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Sub-Drainage Instead of Culverts. Marshalltown Times-Republican: H.

C. Bookneau, of Grinnell, visited Marshalltown recently and as is us­ual with him he brought along his theory as to building roads with a tile ditcher instead of a road grader. Book­neau is the owne'r of 1,000 acres of Poweshiek county land and he has a standing offer of $10,000 in cash to any man who will prove by an actual road building demonstration that bis method is not superior to the old cus­tom of throwing up a grade and crown­ing it.

Bookneau boasts that he has never yet hitched on to m road drag and as­serts that he never will. "There UBed

{o be thirty culverts and bridges be­tween my place and Grinnell, a dist­ance of eight miles," he said. "Now there are only three." Mr. Bookneau's road ptan is based on the scientific principle that water always seeks its Dwn level and by providing underdrain-age with large tile Bet deep Bookneau draws the water down thru the road Instead of trying to shed it off the crown of a grade to stand in ditches at £he side. He Insists that 75 per cent of all the culverts built in Iowa are a waste of money for they would not need to be built at all if there were adequate drainage underground.

"We do not let water run down the 'ravines with surface drainage on our farms," argues Bookaeau, "because we want to cultivate the' land. We draw the water down thru the land and run It oft thru tile. We ought to do the same with eur roads."

Mr. Bookneau says that he would not throw up a road grade even on a bottom road but would simply put in enough large tile to lower the water level below the natural grade. He would not drag a road because there would be no necessity of traveling in one track if we had fewer narrow road grades and no water standing so close to the top of the road aB to preserve the mud.

Farmers and engineers can agree with him as to the necessity of undei drainage but our people are hot yel ready to make provision for storm drainage or do without smoothing over the road bed for travel, howevef, Bookneau's 1,000 acres makes his $10,-000 wager Better than the gold and some county or state engineer oughl to take him up. If the engineer wins there is $10,000 in it for him whereat if Bookneau wins there are millions in it for the people of this, state.

" Seven - Hundred Road Contests. More than seven hundred protests

and petitions have been filed with the state highway commission relat­ing to the county road systems throughout the state In every case it is the intention of the commission to have some member or engineer connected with it, visit the disputed roads before settling the matter

' There will doubtless be a strong movement,to secure from the - n legislature* permitting ihtf1 ca ^ ty to desi^«e^a larger percentage of the highways as county roads.

Western Road News. Under the new Kansas law slowly

moving vehicles are required to give swift ones a chance to pass and re­fusal to do so is a misdemeanor sub­ject to a fine of not more than $50 for the first offense and not less than $50 or more than $100 for each sub­sequent offense.

The new Alswede-McNitt road law will provide approximately $500,000 for trunk line roads in Michigan, the county to pay half cost. This will mean that a million dollars will be dpent on a trunk line system this fear. ^

Day county, Michigan, farmers have offered to pay $1.00 a rod for roads past their respective farms as a bonus to get the state and county to construct roads in their section.

The new Missouri law provides a fund of $15.00 per mile for the pur pose of dragging the main roads be­tween county seats and is expected to materially aid In highway imprare-ment this year.

The Western Missouri frood Ro4$i ssociation, which is interested

constructing a highway from Jasplr to Barton county, is contemplating suite against the membership for de­linquent fees amounting to about $5,-fiOO.

More than 3,800 people have paid $10 each for membership in the Port­age County, Ohio, Good Roads Club which has been organized by Dan Hanna.

Chairman Hazel wood of the Wis­consin state highway commission in his statement recently sent out saya that Wisconsin will spend this, yeai under state aid, nearly two and a half million dollars in S9 out of 71 counties.

The Washington law compelling wide tires to be put on heavy loads will not be enforced before January first thus giving the farmers a chance to make the necessary changes.

Thirty-five miles of abandoned rail­road grade between Walcott and Med­icine Bow, Wyoming is to be prepared and used as a county road. It will be a portion of the Central automobile trail from coast to coast.

A contract was let in June for the construction of forty-one miles of road across Silver Bow county, Mon­tana, for $28,400. The Butte Good Roads Club will undertake the job.

State convicts are building a mag­nificent road from Livingston, Mon­tana, to Hunters Hot Springs, alonf the Yellowstone river.

Residence lot for sale. J. L. Mueller, 1MB. D. 1). Palmer went to Arling­

ton, Monday. E. A. Church was a Lime Springs

callers Friday.

Ada Ruesink was down from Lime Springs Saturday.'ifA.r;.

Help Wanted. Enquire at Huber Furniture Factory.

Miss Stella Thompson was up from Ridgeway, Monday.

