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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01

threatens the soldier IS in the
last analysis connected With tht
use Of his leisure. What have
Cross Is as true Of the T. II. c. A.
The men in charge are absolutely first
rate. There is now an entente be-
tween them and the army heads that is
accomplishing everything that can be
expected for the welfare and safety 81
our boys.
The 1918 Offensive.
The moral Of this general situation Is
plain enough. VIC arc doing many things
we'll but many Of US arc living in some
paradise about how much needs to fH
done. If the British. firing five times
and moro rs much ammunition as tho
Germans. after three years Of bitter eS'
pcricnce, have merely pushed them
few miles on n narrow front IN r. ncTer-
ending series Of battles, what kind or
showing are we going to make nsSi
spring. after all the advertising? II /.
hoped that there may be 100000 Amer
lean soldiers here when the spring drive
begins. with full material support. Ever
if there are 50 many they will have &c
be extremely we'll led tc play their n.
lottcd part in the great spring plan
Those already on tho firing line Will nc
doubt be rapidly increased in number In
order to have rs many rs possible gel
used to being under fire during the win
tor. When spring begins there will Hlsd
begin Mt once battle on tremendous
scale in the west that is intended TO end
the war by autumn. OF the aspects %
tho .tcmrican work gone over in THIS
article. the most important is the rapid
selection Of the httest high officers On
that selection depends the credit and
success with which We emerge from tho
mighty crash that begins in March: ~
that selection and on how near We come
70 living up To our promise In building
ships.
NORMAN HAPGOOD.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01
Don't Trifle with Blood Disorders,
But Get Rid of Them Quickly.

poverishcd and disordered state. There
are numerous other diseases which
are due solely to an impure condition
OF the blood.
Can you not sec. therefore. The i'm
portance OF taking blood purifier. so
as TO avoid these diseases? Just give
the system thorough cleansing with
S. S. S.. that sterling blood remedy,
and you will be in position to enjoy
the blessings Of good health.
S. S S. has been on the market for
more than fifty years and is sold by
druggists everywhere. Demand S. S. s.
and don't take a substitute. Free
medical advice will be gladly given
about your own case II you will write
to our medical director. Address Swift
Specific Co., 295-A, Swift Laboratory,
Atlanta, Ga.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01
INTERESTING COLLECTION OF WAR RELICS

The most interesting display OF var
relics IN this city may now BE- seen IT
the Allen and Hunter. Market street
window and the place was thronSed with
people last evening viewing the few re-
membranes from the hattlehclds 4
France.
The display /, made up OF relics sent
homo by Robert +. Smith 10 his tatA"r.
C c Smith Of So South Fem street.
ON the Island. They are the first 10
como over and ar worth more han
any amount to the proud father Of the
Wheeling boy who is lighting with the
French on tho battlcnelds over therS-
Robert Smith has ben in France about
a year and during the battle of Eerd2n
he served with the Fifth French army.
Tho most Interesting article IN inc
display Is a cap taken from a hun
soldier July nth. 1917. by q French sol
der. The cap wGk: taken after The oat-
Ito on Hill. No. 304, wher" the worst
fixhfinx Of the war occurred and was
presented to Mr.. Smith BY the soldier.
TIN CAP is the peaklcSs kind worn Sy
thu Germans in action. Il IL a grey and
rod combination On the front IL n
marx OF rank with few words In
German
Another interesting relic Is the gus
1oA4H worn by Dir. Smith Will" working
en- tho battlefield. 1t is tho type usual
II worn by the French and ltk" The
Goes vhAca VIII be given our boys at
the front. It IS made OF rubber with on
attachment where chemicals arc placed
Thnee chemicals keep tho weaTsE from
tnAnlinx, tho gas fumes 4 carrying
hAr for tho mask was also sen, horrs'>-
ri h~ll
-- are also in the display. TheE
vre utcked up by Mr.. Smith on the
Yerdun battlefield. They are hard n
xuxed. the engraving being done Sy q
Er,ncn poTlu between times he WAS IN
~ trenches Tho engraving was dono
WIN ~, ordinary peuknifa and hammer
and is very artistic
A snr1i1 piece Of glaS" from ono ~
windows OF Rheims Cathedral ~ IN
18aapay. Tho glass ~ss mao" In eee
rtnenth century, and was btoksn rom
= window by the German shells y
Aam bracelet or better known to the
old9ers as the death tag. Is also eeea-
|Tne death tax Is placed ON the Vrfs'
az each soldier before h" goes fneo
hattie. The tag Is numbered and wnc1
Tho dead and wounded are gathered a1tc-
battle. the number IS looked FOR IN tire
Wrench register Of soldiers
Tho bracelet Mt. Smith sent home Is
No. S.T11 ard was worn ny soldier Vao
Has killed in action \ hand grena:e
coo Of the French kind. Is in the exntD'
tSon. The hand grenade Is about tae SzS
OF a hens esq. and Is perforated WITH
1fttle squares on the outside shell. thc
eurlosive being in the hollow TFr0
When the bomb "1plodes the ht-"
SQUARES become missiles and ny IN over!
direction. The grenade sent home oy
Mr. Smith was thrown but failed to c7-
nloAe- It has been empded OF its son
tents aud IS very interesting.
! Tho display is very attractive auo
has been the cause Of much comment.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01
Cleanse the System Of All Impurities

