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Chicken Fanciers Say Their Oc cupation Is Underrated. SCIENCE, NOT FAD,SAYS PEASE Secretary Simpson, of State Board ot Agriculture, Encourages Poultry Raisers to Exhibit During the Summer. Des Moines, Jan. 1.—A representa tive crowd of poultry breeders and fanciers filled the lecture room at the Coliseum to hear an interesting pro gram of addresses as a feature of the annual Iowa poultry show. All of the speakers were authorities on their subjects and emphasized the necessi ty of scientific breeding and selection of variety of poultry for the purpose of producing better results financially. Dr. P. T. Bond, president of the Des Moines Poultry and Pet Stock association, presided. In his address of welcome, Gov. B. F. Carroll emphasized the magnitude of the poultry business in Iowa and the necessity for raising the standard of poultry in order to produce more satisfactory results. J. A. Pease of Fort Dodge, president of the Iowa State Poultry association, responded to the address of welcome. He declared that the occupation of raising poultry was looked upon to too great an extent as a hobby instead of the paying proposition that it is. He made an appeal for an increase in the breeding of good poultry and called upon his audience to take steps toward securing the aid of the members of the legislature in taking up the work of raising the standard of the breed. Prof. C. F. Curtiss, dean and di rector of the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts and the Iowa Experiment station, gave an address on "The Agricultural College in Relation to Poultry Raising." Prof. Curtiss assured those present of the support of the college in the work and told of many interesting experi ments conducted recently at the state institution. "In this age of industrial efficiency the poultry business has advanced to as great an extent as any industry," said Professor Curtiss. "The facilities for taking care of poultry have in creased 300 per cent. One phase of the poultry business that is being neg lected and causing a great loss of money is that the products are going to market in an unfinished condition. There is no more reason for placing poultry produce on the market in an imperfect condition than there is in sending cattle and horses to market in the same condition." In his address on "Poultry at the State Fair." Hon. J. C. Simpson, sec retary of the state board of agricul ture, declared that the value o! poul try was four times as great as that of either wheat, potatoes or barley. He also spoke of the attitude the officers of the state fair towarw the poultry men. "We would like to see the fair grounds made a clearing house for the poultry of the state in the same manner as it serves many other prod ucts of the state," said Mr. Simpson. "We also ask for the co-operation of the poultry men of the state in mak ing poultry grading at the state fair strictly first class." W. S. Russell of Ottumwa, one of the judges at the show, gave practical demonstrations of the judging ot poultry. He showed many different types of poultry, explaining their classification, defects, etc.. and illus trating that the shape of the bird makes breed and the color designates variety. W. Ellison of Minneapolis, anoth er judge, gave an address on "The .Mission of the Standard of Perfec tion." He advocated the perfection of the breed in poultry from a financial standpoint. "The better the shape of the chick cn, the better the egg," said .Mr. El lison. "Shape in poultry is of as great importance in selection as the shape of horses and cattle. Try to get bet ter poultry and get higher prices for the produce in order to make the business more profitable in spite 01 the prevailing high price of teed. People snould not complain at paying 50 cents per dozen for eggs when a dozen eggs give more nourishment than six pounds of meat." For Rehearing of Case. A rehearing before the supremo court has been asked in the case of Mrs. S. Joe Brown, who received an adverse decision at the hands of the supreme court several weeks ago in her suit for damages against the Bell company for refusing to sell her cof fee at a pure food show because she was a negress. Dr. Richardson Gets Place. Governor Carroll has announced the appointment of Dr. 15. K. R'chard son of Webster City as the Fourt district mei-jer of the state board of health, to succeed Dr. A. M. i.inn of Des Moines, whose Urni expires Jan. 31. William H. Cole Dies. William H. Cole, brother of Judge C. C. Cole, and father of S. S. Cole and the late W. C. Cole, both