Pocahontas Democrat (Newspaper) - April 14, 1932, Pocahontas, Iowa 20 POCAHONTAS REGORD-DEMOCRAT Historical Dept. of la. Historical County's Home THURSDAY APRIL 11, 1932 3 Pocahontas Spring Shopping Day Wednesday April 20th and With to be Mailed - Resident in FREE GIFTS and Merriment From 8 au m. to 10 p. Spring Shopping Day will be next April 20. and not less than 36 of will be ready with bargains on their shelves and free gifts are to be distributed to the will be fun and merriment from early morning to 10 p. m. at along with the there will be more serious and profitable business of meeting old friends and and in buying and For the past ten every merchant in Pocahontas been planning on this Travelling salesmen for supply houses have been quizzed as before for good seasonable things that can be bought and sold at are consistent with the present Even of the professional men and women have shown their interest by offering professional services in their line either as their participation in the giving of surprise gifts or as special Spring Shopping Day or Gifte will be probably 7B or more individual gifts or presents to be by the mailinK thousand invitations to residents of the Pocahontas trade These invitations are all Each recipient must bring hii numbered invitation to Pocahontas with him when he comes to do his store is to be assigned a certain number designated by the committee which is to be posted on a large poster placed somewhere within the The with the invitation must from store to store while making their purchases for their own number on one of poster If the numbers the gift laid aside by that particular merchant is theirs but it can not be away till 3 p. Their Numbers In the numbered invitation does not appear to claim the holders of invitation cards with numbers nearest to the posted number are to be privileged to gister their numbers with their names with the At 9 p. m. in the if the right number has not the merchant is to declare the nearest registered number as the In this case holder of the invitation does not need to be present in He will be notified and may get his gift gifts are not to be costly but are to be sensible practical Items that are well worth The search for the numbers is expected to provide much interest and to keep the people from store to One can never be sure that he is not to be the recipient of a gift until he has foond all the cards of all the merchants concerned and compared his own Finu in Event The In the shopping day event are as Allen Madaen Grocery and Dr. J. L. George TJebben Shoe Pocahontas Pattee Clothing Goodyear Hardware Schoofs Hammes Allard Grocery and Variety Battershell Grocery Pocahontas Auto Oil Farmer's Cooperative Fullerton Lumber Kiefer Lumber Loots Shors Helen Jerry Hotovec Oil Commercial State Shimon Drug Heathman Dry Goods Dr. C. T. G. A. Clark Wessman Harness Mrs. Bookman Hardware Powder Puff Beauty Pocahontas Cleaning and Pressing The Reliable Faces Year In County Man Spend Time at Hard Horse Hitch Linn Will Demonstrate Use of One Set of Lines And Lead To Hold Spelling Contest April 15 Best Spellers in AU Schools To Meet at Court and Pocahontas County Farm Bureaus are cooperating in a hitch demonstration to be held at the Earl Day about one mile north and % mile east of on April 19. At this demonstration Harry Linn an experienced horseman will the driving of five and six horses one set of lines and will how lead chains and buck straps may be made out of material that the farmer has on Because of the surplus of Mi more and vising tractors Of is a shortage of leed in the Gilmore City territory but in the country as a whole there is a surplus of com and The hitch demonstrations are those that have the least side draft and the least resistance on the part of the Linn will aso demonstrate breaking of Anyone in this territory who cares to may bring in a young horse they would like to have lit of Joy Got Too Full for Former Pocahontas who until recently worked for several months at in to the Saturday night from Fort with his cup of Joy running got arrested by the City Marshall Ed. faced Mayor in dty police court and took a fine flO and costs all in 48 hours In lieu of cash he is making good wages by the time out in. the county Merle between that per day with three thrown in from the Pocahontas is not such bad wages after Merle had a bad knife with him which the city confiscated probably for pig sticking when family butchering comes back MEETING APRIL 21 tried and convicted a week ago on charges of breaking took a sentence of a year at hard labor in the State at Anamosa Monday when he faced Judge Was up Judge Davidson on Monday for his following his on charge of breaking Judge in a nice talk to the sUited that he had been properly that W. W. who had been by the Court to defend had done all that could and had handled the in a very able to a term not to exceed one year at hard labor