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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28

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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28
A Magnificent Spectacle

The Training Camp for Negro Officers
at Fort Des Moines, Iowa where
1850 Men Are Being Trained to
Command Negro Regiments in this
Great Worlds War is Truly God
Send to Black Men of America.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28
Charles Young First of His Race to
Reach That Rank.

Washington. July 23.-Lieut. Col.
Charles Young, Tenth United States
Cavalry, who has been nominated for
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-22
MAN KILLED AT
THE H0MEsTAKE

Roy Pearson, "a years old, was Kill
led at $3.50 o'clock last Wednesday
evening while descending n shaft ut
the Homestake mine, on the 8. A.
Douthit land six miles southwest Of
Baxter Springs. A drill steel fell
from the surface Of the shaft, strik-
ing him on the head and causing In
slant death.
Two other miners were in the tub
with Pearson. They were being low
cred into the shaft to begin their
work rs members Of the night shift,
and the drills We're being handled at
the top Of the shaft to be sent into
the ground later.
The Homestake is about $50 feet
deep and the men were about half
way down when the steel caught
Pearson.
The hoisterman saw the steel fall
into the shaft and Immediately MOIST
ed the can to the surface. Pearson
had both feet in the tub and was not
knocked out though his skull was
crushed. One other man in the tub
got his arm badly bruised by the same
falling steel.
Pearson's body was removed to the
morgue of the Todd Undertaking Co.,
in Picher and prepared for burial.
Pearson had been boarding at Cen
fury. He is unmarried and is said to
have a mother in Joplin, although
she had not been located at last re-
port.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-22
SCHOOL NOTES

The Student body elected officers
for the coming year Friday morning.
BurOn Convey was elected president;
Ralph Pfremmer, vice-presidentI
Miss Winnie Fagg, secretary; Miss
Ida Van Dusen, treasurer. After the
meeting was adjourned, the school
was divided into two departments for
the purpose Of having two literary
societies. Temporary chairmen were
appointed and committees for draw
ing up constitutions and by laws. The
plan of two societies viii enable COM
petition. Each member Is to appear
at least twice q year before the pub
lie.
The plays have not yet arrived for
the Junior class. Work will be started
on these as soon as they are received.
Friday, November Is, was Bum
Day. The girls turned out in aprons
and the boys in Overalls. This Is .
war time necessity and the students
are doing their bit to ease the hard
times. Some Of the teachers didn't
zee Il that way, however.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-22
ANOTHER NEW TOWN

The latest town 10 spring into ex-
istence In the new mining camp three
miles southwest Of Baxter Springs
Is Erie, Oklahoma. This new town
Is situated Just east Of Hockerville
and Just over the Kansas line on the
Oklahoma side.
The Townsite contains 96 acres and
is owned by Alya Chubb and
Clara Showalter, both residents Of
Baxter; this town site is being plat
ted and placed on the market by the
Baxter Realty company - Fail 4
Kaltenback, prOprietors.
Business and residents lots are
available for immediate possession at
a small bonus and a monthly rental
Of only 500 and are already. being
taken.
This location Is ideal for q good
town and Is just far enough removed
from the Objectionable features OF a
mining camp. II is one-quarter mile
east of the big HOckerville mills, one
mile north Of the new smelter going
up on the Imbeau land and one-half
mile west of the new Smith-Good-
eagle Refinery.
For the present sites will be leased
only for commercial or home purposes
but will likely in time be sold and
decided away. The advantage lies
with the buyer who gets the lease
now and holds on. The history Of
other nearby townsites it that these
leases rapidly become valuable.
Several homes are already building
and business houses will be erected
at once. The interurban railway, now
building into Baxter Springs, passes
close to this site enroute to Pitcher
and the other camps, this affords an
easy access to all parts Of the new
mining district and is only ten min
utes ride from this city, with its
splendid markets, good churches and
schools.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-22
BOY SCOUT NEWS

