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The Dickinson press., 1914-11-21
LOCAL NEWS

Supt. P. s. Berg left the middle of
the week for Fargo to attend a state
educational board meeting and to see
his son, Denver, who recently under
went a serious operation for appendi-
citis. Denver is gradually improving
but will be confined to the hospital
for a week OF two yet. Mrs. Berg,
who has been with Denver since the
operation, was expected to return
with Supt. Berg.
The Gun Cub have arranged for a
big turkey and duck shoot for No
vember 22nd. They have 100 turk
eys and a large flock of ducks which
will be given to the best shots IN the
different classes. There will be a
class for every n from experts to
beginners. for the rife shot and the
shot gun followers. Shells will be on
and some way to get the turkeys and
ducks home.
Martin and Anton Magelky, from
16 miles north of Taylor, were at
tending to business before the Dick
inson U. S. land office last Saturday,
acting as witnesses for Jacob Schaaf
of Hirsch8ille, who was making
homestead final proof o his land.
The Magelky men have been residents
of Dunn county for eight years and
are getting along nicely. They
raise cattle and hogs al well as grain.
One of the brothers stated that he
had 700 bushels of rye yet to market.
Chester Brown, the eight-year-old
son of O.. A. Brown, was quite badly
injured last Thursday noon while
playing at the Mclean barn, where
the Brown children keep the team
with which they drive to school.
Chester had crawled out of the loft
on to the roof of a leanto. Some
way he fell through, striking on his
side in a manager. He was taken to
the school house and then to a
doctors office and later to his home
He is doing nicely now though quite
sore. He was able to be up ano
around the first Of the week.
Word was received in the city this
week of the death of Mrs. Frank H
Blydenburgh of Oakdale at her ole
home in Lincoln, Illinois, on Monday
November 18th. Mrs. Blydenburgf
underwent a serious operation here
in the fall. After. remaining in the
hospital for a number Of weeks she
was thought to be strong enough tt
be taken to her old home, which wa:
done nearly two weeks ago. Sht
seemed to stand the trip in gooe
, shape, aside from being weakened {
{ little, Hence the news Of her dealt
Twas entirely unexpected. Mr.. Bly,
Edinburgh was at his farm near Oak
dale and hurried to Dickinson Tues
. day morning for the east.
The Dickinson press., 1914-11-21
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. F. L. Roquette entertained
the workers for the baby booth for
the Congregational church fair on
December 18th, at her home last Fri
day.
E. II. Prince came out from Chi
cago last Saturday, bringing with
him a man and his, wife to. work on
the new Prince ranch near the Six
Mile place. A ~5-passenger Ford was
delivered to Mr.. Prince at Dickinson
through Guy Hunter and, A. H.
Hike, agents in Stark county. The
carswasS startedS=for=:the ranch I'M
mediate1Yr after. dinner.
The Dickinson press., 1914-11-21
FINE ENTERTAINMENT
GIVEN BY JUNIORS

