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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-29

Asylum Lodge, No. 10, L. O. Q. r, will
hold its regular meeting Friday eve
ming, Nov. so, with work in the Third
degree. Refreshments will be served
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-29

Sam Freed. press man for La Tena's
Shows, is in the city for few days.
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Samp-
son.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-29

Mrs. Mabel Pinkham was a visitor
Sunday at the home of Mrs. S. J.. New
comb on the Gardiner road, Chelsea.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-29

Miss May Humphrey passed Satur-
day and Sunday with Miss May New
comb. Chelsea.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-29

Is. l.. Kelley of Belgrade Lakes was
in the city Wednesday on matters of
business
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-29

The headquarters of the Augusta
Chapter of the Red Cross Society will
be closed today. Thanksgiving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-29

II. j. Smith went Wednesday after
noon to Waterville on a short BUSINESS
trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-29

Sidney j. Robinson of Bangor was a
visitor Wednesday in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-29

LtI-It has cured more corns than
y 'l"l remedies combined. It's as sure
os It'd sunrise. and as safe as water.
,'d FL. millions. Don't take a chance
".. your feet. you can't afford to ex-
pertinent with unknown mixtures when
tnu kuuV "Gets-It" never fails
.t'ts-lt" VIII remove any corn or CAL
ls Wear those new. stylish shoes or
I''ts II N"u want togo ahead and
H'. demand "Gets-It. throw substi-
Wt"7 back on the counter 25c is all you
Heed Uny ~ any drug store. or it will be
-'',' direct Ny L. Lawrence q Co. Chica-
a.. M
SYli ne augusta and recommended as
N' world host corn remedy by Arthur
I''rraui' ioln rouShlin, +. j. Begin
A1v
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-29
VASSALBORO

EAST-The \. L. l.. Club resumed
its meetings for the coming winter and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-29
ADJUSTMENTS
COLONIAL PROGRAM

Goidwyn Pictures Company Presents
S25O,0O0 Photo Spectacle "Polly OF
The Circus, by Margaret Mayo;
mollie King in 1.-The Seven Pearls;
Pathe News; Plenty of Wholesome
Comedy. Make up Holiday Parties
Special Musical Program.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-29
Safeguards Health
of The Childrer,

constipation, or inaction Of the
sow.is. IL r. great menace to
,,oei.h. Cathar.ic or purgativo
n.r,edics shorld never be given to
sSIIdren a. LA violence OF their
.nt,or tends 30 inset tbs entire
Stgesttvc syGtcni. a mild laxative
.. Tar preferable, and the comb.
-,tira Of simple ls.xat11e E-S;)s
,rith popsin known as Dr. C:.ld-
well's syrup Pepstu, and sold in
s-,1 stores for dfty cents Q bot
;i,, is hi~hly recommended. This
v-e3arat3on coatains no opiate,
rrarcgt!c, o. habit-forrni1g drug
~ any description, - mild and
r~ntle in It's action, AID brings
Lief IA an easy. natural manner.
les pleasant taste appeals to chill
dren and they taEe It readily.
thousands Of mothers have teS.
t,fed to the merit OF DR.. Cald-
vile Syrup Pepcin, and IN count.
loss homes IL is TIE standard fam.
uv remedy. A trial bottle, free
~ charge. can he obtained by
rrtt,ng to Dr. w. 2. Caldwell, 4s6
washing ton St., Monticello, I'LL
nois.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-10

assembled, that any person breaking =
iniuring bridges along the public roads
of this parish by moving tractors across
them, and any person injuring the roads
by moving plows along them, and any
person injuring the public roads of this
parish by driving logging wagons over
or across them is guilty of a INSIDE
meanor. ana upon conviction, shall be
punished by a fine of not more than
twenty-five dollars or Imprisonment not
more than thirty days, or both, at the
discretion of the court.
Section2 Be it further ordained, et',.
that the District Attorney be requested
to vigorously prosecute all violators OF
this and all other road ordinances anc
laws. end to proceed also against al
offenders by civil action for damages IL
the name of this body for expense o
rebuilding and repairs caused by suei
violations.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-10

