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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-03-15
ALBION.

j.. f.. Wells of Cresco visited Sunday
at the hsme of his son, J. w.
The blizzard of. last Saturday thought
70 De the worst IN years was only re-
hinder that winter is still with us.
Mrs. John Easier of Harmony was a
visitor at theJ. w. Wells home Mon
day.
Theo. Gunderson and family spent
Sunday at the John Hammer home
near Kendallville.
The entertainment given at the AL
bion Church for the benefit of the Red
Cross was well attended and enioyed
by all. Proceeds $25 90.
Sorry to note that Albert Wallace,
Jr., had the misfortune to have his
thumb sawed off while saving wood at
the Ed DeGraves home Tuesday.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-03-15

izziazzsl1z ';''s'
S NJ adewit[
Infinite Care
IT is the product Of fifty
years Of intensive train
ing and experience.
Polarine is purified and
filtered to remove all free
carbon and impurities;
therefore, Polarine leaves
a minimum of carbon
deposit.
And yet, with all the care
and painstaking effort used in
its manufacture, Polarine costs
less than any other good lub- :
ricating oil. 49, :.
Every factor that goes to make
Polarine efficient is the result
Of scientific investigation and
practical application to the re-
quirements of the modern
automobile engine.
1t is designed for use under
extreme temperature condi-
tons; therefore it maintains the
correct lubricating body at any
motor speed or temperature. /
Use 1t IN z/0111" car
and be convinced.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-03-15
COUNTY NEWS
LIME SPRINGS.

Mr.: and Mrs. Frank Snow arrived
Monday from Minneapolis for a short
visit with relatives at this place.
Mrs. Howard Lubbers returned Tues
day from LIE Roy where she has been
visiting with her brother.
Mrs. C. L. Foulkes came Tuesday
from Racine, Wis, for a short visit
with her mother, Mrs. Margaret
Foulkes.
Mrs. Margaret Foulkes and son Owen
were Cresco callers, Tuesday.
Vern. Bowers was business caller
at Cresco, Monday.
Blanche Hammond, of Chester,
attended the dance, Thursday evening.
Cliff. Pollitt, Percy Wentworth, Frank
Howard and Mamie Michel, of Cresco,
attended the dance Thursday night.
J. H: Foulkes returned Wednesday
from Canova, S. D., where he has
been visiting his sister, Mrs. Jane
Taylor.
Mrs. w. Williams returned Friday
from Minneapolis where she has been
selecting her spring stock of millinery
goods which she will display in her
millinery parlors at Jones & Jones store.
Mrs. Glen johnson and Mrs. Mead
were Lime Springs callers, Thursday.
Lloyd Cunningham and Harold Young
left Friday morning for Cedar Falls for
brief visit with friends.
Mrs. Robert Hughes returned Satur-
day, from Canova, S. D., after visit
with relatives at that place.
Mrs. VERNE Schultz and children left
Sunday evening for their new home at
Haldane- III.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Brantner are
comfortably settled in their new home
recently vacated by Mrs Schultz.
Esther Smith came from Fayette,
Friday, for an over Sunday visit with
home folks.
Mrs. Margaret Beherns was elected
teacher for the 5th and 9Th grades.
The vacancy was caused by the resigna-
ton of Miss Lovald who left Sunday
night for Washington, D. c., to accept
position in the @. M. Corps.
Mrs. Ed O. Jones and niece Miss Ellen
were shoppers at Austin, Monday.
A. J. Cray was a business caller in
Chester, Tuesday.
Alice Williams is on the sick list, this
week.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Monigold, who have
been visiting with friends, returned
Sunday evening to their home at Lam
ark, Ill.
Clara Barker, of Chester, attended
the dance last Thursday evening.
While here she was the guest of Marie
Frost.
L: 1mtlekofer, of Lansing, Ia, was a
business caller on Wednesday.
Evan Perry came from Camp Dodge,
Sunday, for short visit with friends.
Hugh Jones came down from Austin.
Sunday. to spend few days with
friends.
Steve Quinn came Sunday night for q
short visit.
Clara Knudsen returned to Albert
Lea, Friday, after short visit with her
aunt and uncle, MIR. and Mrs. H. H.
Sanborn.
Geneva Anderson came from Owa-
tonna, Friday, to spend Sunday with
home folks.
Leon Brown came up from. Cresco,
Sunday, and was guest of Violet
Horton
Mrs. H. w. Plummer, after a short
visit with her husband at Jefferson.
Wis.,, returned Friday.
Mrs. Lloyd Horton went to Rockford,
ILL.,, 20 spend Sunday with her husband
who is stationed at Camp Grant.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-03-15
ACME.

