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FAYETTE COUNTY LEADER VOL. 16. NO. 38 FAYETTE, IOWA, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1930 $2.00 PER, YEAR PERONER DUNSIDE DEATH OF MRS. MARVIN WAS AT WATERLOO Wife of J.

H. Marvin Passed Away While on Visit to Her Son's Home In Waterloo. Mrs. J. H.

Marvin, aged 75, died Saturday, June 28, at 12:30 a. m. at the home of her son, George Eastman, living on a farm northeast of Water100. Mrs. Marvin went to visit her son about two months ago, and became 111 soon after arriving there.

Her fliness soon became too pronounced to permit her return to her home here. Anna Nace wag born Feb. 14, 1855, in Illinols. She was united in marriage to Frank Eastman, who died in May, 1910. She was married again Nov.

14, 1917, to Joseph Marvin of Fayette. Surviving are her husband, six sons and a daughter, Mrs. Edward Proctor, of Jesup. The sons are: Frank and George Eastman, near Waterloo; Milton and William Eastman, Cedar Falls; John Eastman, Jesup; Lewis Eastman, Cedar Rapids, Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Hileman Gindt chapel, Waterloo, Rev. C.

H. Wood of the Full Gospel Mission, officiating. Burial was at Jesup. At her request her six sons acted as bearers. Testimony as to the esteem in which Mrs.

Marvin was held was manifested in the large masses of flowers which were in evidence at the funeral, coming from neighbors and friends, and one large floral offering WAB from, the round-house men at Oelwein, where Floyd Marvin Is employed. Mrs. Marvin had many friends who esteemed her for her genial nature and friendliness. Her especial delight was in her home, where she was a faithful and cheerful toller, and where the summons to the eternal home' comes, as a bewildering and benumbing shock. GETTING READY FOR VISITORS Walter Beall, West Union, president of the Northeast 'Iowa National Park association, Dave M.

Morgan, Mineral Point, secretary of the Southwest Wisconsin Scenic association. and Mayor Robert I. M'Keague, of Galena, will welcome agents from the national park service, a bureau of the department of the Interior, when they arrive to survey the proposed Missigsippi river national park site this summer, says the Dubuque TelegraphHerald. They were selected by delegations representing the states of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin at a meeting of national park enthusinsts at the Chamber of Commerce Friday afternoon. The national park service surveyorg are expected to arrive in this territory during July or early in August.

The committee, representing three states, will make it a point to see that they are taken to all oustanding scen.ic and historic spots in the territory bordering the Mississippi from Savanna, north to Red Wing, 0 stretch of about 200 miles. President Beall and other officers of the Northeast Iowa National Park association were very much pleased at the Interest shown by representative members of the Dubuque ber of Commerce and Jo Daviess ty, men who attended the meetIng and grateful for the luncheon tendered them by Herbert and Eugene Adams, Dubuque, who are among the staunchest supporters of the Mississippi river national park project. President Beall announced that memberships obtained for the Northeast Iowa National Park association were listed as tollows: Dubuque, 75; West Union, 80; Bellevue, 105; and Lansing, 60. This association received invitations to hold Its annual picnic, this summer from tour different communities and finally agreed, at the urgent request of W. F.

Schirmer and J. G. Young, of Bellevue, to hold the outing at the Bellevue state park on Friday, July 18. The committee on arrangements for the picnic has as its members W. F.

Schirmer, Bellevue; Herbert Adams, Dubuque, and R. G. Miller, Lansing. AMERICAN LEGION CONVENTION The 'convention or the American Legion of the Fourth district will be held at Margetto, July 9th. Stato Commander Glenn C.

Haynes, State Adjutant R. J. Laird and Frank Miles, editor of the Iowa Legionaire, will be speakers. The convention has not before been held in this section of the district. HARD WIND AND RAIN STORMS Two Storms Sunday Give Generous Samples of Wind and Water.

Two storms Sunday were of a quite violent nature. One cume late Sunday afternoon. The rain was preceded by a hard wind which did considerable damage to trees, especially on the fair grounds at West Union, where el dozen or more large ones were blown down and a smull barn was demolished. Motorists on No, 11 between West Union and Fayette at the peak of the storm say that their cars were nearly blown from the paving, and after the tempest was over the traveling was hindered by trees lying across the concrete. One driver broke a wheel against a tree.

