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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-07-28
TURKEY RIVER.

Grace Bloomenrader returned to her
home last Friday sitter few days visit
at the Blaser home.
The bridge gang left Saturday for
Alta Vista after completing the bridge
at the Ford.
Lester Smith of Cresco visited few
days last week with his cousin, Irwin
Smith.
Miss Freda Ratz spent Saturday
night with her cousin Miss Ida Rutsch.
Albert Kach and Dave Crawford
were seen in this vicinity Sunday.
Miss Esther Hayes spent Sunday
with Miss Burnetta Frank.
Misses Elsie and Esther Smith from
near Ridgeway spent Sunday after
noon with their cousins, Misses Emmie
and Luella Smith.
Mrs. Mary Gerber entertained Mrs.
Charley Gerber Sunday.
Everybody attend the bowery dance
at the county bridge. Good music and
lots of room.
Ernest Roth and Miss Ida Rutsch
visited in this vicinity Sunday.
Mrs. Lenhsrdt and daughter Miss
Mary and little son called on Mrs.
Crawford Sunday.
Mrs. Jim Lewis and daughter Miss
Florence called at the Fred Mintey
home Sunday, and were accompanied
home by two of the Mintey boys for q
short visit.
Frank Burr and Miss Margaret Smith
called at the Henry Smith home Sun
day.
Mrs. James Lewis who has been on
the sick list is on the gain.
VIM. Gerber and sister, Miss Minnie,
visited at the Blasers Sunday.
Mr.. S. Komerek helped Mr.. Haubrick
with his stacking recently.
AL. Smith and Ernest Ratz visited
over Sunday at the latter's home.
Miss Anna Burr is helping Mrs Kratz
during threshing.
Miss Elsie Bergman called at her
home near Ridgeway Sunday.
Threshing is the order of the day in
this neighborhood.
Mrs. Cleghorn and Mrs. Clint Thomp-
son and little daughters Mable and
Ada, spent pleasant afternoon with
Mrs. Henry AIbers near Ridgeway
Monday.
Henry Smith was a business caller
at Lou Schorrs Monday
Misses Bertha and Linnie Blaser and
brother Ernie were entertained at C.
d. CAROLS Monday.
Remember the bowery dance at the
bridge Friday night, July 18th.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-07-28
Maburi Club Entertained.

Miss Julia Kessel was hostess to q
perfectly appointed dinner party Tues
day afternoon when she entertained
the Maburi Girls and a few other
friends complimentary to her guest
Miss Rachel Harris of Grlnnell. Mas
turtiums were used in profusion for
decorations in the dining room. The
center piece and place boquets being
of the same flowers. Covers were laid
for twelve, and a delicious four course
dinner was charmingly served at five
O'Clock. After dinner the guests re-
paired to the parlors where couple of
hours was pleasantly passed; Miss Ruth
Connolly giving a few choice selections
upon the violin. and Miss Hrris adding
to the pleasure of the evening by
several vocal selections.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-07-28
NORTH ALBION,

Mrs. VIM. Keune and Mrs. Ami
Keune were Cresco callers Friday.
Mrs. Joe Owen and and Mrs. Ash
man spent Thursday afternoon will
Mrs. Nettie Siawson at Granger.
Phil DeGrave was caller at Pete
DeGrave'g Sunday.
Chester Fartbing was caller at A
A. Bigalk's Thursday.
Henry Bigalk spent Sunday will
Jake upper.
Hazen Stayner visited Clara Blattel
Friday.
Kado Griesy and sisters of Belmond
Iowa, autoed to VIM. Bigalk's Friday
evening.
Mrs. Anil Keune spent Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. A. A. Bigalk.
Den MCGEE and sister Mayme were
over Sunday visitors with friends ir
Harmony.
Miss Josephine Bigalk was a Gale,
a G. Blatter's Friday.
Newton Bigalk was caller at A. A.
Bigalk's Saturday.
Erwin Barber visited at A. A Bi'
galk's Sunday.
Fred Schuyler visited Willie Bigalk
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Gottlieb Batter spent Satur.
day evening with Mrs. Anil Keune.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bigalk spent
Sunday at the John Bronner home.
John Biel was caller at A. A. BIZ
galk's Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Batter and daugh-
ter Clara, visited John Walters Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Harder and son
Gordon, of Beaverdam, Wis, are Wis
iting at the home of A. A. Bigalk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bigalk and Albert
Bigalk spent Sunday at the John BIZ
galk home.
Josephine Bigalk is on the sick list.
George Volkman is working for O..
Anderson near Plymouth Rock this
week.
Roland Owen visited Harold Milbrath
Sunday.
Hulda Roth spent Sunday with Ber-
nice Owen.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-07-28
Barn Burned, Owner Injured.

