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EIGHT MASON CITY GLOBE-GAZETTE, JUNE 7 1937 TAX GROUP STUDIES OPERATING COSTS OF IOWA TOWNS GENEVA LOW IN PpAPITALIST :,55 'Representative Towns la State Included in Survey. DES MOINES; The Iowa Taxpayers-association in a report Monday, on municipal expense in the 816 Iowa towns said that operating cost in 55 of -ihe representative ones totaled $375,230 for the year ending March 31, 1936. Because of the large number of towns in. Iowa, the report said, costs were tabulated for only a representative group comprising 20 county seats and 35 others near population levels. Comparison of the unlisted towns the same population group, the association'said, will give approximate operating cost.

i total of $375,230 was divided as follows in the report: General government, protection of life and property, health-department, street. department, $82,172, and miscellaneous expenditures, $136,404. Capital improvements were not included in the expense report. The lowest per capita cost listed in Geneva, a town of 249 inhabitants. The highest per capita cost was $10.25 in Pocahontas, a county seat town of population.

Per Total Ptrson Pop. Expense Cost 9,723 11.897 10,300 10.507 9.781 10,701 8.33S 2,476 9.375 8.074 8,252 8,369 15.2S3 13.413 5,202 15,954 5.004 14.734 6,663 TOWN-Add .603 Corydon 1,768 Elkader 1,382 Garner 'Greenfield' 1,837 Center 1,793 'Guthrte' Logan 1.654 Montezuma 1,257 Ayr 1,704 Northwood 1.554 Orange City 1,727 Pocaho'ntas 1,308 Primghar 962 Siblcy 1,870 Sidney 1,074 Spirit Lake 1,778 1,502 A a per. person Ffvo.Towns Nearest 1,730. Avoca 1,673 5,921 Bolldvue 1.717 12,880 1,733 1,739 6,233 p.er person-cost i.Flve TOITJIS Nearest ''Lake. M1116 1,474 8.B83 1,476 Sioux 'Center 1.497-' 7,310 DlUllap 7,635 1,524.

0,234 Averaee-per: person cost i rive 1 Townr Nearest J.25.' ,7,123 fJ'. s.p4scari:e.-V.V.-.i;'i'.7.':i,221 JIartley. 1,272 10,079: Average per P5rson -cost- Towns-Nearest 1,000. Lake View 993 LehicK 996 4,717 Eockford 935 RoHo 1.012 4.589 Slate Center 1,012 7,233 Average'per person cost Five Towns Nearest 750. Dexter 748 2,896 Wall Lake 749 4,369 Rockwell 750 3,147 Plcasantvllle 757 2,832 Oxla'rH Junction 739 1.251 Average per person', cost Five Towns Nearest 500.

490 86J Denver 500 3,815 Mcnlo 500 2,049 New Hartford 500 1,730 Williams 500 2,932 Average per person cost Five Towns Nearest 250. 'Ionia 246 1,034 Arthur 249 1,399 Calumet 249' 2,184 Geneva 249 257 Graftoii 249 1,513 10.09 5.73 7.45 8.47 5.32 5.97 .4.60 2.90 5.69 6.42 4,85 5,39 8,86 10.25 5.41 0.53 4.66 ff.48 3.51 7.50 5.35 3.59 0.5B 5.33 6.03 1.12 4.88 6.06 .4.63 S.B2 ,15.05 7,02 6.48 8,63 4,74 6.SS 4.53 7.15 6.40 3.87 5.86 4.20 3.77 1.65 3.66 1.73 7.63 4.10 3.46 5,30 4.57 4.20 5.02 8.77 1.03 6.10 Average per cost 5.15 TWO IN FAMILY DIE SAME NIGHT Double Funeral to Be at for Father and Daughter. EMMETSBURG--Two members of the same family died in difter- ent Palo Alto county towns Sun- day'night. E. Emmetsburg elevator man, died here from complications, following recent injury.

