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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-09
New Weekly Tosrist Car Service =
IS Los AnSele,.

On Tuesday, kpil 10, the Chicago,
Nh hui Railway will es-
ta6liss Sekly tourist car SER
vide to Los Angeles, without change Of
cars. Therefore, this service will Be
in effect every Tuesday.
This tourist car will leave Cresco at
900 a. M, operated via Marion, Iowa,
connecting there with THE PACIFIC
LIMITED the ''MILWAUKEES'
leading train to California arriving
Los Angeles 1890 a. M, Friday.
Travellers to California will welcome
this new service, as it avoids change Of
cars en- route, accomplishes the trip
in record time, and reaching Los Ange-
les in the morning enables them to get
satisfactorily located before nightfall.
To round out the trip with wealth
OF scenic variety, the return journey
should be made via the Pacific North
Coast and over the ''MILWAUKEE'S"
northern route, the picturesque
TRAIL OF THE OLYMPIAN." It
costs only triae more to make this
GRAND CIRCLE TOUR" which
takes in the entire Pacific Coast.
For sleeping car reservations, West
ern Travel literature and full infnrma-
ton apply to local agent Of the Chica-
60, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-09
GRANGER.

Benjamin Serfling went to Canada on
Monday for short time on business.
Mrs. Christ Leitz is grandma again
and is spending few days at her
daughters Mrs. R. Roberts, so grand
pa Leitz is doing his own cooking for
few days.
Fred Martin and family visited at
the home of Henry Grooteboer on We'd
nesday.
Otto Serf1ing and wife spent We'd
Grooteboer.
Chas. Jeffres moved into the Slaw-
son house on Wednesday for the sum-
mer.
Services were held at the German
Lutheran church on Thursday.
VIM. Leitz and wife visited at the
home of Fred Ahrns on Friday.
Florence Serfling is home from Har-
mony where she is attending school, to
spend few days.
Our school will open again Monday
the 5th, after two weeks vacation.
Walter Wentworth is owner of
Jacob Schaefer.
Fred Wendt is very frequent caller
at the home of Herman. LANCE. Won
der what the attraction is, Fred.
Gust Kneuth finished saving wood in
the Villages the past week for the
season.
Jacob Schaefer, Ed. Brink and Fred
Martin were splitting wood for John
Martin on Friday.
R. w. McCloud went to DEBORAH on
Saturday to spend Sunday with the
Daniels family.
Heman Brink arrived home from the
hospital on Saturday and is doing NICE
ly.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-09
KENDALLVILLE.

Mrs. Ed. Holmes, of HARMONY has
been visiting friends in this vicinity the
past week.
Stephen Wallace, Jr., has recovered
from his recent illness and began work
ing for Chas. Curtis for the season last
Monday.
On account of bad weather and roads
there were no Easter services in the
church Sunday.
Fred Todd and family were Cresco
visitors Tuesday.
The township board met here Monday
The literary society met Saturday
night with good attendance.
Quite few from here attended the
show in Cresco Tuesday night.
Mrs. Minnie Todd and daughter
Helen, who were over Sunday visitors
at the Steve Todd home, went to Har-
mony Tuesday for few days visit at
the. Amos Elliott home.
Anna Brown, of Orleans visited her
sister, Mrs. Alison Daskam Tuesday.
Ed Barnes was an over Sunday Wis
itor with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
Barnes.
Mrs. John Pierce, of Plymouth Rock
and her sister, Frances Handke, of
Cresco were calling on friends in Ken
dallville Tuesday afternoon.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-09
Married.

Yesterday morning at the parsonage
of the M. E. church, Rev. G. S. Lack
land officiating, occurred the marriage
Of Mr.. John G. Dell and Miss Grace
Makepeace. The bride is daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Makepeace, who
reside mile and half west of DEBORAH,
and is one of Winneshiek County's very
best young ladies. She has been a sue
cessfu1 and popular school teacher for
the past FIVE years, and her friends
throughout the County are legion.
The groom is a well known young
farmer Of Howard County, a gentleman
of sterling worth and character and well
worthy of the charming bride he has
won. Mr.. and Mrs. Dell departed
yesterday on honeymoon trip to Min
neapolis, and on their return will make
their home on fine farm near Cresco,
where the best wishes of many friends
go with them. DEBORAH Public Opinion.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-09
Obituary.

