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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-04
TEN HIGH EST COWS.

Joseph Thompson Saturday evening
March Slst at 7.3 o'clock, when Mrs.
Ihompson's sister. Miss Christine Ga
brielson, became the bride of John
krug. The ceremony was performed
by Rev, Englestadt. Miss Melya Ed.
winson played the wedding march.
TIC bride wore a white messaline
dress trimmed with lace. and carried
white carnations. A wedding dinner
was served to about thirty relatives
and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Krug have
sole to housekeeping on the C. f. Me-
Clnre farm. They have many friends
here who wish them happiness and
Prosperity.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Johnson were
guests at Martin Ostrem's in Prairie
Center SUNDAY
Miss Pearl Wright spent the week
end with Miss Nettie Malaise.
Several from this vicinity attended
the Ohme-sawyer wedding at the Ba.
ker Lutheran church last Thursday
evening.
Edgar Thompson was il Chicago a
few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs, Mark Walker and two
children, OF Williams. Iowa, visited
relatives here the past week.
Mrs. D. II. Pool, Mrs. c. w. Wiley
Misses Pearl Wright and Nettie Ma.
iaise visited Ottawa friends Saturday.
Quite a number from this neighbor.
hood went to Ottawa this week to see
Intolerance.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-04
ILLINOIS VALLEY ADVANCED
REGISTRY TESTING AssO-
CATION.

The men who enter cows for off
ciat testing do so with the idea OF hay
ing these cows produce suficient9
to meet the requirements for entry in
the Advanced Registry or Register OF
Merit books Of their particular breed
e,ganiZation. Most OF the pure brea
breeders do the semi-oaicial testing
which is the test for the amount Of
butter fat produced in one year. Tho
owner keeps accurate weight Of ali
milk produced by each COW recording
same on a weight sheet aud reporting
ii to his breed association once It
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-04
PATRIOTISM ON THE FARM.

II we are going to war, we want To
make war efficiently. And that means
more than avoiding the early blum
dars made BY most of the beligerents
II means more than copying the best
military methods they have worked out
by experience, 1t means efficient
fighting, efficient manufacture. eff
Gent transportation, efficient banking
land efficient food production.
Ihls last consideration is vital Not
only our own military success, but
possibly the success of the whole
group OF nations that arc battling fol
the principles We represent, may de
pend on the way the American farm
or meets the test.
The secretary Of agriculture who ae
part Of Tho scheme of national prepar
odness Is trying to mobilize the na
TONS agricultural resources. well
says
III is important that everything
practicable be done TO increase tho
efficiency q agricultural activities dur.
ine the coming season. II is desirable
~.
that throughout the country farmers
confer among themselves Oh matters
arecting the production Of needed
cfols, and that they consult freely
Win county agents, STAGE agricultural
colleges and the department Of agri.
culture = He particularly urges the
avoidance OF our besetting agricultural
sin conspicuous production wastes
OF staple products He recommends
the greatest care III the selection and
safeguarding OF seed for planting. in
the preparation Of the land, IN The
cultivation and gathering OF the crop.
III due time, II the department is
alive to it's duty, there viii be a sy..
tcmatic, practical attemp; on the part
OF the federal government, in co.opera.
ton with the state governments. 10
work out better system OF distribu.
ZION, Then hundreds Of millions of
dollars worth OF food will not rot, as
usual. on the trees or In tho ground or
In the farmers bins, through lack OF
transportation facilities.
There ought to be just as much at.
tentlon paid this year to raising food
and getting II where II is needed aa
there IL to making war material and
getting Il 10 the front II every farm.
er would regard himself az d sort OF
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-04

