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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09
welded sIxTY-FoUR YEARS
And q Cuss Word Has Never Passed
Between This Couple.


In a day of hasty divorces, when
minds are turning to seek ways in
which married couples may live hap
PLY, credit is due to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Bodine of Philadelphia, who
have been married sixty.four years.
The fact that they have lived together
that long is interesting in itself, but
their chief claim to public notice is in
their statement that they have never
Quarreled or even exchanged a cross
word.
The wife ascribes her happiness to
these causes:
Because I think there Is no one like
father
Because l am always willing to
humor his little ways.
Because l will do anything in the
world to please him.
Because l have always given him
plenty of good food.
because l have always praised him
when he deserved it."
The husbands viewpoint Of the mari
tai partnership and the reasons which
he finds for the unmarried felicity Of
himself and his wife are contained in
the following:
because think my wife is the finest
woman in the world.
> because l never have a vacation un-
less she goes too.
Because have always been ready
10 -.':, :: she has to say.
-, ;,'. We never wanted any
10 8. I. ,ther.'"
l..r j.. ; s.. III this couple continued
couri.sl.lp rr marriage and each con-
tributei l.. ." IuiDn love. respect and
willingness to max" sacrifices, each Tor
the other, in the little rs we'll as the big
things. Most MARTHA unhappiness Ia
based on selfishness. Exchange.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09
] TO TRAIN $4,000
Dates and Locations of Military
Camps Announced.
SESSIONS IN PLATTSBURG.

In Addition to Camps in Eastern and
Central Departments There Will Be
1 Organizations In South and West.
!! Junior Divisions at Fort Terry, N. ",
and Portland, Ne.
i New York. The Military Training
Camps Association of the United
States, with headquarters at 81 Nassau
street, announced the dates Of the
civilian training camps that will be
held in the eastern and central mill
tary departments next summer and
early fall. The war department, It is
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09

On Tuesday, February sixth. at nine
o'clock at the Church of the Assumption,
Mr.. M. Huber, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Huber, and Miss Esther Judd,
eldest daughter of Mr.. Will Judd,
were united in marriage, Rev. Father
WAGNER officiating.
After the ceremony, wedding
dinner was served at the VIM. Huber
home.
In the evening, all enjoyed dance
given at the w. o. w. Hall.
The bride and groom will begin house.
keeping at once in the south part of
town. We extend hearty congratula-
tions to this worthy young couple.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09
Shake Into Your Sbees

Aliens Foot-Ease, the antiseptic pow
der for painful, smarting, tender, nerv-
GUS feet. 1t takes the sting out Of
corns and bunions. Over 100, 900 pack
Allied troops at the front. Sold every
where, 25c. 0-4t
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09
For Sale.

Duroc JERSEY male pigs sired by two
State Fair Winners. They are Tho
long and heavy boned kind. Pedigree
furnished with every pig sold. Write,
or better, come and see them.
MRS. Jos. BoUsKA,
Rt. 2, CalmSr, Iowa,
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09
Cruel.

CfU0Js
Wife-I dreamed last night that I
was in heaven.
Husband-Did you see me there?
Wife-I did; then I knew was
dreaming.-Town Topics.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09
Many Children are Sickly.

Mother Gray's Sweet: Powders for
Children break up colds in "a hours, re-
lieve Feverishness, Headache, Stom-
ach Troubles, Teething Disorders and
Destroy Worms. At all druggists, &c.
Sample mailed free. Address, Mother
Gray Co., LIE Roy, N. Y. 25-4t
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09
How the Days Go By

Frank looked up thoughtfully from
his engine and cars game Of railroad
ing, played ON the primitive plan of
five-year-old boy.
Mamma, isn't it funny how the days
60 by, one after the other, just like a
train Of cars with Sunday for the en-
gine."-Harper's.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09
For Sale.

A good, paying business for one who
likes outdoor work and can give it Ais
personal attention. E. E. BATEMAN.
Office over Petersen Hardware Store.
Cresco, Iowa. 25t2
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09
Base Libel.