Cleanse the System Of All Impurities
Watch your blood supply closely. DC
over on the alert lest some lmpurity
creep in which will make inroads upon
your general health.
For upon the condition Of your blood
depends largely whether or not you
are TO enjoy that robust and spleen
did vitality 10 which you are entitled.
Some Of the most painful and seri-
Gus ailments are diseases Of the blood,
which could be avoided by alert ana
prompt attention. Rheumatism comes
from n tiny germ which gets its foot
hold when the blood supply is impure
and run down.
Catarrh is another disease which
science has shown Is more easily con-
traclcd when the blood is in an i'm
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01

for the first 100, 0nn cubic rrrl. seven
teen cents for tho next lJO.hHn cubic
feet: ten cents for III" mex: S0".n0u cur!c
foot
Rates suhj"c, 20 n discount n: one
cent yer thousand cubic feet 4; payment
is made On ar before tn" 18th day 81
the month is which ELS IS Suppitcl.
The public service commission to-day
continued tho h''arinG on the i'ctition OF
the Hope Natural Gas company 10
change rates until January Is. 1918.
\ formal complaint styled the beard
Of education nj llarrisrillc and others
again Il"palhan and Hanion Gas COM
pany vas tilnd today with the commits
sion. and hearing waS set Cor december
{. in which the gas company must show
ctllar. If any. for not supplying "a, %
n" CONSUMERS IN lIarriSrillr.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01
NORMAN HAPGOOD.
SOCIETY NEWS
Thanksgiving Dance.

4 very enjoyable little dance was
given Mt tho Island club on ThanksSiV-
ing evening by number Or the young
nnople Of this city. The decorations
were confined entirely TO the national
colnrs. The ghosts were rs foliows:
Misacs Irrn" Hall. jean CTyker. Mary
Patterson. Lillian Lewis. elizabeth Ro-
DECKER. Rose Johnson. 1-'zette COOK, Luz
ellie Clark. Ncrn Spcidel. Evelyn Shull,
Jess Cook. Laura Palmer. Louise Wal.
tiers. Sophia I.andmeyer Caroline Spring.
Messrs Carl I.oosbower. James Johnson
ard Weiseerher. Herman Willies. Eu.
gene Hill. Harry Kirby. Edward Hart
John Rush. Carl Amick. HoWarA Hess.
rey. Winfield Mcintyre, Ted Gardner,
George Morrison.
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town. Pa: $4,000 capital stock: to oper-
a;o mines near kingwood. Preston coun-
~. Incorporators: William Htnliia. i.
l.. PruSscr. ". ii. Sanncr. Il j.. k"cdy
and y. L. krcdy. all OF Jamestown.
Ry-nc Gas Coal company. Sc",tdale.
Pa: $500 900 capital stock; tn operate
mines IN Grant district. Marion county.
West Virginia. Incorporated by
Thomas, John T.. r. W, T.. ~ and James
Eyrnc Of Everson- Pa. and a L. Eyrnc
OF Scottdalc. Pa.
National Fuel company. NorEantown;
$500. 900 capital stock: 70 op"rat" mtncs
in Grant district Mononcalia county
lncorporators: Davis Elkius, J. l.. Han
ford. T. Frank Eurk. J. 5. Meredith
and Joe L. kcener. all Of MorSan.o~n.
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Compensatiou News.

