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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-01-29
TrlF
MELT ING
OF MOLLY
By MARIA THOMPSON
DAVIESS
Copyright, 1912. by the Bobbs-MerrfIi
Company

and You can't get over the habit right
away Poor Mr.. Carter hasn't been
dead much over year. and | must be
missing him most awfuIly. though just
lately can't remember not to forget
about him great deal of the time.
Now if he had been here-horrors!
Still, that letter was enough to upset
anybody, and no wonder ! ran right
across my garden through Biliy's
hedge hole and over into DIR. Johns
cfIice to tell him about it, but l ought
not to have been agitated enough to
let him take the letter right out of my
hand and read it.
$50 after ten years al Bennett is
coming back to pop his bachelors but
tons at you, Mrs, Molly?" lie said i'll
the deep drawling voice he always
uses when he makes fun of Billy and
| me and which never fails to make US
| both mad | didn't look at him direct
| ly, but felt his hand shake with the
letter in it,
Not ten only eight! He went when
| L s" "dS SCS CAtSNH3 oho " Si|N "A1AA
dignity. wishing I dared be snappy at
him, though I never am.
And after eight years he wants to
come back and find you squeezed into
twenty inch waist, blue muslin rae
| you wore ut parting? No wonder A
| didn't succeed at bank clerking. bul
had to make his hit at diplomacy AND
the high arts Some hit at that. to b.
Iegationed at st. James He's such ::
big gun that it is b pity he had to re
turn to his native heath and find ever
such Il slight disappointment as on,
| yard waist measure around his-his"
| "Oh, it's motifs not that much!'
fairly sasped and couldn't help tn,
tears coming into my eyes. / hay'
never said much about it, but nobod.
knows how it hurts me to be all tIi
fat Just writing it, down in bcol
mortifies me dreadfully It's been com
ing on worse and worse every yea
since married Poor Mr.. Carter h;t,
very good appetite. and don't know
why should have felt that l had t
eat SO much every day to keep hin
company. wasn't always SO consid
crate of him. Then he didn't want nj
to dance any more because mar4ie
women oughtn't, or ride horseback e
ther-no amusement left but himsel
and weekly prayer meetings. and-an
Il just couldn't help the tears comm
and dripping as l thought about it a
and that awful waist measure |
inches.
"Stop crying this minute. Molly
said DR. John suddenly in the dee
voice he uses to Billy and me whe
we are really sick or stump toed. "Yo
know | was only teasing you and
won't stand for
But sobbed some more. like hi
! when his eyes come out from und'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-01-29
Slight Omission.

Il thought you said he was man
of meansg'
Excuse me. | left off the adjec-
tive"
What adjective?"
.Limite d. = BirmiHgham Age Her.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-01-29

his bushy brows and are all tender and
full If sorry for us.
II can't help it, | gulped In my
sleeve Il did used to like Alfred Ben
nett. My heart almost broke when he
went away. used to be beautiful and
slim, and now feel as if my own fat
ghost has come to haunt me all my
life. am so ashamed. If a woman
can't cry over her own dead beauty.
what can she cry cyers By this time
| was really crying
Then what happened to me was that
Or. John took me by the shoulders and
gave me one good shake and then
made me look him right in the eyes
through the tears and all.
AYou foolish child" be said in the
deepest voice | almost ever heard him
| use. You are just lovely. round,
| Iurcious peach. but If you will be hap
pier to have Al Bennett come and find
you as slim as string bean ! can
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-01-29
A Great Art In Little.

lis there really any art In conyeFs-
ing?"
"Of course: always say small things
in d big way and big things IN q stiall
minneapolis Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-01-29
Handu1ade Raqtimc.

"Of course" s;,N the salesman. any
thing handmade is sure to be superior
to what Is made by machinery.
Not always" answered the musical
person If you start up music box
II generally plays something In the
way OF standard composition But
when anybody sits down at the piano
and turns out something by hand the
chances are that 1t will be ragtime. ~
Washington Star.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-05
One Long Record of Wars.

