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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-04-28

Two sorts Of writer's possess ~
MUS: those who think, and those who
cause others q thinkeJoseph HouR
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-04-19
Scissorettes

Butler Wood, of Liberal, was in
Meade Wednesday.-Meade News.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-04-19

Iup what is left of Emperors, Cars,
Kaisers and the balance of. the old
slaye-holdng aristocrats and grand
dukes and such "float." They should
go with the flies and other pests.
But what about us old chaps that
still remain of the old guard that did
that job in the "60's"? There are
few Of US around Beaver yet. They
say we are too old to fight. Mabe we
are, but aren't too proud. There's
]. R. Quinn, David Miller, James
Bare Lawrence McCabe, Henry
Drum, L. W. Hall; VIM. Campbell and
the writer, all that is left of Oklaho-
ma Post No. G. A. R. and we are
all ready for duty. We couldn't
march very far, but that is good evil
dence that we couldn't run, either,
and in case of fight that's great
deal.
And there are some who wore the
Gray who are ready to go with us
and do their share, and if they can
still fight as well as they did in the
eos they will count with the best.
But, joking aside, we old chaps
wouldn't be worth much in the army,
but we want it understood that it
isn't because we're not willing.-The
Beaver Herald.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-04-19

Quite a little excitement was occa-
stoned at Sublette Monday evening
when it was learned that the two
young sons of c. w. Dye were miss
ing. Their mother had got them
ready for school in the morning and
with their lunch had started out.
When their sister got home from
school in the evening it was learned
that they had not been to school and
the alarm was at once given, and
soon number of people were on the
hunt for them. They had visited a
time or two at the residence of Wal
ter Mcdonald in southwest Gray
county and when they were unable
to find them the parents thought pos
sibly they had gone there and an
automobile was dispatched to the
Mcdonald home. They had made
the seventeen nile journey on foot,
though they were but six and nine
years old. Walter asked them If
their parents knew they were coming
and they said yes, but he went to a
phone and endeavored to find out
but was unable to get anyone who
knew anything about it. A thought
less action of that sort can occasion
lots of trouble and worry.-Santa Fe
Monitor.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-04-19
READY? AYE, READY!

And so WARMTH a big Was
come again! There are a few of US
old fellows who still live and have
good cause to remember the call to
arms at the breaking of the last great
war with which this country had
much to do, as that war was all our
own. How easy to remember. 1t
will be just fifty-six years ago today
April IL, 1861-when Fort Sum-
pier was fired upon by Confederate
Rebels-and the war was on.
We old fellows wasn't so old then as
we are now, and there were more of
US. We didn't know anything more
about war then than the boys know
now. Many of us had never seen a
soldier in uniform. But we were
mighty willing to go and do our
best. We didn't know army drill but
we knew we could shoot straight and
hit what we shot at-and there's
where we had the advantage of the
boys these days. Every country boy
over twelve years in those days was
expected to know how to shoot. And
mighty few of us were raised in soft
style.
Well, it was hard job, but we
went to it and did it.. But the world
has mostly forgotten what our job
was and what it cost us to do it. And
now the War Bugle sounds reveille
for another job that is even harder
than the one that fell to US to do in
"the COS" This time it is to admin
is err the Knockout blow to the spirit
that claims the divine right ofkings
to enslave all humanity and to use
and abuse men, women and children
as the within seizes these royal decen-
dants of Lucifer. And this time the
grandsons u the Blue and the Gray
will go to the job together and clean
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-04-19
ATTEMPTED HOLDUP

1t seems that a band of robbers
and holdup men have been busy here
at work for the past few days. Sew
eral robberies have been reported
and one arrest was made at the de-
pot Monday morning by City Mar
shall Marvel of young man who was
said to have robbed store at Beaver.
Saturday afternoon pair of boots
were stolen from, the Addison Cloth
ing Store here and that night Will
Strickland was. struck by stranger,
who approached him in the feed yard,
with a heavy iron Bar. The blow,
however was glancing one and the
bar flew out of the assailant's hand,
giving Strickland chance to scare
him of. The offenders are no doubt
strangers who drifted in.-Forgan
Eagle.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-04-19
Just a Word, Mr.. Farmer.

