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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-06
His pay OFF.

From the Birmingham Age-Herald.
Who is that gentleman listening with
such keen delight to d ragtime selection
by the band?"
That's Mr.. Duffersby. His wife and
daughters are very musical. II they were
present they would clap their hands 10
their ears and pretend to be suffering"
They would insist on shedding their furs
during the m
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-06
Tho Convention Method.

From the Detroit Free Press.
What did you do at your convention, ,"
Not much. But we had to stick around
TOUR days because the committee on ar
engagements had told the hotel keepers
we'd be there that long and they needed
our money!"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-06

The empress Of Russia is said to be
the finest royal singer in the world.
Wireless waves have been utilized to
light II extinguish gas lamps in Ger
many.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-06

To aid in teaching penmanship a
penholder has been invented on one
side Of which is a protection to enable
it to be grasped properly.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-06

The congress of Paraguay is consid-
criag the application VI a North Amer
lean syndicate, represented by John
Pope, for a concession to manufacture
quebracho.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-06
TO CREATE DEMAND
FOR JACK RABBITS
fexas Department of Agricul-
ture Hopes to Find Market
For Million Bunnies.

Austin, Tex, Dec. 2.-The Texas
state department of agriculture was
decided to take steps to create a coun.s
try wide demand for rabbit meat 1t be-
not less than 1,O00,O 900 Texas corn
reared rabbits will be shipped to the
New England and other eastern mar
kets during the next few winter
months. The department believes Texas
will be materially increased
tails.
HOUSEWIVES ARE UNITED.
Toledo. Ohio. Dec. 2.-The Toledo
Housewives league, at a meeting today,
appealed to Gov. Frank B. Willis for
assistance in a state wide boycott Of
butter and eggs. In an effort to force
to issue a proclamation to mayors OF
Ohio cities. urging them to cooperate
In making the boycott general.
Each members OF the league pledged
herself to refrain from the use of but
ter and eggs fer the next 80 days. OF
longer. if necessary.
SHORT OF EGGS. CLAIM.
New York. Dec. 2.-New York is SUI
fering from a shortage CT cold storage
eggs. according to q report of the state
board of health. made public. which as
serts tnat the supply on september J.,
this year, was "a per cent less than on
the same date Of 1916. There were ON
hand, when the latest state censu was
taken, 1851 cases of cold storage
eggs. as compared with 1,O33,253 on
September 1, 1915, a decrease OF 241,"
666 cases of 30 dozen in a case. Greater
New York city shared in the shortage
to the extent of more than 1S9. 900
cases.
FIGHT ON AT ST. JOSEPH.
ST. Joseph. Mo-. Dec. "A boycott
on eggs, butter and potatoes until the
present high prices are reduced was
declared today at a meeting of st. Jo-
seph housewives held under tine aus
pices of the ST. Joseph Federation OF
Women's clubs.
1t was agreed to maintain the boy
colt and extend it to as many homes
as possible until butter is reduced to
3S cents a pound, eggs to 35 cents a
dozen and potatoes to 81 a bushel.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-06
Her Testimony.

From Life.
Vfsitor-When the explosion occurred A.,
you hear the detonations?
Mrs. Maloney-No: shure IL there were
my they were drownded out by the sound
aN the dynamite going off. 80
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-06
unobserxant.

Can you tell me, for 1 never could
make it out, why Il wagon has a
tonguey"
Didn't you ever notice the wheel
spoken
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-06

How some women do chuckle when
n pretty girl begins to fade.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-21
Think of Those Children Across the Sea.


