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June 22, 1916
RANDOLPH — At the county meeting of the Farmers Union in Randolph the convention decided to work for township organization in Cedar County and the move is a good one in our opinion.
Petitions have been circulated and generally signed, and the petitions filed with the county clerk. It is expected the issue will go to the voters of the county in November.
Some few years ago this same question was submitted to the people of Cedar county and while it received a big vote, it failed to carry by a majority of all the votes cast. Farmers and others should bear in mind that questions of this sort must carry by a majority over all ballots cast. By this rule of the law a voter who fails to cast his ballot for the proposition in reality votes against it.
Township organization means that the 21 precincts in Cedar county will be divided into about seven districts; each district to have an organization and each district to have a county commissioner; this commissioner will be nominated by and elected by the voters of his district only, and not by the entire county as at present; also that the taxes for road purposes collected in each district will be used in that district only.
It will be seen that if the question carries the board of county commissioners will then be increased from three to seven members, giving a stronger board; that one part of the county cannot combine to defeat commissioner candidates from another part of the county, and the plan insures a more equal distribution of the road funds and therefore better satisfaction. And, we think, better roads and better service in general.
The cost to the county will be very little more, if any, than under the present arrangement, for there is always about so much committee work to be done, and the only difference will be that this work will be divided and about the same mileage and per diem fees will go to seven instead of to three. That the Farmers Union has taken this matter up in earnest and will both vote for it and work for it, goes a long way toward insuring success at the election.
June 22, 1916
RANDOLPH — June 27 and 28 are the dates set for the coming of the moving picture camera men.
They will be here to take pictures of the business streets and residence scenes. On Tuesday, the first day, the camera man and his director will take pictures of the down town business streets and they invite everyone to be present and take part in making the pictures, which will be shown later at the Orpheum theatre.
A street parade is one of the features of the program and we suppose autos will be an important part in this event.
A picture of each of the business houses named in the page advertisement appearing on page two of this issue will be taken and a free base ball game will be given on June 28.
As an inducement to the large number of people who will visit in Randolph on these two days several of our merchants are offering special bargains and also invite you to make their stores your headquarters and also to use their rest rooms.
If you want to see yourself as others see you just be on Main street in Randolph next Tuesday and get in the crowd. It will be an interesting and entertaining event.
The business men of Randolph whose names appear in the ad on page two, have made possible this great opportunity for the people of Randolph and surrounding country to have their pictures taken by a “movie” machine and by so doing give them a chance to see themselves as others see them.
June 22, 1916
RANDOLPH — Last Sunday morning at St. Frances Catholic church a class of 23 children, 9 boys and 14 girls, received first communion. The sight was a pretty one as the children marched in procession, each carrying a candle. The boys in neat dark suits and the girls all in white and wearing wreaths.
The procession started from the school and marched to the church.
Father Lordeman preached a sermon fitting to the occasion, taking opportunity to give some general instruction and advice to the class.
The names of the children are: John Schlichte, James Vinckel, Damond Kenny, Joseph Aschoff, Joseph Hosch, Joseph Wintz, George Wintz, Roman Coash, Nicholas Becker, Anna Grothe, Melia Coash, Edna Bieschke, Cecilia Dressen, Helen Coash, Irene Kaiser, Frances Schmidt, Mary Lange, Louisa Reineke, Julia Herbes, Frances Carron, Mathilda Lippold, Rosa Ostendorf, and Tillie Rohloff.