Mrs. Frances Blaska passed away
Thursday night at the home Of her son
Charley,
Deceased was born in Wildenschwert,
Austria, Oct &c, 1850, and was Sd years,
6fmonths and 5 days at the time of
her deate.
Mrs. Blaska leaves to mourn her loss
nine children, all them were present at
the funeral except one.
Her funeral took place at St. Mary's
Church at North Washington Monday.
conducted by Father Lusbrook andsfthe
remains were laid at rest in North
Washington cemetery beside her hus-
band. "A
wonder who the first will be ~
To rest in graveyard yorder
All, well know that Pm to be
The first there to slumber.
Yes, in the grave she sweetly slumbers
Still her spirit watches nigh
Gladly left earth's joys and pleasures
For Heavens blest and joyous home
She sleeps on hillside yonder
Beneath that cold, green sod,
While Angels sing her praise above
She is safe in Heaven with God.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to express our sincere thanks
TO the neighbors and friends who so
k5ndly assisted lis during our recent
bereavement The CHILDREN.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-09
ELMA.

Mrs. Chas. Grace end Mrs. Sommers,
Of McIntire were visiting at the T. j.
Doran home.
Ed. Owens came over from Crescc
Saturday evening to spend Easter with
relatives in Elma.
Will eastman was a passenger to
New Hampton Saturday.
The young ladies sodality met Tues.
day evening with Miss Loretta Knapp.
Mrs: Hayden came down from David
Saturday to spend Easter with her
mother, Mrs. Elsie McGrane.
Mabel Gleason is on. the sick list, =
The Lace club was entertained Wed,
nesday afternoon by Mrs. Curtiss at
the home of Mrs. Spaulding.
Jim Doran, who has been in. Elma
this winter, returned Wednesday to
his home in Montana.
Miss Spaulding, of Iowa City is here
visiting her uncle, H. L. Spaulding.
The children of the Elma public
school are enjoying a weeks vacation.
Miss Goldie Dowd went to Ossian
Friday night to visit her parents.
Miss Iuella Deveraux returned from
Chicago Wednesday where she has
been visiting. Her brother Tom ac-
companied her home. Tom has just
completed his course at the Rush Medi-
cal college.
The Easter dance will be given Fri
day evening, April 9th at the Graud
Opera. Music by Conry's harp orches-
ira.
The l. C. c. held market Saturday
afternoon at the Family Theatre. They
are to be complimented on the fine sue
cess.
Mrs. Maruska, of Alta Vista visited
a few days with her son John of this
place.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-09
Frank E. Long, At The Cre.eo.

y The ever popular Frank E. Long
Company opened weeks engagement
at The Cresco on Monday night to a
record-breaking capacity and has kept
up the record SO far this week, playing
to full houses every night. With but
two nights left of this engagement and
two Of the strongest bills Of his roper
toire yet to be produced it is safe to
predict that the business will be sus-
tanned.
Frank has now surrounded himself
with one of the best companies that he
has had for several seasons, every one
being perfectly adapted to their particu-
lar role. The plays that he is providing
are all new and far above the average
usually produced by higher priced shows.
High class vaudeville is also included in
the entertainment by exceptionally good
talent; John Sullivan easily holding his
previous popularity with Cresco audi
ences.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-09
COUNTY NEWS
LINE SPRINGS.

DR.. Freemire and Harry Owens at
tended the show at Cresco Tuesday
evening.
Harriet Owens left Saturday morn
ing for Minneapolis for weeks va
cation with friends and relatives.
H. P. Anderson and daughter Miss
Geneva attended golden wedding at
Austin Friday, returning home Friday
evening.
Chef Cruthers, of Ridgeway was a
guest of Augustus Prescott for few
days last week.
l.laE. B. Carlson, Harry Owens, Mar
Igaret Jones and Cora Woods attended
the show at Cresco Monday evening.
John Arneson and Herbert Moulton
were Adams visitors Saturday.
2 Earl Miller, of Chicago was a guest
at the Mrs. S.. A. Miller home Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Woods and babe
returned to their home near Mora,
Mimi, after a weeks visit with his
mother, Mrs. Alice Woods.
Jack Furstnow, of Fairmont, Mimi,
was the guest of Bessie Wells Sunday.
Neil Miller returned to Owatonna,
Mmn., Monday, after spending weeks
vacation at home.
.Libbey Jones, of New Hampton has
been the guest Of Burnah Hall past
week.
Rose Jones spent Tuesday with Miss
Belle Petit at Austin.
Mrs. R. H. Jones returned home
Tuesday from her Mankato visit.
Donald Thorn, of Bonair visited at
the T. j. Richards home Monday and
Tuesday.
| Dwight and Jennie Williams return
ed to Minneapolis Wednesday to re-
sumo their school duties at the univer-
sity.
Nettie Smith, Geneva Anderson,
Paul Nagle, Augustus Prescott return
ed to Fayette Wednesday, after spend
| ing weeks vacation at home.
Dorothy Thorn came up from Bonair
Wednesday for short visit with
friends.
Nancy Frost returned to Waukon
Saturday to resume her school duties.
Ruth Hall, of Hopkinton, Mrs. j. w.
Platt, of Cresco visited Lime Springs
friends last week.
H. F. and A. H. Atwood left Friday
for Viking, Mimi, where they expect
to spend the summer.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-09
Farms Wanted

