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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-07-06
CHESTER.

Mrs. and DR.. L. w. Clark, Edna
Maurer. Archie Winslow and mother
autoed to Spring Valley, Tuesday.
July 4th was like Sunday in Chester,
es we had no celebration and most OF
our people took in the sights elsewhere.
ED. Capper and son Earl and the
wives autoed to LIE Roy, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Capper, Mrs:
Chas. Thomas and Mrs. A. H. Barrett
were LIE Roy callers, Monday.
Rennie Hall and family have moved
to the Scharnweber farm where Mr.. H.
will assist with the farm work, this
season.
w. L. Riley and family have moved
to the Bulls property.
Elias Jerrod was a passenger to Min
neapolis, Tuesday.
L. E. Emmons, of Cresco, called at
the Capper home, Monday afternoon.
Mrs. H. Knapp is visiting with Mrs.
Cheney.
Mrs. Earl Allen, of Myrtle Creek,
Oreg., is visiting her mother, Mrs. u.
Baldwin. She will be remembered as
Hilda Baldwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Kingsley and son
Robert, of Minneapolis, and Mrs. Dunn,
of Cresco, were Sunday visitors at the
E. D. Capper home.
w. C. Smith and W. A. eagle and
their families autoed to LIE Roy, Sum
day evening.
Joe Hogger and family spent Sunday
at the w. A. eagle home.
Ed Tibbals was up from Lime Springs,
Tuesday, on business.
Edmund Dugstad and family autoed
to LIE Roy, Sunday afternoon.
John WHITEWATER and family left in
their Cadillac car on Tuesday of this
week for their home in Lilly Lake, ILL.,,
after q two weeks visit with Mrs.
WIS. parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Thorn
as, and other relatives and friends.
Earl Capper is nursing a very pain
full hand, the cause being felon.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. J. McWilliams
autoed to Postville, Saturday.
Mrs. McWilliams, of Postville, came
Monday to visit her sons, Virgil, En-
met and Carey.
DR.. Becker, of LIE Roy, was Ches-
ter caller, Friday.
Fred Luhman and wife, of Postville,
were visiting Chester friends, Friday.
J. G. Roberts, of Lime Springs, was
Chester business caller, Saturday.
Fred Bloom left for Minneapolis,
Tuesday, where he enlisted in the
army, few days ago.
DR.. L. w. Clark and Roy Jones
autoed to Rochester, Mimi, last Thurs
day. Mr.. Jones consulted the Mayo
Bros. as to the trouble he has been
having for the past several months,
and was advised to return again on
Monday of this week.
I Frank Kniffen went to Rochester,
Thursday, and returned home with his
son who was operated upon at the hos
pital.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-07-06
Ladies' Aid will be held at home of
f. C Revnolds lime 9Th

Ladies' Aid will be held at home of
E. G. Reynolds, June 9Th.
Clara Dell Wickham spent Saturday
and Sunday at the A. G. Serfling home
at Preston.
The undersigned has been appointed
referee to sell at private or public sale
the following described premises All
of blocks 80, 80, AZ and 43 in the
Village of Florencevllle, Howard
County, Iowa, also lot three 90 of the
irregular survey of the South thirty
(3O acres, of the North West Quarter
of Section 10, Township 100, Range II
West of the 5th P. M. The above
described property belonging to the
George Arnold Estate. For further
information apply to
E. P. THOMPSON.
Cresco, Iowa,
Sole Referee.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-07-06
SARATOGA.

