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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-03-19

Two new bridges are TO be erected
between Olympia and Shelton.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-08
THE DIFFERENCE

1t has been written that Tennyson Longfelow
could take worthless sheet of paper and write poem
it and make it worth $65, OOO.-That's Genius
There who write few words
piece of paper and make it worth $5O0O0O0-Tha
Capital.
The United States Government can take of
silver and make it worth so cents-That's Money.
A Mechanic can take material worth S. 90 and make
it into watch springs worth $5O00-That's Skill
few ment can take piece of canvas worth $1.O0
and paint picture worth $1OOO.OO-That's Art.
merchant take article that cost Is cents
and sell it for $1OO-That's Business.
eral tons of dirt for.
A man works ten hours day and handles several
tons of dirt for $2.OO-That's Labor.
Many write check for $9O,OOOO0OOO,
but it wouldn't be worth ten cents-That's Tough.
There are other banks who will tell you they can
serve you as well as the Cresco Union Savings Bank
That's Nerve.
More than 1000 depositors who wanted the greatest
service and retrun their money use The Bank That
HELPS the Child-That's Common Sense.
Profits 100000. Assets S1,450,0000 e
CRESCO UNION SAVINGS BANK
Robert Thomson President
Per Cent Paid on Deposits
The Bank That Helps the Child Will Help You
Capital 100000. Surplus $5o,ooooo
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-08


On motion the Auditor instructed bids load of
hard load of Wilmington Bids be filed with the
dtor before October lst 1915
On motion O'Clock the Board adjourned O'Clock Octl
Is
DAYi
The Board adjournment members
The called H Wallace Chairman
the bridge lumber
sealed
loads of bridge lumber, the Engineers estimate
On motion the following resolution adopted
Whereas, Richards recommended this
Board change No. line of Sec 6-97l2
Therefore be resolved by the Board Supervisors Howard County,
change.
Fund for certificate of Judge S.
day while attendance the District Court of Howard County
Auditor authorized freight
bridge and material upon bills properly filed.
from July lst 1915
On motion the following resolution adopted
resolved the Board Supervisors Howard County Iowa. that
Motor Vehicle 1915
rolls for building permanent cuver in Howard County
cancellation of the
block Beade's Addition granted
for years 1909 and 1910, granted.
Soldiers Relief
On motion the following resolution adopted
resolved Board of
Bridge
Chambers Dson for being of the County
material furnished
by Chambers & Dobson under
the John Fogarty
the public highway running the south line tho
half of the northeast quarter of Sec 69712
F. Pnovky instructed proceed with the improve
mens at the County Home contemplated
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-08
NORTHERN IOWA TELEPHONE co.

Forest CITY Township OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10. so
fnd Dist 's Of Ime Springs Outside s
inc Snrinos CORPORATION 81
Chester Township NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 800
Ind Dist of Chester (outside corp) Observation-Disclosures. so
Chester CORPORATION Observation-Disclosures. so
Saratoga Townshin NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 3. SO
Howard Center Township ....................42 AZ. sc
Vernon Strings Township ...................2 6. 80
Ind Dist of Cresco (outsde corp ESQ
Cresco CORPORATION .........................8 $50
New Oregon Township .49. AZ
Paris Township ............................3 .9S
Howard Township Observation-Disclosures . Oh
Ind Dist of Elma (outside corp) Howard Township 90
AttOn township no a.
Ind Dist of Elma (outside corp.) Alton Township 90
Elma Corporation. ZOo
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-08

eNy anu
rrnper of the sever acQrpora
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-08

number of miles and the assessed
said follows:
Company, mile at $685. 90 per mile
the of Section 1886 of the Supple
be resolved the Board of
Howard County Iowa. the number of miles and the taxable value
Howard outside of
incorporated cities follows
INTERSTATE POWER co.
Springs Township. $2b5OO
motion following resolution adopted
certified the Auditor Howard
the following leve for the 1915 as follows
For Extension and Improvement Of Capitol
of Howard County
Auditor hereby instructed place said eves the
lists against the taxable of the county
following made and ordered placed the 1915
taxable Howard County, Iowa.
mills
Bridge. 50O mills
School.
County Insane. LOO mill
County Road mi
the following made and ordered placed the 1915
all the taxable outside of cities and towns:
County Building 20 mills
male q
by returned the
and ordered placed the 1916 tax lists
female dog and 300
ordered placed the 1915 tax lists
the following made the school
purposes against the
property of the school as follows
Florence mil mills
Oakley Ind Dist sec mills 5 20 mills
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-08
SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS

Joe Wacha al for road between sections
township range ID granted.
On motion the following resolution adopted.
certified to the
number of miles and the assessed value
mile of Howard County follows:
- Actual
NJ
G. q w Main Line 13O3 $9O24s.OO $7562OO
-
M. W. Div.....2438 S2676U s69W
Sections 1888 and 1885, of the
hereby by the Board of Supervisors of
miles of railroad and the taxable
said county be as follows:
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN-Aain Line
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-19
JUDGE HOSMER
JPH0LDS DUST
y IN FERRY FIGHT

Park Oommissioner Dust, dsri-
sivsly called ''csar OF Belle Isle" By
the small boat owners that hs has
ruled on the Belle Isle run. has 90
cured judicial confirmation Of his
method of regulating the ialsnd boat
trnfnc.
Judge Hosmer. Thursday morning.
handed down . decision denying the
application OF John J. Tracey. .
small boat owner. for writ OF man.
damus to compel the commissioner
to allow him to land at the Belle
Isle dock. In his ruling, Judge Hos
mer says that the commissioners un-
questionably has authority to regu-
late the landing Of boats at Belle
Isle docks. The commissioners 70
fused to allow any boat not having
capacity to carry 100 psssengsrs to
operate ON the run between the
bridge approach and the bsthhouse
dock. The small boat owners con-
tinued to operate despite tho order.
The commissioner refused to return
the money on tickets collected by
the operators Of these boats. Tracey
represented about Is small boat
owners.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-19
LAW KNOWS NO
HYPHENATED
CITIZENSHIP

"Hyphenated citizenship has no
color or standing. 1t cannot proper
ly be recognized by the court or any
branch of the government" said
Justice Whitaker, of the New York
supreme court, recently, in restrain
ing Commissioner George II. Bell.
OF the bureau Of licenses from inter
fering with the exhibition OF the
film "The Ordeal" condemned by
the bureau because 1t might be
offensive to Germans or German
Americans.
American includes all classes OF
citizens, native and naturalized. ir-
respective Of where they came from.
whether IL be Germany or any other
country" said Justice Whitaker.
The proceeding for an injunction
was brought by the Life Photo Film
Corporation, which controls The
Ordeal" picture. The latter Is what
is known as a dream play" found
ed upon a poem written In France
after the Franco-Pr war.
Commissioner Bell notified the
manager OF the Lexingtor-ave. opera
house that the license OF the theater
would be revoked II the film was
again shown there. The commis
sioner also announced that he would
refuse a renewal Of license to any
theate exhibiting the condemned
film. Thereupon the nlm company
brought the injunction action now
sustained by the court.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-19
EUROPEAN CONFLICT
AS SEEN FROM DAY TO DAY

encounterins decisive resistance.
The Slavs. however, have not yet
been divided. and unQuestionably
their power Of defensive II being
maintained at a high level. II the
division does take place. the Grand
Duke Nicholas will be In q precari.
ous position. not because Of the 40
tual separation OF his armies. but
because he will be unable to con-
centrate his munitions. az the Ger.
mans can do. The grand duke has
evaded trap after trap in the past.
set to hold him In Just this pre-
dicament. The chances of his abil-
ity to continue. certainly are even.
Won Hindenburg's work. appar-
emily, IL not concerned directly with
the effort to divide the Russians.
He must prepare his force to drive
ahead for Petrosrad as soon as the
signal IL given.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-19
HARTUNG NAMED
HEAD OF FOREIGN
. WARS VETERANS

