Kossuth County Advance from Algona, Iowa • Page 1

ALGONA, IOWA, JANUARY 4, 1934 LOANS PASS Corn-Hog Drive About SCHOOL HELD AT AMES FOR STATE STAFF CORN 12 YEARS ON BOARD ENDED BY WESLEYAN Funnemark Is Out as Supervisor in the 3rd District. After 12 years, Olaf Funnemark, Wesley, yielded his seat on the board of supervisors Tuesday. His successor is William Cosgrove, also of Wesley, Mr. Funnemark succeeded Kobus TJaden, Titonka. This period, like the preceding period, has been a period of great development in the county, but in the 1 last 12 years period has been characterized mainly by road development, while in the preceding period the dominant development concerned drainage.

In 1922, when Mr. Funnemark took office, there was only one five-mile stretch of. improved road in the county. Today Kossuth boasts of 925 miles of paving and gravel. During the same period road bonds have been reduced from $620,000 to $274,000.

Lucky Gravel Deal. Mr. Funnemark has had his due part in all of this, and his good sense and balanced judgment have been of great value. A county official, reviewing Mr. Funnemark's service, cites one instance characteristic of the Wesleyan's.

foresight. Some years ago it was learned that a quarter-section of land on No. 18 east of the county line, in Hancock county, and just west of Hutchins, was for sale at an attractive figure. More than half of this land was gravel. to that time gravel for roads 'had been bought by the cubic yard or in small acreages.

Mr. Funnemark saw the value of this land for road purposes, and he and County Engineer Smith tried to get the Hancock board to Join Kossuth in buying it. The Hancock supervisors refused, but Mr. Funnemark induced the Kossuth. board to buy the whole tract.

Sales Pay for Land. The result is that this county has had a ready source of gravel and for years has been, selling gravel to Hancock county and the $400 an acre. Ninety acres slough land has sold, and today county has nothing invested in the 70 acres which it has left, having sold enough gravel ond land to cover all that was put into it. Everybody from Kossuth. who travels No.

18 east can take pride in joint ownership of this gravel land, which lies on the south side of the paving miles this side of Hutchins. Mr. Funnemark and the rest of the board have wisely bought gravel lands wherever they have Cound it in strategic points, and today the county owns no fewer than 112 pits, a record not equalled, it is believed, elsewhere in the state. Builds District Roads, In his own district Mr. Fuanemark has built traveled gravel roads from Titonka to No.

18, and from Titonka to Bancroft, Burt, and Woden, and these roads and others have been kept in good condition. Continuation of Mr. Funnemark's good record is expected from Mr. Cosgrove, who has long been prominent in the Wesley neighborhoud is widely known for his abiliIties and his hard-headed good sense. It has been remarked that the supervisor district on the east has been fortunate to have the services of such outstanding men as Messre.

Cosgrove, Tjaden, Funnemark, and Deposits Insured in Algona's Bank edi The Iowa State bank has receivits charter in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, dated federal deposit' the day the new January insurance law became effective. The certificate is numbered 950, which indicates that it issued, was then among the early certificates 000 banks in being more than the United States. ALGONA Markets HOGS Best imed, wt. 10 to 200 $2.60 Heavy Butchers 280 260 to 300. $2.80 med, wt 200 to $2.90 Prime Hvy butchers 300 to 350 $2.60 Pack.

Sows 300 to $50 Best $2.20 Big Packing sows, 350 to 400 Pigs, Hvy 140 Sows 400 to 500 $1.80 Pigs. pounds $2.00 160. pounds $2.80 CATTLE Canners and cutters ....500 to Fat Cows $1.25 Veal Calves $1.50 to $2.00 Fat Steers $3.00 to $4.00 Yearlings $2.50 $2.50 to to $3.75 Stock Bulls Steers $1.50 to $1.85 82.00 to $9.50 GRAIN No. 2 yellow corn No 2 white 8 white oats corp No. 8 white oats HALF to Be I.

