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SOLDIERS CONING
AND THEN GOING
Camp Dodge Discharges During Week
Were More Than 7,234 Men—32,
276 Discharged Altogether
BAND TO BE DISBANDED
One of the Swell Musical Organiza
tions of Cam pto Turn in All In
struments to Government
CAMP DODGE, Jan. 27—More than
12,000 men will be demobilized within
the next month according to orders
from the war department received on
Sunday. This means the entire 19th
division, but there is a proviso at
tached to the order which permits the
men who so desire to unite with uits
of the regular army.
Enlisted men who desire to stay in
the service will not be required to
sign up for any specific term of ser
vice. They will be allowed to trans
fer to any unit for which they are
qualified. Prior to this time no pro
vision had been made for re-enlist
ment.
Camp officials state that it is the
policy of the war department to pro
vide in this way for the maintenance
of permanent camp units.
The men will be given a choice of
duty as automobile or truck drivers,
stenographers or duty with the camp
utilities or at the hospitals.
Officers of the division will also be
allowed to remain at Camp Dodge. Ex
aminations for commissions in the reg
ular army will be arranged for officers
who are recommended to take the ex
aminations.
All of the division units except the
Second regular army infantry are af
fected by the order.
The units to be demobilized are the
87th infantry and 88th infantry, and
the 119th field signal battalioij. the
219th engineers, the 55th, 56t^ and
57th machine gun battalions, the 273d
field hospital and ambulance train and
the 19th military police.
The 19th division supply train left
Saturday afternoon for Detroit where
It will be stationed at Port Wayne, to
conduct a motor transport service vto
Baltimore, Md. Demobilization of tne
division should .be completed in a
month, officers say.
Col. Robert N. Getty Retired.
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der of the president, according to
news received from Washington this
morning. Colonel Getty has served
more than forty-one years as an army
officer. His retirement was because
of age. As a brigadier general In the
national army Colonel Getty was long
at Camp Dodge, commanding at first
one of the two infantry brigades of the
88th division and later the division
temporarily. He came to .Dodge as
a brigadier when the division was or
ganized, a year ago last September,
arriving a few bourse before Maj. Gen.
E. H. Plummer came. He was here
throughout General Plummer's admin
istration, commanding the division
during General Plummer's trip to
France.
Soldieft Are Coming and Going
Camp Dodge discharges during the
week ending Thursday night broke all
previous records with a total of 7,234
men both from overseas and home
camps mustered out of service. To date
33,276 men have left Camp Dodge. An
average of 1,200 men a day has been
the record for the last week, the high
est since the discharges began. A to
tal of 4,289 men arrived during the
week from other camps. The largest
per cent came from Newport News,
Va., and consisted of former 34th and
88th division men. The following
casual units are now in camp: New
port News, Va., 1,789 Camp Meade,
Md., 640 Camp Pike, Ark., 419 Camp
Dix, N. J., 275 Vancouver Barracks,
Wash., 353 Camp Greene, N. C„ 23
Port Riley, Kans., 17 miscellaneous,
454.
Band to Disband
After nearly two years as a musi
cal organization with the 127th field
artillery, the regimental band Sunday
afternoon gave its farewell concert
In the open ?t the north end of Camp
Dodge. The band will surrender its
instruments and be mustered out soon.
This band was one of the swell musi
cal organizations of the camp. No
less than thirty different musical or
ganizations have been at the camp
since its establishment. Musicians
from about every state in the union
belonged to these organizations. Some
of the 'best bandmasters in the coun
try have had them in charge from
time to time. The disbanding of this
organization is what is happening to
all of the others and friendships and
associations formed by men of musi
cal taste and congenial spirit are dis
rupted by the order to disband. The
association will be one of the pleasant
remembrances of army life.
Indian Papoose in Camp.
Acute Indian baby has been one of
the attractions at the hostess house
for a couple of weeks. Little Wood
row Sully is a real papoose. His
father is a full blood Shawnee Indian,
from Green Wood, S. D. His mother
4s a member of the Yankton tribe of
Indians, and is at Camp Dodge await
ing the discharge of her husband from
•the service. "Big Chief" Sully, *as his
"budies" call him, is a member of the
development 'battalion. His wife came
to Camp Dodge a few days ago to at
tempt to secure his release. It will
be but a few days until the father will
'be able to accompany his family back
to South Dakota.
