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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-06
Letters From
Our Readers

Grand Forks Herald, Dear Editor:-
AZ you know there will be an N. p.
meeting held at the auditorium.
Grand Forks. on June 8. at 2 O'Clock
p. m. The governor will discuss with
his people the future welfare Of our
state.
I would like to have you give this
meeting good publicity and believe
many others would like it too. I
ness for you to publish what your
readers like. In my opinion this should
be one Of the greatest days of the
season. I think we should take our
family with us, start in the morning
and take q joyride to the finest city
in the state. Believe the good people
Of Grand Forks would be willing to
let US eat u lunch In the shade Of
the trees in their beautiful parks. We
what he has to bring US. visit the
stores and the business places Of the
city and visit with our neighbors and
After having spent . successful day,
We again could go joyriding, with our
family. in the finest month Of the
year, back to homes.
Dear MI. Editor, I believe in the
majority rule. not that they are al
"oSO iA1HS tiAe% WooA0 1u1Euly %. uu.
man, but I do believe that they should
have the right and the privilege to
flnd out by actual experience whether
they are right or they are wrong. For
this reason I am in favor OF, a meet
ing Of this kind and hope you will see
At to help to make It q real "get to-
gether' movement, not . get apart
movement. You know It takes the Of
fort Of all our people to make our
stete that what It ought 70 be. Just
- good . place to live in for all our
poople, AZ can be found anywhere in
the United States. Please accept my
sincere thanks for any assistance you
may . At to offer.
Very truly yours.
J. p. Hemmingson.
Estate Senator.l
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-06
MARKET NEWS

Chicago. Tune e-The following res
oluton vas adopted by the hoard Of
trade:
Resolved. that on and after We'd
needay. Tune 9, until further notice,
members Of this hoard in making con-
tracts for purchase or for sale by
grade alone OF corn to be delivered
In store either for immediate or fu-
ture delivery. shall not in entering into
such contracts exceed the price Of
31.65 per bushel- Be 1t further
In violation Of the foregoing shall be
deemed to have committed a grave
offense against the good name Of the
association.
This has nothing to do with cash
corn in CARROTS on track.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-06
Fl MARKET WORLD
LIVESTOCK

South st. Paul. June s.-Hoss: Re-
ceipts 5000. steady: ranss $ls.1s0
1915: bulk $l6.30o 1910.
Cattle: Receipts 1000: killers
stsady; steers s791o; cows and heit.
ers e7.600lo calves 36c higher. So
Els: stockers and feeders slow to
weak. $5es.60.
Sheep: Receipts IS: soc higher:
lambs S8011: wethers $1.6oo lo.75:
ewes $6o lO.so.
Chicago. June s.-Hoss: Receipts
$4,000. slow; bulk Sl6.450 1855:
light $14.S0@ 1915: mixed $l6.ao0
1890: heavy $15.25@16: rough $ls.25
@l5.4o; pigs $10.500l4.7s.
Cattle: Receipts 1900. steady:
native beef steerA $l6.ls 1855;
stockers and feederA 1886 1850;
cows and heifers $6.ao0li.7o; calves
$500 IA.
Sheep: Receipts 1000. strong;
wethers $8.403ll; lambs $A.56W
1850: ives $l30le,7s.
Sioux City, Iowa, June 6.-Higs:
Receipts. 5000, steady to 10 cents
lower; estimated tomorrow, 1000;
bulk, $500 to 1855; range $i4.e6
to 1850; light, sl4.so to $500;
mixed. $lS.Ss to 1885,; heavy, $l5.$0
to 1850.
Cattle: Receipts, 1000, weak; e.
dnaated tomorrow, 1900; stockers
sheep: Receipts, 300. steady.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-06
NATIONAL LEAGUE

St. Louis. June s.-@. Louis rallied
In the eleventh yesterday and nosed
out Boston : to z. In this inning J.
Smith. Miller and Hornsby singled, J.
Smith scoring. St Louis took the lead
in the second, but Boston evened the
score In the sixth Tho score:
Boston 100 ool 900 oo-i i
st. Louis 1910 900 900 ol-3 8 /
Tyler. Rasan ana Tragrsssor: Mea-
dows and Snyder.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-06
DROVE FLAMING CAR
To TOWN FOR HELP
MIS- Hazel Powers Remains in Blas.
ing Auto TIL Hands and Cloth.
ing are Burned.

