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meeting will be at the home of Mrs.
Geo. Binnall.
Mrs. r. NJ. Arnold has returned to
Dow City following a two weeks visit
with relatives in Jessup.
Mrs. Oscar Fienhold and daughter,
Irene, were passengers to DenisOn last
Wednesday to see Mr.. Fienhold who is
spending some time at the home of his
motherin-law, Mrs. Owens, and under
going medical treatments. Little Eva
Fienhold also spent a few days there
with him the past week. For several
months Mr.. Fienhold has not been en-
joying the best of health and his many
friends regret exceedingly this msfor-
tune to him. The family contemplate
moving to a warmer climate, possibly to
California. where it is hoped that he will
be benefited.
G. O. Miller was in Council Bluffs
Tuesday, where he spent the day look
ing after business interests.
Nate Hahn returned Wednesday from
a weeks visit with his daughter, Mrs.
j. H. Pearsall, and family in Nebraska
City, Neb. -~" --'#'H--'s 49, -
o. Agotness, who was in Dow City a
few days relieving Agent ]. G. Graul at
the Northwestern depot, has gone to
West Side to do relief work. His home
is in Ralston. . ',.. .'
Miss Fannie Pett spent a few days
last week in Omaha.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Tech were in
Denison Wednesday, where they spent
the day at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Schwentz. The day
marked Mr.. Schwentz's SEVENTEEN mile.
stone on lfe's pathway and the .occas.
ion was fittingly observed by invo ing a
company of relatives into the home to
spend the day and to partake Of an ele.
giant duck dinner.
Fred and Oliver Pett were callers in
Dunlap Tuesday.
w. w. Clark and wife have been en-
joying pleasant visit from her father,
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forty years ago to the day.

forty years ago to the day.
Thomas c. Rogers, the mayor of
Centralia, Wash, the scene of the
| shooting of four former service men
during an armistice day parade by l..
w. w. members, was q former resident
of Laurel. Iowa. and a brother of Mrs.
| A. w. Awtry, of Newton.
d. A. Settlemire has returned to his
home at Audubon after spending four.
| teen months with the American forces
in Siberia and travelling $4,000 miles.
During his travels to Siberia and re-
| turn Settlemire visited Hawaii, Japan,
China and Guam. The expedition to
which he was attached spent most Of
it's time guarding the trans Siberian
railroad from destruction by the bolshe-
visits. The Audubon man was in three
engagements against the bOlshevists.
In 1907 Mrs. Alice Geary brought
suit against her husband, w. G.. Geary,
a well to do farmer residing near Le-
Mars in Plymouth county, asking for a
bill of divorce and the custody of her
two minor children. After removing to
Wayne county. Nebraska. she brought
suit against the former husband for
$1,000 and $50 per month for the support
of the two children. She won out in
both the district court and before the
Nebraska supreme court. Mr.. Geary
then appealed to the United States su-
preme court and now after twelve years
the highest tribunal in the country
hands down a decision granting Mrs.
| Geary the $500 alimony and $50 per
| month for the support of the children.
| During the long period of litigation the
costs piled up enormously.
The police force of TT. Madison has
posted notices forbidding the use Of
profanity upon the streets of that mu-
| nicipality. The use of alleged forcible
'eXpletives had become so general and
so common that women and girls We're
making men and boys go some to keep
| up with them. The police give notice
| that all rough talk must be cut out or
arrests will surely follow. Every town
\ and city in the state has ordinances
making profanity a crime and state
laws come to their relief with a similar
lenactment. but nobody has been accus-
ed of paying any attention to the law
either as a private citizen or as an Off
Ger.
| The high price of all kinds of furs
has greatly stimulated the trapping of
native wild animals. Some trappers
are making as high as $500 per month
The recent snow greatly stimulated
the industry. With the first of Decem.
ber the open season for all fur bearing
animals began. The most plentiful fur
bearing animal is the skunk which is
now protected at certain seasons by a
state law.
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Robert Moffitt, of Holland, Mimi, who
came at this time to make the acquaint
| ance of his new granddaughter.
