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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-23
COUNTY NEWS.
NORTH PROTIVIN

Clara and Raymond Slifka visited st
the C. L. Pecinovsky home Sunday af-
ternoon.
Miss Thompson visited with Mrs.
Frank Wilson from Friday till Sunday.
Frank Berka called on Johnnie Ber-
ka Monday evening.
Frank Wilson called at the Joseph
Sobolik home Sunday.
c. L Pecinovsky made call at the
John Slifka, ST., home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Vorda and family
were pleasantly entertained at Joseph
Sobolik's.
On account of bad weather and roads
the cream hauler, MIR. Wagner, was
unable to make his route last week.
Raymond Slifka and sister Clara Wis.,
tied at the Frank Wilson home Satur-
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Pecinovsky en-
tertained company last Sunday after.
noon.
Mrs. John Vorda made business
trip to Protivin Thursday.
C. l.. Pecinovsky and Jas. Berka
were seen breaking colts one day last
week.
Gilbert and Stuart Wilson visited
with Edward Sobolik Monday and Tues
day.
John Slifka, Jr., called on home
folks last Tuesday.
Frank Kostohryz and Joseph Sobolik
and John Belgium were among the
Cresco callers Monday.
Thos. Lusson and Frank Pecinovsky
made business call on C. L. Pecin'
ovsky last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Berka attended
Mass in Protivin Sunday.
A. j. Mikesh and son Leo drove tt
Cresco Monday.
Agnes Markovec went to Cresco
Monday where she will work.
Mrs. Jas. Berka is taking care of her
mother, Mrs. John Hovarka, who is
sick at present.
Charley Sobolik, Louis and James
Kostahryz and Jas. .Berka, Jr.. called
on Jas. Haskovec last Sunday evening.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-23
EAST HOWARD CENTER

EAS1 f1OV AMI CCN AcN
Robin Red Breast is here, so spring
must be near.
Grant Walker has moved onto the M.
Dvorak place.
R. Ritter was Cresco caller Mon
day.
F. Shields drove to Cresco Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Lathrop enter.
tanned number of friends Sunday af-
ternoon and evening.
M. Dvorak and family were welcome
callers at the Fred Shields home SUM-
day.
Florence Long stayed Saturday night
with her friend, Helen Dvorak.
Willard Bollinger is assisting Chas.
Dvorak with hay hauling the past
week: -
VIM. Shields was Cresco caller Sat.
urday.
Robert Logue, who has been spend
ing few days at the w. Cumming
home, returned home Sunday.
Sorry to hear Helen Dvorak is sick
with cold. ~.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Dvorak and child.
rem, Willard Bollinger, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Lathrop and MIR. and Mrs. Cal Harvey
were pleasantly entertained at the r.
Sager home Monday evening.
Elsie and Mable Dinger spent Sun
day with home folks.
Herbert Perry was q Cresco caller
Tuesday.
S. E. Dinger drove to Cresco Satur-
day.
MIR. and Mrs. Lloyd Lathrop were
Cresco shoppers Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Shields transacted
business in Cresco Tuesday.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-23
If Mothers Only Knew.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children relieve Feverishness, Head
ache, Bad Stomach, Teething D,sor.
ders, move and regulate the ESQ B1we els
colds in "a hours. Used by mothers
for 80 wears. All Druggists, 25c. Sam
Die free. Address, Mother Gray Co.,
Leroy, N. Y.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-23
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Estate Of Joseph Mlady, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, That the sub
scriber has been duly appointed Exec MOI
oregon Twp in the County of Howard, state
Of iowa, deceased, interstate, and has taken
upon himself that trust as the law directs;
AN persons having demands upon the
Estate OF said Deceased are required to
exhibit the same; and persons indebted to
nryment to JOSEPH MLADY,
March 10, 1917. Executor.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-23
For Sale.

Big Poland China Bears $50 to. $50
lbs. each, five blocks south of City
Waterworks Vernon road. Phone 80.
16f '~' M. P. LYDoN.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-23
+ + + J. !. + j. !. j. !. + !. /. + + + !

Chinese Occupy German Grants.
Picking, March 2O-Chinese troops
have occupied without opposition the
German. concessions at Tientsin and
Hankow. The Dutch have taken over
the German cOnsulates.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-03-23
FORTUNE FOUND IN SUIT
CASE.

