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W V" uS** «{, 'V V' wi ra* & 8^ •M* fH •I *& tiy r-r -.IT# qp ^j *!&* 1 OFFICIAL PAPER OF CITY AND COUNTY Rood Law Enforcement. The great weakness of the govern ment of the United States ~s compared with other countries is its defiance of law on one hand and a lack of enforce ment on the other. We have a certain cjass of people, notably managers of ,large corporations, whose main study in life is to learn how to keep out of t|ie clutches of the law. They think laws are made simply to be evaded. Then we have another class, officials who have no objection to hold office, but serious objection to discharging its duties. Among these are many officers of our public highways. Attorney General Byers of Iowa has taken the matter of law enforcement of that state in hand and has written a letter to the various county attorneys, calling their attention to the fact that road improvement is. largely a matter of law enforement, that this duty belongs to the officers of the law and asks them to join with his department and the state highway commission in' order to put in operation some of the laws which are mandatory in form and which give promise of producing good results. Among these laws the attorney-gen eral mentions Chapter 101 of the Acts •of the Thirty-third General Assembly, which makes it the duty of the town ship trustees to provide for the use of road drag. This provision is mandatory and covers all main traveled roads and mail routes. The rate shall not exceed 50 cents per mile traveled in dragging, and tmpensation shall not be allowed unless the work is authorized by trustees. If, therefore, the trustees do not see to it, that the roads are dragged and the farmers not allowed to do it, the result is bad roads. He asks the county attorney to see that this provision is carried out in the fu ture. Chapter 96 makes it the duty of the board of supervisors of each county to call the trustees and road super visors together between November and April of each year for a school of in struction. The object of this law is to promote uniformity and more effic ient methods of road work in each county. They are authorized to call in persons who can give expert instruct ion and it is part of the official duties of these officers to attend these meet ings. They are paid for the same, and the attorney-general asks the county attorneys to see that these conventions ar$h«ld.and properly attended. Attorney-General Byers calls the at tention of tne county attorneys to the fact that Chapter 183 of the Acts of the Thirty-second General Assembly forbids any county or township of ficer to act as local agent for culvert companies, bridge companies, road machineryjcompanies, or furnish any supplies which in any way return the commission to him personally. It is his understanding that this law has been evaded, and he asks the county attorn eys to see that it fs enforced to the fullest possible extent. This is one of the best of many good things that Attorney-General Byers has done. Farmers have complained to us within the last year that they have Been forbidden by the trustees to drag the roads adjoining their farms, and that the trustees themselves have not seen that anybody else dragged them. Many a time a farmer would gladly drag the road for nothing, if the trustees did not forbid it. Such a trus AT AUCTION-YOUR 0 O O N My bid on the Round Oak Chief Range is Name »#$»»*•#« Address \"*V & V". W r*4 In connection with the above article concerning the road laws of the state', we wish to call attention to a provis ion of the road law which may be taken advantage of by a township in which the one district plan of work seems ob jectionable or undesirable. Anew law provides that the trustees of a town ship shall at any regular meeting, on a written petition signed by 65 per cent of the voters of the township outside of incorporated towns, divide the town ship into two or more road districts, to take effect the succeeding January Electors in the districts so shall at theconstituted suc ceeding general election elect a road superintendent for a term of two years. Townships may after a trial of two or more years, return to the one district plan by properly petitioning the trus tees. A Novel Introduction. The Dr. Howard Company have en tered into an arrangement with P. A. Ciemmer's drug store, by which a spec ial introductory offer will be made of 25 cents on the 50 cent size of their celebrated