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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
Doctors Increase Charges.
United Press Dispatch

Asshtabula, o., January 3.-Now
it's doctors. Local physicians and
surgeons increased their charges to-
day. Increased cost OF medical and
surgical supplies, including drugs, is
given for the reason for the advance
in schedule.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
coIIections Are Good.

Pay-up week is on in full blast,
and everyone is doing their utmost
to clear their records from debt be-
fore the new year is two weeks old.
Collectors are out, the mails are
heavy with bills, and debts that
have grown messy with time are
vanishing under the good 'pay-up
spirit"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
Railroads on Water Wagon.

IUHIlIU tTtSS DISpatCn.I
Denver, Col, January 3.-All the
western mountain railroads running
west from Chicago through this
region are now on the water wagon,
as far as serving liquor on the din
ing cars is concerned The Union
Pacific has been the last to climb
on the wagon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
WESTMINSTER GAZETTE DECLARES THAT
WILSON is BIC FACTOR AT THIS WAR STAGE
Associated Press Dispatch.l

consideration Of the next step, is a
dangerous delusion which may lead us
seriously astray if continued For
good or evil, we have to realize the
presidents position is one of great
power. If he has the American people
behind him we are bound to treat
him as a very serious factor at this
stage of the war"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
MODERN SOCIETY HOTLY SCORED,
DECLARED TO Be CHR|SlESS;, REV.
SMITH HAS OPENED HIS REVEALS
GIRL DROVE THE nail;
HIT HER THUMB ONCE
UNITED Press Dispatch.l

ST. Paul, Mimi, January g.
Driving twelve ten penny nails
into plank in one minute, four
teen and one half seconds, dur
ing which time she hit her thumb
with the hammer only once, Miss
Lillian Reike; Fairfax, Mimi, to-
day has nailed down the Mime
sofa woman's nail driving cham
pionship, awarded by the Mime
sofa college OF agriculture. Miss
Reike, twenty, drove wedge in
to society at the same swing, and
has made herself quite favorite
with the younger set. Her home
is on a farm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05

London. January 3.-Commenting
on the dispatches to the effect that
President Wilson was determined to
press his efforts to bring about peace.
The Westminster Gazette says: "The
notion that the American president
is purely an academic person who
launches literary essays on the world
without preparation beforehand or
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
DEATH DUE TO PNEUMONIA
George Berve, Tiler, Victim of Ali
ment; Died This Morning.

OGOTye bSIVc, FIICT' VtCt'I'' VI NIf-
ment; Died This Morning.
George Berve, laborer, who had
been rooming over the Person & Pet
erson saloon on North Front street,
died tbs morning in his room about
$50, after short illness, death be-
ing caused by pneumonia. He was
tiler, and was formerly employed
by the Radichel company. He had
been engaged in ditching near Lake
Crystal and came TO Mankato To
spend the holidays. 1t is thought
that the deceased was about forty
five years of age. and SO far it has
been impossible to locate any of his
relatives.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
Were United in Marriage

Judge Evan Hughes of the pro-
bate court today united in marriage
Frank Homer, a young farmer of
Lime township, and Pauline Hamel,
residing in South Bend township.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
AGITATORS ARE ARRESTED
Workers of the World Put Under
Arrest and to Have Hearing.

ASSOCIATED Press DispatchJ
Virginia, Mimi, January 1.-Two
hundred and fifty woodsmen, strik-
ers, and Industrial Workers of the
World agitators,s were arrested at
Cusson this morning and rushed
here on q special train. The auth
critics placed them in a vacant
building and they are under guard
until they can be arraigned later
today. According to Sheriff Mein-
ing the situation is well in hand.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
Manninx Operated On.

j. T. Mannix, state printer, un-
derwent an operation yesterday al
Fltel hospital, Minneapolis. He is
reported as doing nicely
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
French Battleship Sunk.

