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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-01-17
Farm Bureau Activities.

Every county in Iowa has an organ
lied Farm Bureau. The combined
membership is over 10000. It is the
plan of the Bureaus to double their
membership during the first sixty days
of the present year. The report of the
State Leader shows that all but two Of
the total number are in fiourishing
condition and are very useful agencies
in the farming life of the different
counties. ~.
Recently a state wide federation Of
Farm Bureaus was organized which
eventually will be made nation. wide in
it's scope. The objects of the County
Farm Bureau are. to effectively or
ganize. advance and improve. in every
way, the agricultural interests of the
county. and to this end the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture and tho Iowa
State College of Agriculture co-cper-
ate with them in every way.
In the State Federation and the Ma
tional Federation which will eventually
follow, the same objects are sought
and as the organizations are and must
be composed of actual farming inter-
ests it becomes apparent at once that
it is probably one Of the strongest %
we'll % one Of the most effective. means
of organizing the agricultural interests
of America that has ever been At
tempted. Liz
The Board Of Directors of the How
ard County Farm Bureau will at once
inaugurste campaign throughout the
county to increase the membership Of
the Bureau to such numbers as will
make it effective and thoroughly rep.
resentstive membership. Withssthe or-
ganization strongly established it can
20 ahead with the work in more ef-
ficient manner. There are no farm
problems that the Bureau will not be
in position to materially aid. But it,
present need 10 stronger organization
and closer cooperation amongst the
farmers. Railroads, packing, lumber,
grain dealers, steel manufacturers. ng-
rieultursl implement. labor. /. banking,
ana mercantile inter. sts are;thorough-
ly,orgsnissd and in poaition 70 pro-,
tsct thsir intsrssts economically and
hnansially IN tbe ~, igstments. thatt
VII ssnssi fo,s9 ~ sar. I'M
- II feflane, EHe- lergest 60
most importas bnninessin thei wseld.
Is unorGanized. There is no legally
constituted authority county, state or
national, to represent its interests.
Every farmer in the county should be
q member of the Farm Bureau, and
every member should see that it for
ever remains non.political. 1T is
business organization. Business and
politics will not mix.
The Farm Bureau is a necessity and
every farmer should support it.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-01-17
MARRIED.

On Tuesday morning, January 14th,
at the Church of the Assumption.
occurred the marriage of Leslie E. Judd,
second son of William Judd, and Miss
Marie v. Petrick, second daughter Of
Mrs. Barbara Petrick, of Spillville, Rev.
Father Ryan officiating.
The happy couple left on the noon
train for Austin and other points and
will be at home to their friends after
February 1st. -> -.
The PLAIN DEALER joins their many
friends in wishing them happy and
prosperous married life. -,.s
n ~ =.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-01-17
Notice to Returned a.d Visiting Soldier
Beys!n. ., -

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The second celebration in honor of
our returned and visiting soldier boys
will take place Wednesday, Jan. End.
F In the evening st o'clock the ladies
of the Congregational Church will give
banquet to the boys in the basement
of the Congregational Church.
After the banquet there will be .
public meeting in the opera house and
the program will CONSIST of music,
speeches BY the boys and others and
other appropriate and interesting num-
bers. a~
After the public meeting in the opera
house there will be dance in the base
ment of the same free to the soldier
boys. -
All returned and visiting soldiers not
entertained at the previous banquet are
cordially invited to attend the banquet
given by the Congregational ladies.
Each soldier boy is entitled to bring
one other person to the banquet.
Either. father, mother, sweetheart or
whomsoever he may choose.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-01-17
Dance Next "Wednesday.

Don't forget the dance on Wednes-
day evening next in the opera house.
The public generally is, invited to at-
tend. and all soldier boys will be ad>
mitted free of charge.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-01-17
Wanted.

