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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-02-07

AW0e VvOsO0D UOyS SAet0BB OO0S
Three boys from this vicinity have
returned from ossFseas duty during the
past week. Tho first vas Frank Richie
uho arrived Saturday noon from Fort
Dssl1oinss. where be has bssn for
tius II ths buspital rNcsivinI tr4a1.
n,snt Tor Wonnae received siA VI
'H3is 6shsrs II Mrs. Joe HeroJd.
aid visited hsre recently. bst now has
beene finally discharged, fully restored To-
health although severely woundsd
about the head and also one foot. the
latter causing slight iameness.
On Sunday morning Jesse Stevens
came home from Camp Dodge. having
arrived few weeks previous from
France, where he was stationed for !
few months but did not arrive there in
time to get into the fighting. He is in
fine health, and although he underwent
. severe seige of pneumonia while ct
Camp Pike. gained about 80 pounds in
weight while in the service.
Wendell Todd, son of Mrs., Minnie
Todd, arrived yesterday morning from
Csmp Dodge after stay of few
weeks in New York where he wss
receiving treatment, having been the
victim of German gas on the battle
fields Of France. He returns, we are
glad to state, fully restored DO health.
In all the cases. the boys were met
at the train by . reception committee
and the band, while all the bells Of the
town gave expression to the welcome
given the boys. -s
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-02-07
Congregational Aid Society Supper and
Social CatAerins.

S~~~e N~-SSs0Os ..
On Lincoln's Birthday, Wednesday
Febv 18th, the lsdies of the Congrega-
tional church will give the first Of 4
series of these slippers now planned for
this year. Supper win be served at
$50 in the church dining room.
AL members of the church and con-
gregation are cordially invited to at
tend. Az these sappers are for the
two.fold purpose of adding to the So
cisl life Of the church and also to raise
funds for the aid society, small fee of
25c will be charged. A short program
appropriate to the occasion will be
given following the supper.
Your presence will add much to this
get together social function of your
church. .s-s:-. "a. =
.' Mrs. w. H.. TiIlson,
Mrs. L. P. Barth,
p. Mrs. E. L. Bradley.
r. Mrs. V. C. Hardy,
Mrs. ]. J. House,
Mrs. j. H. Howe,
.-.-. Mrs. H. D. Petersen,
- Mrs. G. A. Plummer,
-, Ss7,.'. Mrs. c. J. Powers, '-.'
X . Mrs. H. c. Salisbury.
- Committee.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-02-07
Red Cross Prosran.

Next Friday evening. Feb. 7th at 8
o. clock. the pupils Of the Bonair school
will give program in the Woodmen
Hall. Admission 15c. Benefit Red
Cross. Everyone welcome.
Louise E. Haiweg, Teacher.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-02-07


