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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-29
The Y. M. C.. A. Drive in County.

It was expected that Mile Laos
county would raise $4,000 for the Y.
M. C. A. fund. The actual amount
contributed is $2,765.25. E. L. Nc
MILAN is chairman and S. S. PETER
son treasurer of the county organiza-
ton. Committees were appointed in
each town and village to solicit funds,
and the chairman of each town or vii
lage committee together with the
amount raised is piuen below.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-29
Total ............................. $685.

The towns of Princeton and Green
bush returned nothing. Milo was the
banner town. The sparsely settled
towns in the north end of the county
did remarkably well, especially the
town OF Kathio and the enterprising
little village of Isle. The largest in
dividual subscriptions were $500
and there were. ten or a dozen of
them in the village Of Princeton. All
things considered the showing for the
county as whole is fairly good. The
Y. M. C. A. and the Knights of Column
bus are doing a great work for our
soldier boys at home and abroad, and
those who contribute to either of these
organizations can rest assured that the
money will be well and wisely ex-
pended. -.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-29
Federal Potato Estimate.

The 1917 potato crop is estimated at
.453, 100000 bushels, or half again
as much as last year. More than $780,
900 cars will be needed to handle the
crop.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-11-29

The husband and other relatives
take this means Of sincerely thanking
the friends who so kindly offered their
assistance and sympathy in their hour
of sorrow.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-06-14
Cheap Floor Covering.

Three sheets Of strong, brown paper,
pasted together, with top covering
of ordinary wallpaper. make an excel
lent. inexpensive, sanitary substitute
for linOleum. After cleaning the floor, a
sheet of good, strong brown paper is
pasted down and allowed to dry. Then
a second sheet is laid and allowed to
dry thoroughly before laying third
sheet.
If pattern floor covering is desired,
ordinary wall paper serves the pur-
pose admirably. 1t is pasted to the top
sheet of brown paper already laid.
The whole being thoroughly dry. u coat
of sizing is applied and left to set,
after which coat OF good varnish
completes the process. This floor COW
ering has all the advantages Of real
linoleum and may be washed and pol
dshed in the usual way.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-06-14
The MEDDLER
BY EARL REED slLvERs.

"Are you and Oliver Crowley en-
gaged?"
Miss Mary Robinson looked squarely
into the eyes Of Ruth Hampstead, her
niece, when she asked the question,
and the younger girl biushed.
"Of course we aren't" she answered.
"What makes you think so?"
'l'm only thinking what everybody
else in town is talking about" Miss
Mary remarked bluntly. ''If you aren't
engaged, you ought to be-"
Cant two young people Just be
good friends without bringing in the
question Of marriage?' she parted.
Good friends, yesr' Aunt Mary
snorted. "But it's got beyond that
point with you two"
"Well. what can I doc" There was
q hint Of helplessness in the girls
voice, and the older woman softened.
II don't suppose you can do any
thing" she answered. "If he intends
to propose at all I can make him do it
In two days." she announced.
'In what wayg'
II want you to have friend Of mine
come to see you tonight"
ooh. can't; divers coming!'
swell. phone him tonight and tell
him you have another engagement"
"But haven't" Ruth protested.
"You will have. I'm going to bring
Dick Slower up to see YOU"
"Wh0's hep
''IIe's young newspaper man from
New York who's spending few weeks
in Glenwood. getting material for
story. I've met him number Of times
in the office, and I've always intended
to have him up for supper. So we'll
make it tonight"
"All right, I'll phone to Oliver"
There was note of excitement in
Ruth's voice. "My, but he'll be sur
priscd!" she added.
That afternoon Aunt Mary paid a
visit to the Office of the Glenwood
Record, the only newspaper in town.
AS society editor, it was her duty to
write the personal news items.
She remained at the Office until four
o'clock. when Il young man with smil-
ing eyes and curly hair entered.
GLOW are you. Miss Robinson?" he
asked pleasantly. "IIard at it?'
"Yes." She smiled back at him. II
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-06-14
want you to come home to supper with

