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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-09-22
Twenty-Two Embryo
Preachers Recorded

The names Of twenty-five men, who
intend becoming ministers, have been
reported from various quarterly meet
ings of Friends to Alexander c. Purdy,
secretary of the ministerial counsel
and preparation board, according to
the report Of the board before the
Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends.
The following reading course was
recommended to the meeting;"C Church
Finance" "A Man and His Money"
Rising Churches in Non-Christian
Lands" "The Pastor and Modern Mis-
sions," THE Challenge of the Open
Country" "The Church School" "Edu-
cation in Religion and Morals" Evan
gelism," The Christian Pastor" "Old
Testament History" "A Short His
tory OF the Christian Church." THE
Story of Quakerism.' eThe Life OF
Jesus OF Nazareth" An Outline OF
Christian Theology" and THE Work
Of Preaching
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-09-22
DOLAN FUNERAL
TO Be MONDAY

The funeral Of Martin ]. Dolan, who
died Thursday evening, will be held
from st. Mary's church Monday morn
ing at 9 o'clock. Rev. W. J. Cronin
will offieiate.
Mr.. Dolan, half owner Of the Dolan
and Kinder buffet at 25 North Eighth
street, was a popular business man
and active in all civic affairs. He was
a moulder by trade and came to Rich
mond from Cambridge City several
years ago. He was well known in the
world of sports.
Dolan has been in poor health for
several months and has visited many
health resorts in an effort to regain
his health. His death was not unex-
pected. He is survived by his widow
and many relatives living in and near
Cambridge City.
He was a member OF st. Mary's
church. Burial will be in st. Mary's
cemetery. Friends may call at any
time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-09-22

tention and our gifts to missions are
the greatest in our history
Must Give Service
What we shall have to say after
the war will be heard in proportion to
what We hive done during the war
Tomorrow when the sky Is I'M
dimmed by the smoke OF battle, when
human wrath has wrought it's worst,
when out of the ruin men cry for ar
bitrament OF reason, when humbled
hearts seek heavens healing, then
Friends may come to the fore and
out of their hearts which have never
borne hatred toward brother men may
tell the world of the love OF Christ
and his. peace which passes all under
standing and with hands unstained by
the blood of human fellows may offer
to bind and to heal the wounded by
war"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-09-22

Charges and threats flew thick and
fast at the meeting of the county COM
missioners Saturday afternoon, when
Henry U. Johnson and John Robbins,
attorneys for Ferdinand Van Der Veer,
tax ferret, appeared before the board
in an effort to induce the signing of a
contract for the hiring of the ferret.
Only two members of the board were
present at the meeting, President w.
K. Cheesman being absent on account
OF important work at his home. OF the
two remaining commissioners, the CEN
ter OF attack of the attorneys for the
tax ferret was about Andrew Simpson,
whose signature to the proposed con-
tract would have meant the hiring of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-09-22
City Statistics
Deaths and Funerals.

DANCE-Francis Dance, one year
old, died Friday evening at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Dance, 1915 North G street. The body
was forwarded to Muncie Saturday
morning. Funeral services will be
held there Sunday afternoon.
LANKERT-The funeral of Mrs.
Richard .Lankert, rs years old, who
died Thursday, will be held Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the
home, 20 North Fifth street. Rev. F.
w Rohlfing will officiate. Burial will
be in Earlham cemetery
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-09-22
employees OF
TWO PLANTS
SWELL FUND
Hoosier Store and Simplex
Tool Workers Give to
Smokes Cause.