The Junior Vaudeville put on at the
opera house last Friday night by the
Junior Endeavorers was a fine enter
tainment and was greatly enjoyed by
all who attended. The house was
| we'll filled and each number was en-
cored. The first number was. d
FAIRY" dance in which Misses Alice
and Florence Leary appeared in
flowing white robes assisted by Irene
| Wilson, Kathleen Flanagan, Kath-
! crime Eldred, Margaret Hill, Laura
Breda and Winnifred Pace.
A duet "Sympathy" sang, by
Mildred Perkins and Blanch Flana-
gan was greatly enjoyed. The colored
| chorus caused much merriment when
they appeared and sang "What, You
Mean You Lost Your Dog" The
members of the chorus were Harold
Nelson, A. j. Bremen, Bobbie Eldred,
Earl Rumble, Floyd Nelson, Frank
Mason, Reuben Butler and Carl
.Leuthi. "Sing Me the Rosary" a
solo by Blanch Flanagan, was well
received and in response to her en-
core she sang, OTIS Long, Long
Way to Tjpperary." The Daisy dance
in which Winnifred Pace sang the
verse, while the little boat load Of
"Daisies" joined in on the chorus,
and Mildred Perkins and Florence
Leary did the dance. Florence was
dressed as a boy and made a good
one. The Daisies were Marjorie
Leuthi, Helen Kono, Gale Pugh,
Ethel Nelson, Florence Hurtie,
Lamoin RAIDER, Margaret Hill, Kath-
leen Flanagan, Valarine Culp and
Clarice Eldred. Miss Ruth Butler
then delighted all with a we'll chosen
solo. Her encore was also well re-
ceived.
The next number on the program
was a trio, but owing to the fact that
Thora lessen was i'll only, Mildred
Perkins and Blanch Flanagan ap-
peared. Nevertheless, their sweet
voices brought a hearty applause
and they came back for an encor
Miss Marjorie Lyle charmingly sang
"A Perfect Day" and in response to
her encore sang "Love's Old Sweet
Song" 800.
The acrobatic work Of Misses Alice
and Florence Leary was very good
indeed. They are both active and
graceful and make difficult tricks
seem easy. Florence's performance
O n the horizontal bar was amazing
as was the %contortion work and kick
ing of Miss Alice.
The Colored Chorus again appeared
and sang mississippi LOU" which
brought a round of applause. The
trio, II Want Some One to Love-"
in. which Ethel Angliss and Kathleen
Flanagan sang the verse and
Lamoin RAIDER appeared dressed as a
boy and Joined them on the chorus
was very cute and brought out q
hearty applause. The solo work OF
Miss Mildred Perkins, who next ap.
peared, was fine and she too received
a rousing applause. -.
81 The Rose dance in which Misses AL.
ice and Florence Leary appeared in rec
dancing costumes, assisted by Mar
garet Hill, Marion Kennedy, Gale
Pugh, Lamoin5 RAIDER, Winnifrec
Pace, Ethel Angliss, and Valarine
Culp, was very pretty and brought
an end to the successful affair.
The credit for the success Of the
entertainment, in a large measure
!; belongs to Miss Frances Soules, WHIT
, had full charge of all the drills ane
rehearsals and who spent much time
in practice with the Juniors Miss
| Soules was assisted the evening o.
the performance by Misses Florence
Jeferies, Beth johnson, Doroth!
i Gobler and Ethel Parker and Mr.
!. Kettleson.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-12-18
DINING CAR PRICES TO GO UP
Frisco Traffic MANAGER Tells Commits
sion of Proposed Increase.

Jefferson City, Dec. 17-Railroads
throughout the country contemplate
increasing the cost of eating on din
ing cars, Alexander Hilton, passenger
traffic manager of the Frisco system,
told the Public Service Commission
yesterday.
A minimum charge of rs cents a
meal is proposed. All of the roads in
Missouri now have under consideration
putting this rule into effect, he said,
adding that they were losing money
on their dining car service. They now
charge 10 cents for bread and butter.
Hilton testified in the hearing on
proposed increases in freight and pas
senger charges. He said passenger
earning had decreased under the 2
cent rate, which, contrary to the gen
eral belief, had not stimulated busi-
ness.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-12-18
DR.A.PEIRONNET,97,
Is SERIOUSLY ILL
Family Alarmed Over Sickness
of Southeast MissOuris
Pioneer Physician.

DR.. A. PeiroEnet, the oldest resident
of this city, and one of the Oldest
physicians in Southeast Missouri, is
seriously i'll at his home, and it is
feared by his family and friends that
he will not survive.
On Thanksgiving day he complain
ed of feeling sick, and since that time
his condition has gradually become
worse.
His decline is believed to be due
more to his advanced age, than to any
particular sickness, he having already
passed his 9th birthday.
He rests we'll and sleeps soundly
but appears to grow more feeble each
day.
Two of his daughters, Miss Ada
Peironnet and Mrs. Minnie Van Dorm.
are constantly with him, and his con-
dition has become so serious that an
other daughter, Mrs. W. =. Moore OF
Washington, D. c., has been sent for
and is expected to arrive in the city
today.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-12-18
PRESIDENT DOES HIS SHOPPING
Visits Stores During Rush Hour to
Buy Christmas Gifts.

