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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-27
Anniversary Party.

On Saturday last party was given
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kos
tohryz to give their new home, which
they moved into the week previous, a
genuine housewarming. and also to
help them celebrate their first we'd
ding anniversary. The evening was
spent in dancing and card playing till
the wee hours of morning when the
guests departed wishing MIR. and Mrs.
Kostohryz a life 80 long that their
golden wedding might be similarly
celebrated. A purse of money was
presented them by the following who
were present: Anton Pecinovsky and
family, James Niha, Frank Hrdina, Sr.
and family, Frank Hrdina, Jr., John
Hrdina and family. J. W. Pecinovsky
and family, Joe Kelmer and family,
Frank Verba and family, J. F. Sobolik
and family, Mr.. Valabne and wife,
John Kalishek and wife, Joe Wagner
and wife, Josef Novak, Joe Riha, Chas
Sobolik, James Sobolik, Albert Sobo-
lik, Andrew Smith, Frank Sobolik,
James Haskovec, J. M. Markovetz,
John Sobolik and Albert Sobolik.
Zone who was there,
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-27
cREsc0 HOWARD COUNTY.
A Disastrous Fire.

Cresco was visited Tuesday night by
it's most disastrous fire in several
years. Just before midnight, boarders
az the Arlington hotel discovered fire
in the large implement house of
Woods, Schneider & Herold, just
across the street. When discovered
the fire had made such headway that
flames were, bursting from the win
dows, and the building was doomed.
The work of the fire department was
to save adjacent buildings, and to their
good work is due the keeping of the
destruction to the large warehouse, a
small building occupied by Mrs. Benn
and the Joe Wendl pool hall, and stop
ping the fire at the old Gibbey building
within five feet of the pool hall.
The fire started back of the Office
near the oil room and it is presumed
that defective electric wiring or
matches and mice caused the blaze.
Woods, Schneider & Herold sustain
big loss, as a good part of their
spring goods were already in stock.
They estimate their loss on building
and stock at $4,000 with insurance of
half that amount, $l3, 500 on stock and
Sc, 500 on buildings, which consisted of
the warehouse, the building occupied
by Mrs. Benn and barn.
Mrs. Benn lost all her stock of con-
fectionery and her household goods and
clothing, with no insurance.
Joe Wendl lost all his stock, his
household goods and clothing. He was
awakened by the falling of the floor in
the warehouse, and had no time to
save anything but his family and the
clothes they hastily donned. He car
ried insurance of $1,000 on building,
and $500 on contents.
Woods, Schneider & Herold will
commence rebuilding as soon as pos
sible, but for the present will be found
directly north of the new depot where
they have secured Office and shed room
and will endeavor to serve their custo-
mers as well and as promptly as cir
cumstances will permit. They have
car load of machinery all ready at
their new location, a car which was on
the track at the time of the fire but
which, fortunately, the drayman could
not unload that day.
l@GsJoo Wapdl will also rahnild aa anOn
as possible. e
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-27
Time Tried, Storm Tested.

The Home Mutual Hail Association,
of Cherokee, levied an assessment of
one and one-half per cent. in 1912 and
1913, and paid every dollar of the
losses of it's members on the basis of
Ten Dollars (slO0W per acre. THIS
ASSOCIATION HAS ABSOLUTELY
NO CONNECTION WITH ANY
OTHER Association or Company.
This fact was printed in our adver-
tising last year and we wish to empha-
size it this year. The plan of coverage
of this Association was founded and
built for the purpose of giving the pro-
ducers of Iowa the best protection
possible and the several years Of
experience and satisfactory results
have proven beyond a question of
doubt that it is the BEST, SAFEST
and most economical plan known. The
question OF economy is proven by the
fact that this Association gets along
with u per cent. assessment, while
those using antiquated methods are
compelled to make the cost to mem
bers per cent. and more for periods
of several years. It is very gratifying
to state that for this and other good
reasons that every member of the
Association whose policy expired in
1918 and who has been called upon has
renewed the same. Is there strong
er recommendation than this In the
meantime the usual number Of new
members are joining and when you are
called upon do not hesitate to embrace
the opportunity Of obtaining protection
80 essential in the line Of duty of every
man who raises crops. Yours truly, !.
THOMAS BOHEN, Riceville. Iowa.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-27
Information Wanted.