Therefore be it resolved, that this
meeting of the Police Jury petition
the professional and business men,
the farmers and all citizens to CO.
operate fully and freely with the
authorities in charge OF
the work to the end that no friction
may arise and that the work may be
carried on expeditously and COM
pleted in this one season.
We particularly petition the court
officers and members of the bar as
far as the propriety of their pro-
LESSONS will permit, to discourage
cattle owners appealing to court to
avoid dipping their cattle or follow
ing methods laid down by the proper
authorities, as resistance by such
methods will only result in loss to
individuals complaining, expense and
loss to the parish and take the work
and expense of dipping over another
wear or more for the parish.
On motion of Mr.. Hewes, Mr.. W
H. Hamley, President of the Auto
Association of East Carroll, was fully
authorized to place mile posts along
the public roads of this parish.
There being no further bushes
the Board adjourned sine die
ALEX CLARK.
w. H. HARVEY, President.
Secretary.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-10
Judgment

State of Louisiana, Parish Of Madison
Ninth Judicial District Court.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-10
The Als1ER CASE
Who killed Cornelia Alster?

w tlO vi EhloSSA'
This is the problem that butties
the most skilled detectives.
1t puzzles all spectators and keeps
them KEYED up with excitement and
wonder until the end of the photo
play.
The grim finger of suspicion points
at five persons.
You are sure it is one, then an
other. who committed the crime.
Then comes the great denouement
revealing the real slayer.
This gripping revelation comes as
a startling surprise to all.
The complete new angle and the
swift change of action brings the
tension to the highest pitch.
Yet the reason for the crime
proves so obvious and logical that
one wonder why that particular per-
son was not before suspested.
The mystery throughout IS SC
intensely fascinating that none vii
rest until the solution is known. The
drama is powerful, gripping, in
tense.
See the solution of this great mys
terry at the Lyric Theatre Monday
March 18th.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-10
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS
Wednesday March 7th, 1917

Wednesday March 7th, 1871.
The Police Jury convened this day
in regular session, Hon. Alex Clark
President presiding, all wards duly
represented except the Fourth. Mr..
Spann being absent.
Reading of the minutes. on motion
of Mr.. Hewes was dispensed with.
The Finance Committee presented
its report together with bills against
the Parish amounting to 81, 734.25
endorsed for payment and on motion
of Mr.. Sanders the same was ordered
paid and the necessary funds hereby
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-10
free Flower Seed
Hastings Catalogue
Tells You About It

No matter whether yoC farm on q
large scale or only plant Vegetables
or flowers in a small way. you need
Hastings 1917 Seed Catalog. us
ready now and we have copy lor
you absolutely free. il you ask Tor IL
mentioning the name Of this paper:
In addition to showing you about al
The varieties OF vegetables, farm
grass, clover ard flower seeds, ms
'ltalog tells how you can get free nVe
splendid varieties Of easily grown, ye'
beautiful flowers, with which to peau'
tify your home surroundings.
Good seeds Of almost every knd
are scarce this season, and you can !
afford to take chances in your seed
supply. Hastings Seeds are depend
able seeds, the kind you can always
depend On having good luck" with.
You are going to garden or farm
tits spring. Why not insure success
SO far as possible by starting WIFE
the right seed? Don't take chances
that you Go not have to.
! Write today for Hastings 1911
Catalog. It's free and will both inter
est and help you to succeed in 1917
#. G. HASTINGS CO., seedsmen
Atlanta, oa.-Advt-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-10
MRS CATHERINE STEWART CRUMP
VS.. No. 2035.
] w. CRUMP, Her Husband.

IpEIT KNOWN and remembered, that
this case coming on for trial after
answered filed and issue joined, was
rrularly taken up in its order for trlal:
he plaintiff being represented by Jef
III Snyder, ESQ.,, her attorney, and the
attendant being represented by l.. M.
! Soencer. ESQ, his attorney when after
barring the evidence and the arguments
l If counsel. the court considering that
he plaintiff has fully proven her de-
nand and the law and the evidence being
"a favor thereof, it is therefore:
Ordered. adiudged and decreed that
there be Judgement in favor OF mrs:
Cstherine Stewart Crump, the Plalntiff,
and against defendant j. w. trump.
her husband, decreeing diss tuition OF
the community of acquents and gains
heretofore existing between them. and
Z separation of property between the
plaintiff and the said defendant.
1t is further ordered, adjudged and
decreed, that the Plaintiff on her money
demand against her said husband do
have and recover judgment against him
for the full sum Of eleven hundre''
and fifty [Sll5Ol dollars. with interest
thereon at the rate of five cent, IRON
the second day of February 1917, until
paid, and all cost of this suit.
Judgment rendered, read and signed
in open court, this 18th day of February
1917, F. X. RANSDELL,
Judge Ninth Judicial District
of Louisiana.
State Of Louisiana,
Parish of Madison.
/, John E. Yerger, Clerk of the Ninth
District Court and Ex-Officio Recorder
IN a.iu Az. n.u son Parish, Louisiana,
do hereby certify tna, Tie within anc
foregoing is ture and correct copy OF
the original Judgment rendered, which
Is on file and OF record III my office.
Witness my hand AMI Official seal thi:
18th day of February 1917.
John E. YERGER.
Clerk Ninth District Court &
TSEALl Ex-O.iicio Recorder.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-10
". c. PRICE COMPANY, RATcAEz

