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The Courier from Waterloo, Iowa • 20

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SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 1941 WATERLOO SUNDAY COURIER, WATERLOO, IOWA Three Named Mi Directs Choir Surrenders on Slaying Charge ID STARTED NORTHEAST IOWA IOWADEATHS (Courier Special Ktrvieei TAMA Fred Shilhanek. 43. HOWARD COUNTY 1941 fill WORK TO COST $60,000 UO ASKED OF MVERU MM IN BHIERJ0. SUI1 Claim Defendant's Auto Injured Kathryn Kieder-ling, Waterloo. TV iV -AV i urn in iwifm liilli limn n' i ffi na4 'ftwifafiraia-m i 1 Walter Appelt (right), 32, a Chicago Insurance collector, surrendered at the stage's attorney's office in Chicago on a rtrarje of having slain Joseph Loreni, 47, a chemical engineer and the suitor of his estranged wife, Mrs.

Waneta Appelt, 28, Appelt'i attorney, William Scott Stewart, is at left. direction 'of Wendell Wood. Six characters take part in Vinton's presentation of "The Early Worm, with Marian M. Stanley as director and the same number will play in "Dear Lady, Be Brave" with Lloyd L. Shelton directing for Hudson.

La Porte City will present "The Cornhusk Doll" with five characters taking part, under the direction of Miss Dorothy Thompson. Miss Lillian Garrabrant will present musical numbers consisting of a boys' quartet, girls' trio, girls' sextet and three soloists, which numbers will be contest numbers in the district music contest tit Vinton, April 3, 4, and 5. Two Tickets Filed at Toledo; Lively Election Indicated (Courier Special Service Toledo. Ia. With two tickets filed, a lively city election is indicated here Monday, March 31.

Mayor Walter S. Huyck and all other incumbents seek re-election, as follows: Councilmen-at-large, Zelic Sime and Frank McClaskey; First ward councilman, C. H. Zander; Second ward, D. A.

Garretson; Third ward, E. C. Cook; assessor, A. L. Hutchison; treasurer, M.

J. Krezek. W. C. Harrison is the People's ticket nominee for mayor and running with him will be H.

H. Loren-zen. and Homer Gray for council men-at-large. Alfred Hofer for First ward councilman. Reed Nelson, Sec ond.

and N. Pctcrman, Third. RENAMED TO BOARD. Shell Rock, la. (Special! El-wood Savage and Clifford Hunter were re-elected to the Shell Rock school, board.

Prof. E. Liemohn (above) will direct the Wartburg college choir of Waverly on its 17-day concert tour of 17 states, which will take the 49 members as far west-aa the Rocky mountains. Besides being head of the music department at Wartburg Professor Liemohn Is a composer of note. Two of his compositions are included in this year's concert program: "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God," based on the chorale melody by Dr.

Martin Luther, and "Night The choir left Friday. Legionnaires Will Sacrifice All for Democracy-Shaw State Commander Speaks at Iowa Falls Dinner. Courier Special Service) Iowa Falls, Ia. "America will never seek war, and war will never -seek a prepared America." declared Robert Shaw, Iowa depart ment commander of the American Legion, at the sixth annual "slum guillion" dinner at which members of the W. Paul Hyman post, American Legion, entertained the business and professional men and wom en of Iowa Falls, and members of the American Legion auxiliary on Friday night.

"Legionnaires do not want war," Shaw asserted, "but they will sac rifice all even life itself rather than see the democratic form of government taken sway from their children." f.v "England First Line." Continuing. Shaw said that England 4s the first line of defense of democracy, and that the United States is the second and last line ot defense. He made a plea for national unity for defense for "division makes our enemies happy," he stated. Tho we may differ on many domestic issues, he believes we can afford no division in defense. The men of 1917-18 did not fail, the department commander de-clared, because "they brought an arorgant autocracy to its knees." "Envisage Defeat." Those who state that they are willing to fight if the United States should be invaded, envisage a defeat of the navy and the air forces, Shaw said.

