Arlington News (Newspaper) - August 18, 1927, Arlington, Iowa Published for the interest of the people of Southeastern Fayette County Established FAYETTE AUGUST Number Gentl the of and Barley first prize in the baby under six months and sweep li over at the Strawberry I And the first prize baby I in the under two year old class is the little daughter of How ard CLUB MEETING The Pleasant Ridge Club met at Manchester home The afternoon was spent in at the close of which hostess served a two course Club guests were I Albert Smith and I Sco Burrack and 1jfiss Ruth Bassett COMMUNITY CLUB SURPRISE 1 HENRY KAMPER A meeting recently ofthe South I Side Community Club which failed to I to reported was one pf unusual I pleasure to all iri attendance well I as the club day fall on and in honor I of the event the club planned a little a shower for I BLACK HAWK OIL EXPANDS I The Black Hawk Oil has ac the property of the Hawkeye Oil of These prop erties will immediately be taken over Lnd operated by the Black Hawk Oil the operations to as onc This the I Black Hawk company 325 service I 150 tank stations and four points and will extend operations states of Iowa Indiana Ken The Black Hawk Oil umes the rank of the largest in owned and operated oil company in the and pin acquiring the Hawkeye properties become owners of the filling sta in Arlington at the crdner of and Liberty streets that has J under the management of I Welch for several I VISITS MOTHER AND HIS BOYHOOD and James Wilson Wilson son of Clara their home at June traveling by to I Louis via the Highway to I and the Dixie Highway back across Tennessee and Kentucky to the hls I crossing the I Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Ranges traveling southward thru the ex western Carolinas to thence to Florida where they I lad 1300 miles of delightful travel on paved highways then from Home I Stead in the extreme southern part Florida to vis jN and After traveling more than les and an absence of more than I twenty leaving Arlington as mere his wanderings bring again to the town of his birth his Clara I whom he had not seen during that They arrived here Tuesday visited his mother at Henry Taylor leaving here their home at His short visit a brief visit at the home of s Harriman he also found time to call his Harry I is another Arlington boy who as won success thru his own I K n University graduate an for erai has been of schools at whore has been a teacher seven Thru all the passing of hard labor for the success l ho flid llot his home his mother to Ulis more tlian n hero express MARRIAGE LICENSES to Alda Pilgrim ft Probert and Wilma Es Miller Laurence Kerns and Damon Clayton Nel Son Irene ATTEND REUNION Messrs West brook and Andrew Addie drove to West Union Tuesday to attend the an reunion of the fast thinning ranks of the There were Civil War veterans pres The Boys in Blue came home again happy over the events of the day and appreciative of the royal welcome and hospitalities extended by the West Union Of course they missed some of their beloved and eVer respected comrades who had fallen from the ranks during the passing There were twelve more veterans in attendance this year than one from Davenport to meet his old comrades again for a REUNION The annual Re union was held August at About seventy five relatives and friends from Kansas and Tennessee were A bounteous dinner was enjoyed by After dinner the meeting was called to order by the Frank of An interest ing paper was read by the Helen of This part of the meeting was followed by the election of officers for the com ing year these being as Fred of West Maude Arling Those in attendance from Iowa were Ellen Prideaux and Floss and Harley Viola Ellen and Junior Gladys and Steven Prideaux Wil lard Dean and Carl of Par Kansas and Arthur John and Fayette and Robert Turner Chester and Alfred and Will Maude and Myrtle and Gordon and Wilma and Gor Lucille and Donald Glenn Leamon and Frank Handy of Arlington and Fred Price and family of West Union and and Vance und Alberta of Des WHAT WILL YOU DO SUNDAY An unusual treat is in store for all who can make to motor to the Backbone State Park next Sunday August Up on top of the rugged but beauti ful Backbone ridge is a beautiful knoll surrounded by magnificent towering From this knoll at sunset one can gaze upon a picturesque scene that is hard to at next Sun day afternoon these great cliffs will resound with an echo musical pro gram consisting of songs and melo dies dear to the hearts of Some of the finest musicians in Cedar will take part in this unusual concert and it promises to be one which will long be Then promptly at six oclock four trumph will take upon the top of the cliff at the base of the pine knoll and throughout the valley will ring the summons to the sunset galilee service to be held here the There is easily room for two or three thousand to be seated here and this impressive and unusual service which is the re sult of three weeks preparation by the League Council of Pauls Church of Cedar This sunset service will bring to a close the Pilgrimage that is being made by a large group of folks from St Pauls on the They will leave Cedar Rapids shortly after sunrise and go in cars to Fayette whore they will attend morning wor ship service at the Methodist A picnic dinner with