Milford Mail, The (Newspaper) - January 29, 1920, Milford, Iowa AS OCEAN EVER EBB AND PLOW 90 GO VOLUME XXXVIII MILFORD DICKINSON COUNTY IOWA THURSDAY JANUARY 29 1920 A MESSAGE FROM A FORMER MILFORD RESIDENT J A Ellis of Ft Collins Writes of Todays Conditions Ft Cohns Colorado Jan 14 1920 Milford Mail Milford Iowa Dear am sending by todays mail a copy of the Fort Collins Ex in which on page 1 you will find a short article which if you have no objections I wish you would publish I do not wish to exploit myself but having lived in Milford and Dickinson county so long like to have the old friends know we are still liv ing and trying to do what good we can This article may seem strong but is none too strong for the church especially the Methodist of which I am a member have sadly departed from old time religion We have lived in Fort Collins since aha are not urea tk yet ft a small city or about and very pros growing rapidly many tuts ease tno anu cunning heie is a deposit in the lour Banks 01 o Ihe city owns a street way 01 about seven nines a nne business is very high harm iand irom to oOO pel acre is irrigated and ten acre Irom to A per acre according to ments Over a million dollars in binding is expected miring 19i0 The city votes ieb Tith on a School proposition We already have seven large school buildings m cuding one Highschool The State Agricultural College is located here 2f e are 40 miles from the famous Estes Park National at which it is tately estimated 100000 people visited the past summer it is a park of several thousand acres the drive to the park following the M river for 20 Ihe scribed cannot be dc Fort Collins is located on the La Powder French for Hide the river up which a ful highway is being built now over 40 miles be Connected up and be the main auto road to the coast The scenery as beautiful on this road as far as cori Jf and still grander farther ou I did not intend to write this kird of letter when I began to so will close witha few personal words f Mrs Ellis and the boys Elihu and quite the Soys niy health has riot physical to be giving way Had to turn the grocery business over to the boys They have a very nice business In 1919 they 54475 It kept them going some My sister Mrs Middleton known to many old timers in Milford when she clerked for me lives here and in the grocery The 0 S Jones family the of Spirit Lake live here and from Dickinson county have resided in this Larimer county We are all getting old and will soon have to move out of this house of clay Let us be ready Sincerely J A ELLIS AWAKE THOU THAT SLEEPEST he also reap for he that soweth to the flesh shall of the flesh reap cor ruption but he that soweth to the spirit shall of the spirit reap life ev There is a verse of an old time hymn that needs to be heed ed today toy most of us Vain man thy fond pursuits forbear Repent thine end is nigh Deith at the be far 0 before thou Thv flesh perhaps thy greatest care Shall into dust consume But phi stops not there Sin kils beyond the tomb J A Ellis 822 W Oak St HAVE YOU BEEN COUNTED The census enumerators closing up their work and are anx ious that all persons be counted If you have counted please get in touch with the enumerator in your district arid be counted Give the town and county all that is coming to them Good Words and Bad Often a good reputation is ly impaired by a careless word or two said in jest in thought lessness it is the same in this community as in others iuen ana women can not guard too weU their tongues in cms It is not good tnat our citizens De constantly exposed to the impairment of their good names be cause some other person in a mo ment of thoughtlessness or in a spirit of vindictiveness makes questionable allusions to them without the facts substantiate such derogatory state ments We are all interested in this town and surrounding territory We want H see thrive and blossom with prosperity We want to see it a model community But it will nev er be other than just what we of the community make it If we insist in constantly hammer ing each other we can only expect a wreck as the result But we remember that in all people there is some good and look to and speak of the best rather than the worst it will have a wonderful If each of us will search out our own faults and correct them we will be doing quite as much as the Lord expects of us individually If stone must he cast withhold your arm Let constituted authorities handle the lase It is better than an shower of missies whether they be otherwise This is OUR Town Let us Boost and not shove G A BIG TOWN SALE SATURDAY MONDAY NIGHT The management of the town sales The Knights of Columbus have has announced the date of the next ranged for a