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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-05-09
sCHLEY.

The dance was well attended in
this burg last Thursday night. Never
the less there was still shortage of
girls. n ,n 10. y & -
Joe Ptacek underwent a serious
operation for gall stones at Mercy
hospital in Cresco Saturday and is
getting along as we'll as can be ex-
! pected. sG.
Carrie Anderson attended the dance
here Thursday evening.
Lillian Svestka autoed to Cresco
Friday and was accompanied home by
her sister Grace and Mrs. Sophia
Svoboda and children.
Mrs. John Brophy with son Earl
and daughters Genevieve and Glenn
entine spent Sunday evening at the
Joe Doherty home.
Abbie Conry came over from Lour-
des Sunday to assist Leone Barnes
with household duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glanwogger spent
Sunday at the Mix Beiri home.
Mike Barnes called at the Joe DOH
erty home Sunday.
Malek Bros. paid Al cents for eggs
Tuesday: some price. 81
Chas. Frank was shopping in this
burg Tuesday. s: E,S. s..s
John Barnes delivered hogs to
Cresco Tuesday for shipment
Funny Charlie Chaplin attended the
dance here Thursday evening.
Angelina Barnes spent few days
last week with her Grandma Novak
in Cresco. IL
Grace Svestka attended the dance
in Harmony Friday night.
Reuben and Lillian Svestka visited
in Cresco Sunday.
Mike McCarville was a welcome
caller in this burg one night last
week. sE.s Il
Frank Barnes and children accom-
panied by Miss Conry were pleasant
callers at the Joe Doherty home Sun
day.
Reuben Svestka is assisting Frank
Barnes at the creamery during Mr..
Ptacek's absence.
Mrs. Sophia Svoboda and children
returned to her home in Cresco Sun
day after visiting old friends in this
quiet burg few days.
1t is reported that Joe Vrba is on
his way home from France.
Frank Barnes called on Joe Ptacek
at the hospital in Cresco Monday. ev-f
ening. jsE
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Nibauer and son
Claude visited the cities of Lourdes
and Schley Monday.
Mrs. John Viebrock, of Montana,
spent Wednesday night at the Joe
Nibauer home. 3a#
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-05-09
HAPPY CIRCLE NOTES.

Mrs. F. Bouska called on her
daughter, Mrs. Sebastian, Tuesday.
Minnie Pankow assisted Mrs. F..
Bouska with work two days last
week. -
hill %Et .., h22s y
Ralph Doolittle returned home on
Wednesday from overseas. He receiv-
ed his honorable discharge at Camp
Dodge. Welcome home, Ralph.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Gerber and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Roth, Ru-
dolph and Ernest Ratz,. the former
returning Saturday morning from
service, and A DeGroote and daugh-
ter Madeline visited at the Adolph
Peter home Sunday. III
Helen Peter, Minnie Pankow, Hazel
Burnikel and Mrs. P. Hanson called
at the Sebastian home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Bugenhagen and
children called at the H. Pankow
home Sunday. s@
Will Peter called on his, friend at
Cresco Sunday evening. 5
A number of our young folks at
tended the program and social at the
West school Friday evening. A good
time was reported by all.
Richard and Harvey Bugenhagen
called on Leonard Burnickel Sunday.
Jos. Burnickel called on Charles
DeWalle Sunday. 49, , 4
Robert Halpin took hike to Cres-
co Wednesday. What's the matter
with the team, Bob? 2 q.
frankie Slifka returned to Cresco
Sunday evening where he is attend
ing school after spending the week
end at home.
Helen, Lena and Martha Peter and
Minnie Pankow spent Sunday evening
with Hazel Burnickel.
Helen Peter called on Minnie Pan
kow Thursday evening.
Mrs. P. Hanson called on Mrs. j.
E. Doolittle Sunday evening. Ti
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-05-09
KENDALLvILLE.

Mrs. Henry Oleson, from Waterloo,
is guest Of her sister, Mrs. Alison
Daskam and family.
A few of the young people spent
Sunday evening at the Steve Todd
home.
Mrs. L. Fleming, north Of town, res
ceived word Monday morning that her
brother near lie Roy was dead.
Geo. Easier has been quite sick the
past week
A number from here attended q
party at the John Clink home Monday
given in honor of their son Clarence
who is home on a five days leave
from Camp Dodge.
Clifford Eddy and family spent
Sunday at the Elmo Stephenson
home.
Geo. Gates and family. were Cresco
visitors Saturday. .ag i.
A very nice time was reported from
the social in the hall Friday night
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-05-09
n. 3l 2
CHESTER.