The first accounts we have of man.
kind are but so many accounts of their
butcheries. All empires fave been ce-
mented in blood; and. in those early
periods, when the race of mankind be.
gan first to form themselves into
parties and combinations. the first eff.
feet of the combination. and indeed
the end for which it seems purposely
formed, and best calculated. was their
mutual destruction. One thing, how
ever, is clear-there were conquerors
and conquests in those days; and,
consequently, all that devastation by
which they are formed, and all that
oppression by which they are main
tained.-Burke
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-05

cesson ordinances the possessed
Different exist by which the relic
capital believed
seized all the official find
probable
Corbns
archives
n
quaint old
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-05

the Virginia trolley line
hundred and
included eventually
If
The
and hybdeas
walks
grass each walk There will be canpes
the
where view of the whole collection
In
ton invited the
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-05

retirement and carooms The major portion of the
high taking mezzane The dining also located
On
to be
,e,nale o. present pastm of congress
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-05


the
in
mothers.
At present the interest of the mothers and
months advance will be considered This
in
the milk
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-05

tons. Hitherto the stations have been
supported entirely by list Of pa
irons, and because of other demands
upon many of these contributors, the
stations find themselves facing the
winter with treasury exhausted.
Six of these stations now are
open, and though five of them have
been in operation less than six
months, more than five hundred babies
now are being cared for by, them
During August this number reached q
maximum of 5QO
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-05

mated to the club by Mrs. John b.
Henderson, one Of its founders, as a
site for the building.
Three stories and basement
high, the new clubhouse is 100 by 60
feet, and is a handsome addition to
the structures in that vicinity. 1t is
built of buff-colored press brick, terra
Gotta and Indiana limestone, with
marble panels. Ground was broken
for the building early last spring.
On the first floor are located the
axecutiye officeg of the club the IL
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-05

""ICH Wdo seILeu Uy tHe UHIOH
forces when New Orleans was cap
tured.
No one remembers exactly how
the old zinc tube containing the rec
ord of the convention which voted to
leave the Union ever reached the war
department. The case bears the SIM
pie legend painted on it's cover:
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Ordinance of Secession,
January 26, 1861.
II Is the only one of eleven 60
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-05
Perfect Babies Wanted for Exhibit in Washington

of perfect baby contest made by officials of the
Kitchen
appeal
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-05

parIment OF agriculture IN establish
ing rose garden" it is stated at the
office of information of the depart
ment of agriculture 1T is to con-
tain as complete a collection of roses
as will grow out of doors in this Sec
ton of America. The society is fur
nishing the roses, the department two
acres of ground. The garden will be
under the direction of federal horti-
cultural specialists. The farm is in
Virginia. just across the Potomac
from the capital, and convenient to
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-05
Congressional Club Occupies Its Fine New Home

THE che
100000
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-05
Ordinance of Secession Is Restored to Louisiana

IN EXECUTION congress-
The Colorado statesman., 1914-12-05
Uncle Sam Is Planning the Biggest Rose Garden

WAsHlNGToN-Uncle Sam planning
" zen In his
0ose society last spring completed
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-01-22
American Falls, Ida, Jan. 10, 1914.

American Falls, Ida.' Jan. lo' AoA+'
The board of county commission
enrs met this day as per adjourn
ment of January Is, 1914 the full
board being present and the follow
ing proceedings were had, to-wit:
The petition of R. o. Jones and
others for the appointment OF Otto
Mayer, as constable for American
Falls precinct was presented to n
board and granted as prayed for.
The official bond of Otto Mayer,
signed by himself as principal and
George Mayer and j. P. Mehlhofr
as s~ureties, was presented to Uhe
board and by them approved
The petition of Frank Kluck and
others for the opening of the Ferry
Hollow Sunbeam road was present.
ed to the board and granted as
prayed for and the county surveyor
was directed to get the necessary
easements from the property own
ers through whose places the SAID
road runs and where necessary TO
commence condemnation proceed
ings.
The bill of Merrill lines for jani-
tor work for $1,000 was allowed by
the board.
Upon advice of the county attor-
ney, the board reconsldered and
allowed the following bills: Lorenzo
Tyler, $4.25; Peter Erickson $40;
Stanley hutchinson 1915.
The request of Liberty Hunt for
a rebate of personal axes tor
S36.36 due to the fact that the cat,
tie upon which this ak was levied
were never in school district No
2 as shown by the assessment, Du'
were in or near school district NO
10. The board after being advised
allowed a rebate of $1S.lS and Oil
rected the clerk to issue a warran'
on the current expense fund to th'
said Liberty Hunt.
commission to be used in cOnnec
tion with his work as county sur
, veyor. =.
: BY resolution, the board di
rected the funds on hand in th'
-. Rockland Water Tax fund amount
= ing to $4,000. to be transferred u
the current expense account, Tn
d. same having been advanced r
that fund.
m balance of 5000 in the wal
rant redemption fund was ordereI
4 transferred to the current expens
fund. g.,
A balance of sO.S4 due Oneid
. county on account of certain a
, collected by Power county on prof.
. erty in Oneida county was ordere
; RENTED to the treasurer of Oneid
county.
The request of the America
!. Falls Milling company for a reba
- in their 1918 taxes was laid owe
/, for future consideration, it not b,
= Ing clear to the board that the clai
was just. ~,
a IS prescribed by statute u
county commissioners each suI
- mitted list of fifty resident eli
: zens o. Power county to be caile
n. as jurors al the regular March ter
Of TIN District court of Power coul
ty to b. held March 18th, 1914.
N Whereupon the board too a +
cess until Thursday, January 2St
1914. at 10 a. m.
ANDREW MAY, Chairman
Attest: H. C. WONES' Clerk.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-01-22
ALIAS SUMMONS