The Boy Scouts met with their
leader Walter Fisher at the library
Thursday night and reported on the
number of Liberty Bonds sold. The
total amount was $3.50. Chauncey
Apple sold $500 worth winning the
medal. Roy Sullivan came next, sell
ling 81, 400 worth.
The Baxter S45 Troop has a good
chance of getting a flag premium.
The next meeting will be held Thurs
day night, November 22nd, at 1880
o'clock at the library. All boys in
terested in Scout work whether MEM
bers or not are urged to attend. The
plan at present is to reOrganize the
troop with Mr.. Fisher as Scoutmaster.
Former Scoutmaster ]. w. Twente
is now in training at Camp Funston.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-22
CHILD DRINKS INDELIBLE INK
ALMOST SERIOUS RESULTS

The two year old daughter Of ].
R. Green, who lives at the Empire
Hotel, gained access to a bottle Of
indelible ink and had just started to
drink it when Mr.. Mallock, proprietor
of the hotel, saw her and took the
ink away from her. The ink con-
tanned a weak solution Of carbolic
acid. The child was slightly burned
about the lips and mouth but none
Of the acid reached her throat. They
Immediately took her to Pages drug
store where she was given first aid
treatment by Drs. Scates and Scott.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-22
CAN THE COCKERELS

Can the cockerels when it no longer
pays to feed them, is the advice of the
United States Department Of Agri-
culture is giving to the boys and girls
of the poultry clubs in the North and
West. Canning saves feed and puts
on the pantry shelves the material
for q chicken dinner when poultry is
highest in price. This is the method
taught to the club members:
Kill fowl, dress at once, cool; wash
thoroughly, draw, then cut into con-
venient sections. Drop into cold water
to insure cleanliness. Place in wire
basket or cheesecloth and boil until
meat can be removed from bones
easily. Then remove from boiling
liquid to separate the meat from the
bones. Take the meat off in as large
sections as possible; pack the meat in
glass jars or enameled cans; fill
jars with pot liquid after it has been
concentrated one-half; add level tea
spoonful of salt per quart of meat,
for seasoning; put rubbers and caps
of jars into position, not tight. Cap
and tip tin cans. Sterilize for the
length of time given below for the
particular type of outfit used.
Hours.
Water bath, homemade or CONNER
cial (quart jars). ..........................3a
Water seal, PA degrees.
5 pounds steam pressure...............2
10 to Is pounds steam pressure....1
Remove jars, tighten covers; invert
to cool and test joints.
Caution: Only the very best types
of rubbers should be used.
Rabbits may be preserved BY US
ing the same process, and the meat
can hardly be distinguished from
young chicken.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-22
GIRLS STATEMENT WILL HELP
BAXTER

Here is the girls own story: "For
years ! had dyspepsia, sour stomach
and constipation. ! drank hot water
and olive oil by the gallon. Moth
ing helped me until tried buckthorn
bark, glycerin, etc., as mixed in
Adler-i-ka. ONE SPOONFUL help
ed me INSTANTLY" Because Ad-
ler-i-ka flflushes the ENTIRE alimen-
tary tract it relieves ANY CASE con-
stipation, sour stomach or gas and
prevents appendicitis. It has QUICK
EST action Of anything we ever sold.
Jas. G. Page, druggist. No. 8
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-22

The Red Cross benefit dance, which
was given last Friday night was well
attended and mighty fine time was
reported by all present. On account
Of so many Of the boys having to
work such long hours on Saturday,
it was thought by the committee that
it would be advisable to have the
dances on Thursday Of each week in
stead of Friday in order to accom-
odate them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-22

Miss Emma Jarvis, of Columbus,
was in Baxter last Friday, arranging
for the completion of some building
which she is having done in this city.
Miss Jarvis admits that Columbus il
on the boom, but she is investing in
Baxter real estate just the same.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-22

Miss Ina Cribs Of this city attend
ed dance at the Conner Hotel In
Joplin last Friday night.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-22
DEBORAH HAD A GREAT FAIR.
What Postville Editor Thought of the
Winneshiek County Fair.