M. on Here Newspapers I. M. Finnell, Advance advertising foreman, began his 49th year in Algona Monday, and except for a short period, while he postmaster been an active printer throughout his residence here. As a boy he spent a year in la printing shop at Victor, Iowa county, southwest of Cedar Rapids, where his family, then thus Jived.

engaged Mr. Finnell fell sick, and his parents sent him to his grandparents, who farmed near Lu Verne. Farming did not appeal to him, and in 1885 he sought and tained a fob from HI. J. Wasson, then publishing the Algona Courier.

This Job was to last only week but week after week succeeded, and Mr. Finnell continued with tho paper after the Courier was sold to J. W. Hinchon. Finally Mr.

Hinchon took him into a partnership, which lasted till the sold to the Advance and Haggard Backus in 1918 and discontinued. Since retiring from the postoffice Mr. Finnell has been with the Advance. COUNTY MUTUAL'S ANNUAL MEETING COMES NEXT WEEK The County Mutual fire insurance association will hold its annual meeting in the courtroom next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. The association has had a prosperous year.

There were only es, aggregating $22,530, as compared with 159 claims aggregating $37,793 in 1932, The -biggest loss was paid to E. A. 'Miller, miles west of "Elmore, who lost a barn, hay, and grain in a fire in September, with a loss of $4570. Ole A. Johannesen, west of Bancroft, was next, with a $4127.75 loss sustained in a house and barn fire.

Association footings this year are $47,644.03, and the association bought $8130 in government bonds as a reserve. The 1933 assessment collections totaled $30,120.26, and the year ended with a bank balanc of $6343.59. H. J. Bode, Algona, is president, E.

A. Droessler, of Bancroft, vice. president; D. D. Algona, secretary; N.

A. Smith, treasurer. The officers and E. A. Miller, Elmore, Jos.

Hauptman, Wesley, E. 0. Mann, Burt, H. L. Potter, West Bend, and Nick Borman, Lu Verne, are the board of directors.

Three directors are to be reelected this year. 1500 Pounds Pork To Be Distributed By Board Members Distribution of Kossuth's third apportionment of government pork a poor relief measure is scheduled to start this morning. This allotment of 1500 pounds will be divided among the supervisors according to districts, and they will make the distribution. A similar proceeding was followed on previous allotments of 800 and 1500 pounds. Kossuth will receive pork every two weeks in future, but it will be distributed from some local store, the Sorensen and Clark groceries having been named in Algona.

It is issued only on slips given to families approved by J. M. Moore, county averseer of the poor, who maintains an. office in the courtroom. All pork received so far has been salt pork, but future allotments, it is understood, will be smoked, Officers Seeking Four Bank Bandits North Kossuth officers were on the lookout yesterday morning for a car four desperadoes armed with machine guns who held up the Winnebago, bank, and got away with $1,000 in cash.

It is believed they are from the Twin Cities. Roads in all directions were being watched. The men forced the cashier of the bank to open the vault by torturing him, burning his ears with matches till he complied. Joint Installation Planned. The annual Joint installation of officers of the Eastern Star and Masonic lodges will be held at the temple MoCall is tonight at 8.

o'clock. M. J. worthy patron of the Stars, and Mrs. Leona St.

John is worthy matron. The names of other officers were recently published. Clarion Coming Tuesday. The high school basketball team will play Clarion on the local floor next Tuesday evening. Next week Friday the locals will go to Hum: boldt.

Weather DROBABLY SNOW, decidedly: colder. Monday, continued cold Tuesday. Wednesdny, rising temper. ature Thursday, Fridays generally Tuesday, Wednesday. 1 Volume 33.

10 Pages Opened BABY DROWNS IN FLOOD IN LOS ANGELES Among casualties in Monday's flood in the suburbs of Los Angeles was Marilyn Ghoslin, 4-year-old daughter of the former Mrs. Alice Anderson, daughter-in-law of the Anton Andersons. The Ghoslin home at Glendale was washed away in the torrent, and Marilyn was drowned. A wire to the Andersons said the body had been recovered. The Ghoslins have one other child, a boy, two years old.

The A. M. Jaspersons, who also live at Glendale, wired that they were safe. Before she left here, Mrs. Ghoslin was employed at the Algona telephone exchange.