specific for the cure of con stipation and dyspepsia. So remarkably successful has Dr. Howard's specific been in curing con stipation, dyspepsia and all forms of liver trouble, that P. A. Clemmer will return the price paid in every case where it does not give relief. P. A. Clemmer has been able to se cure only a limited supply, so ev eryone who wishes to be cured of dys pepsia or constipation should call ufAn him at once or send him 25 cents by mail, and get 60 doses of' the best medicine ever made, on this special half price introductory offer with his personal guarantee to refund the money if the specific does not cure. Notice. Having disposed of my implement business, so all persons knowing them silves indebted to me by account or past due note, will please call at once and settle. Respectfully, „*V. f-' -i **•f* S~ tee is manifestly unfit for his office, and the quicker his attention is called to the fact that he can not have the honors that belong with the omce un less he discharges his duty, the better for him. Should any case of this kind occur next year, the proper thing to do is to go at once to the county attorney, call his attention to the fact, and that-it is his businessfto see that the law is enforc ed and if the county attorney does not attend to his business, then report it to the attorney-general. We arc spending several millions in each state for good roads, and one of the reasons we do not get them is sim ply because road officers are either in' competent or unwilling to discharge their duties. They are probably elect ed because members of the political party having the majority, and the politician must have tid-bits to distri bute according to the size and import ance of his constituent. There should be no politics in township government nor in city government, nor in county government. As soon as we get over the custom of electing men to office because they belong to a political party of some kind, the sooner we will get the worth of our roony we pay out in taxes.—Wallaces' Farmer. D. A. LYONS. Going! Wi$^W^^W~W0Wl VSfff"**li i4t 1SHf &.'£*•*•*-->•• Real Estate Transfers The following transfers were filed with the County Recorder for the week ending Feb. 26th. W. C. Breedlove "widower" to Josephine A. Breedlove, 155 ft. of 35 ft. lot 6, and 155 of 15 ft. lot 6 blk 13, Bald win's add to Cresco, $1 and love and affection. Herman Rueaink to W. J, Mil len, ne s6-100-13 $ 6080 D. J. O'Donnell and wife to H. L. Spaulding and wife, se and sw se 5-97-13 Thomas Bohan and wife to Geo. W.* Bark hurst se se and ne sw 21-99-14 J. L. McHugh to Orvine McHugh se J, 30 also ne 1 and nto 31-99-12 Anton Neubauer and wife to A. 11000 10080 J. Owens, ne 1 15-98-12.. John Rathert and wife to C. P. Nash, nw 7-99-11 and ne 12-99-12, $1 and other consideation. 5000 Easter Supper. The ladies of the Episcopal church will hold their annual Easter Supper and Apron sale in the W. O. W. Hall, (over Kellow's store) on Easter Mon day, March 28. Sale of aprons all the afternoon—supper from 5 o'clock until all are served. Supper 25 cents. MENU. Cold Boiled Ham, Veal Loaf Potato Salad, Salmon Salad, RIols, Baked Beans, Boston Brown Bread, Baked Beans, Deviled Eggs, Fruit Salad, Assorted Cake, Jelly Tarts, Tea, Coffee. Farmers and Land Owners. Now iB the time to list your farm with with us providing you wish to sell. We are getting out 26,000 copies of "Luers Land Lists" and will distri bute some where they will do th6 most good, free of cost to you. As hereto fore, listing your property with us does not cost you a eent. If your farm is for sale come to our office and we willshowyour our plan, which same we consider an equitable one. LUERS LAND AGENCY, Cresco, Iowa. Oh! My! Day says, but the student was green. He said "Doctor, what did you ope rate on the patient for?" Doctor said: "For $300.'' "I mean, Doctor, what did he have?" "Oh. $300." A place to earn something to put in the stom ach is better than pne to have an emp ty one cut out. DAD. P. S. Now is the time to buy Dad's Cresco property as he wishes to sell if possible before the hospital is located here. Call, write or wire. Attention Farmers! As spring is coming on now I would adviso you tp bring in your old rubbers, copper, old iron, rags, etc. as we pay cash for the goods and allow you for the work of hauling it in to my place of business. SAM FELDSTEIN. Phone N. I. No. 376. 