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The Penn's Grove record., 1917-11-30
State of Ohio. City Of Toledo. Lucas

State OF Ohio. City OF Toledo. Lucas
County-ss.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner of the firm of F. ]. Cheney
& Co., doing business in the City of To
ledo. County and State aforesaid, and that
said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS for any case OF Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 9Th day of December,
A, D. 1885
(SeaD A. W. Gleason, Notary Public.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is TAX
On internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
Druggists, 75c. Testimonials free.
F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio
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To Study Industry

A laboratory to be created at Hell
s~ingfors, Finland, for the study of
technical industrial problems, will be
supported in part by the government,
but largely by a number Of private
concerns.
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PeruuIsltes.

"The head waiter seems to scorn
my modest tip"
Ibid you offer him real money!"
eyes"
mo wonder he scorned the small
change. What's money to a man who
can collect all the leftover bread and
beefsteak and potatoes and every
thing"
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-11-30
Reality.

Patienoe-And her color-isn't that
artificial?
Patience-Oh, no. That's real paint.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-11-30

The less a man cares the more love
a woman wastes on him.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-11-30
somethIno to Talk About.

To be popular, better not talk much
about yourself unless you have just re-
turned from the North Pole or some
where.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-11-30
FIERY RED PIMPLES
That Itch and Burn Are Usually
Eczematous-cuticura Quickly Heals.

1t needs but a single hot bath with
Cuticura Soap followed by a gentle
application of Cuticura Ointment to
the most distressing. disiguring
eczemas, feelings and burnings to
prove their wonderful properties. They
r also ideal for everyday toilet use.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, C~uticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-11-30

Business talent that is confined to
looking pleasant in an easy office chair
seldom gets a man anywhere.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-11-30

builder, for throat troubles and in the
treatment Of coughs and colds. Father
Johns Medicine is a doctors prescrip-
ton-pure and wholesome. Guaranteed.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-11-30

things a boy likes to throw at break
easiest.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-11-30

Don't feed yourself any of that stuff
called s~elf-pity. 1t is deadly poison.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-11-30
The Other End,

"That fellow is like a tack"
SHARP, eh?"
"No; got a blunt head."-Answers
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-11-30
Petition, Not Command.

did you order a ton Of coal?"
81 did not. I put my request for one
respectfully on file"
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-11-30

Think Twice.
Before turning things over in the
field turn them over in your mind.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-11-30

Queen Marie of Roumania. noted for
her beauty and idolized by her people.
photographed in Paris with her young
est child, Princess Eliana. Even In
the stress of war relief work the queen
makes the long journey from Rou-
mania to Paris to see ps~ children,
who are staying in the Hsssch capital
until their home is once more wrested
from German hands.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-11-30
tmpor.an,,o mo.bers

No man can serve two masters, when
he is on an election board.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-09-07
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

Typewriters for rent OF sale at
Turner'S. Il
J. B. Grove has returned from
Asheville, N. c.
DR.. E. d. Wall spent Wednesday in
Memphis on business.
.,eF:-. .&#As 't r
FOR SALE-Good mich COW. See
E. Pugh Govan. s22
Louis Wilenzick has gone to New
York to buy goods for his store here.
$3.50
FOR SALE-House and lot on
Rodgers street See r. H. Bicker-
staff. 81
Joe Marcus OF Nashville, Tenn,
has accepted position in Mrs. l..
Shauls store.
w. A. Johnston, Jr., left yesterday
for Memphis to spend several days
on business.
H. E. Roberts, Monument dealer
Prices less agents commission Sat-
isfaction guaranteed. If
Ike Panich is spending the week
in Chicago buying goods for his
White Elephant store.
FOR SALE OR RENT-My resi-
dence on the corner of Walnut and
Mulberry streets. c. T. Chandler. If
There will be band concert in the
City Park on Thursday evening of
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-09-07

