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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25
NORTH NEM PORTLAND

Mr.. and Mrs. George Clark have
gone to Madison with the intention
of staying several weeks with Mrs.
Clarks brother, C. w Dyer. Their
friends hope that Mr. Clark's health
will improve during their absence
Myra Knowles who has been at her
uncle's Fred Knowles for several
months, has returned to her home at
Blauvelt, n. Y.
AT the winter term of the Grammar
school under the instruction of Miss
Marguerite Gerald. the following pu-
pills were not absent one-half day:
rhirza Henderson. Doris Knapp. Ber-
nard Knowles. Warren Romeo, Ken
ION Quint. Kenneth Jackson, Ruth
Knapp, Clinton Gordon, Robert Tay-
lor. Bernard Knowles has not been
absent nor tardy the past year. Pu-
pills not absent one-half day at the
Primary school, taught by Miss Es-
Their Badger were: F'reda Collins,
Harold Fenlason Osman Gould, Ray
mOnd Hartman. James Knapp, Del
bert Luce. Bernice Norton Clyde
Pease Rudolph Quint and Virginia
Quint.
The Willing Workers held their
last meeting with Mrs. f. f. Pratt
They voted to give an entertainment
and supper the first of next month.
The Girls intermediate S. S. class
the Sonshine Makers. held their first
meeting of the year with Kathleen
Norton last Saturda yand electedn Of
ficers as follows Audrey Fenla-
son. president; Thirza Henderson.
vice president; Kathleen Norton
treasurer; Norma Webb. assistant
treasurer; Mildred Trip. secretary;
Ruth Williamson. assistant secretary;
Doris Knapp, librarian.
New Portland Grange held its reg
ular meeting January 20 Two very
interesting questions were discussed
What is the greatest problem that
confronts the American citizen to-
day and Have | done my best to
strengthen this Grange the past
year, At the next meeting there
will be a roll call and lunch will be
served. All members are requested
to be present The following officers
of the Grange were installed recently:
Master. n. Il Norton: overseer. Ethel
Williamson; lecturer, Mabelle Knapp;
steward. Leila WILDER; secretary, Mel
lie Jackson; treasurer, Fred Jackson:
assistant steward. Charles Nye; lady
assistant steward, Madeleine Emery:
Ceres, Patience Norton; Pomona
Marilla Strickland; Flora. Huldah
Carville; chaplain, Ann Young; gate
keeper H. ". Carville
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25
AT'H EMS

Wednesday afternoon January II
the Baptist Auxiliary met at Elmwood
carrying out a Burns" program Roll
call, quotations from Burns: sketch
of Robert Burns by Eta Chapman !;
selections from the author by Mrs.
Clark, Mrs. EllnEwood, Laura Rowell
and Lillian Emery.
Saturday afternoon January 20 was
the regular session of the Grange
with the new officers in the chairs
and an increased attendance. Four
applications for membership were re-
ceived and a vote was passed to pur-
chase some new singing books The
lecturer presented the following pro-
gram: Newspaper clippings by
members, reading. Ellen +. Jones
story. Ella p Ellingwood, reading
b. F. Barker; recitation. Almon Whit
tier; remarks for good of the order
Almon Whittier The lecturer then
announced for Feb. 9th the following
program: Song by choir; quotations
reading bf chaplain; Should music
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25

cessful and indications are for a com
plete recovery.
A case of scarlet fever is reported
in the western part of the town.
Ariel Lord who was on the sick
list last week is again on the street.
MERCER
Mrs. Fred Stevens of Livermore
and her sister Mrs. Eugene Haskell,
visited their brother David Tracy and
family last week
This paper is for sale at A. b.
Dunton's and A. E. Work
Mrs Rose Perkins is visiting her
niece Mrs. Frank Caswell.
Ernest kimball is staying at Wal
lace Tibbetts.
E. T. Hatch sold COW last week
to + W Wiley
Geo Dumeny has bought a new
cream separator
Mrs. Harriet Gordon is in poor
health
Mrs clyde Dunton has returned
from IA visit with her parents in
CornYille.
Charles Girdler and Alden Dunton
went to Skowhegan last week to at
tend Masonic meeting.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25

