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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-10-19
Unlucky Day

Friday the 18th proved to be an
unlucky day for the Monroe High
School basket ball teams.
The girls played the Shelbina
High School team at Shelbina and
the score was 32 to in favor of
Shelbina.
The Holiday boys played the
Monroe boys herd and the result
was defeat 43 to 10.
Ralph Barr. who has been spend
ing the summer in Colorado return.
ed Friday. He is well pleased with
the west.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW
"Succeed With Detroit'
Fisher Body Corporation
Detroit Concern, Can Fill
Only Halt Orders offered

Today only one-half of the bust
ness that is offered can De accept
I'd by the company The managing
owners were willing 10 take add
tional capital for the expansion OF
the business, pay a good rate there
for, but they retain absolute con.
troll of the company and The man
agement.
Frederick J Fisher. president Of
the company, mastered his trade as
a carriage maker from his father at
an early age and in the panic OF 1917
threw up q $4,000 position and
started the Fisher concern with $50
900 capital mostly from the Fisher
family. which for three generations
had been carriage builders
While capital was shy and bankers
scowled, Mr. Fisher declared that
1907 was just the time 10 enter bus
mess and have a sound organization
ready when the tide turned
Today the six Fisher brothers are
over those six factories and there
they intend 20 remain.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21
WILL DISCUSS
PREPAREDNESS
FUNDAMENTALS

Prominent workers in several diff
fcrent fields will speak on prepared.
ness. the afternoon and evening Of
Thursday. Aug a. az conference
and public meeting OF the National
Commi,te, on Real Preparedness
The Fundamental questions of pre-
paredness will 90 dealt with insteai
OF matters Of military CNp,dlcnc.
and superficial array measures
Prof irving Fisher ~ Yale uni
yereity, one OF 3D.. foremost mathc.
maucal ocouomi ,- u the world and
an authority on national rniciency
VIII peak on Health. poverty anu
preparedness insurance against
war viii %, The topic Of an adj
dress by Frederick 50 Howe, OF New
York Ohpr su,r,ho will De
child labor and prcparodu, ly
Ur owen Z LoyCoy. aocrcrary OF
OBJ, NaIorI comm ssiou; Socializa-
rou uC natural Resources. essential
go ruG or.pardD,s h r0niamu
Mar-h. sepr,'ar Of ID, National
Committee Goa Real Preparedness,
aud Real prepare ro rom che
ianG9HlH' &c ..u.zal l..or b..
Joau' Steele pre- '5rnt %. %. ID
rut Federation oi Labor
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21

Another industry Is ushcred into
national finance, by the introduction
TO investors OF the Fisher Body cor
poration with 5000 600 cumulative
per cent preferred stock In 10000
500 shares and 100000 shares com
mon stock Of no par value
This company is the largest max.
er OF automobile bodies In the world,
and in Detroit II manufactures one.
half OF all the bodies made here. II
employs over 5000 hands in six De-
troit and one Canadian factory, aud
II manufacturing at the rate of more
than 100000 bodies per annum. a
business OF S2O,000,OOO. Last year
on a gross business OF SiO,000,000 It
earned 1891 900
For the first four months OF It's
present fiscal year, beginning in
March, sales and profits showed an
increase OF more than 100 per cent.
or tho above 100000 preferred
stock, $4,000. 900 will so into the
treasury OF the company for eNpan.
sion.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21
TWO CASES OF
BABY SCOURGE
IN VILLAGE

Tho FIRST two cases Of iniau'l'
paralysis that Highland Park has
had were discovered Saturday alter
noon. within 90 minutes Of each
other Tho Gre' lo 20" reported was
tha, OF Myrtle Bundle. lhr"c and
ouehaIf year old SO 100 Ford
ave. ard The ccoud was Tho eight
month--old daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
Fern i. W1lcott 80 l2l Avalon
ayc Both houses were quaraut'n"d
by tho health department as soon as
On. reports were received.
That The village. with it- fargo
foreign population has no, had
more cases Of th, scourre rs due 90
the care which 'ho health depart
meut is taking 20 protect the resi-
dents Health officers have 5ecr
making systematic search of th"
village since the HOT weather began
in an effort 10 discover any out
break OF disease prevalent in the
hot weather
The health department has gon"
so far as to examine all persons
coming into the village from other
states and does not permit them TO
stay unless they are in a healthy
condition Four families living I'm
tine village for some time have been
asked to leave.
pv James G. Martin, head OF the
board OF health, will recommend to
the council Monday evening that
two additional officers be allowed
the department
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21
TRIES TO REACH
10000 ALIENS
AUGMENTATION Committee of
Commerce Board Asks En-
plOyes To Aid

