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The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13
HOW OVERLOOKED CHANCE MAKES
 \ MILLION
tBy United Press)

LINCOLN, Nebr.. Dec. I3.-If some. one offered to sell you a million dol. lar potash lake for $1OO cash would you take it? W. c. simonson, a Den. yer attorney, didn ,t, but he didn't know the value of it. If he had he never would have sold it in the first place.
 MT. Simonson owned a 4,0Oo acre ranch in Sheridan county, Nebraska He sold it to T. B. Hord, of Central City, Nebr. On one corner of the ranch was a 1O0-acre lake.
 There is an alkali lake on the cor. ner of that ranch" he told simonson. You ought to throw off s10o on the price for that" He added that the cattle couldn't drink out of the lake or if they did it would make them sick. But Simonson refused to make any deduction.
 Well then, give me $I00 and I'll deed you the lake," Hord said.
 Simonson refused this offer also
 Hord therefore kept the lake.
 Already from this lake million dollars worth of potash has been talk. en and the supply is not exhausted
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13

The Juneau Liquor company, one of the oldest and best known whole sale and retail liquor concerns ill the territory, went out of business not long ago, and has been succeed ed by the Juneau Billiard Go. Simon Hirsch, George Welsh and William Garster composed the old company, and Hirsch, Garster and H. E Biggs compose the new company.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13
HONOLULU MOVIES
 USE STAMPS FOR CHANGE
(By Associated Press)

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 13.--Lo- cal moving picture houses and cigar stores have adopted the plan of giv- ing back postage stamps, in place of pennies to customers since the new war revenue law went into effect. The copper cent has never been used much in Hawaii, but the odd change features of the war bill and the high pennies is expected soon from the mainland.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13
CHURCHES SAVE COAL
 HOLD JoiNT-sERvIcEs
(By United Press)

DANVERS, Mass. Dec. 13.-Con. servation in religion is the latest idea in wartime economy here.
 As a result of the scarcity of coal and the high cost of the available supply, the Universalist and Unitar ian churches here have united fo, services during the war.
 Three Unitarian churches in Salem have also adopted the conservation plan, and the respective ministers will take turns in conducting services.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13

The fish hatchery at Yes Bay in southeastern Alaska, was inundated recently by the waters of the lake which carried away portions of the walk, Hume and did other damage The residence connected with the hatchery was also flooded and the families were compelled to move out.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13

The schooner White Bear ia re. ported ashore near Point Romanofs about four miles from St. Michael where she has been abandoned. The White Bear was en route from Solo. mon to Nome, and when within siqht or her destination was blown ont tn sea and for week tossed about on the waves of Boring Sea. When the storm subsided the four men aboard the vessel succeeded in working her to the beach at Point Romanoff. They then abandoned the boat and wera guided to Native village by hoy where they remained a day and then went on to St. Michael.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13

representative and very enthus- fastic meeting of the district mana gers in charge of the Red Cross drive for new members, beginning next Monday, was held at the Northland club last night. The plans for the campaign were outlined and it is the intention to make thorough can vass of the town in the hope of se- curing the name of every resident on the honor roll
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13

A ing cod, was caught recenrI, Il, 'ne lanana river about three mile. oeio~ Cinema, at the camp of MIR. the flsherman. The fish was csusb, with nook and line through hola in the lce' and was almost three feet ID length
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13

In the drive for new members for the Red Cross block A was omitted from the district to be canvassed and this part of the town will be look. ed after by James Smith.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13

The halihut schooner Knickerbock. CT Is in port from Ketchikan, in order to have repairs made to its engine. which has been causing considerable trouble
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13

On Saturday afternoon a Red Cross card party will be held at the North land club rooms. Bridge and 300" will be played and a silver offering taken. All the ladies of Cordova are invited to attend and requested to be present promptly at ? O ,clock.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13
NOTICED!

