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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-22
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF
COUNTRY CLUB WILL MEET

TO Discuss Plans and Select Date For
Annual Spring Entertainment.
. The Executive Committee Of the
Country Club meets tomorrow after
noon at 1880 o'clock at the club house
FOR the purpose of selecting a date for
the annual spring entertainment,
which the club always gives. 81
The date OF this entertainment has
been somewhat delayed on account of
the executive committee desiring to
wait until the improved roads are in
such shape that automobiles can get
to the club without leaving the paved
streets. The streets and roads will be
in such shape on this date that the
trip can be made in automobiles.
The Country Club has been open the
entire year, and Steward Mcdonald
has served many people during the
winter. Now that spring is here and
the club season is at hand, under the
direction of the executive committee,
tho spring entertainment will be given
and the day will be known as Wish
tors Day." OF a day upon which any
member may take friends to the club
who are not members to enjoy the
beautiful surroundings which have
been so much improved this year, and
which are becoming more beautiful
every day. as the spring weather con-
tinues to grow warmer.
The executive committee will also
decide as to what form Of entertain
ment will be given. They are consid-
ering various kinds OF ways to enter
tain the club members and their
guests on this day and the plans which
wifi be worked out will include some:
thing attractive and which will appeal
to each member of the club.
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Reported BY George W. Eberhardt
Oil and Gas

In Big Sandy district, Kanawha
county, the United States Fuel Gas
Company has drilled its test on the
~. l.. Gardee farm through the Big
Injun sand and has a gasser. In Cur
tbs district, Crane county, G. L. Cabot
has drilled test on the W. ]. Crisltp
farm through the Berea grit and has
a light gasSer. In Smithfield district,
in the same county, the South Penn
Oil Company has drilled No. on the
J. G. Greathouse farm through the
Big Injun sand and has a tive-barrel
pumper.
On Warriors fork, Warrington dis
trict, Marion county, the South Penn
Oil Company has completed Nos on
| the G. NJ Ice farm and has q five
barrel pumper in the MaXon sand.
In 1.-The same district the same COM
pany has drilled No. 2son the 3. VIII
son farm into the Big In1nn sand and
has show fot a 10 or 15:barrel pump.
er. In Greenbrler district, Doddridge
county, the Hope Natural Gas Com.
pany has drilled an old stray sand
Easser on the Joshua Smith farm to
! the Gordon sand and has a light
pumper In the lower sand.
Dry in the Gordon Sand.
On Pickenpaugh run, Grant district,
WetSel county, Snyder & Pentz have
drilled No.t3 the J. L. Stevens farm
! through the Gordon sand and found
it barren. A light show of oil was
developed in the Big 1n1un formation,
and 1t will be shot and tested from
that level On Days run, Clay, dis;
trict, Monongahela county, the South
Penn Oil Company has drilled its No.
6 on the Isaac Lemley farm through
the fourth sand ut q depth Of l5s
feet and has a 15.barrel pumper. In
IIInfon district, Harrison county, the
lPhiladelphiaC Company No .z15 on khe
! Lucas Bros trac Is holding sup at 30 30
barrels a day. n
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CourtNeWs
Deeds Filed.

U q. 81 o. \ .
: Deeds have been filed with the
county clerk for recording as follows:
S. j. Sturm and wife to T. F. Nor
gan, a parcel OF land on the West
Fork river in Lincoln district; con-
sideration $1,540.S0.
Martha NJ. Hudson and husband to
Charles G. Denham, a parcel of land
IN the Bins addition to the City Of
Fairmont; consideration $1,000.
D.. w. Hughes ct ais to Joseph NJ.
Carlow, parcel of land In Union dis
trict; consideration $46.50.
John w. Hawkins and wife to Mar
garet r. Pitzer, parcel of land on
Dunkard Mill Run in Lincoln district;
consideration 81 and other valuable
consideration.
Harold Hawkinberry and wife to
Robert ]. Floyd, a parcel OF land on
Dents Run of Buffalo Creek in Man
nington district; consideration $500.
Marion Hawkinberry and wife TO
Robert J.. Floyd, parcel OF land on
Dents Run OF Buffalo Creek IN Man
nington district; consideration
$3SS.35. ~
sam R. Nuzum to John Q. Morgan.
a parcel of land In the Eighth ward
OF the City OF Fairmont; considera-
ton $1,000.
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"a IYeHI n1alntalned.