When the cold is making icecream OF
the marrow of your bones,
When you're shaking like jelly and
your feet are dead as stones,
When your clothes and boots and
blankets. and your rife and your kit
Are soaked from hell to breakfast and
the dugout where you sit
Is leaking like a basket, and upon the
muddy floor
The water lies in filthy pools, six inch
es deep or more;
Tho life seems cold and mis- raDle,
and all the world is wet,
You'll always get thro' somehow II
you've got a cigarette.
When you're lying in listening post.
way out beyond the wire,
While a blasted Hun, behind his gun,
is doing rapid fire;
When the bullets whine about your
head and sputter on the ground.
When your eyes are strained for every
move, your ears for every sound
You'd bet your life Hun patrol is
prowling somewhere near
A shiVer runs along your spine that
very much like fear;
Quill SUCK II 10 the HHrSu II
make a little bet,
You'd feel a whole lot better II you
had a cigarette.
Written by a British soldier and
sent to the New York Sun.
EMPLOYEES Of the Hoosier store and
Simplex Machine Tool company gave
the Palladium Tobacco fund a big
boost when contributions from the
Hoosier store clerks amounting to S.
and a fund from the Tool works
amounting to $3.50 were received al
the Palladium Office Saturday morn
ing
Both the store and the factory sent
their contributions voluntarily and the
spirit of the employees will be appre
ciated by every Sammie in France
that receives a Tobacco kit with the
address of one of the two places or
the post card contained in the kit.
The contributions of these two
places together with the money re
ceived from individuals Friday brought
the total of the fund to $161.50.
Expresses Feeling
The poem of the British soldier ex
presses the same feeling that vii
come to many of the American sol
diers that are either in France nov
or are planning to go.
The Sammies "out beyond the wire
should be made to feel as good a.
possible and your contribution to th'
Palladium Tobacco fund will help il
many cases.
Following is list of contribution
received Friday and the amount con
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-09-22

High School Register this year, Profes-
sor Benjamin Null of the English de-
partment announced Friday Instead
of selling each copy for a certain
price, subscriptions for the entire sem
ester will be taken. Persons will pur-
chase a card which will be punched
when each issue is received There
will be IS issues in each semester.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-09-22

Samuel Jungreis, in whom New York
has produced a six-year-old human ad-
ding machine, can give instantly the
totals of formidable columns of figures,
and Is liable to distinguish one figure
from the other. He is the thirteenth
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Tobias Jungries
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-09-22
REQUEST
HILLS RECOVERY

A prayer for the early and entire
recovery of E. Gurney Hill, promi-
nent Quaker and widely known florist
of Richmond, who was operated on in
a Chicago hospital Friday, was uttered
at the Saturday session of the Indiana
Yearly Meeting of Friends.
Mr.. Hill has been unable to attend
any of the sessions of the Yearly
Meeting because of his Illness. He is
a member of several important COM
mittees.
The Quakers also prayed for Rev.
Milo Hinckle, former pastor of the
East Main Street Friends church, who
leaves following the Sunday services,
for Jamaica, where he will serve as
a missionary. He will be succeeded at
the East Main street church by Rev.
John R. Webb, who comes from
Canada.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-09-22

A wide, fertile area will be reclaim
ed by the construction of thirty-two
mile canal in Natanzas province, Cuba.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-09-22

A boat with a detachable deck is de-
signed to prevent loss of life at sea.
The deck will float when the remain
der of the hull goes down.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-09-22
Court Records
MARRIAGE Licenses.

Charles H Spaulding, railroader
and Mildred Williams, stenographer
Richmond
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-09-22

Attachment proceedings instituted
in circuit court by BENJAMIN Foreman
against Lurt Reid were dismissed by
Judge Fox Saturday. Parties concern
in the suit settled their differences out
of court according to counsel for both
sides.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-09-22
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR YEAR
TO BE TAKEN FOR HIGH
SCHOOLS WEEKLY JOURNAL

A new plan will be used in the cir
culation department of the Richmond
Fair play., 1917-11-24
PERSONAL