His daughter, Mrs. Loretta Weinzetel, 37, died al Mallard from an illlness the same A- double funeral will be held-Wednesday at Mallard. DECORAHMAN HURT IN CRASH Autos Collide Headon Neai Algona; Dailey Suffers Leg. ALGONA--Carl C. Dailey, 21 Decorah, was injured about mid night.Sunday when his car and.an auto driven by Edwin Wichtendah of Lonerock collided headon miles Algona-on highway 18.

Dailey suffered a broken leg cuts and bruises, but was reportec 'Monday to be recovering at Kos silth, hospital. who was accom panied by a girl companion, suf fered minor 'injuries. Both car were damaged. 1 It ic believed wer by lights. Sheriff Casey Loss 'investigated.

Go Newton. --Dr. and Mrs. A L. Judd, Mr.

and Mrs. G. Judd and Mr. and Mrs. Orvill Faber went to Newton Thursday io attend, the commencement exercises of-Betty.

Jo McCIure. They returned home Friday; HERE AND THERE Miscellaneous Items From 125 Globe-Gazette Correspondents in North Iowa and Southern Minnesota Go on Visit. EAGLE GROVE-- and Mrs. E. Beer and Mr.

and Mrs. J. Thebiay Svili leave Sunday for Rapid City, S. where; they will visit for a week at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Purd Phelps, formerly of Eagle Grove. Mrs. Phelps Is a sister of Mrs. Beer and of Mr. Thebiay.

Mr. 'Phelps is a Chicago and Northwestern locomotive engineer. Visit at Britt. BRITT-- Mr. and Mrs.

Dick Latham of LeMars are visiting week with Mr. and Mrs. frank Casler. Mrs. Latham and Mrs.

are sisters. Entertains at GARNER-- Mrs. C. N. Housh entertained eight women at an afternoon of bridge in her Friday honoring.

Mrs. L. Si DUI- ngham of Asheville, N. who a house guest for one month the home of her sister, Mrs. Vtartin Hagen.

Prizes were won jy. Mrs. Charles H. Bethke, high, and Mrs. Dillingham, low, i ceived the guest prize.

miscellaneous Shower. -LEDYARD A miscellaneous shower'; was held 'the August 3usch honie in honor of Miss ienevieve Busch. About 70 were present. Takes Art Course. GARNER Miss Mabel Mc- Wahon has enrolled at Iowa State Teachers college.

Cedar Falls, for summer where she will take a course in art. Miss McMahon will be in ch'arge of work in the schools at Jefferson lie coming school year. Celebrates 87th. Birthday. HANLONTOWN-- a a seventh birthday with a birthday arty at her home.

Her daughter, VIrs. Singelstad, granddaugh- er, and great granddaughter of "tforthwpod were among guests. Mrs. Thovson is confined her bed nearly all' of the time. Home From Hospital.

RAKE John Sandum, who has ieen in the Luke's, hospital at Dedar Rapids i-ecovering from a roken leg, returned home. Leaves for Ohio. CORWITH-- Miss Edith Wilson eft Friday for Morristown; Ohio, vhere, she will spend a month vith her mother 'and? other rela- ives. To Enter Derby. MANLY--- Four high ehd.ol pupils will enter, the Crarir um at June i7 i fHarriet jMcKercher in and Sriglish Uterature, Robert' Enabnit physics, Thelrha Allison and Miriam Field in American history.

Rockwell Club Meets. ROCKWELL The Harmony lub met at the M. L. Wickwire lome. Thursday afternoon with bout 20 members present.

This lub sponsored the movement vhich resulted in replacing 500 laby chicks lost, through fire re- by Raymond Dawson. Kural Carriers Meet. GRAFTON-- A meeting of the xiral mail carriers was held at the lome of Mr. and Mrs. P.

Skram 'hursday evening. Visit at Stanhope. 'PLYMOUTH-- Mrs. Chesebro accompanied Mrs. J.