Attention to boat builder. We have a good supply of spruce boat lumber for sale. COrdova Mill and Lumber company 3t|
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13

Superintendent Caleb Corser is on tour of inspection of the Copper River Northwestern railroad
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13

The Assembly club will hold one of It's enjoyable dances at Hegg ,s hall on Friday evening. =,
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13
DO|NGS AND PERSONAL
 MENTION
The steamer Alaska will be here from Seattle at o'clock tonign,

Henry De Weiss gave a very de- hghtful French dinner to & number of his friends last night.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13
NOTtCE!

1 have turned over my local fish business to the Northern Meat Market and they will take care of and fill all orders for Cordova and the Copper River valley.
 CtTTc nt1AH
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13

Your eyes fitted. Compound and astigmatie lenses replaced. See os- borne.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13
NOTICE!

Good first class piano for sale Apply Room 1, Adams building.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13
All membe"s of the Cordova fire department ara requested to attend

the meeting at the gymnasium today, as all arrangements will be perfected for the masquerade ball on New Years eve.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13

Special cakes for Christmas at the city bakery.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13
NoTtcEI

A regular meeting of the Order of Eastern Star will be held on Thurs. day evening at 8 o'clock. Visiting members welcome.
 c. K. GLASsBRENNgR.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13

Acting W. Nj.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-13

GUS OHM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-15
Seven in Auto Killed
Instantly by Train
Motorist Crossing Michigan
Central Railroad Misun-
derstood Signal

DETROIT, Oct. II. - One man, two
women and four children were killed
instantly late this afternoon when the
automobile they occupied was struck by
Michigan Central passenger train
near Warren village, about thirteen
miles north of here. The dead all OF
this city, were; ,,L.;x
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph j. Pohl and thelr
two children. Ralph and Helen thres
and FIVE wears old respectively ana
Mrs. George Harvey and her two emu
dren. Mary and Tom, one ana three
Years old res pectively
r.. car was driven by POM ana was
struck sauarcly IN the centre. Accord
me- 10 witnesses. 1t was snort as
tancc behind another automobile Ina'
had crossed the tracks. and Pom sppar.
entlv misunderstood the signaI Oh .he
ccnnants O. the first car, who saw 'ne
train approaching. A. oh;ldror
the noq,es OF three of the chlIdreh
were taken from the pilot OF the loco
motive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-15
At $50

Illustrated above One of this seasons most success
ul skirt models developed in the most fashionable material
for present wea-Veveteen Note the new pockets ana
detachable belt Obainabe in Navy Blue Black Iaupe or
Brown Also-Four other stunning models at this price
Wristbands to $50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-15
Ketchum in Divorce
Court Again; Sues No.2
LAWYER Once More Trying to
Lose Ball and Chain"
of Matrimony

Everett Phoenix Ketchum, a lawyer,
whose first wife, Mrs. Ada Brown
Ketchum, obtained a separation in this
cjtv in 1915 and later divorced him in
Connecticut, is now suing his second
wife, Mrs. Jennie Kelly Ketchum, for
divorce in the Supreme Court.
Ketchum's first matrimonial expert
ence was called jingle jangle, for
much of the trouble with his first wife,
she said. was due to his frequent sing
ING of a ballad which runs thus:
When you've got the ball and chain around
your ankle
And the stony-hearted jaier is your wife.
There's no virtue iserepentance,
You've got to serve your sentence,
Which is labor hard for life.
There was much sensational testi-
monv in the separation proceedings,
heard before the late Justice Blanch-
ard, who expressed his regret that the
action was not settled out of court In
granting a decree 10 Mrs. Ketchum the
Justice said the claim that ketchum
was inveigled into marriage was "ao-
surd." lie also said. "The defendants
veracitv seems TO be on the same plane
as his morals
Following the divorce decree ketchum
married Jennie Maud Kelly, his hrst
love. And now he is trying again 10
secure a pardon from his life sentence.
The attorney had not had the ball and
chain" more than six months when he
and the second Mrs. Ketchum separst-
cd They had lived at Tampa, + la, and
Greenwich. Conn. during their brief
marital life. Ketchum names married
,nan as cnreSnondent.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-09-28
STOPPED.

