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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-07-19

Contractor. John l.in<ihAv
spent Sunday a, his home il
Frederic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rutherford stten
ded the circus at Duluth last
Saturday evening.
The showers in these parts
last Sunday spoiled many pie,
MICS and auto rides.
Nathan Cohen is away from
home this week assisting his bro
Their, H. S. Cohen, of Danbury.
A number of people from here
are planning on attending the
Chatauqua at Frederic this week.
Mrs. Nathan Cohen and daugh-
ter Esther returned Sunday af-
ternoon after several days stay
in st. Paul.
Rev. A. G. Sommers of Fred
eric held services in the Presby-
terrain Church last Sunday after
noon. Mrs. Sommers accompa-
MED him.
One of the very latest i'm
provements in Markville is gas
oline pump which E. J. Stein
bring has installed. This will
make it convenient for the auto
drivers. 1t indicates the ever
increasing number of automo-
biles in this vicinity.
Another enjoyable time was
had by the young people of
Markville last Saturday evening
at Cohen's hall, where Mr.. and
Mrs. Bosley of Cloverton fur
nished music for dancing for Sc
veral hours. All who attended
report an enjoyable evening.
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Markville :
State Bank was held last Satur-
day afternoon. The following
were elected directors: M. Bull
lis, +. T. Hogan, J. F. Drummer,
And. Bergman and M. J. Scoville,
who in turn elected officers as
follows: M. Bulls, president, f.
T. Hogan, vice-president; M. J.
cashier. The usual divi-
dend was declared.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-07-19

Get the habit of reporting
news to the American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-07-19
TOWN OF WILMA
From Our Correspondent

From Our Correspondent
Ralph Shute was at AskOv
Monday.
Nels Matson was at Markville
Monday.
A. M. Andersen was at Askov
last Thursday.
F. Schmidt was at Spring Val
ley the past week.
The road on the north side of
Sec. s is being finished this week.
James Matson, who is working
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-07-19

When you subscribe for a
newspaper, you want the one
containing the most news; that's
the American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-07-19
WRONG PLACE.

Book Agent-Are you interested
. good literature. sir?
i'an-Hardly. I'm an editor.
Beat it.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-07-19
Very True.

Jimmie-Say, NAV, what's hobby1
His Enthusiastically lot Of hard
work that you don't get a cent for.
LIKE ADAM.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-07-19
Just the Thtno.

Customer-Got any books with com.
lc pictures in-something that will
amuse five-year-old boy2
Bookseller-Sure thing. Here's the
latest magazine Of styles for women.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-07-19
Wool! Wool

Columbus thought the world was round,
Cause he was made to feel,
When his theories did expound,
It gave him no square deal,
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
THE KANSAS FARMER IN MOVIES

A Kansas parable of the sower who
went forth to sow has been made into
moving picture play and the actors
are all real Kansas farmers, not the
whiskered caricatures found in every
so-called rural drama. Their actions
are perfectly natural, for they know
the difference between a silo and a
separator. No farmer can go away
from this picture show with the dis
gusted saying that It doesn't look like
the real thing.
Did you ever eat mid-afternoon
lunch in the harvest field? That is
one of the things shown and it is real
ly artistic because it is SO perfectly
natural.
The photoplay has a love plot and
there is touch of the military in it,
but the main theme is winning With
Wheat" which serves as title.
A young man gets interested in the
appeal of the Kansas Council Of De-
tense for more and better wheat, and
tries to get his father to get into the
game. The old man ridicules the idea,
but allows his son to try out his fool
notions" The son raises S6 bushels
of wheat per acre to his fathers Is
and he marries the girl and all goes
well. But there is so much to 1t that
you'll have to see it. 1t has all the
modern tricks of moving pictures,
fade-outs, close-ups, dissOlving views
and beautiful Kansas scenery with
everything real from the, horses pull
ing the binder to the cat on the front
steps. Competent critics who have
seen it say that it is better than many
of the standard productions. It's q
real story with real facts for a plot
and it is intensely interesting.
The wheat film will be shown at
Baxter Springs on August 11th, 1917,
at 1:SO p. m, without admission charg-
es through the kindness and patriotism
Of August Rehm at the Majestic NOV
ing picture theatre.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
NEW POLL TAX LAW.