Camp Dodge at Last Completed
Final construction work at Camp
Dodge 'was turned oyer to the govern
ment by Chafes Weitz & Sons, Mon
day, when
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the contractor since Aug. 1, 1918.
While the total cost of constrution of
the huge camp lias not been definitely
determined, Lieutenant Lee, auditor of
Camp Q. M. C., believes it will be be
tween ten and eleven million dollars.
The cost of the last contract beginning
Aug. 1, 1918, will be roughly a million
and a half dollars. Work on the camp
was commenced June 27, 1917, and it
is estimated that about 18,000 differ
ent men have worked at the camp at
one time or another. The greatest
number of men employed at any one
time was in September, 1917, when
about 6000 men were at work every
day. Not more than 2000 men have
been employe.] the past fall, however,
at any one time.
More Wounded Coming
A special train carrying 107 wound
ed overseas soldiers will arrive in
Des Moines Sunday morning over the
Rock Island railroad from Newport
News, Va. It is probable that a num
ber of Des Moines and Iowa men will
be among the number. They will be
taken to Camp Dodge.
Omaha Wants to Honor Its Men
A committee of prominent citizens
from Omaha visited Camp D,odge the
first of the week to greet the 127th reg'
iment. This regiment was formerly
the Fourth Nebraska National Guards,
the crack military organization of that
state before the war. It Is composed
of 700 men and the Omaha people want
to give them a rousing reception be
fore they disband. It is proposed to
have the men march through the prin
cipal streets of that city and to be the
honored guests at a big banquet.
Overseas Men Continue to Arrive
Several thousand soldiers direct
from France are expected within a few
days. One ship load was delayed on
account of the machinery of the vessel
getting out of order. The trains
bringing these men are transferred by
way of Highland Junction to the Inter
urban so that the people of Des
Moines do not see them until leave of
absence brings them down town. On
several occasions it has been planned
to give the men a royal reception but
knowledge of their movements is so
indefinite that no opportunity has been
given. One train load was unloaded
at the Rock Island depot last Satur
day and these men formed in order
and marched through the down town
district to the Interurban depot. The
men carried all manner of equipment
and among the "loot" were three big
Belgian hounds.
Capt. Linus J. Kirkoff, an old news
paperman, last with the Detroit Free
Press, is the proud ownerof one. of
the famous Belgian hounds. These
dogs are trained for first aid work on
the front in France and the men, who
admit they paid fabulous prices for
them, brought them all the way from
France. Lieut. Albert Shaw, Jr., son
of Dr. Albert Shaw, the editor of the
Review of Reviews, is stationed wth
the 127th field artillery at Camp
Dodge after about eight months ser
vice in France. Shaw, who is 22 years
old, was a student at Princeton when
the war broke out, was .commissioned
at Camp Dix, N. J„ and received his
later training at Saumur, France.
Record Sale of Mules and Horses
With more than 1,750 animals dis
posed of from the surplus stock at the
Camp Dodge remount depot, the
auction sale which began there Tues
day ^nd continued until Thursday was
declared to be the most successful and
most spirited military sale yet held at
any army depot. The top price for
better class mules was $675 a span,
while the average sale was $450 a
team. The number of horses and
mules sold was about equally divided
in the total. Higher prices were paid
at this sale than any other yet held,
remount depot officers declared. Hun
dreds of civilians, including farmers
and stock buyers from all over the
middle west, were present during the
sale, and scores of automobiles dotted
thei remount depot reservation.
Jews Will Dedicate Building
Formal dedication ceremonies, at
which will be present .officials from
New York, will mark the opening of
the Jewish welfare board's new build
ing on Depot street, on Sunday, Jan
uary 26th. The building is neuring com
pletion and will be ready for occu
pancy in a few days. The "house
warming," however, will be delayed
until the detf'cation exercises. This
building, a residential appearing
structure, is the latest to appear on
"welfare row" on Depot street, and
althought it was not commenced until
after the armistice was signed, this
will not interfere with the activities
of the two secretaries in charge.