Gus E Hartung. OF post No. 4
Denver. was elected eommandsr.in
chief Of the Veterans Of Foreisu
Wars. In the closing session Of the
convention In the Hotel fuller. We'd
nesday afternoon. Other onlcers
were chosen a. follows:
Senior uce-commandsr. A. J
Rabins. post No. &c. New York;
junior vice-commander, Andrew
Hawkins. post No. Z. Minneapolis:
Quartermaster-general Ernest J
Pool. post No. %. Reading. Pa:
Judge advocate general, Barrati
o'Hara. Of Chicago. heutenant-gov
ernor OF Illinois: surgeon general
Frank H. Hustead. post No. 2. Phila.
delphia; chaplain the Rev. 8. J.
Smith. U. S. A. post No. 70, Fort
Preble. Me-: council Of administra
ton, Thomas s. Crago. post No. 1
Pittsburgh: Lewis E. Dubois, post
No. 40. Canal Zone. and w. X. Har
vey. post No. IS, San Francisco. The
chief OF stan and other appointivs
officers will be named In the flrs,
general order OF the new command
er-in-chief. Chicago was chosen al
next years convention city.
The Ladies' Auxiliary. after insti
tuiing Detroit branch, elected thu
fo flowing national officers: Presi
dent. Mrs. G. NJ. Armstrong, Pitts
burgh; senior vice-president. Mrs
William Kern. st. Paul: Junior vice
president. Mrs. j. A. Boys, Albany
secretary, Mrs. II. 8. Hall. Pitts
bIrgh; treasurer. Mrs. George II
Gels. Pittsburgh; national inspector
Mrs. Charles Hoffman. Pittsburgh;
executive committee, Mrs. Gus E
Hartung. Denver; Mrs. william
Walker. Denver. and Mrs. G. M
Armstrong, ex-ofiicio. Mrs. william
]. Carsh, wife Of the commander o.
Johnston post, Of this city, was chos
en- president OF the Detroit branch.
Thursday morning. the veterans
and the ladies of the auxiliary wen
to rashmoo park on . post-conven
ton excursion.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-19
ALDERMEN PLAN
TO TAKE ACTION
ON RANDOLPH-ST.

The work Of laying out the as
sessment district for the widening
of Randolph-st. from Jefferson-ave.
TO Pingree-sq. will be started rs soon
as Aid. Freiwald. chairman Of the
committee on street openings, can
confer with Aid. Lodge and Owen.
OF the First ward While the plan
for widening Randolph-st. has been
generally Endorsed. some Of the
property owners who will lose val
liable frontage when the improve
ment Is made are strongly opposing
Il.
when the assessment district 10
laid out, we will know Just how
many Of the people In the affected
district want the street widened."
said Chairman Freiwald. Thursday
morning. Long experience has
taught the members OF the street
opening committee that the best
way to bring out sentiment on a
contemplated street Improvement Is
to lay out an assessment district
A vigorous protest against q pc
tition for the opening Of Buhl-ave..
between Robins and Crane-aves..
caused the committee to put the
matter over for week, Thursday
morning. The committee went out
to Maxwell-ave. and Charlevoix-st
TO look at q house that has been
moved four inches over the lot line.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-19
Attacked BY Acute In
digestion While Hear
ing Divorce Cases
CONDITION NOT
THOUGHT SERIOUS
Will Soon Be Able to
Resume Work, Says
Physician

Although he was suffering con.
stant pain from acute indigestion.
Judge George p. Codd sat on the
bench for two hours. Thursday
morning. while he heard stories or
matrimonial troubles from wit
nesses In three divorce cases.
After the third case had been dis
posed of. Judge Codd motioned
weakly to Deputy Sheriff Ed. John
SON, who assisted him into his pri-
yate once, where he collapsed DR..
T. b. Forbes was summoned. He
ordered Judge Codd removed to his
home at once. While, the Judge
suffered intensely, DR.. Forbes said
he would be able to resume his
duties In a few days.
Thirty divorce cases were on the
docket for hearing in Judge Colds
court. The court room was packed
with men and women, many Of the
latter holding children in their
arms. II had been Judge Colds In
tention TO hear all OF them, II pos
sible during the day. Judge Muir
ply started 10 hear the cases after
Judge Codd had been taken home.
Chester Leroy Knarr was telling
Judge Codd. Thursday morning, OF
the troubles he had with his wife.
Eva. Knarr was seeking a divorce.
His testimony was confined mostly
to his own troubles. He declared
his spouse had told him TO keep
away from their home in Pennsyl-
vania, adding that she wanted moth
ing to do with him.
You were married six years."
said Judge Codd Amy children
yes, one. Her name is Golden
Arlene"
And you didn't write TO her."
NO"
Not even on Christmas?"
No"
Didn't you even send present
10 Golden Arlene during the years
you have been away"
The father admitted that his
child's Christmases had been toy
less ones, insofar as receiving gifts
from him was concerned.
Her mother told me she didn''
want to have anything TO do with
me-" ne repeated. Her parents
were taking care of the girl"
Decree denied" ruled the Judge
until you can furnish better evi
dence."
Gertrude Dougall said her hus
band, John, was an entertainer. but
didn't care much just where he en-
tertained.
I'VE walked most of the way from
Atlantic City, N. j.. to Columbus
o." she said. land he would carr
money for food along the way, sing
ing wherever he could. Yes. sir.
surely find more pleasure working
for my own living than existing or
what he got BY his singing"
She was granted decree.
John wssmore became involved
with IN anlnity, three years ago, &C
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-19
$47 LEADS
T0TROUB| 81
Youths Joy-Trip On
Cash Not His Ends
in Prison