Peter Hovey's south farm. in Or
leans township, was the scene of dis
astrous fire Wednesday morning, the
barn, silo and all outbuildings, also .
colt, calf and a valuable full blood
blood bull were burned. Some insur-
ance was carried in one of the Des
Moines companies. but the amount il
not Obtainable.
During the fire, Mr.. Hovey was in
jured by having some machinery fan
upon him, and although he worked
during the fire he collapsed afterwards
and was unable to speak for nearly "a
hours aud still remains in a serious
condition.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-07-28
For Sale.

12O Spring pigs that were farrowed
in March and April. Some of them
that came the first part Of March
weigh around Is and 80 pounds each.
They are not fat. only in good grow.
ing condition. These pigs are sired by
BIS Model, No. 974s9. Mischief NJ, No.
1O45S9, and Calmar Boy, No. 104587.
We furnish papers with every pig sold.
Write or, better, come and see them
and pick out one yourself.
K MRS. JOSEPH BOUsKA & Sons,
Rt. 2, Calmar, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-07-28
School Of the ASSUMPTION.

-Four Sisters of the order of Charity
arrived Thursday noon from Dubuque
and will make all necessary arrange
ments and complete details preparatory
to the opening of the parochial school
some time in September. They will
be Joined before school opens by two
other Sisters.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-07-28

Valdez College, DEBORAH, Iowa, has
prepared 40 students for positions the
past year. 40 students entered banks.
The combined course prepared them.
Price $40 for ten months. The new
catalog contains SOillustrations. Write
for it.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-07-28
PROTIVIN.

InOxxVXNs
Editor Mead of Cresco was a Proti
vim visitor Thursday.
Hattie Zachorsky who has been Wis
iting the Sisters Of St. Francis here,
departed Thursday for her home ID
East Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wenzel Kadefabek
were at Cresco Friday.
Frank Mikesh and wife of Spillville
were seen here Friday,
Mrs. Mary Landa returned home
Saturday from her visit to Rudd and
Nora Springs, IL.
Joseph Bouska autoed to Saude,
Monday.
Messrs. Jim Sobolik and John Kakae
of Cresco, and Mr.. Kakac, Of Sara.
toga. were visitors here Monday.
Mrs. Mary Landa and Josie Frey
were Cresco shoppers, Tuesday.
Frank Mashek, of Lidgerwood, N.
d., visited with friends here, Tuesday.
John Bader was, up from Calmar,
Monday.
Fred Heaser. Of spillville, was seen
on our streets, Tuesday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-07-28
-Four Generations Participate.

About 80 relatives gathered At the
Dana Mead home on Wednesday to
celebrate the birthday anniversary of
Mrs. Geo. Buchanan. The affair took
the nature of family reunion in which
four generations participated, VIM.
Woodward, three of his children, sew
en- grandchildren and nine great
grand children. together with the
requisite number of sons, daughters
and brothers-in-law to make up a jolly
party who spent the day in disposing
of . big dinner. music and visiting.
Mrs. Buchanan was presented with a
handsome rocker as a memento Of the
occasion.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-07-28

Mrs. Gilbert Moar entertained her
brother from Montana and her mother
from Leroy last Saturday.
Mrs. Hugh Morris visited relatives
in Bristol Friday.
Mrs. Steve Jones of Bristol visited
her mother last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Jones and
friends from West Pullman autoed to
Bristol Thursday.
Mr.. Jones of Minneapolis visited
Harry Reece last week.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-07-28
BOYS

A TREASURE CHEST, full of hun
dreds of dollars in hard cash! The
TRAIL to it, any wide awake boy can
follow. Don't worry any longer where
where to get real money or whatever
article you want. Come to me and
get it. Parents investigate!-for this
self-same ROAD has led many a boy
to bank account. Come with your
boy If you choose. Come early.
PAUL OWENS, Cresco, Ia.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-07-28
SCHLEY,