Lectures at Y. M. C. A. Huts
The soldiers have been enjoying the
addresses delivered by D. M- Robins,
recently returned from Y. M. C. A.
work along the battle fronts in Italy.
Mr. Robins was close to the real thing
along the Piave. Before enlisting in
the work he was educational secretary
in the Ford automobile factory at De
troit.
Athletics to Be Revived
With the'coming of men from other
camiis athletic activities have taken on
new 'life. The "big five" athletic in
structors are Paul Prehen, Lt. Martin
Joe Herrick, Jan VanLiew and Lieut.
Rothe. The welfare board has set
aside $1000 to be used in promoting
the work. The stunts that were to be
pulled off on the skating rinks have
been abandoned because there are no
rinks, owing to the warm weather.
Men Wanted as Ship Builders
G. O. Davis, first engineer officer,
and representative of the U. S. ship
ping board, is having unlooked for
success in recruiting discharged sol
diers for the merchant marine service
and shipyard work. An average of
nearly ten men a day are signing for
this work on being discharged from
the army. ss
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LEGISLATURE
Most Important Event of the Past
Week Was the Announcement of
Different Committees
CAPITOL EXTENSION BOBS UP
Senator Whitmore Asks That Account
ing Be Ma°e of Funds by the
Executive Council
DES MOINES, Jan. 27—(Special to
the Review)—The most interesting
and important event of the first week
of the legislative session was the an
nouncement of committees. In the
house Speaker McFarlane placed each
member on nine committees. To prop
erly distribute choice, experience and
fitness comprehends a diversity of
judgment that taxes the skill of the
presiding officer. That the work was
well done is shown by the satisfac
tion among the membership. We have
not heard a single complaint. At the
head of the most important commit
tees were placed men of ability and
experience. Wichinan, of Hancock,
is chairman of the committee on ap
propriations Anderson, of Winneba
go, heads the committee on agricul
ture Wormley, of Plymouth, takes
federal relations Harrington, of Kos
suth, judiciary Weaver, of Polk, mu
nicipal corporations Santee, of Black
Hawk, roads and highways Finley, of
Henry, ways and means. When it is
remembered that some of these com
mittees have as many as forty mem
bers the duties of the chairman are
better understood. Each committee
has a clerk and other officers are avail
able such as door keepers, assistant
clerks and so on. Inasmuch as the
most important work of the session
is done -by committees the meetings
are attended by every member there
of when important bills arc up for
consideration. Hearings are frequent
ly held at which time various inter
ests affected toy the measure under
discussion are represented by attor
neys or others familiar with the is
sues involved.
In the senate Lieut. Governor Moore
placed Kimball, of Pottawattamie, at
the head of ways and means Wilson,
of Appanoose, and Proudfoot, of War
ren, head of the two judiciary comlt
tees Foskett, of Page, appropriations
Coburnj of Cherokee, agriculture
Baikema, of Sioux, highways. Anew
committee entitled department affairs
was given to Holdoegel of Calhoun.
The introduction of bills immediate
ly followed the announcement of the
various committees and proper refer
ence was made so that consideration
will begin immediately. From 1,200 to
1,500 bills are introduced at a session.
Thus far about 200 bills have been
introduced. They cover about every
subject imaginable, from repealing the
law making a tax exemption for those
who use wagons with wide tires to the
compulsory construction of bob sleds
of standard width. Modification of the
primary election law so that all state
officials below governor will be nomi
nated at a convention repeal of the
non-partisan judiciary law giving
more aid to county fairs amending
the drainage laws providing for bet
ter housing conditions in cities of over
20.000 Inhabitants exemptions from
debt of three-fourths of the wages of
the head of a family allowing boards
of supervisors to purchase real estate
up to $10,000 increase in township
road dragging fund from 1 to 3 mills
providing for the recording of dis
harges of soldiers free of charge
giving chiropractics legal standing
disposing of funds derived from sale of
extinct church property increased
fees for constables forbidding boards
of supervisors from erecting buildings
costing more than $5,000 without a
vote of the people changing the name
of the reformatory at Anamosa to
men's reformatory, women criminals
having been taken to the new institu
tion at Rockwell City.