It is believed that damage to crops in the north part of the county will be considerable, and one estimate puts the loss of small grain as high as 25 per cent. The second storm came up late in the evening and lasted for an hour or more. The wind was violent, though not so strong as in the previous storm, but the rain was torrential and there was some hail with it. For the first time sluce the storm sewer was put in near the W. pluce, it is said, the water came so last that the sewer could not carry it away.

Elgin vicinity reports small grain flattened and even corn cut off by the combined efforts of wind, rain and hail. Electric light and telephone poles were torn down, plate glass windows were blown in and roofs, chimneys and windows suffered considerable damage. Fayette had no electric service for four hours when service was resumed for about fifteen minutes at 9:20 and at midnight service had not been resumed. HOW TO DISPLAY OLD GLORY With the Fourth of July so near at hand the manner of displaying the flag 1 is of more than ordinary interest. Capt.

A. Greaves, Des Molnes, recruiting officer for the United States army. in Iowa, answers, questions that, perplex the public regarding the proper method of displaying the national flag. This is done by quoting regulatons publised by the army, The following explains the position and use of the flag: "The flag should not be hung flat. It should not be festooned over doorways or arches, tied in a bow knot, nor fashioned into a rosette.

When used on a rostrum it should be displayed above and behind the speaker's desk. It should never be used to cov91' the speaker's desk, nor draped ovor the front of the platform. For this Initer purpose, as well as for decorations in general, bunting of the national colors should be used, and since the union (blue) always has the place of honor, the colors should be arranged with the blue above, the white In the middle and the red below. "When the national flag 18 hung vertically or horizontally against a wall the union (blue) will be uppermost and to the flag's own right, that is, the blue should be to the observer's left as he faces the wall. ImagIne that the flag is looking at you.

"When the national flag and one other flag are displayed together from crossed staffs, as against a wall, the national flag will be to the flag's own right (as if it were looking at you.) That is, the national flag will appear at the observer's left as he faces the wall. The staff will be in front of the staff of the other flag. When a number of flags are displayed in a group, the national flug will be in the center or at the highest point of the group. "When displayed in a church outside of the chancel, the national flag will be at the minister's right. When inside the chancel, it will be at the minister's right as he faces the congregation.

Flags of other nations, 10 displayed, will be on the opposite side, neross the aisle or on the opposite wall, of the church or chapel." WALK ON THE LEFT SIDE Pedestrians can help prevent accidents and save themselves from injury it they will walk on the left side when walking aloug highways. This makes it possible for them to see and avoid approaching vehicles. The most careful driver is not always able to avoid striking persons walking on the right side of the road, if the driver must at the same time avoid a car coming the other way. It sooms that we now have four branches of government-legislative, executive, fudicial, and Herald. WINEGAR-BRAY WEDDING THURSDAY Ruth Winegar of Westgate and Chalmer Bray of Fayette Were Mar.

ried Near Wortgnte. Thursday morning, June 26, at 8 o'clock, in the Murphy U. B. Church, near Westgate, Iowa, took place the marriage of Miss Ruth Winegar and Prof. Chalmer George Bray.

The bride wore a gown of rose orchid chiffon and carried an arm bousuet of yellow roses. The groom wore a suit of the conventional midnight blue. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D.

E. Winegar of Westgate, Iowa, a graduate of Oelwein High School and the Iowa Methodist Training School for Nurses, at Des Molnes. Mr. Bray is the son of Mrs. Arlie Bray of Fayette, Iowa.

He is a graduate of Fayette High School and Upper Iowa University; also has a.M. A. degree at the State University at Iowa City. He is a member of Phi Delta Kappa, honorary fraternity at Iowa City. Preceding the ceremony Mrs.

D. E. Winegar sang "At Dawning," accompanied by Mrs. Karl Behrens of Oelwein, who also played Lohengrin's Wedding March. Immediately after the ceremony a three course breakfast was served by the bride's mother at their beautiful country home.

