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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
Vols Win Initial Clash From Moleys
Se0t Sale For Big Bout to Open NeTtMOnd0y Morning Al the Jefferson Theatre
Brown Parks Forced Put Seats Sale Earlier Than Was Intended by Heavy Demand-Mail Orders Being Re
 ceved in Large Voume-Are Filled Rapidly

So incessant and so persistent has been the demand for the opportunity to make a reservation of seats for the greatest sporting event ever presented in the south, the wrestling match between Ed (stranger) Lewis and waldek zbyszko, the mighty Pole, that Brown Parks, who is sponsoring the match here, has decided to open the seat sale four days in ad- vace of his original intention
 Seats for the big match which will be held on the night of September g. Labor Day, at the Jefferson theatre. will go on sale al the box office next Monday morn ing. Mir Parks originally intended to open the sale on the Friday preceding the match.
 The demand for seats for the match has been unprecedented even in Birmingham, and the box office has been kept busy ever since it was announced that the match had been definitely booked, an- swering inquiries. and since the scale of prices has been announced these in- quiries have been redoubled.
 ORDERS BEING RECEIVED
 The theatre is now accepting mail or ders for seats for the bout, and indica- tions are that the greatest advance sale ever shown by any amusement attrac- tion in Birmingham will be the result With the mail order only announced q single day, orders for tickets have already been received from a large number of out-of-town fans. Savannah fans asked for 10 tickets to be reserved; Macon, Ga. took F, while Chattanooga sent for eight, with the privilege of doubling the mum Der before the end of the week. Colum- bus Miss took six tickets while frsm the small cities in Alabama there was flood os individual orders
 Tt would surprise anyone to know how keen the interest is in the small towns surrounding Birmingham, not only in the coming match, but in all wrestling bouts that I have staged said MT. Parks, in commenting on the phenom- enon. The people in the smaller towns have flocked here in automobiles, on the trains and in other ways to see the wrestlers l have secured, but I have iet- ters indicating a new record for interest in a wrestling match. It has not been unusual for me to o@eceive dozen long distance calls at night after a match from those who could not wait until the paper came out to learn how the battle came out I have been in telephonic communication with a number of sur rounding towns and all will send large delegations to the match on Labor Day. And they are taking no chance of being crowded out of thelr seats in the last minutes rush because they are making their orders and enclosing their checks for the seats. have been kept busy all day filling orders.
 PARKS CONGRATULATED
 'In nearly every instance each order has been accompanied by ! letter con 4,ln 4i,, or ,rna cr, sac11,.r,..r q tna tnh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
Games Today

Boston at Chicago.
 Washington at St. Louis. Philadelphia at Cleveland. New York at Detroit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
American Association

At St. Paul: St. Paul 1. Indianapolis .. (Others played previously)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21

Games Today St. Louis at Boston. Pittsburg at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at New York. Chicago at Philadelphia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Results Yesterday St. Louis [. Boston 6. Pittsburg 1, Brooklyn o. Chicago 4, Philadelphia 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Results Yesterday

Boston 0-3, Chicago 7-1. Philadelphia 4, Cleveland 5. Detroit 3, New York 2. St. Louis 4, Washington 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
PARKS CONGRATULATED

'In nearly every instance each order has been accompanied by letter con graduating me on securing the match. A typical letter is from A. E. Walstein of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
Error Beats Dodgers

oescheger and Adams.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-10
THE DOLllNGTON FAMILY
Part

This is the first story about the
Dollington family and there will
have to be several of them because
the story is too long to tell all at
one time.
expect you little folk have
heard Of the Dollinger and the Dol
lovitches and the Dollums, but
am sure no one has told you any
thing about the Dollingtons.
1t began like this: One day a
little girl grew tired of playing
with her dolls. She said they were
all old and she wanted to have
them dressed in new clothes, so
her grandmother and her mother
thought of a plan to keep the little
girl amused and at the same time
keep the old dolls In the family.
The grandmother had played
with Dinah doll and her little girl,
who was the mother now, had
played with 1t and now the very
little girl l am telling you about
had Aunt Dinah," as the colored
doll was called. but she did not
often play with her.
The grandmother and mother
told the little girl that IL she would
promise not to come near the play
room for a week, or ask any ques-
lions, they would promise her a
nice surprise. and one that would
keep her amused for many a day,
and the little girl clapped her
hands and danced up and down
and said. ooh, goody! goOdy! 1t
will be just like Christmas. won't
1t? I promise l won't even try to
listen. either, when you talk and
spell WORDS"
Grandmother and mother were
very, very busy for a whole week
behind the door Of the playrCom
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-10
THE LITTLE ARTIST