This Christmas warning millions of little children
face the bitter cold of without oodhmCrcds
thousands and nakcd-whlc many live holes the
ground like wild beasts: children the dead
animals to live; and III the fields by the roadside little
atcd from parents, lie starving, dyng-ALONE.
Weakened and exhausted by years Of mccrfccCng
exposure they will die by the million this do help
them.
In America we at prosper Our children
the abundance of life Five days each week. every village
and the land they assemble scoohoucs super
mtenian principals teachers. They THE GREATEST OR
CANNED FORCE IN THE WORLD They every
III the land immediately, outsiders but through the close
peal of personal relationship and friendship and enlist sympathy
and support Their Schooouscs heated lighted ianocd
there overhead charges These scoohouScS logical
relief collecting for food clothing and every
muny the United States This school
eve the terrible distress children ECONOMICALLY,
PROMPTLY CONTINUOUSLY, than any other human
This Christmas Americas children rcady-2OOOO 900
the life of LIVING SERVICE, and spread the Christmas
spirit throughout the world by acts empty
Over $4,000 children already working and sacrificing help
lhrN need help Won't give them and publish
appeal on the inside of this circular at least
between and Christmas community the
rblc distress among children warning countries?
II local schools have joined this Children Army OF
kec will not with them cdorialy and by publish
ing lists Subscribers! If they have not started won't
ing lists of subscribers? If they have started won't you
CHILDREN OF AMERICA S FUND
Americas Children for the Starving Children of the World
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-21
Tinsley Arrested to Account
for Stolen Car in His Care

John Tinsley of the Square
Deal meat market. was placed
under arrest Wednesday morning
and taken to Denver to explain
his possession of "A Ford car which
had disappeared from in front Of
business house about g O'Clock
Monday evening. Tinslcy claim.
ed that he was accostcd by two
men IN the car near the Central
loop H. Denver and one Of them
was too drunk to drive the car
and the other one claimed that he
did not know how. He prevailed
upon Tinslcy to drive them to Ar.
vada, so says Mr.. Tinslcy and
paid him 81. 90 for his services.
When they reached the east end
of GrandvieW Avenue the men
got out saying that they did not
want to be driven home for fear
The drunk mans wife would find
out that he was drunk. Tinslcy
then wanted to know what he
should do with the car and they
told him to take it down to his
shop and leave it in the rear till
they called for it.
Tinsley was taken into custody
in the hope Of learning who the
men were who had committed
the theft as he seemed 10 be un.
able to give Il very definite des:
cription Of them.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-21

A post card was received by
the editor from our former popu-
lar druggist, II. A. Ullery Tues
day. 1t was addressed from Ty-
mana, Mexico. He said he had
come over to attend the races.
On the opposite side Of the card
was "A picture Of a cart to which
was hitched three yokes of oxen.
Their driver bore a striking re.
semblancc to Francisco Villa.
Mr.. and Mrs. UIlcry are enjoy.
ing their sojourn in California.
Stores will close all day Monday
Christmas day.
Mr.. Sundstrom and his son Sid.
ney came home from Alma
where they are engaged in min.
ing, to spend Xmas.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-21
High School Notes.

Friday evening. Dec. Is, 1915,
the Arvada boys lost one of the
hardest games of basket ball wit
messed in Arvada in many a day,
when West Denver High School
defeated them by the score of 80
to II. The game was fast from
start to finish. Some very fine
plays where the advantage of a
gym had the better team work,
spelled defeat for the A. II S.
boys.
The features of this game were
the all around playing of the
visitors and the work of 3. Ora.
YES and G. Swadley for Arvada.
The A. II. S. girls defeated the
girls from West Denver High by
the score of ID to -. This was
the fastest girls game played in
Arvada so far this year. The
playing Of the A. II s. guards,
was the feature Of this game.
Friday evening. Dec. %, 1916.
the girls will also play the This
ties of Denver. This will be the
third game Of the league. Every
body come and root and have "A
good ii me
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-21

ing them of what their contract
called for, which he only had a
copy of. =
He pursued the same tactics
wherever he went and finally
the merchants in all the towns
realized that they were "bucking
the tiger and they resolved not
to pay him any more money but
to make good their obligations to
the contestants and let it go at
that.
The Arvada merchants put it
over on him when they made him
show positively that it was not
because he was afraid he would
not get his money when they
put it in the bank. The contract
does not state where the money
is payable and naturally the Or
iginal place Of business would be
the place for the completion of
the contract, and his refusal to
accept such a proposal is only a
subterfuge to avoid the fulfill
ing of his part of the contract.
That is very plain.
The merchants, however, will
go thru with their contract with
the contestant and Mr.. Bridges
will go-well we can't say where.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-21
Odd Fellows Enter
tain Grand Master