years. Senator Rule, Mason City,
believes that smoking cigarettes is q
mans game. Consequently he has
introduced bill which makes the SELL
ing or giving of cigarettes or papers to
minors (l6 to 2l) q misdemesnor. pun
ishsb!e by fine of $500. dealers to be
held in Jail untikine is paid.
The bill also provides fine of $40 or
five days in Jail or both for any minor
found with cigarettes or papers on his
person, and fine Of S. or five days in
Jail or both for a minor who refuses to
reveal where be secured the "pills."
The bill also provides for the licensing
of the sellers of cigarettes. Each
dealer must pay to the dairy and food
depsrtmen. 500 year, with . fine of
from 500 to $500 for failure to take
out license. -.-..,
IN MEMORY OF ROOSEVELT.
Representative Hauge, Of Polk
County. is the author of joint resolu-
ton IN which the senate has already
concurred, providing that q day be set
aside for fitting memorial in honor OF
Theodore Roosevelt.
SOME LEGISLATIVE HIGH PLACES.
The election reform bills of Senator
Glenn F. Kimball, of Pottawattamie
County, were recommended for pass
age. They provide for state conven-
tons to nominate all state officers below
the office of lieutenant governor and
the simplifcation of the presidential
ballot.
Representative Mooty, of Grundy,
has a bill to prevent the use of ferrets
by rabbit hunters and sets q penalty of
a fine of not less than $25 nor more
than slOO Or a Jail sentence Of not more
than thirty days for violation
The senate refused to confirm the
appointment of Mr.. Take as insurance
commissioner and Hon Arthur Savage,
Q former member of the senate, has
been nominated by the Governor.
Senator Holdoegel's committee on
departmental affairs is planning to
investigate the automobile department.
The /. w. W's. are making vigor-
Gus fight against The F'ennik1n sill
making il crime 70 disglay = rcd nag.
! ,x11s atslT. - nscRRAsnc
Itis very evident that the demands
msde upon oil departments Of govern
nent will require IN increase in taxes.
The appropriations asked for the main
tsnance Of all state departments total
nearly twenty millions Of dollars, more
than three millions above the same
appropriations made two years ago.
Nearly all of this increase is to pay
higher salaries. ,s' -.,
To meet the extraordinary conditions,
the executive council during the past
year had to 60 to the relief of the state
board of control in the sum Of . half
million dollars. This is but . sample.
When increased taxes are mentioned,
the first thought is for the doubling Of
the tax ON suasnobilss. The next con-
sideration II for IN additional tax on
collateral and inheritance taxes. There
10 Q sentiment favoring direct inherit
ance tax. This would be imposed on all
heirs no matter what the relationship,
probably would be considerably smaller
than the collateral tax.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-02-07

There are so many interesting letters
given US from the country's soldier
boys that some of them get little old
before we can find time to place them
in type or space to use them. One Of
these interesting letters was from
John McCsrville to his mother, Ars.
Thos. McCarville, writSn before the
srmistice was signed. yhrt Of it show.
ing that he was in the thick of the
fight, reads Is follows:
''As I have been up ihrthef lines for
about fifty days and did not have an
opportunity to write much until now,
will drop you . few lines to let you
know l am real well. We have been in
the front line twenty six days and over
the top twice in two weeks and believe
me, consider myself lucky that am
here as l had some very narrow es-
capes. We advanced shout. seven miles
in both pushes, had considerable cssul-
ties. This is the fourth time Il have
been over the top and sure have seen
some horrible sights. had comrades
killed right at ,uy side and it sure does
get on ones nerves. We are back in
support now and think We will be re-
lieved in q few days. Hope l never
see the lines again IS l sure am get
ting tired of this life but things look
very promising and think it will soon
come to an end. We also captured
plenty of Huns and guns of Ill caliber.
Mrs. T. AcCarville has another son
in the service. Sgt. Phil c., who en-
listed from Chic1go and was stationed
at Camp Logan, Texas.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-02-07

Attorney Joseph Griffin hands US the
following letter written him by Ma
pie Leaf boy. James Zak. of Co. l..
357th Init. who was one of the wound
ed men in France. Parts of the letter,
dated Dec. 9th, are as follows:
II am still in France and in the hos
pital. Twas wounded by machine gun
FIRE, receiving two bullets, one in my
right foot and the other through the
hips and the bladder. Ny wounds are
now pretty well nealed. up, hut had
Confined on last page.)
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-02-07
Red Cross Notes.


The following amounts were given to
the Red Cross Chapter during the
month of January:
A. F.& A. M. Lodge, $l2.OO.
Donation, $l.OO.
H. F. Lovejoy, volunteer labor. $40.
- Darrow Dist. Althea Strawn, teach
,er. $50.
As the work room is now closed,
those having material for garments
please return ut once, whether finished
or not. to the Music Shop. next door to
the Red Cross room. Those in charge
are very anxious to close things up and
make an accounting of all material.
Stsekheldefs' Meeting.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Cresco Opera House Co. will
be held Tuesday evening. Feb. 18th. at
8 o'clock in the assembly hall of the
opera house. Election of directors and
annual reports. We want all stock
holders present. - ~
, - -, S. A. Converse, Pres. n'3
,3jsss - w. H. T'illson. Sec'y.~a.-4.
C.. N. Wentworth, gun repairing.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-02-07
Stsekhsl1ers' Meeting.

