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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-16
Banker Is a BENEDICT.

The marriage of Frank Hugill, of
this city, to Miss Nora Sharp, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Sharp. of
sPittsburg. Pa. was quietly solemnized
ut 4 o'clock Friday afternoon at the
home of the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs HugilI will be at home to their
many friends at the residence of Mr..
IIugill's parents, Nh. and Mrs. Edmund
Hugill, 112 Chapel street. Christmas
week.
Mn. HugilI is assistant cashier Of the
West Virginia Bank and is an efficient
and popular young man.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-16
.ER. B !. D. {. J. BLUE /.
Is to Practice EaWafter He Re
tires from Office on
March. ] Next.

CHARLESTON, Dec. i 6.F'red o..
Blue. state tax commits viii not
wait until the date Of his retirement
March Il. 10 4 Ito decide on what
he is going to do after that time. IL
the rumors now going about official
circles are correct. He has already
made that decision, it is said, and will
enter into the practice OF law in the
city OF Charleston. having already
formed partnership with Robert q.
McCabe, the present partner of "a. s.
Alexander, who was elected last
month as Judge Of the common pleas
court OF Kanawha county. and who
will assume that ofice January Il.
tits said the new law firm viii be
known. as Blue and Nice abes and will
he opened as such January i, though
Mr.. Blue will not Ike up his active
connection with the firm until March
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-16
MASON QyITS
HIGH COURT
Bs Term ENDS
Distinguished Jurist Will Be.
Succeeded January l by
Judge Ritz.

CHARLESTON. Dec. 1G.-When
the fall term or the supreme court
of appeals ended Friday. Judge John.
w. Mason concluded his work with
that court His term expires with
this year and he will be succeeded
January by Judge Harold 81 Ritz.
or Bluefcld, The term OF Judge W.
n. Miller will also expire Mt that
time. but he was elected to succeed
himself.
Judge Mason served ahout.fourteen
months on the supreme bench. He
succeeded Judge Ira F. Robinson.
who resigned to become a Republican
candidate for governor. Judge Ma
son Will return to his former home
In Fairmont. Before closing the
books for the term the Following ac-
lions were taken by the court:
Writ OF error and supercedeas.
awarded in the case from Mercer
county Of Mollis StInson against w.
j. Cahill: appeal and supercedeas III
lowed in the case from Wood county
OF Albertine Andre against George
Huffman and others
Notices that rehearings were re-
fused in the following cases were sent
out today:
Thomas against Lewis Hubbard
and Company from Kanawhn coun-
ty: State against Hurley from Mar
shnlI county; Bunch against Sort
Insurance Association. from Mercer
county; OIL Company against Card
ner, from Kannwhn county; Rhodes
against Coal Company, from McDow-
ell county: Daley against Bifre from
Raleigh county.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-16
FARMERS
Meet at Court House with
County Agent linn and
Plan Work for 1917.

County Agent w. D. linn and dele
gates from each magisterial district
club of the Harrison. County Farm
Bureau held an all day meeting in. the
circuit court room at the court house
Saturday. planning work fol. the com
ing year Many important topics were
discussed and arrangements were
made to carry on the work during the
the past.
"a number OF committees were ap-
pointed to make reports on conditions
existing in the county and their re-
ports will be handed SIN to Agent linn.
as soon as they are ready The com
mittees appointed are committee on
soil Improvements. committee on crops
and a committee on arrangements. CO.
operative buying and demonstration.
work.
The meeting was largely attended
and much enthusiasm was shown by
the farmers present
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-16
NOT TO Sell
Thompson Coal Lands in the
State by Order Of Court
TO the Trustees.

WHEELING, Dec. 1G.--An order has
been entered in federal court here re-
straining several trustees from selling
certain coal lands belonging to j. V.
Thompson, located in MonongaIia
county a stay has been granted until
January 9 to permit an appeal to the
United States supreme court The
trustees affected by the order are John
L. Hatfield, Edward G. DonIey, S. F.
Glasscock and William r. Hatfield,
who advertised coal lands for sale De-
=cember IS, and William S.. John. who
advertised lands for sale December 80.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-16
no ReIIearse Cn1,nls.