Woman-How did you get to be .
tramp? TramperBy degrees, mum.
1 begun al 4 golf player.-New York
Globe.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09

A Continuous Performance.
"Our baby gives us considerable trou-
BILE. Yells unless he has his own way"
"Ours yells anyhow. You don't know
what trouble is."-Washington Herald.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09
Described.

Pa. what Is meant by reminiscent
mood:''
when your mother IS reminding me
of the things promised her before we
were married she may be said to be In
a reminiscent mood, my boy detroit
Free Press
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09
Cruel.

Doesn't it annoy you to hear . wo-
man talking slangr"
"Why mention slang especially r.
Exchange.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09
SheriH's Sale F!

Maytag Automobile will be sold il
Cresco, Saturday. Feb. 18th, at Sheriff
Sale to highest bidder.
D. J. FERR1E, Sheriff.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09
Basket Social

and Program, Feb. %, 1917, at p. m.
in the school house in New Oregon Twp.
Dist. No. 8, two miles east Of Schley
known as the M. Schlinger School.)
All invited. Ladies bring baskets.
Admission Sc and 1Oc for all not bring
ing baskets.
REGINA M. KELLEY, Teacher.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09
Hides Wanted

I will pay the highest market prices
for all kinds of horse and COW hides.
Roy Sigler, Saratoga.
Farmers Tel. Saratoga No. 6. 6.sS
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09
Referee Farm Sale f!

The farm of Catherine Long,
Deceased, will be sold for the best
price obtainable. By order of Court.
See S. S. CULVER, Referee.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09
The Newer Love.

Miss De Style-Does she think very
much Of that aviator? Miss Gunbusta
oh, yes. She worships the very
sround he flies over.-Life.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09
Style In Emotion

"Now some scientific sharp says
there are styles in emotions"
Il believe it. know some women
who always wear their dignity ruff
ded."-Kansas City Journal.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09

Dare TO be true. Nothing can need
q lie. A fault which needs it most
s1oWs two thereby.-Herbsrt.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09

Opera House Stock for Sale.
36 $40. 90 shares of Opera House stock
for sale at $500 per share.
25t2 E. E. BATEMAN.
Office yer Petersen's Hardware.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09

Fertitude IL the guard and support
Of the other virtues.-Lochs.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-02-09
A Difference.

A Difference.
IL hear you have beeo Visiting
friendsY'
me; relatvea"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-11-09
Ardmore Dome Notes.

The Wykote Oil Company is delay
ed somewhat in the starting of oper-
ations because of being compelled
to wait for casing. This company
has considerable casing and another
standard rig coming from Watertwon
within the next thirty days or
thereabouts. *******Howard Farms
worth, geologist for big Oklahoma
Oil Company claims to have located
a dome at the head of Cottonwood
draw in range 1, township IL and
IL south, along the Wyoming line
in South Dakota. Should this be
the case there will be some develop
ment on the west of Ardmore, nearer
than Old Wowan Creek, in the near
future. *****+J. F. Mcconnell, ]. E.
Porter, Earl Kennedy, of Crawford.
and ]. H. Crowder. Rushville, met
with w. B. Craven. ]. d. Haywood
and G.. c. Caylor. local directors of
the Ardmore Oil Company, Wednes-
day. The Ardmore Oil Company
has now subleased the greater part
Of it's large holdings and it is now
practically certain that the stock
holders who have waited patiently
for some returns on their investment
will soon be rewarded abundantly.-
Ardmore American.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-11-09
Another Company Interested.

From the oil advertising page of
Wednesdays Denver Post we note an
ad for the Wyoming Illinois Petrol
cum Corporation, making their in
itial offering of 100000 shares OF
treasury stock at 10 cents per share.
John F. Sidey is named as field
manager for South Dakota with
offices in Hot Springs. Mr.. Sidey has
been here for the past three weeks
securing leases in this county for
his company. The company have ap-
proximately 5000 acres in this state
several hundred of which are located
in this county. being near Hot
Springs and Ardmore, where drilling
operations are now being carried on
by the Shiloh Oil and Refining Co.,
and the Homestake Gold Mining
Company, of Lead.
Mr.. Sidey will have Offices in the
Evans Hotel. 1t is indeed apparent
that the big oil men of our country
have their eyes on the oil possibilities
of this county AMI will leave no stone
unturned to bring about actual de-
velopment within the next five or
six months.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-11-09
New Oil Company

