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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-21
Estate of Catherine Yak

State of Minnesota,
County Of Morrison.
In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate Of Catherine
Yak, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all persons
interested in the sale of certain lands
belonging to said decedent. The
petition Of Constantine s. FAX as rep
resentative Of the above named decedent,
being duly filed in this court, represent
ing that it is necessary and for the best
interest of said estate and of all inter-
ested therein that certain lands Of said
decedent described therein be sold and
praying that g. license be to Constantine
s. Yak granted to sell the same.
Now, Therefore, You, and each OF you
are hereby cited and required to show
cause. If any you have, before this Court.
at the Probate Court Rooms in the Court
House, in the City Of Little Falls. Coun-
ty of Morrison, State Of Minnesota, on
the 9Th day of January, 1918, at 10 o'clock
a. M, why the prayer Of said petition
should not be granted.
Witness, The Judge Of said court, and
the seal Of said court. this 7th day OF
December, 1917.
fCourt Seall e. F. SHAW,
Judge of Probate Court.
D. M. Cameron.
Attorney for Petitioner. D14-St
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-21
c1fA ArGN1, ETR * A FdR n ~ FINAL
Estate of Newbry Briggs
State of Minnesota,
Count; Of Morrison.


Count; Of Morrison.
In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate Of NeWbry
Briggs, Decedent:
The State of Minnesota to Til persons
interested In the final account and dis
tributiOn of the estate of said decedent:
The representative Of the above named
decedent. having filed in this Court his
the estate of said decedent, together
with his petition praying for the adjust
ment and allowance of said final &C.
count and for distribution of the residue
of said estate to the persons thereunto
entitled:
Therefore, You and each of you, are
hereby cited and required to show cause,
il any you have. before this Court at
the Probate Court Rooms, in the Court
House, in the City of Little Fails, in the
County Of Morrison, State Of Minnesota,
on the 5th day of January, 1918, at 10
o'clock a. m.,. why said petition should
Witness the Judge of said Court, and
the seal of said court this 9TH day Of
December, 1917.
(Court Seal1 E. F. SHAW,
Probate Judge.
Louis w. Vasaly.
Attorney for Petitioner. D14-3t
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-21

called. to her homo west of town the
first Of the week BY the illness Of her
mother, Mrs. Peter Thompson.
Miss Margorie Temple will gave q
Christmas program and basket social
at her school in district No. "a, west
Of town on Friday evening, Dec. 81.
There will be Christmas trees and
programs at both the German Luther
an and Congregational churches at this
place on Christmas Eve.
Mrs. David Bennett Of Kimberly
arrived here last week for visit with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Buelow of Gull
drum visited here on Friday with their
son, Will Buelow, and family.
Chas. Sanford and sons have moved
from the J. S. Cox residence to rooms
in the McRae building on Main street.
The village schools are preparing
Christmas programs to be given in the
different rooms at the school house next
Friday afternoon, Dec. 81. ~
r. A. PETE has baled and shipped sew
eral car loads of hay to the cities the
past week . 49,. -,
The Swanville Shipping association
shipped a carload Of mixed stock to
South st. Paul on Monday.
Miss Esther PETE went to Little Falls
the first of the week, where she will
be employed. So. ..--'..:
B. B. Cox and daughter Mae, and
Herman Luke and Harold Cox motored
to Long Prairie on Monday.
The W. R. G. elected the following
officers at their last meeting: Presi
dent, Mrs. O. Krousey; senior vice pres
ident, Mrs. E. A. Flood; junior vice
president, Mrs. John Pepin; secretary
Mrs. John Mason; treasurer, Mrs. H
E. West; chaplain, Mrs. A. Vincent;
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-21
SOUTHWEST = / DARLING

Dec. 1--we had cold weather che
last week but this week We are having
splendid weather.
Arvid Larson Of Mexico, N. Y, in
a letter to q friend here, states that
the weather has been very severe there
lately. .
The school in district IS closed Fri
day for two weeks vacation. No
Christmas program was given this
year.
Everybody thought that the Darling
correspondent had gone to war as no
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-21
TWIN LAKES

Dec. 17-Adolph Johnson was in Little
Falls Tuesday.
Frank Deering was a city visitor Tues
day.
mess Tuesday were Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-21

guard, Mrs. J. Tatro; conductor, Mrs
j. j. McRae, Sr.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-21

CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETIT
TION TO SELL, MORTGAGE OR
LEASE LAND
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-18
FINE LIBERTY
LOAN MEETING

CONTINUED from page one)
Drummer; Second ward, w. A. Rahlke.
Y. r. Cash and lothian Allen; Third
ward. James f.. Mitchell Karl r. Adj
ans and J. w. Blakely
The committees which have been
appointed will make an endeavor to
sec everyone in the various wards in
the effort to roll up a big subscrip-
tior in Alma for the Second Liberty
Loan Of 1917. Every effort is to be
made to make the second loan a sue
ess here. and this means that every
on, must do their bit" if the cam
pGign in Alma is to come through to
u successful conclusion.
1t is a good Investment. No one
gives away anything in buying a Lib
crty Loan bond. 1t is still better for
tie laborer than the rich man. He
car buy one and pay dollar week,
if necessary. When paid for he has
something that he might never have
secured otherwise. as he might never
have saved the fifty dollars that il
took to buy that bond Cut the cor
ners where they can be cut. Buy 4
bond and "do your bit.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-18
Flowers BY Mail.

There's new use for Uncle Sans
parcel post. Suburbanites have dis
covered it. to the delight of their city
friends. It's sending posies from the
rural garden to lure the cliff dweller
To the commuters life
Flowers may be sent as far as the
fourth zone without parting with their
fragrance or freshness on the journey,
provided they are correctly packed.
But not all flowers are good travellers.
There is little use III trying To share
Tho beauty of a bed Of noppies, cannas,
moopflowerS or others of like texture,
with distant friends. Roses are rath-
or delicate 10 send on long trips But
if they are picked when only partial
~ blown and kept in cool water until
thc petals and stems are full. they Will
not wilt badly and viii revive readily
ut the end Of the journey.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-18

Where did the Grange meet? Who
found out? Ask rsr. and Mrs. Frank
Heron Did we have fine time
Well. | guess. Regular business was
transacted. Their the gentlemen
wrote practical questions and the 10
dies were Judges as to the most prac-
teal questions written.
Sisters Nellie Lake and Olive John
son served refreshments.
The next meeting Oct. 30. Watch
out for the ghosts; they will be
there. Bros. Lake and Miller plan
the treat.
Last Saturday little REQ Bates and
Joe Hawkes. Of Newark were playing
war and had sharp stick, with which
they were bayoneting each other.
Somehow in their play little REQ
ducked his head and Joe's sticl,
struck him in the eye, making a very
serious and ugly wound. DR.. Weller
is attending physician and is sending
him to Ann Arbor today in hopes Of
saving the eye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Akin have re-
turned from a two weeks trip in the
west. Ora says he had time of his
life.
! DR.. Kibourn and Geo. Davis are
hunting moose in northern Canada.
DR.. Burt and wife have returned
from a much needed vacation.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-18
PROCLAMATION.

The United States NaVy's second
call for men has reached Michigan.
ii is call that should BE considered
seriously by every citizen.
The first cali for sea fighters TO
combat the menace that has claimed
heavy toll OF American lives and
property came shortly after United
States entered the war The Navy
called for approximately 100000 men
tc join the 10000 who at the out
break of war went forward to meet
The enemy.
The United States answered as it
should. Men arrived at the Navy
Training Stations by the thousands.
The Navy machinery had to turn
with lightning speed. a steady
stream of unframed men poured into
the stations and a steady stream Of
well-drilled fighting men poured out.
seaward. Every available foot Of
ground at these points was covered
with tents and temporary buildings
To- accommodate the recruits, but
finally the strain became so great
that restrictions had TO be placed on
recruiting. Michigan was limited TO
thirty men week and for while
these had to be sent to their homes
until room had been made for them
Ill the training stations.
Now the Navy has caught up. and
hv increasing accommodations for re-
cruits is now handling the work
swiftly and efficiently.
Michigan has been notified that
the Navy is ready for more of its
men: that there are places in the
FIRST line Of defense, beside the 5000
On more red-blooded sons Of Mich
gan now serving under the stars and
Stripes on the high seas.
| am informed by Ensign D. }. D.
Coleman. the Onicer-in-Chargc OF
this district, that not only is the
Navy tho best paid branch Of the
military service, but that the oppor-
tunities for advancement in 1t are
now unexcelled.
The Navy. depending upon the pa
triotism of Americans 10 enlist IN
this time of need, and not being able
to get men by the Draft, |, Ira II.
Mckinney. mayor of city. do issue
Ills proclamation, calling upon the
citizens az Alma to consider the
Nays call TO enlist. or if they can
not enlist. to urge eligible young
r,cn to take their places beside Mich
ipan's first 5000 who are now sweep
inc the seas to safeguard the passage
of American soldiers and others who
must 90 to foreign lands. Every
citizen should do his best. The
Navy. the only branch Of the service
that has seen action in this war up
10 this time. the Navy that bounded
forward to crush the enemy the mo-
ment congress said War is calling
for men. and Michigan must answer
~, stoutly and as gallantly as She d
when the first call sounded.
(Signed) IRA H. MCKINNEY.
Mayor.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-18
LUXURlANT FLORA OF CHINA
AppeIlation "Flowery Kingdom" Singu-
larly Suited TO the Land Of the
Yellow Race.