Content Settled
The voting of Iowa soldiers at the
last general election was legal, says
the report of the house elections con
test committee, which seated F. W. In
gersoll of Tama county as representa
tive. The report presented to the
house by Representative Clark of Linn
county, was unanimously adopted. T.
E. Mann, democratic candidate, con
tested the election of Ingersoll on the
ground that soldiers had no legal right
to vote. The legality of the soldier
vote was predicated upon opinions
given by both Attorney General Cosson
and Attorney General Havner.
To Suppress Automobile Thieves
A bill which will provide an entire
code of automobile criminal legisla
tion, intended to make the auto thief's
trade profitless in Iowa, will be draft
ed and introduced later in the session
by Rep. U. S. Alderman, of Story
county. The 'basic feature by which
Rep. Alderman hopes to save Iowan's
motor cars against organized thievery
is an adaptation of the present Cali
fornia law, under which every person
who drives a car within the state
must carry a certificate showing his
ownership of it.
Four Year Term for County Officials
A four year term bill for county of
ficers was introduced in the senate by
Senator J- J- Rainbow, of Black Hawk
county. Rainbow's bill provides that
the county treasurer, recorder and cor
oner shall be elected in 1920 and every
four years thereafter. The clerk, aud
itor and sheriff can be elected in 1922
and every four years thereafter, the
present Incumbents of these offices
holding their office until said election.
This is the same bill which passed the
house and senate of the 37th assembly
but failed to become a law through
failure of the* president of the senate
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THE DENISON REVIEW
THE PAPER YOU TAKE HOME
DENISON, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29, 1919.
auditor of Black Hawk county for 16
years. That county has had but three
different auditors since it was organ
ized in 1856.
Capitol Extension Bobs Up.
While there will probably be no bill
introduced to dispose of any portion of
the ground secured by the capitol ex
tension act Senator Whitmore of Wa
pello county wants an accounting of
the capitol extension funds. He intro
duced a resolution in the senate asking
that such an accounting and report be
made by the state executive council
before February 1st. The capitol ex
tension plan called for the removal of
the soldiers' monument to a position
directly east of the state house. The
:57th general assembly passed an act
forbidding its removal but directing
the executive council to remove the
Allison monument. A resolution in
troduced by Ball Of Jefferson county
passed the senate Thursday requiring
the executive council to explain why
this had not been done.
Paved Roads Wanted
Frank Nebiker, representative from
Des Moines county, introduced a bill
in the house providing for a $50,000,000
bond issue for the purpose of building
permanent cross state highways in
Iowa, including the paving of the Lin
coln highway. River to River road, Jef
ferson highway and similar connecting
links. The bonds are to be taken care
of by the' receipts from the automo
bile licensc taxes, an increase in
which is to be made if necessary.
Another bill seeking to change im
portantly Iowa's road system was in
troduced in the house by Gunderson of
Pocahontas. It proposes to place un
der the control of county supervisors
all township road systems, now ad
ministered by tqwnship trustees. Un
der terms of the bill county boards
would take over the township road
funds. There are 88,000 miles of
township roads in Iowa, now main
tained by the trustees, and only 16,000
miles of county anji intercounty road,
which are controlled by supervisors.
Data on Highway Construction.
Representative Bradley of Pow
eshiek county has been obtaining data
from adjoining states as to their meth
ods of highway improvement. He has
all of the details of the Illinois plan
by which bonds to the amount of $70,
000,000 were voted by a majority of
450.000 the obligation to be liquidated
at the end of 20 years by using only
the automobile tax. Mr. Bradley served
on the board of supervisors for a num
ber of years and during that time no
county in Iowa made a better record
in highway improvement than Pow
eshiek. He is aflPVifeber of the high
way con/mitl^antPffopesTd b3 able
to get valuable information from the
documents received from other state
highway commissions. Mr. Bradley in
his official capacity gave the highway
patrol law a thorough trial and he
states that the result was very satis
factory. He says the inability to pro
cure capable men for the work is the
greatest hindrance.