The Odd Fellows had an en-
joyable time Saturday night en-
pertaining Grand Master of Colo
RADIO, Mr.. Fleming, whose home
is in Montrose. Grand Master
Flemming is one of those good,
solid men, who is very unassum.
ing but a man all the way thru.
He wanted no pomp or fuss made
over him and he gave the broth
ers a heart to heart talk on Odd
Fellowship, which soaked IN and
made each one appreciate the
order more fully than ever before
His description of Odd Fellows
State Home was revelation to
many, who did not realize how
many old people and young or
phan children are being made
comfortable and happy bya per
capita tax of only a few cents.
In the course of the evening K,
A. Brown, pioneer Odd Fellow
of Arvada Lodge No. Ids, was
presented a pair of kid gloves
in honor of his S0th birthday.
The presentation speech was
made by Richard Minges, Deputy
Grand Master of Arvada Lodge
in a very impressive manner
The presentation was a total sur
prise to Brother Brown, as he
was called out of his bed and ur.
ged to go see the Grand Master.
He had been up the night be.
fore attending his sister who is
96 years old and in very feeble
health at her home in North
Denver. Mr.. Brown was so
greatly surprised and moved
with appreciation that he could
hardly find words to express it
in response to Mr.. Minges.
After the Lodge session q feast
was served in the dining room
and greatly enjoyed, and music
on the player piano helped make
the evening the more enjoyable.
The friends of Miss Belle
Lucas. daughter Of K. +. Lucas,
and Harry A. Persinger, two Of
Arvada's popular young people,
were greatly surprised to hear Of
their marriage in Denver, Tues
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock. We
were unable to learn further
particulars.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-21
Carl Hays Wins
Pony in Contest

The Pony contest closed Fri
day evening at 6 o'clock sharp.
and Messrs. A. H. Barth and w.
H. Light, the judges, gathered
up the ballot boxes and placed
them under seal until Monday
morning, when they called in
Hiram Brown as the third Judge
and began counting in the direct
or's room of the First National
Bank. They soon found that
they had a bigger job on their
hands than they had anticipated
as they worked until eleven
O'Clock Monday night and until
about 4 o'clock Tuesday after
noon before the final result was
known.
Carl Hays was the winner by
6, 905 votes over his closest op-
ponent, Ruth Foster each receiv-
ing upwards of 100000 votes.
There were nearly 60 names
which were represented by bal
lots in the boxes, but we publish
only those who showed consider
able strength. Anyone desiring
can see the certified list by the
judges, as every ballot was le-
corded on the list.
The business men do not feel
that the contest has been a sue
cess, by any means, as the sale
of an automobile at the start and
the knowledge that Carl Hays
had received something like
IS, 900 votes discouraged most of
the contestants and they quit
work. No one, not even Mr..
Davis thought about the effect of
the large sale, or automobiles
would not have been included in
the contest sales. 1t was too late
howe yer, to make a change, and
the result was, that most of the
votes given out were given on
regular business.
If the votes on the automobile
would have been the means of
selling the car, it would have
been worth at least something,
but as it was, most of the mer-
chants feel that they failed to
get their moneys worth. How
ever, some of the candidates
worked hard against a big handi-
cap and deserve much praise for
it.
The following list shows the
results OF ali candidates receiv-
ing more than thousand votes:
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-21
M. E. Church Notes.
Sunday Dec. oath.

