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8 THE DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1933. FERN ILLINOIS I NEWS EWS OF EASTERN IOWA Aledo High Cage BURNETT RITES IN DEAD BANQUET HELD BY MEETING IS HELD BY DE WITT BOARD 1 ALEDO LEGIONAIRES HOLD CELEBRATION OF HER DRIVE EASTERN STAR AND MASONIC LODGES OF ALEDO TO INSTALL THE TIMES Aledo Office 102 ST. College Ave. Phone 111 Harold Neshit Reporter Geneseo News Bureau 129 S. State Street Phone 12? Marion Emery Reporter Subscription (town or rural) can be paid, paper commenced or discontinued and news items left at offices at any time up to 8 p.

m. DISlilC PLAN i 4 I 1 I i -J 1 I I i 1 DE WITT, la, 4. (Special) The quarterly meeting of the DeWitt public library board was held Tuesday afternoon in the assembly room with the vice president, Mrs O. H. Joy, presiding.

It was decided that all work on the building, including cleaning, be; placed in the hands of the build- ing committee of which T. R. Tier-' nan is chairman. 1 The book committee will meet in the library Jan. 24.

H. A. Grantham and Henry Mousel were appointed members of the auditing committee to report at the next quarterly meeting. Members present were Mrs u. n.

Joy, T. R. Tlernan, Mrs C. V. Connole, Mrs Walter Schroeder and Mrs E.

L. Conover. Bridge Luncheon Mrs L. F. Clifford entertained the members of the L.

H. club at a bridge luncheon Tuesday. Honors were won by Mrs N. T. Baird, Mrs O.

W. Beauchamp and Mrs Alfred Deke. Mrs Baird and Mrs George Harrington were guests. The club will meet in two weeks with Mrs Beauchamp. Mrs Large Hostess Mrs T.

W. Large was hostess to the members of the Past Matrons club Tuesday. Luncheon was sprvpri nt th Tpp-ca mfo onH th afternoon spent at the Large home. Mrs Ora Saddoris presided during the business session. Selec- tion of hostesses for the year was made.

Mrs Fred Selvers, Ana-i mosa, was an out-of-town mem-i ber present The February meet- ing will be with Mrs J. W. HowesJ Other DeWitt XeWS The Home Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet aikuis ai Aianssa. ine coupie uvea Thursday afternoon with Mrs 0T a fa northeast of West Lib-Elizabeth Lincoln. Mrs Joseph erty.

until 1900 when they retired, Hannum will be the assisting host4 esg Mrs John Kruse will entertaW the members of the Stand Pat Euchre club Friday afternoon. CaDtain N. A. Merre 1 crce. Ladies of the G.

A. will have a 1 o'clock picnic luncheon. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the home of Mrs ill ella Moses followed by the regular business meeting with installation of officers. Mr and Mrs Leslie Blocker have had as their guests during the week Mrs Blocker's sister, Mis Dorothy Drew of Madrid, and El- wood Cline of Springville.

Miss Delia Reilley went to Du buque Tuesday for a visit with friends. McCausland Pair Honored on Their inVerlaryjFRED DREYER, SPR1D1LE TO BE WEST BRANCH, la, Jan. 4. (Special) The death of Mrs Martha Ellen Burnett, 86, took place at the home of daughter, Mrs C. W.

Pearson, near West Branch. Mrs Burnett was a lifelong resident of Cedar county, being the daughter of William and Elizabeth Hines Burnett. She was married to Nathan Burnett, who, with three sons, preceded her in death. Four daughters survive her, Mrs Nellie Pearson of West Branch, Mrs Nina Lundy of Little Rock, Ark, Mrs Lizzie Baker of Atalissa and Mrs Elsie Hawbecker of Olney, 111. Funeral services will be conducted at the Methodist church at Springdale Thursday afternoon by the Rev.

H. M. Grant Burial will be in the Pedee cemetery. Holiday Extended Due to sickness in many homes within the consolidated school district of West Branch, the board of education has declared an extension of another week to the holiday vacation. School will reopen Monday, Jan.