Game Laws Under Fire
Adams of Kossuth heads the com
mittee in the senate on fish and game.
Price of Monroe comes next on the
list. Senator Adams favors the repeal
of the law providing for a closed sea
son for prairie chickens and Senator
Price favors the repeal of the law pro
viding for a closed season on quail.
There are thousands of acres of wild
land in Kossuth county and yet chick
ens do not breed there. What chick
ens are seen in northern Iowa come
down from Minnesota and the Dakotas
to feed in winter but go back in the
spring. The states to the north have a
law permitting the shooting of these
birds at certain seasons of the year
while Iowa forbids it entirely. It is
argued that this is both illogical and
unjust. In southern Iowa are large
numbers of quail. Since shooting
them has been forbidden they congre
gate in large coveys and the farmer
and his boys trap them without limit,
so the claim is made. To permit the
shooting of the quail will scatter them
so that it will be impossible to ex
terminate a whole covey in a single
day by means of traps. Sportsmen
claim that it is not sportsmanlike to
hunt rabbits with ferrets. A bill is
to be prepared making this a violation
of the game laws of the state. Farm
ers claim that rabbits are a pest in
that they ruin the young orchards and
with an open winter like the present
but few rabbits have been killed hence
they oppose the proposed ferret law.
The Markings of Highways
At present the following enactment
Is on the statute books: "The super
visors shall place guide boards at
cross roads and forks of the roads
which shall be made out of good tim
ber, well painted and lettered and
placed upon good substantial hard
wood posts to be set four feet in and
at least eight feet above the ground."
Senator Foster of Guthrie proposes
to do away with all road marking as
at present used on the specially laid
out highways and instead each high
way numbered. At different points
along the line the number of the high
way is to be plainly set forth. As
trains run by numbers so will travel
across the country be similarly gov
erned. For instance, the Lincoln high
way, instead of being marked as at
present, would be given a number, as
No. 10 for example.
New Headlight Law for Automobiles.
The 37th general assembly passed a
law regulating the height of the rays
of light frQin a headlight should be
above the roadway at a certain dis
tance ahead was so badly bungled up
that its meaning could not bo under
stood. The supreme court declared it
of no avail. A bill has been intro
duced rectifying the mistake made in
the final wording of the original meas
ure and it will doubtless be passed in
due form at this session. The bill de
feated two years ago making it com
pulsory for automobile drivers to con^e
to a full stop before passing over a
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LYCEUM WORK
Mrs. Payden, Daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Childress, of Deloit,
Visits Parents With Husband
WILL SAIL FOR AUSTRALAIA
Mr. and Mrs. Payden Members
Dixie Lyceum Bureau and Will
Travel Extensively
Thompson—Lots 1 2 3 4 5 6
and 7 block 21 Charter Oak
Con
Wednesday, January 22—
Daniel Murphy widower to John
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Mr. and Mrs. Payden have been
spending the past week at the home
of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Childress, of Deloit, and enjoy
ing a brief a brief vacation from lyce
um work in which they are engaged.
Mrs. Payden* will be remembered as
Miss Edna Childress, who is very well
known in this community as well as
Deloit, she having graduated from the
music department of the Denison Nor
mal college. She later attended Drake
university and finished her musical
education at Chicago. She possesses
unusual talent and she and her hus
band are very popular in lyceum and
Chautauqua work. This season's work
will be with the Dixie lyceum bureau
which is under the management of the
affiliated bureaus, their territory cov
ering the entire United States. Mr.
Payden returned to his home in Dallas,
Texas, for a short vi^t, Mrs. Payden
remaining here for a more extended
visit with her parents, after which she
will join he^ husband at Dallas. Lat
er they will go to San Francisco and
from there will sail for Australia,
where they are booked for several en
gagements, and where they will pro
mote a newly established Chautauqua
circuit.