UNITED Press Dfspatch.J
Berlin, Germany, January 3.-The
Zuringer post states that a German
submarine had sunk the French bat
tleship Derite.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
Troops to Start Tomorrow.

ASSOCIATED 1reSS DlSpdIcIl.1
San Antonio. January 3.-The Second
Minnesota infantry and the brigade
headquarters will leave Llano Grande for
Fort Smelling tomorrow, it was officially
announced today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
GRIFFIN Is NOMINATED
Name Is Sent to Senate For Post
master at Good Thunder.

Washington, January 3.-The pres
ident sent to the senate yesterday
the following Minnesota postmaster
nominations; Martin Mcclure, Clare
mont; Frank H. Griffin, Good Thun-
der; William E. Murphy, Holding
ford; Charles A. Stewart, Howard
Lake; John A. Estlund, Kennedy;
Robert B. Forrest, LAKE Wilson; Fred
M. Joslyn MantOryille.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
BURNS is ARRESTED
Charged With Violating the Mexican
EMBARGO Proclamation.
TAsSociafed Press DiSpatch1

New York, January 3.-John Z. Burns,
Carranza consul here. was arrested to-
day, charged with being concerned in a
conspiracy to ship arms and ammunition
to Vera Cruz in violation of President
Wilson's embargo proclamation in Octo-
her 1919
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-21

is entirely too narrow. The country
along the way is not natural looking
to me now after all these years. The
timber has been cut and one sees very
few of the many cedars and big oacs
that once stood in the woods along t: g
roadside. All cleared up and now IN
cotton and corn Mr.. John F. Kic-
ler's place looks very much the same
as it did in the days gone. Over be-
yond Mr.. Kibler lived big X'' GoW-
ers, Mr.. George Feagle, Mr.. Wilso
Long and "Uncle' Peter Suber and
others I do not now recall. AS [
have said, Mr.. Walter Counts lives
near the old home place OF MS faith
er, and I think DR.. J. L. Bowers lives
in the home of his father. But the
country has changed very much. It
is natural that there should be chang.
es, and right / suppose. But simple
change is not always an improvement
Let US all hope that the changes nave
been for the better.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-21

Gotten to the neutral countries
is another excuse to force down
the price. And the effect is to keep It
down until the cotton is practically
out Of the hands of the producer, es-
pecially the little fellow VINO needs
tc get at least the cost of production
We print Mr. Stevenson's speech Il
this issue We did not know abou,
The fight to keep down the price OF
cottonseed. Mr.. Stevenson talks out
in meeting, but what >ood will it do.
The thing for the cotton farmer 10
do is to hold his cotton and his cotton
seed and not put bale on the mar
ket. The banks will let you have
money on it. And the world needs
your cotton. The mills are not goir 3
70 spin II or Srlnd the SeeQ unless Lney
make a profit out of it, then why
should the farmer sell al below the
cost of production. If the mills ars
selling goods on the basis of IS cents
cotton why should the farmer sell
for 20 cents. Not a bale should be
offered below Is cents the pound and
il none was offered the price would
go up as fast as it went down despite
the embargo to neutral countries.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-21

Don't forget to renew your SUD-
scrsntion to The Herald and News
Only $3.50 for a whole year. We mas
to take off name and then have the
trouble O, placing it right back on
II takes time and alot OF work when
it would be Just as easy to renew be-
fore the time is out and save tne
trouble. The label on the paper op'
posite your name indicates the tfme
to which you have been credited.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-21

/ came ia by the old home and along
the road from St. Paufs by the par
sonage that Supervisor Sample open
ed for us through there. 1t needs at
tention. I built a couple OF bridges
across the small streams as one OF
the conditions of getting the roaa.
but those hills are still there and
that makes the road one that will not
be travelled a great deal. Still. I
came through with III without any
trouble at ALL It shortens the as
tance for the people On this SIDE to
St. Pauis and If they would travel It
more it would help it. The road from
Jolly Street out TO the Columbia road
is in good condition and now that
some of those farmers down III the: 3
have bought real automobiles Ihope {
will be kept in good condition.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-21
,fayl@.fNN