HOLIDAY WEATHER BRINGS SNOW FOR IOWA'S CHRISTMAS The weather man gave this vicinity a variety of weather over the holidays. Till Saturday, December 23, the fall weather had mostly been warmer than in average years, but the day before Christmas the mercury slipped to seven below zero and failed to rise above zero Christmas day. Seven inches of snow arrived Christmas morning. (Last week Tuesday WAS still colder, the mercury falling to 19 below a and failing to rise to more than 3 below. all day.

The next three days saw warmer weather in the daytime, but still cold at night. -A sudden spell, caused by winds from the south, brought the temperature above freezing Friday and Saturday, melting all snow and leaving slush in the streets. But Sunday afternoon the weather changed quickly to cold again, with the mercury going below zero to bring in New Year's. The snowfall Christmas morning amounted to .25 inches rainfall, and with .40 inches earlier in the month made a total of .71 inches for December. With rainfall totaling only 24.51 inches for the year, the Algona vicinity was short 7.67 inches.

CWA workmen here have found that there is great lack of moisture in the ground where they have been digging for water mains, It is hoped that the snowfall this winter will heavy enough to make up the difference. The temperature record for the last two weeks follows: December 20 23 December 21 December 22 13 December 23 23 December 24 25 -10. Derember 26 -19 December -18 December 27 7 28 December 29 -10 December 30 -39 '19 December: 31 3 January 1 -15 January 2. 11 Whittemore Pair Wedded Secretly Whittemore, Jan. 2 Announcewent is made of the marriage of Delores Finnell, daughter and Mrs.

R. H. Finnell, of Whittemore, to Elmer Jensen, of City, which took place in August in Minnesota. They will be at home on his farm near Mason City, The bride was graduated, from the local public had two years of school at junior college at Mason City, and two years at Cedar Falls. Since that.

time she taught at Rock Falls. She is a niece of I. M. Finnell, Algona. Lone Rock Farmer Plans Farm Sale Ira W.

Newbrough, a half mile west of Lone Rock, is afflicted with south and one and half miles a spleen ailment and must quit farming. On that account he will sell his farm personal property at public auction next Wednesday. The offering includes six horses, three good milk cows, three fall pigs, and a complete line of farm machinery. Fire in Barber Shop, Burt, Jan. 2-Fire broke out at the last Whalen Thursday barber eyening.

shop at 9:46 An alarm was turned in, and through good work by the firemen it was confined to building, The interior was badly damaged, and the roof burned through in one place. The building is of trame construction, with wooden buildings on both sides, and it the blaze had not been checked promptly serious 1088 might have occurred. The fire started from the store. Number 16 MILLION GRAND TOTAL OF $750,000 IS EXPECTED Elmore Man Hit by Algona Car Passes at Esthervilie Vestal Thackeray, 34, Elmore, died Sunday in a hospital at Eswhen he struck by a car drivtherville from, injuries suffered en by Henry Bunkofske, Algona barber. The occurred near the Frank Kelly home at Gerled, where Mr.

and Mrs. Thackery and their four children were guests Christmas day. Following dinner Mr. Thackery went out with Mr. Kelly, his brother-in-law, who operates a county snowplow to push snow from No.

9. It was still snowing and visibility was low. The plow motor stopped, and Mr. Kelly ran to the house to get his car to pull the plow off the road, Mr. Thackery staying to warn cars.

Two cars were coming from the east and one from the west, and Mr. Thackery waved the one from the west to stop, then turned east, thinking that car had stopped. 200 EXPECTED FOR METHODIST PASTOR AND LAYMAN MEET Dist. Supt. W.

G. Muhleman. has called an Algona district conference of Methodist pastors and laymen to be held at the Methodist church here next Monday, An atupwards of 200 persons is program will open at 9:30 a. m. with devotions led by the Rev.

W. A. Winterstein, Clarion. At 10 the Rev. Mr.

Muhleman will deliver an address on the challenge to the church from 3 changing world. Burdette T. Agard, Algona, will speak at 10:45 on the plans of laymen to meet world challenge, and at 11:15 the Rev. B. W.

Riner, Clear Lake, will give a ten talk on religious values in business details of the church. On the same subject the Revs. A. Briggs, Kanawha, and J. F.

Snyder, Fenton, will will The Rev. E. Harvey, Rowan, speak on making the financial strated canvass; by the pro-rating Reva. will C. be L.

