Correctionville Argus, The (Newspaper) - May 9, 1913, Correctionville, Iowa The Correctionville The Merchant Advertises to Reach the People FOR PEOPLE WHO PAY The Reaches the People and Shorid Get the Advertising BERGSTROM FREEMAN Publishers CORRECTIONVILLE IOWA FRIDAY MAX 9 1913 VOLUME 1 NO 20 B I L's GIVE FINE EVENING PROGRAM FRANK DOUGLAS IN COYOTE STATE t The parlor lecture given by the I laat Thursday evening in the luxurious home of Mr and Mrs E Schneckloth was the finest and most pleading meeting ever enjoyed by these IAO organizations together Each j tlie I in courtesy en- tlw P E O Chapter at a i jr and h ivc fvre secured some gentleman of reputation Tor these events but this time the nen sprang a genuine surprise when the services of a lady and reader of reputation in the of Miss Margaret Carroll of the Carroll School of Ex- of Sioux City She proved o be a reader of great scope and The lovely home of Mr and Mrs Schneckloth was decorated to the month of May with it's wealth of flowers and fragrant Each room in the home as elegantly decorated with plum spring flag and beautiful cut The entire scene closely re- a huge flower garden sending forth perfumes of nature The doings started at o'clock the B I L and P E O gave a selection Miss roll then made her initial appearance s a reader and her work was well re- The rain djd much damage to and was especially satisfying to roads here le ladies who might have heard a droll i LYNN CASTLE WINS IN ESSAY CONTEST Frank E Douglas a former of Correctionville died Tuesday of last week in his home near Millboro S D He was well known in Correctionville and lived here several years The Douglas family moved here from ler and after residing here several years moved to South Dakota where Mr Douglas acquired land His death i sudden and was probably due to heart failure as while a resident here ic one stroke of The deceased is survived by a wife j a daughter Sirs Freu and t JITO sons Ross and Joe all of whom are i well known here Ross was here lest j winter visiting Ivan Eckhart On Thursday of last week the sorrow of the Douglas family was doubled when the infant son of Mr and Mrs Fred Newby died Mrs Newby is remembered here by her many friends as Miss Ollie Douglas The many friends of the family are extended sympathy by their former Correctionville neighbors in the loss of a husband and loving father ROCK BRANCH SCRIBE WRITES NEWSY NOTES the of the opposite sex Miss Edmunds sang a solo entitled The May which was given such an ovation that Miss Edmunds the encore with another one her choice selections Mrs W H Thompson accompanied Miss Edmunds n the piano Miss Carroll next gave IB of her favorite readings Young sang a pleasing solo en- The accompanied on le piano by Mrs Thompson Next readings by Miss Carroll er ability as an entertainer and her to present most anything in a leasing manner in the reading art as a source of pleasure to those et Miss Carroll presented dialects Italian and Irish and also child work nd humorous Her final entertaining S Livermore visited his mother and brothers at Moville Sunday W N Hatfield and wife were day guests of the parents at Correctionville Short who has been under the Dr's care for several weeks is able to be out Leslie Leek shipped his car of goods and stock to S D Monday where he will resume residence on his claim A D Fugate returned from Ft Pierre Saturday Martin Mercer went to Spring Sunday to visit his daughter Mrs Jas Deeds C- A Plato visited Park Row day Mr and Mrs E C Hinkhouse spent umber followed by a lively i Sunday at the parental home of D W on by the orchestra As the evening was the annual ay basket time sixty-five baskets jid trays beautifully trimmed had en made by the committee composed Miss Gertrude Copeland and Mrs refreshments ore served in the baskets The annual meeting proved to be j he best ever held and the Schneckloth j A B Whitmer of Anthon was herd ome to be very hospitable Invited j Tuesday were Mr and Mrs M D Smith nd Mr and Mrs Irving Torrey while here by Mr and Mrs W Miss Margaret Carroll was i H Thompson Hinkhouse Henry D Hinkhouse closed a land deal Monday for the Frazier homestead and now has a half section of land in ore body Miss of Morning Side visited Mrs T B Frazier first of the week Lynn Castle and Marion Ferris will represent the Correctionville high school in the state high school essay contest at Sioux Rapids If they win at