The Misses Opal, Gladys and Julia
| Frye were here from Woodbine recent
ly and spent a few days with their rela
| tives. the Jay Field and Will Spence
families.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ahart and son
| Melvin, were in Council Bluffs on a bus
mess mission Wednesday.
| We are very glad to report Mrs. J.
| r. Griffin as having improved sufficient
| ly as to release the trained nurse, Miss
| Taylor, who returned to Denison the
early part of the week. Mrs. Griffin has
| suffered a hard siege of illness the past
three weeks or so and all are pleased to
. learn of her improvement.
| Herbert Butterworth has accepted
employment with the Northwestern rail
way as signal light maintainer. to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
er position. Herbert will have charge
son. r" 80 . -r-
Mott McHenry was down from Deni
son last week to attend the funeral OF
| Chas. F. BuSs ' = . ,a
Asa Divine was a passenger to Logan
Tuesday. go. ,F
Charlie Carey left Thursday on his re-
turn trip to his home in Michigan City
| Ind. following a weeks visit with his
! parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Carey. He
! had been given a couple Of weeks vaca'
ton from his duties as railroad engi
neer.
Mrs. Willis Riddle and baby son We're
passengers to Denison Wednesday for a
few days visit at the parental, VIM.
Bartel, home.
Mrs. F. c. Howorth went down to
| Dunlap Tuesday on a farewell visit to
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Bailey
who left the past week for Florida to
spend the winter months. Mrs. Ho:
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Marine Corps Drum Honored.

I, Glory was not won by men alone on
the battle fields of the world war.
says the Popular Mechanics Magazine.
To Illustrate, there is the bass drum
which returned from France recently
with a regiment Of the marine corps.
decorated with wound stripe and
four service chevrons. These marks
Of honor were painted on one head of
the instrument, as shown in a photo.
graph illustrating the article. The
wound stripe was considered appro.
pirate after the drum had been dam.
aged by a bursting shell.
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On Tuesday afternoon of the past
week the Royal Neighbors met in regu-
lar session at the home of Mrs. A. j.
Wight. Among the business transac.
tions at this time was an election of
officers. resulting in the choice of Mrs.
P. J. Hallowell as oracle. Mrs A. H.
Cook as vice oracle, Mrs. Spray Malone,
past oracle; Mrs. George Binnall, re.
corder; Mrs A. J. Wight, receiver; Mrs.
WILDER Berry, chancellor: Mrs. Orvie
Boham, marshal; Mrs. r. E. Lusk, man.
ager for period of three years; DR.. f.
NJ. Mahin, camp physician. The meet
ing was fairly well attended, Mrs. Frank
Bolton. of Denison, being an out Of town
member present. The next regular
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j. W. J A r NAGIN

organized what is known officially as
the State Auto Theft bureau. Offices
will be opened in the Polk county court
house in conjunction with the office of
the sheriff. Governor Harding is sup
porting the organization and is backing
it with state funds. According to plans
made each sheriff in the state will make
daily reports Of stolen automobiles from
his territory to the central offices here
In return he will be furnished with
daily lists of machines stolen over the
state or automobiles stolen from other
sections of the country thought to be
in Iowa. II is hoped that the orraniza-
ton may be able to put check on the
wholesale thefts Of automobiles which
has been causing so much trouble in
the state. Officers here will also check
in with automobile factories in effort to
| trace stolen cars whose numbers have
been changed. Chan Campbell. a for
mer sheriff of jefferson county. will be
in charge of the work of tracing the
stolen cars, with II. +. Woods, now dep
uty sheriff of Polk county, who will
take charge of the inside work.
Miss Florence kirkpatrick. of Spen-
Ger, Clay county. has been voted the
most beautiful and the most popular
young lady student at the Northwest
CHI university, NllCdSO. lIlS Is quite
an honor as there We're 2250 students
in the contest and Miss Kirkpatrick
was voted to be the queen of queens.
Besides the honor of being the most
beautiful and popular girl. the contest
also decided she should take the lead
ing role in the play. Nothing but the
Truth" which is being staged through
out the country by group of the uni
Versity students known as the campus
players.
