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T WALT GRAY
,fCOUNClLMAN.
‘ ASSE§MENTS
111
137,762
1 ‘9}th B. Gray. was elected a
75 1‘8? of the Mount Vernon Coun-
_~ °n Monday evening to fill a va-
Created by the resignation of
Rich, who left Tuesday with
mily for a vacation visit in the
of Boston, Mass. Because
absence of the mayor. Roy
3’" who is on the faculty of
State college at Hazleton.
this summer, it is necessary
8 council members be able
d meetings. A \
usual list of bills was ap-
and ordered paid at
I meeting on Monday eve—
« last Thursday evening the
met to hear objections to
essments made for the black
ing and curb and gutter.
Phlections were filed in writ-
one was found to be a minor
Steps torn out on proper-
Third. Street south will be
*i by the town without cost
property owners.
Question of whether a prop-
Wner who had previously in-
curbing should be given
. for the improvement and
A f it assessed against adjoin-
mDerty was raised but was
“Ed by the council. This is
g'i “1 several unfair situations
wh have come up regarding the
i! “Y of assessments for the
“the pavement. All other
‘ .kms than the two first men-
" Were overruled by the coun-
the assessment ordered as
any made.
Derty owners have 30 days
i‘,‘ the assessment is ordered cer—
" t0 the county auditor to pay
, the assessment or to pay one—
4?" 0f the cost and agree to pay
balance in annual payments at
“1‘ cent interest. Interest on
messment however dates from
cCeptance of the pavement,
"‘ Was on July 1, 1941.
'* OSSTNCSICNAL
STILL SHORT
MATERIAL
,‘ te a bit of material for the
“his Signal to be erected at
,u “ ,§m$ing remains to be receiv- ‘
ur 3:» Mount Vernon before work
,0 “art on installing the affair.
Stay rt 0f the equipment has been
ter he Mount Vernon depot for
The difficulty in obtaining
n13cessary equipment is caus-
the defense program.
dents living north of Mount
'1. who have Waited patiently
this dangerous crossing to be
eted. are very anxious that the
“‘8‘ signal be in operation by
time school opens and the
.1 People begin coming to the
t Vernon schools.
: . ,ar Rapids
CO- , Soner Shows
“1‘0"” .In Mt. Vernon
l r" prisoner who Walked off the
0‘ washing the squad car at the
‘7 Rapids jail. on Tuesday
1718‘ showed up in Mount Ver-
‘n the afternoon in what is
“ed to have been a fairly well
condition. He delighted in
1" Deople he was the man who
fiamds jail.
.’.
i i
M although it is reported in Ce-
3 , Rabids to be Leonard Pfeiffer,
all to sober up and notified
dar Rapids police. The man
2 80- The Cedar Rapids police
that was alright with them and
lift“ hold him for them,
“SEEP or Lamont is said to have
arrested 13 times in‘ the last
ls’ears. six of them since March
. E. F. Nation
""' Painful ,
.«OnLeft Eye .
It“- F. Nation metwitll a_ very
hul accident Monday morning
er home while using lye to re-
tfi the‘finish from a table. Some
‘3 lye water splashed in
eye and caused a veryserious
,. Dainrul burn; Whether 1%
0f the eye is impaired has not
determined. ‘
[S
w Fed At Iowa Art Salon
0"ks of Mrs/Alice- Andrist.
,“i Vernon artist, will'be enter:
0.
line or Mrs. Andrist
State fair, in Des: Moines,
at 22-29. Nearly fifty Iowa
; ‘3 Will compete for awards this
This is one of the largest
“fits in the‘hlstory of the fair,
1'18 to the state. fair officials.
Meredith Buys Walt
House On North Side
' r‘ 1"1d Mrs. Tom Meredith have
hased the property at 517
h Third Street West from Er-
MIlier, and will move there
e Stearns apartments on
. mher 1. They plan a remodel-
. Which will include painting.
firing the basement, changing
. itChen, and possibly a porch
. re east.
~_. and Mrs. Walt Gray, former
“is in that house, have mov-
their new 'home on. Fifth
recently purchased of Mrs.
Kelly of Neenah, W'is.
a
5’
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VERNON HA‘VKEYE VOIAUM’E LXXI
. ’ib‘jections are ‘Over- 1
Med. Cost Totals:
the l
tween the petition signers and to~
"wandered away from the (30-:
.‘ rshall Ed Gill took him’ to the '
his name here as Dale La-.
6 said he wanted to go to.
G. H. Walker
her'
the; art s’aldn at this year's,
NURIBER 41
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Has 1863 Petition For‘
Incorporation of Town ;
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C. \V. NEFF
Sixty-five names scrawled in old-
fashioned handwriting at the bot—
tom of a legally worded document
remain to tell the story of a period
in the history of this town before
it was known as Mount Vernon.