10 a. m. Sunday School. Not
withstanding the awful blizzard
last Sunday morning. there were
ISS present at Sunday School.
Wasn't that fine? This Christ
mas Sunday. we ought to have
200. Parents come and bring
your children. All stay to hear
the sermon.
II a. m. One dozen or more
People will be received into the
church. Then a sermon The
Prince of Peace We would
like much for every one to hear
the Great Cantata" in the even
ing.
$50 p. m. Epworth League.
Subject. The First Christmas
Circle and Ours" Matt. 2:9-1l;
Luke 2: Is. l6, 20. Leader Miss
Amy Louden. Let us have Is
present at this League. Will
you come?
On next Saturday night in the
Methodist church one Of the most
delightful Of all treats will be
gwen the pcorI" of Arvada
Christmas tree and Santa Claus.
following "A splendid program
which our Sunday school will rem
der; trained and led by Mrs. II e..
Fields. We extend special invi-
tation to all the parents Of the
children who attend tn" Sunday
school to JON us in these Christ
mas festivities. Everybody wei
come.
1850 A rare treat is being put
in readiness for your deli hit
next Sunday evening, in the form
of A Great Christmas Cantata
to be rendered by fine musical
talent, a large chorus. under the
leadership of John J. Weber
The subject of the Cantata will
be the same as that of the morn
ing sermon-"The Prince of
Peace" Everybody is most cor.
daily invited to attend all the
services of the church.
The following is u synopsis of
the cantata:
Part !.
The Promise
]. Sing o Heavens, chorus (;
.. The Heavenly King, bass solo
3. And There Shall Come Forth,
mixed quartet 4. Fear Thou Not,
solo and chorus; ;. Hail Bcthlc-
hem, contralto solo.
Part II.
The Fullfllmcn,.
q. o Holy Night, male voices :;
T. There Were Shepherds, so.
/ prhilo solo, quartet and chorus -.
Cradle Song, soprano solo, .,
Bright Star of Hope, duet 10.
March Of the Magi, male voices ;
II, o Blessed Lord, soprano solo /;
T. Blessed he the Lord God, final
chorus.
Mrs. T. S. Knapp left Tuesday
for Los Angeles, Calf. where
she will visit her mother and
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-21
Pony Man Arrested;
Trial Tomorrow


excitement the past week over
the arrest of G. S. Bridges, the
Pony Contest promoter, last Sat-
urday. The warrant was sworn
out by C. R. Buck, representing
the business men who were inter-
ested and Bridges was taken into
custody by August Boehmer as
he was about to board the car for
Denver.
The arrest took place after all
reasonable efforts made to
secure the satisfaction in the
matter of delivery of the pony
outfit by Bridges had failed. The
balance of the money which Bridg
es claimed should be forthcom-
ting from the merchants had been
placed in the First National Bank
to be paid over to him upon the
delivery of the pony and the
bank had notified him Of the fact
and had received the demand
from him that IF the money was
there" to please toward the
draft to him.
In the meantime Bridges came
to Aryada evidently expecting
and inviting trouble. He brought
no pony and when told that all he
had to do was to deliver it and
get his money from the bank. he
still demanded an order for the
money and said he would then
ship the outfit, which at last &C
counts he did not own.
His refusal to do what any
honorable business man would
have been glad to do and his ap-
parent wish to get into trouble
so exasperated those who were
interested and who realized that
they had been "stung," that they
caused his arrest upon a charge
of having obtained money by
use of a confidence game.
He was taken before Judge
Gregg and placed under $500
bonds to appear before a prelim-
nary hearing next Friday after
noon at 100 O'Clock. He had
considerable difficulty securing a
suitable bondsman notwithstand-
ing the fact that he claimed to
have $1,000 worth Of real estate
in Colorado.
Bridges came to Arvada early
in September and claimed to rep
resent the Colorado Pony Co, OF
Littleton. He displayed IA large
picture card and said that it was
a bunch of ponies they owned on
their farm near Littleton and
their plan of disposing of them
was thru the contest system
which was not only very profita-
BILE to them, but to the business
men who put on their contest.
He stated that he had a contest
on in Littleton which had been
running about two weeks and
was going fine. He must have,
he said, eight business concerns
in Arvada to pay him $36. 90 each
in order to put it on and he pre-
sented a long blank sheet which
had at the top what each one
considered a tentative outline of
what all proposed to do and
none believed it was in fact
contract they were signing for
Bridges, only, to have ard hold.
The Enterprise editor was told
that all Of S36. 90 would be taken
in trade and knowing that all
we'll regulated contests require a
great deal Of advertising. print.
ing, ETC.. we fell for it.
Seven others did the same thing
except that some Of them got
in for half price aud others AS
low as ten dollars. They were
receipted for the other half which
:tey did not pay (mereIy for the
moral effect and all went well
with Mr.. Bridges until it came to
the final showdown. He eXtrac
ted considerable cash from some
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-21

Robt Callicott come home from
Caribo where he is running an
electric hoist in a big mine and
will spend Christmas with home
folks.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-21

How about that subscription?
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-21

Mrs. T. S. Knapp left Tuesday
for Los Angeles. Calf. where
she will visit her mother and
three sisters, and brother.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-21

Elmer Elliott and Arthur Mar.
cum made Il business trip to Gold
en- Saturday evening.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-02
CHAMBER Of COM
MERGE DEBATERS
GOT THEIRS
In Debate With Equity Speakers at
Garrison, Chas. l.. Boyland and
Geo. J. Smith Suffered Defeat.

