The Humboldt Republican from Humboldt, Iowa • Page 1

I to 1 1 THE HUMBOLDT REPUBLICAN Combined With the Humboldt Kosmos April 1, 1893. VOL. ELVIIL HUMBOLDT, IOWA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1936. MANY ATTENDING HIGHWAY Seeks Talent for Musical Show to Benefit 4-H Clubs Tryouts in Legion Basement Nov. 20-21; to Present Play Nov.

26-28. Plane are being completed for the holding of the WL8 musical talent show which la being cored by the Humboldt county Farm Bureau for the of the county 4-K clubs. The show being given Thursday, Friday and Saturday mighta, Nov. 38, to the high school auditorium in Humboldt at eight p. m.

This show le patterned after the Prairie Farmer WL8 national broadcast program an given In Chicago every Saturday might at the Eighth Street theater. Impersonations. Impersonations of favorite radio stars will be featured as well many new and original seta. This to the fret time that a show of this kind has been sponsored In Humboldt county, but judging from the success with which It has met in tilinots for the past three or four years it to felt that it will be equally successful Humboldt county. The boys' and 4-H cluba of the county will have complete charge of the ticket sales and will start offering tickets for salo Tuesday, Nov.

17. Eryents, -outa for the musical talent show will be held Friday and Baturday evening, Nov. 20 and 21, in the basement of the Lagion build1ng in Humboldt beginning at 7:80 and continuing the rest of evening. Persona wishing to take part in the try-outs may come in either night, whichever more convenient, 0 one tar rounding a manical1y thellned and can do anything regardless of what It la along musical lines, whether they live in town or country, la tavited to participate in the try-outs. Varied Numbers.

There will be a place on the program for all variations of moscal talent all the way from hillbilly music to the most classical numbers. Anyone who can play any musical inatrument, tap dance, impersonate variona radio and screen characters or any other thing along musical- lines la urged to attend these try-outs. it should be clearly understood that the show la not a play but an evening's entertainment of muste of various kinds. There will probably be 100 or more people taking part in the program each evening. The direction of the show will under the direction of Harriett Feel of the Prairie Farmer WI.S conimunity service bureau.

Mina Peal states that in etery community they are finding young men and young women of genuine ability and also many of the older people who it they had a chance on the radio would be as good as the real stare themselves. The enjoyment of the audience in as great sometimes an if they were listening to the original characters on the Anyone wishing farther Infornation along this line may inquire at the Farm Bureau office in Humboldt. Former Bode Resident Buried at St. Paul Last Monday Afternoon to the RepublicssBODE--Panera! services were conducted for Mra. D.

Hage, former Bode resident, at 8t. Paul Monday afternoon, according to word received by relatives here. Mrs. Hage gained a large sum. ber of friends in Bode when, with her husband the late Mr.

Hags, she made her home with their son. B. J. Hags and tamily following the death of the wife and mother. 8.

J. Hago was manager of the local Farmer's Elevator several yeare. ABOUT THE WEATHER The weather continues excellent. It la the usual weather for lows in the latter part of November. Of course we bave a lot of the yausual kipd, but this (Thuraday) morning) de of the ordinary kind.

The Record Date November Novocaber November November November November November Buauz At 0:51 ap4 sundowa 4:41 p'ejock. Nise bours sad Afty minutes frogs suaup to sundova NO. 32. PROGRAM TO ELECT RED CROSS OFFICERS ON NOVEMBER 30 Officere will be elected at the nual mesting of the county Red Cross chapter November 80 at 2:50 p. at the eity hall in Hamboldt.

Reporta will be given at thin session also. All persons, within the chapter territory paying membership dues within year are membeta and eligible to attend and take part. Weaver Township Project Meeting Held November 17 Eleven women near Dist. at the home of the leader, Lloyd Adame, Nov. 17, to receive the second lesson in "Home Dye-, Ing." of the home project work.

were made for a Christmas party to be held the Afteenth of December at the home of Mra. Perry Morse with Beulah Adams and Edith Bedford assletant hostThe nest lesson on "Rug Making" will be at the home of Mrs. Will Morse with Alice Morse and Mra. Alexander assistant hostJanuary 19. Lunch was sarrat the close of the afternoon.