Have customers for two or three
farms of from 80 to 12O acres, and can
also use some little larger, but the
price.andsterms must be right. Come
and..see.me iflyou.want to sell, or write
me and will come. and see you.
Myron- Converse, .Cresco, Ia.
2Q-f9
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-09
CONGREGATIONAL Church.

At 1880 a. M, Sunday morning the
pastor will preach the last sermon of
teries on Foundation of Faith, the sub
ject being The Person and Work Of
the Holy Spirit.
At 7:3O the pastor will deliver a
stereopticon lecture ION "Our Rocky
Mountain National Park" The views
that will be used are all new and made
by pictures taken by Joseph Burgess,
,Harlie Gill and the Pastor two years
ago. Fine mountain views and numer-
Gus fishing scenes.will be shown. All
welcome,
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-09
For Sale.

For Sale.
EggsTfor-. hatching.f Fishel Strair
White Rocks,!5O cts. per setting of Is
81. so pei. hunpred.
21m2 FRED FICKEN.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-09
A Surprise.

A pleasant surprise was given to Mr..
j. G. Kirschman, west of Ridgeway, by
the congregational the German M. E.
church, on April 9Th, in behalf of the
s. S...andss congregation. Rev. A. F..
Damerow presented him with a hand
some Bible for the..service he has rem
dered..for the congregation. Mr.. Kirsch-
man has been S. S. teacher for q
years. andsis now andkhas been leader
of various. organizations. All enjoyed
q pleasant. evening.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-09

Do You Want Home On North Elm St?
i will sellsshouse- and lot or building
site, or both. Also lots on First Street
East. 32t2 i. j. L. Gassett.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-09
NOTICE IN PROBATE.
Estate Of Jacob Frank, Deceas

Estate of Jacob Frank, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, That the sub
scriber has been duly appointed Execu.
tor OF the Estate of Jacob Frank, late OF
Cresco, in the County OF
Howard, State Of Iowa. deceased, intestate,
and has taken upon himself that trust by
giving bonIs as the law directs. All persons
having demands upon the Estate Of said
Deceased are required to- exhibit the same
ana persona Indebted to the said estate are
called upon to make payment to
r. c. WOELLSTEIN,
Administrator.
Dated April :. lsla 1878
a. E. Barker, ATTY. for Estate,
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-09
Sehoel RepeEt

oflHoward Center township, Dist. No. 2,
fossthes month ending April End.
Number Of days taught 10. AZ
!. Number.of pupils enrolled, 10.
Pupils not absent during the month,
aressEdith Wilson, = Edward Coughlin,
William Coughlin, Joseph Montague,
and Roy E. Wilson.
NELLIE HARRIS, Teacher.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-03-04
SCHOOLS LARGER THAN EVER
Total School Enrolment is 939 and 271
Are Enrolled in the High School

The report of the city schools for
the month ending February 26, shows
that there are 939 enrolled with an
aver ge daily attendance of $40. There
are 271 in the high school. The re-
port shows that the average daily at
tendance in the high school for the
month was 255. There were 1876 in
this department that was neither
tardy nor absent during the month.
In the departmental school there were
100 who have been neither tardy nor
absent this month. In the grades the
report shows that there were 381
neither tardy nor absent. Miss Palon
juniors and seniors are taking ad-
vantage of the opportunities afforded
them in this department and are max
ing their reception and graduating
dresses. In carrying out this plan the
girls will do more than earn their
credit as a school subject but they
will receive the commentator and
praise of the entire community. This
is household economics verified, and
the girls will have reasons to be proud
of their accomplishments.
MI. Nesseth has 96 boys in the man
ual training department. They are
now finishing a number of pieces of
furniture that shows the artistic il
struction they are receiving under the
direction of Mr.. Nesseth.
Miss Vahle's room, Fifth grade, hold
the honor of having the best attend
ance of any room in the school. This
room had an average daily attendance
of 38, or 99% of the total enrolment
were present for the entire month. MI.
Countermine's room hold the record
for spelling. No pupil missing a word
for an entire week.
The preliminary contest for the in
~tersociety oratoricaldeclamatory con
test will take place Friday afternoon
beginning at 800 o'clock.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-03-04
OLD PIONEER PASSES AWAY

