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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-01-03
KAISER'S
ILLNESS
hAuABb -
WH "a ..yr..
SERIOUS

Paris, Jan. S.--Press dispatches from
Switzerland. Italy. continue to affirm
very serious. 1t is stated the emperor
is suffering from a deep seated affec-
tion of which the cutaneous eruption
is but an incidental symptom and that
q malady is complicated by the re-
appearance of old throat trouble which
is extended to the mouth. 1t is asserted
it will be necessary to provide him with
an artificial palate made OF silver.
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Russians Advancing
After Heavy Fighting
German Launch New
Offensive In the West

London, Jan. dispatches southern
inc ivanoH IL is
offensive
part their line that
initiative
considerable
tance beyond the Stripa river. #e
Labassee Rethune yesterday after
trench buried by
fled. ~
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4 &..sa,. Y - JAP SQUADRON TO sUEzc GsT .
s Toxic, Jill shimpo
will the
said that the arored
Is .F t@~'t
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-01-03
TAXI DRIVER
Hit BY TRAIN

bismarck, N. D.. Jan. 3.-WiIliam
AshweIl, taxi driver. drove before
incoming N. r. train No. Sunday
night. The automobile was demolish-
ed. He was picked up 100 feet from
the point of collision and taken to a
hospital badly smashed up. The most
serious injury is a fractured skull. He
may not live, T&
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-01-03
Ford Has No Doubt
of Eventual Success
of His Peace Plans

he arrived in New York yesterday on
the steamer Bergensfjord.
Mr.. Ford confirmed cable reports
that his leaving the party he organ
lied had been hastened by illness. but
declared his return had been hasten
ed only a few days as he had intende6
---. :
Continued on Page 3D.
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FATAL
FIRE ON .
DRYDOCk

New York, Jan. 3.-One man was
killed, ten more were seriously in
Jured and eighteen are missing follow
Ing an explosion and fire aboard the
steamship Aztec at the Brooklyn dry
docks
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VILLA COMING f
TOWARD BORDER

Ell Paso, Jan. Sit is reported here
that General Villa is making toward.
the American border near Columbus,
New Mexico. Rumors Of Villas death
are discredited.
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Partly cloudy and probably unse+
tied tonight and Tuesday: Continue,
cold,
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
TWIN VILLAGES.

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Grooteboer and
sons visited at the home of Fred Mar
tin on Wednesday.
Otto Serf1ing and wife spent Wednes-
day at the home of Ed Thacher in Bris-
A surprise party was held on We'd
nesday at the home of John Grooteboer,
it being Mrs. Grooteboer's birthday,
and also farewell party, as they are
going to leave that neighborhood. There
+ were about sixty people present and
Mr.. and Mrs. G:ooteboer received as a
token $13 in cash and set Of dishes.
Henry Leitz has been drawing lum-
Der the past week for new barn that
he will build in the spring.
Our miller, Mr.. Burr, is very busy
these days by the looks of the grain
| that goes to the mill.
The creamery company put in new
churn the past week. 1t is very much
larger than the old one.
Lewis Hanson has purchased lot of
D. M. Hunt north of the Sims store
and will build a brick garage 50y50 #.
as soon as the weather will permit, part
of the brick being here.
TIeu MdTLlIl anu ldIIllly SpeuC quiz
day at the home of Fred's father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs John Martin.
Engel Lunborg has been among the
community the past week with his sam
Piles of wall paper and sold lot of
paper.
Otto Applen and wife are visiting at
the home of Otto Serfling over the Sab
bath.
R. w. McCloud sold his colt coming
one year to James Berring for S62. so.
It was very fine colt and Jim knows
it.
William Leitz delivered some nice
hogs to market at Cresco the past week
at good price.
Ole Jacobson, our blacksmith, was a
'Cresco caller on Friday on business.
Frank Downey left for his home on
Monday after spending several weeks
with his brother.
Martha Brink is at home the past
week with a very bad cold.
St. Valentines day-nice winter
weather and very good sleighing,
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
MAPLE LEAF.