Sioux Rapids their essays will appear in the national contest at Baltimore Maryland In the local high school essay con- test held in the Methodist church on Sunday night Lynn Castle his original essay The Decision of the Courts with Regard to the Liquoi Traffic won first prize of by the firm of Leonard for best original Tn the essay evening Mario Ferris Narcotics and won firs place Florence Mumford won place speaking Alcohol and the vous System In the main contest Miss Ruby Penn won second place and the offered by the firm of ard Riordan She delivered her essay Narcotics and Tobacco The following fine program was heard by a large audience Each had prepared a fine essay making it Very difficult for the judges to select the best PROGRAM Selection by the orchestra Scripture reading by Miss McCaw Prayer by Rev Campbell Ladies Quartet the W C T U State Hymn Alcohol and the Nervous Florence Shutt Narcotics and nie Seff Temperance Town Class of Boys Alcohol and the Nervous Julia Logan Alcohol and the Nervous Florence Mumford Narcotics and Marion Ladies Quartet Battle Song Alcohol and Ethel well The Decision of the Courts with Regard to the Liquor Lynn Castle The Boys of the Old Brigade Alcohol and Ruby Penn Alcohol and the William Barron Vocal Solo The White Miss Marcia Cobb Award of prizes by Rev Bush Offering INNOVATION FOR THE The baccalaureate address to the graduating class if the Correctionville high school of 1913 will be given on Sunday May 18th in the Correctionville opera house by Supt M D who chosen speaker of the class by th graduates Much interest is being the laureate th s ye ir because the faculty s graduates have an to the of to together sections which and S ii l t o these Mrs John Hollander of Holstein ar- rived Tuesday to visit her daughter Mrs Ernest Schneckloth and family Dr G H Burns returned Tuesday Kansas City Mo where he had been on business While in in K C he met some friends who were chums down at college with the colors thur Supt ker -in after the x 3 i the lives of m r ei en will Le t i and the school The Correction school has reached a very high and at this time everyone should show enthusiasm Enthusiasm is what wins and it is not lacking in Correctionville the best town in the state The ulty superintendent and graduates issue the following invitation to the residents of Correctionville and locality The lodges and church G A R W R C and clubs of Cor- are cordially invited to attend the Baccalaureate address at the opera house Sunday evening May 18th The officers of the different organizations have been seen and are in favor of making the Baccalaureate gathering one of great interest and altruistic in character The different organizations are requested to come in regalia and to meet in their respective quarters and come in a body It will be necessary for the officers to report to Supt M D Smith the number of that will be required for each so that seats may be re- served for them The subject of the Baccalaureate address will be Order and Decency This address will be given Supt M D Smith as he has been chosen by the graduating class as speaker for this annual occasion Send in your emblems that they may be placed to designate where each will be seated If you belong to more than one organization come with the one you prefer or the one to which you have belonged the longest The entire program will be published next week A new smokestack was put on the house of the Union Light Power Co on Tuesday The high wind last week blew over the old smokestack Fred Oertel of Anthon went to Galva Tuesday on business He ex- to make a trip to Minnesota before returning home TWO CHURCHES WILL OBSERVE MOTHERS DAY The Mothers of the New Testament Song Faith of Our Mothers Prayer For the Mothers of the World Song The Mother of Jesus was There A Mothers Day Beth Castle Song Mothers Day Song A Mother's Day Acrostic and Song My Mother's by Ten Girls Mother of Mary Burns The Ministering Lillian Jorgenson Song Behold thy Quartet The Widow Lynn Castle The Mother of the Mane Petty Ho a Foundation Mother of Etta S us Dunn Mother's Seff Mothers Day Offering Song God of our Mothers Day Mothers Day Doxology Benediction The subject of the sermon at is A Commendable Life Come to church Automobiles will convey enfeebled mothers to and from the church Don't miss the prayer and consultation meeting on Thursday ning Remember what Thomas sed May Festival repeated