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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-02
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Washington, Aug. 2. - Untraceable
rumors that some disaster had been
met by the American forces brought
from Secretary Baker o-day a denial
news of any misfortune would not be
withheld from the public.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-03-23

Jim BeIew and wife, of the Sew
enth district, are both sick. Mr..
Belew is in a very critical condi-
ton with but little hope Of recov-
cry. His wife is also in rather a
serious condition.
Flour, most susceptible to con-
tamination, is one Of the most neg
lected articles in packing. A bar
of soap is wrapped in oil-proof
paper and re-wrapped in label and
boxed for shipping, while most
flour is housed in a porous cotton
sack and is open to absorption Of
dust, dirt and odors. WHITE
MARBLE FLOUR is packed in
cotton bag with a paper lining.
Mrs. w. w. Murray, county
superintendent of the Union Sig
nal of the W. G. I. u, by invita-
ton of the Mckenzie union, at
tended the Union Signal meeting
Thursday of last week and reported
a fine meeting. While in McKen-
zie Mrs. Murray was the guest of
Mrs. j. A. Robins. On Friday
she went to Irrelevant and spent
few days with Mrs. X. NJ. MUIR
ray.
At the Presbyterian church the
pastor will preach Sunday morn
ing on Gods Promise to the
Faithful" and in the evening on
Conviction" All members and
friends are urged to be present for
Sunday school that we may ar
range to cooperate in the plans
of the State Sunday School Asso-
citation relative to "Go-to-Sunday-
School-Sunday." All are invited
to make the Itinerary of Latin
America mission study dur
ing the closing fifteen minutes of
the Sunday school hour. Next
Sunday we pass through Guate-
mala and Colombia in Chile.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-03-23
Town and County News

Mrs. L. D. Murphy and Mis-.
Cora King, of Buena Vista, spen
Tuesday in Huntingdon.
There will be singing at Mt
Zion Sunday afternoon by Prof,
Kee and others. Everybody in.
vited.
DR.. J. w. Mccall returned the
latter part of last week, after
spending the winter in New Or.
leans.
Immense bargains, big assort-
ments and beautiful patterns in
laces and embroideries at Ross
Bros. & Co.'S
Isaac Pinson, on route seven,
was reported very sick last Mon
day. He was suffering from con-
gestion and fiux.
Hulah Martin, of White Bluff,
has been visiting homefolks in
Hollow Rock. He is a railroad
operator at White Bluff.
Joe Murray came in from La
panto, Ark, and spent few days
here with his mother and also Wis
tied relatives in Irrelevant.
Deestrict Skule Tuesday night,
March q, |. 7. S. auditorium,
w. ID. Pickens school master.
Admission % and 10 cents.
M. Lusky and Dodson- Carter
Co. had their millinery openings
last Tuesday. Each firm present.
ing display Of beautiful hats.
Geo. T. Mccall, Jr., has just re-
ceived a carload of Overland cars
of the latest model. They are
very attractive and popular car.
DIR. James H. Mccall after re-
turning from New York and Wash
ington spent Sunday and Monday
with his family before going on to
Memphis.
Mrs. A. M. GriZzard and daugh-
ter, Mary Courts, returned the lat
ter part of last week from Jack
son, where they had been attend
ing school.
Charley H. Drunmond, a pro-
gressive citizen of McLemores-
vile, was here on business last
Mr.. Drummond is very
much interested in the organiza-
ton of a farm loan association at
McLemoFesyille.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-03-23

NJ. Lusky was in Westport last
Tuesday.
G. NJ. Ross spent last Sunday in
Jackson.
Be sure to hear closing exercises
of Deestrict Skule.
Everybody is going TO the Dees-
triot Skule Tuesday night,
You want to hear little Jimmie
Cox's essay on the COW Tuesday
night.
R. f. Ware recently received a
car of Fords. Mr.. Ware is hav-
ing splendid sale on this car.
Mrs. Young, of Dickson, is WIS.,
ting her daughter, Mrs. F. E.
johnson.
Good corn and cotton land for
rent, Eugene Hawkins, Hunting
dos, Tenn. 9-2t
Miss Mary Hawkins returned
last Monday from a weeks stay in
Nashville.
G. N. McMackins, of Hollow
Rock, was in Huntingdon on bust
ness last Monday.
w. 6. Martin, of Hollow Rock,
has gone to Memphis, where he
has secured a job.
| have three jacks | want to sell
or trade one of them tor other
stock. j. E. Breeder. 9-2t
One dollar invested in a pair Of
our odd lot shoes is about $500
saved. Ross Bros. & Co.
Mrs. Dorsey Morgan, after be-
ing with her mother in MeLe-
moresville for a couple of weeks,
is at her place it the postoffice
again.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-03-23
|. 7. S. Notes