in the State Reformatory at the sentence to begin after the expiration of his present sentence in the county Monday morning the took up the case of Co. vs. Union Service Co. with Allen McCartan appearing for the plaintiff and Gilchrist Gildhrist for the Much time was taken up with which finally arrived at a point where the case was adjourned for hearing at a later Assessments case of O. P. Malcolm va. Board of Supervisors took up the time of the court Tuesday and was an from drainage in tracts of Judge Davidson decided that the assessments as originally made on three of the four tracts were reduced them approximately 50 per cent. The costs were taxed three-fourths to the and to the Hudson Hudson and A. J. Shaw represented with C. B. McCartan appearing for the county and the drainage afternoon was taken up with a hearing on the proceeding of Farmers Loan Trust Co. vs. and some auxiliary debtors before the A. J. Shaw and A. C. took part in these Wednesday morning the case of C. B. plaintiff vs. H. E. Bachman was W. J. Allen and A. J. Shaw were the for the Gilchrist Gilchrist appeared for State Bank of and Whitney ft Stem of Stoim Lake appearing for F. M. an This case was taken under advisement by Judge case of vs. with A. G. Carmichael and Robert Bruce appearing for the C. B. McCartan appearing for the defendant and Ed. Kelly of Emmetsburg representing defendant J. A. Spies of that was ana was finally submitted upon argument by Kelly at This was a case of a question of the priority of a landlord's and the request for a of assets of the Wins Pocahontas Music Takes Second Place and Rolfe Noses Out GOES MOINES MAY 7 To Compete In National Contest In Washington D. will in tho first round of the State Spelling in the Assembly room of the court April 15 at p. m. The winners of this contest will compete against the from all other county in Moines Saturday May 7. p. Tlv winner of the meet will at a final contest in Washington C. at a date to lie Spelling is in The is by the Des Moines Tribune for the uf lova and each county contest liy the various county of tlie Mrs. Grace County has an official of the contest together with governing and the prizes to be competed consolidated and parochial may select two each in any manner they clume to the county schools are to be entitled to one contestant in any All contestants should of course be the best speller in the the prizes and heads the won the Pocahontas county music contest Friday and Saturday at the Pocahontas high school auditorium with a total of 95 with 73, look second and Uolfe with nosed out Pocahontas with followed with Moines Township and - 12, each and 1, were three programs afternoon and Saturday All were filled full with and the contests in most cases were The judges were Luther A. Iowa Teachers college at Cedar Falls and of the same Relay Bring 200 Bulk Oil Station For 400 Oil Company Plans to Establish Central To Represent Of The 1-H Entered In State American Legion Auxiliary will hold their regular meeting on 21 at The committee are a check for sufficient to pay the expenses of the contestant to Des This will be issued on order of the county to the winning Other cash prizes offered by the club are as to winner of first place in the county to winner of second in county to winner of third place in county to winner of fourth place in county to winner of fifth place in county nicely engraved certificate will be awarded each County To prizes offered are as trip to Washington and participation in National spelling contest for the winner of the state free trip to Washington for teacher of the winning cash are also offered for the state banquet tentered to all state contestants on the evening before the contest day Friday May 6. on Page 8) age daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Whannel of Marshall township was as the outstanding 4-H Club girl to represent Pocahontas in the Des She was chosen by a committee composed of L. Jones who is a member of the county club and Mrs. George Lampe and Mrs. Theo McCartan who are is in year of She has taken work in Homo Baking and When five Pocahontas County 4-H girls placed first with a perfect the state music memory Miss Whannel was one of the She has been county secretary of the 4-H Club and has the 4^11 Convention at Ames and has part in the 4-H Club She won first with a party at the last county-wide Achievement yet it wiiK very MEN their regular monthly meeting at Hotel on I wrth dinner at will be in charge of F. W. a W. 8. Beis and Miss AU ber are to bring a package of for the at Land 18.20 R C. in to Iowa Stata Board of 9dl SMO In 14ULS par fiM 184. to pMT TOo IsMl fOS W. deputy cleric of the this of for aerk of the subject to Am Mr. Berry has bean one and a aad ia wiBi Um of the Ha VH ia BU. MEETS FRIDAY Marshall Township Farm Bureau will hold its April meeting at the home of P. A. on Friday April 16. Rev. Seward will he the principal