About 250 persons attended the dinner. Legion members prepared the meal, and were assisted in the serving by junior auxiliary mem bers. 2 for 1 That's IMPERIAL LUMP Try It $10.50 Del. WATKINS Coal and Lumber PHONE 18 10 RE9AIFJ BILES Additional Cash of $3,900 Found in Lundy Home at Independence. rS Independence, Ia.

(U.R) Ad-ministrators of the estate of Mrs. Nellie Lundy have started action to claim $520 found in a city dump last December by three boys. The administrators contend that the money belonged to Mrs. Lundy and was in an envelope bearing her handwriting. The envelope was in a can which the boys dug out of the dump.

The finders were Floyd Klotz-bach, 12; Robert Bandy, 15, both of Independence, and Donald Bandy, 8, Dubuque. Allen Smith, Independence at torney representing the estate, said-additional cash totaling $3,900 ha been found in Mrs. Lundy's home. He said it was mostly in old bills of the type found in the dump. Of the amount, $2,800 was found in a muff in a cedar chest and $1,100 in a cookie can in the attic, Smith said.

He estimated Mrs. Lundy's estate at $30,000. She was the widow of a monument maker. Tracr Blacksmith, Hurt in Accident, Back in Hospital (Courier penal Service) Traer, Ia. Roy McComas, veter an Traer blacksmith, and prominent in Iowa Masonic circles, is confined in the Iowa Methodist hospital from complications as a result of an automobile accident more than two months ago.

Following the accident, which occurred near Des Moines when he and John Ames were returning from a Masonic gathering in southern Iowa, he was in a Marshall-town hospital for about a After his release from the Mar? shalltown hospital it was believed that he was well on the road to recovery but a later examination re vealed that he had a misplaced ver tebra. Now it is believed he will be confined to the hospital for many weeks. RECITAL AT TRAER. Traer, Ia. (Special) A public recital will be given at the Congregational church here Sunday afternoon by Kathleen Check, violinist, and William Carren.

bart tone, both students at Coe college. The recital is being sponsored by a Congregational Sunday school group. Miss Check is first violinist in the Cedar Rapids symphony orchestra and Mr. Carren is a voice student in the Coe College Conservatory of Music. The Most Complete Line of Fine WALLPAPERS we have ever shown and the Imperial washable papers are much lower this year.

Non-Washable 5c and up Washable and up Sycamore at Park Ave. Phone 1808 PHONE 1192 84 W. MULLAN AVE. Best Values 1 ALWAYS Cash or Terms JL i II Tama businessman Friday at the University hospital in Iowa City, where he had undergone an opera tion for removal of a lung; operated the Shilhanek garage here about 17 years; leaves widow and five William, Bernard, Terence, Teresa and Fred; a sister, Mrs. Frank Weaver, Toledo, and four brothers, James and Frank, Tama; Joseph, Oaks, N.

and William, Hecla, S. D. VINTON-Mrs. F. F.

Pickworth. formerly of Vinton, at an Iowa City hospital; funeral Sunday afternoon in Iowa burial in Vinton Evergreen cemetery; leaves husband and one son, Felix, Sioux City; a sister, Mrs. J. W. Fry, Vinton; Mr.

Pickworth was at one time associated with Glenn Port in the jewelry business here. Albert B. Cook, 67, long a resident of Friday afternoon at the state hospital at Independence: bedfast since the first of the year, Mr. Cook's condition had rapidly become worse due to high blood pressure and hardening of the arteries. TRAER Frank M.

Yukl. 57. former Traer resident at a daueh. ter's home in Oklahoma City, Wednesday of a paralytic stroke; had been in ill health several years; had been living at Yukon, Okla, since leaving Traer about 18 years ago; farmed east of Traer for many years, was a member of the Traer Z.C.B.J. lodge leaves widow, the former Mary Kutin.

of Tracr, and two daughters, Christina and Albina; funeral Saturday. MANCHESTER Mrs. Nanrv Duncan. 79. for 38 years a rpsinVnt of Manchester, Friday at the Lutheran Home for the Aged at Strawberry Point, where she was taken recently when she became ill; funeral at the Shellv funeral home here at 2 p.

m. Sunday; Duriai Oakland cemetery; nee Nancy Jennie Evans, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James at Rockford, 111.. Aug.

