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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-09-12

sections are finished to correspond
with the gravel surface. When plenty
Gravel Road, Macadam Method.
of gravel can be obtained cheaply, It
will be found more satisfactory to use
it for surfacing the whole width Of
the road than to use it, as above de-
scribed, with earth shoulders. When
it is used in this way, the gravel sur
face may taper from inches In
thickness at the center to 21s or 3
inches at the edge OF the road
The split-log drag, or some similar
device, can be used to advantage in
maintaining gravel roads, but it will
be necessary to use hand rakes to re-
move excessively large stones which
appear on the surface. New gravel.
must be uniformly spread from time
to time.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-09-12
WILL NOT RECEIVE ZAMACONA
a4uerta ENJOYS Visit Has No Official
Significance.

Washington, Sept. $50 far as the
administration is concerned the forth
coming visit to the United States of
Senor Zamacona, former Mexican am.
bassador to this country, has no Off.
cial significance, it was stated at the
White House.
Zamacona is expected to arrive at
New York in day or two. The ad-
ministration has not been notified of
his coming. He cannot be received as
a special envoy from President
Hnerta.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-09-12
ENDS DR0UTH in SOUTHWEST
Heavy Rain in Kansas, Oklahoma and
Missouri.

Kansas City, Sept. 9.-Heavy rain
which fell over large territory III
Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri led
the local government forecaster to
express the opinion that the long
drouth which has oppressed the three
states has been broken.
Following frequent showers the
heaviest rain in many weeks fell in
Southwest Missouri, Southeast Kan
sas and Northern and Southwestern
Oklahoma. The rain was not &C.
companied by wind.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-09-12
$4,000 in BIRTHDAY GIFTS

Mrs. Resell Sage Gives Big Sums to
Institutions.
Syracuse, N. Y, Sept. As birth
day gift Mrs. Russell Sage distributed
$4,000 among institutions in SYRIA
cuse, her girlhood home.
Syracuse university received the
largest .donation-$34,0 900, while the
Syracuse Home association and Onon-
daga Orphans home each received
$4,000.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-09-12
REPORT DENIED BY MOORE
Counselor of State Department Has
No Intention of Resigning.

Mantoloking, N. j., Sept. 6.-John
Bassett Moore, counselor to the state
department, branded as wholly un-
founded the reports that he was TAX
ing an indefinite leave of absence and
would resign.
$50 far as anything l have said or
done is concerned" Mr.. Moore said,
1.-The reports spread about as to my
taking indefinite leave or resigning
are wholly unfounded. / leased a
house in washington only last week"
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-09-12
would uti,ize the Hiohways.

A suggestion we'll worth considering
Is contained In letter written by
Senator Frederick Larratee of FIT.
Dodge to the State Highway Com.
mission. figures being given to prove
that the unused portion Of our high.
ways would produce in staple grasses
a crop worth two million of dollars.
The statement is one that may we'll
challenge the attention of every
thinking person. Senator Lara bee q
letter is as follows:
Fort Dodge, Iowa, June 26, 1918.
TO the State Highway Commission,
Dean A. Marston,
J. w. Holden,
H. c. Beard.
Gentlemen:
In my travels over the state Of Iowa
| have been making careful observa.
tons of the highways and have come
to the conclusion that the most i'm
portant matter that should receive
consideration, after the actual work
ing of the road is completed, is that
part of the highway not travelled but
ordinarily grown to weeds.
Why would it not be well for your
Commission to make an effort to have
all road sides seeded down to timothy
and clover? You can take this up
with the County supervisors and
township trustees, and others at your
meetings and do some good work
along this line. The Agricultural Col
lege will be of great assistance.
Imagine the appearance of the road
sides in timothy and clover. How
beautiful 1t would be. Consider too
the value Of the hay and grass that
could be produced along the roads
Of Iowa.
Assuming that we have one hun.
dred thousand miles of roadway, re.
serve two rods wide for road, and
seed down two rods on the roadside,
this would be two acres to each mile
Of road, or two hundred thousand
acres in Iowa. A ton of hay to the
acre, at ten dollars a ton, would
make value of two millions Of dol.
lars.
1t is hard proposition to, keep the
weeds cut, and have found that
about the only way to relieve ground
of noxious weeds is to seed the same
down for few years.
believe we should make an active
along this line for more
Beautiful Iowa" and am confident we
will have the cooperation of the peo-
pie of the state.
Very truly,
FREDERICK LARRABEE.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-09-12
PATRIOTIC AIR DRIVES TO
SUICIDE.

