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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-18

" Be it further resolved that I .e City
Council will meet at O'Clock p m. on
the 9th day Of June, 1917, in the coun-
Gil room of said city for the purpose of
consids ring objections to the passage
of said proposed resolution, and to the
construction of said Improvement. at
which hearing the above resolution may
be amended and passed, or passed as
proposed.
BE it further resolved that the city
clerk be, and he is hereby instructed to
cause notice of the tendency of the
above resolution and the time at which
the said proposed resolution will be
considered by this council, and objec-
tions to the passage t..ereof heard, to
b published as provided by law in the
Cresco Plain Dealer and Howard Coun-
ty Times, newspapers of general circu-
lation, published in the city of Cresco,
Iowa.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-18
Notice..

Notice.
Notice is hereby given that at meet
ing of the City Coupcil of the city of
Cresco, a., held on the 3Oth day of
April, 1917, there was introduced the
resolution hereinafter set forth, and
that by resolution of the council duly
passed on said date, the said resolution
hereinafter set forth will be considered
by the City Council for passage at
meeting to be held in the council room
in said city at 500 p. m. on the 9Th
day of June, 1917, at which time the
owners of property subject to assess
ment for the cost of the sewer contem.
plated by said resolution, may appear
before said council and make objection
to the contemplated improvement and
to the passage of the proposed resolu-
ton, if any they have, said resolution
being as follows:
RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY
Be it resolved by the city Council of
the city of Cresco, Ia, that it is deem
ed advisable and necessary to construct
Q certain sewer within said city, the
location and terminal points of which
are described as follows, towit:
Commencing where the center line of
the alley lying north of block six on the
irregular survey of the northwest / and
part of the southwest ! of section %,
township SO, north range II west of
the 9Th p. m, intersects the east line
of Third Street west, thence southeast
erly along the center line of said alley
q distance of about 1876 feet to q con-
nection with sewer No. 8 in the center
of Second Street west, said sewer to be
known as lateral No. ID.
Said sewer to be constructed UNDER
ground and at depth sufficient to give
fall for sewer purposes and in accord
ance with the plans and specifications
furnished by the city, material and
construction to be as follows: Vitriied
sewer tile of inch diameter, laid in
the excavation provided therefor,
Joints to be cemented with mortar Of
Portland cement and sand. and to be
provided with sufficient man-holcs,
fiush-ta and other devices or appli-
ances necessary to make good sewer,
and wherever it may be required and
the plans direct, or the city hereinaf-
ter provide for, common tile shall also
be laid in said opening for the purpose
of drainage, to terminate either at
man-holes or as the plans may direct.
That for the cost Of said sewer it is
proposed to assess as abutting proper
ty all the lots in block 6 on the irreg-
ular survey Of the northwest ! and
part of the southwest / of section %,
township 80, north, range II west, and
all the lots lying in Beadle's subdivis-
ion of block and part of block 8, ex-
cept lot thereof which will be assess
ed as adjacent property, lying on the
irregular survey of the northwest
and part of the southwest ! of section
%, township 80, north, range II west
1t is further provided that the per-
son receiving the contract for the con-
struction of said sewer shall be re-
quired to receive in payment for the
work assessment certificates issued
against the abutting and adjacent prop
erty at their face value. ,
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-18
In witness whereof I have, hereunto
fixed my hand. /
M. j. Macarthur.
City Clerk Of the City Of sCresco, Ia
Men Drilling for National Preparedness.

get great comfort from the use of
Aliens Foot Ease. When shaken into
the shoes it takes the friction from the
shoes, freshens the feet and makes
walking easy. Gives instant relief to
tired, aching, swollen, tender feet,
in the foot-bath. British and French
troops use it. ~
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-18
,lle,tie:e.

am sgain prepared 70 build concrete
floors. sidewalks and any
other concrete work by job or by the
day, in town or country. ! am also
prepared to do blasting; boulders.
stumps, or whatever you have to blast
Dynamite and other blasting material
for sale at all times.
38tf WILLIAM Eye, Cresco, IL.
Rt. No. g.. !. Phone South Vernon TO-
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-18
Season Of 1917.

The Percheron Stallion Vesper
No. 96634 will be 1T home, 8 miles east
of Cresco. Terms i: $40, colt to stand
and suck. 1878 A. E. FULLER Z
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-18
For Sale.