Found—Auto plate number 67693. Enquire at. this office.

A big saving in set Rings,—get one now.1 R* J. Baldwin.

Mrs. Arthur Johnson came up from Ridgeway, Wednesday.

Clara Drake spent Sunday at her home in Lime Springs.

Mrs. Tom Bird of Bonair was a Cresco caller Saturday.

Q. J. Helien left Friday on a busi­ness trip to Minneapolis.

N. A. Blackburn, Lawyer, office over the Field's furniture store.

Mrs. Sweet left Monday for a visit with friends in Albert Lea.

Miss Matie Edmister left Tuesday morning for the Twin Cities. .

W. L. Barker left Tuesday on a busi­ness trip to Aberdeen, S. Dak.

Mrs. Henry Erickson returned Wed­nesday to her home in Postville.

Lottie Morton and Maggie Moore came up from Decorah, Saturday.

Mrs Geo. Howtrd and baby spent Sunday with relatives in Decorah.

Look over my line of China and Art Glass before buying. R. J Baldwin.

Miss Minnie Kuhn and Mrs. Theo. LusBon left Tuesday for Minneapolis.

Mae Mitchell went to Osage, Mon­day, to attend the wedding of a friend

Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Black went to Lima Springs, Wednesday, to a picnic.

Mrs. L. H. G. Larsen was up from Ridgeway between trains, Wednesday.

J. A. Pecinovsky, from near Protii vin, was a Plain Dgaler, visitor Friday,

Helen Gaynor "returned *

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Done In the Making. ; . "Hello! Is that the information e^

T,\- •. V • •• -"Yes.' "I want,to ask a question. to settlii

a disputei Does freezing spoil parsnip?".

"No; you can't spoil a parsnip. That all? Good-by.'"

Like All Buzz 8aws. "Pop, is patience a virtue f* "Yes, my son." "And virtue its own rewardf "So we are told." "And do all things come to thoso

who knows how to wait?" "See here, my son., never attempt |%nkey with the proverbial buss •VPuck.

No Help. admit that the architecture of

this house is something fierce," said the agent, "but'just see how handy the place is—only a stone's throw from

ityf station." 1 f "I see it is," said Tompkins, wearily, ^Mt I'm such a rotten shot it wouldn't be any satisfaction to me."—Harper's Weekly.

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new bar pin, Sl liittldSat:Jiir ad. ,AMjs ?'Jfia0snot bad." 1

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from a visit at her home inWaterville.

Mrs. L. H. ^rs^^^ari^^dilight^t C h a r l o t t e w e r e i i £ t o m ; M a*y- . . ,?• .•'* Yv. • V f ?«!• i Miss EUfi Caward-, of De£orah,was tjresco cqJter between trains, Wednes­day.

Mrs. H. Briggs arrive^ Monday from Alpha, la., for a visit mtth'Mra. M. J. Millett.

'• '"Mound''City" ''tiorsa Shoe" Paint wears longest, looks!. beBt. P. A. Clemmer. 2yl

Willard' Webber 'returned Wednes­day to Cedar Rapids after a week's visit at home.-

Mrs. Sever $tinson and son Roy went to Albert Lea Tuesday for a visit with relatives.: - - .

FOR SALE—A good 7-room house, barn and other out buildings. Enquire of Max Thuerk. 4t2

Gertrude Horton and Newton Davis were among the callers from Lime Springs, Monday. . . ..

H. J. Clark and wife arrived Friday from Lyons, Kansas, for a visit at the John Betts home. •

If you want a tarm loan at alow rate of interest, see American Loan & Trust i o apanv. Cresco. la.

W. Walsh, wife and little son, and the latter's mother, Mrs. J. W. Curly, left Monday for Cedar Rapids.

FOB SALE—Cora wood, both oak and and poplar, at the new race track. Enquire of ENOCH STROTHER. 28tf

Ben Davis returned Monday from Mahnomen, Minn., where he spent the summer with his brother Will.

James Lester arrived Thursday even­ing from Isabel. S. D., to remain in Cresco about a couple of weeks.

A. W. Dorn left Sunday for Waukon ta work with the steel range outfit that was in Cresco recently.

Mrs. Mary Gerber and daughter Ida drove out to John Rutch's last Sunday where they enjoyed a fine auto ride.

Belle Helmer returned Wednesday from an extended visit with Mrs. J. G. McCormick at Ft. Collins, Colorado

i ^ A. W. Lidtke and wife went to Lime Springe Saturday,for a visit at the Al­bert Lidtke and D. W. D«yU| homes.