Geo. Enos made a trip to Riceville,
Wednesday.
Mrs. John Miles called on Francis
Dedic, Thursday afternoon.
Reed Miles was Chester caller,
Wednesday.
Mary Citek and Alta Enos were call.
ers at the Aberg home, one day last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Foss, Myrtle
Ridgeway and Mrs. Kate Aberg were
callers at the Will Armstrong home,
Saturday evening.
Tommy Kakac and sister Mamie
autoed to Cresco, Saturday.
Myrtle Ridgeway spent Saturday
afternoon with Mrs. Henry Foss.
Martin Souhrada and Jim Houska
were callers in our village, one day
last week.
Nellie Armstrong is spending couple
of days with Elsie Kraft.
Chris. Graham was a pleasant caller
at the Aberg home, Saturday evening.
Sophie Henning was a visitor at the
Whitinger home, few days of last
week.
Thelma Jones, who has been working
in Cedar Rapids, came home last week.
Mary Citek, Inger, Martin and Josie
Aberg and Alta Locke were enter
tanned at the Geo. Enos home, Sunday
afternoon.
Adolph Kakac and family Sundayed
at the parental home.
Martin Souhrada and Elsie Roman,
accompanied by his sister Libbie and
Emil Prohaska, autoed through our
town, Sunday afternoon.
Anna Erbe called on Francis Dedic,
Saturday.
Mrs, Geo. Enos and daughter Alice
spent Sunday at the Archie Merrill
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Linda were call.
ers at the Ernest Erbe home, Sunday.
Mr.. Havlik took dinner at the Thorn
as Kakac home, Monday.
Myrtle Rldgeway is spending few
days at the Chas. Wallace home, TIL:
week.
A. J. Locke, wife and daughter
Della were entertained at the Pau
Harlan home, Sunday.
Wesley Buresh and sister Marie wer'
callers in our village, Monday evening
Alta Enos called on her cousins, Inge
and Josie Aberg, Monday.
Adam Kempf and family entertained
company, Sunday.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-07-06
WEST VERNON.

Mrs. AL Moser and son George, OF
Fl. Atkinson, are spending the week
with her friend, Wayne Schneider.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fish and son en-
tertained friends Sunday.
Gertrude, Charlotte and Eddie Mil
Ter and. Anna McCauley, OF Wes'
Union, spent Sunday with the F. Mil
Ter and A. Schneider families. A
Schneider returned home with them
on a business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Gesell and son
we're entertained by relatives Sunday
Mrs. VIM. Grove and family enter
tanned company Sunday.
Fred Marshall and family spent
Sunday at the Henry Eye home.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-07-06

Robert Thompson, of Cresco, called
on his daughter, Mrs. Melvold, Wed
Mrs. James Lathrop called on Mrs.
Ray Ritter Tuesday afternoon.
Jas. Smith and family called at the
Fred Shields home Sunday.
Mrs. Bert Murray left Friday to
spend a week with with her sister and
family, also her father. at Taopi.
Mrs. Fred Shields was Cresco caller
Wednesday.
Robt. Logue has been working near
Lourdes the past week.
Kathryn Long apent Tuesday with
her aunt, Mrs. R. Sager.
Mrs. w. E. Often was Cresco caller
Saturday.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-07-06
EAST HOWARD CENTER.

Mrs. Chas. Malek and children called
at the Mike Dvorak home Sunday even
ing.
MIR. and Mrs. Rus Sager spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Harvey.
Mrs. Fred Shields and daughters
Mary and Lettie entertained Mrs. Steve
Dotzler and family Sunday.
Myrtle Walker visited her brother
Grant, Sunday.
Lloyd Lathrop and wife were Cresco
visitors Monday.
Kathryn, Florence and Edward Long
and Elsie Often, and Hazel and Harry
Matthews, of Granger, spent Sunday
with Leila and Arthur Harvey.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-07-06
LIME SPRINGS.