The Marcato Choral Club will meet
at 3 O'Clock Sunday Afternoon In the
Sunday school room Of the First
Methodist Episcopal church to re-
hearse a few Christmas carols which
Will be used at the community Christ
mas tree celebration Christmas eve
at $3.50 O'Clock. Everyone interested
in the community Christmas tree
project is invited TO participate in
the singing and meet with the club
at its rehearsal.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-16
PERSONAL

I. W. sw1sher. OF Lost Creek, is a
visitor here.
a. R. Wolfe was here from Good
Hope Saturday.
j. G. Prichahd, of Fairmont, is a
business visitor here
Howard Dudley is here from Par
sons.
d. II. Hollobaugh, OF Warrington;
was a business visitor here Saturday.
=. r. Knots, of West Milford, is IN
the city.
p. i. Mcknight, of Parkersburg, is
here on a business mission.
Miss Marian Goodfng, OF Havana,
Cuba, who is a student at the Fair
mont State Normal school, is a guest
of her aunt, Mrs. w. E. Starcher, of
fleetwood.
Il. 4 Dalton. of Wheeling. is a
city business visitor.
Clyde Beckett Is here from Nor
gantown.
George r. Barnes. OF Fairmont, is
q business visitor here.
Charles NJ. shinn is here from
Fairmont.
g. c., Williams, OF Parkersburg,
is a guest at the Hotel Gore.
g. 3. Turner is here from Man
nington.
L. S. McIntfre, an inspector Of the
state public service commission. is
here from Morgantown on official
business. He is staying at the Wal
Il do hotel
Misses Dortha Howard and Norma
Nieman, OF Fairnlont, are visiting Miss
Buena Orr. of this city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-16
PAssENGER TRANSLATED u ]! .! E.

On account Of the extreme cold
weather and heavy snow In the
mountains Baltimore and Ohio fast
passenger train No.93. due to arrive
at the oca1 statt ion at 4 D clock each
morning. was one hour. and thirty
minutes late. The delay was caused
on the seventeen mile grade between
Cumberland and Grafton.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-16
GIFTS FOR EMPLOYEES.

NEW YORK. Dec. Employees
OF the United States Mortgage and
Trust Company will receive a Christ
mas gift as well as bonus from the
company. The company has granted
ment OF ten per cent of the amount of
salaries received in the last year. In
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-16
CHRISTMAS CHECKS
For the Employees Of the BaIti-
more and Ohio to Be
Ready DeCember21.

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
will#have the checks Of It's 1 JOS 2 PEN
sioners in their hands by December
p. to give the veterans an opportu-
nifty to do their Christmas shopping,
according to an announcement made
at the general Offices of the company.
It is the plan of the company to
distribute the checks, which 20 to
points all along the system. through
the agents. They will be received
early and Immediately turned over
to the retired men
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-16
MEETING Ar WALDO.

As meetin 8 Of the Life Underwriters
Association Of West Virginia is. be-
ing held at the Waldo hotel Saturday
afternoon. The meeting is being held
in the Assem- bly, room Routine busf-
ness will be transacted and officers
Will be elected for the ensuing year.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-16
t!:.cI:.ontinued on page 81
BURNED 10 DEATH.
az A.reerA1rn r.ras,

ASSEMBLE, y. c., Dec. 16.-Jack
.Pen1and, aged 81, and his two daugh-
tiers, one 81 and the other II, were
burned to death, his wife and son SER
ious1y and two other members Of the
family Slightly burned in a fire which
DESTROYED their home near Canton last
night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-16

nor, Mary Cunningham. Julia Rcmigh.
Margaret Bufford. Mary Dorothy Post,
Maxine Bufford, Helen Virginia How
ard, John Davis, Thomas Hood. Roy
El1ins, John Robert Horror and Ed
ward u Leatherbury, Jr.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-16
Tn Return Home

Miss Mary Hart and Miss Julia Davis
kill return home from Miss Shipley's
school at Byrn Mawr, Pa, Friday, De
ecmber % instead of Monday, Decem-
Der IS as HERETOFORE announced, to
spend the holidays
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-16
STRIKiEl;, ENDS.
-. ...a..,..... @, .. :.