former well known Des Moines men died at his home in Baltimore, aged 80 years. Miller's Report is Ready. The final report on the possibilities of Des Moines river improvement which has been in process of prepa ration by A. C. Miller, chairman of the Des Moines River improvement association, will soon be handed in to Major J. S. Riche of the Rock Is land corps of government engineers. The report, which was returned for supplementary data by the officials iu Washington, contains endless statis tics showing the possibilities of the water power available and the trans portation facilities of tile stream. Special reference is made to the de velopment of coal, corn and clay pro ducts made possible. The report gives the average height of the water in the Des Moines river during the past ten years and shows that the minimum watermark on the liver is as high as the water in the German rivers, where the greater part of the transportation of that, country is carried on. Mr. Miller assures the government officials that the terminals have been secured and that the Des commercial organizations will lend their strongest support in the work. Postal Receipts Larger Than Year Ago During the week preceding Christ mas the postoffice sent out of Des Moines 2,000 sacks of mall and re ceived 1,500 sacks. During the week the office received 200,000 postal cards, a large part of which wa3 mail ed in Des Moines. Many thousands of these have not as yet been delivered, as it was impossible to route them for the carriers. Even much of the Christ mas mail was undelivered until Mon day. During the six days preceding Christmas the stamp receipts amount ed to $21,082.78. For the same per iod last year the receipts amounted to $17,929, showing a big increase for this year. On the day before Christ mas the stamp sales this year amount ed to $1,713, while last year they were $2,906. Taking into considera tion the fact that the week's receipts this year so far exceeded those of last year, the last day's receipts show conclusively that people did their shopping early, as urged by the news papers. Admen Choose New Officers. The annual election of officers of the Des Moines Admen's club was held at the Wellington, following the annual banquet. The reports of offic ers were received for the year and the election was held according to the Des Moines plan, each candi date making a speech telling why his opponent should be elected. The of ficers elected are: President, O. R. McDonald vice president, Frank Armstrong secretary-treasurer, Wil liam Eldred board of governors, Sam Silverman, chairman, Hugh McVey, C. A. Pierce, Tom Brennan, George Todd. Mr. Runyan, the retiring president, gave a speech outlining what the present officers had planned to do for the club during 1909, and what had been accomplished. Reports showed that the club has become firmly estab lished as one of the live organizations working for a Greater Des Moinea. Harlan Gets Famous Pipe. The great pipe which the famous Sioux chief, Sitting Bull, used during his great campaigns in the Dakotas and the northwest, has been present ed to Curator Harlan of the state historical department by John M. Foster of Denver, Colo. Dr. Foster, in his letter to Curator Harlan, declares that there can be no doubt that the pipe was the per sonal property of the famous chief who led in the massacre of General Custer and his troops at the battle of the Little Big Horn in ISVti. Dr. Foster says that the pipe was pur chased by his brother from Sitting Bull in 188S. Iowa Little Under Texas. The aggregate value of Iowa's 1909 farm productions is $021,000,000 or greater than any other state in the union except Texas. Texas can boast of farm productions amounting to $623,000,000, but Iowa has the record for individual farms. This state has 244,000 farms and Texas 435,000. The average production of each farm in Iowa is $2,135 and that of Texas $1,432. Reincorporates for New Period. The secretary of state received the articles of incorporation of the Sloan State bank, to extend the term for twenty years $50,000 capital. Other incorporations S. G. Hunter Iron Works Co., Atlantic, $15,000 Detthof Hardware Co., Muscatine, $10,000 City Planing Mill Co. Sioux City, $50, 000. Pardon for a Convict. Governor Carroll has pardoned from the penitentiary J. J. Scott, a prisoner whose term of service would have ended next February. He was recently injured while at work on prison buildings. Man Speaks Six Tongues. Although he can speak six lan guages, Fred Myers, a Canadian, was unalile to convince Judge Stewart in polite court that he was not intoxi catrd and ho was sentenced to five days in jail. Ray B. Kauffman Dies in Denver. Word has been received of the death of Ray Barr Kauffman, aged 27, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. KaufT man, Sr., in Deuver, at the home of his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Law rence. Bible Society Raises Money. New York, Jan. 5.