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Middletown transcript., 1922-02-04
GOOD
HIGHWAYS
ROADS CONSTRUCTED IN 1921
Approximately $4,000 Miles Built Dur.
Ing Year Just Passed-Ma-
terials Lower.

prepared By tho United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Road building has recovered from
the setback received during the war,
and prospects are bright for the future.
Approximately 14,OOO miles of road
were constructed during the present
season by the states In conjunction
with federal aid, according to the
bureau Of public roads, United States
Department Of Agriculture, and prob
ably an equal amount independent of
federal aid. More miles of improved
road were built than during any other
year.
Costs Of road grading and construc-
ton with local materials is down prac-
dcally to the 1914 level. Some reduc-
tions. also, have been made In freight
rates on road materials. The i'm
portance of this item is shown by the
fact that in some cases 1t has been es-
timated that increased freight rates
have added 10 per cent to the cost of
road. Prices of manufactured road
materials tend downward; the present
level is materially lower than that Of
year ago.
With the new appropriation by con-
gress Of SIS, 600 600, added impetus will
be given to new road construction.
Many Of the states are considering en-
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HAUL PRODUCTS TO MARKET
try Roads Shows Necessity of
Better Condition.

The necessity of keeping country
roads in good condition is shown by a
report recently compiled by the bureau
of markets and crop estimates. United
States Department of Agriculture,
showing the extent to which they are
used In hauling farm products to mar
ket. According to the report, which
shows the tonnage of II products
hauled on country roads. giving the
yearly average for the period from
1915 to 1919. there were 27 tons of
these II crops hauled for every 100
acres of land. The average tonnage
of the II crops hauled on country
roads each year for the period men,
toned amounted to S8,560,OOO tons.
The II crops referred to in the report
are corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, rice,
flaxseed. cotton Qncluding seed), to-
bacco, potatoes and cultivated hay.
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creaked. Today are schools within
walking distance Of every farmhouse,
churches within driving distance of
every home. Today are telephones
and every modern convenience linking
communities over vast distances by the
common bond Of the spoken word.
Forty years ago the Rockies were
practically an impenetrable barrier,
the Pacific coast being reached from
the east by ships sailing round Cape
Horn. The province Of Manitoba had
a population of 62,260, compared with
6l3,008 In 1921. Winnipeg was then
a frontier town with 1887 people, and
Brandon, which was regarded as a
far-iung outpost Of the West, boosted
of few hundred in population. In
1891 1t only had 3,77S. Such places
as Calgary and Edmonton were mere
trading posts in the Northwest terri.
tories. Buffalo roamed the prairie in
their native state.
Today on these plains are to be
seen herus Of cattle, bands of horses
and droves Of sheep, from any of
which can easily be selected stock
that can carry off premiums, sweep
stakes and championships in compe-
tition with the best in any other part
of the world.-Advertisem
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blowing, and winter wheat for pasture.
From now on the farm will be used
comparatively by the bureau Of plant
industry and the bureau Of animal in
dustry. This is considered neces-
sary combination, as most of the feeds
grown there are Of the kind that must
be fed largely to live stock.
The dairy division hopes to deter
mine whether or not 1t Is desirable to
produce live stock under those dry
land conditions, and to grow the crops
which will give the largest returns per
acre In terms Of milk or cream. The
question is not one Of crop tonnage,
but Of the amount of finished dairy
products that can be turned out. The
WORK here Is not designed to discover
the best practices for any particular
state, but to study practices that will
be desirable in the large dry-land re-
gions where only certain crops can be
grown.
The people of this little Oklahoma
town have shown great enthusiasm In
regard to the investigations that the
department of agriculture contem-
plates. The town purchased 100 acres
adjoining the old government farm,
and turned 1t over free to the govern
ment for period Of 80 years. The
voters Of the town were almost unani-
nous in favor of this donation.
The cattle that are being used on
this farm are also In the countrywide
breeding project being conducted by
the dairy division and bulls have been
sent from the government farm at
Beltsville, Md. In this breeding project,
which now includes more than 800
cows and 80 bulls, it Is hoped to de-
termine what are the best methods of
breeding for the Improvement of cat
tie. The large scale Of this investiga-
tion should make the results particu-
larly, valuable.
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CLEAN ALL DAIRY UTENSILS
Where Several Cows Are Kept Water
May Be Heated by Means Of
Small Boiler.