lecture sale for Saturday Jan 31st At this Citizenship to be given by Rev E D time there will be a lot of stuff offered Des Moines in the Columba for sale There will be buyers on hand j Opera Monday eevning too to offered These The will iie 1ree to all and sales have so popular that all a large crowd should present to that is bring a crowd in I hear this topic discussed by a true s to announce the date List what blue American you wish to any bank Jfi Milford or with the manager C C Heldridge and it will be sold MISS KITTIE CLINK DEAD Word is received just as we go to press of the death in Chicago this morning of Miss Catherine Clink who was formerly a Milford resident She at one time conducted a racket store in Milford and was a woman dearly loved by all She was a sister of Mrs W R Kendall and Mrs Wm Warbur ton She was weU along in years and had been making her home with a brother in Chicago who is hare to fill the place of Eev Father Meyers latters absence is an ora tor of exceptional ability lie served during the world war as a chaplain on the staff of General Pershing in France and his experience has given him high ideals for Americans He is a man of superior education and a close student cf affairs His lecture will be highly interesting He is a big brainy man and all should hear his message TROUBLES OF THE EDITOR Last night about 12 oclock while to get me paper oit A oil tilt amr it wui Rev W H Kent left last Monday for Athol S D where he rave his reading Tacky Jim to the of that town Many years ago Rev Kent preached for a few months n the Congregational church at Athol 3e will Jbe absent until Saturday as le will visit for a few days at Red ield S D where he attended college llr Kent s making a ion with his reading of his original tory Tacky Jim and is considering laving the book published e pleasing news to all who have lis ened to the authors reading as many lave asked for the book METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH ever a time in the his tory of the church when so much emphasis was the material social and physical the people and so little upon the spiritual and eternal welfare Is it not true that the cardinal doctrines of the Bible neglected to an alarming degree Sin if mentioned is lightly spoken of Repent ance is no longer necessary Regen repudiated Justification out of date foolishness JETell a delusion the devil a scarecrow seems to be little remonstrance in the church On with the dance card party theatre vaudeville vaudeville Bring the movies billiards and pool tables into the churn let joy be un eat drink and be merry Amuse entertain have a time God is too good to punish for is not coming to judge the world butas a great general to re view his armies So join the church bring in the cash and make it a great material force for revolutionizing the social and industrial unrest be loyal to the church and no questions will as to conduct or regard 1 Jng thee souls welfare Bay but lit on fasting and prayer Bible study new birth Holy Ghost bap tism Christ enthroned within holy living etc It will make the people feel sad to the alarm iat or agitator they are fanatics the world is growing better better bet ter so rest easy If these things are not actually be m taught but some of them are there is litte being said by the church to make people think or act otherwise To 0 Christian made no mistakes He taught that there is a Heaven to be pained and K hell to be shunned there is a devil that repentance and regenera tion are necessary that He is the son of God and is coming back to earth to call the world to judgment nd that if men or women reject Ks offer of salvation on the terms and conditions He has made they will be eternally lost Let none be deceiv fd Jesus knows better listen to Him believe or Him and seek ye shall all likewise perish Be nH deceived God is not mocked for whatsoever a man soweth that shall Sunday School for last Sunday showed a marked Much enthusiasm was manifest in the Mr Bjorenson teacher We our new song ibooks Sunday School choir on Thursday evening from 7 to 8 The church choir meets for practice at S Both groups meet at file church The Womans Home Missionary So ciety met this week on Friday at the home of Mrs R S Crosbie All services of the church will be held at their usual hours next Sunday Feb 1st Special evangelistic meetings are at Spirit Lake Evangelist Trank Mathis is assisting Pastor Tum leson of the Methodist church The Ladies Aid Society be served next week Feb 4th on Wed afternoon by the following Mrs Donaldson Mrs Rob Mrs Chaffin Mrs Woods Mrs Willis and Mrs Herbster The B T Club was by Mrs Chas Speer at her home yester day afternoon August Ericksen went to Kansas ity