a rev live, clean boys, ten to thirteen
years cld can earn coed money after
3chocL representing the Curtis Pub.
liahing Company
VIC VIII start each hoy In free ana
.vll' rive ONE DOLLAR SAVINGS
AcGoONT to every Toy who makes
coed. Call Thursday at 1926 coum.
BUS erect and aek Scr
Francis Wilson
or Mr.. Mi'inrton.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-04
FREEDOM.
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w r. Pool and son, Donald, were
Chicago visitors last Tuesday.
Mrs. Harold Root, of Aurora, visit
ed her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
Hills for few days last week.
Milton Terry was a Dakota visitor
last week.
DR.. and Mrs. c. G. Laury and Glenn.
ent visited at the Stafford home in
Tonica last Wednesday.
Mrs. M. J. Mcclure visited at
Chas. McCluro's in Ottawa few days
recently.
Mrs. Chas, Lucas and children
wero guests OF Ottawa relatives Sat
urday and Sunday.
II. T.AMosey and daughters Misses
Ruth and Blanche and Mrs. Earl
Nosey were Streator shoppers last
Thursday.
Walter Battles was in Chicago last
Tuesday.
The M. H. Ladies' Aid will meet
with Miss Flo. Sampson Friday after
noon, April i.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Olmstead were
Chicago visitors last week.
The meeting Of the community club
which was to have been held Wed.
nesday evening, has been indefinitely
postponed
Mrs Roger Clark, Of Ottawa, was
guest at The home Of Willis Clark
few days early this week.
ChEis Pool and family visited at
Noah Hackman's Sunday
Mr. and Mrs Hollister and MS.
Atkinson, of Amboy visited with
Mr. and Mrs, Rudolph Worsleys sever
al days Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Justine Johnson. Mr.
and Mrs. Earnest Jamiaon, Mr.. and
Mrs Mark Walker and children and
Miss Nina Thompson went to Pontiac
Saturday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon
Johnson They returned Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Win Arentsen were
Mcndota visitors Thursday.
Miss Hattie jacobson, of Dokalb
has bcon visiting at the home Of Bgnj.
Dolder.
Mr. and Mrs. Mosey Blanche and
omer were guests Of Sheridan rela-
tiyes Sunday.
Mrs Campbell and two daughter Of
Ottawa have been guests at ]. Ste.
waN for few days.
j, E. keeIer sold his household
goods Tuesday afternoon.
About thirty young people suraris.
ed Mr.. and Mrs, Ebert Wiley at their
home Tuesday night. Tho evening
was pleasantly spent in riaying
games Light refreshments wcrc
served
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schmidt. MIR.
ana Mrs. Goo. Bliss, Mr.. and Mrs.
clyde Atkin and Mr.. and Mrs. I'D.
Brghon were guests at the horne 81
Marion Warren Sunday
MI ana Mrs. Fee Lewis, of Shcrl I
dan spent Saturday and Sunday al
he G, g Laury home,
Mr. and Mrs. John krug wqle given
"charivarlc' Monday evening,
A quiet but pretty homo wedding oc I
'urred at the home of Mr.. and Mrs I
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-04
NEW SUFFRAGE CHAMPION.

III the United States Steel Corpora
ton Is barometer OF business FL
bert H. Gary. its chairman, may be
regarded as a barometer o. business
opinion. Our feminists then, may re.
1oice in the conversion OF American
business men in general to the cause
OF woman suffrage.
Judge Gary has accepted a place on
the mems advisory board of the New
York state suffrage party. His first
public act in that capacity has been
to issue an appeal for the same geaer.
Gus political treatment of women in
this country that has been promised
British women.
II the women of Great Britain have
won the right to vote by their unset
fish and capable public service, says
Judge Gary, our women can show just
as clear title to 1t. THE women OF
the United States are as loyal, as pa.
triotic, as self-sacriicing and as devot-
ed to their country as their English
sisters and exactly as much entitled
to the ballot. There has never been
a test which our women have not
nobly met.
At every crisis In our history they
have borne their full share. They
have demonstrated that there is no
difference between the patriotism of
our men and the patriotism of our wo.
men II is only the part Of honor and
fairness for the men OF the United
States TO give the same recognition to
the services and the spirit of Ameri- +
can women that the men of England
have promised
And what man OF us will DISPUTE
Judge Gary's words?
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-04

commissioned officer in the army Of
agriculture, an officer iii COMMAND
OF his land and depended upon by his
country to get the very best out Of IL,
we should have no fear Of the result,
And no farmer should hesitate.
whether animated by patriotism or
desire for rrofltS the motive Is eom.
pelling There need be no fear. for
once of ''over-production" Every
farmer vino raises good crop of any.
tllng this year may expect to make
money oul Of 1t. All tho better, then,
II In addition to the satisfaction that
Genes with business success he has
inc consciousncsa Of having served
his country and the world.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-04

Forests of !eafless trees are to be
found in some parts of Australia. The
trees respire through little stem
which apparently answers the same
purpose us leaf The tree is known
as the leahtss acacia.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-04

When SHINING fish ii should be re-
membered that round fish are most
easily done If commenced from the
mead downward, fiat ones, on the con
trary from the tall eud.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-04

Many man imagines that he knows
AL about the financial question because
ne once had occasion TO cash two dol.
lar check.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-04

