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Iditarod pioneer., 1917-03-24
A ROCKIES LAMENT

Alleged to have been uttered by New
 York mihtiaman in the Brownsville coun-
 tryD
 They took me away from cool New York state and brought me down here, where its summer all winter and hell all summer
 They took away my good clothes and gave me a suit of red-hot khaki
 They took away my good name and gave me number
 They took me away from my good job and put me to digging ditches and walking marathons till my hands and feet were worn out.
 They made me go to bed when 1 wash t sleepy and get up when l was.
 "They made me go to church on Sunday whether wanted to or not.
 Tn church the parson said, All turn to No. 494-"Are You Footsore, Are You Weary?"' and l got ten days in the guard house for answering, Hell, yes
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-03-24

Job Printing at The Pioneer office.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-03-24

Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, $50 per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-03-24

Dated March 3, 19t7.
The daily banner., 1917-09-25
CHURCH LOCALS.

There will be a festival at Shi-
loh campground on Friday. Oct. 5th.
ADV.
There will be an oyster supper
at the hall at Madison Thursday and
Friday nights. for the benefit of the
Methodist Protestant Church.
st HiIda's Guild will meet for
Red Cross work tomorrow (Wed-
nesday) afternoon, at half-past two
o'clock, in the Parish House. A full
attendance is earnestly desired.
The ladies of st. Stephens Pro
testant Episcopal Church, East New
Market, will hold an oyster supper
in the Parish House Friday evening.
Sept 28th. A cordial invitation is
extended the public TO be present.
The daily banner., 1917-09-25
Red Cross Workers Active
Down The County

The Red Cross Helpers held an en-
thusiastim meeting on Thursday last
at the home of Mrs. Edward Sim
mons, Fishing Creek. Four new
members were enrolled, Mrs. Alonzo
Adams, Mrs. Jobe Adams, Miss Helen
Spedden and Miss Maude Mills.
The ladies who have been collect
ing on the Island reported much sue
cess. Everybody asked has contribu-
ted generously, and about twenty
five dollars was turned over to the
treasurer, this amount including the
collection made by Rev. William A.
HantZmon at one of his special ser
vices. When the canvass is finished
list of the contributors will be
published.
An oyster supper is planned for
the near future, and a committee
was appointed to get up an enter
tainment.
The next meeting will be held
Thursday, Oct. 4th, at the home OF
Mrs. J. Will Bradshaw.
The daily banner., 1917-09-25

Cash in bank. .....-..S 1,192.49
The Commission, under the law,
was allowed $3.50 for expenses. Not
withstanding members of the Com
mission visited other towns to inspect
recently erected school buildings, and
that they made frequent visits to the
new buildings erected in this county
during the course of construction
only $3.50 of this expense allow
ance was used for travelling expenses,
printing, etc., leaving a balance of
S16S.2O, which we transferred to the
general fund for improvements to
the new buildings.
Through the promptness of the
Commission in organizing, selecting
of plans for buildings, and awarding
of contracts for their construction,
we procured school buildings at a
cost of twenty-five to forty per cent
less than the county would have
been compelled to pay a few months
later.
With a limited appropriation, it
was impossible to put new buildings
in all places of the county that ask
ed for them. Cooperating always
with the School Commissioners, we
constructed new buildings where
they were needed most urgently. The
buildings we erected have the ap-
proval of the Maryland State Board
of Education and are a credit to
Dorchester county. We have given
Dorchester county good value for ey-
cry dollar we have expended, and we
invite cheerfully public examination
of our accounts and inspection of
the buildings We have erected.
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. w. WOOLFORD, Pres.
VERNON S. BRADLEY, Sec.
JOSIAH L. KERR,
w. T. WILLIS,
J. HOLIDAY MURPHY.
Dorchester County School Building
Commission.
The daily banner., 1917-09-25
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