Ray Wells and julius Moe and fam
lily drove to Cresco Monday afternoon.
The members of the; N. G. C. club
gave an aluminium shower in hon or of
Miss Alma Bratrud last Friday even
ing at the home of Mrs. Edmund Dug
tad which was great surprise to
that young lady. Mrs. Dugstad in
vited the club to Compromised six
O'Clock dinner. After dinner the
members of the club seated them
selves in the reception room which
was tastefully decorated with blue
birds and on the library table of
which We're miniature bridal couple
and attendants and listened to an APP
prOpriate reading by Mrs. Rob. Lar
son followed by "a Courtship Of
Flowers" A. note was then handed to
Miss Bratrud in the form of poem
telling her to 60 to the basement and
look in certain place and what she
found was hers. She obeyed and
found another poem telling her to go
to another place. This was done un-
til she had ran up and down stairs
from attic to basement enough times
to find all the pieces. AS is usual at
the club affairs everyone thoroughly
enjoyed themselves. 5
w. C. Halver, c. B. Hague and
George Owens went to Fayette Monday
on business.
Harrison Davis of Lime Springs, has
been visiting in Chester the past sew
eral days Ss 81
& The Catholic Ladies' Aid society met
with Miss Eva Bagan Thursday after
noon.
Miss Erma Boyd was called to lie
Roy by the death of her mother who
had been ailing for some time, on
Tuesday n
The Camp Fire Girls play given on
Saturday night in the opera house
was very poorly attended owing to
the threatening weather. The girls
took their different parts very we'll
and the small crowd out enjoyed see
ing them. * /
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Mcmahon came
Thursday from Illini0ns to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Thomas,
going on to Rochester Sunday where
they will make their future home.
Mr. and Mrs. w. c.. Carter and
Francis drove from Rochester Sunday
to visit at the Geo. Spencer home and
with other friends.
Mrs. A. H. Barrett and Frances and.
Mrs. julius Moe attended the funeral
of Mrs. Boyd at LIE Roy Thursday af-
ternoon. I'D
Miss lone Thorson came Saturday
night to visit relatives and friends
for a few days
Oscar Louden went to Cresco We'd.
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Laws returned
to their home after spending several
weeks with his family.
Frank Malloy went to Cresco We'd
nesday. so
Alan Hungerford came down from
Austin Thursday on business.
Ed Tibbals was up from Lime
Springs the latter part OF the week.
( Lots OF hard coal on the track now
days.
George Cray was up from Lime
Springs Saturday.
Sergeant Otto Spencer has received
his; discharge and returned home
from camp at Paris Island, S. c.
Chas. Cue and son Jess went to
Cresco the latter part Of the week on
business. ,
Anna Schacht was UP from Lime
Springs Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jud Baldwin went to
Austin Saturday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lusk went to
Cresco to attend the funeral Of his
mother.
Jim Roberts and son went to North
field Saturday morning.
Jud Baldwin while. fixing Dave
pump Friday morning met
with a serious accident. His head was
hodlv c,,f four ctitchoS hoinp noad. |
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-05-09
Tire Economy

at the Creseo Tire Shop. Have your
old worn out tires rebuilt, save Is per
cent. We have the most complete
plant outside the cities and can take
care of your work in satisfactory
manner. We have expert tire help and
guarantee our work. We are ready
for your work. Try u.s. s7tf
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-05-09
OTTER CREEK.


