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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-06-29

Long, Johnnie, brige work.. 1900
Ionic, w. j., repairs grader
outfit .................................... 62.55
Lukes, J. j., repairing bridge $50
LIE Mars Printing Co., rec
ords ............................. 20.OO
! Lenth, H. F., dragging road. 34.6O
Miller, Frank, bridge work.. 397.50
Mott, Frank, bridge work.. 1880
Milky, Lou, bridge work..".". $3.50
Mullaney, W. j., road work.. 44.25
!! Meverden Estate, burial Ben
! jamin Patterson .................... 1900
Milz-Edmister Drug Co., sup
plies, Jail NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. POI
Milz-Edmister Drug Co., med
icine, Cleveland family ...... so
Milz-Edmister Drug Co., med
icine, county farm --....-.... $40
Morgan, Burton ct al, gopher
bounty neutrality-suspicious.. 1z.IO
Mohs, A. c., dragging road. 1885
Malanaphy, Urban, assisting
county engineer ..-.-.......... $500
Mulick, ]. w., medical serv-
ices John Mcdaniel, claim
ed $4,000 ......-.-.--.....-...-.......-. 6O.OO
Olson, Ed, bridge work - 1880
Painter, Howard, road work. 1920
Panek, Henry, culvert work. ALTO
Phifer, John A., bridge work.. 400
Parrot, Matt & Sons Co.,
blanks 11.S6
Pease, The c. F. Co., supplies
county engineer .............--.. 1.73
Perry, T. R., services county
engineer ......-............... 1Os.17l
Perry, T. R., mileage ............ 1888
Perry, T. R., postage and sta
tiOnery ........-...............----...... LAO
Roethler, J. NJ, road work.. 64.50
Richardson, Ed, culvert work 1920
Ratz, will, bridge work ......-. 110.50
Ronnie, Hapver, repairing
bridge NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S.OO
Russell Grader Co., road
drag 1l.o5
Shannon, Tom, road work 80. 64.50
Shannon, Geo., culvert work. 31.80
Schriber, Alvin, culvert work 1850
Sullivan, Mike, culvert work 1920
Stuelke, F. H., fox bounty. 200
Sorenson, Peter, cutting steel rs
Sullivan, G. L., bridge work. $50
Sullivan, c. L., dragging road IT'S
Shugrue, Leonard, hauling
gravel -..--......-.-----................. S3.O3
Shields, Will, repairing
bridge ......................:... $50
Shields, Will, dragging road. 1900
Scholz, C. M, work in Clerks 49,.
office .................. $500
Scholz, c. NJ, work in Re-
| corder's office ..........-........... 1880
Thompson, Ed, culvert work 1920
The Acme Grocery Co., gro
ceries, county farm ............ 4.80
VanHouse, L. A., road work. $3.50
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-06-29

ed by dogs, claimed $4,000. 1000
Sovereign, w. c., sheep killed
by dogs, claimed $1,000 .... 1900
On motion and vote the Board adj
journed to July 10, 1917.
CHAS. H. WALLACE
Attest Chairman.
E. A. HOFFMAN,, II.
County Auditor
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-06-29

Stock Wanted to Pasture.
Good pasture, plenty of shade and
water, on the old Archie White farm,
about 10 miles southwest of Cresco.
Phone Maple. Leaf 81. ..
49, liz .~sn LEONARD & Son.
The herald., 1917-03-15
Enforced Competition Must Give Way
to Cooperation Properly Safeguarded
By CHARLES P. STElNMETZ

In the European the final fight between the waning
pete system and the coming cooperative This issue has been
decided and cooperation whatever be the military Of
the for the ndvduasc nations England included had
adopt the organization of their national organism
Against the terrible efficiency of the cooperative industrial ogan
the Europe after the country will have chance but
hopessy ouased will sink second rank industrial nation
unless also accept industrial cooperation the guiding light
This recognition Of the corporation ndustrys efficient
TOOL 1t that must egisae against industrial
operation attempt the resurrection of dead that of
petition by manade laws which violate the economic laws
but assist cooperation and consolidation corpora
tons organizations controlling all industries while the
providing such safeguards which, without the least interfering with
the industrial productive efficiency Of cooperation protect the public
against any possible abuse of corporate power.
Furthermore must bring about the cooperation of the worker
with the industries by eliminating the three great which
the majority of human beings the fear Of unemployment
of sickness and the fear OF old by providing effective unempo
ment sickness and odage insurance
That must forever outlaw the attitude of Gains
"Am my brothers keeper and realize
society indeed responsible for the webeng every
our nation.
Then the social condition Of the be
ror to that IN other nation then the
the maintenance of nation without preparedness paades and
other vain attempts of creating sham patriotism again find all
the citizens of nation patriotic the DAYS of old
Patriotism the realization that your superior
any other and this exist only when based economic facts
The herald., 1917-03-15
DELIVERING WATER IN QUITO
Aquadores Have Their Own Method of
Doing II, and II Is Somewhat
Humorous.