WANTED First-class automobile
mechanics, good pay, steady work. Ap-
ply Tourist Garage and Motor Repair
Co, Delaware Ave. and Adams St,
Wilmington, Del. 9251m.
FOR SALE-Used cars l Chevrolet
touring car, / Ford roadster, l Ford
touring car Herbert l.. Harper with
LeCompte & Harper. 25-2t.
FOR RENT-Plumbing shop on Gay
St, formerly occupied by John B. Fo-
BILE K Co. Apply E. S. Phillips. 9-252w
The daily banner., 1917-09-25
Mrs. William 6. Reid

Mrs. Willie Banks Reid, wife of
William G.. Reid, of Baltimore, died
this morning at the Woman's Hospi-
tai, Baltimore. The deceased was 80
years of age. Mrs. Reid was widely
known in this city, having made a
number of friends among Cambridg-
cans during her frequent visits to her
sister-in-law. Mrs. Thomas c. Ross.
Mrs. Reid was a niece of the late Ma
yor Banks, of Baltimore
She is survived by her husband
and one daughter, Miss Julia Reid.
Funeral services over the remains
will be conducted Thursday morning,
with interment in Loudon Park
cemetery.
The daily banner., 1917-09-25
Town Tax Notice

Town taxes for levy of 1917 are
now due and collectable. Three per
cent. discount is allowed on all town
tax accounts paid before Oct. l, 1917.
An act of the Legislature provides
that all town taxes shall be paid at
the office of the Collector and Treas
urer and that interest from July 1st
shall be charged on all accounts not
paid before Jan. l, 1918. Save the
Discount.
BENZ. L. ROBBINS,
Clerk. Treasurer & Collector
Adv 9-24-6t.
The daily banner., 1917-09-25

DR.. and Mrs. Clarence l.. Selover
left on the boat Sunday evening for
Baltimore. enroute for Kensington,
Nd, where they will be the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Skinner for
several days.
Marguerite Clark is the daintiest
of film stars; Marie Walcamp is
without doubt the most fearless, and
Mrs. Vernon Castle is the best-known
and best-dressed actress. All are in
cluded in the big photoplay show at
the Grand Opera House tonight.
Mr.. Carlton Meekins left Sunday
afternoon for Wilmington, to enter
Goldey College. His mother, Mrs.
Walter Meekins, who accompanied
him, returned at noon to her home
on Oakley street.
The two registration days this year
are in October, the md and the 9Th.
Revision day will be on the 10th. Our
contemporary, the Democrat and
News. fell INTO the error OF announc-
ing the days for registra.lor as Sept.
25th md Oct. End.
In the lis: of teachers in the pub
lie schools OF this county, published
in this paper last week. the name of
Miss Lucille DunIoCk, first assis tant
q, .atIur ; Island, was Inadvertently
omitted The name of Rev. a. l..
Stevenson was also published as prin-
cipal of the school, and while Mr
Stevenson is acting principal at this
time. he is only doing so until the
Board of Education can fill the posi-
ton permanently.
State Game Warden Il. Lee Le-
Compile recently succeeded in cap
b ie b
are used in certain waters in the
State to shoot wild geese. The gun
which Mr.. LeCompte located and
took possession of was eleven feet
long and weighed 100 pounds. The
ramrod which was used for loading
the gun measured nine feet and six
inches The gun was captured in
Southern Maryland and is believed
to be one of three still in existence.
He has been on the track on the 9TH
er two for several months, and hopes
TO capture both of them, notwith-
standing the fact that every precau-
ton is used by the owners to pre-
vent their falling into the hands Of
the authorities. The captured gun
is now at the offices of the State Con-
servation Commission, where it may
be seen by anyone desiring to do so.
The daily banner., 1917-09-25
Report of School
Building Commission
To The Dorchester Tax Payers
And The Public:

| To The Dorchester Tax Payers
And The Public;
The Maryland Legislature of 1916
passed a law authorizing the Schooi
Commissioners of Dorchester county
to spend $4,000 for new school
buildings, the money to be produced
from the sale of bonds. OF TINS
amount, $1,000 was to be spent for
a new colored high school building at
Cambridge; $4,000 for new build
ings in Dorchester county, outside OF
Cambridge.
The law providing the money stlp-
uIated it was to be spent by Build
ing Commission OF five members,tWo
of them to be named by the Dorches-
ter School Commissioners, two by the
Dorchester County Commissioners,
and one by the Cambridge Board OF
Trade. In accordance with this law,
the undersigned were named. We ac-
cepted, and duly organized May Is,
1916. and submit herewith our re-
port:
Receipts.
Bond issue at par....-...... $35,OOo.u0
Premium on sale bonds. .... 1.07O.13
| Int. on cash dep. in bank. 397.02
Total receipts ............$3 $36,467
Disbursements.
IA 4 Il SchOOIs-Cambridge. (Peach
blossom Ave. a East CambridecD
| Site Peach Blossom Ave..from
Sast. Shore Land Imp. Co.'S 2,500.U0
Site Aurora St. from T. Ii.
Fletcher & +. B. simmons. 100000
| Contract price, \ X B....... 19.26S.6S
Extras Tor \ u B............ 1.4S1.03
ELDORADO.
site Donated by Fora IL. BrinsfieId.
Contract price ..............$ 2.I95.S'
Extras ... ....... 03;;
TAyLOR'S ISLAND.
Site Already Owned by school COmms.
of Dorchester County.
Contract price .......$ 2,3S5.00
Extras w ........ I24.1O
Heat plant ............ 10000
COLORED BLDG, Pine St. Cambridge.
Site. W. W. Coleman. 715.0O
Contract price ............. 4.1S5.0O
Extras . . 2450U
w E Hance. architect, A &B 963.4S
Miles H.Woolford. preparation
of plans and making of
blue prints ............. 1892
Expense account . $3.50
Bills Payable.
/ Thomas x Brohawn ....S $500
Bal. on heating plants Edo
rado and Taylor's Island. $4,000
Ernest Brannock, extra ce-
ment work, basement Pine
street building ........... 245.00
$1,1S0.GU
Total receipts S36,46715
Total disbursements. 35,2T4.66
The daily banner., 1917-09-25
The BANNER
Published Daily Except Sunday.
Brief Local News

CAMBRIDGE, MD. SEPT. IS, 1917
The daily banner., 1917-09-25

| Dr. and Mrs. Clarence l.. Selover
! left on the boat Sunday evening for
! Baltimore, enroute for KensingtOn,
Md, where they will be the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Skinner for
| several davS
The daily banner., 1917-09-25
SIX inch WATER MAIN
BURSTED This MORNING
Trouble Occurred at Two O'Clock
This Mornins-Several Hours Re
uliired To Locate The Scene of The
Trouble.

One of the six inch water mains OF
the Dorchester Water Company
burst this morning about two O'Clock
and as a result it was impossible to
maintain the average pressure III
the standpipe. which is located on
High street. The indicator OF the
automatic register at the Water
Company's plant showed that the
accident occurred at two O'Clock TINS
morning, but on account of all or
the mains being under ground, 1t
required several hours to locate the
break. 1t was finally located, just
across the sidewalk at the property
of the Cambridge Manufacturing
Company, but On account OF being
covered with shells and honeysuckle
considerable difficulty was expert
enced in finding it.
AS soon as the break was found
the water was shut off from that
section and workmen were started TO
work fixing it, the job being COM
pleted about three o'clock this aft
ernoOn.
The daily banner., 1917-09-25

Total receipts .S36,467.15
Total disbursements 35,27466
The daily banner., 1917-09-25
OYSTERS.

Fresh oysters always on hand,
Families supplied. and our scalds
are delicious.-Annie Kaiser, Race
street-Adv 25-3t
The daily banner., 1917-09-25
Money To Loan.

Money to loan in large and small
Webster, Spring St
Adv. S-25-tf. cod.
The daily banner., 1917-09-25
Grand Opera House tonight.