!. Chicago, March 20.-When an
!. unassuming suitcase, forward
+ ed to Chicago after the death
+ Of Mrs. John X. Stewart at
+ Aiken. s. c., was opened it was
+ found to contain $690,0OO in
+ currency, a part Of the $1,000
!. 900 two young daughters fell
!. heirs to.
!.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-23
RED CROSS NEWS

The Red Cross War Council has plan
ned nationwide Christmas member
ship drive. The goal of this campaign
is to build up the Red Cross member
ship in the United States to 15,OOO,-
0OO The campaign is to begin De-
cember II, and will continue to Christ
mas eve. "Make it Red Cross Christ
mas"-that is to be the recruiting
slogan. The effort practically will be
limited to securing annual members,
that is, members who pay annual dues
of 81 or So, in the case of members
who subscribe for the Red Cross Mag
azine. Everyone who becomes men,
Der during this drive period will be
known as christmas member"
How eminently fitting that, as we com
memorate the birth of Him who "came
not to be ministered unto, but to min
ister," we should give of our means
and ourselves in ministerihe to our
soldiers and sailors through the Red
Cross
fhcte - hltie S<es1E bat that a.
this, our first Christmas in the world
war, the hears Of the American people
win respond to this appeal and oppor-
tunity for service.
Last week meeting of the local
chapter was held, at which time the
bylaws, suggested by the division
headquarters at ST. Louis, were adopt
ed. Also an executive committee was
elected, which will in turn elect officers
for the ensuing year.
We were glad to have a visit this
week from DR.. Shoulder of Nashville,
and other members of the medical re-
serve Corps, who were in Brownsville
getting recruits. They expressed
themselves as highly pleased with the
class of work which is being done by
this chapter.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-23

Again Haywood county has proven
her loyalty to her country and the
cause for which she is fighting by
more than meeting her assessment for
Y. NJ. c. A. army work. In the Red
Cross campaign Haywood county dou-
bled her assessment. Then in the Lib
erty Loan drive she more than did her
part. And now she has shown her in
terest in the moral and physical well
fare of her boys at the front by up
holding the Y. NJ. C. A. movement.
This campaign was organized one
week ago with John t. Gray, Jr., as
chairman, and A. NJ. Carlton, secreta-
ry. Active men were placed on the
campaign committees in every district
of the county and the results show
how well they did their work. The
following report has been made by
Treasurer Carlton:
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HAYWOOD COUNTY.
CORN SHOW SUCCESS
One Hundred Seventy-Five Ten-Ear
Exhibits at Courthouse, Thirty -Four
Exhibits Made by Members of Boys
Corn Club.

The drive made last spring by lead
ing public spirited citizens Ct Browns
vile and Haywood county for diversi-
fication and a greater planting of
foodstuffs has proven of inestimable
alue to our farmers and to the people
of our county generally. For while
the cotton crop will fall seventy-fve
per cent below an average, the loss
viii be largely compensated for by an
unusually large yield of corn, hay,
sorghum, ETC., and good supply of
killing hogs.
Thus it will be seen that those crops
which mean food for man and beast
are more bountiful than for many
years in Haywood county. Many a
farmer who has in past years follow
ed the old custom of planting all cot
ton and depending upon others for
food supplies, took the advice offered
last spring, and as result now has
stored away plenty of corn, potatoes,
sorghum and other food crops. which
wil save his family from that want
which must have inevitably followed
had the old custom of planting all cot
ton prevailed.
A striking illustration of the good
results of diversifcation was brought
out here last Thursday when the big
gest and best corn show ever held in
the county was made under the direc-
tion Of B. M. Elrod, county agricultur-
al demonstrator. There were 81 ex-
hibits by boys belonging to the boys
corn club. There were 141 exhibits
by men and boys not members of the
club, making in all 175 ten-ear. exhib-
its. This corn was on display at the
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-23
THE FRENCH ORPHAN FUND.