Neil Miller, of the Iowa National
Guards, returned Wednesday to Des
Moines after visiting a short time with
his mother, Mrs. S. A. Miller.
Carl Maehling and Newton Davis au-
toed to McIntire Wednesday.
Frank Burns returned Friday from
week, visit with relatives in Wlscon'
sin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Monigold anc
Mrs. Searles autoed to Waterloo, Fri
/ day, for few days visit with rela'
tives.
Mrs. Roy Woods and children came
Friday from Mora, Mimi, for week s
| visit at the home of Mrs. Alice Woods.
Geo. Swenson aud Will Kerr. of Ores.
co attended the dance here Friday.
Grace Jones returned Friday from
Cresco where she has been taking
teacher examination.
Puss Cray, of Chester, attended the
dance here Friday evening.
Mrs. Josie Owen and daughter Beat
rice, Of Mankato, Mimi. came up from
Cresco Friday for short visit at the
Chas. Schacht home.
.. H.
to Spring Valley Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Elwood went to
Elma Wednesday to attend the we'd
ding of their nephew, Lee Elwood, to
Alice Church.
Gertrude Ferrie, of Lawler and Cora
Krag of West Union, are guests at the
Fred Elwood home.
Willie Jones went to Hawkeye, Ia,
Sunday to visit his sisters, Mrs. Harry
Vroman and Libby Jones.
Walter Shoffer, Of Chas: City, was
in town Tuesday soliciting for U. /. u.
at Fayette.
Rex Mills who has been visiting at
the Robt. Latcham home, returned to
Austin Wednesday. Frances Latch
am accompanied him home.
Willie Jones came from Wells for a
short visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. johnson and son
Walter and MIR. and:Mrs. Herman john
son sutoed over from Harmony, Tues
day for visit at the Robt. Latcham
home. .lS@ .@... =
Lieut.. Oliver Savre, of Northwood,
a., was the guest of LMr. Christ!anson
SAS P1SC "SSh.
Mrs. Arsers, who has been visiting
at the home of her parents, mr.. and
Mrs. Owen Hughes, returned:ss Monday
to her home at Usage. 49, tn1aO
1Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stevens and Rita
and Helen autoed to Arlington Satur-
day for an over Sunday visit with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Arsers visited at the L. P. S an
born home at Cresco Friday and Sat
urday.
Mrs. Owen Hughes returned Thurs
day from Milwaukee, after spending q
week at the home of her son Gene.
Raymond McKane came Friday from
Minneapolis to join his wife for a
weeks visit at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Hauck.
Geo. Hall, who has been visiting his
daughter in Ottumwa the past month,
returned home Tuesday.
Joe Williams went to Charles City
Tuesday to celebrate the 4th at the
home Of his daughter, Mrs. c. v. Sum-
mers. Alta Johnson accompanied him.
Geo. Cray returned Monday from
Rochester.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-07-06
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 q.
LEONARD & Son.
The Parker post., 1917-03-24
Murdered and Robbed.

Mrs. George H. Long returned
Monday from Santa Barbara, whith-
er she had been called on sad
errand-to attend the funeral of her
brother who was murdered and
robbed on Sunday of last week, and
his body thrown into the ocean,
where it was found several days
later. The deceased, it appears, was
returning from a journey and had
left the railroad depot and was on
his way home, when he was attacked
by unknown highwaymen, and, the
supposition is, he resisted his assail-
ants, as the body was riddled with
bullets. AS the pockets of the dead
man had been rifled it is evident
that the purpose of the crime was
robbery. The deceased was a young
man. 27 years of age, and leaves a
widow and two small children.
The Parker post., 1917-03-24
MEETING To Be HELD SATURDAY
EVENING TO FORM CIVIC BODY