The resolution of necessity concern
ing the proposed new paving contains a
provision that the top surface may be
coating of bitumen together with
gravel or hard rock screenings As
we understand the matter, this would
include limestone rock such as the
Cresco quarry furnishes. The merits
sof this surfacing for pavements is
something not understood by our citi-
Ezens. also it's cost compared with
eement and sand surfacing, and we
would be pleased to give space for an
from some member of the
city council or the city engineer in
either our next issue or the one sue
ceeding-before the resolution is pass
ed upon.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-27
For Sale.

One span of Norman brood mares, 8
and 4 years old, weight about 5000 lbs. !;
one black Norman mare in foal. COM
ing years old, weight about 400 lbs. !;
one bay mare coming 8 years old,
weight about 140O lbs; one span of
sucking colts; one milch COW in good
condition; one set of new work harness:
one wagon with new box; two
town lots in Waverly addition on End
Street East, which are excellently To-.
Gated for building purposes; also crib
of corn and 800 bushels of seed oats.
Must he sold by March 1st. Call at
my residence, 6l5 End Street East, or
phone ZIG. E H. BLACK.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-27
MARRIED..

Miss Regina Quinn and Mr.. Arthur
Glass were married on Monday last,
the 23rd. The ceremony was per-
formed by Father T. J. Murtagh, ir
the chapel of the School of the AS
sumption, the mothers of the bride and
groom being the only witnesses. A
wedding breakfast followed at the
home of Mrs. Quinn, where the young
couple will make their home. The
Plain p Dealer joins with host OF
friends in extending congratulations.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-27
MORGAN Church Items.

Services are at Morgan in the after
uoon for Sunday, March 1st, at 2:3C
O'Clock. The Bible school at Morgan
begins at 1:3O p. m. The program
planned for Morgan last Sunday will
be given next Sunday.
The Morgan Epworth League meets
on Sunday evening at 8 O'Clock.
Rev. w. S. Sylvester goes with Rev.
Slocum and Brown to Elgin. Iowa,
where country church demonstration
program is to be put on by these three
ministers.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-27
From the CresCo Stone and Concrete Go.

The stockholders of the Cresco Stone
and Concrete Col have in the past and
shall in the future refuse to discuss the
| company's affairs with that class of
people who malicousIy or through ig-
norence make mis-staiements concern
ing this company and city officials;
but in the last issue of the Plain Deal
er, Mr.. Me ad did make some comments
of his own, these we will answer by
stating that since the last city elec-
tion neither has the mayor nor any
member of the City Council held any
stock in this company or is interested
in this company in any way, neither
has the city engineer any stock in this
company whatsoever.
Now for the first and last time we
present to the public the FACTS con-
cernipg the Stone Co.
About twenty years ago the city of
Cresco opened stone quarry in the
city limits and later spent several hun
dred dollars for Z crushe, which was
used but q short time, when they quit
the crushing business and left the ma
chinery to rust.
In 1909 when the contract for paving
Elm St. was let, an effort was made
to induce Mr.. Hallman and others to
buy a new outfit and crush the stone
for that job, but knowing of the City's
experience they declined to invest.
The contractors were then offered the
stone free by the City Council, if they
would employ local labor and crush it
here, but they also declined. prefering
to pay over 500 yard to get it ship
ped in, so something like $4,000 was
paid to the Milwaukee R. R. and an
out of town industry.
In 1911 after the contract to pave
certain streets was let and Mr.. Hallman
had again declined to invest in an out
fit, eight business men, some of whom
were city officials, did invest more than
$3.50 in the Hallman quarry and the
necessary machinery that crushed
the stone that was sold to the coEtrac-
tors who built the paving. Later these
men obtained lease on that part of
the quarry owned by the city and in
that 200 foot square, built their sroads,
their bins, their tool and motor house
and in the center placed their machin-
cry that it would be high and dry and
away from where the blasting would
be done in their own quarry.
They employed local labor and for
that labor paid more than S2lOO which
would have been sent to Stone City
had this company not been organized.
They did not try to cover up any,
thing they had done but did incorpor-
ate and recorded their articles on the
public records.
They did make little money to pay
on their investment Of $250O, but hard
ly enough to induce a city official to
refuse the first offer he received for
his stock.
Cresco's City Council has again pro.
posed paving and if the contract is let
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-27
For Sale.