The tables were tastefully decorated with pink roses and tapers. After the breakfast the newlyweds departed for Minneapolis and various places in northern Minnesota and will be at home after August 1 at Blairsburg, Iowa. GRAIN CUT GREEN WON'T "FILL" Another idea long held by farmers and by many of the scientists working on farm problems seems doomed for the discard. This idea is that small grain can just as be cut a little "green" without doing any harm, the theory being that necessary materials to. All out.the unripened grains: are in the straw anyway and will All out the heads after the grain is cut.

But that idea just doesn't seem to work, according to some careful work done by L. C. Burnett and A. L. Bakke of the Farm Crops and Botany departments of Iowa State College.

If the grain is cut green, the straw obtained is of greater feeding value, H. D. Hughes, head of farm crops investigations at the college, points out, but in the tests conducted by Burnett and Bakke, they did not find that the material in the straw filled unripened grain. When small grain is ordinarily cut, It often contains 30 to 40 per cent of moisture, but if it is allowed to remain in the field until fully ripe, thomoisture content drops to below 20 per cent. Between these periods--the usual time of cutting and the time when the grain is fully rip -the grain continues to All out and so the longer the crop can be left in the field, or until it is ripe, the higher the yield that will bo obtained.

MARRIAGE LICENSES Marriage licenses Issued recently: Clifton C. Bailey, Arlington, to Rose M. Hadd, Elgin. Edward L. Kirby, Oelweln, to Marguerite M.

Meffert, Winthrop. Ole C. Erickson, Wadena, to Henrietta Sabo, West Union. Chalmer G. Bray, Blairsburg, Iowa, to Ruth Winegar, Westgate.

Fred M. Cheville, Rhodes, Iowa, to Lucile Kollman, Westgate. Vern R. Randolph, Bloomfeld, Iowa, to Mario Ruesser, Elgin, Iowa. Park Shreve, Oelwein to Doris White, Oelwein.

Loyed Zahner, Denver, Iowa, to Marie Strempke, Fairbank, Iowa. Morton A. Bruess, Waucoma, to VIola Drilling, Waucoma. Ora Minuey, Oelwein, to Edna Olander, Oelwein. NEWS FROM UNKNOWN SOURCES The Leader frequently receives thru the mail news items which come from unknown sources.

They, appear authentic and we are always pleased to receive news. But, to insure publication, please sign your name to communications. We shall pot publish the names of those contribute news Items, but, must know whence they come, in order. to judge its reliability. PLEASE sign your name, 38-tr Now, the gunmen have pistol called a lemon squeezer, but for accuracy we never knew anything that equaled a Lumberman.

ALL ROAD INCOME INCREASES Federal Ald for Iowa Now $3,800,000 Per Yeur. Des Iowa is building many paved roads this year there 1s a' great deal, of money coming in to pay for them; even more than was anticipated. July 1 found all three sources of revenue which pay for the paved roads several) millions ahead of a year ago. The gas tax for the year ending Ju1, 1930, was: approximately 000,000 more than for the year ending July 1, 1929; The automobile license fees for the fretteix months, starting Dec. 1, 1920, and up to June 1, 1930, totaled $12,067,869.

This is more than for the whole 12 months the year before. From Dec 1, 1928, to Dec. 1, 1929, license fees, totaled $11,909,360. The federal ald, under the new law, passed by congress will pay to the Iowa road funds one and one-third millions of dollars more this year than last. Iowa's federal aid has been running around $2,000,000 per year, but the new law tor the 12-month period under the present construction program will yield federal ald to the amount of $8,300,000.

These three Items--gas tax, license fees for six months, and federal aidtotal $26,392,000. What tho license fees will be for the remainder of the period, or until" Dec. 1, 1930, Is tain but they aressure to add to this fund although the heavy registration time for the present year is over. Hence it is apparent that there will be coming in thigiyear $27,000,000 to $30,000,000 to pay for the roads built and being The plan of francing, as is well known, provides stor the counties to issue bonds in the sums voted by the people of the county to pay for the roads as' the work requires. Then this road money, coming in is allotted to the counties to pay off their bonds, interest and principal as they become due.

atate bight commission's report covering the period up to June 1 showed total 'bonds sold, $75,412,000. Enough money is coming in this year alone to pay off a third of this sum. It is interesting to note how the income from these three funds has increased. As noted above the license fees for the six months ending June 1, 1930, totaled $12,067,859. For the 12 months ending Dec.