yesterday to consult specialists in regard to a trouble that has caused aim much suffering for several months Card of Thanks We take this way of thanking the and neighbors for the many and generous things they did us during our late long siege of sickness and quarantine also the Pres ident of the Ladies Aid and the dies Aid for the beautiful plants and S S club and their teachers for the plant and books and the others who sent Christmas presents to brigh ten the dreary hours We greatly appreciate all that done for us and will gladly return favors in any way we can C E McDowell and Family Notice of Administration Public notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed and commissioned by the District Court of Dickinson County in the State of Iowa administratrix of the Estate of Frederick M Earth de ceased and all persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to file them with the Clerk of said Court clearly stated and duly sworn to and within leMl time preparatory to their being allowed or proved and persons said are requested to make payment t the and avoid costs Dated at Spirit Lake Iowa this 15th day of April A D 1919 MATILDA M BARTH Administratrix ttv Buck Kirkpatrick Attorneys 5w3 Country at Royal soon Back To God CLUB SOCIAL MEETING The Womans Cub will hold its so ial meeting at the home of Mrs C Menor on Monday evening Feb 2d were Spencer visitors last Saturday Mr and Mrs Glen recently with Glens brother ho is in in Mason City t Oleson to Au duDon last week by the riend Her mother Mrs Tittering on is caring for the children while Mrs is absent H Titterington recently received message that a brother in New York Dity is dangerously ill and not ex to survive Since then no WOK as been received Harry Wilson and two sons Wai ace and attended the father and son banquet at the M E church londay M H visited at the Boers home last Sunday Mr and Mrs Martin Knudtson of Hollister Idaho are the proud pa of a baby boy born Jan 17th Mr Carr the assessor wa ast Monday taking inventory of Old Milford The Boardman brothers were guests at the Mrs T Knudtson home last Attorney Geo W Pratt of Omaha s in town today on legal business Mrs M C Nelson came down from Spirit Lake last Friday to call on Mrs P T Burk B P Henderson left last Saturday afternoon for St Petersburg Florida where he expects to visit for next few weeks N Mrs C F Beers was a Spencer vis tor last Saturday afternoon C C Cole of Keokuk was in town he first of the week looking after lis real estate interests here Mr jola owns the farm occupied by G G Warburton north of town Rev R E Willis was attending to rasiness matters at Sibley the last of ast week Mr and Mrs P W Thelen left a weeks visit with rela tives and friends at Carrol Iowa They will also attend the wedding of Rev E C Meyers is at Hot Springs Ark taking a short vacation and tak baths Father Meyers is a worker in his Rev E D Ronan a Father from Des in charge of the church during Father Meyers absence Mrs Geo Lewis went to Jefferson last to visit for a few days with relatives Mrs F H Merritt was called to Ossian last Monday by a message an nouncing the death of a Mrs Merritt will be absent for a week or more A fine son was born to Mr and Mrs Barney Boers last week Mr and Mrs Fred Lamm are re over the arrival of a fine baby boy at their home the first of the week Mrs E F Kearney was up from Snencer last Tuesday visiting with friends Misses Nora Borchard and Velma Wells were calling in Spencer Tues day afternoon C L Livingston was a Spencer business caller Tuesday afternoon Mart Olson went to Coon Rapids ast Tuesday to visit with relatives for a week Miss Hallie of Newell Iowa representing the Redpath Lyceum Bu reau was in Milford yesterday trying to interest some of the local business men in a course for next win ter nu tne to yt tne pits r or mac the ot ig De a MRS J P GRATTON DEAD Mrs J P Gratton who cameto Milford with her husband last sum mer to make her home died yester day her home in the north part of town We have been unable to learn the particulars of her death body was taken to Sioux ARNOLDS iNEWS LETTER morning for burial Mr and Mrs Jess and i antt mis wui entertain ne rive in evening and Mrs lii F McGorrisk are visiting in Omaha this week Uavis is improved and expects to go to Spencer co and take chiro treatments ihe Society met with JUrs Gloom Wednesday afternoon ars Drake assisted in entertaining Mis 5Robert Savage and children of Cedar are visiting rela tives aud friends here this week Mrs Guy and Kenneth rc roin Minn Tuesday night Specialists there decided that had a bad One of the best basket ball games of the season was payed here Tuesday night between Le team and our local town team it was