Chicago. Sept. CLEARING the
national air of Hungary played
Stephen Benke was seized by
a longing for his wife and three
children, who are in that coun-
try, became respondent and
shot himself. He explained
his act at hospital, where it
was said he could not recover.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-12

man last Thursday afternoon A
pleasant time was enjoyed by all.
A number of visitors were present.
The next meeting will be in two
weeks with Mrs. Ed. Meyers.
Last Thursday evening large
number of friends and neighpors
sprung surprise on Mr.. and Mrs.
Matthew McKelvey, A general good
time was enjoyed by all Mr.. and
Mrs. McKelvey and family expect to
leave soon for their new home near
Fredericksburg, Iowa. Sorry to have
them 60
Albert Maclzey has purchased the
Haire estate. Consideration nine
thousand five hundred dollars. Mir.
and Mrs James Haire moved onto this
place away back in the forties or
ffties and the family has owned it
ever since.
Last week MIR. and Mrs. Burr
Walker moved to their new home
uOdI AdQOdcOCIs
The play to be given by Dist. No.
1, under the management of the
teacher, Miss Marie Meyers, has been
postponed from Feb. 18th until Feb.
2Sth.
George Wieland has sold the Burr
Walker farm to Carl Sager for $120
per acre, possession to be given March
LIST.
Harry Schwab is busy getting up
material for his new house.
Mrs. James Baltic is still on the
sick list
Henry Walker is kept busy saving
lumber at his mill
J. G. Vesperman is kept on the 60
crying sales. John is hustler.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-12
SOUTH LANCASTER.

special Correspondence to the Herald.
The weather has moderated again
after week of pretty snappy weather.
Mrs VIM. Kerr Sr. is slowly re-
covering from an attack of blood
poisoning. She has had siege of it.
Oscar Kohlenberg. who has been
sick for about week with a severe
sore throat is on the mend and will
soon be about again.
Miss Hazel Hoffman and brother
Clarence, of Arcadia. Wis, who
have been visiting for the past few
weeks among relatives the Hoehns
aud Vespermans, also relatives at the
Hurricane. returned to their home the
first of the week.
John Ertz is visiting his brother
Henry and family in Nebraska, and
expects to visit in Iowa on his return.
The Ladies Aid of the Presby
church met with Mrs Louis Vesper-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-12
TO CALIFORNIA

Three fast transcontinental trains
daily, each superbly equipped with
all travel comforts The San Francisco
Overland Limited, The Los Angeles
Limited, and The California Mail.
Connection is made with these
trains from all points on The North
western line. Booklets, reservations
and full particulars on application to
ticket agents. The Chicago and and
North Western Ry. 50w2.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-12
Gasoline Engine For Sale.

We have for sale a 20-horse power
Lambert Gasoline Engine with fric-
tion clutch. 1t is in excellent condi
having only been run about
three monrhs-just enough 10 smooth
up the bearings nicely. Can he seen
at the Adams patent wheel f. Glory in
Cassville, and will be sold reasona-
bly,. Inquire of John F'lesch & Son
miles southwest of Lancaser, route
No. g Farmers phone Scott
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-12
POTOSI.