This document, of great impor~
tance and interest to this area,
was brought to light this week,
when Will Neff brought to the
Hawkeye the original petition for
the incorporation of the town of
Mount Vernon.
The petition was filed on May 18,
1863. In handwriting so dim that
a magnifying glass is necessary to
decipher it now, 78 years later. a
notation at the bottom edge of the
folded document says “First Mon-
day in August A.D., 1863 Appoint-
cd for the Hearing on this Petition
(Signed) Dan'l Lothium, County
Judge."
Many of the names of the signers
are very familiar to present day
Mount Vernonites, with relatives
and descendents of the signers num-
erous still in this vicinity.
The petition was given to the
father of Mr. Neff by H. A. Collin,
one of the signers who was there
authorized to attend to the interests
of the community in this mat»
ter.
About the closest cOnnection be.
day's history is found in the, fact
that the brother of one of the sign~
ers is now a resident here. Henry
Tedford, jr.. who wrote his name
on the document 78 years ago, has
a brother. living in Mount Vernon
now, Hughes Tedford.
Among the familiar names on3the
petition are Bauman, Goudy, Neal,
Bowman, Haskins, Ellison.
The incorporation of Mount Ver-
non came just ten years after the
founding of Cornell college in 1853.
Among the signatures are the names
of William F. King, then president
of the college, and G. B. Bowman,
the famed "Elder Bowman" whbse
vision was the inception of Cornell.
I The incorporation. document
reads as follows:
“To the Honorable Daniel Loth—
ian, County Judge of Linn County,
Iowa.
“The undersigned, lcgal voters
{inf ihc townlof Mt. Vanon, respect-x
{fully petition your Honor. to take
thenccessary steps, as soon as the
law will'allow. to secure the incor-
poration of the Territory embraced;3
by the original town plat of Mt.
lVernon and all the additions which
=have been made thereto, together:
with all lots and 'reservations in-
cluded bythe outermost boundaries
of the town, under the corporate
name of “Mount Vernon." And H.
A. Collin Esq. and H. D. Albright
Esq. arc ercby authorized to at-
tend to oiur own interests in this
; matter."
. Names 0
n the petition are as
ifollows: r
S. M. Fellows
Adams ‘Knott’
R. ,C. «Knott
V. D. Gabel
Jesse H. Holman
Richard Antles
G. S. Bark‘s
’William Potts
I J. G. Knox
Wm. F. King
George Clifford
\V. Cagley
W. P. Losey
H. C. Neal
James M. Camp
'1 Henry Tedford,jr. William
Henry Tedford Livingston
John D. Oldham C. P. Twiss
W. B. Vansant E.‘ H. Forrist
W. B. Armstnong J. F. Hipp
J. C. Ringer, J..P. ordon
M. W. McKean ' wm. , rackett ,
Stephen Cook J. C. Willhite
J. G.'Dimmitt V G. B. Bowman
W. 'Sha'vc'r ,C. Haskins
.Henry D. AlbrightE. L. oddcr
1E. S. ‘B‘argelt Franc s Sa‘nders
A.rl.l. Knott s. J. W. Carley
A. C. Tracy D. C. Sawyer
IR. S. Brooks E.'.-J. Ingham
:C. W..Taft. . ' J. A. Conant
1as. P. Smith
J Alonzo Collin
1‘Thomas Hudson
David M’ycrs '
S. H. Bauman
Thomas Clark
John V. Phillips
o. M. Tedford C. s. Gordon
W. H. Goudv The. McKean
'C. W. NefE is able toi give much‘
information of 'intcrcstl concerning
some or the signer-5,, whom he re-
members personally froi'n his early
boyhood, and of whom he has heard
older men. sneak; i
\Mr. Neff‘s grandfathbr. William
Brackett. Was one Of the signers.
So was S. II. Ballman,ithe grand-
father or Robert Baum n, who was
the editor and publis er of
Mount Vernon Hawkeye for thirty
years.
W. B. Vansant is remembered as
the builder of the largcgbrick house
It the corner of South .Third street
land Fourth Avenue. which was
known for years as “The Gigantic."
W. B. Armstrong was the father—
in-law of the donor of Armstrong
hall to Cornell collcge. M. W. Mc-
Koan was the Justice of the, peace
gherc for many years, and built the
'Zache place. I. .7
A dry goods store owned b" 1V.
H. Goudv was formerly on Main
street where the Kaliban grocery
Stewart Ellison
Samuel Willhite
Jamesl w. Cook
Henry| Rogers
. R. B. gHanna
’James‘eMcElroy
J. Doéon ,
A
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, working today.
the ‘
i @Iit Stimuli MEWS
TH URSDAY, AUGUST
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and The Lisbon; Herald '
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DIOUNT VERNON RECORD, VOLUDIE XLIV, NUMBER\50-
OPEN TEMPORARY
APPROACH TO
lVANHOEJiillDGE
Equipment F o r d s
"River To A B e gin
Work On This Side
Old Ivanhoe bridge with a new:
grade at the other end was reopen-
ed to traffic on Monday morning
following it being closed last Wed-
nesday while the temporary ap-
proach at the other end was com~
pleted.