WILKES. BARRE, Pa Dec. 10
General aatisfact ion was expressed
here today that the LONG street car
strike. which began October IL; 1915,
has come to an end The proposition
agreed upon calls for the return ESQ
Eof the original 319 strikers, the re-
smainder to be put on q waiting list
The aempIoye hired during fiji strike
are to- be aimed 81
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-16
co RIO RInRma

Mrs Nora II. Albright will leave
Saturday night for Jacksonville. Fla.
to spend Christmas with her son.
George liam Albrfgh who
is a student at the Florida Mil-
itary Academy at csSsonvtlle After
Christmas Mrs A1brig hit I'LL spend a
month or six eels yisit ting friends
In 0rlando. Fla WI ere She formerly
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-16
MONROE SENTENCED.

AT the brief term Of the criminal
court Saturday morning. Rach Mon
roe was sentenced to serve two
months in jail and on the roads and
to pay a fine3o $40 0 and costs.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-16
MAItRIAGE IICENsEs

Marriage licenses have been ISSUED
TO VeaFistas b Davis and A1dra OK
Ray, Fred Williams and fadatena
Werner. Clyde Mckinley and E.Sia
Hathaway and Ellis B. DofHenyer
and Nellie M. Corder.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-16

addition each employee will receive
suitable Christmas present.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-28

-
- ~ beenrDo - v11t 4 cm1nfm
NJ = - - IEbsE1l trrk1n,mt =
~ GTUot ncurropcn - Do11ns
|hnve nevcr ~ ,evcrlochof - oor1r
|nlty - Gjve r1euty = 1870 - anytnf.G
thnt~is for ~ god q IeknG- - fentum
- the exhibit vfll ~ prOvfde1 " &C.
Kelly q PhnFF who last year 49, =
great bit t. Waco fair With NJ mfufo,
ture knnal gyDten. lifting water. al.
tEibuting = 1ptyfng canals ana la<r.
a10 inst - 4 & done in the Lower III
GFande VALLEY. M. Kelly has ALREADY
Gfgmfled hid intention q Furnishing this
exhibit for TIE Valleys space at TIE fair
The erhibit is to direct atfenfton
the ~undevel0ped resources Of tn
Gulf Coast territory. Mr.. Pyeatt has
charge Of the railroad lines and Is held
responsible for the development OF it,
territory. He il going 1t It in = scien
tihc The interests Of the rail-
road and the people along its lines are
mutual. In their recent trip to the
valley Mr.. Pyeatt urged the TWENTY-FIVE
foreign agents Of the railroad TO garner
all the information they possibly could
about the Valley for he wanted them to
not only know what we have down here
but wanted them to know SO they could
tell about 1t to others."
The Coliseum, which is to be the zen
ter If the Lower Rio Grande Valleys ac-
~tivities seats about seven thousand PEG
pie and il is filed twice daily during
the progress Of the fair. Those visiting
the fair must pass this building and the
valleys exhibit before they can reach
other parts Of the fair grounds. which
Mr.. ~Doyle considers an additional ad-
vantage in the matter Of lOcation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-28
ADJUSTMENTS


0reamland.
? 1T Can't BE True, is a Powers coni-
eiy at the Drcamland theater TODAY.
An advance notice says:
Ernie hadn't paid his rent for five
years and he also owed for a five wear
laundry bill, but this didn't deter him
from cooking ham and eggs over the gas
JET and also making eyes ut the Land
lords daughter. He might have gotten
with this clandestine cuisine. but
the landlord had the nose of "A Siberian
meat hound and one unlucky morning
he smelled Ernic's breakfast right thru
the partition.
How stony hearted landlords are Of
ten fooled, how landladies make unfor-
tunate mistakes. and how il never pays
10 change your attitude towards people
simply because YOU think they have
money was never better illustrated than
in this case. The daughter got Ernie.
Ernie got some unexpected "mazuma
and landlord got a terrible shock. The
only one who got anything al all WAS
an unpleasant looking rival and this
last received a painful black =
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-28