Russell Hagen, - years old.
brought hero from his fathers home
In Muskegon. Wednesday night. by
Detective Joseph Kolb. TO answer
q charge of embesxling $l7 from La
fer Bros. grocers. No. . Cadillac.
So. has had quite lurid career for
one so young. according to the
stories with which he RECALLED the
detective on the way back.
Hagen frankly admits. Kolb says.
that he failed to turn In SAT that he
collected In one day. while driving
a wagon for LATER Bros. and also
stated that prior to that experience.
his father. a Muskegon grocer. set.
tied up" checks for 34&2 to which
young Hagen forged his parents
name. That was last February. In
June. he came to Detroit. and work.
ed for Later Bros. long enough to
get the SAT. with which he skipped
to the south and west. beating his
way on freight trains.
r The money Hagen realized on the
forged checks he spent on young
woman whom he met on the Detroit
streets. Kolb says.
In the south. Hagen told the de-
tective, he was arrested for beating
his way on a train, and was put to
work In a turpentlne camp, a ball
and chain being fastened to his leg
to prevent his escape. He said that
he was frequently beaten by his
guards. and was glad when he was
transferred to road work.
But there he was put to work driv
ing mules. he said. and his hands
were so sore from his work In the
turpentine camp that he was unable
TO bear the pain OF holding the reins
over the mules, and when he tried
to shirk his work. no said, his guard
promptly knocked him down with a
pick handle.
He fastened homo after serving
his time. but his father refused 10
have anything more to do with him.
and declined to settle his short.
age with the Detroit firm.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-19
London FOresees Drive
Against PetrOgrad
BY UNITED PRESS.

LONDON, Aug. 1.-the assault
on Brest Litovsk, main base Of the
Russian field armies and one Of the
strongest fortresses OF Europe. has
begun. The outer works are under
attack by the Austro-German
armies; infantry divisions are clos
Ing In about the forts and siege guns
are being brought up to batter at
the inner defenses.
Military men here today expressed
the belief that Brest Litovsk will be
evacuated by the Russians, possibly
within . fortnight. The fall Of
Kovno, the advance OF the Germans
against the Kovno-Brest Litovsk
railway and the threat against Pet
rograd itself will make II necessary
for the grand duke to abandon en-
tirely the Brcst Litovsk line and
wheel his armies northward to de-
fend the Russian capital. IL 10 be-
lieved here.
An ofncial statement from Petro-
grad early today admitted the cap
ture by Gen. Won Hindenburg of the
principal .efenses OF Kovno. A por.
ton Of the works on the right bank
of the river are still held by the
Russians, who are using the same
tactics they employed upon evacu
ating warsaw. From their positions
on the right bank the Russian ar
tillsry In covering the retreat oil
the Kovno garrison in the direction
Of wilma. the railway center toward
which the German rush IL directed
South of Kovno. the German
armies Of Won scholtz and Won Gall
Wits are hammering hard at the
Russian lines defending the import
ant Bielostok. Brest Htovsk railway
The Russian war once carly today
admitted stubborn lighting In this
section, with alternating sue
cesscs." Petrograd also admitted
heavy German attacks upon the forts
of Novo Georgievsk. but declared
there mad been no change In the sit
uation around Brest Litovsk.
Persistent reports have reached
here that the Germans are transfer
ring whole army corps from the
southern to the northern front. and
are preparing for drive on Petro
grad after seising the railway nj
wilma. IN some quarters Il 10 be
lieved here that the movement
through Kovno on Wilma Is more
than an effort TO reach the Warsaw
Petrograd railway and turn the Rus
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-19
LONDON, Aug. te.-The VIII
con liner Grodno has been sunk
BY q German submarine. The
crew has been rescued.