A number Of the young folks of this
vicinity tended the leap year dance at
Lourdes, and all report swell time.
Marie Jensen. spent from Friday I'm.
til Sunday at the Pete Peterson home
at Saratoga.
Joe Wacha drove to Lourdes Friday.
John and Joe Kubichek called at the
A. Kakac home Thursday.
Ed Jarosh was Cresco caller last
week.
| Margaret Kennedy, of Elma, visited
over Sunday at the M. Bigley home.
| w. H. Dinger and daughter Ruth
were Elma shoppers Saturday.
Charley Murphy was a Maple Leaf
caller Tuesday.
Harry and Frank Kelsey, of Sarato-
ga, drove through our burg Friday
posting bills of their sale which will
| take place Feb. %.
Henry johnson is very busy these
days hauling goods to his new place
east of Elma.
Ben House returned to his home in
Minnesota after spending the last few
weeks visiting friends IN this vicinity.
M. Bigley delivered cattle at Sara
toga Saturday.
Wencel Shimek and family attended
church at Lourdes Sunday.
Frank Prochaska called on his lady
lady friend Sunday evening.
Kate Beckmann is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Ed Jarosh.
Frank and Agnes Kubichek attended
the dance at Lourdes Friday night.
Mrs. John Bronner visited few days
at Cresco with Mrs. M. Bronner, re-
turning home Saturday.
Albert Frana saws wood these days.
Frank Dvorak was seen in our vi
cinity this week.
John Graf, of Saratoga, drove through
our burg Monday.
Pat Stevenson drove to Elma Mon
day.
Anton Roman visited Sunday at the
parental home.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
BONAIR.

Ruth Davis, of Chester, accompanied
Clare Bird home Friday evening to
spend the week end.
Madeline Mitchell and Mildred
Klingle, of Cresco, spent Sunday with
Loretta Young.
Mrs. Thos. Carolan spent the past
week visiting relatives at Dubuque.
Leon Smith, of Menominee, Wis,
spent Sunday at the home of his pa
rents, MIR. and Mrs. Jas. Smith. Their
! daughter Bessie, of the U. l. u, of
Fayette, made them week end visit.
A cousin, Mr.. Wilcox, from Dakota, is
also making them visit.
Ben Jones made a business trip to
Thief River Falls, Mimi, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Thorne were
Lime Springs visitors Tuesday.
The Young Peoples Sunday School
Class gave Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Phil
lips q pleasant surprise at their home
Friday evening. All present report a
fine time.
Ms. B. E. Thorne and Mrs. j. H.
Nichols were Cresco shoppers Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Paul, Of Lime
Springs, dCIehucu CHuiCh dI SHHS PioSS
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Friend and Mrs. Harvey were
Cresco visitors Wednesday.
Loretta Young is on the sick list this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs Gordon were visitors at
the Glen johnson home Tuesday.
L. E. Grabau was business caller
at Lime Springs Friday, and at Lansing
Saturday.
Mrs. Lois Phillips was a Cresco shop
per last week.
Charles Carolan is visiting relatives
at Ridgeway.
Lucy Letter returned home Sunday
after spending several weeks visiting
at the home Of her sister, Mrs. VIM.
Wolf, at Granger, MINI.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
ELMA.