Surfacing of the newly graded ap-
proach on the west end with rock
was completed yesterday afternoon.
The grading crew which graded
the channel on the other side and
the approach to the part of the
bridge which will be used while the
new bridge is under construction,
forded the Cedar river Monday with
their equipment near the Mike
Novak farm and have started grad-
ing the new road and approach to
this end of the new bridge. The
grading on this end will probably
take two weeks to complete. The
river was a little more than three
feet deep where the equipment
crossed.
It was first planned to move the
crew working on the west end out
and bring in a new crew to grade
this end as the equipment was too
heavy to be moved over the old
bridge. The level of the river
dropped in the mean time until this
was not necessary.
The coffer dam for Pier No. 6,
near this side of the river has been
completed and driving of wood pil-
ing has been started.
Pile driving was delayed Wed-
nesday afternoon because the pil-
ing would strike rock when about
20 feet down. Tests were made
with a long pipe driven into the
river bed in the coffer dam with
compressed air and water forced
through the pipe. This could be
forced down about 20 feet until it
struck rock. It may be necessary
to drive the wood piling in 20 feet
instead of 30 feet.
When the 60 wood piles are driv-
en in this pier, a form will ‘be built
inside of the coffer dam and the
concrete pier poured. Forms for
the rounded ends of the pier have
been received and are ready to be
put in place when needed.
The 85 diesel track type trac-
tors, with the scoops hauling 12
yards of dirt, give a person some
idea of how tanks and mechanized
army. equipment can go almost
anywhere regardless of the terrain.
Charles Fisher is the resident en-
gineer in charge of the work on the
bridge for the Highway Commis-
sion. H. C. Johnson of Cedar Rap-
ids is the inspector on the job for
the commission. '
FLAX TURNS OUT A
GOOD THIS YEAR
Threshing of 12 acres of flax at
the Irvin J. Ellison farm. on‘ the
Springviile road north of Mount
Vernon. was completed yesterday
bv Lyall Bryant and his combine.
The flax wascut in six foot Wind-
rows and threshed from the wind—
row. The first half was cut last
Friday and combined on Saturday. ~
The remainder was cut on Tuesday
morning and combining started
Tuesday afternoon. Everything
went fine this time, the exper-
ience of last year being very help-
ful. All but 24 bushels which were
kept for seed, have been sold to the
Martcile Elevator. The yield will
not be known until the flax is
cleaned and Weighed. Red clover
was sown with the flax and made
a good stand. Mr. Ellison is better
pleased than ever with flax as a
crop.
George Uthoff harvested 75 sacks
of flax from 615 acres. Lyall Bry-
ant windrowcd his flax on‘Thurs-
' day and Friday and combined it on
Monday. The crop turned out very
good. Mr. Uthoff has sold it to
the Marielle Elevator for $1.72 for
a bushel of 56 pounds. He will keep
out some seed for next ycar. Red
clover with some alsikc and tim-
othy was sowed with the flax and
made a good stand as flax makes
a fine nurse crop.
Mr. Bryant has moved his outfit
to Charley Wickham‘s where he is
Mr. Wickham has
an excellent stand on his 12 acres
of flax. Harvesting of 17 acres of
flax at Leo Andre's will complete
flax threshing for the Bryant out-
fit.
Miss SmileyDies
At Fairmont, Minn.
Miss Margaret Smiley. long time
resident of Mount Vernon, died at
tho home of her nephew. Fred Mc-
Coliough,'at Fairmont, Minn., on
Tuesday morning. Miss Smiley
would have been 90 years old this
month. She had been ill since last
March. going to the home of her
nephew about the second week in
June.
Funeral services were to be held
at Fairmont at two o'clock this af-
ternoon with burial there. Rev.
Howard Palmer. pastor of the
Methodist church at Melbourne,
who lived at Miss Smiley’s home
while ,a student at Cornell, will
have charge of the funeral service.
She‘is survived by a brother.
Hugh Smiley of Reinbeck. a niece,
Miss Margaret Mccullough, a
nenhnw Fred McCullough and a
grand nephew. Fred.
NOTICE
Bids will be received by the West
Corner School District, Greenfield
township. for a bus rovtc to Mar-
tcllc. Board rescrves the right to
reject any or all bids. Send bids to
Loo Andre. Lisbon, Iowa.
