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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-28
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-28

Gillespie. Judge Poindexter of Cle-
burne, Hon. Marion SAMSON OF Fort
Worth, and students OF his later
years will be present. There are
likely many Of his old pupils in and
near Waxahachie. He began his
career at Bosqueyille, AlVarado
next, Fort Worth, Mansfield, and
later Waxahachie, finis. All ex-stu-
dents are requested to address Dali
las Committee, w. +. Ramsey, chair
man, Federal Reserve Bank. Dallas,
Texas. Miss r. Hayter, secretary,
22l7 Cora Street, Dallas, Texas.
congenial Club Entertained.
Mrs. c. w. Moores entertained the
Congenial club Friday afternoon at
her home on Franklin street. Amer
lean beauty roses and spring flow
ers made the decorations. Ferns
were used in the reception hall. Sub
stitute players were Mesdames Jack
Williams, Tom Spalding, F. B. Ken
|ner, c. T. Morse, Jess Kennedy.
Mrs. w. F. Kenner. the hostess
mother, was also guest Little
Cleo Spalding passed the score cards.
Brick cream. individual white cakes
and sailed nuts were served.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-28

The scalpis clean and free rom = !,
dandruif. The hair looks strq en-
and healthy and does not =. aa = u
cnt There is yigor and snap .,
where before the ha i was
S MAID duh and brittle. The l zen,
i inS which is SO annoying s ,,.,,Iss
and you enjoy feeling q i, eo@l,
ness ns's and cleanliness hitherto
uf sny dealer viii sell you
Neybro's Herpieide either n
10 TSec cent or Sl,00 size. u y
e cYuarantesd by The herp ' .,l;I,
Co The FIRST applicanlo.,n,, W. :
convince con you that Ne WI, f,,'
uernicide Is the very tnhls so ,Il
The the hair. Its odor is deilgh u, ~ a.
''' Applications may be ont l'a as,i
az tbe better barber shops any
hal, dressing parlors.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-10-11
VODA

Jack Frost painted US nice white
coat Monday.
Miss Bertha Oldham is at home
from Hays this week visiting.
Mrs. Chas. Bednasek is staying
with Rudolph Horak this week.
John Vandewater returned from
his business trip to Denver last Sat
urday morning.
Miss Vivian Eytchison spent Sun
day at Mrs. r. Kristof's the guest
of Miss Erma Shriner.
The Lodge Radhost, of 2. c. B. J..
will give a dance this Saturday night.
in their hall at Voda. Everybody cor
daily invited to attend and have a
good time.
The Farmers Union lecture and
supper last Saturday was a grand
success with large crowd in atten-
dance and every one enjoyed very
sociable evening. The lectures de-
ivered by Speaker Lansdon were very
interesting and instructive especially
to the soldier boys.
The Kansas City horse buyers are
around here buying up horses for
Uncle Sam.
Harold Austin is staying at home
| this week.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-10-11

AGr. and Ma John Lin1berx are
the proud parents Of fine haby born
last Saturdays all doing weH and Papa
John is stepping around as proud as q
blind horse.
The Kellam Male Quartette gave
the first number of our Lecture Course
in our new hall to large and apprec-
iative audience last Tuesday night.
This will remain a great and COM
venerable event not only as the first
number of our Lecture Course but
also the dedication of our beautiful
opera house, as this was the first per-
Torrance held in our hall since its
completion We have cause to feel
proud as we have the finest curtains
with one of the finest halls in the
west. Watch for our next entertain
ment and be there.
W. A. Mcconnell and his corps of
assistants will give home talent
play Tuesday night, October 23rd.
This win be a comedy in two acts
entitled, "Solan Single or The Peo-
pies Lawyer" The time of the play
is one 1 hour and 80 minutes and is
composed of sixteen characters be-
sides the jury. In the Ogallah Hall
at 8:15 p. m.
Most of our town met the jtney
Tuesday to bid goodbye to the boys
going Camp Funston. They all
seemed cheerful and happy and made
fine showing with almost perfect
physique. The Ogallah boys were:
Roy Read, Robert Blakely, Fred Clay
Strickline
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-10-11
BIG CREEK