Miss Hassl Powers drove an auto
mobile enveloped in flames nearly two
miles shortly before 2 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. in an effort to reach
the city and obtain Assistance, but she
was forced to abandon the machine
on Skidmore avenue less than half q
mile from the fair grounds, when her
clothing caught fire.
Miss Powers and. Roger Carroll. Of
iUniveraty avenue. had been At the
Bacon farm northwest Of the city,
and on the trip back to Grand Forks
the machine caught on IRE. Miss
Powers remained 1t the whesl, 70:
cotving painful burns on her hands
before being forced 70 leap for her
lie. Carroll escapsd without injury.
Ths Grand Forks IRE department
called TO the scene Grrived too late 70
I've the car.@Ths machine w. owned
s6y Mr. AGNES Lemnnay. 1000 North
nth 0eSoet, mother Of Mis- P0W0rrs
g vArtlIns don't ~ . blur ne
e~Oy6En3n1HE
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-06
A~ssoCIArIoN.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston X Game.

Boston, June 6.-Boston won the
deciding game Of the series yesterday
by driving Gould and Morton from the
box in the second inning. when nine
runs were scored. Tho ANAL count
wa II to 4. Cleveland scored all its
runs in the first inning. Score:
Cleveland ....4oo 900 ooo-4 8 3
Boston .......09O O01 10x-11 ~ /
Gould. Morton. Coumbe and O'Neill.'
Billings; Mays and Thomas. Agnew,
Cady.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-06

BtSmArck-The city commission
has voted to spread Ten. per cent Of
the cost OF Bismarck's 5000 Q paw
ing project o n the general tax rolls.
Marmarth-As a result Of one Of
the most important transfers record
ed In recent years in this section Of
North Dakota, Jim" Gavin, the cat
tie baron, comes into possession of
472 acares Of land, 5000 sheep, 100
cattle and 10 head of horses former
~ owned by C.. P. Allison. The pur-
chase price vas sos, 600.
Willow c4ty-Mr. and Mr.. F. N.
Rich are in the east saying goodbye
to their o Lyle. who graduates this
month from Johns Hopkins and sails
this week with his medical CORPS for
France.
Observation-Disclosures Jordan. who
shot and seriously injured James
White, unwelcome aged sutton Of Jor-
dams ~17-year-old daughter. o has
preferred q charge Of criminal assault
against White, who 10 more than 60
years old.
Esmond-rhe Commercial club has
gotten behind the Esmond baseball
club by purchasing 1t a ball park and
assuring financial assistance during
the season.
Observation-Disclosures Mcfarland
of the Valley City normal, state re-
cording agent for the American Red
ence here when the project Of organi-
|zing a Red Cross chapter in wimble-
don was taken up.
Hurdsfeld-wilbur Ralph. discard
ing crutches after using them two
months to spare an injured ankle,
went out to hitch up Q team on the
Elgtn Hurd farm whom one Of the
horses kicked that identical leg,
swapping both bones Just above the
ankle.
Harvey-Harvey bankers led of in
the publicity campaign which is be-
ing carried on in the interests of Har-
vey's big Fourth Of July celebration
by taking the local band with them
on an auto tour Of Manfred, Fessen-
den. Cathay. Emrick. Darlington and
New Rockford. Similar pilgrimages
will be made by other business or
Belfeld-R. A. Bryngelson. princi-
pal of the Belheld school last 8
announced his resignation from the
faculty prior to his return e Minne-
apolis. He has accepted . similar po-
sition in the, public schools at Foss-:
ton. Mimi. for the ensuing term.
Belield-Minneapolis parties {
reported to have paid Anton Ander-
son $50 the acre for three quarters OF.
land southwest Of Belheld. With the
exception Of $136 tho acre paid for
the Holland-Dakota demonstration
farm. this ts the highest price on REQ
ord for Golden Circle farm lands.
Jasnestown-This city IL . to
hayesa motor IRE fEhfinE truck. The
council voted to Appropriate non
for such : truck not 10 sxcssd ! 5000.
Fargo-shriners arS planning n
OF b most elaborate parades ever
held In the city. The parade will be
held Friday. Osman temple OF st.
Paul, Kem Of Grand Forks. Yeldux OF
Aberdeen, HI HAD Of Sioux Falls and
probably other temples OF the NORTH
west Will participate.
The chicaso Nsrls - INST = u
result q ths Eardsnile5 movs,nsnt a
how Sdi6plAys thD f5eefetinsHosesfs1a-
s2 aNN sS% k5sSsS
The oshkosh NORTHUMBERLAND vsry
tprepetIy Observes: ItSA1pshfs there
- Aulte number 0EssEtygons nsstli6
Ec0intrys sWhoSe p1tSt4 143Mn m NOT
EAb0KA ~euSy1caons oooIof
thsos 6iGleya 0ae196$o4 A11
nee11 4 161eess tt 5wJllatps10ItsA1 80.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-06
CHARLIE WENERT IS
WINNER OVER AL REICH