Another meeting Parker citizens has called Saturday
evening March a. the Commercial Bank for the
izing Chamber Commercial meeting
held at Hosfes hall last Wednesday night only the matter of
entertaining the Committee Indian Affairs taken up
believe that organization
community necessity especially this time when many matters
respecting the towns civic advancement constantly
coming up for consideration.
The organization repeated
assertion that "Eveybody business is nobody business town
without live aggressive commercial organization like ship with
out rudder.
the history Parker that commercial
organization needed than at present While may object
conducting the affairs the through efficient ogani
cation citizens and business this small minority should be
the means M OF retarding the growth Of Parker
What Parker needs awakening its citizens its opportun
tiles and There why should hide light
opportunities rapid development than has Parker
community of live the world will hear about Parker
community of dead might well call in the undertaken and
have it with.
ago Club of Yuma decided that
wanted of lands thrown and settle
and irrigation project provided therefor Within
five months thereafter passed making provisions
everything asked for by the commercial organization.
This great achievement brought about through the
the Yuma Commercial Club through
THE Only REASON THAT fHE SURPLUS LANDS OF THE
COLORADO RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION HAVE NOT BEEN
THE PEOPLE OF PARKER HAVE BEEN ASLEEP.
This bold statement but it For the past year
why effort has been made that Eveybodys business
nobodys business few live wires could be gotten together
could be accomplished within six months
But aside from the opening of the reservation Parker facing
Arizona has greater possibilities opening up pro-
ducing copper mines than Parker Outside capital coming
district and could be obtained by proper publicity
organization for Parker prime necessity anyone
who would dispute this progressive
However, The Post knows who really commercial
organization The only Parker hasn't such organization
that everybody has been backward leading
Therefore, at the request citizens The
authorized publicity to the meeting called the Commercial
Bank for Saturday night for the of taking initiative steps
ward such organization.
No barred at the meeting be held Saturday night Every
body invited part organization
thn 1lo1co
this meeting.
The Parker post., 1917-03-24
May Lose an Eye.

r. L. Laurence, the mining man,
met with a severe accident on the
18th instant, as a result of which he
may lose one of his eyes Mr. Laur-
ence was engaged in moving some
mining machinery from one of the
properties Of the Parker Syndicate,
and in a quick movement on his part
as he reached for chain that lay
at the foot OF bush, his eye came in
contact with the sharp or jagged
point of a broken stem of the bush,
causing very serious injury to the
eyeball. He Immediately left for
Los Angeles and is now under the
care of a specialist at the Clara Bar
ton hospital. 1t is said the cornea
membrane is punctured and that
there is little hope of saving the eye
The Parker post., 1917-03-24
Circus Coming to Town.

COOPER BROS. Combined Shows
have so many great. high-class feat
ures that no other show can now
compare with them in giving such
general satisfaction The great sue
cess attained by the Cooper Bros
Show Is due to the fact that they are
always first to secure novelties of
merit. The trained wild animals
with this show have been selected
with great care and are the best in
the world, showing the wonderful
intelligence in their different acts
that they seem almost human.
Cooper Bros. show is spoken of by
the press and public as being clean.
moral and highest class. Remember
you make no mistake by going. Two
performances daily, afternoon and
night at Parker, Tuesday. March 81.
The Parker post., 1917-03-24
Repairing County Highway.

Work on the uncompleted por-
tiOn of the county highway between
Parker and Bouse was started this
week 1t Is believed that the worst
of the stretches of the sand road can
be put in passable condition by the
funds which are now being subscrib-
ed by Parker and Bouse business
men. An effort is being made to
raise 81 600 for this purpose The
board has promised to reimburse the
contributors to the fund in May.
when the second installment of taxes
will be paid in. A large sum was
raised by subscription in a few
hours last Monday by c. A Marsh,
and the subscription is now being
circulated at BOuse.
The Parker post., 1917-03-24

mediators to yield on the grounds OF
patriotism to the demands of the
employees, the railroads just before
daybreak Monday conceded the
eight-hour basic work day and pro
rata pay for overtime, the same as
that provided by the Adamson law.
Several hours later the United States
supreme court upheld the constitu-
tionality of the Adamson act and
what the brotherhoods already had
obtained by their threat to call a
nationwide strike at seven o'clock
Monday night, the supreme court
legally assured to them.
All that remains is to decide how
much back pay the employees are en-
titled to, inasmuch as the agreement
signed by both sides and the Adam
son act provided that the operation
of the new wage and hour schedule
shall be active beginning jan
uary /.
1t Is estimated the employees have
between $12.00O.000 and $4,000
900 coming to them.
The Parker post., 1917-03-24
CHURN DRILL
FOR MAMMON
MAMMON COPPER COMPANY IS
NOW FULLY FINANCED AND
EXTENSIVE MINE OPERATIONS
PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE.

