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The Iowa Recorder, Wednesday, April 4, 1917. Page Fifteen DOUGHERTY From the World.) Miss Josephine NOBS ban accepted a position as saleslady In the Keyes Millinery store here. Mrs. Keyes of Marble Rock, proprietor of the millinery store bere, was In town today, and plans on coming every Wednesday to meet her customers. Dr.

and Mrs. T. M. Garvin of Arcadia moved to Chicago the fore part of the week where the doctor will practice medicine. Dr.

boody ot has purchased Ur. Garvin's practice at Arcadia. Mr. and Mrs. Will Sutherland and daughter, who have been visiting at the J.

A. Edwards home for some time put, departed Monday evening for their home at Egan. 8. D. Mrs.

Sutherland Is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwards. The Catholic Order of Foresters, through the efforts of the state organ- iser, J. P.

Roth, have secured a large class of candidates to be initiated on AprU 15. State Chief Ranger, John Riter, of Dubuque. with his degree team, will do the degree work, followed by a banquet for the new members. Thos. Fleming of Cartersville underwent an operation for appendicitis at Mercy hospital in Mason City Monday.

Dr. Rogers of Chicago, performed the operation, and was assisted by Dr. L. J. Fleming of Chicago and Dr.

Barragy. Will Thorntpn, while working at the Jas. Dougherty farm last Monday evening, bad the misfortune to get a swift kick on the right foot by a colt which claimed the right of way. It was quite a jolt for Will, and as a re suit be is now hobbling about with a Cane. He says he is going to take a fall out of the colt as soon as be re covers from the effects of the accident.

Mrs. W. J. Volz and children re turned from Mankota, Saturday day evening where they have been visiting at the home of her parents the past two weeks. She was accom panted home by her sister, wbo will visit at the Volz home.

The election which was held at the town hall last Monday evening result ed in the following officers being elected: Jas. Dougherty, Mayor D. McLaughlin, assessor and Cbas. Christians, treasurer. The councilmen elected were Ed Mitchell, Mike Me Laughlin, Mike Murphy, John Solberg and John Mullen, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Schoonenburg.of Dubuque are rejoicing over the arrival of a fine baby boy, born Monday, March 26.

Mrs. Schoonenburg was formerly Miss Annie Conwell. Died--jAt the home of her daughter, near Dougherty, on Monday night, March 26, at 9 o'clock, Mrs. Catherine Blake Moran, wife of the late Thomas Moran, at the ripe old age of 70 years. Mrs.

Moran had been in failing health for some time past, and had been taking treatment at Mercy Hospital in Mason City, but when every hope of her recovery had vanished, wanted to come home to die. Her sickness was due as much to her advanced age and lonely surroundings, since the death of her husband wbo passed away some four years ago, as to any other cause. The funeral was held Thursday from the home of her daughter. Services at St. Patrick's and interment made in the cemetery close by where the body was laid to rest beside the remains of her husband, wbo preceded her to the other shore.

man'n Sunday school program was well received. Next Sabbath morning is intended to be Declssion Day--or Win One Day For Christ. It Is likely to be a great day. If you are not In Humewhere bo sure and don't minu thin as the Evangelical Sunday school means really to get persona to Christ, raise them up In Christ and prepare them for Christ'tt service. Itev.

r. S. lang has been appointed to Audubon for another year and Rev. Orth a new man in the conference ccmeB to Aredale. him a Buccesaful year and a hearty welcome by the church and the people.

Mrs. Lang, who was called to the of her mctter, reports IK.I mother not much Improved. The cares of moving at home, and a dear angel mother tarrying on the border line of eternity, while we are hundreds of mUec away, are some of the cares of an itinerant minister and his wife that some people know nothing about. But they have this consolation that the One whom they serve has said, "My grace shall be sufficient for Thee." Without this consolation man might easily dlspair of life. Easter program Sabbath evening.

Remember the Mission Day offering. POWERSVILLE Mrs. Fannie Powers spent Tuesday evening and Wednesday with her sister. Mrs. W.

J. Neal. Mrs. George Grapp went to Shell Rock Thursday to attend the funeral of her father, Mr. Jesse Adams.

The funeral was held at the home of his son, Harley, and the body taken to Wisconsin for burial. B. Springer was a business caller in Greene Friday. W. J.

Neal spent Saturday in Charles City. William Clayton of Nashua has been doing some papering the past week for his daughter, Mrs. Elmer Powers. J. I.

Newton and family of Charles City were callers at the W. J. Neal home. Mr. and Mrs.

Earl Neal and sister, Avin and Miss Thelma Paley drove to Nashua Sunday afternoon. Victor Powers returned home from Minnesota Saturday evening where he has been visiting a short time. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ponto visited the home -of Mr.

and Mrs. Charley Grapp. You are assured of the newest of shapes, best of quality at the most reasonable price if you buy your Easter Bonnet at the Bargain Store. Another new shipment just arrived today vast array of handsome styles in the most alluring combinations of color and dainty tints--unusual trimming of ornaments, ribbons, metals, in the most complete assostment we have ever had the pleasure of showing. YELLOW CLAY SOIL MAKES BEST GRASS.