New York June s-charley Vein
ert OF New York defeated Al Reich
OF this city in 4 Ter round bout here
last night. outpointing the local man
in every round except the sixth.
Weinert weighed 1s3 Ia pounds and
Reich EOS -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-06
AGENTS SEEK A

Minneapolis. June agents Of the
department Of Justice tonight took
charge Of the search for the persons
who left an internal machine in the
Office of John B. Walker. real estate
man. u his city. The package was
that It contained q large QUANTITY of
giant powder. Mr.. Walker ~ nm
able to furnish q clue to the identitv
OF the perpetrators.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-06
BASEBALL GAMES
NATIONAL.

At chicago-P hiladelphia. called ,nrst
rain.
Al Pittsbursh- Brooklyn. called sec
ond inning. rain.
At 81. Louis .. Boston 2 (11 inninss).
At Cincinnati 8, New York s.
Games Today.
Brooklyn 1t Pittsburgh.
New York at Cincinnati. <
Philadelphia At Chicago. go,
Boston At st. Louis.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-06
Grain Quotations.

01aan 11axkots ana Gossip Y0E.
1aSA0A b. 0hAo. y. &0W10
%, Security 1u31d1n4, 0xaAo
3oSks. 4. 0ak
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-06
Split Even.

Washington. June s-st. Louis split
even on the series with Washington by
winning yesterday 6 to 2. Four runs
were scored by the visitors in the
ninth on singles by SEVERED, Pratt and
Sloan and errors by Ayers and Nor
gan. The score:
ST. Louis 10000 200 oo4-s 10 o
Washington 1000 O02 O00-2 4 8
Groom. Sothoron and severeid.
Hale: Gallia, johnson and Ainsmith.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-06
Duluth FLAX.
Hides, Pelts. Wool, Etc.

Review Of the market by The
Redick Hide & Fur Co.
Owing to no demand from tanners
for hides and the unsatisfactory con-
dition Of the leather markets the hide
market has declined. Hide prices are
from l to &c per pound lower. Calf
&c per pound lower and Kip lc per
pound over. Horse Hides are from
soc to 800 lower. Tallow and wool
markets very strong and ACTIVE
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-06
Divide Honors.