Among the most important devel-
opments in the mines of the Parker
district was the announcement by
the management of the Mammon
Gold & Copper company of it's future
plans of operations, which include
the immediate installation of
churn drill for the purpose of thor
oughly exploring the massive ore
bodies showing on the surface and in
the various underground workings.
DR.. H. H. Stone, treasurer of the
company, has succeeded in interest
ing several wealthy eastern investors
in the Mammon, and the company
velopment purposes for long time
to come. Dr. Stone and George
Farrell, who are also interested in
the MammOn, have been spending
the week in Parker making prepara
tions, in conjunction with General
Manager E. S. Osborne, for the ex-
tensive work to be undertaken by
the company
A churn drill has been purchased
and it's arrival in Parker is expected
daily. E. W. Brooks, the we'll
known mining engineer, spent Sun
day going over the Mammon prop
erty "spotting" the drill holes to be
put down. A large quantity of lum-
Der has been ordered by the company
and several camp buildings, in ad-
dition to the ones already completed,
will be constructed.
Several thousand dollars will be
expended on the worst part of the
road between Parker and the mine,
and regular shipments of ore will
be commenced within the next
thirty days, or as soon as the roads
are put in at least temporary con-
dition for travel.
Another shift was put OH this
week in the shaft, where sinking
to the sulphide zone is now under
way. This working is being driven
on an incline and will tap at depth
the big ore bodies which have been
opened in the upper tunnel levels.
A rich streak of gold ore was struck
in the shaft last week, many speci-
mems showing free gold easily dis
cernable without the aid OF a magni-
flying glass.
About 10000 tons of a shipping
grade of ore have been blocked out
in this property. and it is from this
reserve that shipments will be made
as soon as the roads are put in a
passable condition.
The Parker post., 1917-03-24

CAUGHT IN NET
FIVE ALLEGED BOOZE RUN
NERS CAPTURED THE PAST
WEEK. TWENTY-FOUR CASES
TAKEN IN ONE HAUL.

During the past week five arrests
have been made in Parker and vicin-
ity on the charge of illegally intro
ducing liquor into Arizona. The Of
ficers are busy day and night seek
whom they may take into the tolls
for bootlegging, until this class of
law-breaker is becoming scarce in
this end of the county.
The biggest haul of the week was
made between Ehrenberg and
QuartZsite, where a man and woman.
presumably the formers wife, whose
names could not be learned by this
paper. were captured by Deputy
Sheriffs Despair and Bandy last
Tuesday, with twenty-four cases of
cOntraband aboard They were
travelling by team and wagon, and
secured the stuff from the station
at Vidal.
Constable Roberts and Deputy
Sheriff Bandy got on to the big ship
ment Of booze at Vidal, and ascer
tanned tha a party driving a team
loaded the liquor last Saturday. and
headed for Blythe, where he crossed
the ferry at Ehrenberg After this
information was made knOwnS to the
officers, Deputy Sheritfs Despair
and Bandy~ Immediately left Parker
in an auto and intercepted the boot
leggers on the other side of Ehren-
berg The officers brought the al
legged law breakers to Yuma, where
they will answer to the superior
court. 1t is said that the liquor
The Parker post., 1917-03-24
Jackson Strikes Copper Glance.