53m2 The Farmers' Home. A $1.00 a day house. Especial at tention paid the farmer trade. With more stable room I am prepared to give farmers better accommodations than ever. J. W. WENT WORTH. GOING! OWN PRICE A ROUND OAK CHIEF STEEL RANGE—tHe finest range in the world, will be sold and de livered to the highest hidder on SATURDAY, MARCH 12, at 3 o'clock, at our store. We want yours among them—SURE. See The Coupon below. Fill in your bid—sign your name—with address. Mark the envelope "RANGE BID"-scal and leave it at our store. If the coupon is not avail able—write us just the same. Try the new method once. Let's sec how liberal the successful bidder is. All bidders must be present at the open ing of the bids or have authorized repre sentatives, Lomas & Farnsworth Cresco, Iowa v* •.'r-: r"»JW rtT Jf sv*.- iim,' r- *i :&*•• PLUCK, PROGRESS, PERSEVERANCE AND PATRIOTISM IN POLITICS VOL. LI. NO. 53. CRESCO, HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1910 $1.00 PER YEAR J. C. Webster was a Lc Roy visitor last Saturday. Mrs. A. Rush was down from Austin on business yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Hughes spent Sunday in Lime Springs. O. G. Wanless came down from An oka, Minn., last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Stinger returned to Cresco on Saturday last., N. A. Blackburn, Lawyer office opposite the National Bank. Dr. J. L. Scripture was over from Clarksvilie, Iowa, on Friday last. WANTED—Man to work on the farm MYROM CONVERSE. An elegant supper, and apron sale in W. O. W. Hall, Monday, March 28. Hand colored sepia work, many de signs for Easter. M. M. Graf. FOR RENT—Two houses with barns, Enquire of JAY WATROS. Remember the Easter Sale at the M. E. church, Saturday, March 26th. House for rent. Enquire of 1 L. BARNES. Miss Winnifred Webster is home from the University at Madison, Wis. Dr. W. T. Daly, physician and surgeon office over Glass's restaurant. FOR SALE—A four-year old horse. Enquire of LLOYD LATHROP, Howard Center. Chas. T. Millard, of Storm Lake, Iowa., was a Cresco business visitor yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Kitchen and daughters left yesterday for their new home at Blunt, S. D. Go to Ondrasek's at Schley for bargains in groceries, shoes, hardware and tinware. The best supper you ever ate at W. O. W. Hall, Caster Monday, March 28. Don't miss it. If you want a tarm loan at a low rat of interest, see American Loan & Trus Company, Cresco, la. Mrs. C. B. Laub has returned from the millinery markets where she went to study the new ideas. LOST—In Cresco, l$st Saturday, an ebony clarinet mouthpiece. Finder will please return to' John. JCakac. FARM FOR RENT—80 acres about six miles east of Cresco, Enquire of GEO. BREEDLOVE. Hundreds of Easter novelties, new ideas, all worthy of your attention. M. M. Graf. If you want to buy orsell Real Estate call on Geo. H. Owens. Office over First National Bank. Cresco, Iowa. The penny Easter cards are the finest we have eyer shown. M. M. Graf. Frank Ondrasek returned yesterday to Lisbon, N. D., after spending nearly all the winter with relatives at Schley. Miss Alice Fairbanks who is now in in St. Paul has been engaged as trim mer for a millinery firm 'in Algona, (a. C. E. Faqisworth left yesterday for Des Moines to attend the annual con vention of the hardware men of the state. If 'you want first-class oak wood, leave your order or phone Copeland lumber yard office. Prompt delivery by JAMES GREEN. apr 1st. Leave your orders for Tankage with F. A. Glass. Nothing on the market equal to Tankage for brood sows, pigs, or fattening hogs. Miss Pierce who has been studying the latest creations in millinery has re turned and will assist Mrs. C. B. Laub the coming season. Wm. Frost is visiting at the home of his daughters in Cresco, arriving' last Friday from a visit with his son. Fr%d, at Whittemore, Iowa. The horse Epernon, owned by the Clover Leaf Horse Co., was sold at auction [Saturday to Dr. P. G. Button for a consideration of $450. GIHL WANTED—For general house work on farm. No children. Good wages paid. Enquire of MRS. W. E. HOWARD, Cresco, R. D. No. 6. If you want correct abstracting done and cheap prices too, it will pay you to see the American Loan & Investment Co., before ordering your abtract. FOR SALE OR RENT—A five room house with one acre of land, with good improvements. Enquire of MAX THUERK. FOR SALE—My six roomed cottage with good well and barn, two bloeks from public school. ABk to see it. O. W. CLARK. WANTED—A good man to represent the W. T. Rawleigh Med. Co. Howard county. Address T. H. JOHNSON, Decorah, Iowa. Saveral farmers have moved to Cres co or are arranging to do so soon. P. M. Banning is occupying the Gillmore residence, M. W. Drew has moved into Amidon residence, W. J. Webster has rented the Geo. Richards home and J. J. Korbel has also become a Cresco resident. WW?