Day, Havelock, and B. L. Weaver, Ruthven; Laurens, and will the Rev. C. H.

the Seward, speak on tionment sheet. A covered luncheon will be served the church at noon, and the Rev. J. S. Hutchins, Crystal Lake, will open the afternoon program with devotions.

table discussions will then be led by the G. W. Eggleston, Britt; C. V. Hulse, Algona; J.

F. Snyder, Fenton; T. E. Hoon, Garner; F. W.

Ortmeyer, Estherville; Edward Pruitt, Emmetsburg; C. H. Seward, Laurens; and Fremont Faul, Titonka. attending will bring covered dishes for the luncheon, and the Rev. and Mrs.

Muhleman will furnish coffee, cream, and sugar. Each pastor is asked to bring his wife and at least two laymen, 14 New Autos are Sold in December Fourteen new automobiles were sold in Kossuth county during December to bring the total of new cars sold in the county since May first to 178. Those buying new Chevrolets were: Henry Thilges, Ottosen, H. F. Tish, Swea City, William Janvrin, Bancroft, J.

R. Thompson, Fenton, H. Welp Bancroft, D. J. Titus, Algona, 0.

Michaelsen, Titonka, and G. A. Bonnstetter, Algona. Those who bought Fords were: G. D.

Hart, Bancroft, Zella Nugent, Algona, L. A. Meyer, Lakota, Mubleman, Algona, and M. P. Christiansen, Algona.

A Plymouth automobile was by Albert Rust, of Corwith, A Reo truck was sold during the month to McEnroe Algona. Olaf Funnemark is Guest at a Party. County Auditor E. J. Butler was host at a small party at the counthouse last Thursday night honoring Olaf Funnemark, Wesley, retiring supervisor.

Other guests were remaining' members of the Board, County Enginer Smith, and Mr. Butler's fellow employes in the auditor's office. A pen and pencil set was presented to Mr. Funnemark. Drop in Auto Licenses.

Not the usual number of 1934 licenses have been issued this year as formerly because of the action of the 1gislature in delaying the 1128 1934 licenses been issued penalty till February, first. Only as the year ended, One hundred and eighteen new truck licenses, 10 trailer licenses, and tive motorcycle licenses were also issued. Governor Pardons Two. Two pardons were recorded last week, one for Arnold Hilbert, the other for William Weir, both of whom were sentenced to Anamosa on charges of stealing poultry and were both paroled a year ago. This was Mr.

Bunkofske's car, and because of the glare of lights on approaching cars and poor lights on his own car he failed to see Thackery, whom the car struck, breaking both legs below the knee, cutting off a tinger, and inflicting internal injuries. The following day an operation was performed, and six inches of the injured man's intestines were removed. Thackery, who had been working at the Glen Vaughn produce house, Elmore, is survived by his wife and four children, the eldest 12; also by his mother, Mrs. William Thackery, brother Virgil, and sister, Mrs. John Jongberg, all of Swea City, and another sister, Mrs.

Kelly. Coroner R. A. Evans is contemplating an inquest to make an official record of the accident. No charges have been brought against Bunkofske, who was uninjured when his car was wrecked.

HUTCHISON SONS FORM FIRM A new legal partnership, both members of which were born and reared in Algona, was organized January 1, when Donald Hutchison, for years attorney at Cedar Rapids, and Theodore Hutchison, who was graduated from the state university law college last August, joined their father, A. Hutchison, in the practice of law here. To come to Algona Donald Hutchison has retired from partnership in the firm of Deacon, Sargent, Spangler Hutchison at Cedar Rapids. He was graduated from the state university law college in the spring of 1920, and joined this firm as an employed assistant. James W.

Good, former leading congressman, campaign manager for President Hoover in the west in 1928, later secretary of war, was then a member of the firm, but 'he died in office, and Donald was taken into the firm as junior member. Recently has been U. S. commissioner, a position in the federal courts set-up similar to that of justice of the peace in the state judicial system. He is married and he and his wife have two children, Joan, 5, and Nancy, 2.

The family will come to Algona as soon as a house can be found. The firm name will contniue to be Hutchison Hutchison, with the elder Mr. Hutchison more or less a silent partner. DAN CUPID KEPT ON JUMP IN DECEMBER marriage licenses were issued at the district court clerk's office in the last two weeks of December bring the whole number issued for the year to a total of 143, Those getting the licenses were: Clifford A. Miller, Elmore, and Violet E.