II the District court of the Fifth
Judicial District of the State OF
Idaho in and for Power County.
Henry Rock, Plaintiff vs.. Mary
C. Curtis and Marian F. Zimmerer'
Defendants.
The State of Idaho sends greet
ing to Mary c. Curtis and Marian F.
Zimmerer the above named defend
ants.
You are hereby notified that a
complaint has been filed against
YOU in the District court Of the
Fifth Judicial District of the State
of Idaho in and for the County OF
Power by the above plaintiff, and
you are hereby directed to appear
and answer the said complaint with
in twenty days of the service of
this summons, if served within said
Judicial District. and within forty
DAYS if served elsewhere; and you
are further notified that unless you
so appear and answer said com
plant within time specified, the
plaintiff will take judgment agains
you as prayed. in said complaint.
Witness my hand and the seal o.
| said District court this 18th day o
January. 1914.
H. c. WONES, Clerk
VIM. J.. Travis, Attorney 70,
Plaintiff. Postoffice address. Ameri
can Falls. Idaho. 1-15-2-19
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-01-22
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior U. S.
Land Office at BlacIxfoot, Idaho,
December 20, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that
Franklin R. Meadows, of American
Falls. Idaho, who on March 1, 1907,
made homestead entry serial No.
O3499 for the NWA. sec. q. T. 8
s., R. 81 E. B. NJ. and on July 2S'
1913 made add'l H. E. No. O147OO,
for NwA NEA, section 21. town
ship 9 south, range 81 east Boise
meridian, has filed notice Of in
~tention to make final five year
proof to establish clam to the land
above described, before Carl lines,
L. s.. commissioner, at American
Falls, Idaho. on the 5th day of Feb
ruary. 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses;
George Buckley. of Rocklan1'
Idaho, and Martin Garn. Ross r
McCarty. Delroy Tyler. of American
Falls, Idaho.
12-25--1-29 Henry w. kleter,
Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department OF the Interior. U. S.
Land office at HALEY, Idaho,
January, 10, 1914.

Notice is hereby given that
Samuel E. Kramlich. of American
Falls, Idaho, who on February 8,
1913. made homestead entry, serial
No. 01251S, for S1a SW a section
p; NV a, NJ SW a section 81,
township z south, range 20 east,
Boise meridian, has filed notice of
intention Il make final three year
proof to establish claim to the land
above described before Carl lines
U. S. commissioner. at American
Falls. Idaho, on the 23rd day of
March. 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
John E. Martens, Glenn Hammer,
Samuel F. Morris, John Deeg, Jr.,
all of American Falls. Idaho.
1-22-2-26 p. f. Horne,
Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the INTERIOR U. D
Land Office at Blackfoot, Idaho,
December ~, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that JOSEF
Wagner. of American Fails Idaho'
who on August "a, 1910, made
homestead entry, serial No. 0S652'
for SWA SEA; NEA SWA; NJ
SEA. section Is, township Z south
range 80 east Boise meridian, has
fiIad malice of intention to make
final three year proof to establish
claim to the land above described
before Carl lines U. S. Commission
err. at American Falls, Idaho, ON the
18th day of February 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Frank Wilcox. Gottlieb Spies
John Tiede. Manuel L. Adolf, all OF
American Falls Idaho.
1-1-2-12 Henry w. Kiefer'
Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, U. 81
Land Office at BlackfoOt, Idaho,
January IL, 1914.

january ~ lolt.
Notice is hereby given that John
J.. Collier. of American Falls, Idaho,
who on November IS, 1907, made
homestead entry 1891. serial No.
O1OS3, for lots ) and 6 and the So
NV a, section 5 township z south,
range 80 east Boise meridian. has
filed notice of intention to make
final five year homestead proof to
establish claim to the Land above
described, before Carl Ines U. S.
commissioner, at American Falls,
Idaho, on the 5th day of March,
1914.
Claimant name a witnesses:
Charles c. Collier. Fred f. W1l-
son, William NJ. HOwdyshell' Charles
G. Richardson all of American Fails
Idaho.
1-22-2-26 Henry w. Kiefer,
Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Land Office at Blackfoot. Idaho,
January 10, 1914.

