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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-17
VALVES BOYS LIFE AT $25
Lancaster County Jury Returns Yer
Act of That Amount to Lads Parents

LANCASTER, Pa, oct. IA Lancaster
copntv Jury in Common Pleas Court has
S,clded that a ne-year-old boys value is
,25 1t was in the case of Joseph Rohm and
nj. wife. living near Gap. a suit against
willis g. Kreider to recover damages for
the death Of their son on November 3. 1916.
Kreider used a bus for transporting chill
Srsn TO and from school and the boy was
tnIed when the team was struck by troll
ley car near Gap.
The claim was based on hrelders al
,.ooI carelessness in driving so close to
the car track that when a car came along
Il hit the wagon, throwing the child under
. the car The jury gave verdict Of S25
for the parents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-17
"MA" SUNDAYS INTIMATE TALKS
The Tragedy of q Shoe
The avife of famous evangelist discusses everyday TOP
helpful and wholesome qOay.

a misery. She was alone with 1t on the
night 1t died.
The day after the funeral she left the
cottage for the great city, whose very un-
friendliness might give her shelter. She
carried with her one of little Jimmies shoes.
The other she left behind for the father.
But the message that she had hoped 1t
would carry was never answered
For over a year she had kept up the un-
equal fght-a fight to which in the end she
had surrendered. And in that last, supreme
moment she died with a smile. 1 wonder
If she saw little Jmmie's pinched little
hands reaching toward her in a babyish
welcome.
You ask what became of the other shoe
No one knows. Both II and the father
have disappeared.
Do you wonder why I am giving my life
to the battle against whisky?
Copyright, 1917. by The Bell Syndicate Inc. J
Friday-The Girl Who Did Not Require In
Productions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-17

that she was dead. MA SUNDAY
The verdict of the Coroner's jury later
was suicide, and except for few lines
tucked into an inner page of the news
papers, the. case was forgotten, for Mary
osborne was only a shopgirl in depart
ment store. Her passing. whether by her
own hand or otherwise. was too insignifi-
can't circumstance even to make ripple
In the busy life of the great city. Some
times the biggest tragedies are those we
never see
The dead girl had left no note behind
explaining her action. AS a matter of fact,
note wasn't needed.
There was nothing but the frayed, dis
eoiored baby's shoe, gripped in her life
less hand. The police didne bother tracing
tne shoe, or its history What was the use?
Ihsre was no foul play. The case was
opVlous-from the official viewpoint. Only
another working girl, perhaps in a fit Of
ihlysteria, or melancholia had ended her
NE. She would be decently. IL cheaply,
buried at public expense, since she had no
apparent relatives or friends.
What more could be done?,
And yet, every now and then fociety
rises to ask itself the SNUG question: What
can be done with our human derelcts?
Later I heard the sequel OF the story
from young settlement worker, who had
curious habit of prying into the life
tragedies around him, which never hnd
'nelr way into the newspapers.
he took down from a shelf in his study
the baby's shoe as he told, me the story
ne mad done what the police had no time
70 do-he had traced its history.
mary Osborne working for Sc week
Yen cents an hour, ten hours day-had
come from a small town upstate, where
TOUT years before she had been happily
married to young real estate man.
her mother her only relative, had died
snortly after the wedding, leaving the girl
alone In the world. except for her husband.
whom she was startled to discover, less
enan a year after she had become his wife,
was tast becoming a drunkard.
She had had no experience with alcohol
sul For twelve months she alternately
pieaded with him, and threatened him,
several times he promised faithfully to
pfeak away from the habit that had en-
saved him-only to stagger home a few
nights later in a blind intoxication.
~ was about this time that his wife dis
eovered that she was to become a mother,
out even this fact failed to break the chains
.oat had wound themselves about their
hapless victim.
one night his young wife met him with
outburst Of fearful entreaties-and he
let her agonized prayers with a blow
snAt relied her to the floor. A week later
~ naoy was born. hopeless cripple. The
--ther was absent at the birth, and did
not return home until two weeks later.
put apparently he was too far gone in
e srip Of the demon that had captured
t.n 20 realize. or care. The young mother
eosht In vain for the life OF her child. even
-f9"'ng that II It lived, its life would be
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-17

School Children to Compete for Wal
nut Street Business Association

Maintaining that Independence Square IL
a front garden, and not a backyard. and
that the "Crldle Of Liberty" fronts on Wal
nut street, the Walnut Street Business
Association offers prize of $40 In gold for
the best essay not exceeding 500 words, by
a public school pupil in the elementary
grades.
Manuscripts must be plainly written, on
one side only. and forwarded before Mo-
vember / TO the Offices OF the association,
street.
The following have been asked to act as
judges; DR. Ellis PaXson Oberholtzer, his
torian; wilfred Jordan, curator OF 1nde-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-17
$4,000 MEN DESERT KAISER
Exodus Into Holland May Be for Hid
den Purpose at Berlin Order