The following new subscribers "~rrc
elected today TO the wnrkmcnS com
Iensation department.. being approved by
Commissioner Lee OFT:
Helen Run Coal company Of CfarkS
burg: Darnall Coal minn Of Gilm"r; VIII
hanson anil r!fcr Lumb Der company u:
Marlinton; Earl Swartzwcldcr. lumber.
al Albright Juhn Hofer, logging. III
l'ickcuS; Grover Carr. lumber. Of Hor-
ton: S. D. Camden and estate of J. ".
Camden. deceased. operating the Union
Trust and D"pnsit company office build
ing, Parkcr&burg: Eo1lcy. White and
Wood. railroad contractors. OF Robinson
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01

Representatives Of the state labor
bureau have been invited 10 attend IA"
meeting OF tho public health council
which will be held At Clarkshurg on De-
cembcr 8. it was announced ut IN" offIc"
Of Commissioner Montgomery hero to-
day Tho question OF tho prevention at
disease among workrncn Is To m dis
cusscd. Health officers from the ?Srr-
oral counties OF the state arc r12.r:tcd
10 attend.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01
Unable to Accept

State Commissioner of Labor Samuel
H. Montgomery has accepted an appoint
ynent or the state committee organized
by Director Archer OF Huntington for
the purpose OF caring for the ISSUANCE
OF war savings certificates in West Viz
GINA y meeting OF the sclte commit
tee will ba held here next Tuesday. d.
cernber 4, but Commissioner Mnntron-
cry will be unable To attend because ~
nrrvit,lS engagements.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01
BUSH POE POTATOES

YOUNGSTCWE. O.. Nov. 30-S;1
thousand bushels Of potatoes. which had
been laying in YOUNGSTOWN railroad
yards until in danger of today. were to-
day seized and placed on sale by :me 10
eat food administration committee A
Ereat thronE Of consumers quickly pur-
chased the potatoes al si.35 Il olShei.
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CAPITAL NEWS

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Nov. Sn.-Tlrc
following charterA wcrn issued today by
Secretary Of State Houston G.. Young:
The KittarinS Coal and Coke COM
3any Of Princeton. Mercer comfy: chirt
works. Collins Settlement district. lewis
county: capital stock. $4,000. lncoroor-
ators: G. w. I-azenhy. S. V. Stralcy. ~
". Sutton. Kate y Mahood, a. l. Cal
tes. al Of Princeton.
Morgan Run Coal company. Johns
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-11

A. c. Henderson has been on the SICK
list the past week.
A. NJ Howard has recovered from
severe attack of the grip.
E. j. Reynolds left Monday for
Michigan. His mother will accom-
pany him on his return and will spend
several months in visiting at the Rey-
nolds home.
Robert Howard was a business Wis
itor in Boise last week He was ac-
companied by Mrs. Simmons, who had
been visiting friends here for several
weeks.
John Brauner was called to Nampa
on Tuesday by message informing
him of the death of his nephew,
Charles Brauner. The young man
formerly lived at New Plymouth and
played ball with the New Plymouth
team, and in that way had many ac-
quaintances among the boys of our
community who will be sorry to hear
of his untimely death.
AL Brown of Smith Prairie spent
Thursday night at the Reynolds home.
Mrs. ]. f. johnson has been critical
ly i'll for several days. Her daughter
Mrs. Barker, is here to be with her
mother. AS soon as the patients con-
dition will permit she will be taken to
a hospital for an operation.
Little Wayman Guthrie has been
sick the past week with pneumonia.
Under DIR. Cummings care he is re-
covering nicely.
MIR. and Mrs. Reynolds took dinner
Sunday with the Guthries.
Kenney Reynolds is absent from
school on account of a painful swell
ing on his face, the after effects of
the grip.
Sunday school at p. m. Sunday,
followed by preaching by Rev. A. c.
Lathrop.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-11
EMMETT NEWS

Stone jars from half to thirty gal
Ions at Reilly's.
Whitman for Plumbing and Til
work. Phone 46-J.
The Majestic, the range with 8
reputation, at Reilly's.
ii. l.. Cowan and family will move
to Boise, next week, where they have
traded for a small farm about a mile
south of the fair grounds. They are
splendid people, will be greatly missed
from the community and their depar-
ture will be regretted.
Remember The Index does all kinds
of job printing at reasonable prices
and the quality of the work is equal
to the best, and the money received
for the same is all spent right here
in Emmett.
Mrs. Cartee Wood and baby return
ed last week from a visit with her
parents in Boise, and were accompan-
led by Mrs. Woods sister, Miss Avis
Selby, who remained a few days. Mr..
and Mrs. Wood have taken rooms with
Mrs. Dewalt until their new bungalow
is completed.
The annual "roll call" of the En-
NETT Odd Fellows was the feature of
Monday evenings meeting of the
lodge. A large number of the men,
bers were present and each one re-
sponded to his name with a short talk.
A luncheon followed, and the occasion
was most pleasant one.
The great Majestic, the range of
quality, at Reilly's.
Buy your cement at MCGOWAN Bros.
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UPPER MESA
By Mrs. II. l. Cowan.