Ed Slama, of Protivin, visited L. v.
Svestka Sunday forenoon.
Matt. Taylor helped Mr.. Taft with
his harvest work last week.
VIM. Rethamel had quite a crew
helping him stack grain, Tuesday.
j. C. and Chas. Malek will have a
dance in the SchIey hall Tuesday even.
ing, Aug. 9Th. This dance promises to
be record breaker AZ the boys are
doing everything to make it such.
Fred Rethamel, of Cresco, was here
Tuesday getting binder of his father.
Mr.. Cason il having a foundation
built under his hall and is improving it
otherwise.
FIR. Dvorak rented the former
Kettleson eighty east Of Jos. Daugher-
TVS. The timothy he is cutting for
seed and the rest he will cut for hay.
Frank Malek visited relatives in
Cresco. Sunday.
| The people of Schley are preparing
25th Of August, which promises to be
it be? The picnic last year was q
| 0OSSC0op 0uO Will q A4CokCk anu
better equipment this one will surely
be grander success. Particulars will
be announced later.
In our last items we overlooked to
mention that Nick Graf, through his
pleasing individuality and fidelity,
made many friends during his stay at
the creamery. We have heard many
words of praise regarding him. and to
use the words of Mr.. Fosse, the owner
of the creamery, mo better man ever
trod the floor of creamery than Mr..
Graf" So we all feel like wishing
the best of success to MI. Graf
wherever he may locate and hope he
will come back to US to remain.
There was surprise party last Sum
day in honor of John Malek, it being
his 38th birthday anniversary, and he
really was surprised. Shortly before
dinner he was asked to visit and dine
at the L. V. Svestka home. After his
arrival. he thought it singular that
Mrs. Svestka instead of preparing the
meal went away to visit. After a
short chat. be with Mr.. Svestka and
others returned to his home, where to
his complete surprise he was faced
with fine rocker presented him, =
plenteOus dinner al in readiness. and
many friends and relatives who, re-
minded him of the fact that he had
seen 80 summers and wishing that
these be swelled to a far greater num-
Der. John expressed himself in words
of thanks and appreciation. After
dinner was served various amusements
were INDUCED in. Then came supper,
after which merry-making was con-
tinued till a late hour when ali depart
ed for their homes wishing MIR. Malek
many more happy birthdays. The
following participated in the affair:
James Ondrasek and family, Chas.
Malek and mother Mrs. L. Malek,
Joseph Barnes and family, Joseph
Citek Jr., Joseph Malek Jr. and
family, Mike Dvorak and family, Matt.
Taylor and family, VIM. Hyke and
family, C. A. Fosse and family, James
Malek and family, Mike Barnes and
family, Victor Cason and family,
Joseph c. Malek, Carrie Malek, Josie
Malek and Joseph Citek, all of Schley,
and Joseph Malek and family, of Cres-
co, Frank Lentz and family, of Spill
vile, Anna Lentz, of Mason City, and
Ed Slama and William Kalishek and
wife, of Protivin.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-07-28

A general Real Estate and Exchange
business. See US before buying or sell
ling. Office over Alliance store. Phone
2S2, MYRON CONVERSE Inv. Co.,
63tk Cresc0, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-07-28
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice d hereby given, That the subscriber
has been duly ppolntedAdministrator to the
Estate of John blackburn late OF the County
OF Howard, State of Iowa, deceased.
int@tate, and has taken upon himself
that trust by giving bonds ~ the
law directs. All persons having demande
upOn the Estate Of said deceased are required
to OK hibit the same; and persons indebted to
the said Estate are called upon TO make pay
ment to N. A. BLAChBU hN,
Administrator
\ Cresco Iowa, July q, 1911. s6tS.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-07-28
Tow Mill To Be Operated.

l will be in Cresco to again take
charge of the tow mill and will open it
for business as soon as the crop is
ready to market and will pay the high
est market price for straw.
E. O. WHITE.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-07-28
Hello I

Wagner has moved to Henderson's
Barber Shop. Clothes cleaned while
you wait French cleaning aspecialtys
Under the Family Theater.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-25
He Spoke for Many.

A young Boston lawyer, who is go
ing to be married soon met another
young lawyer who was married way
last year on the street Thursday even
ing. They exchanged felictations and
inquiries, says the Boston Traveller.
"The only thing that bothers me,
explained the about-to-be-happy man,
lis the subject of expense. OF course,
I'm not plugging into this thing with
my eyes shut, but"
Nov, look here" interrupted the
experienced benedict "I'll tell you an
absolute fact. l don't spend half the
money did before i was married"
You don't?" exclaimed the other
How do you work it?'
Il don't have it to spend"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-25
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What He Carried With Him.