"CCuudcut that there are moro
than ESQ employers OF foreign labor
In Detroit, me characterization
Committee OF the board Of Com
merce. has been trying 20 get more
. than that numoe on It's mailing
list" said Byres r. Gitchell, OF the
Board OF Commerce. Saturday, com
menting on difficulties attendant
upon the task OF enrolling 10000 for
elgners in the city night schools
next month.
"Our work f. dependent almost
. entirely upon our ability 10 reach
the foreign workmen at their work.
We must know who their employers
are. Despite all our efforts, how
ever. we have been able to list only
about $50 such employers.
Each OF these has undertaken
the work OF cooperation with
us. II is necessary for us 10 know
the name OF the man 70 whom we
shall direct correspondence and upon
whom the secretary OF tho commit
tee shall call when he visits the
various plants.
THE Board OF Education has
been granted SIS 900 10 run the pub.
lie evening schools during the sea
son OF 1867. over % school, will
be open In order 70 justify this big
expenditure there should hc az least
10000 Of Dctroit's foreign workmen
in the schools this fall.
The members OF the American
iza,lon Committee % the Detroit
Board of Commerce have plan TO
Offer each employer who will get In
touch With them, and II he viii car
~ out The suggestions there should
be no trouble IN securing the Do
sired number OF men FOR the even.
ing schools.
"U,frou IA been HE cradle OF a
national movement ~ got the non
English poakirz Uorkmen INFO the
evening chools 81 hea 80 onyiahle
reputation to uiiraIn
1T is our " st that every ON
ploycr OF foreie1 labor WHO has NOT
already gotten ia touch with Us do
50 al once. so thai ~, can send him
tho literature We have mad printed
Tor factory distribution. meet him
personally aud enlist his coopera-
ton
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21
STOCK EXCHANGE
HALTED BY HEAT

Excessive heat and the reflection
Of inactivity in the New York mar.
ket because Of the unsettled condi
ton OF the railroad strike trouble,
combined 10 make trading on tie
Detroit Stock exchange practically
nil Monday morning
Few issues changed prices. and
those that did muster enough en-
ergy to move, duc,ua'ed only frac.
ton Burroughs, which featured
Lass week by sensational advances,
wa as stationary as ir The prices
were glued 10 tho blackboard III
active stock. had poor day of H.
Sales were light ana OF little iutcr-
Ger or consequence.
printius--thc plain neat kiud--thnt
- riEhf-Timc~ job Dept Nnin t52o.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21
Highland Park Notes