— A casting up of the books of the American Bible so ciety is expected to show that the organization had raised the $500,000 necessary to secure the equal amount given it by Mrs. Russell Sage. The lost, mail brought still further con tributions from the South and West and it was expected that, added to yesterday's receipts by mail of up wards of $20,000 and Saturday's $30, 000 or more the $100,000 found to be needed at the last casting up of the I books wnii'il be supplied. Plan Flight To South Pole. SI. Petersburg, Jan. 4.—On the au thority of a prominent member of the Russian Geographical society, it was I ('.luted that two Russian army oliicers will attempt to reach the south pole by means of dirigible balloons next 8uninier. Grand Vizier Appointed. Constantii.op'e, Doc. 31.—llaika Bey, ambassador at Home, has been ap lointcd grand vizier, lie will leave Rome Immediately lor Constantinople. WORK FOR THE NEW YEAR MAJOR CLAIMS OF TROLLEY COM PANY ARE UPHELD BY HIGH COURT, IN MINNEAPOLIS "SIX FER" CASE Limited Franchise Contention of ths City Is Allowed.—Opinion Rep resented Hard Blow for Municipal Control. Washington, Jan. 4. The United States supreme court held to be invalid the ordinance of 1907 requiring the Minneapolis Street Railway company to sell six full-fare tickets for 25 cents. The opinion was written by Justice Day and sustains the contention of the company that the ordinance im pairs the obligation of the contract implied in the charter of the company which was issued in 1873. This char ter runs for 50 years and authorizes the charge of 5 cents for each fare. Justice Day, in some respects, mod ified the decision of Judge Lochran of the United States circuit court, who upheld all of the company's conten tions. One of these was that the charter runs 15 years longer and not 20 years. This, and a few other minor matters, were decided in favor of the city. Decision of Vast Import. The decision means much to the company, as it denies to the city the right to regulate in any manner the rate of fare which the company can charge during the life of its charter. This includes all other regulations which the council may desire to im pose on the corporation and practical ly gives it a free hand. Frank Healy, city attorney, and Judge W. A. Lancaster, special coun sel, were much disappointed at the out come, although neither would make a statement for publication, preferring to see the opinion first and to deter mine exactly the modifications made by Justice Day in the decision of the circuit court. While Judge M. B. Koon and N. M. Thygeson, attorneys for the company, were jubilant over the outcome of the case they will say nothing until they see the full opinion. Willard J. Hield, general manager, could not conceal his joy, but also refused to be quoted at present. Five Cents for Three Miles. The Washington dispatches indicat ed that the supreme court has upheld ail the principal contentions of the company. Under the 1873 charter the company was given the privilege of charging 5 cents for a continuous ride of not more than three miles. Accord ing to the decision this rate can be en forced if the company so desires. The transfer ordinance is, however, not invalidated, as the Hennepin coun ty district court upheld it in 1893 and the company lost all rights by failing to appeal. The opinion was written by Judge Seagrove Smith and remains as the last vestige of municipal con trol over the street railway system. Nathanson Took Own Life. New York, Jan. 4.-—Investigations by the police into the death of Moses S. Nathanson, the wholesale clothing merchant, whose dead body was found tied to a chair in his store Sunday, with gas escaping from a broken pipe in the room, confirmed their suicide theory. Isaac P. Gold, his parlner, was discharged immediately. The police say they learned that Nathanson had taken out an insurance policy for $10,000 only two weeks ago and that he recently had been despondent because of financial troubles. I "Match King" Is Arraigned. Akron, Ohio, Jan. 4.