Home grown white seed corn. So. 25
per bushel, at farm on Vernon road or
at Gllchrist elevator. John F. Daley.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-18

The Secret Of
Buying Lumber
Lies in carefully selecting
the best wood for each
purpose. --.....
Buy your humber-not solely on its
appearance but for the particular
purpose for which It is to be used.
And remember that sound knotted
lumber of a good wood will give you
infinitely better service than clear
lumber of a wood that will warp and
twist and spread at the joints and rot
after only a few short years Of service.
For all uses out-of-doors
WHITE. PINE
has for three centuries been the pre-
ferred wood. We have large stock
of this old reliable wood on hand and
will be glad to get for you any items
we haven't in stock.
The satisfaction it gives makes it a
pleasure for us to sell White Pine-the
one wood which for siding and outside
uses neUeT warps or twists or rots
and always stays in place.
Remember that we are at
your service in selecting the
e. best luood and the proper
l. grade for your particular use.
C.. s. ALEXANDER
CRESCO, IOWA
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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-05-18

On motion and vote the Board adj
journed to May "a, 1917
{ ss CHAS. H. WALLACE,
z Chairman.
Attest-E. A. HoOPMAN,
~ County Auditor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-10
FEEL FcTAgoEs ECONOMICALLY
Save Waite by Boiling 10 Minutes Be
fore Removing Jackets

4 large amount Of good food III Pc
tatoes, including most OF the valuable
mineral clements, IT. wasted by ordi-
nary methods Of peeling. Baking IN
the Jackets also means a loss Of the
jacket is not caten,l since much Of the
meat Of the potatoes sticks to the stiff
feued kin and is discarded Here is
~t# os'ior made hv thn United States
department Of agriculture for reduc
my the dis arded portion of the potato
to minimum:
Drop washed potatoes in vessel
Ct rapidly boiling water and allow tnem
10 remain 10 minutes. Remove and
strip the thin skin as when potatoes
! are peeled after thorough cooking hv
, boiling. The potatoes will still be
practically raw aud mag tie handled
/ ike raw peeled potatoes lii preparing
any dish, as sealioped. French or Ger
nan fried potatoes, potato chips, etc.
One excellent way to cook the
skinned potatoes is to bake them TIL,
entire potato, including the thin, gold
en- brown crust may he eaten.
This recipe for economical reelinc
of potatoes was furnished by a house
/ wife and tested by the United States
( department Of agriculture The depart
ment viii be glad to have other house
wives write of thrift practices which
I they have found useful in their homes
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-10

valuable in Guilford On the summit
of the hiea ridge 10 the east IS
p" Peake Hin, a high wooded point
against the SKY line. standing like an
atcnal sentinel over the little cemetery
at its basa, and also guarding the -till
ylder one further to the north, where
~,r-. the first departed Of the little
hamlet
The date l7l5 takes as back to King
George 5 war, which involved England
and France, as well Is Spain Mutual
declarations Of war passed between
England and France in March, 1744,
and the American colonies furnished 4
eapaeious theater and rich prizes of
conquest. In April, l745, the French
fortress of Louisburg, On Cape Breton
Island, second Gibraltar and sup
posedly impreenable. was surrendered
to the English king through the enter
prise, audacitv and courage of 5000
/ hardy yeomen Of New England, who
/ had besicged the citadel for 40 days
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-10
TOWNSHEND.
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS.
Plans Made fer Entertainment, with
Gifts for Armenian Relief.

Representatives of practically ev
cry organization in town, of which
there are many, of the public schools,
Leland & Gray seminary and the two
churches met recently and formed
plans for a community Christmas, with
trees and entertainment Two trees
are to be trimmed solely for display, or
decorative purposes. No gifts are to
be hung on them or distributed at the
public gathering, which win be held in
the town hall on Christmas eve, Dee.
"a. If there are those in the com
gifts, as III other years, they are
urged to make the gifts simple, loving
mementos, or useful, needed articles,
and have gifts presented exclusively
in the homes on Christmas day.
Every resident of the community, in
Guiding the tiniest tot, IS urged to 90
! to the community Christmas exercises
with an offering, 4 sacrifcial offering,
| to help swell the fund it is hoped 70
raise that night for Armenian relief
work
I This will be more in keeping with
4 the spirit of the Christ, who on that
first bright Christmas vas the only one
/ 70 whom gifts We're made aud who To-
day, in the existing burdensome way
Of giving, is the one most likely to be
overlooked.
The plans of the committee in charge
Of the community affair include Tho
caring for the needy OF the place, how
ever, Tor gifts committee has bee4
appointed to care for these as usual
GIFTS for them will not be presented
at the public gathering, but will b,
delivered in a quiet way on Christina
day.
There are many IN town who hog,
that this novel experiment viii resdl
i'll an annual community Observance o
a saner Christmas, as much needed a
q safer and sancr Fourth.
An excellent literary and musica
program is to be provided.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-10
WHITINGHAM.