~"~~es . 0'sc ~ - m'~t SosoHes usa'
mas ever produced % the American
stage The elaborate manner In which
the p~hctepIay has lern produced ~ ~
Famous PLAYERS Film ca. and The PER
fat and effectively harmonious charar'
FORMATIONS u John Mason, and Hasel
Dawn, make fhe subject y ~ ~
most dramatically ~ab<orbing screen ere
afions of the day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-28
DEFENSE,OR TRIBUTE

ReviewA DRAMA Of HISTORICAL AND SPECTACULAR eeAooUeo-
A story Of Anguish. Hate Rezeng-itHr. Love - fbraHT-fdd IN fe
language - xfvd. . Thrilling. - la.Irh- that frn ~ opening THEN PAID
TIE TRIBUTE IN B0NDAGE---fo he shnux nf rufnshe 1dndr-n n
only rpeaI--h convince
h <rne- xrh III their huge scope M nn fhtrh ~Ea~nn afad ar -
sharply planned = = Goha< Cathedral AND-fafr p~nn- base nr e#t
ccmmo oxe n uxnx attention upon n rmr wnhanf oSne -Ed a 81
theme-esery aer-rrers inrdent-fxszr shaansr-rwss~n N rfahar D.
sdhpmenf-BrT-st &C. - tine eorfr'rx~ A. FIJI -har = fhe total -
feet.
1hron<t II her ! : ksuatrE n~sed~ beauty - : truasAar' ras.h~
that remand nc u he txzm ~ mns fe4 marrhanz = IL ~xrf Rn~ ~ T&n-
seal denee1unl and 91rtu.l PREPAREDNESS
.The euo~nx suhj~f sf Drfnre d Tnfuses = ~z<~u<si-
fCoumxn3r An<u Nunax
- T. Easy RAuA
C. M LEE
xsuhaeI Marue L1nrN a. C k a
e,.1ru - - h-1@ - p~p &k1~y
fl ahet y mm1E& 49,
- -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-28

carbon from your cylinders. Buy .
WHY'S knight with knight Sleeve valve
mdsQr that forms Nd carbon 10 speak Of
and what little does form IL beneficial.
INTERNATIONAL SALES co.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-28
Bugle
Notes

II Coanzns IA rrssrnsxa fr...a f...s.s
Ixzl.rl Having l.xrn rriir.<~l ~ . s.......
~ af the T~xzs militia.
Fra calI ~. Luzrn rAanxrxi fr<..u -
". ~. four y ~ ana insir.i ~ ~.
marn,ix sur the oad n.n \. 49, .....u
nsw Aatrhe. thr 6sxt formation ~ 49,
day TIL. NAV .x.r.r 4. m.kr ~. -.
|lonrrr hut a certainly .auL.x - r.rt,.
xhor1rr ana mat . e. rr.~l 49,.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-28
Oittmann.

Defense or Tribute ut the iDittmamn
tonight is not a war drama; il II a pcs"s
drama. The lesson il teaches Is that
national self defense is an imperative
duty which that nation and the individ
uals comprising the nation must face II
its independence shall b. preserved.
The picture appeals in both its spec
tacular and dramatic form Armies in
battle array: ~squadrons Of ~battleships
zeppclins: bursting bombs furnish the
sensational elements that are so ropu.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-28