Notice is hereby given that J..
RUBY Orders, of American Falls.
Idaho, who, on Nov. IA, 1908, made
homestead entry serial No. 01466,
for So NEA, M SEA, section 80,
township 8 south, range 81. east.
Boise meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make three year proof,
to establish claim to the land above
described. before Register and Re
ceiver of the United States Land
Office. at Blackfoot, Idaho, on the
oath day of February, 1914.
Claimant anne as witnesses:
Roy p. Nelson, Thomas H. Rose.
William H. Rose, Gottfried Wilske,
all of American Falls, Idaho.
1-15-2-19 Henry w. Kiefer,
Register.
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The petition of w. A. West
praying for the issuance by the
commissioners of a retail liquor
license was presented to the board
to which petition was attached the
reoeiut of the sheriff showing the
payment to him by the said w.
West of $4,000 together with a
BOND of 100000 executed by the
Fidclity and Depoist company of
Maryland and the same was dis
cussed by the commissioners. At
ter some discussion. A. Winter
moved that w. A. West be granted
a Incense for the conducting of a
saloon as his present place of busl-
ness. The motion was seconded by
Commissioner w. S. Sparks. Vote
-Commissioners A. Winter and w
s.. Sparks aye and Commissions
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-06
MOtordrOme to Be
Ready for Races
Ak-Sar-B Week

Omaha is TO be put on the worlds rae
ing map and Jack Prince. known the
world over as promoter Of automobile
and motorcycle races. is to do It.
Yesterday Jack Prince closed n deal
that means the construction OF an i'm.
monse stadium that will be opened to the
public with the beginning OF Ak-Sar- Ben
festivities, This stadium will be the larg-
est In the world. tho track being three
laps TO the mile. It's location will be In
East Omaha. and at point whore the
street car line going to Carter Lake club
leaves the line running TO East Omaha.
II will be just west and north Of the
junction.
For the stadium. twenty-five acres OF
ground has been leased. Ten acres will
be enclosed for the race track and for
seating the spectators. Fifteen acres will
be used as place for parking automo-
biles OF visitors az the races. The sta
dunn Will be reached by street car. and
along its south side platform one-eighth
OF mile In length win be built 70 ac-
commodste people who visit the place and
go on street cars
Work on the stadium will begin at once.
In its construction there will be used
10000 feet OF lumber and fifteen tons Of
nails. The seating space. which will ao-
conimodRte 30 900 persons. will be in the
center OF the circular track and will DO
so arranged that at any time during a
race there will be an unobstructed view
OF each and every racer The stadium
track will be twenty-five feet wide and
built at n pitch OF 90 degrees, reach
Ing height OF twenty-five feet. This will
make II the fastest track OF It's kind evel
known 70 racers.
As TO the races, they will be run every
other day during the Ak-Sar-Ben carni-
val season, starting at probably o'clock
in the afternoon. The price OF admission
viii be 50 cents, Each day there will be
one l00-mile race and numerous shorter
ones Professionals from all over, the
United States viii be here. Among those
who have telegraphed that they will be on
hand TO contest for the $4,000 in prizes
that will be hung up will be Joe Walters.
worlds champion Morton Graves, cham
plon OF California; Arthur Chapel.
champion OF New York; Frank Flecken-
slime, champion OF Denver; Tex Richards.
champion OF Texas and a dozen others
equally as well known.
John l.. Donovan, chairman of tho
American Federation of Motorists OF the
United States. has telegraphed that he
will be here TO act as referee. All OF the
races will be governed by the rules OF the
federation. of which Mr.. Prince Ia an Of
ficer and one OF the active members.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-06
Indiants Take One
From the Chifeds