BANK ASSETS SELL FOR $8,827 TO HUMBOLDT GROUP Assets of the closed Firet tional Bank of. Humboldt vertised and by the receiver, plant Monday were, to feld tor Mr. Cardela represented a group of Humboldt business men. Total book value of the assets Was listed at $107,149. Thie mostly paper value including accounta charged off as lose in past years and others dating back over a long period.

The largest paper of valse was for a secured note for around $600. Real estate properties which were among the assets included the Jens Jacobsen building now, occupied by Snitkey's grocery: Mao M. Weiser property now rented to DeGroota's grocery, Rapp hardware, Weigert cafe, Arnold hotel and Fern's beauty shop; and house the bank had title to. which la located in Fort Dodge at No. 11 N.

13 street. The Welter, and Jacobsen properties were taken by foreclosure. Many New Books for Children at Library Especial efforts have been by Librarian Nellie Pinney and Junior Librarian Mrs. Greta DeSmidt to make Book Week, Nor. 15-32, one of interest for the young reading public.

new books, which ineludes some small lanues and pamphlets, are part of attractive displays in Reed's Jewelry store window and in the junior department of the library.a They will be available for sat next week. Window Display. In Reed's window Mre. De9midt' arranged a group of books depictIng Indian life and lore around a wigwam, Indian characters and other articles indicative of this race. For the exhibit of new stories of Pilgrim events, log cabin, a turkey, and paper men and women of Pilgrim times form the center.

Other books with their colortal jackets complete the rest of the display. In so stressing the eighteenth observance of book week. the 11- brarians are hoping to create the personal contact, the Rash which suddenly Illuminates for one boy or girl the world of books. New Type of Books. New discoveries in books for the children who have already acquired the reading habit and fresh approech to those who have not yet found books which appeal to them ate desires to be gained from book week.

In the new books of fetion well in books of Information new trends are noted, greater reallam and a reflection of change values. Until the last century all pooka publisbed for didactic in tone and few in ber, Changes, But there le a new freedom and vitality in writing of books for children today, growing out of the recognition that children are peopie, varied in Interests and moods an grows-ups. Reading material for the young. stern covers a greater variety of subjects to new ways and In straightforward style devoid of condescension to the youthful reader. Mrs.

DeSmidt grouped several units together to form the dieplay in the junior reading room. book house fashioned of picturesque jackets fo the center of One group while a freplace with large doll seated before it reading exemplifes the motto Immedi- Activityfor Ben Molander Doesn't Cease at 82 Years Resignation of Mr. Ben an sexton at Union cemetery because of an accident October 17, doesn't mean that this well-known and well-liked pioneer of boldt to laying aside the plow handles at eighty two years. For, despite the recuperative period necessary after infurles recelved when thrown to the ground -Photo by Melander Ben Melander The likeness of Mr. Molander shows above presents him in his sallor cap smoking the pipe he seldom seen without.

an a gravel truck collided with familiar wagon and borse, Mr. lander sosaged La preparation, to raise chicias. Large He has bad bia bars on the sere. age in north Humboldt that be and Die wife re doored and perbe See ordered 10.000 incubator indicatiag poultry. business lan't ately above which in, "Reading for New Bebks, The wide selection of new books includes: Mitt in the Woods, Heylinger.

Boy Scouts Yearbook, Mathlews. Marsh Inland Mystery, man. Caddie Woodlawn, Brink. Mademoiselle Misfortune, Brink. Graper Girls and Graper Girla Ge to College, Corbett.

Dilly Butter, Haden. Saddle and Bridle, Hean. Scarlet Sheath, Adama. Peggy Covers the News, bee. Our Navy, Finger.

Winter Bound, Blanco. See the Mowgll Stories, Kipling. Student Nurse, Boyleton. in the Forest, Dwight. Denmark Caravan, Owen.

Songs We Sung, Van Loon. Kagas Brothers, Ross. Lass expenaive books and pamphlets are Stories of Outdoor Science, Christmas Time. Valettine Day, Easter Time, Christmas Story, Biff and Fire Dog. Play Days with Billy and Betty, Vacston Days with Fluft and Trisy, Stories In Trees, Red Feather, Red Feather's Adventures, Red ere Homecoming, Nip and Tuck, Bob and Judy, Good Times gether, Friends About Um, Neighbore and Helpers, Terry Book.