REAL ESAATE TRANSFEDS
Monday, January 20th—
John Schacht and wife to
Charles Barton—Blocks 1 and
2 Aspinwall Con $ 1750
Tuesday, January 21—
Louis Greene and wife to Nels
800
Joe and Annie Murphy—N%
SW% section 1 Jackson Twp
Con
Edward Cochran unmarried to
E Cochran—Und 1-10 in E
100 ft lot? 10 11 and 12 block:
82 Denison Con
Denna Bell and husband
Cochran and wife John
Cochran single Kate Bell wid
ow and Anna Snedeke and
husband to E Cochran—
Und 1-5 in E 100 ft lots 10
11 and 12 block 82 Denison
Con
Thursday, January 23—
Peters and wife to
Adolph Winter—W 10 ft of
E 58 ft of lots 20 and 21 block
4 West Side Con
Friday, January 24—
S S Rogers and wife to Frank
500
Wettengel—Lot 1 of NWft
SW'4 section 25 Union Twp
Con
Louis Schroeder and wife to
370
Town of Aspinwall—E% of
lot 1 block 11 Aspinwall Con..
Saturday, January 25—
George Naeve and wife to Mas
Roeh—Lots 12 3 block 33
Denison Con
John Spahn and wife to E A
2800
Boock and Charles Jurgen
sen—W 1 ft of lots 6 and 7
and E 19 ft lot 8 block 7 Schles
wtfg Con
Martha Witmaack and husband
to Annie Habenicht—Und
Ys
1800
lot 13 block 3 Boyer Con...
Joseph McColI and wife to Wal
ter Cole—Lot 7 block 18
800
Dow City Con
O Faus and wife to Rank
Lots 3 4 block 111 Denison
Con
500
400
FOOD ADMINISTRATION NOTES
Two cables have just come from
Mr. Hoover, indicating the character
and extent of the work cut out for the
food administration.
One from London states that Ameri
ca will have to supply all of the pork
available for export up to July 1st—
which means an intensive conservation
campaign.
Another from Paris says that the
2,000,000 people in Vienna had ten
days' supply of food on hand on Jan
uary 1st, and that Roumania has not
to exceed thirty days' supply of food.
It is not starvation alone that these
people face, but bolshevism.
In view of the fact that these cable
grams convey the first definite infor
mation as to the work the food admin
istration probably will have yet to do
and embody new and interesting infor
mation as to the actual food conditions
in Europe. I 'suggest that the cable
grams be furnished to your newspa
pers. Faithfully yours, Lnited States
Food Administration, by J. F. Deems.
ONE CASE OF VIGILANCE
The governor of the canal zone has
made a special report to the secretary
of war covering measures taken to
safeguard the canal during the war.
Among other matters touched upon he
mentions the fact that the crews of
four interned German vessels were
prevented, by prompt action, from do
ing any damage to their ships. How
different is this from the situation in
this country when the government
was deprived of the use of hundreds
of thousands of tons of shipping be
cause of the dilatory tactics of the
officials at Washington. What would
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The little baby girl of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Schultz passed through the
baptismal rights at their home last
Sunday and was given the name of
Celestia Marie. The sponsors were
Miss Marie Graubau and Walter
Schultz, the ceremony being perform
ed by Rev. Ed Firnhaber.
Mrs. Honas Lorenzen entertained
the Jolly 500 club Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Hugo Wiegand entertained the
M. G. R. club at her home Friday af
ternoon.
Emil Boock and Peter Bendixen
went to Omaha Thursday and on Fri
day brought back an International
truck which the firm of Boock & Jur
gensen are now handling.
The Red Cross rooms will again be
opened to the public this week to fin
ish up the work begun and do what
ever else is required.
The masquerade ball drew out a
large crowd Friday evening, although
the per cent masked were few.
Fred Spahn celebrated his birthday
Sunday and invited in a large num
ber of his friends to spend the day
with hii*n.
Herman 'Schroeder and family mo
tored down from Ida Grove last Sun
day and spent the day with her moth
er. Mrs. Emma Peters, and other rela
tives.
Assessor Ludolph Mohr is busy mak
ing the rounds these days. He re
ports that the valuation of property
lias raised 25 per cent and the taxes
will be raised accordingly.