Andrew Hanson, one of the pioneer
settlers of the county, passed away at
the family home southwest of the city
early Saturday morning, after an Ill
ness extending over three years.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon, at one o'clock at the home
and at two o'clock at the Lutheran
church in this city, conducted by Rev.
H. Fossness. Interment was made in
the Lutheran cemetery. Both ser
vices were largely attended by the
friends and old neighbors of the de-
ceased and the floral tributes were
unusually large.
Mr.. Hanson was born at Urskog,
Norway, April "a, 1847. He was mar
ried to Carolina Matilda Jensen May
II, 1873. and they came to America
in June of the same year, locating at
Chicago. After living at Chicago for
a year Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson moved
to Racine, Wis, Which was their home
until they came to Bookings county
in May, 1878. Mr.. Hanson filed on a
homestead two and a half miles south
west of the city, which was his home
for thirty-seven years. He is sur
vived by Mrs. Hanson and seven sons
and four daughters, besides a sister in
Norway. The children are: Norman
! Oscar. Emil, Arthur, William and
Clarence of Brookings, and Gaylord OF
Sioux Falls; Mrs. Jesse Nielsen and
Mrs. julius Hanson of Brookings. Mrs
Emil Hunstad and Mrs. Gilbert Hun
stad of Butterfeld, MINI. All Of thu
children were present at the funeral
Mr.. Hanson was a kindly man, be
loved by his family and liked and re
spected by a large circle Of friend
and acquaintances, and his death Il
sincerely mourned.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-03-04
SWIFT-lEHNE Err

A very pretty wedding was solem-
nized at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Lehner last
Thursday evening when Rev. William
A. Mast used the beautiful ring cere-
mony in uniting Mr.. Jesse E. Swift
and Miss Beatrice L. Lehner in the
holy bonds of wedlock.
The ceremony was performed in the
presence of about fifty guests who
we're intimate friends and relatives of
the bride and groom. Mrs. J. H. Rob
erts sang at is Morn" after which
Mss Aurora Leekly played the wed
ding march from Mendelssohn. The
bride and groom accompanied by MI.
Earnest d. Smith of Mankato, and
Miss Mae Lehner, sister of the bride,
took their places under an arch
decorated with white carnations. The
bride was beautifully gowned in white
and carried a bouquet of roses.
Mr.. Swift is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arson Swift of Bookings. He is a
young man who is very well and
favorably known to the people Of
Brookings where he has lived for sew
eral years.
The bride is an accomplished and
attractive young woman with excep-
t~ionally winning qualities which have
endeared her to a very, large circle of
friends. She Is a graduate of the
Brookings high school and has attend
ed State College.
These popular young people enter
on their married life under most favor
able circumstances, and their many
friends unite in wishing them a long
and prosperous journey through life.
They will make their home on Mr..
Swift's farm near Estelline.
Those present at the wedding from
out of town were Mrs. G.. C. erosion
Of James, Iowa, Mr.. and Mrs. B. f.
Held and children of Hinton, Iowa,
Miss Jessie and Mable Steel of lie
Mars, Iowa, Ernest D.. Smith of Man
kato, Mimi, Mr.. and Mrs. Boutwell, Of
Canton, and Mr.. and Mrs. Billick of
Estelline.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-03-04
SEE ~"sEPTEMBER MORN"

She is coming to Brookings March
15-dear little Miss September Morn"
but she's clothed in the form of a
three act musical comedy this time
with songs, jokes, scenery and girls
lots of them. Nat Phillips, the original
joy bug, is the star of the play, which
is presented by Rowland & Clifford's
specially selected musical comedy
company of fifty. Many new Tango
and Hesitation dances have been stag
ed and the latest foreign creation call
ed "Sharak Swish Dip"-very popular
in London. England, goes with a rush.
Sparkling Hazel Shannon, the Ameri,
a Gaby Deslys." VIM. Rowland
Elsie Baiards and Dorothy Earl are
also In the cast.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-03-04