Geo. Steinmetz loaded his household
goods Monday, preparatory of moving
his family to Moscow, Ia.
VIM. eastman and son Joe were
Acme callers this week.
Raymond MARI Forded to Elma or
business Monday. Marcetus accom-.
ranied him to attend school there.
Jas. AcGourty called in Acme this
week.
Vinetta McGrane, of Elma. spent
Sunday at the Chas. Neeb home.
Mrs. Mike Liberty came down from
Bailey Monday to be present at the
funeral of Mr.. Fair, of Cecilia. The
remains were taken to Bailey for
burial.
Mr.. johnson of Rochester. MINI.
called in town Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary A. Murphy of Riceville
came Tuesday for q short stay with
her son James and family of this place,
returning Thursday.
Mrs: Jas. Smith was shopper in
Riceville Wednesday between trains.
Mr.. Eiffler, of Elma, sawed wood for
Chas. Mech and Dennis Kennedy Tues
day.
Rip eastman made the usual call in
town this week.
JAS. McGourty called at the James
Smith home Friday.
Mike Hogan was an Acme caller this
week.
Gertie Lubbert is working for Mrs.
Will Helms at New Haven this week.
Stella Casnman entertained COM
pany Wednesday evening.
Emma and Otto Hintz visited at the
Lou Lubbert home Friday.
Bert Stevens delivered his baled hay
to M. G. Brown this week.
George Bunston called in town Fri
lay.
Johnnie Kennedy worked for Bert
Stevens this week.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-03-15
For Sale

Scotch Collie.pups of best breeding
and color from good working parents.
Get your order in early and you will
have one ready to work next spring.
LOU M. P. Lydon.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-03-15
COUNTY TREASURES NOTICE TO
TAXPAYERS.

wish to call your attention To tho
TACT that the time in which Won have
10 pay your 1917 taxes without penal
y ana full tax is growing short,
your taxes are enough without having
any additional cost. We do not like
10 charge you penalty and we know
you don't want to pay it. Our old
custom of making out your tax re-
celpts and filing them away was OH
Jec'ed to by the state office examiners
VINO check our work over each wear
therefore, l am giving you timely no.
tlce that we can not make out your
'aA receipt unless you order them, and
after March 81, we will be Obliged
70 collect full tax and penalty. Don't
neglect paying your tax until the last
uay Tor we can not wait upon you in
SO short time. Following is the no.
tlce from the Auditor OF State which
VIII make it very clear to YOU what
the law is, and what the county treas
urers are instructed to do.
For convenience of taxpayers every
Dahk IN the county outside of Cresco
mas been furnished with tax LIST
ana taxes may be paid at any Of
such banks.
such banks. A T. uy13Yrz
Co. Treas.
To County Treasurers:
The correct many erroneous state
ments attributed to this department
relative to the time taxes NAV he maid
without penalty, after going over this
carefully with the attorney general.
we desire to make the following
statement direct to county treasur-
erS:
lst. Under Section 400 taxes be-
come due and are a lien on real es-
tate on and after December 31st in
each year.
2nd. Under Sections 1903 and 1413
taxes become delinquent March LIST
out the whole or first half of same
may be paid before April list without
penalty and, in case the first half
IS paid before April list, the second
halt may run to the close of bust,
ness, September 3Oth, without penal
ty If the second half is not paid
before October list, it would then be
subject to penalty of 1 per cent Der
month from September 1st
3rd. If the first half of tax is not
paid before April list, the taxpaver
loses his rights to pay them in in
stallments and the whole tax is sub-
Ject to penalty Of 1 per cent per
month from March list until paid.
Trusting this will clear up all mis-
understandings of this matter. I am.
Very truly yours,
Auditor of State.
BY J. F. Wall,
Chief Clerk Accounting
Department. 3-11
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-03-15
JOHN MoCOOK