next Sunday: Sunday school at IL a.
m. followed by preaching by Rev. J.
H. Siewert. There may also be serv-
ices in the evening.
n Adele Hickey closed q very success
full school in sub-dfstrict NossA one
last week after a session of seven
months. - +" r Is p
Members of the w. F. M. S., of the
Evangelical church will meet with
Miss Anna Wiedeman of Cresco next
week Wednesday afternoon. AS this
is the annual business meeting full
attendance is greatly desired.
Rollie Kratz was out dragging the
roads in his district last week. AS
to proficiency along this line he has
fewoequals. x ~
Some were planting potatoes last
week.
&. John Vrba, from near Protivin, was
a business caller at Ridgeway last
week. " &ss@5
: Some Of Robert Blackburn's folks
were shoppers at Cresco last week.
Wesley Kratz was a pleasant caller
at the Amel Koch home last week.
Theo. Kratz was caller at the
Rollie Kratz home last week one day.
4 Some Of Aegerter's folks were
pleasant callers at the Win kratz
home recently.
: Cattle were turned into the past
ure the latter part of April several
days prior to other years, according
to our diary.
]. J. Kreitzer and son Leonard were
callers at Ridgeway last week one
day. M
Some of Schorr's folks were Cres-
co shoppers last week.
\ Orville R. Tomann, another soldier
boy arrived from overseas last week
and is at present at Camp Upton, N.
Y. He expects to go from there to
Camp Dodge to be mustered out of
service, then visit friends and rela-
tives in this vicinity
Nettie Koch returned home from
a few days visit with her sister. Mrs.
Robert Vopova, last week Tuesday.
Roy Koch and sister Lizzie y were
week Wednesday evening.
Charley Hornberger was business
caller at Ridgeway last week Monday
afternoon. EJ
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vopova and
daughter and Nettie and Leona Koch
were shoppers in Cresco last week
Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson and
daughter Gale autOed to DEBORAH Sat
urday to spend Sunday with the form
er's parents Chris Haakenson and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert vopova and
Nettie and Leona Koch were Spillville:
callers last week Monday.
Mrs. Jim Soukup and sons were
callers at the Haakenson home other
Friday evening. 5
Lizzie Koch spent last week Monday
at the Fred C. Koch home /.
Esther Aegerter called at the Haak-
enson home other Thursday morning.
I Roy C. Koch and sister Lizzie spent
other Sunday afternoon at the Robert
Vopova home in Sumner twp.
Ole Sanderson and family dined and
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
G. Koch. ,zH
Mrs. John ,Aegerter and daughter
spent other Thursday evening calling
1t the Haakenson home. s,s,
Blanche NARROW visited friends and
relatives at DEBORAH last week and
ore part of this week.
John Aegerter and family were
callers on friends and relatives att
Summer, Iowa, their former home last
L. E. Bechtold was pleasant CALL
r at the Win Kratz home Sunday.
Will Kuntz's folks were pleasant
alters at the John Reinhart home on
sunday afternoon.
Ralph Schild was a caller at the
Vim Kratz home Saturday. II
DR.. E. R. Precious of Cresco, was a.
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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-05-09
For Sale!

100 acres half mile south Of sSchley.
Ia. Good we'll and all the buildings on.
Also store building and lots in Protivin.
Ia. Address, A. ]. MIKEsH,
34tf Protivin, 10.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-05-09
BONAIR.

Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Bird went to
Minneapolis Wednesday to meet their
son Mark who is expected to arrive
from overseas with the 151st 8S#
Herman Weinkauf has been market
ing grain at this place the last few
days.
H. H. Jones Of Canada, and former
ly of this vicinity, is visiting rela-
tives and friends for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Weinkauf pur-
chased some Colorado blue spruce OF
the Bonair nursery for the beautify-
ing OF their home, Nj, fi5ll 81
Bessie Shook, Of Cresco, visited ct
the Grabau home Sunday afternoon.
Geo. Buchanan attended the funer-$
al Of Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson at Cresco
Wednesday Of last week. ss
J. e. Bawden made business trip
to Cresco the fore part Of the week.
I Mr. and Mrs. Leon Lpkie of Bristol.
Mimi, were Sunday visitors at the
home OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Smith. 81. 81 ,, (, ID
Fl Sergeant Paul Auringer will give q
talk in the church Sunday, May 18th.
at p: M. on his overseas experiences.
Mrs. Ida O'Brien, of Cresco. visited
her sister, Mrs. D. D. WILDER, last
Friday. Z. +. Mi
III Miss Edith Grabau spent Saturday
at the O. III. Stevens home.
We are glad to note that Fred Left
Ter, who has been i'll the past week,
is able to be around again.
ID. J. Ferrie, county sheriff, was in
our town Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Redman autoed to-
Waterloo Thursday where Mr.. Red
man attended several sales of Here
ford cattle. He also made some pur-
chases of same.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Nichols were
Sunday visitors at the James Nichols
home.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-25
HOOVER NOW IN VIENNA
AFTER TEN DAY JOURNEY