Mr.. David y. Ceok OF Colony and
Miss lola Taylor OF DIT. Pilgrim Ness
married Monday, tbs l1th, az ha'f
past eleven o'clock at the Be'hrdsu
parsonage in Nsxterry, :ha ceremony
being performed BY Rev. l.. P. Bo-
land.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-21
BAND CONCERT AT
WILL0NBROOK PARk

Owing to the weather indications
Saturday morning ,nere was no band
concert at the Par; Saturday night,
Sept. Is. II the %eather permits ths
concert will be RESUMED Saturday,
22nd.
On Sunday afternoon at 4:3o the
last Sunday afternoon concert of tie
season will be given. tentative pro-
gram to contain the following has
been arranged:
Free Lance ........... Souo@
The Old Church Organ -. Chambers
Daughter of Love ........... Bennett
Sextette from Lucia ...... Donizetti
Stars and Stripes .......... Sousa
Humoreske ................ Doorak
Wedding Of the Winds ......... Hall
Grand National Selection 49,. Lose3
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-21

From Little Mountain I. drove
across to st Pauls by Mr. John F. Kib-
ler's at Kibler's Bridge wanted to
come by the old hills near Jolly
Street and to save coming up 70 sx-
celsior school and going back decid-
ed to come across from Mt Tabor.
This is a little stretch OF road over
which I had not travelled since I was
a boy, and that was few years ago.
/ came by Or near where Mr.. Geo. A.
Counts once lived. was sorry did
not get right by the old pace. AMI
sorry asso that I did not have some
one with me who could tell me who
lived along the road I think they
used to call Mr.. Geo. A. Counts Jun
iors and he was more generally
known, as 1 recall, as big George
Counts. There was another Geo.
Counts vino lived out near Mt. Pilgrim
and he was known as Little George
counts. He was the grandfather Of J. IA
Counts in Newberry and several OF
the Counts hoys at Prosperity are his
grandchildren. big George" was tn
father of Walter Counts who lives
near the old home and of Ernest
Counts at Prosperity and Will Counts
at Little Mountain and then he had
seYerad daughters All of them hanc-
some women. The mental picture I
now have Of his home is two story
house with a long piazza on one side
and in the yard some Of the hnest
watermeloas you ever tasted. I re-
member when I was little fellow
we used to go over there FOR dinner
after preaching at St. Pauls and az
ter a fne dinner of all the good things
those people knew so well how to
prepare, all the family and the visit
ers would get out in the yard and tss
big watermelons were cut. And they
were sne ones too, you bet TAe
road from LIT. Tabor across to st.
paass is better than I expected to asS
t. bas tRe all The Sewb6@y rsaSa, {
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-21
That was a timely and strong speec

Of CONGRESSMAN Stevenson in the
house the other day and it should
have some effect, but there is little
likelihood anything will be done. It
was in 1914 that the English blocE-
ade on Germany cost the South mr.
lions of dollars in forcing down tn
nrice of cotton now the blockade :n
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-21

At Little Mountain it was quiet al
So This is section where the White
people do largely all their own wor*.
and the day was too fine for picking
cotton for many of them to be around
the village. The community is made
M largely of small farmers and they
have fine crops this year and WITH
present prices even the farmers OF
this section are going to be in good
circumstances. One reason is they
grow on the farm what they need FOR
the farm and owe very little u1ey
and will not have to buy much Of the
high price food stuffs. The OH min
Is running right along and the gins
are busy. Mr.. D. O. Frick has opened
a blacksmith and repair shop ana
everything in the community is pros
pering.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-21

for there is no coupulsion on the
part OF any one to read it. just felt
like wanted to write it anu Couldn't
help it. I believe in freedom and liberty,
and there is but one thing for which
1 believe there should be compuiS:on'
and that is to have the children OIL
this country go to school. And |
dent believe in this local option con-
pulsory education that We have IN
this State. 1t is local option run
mad and just as I said at the time
the bill was passed, it is farce.
Every child has right to the very
best opportunity that it is possible 10
give it, and if the parent does not
realize the Importance of giving tfa
child the advantages OF the schools
that the State provides then the State
should step in and say you must.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-21