FoR^SALK-^lhtre 13 years weigh­ing about 1050 lbs., cheap.

WM. SCHAAL, Saratoga, la. .

Diamond Rings at i fcigl discount. Now is the time to buy. V .. »

t R. i. Baldwin.

Foit RgiNT—160 acres of land.5" inil s southwest of Cresco Enquire of

tin. O'CONNOR, Lawler, low#.

For the kjnd o' mMi^hat'lL make you sinfle, try O|^j*usti On^ Market St. and get satisnclionT' tSusT. GENSHOW,

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Miss Fannie Huntting, who has been a guest 'at the Huntting homes, re­turned Tuesday to her home* in Clear Lake.

Mrs. V. N. Zender and little daugh­ter and son Joe, went to Austin, Mon­day, to visit her sister, Mrs. H. P. Zender.

Mrs. E. E Griffith came down from Lime Springs, Tuesday, for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Sanborn.

Olive Eastman, of Iowa City, was an over Sunday visitor with her sister, Edith Eastman, one of the high school teachers.

H. A. Donaldson arrived Sunday night from Eau Claire, Wis., for a visit with his cousin, Mrs. John Brown and family.

Mr. and Mrs. .C. Nichols, sons Charles and Harold, returned Sunday from Minneapolis where they attended the state fair

Lizzie and Josephine OHendick who have been here visiting their brother Fred, returned to ther home at Greely, Iowa, Friday.

Mrs. Dr. J. A. Sanford arrived Tues­day from Farmington, Minn., tor a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Richards.

Mesdames Anna Wentworth and Gar­ret Busch, who have been visiting rel­atives here, returned Saturday to their homes in Calmar.

New sewing machines for sale and rent—also repaired. JNO. J. VAITSLYKE, Singer Sewing Machine Agent, Cresco, Iowa. 'Phone 15.

Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Livingston left Tuesday for a short visit with the latter's brother, Wm. P. Cooley and family at Waukon.

Mrs. Mary Englehardt, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Henry Boiler, returned Monday to her home at Farmersburg, la.

D. J. Northrop and sort Verri were up between^ trains, Tuesday, and visit­ed the former's daughter, Miss Nora, at the Palmer Cafe.

C. F. Marsh and wife returned to their home at Pipestone, Minn., Fri­day, after a visit with his brother, J. S., Marsh and family.

Mrs. Henry Goocher and daughter, Miss Gladys,' left Monday for North-field, Minn., where Gladys will attend school, the coming year.

' Fred W. Wodrich and wife came Saturday from Mt. Vernon, Iowa, for a visi£with the latter's grand-parents, Mr. a~nd Mrs. Ed. Gillette. , .

W.r S Geiger and wife of North English, Ia.j who have been guests at the 'E. H. Black home, went to Lime Springs Monday for a visit.

- Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Lemon returned Monday from a visit with their daugh­ter, Mrs. :C. B. Jones, and son, J. B. Lemon, at Redvers, Sask., Canada.

FOR SALE—Six residence lots on Howard Center road, on block west of the Water Works. It4

MRS. GEORGE RAAB.

The party who barbed wire from well to return it trouble.

took the reel of my fence will do at orice and save

MIKE HRUSKA.

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F(IR FSALE—Full £lood Fox hound puppies atiout one napnth old. Also a stack of flax straw, suitable for toW mill. Enquire of Joe Junko, j;Proti vw, Iowa.'' VVl.', "'•••

Another dance .wiU befheld in the hali at Schley, oirBfjiarday evening, Sept. 20tb. 'Music by Renlin's Harp Orches­tra, of Red Wing, Minn. Don't forget the date.

Mrs. and Mrs. Fred Wodrich who have been visiting the latter's grand­parents, Mr. and Mrs. E Gillett re turned Wednesday to their home at Mt. Vernon.

Mrs. Fred Tekippe returned to her home at Ft. Atkinson, Saturday, after a visit with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Wm. Tieskoetter, who is a patient at the hospital. •*

W. J. Webster is doing considerable shipping these days of his choice bred Poland Cbinas. Th? latest was a fine young boar to E. S. Brown, of Russell-ville, Arkansas.