Washington, Dec. 17-President
Wilson did his Christmas shopping
yesterday. He went into the down.
town district at the rush hour, armed
with list of purchases he desired to
make and visited a department store.
two book stores and a iewelry estab-
lishment.
All of the places were crowded and
at times the President had to push hi
way energetically to get what he
wanted. He was recognized by many
of the shoppers and greeted all who
spoke to him with a broad smile.
Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, the Presi-
dents daughter, will arrive early next
week to spend Christmas with the
President. She is to remain for more
than a month, and the stork is exDect-
ed to visit the White House in the
meantime.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-12-18
LUTHERANS NOW IN LEAD
School Gets Silver Prize in Allison's
Piano Contest.

At the close of yesterdays voting
in Allison's piano contest, the Luther
an School was leading by approximate
ly 5000 votes, but little Miss Marie
Coley was running close, with pros
poets Of getting large vote today
The total votes cast for each candi-
dates is as follows:
Lutheran School 81,525; Marie
Coley, Business College, 1850;
Broadway School, $3.50; Centenary
church 54,1O0; Susie Crawley 47,500
st. Mary's church 27,950; Lucille
Short, 10,950; Lulu Haupt $3.50; Lii.
lian Thomas 1850; Mona Childs LOO;
Leila Denton, 800; Gertrude Swan
1850 and Mrs. Habeck $50. The silver
ladle was awarded to the Lutheran
school.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-12-18
VISITOR IS ARRESTED
Charles Morris Charged With Garry
inc Concealed Weapons.

Charles Morris, a stranger in this
city, was arrested last night by off
Ger Edward Beeve. and when search
ed, 3S-caibre revolver, with every
chamber loaded. was fsuLd in one OF
his pockets.
Morris said his home was in Shel.
byville, ILL.,, and that he was returning
from Monette, where he had spent tho
past few months engaged in the live
stock business.
He said that he had Just purchased
the revolver a short time before he
vas arrested and that he had intendc
to take it to the hotel and put it in his
grip, when the officer Intercepted hin'
He was placed in Jail and charges
will be filed against him this morning
for carrying concealed weapons. He
will be given hearing before Justice
Of the Peace w. H. Willer today.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-12-18
CHERO-COLA PLANT
WILL OPEN TO-DAY
First Bottle Of Drink Ever
Brought to Cape, Presented
to The Tribune.

The first bottle of Chero-Cola, the
new popular drink, ever delivered in
the Cape, was presented to The
Tribune yesterday afternoon.
x. o. Grassham, of Paducah, KY,
general manager of the Interstate
Chero-Cola Bottiing Co., who is ST.
perintending the installation of q
branch factory in this city, said last
evening that the work Of construction
was completed, and that the first prod
uct of the plant would be turned out
this afternoon.
The plant is located in the Morri-
son building on South Spanish street,
and the last of the numerous heavy
machines was put in place yesterday
afternoon, and but little remains to be
done before the manufacture of the
new beverage begins.
"The machinery for our plant in
this city will cost US in the neighbor-
hood of s10,0OO," said Mr.. Gresham.
eve will employ at the plant about
ten men during the winter and per
haps twice that number in the sum-
mer.
"Our plant is as sanitary as is pos
sible to make it. Our bottles are
washed in alkali water at tempera-
ture of 120 degrees, and after they
have remained in the solution for ff-
teen minutes, they are put through
three rinsing machines, after which
they are thoroughly drained before be-
ing filled. Our syrups are also strain
ed three times before using, and moth
ing is overlooked that could tend tc
preserve cleanliness in the preparation
of the drink.
eve have a territory in Southeas'
Missouri, extending to within SO miles
of st. Louis, from 80 to so miles wide
from the river and extending south to
the Arkansas line. The Missouri ter
ritory will be handled from Cape Cir
ardeau, and this city will be head
quarters for all business west of the
Mississippi, and it is expected that
the capacity of the plant will have t"
be enlarged before the end of the frs:
year."
G. W. Abel has been appointed
manager of the local plant, and has
1ovIJ to this city from Paducah.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-12-18
FRISCO FOREMAN IS DEAD

