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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-01

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Mrs. Leo Adams of Bingham is
spending the holiday season here
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Nun
roe.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. II. Flinders and
family will leave in a few days for
Ogden where they will make their
future home.
Miss La Voyle Peterson left Fri
day morning for Salt Lake where
she viii spend New Years with her
sister Mrs. Geo. e. South.
Mrs. Raymond Benson and little
son of Arimo, Idaho, will spend New
Years in Logan guest Of Mrs. Har-
riet L. Benson.
Judge and Mrs. C. w. Morse of
Salt Lake spent Christmas here as
guests Of DR.. and Mrs. w. G.. Rucken-
brod.
Mr.. and Mrs G.. A. Cummings of
Salt Lake, are spending the holiday
season with friends and relatives in
Logan.
Mrs. II. e. Wooley of Kanab is
visiting in Logan, guest of her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Ballan-
tyne.
Mrs. Peter Sorehson and children
of Salt Lake are visiting in Logan
guest of Mrs. w. T. Knowles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bland L. Workman of
Nashua, N. H., spent Christmas in
Logan.
Mrs Geo. T. Taylor and children
are spending the holiday season with
relatives in American Fork.
Mr. and Mrs. Elias Nelson and
family of Ogden are visiting with re-
latives in Logan.
Misses Ruby Harrison and La Priel
Smith spent part of the holiday sea-
son in Richmond and Lewiston.
Mr.. Richard Sloan of Bear Lake
is visiting with relatives for few
days.
Miss Mildred Warren of Grace,
Idaho, is visiting with friends in
Logan.
Mr.. Hugh Williams and Mr.. w. E.
Goodspeed returned Thursday from a
pleasant visit in Salt Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Vaughan are
visiting with relatives and friends in
this city. n
Mr.. and Mrs. Burns Crooksson Of
Rexburg, spent the holiday season
with relatives in Logan.
Mrs. Lewis Henderson and chill
dren returned to their home in Ari-
no. Idaho, on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Kjar return
ed Wednesday to their home in Man.
IA.
Mrs. A. B. Dunford and daughter
Leah, are visiting with relatives in
Bloomington, Idaho.
Mr.. Norman Dahle and little daugh
ter returned to their home in Silver
City Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Anderson
md little daughter returned to their
home in Downey, Idaho on Monday.
MRS. George Paul and sons Chas.
md Preston are spending the holi-
lays with Mrs. T. B. Busby.
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Mr.. and Mrs. George Anderson and
little son came up from Brigham to
spend Christmas with relatives.
Miss Pearl Theurer of Ogden is
the holiday season with rel.
Itives and friends here.
Miss Ethel Willmore returned to
salt Lake Monday after pleasant
'isit here.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-01

~ l 10 IL, said Clarence as
Yadghed and put the gun to his
cad.
"Oh, don't, Bub," cried little Edith
Cook, his niece, years old. She
ran from the room at the report Of
the gun The boy sank to the floor :.
Me was dead.
4 Clarence got the gun from friend
at meeting of the Boy Scouts, Of
which he was a member, in the old
TweAh ward meeting house on
Foul East between First South and
Sefbn1 South streets, Tuesday night.
TIVE friend asked the boy to take it
l6krne and clean 1t. There was one
cartridge in it.. The boy removed
this while he was cleaning It.
The accident occurred in the liv-
ing room Of the Erickson home.
Mrs. Annie Erickson mother of the
10y, was in an adjoining room. Clar.
once had Just finished cleaning the
gun and explaining the mechanism
of it to his sister Ivy, II years old,
and his niece, who Is the daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Cook Of GIT
Glendale street, when he took the
cartridge from his pocket and plac-
ed 1t in the chamber Of the revolv-
er. He rose from his seat and re-
marked about the luster he put on
the revolver in cleaning 1t. The
little girls fed across the room as
he flourished the gun before them.
Frightens Little Girls
Laughing cheerfully, ne placed the
gun to his head. Both little girls
screamed. 1t is believed that their
shrill outcries startled the boy and
he accidentally pulled the trigger.
The bullet entered the right temple
and coursed upward through the
brain. The police were notified and
DR.. II. b. Sprague went to the nome
in his automobile. He said death
had been Instantaneous Coroner L.
r Martineau, Jr., PRONOUNCED that
the shooting was accidentally
Clarence who was known at school
as Bud" was In his first year at
West Side High school. He had al
ways taken great interest in the
boy scouts movement and regularly
attended its meetings He had been
working yesterday with several other |
boys in the old Twelfth ward church |
which is used as drii hall and gym
nasium by the boy scouts. He came
home. at noon and asked his mother
it ne could ask his friends to the
house last night for a party, His
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-01