VERMONT MUTUAL FIRE INSUR-
ANCE co. Gives Best Insurance.
Saves You About IS per cent
Farm and Village Property Specially
J.C. Griffin Agcy.. Skowhegan
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TEN YEARS AGO TODAY

In celebrating Anniversary going Genuine Sale for II
Days Only when will be able get Watches Diamonds Jew Cut Glass
Clocks and ewa Great Discount Space does not permit me to details
of prices but have specials
Remember January M everything ha; advane
changed all have bought goods low
M and this chance from 2e% o Come
excluded this wey Sale including Community Silver Alvin
and Plate W. W. and Rings the which guaranteed stay
Loke Bracelets Wrist Watches Chains Pins Buttons at great
SALE ENDS rEbkUAkI 5rd
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the teachers was served by the schol-
airs of the High School
$1,000 REWARD
$1,000 reward will be paid for in
formation leading to conviction of
parties who broke flag socket from
Marker at Arnolds Landing
SELECTMEN OF SOLON
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RELIABLE Wan WANTED

RELIABLE Wan WANTED TO
room at the Fire Department build
arrangements might be made for him
to regularly Join one of the fire com
pauies. Apply To Mark savage. Chief
Of Fire Department. WI
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04

Prairie Depot ana Miss Mary X.
Cramer. 10. music teacher. Rudolph.
Chester \. Williams. 23. farmer.
and Miss Alice Sawyer. 20, both of
West Millgrove.
James +. Michemer, 63. oil man.
and Mrs. Edith NJ Prosser. -. both
of North Baltimore.
Robert V Goodwin. -. laLerrr.
and Miss Pearl L. Mccain. Is. both
of Bowling Green.
Carl :. Lambert, n, oil worker,
and Miss Jennie h. Brown. %. do
me,Jic. both of Portage.
Clarence w. Dick. 23. granite en-
ggaver. and Miss Katherine T. Col
linS. ~. both of Bowling Green.
Samuel Monroe Nanneer, 2S. oil
worker, Cygnet. and Miss Helen Nell
lie Hubbell 10. domestic. of Glover
dale
Wade l.. Her. II, farmer. and Miss
Florence +. Yates. Is. both of West
Millgrove.
Palmer b. Huffman. 30. school
teacher. Pemberville. and Miss Elsie
+. Church. 10. school teacher. Wal
bridge.
Roscoe q. Bradley. ri. farmer,
WauSeon. and Miss Ethel T.. Heller.
Is. FoStoria.
Geo. 5. De Witt. 20. farmer. Wes-
ton. and Miss EStella Reed. % Lcip-
sic.
Allen II. Unison. 21. farmer. Cen
ter township, and Miss X. Glendora
l.oomis. 22, Scotch Ridge.
Eliza r. Shelne, %. farmer. aud
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04
TWICE PROVEN

II you suffer bachache, sleepless
nights, tired, dull days and distressing
urinary disorders, don't experiment
Read this twice-told testimony. It's
convincing evidence-doubly proven.
Mrs. ]. Provonsha, Main St., Oak
Harbor, Ohio, says: kidney COM
plain bothered me for years. l suf-
fered almost constantly from a dull,
heavy ache in my back. The kid
ney secretions were unnatural and
showed my kidneys We're at fault.
Doan's Kidney Pills rid me of the
backache and other kidney trouble"
Statement given March 26, 1900.
OVER FOUR YEARS LATER, Mrs.
Provonsha said: 81 take pleasure in
again recommending Doan's Kidney
Pills and confirming my former state
ment."
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Provonsha has twice publicly
recommended. Foster Milburn Co..
Props, Buffalo. N. Y.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04
STORY OF TWO TRAMPs
WHO WROTE ARTICLES
One Now Famous as Novelist-othsr
Convict Editor OF
prlaon PAPER.