The late Legislature OF Kansas
passed a poll tax law that reads as
follows:
Each male inhabitant Of Kansas
cities between the ages Of 2l and 90
shall pay 4 poll tax Of $S. Failure to
pay shall render the citizen liable to
fine Of S5.- II the IS is not paid the
sheriff is authorized to seize IS worth
Of the personal effect Of the objector,
provided he holds title to that amount
Of personal property"
During the past three days Marshal
Henry Horton has been putting the
law into force in Baxter Springs, 60
ing around and collecting $500 from
each eligible who would come across,
and serving notice on all who did not
pay.
In Topeka and sevaral other cities
of the state many hundreds of men are
refusing to pay, declaring that the
law is unconstitutional. One reason
given is that it is class legislation, in
that il levies o tax on the men and
not on the women, who have equal
rights at the poles. Also, some claim
that Kansas City, Kas., was made ex-
empt from the law.
The law aims to get all and the Of
ficer whose duty it is to notify men
liable to poll tax is himself made liable
to fine of 500 if it should develop
that he has by any chance failed to
notify any person within the stipulat-
ed age, of his poll tax obligation.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
Violated the Bone Dry Law

Carl Mundis and Bert Ash
bough pleaded guilty before
Judge English yesterday on a
charge Of violating the bone dry
law. Each was fined $500, six
months in the county jail and the
cost of trial.
In the car two pint bottles of
beer and a quart bottle of whiskey
were found. Mundis and Ash
bough claimed that the liquor
belonged to another two men
who came with them in the car.
When the Sheriff arrested them,
however, there we're only two in
the machine. As to what became
of the alleged two is not known.
The prisoners were taken to the
county Jail Wednesday. Bert is
said to be on the first draft.
Both men work in Cofeyville,
Kans.
Mundis and Ashbough were
arrested Tuesday night by the
county sheriff, Bob Frazier, who
was driving to Galena from
Baxter Springs. The men were
in a car and they were so drunk
that they did not know where
they were driving. They were
driving on the wrong side OF the
road and came near running into
the sheriff's car, but the sheriff
managed to dodge and make
them stop. Owing to the mix-up
almost 20 cars were stopped on
the road for about Is minutes.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
Charged With Grand Larceny

Listed in the first draft quota
and hoping that a jail sentence
would keep him from the battle
field, as he told one man, Orley j.
Thayer, a local ball player, has
got into jail all right, but his case
with the government is not so
easy.
Thayer got his notoriety Mon
day night when he made an un-
successful attempt to beat up q
17=year-old boy. He was locked
up and the next morning Judge
English fined him SIS and costs,
but paroled him to give him a
chance to raise the money.
Before the day was over how
ever Thayer was behind the bars
again, this time on complaint of
R. ]. Neikirk who charges that
he stole two drill bits valued at
$50. Thayer's preliminary hear
| ing was set for August 10 and he
was taken to the county jail for
safe keeping during the mean
time.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

Miss Hazel Goodwin announced her
engagement to Arthur Johnson at q
charming luncheon last Wednesday
afternoon. The table was cleverly dec
Grated. The center piece was a large
white cake, and miniature brides and
bridegrOOms marked the places Of the
guests. When the cake was cut Miss
Swannie Smith was found to be IN pos
session Of the dime, Mrs. Opal Hes
ser had the ring, and Mrs. Josephine
johnson the thimble. During the af-
ternoon Mrs. Josephine johnson rem
dered several vocal solos and Miss
Ruth Barnes played q piano solo. The
young ladies present were the Mes
danes. Opal Hesser, Josephine John
son, wallie COvey, Martin Goodeag'e
and Fred Dea; the Misses Irene Dent
Marie COvey, Margaret opermAn, Ruth
Rarnes, scOttis Nichols, svannis
Smith and Miss Ruth YOungling. d
Kansas City.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
Triple Birthday Celebration

Friday afternoon was the date
of a very pleasant home gather
ing at the pretty home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Riseling in the
west part of the city when their
three married daughters planned
to celebrate the birthday ami
versary of Mr.. Riseling and two
of his daughters, little Miss
Juanita and Mrs. Roscoe Patty
son of Columbus, all of which
occur in the month of July.
The birthday cakes were baked
by Mrs. Leon Older and presented
to the honorary guests In the
course of the afternoon refresh
ments of ice cream and cake
were served to the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Riseling, Ed
Riseling, Juanita Riseling, Mrs.
Ray Hartley and little son,
James, Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Risel.
ing, Mrs. Roscoe Pattyson and
two children, little Fern and
Robert, of Columbus, Mrs. Leon
Older of Columbus, and Mrs.
Har of Pittsburg.
Mrs. Older and Mrs. Har, who
have been the house guests oi
Mrs. Ray Hartley, for the past
two weeks returned to their re-
spective homes in the evening
while Mrs. Pattyson and children
will remain for a weeks visit
with her parents. [
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
Killed by an Automobile