The ayening paper says Eleanor
Fairiow has Just eturned from q visit
to cincinnati II wonde r. argte!
nIargtes Don't BET suspicious little
cat.
surely as prett girl as Eleanor
Fatrluw would not, wear the willow
long for Dick and certainly Dick chose
me instead ots her.
j am, IN normal condition squite as
good looking as sshe is, and | really
think i am the more capable woman
OF the two. "a
why should i think that Dick would
pass me By her?
WON'T do it'll i ]; n
Dick Is thought tess and selfish, but
don't think he would wrong me SO
terribly and certainly must not allow
niyseif 20 thing that q girl like Elean.
or Fairlow would do anything that
was notsrtglts .
OH, i guess tf were only able to
hold inysoMnH and know that could so
out wfth Ditk and thatBhe would be
proud OF me, ISWould mot be the least
suspiclous, and I IAN not going to be
now.
wonder 4if I can make myself look
presentables lam going to try. Right
here, little book left you, to put on
dtill green crepe ligee that was par
ticnlarIy becoming TO me.
To you little book, u will confess
that ronged my cheeks and lips-a
thing that Il would never do to tell
Dick
strange ifoW4men:o feet to their wives
using ffe least iii Of makeup and pay
lac most attention to the women who
are most dependent on their vanity
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6 r1fessions of a Wife
NIX Copyright, 1915 by N. E. A.
,iicK3TELEPHoNE. HIS MOTHER.

That was good, deal. for Dick to
say, and really felt ! was looking as
well as possible under the c!rcum-
stances.
He was in splendid good humor, and
ioked with Aunt Mary and compii-
mented me two or three times.
While we were at dinner he was
called to the telephone by his mother
who had found out that he had return
ed. l heard him say:
"Well, IL you really must know, Jack
is getting over a bad case Of delirium
tremens, complicated with a very
weak heart"
~ didn't bring him with me because
" had business in, another city ana ne
was not well enough totcome then:
left him some money, paid his btlls
and he promised to come home yester
day"
81 am sorry i don't know where he
Is; probably drunk again. It's no use,
Mother, dear, it's no use, you can't dc
anything with Jack"
"But l tell you | did the best
"Why, Of course, If you want to &c
down there, no one can keep you IRON
| going, DuG RdF&Iea btSloPhVAASu, W go, StAS
hospital last night and found he was
not there"
II presume she didn't tell you be
cause she did not want to worry you
q snow look here, Mother. ! can't dis
cussi this matter longer over the tele
phone. Tomorrow. Is Sunday and II
you will come over then III tell YOU
all about ill., Il,
'I'm awfully sorry, but Margie and
] i are going out this evening.
y"All5right-good night"
.tBut, Dick,"". I said as he came back
tofhis dinner. you should not tell your
mother fibs."
Jewell, we'll make 1t the truth" nc
said, "we'll go. and take little ride
Harry Symone sal !dto me today that
could have one of his cars and a chauf
feur any evening; said he thoughtgyou
you did not get out enough: We vii
go this evening: 1, ",
"Oh, how lovely, = / exclatm lined. "1syt
wanted to go out all this week, but dc
not care to walk alone. i3!. H
Hear The famous free lecture.
S"Ghrist's Second Coming at Hand
Grand Opera House, Sunday ats y: m:
Seats free. Scollec ton. 5i2li2t
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: 4 . s
.Mlissa Crowl, Margaret Arnett
Edith Bradshaw, Ethel Brown, Rose
Ign Conway, NADIA Cunningham
Anna DOMAIN, Eleanor Fox, Vera
Francis, Ethel NJ. CAN'T, Mary Gil
kart, Gall Grant, Edith Hartman, Ma
omi B. Heffner. Gertrude Heuring
Grace Hill, Alma F. Hill, Virtue E1or
ner, Edith r. Hunsaker, Pauline Jami
son, Connie Linger, Helen Marley
Nellie McInttre, Pearle Morgan, Ger
tTude Morgan Blake G.. Nelly, nath'
leen Prickett, Velma Phillips, Flor.
ence Richardson, Anna Sarsf1eld, Mo
na Simon, Grace Sine, Josephine Snt,
der, Pauline Snider, Edith Stevens,
Naomi Straight, Lucy B. Summers,
Phyllis Walker. Ruth Vandervort,
Janet Williams.
Messrs.- .&
Geo. w. Smith, Jack Abbott, Meryl
Arnett, Edgar Barrett, George Boehm,
Edward Deveny, Philip Erwin, Earle
Fox, Lindsay Frame, Hugh H. Hamil-
ton, Joe Hartley, William Heyman,
Paul Ice. Rupert Mapel. John Nc
Kown, Basil Michael, Floyd D. Nor,
row, Clifford Myers, Bower Murphy.
John r. Orr, John r. Reed, Chas. ..
Ross, Victor Shaw, William Sigler,
Donzel Springer, Forrest Springer
Charles Straight, Rual Swiger, Byron
Warden, Alfred Weber, Charles VIII,
son, Max Wilson, j. Roy Wise, Thorn:
as Hobart.
Officers Of the class are: Presi.
dent, John Reed vice president, Lind
say Frame, secretary, Miss Mona ST
mon; treasurer, Victor Shaw; his,
torian, Miss Mary Gilhart.
George Smith is valedictorian OF
the class and Miss. Malisso Crowl is
salutatorian. The class colors are
maroon and red. fs
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.Monongah S b is
To Grad Il Glass