In this territory a district agent by
an old line life insurance company.
Previous experience not necessary. Ad-
dress M. M. Dening, Agency Director.
72O, 9Th Ave, Des Moines, la. Plat
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-01-17

F. A. Miller received q, letter from
Enus Eerkinstad, a Howard County boy
now at Beincourt, France, dated
December 18th, reading in part as
follows < ...
well am here in France now and
the.war is over and l am glad of it, and
guess there are q lot, of others the
same.
Il was At the front for some time,
but had good luck while l was there.
Have been we'll almost all the time
while l have been here. l had the
Spanish influenza for about two weeks
but got over it fine.
I'VE sure have seen q lot since that
day you rode to town with me, almost
q year ago. Where is James? / have
written to him q number of times and
never got an answer. Heard he was
over here. sure would like to meet
him again 1t would be like home to
US if we could be together. Didn't you
folks say he was a NJ. G.? lam in the
339th M. G. and like it as good as any
part of the service. l am in the S3th
Division. Wish you would send me
James address and maybe could hunt
him up.
Don't know when l will get back,
but don't think before spring anyway.
Il have seen most of France, have
traveled'over it almost twice, but give
me old Howard County.
1--WE were just on our way to the
front when it ended. Guess they got
scared out, when they found out that
the Hun huskers were coming again. "
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-01-17
Veteran Of Many Battles Returns.

When it became known that Private
Willard Webber was on his way home
from Camp Dodge on Wednesday, il
was arranged to give him royal vel
come home and accordingly when the
passenger arrived he was met. by q
large number of our people while all
the church hells rang out in merry din.
After the first greetings, he was es-
corted by the band to the home Of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Webber.
Willard is the first Cresco boy to re-
turn from the actual battle front,
where he as one of the famous Rain.
bow Division participated in many of
the hard fought battles of the war.
Through it all he passed comparatively
unharmed, receiving q slight wound
which did not send him to the hospital.
and was twice gassed but not badly
either time, the first time at the Cham
pagne front and the last time at the
Argonne Forest. He returns in good
health in spite of his wonderful expert.
ences and is about twenty pounds heav'
ier than usual.
He enlisted in Battery E, 151st Field
Artillery, recruited chiefly in Mime
sofa, July Is. 1917, and left for over
seas the October following. After
preparatory work at training camps in
France his battery was sent on Feb.
21, 1918 to the Lorraine front, at that
time termed q quiet sector, but the
Yankees commenced what was really a
series of battles. Here he remained
until moved to the Champagne front
where he participated in . three day
battle commencing July 18th. Then
followed series of battles at Chateau
Thierry where the Germans were forc7
ed back nearlv 30 kiiometers, and the
St. Mehiel drive, commencing on Sept.
18th. Next came fighting at the YER
dun front and transfer to the Ar
gonne Forest where he was in battles
ct three different points. From here
on Nov. 3rd, he was sent to the hospi-
tai, leaving Brest for New York where
he arrived Dec. 2lst. He has been
given an honorable discharge from the
service and wears two gold and one
blue chevroa denoting over years
foreign sesyiee. #
III ateriss Of actual trench ara Asttle
W 1Efars NJ kthey nssrSstink -
arfanger.snts are being made TO havs
him recodst his experiences toa Crsseo
audience soon. From the names Of the
battles above mentioned it will be
seen that Weber participated in most
of the fiercest battles Of the past year,
and his Cresco friends will delight to
hear his recital of first-hand experiences
on the actual fighting front.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-01-17
CREsC0 HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA, FRIDAY JANUARY IT, 1919

intruders. But just the same | would
like to be back in the old U. 5. A.
right now.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-01-17

Stanley C. Michel, Of Co. B, 352nd
Init. writes some interesting letters to
his fether, Geo. Michel, from which the
following extracts are made:
Dear old Dad:
while am lying here on my bunk
I'll drop you a few lines. Suppose you
have all your work done and taking
auto rides, or are the roads too rough
now. Well l got my work all done;
MIXED my COW, kinda late this morn
ing-got done anyway.
Suppose you are wondering where l
am We are now in Ribeaucourt not
very far from Strasburg.
We were in the trenches ten days. l
was in the three front lines near the
Swiss border. We could see the Alps
mountains. We went by the place
where Joan iof Arc" was born and
was in village where there was big
monument of her. l was not very far
from Ingenheim, where mother was
born.
Yes, have been in the hospital but
am back again with the company. l
am company runner now. was up
to Goundrecourt to take bath and to
get rid of friend ''cootie." I couldn't
find any. Some of the boys in our
company had them. Goundrecourt is q
railroad center.
Igot an old Boche sword. 1t is one
that was used in the Metz front. l
would like to send it home, but if l
can't I'm going to carry it.
Had letter from Rudolph Bronner
the other day, surely was glad to hear
from him. l see Charley Csrolsn ev-
cry day. We are not far apart.
l sent you all some souvenirs, let me
know if you get them. 1t took nearly
every cent of my money % it almost
takes a months wages to buy any
thing here. Say dad, they got some
of those great big pipes here. Guess
III bring you one along.
Don't see Why you don't got my let
ters. by gosh. ! know ! wrote two
anyway-but really I've written lot
of lettses. Suppose yoa'li get them oil
ss:s.s.s y *
VI y, s1y did 4 y0p' a laugh the way thsy
butsher . bog here. They kill it then
lay Il on poles, pile straw around it and
then burn the hair OF. :; - a'@}.1:
There are some wild tboars here.
Maybe the company will 60 wild boar
hunting Sunday. .,-
, Don't know when I'll get home.
Hope it will be soon. We're getting
some good old U. S. grub, three square
meals . day, nights lodging and fine
Treatment of officers, so why worry.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-01-17