Jack Frost sure came in force last
Sunday night.
The Farmers E. & C. Union held a
meeting at Ignatus Flax's last Mon
day night with good attendance.
Men offering to work don't ask
very much for their time, only from
$500 to $1,000 per month OF, at that
rate per day these short days.
The frost got considerable kafir
and sorghum for good many farm
ers in the east end of Trego.
John Herbert's little son, Joe, got
his arm thrown out of place last Sum
day.
Willie, Herbert had a couple of
blow outs and one blow up with his
Ford car last Sunday morning.
F. A. Furbeck and Tom Hays
bought a car load of apples the first
of this week
w. A. Eppler held an auction sale
at the Blue Front last Saturday.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-10-11
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Cards at the close of this week.
Who's who at Trego?
Good attendance this week. That
cup for the best class record must
have something to do with it.
The SOPHOMORES had the best
record for the last month; $40 per
cent of attendance.
The board of trustees of the high
school held their quarterly meeting
Tuesday, October 9Th
At the picture show the coming
Friday evening-The Silk Industry,
Highways and Byways of England,
Scenes in Japan.
The art exhibit next week. Every
body invited. You will enjoy it. In
the High School gymnasium. We'd
nesday Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday. COME.
All country schools will be welcome
in the afternoons of each day of the
exhibit
Our library has fifty new books,
the entire set of Harvard classics.
Our students were at the Tuesday
morning train to see the soldier boys
off to Camp Funston.
Do you know Mr.. Nimble-fnger :?
He some times visits US, usually when
the boys are out practicing foot ball.
He is long on fingers and short on
sense.
The boys of the foot ball team are
making up their Fridays work ahead
of time and go to the game knowing
they are clear to date. Pretty fine
isn't it?
The juonir Red Cross is the next
organization to ask for consideration.
A deed of patriotism each week, by
each of us. How is this for a motto
OFF for Oakley Friday, October 18th
for our second football game of the
season of 1917. Trego will shine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-10-11

lxud= E,1ffzIoo = Eeenpg-
NO. 68BhzASAlfH VALLEY.
a. Westmnn, -Wa-Keeney-
II. Schierkollk, Wa-Keeney-
Robert Woodward, Wa-Keeney.
NO. 54 SUNFLOWER.
Frank Bongarts, Ogallah-
Frank Jacobs, Ellis.
William Lutz, Ogallah.
NO. SIS WHITTIER.
Hugh Elliot, Wa-Keeney.
Charles Conner, Collyer.
Cyril Krhut, Collyer.
NO. Sc.
Chas. E. Nelson, Brownell
Fred Kranz, Brownell.
Thomas Rourke, BrowneH.
NO. 81.
Gearhart Mussemann, Wa-Keeney.
Ernest Mussemann, Wa-Keeney.
A. j. Anterior, Wa-Keeney.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-10-11

We rent typewriters anywhere and
our machines are all in first class
shape. Salina Typewriter Company,
Salina, Kansas. Adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-10-11
FOR SALE COLUMN

Fresh Pork at Bakers. Adv.
Pure home made lard at Bakers
Money to loan. See E. D. Wheeler.
Smoked meats at Bakers. Adv.
Kindling for sale at the Hartman
Elevator. Adv. 32tf.
First class kindling for sale at the
Hartman Elevator. Adv. 32tf.
For Sa1e-Saddle and bride, cheap.
Call at Maynard's. Adv. 80 ct.
For Sale-A barn. Inquire at Wa
Keeney State Bank. Adv. &c If
For Sale-Second hand surry in
good condition. Inquire at this Office.
Adv. 31tf.
The Trego County Cooperative
association has corn for sale at their
elevator. Adv. DO.
The Knife Weeder, for listed corn,
is sold by H. D. Clayton, Hill City,
Kansas. Adv. 80 mo.
For Sale-1 range and small heat
ing stove, in good condition. Inquire
this Office. Adv. 80 st.
Wanted for work on farm. Man
and wife with no, children. Inquire at
this office. Adv. 28tf.
Going fast so be quick if you want
any of that kindling for sale by the
Hardman Elevator Co. Adv. 32tf.
Wanted to Buy-20 head of good
Short Horn milk cows. Must be good
mixers and due to be fresh soon. See
A. NJ. Finley. Adv. %
For Sale-Two two-year-o1d Jer-
sey cows, giving milk, and two extra
good Holstein heifers, coming two.
j. w. Bingham. Adv. 31tf.
WARNING notice that here
after no hunting or trespassing will
34-12-23. Frank Durham. ADV. 81 st.
Womens friend is a Large trial
Bottle of Sanol Prescription. Fine for
black heads, Eczema and all rough
skin and clear complexion. A real
skin tonic. Get a 35c trial bottle at
the drug store.-Ady. ID.
Strayed-3 yearling heifers, roam,
white face. 1 red muley, 1 black
heifer calf. Any one knowing of their
whereabouts or having seen them
kindly notify A. E. Emmons, Wa
Keeney or Ogallah, Kans. Adv.32.
For Sale-325 acres of eastern Col
orado land; 10 miles north of Wild
Horse; 100 acres under cultivation; all
fenced and crossed fenced; 10 acres all
falfa; 14OO locust trees growing; plen-
ty of water. Inquire at this Office
or address box 474, Wa-Keeney, Kan
sas.-Adv. 25 2-mo.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-10-11