The elementary schools Sof Grant
district will graduate a class at the
exercises to be held Tuesday, May as.
at the Methodist Protestant church ot
Monongah. sss
The speaker Of the evening viii be
Dr.. John H. Cox, OF the West Ntrgtnia
University, MorgantoWr.
A class Of twenty-five girls aud
boys will be awarded diplomas ~
Col. r. G. Price, president OF the
board OF education OF Grant district.
This will be the fourth annual exers
else Of this nature, and there is gen.
eral interest conferred in the program
to be carried out in honor OF the
young people, who are to comp etea the
elementary grades. sS.aS.
The graduates will undo btedly be
greeted by a large audience:
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.lIaa5Rl1I,, m "a / ".

Little Irene while away visiting had
grown weary Of the earesses 3shoRered
upon her by adortng relatives and
friends. So when one demonstratiye
young lady begged! Won't you give
me Just one kiss ?sf she shook her curly
head and ilisped Ne; ! haven't any
Kisses LEFT only sbitea.s
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conaclence the Aeeuaer.

Hear my voice; We wives Of Lamech,
hearken unto my speech; for ] have
slain q man to my wounding, and a
young man to my hurt. II Cain shall
be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech
seventy and acknowledgements 4:
90, "a.
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(By Moore, Leonard & Lewis.)
IFriFInv Nav 21!E1915.1

BALTIMORE SALESMAN 81.
FURNISHED by w. w. Lanahan, 6 Co.,
member OF New York and Baltimore
Stock Exchanges, Main floor, Cal
vert Building, Baltimore, Md Ill.,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-22
.H1H SCHOOL CLASS
INNEEATIQNS0UIIi
Commencement Exercises
To Be Held Tuesda y Eve

ming, June 1.

