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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-03-19

tions that must be gotten rid or DC
fore any real progress can be made.
Among these is the adjustment Oh
the labor system, collecting the ROAD
tax in cash and the employment OF
someone of good judgment and SIKH
10 do road work. following the advice
that they can secure from the state
engineer. and from him learn what
to do when to do and how to do 1t.
\ thorough drainage of the main
roads either by open bitches with I'M
obstructcd outlet, or, better, by tie
drains on either side, is an absolute
necessity In ORDER to have the best
results unless porchauCe there may
be inadequate natural drainage, as in
the case OF rolling. sandy SOLD and
frequent and timely use Of the split
! log drag used during or Immediately
after the rains or when two or three
inches Of the rough. frozen road has
thawed out. it would help matters
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-03-19

from the state OF the latter $1,000
500 would be contributed by cities.
towns, railroads, corporations and
other forms of property. The writer
has at many times asked farmers
whether it would be worth to them
two cents a bushel on their crops to
have a firstclass road over which to
market it. Very seldom has he found
an intelligent farmer who did not
agree that a road would be of this
much value to him and that by hav'
ing good roads and watching the mar
ket he could easily get that much
more for his crops and he could GER
tainly take them to market at Sss
expense than under ordinary cont
tons
A calculation has been made very
carefully by the writer and has been
checked over by the best authorities
of the state 1t shows, and the writer
is prepared to defend it, that under
the state aid plan the main highways
in Illinois can be improved as first
class gravel and nacadam roadways
within 10 or II years at cost OF
about 10 cents per acre per year on
the farm lands of the state, or tax
equal in the aggregate to 81 to Sl.20
an acre.
The writer believes that the princi-
pal objection to hard roads throughout
| the state Is by retired farmers, who
| object to building roads for the ten
ant. If they would but realize that
two per cent on their rent, which is
anywhere from 81 to 81 per acre, will
nav the tax, and that it will make
| their farm more desirable and they
can get their selection of tenants and
! sometimes so cents an acre more cash
rent they would arrive at the conclu-
sion if they are not prejudlced, that
the money invested in roads is the
best investment they can make.
The trouble has been that the farm
ers are paying enormous amounts Of
money for highways improvement and
they have not seen the improvements.
| The money has been squandered.
Next to production the worlds
! greatest industry Is distribution. In
this worldwide system the farm
wagon and the country road occupy
the first place and ought to have the
first consideration. If the state or the
nation has the money to spend on
internal Improvements, let them assist
the townships to build good roads;
the highways over which the children
must go to school, the doctor to reach
the suffering, and OYER which must
pass every bushel of grain and every
bale Of cotton raised The road
reaches every field, every farm home
and every market town. The people
everywhere demand good roads. Good
roads mean better schools, more So
cial life, higher standard of living
they mean progress and civilization.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-03-19

that this soil. If drained and graded,
makes an exceptionally good founda-
ton to build upon,
Another mistake and rank Unjust
ice has been 10 place practically al
the burden Of road taxes upon farm
property. This plan has obtained
from the first and is still in vogue in
about one-half the states. The other
half have learned that roads are pub,
lie property belong to everyone
and II is unfair and indetensible to
Mace the whole burden Of public work
of this nature upon the farms 1t is
sometimes said the farmers use the
roads more than others and that is
given as reason why they should do
all the paying Well. the lawyers use
the court house more than others.
shall we tax them for the county
building?
A Jersey man in the last decade OF
the century just closed made a discoy.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-03-19

Take for the purpose OF illustration
and as a type the great state Of Hi
nois, the third in the Union in wealth
and population. In the last 30 years
there has been expended on the high
ways Of Illinois, in grading, bridging,
making and spelling the roads, APP
proximately slO0O0O,OOO. and what is
there to show for it? The larger part
of this colossal sum has been frittered
away by honest but misguided effort
by doirg the wrong thing; the annual
road piCnics, where a dozen or more
farmers with their boys would meet
in the fall Ito do work that ought to
have been done in the SPRING. TO work
out their road tax, have n good time,
tell stories, play practical jokes, do
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-03-19

cry far more important than the find
ing of the north pole. 1t was that
the roads belong to the public and
that everyone ought to be taxed to
help build the roads. In this thought
state aid was born, and 1t has spread
from state to state until now % Of
the A states are building by this
plan. 1t has been tried out and found
successful. 1t is no experimental Is
an equitable, workable plan that gets
results and spreads the cost in such
a way that it is no burden and gives
everyone a square deal.
The building of good stone and
gravel road adds to the value of farm
property, so for that reason it has
been found just and practicable to
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-03-19