ORDER your Hot Cross Buns today
from Geigers bakery fer Goodv Fri.
day. GEIGER'S BAKERY
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-12-14
TWIN VILLAGES

r. w. McCl0ud returned from hi
Chicago trip on Monday morning.
Arthur Copeman left on Tuesday
morning in company with VIM. Henry
to take treatments for rheumatism al
Prairie du Chen.
Joe Howe, of Cresco, was business
caller in our Village on Tuesday.
Albert Letter was an over Sunday
visitor at his home at Cresco.
John Sofia, our barber, and Rici
Kreuger were Lacrosse callers the
past week.
Albert Ludwig and Roy Ludwig
hauled cement from Harmony on Wed
nesday for the bank.
DR.. Tierney and wife moved into
their home on Wednesday, just in time
for the cold weather.
John Brink of the Ridge was caller
in the Village on Tuesday.
Walter Wentworth and Wilma wer,
Lime Springs callers on Monday, Mrs
Wentworth is caring for Mrs. Hughes
who is sick.
Stein and partner from Harmony
began laying brick for the bank the
past week.
Louis Privat of Illinois was a bust
ness caller in our Villages on Tuesday.
Our cashier, MIR. and Mrs. A. C.
Holscher, arrived on Thursday evening
by auto from Madison, Wis, and viii
occupy the house just vacated by DR..
Tierney.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-12-14

The Ladies Aid was held on Tuesday
at the home of Mrs. j. w. Darrah with
a large attendance for the cold wealth
er aud good time was had.
Emma Bramer of Harmony was an
over Sunday visitor at the Hester
kamp home.
Clarence johnson and Desmond Hunt
in company with Clara Heisterkamp
and Emma Bramer were Cresco callers
on Saturday afternoon
The repair work on the bridges done
by Frank Miller and gang of New
Hampton are now completed so that
traffic is again alright.
Margaret Williams is stopping at the
Otto Serfling home and attending
school for the winter.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-12-14

~ q VIC ,suSS
the dance at Beseda hal in Protivir
Thursday. Every one reported hon
ky-dory time.
Joseph Kelly, of Elma. was q very
| pleasant caller at the John Beanmastel
home Sunday.
Marie Fitzgerald, who attends school,
at Elma, spent weeks vacation un.
dor his parental roof.
Frank Valvoda antoed to Crsscc
Monday.
Will Shea was an Elma business cal.
Ter Tuesday.
Little Gerald Fitzgerald is suffering
with the mumps at present.
Ed Heigle was an Alta Vista caller
one day last week.
! Mayme Beaumaster called at this
burg Tuesday.
Ivan Mcdaniel was a business Gale,
at the Frank Buckley home Sunday:
Warren Lovrein autoed to Elma one
day last week.
Mrs. Ted Lemmers and children de.
parted for Cedar Rapids last week to
visit relatives.
The Bazaar held at Lourdes Tuesday
and Wednesday were spent in a most
gratifying manner. Both nights q
jovial throng gathered, filing every
nook and Granny.
Gus Rhode autoed thru this burg e n
route for Cresco Saturday.
Phil Sheridan was at New Hampton
on special business Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Haskovec were
pleasantly entertained at the latter 8
parental home Thanksgiving.
Leonard Friedrich, who was under
the weather for some time, is not i'm
proving as fast as we would like TO
have him.
Roger Fogarty was business trans.
actor at Elma one day last week.
John Komarek and family of Cresco
attended the Komarek-Shate wedding
Tuesday.
Arthur Matthias called at the Frank
Buckly home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coley Comfy autoed to
Elma Thursday to visit the latter's
father, John Fogsrty, who is quite i'll.
Mrs. Ida Mcdaniel visited her daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Merle Mcdaniel, of
Ema Saturday. She was accompanied
home by her grandson Leonard who re-
manned till Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Miller and daugh-
ter Edna visited at the Tom Koshatka
home Sd.day evening.
Frank Buckley spent Saturday and
Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. Fran
els Dvorak, of Cresco.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-12-14
COURDES
(ToO late for last week, J