® ^fs,' Plain Dealer. HOUSES FOR SALE—From $500.00 to $3,000.00. Ask to see them if you are thinking of buying. O. W. CLARK, the Insurance Man. Mrs. Maggie Haubrich and little daughter of Carroll, la., who has been visiting Mrs. Kaupel and other rela tives went to Cresco Tuesday.—Ossian Bee. The Decorah ladies orchestra has has been engaged by the M. W. A. Forester team to play for the Easter danc to be given in the Armory, Mon day, March 28. The ladies of the M. E. church will hold an Easter Sale on Saturday, March 26th, of aprons, towels and other articles. A 25c supper will be served in the dining room of the church. A 160 acre farm for rent—one of the best to be had—cash rent only. Ger man or Bohemian preferred. Address P. O. Box 641, Cresco, Iowa. Posses sion will be give.i at once to the right parties. Owen Murray has rented his Paris farm to W. J. McConnell from near Bluffton and is moving this week to Lourdes where he will occupy the Guy ette building and perhaps put in a stock of goods. A number of the nt i^hbors and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hoppie gath ered at their home last Friday evening and enjoyed a social dance. The oc casion being to help IMr. Hoppe cele brate his birthday anniversary. The address at the Congregational mid-week services on Wednesday even' ing will be delivered by Rev. Hinman. Subject: "Training Children for Church Membership." Special music will be given by Mr. Kakac and hiB daughter. FOR SALE—Well located 7-room resi dence in Cresco, one block from Catho lic church and two blocks from German Lutheran church. Good well, dry cel lar, cistern, barn and woodshed. At a bargain if taken this month. Inquire at this office. We have a letter from Victor H. Harlow of Spokane, Wash., announc ing the death of his father, John L. Harlow, for many years a Cresco resi dent, at his home in Spokane, on Feb. 22, aged 64 years. Death was caused by neuralgia of the heart. Everett Smith will have an auction sale at his place four miles north-east of Cresco on Monday, .March 14th, to dispose of 9 head of horses, 33 head of cattle, 12 brood sows, machinery, grain etc., on the usual terms. E. P. Farns worth, clerk, and Finegan, auctioneer. The Woman's Home Missionary So ciety of the M. E. church will meet with Mrs. Katherine Irvine on Friday March 4th, at 2:30 p. m. Topic: "The Freedmen." Leader, Mrs Lillie Mor gan. The roll call to be answered by Negro items. At the close a social tea will beserved, to which all the ladies are cordially invited. Cresco Market. (Corrected twice a week.) Wheat 1-00 Oats 40(ff!41 Shelled Corn 45tf50 Timothy seed per cwt 2.25(0.2.50 Barley 55@62 Flax 1.65® Clover Beed per cwt 15-00(5) Live hogs 9.00(39.25 Beef on foot 3@4 Butter per lb—Elgin Market—30 Butter per lb 25 Eggs per doi 18 Will Raise the Price After April 1st. We have received notice from the publishers of the Chicago Daily Journal that after the the first of April their subscription price will be raised—this on account of the tariff tax which is constantly raising the price of print paper If you want the Journal, it will pay you to subscribe now for the advance in price will be considerable. Timber. I have 30 acres of good timber near Cresco, can be bought at a bargain. Inquire of Geo. H. Owens, Office over First National Bank, Cresco, Iowa. AT AUCTION I On Saturday afternoon, March 5th, at H. H. Ruddy's barn, Cresco, three bull calves one a yearling, the others elpven months old. O. H. WOOD. Instruction in Music. I am prepared to receive all of my old pupils and any new ones desiring instruction in music. Miss LAURAINE Mb*i. Canada Lands for Sale. From $5.50 per acre up, located with in 35 miles of Winnipeg. Call on me over Ciemmer's drug store for particu lars. W. F. MILZ. NOTICE I As I am going out of business, all persons knowing themselves indebted to me will please call at once and settle. JAMES ONDRASEK, Schley, Iowa. For Sale. 100 head of Steers one year old, weighing about 650 lbs. Will sell in lots to suit purchaser. Also one span of good work horses. Inquire of M. F. GREEN, Lime Springs, Iowa. Vv.:. V.vv -.' .