7, 1861; married at Spencer, Oct. 11, 1878, to Jonn tdward Duncan; they later moved to Manehrstpr home was made since; Mr. Duncan aied here May 5, 1934; leaves three sons, Guy Duncan, Manchester; John, Kansas City, and Jay Oelwein; was a member of the Kebekah order thp Wnmpn'e Re lief Corps, and of the Maccabees. RANDALIA Mrs. Albert Stans.

bary, March 3 at Westminster. was the former Clive Helen Tatro, whose girlhood was snent in the Randalia community; married to Albert Stansbary of West Union Jan. 31, 1910 and they lived 16 years on the farm between Fayette and west Union now owned by M. E. Nixon; moved to California 15 years ago; leaves husband, one daughter, Mary Agnes; two sons, Meredith and Lincoln; her aged father; six sisters and three broth ers; one son, Russell, was killed in a hunting accident 10 years ago; burial at Westminster.

ST. ANSGAR Mrs. Clara Eliz abeth, Ries, 70, at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Joe Beyer, near St. Ansgar; born at Wuburn, lived in Rockford, vicinity 3Q years; leaves four sons, Ernest, Floyd; Delbert, Centerville; Vernon, Kasson, and Adrian, Rock ford; funeral, 2:30 p.

m. Sunday in the Methodist church here; burial in St. Ansgar cemetery. NEW HARTFORD Funeral services for Elmer H. Burns have been postponed from Sunday to Monday at 2 p.

m. at the home. MORRISON George W. Lynch of a heart attack; was the son of Mr. and Mrs.

William Lynch leaves widow, the former Rose Pol lard; two sons, Michael and Wil liam; two sisters, Mrs. Kate Brady, Waterloo; Mrs. Sam Frakes, Grun dy Center; two brothers, Edward Reinbeck; William, Long Beach, a daughter, Margaret, died in childhood; funeral Saturday. NASHUA Lucille Mae Chad-wick, 7-year-old dauchter of Mrs Florence Chadwick. Friday of heart disease; born Sept.

27, 1933, at Nashua; leaves mother and two sis ters, Irene and Ina, and two broth-ers. Amer and Gilbert: funeral tentatively set for Monday at the Little Brown church; body at Greenfield funeral home. IOWA FALLS Mrs. William C. Folks, about 55, at Ellsworth mu nicipal hospital Saturday follow ing a brief illness; leaves husband, four sons.

George. Warren, Rob ert and Kenneth; three daughters Mrs. Harry Bahr, Mrs. Carl Kas mussen and Ruby; and 12 grand children, all of Iowa Falls; funeral Monday afternoon; body at Pow ers funeral home. Funeral services for Miss Bessie Benshoof, 60, who died Saturday following a long illness, will be at the Wood funeral home Mon day afternoon: born at Blue Grass, near Davenport, daughter of Margaret and Paul Benshoof: had lived in Iowa Falls most of her life leaves sister, Mrs.

Ella Merrill, Iowa Falls: two brothers, John Benshoof, Minneapolis. and Ray Benshoof, Iowa Falls; burial in Iowa Falls. HEADQUARTERS V-Belts, V-Pulleys, Endless Belts, Flat Belts, Rubber and Leather Belting. Waterproofed Tarpaulins, Electric Motors, Used Pipe, etc Since 1898 G0HN Inc. 911 Commercial Phone 490 Waterloo PAPERS RECEIVE SE Iowa Falls Citizen First in Community Service for Towns Over 2,500.

Des Moines The Iowa Press association, in its twenty-sixth annual convention, Saturday had named three veteran newspaper men master editor-publishers. They were Frank Jaqua of the Humboldt Republican; E. P. Harrison of the Oakland Acorn and C. M.