E. l.. Rice was business caller in
Clinton, Iowa, last week.
Edna O'Neil and Maurice Condor
it the formers sister Mrs. M. j. Nc
Crane.
Isabelle Elgas has purchased the
Meyer milliner store. She will take
possession the first of March.
Jim McGrane and George McGrane
and wife of Ponsford, Mimi, came Sat
urday to visit Mrs. Elsie McGrane and
be present for their sisters wedding,
Irene McGrane.
Harland Mead returned from Ames
last week after attending the Short
Course at the Agricultural College.
Leon K. Knight, of Oelwein came
Monday to work in Connor & Parker's
store.
Charles McGrane and wife, Mrs. Levi
McGrane, Mrs. Regain and son all OF
Chicago came Monday to attend the
wedding of their sister, Irene McGrane
Charley Hayden. of McIntire, is Wis
iting at the Mrs. Elsie McGrane's home
Mrs. j. w. Mahoney returned from
Waterloo Friday.
Frank Stapleton, of Nashua, was Wis
iting his brother Jim.
Laura Devereaux was in Cresco q
few days last week.
Frank Wright and family moved on
a farm near Riceville Monday.
The ladies of the I. C. C. C.. will hold
a card party Thursday evening in the
Woodmen Hall. Everyone is invited to
attend.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
WEST VERNON.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Dell entertained
friends Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Miller, Mrs.
Mayme Schneider and daughter and
Joseph Montague spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hanson.
Leslie Sebastian called on his par
ents Friday.
Peter Murtha, of Algona, is spending
few days at Frank Bouska's.
A number of our ladies spent Friday
at quilting bee at Mrs. VIM. Shafer.
VIM. Woods and family entertained
relatives and friends Thursday.
Some of our people attended the
dance at Truka's Thursday night.
E. M. Eldridge and family entertain
ed friends Saturday evening.
Frank Jones spent Saturday and Sun
day at Lime Springs.
Madge Eldridge spent Friday after
noon with Mrs. Henry Hanson.
Mrs. Wayne Schneider spent We'd
nesday with her friend, Mrs. Amos
Doolittle, of Cresco.
Adolph Peters entertained friends
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Sebastian and
son entertained relatives Tuesday.
Mrs. VIM. Coughlin and children
spent Tuesday with Mrs. F. Bouska.
Mrs. Henry Hanson entertained a
friend Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Hanson and son
Sammie spent Tuesday evening with
the Eldridge family.
Frank Miller spent a few days in New
Hampton attending the Conference and
visiting relatives and old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fish attended a
party at Franks, near Schley, Friday.
Sorry to say Mrs. Powers had the
misfortune to fall on the ice and hurt
herself quite badly.
Robert DAILY called on his uncle, Rob-
ert Halpine, Tuesday.
Frank Fleck and Mike Slifka called
on VIM. Slifka Tuesday.
Enus Ferkingstad spent a few days
with his friend, James Miller.
Mark Doolittle and family entertain
ed relatives Sunday
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
CHESTER.

Frank Schacht and Mr.. Summers
were in Chester Friday on business.
Guy eagle has moved to Lime Springs
where he has secured a position in the
Maehling barber shop.
John Sullivan, of Leroy, was bus.
mess caller here Friday.
E. ]. Roberts went to Wisconsin on
business. 81.
VIM. Ireland has moved north of
Chester.
Mrs. F. E. Lawson, of Fayette, was
visiting friends in Chester for few
days.
r. F. James returned from Chicago
Friday.
Joe Liftogt is loading a car for Sioux
Co., where he intends to farm.
]. M. Burnett, of Saratoga, was
transacting business in our city Friday.
Major Laws is much improved in
health and is so as to be around again.
Chas. Morey went to Missouri Mon
day to visit his parents.
Mrs. R. F. Maurer went to Taopi
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Obert, of York, N. D.,
are visiting at tie home of his sister,
Mrs. Wells Eaton.
Elmer Eaton is visiting at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. A.
Eaton.
The seven-year-old son of B. L. Ben
son had the misfortune to break his
arm Saturday while playing in the
barn. 1t is a bad break, being in the
elbow.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Moe passed away very suddenly Friday
evening.
Mrs. DR.. Clark was a Leroy visitor
one day this week.
The l. O. O. F. moved into their new
hall Monday.
Revival meetings are being held at
the M. E. church this week by Revs.
j. C. Olson and Tetzger.
Mrs. L. E. Emmons, of Cresco, was
an over Sunday guest at the E. D. Cap
per home.
w. F. Barker is still on the sick list.
c. J. Barker sold his farm for $15(
per acre and will move to Maxwell.
Iowa, in the spring.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
DAVIS CORNERS