AT Avoca, Pottawattamie county, the
whole community is stirred over the
outcome of a tragedy some weeks ago.
NJ. E. Russell father of the late I.ous
NJ. Russell, has brought suit in district
court for $4,000 damages for the death
or his son. who was shot and killed by
Perry Patrick. The two young men liv-
ing at Carson We're enacting the role
of holdup and officer when Patrick pull
ed a revolver from his trousers belt
and fired the shot which killed Russell.
r. f. Knots has been visiting his
brother. 7. Fl. Knots. in Des Moines.
He it was who was captured by Villa
in Mexico and held for 0O00 ransom
which was paid by this government. He
was forced to travel over 500 miles with
Villa and his gang and during his long
imprisonment became well acquainted
with the noted bandit. He says that
at one time Villa was in a cave with a
broken leg when General Pershing and
his army passed within 200 feet of this
hiding place. Mr.. Knots AYERS that
Villa supports his army by holding
wealthy men as hostages.
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OBITUARY OF CHAS. BUSS
One of Best Known Citizens of Union
Township Buried Last Monday, Rev..
j. l.. Boyd Officiating
DOW CITY; Dec. Especial

| We offer the obituary this week Of
| Chas. F. Buss, who passed away Decem-
Der list at the home west of town. Chas.
Buss was born May -. 1888, in Prussia,
tWenty-Seven miles east of Berlin, and
died Dec. /, 1919, near Dow City, at the
advanced age of SO years. months and
19 days. His parents both died in Prus-
sia, his mother passing away when he
was a babe. AT the age Of seventeen
he came to America, landing at New
York. Later he came to Chicago, then
to Milwaukee, where he was employed
for three years. Coming further west
he spent some time in Carroll county
and at Omaha. In 1859 he settled on
the farm west of Dow City where he
spent the remaining years of his life.
He was united in marriage to Miss Ma
ria Agens OH May 12. 1861, in Monona
county. To this union eight children
were born, four of whom survive: Roy
and Hattie died in infancy. Minnie at
the age of II and Horace at the age of
go. He is survived by his wife, two
sons. Will and Fred. of this place, two
daughters. Mrs. Lidia Wore, of Dow
City, and Mrs. Clara Parker, of st. Clair
Mich; seventeen grandchildren. six
great grandchildren and a host of old
friends whose sympathy goes out to the
bereaved family. Mr. Buss was a chris
tan man. raised in the Lutheran
church and more than thirty years ago
he became a member of the Methodist
church. For some years he was prom
inent in the activities of the commun-
ity, having been justice of the peace for
two years, member Of the school
board and president Of the farmers alli
ance. He was man of sterling quail
ties, honest and upright in his dealings,
kind husband and loving father and
always ready to extend a helping hand
to those in need. Funeral services were
held from the home on Monday after
noon. conducted by Rev. J. L. Boyd, of
the Methodist church at Woodbine. In
terment was made in the Dow City cem-
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! ber on his premises in Jackson county.
1t is said to be the best piece of native
forest in the state and nearly all of the
trees are either red or white oak. The
demand for lumber from such trees is
so great that Mr. Dyas has decided to
install a saw mill and work up the. en-
tire tract into lumber. A surfacer or
planer will be used to put the lumber
in a marketable condition. Thousands
of dollars are represented in that tract
of timber. AT Esthervile q company
has been organized and a saw mill in.
stalled for the purpose of utilizing all
Of the native trees of suitable size in
that section. Oak and walnut are espe-
cially attractive. contract for 20 900
"kiddie kommodes" has been accepted
Glenn Plumb. attorney for a dozen
or so of the railway brotherhoods and
author of the Plumb plan of conducting
railways by a triplicate commission com
posed of representatives of the public
and representatives of the brotherhoods
was brought up on a farm in Washing
ton county, Iowa. He told a Des MOines
audience recently how he used to swim
and fish in Skunk river in his boyhood
days. He was q railway attorney for
several years before he became the le.
gal head of the brotherhoods.