From time immemorial China has
been called the Flowery kingdom. a
name given by the Chinese themselves
and Singularly suited TO the land which
for ages was like an oasis of flowers
Of the spirit in the world desert of bar
barism, says writer in ScribnerS. In
this oasis grew the arts of the bronze
and stone worker, of the silkInaker and
embroiderer, of the potter, of the paint
er on silk, of the poet, philosopher and
ethical devotee But China was not
named the Flowery kingdom because
of these flowers of the mind. Her flora
is one of the most luxuriant in the
world. 1t is estimated to consist of
some 1900 species, 1900 % which
are known and one-half of which are
Indigenous and not found elsewhere.
Such being the flora Of China, ii is
readily understood that horticulture
and gardening early became skilled
and honored profession.
The Emperor Shon-nung (2737-2IOl
Il. C). known AS the "Divinc Labor
er" and also us the Father of Medicine
and Hushandry. dispatched collectors
to all parts of the empire to bring in
plants of economic or medicinal value
for cultivation III the imperial gardens.
We have more detailed information in
regard 10 the horticulture and garden
Ing carried on by the Emperor Wa ri
O40-S6 Il. CD, whose agents brought
from distant parts many plants that
have been identified.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-18
Shoots EN- in Neck.

One of the Irvington Junior cadets,
age nine. stopped with his mother AT
the local branch OF the United States
Navy league. 10 Monument Circle. one
day. While his mother was buying
wool the cadet strutted around with
his hands in the pockets of his uni
form and tried TO Impress the knit
tiers.
I'm a real soldier" he boosted. 81
can smoke. Why. ! bought a whole
box of pills one morning and smoked
them all before eight o'clock"
Several knitters looked properly
shocked and one asked: "Can you
shoot craps. too?"
"Sure." returned the hardened
young Sammy. IL just take my pistol
and shoot them in the eck."-Indian-
apOlis News.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-18
THE HOME MERCHANTS.

Perhaps some may wonder why the
merchants of the city made COM
plant to the council Tuesday night,
because few peddlers were humbug-
cling Alma people, but the reason
should be plain.
In the first place, no one ever pur
chased from a peddler and got 1t as
cheaply as it could be bought of the
home town merchant. Peddlers can
sell much cheaper than they do be-
cause of inferior quality of the goods
which they have at the price. To try
this out LEW" down the next peddler
who calls at your house and watch
his prices take the sliding scale. Their
goods are seldom of the high quality
which they would make one believe
that they are. They are out to beat
you every time.
Your local merchant has interests
IN your city, and the location of those
Interests in your city aids in making
il what il is. He has a reputation to
uphold and must treat you fairly in
order to uphold it, while the peddler
has nothing to uphold, being here to-
day and gone tomorrow.
Your merchant pays a heavy tax
which goes TO keep up your city and
make it a better. cleaner place in
which TO live. Your merchant is the
man who comes across with those
Red Cross donations, with those
church donations, with those innum-
cradle donations which are constantly
being sought in every city. Your
merchant is one of those men who
got behind the Republic Motor Truck
company, so to speak, when thousands
were needed to keep that concern in
Alma, and thus make Alma the city
that it now is. Your peddler does
none of these-instead takes out OF
Alma all that he can get.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alma Resident, who
should you patronize? Should it be
p Ay-by-night who charges you IS
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-18
coy SCOUTS AT
CAMP CUSTER