1t will be interesting to our readers
to note the advertisement of the w.
C. Price Company, of Natchez, Miss,
which appears elsewhere in this issue.
Many of our readers are we'll &C
quainted with Mr.. w. c. Price, who
for a number of years was the
manager of the Chamberlain and
Patterson Company of Natchez, and
who made many friends in this
locality by his courteous and bust
ness-like treatment of all patrons of
his store.
The w. c. Price Company is COM
posed of Mr.. W. C. Price, Miss Nellie
! Prendergrst, Mrs. Elizabeth Grigsby'
! of Natchez and Mr.. Chas. Fech-
5 heimer, of New York. Mr.. Fech'
heimer is one of New York's leading
/ dry good men and his connection
! with the w. C. Price Company vii
8 mean that the new store will be II
i constant touch with the latest anc
: most up-to-date styles and fabrics.
& Mr.. Price has just returned from
= an extensive purchasing tour OF tn
Eastern and Northern markets. ant
n every day the freights and expires
bring new goods.
ii The new substantial firm asks you
consideration and 4 portion of you
II business. Their store is located a
N 336 Main Street 1.-THE former Fol
man & Gallegly location) and specls
II attention will be given to ma
III orders.
III The w. C. Price Company WI
III carry a first-class line Of dry good:
III ladies ready to wear apparel, gloves
III hosiery, corsets, notions and tn
NJ latest and most popular novelties o
the market.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-10
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Notice to Members:
In accordance with article Nv" of the
Constitution and Bylaws, you are here
by notified that the regular annual
meeting of the members will be held at
the Court House in Tallulah, louisiana,
on Tuesday April 10th, 1917. at IL o'clock
A. NJ, for the purpose of electjng Off
GERS and transacting such other business
as may come before the club.
p. L. DAVIS.
Tallulah, March 10th, 1917. Secretary.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-10
LIST OF JURORS

The following twenty names shall con-
stitute the Grand Jury for the April
term of the Ninth Judicial District Court,
to begin On the first Monday in A ril
1917:
J. W. Crump Eddie C. Montgomery
W. Z. Sewer W. l.. barrow
Geo. M. Long A. Z. Kell
e. D. Holloway c. Barnett
A. Bloom E. T. Purnell
w. T. Cakes Geo. P Blair
w. NJ. Scott J. D. Sewer
Leon Clark F. G. Hewes
w. H. Cox D. H.. Allen
James Beard Jas. A. Moberly
The following thirty names shall con-
stitute the Petit Jury for the April term
of the Ninth Judicial District Court, to
begin the second Monday in April 1917:
Z. G. Evans F. D. McCa.frey
E. B. Sanders Rex P. ketchum
L. z. Naylor G. c. Belts
W. H. Ward J. j. Williamson
B. Towne J. II. Alexander
@. C. Goodrum w. NJ Eberhart
H. W. Berger Dale Ellis
]. N. Harvey +. p. Gaines
E. B. Everard G. W. Montgomery, Jr
Geo. Rogan W. F. Coltharp
A. S. Cades A. s. Holloway
N. H. Colthsrp L. NJ. Wixon
T. L. Parker C. c. Aiken
c. d. Johnson c. E. Speed
Marion Hooter N. Kahn
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-10