Prlson Paper.
Columbus. ohio.-Fifteen years ago
two tramps became fast friends In
Memphis, Tenn, saloon.
One of them was Jack London. the
author, and the other Jerry Hogan,
Sandusky horse thief and editorial
writer for the Ohio penitentiary
weekly newspaper. Jerry talked
about 1t today:
were pals. Jack and I. For
fifteen years we hoboed together thru
the South. But he had ambition and
didn't-that's the whole story.
"The tramp life we led didn't kill
his ambition. We both wrote articles
and sold 'em fifty-fifty. Sometimes
Jack signed his name to my articles
and sometimes I signed my name to
hist didn't make any difference.
But ambition for an education car
rled Jack back to South America and
we parted as he was climbing on the
boat at Pensacola, Fla. haven't seen
him from that day to this.
"'Wish you were goin' along, Jerry
he waved good-by at me. I feel I'm
going to make good from now on
And his dreams have come true.
He went UP the ladder while I went
down. Today his name is famous and
he writes for thousands. The only
name I've got now is number, and /
write for a poor hundred or SO con-
victa in the pen paper here"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04

Lyons. out-lot 93. PerrySburg. 81.
Alfred Dennis to Mary VI. Dennis.
42-1OO acres. section 10. Middleton
township. $500.
Aaron I.eshcr to Flora y. Chamber
lain. 3-1OO acres. East 1-6 section 16.
Montgomery township. 81.
John \. Chamberlain. lot 1. Edw,
Sage's division. 81.
Same to same. II ZIG acres. in
section 2l. Montgomery township. 81.
Henry j. Rudolph to l.. y. Moody.
lots 116S. 1169. llTG and 11T7. Bow
ling Green. 81.
Martha Anna NJ. Smith to Oliver
j. Kuh,man. 11-1OO acres. section sc.
Perry township. 5O-1OO acres. Perry
township. 1G-1OO acres. Perry town
ship. $500.
Franklin NJ. Carter to Commercial
Savings Bank x Trust Co.. 90 acres
section ~. Middleton township 81
Jackson u. Mercer To Ina i. Nc
Quoion, so acres. section Is. Milton
township. $1,000
Same to Hazel NJ. Mercer. so acres.
section 26. Plain township. $4,000.
Same to Rebecca l.. Mercer. II Z.
acres. section II, Plain township. 81.
Clark \. Hatfield To Frank NJ.
GlaSSburm. $3.50 acres. section 23
Perry township. S4136.
Edmund l.. LoomiS to Enoch II.
Canterbery. so acres. section IL.
Plain township. $4,000.
Sarah Hathaway to Ettie Wolfe.
21.S2 acres. section %. Freedom
township, ST.
Samuel StebbinS to Mathew Il.
Brown. part out-lot 10. Bowling
Green. 81.
II. a. Mccormick to Samuel Steb-
bins. part out-lot 40. Bowling Green.
$500.
Mary Mathews to Fred Schultz.
36.2S acres. section &c. Lake town
ship. 81.
Samuel Lingo to Edward L. Lingo,
lot 2S1, Rossford. 81.
Christena Grasser to Mary j. Woj-
elk. lot 3T5. Rossford. 1915.
Daniel j. Phillips. ct. al. to +. w
Stratton. 46 acres. section 10. Henry
township. $500.
Mary \. T.. Shoemaker. ct. al. to
triaS |. Womman, ct. al. parts lots
376 and 146S. North Baltimore
5000
j. w. Stiger to Annie T.. Heckert
lots PIG and 217. Bradner. 81.
Mary f. Russell to Nelson $. King
sley, ct. al, out-lots' 23 and POI
Bradner. ST.
| William j. Allendorf to Clara Dunn
ct. al, lots PIGS and 2769, Bowling
Green, $3.50.
Catherine Indlekofer to Bertha b
Knauss, part lot 46O and part out lot
Weston, 81.
Icie Dora Meade to Martin f.
Brenamen, ct. al, II acres, section
15, Perry township, $35OO.
Home Savings & Building Assn. tc
w. II. Reynolds, lot 919, North Balti.
more, $475.
| o. D. Sage to Nettie NJ. Errett
part lots 1OT and 10S. Bradner, 81.
James B. Hathaway to Harvey
Roy, lot 65. Rudolph. $50.
Sheriff Wood county to Chas. Barr
lots 1919 and 1880. $175O.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04
UNCLE SAM RECOGNIZES
FAITHFUL DOGS SERVICE

Stray Canine Is Given Official Collar
by Postmaster-General
Washington, ID. c. The faithful
work of Sam, stray dog, which as.
sumed the task of guarding bags OF
mail at Mt. Carmel, Pa, has been rec.
ognized by the Postofice Department.
The dog now has locked upon his
neck heavy brass-studded collar
bearing a plate engraved with the
words ~. S. mail. Presented to Uncle
Sans faithful friend by Albert S.
Burieson, Postmaster.Genera Octo.
ber 25, 1876
Sans special self-assigned task is
the guarding of a parcel post wagon
while the carrier is delivering He
never misses a trip. An admirer
wrote to the department suggesting
that as Sam is nobody's dog, recogni-
ton such as might insure him more
consideration should be accorded.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04
REALTY TRANSFERS.