a hotly contested game from the beginning and a tie at the end of half At the close of he game score was 2S to 30 in The Sunday School class has postponed their entertain ment in the church until Friday night Feb 6th They wiil give a home tal ent play besides readings and musi ai numbers to be used to p finish the church OLD MILFORD AND VICINITY Oscar Skillingstad has purchased he Dosh residence and one lot and expects to move in before long Miss Lou Wilson spent lasts atur day with Mrs Roy Beyers and family last Sunday at the tapleton home near Lake Park Zina Henderson has been spending a few days the past week at the W G W C Severs was at Lake Park a few days last week inthe care of his brother Jesse Bevers who is suffering from Mr Beves has been sick some time and doesn ot seem to vey ast Wilford rented the Miss and will move in as soon as Mr Graig moves into the Paul house Mrs M H Titterington and her brother L W Fellows returned Fri day from Bock Island 11where they had been to Attend the of a relative Mrs E S Bates and Miss Banker C F Mauss WES attending to business matters in Des Moines the first of the week L D Daily and W E Brooks went o Sioux City the first of the week yesterday home a Ine new coupe which Mr Daily had through the agency of Mr Brooks A number of friends gathered at he K S home last Friday ev to the Five Hundred Mr and Mrs W A Deivey are the proud parents of a fine William Arthur toorn to them last The G 0 F Whist Club was enter at the F H Merritt home last Friday night The Five was enter last evening by Mr and Mrs C F Mauss and Mr and Mrs E R Rasmussen at the home Mrs F L Upton entertain the 3 S C Club at her home ths after noon AMERICAN LEGION TEAM vs WEBB TOWN TEAM The Milford American Legion bas ket ball team will meet the Webb town team in the Milford High School gymnasium on Friday night in a game of fast basket hall The Milford team has just organized and has played but rne game when they defeated Arnolds Park town team at ArnoldsPark last Tuesday night by a score of 30 to 28 The Webb team has been for everal weeks and will be on oes end out to win The game will at 8 oclock Come out and see it mjr tor the nomination to the of Sheriff of Dickinson County subject to tne decision of the Republican vot ers at the primary election ELLIS RUTS OKOBOJI BEATS ARNOLDS PARK COUNTY ATTORNEY I hereby announce my candidacy for the republican nomination for the office of county attorney subject to the decision of the republicans at the primary election V A ARNOLD SHERIFF tM same was played m Milford last between Arnolds Park and the Okoboji Consolidated Hieh School teams Each team had won a from the other sea son and this game played in Mil on a neutral Okoboji fads the Park hoys and won a of 31 to 12 Both teams clayed the men more than they did the ball and the passing of the Park was Inferior We are told that H G formerly high school coach at Milford will take the Park boys in charge and put some finishing Coaches on them tion The Ladies Aid So etv will hold their regular meeting of next week Feb 5th AJl members and please be for the business meeting Winton Brew er Paten and Swag soon Back To Country at Royal Gods Friday Lola Lee in Pup Love also comedy When Feller Needs a Friend Mrs RT McElroy entertained the S Cub at her home this afternoon Mrs E A Case entertained the Club Tuesday afternoon at her home Lakes Whist Club will be en by MrsA L and Mrs E S Bates at the Mrs Mr and Mrs J J Dennis enter at whist at last Monday evening I hereby announce my candidacy or the nomination for Sheriff 01 Dickinson County subject the of republicans at the primary elec ion F H FERGUSON To the Voters of Dickinson County I wish to announce that I am a Candidate for the office of Clerk of the district Court of Dickinson County subject to the will of the Republican voters at the next June Primaries EARL A MIGUEL t Park Iowa COUNTY ATTORNEY I hereby announce my candidacy for attorney of Dikinson County subject to the decision of the republi cans at the election W B BEDELL RECORDER To the Voters of Dickinson County I wish to announce that I be a for the office of Recorder of county subject to the will of the Republican voters at the next June primaries MISS SADIE CURRY Spirit Lake Lowa W T BOWDEN SELLS TO THE PEOPLE OF IOWA Farms buys 104 seres IVt from village road to Vi mile to school fl room house furnace spring water piped in house and barn concrete basement barn 40x80 silo 14x34 horse barn ho house cost 5700 hen house 60 apple trees hay grain straw 21 head cittle 3 hogs 40 hens potato disc harrow Toiler sprine drill sulky plow horse rake scales machine binder corn harvester ted sleighs harnesses small tools mil kin machine