C. NJ. Wentworth, gun repairing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-14

CLERK--Young woman for office work IN
advertising dept. of Public Ledger: excel-
lent opportunity for high school student.
10 to- ls years of age. Apply Mr.. Westcott,
70 II q. m. 2:a0 to p, m
CLERK to assist in booist eping and office
work; knowledge OF stenography preferre !:
state age. experience and salary wanted.
p 436 Ledger Onice.
COOK. white. will also have care OF kitchen,
pantry and dining room. and assist with
laundry for family of 3 adults; second girl
md isundress emrloyed: wages SO; sepa raj Q
sleeping room: reference required. Address
Pox IA. Cynwyd. Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-14
FOR RENT-FURNISHED
CITY
Io SOUTH 2IST ST

Near chestnut; J." rooms, . baths; attrao,
tive, modern. well furnished: gas electricifv
'clerhone. ctc. immediate Possession
y. =. u CIIEW. S26 Commercial Trust BIds
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-14
ROOMS FOR RENT
WEST rHILhnELpnlA

,IIrsrNI,T. 4Os4--Renutirul suites,rri. bath
.icc con hot water: mr. l.. Preston 3s+?
i,i;AZTlcR- s. 2il, near btith II. ]. station
hnif souare TO trolley; I or rooms. fur
! - fYr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-14
USMNOSTON
PENNSYLVANIA

AN ESTATE consisting Of nne stone man.
sion. k.erer,s house stone cottage; farm
tenant houses lake for boating and swim.
ming: 2aoo acres forest land attractive river
and mountain scenery; mountain water and
medicinal springs; located at r. r. r. sta
tion. Covalien, rear Harrlsburg; cost owner
hrply 8 Friedman, Real Est, kunkel Bldg.
Ifa-- shurg Pa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-14
MERTON
A NEW MERTON HOME
NEW JFesry-sCBrRnAN
IIpprNCOrT LOTS AND HOMES
WADDOS WEIGHTS, ". J,
AVDUBON

ts200--ETGWT PO0Ms. cioc,, ga. ali
all cows. squares train or trolley. Ioi
onsihn $4,000. rooms all cows. lot look
rooms electric. ras. all cows. lot sOxi so,
$4,000 nrottv s-room BUNGALOW: $4,000 ney
Oth"r bargains. s2nnn to siO, 0nO,
WILLIAM n. EVANS AZ Merchant at
AuDUBoN. n. J.--s320o, rooms, elec. gas
HsMMOSTON
1900 ACRES, rear Hnmmontor, NJ, $40 rer
acre md up: 81 down. bnl. oSc weekly,
also a-roorn house and 4 acres fnc'-c stain
Phila od.Hand Sun. Co. lnna " 7th Phiia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-14

ILPH s. a20--l.argr. warm ad.noor bay
window widows home. Rnring 7e4l n,
I5TH e iaI2-Two rms, comm: next to
hath. rot water; all cnnv' steam heat;
rcntleman Woodland AO3I J.
5IST s. iO4--Nicely furr. living and bed
room, all conv.! gentlemen pref Bel. $3.50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-14

FAToR CONDUCTOR. experienced in
y Office.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-14
PENNSYLVANIA FARMS