Many farmers have the notion that,
because they have been "lucky" as
they term it-that their "luck" will
always carry them along.
If you talk to them about insur-
snce on Their stock they will say,
"Oh Yes! it's good thing l suppose,
but I've been lucky,I don't need in
surance because ! don't lose enough
to pay me to insure"-
Well, that is wrong way to "size
up" the proposition. The fact that
a farmer will admit he HAS lost some
stock and MAY lose more ought to
be enough to convince him that he
should protect against the heavy loss
es which will strike him some day.
The richest men in the world today
have the faculty of seeing the neces-
sity of carrying protection against
the enemy that destroys-be what it
may.
That is "WHY" about the first
thing they want to know ISIS 1T
INSURED?" Get on the safe and
sane business-like road to success,
Mr.. Farmer, and/protect the Live
Stock against death from any cause.
The live stock makes you as much or
more money, with less effort, than
anything you can raise. Why let it
go unprotected? See G. E. Matkin
before another sun sets and get a
Policy on your Stock with the old
line Iowa State Live Stock Insurance
Company.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-04-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray and Mr.. and Mrs.
Forbes and little daughter motored
to Liberal Friday and while in town
were entertained very pleasantly at
the home of DR.. Todd. The return
trip was not SO pleasant with the wind
and dust blawing a gale, but the
and dust blowing gale, but the
and brought them safely home in one
hour and twenty-five ninutes.-=
Hooker Advance. 4
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-04-19

In this issue will be found an ad
for Col. A. B. Burnside, the Bucklin
auctioneer. Mr.. Burnside has been
at Bucklin for the past two years, 60
ing there from Garden City. Since
going to Buckl:n he has built up a
good business and is now endeavor-
ing to broaden his field. He has the
reputation of being high class man
in his line and has conducted some of
the largest sales in the southwest.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-04-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Oran Kelly left the
last of the week for Rotan, Texas, and
are visiting couple of weeks with
Mr.. Kelly's mother. After they re-
turn home he is planning to go to
Hansford, Texas, where R. B. Quinn
is equipping paper for the new. town
of Spearman at the terminus of the
Santa Fe extension. The Hansford
Headlight has been taken in for the
new business it is understood
Guymon Democrat.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-04-19

In the part which the United
States is compelled to take in the war
the maxim of David Harum should
be kept in mind: "Do unto others
as they would do unto you, but do it
first" Germany has shown deter
mination to take fall out of us, and
the thing for US to do now is to beat
her to it.-Stafford Courier.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-04-19

r. j. Hopkins has rendered his
services to the governor in case he
can be used during the war with
Germany. His father was a gallant
soldier and Dick has plenty of the
good old Irish fighting blood in him.
City Herald.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-04-19

Frank Haynes of Liberal has pur-
chased an interest in the Hugoton
Hardware and rented the Knight
dwelling; Mr.. Haynes was until re-
Gently foreman in the Liberal Dem
ocrat print shop. Mrs. Haynes is ex-
pected to arrive in a week or two
from visit in Kansas City.-Hugo-
ton Hermes.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-04-19

J. A. Brooks of the Brooks Land
Co., came bown from Liberal last
Monday to look after business mat
tiers connected with the company at
this place.-Hooker Advance.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-04-19

Jack Evans of Liberal, Kansas,
was in the city the first of the week
looking after business interests
Hooker Advance.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-04-19

Scientists are now attempting to
give reasons for Noah's flood. Some
time hope the flood will be able to
give excuses for the scientists.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-04-19

Lee Wood and wife, and little son,
Ohio Burton, spent Sunday with their
grandmother, Mrs. L. E. Wood
Meade News.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-04-19