H, L. Rozier was a St. Louis
visitor Tuesday.
Eugene Siebert lett last Sun,
day evening for Clayton.
John L. Boverie and wife were
st. Louis visitors Tuesday.
Frank Grass spent last Sun
day and Monday in st. Louis.
Dr.. G M. Rutledge made a
trip to Crystal City Tuesday.
Miss Lavurn Berry left last
Thursday evening for st. Louis.
Mrs. Thomas Roseman of St.
Mary's visited our city Tuesday.
Robert Boas of BricI1ey's was
a Ste. Genevieve visitor Tuesday.
A. G. Chandler of Minnith
visited Ste. Genevieve Wednes-
day.
John Gegg and wife of New
Offenburg visited st. Louis this
week.
Mrs. H. l.. Rozier and son
Henry spent Monday in st.
Louis.
David Charleville of West
KimmsWick visited our city
Wednesday.
Peter Gettinger of Festus
visited his parents in our city
last Sunday.
Henry Miller of st. Louis
visited his parents at Weingar,
ten this week.
Miss Susie Sherman of Bonne
Terre is visiting relatives in our
city this week.
Miss Kate Bahr of Ozora left
Wednesday for a visit to rela,
tives at Festus.
Felix Koetting of st. Louis
spent last Sunday with his par.
'ents in this city.
Misses Villa Hurst and Irene
Siebert who have been visiting
relatives at st. Mary's returned
to st. Louis Wednesday morn,
ing.
Fair play., 1917-11-24
SCHOOL NOTES.

You cannot afford to miss the
exceptional art exhibit which we
will have at the public school
next week from Wednesday till
saturday. At this exhibit you
will be able to see pictures from
the great masters of the world.
These are good copies of the
original pictures and are well
worth seeing. For Sc YOU will
he able to get IL good descriptive
catalogue which tells the mcun-
ing and history of each picture.
Should you wish to purchase
somc of these pictures this cata-
Iague viii! tell you the price of
the different sizes aud different
prints 81 that you may easily get
II picture t" suit your taste,
In conjunction with this eXhb-
it there will be two entertain
mcnts which will interest YOU we
! are sure. One of these will be
ON Wrdnesday evening at s
| o. 'ClOck and the other one will be
on Friday at the same hour, If
! you care to you may come ut {
o clock and see the pictures be
fore the program i, given. Child
rem and students will be selling
tickets To these programs and
exhibit in II few days. The prlcc
will be 20c for adults and l0c for
children. II YOU purchase II
ticket for the first night and dc
not get to come you NAV enter on
the same ticket the second night.
We are sure, however, chat if
yIu come the first night that you
will not miss the second night.
Don't forget the basket bail
game Friday night of this week;
November 23rd. We expect to
have the best game we have ever
| had on our court. Come. We
need your cheers and your sup
port. Help make your team Il
winner.
Fair play., 1917-11-24
Died.

Death Sunday, November IS,
1917, claimed Louis s. Hunt, one
of the best known citizens of st.
Francois and Ste. 'ienevieve
counties, the final summons com
ing at his home one mile and IA
half North of Pennington, after
lingering illness, aged Gj years, s
months aud l3 days, The deceased
was born in Ste. Genevieve County
March ), 1852, and was twice
married. His first wife was Matte
C.. Turley, to this union eight
children were born. His wife and
two children proceeded him to the
grave. On October 3, 1890, he
married Miss Emma II. Lott, who
survives him with eight children,
besides one brother and three sis
ters. John Hunt, Mis-. Polly
Burks. aud Mrs. Andrew Yeager
of Pennington, and Mrs. William
Sullivan of st. Louis. The
funeral took place from the Bap
tist Church in Pennington Tues
day afternoon and the remains
were buried in Park View Gem
etery, and was largely attended
which is evidence of the high es-
teen in which he was held. Judge
Y B. Straughan and wife and Ed.
Huut and wife of this city attend
ed The funeral.
Fair play., 1917-11-24

LaGuiannee will not hold their
annual banquet on New Year 5
Eve this year. The following
letter was mailed to the members
by the President this week.
Ste, Geneveve, Mo-, Nov. 2l, 1917.
My Dear Sir: LaGnannee will
this year furego her customary festivi.
ties on New Years eve. This decision
is prompted by loyalty of the members
to our Country and our earcrness TO
observe her wishes during these sad
days and to share as much as it is
vouchsafed us to do SO, in her great
fight for humanity and righteousness
Our auxiliary, properly costumed,
will render the song on New Years
Eve at the Armory Hall and Mt other
public places to be hereafter deSignat-
ed.
Our headquarters will be open as
usual on that evening aud 1t is our
fervent hope that every member will
find it convenient to be there, to the
end that we may together, as is our
castom. pass the remaining hours OF
the old year.
A business meeting will be held in
February or March of the coming
year, mt which time matters pertain
ing to our 1918 appearance aud fes-
tivities will be arranged.
The devotion of her members to
LaGuianne and all she represents in
the history of dear old Ste. Gene
We've is assurance sufficient of her
perpetuatiol. in manner and style more
grands if possible, than heretofore
Yours very truly,
G.. J. STANTON,
President LaGuiannee
Fair play., 1917-11-24

