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feared might indicate an abscess. She
suffered severely from it.
John Finigan was Carroll visitor
Friday
| Miss Marie Flynn spent Sunday
with Miss Gladys WEIGH. &
Friday night there was a social
| dance given the public by Glenn Hemp
hill, which was largely attended and
Thoroughly enjoyed,
John Didier, Elmer Greder and
Frank Mullen contemplate trip to
Omaha in view of enlisting in the ma
rines, this branch being again open
to proper applicants. a
Or. Bonney was the first in this vi
cinty to haev an attack of genuine
Spanish ''tlu," with all the Disagree.
able symptoms. Mrs. Bonney being
away he had hun of time
Corn picking has commenced here
and, so far, shows about 60 per cent
of a full crop, while the quality is very
good.
Postmistress Bonney returned on
Monday night after three weeks
visit with her son, Tom, in Aberdeen.
Last week one day one of H. Docfer-
tvs little girls was playing with
piece of metal curtain pole and fell
with the end in her mouth. The rod
was hollow and the sharp edge CASH
ed her mouth severely.
George Hoffert and Mr.. Mickler
were in town one day last week.
Henry Asmus made trip to Camp
Dodge Thursday.
Henry Hamer has been under the
weather for a few days, s...
There is a great lack of water in
this. vicinity and many wells are dry.
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. CHARTER OAK ITEMS
i ! ! ****.* !. : :.

Mrs. VIM, Topf and daughter, Miss
Z last week. i
Mrs. Laveda Ieeper) Wood, Of
Council Bluffs, is visiting relatives
and friends in Charter Oak and vicin
ity. ..
j. c. Jordan has moved into one oil
the Reetz cottages on Third avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Claussen, OF
Bloomfield, Neb., are visiting friends
in the Oak and vicinity.
Geo. A. Stewart, OF the Farmers
! State bank, attended meeting Of the
American Bankers association in Chi
( cage last week. ri.
Rev. and Mrs. H. G. Travis are at
Baskerville attending tht annual NJ
p. conference. 1t is hoped that Rev.
Travis will be returned here for an.
other year. ~. W.,
Mrs. Lloyd Williams returned to
her home in Hartley Monday. ssa,#
Among the latest to join the colors
are7Jake French and Edward Thomson
who left last week for Iowa City.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Steiger and little
daughter, Lavon, of Soldier, visited
Or. and Mrs. c. c. Herren Sunday.
D. b. Grimm, of Sioux City, is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. G.. w. Woodward
Five troop trains passed through
here one day last week. 1t was the
14th regiment Of the regular army.
They have been stationed in Washing
ton and were being transferred. to
Camp Dodge. nav
Miss Josephine Pruehs. who is teach
ing at Schleswig, visited the home
folks over Sunday ..
Mr.. and Mrs John Jones, Mrs. Har-
ry Wood and Mrs. VIM, Bauman drove
70 Dow City last Tuesday-and visited
Mr. and Mrs. f. Wertz.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. McNelly, Allen Nc
Nelly and Miss Mildred Anderson, Of
Menlo, were guests oftMr. and Mrs.
G. Nv. Woodward last Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. julius Pruehs, Miss Josephine
Pruehs and Miss Dauchy, Of Schles-
wig, autoed to Sioux City Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Robb is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. d. NJ. Purcell, at Sac
City. II n. $
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DRINKING CAN FOR CHICKENS
Water Fountain Shown In Illustration
Designed to Prevent Fowls
From Wettina Wattles.

It is not good for the fowls to get
their wattles wet in drinking. 1t is
good for them to have nice, clear water
when they are thirsty. To set water
out in the open pan is bad for the
poultry. Here is a drinking fountain
that seems to answer the purpose from
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Poultry Water Can.

NIL angles. A trough surrounding the
casing in which the water is kept has
convolutions designed to keep the
fowls wattles from touching the wa
ter. If providing water for the pens
has been problem to you, perhaps
you will find the solution here.-Farm-
ing Business. =
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BUCK GROVE ITEMS
! s** ! \ < \

Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Virgins and
children and party of friends, all of
Dow City, were in town visiting with
friends.
Sunday last Mrs. Bast and Miss An
ME iWinike were Arion visitors.
Last week Mrs. George Hester con-
tracted severe cold while attended
a funeral in Manila, which caused a
severe earache which the doctor
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tension on culvert ........... 1896
Charles Ehrke, repairing. bridges 7.Ot
ber.. .... 80. '...... 1890. 1868;
by public travel and moving and
repairing fences. ..,..4.....,... 25.0l
Herman Grill, repairing bridges 77S.1t
u. p. Patton, unloading plllng.. S.Ot
NJ. A. Harding, material for wood
bridge repairs. .....s..3.. ....:. 2O.1t
road ......... ......... ..... $500
road. ........ .....'..I... ..... 1875
Theo Muensteer, dragging county
Ed ia" Reimers. dragging county Y
Charles Ehrke, repairing county -
ty road 49,. -........... :. 1925
]. J. Egan, attending to and fur
nishing lanterns at washout on
a. C. Miller. petit juror. 49,: 40
j.. Il. Bonsall, petit juror. 10y
vii, willie Lentz( petit juror 3ssoo
Paul Schneider, petit juror go. $50
Dennis Kane; petit juror, Sao
! Cornelius Godbersen, petit juror. $40
for court house ............... 3l.00
Denison Bulletin, supplies and
bar dockets for county offices $500
board proceedings and notices 1926
Review Publishing Co., publish
ing board proceedings and no.
Review Publishing Co., publish. i'''
ing board proceedings and no.
J.. r WALL, supplies for court 'l'''
Beutei Hardware Co., supplies for l'''
engineers Office. $50. :. 4.70
W. 2. Kahler, expense state case $50
F. N: Olry, expense for rural
Mrs. Aug: Limbrecht, laundry for '''O0
Theo' Drake Soldiers relief com. GOV
L. r Morris. Soldiers; Relief com: Y'o0
T. j.. Shropshire. Soldiers relief '''0
-, commissioner. ...... .... TO
Chas. Spiegel, cutting weeds on
ground rental from r.. r. Co.. so
a. Z: Green, nightwatch, August 500
F. H. Church, repairing smoke
stack on heating plant 49,. 1000
Ac ;ty9 t 61ack dfide Co., supplies for
City of Denison, lighting: court court GOV
house and Jail ......... .... 7.s3
Paul aIn, Gary services in engin-
Marcus .Mccord, services in en-
rgineer,s office. 49,. $50. l.. 5s.7S
Marcus McCord, services in engin- q.
- GERS office. ...... s..... 42.74
George Staley, services in engin-
GERS office. 49,, 49,, ..:... 1924
Geo. Menagh & Co, supplies for d.
engineers office. =. 49,. -. 610
Soldiers Relief Commissioners re-
port was on motion approved and or
dered filed. ..a' m.
Board adjourned at 5 O'Clock P. NJ.
to meet Thursday, Sept. 10, 1918 at
10 o'clock A. M. ~ ns ..
P. J. .PORTZ, c. J. BOHNSACK, u
County Auditor. la Chairman.
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Official Publication

Denison. Iowa, Monday, Sept. 8, 1918.
The board Of supervisors met in
regular session at 10 o'clock, A. NJ,
chairman c. J.. Bohnsack presiding.
Members all present ~
Minutes of Tuesday, Aug 9th, 1918
read and approved. .. s,.--,
On motion following claims were
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Manufacture of Hudson
Super;s;xes Soon to Cease
for Period Of the War
Think What This Means!

there enough SuperSixes to around even
when production nornahow long do think the few
that still obtain will last? ~ 4..s srtf
Frankly it of taking your second choice
car if you cannot get Super-Six. ,H. .s.1.....
The situation is such that matter what you
want you get your order on file at once
We do pose alarrnsts but we do want
ery prospective of SuperSix 6 know conditions
them that when the inevitable day
Justly complain that we did not warn them.
Be One Of the Fortunate Fe.D-
Order Your Super-Six at once
We can still accept Super-Six orders and de-
livery. s@s.- ,@zz.
This statement however, is made subject withdrawal
at any time. -....~... H..
If you Super-Six come in at
you get SuperSix you will find for self
congratuaton every dayyou drive it.
In you will have all the stamina necessary the in
creasing strenuous demands of war times service.
And do forget that back of the SuperSx you have the
permanently of the Hudson Motor Car Company we'll
that Of Geo. w. Newcom to rely upon.
There will be question service. The stock Of
placements hand large and complete We in
business and will continue in business that Hudson
owners taken Of.
George w. Newcom
Local Distributor
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-16

