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Show .FARMERS GIVE DECORAH, Ia Dec. 15. The farmers farm-ers of Winneshiek county, Iowa, believed be-lieved they will have set a record in donations to the Red Cross when their contributions in the form of a train-load train-load of hogs, are sold tomorrow at the Chicago stock yards. Ben Bear, treasurer treas-urer of the county Red Cross chapter, started a Red Cross pig club last May, the membership finally reaching 2243 members, each of whom pledged himself him-self to donate a pig. The Chicago, Milwaukee Mil-waukee and St. Paul railway provided a special train which left last night The sale Is expected to net between ?65,000 and ?75,000 oo |