It's trying on the nerves OF enerse'
ic newspaper reporters, and dlsap-
pointing to the lovers OF sensational
news for the laws of the land 10 De
81 consistently observed as they are
now being in the community OF Colum
hia since the "bone dry act has be-
come effective. But the state and the
nublic are the benefactors OF this
wholesome state of affairs.
Day after day the records OF the
CITY police court and Of the Justices
of the peace are blank. The sherin
and his deputies and the police have
nothing to say when they are ap-
preached by news cleaner, Tor an
arrest by them is rarity. The time
is coming when an arrest for minor
offense that in the past would nave
called for a small heading in news
paper will be of such an unusual ma
ture that it will demand veritable
:"scare head"
A few days ago there was circus
in Columbia with the attendant Dig
crowd of all classes and kinds OF peo-
ple, but the city of Columbia might
have been without a police depart
ment insofar as there was a need for
it that day. Neither the police nor
the county peace officers made an ar
rest as a result of the circus being
here. When the saloons were in oper-
alton an occasion of that kind would
have caused heavy docket for all
the courts.
An officer stated a few days ago
that if it were possible for him to
cover the territory he could alone
serve every legal paper that is issued
in Maury county since the elimination
of whiskey. He said that most of the
meanness in this world is caused by
strong drink and that the elimination
of it has reduced the cost OF law en-
forcement to a minimum.
Thus it is that the advocates oil
prohibition are having their predlc
lions as to the economic value of pro
hibition fulfilled and those who op
posed prohibition from sincere mo
tives are being convinced that it is
the hest thing that has ever occurred
in Tennessee.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-09-28
QUESTION OF BUSINESS.

Taxnayers of Tennessee, inciuuihs
.bose of Maury county, are already
suuporting two agricultural eSperi-
meut stations, one at Jackson LOT INC
western division and one at hhoA'
VILE. for the Eastern division. An
other station will be located III Miuuie
Tennessee. There is no question
about the establishment OF the statioh'
That has been decided and the money
appropriated. 1t is now simply
question of it's location. Maury couii.
nv asked for the station and recei'eu
n Now will it accept it?
That is the whole question. Regafu-
less of whether or not the station Is
located in this county and the stale
uxnends or does not expend sloO'ooo
for it's equipment and the state ana
federal governments from $2o'ooo 70
coz non per annum for it's maintenance
tha taxnayers of Maury county must
contribute their share toward us oper-
.t;on Not only that but without re-
cord tn whether the station is located
here or not this county will every
war contribute $500 for the support
of the university of the state
Now will the county take advantage
Of it's opportunity to get the sta'ion
md with it 100000 of the state 5
money in one lump, and 100000 TO
25OOO every year for its maintenance
- will it give its portion OF these
x.rns and not get the direct approplia-
sions in return? 1t is short-slgh'eo
policy that would refuse TINS oppof-
tInity.
This is arguing the question 1rom
the purely financial or taxatloh emu
n stands to reason that the stalioh
while provided for all the farmers %
Middle Tennessee, will be "orth III
sinitely more to the people Oh 'he
rounty in which it is located thah II
would be to the people OF county
many miles removed from IT. lhe
neonle of this county have right u
pxnect their justices to take adVan
rage of this boon. If they relus'
marry county will go into history al
being the first and only county ina
ever directly refused the oHer Vi
great state institution, great educa
tional opportunity. Surely the cour
as too intelligent and too patrioeio y
do this.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-09-28
$ 70 u O II r a = It's sou
confidence they have in your ability
to secure the honors and awards.