July31-Aug.7
LIMA BEANS won. SAL"—Nicc
lam shelled green lima bonus for
table. cunning or locker. Phone
(Continued on Page 8)
2001, Mt. Vernon, Chas. Carley. 41p
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Says Navy Is Good Place For E
Young Man To Learn a Trade?
; Lloyd Snyder, who is a mcmbcr
;of tho Mount Vernon Navy Com-
:miticc, is cnthusiastic in his praise
lof the technical training received
gin the Navy. His son, Paul, who
is expected home this week on‘a
.fllrlough, has recently received his
sthird promotion in 14 months in the
navy and now receives $90 a
month, board and room, medical
care and other privileges.
Paul, who is stationed at the
great naval base at Pensacola,
Florida, is an aviation metalsmith.
He welds all soft metals and must
be able to draft patterns on metal
from blue prints. His work is in
repair and maintenance on wings
and fuselagcs of airplanes, that is,
on the body of the plane rather
than the motor.
Most of his training has been
technical and he received extensive
drilling only during the first few
weeks of training. Mr. Snyder be-
Lisbon, Mt. Vernon
Men Called By
Local Draft Board
Earl Eugene Brown of Mount
Vernon, and Frederick Carl Kruse
of Lisbon are among the men who
have been selected for induction
by the Marion draft board. They
are asked to report to the local
board at Marion at 2 p.m. on Aug-
ust 26, Whercupon they will be sent
to an induction station at Fort Des
Moines.
Others selected for induction are:
Howard Marvin Larson, Central
City; Paul Merle Oliphant, Todd-
villc; Edward Clarence Koutny, Ce-
dar Rapids: Quentin Rodney Post.
Marion: William John Matus, Ce-
dar Rapids; Vincent V. Vanis, Ely;
Leo Leonard Bena, Cedar Rapids;
Verl Raymond Tence, Palo; and
Keith Thorton Ellis, Coggon.
Those named as replacements
are Kenneth B. Nicholson; Lolen
Houston Bochll; Wayne Elwin
Remington.
Cedar Rapids Group
To Stop Here Today
A Good Will caravan from Cedar
Rapids will visit Mount Vernon
from 3:40 to 3:55 p.m. this after-
noon. The caravan will advertise
the All- Iowa fair. Marshall Breb-
ner, of the Craemer Store, is chair-
man of arrangements for the cara-
van.
Town Truck IsT—lsed
For A New Purpose
The city truck was put to a new
use on Wednesday afternoon when
a gentleman who had been em—
ployed on the grading gang near
Ivanhoe was found sound asleep on
the sidewalk west of the Miss Alice
Chamberlain residence. He was
loaded none too tenderly, into the
city truck, hauled into the base—
ment of the city hall and trans-
ferred to the jail to sleep it off.
The truck had been parked in the
sun so that the steel bottom was
rather warm. It didn’t even wake
the man up.
Fred Butler Will
Bequeaths $5,000
To Cornell College
Cornell college has received a
bequest of $5,000 in the will of C.
F. Butler, prominent Springviile
banker, who died on July 27th, ac-
cording to the’wiil which was ad-
mitted to probate at the Linn Coun-
ty court house Monday, although
the college has not yet received
official notification, Mr. Butler was
graduated from the Cornell acad-
emy in 1880. '
Coo College. Cedar Rapids, re-
coived a $5,000 bequest and $1,500
each was left to the Children's
Home. Cedar Rapids, St. Lukes
hospital and Mercy hospital and
$1,000 to the Home for Aged
Women. The Sunshine Mission is
five years and the Y.M.C.A. and
,Y.W.C.A. each $100 a year for five
years.
The will was dated Nov. 9, 1987
land provides for a trust fund of
“5,000 for Samuel James, in, and
trust funds of $2,500 for two foster
Samuel James, jr. and Merchants
National bank were named joint
executors in the will. Their bond
was set at $10,000 by Judge G. K.
Thompson.
Dolph Van Sickle To Have
Sale Of Live Stock
Dolph Van Sickle will hold a clos-
ing out sale. of live stock at his
residence a half mile west of
Springville on Wednesday: August
13th, commencing at one ‘o'clock
sharp. .An. advertisement with a
description of the live stock ap-
pears on page four. Challis
mons the clerk.
James McCutcheon‘attended the
luncheon at the Fort Des Moines
hotel on Monday called by the
Navy enlistment campaign. It was
addressed by Bruce Barton, former
congressman and well known ad-
vertising man, .Captain F. E. M.
Whiting. head of Navy enlistment
of Washington. DC, and -Lieut.
Commander Philip R'. Weaver of
Des Moincs.
The rural school pupils. of Ber-
tram township may take their
for=exchange. This same favor was
afforded the children last year.
family of Baltimore, Md, and Mrs.