special Correspondence to the Herald
Henry COgan went to Du buque
Tuesday to see his brother Henry, who
is confined at Mercy Hospital suffering
with cancer of the stomach with little
hope of recovery.
Easter comes unusually early this
year, and no doubt but what many
lady readers of the Herald are think
ing Of having new Easter dresses
made. The Misses Nell Moser and
Vera Kuster are equipped with all the
latest styles and designs in dress
making and are prepared to do all
kinds of fancy and plain sewing.
Call and see them at the millinery
emporium.
John Harps after several weeks
visit here with friends and re latives
returned to his home in Wheaton,
MINI.
Charles Ulbric, of Luxembourg,
Iowa, was the guest of his brother
August, and sister Mrs. Henry
Winkler for a few days the past
week.
William Friesen and wife have
returned home from a three weeks
pleasant visit at Faribault, MINI.
Mrs. Mark Carmody. of Lancaster,
spent last week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. p Pluemer. in Tenny
son.
Eugene Ivey, better known as the
deacon, came from Mason, Georgia,
last Wednesday for an extended visit
with relatives here.
Uncle Joe McGlrk was in Prairie
du Chen few days taking treatment
at a sanitarium for a bad cold.
Hon. John LongbothAm and John
Lebben, of Dickeyville we're doing
business with the Potosi state bank
last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. j. Ragatz quietly
observed the sixth ami Versary of their
marriage, Friday, Feb. 18th. Mr..
and Mrs. Adam Schumacher in like
manner observed their goth anniversary
the same day.
Mrs Mary Argus, of Ottawa, ILL.,,
is visiting with his mother, Mrs.
Joseph Longkamp, in Tennysun.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yves Longmiar are
rejoicing over the arrival! of baby
girl, born Feb. 18th.
Mrs. Flora Hinson, of Platteville.
was here the past week to attend her
mother, Mrs. E. Nj. Wilmott, who was
suffering from an attack Of the grip.
There was narrow escape of from
q fire in the south part last Friday
night. While VIM. Powell night
watcn- man 1T the Potosi brewery was
making his rounds at twelve o'clock
that night. he observed a bright light
in the saloon building. He hastily
summoned the bar tender who was
looming short distance away, and
when they entered the building they
found the floor to be burning; water
being handy they soon extinguished
the flames Had the fire not been dis,
covered at the time. the building
would have undoubtedly gone up in
smoke, and not only this, but the
large lumber sheds of the Potosi
lun ger Co. communicating, would have
suffered a like fate, and probably
every dwelling house IN the immediate
vicinity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-12
For Loss of Flair
We will pay for what you use II
RexaII "O3" Hair Tonic does not
promote the growth of your hair.

We will pay for what you use Il
RexaII "O3" Hair Tonic does not
promote the growth of your hair.
In all our experience with hair
tonics the one that has done most to
gain our confidence is Rexall "93f
Hair Tonic. We have such we'll
you to try it at our risk. If it does
not satisfy you in every particular.
we will pay for what you use to the
extent of 30 day treatment.
If Rexall "93" Hair Tonic does
not remove dandruff, relieve scalp
irritation, stop the hair from falling
and promote a new growth Of hair.
come back to us and ask us to return
the money you paid for it, and we will
promptly hand it back to you. You
don't sign anything, promise any
thing, bring anything back, or in any
way obligate yourself. Isn't that fairf
Doesn't it stand to reason that We
would not make such liberal offer
If we did not truly believe that
Rexau "93" Hair Tonic will do all
we claim for it-that it will do all
and more than any other remedye
We have everything there is de-
mand for, and are able to judge tho
merits Of the things we sell. Gus
toners tell us of their success. There
are more satisfied users of RexalI
''93' Hair Tonic than any similar
preparation we sell.
Start treatment of Rexall "93'
Hair Tonic today. If you do, We
believe you will thank us for this
advice. Two size bottles, SOC and ST..
You can buy Rexall ''93'' Hair Tonic
In this community only at oU~ Srore:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-12
JOSEPH 7. BENNETT

Lancaster The JsssssE.z Store Wisconsin
There il a ReAall Store in nearly every town
and city in the United States, Canada and
Great Britain. There is a different Rexan
Remedy for nearly every ordinary human ill.,,
each especially designed for the particular Ill
for which it is recommended.
The Rexall Seores are Americas Croasess
Drug Stores
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-07
MRS. WILLIAMS SAYS,

W N@4A1A4AuAIo OxA IDT
Elkhart, Ind. -" suffered for II
years from organic inflammation, fe-
male weakness, pain and Irregular.
ties. The pains in my sides were
increased by walking or standing on
my FEET and l had such awful bearing
down feelings, was depressed in
spirits and became thin and pale
with dull, heavy eyes. 1 had six
doctors from whom l received only
temporary relief decided to give
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound fair trial and also the SAM.
tive Wash. / have now used the
remedies for four months and cannot
express my thanks for what thev
have done for me.-Mrs. SADIE WIZ
LIAMs, 455 James
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-07