Ellis.
No. 40, Cochran; Caroline Hearting,
Brownell.
No. Al, Victory; Jessie Beason,
Collyer.
No. AZ, Blossom; Opal Perry, Ellis.
No. 43, Bethel; Mary O'Connor,
Ransom.
No. A, Downer; Mrs. Lenora Fritts,
Ransom.
No. As, High Point; Cynthia Jarvis,
Arnold.
No. 46, voda; Irma Shriner, Coll
yer.
No. At, Maple Grove; Mabel Fur
beck, Ellis.
No. 48, Blue Ribbon, Mary Heart
ing, Wa-Keeney.
No. 40, Marquand; Hester Nixon,
Ogallah.
NO. SO, Atha; Grace Hamm, Arnold.
No. 81, Montrose; Mary Lamle,
Wa-Keeney.
No. So, Benisch, Elizabeth Schoep-
pei, Wa-Keeney.
No. So, Pleasant Valley;
Wa-Keeney.
No. 81, Sunfower; Josephine Dis
ney, Ellis.
No. SIS, Whittier; Vivian Eytchison,
Collyer.
No. Sc, Hiawatha; Bessie Hefner,
Brownell.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-10-11

CORONA, the six-pound personal
writing machine, guaranteed to stand
more hard usage than any big mach
inc is used In this Office. Learn about
CORONA before you spend twice as
much for machine that can not
serve you nearly 50 well as CORONA.
Salina Typewriter Company, Salina,
Kans. Adv. 28tf;
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-10-11
SCHOOL OFFICERS OF TREGO
COUNTY 1917-1918

Given in order of clerk, director ant
treasurer.
NO. 1 WA-KEENEY.
C. M. Hutchinson.
J. E. Evans.
John Hixson.
NO. 2 COLLYER.
F. E. league.
Geo. Morell.
C. S. Hooper.
NO. OGALLAH.
John Clark.
John Harrison.
Ira Burk
NO. RIDGWAY.
B. B. Ridgway, Ellis
D. C. Gu Ter, Ellis.
LYDIA Deutcher, Ellis.
NO Bosnia
J. J. Bauer.
w. H. Dennis.
J. B. Biehler.
NO. 6 WALKER.
w. F. Hancock, Wa-Keeney.
S. R. Ready, Wa-Keeney.
w. R. Walker, Wa-Keeney.
NO. BANNER.
E. W. Hawkes..
r. E. Harvey.
E. A Wilds.
NO. s PIONEER.
7. ]. Rhoden, Ogallah.
E. A. kellogg, Ogallah.
w. Kulp, Ogallah.
NO. 8 SALINE VALLEY.
c. E. Howatt, Wa-Keeney.
John Lemke, Wa-Keeney.
J. E. Mccall, Wa-Keeney.
NO. 10 TREGO CENTER.
Fred Hacker, Wa-Keeney.
Pete Schneider, Wa-Keeney.
John Fabrizius, Wa-Keeney.
NO. IL GLENCOE
C. C. Cross, Ellis.
Kepple Disney, Ellis.
| John Lof1in, Ellis.
NO. II RINKER. .sss-s.s
H. P. Novis, Ogallah.
Allen Mong, Ogallah.
J. M. Rinker, Ogallah.
NO. Ii SILVER LAKE.
w. p. Clark, Ellis.
George Glass, Ogallah.
Samuel Glass, Ellis.
NO. IA DIAMOND.
w. A. Cruson, Ogallah.
H. HI. Tawney, Ogallah.
r. Ira Holmstrom, Ogallah.
NO. Is LAWSON.
Joe Schoenthaler, Brownell.
Addison Roundtree, Brownell.
J. w. Pugh, Brownen
| NO. 16 WEST FAIRvIEW.
J.. II. Mumert, Wa-Keeney.
Otto Wolf, Wa-Keeney.
Geard Struss, Wa-Keeney.
NO. IL sCOLLYER. -.
Mrs. Harry Thomas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-10-11
FOR SALE OR TRADE