Continued from page one)
ia about two minutes the boys were
miles apart Some wished TO see the
big guns FASH others to see the
machine guns, and again others were
abducted by the bayonet practice and
the signal work. Many familiar
faces were seen among the soldiers,
and both sides enjoyed the meeting.
After most seemed tired the return
Journey was begun. The understand
ing was that if any boy lost sight of
tho crowd he was 10 make his way
back to the cars standing on the side
track and not to be later than 3
O'Clock. At that time all of the boys
we're drawn up on the platform. Mr..
Murphy who had made Il list Of the
boys present. called out their names.
and as each answered he entered the
cal. Only one boy was found to be
missing. He was soon located.
The start back was made on time
and Alma reached without any unto
ward event happening. Everybody
ittAt % ANNN NiAiiA anu II was SeiiI lIidl
the boys were not hard to manage
They were boys. full Of life They
had two or three scraps among them
selves, but that was by the way. No
one was hurt They were well fed
The order was to provide for five
meals Some must have mistaken the
order. as they were amply equipped
foi five weeks. One bow had bushel
basket filled with good, solid stuff
Al had plenty and 70 spare, showing
that scarcity has not yet struck Alma
This outing will be long remembered
by the one hundred and fifteen boys,
who highly appreciate the kindness
Of the Republic Motor Truck com
pary. INCORPORATED, which made the
trip "A possibility for the boys, and
particularly Mayor Ira H. Mckinney,
the one who first thought Of the prop
osition.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-18
LAUGH IN FACE OF DEATH
Maintain Sense Of Humor Under
All Circumstances.

From the trenches on the western
front by way of Canada comes the
story of IA soldiers narrow escape from
death and the levity displayed by II
comrade, illustrating how viewpoints
change when men get on the firing line.
Private Mae of an Alberta regiment
had Il pious upbringing in his early
home in Scotland, and his religious in
clinations did not desert him when his
family settled on farm in western
Canada. All through the war he has
carried "Spurgeon's Sermons" in his
breast pocket, and occasionally he does
some preaching, with his comrades in
arms as the congregation.
Private C. of the same regiment
lacked the upbringing and the book of
sermons, but possesses "A sense of hui
NOR. The two We're in II group resting
and smoking, when II shot from Il Ger
man sniper hit Private Mac in the
breast, the bullet being detected by the
book.
Fearing that Mac was about TO inn
prove the occasion, c. "beat him To
it" and in fair imitation of his
friends best preaching manner started
in:
"Oh, dear friends, what n blessed
thing ii was that our dear brother
wasn't a-reading of his book of ser
mons-as he ought to have been-in-
stead of engaging in worldly convcrsa-
ton with sinner soldier men. For If
dear Brother Mac had been a-rcadng
Of his book of sermons, where. OH
where, my dear friends, would Brother
Mae (priceless old thing) have been
then?"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-18
coIorado's oiI.Bearino ShaIes.

The geological survey estimates the
oil content of the oil-bearing shales Of
the state of Colorado alone at 20,OOO.-
100000 barrels. Several contiguous
states contain great quantities of oil
Shales. These shalcs are clay-like
soils saturated with petroleum. The
recovery of the oil Is too costly "a
process to be profitable nj present.
but II gasoline goes much higher II
viii he possible 10 work them, and
thus throw open an immense new
source Of oil They will thus act as a
check 10 prevent the price of gasoline
from soaring past certain high point
The possibility Of discovering process
~ Extracting oil moro cheaply from
the shales is also worth consideration.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-18
POSTAGE GOES UP.
Will Cost One Cent More. Starting
November 2.

Detailed instructions to postmast-
ers on the subject of the increased
postal rates have been issued. The
increased rates become effective No
vomber 2. under the terms of the war
tax bill recently passed by congress.
The increased rates apply to all do
nestle mails and mail to Canada,
Mexico, Cuba, Panama. the United
States postal agency at Shanghai,
ard all persons in the military service
o. the United States in Europe.
The postoffice department has Is
sued these Instructions:
Postmaster shall see that on and
after November 2nd that postage
shall be AT the rate of three cents
PEI ounce. or fraction thereof. on
letters or other frst-class matter, ex-
CCpt drop-lcttcrs.
All drop-letters, that is, letters for
delivery from the postofiice at which
they are mailed. including those for
delivery by city. rural, or other car
rier Of such Office, are required to
have postage paid on them at the
rate of two cents per ounce or frac-
tion thereof.
Postal cards are required to be pre-
paid ut the rate of two cents, and
therefore one-cent postal cards must
have one-cent stamp affixed to them
in addition to the one impressed upon
said cards
Post cards (priyatc mailing cards)
bearing written messages pust have
two cents postage paid on them.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-18
WANT RECOGNITION.
Council Passes Resolution To Go to
Governor Sleeper.