Clinton formerly the associate pastor at St Pauls and his family will be en joyed in the at On their return in the afternoon they will stop at the Backbone for the Echo Music Concert and the im pressive Sunset Service to be held on the ridge among the Sev groups are planning to motor to the Park from Pauls extends a hearty everyone in the towns to dnvp over to the Park and enjoy this nn ione twilight service with Americans in Tientsin Banquet 15th Infantry ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL OPENS ON 29TH A large attendance is assured and ple provisions have been made to this demand from our he school building has been cleaned and varnished and it is a school It is the am ition of the officers of this school o offer ample equipment and pleas ant teachers and pupils can lo better work in comfortable surr windings and Arlington schools offer he Every young person in this community should accept the oppor unity offered Charles McGoon will be in his office next week on Thursday and Friday from till and any school matters that you may wish to adjust may be taken care of it this It took a good part of the open court at the barracks when the Fifteenth United States all sat down to a dinner at as the guests of tlie American residents of that important Chinese com Tins photograph shows a general view of the McCREA IS HOME AGAIN aged mother of John is spending the week at her home in Mc Creas home is closed much of the year as she spends most of her time at the homes of her McCrea is 85 years of age and en joys fairly good health for of her The Misses Jean and Bess of Toledo are spending the week here with their CHEVROLET PICNIC AT WEST UNION NEXT SUNDAY Newton was the Chev rolet dealers attending the big held by the dealers hi this at the Hotel in wein Friday It was a sort of pep meeting and a plan was form to hold a Chevrolet picnic at the Fair Grounds in West Union on August Personal in are being sent to all own ers and a program of entertainment is being arranged which will include various Free coffee will be served and Newton in delegated with the task of furnishing this in good quantity and COMPLETE ROAD GRAVELING The road graveling work on the Diagonal Road northwest of town that was started last year is being pushed to completion this month by the renewed effort of the farmers in that locality headed by Arthur Hum The advantage of the grav el was apparent during the bad road period last spring and it is their in tention to have an all year road in that when completed there will be about five miles of good grav road leading into tbat neighbor hood and connected with Primary 154 at the intersection at the Roy Ward home west of STAGE ALL SET FOR HOG CALLERS AND FIDDLERS CONTESTS Keen competition Hog dancers and music ians are to furnish program features at the Opera House here next Wed August As a result people of this commu will have an opportunity to at tend what promises to one of the biggest events over staged in Arling Fifty dollars in cash prizes are being offered those who take part and anyone who can play any kind of a musical caU jig or cloa dance is invited to enter this big All those who wish to enter may do so without any admission fee or charge whatsoever by sending or their names with Arlington at Youll sure laugh when you see your friends time their jig and do other stunts to win the prizes Four judges chosen from the audi ence will decide those to be awarded he Following the contest a big old lime dance featuring waltzes and square dunces will be bee complete details elsewhere in this FARM BUREAU LETTER By County Agent Move to Keep Out Bad The perennial sow more common in Minnesota and North Da is gradually working southward and small patches have been located far from Fayette Real izing a thistle in time will save nine and in fact the county Farm Bureau Board has secured the services of Ada Hayden for sev eral days during this week to survey the localities and places where they are most likely to be Sow thistle has a root system sim ilar to Canada but if anything more difficult to It has a yellow flower and heads are an inch to an inch and a half in diameter and in clusters the leaves are deeply spiny toothed and have a tendency to fold around the stem at the base of the railroad tracks is the most common source of Any suspicious looking weeds should be reported ito Farm office immediately in order that Hayden may inspect Show Herd Winning at Although not winning in all classes where it was expected to the Fayette County Holstein Show Herd made a good start at the Winneshiek County Fair at Decorah last winning five eleven seconds and three The senior yearling heifers were picked to win first and second at most county fairs were beaten by another One of these heifers is owned by Leland Benter and was grand champion Hol stein Club heifer at the Dairy Cattle Congress last year and the owned by Rex stood to the Benter heifer in a class of Firsts were won by Fred Turners Meyers yearling Fred heifer calf and calf At a meeting of the Cow Testers of Fayette County it was decided that they would again have an exhibit at the County but somewhat different from last Two cows with known records will be side by side and people will be asked to tell which they think is the best producer of the A miniature