About a fountain in one Of the prin-
cipal squares of Quito. the capital of
Ecuador, assemble every morning the
city's aguadores. These water porters
differ from the less energetic ones Of
some South American cities in carry
ing their jars upon their backs inste ad
OF on the backs of mules. Their earth
en- jars are deep, have a single mouth,
and hold about forty pints.
The porter carries it on his shoulder
fastened with leather straps. He never
detaches himself from his jar either to
fill II or to transfer its contents TO that
of his customer.
He turns his back to the fountain so
that the jar comes under one of the
jets of water and listens to the sound
of the water In the jar, and his ear is
so well trained that he always walks
away at the exact moment when 1t is
filed to the brim.
Arriving at the house Of crrtnIr Up
he goes TO, the h, Ian pdsSo-ner'
80 IL Fr-j household jar, makes
The herald., 1917-03-15
World Citizenship Forced Upon People
Of United States by New Conditions
By A. C. BRYANT Of Ch:-,so

Citizenship has definition Unprecedented have
Tevouionzed civic standards.
America stood Indifferent to the proceedings Of tie nations
the The great Atlantic barrier shielded adOnt country
large from the frenes Of the French revolution and the
Napoleon Of enanglng alliances the
warning of Washington.
Later when Europe FESTIVE and the western hemisphere
became promised Doctrine halted growing
Europe far away and world politics moved Amer
citizenship The Of the day confined 10 domestic
problems the plain citizen interested in nothing further
fought, but these brought no
realization international the average American
Citizenship requires broad grasp of the worlds affairs,
qualification. You and do belong the nth ward
Poe township the of Pennsylvania We American citizens
and also world citizens ngbor Of troubled friends the
therefore accept international duty and famiaze
ourselves with the conditions and purposes of nehbos 1t
profit permanently for his neghor house TO burn DOWN
Likewise the conagaon the will affect the future more
past If cope with the situation citizenship
be internationally trained.
citizenship service Service includes responsibility
obligation duty. sacrifice To citizen Interpreted the
acceptance responsibility for the nations character, the obligation
carry the nations purpose the realization Of duty be expressed
fidelity willingness all make such sacrifices
necessary the nations and deye
opment.
Concretely expressed citizenship intelligent
living spirit the law and universal military
any other national cooperative purpose This real privilege
freedom beokening a universal democratic citizenship
The herald., 1917-03-15
TRAINING TODAY'S
BOYS AND GIRLS
More Child Work Might Result in
Less Child Labor.
LET INTEREST GROW SLOWLY
How the Young Folks Activities Can
Be SO Directed as TO Benefit
Their Mental and Physi-
cal Health.
BY sIDONIE M. GUTENBERG.

| COONER or later we are going to be
~ Shamed into abOliShing child labor
| in this country. II j. difficult 10 find
a single enthusiastic defender of the
! system that grindS the lives of little
| children into textiles and hardware
! and breakfast foods while grOwnups
walk about YEARLY in search Of work.
/ And there are more and more persons
every day becoming enthusiastic in ad-
vancing the notion that the children
| are TO be saved for human living. In
the meanwhile, however. most children
seem obliged 10 choose between the
labor offered them and demoralizing
drifting and loaf1ng
First Of all we should clear up the
perplexing confusion between work
and labor. We speak Of peoples work,
but hardly realize that the bulk of the
population is engaged in performing
for hire various kinds Of service in
which they are not at all interested.
Most people labor for wages, doing
what they are directed 10 do. in a
large proportion Of cases having no
understanding and no concern as 10 the
outcome of their efforts. This is the
kind Of work" that is offered to most
children when they leave the schools
and 60 10 the factories and mills and
shops.
Now there is nothing to be said in
defense Of anyone spending his days
at that sort Of thing except that he
needs the money and does not see any
other way of getting il. On the other
hand, the opportunity TO keep busy do
Ing something that is worth while.
something that has an obvious purpose
and interest 10 the worker. is the kind
OF opportunity that every child should
have. Because the worlds work has
become so organized as 10 leave only
drudgery for children and for most
parents, the early experiences Of most
children effectually prevent the devel-
opment Of healthy attitude toward
work. The adults hate their daily oc-
equations, and 1t is not apparent that
application will bring returns in pro-
portion 10 the exertions made; as a
partial result the children grow up in
an atmosphere unfavorable to the spir-
II OF workmanship. There is every
temptation 10 shirk. every suggestion
for escaping responsibility.
In addition TO this unfavorable at.
mosphere there is the absence, in most
homes and in most schools, of the op-
The herald., 1917-03-15
For Signaling in Foo.