The committee appointed to ex-
anime the road truck and its work
ings near Vicksburg reported that
they had bought same for the sum
of s4,1OO.OO to be delivered at
Tallulah with a IL months guarantee
against breakage from defective
material or workmanship.
On motion of Mr.. Hewes, Edgar
PurnelI was authorized and requested
to clear up and put in good condition
the road from Quimby Station to
Spring Bayou at a cost not to ex-
coed Sl25. 90 or so much thereof as
may be necessary.
On motion of Mr.. Devine, the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved that Hon. Alex Clark,
President of this Board be and he is
hereby authorized and requested to
borrow the sum of thirty thousand
dollars or so much thereof as m; y
be necessary to pay the current ex-
penses of the parish and IS evidence
of said loan to issue the necessary
certificates or warrants of this Board
with the usual and customary pledge
of the revenues of this Board as Sc
curity for said loan.
On motion of Devine the following
resolution was adopted:
Whereas, the cattle industry anc
its development in Madison parishi
dependent upon the eradication o
the cattle tick and whereas unde
the statute providing for eradication
the rules of the State Live Stoc
Sanitary Board are gived full fore
and effect Of law.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-10

constipation Is the cause OF many ailmenu
end disorders that make life miserable.
fake Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets, / .p your bowels regular and YOU
~;lI avoid thesa diseases. FIR sale by AZ
.aalazx
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-10
ROAD and BRIDGE ORDINANCE

Section /. Be it ordained by the Police
j ury of Madison Parish in regular session
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-21

MISS TiLLIE COPELAND
sliss Tale copeland, foI ia s'"'
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-26

Editor Nissoulian-~i attach hereto 4
copy of the famous poem written by
Lord Byron. and inspired ny tt" death
of IL dog.
Trusting that you will be alb" to use
it as Exhibit -" in the controversy
now current. and as Il dnfcnS" for thu
dog who cant reply to his worthy ad.
vcrsarics. II follows:
When some proud son of man returns
to earth,
Unknown to glory but upheld by birth.
The sculptors art eyhausts the pomp
of woe.
And stored urns record who rests be-
low;
When all is done, upon the tomb is
seen,
Not what he was but what he might
have been;
But the poor dog, in life the frmes
friend,
The first to welcome, the foremost Il
defend,
Whose honest heart Is still his mas
ters own,
Who 'labors. fights, lives and breathe
for him alone;
! Unhonored falls. unnoticcd all hi
worth,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-26
Young Gardeners
Must Hurry
Work

Competitors in the Missoula county
stories of their gardening efforts and
records of the work they have done in
the contest before September 10 and
the samples OF their products by Sep.
TENDER is. The best samples and the
best records will be marked 50 and thu.
others less by comparison The VIM
ners in each OF the corn growing, DO.
tato- growing and garden canning con.
tests conducted Will be given free trips
to the state fair ut Helena September
24-29
Those who have entered the potato
contests are asked to send in the best
II. and those who have raised corn,
the best 10 ears. Three or more speci-
mems are required from gardeners who
have raised other vegetables. Confess.
af,tssresiainst in stf,c Roman and Round
Butte districts may send their entries
to the Sterling hotel. Roman, whil.
those who live in Leon, St. Ignatiu.
and d'Aste may send them to the Mis-
sion hotel at st. lgnatius. Otherwise
the samples should be sent to County
Agricultnrist j. K. Campbell at the
courthouse. Papers and specimens tina,
are not received on time will not be
entered in the contest. according &c
Mr.. Campbell
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-26

with her things" and certainly she
would have understood the apologize
who snatehed her baby from the floor.
saying. God love my baby. Tits
motley faced. hain't had no time
to- clean hit today
II you would learn the art Of racy.
beautiful speech. come to the moun-
tains where speech still blossoms free
~. Where Il woman speaks OF her
youth as the rise of her bloom" and
the preacher prays for the old as those
whose heads arc aablooming for the
grave" Where someone who has out =
stayed her visit, singing to the accom- :
paniment Of the dulcimer. cries at
leave taking. as sh" remembers the
night duties awaiting her at the end OF
Il seven mile walk. Lord, | won.
never b satisfied away from You as in
no more in this world" Where n
child eager 10 see you writes that she
would like 10 hold your lily whit.
hand" and another one, ing an
answer to her letter speedily puts on
the corner of the envelope, Go In
haste
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-26
And Here's the Docs Side.