Marvin of the Shenandoah Sentinel. In addition to the master editor-publisher awards, the following were among the awards sponsored by Sigma Delta Chia, national journalism fraternity: Community service (towns over 2,500 population) Iowa Falls Citizen, first; Pella Chronicle, second. Hopkinton Honored. Service to agriculture (towns under 2,500 population) Hopkinton Leader, first; Bloomfield Democrat, second; Ogdon Reporter, third; Toledo Chronicle, fourth. General excellence (towns under 1,400 population) Oakland Acorn, first: Postvillc Herald, second; Strawberry Point and Malvern Leader tied for third.

General excellence (towns under 2.500 population) Sumner Gazette, first; Northwood Anchor, second; Fayette County Union, third, Og-den Reporter, honorable mention. Warns Against Propaganda. The editors were warned by Frank Miles, editor of the Iowa Legionnaire, regarding what he described as German propaganda distributed in the form of a slick-paper weekly magazine called "Facts in Review." "There is a well-defined movement in this country to shatter the American spirit and create sympathy for the axis powers," Miles said. "There are men with nazl Ideas within a stone's throw of this hotel. The press should be the first line of defense, after the war is over, "against a movement that may try to overthrow the government," Miles declared.

State Adj. Gen. Charles Grahl commended the editors for their assistance in printing news relating to the selective service act. The meeting was concluded Saturday. Clutier Girl Cagers Will Be Guests at Banquet in Dysart (Courier Special Service) Dysart, la.

Members of theClu-" tier girls' basketball squad, theClu- tier coach, and others connected Svith the athletic department, will be guests at the. annual Town-Farm mixer Tuesday night in the Com- munity auditorium. Speaker will be Dean H. H. Kil-' dee of Iowa State college, Ames, on "Some Opportunities and Responsibilities Shared by Town and Coun-' try." Frank T.

Jensen, president of the Commercial club, will be toastmas- ter. The program also will feature musical selections by students and teachers of the Dysart school. The banquet will be served at 6:30 by ladies of the Methodist church. Tipsy Bridegroom Jailed and Fined (Courier Fprcial Service) Decorah. Ia.

When Stanley Kar-mel and Vivian Carroll of Minneapolis, came to Decorah on March 12 to be married Karmel got into trouble. Following the ceremony a cele-T bration of the event was indulged in, and Karmel took possession of a car belonging to a salesman and r-- drove it. His arrest followed. la district court Friday he pleaded guilty to driving a car while intoxicated and also to driving a car without consent of owner, for which he was sentenced to serve three months in jail and pay a fine of $500 In both cases. i The sentences are to be served concurrently.

LA PORTE CITY LEGION AUXILIARY RECISTERS MEMBERS FOR SERVICE La Porte cnv. ia. airs, ttogcr Rremer secretarv of the Legion auxiliary has been mailing qucs- tionnaires this week to members of the auxiliary for member registra item for emergency voluntary serv ice. Registration will be volu.i'ary as will any service performed by the women. The questionnaries contain 45 questions relating to special skills which be useful in times of emergency, as well a-other services.

Mrs Rav Thomas is tV nrrinViM th. inMi -mT Preset 1 BIRTHS REPORTED Umt fMt To Mr. and a. J. Re.gan, Feb.

17. daughtrr. To Mr. and Mr. George Cumming.

Teh, It, on. To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bullii, March I. To Mr.

and Mr. Howard O. Warner, March 11. ton. TO Mr.

and Mr. George Mohler. March daughter. To Mr. and Mr.

Paul Raaka. March 12, daughter. Staevville. To Mr. and Mr.

Orviiie Berg March 5. tm, Sherman Orvnle y. Bike. Mr. and Me-ie Milnro.

Cedar ralia. March 7. son Mr- M.lnrov the av.vr ot M-. and Mrs. Davids US Kingdom of Corn and Cream Five Bridges Will Be Built and 28 Miles of Highway Graded.

(Couriir Special Service Cresco, la. Grading of 28 miles of county roads and graveling 25 miles of roads already graded, is the program for County Engineer L. L. Lowry and his assistants to carry cut during the season of 1941. Five bridges will be constructed, two across the Little Turkey river in the southern part of the county, one across Crane creek in the west portion, one across Staff frprk the northwest corner, and one in the southwest part of the county.