1[Mme - O&nn 49,
o. fnrumD vho ~
- rourr 1eopd q - Iouur
- ~ lcvw NJ 0r1r1o
49, - 0rfoRep IN -,
rorerrffv - 80 ser.ainfedD
- ~ e-nnorncsd = Brovnn-
oc1ny ~ W J. Doyle q KinGyville
~erra frefrhf ~ n-aerrneeP aeerf
~ OH Cmrf IineuL
II - :, the result q IN ~
nnnnwnt uode With he State Fair a
0crDe- - ~ held II Dallas next Octc-
fcr fRfo reeffon TO have TIE lar.
- dfrp1nv moce a. The fair that has
Uvrr - 1rnnfed 20 . sip1le recfioo.
vffhouf ccot 20 the exhfbi1ors- sDace
DIT h,s hnen placed at The dfspoeal az
the 1ower coast-end the lower Rio Gran.
- VSllav.
NJ Doyle said that Secrefarv w n.
Gfrnftor a the fair associaffon has
~. 1hsr snrt;on . sna~e ~ ~ h. On
1eet in the great Coliseum x nv no
feet q space on the outside of the coli
scum and = space fiftv feet IN depth
along The FROM a. the coliseum . hniId
~ 49, attracts durinv the nrcvre.s ~
IT, fair more peopIe than anv other SIN.
- sfrurture n the vreat state fa;r
eroun0s
80 make . lorv story short. ~.
DovIe said at l. plarped n h,,;li a. ,ho
Gfste Fair NJ Tcxas this xe,~ . mint.
ture Yovrcr n,o cr.rde v.Ivev RI. ~,
PMS frm;f frduxtrv ~ N. voIlev - !.
sr~ so ~ fe.tured aud .,on. v,,,h !, .ho
.,,..- ;.,,.s-- IT.. So. -. ="
dIrde the a.,;,d;,ov az. ho.ro. -.
spor~ the ert;re s,.c. IN tho ro,;,o..
ben~.tb which will no shown wh.t 81.
lower Rio Grande VALLEY and tho .uIr
&oast Territory traxcrscd nv tho culs
Coast Lines nroduce. In fact there -
..s.~ a. =. -..1 co,,ho.n ~.I;eo-.;.
- =. .s.t. s.;. .,s a.. ~.,.~ - =.
fr,m Southern c.l;for,;. ~. - -.
vaor the ynxer R;o cr.rde valley 81
Tex.a.S
II ~r;ll m ~ a. n. ,oo,,. 80 a.. 80,
lev n tate m ~. ma,ter 80 exh;.;,.
ana !. this shex w;I, he ah,v .s.ss,.d 4,
DR. y IT Harr,potor ,or,cu,t,r,I M.
rerfor To- thc C,ls Co,s, Iiocs ,rL en-.
tain 7 rdmords ,gr;cu,,,r., .xh;,,
itor NJ u.rx x.,.~ - .xro-,.,c. =, r.,
ifornia whosc services ba,. hoe, ,,,,c..a
n the dixnosa NJ IN. youcr rio Grand.
Valley for tie cxb;hits ., The Tcxas
R.t. Fair mi. rc,r Car,.;n r,,,,,,Is
q nor comuactiny other u.,rl s,r III.
ro.n;nv fair and IL ex,ecrca n ,rr,,c !,
the valley I'm few DAYS 70 look the
n~Id over
Palms from the yaIle, II Is intended;
shall form, a feature q. ,hc exhibit NJ ti,e
fair There will h. avenues ~ inc bean.
tifuI trees trapspIan,ed far this nar,;eu.
lar fair and the ,-rausnortat;ou for this
ana other exhibits will hc nroxided with
cut cost to the valley.
Secretary strat,on Of the state far
MAS . visitor In Brownsville a few
months ago with the Dallas business
nrn'E exclusion aud the liberlity Of
space for the valley M the coming fair
una due largely to the impression he
GAINED ~ the valley. and it's wonderful
disabilities. particularly as Ia the eli.
"a. sr.,;t ;ra.~~x and the h..u,x ~ The
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-28

THE Fatal Card II the Queen to-
day BY G. Haddon ChanbeEs and b. &
Stephenson. II recorded II theatrical
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12