possible. In Lincoln's case, the sit
uation is already clear. No one. not
even the southerners, now believes
That the policy of secession was sane;
and very few Of them regret that the
attempt at disunion failed. AS for the
negro. whatever controversy may vet
survive as to his status, all agree that
the destruction of slavery was a bless
ing. And this consensus of opinion
regarding the cause Of which Lincoln
became the leader must ever present
serious attacks upon his position in
history.
But the very fact that Lincolp's
fame Is made so secure against dan.
gerous assault reveals the probability
that he will be. II anything, over
praised and overglorified Whether
anyone will ever think 1t worth while
to protest against excessive estimates
Of Lincoln's personal service may be
doubted. Americans, at least, are not
likely to take up the work OF making
the figure of one of their two supreme
national heroes shrink In size. For
eigners who may write on American
history will be more likely to measure
him without the bias of national feel
ing. In any event. hostile criticism
canont leave Lincoln's fame III a state
of collapse. He must remain one of
the great men of modern times-one
of the very greatest. ranking in the
10th century with Just two others,
Bismarck and Napoleon, in the i'm
portance of the issues he embodied.
And still II is a mistake to assume
that Lincoln was indispensable"
Without him the north would surely
have won the fight, because of its own
superior strength. II is no disparage-
ment of great men to say that their
names come to represent far more
than anything they actually were in
the flesh. The labels OF these historic
figures assume abstract, lmpersonal
attributes, they stand for causes and
sum up the energies. the hopes, the
struggles Of whole peoples. It ia only
fair to common humanity that tolls
and suffers that this be not forgotten.
Springfield Republican.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-07
LINCOLN'S FAME
FOREVER FIXED
IN HISTORY

TVHE food of orations and edito-
rails throughout the land, in
which the loved and honored
name of Abraham Lincoln ap-
pears, has for many years passed be-
fore our eyes, and the reader of them
Is able to see what an immense fame
the name of Lincoln has already
achieved. and to what an extent the
popular estimate of the man verges
upon hero worship. For II we wuoId
know popular feeling concerning a
great name, these public memorial ad-
dresses and newspaper editorials. for
the most part attuned to the public
pulse, are better guide than the
more cautious and International esti-
mates to be found in the works OF the
best historians. The mass of the
people do not read the ponderous his
tories: they do read the newspapers
and listen to the glowing periods of
the popular orator on ceremonial or
commemorative occasions.
A prominent western paper has de-
clared that Lincoln is universally re-
garded as the one indispensa BILE
man" OF the Civil war period. Rev.
DIR. Edward Everett Hale took occa-
sion to condemn certain phases of
the Lincoln portrait as presented in
a certain popular novel of the Civil
war period, on the ground that they
unnecessarily vulgarized Lincoln's
character. Only one newspaper edi.
torial has come to our attention which
in any way tried to exhibit some of
the possible defects OF Lincoln as a
statesman. and that was unmistakably
designed to excuse certain faults of
politicians in general by enveloping
them with the halo that surrounds a
great name. The tendency to regard
Lincoln as the one essential man,
whose wisdom was never at fault,
and whose name deservedly gathers
TO itself the exclusive generation of
the people. even to the point OF wor-
ship, is unmistakable and the ques-
ton arises whether a period Of reac-
tion can possibly follow this phase in
the development Of what one Of our
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-07