FOR SAIE-Eisht-acrc fruit and poultry
farm. z, mile To railroad station: Groom
brick dwelling. chicken house; 200 fruit trees
good soil: hne location. Price $500
FOR SALE--tlO-RCre farm, highest loca tod
farm in Pcrkionen Vslley' lO-room stone
dwelling, old fireplace; large barn. outbulld-
ings; running wateri large creek frontage
10 sores woodlecd For further particulars
on the above address
ITO A., Birmingham twp. ah miles West
Chosters lar. man, . baths: large barn
land level and fertile; possession III 900
Particle Son. Real Estate. Wcst Chester,
S8s6O CLEAR, ss acres Bucks County s.
room stone residence. large harm, all nee
essary bldgs.. fruit; wood. timber, wateret
By creek, atnck and grain farm possessl on
ENGLISH. 1908 Arch 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-14
WANTED

antiques. gold siver.. 'orol en-
jewelry, ,falsn teeth. .diam'ds b Rht. Phila An.
tllue CO. .62s Chestn't Ph. Wal io26. Es 1861
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PosRDJNG
SUBURBAN

GERMANTOwS Refined people desiring sc-
conmodations where good table good serv-
ice, under comfortable surroundings. are OBJ
tainable Phone Germantown 200.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-14

iIGH-CLAsS speciality shop on walnut 81,
will rent space for high-grade millinery.
" 1881. Ledger Central.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

MAssEURS, hydrotherspists attention.
LEAVING state. will sell s-year high.toned
rraNis; only one In large city: all equipments:
A nacr'1cei will prove la rge income; estab-
iish YOU. Write "Electrotherapist." NJ Dos
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-14
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE


Building lots. Factory sites. Etc.-
BUILDING LOT all iinprovemsnts;,, cor.
ID, nersi west side 5sth 81. from Woodland to
Grcenway ave. Apply
SAMUEL RApER. owrer. 7.i . nist ct.
SITES. RAILROAD - Penna and Reading;
$4,000 per acre and up. according to loo
INQUIRE for terms. Dleterlch. 781 Walnut.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
Agents Release
RsN'eUes Crisis
Nary Senators Predict
Auothes' Af,emlpt by Car
l'nuzG ia, Provoke Break
Nem York ?'r bune
Wn hi, nton P,tr.nu

WASNING"DN Dec. 5.-The release
of William @. Jenkins has relieved the
Mexican "cricis" for the time being, so
lNr IS the Administratic and Con-
gfess are concerned.
Before Monday, when the Senate
Vi 7o,e;gn EeIatiops Committee meets, the
opinion Of the President on the ques-
'i"A Of the Mexican situation is en-
pccted 10 be sent TO the committee
THIS VIII be an opinion, if it follows
the line of Senator Fall memoran-
DUN, not on the Jenkins case but on
the general case of the United States
against Carranza
Opinion here was that there would
be No acti by Congress attempting
% force the Presidents hand. Many
Royub!icans are not particularly in
ravor cf the I'a'l rcsoluti IN. Many
want to 60 further, many do not want
to do anything at the moment The
whole situation is up in the air.
But the crisis as WI .le IN the
opinion OF almost every one, is not
5vcr. Without some formal action by
New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
4H Chinese in
Mexico Killed
927 Nationals Of Other
Countries Than u. S.
Slain Snce Diaz Quit

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Presid ent
Wil7on to-day sent to the Senate, in
esponse to a resolution adopted las.
une. report from Secretary Lansing
that 927 citizens Of countries other
Ian tie United States had been killed
IN Mexico since the overthrow Of Por
trio D az. More than one-third Of
those killed was C inese.
the report supplemented one re-
Gently made to the S nate on the mum
er Of Americans killed in Mexico The
text Of Secretary Lansin-'s letter to
he President, transmitted to the Sen
ate 70 lows:
"Thc undersigned, the Secretary of
State, has the honor to refer to his re-
port. dated the 31st of Juy asst
in which rep.y, in part, is made to
the rcso 'ution adopted by the Senate in
June, 1919, in respect to claims against
Mexico for the destruction of life and
property Of American citizens in that
country, and in further rep.y TO the
resolution has the honor to state that
the number Of nationals of other coun-
tres than the United States who have
been killed in Mexico since President
Diaz resigned, as gathered from reports
from the representatives of this gov
ornment in Mexico, j.; 927, as foliows:
Chinese, All; Spanish, 20J; Arabs, IL;
br.tsh, 3S; Italian, 10; French, Ia;
Japanese, 10, and miscellaneous. 58."
New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
go, 900 Soldiers
N0W or Border
Resolution to Protect
americans Considered
by Senate Committee
NsW York TriL~nc
W.a hing;On Rure0u


WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-There are
approximately C0C00 men in the United
states army now at the border. accord
ng to figures obtained to-day by the
Senate Committee on Military Affairs.
The committee considered the Ash
urst resolution directing the War De
partment to pace enough troops along
the border to protect American lives on
the American side of the border and
defend the border against raids. The
committee decided to postpone action
IN the resolution until the Fall reso-
luton is disposed of.
The units that have been modified
by the War Department on the border
are not up TO their full strength. and
many are only skeleton units There
would be more than 100 900 troops at
the border if the units were up to
their full strength, members of the
committee said.
The identity of the units was not
disclosed by the committee, but every
branch of the military service is rep
resented. That American air forces
are being mobilized and placed where
they can be rushed to the border was
indicated by the committee. Air service
companies from Hawaii recently have
been ordered to the training fields
along the border, ostensiby fer tr in
ing purposes only but the committee
members regarded it as significant that
they should have been sent to within
flying distance of the border.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
.Jenkins's Rescuer Thought
To Be Theatrical Man

J. Salter Hansen, who gave the Mexi-
can authorities q check for $500 and
thereby caused the release yesterda Y
Of William D. Jenkins by the Mexican
government is believed to be the .heat-
rical man of the same name who for
several years made his home in New
York and Chicago.
At the apartment house where he
lived in this city, it was said that he
went to Mexico asst June, returned in
September, and on October 5 again
gave up his suite, but with the request
that mail be he for him. Since that
time no word has been received from
him, either at the house or by the
Guaranty Trust Company, where he had
an account, and on which he drew the
check for $500
Mr.. Hansen was involved in a dispute
with the British authorities in 1913
concerning incidents which deve oped
N the production of the p ay
"Croesus," involving an alleged threat
against Arthur Bourchier, the English
actor manager. Dispatches from Lon
don at that time Indicated he had been
bound over in $40 900 sureties in that
city 20 keep che peace for a year, and
that he soon aieerward left England
Tor France
New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
Sugar Exports Increase,
Despite Shortage Here
October Shipments in 1919 To-
tai lOO,OoO,0OO Pounds
More Than in 1913

WASHINGTON Dec 5.-Oficial re-
ports made public here to-day show
hat sugar is being exported from the
United States in greatly increased
quantities over year ago, despite the
9hortage in his country
The Department of Commerce report
shows that the exports for October.
1919, we're lso.197,4A6 pounds, as
against 8o.l05,729 pounds for the same
month OF 1918. officials ntimated that
there had been no decrease in the ex-
pol.s since last Oc .ober.
Most of the sugar sent out of the
countrv Goes O TrA GO Tn~ia"d 1t-lv
and Spain, where prices are higher than
The uu4t~c ia e.. s.s u TX. u. o.
he war. the eXportation to these coun-
'ries is several hundred per cent
reater than in 1918.
The beet sugar crop for this year is
estimated al 100000 0Gc pcu. Is, an
Increase over last year, while the cane
crop OF Louisiana and Texas viii dror
ab u; 264.o00 900 pounds, according
to the best available os imates
New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
Prussian General Justifies
Shooting of 20 Sailors
Re:nhardt Admits He Ordered
Ruthless Measures to Check
Spartacan Uprisinr

BERLIN, Dec. 5.-The evidence ad-
duced to-day at the trial of Firs, Lieu
.enant Marloch, who is accused Of hav-
ing executed twenty nine sailors dur
ing the Spartacan uprising in March,
showed that efforts had been made to
out Marloch in a lunatic asylum in or
ler to procure secrecy concerning the
execution.
Testifying Wednesday, Major Gen.
cra' Reinhardlt admitted he ordered
Lieutenant Marlch to act energetical y
and ruthlessly, but denied that he or.
dered $50 men SHOT. as was alleged in
testimony given earlier in the trial. He
said. however. he would have con-
sldered this order as entirely justified.
ard alluded to the crit cal situation in
Ber in at that time
Captain Kesse testified Genera
Reinhardt to him that in his opinion
the entire marine div sion should be
shot. Captain Kessel admitted tn he
instructed Lieutenant Wehmayer to or
der Lieutenant Mar. oh to act rulhlessly,
even if it cost the lives OF $50 men