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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-03-19

Power Co. and the City of Cresco.
Howard county, Iowa, as completed at
q meeting of the City Council held on
February Goth. 1920. and signed by the
Mayor and City Clerk. by authority OF
the Council having been returned by
said Interstate Power Co, unsigned,
the same is ordered held by the City
Clerk for further developments.
Ordinance No. 2ll. An ordinance.
establishing Board of Park Commits
sioners.
Be it ordained by this council Of the
City of Cresco. Iowa.
Sec. l. There is hereby established.
Board of Park Commissioners all in
accordance with the provisions of the
law of the State Of Iowa.
Sec. 2. All ordinances or parts Of
ordinances conflicting with this ordi-
nance are hereby repealed. ~
Sec. 3. This ordinance shall be in
force and effect from and after its
passage. its approval by q majority of
the electors voting thereon. as provid-
ed by law.
After reading the ordinance. it was
dasaA-annn.Ao.a--AlA>A-- .a,lAa lha
suspended requiring the reading of tho
ordinance ct three separate dates and
that the ordinance be put upon it's pas.
sage at once, motion carried.
The ordinance was then read three
times.
1t was moved and seconded that the
ordinance be passed a. read. Ayes and
noes being called for resulting ss fol-
lows, Irvine, OdeN. Maruska. Hsmil-
ton. Button. I'll voting yaa. Mayor Al
E. Barker then declared the motion
carried, a. made.
On motion made and seconded that
the city clerk be directed to readver.
tise for bids for pavings the following
streets towit:.
Second street west from the north
line of Sixth Avenue west to the north
line of Eight Avenue west.
Seventh Avenue west from the west
line of Second street west. to the east
line Third street west.
Eighth Avenue west from the east
line of Second street west to the east
line of North Elm street. Irvine.
Odell, Maruska, Hamilton. Button, all
voting yea.
Mayor Barker declared the motion
carried. ,s
Ou motion made and seconded that
the City Clerk be directed to re-sdver-
tise for bids for curbing the following
streets to-wit:
Second Street West from the North
inc of Sixth Avenue west to the North
inc of Eighth Avenue west;
Seventh Avenue west from the west
inc of Second Street west to the East |
inc of Third Street west.
Eighth Avenue west from the east |
inc of Second Street west to the east
line of North Elm Street:
Irvine, O'dell, Msrusks, Hamilton.
Sutton. all voting Yea, Mayor A. E.
Barker then declared the motion car
led as made.
The City Council of the City of Cres-
o. Iowa. appointed the following
Judges and Clerks of Election to be
eld in the City Of Cresco. Iowa.
darch g, 1920.
First Ward-J. klingle, Philip Her.
Id, Jas. Van Slyke, Judges: l. l.. Ea-
on, F. J. Maruska, Clerks.
Second Ward-Judges: A. D. Perry,
A. J. Macarthur, L. Owens; Clerks:
Harold Marshall, Fred Thayer. v
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-03-19

Baptist Church.

The usual services next Sunday.
Morning theme The Test of Ten
dency," Evening subject The Price
of Life-Life. You are invited to our
Sunday school and b. Y. P. U. and get
tho help that eemes-frona being With
awake young people. ~
The Baptists Of Iowa have been up.
portioned $3.50, 900 as their portion Of
the 5 100. .OO0. 900 to be raised by the
Northern Baptist Convention during
the next weeks. This is part Of the
81, 800. 600. 900 budget of the Inter.
Church movement. With this amount
Of money it is hoped to be able to send
missionaries to evsngelize the world
during this generation. Every Chris
tain is expected to DO his part.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-03-19
"TA" Next Week.

Among the dramatic offerings for the
currsat season, none will prove moro
interesting than that of May. Robson.
whom Augustus Pitou. Inc.,, will pres
eat st the Cresco Opera House on
nsrch 2sfd in her newest play ''Tish I"
The stories upon which "riah" is
founded appeared under the same name
ia the Saturday Evenisg Post. and sre
still fresh in the minds Of ell lovers Of
fiction and to whom the three. Old
maids Ground whose personalities the
play has been built. are familiar char
acters. q. -
''Tish'' with a lust for adventure
which is never entirely satisfied. Is al
ways landing plumb into the middle Of
some excitement or other. Through
her strong mindedness. she leads Ag-'
gle and Lizzie through. "a maze of
strange happenings. which they. alone
and unsbetted. would pass up In holy
awe and horror. ,,,. 11.,,E s.1s:Ey :z~ - - -
The contrast between fish. and
the other two spinsters is the, basis for
heap Of excellent comedy. and Miss
Robson and her associates take every
advantage of the opportunity offered
The play. had a most successful three
months engagement at Powers Thes-
tre in Chicago. where the scribes were
in their encomiums, &C.
it Miss Robson's best effort.
Mr.. Pitou promises theatre goers Of
this city the original cast and produc-
ton. ! ~
She sale of seats opens Monday,
March end
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-03-19
Congregational Church.