1, 1929, they totaled $11,909,350. For the corresponding period ending Dec. 1, 1928, the total WAS $10,692,767. The year before the total was $10,271,698. The gas tax for the year ending June 30, 1930, totaled $11,025,118.

For the year ending June 30, 1929, it was $9,224,829. But in 1928, before the three cent gas tax was in the total for the year was $4,785,387. In 1927 It was $3,043,289. In 1926 it was $1,598,000, and in 1925, when the twocent tax first started, the six months period brought in $931,144. The federal aid, which this year 18 estimated at around $3,300,000, totaled approximately $2,500,000 in 1929.

In 1928 it was in 1927, it was $2,044,999. In fact, it has averaged a little. better than $2,000,000 each (year for 10 years. The paved highways across the state available for use next year are naturally expected to attract much I more travel than ever and therefore bring in more gas tax.Courier. MAY BE ANOTHER GAS STATION Judging from appearances here Tuesday, there will be another gas and oil station erected here.

Several men were measuring and inspecting the lot owned by the Standard OIl just south of the Burkholder residence. They were also consulting blue prints, all of which Indications, according to our detective, point to something doing. Added to these manifestations is the fact that the deal by which the company expected to make use of Nels Louvering's corner building fell through. As the Standard Oil Co. has owned the aforementioned lot for several years, the guess that there is to be another station seems fairly good.

West Union, July Rush of West Union was. arrested Saturday evening, charged with bootlegging. Sheriff Robertson assisted by City Officer Bishop. A gallon of alcohol and several bottles were found in his possession. Rush is in jail awaiting a hearing on the charge.

In some placos now they are building gas stations with apartments over them--so peoplo can have some place 'to REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION WAS HELD Delegates to the State, State Judicial and District Judicial ConvenLions Wore Selected. West Union, July Republican county convention was held Saturday in the court room of the court house. Practically all the delegates chosen at the primaries were present. There being no county offices to be Alled the attention of the convention was turned to the instruction the delegates to the judicial and state ventions. However, when the proposition of endorsement came up as to W.

E. G. Saunders, who was high man for Secretary of State, and for M. M. Cooney, who is opposing Hon.

H. E. Taylor, for the judgeship, the convention balked and asked that they go uninstructed and free to vote as they saw fit. The vote against endorsement was 98 to 58. Delegates to the state convention are as follows: E.

C. Knight, Bethel; J. R. Shales, Center; J. A.

Erickson, Clermont; H. H. Paulson, Dover; J. E. Farley, Eden; H.

W. Madeen, FairNeld; George S. Hartman, Fayette; C. A. Finch, Fremont; Earl Foss, Harlan; J.

0. Probert, Illyrin; B. W. Kiel, Jefferson; Fred Robinson, Oelwein; J. B.

Henderson, Oelwein; Eliner Kendall, Oelwein; A. G. Miller, Oelwein; F. G. Clow, Oran; A.

M. Welbel, Pleasant Valley; H. G. Schofleld, Putnam; Will Howell, Westfield; Len T. Kimball, West Union; L.

E. Bopp, Windsor. State judicial delegates are: Clare Shepard, Paul Fridley, Banks; E. H. Eatey, West Union; J.

A. Erickson, Clermont; H. H. Paulson, Dover; Henry Nuss, Fairfield; Geo. S.

Hartman, Fayette; E. H. Stewart, Harlan; Frank B. Baker, Jefferson; Harman Hall, Oelwein; J. B.

Henderson, Oelwein; Ivan Hanson, Oelwein; A. G. Miller, Oelwein; J. I. Phillips, Pleasant Valley; E.

B. Shaw, Scott; Henry George, Union; William Howell, Westfield; N. J. Breckner, West Union; W. H.

Antes, West UnLeon R. Layton, West Union; F. J. Campbell, Windsor. Delegates to the district judicial convention are: Fred Bole, Bethel; E.

C. Knight, Center; W. R. Blake, Clermont; J. M.

Smittle, Eden; C. H. Gitchell, Fairfield; C. R. Carpenter, Fayette; K.

C. Klammer, Fremont; E. H. Stewart, Harlan; Harold Strong, Illyria; Vern Logan, Jefferson; R. P.

Strauch, Pleasant Valley; James McAllister, Putnam; Henry Jellings, Scott; James Reisner, Union; L. E. Bennington, Westfield; E. H. Estey, West Union; B.