ga. I"I 81, or $50 aI
E N.'n@ we
d rf. ''.'l"'' 'I no. ~"
MISS Marion Jones, ~ No 81 Colo
raa"-1Er, VINO recently uul.rN,u. a
rit !. i- slowly uuuynlrsr.ug
f.mHnI DUNCAN. af $50 2.l Hi2h-
,,t''- ''', has lD't fa, Wutrr'ovu *
- where Doe v..l spend two weeks
Ntsa Meta Contl,.. or 80 ooe pfr,-
ton-.y,.. la. Iru FOR ~3rr ~ Ngrje
whar. she win spend ..lrr,I v..ri.s
Neu Uaunalarl rr ST. Ga Psra.-
f,rl-5l,.. h -pcr'IIng "a faw week n,
Traverse CITY and CRYSTAL lax.
Nr and Airs John lfr1ar ,yl .r,,
John ~ 30. "a R.aur,ap.o,'' v..ii
leave shortly ON "a major trir ~
Grand Rapids and Holland NIrn
where They viii visit with ~elativoa
t'tr,rg Raf,Ira OF Xyiro,.-,,,
bas Itrt FOR Matt Min mona ma H.
viii spend A raw weeks vim srt.rJs
Mira r. johnson ANA d9trht,r Miss
sadie. of 80. ass IIeIl4nd-ayr errnt
tA, Weekend az Sandwich ONT
Mr. ana Mrs George L. KENNEDY
have r,f,,ino5 ~ tt.lr S ,C9s' I'm eF,
Watkins lake. vnef,. tb.v sperf fv..
weeks.
Mss i " t4y. ,,,',r ana I'"t i9o',.
home .t 80 81 EsyDriy-,vo non, a
motor trim IN Travsrac cr,
N.. t,t,ton r,tr.,,, 80 - az W.
voIi,-sve has reG"vs,sJ from, a., I'm
ness If tie ra.f v...t
Nis RIO 81 No l1l ror5-,v, "a
entertaining, hon nI,r. NiI.a -.a-iatt
~ T4Nas CIV Milan
Rev J9uor u NtarDorald has 70
turned a. hfs home M 40 20 Cort-
lruI-4v. fr,u, pouvf,s- 1al, v-bcrc
he spent his vacatlon'
II 1
90 tr,ir home AZ No "A \,-verlt.-a,,e
after havinr euioyed v.ry pi.,s,ni
thin o. Duluth
Mr. and Mr. Stcvaps and dalgbtor
Charlotte. ~ Wavcrit .avc. arc homo
been amending saveraI v-..tf,
Mis- mum t'arc of <n DIS Utyh.
Iaud-aye viii spcud ths week In
Charleston fa company with several
Detroit friends
Mrs {. smith. Of Avalon has
,,t,rp,1 1,,rc rr,,v g,a-t pca,b
where she spent n wesk 10
MISS Kenneth Guest md children.
az Trnnysur-avo are sncndlng thc
remainder ~ the auuuI.r ~ 1ray-
TON lIalns
Mr. and Mrs l. 7 KIprer of W
DIS Cortland-ave. spent the week
cri in their sufnuer nome AZ Fair
Haven
Mr. anf Ms Sergeant Of 10 TX
Rirhton.avc' nave ieft Tor EoricetGr'
y y where thay viii .papd some
Time.
Mrs Stanley Ostier. Of No ae4 Wa
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21
BIG PRIZES FOR
CATTLE EXHIBITS
Various Breeders Associations
Contribute Hundreds of
Dollars To Fair

Special prizes amounting TO hun
drcds Of dollars arc offered by yari-
Gus breeders associations for cattle
exhibited at the State Fair in De-
troit, Sept. 4 TO IS.
Among those who have coutribu-
ted is the American Shorthorn
Breeders association which has Civ
en- seceral hundred dollars as wei
as silver cups TWO hundred dollars
TO be distributed 20 the prize win
ners in the Hercsford classes is the
contribution OF the American Here's
ford Cattle Breeders.
The American Aberdeen Angus
Breeders offer Sl50 in prizes; the
American Jersey Cattlc club 500.
the ein-Frcsian association will
add 10 per cent in cash to each
award made by lie State Fair, OK
cept in tho champion class
The Ayrshire Breeders orfpr a sill
yer cup to the grand champion COW,
and the Brown Sciss Cattle creed
ers' association viii award a prize
of $25 10 the grand champion COW
in the Brown Saiss class.
Three hundred dollars Will he
given 10y the Michigan state Fair,
500 10 be awarded TO the Michigan
Caule associations represented a,
the fair ty 30 head Of pure bred cat
tie and $500 fer M second 80 head
entered ty these associations.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21
MOrtuary.

kENNEDN Aug 60. John g. .rrJ g
years. beloved husband 20 H-
dear father 90 Mrs ~ o. ~
Mrs H. O.. St.viUk. John 'ar
and Nalun Kcru,ll. ~erN Ices H.
residence. so. ri2 NcNiust. f-Hyr
Monday evening, a. $50 Burial 8t
NcEecsport Pa. Wrdnrai4t,
VI AIEuSKI Aug H. st htt resi-.
deuce No 77o Niuewpod, rvs hf.
gustH. aged go yeHT7. beloved w. To-
~ August and dear mother 20 W
Max Wrobrl Lem Clara and loo.
nora MalcWsld. Funeral sorry.
~ late home Tuesday 1t . B. u
ToNPIN -Nue 19. Joseph us-I gf
years beloved con uf Nr and MIS-
Arthur u Touplu. and brother .I
Mrs " NJ Johnson. ~ N,ft"'
J Tonuiu. " Minneapolis and Au-
dora Touuin Remain. 90 N,thss
home chapel. No oo6 Mack ave atr.
til Monday evening, Burial at Ok
lee Mimi
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21
DRIVES CAR
INTO DITCH;
TWO INJURED