For months there has been a nation.
wide search for Dan r. KerSton, who
was discharged at Camp Dodge a year
ago after having been confined at the
government hospital at Ft. 'Des Moines
on account of severe attack of pneu-
monia. Army records have been exam.
lned at Washington in the war depart.
ment archives and congressman and
senators from Iowa have caused a
searching investigation to be made in
an effort to locate the missing man.
The records show that he was dis.
charged at Camp Dodge in December,
1918. His mother at Ottumwa has been
frantic under the burden imposed be-
cause of the awful suspense. And now
the young man telegraphS from Salt
Lake City that he is we'll and will eX-
plain his conduct in n letter. The Of
fetal publication issued in the interest
of the American Legion contains the
names of hundreds of missing soldiers
for whom search is being made.
One of the most interesting characters
in Iowa is DR.. A. f. Bonney, of Buck
Grove, Crawford county. At the state
meeting of beekeepers he was again
chosen president of the organization.
He is an enthusiast in bee culture. In
65 years DR.. Bonney has been farmer
teacher. photographer. sheriff, doctor,
cartoonist, druggist and beekeeper.
Automobile thieves are getting so
numerous and so bold that state author
tiles have taken steps to suppress the
industry. The sheriffs of Iowa have
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The TarantuIa.

The scientific name Of that Ameri-
can spider called the tarantula is cten-
liza California;. and it is one Of the
trap-door spiders. 1t IS common in
New Mexico, Arizona and California.
According to Kingsley this spider digs
its hole in fine soil which when dry
is nearly as hard rs brick. These
spider holes are sometimes nearly an
inch in diameter and vary In depth
from two to three inches to nearly a
foot. The mouth Of the hole is en-
larged and then closed by a thick
cover which fits it tightly. That cover
fits into the mouth of the hole very
much as a cork does in the neck Of a
bottle.
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bright morning of that eternal life be-
yond. More than once did he lie upon
his. bed with outstretched arms and
call the attention Of others to the bright
ness Of the Light that was guiding him
home. Several weeks ago the deceased
gave his heart and life to Jesus and
was received into the Epworth Metho-
dist church in Ft. Dodge. His beauti
full testimonies of the abiding grace Of
his Lord and Master during his last
days will remain as an inspiration to all
who know about his rich experience.
AS a husband and father he was ideal.
as a citizen he was true, as a man he
was upright and as christian he was
faithful. What more can be said Of any
man only that eternity alone can fully
reveal his Inheritance? We extend
sympathy to those who will so sadly
miss him.
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worth accompanied them to Omaha.
Mrs. Howard Pegg, Mrs. VIM. Ballen
tine, Mrs. Jay Baber, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl
G. Scott, Mrs. Wallace Edwards, Mrs
Thos. Mccullough and little son, Dono'
van, and Irving Carbough We're in Den
ison Wednesday from Dow City.
Emil F. Stegemann, of Buck Grove
was here Wednesday posting bills for
his sale to be held at an early date.
Mrs. Kate Jones. Of Gordon, Neb.
who had been spending a few days here
with her sisters, Mrs. S. E. Baber and
Mrs. j. A. Scott left Wednesday for
Rockford, ILL.,, for a visit at the home of
her brother, Levi Ballengee. She will
also visit at onther places before return
ing to her home.
Mrs. e. E. Roland and daughter
Gladys, We're in Dunlap Thursday to
witness THE Eyes of the World" The
former also had some dental work done,
Mrs. John Ahart left Thursday for
Danbury to spend a few days attending
to business affairs. asa.
On Tuesday afternoon the teachers
Of the Baptist Sunday school met in a
business session at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. G.. A. Barker At this time it
was decided to put on a ladder contest
in the Sunday school,. Each teacher is
to select a certain number of scholars
in her class who can be depended upon
each Sunday on the contest. Each
Sunday if all the contestants are pres
ent it means 100 per cent and then rs
per cent and on down. The class at the
end OF The month that gains the high
est percent will win the prize. The
prize has not been decided upon as yet
Each class has a separate ladder and
each Sunday an object is to be placed
by a member of the class on the rounds
to where they have their per cent. The
boys have chosen an Indian to climb
their ladder and a missionary class will
have paper dolls to represent mission.
airy workers, etc. If over 100 per cent
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is gained there will be wire across the
top of the ladder on which the object
will be placed, signifying going oven
the top" The contest for the first
month began last Sunday. This new
method will no doubt arouse a special
interest among the Sunday school pu
pills and teachers as well.