—Senator Char les Dick, of Akron, has written an open letter to O. C. Barber, president of I he American Match Company, in which he says Barber swore away his citizenship in Ohio 20 years ago when sued by Summit county for $112,000 back taxes. Dick says Barber moved to Illinois, then to New York, and that he does not know now of which slate the "Match King" is a resident. Bar ber recently challenged Senator Dick to a series of debates In Ohio on pub lic questions. Dick says such debates are impossible. 9 IS 10 CREATE NEW AGAINST GITYi MANN BILL MAKES SWEEPING CHANGES IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAWS, BY REP. MANN OF ILLINOIS Measure Is Prepared Not in Accord With One Under Eye of Taft.— Department of Commerce and Labor to Handle Complaints. Washington, Jan. S.—A bill making sweeping changes in the interstate commerce laws for the regulation of railroads was introduced in th house by Representative Mann ot Illinois, chairman of the committee on inter state and foreign commerce. The bill is not in accord with the one pre pared by the committee acting under the direction of President Taft and known as the "administration railroad bill," but was prepared by Chairman Mann during the summer vacation of congress. "Bureau of Transportation." The measure does not provide for a special court to hear interstate com merce capes, as has been reported would be the form of legislation on this subject which President Taft would recommend. It proposes, how ever. to create in the department of commerce and labor a bureau to be called the "bureau of transportation," where a shipper may file complaint •gainst a railroad. If, after an inves tigation, the commissioner of the bureau of transportation finds that there is justice in the complaint, he must report the facts to the attorney general of the United States, and if the attorney general is satisfied that there is a cause of action, he is re quired to file a petition with the inter state commerce commission and pros acute the case at the expense of the government. The shipper may, if he prefers, still file his complaint direct with the commission and prosecute it at his own expense, as the present law provides. The bill makes it the duty of com mon carriers to establish just and rea sonable classifications and regulations and authorizes the interstate com merce commission to prescribe what they shall be. The Long and Short Haul. The long and short haul clauses of the interstate commerce act would be amended so as to provide that the charge for a short haul shall in no case be greater than the charge for a long haul and the charge for a through rate shall be no greater than the aggregate of the local rate. False or padded claims for damages by a ship per are prohibited, as rebates are. The provision of the law in regard to filing complaints and authorizing the commission to adjust complaints and fix rates are very much enlarged and they give power to the commis sion not only to fix rates upon com plaint but also to adjust and prescribe classifications, regulations and prac tices generally. The commission mny suspend the taking effect of any pro posed rate or change In classification until full hearing could be had on the subject The commission is also giv en the power to establish through rates and joint rates, and the shipper to select the entire route over which a shipment shall be transports!. Railroads are required t,o furnish rates on written application. Evry shipment of property on which a re bate Is paid is made a separate of fense, and the Elkins law is amended to that extent. The railroads, under the Mann bill, may exchtngrt trans portation for advertisement of their time tables in newspapers. Ownership of Stock. A comnon carrier is prohibited fiom owing or acquiring ownership of stock in any competing carrier. The bill also makes it unlawful for a rail road company to issue any stock or bonds except for the acquisition of property, the construction of its lines, the improvement of its service or the discharge of its obligations, and after filing with the commissioner of trans portation a statement setting forth the full details of the issue. The bill re quires stock to be sold for not less than par and bonds for not less than the reasonable market value, and pro vides a penalty of $20,000 fine and im prisonment for five years for the il legal issuance of stocks and bonds. The bill also makes it unlawful for anv railroad to acquire" by purchase, lease or otherwise, the ownership of nnv connecting line and forbids any form of ownership to acquire control of two competing lines of transporta tion unless permitted by the interstate commerce commission. The bill was referred to the commit tee of which Mr. Mann is chairman. Ballinger Probe