PARIS, Aug. l9.-The most i'm
portant French victory in the fight
ing north Sof Arras in several weeks
was announced by the war office this
afternoon. The French have cap
tured he cross roads east'of Notre
Dame dc Lorette through which the
Arras- Bethune and the Angres-Ao-
lain highways run.
The position. held by the Germans
throughout the winter months and
strongly fortified. formed salient
in the French lines. It's capture by
infantry charges. accompanied by
showers OF bombs and grenades
puts the French in position to di'
rect effective attacks against the
Germans north and northeast OF
Souchez.
Driven from the cross roads yes
terday afternoon, the Teutons coun'
ter-attacked several times during the
night In an effort to recapture the
position, bu. we're repulsed In each
instancc. Other German attacks
north Of Chateau Carlaul, preceded
by heavy commandments, were re
pulsed. this afternoons communiqut
stated.
Between the Disc and the Aisnt
on the plateau OF Quinnieviers
south CT Arras and around Neuyron
violent cannonading contiuet
Throughout. last night. The French
batteries in each OF these engage
ments proved themselves masters OF
the enemy's artillerymen.
violent fighting continues on the
summit of Lineekopf in the vosges,
said this afternoons communique
we have taken new trenches on
the crest of Scratzmaenle."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-19

sian flank. The Germans. some Lon
don critics believe. plan to drive .
wedge In abe Russian line east OF
wilma and send armies marching to
an attack on Petrograd while hold
Ing on the Russians to the south.
To meet this offensive movement.
II was pointed out here today. the
grand duke must evacuste Brest
Litovsk and retreat northward with
his armies or leave . garrison In
Bres Ltovsk to impede the move
ments Of the Germans In the south.
east
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-19

n RllN (via Wireless to Say
S3. Aug. 1e.-"Germany has
r1R armies ct her disposal for
| Gntogpr1ses: proudly. and with
foax. W look into the future"
1900 Chancellor Won Bethmann-
49, n A address at the for
cponing Of the German reich
boesrv . great throng this AZ
x ~ chancellor retraced the
nts heading up to the war, de-
- that 0ermany's enemies had
lrDeosonted the facts, even to
~ oWa peoples. Then he turned
1no situation In Poland. referring
X y frsoh Victories Of the German
a - resent occupation Of the Po-
$3.50 frontier u the beginning Of
x >cantlea which win lead the
ON ~ ~ freed from Russian yoke.
~ : brighter future In which
- Wfl1 b able to develop and cul-
~ ~ individual and national
ckor,~ said the chancellor.
Y 49, the rcichstag last assemb-
Foa& things have happened In
1 Il 49,. Again Ill French at
o shatter our western front
|1(I 1n11oG IN spite Of our enemy's
ut a. death and reckless
q human lives. Italy, our
I onoany. who thought she could
no frcm our neighbors that
m ~ coveted. has been repuls-
1tGly. b spite Of her numer-
oFfority and IN immense sac
nj human lives. Unshaken
1nshakable stands our Darda-
= (runt We greet our faithful
nn1 ext9nd especial greetings
y e1alted ruler. the Danube
sG emperor Franz josef.
ysotsrdAy entered his eighty
sslvsa have rstaken A.
"A 6 oaleia. A large part
y n1 IlthuAnia and Courland
49, ikssa from the Russians
1nna svssywhere are far ad.
1u1 Into the ensmy's country
1ill ~ stand like walls"
& k10's enemisd. the chsncel-
su ~ attempting to de-
hetr own people sbout the
tnntiow Of the war at present,
lnGnksing heavys blood guilt.
o11ed - caIumnies the stories
1o1 W tAs alllss against Ger.
~ the declaration that Ger.
~olone was prepared for war.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-19
for Catarrh
Sufferers Now FREE
You Can Now Treat This Trouble in Your
Own Home and Get Relief at Once.
How the Remedy for CatarEh
Was Discovered.

a. THIS terrible disease
..sfiei AZ .s,s has ragged unchecked
s ".s ~ - az a. = for years simply be-
:s.siss . .s:S cause ympnms have been
SssfS,. 70 0s treated while the cause Of
s sss WOW the trouble has been LETT 10
circulate in the blood, and
bring the disease back ~ fast ~ local
treatments could relieve il.
G. E. Gauss. who experimental TOO
years on . treatment for Catarrh, found
THAI after perfecting balm that relieved
the nose and throat troubles quickly, he
could not prevent the trouble beginning
- r,,- all over again.
asAe. :.as az On test cases, be could
Ssssi s.S.e.a completely e m owe ~
81. .S s,-..ss,s -. signs of Catarrh from nose
0As sss, s.x and throat, but in . few
sss BY ,r.os- weeks they were back.