The following concerning the fair
is taken from the Postville Review
and the editor touched en- the right
keys when he wrote it too:
THE word Fair is largely a mis-
homer nowadays, and the name
should be changed to comply with
the pure food and drugs act and call
ed a Carnival which would come
nearer to the facts in the case The
days Of the old agricultural fair are
gone, for the people of the present
day for the most part, are not con-
tent to assemble each year to view
pigs, pumpkins and potatoes as N
the days Of auld lang syne. The pec-
pie on earth today want amusement,
desire to be entertained, shown q
good time. And they no longer want
it simply with a capital a. they
want the whole word in capital let
tiers, front page position and printed
in red ink. And they don't want any
tame stuff either, they want real
thrillers, where there's a thousand
to-o1e shot, or better, some one may
lose their life in doing a stunt to
amuse them. Not that they want to
see anybody killed, but they want
something that will make their
hearts thump like triphammer.
Now that you've caught on, we
will say this was DEBORAH Fair week,
ideal weather has prevailed, real
State Fair attractions were On tap
and the people fiocked to it by the
thousands from far AID near and De-
corah has had the most successful
fair in it's history, and they well de-
served it, for they had every adver-
tised attraction and all were high
class. And the midway was the
greatest ever.
Thursday was the big day and the
largest crowd we ever saw assembled
at fair was there. The main attrac-
ton was Ruth Law, the noted avia-
trix, who gave two as pretty flights
as it would be possible to make, do
ing somersaults and other stunts.
This was alone worth the journey to
see. If our wife was as high flyer
as Ruth we'd tell her to 'go-it, you
sonofagun, and when we told her to
get off the earth we'd know blamed
we'll she could deliver the goods
whether she would or not you could
tell by observing the place where we
used to wear hair.
DEBORAH Fair has reputation that
will spell success for it for years to
come, or so long as it totes fair with
the public.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-22
On Visit From Wisconsin.

The James Draper family was
very much pleased last Sunday on
their return from church to find the
only living brother of Prof. H. l..
CoffeeI had taken possession of their
home. F. M. Coffeen and son of Fay
cite, came by the way of Camp Doug
lass, Wis, where they had left a
goodly supply of pies and other dain-
ties for the soldier boys. They came
through via automobile from Fon du
Lac, where they operate a general
store and the postoffice. Mr. Coffeen
is nearly 20 years old, but he stood
the trip in their Overland very we'll.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-22
LARS o. GUTTEBO DEAD.
Well Known Springfield Township
Pioneer Farmer Passes at Age
of OF Years.

Last Saturday death claimed one
of Winneshiek county's oldest and
highly respected citizens, when Lars
0. Guttebo, father of S. Larsen, the
DEBORAH clothier, passed away at his
home in Springfield township. He
was born Jan. 81, 1926, in Guild
brandsdale1. Norway. being 81 years
and months cid when he passed
away. The deceased came to the
United States in 1859. He was ac-
companied by his wife and two sons,
Austen Larsen, of DEBORAH and Rev.
K. l.. Guttebo, of Story City. S. Lar
sen, the third sou, was born on the
Atlantic, while his parents were en-
route to America. Hans Larson, an
other son, of Crookston. Mimi, W.
born to this union in this country
The family went to Michigan after
landing here, where they remained
about year, then came to this coun-
ty, settling in Glenwood township,
where shortly afterwards the wife
and mother passed away. About ten
years later Mr.. Guttebo married
again and seven children were born
to the last union, four sons and three
daughters. They are Carl, of Mime
sofa; Rudolph, of Alaska, and Peter
on the home farm. Martin passed
away about three years ago The
daughters are Mrs. Otto Treider,
Texas; Mrs. j. o. Aspelin,
Ballaton, Mimi, AID Mrs. Theo. Dy-
shaw Maynard, MINI. The bereaved
wife and mother survives him also.
The deceased was one of the promin-
ent farmers of this county for years
and man who bore the respect and
of all, and during his long
life here made innumerable friends
by his strong character, honesty and
right living. And the many friends
he made will all be sorry to hear of
his death, and the sympathy of all is
to the bereaver wife and chill
dren in their loss. The funeral servi-
ces will be held tomorrow, Thursday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock from the
Prairie church. Rev.
Paul Koren will officiate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-22
Hexom Wins Another Prize

Philip HeXom has won another sub.
stantial first prize in a window dres.
sing contest. The window was the
Hose of Luxite display recently dres.
sed by Mr.. Hexom. A large number
OF competitors were in the race, but
Mr.. Hexom distanced them all and
won first prize. The firm putting on
the contest is located in Milwaukee.
This last prize makes one more add
ed to Mr.. Hexom's list that he can
we'll feel proud Of His work is high
class and is being recognized in the
front ranks all over the country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-22
Received Two Substantial Checks.