Two persons we're injured, one OF
them seriously, when Karl Breaker,
No ~ Wiudermcre ave, Highland
Park, drove a Ford car into a ditch
on the Six-milcToad, sunday after
noon. Wnbert G. Mitchell, No 800
Ash.st., one OF tho occupants Of tho
ear, received minor injuries on his
arms and head, but was able 20 80
home, while Miss Lois Little, the
other occupant was badly Injured.
suffering a fractured arm and prob,
ably internal injuries According TO
witnesses. tho car was going at =
high rate OF speed at tho time Of tho
accident
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21
ExPoIIceman Raises Fuss.

Edward Condor. 80 years old, q
former palrolman OF Highland Park.
but now resident Of Pontiac,
thought he could come back 10 the
VILLAGE and pain: red lie obtain
ed Some liquor. sunday afternoon,
and then started riot in "a rcstau-
rant llc WAS arrested by his old
partner Detective Tucker. and was
fined g. rs Justice flanagan
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21
- - AntoL Colllde-

Two women and two children
we're injured Sunday evening. when
a south bound WoodVard-sve. car In
charge OF MOtor1ar VI Griffin
struck touring car al Richton and
Frank & Folison.
M. ~ Rlchton.ovc, Who drove the
motor car, attempted TO cross the
street IN front oi the street car Ills
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21
New Work Is Reported
In Usual Volume
For Week
CONSTRUCTION
OF HOUSES LEADS
Contractors Pushing
Work, But Are Be-
hind Still

The building activities for the
week continue In the same degree
that has been characteristic OF the
season with a fairly good sized vol
ume Of new work being reported
from the architects offices and from
private sources.
The new work is largely of Il
housing nature, although some fac
tory work is reported, and one or
two schools II IS reported that
there are some large size CONNER
cial operations in preparation which
will be ready to report upon in the
near future, but they are In abey.
ance for short time Contractors
in all lines are pushing their work
with the best of their ability. They
are far behind and are only taking
on new work as fast as they feel
they are able 10 handle It.
4 considerable number of con
tracts have been awarded during
The week, some of which are as fol-
lows
Fcldmar q srcl,r lot tho general
contract for store and Nrt 90 h"
erected uu E.uPood-aNe., near Nil
VaHEoo-aN,., 90 itr Waller Constru.-
tien go.
~ IT, * Hunter Ter the contracts
a church 20 hD erected un W~~'
Grand-nNd. 10 rufe Plumbing *
H'1unT rra plnmlua John T.
.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21
Marriage Licenses.

EthorioI p shuu 40 Flora Briexs
IS
Harvey w Elliott &c. Detroit Hat
tie T. Myers. o.. p'toskev.
Frank Pestle, 60, Gladys Rickort
&c
Herman W Fretz. q Martha T..
Hethks, 90.
charles l. Kelley &c May x Mass
Ralph c. swoIer. % Elizabeth
Suhlet. %
CLYDE Jones. % Ella Brown. 81.
Earl Getscr. %. Toledo Jessie
Chcsher. TO- Findlny, %
clinton u. Smoot, - Mertice Fl
Smith, AZ
20.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21
HIGHLAND PARK

engine stalled on tine rack and the
rear 'igh. wheel OF his car was
knocked eH Mr.. Foitsou, Mrs. ].
solomon. So 4Io Rchron.aye.. and
,No children. ail pa sougcrs IN the
auto were injured but rot serious
Is ihcl were an attended by Dr..
L. w Haynes. ot No 1923 David
Whitney building
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21

General strike Of telegraphers, in
volying $1,000 men. began az Pitts.
burgh. July 10. 1883, for 10 per cent
advance I'm wages Lasted 80 days.
Strike successful.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21