19. BY WILTON W. R. C. WILTON, la, Jan.

4. (Special) Installation of officers for 1933 was the feature of the regular meeting of Henry Seibert Woman's Relief Corps No. 212 at th firiri Fellows hall. Mrs Marv Schroeder was the installing oi- ficer. Those stated are: President Mrs Mary Schroeder.

Senior vice Dresldent Mrs Laura Duncan. Junior vice president Mrs caroune Maurer. Treasurer Mrs Hattte Harris. Secretary Mrs titlie Whilmer. Chaplain Mrs Sadie McQuillan.

Conductor Mrs Tracy Owen. AH.itaiit conductor Mrs Julia Mc Cartney. Guard Mr Mury reitman. Assitsatit guard Mrs Anna Volgt. Musician Mrs Ernnia Illzhauer.

Patriotic instructor Miss Bessie Nannie. Press corresponnpnt Mrs Effie Jarr, Color bearers Mrs Ida B'toi. Mra Nora Hurke. Mrg May Sterner raml Mrs BunMtc Ltmg. Following the ceremonies there was a social hour and a pot-luck supper was served.

Mission Society Meeting Held in Blue Grass Home BLUE GRASS, la, Jan. 4. (Special) Mrs Hazel Plett of Blue Grass entertained the Ladies' Missionary society of the Blue Grass and Pleasant Prairie cnurcnes ai her home with ten members and one visitor present Mrs Fonda Egel led the devotionals. The study book on "Mormons and Persia" was given by Mrs Ethel Allbee. The next meeting will be with Mrs Alta Jenkins on Jan.

27. Other Blue Grass News Mr and Mrs Walter Kautz entertained 30 relatives at a New Year's dinner at their home. Five hundred was the diversion of the afternoon with prizes going to Mrs A. E. Schroeder, Mrs J.

F. Kautz, Mrs Arnold Petersen and Mrs Fred Kautz. The Happy-go-lucky club was entertained at the home of Mr and Mrs Ralph Knoles. A 6 o'clock pot luck dinner was served. The remainder of the evening was spent at five hundred with prizes going to Mr and Mrs Russell Shellabar-ger, Mr and Mrs John Petersen, and Mr and Mrs Erwin Zinger.

Mr and Mrs Erwin Zinger enter tained a group of riend3 at a party at their home. Five 'hundred was the diversion of the evening with prizes going to Mr and Mrs J. W. Schroeder. Mr and Mrs Ferd Dietz, and consolation to Mrs George Fahrenkrug.

fci Am A roomered wiin Backache? I'M It May Warn of Kidney or Bladder Irregularities A persistent backache, with bladder irregularities and a tired, nervous, depressed feeling may warn of some disordered kidnev or bladder con Idition. Users everywhere rely on Doan's Pills. Praised for I more than 50 years by grateful users the country over, soia oy DoeaVs A is 'J. y. A i iv HELD ON THURSDAY NSTALLATION HELD Squad Has Games Friday, Saturday ALEDO, El, Jan.

4. (Special) Two basket ball games are scheduled for this week-end by the Aledo' high school squad, it is announced by Coach H. E. Canine. Friday evening Coach Canine will take his team to Moline, where they will clash with the Moline high school team and Saturday evening the Abingdon high school quintet will meet the locals on the Aledo floor.

Both of these games are expected to be hard battles for the locals. Moline and Abingdon are both reported as having fast teams and Coach Canine believes that his men will have to be in top form, to hold either team even. The Abingdon event will be a double-header with a team composed of freshmen and sophomores from each school meeting in a curtain-raiser at 7 :30 p. m. BASKET BALL Thomson, S3; Cordova, 28 CORDOVA, EI, Jan.

4. (Special) Thomson and Cordova high school quintets went on a scoring rampage here last night, the visitors winning a wild tilt by the score of 33 to 28. In another free-scoring tilt the Thomson Indees walloped the Cordova Independents by the count of 41 to 28. The local high school five has scheduled a game with the Cordova Alumni for next Friday night. THOMSON FG FT PF TP Brown, 1 .4.0 2 8 1).