Editor Muscular My name is
Howser and I'm Robbys dog. I'm TAX
ing care of Bobby while his father and
Dig brother are at the Preside learn
ing how to fight the kaiser. Bobby Ii
IN the fifth grade and he knows how To
read so one day while We were sitting
on the porch he picked mp the Mis-
soilian and read to me IA communica-
ton by NJ. \. Cromwell, which said
mat dogs ar. no good because they eat
TOO much and chase automobiles and
walk on cement sidewalks before they
ar" dry. Mr.. Cromwell said mutton
and beef costs a lot because dogs make
the stockm"ns expenses high.
| don't think Mr.. Cromwell knows
what h" il talking about and Two
talked to n, the dogs in our neighbour
hood. ami they are of the same opin-
ion. BOBBY thinks the same as | do
about il. H. IL going to hit Mr.,
'romrton on tn" nose when he gets
big
It's pretty tough digging for us Mis-
SCUBA dogs right now, because nothing
much IL left from the meals Mr.. Hoo.
yer, who lives In Washington, won,
let people waste anything I'm not
Grabbing about that. though. what |
want to do is to convince Mr. crom-
well that he is all wrong, so I'm going
To say n few things about dogs. and
how useful they are in the world
| have a cousin up near Roman whose
nam" IS Shcn. and he stays out in the
hot sun and watches the sheep all oay
without even whining. Then there is
spot. lie was n peaceful old dog, but
now he is over in France, carrying wa
| ter to tho wounded soldiers In the
| trenches.
l often think of n picture in Bobby's
geography book, that shows brig
| husky dog hauling supplies over the
frozen Alaskan trails.
There are thousands more--oh. YES, I
nearly forgot to tell you that an old
bloodhound acquaintance of mine re.
Gently caught n murderer who had es :.
capped from the state prison.
Some people may be in sympathy
with Mr. Cromwell. but I can't see it.;
anyway I should bark. I have lots of
friends who will protect me.
Now editor. I've laid the facts before
You. AS man to dog, do you think Mr.
Cromwell Is right?
Yours for keeps.
BOWSER,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-26
Mountain Speech
True Elizabethan
English Survival

1t is already becoming trite to speak
of the "purcst Americans in America
so widely known is the fact that the
Kentucky mountain people are prac-
tically II homogeneous race. their fore
parents who came from way yon
side of the briny deep having been
mostly English, Scotch and Irish in
race. says Ethel de Long in the Out :
look.
Listen to tho everyday speech OF the
mountains. An old woman who can
shear % sheep in a day. and knows
how to scolr the WOOL to spin. dye and
weave it into linsey-wooIsey or into :,
coverlet whose pattern may be called
kings Flower or Queens Patch
or Lonely Heart tells you. No, You
cain't never toll sheep off their usin'
grounds OF an even and you remem-
Der Shakespcarcs double negatives
and Sponsors Where never foot did
use" in The Fearic Queene," though
today We have forgotten that ole
meaning. ito frequent" of the wore
"use.'
Has somebody been acting anticky,'
did not Hamlet put an "antic DISPOSE.
ton on?' When you have been in
vited to a frolic, remember that Lady
Mary Wortley Montague did not &C
to lat homes" or the dansants, either
but records herself as invited to "frol-
| icks." Very probably she. too. woulc
, have complained of some miSchieVus
| little boy that he had been "prankinl
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-26
Mo1tanu's CiDi1 War Prices
Would Haze Shocked HoODer
BY Martha Edqerton Plassman.

The present war Ia the third which
the United States has waged within
the memory Of many now living. but
the intervening years OF peace have
made us forgetful Of the sacrifices de-
all but II, favored few. Today we
are threatened with food shortage due
to the obligation we have assumed to
provision a great part of Europe. as
we'll as our own people. but with this
difference In distributing products:
Wheat is sent abroad. while we must
learn 10 cat strange grains because our
allies do not know how to use corn,
and. as ono writer says, would feed it
to the stock II We send IL to them"
In rcsnonsc to this rrorhesy Of lean
years almost every magazine and pa :
per carries Its Thrift" column, in
Oh the long suffering housewife is
cxhortcd to repeat the miracle of max :
ing soup from n sausage stock; save
every c,,,mh OF bread: dispense with
the garbage pail: serve, can and dry
green from ''rnslcy" To thistle. Tho
latest suggestion. mt the family on a
straight diet Of Irish potatoes. calls ia
mind that old verse:
Potatoes they rrow small on Mauncc,
Potatoes they grow small
and they cat them tops and an.
On Manmcc.'
Shall We come to this. | wonder"
Tho north. during tho Civil war sui.
I'D little from 4 lack Of food. but the
fFi"' prices due then AS now. To the
naturalization OF those who place prof
II above love of country. led to such
suhstitutions as roasted dried peas for
coffee etc. can recall no time when
our Ohio liable did not hold an :,bund :
ance Of eatables. with meat three times
I day.
The Diet on the Plains.
Tut the diet crossing the plains in
1861 was another story. II consisted
mainly OF bread and cured meats. cot