Committee. Washington, Jan. 5—The personnel of the joint committee of the senate and house, which will Investigate the Ballinger-I'inchot toivstr.v controver sy, is practically complete. The com mittee will consist of the following members of I he two houses Republicans. Senator Knule Nelson, of Minne sota, chairman. Senator Elihu Root, of New York. Senator George Sutherland, of Utah. Senator Frank P. Flint, of Califor nia. Representative John Dalzell, of Pennsylvania. Representative Samuel W. McCall, of Massachusetts. Representative Frederick C. Stev ens, of Minnesota. Representative Kben W. Martin, of South Dakota. Democrats. Senator Thomas H. Paynter, oi Kentucky. Senator Jarues P. Clarke, of Arkan sas, or Senator Charles J. Hughes, of Colorado. Representative Swager Sherley, of Kentucky, or John A. Moon, of Ten nessee. Representative William II. Howard, of Georgia. Senator Flint may be taken off at the last moment, because of his action in recommending an alleged attorney for the Southern Pacific for appoint ment as assistant attorney general for the interior department. In this case, another senator will be named whose record, so far as debates in congress or speeches on the stump are concerned, is absolutely secure from attack. Middle West Not Represented. Geographical as well as political considerations have carried weight in the selection of the committeemen. New England is represented by Mr. McCall, of Massachusetts the middle Atlantic states by Senator Root, of New York, and Mr. Dalzell, of Penn sylvania the south by four demo crats the northwest and west by Senator Nelson and Mr. Stevens, of Minnesota, Mr. Martin, of South Da kota.'* and Senator Sutherland, of Utah, and the Pacific slope by Senator Flint. The fact that the middle west has no reprosentation is variously in terpreted, but it is explained that there is no one from that section who is so well qualified from many points of view for service as those se lected. JEFFRIES IS COINING MONEY. Has Been Making From $5,000 a Week. $3,000 To Chicago, Jan. 4.—James J. Jeffries is earning between $3,000 and $5,000 a week on his present tour of one-night stands, despite the fact that he and Berger have not been allowed in many cities, including Chicago, to put on their sparring exhibitions, exactly the same exhibition to which no objection was made when the.v toured the vaude ville and music hall circuit. This golden harvest for Johnson's future opponent is the result of an ex ceedingly liberal percentage contract which, according to those close to the Jeffries camp, yielded the big Califor nion an amount exceeding $3,000 oil the poorest week of ihe tour and over $5,000 on his best week with an aver age around $4,000. Gotch is working under a straight salary of $1,000 a week. AUCTION SALE. Having sold my farm 4 miles south east of Lime Springs, miles south west of Bonair, 4 miles northwest of Howard Center, 5 miles north-east of Davis Corners, I will sell the following described property, without reserve, commencing at 10 a. m., TUESDAY JANUARY 18, 1910. 6 HEAD OF HORSES. 1 gray mare, weight 1400 lbs. Span of brown mares in foal, weight 2800 lbs. Span 2-year' old mares, weight 3000 pounds. One sucking colt. 24 HEAD OF CATTLE. 5 milch cows. 10 calves. 3 two-year old steers. 4 yearling steers. 2 yearling heifers SHEEP. 28 breeding ewes. One buck. 21 SHOATS. 2 set Concord harness, one new. Set driving harness. Single Harness. 2 set Fly Nets. MACHINERY. Kemp manure spreader, new. Gearless Hay loader, new. 2 Lumber wagons, one new. Truck Wagon. Top Buggy. Road cart. 2 hay rakes. 2 set Oscilating bob sleighs Pair runners for buggy. Deering binder. 8-ft. Seeder. Disc and seeder combined: Tiger disc. Sulky plow. G-Shovel corn plow, new. 3-Section drag. 2 hay rackti. 1200 lb. scale. Feed cooker. Owens Fanning mill. 75 Grain sacks. 30 bushels potatoes. 10 bushels good seed corn. Pile Maple wood, stove length. 