New York. June 6.-New York and
Detroit divided q double header here
yesterday. The Yankees won the first,
8 to l. and Detroit took the second 6
to 1.
According to Business Manager
Sparrow Of New York. the crowd was
the greatest that ever attended an
American league game in this city.
Cobb's work featured the second game.
He hit for two triples, a double and
two singles, drove in three runs and
scored q fourth. The score:
First Game r.. H. T..
Detroit .......1o0 900 ooo-1 8 i
Now York 1000 1872 Oox-5 9 /
c. Jones. Mitchell and Spencer; Gull
lop and Nunamaker.
Second Game R. H, E,
Detroit ......0O4 01O 1905 q i
New York 1908 900 1901 3 o
Boland and Stanage: Shawkey and
Walters.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-06
Star PLAYS Win.

Star Plays Win.
Philadelphia. June 6.-Rsmarkable
catches by Felsch. Jackson. Leibold
and strunk featured the game which
Chicago won here yesterday 8 to 3. In
honor Of registration day, the two
teams drilled and raised the Ameri-
can flag while the Chicago players
sang THE Star Spangled Banner"
Score:
Chicago .......oo1 $50 o2o-e ii 3
Philadelphia ...102 900 0o0-3 4 /
Benz and Schalk; F~alkenberg,
schauer, Seibold and Meyer.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-06

g martins donu.t ~ e blur he
EGOv6samsnt a " z
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-06

Fargo-Shriners arS planning n
OF the most elaborate pArades ever
held In the city. Tho parade will be
held Friday. Osman temple OF 81.
Paul, KEN Of Grand Forks. Yeldux OF
Aberdeen, Ri Had Of Sioux Falls and
probably other temples OF the north-
west Will participate.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-06
FLICKER TALES

Bismarck-The city commission
has voted to spread ten. per cent Of
the cost Of Bismarck's $4,000 paw
ing project on the general tax rolls.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-06

Belield-Minneapolis parties are
reported to have paid Anton Andsr-
son $50 the acre for three quarters OF.
land southwest of Belheld. With the
exception Of $136 the acre paid for
the Holland-Dakota demonstration
farm. this ts the highest price on rec
ord for Golden Circle farm lands.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-06

Jasnestown-This city IL . to
thayes.a motor IRE lighting truck. The
council voted to Appropriate money
for such . truck not TO excsed I 5000.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-06
CARS RRcErvD.

Receipts. 300. steady.
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nNEAPoLIs a H CLOSE.

uly ..$2.05
eptem Der LEA
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08
Family Allowances for Soldiers.

The local exemption board has
been advised through the Office of the
adjutant general of the state of an
act of congress approved October 6,
1917, providing family allowances,
allotments, compensation and insur-
ance for the military and naval
forces of the United States.o The
new measure provides for allotments
of pay of every enlisted man, COM
pulsOry as to wife and child, volun-
tary as to others of not less than SIS
per month or more than one-half
pay. Compulsory allotments may be
waived on written consent of the wife
supported by evidence of her ability
to support herself and children. In
addition there is provided a family
allowance by the government not to
exceed $50 per month. Such allow
ance will be paid on approved appli-
cations made by the beneficiaries A
wife and no child, SIS per month;
wife and one child, $25 per month,
and SIS additional for each additional
child. If there be no wife but one
child, SIS per month; if there be no
wife but two children, $3.50 per
month, etc.
If there be one dependent parent,
$40 per month; if two, $40 per
month. If grandchi1d, brother, Sis
ter, etc, IS per month.
This new regulation becomes eff
fective November Is, 1917.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08
HERES THE COUNT IN WORLD
WAR;

At least 3S,OOO,O0O men are bear
ing arms in the war-27, 100000 on
the side of the world allies and TO-
100000 on the side of the central
powers, according to latest war de-
partment compilations from publish
ed reports in various countries. These
figures do not include naval person
mel strength, which would raise the
total several millions.
Against Germany's 1000, 900, Aus
tria's 100000, Turkeys 100000
the following armed forces:
Russia 100000; France $780,
000; Great Britain 5,000,O00; Italy
100000; Japan 100000; United
States more than 1,00O,00O; China
900; Roumania 100000; Serbia
100000; Belgium 100000; Greece
Portugal 100000; Monte
negro 10000; Siam $4,000; Cuba
1 900, and Liberia 400. San Mar
inc and Panama also have small
forces under arms.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08
To Make a Merry Christmas

