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FAYETTE COUNTY LEADER VOL. 23. NO. 48 FAYETTE, IOWA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1937 PER, $2.50 PERONES OUTSIDE $2.00 YEAR 1. ARCHITECT SUBMITS TENTATIVE PLANS Met With Board of Monday Night and Showed Blue Prints of Building That a new grade building can not be built for $50,000 to meet the situation in Fayette was evident at a meeting of the Board of Education held at the high school building Monday night, when the architect, Charles Altfillisch, of Decorah, met with the Board and submitted blue prints of a tentative nature.

His plans, as shown in the prints, include seven class rooms, gymnasium, rest rooms, office, cloakrooms, in a two story structure which would doubtless meet requirements for many years. The building would be located south of the high school and connected with it by a corridor. A henting plant located in the new building, would supply heat for both structures. Such a building could be built for $65,000, it was Mr. Altfillisch's opinion.

As a petition was presented last spring calling for a bond election for $50,000 for a new high school building, a new petition would be necessary to meet the new situation, and it is evident that such a petition will be forthcoming at a future time. Some changes In Mr. Altfillisch's plans were suggested, and these will be worked out in a new set of plans, which will be ready for inspection at the proper time, BO that voters inay know what they are voting upon. Several weeks must elapse in any event before an election can be held, and It. is therefore apparent that should the bond issue carry there can be no active building operations this year.

WILL SING AT THE DVORAK MUSIC FEST Mrs. Honorine Otley Postville, daughter of Mrs. Richard Otley, Fayette, is on the program of the Dvorak music festival in Spillville, Sunday, Sept. 5. Two other: well known artists are on the program, which will begin at 2:30 p.

m. They are Archibald Sowden, blind violinist, of West Union, and Margaret Howell Dravis, pianist and accompanist, of Postville. Mrs. Falb will sing the following numbers: Songs My Mother Taught Me-Dvorak. Hark, Hark, the Lark-Schubert.

Cradle Song -Brahms. Who Is My Sweet Repose Schubert. Four Biblical -Dvorak. ILIFF FAMILY REUNION AT KLOCK'S ISLAND PARK The Iliff family reunion took place Sunday at Klock's Island park. Those present were Mrs.

S. E. Iliff, Mr. and Mrs. R.

C. Iliff, Dorothy and Warren, and Miss Dorothy Smith of West Union; Mr. and Mrs. E. J.

King and two of Hawkeye; Junior Smith, Mr. boys and Mrs. George Iliff and children, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Iliff and family, Mr.

and Mrs. Ray Iliff and family all of Fayette; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Iliff and two boys of Burt; Miss Elizabeth Iliff of St. Louts, Mr.

and Mrs. Roscoe Iliff of Webster City; Mr. and Mrs. B. C.

Iliff of Afton, and Mr. and Frank Starry and Dickie of CeMrs. dar Rapids. Other guests were Mrs. Frank Woodson, Hawkeye, Mr.

and Mrs. W. C. McCleery, West Union. EMERGENCY TAXES APPROVED State Comptroller C.

B. Murtugh his approval Friday to emergency gave applied for by the counties of taxes the state. Since 1929 the counties have been authorized to levy emergentaxes designed to take care of uncy unavoidable expenses. In forgeen or the main these taxes have been used in caring for reliet cases. They must have the approval of the comptroller and transfers from them later must also have his approval.

Emergency tuxes In near counties, which were approved by Mr. are 88 follows: Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Chickasaw, $18- 000; Clayton, Fayette, 000; Howard, Winneshiek, $26,000. GOT YOUR DUCK STAMPI not, your postmaster can furnish it to you. All persons over 10 years required to have one to shoot are ducks. Land-owners or tenants are not 'exempt even though they shoot on their own land.

TEAM GOES TO STATE FAIR Bethel Club and Health Contest Winner Enter State Contest Kathleen Byrne and Eloise Turner, members of the girls' 4-H county champicn demonstration team, with the county health champion, Fern Betz, Maynard, left Sunday for the atate fair, Des Moines, where they will represent Fayette county in the state demonstration and health contest. 'The girls were accompanied by Mrs. Earl Kitch, Bethel club leader, and Lillian Lewis, home demonstration agent. From "Coop to Can" ig the title of the girls' demonstration in which they include the selection, cutting and canning of chicken. Hearts of Center and Harlan club will give their demonstration at Waterloo and Fairtield and Dover at Postville.