Pingel, Ledyard, Dec. 18; George Schuler, Bancroft, and Marjorie Simmons, Swea City, Dec. 20; Theo. R. Bruns, and Alvina Furst, both of Buffalo Center; Carl Henry Elbert and Geneva Walters, both of Whittemore, HeiBeenken, Titonka, and Mary Becker, Bancroft, Dec.

22; Robert J. Muehe, and Dorothy Reynolds, both of Wesley, Dec. 20; Ernest Schuenke, Storm Lake, and Anna Lucile 'Steussy, Algona; Adelburt Fisher, and Florence Bowen, of Algona, Dec. Rev. Olin Edgar Parrett, Hartsville, and Lucille Loretta Malueg, Algona; Henrich Christensen, and (Luverna I.

Wilcox, both of Humboldt, Dec. 27; C. A. Luthi, Morris, and Emma Fehr, West Bend; Ralph Clark and Louise Nitz, both of Lakota; Bruce Eckhart and Marcella Nelson, both of Algona; and Robert J. Bell, Algona, and Mary Blaba, Bell Plaine, Dec.

30. Two at West Bend Taken as Thieves Two young men, one from North Dakota, the other from Missouri, were arrested at West Bend just before Christmas, when it was found that they were peddling goods at prices so low as to Buggest that the stuff had been stolen, Investigation revealed that the youths had taken the goods from two stores at Estherville, one of which was the L. M. Christensen store, operated by a brother of P. P.

Chrisetnsen, of the Christensen Bros. Algona. Store Prizes Awarded. The Foster furniture store conducted a contest during the Ohristmas shopping season, and prizes were awarded as follows: Sisters of St. Francis, St.

Benedict, living room suite; Jessie Smith, Algona, table; and William Bowie, Algona, lamp. Backus Hospital Patient. Postmaster S. J. Backus entered the Methodist bospital, at Des Moines last week Tuesday, and today or tomorrow, it is reported, will be the subject of an operation for removal of an internal tumor.

DEPUTIES AT C. H. HIT BY SALARY CUTS Changes in Deputies Are Made in Three Offices. deputy salaries were cut yesterday afternoon by the board of supervisors. Two cuts were required by a state law fixing the maximum.

Deputy Auditor C. S. Pearson was cut a month, and Deputy Earl Griffith was cut $10 to $90, to comply with the law. Three changes in office were approved the board. Imelda, daughter of County Recorder J.

J. Dooley, was made his deputy, succeeding Mrs. E. C. Dickinson; Elliott Kulander, Swea City, named automobile deputy to succeed C.

W. Pearson in the treasurer's office; and Leo Immerfall, St. Benedict, was named second deputy auditor to succeed Harley Bartlett. The newcomers felt the reduction axe. Deputy Dooley was cut to $65 from $80 received by Mrs.

Dickinson; Deputy Kulander will receive instead of the $87.50 received by Mr. Pearson; and Deputy Immerfall will receive $70 instead of the $87.50 received by Mr. Bartlett. One raise was allowed, when Irene Vaudt, clerk ih auditor's office, was increased from $70 to $75. Deputy Clerk Alma salary was reduced from $87.50 to $80, and the Janitor was cut from $75 to $65.

No change was made in Casey Loss's salary of $100 as deputy sheriff, and County EngiI neer H. M. Smith and his assistant, D. T. Nugent, will receive the same salaries.

as last year's, The board fixed a maximum of $2.50 a day for extra help. Assessors were given the game number of days to complete 1934 assessment as last year. The pay is on a per diem basis, fixed by law at $3. There was some discussion of reduction, for real estate will not be assessed again till erty 1937, to be leaving assessed only this personal year. ANNUAL MEETING OF B.

L. HELD The 16th annual meeting of the Building Loan association was held Tuesday afternoon at the office of Secretary C. R. LaBarre. M.

P. Weaver, H. R. Cowan and E. J.

MoEvoy were reelected directors. At a board meeting following the stockholders meeting Mr. Cowan wag named president, to succeed A. L. Peterson, president for many years who is now spending che winter in California.