Treasurer Ben Bear of the Winnie
shiek County Red Cross Chapter re-
ceived two very substantial checks
from Fort Atkinson yesterday from
Frank ]. Pouska of the Home Saw
ings Bank. One check called for
$64.50 and was collected by l.. A.
Jirak at Jackson Junction, and the
other check was for $243.30, the
proceeds of a lawn social held at FIT.
Atkinson Sunday.
1t is needless to say that these two
checks are very much appreciated
and speaks most highly of the good
people of these two towns.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-22
A Suggestion to Pastors.

The collections had fallen off bad
ly in the co.ored church and the pas
tor made. a short address before the
box was passed.
"Ah d2n't want any man to glib
more dan his share, breddern," he
said gently, "but we mus all glib er-
cordin' to what we rightly hab. All
say rightly hab, breddern, because we
don't want 40 tainted nancy in de
box Squire Jones tole me dat he
done miss some chickens dis week.
Now eff any OBJ our breddern hab
fallen by de wayside in connection
wild dose chickens, let him stay his
hand from dat box.
Deacon Smith, please pass de
box an Ah'll watch de signs an see
eff dere's any one in dis congregation
dat needs me ter wrastle in prayer
fer him."
The effect of this brief discourse
was instantaneous and remarkable.
Throughout the congregation, loud
whispers of Len me qua-tah, /"
LET me hab half doMah, "Gib me
a nickel till mawnin'," were heard.
Apparently every one put something
in the box.
The Rev. Sam Small Smith sur
viewed the coins with satisfied smile
as he remarked:
"Ah done tole Squire Jones dat
none OBJ my lambs was guilty oh sech
diabolical eccentricity.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-22

pebbles because the hurricanes would
carry off lighter material.
Another feature of Howe's timer
airy takes spectators into the the
groves and sunlit corridors of giant
Sequoias in Yosemite National Park,
and among waterfalls of transcen-
dent beauty, some of which hurl
themselves from precipices more
than 1000 feet in height. Thrills to
satisfy the most exacting will be pro-
vided by still another film showing
the recent automobile race over Gil
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-22
Receives 100000 If First to Bomb
Berlin.

Chicago, Aug. 20.-Friends here
of Leslie McMurty, aviator and son
of l.. B. McMurty, California oil oper-
ator, received information today that
if he is the first American aviator to
drop a bomb in Berlin he will receive
100000. 1t is said that McMurty's
father promised to pay his sou s25.-
900 if he achieved this feat and an
other member of the family added
$4,000 to the pledge.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-22

The tranquil majesty of these spired
and turreted Alpine bergs is unlike
anything else the eye of man has
seen hitherto. One of them measured
was 40 miles long.
Besides discovering a new contin-
ent, the Expedition also made mans
first acquaintance of those Antarctic
birds known as snow petrels in their
native haunts. They have been known
to exist for over 100 years but not
until now were their rookeries dis
covered. Their nests are made from
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-22

ants Despair at Wilkes-Barre, Pa,
where fearless drivers race their
cars at tremendous speed up steep
inclines and around many sharp
curves. Throughout the entire pro-
gram amazement follows amusement
in swift succession-a wealth of rich
humor being contributed by an en-
tire1y new series of animated car
toons. Prices are %, 80, and soc.
Seats at Z. j. Parman's now.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-22
Gone to Market

Mrs. Mida Hegner and Miss Theo-
dora Nesheim departed Sunday for
the Chicago markets to make fall
purchases for X. l. Haugens Big
Daylight Store. Mrs. Hegner has had
a large experience in buying for this
Will known store, and always dis
plays excellent judgment, and no
doubt her purchases for this fall will
be up to the usual standard of this
popular establishment.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-22
TRAVEL FESTIVAL COMING.
Great Film Will be Shown at the
Star on Aug. %.