most iconoclastic historical scholars
has called the Lincoln legend"
1t seems probable that the reaction
will never be very serious or pro-
nounced. Books on THE True Abra-
ham Lincoln" will undoubtedly begin
to appear a generation or two hence,
just as they have appeared in our
own time with Washington, Franklin
and Jefferson as subjects. A certain
nausea finally makes itself felt In
many minds after too long a period OF
excessively high colors in the paint
ing of historical portraits, and the re-
action is seen in the true" class of
biographical studies. But Lincoln,
however much he may suffer In the
future from overpraise, is still fortu-
nately fixed on the stage of the worlds
past. and whatever reaction there may
be, even in the minds of scholars, is
not likely to assume the dimensions
of real controversy. Historians will
never quarrel over him as they do
over Cromwell and Napoleon, or even
Jefferson. We shall never have a
the English Clarendon did Cromwell;
nor a Taine. who, though a French
man. devoted all the extraordinary
power of an analytical and scholarly
mind to demolishing the Napoleonic
legend which other French historians
had constructed The bitterness and
partisan malice which have character
lied the warfare of historians over
the life work of the stout Englishman
who cut off Charles head, and the
colossal Frenchman, who ground Eu.
rope under his heel, are never likely
to distinguish the work OF either
southern or northern historians OF our
Civil war period. And without such
quarrel the weaker side of Lincoln
is not 80 likely to be sharply defined
for posterity.
Perhaps the reason why Lincoln
will never arouse much controversy
like these other towering historical
figures is that the work he wrought
and the cause he personified are less
open to honest differences of opinion.
For two centuries after CromwelI's
head was hacked from his dead body
and made a public show as a mock to
his name, good men were sharply d.
vided as to whether the anti-monarch-
ical cause in England had been in any
way grounded in reason or justice.
Over the work of Napoleon men today
violently differ, and centuries may
have to elapse before a final consen-
SuS Of opinion regarding him wiz be
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-07
Hit the Dancer Spot.

A tippler with very red nose got
a days work as a laborer in boiler
works. The same day he appeared
before the surgeon at the hospital
with his nose smashed
Good gracious!" exclaimed the sur
geon. How did you manage to get
your nose smashed like that?"
"Oh, cried the sufferer, 81 put my
nose through hole in the boiler for
a sniff of fresh air, and the man out
side with the hammer mistook it for
q red-hot rivet. And he only hit once
that's ALL"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-07
WHY THE MEAL WAS HALTED
Nothing Seriously Wrong, but Old
Gentleman Had Some Trouble
With the Elusive Onion.

\An aged country couple, on the
urgent invitation Of a grandson who
lived in the city, were on for a visit.
The grandsons wife was very anxious
that the first meal should be one
which the aged couple would enjoy
after their long ride in the train, and
accordingly the table groaned under
its burden of good things to eat.
In the course of the repast she no
ticed several times that the old man
seemed to be making little progress
with the meal.
What is the matter, grandfather"
she asked, don't you like my din
ner?
mo, no, grandfather" mv-nbled
the old man, ut isn't that Only I've
a picked onion In my mouth, and |
hain't got but one tooth left, so it's
hardern Sam Hill to catch it, it's SC
lively. Just rest easy a spell til git
a holt on It and I'll be all right"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-07

mDWrite to LYDIA z. PTNKHAM MEDICINE CO
w (CONF1DENTIAI) LYNN, MASS, for advice
Your letter Will be opened, read and answered
By woman and held In strict confidence.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-07
ElatterX.

ut is an easy matter for an agent
to sell Gupp an edition de luxe set of
books"
How so?"
"All the agent has to say is, MT.
Gupp, you look like a man of intelli-
gence.'"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-07
Nauqhtiness.

Mother Summoned by defeated
nurse)-Oh, Naudie, darling how can
you be so naughty?
Misunderstanding
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-07
He,s SAFE.

The man who is a success needn't
worry about the knockers; it's only
the man who hasn't the goods that
they can hurt.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-07

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infamma.
tioD, allays pain, cures wind ic 25c bottle ~
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-07

"To receive honestly Is the best
thanks for . good thing."-0aarEs
Macdonald
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-07

No.
Mrs. Plodgitt gets all her gowns
from Paris"
"She doesn't get her French accent
from there"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-07

In order to be social favorite a
man may be a cheerful liar
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-07

Query: Is a bride self-possessed aft
er her father gives her away?
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-07
FROM MRS. ID. III. BROWN.

FhOM MRS. IL. H. BROWN.
lola, consolidating the Change
OF Life was sick for two years. Be
fore / took your medicine 1 could
not bear the weight of my clothes
and was bloated very badly. doc
tored with three doctors but they
did me no good. They said nature
must have It's way. My sister adj
vised me to take Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable CompoundandI purchased
a bottle. Before it was gone the
bloating left me and / was not SO
sore. l continued taking it until 1
had taken ~ bottles. Now 1 am
stronger than / have been for years
and can do all my work, even the
washing. Your medicine is worth
its weight in gold. 1 cannot praise
1t enough. If more women would
take your medicine there would be
more healthy women. You may use
this letter for the good of others."-
Mrs. d. d. Brown. 800 North Walnut
Street, lola, Kan.