Center club won Arst place with their booth exhibit, displaying the variety of ways canned tomatoes can be used in the diet and the food value of the tomato. Other placings on the booths were, Dover 2nd, displaying table decorations for different seasons of the year, and Bethel 3rd. showing the evolution of the fruit jar; Fairfield 4th and 1 Sunny Sals 5th. FAYETTE JUDGES PLACED HIGH Three members of the Fayette county 4-H livestock judging team garnared 2079 points in placing and writing reasons on eight classes of livestock to rank fifth in the state contest held at Des Molnes last Thursday. Leo Sinnott, Randalia, scored 717 points out of a possible 800 to lend his team mates and to place 7th individually among the 490 contestants from 89 counties.

Joe Hall and Dean Platt of Oelwein were the other two members of the livestock team. Hall had a score of 698 and Platt's score totaled 664. David Wells, Randalla, was the alternate. Franklin county team, which placed second to the Fayette boys in the North Iowa contest, won the Iowa championship. In the grain judging contest the Fayette boys placed ninth with a score of 2180.

Elwood Mabon, Randalia, was high man on this team, while David Wells and Dean Platt made up the rest of the team. Leo Sinnott was alternate. WHERE THEY WILL TEACH Following is a list of Fuyette teuchers and their locntions for the coming year. Most of them have already gone to their schools, and the remainder will be going soon. The Lender hopes this list is fairly complete, but if any are omitted it has been without intention.

Owen Anderson, Berkeley, Calif. Wesley Ashby, Woodburn. Mila Bray, Phoenix, Ariz. Richard Banning, Elk Horn. Jean Barrett, New Haven, Conn.

Guy Bennington, Grimes. Nathan Barr, Waterloo. Oukley Belden, Rock Falls. Verda Cuudle, Mitchell. Dorothy Crawford, Alpha.

Karleton Crain, Lafayette, Ind. Guy Curter, Delhi. Mary Carpenter, Van Horne. Reed Doughty, Wudena. Beth Doughty, Webster City.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fox, Istanbul, Turkey. Glen Fobes, Elk Horn. Blanch Greathend, Westfield.

Richard Hall, Wadena. Rose Hastings, Waterloo. Esther Johson, Thornton. Katherine Killerlain, Stanley. Josephine Killerlain, Anamosa.

Azallu Milledgeville, Ill. Paul Kelly, Sullivan, Ind. Harold Lynch, Shellsburg. Wig. Glen Littelle, Luana, Edna Luce, Hampton.

Blanche Miller, Musentine. Georglu Miller, Chisholm, Minn. Roger Miller, Plainfield. Celia Morf, Glenwood. Hurry Mongold, Thornton.

Paul Newton, Bristow. Velma Older, Waterloo. Oweetis Porter, Rowley. Jessie Potter, Maple Hill. Robert Paul, Wancoma.

Grace Parker, Waterloo. Mrs. Hannah Pederson, neur Tripoli. Edward Robinson, Swaledale. Maud Rogers, Culbertson, Mont.

Viola Rogers, near Arlington. Florence Rogers, Auburn. Harold Swartley, Marengo. Loretta Vun Ness, Sioux City. Grace Van Ness, Cedar Fulls.

MRS. MARY FUSSELL DIED SATURDAY Succumbed to Illness of Long tion. Lust Service Was Held Tuesday Afternoon Mary Lucinda Kingsbury, daughter of Joseph B. and Hannah Brown Kingsbury, was born at Cherry Valley, Illinois, July 13, 1853, and passed away at her home in Fayette, Iowa. August 28, 1937, ufter a period of invalidian: which was of nearly three years duration.