This story may not interest soma
of my readers. If not, just "skip" IL
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-21
POMARIA AND LITTLE MOUNTAIN

Last Friday We hooked up III an
our mascot and made a trip to Pc
maria and Little Mountain. The trf
was business and not pleasur
Though it is always pleasure for -
tc get out in the county o. NewDerr
among the good people who live here
about. The road to Pomaria- dire
is better than by Prosperity and IS
few miles nearer. The road frol
Pomaria to Little Mountain is in I'm
condition. It has been good since
Irwin Feagle built it several years az
when he was county supervisor.
10 E.s--
It was rather quiet at Pomaria. IN
only busy place seemed to be the 70
maria Oil mill in charge of Mr., A
r Shealy. In fact, the only thing hs
Is doing now is ginning cotton II
said he did not know whether, ne
would grind any seed this year or
not though his mill is ready for WORK.
He was busy running his gin and tie
wagons we're in waiting. The mer'
chants were in good spirit Shic
means that collections must be good
Mr.. John C. Aull, the cashier OF the
bank. said that deposits were comins
along all right and that means as the
notes mature they will be paid. THIS
Is a good section of the county and
pomaria has always been a good ous-
mess place.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-21

But there is really not much free
dom and liberty in this coHntry any
more Everything that is net nov
government CT oftrolled and directe
soon will be. =; =:
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-21

E.. H. 4.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-25

Don't fail to grow plenty 10
eat and to spare.
Don't forget the civic prepar-
edness meeting at the school
house Thursday night,
Mrs. Sue Rushing of Ruby
spent Sunday a: the home OF her
brother, Mr.. A. G. Anderson.
There will be services in the
M E. church next Sunday even
ing at 8 o'clock. Some features
on the world war will be dis.
cussed.
A preparedness service will
be conducted at Zion church
next Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
An address will be delivered by
some visitor.
There will be a call meeting
of Page Camp Woodmen of the
World next Friday night for the
purpose of giving two new mem
bers the protection degree. Ev-
cry member is urged to be pres
ent.
The new quart liquor law is
effective today. About eight
gallons of liquor were undeliv.
cred by the express company
here yesterday afternoon when
the old law went out. This will
be returned to the shippers today.
Just a quart each calendar
month is the limit now.
Bunk Maske was convicted
at Monroe yesterday of the kill
ing of Edgar Williams at Win
gate a few weeks ago, and was
sentenced to be electrocuted on
May 18th. A special term of
court was ordered. and when ii
convened short work was make
of it. The jury was out about
Is minutes. The negro was
stoical during the trial and re-
ceived the sentence without ap-
parent concern.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-25
Important Notice to Patrons

AS is my official duty l have
recently travelled over route two
and three from this office. On
route two | found that much road
work had been done. ard that
the people are taking much in
terest in the road. This | desire
to commend. Still there are a
few sections that need attention
at an early date. Ihope that
these may soon be put in good
shape, SO that l may make a
good report to the Department.
On route three l found that
with the exception of one or
two short stretches there has
been absolutely nothing done
to help the road, but very much
TO damage it. In many places
the road is barely wide enough
for one vehicle, and then the
people plow out into this and
use it for ditch. Humps of
dirt or sand are pulled into the
tracks, and it is like riding
through field for many miles
OF the distance. No effort is
made to keep deep sand
beds from being formed;
small stumps and roots are put
into the road, and in general the
road is discredit to the service
and TO those responsible for its
maintenance. The department,
when informed of the condi.
tlons, will not tolerate this con-
dition. And if the people do not
appreciate the service enough TO
keep the road in shape as they
promised when they petitioned
for the service, shall be
obliged to recommend that the
service be Withdrawn.
| have not yet been over route
one. but | am informed there
are some very bad roads on this
one also and that nothing has
been done to better them. The
same recommendation will have
to be made on this route also
unless the roads are put in de
cent condition.
Most of the farmers are
through planting in these sec
lions, and shall hold off my
reports and see whether or not
there is a desire to fix the roads
and retain the service.
]. W.QUICK, Postmaster.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-25
Don't forget the civic prepar.
edneSS meeting at the school
L0use Thursday night.
Thanks The People