MiC.lnty, 5 2 13 Groharine, 0 0 4,0 LewiN, 3 4 3 10 V. McGinty, 1 0 4 2 Totals 13 7 15 33 CORDOVA FG FT PF TP Pfister, 5 2 2 12 Howard, ,.2 2 8 fi "earn, 2 2 8 Kruckenbiirg, 0 0 0 Burden, 0 0 1 0 Sandholm, 1 0 3 2 Total 11 6 11 28 Referee Johnson (Port Byron). Erie, 44; Tampico, 23 ERIE, 111, Jan. 4. (Special) Erie community high basket ball team trounced.

Tampico high school, 44 to 22, in a game on the home floor Tuesday evening. In the preliminary tilt the Tampico reserves defeated the Erie reserves, 18 to 14. Erie plays at Port Byron next Friday evening. The summary of the main game: ERIE FG FT PF TP Brown, 2 2 18 Brooks, 0 0 0 0 Stouut, 8 2 1 Bare. 4 2 1 10 Malinger, 0 0 0 0 H'olnver, 0 2 2 2 Mfttson, 1113 Bisdon, 1315 Totals 16 12 7 44 TAMPICO FG FT PF TP Sibley, 0 0 4 0 GlaHfthurn, 10 2 2 Temple, I 110 3 Peterson, 1 2 2 4 6 Noon, 1 0 3 2 Foy, 0 0 0 0 Larson, 4 1 19 Burke, jr.

0 0 2 0 Totals 8 4 16 22 (Score by Quarters: Frie 9 8 17 1.144 Tampico 6 6 5 522 Keferee Mummart, Frophetntown. Geneseo Chapter Holds Meeting at White Residence GENESEO, El, Jan. 4. (Special) The January meeting of Geneseo chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, was held yesterday afternoon in the home of the Misses Fannie and Flora White, Mrs Louise Morrow, regent of the local chapter, appointed Mrs Myrtle Hosford, Mrs Helen Lieber-knecht and Mrs Grace Hoit as members of the nominating committee to select officers or the ensuing year. Members responded to roll call with "Quotations from Illinois Pa triots." A talk on "Patriotic Edu cation in Mountain Schools." was given by Mrs John Kemp of Ke-wanee.

Members of the assisting committee yesterday were Mrs Anna Laura Gilbert, Mis3 Ellen Ford, Mrs Myrtle McEroom, Mrs Dora McLaughlin and Mrs Frank How-land. The annual observance of chapter day will be held at the meeting Monday, Feb. 6, with the social committee in charge of the program. Henry County Man Held on Charge of Passing Bad Check CAMBRIDGE EI, Jan. 4.

(Special) Charles Smith residing In the Clover Chapel neighborhood was arrested yesterday morning by Deputy Sheriff Charles Nash on charges of writing and issuing a check to defraud Phil Miler of Ke- wanee. It is alleged by an employe in the Miler store that Smith cashed the check and received change. The amount of the check according to Nash was $6. Licensed at Aledo ALEDO, 111, Jan. 4.

(Special) Licensed to wed In Mercer county: William G. Cotton, 23, of Wheatland, Wyo, and Irma Goodrich, 19, of Chicago, DDRANT ALUMNI IS ATTENDED BY MM DURANT, la, Jan. 4. (Spe cial) The Durant high school Alumni association held a ban quet at the high school auditorium. Covers were laid for 90 persons.

Arthur Westphal presided as toastmaster and the following program was given: Address of welcome Henry Schafer, president of association. Response Amanda Erlcksen Dlech-mann of Lowden. Piano solo Roy Ellis. Introduction of class of 1933. Response Elva Bauer, president of class of '33.

Remarks Superintendent W. A. Olmsted. Vocal solo Loretta Puck, Toast Leo Paul. Vocal solo Arthur Westphal.

Toast Arno Thskc Vocal duet Eva Schneekloth and Lulu Huesmann. Toast Genevieve Byrnes. Vocal duet Arthur Westphal and Tom Nelson. Toast Harriett Sehiele. Saxophone solo Arnold Paustian, Remarks G.