Though there was little complaint it was a great grievance to her that she could not go about in her usual active way. In 1856 she moved with her purents to a humble home on the prairies of Harlan township and for 81 years since, Fayette county has been her home. During her childhood, the Kingsbury family lived in Harlan, Smithfield and Center townships, also in the towns of Fayette and West Union. She attended school in the various places in which she lived in her girlhood, also a number of terms at U. I.

or Fayette Seminary. She taught in the rural schools of the county for several years. Her first teaching experience was allowed at the age of fifteen years. On September 25, 1874, she Was united in marriage with Martin H. Fussell of Fayette.

They resided for two years in this town, then for 17 years on a farm three miles cant of Fayette, then ten years on a farm one mile east. Since 1903, with the exception of several winters spen: in Californin, she bus occupied her present home in Fayette. In April, 1923, her husband was laid to rest. She leaves to mourn her passing, three children: Roy and Alma of Fayetto, and Mra. Mae Preston of Caldwell, Idaho, also three grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Of the Kingsbury family sho wAS the first to be taken. Surviving are her brother, W. B. Kingsbury, of Osage. Iowa, her sisters, Mrs.

Ella Whitmore of Monrovia; Calttornta, and Mrs. Emma Berger of Huntington Park, California. Mrs. Fussell was a great lover of home and family and her affection extended beyond her immediate family circle to motherless children with whom she came in contact. Her leisure hours were spent in the reading of the best literature.

Hers was an unusually cheerful disposition and she was always solicitous of those about her in ministerto their material welfare. Her children and grandchildren she sought always to teach to avoid the shams and deceits of this world and to realize that the greatest thing in this life is true Christian character. For nearly 57 yeurs she has been 8 faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Fayette. The familiar phrase, "Plain living and high thinking" fitted her accurutely. May the priceless heritage of a life 80 well lived ever be a constant inspiration to those she leaves to follow 011.

The funeral service was held at the Methodist church Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Dr. John D. Clinton. Burial was in Grandview. DEATH OF A.

J. KNUTSON The death of A. J. Knutson, a business man at Wadena, occurred Sunduy, the cause being given as dropsy. Mr.

Knutson was a world war veteran, uge 44. Ho le survived by his widow, who was formerly Miss Olive Kuhnes of Fayette: two daughters. Marcia Marie und Donna; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.

L. Knutson; two brothers, Milford and Oscar; and four sisters. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock at the Presbyterian church in Wadena, with military rites by the American Legion. NOTE OF THANKS To our many kind friends who so gladly ussisted us by word and deed during the Illness und utter the death of our dear mother, we desire to express cur heartfelt thauks. Alma Fussell Mr.

and Mrs. Elford C. Preston Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fussell Raised by a she-bear that stole her when 11 baby.

Like little Mowgll of Kipling's most famous story she lived for 8 years the life of a wild beast. In the AMERICAN WEEKLY, the magazine distributed with NEXT SUNDAY'S CHICAGO HERALD AND -adv. W. C. T.

U. MET AT home DAIRY FARM In their on Farm, on Monday, Emma Wilson and Miss Anna Wilson were hostesses to the August meeting of the local W. C. THU. Transportation' was kindly offered and accepted and: attendance (considering the heat of the afternoon) WaS very good, 26 being present.

A bounteous and delicious picnic dinner was served at 1:00. The meeting to order at 2:00. The devotion was in charge of Evangelistic Diredior Mrs. Lucie Wilson. A brief program followed, also reports and a summary of the year's work, which was encouraging and evidenced faithful and earnest work in many of effort.

Four new members were added for the new year, which began Sept. 1. The annual election which followed resulted in the election of the following new officers Mrs. SusfelHettler. Mrs.

peddle Schell. Mrs. Alice Billings. Mrs. Luce Wilson.

A rising vote of thanks was given the hostesses for their gracious and kindly entertainment. MRS. JAMES CHASE CALLED FROM EARTH Passed Away at Hor Home Near Fay. ette Saturday After a Short Illness of Heart Trouble Nellie Chase, wife of James Chase, was born October 29, 1880, the daughter of Carl and Hattio Fitzgerald, at Lancaster, Wisconsin, She departed this. life Aug.

28, 1937, after a short illness heart trouble. Always a kind and. loving wife and mother with a ready hund to help her neighbors. To know; her was to love her. Mrs.