Strike Of Tehigh Valley railroad
trainmcn, began Nov. IS. 1898, for
settlement Of general grievances
Lasted 1, days and involved 1000
men. Strike partly successful.
Strike of Great Northern and
Montana Central railroad employees.
began April -, 1894 Lasted &c
days Settled boy arbitration. Strike
partly successful
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21

The twcrry-cighth annual conycn-
tion az The New Jersey State Fod
GRAFTON OF Labor will begin at
OronRc today and continue IN Sos
sion over Wednesday.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21

General strike of employees OF the
Pullman company. Began in Chi
cago, May II, 1894, against reduc
ton in wages Lasted four months
and involved 1000 men Strike IN
successful
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21
roH s,rr-aEsnEvcr rnorrur,
HOUSE, 1898

Complete material rot building a
fvs room cottage. sZqS save four
profits cor COZ Ford bldg, or
phone Main ESQ
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21

PriptinR--the plain meet rind--thnt
In right--Ttmes Job DcDt-NRiu tSzO
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21
II { I...E.L J: 3. =:
| 81 G. J
ONE CENT A WORD

cash with order, II charged, &c a
line
No transient advertising inserted
for less than lbC with cash. II
charged, 1Sc per insertion.
The above rates apply 10 all classi-
hcations except Births, Cards or
Thanks. obituaries Lcetius Notices.
etc.
Births. Deaths. cards or Thanks
and Meeting Notices - Minimum
charge 35c tor rs words OF less
Eacn additional word. ! l-3c.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-21

prtntiu.--the plain neat kiud--that
righf-Tiucs job pept.--N Rin f52o.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-27
MIRRORS AT CURVES
AVOID COLLISIONS
HAIRPIN TURNS ON MOUNTAIN
ROAD SHORN OF THEIR DAN
GER BY REFLECTORS

Mirrors, three feet wide by five
feet long, have been placed at the out
er edge of two of the sharpest curve
in a mountain boulevard near Denver,
Colorado.
On mountain roads collision is one
of the great dangers on account of
the many turns necessary in laying
out a highway on the Denver noun
tain boulevard AS a a approaches
the curve in either direction, the mir
rors, which have been placed at the
height required, reflect the other side
of the curve SO that the driver is
warned if there is an auto just around
the turn. and the needful precautions
can be taken.
The boulevard equipped with the
mirrors is a part of Denver's munich
pal park system, being much used by
motorists, and the mirrors have
proved of such convenience that it has
been proposed to extend their use tc
other places where there are sharp
turns. The first mirrors were donat-
ed, and the Denver Motor club has
started a movement to induce Others
interested in increasing the pleasure
and safety of motoring in Denver's
mountain parks to make similar gifts
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-27
When First White Men
Came to the GaNatin;
Post at Three Forks

timated at 1925. The last census
gave 5.I07 1t has the distinction of
having the first interurban electric
railway in Montana. The line runs
from Rozeman to Salesville.
Room for 5000 Farmers.
Of TIE 1900 square miles in Gala
tin county, 1000 has been appropriate
ed, a larger proportion than any
county in the state. Within it's bord-
ers are 200 miles of railway, owned
by six different companies. In the
Gallatin valley, where it is estimated
that there is room for 5000 farmers,
there are now 900.
In 1909 Rudolph Vogel, Jr. estab-
lished a worlds record for a yield of
oats by growing 468 bushels on 21a
acres. The oats weighed when
threshed 43 pounds to the bushel.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-27
Our Joe Miller Contest.

Judge Fox claims that the oldest
joke is the one about the E~nglishman
who was waiting for a train at a
small railroad station in Ireland when
two Irishmen met and passed the
time of day. "I have just been
down down to Kilmary and I'm now
goin' up to Kilpatrich," said the first
Irishman. "Well," said the second
Irishman, "I1l have to go down tn
Kilkenny today, and then I'll have
to rest up a bit before I start to Kill
more" "My world" exclaimed the
Englishman; "what blood-thirsty
ruffians! I think l shall inform the
~policei'
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-27
WHEAT SHIPMENTS
BREAK ALL RECORDS
GREAT NORTHERN OFFICIAL
SAYS PROSPERITY rs
UNPRECEDENTED

