Matrimonial Register - St. Alphonsus (Newspaper) - December 8, 1910, 69993883, Iowa DECEMBER 8, 1910 41 IS TAXLESS SECURING REVENUE FROM in Past 39 Years From Its and Iowa Could Profit by story of a is told by the Omaha Daily News in this is a jittle town in Sweden by the name of that For Orson is one of the greatest towns in the Of Orson isn't as big as or New or or perhaps But Orson ' has done something that none of the so-called cities of the world has ever Orson has dodged all local and The Orson railway is free to every citizen of the The telephone service is Schools and libraries cost the citizens absolutely All because a generation or two the patriotic people of planted Orson has a municipal forest that has yielded the town in the past thirty And the has paid the running expenses of the Of course there isn't anything to hinder any American town from same But we don't notice any American town doing it. To date Milwaukee seems to be the only American town that has even thought about it. But it's worth thinking isn't Also it might be worth while to consider at the same time the fact that while Orson was her municipal expenses for the past year from the proceeds of her well-kept forest the American through neglect of her was suffering a loss of and more than 100 stop and think how thoughtless and indifferent we are for the comfort of future And even selfish in our blindness as to If oak and other hardwood trees had been planted in the court house park thirty years ago and had been properly cared for what a difference in the value there would be over the present soft wood trees permitted to grow with no care of any too thick and close together to grow into large handsome And what a difference it would make if every quarter section had from five to ten acres of hard wood which in twenty to thirty years would possess more value than half of the balance of the There is a value in the product of the nut bearing trees and what a wonderful difference in a community where plenty of want to thank you first of for past few patronage of will whisper in your but don't have had a wholesome business reputation in our nineteen and beg you to feel that be secured to bum instead of being at the mercy of the coal trust and and the time is not far distant when cement will be used almost wholly in the construction of houses and how convenient it would be if we could cut down an oak tree in the back yard and cut it up into finishing lumber for the inside It would come in handy on Iowa farms in the next fifty years and now is a good time to plant a few walnuts and hickory Place them in the ground before it freezes too down about six inches place them where you want them to or take the nuts up after the frost goes out in the spring and place therri where you want to grow as trees of this not do well to be transplanted after once started to Observe the time and energy wasted here in northwest Iowa on fruit Farmers will buy trees from which are represented to be of hardy winter varieties and when commence to prove to be some variety of an early The more hardy varieties will ao well in this but about the only way to get them is to buy from some reputable house or agent who would be willing to guarantee the trees to be as represented by something more substantial than a verbal NEWSY town for be treated have sold a large amount of goods but still have The are some of the Dress Goods in Detachable Fur Flannelette Shirt Waist White Linen Skirts and Shirt Braids and Silk Laces in Sofa Pillow Tops and many other things which you are invited to whether you buy or Everything cheap for HOTEL Cureti of who hails from Swea City and claims to be a veterinary is stranded in He came to the town a couple of weeks ago from no one knows and it is doubtful that he knows He managed by some unaccountable means to keep agreeably drunk since and told several persons that he was and he also told that he recently escaped from Knoxville or but the clerk's records do not bear out that Finally on Monday last he was out of change to pay for meals or for and he waddled into the hospital told j that he was sick and j wanted to go straight to He i thought he appendicitis and wanted an He said he was all right for the costs and handed the doctor a life insurance policy that he got from Charlie The doctor looked at him and said to haven't got All you have got is a I'll find you a He called in the and that gave the befuddled veterinarian a bed in The morning his advised him to leave and left though his pocket was R. Bradshaw of Fort preached in the Methodist church in Sunday forenoon and is this week assisting Rev. Simpson conduct revival meetings at the Lincoln church and the meetings will be continued next G. Obrecht was in Laur ens Max Brenton was a Laurens caller D. Smith and wife were Laurens visitors Cooper a kolfe visitor the last of the and Maude Clarke were Pocahontas callers Mick returned from his trip Tuesday H. Miner of returned to his home Friday of last Richards returned home from Ft. Saturday Wallace of Humboldt came Wednesday evening to visit at the S. Gill Pearson went to to visit relatives for a couple of Peterson of Rossie came for a visit with her sister Mrs. V. Hamilton and two children returned from their visit in and Mrs. Hammen of Laurens were visitors at the A. G. Obrecht home Louie Brodsky and two daughters were