One of the new oil Companies to
organize in Fall River county is the
Ruffing Oil & Gas Company, with
their main place of business at
Edgemont, South Dakota.
This Is company organized by
Christ Ruffing, from whom the
company takes it's name, is the
president of the company, owning
valuable ground in the Old Woman
Greek. dome, west of Edgemont. j.
=. Hewitt, r. e. Porter. and L. S.
Phillips. Of Edgemont. and B. w.
Wattles and Judge Ward of Hot
Springs are among the incorpora-
tors OF this company.
They have valuable holdings in
Old Woman. Creek and in different
parts Of Fall River county. and are
negotiating for number of every
desirable leases in different parts of
this county and Wyoming. AS soon
as they have secured all the leases
they will offer limited amount of
stock to the public and will start
drilling early in the spring.
The incorporators are very en-
thlsiastic over their prospects and
expect to make it one of the best
companies hereabouts.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-11-09

visitors a chance to visit the greater
part of the field, that is now being
developed. The party reports quite
lot of activity for this time OF the
year. The Clark Petroleum & Re-
! lining Co., have two rigs up and are
at work on the third one. The Wy
oming & Dakota Petroleum Co., who
are putting down we'll on section
8, are down about 1850 feet and with
reasonably good luck should be into
the sands during the next two or
three weeks. The Norbeck-Nichol-
son people are closed down tempor-
arily, having just completed their
Il No. Q. about ten days ago,
which it is rumored is a 500 barrel
producer Several outfits are in the
field getting lined up for extensive
development work this winter and
coming spring.
Geo. Z. Lathom, field manager of
the Alum Creek Petroleum Co., en-
tertained the party at dinner in his
new camp building; and from all re-
ports the entire party enjoyed the
"hot biscuits" and other palatable
food served them. Mr.. Dorety, the
assistant. helped make the visitors
enjoy their trip to the field.
Miss Brunsmidt, returned, more
of an "oil fiend" than ever before
and it is safe to predict, that the
people of Buffalo Gap have heard of
the Old Woman Creek Dome by this
time She is stockholder and boos-
ter for the Alum Creek Petroleum
Company now.
Mr.. Hitch has been meeting with
success in the sale of stock for his
company and whenever he runs into
a doubling Thomas" as to what
holdings they have, away he goes to
the fields with his prospect, and on
the return another another block Of
stock has been sold.
Miss Ruth Eastman secured a pic
ture of the site selected for the drill
ing of the company's first we'll; also
several other pictures of the other
rigs now in the field and close to the
company's holdings.
While the members of the above
party are boosting certain stocks.
they are numbered among the boost
ers for the development Of the oil in
dustry in and around our city and
county.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-11-09
GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS.
Geologist Tells How Petroleum De.
posits Can Be Determined.