Hyck's parents; Mr. and. Mrs. Ward
Shantz of Stanwood were guests
Wednesday in the home of Mr.‘and
Mrs. Edward Pitlik and family.
to receive $200 a year for the next'
lsons, Charles and Frederick Butlers;
will be the auctioneer and O. J. Em-‘
school books to Glenn Bachman's,‘
Mr. and Mrs. Carleton Hyekk and
licvcs the Navy is one of the best
places to learn a good trade that
is offered to young men.
Young men who may soon be
called for selective service may
volunteer for the Navy reserve to
Iscrvc actively during the extent of
the emergency. Thus when the
emergency has passed they can re-
quest to be relieved.
Captain Whiting, in charge of
Navy recruiting, said in Des Moines
Monday that the Navy needs 12,000
men a month to man the modern
battle ships which are rolling
steadily off the ways of U. S. ship-
gyards.
Any young man interested in
more information about the Navy
should clip the coupon on the
Navy advertisement on page sev—
en and send it to this newspaper
for a copy of the booklet, “Life in
the U. S. Navy.”
NAME TEAM FOR
EASTERN IOWA
The ten men from the Mount
Vernon-Lisbon Country club who
have qualified for the Eastern Iowa
golf tournament, which will be
played on the Monticello country
club course on next Sunday, are
as follows: Walter Kohl, Rudy
Vodicka, Howard Johnston, Lee
Evans. Fred Blaine, Charles Hoken-
sen. Ralph Carl, Bradley Carlton,
Clint Johnston and Delmer Todd.
Walter Kohl is a member of the
board of directors from the local
club. Alternates are Roy Low, who
qualified and withdrew so he could
visit with his son Glenn, Fred
Young and Art Rogers.
Playing will begin at Monticello
at seven o'clock Sunday morning.
There will be 27 holes of medal
play. Foursomes will tee off at five
minute intervals.
Clubs who have ten men teams
entered in the tournament besides
the local club are: Monticello, Ana-
mosa, Maquoketa, DeWitt, Tipton,
\Vest Liberty, 'Marion and Man-
Chester.
iReport Two Cases Of
Sleeping Sickness
Two cases of sleeping sickness
among horses have been diagnosed
here this Week. Ludvig Zinkula,
who lives northeast of Lisbon in
the White Oak community, had a
horse come down sick on Saturday.
Earl Knapp, who lives north of
No. 30 near the Bena place east of
Indian creek, discovered Monday
that a home which had been in the
pasture was sick.
These cases in August are earlier
than sleeping sickness cases a year
ago and may cause farmers con-
cern. Vaccination is reported to
have been greatly improved since
the serious outbreak of equine
Sleeping sickness in 1938.
Elmer Bergmann’s
Brother Dies
Suddenly Sunday
George Bergman, 52, brother of
E. C. Bergman, died very suddenly
at his home near Clarence about
|3:30 o'clock, Sunday morning. fol-
lowing a heart attack. He is sur-
vived by his wife and two sons.
Funeral services wereheld Tuesday
afternoon from the Evangelical
church in Clarence with burial in
the Clarence cemetery. Mr. and
Mrs. Bergmann attended the ser-
vices.
Two Lads Catch 42
Carp In Afternoon
Francis Pitlik, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Pitlik and Billie Pitlik.
son of Dr. and Mrs. Clarence Pitlik,
had good fishing in the Cedar near
the Ed Dvorak cabin on last Thurs-
day afternoon. Joe Pitlik took
them out in a boat which he tied
about 15 to 20 feet from shore.
k'l‘hcy (taught 42 carp from a half
pound to a pound and a half. :The
carp put up enough of a fight to
make the affair an exciting one for
the boys.
August 14 Named Date
For Solon Homecoming
The twelfth annual Solon home-
coming has been scheduled : for
Thursday, August 14. The program
will begin with a big parade at 10
a.m., and include such attractions
as a hog calling and a chicken call—
Iing contest, a pop drinking con-
test and a smoking contest. There
will be free acts and band concerts.
“followed by dances in the evening.
Rides. concessions and shows [will
add to the gaiety.
Mrs. Briggs Presides Over
State Legion Auxiliary.
Mrs. Harlan Briggs, department
president of the American Legion
Auxiliary is in Marshalltown ,this
week to preside at the twenty-first
annual‘conventlon of the Auxiliary
in session on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. Following the formal
opening on Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Briggs spoke on “A Year of
Service." Misses Catherine land
Eleanor Briggs. department p‘ es,
carried the Mary VirginiafiM rea
National colors in the processional.
Best Oilers—Defeat E
Cooper Motor Team:
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Best Oilers defeated Cooper
,Motor Co., 8 to 4 in a soft ball game
‘on the Lisbon diamond on Sunday.
H. Strausse was pitcher and Sim-
, mons catcher for Cooper Motor and
‘7 Loren Van Fossen pitcher and Mike
Bova catcher for Best Oilers.