Sunday morning q, 1890 the usual
service. The girls chorus will sing.
'Fool Question:" will be briefly con-
sidered by the pastor at the evening
service, 7:SO. At this evening Aervtce
the quartet choir will have special Sc.
lection. also there will be special in
:strumental music. piano and pipe organ
by Marian Barth and Miss Laidlaw.
Sunday School session at ll:45. An
interesting study time and closes for
all. r, ents and children invited.
Christisn Endsavor meeting st GAS.
The topic for study. Everyday Cour.
7tesies.'' Lesdsr to be selected.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-03-19

Third Ward-Judges: Richard Ger
atty, S. A. Hamilton. /. G. Fiske;
Clerks: F. E. White. Cart Terry. :. ..s:ia 81
On motion made and seconded that
Ordinance No. 2l0 be. passed on its.
third reading, as read. . Motion carried.
Ayes and Nays being called for result.
ed as follows: Irvine, O'dell. Marus,
ks. Hamilton. Button. all voting yea,
Mayor A. E. Barker then declared the
Ordinance passed as read. Is
On motion made and seconded that
the Council adjourn, carried.
M. J. Macarthur, =
City Clerk. y
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-03-19
Wind Does Much Damage.

A terrible wind, at times almost al
most approaching q tornado. prevailed
nearly all Of Tuesday night, doing con-
siderable damage about town. Win
dows iu the Scharnweber grocery and
Cornell's pool hall were torn out and
smaahed to bits. pieces of glass being
carried I5o faaf-----A hort --=nna. third -.nf
the paper roofing was torn from the
opera house. and L. v. Strsyeris busy
repairing the damsge. Shade trees
suffered considerably, and several tele'
phone and telegraph wires were torn
from their fastenings.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-03-19
Methodist Church.
Rev C. l., Nve n II

Rev. c. l.. Nye, D. d., Pastor.
Sunday, March q, Pastor will
preach at 1890 a. IN. md at 7:30 p. m.
Morning subject, wild Grapes
y sEveping subjscr, The Mass Move.
ment in India" illustrated with over
GO stereopticon slides. You will find
this interesting and educational.
Sunday School at HAS and the Ep'
worth League 1T $50 p. m. ss usual.
The vested choir give special music
both morning and evening every Snn.
day. .
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-03-19
Resaydiag Covernnest Insurance

Net1y010G O0velD0e1I Insurance: :,
Director r. G.. Cholmeiey Jones of the
Bureau Of War Risk Insurance announ-
ced today that misleading and incor-
rect statements relative to the perma-
nency Of Government Insurance are
beizg circulated by individuals appar-
emily engaged in attempted twisting
Of insurance. A specific and typical
report received by the Director was Il
the effect that some of these individ-
usls had boarded q, naval vessel at
Philadelphia and had told the sailors
that Government insurance would not
be good after Eve years.
Government Life. Insurance for
veterans of the great war is q perms-
nent proposition, said. Director Chol.
meley Jones. Statements to the ef-
feet that Government Insurance will
cease at the end of five years after the
war, or that it will be turned over to
private companies, are absolutely false
and without foundation. There is,
however, requirement that the tem-
porary term insurance held during the
war which increased in cost from year
to year. be changed or converted into
one Of the six permanent forms: life,
20-year endowment. aO.year endow-
ment. or endowment at age of 62,
within five years after the formal dec
laration of peace by proclamation of
the President. if the insured desires to
continue to be protected. This per-
manent insurance does not increase in
premium cast az the insured grows
older" -
Improper conduct by the individ-
usls have referred to is in direct op-
position to the attitude of the great
Life Insurance Companies.
Correct information regarding Coy
ernment Insurance can be secured from
the Home Service Section of the Amer
icsn Red Cross. The local office has
just received from National Headquar-
ters a supply of insurance material in
which every service man who is not
continuing his government insurance
will be Interested. The Sweet Bill has
@:es Se.ssP@ssRf sa 7es9FhFos &ss AZ
for any man in good health to rein
state.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-03-19

Conducted by Rev. H. n. Norman.
Sunday, March 2l. services in the
Ridgeway Lutheran church; l0:30 ..
m. Norwegian: 7:30 p. m. English.
The Ladies' Aid of the First Luth'
eran church Cresco, meets Thursday.
March Is. Mrs. Walter Mott enter
tsins in their new home on Fourth Ave.
West. in ,same block as the library.
This Aid accepted six new members at
its last meeting.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-03-19
Fer Sale.