There will be program and basket
sociable given at the Davis Corners
school house Friday evening, Feb. IS.
Everyone is welcome to attend. Ladies
don't forget your boxes.
Frank Drtina had lumber hauling
bee last Thursday. Frank says barn
4sxsO is not large enough for him.
VIM. Neiwald assisted Theodore
Dieken haul wood from Howard Center
Tuesday.
Anil Beathke spent Sunday evening
with John Musel.
Those who attended the party at
Frank JAMS Sunday evening report a
good time.
Christ Wilkens transacted business at
Walter Wilmot's Monday morning.
Willie Aberly took the noon passen-
ger for Cresco Saturday.
John Musel and family spent Tues
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Dvorak
near Davis Corners,
Archie and Anil Mohs visited with
their parents in Cresco Sunday.
Fred Helweg drove to Schley Tues
day on business.
Those who took in the leap year
dance in Lourdes last Friday enjoyed it
thoroughly.
Michael Dvorak spent Sunday at
the Frank Drtina home.
Fred Hrstka marketed hogs at Lime
Springs one day of last week.
John Beathke has been moving most
of this winter but is nearly to a finish
this week.
O. S. Bolinger attended public sale
near Lime Springs last Tuesday.
John Machovec spent Sunday with
Frank Novotny and family.
John Drtina visited with Davis Cor
ners friends on Monday of this week.
Francis Dvorak and John Musel play
ed for dance in Schley Wednesday
evening.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
SCHLEY.

Wedding bells will soon be ringing.
Glen Hyke made a business trip to
Cresco Friday.
VIM. Rethamel purchased some cat
tie from j. Moravez one day last week.
C. A. Fosse left for st. Paul Monday
called there by the death of relative.
Mrs. Frank Hron and son Eddie went
to Cresco Tuesday for few days visit
with her parents.
Severt Knuteson and wife moved
Thursday onto their farm northeast OF
Schley.
John Ohmacht and wife entertained a
large number of relatives and friends
Sunday.
T. J. Hooper called at the Bert
Fravel home Tuesday.
A large number from this vicinity at
tended the leap year dance at Lourdes
Friday night.
Bert Rhinehart, wife and son were
Cresco shoppers Tuesday.
Fred Derr made a business trip to
Cresco Wednesday.
Ed Cenek and wife entertained COM
pany Sunday night.
l.. v. Svestka, Chas. Hoshek, John
Ohmacht, T. j. Hooper and M. A. Derr
delivered cattle to Lawler buyers last
week Thursday.
John Vessel called at the Bert Rhine
hart home Monday.
The Moravez young people attended
church at Protivin Sunday.
Esther Rhinehart is spending few
days with her sister, Mrs, Severt knute-
son.
Louis Derr transacted business at
Lourdes Friday.
John Barnes, our assessor, IS busy
these days assessing around our neigh
borhood.
T. j. Hooper and wife were Cresco
shoppers Wednesday.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
ALBION

]. E. Wells, of Cresco, visited at the
home of his son, c., A. Thursday of
last week.
Our assessor, Herbert Evans, has
been at work in south Albion the past
week.
Mrs. Theodore Gunderson spent Sat-
urday and Sunday with Cresco rela-
tives.
j. w. Wells and family visited at
the Ed Easier home near Harmonoy,
Tuesday of last week.
E. J. Peckham, of Cresco, was an
Albion visitor one day last week.
A goodly number of our people are
in attendance at the farmers institute
this week.
Pearl Yates visited her parents near
Harmony from Friday until Sunday.
Mrs. C. A. Wells attended the funer-
al of little Marion Haven at Lime
Springs last week Wednesday.
Will Henry, j. w. Wells, Fred De-
Greves and Art Walters shipped a load
of hogs to Chicago Tuesday.
Mrs C. A. Wellsis entertaining an
aunt, Mrs. Sarah Smith, of Woodbine,
called here by the illness and death of
her mother.
Theodore Gunderson and family at
tended the Henry Aberg sale at Davis
Corners Wednesday.
The Ed Hanneman household enter
tanned relatives Sunday
A goodly attendance at the Albers sale
Tuesday, and every thing sold well.
The neighbors and friends of MIR. and
Mrs. Otto Halweg planned a. pleasant
surprise for them Monday evening as
they are to move soon to their new
home at New Oregon. His brother
Arthur, of Southern Mimi, will occu
py the farm he leaves.
Church Notes:-Attendance good last
Sunday; services as usual next Sunday.
S. S. at 1:3O, church services at 2:3O.
Subject, "Jesus as Teacher.
Everybody welcome at the Albion
Farmers club meeting the last Friday
in the month, as usual,
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
When Your Child Cries