The total cost is estimated at $60,000. When this project is com pleted. Howard county will have 500 miles of hard surfaced roads, besides 70 miles of state and federal highways of concrete. Plan Defense "ohool. Plans are being made by stafe authorities for a e'efense school to be opened at Cresco Monday night, to be taught by Fred Bas-tian.

So far 28 boys between the ages of 17 and 24 have enlisted in the work. The committee in charge of the Cresco school is composed of C.H. Moen, Leon Morgan, Jean Thayer, Chester Perry and Harry B. Schroder. A general metal course will be given, according to the present schedule.

Helps Deliver Quads. Advent of quadruplets born to Mr. and Mrs. Porter Lasley in Leitchfield, Ky has again brought a Cresco girl into prominence. Miss Ellen Church, daughter of Mrs.

Isabelle Church of Cresco, who was born, reared and educated in Cresco, and is now superintendent of nur-es in the Children's Free hospital at Louisville, Ky had a thrilling experience in riding 75 miles in an ambulance with a doctor, nurses, and ambulance crew over rough roads on a dark night and returning with the. four babies to the hospital where they are being cared for, and at last reports are doing well. DYSART SOLDIER HAS APPENDIX OPERATION Dysart, (Special) -Leland Lally, son of Mr, and Mrs. Dan Lal-ly, was operated on for appendicitis at the army hospital at Fort Warren, the past week. He is stationed there with the Twentieth infantry for one year's training.

He is making good recovery. had been in Oakdale sanitarium for two years, has recovered his health completely and will go back to work driving a gravel truck. Quadruplet lambs were born on the Duane C. Bobst farm near Hampton. The ewe and one of the lambs died, but the other three have been adopted by Sally, a Holstein cow, and are eating three times a day and doing well.

If anybody objects to Ma Jesus uonzalez Morales receiving one- third of the estate of Antonio Morales, he must appear in court at West Union March 27. Several years ago "The Woman," who writes a column for the West Union Argo-Gazette, had an old ap pie tree cut down and gave the wood to the Bily brothers, hear Spillville. SeveraJ Christmases later she got the apple trunk back, carved into an Indian. Fayette county farmers recently have been husking corn that they were prevented from getting at by the Armistice day blizzard. The plea of Nashua for the same freight rate as Waverly and Charles City have on coal from Illinois, In diana and western Kentucky will be voiced at an interstate commerce commission hearing in Chicago tomorrow.

The Nashua rate is now 34 cents higher, and residents figure the difference costs them $700 to $800 a year. Freedom. F-quality and Justice were characters in a pageant pre sented Thursday night at a farmer businessman's meeting in the Nashua high school. Other charac ters included Agriculture, Abun dance and Parity. Ma yor John Dolseth of Wau-kon told his city rouneil that it used to be considered a sin for women to play pool but it was all right for them to bowl.

The old Salem Presbyterian church has been moved from Cry stal township, Tama county, to Lin coin. Proceeds of a community auc tion last Friday at Lincoln will be used to renovate it for use by its new congregation, also Presby lenan. when the Voss feed mill at Clarksville caught fire, several dif ficultics prevented the firemen from controlling the blaze. The nearest hydrant was two blocks away, and three automobiles were driven over the hose, necessitating three shutdowns of the water while repairs were being made. The loss was figured at between $6,000 and $7,000 after the mill burned down.

Waverly, Ia. A $5,000 damage suit brought by Mrs. Marie Kiederling of Waterloo in behalf of her daughter. Kathryn, against John Comstock of Waverly, will be heard during the March term of Bremer county district court, which will begin 4iere Monday. Damages are asked for injuries allegedly, suffered by Kathryn Dec.

16, 1940, at a Parker street crossing in Waterloo, when she was struck by a car driven by Comstock. Comstock was bound over to the Black Hawk county district court last week on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident without giving aid to the injured. Two Ask Divorces, Two divorce cases also are on the docket. Leona Smith is asking for a decree from DeVere Smith and custody of their son, James, 4. Both parties live in Plainfield.

Alvin Ticgeler asks a divorce from his wife, Cora Ticgeler. Both live in Waverly. Replacements Named. Six draftees and one volunteer will leave Waverly March 20 for the induction center at Fort Des Moines. These seven Bremer county men go as replacements for men rejected on the fourth and fifth calls in February.