We desire to thank our neigh
bors who so kindly came and
planted our crop last Wednes
day. There were 20 plows in
the morning and Is in the after
noon. Words can not tell how
much we appreciate all that has
been done for us during our
illness. We thank each one.
d, Y. Hendricks and Family.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-25
Local News

SpCht Sdtuludy duu Ouuudy d
the home of Mr.. K. P, Stewart.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. D. Ingram anc
DR.. A. A. McManus of McBee
visited here Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. L. c.. Watforc
and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G.. Black
well spent Sunday and Monda.
in Sumtt
Mrs. T. P. Brewer. Misse.
PearlIne and Cecil Moore anc
Roy Funderburk went to Styz
Saturday and returned Sunday.
Quite a number of Pagelanc
people attended commencement
exercises at Wingate Sunday
and Monday.
Misses Effie Carpenter and
Matte Mangum, and Mr.. Reece
Blakeney visited in Columbia
and Styx from Saturday until
Monday.
Violet, the small daughter o1
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rushing
was carried to a Charlotte nos
pital yesterday to have her ton.
sils removed.
DR.. and Mrs. r. L. McManus
of Chesterfield were here from
Sunday until Tuesday. Mrs.
McManus was on her way home
from Lancaster where she has
been visiting for about three
weeks.
Mr.. E. E. Porter of Chester.
field and Miss Sallie Teal OF
Anson county were married last
Sunday. Mr.. Porter is a native
of this section and is we'll and
favoraSly known here. Mrs.
Porter is a popular teacher, and
an excellent young lady.
Mr.. P. M. Therrell. cashier of
the Bank of Ruby and Mt. Crog.
han, and Miss Annie Belle
Brock, of Jefferson, Ga. were
married at Chesterfield last Sun
day. Mr.. Therrell is a popular
young business man. Mrs. Their
rell has been teaching at Ches
terfield and is we'll liked.
Mr. ]. Ellison Moore, a prom
inent farmer who lives right
near the line between Marsh
Vile and Lanes Creek town
ships. suffered a stroke of pa
ralysis on Tuesday of last week,
and was carried to a hospital in
Charlotte Thursday. He is re,
ported to be improving.
The meeting at the school
building Saturday Afternoon
was we'll attended, and a
number of very helpful talks
were made along the line of ex-
ira efforts to grow foodstuffs
this year. Another meeting will
be held Thursday night of this
week when Rev H. r. Murchi
son Of Lancaster will be present
to talk TO the people. Let every
body attend this meeting.
On last Monday morning at 5
O'Clock Mr.. ]. D. Rayfield of the
Vaughn school section died at
his home of pneumonia, as re-
ported in these columns last
week. His mother had come to
his home to assist in nursing
him in his sickness, and was
taken sick with pneumonia also.
She lived until Saturday after
noon when she died, and was
buried Sunday afternoon at
Thompson Creek beside her
son who was buried there on
Tuesday before. Rev. ]. D. Pur-
Wis conducted both services.
Mrs. Rayfield leaves a husband,
Mr.. Peter Rayfield. and five sons
and four daughters with a host
Df fr;ooJo - e. L. .,
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-25

just received some nice Spring
goods, Crochet needles and
Easter Post cards. When want
ing TO buy dry goods, hats and
notions see Mrs. S. I. Evans.