next week, program to be selected
*x**
Please read our space ad contain.
ing Information on purchasing new
school books. P. r. Turner DRUG
Co. n
An adjourned term of the Lee
chancery court will be held here by
Judge E. d. Robertson on Thursday
of next week.
BUR CLOVER sEEp-The best
winter pasture and cover crops.
Seed In bur at s1.25 per bushel.
Bruce Mulkey. tt
Mrs. H. F. Robson returned Wed
nesday from Oklahoma, where she
was called on account of the death
of her brother.
The many friends of ]. o. Payne
will be delighted to know he has
recovered from his recent severe
illness due to blood poisoning.
***
Ernest Newbern, cotton buyer for
Che Griffis-Newbern Company, has
gone east to transact business with
the heads of several large cotton
mills.
*x**
Ohio Roberts, formerly of this city,
more recently of Taska, Miss, has
returned to Mariana and accepted
a position with Hugh Leary in the
latter's grocery store.
$3.50
F. E. Galley, Jr., or Memphis,
nephew of M. E. Newbern, arrived
in the city Sunday and has accepted
a position with the Newbern Whole
sale Grocery Company.
$3.50
FOR SALE-Beautiful bay horse,
about fifteen hands high, splendid
buggy animal, good traveller, sound.
Inquire of Edward B. Futrall, Mari
anna Ark. aft
Jesse Daggett will leave this after
noon for Hot Springs to take treat
ment for an attack of rheumatism
that has been giving him trouble
during the past two weeks.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-09-07

Bennett Freeman, who has been
in Blytheville the past few months
operating a five and ten cent store.
arrived in Mariana Wednesday to
spend short time with home folks
before going to Camp Pike in Little
Rock as a member of Lee county's
first draft quota The store at Bly,
theville is being operated by j. N.
Kenney.
Judge j. A. Plummer spent the
first of the week at Bridge Junction,
attending meeting of the St Fran
els Levee Board At this meeting
the assessments on the lands in the
district were made and Judge Plum
mer attended as the assessor for
Lee county. Following the meeting
of the board he visited his brother,
who resides on a farm near Memphis.
Our meat products are certainly
pleasing our customers. Our list of
patrons is increasing daily. We
handle only the best meats and we
know you will like what We have
for you. II you are not a customer
of this shop we very cordially in
vite you to give us a trial order.
Shumacker's Meat Market. 80
IL you have house, iron safe.
machinery, or anything heavy to
move, see T. ]. Babb 81
Everett Cook, who spent last
season here buying cotton, and who
is now in the aviation corps OF the
government, spent Tuesday here
greeting his friends. He has sue
cessfully passed all the tests and
examination and is now full fled
ged aviator. Mr.. Cook makes flights
almost daily at Rantool, ILL.,, and
says he expects to be sent to France
in the near future.
We wish to again call the atten-
ton of our customers to the fact
that it is absolutely impossible for
US to give you good service when
you delay placing your orders for
meat. This is particularly true of
roasts. Our delivery truck Is kept
very busy, and when you order a
roast at nine or ten o'clock for din
ner that day you cannot reasonably
expect US to get II to you in time.
We ~ant ycu 70 place your roast
orders with US the ia, bef> re Or
early in the morning. We are doing
our best to meet all the demands Of
our customers, but when you ask the
impossible we can't accommodate
you. shumacker's Meat Market. 80
los **% 81
Edward Brockett AMI his father
in-law, r. B. Strother of Memphis,
who last week purchased The Cham
bers stock of groceries on North
Poplar street and made preparations
to embark In business here, have
sold the business to M. Reagler, for
merly one of the proprietors Of the
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-09-07

coffee, soap. meat and lard. We are
making special prices on these
staple articles. Get our prices. Read
our display ad In this issue of the
Courier-Index before you buy. M.
Reagler, in stand formerly occupied
by the Mariana Cash Store.
Miss Naomi Lewis has gone TO
Louisville, KY, on a visit to rela-
tives.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-09-07