Chase leaves to mourn her loss her husband, James Chase, five children, Arthur Flitsch; of Washington, D. Floyd, Vern, and Mrs. Elva Lapaghan, all Mrs. Mande Weian of Fayette, and one stepson, Dale Chase, living at home, 15 grandchildren, four sisters, Mrs. Ed Starr, Milwaukee, Mrs.

Dan Reed, Casville, Mrs. Will Meyer, Dearborn, Mrs. Bert Belle, Detroit, Mich. Three brothers preceded her in death. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Fox Funeral Home with Rev.

W. H. Dyer officiating. Burial WAS made in the Grandview cemetery. NEW BUSSES IN USE The three new school busses purchased by J.

R. Cook arrived the last of the week, and are now in 1180 transporting rural pupils of the Fuyette schdols to and from their school work. Upon their arrival at the edge of town the engine of one was covered to be on fire, the gasket having become loose and allowed gasoline to ignite. The bus was stopped and the third one, just behind it, ran Into it. Both were damaged slightly, and one was tuken to Dubuque and the other to Waterloo, where the damage was corrected.

They were back in good shape and ready for duty Monday morning. TODAY'S TAXOGRAM Did you enjoy that new fly rod on your vacation? Or the new tennis racquet, or the golf clubs? You should have for you paid Uncle Sam more than three million dollars for the privilege of purchasing them. On ery sport you enjoy on your vacation, you pay a ten per cent tax for the equipment you use. In 1935 the American people bought $34,803,730 worth of sporting goods equipment on which they paid a federal tux of 486,373. PAUL' TATE COACH AT ELGIS Paul (Bud) Tate of Independence has been hired as couch in Elgin high school and will teach manual arts and agriculture.

He was under contruct to couch at the Colesburg consolidated school but the board there released him when the Elgin job was -Elgin Echo. A bill has been Introduced in congress to authorize the minting of 000 half-dollar souvenir coins next year in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Jowa, which commonwealth will celebrate Its centennial in 1938. Ludwig II who ruled from 1804 to 1886, was called "The Mad King of Bavaria." JOHN PRITCHARD IS CALLED BEYOND Died Monday at the Home of HIs Brother, and the Funeral Was Held Yesterday Thomas and Elizabeth Pritchard. both from Wales, came to Tremont, where the father busied himself about his trade, that of 8 coal miner. To them wits born a son, John, on Jan.

15, 1860. Before their removal to Iowa in 1877 the son had grown to sufficient age to be of much assistlance in the mines. An explosion in the mines burned him severely, from the effects of which he never entirely recovered. John was a faithful worker in the Illyria and Lima neighborhoods before moving to the vicinity of Fayette 17 years ago, where his home has since been. He passed awny at the home of his brother, Dan, at 6:45 p.

m. Aue. 30. Survivors number four brothers and two sisters: Thos. of Eugene, Oregon; Mrs.

Margaret Wilson of Fayette; Daniel L. of Los Angeles; and Mrs. Anna Gomer and Daniel all of Fayette. His funeral was held Wednesday at 2:30 from the Fox Funeral Home with burial at Grandview. Dr.

John D. Clinton, pastor of the Methodist church, of which John D. Pritchard was a member, conducted the service. NEW LANGUAGE TEACHER Mias Mildred Dyer of Madison, WIlL Head Department at U. I.

U. Miss Mildred Dyer, Madison, will teach French and German. Miss Dyer received her A. B. Degree from Drake University and her M.

A. from the University of Iowa. She also has studied Byrn Mawr graduate school; University of Marburg. Germany; University of Grenoble, France; Sorbonne university, Paris. She taught in high schools at Knoxville and Iowa -City, Iowa, and Missoula, then was an instructor at Iowa State Teachers college for 10 years.

TO PAINT MURAL Mrs. Mildred Pelzer, noted artist and wife of Professor Louis Pelzer, professor of history at the University of Iowa, will paint a mural, 6 feet high and feet wide for the Waverly federal post office at an approximate cost of $500. The painting is to be entitled "A Letter from Home" which will show a farm home near Waverly in the year 1857. The main figures are to be a man plowing, his wife whom he greets as she brings out a letter from their old home; a man 011 horseback who brought the letter will also be visible with the Cedar River in the background. Mrs.