J. B. Lundy, Frisco car foreman in
this city, died of pneumonia, at q
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. He was
29 years of age.
He had lived in the Cape for about
a year, having come to this city from
Chaffee.
Mr.. Lundy is survived by a widow
and two children, a daughter s years
of age, and a son years old.
The remains were shipped to New
Hampton, Mo-, for burial.
A procession made up of car men
and members of various LODGES to
which Mr.. Lundv had belonged, ac-
companied the body to the train.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-12-18
Main RUSSIAN FORCE SHATTERED
SAYS DISPATCH FROM VIENNA
World Known Think
ing Horse, Which Joined Ger
man Army, is Killed in Battle
Berlin is Enthused Over Fleet.

Berlin Dec 17-Keen rned spn
did the the of England yesterday This
victory the German Rus
flying and bells ringing necessarily throughout
People national anthem Gro
London Dec 17-Fgures
yesterday that 3 people least
killed outright that about $50 wounded.
damage buildings patrol
Torpedo the British ships that engaged the
others wounded
the destroyer lost and eleven wounded
Brng this unfOrtifed
declared Another
confidently machinery defense has
southeast England
plans antonal
ment Oo old for military service under
presumed
pursuit raw!ers engaged in tt
task of
steamers shiD
southeast Scarborough
last nh Only This
Clearwater Twelve of her saved but seven lost
reported of the vessel
were taking to theirbo
traffic between Marlborough Head
Newcastle has been stopped indefinitely.
The steamer Princes
down. The of IS men landed
own boa
The from the entire
yesterday and which they
reported % have dropped mines in their
Olga a coaster of 4S TONS The Ele
a coaster TAB tOns
nothing else could Arrangements
expedite the removal of the civilian
forestaL
railroads and thorOughfares which might i'm
gede military movements.
Vienna, official "The latest from
permit that the resistance of the Russian
completely routed along
the River and fleeing wildly direction Several
have been captured"
the thinking horse known around the world Tor
accomplishments battlefield has attached
battery and has been service was de-
clared.
Eberfed intelligent world He
almost and those who saw him
exceptional ability could add with the rapdy OF
able conversation with its owner by
which had been created by the professor
dispatch from Rome the Central News says:
the blowing by mine and the sink
with the loss of the and all
the on board"
belonging The dual mnsreny
cadets and S possible
vessels have been used for TINS pu
training her name often
changed.
Dec from the Ger
that the British feet which re-
Gently Gneisenau Leipzig and Nurn on
badly damaged and that one OF the British sps
apparently sunk.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-12-18
WIFE PUNCTUREs MERCHANT

Mobile, Ala, Dec. 17-Reuben F.
McBroom, owner of shoe stores in Mo-
bile and Pensacola, was shot and per-
haus fatally wounded today by his
wife in the yard of their residence.
She was accused with assault to mur-
der. She recently sued for divorce.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-12-18

Continued on page S
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-12-18

The Tribune is the only newspaper
ever published in Cape Girardeau
that received a daily press report.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-12-18
XMAS FUND IS
INCREASED $72
BYDAYSREPORT
Mr.. Mum Leads List of Col
lectOrs With frank KIM
mel Second.
MRS. HINCHEY SELECTS
SONGS FOR CHILDREN
Great Chorus of Boys and Girls
Will be Feature of
Tree.