The Invitations for the commence
ment exercises Of the class Of the
Fairmont High School were issued to
day The commencement takes place
Tuesday evening, June first. The
class is the largest yet graduated al
the High School.
The invitations are as follows:
The E. f. Morgan Glass
OF. the Fatrmont High schol
Announces its Commencement
Exercises y
in the High School Auditorium
Tuesday evening, June first
at eight o'clock.
The class roll:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-22

&, All wide awake citizens and Chris.
tian people generally will have q deep
interest In Pastor Kendallis theme.
touching on affairs OF the nation 81
the present time. 6:21s2t
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-22

Pastor George S. Kendall, Of Wash.
tngton, comes to the Grand Opera
House Sunday at g p. nj. In his "a,
nous lecture. "Christ's Second Com.
ing ut Hand" All who are interested
in Bible study will surely enjoy hear.
ing the prophecies so forcfblt applied
to current events to show the fulfill
ment of the second advent.
This lecture has receiFed the COM
mendation OF Bible stud ents in all the
Eastern cities, and Tie largest and
best auditoriums have seen filled to
their capacity. Seats free. No col
lection.
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THE OIL MARk 81; y, :
Pennsylvania 4, Leg e 9
Kansas & Okla y. I, l. &. 3.4V
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-22

Hear n The famous free lecture,
"Christ's + Second Coming at Hand. n
Grand Opera House; Sunday at 9 ip.5 M
Seats free. 10 collectt ion. 5i21f2ti
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-23
FEW FOLKS HAVE
GRAY HAIR NOW
Druggist Says Ladies Are Using
Recipe of Sage Tea and
Sulphur.

Hair that loses its color and lustre.
or when IL fades, turns gray. dull and
lifeless, IS caused by a lack OF sulphur
in the air. Our grandmother made up
a mixture OF Sage Tea and Sulphur TO
keep her locks dark and beautiful, and
thousands of women and men who
value that even color. that beautiful
dark shade OF hair which is so attrac-
tive, use only this old-time recipe.
Nowadays We get this famous mix
ture by asking at any drug store for a
50-cent bottle OF 'EWyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound" which darkens
the hair so naturally. so evenly, that
nobody can possibly tell ii has been
applied. Besides. IL takes on dandruff,
stops scalp itching and falling hair
You Just dampen a sponge or soft
brush with IL and draw this through
your hair. taking one small strand at a
time. BY morning the gray hair dis
appears: but what delights the ladies'
with wyeth's Sage and Sulphur is
that, besides beautifully darkening the
hair after a few applications. IL also
brings back the gloss and lustre and
gives 81 an appearance Of abundance.
Harper House pharmacy-lAdv.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-23
SUNDAY DEFENDS
GETTING BIG PRICE
COMPARES EARNINGS IN FIGHT
WITH DEVIL TO THOSE
OF RING.

Winous Lake. Ind. March 22.-
billy sunday is tempted soreIy to
sign articles Tor O. knockout fight with
the devil In Cbicaso during the dry"
campaign iu 1916
once ne exploded cmphatica.iS
with You be-. tn DO It," when the
possibilities or the battle were borne
home TO him Then hc as quickly re-
considered and expressed doubt
whether he should 80. Mrs Sunday.
active partner of her husband i'm his
labors. Is keen for the Chicago cam
paisn.
That's a great fight they're going
90 have up there in ChicaEo; YOU
ought 20 be I'm it, were her words 10
her husband 10 minutes after neigh
bors had escorted them in triumph on
their return from Philadelphia
1t seems TO me that the west side
is all that IS after me-" he said. II
don't want 70 go 10 Chicago unless /
can preach 10 the whole city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-23

U.l.e cnmprfIt.1u ir iard.rE ahorts'op
raFfH1r. atlr 60 ls very probable that
re .fts-~a. E~is6a and Poison u.I play
.r far garden. Other promiaius can
fIarre arc Eb@n F1rHiIue. vho shoV-
90 up aFr Iu fbe Neie game last
rrT. ~C-aaE- Suausar. q former cap
cain Of r..te@- college. spreeher a -
r-.r from WARRIORS college Bloom
ana Glars. Rock Island aiEa school
e-rt1rt also EsrEgr'st. Ens'am.
serf.frz L.Gnlsrsr. Randolph and
"a. Aulrrr1a.
Ttss years schedule .r Che bss' in
years. and 81. "a credit t1 fhe earnest
rrarta of Manager clifford olson o.
moo arf6rrrhrr complete. but CON
-a.rr dates a5th William and NasHu.
rH.fE.-= Lombard. Eureka. Normal
.1r.tasr. Nr-tf western. Mar1m1 NOT
urL eHf1 possible games against St
Err.rrFr and enc league teams o.
$50. ns and Uavruprrf
r.a srai act iu tho l9ifiai5 5ask-
e.Hru season cones Saturday night
sf frIs ueet. when the frcshmau and
errrmorrr meet in their annual same
f1r HHp~sracy. From Then on an a.
f.urer eU te turned 90 track and
baseball.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-23