Lee Berkeley of Dripping Springs,
Texas, arrived in the city last week
and has accepted position with the
Nixon Nc Clintock Co. Mr.. Berkeley
is a nephew of Hal, Lee and Hugh
Nixon.
Esq j. W. Whitesides of Bear
Creek township was given a penalty
of a five dollar fine and costs in the
court of Esq r. M. Hays Wednes-
day, on a warrant charging him with
refusing OF dip his cattle.
***#
Arthur Robertson of Ell Paso, Tex
as, son of Judge and Mrs. T. d.
Robertson of this city, has enlisted
in the aviation branch of the army
service and has gone to San Fran
cisco, California, for training.
$500
Mrs. d. P. Hilton left yesterday
afternoon for Huntsville. Ala, to
rttend the funeral of her mother,
Mrs. S. F. Daniels, aged IS years
who died suddenly yesterday morn
ing at her home at Admission, Ala.
s1sk
John McClerkin, who has been en-
ployed in Houston Potts, hardware
store several months, has resigned
his position and left this morning
for Little Rock to accept a position
with the Bracy Bros. Hardware Co.
The luxuriant growth of weeds that
disgrace the setting of the handsome
Confederate monument in the City
Park apparently have been given an
indeterminate lease on life. At
least, no one in authority seems dis
posed to disturb them.
Henry Flynn of Vincent has pur-
chased from Johnston & Hope an
eighty-acre tract of farm land known
as the Garrison place, located west
of Gill, the consideration being
$4,000. Mr.. Flynn will move on the
property and cultivate it.
****
c. ]. Baldwin, section foreman on
the Missouri Pacific railroad, was
painfully injured near WrightIand
yesterday afternoon when his motor
car broke down. He was thrown
from the car and sustained a cash
on his forehead. He resides in Ma
rianna.
We want every young man to
make it a special point to look at
our line of furnishings for fall and
winter veal OF course, we have
hundreds of seasonable articles for
immediate service. You are going to
like what we show you, just as GER
tain as fate. Come in today. Grove
Reed Co. 1
Dr. M. McLendon, who recently
in the hospital branch of the gov.
eminent service, has received a
commission as second lieutenant in
the army He was instructed to
hold himself in readiness for orders
to report for duty.
$3.50
How would you like to paint your
house with white enamel? This is
what we propose to do, and II will
last THREE TIMES as long as lead
and oil paint. Call at Turner'S and
let T. E. Hobbs explain this wonder
full new paint to you. 81
Geo. W. Greenhaw. E. j. Beazley,
Jr., and Vince Harrington have re-
turned from Colorado where they
spent the past months on tn outing
in the mountains. Mayor F. r. Du-
puy and ]. E. Stevenson, the other
members of the party west to Hot
Sulphur Springs, Colo, to spend
week before returning home
Dan Schumacher and family of
Holly Springs, Miss, arrived In the
city yesterday to make Mariana
their future home. They will be
domiciled in the home with Mr..
and Mrs. H. B. Schumacher on Wal
suit street. Mr. Schumacher will be
associated with his brother In the
management of sbpmacker's meat
market. -
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-09-07

City Bakery. Mr.. Reagle- has al
ready taken charge of the place and
announces he will operate q cash
grocery business.
$3.50
We have been so busy this week
getting our new stock of groceries
arranged that we have not had time
to quote prices, but we want to
urge you to give our store a call at
once and see for yourself that we
will save you money, especially on
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-09-07
SCHOOL BOOKS

In order that may be able to give you quick and
gnteel service the opening day of school please heed
the following suggestions and help both yourself and
us by trying to carry them out where possible This
year the schools of Arkansas will new line OF
books and, in order to make the change as easy as pos
slble for the public, the old books will be taken and
exchanged at onehalf the price of the new books This
does not mean that will take off your hands any and
all books that you used, but simply this That IT
you wish to buy arithmetic, new speller and
new reader that will take in exchange your old artr
mehc speler and reader, but no more Also, when you
come to purchase your books be to bring with you
The books you wish to exchange no old books VIII be
accepted in exchange except at time of purchase
Another thing of importance we wish to call to your
attention is this-Tha owing to the exceedingly small
margin of profit in handling school books, and the in
creased cost of doing business will be compelled TO
demand the cash before any book leaves our store THIS
does not mean that your credit is not good with u.s.
simply that cannot afford the cost OF selling
school books time, though the time be only half
day We would thank you to help us out by bringing
your old books with you and plenty of money to buy
your ones. s4A7e.&
p. r. TURNER DRUG CO.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-09-07

IONS placed insSd6 g
ns O. disappear inside of /. - -. Eoy
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-09-07

was w. proportion OF two man Il fronts
- 7S'ern front te-~--- on the y on ca the
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-14
MEN AT UNIVERSITY
REFUSE TO DRILL
EIGHT HOURS DAILY

BY vote of forty-two to forty the
men students at the university refused
TO substitute eight hours OF military
drill daily for the general classes for
the remainder of the semester and
oy a similar vote also refused to sus-
pend classes for four hours each day
and put in the time ut drilling.
The vote was taken on the recon.
mendation OF the executive committee
OF the student body which passed a
resolution Wednesday night calling
for four hours OF drill daily.
BY refusing to ratify the recon.
mendation of the executive commit.
tee the members of the cadet battalion
Will probably not be called upon to
drill more than one hour daily which
is the requirement now in force.
Many of the students. however, are
preparing to enlist in the regular
army and several OF them will be Civ.
en- rank as second lieutenants.
The vote did not express the senti.
ment of the student body towards the
war" said one prominent student
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-14
JUDGE SWEENEY
GRANTED DIVORCE