One of the greatest conveniences on
the farm where cows are kept is some
means for heating an abundance of wa
ter for washing the milk vessels.
Where considerable number of cows
Is kept, heating water by means Of
steam from small, low-pressure, up
right boiler is desirable, but on the
small farm stove with basin fitted
into the top (or it may be separate
from the top) can be purchased cheap
ly and will serve the purpose, .provid-
ed the water is properly heated. Wa
ter can be pumped from the well d.
rectly into the basin. In order to avoid
heating the milk room and to do away
with smoke and ashes, the water heat
er should be placed Immediately out
side Of the milk room and, If elevated,
the water from it can be run into the
washing vat.
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In Gay New York.

In full evening dress he appeared Il
Times square from side street short
ly after midnight. He stepped. a.
rather lurched, his way to the mldxise
of the square and in one hand he car
ried a lighted red lantern. A police
man watched him wandering about
for awhile and then went over to hfsa
Whats the idea of the red lar
tern?" inquired the cop, with a humorA
GUS twinkle in Celtic eyes.
You know, oshifer," he hiccoughed.
"s'funny thing. Some fool drunk left
this red lantern in front of a great
big hole up the street. New Ysrk
Times.
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LAND CROWS RICH
Wonderful Development Of Can
ada in Forty Years.
Four Decades Ago Little Considered,
Today One Of the Greatest Gran.
aries and Dairyins centers.

The recent announcement that
the sale Of the first section of Cana.
dian Pacific land was sold forty years
ago, and when you read that the
first carload Of wheat was shipped
from Winnipeg forty years ago, the
changes that have taken place since
then are matters Of reminiscence, but
yet OF interest. What forty years ago
was an unknown quantity, barren be-
cause but little production was at
tempted, Is today one Of the greatest
granaries in the world. Then there
was scarcely any farm live stock in
the West. Dairying was not engaged
In at all. Today there are 6,99S ,317
farm animals on the prairies, Of which
1889 are mich cows; and dairying
Is only second in importance to grain
growing, in the West.
Forty years ago the shipment of one
carload Of grain was notable ex-
ploit.
Today, Canada ranks rs the second
largest wheat-producing country in the
world, with 329, ,1S5, 300 bushels, 90 per
cent of which was grown in the three
prairie provinces, Of which the pro-
vince of Saskatchewan produced more
than half. The Dominion is today the
second largest producer of oats, with
$50, 10000 bushels, Of which 60 Der
cent was grown between Winnipeg and
the Rocky mountains; and the fifth
largest producer of barley with 63.311,-
OOO bushels, of which the prairies
yielded 65 per cent.
Forty years ago scarcely any Of the
rich soil had been brought under cul-
tivation. The farm machinery of the
time was crude; there were no COM
petent advisers; government expert
mental farms were a blessing that
came years later.
Yet these hardy pioneers stuck II
out, and in forty years numbers of
them are enjoying their declining DAYS
In the communities they wrested from
the wilderness, prosperous, contented,
with their children's families gathered
about them or seeking their own for
tunes still further westward or north
ward. They have seen civilization
step in to the West and the wilderness
swept out. Today are thriving cities
and towns where bleaching buffalo
bones marked the OK trails Of forty
years ago. Today are mighty freight
trains, each with its thousand ton car
60 of wheat or merchandise, roaring
down the roads where the old carts
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DIDN'T, SEE END OF INCIDENT
Gap johnson Had More Important
Thing to Attend to Than Wit
Messing Hanging.

while / was in Tumlinville yester-
day. relates Gap johnson of Rumpus
Ridge, Ark, "a mob came r'arin' around
corner hauling along gent with a
rope around his neck, and flung the
end of 1t over limb within forty feet
Of me-"
ibid they hang him?" interestedly
asked an acquaintance.
"Dogged if I know! You see, just
then a feller bantered me for hoss
swap and drug me Off to look at his
nag, and l didn't learn how the anec-
dote came out"
"What had the gent done?"
"Well, l heered somebody say that
he'd either been selling bone dry ticker
to the mob or else he'd refused to do
so; l forgot to ask hich.'-Kansas
City Star.
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Get COLOR
into YOUR
PALE CHEEKS
IT Your Face is Your Fortune,
Don't Look Like a
Bankrupt.