DEDICATION OF
LISBON CHURCH
PLANNED SUNDAY
Ames Estor Will
Speak At Three
Services Here
On Sunday, August 10th at 2:30
p. m. members and friends of the
Federated Church will publicly
dedicate its newly completed base-
ment and heating plant.
Rev. Robert Arthur, pastor of the
Campus Baptist church of Ames,
also president of the Young Peo-
ple's Christian Life Camp held in
Des Moines each year, will be the
guest speaker. Mr. Arthunwill be
speaking at all three services of the
day, at 10:30 a.m., 2:30pm. and
7:30 p.m.
Groups from Cedar Rapids
churches have been invited to at—
tend the Dedication service and a
large attendance is expected. Those
coming from a distance are invited
to bring their picnic supper and
stay for the evening service.
Musical numbers from Betty Lee
Leonard of West Liberty, trumpet
player and the Men’s Quartet from
the United Brethren church of Ce-
dar Rapids will be heard.
The public is cordially invited to
attend these services.
Boone Oats Weigh
35 Lbs. Per Bushel
The Lisbon F. F. A. boys found
their Boone oats to be among the
heaviest oats of this community this
year. Some of the other varieties
in the community have weighed as
little as 25 pounds per bushel. The
fact that the Boone oats are highly
rust resistant has enabled this var-
iety to develop such heavy oats.
This year the Lisbon F. F. A. boys
had a six acre test plot on the Geo.
Petrick farm. Since the oats was
used as a nurse crop, a little less
than two bushels per acre were
seeded. Keeping this in mind, as
well as the fact that a great deal
was lost in harvesting due to some
lodging and the inability of the
combine to separate the oats from
the heavy growth of alfalfa and
watergrass, a 36 bushel yield can
be considered a good yield for this
year.
Mr. Robinson from Iowa State
College will be out some time in
December to make the final bin
inspection for certification. After
this the F. F. A. boys will have
their oats available for distribution
to the farmers of this community
who may desire to use the Boone
oats next year.
Don Anthony Named
To Succeed Dwight
Moser As Tester
Don Anthony of Brooklyn has
been asked to take the place of
Dwight Moser as supervisor for
Linn Dairy Herd Improvement As-
sociation No. 2 who has resigned
effective August 22nd. Mr. Moser
will enroll at Iowa State College as
a second quarter sophomore at the
beginning of the fall quarter on
Sept. 22nd.
Mr. Maser, whose home is in
Dallas Center, has been supervisor
of the local association for 17
months. He has recently published
a report of the three Linn dairy
herd improvement associations in a
forty-four page booklet which is
one of the most complete and ela-
borate report of its kind ever pub-
lished in the state.
Honor Mrs. Gemberling
At Showers Last Friday
Last Friday two miscellaneous
showers were given to honor Mrs.
C. E. Gemberling who was recent-
ly married. In the afternoon her
sister~in-law, Mrs. Robert Beas—
more was hostess to a group
of thirty-two. most of whom
were north end neighborhood
friends of the Beasmore family.
Mrs. Gusta Minott and Mrs. Lulu
Blaine of Mount Vernon were out-
of-town guests.
Mrs. L. E. Crelly was hostess in
the evening at a lawn party with
24 guests sharing the courtesy. Mrs.
Gcmberling received manv useful
and lovely gifts forvthe home at
Alburnett.
A group of friends who annually
celebrate their birthdays observed
the birthday of Mrs. Josephine Hel-
mcr, on Tuesday, with a picnic din-
ncr at her home with the Paul
Bowers family. The group includes
Mcsdames Fred Hines, Elizabeth
Dennis. Z. J. McCaslin, Ed. Fisher.
and Margaret Moi’fit and Miss Mary
Dennis of Mechanicsville, and Mrs.
Sam Andre. Others with them on
Tuesday were Charles Moffit, Mrs.
Fred Alexander of Mount Vernon,
Mrs. Helen Hartman. Mrs. Harold
Stoneking and Homer David, Mrs.
Bowers and Janet, and Mrs. Fred
Bittle, whose birthday was the
same day. Mrs. Helmer received
many nice gifts and had a lovely
cake baked by Mrs. Dennis.
The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet with Mrs. Georgia Fred-
erick on Tuesday evening. August
12th at 6:30 p.m. for a picnic sup-
per. followed by the regular busi-
ness meeting. A large attendance
is desired. members bring the usual
picnic requirements and those who
have cars‘are asked to take some
one who does not have transporta-
tlon.
Mrs. L. M. Gish and Mrs. L. A.
Davis are in Marshalltown this
Week, attending the State Conven-
tion of the American Legion Aux-
iliary, a delegates from the local
unit.
Mrs. W. E. .Yount. Miss Jane and
Bill left Tuesday night for Enid.