at night and losses restlessly, you feel
worried. Mother Gray's Sweet Pow.
ders for Children Break up Colds in "A
hours, relieve Feverishness, Constlpa-
ton, Teething Disorders. and destroy
worms. Used by Mothers for q years.
All Druggists, 25c. Sample FREE.
Mother Gray Co., LIE Roy, N. Y.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
Shake Into Your Shoes.

Aliens Foot-Ease, the antiseptic
powder for painful, smarting, tender,
ages are being used by the German and
Allied troops at the front. Sold every
where, 25c. 26t4
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
For Sale.

Alarge five-room cottage, one and one
half blocks from the Public School.
Water and Sewer. One of the best To-
cations in town. For particulars see
25-t2 FRED MITCHELL,
Gil Third Ave. E. Cresco, la.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
Farm for Rent,

The Culver farm at Howard Center
Inquire of 5. 5. CULVER,
25-tf Cresco, la.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
For Sale.

M. B. turkey toms and Bourbon Reds.
z. A. KAPLER JR., Ri. 5, Cresco, Iowa.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18

Three strictly first-class mich cows,
fall cows preferred.
j. S. SwENSoN., 90
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
SARATOGA

| DANA lOIf
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ball and daugh-
tiers called at the parental home We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Kate Aberg and daughter Josie
called at the Carl Baethke home We'd
nesday evening.
E. Erbe and family were Riceville
shoppers Wednesday.
F. NJ. Buresh, wife and daughter
Mary were Riceville callers Thursday.
The ladies will give a dinner at Ka-
kac's hall Saturday, Feb. 10. Every
body come.
Lillian Kempf accompanied her broth
er-in-law to La Porte, last Wednesday.
VIM. Zimmerman and family called
at the A. Hintz home near Acme last
Wednesday.
Ella Groth made a short call at the
Carl Baethke home Friday.
Frieda Groth won the medal at the
township spelling contest at Kakac's
hall last Friday, Feb. 18th.
Mrs. Chas. Viebrock and Mrs. Will
Viebrock and children went to Cresco
Saturday to visit at the Viebrock home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Kempf called on
their son George and family Sunday.
Fred Groth and family were enter
tanning relatives from Wisconsin the
fore part of the week.
E. Erbe and family spent Sunday
with their son John and family.
Will Groth and family called on his
brother Fred Sunday evening.
Henry Buresh entertained number
of their friends Sunday evening.
Chas. Viebrock left Monday for Min
neapolis.
Tuesday, Feb. Is, at the home Of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. August
Warnke, occurred the marriage of their
Oldest daughter Frieda to Rudolf Hill
gendorf. The wedding service was per-
formed by Rev. Matthias.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-02-18
NORTH ALBION j
Jesse Stevens called AZ Gus Miller'e