want you to come home to supper with
me tonight!"
"I'd be delighted. What time?"
"Six O'clock"
At six o'clock to dot he presented
himself Mt the Hampstead front porch.
, He acknowledged Aunt Mary's intro
auctions to Mr.. and Mrs. Hampstead,
and then turned to Ruth.
give seen you so often that I feel
as If 1 know you already" he said.
give been here for week, now"
The girl liked the way he spoke {;
she liked his smile and many other
things about him and as the evening
wore away, she forgot about Oliver
Crowley and the i'll grace with which
he had received her telephone call.
"You must come again" she urged
when Dick took rather reluctant
leave. "Tll introduce you to some Of
Glenwood's young people"
Ruth thought about him quite often
during the next day, and deep down in
her heart she admitted that she was
sorry that it was Oliver, and not he,
But Oliver came, carrying under his
arm the weekly edition Of the Glen
wood Record, which had just been is
sued.
"There's something I'd like to speak
to ycu about" he SAID.
Ruth's heart leaped. He was proba-
bly, going to say the words she had
wanted him to say for the past six
months.
"Have you seen today's copy of the
Record?" he asked.
"No," she answered, II haven't had
time yet"
"Then read this"
She took the paper from his hands
and read the item he indicated.
ut is rlmOred that certain young
newspaper man from New York has
been visiting one of our young ladies'
on Maple avenue" the paper stated.
Elbow about it, Ruth?"
The girl blushed scarlet.
''I'm glad that you are having other
men come to see you. have been mo-
nopolizng you for the past year or so,
and l feel that I ought to stop it. I
have q mother who wants me to live
with her always, and Tm-I'm not
ready to get married yet"
"Oh!"
Ruth was taken back by his frank
statement. She didn't know what to
say.
$50 won't he over so much after
this" he finished. II hope you'll UNDER
stand!"
"Yes. I understand" The girls voice
"as cold. and Oliver, recognizing dam
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-06-14
SEVEN.

ger signs, soon took MS departure.
In the library Ruth went directly to
Aunt Mary.
"Well," she announced, "your news
item worked, but not in the way you
thought it would. Oliver has thrown.
me over"
"Do you care?" Aunt Mary's eyes
were troubled.
"Not very much" she responded.
"A1r. Slower is coming to see me Satur-
day."
Copyright, 1917. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per SyndicateD
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-06-14
Irreconcilable.

They had just finished their first
quarrel, subsequent to the honeymoon,
and she was in tears. "If." she sobbed,
IF you had had the tiniest spark Of
love for me you would never have mar
ried metz ~.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-06-14
Sounds All R,oh+

Myrtle. who was in the fifth grade,
asked her younger sister if she knew
what rectangle was. "Why. certain
IT," she answered. "A rectangle is a
man tangled up in a wreck"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-06-14
Preparing for Immortality.

''There is only one way to get ready
for Immortality. and that is to love
this life and live as bravely and cheer.
fully and faithfully as we can."-Heu.
ry Van Dyke.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-06-14
Love at First sioht.

do you believe in love Mt first
sight?" "Of course, do. There's
Higgins. for instance. Do you suppose
his wife would have married him IL
she'd taken a second look ut his facer'
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-06-14
Pass the Cake. Please.

One would hardly look for much ex.
citement in well-rcgulated kitchen,
but we've witnessed some stirring
scenes in one.-Exchange.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-06-14
Careless Fire.Hxdr.n+

Jokum - "Gracious! Your mud
guard is all smashed! Did you bump
into something's" Bunkum-"No. We
were standing perfectly still, and
hre-hydrant skidded into us."-Judee.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-06-14
Wounds.

Hardly one wound in ten is the re-
suit of direct hit in the present war,
1t Is said. Most casualties are from
spent shot, shrapnel bullets and spin.
ters.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-06-14
Two Reasons for His Luck.