Attorney and Counselor at Law
Will practice in all the courts of the state,
make loans and attend to buying and selling
real estate and securities. Office over Cresco
Union Savings Bank. Cresco. Iowa
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-03-15
Notice To Auto Owners.

Before buying chains see the Anti
Skid Auto Shoes. All sizes for sale by
William Eye, Route. 8.
Phone So. Vernon 10. 29-tf Cresco. Ia.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-02-28

were weak and staggering yourself.
He says it was q miracle you ever got
through"
'1'm not heartless," said Macdonald
impatiently. "Of course did that. I
had to do it. I couldn't do less"
"Nor more" she suggested. you
may have made hard bargain with
him, but you wiped that out later"
'That's just what didn't do. Don't
think my conscience is troubling me.
I'm not such a mush-brained fool. If
it had not been for you would never
have thought of 1t again. But you are
his daughter. What cheated him out
Of belongs to you-and you are my
friend"
"Don't use that word about what you
did, please. He wasn't a child. IT
you got the best Of him in bargain,
I don't think father would think Of 1t
that way"
The difficulty was that he could not
tell her the truth. about her fathers
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that old Holt knew her father? What
is he to tell her If they meet-that
her father died of pneumonia brought
on by drink? Is that what you wantT'
II suppose wanted Holt to tell her
that Macdonald robbed her father and
indirectly was the cause Of his DEATH"
"Absurd!" exploded Diane. 'You're
so simple that you accept as truth the
gossip of every crack-brained idiot
when it suits your purpose"
He smiled, boyishly, engagingly, as
he held out his hand. 'Don't let's
quarrel, Di. admit forgot myself"
"An right. We won't. But don't
believe all the catty talk you hear,
Gordon"
I'll try to believe only the truth"
He smiled, little ruefully. "And 1t
isn't necessary for you to explain why
the curfew law applies to me and not
to Macdonald"
She was on her dignity at once.
'You're quite right. 1t isn't necessary.
But I'm going to tell you, anyhow. Mr..
Macdonald is going away tomorrow for
two or three days, and he has some
business he wants to talk over with
Sheba. He had made an appointment
with her, and ! didn't think it fair to
let your coming interfere with It,"
Gordon took this facer with his
smile still working.
"Pve got a little business want to
talk over with you, Dr."
She had always been a young woman
of rather a hard finish. Now she met
him fairly, eye to eye. "Any time you
like, Gordon"
Elliot carried away with him one
very definite impression. Diane in
tended Sheba to marry Macdonald If
she could bring it about. She had as
good as served notice on him that the
girl was spoken for.
The young man set his square Jaw.
Diane was used to having her own
way. So was Macdonald. Well, the
Elliots had a will of their own, too.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-02-28
CHAPTER x-Continued.