Seven acres Of land ia south part of
town., house. barn and good we'll. Five
room house in northeast part Of town
near school.
Navy Beans, six cents per ID.
N-tf Ed Albers.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-03-19
George Thielen Killed BY Motor Car.

George Thielen, of Cresco, was struck
and instantly killed by the west bound
motor car, Thursday evening, while on
his way home from the home of his
SON. -in.law, Charles Milz, who resides
between Cresco and Bonair. = Mr..
Thielen was walking down the track in
the face of the snow storm and being
considerably deaf evidently did not hear
the bell and whistle of the approaching
car. the engineer of which of course
momentsrily expected to see Thielen
step off the track.
The body was taken to Lime Springs
and returned to Cresco on the evening
passenger and taken to the Miller
Undertaking Parlors. y
The time for the funeral has not yet
been decided. as several of his children
live in Montana, South Dakota and
Chicago.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-03-19
Grace Episcspal Church

Service on: Sunday March 2lst, at
1890 .. m, conducted by Rev. Soder-
strom of Fsribauit. :. Everybody well
come.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-03-19
For Sale.

Duroc Jersey brood sows with pigs
Inquire of 3l-2tp e. B. DeWalle
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-03-19

Bvesy and Harness for Sale.
The horse we advertized 80 well
Was sold in such . hurry.
That we have other stuff to sell,
A harness and u surrey.
c. ]. Harlan.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-03-19
The Candidates for City Offices.

Pursuant to call of the committee, q
large number of our citizens gathered
at the Court House last Saturday even
ing to select nominees for the various
city officials to be chosen at the city
election to be held next Monday.
A. D. Perry, as chairman Of the CON-
mittee. called the caucus to order. and
Gerald Lyons was selected as chairman
and A. B. Converse % secretary.
Nominations for Mayor brought out
the names Of E. L. Davenport aud J.
A. Cutting. Although considerable
preliminary work had been done by the
formers friends. the latter made .
most cteditable run, the vote standing:
Davenport SO. Cutting 63. and Mayor
Barker. who had refused to sgain
become . candidate. received2.
H. G.. Addie and ]. W, KlinKle. we're
selected by acclamation for Aidesmen-
at.Large, % was also e. P. Farnsworth
for Treasurer and l. L. Eaton for
Assessor.
The assembly next separated INTO
watd caucuses and for ward aldermen
Ftank Maruska was selected in the first
wasd, George Gill in the second. and
P. G. Button in the third.
AS there was some dissatisfsction in
regard to part Of the ticket nominated,
second caucus was announced. but
nothing came of the movement and 90
there will be but one ticket in the field.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-03-19
FARM DEPARTMENT,
Conducted by the Farm Bureau.


Several lime stone distributors have
been introduced into Howard county
through the efforts Of the Farm Bu-
reau. 1t is expected that these lime
distributors will soon clean up the acid
soils on the farms to which they are
going. There is considerable acid soil
in this locality that is in need of lime
and the benefits of lining can be seen
very readily where alfalfa is tried. In
fact so far as alfalfa is concerned lime
, is the determining factor IS to wheth-
er OF not there will be crop. Over .
thousand lows farmers tried alfalfa
last year for the first time and most of
them report splendid success where
lining was practiced.
Nearly 5000 soil tests for acidity
were made by County Agents in Iowa
last year. The Howard County Farm
Bureau has sTrueg soil tester which
is at the service of farmers who wish
to know whether they .have acid soils.
According to the county agent acid soil
does not mean wet soil and very often
most acid conditions are found on land
that is we'll drained because the land
has been cropped for longer time.
Continued cropping causes acidity as
shown by the fact that nearly all east
ern soils are acid.
There is some talk of organizing q
Howard County Cow Testing Associa-
tion. Such associations are strictly
business propositions for practical
dairymen.
1t costs money to have cows tested
for butterfat production but it is the
best way to separate the producing in
dividuals from the boarders.
All boys or girls between the ages of
l2 to IS inclusive who want to join the
Pig Feeding or Calf Feeding Club
should send in their names to the coun.
ty agent. 1t costs nothing to join and
the chances for making good records
and winning prizes are too good to be
passed up Some of the best stock
men 10 the country got their start this
way and parents who have children of
the right age should encourage them to
take up this work.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-03-19
CRESCO HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA, FRIDAY, MARCH 49, 1920
City Council Proceedings.