D. Chandler, West Union; L. R. Campbell, Windsor. John Edwards of Oelwein was elected county chairman.

HARSHBARGER-WINER A week ago Saturday afternoon, Irvin Winer of near Little Cedar and Miss Bernice Harshbarger of McIntire were married at the popular Gretna Green, the Little Brown church, at Nashua. The bride is the daughter of F. F. Harshbarger, station agent at McIntire, and president of the Aetna Savinge bank. She is a graduate of State Teachers college and has taught school the last five years, two years at McIntire, and three at Randalia.

Mr. Winer is the son of Mrs. Bessie Winer, Little Cedar. The young people are at home on a farm northeast of Osage, which Mr. Winer is operating; or perhaps it should be said that Mr.

and Mrs. Winer are conducting, 08 it is surmised that the latter will gladly carry her share of the happy burden of Recorder. CAPTURED WRONG MAN The sheriffs of Fayette and Buchanan counties, and vigilantes from Oelwein and other towns, hunted Friday tor a man suspected of being the slayor of the sheriff and marshal at WashIngton, Iowa. A report from Stanley led to the man hunt, it being stated that a man fitting the description of the murderer had passed through that town, going toward Oelwein. But when questioned the officers decided he was not implicated in the crime.

LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT L. P. Barth, supervisor of the fittoenth census for this district, reports that in Fayette county the number of persons living here, who 'are usually working at a gainful occupation and who are looking for work is 264. The number In Fayette town 80 altunted is reported at 31. The figures are preliminary and subject to correction.

FIDDLERS' CONTEST HELD Six Played for a Large Crowd Here Saturday Night. Following the usual band concert Saturday night a contest of old fiddlers was held, and enjoy by a throng which packed the street about the band stand. The winners were: A. E. Daggett, Volga City, $7.

Jake Horriman, Fayette, $5. Fred Grant, Fayette $3. The other players were Albert Kohlmeyer, Hawkeye; W. Wells, Fayette; Charles Potter, Fayette. Mrs.

A. E. Daggett, who played accompaniment for her husband, played also for othin the group. Much interest was shown and frequent encores gave evidence of the. popularity the players enjoyed.

Another feature of the program was the appearance of Marian Dennis and Babe Wade, two local girls, who sang with ukelele accompaniment. They were obliged to respond to numerous encores. Next Saturday night another special program will be given with the band concert. This will, according to present plans, consist of a hogcalling contest; wrestling match; boxing match; and more singing by the Wade-Dennis duo. It is understood that a challenge will be out for girls to sing against these two in friendly competition, DEMOCRATS NOMINATE The democrats held their convention at West Union Saturday, and went through their routine of bustness.

They decided to nominate a number of county officers for the fall election, regardless of the contention that this sort of procedure is not legal. They declare they will take it to the courts and find out it there is an effort made to keop their names from going on the ticket this fall. They did not nominate a full slate but left the clerk, recorder, auditor, and coroner vacant. The following were nominated by the convention by acclamation: State representative, James Orr, of Fayette. Treasurer, Henry Buenneks, of Mays nard.

County Attorney, A. C. Peterson of West Union. Supervisor 1931, Henry Humphry of Arlington. Supervisor 1932, Dan Burke of Clermont.

The convention also selected a full list of delegates to attend the state, state judiciai and district conven-Oelwein Register. GOTHIC GOSPEL The third quarter in Church School lessons deals with Representative Men and Women of the Old Testament. Sunday at 9:30, "Abraham, a Pioneer of Faith," is first. This is the Sunday for your Missionary nickel. At 10:30 comes the fourth service of the church year, with an exposition, "A Test for based on John 4:38.

The church program concludes at noon. Afternoon is embarking time for the Young People's Leadership Institute at Clear Lake all next week. Occupying Peacock Roost on the shore will be Mrs. E. B.

Bogert as chaperon, with Anita Barr, Mary Bogert, Mina Odekirk, Esto Stranahan, Mary Pinch, and Ruby Whitford as residents in the girls' dormitory. With Mr. Clinton will be Dean Culbertson, Nathan Barr and Paul Newton, so that there are still chances to go for others. Fayette having the cottage cuts the attendance expense exactly in two. Around 700 high school people are expected for this, the seventeenth annual session.