6. n. Wentworth, gun repairing.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-02-07

NJ. and Mrs. VIM. Ferhe have re-
censly received three letters from
their son, Sergt Raphael Ferrie, Co.
G. seth Inft, who is with the army Of
occupation in France. The first was
written Dec. 18th at Mueden, Ger
many and in it he writes:
well. how are you folks at home?
am fine and dandy and hope the same
OF you Ill. am quite . ways in Ger
man, now. We landed here the 14th
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-28
PrussIans Really Huns.

The appellation of Huns, which VII.
liam II coveted for and himself APP
piled to Prussians, even to the extent
OF naming one Of his sons for the in
famous Attila, the Hunnish "Scourgs
Of God" seems really to belong to that
people In an chronological sense. Mr..
Levisee, In his "Studies in Prussian
History" tells us that the Prussians
are "a people belonging to The Lithu-
anian race mixed with Finnish ele-
ments; which would make then kin.
dred with the Huns. Turks and Bull
gars. They were Of old coloaized,
Christienized and ousted from their old
domain by the famous Knights of the
Ieutonic Order. The last grand mas.
ter of that order, Albert Of Branden-
burg, espoused the reformation, secu.
larixed the domains Of the order, and
made himself hereditary duke Of Prus.
sia-that 10. Po-Russia, or "Near Rus.
sia." It IL interesting to recall that
the first Hohenzollern duke Of Prus.
Sa began his historical career q Z
renegade. Z perjurer and a traitor,
Truly the Hohenzollern line has been
what cattle breeders call constant q
the typei"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-28
HAS RIGHT IDEA OF ECONOMY
Hots European CITY UtlIIxes Water
eo~Or Which Otherwise Would %
OF Nc Value.

IN elsctric-heatins system which
Uanses power that would otherwise 60
b waste has been installed in a school
y q southern European city. The ex-
hdng hot-water pipes and radiators
are connected with a well-insulated
water tank Of 1,3OOgallons' capacity.
In this reservoir electric resistances
are built, and at night are supplied
with current which raises the water
to well above the boiling point. The
cost Of the current is low because the
water power used to produce it nor.
mally would 80 to waste. During the
day the hot water Is allowed to circu.
late through the radiators, it's vol.
ume being sufficient to warm the
rooms without using more current.
The desired temperature is maintained
By thermostat-Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
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congress, under The constitution, to
exercise It's Independent judgment in
all matters Of peace and war. No at
tempt was made to question or limit
that right. The United States will
indeed, undertake under Article X to
respect and preserve as against ey-
ternai aggression the territorial in
tegrity and existing political independ-
ence of all members of the league and
that engagement constitutes very
grave and solemn moral obligation.
But it is moral, not legal obliga-
ton, and leaves our congress abso-
lutely free to put it's own interpreta-
ton upon 1t In all cases that call for
action.
"Article X seems to me to constitute
the very backbone Of the whole coven-
ant. Without 1t the league would be
hardly more than an influential debat-
ing society.
1T has been several times suggested
in public and in private conference,
that interpretations Of the sense in
which the United States accepts the
engagements Of the covenant should
be embodied in the instrument Of
ratification. There can be no reason
able objection to such interpretations
accompanying the act Of ratification,
provided they do not form a part OF
the formal ratification itself, but if
such Interpretations should constitute
q part Of the formal resolution Of rati-
dcation, long delays would be the in
evitable consequence, inasmuch as all
the many governments concerned
would have to accept, in effect, the
language of the senate as the language
Of the treaty before ratification would
bs complete. The assent Of the Ger
man assembly at Weimar would have
to be obtained, among the rest, (and I
must frankly say that I could only
with the greatest reluctance approach
that assembly for permission to read
the treaty as we understand it, and az
those who framed it quite certainly I'M
derstand it, if the United States were
to qualify the document in any way
Moreover, l am confident, from what I
kAow of the many conferences and de-
bates which accompanied the formula
ton of the treaty, that our example
would Immediately be followed in
many quarters, in some instances with
very serious reservations, and that the
meaning and operative force of the
treaty would presently he clouded
from one end Of it's status to the
other"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-28

Minot will furnish the music. All
union men and their families as well
as the general public are cordially in
vited to participate and assist in MAX
ing the celebration memorable one in
the annals of Union labor in this Sec
ton.
Mrs. J. Reed and daughter Agnes
Of Viola. Wis, are guests at the home
Of Mrs. T. C. Conklin. Mrs. Reed is a
sister of Mrs. Conklin.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-28
Burlington will Celebrate Labor Day.