Herbert sprague rs working IL c.
5. Goodnow.
The lower mill was shut down scv-
eral days recently for repairs.
Olive Mason visited friends IN Viii
mington and Marlboro several days re-
Gently.
r. \. Rossmeisl visited Lieut.. and
Mrs. b. II. Paterson at Mortified
(Nt.) recently.
Mrs. Amanda Sawyer, who broke her
wrist few weeks ago, has gone q
stay with her sister, Mrs Lizzie Eddy
Of auckland, Mass.
Harold Plumb OF Sherman presented
at the town clerk 5 Office 2S-pound
wildcat, which he captured while coon
hunting a few nights ago.
News has been received Of shooting
accident in which A y Smith, former
( ~ Of this town, now Of Buckland
| Mass, had his left arm so badly shot
| tnat 1t was necessary TO have il re
moved at the shoulder
Mrs Oscar Mason, who has been suf
fering with her ankle several week
and unable to walk except Wit
! clutches, was taken t. North Adams
where the X-ray disclosed that tn,
bones were badly diseased Or. Walls
Of Readsb0ro, who is attending her
came the next day and put her lee il
a plaster east.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-10

try Lydia +. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound. took sis bottles and today |
am a healthy woman able 10 do my own
homework. / wish every suffering
woman would try Lydia Pinkham' s
Vegetable Compound, and find out for
themselves how good it is. - Mrs. CARL
A. KIEso, 500 North Ave, Aurora, III.
The great number Of unsolicited tes-
tmonials on file at the Pinkham Lab
oretory, many OF which are from time
to time published By permission, are
proof Of the value Of Lydia L. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, in the
treatment Of female Ills.
Every ailing woman in the United
States is cordially invited TO write to
the Lydia T. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(confidentiaD, Lynn, Mass, for special
advice. lt Is free, viii bring you health
and may ave ycgr l!sc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-10
THROUGH MILES OF PUMIcE.
Floating Stone So Thick It Stopped
Ships Progress.

Sailing in the South Pacific through
field of pumice from submarine
volcano that was so thick the seamen
wondered whether there was really wa
ter beneath the vessel was the the OK.
perience of the cutter Janet on a re.
cent voyage to San Francisco. Capt
F. A. Stenbeck entered the following
in his log book Sunday, Aug. 81, go
a. m:
All sail, ship ran into a field of
pumice and nearly stopped. Putting a
bucket over the side it filed with
humps of pumice and ashes Not a
drop of water entered. The wind
freshening we got out but kept on run
ming into fields of more or less density
At daybreak ship was surrounded
by pumice. There was no sign of wa
ter on the horizon in any direction
from the crosstrees. We had been
running through heavy sea on an
east southeast course during the night,
but here everything was calm.
Just slight heave on the gray,
bouldery service to show that we real
ly had the sea under US. There was a
five to seven knot breeze blowing, but
we barely moved, and at $50 she
stopped.
After some maneuvering cot her
turned round and sailed back through
channels she had cut for one and .
half miles
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-10
PUTNEY.

Gc0Fge Reynolds Of Leominster,
Mass. recently visited in the home OF
his father, +. s. Reynolds, in East Put
ney.
+. J. Reynolds of East Putney was
badly hurt while working on the work
team unloading stone at Dummerston.
A large stone started and before he
could get Out of the way il rolled over
MS leg injuring it badly. He was
brought to Putnev station and Dr. Bug
bee took him to his Office and cared for
him and then took him acme. 1t prob
ably will be some time before he will
be able to use the leg.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-10