No $500 that you can spend in
Christmas-present giving will go fur
Their than a subscription for The
Youths Companion. Look over your
long list and see how few things on
it are certain to be as eagerly treas
ured during every one of the fifty
two weeks of 1918. Acquaintance
with it soon ripens into lasting
friendship, for it has that rare and
priceless quality among periodicals,
and the character of
The Youths Companion has made
fast friends for it all round the
world.
The Companion alone is $500, but
the publishers make an Extraordi-
nary Double Offer-The Youth S
Companion and McCall's Magazine
together for 1925.
Our two-at-one-price offer in
/. The Youths companion-52
issues of 1918.
2. All the remaining issues of
1917.
3. The Companion Home Calen-
dar for 1918.
4. McCall's Magazine-12 fash
ion numbers of 1918.
All for only 1925.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
Commonwealth Ave, Boston, Mass.
New subscriptions received at this
office.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08
Judge Smith Would Tax for Bonds.

Judge soHHAtn "oulN AdA lof bohuS'
Bluffs, member of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals, and form
er member of congress, in an inter-
view suggested plan for the draft
ing of wealth to further the war. He
called attention to a reported fact
Bluffs practically pauper,, who is
scribed for 5000 in Liberty bonds.
A man who sold his farm recently
for $4,000, at least one-third of
which was profits incident to the
war, subscribed for $500 in bonds.
Another man worth less than either
subscribed for $4,000 and borrow
ed large part of tho money to
take the bonds.
Congress should provide said
Judge Smith, for a tlirect tax upon
in the United States from the
amount of each Liberty loan to dou-
BILE that amount. Under the consti-
tuition of the United States this
would have. to be apportioned ac-
eral states.
Exemptions should be allowed to
each citizen to the amount OF say
$4,000; the law should provide that
a person was entitled to credit upon
his tax for whatever amount he had
subscribed to and paid 20 per cent
upon the loan for which the tax was
Under this system everybody
would have to pay his share but the
man who subscribed it would get a
bond for it and the man who failed
to subscribe would pay the same
share or more but get no bond. This
could be passed before the next bond
issue.
ct would no longer be necessary
to keep orators out on every stump
telling people what they ought to
know their patriotic duty. and beg
ging men to do without being beg
ged, but every loan would be over
subscribed because there are many
men who are not subject to taxation
at all who subscribe to the loans,
there would be many who were with
in the exemption of $4,000 and the
generous would oversubscribe their
share.
F" The man of means who won't
because he thinks he can
make a few more pennies out of his
money at the, expense OF starving our
bows in the trenches and making
them go without adequate clothing,
should simply be made to do SO and
such law would 40 it. If the gov
eminent can draft the most valuable
assets of the people, their sons.
why cannot it draft small portion
Of the wealth of the people when a
few of them want to hold their
money to loan to their neighbors?"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08
TAXES AND THE WAR.

II don't know about this war. I'm
afraid taxes will be mighty high. L
looks pretty dark to me.
Such sentiment as this was eX-
pressed by a man on the street re-
Gently. 1t seems to be the attitude
of a good many OF those people who
by their constitutional makeup are
the world to be either for or against
now is the war.
Taxes will be mighty high
What would Belgium do now to be
able to pay taxes that were mighty
high?
What are high taxes beside MUIR
dered men and women, children with
their hands cut off 80 they can new
er fight" burned homes, and outrag-
ed mothers?
Would our kicker" prefer to pay
low taxes for a year or two, for five
years or fifteen, to grow far off Eu-
ropes suffering, then be forced to
stand by helpless while his own home
was destroyed?
Taxes will be high. And the longer
the war lasts the higher they will be.
we, pay now, placing every possible
resource behind our armies, the
quicker will a victorious peace come
and at less cost.
To be sure, the finance of the war
is matter Of one can almost say,
first importance. Gold and blood
and food decide wars. The greater
the supply of gold and food, the less
of blood is required.
OF all the burdens of war, high
taxes should be the last for free
people to complain of. So long as
America receives full value for the
money expended to equip the armies
and the ships of sea and air, no man
should complain of the cost in gold
1t is complaint too. sordid to be
makes it is merely attempting to- find
an excuse for his lack of support for
his country.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08
sl,e,.iT's Sale.