BY virtue of resolution passed by
the city council Tuesday evening, the
city clerk of Alma will ask Governor
Albert f. Sleeper 10 see that the
Alma Home Guards are mustered into
service
The resolution. which is self-ex-
planatory. follows: Whereas. the
City of Alma, Michigan. has now \
Home Guard of an average attend
ance of 90 members. who have drilled
faithfully twice a week for the past
three months, and we understand thai
their application to be mustered into
the state service has been with the
state authorities for the past three
months and no action has been taken
thereon,
Therefore bc it resolved by the
common council Of the City Of Alma.
Michigan. assembled that the city
clerk notify the governor Of the State
of Michigan that it is the wish Of
said city that said Home Guards 81
recognized and, that if the state is
not prepared to furnish uniforms the
guards will furnish their own equip
mCnt and only ask rife equipment or
the state service and that it is fitting
is DESTROYS of being mustered into
the state service and that is fitting
or account of the growth Of our city
hat they he mustered into the state
service.
The resolution received the unani-
nous vote Of the council and will now
90 forward to the governor. It is eX-
rected that this viii result in the
early mastering in OF the Alma com
pany of Home Guards
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-18
W. c. T. I.

We quote the following good news
from the Michigan Union: "The new
war revenue bill carries provision
that no liquor may be exported except
T. countries at war with Germany,
and these only for the manufacture
Of war munitions. This will effectu-
ally squelch the sending Of rum to
Africa, measure long prayed for
~ the temperance and missionary
forces. the rum traffic being recog-
rizcd as the natives worst foe and
the CHIEF hindrance Of missionary
effort
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-18
BENEFIT TEA.

Mrs. f. T. Lamb will serve bene-
fit tea at her home on State street
Saturday afternoon, Oct. 20 The tea
will be given for the benefit of the
Alma branch of the Red Cross. which
is doing its share in the Red Cross
work. Everyone should attend and
help the ladies much as possible
The cost is small and the pleasure Of
aiding such a worthy cause should be
great in comparison.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-18
Differently Expressed.

do you think you'll be successful on
this trip
yes, sir: I'll bring home the bacon
sure-that is. the whole wheat"
For he was observation-disclosures
City Journal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-18

OF $3.50 for an all wool blanket, mi
rus the wool, or your Alma merchant
who charges you So for So blanket
and says that there is no wool in it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alma Resident, who is
handing you square deal in this
matter?
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-18
NOTICE.

Those owing DR.. Gardner will
please close accounts by paying Mrs.
Gardner at house or at the office.
2-t-p
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-18

Coming ldlchour, Douglas Fair
banks in "Down to Earth. ADV.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-18

Jack Pickford in Ting Varmint"-
Idlehour. Monday.-Adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-18

Coming-Idlehour, Olga Petrova il
THE Law Of the Land" ADV.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-18

Marguerite Clark in "The Am
azons"-Idlehour, Sunday.-Adv
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1917-07-27
.cHuoKED ME- UP TO GENERAL.
General esliioud ef French Army Re-
i mlsds Corporal That Thssp
/ Are othpra 3


Eaioniki. --0eileraI l3ailloud, com
llnanding part of the French expedi-
tionary force IN the BaIkans. ls 20
popular with bis men that nearly
every good story originating ia bis
corps u either about him or attributed
30 him.
Ths latest going the rounds tells
how colder Of the sough-andseady
style was returning 10 Quarters near
Monqstif with water jug IN each
hand. Coming across another mud
stained ''poilu" sitting beside the road,
be hailed him,
"Hello. old man Bay. can't you car.
~ one Of these jugs for msys
Z @6ura" said the other, and they
went on together.
'would you believe II" said the first
solder. ''they've chucked me up to the
grade Of corporal"
~whnf Of ttatr replied she other,
didn't thay chuck me up to the grade
lof gepeenir'
Aftef nearly dropping his jug. the
soldier drew closer and made out three
faint stars on Q mud-stained Sleeve.
He drew himself up at attention and
saluted.
@walk on. corporal said General
Bailioud. who wouldn't consent TO give'
NJ his jug.