Five million more bushels of small
grain will be shipped on the Great
Northern lines out of Montana this
fall than last year, according to j. I.
McGaughey, the assistant general
freight and passenger agent of that
road. Mr.. McGaughey estimates
that in all 100000 bushels of small
grain will be shipped within the next
couple of months. The movement of
the grain has just begun.
"The increase In the grain ship
ments is due to the increased acreage
and the enormous YIELD" said Mr.. Nc
Gaughey. Fifty bushels of wheat to
the acre is quite a common yield this
year and the average price is $3.50
a bushel.
"The prosperity is remarkable. The
little town of Joplin on the highlands,
situated in the country which was be-
lieved to be unproductive and among
the poorest along our line, has one
bank with a capital stock of $4,000.
A week ago today | was in that town
and saw $4,000 deposited by the
farmers. During the present season
a total of $2S5,000 has been deposited
and the bank officers believe that the
half million mark will be reached very
soon.
81 know another instance of a
young fellow who started farming
two years ago without a dollar and
who sold 500 0bushels of wheat this
year for $4,000
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-27
MOTORING NEWS OF THE WEEK
Enqineers Seek Ideal
for Automobile Colors

William B. Stout, member of the Society or Automobile En-
gineers, in a paper on cart and the Motor Car" deals with the
subject of color as follows:
"The final appeal of exterior design is obtained by color and
finish, and this will depend largely on the experience of the buyer.
Black brings out lines and reflections and hides shadows. White
emphasizes mass and kills color. Strong cdors do not appear well
in combination with white, except in small spots O accents, or in
stripping. Black is a good color for a car of beautiful outline. White
is preferable for a car Of mediocre outline and gives a sense of large
ness. This applies also to tones and colors between white and black.
There is a color which best fits a given car. Manufacturing reasons,
however, hinder the search for this ideal.
Eventually color will be chosen by the buyer for utiitarian
reasons. A color that shows dust and dirt least will be preferred.
This points to lighter colors, as black is hardest of all to keep
clean, though the easiest to put ON in manufacture.
ga small vehicle needs more careful finish and appointment
than a large IN to obtain its measure of road respect. A big
limousine abtains it's road authority through its mass. e small car
must obtain this through insistent appearance. Better finish and
trimming almost to the point of flashiness re needed in a light car.
What would be bad taste or poor art on a big vehicle becomes good
taste O a light car for this reason. Enameled leather upholstery
and a quilted dash might look out of place on a big car, but
they re quite the thing on small construction"
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-10-27
SIX YEAR OLD BOY
Is ACCLAIMED HERO
FRANK RUDOLPH GETS MEDAL
FOR SAVING LIFE OF HIS
OLDER SISTER

Great Falls.-The youngest holder
of a hero medal in the United States,
so far as the records show, is Frank
Alvin Rudolph, not vet SIX years old,
who, nearly two years ago, when he
was barely four, rescued from drown
ing, his sister Olive Lane, two years
older than himself. The award was
made unsolicited and after prolonged
investigation by the Ralston Purina
Hero commission of st. Louis, which
had learned of the rescue through
press dispatches.
The medal was presented a few
days ago at a parent-teacher associa-
ton meeting by S. D. Largent, sup
e~rintendent of schools, and was wit
messed by a large gathering of par
ents and school children.
The young hero is the son of the
proprietor of a big ice company. The
children's home is on the river close
by the factory.
"The two children, hand in hand,'
said superintendent Largent in max,
ing the presentation, "started to
cross the river to their father, who
was directing a force of men in cut
ting ice. Snow had fallen the night
before, making it difficult to tell
where harvesting had recently been
carried on.
"Oblivious Of their danger brother
and sister ran over the snow until
they reached a thin coating of ice
newly frozen W the swift current
Their father shouted a warning and
a dozen others took up the cry. The
noise made by other Ice narvesters
drowned the cries and the children
swinging arms and laughing, ran YET
faster across the veneer of ice.
"Without warning the ice gave
way and little Olive sank into the
stream still clasping the hand Of hel
brother. Her father and sixty mer
saw her disappear, but forty feet Of
thin ice too weak to support any Of
them prevented them from going tt
her rescue. Little Frank, however
chung DESPERATELY to his little sister
and as DON as he could strengthen hi,
hold, he tugged and pulled until Oliv'
was able to get a firm grip hersel.
upon the jagged edges and Chamber on
upon the ice.'