Little Terry Book, Terry and Billy, Jack and Jane, Magle Storles, Thankagiving Time, Indian Legenda, Red Man or White, Lincola to Coolidge, Columbus to Lincoln, Markers of Great Events, Our Holidays, Voices of Fo, and SCHOOL CAGERS BATTLE ALUMNI TUESDAY EVENING Basketball season for the wildcats opens officially Tuesday evenIng. Nor, 24, when they contest the alumni forces in the annual battle. Home schedule for the basketteera includes the game evening and Livermore, Tuesday 1owa Falls, Dee. 18: Clarion, Jan. 15; and Algona, Feb.

6. The Humboldt county tournameat will take place at Humboldt the week end of February 12. This includes play for both bays and girls. Games away from home are: Fort Dodge, Dep. 1: Eagle Grove, Dee.

11: Hampton, Jan. Webster City, Jan. 23: Manson, Jan. 29; Reswick, Feb. 2: Goldbeld, Feb.

26th. CHANGE NEXT EVENING SCHOOL MEETING DATE Approximately forty men attend. ed the frat evening school Wednesday and atty women were present for the classes in the homemaking department. These classes are under the supervision of E. La Brayton, vocational agriculture fastructor, and Ruth -Derry, home economics.

The next meeting date has been changed from Wednesday evening. Nov. 15, to Tuesday evening. Nov. 24, because of Thanksgiving.

After the class work Wednesday evening the groups were served lunch and enjoyed social bout. Later Paul Strachan, in charge of recreation, conducted volley ball gAmeR There are ten meetings for each of these groups and Wednesday, Feb. 10, there will be a banquet and graduating exercises. Each member attending eight of the ten meetings will be eligible for graduation and will be presented with a certificate at the banquet. Programs outlining the work of the classes and other features of the meeting have been printed and are available for the bere.

Quaker ate company will ernet sew elevator butiding of lumber to Graettinger peat spring. New scales thirty-four feat in length bare already been added. These are the largest in northwest love with the exception of Emmetabara where scales of the same size located. The New Underpass on Primary No. 1691 Underpass Primary nine mites north of Hamboldt, Town.

The new underpass on primary highway No. 169 is located approximately nine boldt, and miles north of at which about a mile south of the Livermore-Bode corners. ft carries the Rock Island railway crossing three people met death at different times within the past few years. This para eliminates one of the most fatal railway and highway crossings in the state of lown. The crossing was obscured by a grove of trees en one aide and by a high bank on the original so that neither the traffic on either the rafiroad or the highway could other, the crossing before they were upon it.

The above view la a see more than few feet of looking north. Social Security Blanks Delivered to Patrons Blanks to be Sited out under the new social securely act have reached patrons of the Humboldt postoffice. The blanks are to to be Sited out and returned the proper authorities. They are sup- CHAUFFEURS STARTED EXAMS HUMBOLDT COUNTY Application for 1937 licenses are now being taken the state department. All 1930 chauffeurs' licenses with no stabi Siding bed 156 Applicane be.

renewed passer DEOvision test and in not physically impaired. Chauffeurs who have lost one or more stabs or whose licenses have been suspended or revoked must pass new examination. Also, those not renewing license by December 31 must take the entire examination again. to a law violation for employto employ unlicensed chaunours. A state driver's license aminer was at the sherif's office Wednesday to give Remaining dates for examinations before the close of 1936 are: December 2, 16, and 30.

Special Farm Bureau Meeting Tuesday at 1:30 special meeting of the boldt county farm bureau will be held Tuesday, Nov, 24, at Humboldt in the Legion club rooms on second Boor at 1:30 p.m. The meeting (a for the purpose of considering amendmenta to the articles of Incorporation. All members are invited to the meeting. COUNTY ENGINEER MAKES READY FOR WINTER'S SNOW. Whether County Engineer K.

J. Smith and his crew of snow-fight-', era will have to battle with much snow as they did last la unknown. of course, but they completed Wednesday greater preparations than made last year. Nearly Shy-eight miles of snow fence or 307,000 feet have been placed on the main ronde an protection against drifting snow. This, la 50,000 more feet of fence than used last year.

Use of snow fence la one of the cheapest snow protection agencies that the highway department bas available. Numerous requesta from farmers to have It placed along the roads by their farms testify as to its popularity with them. Two DeW sow plows to go on maintainers have been bought. One will be stationed at Bode and one at Rutland. All three of the, old plowe have been remodeled and the two trucks have been rebuilt.