Miss Gladys Highley is visiting
friends and relatives here this week
Judge Catalan of Boise is visiting
his son James and family.
Ward Graves has leased the II. L.
Cowan ranch and will move there from
town 500.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
VanFleet is very sick with grip.
Mrs. C. F. Smith is expected here
the last of the month.
H. l.. Cowan and VIM. Enrich hold a
joint sale at the latter's ranch next
Tuesday.
Little Julia Catalan has been quite
sick with a bad cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Hampton were
calling on friends the first of the week
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. Jay
Sanders have been quite sick with
whooping cough.
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NEWS OF GEM COUNTY
BY The Index's Correspondents.

encountered. They were unable t,
get the loan of sleigh, so "roat
breaking" for that distance was very
tiresome travelling.
There are many inquiries for land
to rent along the Slope. Some with
the intention of purchasing.
Canyon canal land seems to be look
ing up. Water rates are not so bad
when compared with even old and
new projects or even the reported"
prospects that are likely to confront
the land owners of nearby localities,
such as some parts Of Boise valley,
who, in the near future, will be called
on to establish drainage districts.
Slope land has its natural drainage,
besides being veritable "hot bed"
when handled right.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-11

Saturday the O. s. L. sent a large
rotary snow pillow over the Idaho
Northern branch of the system as far
as Cascade, where there is at present
about three feet of snow. 1t is hoped
that by a continuous use of the pillow
on their regular schedule, commence
ing this early in the season, they will
be able to keep the road open during
the entire winter season. The head
quarters for tn snow pillow and such
number of track hands as will be re-
CURED for the work will be at Banks.
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LETHA.
BY Mrs. A. & Pomgoy.

Mr.. and Mrs. John f. Wilton are
enjoying visit from their only daugh
ter, Mrs. Archie Wallace and baby
from Iowa. Mrs. Wallace arrived on
Saturday, her father having gone to
Payette to meet her
Miss Sadie Fishback. the popular
assistant at Newell and Stegner's was
married in Boise last Wednesday af-
ternoon to Paul A. Jones of Irregon,
Ore. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones returned
to the Fishback home Sunday after
noon, leaving on Monday for weeks
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OLA.

Meases-everybody has got 'em il
this neighborhood.
to Gross last week to give medical aid
to Bert Bingham, who is down with
pneumonia.
Mother Whitlock is slowly regaining
her health.
DR.. Clark of Emmett was called
to Ola New Years to give medical aid
to Erb Demasters' baby, which was
suffering quite badly with measles.
Mrs. William Perron and children of
Sweet are visiting with relatives at
Ola this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pennington have re-
turned from Boise, where Mrs. Pen
nington has been having here eyes
treated
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. f.. Beal gave a New
Years party to few friends. Card
games and dancing were INDUCED in
with splendid supper at midnight.
Those present were; Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Sacks, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Griffith, Mr.. |
and Mrs. Geo. Perkins, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Eugene Holbrook, Mr.. and Mrs. John |
Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Park, Miss
Frances Holbrook, John Hargraves,
and Messrs Ed Beal and Roy Shaw
of High Valley.
James Bailey. Thomas Bailey, L. S.
Park and X. N. Linebarger left for
Boise Monday, where the Messrs
Baileys and Mr. Linebarger will make
final proof on their homesteads.
Miss May Park spent Sunday with
ler uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
5. Park.
While helping d. w. Kennedy drive
iogs to Smith Ferry last week, Grover
Nhitlock had the misfortune to freeze
lis feet quite badly.
Bonnie Richardson has been called
o Oregon by the serious illness of his
mother.
Mrs. Lotus Paddock is on the sick
st this week.
]. w. Sevey made trip to Montour
'riday, returning Saturday.
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SOUTH SLOPE.