! Miss Clement, teacher at | rs,
returned to her work Sunday after
noon, after a brief illness. All OF
the students were glad to welcome
her back and hope the remaining
part of the year will be pleasant
to her.
The rules were off Friday night
for the B. Y. p. U. entertainment.
Quite an enjoyable evening was
spent.
Mr.. Roberts, a former |. I. s.
student, spent Friday night and
Saturday at |. I. S. as the guest
of his friends.
We are glad that the mid-term
examinations are over and all are
working with redoubled energy
now to win out on the home stretch.
The boys have been practicing
baseball and we are looking for
ward to some good games
The Emersonian program given
Saturday night was very much en-
joyed. The stage was very at
tractive in patrioticS colors. The
program was as follows: |
Music .VonneIl Parish
Reading. ...,.. 49,. Anna Marie Walters
Orati0n-Dixie. -. ....... Crockett Owens
Debate-Resolved, That Tennessee has furn-
ished more great men than any other
southern state.
Affirmative ..... -. 49,. pela McCateb
N,.uo4;.. Milburn Jolly
'''' Jesse Gowai
Extra. .... ............ 49,, -. Chorus
Biography President Wilson ~.
..u....,..... Gertrude Powers
Paper ..,.-., .....,..... George Gains
Extra =. ............ . FL. Chorus
Extra-Speech. Our Flag Lucien Bratton
Critics Report ...,......... Mrs. Hirsch
MeSsrs. Crockett, Owens and
Charley Frey went to Nashville
Sunday morning and returned MOI :
day night. They attended the Y.
NJ. c. A. Student and College con-
ference at Vanderbilt University. |
MAE SDwHoCsE ~.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-03-23

i VIII DC III Huntington CdGuF-
day, March oath, to buy mules,
from three to ten years old. Will
pay the highest market price. L.
H. McCampbell.
Mrs. j. B. Cox entertained with
a twelve o'clock dinner Monday in
honor of her house guest, Mrs.
Zoe Hastings, of Los Angeles, Cal.
Covers were laid for nine.
Mrs. w. D. Pickens sold her
fine COW and calf last week to J..
E. Breeder for 500. This is a
fine Jersey COW and Mr.. Breeder
is very pround of his purchase.
Mrs. Callie Hartman, together
with the interest of L. ID. Parnell,
has sold her farm situated in the
Nineteenth district to DR.. L. f.
Howard, consideration SIS, use.
Gabe Conyers left last Sunday
for Cleveland, Ohio. Mr.. Con-
yers has a good position there, He
is fine young man and we hope
he will be pleased with his Job and
will prosper.
DR.. B. e. Dodds, L. NJ. Rhodes
and John L. Peeler accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Dowdy last
Sunday morning, when they car
ried their little son to Nashville
for treatment.
The w. g. T. U. met Wednes-
day of last week with Mrs. j. B.
Dill and celebrated Neal BOWS
birthday with a prohibition pro-
gram. The meeting next week
will be with Mrs. j. F. Nicely.
A lot of new shoes just received
and no matter what your profess
sion is, we have the shoe for you.
The reason for our exceptionally
low prices is, we bought before
the advance. Ross Bros. & Co.
Missionary Day will be observed
at the Baptist church Sunday
morning. A very interesting pro-
gram has been prepared, and a full
attendance of the church member
ship and Sunday school is desired.
Henry p. Webb and j. |. Jones,
prominent insurance men of Mi
Ian, were in Huntingdon last Tues
day attending a trial in L. A.
Hurts court. The suit was per-
tanning to some insurance matters.
j. B. Sanders came in off of a
country trip this week and report
ed the roads in just about as bad a
condition as he ever saw them.
The roads this winter ought to
make everyone in favor of paying
the price for good roads.
A. NJ. Pinson, S. P. Myers and
J. d. Crews, of Vale and com
munity, were in Huntingdon last
Monday. Mr.. Crews qualified as
guardian of the children of the
late w. NJ. Crews, and Messrs.
Pinson and Myers became his
bondsmen.
Mrs. Mollie Grizzard returned
home last Sunday, after spending
the winter with her son, Horace,
in Nashville. She also visited in
Alabama while away. Mr.. Horace
Grizzard accompanied her home
from Nashville and spent few
days here.
To the Sunday schools of Ten |
nessee, the State Sunday School
Association says: You owe it to |
yourself and your state to attend |
school on April s. If you |
find there any good for yourself. |
or an opportunity to do good for
become a permanent /
A coal storage is being erected
At Hollow Rock junction for the
of coal. We understand
,he company contemplates CON-
Dleting the double track from the
Junction to Hollow Rock BY fall.
This is done that the passenger
can be made 40 Hollow
Rock instead of at she junction.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26
Alex Stewart-A Descrip.
ton of His Visit to the
Bronx Park.
Dear Editor:

While living near New York my
papa took me to the Bronx park
That is where they keep every kind
of animal, just like circus only they
are in one place all the time.
I saw lions, tigers and each kind OF
animals was in different house. The
lions and tigers had place to sleeu
in at night in the house and in the day
! time they were allowed to go outside
into a big enclosure which had big
caves made of stone where the lions
went. 1t was really good to see them.
Then we went into the elephant
house. There we saw all kinds Of
big and little ones. I saw what is
supposed to be the largest elephant in
captivity. He was an awful big one.
When he wants any thing he rings a
bell to let the man know. I came
home on the elevated railway. 1t is
good to be on one of these railways
and look down at the shops and the
people on the streets.
Then another day papa took me to
Coney Island in a boat. That is the
greatest amusement place in the
world. l was ION almost everything
there. First went on the miniature
railway that took us around one Of
the places called steeplechase park
Then l went on the Ferris Wheel
When we were at the top you could
see for miles on the water. Then
went up long fight of stairs and
when i came to the top it was very
dark / sat down on a large slide and
a man gave me push and down we
went turning one way then another
till we got to the bottom. At the bot
tom there was large round bowl
made Of wood and we went around
that so fast that I could hardly see
where was going. There was rope
all around and / pulled myself up on
it. Then we went to place that they
called The Old Mill Stream. We got
into small boat and the man gave
the boat push. 1t was supposed to
be the Panama canal. At first it would
be light and then very dark It made
me afraid. There were pictures of
COWS feeding in a pasture on one side
and there We're other pictures all
around. Then we went to see the
switch back railway. The carriages
were shaped like boat. 1t goes
away up about 100 feet and down
again and how it does travel 1t fairly
scared me. Then we went to the
Steeplechase. With wooden horses OF
the size of an ordinary horse the
people try races but didn't go on,
they run so fast. The ticket papa
bought me took me on every thing in
the park twice. They call 1t combi-
nation ticket. could tell more about
it but think will close now.
Next time will tell you of my trip
ITO Europe.
Alex Stewart, Age II years.
315 South Willard St., Ottumwa, la.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26
Viola Sloan-School Comp0-
sition, ''The Trick of
the Tiger.

Dear Juniors:
am writing school composition OF
the trick of the tiger.
Once upon a time a tiger had his den
by a path called salt lick. He lived
there because when the animals came
to lick salt he would jump upon them
and eat them.
There was little mouse deer named
Plando. Plando felt sorry for the ami
mails. So he went to the tigers den and
said to the tiger: Are you not tired
of hiding in the bushes and having to
jump on animals? How would you like
for me to bring you nice fat animal
every day"
I would like it fine if you would only
do it," Plando went away. He came
back and had no fat animal
The tiger said where is my fat ami
NAL YOU said you would bring me:'
There is big fat tiger in the brook.
He won't let me cross the brook to get
any animal" The tiger said II would
like to see anybody keep me from my
dinner The tiger then said to
Plando: Jump on my back and when
we come to the brook show me that big
tiger Plando jumped on his back.
When they came to the brook the tiger
jumped in and was drowned.
Viola Sloan. age 10,
1928 West Main St, Ottumwa, la.
Care of II r Sloan
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26
Why Myra' 5 Report
Was Good