The state highway commission la equipping lava's main highway with feet of Also, much snow-Ighting equipmeat baa bees secured by the commission. it la equipped with over 300 straight blade plows mounted on 14-toa trucks. 158 5-tos trucks equipped with plows and wings, and fourteen rotary plows capable of sating their way through the deepest drifts. EXPECT OVER 100 CARS TO BE IN LINE Visitors from Many Surrounding Cities Attend Exercises. More than 100 cars will be is line for the program that precedes the opening of the new paving between Humboldt and St.

Joe or the Kossuth county line. There will be probably 600 or 600 in attendance. Fort Dodge has declared that thirty autoes from that elty will he here, and even more are pected down from Algona. boldt county cars will more than all the rest of the expectations. The exercises start at the Humboldt-Kossuth county lines twelve miles north of Humboldt at 3:30 o'clock P.

M. The procession will move south to the junction of primaries Nos. 169 and 10 west of itumboldt, where the tape will be ent officially opening the paving for traffie. The exercises in detail were published in Tuesday's Independent. The program is being carried out as this paper goes to press Thursday afternoon.

The banquet will be in the dininc room of the Legion butiding starting at 6:00 o'clock this evenIng. MISS HUMBOLDT posed to furnish information from which the government will compile its list of employers and employes that are effected by the social securetles act. VOTE CLEAR LAKE MEMBER OF NORTH CENTRALCONFERENCE The Clear. Lake school was. voted Into full membership of the NoPth Central Conterence ita regular inesting held at the Wahkonss hotel in Fort Dodge Monday evening.

November This addition gives the membership roll a total of eight members as follows: Algoss, Supt. 0. B. Laing. Clarion, Supt.

C. J. Christiansen. Clear Lake, Supt. A.

Pease. Eagle Grove, Supt. C. La MeDowell. Sapt.

A. E. Rankin. Humboldt, Supt. Edwin E.

Swan son. Towa Palls, Sept. C. M. Dartrug.

Webster City, Supt. B. E. Beard. This conference has been active in the promotion of athletie and forensic contests throughout the year as well as the exchange of Ideas in making the school lationa of the member schools near ideal as possible.

The frat event on this years program will be a "One Act Play" festival at Webster City on the Atth or seventh of December, 1936. The playera do not compete for places but Instead try to interpret as perfectly as possible the charactera in their OWE play. This will mark the third year for this departure. The Brat festival held at Algona in 1935, the second at Humboldt In 1936. Webster City recently won the conference title to football with an unusually Ape team of ball totera.

by Stelander! Ardith Hope Reasoner Pictured above is Ardith Hops Reasoner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ressoner, who was melected by the high school student body to represent Humboldt the dedicatory services of the new strip of paving on No.

169, Miss Reasoner la active in matice and in various tions of the local school body. NEW CARS LICENSED. will Anselment. Chevrolet pickup. Mrs.

L. W. Miller, Reswick, Chevrolet sedan. Italph Osley. Renwick, Chevro-1 let sedan.

Vinas Bros, Humboldt, Pard tudor. Oden flood, Ottosen, Chevrolet sedan. Elmer Emery, LaVerne, Chevrolet sedan. T. C.

Dousch, Henwick, Cherrolet sedan. Lacele 0. Klassie. Renwick, Chevrolet sedan. c.

P. Mann, Humboldt, Ford tudor. Many neighbors and triende chucked the entire corn crop for R. Nelson of sear West Emmet. Mrs.

Nelson has been ill in a hospital for many weeks, Cases Disposed of by the November Term of Court The following cases were posed of or considered by the November term of the district court for Humboldt county: State of Towa va. R. J. Weigman, dismissed. State of lowa va.

Roy B. Powell, dismissed. State of Tows va. Steve Nelson. dismissed.

State of lova va. Frank Clancy, dismissed. State of lowa ve. Viola Washington, dismissed. State of Town va.

Frank Moeding dismissed. State of lows ve. Alva Summers, dismissed. State of lowa Alvin Little, dismianed. State of lows Neal, dismissed.

State of lowa Jacob Jacobson, dismissed. State of lawa va. T. 0. Bather, diamissed.

State of Iowa ve. Silas Parsoas, dismissed. State of lowa Te Raymond ward Fries, dismissed. State of ve. Doris Dayton, dismissed.