Elsie j. Adams to Minnie II. Edge
cumbr. part lots 314T aud 3l4S. Bow
ling Green, 81.
Fgank y. Stove to John 7, and
N,lIlc VI. Tuke, part lots 3210. 322O
ana &22t. Bowling Green, 81.
John T. and Nellie NJ. Tukc 10
Frank A. Stove, lot 3O4S. Bowling
Green, 81.
Joseph y. Holmes. executor. to ia
cob NJ. Oswald. ct. AL. out-lot 43 and
lot 50. Weston. $500
John Il. Miller. ct al. To NJ. and
Il. Constable. lot G6a. Bowling Green,
81.
Edmund l.. Loomis to Anna Laura
Knight. part lots 100 and ITO,
Bowling Green. 81.
Geo. +. Burrell, ut. al. to Margaret
T.. Brown. lot 426. North Baltimore.
81.
james Avery to Cyrus NJ. Grover.
lots 81 and 33. Sugar Ridge, 81.
Minnie Edgecumbe to Elsie j.
Adams. lot 25T. Bowling Green. 81.
Elsie j. Adams to Il. G. Harding
same, 5000.
Robert j.. Hull to Emma Sweet
part lot l695. Bowling Green, $500
Emma Sweet to Wm. 7. Mcbride,
ct. al. same. $500.
Jennie Fellers ct. al. to Sarah Ar
mitage. lot 1871. Bowling Green
$1O75.
Robert f. Mercer and wife to John
w. Garno. ct. al. part lot 1928. Bow
ling Green. $4,000.
Enoch II. Canterbery and wife to
ii. j. Heinz Co.. out-lot 73, containing
/ so acres. Bowling Green. and
40.9S acres. section IS. Portage
township. $4,000.
w. ii. McMIillen and wife to Will
liam Hotfsis. lot 1861, North Balti-
more $4,000.
J. ID. Mercer ana wife to Lorenzo
ID. Merger. 100 acres in section IS.
Jackson township, ST., 300.
Sarah and John Armitage to 10y
T.. Relleville. acres. section II. Lib
crty township, 81.
l.add III. Morse ct. al. TO Maurice
B. Cook, out-lot 10, Perrysburg, 81.
Kate Sterling to Kate Jennings. ct.
al, lots So1 and S92. North Balti-
more, $400.
Alfred w. and Mary G, Place to
II. a. Cutlip, lot 3216, Bowling Green,
$500
Jno. q. Myers to Frank s. Whit
acre, 20 acres, section s, Bloom
township, $2700.
Peter and Agnes Schon to Custar
State Bank, 80 acres. section 81,
Milton township, 5000.
Jacob NJ. Myers to Isaac Ingram.
lot 7S1, North Baltimore. $500.
Isaac Ingram to Oliver NJ. McFall,
lots 1857. 1858, 1859, North Baltl-
more. $500.
Agnes ApDlegate, ct. al, to Parker
, II. Santimire, lot 45, Bairdstown,
5000.
Frank j. and Olive +. Wade to
Chester b. Williams. 10 acres. sec
tion 90. Weston township, 81.
T.. II. Close Realty Co. to John w.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04

Miss Anna NJ. Dawson, II. both of
Portage.
Roscoe II. Baker. 2S. electrical en-
gincer. and Miss Mildred Il. Chris
ten. 26. both of Lcmoyne.
Edward J. EiSelStein. 24 farmer.
Arcadia. ana Miss Hazel f.. Brown
eller, 10, of Bloomdale
Louis w. GottSchalk. II. farmer.
Pcmberviile. and Miss Edna NJ.
SaumS. IS. houSekecper. Bradner.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04
TEN ACRES TO SELL.

on January 8, 1917 Sheriff Skibble
will offer for sale, 10 acres in section
"a, Liberty township, which as a
whole is appraised at $3.50 per acre.
This is to satisfy judgment in the
case of Nancy Conkey VS.. VIM. q.
Conkey, ct. al.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04

Rose j. Lindsey ". John w. Har-
riS. ct. al. Decree for plaintiff
Reed Bros. * Go. vs.. EdSall n Ed
sail. Receiver appointed to sell the
property.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-01-04
WOOD COUNTY
COURT HOUSE NOTES
PROBATE NOTES.

