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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08
NOTICE TO
CONTRACTORS
Whole and separate bids Will be receive
ed up to IL o'clock, noon) of
Thursday. NAV liz, 1917

Thursday, May IL, 1917
densburg Village School, District of Bla-
densburg, Knox county, Ohio also known
as the Badensburg Special School DIS
trict for the construction of semi-fre-
proof brick school building in accordance
with plans and specifications prepared by
Mason Bros, Architects, Peoples Bldg'
Delaware, Ohio.
Plans and specifications may be OBJ
tained at the offices of the architects on
any working day up to the day and date
OF opening bids or from the Clerk >. u.
Harris, Bladensburg, Ohio. ,
All bids shall be put in accordance WIN
the requirements of the Ohio school laws,
and blank proposal forms therefor may
be obtained from the architects or from
the Clerk of the Board; proposals shail
be enclosed in sealed envelope marked
Proposal for School Building and ad-
dressed to S. e. Harris, Clerk Bladens-
burg, Ohio and shall be accompanied by
a certified check or bond in an amount
equal to per cent of the total OF saio
proposal as a guarantee of good faith IN
making same; said check or bond tG oe
made payable to s. r. Harris, Clerk, Bia-
densburg Special School District.
Bids will be publicly. opened and reao
densburg, Ohio, at one O'Clock, p. m.'
on day and date above given, viz, May,
II. 1917.
The board reserves the right to reject
f. " HALL, President.
s. e. Harris, Clerk.
A. E-1
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-12

opened up new grazing areas. and the construction of other improve ments such as drift fences and cor rals. The intensive campaign of the forest service to induce stockmen to increase their flocks and herds was the biggest single factor however in increasing this particular food source.
 Under the regulations of the forest service the grazing lands in the na- tional forests are allotted to stock. men upon the payment of certain fees based upon the number of head graz ed. Lands allotted must be used only by the stock of the person to whom they are allotted and care is taken to see that the range is not deterio-ated through too close grazing or that in- jury is not done to the young timber.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-12

2i-Ihe forestry service lost no time. Plans were immediately drawn for the construction of road from the San Diego-imperial highway, through the mountain barriers and into the heart of the Lagunas. San Diego and other cities planned municipal camps in this great play place of 5000 or more acres. Soon the honk of the automobile will alternate with the roar Of the thunder clouds down the canyons, so like the bowlers of Hen dirk Hudson at their game in the Katskills gorge.
 The governments road is to be be- tween 10 and 12 miles long, and will be 111s feet wide. The government engineers are following ancient trails which will made the grade no more than per cent in any one place. The average grade will be per cent.
 The new play place, which although smaller than other national parks, could lend many things to them, per haps, in the way of both rugged and refined scenery, will open its canyon gates to the world some time in Feb ruary. It is 20 miles from the near est railroad, but will be easily access ible from the highway. It is meant for an all-year camping place, and the government is going to spare no pains in putting it before the world as one of the wonder spots of the western continent The Indians will remain as guides and will tell the legend of each tree and brook to all who wish to hear it.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-12
FOREST SERVICE DOING COOD
 NORk
(By Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 11-Despite fires, storms and other adverse cir cumstances, which decreased the na- tional forests in California by IT, 600 acres, the United States forest service presents figures showing a striking increase in cattle, horses, sheep and goats grazed during the fiscal year ending June 30 over the preceding year. The increase was brought about by the service in or der that it might do it's bit'' in food conservation, and a record is prom ised for the present fiscal year.
 In the fiscal year of 1916-17 2O4 ,935 cattle and horses and 465, ,752 sheep and goats were grazed in national forests in the state as compared with 193,66S cattle and horses and 417,O52 sheep and goats during the fiscal year of 1915-16. The decreased acre age was more than made up by the attractive terms offered stockmen and the unusually excellent grazing in Las sen, Shasta, Trinity, CaIaveras, Plum as and the northern coast counties.
 Another factor which helped great 1y in increased grazing was the con- struction of roads and trails which
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-12

Capt E. Lathrop has purchased lot 24, in block 2, from George D. Reed. for $3500 cash, the deal hay ing been consummated by the Cor doya Abstract and Realty company This gives Capt. Lathrop a frontage. of seventy-five feet for the erection ci his new Empress theatre in the spring, he having purchased the two. adjoining lots from the Olympia Brewing company some time ago. MT Reed is at present a member of the Canadian army in France.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-12
Advertise in the Times
NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL
 ACCOUNT.

NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL
 ACCOUNT. Third Division, Cordova Precinct. at Cordova. No 104. In the matter of the Estate of J. Y. Ostrander, de ceased.
 In accordance with the order of the above named probate court, issued on the 18th day of November, 1917, mo- tice is hereby given that the under. signed administrator has filed his fin al account, asking that the same be allowed and approved, and that the probate judge of the above named court has set the 18th day of January 1918, as the day for a hearing on said final account; on which day in the office of the above probae court, in Cordova, Alaska, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. any person interested may appear and file objections in writing to said final account and the allowance of the same.
 Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this 18th day of November, 1917.
 THOs. s. SCOTT. Administrator of the Estate of J. '. Ostrander, Deceased.
 First publication Nov. 22, 1917. Last publication Dec. 16, 1917.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-12
INDIAN LURE TO REPRESENTED
 NEW PARK
(By Associated Press)

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec. 12.-The Lagunas-Paradise of Indian lore, whose solitude has been broken at rare intervals in the last half cen tury by a ranger off the beaten trail or steer straying from the herd are to be made national play place.
 The Lagunas, a wide sweep of per ennially green glades nestled pictur- esquely in a cup of the Laguna noun tain range in this county. are closed in on all sides by the vast reaches of the Cleveland National forest. They form a pristine, elemental fast. ness lifted high above the hot. dusty valleys below. Throughout the years they have known no sound save the rolling of the thunder clouds down the sheer canyons which give them entrance and exist or the murmur of countless springs and brooks in the pleasant seasons.
 A recent recreation renaissancer during which the whole nation seem ed in search for new breathing places, prompted agents of the United States forestry service to find other Yosem- ite and Yellowstones. They "re-dis- covered" the Lagunas
 To reach it they had to blaze trail through copse-like growths The mountains that were tumbled all about them offered many an added barrier. But their Indian guides kept steadfastly ahead, until at last they gazed down upon the new Paradise.
 Indian lore had woven a tale around every tree and brook in the favored spot, The Redmen told of how, many moons ago, a host of palefaces came and cut gashes in the Coulter pines for the odorous, water like substance they gave off The palefaces said that far toward the rising sun many palefaces were engaged in a great war and the side which got the most wateriike substance would win. The substance was turpentine.
 Descending to the flats the party saw many pines with old gashes over which nature was trying to throw lips of thick bark. Many of the lips had closed together completely hiding the gash.
 The forestry men secured enough information from the Indians to de- termine that during the Civil War the South had cut off the turpentine SUD- ply of the North and it was neces- sary for the Union forces to seek new fields for this necessary war fluid. A party pioneered it's way into the Lagunas, and, hidden from all eyes, kept continual supply of tur- pentine going to the Northern camps. The war ended. The turpentine tap pers left and The Lagunas were left to their ancient solitude
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-07
Liberty Bond is 1874 Years Old

Waterloo, Ia, Nov Sc. c. Eos
ter, deputy in the county treasur-
ers Office here, possesses what is
thought to be the oldest liberty
bond still remaining unredeemed in
the United States. The original face
value of the bond was 5000. 1t was
issued in 1888 and was payable in
1886. Instead of redeeming it, how
ever, Fosters ancestors preferred to
keep the bo1d and it has been hand
ed down thru three generations.
Compounded at the rate of six per
cent per annum the bond is now
worth $4,000. The paper on which
the boad is printed is well preserved
and, with the exception of one tat
tered edge, is only trifie yellowed
by age.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-07
KNITS SOCKS AT so.
Iowa City Pioneer Observes Anniver.
sary Working for Soldiers.