Burlington Will Celebrate Labor Day.
Labor Day will be celebrated at
Burlington by picnic, sports and 9TH
err ceremonies appropriate to the oc-
casion. The celebration is under the
auspices Of the Burlington Miners
Union and the committee in charge
are making an effort to secure speak
ers for the occasion. "A dance at No
Mans Land in the evening will close
the celebration. Quigley's orchestra Of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-28

Of O

Monarch Ranges in large variety
are at this store for your selection.
They are built to last as long as three
ordinary ranges. They require no
tove backing. Finished in dull gun
metal finish.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-28
Sculpture of Rheims

From The Field of Art" in Scribner
The artistic sensitiveness of the Midi
Ages and their power of criticism
power we moderns too often fail to recos
nlze this period possessed-is curious
witnessed by contemporary appreciation
Of the Rheims sculptures. With the fin
est discrimination the vital was seiecte
to b used for models for subsequeu
work; and / own my attention has tim,
and again been drawn by medieval cop
les to the distinguished merit of certai
statues the power of which had prev
icusly escaped my duller perceptions.
was thus that I came TO have some un
Outstanding OF the Synagogue of REIN.
through the far more famous veslon
OF the same theme at Bamberg ant
Strasbourg. It was only after 1 has
stepped myself in the loveliness of tn
latter that l perceived all this beaut,
and more inherent in the Reims origi
nal And 1 confess too. that until
had become familiar with the later de
rivatives l was somewhat disturbed a
the brutality of the work in certain fig
ures of the gallery of the kings a
Reims. brutality so in contrast to TIN
refinement of the sculpture below. Now
however, it is clear to me that thes.
figures are purposefully coarse. They an
ticipate If they did not inspire, tn,
atds. The same effect OF contrast Il
repeated in the apse, where gargoyles
are placed cheek by jowl with etherea
angels.
Certainly no picturesqueness of ruin
could compensate for the loss of such
sculpture, no more than it could for tn.
destruction of the stained glass nor fol
the humiliation OF many monuments o,
mediaval architecture and of mediava
German invasion still works it's diaboli,
German invasion still works it's diaboli,
ends. Just as the French during ths
war were often forced to destroy theiI
own cities and monuments so now ths
partial destruction by the Germans will
neeessltate a restoration, which from a,
aesthetic standpoint forcedly, granted thu
wisest and most loving direction, cat
hardly fail to be new disaster. Shatter.
ed limbs, however lovely, however ire
piaceable. must1be amputated to save the
boz. And the imitation members to re
place these, no matter how cunningls
devised, are at best only the sorriest o.
for the original. tragic as tn,
rubber leg and artificial eye Of the in
jured soldier. And this the Gorm am
have done with their war.
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S1y ss= AGE-HERALDS FARM PAGES EVE .ss@:7
Raising Pigeons

Many people can keep pigeons success
fully as a side issue, although this re-
quires constant oversight and careful at
tention to details. TIE greatest difficult
ties confronting the successful raiser of
pigeons seems to be in securing good
breeding stock and finding a good mar
ket for the produce of a small flock
Pigeons are a profitable source of income
on general farms where they may Sc
cure much of their feed from the fields.
provided they are not nuisance and
the loss by shooting and by hawks, owls
and cats is not large. They can also
be raised successfully on farm where
they are closely confined. provided the
SQUADS can be marketed to good advan-
tage.
OF the squab-raising varieties the
Homer is considered the most popular
variety The habit of this bird of re-
turning home if allowed freedom makes
it necessary to confine pigeons pur-
chased from other lofts. The Carneaux
pigeon has recently become popular as a
SQUAD producer. This variety is some
what larger than the Homer and II is
stated is about as prolific. Several other
varieties of pigeons larger than the
Homer are used on a small scale in
SQUAD raising, especially in crossing
with the Homer and Carnesux, to in
crease the size of squads. The Runt is
one of the largest. but is not as prolific
or as good breeder or feeder as the
Homer.
Some of the other varieties reported
used as squad breeders are the Dragon
White Maltese, or hen pigeon, the White
King and the common pigeon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-28
DIRECT SELLING OF COTTON