(Too late for last week.
Louis O'Toole, of Minnesota, was q
visitor at the John Fitzgerald and John
Beaumaster homes Tuesday.
Coley Conley delivered hogs to Elma
buyers one day last week.
John Komsrek was an Elma business
caller one day last week.
Henrietta Koshatha is spending q
few days at the Joe Miller home.
John Linehan was an Elma caller
Friday.
Mrs. John Fitzgerald was an Elma
visitor one day last week.
Roger Fogarty dined with his sister,
Mrs. John Conley, Thanksgiving day.
He says it surpasses bachelor meals.
Mrs. Edward Koshatka and children,
of Schley, visited few days at the
Elmar Beaston home.
Albert Kidding was an Elma bust
ness translator Monday.
Pat Noonan and family entertained
Cresco relatives the past week.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-12-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Richardson were
Acme callers on business Tuesday.
Mrs. Dilly and Minnie Reckner were
visiting at the Swancut home north OF
town Monday afternoon.
| Mrs. Derr is slowly improving al
this writing.
Jim McGrane was in Acme on bust
ness Monday.
Rumor has it that P. A. Brown for.
merly of this place, but now of San
Francisco, CAL, has enlisted in the
navy at that place.
Peter Lund Was an Acme business
caller Tuesday.
Harry Smith spent pleasant even
ing Sunday at the Mike Hogan home
west of town.
MIR. and Mrs. Jas. McGourty, Jr.,
returned from their wedding trip to St.
Paul the first of the week and will
soon 60 to no 1sekeeping.
VIM. eastman called in town one day
this week.
Mike Hogan and son Louis transact
ed business in Acme Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. >Jonn DeLuhery and
little son returned Tuesday from Orch
ard where they had spent several days
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Will Con-
stantine Of that place.
Jas. Murphy was an Acme business
caller one day this week.
NJ G. Brown autoed to Riceville
Tuesday on business.
Miss Fannie Brown renurned to Rice
Vile after spending several days at the
A. Stevens home.
Gus Ring transacted business in town
Friday.
Esther Smith was shopper in Elma
Friday between trains.
Jas. eastman made a trip to St.
Paul Wednesday on business, returning
the latter part of the week.
Mrs. Chas. Neeb called on Mrs. Derr
one day this week.
Jas, Smith, who is attending the l.
C. Academy at Elma came Friday
night for an over Sunday visit with
home folks.
Glen Enright was a pleasant caller
at the Chas. Mech home Friday night.
Nora Ragan returned to her home
near Elma for an over Sunday stay
with her parents.
Harry Smith and Willie were Acme
callers several days this week.
Frank Reckner spent Sunday at
home.
Ed Craver was business caller one
day this week.
Doctor McGrath made a professional
call at the Andrew Hintz home one day
this week.
Albert Hintz, of Marshall, Minn.,
came for an extended visit among
friends and relatives Saturday of this
week.
Margaret Kennedy spent Sunday in
Elma with relatives
Jas. Murphy was an Elma business
caller Saturday.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-12-14

John Schaefer of Preston was a call.
er at his brothers Jake's on Saturday.
Charles Andrews and Charles Derr
were Cresco callers on Thursday.
n Mr.. and, Mrs. Ray Mackenburg were
Cresco callers on Saturday.
Both churches, the Methodist and the
Lutheran, will have Xmas exercises on
Xmas eve.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. St. John were
entertained on Sunday at the R. R.
Crowell home.
E. F. Sims and family spent Sunday
at the home of Albert Wienkauf.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Luewig returned
on Saturday from their Mitchell, S.
D., trip.
A. G. Serfing is our champion hunt
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-12-14
important Announcement,

The War has created q demand for
thousands of Stenographers, Book
keepers, Auto Mechanics and Engi-
neers. Great opportunities are await
ing you. Prepare in one of the best
and largest schools in the Northwest.
Rates are reasonably low. Enter any
time. State work you want and write
for big, free catalogue at once.
University of Southern Minnesota, Inc.
Austin, MINI.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-12-14
Use Aliens Foot Ease

The antiseptic powder to be shaken
into the shoes and sprinkled into the
foot-bath. If you want rest and CON-
fort for tired, aching, swollen sweat
ing feet, use Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t
relieves corn and bunions of all pain
spots. Sold everywhere, Csc. Try it
to-day.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-12-14

For RENT-A small house in east
part of town. Aft THOS. GILMORE.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-12-14

er this fall, having shot nice lot of
mallard ducks and several jack rabbits
in one day. ..-s
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-12-14

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Evening journal., 1917-01-19
eleventh ST. BRIDGE
repairs UNDER WAY
Structure Weakened By Ex-
ira Traffic, TO be
Made Safe
NEW STRUCTURE AT
SITE EVENTUALLY