The remainder of my stock of i'm
p1ements, office fixtures and repairs.
All these were bought when goods
were much cheaper and with this bus
mess goes the agencies of some of
the best lines of goods on the markets.
My boy that runs the ranch has
been called to the colors and I would
like to dispose of this business at
once so I can take his place at the
ranch.
This is good proposition for some
one that wants to go into the mercan-
tile business
See me at once.
A. NJ. Finley.
Subscribe for the World-s1.5O .
year.
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Weather Report

Maximum and minimum tempera
ture according to the government
thermometer at Wa-Keeney for the
week ending Wednesday noon.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-10-11

No rain in the last three weeks
Killing frost Monday morning, and
ice formed one fourth inch thick
The old home paper and all the
county news for $3.50 per year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-10-11
TEACHERS OF TREGo COUNTY
High School, Wa-Keeney

LII. Niesley, Principal, Pedagog-
les.
2. Chas. w. Oliver, Manual Training
and History.
8. Fern Weaver, Domestic Science
and Physiology.
a. Seth A. Sohlberg, Science and
Music.
5. Alice Bright, Latin and German.
6. Clara E. McC1lelland, English
and Reviews.
z. Ada H. West, Mathematics and
History.
Graded Schools, Wa-Keeney,
District No. /.
D. o. Hemphill, Principal, Manual
Training and 9Th grade.
Ella O'Brien, 9th and 7th grade.
Grace Robard, 4th and 9Th grade.
Susie Acre, 3rd and 4th grade.
Clare Marshall, End grade.
Margaret O'Brien, primary and LIST
grade.
Collyer, District No. 2
Steve Beason, Principal, First year
High School and 7th and 9Th grades.
Anna Razak, 4th, 5th and 9Th grad
Matte league, 1st, End and 3rd
grades.
Ogallah, District No. 3
Anna Noll, Principal, 9Th, 9Th, 7th
and 9Th grades.
Alberta Platner, 1st, End, 3rd and
4th grades.
Purol Schools
No. A, Ridgway; Lillian Cross,
Ellis.
No. 5, Bosnia; Edna Biehler, Bosnia.
No. 6, Walker; Grace Hancock, Wa
Keeney.
No. z, Banner; Merle Hit; Banner.
No. 8, Pioneer; Elizabeth Brown,
Ogallah.
No 9, Saline Valley; Gertrude Tay-
Tor, Wa-Keeney.
No. 10, Trego Center; Della Trip,
Wa-Keeney.
No. IL, Glencoe; Lucy Anderson,
Ellis.
No. II, Rinker; Edna Penning, Wa
Keeney.
No. Is, Silver Lake; Katherine Plat
ner, Ellise
No. IA, Diamond; Leona Osterkamp,
Ogallah.
No. Is, Lawson; Blanche Smith,
Ogallah.
No. 16, West Fairview; Hattie
DeBoer, Wa-Keeney.
No. II, Bernice Whitney, Collyer
No. Is, Adair; Velma Stephens,
Ellis.
No. 10, Valley; Thelma Lynn, Wa
Keeney.
No. 20, Cyrus; Bessie Rogers, Ran
som.
No. 81, Ford; Judd Benson, Ogallah.
No. p, Old Bosnia; Floyd McNair,
Wa-Keeney.
No. %, Spena; Goldie Gorrell, Wa
Keeney.
No. "a; Morrell; Bette Beason,
Collyer.
No. %, East Fairview; Minnie
Wahlborg, Ellis.
No. &c, Mt Pleasant; Amy Ander-
son, Brownell.
No. 81, Pleasant Hill; Pearl Poup-
pirt, Utica.
No. %, Excelsior; Olive Neff, Wa
Keeney.
No. 20, Wilcox; Nina Neff, Ransom
No. 80, Lone Star; Claude Frye
Arnold.
No. 81, Union; Evelyn Croft, Palco
No 80, Prairie Knoll; Gertrude
Lynd, Ogallah.
No. 33, Gibson; Mrs. Mae Jacka
Utica.
No. "a, Sunny Slope; Nina Nelson
Ogallah.
No. s5, Pleasant Ridge; LYDIA Jos
eph, Ellis
No Sc. Columbia; Lucy Stephens
Brownell.
No. 81, Mlinek; Mildred Lesovsky
Collyer.
No. ss, blackberry; Lillian zeman
Banner $4,000
No 80, Riverside; Macy Beason
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-10-11