I'm most sure Myra isn't going to
keep up with our grade" Alice said
to her mother. "She's the incest little
girl. but she does make funny mis-.
takes in her lessons, mother. You
just ought to hear her spell, and her
writing is dreadful! The other day
Miss Smith had us write letters to
her about our vacation, you know,
and If you'll believe it, Myra began
Miss with little m instead of a
capital, and Smith with little s.
"Myra hasn't been going to school
very long. has she?" Alice's mother
inquired.
mo, mother; she started in only
two weeks ago, but I'll tell you what
think" Alice dropped her voice a
bit. "Myra isn't half SO quick and
bright as some of the other girls. Now
there's Sadie, her cousin. She's just
the same age, and they've been in
school just the same time, but her
letter to Miss Smith was fine"
well, we'll see" mother said wise
yet"
i But the next day Alice came home
from school with something more to
say about Myra's funny mistakes"
eve wrote letters to Miss Smith on
the blackboard today, ami you ought
TO have seen how funny Myra's was
She began Monday with little MI"
well, we'll" said mother. and
did she write Miss Smiths name with
little letters, too?"
mo, mother, she got that part right
l1y,t oh ~ 1yrn IL
DAYS of the week had to begin with
capitals"
Still another day and Alice haa
something else to tell mother.
"Myra isn't getting along so very
we'll with her number work. She said
today that three times eight was TWEEN
ty-six! But she told me that she was
going to study the three table like
everything when she went home"
"Myra got perfect in number work
today" Alice announced next after
noon. Miss Smith says she knows
the three talle best of any of US now.
And it's funny thing, mother, but
her cousin Sadie got a low mark in
arithmetic. 1t wasn't such very big
mistake, out it's the same one she's
made several times
81 see," said mother, tioughtfully.
1t was at the end OF the month that
lAlice reported with mingled surprise
and satisfaction that Myra had re.
ceived one of the very hest reports
in school.
Most all her marks were good. and
Miss Smith read them out to the rest
/ of us. she said she fel. proud OF
Myra-she been afraid at first that
Myra wasn't going to be able to keep
| up with our grade, but that she had
done finely. And the reason, Misc
Smith said. is because Myra never lets
herself make the same mistake twice
She said that kind of girl always
comes out right in the end. It's
funny thing, mother, but Sadie didn'.
have such good report. She passed
/, in everything. but she didn't have
such high marks as Myra did. Miss
Smith didn't say anything about it,
but | know what Sadie's trouble is,
She goes right on making the same
mistakes over and over again!"-
Bertha G. Woods. in the Pacific.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26
Fave Waller-SchOOl Com.
position, salt"

Dear Juniors:
AS / have not written for some time
thought ] would write am going to
send you one of my school compost
tons. The title is salt.
Salt belongs to the mineral kingdom.
1t is found in almost every part of the
world. 1t is found in lakes. mines, wells,
springs, sea and ocean The ocean is
three per cent salt
There is a great mine at Cracow,
Poland. There is a house made of salt
under the ground. The house is lighted
by torches. The miners have the
torches on their caps. When it is light
ed up it looks like fairy palace. The
salt they get from lakes. oceans and
bays is dipped up and put in large
shallow pans as to eVaporate the
water from the salt and have the salt
in the bottom. The salt they get from
bays is very bitter. 1t is called bay salt.
1t is mixed with another kind of salt
and is called EPSON salts and is used
as a medicine
There is a desert in Africa that is
composed of salt instead of sand. Peo-
pie who travel upon this desert are
nearly blinded because the salt sparkles
and glistens SO. This desert is called the
Salt desert Salt is used to harden soap
and alto TO season the things which
We eat.
Faye Waller. age Is.
Eloris. la.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26
Leah Murphy Food Con
servation," a School
Composition.

Hood conservation means saving
food. Herbert Hoover is the leader of
the Food Conservation movement in
the United States. He has promised
the women Of the United States who
sign the pledge promising to save the
food, that they may wear uniform
He asked people to save food to feed
sur poor people, to send to our allies
IN the war and to feed the soldiers.
We can save fruits by drying and
preserving. We make jelly from all
kinds Of juices. We save food by can
ming. We put all kinds of fruit and
vegetables in the cellar to keep them
dry. We can save all kinds of vege-
tables by putting them in brine and
vinegar.
We can save vegetables and fruit by
Deol11g very thin and by cooking the
potatoes and then peeling them. We
can save milk by not letting it get
Bour too quick, and we can save butter
BY using the fat of the meat. You
can use sour milk in Dutch cheese.
When you have separated your milk
you can feed some to the calves and
hogs. This saves feeding so much
grain.
Bread is the most important food.
We make white bread from wheat
which is scarce around here. We use
rye and barley and corn meal instead
OF wheat for bread. Rice flour is also
used. We can use more cereals for
breakfast and less bread.
We can save meat by cutting it off
closely. We use bones in making
soup, and we can use nut meats in
place of meat. We can save fat by
using meat fryings instead of lard.
We can save money by buying food
IN large quantities. This money which
is saved may be used to purchase
things to send to the soldiers. We
can increase the food supply by cult.
waiting every bit of ground and by saw
ing everything that can possibly be
saved.
Leah Murphy. age II,
Mt. Zion, Iowa
The Shepherd school. grade 5.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26
Audrey Disbrow-O ppOr
tunities.