A travelling man, who was cigar
cite smoker, reached town on an early
train. He wanted a smoke, but none
of the stores were open. Near ne
station he saw newsboy smoking and
approached him with:
Say, son, got another cigarette
NO, sir" said the boy but I've got
makings"
"AlI right" the travelling man said
but I can't roll 'em very we'll VIII
you fix one for me?"
The boy did
YDont believe I've got match,
said the man after a search through
his pockets.
The boy handed him match. Say
captain, he said, you haven't got a
thing but the habit, have you?"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-25
Eloquent Speakers.

Andrew Carnegie, at a dinner in
New York, was talking of the horrors
of war
Once at the height of the civil war, >
he said, two men at a railway station
saw a carload OF wooden legs depart
for military hospital.
Those wooden legs said the first
man, 'are rather eloquent protest
against war aren't they
" Yes agreed the other. they are
what you might call stump speeches. .
Los Angeles Times.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-25
He Wanted to Be a Hero.


Terrible as it is to be slain in battle,
there is one thing the soldier fears
worse, declares a veteran to the
Youths Companion. That is to miss
the honor of taking part in a great
battle, and to die ingloriously at
home, when his country needs him.
An artilleryman from Washington =.
An artilleryman from Michigan
brought this out during the civil war
The man had only just gone to the
front, and had seen no real fighting
One day while on the march he fell,
and was run over by the gun carriage
He was so badly crushed that, sorely
against his will, he had to be Through
ed and sent home
While he lay in bed under the doc
tors care the battle OF Gettysburg was
fought. The man feared he would die
and keenly regretted that since he
must die, it could not ahve been on
that glorious field. He called upon the
doctor to hear his last request.
Doctor, if go, promise me this.
My stone shall bear these words
Killed at Gettysburg in the front OF
battle s."
But you weren't" objected the ply
sician
Il know. But it wasn't my fault. If
you can't say that, then say, Killed al
Gettysburg-during a temporary ab-
sence at Brookfeld, Mich.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-25

This is one important thing that is
not TO be overlooked when there is a
change from the present system of
governing a city to the commission
form of government. Unless a high
grade of ability and integrity and de-
yotion to the public interests are TO
be found in the commission that
system of government will be just as
lamentable failure as the present
system has proven in so many cities.
In fact the power of commission to
do harm would be immeasurably
greater than that of Mayor and Alder
men if the members are inclined to
be negligent or corrupt The only con-
ISOLATION is that the people can put
their fingers directly on those respon-
sible under the commission system
while as it now is there are possibil-
tiles of evasion of responsibility.
In electing a commission, though,
the public is more apt to feel its
responsibility and proceed cautiously
in the selection of the men in whose
hands SO much power is to be entrust-
ed. That appears to be one of the re-
deeming features of the Commission
system, that a greater interest is
aroused among the voters and a higher
sense of their personal responsibility
is awakened, resulting in the selection
Of men of a much higher calibre than
have generally been made aldermen n
the various cities. AS long as this de-
gree of public interest is maintained
and men of undoubted character and
ability chosen, the commission system
of government will doubtless make
good. But when the time comes of
indifference and neglect on the part of
the mass of voters-if it ever oes
come-and men of an inferior stripe
secure the commissionerships, the
conditions resulting would be no I'M
proyement on the rpesent system, if
not positively worse
The truth of the matter is, the fail
ure of the existing system of municipal
government is directly chargeable TO
the average citizen, who has blindly
voted from partisan or factional feel
ings, rather than from an intelligent
view of the city's needs. Give as high
a grade of men as the commission
system seems to be getting and the re-
suits under existing methods would
have been UNNECESSARILY better. While
the commission form of administration
is undoubtedly an improvement on
that which has so long prevailed in
American cities, it is nevertheless not
to be overlooked that rings can secure
control under a commission just as
we'll as under a mayor and council,
that corrupt men as commissioners
can graft even more widely than I'M
der the existing system, and that the
price of good government under a
commission must be eternal vigilance
ON the part of the citizens at large
Once they go to sleep, become lethar-
gic or Indifferent, the old evils will
once more creep in and the last state
is apt to be worse than the first. The
mass of citizens in any city are c
blame for any evils that exist, or thai
crop out in the future, regardless as
to what system of government pre-.
walls
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-25
Miss Taft's Wit.