80 Duroc Jersey bred gifts to farrow
in March and April. They are bred to
two Mol Hogs. that haze size and quail
ity combined. Pedigree furnished with
every pig sold. Write, or better. come
and see them. Phone Protivin line.
Mrs. Joseph Bouska & Son,
.24tf Calmar, Rt. 2, Iowa.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-27
Insurance..

Howard County farms and Cresco
city properties for sale any day but
Sunday hereunder the Post Office.
L. E. EATON, Cresco, Iowa.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-27
The Lenten Season.

Is the time when all society visits
the photographer. All conditions ara
in your favor now. Your photograph
er, G. Aminoff Blomquist. Cresco.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-27
Wood and Posts for Sale.

Have a quantity of good burr oak
posts, also good burr oak and ::black
oak, either in cord wood or cut in
stove lengths. Call on or phone.
= /. Lyons.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-27

The Cresco Stone and Con crete Co.,
will place their bid with the contractor
and if they are awarded the contract
to furnish the stone they will deliver
as good stone for concrete work as is
to be found in the state and they will
employ more men at higher wages than
any other concern in the city and will
dig from the earth between two and
five thousand dollars to be used by the
citizens of Cresco, and whether the
stock holders make any money or not
they will know they helped to produce
something more than disturbance.
These men have invested their money
in the stone business as they have in
vested in the hospital, the furniture
factory, the electroliers and other
things, that themselves and neighbors
might receive benefit and they do not
intend to let the machinery lie idle and
rust just because certain few feel
like taking shot at the Stone Co.,
every time a public improvement 10
proposed that might require some
stony substance in its tcsaseEue1isa.
This company will have nothing far
ther to say to the public bat dses in
vite most rigid investigation of their
business affairs and their connection
with the city officials, and 1t any time
the City of Cresco wishes to go into
the stone business again they can OBJ
tain the holdings of the Cresco Stone
and Concrete Co., at very reasonable
figure.
The Cresco Stone and Concrete Co.
From DR.. E. H. Aliens article ahove,
we are pleased to learn that public
opinion has caused our city officials to
retire from the position Of Law
violators. Their action is confirm alton
of charges made in the past. But ia
all chance for favorltism past while
the city officials, whose sympathies
most certainly are with the proprietor
or proprietors- the Stone Com
pany, remain in charge of the eity's
affsirs as makers of paving contracts
and inspectors of the work?
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31
HOOSIER DEALERS TO
PAY VISIT TO THE
OVERLAND PLANT

Next Wednesday the Overland fac
tory will be the scene of an organized
raid, which will be unique in the his
tory of the motor car industry. some
800 Indiana dealers and their customers
who have placed orders will descend
upon the big plant and personally take
delivery of 200 or more cars and drive
them to their respective homes in the
Hoosier state Although the Overland
factory Is turning out 230 cars daily
with clock like regularity. the Hoosier
dealers, led by representatives of the
Gibson Automobile company of In
dianapolis, state distributors for the
Overland, decided not to wait until
their allotments came through by
freight, but to take delivery right at
the factory and to drive the cars home
over the roads.
The visitors will be entertained by
the Overland company during Wednes-
day and over night. Hotel accommo-
dations have been arranged and the
grounds of the Overland club will be
turned over to the guests. Wednesday
afternoon after a parade which I'M
doubtedly will be the longest process
sion ever seen of automobiles of one
make and which will be perpetuated on
a moving picture film. The cars will
be parked In Armory square. N
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31
JAIL FOR JOY RIDE
IN BORROWED AUTO