KITTEN BALL GAMES The kittenball games in which four local teams are competing are gainIng in popularity regularly, 80 that next week there will be four games. This is partly due to the fact that the Fourth is on Friday--one of the regular days for a game. Therefore that date cannot be used. Friday night the rock crusher team defeated the Logion 11 to 9. Monday night the college beat the Legion 15 to 12, and Tuesday night the town walloped the crushers by a big score.

LOWEST GRAVEL BID ON RECORD West Union, July 1-Reuben Slifka of Cresco was the low bidder Friday for the contract for graveling the stretch of county road from Stanley north to primary No. 10, which contains 2.88 miles. The low bid was 21c per yard for frat mile aud 5c for each additional mile. The contract for stripping was 210. This la the lowest bi don record in Fayette county made on this kind of work.

WILL COST COUNTY A HALF MILLION Dairy Association Reveals that Fayette County Farmers Will Lose Thru Decreased Consumption (Farm Bureau News 'Letter) A careful check made by the Iowa State Dairy association reveals that Fayette county farmers will receive approximately. $475,000.00 less for their dairy products during 1930 than they received in 1929. This of course is the result of a decrease in consumptogether with a slight increase in production. The State Dairy association, of which E. M.

Wright is secretary, is sponsoring a contest in connection with the 4-H boys to see who can select the best slogan to advertise butter, ice cream and milk as a means of Increasing production. The decrease In receipts to the county in this one product is matertally affecting the purchasing power of each individual farmer which is being reflected in general business conditions. 31,000 Pounds of Wool Pooled. Heavy buying throughout the county at 16c to 20c per lb. had its effect on the wool pool this year, only 000 lbs.

being delivered to Fayette. Between the time of the sale, Saturday the 21st and the days the wool was taken in June 86 and 27, prices soared to as high as but these prices are not maintained after the pool is over. Of the 31,000 lbs. delivered, approximately 26,000 lbs. sold as firsts for $23.75 per hundred and the remaining 5000 lbs.

88 seconds for 19c per lb. The average price 'for the entire amount was approximately 23c per lb. On the average the wool WAS cleaner and in better condition than normally. Club Pigs Selected. Fourteen boys have enrolled in the, market pig club and twenty-three pigs have been entered in the contest.

The pigs are purebred or crossbred barrows or after. Mar gotten on the pigs and have ranged from 31 pounds for the lightest pig up to 82 pounds for the heaviest pigs. Final weights will be taken on these pigs during the fair in order to determine which pig has made the greatest gain per day during the feeding perlod. The Fayette County Farm Bureau is giving a silver cup to the club member whose pig makes the greatest dally gain. In addition to the prize money offered by the Fair association and the cup given by the Farm Bureau the Chicago Producers Commission assoclation is awarding a silver medal to the champion pig club member.

In awarding this medal the club member'g record of achievement with his project, his local club activities, leadership activities, show winnngs and the record and story of club work will be taken into consideration. Enrollments may still be made in this club. Dairy Club Judging Workout. The first dairy club Judging workout of the season will be held at Paul Stewart's farm Monday, June 30, beginning at 1:30. Three classes will be arranged and will probably include two classes of aged cows and a class of two year olds.

Ernest Wright of the State Dairy association will be present to supervise the judging. Other dairy fudging contests will be held during the summer and all the members of the dairy calf clubs and their fathers are being urged to attend. FIND DOCTOR'S CAR Several weeks ago owned by Dr. Harry Bradley of Manchester was stolen while he was in Fayette attending Masonic lodge. A Manchester dispatch states that he received word Monday from the Chicago police that the car has been found there.

When the car was stolen it contalued two medicine cases which were dumped from the machine over in Clayton county, and were returned to the doctor later. DEATH OF MRS. STANSBURY Mrs. J. K.

Stansbury passed away Tuesday afternoon, having never recovered from a fall about three weeks ago. She tell down the hay chute In the barn on the farm north of town, and sustained injuries, from which it was at first thought she was recovering. However, it is belleved there. were internal injuries, as her decline of late has been steady, The funeral will be held this afternoon..