Elliot glanced at the woman behind
whose skirts the youngster was hid
Ing. "She's not bad looking, If that's
what you mean," he said after they
had taken up the trail again.
"You amt the only white man that
has thought that" retorted the old
miner significantly.
"No?" Gordon had learned to let
Holt tell things at his leisure. 1t usu-
ally took less time than to try to hurry
him.
"Name Of the kid mean anything
to your
"Can't say it did,"
HIN! Named for his dad. First
syllable Of each of his names"
The land inspector stopped in his
stride and wheeled upon Holt. ''You
don't bean Colby Macdonald?"
"Why don't ~
"But-Good Lord, he isn't q sQuaw
man, 1s>h e?"
"Not in the usual meaning of the
word. She never cooked and kept
house for him. Just the same, little
Colmac is his kid. Couldn't you see
1T sticking out all over him? He's the
spit n image of his dad"
II see 1t now you've pointed it out.
I was trying to think who he reminded
me of. OF course it was Macdonald.,'
MAC met up with Meteetse when he
first secuted this country for coal five
years ago. So fairs I know he was
square enough with the girl. She
never claimed he made any promises
or anything like that. He sends a
check down once quarter to the
trader here for her and the kid"
But young Elliot was not thinking
about Meteetse. His minds eye saw
another picture-the girl at Kusiak,
listening spellbound to the tales of a
man whose actions translated romance
into life for her, girl swept from the
quiet backwaters of an Irish village
to this land of the midnight sun with
Its amazing contrasts.
And all the way up on the boat she
continued to fill his mind. The slow
ness of the steamer fretted him. Some
times the jealousy in his heart famed
up like prairie fire when it comes
to brush heap. The outrage Of it
set him blazing with indignation. 1t
was no less than a conspiracy. What
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-02-28

weakness for drink and how he had
played upon it. He bridged all expla'
nations and passed to the thing he
meant to do in reparation.
''The money cleaned up from that
claim belongs to you, Miss O'Neill. You
will oblige me by taking it."
From his pocket he took a folded
paper and handed 1t to her. Sheba
opened it doubtfully. The paper con-
tanned typewriter statement and to
it was attached check by means Of q
clip. The check was made out to her
and signed by Colby Macdonald. The
amount it called for was 1888, 431.
"Oh, I couldn't take this, Mr.. Mac
donald-I couldn't. 1t doesn't belong
to me-" she cried.
1T belongs to you-and you're going
to take it."
II wouldn't know what to do with
so much"
''The bank viii take care of 1t for
you until you decide. So that's set
tied" He passed definitely from the
subject. "There's something else ]
want to say to you, Miss O'Neill."
Some change in his voice warned
her. The girl slanted quick, shy
glance at him.
II want to know If you'll marry me,
Miss O'Neill," he shot ut her abruptly.
Then, without giving her time 10 an
swer, he pushed on: I'm older than
you-by twenty-five years. Always
I've lived on the frontiers. I've had
to take the world by the throat and
shake from it what wanted. So I've
grown hard and willful. All the sweet,
fine things of life I've missed. But
with you beside me, I'm not too old
to find them yet-if you'll show me the
way, Sheba."
A wave of color swept into her face,
but her eyes never faltered from his.
I'm not quite sure" she said in low
voice.
"You mean-whether you love me?''
She nodded. "I-admire you more
than any man 1 ever met. You are
great man, strong and powerful
and am so Insignificant beside you.
lam drawn to you-so much. But
I am not sure"
"rm going away for two days. Per
haps when I come back you will know,
Sheba. Take your time. Marriage is
serious business. I want you to re-
member that my life has been very
different from yours. You'll hear all
sorts of things about me. Some of
them are true. There is this differ
ence between q man and good wom-
an. He fights and falls ard fights again
and wins. But good woman is finer.
She has never known the failure that
drags one through slime and mud. Her
goodness Is born in her; she doesn't
have to fight for 1t"
The girl smiled little TREMENDOUSLY.
doesn't she? We're not all angels,
you know"
II hope you're not. There will need
TO be a lot Of the human In you to
make allowances for Colby Macdon-
add" he replied With an answering
smilA
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-02-28
CHAPTER XI.
Sheba Saws "Perhaps."