The heaviest penalty ever melted out
in Wisconsin for the crime of using a
car without the consent of the owner
was the sentence of six months in the
house of correction imposed on Rich
ard Hem, aged "a, of Milwaukee, in
court last week. Hem took
the car of DIR. Frank J. Gaenslen. Mil
waukee, from in front of his office and
was captured several hours afterward
with the car in his possession. The
fact that Hem had previously been
convicted seven times for similar of
lenses induced the judge to impose a
heavy penalty. Money fines or sus-
pension OF sentence have been the rule
in such cases heretofore. Hem is a
hospital attendant and has a mania for
borrowing cars. in each case taking the
car of a physician for his nocturnal
joyrides. He was convicted under the
Wisconsin statute of 1911 which was
framed by the motoring organizations
to make car stealing commensurate
with horse stealing. the maximum
penalty for which has been Is years
in state prison
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31
NEW LAURELS WON
BY THE OVERLAND
IN TROPHY RACE

The Cobb Evans Auto company, dis
tributors of Overland automobiles in
Fresno, Cal, and racing enthusiasts
extraordinary, have recently added new
laurels to their position as premier
'.home-guard" motor speedsters. Their
special Overland racing car won sec
ond money in the Kern county $1,000
challenge trophy race. second in the
special 25-mile event and fourth in the
50-mile free-for-al at the Bakersfield
Homecoming week celebration on April
%. The showing of this entry caused
great Joy among the loyal califor-
mans who. in the past few years,
come to regard auto racing as the
greatest of all out-doo sports. and who
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31

are especially enthusiastic over a To-
cal winner.
The showing of the Overland in the
50-mile free-for-all was especially
good. as the little pleasure car was
pitted against some of the biggest rae
ing cars and drivers in the country.
Barney Oldfield won the event. set
ting a new worlds record by finishing
the course In 4s minutes, 4-5 seconds.
Gordon finished second, Ruckstell third
and McKelvy. in the Overland, fourth.
In the $1,000 Kern county 25mile
race, Herman Erickson drove the Over
land to second place in % minutes and
Il seconds. Ruekstell took this event
in % minutes, 16 23 seconds, less than
five seconds ahead of the Overland. Nc
Kelvy took second place in the other
25-mile event, in % minutes and 10
seconds, less than seven seconds behind
the winner
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31
CEARLESS CAR is VERY
POPULAR With WOMEN

The bugbear OF driving a motor car
as far as women are concerned, Is the
shifting of gears according to Harry
r. Radford, vice president and general
manager of the Cartercar company,
Pontiac, Mich, who AYERS that If 1t
were not for this unpleasant and an
noying feature of many of the cars
there would be a great many more
women drivers.
THE gearless transmission of the
Cartercar eliminates the clutch and
gears and for that reason We feel per-
fectly safe in saying that the Carter
car is essentially a woman's car says
Mr.. Radford.
TT is operated as easily as an cleo
trio vehicle yet it has the range of any
gasoline car. Any woman or child can
operate a Cartercar in few minutes
after they have sat under the steering
wheel"
Mrs James J. Starrow, the wife of
the we'll known financier of Boston, Is
the owner of two Cartercars as we'll as
several other types Of automobiles that
require gear shifting. She finds the
Cartercar ideal for her use and gets
the ease of operation and range that
she would not get with an electric We
hicle. Although she has five automo-
miles she may be seen almost any day
driving along the roads around Lincoln
and Boston in fair weather or bad
weather in her Cartercar coupe, for she
likes that best of all.
MRS. Ernest Albaugh, wife of well
known jeweler at Hillsdale, Mich is
another Cartercar enthusiast. Mrs
Albaugh has driven several makes OF
cars but her choice is the gearless
transmission car and she Is driving her
third one at present. She has driven
from Detroit to Hillsdale number OF
| times, once making the trip all alone
| in the spring of the year when the
roads were in frightful condition.
Thus while the Cartercar may be
called the woman's car yet It Is stronS
and powerful and as hill climber II
has no superior
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31