Judge Langan OF Carson Wednes.
day granted decree of divorce to
Former Chief Justice @. Sweeney
at short session of the district court.
The couple were married on Janu
airy 8, 1916. in Reno and the follow
ing March Mrs. Sweeney was called
to New York, her former home, on
account OF the illness of her young
son by her former husband. She has
since remained in New York and the
decree was granted on the grounds
of desertion. The plaintiff was grant
ed the privilege OF resuming her
former name of Mrs. Nan Parkinson
DeWolf.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-14

on the INDECENT fund for freight on
one chair. claimed ss.1s. rejected.
State OF Nevada. County of Elko. IS.
l. Robert B. Hunter. County Clerk
and Ex-oficio Clerk of the Board Of
County Commissioners OF the County
of Elko. State of Nevada, do hereby
certify the above and foregoing to be
a true copy o fall bills passed by said
board on 7th day of April. A. ID. 1917
In witness whereof. l have here.
unto set my hand and affixed nv
Official seal this 10th day of April.
1917.
(SeaD ROBERT b. HIrNTER
County Clerk and Ex-OHlcio Clerk
of the Board of County Commission.
ers.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-14

State of Nevada, County of Elko. IS.
1. Robert b. Hunter. County Clerk
and Ex-Omcio Clerk of the Board of
County Commissioners of the County
of Elko, State of Nevada. do hereby
certify the above and foregoing to be
true and correct copy of the min
utes fthe meeting of the said board
while acting as a Town Board in and
for the Town of Elko. County OF Elko.
State of Nevada. which said meeting
was held at Elko, Nevada. on the
9Th day of April, 1917.
In witness whereof, have hereun-
to set my hand and affixed my official
seal this 10th day of April. 1917.
tSeaD ROBERT b. HUNTER,
County Clerk and Ex.omcio Clerk
of the Board of County Commission
ers.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-14

MANY OF the stpdeAts felt kthat It
would be better to wait until saine-
thing definite could be done instead
OF voting to drill eight hours a day
and letting all studies 60. : II. It Is
found necessary to drill eight hours
day later on there will not be one
student on the hill who win not do
so willingly"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-14
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
CONTINUED from nase ~

Continued from page 81
OF Elko. State of Nevada, which said
meeting was held at Elko, Nevada.
on the 9th day of April. 1917.
In witness whereof, l have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my official
seal this 10th day of April. 1917.
(SeaD ROBERT b. HUNTER.
County Clerk and Ex-Omcio Clerk
OF the Board of County Commission.
ers.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-14

house lights for March. 14.s5
Elko Lamoille Power Co.. labor
and material for sewer . $40
Elko Lamoille Power Co., sewer
pump power .-.-........-..-........... 1920
Elko Lamoille Power Co. labor
and material for sewer . 1l.75
Elko Lamoille Power Co., mate
rial and labor for fire house $50
Elko Lamoille Power Co., labor
and material for sewer $1,000. l.4O
Henderson Banking Co. sewer
checks cashed ........:................. 1873, 90
Henderson Banking Co., sewer
checks cashed ......-................. 600
A. w. Hesson Co. mdse ............ 1915
Elko Lamoille Power Co, power
for sewer S1.7O
W. II. Elbrecht. blacksmith
work ..---.-....--........- ..-.--.-....--.. $40
Elko Plumbing Shop. setting in
800
E. o. Fields, labor --...........-.-.... 600
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-14
Elko, Nevada, April Q. 1917

Elho, NeEaQa, april 3. 1917,
State of Nevada, County of Elko. IS.
The Board of County Commission.
ers of the County of Elko. State of
Nevada. acting as Town Board to
transact business for the Town Of
Elko. State of Nevada. met pursuant
to recess, there were present, II. J.
Jones, chairman and ]. C. Gregory.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved and the
following business transacted. to-
wit:
The following bills on the Elko
Town government fund were allowed
by the board:
Elko Lamoille Power Co., street
lights for March $50
Archie Dewar, hauling dirt. 20.75
Elko Lamoille Power Co, lamps
for street lights ..................... 700
b. G. Mcbride, street grades. 900
ElkO Lamoille Power Co, re-
plenishing globes in street
lights 1900
Elko Lamoille Power Co. hose
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-24
is ADJUDGED
ALIEN ENEMY
Max Wolff of Saxtons River
Ordered Confined Till
Further Notice
HE SHOUTED, ITO II FL
WITH UNITED ST = ES'
While at the Same ! me He
Displayed Germ S Colors
on His B. ast