A new system for vessels signaling
in the fog has been worked cut bv n
British scientist. 1t Is believed that
this will prevent many collisions when
put into general use. The scientist
points out that the sound Of fog
horn comes out of the mist in such a
freakish way that it is impossible for
the pilot on another vessel to estimate
accurately how far away is the vessel
blowing the horn. In the new system
foghorn signal and wireless signal
Will be sent out simultaneously. The
speed of wireless waves and sound
waves Is different, and the exact DIFF
terence in speed Is known. By noting
the interval that elapses between the
receiving Of the wireless message and
the sound Of the foghorn the receiving
vessel can tell exactly how far away
the sending vessel is. AS soon as she
has received two or more messages she
knows whether the other ship IS com-
Ing closer or bearing away and has
ample warning to prepare for trouble.
The herald., 1917-03-15

A home 10 some extent shows how
progressive and ambitious its owner
is. If it is well designed and attrac-
tive the paSSer-by Immediately con-
cludes that the owner IS n particular
and ambitious man. If il simply con-
sits of four walls and roof it would
rather quickly be said that the owner
is content with small things and does
not possess the ambition with which
TO advance.
To have n home well designed and
attractive does not mean, as might
hastily be concluded, the most expen-
sive home. Many features can be
brought into design which make Ii
attractive and are no more expensive
The herald., 1917-03-15

than things put into the design which
make il unattractive.
The more attractive home is always
in greater demand. Demand regulates
value, TO some extent regardless of the
original cost. Your home is an invest
ment, as well as thing you have
pride in, and at some later time you
may desire to sell 1t. When this time
comes the more attractive house you
have built will show q greater value
of Your investment.
A greater value is what you look for
in other investments. Why not en-
body the idea in the home you are
going TO build? In addition, you will
then have something of which you can
be more proud. Attractiveness is free,
SO don't neglect ii.
Materials entering into the con-
structiOn, as we'll as workmanship. are
other things which should be given
earnest thought before anything def
mite is decided on. They may add some
10 the cost, but this addition will be
more than made up for by the addi-
tional life Of the house.
Suppose your house cost $1,000 and
that by adding 500 TO the cost of ma
The herald., 1917-03-15

they are the two rooms occupied more
than any others In the house. The
beamed ceiling in the dining room
shows good taste and il makes the
dining room similar 10 the living room.
This is desirable because the two
rooms are connected by the colonnade,
giving an open run-together appear
ance.
The stairway 10 the second floor is
conveniently located in the back part
of the reception room, where also are
two closets for coats. People enter
ing from the side or rear often do 50
house. The two closets and location
of the stairway with respect 10 the
The herald., 1917-03-15

At its best. the work interest cannot
be distinguished from the play inter
est. This is seen hen man like
Huxley, devoting himself through
years OF hardship To most arduOuS re-
search, asks To be considered an ANA
teur." a worker for the love of the
work. And this is seen with all great
artists and inventors and organizers.
We know how the chldS play shifts
from aimlcSS movements 10 the imita
tons of the activities of his elders,
from mere manipulation of objects
and materials TO the planned and pur-
poseful making" of things. When the
child once reaches this stage there
should he constantly before him the
masrials and tools that can be used
in making" things, and whatever ma
terial is spoiled" in the course OF
making is very cheap charge against
the childs education in work. The
dress that little girl makes for her
doll may not he aS fetching" as the
one bought in the store. and il may
even cost more in materials and atten-
least two or three OF the dresses that
YOU can buy. A little boy who de-
lights IN making cranberry preserves
when his mother lets him gets much
more satisfaction from tb.n experience
than he does from eating the mess.
The herald., 1917-03-15
Faith and SIGHT.