Fred Logsdon was here from 4Ames
the past week visiting at the home OF
his sister, Mrs. Frank Glassburner.
G.. V. Jordan was a caller at the coun
ty capital Wednesday.
Mrs. Jay Baber and three children
went to Denson Saturday for a shor:
visit at the home of her brother Ber
Wingrove, leaving there Sunday for
their new home in Hooper, Neb. Mr.
Baber preceded them by a week. Dow
City friends are sorry to lose this fam
inly from our midst. but all unite in
wishing them the best of success in
their new location.
Mrs. Sol Miller returned Thursday
from Chicago where she had spent some
ten days with relatives. Mrs. Miller
was called to that place by the death
of her brothers wife. Only q few days
after her arrival there her husbands
brothers wife, Mrs. Frank Miller. met
death, she being taken very suddenly
The Frank Miller family have visited ir
Dow City and vicinity quite frequently
and all regret very much to learn OF
this sad misfortune which has befallen
them.
Mrs. ]. G. Graul was in Arion Friday
visiting at the home of her son, D.. L.
Graul and family.
Mrs. p. A. Long and her visiting sis,
ter, Mrs. Jay Baham, of Stampe, N. D..
Mrs. J. P. Goodman and son, Vernace
Tillett, Mrs. A. w. Wilson and two
children. Miss Coda Dow, Mrs. r. e
Lusk, Miss Stella Wieland and Mrs. c.
o. Miller were visiting and shopping in
Denison Friday.
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George and Robert Kelley, of Madi.
son county. recently shot an American
swan, a bird rarely seen in this section
as it breeds in the arctic regions. A
man with the gun habit killed pelican
at Clear Lake earlier in the fall. A
Dcs Moines man killed two snow white
wild geese Il few weeks ago. These
fowls are very scarce although they
were plentiful in an early day. The
reckless slaughter of these rare fowls
recalls the Lacey bird law which was
passed by congress to prevent their in
discriminate destruction, and it's en-
forcement ought to be invoked. This
law protects all birds except crows,
blackbirds, Sharpshin and Cooper
hawks, great horn owls and English
SparroWS, and the law also applies to
game birds only in season. These pro.
tected birds even to hawks. owls and
eagles have proved a great benefit to
humanity, and under the present law
are property of the United States gov
ernment and the killing of them is an
offense against the government, the
killer being subject to Il severe punish
ment for the pleasure of killing inno-
cent birds. The Audubon society is
getting strong enough now to have
representatives in every locality and
from now on bird killers are taking q
chance with the government.
A most interesting experiment has
been tried out in Wapello county re-
Gently with the county nurse, home
demonstration agent and ten volunteer
workers in charge. Two thousand and
eighty-nine children have been weighed
and measured. 1t was found that 40
per cent of these children were under
weight, as shown by their physical rec
ord cards. In September 1877 rural chill
dren We're weighed. OF the 1877 only five
were normal. AS a result Of this work
two nutrition classes have been started
in OttumWa.
Theodore Dirk. of Carroll county.
sold a car load of popcorn to a dealer at
Arthur. The car contained 1886 pounds
of corn. for which he received $50 per
hundred pounds. netting him a total of
So, ,9S1 .03 for the load. w. a. Middleton,
OF FtinggOld county, recently gathered
215 bushels of popcorn from his field
of between four and five acres. At the
present market price, 9 cents a pound,
Mr.. Middleton will realize $5.O4 per bush
el.
Forty years ago Rev. Charles Bare
left Marion county for India to serve
the Methodist denomination in the mis-
sionary field. He was granted vaca-
ton and for the past few months visit
ed the scenes of his childhood. On No
vember l7th he started upon the return
journey. taking ship at Vancouver. b.
c., at the very place where he set sail