Brattleboro, April 24.--Max Wolf.
aged 81, of Saxtons River a German. was
held by Judge Harland B. Howe to-day
to be an alien enemy, to have violated
President Wilson's proclamation and TO
have violated the Vermont statutes by
making remarks tending to create dis.
turbance of the peace Wolff was ordered
confined until further order of the court,
the place where he shall be confined to be
determined this afternoon.
The court found that Wolff said or
April IL: 'eTo hell with the United
States. | belong to good country;
and he displayed the German colors on
his vest. The evidence also showed that
Wolff stopped work in his employers
garden because he would not help Eng
land while the Germans were starving.
Dist. Atty. Bullard of Burlington ap-
peared for the government. Wolff de-
clined to have counsel unless he could
have German lawyer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-24
FIRST GREATLOAN
TO GREAT BRITAIN
Amount and Other Details Have Not
Been Made Public-Big Loan to Be
Asked in Parts.

Washington, ID. c., April 24.--The first
American loan to the allied nations will
go to Great Britain.
The amount and other details probably
will be made public by Secretary Nc
Adoo within few days.
Whatever the sum, the amount will
be available out of the proceeds of the
$4,000, 100000 bond issue soon to be of.
fered to the public, of which 81 900 ,000,-
600 will be loaned to the allies.
Announcement to this effect was made
last night at the treasury department
after day crowded with conferences
between Secretary McAdoo and federal
reserve board officials and American
bankers and bond dealers and official rep
resentatives of Great Britain and France.
Another development was the an
nouncement that the size OF the first is
sue of bonds authorized under the ST.
000000000 war finance measure will de-
pend largely upon the immediate needs
of the allies. Reports as to this have yet
to be received in detail.
The entire S5,000,000,000 of authorized
bonds will not be offered in one lump
sum, according to present tentative plans,
but viii be called for in several install
ments OF issues BY this course tits believed
that financial disturbances which might
result were the country called upon TO
absorb the whole issue at once will be
ayerted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-24
BIG COUNTY MEETING,
To Discuss Crop Raising Will Be Held at
Montpelier.

The Washington County Farm bureau,
through the executive committee, and in
cooperation with the agricultural exten-
committee of the public safety, has made
arrangements for a mass meeting of all
people in the county who are interested
in doing their bit to help our nation in
its effort to produce more food, to feed
our people as well as our allies. The
meeting viii be held at the city hall
building (Memorial ROOM in Montpelier,
Saturday afternoon at l:30, April rs.
The speakers viii be men who are ac-
quainted with our national, as well as To-
CAL problems, and who will be able to
lay out some definite plans whereby
each can do his or her part TO help the
United States, in this critical period.
Dean J. H. Hills of the University OF
Vermont will report upon the national
conference of agriculturists, which he re-
Gently attended, giving an idea Of what
we, as a nation, are up against" in re-
gard to food supplies. A number Of the
state committee on food production and
Rev. d. J. O'Sullivan Of St.
Albans, will tell us of the state organi-
zation and outline ways in which you
can fill place and do your part to help.
Senator F. c. Bancroft win speak from
the standpoint OF the farmer, and as
farmer himself, should be able to give
you some positive suggestions along this
line. The county agricultural agent,
H. Abbott, will be present to answer
questions in regard to crops and fertiliz'
ers.
This is call to people in all stations.
If you are farmer, you should come
and get suggestion as to how you can
improve your crops or possibly raise
more, and to confer upon the labor ques.
ton. If you are merchant, you should
come to get ideas of how you can hell
your customers and your clerk. If you
are a tradesman, granitecutter. maehln'
ist or laborer you should come to pick
IN definite information about the extra
crop you are going to raise in your gar
den this year, or possibly to find other
WAYS in which you can help to produce
more food
II is your duty to do all in your pow
er to support this movement and you
should come to this meeting in Montpei-
Ter, Saturday, to learn about it and
where you can put in your help to best
advantage.
The Committee.