F. B. Millington, wife and children came down Wednesday afternoon from Minneapolis for a visit with the for­mer's mother Mrs. Millington and other relatives here. '

Mrs. Wm. Beauregard and children, and mothier, Mrs. Elizabeth Byrnes, left Monday for a visit in Cedar Rap­ids, before before leaving- for their new home at Topeka, Kansas. >

Harry Conway, of Elma, who has been visiting his grand-mother,, Mrs. Cbarlep Byrnes and other relatives, left Monday Tto attend school at Sabred Heart College, Prairie du Chiep. ;. ^

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' i « v , • .*'0' Ole Teigen and family have moved

into the village and are hvingrt in '$u(' Buhnister l ichel house.%t. St. Jphn &n(| siOiji, of Cresco will make their: bome ith them,—Harmopy

C&'Al li- Loom is cariiV down BVmtnhett, Wis., yesterday to look

A general Real Estate and Exchange business. See us before buying' or sel­ling. Office over Alliance store. Phone 282. MYRON CONVERSE INV. Co.,

63tf Cresco. loWa.

FOR SALE—Full Bltfoded Hampshire Boars, also some grade Hampshire Boars for sale. C. J. VANCE,

Ri. F. D. No. 5. Phone Silver Maple 6. 52i8

J. M. Haley came qver from Cresco Monday for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Haley of Jeffer­son township, and to put in a couple of days at the Fair.—Waukon Journal.

Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Lemon returned Monday from a three week's visit at Redvers, Canada, with their daughter, Mrs. C. D. Jones and their son J. B. Lemon, and their son, W. M. Lemon, at Beaulieu, Minn.

James Wentworth bought some prop­erty during his recent visit in Canada, and will move his family there in a short time.- He is disposing of all of his Cresco property, the old hotel build­ing having been sold to Jack Marra, who, we understand, sold it to Dan Farrell. -

I have for sale 15 Aberdeen Angus Bulls, also Cows and Heifers, single or in car lot. Time will be given on ap­proved notes. Also Berkshire boars ready for service. Fruit trees and Evergreens of all description. Three miles east of Protivin.

51tf JOHN J. WALENTA.

Miss Zinita Graf plans to sper.d the present college year in the Emerson School of Oratory at Boston, Mass. Miss Graf'8 success in this line has been very unusual. Long before her graduation she was known all over Fayette county as a reader of great strength and it is entirely, within the bounds of reason to say that she is largely known over the northeastern quarter of the statie.—Fayette Re­porter.

Suffered Eczema Fifty Years-Now Well.

Seems a long time t'j endure the aw­ful burning, itching, smarting, skin-disease known as "tetter"—another name for Eczema. Seems good to realize, also, that DR. HOBSON'S EC­ZEMA OINTMENT has proven a perfec cure.

Mrs. D. L. Kenney writes: —"I can­not sufficiently express my thanks to you for your Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment. It has cured my tetter, which has troubled me for over fifty years. " AH druggists, or by mail, 50 cent at P. A. Clemmer's.

Are Yonr Buildings Protected From Lightning?

Now that the season of electric storms is at band, don't fail to protect your buildings from lightning. Just drop me a card or call by 'phone and I will call on you and let you know what it will cost to rod your buildings. •

Yours very truly, ANDREW SMITH,

'Pbone 267. • Cresco, Iowa.

The Fall Season. The Lydon stall:ons and jacks will

make the fall season alter Sept. 1st, at the home farm, one mile east of Cresco, at reduced prices. Remember, fall calves usually make the best beef, and fall colts the best horses. ' Hf

Services at Morgan Church. Next Sunday services are in the

afternoon. Sunday School at 1:30 p m. Preaching at 2:30 p. m. Subject: "The Rural Church and Its Oppor­tunity." Special music. A large attendance is desired by the pastor.

New Millinery Location. The South Side Millinery and Dress

making Shop, located just south of the city water works, will be ready to do dressmaking on Sept. 15th. The Mil­linery department will be ready a little later. MARY LYOON.

Goods at Your OWB Price. As I have sold my place and have to

move in 30 days, will sell about $500 worth of dry goods and hardware. Buy them at your own price. 1

JOHN FINEGAN.

First Lutheran Church. There will be English services in the

First Lutheran Church, next Sunday evening, September 14th, at 7:30'o'­clock. Everybody cordially invited.

REV. FINGENBAUN, Pastor.

Cresco Feed Mill. Grinding every day. Better than

ever. W e satisfy every day. Give us a trial and be convinced.

HARRY POLUTT, Prop.

<' ^ ^ .(or Sale. jA goed, five room coltage, well

bxeafed,. with water, and sewer connep-, i; r Ema L..Fox,v

t^or dyspepsia, our national iilmdnt,' use Burdock. Blood Bitters. ' "Rteeo'm-mended for strengthening digestion,

after business matters.r o«W. *' borffyiiME the blood. At ail drug stnresu hotel*at' Cutgberland, which he lw*

to W. A. Glass wto>bat taken Billy ought to make a suc­

cess as a gonial landlord.