Who does not want red lips, a good,
clear, healthy complexion and bright,
flashing eyes7
Some people have such wonderfully
good health nothing seems to hurt
them. Others could so easily have fine
color and more strength and vigor If
they would help nature with Guides
Pepto-Mangan. 1t is splendid iron
tonic that physicians have prescribed
for thirty years. It is not an expert
ment. 1t is not merely temporary
help. because it makes plenty Of red
blood and, as everybody knows, red
blood Is the only sure foundation of
permanent health and strength. Get
Pepto-M -Mangan Of your druggist-and
take it few weeks and see how much
better you feel and look. Sold in liquid
and tablet form. Advertisement.
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DAIRY
DAIRY r CATTLE ON DRY FARM
Government Begins Study Of DairyIng
and Crop Possibilities In
Southwest.

(Prepai ed by the United States Department
of Hsriculture.)
In order to study the possibilities
Of dairying and to develop better meth
DDS OF crop utilization in the dry
farming regions Of the Southwest, the
bureau Of animal industry Of the Uni
ted States Department Of Agriculture
has established herd Of purebred
dairy cattle on a farm in the semi
arid district Of northwestern Okla
homa. The bureau of plant industry
has had farm here near the town Of
Woodward for many years, and has
studied such crops as grain sorghums,
broom corn, forage sorghums, cowpeas,
alfalfa. rye for the prevention Of soil
Middletown transcript., 1922-02-04
WOMEN NEED SWAMI.

Thousands of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect it.
Women,s complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy
condition, they may cause the other OF.
gans to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss of am
bition, nervousness, are often times symp.
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. Dr.
Kiimer's Swamp Root, physicians pre-
sscription, obtained at any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions
Get medium or large size bottle i'm
mediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test thi.
great preparation send ten cents to DR.
kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Advertisem
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Quite remarkable example of the
use of sculpture to illustrate scientific
facts is the frieze on the exterior of
the New Institute Of Human Palaeon-
tology, in Paris, carved by Constant
Goux. 1t depicts scenes from the iiit
OF primitive humanity; some of the
subjects being reconstructions of pre-
historic perit DIS while others repre-
sent contemporary life among un-
civilized people.
Middletown transcript., 1922-02-04
PRUNE APPLE TREE PROPERLY
orchardists Should Take Care Not to
Cut Hole in Top-Too Much
Wood Taken Out.

In working on apple trees be care
full not to cut hole In the treetop.
Many people read about opening up the
center Of the tree In order to let
sunlight in and then make the mis-
take Of cutting out teo much wood. A
tree properly pruned should never
show where the limbs come from when
viewed at a distance Of 25 feet.
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Bonds for Good Roads.

Pennsylvania has just sold $11 ,2OO,-
600 bonds bearing Az per cent inter-
est-the last of $5o,OOO,0O issue for
road work-for $10431, which shows
that, however the market for other
bonds may be, there's mighty brisk
demand for nontaxables.
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Didn't Think II Possible.

"1n. my opinion" ventured Mr..
Meekton, mildly, "the ballot for won.
en- has not proved as successful as l
hoped it would be-"
"What has caused your doubt?"
1.-THE candidate for whom my wife
campaigned was overwhelmingly de-
feated. It's the only time ever knew
Henrietta to get the worst of an argu-
ment."
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Domestic Science.

Selby-Won't you dine with mel
Grimes-Thank you, I've just dinedS
have been home and had my regular
meal Of apples, apricots and aspara-
gus.
Selby-Isn't that rather odd com
bination?
Grimes-Well, you see. my wits
went to domestic science school ana
had to leave after the first week
before she had reached the second
letter of the alphabet!
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Alfalfa Fed to Horses.

Alfalfa has been fed to horses with
good success and with excellent sue
cess when the amount is limited. Like
other livestock, horses are very fond
Of alfalfa and inclined to eat too much
II they are given all they want.
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As She Am Spoke.