Giles-So you've got post in the
bank, eh? suppose it was partly be-
cause you know the manager?
Harris-Partly that, and partly De-
cause he didn't know me.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-06-14
After the Case

A man who maintains that he is log.
ical may be only Observation-Disclosures
Globe. -
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26

-Ment Wright, a nephew Of MI.
Frank Wright, Of the l5th district, is
suffering from an attack of smallpox
at the formers home. The members
Of the family have been Quarantined
at home by the county health author
tiles.
Rev. 7. Riley Davis, pastor Of Oak
Grove and Liberty churches, reports
another good day in his field Of work
last Sunday. The collections both for
home and foreign missions reached
the high water mark on that day, $3.50
being the amount raised in the two
churches. There were 285 present in
the Sunday schools, Isl at Liberty,
which was the largest during the pres
ent pastorate. The missionary pro-
gram previously announced was ear
ried out at Liberty.
Friends Of Mr.. r. 7. SomerveIl,
Jr., who for some time past has been
with the Chicago Association of Com
merce, will be pleased to learn of his
recent promotion from the Civic In
dustrial Office to the general depart
ment. He is now the official secretary
Of the Committee on Education, Com
mittee at Large, and two others. His
chief, in personal letter to the young
man, praises his work highly and tells
him that he needs him to strengthen
the staff in the general office.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26
r. I. Sturdivant, BurIison. No. |

Mr.. j. S. Scott, Of this vicinity,
who underwent an operation at his
home on February Is, has now fully
recover ed.
MIR. w. A. Shoaf, Jr., went to
Kerrville Friday, where he delivered
the graduating address on the occa-
sion of the closing Of the high school
there.
A large circle around the sun was
observable here Tuesday. The edges
Of the circle were tinted like the rain
bow and attracted much attention for
an hour or more.
Mr.. Russell Baskin, son of Mr.. w.
]. Baskin, and Miss Earl Rice, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Mart Rice, both of the Bur-
lison neighborhood, were married at
Smyrna church Saturday, Esq. A. A.
Kelley officiating.
Miss Willie Cox, daughter of Mr..
w. p. Cox, underwent an operation
for removal of tonsils and adenoids at
her home four miles southeast of the
city Sunday, it being successfully per-
formed by Drs, Gillespie and Lindsey.
Mrs. w. E. Fields, Of Memphis,
who had been attending the bedside of
her mother, Mrs. j. f. Davis, in the
Phelan neighborhood, returned home
Saturday morning. Mrs. Davis has
been quite sick, but her condition has
somewhat improved
Alleging that her husband served
two terms Of six months each in Tip
ton county, Tenn, on being convicted
twice of violating the liquor laws of
the state; that, since his release from
prison, he has failed to provide for
her and has left the state, .lrs. Callie
Morgan Monday filed suit for divorce
from William Sidney Morgan. Metealf
e Metcalf are her attorneys. Mem
phis Scimitar, April %.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26
ADMINISTRATORS NoWCE

Having duly qualified As admins
traitor Of John Blackwell colored, de-
ceased, notice is hereby given to all
persons holding claims against said
estate to file with me said claims, duly
authenticated and Within the time pre-
scribed by law, og same will be forever
barred. All persons indebted to said
estate will CONE forward and settle
same and save costs.
This April 10, 1917.
apr12-4w GLEN. EVANS,
Admir-. of John Blackwell, Decd.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26
LOCAL NEWS

Mr.. Sam Gladney, of the Mt. Car
mel vicinity, who has been suffering
from an attack of pneumonia, is inn
proving.
Mr. H. O. Fredrickson, who lives
three miles east Of the city, lost a
mare and colt from lung fever Satur-
day morning.
Mr.. H. c. Harssson, Of Memphis,
came up Tuesday morning to attend
the bedside of his daughter, Mrs. b.
". Dickson, who is still quite sick.
Mr.. Lonnie Patrick and Miss Mat
tie Turner, both of the 18th district,
were married at the home of Mr..
Hartsfeld Sunday night, Rev. Syl
Fisher officiating.
Mr.. James E. Hughey and Miss
Ethel Baskin, both of the Burlison
vicinity, went to Munford Sunday and
were there united in marriage, Esq. A.
b. Clements officiating.
Rev. Troy Beatty, of Grace
Church, Memphis, win hold services at
Ravenscroft Chapel Sunday, April 29,
at II o'clock a. m. Public cordially
invited.
Mrs. ]. H. Faux, who resides two
miles south of the city, reports that
she was coming into town in a buggy
with her three children at 2 o'clock
Monday afternoon, when a man whom
she didn't know passed her IN the
road, striking her buggy, bending the
axle and lifting the wheels of the We
hicle from the ground She and the
children were all scared and consider
ably Jared up, but luckily none were
injured. The man, she stated, jumped
out Of his car, set the buggy back N
the road and continued his journey
without saying word.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26
A. Arab Custom.