tonight The League held a business meeting Wednesday night and elected The new officers Rae Wetmore president 1st Lynn Castle 3rd Birkie Murnan 4th Mayme O'Neill secretary Bessie Leonard treasurer Lillian gensen organist Thelma Wright M D BUSH Pastor REV J A CAMPBELL'S WEEKLY NOTES Services for Sunday May Correctionville Sunday School at 10 a m Preaching a m Bethel preaching at 3 p m Trinity Sunday School at Ifra m Class Meeting 11 a m Preaching at 8 p m As Sunday is Mother's Day we ex- tend a special invitation to the be at the Sunday services as we will preach a special sermon to the mothers J A CAMPBELL Pastor MAY FESTIVAL TO BE REPEATED TONIGHT The second annual May Festival was given Friday night in the Columbia opera house to a fair sized audience The audience would have been greater in size if the weather had not been so threatening Despite this fact a good sized crowd assembled and heard the children sing in glee of beautiful May and sunshine while the rain fell in torrents outside The very fine gram as advertised was given in a creditable manner The program was divided in two parts The first was the Queen of May Cantata and the second was brought to a close by the Gipsy Festival which was a feature Miss Donna Seff was the Queen May The May pole dance was Thf double quartet c-f Mrs Wilson Misses more Foster Hall Orner Wanner and Hall good The festival will be given again in the onera house owing to the tnat many unable to to town o of the The ri is a crecutallo one worthy of your MIKADO PLEASES LARGE Tuesday evening ki the opera house the local high school their third to a good sized ior the benefit of the old monument proceeds amounted te expense was nearly and was W This of Hie was another grand triumph local high schools vie another in trying to their former efforts in presenting t great production The soloists chorus and the musicians did Individual work under the Supt Smith has developed this chorus of high school songsters The ladies of the W R C thank the public for their patronage 2 and also their thanks to the high faculty the Mikado talent for generous donation of time and toward the purchase of the beautiful monument that will be month in the Correctionville sacred to the memory of the heroes Mrs Richard Hudgel and Anthon left here Wednesday for Rapids to attend the marriage of sister She was accompanied by Lizzie Fey who stopped at la to visit fft Mrs Lewis Schmidt returned from visiting in Pierson Great MAY SALE of Wash Fabrics BEGINS FRIDAY MAY 9th Hundreds of yards of crisp new Wash Goods just out of their wrappings have arrived Every wanted weave for the summer frock Everything for the girl graduate in fancy Ratine Voile Crepe Embroidery Tissues and Linen These goods will be placed on sale at a remarkably low price This is not only a sale but it is also a display of marvelously beautiful weaves Waists Waists Waists Our new line of Ladies Summer Waists have just arrived The season is here when every lady will be in need of a summer waist comprise all of the newest styles out for this season We will place them on sale Friday May 9 and continue for one week which will give you an opportunity to purchase one of the est styles of waists at a remarkably low price Ladies Hose One lot Ladies Hose Gauze Lisle double sole spliced heel at most places it is a seller May sale 13C Sun Bonnets One lot Sun Bonnets for ladies and misses and values May Hickory Hats One lot Hickory Hats for men and value May sate S Underwear This week will be the time of wonderful selling in our knit underwear section We've set out to make a record and we mean to do it A col- lection of exceptional values have been for worth your while See them for yourself Buy now and save money Gauze Vests A special purchase of Women's Gauze Vests offered now In our May Special Sale you wiD find many extra specials all through the house They are too numerous to mention Be sure and attend this sale it means a saving to you on every purchase EXTRA GOOD GROCERY SPECIALS For Saturday and Monday 7 bars any White Laundry Soap 3 tall cans extra fine 4 cans finest Standard Corn 1 package Gold Dust We aret still selling the finest grade of salt at per barrel 4 boxes Corn 1 peck can Early June Limited to 3 cans to a customer Bring Your Produce to the Store that Gives yon die Most in Retell ALL KINDS OF SEASONABLE FRUIT FOR SATURDAY Peoples Stor M Sioux City Iowa A W SEFF