Liza, l hears at yoh daughtah's
church weddin' was some sho' nuff
skrumpshus function"
"I'll say twas. At ERE gal oh mine
fang wicked nuptlal, eff l does say
1t myself
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But Now

But Now
Rummy Robinson-Yes, lady, once
for whole year I turned me back on
beer.
Kind Lady-Ah, my noble man,
what were you doing at the time?
Rummy Roblnson-Driving a brew
cry truck, mum.
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Proceeding With caution

Angelina-I'm afraid I'm not very
good cook, but I'll try ever so hard
after we're married.
Edwin-Better try now, before we're
married. Try 1t on your folks and let
me know how 1t comes out.
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Cows Fresheninu In sprino,

Lows resnenin9 IN spring.
While 1t Is natural for cows to
freshen in the spring It cannot be said
70 be most profitable, for in the flush
time we always flnd a lower price.
while farm work is then most pressing.
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Warm Cows Drinking Water.
A simple advice to warm the cows
drinking water isn't fool idea, but
pays In dollars and cents in increased
production.
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History in Sculpture.

Gratitude demanded turns to ashes
on the lips.
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Some people try to console them
selves in the hour Of their misfortune
by saying. "There are Others"
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larged amounts Of state aid, and the
new law will have tendency to en-
courage this policy. 1t will also secure
the construction of system of inter-
state and intercounty highways, rather
than haphazard selection of roads as
in some cases in the past.
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MIX PRODUCING Factor,

Cheap and abundant feed Is a large
factor in producing milk at low cost.
Good pastures are especially import
ants-
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Let no man presume to give advice
to others that has not first givez
good counsel to himself.-Seneca.
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No Place for Her.

NO FIdCe TOT ffeF.
Phil-Did anybody ever catch her
under the mistletoe?
Bill-Not If they saw her first.
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Culture is seeing a violet in the
woods without wanting to pick it.
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An undiscussed problem grows more
complicated.
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Want to Spend SIS. .ooo. 900.

" oPS''0 V'o5oSo50oVs
The Massachusetts department Of
public works wants. to spend $15, ,OOO,-
600 year on roads and bridges Of the
state during the next 20 years.
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Says Sam: It's a question which
kills most people-germs or groucfle4
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More Attention to Feed.
More attention should be given to
the feeding Of dairy cows.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-01

Mills, Claude FELTON, Of district 20
were the ones who took the examina-
tons.
Mrs. Hoffsinger was calling at II.
Fosters on Friday.
The very best grade Of stock dip at
$1.15 a gallon at Haywood Hdwe. Co.
Advertisement.
Mrs. John Foulke and daughters,
Anna and Harriet we're Saturday
afternoon callers at Chas Potters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Meyers, Mr..
and Mrs. VIII Meyers and children,
of George, Iowa, motored up for the
weekend visit in the homes Of John
Winter and Mr.. Woebler.
Henry Ehlers has acquired a white
Ford runabout for his convenience
Mr.. Montgomery is painting the
store of Meyerhoff & Son in Bushnell
The Petner Grading Co, has put in
three and one-half miles of good grad
ing work on the county road, which
is much appreciated by the travellers
Mrs. Montgomery returned from
Madison hospital Tuesday.
Mildred Burnham attended the
commencement exercises at Brookings
Thursday evening.
w. II. and f. NJ. society held a bust
ness meeting at the parsonage Thurs
day and planned to renovate the
church and screen the windows. Al
excellent th~ree-course complimentary
lunch was served by the pastors wife
Mrs. Donaldson.
Mr.. Wexler Of WATERFOWL, was buy
ing wool in this vicinity Tuesday
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-01
TRENTON

Gertrude Buettner. Correspondent
Miss Clara Hillstead spent the
weekend with her friend, Sylvia
Simonson.
The Trenton school closed Friday.
The following children were neither
absent nor tardy during the entire
term: Jerome Sutton, Edwin Schlo-
bohm, Chris Schlobohm and Isabel
Sutton. The children and their par
ents had a picnic at the river Satur-
day. About 40 were present and had
a good time.
Miss lila Lifts and Mr.. Finley's
schools held a picnic at the formers
schoolhouse. Friday. All the children
and their parents were present. The
children gave an interesting program
in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gail Dwenell called at
the H. Schlobohm home one night
last week.
The very best grade of stock dip at
S1.15 a -a;'on at Haywood Hdwe. Co.
Advertisement.
Mrs. Dwenell of Elkton, is visiting
at the home Of her son and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Gail Dweneil.
John Schliinz and Art Messnes
shelled corn for M. Moad and Ross
Stevens last week.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-01
FOUNTAIN
urs. a. j. Engel, Correspondent
phoUe IL blue