R. Mitchell, Mason City, to Stanhope Tuesday and returned Thursday. visited in the home of the lev. C. F.

Schmidt. Mrs. Schmidt their sister. Attend Graduation. ST.

ANSGAR-- The Rev. and Mrs. Paul Brammer left Wednesday to attend the graduation exercises at Concordia college. Their son, Reginald, is one of graduates and mil return home with next week. Return to Wisconsin.

LELAND-- Mr. and Mrs. Lampman, Mr. and Mrs. Frenlc returned Thursday to their home at Madison.

after several days' visit at the T. T. and T. O. Carlson lomes here.

Bible School Closes. LEDYARD The Methodist Bible school closed Friday with class, picnics after two weeks of study. Home for Vacation. POPE JOY-- Miss Esther Long, teacher of languages at the Athens college. Athens, returned home Wednesday for the summer vacation.

Will Manage Elevator. EAGLE GROVE-- Howard Helgevold of Minneapolis, formerly of Eagle Grove, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Helgevold of Eagle Grove, "purchased a block of stock in the Potgeter. Grain company, and will assume the duties of manager of the local elevator June 20.

He has had several years' experience in various elevator organizations. First Dance HcJtl GARNER-- Pavement dances, to be held every Saturday, opened this past Saturday. Instead of being held on the pavement the dance was in the Garner opera house because of the sudden cold spell. Move to Missouri. DOWS-- Mr.

and Mrs. Bennie Wilkinson and Donovan moved Saturday to Winfield, Mo. where Mr. Wilkinson will work as welder oh the dam construction a that place. 541 Visit Library In Month.

GREENE-- The local public library will not be open for the circulation of books' on Mondays during the summer months. Five hundred forty persons were visitors to the reading and referenci rooms during May- To Spend Vacation. A D--Clifford Charlson came Wednesday evening from St Paul to spend his. vacation here al home of his mother, Mrs. Olavus'Paulson.

Tennis Courts Cleared. STACYVILLE Tennis courts were cleared and repaired Friday morning by the Boy Scouts and other volunteers. Goes to Rochester. ANSGAR--Dr. J.

Wes- who ibeen ill ior days to -Rochestei Thursday for treatment, Visits at Rockwell. ROCKWELL Mrs. Lou Youker of San Beni.to, icre a brief. visit with her Drothers, G. J.

and J. E. Piersql. Youker is enroute to Fargo, to join her husband for summer vacation. Pays S132.50 an Acre.

HAMPTON--Herman Clawson purchased L. Roberts farm of 140 acres southeast of Hampton an acre. Interest in Elevator. EAGLE GROVE--Gerhard Larson, has been manager -for the past six years of the Farmers lo-Operative Elevator and Supply company here, resigned. He has Durchpsed in an eleva- business at.Manson.

The incorporated firm "name will be the Davis Grain company; of which Tred Davis will be president, Mr. Lai-son secretary and treas- irer. Finds Bushel of Mushrooms. NASHUA--H a Hickok while along the road, recalled spot where he had 'ound mushrooms several years ago. When he came to the spot, le'found it had been undiscovered )y mushroom" hunters this year and he picked a bushel basfcet- "ull.

Many of them measured six nches in Height and one measured over, eight inches, so it didn't take many, to fill the Return- io Garner. GARNER--Justice and Mi-s. H. Reed accompanied by their daughter-in-law, Mrs. C.

B. Heed Britt, returned Friday night rom Council Bluffs where they been since Tuesday to.attend ie graduation exercises. -Their randson, Virgil Kirig. was a nember of the class. -They also isited their daughter, -Mrs.

C. 'ing and family; J.To ftOSAGE4-Mran'd Mrs; George will -the nencement exercises Monday at i college in Ndrthfield, when their daughter, Ruth, vill be graduated. Return From Dexter. LIME SPRINGS--The Mrs. R.