make some such division as this as
to the cost of the public roads in any
township, leaving it to the people of
the township to say what roads shall
be improved and when and how much
money shall be expended. viz: that
the state, from general tax levied
upon all property in the state, shall
pay one-half and the property owners
OF the township shall pay the other
half
Suppose $4,000 were spent upon the
roads Of any township. Under this
plan onehalf would be paid by the
property owners of the township and
a like amount $1,000, would be drawn
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-03-19

stunts" Of physical prowcss, such as
jumping. wrestling, ETC. with a small
amount of work in blowing up
stretch of road, scraping loose earth
together with weeds and grass in
wIurow, and leaving it there and call,
ing this road building. BY the opera
ton, porchauce. hundred dollar road
tax had been worked out and prob
ably two hundred dollars of damage
done to the road in doing so. This
is an extreme ease. but there are tens
Of thousands of such instances in
more or less aggravated form.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-03-19

Is born with a restless
spirit and early exhibits
Ia tendency to roam
Children three years old
EvW~1N or less will wander away,
>SsGy1 led by curiosity. to ex
- plore the unknown The
savage picks his way long distances
as best he can, through forest or prai
RE, as the case may be; he builds no
roads, but goes forward In the line of
least resistance. The buffaloes OF the
prairie follow beaten paths-it is said
the streets OF Boston were made to
follow COW paths Of colonial days.
When civilization came to mankind
we find among its early activities evi
dence of progress in road building, AS
light dawned upon him he found an
economic advantage In making the
paths smooth, 1t also entered his
consciousness that to remove OBJ
stacles to travel was common duty
of everyone and not the special duty
OF anyone or few. No truer saying
can be found than that the condition
of the public roads in any community
civilization, not an infallible one, of
course, but very trustworthy never
thelcss.
1t viii be interesting to note what
the world has done and is doing in
making the roadway better, so they
will more fully meet the economic
and social needs of the people and
the state, Measured by the age OF
the Mediterranean and oriental coun-
tries, our own land is but an infant,
but 1t has grown and waxed strong
beyond any OF its ancestors. 1t not
only has learned much from the older
countries, but has been able to teach
them many things as we'll In some
things. however, we must confess that
we stand at the foot OF the class. One
Of our two most conspicuous failures in
the administration of public affairs Is
the inefficient wastcful and corrupt
methods of administering our great
municipalities and the other failure,
even more complete, relates to the not
only inadequate but idiouc methods
that have pertained to the question Of
public highways
Space does not permit nor Is II part
Of the story of the Road" to set forth
the signal failure in the mismauage-
ment of our cities. but rather to point
out some Of our shortcomings as to
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-03-19

Waterproof Asbestos.
According to a German publication.
a firm in Munich has succeeded in
rendering asbestos water.
proof
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-08
HERE AND THERE
Now the rain gives us pain.

Now the rain gives us pain.
Sam Duttler sold hogs in Hamlin Sat
urday.
Miss Myrtle Tennegkeit will open the
Hamlin school on Labor day.
VIM. Benton, of South Greeley, is
erecting two big silos this fall.
This is the last time l shall ever try
to thrash from the shock, says whole
lot of them.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Alvey are happy
over the arrival of little baby girl,
which came to their home Wednesday,
August 81.
A lady's black hand bag containing a
pair of gold trimmed glasses, lace han
kerchief, four post cards, a small pen
knife, and a purse containing some
change, was found on the streets OF
Hamlin, Saturday. The owner may
have same by calling at the Hamlin
post office.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-08
OUR KIMBALLTON NEWS