M. G. Norton was named vice president to succeed Mr. Cowan, and Mr. La Barre was The reeleoted: association secretary-treasurer.

has had an exceptionally good year, with footnow up at $157,821.17. Loans are $122,735, three and the association owns investment totals houses in which the is much $6059.01, which less than the combined value of the properties. Installment and shares total 630.38, total $66,300. The association. has belrowed loan $17,500 from the federal home bank for loans to Algonians.

A total of $6,149.85 remains as undivided profits. The association pays 5 per cent on paid-up shares and 6 per cent on installment shares. Hold-over directors are M. G. Norton, W.

B. Quarton, and Mr. Peterson, and G. W. is counsel.

Gold Notes Still Kept Circulating According to Washington, D. reports there is still some 000 in gold and gold certificates outstanding. It is suspected that many people are carrying gold certificates without knowing that it is a punishable offense not to turn at them in. Advance example took place the office during the holidays tendered when a county official a $10 gold certificate in payment of a bill. The money was accepted and deposited at the Iowa State bank.

Wesleyans Defeat Academy. St. Cecelia's academy was defeated at Wesley in the second basketball game of the season December 22, score 31-10. The girls' team also lost The nert game for the academy will be played Sunday afternoon against Pocahontas, there. Farmer Seeks Divorce A divorce petition has been filed by Albert.

Doden, Lincoln township, who alleges that his wife, Evelyn Doden, deserted him in 1926. The couple were married in August, 1986. Hundreds of Farmers: Await Arrival of The Sealers. 4 Sectional Schools in County Planned Next Week. The corn-hog program is at last almost ready for business.

Next week is expected to see operations begun in Kossuth. County Agent Bonnstetter and H. J. Bode go to Ames today to attend three-day school of instruction. On their return activities will at once begin here, it is expected.

Plans for the drive in every township in the county have been ready for. weeks, and the township set-up has been completed. Everything is ready the minute that the starting gun is fired. Four Schools Planned. It is expected that four sectional schools of instruction will held first, probably beginning next week, one meeting each at Whittemore, Wesley, Lakota, and Swea City.

For this purpose the county has been divided into four sections, as follows: Whittemore -Fenton, Lotts Creek, Union, Whittemore, Cresco, Garfield, and Riverdale. Wesley Buffalo, Plum Creek, Wesley, Irvington, Prairie, Sherman, Lu Verne. Hebron, Led. yard, Lincoln, Ramsey, German, Portland. Swea City--Eagle, Grant, Swea, Harrison, Seneca, Greenwood, Burt.

Committeemen to Attend. The corn-hog committee members in each section attend the meeting for sections respec: tively will take their own work sheets with them to learn how the same. are to be made out. These meetings will not be for farmers other than township committee members. Each member will receive a mailed notice of the meeting is to attend.

A district field manager, extension men from Ames, and County Agent Bonnstetter will conduct the schools of instruction. County Committee Set-Up. Members of the township com-1 mittee set-ups who will attend their respective schools Sherman--John Geishecker, Liver. more; Frank and Jos. Wadleigh, Lu Verne; Paul Blumer and Pete Bormann, Whittemore--Ed Youngwirth and J.

W. Simpson, Whittemore; Charles Corn-Hog. (Continued on page MORRIS AGAIN MADE CHAIRMAN OF BOARD Chas. Morris was reelected chairman of the board of supervisors Tuesday morning, when the board organized for 1934. Will Cosgrove, Titonka, came on the board, succeding Olaf Funnemark, Wesley, who.

was defeated in the 1932 election. Supervisor's. terms are for three years, and Mr. Funnemark's term did not expire till this January, The County Advance, the Upper Des Moines, and the Bancroft Register were named official papers. The board allowed bills, and- yesterday forenoon approved depositories of county funds as follows: Iowa State bank, Algona, 000; $85,000 each for the Ledyard State bank, the Titonka Savings, the Wesley Exchange State, the Bancroft Farmers Traders Savings, the Lone Rock bank, the Whittemore Farmers State bank, and the Burt Savings bank.