Mrs. Louisa Denton, 66 years
old, died in Joplin Monday as Q
result of injuries she received
when she was struck by an
ambulance while near the show
grounds. She was Immediately
placed in the ambulance but
died just as it reached St. Johns
hospital.
At the time OF the accident
Mrs. Denton was crossing the
street behind q street car. As
she passed from behind the car
she stepped directly In the path
Of the ambulance and before the
driver could apply the brakes
she was struck. The force Of
the blow threw her violently to
the pavement walk. None Of
the wheels of the ambulance
passed over her.
The funeral services were held
at the home of Mrs. Denton at 2
D. m. Wednesday and they were
conducted by Mrs. Lou Love OF
Galena. The burial took place
in the Baxter cemetery. Mrs.
Denton is survived by -four
daughters, ,Mesdames Rose Berry,
Ruby Gaily, Ida Rardin and
Dora Haibough, and two sons
Robert and Clarence.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
Mr.. Love Passes On.

w. N. Love, until very recently
a merchant, member Of the school
board and prominent citizen OF
Baxter Springs, died Tuesday
morning at 8 20 o'clock. He was
attacked by a cancer on the lower
Jaw several months ago. Several
operations here and finally radi-
um treatment by the Drs. Mayo
at Rochester, MIMI, were uIlsuc-
cessful and of late the malady
progressed steadily and rapidly.
Mr.. Love is survived BY his
wife and two daughters and three
sons, viz: Mrs. Grace Kirken-
doll and little Hazel, and Earl,
Stephen and Cecil, also, hig pa
rents, who live at Springfield,
Mo-, and four brothers, Stephen
w., Thomas B., Walker A. and
Delore c., and one sister, Mrs.
Ettie Hutchinson, Of Springfield,
Mo.
The funeral services were held
at the home Wednesday at 10 ..
m. Rev. Bradshaw Of Columbus
ofiiciated. The 40. u. w. lodge.
to which Mr.. Love belonged, at
tended in q body. Theintemont
was at the Gal6na cemetery.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

The Red Cross subscription cam
paign was brought to close Satur-
day night. Altogether sum very close
to $4,000 was subscribed by citizens
in the Baxter Springs community. A
large majority Of our people subscrib-
ed literally. There were a few slack
ers, as have been found in every other
town, but altogether Baxter Springs
proved itself fully as loyal and fully
as generous to this noble cause as any
community in the United States.
Besides the magnificent sum given
below, to be placed to the credit OF
this city at Red Cross headquarters
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
Baxter Red Cross
/. Fund Over $4,000
Splendid Response to National Appeal
Places This Community at the Head
of the List Among Cherokee
County Cities.

over four hundred people have Joined
the society; each paying in $1.O0 or
more. This sum, added to the sub
scriptiOn fund, makes q total Of about
s6,400. In the Red Cross national
drive each community was expected
to raise $l.OO for each inhabitant.
Baxter Springs population is few
short Of $500, and the amount raised
here is equal to more than $3.50 for
every man, woman and child. We be-
lieve this is the best showing made In
the county.
The subscriptions received since the
list was published last week are as fol-
lows:
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
BAXTER YOUNG MAN
SHOT BY OFFICER.
Was Near State Line Towing
Auto When Without Hear
ing Warning He CetS
Dangerous Wound

Monroe .McNall, night man for
the jefferson Highway garage.
was shot and wounded by an
Oklahoma officer early Sunday
morning near the state line. 1t
is said that McNall was In
Kansas and the officer fired at
him from the Oklahoma side.
Early Sunday morning the
garage received o telephone
message that an Overland was
ditched near the Vinegar Hill
mines. McNall and Lawrence
VanHorn went after the ear.
After they had pulled it out from
the ditch they found that it was
impossible for them to turn
around and come to Baxter
Springs without going south to
the state line. This they did.
Soon after they had turned
into Kansas south of the Blue
Mound mines in front of the
auto service station, the boys
were fired upon and the first
bullet went through the back Of
the seat and struck McNall
Just below his left shoulder blade.
He at once turned off the engine
and before it stopped two other
bullets came at them. One went
into the cushion and the other
buzzed past VanHorn's face.
When the aut had stopped
the officers came and examined
McNall's wound and took him to
Picher to q physician to have his
wound dressed, while VanHOrn
and ]. E. Pickins Of Joplin, the
owner of the Overland, waited
for them to return.
The shooting was done under
a peculiar condition. It issaid
that according to law the officers
are supposed to get in the road
and either flash q red light or
command the auto driver to stop
| il the officers are without q red
light. Neither was done in this
case. If the boys were COM
manded to stop it was done from
the rear and the noise Of the two
engines made it impossible for
them to hear it.
Another strange thing about
this case is that after the officers
/ had come to the car they did
not search it, nor did they say
anything besides making q casual
inquiry as to why the driver had
not stopped when commanded to
do so.
The motive of the officers in
taking such steps to stop the car
is still unexplained, but it is pre-
Sumed they were after booze
!. haulers. However, parties who
saw the officers Immediately
after the shooting declare that
they were so drunk themselves
that they could hardly stand up:
Deputy Sheriff Guy Gibson OF
Oklahoma was one Of the officers,
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
A NEW DENTIST.