Mothers love to make dainty NM.
FOR their little girls at any seasoh y.
the wear, but more especially now
the season when indoors is more III
wiling than outdoors. In the Nor'n
the long winter evenings must De Iiie'
somehow and leisurely sewing on pre-.
ty white clothes is as mucn past,ln'
as work. Many mothers count Oh o.
uary and February as the time LOT
tiny the little ones sewing out OF lhe
way, before the approach 81 Eas'el
compels them to give time and atten'io''
TO the more important needs OF thelh-
selves.
In January dry goods stores put ",
their annual sales of white Goous an"
present their new-season moueiS :"
children's frocks - assortmen's ~
]. complete and prices low, SO 'he inei
chant plays into the hands Oh 'ii ~,
patrons who count on making UP IN
gerie and childrens clothes III 'iii>
time. Styles for little folks 90 mo-
change much; there is 50 NIUE 49, ~.
for Improvement in them. We all me
to see the same sheer white lapl ~
trimmed with the same simple heeNi.
work. or fine embroidery ana hhSett y
faces that we have come TO aSSoc'''''
always with babyhood.
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knit Il square several times. Both
boys and girls like the work.
They are taught to splice the yarn
when it must be joined or to leave ends
two or three inches long to be darned
in. All knots and ridges are 10 be
avoided When they have learned to
knit the squares they can take UP the
mufflerS. For these they must Use the
regulation gray or khaki colored yarn
that is sold for army garments, and
one pair Of No. needles. For a muf-
fer 2la hanks Of yarn Is pound) are
needed. Cast on 30 stitches Cor few
more or less if necessary to make a
width Of II inches. Knit in the same
way as for the squares. with the plain
or garter stitch until the muller is 6S
inches long.
WriStlets may be knitted on No. =
needles, using one pair. They require
ID hank Of yarn (B pound). Cast on
IS stitches, knit and purl > for l.
inches, and sew up. leaving ; inches
! open space for the thumb, : inches be-
| low the edge. The next garment 10 be
| taken up in the course of training Is
| considerably more difficult than the
muftler, but only requires two needles.
! Direction for It will be given in an
f: other article.
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Where MistIetoe Grows.

In addition to all the many kinds OF
oak trees and the naples, mlstleloe
crows with persistency and fondnesS
on the paper mulberry, the perslmmoh'
locnst. ash. gum, sassafras, elm, Usage
orange. pecan, hickory, cherry pear
and apple trees. In the lar west 1t
takes hold of the cedar and the pine
trees. especially the yellow pine lodge
MOLE nine and Douglas fir. The plant Is
widely distributed by birds, which eat
tho wltitish-green SemitranSpareht
berries. those birds being mostly mock
incbirds, cardinals, cedar WaX-WllE7
and sparroWs. The robins have some
thing to do with the distribution OF
the seed. The pulp OF the berries Is
very sticky. and when they become
! Overtime they fall from the paf'h !
snrjg and stick to some other part Oh
the tree, thus developing another SPITE
of miStletoe. The department or agFi-
culture considers the mistlet0e pes'
and has inyeighed against It, nut the
mistletoe still fiourishes.
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In inStructing Schoolchildren in knit
ting, they must begin with the simplest
things first and advanced to those that
are more difficult, as in anything else.
Some of the schools started out with
the SiX-inch squares made of colored
yarns on No. needles, and after that
they undertake mufflerS. then wrStletS.
The squares are used by the Red Cross
by Joining them to make small quilts
or cOverietS.
Yarn and knitting needles caa be
purchased either from stores or Red
Cross chapters. The standardized
Red Cross needles are in three sizes,
and their numbers and sizes are as fol-
lows:
knitting needles, No. 1-135-l 900
inch in diameter.
knitting needles, No. 2-175-l 600
inch in diameter.
Knitting needles, No. 3-2O0-l 200
inch in diameter.
The children use No. 3 needles. They
are first taught TO least on" and &c
avoid making their first stitches toe
tight. Beginning on the small squares
the children practice until they car
Z, make the stitches even and firm. They
must be taught TO pick up a dropped
stitch and sometimes ravel out and re
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Above a dresS-up frock for the smah
lady of three or four years is pictured.
If is made of fine batiste and narrow
vol lace. This is frOck for state &C.
casions, like birthday party, in the
life of the little miss. 1t is, therefore,
INDUCED in more lace and embroidery
than any other of her belongings.
1t is cut with 4 long body and
short. full skirt, scalloped at the bot
ION, There is straight piece of fine
swiss embroidery down the front set In
with lace insertion at each side. Little
iackpt fronts are set on at each side
with val edging set in scant ruff
tle on the edges.
Rosettes Of pink satin ribbon at each
side of the front emphasize the begin
ninr and the end of skirt sash that
marks the joining Of the waist nno
skirt. A wide soft ribbon makes TINS
/ sash very splendid affair thG'
matches up well with the bat Of lhnF
/ rihhon and white lace. There Is
MINIATURE rose on its brim. No won
dor thp little one is calmly conscious q
hrinr we'll dressed.
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hat If I don't wish l was going with
YOU! l have got kidney trouble or Ia
have enlisted long ago. Well, good
by, old man. If you never return we
will hold you in memory as a gallant
man."
Mr.. Bowser's butcher came running
over, as he stood there, to say:
"Mr. Bowser, are you going to war!
Eyes"
There is q little bill of fifty cents
against you, but, if you are killed, L
shall not ask Mrs. BOwSer for II. l
like brave men and you are certainly
mighty brave"
Mr.. Bowser had thoughts as ne
leaned against that fence. He thought
Of Mrs. Bowscr and the cat. lie
thought of the good dinners he was
! getting every week. He thought OF
| the grave. He thought Of having MS
! two short legs carried off by cannon
! ball. Slowly-very sl0Wly-he as,
I sumed an erect position. Slowly
very slowly-he walked down to the
corner. from where he could see MS
front steps. Mrs. Bowser vas not on,
there. Slowly-very slowly-he walked
down to his gate and entered. lie
heard Mrs. Bowser singing, and tins
cook laughing, while the cat was IN the
hack ward looking for trouble. Mrs
Powser heard his step, and called Out
rs that you, Mr.. Bowser!
Yes"
81 was expecting you back. TAKE
vour things right upstairs ana pa
them back in your dresser 49,,
And Mr.. Bowser went upstairs VIII
his suitcase knocking against MS le'
ut every step and climbed up into Tn
parret. and sat down on an ola truLh
and thought and thought and though'
II was eight o'clock at night and IN
, whippoorwill was telling It's lohesoin
tale when the warrior came soltl
downstairs and lighted his cigar an
took the seat he had always occuple
+ in peaceful days, and Mrs. BoWser-
good woman that she was, never spoh
l Of war during the whole evening.
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Al NDCN'SN[N|NQ'
J \ [A|RH TALL
lNI g f4AQy GaAAA a, !. BONNER
TIGER KING.