Clarence Henry Schroeder. Sumner, is the volunteer and the following were drafted: Alfred Schneiderman, Janesville; August Vern Hines, Fairbank; George Haefner Mohr, Waverly; Elmer Schellhorn, Sumner; Elmer Freder-ick Hoerman, Waverly, and Berne Lorraine Tharp, Waverly. Melvin Mundt. who was ill when previously called, expects to report with this group. Eight young men have been called to report for medical examinations March 25 in anticipation of a call to report for duty at a later date.

Receive Materials. A large consignment of yarn and cotton and woolen goods has been received by the local Red Cross. Plainfield, Readlyn, Horton, Janesville and Denver individuals and organizations are expected to assist irt making up this quota, which is to be shipped from Wa verly May 31. Layettes, children's pajamas, boys' shirts, women's cotton dresses and girls', woolen dresses and a variety of knitted garments will fill the requirements of the current quota. Smith Better.

The condition of Robert Smith, 62, of Douglas township, who was injured in an ensilage cutter Wednes day, was reported Saturday to be fair. His right hand and lower part of his arm were drawn into the cutter and injured to such an extent that it was necessary for a surgeon to amputate the arm below the elbow. Mr. Smith is at Mercy hospital here. TAMA SCHOOL BURNS.

Toledo. Ia. (Special) Pleasant Hill schoolhouse No. 6 in Otter Creek tnwnshiD. six miles east of Toledo, was burned to the ground Thursday morning.

No firs had been left in the stove and it is the opinion of many that a tramp slept there and had built a fire. Miss Lillian Bartosh, Toledo, teacher, lost a new $30 set of books. The building was insured. MARRIAGE LICENSES F.I. AWARE COl'NTT.

Issued at Manchester: William Randolph Kaufe. 33. and Marie 33. both of Waterloo. Harvey G.

Smith. 22, of Amber, and Rcse Mary Hall, 20, of Anamosa. What Piles May Bring You Backache, headache, dizziness, nausea, abdominal soreness, stomach and intestinal disorders are often caused by Piles, Fistula or Cofon troubles. You can easily understand how when you sec the pictures and diagrams in thP 40-page book offered you FREE by Thornton Minor Clinic, Suite 820C, 926 McGee Kansas City, Mo. It explains the nature of these ailments.

The Thornton Minor Clinic has treated more than 52,000 patients and will be glnd to send you their FREE BOOK and large reference list. Write for it today. (advertijeme.nO NOW Is the Time to REMODEL Your KITCHEN or BATHROOM 3 Years to Pay PLUMBING HEATING WATER SOFTENERS OIL BURNERS STOKERS Zook Beniz 511 LafiTetta Phon 187 JACK ZOOK, Trop. Recreation Center at Osage to Have Opening March 17 (Courier Special Sm irr) la. The Recreation Center, new $25,000 amusement project just completed here by William Krebsbach.

formerly of Adams, will be formally opened March 17. The place includes de luxe bowling and billiard hall, lunchroom and soda fountain, suite of offices, dressing rooms, etc. Buys Shoe Store. H. E.

Durrenberger. of Marshall, has purchased the Anderson Shoe store, that has been in operation here for the last 12 years, and is already in possession. Will Go to Montana. Mrs. M.

V. James, 82, who has spent the greater part of her life in Osage, will leave soon for Lewistown. to make her home with her daughter. Mrs. Bert Ellis, whose husband is a former Osage newspaper man.

Mrs. James has been living for a number of years at the Cleveland hotel. Four Schools Are in Play Festival at La Porte City (Court? Special Brrvlct) La Torte City, la, Schools from four towns will be represented in the one-act festival to be given in La Porte City's high school auditorium next Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. Orange township will present "The Pampered Darling" with 11 characters taking part, under the A Canter Thru One out of every 13 ballots cast In the school election at Iowa Falls was thrown out because the voter had made a check mark instead of a cross or had voted for too many candidates.