Jesse Stevens called at Gus Miller's
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Neiberline and
Miss Leila Kruger called at John
Walters last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bigalk were
pleasant callers atAlbert Bigalk's Sum
day evening.
Susie Rounds spent Sunday at VIM.
Bigalk's.
! Some of the neighbors of John Wal
ter assisted him in saving some of his
wood last Thursday.
w. 7. Bigalk, Phil De Grave, j. Wal
ter, and 0. H. Stevens attended the
Equity Society Saturday evening held
at the Nichols school house.
| Paul Roth was pleasant caller at
Johu Bigalk's Sunday.
Earl Stevens came from Austin Fri
day to spend Sunday with the home
folks. Se{s
| The program that was held last FRI
day evening in the Oakley school house
was very well attended.
Leona Bigalk entertained the follow
| ing young people Sunday evening: Paul
Roth, Luyerne and Arthur Bigalk,
Josephine Walter, Myrtle and Bert
Stevens and Sterling Huntington.
Mrs. Paul Daughenbaugh, of Cresco.
spent several days last week at D. i.
Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Bigalk were
callers in Harmony one day last week.
Ed Schuman, Welsey and Eddie
Smith were out hunting along the river
Saturday.
L.Hanson and N. Bigalk with the
assistance of some of their neighbors
hauled the brick for their new garage
which is to be built in Granger in the
spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bigalk and fam
lily ate dinner at Mrs. Minnie Keuna S
Sunday.
Mrs. Nettie Stevens spent last week
at VIM. Wolfe's.
Some of the Equity farmers went to
Cresco Monday to help unload their car
of feed and flour that arrived in Cres-
co Saturday.
Some of the neighbors attended the
j. Alber's sale Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-15
PRFNTPTIAL DINNER PARTY.

Mr.. and Mrs. D. Gellerman in their
home. 1113 Eighth avenue, entertained
at a pretty dinner party last evening
to Jointly honor Miss Lena Weinrott
Of Moline and David Whltebrook OF
Rock Island and Mrs. H. Whitebrook
of Council Bluffs, Iowa, who is the
guest of her mother. Mrs. Jennie Gel
herman. The table was pretuly trim
med in rose and silver shades, with
covers laid for IA relatives and intl-
mate friends. The Centerpiece was a
cut glass bowl filled with roses. Miss
Weinrott, whose marriage to Mr..
Whitebrook is an event OF the summer,
was presented with a set OF silver
orange spoons by the hostess, and
Mrs. Whitebrook was given silver
meat fork The evening hours fol
lowing the dinner were spent infor-
mally, Miss Goldie Weinrott giving a
number Of delightful readings.
Next Sunday evening Mrs. Jennie
Gellerman, 426 Eleventh street, will
entertain at a dinner to honor Miss
Weinrott, Mr. Whitebrook and Mrs.
Whitebrook.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-15
SWASBFRG.FRWN-

Miss Lola Belle Erwin of Valparaiso,
Ind, and Stanley G. Swanberg, for
merry of Moline, now of Akron, Ohio,
were married today at a simple cere-
mony in the home of the brides par
ents in Valparaiso, Ind. Mr.. Swan
berg was formerly connected with the
NJ. & K. in this city as advertising
manager and was also formerly a
member of the editorial staff of the
Moline Dispatch and well known in
tri-city newspaper circles. He has
been connected since leaving this city.
about a year ago, with the Mahin Ad-
vertising company and with the truck
tire advertising department of the
Goodrich Rubber company at Akron,
Ohio, where he has met with great
success. He and his bride were school
mates together at Valparaiso univer-
sity, graduating in the class OF 1911.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-15
TEA.DANCE REALIZED 1915.

Under the auspices of the educa-
tional committee of Bethany home one
of the most successful affairs ever Civ
en- for the home was held Saturday af-
ternoon in the form of tea-dance at
the Moline Commercial club. The pro-
ceeds of the afternoon amounted to
1915 and when all moneys are collect
ed it is expected that close to $500 will
be realized. The ball room was elab-
orateIy decorated with lilacs and apple
blossoms, which filled huge jardin-
ieres set in every available place. In
the dining room where the collation.
was served the tables were set in a
semi-cirCle, the center one having on
it big bowl of roses with lilacs and
apple blossoms on the other tables,
Members Of the educational commit
tee poured, served and assisted in en-
Pertaining the large number of guests.
The Criterion orchestra gave the
dance program. The money from the
affair will be used in part for the
building fund.