Ansa National Travelers Casualty directed verdict for defendant. The Equitable Life Assurance OMAR MANSHIP IS HUMBOLDT'S ATHLETIC COACH be been employed as conch to succeed E. L. Garbett, who recently resigned to engage in business. He will assume his new position next Monday, Mr.

Manship is an Ames graduate with major 1a economic history, Since 1930 Mr. Manship has been principal and coach at 011- marl. From 1926-30 he bald similar position in the LeMoille schools. Since his conching began at Gilman hie basketball team has won the Marshall county championship and has won eighty games and lost twenty-five. The team has only missed going to the once in the Eve years.

Ilia duties besides coaching and physical training include teaching of U. 8. history, economles, and elvics. He comes well recommended. He la married and will come to Humboldt nest week.

Mr. Garbett leaves the position of Humboldt conch after several years daring which time he has had good teame and has been poplar with his teama. Mra. K. J.

Smith has conducted the en taught by Mr. Garbett in the time between his resignation and the securing of the new tastructor. FIRE DEPARTMENT going to be on a "dock of twenty" basis. An active life is the record of this gental man known to bia friends bit of a philosopher with an ever ready fund of nating stories of far-away lands. Mr.

Molander has sailed most all of the seas and under six Sagethose of the Scandinavian. Engliah. American and German tries. Sea Life, Narrow escapes from the sea are numbered among his experlences. are numbered among his experlences.

Once he was on a ship loaded with a cargo of salt, wine, and cork at St. Tibesa, Portugal, when it began to while they were on the Mediterranean 808. For three daya the ship continued to lower to its Anal watery ing-place. from An English England packer vessel sailing to Atrica asw their plight and rescued the crew from Emmi, their doomed ship. They were taken to Lisbon, Portugal.

Windjammers, Mr. Molander sailed the when the men with sweetheart in every port were known so windJammers. This monicker was en to the men of the sea because they depended on wind for power and not steam engines as today. Humboldt as a place to live was selected in rather a novel by Mr. Molander, After sailing trip be took street-car from Hamilton' Perry through Central park to New Yerk city and there statue of a man named Humboldt.

Later when he and soother sailor, who was bound for Bait Lake oity, Utah, vest to Chicago from Humboldt, Norfolk, Virgiala, be beard of love. MOLANDER on page ate) CALLED TO LEVI FULLER HOUSE The Ore department was called Thursday afteracon to the Levi Puller residence in south boldt after a wood shed had caught fre. The abed burned. No other damage was reported. ALTA MAN IN MASHUP NEAR IOWA CITY SUNDAY Bociety Va.

Leo Puller, al, cree as signed. Equitable Life Ins. Co. of lawa ve. William Butler, decree signed.

Carl Brodale Humboldt county, judgment entry as signed. Reawick Savings Bank va. H. W. Pederson, et al, decree an signed.

June W. Leland va. R. D. Leland, decree as signed.

Marjorie For Curtis FOR, decree as signed. Mary Erickson Corent Ericksati, decree as signed. 8. M. Nielsen, trustee under Will of John M.

Cartia, deceased Less Kautson, et al, decree signed. 8. M. Nielsen, trustee under Will of John M. Curtis, deceased Alphonse A.

Koob, et al, decree as signed. Mutual Trust Life Ina. Co. Aletha Starr, et al, decree an ed. Cases Dismissed Vader General Order.

R. F. Oeatrich va. Leo Wood. Walter Schluter ve.

John Jenco, et al. Arthur Bastos. Admr. COURT (Continued on page eta) Don Clark, son of Mr. and Mra.

A. Clark of Alta, but who attending school st lowa CIty, was la a smashup Bunday last. Six studenta were riding in an auto when it struck another wrecked auto in the road. Young Clark suffered a brain concussion and a lady companion suffered broken nose. The rest of the atudents were badly bruised and shakes.

LOCAL MARKETS Cream, sweet Cream, No. Cream, No. Springvale brand butter, retail 36e Hennery brown esse Hennery white Eggs, No. No. 1 Poultry Springs, 6 and over Springs, 4 to 6 ibe.

Springs, under 4 be. and leghoras Hess. 5 ibe. and Hess, 4 to 5 ibe. Hess, under 4 014 cocks Cora.

No. yellow, carload Ear Corn. 15 ibe. Oats. milling.