F. Harling. Officers for year 1933 were elected as follows: President Meta Reimers Schneekloth. Vice president Arno Tagge. Secretary and treasurer Verona Denkmann Other Durant News Durant R.

N. A. will hold a public card party Thursday night at 7 :30 o'clock at the Turner Hall. A prize will be given at each table. Mrs H.

A. Miller was hostess to the B. L. Bridge club. Prize winners were Mrs A.

J. Mumm, Mrs T. D. Jacobs and Mrs George Hass. Mrs Waldo Horn will be next hostess.

JOINT MEETING IS HELD IN DE WITT BY DE WITT, la, Jan. 4. (Special) A joint meeting of the official and Sunday school board3 of the Methodist church was held last evening in the basement of the Insurance building. Officers were elected as follows by the Sunday school board: Superintendent, Carl J. Smith; first assistant superintendent, Mrs O.

H. Joy; second assistant, Warren Wal-rod; secretary, Ed Homrighausen; treasurer. Miss Marie Neilsen; primary superintendent, Mrs M. R. Fay ram; junior superintendent, Mrs Carl J.

Smith; missionary superintendent, Mrs Earl Hemming-sen; cradle roll superintendent, Mrs A. E. Petersen; home department superintendent, Mrs H. E. Cook, and primary pianist, Miss Ruby Dempsey.

The appointive officers will be named at the next meeting which will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The official board made plans for the year and decided to return to the hours of 10 and 11 o'clock for Sunday morning service. Lodge Has Meeting Members of the Loyal Order of Moose met last evening and made plans for a number of social affairs. A stag party will be held Tuesday Jan.

10. An attendance contest will begin with this event. Dictator James Doner and Secretary C. J. Chrlstensen are the captains.

A picnic supper and dance for members and their families will be held Jan. 17 with M. J. Cooper, F. Grumley and Hosea Maynard in charge.

The possibility of sponsoring a minstrel show was also discussed and C. F. Grumley, Oscar Dooley and L. W. Harrington were appointed to make further plans.

Auxiliary Meeting The January business meeting of the DeWitt unit of the American Legion auxiliary was held last eve nmg. Plans were made for an all-day meeting on Thursday, Jan. 12, at which time the members will sew for the Supply Shelf at Des Moines. A picnic supper will pre cede the February meeting. Final Rites Held South of Calamus For Robley Infant WHEATLAND, Jan.

3. (Special) Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Wesley Robley who died Tuesday a. m. The baby was born Friday Dec. 30.

Services and burial were in the Norwegian cemetery south of Calamus. Surviving are the parents and the grandparents, Mr and Mrs Herman Martens of Wheatland and Mr and Mrs George Robley of Calamus, la. Officers Elects At the annual business meeting of the St. Paul's Reform church held Tuesday afternoon at the church, the following officers were elected: Deacons, Arnold Hoker and Clarence Ott; elders, Charles Dickie and S. B.

Hansell; treasur er, Carl Lohman; organist, Miss Wilma Riedesel and janitor, Wil liam uruenwait, Returns After Furlough BIG ROCK, Jan. 4. (Spe cial) wimam Thompson has returned to Fort Dcs Moines after a 90-day furlough spent at the home of his mother, Mrs Henry Gen. METHODIST OARDS ALEDO, El, Jan. 4.

(Special) Nearly 100 members of Faller-ans post of the American Legion of Aledo and vicinity attended the membership and attendance cele' bration and banquet last evening at me Kooseveit military school. The event was the climax of the membership and attendance contest held over a six week3 period by the local post which closed last Wednesday evening with the two contesting teams having a tie score of 850 points each. George H. Baker and J. Russell McFarland were captains of the two teams and during the contest 88 members for 1933 were signed.