Iowa City, Nov. 81 want to
celebrate my eightieth birthday do
ing something for our soldier boys, :"
said Mrs. Abigail Irish, of Iowa City,
the widow of Charles w. Irish, Gro
yer Cleveland's secretary of irriga-
ton and one time surveyor-general
of Nevada. And she did. Mrs. Irish
knit one sock for an American
"Sammie'' Somewhere in Some
where" and began on the second
sock before she sought her couch.
Friends and relatives of the keen
eyed, keen-minded, active-handed pi-
oneer celebrated the birthday by a
post card and letter shower. Messages
came from far and near, from the At
lantic to the Pacific. Mrs. Irish has re-
sided here more than seventy years,
having come hither from the Caroli1-
as in her early girlhood.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-07
WEBSTER TO HOLD TWO JOBS.
Fuel Director VIII Continue As Such
After Taking up New Duties.

Des Moines, Nov. 5.-Mayor T. A.
Potter, of Mason City, president of
the Iowa League of Municipalities,
has named a mayor in each congress
sional district of the state member
of the defense and public welfare
committee of the lea que. These NUM-
cipal officials met at the state
house Thursday to confer with State
Fuel Administrator Webster on the
coal situation.
Administrator Webster has sent
out twenty kilograms to big jobbers
and operators to forward coal at once
to various points in Iowa which are
suffering for coal.
Word has been received that the
schools at Baxter had to be closed for
lack of fuel.
Administrator Webster, who has
accepted the position OF state rail
road commissioner and will assume
his duties soon, will continue as state
fuel administrators for the present in
asmuch as he has the work we'll In
hand.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-07
COUNTY DIRECTORS APPOINTED.
Duty Will be to Enroll the Skilled
Volunteer Help of Iowa.

H. j. Metcalf, Of Lansing, secre-
tary of the Iowa Council of Defense,
has just received confirmation of his
appointment as Labor Director by
Gov. Harding.
| The appointment is confirmed by
E. w. Hall, national director of the
United States Public Service Reserve.
This reserve is an official national
organization. Director Metcalf will at
once organize the state, by appoint
ing an assistant director, and a di-
rector for every county. The duty
OF these county directors will be to
enroll the skilled volunteer help of
Iowa without delay.
A person who registers with the
United States Public Reserve makes
| it possible for the state to find him
when he is needed. You can secure
the name of your county director, by
writing to Director Metcalf at the
statehouse. A little bronze button
will be supplied you for % cents and
the wearing of this button will show
that you are ready to step forward
when your call comes. No one should
apply for membership who does not
honestly intend to do his bit.
The Reserve is open to those who
can devote only part of their time
to public service, or whose ,circum-
stances impose limitations on the
place where they can serve, or re-
quire that they be compensated for
their labor.-Des Moines News.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-07
---- - -
LOYALTY EASY.

Omaha Bee: 7-One of the speakers
at a local Jewish meeting accurately
touched on the most important fea-
ture of our national life. He said 10y
atty is easy in the United States,
stating in briefest form a tremen-
dous truth. Loyalty is so easy in the
United States it is cause for marvel
that anything savering of disloyalty
can exist. To be true to our country
and its free institutions requires only
that the citizen be true to himself.
No government has burdened its citi-
zens more lightly in time Of peace
than does ours One of our national
characteristics is that we have asked
all of our government, and have re-
turned but little. Nowhere has free
dom ever had such Interpretation as
here and nowhere was ever ildivi-
dual liberty and personal rights more
sacredly guarded or jealousy pre-
served to all. In time of war it is a
common duty, mere matter of self
defense, that we stand firmly togeth-
er against all foes Being loyal is
the easiest and lightest burden that
is laid on the citizens of the United
States.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-07
HALF BROTHER AND SISTER
WED.
Discover Relationship After Three
Years and Seek Annullment of
Ties.