175 Plymouth Rock chickens." Household goods and other articles too numerous to mention. Free Lunch at Noon. TERMS —All sums of $10 and under cash. Sums over that amount One Years' time will be given on good ap proved Notes bearing 8 per cent inter est. All articles must be settle^ for before being removed from premises, JAS. A. SHEA, Prop. COL. JOHN FINEGAN, Auctioneer. A. J. CRAY, Clerk. FOR SALE—Some choice Poland China gilts, also some nice Bronze Turkeys. Write or 'phone C. A. WELLS, R. F. D. NO. 2, Cresco, Iowa. Lime Springs. Mrs. Clifford Summers and little daughter Genevieve, who have been visiting with her father Joe Williams, returned to her home at Charles City, Saturday. The Misses Hattie and Thelma Mc Culloch returned to their home in Minneapolis, Sunday morning. Messrs. Winfield Cray, Lawrence Hall and Harry Woods called atCresco, Saturday. Mesd. George Hall and Art. Howland called at Chester, Friday. R. Frost and family spent New Year's Day with his sister Mrs. G. E. Owens and family at Cresco. Messrs. Joseph Cray, Harrison Davis, Nevton Davis, Fred Stradley, and the Misses Geneva Anderson, Etta Hughes, Hattie McCulloch and Cora Woods at tended the show at Cresco, Saturday evening. Mrs. F. M. Stevens received word Friday that her brother Ernest Irvine, who has tuberculosis, was worse, but we hope for the best. Miss Emily Grubb returned here to her school work, Sunday morning. Miss Olive Nash, who has been visit ing in Milwaukee, returned home Sat urday. Miss Eloise Hill will return Monday morning to her school work at Sher burn, Minnesota. Prof, and Mrs. O. R. Arrington and son have returned from their western visit. School began Monday after one short week of vacation. Miss Ruth Hall returned to her school work at Owatonna, Monday. Miss Margaret Roberts will depart Sunday morning for Lake Benton, Minn., where she teaches 7th grade. Messrs. Merrill, Benjamin and Curtis Sheldon, of Chicago, called at the F. Hill home, Sunday evening. Mr. Lawrence Hall callcd at Chester, Sunday evening. Miss Gladys Salisbury called at Cresco Tuesday. Mr. Thos. Perry entertained a num ber of bis friends of the Class of '09, Saturday evening. Those present were the Misses Susie Chick, Edith Evans and Bertha Evans, and Messrs. Thomas Davis, Edward and Luther Evans all reporting an excellent time. News was received here Monday of the death of the little son of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Hughes who formerly re sided here. They have the sympathy of all in the loss of their first child. Mrs. Thos. H. Hughes departed Monday to attend the funeral of her little grandson, and Miss Etta followed her Tuesday. The list of officers elected in the Woodmen Lodge for the year of 1910 is as follows: V. C.—Clarence Zook. W. A.—A. A. Wells. E. B.— A. R. Johnson. Clerk—A. J. Cray. Escort—R. W. Thomas. Sentry—Fred Gates. Miss Erva Hastings, of Chester, came Friday for a visit with her friend Miss Mabelle Hall. Miss Jane Ann Williams, who has been visiting with her friend Mrs. Winifred Perry, has returned to her home at Northfield, Minnesota. Saratoga. Martin Scully had five sheep killed by dogs last week. John Krall and Fred Vagts of Cresco attended Kakac's New Year dance here last Friday. Mrs. Henry Schahan drove over from Oak Dale Sunday afternoon'to get her brother, Aug. Madaus, who is going to visit there for a month or so. C. H. Wallace took the stage for Cresco Monday morning to attend the January session of the board of super visors. Thomas Kakac's New Year dance was a big success. Seventy-three numbers were sold and all had a very enjoyable time. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Groth was brightened by the arrival of a fine baby boy, born to them Dec. 26. Lou Henning and bride returned from their honey-moon trip last Thursday night. They will commence housekeep ing on the Henning farm one mile east of Saratoga. Mr. Henning, Sr., will move to Cresco in the spring. Southwest New Oregon. James Andera visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. Valvoda. Chas. Andera and Paul Kubik are sawing wood. How goes it, boys? Joe Michalec made a business trip to Spillville. Sophia Panoch returned home from Spillville. Frank Prashek is sick at this writ ing. Joe Michalec made a trip to Cresco Friday. John Andera is visiting at the home of Mr. Albert Hupka. Frank Stephen helped Frank Panoch saw wood. Wedding bells will soon be ringing. Thirty Arrested for Murder Plot. Bombay, Jan. 4.—The police arrest ed thirty persons suspected of complic ity in the assassination plot that re sulted in the death on Dec. 22 of Arthur M. T. Jackson, the English ad ministrative head of the city of Naslk. Jackson was shot to death as he was entering a theater in company with two women. Sure to Do It. "He Is such a la man that he took to manufacturing ans as the eas iest way of making a living." "The easiest way?" "Sure. Isn't it certain to raise the wind?" Looks Like an Easy Mark. "Mark Twain says he's been flammed again." "That's what he gets for wearing a white suit around all tlie time." film- Chester. James Skare returned to Austin Mon day. Art Eggrich was a business caller at Le Roy Monday. Emmet McWilliams came up from Decorah Monday. as Byron Shutt of Cresco was a Chester visitor