The Arabian head-dress is really a
Manchester table cover folded dag
onally. The Arabs do not take their
headcloth off when they enter d house.
They uncover their feet instead. The
Arabs do d number Of other things
contrary to our custom. They shave
their heads but not their faces. When
they becxon to a person to come to
them, they do not turn their fingers
upwards as we do. No, they turn them
down, and then the Arab knows thst
he is wanted.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26
When soft Metal Cuts Hard.

bar of hard steel is cut rapidly
with revolving. disk Of soft iron,
This is caused by the intense heat
produced by the friction; the heat, be-
ing concentrated at one point on the
steel bar, melts this, while the revolv.
ing disk distributes it over It's circum.
ference which is kept cool by the cur.
rent of air. A bar 81 millimeters thick
is cut in two by disk 30 centimeters
in diameter and . millimeters thick
revolving at so meters a second In
from eight to ten seconds.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26
overheated Air.

"A rise of temperature in the sur
rounding air dlminishes the amount of
oxygen consumed and the amount of
dioxide discharged A fall of temper
allure has the opposite effect, In adj
dition, the overheated air forms a hot
jacket around the body which prevents
the radiation Of heat necessary to keep
the body in a healthy condition With
a sedentary occupation temperature
Of from Ga to 20 should be maintained
for comfort and health.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26
porto RIco ! Gem.

Horticulturally Porto Rico is a gem,
also ideal in all ways. The island is
nearly d rectangle 80 miles wide and
100 miles long, Of great fertility. great
beauty and a healthful and almost per-
feet climate. Although the population
is 800 to the square mile nearly all are
engaged in horticulture. The chief
crops are citrous fruits, coffee, coco
nuts, pineapples, bananas and many
other tropical fruits.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26
As charIev $50 4

Charley, aged three. WAS spending
the day with his grandparents. The
grandfather wanted to read, but Char
ley was playing boisterously. "Char-
ley, sit down and keep quiet !" said the
grandfather sternly. Charley dropped
on the nearest seat and sat looking
from one to the other for possibly d
minute, then said Grandpa Grand
pa" well what is it?' said the
grandfather "Why, you and grand
ma Just sound as If you were deadns
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26

The public necessities requiring it,
a special session of the quarterly
county court Of Upton county, Ten
nessee, is hereby called to convenstfn
the courthouse in Covington, T96nes-
see, on the first Monday Of Mgy, 1917
the same being The 9TH dsg Of said
month, for the purpose n electing a
county attorney Us proyfded BY Chap
ter 568, Private IActy Of the General
Assembly, 1917, land discharging any
other duty impdsgd by said act upon
said quarterly teunty court.
All members gf said court are here
by notified to Sttend said special SEES
sion thereof.
This April IL, 1917.
S. e. STEPHENSON,
apr19-2w County Judge.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26
ASTOUNDING REPORT
FOR CONVICTION

The wife of merchant had stomach
trouble so bad she could eat nothing
but toast, fruit and hot water. Every
thing else would sour and ferment.
One spoonful buckthorn bark, glycer-
me, ETC., as mixed in Adler-i-ka bene-
fitted her instantly. Because Adler-i-
ka fushes the entire alimentary tract
IT relieves any case of constipation
sour stomach or gas and prevents APP
pendicitis. 1t has quickest action of
anything we ever sold. Alexander
Drug Co, adv
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26
Just So lt,s Reefsteak.

Paul, who lived in the country,
where at his house pork is the pre-.
dominant meat throughout the year,
had gone to the city to visit his aunt.
Thinking, of course, she must have
things he liked best to eat, she asked
him what kind Of meat she should get
for dinner and Paul's reply was, 4
don't care, aunty, whether it is horse
or COW, just so it is beefsteall"
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26
The Date Palm.

