Wilbur Fordyce who spent the past season in Canada arrived in Stronghurst. He reports a temperature of 28 below zero in the Dominion a few days before he left. When in Carman, feed your team at Bagles livery barn. Alfred E. Manuel of Roseville is said to have been granted a patent on a collapsible crate for shipping bananas. The idea is to make it less expensive to return the empty crates by reducing the bulk.
Owner can obtain same by calling at the Graphic office.
Mrs. Gertrude Smith and daughter Cleta returned from a three week's visit in Ellisville. Johnnie Hickman is able to be about after his attack of pneumonia. Each church has decided to have its own Xmas tree and entertainment this year as one church is hardly large enough to accommodate the crowd. Notices have been posted by township school trustees advertising the old public school building for sale. Terms of the sale are cash in hand and the ground to be clear of all rubbish within 90 days.