-*• *. uAj t\mm if Montana SIX ARE KILLED BY FALLING MOUNTAINS OF SNOW. Sixty Miles of Railroad Blocked and Trains are Stalled Throughout the State. Missoula. Feb. 25.—Resulting from a disastrous avalanche on the west end of this division of the Puget Sound line, three men and one woman are dead and one man is more or less In jured. One man, Charles Nelson, was struck by an avalanche near Adair and buried under 300 feet of snow, with three companions, who were em ployed as section men. The three men crawled out uninjured. Another avalanche thundered down the hill near the Adair water tank covering a prospector's shack in which were five men and a woman. Two men named Shoes were killed, together with the woman, who was the wife of one of the dead men. Sectioti' Foreman John Peters was injured in the same avalanche. Not a train will pass over the west end of the Missoula division of the Puget Sound railroad before another day at the very earliest, according to state ments made by the local division offi cers. Almost the entire line from Haugan to Avery, a distance of 60 miles, is blocked with nearly a solid mass of DAILY—TWO snow, the result of a long series of avalanches which thundered down the mountain nearly all day Wednesday. Several trains are snowbound by the blockades, one fast silk train being stuck at Falson, while a train contain ing 16 cars of hogs for Seattle Is held At Alberton pending the ability of the company to open the line. Passenger trains are coming as far east as Avery, but are being turned at that place. West-bound trains are turned at St. Regis, and sent back, there being no service of any sort be tween St. Regis and Avery. BIG FIRE AT NEW ROCKFORD. Eleven Buildings in Heart of the iness District Burnecf, ... New Richmond. N. D., Feb., 25.—A disastrous fire occurred in this city, entailing a loss of about $52,000 The Are started from an over-heated, ?tove In the rear of Hudson's confectionery store, and spread rapidly to adjoining buildings. The burned buildings and losses are as follows: VVenz shoe store, $1,000 Charles Babcock's residence, $100 postofflce and fixtures, $3,000 liager harness store, $5,000 Racer's large wholesale house, stored witli household goods and stock, $9,000 Powers' butcher shop, $2,500 Dundan jewelry store, $5,000 Hudson confectionery store, $5,000 Doroan varnish shop, $3,090 millinery store, $3,000 Bucklin drug store, $15, 000, and Davies" livery barn, $3,000. A north wind was blowing at the time the fire broke out, and this, to gether with the severe weather, pre vented the firemen from making much headway in fighting the flames. Bee Keepers at Winona. Winona, Feb. 25.—The Southwest ern Minnesota and Western Bee-Keep ers' association, in session here, adopted a new constitution and set of by-laws, enlarging the organization to take in all of Southern Minnesota and the western tier of Wisconsin coun ties. The convention la being largely attended. P. D. Ramer, of Harmony, Minn., delivered the principal address. Clearing* Still Increase. Minneapolis, Feb. 25.—Another In crease was recorded in the weeKly bank clearings, this being the twelfth successive week of gain over a year ago. The total for the week was $17, 581,217.88, compared with $13,188, 319.24 last year, the increase being $4,392,898.64. I Publisher of 8kandinaven Dies. Chicago, Feb. 25.—John Anderson, founder and publisher of Skandinaven, a well knoftn Swedish daily, died sud denly. He was 75 years of age, and not in the best of health during the latter years of his life. Besides a widow, three sons and one daughter survive him. Negro Women Join Suffragists. New York, Feb. 25.—A negro branch of the Political Equality association has been formed by Mrs. O. H. P. Bel mont, and 20 men and women who fa vor the granting of the ballot to negro women have been enrolled as charter members. Weston Makes 38 Miles. Albuquerque. Feb. 25.—Edward Pay son Weston is at Aurora, N. M., hav ing walked 38 miles in eight hours. Price of Sugar Goes Up. New York, Feb. 25.—All grades of refined sugar were advanced 10 cents a hundred pounds. Conners Still On the Job. Albany, Feb. 25.