Do you get up at night? Sanol is
surely the best for all kidney or
bladder troubles. Sanol gives relief
in "a hours from all backache and
bladder trouble. Sanol is a guaran-
teed remedy. 35c and $1.00 a bottle
at the drug store Adv.13.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-10-11

Otto Colborg, Ellis.
John Kuppetz, Ellis.
NO. &c MT. PLEASANT.
Mrs. L. S. Burt, Brownell.
Frank Stull, Brownel1.
L. s. Burt, Brownell
NO. 27 PLEASANT HILL.
Mrs. Myrtle Reninger.
M. A. Chamberlain.
A. B. Beatty.
NO. % EXCELSIOR.
w. H. Schneider, Wa-Keeney.
Geo. Schemm, Wa-Keeney.
J. George Defines, Wa-Keeney.
NO. % wilcox.
Joe Jackson, Ransom.
John Olson, Ransom.
Geo. Koliber, Ransom.
NO. 80 LONE STAR.
Florean Poss, Ransom.
J. w. Lutters, Ransom.
Bert Johannes, Ransom.
NO. 81 UNION
Fred Hedstrom, Palco.
]. II. Hillman, Palco.
j. l. Arnold, Palco.
NO. 80 PRAIRIE KNOLL.
w. Hillman, Ogallah.
Chas. J. Lofstead, Ogallah.
Miles Powers, Ogallah.
NO. 33 GIBSON.
Mrs. Ora B. Roach, Utica.
John Wood, Utica.
Dayton Maurer, Utica.
No - CTTNNv CT ODE
DIP. Reade, Ogallah.
Hannah Saleen, Ogallah.
Emil Olson, Ogallah.
NO. IS PLEASANT RIDGE.
j. F. Barclay, r. F. D. 1, Ellis.
VIM. Brabb, Ellis.
Mrs. Ollie Musgrave, Ogallah.
NO. So COLUMBIA.
j. w. Lawrence, Ransom.
X. w. Rogers, Ransom.
Chas. Rogers, Ransom.
NO. 81 MLINEK.
Mrs. Schimkowitsch, Collyer.
]. M. Zeman, Collyer.
Geo. Stradal, Collyer.
NO. 3S blackberry.
C. W. O'Toole, Banner.
Thos. O'Toole, Banner.
w. D. Guilbert, Banner.
NO. 80 RIVERSIDE.
E. G. Pugh, R. F. D. 2, Ellis.
Geo. Turner, Ellis.
E. Altman, Wa-Keeney.
NO. 40 COCHRAN.
J. A. Copeman, Brownell.
Chas. Hearting, Brownell.
J. F. Kutina, Brownell.
NO. Al VICTORY.
n. F. Redmond, Collyer.
Jacob Rifle, Collyer.
D. N. Gellispie, Collyer.
NO. AZ BLOSSOM.
Clarence Christopher, Ellis.
Frank Huber, Ellis.
w. c. Baugher, Ellis.
NO. 43 BETHEL.
Mrs. John Schneider, Ransom.
Chas. Swisher, Ransom.
w. E. Stowe, Ransom.
NO. "A DOWNER.
Chas- Marcy, Ransom.
Mrs. J. G. Marcy, Ransom.
Roy Stewart, Ransom
NO. As HIGH POINT.
Edw. c. Doerschlag, Ransom.
Lewis Rhine, Ransom.
Geo. B. McNinch, Arnold.
NO 46 vODA, ROOSEVELT
| Richard Owens ST., Collyer.
Mrs. Lizzie Krhut, Collyer.
| o. H. Schwanbeck, Collyer.
NO. Al.
| Clarence Holtzinger, Ellis.
H. G. Wagner, Ellis.
E. M. Wagner, Ellis.
NO. 48 BLUE RIBBON.
| J. H. Marshall, Wa-Keeney.
p. L. Lessor, Wa-Keeney.
Joe Spena, Wa-Keeney.
NO 49 MARQUAND.
c. P. Marquand, Ogallah.
S. B. Powers, OgaIlah.
l. N. Nixon, OgaIlah.
NO. so ATHA.
j. W. Rauch, Valley.
Geo. Mullencamp, Valley.
W. M. Luckey, Valley
NO. 81 MONT ROSE
Geo. Hafiiger, Wa-Keeney.
Chas. Spitsnaugle, Wa-Keeney.
Walter Parks, Wa-Keeney.
NO. So BENISCH.
H. Hoffman, Wa-Keeney.
| Fred Eichman, Wa-Keeney.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-11
HIDING BEHIND WOMEN?
That is What the New York City
Marriage License Clerk Says
Some Young Men are Doing.

