in which 800 peo
-1 pie took part. I wish to say that
any person who ever has the op
i portunity to see this mus-t not mi 33
it. It is given only every ten years.
I was informed by one that takes
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'other schools may enter the Normal
Training Department in the lltn
r'nV the confident expectation of
the Board of Education that it will
be possible to install a commercial
. department at the beginning of the
• second semester of the school } ear
t 1922-23. , ,
- | Following is a list of the teachers
. for the year 1922-23: . ,
i j C. C. Gamertsfelder, Superintend
ent. „ . . ,
:, A. C. Lynch, Principal. . .
It. P. Kelton, Manual Training,
f Magdalena E. Thompson, Normal
» Training. .
»I Gladys Lowe, Mathematics
: | Bernadette Gormley, History.
I Ruth Oelke, Home Economics,
f I Hannah Drexel, French, English.
■| Ruth Taylor, Latin.
. J Marie Ferguson, Lngr.sn.
I Flora Bergerson, Music. .
I Martha L. Perry, Penmanship and
[ Drawing. .
Clara Rollins, Science.
I Bertha Moen, Bth grade.
Lillian Greer, Bth grade
1 Monnie Whalen, tth giade.
'» Ella Vick 7th grade.
Ruth Sheel, 6th grade.
s Mabel Hill Bernard sth grade.
'<• Clara Anfinson, 4th grade.
Edith Daubney, 3rd grade.
Selma Sjoboen, 2nd grade.
Florence Bente, 2nd K rad «;.
Sara E. Cummings, Ist grade.
r Anna Kittlesby, Ist grade.
r Mable Bates, Kindergarten.
West Side
e Netta Gellerman, sth and 6th
Helen Arnold, 3rd and 4t h « rad J*j
? Esther Torrison, l»t and i
\ r\r Hiffh School students for
• either W "or r«m I. rented W
o Shone '.he public .chool office.
No. 181.
VOTERS OF IOWA
TOPASSONBONUS
• Twenty two Million Dollars in Cash
I W ill Be Paid Citizens of lowa
If the Bill is Approved
By The Voters at
the General
Election.
STRONG BONUS SENTIMENT
i PREVAILS IN STATE
i
Every Person Who Saw Service Will
Receive Pay at the Rate of 50
Cents for Every Day of
Service.
Des Mo nes, lowa—Twenty-two
■ million dollars in cash will be paid
i to the citizens of lowa who fought
in the world war, if the bonus act,
passed by the thirty-ninth general
court of the county in which the ap
plicant resides, on special forms pro
v ded by the adjutant general, such
applications to be filed not later than
Dec. 31, 1924. A penalty of SSOO fine
and one year’s imprisonment is fixed
for those who make false statements
regarding their service, besides the
penalty of foi'feiting all benefits of
the act.
Under the terms of the act a
“bonus board” consisting of the state
auditor, the state treasurer, the ad
jutant general, and the adjutant gen
eral of the lowa depai'tnxent of the
American Leg on, is provided, whose
duty it shall be to examine the ap
plications and approve or disapprove
them. Appxwed applications are sub
mitteed to the state auditor, who will
issue a warrant in payment of the
bonus claim.
j After the payment of all the ap
assesmbly is approved by the voters
of the state at the general election
this fall.
By line terms of the bonus law*
rvei .person who saw s'—' ■*** —•
-ao-ir .vere members of the'
Student Army Training Corps at the
colleges, will receive pay at the rate
of 50 cents a day for every day of
service, the total individual bonus not
to exceed $350.
Since strong bonus sentiment has
been prevalent in the state e% er since
the close of the war, i* Is not thought
that any possibility exists of the curt
being turned down by the voters this
fall. Numerous organizations includ
ing both the republicans and demo
cratic parties, chambers of commerce,
farmers’ organizations, and the State
Banker’s Association have gone on
record as favoring the bill.
The provisions of the law, state
that application for the bonus shall
be filed with the clerk of the district
proved claims if any funds remain
in the hands of the bonus board, not
in excess of $2,000,000, this sum
will be used in paying the debt ac
quired by the bonus bill.
To provide for the payment of the
bonds issued to obtain money for the
bonus a direct annual tax sufficient
to raise $1,100,000 each year for
twenty years, will be levied on all
' taxable property in the state.
The act also provides that the hus
band or wife, child or children,
' mother, father, sisters, or brothers,
in the order named, and none other,
shall receive the bonus due to any
' person who died while in sendee, or
who has died since the close of the
> war.
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Church Talk
‘‘Which reaches you the qu.cker,”
, asked the clergyman, “sight or
sound?”
‘ “Sound, sir,” answered Tommy.
“No, Tommy, that’s not the right
answer. Sight reaches us first. If
you watch a band playing a good
way off you’ll see the drummer hit
the drum a second or so before you
i hear the sound of it.”
I “Yes, sir, but sometimes sound doe 3
reach you first.”
“Can you give me an example?”
“Yes, 3ir. The new church hall.
Dad said this morning that we had
been hearing about it for the last
ten years, and wouldn’t see it for the
next twenty!” Pittsburgh Chronicle-
Telegraph.
Certain divorce suits that are be
ing pressed should have been cleaned.
All women have a sense of rumor.
* The safest place to bury the hat
chet is just back of the profiteer’s
1 car.
Most footprints on the sands of
r time show soles in the shoes.
3; o
’ I People in flats never blame the
cliff dweller for becoming extinct.
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