DR.. We're Lane Of Columbus, re-
cent graduate Of the Kansas City
Dental School has opened an Office in
the Keith & Burke building in this
city. DR.. Lane was born and raised
IN Columbus. During his college
course he paid most Of his expenses
BY working as telegraph operator, and
upon graduation received the highest
hOhOrs in a class Of slxty-four.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
Drill Cuttings

August Meyerhoff, of Commerce
who has charge of extensive mining
operations in the Kansas Oklahoma
field for Boston syndicate, is at pres
ent sinking two shafts near the state
line on the Kansas side, one on H. E.
Wright's land and the other on D. s.
Chubb's near the broom factory. One
mine has been named MOnagnock, the
other Wachasetts.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
THE OFFICIAL
DRAFT LIST

BAXTER SPRINGS AND SPRING VALLEY
TOWNSHIP
The following should report Of Columbus for ply
sIeal OxamInatonVn or before August seventh:
1885 Thomas Wesley BIrkss
lG66 Andrew o'DonnOl
1879 John N. Cook
1895 Hal Har dimAn
1916 Clifford Shuek
1868 Ron Isaac White
1899 Nathaniel Marx Scott
l64e Frank ThomAs
II06 Jamos Irwin Pillar
1887 EdRnF Raymond Augustus
IT'S Samuel NJ. Rosel
Report on OF before August Eighth.
1886 Baxter Rutledgs
lASI Thomas Hin
1851 Edgar Denton
1885 Edymond NJ. johnson
lAll william James Youstlor
lA66 William Fred Nlchols
lAl9 Blonvill Mason Ffthian
I6lo Roy ColbuEn Talbot
il76 RaOco Barno1 HA1b
1860 Edward Ernest Wada
lOt7 Homer Clinton Dowty
1895 Frank Bowman
IIA0 BENJAMIN Harrison Covert
HAS RobGt ,. Foz
Report o. q BsIOD August Ninth.
1919 CaEis C. Mcclure
1881 Henry Pillar
1910 LRuy Henry Llttls
1911 Henry Marcus MOsor
lta2 AlbsEt BaHh
1870 Frank CGmpball
1909 Guy A. LArgs
ldl7 Georgs Gerald Goodwin
1874 charIs 2. Davis
1850 Sidney h. Davis
lass Fay Greene
1911 VGFlin N. Hodson
RsDsh o. q bSIOn August Tenth.
lS0O John Eanslt Coz
1857 JamsfB. Armstrong
| i6SS Cleveland StEingsr
1877 Frank Elmer Reed
ills WIN SIlra
1851 Hussll Weaver
/ 1895 RobeFt d. Barnes
| iili josiah Clay
| 1917 Robert W. Hartlsy
ilA2 Roy Richard Chubb
RsDortSn q BsIOn August Eleventh.
i5S5 Orval FostR
| 1875 0Fiey ]. rhay9
| 1855 Robert Jelloson Yost
| iS9s John !. CooPl
1859 Charlm J.. Hudson
| 1873 Cland Les Wads
| it2B JoAn Fnnldin DAVIS
I9n Thomal Henry Haywood
iios Hmry 6hanln "A
/ IIpB EmR Emmarson hn1t
Hu csorIl Ray Wimmg
lssI Qll. ApPlt RsAn -
1874 chGdia n JON >.
1fll h11nG p. Hutehinln
1915 Welt4 IL NlcAdla
i lllt 1o1n NlIn Nnnm0a
1ie1 9afm nnyund 1eout as
ifol nnink WnI|am heKlnEis 49,
i1ot HdEnId nabs Bolttgdt
II
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
New Drug Store

Fred Nichols and Merton
Goodeagle win occupy the south
half of the American National
bank building when It b coln-
pleted and put IN an up-to-dnts
drug store and soda fountain.
They have secured z ten year
lease on the building.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

At the broom factory site, which
is leased to the Thomas Mining &
Royalty company, the water has final
ly been beaten by the installation OF
pumps that throw 5000 gallons an
hour. Here the shaft is down 2Sl feet
and in good ore. The water is about
gone and drifting will be started short
" A
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
Our Representative.