Come to think of it, in Chicago
there's liable to be pickering about
where the tabernacle is to be located
and that sort of thing"
Mr.. Sunday finally said that if he
does so 70 Chicago he'll have to force
an opening wedge into his tentative
schedule for next year to do It.
He invited a newspaper representa-
tive TO the family dinner, said d short
and emphatic grace, and then ate ike
a hungry man.
If any of those delegations OF
preachers that I've been wiring TO
keep away from here insist on coming
they won't find me-" Mr.. Sunday
averred between bites I'm going to
play medicine ball. rake leaves. and
frolic with the squirrels
MI Sunday was told by his visitor
that criticism Of him as capitaIizer
OF religion from a mercenary stand
point justified some questions that
ordinarily would be impairment
My financial affairs are open TO
the world responded Mr.. Sunday
Everything get is known TO the news
papers. / couldn't keep them secret
II I wanted 10.
AT that. the liquor people have
lied about them In one of my cam
paigns they boosted the contributions
by $4,000 and cut down the actual
number or converts 5000.
What is your income?" asked the
interviewer. thus encouraged
L don't know" was the easy reply.
The newspI pers have printed all Of
it. They know and I don't l haven't
kept any statistics in 20 years. know
! religiously give one-tenth of all 1 get
10 the Lord"
Mr.. sunday finally became warm on
the money question.
Here they so and ho1ler because
make more money than some other
preachers. They might as well boiler
because some one doctor or some one
lawyer makes more than others of the
same profession"
Then he added the stinger Of the
Interview
Johnny Kilbane and somebody else
20 in and fight for IS minutes in a
prize ring at $500 a side. That's
S305.50 a minute for each prize fighter
for the time he puts in
Were I paid for the time I put in
on the platform fighting the devil at
the rate these men are for fighting
each other. my campaign in Phnadel-
phia would have brought me $4,000
600"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-23
Poor Friends.

All the news anthe time The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-23
PERJURY CAUSES SIX DEATHS

''0'7esSeaueI' Tearing fatal Hun
GER Poisons Self and Family.
Limon, Colo.-Fearing death by
starvation, Frand La Lone. a French
homesteader, poisoned himself and his
family. consisting of his wife and five
children La Lone. his wife and four
children, two boys and two girls. are
dead. and the fifth child is i'll, though
not in danger.
The bodies were found by neigh
bors- La Lone was still living. but un-
Coroner Kenaga made a 30
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-23
FIRST PLAY TO BE GIVEN
IN SCHOOL AUDITORIUM

Saturday evening the first play for
the public which has been given tn the
n~s- Moline hirh school auditorium
sifl be presented by the Junior class.
There viii be- tao piayicts. 1.-The Oh
st.uate Family and Miss Ciyiliza-
uon On addition there viii De songs
by both the boys aud girls giee clubs
aud readings by Miss Kate l.. lourex.
Instructor Ga public speaking
For The Obstinate Family the
cast Or Herbert Eniandt. Ethel Nyleeu.
clifford SkoEh. Francis Grove. Norma
Kuchcman and Hazel Wilson. while
those sho Viii appear tn Miss Civil
izaiior" are Geneva GUlibers. Chai-
mers Seymour. otto Peters. Ephriam
HCErue and Herbert Person
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-23