Okla... to spend the. rest of. this
month with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. McCully.
iSchool Calendar
For August and
September At Lisbon
. Aug. 11', MondaymAll—Iowa Fair
Judging Contest.
Aug. 20, 21, Wednesday, Thurs;
dam—Home Economics Conference
at Amos.
Aug. 22, 23, Friday, Saturday—-
Registration of new pupils in grades
seven _through twelve. Students
who Wish to change their May reg—
istration should report for a con-
ference at this time, also.
Last Week—Junior High Partici-
pation in the Quiz Contest at the
State Fair in Des Moines. The exact
time ha not yet been released.
Sept. 1, Monday. 10:00 oclock,~—
Teacher's Meeting.
Sept. 2, Tuesday, 9:00 o'clock——
Classes begin.
Sept. 17, Wednesday evening-—
Schoolmaster's Meeting, Cedar Raps
ids.
Sept. 18, Thursday,
Kraut holiday.
Sept. 19. Friday evening—~Fresh-
men~Parents party.
Sept. 26, Friday evening—Agri—
culture class party.
Baseball dates for games to be
played this fall will be annonc-
ed in the near future by Coach
Church.
NAME FIRST-SECOND
JUNIOR HIGH ROOM
LISBON TEACHERS
Miss Ve—lTn—a Taylor.
Paul Huff To Fill
Vacancies Here
Friday evening the Lisbon board
elected Miss Velma Taylor
Diagonal, Iowa. f0r the position of
teacher in the first and second
grade room. Miss Taylor comes
highly recommended and has had
twelve years experience in primary
work, having taught the past two
years at Macksburg, Iowa. Her col-
lege work was taken at Iowa State
Teachers and at the University of
Missouri.
Monday evening the board elect—
ed Mr. Paul Huff of Iowa City to
teach the junior high room. Mr.
Huff has had one year‘s teaching
experience in the University High at
Iowa City. He is 24 years of age,
married and has a small baby girl.
Mr. Huff received his B.A. degree
from the University of Iowa in 1938
and his master's degree in 1941.
The family will move to Lisbon in
the near future.
Local People Attend
Hoover Reunion
The annual Hoover reunion took
place Sunday, August 3, 1941 at
Thomas Park, Marion. The attend-
ance was good, following a basket
dinner at noon, a business meeting
was held. Officers for 1942 were
elected: Rhea Davis, Mt. Vernon,
president; Kenneth Yeisley, Mt.
Vernon, vice president; Mrs. John
Trumpp. Iowa City, sec. and treas.
After the business meeting a social
time was enjoyed.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hoover Oxley was
the oldest member present.
Those present from Mount Ver—
non and Lisbon were: Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. B. C.
Neal and family, Mr. and Mrs. Burt
Neal, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Neal
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Wickham, Mr. and Mrs. Durward
Sadlcr, Mr. and Mrs. Rhea Davis
and family. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Hoffman and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Kynett.
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all day—
'Cavaliers Please
Big Lisbon Crowd
The Cavaliers, of Cedar Rapids.
a Moose lodge protege. entertained
on the Lisbon streets Wednesday
evening and most vividly and en-
‘tcrtainingly. The’ group is com-
posed of forty young ladies who are
endowed with beauty and full of
music and rhythm. These assets
made their appearance a royal oc-
casion and a symphony, both of
vision and audition. The cestumes
of the entire group were beautiful
and striking and immediately made
their presence commanding.
The group won the admiration
of the crowd both for appearance
and for concert. Special features
were present and interesting. The
reflector drum major, a dainty lit-
tlc lass, was small in stature but
large in influence and entertain—
ment. The crowd that the Cava-
liers drew was large and enthus-
iastic and everyone became a
friend of the happy organization.
Soft Ball Games
The scheduled games for the soft
ball season are coming to a close.
The attendance on Tuesday evening
was not so large, lets have a good
crowd out this evening. Honeymead
and Peterson Produce will play.
In the games of Tuesday evening
Commercial club won their game
when they defeated John Deere 13
to 6. In the second, Peterson Pro-
duce defeated Cooper Motor Co.
4 to 7.
Large Attendance At
Federated Picnic Tuesday
One hundred and five old and
young enjoyed the games, swim-
ming and eats at the Federated
Sunday School picnic at Thomas
Park in Marion on Tuesday of this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Stabenow
have as guests arriving on Wed-
nesday. her father and sister A. B.
Spangler and Miss Mary of Fair:
view, Kansas. They will also visit
his sister, Mrs. E. E. Stahl and
family.
Miss Jennie Spangler of Mount
Vernon is spending a few days this
week in her sister, Mrs. E. E.
Stahl's home.