The event of last evening was originally planned as a turkey and bean feed with the winning team setting at the turkey table and the losers feasting on beans but when the event finished in a tie the mem bership committee in charge of the contest decided to stage a cele bration and turkey dinner for all. The dinner was served at 7 o'clock and was followed by a program of music, both instrumental and vocal. Following this program a social evening was enjoyed by the members with card3 being played at several tables. Lloyd O. Reed, membershio chairman; L.

S. Stafford, post commander and Homer Yale, post adjutant, composed the committee on arrangements. Recover Purses Stolen at Site Of Husking Meet KEWANEE, El, Jan. 4. (Spe cial) Ten pocketbooks and billfolds, believed to have been taken from persons attending the na tional corn husking contest at the Peterson farm, three miles east of Galva, Nov.

10, were recovered Tuesday. The purses, all void of cash, were found by the sons of C. W. Peterson, 616 Grove street, Ke- wanee, in a ditch along Route 28, near the Bureau-Henry county line. Masonic cards were found be longing to R.

Dale Hinchliffe, Rio, a $37 promissory note payable to S. H. Walker of Port Byron, receipts belonging to J. C. West and receipts belonging to William M.

Collison, Galva. A United States government check for interest on the fourth liberty loan, payable to Edwin Carl Frels, Hillsdale, El, was also It was for $1.07. A receipt from Dr. C. S.

Mellin, 421 South Adams street, Peoria, was among the effects. During the national corn husking contest, a number gf pickpockets were active in the larere crowd and more than a score of persons reported to police that their purses had been stolen. Eleven Aledo High School Pupils Are Keeping Accounts ALEDO, El, Jan. 4. (Special) Three members of the agricultural department of the Aledo high school who have been keeping farm account books under the system as recommended by the state university, will turn their books in to the department Saturday when an account school will be held at the farm bureau office in Aledo.

Leslie Wright of the University of Illinois, will conduct this school. Eight members of the school agricultural classes will start the account nroiect for the first time and will also attend this school, Those who will turn their books in and start a new series are: Merle Melton, Carl Johnson and Leonard Parkinson. Those who will take up the work for the first time are: Clifford Shirkey, Harold Brown, John Bowley, John Black, Myron Mueller, Marvin Lloyd, Clair Brown and Andy Lemon. Henry Democrats Complete Task Of Fact-Finding KEWANEE, 111.. Jan.

4. (Spe cial) After several weeks' work the facts-finding committee of the Democratic party of Henry county has completed its work, following a session here yesterday. The committee is composed ot John J. McKeon, Kewanee, chairman of the county central committee; Mayor James H. Andrews, Kewanee: E.

L. Benson, Galva; Ed ward Specht Hooppole; Clarence Oberle, Geneseo. The committee acted upon several hundred applications, although it is believed there will only be about 50 or 60 state appointments available for this county. The committee has not as yet placed the applications before the state factfinding group. The endorsement of Judge A.

E. Bergland, Galva, and Mayor Andrews, Kewanee, for the Illinois commerce commission ana A. K. Kays, Kewanee, for U. S.

marshal of the southern district are the only ones made public. The sugar crop of the Philippines last season was 26 per cent greater than that of the year before. ALEDO, El, Jan. 4. (Special) Officers for the year in the Aledo Masonic lodge and Aledo Eastern Star organization will be seated at a joint installation ceremony to be held tomorrow evening at the Aledo Masonic hall.

All appointive officers have been named by the elective heads and they will be seated with the other officers. Officers in the Masonic order will be installed by Virgil H. Du-vall, Aledo attorney, and F. A. Gibson also of Aledo will be installing marshal.

Miss Hettie Mc-Creight, formerly of Aledo and now of Rock Island, will be installing officer for the Eastern Star work and Mrs Bonnie Calhoun will be installing marshal, and Mrs F. A. Gibson, installing chaplain. Officers to he Installed are as follows: Masonic lodge Worshipful master, L. T.

Dorothy; senior warden, Frank W. Lemon; junior warden, George L. Carey; treasurer, G. L. Candor; secretary.