the Winfield Kratz home last week
one day.
John Lukes, our efficient road SUI
IperVlsor made several business calls
west OF the river last week Friday.
A number of farmers, members of
the American Society of Equity, un-
loaded a car of Irvine at Ridgeway
last week Friday, consigned to them.
Some of Sanderson's folks we're
pleasant callers at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred c. Koch the other
Sunday morning.
MI. and Mrs. Joe Soukup, Misses
Anna and Otilla, brother Albert and
Ray Steckel were pleasant callers on
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Haakenson one
evening last week.
Joe Reha has been hauling sand
from the river the past week.
Ice cream and cold lemonade are
at a premium these days.
Our streams are beginning to show
a lack of moisture in the ground.
Some of Mzik's and Kreitzer's folks
were fishing at the Upper Iowa river
IN the recent past. The price of fish
however has not dropped yet, to our
hhSN iCuSt.
Frank Kuntz from DEBORAH autoed
thru here last week one day, enroute
to Cresco.
Some of our base ball players have
resigned from playing ball these days
1t being too warm for comfort.
Esther Aegerter was a pleasant
caller at the Schild home one day
last week
Grandpa Goth died July 4th, at the
advanced age of nearly eighty-seven
years. He had been in good health
until about week before his demise,
when he started to fail rapidly. Fu-
neral services We're held at the Ger
man NJ. E. church, July 9Th by his
pastor Rev. A. F. Damerow of Decor
all and interment was made in ceme-
terry adjoining. He leaves several
children, grandchildren, a host of
friends and relatives to mourn for
him.
Grandpa's chair at home is vacant,
Grandpa is now at rlst
Why mourn for the departed?
God in heaven knows what Is best.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12

came Saturday for visit at thu
Spaun home.
| George Cunningham and famil.
and Miss Myrtle Van Wey are ex
pected to arrive from Reynolds, n. d
today for an extended visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Bollmar
and daughter Ruth and Mrs. Rills
Letchford were Postville and Luana
callers Friday evening.
| Mr.. DIESEL Of Ossian is wiring
Mike Fitzpatrick's house.
Paul Topel has a new Ford Sar.
Edward Fitzpatrick and Dear
Kneeskern the latest victims of the
measles.
large number are assisting Ear
Livingood at his barn raising today
julius Brown was down from Ra.
vena several days the past week do
ing telephone work.
John Stock came up from Sioux
City Sunday to join his wife who is
visiting here.
Miss Maude Van Wey closed her
summer term Of school at Webb
Rosa's Friday.
Chris Leer, Aim and John Leer and
Will Hughins of Waukon were cal
lers here Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. C. Spaun were Os-
sian and Castalia callers Saturday.
The w. c. T. L. was pleasantly en-
tertained at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Waters Thursday evening with
"a large number present. After the
devotional exercises a fine program
was given under the leadership of
Paul Topel Topic: Our Country. Mr..
Topel spoke on Citizenship. Chris
Waters on the Government. Rev. Hea-
ley Social Life and w. w. Hubbell,
The Religion. Music by Mrs. Fred
Waters and Ruth Bollman. Refresh
ments were served by division num-
Der 3. Among the visitors present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bollman,
Mrs. Bachtel and son, Miss Prior OF
Postville, Mr.. and Mrs. John Stock
of Sioux City, Mrs. Dean Flower of
Oelwein.
Those from here who attended the
Pageant at Waukon Tuesday evening
were: Sherman and Grant Bollman,
J. A. Peck Walter Pilgrim and
families, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Bollman,
Rob Waters and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Waters.
Hans Slogan, Ruth Meikle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Van Wey were among the
DEBORAH callers Saturday.
Ed Livingood and family of Bethel
spent Thursday here with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shattuck of
DEBORAH were callers at the Henry
Moose home Saturday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-07-12

turned to school duties at summer
school Wednesday.
John Johnson called on friends in
this berg Sunday.
Miss Laura Barth is up from De-
corah and has been a guest at the
Mike Barth home the past week.
Attorney NJ. A. Nelson was up
from DEBORAH Tuesday and was shak-
ing hands with friends and relatives.
He recently graduated from the law
school at st. Paul.
The Fourth was spent in most
unusual manner and people from far
and near celebrated this glorious day.
The largest crowd that Hesper had
ever seen was entertained that day,
it was rumored that there was about
5000 people. At 1920 parade
was given followed by an appropriate
address by Rev. Dickinson. Hesper
band rendering some pretty pieces.
At noon dinner was served at E. j.
Wold's, many also brought their baS-
kets along. In the afternoon Attor-
hey j. A Nelson of DEBORAH delivered
a good speech and held his audience
from start 10 finish. A good ball game
was given between Burr Oak and
Hesrer Hesper defeating Burr Oak.
In the evening the movies" and a
bowery dance entertained large
number of people which came swarm.
ing in from all directions.
Our neighboring town Mabel will
give an automobile tournament July
18th.