0UCOd 0Oyo VSuu0pos
Obeying the orders of the general
in command, Peter took himself to his
den with the excuse that he had blue
prints to work over. Presently Diane
said she thought she heard one Of the
children crying and left to investigate.
The Scotsman strobe to the fireplace
and stood looking down into the glow
ing Goals. He seemed in no hurry to
break the silence and Sheba glanced
at his strong brooding face little ap-
prehensively. She knew Of only one
subject that would call for so formal
private talk between her and Mac
donald, and any discussion of this she
would very much have liked to post
pone.
He turned from the fire to Sheba. 1t
was characteristic of him that he
plunged straight at what he wanted
to say. .
'Tve asked to see you alone, Miss
O'Neill, because want to make a con-
fession and restitution-to begin
WITH" he told her abruptly.
She had a sense Of suddenly stilled
pulses. 'That sounds very serious"
The young woman smiled family.
His face of chiseled granite masked
all emotion. It kept under lock and
key the insurgent impulses that moved
him when he looked into the slOe eyes
charged with reserve. Back of them,
he felt, was the mystery of purity, Of
maidenhood. He longed to know her
better, to find out and to appropriate
for himself the woman that lay behind
the fine veil of flesh. She seemed to
him delicate as a flame and as vivid.
There would come day when her in
nocent, passional nature would re-
spond to the love of man as a wait
ing harp does to skillful fingers.
my story goes away back to the
Klondike days. I told you that I
knew your father on Frenchman creek.
but I didn't say much about knowing
him on Bonanza"
"Mr. Strong has told me something
about the days on Bonanza, and I knew
YOU would tell me more some day
when you wanted to speak about it."
"Your father was among the first of
those who stampeded to Bonanza. BE
and Strong took a claim together. I
bought out the interest of your ia
ther."
'You told me that
His masterful eyes fastened to hers.
II didn't tell you that took advan-
tage of him. He was-nOt well.
used that against him in the bargain
ing. He wanted ready money, and I
tempted him."
"Do you mean that you-wronged
him?'
Eyes. I cheated him." He resolved
to gloss over nothing, to offer no ex-
cuses. 81 didn't know there was gold
in the claim, but had what we call
a bunch. I took the claim without
giving value received"
"But-I don't understand" Her
brave, steady eyes looked directly into
those of Macdonald. IF he felt you
had-done him a wrong-why did he
come to you when he was illY
"He was coming to demand justice
of me. On the way he suffered ex-
posure ard caught pneumonia. The
word reached us, and Strong and I
brought him to our cabin"
"You faced q blizzard to bring him
in. Mr.. Strong told me how you
risked your life by carrying him
through the storm-how you wouldn't
give up and leave him. though you
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-02-28
Elliot Glanced at the Woman.

could an innocent young girl like
Sheba know of such man as CODY
Macdonald? Her imagination con-
ceived. no doubt, an idealized vision OF
him. But the real man was clear out
side her ken.
Gordon set his Jaw grimly. he
would have It out with Diane. He
would let her see she was not going
to have it all her own way. by
heaven, he would put spoke In her
wheel.
He was on fire to come to his jour-
ney's end. No sooner had he reached
his hotel than he called up Mrs. Paget.
Quite clearly she understood that he
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-02-28
"Am ! to Congratulate Mr.. Maedon-
ald2"

Genevieve Mallory, seeing
Macdonald slipping from her
grasp, takes a hand II the game
with results not exactly pleas.
ant for Macdonald. How she
pulled the wires from behind
the scenes 10 told Ia de next In
stallment. ..-.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-02-28