W. B. Wood, of Liberal, spent Sun
day with his mother, Mrs. L. E. Wood
The Meade News.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-04-19

J. W. Wood, of Liberal, was in
Meade the first of the week.-Meade
News.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04
The Deacon Has His Doubts

Jim Todd, Fred Robinson, Fred Hull
and several more we might name In
Maryville are becoming SO corpulent
as to cause people to think they are
drinking something besides Bevo or
buttermhk. And there Is Carl Wray,
Of Guilford, who used to be as slim
Bill Taft. Yet all will tell you that
they do not tamper with the cotton
eradicator" that made Milwaukee ia
nous. We could come nearer believ-
ing this II they were shaped more like
Sam Gillian or John sewell.-Hopltins
Journal.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04
These Are the Real Boys"

Three boys whose combined ages
makes total Of 217 years put up ten
acres of hay in two days last week. 1t
was very hot but they did not seem to
care for 1t and they did 1t In a hurry,
too. They were I. N. Peterson, Jim
Grady and Mr.. Maddox. They should
be complimented on their work.--re-
Kalb County Herald.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

Novel payment was made for a life
insurance policy delivered recently by
Moberly agent One-half OF the
premium was paid In cash. A note
given for the balance of the premium
declared between the United States
and Germany.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

Is worried as to the Significance, 80
he plans to sell the fowl to the near.
est poultry house. The whlstllns
woman might come along and com
plete the combination" suggests the
Record.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

Elk Is not customary game for
hunters in Worth county, says the
Grant City Times, but a few men
drove out to the neighborhood of the
Charles McQuigg farm the other day
and shot an elk that had escaped from
the pasture and could not be captur-
ed. The elk had been running wild
in the locality for some time.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

Jess Cox. who created no little in
terest in Barry county a few years
ago when he made campaign over
ed in overalls and with his hair stick
ing out through the crown of his hat
died last week IN Colorado. During
his political campaign he carried a
card with the name "Jess' followed by
the picture Of two roosters. He was
defeated by only a few votes.-Crane
Chronicle.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04
He's the Real" Fighter

We can't but feel slightly amused
at the man who isn't going to fight,
who has no sons or brothers who is
to fight, but who always says "Well
Herald.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

A pathetic experience was that OF
Engineer Th.mas. Harvey, on the
short Alton branch from Jefferson
City to Mexico. While his wife was
lying at the point of DEATH he was
notified that I.-, substitute was avail
He did so. and an hour before he
returned at night his wife breathed
her last.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

The same sermon he preached there
sixty years ago was delivered at Cape
Girardesu recently by Dr. ], O, Maple
but there was none among the consre-
cation, save the doctor himself, who
had heard it before. Doctor Naples
first pastorate after he had been
graduated from college was at Cape
GiTaTdeau. For his first sermon Inc
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

A rat story for which the Altamont
Times -youohes goes long ways to-
ward substantiating the saw about
truth being stranger than fiction. One
day last week at the Marion Wilson
home the women folks were chasing
q rat in the cave and the little 49,
months-old girl of John Wilson and
wife was about half way down the
steps when the rat started to mako its
getaway and caught It's head In the
wristband of her dress. which was
tight enough to prevent It's escaping
and 1t choked to death In the little
girls sleeve.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

Always speak to a blind mule be-
fore you touch It. is the revised rule
in the book OF william Atherton o;
Carroll county. Failure TO observe
this cardinal principle OF the safety
first movement brought serious med
itation and two big bruises to Mr..
Atherton, who had revised the rule
when he picked himself up ten feet
from the .hybrid's heels.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

Forty-five years ago, Friday, July
0, 1917, Lee Glandon, station agent
for the Il, c.. c. & s, Railway Co at
Raymore, was in Pleasant Hill on his
way TO 7aymore. and TO the Job which
he has since held, through a variety
OF changes, and which, to all appear
a moon yet.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