! Grand Opera House tonight.
Miss Nettie Smith has entered
Drexel Institute, where she will take
course in domestic science.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Henry, of Balti-
more, are spending sometime in this
city, visiting relatives and friends.
Miss Margaret Mills left today for
Sweetbriar, Va, where she will be-
come a student at SWcetbriar Acade-
my.
Mr. Edwin Stevens, of Baltimore,
has been spending several days visit
ing his brother, Mr.. Samuel +. Ste
venS.
Misses Lura West and Edith Dill
have returned to their homes, after
spending the Weekend as the guests
Of friends in Greensboro.
Mrs. Mary Lang, who has been
visiting relatives in Queen Anne's
county for several weeks. returned
to her home on Muir street Sunday.
Mr.. Harold Rook, who has been in
the employ of the State Roads Com
mission, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Cora Rook, at her home on Mary
land avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Grason Craig left
on the afternoon train Sunday, en-
route for Philadelphia and New
York. where they are spending sew
eral days this week.
Mr. Eskol Meredith. who is a sec
Ond-class seaman on the L. S. S.
Hull, destroyer, of the Atlantic
fleet. is spending few days at his
homo on Washington street.
Miss Evelyn Johnson has resigned
as teacher of the fourth grade at
Peach Blossom School. 20 enter the
State Normal Scnool at Towson. She
was succeeded by Miss Elizabeth
Hirst
The daily banner., 1917-09-25
TOWELS, 15c.

Lot of Towels, price l5c.,
While they last. Worth zoe.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21
CHAPTER XXX.
At Sleepy Cat.

Nothing in nature, not even the
storm itself. is so cruel as the beauty
of the after calm, In the radiance of
the sunshine next day De Spain. deli
rious and mu;tering, was taken to the
hospital at Sleepy Cat In IN adioin-
ing room lay Nan. moaning reproaches
ut those who scre tOrturing her reluc-
family back TO life. Day and night the
doctors worked over the three. The
town. The division, the stagemen and
the mountain men watched the out
come of the struggle. From as far rs
Medicine Bend railroad surgeons came
to aid in the fight.
De Spain cost The most acute anxi-
city, The cruX of The battle, after the
three lives were held safe, ccntered on
the effort to save De Span's nrn--the
one he had chosen to lose. If he must
lose one. when he strapped it to the
whinletrec. The day the surgeons
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21

waits for his Uncie Duke's Co....ng. AMI
digs into his pockets for rattlcs cap
tured along the trail from recent huge
rattlcsnakes. When his uncle happens
TO kill Il big 0ne-0ne with twelve or
thirteen rings and n button 3,organ
uses 1t to scare his younger sister.
Nan. And Duke, secretly rejoicing at
his bravadO but scolding sharply, helps
him adjust the old ammunition belt
dragged from the attic and cuts fresh
gashes In 1t to make 1t fit the childish
waist. His mother doesn't like to see
her son in warlike equipment. ambush
ing little Nan in the way Bob Scott
says the Indians used to do. She
threatens periodically to burn the belt
up and throw the old rifles out of the
housc. But when she sees her uncle
an, her husband watching the boy
and laughing at the parade together,
she recnts. 1t is only children. after
all. that keep the world young.
(TIlE END)
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21
BATHING BEACH PAVILION
GRADING OF POOL
DEEP WELL, ETC,
AT
STARVED ROCK STATE PARK.

Ottawa. H., Feb. H. 1917
Sealed bids will be received by the
undersigned, until noon on Saturday,
the third day Of March. 1917 for do
ing all work and furnishing all ma
terials necessary to complete the
buildings, and performing other work
as outlined below according to plans
and specifications prepared therefore
by Jason i. Richardson, Jr., architect,
sos Central Life building, Ottawa, Ill.
l. One Bathing Beach Pavilion,
frame construction, including electric
lighting, plumbing, etc, concrete foun-
dations, slate roof, plaster exterior.
2. Drilling blasting and moving OF
approximately 400 cubic yards Of sane
work, and levelling OF about 100 cubic
yards of earth. Furnishing and build
ing of 80 rods of fence, and rebuild
ing certain fences and setting up poles
for lighting, and certain other clean
ing up and grading.
g. Drilling and piping of deep water
well about 500 feet deep for salt
water supply, and fresh water supply
Contractors may receive plans and
specifications for various items of the
above work by applying to the secre
tary or the architect
A certified check Of 10 per cent o
the amount of the bid. must accom-
pany each proposal as an evidence o
good faith, payable to the Secretary.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids and to accept any bids OF
combination of bids that may be con
sdercd Of advantage to the Farl
Commission.
All proposals shall be plainl,
marked az to the items of the worl
| bid on
Signed A. RICHARDS.
Secy Illinois Park Commission
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21
MASTERS SALE.
M. NJ. ARMSTRONG, Solicitor.