There once was a girl OF four.
teen. Her name was Eleanor. She
could paint wonderfully Well for
q siri of that age Her parents.
however, did not notice it for they
were poor and busy. One day when
Eleanor was not busy she went to
her painting Saying, Il anu going to
paint the best picture l ever paint
ed" There Eleanor sat. busy but
enjoying every minute. Her moth
or came In just as she had finished.
She gasped and almost fell over.
ooh. Mother, What is til" "Why
Eleanor!" she said, that painting
would bring a fortune il you will
sell 1t, will you?" YES" Eleanor
finally answered Later she bought
a house aud other things they
needed, and ever after they enjoy
ed comfortable life. - Beuiah
Kennedy, Baxter School
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-10

and two aunts came every day as
we'll, and when the week was at an
end the Dollingtons were In their
new home and ready for the little
girl to visit them.
There was a big house built at
one end of the playroom: the roof
was red and the house was painted
white with green blinds; there
were real windows with panes of
glass. and the front door had a
window in 1t. too, with a pretty
lace piece over it, just like a real
house.
There was an electric bell which
could be rung by tiny button and
electric lights which could be
switched on and off, only you had
to turn a little knob back of the
house to do this, because it's wire
was attached to the big electric fix
ture which lighted the playroom.
The front of the doll house op-
ened like door and swung way
back out Of the way. SO the little
girl could arrange the dolls and
furniture and playhouse to her
hearts content, and she did play
with every doll she had now, for
they all belonged to one family,
and she could not put aside one of
them.
That is about all you will hear
of the little girl because this story
is entirely about the Dollingtons
and their lives and doings, for you
know dolls and toys have a time
alto themselves when they live
like some grown-ups, and they talk
and move about, at least so I have
been told; anyway. this ia the
story as have heard it, and will
tell it to you.
Mrs. Dollington.s name was Cora
and she had dark hair and blue
eyes and her cheeks were pink and
her skin looked very much like
alabaster, so beautiful it was to
behold.
Mr.. John DOllington was her hus-
band. and he was taller than his
wife by about good inch: his hair
was black, very black, and 1t wav
ed little and it looked very thick.
as though it might once have been
long and had been cut off.
His eyes were brown and his
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-10
One Hundred Years Ago
(At Economy.)

Nearly one hundred years ago
some people came from Nantucket
Island. and made a little settle
ment about half a mile northwest OF
where Economy now stands.
This settlement consisted of q
few houses, saW-mill. grist mill,
blacksmith shop and tavern.
A great man people stopped nt
this tavern on their way from Gin
cinnati to Muncie with supplies
This settlement was called Man
tucket--Tucket for Shorthand Is
still known by that name.
There was another settlement a
little east OF Tucket about where A.
w. SWANS gravel pit now Is.
These settlers came from Tonnes
see and North Carolina from which
places most of our early settlers
came This settlement was known
as the Tennessee settlement or
Puckertown 1t had few houses,
a church and school. The people OF
this settlement were Quakers.
In 1926 my great grandfather.
Charles Osborn, laid out town on
the hill where Economy now IT,
The town was named Economy by
Isaiah Osborn. The people Of
Puckertewn thought It better To-
cation than their own SO they tore
down their buildings. except the
church. and moved up on the Hill
A little later perhaps 1868 there
was q large mill in Economy that
employed many men. This mill was
built and owned by my grandfather
Henry Beard They contracted
and built many houses and barns
for miles around. Some OF the old
est houses are still standing
The railroad was built In 1901
Economy Is still quite q busy little
town-Lois Beard. age II years
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-10
LITTLE ANNIE