In accordance with a resolution
adopted at the meeting OF Levy Court
Wednesday that temporary repairs be
made to the Eleventh street bridge.
pending a conference between VIII
mington and Philadelphia Traction
Company officials. the bridge COM
mittee of Levy Court and County En-
gineer James Wilson, Frank Jones.
The local bridge contractor, was put
10 work today under the supervision
of Assistant County Engineer
Chas. e, Grub. MIR. Jones will block
up both ends Of the bridge to make Il
safe until material with which to re-
pair the broken plates arrives.
Assistant Engineer Grubb investi-
gated the condition of the bridge sew
eral months ago at the request of the
Levy Court because OF complaints
made then Of its dangerous condition
but nothing was done at that time to-
wards making the repairs. Mr.
Grubb's report recited that the bridge
was being subjected to traffic five
times or more as great as IL was ever
designed to carry, and that the bridge
was so weak that the passage Of one
trolley car over It shook the entire
structure. In his opinion the time
is not far distant when an entirely
new bridge viii be needed at thai
point
Detailed findings as to the presen
condition of the bridge are that tn
two channel irons OF the beam at tn
foot OF the hip on the west side of tn
draw are broken. The up and dow
motion on the roller support ha
punched a hole through the plate OF
the bottom Of the beam and crushe
the channel irons for a distance O
two feet from the support. When
load comes on this end OF the draw
Mr.. Grubb reports, the end settle
about three inches and throws the IA
end OF the draw up about five inches.
/ Diagonal rods in the upper frame
work OF the bridge are also loose an
out 81 action. but il will be too grea
a task to replace these. it Is said.
The repairs to be made now wi
include a splicing and bracing Of III
channel rods and resting plates o
both the east and west hips. The ter
sion rods will be fitted with new pins
Mr.. Jones doesn't think It Will b
necessary TO close trafic while th
bridge Is repaired.
The decision on the part Of the Lev
Court TO make temporary repairs [
the bridge at once followed the read
ing OF a letter OF complaint from II
dependence Fire Company at Wednel
days meeting. The lremen wrote the
we're afraid their heavy apparatT
would break through the bridge.
Evening journal., 1917-01-19
loser MUST BUY ''EATS"
IN Attendance CONTEST

An attendance contest between two
nections OF the mems class Of Harri-
son Street NJ. z. Church during the
next eight weeks promises to be one
Of the most interesting features OF
the winters work, two parties hav-
ing been organized under the leader
ship OF Elwood s. Lednum and J. P.
Conway, and arrangements made to
keep track Of attendance. The losers
are 10 entertain the entire class,
which now numbers over 100 mem
bers, at a banquet at the end Of the
contest
The proposition was decided upon
last night at a banquet and meeting
OF the club The Rev. Or. George H.
Bicl,ley. Of Philadelphia, secretary of
the city mission society, spoke on the
Mission Of the Man Inside the Church
10 the One Outside" Music Was fur
nlshed by the Sunday School Orches-
ira and the meeting closed with sing
Ing the class song, original words writ
ten to the familiar tune, "The Little
Brown Church in the Vale"
Charles H. Blaine. president Of the
class, presided at the banquet and thu
later business session.
Evening journal., 1917-01-19
MRS. WILHELMINA hey dies:
IS YEARS IN The MARKET

Mrs. wilhelmina Hey, widow Of John
G. Hey. of No. 2s5 North Harrison
street, aged "A years, one of the Oldest
German American residents Of Whining
ton. died this morning after an illness
Of three months. She was probably the
oldest dealer in Second street market in
point of years attendance there. She
had a meat and produce stand in the
market for 40 years, she and her hus-
band having been in charge of II 80
years. up TO the time Of his death
Mrs Hey had been a member Of
Zion Lutheran Church for AZ years. She
was actively In business up 70 the time
she had TO give up because Of illness,
She leaves four children, Henry Hey
Mrs. John A. GlAeser, Mrs. Elizabeth
Dill and Miss Wilhelmina Hey, all Of
this city. The funeral will be held or
Tuesday next, with services In charg'
Of the Rev. S. G. Won Bose. Msmberi
Of Zion Church and dealers in the Sec
ond street market viii act ~ pail
beArora
Evening journal., 1917-01-19
Will NOT Store So Much
POWDER At DUPONT MILLS

PATTERSON, n. J.. Jan. 1e.--With
the idea Of minimizing the danger OF
explosions In munitions plants, SINH
lar TO those which wrecked the f. l.
dupont deNemours works near Has
kell and the Canadian Car and
Foundry Company's plant near Kings
land, recommendations were sent to
the heads OF the companies yesterday
that the size OF storage houses be re-
duced and that they be segregated. In
none Of the houses, according 70 the
plan should be stored enough ex-
plosives 20 cause so much defamation
and air disturbance.
The recommendations were decideC
upon az a meeting between jane
Lyman. superintendent Of the duPon
dcNcmours works az Haskell; Mayo
Herschfeld. Of Pompton Lakes, ant
other officials Of the powder works au'
F, the Pompton lakes borough.