Mrs, Al Lundahl entertained at din.
ner last Sunday complimentary to
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Crockett OF
Provo. The rooms were bright with
Christmas decorations and the table
had for centerpiece a vase of roses
and covers were laid for twelve
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-01

Mrs. Ed Anderson was hostess at
delightful dinner party given on
Monday evening at her home on
First South street, Christmas decor.
atlons made the rooms very attract.
i've and the table was decorated with
roses and chrysanthemums. Follow
ing the dinner music and games
were enjoyed. Twenty.one guests
were included.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Lothair Alfred and
little daughter OF Idaho Falls. Idaho
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-01

Misses Sadie and Ada Catmull of
Salt Lake are spending. the holidays
In Logan, guests OF Mrs. George D.
Harding.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-01

Bishop and Mrs. Anthem Anderson
entertained very pleasantly with a
FANNY party on Christmas day. The
rooms were bright with the Christ
mas decorations of pepper berries.
holly and foliage and red bells. The
long table at which the guests were
seated was beautifully decorated with
cut flowers. Covers were laid for
thirty'fve. Following the dinner
social evening was enjoyed.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-01

Marshall and Mrs. N. C. Peter
son entertained at a delightful din
uer party Wednesday evening at
their home on First South. Christ.
mas decorations and cut flowers were
effectively arranged about the rooms
and on the table, Following the din
ner social evening was enjoyed.
Covers were laid for Mayor and Mrs.
y. A. Thatcher Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
.indauist. Mr.. md Mrs. James Lar
en-, Nr and Mrs. Lee Thatcher, Mr..
md Mrs. VIM. Evans Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. r. Anderson and Mrs. Har'
riet L. Benson.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-01

The rooms were bright with Christ
mas decorations. The evening was
spent in music and games, after
which delicious refreshments were
served.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-01

Miss Eta Nelson entertained a
number OF her friends Wednesday
afternoon. The time was spent in
music and social pastime and deli
cious refreshments were served.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-01

Dec. 30.--Frightening
Bter and niece by flourish.
Ialiber revolver which he
d, Clarence Erickson Is
b of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
42S East Second South
the muzzle of the gun
BE yesterday afternoon
bullet through his brain.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-01

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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-01-01

Miss Margaret Knowles entertain.
ed with sleeping party Tuesday at
her home on First South. The guests
remained for the delicious breakfast
served.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01

istration Of said estate be granted TO
Wilbur S. Wilson, or to some other
suitable person.
1t is ordered, That the twenty-sev-
enth day of November, A. ID. 1916, at
one-thirty o'clock in the afternoon, at
said probate Office, be and is hereby
appointed for hearing said petition.
1t is further ordered, That public
notice thereof be given by publication
of copy of this order, for three sue
cessive weeks previous to said day
Of hearing, in the Bedding Banner, q
newspaper printed and circulated In
said county.
Judge Of Probate.
A true copy.
ANNA P. WEBSTER,
21-t-3 Register OF Probate
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Local Items
all About Our Town And Il. People

Paul Havey spent Monday in Grand
Rapids.
I. L Hockey returned from Ionia
Monday.
Mrs. A. J. Neve went to Pierson
fast Thursday.
John Donovan spent last week in
Grand Rapids.
Mrs Emma Lamb was in Grand
Rapids Monday.
Mrs. X. G. Crawford went to Grand
Rapids Monday.
w. l.. Reeves was in Moseley on
hnsiness last Thursday.
Mrs. Fred Warner and daughter
are visiting in Stanwood.
Frank Donovan was in Chicago
from Friday until Monday.
Guy Alexander was in the city last
Friday from Grand Rapids.
Miss Nora Cameron spent Sunday
with relatives in Grand Rapids.
Have your Christmas photos made
carly. Telephone for an appointment
BIG. Dennis Studio.-adv.
George Gleason went to Grand
Rapids on business last Thursday.
Elizabeth 0lger was in Grand Hay-
e. over Sunday visiting her mother.
Miss Hazel Sturgis of Grand Rap
ids spent Monday with friends here.
Misses Fay Ellery and Thelma
lensen were in Reed City over Sun
Misses Clara Shanahan and Adeline
Reminder were in Greenville Satur-
ay.
Miss Georgia Smith went home to
Stanwood Friday for a few days
visit
Mrs. Elizabeth Shaw was in Green
lie over Sunday, the guest Of Mrs.
Youngs.
Mrs. II. T. Hale is in st. Johns visit
ng relatives. She went there last
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Cusser and two
daughters visited friends in Crystal
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Hanks were in
Grand Rapids over Sunday visiting
Ter son, Earl.
Mrs. G. F. Smith attended the
county convention Of women's clubs
n Ionia Monday.
Barney c. Race left Friday to visit
Us son, Falley Race, in Kalamazoo
Or few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Slater were in
Grand Rapids Saturday, returning
Sunday evening.
Mrs. C. Woodruff went to Grand
4Apids last Friday to visit her rela-
9ves for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Jensen of Big
IApids spent Tuesday with Mr.. and
Hrs. c. A. Wheeler.
Mary E. Powers was in Howard
4ty visiting friends and relatives
thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Nettie Hammond returned
rom Finley, Ohio last week, and is
TX in her old home again. She en-
Dyed her stay in Ohio, but says
here is no place like home and to
De among old friends.
Over a score Of our customers are
unng Partisan Sage on their hair. II
nmovss dandrun and prevents bald
PISS. Sold on guarantee. Wortley
q Freach.-sdv.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01