No tree is more graceful and beau
tiful than a date palm, and the plants
the Arizona university have conclu-
make stately ornaments for lawns and
parks. AT the same time they grow
an appetlzing article of food In north
ern africa the native habitat Of the
date palm. the fruit is a common ar
ticle Of daily diet.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26

Farmers and others who live at a
distance from a drug store should
keep in the house bottle of Billiards.
Snow Liniment. 1t may be needed at
any time for cuts, wounds, sores,
sprains or rheumatism. 1t is a power
full healing and penetrating remedy.
Price 25c, SOC and $1.00 per bottle.
Sold by Alexander Drug Co. adv.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26
Absent.Minded.

A little girl who was trying to tell a
friend how absent-minded her grand
pa was said "He walks around,
thinking about nothing; and, when he
remembers it, he then forgets that
what he thought Of was something en-
tirely different from what he wanted
to. remember
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26
Ruthls pIscoverx.

Ruth has d grandfather. but no
grandmother. The last summer a lit
tie playmate had his grandparents
come for a visit. and Ruth saw them.
She hurried home, shouting al the top
Of her voice: AEotHer, mother John
has a lady grandpa"
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26
pon.t Quarrel.

Why quarrel at all7 Quarreling
brings lines into the face and stoop
TO the back. Nothing SO surely ruins
beauty as drab complaint, IN temper
and grouches.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26

This fine combination the Of 1917 at barn.
az miles east of Randolph Covngton and Randolph road
Yesr Boy the Nao horse is chestnut sorre
hands high and weighs about pounds goes the gas easily
andnat the saddle and excellent driver
His breeding is good as the best.
DODle black Spanish jack with white tips
high heayboned argeeared jack and breeds
large stock.
sold traded Care taken prevent accidents
but will be responsible should
Patronage solicited. apr5-9W"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-06-06
Many Lives Are Lost on Storms
in Middle-West

Kansas City Mo-. June L.
known deaths, more
than one hundred injured and
unestimated property damage
resulted from series of lorna
does that swept several towns
and sections of southeastern
Kansas, north central Oklahoma
and southern Missouri late to-
day and tonight.
With 400 houses reported de-
stroyed at Coalgate, Okla, a
town of 5000 inhabitants, and
possibly 200 at Coffeyville, Kan,
1t was feared that the death total
at these two places would be
high. One message said that IS
bodies had been counted at
Coalgate, and that the business
section of the town was virtual
ly destroyed.
Three persons were killed,
several seriously injured and
much property was damaged by
a tornado which struck Moore,
five miles southeast of Olathe,
Kan.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-06-06
Requirements for Grain More
Than u. S. Can Supply

Washington, June 2.-The
grain requirements of the Allies
and the European neutrals were
put at 971,00O,OOO bushels, a
total much greater than the
United States can supply, in a
statement by Herbert G.. Hoover
today. listing the minimum
needs of each Nation for human
consumption and for feed.
1T will. of cource, be impos.
sible." said Mr.. Hoover, "for
North Anne erica to furnish all of
this quantity, although the major
lord must fall on us. In any
event it emphasizes the nece 81
Slty for control prices and pro-
tect our supply, and the neces
sitv for conservation and elimi-
nation of waste in order to
increase the volume of our ex-
ports.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-06-06

the Red Cross. Where the pre-
Servation of human life is con,
cerned, rivalry is unthinkable.
This is an immediate call.
Feed the hungry. Clothe the
naked" is a divine command.
And then the greatest of these is
charity"
The appeal in another place,
says, Give now give literally" ="
| will be glad to receive at
Charleston, in the name of the
American committee for Arme-
nlan and Syrian relief. contribu
tionS sent to feed and clothe
these worn out, starving and
helpless pleaders for assistance
Their lives depend upon Ameri-
can charity. My friends and
fellow citizens of our old State,
will YOU not help?
A. G. Kaufman,
Charleston, May %.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-06-06
Shark Attacks Savannah Man

Savannah, Ca, June 3.-The
first indication of sharks along
the Atlantic coast came early
this afternoon when Wallace ],
Pierpont, Jr, son of Mayor w. ].
Pierpont of Savannah, was at
tackled by man.eater while on
an outing with his wife and lit
tie son about 40 miles from the
city. The shark tore a consid
erable amount of flesh from MIR.
PlerpontS right arm, but with
the assistance of his wife he was
able 10 scramble into their
launch and made dash for
Savannah where he was subject
ed to an operation.