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Movies of Red (Voss Pigs.Manager Relf of the Star has

written to the Pathe moving picturecorporation with & view of gettinga moving picture of the trainload ofRed Cross pigs to be shipped fromWinneshiek county this month. Thetrain will be made up at McGregor,and it will surely be a picture thateveryone here will want to see, pro-viding Mr. Relf succeeds in gettingit made.

Married Here Last Friday.Last Friday in Decorah occurred

the marriage of Mr. Geo. J. Placekto Miss Emma Marie Krob. Theceremony was performed by JusticeH. F. Barthell. The groom was for-merly a brakeman on the Milwaukeeand ran into Decorah sometime ago.

He is now one of Uncle Sam’s sol-diers stationed at Camp Grant. Bothbride and groom are residents ofAustin, Minn., where they will maketheir home.

Equity Shipped 10 Car H Stock.Manager Oxley, of the Decorah

Equity is still busy sending bigtrainloads of stock to Chicago mar-kets. Last Saturday night a doubleheader freight pulled out of Decorah•with sixteen cars of stock, 11 ofbogs and five of cattle. This trainleft here at 9:40 p. m. Saturday

night and arrived in Cedar Rapidsat 4:45 Sunday morning. The RockIsland had three Ug double headertrains on this branch Saturday. Thastock arrives in Chicago Sunday

afternoa#. / ,W* y

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New Auto Repair Shop.Messrs. Bernards & Opsahl, of this

city have leased the repair depart-ment of the Overland garage onMain street, and will conduct an up-

to-datft auto repair shop. The boysare experienced automobile men andwill give their customers the best ofwork. Mr. Op-sahl has been employedin the Nash automobile factory inKenosha, Wis., for sometime and isexperienced in all lines of auto ro-

pairing. testing now cars, etc. Messrs.Bernards & Opsahl are fine youngmen and, we w ish them success.

Here on Visit From Wes Moines.Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Peck, of Des

Moines arrived in Decorah last Wed-nesday on a visit to the home of Mr.and Mrs. Chas. Shattuck, Mr. Peckand Mr. Shattuck being brother-in-laws. Mr. Peck is a former residentof Frankville, where he was bom.Some years ago he went on the roadtraveling for the wholesale groceryfirm of Reed & Murdock. For thepast twelve years ha has been locat-ed in Des Moines where n» in tne

efficient manager of me urocersWholesale Co., one of the leading

Ihwiness concerns of the c&pitol city.

Mr. Peck’s maqy friends here wereto see him, and glad to know

.that he is prospering.

Married on Thanksgiving.* On Thanksgiving evening at the

home of the bride’s mother, Mrs.Tollef Twenge, in this city occurredthe marriage of her daughter, BeattiM. to Mr. Oden A. Dahle. The cere-mony was performed by Rev. D. C.Jordahl, of Ridgeway. The bride is

one of Decorah’s most esteemed* young women, and popular in a

large circle, of friends, who esteemher for her manjr womanly graces

and virtues. The husband of her

choice is a son ef Mr. and Mrs.Anton Dahle, of Madison township.!He is an exemplary young man and

has a host of friends in Decorah and

all like him for his sterling worthand character. He is in the employ

of the American Railway Express

Co. here. The many friends of theseyoung people join with us in extend-

ing congratulations and best wishes.

School of I>ressinaking.

Reduce the H. C. L. by learning tc

make your own clothes. For termsapply to Miss M. Davidson, 404 Jef-ferson St., Decorah. l-tl

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PRAISE FOR DECORAHIAN.

One of Our Well Known CitizensGiven Write Up in Northwood

Pai>er.

The following article is taken fromlast week’s Northwood, lowa, Index,

and will be read with interest by themanpr friends of Mr. Hustvedt:

“Mr. H. B. Hustvedt of Decorahwas one of North wood’e distinguish-ed visitors of this week when he wasmainly the jucst of his life longfriend, T. L. Ringham. Thirty-sevenyears ago Mr. H„ then in his youngmanhood, was serving the North-wood Synod congregation as its ablepastor. We well remember his good

work in the amendment campaign of1882. It was sometime that yearthat his vocal cords failed him, an 1he abandoned the active work of theministry to take a position with theLutheran Publishing House and thePosten of Decorah. We also thinkbeen in ministerial, literary and edu-cational work almost ever since. Hehas certainly grown gray in* the ser-vice, but we recognized him —as anold friend—almost at the firstglance. He lias seven worthy child-