Robert E. Holliway. reporter
for the ST. Louis Republic, who
has been in Jail in Jefferson City
for the last two months on a con-
tempt charge, because he would
not disclose to the grand jury
the source of the information on
which he based a story that in
dictments had been voted in the
alleged graft cases, was released
by Circuit Judge Slate last Sat
urday. The story was printed
before the grand jury returned
the indictments. Holliway was
released on bond and ordered to
appear before the grand jury
next March.
Fair play., 1917-11-24
c. A. FULDNER, OPT. d.

of the firm of FULDNER & COM
PANY, Marina Bldg, 306 n.
Grand Ave, st. Louis. Mo-, spec
ializing in the correction of eye
sight, eyestrain, ana the proper
fitting of glasses. will be III Ste.
Genevieve again Friday, November
30th, at the Meyer Hotel from
s a. m. to 4 p. m. Any word may
may be left for him there.
Ironton Tuesday, Nov. 9th ut
New Commercial Hotel, from a.
IN. to p. m.
Bismarck Tuesday, Nov. 9th
at (Mrs. James, Bismarck Hotel
from 2:30 to 8 p. m.
Flat River Wednesday, Nov.
2Sth Mt New Hammond Hotel from
s a. m. to | p. IN.
Festus Thursday Nov. % on 2nd
floor Farmers and Merchants
Bark Bldg from g a. IN. to 4 p. m.
Write for information or APP
pointment.
Fair play., 1917-11-24
CARD OF THANKS.

The young ladies of the Ste.
Genevieve Chapter Americau Red
Cross extend a Thank Yol" to
DR., F. Il. Hinch, Messis. J. l..
Boverie, G. w. Meyers and II. \.
Gisi for donating the expenses of
their Euchre. To Messrs, j. II.
Walker and Herman Pautler for
their services in managing their
tickets and lists, To the people of
Bloomsdale, Lawrenceton, River
aux Vases and Brickey's, especial
ly to Messrs. j, f. Bader, Law
renee Bauman, Rev. Father f. Y.
Weinig and Mrs. John Roth, at
the above mentioned places. A
rOusing Thank You" to the
members and non-members of Ste.
Genevieve who so cheerfully gave
us their Dollars and made the
evening of November 20, 1917
one long to he remembered socially
and financially. Once again we
Thank You"
Fair play., 1917-11-24

The Ste. Genevieve County
Court and Highway Engineer
came up Tuesday with their big
White auto truck for a compare
tive test with the GarfOrd truck
recently purchased by this coun'
ty. The visiting truck was
hooked onto this county's two
big trailers loaded with road
covering from the old Iron
Mountain chat dumps to be de-
livered to the Flat River Farm
ington road and when crossing
the small steel bridge just south
of Doe Run the floor of the
bridge gave away and the truck
went down. 1t took the work
men until about 8 o'clock to get
it out. The Ste. Genevieve
truck, which has about 20 more
horse power than this county S
truck was drawing the two big
loaded trailers along with COM
para tive ease until the wreck oc-
Cured. The total load was said
to have been about Z 5000 pounds.
-Farmington News.
Fair play., 1917-11-24
Double Euchre at the ArmOry

On Tuesday, December 4th,
Mrs. Joseph Weller and Mrs. p.
II. Weller will give II Double
Euchre at the Armory for the
benefit of the Ladies' Building
Fund. The afternoon game
begins at 2 o'clock sharp and the
evening game at s O'Clock.
Dancing after the evening game.
Many beautiful prizes; also an
admittance prize. adv
Fair play., 1917-11-24