STATE or ILLINOIS, LA SALE co.
SIS La Sale County Circuit Court.
In the matter Of Joseph Denny VS..
Willis V. bingham and Amanda Bling
ham, his wife.-Tn Chancery, No.
2144I On Bill to Foreclose Mortgage.
Public notice is hereby given that
in pursuance of a decretal order en-.
tered in the above entitled cause, in
said Court, on the 25th day of Janu
airy, A. D. 1917, |, Harry G. Cook,
Master in Chancery of said Court
shall on Monday, the 18th day Of
March, A. y. 1917, at the hour of
eleven O'Clock in the forenoon OF said
day. sell at publ auction, to the high
est and best bidder, at the North door
Of the County Court House in the City
of ottawa, in said County, the follow
ing described real estate, situate in
the County OF La Sale and State OF
Illinois. to-wit Commencing at tie
northeast corner Of Lot One Cd Block
One % in Gum & Parsons Addition
to Marseilles, H.; thence running
north on line which would be con.
tinuaton of the east line of said Lot
One north eight tS) degrees thirty
minutes, east two hundred four and
twotenths (20A.2) feet to the place Of
beginning, thence running north eight
go degrees thirty minutes, east fifty
six and eight.tenths (5G.S) feet to the
south line Of the Ottawa and Morris
road, thence running south eightytwo
1927 degrees and twenty-seven CD
minutes east along the south line OF
said road three hundred and sixty-one
(36l) feet to the east line of said Lot
nine co. in Assessors Subdivision OF
Section Seventee' 90 In Township
Thirty-three (33) North Range Five
/ CD East of the Third Principal Meri
dian, thence south along the east lint
OF said Lot Nine, seyenty-three and
seven.tenths (13.O feet, thence wes
Hfty.six and five-tenths $3.50 feet
thence north eighty-four (S4) degrees
and ffty.fve (55) minutes, west one
hundred thirty.fve and five-tenth'
/ (1S5.5) feet. thence north sevent,
(70) degrees, west one hundred TWEEN
ty.two t122) feet, thence north eight!
(S0) degrees six go minutes, wes
siSty-fve and six.tenths (65.6) feet tt
the place OF beginning, said premises
being a part of said Lot Nine CO..
together with all and singular the ten
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21

Defense Society Plans Drills In High
Schools Throughout Country.

New k.-With the object OF great
ly reducing the time required to make
competent soldiers ont>0f raw recruits,
the American Defense society set in
motiona comprehensive plan for or
ganizing the junior and senior classes
Of every boys high school in the couni-
try into military training units New
York state alreay has military train.
ing Of high school students Every
other state in the Union has received
the ''call to arms"
The action was tnken by the mill
tary defense committee Of the society
after consulting Major General Leon
ard Wood. Volunteers will be required
to read the constitution OF the United
States and pledge themselves before
the mayors of their cities to uphold It,
Then they will receive certificates OF
enrolment. charters and detailed In
structions for military training week
by week. A ten mile hike each week
and setting mp exercises will be re-
qulred of recruits, who will be com
PEELED to put themselves in first class
physical trim.
The societysand Its advisers are par.
ticularly anxious that the boys of the
country should not be taught anything
that they would have to unlearn If at
the age of eighteen they were called
to the colors after leaving school. For
that reason close order military drill,
the manual of arms and such only will
be taught where competent instructors
are available.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21
The Worm Turned,