confidence they have in your ability
to secure the honors and awards.
The Prizes.
The First Grand Prize is five-pas-
senger Ford Touring 1917 Model. The
Second Grand Prize is an Upright
Mason Piano, purchased from the
Lamb Piano Company, at Nashville.
The Mason Piano is recognized as one
of the best pianos on the market for
the ,nanes at the present time, and
the Lamb Piano Co. has the exclusive
rights to sell this piano in this terri
tory. This piano will be here in the
city on exhibition in the course of the
next few days and everyone is well
come to come in and look it over. Its
cash value is S25000.
There are two South Bend Ranges,
valued at $500 each. This range is
recognized as the best in the market
and is on sale here in Columbia at
the Columbia Hardware and Furni-
tire Comnanv's Store One Of these
ranges will be awarded to each dis
trict.
The second district prize is one of
those white enameled Kitchen Cabi-
nets so dear to the heart of every
nousek eper. These cabinets are val
ued at $4,000 each and are on display
at the Columbia Hardware and Furni-
ture Company's Store.
The Third District Prize is $500
Coat Suit from the Maury Dry Goods
Company's Store. The winners OF
these suits will have the privilege OF
taking their pick of any $500 Suit
in the store Just think, ladies, here
is your chance to get a brand new
Fall Suit without the outlay of sin
gle penny. When you are down town
stop in the Maury Store and ask them
to show you these beautiful suits.
The Fourth district prize is hand
some Bracelet Watch, purchased and
on display at the H. s. illus Jewelry
store. Every one knows the line Of
jewelry handled by this store. Al
you are passing by ask them to show
you these handsome watches.
The Fifth district prize will be {
$500 certificate on the Draughon'i
Business College, at Nashville. Thii
certificate is good for either com
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-09-28
EoR PROGRESS.

FUN Fn01''N
One of the progressive members u
the county court, being approached ny
certain reactionaries and threatened
with defeat for reelection II ne Voteu
for the Middle Tennessee Experiment
station made this patriotic and sensl-
bile reply: "If can secure the Mluuie
Experiment station for the
neople of my county | will do them
greater service than could possibly
r.nder were | to sit in the county
court for the remainder OF my naturai
7;fa and he party to the defeat OF
sb;s great enterprise. l will vote for
tho station without regard to the Ell
,act IF nv vote on my future political
activities"
This was spoken like man and a
,patriot OF such men should all OF
our governmental councils be COM
posed. The reactionaries, those lnol-
y;duaIs who are consistently and con-
additionally opposed to all progress
often. very often, take themselves 100
seriously. They, like the three taliors
of the famous London street. VINO met
and resolved that they were the peo-
ME of England, very grossly oVerest''
mate their "floonce" in the elections
Men are opposing the experiment
station because it will cost something
They probably opposed the puoic
school system as an original PROPOSE
rim for the same reason. They Wouiu
doubtless, had they been living tnen
have opposed the war for indepen
.dence and free government upon the
same reason. Many of the opponents
of the experiment station were op
posed to breaking the grip OF private
monopoly in the county on our system
of highways last year. But despite
she reactionaries the world continues
tn move and progress. Every yea
sees some new achievement in th'
onward march of civilization.
There is really no good argumen
against the station, None that canno
he made against public education
county agents, rural sanitation AM
public highways. All of these thing
cost money but they contribute nue.
10 higher and better civilization
The member of the court above quo'
ed is right. The experiment STATIC
win he worth all the cost and NOR
besides to the people of this county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-09-28
Nominations FOR
HERALD CANDIDATES
ARE POURING IN
BIG CIRCULATION CONTEST BE-
GINS WITH A RUSH At
HEADQUARTERS
MANY FINE PREMIUMS
Now Is The Time To Enter Nomina-
ton and Get an Early Start in the
Campaign That Offers Such Great
Opportunity.