Mis- Alma Madsen entered into her
21st year. Tuesday. August Both.
Miss Edith Esbeck has gone to Des
Moines to learn the millinery trade.
Miss Anna Peterson visited over Sun
day at the Rattenborg home i'll Atlantic.
Ludwig Petersen and Sigred Jorgen-
sen, made trip to Audubon, Friday.
Nels Krogh ahd wife visited with
Isaac Terkelsen's. part of last week.
Ludwig Peterson left Thursday to at
tend Boyles Business college at Omaha,
Nebraska.
Marius Christensen and wife left
Thursday for Dakota, where they now
will make their home.
Mette and Krestine Blair left Friday
for Omaha where they intend to attend
school this fall and winter.
The next Young Peoples meeting will
be held Sunday. September 18th at Soren
Sorensen' 5 here in Kimballton.
A. Winthers and family are now &C.
cupying the house formerly owned by
Marius Christensen.
G. ID. Peterson celebrated his birth
day Wednesday, Aug. 81. A large host
of friends helped him.
Olav Jorgensen returned home Satur-
day On his way home from Young
Peoples meeting in Newell, he visited
the Iowa fair.
A party was given at the home of
Hans Hansen's Sunday afternoon in
honor of Mr. Hansens mother, who is
visiting there.
Rev. Valdemar s. Jensen. is on
visit at his fathers house and will give
a lecture Thursday night, Sept, 9Th in
the Gymnasium Hall.
Rev Jorgensen departed Monday
morning for Nysted Nebraska, where
he is to take part in a meeting to take
place there September, Sth.
p. J. Bertelsen and wife, Mrs. Ras-
mussen, Thyra and Miss Gudrun Over
gard returned Wednesday from visit
to Elyria and Marquette, Nebraska.
The Danish school in Klmballton, has
been divided because of the large in
crease of pupils. Miss Emma Hansen
from Elk Horn is conducting the smaller
children while Kamma Jorgensen kept
the larger.
A very successful and we'll arranged
surprise was given by a large crowd of
Ludwig Pedersen's friends in honor of
him Sunday night, in the Gymnasium
Hall. The Hall was Hastily decorated
with large stalks of corn and lot of
flags. Mr.. Hansen and Emma Hansen
of Elk Horn gave some very admirable
music, and dancing was INDUCED part
of the time Several songs were sung
Rev .Iorgensen gave a short toast, and
coffee and cake were served. This sur
prise was made up by Ludwigs friends
here in kimballton and vicinity to tell
him Good bye. Everything went be-
yond expectations, and all, we are as
sured spent a lovely evening together.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-08
Original Notice

STATE OF IOWA,
Audubon County, %
Hans J. Jorgensen In the District Court of
vs. 1.-THE State of Iowa, in and
Christ Christensen for Audubon County Octo-
Der Term, A. ID. 1910.
To Christ Christensen, Defendant;
You are hereby notified that on or before the
18th day OF September. 1910 petition will be
filed by said Plaintiff, Hans j. Jorgensen in the
Office of the Clerk of the District Court of said
Audubon County, Iowa, claiming of you judg-
ment in the sum of $4,000 with interest at per
cent from June 49, 1907 with costs and attorney
fee and asIingfor the foreclosure of a certain
title bond or contract on the following described
real estate, to-wit Lot 5, Block 4. Town of Kim
ballton, Iowa. Audubon County. said title bond
or contract being made and executed on the eth
day of May. 1901, and further asking for the
sale of said premises TO satisfy said claim. in
tercst and costs
For particulars see petition now on file
And that unless you appear thereto and defend
before noon of the second day of the next term
of the said Court commencing at Audubon, said
County and State. on the 18th day OF October
1910 default will be entered against Won and
judgment rendered theron.
Dated at Audubon this l2th day of August,
1910. A. d. 33t
MANTE WHITE,
Attorney for plaintiff.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-08
VIOLA ITEMS

Pearl Texter visited her brother
George. Sunday.
Tom Magill spent Sunday at the Rob't
Carpenter home.
Messrs. C. A. and w. C. Wager, went
to Milford Tuesday.
Mrs. S L. Milford returned from her
Dakota visit Tuesday.
j. C. Bonwell made BUSINESS trip to
Minnesota Saturday.
Rev Ed Hendricks has bought fruit
farm near Cedar Rapids,
C. A. wager and family sundayed at
the X. l.. Hoffman home.
Ed Ridgeway and wife were Des
MOines visitors last week.
Warren Thompson and family sun
daycd ut his parental home.
Lillian KitsOn spent Sunday with her
friends, Vida and Hazel Miller.
Mrs. Duncan of Moline, Illinois, is
visiting ut the j. F. Miller home.
Burris Carpenter has rented the Ed
Hendricks farm for the coming year.
Mr. and Mrs Bert Booten of Spirit
Lake, are visiting the VIM. Wager and
Ed Prather families.
J. c.. Bonwell attended the state fair
last week.
Rev. Wendell returned from LIE Mars
Thursday
F. Burger and wife visited Sunday at
S l.. MulfOrd'S.
Miss Hazel Miller spent Sunday with
Miss Lillian Kitson.
Miss Myrtle Prettyman is teaching
the Sunny Side school.
day visitor in Atlantic.
Floyd Clifford and wife spent Sunday
with relatives in Dedham.
Fred TeXter has quit working at the
Viola store and is teaching at No. 6.
VIM. Beltz has been Smelling corn for
a number of farmers the past week.
Roy Somers departed Monday for Des
MONIES. where he will attend school.
F. NJ Carpenter and wife of Coon
Rapids are spending few days in the
country.
Jas. Reed and Cy Emery returned
from Dickinson Co. Friday. where they
had been looking for land
There was considerable excitement
in our quiet little village Saturday even
ing, when two neighbors attempted to
settle a difference by muscular force.
The language used and in the presence
of ladies was certainly not that of
gentlemen, and it is regretted that
such differences, if they need be settled
this way. could not he away off from
everybody but those concerned.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-08
Original Notice