B'rank Davis, of Ida Grove, is the
new mechanic at the G. P. Hollander
garage. His household goods have al
ready arrived and they will soon be
located in the Erickson cottage vacat
ed by Hans Behrmann.
Herman Baak celebrated his birth
day Sunday. The out of town guests
were A. F. Baak and family and Mrs.
Conyers and babe, all of Ricketts.
Alfred Runge spent Sunday with his
parents at Ricketts.
John Jepsen has secured a furlough
and is visiting realtives here. He is
stationed at Camp Wheeler, Ga., and
was doing guard duty. He expects
his discharge before long.
Herman Peterson and family motor
ed over from Cushing and spent the
week end at the Claus Krolinke home.
The Berndt property was sold last
week to the Wieber Bros, considera
tion being $1600. The Wieber Bros,
state that their parents from Deloit
wilLmove up here and make this-tl^eir
home.
Gus Rickert, who is in the St. Jo
2501 seph hospital in Omaha, is fast im
I proving under treatment and will soon
be home again, avoiding an operation
for gall stones at this time.
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Mrs. Henry Claussen, who has been
spending several days here with her
sister, Mrs. Wm. Jochims, returned to
her home in Ricketts Saturday
Adolph Hansen celebrated hi birth
day Saturday.
Mrs. Ed Bothmann, of Ricketts, is
visiting her son, Alfred, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Vollersen spent
several days in Denison visiting his
brother. Chris. He informs us that
his nephew, Henry, has been appoint
ed deputy treasurer to take the place
of John Hugg who will go on a farm
in South Dakota in the spring.
Hugo Petersen and Ed Schroeder
were Holstein visitors Saturday and
Sunday.
A crowd of young folks perpetrated
a surprise on Miss Josephine Preuhs,
one of our teachers, at the John
Krolinke home Monday evening, the
occasion being her birthday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Hans Miller received
their first letter from their son, Rob
ert, since the signing of the armis
tice. He states that he is stationed
at Luxemberg with the other troops
and that he was well. I seems that
none of his letters reached here and
his parents were greatly worried about
him. The Red Cross put in two calls
to look him up and they received word
the same day the letter was received.
Emory Jones, of Des Moines, has
been in town several days this week
setting up and adjusting the new X
ray machine which Dr. Jones installed
in his office.
Miss Mamie Keller, of Ute, wlTo is
taking dressmaking at the Bendixen
& Evers store, is staying at the Albert
Kusch home.
Mrs. Julius Else was operated upon
athe Battle Creek hospital last week
tor gall stones. She is reported as im
proving nicely.
HOUSEHOLD THRIFT IS URGED
Keeping household accounts by
means of the budget system is being
urged by the home economics section
of the agricultural extension depart
ment of Iowa State college at Ames,
in connection with the thrift cam
paign now being conducted by the
U. S. treasury department.
Seven rules that help make a 100
per cent home are laid down.
1. Know the needs.
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5.
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7.
Consider cost.
Estimate expense.
Make practice follow precept.
Build a budget.
Adopt accurate accounts.
Analyze accounts.
Home demonstration agents are
helping push this campaign for house
hold thrift and economy. In one case
the agents found that families who
were being supported by the county
were buying a quart of oysters for 75
cents, where they could get a quart of
milk containing more nourishment for
15 cents. In another case six pack
ages of corn flakes were bought, while
only one of oatmeal was purchased.
These home demonstration agents are
going into these homes and helping
the housewives to plan the best way
of living. They make out the budget,
and the agent helps to see that It is
carried out and that the family gets
the heat value for Its money.
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W. A. Berry, of Des Moines .was a
business visitor in Kiron last Friday.
The remarkably fine weather the
past week surpasses anything ©ver
seen in January by our oldest citizens.
It is certainly enjoyed and the saving
of coal and stock feed is considerable.
E. N. Sandstrom, F. O. Johnson and
Rhen Waldemar returned Wednesday
from their tr^P" to Chicago,'where they
marketed stock which sold for good
prices.
Arthur Buller is improving his farm
west of town and fixing up the build
ings preparatory to moving onto the
same the coming season.