VIENNA, Monday. Aug. IS
Herbert Hoover. head Of the inter
allied relief organization and his
stah reached Vienna sunday after a
trip Of 10 days through Czech
Slovakia and Poland and more par
tculariy through those sections OF
Poland recently recovered from the
IolsheNiki
Mr.. Hoover sold the correspondent
that general conditions in Czecho-
Sloval;ia and Poland we're improved
with the arrival of the harvest
CZechO-Slovakia may require some
minor food imports during the next
year, but more particularly needs
raw materials. Portions OF old PO-
land Will require some more food
ports and also viii need raw mater
ials in order that the enormous
number of unemployed may be put
10 work in the manufacture OF
Prime necessities.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-25
Shoes HO7U Roosevelt
Settled War Between
Russia and Nippon

friend: The more I see OF the car,
the kaiser and the mikado, the bet
ter 1 am content with democracy,
even If we have 10 include the Amer
lean newspapers as one o; it's assets
liability would be a better term. -
While the conference was in ses-
siOn.' the president had occasional
doubts of ultimate success. Il have
led the horses 10 water" he wrote,
but heaven only knows whether
they will drink or start kicking one
another beside the trough
When victory crowned his efforts,
however, continued Mr.. Bishop. he
was not elated by IT, King Edward
OF England said OF him to the Amer
lean ambassador in London: II am
simply lost in admiration for the
president; nobody else could have
done IT" Mr.. Roosevelt's own verdict
was: Il am overpraised. 1 am credit
ed with being extremely long head
ed. AS a matter OF Fact I took the
position 1 finally did not OF my owr
vOliti9n but because events so shaped
themselves that / would have felt
as If 1 was hinching from "A plain
duty If l had acted otherwise"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-25
RESERVE DECISION IN
CASE OF MINISTER

SEOUL KOREA. THURSDAY.
Aug. 21.-The supreme court.
which heard the appeal of the Rev
Eli Miller Mowry OF Mansfield. o.. a
Presbyterian missionary from a
charge OF having sheltered Korean
agitators, has reserved decision.
VI. Osawa. Mr. Mowry's lawyer.
expressed the opiI m that the court
will either acquit 1.r. Mowry or or
der new trial il the court of ap-
peals
Late in April of this year the
Rev. Mowry was found guilty of
sheltering Korean agiators and was
sentenced to six months imprison-
ment at hard labor The decision
was appealed by him TO the appeal
court. which ordered Mr.. Mowry 70
serve four months penal servitude
but suspended the sentence for two
years.
Mr.. Mowry at once took an ap-
peal 20 the supreme court.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-25
"An Expensive
Foreigner Dutch
VieW Of Kaiser

ANfERONGEN, Aug 25.-Under
the headline AN Expensive For
eigner in Amerongen,' the Amster-
dam Handelsblad. a copy IF which
has been received here. says that
nineteen policemen. salaries of
whom total 10 Euilder daily have
been guarding the former German
emperor since November.
so the kaiser already has cost
our country a total OF 10000 guild
err" said the newspaper. Truly an
expensive foreigner"
1t is understood here that there
has beer no chane in the status Of
the former emperor with the Meth
erlands government and that he is
still confined TO certain limits. Re
port has IL that he expects TO IrinG
10 Holland his own furniture from
German castles to furnish his newly
bought home, The House of
Doom" if the German govern ment
gives its consent.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-25