in said county, on the tenth day Of
October, A. ID. 1916.
Present: Hon. Montgomery Web
ster, Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Ag-
mes Pearl Trask, deceased, Noble D..
Trask, having filed in said court his
petition praying that a certain in
strument in writing, purporting to be
the last will and testament of said de-
ceased, now on file in said court be
admitted to probate, and that the adj
ministration of said estate be grant
ed to Frank r. Chase, as administra-
tor with the will annexed, or to some
other suitable person.
1t is ordered, That the fourteenth
day of November, A. d. 1916, at one
thirty o'clock in the afternoon, at
said probate Office, be and is hereby
appointed for hearing said petition.
1t Is further ordered, That public
notice thereof be given by publica-
ton of copy of this order, for three
successiveweeks previous to said day of
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01

Mr. and Mrs. Lon Seabolt and son,
Lon, of Kalkaska, were the guests
last Wednesday of Mrs. David
Wherry. Mrs. Seabolt is a niece Of
Mrs. Wherry.
Editor w. b. Wells of the Green
vile Call has figured out what con-
stitutes a days work. He says that
it depends altogether on our occupa-
ton. If you lay brick, eight hours;
If you keep house, sixteen hours; If
you preach the gospel, two hours; if
you are a porter in a sleeping car,
twenty hours; il you serve the COVER
nment, one hour; and If you are a
newspaper man, twenty-four hours.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01

Mrs. C. f. Groves of Edmore was
the guest Of her daughter, Miss Teri
Ia, Thursday and Friday.
Charles w. Williams and family of
Dighton moved here last week and
are located on Ionia street.
Vote for Glenn ID. Mathews for
Judge of Probate.-adv.
Lester Hubert was the guest of
Harlan Reeves Friday night.
Master Milan Reeves has been on the
sick list during the past week.
The Ladies' Literary Exchange
club meet with Mrs. Ralph Mason,
Thursday, November 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Urch left Sat
urday to go to Durand for visit on
the farm with their son.
Mrs. III. T. Hale has been in St.
Johns visiting relates and friends.
She went there last Friday.
Mrs. p. A. Brown, who was the
guest Of her son last week, returned
home to Blanchard Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank O'Bryon spent
Tuesday in Grand Rapids. They went
TO see "The Bird of Paradise"
Will the people who have our pie
tins be kind enough to return them to
City Bakery-"Thanks." adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Avis of Grand
Rapids were the over Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Hocksted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Rimes and son,
Lewis, and Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben
Trompp motored to Ionia Saturday.
Mrs. l.. A. Gleason, who had been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McCon-
nell, returned TO Grand Rapids Mon
day.
Mrs. Myra Gill, who has been the
guest of her sister, Mrs. II. A. Smith,
returned home to Grand Rapids Mon
day.
Minnie Hoover left Friday for Mar
ion and Reed City to visit at their
homes.
Mrs. George Kingsbury went to
Sheridan Thursday to visit at the
home of her sister. Mrs. Wright. She
returned Friday.
Glenn d. Mathews deserves your
support for Judge of Probate.-adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Smith and
sons, Roy and Earl, of Ionia, and Mr..
Randell were callers on John Ray
mond and family Sunday.
Nicholas Getting has rented his
farm to VIM. Hatton of Stanton and
moved back to Belding. He resides
at 213 East Division street.
Mrs. Ed. Raymond of Toledo, Ohio,
is here caring for her husbands
mother, Mrs. Mary Raymond, who
has been i'll for the past three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Clanchy enter
tanned their daughter, Mrs. Hodg-
kins, of Grand Rapids, for several
weeks. She returned home last
Thursday.
Ed. Wingar of Detroit was in the
city last Friday. He had been visit
ing his sister, Mrs. Jude Spencer, of
Grand Ledge, and came here on bust
ness.
Mrs. Iva Hull, Miss Georgina Ase-
lin and sister, Miss Glance, were in
Grand Rapids Monday. They saw the
play, 'The Bird of Paradise" while
there.
Sale of trimmed hats at The Beld-
ing Hat Shoppe Saturday, November
ADV.
Mrs. Charles Woodruff and son, Ed
ward, have returned from Grand Rap
ids, where she went last Friday to
see her mother, Mrs. Clark Graves,
in the Blodgett hospital.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01
SHILOH