Amazing scenes of the ocean laden
with icebergs of mountainous pro-
portions brilliantly glistening in the
sun, form only one of a host of views
which will be unfolded at the Star
theatre on Monday night, Aug. 81,
when Lyman H. Howe will present
the film epic of Sir Douglas Nav
sons Expedition into the Antarctic.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-22
DIR. Orr Gets Commission

Dr. K. T. Orr, who has been as
sisting DR.. c. L. Topliff in his dental
oflice for some time past, received
his commission Monday as first lieu
tenant in the Dental Reserve Corps.
The doctor went to Monona Monday
on short visit to his parents, after
y nieh he will return to DEBORAH to
await his call to duty
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-22
Clever But Cured.

The vicar of the parish when out
walking one day met former lady
member of his congregation.
After changing salutations he OBJ
served: | don't see your husband
with you so much as when you were
on your honeymoon. Has he grown
cool?
Not If what you preach be true,
was the reply He is dead.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-22
English Services Next Sunday.

English services will be held next
Sunday morning at 1920 in the F. N.
u. l.. church, by Rev. l. B. Torrison
pastor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-22

"Honk! Honk!" in English slang
means Don your gas masks!'
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-03
AMERICA'S AIR FLEET SCOFFED AT BY THE HUNS Commanding General Of Germany's Aerial
 Fleet Has His
 Little Joke FOOLISH SCARE STORIES Warns the Germans Not To Be Disturbed By
 Announcements
 U. s. Fleet
FOOLISH SCARE STORIES

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 3. = The commanding general of the Ger man aerial forces has issued an interview to the German newspa- oers in which he attempts to dis count the prospective participation of American aviators in the wal for mastery of the air.
 Dispatches from the United States telling of hundreds of avia' tors who are to be graduated week ly and of the thousands of air planes to be constructed give the general an occasion to speak scof. ingly of what he terms the usua Anglo American bluff and Ameri can weakness for big talk and tai figures.
 American flyers he said, un' doubtedly will appear at no distant date in increasing numbers on tho western front, but the American aviators have not been particular ly dangerous opponents of tht Germans.
 "The German people," says tho general, need not be disturbed b. these foolish scare stories, whicl show all the characteristics of Am erican tongue valor." He add that Americas present supply O army and navy airplanes is neg ligible. He cites The London Morn ing Post to prove that the Ameri cans have not developed a prac ticable type of military plane ant says therefore they must begin from the beginning.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-03
ONLY HAD THE Q. ITS.

w. A. Newton was brought in from Ihichagoff last night and lodged in he Federal jail charged with being insane. Newton was tried before ury in the Commissioners Court at Chichagoff and was committed to Morningside. Soon after his arrival lere an examination was made and t was determined that the man had looked at booze too often and was suffering from delerium trements and ,e was turned over to friends for reatment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-03
TO OPEN NEW STORE

Joe Kelly has disposed of his cloth ing stock to James Fitzgerald and to- day an invoice is being taken by Rob ert Scott and the two principles in the deal. The stock will be moved to quarters formerly occupied by the Scandinavian Grocery near the City Dock, where Mr Fitzgerald will open l general store for the trade of the fishermen.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-03
ALLEGED ROBBER OF
 CANADIAN BANK HELL

CHICAGO, Aug. 3-Homer J. Minot. said by the police to be one of the men wanted for the robbery
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-03
STEVENSON ADDS NEW
 EQUIPMENT TO TANNERY

J. R. Stevenson, expert tanner and taxidermist, has added additional ma. chinery and equipment to his work shop on lower Front Street. A large cleaning drum, measuring nine feet diameter and a tanning drum have been recently installed by MT. Stew enson. Other mechanical apparatus will be added in the near future to handle the rapidly growing business of Juneau's tannery.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-03

of the branch bank of the Bank of Montreal at New Westminster several years ago, in which more than $35O,000 was taken, has been arrested here. Minot was recOg- nized by scar on his upper lip.
 Two other men were taken in to custody today with Minot, but they refused to give their names.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-03
IS GRANTED DIVORCE

George w. Kuse has been granted l divorce from Mrs. Kuse.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-03
DRAFT NUMBERS

Those in Juneau who registered for the selective draft in the States and who have not yet received off cial knowledge of their drawing can learn whether their numbers have been drawn by calling at The Empire. This paper has re- ceived the official list, sent out from Washington, D. C., and anyone is well come to gain information from it.