! Des Moines, Nov. 5.-After living
together three years as husband and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde P. WEIGH,
sol East Twenty-sixth street, Des
Moines, have discovered they are
half-brother and sister, it is reported.
Reports were strengthened yester-
day when their attorney, c. c.. Put
nam, filed petition in Polk county
district court to annul the marriage
on the grounds that the couple are
too closely related by ties of blood
to continue the marriage relation UNI
der the Iowa statutes.
The man, who is employed as a
waiter, is FL years old His wife is
ii19. Her maiden name was Ruth AS
kern, and her home was formerly at
Tacoma, Iowa. WEIGH is former resi-
dent of Charlton.
Relatives of the young folks have
been separated for the past fifteen
years. At the time of the original
separation, WEIGH was boy Of six,
and his bride was four years old. A
recent reconciliation led to the start
ling discovery which has resulted in
action to annul the marriage.
Attorney c. c. Putnam refuses to
state the exact relationship of the
young people. He says he had been
sworn to secrecy, but declares blood
ties are so close that the Iowa laws
preclude a continuance Of martial re-
lations.
The young people are heartbroken
over the discovery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-07
SUGAR IN HIDING IN IOWA.
Des Moines Warehouse Contains
1J1, 800 POunds-Stores Have
None.

Des Moines, Nov. with a short
age of sugar existing among local re-
tailers, Federal Agent A. P. Sher-
wood and H. j. Metcalf, secretary of
the state council of defense, found
151, 800 pounds of sugar stored in a
local warehouse late yesterday, the
latter stated today.
The sugar is said to be owned by
an Omaha firm. j. F. Deems, of Bur-
hngton, state food administrator
told Mr.. Metcalf in a long distance
conversation today that he had asked
Washington whether he had any au-
thority to act in the matter with a
view to alleviating the local situa-
ton.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-07
Hal j. Speedy PAGER Owned by E. j.
Curtin of DEBORAH Made Mark
of 2:O5A and Owner Refus.
es Cash Offer of
$25, 1000.
HAL j. BEST in
STRING OF SIXTEEN
Is Considered a Phenomenal Horse at
the Pace, and Has Made a Great
Reputation This Year.

Headed by Hal j., the speedy pac-
er owned by E. j. Curtin, president
of the Citizens Savings Bank, of De-
corah, director of the Iowa state fair
and also of the American Trotting
Association, the stable of sixteen race
horses trained and driven by Allen
Ibrothers ED and Ham, of Cedar
Falls, were the biggest money win
ners in the Great Western Circuit
this season with total winnings of
SIS, 035. Nearly half of this amount
was won by Hal j, the horse that
took the big end of the pacing purses
at Iowa state fair and elsewhere this
fall The owner refused al offer OF
S25, 200 cash for Hal j, at Lexing-
ton, KY, where he was viewed by
one of the leading horseman of the
Grand Circuit this year. Hal attain
ed mark of 2:O5A AID is consid-
cred phenomenal horse at the pace
Princess Margaret, PAGER was the
second biggest winner in the Allen
Brothers stable. She is owned jointly
by the Allen Brothers and w. B.
IStorts of Kansas City. Sable Redlac,
trotter, owned by Allen Brothers,
was third in point of winnings.
Sandy Patch, owned by j. w. Ford
of Cedar Falls. the horse that showed
up better in preseason preparation
than any horse in the Allen stable,
had an unfortunate accident early in
July which necessitated his being re-
tired for the season. He is consid-
cred fast horse. He negotiated a
mile on the Cedar Falls track July
in 2:10h and was later worked on
the Peoria, ILL.,, track a mile in 2:06
and the half mile in 1. Sandy Patch
is picked to head the Allen stables
as a money winner next season as he
has now entirely recovered from the
accident of this summer.
The Great western circuit compris-
es Peoria, Burlington. Omaha, Des
Moines, Minneapolis-St. Paul, = Mil
waukee, and Sedalia.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-07
AGE NO BAR TO BROKEN HEARTS
Couple 63 Years of Age Principals
in Breach of Promise Suit Just
Ended.