auto truck 35000 cash Free list ELLIS BROS 5w8SpnrigYule N Y publican nomination for governor at the primaries next June I bass my upon certain definite prin ciples which I expect to advocate dur ing the campagn and to carry out dur administration so far as I am Eble if elected First among these is giving the peo ple of Iowa a businesslike administra tion of their affairs I am opposed to the of political offices to pay political debts or the use of a position to build lip a personal political machine Efficiency should basis of appointment to public Rigid economy but nob is an essential of our state adminis tration at least until the burden of the war expenditures has been lessened The earring out of the budget system n state administration will be an aid to this end and new legislation en expenditures should be carefully scrutinized There should be a fearless enforce ment of the laws This is particularly important during the present nation wide unrest characterized by the gen srai tendency to ignore the statutes nd the growth of a spirit of lawless ness There should be no leniency in Iowa toward radial organizations hav n as their aim the overthrow of our present form of government and our present statutes are in Adequate to deal with this menace Miey should be The I W W and kindred organizations have no in a democratic land and should be stamped out For the organized strike or lockout breed discoid and lawlessness I would substitute a fair and impartial plin of arbitration in all where utilities or public are affected The right of Voor to for its own protec tion should be recognized with out drs and labor as well as capital honid be asked and if necessary compelled to recognize its duty to the public as a whole The women of Iowa should be ex tended full suffrage at the earliest possible date and given every and assistance in entering in to full participation in the political life of the state I am opposed to an expensive and elaborate military establishment or a standing army I recognize no divided nationality in Iowa ard any which j have arisen based upon grounds o nationality or foreign descent For those who forget their responsi as Americans I have no sym pathy I I ask the support of the citizens of j n my candidacy and the active support of all upholders of good gov j eminent H M HAVNER POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT I Sheriff wish to announce my candidacy Bowden sod out his interests in Milf will farm next year having ths 3J farm westof town known as the i F has sold ni to J D Living stop and his shoe o C Minor who placed John charge Johnis an jex si ilent and y to raising sey hogs and Rhode Island chickens BOARD PROCEEDINGS Pursuant to adjournment Jan 8 1920 the Board convened with E J Miller chairman presiding and Super visors A Wv Bascom and A Hurd present absent none and the county auditor in attendance Parties at interest in reference to a proposed change iii the primary road system of Dickinson County appeared before the Board and after all were a hearing and the Board being in possession of all the facts relating thereto the following resolution was Lo wit That the proposed change in Pri mary System beginning at the S E orner of the N W corner of N W of Section 189836 thence running in a northerly direction to a point in the corporate limits of Arnolds Park on he east right of way of the C M 3t P R R east of the center of Sec 309936 is not Conducive to the pub ic convenience comparative to the present and is there core held to be not feasible and it is urther resolved that the present lo cation of the Primary Road seemes in accordance with the general welfare md public convenience and it is the vill and judgement of this Board that the Primary System shall be maintain ed in its present location The foregoing resolution was adopt ed J Miller A W Basom Hurd The Board adopted a sole of clears funding bonds to pay g and unpaid read and bridge war rants Jan 1 1920 Said to be thirty in number ind in denominations of pay able on the first day of January 1940 with interest at Hurd E J Miller A W Basom The bond of Earl A Miguel as sessor of Arnolds Park Incorporation was presented and approved The Board approved the drainage open ditch work D D No 45 contracted by Cement Products Com Snencer Iowa The Board approved of the follow ine for a chool loan Two Thousand dollars on H rf lhe northwest H cf 2310035 at T for on the East of North east Vt of Sec 1510035 interest at o ner cent On motion the J E T MITLER of the Board ANGUS County Auditor FOR Cable rano fr sale cheap P T GARRETT Friday Lola Lee in Pup We py Love also Briggs comedy When home a Feiler Needs a Friend i THE residence several THE SHELLEY CO