Dear Junior:
| received your postal card, and
was very glad to get it. | am going
to write you what think about oppor-
tunities.
| think opportunities come TO every
boy and girl most every day. But the
great trouble is that they look in
another direction when opportunity
comes. l don't think it makes much
difference whether we are rich or
poor ! think that opportunity knocks
at every persons door and if we wei
come it we will be all right. If the
most successful men and women we
have today had not taken advantage
of the opportunities when they pre-
sented themselves to them they wouli
not have been where they are today.
The greatest men in history had less
opportunities than any of us boys and
girls of today. Well | think l will
close.
Yours truly,
Audrey Disbrow. Age A.
$50 Chester avenue. Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26
Estella Burnett" My Visit
To the Des MOines
State Fair"

Dear Juniors:
How are you? This is the third time
! have ever written to the Junior page
! / enjoy reading the Junior page very
much.
/ am 10 years old and in the seventh
and eighth grades in school.
The title of my story is my visit at
Des Noines state fair, Fort Dodge and
the Iowa State college at Ames."
We left home at O'Clock in our au-
tomobile and we went through the
following towns: Bonaparte, Stockport
Fairfield. Packwood, Hedrick, Fremont
Oskaloosa and there we struck the
Great White Trail 1t began raining on
us and when we got to Pella it was
raining very hard. Soon after this we
put on the chain but only for a little
while.
The next places were Otley, Monroe,
Fairmount and Prairie City. Twas
glad because we left our rain and
knew that we were soon to be at our
journeys end.
We reached the fair grounds about
2:15 Monday afternoon and stayed UNI
til Thursday morning when we left to
visit the capitol and FoN Dodge.
Tuesday morning we visited the
buildings on the fair grounds. i could
not name them all. Tuesday afternoon
we went to the amphitheater. Tuesday
night we went to the stock pavilion
Wednesday morning we went to see
the machinery. Wednesday afternoon
we visited other places of interest and
Wednesday night we went to see the
fireworks Thursday morning we went
to the city.
First we went to Camp Dodge where
we saw 500 colored soldiers marching
We also saw many soldiers training in
the trenches. But we saw $500 soldiers
marching on their daily march every
morning on the fair grounds. When
we We're in the amphitheater we saw
many many soldiers march. 1t was a
beautiful sight.
When we came from Camp Dodge
we went to see the capitol Then we
went to Ames which is about thirty
five miles north of Des Moines. There
we visited the state college and its
buildings.
Friday morning we left for home.
| am hoping that other boys and
girls had as nice a time at the Iowa
state fair as did.
Estella Burnett,
Bonaparte. Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-26
SCHOOL COMPOSITIONS.

0\t10OI NOmTOSI 1IONo.
The Courier Jr. is awarding a prize
today to Stella futile for her school
composition. Stella carefully com.
piled with all seven rules of the Cour.
Jr. One Junior forgot to tell her age
You know the three judges who de-
eide the prize winners want to know
the writer's ages. We want all the
Juniors to follow the seven rules care.
fully:
I. Use one side Of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and lesibIy, using
ink or sharp lead pencil.
8. Always sign your name in full
and state your age.
4. DO not copy stories or poetry
and send US as your own work.
5. Number your pages.
8. Always state choice Of prize
On . separate piece Of paper, with
name and address in full.
z. Address envelope to The Cour.
Ter.
Now that school is opened once
more, we want to invite all the Juniors
10 send in school compositions each
week. The writer's can select prizes
from among the following articles:
Ten pins, book, knife, work bas-
ket. box of candy, letter paper or
string of beads.