left. near the south bank of the stream,
is another well-kept farm dwelling,
where, almost a century ago, Jeremiah
Grccnleaf wrote his noted Grammar
Simplifed - the lucid teachings OF
which are vet remembered by many OF
the older inhabitants Of this section,
and whose few pages. bound in thin
board covers. would now be bargains
at their weight in gold.
Beyond the Bullock and Greenleaf
farms (the latter Is now owned by 4
venerable and worthy citizen named
Amos Prouty) is the first farm settled
within the town, Micah Rice coming
there with his wife and children III
1864. on horseback, with their scanty
outfit, by way OF the Connecticut river,
and Broad brook, where not 50 much
as bride trail then existed. The
| judgment of this pioneer was not de-
tcctive, as the farm which he located
cleared and occupied during the re
mainder of his life has always since
been one of the most productive end
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-10

either knife or q hatchet. The sur
face Of the stone is somewhat moss
grown, and is deeply pitted in spots
and has every appearance of having
remained in Its present position for one
or more centuries.
1t is located upon the caSterlv slope
of a rocky ridge. near its summit, at an
elevation above the sea level Of about
500 feet. and about one-half mile north
crlv from the Lyon farm buildings.
about five miles from Brattleboro vii
lage, and three miles, as the crow flies,
due west from old Forts Sartwell and
Bridgeman in the town Of Vernon,
formerly Hinsdale, and about the same
distance from the ancient site of Fort
Drummer i'll the southeasterlv corner of
Brattlcboro.
None OF the previous owners OF this
farm have ever discovered this curios
/ ty, SO far as known. This may be ac-
counted for by its location upon n
i high, rough slope, rather difficult OF
access. which has always been covered
bv dense growth of heavy hardwood
{ trees. The carving would not Toe no
+ ticed by one going down the hill, and
If going up an easier route would nat
utally be chosen, from which the stone
cannot be seen. Considerable cxcava-
tion under and about the boulder,
among the tough maple roots and de-
tached rocks has failed to reveal any
evidence of its purpose, and why this
carving was done is the source Of much
mystitieatiou and conjecture.
The carved date seems to indicate
that it was the work Of some European
rather than an Indian If II was tC
mark grave name, or at least in
itials, might have been carved as easily
as the date, and bones would be likely
20 remain, unless appropriated hy somt
'irowling bear, CT other wild beast.
:. There IL a possibility that the ston,
J n the course Of time has slid from
higher point on The steep slope, hut thu
, fact that il is four feet higA, six o.
. mare feet long, about one foot in thick
= ness at it's base and tapering almos
= ~ an edge at its top, and stands erect
: wapld seem 10 indicate that it occu
. pies it. original position. II MAJ b.
that an unknown body was found there
= the victim of some murdcrous Indian
or bear possibly. and the carving don
4 10 mark the spot 1t may also be pos
siblc that this carving was done to q,
sist in locating some treasure buried i
the vi nifty; there was an ans len
+ tradition about the town that abOu
j the year 1900 a party of Indians r.
turning norta from raid into MassG
q chuSctts buried certain OF their boot
+ upon the farm settled by Abba
Roger near where No. schoolhous
7 now stands, but this was two mile
: further to the westward. Much dig
giag was done about there in the earl
: days, but nothing Of value was eve
i. found, so far as known.
IT, 1he Lyon farm. upon which IL
= carved boulder is located, was one
:" the first farms cleared in Gulford, an
:, adjains and ovcrlooks the site of Il
i humble dwelling of the first white i
5 hi5itaut of the town From a hig
= point n fcw rods south of the carve
E, stone may be had beautiful view
~ Waathcrhcad Hollow with its homelil
=, dwellings, its quiet little stream,
fertile fields and yerdant slopes crown,
~ by rugged wooded sleeps, remindil
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-10