The spoiled ballots totaled 106. Mrs. Nate Simpson of Iowa Falls was informed by her granddaughter that the body of the latter's husband, Joseph S. Martinek, had been cremated and the ashes scattered over Hollywood from a navy bomber. Martinek.

a pilot, had crashed to his death on an Arizona mountain while ferrying a training plane to Canada. His wife is the daughter of the late W. H. Thompson, former Hardin county sheriff. Subscribers who have been taking the St.

Ansgar Enterprise for years were a little startled, but not too much, when they opened their papers last week and found "St. Enterprise Ansgar" as the name of the sheet in big type arross the top of page one. They just thought Editor Tharher, always forward-looking, was getting in early with an April Fool joke. County agents around the territory are offering for $1 a packet of "wildlife area" seedlings from the state forest nursery at Ames Each packet contains 40 evergreens, 40 tall-grnwing hardwoods. 60 low-growing trees and 60 shrubs and vines.

PrnscmQn Tr.lnrJrt .4.., w1' rccalli that when he started as an uu alln ir. thesame building where he 1 hs e. vitamins were were just as happy as they are now. A small hut annrrriative rrnwd Tuesday evening heard the St. Ansear hiih srhnol hand Death play "Come.

Sweet n-lo KfVitill- rV.1T frn wynmirc that thr fnnd is va. I nrfi and well balanced but "the arrnv is a little short of cooks here at Fort Warren and I wouldn't mind sitting down to one of the meals m' mother used to prepare." When Buchanan Countv Sheriff i James McDonnell was "returnine from fhirs turning lrom LniCcigo, his train was held i UP by wrecks and he finally Knt into Independence from the west, by way of Waterloo. A flash flood of the Turkey river isolated Ostrrdnck for time and left cake of Ice in the streeU. A larEC 1rutK "wnrd by tHe Rath Packing compar.v, Wwterlno. was ihit by a Rock Hand Ira at a OIL-O-MATIC "THE WORLD'S LEADER" FUEL OIL SERVICE CO.

crossing near Packard, in Butler county. The truck was demolished, but the driver escaped injury except for a skinned knee. Fifteen thousand cakes of ice averaging a foot thick were cut from the Mississippi river at McGregor last weekend. The primary pupil in Dayton school No. 8, Butler county, is Donald Scheidecker.

He has completed seven books in reading, and can spell and write most three-letter words. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Usher of Nashua, who celebrated their fifty-third wedding anniversary recently, are children of Linn county pioneers.

Mr. Usher's father and grandfather came from Ohio in 1837 and settled at the site of Cedar Rapids before there was a town there. The snowfall at Elkader Monday and Tuesday was 20'i inches, setting an all-time record. Lawyers for the plaintiff in a mock trial at Upper Iowa university. Fayette, were Russell Castor and Dale Hamnquist.

In last year's trial, Castor had been convicted of killing Hamnquist. A bandit could have taken $65 from an Eldora filling station attendant, but he asked only for "a little change" and went away with $10. I L. H. McComas.

veteran Tracr surgical trcatrrcnt in a Des Moines hospital I for a broken neck, suffered Jan. 11 i ----acni Edison Hayden of Blairstown. re- turning home from California by automobile, suffered a broken nose i in a collision with a furniture truck in Mexico. i Mrs. C.

P. Bvers of Waverlv. hav- 'rrt L- i 1 11 lnln lne wringer, accidentally hit the re- vrse lever instead of the release lever and ran the thumb thru again. An artery was severed and several stitches had to be taken. The 9400 telephone line at Potter Siding met one evening recently in Fremont No.

7 school, Bremer county. Sixty-five years ago this summer John Stewart of the Spring Branch creamery, three miles east of Manchester, won the gold medal at the Philadelphia Centennial exposition for mokin? the finest butter in the world. Delaware county is planning a ceremony to mark the anniversary. Gerald Dunlavey of Dysart, who 183 WEST FIFTH STREET Ready Mixed Concrete You Call. We Haul.

Thai's All Any Kind of Job. C. W. SHIREY PHONE 521 Next to Bishop's 218 East Fifth Street A A A JkmJk, AAA A. A A.

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