Monday. Mildred Conklin returned from her Decorah visit Monday. Chester school began Monday after a two weeks vacation. Dr. Hoag returned from his south-' ern visit on Wednesday. j, Oliver Welsh returned from his Spring Valley visit on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. O. Baldwin spent Fri day evening with T. Conklin. Julius Moe enjoyed a visit with two brothers on New Year day. "I Mr. and Mrs Lloyd Sweet ate New*" Years dinner with Joe Wilhelm of York George Conklin and wife, Roy Wil helm and wife ate New Years dinner with the Wilhelm's near York. Raleigh Jones has hired out for the coming year to Walt Davis. Albert Barrett has moved onto the Spaulding farm for the coming year. Joe Ned is visiting old Chester friends during the holidays. Miss Ona Johnson is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. F. Freemire of Chester. John Bratraud returned to his school work at Minn. Monday. Mr. and Mis. Reinhart returned Mon day from their visit at West Union. Opal Baldwin was an over Sunday visitor with her aunt at Cresco. Mr. Handel's mother and Mrs. Ban ders sister left for Burr Oak Saturday, after spending the holidays with Ches ter friends. Mr. Bear of Decorah is spending the New Year with friends at Chester. Art Jones was a New Year caller at Austin. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wilhelm have been visiting relatives at Chester and York the past' week. The Old Gentleman Eckstein is very low at this writing. Mr. Eckstein has been a" resident of Howard county for many years. Mrs. J. B. Hungerford and two sons attended the fnneral of son and broth er's wife at Spring Valley Monday. Mrs. Verne Hungerford died in North Dakota and was brought to Spring Valley for burial. Mr. and Mrs. Will Murray and Will Hungerford attended the funeral of their neice at Spring Valley Monday. The lecture of Thomas Green was enjoyed by all, there being a large crowd for the cold weather. Will Blade is hauling his summer wood from York, Minn. Albion- Sleighing in abundance. The directors of the Darrow school district have purchased an organ to be used in the school. A. L. Wallace accompanied R. J. Peckham to St. Paul Saturday, where Mr. Peckham will remain for treat ment. Mrs. Belle Cooley and children eft-"4 route from Montana to their home at McGregor, stopped off at Cresco for a brief visit with relatives of Cresco and Albion. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Holcomb has been quite sick the past few days but reported better at this writing. Sorry to note that the A. E. Ben nett lecture at the church Wednesday evening of last week was not very well attended, due to the severe cold.] Ronald Wallace visited at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Lillie Peckham of Cresco, last week. The holidays, with their pleasures are over and our young people depart ed the first of the week to their re spective homes and places of business as follows: The Misses Ashley to Austin Guy Rutherford, Fayette Hervey Wells, Cresco Martha Becker, LeRoy and Mr. and Mrs Justus John son to their home at Onida, S. D. The little girls at the Peter DeGrave home are the proud possessors of an organ since Xmas. Mrs. Arthur Livingston enjoyed a visit from her two brothers from southern Minn., during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bigalk of near St. Paul are visiting Albion relatives. Orleans Items. More cold days in the last two months than we had all last year. Mr. and Mrs. Gunderson attended church New Years day. Mrs. J. Q. Rowlee spent Sunday at her daughter's Mrs. B. Perry. Mr. and Mrs Curtis Miller drove to Decorah Monday. Curtis has been waiting for a nice day—he got it. Ask Curtis. Joe Steinmetz hauled wood from Ottto Bigalk's last Tuesday. Fred Howard is hauling corn to Cres co, and also hauled corn to H. Schaefer. Mr. and Mrs. J. Cunningham, and the latter's sister, Mrs. D. T. Eager from Hancock, Wis., spent Sunday at M. Culbert's. Willie Whitehorn from Ramona, S. D., spent New Year with Mr. and Mrs. D. Farrell. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Schaefer en tertained company Sunday. Miss Eva Ahem spent a couple of days in Charles City last week. Mrs. W. E. Howard called on her son Fred, Sunday, but Fred was not at home. The next time you go away Fred, stay at home. Frank Burr spent Sunday with his folks. Miss Doris Andrus returned to her home in Cresco New Year day, having spent her vacation with Katie Walton. Instruction in Music. I am prepared to receive all of-my, old pupils and any new ones desiring instruction in music. Miss LAURAINE MEAD.