1t is with regret that we have to
state that the Red Cross Society finds
it is not able to handle the funds collect
ed for our French orphans, so as to be
sure of getting it staight through to
the orphans, as their plan is to use the
money first in whichever department
of their great work they think they
have the greatest need.
So we are now working through the
Committee of Mercy, which writes US
that every cent of our funds will be
used for the orphans without an extra
penny of expense to US. Elihu Root
is the president and we had a note
of Endorsement yesterday from Presi-
dent Wilson.
We were so anxious to work through
the local Red Cross, being members of
it, that it might get the credit of our
work, and will gladly do so if the way
is opened to us, but we feel we have
no right to send our funds unless we
know the money given to us for or
phans will go straight to them.
The French Orphan Committee.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-23

of the state it is comparatively easy
to get wood.
If any person has boarded coal it
will not avail them. Should shortage
of coal arise / have the power to re-
quire persons having an unusually
large supply to sell reasonable por-
ton to their neighbors at the market
price. Should he be yellow-blooded
enough to refuse, Ihave the power and
the heart to send United States deputy
marshals to get it and sell to those in
need. No one will be allowed to take
advantage of his neighbor's necessity
by asking price above the ordinary
market price.
There is going to be square deal
If coal for Tennessee.
w. E. MYER,
Federal Fuel Administrator for
Tennessee.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-23

court house and hundreds of farmers
with their boys were on hand to see
the show.
The highest average yield was made
by Newt Alexander. His average was
84.79 bushels to the acre. The average
yield of all contestants was 57.63 bu-
shells to the acre. The prize for best
written history of the crop was won
by Edwin Powell. Moody Castellaw
won the prize for best showing of
profit. Duan Burlison won first prize
in the ten-ear exhibit contest.
Individual prizes were awarded as
follows:
First prize-$2O.OO Poland China
pig, given by H. L. Currie, won by
Next Alexander
Second prize-$10.OO Vulcan Plow,
given by N. R. Dupree & Co., won by
Aucie Burlison.
Third prize-400 pounds cotton seed
meal, given by the Brownsville Cotton
Oil and Ice Co., won by Leon Smith.
Seventeen other prizes were award
ed to the following boys: Jack Lea,
Albert Booth, Owen Joyner, Clarence
Lowell, Ben Tyus, Jesse Stuart, JEFF
fries Morris, Joe Virgins, Otis Moore,
Elmer Savage, Ebert Dill and Edwin
Powell.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-23

Mr.. Carlton stated that he was ex-
pecting several Of the rural districts
to report other amounts than those
already received. The total receipts
to date as shown by the above table
amount to $3,62S.69. The amount as
sessed Haywood county was S3,50O
Several of the rural districts fell be-
low their assessments, but Browns
vile gave something like 5000 more
than she was assessed and the second
district went slightly over her assess
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-23

ment,thus saving the day for the coun-
ty.
Sunday night there was a union
meeting of all the churches held at
the Baptist church where a magnif-
cent patriotic Y. NJ. C. A. address was
delivered by Rev, c. A. Waterfeld,
who recently resigned his work as pas
tor of the Methodist church here to 90
into the army Y, NJ. c. A. work. At
the close of the address subscriptions
were received amounting to abouts500.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-23

The shoe export trade of this coun-
try will be hit by the establishment of
a great shoe factory at Punta Arenas,
Chile, which will be equipped with the
most modern mechanical devices.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-23
Haywood County
Over Pays Amount

NJ. A. ASSESSMENT OF $500 HAYWOOD COUNTY MORE
THAN MET IN CASH PAYMENT: DISTRICTS TWO SEVEN AND
NINE PAY MORE THAN ASSESSED: BROWNSVILLE MAKES UP
FOR SHORTAGE IN SEVERAL RURAL DISTRICTS.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-23

The value of Hawaii's pineapple
crop is only exceeded by the islands
sugar product.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-23
Food Administrator
Calls Mass Meeting;
-

CONSERVATION OF FUEL URGED: LOCAL COMMITTEE APPOINT
ED TO WORK PUBLIC WOOD YARD: WOOD TO BE
FURNISHED AT COST: FUEL ADMINISTRATORS APPOINTS AS
sISTANTS.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-23
CITY ELECTION NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that city
election will be held in the city of
Brownsville on
The Second Tuesday in December, 1917
for the purpose of electing one Mayor,
one City Recorder, one City Marshal,
four Aldermen and one member of the
City School Board. The following
judges and clerk are hereby appointed
to hold said election:
Judges, S. Covington, S. A.
Baynes, w. P. Adams.
Clerks-Joe T. Mann and Jesse Rob-
erts.
Officer-N. |. Lankford.
(Signed w. j. SHAW,
JAMES Upton,
+. v ADAMS,
Election Commissioners for Hay
Wood County, Tenn.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-23
A CARD