The customer had waited fifteen min
tes for tho fish he had ordered. II
as very quiet rs he sat there, but Il;
Hiallv there was q seething AZ thu
III of the sixteenth minute the waitei
no had been in total eclipse for I'll
eA minutes and half, hustled up.
That fish will be here, sir, in fyt
nutes."
Five minutes elapsed three tines
Len the waiter oustled up again.
The fish will be here, sir, in min
tc.
The customer turned to him,
TEL me-" he said quietly, but wit
I certain emphasis. what bait are yo,
sng?' New York Times.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21
g NAN Of 9
MUSIC MOUNTAIN
By frank Il. SpedrmdN
Author Of Whispering Smith,
Author Of whispering Smitk

the house and that her uncle Is trying
to force her to marry Gale.
Chap. XXII-A mysterious message
comes from Nan take her away.
Chapter XXIII.-De Spain, Lefever
and Scott invade the Morgan strong
hold, De Spain alone walks into
Dukes house and. preventing forced
marriage, takes Nan away.
Chapter XXIv-They escape over
FL Captain. De Spain kills Sassoon.
Chapter XXv-Lefever rides in and
out of the gap
Chapter XXVI-Pardaloe, who has
been working for Duke, tells De Spain
that Sassoon had said that Duke kill
ed De SPANS father. Nan overhears
the story.
Chpter XXVII-Nan goes back to
get the straight story from Duke. De
Spain sends his spy into the gap.
Chapter XXVlII--Nan and Duke get
caught in a blizzard De Spain trails
and finds them
Chapter XXIX-De Spain hears from
Duke that he is not absolutely sure
that he did not kill DeSpain's father
but the evidence proves that Sassoon
did the killing.
Chapter XXX--In the effort to save
Nan and Duke. Despair CANDLES with
death and wins.
/ Chapter XXXI-Nan saves Dc
Spain's arm from amputation and at 8
/ friendly roundup of once hostile fight
ing men Duke Morgan gives away the
bride at the marriage of De Spain and
Nan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21

agreed that ii his life were to be saved
the arm must come off at the shoulder
n gloom fell On the community.
In a lifetime OF years there can come
to the grenter part Of us hut n. few
days, II eew hours, sometimes no more
than single moment, to show of what
SufT we nrc really made Such a crisis
came that day to Nan. Already she
had been wheeled more thnn once into
IN SPANS room, to sit where she
roud help woo him back to life. Tho
chief surgeon, Ia the morning, told
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21
Cut This Quit is WcrtIl Money.

DON'T. MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip enclose with sc and mail it to
Foley e. Co, 1885 Sheffield Ave, CHI
cago, ILL.,, writing your name and adj
dress clearly. You will receive in re
turn a trial package containing
Folcy's Honey and Tar Compound, for
bronchial and Ia grippe coughs; 70
ley Kidney Pills, for lame back, weak
kidneys, rheumatism, bladder troubles
and Foley Cathartic Tablets, a whole
some and thoroughly cleansing cathar
tic, for constipation, biliousness, head
ache and sluggish bowels. w d. Dun
can. Druggist
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21
NOTICE or ADOPTION.
Glenn G. Colwell, Attorneys.

To John Young;
Take notice that on the End day of
February, A. d. 1917, a petition was
filed by Anton r. Preuss and Hermine
preuss, his wife, in the County Court
of La Sale County, for the adoption OF
a child named Lawrence Young.
Now. unless you appear within
twenty days after the date Of this no
tice and show cause against such APP
plication. tho petition shall be taken
as confessed, and decree Of adoption
entered
Dated February, A. Dalsls@8
A. T. BACH.
2.22 County Clerk.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21
For Rent

Advertisements will be inserted in this
column not exceeding five lines, one
time, Is cents; three times. % cents one
week. so cents. Each line over five, ~
cents per week additional
All advertisements in this column must
be raid in advance.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-21
Classified Advertising

streets; big lot; building modern.
Will be sold at auction Wednesday,
March 7. Am moving to Chicago, rea-
son for selling. Enquire Mrs. Peter
f. Boyle or Dan Fitzgerald. auctioneer