Canolina is low and the mills complain
about ito
Less damaged cotton should be shipped
to the mills, Mill owners say that they
have neither the inclination nor the IA
cilities for conditioning cotton. and wish
to buy only from shippers whose cotton
has already been put in the best possible
condition. This objection could be met
by farmers organizations.
The final suggestion is that farmers
grow better varieties of cotton. There.
again, the benefits of organization are
apparent. Many buyers, knowingly or
unknowingly, buy the better staples with
out paying proper premium for them.
The result is that the farmer is inclined
to stop growing the better variety out of
which the buyer makes an abnormal
profit, but for which the grower receives
practically no more than for an inferior
variety
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-28

Robert UGdegraff in Harper's Maya
zine
Briefly. this is how the teleph one
prophets go about their work: taking
the present populationNof the city, and
the population for many years back.
they plot population curve, project
ing this curve Is or 20 years into the
future. establishing the population, in
1887. let US say. so far as the past
growth of the city can help in esti-
mating the future growth. They then
check this up in every way possible
by analyzing the industrial develop
ment. past. present and future; by
studying the transportation facilities
present and proposed; the labor situa-
ton. the real estate market the geo
graphical location or the city Wnen
this Is done and they have arrived at
what they believe the population of the
city will be in 1887 they proceed 20
place that population, to prophcsy
how and where it will distribute it.
self. There must be house to- house
count in the residential sections to
show just how many families are liv-
ing in each square block of the city,
what percentage of them have tee
phones, and what class OF service they
are using. The character and nation :
Antics OF the population have to be
taken into account. for some nation
antics nave tendency to huddle to-
sether In great numbers in congested
areas while others show a marked
tendency to live in separate little
houses. thus spreading out over a
larger area
when the prophets get to the bust.
ness section of the city thew ara COW
fronted with different problem hnt ~.
that, nevertheless. has to he met. NAV
nave 20 prepare Tor new office-buildings.
perhaps as yet undreamed OF for hots,s
QGDafGmenf ~
determine how city is going 70 snrea !
out and quite another to tell where n Is
going to shoot UP. suddenly demand;r~
telephone cables to take care of FROM, Nv,
hundred to thousand telephone install.
lions, as in large office-butldinr or hotel
on one little spot. This requires a care.
iui study or existing business conditions
and calculation of the probable future
commercial growth which is base5
primarily on population. If population
OF 80 many thousands supports one hotel.
three department stores and twenty Large
office buildings, there will be a certain
ratio of increase in department stores.
office buildings and hotel patronage IL
the population increases. say. 50 per cent.
Hondreds OF tables and charts are
Drawn up Scores of maps are made.
maps showing areas available for bust
ness and residential expansion. maps
showing density and character Of popula.
ton. maps and charts showing the rela-
ton Of the present telephone service to
the present population.
When this is all done. the prophets
study all OF this data and from it make
. huge map Of the city. placing. the
population. locating new Office buildings
apartment houses. department stores
schools and hotels. and indicating on tho
map in avery square block In the city lust
how many telephones and how many
private branch exchanges will probably be
required in 1871.
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Clay Co. Farm Meetings

Clay county held series OF farm meet
ings last week and representa- !.
the Alabama extension service at Aubuf
demonstration agent in the work. ]. 3.
Watt state farm demonstration agers
Il. S. Pace, district demonstration agen
and Miss Mary Feminear, state agea
home demonstration work, went to Ola
county to participate in the series q
meetings held there as preliminary ste
to a hog sales day" at Ashland. I'll
will doubtless be the first carload &
hogs shipped out of Clay county. and cei
tainly the first step that county has take.
In the marketing of hogs comparatively