We wish to thank our dear friends
for their loving sympathy and many
kindnesses during the illness and d
of our loved one.
j. B. POWELL and Family.
A woman has discovered the process
of extracting the color from autumn
leaves
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-21

That's the dangerous time, when he has
to be watched, and about the only time
when he tries 10 break camp. l could
amost tell you how long every man has
teen in this stockade simply by the look
on his face"
All the men were in their bare feet;
feet, too, tina. were sweled and mis-
shapen almost beyond recognition. They
were spread out, broken down, cut.
gcuged, blistered and scratched; and the
rails of many of their toes were gone. Il
is hard to imagine what comfort such
feet will ever find in the shoes of civil
hHed society when release from prison
cchditions finally comes
"Niggahs dat fust comes heah," said
Charles mate at the grindstone. what
amt use to bein' on dey feet, gifts tagged
easy an hit mex dey feet swell up sump-
tn awful, boss. OATS why dey all goes
barefoot in de stockade an round camp
Deg shoes amt zig enough foh dey feet.
Nine doan swell no mo-"
The Captain" had neglected to men
ticn that while his visitors were being
shown through the camp. a negro convict
was being chased through the woods sew
era miles away in the regular Sunday
rIorning rehearsal. This was a weekly
practice for the purpose of Keeping the
dogs sense OF smell keeuy whetted TO
point of instant usefulness in case Of
an attempted escape.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-21

When the visitors emerged from tho
mess and bunk rooms into the stockade
they were amused by the sight of a shin
ing black figure devouring with profound
relish a huge "sliver' of possum. but
had no idea that the fellow had worked
and lodged his way for an hour ahead Of
the dogs in order to acquire it.
The work is so arranged that the
squads arrive at certain stage of their
rounds on certain days of the week. The
eatire territory is covered between early
Monday morning and Friday night or
Saturday noon. But it is constant and
heavy work. A soft pitch is gathered
from the open face of the blazed tree
from March to October. From October To
March the gum must be scraped or
pulled from the tree. The still, in which
the gum and pitch are transformed into
spirits of turpentine. is located near ths
camp, and is kept supplied by teamsters
and their wagons. A barrel of soft pitch
produces approximately ten gallons Of
spirits of turpentne. In a single charge
of ten barrels of scrapings. or gum, there
are about six barrels of resin and two
year trees and another "back-box" older
tees that are sufficiently large to yield
still more resin.
Work of the Convicts.
Tbaea convtcts are u,orkad In tbraa ar
fcur squads. each in charge of one or
two guards and several cur dogs. One
squad may box" virgin trees. another
dir fresh pine pitch, another scraoe
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-21
THIS T0LSWTZzAC REEV GzHaZD
BY he -HOLIyCDS

morning. Sunday morning. of course, the
L.eil always take their time abodt
things"
In the messroom the prisoners were
In one corner black figure was just
emerging from his tub; in another. the
lettle of tin and granite dishes told of
Preparations for dinner.
where's Charlie Jackson?" called tbs
captain. and two barefooted men sham.
hled off to find Jackson. Presently the
most genial smile one ever saw. peerel
around the jamb of the door, and a slen-
der young negro of 30 years shuffled into
the room.
Charlie" said the captain, lets have
little harmonizin'."
'Yassah, boss" he smiled, and forth
with assembled his troupe of vaudeville
entertainers Charlie disappeared for a
moment and returned in his theatrical
rigging of false whiskers. crooked cane.
corncob pipe, straw hat and a bend !n
hiG back which. with one arm akim5o.
proclaimed him old Uncle Eph" in tho
original skit, The Old Plantation. "Eph"
had returned after forty years absence
to see his "old nanny and the chillun."
Nanny Liza" was enacted by a young
buck with bandana tied about his head
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-21
Sans Knives, Sans Forks.

Two zlnc-covered tables to the right Of
he entrance formed the dining pcard
boxes and broken chairs formed the
seats. In corner close by stood a sink
and basin where the dishes were washed.
Only dishes, rams and spoons are used
inside this ctockade. There are no knives
or forks (eNcept for warden and guards).
Fingers were made first; besides, knives
in quarrel
IN the same room, at the corner far
thest from the door, were two cracked
porcelain Lined tubs set in an unscreea.L
space. merely surrounded by torn wire
netting. Several more broken chairs aud
boxes and a heating stove within
wooden PERI completed the furniture and
equipment Of the messroom. On one wal
hung an illumination of the ten COM
mandments and several illustrated
psalms. On another wall hung the rules
and regulations of the state prison au-
thorities. almost too black from SCOT and
CRIME to be deciphered Except for
these wall decorations. there was no evil
dence anywhere Of any reading matter.
The bunkroom was a long, low COM
rartment filed with iron beds supporting
filthy mattresses. The floor was bare
ard reasonably clean. and the entire in
teiior smelled strongly of a mixture of
formaldehyde and other disinfectants
The beds are a bit DID," was the ex.
rlanation volunteered. but we've made
reeuisition for new ones. We disinfec,
every other day and scrub the floor every
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-21