hun ~ AhoS
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Lievan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Lievan and daughters
visited the w. l.. Lievan family on
Wednesday evening of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Sloan visited the
home of the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jas. Sloan, Sr., Sunday evening.
The teacher and pupils of Fountain
No. 7 enjoyed a picnic at the Robbins
grove on Saturday. Several Of the
parents were present.
The brick work on the new school
house was completed last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Seas and boys
of Bookings called at the home of
\. j. Engel on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Lievan Of
Dixon, H., visited a few days last
week at the home Of their son Wal
ter l.. Lievan and family.
The Chas. Norton, j. G.. Sanders
and John Haase families autoed to
the river west of Brookings on Sun
day.
Last week, through a mistake in
punctuation, it vas stated that Helen
Lievan, Francis Engel and Annie
Nussbaum took seventh grade exam
nations. We should have said, that
they took eighth grade examinations.
Ed Tressler visited over Sunday
with relatives at Rock Rapids, Iowa.
A few from this vicinity attended
the band concert and dance in Bush.
nell on Wednesday evening.
Albert lessen, Murray Lievan and
Vincent Bane called called on FLOYD
Engel on Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Eugene Dupraz and Henry
Mrs. A. J. Engel, Marshall and Llye
and Mrs. Warren Norrie, Roberta and
Howard were pleasant callers at the
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Lundeen and
daughter visited relatives in Brook
ings on Sunday.
The very best grade of stock dip a,
$1.15 a gallon at Haywood Hdwe. Co
Advertisement.
Miss Katherine Rossman was a
guest at the Engel home on Sunday.
Martin Nussbaum, ST., purchased a
touring car last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Allen and
daughters visited at the James Sloan
Jr., home on Sunday.
Jas. Bane, Jr., accompanied Jas
Davis Of White, to Waterfowl or
Sunday, where they attended an af
fair Of the Knights of Columbus. They
returned Monday.
, George Tjaden has carpenters from
White working on his house thi.
week.
Several from this vicinity attended
the Memorial day exercises at Brook
ings on Tuesday.
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WORN NERVES

Nervous troubles, with backache
dizzy spells, Querr pains and irregular
kidneys, give reason TO suspect kidney
weakness and to try the remedy that
has helped your neighbors. Ask your
neighbor.
Mrs. d. w. Eldridge, r. r. engineer,
S27 i. Second St, Brookings, says:
My kidneys distressed me for a lone
time and | did not know what it was
TO be free from backache. My house.
work tired me out so easily that
often had to neglect it. When | washed
I suffered awfully. | had dizzy, nerV-
Gus headaches and my kidneys never
acted regularly. used Doan's Kidney
Pills and they did me more good than
anything / ever used. The backaches
left and | left like a different person,
My kidneys do not trouble me now"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't SIM
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills - the same that
Mrs. Eldridge had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Mfrs, Buffalo, n. Y.-Advertisement.
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CORRESPONDENCE
OAkWOOD-WINSOR
Mrs. Harry Nelson. Correspondent

Mrs. Harry Nelson. Correspondent
Those from this vicinity who spent
Sunday at Lake lakewood were Mr.
and Mrs. Ole Erickson and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Krumm and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rumple and
family, Mrs. Geo. Erickson and chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Welch
and children.
The Nelson families and the c. L
Walston families took supper at the
lake Sunday.
The very best grade of stock dip at
$1.15 a gallon at Haywood Hdwe. Co,
Advertisement.
Will Daum purchased a new Ford
touring car Saturday.
Kate Daum returned to her home
Saturday evening, after spending a
week at the Joe Daum home in Volga.
Geo. Erickson and Lloyd Stinehart
were Arlington callers Monday, look.
ing for a stray horse.
Miss Kate Williams spent Saturday
night with Mrs. Chris Nelson.
Ed Schwartz entertained friends at
a dancing party Thursday evening.
Mrs. Geo. Erickson and Mrs. C.. l.,
Walston called on Mrs. w. c. Jones
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Chris Nelson and Mrs. Harry
Nelson attended a luncheon In Volga
Friday afternoon.