bull pen will also be on display and its advantages discussed by the test Records on various both poor and good ones will also be on as well as various home made rations and their cost per Those attending the Fayette County Fair next will be pleased to see the eleven township agricultural that are now being prepared by as many township Farm Bureau Jefferson township which lias won first place for the past two years will not represent ed this Pleasant Valley is the only new one to be Others that will be there are Cler West Fre mont and Those booths have been one of outstanding features of tho fair and much credit is given the many committees and individuals for tho efforts put forth in making this feature of the fair Agatha Caroline daughter of Frederick and Emilie was born near May Shortly after her birth she was brought to her Lord and Savior hi Af ter having received instructions in the truths of Christian faith and she was confirmed in the Lutheran church at In 1904 she moved with her parents to She was married June to Gustav Busse of in the neighborhood of which they first made their Three years latei they moved to Putnam five and a half miles northwest of La where they lived ever Their married life was a happy one since she considered it the main pur pose of life to make her home a truly Christian Two children were born to Geraldine and Rey to whom shd was at all times a true Throughout her life a loy al and faithful member of the Luth eran For twelve years she had been a member of the Lutheran church at serving it at al times to the best of her was a member of the Ladies Aid So ciety and had also served as a teach er in the Sunday After having been bedridden of and on for nearly eight she sought relief in an operation at th hospital in Before sub to the operation she was strengthened by partaking of Hoi While seemingly on thi way to a complete recovery after a successful about to leavi the hospital for the home of her sis she suddenly and unexpectedly died early in the afternoon of Sunday August post operative embolism being the immediate cause of hei Her age at the time of her death was 40 years and nearly three There remains to her death her grieving husband and two child Geraldine and Reynold five sis Louis Sachs of la August of Cedar Bertha of Wegner of Fayette and Ward Saunders of Danville one John Wolf of Au as well asa large group o relatives and One sister Wiese of Lakota had pre ceded her in Funeral services were held fron the home Wednesday Aug to the Union church in torment Fritsehe pastor of the Lutheran church at La mont Fred Klein serge and Art Schroeder sam several duets during the ac companied on the organ by Mis Veteran School Man at Spencer Major David teacher o in the Spencer big is now in his 50th year o public school work and in 37th i northwest He has tions in Hull and and county superintendent of Clay coun tv for a number of THE STATE FAIR Everything is in readiness for the opening next week of Iowas greatest tato 24 to Bn have already exceeded all an insuring the biggest live stock and agricultural show ever wit any fair in this The addition of numerous last minute features to the entertainment pro has now provided 8 day schedule of amusements which outstrips anything previously offer ed by the Officials have also added motorcycle a complete flying circus Peter worlds famous and other new features to the entertainment The chief as previously will be Sousa and his band every horse auto whippet dog so ciety horse a big hippodrome and a mammoth fireworks The Fall of every More than 500 carloads of ex hibits and displays will be unloaded at the State Fair during the coming Some of the en are com ing from as far away as the Atlantic Pacific The livestock show alone is valued at more than One of the big features of the ex position will be the dedication of the new Educational Building and grand stand costing over This will provide more than square feet of exhibit A new fish and game building is also to be and opened next With favorable fair are expecting the largest crowds in the expositions Very low railroad rates and good roads thru out the state are expected to aid ma in swelling the Death of a Noted Colored Man Norman a former died recently in the county home in Des Moines county near In his day he was a remarkable char When a boy and a slave he taught himself to read and and early in life became a convert to Tolliver could re member when he was sold on the auc tion At the of his death he was upwards of 100 years of During the civil war he was a soldier in Higginsons colored Union He was o diligent student of tha and a certain gift of expression prompted him to enter the where he achieved fame among his For some years he was a in the evangelical field yi with John who fifty years diverted the world with his series of sermons on the unique sub The Sun Do Heard Chimes at Cedar Falls A special Sunday afternoon pro gram on the campanile bells of the Iowa State Teachers Cedar was Thou sands of people gathered for the big driving for The fifteen bells admit of much adaption to They are the only chimes in Iowa which can plav with accuracy the Star or Shu berts Serenade both will be played August The official Prof Irving Wolfe has be come so expert that much of the is done none in both alto and soprano