New York, April 1l.-Young men
who marry to avoid military service
were yesterday branded as towards
and "slackers" by City Clerk Scully,
who. as head of the marriage license
bureau, has become indignant at the
unprecedented rush of applicants Tor
licenses. seeking, he has become con-
vinced, to put themselves beyond the
pale of conscription.
"The unprecedented increase Of ap-
plication is largely due to the recent
announcement that all single men be-
tween 10 and 25 years may be draft
ed,' Mr.. Scully said. Any man who
thus seeks to hide behind a woman's
shirts is a moral and physical cow
ard"
Theodore Wasserman, in charge of
the municipal marriage chapel, said
many of the young women told him
their husbands-to had begged them
ito save then from the trenches"
When the marriage license bureau
closed for the day, APO licenses had
been issued and 1913 marriage cere-
monies performed.
Let EN- Wait. Says Chicago Official.
Chicago, April l1.-Observing that
ZIG of the 1,250 applicants for mar
riage licenses yesterday were of mill
tary age, County Clerk Sweitzer elm
mated his emergency force of 20
clerks, leaving the normal force of
four. Let 'em wait" said Sweitzer.
Another obstacle was a plan to
place recruiting officers in the
building to ask each applicant the
direct question: "Are you going
to sidestep your duty?'
Record Broken in philadelphia.
Philadelphia, April ll.-An over
whelming predominance of the ages
from 19 to 25-the enlistment liability
ages-appeared in yesterdays record
breaking marriage certificates, figures
of which were issued today.
Rush at Richmond.
Richmond, Va, April 1.-THE rush
to come under the marriage exemp-
ton clause of the proposed selective
conscription law, almost doubled the
number of marriage licenses granted
last week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-11

after the word smoking" was strick-
en- out.
Resolution of Councilman Wattles
appropriating $50 for repair to sewer
trap at Prince and Strand was re-
ferred and S35 was appropriated for
stairway in hose tower of Columbia
engine company.
Ordinance granting Southern Rail
way Company permission to con-
struct sidetrack on Union between
Queen and Princess streets referred.
Councilman Pohl called attention to
the bad condition of the dump at the
head of King street east of Union
station which he said was breed
ing place for malaria and typhoid
fever.
Councilman Evans said he would
communicate with the health officer
on the matter after Councilman
BRYAN stated it was the duty Of the
health officer to have the nuisance
abated.
At Joint session Frank W. Lath-
am was reelected superintendent OF
the city gas works, he being noml'
mated by Alderman Brill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-11
MASONIC STUDY CLUB.
Something Which Should be of Inter
est to all Members of the Craft

est to all Members OF the Irait-
4 movement Of MUCK interest to
the Masons of this city is the organl-
zation Of the Washington-Jackson
Masonic Study Club, which will meet
in the Masonic Temple every month
on the third Monday at 7:3O p. m.
At the first meeting of the organi-
CATION, held on Monday last. the fol-
lowing officers were elected and ap-
pointed for the ensuing year:
President, C. Page Waller, Jr., Sec
retary-Treasurer. A. c. Moss; Critic,
H. B. Seeds, George W. Zachary
Guard and Librarian.
: The object of the club is the promo
tion of Masonic study and 1t Is to
be composed Of the members of the
two lodges in this city as we'll other
Masons making their home in this
city
The next meeting of the club vii
he held on Monday, April 10Th anc
all master masons are invited.