Once upon a time an cid man
lived with his granddaughter in a
small cottage On the edge of deep
wood Each morning he went out
10 chop wood and Annie was left to
clean up the tiny rooms and then
she would go to the woods and
pick wild lowers and tie them up
in lunches
She then went out and stood on
the corner holding the flowers out
to the people that passed In this
way she would earn q few pennies
which she brought home to her
grandfather.
Poor Annie! l am afraid she did
not have very pleasant time for
there was not much to eat and she
often went hungry. One day as
she was standing on a corner sell
ing flowers a lady stopped to buy q
bunch and she gave her q few ex-
ira pennies.
The lady asked about her and
who she lived with. 81 live with my
grandfather" said Annie.
The next day she said she want
cd to see her grandfather. They
walked home together and found
her grandfather there. The lady
said that she wanted Annie to
come and live with her. that she
would give her warm clothes and
let he- go to school. So she went
with the lady. but she never forgot
to give some OF her pennies TO
some poor cnildren-Ruth Harlan.
Baxter School
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-10
THE WITCH AND
THE BROOM-STICK

There was once a big black cat
who. on very dark nights, would
run across peoples paths, THIS be-
ing a sign of bad luck. He seemed
to delight in such FRANKS. But alas.
one night an Old witch followed
him.
The witch did not wear her biz
black hat or her long black cape.
but was disguised so she did nos
look like a witch. The night vas
very dark. and the witch with her
broomstlck. went into the alley next
to Tommy's home (Tommy was the
cats name.S When he heard her
he did not know who it was. So
he darted into the alley and was
going across the alley in front OF
the witch Wten she turned and i'll
stead Of Tommy going in front Of
her he went back Of her. This
fooled him very much but the witch
had not punished him enough SO
she lifted him OH the broom and be-
gan to fly up, up. up. higher and
higher. and still his wonder grew.
He could not imagine where he was
But at last he came to his seasas
and knew what trick the witch
had played on him. He realized
the witch was riding OH the handle
Of the broom and he was sitting up
On the straws my, Oh. MY. how
sharp the siraws are. 90 wish I
hadn't tried to play the trick on
the witch ia the alley" He looked
un aud saw the great moon and the
bright stars and was wondering ali
the time where he would land
The witch did not say a thug to
him ard the cat was glad of it. As
he whiZzed rast the stars and was
many feet above the earth, he saw
dismal light which was at the
witch's house. My how good it
was not to he sitting on the stiff
old straWs.
After they went to the kitchen
the cat capped 60! Humb The
witch asked him II he was sleepy.
This frightened him SO he answer
ed very politely, Yes Mann This
polite answer pleased the witch
very much and she said, would
you like 70 have some meat and
milk" Again lie answered, ''Ef you
please" After his meal he went to
sleep and when he awakened the
next morning he Was in his own
soft he'd, and decided never 10 cross
anyones path again. and he never
did-Clars Haas. Green's Fork.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-10
A FUNNY KITTY
Dear Juniors !:

Dear Juniors:
want to tell you something
funny about my kitty. One day
when I came home from school. my
kitty was sitting on the floor look.
ing up at the pendulum Of the clock
which is right over my desk. 1t
finally got on top OF the desk and
stood up on its hind feet aud
stretched It's front paws up as high
as 1t could trying to catch the pen
dilum. 1t lost it's balance and
tumbied down and all the things on
my desk went with II
Then another time we had
thrown paper ice cream bucket
into the trash box and kitty got
It's head down Ia the bucket and the
wire fast around it's neck 1t push.
ed one paw lu the bucket to try to
get it off and then ii would not get
It's paw out, j. went tumbling
around the room in circle on
three feet until finally | had to help
it get out
AUDREY CHENOWETH.
Age 7, Joseph Moore Schscl.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-10
FED THE BIRDS