By virtue of an execution, direct
ed to me from the clerk of the dis
trict court of Decatur county, Iowa,
on judgment obtained in said court,
on the 21st day OF August, 1917, in
favor of Daughton & Bone, as plain
tiffs, and against John T. Price ct al,
as defendants, for the sum Of three
$1,000 dollars. $77.13 attorney
fees and costs taxed at $57.4O, and
accruing costs, l have levied upon
the following real estate, taken as
the property of said defendant, to
satisfy said execution, to-wit:
The east II of the neA and the
neA Of the seA ; of section 20, town
containing 120 acres. more or less,
and piece of land commencing 80
feet, 9 inches, north of the Sc corner
of the nwA Of section FL, township
70, range 81, west of 5th p. NJ,
thence north LA feet thence west
4O4 feet, inches, thence south zo4
feet 8 inches, thence east on the
thence north 80 feet, inches, thence
east 222 feet to place of beginning:
Also tract of land commencing 404
feet, inches, west of the Sc corner
of the nwA of section ~, township
70, range q, west of 9Th P. M,
thence north 20 feet, thence west
1861 rods, thence south 20 feet,
thence east on half section line
1854 rods TO place of beginning.
All Of said land herein mentioned be-
ing in Decatur county, Iowa.
.And will offer the same for sale to
the highest bidder for cash in hand,
on the 1st day of December, A. D.
1917, in front of the court house
door in Leon, Iowa, at the hour of
and where due attendance will be
given by the undersigned.
Dated at Leon, Iowa. October 81,
1917. ~, 49,,
12-2t Sheriff Of said county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08
shlrins Sale.

BY virtue of an execution, direct
ed to me from the clerk of the dis
trict court of Decatur county, Iowa,
ON Judgment obtained in said court,
on the 21st day of August, 1917, in
favor of ~Daughton 4 Bone, as plain
tiffs and against John T. Price ct AL,
as defendants for the sum of three
thousand one hundred thirty-five and
23-1OO dollars, $71.S5 attorneys
fees and COSTS taxed at 1915, and
accruing costsjI have levied upon the
following real estate, taken as the
property of said defendants, to sat
isfy said execution, to-wit:
East " of the ne ", and the neA
of the Sc u, of section 20, township
70, range %, all in Decatur county,
Iowa.
And will offer the same for sale to
the highest bidder for cash in hand.
on the LIST day of December, A. D..
1917, in front of the court house
door in Leon, Iowa, at the hour OF
10 o'clock a. m. of said day, when
and where due attendance will be
given by the undersigned.
Dated at Leon, Iowa, October 81,
JOHN A. FULTON,
12-2t Sheriff. of said county.
store :. 37-tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-08
Only a Volunteer.
BY a Volunteer.

BY a Volunteer.
Why didn't | wait to be drafted,
And be led to the train by band.
And put in ""claim" for exemption
Oh, why did hold up my hand?
Why didn't l wait for the banquet?
Why didn't wait to be cheered?
For the drafted men get the credit
While l merely Volunteered.
And nobody gave me banquet,
And nobody said kind word,
The grind of the wheels of the en-
CINE
Was all the goodbye that heard.
Then off to the camp l was hustled
To be trained for the next half
year,
And then in the shuttle forgotten
l was only VOLUNTEER.
And maybe some day in the future
When my little boy sits on my
knee y
And asks what l did in tho conflict,
And his little eyes look up to me,
I will have to look back as I'm blush
ing
To the eyes that SO trustingly peer,
And tell him | missed being draft
l was only VOLUNTEER.