On October 18th, at Garrison, N. d.,
there was debate between represen-
tatives of the Equity Cooperative EN-
change and representatives Of the
Chamber of Commerce. This, in our
opinion, will be the last debate Of its
kind ever held in the Northwest.
The audience was composed OF a
large crowd of farmers and business
men from Garrison and vicinity, even
though the weather was bad at the
time.
The Chamber of Commerce was
represented by Chas. L. Boylan, for
merly employe of the Equity Ex-
change but discharged from their en-
ployment on account Of gambling in
options, and Geo. J. Smith, the late
candidate for Governor of North Da-
kota, who tried to hold the Equity
support while receiving money at the
same time from members of the Cham
Der of Commerce. A fine pair, indeed,
to represent an institution that has
been for so many years skinning the
farmers of the Northwest by the many
devices used by the Chamber of
Commerce that are at this time so
well known to the farmers through the
efforts of the men that are backing the
Equity Cooperative Exchange and
putting up the battle for an honest
grain market There were other rep
resentatives of the Chamber of Com
merce present and among them was
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-02
A FAREWELL SURPRISE.

About forty neighbors and friends
gathered at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Evenson on Monday evening to bid
them goodbye and wish them good
luck in their new home. We see them
leave our neighborhood with regret
but what is our loss is some one else's
gain. Pleasant games were INDUCED
in and delightful lunch was served
at midnight, after which the floor was
cleared and the younger ones tripped
the light fantastic until morning. A
lovely silver sugar and cream set was
presented to them as small token
Of remembrance by their many friends
they are leaving here. All journeyed
to their homes in the early morning
after having spent delightful night.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-02

the notorious "Bundy," so we'll known
to all of the old time Equity workers
as the manager of the Farmers Eleva-
tor at Voltaire, N. d., who tried his
level best to put the Equity Co-opera-
tive Exchange in bad with the farm
ers but who was defeated at every
turn and asked as special favor that
no reference be made to him by the
representative of the Exchange, if he
attended the debate at Garrison.
The time will no doubt come when
both Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Boylan will
want to attend some farmers meeting
without having the fact thrown up to
them that they were at one time in the
past, faithful servants Of the Cham
Der of Commerce and traitors to the
farmers in their battle for an honest
grain market
This meeting was called by Mr.. c. j.
Jansen, president Of the Farmers Ele-
vator Co., at Garrison, N. D., and was
called by reason of the fact that Smith
and Boylan had been boasting to the
farmers of Garrison and vicinity that
President j. M. Anderson Of the Ed
uity Cooperative Exchange did not
dare to appear before them at CARR
son and face the charges that the
"would-be politician" and "ex-em-
ploye of the Equity" were ready to
make.
At the beginning of the debate Mr..
Boylan made it clear that he was COM
PEELED to make a living for himself
and family. Mr.. Smith said he was
there because of his deep interest in
the farmers of North Dakota, which
he evidently did not show when he was
a candidate for governor and bidding
for the support of the Equity men,
bers and at the same time hob-nob-
bing with members of the Chamber of
Commerce and receiving from them
checks at the rate of $4,000 a clip.
Mr.. Smith began by stating that the
Equity Cooperative Exchange was
bankrupt and to prove this, cited the
fact that they had borrowed at one
time the past year, $75,000.O0. He al
so charged that the Exchange was run
by grafters, and bunch of nine pins,
evidently referring to the Board of
Directors.
Mr.. J. F. Diefenbach was present
and spoke for few minutes answer
ing charges that had been made
against him and offering to produce
any proof necessary that the business
of the Equity Cooperative Exchange,
as far as he knew, had been conduct
ed in an honest and upright manner.
In Mr.. Anderson's remarks, he re-
viewed carefully the circumstances
that led up to Mr.. Boylan's discharge,
for the reason before stated. He also
reviewed carefully the fact that Mr.
Smith had received check for $4,000
from a Chamber of Commerce firm.
at the time he was a candidate for