speaker and a garden program will be The meeting is in charge of Mrs. G. G. Anderson and Mrs. H. J. on the night wf the Swan Lake Township Bureau will meet at the Norland will be the principal speaker and there will be several other numbers on the Posakony In Recital one of the last student of the school tha Aprii recital ai the Clarice stu of at Imd waa the ot the in the mi fi. took fida program of securing the and contract for supplying county during 1932, the 400 Oil Company of Fort Dodge will in immediate future 11 bulk station in have and been ordered by wire for Tank wagons will be used to tlic i stations anii also for the sup to other towns in county whore retail stations arc or will be Several retail stations will arranged A local man will placed in charge of county let oil contracts Tuesday for the 1932 year The successful bidder was the 400 Oil of Fort The contract calls for the delivery of gallons of gasoline at 4 7-8 cents below posted filling station 3,500 of lubricating oil at 25 per gallon and one ton of grease at cents The supplies are to be delivered where wanted by a local bulk station and tank Awarded Lumber contracts for the of the county bridge building and repairs was let Tuesday afternoon by the county board of to the Wheeler Bridge and Lumber company of Ucs for corrugated pipe needs were let to the Iron Culvert Pipe company of Des and for culvert pipe to the Wilson Pipe company of Musicians To Mason City Hudson and Girls Glee Club to Compete in Hudson and the members of the Pocahontas High School Girls Glee club will go to Mason City Friday afternoon to compete in the District Music Misi Hudson and the GleO club won first places in their meets at Rolfe recently and will now face competition in the district If successful their next appearance will be in the state contest at Iowa H. M. S. MEETS APRIL 21 Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist church will meet with Mrs. J. A. Kettle April 21st at 2:80 p. m. Mrs. Reybum the last chapter of the study Challenge of meting will be our annual E. CLASS ENJOYS boys of Methodist Sunday school ont to F. A. Shaw's place Tuesday evening for a welner roast After a game of all round the huge to roast Weiners and The piping cocoa that Mn. Shaw for the crowd was very much I Dance A lit Opera Schools Accept Ihr to Participate HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES ARE Has Won Heven of Nine Events in Past Two Back In Good Are Removed From Both Primary and Secondary high schools have accepted invitations to in the Relay meet which to be held Friday April 15. Not less than 201) athletes are expected to be present and take part in the seventeen various eighteen high schools represented Albert Moines City and yoar won tlie taking the 440, half mile and mile relay won the and two mile Pocahontas athletes won of the special und each None of the in will he present this year as all have Olson is the only member of the Pocahontas team which has won seven of the nine to compete this the quartette of Vogel and Rude stepped the half mile in faster time than the record last week in the dual meet with Rockwell of second place in the hundred in 1981 will be present but will have plenty of competition by and Rude of Calligan of Rolfe and some unknown from some of the other 18 schools and Order of Events 1:30; low 2:00; shot 2:00; 100 yard 2:20; high 2:00; broad 2:30. 3;00; 440 13 3:00; 220 low 3:20; shot 3.20; 2 mile 12 3:40; half mile 14 4:00; high 4:10; 100 yard 4:30; medley 14 4:40; broad 4:46; mile 13 entries 5:00. embargo signs were removed from both primary and secondary roads The sunshine and the warm Winds of the past few days have removed practically all the from the Tractor outfits are rapidly working the surr face of the gravel roads back into good traveling Primary roads have been in fairly good condition for several days and Mrs. M. V. Kelly received a telegram Wednesday morning stating that their daughter Regina of Chicago submitted to an operation and is seriously ill. Her many friends wish her a speedy OF O. S. Chapter No. 896, Order of will meet April 19. Supper at 6;80 m. The Will be promptly at 1:S0 p. m. on same The instructor will be present at both Grace D. Track And Field Meet April 29 county track and field meet be held at the Pocahontas high school grounds Friday afternoon April 29. Eight of the ten county schools are expected to be represented with possibly a total of 200 Pocahontas will be the defending holding this enviable position for the past two Last year the local took the meet with 11 out of 15 There are not many of the laat year's team left but Superintendent Grant feels that there is a splendid new bunch of prospects and hopes to Music aub Pocahontas Junior present James head of the piano of in recital at the home of Mrs. W. J. Musil on may be procured by calling Mrs. Brokaw dob or Mrs. on or before April Relay Field Event m