LONDON, oct. 17.-The Evening Stand
ard hears that during August and Sep
tember 5000 German deserters crossed the
Dutch frontier. From several points, II is
reported. the frontier guards themselves
Joined the runaways. Dread of having to
endure another winter in the trenches OF
Flanders and the French front and facing
the new army from the United states is
probably the chief reason for the deser-
tions, but suspicious are beginning to be
entertained even in Holland that all these
desertlons may mean something wAOlly
different. Germans may be allowing men
to pass into Holland for hidden purpose.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-17

The little suit presented in today's
sketch is an example of the smartness
combined with simplicity which is
characteristic of so many of the sea-
sons tailleurs. For instance, consider
the coat. Virtually devoid of trim
ming, it is at the same time, by grace
of it's lines and tailoring, quite as at
tractive as any of the more elaborately
developed among current models.
Green silvertone is the fabric that
has been utilized in the fashioning of
this suit, the collar being of nutria.
The sash girdle ties in the back and
the skirt is one of the newer narrow
models.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-17
ARMY HOUSING DISCUSSED
National Conference Hears Descrip.
ton of Work Already Done

CHICAGO, oct. 1.-THE housing of the
new army was discussed by the National
Housing Conference here last evening.
Major w. A. Starrett, of Washington. de-
scribed the work that has been done at the
cantonments from the builders point Of
view.
John Ihlder, OF Philadelphia. told of the
designing Of the barracks. He was the
housing consultant of the emergency con-
structon committee last spring. Edward
II. Bennett. Of Chicago, also spoke.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-17

across the rumpled
sheets of the cheap
iron bed. The other
hand was huddled
on her bosom, its
half-opened fingers
clutching a baby's
white satin shoe,
much as a child,
dropping off into
dTeamland, would
hold a favorite toy.
But the girl on
The bed wasn't
asleep. Her smile
was too set and
her face was too
white. Even had
II not been for the
fumes of escaping
gas that flooded
the room. II would
have been apparent
that she was dead.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-17
French Sink Two U-Boats

PARIS. oct. 1.-Two Teuton submarines
were destroyed by French warships in the
western Mediterranean in the last week of
September, according to information re-
ceived by the French Ministry of Marine
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-17

WHEN they broke open the door the girl
w on the bed looked as though she might
be asleep.
There was a wistful smile On her face
ons hand had dropped almost carelessly
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
All western World at War

That thewhole western hemisphere
will be directly engaged in the war
before another year passes, was the
statement of John Barrett, director of
the pan-American union, in a speech
on the Liberty Loan before a mass
meeting Of Baltimore churches.
Speaking unoficially." said Mr.
Barrett, "but basing conclusions on the
consistent attitude Of the Latin-Amer-
lean press and the expressed opinions
OF Latin American statesmen, It can
be said. despite the justifable neutral
ity Of some Of the Latin-American
countries, II looks as II events would
inevitably cause all to align them
selves with the United States and its
Europeon allies, and take steps equal
to a declaration OF war;"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
NORTH HAND
Orient Argus

Announcements have been received
here OF the marriage Of Mr.. J. r. Egg
geriing to Miss Maude H. Chapdelaine,
Wednesday morning, June 9Th, at the
Church OF st. John. New Canada,
Minnesota. Joe is a Hand county boy,
a son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Egger-
ling, and he has a host Of friends
who extend him and his bride congrat-
ulations and best wishes.
Geo. Myers departed Wednesday for
Morristown, this state. He has been
in very poor health for some time and
says he is going to try outdoor life
for a time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sweetland re-
port the birth of a son at their home,
Monday, June 4th.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
Bring Crowd to City
For Saturday Shopping

At 4 o'clock Saturday one hundred
automobiles were parked on the
streets Of Miller. AS they were all
out Of town cars this meant that four
to five hundred people had come to
town for business, shopping, and to
attend the big cattle sale at the
Schriver yards. A considerable num-
Der Of cattlemen from other towns
came by train also.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
Americans IN Franco

Paris news OF June 7th announced
that American war ships and marines
had arrived in French waters. and
were joyfully greeted by the French
navy. The same dispatch stated that
an American transport containing
wheat for American soldiers had also
arrived. Camps are now being laid
out for American infantry. cavalry
and aviation corps.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
A War Poem