Humboldt, Nov. 5.-The closing
scene was enacted yesterday in one
of the most sensational cases staged
in Humboldt county for years when
Judge Lee opened the sealed verdict
In the breach of promise suit of
Christine Otteson VS.. Osmund Os-
mundson. Both are 63 years of age
and have been married before, the
plaintiff being widow and the de-
PENDANT widower ait the time of his
recent marriage for the second
time, but not to the plaintiff Mrs
Otteson's home is at Jewell Junction
The defendant was formerly a resi-
deJt of Humboldt county, but his
present home is at Norris, Ill. The
alleged engagement was entered into
at a time when the plaintiff was act
ing as the defendants housekeeper
upon his farm near Renwick The
plaintiff sued for $4,000 heart
balm" The most damaging testi-
mony introduced upon the trial was
letter written by the defendant to
the plaintiffs brother telling him of
the engagement and referring to ar
rangements for the wedding supper
However, the defendant stoutly
maintained upon the witness stand
that the letter was only a Joke
very expensive one as it turned out,
for the jury assessed damages
against him in the sum of $1,000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-07
Revenue Collector Says Iowa Soil
Tillers Are Paying on Incomes.
AGENTS UNCOVER 5000
LOOK FOR 5000 MORE
Government Officials Finds MANY
Men Failed to Pay Income Tax
Because of Ignorance of
Law and it's Operations
Field Deputies Of
Revenue Office En-
gagged in Round


drawn to a published indictment of
the farmer as one who won't fight,
buy liberty bonds, or pay income
taxes" Collector of Internal Revenue
Louis Murphy was asked if the in
dictment is true. His reply was that
he was not qualified by any special
knowledge to speak of the farmer in
connection with the war, or the pur-
chase of liberty bonds. but that he
was qualified to say that as to income
taxes the Iowa farmer, whatever is
to be said of farmers in other dis
tricts, is paying them.
During the last four months
the collector said, field deputies at
tached to my Office have been con-
Quoting Investigations into farmers
incomes for the years 1913, IA, Is,
and '16. l suppose that we have un-
covered nearly 5000 farmers who
were subject to the tax but never had
paid it, and | expect that before this
first canvass of all the counties in
the state is complete, which l expect
will be before the new year, we will
find 5000 more. My Office has col
lected from the farmer delinquents
so far uncovered approximately
$780, 900 in taxes AID penalties. So
you see, the farmer is paying the
income tax or is in way of paying it,
Due to Ignorance of LAX.
ut should not be assumed that the
farmer sought to defraud the govern
ment. With very few exceptions he
did not know his obligations. Ere
quently he assumed that because he
received no forms he was not ex-
pected to make return, whereas the
obligation is on the taxpayer to ask
for form Frequently, too, he was
honestly mistaken in the belief that
he could deduct the amount of his
Indebtedness or his living expenses,
and account expense all that he paid
out for new machinery, whereas he
may do none of these things. There
have been innumerable cases where
the farmer knew nothing at all about
the income tax.
my office entered on it's campaign
not merely to collect taxes but for the
educational value of the campaign in
apprising the farmer of what is ex-
tions next year, when every married
man with a net income over $4,000
and every single man with net in
come over $1,000 will have to make
a return, thus bringing in most OF
the farmers.
''The federal government is il way
of hunting down all persons subject
to the tax who have not paid it. I'm
til the adoption of the last revenue
law there never was force ade-
quate 90 deal with the situation.
But today there are twenty-nine in
spectoru and deputies engaged in
Iowa alone in the work of finding
the delinquent and in checking up
returns Of taxpayers previously
made.
1.-The farmer who has taxable in
come will be required to pay it, and
so will the man in the city; and not
merely the tax, but the penalties,
when due. Where there is evidence of
fraud there will be prosecutions"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-07
Plenty Booze at Prairie.

Liquor dealers at Prairie du
Chem paid tax last week of between
100000 and $4,000 for liquors on
hand and in storage at that place.
Most of the payments were small, but
one of them was over $4,000 and
some others ranged down to $4,000
The tax was So for every gallon of
liquor on hand.