C. E. Duvall. Appointive officersSenior deacon, LaVerne Morgan; iunior deacon. Erie Clauson: senior steward, Walter Boyles; junior stew ard, Stanton H.

premiss: cnapiain, Dan Twelftree; marshal, E. C. Bedford; tyler, W. H. Robertson.

Eastern Star elective officers Worthy matron, Miss Pauline Dorothy; associate matron, Mrs Huh MeWhor-ter; associate patron, Erie Clauson; secretary, Mrs W. S. Bjorkman; treasurer, Mrs S. A. Nelson; conductress, Mrs TJ.

H. Eastman: associate conductress, Mrs E. H. Clauson. Appointive officers Chaplain, Miss Belle Calhoun; marshal, Mrs Grace Bower; organist, Mrs Harold Witt; Adah, Miss Doris Brown; Esther, Miss Colelasure; Martha, Miss Mabel Nelson; Electa, Mrs Hobart Harbour; warder.

Mrs Waiter Boyles; sentinel, W. H. Robertson. ORION STATE BANK OFFICERS CHOSEN 1 ORION, El, Jan. 4.

(Special) The stockholders of the State bank of Orion held their annual meeting in the bank rooms yesterday afternoon and elected the following di rectors: P. W. South, P. E. West-erlund, C.

A. Asplund, G. H. Wayne, VV. C.

Stevenson, Roy Ferguson and W. V. Kerr. The direc tors elected the following officers: President P. W.

South. Vice president G. H. Wayne. Secretary C.

A. Asplund. Cashier W. W. Kerr.

Assistant cashier Earl Peterson. Bookkeepers Mrs Delbcrt Swanson and Muhlon Westerlund. Insurance Company Elects The 57th annual meeting of the Osco and Western Farmers Mu tual Fire Lightning Insurance Co. was held in the office of Secretary Guy Coulter in Orion yes terday. The policy holders elected the following directors: J.

W. Bailey, Coal Valley; Myron Chase, Western, and Bert M. Rogers, Osco. Other directors are: Charles Gass-ner, Osco; Guy Hutchinson, Rural; A. F.

Chase, H. E. Ferguson, Tom Fitzpatrick of Western; and Paul Jahn of Black Hawk. After the meeting the directors reelected the following officers: President J. W.

Bailey. Vice president Charles Gassner, Secretary Guy Coulter. Treasurer A. F. Chase.

No assessments were made dur ing the year 1932. There was a substantial gain in Insurance for the year and the losses were small, This company includes the following townshiDs: Osco. Western. Ru ral, Colona, Coal Valley and Black Hawk. Intra-Mural Cage Tourney at Aledo School Is Opened ALEDO, El, Jan.

4. (Special) Intra-mural basket ball at the Aledo high school opened today at noon. Two six team league have been organized and six men are on each team. Each team will meet each other team In its league in a round robin schedule and league champions will meet in championship series following the league play. The intra-mural volley hall tourney was won by team No.

2 of the American league, captained by Tom Murphy when it defeated team No. 12, champions of the National league, captained by M. Larson, JLDVERT1SEMFNT Wife Wins Fight With Kidney Adds Sleeps Fine, Feels 10 Years YoungerUses Guaranteed Cystex Test Thousands of women and men sufferera from poorly functioning Kidneys and Bladder have isc jvered a simple, eaBy vay to sleep fine and eel yeara younger by cimbatine Getting Up Nights, Backache. Leg fains. Nervousness.

1 1 ess. Neuralgia, Buniinp, Smarting and Acidity, Cue to poor Kidney functions, fry using a Doctor's prescription called Cystex (Siss-tex). Works fast, circuiting thru (system tn 15 minutes, often piving amazing benefits in 2i to 48 hours. Try it under the lair-play guarantee to fix you up to your naua-faction or money bark oa return ol empty package. Cyatex Is only 7ic at druggUU, FOR COMING YEAR 1 FOR MERCER RELIEF FUND IS ANNOUNCED ALEDO, 111., Jan.