Dixon. ui-Theodove Brink. a farm
or IivinE near Grand Detour. was ar
rested here on a charge % counterfeit
ms It is alleged he has been passing
bad dou1rr made OF tin foil and alumni
mum
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-23

An the news an the time Tho Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-23

mile trip at night to reach the home
stead.
The surviving child. girl, was
found asleep beside her two dead sis
ters, Z and years old, and a dead
brother, 13 year old. a younger broth
er was lying dead in his unconscious
mothers arms.
The family lived in a "duEout."
rising only two feet above the level Of
the earth. Entrance was through
trap door, and the place inside was a
picture of extreme poverty.
Poor Friends.
When one loses ones reputation i
is never necessary to advertise 1t IN
the want columns. Ones friends E1li
advertise IL for one as widely as pos
sible.-FIorida Times-Union.
All the news all the time The Argus.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-22

ply. II am deaf in one ear and blind
in one eye"
"But haven't you heard that coal Is
going up to $12 ton?'
Let her go, old man, up to twenty
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-22
A Remarkable Happening

TN elderly gentleman of rural APP
pearance had hardly seated him
- self in the crosstown street car
when young lady who had followed
him in approached him.
"Sir, did you lose five-dollar bill p"
she asked.
For a moment the farmer observed
her with a surprised, curious look,
then said convincingly. Eyes, ma'am, l
did,"
Then here It is" said she, hand
ing the bill to him. II picked 1t up
behind you from the car floor"
THANK We very much, young lady,
for your honesty. This is most re-
markable happening!"
"Oh, don't think so. sir! l be-
lieve every one should return the
money in such case as this. What
is there so remarkable about it,"
why, lost my five-dollar bill two
years ago."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-22
He Was All Right

TN oldish man, who was troubled
with insomnia set by the window
y Of his bedroom to WOO drowsi-
ness, when a pedestrian came along
whistling and singing and seeming to
be In a very happy frame Of mind.
This vexed the old man and he called
out:
"Hey. there, don't you know any
better than that!"
Whats the matter with your" was
asked. as the other halted.
II might have got to sleep but for
your Internal racket at this unearthly
hour"
II didn't think was disturbing any
body" was the humble reply.
"Well, you have disturbed me, and
want to tell you that the price OF
beef is going up again."
'Is she? Well. let her CO."
Work is going to be mighty scarce
this fall"
$50? But I don't want work"
Beer will be ten cents a glass be-
fore Christmas"
1T can be twenty for all I care"
"And butter is soaring towards 50
cents a pound"
LET her soar!'
"And you may be forced into the
army or navy before this war trouble
is overt snarled the old man, who
was determined to hit a vital spot.
"They can't force me-" was the re-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-22
THOSE CITY BOARDERs.

Taking summer boarders this year?
Yes It isn't that we need the
money. But we'd get kind Of lone
some If a new bunch of city folks
didn't come along every week or so
an cut up an try to entertain us
natives.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-22

~ repIied tie grocer when the farm
~ er had asked him il he wanted to
sLay any luhers.
"A bag and a half.
why didn's ycu bring ten bags?'
.Wcl. III tell you" said the farmer
Eve was peaceful family at break
last time when neighbor named
Sprigg come over and said that the
Germans had been licked again. The
hired man answered him that he didn't
SIeii-ye it. Tken, Teller comes along
sand calls out:
...Whoop! the French have gained
four inches of ground in great bat
tle!"
"My wife got up and raised the
broom and waved it around her head
and chez, ed for she is with the
French in this war.
"Then another Teller comes along on
foot and he hollers out:
Everybody hurrah! More'n
million Austrians slaughtered yester-
CAV. It's go.n' to end the war;"
.Then i starts for the barn to bag
IN tho 'taters and a tramp comes
aIo..s and says he hears that the
Turks have sunk II British men Of
war in the Darnneedles. My wife
gives yell. the hired man begins to
swear and old, Sprigg says he is
darncd glad of it l hears the row
and calls out that l don't believe
the Turks have sunk as much as
canoe. Then. a peddler comes along
and says America has declared war
and will get licked out of her boots.