The best war poem contributed to
the National Arts Club, which won
the prize, was by Daniel M. Henderson
1t graphically portrays Frances Cod
dess of Liberty presented to America,
Here are two verses: -
Thank God, u l%iberating lance !
Goes flaming on the way to Francei
TO France-tne trail the Gurkhas
found;
To Farnce-old England's rallying
ground!
To France-the path the Russians
strobe! =
To France-the Anzacs' glory road!
To France-where our Lost Legion
To fight and die for God and mani I
To France-with every race and breed
That hates oppression's brutal creed!
All, France. how could our hearts
forget
The path by which came Lafayette?
How could the haze OF doubt hang low
Upon the road of Rochambeau?
How vas it that we missed the wGy
Brave Joffre leads US on today?
At last, thank God! At last we see
There is no tribal Liberty!
No beacon lighting just OUR shores,
No Freedom guarding but OUR doors
The fame she kindled for onr slres
Burns now in Europe's battle fires:
The soul that led u fathers wet
Turns back to free the worlds OPP
pressed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
Government Buying Horses

Local horse raisers and dealers
are getting ready for the announced
demand of the government for their
product, and anticipate better prices.
The demand will be for horses
weighing from $50 to 1900 for cavalry
and light artillery, and 140O and up
ward for heavy siege battery work.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
Cutting Alfalfa Too Late

A few fields OF alfalfa were killed
out last winter, and the cause is
said to have been too late cutting in
the fall last year These fields were
doubtless cut close, and there was not
sufficient time for growth and hard
ening before winter set in. The alf-
alta fields about Miller are fine this
year, and ready to cut. ~
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
Burdette Picnic june ne

Announcement is made that the Old
Settlers Picnic of North Hand County
will be held this year In the Kenyon
grove. Burdette twp, on Saturday.
June 18th.
All parties wishing to secure stand
privileges must apply to me on or be-
fore June 18th.
Frank Teller, Secretary.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
Canada's Drouth Broken

Winnipeg, June SAN electrical
storm. accompanied by abundant pre-
.cipitation. 70 passing over this dis
trict. This is the frst rain in winni-
peg for ak months, except q small
she~e- g the arst Sunday IN a
Manitoba's hay crop Is already ruined
from lack OF rain.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
"ADyRRTISED T

List Of letters remaining uncalled
se- d. tina Miller postofice for the
week ending May 10. 1917.
Harry Currie
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
One Stacker In state

But one arrest made IN South
Dakota for none compliance with
the registration law. Anton Alata,
a Slovenian. refused to register and
was arrested by government officials
Pierre Dakotan.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
A. B. c. In The
LEAD AS usual

The Aberdeen Business College ex-
poets to teach machine shorthand this
year. School open all summer. Send
for catalogue. Enroll June IS.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
NOTICE

The ruling to discontinue service
after the 18th Of each month unless
bills are paid, will be strictly enforced
after this date. June 6. 1917.
Municipal Light & Power Plant.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE
AND NEARBY EXCHANGES
(Continued from frst pagel

The bride Is a daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Shearer, Of this place, who
went out under direction Of the Pres
byterian Board last August, to teach
in a school for girls at Wang Lang.
Siam.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
Every Nan
I'm Hand County

Should be a regular subscriber
to The MILLER PRESS. The
more subscribers it has the better
paper It can publish for you. We
want you to have one Of the very
best weekly papers published IN
South Dakota. II you think we
can accomplish it. say a good
word for the Press to your neigh
bors-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
Pint ONT Your Fla q

Today, Thursday. June 1 tn is flag
day. II Is the 140th anniversary Of
the adoption OF the Stars and Stripes
as the national emblem.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
Another Tarole Shaking

7 Yesterdays daili,s publish dis
patches stating that Kink Constantine
OF Greece had abd;.ated his throne
In favor of his SON.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-14
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
tarrh IL q blood or constitutional disease.
and In order to cure Il you must take in
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure Is
taken Internally, and acts directly upon
the blood n mucous surface. Halls
Catarrh Cure Ia not a quack medicine. 1t
was prescribed by one of the best ply
sicians In this country for years and is
a regular prescription. II IL composed OF
the best tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers. acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina-
ton OF the two ingredients Is what pro-
duces such wonderfI u results in curing
catarrh. lend for testimonials, free.
+. ]. CHENEY a CO., Props, Toledo, o.
SOLD by Druggists, price T5c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Home news., 1917-03-30
Election Proclamation

Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of law, there will be a general election held in the county of Woodruff, State of Arkansas,
 TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1917, for the following purposes:
 To elect one delegate from Woodruff County and two dele gates at large from the First Con- gressional District to the State Constitutional Convention.
 Said election will be held by the judges at the usual voting places in the different townships in Woodruff County, who will make return of same to the Board of Election Commissioners of Woodruff County, Arkansas. as required by law. 3-23-4t Adv
 ALEX MCGREGoR, Sheriff.
The Home news., 1917-03-30
Notice