4. (Special) The plan of distribution of the relief funds which are to be raised by special bond issue in Mercer county, was worked out yesterday Tjy the board of supervisors at a fc-pecial meeting which was held at the Mercer county courthouse. A special bond issue of $20,000 as voted by the board at a recent meeting and thi3 entire sum with the exception of $560, which was the amount due the bonding company, will be distributed among the 15 townships of the county. A sum of $5,832 which is 30 per cent of the total is to be divided equally among the 15 townships giving each $388.80. Another will be appropriated for the care of inmates at the Mercer county home during the year and the remainder of $6,608 will be divided among the townships in proportion to the amounts over the past eleven years.

The following amounts will be received by the various townships including the $388.80 allowed from the 30 per cent. The per cent allowed each township is also listed. North Henderson 454.55 .953 Rivoli 3.1S0 Richland Grove 8.147 Suez 576.00 2.833 Greene 1.038.70 9.835 Preemption 1,086.0 10.552 Ohio Grove 457.20 1.085 Mercer 1,287.2213.596 IVrryton 481.62 1.102 Ahinpdon 567.54 2.705 MMersburg 1.IM.06 10.476 Dunran 430.03 .624 Keithsbursr 1.279.69 13.4K2 New Bostun 1,622.0418.672 Eliza 671.58 2.766 At the present time there are 44 inmates at the county home, who will be taken care of with the appropriation. Each township would be required to pay a day rate for each inmate if it were not for this fund. Inmates at the home are from the various townships as follows: Richland Grove, Greene, Preemption, Mercer, Abingdon, Millersburg, Duncan, Eliza, Keitbsburg, New Boston, 10, North Henderson, Rivoli, Suez, Ohio Grove and Perryton townships have no inmates in the institution.

It is expected that the funds from the bond issue will be available the last of this month. Rural Pupils in Mercer Will Take Bimonthly Tests ALEDO, El, Jan. 4. (Special) Questions for the bi-monthly ex aminations for rural schools of Mercer county will be sent tomor row to teachers of the 100 such schools in this county, according to John D. Cooke, county superintendent.

The questions which cover all elementary subjects have been ar ranged by Mr Cooke and Miss Lu cille Robinson, assistant county superintendent. The papers will be graded by the respective teach ers and the grades sent to the su perintendent'a office. Dairy School Will Be Held in Mercer ALEDO, Jan. 4. (Special) J.

G. Cash, feeding expert from the dairy husbandry department of the agricultural college, University of niinois, will conduct a dairy feeding school in Mercer county Friday afternoon, Jan. 6, according to J. E. Harris, farm adviser.

This meeting is scheduled for one o'clock and will be held at the farm bureau office. Any one interested in the profitable feeding of dairy cows is invited to attend thi3 school. DANDRUFF Ends Overnight! There is one sure way that never faus to remove dandruff complete and that is to dissolve it. This destroys it entirely. To do this, just get plain, ordinary liquid ar-von; apply it at night when retiring; tise enough to moisten the Fcalp and rub it in gently with the fineer tips.

By morning, most if not all, of your dandruff will be gone, and two or three more applications will completely dissolve and entirely cJp.stroy every single sign and trace cf it, no matter how much dandruff you may have. You will find, too, that all itching and digging of the scalp will Mop instantly, and your bair will be fluffy, lustrous, glospy, silky soft, and look and feel a hundred times better. You can pet liquid arvon at any drug etore. It won't cost you more than thirty-five cents. This simple never fails.

MRS A. A. AIKLNS WEST LIBERTY, la, Jan. 4. (Special) Mrs A.

A. Aikins, 83, died at 2:30 a. m. today at her home on North Columbus street, Sne had been ln faWn? bealtn for several years and was confined to her for the Past five weeks. ouuu mu AO i0' wu.

the ae of six 3'ears she came to Iowa 'lth her parents who bought aiiu iicoi AtaiiBStt, wu ocpu ia, 1872, she was married to Albert A. moving to town, xrs Aikins was a member of the Presbyieriau memoer or ine woman liei?" orP3 ana lce iocul-ure are the widower, a daughter, Mrs L. A. Whitacre, weBV 77A, 8V mond, West Liberty; Irwin, Daven- and San ise' CaIir; nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Chicago, has returned to her school work in Hampton.