Cro RE coNTnGuDA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-07

John Boynton G years., Charles
Bruckman, Fred Erickson, Mae
Fassnacht (3 years.. Carl Borst,
Jennie Boynton. Emma Cabooter,
Dorothea Henke. Marjorie Miller,
Elaine Rice. Clara Sewell. Violet
Thompson. Helen Todd, Valentine
LauX 6 years., Vernon Berry.
Marguerite Thomas. Elwood Kraft,
Elmo Bledsoe. William Anderson.
Anna Eaton, Clara CabOoter, Mabel
BoyntOn, Emerson Mejerle, Bertha
Won de Mortel, Hazel Baker e
years.. Eva Carlson g years) g.
Clarence De Power e years. To
tai SO.
Longfellow School Wynes
g years.. Gladys Rite. Mabel Zis-
mer q years.. Donald Tobin, vii
liam Witter g years.. Freda II FL
mer g years., Grace Meinzer t3
years., Gladys Johnson, Elizabeth
Ridenour, Linnea BenZon, Charles
Bulger q years., Nicholas Hoeltz
ner, George Jernberg, Hiding
Wicklund, Bernice Kratliow, Eu-
gene Roseberry. Ellsworth
Spencer q years., Everett
Meinzer q years., lola Turner %
years.. Helen Anderson, Robert
Jernberg, Mildred Benzon q years. g.,
Harold Schenebricfer Resale Nor
ris, Violet Vedell, Karl Kirkman t.
years., Norma Magnuson g years. j.,
Ada Rite. George Endlick q
years., Harold Benzon (3 years. d,
Dorothy Anderson, Elvir Bergquist
q years., Harold Slocum, Russell
krakow (5 years., Martin KHAN
ishu "A years., Hugo Alvine Is
years., Frederick Schnitzer q
years., Dennis Jernmerg g years g.
Sigurd Anderson a years., La
Verne Burch. Robert Edgar -
years., Kenneth kempe & years. ,
Mildred Lofgren. Louise Morris,
Ora Roberts, jeanette Spencer
Total, 46.
Hawthorne School Anna And
rews, Charles Beenblossom. Melvin
Craig. Elmer VESSEL, Louise Kin
caid, Florence Bradley, Ruth Mott
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-07

zen, Harry parr. Ellen Johnson,
Myrtle She'll Roger Brabant, Erie
dolph Pealstrom. lmpi Sunnell.
Donald Ritz, Stanley Craig, Cal
Wuln, Julia McElroy, Clara Schy-
vens, Clarence Bailey, John Seger
q years., Georgia Miller. Sylvia
Bealer, Walter Carlson q years.,
Delbert Craig 6 years., Robert
kincaid a years.. Nora Beuther.
Leroy Schroeder g years. Theo-
dore Vogt g years., Gweudo!yn
Smith, Joseph Hoizhammer, Vivian
Park, Lucille Eckerman (3 years.
Iona Atkinson g years.. Ruth
Pealstronl, Howard Jeter, "A
years., Harold Jeter, Albert Molt-
zen. De Almond Apple, Carl Vessel,
Marguerite De Nrieze Total, 40.
Irving School - Helen Lucilla
Sewers, William Daniel Snively, Jr..
Harry Raymond Coyne. Frank
Laube g years., Harold Wayne
StapletOn. Noda Nelson. Richard
Milo Phelps. Floyd Ernest Wheeler,
Josephine Van Dine, Walter Ehlers,
Robert Stran, Raymond RiddeH,
Ada Robinson, Virginia Stafford,
Theodore Warnack, Dorothy Mat
theys, Clyde Iglehart 6 years.,
Richard Bladel, LisIe Robinson,
Ethel Hillmer, Evelyn Bleuer 8
years., ATlain Bruhn. Marjorie
POLAND, Arnold Kruger, Lulu Lii
Geons, Willis kirkhuH. Marguerite
Tonkin, Thelma kinton, Orville
Anderson, John Merrick, Lester
Diedrick q years., Carl BHeseneI
- years., Carl Lundquist -
years., William March. Marvin
Morse = years. Total. So.
Lincoln School-Dorothy McLare
a years.. Adele Roth, Elmer
Wurbs, Theodore Anderson g
years., jeanette Arnold IS years.
Helen Bartz = years.. Barton Ed
wards, Louise HouIdsworth IS
years., Walter Lundy g years..
Charles Nutter - years., Gladys
Steele, Eugene UIlmeyer, Grace
Dodds, Frederick Hetter. q years.,
Edith III, Madaline Lundy. Carl