A bunch Of mere boys have been
"EtuCk" for crap shooting in a rural
township of johnson county, and the
evidence brought out that mere kids
were inoculated with the gambling
were pulled off in the High Point
Baptist church.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

All work and then some play is
mighty dangerous. At Harwood, Os-
car O'Fallon, a young man of 22, who
Was soon TO have been married, end
ed up hard days work by a work
out on q base ball diamond. After
going home he died very suddenly OF
heart disease.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

"A whistling woman and Growing
hen would scare the devil out Of his
den" Is a bit Of doggeFei Henry
Rhorer OF sarooxie learned when a
child, He paid little attention TO II
until here Of late, when among his
flock OF chickens he noticed hon
that crowed, The hen crows so per-
sistently that Mr.. Rhorsy admlts he
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

Few firms will not be seriously ham
pered for help by the first draft for
the national army and there is little
intention of supplanting manual la
Dor of men with that of women, a
canvass OF 500 firms by the women's
committee OF the Missouri Council of
Defense revealed.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

Crawford county has man whD
confesses that all he knows about cat
ting stove wood he learned from his
wife.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

Firt broke out at the stock barn on
the Maysville Fair grounds Thursday
evening and before anything could
he done to check the flames the barn
was consumed and nine horses were
burned to death. Some Of the horses
We're high bred racing stock and rep
resented considerable value.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

The Platte City Landmark was fif-
ty-three years old last week. It was
first published for many years in
Weston where its editors were Harry
Howard. c. L. Wheeler, Judge 8. A..
Gilbert. ]. r. Reynoles and J. L. Nc.
Cluer. Later 1t was moved to the
county seat and was edited in turn
by the following: Chas. Nesbit, T.
w. Park, T. Il. Valiant. John B.
Mundy and w. T. Jenkins All Of
these men have been prominent In
public affairs of Platte county, and
now the paper continues under the
able management Of Miss Ruth Mary
Jenkins, daughter of the late editor.
William T. Jenkins.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

a bay horse with fondness for
motor cars is owned by William Gus
tin Of Harrisonville. II left on the
street, says the Leader, the horse will
move up close to a machine, ana II
that one Is taken away will immeli-
ately transfer affection tc another
car siding up TO It in a friendly man.
ner.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

g. A Cope of Scholten had u fine
he returned from a shopping tour of
Crane and was unable to answer his
wife's questions as to where he had
left the family baby with which he
had started out an hour or so before.
Hurried inquiry developed that at the
bank an unearned baby had been
added TO the surplus some fifteen
minutes before and was receiving ev-
cry attention. but that there would be
no objections made to reclamation. Mr..
Cope is still explaining.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

The fiftieth anniversary OF the ded-
ication of the First Methodist Episc0-
pal church in Maryvile will be cele-
brated in September.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

Jerry South, who gained fame just
across the state line in Arkansas by
capturing the notorious Taylor broth
ers, North Missouri murderers, has
again come into the limelight. He
is clerk of the house of representa-
tives nj Washington and last week he
assaulted book dealor and beat him.
The man had talked about South and
IN true Arkansas style, Jerry hunted
him up and gave him a sound thrash
Ing
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

Big wheat stories are popping mp
IN the country papers. For instance
there Is Charles Argenbright, near
Butler, whose 35 acres threshed out
fraction over 40l2 bushels to the
acre testing 90 pounds.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

The ancient ferry boat that shut-
ties the Missouri river al Lexington
was destroyed by fire OF mysterious
origin the other night There Is no
bridge at Lexington, which town Is
suffering considerably because ot the
loss Of the boat.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

Two sisters. parted twenty five
years ago, married and moved into
the same neighborhood at Poplar
Bluff, where they became friends. A
few days ago when one of them mem
toned her maiden name to the other
both were brought to the realization
Of their relationship. though each had
supposed the other dead.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

A patriotic garden IL tho priced
possession of John Welsh OF West
Plains, Mr., Welsh has nothing but
red, white and blue flowers In his
garden aud II anything yellow should
start to bloom he'd kin It as a woed,
even II It were u rose.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