ren, all engaged in honorable ser-vice. His oldest son, Prof. S. B. Hust-vedt, has a fine position with theUniversity of Minnesota. Prof. H.won his degree as Doctor of Philoso-phy at Harvard, and later as winnerof the Parker traveling fellowship,had the advantage of a year of studyand travel in Europe, mainly in Eng-land, tho’ he spent some time inNorway, Denmark and Germany, andwas glad enough to get out of thelast named country during the firstweeks of the war. Prof. H. utilizedthis town as his birthplace, in 1881.so Northwood has a claim on himand his honors! Another son, OlafMandt Hustvedt having the blood of

the Vikings in his veins, is a lieu-tenant Commander on board theBattleship Utah, on service in theEnglish Channel. His wife is adaughter of Judge Church of Hono-

lulu. Thomas is an employee in

the Decorah postoffice, and Williethe youngest boy, is in service inFrance, if not already on Germansoil, he being a soldier of the fam-ous third trmy. Of the three daugh-ters of the Hustvedt family, one isat home in Decorah and two are liv-ing at Granite Falls, Minn.

As an old friend we secured thisinformation from a most unassumingman, by hard pumping. We pass iton to other friends who will be glad 1to hear anything good, and whowould not expect to hepr anything

else of tfcfe Hustvedt family.

Ole Dotseth Had Narrow Escape.An overheated caldron of fat, in

which baker Dotseth was about to

cook doughnut*, burst into flame at

6:30 p. m. and caused a fire alarm.It was a bad looking blaze for a fewminutes, especially as the hospital

with u number of patients is locatedin the second story of the building,

but w;:en Mr. Dotseth recovered hispresence of mind and put the lid on

the caldron the danger was over.The interior of the bakery wr as

scorched and blackened by the smokebut the damage was light.*—Waukon

Journal.

Here's What County Agents Have to

If you think the county agents

don’t have much, to do, just listento what they did during the 1917-1918 fiscal year. There were twen-ty-eight agents who worked a fullyear. The rest of the hundred wereappointed in time to work anywhere

from one month to eleven and a

half. The average was about sevenmonths of work., In this time, thesr agents spent

10,100 days in tne field, talked to131,472 callers at the farm bureauoffice, made 38,752 farm visits, hell6,227 meetings attended by 263,329persons. The average agent on ayear basis was in the field 173 days,

had 2,232 callers, vetted 660 farms,held 108 meetings with an atten-

dance of 4,476.These agents prepared 5,799 arti-

cles for local papers, wrote 1,993

circulars and posters, distributed382,128 circulars and posters and

191,139 bulletins.

Wear Flu Mask* on Streets.

In order to completely exterimi-

,'natei influenza the special hefclth

board in Des Moines Friday ordered

the universal use of the influenza

masks.The masks must be worn every-

where except in the home where

only members of the family arepresent.

They must be worn on the streets,

in street cars, automobiles and all

public conveyances, in public gather-

ings of all kinds, including stores,

theatres, offices, schools and church-

es.

It seems as ir you cun never get so

well off but that there are a few a

little better off, nor so bad off but

that there are a few a little worseoff.

DECORAH PUBLIC OPINION, DECORAH, IOWA.

Women Vote in 22 States.The National American Woman

Suffrage Association announces th.itthe constitutional amendment to en-franchise the women of Oklahomahas passed and now there are 22states in the country where womenhave either full, Presidential andmunicipal, or Presidential sufferagealone Woman Suffrage won in twoether states, Michigan and SouthDakota, at the recent November

elections, losing only one of the fourin which the question went to thevoters, the last state being Louisin-na. This means that women nowhave a voice in the 213 electoralvotes of the 22 states in which th«?y

may vote. The victory in Oklahomais all the more gratifying to suffrageworkers, it is stated, because of thedifficult conditions there, it being re-quired that the suffrage amendmentin order to be passed, should have

a plurality of all the votes cast forcandidate or r.ny issue.

Christian Science Services.

Freeman building, 2d floor.Sunday 10:45 a. m.Subject: “God the Only Cause and

Creator.”Wednesday evening Testimonial

Meetings 8 p. m.Sunday School 12 o’clock.Reading (Room open Wednesday

and Saturday from 2 to 4.

Let Me Cry Your Sale.I have decided to take up the

general farm auctioneering and willbe pleased to confer with any farm-er contemplating a sale this fall orwinter. I will guarantee satisfac-tion, or no pay. Write or call on nie'for terms.

O. B. JOSVANGER,R 5, Decorah, lowa.

-—Try Our Want Column.