Notice is hereby given that bids will be received for the letting of the public funds of Woodruff County at the Court House in Augusta on the End day of April, 1917, for the ensuing term. A certified check for two hundred and fifty dollars shall accompany each bid. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids.
 Given under my hand as County Judge of Woodruff County, Ark ansas, this 18th day of March, 1917. A. L. HUTCHINs,
 2t Adv County Judge.
The Home news., 1917-03-30

The many friends of Mir. H. D. Swayze will regret to learn of the sad news of the death of his father, MT. o. H. Swayze who succumbed after a brief illness at his home in Benton, Miss, Monday morning, March 26, 1917. MT. and Mrs. Swayze left on the Memphis Special Monday after noon to attend the funeral. The deceased was 72 years old and leaves besides the son, a wife. We extend heartfelt sympathies.
The Home news., 1917-03-30
Tip News

Walter Caudle was a visitor at Penrose Tuesday.
 MT. J. A. Harp and family are moving near McCrory.
 MT. Wess Long and family left Monday for Oklahoma.
 MT. John Donald is visiting friends here this week.
 Ask MT. Roy Gillian if he gets cold these Sunday nights.
 The roads were in excellent condition for cars Sunday.
 MT. E. w. Clancy has closed his term of school at Penrose.
 Ask Marie Ramsey how she enjoyed singing Sunday night.
 Mrs. Edwin Ramsey spent Monday with Mrs. w. T. Ramsey.
 Ask Walter c. if he will be glad when school closes at Me- Crory.
 Ask Lemuel Armstrong how he enjoyed his girls company Sunday.
 Miss Lee Ella Covirgton was the guest of Miss Marie Ramsey Sunday.
 Messrs E. w. and N. H. Cha, ney were Little Rock visitors Monday.
 BORN: Tuesday March 20, 1917, to Mir. and Mrs. Lee Parish, an 8 pound girl.
 Miss Ruth Cook of DeView was the guest of Miss Lee Ella Gov ington Monday.
 Misses Velma Raynor and Ro- berta Totty were shopping Tn McCrory Monday.
 MT. Bob Smith of Chappell Grove attended prayer meeting here Sunday night.
 Messrs Bert Finney and Max Woodruff of Howell visited rel atives here Saturday and Sunday.
The Home news., 1917-03-30

Esq. R. Castleman of Wynne was a McCrory visitor Monday.
 Miss Johnnie Harris will arrive tomorrow from Galloway College, Searcy, to spend Sunday with home folks.
The Home news., 1917-03-30
Strawberry Pickers Wanted

We want for the coming crop, 1000 Zone thousand) pickers, picking will start about the latter part of April, will pay two cents per quart. Houses furnished to families. Apply to A. M. KIT TIER, President Shippers Union, Judsonia, Ark. 2-32-5t Adv
The Home news., 1917-03-30

We are glad to note that our friend Mir. J.S. Haggard is home rom Memphis where he under went a successful operation.
 Rev. F. A. Lark returned Tues oay from Little Rock where he placed Ollie and Pearl Hall, or pnans, in the Methodist Orphan age.
The Home news., 1917-03-30

Entered as second-class mat ter August 26, 1915, at the post office at McCrory, Ark, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
The Home news., 1917-03-30
Beards' School Items

Mrs. Mollie Miller is very i'll at present.
 Ayane was all smiles Sunday and of course he had a reason.
 We wonder why it is that Jim and Onie are so late getting to church.
 Rev. J. w. Moore attended Sunday School at Boards Sunday afternoon.
 Quite a crowd of young folks attended church at DeView Sun- day evening.
 We are glad to note that after a few weeks illness, Mrs. White is able to be up again.
 MT. George Wright returned home from Memphis Tuesday,. We suppose he enjoyed his walk.
 Ask Nora why she was talking so loud while on her journey to and from church Sunday evening.
 MARRIED: Sunday, March 25, 1917, at 10 a. m., MT. Barnuam McMurtry and Miss Amanda Lee. They left immediately for Okla homa where they will reside in the future.
 Last Saturday evening, March 24th, quite a crowd of young folks consisting of Miss Onie Miller and Messrs Jim and Louis Chappell assembled at the hos pitable home of Miss Nora King. The evening was spent in playing the photograph and making chin music, each assuring the hostess that the evening was we'll spent. We congratulate Miss King for her hospitality and hope we will be honored with another entertain ment "just like that one" in the near future.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-26

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