Collections made for the Christmas
fund yesterday sweIled the total sum
more than $40. This brings the granu
total considerably above $500. More
than half of this sum has been turned
over to Mrs. A. H. Hoch, the treasur-
er; by ]. T. Num-, Sr. While Frank
Kimlnel has made an excellent show
ing in collecting for the fund, he has
been outdistanced by Mr.. Num-. Mr.
Kimmel stated yesterday, however,
that he expected to make good finish.
Russell T. Dearmont is third on the
list in collections.
Mrs. A. H. Hinchey, chairman of
the Music Committee, announced the
songs that are to be sung by the Sun
day school children at the tree. Mrs.
Hinchey is especially anxious that the
girls and boys of all the Sunday
schools participate, and she is making
every effort to induce the school chill
dren, both Protestant and Catholic, to
take part.
Every girl and boy VINO is willing
to sing at the tree Christmas Eve is
asked by Mrs. Hinchey to commit the
words of the songs to memory, in or
der that they may be familiar with
them when the great chorus will sing
Those who have the music to the
songs are requested to familiarize
themselves with it.
Mrs. Hinchey hopes to have several
hundred children to take part. They
will form near the giant tree and sing
the three songs in the following order:
SILENT NIGHT.
By Michael Hayden.
Silent Night! Holy Night!
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and Child!
Holy Infant, so +ender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent Night! Holy Night!
Shepherds quake at the sight!
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Allelulia.
Christ, the Savior is born!
Christ the Savior, is born!
Silent Night! Holy Night!
Son of God, loves pure light
Radiant beams from Thy Holy face,
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Tesus, Lord, at thy birth,
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.
AMERICA.
MyCountry! it's of theee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee ! sing;
Land where my fathres died
Land of the Pilgrims pride!
From every Mountain side
Let freedom ring.
My native country, thee,
Land of the noble free
Thy name I love;
1 love thy rocks and rills,
My heart with rapture thrills
Like that above.
Let music sweel the breeze,
And ring from all the trees
Sweet freedoms song;
! Let mortal tongues awake;
Let all that breathe partake;
Let rocks their silence break,
The sound prolong.
Our fathers God! to Thee,
Author of liberty.
To Thee We sing;
Long may our land be bright
With freedoms holy light,
Great God, our Kingl
BETHLEHEM
BY L. H. Redner.
o little town of Bethlehem!
How still we see the lie:
Above thv deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by;
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-09-13

tack the Russian coast. Third that it
should respect the neutrality OF Bel
GUM. The demand not to attack the
French coast was almost equivalent to
saying that ii might make war upon
France but that it must not hurt it,.
With France free to attack the Ger
man coast. it constituted demand
that it was impossible to meet. 1t was
not made in good faith. because Eng
land must have known that no self-re-
speeding nation could grant 1t. The
demand not to attack the Russian
coast was more unreasonable still be-
cause far removed from Russia as it
was England could have little or no
interest in it,
Let us consider the demand to re-
spect Belgian neutrality and the sub
sequent invasion of the German army
into neutral Belgium. Upon strictly
ethical ground il must be admitted
that it cannot be defendant, but it is
nevertheless true that in international
questions the rule still applies largely
that might is right No large power
ever has or ever will respect the rights
Of small power. when its very exist
ence is in danger. 1t is just as it is
with an individual whose life is in
danger. who will not hesitate to invade
the rights of private person, if he
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-09-13

be an end to this bloodshed and de-
vastation. We have friends here among
the native French or native English.
We know that they are in no essential
respect different from us that they are
human and have the same human fall
ings and excellent qualities that we
have. Can we not all contribute our
mite in an endeavor to bring what
little influence we may have to put an
end to this carnage and bloodshed +?
Let me pronounce tribute to our
president for his consistent effort to
maintain strict neutrality and for his
influence for good in these trying
times Verify he has proved to be the
right man at the right time and at
the right place.
And in closing this communication |
would impress upon all citizens this
thought that when they hear of a great
victory won by the side they favor to
heed the profound humanity contained
in the words of Captain Philip which
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-09-13
Moonlight Dance
White City Park
Saturday Night Sep. II
St. Margaret's Hall
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