Prescott returned Saturday from Dexter where they have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. Gail Gowdy and family, the past week. School in Mason City. RAKE--Miss Mildred Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

John T. Johnson, went to Mason City this week where has enrolled as a in; the Hamilton School of Commerce. On Vacation Trip. WESLEY--Ed Hildman, manager of the Farmers Co-Operative society, Mrs. Hildman, their two sons, Matt and Lawrence, and Dwayne Sherman are on, a two weeks' vacation' trip, to" the east coast.

Enroute to New York City, Atlantic City and 'Washington; D. they stopped, at BroolcvilJe, where-they Visited the Harry Shpwalter family, formerly of Leave for Home. 1 PLYMOUTH--Mrs. John Hep- perlee and two sons of Reinbeck who have been here visiting relatives sin.ce Tuesday left for their home'in Reinbeck Saturday. round exchange was made by Kuno Durben and Gage Metz.

Durben 1 sold his Home cafe to Metz Wednesday He bought it back again on, Thursday. Metz expects, to go Adams, and buy the Green Mill cafe since trade. First Concert June 10. SHEFFIELD--The' first concert of the year will be presented June 10. M.

E. Hunt, high school band will direct the band. Returns to Rock-Island. CRYSTAL LAKE--Nub. Nelson returned to RocK after spending a.few days with his parents here.

Visit With Friend. POPEJOY' -The Rev. Miriam, E. Hotchfciss and Hettie Hotchkiss visited with the Rev. R.

V. Hotchkiss arid family at Buffalo Center, also with friends at Burt, a few days. Home From School; CRYSTAL LAKE--Willis McTarland and grandson. Eugene McFarIand, motored to Oskaloosa Wednesday to bring back with them Margaret a 1 a daughter of the former, who has been a John Fletcher past year. TSe.schbol closed Wednesday.

Audrey Jean Olson, also a student there, returned to the home of her parentsvMr. and Mrs. E. H. Olson.

Klemme Band One of 23 Groups to Beat Fest The thousands, expected to attend the North Iowa band festival June 22 will hear the Klctnme schuol the.23 musical organizations which are scheduled to play in the full day of concerts, parade and massed band demonstration. WINNEBAG04-H GATHER Marie Drugg City Elected President of 'County "Group. THOMPSON The 4-H Girls' clubs of Winnebago held their -annual rally' Friday afternoon and at Jh'e high school auditorium. program included a welcome by 'A. Myhr, by club choruses, demonstration and business -meeting' withi'Miss Dorothy Ostrander presiding.

Officers, elected for 1937 were: President, Marie Drugg of Forest City; vice president, Miss Dorpthy Ostrander, Buffalo Center; secretary, Elsie Enderland, Thompson; historian, Eunice Nerdig, Buffalo Center. Elizabeth Needham was elected an honorary member by the clubs. Installation practice was under the direction of Miss'Clark Mechem. The.eyening program installation of 1937 officers, presentation of awards by Mrs. A.

B. Myhr and brief talks. Newton club presented "Captain Jenks." "Ho 7 nance, of Bread" was given by Buffalo Center club; "Green Sleeves" by Norway 'club, "Pos- Playlet" by Helen-and Elsie Enderland with Valley club. This- playlet was Clark Needham. The' NorwayiL6gan" club' won the Buffdio club the music contest.

The recognition contest was conducted by Mrs. Marcus Lake Mills. There.were 150 persons present. Musicians Heard in Klemme Regularly Wednesday Nights MARTIN K. ELSTAD Know Your State A Fact a Day About loway! Iowa's grain products for 1935 totaled 617,500,000.

bushels. This amount divided by Iowa's, square an average of 11,100 bushels a square mile. No other state begins to equal. these Elstad Leads to Be Heard Here June 22. One of the 23 musical organizations to contribute an important part to the North Iowa.band festival held.Tuesday, June 22, in Mason 1 -the' Klemme school band, a group which has been making rapid strides in band, has 25 regular Wednesday night concerts throughout the summer months at Klerhme.