Peter Refs and wife have the sym
patty Of the neighborhood in the loss
of their infant daughter, who dice
Saturday. after an illness of only a
few hours. The funeral was held
Sunday.
w. d. Mcfarland was in Boise Mon
day on business.
C. p. Hartley went to the capital
city the last of the week.
Ray Stinson took Grace Cook back
to her schol in Washington county
on Monday. The roads in Gem coun-
ty were very good. When within some
eighteen miles of their destination
snow to the depth of to feet was
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-11
HAW CREEK

Mr.. Frank Barger and Miss Pear
Hoover were Sunday callers at the NJ
L. HAWTHORN place.
Mr.. p. NJ Spratt has been on tn,
sick list, being threatened with pneu-
monia. but is much improved now.
The U. A. Club met at the home Of
Mrs. Hoistad in Emmett Thursday.
The visitors were Mrs. Johnson, Mrs.
Turner and Mrs II. Smoke,
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. Tennyson called at
the NJ. l.. Hanthorn place Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Grace Phelan, Mrs. +. Tenny-
son, Miss Grace Exum. and Grandpa
Jones motored down to New Plymouth
Friday, to visitd with Mr.. and Mrs. X.
w. Jones and see the new baby.
The u. A. Club will meet with Mrs.
Larkin on January IS.
f.. Tennyson attended the Wool
Growers meeting III DOioe, aioo tHc
meeting of the advisory board of the
National forest, Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Cathrine Mann, was a week
end visitor of Mr.. and Mrs. Nephi
Yergensen.
Mrs. +. Tennyson spent Tuesday
with Mrs. w. II. Yergensen.
Mrs. J. T. Sanders left last Wednes-
day for Iowa, where she will visit till
spring, when Miss Gertrude will re-
turn with her.
Mr.. Frank Sanders has been sick
with the grip.
Mrs. W. II. Yergensen went to Boise
Wednesday, for a weeks visit with her
sister.
Miss Celia Kritzenbeck who has
been working for Mrs. Frank Sanders
returned to her home, suffering with
the grip.
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visit with the groom's people in Ontar
10. Mr.. Jones is a forest ranger il
the Cascade mountains and expects
soon to take his bride to Irregon. The
Letha people will now be greeted by
Miss Nora Fishback in her sisters
place.
John E. Wilton loaded car of oats
at Letha on Wednesday. Mr.. Bell
loaded a car of barley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy L. Battan enter
tanned at delightful dinner in their
new home on Sunday. Their guests
were the Ewing Pomeroys.
John E. Wilton and son Will motor
ed to Ontario the first of the week
Miss Elsie Whitman went up on the
train to Emmett Monday, having re-
covered enough from her recent illness
to take up her studies again.
Mrs. s. S. Alsager returned home
on Wednesday. Mrs. Fred Wilhelm,
her daughter, spent the day with her
while Mr.. Wilhelm and Mr.. Pomeroy
went over to Boise.
r. L. Battan and family motored
to New Plymouth on Tuesday.
Frank Barnard came up from Fruit
land on Monday to tint James Kes-
CARDS house, but found it too damp.
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BRAMWELL.
BY X. +. Wells

Merit Jackson has his old job again
of feeding sheep for Walter Little.
A brother Of Mrs. Joe Allen arriv.
ed from Canada the first of the week
for an extended visit at the Allen
home.
NJ II. Kendall of McMinnville, Ore,
and Mrs. Mary |. Wells of Fairfield,
Idaho, were guests at the +. +. Wells
home from Friday until Tuesday.
Estes Walker and wife are the
proud parents of fine baby girl
which arrived Tuesday.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-11

LaVere and Winnie Sessions are
upon the list of children afflicted with
bad colds and detained from school
this week.
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AS an Encore.

My little nephew, Howard, two and
half years old, had just been taught
he evening prayer, 'Now 1 lay me
Town to sleep, ETC." On coming to the
end of it he said. "Now. mamma, let's
nave another little piece. Little Fishes
the Brook cleveland Leader.
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HANNA
BY Mrs. J. l. Guthrie

Mr. and Mrs. +. j. Reynolds spent
two days of last week visiting in Cald-
well.
Teachers and pupils have resumed
school work after a vacation of two
weeks.
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Cement blocks at M. Gilbride's ce-
ment works east of Fruit association.
See the great serial story Liberty"
at the Ideal Theatre every Tuesday
night
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-11

Chimney blocks, any size ut M.
Gilbride's cement works, east of
Fruit Association