AREDALE EVANGELICAL NOTES. The Sunday School Rally Day on last Sabbath morning at the Evangelical church resulted in another gain of about thirty scholars and the Lay- To persons who are starting to create pretty lawns the advice of Professor Bohumil Shimek, head of the department of botany at the University of Iowa, is to plant seed on yellow clay. No rich black soil for Professor Shimek. Yellow clay, like that in Iowa, he says, is the best soil in the world for blue grass. Grass from it is better than grass from black dirt because the roots dig deeper in the clay and the plant becomes more hardy.

Rich dirt produces a grass with short root and much foliage that suffers from a long dry summer or from a cold winter. When the roots are long the grass is affected less by extremes in weather. Sometimes it is hard work to get grass started on a clay surface. To avoid trouble the soil should be finely pulverized and a very small amount of fertilizer scattered over the surface. When the seed is sown the rake should be used just enough to cover the seed slightly.

For awile after the planting it is well to water the soil Jn dry weather with a spray nozzle. It is a mistake to mix blue grass seed with any of the so-called nursing crops or to plant seed obtained from hay lofts. Oats or clover grow faster than the blue grass and tend to crowd it out, as well as to take up the nour- I You are invited to call and make an inspection The Bargain Store, Greene, la. ishment in the soil that might otherwise be used by the grass. The objection to the use of seed scraped up in the hay lofts is that much of it is weed seed and when planted will kill the grass.

Much money is wasted in soding when seeding would be much better. It is next to impossible to get an exen stand from sodding, and sodded grass will not last so long as grass from seed. When sod is cut from its original mooring the lower portions of the roots are lost. When transplanted, the result is that the roots never grow down again but instead form a dense mat near the surface, thereby making the plants easily affected by the heat and cold. The average value of farm land with buildings in Iowa is $134.41, which is surpassed only by Illinois.

Grand EASTER BALL OPERA HOUSE, GREENE, IOWA MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 9th IOWA FARM REAL ESTATE. No wonder the Federal investigators have dismissed the plea that pulp wood is nearly exhausted and have fixed the price of print paper at less than a third of what it was. Secretary of Agriculture Houston refers to estimates of the Forest Service showing 300,000,000,000 board feet of pulp wood in the national forests, or 6,000,000,000 cords. As only 7,000,000 cords. are used annually in manufacture of wood in national forests, or 600,000,000 cords.

As only 7,000,000 cords are used annually in manufacture of paper of planting, can never be Democrat. The Lutheran hospital in this city has been doing such an extensive business during the past few months that directors of the hospital are now considering the advisability of adding another story to the already large and commodious hospital building. During the past couple of weeks the hospital has been over crowded with patients, and this week several patients from a distance bad to be refused admittance and medical service because of the lack of room. There are between fifty and sixty patients In the hospital this week, and in several Instances "doubling up" had to be in order to of the Chronicle. We still have a few of those Recorder maps left.

Kelly Bros. Orchestra EVERYBODY CORDIALLY INVITED George Koser. lecturer on real estate at the University of Iowa, is authority for the following statements of Iowa's farm holdings: Iowa leads all the states of the union in money spent for farm machinery. Iowa has the greatest percentage of farm land. Ohio is second.

Iowa is the leading corn producing state. Corn is the principal crop of the United States. Cotton is second in importance. Iowa's average farm is the most valuable in the United States. Iowa has had the greatest increase in farm land values in the last ten years of any of the developed states.

Fifty-nine per cent of the tamers in own and operate their own farms. The average-sited farm ot Iowa is acres. The average-sized farm of the United States is 138 acres. The averager value of farms for the United States is $6.444. For Iowa $22.043.

Iowa's rural population is less since 1908 than its city population. The amount of farm 'and has decreased from 97 per to 85 per rent In the last ten years. The production ot corn in Iowa Is decreasing and hay and pasture are increasing. The land of Grundy county is assessed the highest of all the land in Iowa. Kossuth county leads in the total production of oats.

Buena Vista county leads In the production of oats per acre. Pottawattamie county leads in the total production ot corn. Humboldt county leads In the production of corn per acre. Farm land in Iowa has Increased 107 per cent In value in the past ten years. THE I A CAR The new Ford cars are up to-the-mlnute in appearance, with large radiator and enclosed fan.

hood with full streamline effect, crown fenders front and rear, black finish with nickel trimmings-- a snappy looking car--and with all the dependable, enduring and economical qualities tnat have made the Ford "The Universal Car." One fact is worth more than a ton of guesses. Ford cars are selling from five to ten over any and all other cars, simply because they give more satisfactory service, last longer and are easier to operate and cost less to maintain--end there's no guessing about the reliability of Ford Service. Runabout, $345, Touring Car Coupelet $505, Town Car $595, Sedan o. b. Detroit.

For sale by FLOYD J. NEAL, GREENE, IOWA. iNEWSPA'PERr lEWSPAPERF.