Frank S. Jackson was in town
Wednesday from the Ryan group of
claims, which are located about two
miles west of the Empire mines. and
reported an important strike of cop
per glance ore. He brought in a
quantity OF samples for assay. The
strike was made near the surface,
Of high-grade ore. Associated with
Mr. Jackson are the following prom
inent Phoenix business men: j. r..
Whitney, VIM. P. Volta, Peter Ryan
and Judge Frank DeSusa.
The Parker post., 1917-03-24
CASH PAID FOR
MINING CLAIMS
SUE GROUP AND THE ROWE,
BROWN & GRAHAM PROPERTY
SOLD THIS WEEK TO G. A..
MARSH AND ASSOCIATES.

Acting for himself and a syndi-
Wednesday purchased the Sue group
of mining claims from William H.
Mack, and the Rowe, Brown and
Graham property, consisting of five
claims, which adjoin the Sue claims.
The purchase was for cash, except
for Mr.. Graham's One-quarter inter
est an option running for sixty days
being given by Graham
The identity of the parties asso-
ciated with Mr.. Marsh have not been
given out for publication, but it Is
known that an extensive plan of de-
velopment will be planned during
the next thirty days.
The property purchased lies west
OF the Billy Mack mine, and is con-
sidered among the best ground in
the district. Considerable develop
ment work has been done on both
the Sue and the Rowe property and
at several points high-grade copper
ore has been uncovered.
The Sue group has been owned by
Mr.. Mack for many years and sew
eral well-knOwn mining engineers
have at various times reported IA
favorably on the property. Several
shafts have been sunk on the prop
erty and a good ore showing has
been developed in each of them.
Winthrop Rowe has also owned
the Edris, Destiny, Real Thing. Con-
The Parker post., 1917-03-24
School Election Saturday.

The annual school election will
be held at the Parker public school
Saturday, March 81, for the purpose
Of electing a trustee for term of
three years. This year John Rob-
erts retires from the board, and an
nounces that he Is not a candidate
for reelection. The only candidate
spoken of is DR.. A. H. Littlefield,
whose friends are determined to
elect him on the board DR.. Little
field would make an excellent trustee
and it is probable that he will re-
ceive the unanimous vote OF the pa
irons of the school.
The Parker post., 1917-03-24
Aged Couple Arrested.

QUARTZSITE, Mar. 21.--(Special
to The Post )-Officers Bill Despair
and Henry Bandy, while riding the
Ehrenberg road, between Quartzsite
and Gonzales Well, on the summit,
arrested an aged couple, the man
about seventy years of age, and the
woman fully sixty-fve years of age
The old couple announced them
selves as man and wife to the
officers. They were driving a two
horse team which looked as If it
might be a prospecting outfit. The
officers on searching the wagon came
upon one of the largest bootlegging
hauls that has ever been made on
any of the wagon roads in the coun-
ty. Nicely packed, we'll covered
with bedding, cooking utensils and
feed for the animals, the minions of
the law uncovered "a cases-144
gallons of case-goods whiskey. The
shipment was headed for Globe, Ari-
zona. The old couple gave their
names as Mr. and Mrs Morse, and
Judging from their conversation
have resided at Globe for some time.
The woman denied completely in the
matter, claiming that she did not
know what the wagon was loaded
with. as she had come from the in
terror of California by train to Bly,
the and there met her husband.
Both are in appearance the very pic
ture of honesty but still they were
caught with the goods"
1t seems the shipment was made
from San Francisco or Los Angeles
to a small station known as Vidal,
between Blythe Junction and Par
ker, on the California side There
Mr. Morse loaded his wagon with the
same. And after twisting around
the different desert roads, entered
Blythe, California, and from there
crossed the ferry near Ehrenberg
The Parker post., 1917-03-24

and came up the road toward Quartz
summit And while many of the
people hereabouts seemed to sympa-
thize greatly with the old couple.
many could be heard to remark
about the queer caravan" to be
crossing the dry desert with its
cargo of wet stuff
The officers are holding the old
couple here, awaiting the passing
through of Sheriff Greenleaf, who
Is on his way to Yuma in charge OF
three or four bootleggers who were
decided to him by the town of
Parker