Washington is smiling discreetly ov-
er witticism of Miss Helen Taft, who
inherits her wit from her mother.
Miss Taft, at a ball, was accosted by
a matron, who gushed
$50 you have just been dancing with
Baron Blank. Isn't he Brilliant"
rs he? l don't know" Miss Taft
hesitated
why, of course he is! He is the
most brilliant light in the legation"
We'll" said Miss Taft, with smile,
his light fickered when he was with
me, and l rather set him down as tall
low diplomat"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-25
A Scotch Sninster,s Retort.

"A good reply was once given by Miss
Mary Moncrieff, an elderly spinster
without any pretensions to good looks.
She was at dinner party in Perth
and the late Thomas Duncan, procura-
tor-fscal, who was sitting opposite
her, addressed her:
Now, Miss Mary, I'll give you a
toast-Honest men and bonnie las
sies!'"
I can drink that without any COM
Functions" the old lady replied, for it
applies to neither you nor me-"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-25

AII Subscriptions Payable in Ad-
6TaRce-
Advertising Rates promptly furnish
ed upon application.
All advertising copy requiring two
columns of space or less should be in
the business Office not later than noon
Of day prior to date Of issue in order
TO EAsure its prompt insertion. All
copy for space OF more than two col
urnzs should be submitted not later
Thzu s o'clock of the day. two days
uri8r to date of issue.
Memorial Resolutions, Resolutions
of Respect, Obituary Notices, etc.,
ether than those which the paper may
Gsem proper to publish as news mat
ter, will be charged for at the rate OF
9 cents per line.
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Games Montgomery

Games Montgomery
There is a flower, little flower
With a silver crest and a golden eye.
That welcomes every changing hour,
And weathers every sky.
The prouder beauties of the field
In gay but quick succession shine;
Race after race their honors yield,
They flourish and decline.
But this small flower, to Nature dear,
While moons and stars their cours-
es run,
Enwreathes the circle of the year,
Companion of the sun.
1T smiles upon the lap of May,
To sultry August spreads it's charm
Lights pale October on his way,
And twines DEFENDERS arm.
The purple heath and golden broom
On moory mountains catch the gale;
Ger lawns the lily sheds perfume,
The violet in the vale.
But this bold foweret climbs the hill
Hides in the forest, haunts the glen
Plays on the margin of the rill,
Peeps round the fox's den.
Within the gardens cultured round
1t shares the sweet carnations bed
And blooms on consecrated ground
In honor of the dead
The lambkin crops its crimson gem;
The wild bee murmurs on it's breast;
The blue-fly bends its pensile stem
Light DER the skylark's nest.
'Tis Flora's page--in every place
In every season, fresh and fair;
1t opens with perennial grace,
And blossoms everywhere.
On waste and woodland, rock and
plain,
It's humble buds unheeded rise;
The rose has but a summer reign;
The daisy never dies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-25

Lawyer for the Plaintiff-"Gentle>
men of the jury, the defendant claims
that, when he ran over my client, his
car was going but three miles an hour.
Think of the agony endured by my
client while being run over as slowly
as that" PUCK.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-25
He Had an Appetite.

1t was at a recent Friars' dinner IN
New York that Augustus Thomas told
the story of newspaper mans lauda-
BILE appetite. There had arisen a con-
troversy over the ability of man to
eat two quails day for 80 consecu-
tive days. "A Park Row reporter was
asked if he would undertake the task
Say, Bill" he replied, make it tur-
key"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-25
Love of a Maid,

Breathes there a man with soul so
dead
Who never to himself has said,
This is my own, my sweetheart
dear!"
Whose heart has not been stirred with
pride
To see this maiden by his side,
To have, to hold, forever there
Who will belong to him for keeps
And search his pockets while he
sleeps? Judges Library.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-25

Joe Brown has not yet stated wheth-
er he would run for governor in the
event that Hoke is elected to the SEN
ate. A statement that he would run
would be an admission that he ex-
pected Smith to be elected Senator
and the governor is not making any
admissions of that sort.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-25
Now He KNOWS.

You don't know what that's a pic
ture of, Johnny" said Mrs. Lapsling,
in a tone of reproof You ought 70
read your ancient history more. That
is the temple of Dinah at Emphasis.
Chicago Tribune.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-25

Wear smile and look like you
were clothed in your right mind" Is
cine OF the midsummer recommends
i.Euns III the Wilmington Star Think
tn an ice cold watermelon and the
SMILE won't come off.