—William J. Con ners made good his prediction that ho would still be chairman of the Demo cratic state committee after its meet ing. In saving his political scalp, bow ever, he lost most of his hair. Chas. F. Murphy, the Tammany chieftain, whose complete mastery of the situa tion was realized by no one better than by Conners himself,' granted the Suffalo leader a brief political re prieve in 'he interest of the payty harmony, after Conners had agreed to rwlgn in Aerll, N PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS But- ELMA. Mrs. Mabry and son Robert returned to their home in Elma the latter part of tht week after an extended visit with Mrs. Fred Minney at McGregor. Mrs. Pat McGrane returned to her home in New Hampton Saturday after a few week's visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Cashman. Her sister, Miss Elizabeth, returned home with her for a few days' visit. John Mahoney returned the first of the week from Chicago where he has been for the past two weeks. Mrs. Mahoney underwent an operation there the first of the past week and Mr. Ma honey reports her as getting along very nicely. Her many friends wish her a safe and rapid recovery. Will Forry (fame over the first of tjie past wee' to repair the telephones in this vicinity that were put out of com mission by the rain and sleet of the previous week. Many of the poles in the country were broken off by the weight of ice on the wiros. C. Unger, of Alta Vista, was a busi ness caller in Elma Friday. Merle Gaughan visited with her grandmother, Mrs. Christ Erion, in Alta Vista, a few days last week. Mrs. George Scholz and Mrs. J. C. Hastings, of Alta Vista, were business callers in Elma one day last week. Walter McGrane, of New Hampton, visited a few days last week with his father. Mr. and Mrs. Con Shields came down the first of the week from Albert Lea,' Minn., for a few days visit with their many friends and relatives in Elma. John Weers was a business caller in Alta Vista, Saturday. Will Irvine was a business caller in Elma, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Whelen left here Saturday for Lawler where they will make an over Sunday visit with Mrs. Whelen's parents. Jim Roche, who for the past few months has been visiting with his mother in Anoka, Minn., returned to Elma the latter part of the past week. He says his mother is well and also Mr. and Mrs. Gene Speed. Frank Clark and Ed McAvoy, of Cenelia, were business callers in Elma last Saturday. Mrs. Tom Young, of New Hampton, is here visiting with Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Church. Winnifred Sullivan spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of hur sister, Mrs. Clem. CBshman. Gene Keefe came up the latter part of the week for an extended visit with his parents. Mrs. Will Whelen entertained the Lace Club, Wednesday afternoon, in honor of Mrs. Rubly. The afternoon was spent most pleasantly in visiting with Mrs. Rubly who will leave the first of the week for her home in Da kota. A dainty luncheon Was served.2* Many new members were added to the club. Sandy Smith has been on the sick list since the latter part of the past week. It seems that this month must have a grudge against many of our townspeople since so many of them have been numbered on the sick list. Ellen Corbett was down the first of the week from Mclntire visiting with her cousin, Miss Elizabeth Jordon, who id attending the I. C. A. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Casey were in town Saturday and Sunday, visiting with Mrs. Casey's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Keefe. There was an entertainment and box social at the Afton school house last Tuesday evening. A large crowd was present and a very interesting program was given. Miss Nellie Richardson is the teacher and is to be praised for the training and the interest of her pupils.' The I. C. C. C. will meet on next Thursday afternoon at the home of Gus O'Donnell. John Condon and wife visited with relatives near Devon the first of the week. 1 1 re FOR FLETCHER S A S O I A Stops itching instantly. Cures pile?, eczema, salt rheum, tetter, itch, hives, herpes, scabies—Doan's Ointment. At any drug store. THE MONITOR DOUBLE DISC DRILL #-3 Note the seed dropping from the tube—it falls in front of the bearing with downward turn of the disc, which action of the disc aids in carrying all the seed to the bottom of the furrow which is wide and clean and free from trash. All other disc drills drop the seed back of the bearing with the upward turn of the disc, which action of the disc inter rupts the fall of the seed and lets the dirt and trash fall into the furrow before the seed does, thereby depositing the seed at an uneven depth and covering it with an unequal amount of earth. The Monitor Drill catalogue explains results. Ask B. R. EVANS for it -1 '-A j-m ""i-i '.•• "3