Laurens visitors Wednesday of last Clarke and family arrived Wednesday morning to attend the Richards went to Ft. Thursday to visit her parents and other friends for a few Elberts and family arrived Tuesday morning from Dakota to visit at the home of his Smith and wife of South are visiting at the home of the latter's Dr. sneak thief got hungry Sunday and helped themselves to a nice boiled ham at the Murray FROM GllMORE Elizabeth McEwen of s staying with her ' Mrs. E. L. Ann Leahy arrived evening to spend the winter with her mother Shine arrived from evening and after a short stay here will return to his S. Abel arrived here Tuesday evening from to look after his business building just east of Commercial F. Neel and A. P. Brechwald went down to I a course the they will take treatment at one of band boys basket social held in the old school house Friday evening was a great The proceeds amounted to which will go toward the expenses of the Brown and family moved from the Bate's property recently purchased by Joe Hocking to the Campbell property in the west part of town and Joe moved to his new died at his home south of town Friday He had been ailing for some time and the end was not The funeral was held at St. John's church Monday at ten o'clock he was laid to rest in the Catholic who was husking corn last week for Will made a record one day last week that entitles him to be classed among the fastest huskers in this The corn was weighed and 80 pounds allowed for a and his day's work weighed out 134 ABOUT Brown was a passenger to Viola Henrich was Fonda caller Reagen of Fonda was in town Gertrude Lilly was a Fonda caller O'Donnell was a passenger to Alice Regan spent Sunday with her parents in Maulsby of Fonda spent Sunday at the Simpson Heelan of Fonda called on Father Lacey visited a few days of last week with relatives in Seigfred left Tuesday for a short visit with friends in Misses Nelsons left Thursday Anna Kapsch in Fort Dodge a of last Grippel and Charlie Eichler transacted business in Chicago one day last Stelpflug of Pocahontas visited at the home of her son Jake last Barrett of is visiting at the home of her sister Mrs. Len who has been spending a short time at returned M. Kelly and Mrs. M. Mullen of Fonda visited at the home of Tom and Tuesday went on to where they make I their On December 1st, Mr. Hayes assumes the duties of his new position with the M. Boysen John r traveling freight Gladys Stover O who has been Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hayes in Waterloo on business for the their departure Monday fSw days returned home after a few weeks spent They stopped in Albert Lea are here with a fine selection of Toilet Brush sets Military Shaving Guff and Collar Hand and purses to fit will make very appropriate gifts for young We have books for and book's of prose and poetry in some ol the vei y newest leather Some good fiction and a dandy can be See our fine fancy boxes of stationary perfumes in fine We also have some nice post card boxes and albums and the best selection ol Holiday Cards you ever PRESCRIPTION PHARMACY F. quality is where we and our prices our great bunch of Dolls and Games and Toys the young A very valuable prize given free on December 10. an entertainment at Tuesday who have not got their dishes and pans left at the Thanksgiving dinner will find them at the Please call for them condition of Mr. is very dropsy and heart trouble with other making his case very more cases of scarlet are The Kendall and Crandall families are quarantined but the patients are getting along Simpson and the M. E. pastor of visited at the parsonage Wednesday evening and attended the stereopticon Shaw of who had been to Chicago with stock arrived in Tuesday Allen Stewart drove over from Plover to take him John Carlson and two children of came Monday to visit her Mrs. Peter She was accompan by her Mrs. sale of Mr. Steen's farm mentioned last week failed in some to go Mr. Steen is not feeling bad about as such a farm in Iowa's best county is a good thing to Misses Mabel Mary Campbell and Hazel Patterson of Marathon came Saturday to visit at the home of Miss Patterson's Mrs. John returning home Monday Wednesday November 30, at the home of the brides Miss Eva Hendricks and Henry Rev. Grove We understand the newly married couple are going to locate in J. C. Potter and daughter Lona and Miss Sadie Laughead drove to Wednesday evening to attend the Eastern There was election of and initiation after which a fine banquet was received by friends of Mrs. W. B. Smith states that she was so unfortunate as to break her shoulder bone while visiting her daughter This is rather a severe shock for a lady of her age and her many friends here hope to hear of her speedy Small witli another accident last week and as a result is laid up at He was hauling crushed out at the cement plant and had just finished loading his wagon when the team started up and he was struck by the hind wheel and knocked The limb that was injured a few weeks ago was hurt again and has been causing him a good deal of SlAttery of in town on business He soon to move to the Tail and Albert returned from where they attended the funeral of their who has been visiting with relatives at ' the Quinn home for the past few days returned to her home in Bourett of was in and C. D. Starr came down from Tuesday THE HARDWARE STORE