director of the- band is Martin K. Elstad, who has spent his first year in'Klemme for the first year th'at the high school "has had a music instructor. received band training at Luther college and was for 4 years a member of the Luther college concert band, having in four European countries and in the United States with this band on its Diamond Jubilee and Century of Progress Klemme band was organized by Miss Mildred Johnson, who is now Mrs. Oliver Potter of She started the band and called at the school twice a week to give instructions. POPEJOY Hazel 'Thompson and Uhrke o'f Waterloo visited a the 'Thompson home a few i.

Leave Visit. Sever Gun- 'defson arid Friday for a three weeks' visit at the home of Mrs. Gunderson's son and daughter-in-law, the Rev. and Gunderson, of Big Fork, Minn. DIES SUDDENLY AT IOWA FALLS Henderson, Stricken While Talking With Friends on Porch.

IOWA FALLS--Alvin C. Henderson, resident Iowa Falls since 1923, and for a resident of Hamilton county, died suddenly at his home here Friday evening. While visiting wiih some friends on the porch of his home, he was stricken and died a few moments later. He had-been in poor health for several years. Mr.

Henderson was born iii Wisconsin -June 26, .1873, and was married at Beloit June 27, 1904, to Miss Sarah Christie He moved to Hamilton county in 1898 and resided near Williams for 16 years. He lived at-SIayton, where he resided until 1923. He followed the occupation-of-farming and was also an auctioneer. He is survived by his widow and she daughters, Mrs. H.

J. Ferguson of West" Chicago; 'Mrs. E. B. Ferguson of Heron Lake, Mrs.

H. P. Jensen of Gvarid Rapids, Mrs. Krall of Mrs. D.

D. Webber Garnavillo and Mrs. G. S. Stech of Waterloo.

The funeral was held Monday afternoon at the Methodist church, the Rev. W. E. Butler officiating. Interment'was in Union cemetery here.

He was affiliated with the Masonic fraternity and the Modern Woodmen of America. He was a lifelong member of the Methodist church. Home From.Florida. WESLEY--Mr. and Mrs.

Ben F. Felt returned to their home in Wesley Friday afternoon after an-" other winter's visit in Florida with their daughter, Mrs. Ranck, at Rockledge. FOR SALE First Mortgages INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT First National Bank Mason. City, Iowa This sequence of four pictures shows the superb form of Dorothy Poynton Hill in disgraceful butdan.

geious FORWARD SOMER. SAULT off the high-board. After a smart take-off (above), Dorothy uses the and position-of her head to spin flee body around. This shows'her mid-air position. I a of the "pike" with body bent at hips--Dorothy executes the somersault the bard way--fay the body outstretched.

With hardly a stir, Dorothy cuts into the water. It's a perfect dive. And gives you a good idea of how healthy Dorothy Poynton Hill's nerves arc. TT'S a fong way down from the high board," JL Dorothy says, "and if you add all-die Spins and twists I do--you can see why I enjoy Camels 'for digestion's Mealtimes (right), and between meals, too, Dorothy prefers Camels. "I smoke whenever I want to," she says.

"Camels never jangle my nerves." Camels helpspeeduptheflowofdigestiyefluids and increase alkalinity. They set. you right! Camels are made from finer, MORE EXPENSIVE TOBACCOS--Turkish and Domestic--than any other popular brand. PLAYING spectacular golf. Speaking of the strain of tournament golf, Ralph Guldahl says: "Sure I like to smoke.

But give me a cigarette that's mild. I mean Camels. They never get OQ my nerve BOOSTER for Donohue, swimmer, golfer, and tennis player, says: "After several sets, I like to smoke a Camel. They ore so mild, and yet I get such a delightful 7.30 pin. 5.30 fta.1 FOR DIGESTIONS SAKE-SMOKE CAM SIS.