The management of The Herald full
ly expected that the announcement OF
this great campaign would arouse
real stir in Columbia, and in fact IN
all the territory in which The Herald
may circulate.
After the announcement in yester-
day evenings edition it seemed that
a number of candidates could not
wait. BY eight o'clock this morning
many called over the phone and at
the Campaign Headquarter, seeking
information as to how to get an early
start. and the morning and afternoon
mails brought a number OF letters OF
inquiry from interested people. While
every one connected with The Herald
had an optimistic view as to the at
tention this campaign would attract,
no member of the staff expected the
interest that has been shown at the
very outset.
And yet, why should the interest be
so surprising? When one considers
the value of the premiums as well as
their usefulness, it is surprising that
the interest is not even greater
Think of it, Over 100000 to be dis
tributed in eight short weeks. What
part are you going to take In this
campaign?
Who Is Eligible?
Am uhita uoman married or single
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-09-28

plete home course in Shorthand
mail, or good for $500 on any cOusI
that you may select at the SCn@I
This is going to give some young A
the START she is looking for in this "
and is well worth the effort put la1l
The Sixth prize in each distrc
be a handsome cavalier. These
walters were purchased from
knebel Jewelry Co., and are Oh "
play at their store where they u
be pleased to show the same to y0a
The Seventh prize in each dSa'|
the last but not the least, is Cnail
Dish. One of these dishes was "
chased at the Knebel Jewelry w.
the other at illus Jewelry S~l
Both IF these merchants Will
pleased to show you these prl1H
you will but call at their store VIZ
we say last but not least we mean
fun and the pleasure you can I'D"
you own a chatting dish. Late a ~
when you want a little somelhlp'
to eat, a chatting dish is just lhe -
And many a tasty little meal c''
gotten up in a hurry. If there -"
thing at all about this great CIV
ton campaign that you do no' w.
stand, call the manager on w
zen's phone No. 40, and ne v"
pleased to send a represents" N
call on you and explain the p"
ton to you.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-09-28

the next defending the action Oh ehe
justices who voted against it, the M
Pleasant Record assumes strangely
Inconsistent attitude. 1t justities us
illogical position by declaring that the
lands offered the county for the sta-
ton are too high by thirty-three per
cent The Record speaks ex cathedral
the land is too high because II says
so Probably the writer OF the artlcie
never walked over the lands in ques-
t;on and doubtless is wholly unfamii-
lar with realty values about Columoia
The particular property to when ne
refers is priced to the county at only
81 900 more than farmer from west
Tennessee offered for it a year ago.
.ands are worth what they will sell
for regardless Of their productiveness.
lands in and around Columbia are ire
onentlv held at 5000 an acre and some
have sold at that figure and above. a
farm of twenty-seven acres, WITHIN a
half mile of the proposed experiment
, station sold a few days ago for $lO,Ooo
and no one familiar with land valuea
around the city will say that it sold
for more than it is worth.
Let the writer of the Record article
try to buy a farm around Columbia,
ono located in a good neighborhood
and nm a good pike and he will SOON
see for himself that the experiment
station property is offered at very
reasonable valuation. There are TWO
nlaces about the same distance from
the city that are today held at above
the average price per acre asked LOT
the station site and for which their
owners have refused more than Is
asked the county for the lands on the
Mt. Pleasant pike.
The county should not pay an ex'
horbitant price for land, but it cannon
expect to buy it for less than 1t VIII
sell on the open market. Some OF the
tracts offered the state can be SOLO
to private individuals at the hgures
asked now, but the owners, because
Of their interest in the development
Of the county prefer that they be useo
FOR the experiment station.
It is easy to criticise. 1t is no trou
HE to declare that lands are not Wortl
5000 an acre. But as long as corn Il
worth S. a barrel; wheat $40 push
81 common, ordinary beef cattle sew
en- and eight cents on foot and hog'
fifteen cents on the farm, no reduc
tion in land values can be expected
On the contrary the tendency is COINS
to be upward and the county Will D.
unable to buy year from now at tn
prices that it could obtain now.
The Record errs in stating ina
some of the lands are priced hlgne
than the Culberhouse property IN
average for the $50 acres is S144 o
only 81 an acre higher than the M
Pleasant lands were priced.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-09-28

President Wilson's Characterization
of the members OF congress who at
tempted to block the war measures
as a small group Of wilful men"
might well be applied to the members
of the county court who by their de-
liberate failure to attend the special
session of the county court last Thurs
day blocked the transaction of impor-
tant business of the county.