First partial account "f y. !.
Mehls trustee Of Jay Rrulall, e.. al.
o. L. Mecker appointed administra-
tor of thc estate of Sarah {. Mreker
deceased.
Christian puse appointed cErrn;"iN
of viii of Gerrett j. i'use.
,Jno. w. Anderson, .ir.. appointed
guardian Of John W. Anderson, ST.
win of Christian Krummel, de-
ceased, admitted to probate. Hattie
Il. Krummel appointed eXecutrlx.
will of Geo. w. Smith. deceased,
and application to PROBATE.
Final account of Ira \. Carper.
administrator of estate of Emma
Flcck. deceased.
Application for and order to sell
stock. etc. estate of Frederick Il.
Shoemaker, deceased.
Application for and order to sell
promissory note. etc.
Final account of Bertha Gorton,
administrative of estate of Hiram
Whitacre.
Final account of +. j. Brand. eX.
ecutor of estate of Jacob BOehringcr
Final account of III. G.. Cordrey
administrators of estate of ThoS. L
Frusher.
Final diStributive account of lei,
ID. Meade, administrator, anc of es.
tate of Lewis G.. Cole
Inventory and appraisement filed
by Jno. r. Calder anu Ella G. Wes-
seller, executors of will of Frederick $
Wc,Selcr
VIII of Henry Adams, deceased
and application 10 probate.
y. Il. Baldwin appointed admins,
ilN;o' of estate of Edward Baldwin
;, COURT ENTRIES.
Frank V. Conant Us. Board OF
County Commissioners. Motion suS,
tanned.
Wni. H. Snyder vs.. Cora 7. Sny.
de-. ct. al. Dismissed ut plaintiff
costs.
Gertrude NJ. Smith vs.. Daniel \
Smith. Divorce, custody OF children
and ulimony granted plaintilf.
Arthur j. RoustOn VS.. Samuel III
Curry. E. NJ. Fries appointed .attor
ney for receiver. Jacob II. Hutchin
son found to have mortgage lien Ol
property, Jesse !. Curry made part!
defendant.
Elizabeth Gould. ct. al VS.. Henr!
Elder, ct. al. Sale confirmed
Elizabeth II. Wilcox VS.. Martha w
Chapman. Decree for defendants.
lillda T.. I.ivers vs.. George Livers
Decree granted plaintiff.
Phillip Moony VS.. State of Ohio
Judgment affirmed.
Celia Lands VS.. Clark IL. Landis
Judgment for piaintiff of $l6s.14.
Edith Hahn VS.. Board County Com
missiOners. Motion overruled In par
and sustained In part. Leave TO FL,
petition by January 10, 1917.
American Lumber Mfg. Co. VS.
Frank A. Keii, Leave to answer b,
January O. 1917.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-05
A Collision

The force Of the collision thru
the two men who were in the
seat against the front seats with Z!
force that both Of them were brd
on at the base. - stratford
Courier.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-05
By FoNrArNp y
Uniform Worn Out

The policemen at st. Charle, I
worn out their uniforms and nov'
wearing civilian dress. After &
clothes are worn out we irtsn1
put on overalls," said one Of \
In the hearing of the Bannsr.Nl
Pleading that the dignity Of mi
deserves 1t, the Banner.News th1
1t about time the city bought a.
ficers some new uniforms in tim
prevent an exhibit of cops In Z
alls.-Kansas City Times.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-05
Another Ghostly Warrior

Robert P. Skinner, Consul General
here. already has received 500 names
of Americans in England willing to
fight If necessary, including many
received today. Among them is
Philip Klein, playwright, who was
killed aboard the Northumberland.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-05
Be More Specific

Family Cheer
well. Maggie. certainly am ID
tired.Y said the laborer in the sew
when he got home.
Tired. is II? You don't knq>
when you're in luck. Here I hav
been at the washtub all this hot a.
and you've bssn working In . ~
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-21