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Tcttv;S* MKM Md Eama Are aired by ChaAbertain's Sal**. Oteapplko (MB relieves lie itching aad tmrqiag MnaiUoft

William D. Darrow Gives a Recital. Last Friday evening, Sept. 5th, Mr.

William D. Darrow, pupil of Miss Lauraine Mead, gave a pianoforte recital at the home of Miss Mead to a good sized company who had gathered to enjoy, his music. His program was1

entirely of classical selections and con- t, sisted cf Sonata Patbetique Op. 13iby^n,'"-J>^^ Beethoven, "An den Fruhling" Op. 44 ^ No. 6 by1 Grieg, "Warum" Op. 12 No. r. • '

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3 by Schumann, "If I Were a Bi^d*r

Op. 2 No. 6 by Henseit, Sextettfc tfrotri "Lucia" Op 13 (For the Left Qai)d Alone) by Lesc^etizky, Npcturne Op. 37 No. 2 by Chopin, "Le Reveil D'Amour" by Moez • owski, and Marche Triomphale Op. 91 by Goria. In this final number of the program Mr. Dar­row was very ablv assisted at the pianoforte by Miss lone Kakac. In each and every selection Mr. Darrow displayed very good taste and execution and, in our opinion, the en-* tire program was faultlessly rendered. One feature which added much to the enjoyment of the. various; selections was the reading of a description of the selection by Mr. Darrow previous to his performance of the same. . .

"Arizona Joe." A little Wild West Show,

Called "Arizona Joe," v Started out of Cresco

On wagons, you all know. Up in Minnesota,

•The grand and glorious West, Where the Norskies never stop

To take a day of rest. . Bad weather overtook us, ' As we traveled the state o'er and Hard times came a knocking [o'er.

At the ticket wagon door. Now, E. C. has got the lever, "

And things are running right, But look who is the agent,

A-working day and night But the natives now are spending

Their money every day, And we are bound for CRE6CO

In dear old IOWA. -"SHAKESPEARE." ,

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Sells His Practice. After many years of faithful work

as a doctor in Lime Springs, Dr. Carpenter sella his practice to Dr. C. R. Laraway, who has been in charge during the former's absence. Dr. Carpenter has been in very poor health the past year and was compelled to sell against his wishes. His many friends regret to see him leave.

Dr. Laraway, who has purchased the practice, is a graduate of Northwestern University Medical School, and has had two years hospital experience which gives him a mighty good train­ing. Besides this he> Has done about six months private practice which enables him to meet his practice here as an experienced man. He has made many friends since coming here who wish him the best of success in his ne\? field.—Lime Springs Sun Herald:

Library Notes. A few library books worth attention : Story ot the Crusades, Wilmot-Bux-

ton. Children QLthe Ghetto, Zmgwiil. Autobiographv of an Elderly Wo­

man, Anonymous. Autobiography of Benj. Franklin. The Unknown Quantity, Van Dyke. Why should we change our form of

government? Butler. The initiative, referendum and recall

in America, O^erholtzer. The Promised Land, Antin.

For Sale. 125 Duroc-Jersey spring pigs of

March, April and May farrow Nearly all of these p'gs are sired by King Select, our $100 boar that we bought a) the Minnesota State Fair. This hog if a large and lengthy fellow. We fur­nish pedigree with every pig sold.' Write, or better, come and see them.

Mrs. Joseph Bouska & Son, Calmar, la., Route 2.

Phone Protivin line.

The Dan Patch Une. Mail agents on the Milwaukee road

inform us that the Dan Patch line has. secured running rights* on the Great Western railroad from Northfield to Faribault, Minn., and will be running their cars over the iron this week. Mr. Savage recently made the announce­ment that the Dan Patch line would surely be running to Mankatp next year.—Decorah Repnblican.

For Sale. Aberdeen Angus Bulls for sale, two.

years old past. Also Big Type Poland China Fall and Spring Boars, sired by A, Wonder, Big Joe, O. Wonder, and Long King. 52tf

J. A. BEAUMASTER, Route No. 3.

Flajt m The Cresco Tow Mill is again7

to take your flax- straw md lefll $4 00 per ton for godd, d«y Straw. drmg it in mMtob *» drf sift' dh .

J N*FB*VlliL*LOimi»W, . w-t •••',** ! aft''E.:6.White,Sopt..,j ... ! *'I 'hivO'lieen somewhat costive, but Doan'S Hegulets «ive just the results I desire. They act mildly and regulate the bowels perfectly.' '—Geo. fi. Kranae, Altona, Pa.

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