A watch night service was held at the Friends' church. A party was given at the home of Miss Pauline Bell, honoring Miss Helen Adams on her return after a protracted stay in Chicago. Games were played and dancing epjoyed. i OF WEN DIES; Fi LOWDEN, la, Jan. 4.

(Special) Fred Dreyer, 85, died Monday at the home of his son, Fred Dreyer, jr. He had suffered for some time with asthma and the infirmities of old age. Funeral services will be held at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the home. Burial will be in the Lowden cemetery, i The decedent was a native of Germany, born on Nov. 8, 1847.

When a'ioung man. he came to America. He was married in 1883 to Amelia pinoop at Pekin, El. Following the death of his wife a few I years ago; he came to Lowden to reside with his son, Fred and family. I Immediate relatives, who survive are three eons, Harry of Long Beach, Calif, William of St Louis, and Fred of Lowden.

Also a stepson, Herman of Chicago, El, sev eral grandchildren and other rela tives also survive. Other Lowden News About 85 members of the Wal-ther League, society enjoyed a New Year's party at Trinity hall. Airplane bunco was played and prizes awarded to Florine Kroemer, Edwin Hoffmeier, Paula Maas and William tiein. About guests were entertained New Year's Eve at the parlors, of the Zion Evangelical church by the members of the Zion League Bible class. One-act plays, stunts and comprised the evening's entertainment and lunch was served.

The public school opened Tuesday after the holiday vacation. The teachers returned from their respective homes with the exception of Mr and Mrs E. Mcllrath, who spent their vacation in Lowden. ADVEFtTISEMKNT SOME WOMEN ALWAYS ATTRACT You want to be beautiful. You want the tireless energy, fresh complexion and pep of youth.

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4. (Special) Mr and Mrs G. E. Swain were guests at a party given in their honor in the hall, the affair being arranged as a surprise on Mr and Mrs Swain, who were observing their 20th wedding anniversary. A 6:30 dinner was served at long tables to about 70 guest3.

A tiered wedding cake with 20 candles adorned the table at which the honored guests were seated. A musical program was enjoyed after the dinner hour. S. T. Yocum was toastmaster.

Short talks were given by H. W. Farnham and G. E. Grable.

F. B. Stevens, in behalf of the guests, presented Mr and Mrs Swain with a pull-up chair as a gift from their friends. Lucy Tolles and Guy E. Swain were married at Barnes City, la, Dec.

31, 1912. They came directly to McCausland, where Mr Swain was then employed in the Eclipse lumber office. A few years later they bought out the R. D. Andersen grocery store, which they still continue to operate.

There are two children, Lynn and Arline Swin, both at home. Other McCausland News A family dinner was held at the home of Mrs Fannie Carber, in honor of her sister, Mrs Jane Bir-ney of Princeton, who celebrated her 72nd birthday anniversary. Charles W. Grable, who has been spending the holidays with his parents. Mr and Mrs G.

E. Grabl, left for Providence, R. to resume his duties in the advertising department of the Rath Packing Co. J. F.

Ploog is ill at his home. Ranshaw Named As Chairman of Johnson Board IOWA 4. (Special) George G. Ranshaw of North Liberty was elected chairman of the Johnson county board of supervisors Tuesday. He succeeds Dan J.

Peters. Ranshaw has been a member of the board for several years, and was reelected at the general election last November. Party Is Held at Hall in Buffalo BUFFALO, la, Jan. 4. A New Year's party was given at the K.

of P. hall by Mrs Burl Frazer and Mrs Claude Neumeister. Prizes in five hundred were won by Mrs J. Gourley, Mr and Mrs F. Gold, Mr and Mrs J.

Parsons and H. A. Dor-man. A midnight lunch was served. Out of town guests were Mr and Mrs J.

Gourley of Chicago, Miss Evelyn Rakocy and Carl Rankin of Davenport. Oilier Biiffitlo News Miss Dorothy Holrnan, who has spent the holidays with friends in.