Mrs. Phyllis Alternately was
the guest of friends at Crystal
City last Sunday.
Edgar Smith and family of
Moro Island visited relatives at
Minnith this week.
Miss Mary O'Hearn left last
Saturday evening for a visit to
relatives in St. Louis.
August Crump, wife and son
Abbott visited relatives at Crys-
tai City last Sunday.
Mrs. Will Simon and sister
Miss Edna Petrequin were st.
Louis visitors Monday.
Mrs. C. Goehausen of st.
Louis visited John j. Oberle and
wife of our city this week
Valentine Rotller, wife and
nephew Will Brown visited rela-
tives in st. Louis last week.
Mrs. Agnes Halter of st. Louis
is visiting her sister Mary Cum
mings of our city this week.
Joseph Staeckle and wife of
Crystal City were the guests of
relatives in our city last Sunday.
Edgar Siebert, wife and daugh-
ter Louise visited relatives in st.
Louis the early part of the week.
Louis Hagen and wife of near
PerryviIle spent several days of
this week with relatives in our
city,
Mrs. DR.. G. M, Rutledge spent
last Sunday with her daughter
Mrs. O, H. England at Rush
Tower.
Mrs. Leslie Taylor of Cape
Girardeau is visiting in our city
the guest of p. H. Weller and
family.
Mrs. Christ Naumann and lit
tie daughter Fredonia were the
guests of relatives at st. Mary's
Tuesday.
Charles Spohr of st. Louis
was the guest of DR.. a. @.
Meyer and family of our city
this week.
Mrs. H. w. Hicks returned
home this week from visit to
her son VIII Chinn and family
at Pennington.
Hugo Reindl and wife of
Dallas, Texas, were the guests
of Felix Hucll and family of near
Zell this week.
Felix Boyce of Crystal City
visited his parents in this city
from last Saturday night until
/ Monday morning.
William King of st. Louis
spent last Saturday and Sunday
with Joseph Spraul and family
near Ste. Genevieve.
Mrs. Fred Oberle and Mrs.
August Oberle attended the All.
gire.Dettering wedding on Tur-
key Island Tuesday.
Mrs. Letha Heberlie who has
been receiving treatment at st.
Johns Hospital in St. Louis re,
turned to her home at Minnith
Wednesday much improved in
health.
j. w. Ellis, daugher Mrs. Jo
seuh Bruidgere and grand.
daughters Lois and Margaret
Lovelace and Margaret Ellis
made a trip to Bismarck last
Sunday,
Fair play., 1917-11-24

Miss Pearl Allgire and Stephen
Dettering were married at the
Catholic Church in Prairie du
Rocher, ILL.,, at an s O'Clock Nup-
tial Mass, Tuesday, November 20,
1917, by Rev. Father van Delft.
Miss Pearl DEMON and Bernard
Allgire Jr., attended the couple as
bridesmaid and groomsman A
bridal dinner was served Mt the
home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard Allgire, Sr., on
Turkey Island, and in the evening
dance was given to their many
relatives aud friends. The happy
couple will reside on "A farm neat
Prairie du Rocher, I'll.
Fair play., 1917-11-24
Twill have Fresh yege-
tables for sale for Thanks
giving and every Satur-
day. John j. 0EerIe's
Meat Market. Phone 70.

Mr.. aud Mrs. Louis Boyce's ;
home was invaded by a number Of
friends Thursday evening, Novem-
Der 22nd, who gathered for the
purpose of surprising them on
their Both anniversary of their
wedding. The evening was enjoy
ably spent aud dainty refreshments
served.
Fair play., 1917-11-24
Married..