thought would write, as l
have not written in the Junior Pal
iadium. read the Junior Pal:ad.
tum every Saturday, and like IL
very much. l will tell you about
feeding the birds. | looked out Of
the kitchen window and saw a lat
~ spaSrOws. They looked very
hungry | went to the bread box
aad got piece OF bread broke
il into tiny pieces aud threw II to
them Ait the birds flew over to
il, and it was gone within five min.
utes. We had great fun watching
,hcM After ,hat ray sister threw
f,e,ee Out. but they did not eat that
up so quickly.
Wei. az nay story is getting long,
d. VIII close, hoping to see nv story
IA l.Ttns Mary Tudor, Starr
.Sci.c.al, 'js grade
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-10
The Sandman Story
FOR TONIGHT

skin and cheeks some might have
thought too pretty for gentleman.
but he had a beautiful curling mus
tache. which made up for the dain-
ty skin and stamped him at once a
gentleman and the man OF the
house
There were two Dollington chill
dren-a little boy named Roy and
little girl named Marjory. and
of course there was Aunt Dinah,
wearing red and white bandana
around her head and q blue aud
white checked dress nd a big white
apron.
Oh. yes. and there was Peter,
the gardener. who stood by the
side Of the house, or sat. just as
it happened to suit him.
But there was a garden | almost
forgot about: green grass grew all
around the house and flower bed
on one side of the house could be
moved. just as the grass could. aud
placed in another location, SO you
sec Peter had work TO 90 as we'll
as Aunt Dinah.
One morning Mrs. Dollington
came down to the breakfast table
and said to her husband. who was
reading the paper. John. I think
II Is time we gave a dinner party.
We have lived in this new house of
ours quite long enough without en-
PERTAINING. and now | want to give
a dinner that Will do credit to the
Dollington family"
Mr.. Dollington did not care much
about dinner parties, because some
times he was the only gentleman
present, but when be looked at his
wife he could not refuse to jump
from the roof OF the house had she
asked him to do so, she looked so
charming.
She was wearing, that morning,
pretty blue silk breakfast wrap
per with cream colored lace, and
her dainty lace petticOat showed
where the wrapper was careiessly
left open a little way at the bot
tom.
every well, my love. do as you
think best" said Mr.. John, "but
if you love me do try to invite
ladies with husbonds. You cannot
think how uncomfortable l am be-
ing the only gentleman among all
your lady friends
ooh! but John, dear" said his
wife. think how very popular you
are. Every lady just looks at you
and envies me my handsome hus-
band"
Mr.. John Dollington twiried the
ends of his pointed mustache and
looked admiringly at his wife: mo
lady has any charm for me-" he
said. when my wife is around
Next week I will tell you about
the dinner party.
Next weeks story-"The Do''ins-
ton Famiiy."-Part u.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-10

All remaining restrictions upon
the use of coal in Australia owing
to the strike have been withdrawn.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-10
Boys See Cow Birds
"a True Story.)

IA rue otOIyJ
Clarence Kourthouse. Robert
Silver and I went out on the Com
mons pond to spend the afternoon
We played tag and hidding-go-seek.
We played till o'clock. On our
way home we played tag. AS we
were playing tag we saw sparrows,
blue birds, black birds and cow
birds. The cowbirds were playing
on the cows back; we watched
them for one hour. And then we
went on home-Carl Won CARLSON.
ga grade, Finley school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-10
CAVE FALLS IN ON BOYS

One day Ray w. and were play
ing in a cave and it caved in with
us. We tried to get out but we
could not get out and we tried to
hollow and everytime We opaDed
our mouth we would get a mouth
fal OF dirt
Two boys were in cave near by
When they saw what had been dane
they came to get us out They ;ust
go there in time-Iohn Barker. 81
Grade, Whitewater School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-10
The Fany's Ring

Once upon a time there was a
Fairy. She had beautiful ring
that made wonderful light when
worn on the fairy's finger. And
everything you wished 1t would do.
would come true.
One night a traveller got lost in
the forest where the fairy lived and
she thought che would help him.
So she hid in hollow tree and
waited.
After a while the man came
along. The fairy threw her ring
right down In front Of him. He
picked it up and wished that he
knew who put it there. And just
then the fairy came out.
She put the ring on his finger
and he turned to fairy. And SO
they lived happy ever after by max
ing other people glad. with the
ring. = Rachel Unthank. Starr
School, ga Grade.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-10
SPRING is HERE!