million, talked on hog raising. Mr..
Peterson is one of the best known hog
raisers in the state and he has been
identified with the live stock interests
for many years.
Friday noon a picnic dinner was
held in the basement of the opera
house and a large number of farmers
and their families attended.
The first number in the afternoon
was an address on the farm dairy by
w. B. Woods of the state force. Mr..
Woods showed that the dairy Is the
most profitable source of revenue on
the farm, and he explained the best
manner Of selecting and caring for a
dairy herd. He advocated the use of
the silo and explained the good and
bad points of the various kinds. The
kind of a silo to build was not so i'm
portant as to see that it was well and
properly built.
One of the best talks we heard was
given by Prof. Manley Champlin of the
State College, and his subject was po-
tatoes. He emphasized the need for
cooperation in the growing, advertis.
ing and marketing of our potato crop.
He said that South Dakota has many
natural advantages over states in more
humid regions in the growing of tubers
of good quality, and that we should
let the people of the big markets know
about these superior qualities by CO.
operative advertising. We may i'm
prove the quality and yield of u po-
tatOes by selecting one of the good
standard varieties for the whole COM
munity, by carefully selecting the seed,
by treating the seed to prevent dis
ease, by careful planting, cultivation
and sufficient spraying to prevent bugs
and blight. The talk was illustrated
by lantern slides showing twenty-four
varieties of potatoes, the effect of
seed selection, and a complete line of
modern machinery for growing the
crop and harvesting 1t.
Saturday morning F. S. Sutherland
of the state force talked on field crops.
G. w. Dixon of Watertown, was on the
program for a talk on potatoes right
after dinner, but he was unable to be
here and Mr.. Dawes of the state force
gave an address on corn. Mr.. Dawes
Is one of the best corn men in the
state and is president Of the South
Dakota Corn and Grain Growers as
ISOLATION. He gave a very interesting
talk, using a chart, which aided in
bringing out the points he wished to
emphasize. Selection of good seed Is
the principal factor in having good
corn, said Mr.. Dawes The seed should
be selected early, as it can be more
readily dried, and freezing Injuries 1t.
It should be dried promptly and kept
dry, in a room where the temperature
is even. 1t should be selected from
standing stalks, picking ears at a de-
sirable heighth that hang down, and
stalks hat have suckers should be
avoided.
After the address the awards in the
corn and potato contest were made,
by Prof. Champlin, who explained the
method of scoring corn. An auction
sale of the corn was held, Mr.. Dawes
acting as auctioneer, but there were
not many bidders and the corr went
cheap. The Commercial Club corn
committee purchased the winning corn
and will display it in the club rooms.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-08

the kind that are incurable. Here
they could retire and nurse their
wounds, incurred in the last toy coun
ter rush.
How fortunate it is that Santa Claus
was not born late shopper. He il
always on the job, and gets ready
for the holiday season months ahead
we are reliably informed by the nurs
cry books. However, Santa Claus il
in constant danger of losing his repu
tation. There are hundreds of fond
Fathers who pose as Santa Claus to
their little broods, Papas who sally
forth to collect a bagful of toys just
when the stores are closing on Christ
mas eve, and the holly garlands are
being taken down, and the manager
of the dress goods department is get
ting ready to announce, Spring and
Summer Styles"
The Late Shoppers we have always
with US. AS eleventh-hour athletes,
they take all the running, jumping
and line-plunging honors. But often
the Late Shopper has one good mark
to his credit. He puts off giving at
all times. and therefore puts off Civ
ing a piece of his mind to his wife.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-08

dozen eager hands. It is strange how
ready everybody is to help in reliev
ing the deliveryman of his 12-ounct
burden. Then the package is conveyed
in state to the inspecting department
1t is opened with nervous anticipation
and there is great rejoicing when
proves to be a knitted muffler for ia
Their from Aunt Jessica. The mufflel
is as large as young hammock, and
is pinker than pas cheeks when we
all insist that he try it on.
If there is a grown-up daughter III
the family, she beats all records get
ting to the door when the bell rings on
Christmas day. If anybody beats heI
to the knob, it is not her fault, as she
slid down the banister and took a fly
ing leap, which was the best she could
do without breaking bones. Sis ex-
poets the kind of presents which are
not found in f1replaces after Santa
Claus visit. She's looking for bou-
quets of flowers, huge boxes of candy
and other tokens of regard. Some
times, though not very often, the bell
ring announces a neatly wrapped wed
ding ring.
The Christmas telephone bell is an
important feature of the Yuletide. 1t
rings Christmas tidings which former
ly were sent on decorative cards,
which, with their imitation snow, made
handy match scratchers.
The Christmas dinner bell-one at a
time, please. Don't all rush In at
once!