Gust Hammerstrom autoed over
from Odebolt Saturday to look after
business matters. They are •cozily
settled in their new home in Odebolt
and no doubt will find city life agree
able.
The proprietors of the new lunch
counter have installed new furniture
and fixtures and made additional ar
rangements which make their place
very inviting. The boys are enjoying
a satisfactory patronage and are
striving to serve the public in their
line in a way that will hold and win
them a good business.'
C. S. Johnson and Fred Erickson
went to Omaha Monday, returning In
the evening accompanied by John
Erickson who has been spending a
week at a hospital. Mr. Erickson is
feeling slightly improved, although
quite weak.
N. P. Johnson purchased the S. O.
Crook fine residence in the west part
of town last week and after his sale
will move his family to Kiron. We
are glad to note the addition to our
town of this respected family.
Rev. A. H. Sundberg has opened up
an auto repair shop and will devote
his spare time to that work, being for
merly in that business.
J. P. Johnson, who died at his homo
in Denison last week, was one of the
pioneers of this settlement, where he
resided for many years, and will be
remembered by many of our older peo
ple. He used to own and reside on
the SO acre farm three miles south
west of Kiron which he later sold to
Henry Girman.
Mrs. J. A. Benander, of Rockford,
ill., who died at a hospital in Omaha
January 3d, used to reside here for
several years with her husband dur
ing his pastorate at the Swedish
Lutheran church. She has many Kir
on friends who were saddened to learn
of her death.
Owing to the recent death of his
son, N. P. Johnson will hold a public
sale of his 80 acre fraiu and stock
and farm machinery five miles north
east of Kiron February 14th, and will
locate in Kiron with his family. He
has one of the choicest farms in the
locality and many are predicting that
it will reach the neighborhood of $400
an acre mark.
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Agitation Among Kiron Farmers That
May Eventually Lead to Organiza
tion of Co-Operative Company
MRS. IVMLBURN APPOINTED P.
New!y Appointed Postmistress to
Take Over Office About First Of
February—Will Satisfy All
KIRON, Jan. 28—Special— .j
Agitation is being started among
our farmers which may eventually
lead to the organization and building
of a farmers elevator at Kiron. At dif
ferent times they have been unable to
sell their grain to the corporation ele
vator here and have been forced to
either keep their grain or haul it a
long distance to other towns. A well
organized and conducted elevator
company by the farmers will insure
them of better price and service and
would be a welcome and valuable ac
quisition to the town of Kiron.
Tiie Kiron post office will change
postmasters about the first of Febru
ary, so we are informed, and is to be
moved into the News office building.
Mrs. J. E. Milburn has been appointed
postmistress and no doubt will con
duct the office to the satisfaction of
the pa'trons who will appreciate the
change.
E. E. Clauson, Chas. Sjogren and
Leslie Larson made an auto trip td
Moville, Lawton and Sioux City last
Thursday and Friday.
Rev. A. Osbeck, of Mead, Neb., vis
ited relatives and friends in this neigh
borhood last week.
A card from Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Nordholm, former Kiron people now
residing at Hecla, S. D., informs rela
tives and friends of the sad news of
tlie death of their two year old daugh
ter.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Goetch spent the
past week visiting at the home of Hen
ry Goetch at Lorimer. On their way
they visited relatives at Omaha.
Gust Larson, recently mustered out
of service at Camp Dodge and on his
way to Kirkhaven, Minn., stopped off
at Kiron Sunday morning for a visit
at the home of his brother-in-law, Mar
vin Snare. •,
NOT A CALL "TO THE COLORS."
Another Tammany congressman has
left the house to partake of the polit
ical spoils of war in New York. A
municipal judgeship is .not generally
supposed to be preferable to a seat in
the national house of representatives,
but that is the exchange made by this
democratic patriot. Perhaps certain
other emoluments besides his salary
will accrue to the new judge, that will
make the exchange ibeneficial to him.
Little pie to foe carved up this time
at the peace table but a large quantity
of bitter medicine to be'apportioned
and swallowed.
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more. Buy it now.
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KIRON FARMERS
WANT ELEVATOR
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