Faith is always, in an important
sense, the antithesis of sight. II al
ways indicates an element Of the IN
seen and unknown somewhere in the
matter. No doubt faith and sight
stand in close connection with each
other, and often seem to run over. so
to speak, into one another. Faith. in
its true and sane sense, cannot live
without some foothold on what we
may call sight. But faith in itself IS
precisely that which ventures out be-
yond sight, and moves and works in
the dark, in the unseen, in the IN
known.-Bishop Moule.
The herald., 1917-03-15
lDDY'SE EVENING
oEA!N TALES
b MARY GRAHAM BONNEp
TWO BEARS

"po The Bears 2, - s.
winter" asked N.,.,. ''ep 10 th4
"TLryre awake i, o..
Nick. "''' sad
Yes. l know ,o-1 vo.
mean "a, ones .lo liz. ~ Out |
wherever Tie, live va OU-wel,
The Bear, iv. f., .,.,..
said Daddy ",r5' - a. ana caves
in the winter p,., - Wv 80 10 sleep
they com. gr- ~, .r... > ''I'e While
kinds eff A,.osl, .n,. ' UNI unlike The
through the aAur, winter -. straight
nor get III u,-u .r-.o., : I t VINO Do
ION, day Hr,,. - "eIe'
,r Rrownt. n. 49,. ',.4 Ills BROTH
iuG EXCURSION. They bat ~ hlat'
Of lIck and cg1a Loc,. 80 1,ea' DEAL
with all sorts or r,.d ,hi,rS ''.e'' cave
But the thing, .b..v hoI - est
they liked hes. and ,,l,;ah .t NAT
only taken of . ,r,r, 5i..,- 'N'! mad
woods where they had h"s nv "a The
were the things thy had -. least
old Farmvard. -u III sn
"Thav hsd .,o, -. --.
Of things thar.t e.. 'o' ueneious
the Farmhouse they had fon, I'm Of
garbage pail. And This ,har al o'a
off into the woods Thsro ,. ~lssro
tins which had orra ba,5 Co., 0N
were old lars IN be- IIcksi on. 'ue'e
there We're many dcllcacies which -.
Bears don't always get.
They scattered the old tins -.
they hal left them quite shiny "a
clean. through the woods adiolnInv N.
Farmyard. and they didn', ho,hs, :.
pick up anything,
And then they heard the Fa,m.,
come out into his Farmyord
=" 1 do believe that those Bears vho
live of in the Caves of the Wood,
have been here. They know fust how
10 get at tins with their claws-sns
they love jam and sweet things
Then he heard rustic through the
woods. They're there now he e1.
The herald., 1917-03-15

and he gets valuable part of his edu-
cation at the same time. He may
never become a chief cook or even a
chemist. but he ought TO learn how 10
carry out more and more complex COM
binationS of processes and TO take sat
isfactiOn in getting results.
1t is not to be expected that all
homes will ever be equipped with the
variety of materials and tools that will
give each kind of work interest its
opportunity to experiment. 1t is all
the more important that the school
should give children, from the earliest
years, the experience of planning and
executing the making of all sorts Of
projects. In connection with the plays
and festivals. in connection with the
decentralization of literature and history.
in connection with the publication OF
school papers, in connection with par
ties and entertainments, the better
schools today furnish the children OPP
pOrtunitieS TO do real work in q wide
range of materials. The sewing and
cooking. the painting and carpentpry
work, the designing and planning,
make up the very substance of abound
ing life. If We had more work perhaps
there would be less labor-for adults
as well as for children.
The herald., 1917-03-15
Iona Grace Before Meals.

Partly owing TO the demands for
female help in various quarters,
changes are occurring in domestic
STATS. and now and again q freshly
arrived maid has difficulty in ac-
customing herself to the novel sur
roundings, unfamiliar methods. A hos
pitable woman. who entertains parties
Of soldiers TO tea. was explaining 10
her new maid that 20 mad accepted in
vitatiOns.
They are asked. Sarah" she men
toned. 'for half-past four but I usu-
ally give them fifteen minutes grace"
"Ma'am,' said the new servant
frankly, I'm as greatly in favor of re-
liGion as anyone. but I certainly do
think a quarter of an hour is some
what overriding it.'
The herald., 1917-03-15
Civilization Of United States Menaced
by Abnormal Growth of Divorce Evil
By MRS. JANE DIETER RIPPIN
Chief Probation Officer Philadelphia Municipal Cour,