In the District Court
II. A. Christensen of Audubon County
Plaintin Iowa. October Term
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-08
Original Notice

In the District Coufr-N
Clarence +. McCristal in and for Audubon
Plantin County, Iowa. October
VS.. Term. A. D.. 1910
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-10
RAW EczEVA o. HANDS

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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-10

"Nombre De Dios, be burst forth
81 last. his face fuu Of murder yet
standing helpless before ny glu-bar-
rel Z cut your heart outs You In
suit me. a Chilean sailor ! have re-
yonrg for nay honor. Y0u fight me for
this. senior
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I returned. i1dlHerently. -Only you
set out OF here n0v and sober up.
Sanchez
"Caramba' you know my name,
senior but I know not yours
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which had been written tbe CoEuCmer
] had assumed SO thC hotel.
You possess o. nov . said some
what tarly Besides sea1r. tha,
happens TO be- my dluuer coming You.
der. and I prefer eating DO gndisturbed
You either so down those stairs quiet
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I VAS ohigcd 90 smile while watch.
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the fellow was an arrant coward and
bully. yet Sufficiently angry and out
ragged 20 have fouEht gladly. IS only
opportunity served I followed him
10 the head OF the stairs. Watching him
closely while BE descended. cursing
norcciy 90 himself b. every step anti,
be finally vanished into the blackuess
below The chances were strong that
{ should hear from him iatc-. bar in
the meantime my interest Veerel GO
the excellent diuncr being served The
lieutenant would have bis turn. and.
pcrcharcc brink me swift uclcaz,
from AN nay troatlca on tbe morrow
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their table. lingering over the dessert.
but I noticed that conversation had
lapsed. aud precious little eating VAS
being done E,ideauy only the require
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places. thg elderly ccuflcmAu especial.
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loom : overheard him mutJcr sour
thing lndistipc'ly r~cgarilng hayiUF
left MS pistol upstairs and 10 was
plginN apparent DO felt ~thorunehlr
ashamed of hjs late g-assivCness nnder
insult Madame WAS flushed ana 90.
easy. augry san over che episode ant
greatly Inclined Co spuuer noa thag
an rCal dangor had rasssd bu, ihs
younger woman merely toned with h,r
spoon o. silence. Der eyes dcpucast.
her cheeks devoid of their previous
cobar she madc q fair Ticture tht
brilliant light overhead foo3lrr Der
darn hair and i was uof iu ycuuc
human nature &c refrain fram essIue
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with extended haad
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~ kind Of yoa 10 assist IN rvmoVing
hat horrible man ard J eean0i lcsvr
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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-10
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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-02-10

Twelve yszrs aEu MAsaa
made tke dur aEpr1rzuou fGr .
state EaEttartlu slgs Eag
ever Gieua0l49 has beer aDproprs
atsd b. state kEi 1tuTes for as pre-
veEuuu % tuberculosis amd nh1zr an
egEAI SUN b municipal and ugz1tT
authongfes ne federal E0Ferume1f
has over uNaQea9 invested ID tuhsr
ezl0sis hospitals and spsndE a-uuzLE
ahogt S5e01e ta their maintenance
Every gezr The percentage ~ 2ppre
FrlEriu1s made frou pghEc fED1s for
tuberculosis work has t1crszEed
Whiie private ~socletas haVe I'D ne
way IL ne tuberculosis EaIaEu
every eEorz has heen made TO have
states. eities aud cogaues co their
share a hailetn q IL natiazal a.
soeiztion states u12t fhe anal Access
Of the znu&nhsrcubosis crusade te
peuds On eFeg city ana state pruTid
ing funds 20 treat and prevecf COT
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