Pelzer has been given a year to complete the mural but expects to have it ready by January 1, New Hampton Tribune. FLOWER SHOW Remember the Flower Show at the Upper Iowa University gymnasium, Saturday, Sept. 4. Entries may be made from 10:00 a. m.

until noon. The show will remain open during the afternoon and evening. The Fuyette Community Garden club invites everyone to attend and to participate. CANNING EXHIBIT TO STATE FAIR Sixty- -tour jars of the best quality preserved food were selected from the 4-H booth exhibits to send to the state fair. Those jars of food will be judged with 700 other jars renresenting 15 counties in Iowa.

NEW SHOES FOR HEALTH GIRL Grussfields shoe store of Oelwein 1s again presenting the girls 4-H coumty health champion a- pair of health shoes. This is the third year that this shoe company has cooperated in the 4-H health program. CARD OF THANKS Our deep gratitude is expressed to the friends and neighbors tor their many kind acts during the Illness of our wife and mother, and for the florul tributes. JAMES CHASE AND CHILDREN If you will take the trouble to follow the history of the man who says he "drinks now and then" you will find that he drinks more now than he did Leader (Toronto). A detour la the longest distunce between two driven points, ELSON COOK MARRIED Wedding Ceremony Took Place in June at Freeport, Announcement is made of the marriage cf James Elson Cook, 8011 of J.

R. Cook of Fayette, to Miss Elizabeth Buebe of Hampton. which took place in June at Freeport, Ill. They will make their home In Iowa Falls, where Mr. Cook is beginning his second year as director of the school band and instructor in instrumental music.

Mr. Cook was educated in the Fayette high school and Upper Iown University, and taught two years at Renwick and two at Wellman. Mrs. Cook has been teaching in Iowa Falls for about four years. P.

T. A. TO HOLD RECEPTION Parents of school children are invited and urged to attend the reception which will be held for the members of the faculty in the high school auditorium, Friday evening, August 10 at 8 o'clock. This affords a fine chance for the parents to meet and become acquainted with those who will be close associates of their children during the school year. A worth while and enjoyable program is being prepared by the various committees appointed especially for the occasion.

BORLAND-BARR NUPTIALS SUNDAY The marriage of Jean Borland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Borland, Oelwein, and Nathan L.

Barr, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Barr Fayl'ette, was solemnized at the home of the bride's parents in Oelwein Sunday afternoon at.

four o'clock, with Rev. W. G. Barr of Victor, Iowa, uncle of the groom, officiating at the double ring service. The bride was given away in marriage by her father.

The couple was attended by Adelle Catlin, Des Moines, and Roger Hubbell, Post- bride was gowned in mousseline de sole of pale pink. The bridesmaid was attired in amber formal chiffon. Both carried corsages of roses and baby breath. The bride is a graduate of the Oelwein High School and attended Upper Iowa University from which she received her elementary teachers certificate. She taught in the grade school at Bennett, Iowa, the past year.

Mr. Barr is a graduate of Upper Iowa University where he was a member of Alpha Delta Alpha fraternity. The couple will reside in Waterloo where Mr. Barr is band instructor in the east grade schools, also has charge of band and boys' glee club in the Randalia school. After congratulations delicious refreshments were served to the thirty-five relatives and guests.

DEATH OF MYRTLE HOLTZMAN The death of Mrs. Raymond Holtzman occurred Friduy at West Union, caused by cerebral hemorrhage, and burial was in the Lima cemetery. Her age was 24. Before her marriage in 1932 to Ray-, mond Holtzman of Fayette, her name was Myrtle Long, foster daughter of Mrs. 0.

S. Schroyer of West Union. Two gong were born to Mr. and Mrs. Holtzman, and both are deceased, Richard dying in March of this year.

Mrs. Holtzman is survived by her husband and foster mother. NOTICE Having sold my truck to Albert Dummermuth, 1 take this opportunity to thank my many loyul patrons for their support, and hope they will try the service offered them by Mr. Dummermuth, for I believe he will ento give you the prompt, efficient service which I have endeavored to give you in the past nine years. Sincerely yours, adv.