Ora Decker and family were in
Shiloh Sunday.
Miss Elsie Swears visited Sunday
in Ionia.
Mrs. Geo. Boyd of Laingsburg Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. Emily Morris,
last week.
Noah Russell and family visited his
daughter, Miss Ray Mikesell, Sunday.
Frank Heth was at Long Lake one
day last week.
Ben Comstock, Jr, was nOrleans
one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernie Morgan called
on the formers parents, one evening
last week.
Ben Warren has new Ford car.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01

Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Pinkham
entertained his mother, Mrs. William
Pinkham, and her sister, Mrs: Mary
| Slingsby, of Fullerton, California.
They left Friday for home.
Mrs. Frank Luck was in Grand
Rapids the first of the week with Mrs.
Emma Brown, who was operated up
on there Monday morning. Mrs.
Brown is getting along nicely.
Chauncey Chase, who has been in
Chicago attending school for some
time, spent the weekend with friends
here. He was on his way TO Sagi-
nav, where he has accepted a posi-
ton.
A. J. Medlar, who had been the
guest of John Cusser and Chris. Lie
bum, of Orleans, left for Florida last
Thursday. He and Mr.. Liebum put
in considerable time hunting and bag
ged lot of partridge, woodcock and
rabbits.
Vote for Glenn d. Mathews for
Judge Of Probate. He doesn't want
it for life.-adv.
Mrs. James Banks and son are
spending week in Detroit visiting
her father and sisters. Her sister,
Mrs. Laudy of, the State Of New
York, is there also for visit
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Deitz were Sun
day dinner guests of Robert Wells.
After dinner Mr.. and Mrs. Deitz, Mr..
Wells and Mrs. Robinson motored to
Grand Rapids and attended the shows
in the afternoon and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Sheldon of
Eaton Rapids have been the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Hall. Mr..
Hall, who has been confined to the
houseand his bed for several weeks, is
improving and able to be up.
Miss Nora Samain of Portland, was
in the city Friday and Saturday, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John Cooper.
She wa son her way TO Sheridan.
Miss Samain is the daughter, of Fred
Samain, a former resident here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry l.. Gwatkin
and son, Joseph. of Grand Rapids,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
way home from Howell, where they
Miss Winifred Bush.
One-fourth off on dress and tailor
ed hats Saturday, November A. Beld-
ing Hat Shoppe.-adv.
Mrs. Ed. Andre and daughter, May
Francis, of Dayton, Ohio, arrived on
Saturday and gave her sister, Mrs.
Will Annis, a surprise. Mrs. Andre
did not let the people here know she
was coming and when she and her
daughter drove up to the Annis home
in taxi, the surprise was complete.
They will remain for a week.
B. j. Russell Of Baldwin was the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Olds
last Thursday, returning home Fri
day. He is the county treasurer Of
Lake county, and had been to Lans-
ing on business. Mr.. Russell has
been nominated for Judge of probate
on the republican ticket, and will un-
doubtedly be elected to that Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Luscombe, who
moved into the city last summer from
their farm onto the Glenn Granger
place, may yet have the pleasure Of
eating strawberry shortcake from
berries fresh from the vines. Mrs.
Luscombe was out in the patch last
Thursday and picked a stem contain
ing good-sized ripe one, several
green ones and one in the blossom.
A splendid line OF tams for girls
and hats for children. Belding Hat
Shoppe.-ady.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01
APPOINTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATOR
First Insertion Nov. I, 1916
STATE OF MICHIGAN-Th 7

IFlrst INSERTION NOV. i, 1870
STATE OF MICHIGAN-The pro-
bate court for the county of Ionia.
At a session of said court, held at
the probate Office in the city of Ionia,
in said county, on the twenty-fifth
day of October, A. d. 1916.
Present: Hon. Montgomery Web
ster, Judge Of Probate.
In the matter of the estate Of Ger
trude E. Wilson, deceased, David E.
Wilson, father and heir-at-law of said
deceased, having filed in said court
his petition praying that the admin
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01