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The Store ofUseful. M !*

We must have a Merry Christmas after the many days of gloom; the youngsters need it! Ourfriends need it! We need it! Words of encouragement, kindly thoughts, cheering remembrances.It’s up to each of us to help, and we will.We in the store, realized the need of a Merry Christmas long, long ago; that is why our stocks arefilled to overflowing with just the thing you have in mind to make your friends happier. An end-less array of toys, games, books and every conceivable plaything. Useful, attractive, sensible giftsfor Grown-ups.

Now let each of us do our part to get Christmas shopping finished early. Get your little memor-andum pad and begin the list of Who’s Who and see how much happier this Christmas will bebecause you “Shopped early.” t

Silk UnderwearThese fresh stocks have just arrived in time to share a

place in these first time shown Christmas asortments. Theyhave a charm of newness with a distinct-tion of more than ordinary quality. *<£ 1

Silk and Crepe de Chine Camisoles r . yyjf 'xbV-1_si oo to si.so

Silk and Crepe de Chine Envelope Chemise <//.’

$2 25 to *3.49 &

Silk HosieryFirst of all, hose of this character are well worth giv-

ing, and these assortments which cover a splendid varietyof values and colors will settle many a .¦?£,Christmas problem.

Woman's Woman's Woman's j ASilk Plaited Pure Silk All Silk

Hose Hose Hose

79c $1.25 $1.49 HChristmas Neckwear Handkerchiefs

neckwear to be on everybody’s list—so ex-

Irbfjf tensive is the variety. What more appro-%¦ ‘,4 priate than a bit of neckwear with Christ-

mas greetings!

49c 98c

For years handkerchiefs have beenlooked upon as the most appropriategifts. This year when women are ev-en keener for sensible giving, thesevalues willenjoy great popularity.¦ 'L.

$1.25 10c 19c 25cSweaters for Gifts Bags and Purses

More than ever willbe chosen as gifts thisyear these fine selections of warm attrac-tive sweaters for sister, brother, mother andfather. Prices ranging from

Xc? j

Particular attention is directed to HandBags and Purses of a serviceable nature.

Their popularity and practical merit is indeedsufficient to place them at the head of appro-priate gifts.

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$1.48 to $4.95 50c to $2.25

GIFTS FOR GIRLS

Little Misses LikePretty Coats

Smart Frocks forLittle Girls

Especially if one may choose one’s NEWcoat from this Christmas display of charmingstyles. A gift ot this nature is very practical andcertain to delight the young miss.

The attracive dresses in this Christmas dis-

play are developed from serge and fine ginghamsand they follow the same line as mother’s.

Children’s, 4 to 6 years, #3.98 to #6.98Girl’, 8 to 10 years, #6.50 to #9.95

Serge Dresses #5.95.Gingham Dressed, #3.25.

Men’s Furnishings Table Linens and Towel SetsHere are grouped the kind of gifts every man appreciates—-

good furnishings that are a complimentto man’s idea of good taste, and have no

suggestion of extravagance or waste.

Will be appreciated. Would she like a Table Clothor a Towel Set? Is there one

who would not like a set of this

kind, such as are now featuredhere! Values most inviting,

Table Cloth 58x58 $1.48'Table Cloth 58x04 SI.OBTable Cloth 04x72 $2.48

Towel Sets $1.25 to $1.48

SutfMen's Neckwear, 49c to 98cMen’s Suspenders, 35c to 49cMen’s Hose Supporters, 25c to 35cMen's Silk Hose, 50c to 75c

ToysWhat would Christmas be for us with-out the Children, and what would theChildren’s Christinas be without toys.

These sections are wellstocked. Onemight say the happiness of little onesis fairly stored here in heaps.

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, )Rolling Chimes ...25c

i HfcW \ A. B. V. Blocks 49c

aSHJVUSg .3V Hummer Train . ... 98c

1)011 BugllioH

WSJ S Itlack Boards 98c

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For Wee TotsThe most charming gifts of all will

be the ones selected from this section

when baby’s every comfort and happi-

Cut Glass ness has been provided for with unus-

ual costIf you choose gifts from.one ormore of these cut glass vases, a berry

bowl, a salad dish or a sugar andcreamer, and then again marmalade

jars or those dainty handled nappies

will please her. You will find a host

of other novelties Just as appropriate

and appealing.

Baby Battles 10c JjRVComb & Brush Sts. 25c

Ball Battles 25c HrComb H Brush Sets 40c

Infants’ floods ...,10c

Comb iV Brush Sts. 1.4049c to $2.98

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