William Wilcox has on exhibition
at the Farmers Trust Company a
stalk Of corn nine feet high that was
grown on the Stock place, three miles
south OF Maryville. This stalk hns
seven small ears on It and is very far
along in growth in comparison to
most OF the corn In the county.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

Morrison Sims, a member Of the
Roouyille national guard, is In TAIL
because ne Just naturally couldn't re-
sist the temptation to biff every mig
ger he saw, and he saw one in Boom
VILE every few minutes.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

chose for his text, "Thy word is q
lamp unto my feet and a light unto
my parth.' From the yellowed man
uscript ne gave the came sermon in
the First Baptist church, of which
he now is pastor emeritus.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

oil leasers are active in the Mill
Vile country, in Ray county, says the
Richmond Missourian, and a sample
OF sand has been found in natural
deposit so saturated with oil that it
can be set afre with match.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

A near catastrophe took place at
the foot Of the Fenton hill in Rush
Vile Sunday evening, when a man OF
Kansas City, driving Dodge road
ster, ran into a Ford containing five
young men. The Ford was running
on the north side and crossed over in
front Of the larger car. When the
cars collided, the Dodge glanced To
one side, over the bank, knocking
down an elm tree four inches in d.
ameter and finally landing In r. l.
Browns potato patch, II was run
ming about 95 miles an hour.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

"The town was laid out by Asa
Morgan and Charles Lucas, and the
plat filed on the LIST day OF August,
1917" reads familiar history OF
Cooper county. That made Boonville
hundred years old last Wednesday.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

1t was lucky thing for Jay Houch-
ins of Ashburn when some turnip seed
got mixed with clover seed last fall.
He sowed the combination over his
wheat In February and reaped the
reward last week when the wheat was
cut. Here and there across the fields
result was that wheat shockers ate
turnips as they worked, and Mr..
Houchins did not have to feed them
any regular meals.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

L. T. Duval has been reappointci
as postmaster at Skidmore. Charles
Ferguson was also reappointed as
postmaster at Burlington junction.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

again he found a monstrous blacx-
snake coiled between himself and the
hole In the foundation. He summons
ed breath enough to whisper "phoo"
but the reptile would not shoo worth
@ cent. When tho snake finally re-
treated before bombardment Of
rocks and scraps OF loose mortar
Lewis made his getaway and the
Guide declares that he knocked q
few more bricks out Of the founda-
ton as he came out.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

While walking along Sinking Creek
the other day the Everton correspon-
dent Of the Greenfield vedette saw
two young women logged up in scant
costumes and in swimming, Properly
Mortified the correspondent reported
the incident and all the old boys Of
the community remembered at once
that the particular spot where tho
bathers were sighted was the hest
fishing place for miles around. After
fishing three or four days, during
which the bathers were not seen
again. the anglers, empty handed.
again abandoned the fishing place.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

Kansas city capitalists have an
nounced their intention Of building a
new hotel at Excelsior Springs to cost
n quarter Of million dollars. II will
occupy the site now used as a lawn
IN front Of the Naples.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

We are glad to note that the wheat
that is being threshed in this section
is turning out good, and is of extra
fine quality. Wade Scott had 81
acres that made over 26 bushels to
the acre and tested out ~ pounds to
40 acres that turned out nearly 80
bushels to the acre.-Edgerton Jour
nal.
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

Chickens come home 70 roost ordi'
Ba,iiy but the rule doesn't apply when
their feet are tied. Eleven chickens
were found hidden In the weeds by
the side of a road in Macon county
the other day and an officer was de-
tailed to watch In hopes Of catching
the thief who had placed them there.
The culprits did not come after thom,
having been tipped Oft, the La Plata
Heme Press auessss. and at ololoek
The St. Joseph observer., 1917-08-04

The highest serial in any of the
Missouri exemption districts is that OF
Joplin. The district included Also
registrations