III. spent the week end with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Krill.
Maenard Pyle of Warsaw. Ind.
visited Monday at the home of W.
o. Sisk.
Mrs. c. f. Matteson of South Bend
visited Monday with Mrs. Ira Bot
torff
Mr.. and Mrs Herman Cook of
South Bend were Sunday guests at
the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Berry
AIR. and Mrs. a Logan Of Chain
o'-Iakes I'd. have moved into the
residence recently vacated by Mr..
and Mrs. c. r. Matteson.
Mrs. Julia Scott OF South Bend
spent one day this week at the home
OF her son, Howard Miller, and fam
lily.
Rev Mr. McInturff. and wife and
Mr. and Mrs. Wagerman OF Goshen
were guests one day last week at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. c. +. Rams
bottom.
Ellsworth and Ian Ewers are Wis
iting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.
Z. Ewers. Of Cambridge City. Ind.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Galeener were
Sunday visitors At the home of his
parents. AIr, and Mrs d. Galeener,
South Bend.
~ a. Mrs. Clint Chreist spent
Sunday at Hudson lake at the Ben
IIur picnic.
W .. Sisk. who mas been serious
~ i'll from injuries received while
working at the Studebaker factory,
is slowly improving.
Mrs. Clyde Galeener and Mrs.
Christ Chriest attended the Silver
Pleasure club picnic at Springbrook
mark Tuesday
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-25
SCHOOL BOOKS
WILL COST MORE
Bids Received in Indiana Were
From q to go Percent
Higher.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Aug. %
Even school books will cost more.
Last spring the state board of
school book commissioners had TO
readopt reading. writing and arith-
metic books for the common schools
Of Indiana and the scnool book
companies submitted bids from 10
90 percent higher than formerly
even on the same books.
Following are the new or re-
adopted books 10 be used for the
next five years:
Readers.-Child classics. Bobbs-
Merrill Company. indianapolis:
Primer. p cents; first reader. %
cents; second reader. 2S cents; third
reader. IS cents These books were
merely readopted. For the last five
years the same books sold respect
lively at Is, Is. 20 and % cents. The
new prices will prevail for five
years
Elstop series. Scott, Foresman &
Co. Chicago: Fourth reader. 81
cents: NTH reader, A. cents. These
books will replace the child classic
series which for the last five years
sold respectively at 80 and 30 cents
Elston series. sixth reader. ~
cents. No book had ever before
been adopted for this grade.
Baker Thorndike. Everyday Glass
les, Macmillan Co, Chicago: Seventh
reader. 81 cents; eighth reader, 61
cents. No books had ever before
been adopted for these grades.
Arithmetics - Wentworth Smith
series. CHM & Co. Boston: Primary.
81 cents: advanced. 81 cents. They
will replace the Phillips & Anderson
series that sold respectively for 80
and A. cents.
Writing Books. - Public school
series TT. Wayne Printing Company,
TT. Wayne: Book, cents. This
series will replace New Outlook
series; book, 8 cents
other books required by the state
board Of education to be used in the
public schools remain at the same
price as formerly because of con-
tracts. State officials have resisted
attempts OF the book companies 10
boost these prices.
Time was when the legislature or
dered by law that the sum total OF
school books that the state board
could rec uire should not exceed Sc
for the entire set from primer 20
eighth grade books. However, the
1917 legislature took off this limit
and there remains only the limit OF
the blue sky or perhaps, of endur-
ance
The 1918 text book adoptions in
creased the total cost from Sc TO
! s7.62 and the 1919 adoption in
creased the total TO $500.
If the publishers sell the books
outside of Indiana at lower prices
than they agreed 10 sell them here
/ the Governor has power to order
| the Indiana contract cancelled
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-25
j. s. MAY PENSION
AGED CITIZENS.
Senators Will Press Measure
After Committee Meets
Laws Made.
BY LOUIS LUDLOW

WASHINGTON. d. G. Aug. Is
Congress is beginning To- take up
seriously the matter Of providing
pensions FOR old people. 30 is said
that every ether important country
States. pensions its old citizens and
there are unmistakable Indications
that before long the United States
viii follow the other nations I'm this
regard. For years Rep. Isaac r.
Sherwood Of ohio. the oldest man
I'm congress. has been urging an old
axe pension law
The subject has been brought up
again during the last few days by
one OF the youngest members of
congress-Sen. McNary OF Oregon.
Sen McNary's bill lays down the
conditions for the. receipt OF m old
age pension by any person as fol-
lows
Conditions Made.
1.-The person must have at
tanned the age q sixty-hve years.
1.-The person must have been "a
citizens OF the United States for the
next twenty years preceding the APP
plication for a pension.
THE person must not have had
an income from any source for the
twelve months next preceding his
application averaging six dollars per
week.
Notwithstanding the fulhllment Of
the above conditions the applicant
-
pension while he Is being main
toined in any place as pauper or
lunatic. or while he is detained in
prison after conviction for a felony
% for ten years after release from
Prison for such cause, nor shall he
90 qualified If before he becomes
~utiJlcd 10 a pension he has habitu-
nlly failed 10 work according - his
ability. opportunity or need for the
maintenance and support OF himself
and those legally dependant on him.
Eligible Persons.
Every person fulfilling the re-
quired conditions shall be placed on
the old age pension roll of the
United States and shall be entitled
"a receive n pension based on the
following schedule
When the average weekly income
OF the pensioner as calculated under
tho act does not exceed six dollars.
"a per week. when IL exceeds six
dollars but does not exceed seven
dollars. 50 per week. wher il eX-
s~Sds seven dollars but does e. coed
eight dollars. s. per week when It
exceeds eight dollars but does not
exceed nine dollars. 81 per W, Elk.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-25

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