AZ have Il secret 10 tell y"u,' Sald I
the tiger.
81 want to hear it.g said Mrs, Tiger. !
listen, l shall whisper it t" you.
And though he said he would whisper !
fine secret it sounded more like 4 roar
than a whisper III which hc said il,
Il am kiug Mrs. Tiger" he said.
.orl.n if Won are king, l must be Il
queen" said MrS. Tiger
"That's so--you must ne Il queen
said the Tiger. Il shall call you queen
TigrcSS."
"And shall call you King siger, ana
then wen both be perfectly correct
"Tba tigers have told their mates
that they were kings for years l De
ueyr, and the mates have SAID 'hht
then they must be quecnS-JnSt as you
and | have said
Now these two We're having a pleas
ant lille chat, though they sounded az
- they were roaring and Seeding al
each other-though they did not win
kIa their faces and show their teeth
as they do when they are SO angry tleS
want To kill
"I's SO nice to have Il title" said
! the tiger.
"r'; - glorious feeling replied the
tipress. almost as nice as a S"ou
meal of meat-though not quite. Ana
now that l speak of IT, am feeling Il
bit hungry"
So they ate and ate, and when they
were aII through Queen TigreSs sald
~ have an important question t'
ask"
..Then ask it, my love" said hlni
Tiger. who was feeling very happy all
er his good meal.
81 was wondering Just Why you were
king and Just why | AIN queen
It's a beautiful thought, but ""u''
love 10 know if there is any specla
reason for It,"
Now if King Tiger had not just peer
eating he might have been very ansr
At such a question, but as 1t was II
said:
II don't blame you for wondering.
shall tell you, for there is reason !"
it, a great and splendid reason.
Queen Tigress listened eagerly II
King Eiger told his story.
"The Tiger" he said, is King OF Il
the Cat family. Now there are man
tinds Of eats, and many creatures VIII
belong to the cat family.
"We're a part of the cat family on
selves. aren't we?" asked ouee
TigreSS.
I'VE are, my dear r"ared All
Tiger. You are quite right
Queen Tigress grinned anu Silo"e
her great teeth, but as King 1ls'
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Women Prepare!