without cessation, and in spite Of It's
encircling ditch so feet wide, and its
massive stone ramparts 80 feet in per-
pendicular height accomplished its cap
ture, with stores and other prizes Of
the value Of q million pounds sterling,
"a princely prize in those early days.
The settlement Of southern Vermont
had scarcely begun at this time, by
reason Of danger from the savages and
their French allies In June of the
following year, 1916, Fort Bridgeman
was burned and six members of its lit
tie garrison killed, wounded or made
| prisoners Nv the Indians. Fort DUN
mer was established in the extreme
! southeastern part Of what is now
Brattleboro in 1924, and Forts Sart-
well ana Bridgeman nearby in the
| town Of Hinsdale, now Vernon, in 1877,
! but the danger was 50 great that no
! dwellings were built outside Of The
+ stockades for several years.
Guilford was chartered by Governor
! Wentworth, of New Hampshire, in 1854,
but no settler located there until 1854.
ten wears later, when Micah Rice and
his family came from Massachusetts
and built the first log cabin about 100
rods south of the carved boulder, while
is located upon the farm settled by
Jonathan Hunt, who came from North
field, Mass, and with his brother, Arad,
bought this farm OF 80 acres. This
they soon sold TO Luther and Calvin
Weld, and removed to Vernon, then
called Hinsdale. To the large farm long
since known as tho Governor Hunt
Farm, Jonathan having been chosen
lieutenant governor Of Vermont for the
years 1874 and 1875.
The Weld family owned the farm un
til 1896, when it was sold to Warren
and Caleb Edison Blanchard, whose fam
lies occupied the homestead for nearly
half 4 century. The place afterwarc
came into possession of Lyman j. Hunt
ley of Brattleboro, VINO pasSer the re
maindcr Of his life there,-a period Of
about - years The property was thef
purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Daniel +
Lyon. who, with their son -in-law, tr
thur q. BealS, and his family, now oc
cupv the farm, which bears eloaucn
testimony TO the industry and thrift
Of its owners, botn past and present
Guilford was rapidly settled, and be
came the metropolis Of the new stat
of Vermont, being its most populou
b. town for a period of % years. 1t wa
{. to this place that Ethan Allen, the orig
b inal Won Hindcnburg, was sent by tn
r Vermont Assembly in the winter o
/ 1874, with 500 troops and a cannon. I
t subdue the people Of Guilford, who T,
/, FUSED TO pay taxes levied under til
Il authority of the pretended state, who's
5 identity had neither been recognize
by Congress nor by New York, with
t whose domain it was included by graz
a of King Charles Il to his brother, til
d Duke of York, for whom New Yor
d was named, and under which govern
g ment the town of Guilford, as we'll
IL the county of Cumberland, in while
V il was situated, was organized. TIL
r, was the occasion upon which ALE
n publicly proclaimed that " Unless vo
le the people Of Guilford. peaeeably vi
g. nit yourselves TO the lawful authorir
Il, OF the state Of Vermont, /, Ethan
T. len, will make the town as desolatc
e were the cities Of Sodom and Gomorra
I'll hy God.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-10
CARVED BOULDER IN GU|LF0RD
Bears Representation of Human Face, also Date l745
Recently Discovered Farm of Daniel B. Lyon
Causes Much COnjecture-SOme History

one or Addison S allusion to the
peaceful valley of Bagdad, with the
cattle feeding contentedly upon its hill
sides. At the base Of the slope flows
Broad Brook, formerly most indus
trious stream, but which now turns
but one of its oldtime dozen mills. Be
vond, at the right, lie the trim, we'll
kept buildings and productive lands Of
the Bullock family whose substantial
brick dwelling house was erected in
1878, and whose record of continuous
occupancy Of the homestead will soon
reach century and a quarter. On the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-10
ssible. Necessity for eliminating

possible. Necessity for eliminating
waste extends to every item.
There is in every orchard a large
proportion Of windfalls which have a
legitimate use. This fruit is not suit
able for drying, because that process
calls for full maturity in which the
sugar content has been DEVELOPED to the
greatest possible extent. But the wind
fall apple or pear makes excellent sauce
and toothsome pie, and there is no good
reason for feeding it to the hogs. It
ought to be sold for Just what it is, at
a comparatively low price, and consumed
before il spoils. It's lack of keeping
quality is against prolonged period Of
marketing.
Fancy grades of fruit have their place
/ IN the scheme of things. One is that
because of their soundness thew are
available after the lower grades are
gone. 1t IS not unethical to sell a wind
fall apple as a windfall, and it is legiti-
mate economy, from the viewpoint of
both the grower and the eater.
Cheap fruit will not bear much trans
portation cost, nor stand fancy pack
ing, nor selling charges But city folk
who visit the country in their automo-
biles this fall will help the orchard
owner, and incidentally replenish their
own larders at small expense, If they
will buy in moderate quantities, fur
nishing their own baskets and dealing
with the owner direct. No individual
transaction viii amount to much, but
the total will result in the saving of a
considerable quantity Of excellent fruit.
Portland Oregonian.