The spring months are March.
April aud May. In the spring the
birds return. the flowers begin to
bloom. the days get warmer and
Longer and the farmers begin to
sow the seeds. I like the season OF
spring Rose click. ga, White
water School
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-10
Floating Safe is Invented

There has been a new floating
safe invented for ocean liners. 1t
Is made Of steel and is Of great inn
portance to passengers for storing
jewels. II the ship sinks the safe
will float until picked up by q pass
ing hoat.-George Wiss!er, GA
grade, Baxter school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-10
Want To ffelp

Dear Aunt molly.
The girls OF the ~sfa schools
would like very much 10 heig la
the G,s.s' C,ty -as we'll. t,s gt.Is OF
High School nad Garfield ] tt.,nl,
we cGala. We as.,a be gerry VIII
lag 70 do at.ythias -tie.e Hat,
Baxter ScSo0i. age ~
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-08
THE FRANK w. YOUNCMAN LAND co.
Is First Street Southwest Minot, N. D.

FRANK w. YoUNGMAN LAND COMPANYs AID No: l.
California proposition coming along fine; we are rece-
ing Inquiries daily several have already gone to
husiasc over the just booming why shouldn't
it, big crops and delightful climate? With all the TAR &C.
ves the factories of which keep people employed by the
thousands at good wages
you looking for delightful climate for yourself and
family for the beement of their health and your own and at
time into profitable small farming propostlon
here is splendid opportunity to take up.
This wildcat land scheme but just delightful money
making proposition beautiful climate within few minutes
drive of live 100 OOO and the Capital of California
Sacramento.
We have punches of people going every month and when
ready to make the trip let know and we Will make
arrangements See the Frank YLoungman Lend Company
We have had listed with hasecton farm about twelve
miles south of Mno Olive postoice We could sell this
hafsection for $4,000 terms is nearly all under
cultivation except 70 pasture which also be broken
with plow In addition this has few of pure
spring water lake on it, which worth lot of money
This real bargain We might rent this to good
tenant See the Frank w. Youngman Land Company
FRANK w. YOUNGMAN LAND COMPANY'S AID No. 3:
three Suburban Homes propositions with two
ground good buildings around Mnot One
within minutes walk of the Pootce; within twenty
walk danother within thirty minutes walk really
pretty little Places containing from three five See the
Frank w. Youngman Land Company.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-08

L. J. Huber, former county commits
sioner, passed thru the city Tuesday
enroute from his farm near Berthold
to Minneapolis and southern Iowa to
attend to business. Mr.. Huber, who
has been managing the affairs of a big
land company in South Dakota, may
be placed in charge of their interests
in Iowa and in that event he will To-
cate there permanently.
B. F. Manager, who served Minot
and the Great Northern railroad as
ticket agent in 1910 and 1911, has just
returned from the depot in Towner
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-08

city Tuesday and expects to spend
the winter with the Minot printing
offices. There isn't better printer in
the state and Blonde is the prince of
good fellows as well.
H. J. linde former Attorney Gen
eral of North Dakota, is spending a
few days in the city Mr.. Linde has
charge Of the Bismarck law offices of
the firm Of Fisk, Murphy & Linde.
Mr.. Linde's many friends will regret
to learn that he has been quite i'll with
paralysis, one Of his arm still both
ering him considerably.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-08

by making strides with their fall
blowing. The roads are in a very
muddy condition and in spots almost
impossible.
w. H. Wigham will address the
Fortnightly Club week from next
Monday night on "The Bright Side of
Mud" ...
Fred F. Rowatt, local harness max
er, notes the fact in this issue that
this is the time for farmers to have
their harness oiled and quotes an ex-
ceedingly low price for the work
There is no question but what oiling
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-08

after serving five years as agent. Mrs.
Manager was cashier there for five
years also. They have retired to the
fine ranch they bought some years,
ago, and on which they have erected
fine home. 1t is a mile north of
Towner, and has some good meadows
along the Mouse, some timber and
some farming land on the Uplands.
There they have some pedigreed stock,
cattle horses and chickens. Mr.. Man
ger began railroading in 1884, served
the Rock Island and C. B. & O., the
500 and the G. N R. r.