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 5.-Falken-
berg's pitching andrtimely hitting by the
locals enable indianapolis to win from
Chicago here today. 3 TO 2, Campbell
tripled in the fifth inning and scored the
winnins run when Kauff singled. Score:
RH.E.
CHICAGO ......!......O 6 /
Indianapolis .l... l..s.t o 1 o 1 O 100 s-3
Batteries: Chicago Prendergast. Fisko
and wilson; Falkeuberg and Rariden.
BUFFALO. N. Y, sept 6--Russell Ford
pitched Buffalo TO victory today over
baltimore. 10 2 II was Fords first APP
pearanes I'm the game for several weeks
after lay off due 10 an injury. Score.
R.HE
Baltimore ...........lOOOOO1OO 3
Buffalo .............. 100000 - 3
Batteries: Baltimore. Wilhelm and
Iackiitsch: Buffalo. Ford schuE and
I.ayigne
KANSAS CITY. Sent. b-Drake's home
run followed by Crandalls double. a
passed ball and a single which scored
crandAli. enable St. Louis 90 defeat Kan.
sasi City today in a ten-inning game. &c
/. Score; RIIE
Kansas City ....... o 0OO1O 0O0-i
Batteries: ST Louis, Herbert. Keupper
Davenport and Hartley. Kansas City
Cullop, Adams, Henning and Easterly.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-06
FEW HITTING TO 800 MARK
Heavy Sluggers Are Scarce in Both
the Big Leagues.
JACKSON LEADS AMERICANS
Erwin of Brooklyn stays at Top in
NatioaaI, While Leieune stu
Leads the western in
Batting List.

CHICAGO. Sept. b-only nine batters
IN the National, league are in the 300
class, according to averages published
here today. Ross Erwin, with an average
OF .siS, acquired In twenty games with
Brooklyn. S., leading. Next are Dalton,
Brooklyn. .Sss; Becker, Philadelphia, an.
Daubert. BROOKLYN az; Gonzales, Gin
einnati, ,sil; Grant, New York. sis;
Magee, Philadelphia. $40; Connolly, Bos-
ton. .sS; Phelan. Chicago. 800; Wheat,
Brooklyn, .299. With three men among
the leaders. Brooklyn Is setting TIE pace
for the clubs, with .2eo, and New York is
next, with .26l. James OF Boston. with
% wins and 9 defeats; Rudolph, Boston,
with 10 and s. and Mathewson. New
York, with n and Q, lead the pitchers
Herzog. Cincinnati, has most stolen
bases. a.
In the American league, Joe Jackson,
Cleveland, has regained the Leadership.
with .Ss2. There are only eleven 800
hitters in the American, and next 10
Jackson are Collins. Philadelphia, .Sb4;
Hoblitzel. Boston. 1854; Cobb Detroit. .s5i;
Mitchell Washington $50; Cree. New
York, 1888: Speaker. Boston, 1893; Baker
Philadelphia. 1888; Crawford. Detroit. .ssSi
McInnis, Philadelphia. $40; Walker, st
Louis. sos. Philadelphia. with III. and
Detroit with .2l, lead the clubs, while
Maisel. New York, IL leading base stealer
with g. leading pitchers are Bender
Philadelphia. II and ?; Leonard. Boston,
10 and 6. and Plank. Philadelphia. Ii
and 4.
Bennie Kauff. tho Federal leagues Ty
Cobb. continues in front OF the outlaws,
with .Se7.a Indianapolis leads in team
hitting. with .2ss. and baltimore is next
with .27S. Kauff also leads In stolen
bases. with IS, Loading pitchers are Ford
Buffalo. Is and 6; Hendrix Chicago. p
and .. and Kaiserling. Indianapolis. II
and 6. |
Larry Lejuene stiil leads In the Western
league. The Sioux City slugger has
an average OF 81. Then come Koerner
Topeka, .SiS; Kane. Sioux city. .sli
Butcher. Denver .SSs; Mogridge, De-
Moines. 1888; Patterson, 81. Joseph. .Ssi
Congaiton. Omaha $50; coffey. Denver
$50: Thomson. Omaha, SOS; Murphy
Sioux city, 800; Eadington. Denver, ,s2s
In club batting Denver. with .2si, and
Sioux City. with .eei, are ahead. Niehol'
son. Wichita leads in stolen bases. with
So Best pitchers are Gaspar. Sioux City
81 and s; Gasken. Denver. 90 and s.; Ster.
ger. ST. Joseph. ~ and Q.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-06
More Than Sixty
Thousand Americans
Have Left Europe

LONDON. Sept. 5.--u2Ss p. m..)-Her-
bert c. Hoover, chairman OF the American
relief committee in London. reports that
his committee has Just finished the most
strenuous task It has had since the war
began.
The committee estimates that during
the last week total OF 5000 Americans
have come into England from across the
channel, and that GO Of these were abso-
lutely destitute. Five hundred of these
600 had been without food for some time.
American departures from London for
the United States during the last week
number II 900, which makes a total Of
about 6ssOoe who have gone home since
the war began.
II lie estimated that about 1000 Amer
leans sailed for home direct from the
continent during the last seven days