Auto Tickets With Each 25c Cash Purchase
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01

hearing, in the Bedding Banner, a
newspaper printed and circulated in
said county.
MONTGOMERY WEBSTER,
Judge of Probae.
A true copy.
FLORENCE C. DODD,
21-t-3 Deputy Register of Probate.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

(F'lrst Insertion Sept. II, 1879
STATE OF MICHIGAN-The cir
cult court for the county of Ionia, IS.
IN CHANCERY.
Beth r. Harvey, Plaintiff,
VS..
Charles M. Harvey, Defendant.
Suit pending in the circuit court for
the county of Ionia, in Chancery, at
the city of Ionia in said county, on
the 25th day of September, A. d.
1916.
In this cause it appearing from af-
fidavit on file, that the defendant,
Charles M. Harvey, left his last
known place of residence, at Lowell,
Michigan, on or about the 28th day
of April, A. d. 1915, since which
time his pclae of residence cannot be
ascertained after diligent inquiry.
On motion Of Fred l.. Warner,
plaintiffs attorney, it is ordered that
the said defendant, Charles M. Har-
vey, cause his appearance to be enter
ed herein, within three months from
the date of this order; and that in
default thereof, said bill be taken as
confessed by the said absent defend
ant.
And it is further ordered, That
within twenty days the said plain
tiff cause a notice of this order to be
published in the Bedding Banner, a
newspaper printed, published and
circulating in said county, and that
such publication be continued therein
at least one in each week for seven
weeks in succession.
FRANK d. M. DAVIS,
Circuit Judge.
FRED L. WARNER,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Attest: A true copy.
BRUCE s. MOULTON,
18-t-7 Deputy County Clerk.
nnoD. -x, ~, xx,rYv
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01

One kind of nuisance is man
who works but tries to impress -peo-
pie with the idea that he doesn't have
TO.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01
PROBATE OF WILL

PROBATE OF WILL
First Insertion October 18)
STATE OF NICHIGAN--The pro-
bate court for the county of Ionia.
At a session of said court, held at
the probate Office in the city of Ionia,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-01
Blue Ribbon Oleomargarine

Is the best substitute for butter. We give
color with each pound SO you can get the
beautiful June color. 2 pound Bricks SIC
Our new stock of Corn Syrup is fine
White Cadillac Is, 30 and Soc per can
Elipse amber color 10, 25 and 45c per can
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-18
Dancer SlqnaI.

If the fire bell should ring, would
you run and stop it or go and help
to put out the fire? 1t is much the
same way with a cough. \ cough is a
danger signal as much as a fire. bell
You should no more try to suppress II
than to stop n fire bell when it is ring
ing, but should cure the disease that
causes the coughing. This can nearly
always be done by taking Chamber
laiu's Cough Remedy. Many have used
it with the most beneficial results. II
is especially valuable for the pcrcist
ont cough that so often follows a bad
cold or an attack of the grip. Mrs
Thomas Becohin. Andrews, Ind.
writes: During the winter my hus.
band takes cold easily and coughs and
coughs. Chambcrlain's Cough Remedy
is the best medicine for breaking ur
these attacks, and You cannot get him
TO take any other" Obtainable every
whore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-18

accurate system of vital statistics
Without such statistics health ofic
ials are TO a large extent working in
/ the dark. The state of Oklahoma
Is not at present included in the FED
eral vital statistics registration area
but definite steps have been taken un
der the direction of DR.. John w. Duke
| state health commissioner, to have
this state included. It is hoped that
before long Oklahoma VIII have sys-
TEN OF vital statistics as complete
and accurate as that of any state
Oklahoma has a deserved reputation
as a most progressive state and will
not be permitted to lag IN health mat
ters.
As matter Of fact most Of the ply
sicians of the state are careful and
conscientious in their compilation OF
vital statistics. The caroiessness OF
"a few, however, tends TO vitiate the
good work of the majority. Nomi-
nally the law in this respect is strict,
but its actual enforcement is difficult
in practice. In this state all pros.
ecutions arising under the laws are in
sttuted by the county attorneys In
number of other states a special
representative of the state attorney
generals office is detailed for such
duties 1t has been found that this
method is much more efficient than
having the prosecution handled by
the local authorities.
If each mother in oklahoma would
insist that the attending physician file
a birth certificate of her child, step
in advance would be taken. 1t is only
an act Of justice to the child. Often
in later life the existence of such a
birth certificate may be of great ser
vice, its absence an immense handi-
cap.