'Cresco. Iowa, March 1st. 1920.
::The City Council ofsthe City of Cresco.
Iowa. met in regular meeting March
first, 1920. at 8 o'clock p. m.
Mayor A. E. Barker called the meet
ing to order. Roll call of members
present. Irvine, O'Deli, Marusks, Ham
iiton. Button, present.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved - read.
Following bills allowed and warrants
ordered drawn for same:
General Fund.
N. J. Macarthur city clerk. .... Is 90
F. C. Flick city marshal. ..... 100 90
Clifford Wheeler. bill for hitch.
ing QODt0 ......... ........ Id ~
Chas. @ackenburg. street com
missioner ................. rs w
Thas. Lydon street work. .... $50
Grace Hove typewritinR .... 2 Is
Total ................ ...$Szz 10
A. A. Merrill engineer at plant 100 90
Interstate Power Co. power at
water plant ................ 81 IS
Pittsburgh Meter Co. meter re-
pairs ,... ... S AZ
Neptune Meter Co. meter repairs AZ 80
Total .........,...... 236 22
Interstate Power Co. street
lights .................. 1886 @
J. H. Howe engineer surveying 62 80
Fire Fund
T. J. Lomas rent fire house. .... Is 90
Interstate Power Co. lights at
nre uOuSe ........,. O6
Total l9 OF
The Washington times., 1920-09-11
PRESSURE USED0N
STOCK EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-Pressure
was exerted against the stock market
at the opening today, losses of from
fractions to two points being gen
eral.
Steel common fell IL to sSia.
Baldwin Loco was nearly l point
lower at 1854 while Bethlehem
Steel b yielded IL to 75,s. Mexican
Pete after selling up fractionally to
IA dropped to 1T2. Pan American
Pete yielded / y to 30.
The stock market closed weak to-
day. The lowest levels of the day
were reached in the final dealings.
Steel common yielded over l point to
S8ss. Baldwin Loco yielded 2ls to
101.
The railroad shares showed losses
of about l point, Reading falling to
9lA and Southern Pacific to 1914
Mexican Petroleum declined nearly 3
points to 171h, and Pan-American
Petroleum yielded "a to S9A. Losses
fabout / point were suffered in the
motor shares.
Government bonds unchanged; rail
way and other bonds quiet.
The Washington times., 1920-09-11
3 MILLION PAY TAXES ON
$4,000 INCOME OR LESS

Three million taxpayers with in
comes of $4,000 and less have paid in
full income taxes due the Government
on their earnings last year, the Inter-
nal Revenue Bureau announced today.
Revised figures of the bureau made
public today showed the total number
of income tax returns received 5000
900. and of this number 5,600,0O were
individual income tax returns. There
were 100000 non-taxable returns
filed.
Individual returns for incomes in
excess of $4,000 was 100000. In this
group 100000 taxpayers paid in full
and the remainder are paying on the
installment plan.
Corporation returns numbered 340,-
600, including 175,000 non-taXable re-
turns. Payments in full were made
by 5000.
The bureau announced arrange
ments complete for the collection OF
the third installment of income and
excess profit taxes for the year 1910.
Taxpayers to avoid penalty must
make their SGrd payments by Sep
tember 10. Payments in cash, money
order or by check are required to be
in the office of the revenue collector
before midnight of the last day. Col
lectors have finished the task of mail
ing out bills to taxpayers who have
not completed payments.
The Washington times., 1920-09-11
|KRUPP PLANT NOW
MAKES LOCOMOTIVE
Germans Get Big Dutch Order
In Competition With Ameri-
can Manufacturers.