J. R. COOK. THE WEATHER August Mux: Min. Pree.

Kind 26 84 70 .04 Part CI'dy 27 90 62 Clear 28 90 61 Clear 29 91 63 Clear 30 93 62 Clear 31 93 66 Part Cl'dy September 1 93 08 Clear DE WITT CLINTON, Observer. WEST UNION RENDERING WORKS Highest prices paid for dead animale. For Prompt service day or night call West Union, Phone 11, collect. R. B.

Finney. adv CLUB EXHIBIT AT THE FAIR WAS LARGE Prizes Were Given Members of Clubs Whose Exhibits Were Superior sit Fayette County Fair (Farm Bureau News) 4-H club members exhibited 120 head of dairy calves and baby beeves, eight colts, eleven lambs, twenty-two market pigs and eighteen pens of poultry at the Fuyette county fair which closed Friday. Pen and pencil sets were presented by the Fayette County Farm Bureau :0 Lowell and Elwood Mabon, Gene Brownell, Charles and Elmer McLeish, and Donald Oelrich. The award was made on the basis of fitting and showing and management in each of the dairy calf classes. Gene Brownell, Harlan township club member, was named champion Holstein club member and will be awarded the watch presented by the Iowa Holstein Breeders association.

Brownell was also awarded the halter by the Iowa Holstein association for being the best Holstein showman. The champion Holstein was a yearling heifer exhibited by Grover Miehe, Maynard. Reserve champion, a first year heifer, WaS shown by Gene Brownell, Fayette. Robert Owen, Randalia, showed the champion Guernsey, a first year calf. Elwood Mabon of Randalia, showled the champion Brown Swiss and the reserve champion.

The champion Jersey was shown by Robert Cline of Elgin, and the reserve champion by Charles McLeish of Oelwein. Clair Claxton showed the grand champion baby beef, a Hereford, and the reserve champion was shown by Lucille Whitley. Mae Platt, Oclwein showed the champion 4-H club colt. The champion market pig WAS shown by Kenneth Sorge of Summer, and Gene Brownell reserve champion. Jack Adams, Waucoma, exhibited the.

champion, lamb. in the market. lamb club. The champion pen of poultry was exhitibed by Leslie Seedorff 'of Put- nam township. There were 19 pens shown.

Hamilton and Brownell Win James Hamilton and Gene Brow-' nell, Maynard, won the county demoncontest with their demonstration on the use of the Babcock test in dairy herd improvement at the county fair last Tuesday. Ranking next in line were Keith and Kenneth James, Scott township, who demonstrated a way to 'control grasshoppers. Hubert Kiel and Rob-: ert Toutsch placed third with their demonstration which was also on grasshopper control Elwood Mabon Donald Fay, and Ralph Rau and Norbert Moore placed 4th and 5th respectively. Both demonstratione reluted to the mixing of dairy rations. The Harlan and Scott townehip boys are at Des Moines this week, where they are presenting their demonstrations in the state contest.

GENEVIEVE FERRIS MARRIED Miss Genevieve Ferris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ferris of Hampton, was married to Edward Reagan of Waterloo, April 16, according to recent announcement. They were married at Galena, and will live in Waterloo. The bride's father was a member of the U.

I. U. class of 1899, and has for years had a nursery at Hampton, where his daughter has been an assistant for. several vears. Mr.

Ferris was in recent years a member of the college bourd of trustees. DEATH OF ARNOLD MILLER Mr. and Mrs. J. H.

Mort were at the home of Mrs. Mort's brother, Arnold Miller, near Hawkeye, Friday, Mr. Miller being ill, and his death occurred the next day. He was 54 yeurs of age. He is survived by his widow, son and daughter, three brothers and two sisters, Mrs.

Morf, Fayette, and Mra. Peter Garden of Summer. The funeral was held Tuesday at the Lutheran church in Huwkeye and burial was in the Hawkeye cemetery. NOTE OF APPRECIATION Wishnig to thank the neighbors and friends for their many kindnesses during the illness and death of our brother and uncle. Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Wilson and Family. Mrs. Anna Jubb and Fumily. Gomer Pritchard.

Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Pritchard and Family..