: W. d. Whaley, Of Joplin, viii from
This date, become the representative
Of TIE Baxter Springs News IN Joplin,
with authority 70 contract sor divsf-
Using and collect for Suns
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
Notice to Red Cross
Fund Subscriber

The first installment of the
fund subscribed for the Red
Cross is due now and the financial
committee wishes to have the
money at once. Please pay this
money to any one of the follow
men: L. L. Cardin, f. c. Nc
Williams, W. w. Scott, DR.. Bos-
well, Walter Apple, o. F. Brinton,
Ed Polster and A. L. Harvey.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02

Across the state line a quarter OF q
mile south Of the broom factory, the
Sheridan Mining Company has run in
to a very rich run of lead at ITO feet.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-02
Notice to Automobile
q Owners and Drivers

1t is unlawful to operate any
motor vehicle in the state Of
Kansas without displaying an
official license tag. Any one
found 80 doing win represented.
DINNER lenzes must also be used.
This il positively the last notice.
Robert RrzgiG,
,Shelif.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-20

sections of the state, and an ines
Unable amount of damage done on
account of the humus. in which Flor
ida soil is already lacking In some
sections, is also burned with the
burning of the vegetation.
The bill asks that fire districts may
be located at designated places and
an adequate means supplied whereby
these fires may be prevented or
checked when only slightly under
way. 1t also asks for an appropria-
tion of $4,000 from the state to assist
in this work, and the fact that the
government has forestry fund which
is used to help out work of this kind
once it is started in a state, will make
a most practical appeal, for in this
manner Florida may form this desir-
able connection, and have a certain &C
cess to this money which is already
set aside for work of this nature.
Mr.. Mcqueen Chaires, chairman of
forestry, who introduced the bill, has
already been advised that =. S. Pc
tiers, chief Of the u S. Forest Service,
will be in Tallahassee on May I, in
order to aid in the matter now in
hand, which is but part of the great
movement for forest conservation.
The Redlands Woman's Club first
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-20
RED CROSS CELEBRATION IN PENSACOLA
WONDERFUL PATRIOTIC DEMONSTRATION

Thursday, national Recruiting Day,
was dedicated to the Red Cross in
Pensacola, and from the parade in
the morning until the close of the
play in the evening, the loyal women
of Pensacola gave themselves unre-
servedly to the cause in which they
are so deeply interested, and which is
making its appeal to al American
citizens.
More than one hundred members
of the Pensacola and Escambia Coun-
ty Chapter of the American Red Cross
Society were in line, forming at the
Brent building, headed by the band OF
the Coast Artillery corps, from Fort
Barrancas, marching down Palafox to
the city hal, where they joi~>the
parade, marching from the city nall
to Mallory Court, where the speeches
of the day were delivered.
The Red Cross parade was headed
! by the chairman of the Pensacola Red
| Cross, Mrs. Mallory Kennedy, and the
vice-chairman, Mrs. w. R. Gonzalez.
Miss Fannie Waggenheim was flag
| bearer, and beside her all thel way
marched little Maxine Bear, daughter
of Mr.. AID Mrs. Max L. Bear, an
other little mascot being Mary Ora
ham Hyer, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Marion Hyer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-20

1t was a wonderful expression Of
patriotism that the women of the Red
Cross gave in this parade, and must
have stirred the heart of the most in
different. AS they came down C.le
street to join the line of march, with
forward faces and high held heads,
the lily of France, brave Joan, never
more beautifully typified the spirit of
courageous Ngomanhood than did these
women of Pensacola, who have dedi-
Gated themselves to the service Of hu-
mainly.
In the line with the Red Cross were
Mrs. H. c. Cushman, representing the
aides Confederate Memorial Associa-
ton, and Miss Evanette Robinson, OF
the Pensacola Equal Suffrage eague.
Members of the finance committee
and of the first aid division of ply
sicians also formed a part of the Red
Cross contingent.
Following the parade, all day long
demonstrations of the surgical dress
ing work were given in the window
of Watson Parker & ReN'e Company,
and enrollments were taken there and
at the Everlasting Fabrics Company
store, the special edition of The Jour
nal also being on sale at both places.
The play at the opera house in the
evening, The Microbe of Love, closed
the Red Cross celebration of the day.