The following article is by L. w.
Trumbull, state geologist of Wyom-
ing:
The wrinkles in the earth's sur
face have often been compared to
the wrinkles formed in the skin of
n withered apple. The cooling earth
shrinks in size ana It's cold outer
skin must wrinkle in order to still
fit the smaller earth's body.
When the last period of wrink-
ling took place in North America,
Wyoming and adjacent territory hap
pened to be one OF the areas OF max
imum wrinkling and the convex
wrinkling now show as mountain
ranges. anticlines. domes and folds
of various kinds, while the down
wrinkles are the intervening syn
clines. or troughs. The waters, winds
dnd frosts of untold years have
carved the upward folds until the
surfaces of many of them stand no
higher above sea level than do the
surfaces above the adjacent syn
clines.
The earth's skin is not single
layer, but is formed of innumerable
layers, or strata, Of nmestones.
sandstones and shales, with limit
less variations Of the three. the whole
being many thousands of feet in
thickness. Petroleum is supposed to
be the fossil remnants of animal
deep sea fish fats, which sank to
the bottom in miscropic particles and
were there covered up in the deep
sea muds which later compacted and
sOlidified into shale.
AS the compacting process pro-
gressed. the waters carrying the
tiny oil particles with them flowed
to and fro thru whatever porous
channels they could find. and. of
course the nearest channels Of such
a nature were the nearest layers of
sand. which cannot compact as
closely as do shales.
When the wrinkling began. the
accumulation of oil particles into
oil pools must have begun. for oil
is lighter than water, and as the
oil laden waters passed thru the
sand stratum. the oil must have been
trapped and held in the crest Of
any upward fold In that stratum.
That in brief and non-technical
language is the most generally ac-
cepted theory Of oil genesis and
accumulation.
The state Of Wyoming was en-
tirely covered by the Cretaceous
Sea which deposited alternating
oil-laden muds and sand beds upon
its bottom. When the period OF
wrinkling came, an almost untold
number of folds of various kinds
were formed and q certain portion
OF them were Of the proper shape
to entrap and retain the oil which
gathered to them. Some OF these
folds have been cut to the heart
of the granite by erosion and, ol
course. their contents were lost
Others still lie too deeply. buried tt
be economically drilled at the
present time, but still others lie with
the sandstones 1T proper depth t
have retained their oil and gas con
tents. yet near enough to the sur
face to be easily reached by present
day drillers.
A fold Of proper shape is usually
spoken Of among OIL geologists - :
"structure' admitting the implied
adjective favorable"
That many structures have moi
yet been found and drilled seems
/ probable, Tor those which hare beer
drilled are those which show theil
characteristics 50 plainly that ons
could not fail to recognise them
No doubt many less well de6ned
~
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-11-09
Oil Rig Being Unloaded at Edgemont

f. S. Hitch left this morning for
Edgemont to silperintend the un-
loading Of the rig for the Alum
Creek Petroleum Company. which
arrived from Illinois yesterday.
Steve Nader has the contract for
moving the equipment out to Old
Woman Creek where it will be set
up, preparatory to starting active
operations on their holdings.
The officers and directors, as we'll
as the stockholders of the company,
are pleased to know that the rig is
now actually on it's way to the
field and in fact have begun to
count time for the first we'll to be
brought in.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-11-09

structures than those now drilled
in Wyoming will yet be found. The
present boom in Wyoming oil is
causing the search for structures to
be undertaken by many of the big
oil producing concerns of the
country. Nearly every one of the
big concerns of the Mid-Continent
fields now have their scouts and
geologists at work in Wyoming and
adjacent fields. The season of 1917
will see much new wildcat" ter
ritory drilled and it is confidently
expected that new production will
be developed. That increased pro-
duction will be made fom the present
oil fields seems certain"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-11-09
Politics as She 10 Did.

Political Leader-How does Bump
stand?
Henchman-All right, I guess. He
Belongs to the same political party as
we do.
Political Leader Confound it,!
That's no sign. Is he with us or
against us?-Puck.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-11-09
Great Expectations.

Great Expectations.
Great things are expected from
him."
1902"
"Yes. Any number of men expect
that some day he will pay back the
money he has borrowed" d."-Detroit
Free Press.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-11-09

j. B. Barnard. of Oral, was
visitor in the city, Tuesday. He
and his associates have secured about
two sections more in the Slim Buttes
South Dakota, where the Midwest
Company, have a we'll down some
1900 feet at the present time. Mr..
Barnard is in hopes that the Mid
West we'll will be brought in this
winter, so that he can make some
definate disposition of their large
holdings, or arrange for the develop
ment of his acreage himself.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-11-09
One ExpIahation.

One Explanation.
"The Eskimos like monographs"
II can easily understand that"
"Yes?"
"The walls of an Eskimo's igloo are
so thick he can't hear his neighbors
phonograph playing the tunes he
abominates."
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-11-09
Common Weakness.

"What have we here?"
"A group of savants have met to
discuss the foibles of the human race"
"Well! Well! incidentally, they
are showing themselves not much
above the common herd"
"What do you mean?"
"They dropped everything to pose
for newspaper photographer"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-11-09

George Walker and Fred Mccain
of Rapid City, were here the first of
the week making final arrangements
for the organization of their Oil
company.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-11-09

The Star Prtntery does ill kinds Of
drst-class commercial printing ct
right prices. Give u Z call.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-11-09

John f. Sidey, of Cripple Creek.
Colorado, arrived Monday and is
busy looking after his oil leases here
this week. He expects to be drill
ing by the first of the year if proper
arrangements can be made.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-11-09
Hitting Back.