unusually large amount of provisions
and supplies must be provided.
The White one and a half ton truck
owned by the quartermnster's depart
ment at Maria, Tex, has been con-
stantly on the jump during these un-
settled days seeing to it that the above
requirements are satisfied.
One unique duty assigned to the
truck was that of conducting the Mex
lean bandit, Castillo. to the guard house
at Fort Bliss. This is the gentleman
who, it will be remembered, saw fit
to blow up the Cumbre tunnel in an
attempt to destroy Mexican troop
train. Owing to some oversight, the
train which encountered the explosion
was one carrying a load of disinterested
passengers. After the celebration the
bandit escaped to New Mexico, where
he was captured by United States
troops.
Every once in a while cluster Of
one of the contending factions, in an
effort to avoid the other, strays across
the Rio Grande. These heroes are at
once apprehended by our troops patrol
ing the border and taken in custody
to Maria or Preside, where there are
now goodly collections of Mexican
valor. To both of these armed camps,
provisions are supplied by means of
the quartermaster's White truck. which.
taking it all in all, is having a very
| busy time.
The auartermaster's truck is not the
only White that has been active on the
Mexican line, A six-cylinder touring
car owned by ]. A. Poole, has saved
millions of dollars for wealthy Ameri-
cans who have found It necessary to
| leave the turbulent county Large sums
of money and valuable papers have
been carried to safety by the prompt
and dependable service of Mr.. Poolea
! White six.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31
DRAGS TO BE USED
ON COLORADO ROADS

AS result Of the recent series OF
good roads rallies in Denver, Colo, and
four surrounding counties, the county
commissioners of Douglas county have
ordered material for 25 spit-log drags
and are making arrangements to nave
them used Systematically by residents
along the main roads. State Highway
Commissioner Ehrhart has announced
that any county furnishing drags for
farmers and others agreeing TO use
them on their roads will be allowed by
the state highway commission to charge
half the cost of the drags to the state
road fund.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31
RUNS FAN With The
BATTERY OF HIS CAR

An Iowa farmer, Paige Detroit
owner recently found unique use for
his car. During the illness of one of
his family short time ago he had
urgent need of an electric fan. For
three weeks he hooked a six-inch cleo
trio fan and a Paige "36" battery to-
gether. Thus the invalid was given a
cool breeze throughout the entire
period. Moreover this was done with
out any injury to the storage battery,
What impressed the farmer was the
fact that the Gray & Davis generator
would charge the battery before noon
each day. thus furnishing enough cleo
tricity to run the fan from noon till
eight the next morning and still leave
enough juice in the battery to light the
lights and start the motor.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31
White Trucks an Economy Instead of Luxury

the first Ssdwag otntan
he m they C mot user
departments tina Idtos
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31
ARMY USES TRUCK
ON THE BORDER.
Mexican Bandit Conducted
to Guard House in Big
White Machine.

The lack of genial hospitality to-
wards Americans has been SO preva-
lent in Mexico during the last year that
vast numbers of Americans have sought
more comfortable surroundings this
side of the border line The various
government army posts along the Dor
der have been called upon to give tenn
porary relief to these refugees and an
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31
Don't Know Yet.

Bobbie-Say. Ma, where ygoin' on
vacation this summer?
MAJ got to wait till | find out
where seur father dent want to go.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31
Poor Fellow,

He who hesitates is lost.
Well | didn't hesitate about getting
married, but / don't feel that l am
winner.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31
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Howard C. Norton, of Vale, agent
for the Hupmobile. was in the city
Friday on business.
G. X. Cassidy spent couple of days
this week at Twin Falls and Haley on
business for the Idaho Tire e. Rubber
company.
j. G. Van Rusen, Monogram oil rep
resentative, was in the city calling on
business.
l.. L Morn, Of the Bertram Supply
company, has gone to New Meadows
in the interest of his company.
The Bertram Motor Supply company
has recently installed service plant
for the care of Stewart speedometers.
This Is the only service station of the
kind between Chicago and San Fran
cisco.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-09-18
Where Britain's Navy Helps.
Washington Post.

Washington Post.
 By cutting off Germany's commerce and by driving GI'man ships from the ocean, the British fleet is doing more, in the long run, to defeat Germany than is being done by the allied armies. With an assurance of supplies and gold from abroad, and a market for her products, Germany could with stand indefinitely an assault by the Russian army, and probably could permanently annex Belgium and con- quer France. But with her factories paralyzed and the cold grip of the British fleet about her throat Germany must fight with redoubled vigor to bring the war to close before star vation conquers her.