Some cne pitched quarter to the floo-,
and the antics of the dancer in picking up
the cor threw the observers into spasms
OF hi Rhte:. Then followed a series %
r'an;' tor and camp meeting songs and
hymns b! another set of singers-curi
ously ugh, the most vicious men IN
tho camp. it WAS said.
Almost every night it's Just like this.
said a guard. They go over this stun
time and again They gave a minstrel
show last Christmas and made quite
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-21
and falling over his shoulders.
Camp Meeting Songs.

ln the midst of this skit. in which
Uncle Eph" referred to his children gen.
whici each was letter perfect. they al
broke i-to the song. "Pickin' Cotton. >
which was the cue for buck and wing"
dancing. Each of the seven INDUCED in
his own brand of dancing and executed
steps on2 never saw before-in shoes an 4
barefoot
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-21

lot of money from the visitors"
Don't they do it largely to forget they
arc here?"
IAN their singing and dancing wouldn I
make them fcrget that. answered the
guard with significant glance. Bat
after the first three or four months the
tragedy wears off and they get TO be like
It's the man who first comes TO one Of
these camps that oroods and gets suilen
and Is Always thinking of getting away.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-21
Nature, in
Running Of
Great PineFor-
ests for the Pro-
duction of Turpen-
tine, Seems to Be
Aiding legislation
inDoing with
the Old System.
BY MARC N. GooDNoW.

vt was typically beautiful midwinter
Sunday in Central Florida. tramp
of several miles through the whia-
rering pines OF a turpentine forest had
brought party of tourists to a clump Cf
rough, whitewashed. board buildings
sGuatted in the white sand close to
railroad. From a distance the largest
tuilding had the appearance of ware.
house or a stable surrounded by hign
board fence or stockade. 1t was a story
ard a half high, thrice as long as It's
width, with windows along the sides.
heavily barred.
AT diagonally opposite corners of tho
high stockade were rudely constructed
platforms, each sheltered by as rude q
ro%f of pine boards. Beneath each shell
ter sat young man, lazily smoking 4
cigarette, with ominous. long g-barreled
pistols beside him.
Near the railroad stood another low
white building. Inside another inclosurc
was SMALL one-story shack; from ono
enc of which a cloud of smoke issued,
pIoclaiming the kitchen. Farther back in
the same inclosuro was another shack,
open on three sides, and pig pen.
In the middle Of the sandy yard stood
well, fed from surface water and the
excess of the bayou more than a mile
away. There were no trees, no grass, no
Shade Of any kind, nothing but hot, white
sand and a few stumps.
lean, swarthy man of 35 years, wear
ing the ubiquitous blnck slouch hat. and
known by the official title of Captain"
welcomed the rather curious visitors, aud
with some show of native pride even in
vitec them to take a look about the camp
the camp being prison, housing some
forty negro convicts.
Sunday mornin' the men spend in
cleanin' up, takin' baths and changi7'
clothes" drawled the captain, as the big
gate of the stockade swung open and n
growing pile of soiled. striped flannel
garments became conspicuous. There was
the unique sight OF score of nude con-
viets. exchanging soied garments for
frcsher ones. Their giistening bodies
were FURNISHED bronze in the strong sun
light, and their huge, knotted muscles
played under tho skin like great cables.
The interior of the bunkhouse and
messroom was even more crude as a
place in which to live than the exterior
as means of shelter. No attempt had
been made to finish" the building, as
craftsmen would say; that is, to cell. or
plaster. or remove the bare effect Of
rrfters and boards. A barricade of heavy
timhers set vertically from floor to reef
formed a partition between messroom and
sleeping quarters. Next to the only door
OF the building was a small cage Of
heavy timbers and furnished with a small
heating stove and chair for the guard
who kept night vigil over the forty sleep.
ing convicts.