Deposits up to $50,000 in the Lu Verne branch of the Humboldt Trust Savings bank were authorized. Dry Forces Call Meeting Tomorrow S. Windell, Algona, who was dry. county chairman in in last spring's pre-election drive against repeal of the 18th amendment, issued a call a week ago for a mass meeting of Kossuth temperance forces at the Congregational church here tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The call said: "This meeting is for organization purposes and to prepare for another fight.

which the liquor element forcing on us. This element is in control of the legislature and intends to go the limit." Dinner for Prisoners, James Brown, transient, was sentenced to ten daya in jail by Mayor C. F. Specht December 20 on. 8 charge of drunkenness, and was released Saturday.

He and George Lappe were the only prisoners over Christmas, and they had a duck dinner plus all trimmings on Christmas day, CORN LOANS RECORD MONDAY NIGHT Bus. Amt. Heretofore 534,089 $241,899 Today's 289,960 Totals The corn loan rush in Kossuth county continues, and the end is not yet in sight. In the two weeks covering the holidays the number of bushels pledged and the amount of loans all equalled all that had gone before. The sealers are still kept on the jump, with many calls unfilled for lack of time.

Up to Monday more than a million bushels of Kossuth corn had been pledged, and the loans total approached a million. It is expected that least $750,000 will come to the By Tuesday night $37,510 more in corn loan certificates had been filed in the recorder's office. The grand date: is therefore now well past the half million mark. county before the drive ends. All business in Kossuth has benefitted.

Merchants report a grest increase over a year ago in holiday trade. Old debts are being paid, and County Treasurer Duffy re ports a big cut. in delinquent taxes. List of New All loans filed at the county recorder's office Pup to Monday not heretofore reported appear in the following list by townships: Buffalo, George G. Schutjer, 23 Buffalo, 420 bu.

$189 George G. Schutjer, 23 bu, $383 Walter Anderson, Sec, 31' Butfalo, 1400 bu. $648 Walter S. Anderson, Sec, 31 But-: falo, 520 bu. $834 Charles Ama, Sec.

7 Buffalo, 630 bu. $239 James McColby, Sec. 1 300 bu. $135 John H. Rode Sec.

2 Buffalo, 1000 bu. $450 Eppa Gremmen, Sec. 25 Buffalo, 1800 bu, $810 Hiram Breckholt, Sec. 20 Buffalo, 1675 bu. $804 Hiram Breckholt, Sec.

20 Buffalo, 675 bu. $304 Hiram Breckholt, Sec. 20 Buffalo, 800 bu. $360 Fred Boyken, Sec. 3 Buffalo, 550 bu.

$248 Fred Boyken, Sec. 3, Buffalo, 1150 bu. $515 Robert Spear, Sec. 20 Buffalo, 750 1 bu, $338 Rufus Lindhorst, Sec. 24 Buffalo, 650 bu.

$293. A. Jandl, Sec. 19 Buffalo, 750 bu. $338 H.

E. Gerdes, Sec. 27 Buffalo 1200 bu. $540 W. R.

Smith, Sec. 36, Buffalo, 620 bu. W. R. Smith, Seo, 36, Buffalo, 580 bu.

$261: W. R. Smith. Sec. 36, Buffalo, 580 bu, $261 Loans.

(Continued on page 8)- Kidnaper Youths Blame Two Others Delmer. McFadden and Harold Speraw, both Algona, are being held in jail at Emmetsburg.in connection with the kidnapping Julia McPherson and the three Daniel Sibrel children the week before Christmas, when they forced the woman to reveal the location of alcohol owned by Sibrel. The boys admit their part, but claim they were used as tools by another pair whom they did not know -and who are still at large, New Receiver for F. N. B.

Named Burt, has Jan. 2- E. G. McGreevey, Britt, been appointed receiver of the Burt, Titonka, Buffalo Center, and Thompson National banks to succeed Selby Russell, who Te cently resigned to accept a position with the Northwestern Life Insure ance company, Milwaukee. Mitchell, who was assistant receive er here, has accepted a position with the same company.

New Deputy Treasurer. O. L. Kulander, formerly emplos ed in the defunct Farmers Ravines bank of Swea City for air yearn and the Citizens Savings of tonka, for a year Degen Tuesday as deputy charge of the He taker the Pearson for.