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CLASSES IOBEGIN ;
SEPTEMBER z'iN
LISBON SCHOOLS
Extra Courses To
Be Given During
School Year f—
Classcs in the Lisbon schools will
commence at nine o’clock on Tuess
day morning. September 2, ac,
cording to the Lisbon School Cal-
endar for August and September
which has been released by Super-
intendent. Rahn. Registration for
new pupils in grades 7 through 1'?
will be held Friday and Saturday,
August 22 and 23. Students who
may wish to change their May reg.
istration should come for confer-
ence on these days, also. Pupils
in the first six grades will register
Tuesday morning, September 2.
An enlarged Smith-Hughes Agri—
culture program is being planned.
Animal Husbandry will be offered
to freshmen and sophomores; Farm
Management to juniors and seniors.
In addition to the usual night school
for adults, a part time school for
unmarried young men of ages 18
to 25 will be offered by Mr. Soren-
sen, agriculture teacher. A course
in Industrial Arts will be given by
Mr. Church to high school boys who
have not taken agriculture.
Evening adult classes in agricul-
ture and in home economics will
be offered following the plan of last
year.
OFFER DEFENSE TRAINING
National Defense Training class-
es will be offered to young men,
married or unmarried, of ages 18
to 26 beginning about October first.
Courses given will depend entirely
on interest shown by trainees. Ten
or more men must register for a
course before it can be given. The
Federal Government will pay all
costs involved. including teachers
and material used. The courses will
be intensive and will run five nights
a week for eight to sixteen weeks.
Vocational schools may offer the
following courses: Machine Shop,
Welding, Pattern Making, Machine
Drafting, Electric Machine Assem-
bly, and Sheet Metal Layout. Ev-
eryone interested in any of the
above courses should write or call
Supt. Rahn.
Tuition rates will remain same
as last year, namely. $5.00 per
month for the grades and. $9.00 per
month for the high school.
CHAIRMEN START i
PLANS FOR 32ND
SAUERKRAUT DAY 1
August stepped in last Friday and
put history one week nearer the big
sauerkraut dav of 1941. This will
be the 32nd celebration of the most
interesting play day in Eastern
Iowa.
The juicy Jubilee this year is
going to add favor to kraut history.
This is attested by the wonderful
enthusiasm present in committees.
The chairmen had a meeting Mom
day evening and every fellow was
there with pep and live suggestions.
With just a part of these incorpor-
ated into the kraut program the
success of the day is assured and
Lisbon guests will again have cause
to remember favorably kraut day
and be glad that such a celebration
exists for the entertainment of the
public. Special attractions are in
the brewing which will be arrang-
ed as they are added to the pro-
gram.
Here is a different way to
be used in filing the prize lists. The
roster for the various articles in
needle work, culinary, fruits, grains,
vegetables, etc., will be at tho
Hoeft Hardware store from August
8 to 21. Call there, pay the prize
fee and select the articles you are
interested in. After August 21, if
anv omissions remain, a committee
will solicit. This is thought in every
way equitable.
List Rental Rates
Of Lisbon Texts
The Lisbon School text rentals
and workbook costs are figured for
,the entire year and are payable the
first week of school. Anyone mov-
ing away from the community will
be given a rebate depending upon
the number of months of usage. The
following rental costs are as low as
can be made consistent with the
use of up-to—date textbooks ‘ and
modern workbooks.
YEARLY COST ,
1st grade—~Text rental 45c, work-
books cost $1.05: total $1.50. V
2nd grade-oéText rental 40c, work-
books cost 85c: total $1.25. v
3rd grade——Tcxt rental 750, work—
books cost 750; total $1.50.
4th'grade-—Text rental 75c. work-
books cost 750: total $1.50.
5th grade—Text rental $1.10,
workbooks cost 550: total $1.65.
6th grade ——Text rental $1.15,
workbooks cost 55c; total $1.70.
7th grade—Text rental 75c, work-
books cost 90c: total $1.75.
8th grade—Text rental 80c, work-
books cost 90c: total $1.70.
HIGH SCHOOL ‘
9th grade—~Text rental $1.15,
workbool-.s cost 35c; total $1.50 (in-
cludes three required subjects, Eng-
lish. Algebra, General Science).
10th grade —Text rental $1.25,
workbooks cost 35c; total $1.50 (in-
cludes three required subjects, Eng-
lish, Geometrv, World History\.
11th grade—Test rental $1.25,
workbooks cost 90c; total $2.15 (in-
cludes three required subjects. Eng-
lish, Biology, American History).
12th grade —— Rentals: English
50c. Government 35c. Sociology 35c;
electives: Physics 40c, Speech 35c.
Spanish Text not yet selected. Busi-
ness Training text not yet selected.
ANNUAL FEES ‘
Home Economicsé—Slbo.
Agriculture~$1.00.
Typewritinge$ 1 . 00.
Industrial Arts—41.00.
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