Thousands OF women in the South have
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century ago, sells most widely to-day.
It can now be had in tablet form as
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suffers from backache, headache, nerv-
business, should take this prescription"
of DR.. Pierce's. 1t is prepared from
natures roots and herbs and does not
contain a particle of alcohol or any
narcotic. It's not secret prescription
for its ingredients are printed on wrap
per. Send 10c. for trial package to
DR.. V. NJ. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
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~ Am a King, Mrs. Tiger" He sa'o.

was the only other creature around az
that time there was no need Oh lear
.Yrs" continued King Tiger, were
very superior eats. and very wiz Gus
wilder thon real wild cats are, ana
thai is saving 81 great deal, but SUN
we're cats. Some creatures, they say
are more afraid of wild cats than they
are of US, but that doesn't bother U.s.
Gov y.o know we're the leaders of the
race.
ooh" he said, roaring hoastfnlIy'
"think for moment what III means W
be a King Tiger, and TO be queen
Tigress. too he added.
"It's glorious" rourcd Queen Iigress'
in anything but Il Queenly voice thoush
if did sound powerful and as thoush
her subjects would always have 10 uo
her bidding.
~Tbpre are thousands and thousands
| and thousands of eats. There are
beautiful eats and ugly cats. Ihere are
household pets and wild ones. Ihere
are cats who do their shopping III the
garbage tins and others VINO are gwen
cream out Of beautiful china Saucefs.
"Somc lie on silken cushions aho
others seek sleep behind ash tins and
empty tomato cans. Others I'VE IL
the dark forests.
And of all these thousands OF eau
-cats of all kinds and colors ana de
scriDtions | am the King 4nd you arr
the Queen. and so are all Of the Tiger
family kings and queens OF the Whoi'
big eat family. Isn't 1t W"nderi
honor? We have so many subjects.
And, too, it means that OF all IN
kinds of eats, we are biggest, tn" mos
beautiful, the most ferociou7, when
have heard is another word for WHO
# we were merely the King and luee
of a few it would not be so great bu
we're King and queen of an 'h"rmou
kingdom of eat, tam" eats ana VII
cats"
Its i wonderful honor said Qnee
Tigrcss. "and I'm glad | know such
fine reason for being queen
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next thing you hear of ME, shall De
on the bloody field and, perhaps, nave
fallen with the others.
If Mr.. Bowser expected Mrs. Bow
ser to faint away, or burst into soDs
and tears, he was disappointed. she
took the news very calmly. Indeed
she rather smiled than grieved as she
said:
Il have been wondering for some
time why you didn't 90 to war. You
are an able-bodied man and 1t Is really
your duty. When the honor OF your
country is at stake, you should be one
Of the first to uphold it. l will gladly
help you get ready"
"Yes, l am going to war and shall
do my best to rout the enemy, sald
Mr.. Bowser, in less enthusiastic
| tones. Its one chance in Thousand
that ever return, for 1 shall ask to be
sent eight into the first battle when
! takes place"
"Of course you WILL" replied Mrs.
| Bowser. There will be no such thlng
as keeping you out Of battle. AS for
your being killed, you must run the
risk of that. Won't it surprise the
neighbOrs around here. l can boast
that nv husband has gone to war ana
! that he will kill terrible number OF
the enemy. Are you through with your
dinner? If so, I will help you pack.
Yes. I've got to pack" said MT
Rowser but he was rather slow about
It. Indeed, he did not get up from the
table for about five minutes, and then
he did not rush upstairs.
"About my writing your SAID MT
Bowser, as he scratched his head. III
course, | want to write you as OTTER
90 can. but YOU mustn't expect lei
ter every day.
ooh. no. no, no. If you write III
once in two weeks, / shall try ana o.
patient about it. You will be IN DAT
tie every doy, probably, and, OF course
| Won won't have much time to WRITE
Tell me in every letter how many o
y the enemy you have killed that gay
Now YOU can be off as soon as Jo
o like"
"Rut I was going to say somethih
= important, and 1t has gone out VI II
mind"
"Never mind. 1t will probably com
: bock to YOU after your first BATTLE VII
Won can write it. You have or!y IL
y tle time to get to the depot. lwouiuh
f" have vou miss the train Tor an
10 thing" ~ II
y Howser was not enthusiastic II
followed Mrs. Bowser downstairs Id
,,yc hcr formal kiss, and picked '
7" Tho suitcase and walked down to II
~ r,tc When he reached the corne
= no left his suitcase against lei
~ graph pole and returned to the nous
- Mrs. Rowser was still on the 1ro
:, ! stems, and she hailed him with:
~ "You will miss your tram II y
don't walk faster than that. Wh
=, brought you backT
y Say, did you put In couple
clpan hGndkerchiefs? he asked.
Il don't think I did, but | VIII r
, right up and get two or three for ye
They say mat men In battle perSpl