Miss Bridget Carney and Frank
Hughes were quietly married in
this city at O'Clock Wednesday
afternoon. November II, 1917, by
Joseph II. Worst, ] p. A bridal
supper was served to the near reIa-
tives at the home OF the bride ;
parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. Thomas
Carney. The happy couple will
reside in this city where the groom
is employed by the Illinois South
ern Railroad,
Fair play., 1917-11-24

w. e. Grigg of Weingarten,
attended the funeral of his half
brother S. S. Diamond at Green
vile, ILL.,, Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Herzog who has
been visiting relatives in our city
returned to her home in ST.
Louis Thursday morning.
John Llebrecht of st. Louis
spent several days of this week
in our city with his wife and
daughter Mrs. Mollie Naumann.
Mrs. Henry Kreitler and child.
rem returned to their home at
Festus Monday evening after a
visit to relatives in Ste. Gene
We've.
G. NJ. Henry and wife who
have been visiting relatives at
Weingarten returned to their
home at Granite City, ILL.,, We'd
nesday evening.
James E. Matthews of New
ton, Miss, spent last Sunday
in our city visiting his mother
Mrs. S. E. Matthews and sister
Mrs. E. d. Vogt.
Mrs. Felix Bieser and children
ard Miss Hilda Bauer returned
to their home at Coffman We'd
nesday after a visit to relatives
and friends at Festus.
Mrs. William Kramer returned
to her home in st, Louis last
Sunday evening after visit to
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Langhardt near Ste. Gene
We've.
Judge Rhodes E. Cave and
family returned to their home
in st. Louis Sunday evening
after 4 visit to d. S. Hunkins
and family of our city.
Mrs. Mike Naeger, Mrs. Theo
Roth and Mrs, Thomas Fallert
of Marston visited their father
Mr.. Bernard Huck of this city
this week who is seriously ill.
John Hogenmiller, daughter
Miss Elvina and son Ambrose
of st. Louis spent last Saturday
and Sunday with relatives and
friends at New Ofenburg and
Weingarten.
Mrs. O. M. RoeSsel of Birming-
ham, Ala, arrived here from
Perryville Wednesday morning
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs
O. H. RoesSeI. She left at noon
for Pennington.
Leo Koetting, wife and little
son Gerald of st. Louis arrived
here Sunday morning to visit his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. John
Koetting. Leo returned home
Tuesday evening.
J. p. Writ. wife and her mo-
ther Mrs. Elizabeth Smith re-
turned to their home at Green
field, Mo-, after an extended
visit to their son r.. s. Writ and
wife of this city.
Mr.. J b. c. LeCompte and
children, Miss Cora LeCompte,
Mrs. Rudolph Kammerer and
Eloy LeCompte arrived here
from st. Louis Wednesday night
to visit his wife who is still seri-
ously ill with pneumonia.
Mrs. DR.. r. w. Lanning who
has been receiving medical treat
ment at the Mullanphy Hospital
in st. Louis returned to her
home in this city last Wednes-
day night. She was accompa-
MED by her brother Charles LIE
Compile who remained here until
Sunday evening.
Fair play., 1917-11-24

Miss Odelia Morice aud George
&. Klughart, of this city, were
married at the German Catholic
Church Mt Cape Girardeau by Rev.
Father Printy. Misses Lessie and
Clara Alferd cf Cape Girnrdeau
witnessed the ceremony. The
couple arrived here Wednesday
evening and will make their home
at Little Rock Landing, where the
groom is employed at the Illinois
Southern round house. There
many friends Join with us in
wishing he and his bride Il long
life of happiness.
Fair play., 1917-11-24
Euchre And BOulllon.

a Euchre and BouiIIon will he
given at River aux Vases in the
new Parochial School Hall on
Sunday afternoon, November 25th,
at , p. m. Everybody is cordially
invited to attend. adv
Fair play., 1917-11-24

Several buildings most of
which have been built since the
cyclone in May, were destroyed
by fire at Mineral Point several
days ago. Four firms suffered
losses, the total amount being
close to $4,000.
Fair play., 1917-11-24
Order Cut Flowers for
Parties, Weddings, Fun
erals and all occasions
from Soverie Store Co.
Adv.

Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Oberle
entertained the members OF the
Owl Club at their home in this
city Wednesday night. The even
ing was spent at cards. Refresh.
mentS were served.
Fair play., 1917-11-24

At special election held in
Reynolds Comfy last week, a
proposition to bond the county
in the sum of 100000 for road
improvement purpos es was car
ried by a vote of 6 to /. Not Il
single precinct in the county
voted against the proposition
L..