Secretary Baker was the first man
to withdraw a capsule enclosed slip
from q great glass bowl. Blindfolded,
he drew No. 28.
Chairman Chamberlain Of the sen.
ate military committee drew the sec
ond number, 2,522. Chairman Dent
Of the house military committee with
drew the third number, 9,6i3.
Senator Warren and Representative
Kahn, ranking minority members 81
the senate and the house military
committees, drew the next two num-
bers, 1852 and 1928.
yTELLERS TAKE CHARGE.
The drafting was then turned over
to the appointed tellers, who, blind
folded, took from the bowl numbers as
fast as the announcer and the tally
clerks could keep pace.
They drew the numbers from
high, wide -rnouthed bowl set on an
oak table In front of the tally clerks
desk. The bits of paper, blackened
on the back so that from the outside
none could determine the numbers
stamped thereon, were curled into gel
atine capsules.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-21
Auto Makes New Cross
Country Record Run

Chicago. July 20.-Fred Junk of
Pittsburgh, driving q stock model au-
tomobile, is said today to have set
a new record for eress-country driv
ing over country roads and through
cities and towns for the distance he
covered, 525.3 miles, which he tray.
eled yesterday in 1880. His average
speed was better than trirty-hve miles
an hour, slowing down through cities
to what seemed safe" and driving
as fast as sixty-hve miles an hour on
some stretches of country road. The
route travelled most of the way was
along the Lincoln Highway, but bad
roads in places made detours neces-
sarU
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-21
Civil Service Bars Down
To Trained Office Women

Washington, July 1o.-Finding the
civil service unable to supply the in
creasing demand of governmental
agencies for trained stenographers,
typists and clerks, the woman's CONE
mittee of the defense council has un-
dertaken to enroll for such service the
many women of trained minds
throughout the country. The commit
tee is addressing educated women
through the state councils.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-21

DouglaS county outside OF Omaha,
21S. The state will furnish 8,1S5.
Excitement was apparent in Omaha
carly. The newspaper offices re-
ceived calls by phone from young
men and from mothers and others
who sought news of the progress of
the draft. The office of Election
Commissioner Moorhead in the
court house was an extremely busy
place. There the great roster of TO-
900 names is on file and there large
force of clerks was at work tabulating
the names as they came in.
DRAWING STARTS ON TIME.
The drawing in Washington started
at $50 a. m, which is $50 a. m.
Omaha time. The first number
drawn was reported in Omaha over
the Associated Press wires shortly
before 9 o'clock. 1t was No. 258.
The great human lottery was the
one topic of conversation in every part
of the city. And what could possibly
be more interesting? An event in
which the drawing of number by a
blindfolded man in Washington de-
termines whether young man shall
remain at home and go about his or
dinary occupations or whether he shall
drop all this and shall don the khaki
and march away to cantonments and
learn the art of war and perhaps go TO
foreign lands to become hero in
the greatest war of all the ages.
II Great Human Lottery.
Never did so much depend on the
drawing in lottery. Never was there
such just lottery created. For blind
chance or the destiny thak shapes our
ends working through the agency of
the blindfolded men in the room in
the United States senate office build
ing chose the men for the great army
with perfect democracy, absolute
justice without fear or favor, from
rich and poor, high and low, white
and black. The old complaints OF
pull" and graft can never be made
in connection with this unprecedented
drawing.
And the young men. as they learned
that their names had been drawnlI
What of themo Well, over them
seemed to come change as they
realized the die was cast. Doubt was
cast aside. Their futures were marked
out for them and there was observable
a throwing back of the shoulders
setting of the jaws, real American
determination to see il through.
There came a new realization that
it is high honor to belong to this
army, to have been chosen by destiny
to be soldier of freedom. 1t is an
honor that the descendants of these
men will boast of to many genera
tions.
The first number is 258.
The second number is 2,522.
No. LIE. ]. Hart, Sixth district,
6045 Evans street.
No. 2.--John Karns, District One,
1906 North Seventeenth street.
No. 3-Sebastian Ciccinlla, Fourth
district, 816 Pierce street.
No. At. w. Hayes Third district,
1906 Farnam street.
No. 5--Lester w. Southwick, Sec
ond district, 22o3 M street.
No. civilian Dixon McColloch,
Fifth district, 2520 Patrick avenue,