NEW YORK. Sept li.-Americsn
locomotive builders must reckon seri-
ously with German competition. ac-
cording to trade interests here. who
are in close touch with deyelopme nj $
on the other side. The great Krupp
munitions plants at Essen. which
turned out much of the equipment
that enabled German armies To hold
OF the Allies so long, have been re-
high grade locomotives. The first big
contract obtained by the German loco
motive manufacturers has been ar
ranged with the Dutch, and calls for
the delivery in the next few months
of eighty-two locomotives for use on
the Java state railways. The Ger.
mans obtained the contract In open
competition with American manufac.
tureis.
4 representative Of one OF the large
American locomotive companies said
yesterday that the Germans were sue
cesGfui largely because OF the high
premium at which the American dol
lar Is quoted in the. world ark keis
The costs of locomotive building. he
said. were not much different In Ger
many than they are on this side.
The matter of adverse exchanges.
however, is a serious obstacle in the
way of obtaining business. he said
pointing out that as things now stand
the American market is a good one to
sell in but a poore one to export
from. How serious German competi-
ton in locomotives selling is to be-
come in the future Win depend. IL is
said, upon Germanys ability to OBJ
tain raw materials at reasonable
prices.
Domestic demand for locomotives is
rot up to expectations and the manu-
facturers do not look now until next
spring for much Improvement. b.
that time the railroads Will Ikonw
what the effects OF the increase in
rates Will have been and moreover
may abol to borrow on a more ad-
vantageous basis than al present.
All of the railroad companies are
putting forth most strenuous efforts
to repair their locomotives and put
them in condidtibn to take care OF
the heavy fall transportation needs.
The Washington times., 1920-09-11
PLANS TO PROBE SALE
OF RAIL SECURITIES
Interstate Commerce Commission to
Make Use of Broad Powers
Granted by Congress.

Thorough investigation into meth
ods used by railroads in the market
ing of securities and financing OF de-
velopment will be ordered by the
Interstate Commerce Commission
under authority of the Transportation
act of 1920. it became known here
today.
Heretofore, issuance of bonds by
railroads was supervised only by laws
Of the various States and the commits. .
sions of the States appointed to en-
force them. The transportation act
places the question in the hands Of
the interstate body and action of
that body on cases which have been
brough before it indicates that
every move of the roads will be
observed
The New York Central railroad
was the first carrier to meet with
the strict rules the comm mission has
laid down through it's director ~
finance. The Central applied to tbs
commission for permission to sell
S25, 100000 worth OF bonds one de ,
and the issue was placed in the hands
of J. p Morgan Company the follow
ing day for sale to become effective
with and at the approval of the com
mission
The Washington times., 1920-09-11
LACKAWANNA PLAN
NEARS COMPLETION

NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-THE much
discussed plan for distribution of
the large surplus which has been
rolled up by the Delaware. Lacka-
wanna & Western Railroad will be
presented at a meeting of the execu-
tive. committee probably early next
week. and, If approved. will be filed
with the Interstate Comerce Commits
sion Immediately. While no definite
Information regarding the plan has
been Forthcoming from uthor:ta tive
quarters other than that IL was be-
lieved to be nearing completion, IL
has developed that there is a differ
ence of opinion as to how the dis
tributfon Of surplus can be most aG-
vsntageously effected.
Some stockholders are known to ia
vor the formation OF a coal company
segregated entirely from the railroad
company, with separate management
and individual operation. This plan,
accordingto rumors which have been
circulating for months in the fnan-
cial district, calls for the formation
of new company with a capital Of
$4,000, 900 or more, the stock to be
distributed to present holders of the
railroad shares. This rumor. however,
was ora nOeu some tlTne ago as 1alSe.
At the same time ii is the belief in
some quarters that the coal properties
may be segregated and placed under
separate management. despite this op-
position. Those who do not favor
segregation are understood to hold
that the present arrangement not
only Is well within the law, but is an
extremely economical one in that II
allows for an interchange of many
materials between the two compsn nies
which would be impossible II they
were separated.
Because OF the proximity OF an an
nounccment outlining the plan the
rumor mart has ben busy with Lacka-
wanna gossip, one Item attracting a
good deal OF attention yesterday be-
ing to the effect that Delaware, Laoka-
wanna and Western would take over
the Erie system. In conservative cir
cles this was belittled because of the
fact that tho properties are in many
respects parallel. Another bit OF gos-
sip In connection with Delaware,
t.ackawanna and Western has been
tho report that the Panhandle would
he taken over. The last rumor Ia one
that has been born and reborn In
Wall street for tho last ffteen or
twenty years and causes but little iu-
terest when IL crops up nowadays
because II has been denied so many
times.