What is the for the abnormal increase
edy 1t is because OF the universal condition
tains today this country and throughout condition
social unrest engnders situation where find people ignoring
fixed customs of society and foung the together
stable civilization
just these onditonsang with the the
spreading like confagraton the uproong
brought about the collapse of the
Tory head between the lines Of the rise and fall of Babylon Of
CT Rome And what of the United critical tua
ton we must solve these sociological problems
civilizations have done.
What shall do? Well divorce must take leaf from Dem
mark There requires two get divorce couple desirno
permanent separation apply the church where they were
welded The pastor priest considers the a year. Then the
legal authorities conduct inquiry Finally the government
must sanction the renlarriage of divorced persons
In states where divorce can enact laws that will make
more difficult to divorce. That be a beginning
The herald., 1917-03-15

side entrance allows such people 70 en-
ter, hang up their coats and 20 direct
ly upstairs without tracking their dirt
/ through the house.
Among things in the kitchen which
would be appreciated by the house
/ Keeper are the two windows over the
sink and a place where the kitchen
table might be placed. The exception
ally large pantry between the dining
room and kitchen would be appreciat-
ed also. 1t is nearly IA feet long and
about four feet wide. The refrigerator
is placed in the end Of the pantry next
to the outside wall. A door is con-
structed in this outer wall so that the
refrigerator may be filed from the out
side. This is convenient from many
points of view.
Going TO the second floor 1t will be
noted that the landing of the stairway
is located in bay of the house. This
is, from an artistic point of view, al
ways looked on with favor.
The hall has been centrally located
so that it is not only convenient TO 90
from one room to the other on the sec
ond floor, but further than this, q mini
mum of space has been taken up and
1t is possible to have all of the other
rooms larger.
There are three bedrooms, q sleep
ing porch and the bath off from this
hall. Each Of the bedrooms has nice
large closets and from three to four
windows, which allow plenty of light
and make the rooms as cheerful as
any of the others in the house.
A double door connects the sleep
ing porch with the back bedroom. II
can be entered either by way Of this
bedroom or directly from the hall.
This makes it convenient to the bath
or makes it possible TO use it as an
individual sleeping room when neces.
Sary.
The herald., 1917-03-15
His Complaint.

A good story is told regarding e
tain medical officer back from '"'
Somme front.
out there, as may well be iTnasin ',O
hospital stores and accessories are 10
hle 70 get 4 trifle mixed on occaslon'
and one day the z. VI. o. in quesuUn
had this fact brought to his ho'ioe -
an Indirect but none the less forceiU
manner. .,a
Going his morning round, he pun 'no
usual formal question, ANY cVm
plaints?" 10 the patients under III
charge. x.,t,v
Yes. sir" answered a voice leeO'''
but none the less clearly.
well. my man. what IS 1t: ne
CURED. bending down ,,..d
"Wcn. sir, its Ike this, eAp'u,",,
the badly wounded soldier. i uon s
like 10 be hustled" And turning 10 n
his sheet, he exposed 10 the T. M
a corner marked The Mortuaf!'
Toronto Mail and Empire
The herald., 1917-03-15
Alder Worlds Oldest Dive

For the purpose Of making dyes the
common alder appears to have been
unnotced by the pioneers of this coun.
try, who made use of so many banks
and roots. However, 1t was well-knowp
TO the Indians, who used it to good eff.
feet. 1t dyes reddish color, and down
to few years ago was employed by ma.
tives Of the northwestern Pacific coast
In colcring their fish nets. Alder dye.
used for the same purpose, is aaid to
be the Oldest recorded dye in the world.
1t is mentioned in the Kalevslla of Fin.
land, supposed to date nearly 3,0OC
years ago.
The herald., 1917-03-15
First-Floor Plan.

terial and workmanship you increase
the life ten years. If the house lasted
90 years, each year would show q de-
probation of $50 in the $4,000. Ten
years life in the house is, then. worth
$500, So note that by adding 500 10
the original cost you can get the ten
years Of additional life, which is val
ued at $500.
The house as illustrated here will
be found Of interest as regards both
Its exterior appearance and the mate
rails Of which 1t is designed to be built.
Brick veneer is used for the outside
up to the stills Of the second-fioor win
dows, and from there up TO the box
cornice cement plaster is used. This
not only gives q longer life 10 the
house but today is proving popular
In most sections of the country.
The porch runs into a terrace
through what would be termed a colon.
made in interior design. The terrace
In front of the living room serves all
the purposes of the much-desired porch
In front Of the living room. In this
way, however, there is no porch roof
10 obstruct the light coming through
the windows into the living room.
Entering the reception room from
the porch, one window In front, two in
'tee side and q seat built in the corner
by the stairway. give an inviting feel
ing. This is further added 10 on en-