Wifey-If man loves his wife as
much as she loves him, he will stop
wasting his money on cigars if she
asks him.
Hubby-Yes, but If the wife loves
him as much as she ought to love a
man who loves her enough to stop If
she asks him, she won't ask him.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-11-09
No Hysterlc..

ssWhat would you do II should kiss
your
I'D take 1t calmly" said the girl.
This weather is too hot for Mysteries,
and besides I've been kissed before" !"
louisville Courier-Journal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-11-09

FOR RENT One light house
keeping apartment. steam heated. FOL
$3.50 per month. Plaza Hotel.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-11-09

cranial Distinction. =
sometimes the crown q forehead shows
Sometimes . laurel wreath,
And sometimes nature will disclose
Gray matter underneath.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-02-28
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Mrs. Annie Peterson had some
butchering done one day this week.
Members of the S. P. Jensen fam
lily have been on the sick list re-
Gently.
Miss Sophia Lundin has been help
ing with Mrs. Hoper's work during
her absence.
Mrs. Fred Field and little SON
Ralph, We're Sunday visitors at the
home of Ralph's grandparents.
Joseph Danielson assisted Ward
Field with straw hauling one day
recently.
Miss Julia Grandstrand has. or
ganized class in music at Kennedy
to which place she makes weekly
visits.
Our teacher, S. D. Lincoln was
out of school day or two last week
on account of sickness.
Mrs. Henry Hopper, who was oper-
ated on for goiter some months ago
by the Mayo's, at Rochester, went
back to that city last week for fur
Their examination.
The Young Peoples Society will
be entertained at the hospitable
home of C. E. johnson and family
next Sunday afternoon, March the
fourth
Jens and John Jensen were in
Warren last week going thro the le-
gal process necessary to become
American citizens.
DR.. r. r. Donaldson, veterinary
surgeon of Argyle, was a profession
al caller in our vicinity one day
last week.
The joint meeting Of Boys and
Girls, and Farmers Clubs, was held
at the school house last Saturday
night, at which time and place the
Boys and Girls Club gave a play,
which was well received by the at
tentive listeners, after which the
Farmers Club took charge and the
usual routine of business was trans
acted.
The Boys and Girls Club have
started work on play which they
hope to be able to put on some time
in March, which will be looked for
ward to with much interest.
Well, since some of the local
newspapers have taken up and re-
hashed 1.-THE Grand Forks Hera1d's
woefuls wAiling about the Non-Parti-
san League leaders, maybe the silly
farmers who have parted with. their
sixteen dollars do need guardian.
Last Sunday at the pleasant home
of L. c. Jorgensen and family, the
following guests were entertained at
dinner. s. T Crandstrand and fam
lily, Arthur Grandstrand and family.
C. e. johnson and family, and
Charley Schlaegel and family,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-02-28
Feb. 28-March 7.
Notice to
DRAGGING CONTRACTORS

DRAGGING CONTRACTORS
Sealed proposals for dragging
State Roads in Marshall County,
Minnesota, during the season of
1917, will be received by the County
Auditor, until 1890 O'Clock P. NJ. of
Wednesday March Fl, 1917, when
the County Board will open and
publicly read the same.
Bids will be received for dragging
the following State Roads: State
Roads No. 1, 2, 8, 4, 5, 6, Z, 8,
9, 10, IL, IL and Is.
Dragging specifications on file in
the office of the County Auditor and
Highway Engineer.
Successful bidders must furnish
bonds in the amount of Two Hun
dred and Fifty ($250.00) Dollars.
The County Board reserves the
right to reject any and all bids and
to divide the dragging and award
the contracts as is deemed to be fol
the best interest of the County.
By order of the County Board,
A. G. LUNDGREN,
County Auditor
OSWALD, LIND,
Highway Engineer